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‘lHljie Olcmufij |§f unt iS* BY 11. STYLES BELL. Trrms of Siil)M ri|Mioii, THE Herald is printed on u large imperial s’leci, with new type, at $3 per year, in ad vance, or 84 at the expiration of the year.— No subscription received for a less term than one year, an.l no pnncr discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. Rules of lilveilising. Letters of Citation, - - - - $3 00 Notice to Dfbtor* and Creditor*, (40 days) 3 , r 0 Four Months’ Notices, - - - - 400 Kales of Personal Property, by Executors, Administrators,or Guardians, -3 *2.' iSales of Lands or Negroes, by do. - - 475 Application for Letters of Dismission, - 600 Other Advertisements, $1 00 for 19 lines first inser tion, and 50rents (per Islines) for each continuance, Or space occupied equal to lti lines brevier type. Rule and figure work always double price. Advertisements should always have the desired | number of insertions marked upon them when hand- j cd in, otherwise they will be published till forbid and , charged accordingly. Dr Notice of tne sale of Land and Negroes by ! Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, must be published sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sale of Personal Property, in like manner, I must be published forty days previous to the sale. Notice to debtors and creditors of an estate, must j bv published forty days. Notice that Application will be mad•* to the Court . of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must ] be published four months. Notice that Application will lc made for letters of j Administration, must be published thirty days, ami ! of Letters of Dismission, six months. i. i ■ i ■■l. ■■ ■ _ ■ ii ■".■"jy— ■ Fifty Dollars Hr ward. RAN A WAY from the subscriber in Hamburg on th: February, his negro man THOMAS, lie is about isW years of age, five feel 10 inches high, •dark complected, and pleasant countenance. He is ■a blacksmith by trade, and has doubtless procured free paper l- from some person, and has gone to work nt that business either in South Carolina or Georgia. He is in all probability lurking about Savannah, as j I understand lie engaged ut the steamlmat “Thrne.’ j —When he left, he had on a ryd flannel shirt, black i sattinei pantaloons, and new broadcloth coat and new j heaver lmt. Any person delivering said negro to me, or will lodge him in any wife jail so that l can gel him, shall receive the above reward. R. L. TOWSON. .Tun. Hamburg S. C. March *Mth, 1839—ap 2-3 m i j ßi > S<- i A L l MBEII Cb’ip. f jpHE subscribers, agents of said company, j JL offer to contract for delivery at Darien, or j elsewhere, of hard Pine lumber of the best j quality, sawed to any dimensions that may be ; required, and at low prices. They will have j on hand at their depot in this city, a good sup- | ply of lumber of various sizes. WOODBURY & STACK POLE. Darien, Jan. 22, 1839. If Justices Court for 1839. A COURT, for the 971*4 District, will be hoHen at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the 4th Monday of each month—to wit Monday 28th January, 1831). Monday 25th February, “ Monday 25th March, “ Monday 22d April, “ Monday 27th May, Monday 2ilh June, Monday 22d July. Monday 2 : th August. “ M mid ay 23d Hepicinbcr, “ Monday 28th October, “ Monday 25th November, “ Monday 23d December, 11 A pannel of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term after the first. NELSON W CARPENTER, Justice of the Peace for 271st, District, Darien, January *29st, 1839. Oglethorpe House. TfIK Public is rcspcctiuny miorinea iis? ,i'i that this establishmentcontinuesun !