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Newspaper Page TextSOUTHERN BANNER. ’ ;^§ PUBLISHED WEEK1L BV JAMES A, SJ.EB6E, • v/ SOLE PROPRIBTOK. ^ ornoE up stairs.no. i, granite bow Xiy »ab»ctAHerf»Tl> i;t« qWe m*i«e .. J a a U. C1I aJJjfcwWehUh** i.epn paid, •will be cmiMdered:^ CTUjsal Advertlaements inserted « 0-Uu.b.nd. sdran«M tbair wive*, win 9 hirgd •£. io bt p*id nrriniMy in tdwee. OTHER AOVBRTiSBMBHTE, TERMS. - l Oal!»r«.|wr«nnDB»,<strIclI» lli ad- I vi»nce,)oi'fS 00,IMel«Ted. to Club*, remitting 310 in advance. S IX Co^N rch*enp*»*n ftttb# < t«i continue m ana held liable accordingly. TJI taper will be .Rseomimied (except attheop- r office, $5, ^payable ha be vottJMU xm. ATHENS, GEO MAY 26, 1853. OWE DOLLARforereor wrd~ ^line. type, (or aptce oqtnraljot) firat twrtion, and rlily Cent. 5T*«h weekly comieu«»^-TOyh«r mtnistraton. Bxecawa or Gntrdteee.nmat be pnb- ■^sn?ws^sSs af «n estate will be made tot>e Coon *f Ordinary fbr leave to tell Land or Nogroea, anoat bnuabliahedTWO Months, weekly. .ju- (ET’Naiice ofapplteatmn for Letter, of Aittnintstra un, mo« be neblWnd Thirty Dnys) and Lettera idOtsmia.ion of Bxecotora or Adramatiwon, Si| - , of Oaardlaoa. Forty Days. ■ The Angel Guest. .. *T ROTH W Aft DO. Tbo maiden, at her casement, was cbanling low and sweet; . With silken twine on tiasne rare, her anger., white and fleet, Traced birde and flowers and foliage, and erer as she wrought, . A smile broke o’er her lovely lace from some sweet hidden tbongbL • ' ' ‘ tatalf^Ktbedtaereuonof_tto OMt^,k** A pilgrim songbt the portal, who W»* old nod Meepkke:not tailed food since'early I the fine old place must become the prop* erty of a stranger whom rumor did not report iaverbly ol—greatly enhanced the concern -of these hereditary cultiva tors of the soil; and many bright eyes grew dim thinking of poor Miss Clara, who would ao Boon be fatherless, and almost penniless. The estate of Ara- berroeaa was strictly entailed in the male line, and the next heir was of dis tant kin to the Harwells. A combina tion of misfortunes, and no doubt of imprudence in years long by-gone, had reduced the present proprietor to the is vastly interested in all that: concerns the place and properly.” ■ •** The heir ?” whispered Mr. Canute mysteriously. “ Well, well, suppose we say lie is: he’s not altogether a bad fellow, though he is considered a bit reckless and wild. But'he has heard of Clara Har well's beauty and goodness from his cousin, Lady Ponsonby, (she’s Clara’s consin, too, you know;) and he is really quite sorry to think that such a lovely creature should be turned out of the old Hall to make room fo£ him. He wants nh.n ten day’s notice. S*le» Tr g‘ Ur Adm “ Um ' ■ trader lieoUIUw. Forty p*y»- jester mom; Thou lec'st I am wearied; and, maiden lair, of verge of vuin from which he was to find I to know what will become of her when refuge only in the grave. .The Harwell) ottHarwell dies,lplL<H the world knows ora, as tinder Ute eui ww. r vej*- • . , % Advertisements * , CTAUfwterawrteEdiiofon ra i'o £aJD wi|h the EsrabUshmant, must be POaT-PAlU vder to secure nodoe. thee, Who toil or want has never known, I ask for eburily. BUSINESS CARDS. Walsh, Mallory & Co., IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN. AND COMMIS SION AGENTS FOR American Hardware, 211 Ptm Street, New York, solicit a» BssmsATio* or their ooodk January 13—44—ty- She laid aside her broidery, and spoke in accents Then led bim to a chamber fair and bathed bis actung feet; , She brought him pure white raiment and food, fair wheaten bread, * - And bade him rest bis weary frame upon the downy bed. I Then, as she was departing, athwart the glcom Made by tbe purple drapery that shadowed ail the room, There poured a stream of radiance; she turned, and standing there, Instead of out-worn pilgrim, saw an angel calm and (air. C. ft W. J. PEEPLES, . ATTORN)lid© AT kTHflES AND GAINESVILLE, CA PiucTict in the following counties:—Clark *lor*4n. Walton, Jnckson, Lumpkin, Forsyth, Hull, Gwinnett, Habersham,and Franklin. Ooa of the firm will constantly attend these counties, and most of them will bo attended by * TWfficTof 0. Peeples'* over the store of D. W. Judson. whucan,at alltimes.eitberheor Mr. Hnifins,give correct iuformatiou as to our ab- ence or presence in Athens. Deo. 4—33—ly. * And a voice of nntold sweetness, like harp-strings rinsing clear, Fell on her sense in mtuic, while sbe bushed her bgart to hear; family bad lived for centuries in Amber- mead. They seem so much to belong to their poor neighbors, who