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BY JAMES W. JOKES. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. tTUIE Subscriber respectfully announces to -®- the public, that he has in full operation a JANE OF FOUR HORSE COACHES, from Athens,ria Watkinsville, Madison, to Eatonton, hn<l back,3 times a week, leaving and returning us follows : Leaving Athens on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, at G o’clock, A. M., and arriving at Eatonton, at G o’clock I’. M., on the same days. leaving Eatonton on Mondays Wednesdays, nnd Fridays, at G o’clock, A. M„ and arriving in Athens, at 6 o’clock P. M-, same days-. 11. N. WILLSON, Coiltractor. March 17—4 G—if. The Southern Recorder will please pub lish the above until forbid. BOOK BINDERY, QEJKSKS yjUie subscribers would respectfully inform the Citizens of Athens, and the public generally, that they have united themselves in the above business, in the Third Story of Messrs S. Ten ney »<■ Co’s Book Store, immediately over the Southern Whig Ollier, where work will be executed in the neatest and handsomest style, at the shortest notice. Day Books, Journals, Ledgers, Record, and Bank Books, Ac. made to any patern of Ruling ■or Binding. CLARK & BURDINE. Athens Feb. 3, —40, —ts. A GREAT BARGAIN. <|MIE Subscriber determined to emigrate to the west, oilers for sale his valuable Tract •of Laud, containing 30 0 0 Aer es, situate and lying in Jackson county, (>a., on the Mulberry Fork of Oconee River, the residence ■immediately on the hog mountain and main Alabama Road, various other roads intersecting "nt the same place, viz: the Milledgeville road leading to Winns’ Ferry, on Chattahoochee, Hurricane Shoal road, leading to Cart esville ami South Carolina. Great part of the above Hand is red mulatto land, of superior quality; --JfHl Acres of rich river low grounds; about b'oo Acres cleared, great part fresh and in good repair, abounding with superb springs, well im proved, with a convenient framed Dwelling House, two story high, on a most splendid ■eminence; art excellent Cotton and Threshing Machinery, and all other necessary out houses. ’ .No place is better calculated for public business, ■<■>l any kind, in the up country. Several con venient settlements on the premises, not inter fearing with each other; —the whole can be purchased for nine Thousand Dollars, one third in advance, the balance in two annual payments, which is not more than two thirds of the real value. Likely young negroes will be taken at their value, HARRISON THURMOND. April 7.—49—3 m Augusta Sentinel, will publish the (above weekly for three months, and forward their account for payment to Braselton s .office. AEW TAI i AIR 9 S SHOP, undersigm'd, recently from the City ol New-York, respectfully informs the citi zens of Athens, mid the nejneent country, that he has opened a Shop in the I louse formerly ; •occupied as an Ofb.cc by Doct. Warr, in this place, near the State Hard;, where he will be hap py to execute any orders with which he may be favored in his line of business. He has had mnnv years experience in the business, and ■will devote to it his personal attention. His workmen will tdso be first rate; and he hopes, : by his assiduous efforts to please, to receive a j odinre ofthe patronage ofa liberal public. (gj-Cutting of all descriptions, will be done | on the shcrtent notice, and in the most fashion table style. B. F. CRANE. Dec. 2,-31—tf LIVERY STAB ▼’■’MlE Undersigned has just opened a LIVE- A RY STABLE in the Town of Athens, immediately in the rear of Mr. IT. A. Fraser’s 4Store, where he will keep on hand V EII 3CI. E S O F OT JE I 'EH I’ JOESCH TEO.Vt ALSO ©O'O'O :R;t'o:cw<: ibfo And well broke II A R I\' ES 8 HORSES To Hire. Persons wishing to travel, can be accommo dated with Carriages and Horses at all times JlisjVeliicles have now arrived. He will tdso lake on Livery the horses of tiny one wishing to place their horses under his charge. I». M. WELLS. Jan. 27 39 ts. FL 0 UR. Otf Barrels Flour, different brand's for sale A*-7 by ’ O. !’. WH AW. May 5, —I—ts1—tf Southern Whig. From the London Metropolitan. Josephine, the Adopted : OR, THE CHIFFONIER OF FARIS. “Look here upon this picture and on this.” —Hamlet. Reader, however exalted be the sphere in which Providence has appointed thee to move, start not at the humble name which designates the following narrative ; but remember that the Chiffonier belongs to a very numerous class of the inhabitants of that centre of European magnificence, Paris ; so that in whatever di rection you may cast your eyes, they will not fail to light upon a Chiffonier of some kind busily engaged in search of what has been overlooked, or set at naught by his fellowman. The Chiffonier, however, we have Io do with 1 at present is one of those well-known indnstri els, who, at the earliest dawn of morning, and ficqiiently at the hour of midnight, perambulate the streets with a degree ot vigilance which custom would almost seem to have render'd instinctive. ’1 he name of the man vi as Jacques du Bois, who had passed the best years ofhts life in the army, having been called under the drapcau at an early age. and compelled to aban don the project ofa matrimonial alliance with a vo.me woman to whom he was betrothed. The object of his affections, we are informed, “had virgined bis parting kiss,’ and passed her days in determined celibacy, till Jacques had obtained his discharge, when the nuptials, though somewhat too late in hie, wcie duly solemnized, From chance or necessity, or from some oilier cause, which we wid not take upon our selves to record, the veteran