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<y * K . &J. E. CHRISTIAIV. i3.iv:on acilrckhi Journal, Published Every Friday. .. & J. E. editors Asst) PUBLISHERS. rr It JUS— Strictly in .hi ran re. Three month* jj ~ «‘ mon r ih9 «o pan jtaies of Advertising : dollar per pquarc of ten lines for the first • !,!■>, and Seventy-live Cents per .square for hsubsequent insertion, not exceeding three. throc ™ onth * •“2 0., square six months Id 00 Dae square one year..... 20 00 „ o squares three months Id 00 Tlo squares six mouths 18 00 f, O squares one year 30 00 fourth of a column three moths 30 00 fourth of a column six mouths 50 00 B,lf column three moths. 45 00 B,|f column six months 70 00 jus column three months 70 00 doe column six months 100 OO Job tt'ork of every description executed silk neatness and dispatch, at moderate rates. .n.tVOJT MtUSMJYESS C All US. LITTLE, SMITH & CO., Macon, Ga., raEALERS IN’ Saddle Bridles, SMcr ) neSS —Harness and Saddlery Ware, Leather ,ftll kinds, Shoe Finding, Carriage Trimmings, &c. jf IIAItSESS MADE to order. 2 3m* PATRICK & HAVENS, Wholesale and Retail BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS. And General News Dealers—Triangular JJloek, Dherry Street, Macon , Ha. 2 ts Chris i». findlay. a * kbnbick. FINDLAY & KEN LUCK, .ircTiihrmts a.vu Commission Merchants AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Triangulur Cloclt, 23m MACON, OA. JONES & BURNETT, AUCTION AND Commission Cherry Street, Macon, da. At the old stand of It. B. Clayton & Cos. .E. JOSES, J. C. C. BURNETT, 2 3m IMM II INDBRSOM, LOUIS F. ANDF.USON. J. 11. ANDERSON & SON, factors and !0M MISSION MRCII ANTS, Corner of Third aud Popular Streets. Ida-con, : : : Georgia. IfE «re still continneing the WaftilOUSC * and Commission Business all<l W,I J oeive and sell Cotton and all Produce e ntrusted our care. Pi ompt. returns ol' all sales will be St!; 1 . We are also prepared to fill orders for PLANT 71 ON SUPPLIES, We **!>':i 1 i f >*o !u'nuw*nts of Tobacco, Corn, our, Bk i Lard, Sugar, Coffie, Iron, Steel, ims, Sheetings, Osnabargs aud Produce goner- H. SHAW 8l CO., DEALERS IN I ATS, CAPS, Straw Goods, See.. IIOLESALE AND RETAIL. V T E have constantly on hand the largest stock » of hats and caps in the city of Macon. Inducements Offered to Merchants ■i planters. We have hats which we are offering prices ranging from Sl2 50 to $l2O per dozen. Cherry Street, MACON, in BORO B A,— ibe store of T. W. Free mad. 2 3m* R. SINGLETON, W. C. SINGLETON, T. J. HUNT SINGL TON, HUNT & CO., LANIER HOUSE.) 1./I IhV, : : GEORGIA. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in dots, shoes, trunks, IIATU, UMLRFXLAS, ETC. No2-3m the ladies, Hien visiting Macon will, find many KOVEL ' beautiful articles for dresfcand toilet at the IOVELTY STORE, Cotton Avenue a few doors above Mix Kirtlands. No 2 Sin LONGLEY & WALSH, Auctioneers AND GENERAL Mission merchants, * nerry Street, Jtluemi, tin. “* Store formerly occupied by E. Bond & Cos. RBFBRSKCES: rtmore k Kirkland New York. Mukire, Scott k Cos “ •• I. ’ k Cos., Boston s * R i * Anderson, “ • '■ Chamberlain, Memphis, Tomi. ,2 Wo «i..& Cos., Nashville, “ 4 *'° New Orleans. Ui. V• . “ 4 Cray bill,..Savannah, <}„., "IR R D mtl ‘ *Co Augn its, C,,. • if:’T, tTS Columbus, “ «■ WaH.ee Atlanta, “ Lb r . U Ca U JC.* ttention K iv en to the purchase, Shipment of Cotton, Cotton Yarns, Sheeting., Ac., kc., • W*Ku GLF ‘ Y ’ f '* ,e rir,n of K- Bond, k Co. ‘h. luth l - linn ol Horne & Walsh ’ *° 68 ‘ Cm. THE DAWSON .WEEKLY' JOURNAL. SMA lI'SO.Y RCSM.YHSS t'AliilS. j WOOTEN & IK) YE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, - ] y # l3awson, Ga. F. M. HAKIM. It, ATTORNEYIAT LAW, DAWSON, TJ.IISEI.L CO., LA. Will give prompt attention to all business en trusted to his care. 2 ly. SIMMONS & COKER, AYttoriieys at Law, mi a R. f. sistiioss. feb23 ly w. n. c. cokkr. JAMES SPENCE, _A.ttoniey at Law. UAU'SO.Y, GEORGIA. Office at the Court House. fob 23 ly DR. C. A. CHEATHAM, DAWSON, GGOROIA, Office, South West corner of Public square. ('tONTINUF.S the practice of Medicine in all ils J branches. lie pay** special attention to the treatment of all chronic affections of either sex ; and to the treat ment of all secret, diseases. lie may be consulted by letter, describing age, sex, occupation, and habits ; and giving an accu rate description of all the symptoms, duration of sickness, etc., etc., And enclosing Ten Hol lars. By return mail he will forward all of the necessarry me didoes with full directions. 