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.Tune 30, 1838—9—ts
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D.F. CRANE.
Dec. 2,-31—tf
FOUR months after date application will be
made 0 the honorable the Inferior court o
Madison county, setting for ordinary purposes
for leave to sell the real estate of Killis C.
Bridges, des’d.
JAMES SPRATLING, Adm’r
de bonis non.
May. 26 1838—4 4m. __
FOUR months after date, application will
be made to the honorable Inferior Court
of Madison county, when sitting for ordinary
purposes, for leave to sell the real estate of Wil
iliam Graham, deceased.
ELIZABETH GRAHAM. Ad’m’x.
with the will annexed.
J-fly 7—lo--4m.
IjfOUR months afterdate, application will be
made to the lionorable inferior Court of
Madison county, sitting for ordinary purposes,
for leave to sell -the real Estate of William Bone,
deceased.
WILLIAM BONE, Adm’r.
June 23—8—4 m
"jEpOUR months after date, application will be ,
made to the Honorable Inferior Court, when
sitting for ordinary purposes of Habersham
county, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne
groes belonging to the Estate of Benjamin
Vaughan, late of said County deceased.
JNO. 11. JONES, Adm’r.
JULIA VAUGHAN, Adm’rx.
July 28,—13—4m
FOUR months after date application will b e
made to the honorable Justices of the In
ferior Court of Madison county, sitting for or
,• dinary purposes, for leave to sell part of the real
! Estate of Benjamin Smith, kite of said County,
deceased. 1
SID AY A. SMITH, Adm’r.
Sept 8,—19—4m
CLARK COUNTY.
Whereas, Seaborn J. Mays applies for
Letter” of Administration on the Estate
,of William lL»ys, late of Lincoln county
■deceased. . . , .
Tbisis therefore to cm” and admonish all, and
-singular the kindred, and creditors of said dec’d.
to be and appear at my ofpee within the time
prescribed by law, to shew riause, it any they
have,why said letters should not be granted.
Given Under my hand at office, this 14th Au
gust, 1838.
DAVID J. FENN, d. c. c. o.
Abgust 18, 16 Im _________
GEORGIA CLARK COUNTY,
WHEREAS. Aaron Crow, Administrator of
Margaret Crow, deceased, applies for
Letters of Dismission.
This is therefore to cite and admonish all, and
singular the kindred and creditors of said dec’d.
to be and appear at my office, within the lime
prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they
have) why said letters should not be granted.
Given Under my hand, this 7th day of August,
DAVID J. t’ENN, d. c. c. o.
August 11—14 -6m
Agency, Augusta Ins. Bkg. Co.
At Athens.
THE undersigned is prepared to> take risks
imainst fire, in this place, and the adjacent
Towh» and Villages, or in the country, at fair
rates jjoRTON, Agent.
July 28,—13—Gm
MwtljeSn"
GEORGIA, CLARK COUNTY.
VM/’HEREAS, Seaborn J. Mays, applies for
** Letters of Administration on the Estate
of William Mays, sen’r. late of Lincoln county,
deceased.
This is therefore to cite and admonish al],
and singular the kindred and creditors of said
deceased, to be and appear at my office, within
the time prescribed by law, to shew cause, (if
any they have) why said letters should not be
granted.
Given under myhacd at office, this 14th Au
gust, 1838.
DAVID J. FENN, d. c. c. o.
Aug. 25, —1/—lin
GEORGIA, 1 Inferior Court sitting
OGLETHORPE > for Ordinary purposes,
COUNTY. j this2ddayof July,lß3B.
Present their Honours, John Billups, Henry
Banks, and John Cranford, Justices.
IT appearing to the Court, that Samuei Born
is likely to wsste the Estate of John Born,
of which he is the only qualified Executor, and
that the said Samuel Born, is in insolvent cir
cumstances. On motion it is ordered that the
said Samuel, shew cause at the next term, why
he should not give bond with approved security
for the faithful execution of the trust reposedin
him by the Will of said deceased, or on failure
to comply with said order, why his Letters Tes
tamentary should not be revoked, and Letters
of Administration with the Will Annexed grant
ed to some fit and proper person—and that a
copy of this Rule be served in terms of the law
in this behalfprovided.
HENRY BRITAIN, c. c. o.
July 21,—12—tc
GEORGIA, CLARK COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Henry P. Thomas,& James L.
Thomas, Administrators of the Estate of
Levin W. Thomas, deceased, applies for Letters
of dismission.
This is therefore to cite and admonish all, and
singular the kindred and creditors of said de
ceased, to be and appear at my office, within the
time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any
they have) why said letters should not be
granted.
Given undei my hand, this 7th day of
May, 1838.
DAVID J. FENN, d. c. c. o.
May 12, —2—6 m
GEORGIA. MADISON COUNTY.
WHEREAS, James Long, applies for Let
ters of Administration on the Estate of
Ann Higginbotham, dec’d.
This is therefore to cite and admonish all,
and singular tho kindred and creditors of said
deceased, to be and appear at my office, within
the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if
any they have) why said letters should not be
granted.
