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ANDREW JT. UANSELL;
ITTORNEY .HD COUNSELLOR AT LAW..
Marietta, Cobb Cos., Ga.
TX7ILL attend promptly to all bflsirteS& con
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eta circuit. Also in the Supreme court of Ga.,
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May 20, 154.~>. 21—4t*
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U” Office at Perry, Houston county, Ga.
April 22, 1846. 17—3 m
SEABORN WILLIAMS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, AND SO- y
LICITOR IN EQUITY. * ‘
Tcskegee, Macon Cdiiiity, Ala.
Brfereaces —Messrs. Thomas & Downing, Co
lumbus Ga., Hon. James E. Belser, Montgomery,
Alabama.
Oct. 3, 184.. 41—ly
JOHN B. WEEMS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Columbus, Ga.
VfcTILL prne tire in the r cftfntio* comprising the
▼ v Chattahoochee Circuit, and the adjacent
touatic* tn Alabama. *
gar Ojhre err? the store of M. Brannon , on
Broad Street.
Feb. li; 1816. T—ts.
A. . FOSTER.
ATTORNHi y at law.
Ccti'Mßcs Ga.
\VILI practice in the fwirts of the sv rami.
V v eonntie* of the Chattahoochee Circuit, &.
the adjoiug counties of the Southern-West
flru Circuit of Ga. And jjso in the adjoining
counties df Alaifaidd:
references :
M *ssra. Harper & Holmes, Apalachicola, Fla
*• W. Hearing St Soits; Charleston jS. C.
Poe & NisMftt M icon, Ga.
N.G. Foster & ts. Foster, Madison, Ga.
Columbus, Oct. 8, 1845. 41—ly
J. l/llt,
ATTORNEY AT LAW;
BUNBIitDOr, (DECATUR CO.) GA.
VI7IU attrnd pnnctiwlly the Superior
TT Courts of the counties of Early, Bker,
ted Decatur of the South-We'stcrrf, and of the
teantv of Thonfas df the Soirthe’rn Circuit.
May 2L Slo 31—ly
E. 11. PLATT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Albany, Palter County G a *
Jan. I, 1543.
DURING ray absrnfr from Columbus, Al
fred iverson, Esq., will act as my attorney
te l agent in relation to the estate of Gen. Wat
•on. of which lain at present sole Executor.
B. W. WALKER.
Jan. 28, 1546 ts
~ w.. TAmnSH.
In the rear of Ennui re r Office.
Columbtfv Ga.
left at the Times Office will be
puortuallv attended to. *
Feb 4,1846. -6—ts
INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.
HBEIXmm late leader of tfce Bulled
• States Rrgimcntal Band, at Fort Moul
trie, offer* his services to the citizens of Colum-1
but and vicinity, professionally as a Piano Forte
teacher : he will also give instructions on several
Bras* instrument, such as Key Bugle, Cornopean,
Be. Be. Be. m
PIAXOS TV3IED AND REPAIRED.
Mr. Bernreuter is also prepared to execute all
hinds of Fancy work in hair, in platting brace
lets ear-ring*, guard chains, &c. He will also
do endwoHlerv work upon cloth in silk or wool.
SegC.3, ISii>. 35—ts
REMOVAL.
DOCTOR C t P. H ERVBTi
BS9FE&Z* g&m&EQM
H.tf rnnovrd Ms rrsidrnff and Off iff totk
Dwelling formerly occupied by Dr. \VM.
It. SCHLEV, one door South of the Episcopal
Church, and directly opposite the residence of
Captain P. T. Schley, where he may be found at
<ll tines prepared to perform all operations apper
taining to his profess.ou.
Jan. 7. IS44S. 2—tf_
mm k ro.
if the Firm are
is authorized to
The Notes may
y hold possess
einaining debts
>1 be paid by E.
A. BAILEY,
BARNARD.
20—3 t
BISSBT.tTXIQftr.
r FHE Co-partKMip hmiofojTexisting l>f
di—aired by mutual enfant. iffie debts due br
the fas, svul be RJF. Stockton. All
ptnw indebted to the cAujni, will mnk£ pay
ment to either of ths unde'nwnedi -tb,, ale au
thorized to use the name an the sett le
/ R. sAjOCKTON.
Columbus, Geo., jfeylSth,
.
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VOLUME YL
,ou mmm#
TJAS jnst returned from New York, dud is
this day receiving a large assortment ot
GOODS,
of the latest importation, which he has selected
himself with great care: Those desirous of ob
taining such goods as are imported expressly for
the New York City Trade, will do well to call
immediately.
Has also received a full assortment of
MILLINERY GOODS & FASHIONABLE BONNETS,
from the most approved Millinery establishments
in New York. She will open and show them this
day the 22d April, 1846.
April 22, 1846 17—ts
THE subscribers have catered into a copart
nership under the Style of Brokaw &
Clemons, for the transaction of the Dry Goods Bu
siness* at the Sidrd recently occupied by Messrs.
Bradley’s & Demmoni,
J. A. BROKAW,
W. G. CLEMONS.
Cttldmbils, Jan. 28, 1846. 6—ts
\ LUKE REED, Jr./
~HLwAS remofed to his lower store, a/tetf doors
J-JLNbe'low the Market House, on tKe west side
broad where he will be hartpy to see all
who wislmo settle their accounts wjfth him or with
the late firai of James Shaw & Cos/
AND^ERCJGANs!
OF every large stock, to.
which addmons armconst a ntiy being made
for sale on the mosWeasdnable terms; by
NL/ LUKE HEED, Jr.
Sign of the golden hooSftnd saddle, a few doors
below the Market Houeek
Jan. 14, ] 4—ts
§.(DDLBKY Ob rlwuxEss.
