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[NO. 7
VOL. XXIV.]
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1843.
k U R I E V B <& ORME,
tD I TiiRs AND Pit* Pill ETORS.
ie Recorder i« published weekly, in ihe Ma-
] t: Th ee D >i.t.a its, per annum, payable in
, lt Fot'K D.ii.i ahs. it* not paid before the end
, r \' • 11 >er. in any ca«t\ sent out ot’ the State,
ii 't pii I f«»r in ADVANCE; or any new
*r t«kc*ii lor ;i ie*.A period thin ONE YEAR, ur.less
a: Liie rute ut Four L'uLLaHS per annum in
.tiskMaNTS conspicuously inserted attbeu^ual
lluse sent without a speciticniiou nt’the number
will be published until ordered out, and
,c M*r lirjly.
L,r»d ami Xerrrnes. bv Administrators, Exe-
G lardians. are required by law to be held on
i ues 1 ,v in the moiitii, between the hours often
eu ,» »•) and three in the niter non. at the Court-
' :he c >u?ry in which the property is situate.—
i r ;,e-e sales must be given in a public gazette
,vs previous to the day of sale,
s f..r the s tie of persona! property must be giv-
t* uutniier, FORTY days previous to the day of
u;< e i » t e detitors and creditors of an estate
, be published FORTY days.
], ,i application will be made to the Court of
f.»r leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be
i for FOUR MONTHS.
-iness in the line of PRINTING, will meet with
Uetui« n at the RECORDER OFFICE.
RS on business must be post paid.
i r subscribers in requestiugtlie direction of their
hanged from one Post-Office to another, are de-
rverv ir»stanc? in making such /rquests to in-
well of the name of the Post-Office from which
re it changed, as that to which they may there-
ii it Sent.
CHARLES J. WILLIAMS,
• it tar ary at Laic,
: JILL E L'O E VILLE, GEORGIA.
Offick i" iin* Daiien Dunk Building, Wesl of Mr.
MTo 1 ' Vs Hotel.
Y bri.uv7, 1843. 4 tf
u (U S ; E\ SI. HA IN'SELL,
,2li!/rii/ ?/ at Late,
Hayvkinsville, Geo.
,„rv 1(1. 1843. 5-2 n:3m
AV'n
KttK.SE .Ilc-JS ILMCV,
A T T O It N E Y S A T L A AY.
MA DISOX, Morgan County, Ga.
April 2G. 1840.—15 if
WILLIAM W. PAINE,
• attorney at JLaxr 9
Jacksonv.i.i.k. reifiiir Couniv, Georgia.
. n.:U.l:M:i * 3 4i
ensbor
h Geo.
R
STILL CIIEAPFB!
And Central money still at par!!
Just Received and. note Opening at the sign of the
New Dry Goods Store,
"0 /fk/'h I'irces Li“lit Prints,
AOU 50 D.irk <ln.
50 i.ifces Rich English Print*.
25 do Bln,* Kentucky Jeans,
15 do G.ey do do
150 pieces Nankin.
10(1 Reams Cap Paper,
50 do Loiter do
1 J Ba e-j3 4 Homespun,
5 do 4-4 do.
E. W. BANCROFT.
February 21. 1843. G
tf
•its. A. II. TIKO.V,
attorney at law,
STARKVILLE, Lee Co., Ga.
Will atipnd the courts of the Southwestern Circuit,
•tnt.er I y . I *42. 40 ly
A. C. SCOTT
7" IT, L rrt \ctice i.aw in the several cotin'ies of die
uit. Office at Jackson, B utts county, Ga.
.September 1 1842. 35 tf
S.ATASTi: & WRil.IlT,
A T 7 U R N E Y S A 7 L A W,
IR tt'INTON. GEO.
V L art r! ire in the counties of Bald win and Wilkinson,
! ■ . n.-in-ditee Circuit; and in Tw igtrs, Pulaski, Irwin,
V ’'.lir.and Laurens of the Southern Circuit.
J. L. LATA ; TE,
June 21.1842.—23 if J. S. WRIGHT.
PETER A ItAIIS,
AT T O R N E Y A T L A W,
DUBLIN, Laurens county,Ga.
.Wav ]7. 1*42.—18 tf
JOZIA A. A JONES.
attorneys at law,
A J ILL practice in the counties of the Cherokee Cir-
' T cuit, and in Cobb and Cat rollnt the Coweta Cir*
jit. OlKee , t Van Wert, Paulding co.
1840. 30 tf
II >n. U i.liain C. Dawsoi
limi E. A. Nisbel. Maenii.Geu.
.1 ones McL’owail. Esq .Egbert B. Beall, Esq.,Augus-
Hi,ii lames M. Wayne, Andrew Low & Co., James
mdrrs.u, A Co..Savannah. Geo.
A i.e\ . I.ane & Co . Charleston. S. C .
Lcrot W. Wilev & Co., New York.
Millrdgeville.Geo ,Jan. 19.1841. 1 tf
Practice of t3ie Law.
I Tin: undersign, d Inning formed a enpan nersliip
. ill the Prurtice of the Law, under the firm of
mith Manning, will attend to any professional
iisiness entrusted in llieir care, in any of the Courts
cM tor the O mulgee, Flint, Western, Coweta, and
Uer.ikee Cucuits.
Oriite at Covington, Newton couniv. Georgia.
JNO. BAILEY SMITH.
JETHRO W. MANNING.
February 7, 1843. 4 4t
JOHN HITilEBi'OKD,
Com;ji;s .ion .Jlcrchan t.
SAVANNAH, GEO.
(FORMKRLY OF MACON,)
ESPECTFULLY" tenders his services in a gen-
eral Commission Business. lie desires espe-
, to solicit the pa IOI.age of Cotton Planters.
tvaNNAH, Geo. January 2, 1843. 4 8t
T* flic Federal Union, Georgia Journal, Augusta
si unilonalist. Macon Messenger, and Telegraph,
li e Smith Western Geoigian. are requested to
i-hthe above to the amount of three dollars. J R.
Central Money Wanted.
\\TAN I ED, in Exchange for goods at the “usual
’ * low pi ices,” $50,000 in Central funds at
Par. C-.ili lit the sign ot Hie New Drv Goods Store.
E. W. BANCROFT.
Milledgeville, Jan. 17. 1843. 1 tf
Penitentiary, i
.Milledget i lie, 17/A Jan'y. IS43. S
\ LL articles roanulaciured in ibis institution will
-A he sod at the lowest prices, for Central Bank,
-» ri • limds, or Slate 6 per cent, bonds at 00 cents for
th-Hollar. CHAS. H. NELSON. P. K.
