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H "IDEA 18 A SHADOW VOL. 1. W. L. T. MUNCH. J. R. MALLOY PRIIIVCE & lAIiLOY, Editors and proprietors TRR.IIIIi 'Tin P*? Dm IIkuaUi Ii puUiaWt ererr TcchdaT, *1 %t fre* Jr*T. mirTl.T IK APVAKra. A O V E It T 1 ? K 71 K N T ? Of fifteen ilnoa, or lcaa. which I* a square, will be Inaert'd kt one dollar, fi>r a *Sn<l? Insertion, o"? wjuare -onlluued, evnnty fire omU fur the first, and flfl,* rente fur BifS aubeoqurut luanrtlon. Renewal or ebtnjo twoty rente per aqtiArv. Ad?ertUcmenta tnwrlnl mootlilt or quarterly, one dollar per square; arm! monthly, aerentylWo cent* per square. The Mlowtii.t deduction* will lie mwl-lu favor of standing dnrtiMiaeaUl One aquaret for three tnentli\ 94 AO do fi# aix month's m 7 JO do Ibrcmeyrwr. Ill III) Two Kjuatra, fi?r (how niontba, 7 60 do for aia do f 3 (Ml ,i.. (uNumr. la Itn Threu ?, 'ikr>->. for thr?* 1 t OO do fit ail <lo I8 OO do for oiw yaar. V 3 (K) k Four iiuaro*. for Hit* month*, 1 t OO k do f>r rii do U2 OO do for -mo toor, 35 OO Firo r,uur(, for one yoat, 4O OO Profcastonat anil buiintw < ?Hr. 8 OO |>?r nunjm. All klrrrllmori U for ! >?* than THirt months CAM), tellers cut b?< pmd roa MovtstT. If til* uruiiKa of inaortloOB it not trifled, m trinn, admrllirinriiU will t* ocvriNt i.d till ordarad out, an) rHAiitD AwmiLNuyr. Ho adrortiMicanu. BOW t rim iuaii. will be coual mm) Ita* thaw a ?|uarr. If we were called on to lint more exquisite pootry than this, wo . hoaldn't know where to look for it: From the JjoHintille J-mrtuU TO "FANNIE" ON RECEIVING HER DAGUERREOTYPE. ' Messing* upon thee, cousin, for thy gift, The shadow ofthy sweet and radiant face, Which tie', r has lost the seat of angelhood SUinjvd on thy baby brow, I scarce have words To say how much 1 love thee- On mv lip The utterance dies, and in my throbbing heart Flutter the if old winged thoughts to burst their chain!.. OK U'FFO fKnis Ailtnes lifonVftat ikon wtmtlil * Back to the dreamy past. The spring-timo flowers Were cradled in their incense when mv lieurt First caught a breath of lovc-perfumc from thine, And the blue iui*:a of Indian summer lay On every hill-top ere within thy home, I met the sunlight of thy gentle smile. Thou'rt very beautifulThy white brow gleams. Beneath its coronal of dark brown hair, With Phidiau loveliness ami the full wreath Of thy curved lip is eloquent with Io?eBlessings upon thee! Ah. if this wild soul I May ever sing above the radiant stars, Hu n it will find a word to*|>rak its pure And deep nflTection?et: this earth it ne'er Can find a mice. Krc many years pass by | Porvbance, in some ditu twiiigni, ihou, sweet friend, Wilt hoar its trembling anthem, and tvilt feel A spirit's kits upon thy gentle brow. Blessings upon thee, lovely, loving one I Would that, this even. I might seek thy aide, And clasp thy hands, like enow white petted doves, Within my own. Oh, earth caged angel would Thut 1 might wander out with thee beneath Tk* nnmU tfrK nf millniffKl am) ?Ka i?r*~ ?! ",,w 1MV om"1 To cool these feverish pulsed. It may l>e That the - not yet" which destiny has stamped, In iron characters upon my sou!, Will he a"never''?that Elysium's fields Of asphodel will woo me to thoir rest, I'Ire the meet hlosioins of this southern clime , Again may crown a Idue'eyod April day. Hot, cousin, love goes through the gates of death, A ad beats it* memories to tho " spirit-land." . And naught can e'er unlink the goldtn elm n? MTheaesnesmer spell has honnd my toul to Slnnel LAURA LORRIMEU. j . cGetfoaSo. Ala. Deft VlW'Elt.?Zat pooty little Ttddcr, rat ra doshent vidh to name, is sthill Icib?rn on HA Iseti* stlreei. a tfoimr Ann tr Dm glcrks apoudt der korncrs, sometimes goes down te boo how dor terlin leetle vitcby ees, and aak'cr how nho pe. j Data lores her tot, goot lager, dale lores j her leetle atbore, dais lotos htr looUo pa- , by, but data Iotm d?r vidder a ore. To ; dalk mit eat xweot Tidder, ran the bands dor larger round, Till make daw >hap aat <doee it, pe bappy we'll pe pound-?dat ish if We oan well peliete daa plerke rat trinkfl der peer?wbo eoaa in dare for nothiti slab, pot limply ?ur to aee ber. A Quaker lately popped the qaeotion to * fair Qaakereea, aa follow* i ?? Hum ? I yea and Torily, Penelope, the spirit argctb *od mo roth too woodofrfultj t? b?