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VOLUME 11. | by c. r. hanleiter. •EL IE ©YE® T.bLE® a the doom of the drinker. TIIE INFURIATED TIGER. • Bounds with one lashing spring, the mighty brute wide waving to and fro His angry tail ; red rolls his eje’s dilated glow.” “Where his vast neck just mingles with the spine, Sheathed in his form the deadly weapon lies.” Ciiii.de Harold's Pii.gri.maoe. Upon one evening, a party of collegians anti young bloods of the town had met to gether at my room to play ami carouse. In fact, it was a regular meeting of the Slid hunters, who assembled twice in every week. We kept it up jollilv until midnight, having in that time managed to get full of Bacchus,| when Somers proposed that we should sally forth and astonish the town by some well planned and well-directed piece of mischief. Without arty one of us hav ing a very clear conception of our actions or intentions, we hailed the proposition wil)i drunken rapture and started forth. A traveling menagerie had arrived in the town the day bcfoiT* and among the won ders it contained was a young hear. The poor animal had been so well lieaten, that he became very humble, and acquired a number of amusing tricks. Os this we J were all aware, having visited the menage- ■ lie the day before. Just as we passed the spot where the animals were confined, it j occurred to me what tare sport it would he to capture young Bruin, and place him in the chemical lecture room, to astonish, on lire next day, the professors and the class. No sooner had I made a proposition to this effect, than it was adopted, and all vol unteered their assistance in carrying it into execution. The tent or pnvillion which I covered the beasts, was erected in the great t yard of the principal tavern. The cages, each containing one or more animals, were iron grated boxes, standing on wheels, by j means of which they had been dragged in- j to the town. These were ranged atoitnd the inteiior of rite tent, forming a circular array of wood arid iron. Not imagining that any one would disturb the animals, the showmen and keepers had retired to rest along with the inmates ot the tavern, leav ing the tents entirely un watched. Thus we were afforded a clear field in w hich t > exe cute our scheme. After several of our number bad been posted as sentinels, the rest crept in under the canvass, and entered the arena. It was some time before we could, in tire deep darkness of the place, identify the cage itt which out friend Bruin had been placed to sleep. After stumbling over divers things wlucli lay scattered about, and peering here and theie in the datk, we found the object of our search. 1 here in a substantial cage, was the dim outline of the animal, bis two eves flushing drops of fire at being aroused from his quiet slumber. The next difficulty that occurred to us was the mode of Conveying him to the cnl lege, which was sever and hundred yards dis tant. Some of the revellers proposed that we should llttow a halter around his neck and so drag him along. We rejected this, not for any personal fear, since we had ar- j rived at that point which makes one oblivi- , ous of danger, but lest we should be seen ! by some lute straggler, and have our fun i spoiled. A better plan was, after much scheming, devised, and one which met with universal acquiescence. In the tavern-yard stood a water hogs head, with a sliding lid fastened fry means of a hasp and staple. We had only to roll this in. slide down the box from the wheels, open the door immediately in front of the hogshead, and drive the animal in. We could then push down the lid of the cask, secure it by means of a rope passed through the staples, and roll our prisoner and prison-house to the college. No sooner wa this suggested than we hastened to put it into execution. The cage, with our united efforts, was slid quiet ly down from the wheels—Bruin growling all the time with anger—the hogshead was rolled in and placed open end in front of the cage and the animal stirred up with our canes. With a terrific yell he rushed in, and we closed the lid suddenly down upon him, fastening it at the same time in a se cure manner. The yell of the bear bad roused the other animals, and our ears weie regaled for the next ten minutes with a va riety of hideous sounds, that wakened fear fully the sleeping echoes of the night. Iho •nimal in the hogshead growled, rod his voice canto like distant thunder, so deaden ed was it by the wood in which he lay. His fellows had no incumbrance to their voices and they howled as cleat ly as