had adopted the profession ofa Chiffonier; and one morning m tin-month of July, in the year 1808, as he was (misusing b.is usual occupations in the Faubourg St. Germain, at the early hour of half p snhrce, ere yet the coming day had chased ..way the uncertainty of twilight, and the st im is presented the solitary and deserted app. arm.t. e peculiar to Paris at that hour, a young Woman glided out ol the doorway of a house i i the Rue del’Universite, and beckon iim to Jmpies with a mysterious air, made a si“ , that she had something to say. The Cliif fooicr, who was on the opposite side of the street, iinmr diately crossed over, when the von “ woman conducted him into the door wav frrnn which she had issued ; and as soon as llicv were in the passage, which, alter the door was closed, was so dark that they were miable to distinguish each other’s features. •* Chill’mier,” said she, in a whisper, “will you do me a service ?” ••That depends on what it may be,” replied Jacques. “ Have Ihe goodness to comcupto my apart ment,” said slie, “ and 1 will explain to you. She then led the way along tt dark and nar row passage to the stairs, which Jacques, in imitation of his conductress : ascended with as little noise as possible,until they had reach ed the fourth story, where they entered a room situated at the back part of the bouse. There was a bed in the room,Occupied by a female ap parentlv about twenty.two years of age, sitting up,ami givirg suck to r.n infant. The arrival of the t h timber appeared to produce a momen tary ah.rm upon the mother, who gazed upon him with mi expression of sadness mingled with <1 spair. The two females th n held a cot Terence for several minutes, but in so sub dued a tone, that Jacques was unable to dis tim'ii’sh a particle ot the subject; the dec; and fri (|um l sighs, however which accompanied their wouls, convinced him that some impor tant qoesi ion was in agitation. At length the vomm person, who had not addressed a single "a ord to Jacques since she had spoken to him in the passage, suddenly quitted the bedside, am! came tMvaids him with the child inlier art: s, which she presented to him with a look at once wild, supplicatory, and d< termin. ed, uttering the following words, which seem ed to c<.st her considerable effort. “ Aux en tails trotives!” Jacques who was at first quite at a loss to divine the patt he was called on to take in what appeared to him little less than a Itanlomiiie, continued motionl. ss and silent, easting his ejesnow on the child, now on the [ eisuTwho held it out to him, and lin n look ing towards the bed, he perceived that the mother had covered her face '.with her hands, and bmied lu r head in the pillow, as if desi rous to shun the sight ot w hat was going on. Appearances were 100 strong to admit of doubt i;i the mind of Jacques as to the facts, and lie felt iitile desirous of undertaking the part as. signed to him, when just at that moment the siia, rising over the rool'of the opposite house darted a sudden ray ofliglit through the win dow <4’the room, and gleamed upon the soft and balmy features of the child as it slept l .- not is it 100 much to suppose that the silent elo ((tiei.ce of nature which those features convey ed, found an echo in the heart oflhe Chiffon ii r, wb se <ye seemed to gaze with admira tion, perhaps with pity, on the beautiful infant thus ..b.ii'.doned by its unhappy patent. “ Oni, je lc vetix bieu,” "suid Jacques,taking his bus k< t. half filled with liis morning's round, from his shoulders,-uid placing it on the floor. The principal difficulty thus surmounted, the remaining arrangements were easily made. ’A c will not pause to inquire into ! lie mo tives w hich may have weighed upon the mind ofthe parenti if indeed she was capable ol any at the moment) nor attempt to censure or extenuate the act, whether it arose from vi cions constitution ol socie'y, or from exet p. tional depravity or weakness ; certain it is, that not only in Paris, but in every oilier patt of France, a receptacle is continually open for the gratuitous support of abandoned infancy ; the present, therefore, may be looked upon as an instance by no means u common ol a moth er induced to “ phtek her nipple from the bone less gums” of her uflspring. and lose sight of it probably for ever. In one of those small streets, or rather alleys which led out ofthe Rue St. Denis, in a garret or mansardc of a house, principally inhabited by lodgers belonging to the poor cluss of Paris, was the humble residence ot the Chiffonier. Jacques had, on quitting the Rue de i'Uniier site, made his way home in as direct a line as he was able, where he found h.’s wife, to whom lie communicated the circimistitnces of his morning’s adventure. The good woman re ceived the iufaiit with maternal tenderness, and having no child, she immediately agrecu to her husband’s proposal ot tailing care, as he said, (Ala yelile ntalheureuse. The first years of the fuimdhT.g glided on prosperously, and the little J( sophitic, lor such was the name the honest couple had given her. increased in health, strength and beauty ; and .soon as her age permitted, she was sent to a dav school, where she acquired the rudiments of ordiuaiy cduciVion with icniiirkiiblc fa-ili ly ; nor was it without a secret triumph that Jacques beheld the unluldiag graces ol Ik i “WHERE POWERS ARE ASSUMED WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN DELEGATED, A NULLIFICATION OF THE ACT IS THE RIGHTFUL REMEDY. ” Jefferson. ■ mind and body, w hich daily and hourly <lcclar led tin oh h (s, fin ding a lustre ovei his low. ly habitation as sacred & as pure as the morn ing sunbeam which played upon her infant traits at the moment she 'mid been consigned to him. Such was the obscure lot of this child, de prived of what are called the advantages of an early acquaintance with society, but placed beyond the reach ofthose prejudices whieii often vitiate the original purity of nature, and poison the better qualities of the heart at their ■ very source. From her childhood she had I been accustomed to hear her foster-father re count the history of I.is military career, and her mind had thereby acquired a strong bias in favour of martial glory, an admiration of’ danger and scenes of war; in fact, Josephine became a genuine daughter ofimperialTnince, and imbibed the full measure of that military spirit which so deeply tinctures the national character of both sexes in that country, and to which thejliistory of the world p' es'enta no par allel. On the other hand, principles rd' a mil der, and indeed dilferent description, were dai ly instilled into her mind by the uniform pre cept and example <if her supposed mother, who, never failed to accustom her sdopted child to the regular discharge of those duties which the Catholic € hutch so rigidly inculcates and if the beauty of holiness consists in unaffected devotion, and in the the absence of ostentation, it was surely never more effectually portray ed than in the parental solicitude of this poor woman for the moral welfare of her protege. It happened that Josephine, thus conducted, went one morning to the Eglise St. AZmie, at an hour so early that daylight had not com pletely m:iiie its way through the sombre ais. : les, when just as she was crossing her fore head with holy water, placed as it usually is against the pillar, net r the portico, a young man, apparently about twenty years of age, happened to catch a glimpse of her features as he passed : continuing his way, however a looker-on would have said that he did not appear to be in the least affected by the cir- i cumstances, but he had no sooner laid his hand | on the door,than he turned round.looked i i the I direction the two leniales had taken, and then, as ifcorrecting an involuntary movement, sud denly left the church. During a period of severe! years, including the last days of the French empire, and the beginning of the restoration, Mons, le Comte de V. who had retired from the army in con sequence of habitual ill health, occupied an apartment on die second floor ofa house ofthe Boulevard du Temple. This gentleman, ah though still in the prime of life, unmarried, and belonging to one of the best families in France, seemed to shun society to a degree of cccen. tricity employing the greater portion of his time in directing the studies of a youth, whom some supposed to be his real, others his adop. ted son ; and young Albert was in every way worthy of that extraordinary period of the Fiench history—a period in which the ener gies of the whole nation, in arts as in arms, seemed concentrated in one and the same pur-’ pose. That aspiring tendency to gigantic ef fort and sublimity of conception, the peculiar inheritance ol this epoch, was largely partici pated in by this youth, who had prosecuted his studies, in painting especially, with so much success, that no doubts were entertained as to his ultimate distinction. Bred, us he had been, in the house, and under the immediate eye of the Comte, his morals had, in a great measure, escaped the pestilential atmosphere of Paris, and when alone, his habits were of a more se rious turn than is usually found among the gen erality of metropolitan students. The reader will not be surprised, then, that it was no oth er than this youth who had caught a view of the interesting features ot' Josephine, in the place and under the circumstances we have described. It must be allowed, that there was little in the countenance ofthe young wo man calculated to attract particular attention ' at first sight ; it is not the less certain, how ever, that Albert had experienced a secret; and, as it were, magnetic impression, which can only be explained by the accidental circum. ’ stances under which the parties happened to be at the moment. The youth was probably raised above the glare of mere physical beau, ty, and his young imagination had, doubtless, no small share in attaching to tho mild and supplicatory expression of her upturned eye, engaged, as Josephine was, in an act of devo tional exercise, the idea of something superior to earthly being ; and this idea clung to his thoughts, however tmconscio is of it he might be, so closely, that every time the same image recurred to him, it appeared to absorb his whole attention. “ What a study !” lie inlcr ntdly exclaimed ; “ what an expression ofser aphic devotion !’’ Can wo wonder, then, that Albert proceeded to the ehuich at about tl y same hour a few days afterward j ? Is it ex traordinary that he fell an intense desire to ob tain asketch of those features which bis en thusiastic lane)-had so quickly wrought up to the beau ideal of inlellevlual expression ? He had not long been in the church before the ob ject of his search appeared. lie took care to place himself in a position which enabled him Io take a deliberate survey ol Josephine’s face, and in proportion as bis eye ana!) zed each feature, with the pleasure an artist exper.ences when wrapt in the contemplation of a favorite subjf ct, he became- more and more persuaded, that he hail discovered a model he should vain ly exptct to find elsewhere, carried away, as he e videi.tiy w as, by the lull force ot these convictions which are produced by the