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Nor was there anything extraordinary in the way they met. lie had seen her a.htmdrcd times, perhaps, and, doubt less, his fcututes were equally famil iar to her, though when young ladies give side glances across, the same in ,d\vidual docs not always arrest the .roving eye. 13ut these two thought less young people, having frequently ^detected each other making similar explorations, privately flattered them .selves that each was an object of spe cial intciest to the other, and experi enced considerable self-complacency ,whilc indulging the fond delusion. At length their unexpressed anxie ty was rewarded. They met. The ^introduction occurred .in a common place, accidental manner, neither ijought nor contrived by either party. They weie in attendance at a picnic, and he, having occasion to speak to a friend on the committee of arrange ments, approached a group where she was standing, and was presented with the customary formality. "Tho pleasure of her company" be ing asked and obtained, he passed some portion of '.he day with his new acquaintance, giving her just so much of his attention as politeness required. Afterwards, whenever they saw each other, a gleam of intelligence replac ed the indifferent, non-comm.ittal look ol strangers. Occasionally an en counter took place ou public grounds, and once or twice they happened to jnect at the house of a mutual friend. At such times, their intercourse pro gressed in an evidently satisfactory manner. One evening some ullair ol trivial importance took him to her residence, and he enjoyed tbe chance call so much, that it was really won dfti/ul how frequently it was repealed after that, some plausible pretext ef fectually blinding him ub to the ob jeot of his visits, and he confidently thought everybody else equally as much deceived. What she thought was not of much consequence yet, as no sensible, mo dest young lady looks at every one in troduced into her sphere in the light ol a possible or probable suitor, or com pares the respective merits of imagi nary candidates for her hand. It is sheer presumption in any in dividual who indulges in 6uch suppo sitions or speculations with regard to another unless that other confers the right. How despicable the boast ing, arrogant manner of somo per sons who have a much higher opinion of themselves than others could pos sibly entertain. How ludricrous the |ofty disdain with which the public' is informed that specified characters fail to meet the requirements of the fastidious taste, and would be sum-j piarily rejected were he or 6hc pre. scntcd for their disposal. "What right have you, young man, to think that any fair majden awaits your beck or pall? What right, young lady, to suppose any man your special admir er without convincing proof? It is an infringement upon individual Iree dom of thought and will, n violation of that personal liberty of which we are all prone to be jealous, whenever such prerogative is usurped. ' tft'Ptj SQtnetimes when two innocent, unsuspecting persons arc seen to be enjoying each other's companionship, theijc fate is frequently determined on jn jibe minds of the spectators before a thought of it occurs to the chief so-1 tors in the little drama, and if they j n^lect to close the blinds, it does nOt take a long while for the outside lookeb-oo to draw the curtains aside. So in. this ipatancc, before the parties dreamt of danger, or suspected the existence of any unusual interest, they heard their names associated, aftd became accustomed to the idea. . Thore i9 no forpe so potent in life ns habit. It reconciles us to joy and sorrow alike ; so that when we lake: this fact into consideration, it is not! surprising that our hero soon became: reconciled to Madame Rumor's little gossip. Nevertheless, 'his serenity was somewhat ruffled when the dis-j covery was made I hat he was consid ered a votary at a shripo where lie had no intention of immolating his heart. Regard for tho dignity of his .freedom demanded some satisfaction,' because be was appalled at tho idea of the young lady's considering him her lawful victim. Perhaps she did, and perhaps slvc did not, nnyhow,to eec if she was imbued with the popu lar belief, and if she was, why. Here bis imagination toclc lligbt and conjured up a triumphant vision, as be pictured her elation at the thought of having made a conquest so mani fest to the public. His c>;eitcd judg ment determined that she needed some enlightenment which she should have at tho earliest opportunity. Fortune favors the brave, for short ly they met under circumstances pro pitious for his rcvalation. Now, the subject of this sketch possessed nil the attributes of gallantry and would not condescend to wound the delicacy of any one's feelings ; therefore, he