* j lBL_(lor thi’ direction of the Subscriber, who hopes, by tin re milted exertions to merit a continuance of the patronage he is grateful for having heretofore received. The house is large, airy, and convenient, with spacious piazzas on every side—the charges will be commensurate to the times. The prevailing sea breezes and pure air, render this perhaps the healthiest and most eomfortable Hummer residence in the State—salt water baths may be bad a short distance from the house—also good stabling for horses. R. W. HOLMAN. Brunswick, April 27th, 1839. Georgia— Mclntosh County. WHERAB, William A. Mclntosh, applies for Letters of Administration, on tie- Estate of George J. Noble, tale of said county, deceased. These are therfore to cite, and admonish all, and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and ap pear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any exist, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 20th day of June, 1839. J. E. TOWNSEND, june 24th. Clerk, C. O. Custom House SI. Marys. DIRECTION. S’ FOR ST. ANDREWS BAR. ANDREWS INLET beg in lat. 31 deg. N. trance between Cumberland and Jekyl Islands, have ingeleven feet water on the bar at low tide; distance from the Light House on Little Cumberland Island, North point, about seven miles. There arc 3 Buoys for the entrance; one large Buoy placed just within the bar, in three fathoms, low tide; one Spar Buoy on a spit off the North point of Little Cumberland Isl and, and one Spar Buoy in the middle of the sound, on a shoal, made at the mouth of the great Satilla river. Bring the Light House to bear W. by N.. the outer Buoy will be in a range with Light Houss, and run for it till over the bar, and up with the out er Buoy; the South point of Jekvl will then be N. W. 1-2 W.; alter the coarse N. ‘V. by W. until be tween the point# of Cumberland and Jekly islands, and abreast of the Spar Buoy off Ournberlund point, leaving it to the South; where will be found good boundfngs from 3 tos fathoms near the shore. ARCHIBALD CLARK, Superintendent of Lights & Buoys. June 18, 1836. 4t For Sale. JJgga The HOUSE and two LOTS occupied by the subscriber. Also, on* House and “isjjSß? Lot corner Shriven and Second street.— A,". IPfV* Also one House and two Lots on Second street, near the Lodge. ’ ° SAMUEL PALMER. —Brr-irft-3. Marble. The subscriber will furnish the Citizens of Darien and its vicinity with Grave stones and Toinbtubles, of all descriptions, on reasonable terms, and of a first rate quality. Any persons wishing either of the above, will please leave their orders, with Mr. John Mltchel ” AMOS STEVENS. Darien,.Way 28th 1839. Mill (iOODS. , fIMTF. SUBSCRIBER is just opening a fresh us- JL sort men tof select Consisting of die following articles, vir.: Irish Sheet ings; Irish Linens; Linen Cambric Hdkfs; Russia & | Scotch Diapers; Curtain do; Bird Eye do; Linen | Fable Covers; Corded Skirls; English and American i Prints; French Muslins; Picnic Gloves; Fancy and • Satin Scarfs; Gauge .Shawls; .Spun Silk Hose; black j and w hite half hose do; Cotton do; Footings, Edg mgs, and Inserting*; Cap Ribbons; Linen and Cot ton Musquilo; Nettings; Marseilles Vesting; striped ; Eastings; Linen Drills, and Georgia Nankeens, for ! Gentlemen’s Pantaloons. Together with a variety of ! other articles, all of which will be sold cheap for cash. Ladies’ and Gentlemen, are respectfully invited to call and examine for themselves. mh 19 H. W HUDNALL. DOItOY STEAM SAW MILL, MILL keep ou hand a large supply of LI MIIER of all descriptions. Cargoes will be sawed to order. Five wharves are at tached to the Mill, and the Lumber will be de livered within reaclt of the vessel loading. Apply to ’ I*. IL YONGE & SONS, Agents. Darien, January 22,1839. u:w si*un .1 m uiif.h goods. THE SUBSCRIBERS ha vs received in addition tn their stock a variety of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS, amongst which are French Painted Muslins Light Prints Cheek'd. Cambric and Swiss Muslins Black Gro de Swiss Silks Furnilure Dimity Linen Sheetings Table Diapers Byrdseye and Russia do Cotton Fringes Irish Linen Dress Shawls and Scarfs Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs Parasols and Umbrellas Corded Skirts Siik Kid and Lisle Gloves stilk and Cotton Hosiery Ladies’ Corsets Georgia Nankeens Drillings,’ Vestings, &o. &<•. Which are offered on the usual terms by J. & S. 11. ROKENBAUGH. Darien, March 20, 1839. Frosli liaising, &.c. M I?OXES FRESH RAISINS—AIso, Preserved Ginger Scott’s assorted Pickles in Jnrs Fresh Sweet Oil, and Superior Imperial and Young Hyson Tea. Just received and for sale bv IVL ‘JO J. & S. fl. ROKENBAUGH. Notice. A LL Persons having claims ngainst the Estate