though they had been in their name forest. Fearful of being discovered wc remained quiet for a time, holding our very breaths in suspense. But no one disturbed, or thought of disturbing us. The animals often start ed a chorus of strange noises during the night, and the keepers thinking nothing un usual to be the matter, mere by cursed tnc unruly beast* for destroying the unity ol jijeir rest, and turning back, went to sleep t8 As soon as quiet was restored, we slit a jmle in the canvass, for we were afraid to emerge bv the aperture winch faced he tavern; rolled our hogshead through the yard to the back gate, which we unfastened and then passing into the road, stalled at • quick rate for our spot of destination.— Qver end over went the hogshead, the am- A W®3kHj H®wg]pgi]p®ir g HD®t@4®c3. 4© 3P®iftfcil©s s JLj£4®irsitoTr3 a <&©„ mal within growling at the rough treatment he experienced, we nearly convulsed with laughter at the uucouthuess of (lie noise which he made. At length we reached the hack part of the college, when one of our patty climbed over the wall and unfastened the gate. We rolled in our prize to the back door of the laboratory, which was the place where our professor of chemistry lectured. We found that in consequence of the narrowness of the door, the hogshead would not enter. Such being the case, we were about to start the animal through the open door, when an idea more redolent of fun struck the fancy of Somers. Back of the lectme room was a small apartment containing odds and ends, and which was not visited, perhaps, once a month. He said rightly, that if we placed Bruin in this apartment, he would not like ly he discovered until sometime during the lecture of the chemical ptofessor, when the noise he wou'il be apt to make attracting at tetilioti, the plot would readily be brought to a crisis. We joined our strength, and, iipmi our sbouldeis, up went the hogshead, until it was placed on a level with the w in dow. A light young fellow, the smallest of the party climbed up, hoisted the window, and slitled up the lit! of the cask. We shook the hogshead violently, hut at first to no purpose. The animal was thoroughly frightened, and lay still, ot with only an oc casional growl. We shook it again, and he started. There was but one possible mode of progression, which was straight forward —and the brute gave a spring through the window. There was a crash of glass, a bowl, and the terrified ar.imal, croaching in the comer, remained silent. Our little com panion closed the sash and leaped down.— i W e rolled the hogshead up into a comer of the yard, and, returning to our rooms, con j tinned our revelry till near day light. It was afioi)t noon when 1 awoke. I bur- j rted on my clothes, passed a wet towel j found my head, swallowed some soda wu- j ter, and afterwatds a cup of coffee, anil then hastened to the college. It was the hour of the professor of chemistry, and I entered the room just as he had commenced to des cant upon his subject. lhe class w ere all wrapt in attention—for the lecturer was an able man. and was treating uimti “ Light,” , a matter of interest, and capable ofbenutt lul illustration. He bad scarcely finished his short and eloquent exordium, before we heard a ctnsh of bottles and a low, startling j growl in llie next room. The professor I started, and stopped a moment, while those of the c lass not in the secret, looked at each other in astonishment. There was a pause j of a few’ seconds’ delation—and then the j professor proceeded. I began to feel alarmed. I remembered j what had been done the night before. Un- ; der ordinary circumstances, there was no ! danger to be apprehended. The bear was i tame enough, and bad been wiiipped until ! he had imbibed a proper sense of the sn- I perinrity of man. But from the sounds, I judged that Bruin had worked himself into the room, only separated from us by a thin i partition full of windows, in which were kept the vaiious drugs used in illustrative ! experiments. There were a great many carboys and bottles of acid in that room.— •Should he overset any of these, and their contents touch his skin, lie would be apt to bleak through tiie windows of the apart ment. and do some mischief before we could secure him. By the looks of niv companions, I saw they entertained the very same feats. There was another crash and growl.