3 ly. DR. C. RAUSHE^OERG, OFFERS his Professional Services to the cit«* zensof Dawson and the surrounding country. Office at Dawson Hotel—up stairs. fcl>2B Gin DR. Q. H. FARMER, At the late Residence or Col. f » 'in. MI. SWts, near Biaicson, Ga. \\JWI an experience of 20 years in the prac v i line of medicine, feels qualified to treat anv case lie may he called to attend. feb23-if DR. J. L. D. PERRYMAN~ f OFFERS his professirni.l services to the eiti- of D.iwson and vicinity as Prescrlh inf/ Physician. Office at his Drug Store under the MajOnic Hull. Also takes this occasion to say to his old armv friends, who are constantly asking his advice by letter, to apply to some re spectable physician personally, where they can have their cases properly examined, and so pre scribed for. marl G, 3m DR. J. D. HOYLE, MAY be fcn*nd at my offioe. In my absence from office he will visit or prescribe for any case that may require it, and will* in connection with myaelF, treat any case that mav be entrusted to our care. C. A. CHEATHAM. Dawson, Ga , April Gth, 186®. jTp-TallenT hatch S..n and WJW-, R E P A I R KBjaSufclgJ E W E h E it . * Dawson, Ga., TS prepared to do any work in his line in the very best style. feL23 ts J. G. i*. SiHITBJ, GTJTST SMITH TYIsM) IVTacliiiiist, IMIFSQ.V, -• •• Georgia. ilupairs all kinds es Guns, Pistols, Sewing Ma chines, etc., etc. 2 ly. DAW SOX HOTEL, Southeast Corner r’ublic Square 1) /VWSOX, GAY. t’H, KACSHEWISEUCI, Feb. 23, fim Proprietor. New Livery aiid Sale Stable, STOCK BOUGHT DA A V yO N , <3r Al. Oil. W. W. FAItAIJOT, keeps good stock, good vehicles, and good drivers, and is prepared to send passengers to any of the ad joining counties. Hacks at the Depot on tho ar~ rival of each train. fi b 21! ly Xir YOU WANT SOMETHING- «OGI> TO EAT, MIKK, OH SMOKE, s t Aftr. on vnijrcr: a into. They V ! keep constiuniy oTt hand a good supply of Fine Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, Oysters, Sardines, etc. They have, in connection with their estab liahment, a well arranged BILLIARD SALOON, Supplied with the most popular improved fixtures Dawson, March 2, 3ni ATTENTION! CARRIAGE AND WAGON SHOP. . ii.mssi.ji.l . ft. it is nor, I s at his old stand agVm* near the Depot, ready to do all work in I>h lino of business. If vnu want vour OLD CABUIAGES AND BUGGIES GOOD A8 HEW, bring them in. Tie will work at old prices and take provisions at old prices, if preferred, hut if I have to pay present, prices for provisions I must have present, prices for work. I have with me one of the bent wagon makers ill the country. April <kli, 2m. DAWSON, (*A., FRIDAY, MAY 11, IS(iU. ftKOIIGIA, Call9on;i Comity: vl Thouius J. Biowit applies to me f »r letters of Guardi uiship for the person and prop erty of William A. Brown, late of said county, deceased. These arc tlimWorc to cite and admonish all per-' sons coifcerned to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in Jure next, to show cause, if rfnv, why said letters should not be issued. Given under my hand and official signature, this April 22, 1800. W. E. GUI EKIN’, Ord’y. /1 jLfil&tjilit, IviiiiiOuoCounty: vT Whereas, Nancy Gray applies to me* let ters of administration on the estate of Daniel Gray, late of said county, deceased— These a-o, therefore, to cite and admonish all per sons concerned to be And appear at my office w ith in the time prescribed hwlnv, and show cause, if anv exists, why sard letters t-nruld net he granted. Given under my hand and official signature, this April 22, 1860. W. E. GRIFFIN, Oiu’y. i