JM. of WILLIAM A DUNHAM, late of M’ln tosh county, deceased, are requested to hand in their claim# duly attested —and all those indeK are likewise desired to make immediate payinenrto the .subscriber. CHARLES WEST, Executor. Darien, April 9th, 1839. Thundering Spring. THE proprietors of this natural curiosity, respect fully inform their friends and the travelling public generally, that they are prepared to accommodate all who may favor them with a ci.ll. The very short period which has intervened since their purchase, added to a scurcity of materials, has rendered it dif ficult to improve us extensively ns they desired; yet lin y know themselves willingtodevote their undivi ded attention to promote the comfort und convenience of visitors and travelers. The water combines high medicinal qualities, con mining strong impregnations of Saltpetre, Magnesia, (Sir ascertained from n partial analysis. We deem it unnecessary to append to this natice, a list of cer tificates relative to cures effected by using the water, as the doubts oftlte sceptical would not be removed, and those who would believe, may credit the asser tion, as such can be proved at any time. Several eases of violent Rheumatism have been entirely re lieved ; also Tetter, Scald head, running Ulcers, &c. Individuals laboring under Dyspepsia, will expe rience great relief from the use of the water. It is known to be highly efficacious in relieving nil cutane ous diseases. It is due to ourselves, and for the information of the public at large, to state at least some oftlte mineral properties of the water; and also the nature of some of the diseases which have been cured at this place. We areawore oftlte prejudices generally engendered by vaunting advertisements of like character. The location of the spring in Upson county, is in a healthy region nearly surrounded by large hills on the north side of the Pine Mountain. A considera ble quantity of game abounds in the woods adjacent for the delight of sportsmen; ar.d Flint R ver is suffi ciently contiguous to afford amusement to the angler. Families desiring it, can find ample seclusion from dusty streets and miasmatic regions of the lower | counties, at the ThunderingSpring,* where no pains will be spared on the part of the proprietors, to rend er their visit agreeable. Gaming and other irregularities willbeprohibited. Good order will be strictly enforced. Afflicted persons will have aseperate tabic prepar ed if desired, where they can have all the attention paid them they may require. The Bar will be supplied with choice Liquors of various kinds, and attended by an efficient bar-keep- RATES OF BOARD, persons per day, ------ $1 00 Persons per week, - - - - b 50 Four weeks and longer (per week,) 5 50 Families stationary, per month, ” - 5 00 Children and servants half price. Horse per day, - - 75 Horse per week, - $3 00 Horse per month, - 12 00 Individuals wishing to remain one week or longer, will please to make it Know n at the bar. 1 JOHN L. COCHRAN, A. J. McAFEE. Upson Countv, Ga. June sth 21-3 mos. * For the. information of those who are unacquain ted with the origin of the somewhat protenlous ap pellation of this place, it is perhaps due to observe, that tbe great similarity between the noise occasion ed by the spring and the rumblingof distant thunder, suggested tire name. DUNBAR MOREL, Attorney at Law, Brunswick , Gen. OFFERS his professional services to the pu lie. He will practice in the Courts of the Eastern District, and attend strictly to any business entrusted to his charge. a P 9 Twenty Dollars Reward. STOLEN from my stable on the night of the 7th inst. two miles ftont Centersvillage, Camden county. A Sorrel Horse, about eight years old, middle size, or upwards, with a blaze face, both hind feel white, and a small white spot on one thigh. Forty dollars will be given for the thief ana horse, with proof to conviction. Or Twenty dollars for the horse if returned. THOMAS VJCKEY. June 9,1839.3f - DARIEN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1830. UNEXAMPLED MAMMOTH SCHEME !!! j The following details of a Schema op a Lottery, I to be drawn in December next, warrant* us in declar | ing