— The professor stopped again, and the class looked around in dismay. Those who were acquainted with the cause of the noise, could scarcely keen their countenances, hi spite of the alarm under which they labored, there was something so ludicrous in the growl, especially when we figured to ourselves the coming consternation of the class, thut they could hardly refrain from laughing outright. Ihe professor nlm could not exactly tell from whence the sound preceded, and thought it a trick of the class, reproved them Bevel ely, anil then continued his lecture. “Gentlemen,” said he, preparing for a brilliant experiment, •• I will show you a most splitting effect.” And he did. Hark ! there was a sudden crash, as if every bottle in the place had been destroyed at once—a smoke rose up —theie was a terrific bowl, that made the blood curdle and the marrow thrill—and, thmiigh that IVaii glass Father of Truth ! mistaken the cage—there leapt f.uTli iiifm iated with the burning liquid, which streamed over him—horror!—an un tamed royal tiger. No words can describe the consternation of the class. Not one stirred. Petrified by horror—motionless —breathless—there we sat. Not a muscle quivered, so rigid were we with our intense fear. It was our preservation. Maddened with the pain, the animal rushed on with terrific bounds, and, meeting with no obstacle passed down the stairs into the great hall. There, as he leaped and lolled, and howled in his agony, the eldest daughter of our janitor, coming with a message, unwittingly entered. She screamed and fell. The tiger, frantic with the acid, which was euting to his very flesh, heeded her not. On ho passed, and the girl lived. Better had she died, for never more shone the light of reason on her vacant eyes. From that day foitli, she was a gib bering incurable idiot. MADISON, MORGAN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1844. On’ passed the tiger—on! on ! on ! through the streets, \\ ith the populace flying to every side for slieltei— past his old pris on, where the keepers stood wondering at his escape—on he went, hound after hound, howling, screaming with agony. On he ‘vent, while behind, before, and around, lose op the mingled cry of men, women and children—‘‘The tiger! the tiger!” At the extremity of the main stieet.a trav eler was riding quietly to his home. He heard the noise behind him, and, casting his eyes around, saw the cause. He spur red his horse, who started snorting with ter ror, for he saw the coining ot the might v an imal as well as his master. It was in vain The tiger noted not the man. He saw only the tenified steed. One leap—the distance was just saved—and he struck his claws in to the hind quniters of the horse, who. un mindful of this double bniilift), rushed on, bearing the fruitful load as though it were a ‘leather's weight. Iho tniill received no nut! Wi(|, ike presence of mind and cool ness inos. determined—for it resulted from despair—lie drew his bow t knife from bis bovom, and, with a firm stroke, butied it to the hilt in the neck of the tiger. The spi na! mat row of the loyal brute was severed, and he died on the instant. But he did not release liis hold, fetill, with the death-grip, he dung to his place, his eyes glassed and glaring, and his claws sunk deep into the flesh. On went the horse, snorting, plung ing, and screaming in mingled pain and ter mr—,.a ftr went, until exhausted by fatigue ':d loss ot blood be fell prostiate. Those who camp that way an hour after, cautious ly and timidly, saw the three stretched to gether. They watched awhile ajid found they did not move. They stole un—lo the .horse and tiger were dead, and over their lifeless forms was the traveler, insensible, though alive, and still gtasping in his hand the friendly knife. A TALE OF TRUE LOVE. Oiville began his career in the world by exciting the ridicule of every one. The pleasure to which youth ordinary addicts itself possessed no rliaims in his eyes.— Neveitheles his education had been com plcted at Paris under the direction of an A l • * - )>... , tO Slll| hie to counteract nature. The lending of novels had augmented the bias of his natu ral < imposition, and I e delived from thence sentiments so opposed to the current mor ality of the world, and was at so little pains to conceal them, that his best friends con sidered hirn ns the most remaikable origin al they had ever encountered. It is a pity, they would say. the youth possesses spiiit and figure, but he will nevi r be worth any thing. Orville had no disposition to lie w orth or to do any thing except to consult his ow n happiness, and to hi i ive at so desir able an object, there was in his opinion but one mode, and that was to love and to he beloved in return, but this love was not to be of the eve* y day