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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D. €r. COTTIxIICrf, Editor. No. 41.—NEW SERIES. J NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. terms: Published weekly at Three Dollars per annum if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three Dollars anil Fifty Cents, if not paid till tho expi ration of sjx months. No paper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without tho settlement of all arrearages. ET Litters, on business, must hr post pet id,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, Scvcnty.fi re Cents; and foreikh sub ’ sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-live per cent, to these 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 Executors, 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 Property must be adver tised in like manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the i Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must be published 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, Get., January, 1843. \ AUGUSTA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M. CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 12, M. MILLEfDGEVILLE MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. i CLOSES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CAROLINA MAIL. ARRIVES. / Mondty, Wednesday, and Friday, at ft, A. M. CLOSES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6, A. M. LEXINGTON MAIL. ARRIVES. Tuesday and Saturday, at 2, P. M. CLOSES. Monday and Friday, at 9, A. M. ELBERTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Thursday, at 8, P. M. j Thursday, at 8, P. M. LINCOLNTON MAIL. ARRIVES- CLOSES. Friday, at 12, M. j Friday, at 12, M. vestas at. sara m. ATTORNEY AT LAW. :! j ’ Office in Mr. Barnett’s new building, North west corner of the Public Square. Washington, Wilkes county, Ga., ) * December 22, 1842. £ 17 COTTING Sc BUTLER, ATTORNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE in the rear of Willis & Hester’s Store. January, 1843. 28 Dentistry* JOHN A. CLEVELAND, Dentist, expects to be in Washington in the course of two or three weeks. May 25,1843. New Goods. The Subscriber has receive.! fit m New. York and Charleston, a splendid assortment of Staple and Fancy Adapted to the present and approaching Season. Also, a general assortment of Hardware and Cutlery, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Bonnets, Sadlery, Drugs Sc Medicines, Paints, Oils, Groceries and Confectionary- All of which will be sold on the mot:: rea sonable terms for Ca . <.r Credit. A. A. CLEVELAND. Washington, Ga., May 25, 1843. 4t To Tax Payers* *- rTIHE Receiver of Tax Returns is required -1. by law to deliver a copy of the Digest of Taxable Property to the Clerk of the Inferior Court on or before the first day of July : I here by give notice, that the Receiver’s Book will be closed on the 20lh day of June—those who are yet in default will do well to make their returns by that time. I will attend in Washington on the first Tuesday in June—also, on Tuesday and Wednesday the 13th and 14th days of June, for the purpose of receiving Returns of Taxable property. G. G. NORMAN, R.T. R., Wilkes countv. j May 25,1843. 39 GEORGIA, ) Whereas, Zadock Smith, ad- Wilkes County. £ ministrator on the Estate of James Boatwright, deceased, applies to me for letters of Dismission. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office wJhiii the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under mv hand at Office, this 24th day of May, 1843. JOHN 11. DYSON, c. c. o. Mnv 25- m6m 39 BOOTS AND SHOES. 100 pr. Kip peg’d. Brogans, at SI to 1 .121, cts. 100 “ Call, Lasting, and Morocco Gaiter Shoes, from $2 to 2 00 cts. per pair, a fine ar ticle, and made to order. 15 dozen Ladies’ Kui Suppers and fancy Chine Buskins at $1 to 1 25. Ladies’ CaJf and Kid walking Shoes, Children’s Brogans and Slippers, of nearly every variety. Just received and lor sale by • HEARD & BROTHER June 1, 1843. Georgia Msukeesas. 100 pieces Georgia Nankeens, at SI 12Jceu;. a piece. Just received and for sale by HEARD & BROTHEK. June 1,1843. 