*iok dbfcft to c1?*t? ubto ft# fifth of ftj fifth *od boo* of ts? boo#/' bom?troly, OUdUk, tKoo bootirlftlj Mid, io ratvtb m il U writ!*# tb#? it u ovi good for ?*## to bo olooo, Io! uh! bolt old, I in tojoum with fto#.*1 *> 4 M 1 THAT DEPARTBTH, SPEECH I CHE1 1 "~^TOlMaAitg )TOBr. j AN EXP] OS (ON ox THE OHIO R1V. i KR?A SINGULAR RENCONTRE. On the first day of March, ten years ngt ; the new palatial and powerful stcamboai ?< Siren" floated nway frotn her wharf ol ! Cincinnati, bound for the port of New Or. leans, ar.d carrying a gay crowd of passengers, who had been attracted by the splendor of her appearance and the renown ol , her apeed, safety and luxurious accommodation. As she moved off, walking the sunny waters so truely like a thing of life, n smiling throng stood on the hurricanci dock waving their handkerchiefs to friends on I lie shuro, and everything, even the scuiuvva mm|uvuioi Mpc ant] happiness. The multitude consisted of the usual miscellaneous character* to be found on Western vessels. There might be seen in c'ose proximity thriving merchants with their atuid lodger-like look; politicians with sculptured courtesy in*4Tcrj feature, mere pleasure seekers in easy attitudes, and n : sprinkling of black whiskered gentry, whose rcs'icM eyes, over drtsa, and profu. siou ofjowcls betrayed their acquaintance with the history of the four queens. Besides tiic.sc a number ol coarse featured genuine specimens of the backwoods haunted the fore p> rts of the cnbin in the neigh! bur hood of the bar. j Nor were the angelic *nx unrepresented in their ond of the ball. Every doscrip; tion of beauty might be studied there a? j in a piolurc gallery?tho blue eyed ond bright haired belle of the North, the dt>z1 tljng daughters of Kentucky, and the charming creolo with ln"guid air and face like (lie love-light of u dream. All on board seemed joyous in thoir particular way.^. No doubt, darkcuec the general j festivity, and almost every one appeared to have companions or friends for sociol ' converse and the interchange of civilities 1 must, however, mention an exception J to to. remark. Thero was a gentleman of I line form and strikingly handsome cojntenancu, with brilliant pay eyes, nnd u hieh, 1 while, intellectual forehead, who bad no i acquaintances, and, indeed, did not appear | to desire any, as he continued to tvulk the , hnrricane deck in a state of pvofonsd end Kouiowbht mournful abstraction, long alter . everybody else bad gone below, lie was I dressed in n suit of ooatly black olotb, entirely without ornaments, and woie n piece of crape round bia bat as a token of recent beroavoment. Several of the carious bad noticed the stranger when ho csuie on ; hoard and saw him register his name as ? Captain M. Thomas, of Texas," but some i of the ioquisitive parties happened to be old Texans themselves, and they all eon! flirrpd in ttva ? 