sort; no, it was such love as one meets in novels and romances. A ma-'inge of ambition or convenience, be looked upon as an insupportable slavery, and in this respect lie pushed his extrava gance as far even as Rousseau himself does in his celebrated woik “Emilius.” The uncle of Orville, M. Rondon, a worthy citi zen of Palis, was gieatly chagrined b) the vagaries >f his nephew. He was desirous of marrying him at all hazards to Madame de Faventine, a young widow, very rich and of a distinguished family. It was in vain to hope to accomplish this. The re pugnance of Orville to the rnatcli was in snrmour table. “Spare yourself, my dear uncle, ho would say. these stipeifluous tumbles, and leave me, 1 entreat you, the care of ir.y own establishment. 1 do not wish to hear of your beautiful widow, and be assured that she would lie the last woman to whom 1 would give my hand.” “ But you have not seen her.” “Neither do I desire. How, this woman from having seen me in I know not what public place, makes up her mind, addresses herself to you, and demands me in marriage with !IS little ceremony ns if she were order ing a piece of stud’ horn the haberdasher. What love 1 what delicacy!” “But if you knew how beautiful, how aimiuMe she is!” “ Why do you not marry her yourself, my dear uncle. I will give mv consent.” “ es, but she will not consent. Unfor tunately she piefeis twenty-five to fifty.— Without that the matter should he soon set tled, and I should enjoy the double plea sure of punishing you and of consulting my own felicity.” “ And that of your fiiends.” “ Orville. Orville, show a little more re spect to Madame de Faventine, or you will forfeit my friendship.” ” As much respect, uncle, ns you please, but—no marriage.” The good man Rondon bit his lips, twist ed the end of his cane, murmuring between his teeth the words er/ierienre, authority, disinherit —but nothing could oveicomc the obstinacy of hi* nephew. The opposition of Orvillo did not at iso solely from the roman tic system he had imbibed ; lie was in love or at least imagined himself in love, which amounts to the same thing. He had met at the opera, a mask, whose understanding appeared to be so refined, eo elegant, su very much superior to the ordinary run of minds who pluy an insipid part on such occasions, that he felicitated himtfelf as among tho happiest of moitals when he sin-reeded in obtaining from bis fair incog nita an engagement for tin* ensuing ball.— The tiiiknmr n lepnircd to the next bull el the specified hour, masked, however, to the teeth, hut always amiable, lively and inter esting. These interviews lasted dining the Carnival and although the enchantress ob stinately persist* and in retaining her mask (a circumstance which the learned in these : matter* pronounce as arguing no good.) the prettiest foot and band in the world affucled | a fiivmahle presumption of the geneial beauty of her person. Oi ville, who pi nsesseda vivid imagination, smitten with what he was peimilted to see, became easily amorous of all that was con cealed fiom his view. It was in the midst of this delightful intoxication that his uncle reiterated his pioposals for his alliance will) Madame de Faventine, and at which lime he experienced a tel off for which he was far from guessing lhe 1 1 tie cause. At length a teiminaiion of these agreeable meetings took place without Oiville’s being able lo obtain a knowledge of eithei the name or residence of bis fail incognita. There ip mail ed hut one more ball to be given. He repaired to it exactly at midnight, with the resolute determination to lenin every tiling, and to employ entrenties, tears, and even spies, but the unknown came not. Filled with chaigin and disappointment, be qoitti and the ball room and relumed home. Hardly had he entered his uncle's house, when he was doomed to listen to renewed solicita tions on tiie part of the young widow thro’ the medium of his relation, to nil of which he opposed an obstinate negative. “How whimsical is my lot,” cried he.