OF nil kinds/—a eoiriplemssortmcnt con
stantly on/liand and lor the lowest
possible pricexby Jr.
isign of the golden boolfond saddle,
/ below the Market l^mse.
Jan. 21/846. ts
India riiubM. goGd@. \
TNWARUBBER CURTAIN €LotH—Floor Cftfc
A -/bin and Machine Banding—llats,
Leatrins, &c. &c., for sale by /
LUKE REED, J/
/ A Sign of the golden boot ittfd sa/lle,
’ \ below the market house/
Jan\>l, /L— ts
allkLvds OP LEATHER ANJ FIIVt
\ inus y
FOR saXat the sign of the golden hoot and
saddleaby LUKE REED. Jr.
Jan. 21, 7 4—ts
FOR SADDLES & HARNESS MAK
\er/
SIiIRTING, Harn\y(tl Bridle Leather, Sad
dle trees, Hog Simas—Pad Skins—Harness
Mountings— &c. &c., for sale by
7 NH.UKE REED, Jr.
SigiyOfthe golafcm boot and saddle,
/below the limrket house.
Jari: 21, / \ 4—ts
for/carriage makers.
y APRON LEATHER—ufktaiii Cloth,
JL ’ Cylch Lace Worsted fring^cDrawing
Cord , Sec. &c., for sale by * ,
V LUKE
y Sign oFthe golden. beottrmcMkklle,
y below tbe marlf6t houS^
f- * -rr-
STKONG & WOOD’S
FASHIONABLE
SHOE AND HAT STORE,
HIS been purchased by the subscribers, who
will continue the business at the old*stand,
where they will be pleased to see their friends
and the public generally, at all times.
Their stuck is full, and assortment inferior to
none in the city—as it embraces every article
usually fotfnd in similar establishments. Their
prices shall accord with the times, and every ef
fort will be made to make it the interest of the
public to extend that patronage, which is respect
fully solicited.
All articles sold by us, are warranted to prove
as represented.
WYNNE & CHANDLER.
THOS. K. WYNNE, )
I. C. CHANDLER. J
may 13, 1846. 20—ts
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to STRONG & WOOD,
are requested to make immediate payment to the
subscribers, who are authorized to close the busi
ness. They will also Settle’ all demands against
the above firm. WYNNE & CHANDLER,
may 13, 1846. 20-j-ts
NCrtSCK TO p/\~
‘The subscrinflywing very (Motts and hat
-A ing determineefoo bring close the busi
ness of E. Barnard donC most respectfully
request indebtelfote nftke immediate pay
ment, all who do not of this no
tice and pay up by the June will he sued
indiscriminately. 7 HOW. BARNARD.
Columbus, 3fay 2f), 1846. 21 —2t
The Enqinrer and Demowbiwill give two
insertions in their bills'. E. B/
CURE FOR A CANCER.
THE VIRTUES OE CHAN HERUIES.
It has been ascertained that the application- of
raw cranberries, appfe?* * a poultice, vrift core
tin? most inveterate disease. W c fcnbw of one
instance,- a lady of our acquaintance, (saysan ex
change paper,) who had a cancer in her breast,
which had become as large as a pullet’s egg, and
was an inch below the surface of the skin. In
this present case it was an hereditary disease, and
she regarded it as a death warrant. She was per
suaded, however,-to fry die cranberries, and they
cflccted a euro. It is now between two and three
years since it disappeared, and she has no intima
tion of a return of the disease. The cranberries
xWVe lfibshed in a mortar spread on a cloth and
laid on changing the poultice three times a day.
In two or three days it became so sore it drew
out pustules, that flUed like the small pox, and
this process was renewed with the same elfcct
until the whole was drawn away; the cancer be
coming softened’ and’ decreasing hr size at every
application until it finally disappeared.
The virtues of cranberries are but imperfectly
known; they are cooling and useful in removing
inflammation, and have been known to cure an ob
stinate sore throat. We have never known it
tried, but are persuaded it might be useful in bron
chitis. Hearing ot this, brings to miud an anee
dote, related to us in the Eastern region.
Some few years since, a bed of cranberries was
discovered, w ithin about six miles of Fort Fair
field. It was before the Fort was built, and a
partv ‘were exploring the country, under the con
duct of SQine Indian guides. The Indians set up
a shout, and evinced their delight by such frantic
gesticulations, that I was persuaded, says oh in
formant, those children of nature knew of some
virtue they peksesked, that we were ignorant of,
and yet - so much \fcas my attention taken up by
the business I was upon, that I never thought to
ask them. •
DeT'ermtxed Stricin*. —It hashecomesome
what fashionable fortihe suicide to end his life by
throwing himself under a locomotive. A ; desper
ate case occurred in Raleigh, N. C. A tailor
named Painter laid himself down between the
rails crosswise, his neck placed on the iron bar,
when the locomotive and 25 heavily laden cars
.passdd- over his neck, producing instant death.
]New York Sun.
THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATES.
COLUMBUS, GA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1846
From the Daily Union.
“TO ARMS!”
Awake! arise! ye men of might!
The glorious hour is nigh—•
Your eagle pat Wes in his flight,
And screams liii battle-cry!
From North to South, from Mfot to West,
Send back an answering cheer,
And say farewell to peace and rest,
And banish doubt and fear!
Arm! arm"! your country bids you arm!
Fling out your banners free—-
Let drum and trumpet gound alarm,
O’er mountain, plain, and sea.
March onward from th’ Atlantic’s shore,
To Rio Grande’s tide—
Fight as your fathers fought of yore!
Die as your brothers died!
Go? vindicate your country’s fame—
Avenge your country’s wrong!
The sons should own a deathless name,
To whom such sires belong.
The kindred of the noble dead
Tonoble deeds should dare;
The fields wherebn their bld&d wrts obed
A deeper strain must wear.
To arms! to arms! ye men of might!
Away from home, away!
