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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1844)
NEWS & PEAWTERS’ GAZETTE. D. G. COTTING, Editor. No. 39.—NEW SERIES.] News and Planters' 1 Gazette. terms: Published weekly at Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, if paid at the time of Subscri bing ; or Three Dollars if not paid till the expi ration of three months. No paper to be discontinued,unless at the option of the iiJitor, without the settlement of all arrearages. Ij- L i lters , on business; must be postpaid, to insure attention. No communication shall be published, unless we arc made acquaintcv with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first insertion, Seventy-fire Cents; 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 net rdingly. 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 Properly unis -be adver tised in like manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published/or/i/ days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must bo 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. mmmamtmmmmmmmmmmmmmememmmm —raa—c*if un usjmr;im Mail Arrangements. POST OFFICE, £ Washington , Ga., Sept. 1, 1843. $ EASTERN MAIL. By this route, M ails are made up for Raytown, Double-Wells, Crawfordville, Camack, Warren tou, Thompson, Dearing, and Barzelia. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 9, A. M. CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at I£, I’ M WESTERN MAIL. By this route, Mails are made up for all Offi ces in South-Western Georgia, Alabama, Mis sissippi, Louisiana, Florida, also Athens, Ga and the North-Western part of the S.aie. arrives — Wednesday and Friday, by G A. M. closes — Tuesday and Thursday, at 12 M. ABBEVILLE, S. C. MAIL. By this route, Mails are made up for Danburg, Pistol Creek, and Petersburg. ARRIVES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, by 1 P. M. CLOSES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at G A. M. LEXINGTON MAIL. By this route, Mails are made up for Centre ville, State Rights, Scull-shoals, and Salem. arrives — Monday and Friday, at 9 A. M. closes — Tuesday and Saturday, at 9 A. M. APPLING MAIL. By this route, Mails are made up for Wrights boro’, White Oak, Walker's Quaker Springs. arrives— Tuesday and Saturday, by 9 A. M. closes — Monday and Friday, at 9 A. M. ELBERTON MAIL. By this route, Mails are made up for Mallo rysviile, Goosepond, Whites, Mill-Stone, Harri sonviile, and Ruckersville. Arrives Thursday 8 P. M., and Closes same time. LINCOLN TON MAIL. By this route, Mails are made up for Rehoboth, Stoney Point, Goshen, Double Branches, and Darby’s. Arrives Friday, I'd M. | Closes same time. O’ The Letter Box is the proper place to de posite all matter designed to be transported by Mail, and such as may be found there at the times above specified, will be despatched by first post. (JOTTING & BUTLER, ATTORNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE on the North side of the Public Square, next door to Ibe Branch Bank of the State of Georgia. October, 1843. 28 NELSON CARTER, DEALER IN Choice Drugs and Medicines, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Surgical and Dental Instruments, Perfumery, Brushes, Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, Window Glass, SfC. §-c. REDMO™VR. \ AIGUSTA - Ga - October 12, 1843. ‘ly 7 HAVILAND, RISLEY & Cos. Near the Mansion House, Globe and United , States Hotels, AUGUSTA, GA., DEALERS IN CHOICE DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Surgicafcmd Dental Instruments, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Brushes, Paints, Oils, ~~ Window Glass, Dye Stufls, &c. &c. !) Being connected with Haviland, Keese & Cos., New-York, and Hav iland, llarral & Allen, Charles ton, they are constantly receiving fresh supplies of every article in their line, winch they are enabled to sell at the lowest market prices. D* All goods sold by them, warranted to be of the quality represented, or may be returned. Augusta, August 1843. 51 A* WILL spend two or three weeks in Wash ington. Persons desiring his Profession al services, will do well to call soon. Washington, Wlikes countv, ) May 16th, 1844. ‘ \ 38 Bargains ! Bargains !! The Subscriber will sell his Stock of Staple and Fancy, Foreign and Domestic goods, : At very reduced prices— cheaper than they j were ever offered in Washington before. ; If you want good GOODS, at low prices, i call on WILLIAM S. HEARD. May 2, 1844. 