W fcOßCrlit* CalSiomi County : V.K WhereaS) B. C. Yon app’ies to me for. let ters of Guardianship for the person and property of Salemi Yon, minor orphan of Joseph S. Yon, late of saul county, deceased— These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons concerned to be and appeur at my office on or before the first Monday in May next, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and cffiricnl signature, April 2, 18GG. W. K GRIFFIN, Ord’y. (. i EORCUA, ColhouM Cot)lity l V t Whereas, J. Brown applies to me for letters of administration on the estate of Win. A. Brown, late of said county, deceased— Thesis are, therefore, to cite aud admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said de ceased to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in May npx*, to show cause, if anv they can, why said letters should not ifsue.’ Given under my hand and official signature, this April 2, 1806. W. E. GRIFFIN, Ord’y. EOH4£IA, Terrell Cotvnt} : Whereas, W. J Parker applies to me for let ters of dismi-rsion from the administration of the estvte of J. M. Frazer late of said ecu »ty, dec’sd, These are, theifore, to cite and admonish all persons concerned to be and appear at my office wiiliin the time prescribed by Lw, and show cause, if any they have, why s.iid letters s! owld not issue. Given under my hand and official signature, this April 11, 1866. 6m T. M. JONES, Ordinary. / 1 EJOItdA, CaHiottsi County: \ T Whereas, Isaac Coalson applies to me for letters of Guardianship for the person and property of Pauli.ill Slade, Thotna* Slade, John Slade, Ball I>. Slade and Mary A. D. S!;i«le, minors and or phans of William Slade, late of said county, de ceased— These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all poisons concerned to be and aj pear at my office on or b; fore the first Monday in May nexß to shew cause, if any they can, why Said letter should not be granted. Given under my hand and official fignaturo, this April 2, 1866. W. K. GRIFFIN, Ord’y. G 1 £OKGLI, Caßioisn ComUy : IT The estate of D. B. Ingrain, lito of said county, deceased, being unrepresented, notice is hereby given to the kindred and creditors of said estate to be and appear at my office on the-fust Monday in May next, to show cause, if any, why 1 ttera of administration should not bo granted to W. G. Pierce, Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county. Given under my hand and official signa ture at Morgan, this 2d day of April, 1866, td W. E. GRIFFIN, 0. dinary. p EOIBCIIA, Calhoun Comity: IJT Whereas, W. J. Taylor applies to me for let ters es Guardianship for the poison and property of Henry Richardson, minor heir of Henry b. Richardson, la*q of said county, deceased— These are shere{pre to cite and admonish a'l per sons concerned to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in May nex*, to sh:w can c, if any, why said letters phon’d not be issued. Given under my haul and officLl signature, this April 2, 1866. W. E. GRIFFIN, Ord’y. GEORGU, Terrell ( oimty: Whereas, George W. Christie applies Vo me for Icßcrs es administration de bouis nca on the ea ate of B. G. Clristie, late of said county, dco’d, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all poisons concerned to be and appear at my (.Dice within the time prescribed by law, and show caus A , if any,'why Baid letters should not be grant and. Given under my hand aud official signature, this April 11, 1866. lin T. M. JONES, O dinary. YT S'vORGJfA, Tyrrell County: v>T Whereas, George S. Newnoa applies to me for letters c f adminlsti kiion on the estate of Jo seph Terrell, late of said county, deceased— These are, therefore to cite and admonish all per sons concerned to be and appear at my office with in the t : we prescribed by law, and show e-.use, if any exists, why s iid letters should not be granted. tinder my hand and offici il signature, this April 11, 1866. 