Janiiirv 17, 1343. 1 if
January 17, lti43.
New Goods again at Bancrolt’s-
Jnst Ree d ,)• note opening -10 packages, such os
TO O O O ^ DS | brown Homespun, 6^ pr vd.
JL l/j UUU 5.00U 4-4 do 8toI2i ••
Bales Red Ticking, good 15 “
100 d > Ladies’ white cotton Ilo*e, 12^ pr
do bl’k, w’te, and slate do (fine) 25 to 37^ cts.
bales brown cotton jeans and Drills 12J “
150 ps Fancy Prints, 12^ to 20 “
50 lbs. black linen Thread,
do sewing Silk,
1 50 Gro lasting Velvet and suspender Buttons.
I 1 ba’e p\jiid Liiisev (for negroes) 25 “
j 5000 yds. bleached Shirtings,
all wool red Flannels,
do white do
j blk. and colored Eng. Alerino
j 125 worsted and cotton Shawls,
i Negro Kerse\ s
i while cotton Cambrics,
j plaid do
| co ored do
i k 20 tloz. bead Handkerchiefs,
I good mixed Sattinet*,
lOOdz. Taylor’s 300 yds. spool Colton,
brown Linens Tor aprons, &c.
nne birds-eye Diapers, 37£ cts. per v«l.
gents, blk and colored Kid Gloves, 75 to $1 “
superior silk Ftickei Ilkfs., 62^ to $1 €i
“ beaver Hats, $3 50 to
silk do, $3 50
The above mentioned Goods are fresh from New
York, and will be sold at “astonishing low” prices for
CEN I RAL MON EY. Persons in want of Diy Goods
will do well to rail at the Sign of the “New Dry Goods
Store.” where more goods can be bought for one dollar
in Central Money, than can be had at any other store
in the interior of Georgia, for §1 in Specie.
Please call and see. Next door to the Post. Office.
E. \Y. BANCROFT.
Millcdgeville, Jan. 17, 1843 1 tit
REMOVAL.
Vew Goods Received at Treanor’s.
J EST Reiei-ed arid now opening at Treasor’s,
in theSto e formerly occupied by Beecher &. Brow n,
2 Cases of most desirable styles of Calicoes, which
cannot be surpassed in this market, either in price or I
qualify—and is daily expecting, as per arrival, a Lu
ther supply.
All those in want of Good Bargains would do well
to give us a call before purchasing. Prices in accord- j
ance with the times—arid
Central Bank Taken at Par.
JOHN TREANOR, Adm’r.
February 21, 1843. 6 tf
124 to 15
25 to 31
31 to $ l
25 t o $3
31
to 37 J
to 50
124
05 to 31;J
524 to $1
31
January 31>l, 1S43.
More New Goods.
,1 CASES *p!omliHCii*stmereHiits, Sfi.00.
j 1 cusp splend H silk Bonnet*, at $3.50.
150 pieces more Calicoes, at 12^ to 13 cts.
50 piece* rich English Ho. at 25 to 31 cts.
| Furniture Calicoes, at 12^ to 16 cts.
Rich domestic Fringe.
Furniture Dimity, at 31 cts.
20 pieces superior Irish Linen at 624 *0 1,00.
i | bleached Shirtings, at 6£ cts.
4-4 do do at 124 to 18 cts.
2 hales more those 4-4 brown Homespuns, very heav
at 14 cts.
50 lbs. blk Flax Thread, nt 1.25 to 1,75 per lb.
j Brown and Mixed Cotton A Hose,
j Apron Chicks and Cotton Stripes,
j Brown Drilling.-, nt 12A cts. per yard, &zc, &c. |
j Those in want of bargain* like the ulmve, will please ,• i
! it i r i x- rx i o 1 , ! ter, perlormed
! call nt the s;gn of the New Dry Goods Store, where 1
1 Central Bank money is received f*»r 100 cents in the
doll ir. ‘ E W. BANCROFT.
I Milledgeville, Ga.. January 31, 1843. 3 tf
DENTISTRY.
Dr. PRITCHARD, Surgeon Dentist.
P.com.9 at Mr. Trice’s, Milledgeville, Georgia.
T HE fluttering success and general satisfaction
which has attended Dr. Pritchard’s Dental
Operations, wherever lie has practiced, emboldens
him to assure all who require his services, that no
means known to modern Dentistry shall be unemploy
ed by him to render full satisfaction to them.
CCPFrksch Metalic Paste, for filling painful
Teeth, which are too much decayed to receive a gold
plugg.— Dr. P. would most particularly call the atten
tion of the public to this highly recommended and su
perior article for plugging sensitive and decayed Teeth,
and which restores those organs to ease and useful
ness, even in cases where one half the crown of the
Tooth is decayed away. It. is applied in a minute,
without heat, causing no PAIN, and with but trifling
pressure—and from its exceeding ductility, it accom
modates itself to the inequalities of the surface of the
cavity, and in a short time becomes bard and impene
trable, and renders the Tooth as useful as it ever was
I his Paste almost entirely supercedes extraction,
and renders disagreeable teeth healthy and sweet.
OCr*Teeth Inserted—From one to a full set fur
nished, and in a style not to be excelled—and arranged
upon pivots, or with fine gold plates, springs, or clasps,
or upon the piinciple of suction or atmospheric pres
sure. Dr. P.’s assortment of Porcelain Teeth, front
and jaw, with and without fa'se gams, is not surpassed
by any Dentist in the South.
KJ 3 Extracting Teeth.—The practice adopted
by many Dentists, and Medical practitioners, of ex-
trading all painful and decayed Teeth, Dr. Pritchard, ;
in justice to humanity, and Dental science, unqunli- I
fiediy condemns. It is an unfeeling practice—evinc
ing an ignorance of well established principles in the j
treatment of complicated caries.—A practice that out
rages common sense—is at war with physiology—and
often attended with consequences of an appaling char
acter. A very large majority of the molar or jaw
Teeth daily extracted, could be speedily restored to
ease and usefulness, under an enlightened and judi
cious treatment, and rendered valuable for many years
and perhaps fur life. This fact cannot be urged too
strongly upon the consideration of females, who svf
Jcr so much from Tooth-Ache—and who justly con
template the extraction of a Tooth with fear and tremb-
DCF’Tootii-Achk Pills and Powders—warrant
ed. I his preparation, used for curing Tooth-Ache,
effectually and radically—and rendering tender a.id
sensitive Teeth easy, is unrivalled.—Not one failure
can be adduced. This preparation effects its purpose
in a short time; and often without, the slightest pain.