it to be UNPARALLELED in the history of 1 Lotteries. Prizes to the amount, have never before i hern offered tothe public. It is true, there are ma ny blanks, but on the other hand, the extremely low 1 charge of 820 per Ticket—the Value and Number of the Capitals, and the revival of the good old cus tom of warranting that every prize shall be drawn and sold, will, we are sure, give universal satisfac tion, nnd especially to the Six Hundred Prize Hol ders. To those disposed to adventure we recommend early application being made to us for tickets—when ilie prizes arc ull sold, blanks only remain—the first buyers have the best chance. Wo, therefore, em phatically say—DELAY NOT ! but at once re mil and trnns~n\U to us your orders, which shall always receive our immediate attention. Letters to be ad dressed, and applications to be made to SYLVESTER & CO., 156 Broadway, New York. f"T Observe the Number, 156. 8700,000 !! ! 8500,000! ! 825,000! 6 prizes of 820,000 ! ! 2 prizes of 815,000 !! 3 prizes of 810,000 ! Grand Real Estute and Bank Stock LOTTERY. Os Property situated in New Orleans. r> t lie richest and most magnificent Scheme ever presented to the public, in this or any other coun try. TICKETS ONLY Sao, Authorized by un .Act of the Legislative Assembly of Florida, nnd under the Directions of the Com missioners, acting under the, same. TO BE DRAWN AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. December Ist, 183!) SCHMIDT & HAMILTON, Managers. B'YLVESLER A CO., Is(i Broadwuy. New York, Sole Agents. NO COMBINATION NUMBERS ! I I 100,000 tickets from No. 1 upwards, in succession, The deeds of the. Property and the Stock transferred in trust to the Commissioners appointed by the said net of the. Legislature of Florida, for the secu rity of the Prize Holders. SPLENDID SCHEME! ! ! 1 Prize—The Arcade—2B6 feet, 5 inches, 4 lines, on Magazine street; 101 feet, 11 inches, on Natchez street; 126 feet, 6 inches, on Gravier st. UanUd fti ftliuwi 1|37,tK)0 pCT Oil httm. Dollars Valued at 700,000 I Prizo—City Hotel—l 63 ft on Com mon street, 116 feet. 6 inches, on Camp st. Rented at $25,000 — Valued at 500,000 1 Prize—Dwelling House (adjoining the Arcade) No. 16, 34 ft. 7 inehes fronl on Natchez, st. Rented at $l2O0 —Valued at 20,000 I Prize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade) No. 18,23 ft front on Natchez st. Rented at $l2O0 —Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade) No. 20, 23 feet front on Natchez st. Rented ut $l2O0 —Valued at 20,000 1 Prize —Ditto —No. 23, North cast corner of Bt sin Custom-house street ; 40 feet front on Basin, and 40 feet on Franklin st. by 127 ft, deep in Custom-house st. Rented ut $l5O0 —Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto—No. 24 South west corner of Basin & Custom house street; 32 feet, 7 inches on Basin 32 feet, 7 inches on Franklin, 127 feet, 10 1-2 inches deep in front of Custom house street. Rented at slsoo—Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto—No. 330, 24 feet, 8 inches on Royal street, by 127 ft. 11 inches deep. Rented at SI4OO. Valued at 15,000 1 Prize—2so shares Canal Bank Stock, SIOO each 25,000 1 Ditto—2oo ditto Com do, do do 20,000 1 Ditto—lso ditto Mechanics’ und Traders’ do do 15,000 1 Ditto—loo do City Bank do do 10,000 1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000 1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000 1 Ditto—so do Exchange Bank do do 5,000 1 Ditto—so do do do do do 5,000 1 Ditto—2s do Gas Light Bank do do 2,500 1 Ditto —25 do do do do do do 2,500 1 Ditto—ls do Mechanics’ & Tra ders’ do do 1,500 1 Ditto—ls do do do do do 1,500 20 Ditto each 10 shares of the Louis iana State Bank, SIOO each, each Prize SIOOO 20,000 10 Ditto each 2 shares of SIOO each, each Prize S2OO, of the Gas Light Bank 2,000 200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO, of the Bank of Louisiana 20,000 200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO of the New Orleans Bank 20,000 150 Ditto Each 1 share of SIOO of the Union Bank of Florida 15,000 800 Prizes. $1,500,000 TICKETS $20 — SO SHARES The whole ofthe Tickets with their Numbers, as also those containing the Prizes will be examined and sealed by the Commissioners appointed under the Act, previously to their being put into the wheels. One wheel will contain the whole of the Numbers, the other will contain the Six Hundred Prizes, and the first 600 Numbers that shall be drawn out, will be entitled to such Prize us may be drawn to its num ber, and the fortunate holders of such Prizes will have such property transferred to them immediately after the drawing, unincumbered, and without any Deduction ! 