always sympathized most fully in all tbe joys and sorrows of the “ Hall folk,” that now, when there was a certain prospect ol loosing them forever as it seemed, the parting became more than a common one between landlord and teuant,—between rich and poor—it was the parting of en deared ft tends. They watched and waited for Mr. Canute passing to and fro, as he did ev- every day, and more than once a day,; and on his two words they hung, as if life or death were involved in that abort bulletin. How is the squire to-day 1” said one. “No better,” replied Mr. Canute he’s ruined. It’s a pretty place, this old Ambertnead—a paradise, I should eay. 1 know wbat I’d do, if I was ever lucky enough to call it mine.” The youth rubbed his hands gleefully. ”1 should be a happy dog thee!” “And then 1” said Mr.. Canute smil ing. Why, then, I*d pull down that rick ety old house up there, and build a pal- fit for a prince; I’d keep nothing It .puhe : “o. rhl young mxMcu, Hi. blewing. mildly, wifhout stopping. • .I,., i „ I ,i A ...1 i,m:_ /•). on then be, Who iaid, * Kind deed, to lowliest ones are like- wue done to me/" In goto of wauderer needy, already thriceto^l.y With .coding word, from lordly ball. I have been driven away ; Thou, tried, art found not wanting; I thereby .amnion thee, And bow’s Miss Clara I” inquired another, with deep pity in his lnokfl. “Very patient,” responded the old man, still moving slowly on with the aid of hit stout staff. but the old wine; Td have lots of prime such reports, so it was generally opined they were too true, ami had a legal function. With heavy hearts, the in habitants of' Ambermead commenced their regularpreparations for the recep tion of the squire and his bride; green arches were erected, and wreaths offluiv- ers were hnngou the spreading branches, beneath which the travelers’ road lay.— it was the season of roses and nightin gales,'when Ambermead was in its .gla ir ; and never had the rich red roses bloomed so profusely, and. never had the chqrus of the groves ’been more full, and enchanting,^ than on -the, summer evening when tbe old and young of the hamlet, aiisycd in their holiday attire, waited to greet the new-comers. Mr. Canute Btobd at his cottage door; the bridge just beyond, over which the route conducted to the Hall through avenues of greenery, was festooned with roses; and a baud of maidens in white lined the picturesque approach. The sun was setting, when a carriage drove quickly up, slacking its pace as it cross ed the bridge, and stoping at Mr. Ca nute’s hnmbte ‘gate. Two Words him- fellows to stay with ine; and I should, self, bareheaded, stepped forwards, on sport the finest horses and dogs in the 1 seeing a lady alight, who, in another mo- The speaker paused,.ant of country, breath. “And then I” said Mr. Canute quietly. “ Why, then, I’d bunt and shoot and ride, and drink, amK*moke, (ind dance, and keep open house, and enjoy life, to the full —feasting frptH. year,s end to year’s end—$e feasf or reason apd tbe flow of soul, you know, in old Amber- mead 1” “And then 1” " Why, then, I suppose that in time I should grow old. like other people, and Ockeucka! ocka, lock, lockle ockal, ockly, ockalockle, 1 okwog 1 eepoep, eop ee!—BOLOONK1 Bolodnk—Boloonlc f blockblock, blockblock, ockalock. bluck* luck goluckle golnckle gluckgltrck, uk- ukuk,kuax,kuax, kuax!” And so they -go on, not to do them injustice, all night long to the best of their ability, singingthepr Mnkef’S prais es in their .marshy paradise. When I have sometimes looked nt the unsightly swamp, the quackingbogs, tbe stagnaut muck, and all the green and grassy scum, the oilrishing-place of chills, quaternj agues, lypbuAtyphoid^»e*ht«»ta«dd»ii. iou8-feve'rs, »tt is a wonder that music should proceed from such a dismal the atre.—Knickerbocker. looking one it was, too. six inches long—a Rule thicker than a pipe stem-—round—and tapered off to a point. Not a branch or blossom was vis ible on it; nothing but a sort of which, if it had not been taken for fine hair. It wqs planted in black soil, cot>- tsined in a pot about tbe size of a quart . meant re. Altogether it was one of the : most sigular looking plants that a botan ist ever admired. Sucre! vat is zis,’ exclaimed the ; Frenchman, when Ned’s aeryaAt handed him the present. •Boot-itui* eh 1 By gar! 1 sees voain" hootiful—it is von lain''umlug. I vill not take ’im—I vill send ’im back.!’ H, ., Monsier G. was evidently displeased with h ; s pt oson'r. • : ■ •Vat is zis ? ! hg suddenly exclaraed*. observing u note attached to the pot,; ‘vat is zis! I will read’im ; let me see,” and and Monsier G. read the note which Ned had addressed him as follows.; '.Mr Dear Friend : The plant which I (tend you, you wUi dotibth-;'.. observe, V v;; pnasesses no beauity, but believe me, sir,.^ when I tell you that, in Turkey, it is; ■ considered one-of the most rare of the botanical species of that country. Its name I disremembor, although the Sul- tan r who kindly presented it to mg, in- iprmed me at the time. It blossoms ev ery five years. Three months from now > " you will see it in its full blossom, when I feel certain you will be better pleased. ZE GRANDE PLANT! In seven day*, at God’s right hand, to join the bleat with ine.” “Patient!” repeated several-voices I cease to care for all. these things, so when he was out of hearing.- " Yes, much as I did when strength and youth yes, patient enough; and Master Canute 1 were mine. W. H. H. WHITE, BROAD 8TREBT. ATHENS. Jan.1.1831. [ The radiant virion faded ;’ tbe ange) voice wot •tilled i I Deep peace aod heavenly blessedness, the maid- eu’s bomm filled. No sick ness fell opmi her, yet, on the seventh day. means a deal when he says patient.— Bless her young sweet face! there’s pa tience in it if erer there was in mor tal’s.” Mr. Canute’s patience was sorely tax- W. P. SAGE, tFhaleislB and Retail Jeweler j No. 7, GRANITE BQW.ATHENS. Jan, 1st, 1851. | With fold-d.honcfi) and nniling lips, in death's I ed by questioning at all hot sweet sleep site lay. I waylaid fin»t by one, then by “And then t” said Mr. Canute more slowly. ■ Why, then”—and the stranger hesi tated—“then, 1 suppose. like other peo ple; in the course .of natnre, 1 should Ton Late I’ve Staid. another, on his way from, his own cottage to the hours; he was | have to leave all the pleasures of this life, and, like other people—die. 1 “And then?” said Mr. Canute, fixing it w. a. sprmccr. Hall, but with unfailing good-nature acd I his eyes, glittering like diamonds, on the promptitude, he invariable satisfied tbe I young man’s face, which flushed up, as SOCTS. HILL ft SMITH, Wholesale and Retail DrogBlstsj AMO DEALBItSJtt. PBRFOMBBY AND FANCY ART10LBS-, No. 10, saw bricx rakob, sTRxaa. an. 1.1351. Too iate I’ve staid, forgive the crime. Unheeded flew the hours; For noirieM falls i he font of Time, • That only treads on flowers. he exclaimed with some irritation— “Oh, hang your ’and thensl*” But the moon is tyell up, ! «y\so I’m off.— Oht who with clear account remarks, Tbe ebbing of his glass; ’When all its sands are diamond sparks, ' That da/xlo as they pass T I affectionate solicitude of bis .bumble neighbors—in his own quaint way, cer tainly—never wasting words, yet per- | fectlv understood. . ; ■ r. • The snmmer-ltde v^as'iranthg' into t 001 ,? , „ _ 1 autumn, and the squire of Ambermead I ^ over *“11$; and Mr. Canute - » I„ tsmtnhsiil luo arnnet’e vnlMonl• n ment, threw herself into his arms, ex- clhiming, “Our first greeting must be from you, dear, dear Mr. Canute! 1 need not introduce Mr. Selby—he is known to you already,” Speechless from astonisment and em otion.- the old man could only say. “Miss Clara !”—as he gazed from one to an other, recognizing in the gentleman the wayfaring guest who had departed ao abruptly on bis walking expedition Qver the moonlight bills, more thati three years previously. Seizing the band which Mr. Canute ailentty extended, Selby said with deep feeling “It is to your instrumentality that I owe my present happiness.” “How sol” was Mr. Canute’s reply, looking with pleased surprise iuto the open face which, on a former occasion had woii his confidence and admiration. Two words spoken in season wrought a change in me, which all the preaching of friends and. guardians had failed to effect,” returned Mr. Selby “and with out which Clara never would have bless ed me with her hand. These years, of probation Kaye proved roy sincerity; aud Lady Ponsophy (a severe and scru- 0r a French Botonist “ Sold.” BV TOM TWIGGS. ‘Ah, ha! mon cbere Ned, vere you been my boy, eh ? Me no see your boo-tiful counte-nance zis—let mo see—one,two, yes, tree veeks! Vere you been, eh 1’ ‘Why, the fact ia, MonsieurGregorie,’ replied Ned, l, have been employed for Some time making several little necessa ry arrangements previous to my depar- turefor V ‘Departure! Veie you go Ned, tny boy? tell me.’ Yours, X’^Ned- The perusal af this note seemed to-dis- * pel all the dissatisfaction that the littlo Frenchman had before evinced. ’ / From ze Sultan of ze Turkey. By gar it ia magnifiqttey-one grand curtail- tie-—1 will keep ’im 1 Les me see— • Why, if jt possible you have not heard that I’m going to Turkey. Yea sir, in oat farther pnrl*y Bf siatt^eoffbn Jits[tion complete ere^she permuted me to faded more gradually than autumn w al . che , d V' 8 gUe . 8l ’f retr ‘‘ 8ti !'- I . V I l!ivfli,.n e*ll « •. tliA f* 4, o .1 ■ t • n ll, a ferry ft CO., WIOtUAUtlil retaildxalxr*ta Uata* Caps* Bo«t«, Shoes* Trmtlis, *c | No.», GRANITE ROW, ATHENS. Jan. 1,1851. And who the sober mensnrereent Time's happy swiftness brings, Wbeu birds nt Paradise have lent The plumage of sheir wings t Too late I’ve staid, forgive the crime— ‘ i find Unheeded flew the hours— For nuiseless falls the foot of Tima That only treads on flowors. [leaves, when late one evening a way | farer stopped at Mr. Canute's cottage, which was on the roadside, and request ed permission to rest, asking "for thought of water from the well before the porch. figure, till in tbe deep shadows of the surouudiug groves, he was lost to view, in the moonlight, in the.darkness, in _ [ valley, and on the hillside, these woids e haunted the wayfurer^'and he kept re peating to himself, M^.i,d then?”— Thoughts t«M*k possesion of his mind address Clara. Those two little words, and then V enigmatical to tbe uninitia ted, convey a deep and mystical meaning to my heart; and they are of such signi ficant import, that by inserting them whenever ! paiut the future, 1 trust to become a wiser and better man,** Clara gazed proudly anil confidently i her husband; cud the news of her NEWTON & LUCAS, WHOLESALE AMO RETAIL BEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, No.'S, BROAD STREET, ATHENS. Jan* 1st, 1851. Ir *^l WO I l )' at neu ' r hefore had gfirued enterance arrival.having aptead through tbevil- r B ’ l P , it »k«re. or at least they arranged them- lige, a crowd collected, whose joy . and hta appearance, for youth and agreeable . ’ in _ 8eatlPIlce ? vhic u * thp „ b * - ’ * &C ittisctUatuous. selves in a sequence which gave them hiding I. dn™» ^ T. BIHHOF, . Wholesale and Retail Ortwrer, NO. I, BROAD STREET, ATHENfi. Jan. 13,1850. From Chambers’ Edtubnrgh Journal. AND THEN! S’SbiSn^sfand;233 ^ ch f £ recklessness in bis air.* A» Wrote th« P‘ r y> n g cause and effect; and if bis The oracl led little hsf * of the beautiful seqoester- et of Ambermead was an redriesanesB in bis ajr.* At any rate, the welcome was heartily given, end aa heartily responded to; and when Mr. Canute left his dwelling, in order to pay his usual evening visit at the HaH, be plans for the future did not at that mo ment receive any determinate change, anxiously and in- on * ■’ THOMAS H. WILSON, Eanl.la Pnr,fl»e*»tGr ecerle«,ft No. t, COLLEGEAVENUE. ATHENS. Jan. 1st, 1850. old getitleman of unabtrusivo and order-1 merely said addressing his you rig visitor, fly -habits, whose peculiar taciturnity bad J *• Soon back;” and turning tu Martha, ©a OKIo (H1DILIL &©©• dealer* in .SILK, FANCY AND STAPLE • GOODS, HARD- WABB, CROCKERY, GROCE RIES, &C. No. 4, Granite Row, ATHENS, GA. Choice Family Groceries. TU8T roceiving a largo and complete i ment of the very Lett Funnily Groceries; jjj .HermcUcallv Sealed FRESH OYSTERS J5ALMQX, CLAMS % LOBSTERS; Assorted Preserves, Pickles and ma Ainr me: as i . ; . ■ —>»LL Kisosor— ~ JPepper, Spice, Extracts, Cooking ir’ine* arc. For sale cheap for c**hby D. N. JUDSON. Athens, Oot, 14,1858. |i*LOU R.F LOU R! iuat received from obtained for him the familiar cognomen of Tbro Words. Mr. Ourntte, alia* T-wo^Words, dwelt on the outskirts of the village.-tended by -on ancient house keeper, almost as chary of speech aa her worthy master. It was sunmsed that Mr. Cftnate hod seen better days; hut though ’bis -means were straitened, his heart was .large, and bis countenance expressed " great benevolence. 'Not withstanding the brief mode of speech which characterized him on >all .occa sions, the advice of Mr. Canute was easi ly sought on every subject whereon it was presumed advice could be profita ble; and the simple rustics of Amber- mead perhaps valued it itho more, be cause, though delivered without a par- tide of pompoaily, the terseness and de cision of the -words expended, left an indelible impression, winch long ser mons often fail to convey. Mr. Canute lived on tei ms uf intimacy wub lhefitm- ily at the tlie old Hell—an intiniady ce mented by early associations, for Mr. Harwell and M. Canute had been school fellows; and when a painful and linger ing illness attaked the squire, his ancient friend and crony felt deep anxiety as to the ultimate fate of Mr. Harwell’s only the careful housekeeperess added “ Get supper;” while on stepping oxer the threshold, second thoughts urged bam to return and say to the young man, -“Don’t 8*’* “ No, that I won’t,” replied he frank ly, “ for 1 like my quarters too well.