The first and foremost in the fight
Art sure tt> Win the day?
PARK BENJAMIN.
Baltimore , May 13, 1846.
SONG OF THE REVOLUTION. ‘
BY G.*F. BARSTOW.
Rise, ye men! if y& inherit
From a land of noble sires,
Saxon blood and Saxon spirit,
Rise to guard your household fires!
From each rocky hill and valley,
Sweep away the invading band,
In the name of Freedom, rally,
To defend our native land.
Poetheif’4 fbfet yonr soil are pressing,
Hostile banners rneetyotir eye;
And from Heaven a father’s blessing,
Then for Freedom dare to die!
. What though veteran foes assail you,
. Fillfe'd with cbnftdcnce and pride?
Let no hope or courage fail you
Freedom’s God is on our side.
To the winds your flag unfolding,
Rally rtfund it in ybur might;
Each his weapons firifily holding,
Heaven will aid you in your fight.
By the mothers that have borne you
By your wives and children dear,
Lest your lov’d ones should scorn you,
Rise without a thought of fear.
Chine, as comes the tempest rushing,
Rending forests in its path,
As the mountain torrent gushing,
As the billows in their wrath,
From each rocky hill and valley,
Sweep away {he invading baiid,
In the name of Freedom rally,
Te defend your native land.
LANY.
THE OLD MAXCrItIXL CHAMBER.
HI EDWARD CROWSLILL.
THE REFLECTIONS OF THE PIER-GLASS.
The philosophy of the small-sword made me
smile, -from its strong assimilation tU that of many
mortal blades; at its conclusion. I listened anx
iously for someone to break the silence. I was
not long kept in suspense, for a low and silvery
voice filled the chamber. I could not discover,
at first, from what object it proceeded, until the
few opening words betokened the pier glass to
be the speaker.
“My memoirs may not prove uninteresting;”
said the glass, ‘-for nothing has passed by me
during my existence, without having been com
pelled to pay me tribute, by giving me the advan
tage of its reflection, and leaving, as it were, its
every action to be registered fathfully on my
tablets. I have, in fact, been the repository ot
the most delicate secrets. Young coquetts have
consulted me upon the arrangement of a love
lock, when apparently only listening to the sigh
ing of a love-sick swain. ‘‘Passe” beauties have
trusted me with the secret of rouge-box, false
ringlets, and paddings. Old beaux have made
rrre solely to the nice arrangement of an
artificial tooth, and the artful delusion of a kil
ling false whisker. But oh! the greatest delight
of my existence has been, the sweet, killing, co
quetting looks, that have been practiced before
me, to be afterwards levelled upon some hall
caught swair; I bore it as well as I could! It
was cruel! but I had my revenge, by knowing
that what I had taught, worked successfully
against the peate of iry rival. I felt myself
smile, when I thought that I had been the first
to receive the impress of her beautiful form.
My birth was, I believe, Tenetian, but I re
member nothing dictmcfly until I found myself
placed in my present situation with my first
master, a dashing cavalier, the gilding of my
beautiful frame tried, but in vain, to outvie me
by its brilliancy, but though magnificent in it
self, it bad not my innate knowledge Os the world.
I fluttered every one who approached me, and I
therefore got countenanced by all the vain, who,
I assure you, form a great majority, if not the
whole of humanity.
Os the good old ch?ys‘ then I will speak, when
my aforesaid master’s roof-tree was darkened’
with the smoke of the right royal fires of hospi
tality, W’here the wanderer had his warm nook,
and his share from the Teeking spit; and the
servants, from the grey-haired old man to the
pert liawking-boy, looked upon service as an
inheritance, and truly it was so, for the old ser
vant’s child, was as certain of being servant to
the young heir, as the yotrfig heir of inheriting
the plentiful estate of his father. The first thing
I reflected on, worth notice, was the bold, manly,
open countenance of my young master. He
stood before me and looked h’tt’self full in the
face; his heart beamed in his fine hazel eyes; he
smoothed with youthful pride the soft downy
moustache which hardly covered his lip, and
gracefully ai ranged the deep crimson feather
of his hat, which was placed with a jaunty air
over the most luxuriant auburn curls; he might
have been twenty or less, I do not exactly know,
for it was the first time I had seen him. Soon
carefe peepirtw over his shoulder a most lovely
face; it was the perfection of feihinine beauty; she
was a mere girl, whose light hair flowing in
beautiful confusion over her ivory forehead and
neck, was more charming from being careless
and unstudied, her deep blue eyes Were swim
ming with joyousness, as she placed her face
beside his, and exclaimed,
“Paith, good cousin, have I caught you, Nar
ctssusjike, courting your own shadow, and
throwing away your killing looks Upon that cold
glass, when so many cyts are weeping to look
upon you; come, knight of the mirrir, I and my
nymphs await you in the park, so follow’ me, I
summon you by a most potent spell,—vUYir own
vanity.”
She bounded through the door into the park,
followed by my youthful master, threatening
kisses of revenge. I envied (he rascal, and re
gretted that I could not hold forever two such
.bright visions. Hardly had they gone, when
the tall figure of a cavalier datkened my surface;
as he followed stealthily in the foofeteps of
the two cousins, his own unexpected reflection
startled him, he turned suddenly towards me.—
His face was magnificent, his moustache like the
raven’s wing, but his eyes were grey, and shifted
with an uneasy motion. As he stopped for a
moment to arrange his sword knot, lie seemed
fearftil of even looking himself in the face, he
passed from before me and left me to my own
reflections. I .felt relieved; he was- my master’s
boqp companion; he could change His lilies like
the snake, chant his merry canzottes, sing a war
song with enthusiastic ardour, or a love song
with all the pathetic tenderness of a lover, with
out possessing either.