3TV Editors of every Paper in the United States, in the West Indies, in Canada, und other of the British Provinces are requested to insert the above, as a standing advertisement, until the Ist, of December next, and to send their account to us, together with a paper containing the advertisement. SYLVESTER & CO., 156 Broadway, N. Y. May 21,1939. until Dec. I. STANZAS. Forget, the splendor oflhe dazzling hall; Forget, tli’ illusive rapture! oft he ball; Forget, the praise of valor you have won; Forget, the acts of glory you lmvc done ; But ne’er forget the Orphan's cry, Or e'en the Widow’s tearful eye ; For these bright gents to shine were given, As passports to the halls of heaven. Forget, what men may sny in praise; Forget, whate’er you’ve done in former days ; Forget, tlte fleeting moments pass’d in bliss ; Anil e’en forget tlte lover’s fondest kiss; But ne’er forget tha little Orphan child, Nor yet its widow'd mother, raving wild ; Whose fervent prayer, with fond, expiring brculh, Is, “save my child, save! ere he sinks in death I” haaaoaaa&syg B FOR THE DAIIIEN HERALD. Skelrlu’s ill iiiany l.auri*. NO. I. My native village!—what a charm there is in those few words, to those to whom the world’s vicissitudes have only left its memory, gilded by ihe joyous reminiscences of youth,now/led, and of loved beings whom time and death have painted on memory’s tablets; yet they are fluttering artists, presenting us a likeness without faults, to cheer the lonely spirit. In giving this little story of humble life, I recall one of the earliest sympathies of a young m thusiastic spirit. I know lam powerless to narrate my tale ns in truth it affected me at the time, nnd I can give at best but a faint idea of the rural charms of the peaceful spot where its scene is laid. At its entrance stood the ever, cheerful, busy-sounding mill, where for fifty years, its master’s jocund laugh responded to the villagers’ harmless jests—for ull went there to find the news, finding no ear so willing, and no heart so warm ; the clicking wheels, turned by the watersofa limpid pond, whose foaming dam sprinkled the miller’s rural cottage, ad ded another charm to the lovlicstspot that ev er gave shelter to honest hearts. The village wan bounded on on© side by the bright clear water, which extended to the other extremity, having the blessed church-yard at its base, in moaning gentle ripples, then stealing in spark ling streamlets, in various directions bearing on their surface the stately swans, who proud ly led their feeble young in the quiet lonely glen, through which the chrystal current ex panded. This proud and peculiar bird, as if wearied of busking in the broad mirror of the parent stream, generally sought these shaded and more peaceful tributaries, as if because their dignity was offended with the familiarity of the parties who oft skimmed for pastime, in gay boats, their cool domain ; or perchance they liked not the willy sportsmen, who with steal thy step was wont to traverse the surges on its margin for the solitude-loving grouse, the timid woodcock, or the unsuspecting snipe. Their more favorite haunt, however, sparkled at the foot of poor Sully Burn’s garden, a lame and aged widow, whose daughter Nancy, the rustic genius of the spot, bribed them to iter retreat, and who from infancy to womanhood had loved these silentdignitaries of the stream. Randall, a neighbor’s son, loved them too, nnd indeed from a nobleman near the village, re ceived a stipend, each well remembered Sep tember, for gaurdirtg their nests front lawless depredators,—and ere the artless jotting pair had learnt the “tender tale,” they formed many an airy castle on the hoarded treasure. Two or three suns had performed their circuit since it had been a settled point, indeed, that this, ad ded to their mutual earnings, should add a few necessaries to the scanty home of the young and happy Nancy ; procure for each the wed ding suit, and provide the hospitiable cheer to brighten the kind faces of the friends and rel atives who were to gladden the fireside joys of the young wedded pair. Christmas, that joy ful, hallowed time, was fixed upon as the peri od destined to give to Nancy’s widowed moth er a son, and to their hearth a master; for at that season familiar faces meet, and voices again mingle.