— X’ PonfloldSteam Mill,a\re*hlotortbatchoice I child,—the good and lonfely ClaraHar- ptonr, sad for »»lc*, (Torm» cMh^^^ well. The disease was an incurable fal>417. D. N. JUDSON. Agt. OYROP.—A obuioearticle of Naw Orleans Sy- ^3^rop^ju*t received by T. BISHpP. flrfkfk SACSK8 SALT large size and In fine Lf order, for salo very low by march 10. T. BISHOP. Granite Row. ’ r. B. M- HILL & CO. Arc telling aorae French Printed do Lnines lower thin.th»y canto bought in New York. Feb. 3d. ’03—if F.Millerr INFORMS the public tba he ha* opened a TAILOR’S SHOP - * I he still kept repeating anxioi Jquiringly, aa he wantlpred moon light, the, tyro strati] live words, “And the long and toi thfi?' lieTafed trav< Mr. Canute’s cottage so had omitted toask for certain landmarks on the hills leading tb'the place-whether he was bound. In conaequeuce, the stars faded in the.sky, and the rosy morn broke through the eastern mists, ere the surprise found vent in tears and bless ings, to aay nothing, of the numerous atidet, purporting that Miss Clara nev er would have espoused a bad man; ergo, Mr. Selby must bo a worthy sue cessor of the .ancient rare! The prognostication proved correct; and the pathway, strewn with bright summer roses, over which Clara trod in bridal pomp on her way to tbe ancestral three eoys I’ll bid good-bye fur Qt least one year l’ •No j you do not say zat, Ned. Yy, its vary.—vary strange I did not hoar zat before zis. Von you go, you say, my boy?’ ’In three days, Monsieur,’ was Ned’s answer. ’Veil, 1 be not very glad, Ned, my boy. 3ut, before you go, vijl yon not come to my house, and take ze little dinner vis mc,eh? Come to-morrow, Ned, wi’l you. my boy ?’ Ned promised, and the two separat- ed. Monsieur Gregorie ; was a little voluble Frenchman, about forty years old—kind, jovial, and possessed of various other ex cellent qualities. lie had emigrated to this country ^several yeata previous,for the same reasons probably, that of others- of his countrymen had for quitting-ta belli France. But, unlike a large portion of .those same .countryman, Monsieur Gre gorie had brought with him an immense ’pile’ of that article which contributes largely to the ease, comlort and happi ness of raau’s existence. Monsieur Gre gone was also an educated man—well, posted up’ ip the arls and sciences. Of tbe latter, botany was his favorite, and to the collection of rare plants, he not only expended a portion ot his time, but an immense amount of bis ample fortune.— His garden which occupied about three acres of ground—was filled with an im- mehsenumber of plants—one would sup pose, with every botanical specimen that earth ever produced. And Monsieur.G. always took the greatest delight in ex- hibUing to every viaitot the. most -rate plants of all bis collection, at the same time giving a description of them in his broken English, which was not a little amusing. Hut notwithstanding the im mense collections that Mons. Gregorie had lei: that he home where she was born, was indeed possffMed*, he was constantly addingto^t. "f iha flratlTpth which ^*fthj}qjfunttfg wfet^y 'acquaintance who irked her future destiny. might be going abroad, to bring itirn The old Hall of Ambermead is atill some ’grande plant/ Thus be did with extant—a fiiue specimen of venerable his frieud Ned, when that individual, decay, surrounded by ancestral groves, still famed for sheltering innumerable I’ll wait till you come back, governor ;, man ,f rom thc 6u mmiiofahigWt',11 and 1 hope you won’t be long, for , tor . 1IousW ascendc | 1)e . w ^ which he had tortuously ascended,, be- mouth watera for the supper you spoke j ^ afaroff _ down inthe / al l ev the shintmr held afar off,down inthevalle river, the bridge, and the church-tower of the town where his friend, in some Mr. Canute smiled and, walked away more briskly than usual; and af-■ . . . , ,. ter sitting for some time beside the sick | an i ,et y’ awalted h.sR eappearance, man’s lied, and bidding “ good night' IAIOIJ I UIIUIILU lire IVO|#pvuiu«vv« Daring all his afterlife, that young nighteugales when the Ambermead roses exhale their delicious fragrance. In the old churchyard on the green hillside, a white monument gleams in the sunshine, whereon may. be traced the name of John Canute, specifying the date of his happy death, while below is engraven this inscription of two words—“And then."v.v . and “bless you” to Clara Harwell, he man never forgot the solitary night-walk retraced his steps homewards, and found when he lost hi« way beneath a beautt- supper ready; and tbe handsome strati- j spangled summer sky ; the stars ger so obviously ready to do justice to seemed to form the letters, “Aodihen?