In the evening, my whole surface was filled
with the reflection of wine, blushing fruit, and
rich viands. My master dnd his friend were
playfully pitching dice upon a large silver salver.
They seemed careless of the play, again and
again they threw, and my young master’s ring
ing laugh proclaimed his success, which was
borne with equal good humor by his joval an
tagonists;’ but soon the wine joined in the game,
and the throws became desperate; the friend’s
hand glided behind him, and he took most dex
terously some dice, that had lain unperceived
bv me. from a small table at my foot, Fortune
declared against my master; I watched with in
tense interest as the friend alternately placed the
false and fair dice behind him, what would I
have given for , a tongue, but a slight form grew
upon me, and I beheld the beautiful cousin’
noiselessly gazing upon the pair; the friend’s
back being towards her, he was unconscious of
the addition to the company; her quick eye soon
discovered his manoeuvre, and upon his placing
his false dice behind him after bis own throw,
she seized them and passed through the glass
door of the room; the treacherous hand felt in
vain for the false dice; a sudden sickness came
over him, he would play no more; my. master
pressed him to try the air. No! the traitor dar
ed not leave the room, a glass of water he thought
would recover him; my master would fetch it
with his own hand; which ‘was what the adept
wished. The moment that he had left, the
hurried search amused me; terror-stricken at
finding no trace qf the dice, he stood confoun
ded. . *
My master returned, bnt the pure water did
not recover him, they retired, and the lights
were extinguished; deep in the night a light il
lumined me, and I beheld a figure crawling with
anxious scrutiny all around upon the rich car
pet, but with no suceess. which of course I knew
!to be impossible. I saw his disturbed counten
ance by the light of the small taper placed upon
the floor, which threw a gigantic dark shadow at
his back, as ifthe fiend who ruled his black heart
was embodied and hovering over him. A deep
oath burst from liis lips as he quittod the cham
ber with a full feeling of his insecurity.
Day*? passed ere I again beheld one of the, to
me, interesting iwo; it was bright early mor
ning, the sweet breeze floated in through the
open doors and window's, the birds filled the air
with gushing melody, and the sun shone co
quettishiy through the stained glass, as if pleas
ed with its borrowed dyes; it was such a morning
as w'ould make the bad man sigh, and look back
with regret to the days of his innocence, when
he could fearlessly open his whole bosom to re
ceive its purity. *
But thsfn all, was the bright
vision that fell upon me; the fair cousin stood
before me, wild flowers were twined in her
loug hair, beneath her hat, her young form
was shown to advantage by her elegant ridirtg
costume; she looked arorund as if disappointed at
seeing the chamber unoccupied, for she had evi
dently intended to surprise her cousin with an
early visit, but the blush poop revelled in her
cheek as he entereJ, and seized the morning kiss.
She presented him with a boquet of spring flow
ers; delightful was it to behold those two young
and pure beings stand irresolute before each
other, whilst the mantling colour of their cheeks
told each other tjie secret of their, hearts, that
morning I heard the first avowal of love, the
blush of innocence was reflected in me. Ah!
how seldom has it been repeated; I rejoiced in
their rejoicing, and I became dull as they depar
ted from my presence.
Wedding lights were multiplied bj me, I al
most reeled by the continued succession of beau
ties as they whirled past, to be mine only for a
moment; the strains of joyous music vibrated
through my frame, and I felt supremely happy,
for my two favovrites were one; but I trembled as
I beheld the dark form of my master’s friend,
gliding, the gayest of the gay, amidst the merry
throng, he looked to me like a storm cloud, ready
to burst with mischief on those around him; the
lights fttded, and the fairy feet at last grew tired,
? and I was alone. . ,
Months flew by, and a shadow fell upon the
young face of my master, for his evil genius still
hovered about him, but he carefully shunned the
house, where the party of its yortug mistress
made a coward of him, and he sought other pla
ces to carry on his nefarious schemes. One
night mv master was brought to the manor house
apparently intoxicated, a thing which in those
wassingly days, he had always the (ears
fell from the eyes of the young wife, as she be
held him she loved unconscious of her attentions,
and her grief. His wine had been drugged.
The next morning the friend came With a
bold front, and claimed large sums from my as
tonished master, which he had lost to him the
previous evening; a warm alteration ensued, up
on his producing bonds with the tremulous sig
nature of my master affixed to them; the claim
appeared like a hideous dream to him, for as
yet he had not perfectly recovered the c/fects cf
the overpowering drugs he had taken in the
wine. The amount of the debt of honour was
terrible to look upon; and in uncontrovertible
black and white Showed the madness of the pre
ceding evening. Rfuni repeated inevitable; the
thought of his young confiding wife was mad
dening, but how to avoid the blow? the man
who demanded on the part of himself and as
sociates so ruinous a sum, was of unblemished
fame, and of honorable though impoverished
family; yet why did he tamely stand by, and
behold the. friend for whom he expressed the
greatest affection, ruin himself while in a state
that made him unconscious of his acts. Bitter
and indignant were the words that flowed from
my master’s trembling lips, the villain dared not
raise his eyes, for his coward soul shrunk within
him, until stung by the well-deserved reproaches
and taunts of his injured friend, his rage became
unbounded, and in the unguarded moment of
passion, he lafd his fclafck heart bare before my
mistakeft and astounded master; too sure did he
see the precipice at his feet, the ruin of himself,
and of one he held dearer than himself and his
utter powerlessness to prove the baseness of his
destroyer, who smiled wilh a bitrer scornful
sneer, as he felt his own security, and the des
pair of his victim.
As they stood w ith flashing eyes, and the
dark blood of passion staining their foreheads,
my young mistress, dalfii, as beautiful as an
angel of mercy, stood suddenly between them.
She waved them apart, they retreated and stood
abashed before her.