Given under my hand, this 2d day of August,
1838.
WILLIAM SANDERS, c. c- o.
August 4,—11 —4m
GEORGIA, CLARK COUNTY.
Inferior Court of said County, sitting for or
dinary purposes.
Bsdc Nisi.
THE petition of Glenn Phelps sheweth that
Robert R. Billups, deceased, in his lifetime
to wit, on the sth day of December, 1835, made
and executed his bond to one Henry Kirkham,
to make titles to said Kirkham, for a certain
tract of Land, lying in the county of Jackson,
in said State, containing one hundred and se
venty-two Acres. more or less, joining land of
Bore’n, said Phelps and others, on the waters of
Oconee River, and it appearing to the Court
that said Boni has been regularly transferred
to said Phelps, who is now the holder thereof;
and it also appearing to the Court that the con
ditions of said bond have been complied with,
it is therefore ordered by said Court, that Eliza
beth W. Billups,executrix of said deceased, do
make and execute titles o said Phelps accord
ing to the terms of said Bond (a copy of which
is ol file in this office,) unless cause be shewn
to the contrary in terms of the law, and it is
further ordered that this rule be published in
one of the public Gazettes of this State, accord
ing to law.
A true extract from the minutes of said Court.
Given under my hand, this 16ih Aagust, 1838.
DAVID J. FENN, d. c. c. o.
August 25, 17 3m
GEORGIA, MADISON COUNTY.
Inferior Court, sitting for Ordinary purposes,
June adjourned Term, 1838.
Bule Nisi.
WHEREAS, Reuben Simmons, administra
tor of Joseph Albright, deceased, has
petitioned the Court for Letters of dismission;
whereupon it is ordered that a copy of this rule
be published once a month, for six months, in
one of the public Gazettes of this State, that all
parties concerned, maj have due notice, and file
their objections, (if any they have) why enid
Letters ofdismission should not be granted.
A true copy from the minutes of said Court,
this 7th June, 1838.
WILLIAM SANDERS, c. c. o.
June 23—8—6 m
Executor’s Sale-
IN obedianc.e to the last will and Testament.
i Thomas Branch, Deceased, will be sold
on the first Tuesday in October next, to the
highest bidder between the usual hours of sale,
at Duncan Court House, Nine Hundred Acres
of Land, more or less situated lying and being
in Said County, of Duncan, on Gray Creek,
being a part of the real Estate, of said Dec’d.,
terms made known on the Dav of Sale.
WILLIAM.' S. BRANCH.
Qualified Executor.
Mnrcli 17— IG-tds.
(gy- The Georgia Journal, will please give
the above two insertions, and forward their ac
count to this office, for payment.
Adminisrattor’s sale>;
AGREEABLY to an order of the honorable ■
Inferior Court of Gwinnett county, when
sitting for ordinary purposes, will be sold on
the first Tuesday in November next, before the
Court House in Gwinnett county, Lot No. 112,
in the sth district of said County, containing
229 Acres, more or less, sold as the property of
John Turner, deceased.
MITCHEL BENNETT, ) . o
SAML. F, ALEXANDER ( ™ ,u ls ’
August 25, —17—tds
AdmisiistrMor’s Hde.
WILL be sold before the Court House door
in the Town of Lawrenceville, on the first
Tuesday in January next, the Tavern House
and Stable lots, belonging to the Estate of Janies
Wardlow, lute of said county deceased, for the
benefit of the heirs ol said dec’d. Terms Libe
ral.
C. HOWELL, Adm’r.
August 18.--16—tds
Administrator’s Sale
WILL be sold at the Court House in Jeffer
son, Jackson c.ounty,on the first Tues
day in November next, one Lot oi Land, lying
on the waters of Oconee River in Jackson coun
tv, containing one hundred and Sixty Acres,
me re or less ; sold under an order of the honor
able Inferior Court of Jackson county, when
sitting for ordinary purposes, for the benefit of
the creditors of James Armor, deceased.
JOHN IL HANCOCK, Adm’r.
Sept. 15- 20 -tds
“where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.”— Jefferson.
ATHENS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, IS3S.
tec? Ilan mis.
We extract the following exquisite “Lines, suggested
by the Loss of the Pulaski," from the August number
of the Southern Literary Journal. The subject is one
which must interest all who read it, independently of
the intrinsic merits of the piece :— Charleston Courier.
They are gone in their beauty—swept offin their pride,
The lov’d and the loving who walk’d by our side;
The silver-hair’d grandsire—the babe in its glee,
Together went down to the depths of the sea!
The gentle voiced mother—the bride of to-uay,
With the hearts that ador’d them, are vanished away;
In the darkness of night—from the calmness of sleep,
They woke to the rush of the merciless deep !
The youth who, at sun-set, looked out on the main,
And spoke of the morrow, shall not look again ;
And the rosy cheeked girl, with her joy-lighted eyes,
Hath passed, as a star, from the midst of our skies.