2m 36 New Spring <&b Summer GOODS. .T. MAYER & BROTHERS, Respectfully inform the citizens oi j Washington and vicinity, that they have just received a New Supply of Spring? Summer j GOODS, Consisting of the following Articles., viz.: j Foulard Silk, new style for Ladies’ Dresses, 371 cents per yard, Lawns and printed Muslins, 31 to 4b cts. pervd. Calicoes, ol every description, Otoif;;, uo. 4-4 French Calico, 25 do. Fine Irish Linen, 50 to 87 do. Summer fancy Cassimers, 1 37 to 1 50 do. Darp d'ete’for Summer wear, 871 to §1 do. Large assortment of Broadcloths, S2 to -s>o| do. Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Gloves of every’ description, from 121 to 81 Great variety of Linen Cambric Pocket Handkerchiefs, 16] to SI each. Summer Stuff lor Pantaloons, 12J to 37 per yd. Linen do. do. 371 to 62 do. Swiss and Jaconet Muslins of every description, 23 to (it! <lo. j Scotch Gingham, 31J do. j Also, a great variety of,Mane Les ter Ginghams, Vil to lSjj do. All kinds of Lace.-, Silk and Fil let Shawls, Neck Ties, of the latest style, 45 cts. to !$7 each. Ladies’Silk and Cotton Hose of all kinds, 12 cts. to §1 50 Leghorn and Straw Bonnets of every description, ts? 1 121 to 4 50 A great variety of Bonnet and Cap Ribbons, Marseilles Vesting from 20 cts. to 75 Latest style of Ready-made Summer Clothing for Gentlemen’s wear, a large assortment, Also, an assortment of Summer Hats, Ladies’ Shoes and Pumps of all kinds, from 25 cents a pair to SI 12J Also, a large assortment of Gentlemen’s Shoes and Pumps, from 021- to §2 75 cts. per pair Boots from $2 to $4. do. Bleached and unbleached Homespun of every description, at the Charleston prices. Coffee, Sugar, Tobacco & Scgars, Which will he sold ss cheap as can be bought in this couutry. D* Call and see—nothing charged for showing Goods. April 25, 1844. 55 ~ FIRE iNSUMNCL rpHF, NEVV-VORK COXTRIBUTION -*• SHIP EIRE INSURANCE COMPANY have established an Agency in Washington, Wilkes county, Georgia, and are now prepared to Insure Buildings and Merchandize against loss or damage by Fire. Capital $300,000, All paid in and safely invested. Applv to ’ WILLIAM S. HEARD, Agent, Washington, Ga. May 2,1844. 30 Milch mo net Hotel • jwa THE Subscriber, having taken the i above named HOUSE, formerly oc iilißP copied by Capt. Edward W. Collier, jgHSSBES would be happy to receive the pat loi.ag,. oi his friends and the public generally. The House is situated in the vicinity of many of the principal Warehouses in Augusta, making it a convenient location for persons visiting the city on business. Families can be accommoda ted with retired and pleasant Rooms. Persons favoring me with a call, will find due attention, comfortable lodgings, the best fare, attentive hostlers and moderate charges. JOHN T. WOOTTEN. April 25, 1844. 35 OTICE. WILL be let to the lowest bidder, on Satur day the 25th instant, the building of a BRIDGE on the south prong of Beaverdam Creek, on the Scull Shoal Road. The letting to be at the Bridge. G. L. RAKESTRAW, JOSEPH B. COFER, DAVID COSBY, M. P. CALLAWAY, Commissioners. May 10, 1844. 2t 38 Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of John Wilkinson, late of Wilkes county, deceas ed, are requested to pay the same immediately, and those having demands against the will present the same in terms of the payment. WM. S. HEARD. SAMUEL W. WYNN, May 10,1844. 6: M PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY , G A., MAY 23, IS 11. .fri-UscfUflurous. From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. A NIGHT’S ADVENTURE : on, SLEETING. HY TURNS. A day’s ride over rough roads, and in an old stage, in which were crowded 9 passen gers, had brought me into such a condition that I hardly knew which I most needed, a good supper, a good bed, or a good Doctor. Like a wise man, I gave to the first remedy the priorily in time. It acted so kindly, that I wisely concluded to try the second in order before 1 resorted to the third. 1 Landlord, I want a bed,’ was the brief ! form of my application to Boniface. ‘ You can have one,’ was his equally j brief reply j ‘ And a single room V I pursued. ‘No, sir. As we must provide for nine | of you, we shall have to put you in doublc i bedded rooms.’ ‘ I’d rather have a room to myself, land- ! ; lord.’ I 1 Sorry I can’t accommodate you. But! j SO it is.’ ‘ Well, if I must, I suppose I must. Give ! j me a light, and let me go into retiracy, for | j my head feels as big as a bushel basket, j and rny eyes need a handful of sc. - — ( prop them open.’ The hell was rung, and a servant direct !ed to show me to my room. This proved not much to brag about. It was small, \ poorly furnished, and the beds within three j . feet of each other. 1 sat down and mused | ! for about three minutes, when the thought j I that a whole bed to myself was really a i luxury compared with the centrcof the mid idle seat in a stage coach, passed through imy mind, and perfectly reconciled me. in three minutes more I was in bed, and asleep —or, just sinking away into sleep, when my room-mate, a noisy, talkn* 1, A ' ,, ” 4V ... u.j imu im in with us all day, came clat tering in. ‘Hallo!’ he cried, startling me out of my first delicious doze. ‘ All snug a’rea dy ? That’s clever ! We’ve had a con founded rough day of it But we’ll make up for it to-night. I’m going to sleep at the rate of ten knots an hour. Pretty close i quarters here. Musn’t mind if I snore a j little. People say I have a trifle of a fail ing that way. But I don’t know ; never could detect myself in the thing—and half suspect its all gammon. Landlord below |is a prime fellow ! Capital feed—first-rate : liquor—though can't say much of his berths here. But, I s’pose they’ll do’pon a pinch. , I'm used to taking things rough-and-tum ble ; can sleep as well on a soft pine board j as on a bed of down—maybe !’ At this point I fell off to sleep, which rny | companion perceiving, he elevated his voice j so as to arouse me again. ‘ Look here ! Did you try the whiskey punch down stairs ?’ ‘ No, : I muttered, half angrily, as I open ed my eyes. ‘ Well, you missed it then, let me tell you. Never tasted such punch in my life. I always take a punch before going to bed, i capital to make one sleep !’ So much I heard, and again I sank away into unconsciousness. It was—no I don’t know how long it was after that—when 1 found myself wide awake, and all around me shrouded in midnight darkness. From somewhere, in the room or out of it, which I could not tell, there arose a strange noise, that 1 could compare to nothing I had ever | heard. It was part whistle, part groan, part thump, part rattle, part gurgle—in fact a union of all kinds of offensive sounds in to a most intolerable discord. For many minutes I lay unable to determine its na ture, or from whence it eame. At length the mystery was solved. My senseof hear ing became more discriminating. It was my fellow.passenger and room mate’s de monstration of his snoring abilities. Peo ple might well say that he had a trifle of a failing in that wav ! The fact, as to the nature of the annoyance, being settled, I turned over, drew the clothes tightly about my ears to keep out the diabolical sounds, and tried to lose myself in slumber. But in this I failed. My companion’s nasal performances were too loud and varied to permit of this. The harder I tried not to hear him, the louder lie snored. ‘Confound the fellow !’ I at last mutter ed, half aloud, after having been roused from an incipient doze for the third or fourth time, withdrawing my upper extremity as I spoke, beneath the bed-clothes, like a ter rapin hiding his head in his shell. But it wouldn’t do. My nerves had become ex cited, and no matter how much I was able, by stopping my ears, to dull the horrible concatenation of sounds, they still reached the sense of hearing, and effectually drove slumber from my eye-lids. In this way I spent three or four hours, vainly endeavoring to sleep. At the end of this time I became desperate. Rising from my bed, 1 stepped over to that occupied by my musical friend, and laying my hand heavily upon him, gave him a no very gen tle shake. All was still in a moment. The sleeper breathed as calmly as an infant. For a little while I hesitated whether or not to a waken him fully. But he continued so quiet, that, in the hope that I to lose mystdf sumption continued for about the space of a minute, when the whole hand, bass drum and all, went at it again most vigorously. I could stand it no longer. Springing from my bed, I again laid violent hands upon the in- ] corrigible snorer, shaking him most vio j I lently. ‘Hallo!’ Who’s there? What’s the mat I | ter?’ he ejaculated, in a confused, half a- i larmcd tone, rising up. But it was too : dark for either of us to see any objects dis tinctly. ‘ My dear sir,’ 1 said, a little at a loss, now that I had awakened the noisy sleeper, what I should say to him—‘ you snore most j dreadfully.’ ‘Snore, did you say? Oh, aye! But, | then you needn’t have waked me np so un ceremoniously to say that. lam perfectly ! aware of the fact myself-—or, at Last, of the fact that people say 1 snore, though I have had some doubt on the subject my ! self.’ ‘ j ‘ You need have none now, I returned, a i ! little impatiently, for of all the snoring I I j have heard, yours is the finest specimen j that has ever met my ear.’ ‘ It pleased you, then,’ returned my com- ! i pardon, with a chuckle, sinking back upon ! I his pillow, and drawing the bed clothes a- | I round him. 1 1 am glad of it. But you ; j leeitii't wake ine again ; your admiration j j will be just as grateful to >y ear if ex- j | pressed to-morrow morning.’ : ‘ But I can’t sleep with your confounded i snoring,’ I returned, a little irritated at his : coolness. ‘ I've laid awake now for more I j than three hours.’ ‘lndeed 1 Well, friend, I’m verv sorrv i for you ; but I can’t see how it is to be i helped. There is no law, you know, a- j gainst snoring.’ There was something so cord, and withal j something bordering so on the humorous a- I n > my rising anger subsid- i ed. A thought struck in,.. ‘ See here, friend,’ 1 said. ‘ Turn atxnu ; is fair play—isn’t it ?’ i ‘O, certainly.’ ‘ Very well. You’ve done up all the sleeping for the first half of the night, afu! J it seems to me that 1 ought to be allowed j the other half for my share. Don’t it strike j j you so V ‘ Explain yourself.’ And the man rose up as he spoke. ‘ It is clear,’ I returned, ‘ that but one of j us can sleep here at the same time. 1 You j monopolise all when you go at it, so that j there is none left for me. Now, I think it no more than fair that you should let me | j have my turn.’ ‘ And lay awake myself?’ I ‘Certainly.’ ‘ Confounded cool that, I must say !’ half j j chuckled the man, whose sense of the ludi j crous was keen. ‘ Well, turn in, and damp | vour share as quickly as possible. I’ll j keep my left eye open, to see that nothing I disturbs you.’ Half laughing, I got into bed again, and soon lost myself. When ’I awoke, it was j broad day light. How long my room-mate I kept his left eye open, I had no means of judging. Certain it was, that he now had : both of his visual organs fast closed, while j his nose discoursed most eloquent music, j Calm and refreshed by several hours’good j sleep, 1 was in a humor to listen to and be j edified by that ‘ trifle of a failing,’ to which . he had alluded. It was, certainly, the most finished performance of the kind I had ever heard. My irresistible laughter a woke the musical sleeper, who started up, and, after rubbing his eyes, said, with sun dry twitches of the facial muscles— ‘ You slept soundly, 1 hope, friend V ‘Didn’t I ?’ was my laughing response. ‘ Yes, thanks to your left eye, which re mained open long enough for me to get fair ly into a state of unconsciousness. It was certainly very kind of you to let me have j my turn at sleeping, and I am greatly obli ged to you.’ ‘ You are very welcome!’ he said, with mock gravity. ‘ I like to be accommoda ting.’ The sleeping adventure of that night i gave us many a laugh during our monoto- : nous journey through the next day. When ! we paused on the ensuing evening, it was j voted unanimously that our friend should j be provided by the landlord with a room to himself, where he might sleep the whole night through, and snore to his heart’s con tent. He had no objection, nor had the landlord, and so we were all aecommoda- \ ted. “ I have brought you this bill until I am ; fairly sick and tired of it,” said a collector j to a debtorupon whom he had called at least forty times. “You are, eh ?” | or - Ml,” ’ Well. it again. bp r. sick ami . ■■ ■''.