, “Husband.”, said she, turning affectionately to
my master, and placing her small hand within
his trembling one, “I know all. For you, sir,”
continued she, approaching so as to confront her
husbard’s traitor-friend, “I know you. You
are a villain, and a foul stain upon the escutch
eon of an honorable family; /or their sakes I will
not blast you with the world, but dare to enforce
-one of those bonds you now hold in your hand,
or take them from this room, and I #ill expose
jou to the infamy yon deserve. .
The villain gfared upon her fike a tiger pre
pearing to leap; the indignity was so startling
and sudden, that it almost paralyzed him; at
.last by a violent effort he recovered his self-pos
session; and bowing with mock respect, he re
plied. .
“Madam, 1 do ndf Wonder (hat you should
feel verv poignantly tlie” disagreeable and dan
gerous situation in which yonr hfisband s weak
ness lias placed you; but the character which
you have been pleased to fix upon mo remains
to be proved. The grumbling of losers will not
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find much faith in the world. Had your sex
been different, I would have angered the* foul
calumny with my sword; but, as you are a wo
man, I will answer you with tlfese parchment
weapons in my hand, and throw back upon you
the obloquy with which you have dared to load
my untarnished name. This house is mine, as
fast as the law can bind it. Expect np mercy.—
My revenge shall be justice to myself.”
Unmoved was that beautiful face, except by a
slight curl of scorn that flitted over her proud
lip.
“Boaster!” replied she, “one breath erf, mine
would drive you forever frorfi the world you
love so much, and make yoii, an outcast from
the society that is your very life. Fool! look!
and let your own eyes read your condemnation,”
As she spoke she unclosed her fair white hand,
and discovered to the trembling villian two loa
ded dice broken in her palm. “An old and
faithful servant saw your manoeuvre reflected
in that glass,” continued she, and pointed to
wards me “he hasted to inform me and I secur
ed these little dumb witnesses. Now. sir, decide
your own fate.”
His eyes glared for a moment, and his ashy
face trembled convulsively, when, dashing the
parchments on the floor, he rushed from ftie
chamber, and my bewildered master was folded
in the arms of his preserver.
Some long time elapsed after this stirring
scene before I again beheld the fair and loved
form of my mistress; when one morning sho
approached me, leaning feebly on the arm of
her husband. The roses had fled from her
cheek; but a sweet smile played upon her lip,
in answer to his i happy look. .He placed her
tenderly in the fcnair to enhale the sweet morn
ing air, that breathed lightly through the win
-1 dow, foil of odour from the surrounding jessa
mines and honey suckles. He left her for a
moment. I was quite occupied by the delight of
again beholding her loved figure, when Fe re
turned, bearing something in his arms. Guess
my delight when, he ttfrricd back the .rich lace
coverings, and discovered a sleeping infant, so
pure, so blooming, that earth seemed to have no
claim to it. it playfully towards me.
when two brigMWnre eyes turned upon me. I
beheld nleir firstborn!
If I were to attempt to relate too circumstan
tially the whole of the lives of any that have
passed before me, I should take the place of more
worthy narrators. I shall therefore state only
epochs therein that may be interesting and most
worthy of your attention. Suffice it to say, that
in the course of time many bold boys and bright
haired girls gambolled before me, and filled the
measure of my happiness. The lightness left
the foot of the fair mother, and the fattier grew
more staid in liis gait; but still with the same
fond hearts and cheerful smiles did they minister
to the happiness of each other.
About the time I commence my next epoch
rebellion stalked over the la'nd, and dark hypo
crites slew their brothers with holy prayers upon
their lips; and sought amidst the words of mercy
for the commands to shed blood. My master
girded cYf liis sword, and flevy to the field of hon
our; leaving his weeping vvife surrounded by her
wailing family, and a few serving-men to protect
them, in case of need. The house soon became
dark and desolate, as every precaution had been
taken by barricading the doors and windows,
and bringing in provision, that they might not
lack f° r fp'tfd should they be besieged. Watch
and ward were duly kept by the anxioixs rtfo'ther
who wandered through the chambers, with a
pale and anxious face, to see that all was order
ed as it should be. By her side always hovered
her eldest boy, a noble-looking child of fourteen;
who,-with his drrri foVMy artfurid his loved rrioth'-
er seeificd to claim to protect and cherish one
so dear to all. The grey-haired steward tottered
after them, as if he alone were answerable to the
master for the well-being and safety of his dear
mistress and family. He seemed to have banish
ed sleep from his old eyes; for, with the feverish
anxiety of age, he would wander about in the
dark hours, to see to the defences, and that no one
slept upon his post; for every hour brought some
calamitous news of the King’s losses, and the
bloody successes of the rebel soldiers. The kine
were driven from their pastures to victual the
house; the shepherd threw by his crook, and
grasped the sword, to stain his hands With the
blood of his brother. . The farmer sowed not his
fields ; for, who could ay who should reap them?
The. bell prayer no longer sounded from the old
ivied steeple of,the village church; for the truant
flock dared not seek their pastor. A breathless
pause of terror fell upon all, as they expected
every hour ta see the bloodseeker’s foot defile
their peaceful thresholds “ Day after defy did the
devouring, fide rdti on” frorfi its dark Source, and
swallowed up some brave and devoted family^—
Hope at; last forsook those who hitherto had
thought that their quiet and retired spots amidst
the hill Would escape the . general bloodshed.—
But, no; every brave man’s name, whoha’d sfo’dtl
forward co protect his sovereign, was registered
for blood, and his peaceful home and family de
stroyed, as the sure means of deterring others
from’ following his bold example.
A double anxiety was working at the heart of
my mistress,— fedr for th'C safety of her bra'fC
absent husband; and the security of the dear
cherubs who clustered around her knees. Yet
her courage revived as looked upon the handful
of brave men who knew she held her family’s
honour and welfare as their own, and Whose
cobra ge was that of the lo(fo that has no self;
and unalloyed by the base feeling of the hireling
swordsman. Her home was theirs; and her life,
and that of her family, were to’ them more than
theirs.