The sister who lov’d us—the brother so brave,
The friends of our bosom, no effort could save—
The waters closed o’er them, unheeding their prayer,
Unmindful, alike, of their hopes or despair.
Ah, sad are their hearts, where their images dwelt,
And lonely the homes, where their presence was telt;
As sunlight departed, or music gone by,
Are they whom we worshipped, and deemed not could
die.
We know not their graves—‘and we may not repair,
To scatter pale roses and violets there;
The caverns of ocean no secrets disclose,
Or tell where the forms we have cherished repose.
Bnt calm are the waters—and proudly once more,
Tall vessels speed on, o’er the track as before;
Yet hush’d be the mirth of the crowd on the deck,
Be solemn—nor smile as ye pass o’er the WbLck!
For ye have none lovelier—dearer than they—
Their hearts were as fearless —lAeir spirits as gay—
Like the singing of birds was their musical glee,
But ah ! it has ceased, in the roar of the sea.
They are gone—let as weep, for the forms we lov’d best.
They are gone—let us Joy, for their spirits’ at rest!
They are gone —and they*l«ep, in the darkness of night;
They are gone—-and they wake, in the regions of light!
We mourn, and Jehovah will not chide the tear,
Since Christ, our Redeemer, hath wept o’er the bier!
We grieve for the dead, and for those that are left,
The destitute orphan, the widow bereft—
For the mother who gazed, with delight, on the charms,
Os the rosy-lipped child, who reposed in her arms—
And the husband who looked, with unspeakable pride,
Xn the shadowless eyes, of his beautiful bride !
They are gone—and earth’s glory seems faded and sad ;
They are gone—and its music no longer seems glad ;
But lo! there are added new forms to the Band,
Where spirits of beauty and happiness stand !
There are voices in heaven, that never before
Have chanted so sweetly the nafne they adore—
They are parted from earth—but we still our regret,
Xu the hope of rejoining our lovely ones yet!
ELORA.
Philadelphia, June 29, 1838.
THE STRANGER OF THE VILLAGE.
A Story.
BY MRS. LOGAN, AUTHORESS OF “ST. JOHN-
STON” AND OTHER WORKS.
A great many years ago, during the vernal |
equinox, a high gale suddenly arose towards I
evening, which speedily tossed into fury the
waters of the sea which washed the south
west district of Scotland. The heavy black
clouds, which were tinged with a red glare,
burst forth in several peals of thunder and
vivid flashes of lightning; and the storm was
beginning to assume a most thieatcning as
pect, when a small coasting vessel put up a flag,
and stood towards a little fishing village, situ
ated in one of the beautiful bays of the Solway.
This signal was immediately seen r.nd com
prehended by the landlord of the little thatch
ed public-house of the hamlet yclept the Wal
lace Inn, and he stepped hastily into the kitch
en to warn a boat’s crew of fishermen of the
event, who were regaling themselves with their i
accustomed libations. Four hardy fallows I
started on the instant to their feet, and were '
in the twinkling at the bottom of the bank, i
busied in launching their boat, which they had i
only an hour before drawn up high and dry
upon the beach, in anticipation of the sweep 1
that the waves were now making over the usu- I
al barriers. The landlord of the inn, anti a 1
young man whom business had made for the -
present an inmate of his little parlor, contiuu |
ed to watch the fishing boat rise and tall, us
it surmounted the white curling crests of the
waves, or sank into their dark abysses, as if
never to appear again; 11> a short time, how
ever, it was seen returning from the sloop,
which again pursued its labouring course.
What communication could this little vessel
have to make with the people of the village in
such a night? was a question of no little cu
riosity to all who happened to be looking on,
save the landlord of the Wallace, who expect
ed about this time a few ankers of contraband
i spirits, uuit iliowgt.t it probable I hat an <;i>por
! tunity might have been seized to land them,
when the weather made it unlikely that the
| excisemen would be upon the watch, The
i honest man’s interest being concerned in this
! matter he took care to be upon the beach when
| the boat returned; but instead of having
I the agreeable duty of escorting a few ankers
j of gm to his tavern, he had to receive and pay
I proper obeisance to a stout-looking strange’’,
i who jumped half-ki ee deep from the boat, and
assited as effectively as an;, of her crew in
drawing her up once more to her dry station.
A middle-sized black leather trunk, and a bun
die of new fishing-rods, weio the only luggage
of the new comer. When the lire side of the
inn kitchi n was gained, and he had doffed his
fur cap, and pulled off his rough great-coat,
both wet with the spray,he stood forth a good
ly persogifted with a very considerable por
tion <»f manly grace, lie seemed about tire
and-thirty years of age, and his handsome fea
tures, which wore somewhat weather-beaten,
and much sunburnt, appear' d doubly swart, as
contrasted withe high shining White forehead,
surrounded by a thick shock bi dark clustering
hair. The expression <>f his countenance was
Unit of honest open good humour; and there
was something singularly bland in his smile,
which displayed itn even set of teeth that
matched his forehead in whiteness. It was
whispered among the fishermen who attended
him Io the i n, that he was a seafaring gentl
. man. None other would been up to the
sea language he used while in the boat, have
feared the rough weather so little, and, above
i all, rewarded-tbeir trouble so liberally,or help-
cd with such right good will to pull up the
boat. This, therefore, was a settled point.