40 Molasses, kc. 15 barrels New-Orleans Moiasses, Cider and White-wine Vinegar, Ginger, Pepper, and Allspice, Weeding iloes, Scythe Blades, Collins’ Axes, Trace Chains, In Store and for sale low for Cash, bv HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 Bleached Sheetings A superior article, of 12-4 Sea-Island, “ -“ “ “ 12-4 Linen Sheetings at 87j cents per vard. For sale by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1, 1843. 40 Mails ! Kfails I >25 kegs Nails just received, and for sale at 7 cents per pound bv the keg. HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 Sheetings and Shirtings. 12 bales Brown Sheetings and Shirtings, just received and for sale at 5 to 10 cts. per yard, by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1, 1843. 40 CANDLES: CANDLES l 5 boxes best Sperm Candles, at 33 cts. per lb. ! 10 “ Hull & Sons best Patent Candles, at 17 j cents per pound, just received and*for i sale by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843! 40 Sugar and Coffee. 6 Ilhds. best New-Orleans Sugar <ft 8 cts. per pound, 2 Ilhds. 2d quality do. at 7 cents per lb. 2,000 lbs. Rio and Java Coffee, at 12£ cents. 1,000 “ Refined Loaf Sugar, at 12A “ 1,000 “ best Steam-refined Sugar at 14£ cents, Just received and for sale by HEARD &l BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 m&m* 20 cases latest style Hats, consisting of biack fasionable Fur, Silk and Cassiinere, Black and white Broad-brim Hats, just received and will be sold at 25 per cent, below the ordinary prices, by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1.1843. 40 •/ttasosne Celebration vF* The members of the * iL'* Philomathea Lodge, All J will assemble at their Hall, in Elbert on, on Sat urday the 24th day of ■'‘ l jr r y i if?r! June next,*A. L. 5843, at 11 o’clock, A.M., whence r *J} j cession to the Methodist Church, where an Ad dress will be delivered by one of the Brethren. Tho Brethren of the neighboring Lodges and Chapters—also, transient and visiting Brethren, are particularly invited to join the procession with their proper badges and jewels, and the citizens genera liv are invited to attend at the Church. W. B. BOWEN, Secretary. May 18,1843. 38 ADMIN I STM ATOIt’S SALE. “'OU’ILL be -old on Thu today the tw.-nty * * second day of June next, at tho late •ea:- dence of ('.lnborn Sandidgc, deceased, in Eloert I county, ail the Perishable i'i vrty (except the ! Negroes,) belonging to the Estate of said de- j ceased, consisting of Horses, Cows, Hogs, Sheep, ! Corn, Fodder, Household and Kitchen Furni- i ture, Plantation Tools, and’many other ard-des j not here mentioned. Sale to continue from day I to day until all is sold. Terms will be made known on the day of sale. JAMES M. SANDIDGE, ), . ANDREW J. SANDIDGE, ( A v ‘ May 3, 1813. eow-lt 37 GUARDIAN’S SALE. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in July nexi, before the Court-House dour in the Town oi Warrenton, Warren county, between the legal hours of sale, the following property, to-wit : .. ot a Tract of Land, containing three Acres, more or less, lying in the counties of Warren and Taliaferro, situated on the waters of Beaverdam Creek, adjoining lands ot R. V. Asburv and others, belonging to the minors of Joseph W. Luckett, late of Wilkes county, deceased—to-wit, Patrick H. and Robert E. Luckett—for the benefit of said minors. HUGH WARD, Guardian. May 1,1843. 9t 36 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. All I” ILL lie sold on the first Tuesday in Au ** gust next, before the Court-House door m Franklin county, agreeable to an order of the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, two Tracts of LAND in Franklin county, one of said Tracts containing two hundred and six Acres, more or less, adjoin ing lands of Samuel McCollum and others; the other Tract containing one hundred Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of John Ballenger and others. Sold as a part of the Lands belonging to the Estate o. Thomas Haynes, deceased.