Persons who are suffering with Tooth-Ache, or who
are annoyed with quick or sensitive Teeth, should not
omit to give this preparation a trial. One application
of it to an irritated dental nerve is often found sufficient
to ensure a cure.
is A w yotiu;.
JMIF undersigned has opened an office in this place,
3 and ti iidera his legal -ervicesto hisfr iei ds and the
mtuir . A li business confided to him, will be attended to
vu ii pro in;'iness *nd fidelity .
He w ill aiiesid the following Courts regularly • Bald
win, Morgan, (ireene. Putnam, Wilkinson. Jones and
I a.per. <»f"the »icuiulgee circuit; Twiggs,o* the ^outh-
-• i,. ,i.id Hancock, ot the Xmtliern circuit; and. during
.,«• recess of t iie circuit other counties not too distant.in
n- arrangement of claims placed in his hands
JOHN OKI EVE McHENRY.
K E ¥ K R E N CES.
1 m. (ieorge K failiner,Col..f osepli H. Lumpkin Lex-
Cherokee Laud Agesaey.
T HE undersigned proposes having, under his di
rection, all grants of ungranted lands in all the
Cherokee counties, procured and forwarded ft ee of
charge, when ihe requisite provisions of law are fur
nished birr, accompanied by money to pay the grant
fee*, a id ihe postage paid by the owner of the lot.
I further propose to sell any lot of* land, w hen the
party wishes t*» sell and will advise me of his de-*iie,
specifying his lowest ca-h price, and in what funds In*
wishes pay merit, the proceeds to lie remitted or de
posited forthwith to order, if sale is effected and the
party notified of the result under his or their instruc
tion*. I would suggest to those who have seen th< ir
lands and believe tnem not worth Ihe grant fee*, to
write me Indore the f u feit m e occurs, which is l he first
of July next, placing a small price above the grant
fee*, as I believe that I could sell almost any lot for
*otnething. and ir would on
I mike nnse propositii
*ome friends l hi
els ; and as the party owning h.-.s the power ol pric*
DCF’Ali Dkntat. Operations, of whatever charac-
th ease ami care, and warranted.—
Teeth Plugged, Cleansed, Separated, and In- j
serted. Old Fangs Extracted—and all diseases I
of the l eeth and Gums attended to.
DCF* All operations, except extracting, performed [
without giving pain—and no charge made where per- I
feci satisfaction is not given. Charges moderate.
O* Ladies waited on ot their residences when de- i
sired.
Milledgeville, January 31. 1843. 3 tf
TerniM milted to the “Times”
Farmer’s Academy, Washington County, Georgia.
f | "1 HE SciiO 'I in this Institution commenced opera-
_L lions on the second Monday in January, under
id supet intciidenci
rice abo
d sell almos
ro*t the postage to know,
with a view of affording
ippoi tunity of purchasing sou.e
owning h.-.s the p
| mg and receiving the cash at his price for his property
| there c moot beany thing unfair in my prnpo>iii«'ns.
I All in$iru<*iion**will he promptly complied with. In
| every instance when a party may authorize me to sell
| his land, ttie power of* ng.*ncy w ill be returned in 30
da\s. if no sale is effected, unless otherwise instructed.
' By the provisions of the late law, all land not grunt-
I e/1 by the 1st of July next, is reverted to the State, and
I will lie sold. To procure n grant, an affidavit is re-
j quin'd of the owner, guardian, administrator or legal
| representative of the owner, or of judgment creditors
i—showing that he or they are such owner, or judg
ement creditor of the owner, which affidavit must be
j filed with the Surveyor General, before a grant can
I issue, and if applied for by an agent, a power of ottor-
J ney in due form w ith the agent’s affidavit is required.
I The grant fees on 40 acre lots a»e $2 50, on 160 acre
lot* $5; for w hich Central Bunk bills are received at
j the Treasury.
C. H. NELSON,
j Milledgeville. Feb. 14. 1843. 5 tf
of* Mr. C. S. Hawley, I
luring the ensuing year, and a liberal pattonage
| i* solicited only so far as worth and superior qualifica- I
| lions invariable ensure and command. The Academy J
! is located in a healthy situation, at. a distance from
every thing that can have a tendency t* attract the at-
| tention ol tfie Scholars, and draw their mind* from a
I cl“«e application to their studies.
The rates of* tuition are reduced to correspond with
the • 1 times.” and are believed to be lower than at any
j ii.stitution offering equal inducements and advantages,
i in the State of Georgia.
The scholastic, vent will be divided into four sessions
j of eleven weeks each. Parents or guardians having
i sons or wards intended for a classical! education, will
find this a desirable preparatory school for College.—
i Further particulars can he obtained by addressing Eng-
I lish Smith, John R. Tucker, or J. It. Youngblood,
i e? .T' 8 - .
Ihe following rates of tuition are established for the
ensuing yeai:
For Orthography and Reading, $12 pr. year.
“ the above with English Grammar,
Geography. Arithmetic, History and
C^Bitral Baaik of Georgia.
£ £ fp HE Attorney* appointed for tfie collection of
JL all dues to the Central Bank of Georgia, will
take notice that an Agent of the Bank will attend the
Superior Courts of the several counties, to receive
from th» m the amounts collected.
“ It is expected that each Attorney will have in
readiness the fi fas and other papers of the Bank, to
be exhibited for settlement.”
nsh:
11
** Natural Philosophy, Chtmistry, Bot
any, Mineralogy, Geology, all the
higher branches of Mathematics, in
cluding Algebra, Geometry, Survey
ing. Trigonometry, Navigation, Men
suration, Conics, Calculus, Autono
my, &c. Also, Book-Keeping, Rhet
oric, Logic, and Political Economy, 16 il
*• Latin and Greek Languages, 18
Board can be obtained in families of the first respec
tability, at from five to six dollars per month.
January 24, 1843. 2 tf
Oak Grove Academy—Cleaveland, Tennessee.
fHXHE Trustees of Oak Grove Academy, Bradley
B county, Tennessee, have procured the services
ot Air. ii W. Van Aldehoff as Teacher in said in-
A true extract from the minutes of Col. D. J. Bailey, i $titution, and they gladly embrace this opportunity to
Director of the Central Bank of Georgia. * notify the public that a School will open in said Acade-
Febn
14, 1843.
A. M. N IS BET, Ca*hier.
3t
Frospcctu* of the Southern S*fantcr.