What had brought him there was also speedily
ascertained, for he presently informed his host
that he was a Mr. Jones, who had taken a
fishing and shooting lodge which had been
advertised on the estate of Sir Charles Cardo
ness, notf residing abroad. This brought on
an introduction to the young man formerly i
mentioned as watching the boat from the inn
window, and who was announced to the stran
ger us Mr. Henry Ogilvie, son to Sir Charles’s
factor, and h;s father’s assistant on the exten
sive estates under his management, and who
was at present the only ostensible agent, the
factor being laid up with a fit of the gout, in the
county town, where his wife and daughters re
sided. Mr. Henry was a fine looking young
man, with an intelligent countenance, and
frank manners, that seemed to gain mightily
on the stranger while they remained together
and which pioduced a degree of intimacy,
and a request from the latter that he would ac
company him next morning to his new resi
dence. This, when seen, was declared to be
every way to the satisfaction of Mr. Janes.
A decent elderly woman was recommend as
servant, and in a few days he had removed
himself, his trunk, and his fisliing rod.,, to the
lodge, where Mr. Ogilvie was a frequent
guest.
11 soon, however, became matter of specula
tion to the people of the hamlet and its neigh
bourhood, that the most, inviting spring days
found Mr. Jones not engaged in the business
of catching trouts, but angling for information
respecting their ow u affairs. His friend, Mr.
Henry, had introduced him during their rides
(for, like most seaman he seemed very fond
of equestrian exercises) to all the farmers’
houses on the estates of Sir Charles Cardo
ness, where he seemed quite at home, as well
as in the village, in all which he continued to
ask as many questions as though he had been
appointed inquisitor-general of the district.
Now, though he was generally liked, for he
was fond of a good joke and a hearty laugh,
and had a thousand ways of making himself
agreeable to all ages, in one thing he was ex
tremely provoking. Those features, general
ly so placid and benevolent, could assume an
almost stern expression of dignified distance,
which set all curiosity at defiance with regard
to his own history or affairs ; and there was a
certain indefinable something about him, which
made it very difficult to treat him with any de
gree of familiarity not sanctioned by himself.
He, however, voluntarily confessed that he had
been for many years mate of an ludiaman, but
that, having twice suffered shipwreck, he had
retired froqflftbe service after having made by
it barely wT® sufficed for an independence.
Among the stranger’s favourite haunts, was
the manse, to which he was also introduced
by young Ogilvie, who seemed a particular
fovourite there. In this picturesque country
there was much of striking and grand scenery,
but not even the most sublime views to have
so much attraction fur him as the little modest
mansion of the village pastor. Divided from
the churchyard by a thin row of lilacs and lab
urnums, the precincts of this place appeared
invested by almost as holy a calm as the rest
ing-place of the dead, w hich it So nearly ad
joined. Its master was an excelled old man.
whose mild demeanour and exemplify 111’ ren
dered him a most suitable shepherd to his little I
flock. Though a man of learning, his patience
and charity were what chiefly endeared him
to his people. His stipend was narrow, and
his congregation rude and small; but his own
modest spirit of resignation and content was
in good keeping with the religion he professed,
and the duties he fulfilled. The manse, all
unpretending as it Was, had such an air of
home comfort in its neat arrangement and per
fect cleanliness, that, When Mr. Jones, sat re
dined in one of the old fashioned easy chairs
of its parlour, and experienced the ’Varin and
sincere h ispitulity of its ower and his two
loVely dan - i hers, and beheld the tender affec
tiou which united the family, he said to him
self, “Hero certainly is happiness, if any
where ” This picture of tranquillity fascina
ted our stranger, and a visit to the manse be
came one of his prime enjoyments. Here he
would sit for hours admiring the feminine
beauty of the sensible and guileless Jane, the I
minister’s eldest daughter, her dutiful atten- !
lion to her father and the mult ri alcure she took !
of her sister Eleanor who was five years young
er th tn herself. But pehaps, what as much !
as any thing won bis heart, was the sweetness I
with which she always complied with his re- j
quests to sing and play to him those touching
national airs which float like beautiful exhala
tions over the moral atmosphere of Scotland,
tind to which, he declared, he could listen for
hottrs together. The source of enjoyment,
with ihe sympathy which unites tlioSe of sim
ilar tastes, dispositions, and principles, soon
created a d> gree of iiitim icy between the
stranger and the inmates of the manse. Which
seemed to be strengthened by each interview ;
and it was with a feeling of pleasure that the
idea would sometimes intrude itself on the
tnind of the worthy minister, that Mr. Jones,
who so much admired the musical talents of
lus eldest daughter, would, in all probability,
dining the familiar intercourse now establish
ed between them, b’cotne her professed lover.