silent (>[>eratioi;s of nature alone. at:d which, on this j occasion, presented the whole traits of Jose phine to his mi: d, renh te with beauty, with j poetry, and with truth. i The circumstances under which the poor | gill was placed, presented little difficulty in { the way of Albert's desire of taking a caieful ; likeness, and he intended the portrait us a Stu i dy for the exercise of the: best efforts of his (pencil; losing no time, therefore, in the exe ; cution of his project, the painting was finish- I ed in the courseofa few weeks. But the 'urn w hich this circumstance had imparted to the mind of Albert, gave a new existence to his thoughts, and breathed new life into his imagination, which appeared to glow and fructify under the influence of a power which he had evidently neither the will nor the ability to control. Till this period he had been more under the impressions of the rules ol Ins art, than in immediate correspon dence w itli nature, so that every time here viewed the picture, it. seemed to breathe forth some hitheito undiscovered bvau'y, some la lent expression of poetic excel euee, which as sociated itself witli what tie felt to be the ve ry leflcelion ol intelligence. It is necessary to remind the reader that this production had been kept, entirely secret, so "far as the Comte v\ as eoucerued, its author considering it a chef d’ccuvre, having prudent ly determined nut topteae:.'. it to iii.-pectio'.i ATHEYS, GEORGIA, IJIAY 26, E-4538 till completely finished, and that as soon as it had received the last touches, Josephine, to gether with her foster parents, was to be ad mitted to see it. On flic morning, therefore, that the humble family presented themselves in Albert’s room for that purpose, lie happened to be engaged in a conversation with the Com te, which kept him from his studies beyond the usual time ; the servant, also, having re ceived directions to admit them, not consider ing it necessary to announce their arrival, the young artist was quite ignorant of their being pi esent. “ The ancients,” observed the Comte, “ in the extreme justice of their allegorical de. seriptious, represented the arts hand-in-hand, but painting and poetry may be considered twins as regards their origin and effects, the allrilmtes of either are precisely the same, their mission is the representation of nature in all her shades and varieties of form.” “True,” replied Albert, “but unhappily for the painter his power is slow in its develop", mciif, and circumscribed in its effects, com pared with poetrv." “ Painting.” continued the Comte, “ mav be con-’idered less prompt in the execution of its productions, but I question whether we ought to allow it. to be less comprehensive m its expression ; for whenever there be a mind to conceive, and an imagination to lend a co louring to the subject more ideas may be drawn out by painting tlian it is easily in the power of words to express. But painting has other and supecior qualities. It unquestiona bly brings us more directly into the presence of nature. Still, nature is not always consis tent ; nor can her exterior form be invariably I depended upon. One of the English poets, ol whom 1 have read a translation, I remember, says, “ There is no art to find the mind's con struc'.ion in the face ;’ a truth I believe, which few will venture to question.” “-xndyet,” replied Albert, whose thoughts had for some time been vibrating towards the subject which was uppermost in his mind, I “ there are features, and I have al this moment such a set in my eye, where the mind seems i to be shadowed out with such irresistable ex pression. that it would seem almost sacrilege to doubt their sincerity. For instance, sir— will you step into my study 7” The Comte assented, and had scarcely pro ceeded half the distance of the. corridor, when I he beheld the portrait of Josephine, which was placed directly opposite the doer. It would Ibe impossible to convey an adequate ilea of I the scene which presented itself nt this mo- I merit. The Comte stood amazed like one un able to credit the testimony of his eyes. A pause of several moments ensued, during which the C( mte’s hand seemed to be directed by some mysterious agency towards his bo i som, from which he drew forth a minit.ture portrait, which was a fac-smilc ol the painting, and presenting it to the eves of the astonished Albert, he exclaimed- with evident emotion. “Good heavens ! what can this mean?” Al bert started as he seized the hand oflhe Com te, and recognized the likeness of the minia ture to the [minting, and to Josephine, who stood lost in amazement at the inexplicable sensation which the Comte and Albert betray ed. There are moments of creative and event ful import, conveying to the mind a volume of convictions with rapid and mysterious pow er ; and, oti such occasion, cause and effect, with all (he details of intermediate reasoning, flash through the imagination. Such crises may be properly denominated the handmaids of destiny, whether the inspira tion which they communicate be of good or evil tendency, whether regarding individuals or nations. The genius of Albert had been penetrated by a ray of intellectual light, which bad called into existence a multitude of beings, by its simple contrast with his imagination ; and the effect produced on the Comte was in no way difl’eiet.t, except that its tendency was ictrospeciive. The singleness of nature, and simplicity of character, both of Albert and the Comte, were sufficient Io exclude every suspicion of design, or the existence of any previously concerted plan ; in spite, therefore, of his amazement — in spite of (lie inexplicable mystery in which the latter incident was involved, it produced no other conclusion in the Comte’s mind, than that some happy concurrence of circumstan ces, or sonic providential agency, had called into the presence ofbeings, which had been (he constant campanions of his thoughts, and wliich had wound themselves up in his exis tence. Nor were the emotions which he felt those which proceed from remorse or horror ; they were rather those ofa soul upon wliich a bright and clear vision suddenly breaks, |>r. seating no other objects than those to .which the heart attaches itself with eager and sympathetic ardour. Ns the convictions of the Comte originated from w hat had already a positive existence, and were, therefore, in a great degree allied to recollections ; so those of Albert had their source in possibility, and were, therefore, more oflhe nature of' prevision. In the one case, objects had been displayed by the agency of light itself; in the other, light had been pro duced in rich profusion, us the ray w hich falls upon the "diamond is sent back increased a thousand fold and enriched with all the co louring of wliich Nature is capable. And what magnificent edifices, what stupendous superstructures, have not. been called into exis tence by the fortuitous associations of genius, from causes, too, of lar less apparent impor tance 'han we have here described: the im. mortal system of New ton owes its existence to the fall of an apple, and the genius ct Ros seatt was callen into 1 f'e by its contact with a simple flower, in the Bark of Vincennes. linmcdiaiely after the extraordinary scene in Albert’s study, the Comte retired to liis apartment making a sign to Albert that, lie wished to be alone. A few minutes after waids Jacques was requested to join him, when the following dialogue took place. “Tell me, mv brave fellow, who is the voting person w ho accompanied you here this morning !’’ “My adopted daughter,” replied Jac ques. “ And how came the young woman to be adopted by you ?” “ She was placed in my hands by her moth er.” , “ And were voti not directed to take the child to the Founding Hospital ?” “ Yes sir,” replied Jacques, with astonish ment. “ Enough,” added the Comte, “ here is an order up<>:i mv banker lor a small Sum ot mo ney for your immediate use. 1 request you to allow your adopted child to come here to morrow mon ing at this hour.” Jacques received the paper with apparent re luctance ; a -d, bowi ig to the Comte, kit the room. As soon as the Chiffonier and his family had quitted the house, Albert was summoned into the apartment of his foster parent, wnom he found plunged into a state of deep reflection ; so much so, that his entrance sectned unper ceived, but his impatience to arrive at the so lution cfthe mysterious appearances which had transpired, induced him to awaken the nt. (ention ofthe Comte. “ 1 believe you scut for me,” said the youth. “ I did. Albert : sit down, and tell me how you became acquainted with the Chiffonier and his family.” Albert immediately related the circumstan ces nearly as we have stated them, which the Comte heard with evident interest and sur prise. After the youth had answered the Comte’s inquiries, the latter relapsed into his previous reverie, and paced to ami fro in his room for a considerable time, leaving Albert in the same state of wonder and anxiety. The remainder of the day passed on, and nothing escaped the lips of the Comte which could af ford the slightest clue tn what was passing in his mind ; his conversation at dinner was re served, and limited to the most ordinary topics. It was evident, however, to Albert, that the thoughts of his friend were abstracted ; in- deed, the long and frequent intervals of reverie which he remarked, denoted a total uncon •sciousness of every enterior object. It was in I vain that the youth endeavoured to draw out . the usual communicative habits of his patron, ' and thereby gain some intelligence which I might guide his conjectures through the inex. phcable maze in which every' circumstance connected with Josephine was involved. That there existed some fatal secret to be disclosed he felt convinced ; that it was intimately con nected with the Comte, in some way r or other, he could not prevail upon himself to doubt; several times Im was on the point of reques. ting another look at the mysterious miniature ; but (he moment his eyes were raised towards those of his friend fortbat purpose, the impo sing seriousness of the latter awed him into silence ; he th-refore determined to wait pa tiently till time shou'd afford the wished for denouement. Had Albert been a youth of an ordinary cast —had his habits partaken of a pty in" or restless curiosity, which is so incon sistem with respect to the feelings of others, as it is alien to that pious confidence which a wi ll conducted mind is wont to have in the ul- timate solution of events —he would perhaps have, on leaving the dinner table, sought out the Chiffonier's garret for the purpose of in -1 quiry ; but such a proceeding, he could not help feeling, was unworthy of'that frank and implicit respect he owed to the character ol the Comte, whom he had ever been accusto. ( med to reverence with more than filial attach ment. The hour of repose arrived, and the Comte and Albert retired to their respective cham bers ; the youth passed the might it) calm and refreshing oblivion, the Comte in wakefulness and reflection. The following morning saw Jacques, his wife, and Josephine, at the Comte’s lodgings ; the eve of Albert brightened and his heart beat quickly, why he