cautiously introduced the topic pre faced by a few laughing remarks con cerning the curiosity generally evinc ed in other people's affairs. His fair friend hailed the subject, willi delight, because she bad under gone the s\uie annoyance he experi enced, and felt no little icpugunnee to bciug considered in love with an individual who, for ought, she knew to the contrary, regarded her in the | light of n common acquaintance, and might have already surrendered bis affections to some unknown charmer. Consequently, an understanding was easily cdectcd since both were predis posed for its speedy consummation. Iln having graphically depicted the awkward situation of two imagi nary characters, she readily accepted the cue thus thrown down, and by manipulating it skillfully, greatly di minished the cuibarrassmcut which seemed inevitable. "Yes. Mr. Wcston," she remarked, ?'you have given a good illustration ot the nnuoytinccs which frequently attend us in Bociety, but you must re member that Madame Rumor and the young ladies arc not alone in the I league against your peace of mind. | Young gentlemen frequently uugmehl j the dilliculty of maintaining simply a plalouie stale of affairs ; for, if one's attentions arc declined, or received but coldly, ho considers himself slighted, or the young lady in unbe coming basic to dix'ine the honor he ucver intended to coufcr. On the other band, should she seem pleased, and evince a reasonable amount of enjoyment in his company, she is considered in unbecoming haste to accept the honor be never meant lo bestow. Hut oh ! if it is intended? actually offered, aud she presumes lo reject! be holds up his hoods iu holy horror, ami ejaculates, 'What a Hirt!' The stigma once attached, never wears oir, aud she is looked upon as a supremely selfish bciug, recklessly amusing herself at others expense. In his secret heart he believes it, but when with his boon companions, he laughs over his experience, asserting that ho was not in earnest, and that ho found his principal culcitniunicnt jn this way. As a consequence, Mr. Wcston, friendship is dangerous, be cause wc have to be very wary to avoid these various pitfalls. Not withstanding all our prudence, how ever, wc arc frequently placed in a very awkard position, the obtuaeness or willful blindness of our would-be friend, effectually preventing a mutu al understanding." To say that Mr. Wcston wus de lighted, would but faintly express his feelings?he was enthused. At last he had met a sensible young lady? one who thoroughly understood him, j and would not misinterpret his! friendly overtures. Mentally, he rc- j solved that such an acquaintance was worth cultivating, outwardly, his fea tures reflected his agreeable surprise. "Really, Miss Raymond," he re plied, "yotl describe so admirably what bus often passed under my own observation, that now I think v:c can 'Laugh at those wise men who say that IIlendshlp cannot live 'Twist man aud woman, unless each has something more to give.' Therefore all sentiment was veto ed, und n compact of friendship form cd in recognition of the simple fact that "Wo liked each other?that was all, quite all there was to say So We {us! Shook hands upon it in a bllsi ness .-ort dI way," all barriers to the desirable confidence having been icinovcd by the candor of Lhc one and the sensible views en terlnincd by the other. He bciug con fident that Miss Raymond was not a designing young lady, and she being gratified, b}' the possession of an es teem free from tiresome affectation, many a pleasant evening passed swift ly by, during which they J-'Talked in long gradations from t\ic poets to the Weather, Vet through it all no whispered word, no tell-tale sigh Told ought of wariaor feeling than friendly sympathy, Anil they talked ot love as coldly as they talked of nebulae." Mr. Wcston now smiled indulgent ly upon those of bio associates who revived the old jest?indeed, he rath er invited than repelled their little pleasantries, because all the while he possessed a secret consciousness of the true state of afluirs. lie esteem ed the young lady very highly, and was self-convinced that he held no in ferior position in her opinion ; which, in some measure, tuay have accounted for his amiable tranquility. An opportunity soon occurred to lest the sincerity of his esteem. A stranger appeared in the community and devoted himself exclusively to Miss Raymond. Though accustomed to move iu rclined circles, and quite polished in his manners, he did not conic up to the standard Wcston know his friend admired. His faults could be easily concealed from casual ubservers, and it puzzled the former to devise a way lo warn Kate Ray mond of her new admirer without ap pearing lo exhibit a disposition to de preciate another. Prudence advised delay, but the new intimacy