There was, however, no encouragement given
by the stranger to any such view, for his words
and actions were always scrupulously guarded
in all that related to Jane: and if any couclu
i sion of the kind could be formed by h rselfor
I her fatlu r, it was only from their observation
of his countenance, which sometimes i .vol
untarily afforded too tender a comment on
words that Were Common-pIuCC in significa
tion. Yet both father and daughter fr< qnoi.tly
said to themselves, “What do you really know
of this mail, or of his history, save from his
own lips?” And they would try, though in
effectually, to keep down their growing regard
for him, and that s’rong interest they felt in
all he said and did, which seemed to be usur
ping a most unaccountable dominion over their
feelings. I f the father was sensible of this
dominion, the immocent Jane, on whose heart
no soft impression had ever been made before,
was doublv so. In short, she had 8 > often
listened to Mr. Jones’s u..rr••stives of his ad
ventures, and given them her tears, that she
might be said, like Desdemona, to “love him
for the dangers he h id passed,” though lie had
never said, “lie loved her that she did pity
them.”
While the st ranger stood on this looting with
the manse, some extr i<>rdirar\ circumstances
were from time to time occurring in the vfll.
awt*. Parcels of provisions anu ltir.a---hi.igs
!of various kinds, and «v little sum.* of mo
I nev, reached certain of (he (host necessitous
villagers, without their k -owing whence they
came* and a young a <1 meritorious couple,
whom poverty prevented from morning, were
in some inexplicable way; supplied with en
ough to enable them to gratify their mutual
wishes. All was set down to the account ol
Mr. Jones, but the feeling which took posses
sion of the villagers in consequence was not
one of universal gratitude. It was suggested
by some envious spirits that there might be
something under his apparent generosity—that
it might even be a tampering with their impor
tant interests—or at least that it was far too
unlike common conduct, to be quite right..
Mr. Jones thenceforth of course passed as a
mysterious if not in some degree supernatural
being, among this simple people, notwithstand
ing all the protestations of the honest landlord
that he paid his bill like any Christian gentle
man, and the still more Valiant defence of Da
vie the hostler, who, delighted with the dou
ceur he obtained for teaching Mr. Jones to
ride, got a black eye in fighting out his ; indi
cation with Black Will the smith.
One, day, in passing the parlour window,
the stranger caught a glance of the minister’s
younger daughter, the commonly light-hearted
and blithe Eleanor, sitting in a corner near a
table, on which her arms rested, while het
head was bowed down on her haiius. It was
an attitude of sorrow, and he felt himself ar
rested while he looked earnestly at her, and
heard her abandon herself to a burst of grief.
He was determined not to remain in ignorance
of its cause, although he thought he could
guess from whence it arose, and he softly open
ed the outer door of the house, entered the
room, and walked silently up to her. He had
laid his hand upon her shoulder before she per
ceived him, and she would now have fled out
of the room, had he not seized both her hands,
and Seated her beside him. “Come, Lome,”
said he, “I know all; Henry Ogilvie has quar
relled with his father on your account, and
being dismissed from his business here, is to
be sent immediately into England ; so much I
had from himself. But, of course, you are
not ignorant of the supernatural powers with
which I have become newly invested ; I pro
mise you they shall be exerted tn your behalf.”
He uttered this with a Comic expression ol
half jest, half earnest, and Eleanor was about
to express her incredulity, when she heard tier
father’s footsteps, and he no sooner entend
than she made her escape. Tile evening was
most inviting, and the minister and his friend
strolled forth in the direction ot the mansion
house of Str Charles Cardoness. The fresh
verdure of a mild spring lay on all around it.
Every hill and valley, tree and bush, seemed
rejoicing in the full pride of their unsullied
livery of green, as yet unscathed by the heat
of summer sun. The scenery of this part
of the country was in Mr. Jones’s eyes much
enhanced in beauty by its proximity to the
coast commanding, as it did, a view of the un
governable Solway, with its promontories, its
little sequestered bays, its tributary streams,
and its fringing woods, combining so much ol
soft and fairy imagery with the bold and grand.
The mansion house was a noble building, and
stood in the midst of an extensive park, thickly
studded with stately trees, between which
were seen the glittering waters of the Sol
way.
“There is something to me singularly affect
ing,” said the minister, “in the sight of this fine
old building, when I look back to the period
when all about it wn .-•• magnificence and gaiety.
Ah,” he added, “what feat'lul cha ges can
ct line eflect! Pei'hups you lu* e lunar
tile cause of its abandonment by its present
owner, who went into voluntary exile thirty
years ago. in the vain hope or banishing the
recollection of his misfortunes, by placing him
self at a distance from the scene of their oc
currence, His lady, a most lovely and fasci.
Gating young woman, one whom he doted on
with the fondest affection, proved faithless,
and was divorced. This heavy stroke depri
ved him at once of all enjoyment in his wet: Ith
and he forsook his country, went to Italy,
where he has ever since lived the life of a her
mit, while the rents of his large estates have
been accumulating tor the a benefit of a dis
tant heir, his only child having died soon after
his mother’s desertion. I was the only person
permitted to see Sir Charles before he left this
place, and learned much of his mind during
what I may call the gaspings of his agony.