—Voices, those magnets to the memory, when the eye is dimmed, the rosy cheek faded, and the cherished dimple lost in furrows—they are alike the talisntanic spell, and strike the hidden chord, in joyous harmo ny to the cherished affections of the heart. There certainly is not any think so thrilling and rapturous, as the voice of a long absent friend. The younger son of Lord Eagieton, who paid Randall for taking care of the swans, had returned home after having been abroad witli his regiment for some years. “Poor old Sal ly,” as she was always called, had formerly been known to this youth ; at her house he had arranged frequently his skates, and play ed many a boyish prank. With a party of gay young spirits he dis mounted one day, soon after his return, at the Eagieton Arms, where they had rendezvoused for the purpose of a day’s fishing at “Madely Pond,” and giving his horse to the groom, he took the eourse to the clear stream that led to Sally’s Cottage, and there found, as in former times, the old woman sitting at her door spin ning, the primrose and daisy blooming at her feet; the honeysuckle clambering the door posts of her dwelling, mingled with the white and red roaculieady giving promise from the swelling buds, oflhe coming summer. Tlte lintvthorn hedge, which encircled the little garden oven and trim, covered with its half opened clusters of white berries filling the air witli perfume, showed that a tidy and a skilful hand had been ut work, us ttlso did the even rows of peas, peeping fresh and green ere their neighbours’ had been planted. The little flower bed too, on either side the door, bordered witli its well trimed rows of box witli a variety of the “rural flowers,” already advancing to the summer sun, gave additional tokens of care and industry, and our young wanderer having greeted Sully, in a kindly manner, rallied her on the timid air witli which site viewed him. “Why Hally have you forgotten Master Sam, who used sometimes, come and sec you, and tell stories to little Nancy I —Ah, where is lit j tie Nancy, so rosy and laughing.” “God bless your honor’s heart,” exclaimed the old dame, all the reserve vanishing, at the young nobleman’s condesehsion, and her ac customed garrulity taking its place, “and I do see still the bright smile that used to make us think you the prettiest young gentleman in the whole country round, —but you are grown amain since then, and yet are good to re member poor old Sally. I’ll knock for Nancy sir, for she has never forgotten you,—you see 1 cannot get along without her arm, but she helps me here, and 1 can spin and feel quite happy to look at our little place ; Randall takes such care of us, you remember Randall sir; the bravv young lad, who you wanted to go abroad with you, he is now taller than your honor’s self, and honest and good as ever sir, and—-but here comes Nancy, let us see if she has quicker eyes than her poor old mother. Young Eaglcton rose, as through an oppo site door entered the rustic maiden, from the domestic occupations of the house. She per ceived not the stranger, as his figure was hid front her,by the branching honeysuckle at the door, and in a soft and joyous voice, she asked, what her mother required of her. “Come here Nancy and tell me if you know this gentleman.” Nancy advanced, curtesfed,drooped her head in confusion, and pleaded ignorance, when the old woman rciAindc&tier thul ibis was the same good young gentleman, u'ho assisted her from the stream, when some mischievous youngster from the Manor tossed her into it, when she had