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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1842)
MEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D.. COTTINCJ, Editor. No. 3.—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS GAIEIU terms: Published weekly at Three Dollars per annum if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the expi ration of six months. No paper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all arrearages. 13* hitters, on business, must he post paid, to insure attention. No communication shall be ■published, unless we are made acquainted with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first insertion, Seventy-fi re Ccn/sf-and for each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-five per cent, to those who advertise by the'year. Advertisements not limited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Exocutors, Ad ministrators, and Guardians, are required by law, to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sales of Personal Properly must be adver tised in like manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be publislted/orty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must be published weekly for four months; notice that application will be made for Letters of Administration, must be published thirty days; and Letters of Dismission, six months. Mail Arrangements. POST OFFICE, > Washington, Ga., January, 1842. $ AUGUSTA MAIL. ARRIVES. I Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M. j CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 21, P. M. ’ MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL. arrives. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. CLOSES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. ‘. CAROLINA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, anil Friday, at 11, A. M. closes. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. ATHENS MAIL. ARRIVES. Saturday and Wednesday,- at 9, A. M. OLOSUf. Saturday and Wednesday, :it A- M. ELBJSRfON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Thursday,-at 8, I’. M. | Thursday, at 8, P. M. LINCOLNTON MAIL: arrives. closes. Friday, at 12, M. \ Friday, at 12, M. WARE-MOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS, BEOAU-STR-EET, AUGUSTA, GA. j j3 JB WM. A. BEALL. < Cos, INFORM their fifiends and the public gener ally, that they continue the above business at their FIRE-PROOF WARE-HOUSE,on Brbad street, (formerly occupied by Rees & Beall,) and ; will receive and forward Goods of every descrip tion, collect Drafts, Notes, Bills or Acceptances; 1 and hope, by strict attention to business, to merit j a continuance and extension of patronage. JOHN ROBSON & Cos., Grocery Merchants, will act as our agents at Madison. September 1, 1842. 18t 1 (JOTTING & BUTLER, ATTORNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE over G. P. Co zart’s Store. .i i.mary, 1842. ~8 Reduction : TIIE Subscriber respectfully informs the public, that owing to the change in times, he will work at the following reduced prices: Putting’in Main-spring, 82 00 “ Hair “ 1 00 “ Verges, 2 50 “ New Chain, 1 50 “ best Lunett Chrystals,- 75 “ Flint “ 50 “ Common “ .07 h Cleaning Lever Watch, 1 50 “ Common “ 75 ‘And all other work in proportion. ET Work entrusted to his care will be prompt ly and faithfully executed, and as the prices are considerably reduced, he hopes still to receive a share of public patronage. ID* All work warranted, and unless satisfac tion is given, no charge made. R. 11. VICKERS. May 5,1842. 56 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Octo ber next, at the Court-House door in El bert county, agreeably to an order of the Honor able the Inferior Court of Eibert county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary’, three Tracts of land in Eibert County one containing Five Hun dred and ninety-nine acres more or less on Big Powder Bag Creek, adjoining lands of Reuben L. Tyler and others-, one on Gum Branch adjoining lands of J. Waters and others, containing two Hundred and forty acres more or less; and the other containing Eight Hundred acres more or less on Powder Bag creek, adjoining lands of John McDonald and others, being all the lands belonging to the estate of Angus McCurry de ceased, lying in Elbert County; sold for the ben efit of the heirs of said deceased. Terms will be made known on the and. of sale, this 22d July 1842. JOHN McCURRY, Admr. July 