pr. bably knew not; when, being called into the Comte’s apartment, he found the whole party there, and his friend examining a pack of letters, from w hich be appeared to be taking out There was a breathless silence for several minutes, which the Comte interrupted in the following words : “Inexplicable are the workings of destiny —strange are the vicissitudes of human exis tence and the ultimate consequences ofhuman actions, ns will rppear by what I am about to disclose.” Then fixing his gaze steadily up on Albert, he continued : “ At the battle of Wagram, my superior offi cer, Captain , by whose side I was fighting, teceived his death wound, and w hile breathing bis last in my arms, he assured me that the only circumstance of regret at the loss oflil’e in the field of honour, was his leaving an only sot:, till that moment dependent upon him for support. 1 immediately made him a solemn promise to adopt that son, and bring him up ns my son.—Albert, you are the son of that brave and distinguished officer who be queathed me that duly.” Albert, whose heart burst forth in a torrent of tears, rushed into the arms of his -benefac tor, exclaiming, “ Indeed, indeed, sir, you have faithfully kept your word. How shall I show myself worthy of so much gcucrosi. ty ?” “ Albert,” continued the Comte, “ you have more than repaid my care ; I am proud in the possession ofa son, who does honor to tnyself. and promises to become an ornament to his country.—ll I have hitjierto left the secret of your birth unknown to yourself and to the world. I have done s > trom motives w hich you will know how to appreciate. “ But bow shall 1 discharge the debt I owe to you, Albert continued the Comte, whose voice began to falter with the movement of tenderness and satisfaction ; “ you have been the instrument in the hands of Providence of discovering my only child : and the daughter ofa being whose lot has been hard, as will ap pear fly these letters.—Aes, Albert, Josephine, the apparent child of this poor couple—Jose phine, w hose features you have so faithluily depicted—is try lawful daughter!” Ashe uttered these w ords, his emotion deprived him of further articulation ; and instinctively stretching out his arms towards Josephine, who was seated immediately beside him. he embraced her with convulsive rapture. The scene, which the heart alone can eon ceive we will not attempt to analyze ; it was onc of those incidents ol real lite ol w Inch an adequate estimation is impossible, and embel lishment were superfluous ; a scene which nature’s sulf will be proud to inscribe in the fairest pages of her records, and ti iumphantly point at “ for her own.” Let us. therefore, like prudent dramatist, allow the curiain to close over it, whi’e we prepare our last and necessa ry act, which the spectator, however, is w ont to arrive at by anticipation, and not unfre queutly leaves the theatre, as though unwil ling to allow' liis impressions to be effaced by attention to representations of minor impor tance. —11 merely remains to be stated that the Comte briefly demonstrated, by written and incontestible documents, the identity of Jose phine. “ A few weeks previously to my de parture for a campaign in the detachment ot the imperial army, in opposition to the express commands of my family,’’ observed the Com te. “ I was privately married to the only daughter of Madame de L , widow of an illustrious officer, whose name is eorspicuous among his country’s glories. It unfortunate ly happened that Madame de L . paid the debt of nature -almost immediately after I quit ted Paris, so that my wife experienced an ac cumulation of misery and abandonment winch it is difficult to imngnie. Letter after letter was despatched, informing me of her melan choly condition. Such, however was the ra pidity ofthe emperor’s movements, and the consequent difficulty of correspondence, that these letters did not reach me till my wife had fallen a victim to her fate. Six days subse i quently to her parting with her infant, she ' ceased to exist. Heaven knows what pains I .have taken, what anxious days and nights I have passed, in endeavouring to discover the offspring of my beloved wife among the hun dreds of children received at that trying peri od in the Hospital des Enfans Trouves. I have been able to collect these melancholy purlieu lars reflecting my unhappy wife from various sources, and tny feelings have been racked with a degree of anxiety and regard which I felt too well convinced would accompany the remainings days ol my life; the bitterness of destiny is suddenly, and, I may say miracu lously, softened, and my heart is now relieved from a portion of the weight which preyed upon its peace.” After the Comte had finished this recital, which deeply affected the whole party, and drew forth their feelings in sighs and tears, the young Albert threw himself at the Comte’s feet, on the one hand, and Josephine on the other, Jacques held up his hands in the attitude of devotion and gratitude, while the foster mother of Josephine, who lad been for some time on her knees, uttered a prayer of heart felt thanksgiving to the Great Disposer of all events in nudirde and fervent accents. The Comt“, who formed the principal figure of the group, contemplated the features of his daugh ter with affectionate composure for several j minutes without uttering a word ; at length, I raising her to her seat, the rest of the party j received the circumstance as a signa’, to resume j their chans. j “ I need not assure you,” said the Comte, addressing himself to the Chiffonier and his wife. “ I need not assure you how much I am