nfhbled there to fill her pail with water, and but for him, she said, Nancy would have been without a mother, while Nancy herself, then a wee toddling thing, kissed him a dozen times for saving her dear mammy, and he concealed the fact, that he was “the mischievous youngs ter from the Manor, also.” Fully enlightened now, the young maiden raised her glowing face, and with a corner of her check apron in her hand, dropped him her best courtesy, and wondered she would ever have forgotten him ; but Randall would not, he never forgot, she said—“but sir,” she continued gaining couruge from old remem brances “you have been in foreign parts, and are not so fair, and your cheeks are not like ros s, as they used to be.” “And you are changed too Nancy ; hut not like me,” and the young officer sighed, as he looked upon the innocent being before him, whose gratitude for a time, made her forget he was Lord Eagleton’s son ; and as he turned away to join his companions, he resolved to keep the secret, that there bloomed a rose so fair in such obscurity. 11 is heart was not en tirely hardened by the world: he did not actu ally premeditate the destruction of this fair young creature, but yet he sought frequently the cottage on some pretext, which seemed to justify himself in so doing. The happy Ran dall joined hand and heart to honor the kind young landlord, and rendered many a manly service, for lie was the pride of the village ; in all athletic games young Randall bore away the palm, yet all loved him, nor envied his prowess, and if some sighed for the favor he held in the fair Nancy’s heart, every one said none was so worthy of her, and every face brightened, as he approached, for each could remember some kind deed done by young Randall. But now hope nerved his sinewy frame, and brightened the honest expression of his fine open face; a few months more and he expected to meet the reward of so many years of toil. Labor was light for her he loved, cheered hint at eve, or did her part in making the hay mown by his hand during the day. Foritwasus Thomson so beautifully expres ses it, “Each by the lass he loves, To bear the rougher part, and mitigate My namele#gentle offices her toil.” Young Eagletofi seldom failed on these oc casions to pass through the field, and say some kind or gallant word to Randall’s destined bride. At length the modest easy grace of her man ner won upon his admiration, and hcTooked upon the honest Randall with jealous eyes, and planned the destruction of his peace. He ven tured to tell her one day, as she returned from the field to inquierif all was well with her in firm old mother, that her beauty claimed a higher reward than the hand of a rustie, and ended by felling his love, and vowing constan cy eternal. The bright eyes that had bet n used to meet his in grateful confidence, sunk with loathing at his proposal—but when she raised them in expressing the contempt and scorn she felt, he quiiled beneath the haughty glance of offended virtue, and turned- aside — VOL. 1. NO. 27. not from his purpose, but to form other plans for its completion. The scorn of the maiden maddened him; hints were thrown out to the unsuspecting lover, of Lord Eagleton’s admi ration for the fair young Nancy, and once, when lie approached the maiden, site blushctl deep crimson for shame at the remembrance of ltis baseness, but the blush met poor Ran dall’s eye, so already suspicious. “The green eyed monster,” wanted but the spark to ignite tlte fierce flame in his manly bosom, and turn ing to the bewildered girl, tlie. gaze of mad ness, he upbraided her, with perfidy, in lan guage, she till then deemed impossible from him. He threw down his scythe and turned away; then lie extended ltis hand, and said,“Nancy, 1 hope you may be happy.” Nile spoken not, moved not, nnd the next moment lie was gone, lie passed her mother’s cottage, made so love ly by his care, and lie reeled in agony ofspirit, • and for a moment wavered in ltis purpose; but the deep red blush stung deeply in his soul, and he hurried onward until he came to the adjoin ing village, where unluckily a recruiting party were marching at the time, iu the sham trap pings of