28i 48 STOVALL, SIMMONS & Cos. It’ FACTORS AND COMMISSION - MERCHANTS, AUGUSTA, GA., RESPECTFULLY renew the tender of their services in the above business. Intending to av oid .speculation in Cotton,"as heretofore, tiieir undivided personal attention will bo given to the STORAGE AND SALE OF COTTON, and sucli other business as may be entrusted to tiieir care. They arc fully prepared to make liberal ad vances on Cotton, and from tiieir long experience in the Commission Business, hope for a fair share of patronage. Cotton consigned to them at Madison, and the other depots on the Georgia Rail Road, may be simply directed to 8.8. & Cos., in a note to the Agents of the Road, who will return a receipt by tlie Wagoner. Goods, in like manner, will be forwarded to the interior, as directed, with des patch. All the Banks in Augusta are paying specie, and its currency is equal to any in the Union.— Planters may, therefore, confidently expect sound money for Cotton sold in this city. The stocks of Groceries, Bagging, and other Staple articles, are ample and daily increasing, and are sold at very reduced prices. ID* We shall duly appoint an Agent at Madi son, with whom money will be deposited to ad vance on Cotton, which Agent may lie known on application to Mr. G. H.Thompson, the Rail Road Agent at the place. 8. S. & Cos. September 8,1842. (it 2 Notice to Debtors and Creditors. A LL persons indebted to the Estate of Allen Haliiday, late of VVilkes county, deceased, are requested to make payment immediately, and tlio.se having demands against the same are hereby notified to present the same in terms of the law, to NANCY HALLIDAY, Ex’x. September 8,1842. (it 2 Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of Abner Weilborn, late o! Wilkes countyvdeceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having demands will present them for pay ment, in-terms of the law, to N. WYLIE, Ex’r. September 8, 1842. 2 TUB Copartners!!neretofore existing at ,''•■■■ ‘ IK.fIVP ti„ i'•.;[).■;■ er ship name ands ‘. ‘ T’.D, HESTER, &. Cos.- was dissolvei! the diet December la.- Said Copartnership being co'_..iio.-eti 01 Wade Speed, James M. Hester, nod i nah O. Tate. U. O TATE. May 3, 1842. - 36 Lantlss for State* JfrrA The Su'nsor, or oil. . ..r sale his Plantation, on Savaixaii River, forty miles above Augusta, < ...saining (1,053) one thousand and fifty-three Acres,; denning lands of Messrs. Cantelow and Antliony ; about six hundred Acres in the wood with a good framed Dwelling-House, a lir-d-rate Gin-House and Racking Screw, a barn Crib, and other out-buildings necessary for a farm. Also, one other Tract containing (140) one hundred and forty Acres, adjoining the above tract, the Land is of the first quality for Corn, Cotton, or small grain, well watered with several good Springs of as pure water as any in the up-coun try. Also, his House and Lot in the village of Lincolntou, attached to which is (10U) one hun dred Acres of Land, of which sixty is in the woods. If not sold privately, wilLbe offered to the highest bidder on the fourth Monday in Oc tober next. Any person wishing to purchase such Lands will be induced to trade after exam ining the above premises no doubt. The terms will be'easy. N. FOX. • Lincolnton, August 20,1842. 1 To the Planters of Georgia. A PENNY SAVED IS TWO PENCE EAKNED. rpHE Subscriber is now offering to the Far- JL mers of Georgia, “MIMS’ WROUGHT -IRON PLOUGH STOCK,” invented by the Messrs. Seaborn J & Marshall Mims, oi Oc lebbahan county, Mississippi, and patented by riiem. This PLOUGH in every respect is the most desirable PLOUGH STOCK ever offered to a planting community. It combines durabili- j ty with convenience—it will last a great many j years without repair or expense, and will admit of every variety of Plough I foes, (three tooth harrow excepted,) with psrfect convenience and 1 facility—it is not heavier than the ordinary wood en stock, yet far stronger, and being so very sim ple in its construction,’ that any blacksmith in die country can make them. Sample Ploughs may be seen and tried at Mr. Dense’s Shop in Milledgeviile ; at Mr. Martin’s Shop in Sparta, and at Mr. F. B. Biliingslea’s in Washington, Wilkes county. Let the Farmer examine the Pi ugly and he will purchase the right to übe them. The Subscriber proposes to sell county rights on the most accommodating tends. (D° All communications on this subject, post paid, addressed to me at Miliedgeville, or Wash ington, Wlikes county, will meet with immedi ate attention. ‘ B. 1,. BARNES, Agent for S. J. & M. Mims. January 27, 1841. 