The soft twittering of the birds announced the
coming dawn, and a roseate tint fell faintly on.
edges of the dolif, grdy mght cfbbds,’ as she tired*
sentinel started from his half-dreamy state, and
partly unclosed the ponderous shutter of the
deeply embayed window, and peeped cautiously
out. A; slight rushing sound struck upon the
ear. He gazed; and beheld a body of horse ap
proaching through the avenue, in the almost phan
tom-like light of tfie early morning.’ Bhs closed
the Shutter; but,” before he could summon (he
, household a trumpet sent forth a shrill sobnd,
Which rang and echoed through the deep woods,
until its faint wails died rtWay hi the’ distant hills,
as though the peaceful sylvan deities wailed ih
despair at the arrival of (lie despoilers.
The dreaded moment bad come; but no heart
quailed. Brown hands clutched each otlier,
with a brothorly promise in flfo prttaif, &
. pale lady and children stood in the midst of the
few bold hearts who to protect them had regis
tered their promises in heaven, to be redeemed
only with their, lives;’ She bade them urtelose
the WintJttW wide, that she might see and he seen
by the summoner. Upon her appearance he ap
proached beneath the windows, and in aloud tone
demanded the surrender of the hobse into the
hands of (b 6 ftarliahienfrHy tVc'ops, with free
: egress’ and immunity to all within the house that
did not resist, excepting only herself and chil
dren, who weje ttf be escorted unde? a* guard to
the.qdfetters of the Lieutenant-General, for him to
beetow them as he should think best fit for the
good of the country. A* gruff smile’ passed from
one to the other of the servants as they heard
this, at the same tube looking quietly to tjyi fit
state of their arms, in the mariner Which boded
no easy conquest to the stftnfajbriers.
She looked for a moment upon the soldier ere
she answered then, casting aside the woman that
fluttered at her heart, boldly replied,—“Goback,”
said she, “to the bold man who disposes of our
lives before he has them in his power; J cannot
answer him as I would a brave seldier as a
renegade and a thief, who like other scum, has
been thrown up in these troublous times, to rex
the land, and disgrace the name of Englishmen.
NUMBER 22;
Why not send his name, if it be tfri RAfotable
one, which heaven forbid; but it is only-men
who tire unknown ih the times of honour or vir
tue, that in the .time of anarchy or bloodshed be
came famous for their infamy. Tell the recre
ant that words will not add to his conquests or
his fame; bold hearts wait around me, who will
teach him the value of the double-proof armour
of a rightful catfsc and and cle£r conscience; tell
him it is a woman defends her children and her
husband’s rights, that he may know the great
honour that will attach to his success.” As she
concluded, she closed the window, and the sol
dier rode back to his troop.
A volley soon shattered the casements'; the
mistress clung to her hoy, but bade the women
seek a place of safety With the other children,
which order the terrified maidens quickly obeyed.
The old steward, with discretion, arranged his
force, qpd commenced firing from the windows
upon the assailants, who kept up a continual as
sault upon every exposed po'int. His young
master stood, by his side, and loaded the guns
as quickly as they were discharged. The assail ■
ants were rather startled at their warm recep
tion, and sovfght the cover of the wood, for they
dhly expected tS fihd an unprotected manor
house, ill guarded in the known absence of the
master, instead of which, a well-directed fire
thinned their ranks, and taught them caution.
A short paiise gafve breathing- time to the be
sieged, who were as yet unhurt. The old stew
ard crept towards the shattered casefneht td ob
serve the motion of the besiegers, and had just
raised his white head above the sill, when a ball
struck him in the forehead. He started to his
fee’t, but no Word escaped his lips. He extended
his hand towards his mistress, and fell a corpse,
with a look which seemed to say, “My life was
of a piece, spent in your service, dying fit your
feet. The dairk Hood stdhfetl tiis silver hair.—
As the boy raised his head, some few drops fell
upon the child’s pure white hand; he did not
shudder, but, closing the Old man’s eyes, took the
firelock from hh3f grasp, atid stood at the window
to revenge him. The mother’s trembling hand
was hastily extended to drag him from his dan
gerous post, but she instantly drew back, as she
saw the fire flash in his eye with a look so like
his father; the colour mantled in her cheeks, and
me prolid feeling at his courage conquered the
more tender one.
The rattle of musketry became loud and contin
uous, and told fatally upon the occupants
of the manor-house, until only one man was
left in that portion occupied by the mistress
and her son, for their small force hardly
showed sufficient force over the great extent
of the building. This brave fallow was wounded
more than once, and at las'? lie sunk Upoii Kis
knees from exhaustation. My mistress rushed
to him, and putting some wine to his lips, bound
the mqst serious of his wounds. Although una
ble to stand, he sirtl aided his young master, by
loading the pieces for him, and directing him for
liis Safety.
In the midst of the turmoil, a side panrfel sud
denly opened, and a soldier entered. His plume
and sash betokened him an officer of the rebel
force. My mistress started as he entered, and
thfust her boy beneath the cover of this deep Vel
vet hangings, and boldly confronted the intruder.
He first looked cautiously round, and perceiving,
as he thought no onelivingbut herself, approach
ed her with a confident air. He was a man of
middle age; his countenance, bronzen almost to
blackness, looked most repulsive from the ex
treme lightness Cf bis eyes. He gazed for a mo
ment on the lady before he spoke.
“Lady,” said he, “your defence is unavailing.
I, who stand befurc j-ou, know every turn and
entrance of the building. I have ventured my
; life to safe ybu, sos as sure Us the defence is com
tinued, so will the fate of all concerned be t6rrP
ble, and no power will save the inmates from the
revengeful brutalities of the soldiery. Yield,
therefore, for you are in my power, for by the
same entrance can I admit my whole force.”