indebted to you for the honourable part you ha e enacted, under the circumstances which made you a parent to my lost child, nor am I able, if indeed it were necessary, suffi. ciently to explain to you my admiration of the noble and generous feeling which give you an indisputable claim to my warmest thanks; you shall find, my worthy friends, that I am not ungrateful tor the services you have ren dered me.” After an interchange of the most tender af fection, Josephine and her foster parents sepa rated for the first time ; and the Comte hav ing embraced them with the most lively cordi ality, they resought their honely but now comparatively solitary mansardc. They had not been at home more than half an hour be fore Albert made his appearance, bearing a letter from the Comte, which contained direc tions for the receipt of an annuity of fifteen hundred francs, which was to continue as I long as both, or either of them, might live. The union of Albert and Josephine is an event which the reader will consider already decided by the incidents we have related, and the Comte consented to it without the slight est reluctance ; a few weeks afterwards, there fore, the marriage was celebrated in the pre sence oflhe Comte, Jacques and his wife, at the altar of that same Eglise St. Merri, where Albert had first seen the features which he then felt convinced—and that conviction was in no way diminished—he could gaze upon for every with rapture. Our story must here close; the following facts will serve to explain all the circumstan ces of the sequel. A modest tablet appears in Pure la Chaise, and not tar from it. anoth er : the one indicates the spot where the re mains ofthe Comte and his unhappy lady arc deposited ; the other perpetuates the memory ofthe Chiffonier and his worthy spouse. To this spot Albeit and Josephine from time to time repair, bearing in their hands each a (hapiof, which they place upon the graves of their parents and benefactors. W. A Christian Martyr.— Among the articles a late intelligence from England, is an ac count ofthe death of a woman of the Isbmd of Madagascar, under circumstances which place Iter name high in the rank of Chiistiun marty rs. It appears that the London Missionary So ciety had been successful tn establishing the means of religious instruction in Madagascar, and that a number ofthe natives had embra ced Christianity. In 1835 the Queen issued an edict forbidding public worship under the heaviest penalties, and in consequence con verts were in the habit ot meeting on a retired mountain for the performance ofthe duties of the Sabbath, in which they felt themselves conscientiously bound not to intermit. The restreat of tins little band was not long since discovcrad. and fifteen persons were appre hended, condemned to perpetual slavery, and their property was confiscated. Their families were involved in the same sentence excepting that they had the privi lege of redemption. A conspicuous individ ual among these native Christians was a wo man named Rafaravavy, well known to the government as an inflexible Christian from the time she abandoned idolatry, which was about 7 years before her death. In the sum mcr of 1836 she was informed against as an ' observer of the Sabbath and a reader of the Bible. She was then condemned to a fine equivalent to halfher value if sold into slave rv, and gave on that occasion a striking ex ample of meekness combined tvith immovea ble principle. In the summer of last year, a box of religious books was found near her house, and she was again apprehended and imprisoned. Iler property was immediately confiscated and she was loaded with irons and kept for several days, in the hope ihat threats and vio lence would induce her to give up the names of her companions. The attempt was vain. She continued faithful, firm, and composed, and was employed until the moment of exe cution in prix iug for all around her, and ex horting them to embrace tho true faith.—She was put to death bv the spear. The best evi dence of the sincerity of this woman’s con. fission ot Christianity even to death, is the fact, that she knew nothing of the fame oi martyrdom and anticipated no honors for her devotion. She acted on the broad principles of her convictions of duty, and received cred it for her integrity from any friends around her. Iler age was thirty eight.—AictL Gaz. The Enjoyment of reading.—-It is the most gratify ing to uflect that there is not a lm- , man being endowed with health and the otdtn-, arv condition of the human faculties, that max not participate in what Str John Ilerschol ap pears to consider the greatest of human pleas tires. 11 is delightful to foresee, that when the ■.• hole of society s’lal! be so ffir educated Vol. VI—Ao 4. n.i to derive pleasure from reading, mid when hooks are its plenty as bread and potatoes, thrt hardest woiked agricultural hi bun r ot mechan ic, when lie goes home, after his day’s toil, may plunge at once into the most intense enjoyment ty taking a book. The most gralifyi. g cir cumstances respecting this enjoyment are its universality, anti its applicability tt» ol! ColtH* tries, all ages, and to every human being in tfl j erable health, and above destitution. Il is equally applicable to the man whether in pros* perity or adversity ; whether in pris*>n or free: and. even to a certain extent, whether in health or in sickness.