However the value of works devoted to ti e impor
taut science of Agriculture may have been appreciated
in former times, the day has past when it becomes
necessary to enter into an elaboiate defence of the
necessity and worth of such publications, and all prac
tical men are now constrained to admit the bene
ficial influence which they exercise upon the agricutlu-
the first Monday in May 1843. From the I
know n characterof Mr. Van Aldehoff* as a teacher and j
accomplished scholar, we are persuaded that the insli- I
lotion will open under favorable auspices.
Mr. Van Aldehoff’ has been a citizen of McMinn j
county, Tennessee, for several years. He was some I
years since employed by the government of Texas as
a translator of the Spanish language. He afterwards l
came to the Slate ot Kt mucky, where he was engaged j
as an assistant teacher under Mr. Samuels, the present j
distinguished superintendent of Forest Hid Academy, j
OFFICE BANK OF DARIEN, \
Milledgeville, January 13. 1543. ^
\ LL persons indebted to the Bank of Darien or
. Branches, are hereby notified that all paper now
riiue and unpaid, will be pluced in the hands of an
HUnth.w for collection, if not paid previous to the re
turn day of the next Teun of the Superior couits.
J. R. ANDERSON, Agent.
Januarv 17, 1843. 1 7r
al industry of the country, as well in the increased ! n , ai - Athens. Tennessee. He came with Mr. Samuels
| productions of labor us if. the general improvement of to Tennessee, and taught seveial sessions as a I*roles- j
) the soils. Impressed with these convictions, and the ; sor Forest Hill Academy* with much credit to hint- j
j no less startling truths which are daily developing to , self as a gentleman and a scholar. Mr. Van Aldehoff
! the mind of every reflecting man, the necessity of di- j flattering testimonials from different institutions in |
verting a potion of that labor now employed in the pto- the United State*, as to his collegiate attainments and |
duction of our great staple, into other and more pofita- gentlemanly, and moral deportment. Mr. Van Aide- j
b!e employment : the growth of Bread-stuffs, Provis- liofi’s education was obtained in Europe, and he is
ions, Stock ol all kinds; thereby rendering the South- S ;tid to be one of the best mathematicians in the coun- J
ern section of the Union, less dependent for all the or- tl y.
tides of daily consumption, upon our Eastern and j
Western brethren, and nffbtding a more ample field
fiir the improvement of our rapidly exhausting soils—
the undersigned have been induced to undertake the
publication of the Southern Planter, a work which
ill bo i
plv devoted to tin
AH the branches of learning usually tnughtin our in
stitutions, will be taught in Oak Grove Academy ; in
addition to which Mr. Van Aldehoff* will give lessons
in French, Italian, Spanish and German to those de
signing to learn all or any one of those languages —
FOR SALE,
rjIHF. Limitation mij,fining the Town Common of
JL Milieficeville, containing about 1000 acres —For
perm*, ajnfiv io THOMAS D. STUBBS.
_Ju„ua,y 24. 1343. 2 tf
Surveyor Oeneral’s Office, Ga. j
.Milledgeville, 2'id January. 1843- )
jrjMiK undersigned will attend to ilie taking out ami
*- fiirtvnidiig Grants f.ir a fee .H Fifty cents each;
fi-o. ti, || H * renewal uf antes in tie* Central Bank for
Is e Hollar eaeii. All persons sending to llfis Office for
Gram or Grants, will send their affidavit that they
e the piuper owner ,.f the lot or lots they wish to
■ant. ALI BI D M. HORTON,Surv'r. Genl.
Januarv 23. 1844. 2 it
Agriculture, and whatever pertains to the promotion of
tile science, in all its varied ramifications, extending
as they do through all the Mechanic Art*.
This brief *U> teh of the objects and designs of the
work, will doubtless commend it to the favoroble con
sideration ot every intelligent Planter who leels the
tiecessity ol such a medium of communication, and
to such, without further remark, we tnake a direct ap
peal in its behalf, confident that the extremely low price
cause of Southern The Trustees, regarding the extreme pressure of the
times, have placed the terms of tuition so low, that
none need withhold their sons on that account. The
terms are lor spoiling, reading, wiitingttnd arithmetic,
five dollars pet scholar, for each session of five months;
and eight dollats for Geography, Engli-h Grammar,
and Moral Philosophy; and twelve dollars for the
higher branches of learning taught in said institution,
including the Greek and Latin languages, &c.
Oak Grove Academy is situated ort a beautiful emi-
uhieh it is oiler,-d, wifi p.aee it within the reach of I Jience, immediately West ot the town of Cleveland,
•ty former, however limited Lis means. [included within the corporation. The town of Cleve-
«.Ut visit ntii: tlH.UTS.
NORTHERN MAIL
Due daily at 10 A. M.—Closes daily at 6A M.
COLOMBO'S and MACON MAIL
Dae daily at 5 A. M.—Closes daily at 8 A.M.
SAVANNAH MAIL
Dae daily. Mondays excepted.
Closes daily. Saturdays excepted, at 12 M.
PIEDMONT MAIL
jDue Tuesday, Thursday,and Saturday, *t 5 A M.
[Closes *‘ 44 44 II A. M.
HAWKINSVILLE MAIL
Due Tuesday and Friday, at iOA.M.
Closes 44 4 4 at 12 M.
COVINGTON MAIL
iDue Monday, Weduesday, and Friday, at 3 P. M.
1C! ises Tuesday, Thursday,an Saturday, at 6 A. M.
MONTICELLO and STANFORDVILLE MAIL
ae Wednesday at 3 P. M.—Closes Monday at 8 P.M.
RAMAH MAIL
Due Wednesday—Closes Wednesday at 12 M.
E. DAGGETT, P.M,
Milledgeville Post-Office, ?
December 5, 1842. i
TERMS
The Southern Planter will he issued every oth
er week ; the first number » ill appear early in January,
on FINE paper and NEW TYPE, (bought expressly for
the work) in a Hum suitable lot binding. Bach mini-
berto contain EIGHT pages. .9 by 12 inches, which will
fin m at the end of they. ar. a volume nt'208 pages, and
will fie mailed to subscribers at One Dollar per year,
invariably in advance.
land is not surpassed by any town in Lust Tennessee, i
in beauty of location or in point of health. Boarding 1
can be had on the best of terms. Students fiorn a dis
tal.ce cun be furnished with boarding and lodging, in
cluding washing and firewood, at not exceeding one
dollar and fifty cents per week; and students living
near enough to go home at the end of the week, and
have their washing done at home, may get boarding
at npt exceeding one dollar and 25 cents per week.—
. ... ,, , , Though no sectarian influence w ill be permitted to ope-
The Ca-h prim ip e w ii >e rtgiciyu ere to, an^ , ale U j„, u l (, u students, or in any way he connected
with the School,yet a strict attention to the moral and
gentlemanly deportment of the students, will be re-
q
ill the work he forwmided unless the cash
accompanies the order.