22 months after date application will be *- made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Ordi nary, for leave to sell a Negro Girl by the name of Polly, belonging to the Estate of Thomas Jones, late of said county deceased. MARTHA P. JONES, Ex’x. July 7,1842. m4m 45 GEORGIA, Elbert county. months after date application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county,-while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to the Estate of Robert Middleton, deceased, this 22d July, 1842. THOMAS J. HEARD, Adm’r. de bonis non. 1 July 29, 1912. m4m 4* WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) SEPTEMBER 15, 1842. From Allison’s History of Europe. SINGULAR STORY : PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AND PRINCE LEOPOLD. The following story is no doubt believed , by Mr. Allison ; and lie has, as be says, authority for it, which lie no doubt thinks sufficient. But when making charges of this nature in a work of this pretention, he ought, in despite of delicacy, to possess the public with what his authority is, that they may judge of it. We say charges, because it is evident, if not to Mr. Allison, that his story represents the King of the Belgians as an unscrupulous trifler with the affections of every woman that fell in his way, and an impudent and unprincipled fortune-hunter, ready at any time to propose to any body, and to sell himself to the best advantage. “One other circumstance, of domestic in terest in its origin, but of vast importance in its ultimate results, deserves to bo re corded of this eventful period. x\t Paris, during the stay of the Allied Monarchs, there was Lord , who had filled with acknowledged ability, a high diplomatic situation at tiieir head-quarters during the latter period of the war. His lady, of high rank, had joined him to partake in the fes tivities of that brilliant period, and with her a young relative, equally distinguished by her beauty and talents, then, appearing in all the freshness of opening youth. A fre quent visiter at tiiis period in Lord s family was a young officer, then aid-de camp to the Grand Duke Constantine, a younger brother of an ancient and illustri ous family in Germany, but who, like many other scions of nobility, had more blood in his veins than money in his pocket. The young aid-de-camp speedily was captivated by the graces of the English lady ; and when .the Sovereigns were about to set out for England, whither Lord was to ac company them, he bitterly lamented the scantiness ofhis finances, which prevented him from following in the train of such at tractions. Lord good huinoredly told him he should always find a place at his table when he was not otherwise engaged ; and that he would put him in the way of seeing all the world, in the British metrop olis, which he would probably never see to such advantage again. Such an offer, es pecially when seconded by such influence, proved irresistible, and the young German gladly fbllouwd liit mlO Loudon. He was j there speedily introduced and ere longdis- ; tinguished by the Princess Charlotte, whose ; projected alliance with the Prince of Or ange had recently before been broken off, Though the Princes remarked him, howev er, it was nothing more at that time than a passing regard ; fordier thoughts then were more seriously occupied by another. Hav ing received at the same time what lie deem ed some encouragement, the young soldier proposed to the Princess, and was refused; and subsequently went to Vienna during the silting of the Congress at that place, where his susceptible heart was speedily engrossed in another tender affair. Invin cible obstacles, however, presented them selves to the realization of the Princess Charlotte’s views, which had led to her first rejection of the gallant German. Ho re ceived a friendly hint from London to make his attention to tile fair Austrian less re markable ; he returned to the English cap ital,again proposi ti to the English Princess, arid Was accepted. It was Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg ; and his subsequent desti ny am! that ofhis family, exceeds all that romance has figured of the marvellous.