--Another gratifying prospect anticipated from the result of universal reartii'j;* is universal improvment of worldly circuhF j stances. L-t any taste become general, mid the relation and habits of society will aceoino. date themselves to that taste. The hours <4* labor at present, tiff «rd barely lime for enling and sleeping ; but when rending beCotnes n necessary of life to every one—even the low. cst class of society—they will be reduced s<> ns to afford time for that enj >yment also. Surely, if nothing else were to be gained by it •system of national education hut the powers ofcouf’erring so much happiness on millions, it would deserve the patronage of every IrcnrVrt. lent mind, and be worth) the adoption, alike of governments pr .fessing -o be patermil or to be representative. But the main object which we have now in view, is to impress John Herschel’s statement strongly <*n the mind of the young mechanic, so ns to encourage him above all earthly things, to cherish a taste for reading in himself, and in all those with whom he mnyhaveany thing to do. Another point to «hich we wish to direct attention, is the necessity, when a national system ot education is established wf'adding to every school, not on'ya garden, a workshop for teaching the simple operations of the me, chanicai arts, and a kitelu-u lur teaching the girls cookery, but also u circulating library for the benefit oflhe whole parish. Heading.— Go into the houses of some of our fanners, and you will find no newspaper, no periodical of any kind, and hardly a book. Ask such men to subset ibe for a paper, di they will tell you that they have not time to read one I But who is so constantly employed ns to find no leisure for the improvement of his mind 1 Not the funner, certainly for the long winter evenings afford him several hours eve. ry day which he might devote to reading c-x’ not the mechanic, f-r instances are where the most industrious tained to eminence in the sci<-u<r€i 'uerely by giving their leisure to study. One ofthe most eminent oriental scholars ofthe age, is Prof, Lee> one °f fl* e English Universities; and ,v«t all his education was acquired during moments of leisure which he found while a journeyman car. penter. The fact is. every man has leisure to read at leiwt a newspaper, and those who plead tho uunt. of time as an excuse for not taking one, arc almost always the least industrious. Nothing ought to induce the father ofa family to do without a iiewspa[>er and renr his children in ignorance. They will be loss intelligent and respectable, and fir less likely to succeed i i life than those who e: joy the advantages of a good periodical. NEWS FROM THE ANTIPODES! Siam illuminated by a Virginia Printer. We are happy to lay the following Lett( r before the Irii tido of our Correspondent, the Missionary Society, and the Public at large. We recollect Mr Davenport well and it gives us great pleasure to see one of our Ah’imii dif fusing the benefits ol the Press, as the Truths of Christianity on the other std-: ofthe Globe. Richmond Enq. “ Banckoe, Siam. July 10, 1637, “Mv dear Sir—lt is even no v with pleas ing recolk’ctio.i, that I recur to the period spent in your services. Little did I think while entering the office of the* Richmond Enquirer,’ that there I was destined to obtain infunnatiwii which should have its tt-fluence on another side ofthe Glob.:. How iuscruLible are the ways ot Pro idencc! But so it is. Here ( am in the midst of hundreds of thousands of Siamese, and Chinese, and others, wh > whilo receiving with thankfulness the fruits ofthe Press, are astonished at its operations. For ag's they have been dependent on the slow, mi,l tedious mul’iplicatiou of books by writing; and he who wished to become acquainted with the feelings and sentiments of his ances tors,had to tax liis purse severe')'. But those in authority, are at last beginning to open their eves upon the improvement* <rf others ; and their former prejudices against foreigner* and foreign articles, is evidently giving Way to a desire for information ; and many ofthuso tn high standing, no longer question the sup»-r. ioritv which Europeans or Americans have over this nation in may respect.. —The I’rah c aring or Minister of Foreign affairs, has now in possession an old wooden press, « hich w.,s borrowed of some Missionaries hero, i hat ho might understand its operation, or make some efl’oit in printing. Tile d< sirahlenesj of h iv. ing a complete printing apparatus, together with a fount of’ F. g'lsh type, was not long since seriously talked ofund the fust favorable opportunity that offi rs, may afford the gratin cation of their wishes. Tho Prince C'mw Far, v> ho was once thought to be the pr diable successor to the throne, and who may yet reach it, is constructing vessels on the Euro, peun model, and is endeavoring to ranch hi* mind .vith information calculated to benefit the nation. lie is ;>r /:> -bly 25 years of age. and speaks and writes E.igl sh tolerably well. ‘• file only merchant here now isa Mr. Hun ter, a gentleman, through whose ins'rmmmtal. itv the two Siamese youths were discovered and sent about as a curiosity. This port is visited by European and America', vessels, and t.ie priticip u cargo they take away is su. gar. The s >ii of lire country is very rich, and might pioduee almost-my quantity of thn cane, or tny thing else. The soil is principal. Iv cultivated b\ the Chinese. wb»» compose, perhaps ihlue-f’um ths of the whole popula tint). “The ;>rinti;’2 establishment under my charge has m (t founts of Siamese, Chinese and English type : Li these languages, th” two first principallv, there have been printed nearly a million three thousand pages oct.i- I remain, dear Str, with much esteem. yours, &c. ROB’T. D. DAVENPORT. American Missionary Io Siam. To Titos Ri rc:tiE, E litnr Rtcmno.id Enq. Va. U. S.”