KF*Every citizen, whether he be F ARMER, MecHaN- quired. A ml Iron) the character of Mr. Van Aldehofi
ic. Lawyer. Doctor or Merchant, who leels the ; UJj a disciplinarian, we feel satisfied that he will give
necessity of making an effort to advanc e the great Ag- j e „iire satisfaction.
lultura) and Alechunical interests of the country, is And so far as the Trustees are concerned, they are
agent for the circu- j ( | f ...
Union of the Southern Planter.
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of rhaige, if handed to them. Otherwise all letters
and communic ations must be Post Paid.
J. W. & W. S. JONES, August!), Ga.
December 1842. 49 4t
quested to constitute himself an ugent for the ciicu- : determined that nothing shal be wanting on their part
| to render the institution worthy of the patronage which
! it may receive from the public.
GIDEON B. THOMPSON, Pres’t.
JOHN C. GANT,
JAMES H. TEDFORD.
WILLIAM H. WHITE,
JAMES LAUDERDALE,
ANDREW RUSSELL,
ROBERT M. SWAN,
BYNUM JARNAGIN, Sec’ry.
February 21, 1843. 6 14t
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Neatly Executed
AT THIS OFFICE.
THE DEFAULTER,
'Aa Owre True Tale.”
et t. hood.
“ What is the matter with Mr. Pryme 1”
The speaker was a tall, daik man, with
grizzled hair, black eyes, a lung nose, a
wide mouth, and the commercial feature of
a pen behind his right ear. He had sev
eral times asked himself the same question,
hut without any satisfactory solution, and
now addressed it to a little, sandy-haired
man, who was standing with his back to the
office fire. Both were clerks in a govern
ment office, as well as the party whose
health or deportment was involved in the
inquiry.
“ What is the matter with Mr. Prvme V’
the devil’s tattoo on his desk, and moreover,
under pretence of mending his peus, had
slashed h3lf-a-dozen of them to pieces—
when he received a fresh summons to the
Secretary’s room.
The momeut the door closed behind
him, the two clerks, Phipps and Trent, dar
ted acros? to Mr. Grimble, who silently
exhibited to them the shaky autograph of
the agitated cashier. They then adjourned
to the fire, where a pause of profound cogi
tation ensued ; the Junior intensely sur
veying his bright boots—Mr. Phipps in
dustriously nibbling the top of his pen—
while Mr. Grimble kept assiduously break
ing the bituminous bubbles, which exuded
from the burning coals, with the point of the
poker.
“ It is very extraordinary !” at last mut-
“ Heaven knows,” said the sandy Mr. j
Phipps, at the same time lifting up his eye- | tered Mr. Phipps
brows toward the organs of wonder, and! “ Very,” chimed in the Junior Clerk,
shrugging his shoulders. Mr. Grimble silently turned his back on
“You have observed how nervous and ; the fire, and fixed his gaze on the ceiling,
fidgety he is 1” | with his mouth firmly compressed, as if
“ To be sure. Look at the fireplace ; j meaning to signify, “ that whatever he
he has done nothing all the morning but j might think, he would say nothing”—
put on coals and rake them out again.” j in case of any thing happening to Mr.
“ \ es, I have been watching him and : Pryme, he was the next, iu point of senori-
kept count,” iuterposed Mr. Trent, a junior ; ty, for the vacant place, and delicacy for-
official ; “ he has poked the fire nineteen hade his being the first to proclaim his sus-
times, besides looking five times out of the picions
window, and twice taking down his hat and
hanging it up again.”
“ I got him to change me a sovereign,”
said the dark Mr. Grimble, “ and he first
You don’t think he is going off, do you!”
inquired Mr. Phipps.
Mr. Grimble turned his gaze 'ntentl' on
the querist as though he would look ! im
gave me nineteen, and then twenty-one [ through—hemm’d—but said nothing,
shillings for it. But look here at his eu-
tiies,” and he pointed to an open ledger
on the desk, “ he has dipped promiscuously
into the black ink and the red !”
The three clerks took a look a-piece at
the book, and then a still longer look at
at each other. None of them spoke : but
each made a face, one pursing up bis lips
as if to blow an imaginary flagelet, another
frowning, as with a distracting headache,
anil the third drawing down the corners
of his mouth, as if he had just taken, or was
about to take physic.
“ What can it be 1” said Mr Phipps.
“ Let’s ask him,” suggested Mi. Trent.
“ Better not,” said Grimble, “ you know
how hot and touchy he is. I once ventur
ed to cut a joke on him, and he lias never
thoroughly forgiven it to this day.”
“ What was it about V’ inquired the
junior.
“ Why he has been married above a
dozen years without having any children,
and it was the usual thing with us, when
I mean off his head.
“ Oh—I thought you meant off to Ameri
ca.”
It was now Mr. Phipps’ turn to look in
tently at Mr. Grimble, whose every feature
he scrutinized with the studious interest of
a Lavater.
“ Why vou surely don’t mean to say—”
“ I do.”’
“ What! that he has—”
“ Yes.”
“ Is it possible !”
Mr. Grimble gave three distinct and
deliberate nods, in reply to which Mr.
Phipps whistled a long phe-e-e-e-e-ew !
All this time the Junior had been eager
ly listening to the mysterious conference,
anxiously looking from one speaker to the
other, till the hidden meaning suddenly
ievealed itself to his mind, and with the
usual indiscretion of youth he immediately
gave it utterence.
“ Why then, Grimble, old Pryme will
be transported, and you will walk into his
be came of a morning, to ask after the little ! shoes.”
Prymes—hut the joke caused so many j Mr. Grimble frowned severely, and laid!
rows and quarrels, that we have given it j one forefinger on his lips, while with the j
other he pointed to the door. But Mr. j
Pryme was still distant in the Secretary’s)
private room. J
“ Well, I should never have thought it!” \
exclaimed Mr. Phipps. “ He was so reg- x
ular in his habits, and I should say very
moderate in his expenses. He was never j
given to dress (the young clerk laughed at j
the idea), and certainly never talked like a J
gay man with the other sex (the Junior
laughed again.) I don’t think he gambled ■
or bad any connexion with the turf ? To !
he sure, he may have dabbled a little in the j
Alley—or perhaps in the Discounting j
line.” ,
To each of these interrogative specula- |
tions Mr. Grimble responded with a nega-1
live shake of the head, or a doubtful shrug 1
of his shoulders, till the catalogue was ex-1
Post, damp and still unfolded, was lying on : hausted, and then, with his eyes cast up- ;
his desk : betook it up, dried it at the lire,
and began to read — but the next minuje
he laid down the paper, and seizing the
poker made several lunges at the coals, ■
up !