He had Install faith in his wife’s former rec
titude of conduct, and seemed even to shudder
at the name of his poor I tie boy, who was
about four years old, and whom he immediate
ly removed from iiis sight, and sen’ into E g
iaud to bo brought up there. I shall never for
get the pang which ass .fled me as 1 Carried
ihe poor little child in my arms, and placed
nun in the carriage which was to convey him
far from his home; or his lovely tittle counte
nance; Hi he smiled upon me, totally uncon
scious that he was banished lor ever from his
father’s love. Nor can .1 say I was sorry
when I shortly after heard of this poor forsa
ken child’s death* Observe,” continued h. ,
“that wing of the building; it consists of a
suit of elegant apartments, titled tip and fur
nished under the direction of Lady Cardoness
forherown use, aud contains much that is
tasteful and costly, for it remains to this day
exactly as when inhabited by its fair and frail
mistress. The person for whom she sacrifi
ced her duty and her fame, made her his wife.
But when was there happiness in such an un
ion? She had forsaken a husband who real
ly loved her, for a man who secret]', d spised
and suspected her, and, after mimy years ol
remorse and misery, she is lately dead. It is
however, a great consolation to learn, that,
before her death, she became a sincere petti
tent. Let us hope that she found forgiv.-ness,
and is now the inhabitant of a heller world.’'
“Amen I” said Mr. Jones, in a voice which
showed how defcplv he was affected by th
pastor’s story ; and they turned their footsteps
from the house.
It was shortly after this conversation that
Mr. Jones announced to bis friends at the man
se his intention of leaving his fishing lodge lor
a few months, and also his defeiiniualioti of
taking up his perinatiect abode somewhere in
the stewartry of Kmekcudubrigln on his re
turn. Notwithsnndiug this promise, h:s de
parture was the cause ot much regret. Nor
could poor Jane bid him firewall without a
secret feeling ->f disappointment; for tl.<>u»h
he had ot late be -a So much less guarded in
his expressions than usual, that be li id drawn
from the artless girl such sentiments as she
feared he mmt have fl It :<>!>.' rather imeqmvo
cal tokens ol I) r regard, he h- d note c • spo
ken decidedly ->f » iti ig his fate with h ts.
P«>or Elcai.or also felt fh.si she had lost a kind
friend, whin she som im.-s though’, with a
♦ aiiit <>t jp • n ls to iuteHcre
on her boh . . oil's r ■■ r ! to hm lover, who
h.-d bee ' no '• Yer, as dav
~I(C 1. c [ a y . (hi - hope entirely forsook
her. What then uasth ' amazement of the
family at the mans.', when the factor one d >y
made his «pp ram-c, mid b ’gging a private tn
terview with ihe minister, not o dy cave his
consent to his son’s m .triag’ with Eleanor
but absolutely b-'catne n suitor in his b- half.
This proposal was, it may be supposed, not
rejected, and the good people had hardly time
to recover in some measure from their sur
prise, when fresh matter was furnished for
speculation, both to them and to tho whole,
neighborhood. In fact, the factor had taken
up his abode upon the estate, and his ears,
which had formerly appeared to bo hermeti
cally sealed against all complaints of the ten
antry and labourers, were not only employed
in listening to them, but all his time occupied
redressing them. What could have thus
thawed the frozen factor? was a question
which all ranks on the estate set themselves
in vain to solve. Meanwhile, among the un
accountable proceedings of Mr. Ogilvie was
his diligent superintendance of a dwelling
house, which was erecting with all possible
speed upon a spot not far from the park which
micloscd the mansion house. The place fixed
upon for the errection was a broad sunny glade
surrounded by woods, aid commanding a view
of a deep winding valley, with its little im
petuous stream, dashing its bright waters from
Tock to rock, and bursting into sight through
the dark foliage of trees which skirted it,
while at some distance were seen the broad
waters of the Solway. This was altogether
such a situation as a lover of retired and pic
turesque scenery could not but pronounce per
fect. The house was strictly in the cottage
style, though large and commodious; and so
many hands were employed on it, that it rose
to its completion as if by magic ; so that at
the end of a few months, being furnished by
a fashionable upholsterer from Edinburgh, it
was habitable. But who were to be its in
habitants, was unbreathed from any quarter
and there it stood, as if reared for the sole
purpose of creating a very epidemic of curios
ity. In a short time it was generally made
known that Sir Charles Cardoness had retur
ned from abroad, ard not many weeks after
that ho was expected shortly to take up his
abode i i the old mansion Soon after, tho day
*vas fixed for his arrival, and the tenantry and
villagers were invited to witness the glad
event.
A more beautiful flay never shone from the
heavens than that appointed for the celebra
tion of the festival; for that such it was to be
appeared by the long tables, with their benches,
on the lawn, the barrels of ale already placed
near them, and the gay wreaths of flowers
hung it; triumphal fashion over each gateway.