My mistress looked intently upon the speaker.
When he ceased, she placed her hand upon his
sleeve, and replied,—
“Sir, one call of mine would bring a dozen
brave men to my rescue, and ere you had gained
yonder secret door, as many bullets would be in
body, and if it contains as cowardly and base a
heart as it once did, —for cannot be mistaken in
the man who once before, as the friend of my
husband, had fiearly wrecked the peace of that
husband and his family,—fit companion, noble
sir, are you for the hireling curs who rush with
fire and sword to exterminate all that are better
and greater than themselves. Can you suppose
I have any fear of the man who attacks women
and children, and dares not approach until the
absence of One, by whose sword honorable sword
he is unworthy to fal’, gives hintcompartive safe
ty; Yovf ar£ in my power,” exclaimed she, Us, sud
denly seizing him by the saish, she attempted to
drag him further from the door by which he had
entered. He, in turn, seized her by the tremb
ling hands, atid, placing his convulsed face close
to her’s, whispered, in a snake-like hissing
voice—
“Foolish woman, to load with contumely a’
mail wh<?Wr yoti hfirve already branded beyond
his power of endurance. For revenge have I
taken up the sword, that I might have the power
to crush those who have so long held me under
their feet, and to blast my enemy with a fiery
wrong—your dishonor! to which your death, and
that of all your children, would be preferable, even
to him whose existence is enwrapt in’ yours. I
have sought and watched, and I have succeeded.
Amidst this horrid din your cries are useless, and
I triumph.”
He seized her round her slender Waist, and
dragged her towards the secret door/ Her
screams for help were droWned in the tumult of
the shouts and firing, but her brave boy sudden
ly sprung from amidst the folds of she curtain,
and took irom the hands of the dying domestic a
loaded piece, and approached the favisher. He
glared for a moment with astonishment on the
bold boy ; then, with a demoniac smile, snatched
a pistol from his be If and fired; but, bfeiirg en
cumbered iy the almost distracted mothef. niisded
his object; but ere the smoke of the first pistol
had risen above his head, an answering report
rahg through the chamber, and the mother slipp
ed froin the convulsed arms. For a moment he
stood erect, with his sinister eyes fixed upon the
pair, Ms hands vainly striving to reach she hi of
his sword; his tall form bent, and he fell to the floor
with a groan of despair. The retributive shot
had reached his heart. ,
& dea'd silence reigned m the chamber as those
two trembling beings gazed upon the features of
their treacherous enemy.- The almost total si
lence startled my mistress from her trance-like
feeling. Pijcfifently a shout arose ujxfri the alir,
and a few dropping shfctsbetokened the retreat of
the besiegers; the ring of many hoofs sounded on
the gravel approach; a few moments of breathless
anxiety elapsed, when hurried feet seemed crowd
ing on the’ Staircase; the door flew open and the
noble form’ of my master rushed into she room,
followed by a host of brave dbinrades; his fond
wife was encircled itt his arms, with a prayer of
thanksgivingfbr her safety; he turned'to his
i ibf, whose fair brow was blood-stained; fearing
that he was wounded, he started with alarm, but
what was his astonishment as the mother pointed
with a pibUtl smile,_at the body of the villiah at
their feet. The gallant story was soon told, and
the young hero wept in his father’s arms, for
even, in such cause, his pure and innocent spirit
trembling at the shedding of blood.
Seaxbeh. —The Ladies. —Ah’ old gentleman,
who has dabbled all his life iii statistics, says he
never heard of more than one woman who insur
ed her life. He accounts fSr this, by the singular
fact/of one cf the questions on every insurance
paper, “What is your age 7”
Almanac for she Month.
. GENERAL ZACHARY TAYROR.
The Commander of the Array of Occupation’
Recent events have thrown this Gentleman
so prominently before the public, that we feel
disposed to gratify the strong desire, expressed by
many, by giving some of the incidents of his
fife.
Gen. Taylor entered the army in 18C8, im
mediately alter the attack on the Chesapeake and
has been in the service of his country from
that time, to the pl%s6nt. Having entered the
army as a lieutenant of infantry he had risen
to the command of a company, at the beginning
of the last war.
For his gallant defence of Fort Harrison ert
the sth September, 1812, /’resident Madison
conferred upon him the brevet rank of Major,
and that he is now’ the oldest brevet in the army
hi 1832, he beeamP the Colonel of the 6th
Infantry, with this regiment he went to Flori-’
da in 1836, where he was almost foremost in
danger.
On the 25th of December, 1836, Col. Taylor
at the head of a detachment of about 500 men,
composed of parts of the Ist, 4th, and bth regi
ments of U. S. Infantry and some Missouri vol
unteers, mfet about 700 Indians, qnder Alliga
tor, Sam Jones and Coa-coo-che, on the banka
of the O-ke-cho-bee. Thjg battle was sought by
the Indians, for the day before the engagement;
Col. Taylor received a challenge from Alligator;
telling him whsre to find him, and bantering
him to come on. Col. Taylor desired nothing
better, and immediately pushed on at a rapid
march to the expected battle ground, fearful that
the wily Indian .might change his purpose.-
The Indians a strong position in a thick
s<y fronf by a small stream; whose
it almost impassible, but;
the quicksands and
a deadly lire from a con
cealea -
action was long and severe. The Indians yiel
ding the ground inch by inch, and then only at
! the point Os the bayonet. After three hours of
bloody contest, * tho Indians were roused And
pursued with great slaughter, until night. This
was the last stand the Indians ever made, in a
large body; and the only instance in which they
voluntarily gave battle. Though Col. Taylor
won the day, it was at the expense of 139 killed
and wounded—toore than one fourth of his,
whole force. Iwo colonels (Col. Thompson of
the sth Infantry, and Col. Gentry of the Miss
ouri volunteers,) fell at the head of the troops.—
Capt. Van bwearingen and Lietenants Brooks
and Carter, also’ fell in the engagement.