1 ' I ... ? -? ~..v?iu.iuii viiav uiej una ; never'Vjjrd of such a man in the territory illuminated l>y the lone star, and one or two suggested that he tnuat he an itnpua* tor. At length, the dinner bell aounded, and the handsome captain dose-ended to the cabin ; but be found ell the ae?ts at the upper end of the board occupied, and wen ! turning to retire, when the bead waiter 1 interposed, and oonducted hint to the lower part of the table, where ho discoyeruda vacant ohair among the ladies A brief and involuntary glance altowf A that he waa on the verge of a constellation of radiant faooii ; but they ail scouted to have sociej tj and protection in coh>|??utorh of the ! atroog gender, save only one. She war a girl aotne eighteen years of age, robed in deep mounting; and whether it iaigBt be this circumstance, exciting sympathy by calling to mind bis own nor. row, or the pccalinr ohanue of her person, wbiob fascinated his tool, Captain Thomas did not attempt, oo the inaVant, to detsr* mine } but be felt an immediate and ajmost magical interest in the sod visaoc ^hiring from the opposite sent. ft Is true bs did Mt ?t first think bsr retp beautiful. lier lorm and fee tores, though exqmsHeljr symmetrical, looked too, small sad obUdllfcc A r snob poetical jfl/j that ; for the term titik might be applied i In Iter as b erhr.le sril ?nnO-t>it))& i? i??i r ~~ -v7T TirT?TWTl4<" ' | /*#* Her lb, Mi bmmSktnrh -fce^ s *W? alflittta, mrt ? parr <vf i#r? ?I?mH .?$* "> toST* jrcfl; " ST^ELr hit S FI.KETINO. AS THE WIND?. it A W , S. C., NC ' shaped eye*, dark as night, and enrtainei by lung raven lashes, which gave them soft, dreamy oxpres ion; while the riol black hair and golden warmth of he > Southern ooroplexion furnished a strikinj t resemblance to the favorite portrait of tht ? immortal Titian. The captain could not remove hie gt?< from the unique visage before him. . Ha( ho seen that face somewhere in his wand '' crings in Italy or the sunny Orient ? H? thought ao > but in i.?ty memory, revolving i the vague shadows of the past, could fii on no definite tamo or place for idontity and lie discarded the illusion as the iuiagi H of a dream. Presently she raised her dark eyea. and 1 .slightly starting, acrutinitcd his oounte nance in iter turn, with eigne ofstrangt emotion, and then, faintly blushing, with' drew her glance, and noon returned to th< parlor. But Captain Thomas sought in vain io banish from his mind that one looli luminous n lightning, which had flashed through hi.-, brain whin their eye* met.? It appeared like both a recognitbu from the pa>t and a revelation of the future, and yet ho could not imagine what was the charm that so wonderfully moved hiui. It could not bo love, or even admirat-.on, for he had often beheld more beautiful features without so much as an additional heart throb, but none bad over iuspired him such deep interest and so earnest a dcairo I for an introduction. JA'd by this sudden and unaccountable | impulse, be seated himself near the folding doors at the entrance to flic ladies' : cabin, and covering bis cu osity under '??- ? - ? - * I u.wvi.vi ivmihj: ouiuy own, ne WJllCOed the tuir unknown with stealthy glances. He perceived that while others were laughing, chatting, nnd making new Acquaint1 unces, ah? regained absorbed in and refleci tion. No ouc addressed her, and, as be thought, many eyes glanced at her with i looks of undisguised Morn and conto:npt. I Nor was ho mistaken in thia involun. tary conjecture; for as she not only travelled without an escort or a companion, but had como on board alone just at the steautcr was about to start, the elite of the | female passengers set her down at once as a doubtful cba^'-ter, to be studiously ; shunned, or insulted if she displayed the ! i I tcusi protiumpiiuu 01 a ciatm to courtesy or ! equality. She obscned the general state | of offensive feeling, and it seemed to irritate aa well aa pain hut. Howiver, an opportunity eoon presented | itself for ample and most justifiable re: vonge Several ladies in succession took I their plaees at the piano, but none ofthem i did much credit to tlieroaolve* as artists. After they had all finished their grating ' disoords,-the dark eyed girl assumed the I ?j -??J - i - I iwaui, neav, auu pisjQU WltQOUt AO ippi. rank effort U wild bewitching, end very difficult sir with nuch consaunete success as to astonish end enrapture every uoproju died mind. She then begun another of greater aimplic'tv and the most tender pa thou, and at the same time sung tho words?a teaching requiem for the dead?