“ Where is he 1” asked Mr. Phipps, with
a glance round the office.
“ In the Secretary’s private room. But
hush ! here he comes.”
Tlie three clerks hastily retreated to their
several desks, and becan writing with
great apparent diligence; yet vigilant
ly watching every movement of the ner
vous and fidgety Mr. Pryme, who en
tered the room with an uneven step, look
ing rather flushed and excited, and vigor
ously rubbing his bald head with his silk
handkerchief. Perhaps he noticed that he
was observed, for he looked uneasily and
suspiciously from one clerk to another; but
each face preserved a demure gravity, and
the little, stout, bald, florid gentleman re
paired to Iris own place. The Morning
ward, uttered an emphatic “God knows !” .
“ But have you any proof of it !” asked
Mr. Phipps.
“ None whatever—not a particle. Only i
as often against the bars as between them, I what l may call a strong—a very strong i
till the metal rang again. Then he resum- presentiment.”
ed the Post—but quickly relinquished it— j And as if to illustrate its strength, Mr.
quite unable to fix his attention on the type ! Grimble struck a blow with the poker that
—an incompetence perfectly astounding smashed a large Staffordshire coal into shiv-1
to the other clerks, who considered reading ers,
the newspapers as a regular and important
part of their official duties.
“ By Jove,” whispered Mr. Phipps to
“ Then there may be nothing wrong af- j
ter all!” suggested the good-naluied Mi. i
Phipps. “And really Mr. Pryme has al- *
Mr. Grimble, whom he had approached ways seemed so respectable, so regular,
under the pretence of delivering a docu
ment, “ he cannot Post the news any
more than his ledger.”
Mr. Grimble acquiesced with a grave nod
and a grimace ; and Mr. Phipps returning
to his desk, a silence ensued, so profound
that the scratching of the pens at woik on
ihe paper was distinctly audible. The
little bald cashier himself had begun to
write, and for some minutes was occupied
so quietly that curiosity gave way to busi
ness, and the three clerks were absorbed
and so correct in business
‘•So did Faimtletoy, and the rest of*
them muttered Mr. Grimble, “ or they )
would never have been trusted. However, i
it’s a comfort to think that he has no chil- J
dren, and that the capital punishment for
such offences has been abolished.”
“ 1 can hardly believe it!” ejaculated Mr.
Phipps.
“My dear fellow,” said the young clerk,
“ there is no mistake about it. 1 was
watching him when the messenger came to
in their calculations, when a sudden noise ; letch him to the secretary, and he statted
caused them to look up. Mr. Pryme had j and shook as if he had expected a police-
jumped from his high stool, and was in the man.”
act of taking down his hat from its peg.— j Mr. Phipps said no more, but retreated
lie held it fur a while in his hand, as if in | to bis place, and with his elbows on his
deep deliberation, then suddenly clapped
it on his head, but as hastily look it off again
—thrust the Morning Post into the crown,
desk, and his head between bis hands, be
gan sorrowfully to ruminate on the ruin
and misery impending over the unfortunate
and restored the beaver to its place on the j cashier. He could well appreciate the
wall. The next moment he encountered j nervous alarm and anxiety of the wretched
the eye of Phipps—a suspicion that he was man, liable at any moment to detection,
watched seemed to come across him, and his with the consequent disgrace, and a punish-
uneasiness increased. He immediately re- | ment, scarcely prefer able to death itse.f.
turned to liis desk, and began to turn over , His memory reminded him that Mi. Pryme
the leaves of an account-book—but with had done him various-services, while his
unnatural haste ; and it was evident that j imagination pictured his benefactor in the
although his eyes were fixed on the volume, ; most distressing situations—in the station-
his thoughts were elsewhere, for by degrees ; house—atBow-street in Newgate at the
he went off into a reverv, only rousing now ! bar of the Old Bailey—in a hulk—in a con-
and. theu to lake huge pinches of snufl.— vict-ship, with the common held of the
At. last, suddenly waking up, he pulled j ruffianly and the depraved and finally toil-
out his watch—pored at it—held it up to ing in lue-long labour in a distant land.
his ear—leplaced it into his fob, and with
a glance at his hat, began drawing on his
gloves. Perhaps he would have gone off
—if Mr. Grimble had not crossed from his
desk, and placed an open book before him,
with a request for his signatuie. 1 lie little
And as he dwelt on these dreadful and
dreary scenes, the kind-hearted Phipps
himself became quite unhinged: his own
nerves began to quiver, whilst his muscles
sympathizing with the mental excitement,
prompted him to such restless activity, that
bald, florid man, without removing his j he was soon almost as fidgety and perturb-
glove, attempted to write his name, but his j ed as the object of his commiseration,
ha nd trembled so that he could hardly guide Oh ! that the guilty man, forewarned of
the pen. However, he tried to cany off' 1 danger by some providential inspiration,
the; matter as a joke—but h:s laugh was 1 might have left the office never to retui n !
forced, and nis voice had the quavering . Butthehope wasfutile; thedooropened—
li uskiness of internal agitation. | the doomed Mr. Pryme hastily entered
“ Ha ! ha ! rather shaky—too much | went to his own desk, unbuttoned his waist-
wine last night—eh, Mr. Grimble V’ j coat, and clutching his bewildered bald
The latter made no reply, but as he head with one feveied hand,began with the
walked off with the book under his arm,
and his back towards Mr. Piyme, he be
stowed a deliberate wink on each of his
associates, and significantly intimated with
bis. own hand the aspen-like motion he had
just observed. The others responded with
a look of intelligence, and resumed their ; fatal spot. ’
other to turn over the leaves of a journal,
without perceiving that the book was up
side down.
“ Was there ever,” thought Phipps,
“ such an infatuation ! He has evidently
cause flu alarm, and yet lingers about the
labours: but the tall, dark man fell into a
fit of profound abstraction, during which he
unconsciously scribbled on his blotting pa-
pur, in at least a score of places, the word
EMBEZZLEMENT.
The little bald, florid man, in the mean
How he yearned to give him a hint that
his secret was known—to say to him, “Go!
Fly ! ere it be too late ! Seek some other
country where you may live in freedom
and repent.”
But, alas! the eyes of Grimble and Trent
and fidgety j were upon him, and above all the s\p
rvintr on his figure of inexorable Duty rose up befo
rn
ore
time, continued his nervous _ „
evolutions—worrying the fire, trying on his hgu •
Lt .nd glovee, snuffing ..beB.nVcough. Mm, and melung ike wax of Silence at dm
ing knsluly, and winking perpetoally—now | flaming .word of Jnst.ce, .mpoaed * «nl
scurrying through folios, then drumming upon his bps.