was com inenled on so extensively, that he could endure silence no longer. So with many excuses and expressions of inteicst in her welfare, he exposed the duplicity of the fascinating stran ger, mildly expre?sing au opinion of his unworthincss. To his surprise, Kate coolly replied that she was of the same opinion herself, and had not been deceived by appearances. "Why is it then, Miss Raymond, allow mc to usk, that you rccoivc at tentions ftomone you do not even esteem ?" "Oh, he amiiBcr, ujc," she replied. Mr. Westen"? brow contracted in evident disapproval?he began to feel embarrassed. "Rardon the liberty I take, but do yon thiau iL right lo act .in that way?" Kate felt very much like she did once when reprove 1 by a kind mentor for some piece of girlish mischief, but gave no sign. "Why of course it is," she said, "arc wc not all bound as luembcrs of a common society lo contribute what ever we can of improvement and pleasure to our asseiciates? Give what you receive, is the social law of compensation. Now, 1 do uot expect much improvement from Mr. Traf ford's company, but J ussuic you, he is yusLly enterlaiuing, and has en livened many a dull hour for inc. I llattcr myself that he must be as agreeably entertained or he would not inflict my society on himself so frequently, therefore, I do not feel selfish in allowing him lo contribute lo my amusement." '?Yes, right enough, provided there is a mutual uudcrtundiug to thai ef fect, but suppose it is not all amuse ment for him? Judging from what 1 have heard and seen, he is more deep ly interested in you, and?" "But you must not judge from what you hear und sec," intcri uptcd she, "pray do not inflict upon the stranger the same evil from which Madame Rumor made you sulfcrouee upon a time," and he joined [n her laugh at the remembrance. Fairly caught, his argument lost its original force, however, he con-intied : "Be Uiut as it may, I hardly think that you arc doing the young man justice, Miss Kate?" "Explain, if you please, Mr. Wcs ton." "Well, you sec, I mean?he might, you must acknowledge?oh, pshaw 1 my ideas are getting confused." "Did you intend to say that 1 might deceive him, that my conduct may lead him to believe I really care more for him than I do?" "That is exactly what I meant. Of course I know you would not do so intentionally, Miss Kate, but by a little thoughtlessness you may do him an injury?ruin his happiness for life." "Do not speak so solemnly, Mr. Wcston ; never fear that iL will hint him. The human heart is undergo ing ossilicalion rapidly. If because I accept entertainment when it is of fercd, ami exchange tho courtesies common to society, the young man -imagines attentions more serious than mere passing gallantries, would be acceptable, he deceives himself?I certainly feel no compunctions of conscience." .Here the subject was dropped, but neither .felt.quite comfortable. Her attention being ..forcibly .turned.in a new direction, Kate for the first time* gave a serious thought to her inter course with TratTord, but reflection only tended to strengthen her in the belief that he, like liei.self, was just seeking pleasant pastime. Western's interference she attributed to n little pardonable vanity, thinking that he meant either to exercise his newly found right to advise, or felt some curiosity which ho endeavored to gratify in this way ; still his serious question ''do you think it right to amuse yourself," lingered in her memory. "Really be is more interesting, has | more depth of character than I sus pected," she mused, "if his scnli-l incuts arc unfeigned." ^ What did Westen think? He had food for abundant thought, and was j sorely perplexed. "1 had no idea slu suspected his real habits, or would lind pleasure in , his companionship after the discov ery. What can it mean ? Why, who I knows hut that I have deceived my- j self in supposing our friendship was ] different, and that J am nothing more to her than this Trairoril." .So tan the tenor of )iis thoughts, but he felt no alarm anthia first be trayal of a hidden desire to he a warmer fiieud than the other?it oc casioned no surprise.; bei was so sym pathetic, was "Mr. Wenton, tlmt he at tributed it all to bis kind'.y wishes for the promotion of her happiness. "Perhaps the ouly Duds me amus ing and permits my attentions simply because of thut 'law of .compensation,' as she terms it, without there being that baiiti of esteem qf^hich I felt perfectly assured." Such thoughts tended to make him feel somewhat moody. Adhering to j his belief that his (riond was a sensi ble young lndy, aud not naturally given to deceit, he resolved to ob-1 senc her actions closely, and cudcav or to lind out if she cared for him ? Iin a fiiendly sort of way, of course. It was well to know the estimation J in which-he was held. Therefore, in stead of occupying his position at I her side as he bad previously done j whenever the}' appeared in company, I he looked on from some quiet corner, [closely watching Kutc, who apparent ly heedless of the sctuliny to which j she v.'