-with nuch effect M to draw tears like ram drop* from a score of eyes. Her voice, et once load, clear and inexpressibly awoet, lingered on the ear, and wanderod et will through all tho flying notes in the seale of hartuoay, as a nightingale had been imprisoned in her silver throat, or a viewieae seraph hovered on her Hps I' Politicians, merohnnta, and even whiskered gamblers, bounced from their ehxira, sod swarmed Jowlrdn the door of the drawing room, entranced' by the oiagiod melody. " - if But the brows of the seernful fbmdee nrowod her ody grew the blocker with anW dlldl .nj '! ?-> arged U?r lotw tf? m?uU ife? girt bjr an i(upertiB?nt qumioo. AcoordiOglj, lb* p.-iitlmiuB. who lx??t?d, beakk hi* gaudy dr*?a, a nit of fl*ry- ltd hair, iivai?o*d, ac4 **<! wUh A oat* Ma/ 1 b. jtoraitto,, to inqolo, Mi-, if J* prwfeaawoai 4?^?r f *; Cer dark */? Mod lighten* ? .Uc ?rray*d tty fb*o?*ot fy iu^ofcUuptatni* ilrocfl, and altW*<ni>?tev*rjf <>p?*ta?or I it i READING IS AN TJNREMEMDE ) VEMBEH 11, - -i- .11 . . - .j.?? J "Iauppoae," continued ttao rod-head* a monitcr, >> that you must be a profeesionn h ?ingr-, or a strolling artist of soma eort r and therefore thought to mice a collectioi ? for your bone6t, at that kind of creature e will do anything for monoyl" And h< burst into a dorisivo laugh, in whioh hit B female friends joined. \ The lipe of the girl turned mortally pah _ and trembled with agitation. A crimsot 3 light shot from her burning black eyes, a; I she exclaimed in tones of concentrated t shatup and bitterness : ?* Is it the fashion on this boat to insult J ladies who elinnt-r ?rt -??-! -*'1 * -- . ->? IIB'OI rriMI'JUb pro tection T I had fancied that no gentle t man would cither offer or permit such ira . pertinence !" ? ? I intended no offence," the rocl-hairet ruffian began to* apologue; but at tho aam< ) instant a finger tapped his shoulder, ant i a strange voice hissed in h\i eat? < Le i tnc see you on the hurrioano dock 1" ![ lie turned and met the piercing grej ! eyes of Captain Thomas, rnd bowed t I haughty and defhnt acquiescence. At j the two left fcho cabin several by^tandon ' whispered tho slreugor??t' For your lift have no difficulty with that man ! It it ' George Hayburn, of Arkansas?tho most fearful duellist in the world!" 1 In a few moments tho parties gained the hurricane deok, while all tho male pnason, gens followed eagerly to witness tho o.r i pected stormy scene. The roftian Jinyburn walked up till his face almost touched that of liii unknown foe, and, uttering an opprobrious epithet, demanded, with a smile of murderous moaning?" Fool and scoundrel what hare you to say f" '* Nothing," replied Thomas, and coolly knocked the other down. Bavburn rose with a cry awful an the yell of some wild beast, and attempted to draw his pistol. But the enemy moved too quick for him, snatched the weapon from his hand, hurled it into the river, and again measured ilia length ou the floor. With blood running in streams from ltis nose, the bully sprang to bis feet, and vo> cuo rated in accents nearly inarticulate with rage?"Sir, you shall giro ma mortal satisfaction for this," ?I propose to do uo less," was the tran I uuii aiwwvi* 1 > *m "Here?now?this very minuto!" roared Reyburn, grinding bis teeth end foaming at the moutli. "Whenever and wherever yon like," responded Thomas, in the Mine careless manner. 