seeming joy. An old companion had just donned the gay cockade—Randall was invited to drink, and be fore long, was an enlisted soldier! The en vied, happy, manly Randall—a common sol dier! Poor Nancy, slung by his cruet desertion, lost iter bright and joyous smile— the light elastic step was gone—the flowersper ished, and desolate was the Christmas hearth that was to have been so blessed. She worked, this pious child it istrue, for her aged mother’s sake—but better is the bread eaten in sorrow/ The young oflicer who had occasioned this wreck of innocent lowly happiness found his suit hopeless, and joined his regiment in the West Indies, where he was shortly lukenill of a fever. A friend in the regiment offered him the attendance of his servant for his peculiar faithfulness and gentle deportment. But the fiat had gone forth, the victim was claimed— but not until he discovered the much Randall to be his attendant. He grasped the soldier’s iron hand and told him of the un swerving faithfulness of the poor unhappy Nuncy ——avowed his purpose to purchase oil’ the soldier, and do all he could to repair the misery he had occasioned. But this gratificat ion was denied him. The sun rose on his life less corse—yet Randall felt happier than he had been for many months, and wrotatexplaiu ing all; and bidding his faithful Nancy to Jive for him. After a few months his regiment returned home, when the hapless Randall find - ing they were immediately ordered off again to Gibralter, —deserted. He slept neither day nor night, until he had folded the pale and heart-stricken Nuncy to his bosom—but though they were all the world to each other, a dark deep cloud seemed to cast its gloomy shadow around them. He was a deserter— Nancy knew that for her sake lie was a de serter, and sud foreboding hovered around them. The cricket was killed upon the hearth; tlie raven shrieked hoarse and chilling o’er their pathway--and all to this once happy pair, was now gloom and sadness. But the wed ding day arrived—for three successive Sundays their names had been sounded in the village church, and neighbours and friends looked brighter on the occasion. At length the merry bells rung the cheering peal, telling tlie glad news of the wedding of these faithful lovers. But ere they received tlie poor old mother’s blessing, a hand was grasped tightly on his arm, and a ruthless voice uttered in harsh tones “ You are my prisoner .” Ghastly pale, jet firmly, poor Randall yielded, for there was no hope of escape, and iri silent horror his bride saw the hand-cuffs fastened upon his wrists, lie was marched off to the next town, follow ed by his hopeless companion—but firmly she. bore her part, determined not to damp his courage, for the degrading punishment which awaited him needed morethann mortal’s firm ness. He was soon sentenced, for lie at once pleaded guilty, and said if Nancj’ was near, he could bear all firmly. lie was to lie flogged as long as the surgeon advised that he could support life- His eye rested on his faithful partner, and he quailed not as the relentless cord tore up ltis flesh; but hared his sinewy body totlio lash, as again and again tlie surgeon tried his pulse, and another dozen was the result. Another —and another. Still the infamous, and tlie cruel torture, was unfinished —when his frame gave one convul sive quiver, and he fell. It was thought be had fainted; but the manly heart had ceased to deal, and to tlie utter dismay of ull present tlte no ble young soldier was a striped and bloody corpse! The surgeon, whose tiumc I perfect! j’ remember, was tried for firs fife; but the mis erable spirit haunted his body many years longer. And poof Nancy, tenacious oflilc, she could not die— but lived from that moment a maniac. Well do I remember her thin pale face—her wild unearthly song? The drifting laugh of thisdefnented being still rings’ in my ears, for the sound fell on them when impressions are ever deep. - ■ This is no fiction, but a simple truth. ALFRED. Neccrsink Collage, July, 1889. Joking. —A down east editor asks his subscribers to pay op, that he may play a s'milar joke upon his creditors. We tiki* to see a'good ioke go round.