&s subjected, felt no restraint, and laughed and conversed merrily i with TrufTord as of yore. Weeton became strangely absorbed in his study. Kvcry Hash of the dark eye, every wave of color to her check, and each turn of the graceful head be came indelibly stumped ou his memo ry, and if tiiat were possible, he was I more interested than her companion, whose proximity Lo all unconsciously began to envy. So far as he could learn, there was no difference in her treatment of him from any other at tendant, and he did not like it. Why he never paused to ask himself, but slowly there dawned upou him the consciousness that the idea of her liking any one else belter than him- i self was intensely repugnant. Did I say there was no force so po- j I tent in life as habit? Well, ambition I I can achieve results more wonderful if Jits iuflucucc is not to binding. The j same feeling that inspired the great est efforts of human genius alike i prompts human vanity to seek the exaltation of its possessor above all competitors. No wonder then that Wcston felt an impatience to have his feats or hopes confirmed, and as each at tempt was balllcd by innocence of his design on the part of Kate, ho really* began to feel a little nervous"when in her company* Whether this inno cence was real or assumed, he found it impossible to ascertain. At length the decisive moment came. [Concluded next Wekk.] A populai clergyman was greatly bored by n lady who admit cd him I without reserve. 44Oh ! my dear Mr. I-,'' said she, last Sunday alter noon, "theie isn't any harm in one loving one's pastor, is there ?" "Cer tainly not madam,',' replied the I worthy cleric ; "not the least in the world, so long as the feeling is not! reciprocated." Leap Year Notos. The other night the members of the Kentucky Legislative wore escorted by the young Indies of .Frankfort to a Jeap-ycar.bo,). TUe mon were called for in ccarria?cs. The Ani2iicus, Cln., Republican tells.of a Sutntcr County man who last week went to a leap-year party and was offered the heart and fortune of a rich maiden lady. When the ..students at the Univer sity of Virginia attended a leap-year entertainment given by the Indies ol Charlotlesvillc, the other night, they found that.every lady bad invited and expected to entertain six gentlemen. The young ladies of Valdosto, Ga., enjoyed themselves hugely at a leap y ear parly on New Year's night. The Valdostn Time.'; says that they brought the young; men i:i . on their arms, waited on Ihcm, and th/.t "the boys were successfully cornered and com led, after the nineteenth century style, until a la'.c hour." Tho Jacksonville Flu.,-Union has a leap-year item : "The young ladies ol Quincy enjoyed themselves wilh a giand leap-year bull last Thursday night. All present hail i\ merry time, but some of the coy young men were disappointed. They were not pressed with matrimony half as hai.d as they expected to be." A notable event in Chattanooga, Tenn., society was the entertainment successfully conducted there by a number of young ladies on the 8tli instant. Accompanying the invitation was a notice asking "the pleasure of the company" of the young man, wilh the request lo "please let us know, il ugrocqblc, v.L.-n to call for you." None of the young men had any pre vious engagements, and readily ob tained consent of their parents to at tend. The ladies called in carriages. I Aller the dacing the young u:eu were offered feminine arms und escorted down town ton restaurant, where they were regaled handsomely. A Leap Year Offer of Marriacjc. Last Saturday a respectable look ing lady, who was canvassing this city for subscriptions to Mark j Twain's last book, went into the of fice cftho Portsmouth Gas company, and in conversation with Capt \l. C. Marshall, the treasurer of the compa ny, represented liercself as a widow, from a Northern .Slate, and saying that Ibis was leap year, proposed matrimony, hut Captian Marshall ex cused himself on the ground that he j already had one wife and six or eight i children. Nothing abashed, she ask cil him if he knew a respectable, miel dlc aged gentleman whom he thought would suit her, and in a spirit of fun, he mentioned the name of our popu lar aud handsome City Sergeant, tel ling her al Ihc same time thai he could be found near the court-house. Iient on tuattimouy, the young will ow made her way up High Street, enquiring as she went along for the Sergeant, and finally be was pointed out to her, standing on the Ocean' House corner, with a parly of gen tlemen, his tall form being distin guished above