— “ A woman who lias never exchanged a syl lable w ith me, is obstinately bent oil marry ing me, and I—l am as obstinately bent on marry ng a womnti whom I have never seen. One would say ihat they are both in a plot to drive me to distraction, the one hv her silence, the other by her importunities.” Whether he had divined fight nr not, the two ladies continued lo maintain the same conduct, and poor Orville, after having ex pended three entile week* ill a fruitless en doavo? to ascertain the truth with regard to his fair captivator, took the resolution of (WIG’ buDiplf TiiiD) the nei mprntiiiiisxif his uncle, m withdrawing Fmm Paris. He communicated his project to one of his friends, who lent him a country residence about two leagues from tin* city. It was bore that Orville banished himself without any other company than that of La Fleur, his ralet de-chumlne. One day while he was walking in a neigh boring wood he pei reived two young peas ant girls seated under a tree; the neatness and even elegance of their village chess struck him at first sight. One of them was engaged with a book, with which she ap peared greatly interested; the other with Iter elbows on her knees, was in the attitude of a person who listens with interest. Tin* whiteness of her hands recalled to Orville those of liis incognita. Heavens! exclaim ed he, what would it l e if the countenance should correspond. This exclamation in terrupted the reading “Sisiei-1 Louisa! get up, someone approaches. Lonisn rose up, quite confused, arid discovered features of which tl* pencil of Gienze alone can give an idea. What a discovery for a to mntitic imagination. Such beauty and in a wood I It wn irresistible. Oiville did not wish to resist its sweet influence; enchant ed by an adventure so conformable to bis character, he yields without n struggle to the attractions which control him.— Whoever you may be, said be to the village girls, do not be alarmed, at my piesence. “I come not here to trouble your solitude, nor your innocent pleasures, but, 1 entreat that you will permit me to partake of iliem, and be assured that I will not abuse your confidence.” This discourse was not bril liant, but it was ptomaine, il in a tone so timid that it produced its effect; for in love timidity is always persuasive. Louisa and her companion reassured, resumed their pla ces, on the grass, and the happy Orville nhfniug pctrmixsuin to seat himself near them. He wished thetn to resume their rending, hut Adeline, the youngest, prefers conversation. Orville learns that this latter is a widow; and that she lives with her cous in Louisa; anil that poor Louisa cannot yet find a husband, who is agreeable to her; that, in fact, she is Irani to please; that she wishes a lover such as one rend* of in ro mance; hut she fears that happiness is not destined to her. You shall have i\ snid Orville to hitnself, if your heart ran respond to mine. Adeline was about to continue a conversation which could not but prove in teresting, since Louisa was the subject of it. when the shades of the evening warned them that it was lime to retire, hut she promised to he found with her cousin at the spot, on the day following. Orville repair ed trr his home, and abandoned himself to all the pleasing ideas which so romantic an adventure was calculated to awaken in a susceptible, ardent, mid enthusiastic spiiit. La Fleur, his valet, was commissioner! at n very early hour in the morning to in quire after the henlth of the two cousins, to acquaint himself with their manner of lire, and above all to endeavor to ascertain if Louisa had any speret attachment. The valet acquitted himself to the entire satis faction of his master, and retured with in telligence iti every way satisfactory. The evening arrived, and the two village girls resorted to Jlhr same meeting. La Fleur give liis arm to Adeline, and Oiville, profiting by liis example, gave bis to Louisa. The walk was long, wiilumt fatiguing.— Oiville spoke of love, and was list* tied to. The next day, this interview v as i<-|-i'ut ed, and although repeated, became yet more interesting—love mokes rlaiiy prog ice* — and Louisa, at length, pronounces the en chanting wind which places her lover at <ln. summit of happiness. Upon this ten der avowal, Orville resolves to luave all the ptrjudiees of his mule and of foitune, and to surrender himsrit entiiely to the dic tates of his heart. He flies to the Chateau to give orders to La Fleur to make prepara tions for a Jete rhamprtre, where love nod Hymen should preside, when the noise of a carriage is heaid in the couit yaid. It was our uncle, Here you are found at last, said the good man, throw ing himself into an errn-el air.