— He married the Heiress of England ; after her lamented end espoused a daughter of France; ho accepted the crownofßelgium. In consequence elevation, one of his nephews has married the heiress of Portu gal, another the Queen of England, and the accidental fancy of a young German offi cer for a beautiful English lady, has in its ultimate results given three kingdoms to his family placed on one of his relatives the crown of the greatest empire that has exist ed in the world since the fall of Rome, and restored to England, in hazardous times, the inestimable blessing of a direct line of ! succession to the throne. A House of .Mourning. —Passing along one ofthe streets of our town a day or two since, our attention was arrested by the mournful shrieks of a female. They were so piercing and laden with anguish, that we approached the house and entered it, hop- , ing it might be in our power to assuage the sufferings of the disconsolate. “O! that 1 had never been a mother! my babe! my babe!” ‘ hurst in agony from the poor, broken heart ed mother, as she knelt over a little coffin, kissing the marble corpse of her beautiful babe. Death had passed lightly over the budding flower, nor marred its loveliness as he plucked it from its parents’ bosom. Beautiful in death, the disconsolate mother hung over her helpless innocent, bathing it in tears and caresses, with an ardor'of af fection and bitterness of anguish, which a parent only can feel. It was the third lit tle lamb that had been snatched from her bosom within a few weeks. Truly was it the House of Mourning. A scene of deep er, more searching anguish, never stirred our sympathies. We, would have proffer ed consolation to the bruised and broken spirit, hut there was none. Nothing but a searchingspirit of the Almighty could have reached the depths of her affliction, and giv en comfort to her thrice broken heart. But the Angel of death has borne her sweet lambs as puro offerings at the shrine of PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. , Heaven, where she may one day again clasp them to her now disconsolate and bleeding bosom.— Ft. Hick. Eagle. From the Magnolia for August. RE VOLUTION ARY RE MIN ES CENCES. BATTLE OF CEDAR SPRINGS. The battle of Cedar Springs, in Spartan burg District, altho’ one of considerable im portance, both as it regards the number of persons.engaged, and the consequences Which ensued, is not mentioned in any his tory of tfie American Revolution, or of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.— The following account of tiiis battle, and the interesting incidents connected with it, are from the lips of a highly respectable and intelligent son of Col. White, who com manded a battalion in the battle of the Cow pens, and bore a conspicuous part through out the Revolutionary war, in the “upper country.” Col. Clark, of Georgia, well known in the American Revolution as a bold, active and useful officer, was on his march into North Carolina, with a regiment of refugee wliigs, lbr the purpose of joining the Amer ican army, then expected from the North, ’['he news ofhis march reached the ears of j Col. Ferguson, who immediately despatch. ; ed Major Dunlap, of the British army, with I a detachment of troops, consisting princi pally of tories, for the purpose of intercept ing Col. Clark and his regiment of militia. The Colonel, not expecting an attack from the enemy, had encamped for the night, two or three miles from the Cedar Springs, when he was alarmed by the firing of a gun by one of Major Dunlap’s soldiers. It is said that this soldier, whose name is not at pres ent remembered, was a tory, who felt some compunctious vjsitings at tiie idea of sur prising and capturing his countrymen, and took this opportunity of giving them infor mation of an approaching eneinv. lie pre- ! tended, however, that his gun went off aeci- I dentally, and he wasnot suspected of treaeh- j cry. Col. Clark immediately decamped, and marched to Cedar Springs, where he j passed the night undisturbed. Maj. Dun- \ lap, not thinking it prudent to pursue the j Americans in the night, took possession of Col. Clark’s encampment and waited for i day. Josiah Culverson, noted in Spartan- j burg District, for his daring and desperate I courage, had left the American camp that j evening, for the purpose of returning home, j two or three,miles distant, ill order to upend I the night. He came hack, about daylight, expecting of course, to find CofXClark and j his regiment. But as ho rode into the j camp, he observed the army seemed to pre sent a different appearance from what it did the evening before. He, nevertheless, rode on to where he expected to meet Col. Clark, before lie became convinced that he. j was in the midst, of the enemy’s camp.