During the whale Os the engagement, Col,
Taylor remained on horse back, passing from
point to point, cheering his men to the conflict,’
and exposed to the Indian rifle at every moment,
i The spirit with which (He commander and all
his force entered into the conflict, was exhibited
in some verses written on the occasion, by and
soldier:
l< Tlierts’s battle in hammock black,
1 here ; s lightning in yon cloud,
HarkMrarkf to the music, comrades dear;
For the Indiaa yell is loud;
4 or the ludian yell is loud, iny boys,
And the rifles flash is free;
But the field of battle is our home,
And happy, happy men are we!
And happy men are wS,” &c.
for this battle, Mr. Poinsett, Secretary of
War, rendered merited praise to all engaged, in
his communication to Congress. The brevet of
Brigadier General was ..conferred on Col. Tay
lor, ail’d lie wa's given the chief command in
1’ lorida; which he resigned in 1840, after four or
five years arduous and indefatigable service in
the swamps and hammocks of Florida.
After his retirement from Florida, lie was as
signed to the command of the Ist Department of
the Army, including tlic States of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, ate., with his head quarters
at Fort Jessup, Louisiana.
His pbsition gave him the cammand of tho
“Array of Occupation,” but the usage of tho
service wbuld have justified tlfe in
assigning to that command either of the six gen
eral officers ofth& Regular Army, whose rank is
higher than his.
But it may he fairly presumed that the high
character, gallant services and great experience
of Gen. TANARUS., aside from his geographical position;
pointed him out, as the appropriate commander
of an army, which was to plant our flag upon
the banks of the Rio del Norte.
Gen. Taylor is about 56 years of age; is a
MM of much general information, an excellent
and tried soldier; a prudent and skilful com
mander ; whose traits of character are; a wise’
precaution in providing for the hour of trial, and
a fearless, reckless courage in battle.
He is a Kentuckian by birth and all,that that
word implies. He is an American in heart, and
slumped with all the elements of a hero, by na
ture.
Under his command the flag of the Union will’
receive no dishonor on the banks of the Rio’
Grande.— Nash. Orthopolitan.
The True Gexteemax. —Moderation, de
corum and hraitness, distinguish the gentle
man. He is at all times diffident, and studious
to please; intelligent and polite, his behavior is
pleasant and graceful. When he enters she
dwelling of an inferior; he endeavors to hide, if
possible, the difference between their rank in
life. Ever ready to assist those around him, he
is neither haughty nor overbearing. In the
mansions of the great, the correctness of his
mind induces him to bend t 6 etiquette, but not
to adulation. So far from being insolent to in
ferrcT3, he will observe a scrupulous tenderness
of manner towards them—a care of word and
action that shall lighten the Burden of which they
.mjist necessarily feel, .as much as possible.
This refine ment of heart is the most characteris-’
tic of a high and noble spirit, ft is the only
mark of a lady or gentleman that is wholly un
equivocal. When we see a person very choice
of his words, and very dainty at the table, yes
capable of insulting the unfortunate, or ridicu
ling distress, we always think of the ass in the
lion’s skin.
HB ALTfr AND DIET.
Vegetable food pissCs through the various pro*’
cesses of the system more slowly, more perfectly,
with less expenditure of vital power, and less
exhaustion—inducing a‘ slower pulse and coclor
skin, a greater equilibrium of vital power, allow
ing free scope to the intellectual and moral mani
festations: Physiology, also confirmed by the ex
periments of Hr. Beaumont, on Alexis St. Martin;
teaches’ us that greasy and oily food is prcjudical
to the system—that it is not digested by the gas
tric juice, but remains in the stumach fill’ the di
gestion Os the refit of the food is completed—when 1
pile, which is not foUiid irt :he stomach under oth,’
‘er circumstances, or in’ a healthy state of the sys
tem, is thrown into it, and converts this greasy
dnd oily substance into a kind of saponaceous,
which is then permitted to pass off; thus account-’
ing for the universal biliousness of flesheaters/
Df. BWumont remarks,,, “that oily substances are
digested with’ great difficulty, and the fat of .all
mea's is converted into oil before it
that “ when much fat meat oc oily food has been
used, the oil always maintains’ an ascendency in’
the stomach, and bile is required add necessarily.
Catted 1 into the stomach only for the purpose of
facilitating"thc chymificatidh’ of all fatty or oily
aliment,” from which experiments with many,
others mentioned, it is evident that fat meats, and 1
oily sdistances of every kind, are with great diffi
culty digested, and tend to irritate the
derahge its functions, and disease its tissues.
Arkansas Beverage. —'Madam, can y*ou :
give me a glass of grog V said a traveller in Ar-’
kansas, as he entered a cabiil on the road side.
‘I ain’t got a drop, stranger.’
‘But a gentleman told me just now, that yoir
had lately received’a bahrel/
‘Why, good gracious!’ What do you reckon’
one barrel of -tfrhiskey is to me and my children/
when we are out of milk !’
Hot?? t 6 Writ* for Newspapers,—l.*
Have something- fb ttfrhfe ebcjft. 9: Write’
plain; dot your i’S; droSs yovrr Pd} poidt senten
ces; begin with capitate 3*/ Write short; to’
the point; stop rWheffyoti have done- 4. Write
‘only on one side of the fifceefr 5. Ifcead it over,-
abridge and correct ii Until you yet it into the
shortest space possible. & Pay the Postage.
A company of men and women walk about*
the streets of Clevelond, Ohio, and proclaim iff
loud voices, that ‘ the kingdom of this earth is sf
hand, and time shall be no longer.”