'Not so fast, gentlemen," remarked the commander of the steamer, with a stern countenance; "I will permit no hostile interviews on my teasel, and ?o you must wait till we atop to wood." <> "1 atn iu no bqriy," aald Captain Thomas, with a smile, and the duellist himself was foroed to yield. When the supposed Texan returned to the cabin, his eyas, immediately sooghtthe unintentional cause pf his sudden quarrel. She was seated near the door of the drawing room, white and quivering with apparent fear, while the light of her dark or^e looked dim with toari. . As soon as he approached, abo beckoned him to a chair Uvide her, . . and addressed him in imploring accent*: "citranger, I am not ungrateful fzt your braeaty and kindness in the defence of a friendless girt; but 1 entreat you not to throw away your fife in a combat with that dreadful man. I have hoard of him often, and know that his aim ia death I" "The challenge has boon pained and Accepted, and, of course I eaanot now decline without eternal ditgraco," wan his prouc vw I?MW NljMU ffio UVW vrpr.uw, ?r,a without * relst ion in the wiiir *wNwM *&* ?om?red, la evcolty tender* a* on tog*!'* whisper by ?be pillow of dying Mint. "I*t too b* jour siotor, %*d m such I pi* j y?? Bot to light ?W woctfferl Md ncok pot 9? mm* ! lo the io<*ntifu?, George Bejbwtr, fc?" irtg toUced Uintolf hp o&bwW lor; pr> xtfofM At th? her, Mi down to a gnfvo aj hokeft *?d ?oou bo?w* ?bf ****** ' '; .* " - *'; ; tin! U 1 -L'L . L 1 1 / ? ?1 - !i RED PASTIME; BUT A WRITIf I 8 5 f>. i in a desperate mood, ho staked cnormot 1 sums on e*-ery suite of cards he receive! , and ? strango freak of fortune smiling upo (i him for hours, he reckoned his winning s by thousands. b At leugth lie proposod that each pan b bier of the party should risk his entis oapital on the feat of cutting the highe: i card in tho pack, and thia being assontc i to, he commenced shuffling the pieces < i pointed poper; but nt tho moment the b? I rang, and the boat stopped to wood. In stnntly, Hay burn threw down tho cardi I and cried, in a voice of thuhder ! " Come - Captain Thomas, the signol has soundc for your death or mine !" His foe sprang to bis foct Tor the pur pose of going on shorn; but Kmily (lira* 1 din, the dark-eyed girl, clung to his arm > ftud prayed l?iui to decline the bully's chal I ; lo?geII ?< m. t -?? - " . I wt. .t-uurecu c<xie or the duellist I' I she exclaimed, w>.h startling ompbaiis r i " what infernal fascmntion lives in th^ if bkody lows?a charm o? hell that no be 1 roistn has jower lo resist! Wt IT have I j i right to hate theol" i ''Have you personally suffered from i i particular ooourrcuc? of the kind in youi t own family?" inquired Thomas, kindly Oh, God 1" how much !" she inumiur cd, through her tears. "My father fel on tbnt j'aiai Held; and last jear, rny onh j hrothcr had a bosom friend. They differ >' ed on the rare track about mine trifle. tbi I i lie passed between them; both were big! ; spirited, they fought on tho spot, ("organ ) caoh other whon too lute, and dtfe ii ! cach^kb**r'i arms I" "What was your brother'# name?" a?ke< the young uian. uith pale lips, in a voio< almost suffocateu by unutterable eraotior 1 "Eugeno Gxmdii," 1 "AojJ you are his gi?ter the child that I played with ao loudly it the bright days of my boy hoed b'faro ! vindorod from hciua ..m* snood*?" k wml seizing her fairy 6nger with a conrm sire clasp. 1 She gazed in his face with a bcsrildi>:e< look, aud gasped : " Can it be possible 1 Yes, yuu must indeed be Morton Thorn a* i I A L . 