— To leave in this manner, your relation*, your friends, your mist less —to limy your self alive in a w'-nd. 1 have learned all your tricks, your ainnms at the opera hall. How, uncle, do you know? 1 know all. Go, I forgive you. Know that the charming unknown, with whom you weie so captivated, is none other than Madame de Faventine. Heavens, can it lu* possible! Oh. very possible, anil to put it beyond a doubt, you shall bear it fmm b< rown lips, for she is come in the rarrisue with me. How can she be here—no, never will I see her. Know, my dear uncle, that I have formed anew nttachmeiit. that I re nounce fortune, refinement, wit—that I espouse candor, ingenuousness and beauty. My determination is taken, and nothing ahull divert me from it—therefore, for pity’s sake, deal uncle, lei Madame de Fu Yetiline shun a humiliating interview. Useless entreaties! you shall see her, you shall speak to her, you shall tell her this if you date—hut here ►he is. At 1 1 UW I wolds, the door opened and Madame de Fa vent ine made her appearance; blit what was the astonishment of the happy Orville, when lie recognized in her his eliaiming vil lage girl, young, lovely, just seventeen, w ith hiilliar.t eyes and cliesuut hair, exquisitely chiseled nose, and ruby lip*.anil fairy figure. Ttin TIT im nrr TTimtfrm mrmmttrm trmT good spirits engendered by perfect henlth. Penetrated with love mol joy*, he throws himself on his knees before her. What, exclaimed he, is it yon, is it von, my adora ble unknown—you, my ileal Louisa 1 What name shall I give you in future I Your own, said the blushing lovely git'!, raising him from his kneeling postnte. Now, gentle leader, is not this a pretty tale for the Clnistmas holidays? All ye young bachelms, go and do likewise. © GU © Q IM A L ■ For the “ -Giuihern Misccllsnv ” CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. OR WORSE ** TUCK IN” THAN “TIIE DOCTOR.” I think it was Phillips who said “if all the lilmul ** 1i..1v Itng lu’f'ti llxxl on tial Evidence could he collected in one large reservoir, justice might swim in it. As 1 chiim no talent for cjilicUm. 1 shall not stop here to inquire iutp the strict cor redness of this language ofl'l'e liisli ora tor; but ibo sentiment is one I fully adopt. Who lias not deplored the lamentable tiutb, that crime committed at noouilnv in the pres* etice of a score of witnesses bus stalked abroad unpunished, merely because the per petiator bail the offnnhry In dare the ven geance of the law ; while in many insfn res the innocent have met the felon's doom from very slight presumptions of guilt? If there he any one let hi* mind reenr lo the history of the Southern and S. Western portion of the United Stales fora few years past. If he i>e a Georgian, let him but riv vert to a decision made not many years since ill bis own Capitol, and aferw:nds sanctioned by the assembled wisdom of the State. This may be accounted for upon evident but el mucous principles. When crime comes to trial so well attested that theie can be no shadow’of a doubt us to tin* perpetrator, there is no necessity for tin* judgement In be called in to achieve exei cise, and consequently the sympathy of hu man nature is left ftee and iilitrarnrneled to exert all its powerful influence. On the other hand, when crime iinattesti and bv posi tive evidence is judicially investigated, the jury, in too many instances, put imagination on the stretch, torture eveiy circumstance of the most trivial kind into satisfactory evi dence. and in the eagerness of their investi gation lose sight of the dreadful consequen ce* of an unjust verdict. Vanity, too—a principle universally prevalent to some ex lent—dislikes the thought of being duped by a poor wretch who, in all probably, ile il<-serves the gibbet. The proneness of the human mind to decide, in many ruses, upon too slight piesumptions, may he exhibited in the following narrative. Anil for fear, af ter it shall have been rend, someone may apply to the narrator fable nfthr mountain and mouse, let it he rernemheied. that im portant principles ore often illustrated by trivial occurrences. The narratot was recently tarrying fin a night with n family of a village in central Georgia. The tin me of the family shall lie known for the pi esent as Edward*. It whs enmpoMed of the old lady, her ton Tbomai j NUMBER 41. W. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR. | anti four daughters. Mary, Elizabeth, Re berrn, nnil Ann. Fur-some time pie vinos In the nielii nfmy presence.Some mischiev ous fellows of the village bail been in the habit of going riniml and kliorkirg at the doors nf piivate dwellings, and nf running away “lien they lieard die footsteps of any mie appinHi'liing In give I hem entrance.