— Terms will be made known on the day of sale. LETTY HAYNES, 1 . , , BENJAMIN THORNTON, Jr. ( Adm rs May 25, 18*13. m2t 39 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) JUNE 8, 1813. JfttecrUauroHSi, PAUL PLIANT, OR THE MAN WHO COULDN'T SAY NO. BV THE AUTHOR OF YANKEE NOTIONS. Two negatives, they say, make an afiir motive Therefore I think it’s safe to sup pose :lm t Paul Pliant’s father and mother must bit’ * been ns negative a pair as ever came together, for Paul was the most affir i *iii.M* n,*n tlicit has yet been heard of.— tie i ways said ves’ to every thing that was said, proposed, suggested, insinuated, or, hinted to him. He was a true ‘admin istration man under all governments, nev er-being in the opposition He was one of diese over polite, over good natured, oh-be easv aequiescent mortals, who seem to be sent into the world for no other purpose than to show how much a man may suffer for want of a little contra mindedness.— ‘Yes.’ ‘Certainly.’ ‘By all means.’ ‘No doubt of it.’ ‘ With all my heart.’ ‘ Very happy to oblige you.’ ‘ Entirely at your service.’ ‘Oh yes.’ ‘Oh yes.’ ‘Oh yes.’ Such were Paul’s constant replies. | As to saying ‘ no,’ it was as impossible to get it out, as Macbeth’s ‘ Amen !’ When he had most need of denying, it stuck in his throat. I don’t know that he ever satin the Legislature, but I am sure that if ever he did, when the ‘ yeas had it,’ they had Paul also. He would not have cried 1 Nie Poswatam’ in the Polish diet, if the words could have demolished the partition treaty. Though he was not in the opposition, yet I think it hardly correct to call him a Jack son man, for he never vetoed any thing in his life, unless in the style of the honest country representative, ‘Mr. Speaker, I shall give my veto in favor of this hill.’— * In short, Paul was the very pink of assen tients—an incarnation of nem con. Now this is a very good character for a man to bear, on some accounts, for it gets one the reputation of a good natured fellow, and as the world commonly pretends to have a high opinion of a good natured fel low, and according to the proverb ‘ opinion is the queen of the world,’ the reader may think Paul muA have had a happy time of it. No such tiling. Paul’s good nature brought him embarrassments and vexations titan if he had been the crossest cur that ever snarled. I speak not of lend ing umbrellas—’tis the lot of mortality.— To lend money is about the same, though money lent sometimes comes back. But who would believe that a good natured man, merely by reason of his good nature, and for no other fault under the sun, could be ied througli such a rigmarole dance of ad venture by the perversity of fortune, that j he fought a duel and almost married a wi dow ! The widow Wilful was a lady - of a cer tain made the best of time, and time returned the compliment. Sim had shed many tears for the loss of her good man ; so she protested, and I cannot help thinking she spoke the truth, for she tried very hard to get another. However, this did not prove so easy a matter, for although she was not without charms, the men were shy. What could he the reason? She gave splendid parties, and had sparks and danglers without number, but it was"never a match. What could be the reason ? the reader will ask again. It is not exactly my business to tell, as the story will be plain enough without it, and if the reader cannot guess, it would not much help him to let out the whole mys tery. ‘ This is truly delightful’ said Paul, one evening, to the widow, as he leaned his arm over the back of the chair, worked his face up to the blandest of all his acquiescent smile -, and essayed some flattering compli ment concerning the widow’s fine entertain mi nt: ‘ This is truly delightful ; so much hilarity and cheerfulness—so many happy faces. I iove to look on them.’ Paul inadvertently raised his eyes as he tittered these words, and at the close of the spe> eh was looking straight into the wid ow’s face tie meant not the least harm in tise world ; bat the widow pretended to blush. She pursed up her pretty mouth. 1 Oh, Mr. Pliant, you are a great flatter ’ cut we know you are honest. You nev ay cue thing and mean another.’ ‘ Certainly by all means, my dear mad am.’ ‘But really, Mr. Pliant, my dear sir, when a gentleman tells a lady that he loves to look on her, you know that really is sig nificant.’ ‘ Oh yes, certainly ; you are quite right, madam.’ ‘ Well, you are frank, Mr. Pliant, and I shall certainly give you credit for sinceri ty. Another man might say ten times as much and I should never think of regarding it; but 1 know I can rely upon the word of so honorable a gentleman as Mr. Paul Pli ant.’ ‘ Holy on my word,’ surely you may, Mrs Wilful. I should be sorry if ’ ‘Oh, don’t mention it my dear sir. I never doubted for a moment; certainly you never would have hinted any thing like an attachment unless you had been sincere.’ ‘Certainly, ma’am,’ replied Paul, in great amazement, with the conjecture how he had been so unlucky as to say more than he meant; for Paul would as soon have thought ofjumping out of a steeple as of telling widow Wilful he felt an attach ment for her. ‘Certainly, by all means,’ j he continued to repeat mechanically, ‘ Oh ; yes, certainly.’ ‘ Pray, Mr. Pliant, he so good as to band : me a glass of water ; really, the room is so warm—just reach your hand.’ ‘Certainly, madam ; my hand is entire ly at your service.’ Paul was in such a flutter that he was not aware what he was uttering till the words were past recall.— ‘ Bless me ! what have I said !’ thought he to himself. But it was too late. ‘ Oh, Mr. Pliant, said she, blushing up to the ears, you are too generous. I mean you are almost too precipitate. Now, were it any other man, I should suspect him of trifling. But such a matt as Mr. Pliant— ’ ‘ Confound the jade !’ quoth Paul to him self, ‘ how shall I get out of the scrape ? I hope she isn’t going to faint. Mrs. Wil ful—madam—you know I say a thousand things of this sort. I can’t help it, you know.’ ‘That’s just as I always supposed, Mr. Pliant; a man of your sincerity and frank ness, can’t help uttering his true senti ments. Ah ! 1 like the honest man of all things ! Oh, Mr. Pliant, you are an honest man.’ ‘ Now this is too bad,’ thought Paul, in great tribulation. What shall I say ? ‘My dear madam, I certainly wish to be honest. Compliments, you know, are compliments; but when a man means nothing—vou know ’ ‘Certainly, Mr. Plant, you are quite right. When a man means nothing, lie should say nothing. 1 knew those were your sentiments. Wasn’t I right?’ ‘Oh yes, by all means; quite right,’ returned Paul in deeper embarrassment than ever. He found himself fairly caught; the widow’s eyes sparkled, and she lan guished three times at him. ‘ I won’t speak another word,’ said he to himself-— ‘ it only makes the matter worse.’ He snatched a cup of whipped cream and pretended to eat it. The widow saw his embarrassment, and whether she suspected his determination to resist all further attempts to entangle him or not, we do not exactly know ; but she was resolved not to let him escape. A si lence of some moments followed, till Paul finding he could not decently hold his tongue any longer, cast about for something innocent to say. After some hesitation up on a variety of topics, he judged it safe to admire the carpet —from the carpet, a nat ural transition was made to the pictures, and from the pictures to the window cui tains ; the window curtains led to the arm chair, the arm chair to the sofa, and the sofa toa pair of little babies in alabaster on the chimney place. ‘Charming! Delightful ! exclaimed Paul;’ not exactly knowing whether he meant to lie understood of the arm chair, or some other article of furniture. ‘ An’t they ?’ said the widow. 1 What have I said again ?’ quoth Paul to himself, baginning to tremble with appre hension. ‘ The furniture is in good taste, Mrs. Wilful ; very elegant—very fine.’ ‘All vanity, Mr. Pliant, said the widow, affecting a very solemn look—‘these things are all vanity.’ ‘ Oh yes—you are quite right—all vani ty, replied Paul, taking a spoonful of whip ped cream, and finding that he had got no thing in Ids mouth. • Ail! Mr. Pliant!’ said the widow lan guishingly. ‘ Yes, exactly so,’ returned Paul. • Exactly how, Mr. Plant, pardon me. 1 did not perceive the drift of your observa tion.’ ‘ Beg pardon, ma’am ; I was only saying —as you remarked, that everything was remarkably fine in this house'of yours, and that all is vanity or rather I should say, that one thing is needful.’ ‘ Ah, Mr. Pliant, I understand you ; you mean the furniture is complete except one article?’ ‘ Exactly so. Y'es ; tlmt is—if you think any tiling is wanting, replied Paul in con siderable perturbation, and glad to escape the appearance of finding fault, by any sort of equivoque. The widow clapped her handkerchief to 1 her face, and exhibited, or pretended to ex- 1 hibit, a slight emotion. ‘My dear Mr. Plant,’said she, in a tender voice, ‘it is impossible not to understand you. Y r ou mean a hus-husband ?’ ‘ A husband !’ exclaimed Paul, by the audacious boldness of the sugges tion. ‘ I know you meant so,’ returned the wid ow, sinking into the chair. ‘ Oil my dear sir, I feel quite over-embarrassed.’ Paul’s intellects were in such a cloudy state at this moment that he thought she was about to faint. He caught her hand, and was j just going to call for hartshorn, when she opened her eyes with an appearance of greater languor. I ‘ Oh, Mr. Pliant! the sincerity of this a vowal—you are sincere, Mr. Pliant.’ ‘ Certainly—yes,’ exclaimed Paul, for he I could say nothing else : he was a lost man. Tho widow kept fast hold of his hand.— Paul struggled to say something—he felt how desperately he was situated. ‘ Mrs. 1 Wilful,’ said he in great agitation ; ‘ldo not wish you to be deceived ; the fact is, I must speak plainly.’ ‘ My dear Mr. Pliant, I never thought you a deceiver. Oh! there arc some men who i are so deceiving!’ Paul was at his last gasp as tho widow uttered this pathetic exclamation. ‘ I must see the matter right this moment,’ thought he ‘or it will be all over with me !’ He threw himself into an attitude of earnest entreaty. ‘ Listen to me one moment mad am!’ said he, with as much firmness of voice as ho was master of—but luckless i man ’ His foot catching in the hearth rug, tossed him upon his knees in an instant, and the attention of the whole company being aroused by the fall, every body looked a round, and beheld Paul in supplication at the widow’s feet. He remained transfixed with horror and vexation, for two-thirds of a minute, and (hen, without uttering a word, niadc a leap for the door, and bolted out of the house. The next day, Paul’s adventure was the talk of the town, and the congratulations and condolence which he received from his friends on his engagement to the widow ] Wilful, almost drove him stark mad. Paul mv dear fellow, I give you joy ; but who would have thought you had the courage to j doit?’ ‘Paul, how could you have the I courage to do such a thing ?’ ‘ Paul, 1 wish you much happiness ; but widows are j such cunning things !’ ‘ Paul, it’s all over with you, then !’ &c. Such were the salu tations to which he was subjected for a j week ; ay, for nine days ; for so long must a wonder be allowed to last, especially ! when it gives people a privilege to remind , a man of his misfortunes. As to denying : the thing, that, of course, was out of the | question with Paul ; besides, had not a whole house-full of people seen him on his knees before the widow ? and did not tho whole town affirm that it was certainly a match ? Paul gave up in despair all thoughts of gainsaying or denial, and only hoped that some lucky accident would pop in between him and the dreadful catastro phe. ‘ Well, Paul, my conquering lu ro. whet: ! is to he tile happy day V asked his friend Tom Sly, with a look compounded of r* . ish sarcasm and good natured concern ‘ O yes, a very happy (lav it w ill he <•< > tainly, returned Paul, shrugging up In shoulders. ‘ Pretty soon. I suppose.’ ‘ Oh ves—soon enough, no doubt of that eh!’ ‘ ‘ Left it all pretty much to her, eh ? Well, that’s quite right; women love to have their way, hey, Paul ?’ ‘Exactly so, as you say,’ replied Pan! I with a half-suppressed groan. ‘ The widow is certainly a fine womo said Tom, with an almost malicious loo:-, of condolence. Paul made a very low bow, and a * desperate attempt to look smiling at tin compliment. 