— ! With extraordinary coolness and presence of mind, lie then leisurely turned round, j and rode very slowly out of the encamp- | ment, with his trusty rifle lying on the pum- j me lof his saddle. As lie passed along, lie saw the dragoons catching their horses, and other preparations making (o strike up the line of march. When Out of sight of the British, he put spurs to his horse, and went in the direction lie supposed Col. Clark had gone. Whilst in tiie enemy’s camp, he had doubtless been taken for a tory who was a little ahead of the others in his preparation for inarching. He overtook Col. Clark, and found ffiim in readiness for the attack of.Major Dunlap. In a short time, too. that officer made his appearance, and a warm engagement ensued. The British and to ries were repulsed with considerable loss. The Americans sustained very little injury. Major Dunlap hastily fled the country, and by this means the citizens were rid of a most dangerous and troublesome enemy. Col. Clark pursued his march into North Carolina. During this engagement, Cul verson was met by a dragoon some distance from the main battle, who imperiously de manded his surrender, which Culverson re plied to with his rifle, and felled the dragoon from his horse. The next day, when tho dead were buried, this dragoon was thrown into a hole near where lie lay, and covered wjth the ear'll. Ho had in his pooket when buried some peaches, from which a peach tree sprang, and was known for years af terwards to bear fruit. His grave is yet to ! bo seen, hut tho peach tree has long since : disappeared. The graves of some twenty or thirty others who fell in this engagement, arc also to be seen at this time. A Thousand Miles in a Thousand Hours. —Mr. Thos. Ellsworth commenced yester day, at 12 o’clock, on tlm Cambridge trot ting course, a feat never before attempted in tiiis country. He is to walk a thousand miles in a thousand hours—walking one mile in each and every hour for 41 days and 16 hours !— Boston Notion- Abstinence easier than Temperance. —ln Robert’s life of Hannah Moore, we are told that in 1783, Hannah Moore sat next to Dr. Johnson at a dinner party at the Bishop of Chester’s house: She says, “I urged him to take a little wine ; he replied “ I can’t drink a little, child, therefore I never touch i*.. Abstinence is as easy to me as temper ance would be difficult.” A BRIGHT BOY. “ Boy, what’s your name ?” “ Robert, sir.” “ YVhat’s your other name ?” i “Bob, sir.” “ Who’s your father V “ Dad “ From the Crystal Fount. TIIE DUEL. BY JAMES 11. aIK.MAN. ‘ Again, another chance !’ exclaimed Cy rii Thornton, as lie threw the purse on j the table from which his opponent had j list j swept a pile of gold ; ‘ another chance —for | I leave not this place till I beggar myself or you 1’ : ‘ Well,’ said his companion, in a cool, ’ sarcastic tone, contrasting strongly with the 1 hurried manner of Thornton, ‘as you choose,’ and once more tho place of deposit was replenished. Again the fatal cards were dealt. Thornton with a spasmodic ! efTort grasped his cards, and his face be : came, if possible, paler than before. The clock chimed tiie midnight hour—the lamps : shod a fitful light upon the gamesters, as they sat facing each other playing that fearful game which was to befgar the one or the other. The crowd which in the first of the evening had filled the place, had gradually diminished, —tiie conversation had almost ceased ; the clatter of glasses was over, yet still there sat the two gam biers intent on their games. ‘ Once more !’ said Thornton, and he grasped the glass of brandy at his side, and swallowed at almost one draught th ‘ a ing liquid ; once more for life or ’ 1 ‘ ‘ As you wish,’ said Stanley. V 111 panion ‘though I tell you ohee for all, l go not hack from the agreement; 1 will not again lend you for a chance to win hack ; this night shall your fortune if it fall in niv hands stay there.’ l Ee it so !—the eleven foot has shown itself. Once I thought you my friend ; made a companion of you, entrusted you with my secret, and what is my reward ? You have made me a drunkard, a gambler, and now we arc to close tiie scene. 1 per haps am to be a beggar and you are to rev el in my wealth, stolen —aye, stolen, I say, for you have made me what 1 am !’ ‘ Play on,’ said Stanley, not appearing to notice the taunting speech of his oppo nent —‘ play on, and talk afterward, per haps you may win—luck is not like a run ning stream, always one way, and a demo niac smile passed over liis features. The game progressed and the pale faceofThorn ton grew paler still, as card after card was thrown down, and passed to his comrade’s side; great drops of perspiration rolled j from his forehead as each card was thrown j down, and a tremor aoamad to shake his : whole frame. He held his last card in his hand, and his finger played convulsively over it as lie waited on his opponent to play. With the calm and collected manner of one who feels that he is secure, Stanley threw down the card. Thornton gazed at it as he found it impossible to read his fate. A moment more, and with an oatli lie covered it with his own, and buried iiis face with ids hands and as the sound of the last wreck of liis ample fortune fell upon his ear, as it pas sed into the coffers of liis companion, lie tot tered as if lie would have fallen to the floor. A large draught from the intoxicating howl at his side, restored him to liis wonted firm ness, and paising his eyes, he glared upon his former friend, with the look of a fiend. Unabashed he met Ills gaze, and even smi led as he said ‘ Bad luck to-night, rather hard, but stout hearts don’t give up, all is not lost. Play again, said lie V ‘ Play again !’ said Thornton, angrily, | ! you scoundrel, yon have beggared me, j made me a beast, won my last guinea by j your hellish arts, and now you taunt me,! insult me. Play again ! what with ? have j you not won houses, land, money, and e ven the jewels of the only being on earth I | loved, my sister, pledged to raise money to j feed your now overgrown coffers, fijled by ‘ tiie insanity of such as me !’ ‘Stop! not so furious, you’ll raise tiie house. That sister.of yours I had almost forgotten her ; a sweet girl, I remember 1 fell in love with her once, a vcjy pretty young lady ; she would"make an excellent companion ; but you ask ‘ play again ! yes you have something more.’ ‘ Name it that once more I may try— Dame Fortune may prove more propitious, and I can’t be worse ; name it I say.’ ‘ Your sister, I’ll ’ ‘ Hold! how dare you ask me to stake my sister on a gaming table with sucli an one as you ? rather would I send my own soul unwashed, unannealed into tiie pres ence of God, than see her a victim in your hands.’ ‘ Not so fast, my fiery friend, I made no such proposition. lam in want of a wife, and would rather have her without your for tune, than the fortune without her.’ ‘ What is the stake ?’ ‘ Why, I place your fortune, all tiiat I have, now on the table, against which you are only to stake your influence with that fair sister of yours; if I win you are to cease all opposition, use your influence over her, and persuade her to become the wife of good Mr. Stanly. And more, should I succeed in the suit one way or another, I will re store one half of your money ; do you ac cept ?’ Thornton answered not, but sat still with his face buried iii his hands; some mo ments passed, and he raised his head and exclaimed. ‘ I will; and oil God ! if I lose,’ —and he shuddered as the thought passed through his mind. Again were tiie cards distribu ted and the game commenced which was !to decide this fearful stake; his sister a i gainst iiis fortune. The night was almost gone, yet there M. J. KAPPEL, Printer. | sat the two gamblers playing that dreadful game, tho clock tolled the morning hour, ; and men were already stirring about their ! business, and by tiie dim light ofthe lamp, aided by the breaking of morning, threw way their cards. The countenance ot Thornton, was haggard and care worn— dissipation had made it had enough, hut now the conflict which raged within made it fearful to look upon. Tiie last card was about to be played ; liis eye-balls almost started from ids head, as lie leaned over the table and watched his comrade’s card, jlt was thrown. With a fearful yell lie hurled the card down and grasped liis com rade by the collar, and with a horrid okti:, almost hissed out the words ‘Scoundrel! cheat,’ and with one blow, felled him to the floor. Hr. iiad lost ! * * * * * * Full many a prayer, emanating from the fond heart of a mother, had been wafted to heaven for Cyril Thornton, when in liis boyhood’s days lie was innocent and hap py. The only son, all the affection of his