By mid day the wide portals of the magnili
cent avenue were flung open; and soon
after the whole population of the village, and
tho inhabitants of every farm house and cot
for miles round, were assembled with them and
cheered by a band of music from a neighbour
ing town, awaited m anxious expectation the
arrival of Sir Charles. The eider people
meanwhile drew together in groups, &, speak
ing in whispers, compared the present rejoic
ings with those they had witnessed ut the
bringing home of their late unfortunate lady,
and again at the birth of the son and heir,
now dead; and marvelled that their old lord
should take any delight at seeing them met to
gether again on the occassion of his return
to the long forsaken and lonely dwelling ; but
hark ! the approach of Sir Charles Cardoness
is announced, the music has struck un a lively
air, & the minister & his twd lovely daughters
stand wjth the factor, at special desire, on the
head cf the steps of the principal entrance
of the house. A splendid open carriage and
four, with out-rides, is seen in the distance,
and the acclamations of the crowd are un
bounded ; but, as it dashed up towards
the steps, they were exchanged for murmurs
of surprise, for there sat in it only Mr; Jones
and Heniy Ogilvie. The former had removed
his hat from his head, and exposed to full view
his finely expanded brow, while an expression
of triumphant glee beamed from his eyes, and
clothed his countenance in smiles of benevo
lence mingled with archness, as he sprang
from the Carriage, followed by Henry Ogilvie,
whose hand he put into that of Eleanor, while
he said, ‘•Perhaps you will think him no mean
magician, who, having transformed himself
into Sir Charles Cardoness, is now the owner
of its domain, has brought back your wander
ing lover, and provided you both with a pretty
dwelling,and a respectable competency.” Du
ring this speech poor Jane became as pale as
death. This was not unobserved by her fa
ther, who drew her into an adjoining room,
where they were immediately followed by
Sir Charles, who, having conjectured the na
ture of her feelings cn the discovery of his ex
altation. could not bear to subject her to such
cruel suspense for one tihnecessary moinentj
Therefore, in less time thin: it w ill take us to
write it, he liad offered himself and his for
tune to the beautiful but unpretending daugh
ter id the minster. It is unnecessary to say
that lie Was accented, and that a happier gro q>
than that day was ass- tnbled at the old man
sion, has never been witnessed.
An ample explanation was now given of
every event regarding his own history, which
appeared to involve any mystery. He infor
med them tint he was himself no other than
that son of Sir Charles Cardoness who was
supposed to have died in childhood. His fa
thei. being determined to neveracknowledge
him as his son, had caused his name to be
changed, and a report of his death to be
spread; and having paid for his education,
and made him to understand that his birth
was illegitimate, settled on him a moderate au
nuitv, and sent him adrift on the wide world
to choose a profession tor himself, while he
was kept in profound ignorance of all the cir
cumstances of his early history, or the name
liv which he had been called. Thus abandon
ed, his inclination led him to a seafaring life,
and he embarked in an ludiaman. where he
hud wo, during nearly twenty years’ service
only to the rank of the first mate, never hav
teg had either the influence or the pecuniary
funds which might have obtained him the com
mand of a ship- At length, about a year be
fore we introduced him to our readers, his un
fortunate mother, feeling that her end was ap
proaching, ventured io address a letter to his
father, to be delivered lifter her death, in which
she solemnly declared that she had been in
nocent till near the time of her elopement.
It fell upon the mi .d of her unhappy hus
band with th - force of truth, particularly as he
knew she was ignorant that her child still liv
ed. The conviction that he still had a son.
produced such a revolution of feeling, that he
immediately hurried to tondon with all the ) ear
ttings es a parent, eager to embrace and re
store him to his rights. Unfortunately, he
found that his son had just sailed on one of his
long voyages. He was himself the last heir
of entail on his estates, and had. in consequence
of the disgust conceived against his child, be
queathed his property to a distant relation. His
will was now altered, and his hitherto neglec
t"d offspring found himself, on his return from
sen, the heir of one of the most respected
names and largest estates in the south of Scot-
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land. The mee’ing of father and child
shall not attempt to describe; as soon ns its
keener sensations had in some measure sub
sided, the young man had determined, Uhila
his existence still remamed a secret, to visit
what were in time to be his estates and judge
for hi (.self ihe characters of those whose pro
tector and friend he was to be; and in this
determination ho was mueh influenced by a
strong bias to eccentricity, which prompted
him to take dt light in conferring benefits with
out, its being known from what source they
flowed. It was this humour that had infln
enced him in so oddly bestowing the suspec
ted giftsoa iiis villagers, joined with his wish
to seewhut use would be made of their increa
sed resources, and he never ceased to rejoice
that ho had adopted the plan of appealing in
coguito, as it had given him such ample means
of making his observations at the manse, and
obtaining a wife whose affection wasengaged
without the aid of ins wealth or rank.