-’’ the frugal fate,.that Mr. Canute jocu- [he soft night-breeze seemed to whisper larly remarked. “Keen air:” to which his ear “Aud then?” lariy remarked, “Keen air;” to which the stranger replied in tho same strain, It is truehehadgaiyed the intelligence “ Fine scenery j” on which the host add- j he sought resp ectingtheiomates of Am ed, “An artist?” when the youth laugh- j bermead Hall; but he had.laid bare bis ing outright, said, “ An indifferent one, J own folley for the inspection . of Mr. indeed.” After a pause, and Buffering | Canute ; aud in return, he had listened his mirth to subside, he continued, “Are to no reproof—no tiresome lecture you always 60 economical in words, vouchsafed from prosy age to ardent air ? Doa’t yon sometimes find it diffi- youth, but simply two words' had pen- cult to carry on conversation in this j etrated his heart, and set him arthinking strain?” . . j seriously. Mystic liitle'wordu! “And p Atairs, over the Shoe * :kB< t^^All order* pi **• and dupatch. Atheaq J^ne 24, 1352 . hop ofratrick liarry,on fain Street, where he will i© happy to receive order* ’or cutting and making all rindjiof garments, or other work it>hi* line of bosi pt!y e-ecuted with post one; though tho suffering might be pro tracted, there was no hope of ultimate recovery, and an air of gloom reigned over the village of Ambermead, where once the .sweet spring and summer tide brought only sport and glee. Amber- mead was noted for a profusion of rich red roses, exhaling delicious fragrance; and for the song of inumerable nighting- gales, whose harmonious concerts re sounded amid the umbrageous groves, sheltering the bamlel on every side, and extending beyond the old Kail of Am- bertneacj; But now, although the roses bloomed and the birds sang, serious faces looked from the cottage doom; And while the younger villagers foig»t .their usual pastimes, the elders convers ed apart in whispers, always directing their glances towards the hall, as if the sufferer within those thick walls could be disturbed by their conversation^— This sympathy wns called forth not only by the ciicumstances of Mr. Harwell being their ancestral landlord, tbe last of an impoverished race, but from his al ways having lived among them as a friend and: neighbor—-respected as a superior, and beloved as an equal.— Their knowledge also of the squire's de cayed fortunes; and that oq his dsath, You don’t," replied Mr. Canute,[then?” smiling and imperturbably good-natur ed. “ Not 1” cried the youth; “and I For nearly three years after Mr. Har ; well’s decease, tbe old Hall, contrary to general anticipation, remained nnien- want to ask you a half a hundred ques- anted, save by domestics left in charge, tions. Will you answer qio?” ^ » jriJMtoortioM &&»<■ un, l’ her “ I’ll try,” replied Mr. Canute. “ I’ve not long to stay, for I’m on a alking tour with a friend; but I Miss Clara had found shelter with her relative, Lady Ponsonby, though her memory was still fref-h and warmly cher- ee *PI ished among the humble friends in h«?r diverged to Ambermead, as I was anx-- j beautiful native village. -' Mr. Canute, if ious to see it. I’ve had a curiosity to see possible, more silent than ever, still re it for a long while; but my friend in 1 mained the village oracle : perhaps waiting for me at tbe market-town, eight more cherished than ofyorp, inasmuch -miles off, I think, and sbalfstrike across as he was tlie onlv ttkemettlp remaining the country fthen the moon is up, if you’ll give me a rest till then.” “ Most welcome,” said Mr. Canute courteously. ■ x . J. jj ^v> «^ 4 t “Ah ah!” quoth the Biranger, “if tbafsthe way you pursueyourdiscnurse, Frog Dialect. About tbe 20th of May the bull frogs will be sometimes out iu full cho rus; at least some of the peepers, but the eel-frogs haug. hack until it is time to bob for eels. These make a trilling the next day, paid his promised visit.— As Ned was about departing, saysMous. Gregorie— ,Ned, my boy, bring me ze grande plant—so me.sing vat younpt aeo pere~ 1 ' somesing vary extra-orditiario!’ ’Yes, Monsieur depend upon it, 1 will bnpg you something pice,’ was Ned’s promise.. Well, Ned finally went to Turkey— was abseut a year. About two or thtee days alter his return, while taking a stroll, who should Nod come in contact with but his old frieiHl,.Mods. Gregorio ; and then, for the first time since he had made the promise, Ned thought of the plant he was to bring home for Monsieur G.— Ned was puzzled. He knew an ac- tree months ze little blossom .will come, and zen he vill hubooti-ffitl. Alt ha! bO' "* garl zen I will have ze grande curiosi- •' - tie. Yes, sare, I viirkeep,’and Mon sieur G. was prof uso in his thanks to Ned for ze bootiful present. •: ‘ Mous. Gregorio took particular pains to make known among, his friends, thc ' fact that Ned had brought him a rare plant from Turkey ; and of course, all were anxious to see it, but not a sight - would the Frenchman give them until six mouths had expired when he was certain it would blossom. The six months expired, and no bloa- soms were visible. Another month went by and still Ze grand plant was the same*.— in appeapence as when Ned presented it to him. , . .. . At length the Frenchman became im patient. He was anxious to learn the name of the rare plant, and for that puss- lose he applied himself diligently to his looks but in vJn. If it would only blos som, he might be enabled to gtatify his curiosity. Or if he could see the. root of it, that he thought would enable him to learn its.species. But he was afraid to disturb it, that he would destroy it. Well/he waited an&her month, and no blossoms appearing,- he was deter mined to gratify bis curiosity by a sight at the roots of.the plant. So One mortal ing after he had partaken ot his coffee, he went to work, carefully displacitigtho dirt in which the plant was imbedded. Suddenly he started up jv-Uh-An- excla mation peculiar to excited Frenchmen, and horror, amazement and rage depict ed upon his countenance. Seizing his hat and placing it upon his head, out of. the street door he rushed. Down the street he rushed like a madman, as tonishing all who mot him. Turning a corner, he came in contact with a friend; up to him lie rushed, exclaming in an excited toue: “Ave you soon ’im—ze scoundrel—ze —ze ’avu you Been ’tin , sare ?” •Who---who doyoumean. Monsieur?’ asked his astonished friend^ ■ ‘ I vill—I vill kill—yes, by gar? I will cut him’im in ze leetlo’pieces.— Vote is ze tarn scoundrelle.Ned !’ ‘ Ned ? ’ OK yourfriend—— . ‘No, by gar! sare he is no—no friend of me, he is one poltroon—yes sare, one very bed rfewalle; I vill find him—I vill have satisfaction,’ exclamed the excited Frenchman. P ‘But,-my Aesijr-*Monsie«r.’yndS^T excited; pray tell me the cause ofii,’ ; .laid his fneridjerrdeavoting to quiet him. • Yes, by gar! 1 am very mooch ex cite—I vill kill ze tam rascalle.’- •But my dear’s^-, you cari’t bavp the pleasure of doing that,’ interrupted his friefid; ‘Nediaout of town—been gone these three months.’. ■- . / 'Y. This news seemed to increase tho excitement of 'the frenchman ; but after a while, with a great deal of epaxing and troublo, he was brought back to his sen^ m m sound, very different from the peepers- knowledgment of the fact would only in- of the beloved Harwell—rthq old faroil iar faces now 6eeu no more. He would listen, and they would talk, of dsysgone by; he felt the loss even more than oth ers, for he mourned a companion and friend in Mr. Harwell, and Clara had I don’t think I shall learn much from , been to the good Two Words au an adop- you. 1 hope, however, that 1 may get. j ted daughter. At length it wait rumour- a wife who will follow your example— | ed that Mr. Selby, the new proprietor a woman of two woids, in short; 8be’ll was soon expected to take possession of tinued springing of watchman’s rattle. The bull-frogs, as it is said, come out several times and go back again. hey must see their way clear through the bows before venturing permanently out of the profound mud. It is an adage, that they must look three times through their spectacles or glass windows (that is through the ice,) before they sing in full concert. Then the peepers being on a high key, with a singular sweet and lucid voice, somewhere betwixt a silver whistle and a glass bell, smacking little of the mud : “Ep eep-eep-eeep ! ee ee- ee ! eepee ! eepee ! peep-eep ! eepepee! eepepee!” a.ceomanied by a few trills 1 long continued, and a whole rabble of gluckers; but the big bassoon accom paniment comes efterward and you hear all flic several kinds at once, an enter tainment not unpleasant to musical ears. Read tide aloud : ' .