— T Ids Imd li> ennie die rnuse nf some concern mi llns put |nf die males, and (nf course) of great alarm turning die females. On the hi'l'lil nf ni v preset re, Mary being lalfrer niiseliievimsly disposed runeliideil she would liave a little fun. Mary. Iter mother and | myself weie Kitting indie mother's mom be i low stairs: the son and other daughters were above stairs reading. Mary slips along easily to the front door, raps hastily and loudly, and hurries hark to her moth er's mom, Thomas not suspecting any trick conies d>.M;n stuns arid opens the door. Finding no one then*, lie concludes that the old trick has lieen played off’ on him. After going hack to his tnom, the knocking is re peated several times h\ the same person.— His sisters heenrni’ig alarmed, and he en raged, lie slips down stairs threatening ven geance to the intruder. “ Where's my cane 1” says lie in an undertone. “ I'll he hound some body gels their head cracked here to night. I know the very follow, a enod fin nothing rascal. It's Bill Jones.”— He getß his cane and stations himself behind a large column in the corner of the portico which leads into jhe front doer. After sit ting there a few minutes, he secs a figure in the shape of a human being moving slow ly hackwards mid forvvaids lief ire the gate fronting the portico. The thought occurs to him instantaneously that this is doubtless the inti ruler. The stranger creeps iip cautious ly and hesitatingly as if afiaiil of someone seeing him. At last seeming to take cour age from the fact that no one could lie seen by him, he assumes a holder step and ap proaches the house. All his actions tended to confirm the suspicion of his guilt, and as lie is alinot rising the last step. Edwards rushing fnrwaid seizes him by the collar, anil shaking his cane over the head of the astonished youth, addresses him in the fol low ing language: ” O yes ! I’ve caught you, have 1 ? Now, since ynu'ie so anxious Income in (attenipj to ilk* light, and let us see mln you ale, foil good for nothing scoundrel! Consider Volt ! I’ll leaiii ymi Mhnt ii is to he going over town tiouhliiig folks in this way.” “Why hi Ho! Tom! why what—what— what's the mallet! Don't you know met Don't you know Bill Jones k This is pretty reception indt ed to meet with from a friei^l. Edicttrds. Yes! and you’re a pretty fellow, going ulioui to scaie women at this time of night. I’ve a great mind to fiail you. Janet. Why, what in the sever, senses do you mean 1 you're surely out of your head. Edwards. Why. 1 mean it’s no maik of a gentleman to he kneel ing at people'* (l(ior( Hit'l then running oil, especially at thi* time of night. Janes. Why. has any body been here T I assure you i vv not been here to night lic- EHzuheth. Mighty ignorant now ! You’re agilely, sir. Blether Tom, you may know that's not so, from hi,*, coming lieie so late. I’d kick him out o'door*. Riling* Yes! I told sis Liza at first von we:e the very identical audkteiout wretch, and now you’ve proved it. & Ann. These hoys about here are etitiiely too smait any way you can fix it, and they need something to make them know their place. Janes. lam truly sorry to be the suljegt of such suspicions. Tom, do yon tliityk I would be guilty of such an act as you accuse me off? You dot:’t believe sli/l that I ugi guilty 1 Ed tear As. No ! I know it. What made you sneak up here in l lie way you did, if you were after auv good ? Janet. V\ hy 1 happened to lie taking a walk, and as 1 passed by, I thought I would cull in and see*you a while oil some business. But it being late, and the blinds being clos ed. so that l could not at first discover any light, l approached thus sneukiugly, as you teiin it, to find out if you had gone to l ed. 1 just eidled to get yonr Shakspcare. , Edwards. Well, Bill, as we have always |,ecu good friends, I suppose I must take Yiuir wind, hut I tell you it looks mighty suspicious. Junes. True it does. But 1 assure von I had mr sinister motives in coming up. The gentleman, after obtaining the book, lefi pan of the family so fully persuaded of his guilt, that any of them unacquainted with the facts Mould have sworn to it in a court of justice, even had it been a hanging dime. Many a man equally innocent Iras met the heaviest penalties nf the law timler presumptions of guilt less violent than at tended this young man. In fact, it was with colisideiable difficulty r.cxt morning that those of iis acquainted with the trim state of the ruse could dissuade the others from their firm belief—so tenacious are we apt to be of our own opinions. The reason of their not being inhumed in due time of I lie mistake was, that tlie room in which w# weie silting is separated from the door where the scene occurred hy several other d<ioi>. ai! of which weie closed* and roiise <l ully we knew nothing of the rnnpe un til the next morning. XJNU&.