But we enlist now hasten to b.ring our st<,rv
to a conclusion. Called on a sudden to utteud
his father in London, who was supposed to
have been set;.ed by a mort fl illness, he had
left the village,, as already related, and reach
ed his parents deathbed in time to render to
him many marks of affectionate regard, which
had rendered the closo of his life one of hap.
piness and peace. By a little judicious man.
agemeut, ae had subsequently contrived the
surprise whichjhe had now given to his friends
in Scotland.—The diligent investigation which
Sir Charles had been fur several months se
cretly making into the circumstances ofthosa
about him. had given him cause of great dis.
satisfaction with his father’s f ctor, and he ac
cordingly now dismissed him, with a yearly
allowance for tho maintatience of bis family,
while he assured him that he owed this to tho
respect he had conceived for the character of
i his son, whom he meant to put in his place,
and for whom he had erected the beautiful
dwelling near to his own, of which we have
already spoken. It was a heart-satisfying
sight to witness the joy which lighted up eve
ry countenance on thi* memorable day. wheel
Sir eburks made die round ofthe well replen
ished tables on the lawn, given promise ofsup
port and protection to each individual, as their
need required, and assuring his villagers of
the forgtvenes which they humbly craved for
their mistakes with regard to his benevolent
gifts. Among the manifestations of joy, none
were So obstreperous as t hese evinced by poof
Davie, the hostler, who according to promise,
was to be eustalled as principal groom, “ How
is it possible,” said Sir Charles to the good old
minister, ns they witnessed theglee with which
the dance on the green was carried on, “not
to feel happy in the happiness ot so many of
our fellow creatures. Twenty years of la
bour by day, and Watching by night, while
buffeti .g the waves has given me a pretty good
idsa of the hardships of lit , and it is my ini
teution to ameliorate idem to others. Provi
dence has bestowed on metho ample mednil
of rejoicing the hearts of thousands, and I ant
determined to use them fur that purpose. Let
those who have been differently nurtured, be
come the companions; and copy the folliss and
vices, ofthe fashionable great; very different
shall be my mode of practice. I shall be term
ed an odd fellow, but 1 am detemiued to De a
happy one, by bestowing hippiness on oth
era.” And well did he keep his word, for no
sorrow was felt in the neighborhood of bis
princely mansion, which he or his kind-hear
ted lady could avert. Nor was it only in the
vieiniiy of their own dwelling that their benefi.
cenco was experienced ; for they were fre
quently absent for months together in distant
parts of the kingdom, itu’u'g ng Sir Charles
Curdoness’s natural propensity to secret be
nevolence. And, now, reader, it you have fol.
lowed us thus far with at.y degree of interest,
you will rejoice to hear that the prosperity of
the two families at the mansiou-house 2 and tho
factor’s cottage, continued uninterrupted ; and
that in each the children were brought upto
practise the lessons of general plniantrophy,
early instilled into them by their parents ; snd
that an assistant and successor being allowed
to take possession of the manse; the excellent
old minister lived alternately with his two
daughters, Until at a very advanced age ho
came to the grave “ like a shock of corn ful
y ripe;”
Advice to young men.— Show* your love sos
your wife and your ad niration of her, not in
nonsensical compliments—not tn picking up
her handkerchief—in carrying her in, not
though you have the means—in hanging trink
ets and baubles upon her—not in making your
self a fool by winking at, and seeming pleased
with her foibles or follies ; but show them by
acts of real goodness towards her; prove by
unequivocal deeds the high value you set upon
her health, and life, and peace of mind ; let
your praise of her go to the fullest extant of her
deserts, but let it be consistent w.tn truth and
sense, and such as to convince her of your sin
cerity. He who is the flatterer of his wife;
only prepares her ears for the hyperbolical
stuff’of others. The kindest appellation that
her Christian name affords, is the b' st you ca i
use, especially before faces; An everlasting
my dear” is but sorry compensation for a
grant of that sort of love that makes the hus
bind chuerfuih toil by day, break his rest by
nights, endure al! sorts of hardships, iflhe life
or health of his wife demand it. Let your
deeds, and not your words, carry to her Heart
a daily and h >urly confirmation of tha fact,
thatyiu may value her health, and life, and
happmets, beyond all other things in the
world ; and let this be manifest to her, partic
ulntlv at those times when life is always moro
or h ss in danger; — Cobbctt.
FJ.-que' t and True.— We have been struck
with me force and truth ofthe following extract
from the speech of Job R. Tyson, Esq., on the
oppressive policy of our government towards
the Indians.
“When we stitvey, in calm retrospection;
the original condition ofthe natives of Ameri
ca,, « hen we trace the history of their wrongs
and contemplate their present enfeebled state,
we must feel mingled emotions of sorrow,
shame, and indignation. The annals of man
kind exhibit no similar instance of injuries so
enormous, of attrocities so black and unaveng
ed, —i n after limes,when the India: |(s fate shall
have been finally sealed, and their existence
kuowtl to future ages only through the impar
tial medium of authentic history,— when it
shall be toM that they were simple and unof
fe (ding, —that their aggr smrs were enlight
e ed by science, and eaob ed by Christianity,
—that th 'y carried o i n series of extermina
ting wars for teary four centuries, killing,
defrauding them, —by what arguments will the
invaders plead their justification.”
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