[“ Gracious Goodness !” exclaims Fe
male Sensibility, “and will the dear fresh-
coloured bald little gentleman be actually
transported to Botany Bay 1”
My dear Miss—a litle patience. A i
criminal before snch a consummation has |
to go through more processes than a new
pin. First, as Mrs. Glass says of her hare,
he has to be caught, then examined, com
mitted, and true-billed—arraigned, convic
ted, and sentenced. Next, he must, per
haps, be cropped,, washed, and clothed—
hulked !c shipped, and finally, if he does not
die of sea-sickness, or shipwreck, or get
eaten by the natives, he may toil out his
natural term in Australia, as »stone-break
er, a cattle-keepeT, or a domestic servant!
“ Dear me, how dreadful ! And for a
man, perhaps, like Mr. Prysne, of genteel
habits and refined notions, accustomed to
all the luxuries of life, and every delicacy
of the season. I should really like to set
on foot a little private subscription, for pro
viding him with the proper comforts in
prison and a becoming outfit for has voy
age.”
My dear young lady, 1 can appreciate
your motive and do honour to your feel
ings. But before you go round with your
book among relations, acquaintance, and
strangers, soliciting pounds, shillings, and
pence, from people of broad, middling, and
narrow incomes, just do me the favour to
look into yonder garret, exposed to us by
the magic of the Devi) on Two Sticks, and
consider that respectable young woman,
engaged at past midnight, by the light of a
solitary rushlight, in making shirts at three-
half pence a piece, and shifts for noth
ing. Look at her hollow eyes, her wither
ed cheeks, and emaciated frame, for it is a
part of the infernal bargain that she is to
lose her own health and find her own need
les and thread. Reckon, if you can, the
thousand of weary stitches it will require
to sew, not gussets and seams, but body
and soul together : and perhaps, after all
her hard sewing, having to sue a shabby
employer for the amountof her pitiful earn
ings. Estimate, if you may, the terrible
wear and tear of head and heart, of liver
and lungs. Appraise, on oath, the value of
youth wasted, spirits outworn, prospects
blasted, natural affections withered in the
bud, and all blissful hopes annihilated ex
cept those beyond the grave—
“ What! by that horrid, red-faced, bald-
pated, undersized little monster V’
No, Miss—but by a breach of trust on
the part of a banker of genteel habits and
refined notions ; accustomed to all the lux
uries of life, and every delicacy of the sea
son.
“ Oh, the abominable villian ! And did
he ruin himself as well as the poor lady 1”
Totally.
“ And was transported
Quite.
“ What to Botany ?”
No, M iss. To the loveliest part of Sus
sex, where he is condemned to live in a
commodious Cottage Residence, with pleas
ure-grounds, and kitchen-garden annexed —
capital shooting anti fishing, and within
reach*7SFtwo packs of hounds 1
“ Shameful! Scandalous !—why it’s no
punishment at all.”
No, Miss. And theu to think of the
hundreds and thousands of emigrants—
English, Scotch, and Irish—who for no
crime but poverty, are compelled to leave
their native country—the homes and hearths
of their childhood—the graves of their kin
dred—the land of their fathers, and to settle
if settling it may be called—in the houseless
woods and wilderness of a foreign clime.
“ Oh, shocking ! shocking! But if l was
the government, the wicked fraudulent ban
kers and trust-breakeis should be sent
abroad too. Why shouldn’t they be pun
ished with passage money and grant of land
as well as the poor innocent emigrants, and
be obliged to settle in foreign parts V’
All ! why, indeed, Miss ?—except—
“ Except what, sir ]”
Why, that Embezzlers and Swindlers,
Ity all accounts, are such very bad Set tiers.\
The little bald florid fidgety personage
was still silling on his high stool at his desk,
snuffing,coughing winking, and pretending,
to examine a topsyturvy account-book—
sometimes, by way of vaiiation, hashing up
a new pen, or drumming a fresh march with
his fingers—
Mr Grimble was making some private
calculations, which had reference to his
future income tax, on a slip of office-pa
per—
Mr. Tient was dreaming over an imagi
nary trial, in which he was witness, at the
Old Bailey—
And Mr. l’hipps was fretting over the
predestined capture of the infatuated Cash
ier—when all at once there was a noise
that startled the clerkly trio from their
seats.
The nervous Mr. Pryme, by one of his
involuntary motions, had upset his leaden
inkstand—in trying to save the inkstand he
knocked down his ruler—in catching at the
ruler he had let fall the great journal—and
in scrambling after the journal he had over
turned his high stool. The clatter was
piodigous, and acting on a nature already
overwrought, sufficed to discompose the
last atom of its equanimity.
For a moment the bewildered author of
the work stood and trembled as if shot—
then snatching his hat, and clapping it
“ skow-wow any how,” on his head, rushed
desperately out of the office.
“ Thank God !” ejaculated Mr. Phipps,
drawing a long breath, like a swimmer af
ter a dive.
“I say, Grimble,” exclaimed the Junior
Clerk—“ it’s a true bill!”
But Mr. Grimble was already outside
the door, and, running down the stone stairs
into the ball, seized on the first office-mes
senger that offered.
“ Here—Warren !—quick ! Run after
Mr. Pryme—don’t let him out of your
sight—but watch where he goes to—and
let me know.”
Messrs. Grimb'e. Pbipps, and Trent held
a consultation, ami then proceeded in a
body to the Secretary, to whom they de
scribed the singular behavior of Mr. Pryme.
« Very singular, indeed,’ said the Secre
tary. l I observed it myself, and inquired if
he was ingood health. No—yes—no. And
Mrs. Pryme? Yes—no—yes. In short, he
did no; seem to know what he was saying.’
«Or doing,’ put ir. Mr. Trent. He threw
a shovel of coals into the iron safe.
‘ With other acts,’ added Mr- Grimble,
‘ the reverse of official.’
‘ Tell him at once,’ whispered Mr. Trent.
‘ In short, sir,’ said Mr- Grimble, with a
most sepulchral tone, and the face of an un
dertaker, ‘ 1 am sorry, deeply sorry and
concerned to say, that Mr. Pryme has sud
denly departed.’
* Indeed ! But he was just the sort of
man to do it.’
Tbe three clerks stared al e,*ch other, for
they had all thought exactly the reverse of
the little, bald, florid ex-cashier.