■ ~ “ Gluckluck! gluckluck! gluck uck ! Luckluck ! luckiuck! Uckluck uck uck uckluck ! Goluck ! goluck! goluck ! go- luck ! Goluckle ! goluckle ! goluckle go- Gluckle, gluckle! Locklock! glock gluck glock I Ukuk uk uk! Ukker, ukket . gluckluck! Ep! eep! eep! eep! eep eep! eep! Ur-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! Doubloon! Doubloon! oun ! oon! gluckluck 1 gluck- be a rare specimen of ber bex!“ bis jiropet iy in due form ; moreover, “Ah ha!” ejaculated Mr. Canute. that he was on the point of marriage, “ But come, tell me, for time passes,” and that his young bridtf would accom- said the man. suddetdy becoming grave - pany him. Ill ropofta fly quickly ; and —“tell me all about Ambermead, amil: it had been circulated in former Utnep- the aquire—bow long he’s likely to last, that Mr. Selby was wild’and extravigant For, in fact, the friend I mentioned, who is with aw during this walluag tour, others, selfish antj profligate; rCquute bad not contradicted luck! eep! eep! weep! P ee PP“ e P peepee! Ka* kax! kaxkax-kekek. kek- ek \ Ek-ek 1 Btek-kek ! brekek ! Blek- keek! blelukek kwax-kwax! kwax-kwax! Brekekek, brekekek! Elfokek, ekekek . Kwax-kwax! kuax-kuax! uk-uk! uk- gluckluck, goluckle, goluckle goluckle, quockle-quoclde Okie, oklc, okle! okle and he didn’t choose to do that. Ned tried tp avoid him but it was ‘no go’— the little Frenchman espied him, and running up to Ned, seized both of his hands, and appeared to be in ecstacies at his old friend’s safe return ‘When you come, my boy? Why you no come an’ see your old friend, eh 1 Have you brought ze plant, my boy-?’ were all uttered by the apparently de lighted Mons. G. in almost one breath . °The last question was what Ned refin ed a deailner .’ He was at a loss for a reply, but finally he answered. ‘Oh! yea. Monsieur, and a fine one it is, too—the rarest one in the whole king dom of Tut key !” The little Frenchman almost danced with joy. ‘Vere be ’im, my boy, tell me; I will go and get him right away off,” exclaim ed Monsieur, and it was with the great est difficulty that Ned could prevail upon him to wait until the next day, when iio promised to send it to his residence. •1 vill vait, Ned my boy, till ze mor row ; send 'im to mo early,—you hear, my boy, vary early. Au rcceir!’ and Ned was glad to see the little French man depart. ‘What shall I do?’ soliloquized Ned. •I must ‘sell’ the Frenchman, that’s cer tain. But how’s the question. The fel low is acquainted with every plant in ex istence. What the devil abal! Ido? 1 have it r The next morning Ned despatched his aervaut to the residence of Monsieur G with ‘ze graude plant,' and a curious ‘ Veil, sare, I vill tell you ,’said lie to his friend. You know zo grande plant, vich I 'ave ever so longtime from Tur- . key—vell.it is one tam ’umbug! Ned, ::e scouudrelle ! he tell me vait one, two nix months, ze leetle blossoms vill come.; !; -—Veil, sare, I vait, and vait ever so8^ long—:eight, nine months—for ze leetle blossoms, and zero come no such ting. Zen 1 ’ave greut curiosiiie to find ze name of ze tam zing, and I could no do ~ die ‘ ‘ root. zat. Bime-bye, 1 dig him for ze when’ sare, vat you ziuk I find, vat you stink v ^>Why reaiy. I coulden’t guess, Mon sieur.* ^ ‘ One tam leetle r-a-t ! Yes,- 3are, one tam leetle rat 1* exclamed the French- man, with as much excitement as ever. ‘But the plain, Monsieur; tell me what the plant was, said his frieud, who, with difficulty, could keep from laughing. ‘Ze plant? Sare, zere was no plani, it was ze tam rat’s tail 1 Ha ! sacrel i vill kill ze rascalle.* And off the Frenchmen rushed, leav ing his friend to indulge in an immense amount of laughter. It was a good joke, and after Monsieur got cooled off, he acknowledged tho fact; and after Ned’s return they uecame as good friends as ever.—N. Y. Dutch' won. • * ' . Sad Accidkxt.—During tlio heavey blow which prevailed on Sunday iast, a party consisting of six persons, five men and a lad about fifteen years of age, slat t ed from Mount Pleasent Village for this City; when between Castle Pinckney and Hog Island Channel, the boat cap sized in a sudden flaw, by which two of the pany were drowned, Henry Talley and die lad Charles Krpuss, in the em ploy of Mr. Glaussen, baker. The oth er four were saved throug ous exertions of Major Cre John LaDocee, who at some personal- risk to themselves, wont out to their as- aistaoce.—Char. S*9d*t& ¥ i--,'; . .

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Southern banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1832-1872, May 26, 1853, Image 1