father’s heart centered in him, and his you i h gave “bright promise of future useful ness. His parents were wealthy ; their only children, Cyril and the sister to whom we have alluded, were educated with all watchfulness which could be bestowed. Yet blinded by custom anti fashion, one t* ■ was neglected, and before young i noniton was twelve years old he could drink his glass of wine at his father’s table with all the grace and politeness of a well bred gentleman. Soon after lie became of age, both liis pa rents died leaving him and his sister sole possessor of liis father’s wealth. London lias too many young men in its pecincts who live on their friends, for Thornton to lie long without a companion of this kind, and soon Stanley was installed as liis inti mate friend. And lie could not have found a worse one; suffice it to say his whole aim was to ruin Thornton and possess him self of liis property. To accomplish tiiis he led him to places frequented by gamb lers alone, and Thornton was by early ed ucation prepared to become one of tiie so cial circle where the glass circulated iree ly, and soon there was seldom a night that he returned home not more or less intoxi cated. His fortune began to disappear and melt away before tiie gaming table ; his sister entreated him to break off from Stan ly, and even refused to see him when at tiie house, hut still lie continued to haunt these places, and night after night was spent in fruitless endeavors to win back the losing of the preceding night. Not many months had passed in this scene of dissipation, when wo find him sea ted in one of the worst gambling holes of the city, where the scene transpired which we have described in the beginning of our tale. Lost to all shame and honor, lie had gambled away his own and liis sister’s for tune, and at last played that fearful game. When near tiie close of the game he had observed something unusual in his com rade’s manner, and on watching him close ly saw him change liis card and play false ly. When Stanly arose from the floor not a word passed, but casting a look of hatred and defiance at Thornton, passed from the room. As lie expected, the next day Thornton received a challenge v.liich was instantly accepted. Life had become intoli ruble, and I: almost hoped to he killed in tho du el. He wrote a farewell letter to liis sis ter, ai.d after making hi.-, v. raeg-.uie: •. tor cncouavr, retired 1 to a f"V : 1. ; j. Morning come, and with a frier. . ii • pr_ needed to the place of meeting. .V word passed between him and Stanly.— Tiie ground was measured, they took their places, and at the word wheeled, raised their arms, and fired. Both hulls took ef fect. With a yell, Thornton leaped into tiie air and fell heavily upon the turf.— Stanly clasped liis hands to liis breast, and slowly sank to the ground —in a few min utes he too was dead. Thornton's sister had received his letter and was anxiously waiting his return, hoping that to him the duel had not been fatal. Hearing a noise she stepped to the door, and borne in tiie arms of his attendants, accompanied by a physician', the body of her brother was brought in—a victim of the gambling ta ble and the intoxicating ho- -!. A TEMPERANCE ANECDOTE. The Washingtonians are driving a noble business among the old soakers of this city. On Thursday evening tiie church in Poyd ras-street, was literally ernmme I, and ma ny hard drinkers we have no doubt, was taken out of tiie gutter. Among a great many pleasant anecdotes related by the speakers was one defining the unpleasant position of a certain Deacon who wanted to be temperate without signing the pledge, tie had been importuned to that effect until he became so outrageous that lie arose, and before the Temperance Society, delivered a speech in favor of moderate drinking. He was allowed to proceed, and at its termina tion he seized his hat, walked down the aisle with great dignity. There was pres ent an old toper, who, at that moment, wah about as full as ha could well be, and being mightily tickled at the Deacon’s speech, lie staggered from his seat, and tipped the Dea con on his shoulder, exclaimed, “ I say— hie—Deacon them’s my sentiments! I’ll stand by you—hie—old feller, in them ’ere> doctrines! So let's go out and liquor!” The Deacon finding that his “ moderate drinking” doctrines placed him in such dis graceful fellowship, went hack and signed The pledge ! A r . O. Jeffersonian^ [VOLUME XXVIII.