‘ Short-necked, sanguine, and of a foil
habk, you know,’ continued the Secretary.
‘ Poor fellow!’
‘ I am sorry, deeply sorry and concerned
to say,’ repeated Mr. Grimble, that I mean
he has absconded/
‘ Tbe devil he has !* exclaimed tbe Sec
retary, at once jumping ro his feet, and in
stinctively buttoning up bis pockets— 1 but
no—it’s impossible !’ and; he looked to
wards Trent and Phipps lor confirmation.
‘ It’s a true bill.’ said tho^first, ‘ he has
bolted sure enough.’
The other only shook his head.
* It’s incredible!’ said the Secretary.
‘ Why, he was as steady as a. quaker, and
as correct as eloskwork 1 Mr. Grimble,
have you inspected his books 1’
‘ I have, sir.’
‘ Well, sir/
‘ At present, sir, all appears correct.
But as the accounts are kept in this office,
it is easier to embezzle than to detect de
falcation.’
‘ Humph ! I do not think we are worse
in that respect than other public offices!
Theu, if I understand you, there is no dis-
slinct evidence of fraud 1’
‘None whatever,sir,’ repliedMr.Phipps.
‘Except his absconding,’ added Mr.
Grimble.
‘ Well, gentlemen, we will wait till ten
o’clock to-morrow morning, and then if Mr.
Pryme does not make his appearance, wo
shall know how to act.’
The three clerks- made three bows and
retired, severally pleased, displeased, and
indifferent at the result of their audience.
‘We may wait for him,’ grumbled Mr.
Grimble, * till ten o’clock on doomsday.’
At this moment the door re-opened, and
the Secretary put out his head.
‘Gentlemen, I need not recommend you
to confine this matter, for the present, to
your own bosoms !’
But the caution was in vain. Warren,
the messenger, had given a hint of the affair
to a porter, who had told it to another, and
another, and another, till the secret was
as well buzzed and blown as if it had Men
confined toa swarm ofblue-bottles. Intalt,
the flight of Mr. Pryme was knowntbrough-
out the several offices, where, according to
English custom, the event became a subject
for betting, and a considerable sum was
laid at 6 to 4, and afterwards at 7 to 2 a-
gainst the re-appearance of the cashier.
‘Well, Warren!’
‘ Well, Mr. Grimble, sir 1’
The three clerks on returning to their
office, had found the messenger at the door,
and took him with them into the room.
‘ Well, I followed up Mr. Pryme, sir,
and the first thing he did were to hail a cab.
‘ And where did he drive to!’
* To no where at all—coz why, afore the
cab could pull round, off’ the stand, away
he goes—that’s Mr, Pryme—walking at the
rate of five miles an hour, more or less, so
as not easy to be kep up with, straight home
to his own house, number 9, where instid
of double knocking at the door, be ring’d
to b** let in at the hairy bell.’
* Very odd !’ remarked Mr. Grimble.
‘ Well, be staid in the house e. goodish
while—as long as it might take him, like,
to collect his porterble property and vally-
bles—when all at once out he comes, like
a man with his head turned, and his hat
stuck on hind part afore, for you know he’d
wore it up at the back like a curricle one.’
4 A clerical one—go on.’
‘ Why then, away he cuts down the
street, as hard as he can split without bust
ing, and me arter him, but being stiffish'
with the reumatiz, whereby I soon found I
was getting nowheres at all in the race, and
in consekence pulled up.’
‘ And which way did he run ?
* Why then, he seemed to be a-making
for the bridge.’
‘ Ah, to get on board a steamer,’ said
Mr. Grimble.
‘ Or into the river,’ suggested Mr. Trent.
Mr. Phipps groaned ar.d wrung his hands.
‘You’re right, you are, Mr. Trent, sir,*
said the Messenger with a determined nod
and wink at the junior clerk.
‘ There was a gemman tbrowed himself
over last Friday, and they did say it was
becos lie had made away with ten thousand
Long Annuitants..’
‘ The poor, wretched, misguided crea
ture !’
‘ Yes he did, Mr. Phipps, sir—right over
the senter harch ! And what’s wus, not
leaving a rap behind him except his wid-
der and five small little children, and tbe
youngest on ’era’s a suckin’ baby.’
‘ Thank God !’ exclaimed Mr. Phipps,
‘ that Mr. Pryme is not a family roan.’
Poor Mr. Phipps!
As soon as the office was dosed he walked
home to bis lodgings in Westminster, bui at a
slower pace than usual, and with a heavy heart,
for his mind was full of sorrow and misgiving at
the too probable fate of tbe unfortunate Defaul
ter. The figure of Mr. Pryme followed him
wherever he went: it seemed to glance over his
shoulder in the looking glass; and when he weut
to wash his hands, the pale drowned face of the
cashier shone up through the water, instead ot
the pattern at ihe bottom of the basin.
For the first time since bis clerkship he could
not enjoy that favourite meal, his lea. The black
bitterness in his thoughts overpowered the fla
vour of the greeu-leaf—it turned the milk, and
neutralized the sugar on his palate. He took
but one bite of his crumpet, and then resigned
it to the cat. Supper was out of the question.
His mental agitation, acting on the nerves of tbe
stomach had brought on a sick headache, which
indisposed him to any kind of food. In the mean
while for the first strange time be became in
tensely sensible that he was a bachelor, and un
comfortably conscious of his loneliness iu the
world. Tbe company of a second person, ano
ther face, only to look at, would have been an in
finite /elief to him—by diverting his attention
from the one dreadful thought and the one hor-
tible image, that, do what he would, kept ris
ing up before him^—sometimes like a shadow on
the wall, sometimes like a miniature fignre amid
the intricate veins of the marble mantelpiece—
and anon in the chiaro-oscuro of tbe fire. To
get rid of these haunting illusions, he caught np
a book which happened to be the second volume
of “ Lamb’s Letters,” and stumbled on the fol
lowing ominous passage:
“ Who that standeth, knowethbui that he may ye*
fall 7 Your hands, as yet, lam mwt wilting to believe,
have never deviated into other’s property. You think
it impossible that you could ever commit so heinous an
offence; but so thought Fauntleroy once; so have
thought many besides him, who at last have expiated
as he hath done.”
The words read like a fatal prophecy ! He
dropt the book in horror, and falling on hie knee*
with tearful eyes and uplifted hands, besought
Providence, if it saw fit, to afflict him with the
utmost miseries of sickness and poverty, but to
save him—even by stroke of sudden death to save
him from ever becoming a Defaulter!
This devotional act restored him » eeme de
gree io tranquility; but with night aed deep all
his honors returned. The face of Mr- Prjtu*>