1 Mad a husband three years ago—died j one day, poor man !’ ‘ What ailed him ?’ said Paul, w ishing to turn the conversation, but feeling at the j same time an awkward sort of interest in the topic. ‘ They say she pinched hint to d-vith.’ j , ‘ Horrid !’ exclaimed Paul, with an In- ! voluntary shudder. ‘Though I don't altogether believe returned Tom, in a tone as if he only said | ( it to comfort his friend Paul. It was a j great deal worse than if lie had said noth | ing at all ; but probably this was just the j , thing he meant. ‘Thank ye,’ said Paul, with an air of dolorous resignation. Here they were interrupted by the en trance of Strut. More friendly congratulations, I suppose, thought Paul to himself, in heroic resignation. ‘ I believe I have the honor to address Mr. Paul Pliant,’ said the Colonel, march ing with stately port, and in double com mon time up to Paul, and planting himself bolt upright before his face. ‘At your service, entirely,’ said Paul, with meek and measured civility. ‘And Mr. Pliant, I presume,’ continued the Colonel, making half a how, and screw ing up his martial features into an apology for a civil smile, ‘is to marry the widow Wilful ?’ * O yes, certainly—that is—so they say ‘ Then, sir, I have only to say,’ said tin Colonel, lifting himself up as high as possl j ble and twisting his fore finger into one u his formidable black whiskers, that consid ering myself supplanted, beguiled, and cir- | eumvented by you, 1 apprehend you are ready to give me such satisfaction as the . laws of honor require.’ ‘ Certainly, sir, with great pleasure,’re plied Paul. j ‘Then, sir, I shall desire the pleasure of I your qpmpany on the other side of the State,’ ! * returned the Colonel, in the civilest tone ; possible. ‘ Pistols, I suppose, would be your preference ?’ ‘ Pistols !’ said Paul, in a tone which he I meant for an ejaculation of surprise. ‘ Very well,’ said the Colonel, without giving time for guy further explanation.— ‘ Here are the terms of the meeting, which : I trust you will find perfectly agreeable, j So saying, he handed a paper to Paul, who received it, and ran it over with his eyes, 1 without having self-possession enough to gather the meaning of a particle of its con tents. ‘ Perfectly agreeable, certainly,’ said Paul, in his usual asserting way. The Colonel turned upon his heel, and stalked off. Paul’s good friend Tom snatched the document and read—Pistols—ten a. m.— 1 thirty paces—seconds to mark out the ‘ ground—no interference till third shot— surgeons for two—mortally wounded, &c. ( ‘ VVhy, Paul, do you know you are to fight a duel ?’ ‘..Am I?’ said Paul, ‘ then Heaven he ‘ praised, there is still a hope left; for if 1 1 am shot to death, I shall escape marrying the widtSw !’ When Paul arrived at the field of action on the eventful day. he fouud his spirits a ! ’ Iff . J . It A PPEL, Printer. 1 great deal firmer than he had expected. In fact, lie felt inspired by the greatness of the | occasion, and very naturally ; for when a ! man knows he must be either shot or mar j r cd, lie rfiust be aware that the crisis re j quires all his fortitude. Paul took his sta ; tion, with the most bloodless intention that I ever prompted a man of buttle. ‘I had much rather be killed than kill.’ thought | he. ‘ Ono-two-three,’ said the seconds, as Paul raised his pistol to about forty-seven j degrees of elevation. ‘Fire! bang!’— i Phe Colonel’s bullet whistled by Paul’s ! left ear,and Paul’s hit the steeple of a mar i tin-box on the top of an adjoining barn. Twice more were the pistols tried, w hen 1 the seconds interfered ; the Colonel dcclar | ed lie was satisfied, and they sltook hands, thereby show ing that Paul Pliant by shoot ing three times in the face of the blessed | sun, had proved that he ‘ never supplant ! ed, beguiled, and circumvented,’ theaforc- I said Colonel Strut; for so it is laid down j in the ‘code of honor.’ It seemed now to be all over with Paul, j ‘ I must he married then,’ said he to him self—‘killing won’t save me.’ The day w a- fixed, and his fate appeared inevitable. The nearer it approached, the less he felt resigned to it. The day before the wed ding, Paul met Doctor Bindmetight, the w orthy parson who was to join hint to his bonny bride. •Doctor,’ said Paul, ‘how shall I es. < ape ?’ * .Marriage,’ said the Doctor, in his most - hi;.: * *umentative way, ‘is considered ait authorities, ecclesiastical, political. : * hieal, legal, and judicial, as a bond or c venunt, entered into by the mutual con sent and ugrrenunt of the two parties.— I iierefore I am decidedly of opinion, that w h**n the c- ; mony is to take place, nnd I ■. ‘und th* i ular question, ‘ Will you <• ‘V .* woman for your wife ?’ * No,’ — ■ marriage by no manner of means. - do it. said Paul, mournfully, ‘1 • ‘v.f it a hundred times, but the word always sti:,.*!: in my throat. There is a spell upon hr in matters of denying ; 1 must assent to every thing. Iw as born w ithout the capacity to do otherwise. Ask f I have got three heads, 1 believe I should sav yes.’ * Then you always say yes ?’ ‘ \ s, always, certainly.’ * ad bye, friend Pan,,’said the i! dor civ illy touching his hat. ‘ Mercy on me,’ exclaim ! , i'i.ant. Then was such a tam out among the holies the next day ! 1 wish I had been thereto see it. Trinity church was thronged, for every body knew Paul Pliant nnd the ac quaintance of widow Wilful comprised nearly the whole of that circle w hich calls itself ‘good society.’ I wish, moreover, I had the talent of the immortal author oi Clarissa Hariowe at describing feathers and lutestring ; then would 1 toll how mag nificently the widow was decked out. But this cannot be done. Every thing was as it should be—in the judgment of the world. The ‘ happy pair drove to church, along string of coaches followed the m ; the w id ow blushed and ‘ smiled,’ and all the world was gay. Was ever a bridegroom in a state of more inexplicable awkwardness? lie debuted with himself for a moment, whether he should not make a desperate effort, take to his heels and run—but it was too late. Paul cast a longing, lingering look be hind him as he entered the church door.— ‘ Farewell blessed light of heaven !’ said he to himself, ’tis the last time 1 shall ever see you a free man !’ The widow held him fast by the arm. ‘ My dear Paul,’said she, ‘here we are at last.’ ‘ Y'es,’ replied Paul, with a groan. ‘ We are all readyg’ said the bridemaids. ‘ Dearly beloved, began Doctor Bindem ••gki : Paul felt his heart beat terribly. ‘ One minute more, and there will be no remedy,” thought lie. He looked most im ploringly at the doctor, as much as to say, ‘ can you be so cruel ?’ The doctor made an awful pause before the great question. Paul’s heart beat faster than ever. ‘ Now for the catastrophe !’ said he. The doctor gave Paul a keen look ; everybody’ was breathless. At length he spoke : “ Do you refuse this woman to be your wife!’ 1 Yes!’ exclaimed Paul in the loudest tone he was ever known to utter. In an instant the idea flashed upon his m nd that he was free.* lie sprang into ;1 broad aisle with thequicknessoflightru'n:', knock ing down an old gentleman in spectacles, burst through the crowd, and bolt, and into the street. He ran home without stopping, and it was not till he had locked himself within his own chamber, that he felt certain that he was not married to widow Wilful. There was a terrible scene at the cluvclt, with fainting and so forth ; hut the widow is alive to this day, aril when she finds an other man who can’t say ‘ n site may play again the game which had nearly en trapped poor Paul Pliant. The New York Commercial Advertiser relates an anecdote of Mr. Arkwright, who died a short time since in England, leaving behind him a fortune of some forty millions of dollars. He always assembled his chil dren at the Christmas dinner, according to the English custom. His family was large consisting of several married sons and daughters ; but on oneChristmas day, when they sat down to dinner, every one of the children found under his or her plate u Bank of England note for a hundred thou sand pounds. Ah admirable vauve, that,- for the roast bet* 1 . [VOLUME XXVIII.