‘l <3B \ia i- ill pea‘l , From the New■ York Mirror. KILLING BY DEPUTY : I OR, A woman’s DESPERATE STRATAGEM. j In the month of December, 18 , a j young man arrived from Baris at Dieppe, ! and took tip his residence at I Hotel de Eu | rope. He was idle, had been fortunate, and the sole object of his stay was some j little adventure, some hall room conquest, wherewith to be employed, and therefore to be vain. Well, in the hotel there lodged a lady, beautiful, and enveloped in all the (indefinable attraction of mystery. No one j knew her; she went neither to the baths j nor the balls ; she had not even a servant j with her to be bribed. All in the Hotel ; were raving about her beauty, her grace, I aa d her dignified manner. At night they] I would steal up stairs to catch the tones of] j her voice, for she sang exquisitely. Our - j young Parisian’s head H as completely turn- j i ed. To have such a neighbor, u ith a face- I j he doubted not, of an angel—he knew she j had the voice of one, —and y.t neither to be ] ; able to see her nor to speak to ii -i—it was j enough to drive him mad. He bought a ] J guitar and composed song . win : r the word ] j neighbor, ( voisine ) served as a r!r, me to the i j word unknown (ineonnue.) 1: was quite in ] j vain ; song and guitar were equally wast- 1 j ed. At length he resolved on wining ; a j j world ot cupids, grapes, vases and roses, a- j ] domed the border of the paper; the seal I j was of azure blue wax, arid bore a dove I j ready f ■ r flight. The vv hole staircase was [ i perfumed ag he bore the scented epistle to | Ime servant hr had paid to convey it. But i j the letter and i:-. half dozen successors! i brought no reply. t)nr Parisian was stu- j ] pified with horrer : What * bad he, the ut ter irresistible, remained under ifto sknir j roof with a young and beautiful woman and ] only learned that she went by the name of i Madame Paul ; a name too, that was sup ! posed not to be her own ! Love has many iC y° u "g Erenchman bad ar ly, melancholy.’ ‘ ,n " s,lal wilh him > ,iame ’ j One day he was roused from a disconso- i late reverie by one of the servants, whom he i I had bribed, to observe the motions of Mad- I | ame Paul, running to inform him that she ! was just gone down to the quay to see a ! packet which was endeavoring to enter the , harbor in the teeth of a contrary wind. In ] an instant he was on bis way to the quay, j I The sea was writhing under the influence j lof the stormy wind. The whole town was i gathered on the heights which commanded j ] the coast, watching the vessel which seem- ; I ed, in sheer madness, forcing its way des- j j pite the furious wind and the falling tide. i : The gale blew so strong that the collosal 1 j crucifix of Notre Dame De Bon Succours \ I bent like a hazel wand. ’Twas a thrilling j sight: the noble ship, painted with divers j | colors, lighted up by one of those chance j j rays, which stray o’er the darkest seas, i ! while the back-ground was formed by bar- j I riers of immense black clouds. Now, the j i vessel seemed lost in air, as it rode the j ridge of some enormous wave ; and then ] again seemed lost in the abyss of waters. ‘ It is the Northumberland, an American | packet,’said the officer. ‘By our lady! ] she carries the stars and stripes with a gal j lant bearing. Yonder is her captain dis ! putiug with a tall man in naval uniform. ! Faith 1 but the captain’s right ; it is mad j ness to think of entering the harbor in this weather. Still, his tall companion insists; how can they risk such a noble vessel !’ In advance of the crowd, her feet on the wet and slippery rocks, stood a female, im moveable, with her eye fixed on she naval officer, whom she could distinctly see by means of a small telescope, ller graceful form told the Parisian it was his unknown. To catch sight of her face lie went knee i deep into the water ; he stood directly be | fore her ; but, so intent was her gaze upon ; the vessel, she saw him not. Suddenly a 1 dark shadow fell over him ; the spectators warned him of his danger ; the next mo i ment a gigantic wave burst over his head, j He sank, struggled, rose, and, dizzy and j dripping, scrambled to the shore, amid the j laughter which his safety ensured. The I first thing he saw was the beautiful un | known, laughing too. He cast upon her a j supplicating look of reproach. She exten ] ded her hand to him. ‘ Ah, how l blame 1 myself,’ said she to him, in a low sweet j voice ; ‘ it is for my sake you came ; is it : not so ? do you forgive me ?’ Our young j Parisian was now fairly out of his senses.. At tiiis moment a general shout that the ship had tacked ; away i cd from the shore, like a sc<yaasj|i||l|§| •A!;.’ said MaUamJßraSfisSS M. J. Printer. symmetry a sculptor might have modeled. They sat down to dinner, and all restraint , floated away, and coffee and confidence ; came together. j I My name is Allegra,’ said the beautiful j stranger ; ‘ I was born at Naples, and the i revolution which deprived Murat of his ! ; crown, deprived my father also of his coun try. He fled to America ; carrying with . him, however, the best part of his wealth, | which, from his solitary habits, aecumula ; ted from year to year. As mv evil fate would have it, when 1 was on ihe verge of womanhood, he formed an acquaintance w.’h a young Englishman, ij George VVal : singltam. v. ho-saen taffj’Ri'lwYm w-.'. qjn (lucnce over him. My father died. GotT *t forbid rny suspicions, if unjust, but his death • was strange and sudden. On opening his will, it was found that all his wealth was : left to me, but on the condition that I rr.arri. i <*d Su George Walsingham, who otherwise iide-r; and to my exclusion. I implored his mercy ; told him 1 never could return his ati’ ction : and ut last, finding refusals and r preaches in vain. 1 fled hither with what I money and jewels 1 had. Alas! even hero I he has pursued me ! Sir George VVaJsing i ham is the officer who urged the Northum j bi rland to the ,r,_ tous trial of to-day ; in i a few hours h will oe here ; he will claim me as his wit and what resource have 1! ; Will you saw me from a fate more horri j Die than death ?’ ‘With my life; only tell me what to do,’ j said Engine, gazing on a face lovely as a i dream. ‘You must stay iiere; I will go and i meet him, and be the first to prepose a re j conciliation. We will send ibr a priest who will niarr •> ‘ Marr .u a-- rG.or't ?’ . Fes, y IV, --yyiaf. ■ as we con, oil • . v..l k... n ! V ‘Kill him!’]’ \ i ‘ Well !’ \ ‘ But it will le an absolute murder, an i assassination.’ youare’a-cSSihj'” ’ ‘ justice—a duty; She rose* from the inn „ .„< dark ened on her white b cheeks eo ufTr ing crimson, and In • yi. flashing, as if she, at least, knew not the meaning of fear. ■ But,’ said Eugene, pale with contending ; passions, ‘ what mrans this marriage ?’ j ‘ What ! lot him revel in my father’s ’ wealth, which I can only inherit us his j widow !’ He caught the earnest gaze ofher large j black * the pleading her beautiful ; lips hc:aught her small iiite hands, and | swore upon them to do her vfill. ‘ You must leave me now,’ said she, ‘ it is late ;’ she led him to the door, and as it was closi.'i, he again met those radiant ] eyes, and surely, love was in their long and ! lingering look, i r* C That night, the hot, ! was disturbed by jan arrival. The wind had changed, ‘ arid j the packet entered the harbor. Next morn ; ing, Eugene learned that Sir George VVal. ! singham .had come ; be learned, too, that : orders had been sent to prepare the chapel | for a marriage. In vain he sought anoth jer interview with Allegra. A carriage at | length drove up to the door. Supported j by a tall, dark, stern-looking man, Allegra was borne to the vehicle : Eugene follow ed it, and arrived just as the ceremony was concluded. Sir George held his victim by the arm, and fixed his keen eye upon her with a cold and cruel expression ; she was almost hidden by her veil ; but she was trembling, and the little of her face that could he seen was white as the marble of ; the monuments around the chapel. i * ‘The ceremony was at an end, and they i were departing. Instantly, the young Pa risian sprang forward, and struck the bride -1 groom in the face. • Liar, murderer and coward, dare you . follow me ?’ j The Englishman started, and struck him in return. i , ‘For life or for death—yours or mine!’ . cried Eugene, offering one of two pistols. They retreated a few paces, fired, and . i both fell ; Sir George was killed, the Pari j'■ sian dangerously wounded. lie was car . | ried to iiis hotel, where he remained some , j hours insensible. At length, he t j to speak. liis last t ing Allegra faint in the - jflßQyyk ........ ! VOI.rMK A A IN.