1 at n - -? * me Dromcr or my brother's murdurci friend 7" " The smie." faltered the other, weep ing in spite uf the utmost exertion* t roaster bis ftmiings. * Come/' shouted the desperado, with i diabolical laugh; u come or 1 will shoo yon down by the side of your paramour V 1 and lio drew a revolver and took two step towards his adversary. . But a more appalling enemy than mm mot him by the way. i?o stood imraedi ately above the mighty boiler*, where thi steam-devil, for several djiuqU'S, had beoi hissing ominously. Suddenly then tlier, came a low, indescribable mono, like tha of some imprisoned fiend?it was the fiem or fire straggling to get free?^end then i doll sullen roar, ar rather a crash ; and th< front of the cabin was shivered aa if ton j to pieces by a thunder bolt! Both boil ' era had exploded at once, and kiltiug ere ry person in that part of the vessel, whlji in ?!?.. liJio' ? t-J Iwww IM kuv Irtutoo V?u?ii vocipu iniBOit injory. i Morton Thome* end Emily Oirardin eto jbneked (be next day on apatiier 1 ./*; fc ! tbe Crcftonnf Oity, and warn rcntuk); ??dd?d. W?$TBRN ANffOYAJ*QB& ?, Jndgo J who Km recently r? turnod from aa tpvrr itrtho Wo**, r?Ut?i an untitle ilhudamting the terrors t< j which |ya\uli?r? in tH*t region are ox ' poood. luhiapa*>4go to one* of tin rivor*, ho fell in company wtga a tetka tivo lady and *ho*n b< 11 wsta relating 5om* of hit tnflorfi # fton I I.' uUJ M,S \ i ,Wao?u,0Hrfting "y<*t M t?U tbe gdigS?B#h ebftttithemnt^ 0P&O hksfc#eu* Jbrftfli wi^hmbAnd' ^ 9M* > farUiHr^W^ &??j !?Wb, *<<pi!\tou*c? t. ofnttilftaXfptiicikiQg, *9fttrtlho(#i* . opetf i!w g*nttG*lto co^ia^Kig m ; tr#Jjir. t in wMfetttt' >e* *fe# pttMrtipti hwfc' 7 ~ ill II ' f 'mlMf ? , ?j n ii... j xjl- jumu fG IS KTBRNAt."?TuprEH. l-l? MWi II? l>WIW<lll?llll ll M Ml pi I NO. 21 -.jh-j j ' - j* is a fund of quiet humor. On one oo-' 1, casion, they had stepped at a hotel in 0 the interior, not of tho most inviting ? appearance They were shown to tiicir rooms, thchoosicr at ono end, and tho , ?- lady and gentleman at the other, ofaJ '? longhall. About midnight the drowsy ?t couph} wero startled by a. report pf fire- , < d arms, prooeediog from the end of the >f hall ocottpic'i by ti e'1 travelling" oo;nII panion. Both started up in the r"|ird , ' ana began to spftonl&tP upon the-probji'? hie cause of hi? untimely alarm. alien !> they heard & rushing if feet*.on f com1 fusion of voiort in the hall. On going j to the door, the gentleman found the - whole household, headed by the land* lord, rushing in the direction of the , i report. His curiosity h>d him to jo;n - j this midnight procession and he arrived i with the rest, iti front of the hoOHiet;'* ' j door. The laud lord tried the hi toil, hut h |1 ; found it fast, whereupon, in a h ud voice,. 7 ho demanded instant ailramion. "What do yon want?'' roared a i within. - # .>?.. "Want to come in 1" /< : 1 h" land* i lord. r u: r "Can't do it '".iff* thf response from | within- "It's ray roonnSMd I'm uibcd . . . j can't eorno in." r "J" , . . 1? ' 11 Let me in !" shouted the landlord, 'wtt ; | & loaderjtcue, at the sinio time shaking - ' tbo.door violently* 'arl'll break' tfeo \v ; or] door down!' ' ' * 1 uTlc1d on !" rclai.noi 1' ? r:- a in; 111open thej. v. ?;.i ,jg? ! The door was s - > i op. ' ' in rushod theparty, cxj^tiifc fa-P*. j floor oorcred-*ith Idootl. v -v ? their surprise to jind ovW tl, ;g .? .. proper place, and the , ancoD^iaed- A rw^fer^wa?.' canMy upon the boil. 'V-;yjif&&> B j Who fired that #| *1 dillM was the i ply _ "Why?' aaketl tho Ian ttoL^' ' ; The hootiicr 8 top pod tft Y^'^rlh I throwing open the f "Look here! Do 5W Tni^ attontior. of th^ -^ercy' 'Jatfliffifr yj/ * . ^ j onee directed to thft wof: itidi. ; ttni /3hover the whole ' .N*hoei,bedbugswt :Wi./u ?. ;7 ^. . 1 direction, likd o'flooik 0? sliGvP fr-.'V:? 1 ?