them all. The lady marched up boldly to ihc crowd, cal led the Sergeant aside, one), upon the outer sidewalk, with the bright buu smiling benignly down upon her, and; with the crowel looting on, offered him her heart and hand. The (Ser geant declined ihn ilattcring proposal, and the lady moved on to fresh fields and pastures green. A Quotation. There lies upon the ol her side of the wide Atlantic a beautiful island fa mous in story anel in song. It has been prolific in statesman, warriors nnd poets. It has given to the world more than ils share of genius and of grcatneos. Its brave and generous sous have fought successfully in all battles but its own. Iu wit and hu mor it has no equal ; while its harp, like its history, moves to tears by its sweet but melancholy pathos. In this fair region God lias seen Iii to send tho most terrible of all those fearful ministers who fulfil. His ins crutable decrees. The earth has fail ed to give her Increase ; the common mother has forgotten her offspring, and her breast no longer oflords tjieir accustomed nouris Jinciit. Famine, guant and ghastly famine, has seized a nation wilh its. strangling grasp, and unhappy Ireland in the sad woes of the present, forgets, for a moment, the gloomy history of the past. South Carolina's Vote. Richmond, Feh. 1.?The Hampton Gary controversy in South Carolina, in reference to the electoral vote of that State in 187G, calls to mind a telegram which was sent from Colum bia on.December ?!, 187G,<to the-Stale newspaper here by General .-Bradley T. Johnson, who .was then in Colum bia. Jtsaid:?"For the past four days the pressure on South Carolina is to make her give .up her vote for Hays, .it is now avowed that if Hampton and other leadcis will make speeches dcclaaring their belief that Hayes has.carried South Carolina the military interference will b~i remov ed." On Thursday t' e writer (Gen. Johnson) "conferred with two leading Republicans. lie proposed that these two Republicans and General Gor don, of Gcoigia, and himself, should ,be allowed tp count the vote, and they would certify.to.the fact, no mat ter what it was, and their friends would and on that. The Republi cans declined to count. Tbe same proposition was then made by the Republicans to Hampton, who said: ?"J ,do not believe Hayes carried the Stale. I du believe that if you could get down to the legal voles Tilden car ried it by 10,000 majority. I would not make such a.declaration to be President of the United States." General Johnson's proposition was indorsed by Hampton, Gordon ami Colonel Ilaskcll, who was chairman of the Democratic Executive Commit-1 tee, but again declined by the. Rcpub-! licans. A Terrible TrageJy. A terrible shooting alfray occuncd at a dance at Los Vegas, Mew Mexico, I on the 27lh ult. Four cowboys from | Moro, named Tom Pence, James J West, William Randall and the fob lib supposed to be a man named Heard came in on horseback, armed with revolvers and Winchester rifles. After loafing about town during the day, making threats against Chief of Police Carson, for some ollenco he had given them in making an arrest a few da\8 before, tjiey attended a dance at nignt and openly abused Carson. The latter grabbed his re volver, but was shot.in the arm before be could draw it. A second shot dis abled his left arm, and a third entered his body and he staggered out and dropped dead upqn the street. When he was picked up there wore eight bul let holes in his body. His friends at onco look up the light, and at least thirty shots were fired. The lights were extinguished, and a scene follow ed which beggars description. .Leaden missiles fell like hail-in the room. The citizens were arousad from their slumbers and hastened to the scene. Randall and Wc6t of the attacking party were shot dead. Their two comrades escaped wounded. Officer Mather, who assisted Carson, was slightly wounded. Carson was from Knoxville, Tenn. Not Prepared. "Ladies and gentlemen," said Col onel Solon, pulling a roll of paper from his jacket, "this call was entire ly unexpected. I am not prepared to . peak and didn't know five minutes before I was called on that I was ex pected to say anything here, so I merely jotted down a few remarks yesterday which I intended to make. You. must excuse blunders, as my speech is entirely impromptu and the manuscript so poorly written 1 can hardly read it. Drunkenness is a terrible virtue. I have knov/nmen, after a short career of dissipation, fiil a drunkard's grave before the}' were tincc years old. lhave seen rich men pass the wine-cup around their well filled tables and their poor children crying for a crust of bread. Von see men reeling about the streets, who, if they had died ol cholera infantum, would have starved the saloon-keepers to death. As Shakespeare said : 'Oh, that man should put an enemy in his mouth to commit petty* larceny op his brains.' My hearers, eplury bus?cplurybus? my hearers, the 'squire rung in some Gi eck on me and as I don't under stand Latin I'm obliged toriuit." j Ar Columbia, Tenn., recently, Hal Holcombc Strock and knocked down Mitt Carter, Carter then shot Hol combc in the face, killing him. It is said Carter wished to marry Hol combe's daughter, and that the latter had forbidden the match and ordered Carter to leave town or he would kill both him and the lady. Such is life. ? Ji ?wii iiMiiiii iBin i irmi\\musmaaammme*at -' ~ ! ?" : < An Eccontrio Character. Tho suicide of Leonaid Case, tho Cleveland millionaire, is a tragic ending of an eeeentricbut useful life. Air. Cttfee was fond of doing gocxhin tho most unexpected and grotesque way9. One day while out driving with the city editor of the Clcvelantr Herald, Mr. J. II. A. Bono, he poin- ? ted out several lots anil ashed Mr. ? Bone which ho thought most eligible * for building. -Bone made a selection, and Case said : "?Well,lbuild a house on it and send me the bills when it is completed. Uli give you a -deed ?of tli2 property." Mr Bone took hiro:?t his woid and the promise *vas faith fully fulfilled. A few years ago the walked into a meeting of .the Young. Men's Christian Association, laid $1, 000 on Hie table, and left without ; saying a word. He would never notico.a direct appeal for charity, anel some ladies liavjng solicited his help, he rebuffed them tfUutly. The next day they received a Si>00 bill anony mously. He founded Case JLibiaiy, giving to the association a.properly worth $200,000. lie employed au agent to ilispcnso charity secretly, and gave away duiing his life thous ands of dollars. He was a man of decided literary talent and. thorough ly well read. For years he had been suffering from consumption, and finally, .unable to bear it any. longer, he put an end to his miserable exist ence wilh chlorolorm. Trials of Newspaper.Men. One of the grcntast trials of the newspaper profession is that its mem bers arc compelled to see more of the shams of Ihc world than any .other profession. Through every newspa per oflice, day after day, go all the weaknesses of the worlel; all Ihc van intics.that.want.to be pulled.; all the revenges that want to be reaped ; all tho mistakes that want to bo correct ed ; all the dull speakers who want to be thought eloquent'm all the uican nccs that wants to gciiis wares nolicee!l. gratis in the cditoiial columns, in or der to save the tax of the ndverlisiug columns ; all the men who want to be set right who were never right; all the e racked brained philosophers with, stories as long as their hair, anel as gloomy as their finger-nails in mourn ing because bereit of soap?all the bores who come to slay live minutes, but talk five hours. Through the editorial and repor torial rooms, all the follies and hbams of the world .are seen day after day, and the temptation is to believe iu neither God, man nor woman. It is co surprise to me that in this profes sion there arc some skeprieal men ; I only woneler that ? journalists believe any thing.?De Witt Tu!mag>: The Useful Sho'.-Gun. Jim anel Charlie .Sullivan, ageel 1G and 14, years respectively, sons of John Sullivan, tenant on Mrs. Tay lor's farm, above Mattox's mill, not having profitable employment on the' farm, went shooting wild ducks on the Saluda last Friday. In the after noon' ihc shooting commenced with out effect, so far as the ducks were concerned. No. so in the case of Chat lie. He got a load of shot in his side, from which he died almost in stantly. Jim made an explanation to the effect that Charlie' shot him self acciden* ally. The dead boy was laid away in bis grave, to lOsftJ as it was supposed, forever. Certain sto ries as lo the killing reached Solicitor Colhran's eats, and he has ordered Coroner Cochran to proceed to the ; new made grave, and lake up the de ceased darkey for a post mortem 'ex amination, when it is allcgcel new light may be thrown upon the myste ry. The coroner will.hold the inquest. to-day.?Press und Banner, Ftb. 11. Tub Republicans who sought to prove that tho negro exodus from North Carolina was in consequence of Ku Kluxism arc having a time of it. The facls brought out before the com mittee of inquiry is that the relations between white and colored men iu that State arc friendly ; that negroes receive there as much for their work as in otter States ; that many of them arc landowners and landlords, and that by thp use of ordinary industry they may aeoumulato property. '1 ho fact js also brought out that railroutl agents arc in the main responsible for the exodus, through assurances that Indiana and Kansas arc indeed the laud (lowing with milk and ?hoitcy which the negro has sought since his. emancipation.