30d T. M. JONES, Ordinary. fIJSO X&GSA* Terrell, Comity: VT Whpreas, Jaue Parrot applies to me lor letters of administration on the estate of It- A. Parrot, late of said county, deceased— Thtse are, therefore to cite am! admonish all per* sons concerned to be and appear at my oftLe wiih in the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if. any exist*, why said letters should not be granted Given under my hand and offi i 1 signature, this April 11, ISCG. Sfid T. M. JONES, Ordinary. IN OTIUIE. ALL persons indebted to the firm of Glass & Whitlock will call on M. S. Glass and close the same by note. Otherwise ad accounts will bv immediately placed in suit. The business of the firm must and will be closed. April 20-stn GLASS & WHITLOCK. jstoticjkl ~ J HEREBY forewarn all persons against. trading or wilili IIIJ wife, Mv- Wiliimns, on my account, as she has voluntarily abandoned niy bed and board. I will not pay any debts contracted by her, as I have made ath rpiaie provision for hCr support and maintenance. March 20, lm TIIOS. A. MCWILLIAMS. IST OPICJL]. \LL persons indebted to the estate of William Keel, 1 1 to of Calhoun county, deeeastd, are hereby notified to come forward and m ike payment immediately, and fill persons boldiugt*liim9ag;*iiirit siid ertate are hereby notified to present them in accordance with law, B. F. BHAY, aprl3,:tin Administrator. GUN AND SPORTING HOUSE. D. C. HODGKINS & SON, *flacoie 9 - G cor <g3faim r acturcrs, Dealer, in and Importers of GUNS, PISTOLS, risize.vti is, Pofkrt ;i:nl f nUerf, clc, Their soxrk of Fishing Tackle ij unsurpise ed in the S u f h, and they c.dlrr.lh.greatest ipducr* nicn»s*to the trado m every branch of their busi ness* war JfO Na f DU. C. XL MOORE, H’EsTf/.v, an., WILL eontinoo the practice of Medicine .in all ils branches. Having bail extensive expe rience ami I-t'CCS-i In ibe treatment of “Diseases of I’. maliflie will pay spatial utlpjilion to tint’ biaUl’l cf the yiofx.aioit. alltcli 2.‘1, 'n And cfiOUrT) MV FIRST f.M) LAST REEL, BY OATS. “A slumbering thought is capable of rears And curdles a long life into one hour.” —fiyron, I have rcrul a good deal on tlio snLjuri of dueling. I Imvo heard n gooil deal of t wad din, pro and con, in rcfarcnco to ils morali y or immorality, and consider tteit hath tlio friends and tlio foes of the system have fallen into much bad logic in support of their re?peotivd*vie\vs. ft is itnncces wry, I presume, for me to say in the out set, that f am opposed to the thing ill tolo< although I am not prepared to endorse the opinion that a truly bravo man will not tight a duel. Cowards, and tneri of known co&ragn, have both been led, by tlio pres sure of circumstanced, to do so—doubtless, will do so again, as long as public opinion h so much divided in regard to the subject. When the pure pr nciplee of the Gospel of poaco shall prevail in our world, and not until then, I fear, will men ‘learn war no tnoio,” whether in the tented field, or in single combat. But to my story. I am not the man in many respects, that I was twenty years ago. Possessed of a high spiii f , quick to resent an insul", and perfectly regardless of consequences, the word and the blow, the former from an antagoi.ist, and the latter from myself, had made me somewhat respected, not ffarnl, among the young men of my acquaint ance. Among tlm number of those with whom I v,-as mo t intimate, I was proud to call Granville Harley my friend. Wo were near the same age, had been school-mates hi mu' early boyhood, and as we advanced in our studies, had occupied tho same dernitory in old ‘'William and Mary.”— Fiom the classic shacks of that venerable Institution, wo went forth with our permits as M. A s., “to give tho world assurance” that wo had attained to a voiy respectable degree of scholarship, and were ready to choose our professions in life, Ilnrley de termined to pursue tho study of medic ine, while I, perhaps more ambitious, resolved upon the law. A two years’ attendance in tho Medical Coll go at was rewarded with a sheepskin, and the door of a neat little office in the town of was, a shoft time after he received his diploma, orna mented with a small black sign, with the imposing inscription, in gilt letters, of ‘ Granville Harley.'’ Meantime I had not been idle. I bad road all the law I could, ar.d as collaterals to that agreeable study, had gone through with ‘‘Robertson’s Charles V.;’’ “Entherforth’s Institutes;” “Vattel’’—besides tho more special works pertaining- to evidence and practice.— Blackstone had become ns interesting as a novel, and Chittty was no boro In fine, three Judges had pronounced me quite competent to practice, and djo'ermining that the. world should know that I was no long er reading in the office of old Mr. G—— , I, too. stuck up my shingle, “Attorney at Law,” with the addition of, “arid Notary Public.” I iviiig in the same town, our oflrcs ad joining and neither of us blessed, ns yet, with practice, the friendship between liar lev and myself, begun in early boyhood, became more intimate as wo sat together smoking and chatting day after day, and' mutually agreeing that that respectable portion of humanity called “tho public,” were deckled asses in not discovering that wo were both gentlemen of fine profession al attainments, and therefore should re ceive a “share of patronage,” as the com mon phrase goes. AVe took lessons tog ther in ‘ tho mnn’y art of self-defence,” and became quite ‘ cunning of fence,” under the tuition of an old Frenchman, who had served under tho great Napoleon, and who took pride and pVasure in calling himself ■“Professor of Calisilienics.” But these pleasures be gan to pall by repetition, and it became necessary to seek new sources of amuse ment-, if not fresh occasion of recreation. Residing in our vicinity was a widow lady and her only daughter, Mary !y name Mu*. Manderviile was a (shunning widows and tiie young lady tho belle decidedly of the town of . A young cousin, Maria Fin ’lay, was on a visit of some weeks to Ma y Mandervilfe, and Ilarley and myse f being favored gnes's, would frequently, after ten, wajk around to Mrs. Manderville’s, and enjoy the society of the. ladies. I cannot say what progress iny friend made in the affections of Maria Findlay; I only know that it was not very long before l found out the state of my own feelings in regard to Mary Mander ville. She was a beautiful brunette, rather small, with most roguish eyes, a little, slightly wicked month—black hair, of crows® —'led as.fidl of motile and .fun ns any young girl of eighteen could well be. I am, and always w; sos opinion, that if a man loves a woman, he should tell her s> a! once. None but a f 01, or a fool’s cousin, would keep-tho matter to himself. Let him know the worst at once, an ! not spen 1 months, or perhaps years, in following up "atne that some more determined sports man trees with less time, and less trouble, 100. Such, I say. are my sentiments. To make short work with this portion of my story, I wooed the fncinating little brunette and ’thanks to my good looks fas I thought ) my pertinacity and importunity, I carried my po nt, and an early day was appointed for our "nuptials, splendid preparations wore made for tho Occasion, and tardily Hew the houra as the time drew near for the consummation of my felicity, f had paid the last visit to Mary previous tollie one that was to nt ike her mine, and on the wings of happiness, l ad down to my room to ask Harley’s advico rehit've to rotne trilling articles to b.- worn on the occtt ion. As ho was not in w hen I entered, I throw myself on the bed to await his return from visiting a charily patient in the neighbor hood. It was only !> o’clock, and I knew lie,would soon be back, and we would have a smoko ur.d chat before wc retired. 1 had not'been long on the b and when Hurley entered,Mind threw himself into a chair by the little table near the fire place 1 thought lie rn-'irit and l ather cm’ariassed, if not confused, >ii hading me in Lcfei j him, and my apprehensions of. something wrong wese not allayed when T saw him cntmpTng in his hand something which seemed to be a letter, and which he put. as bo thoughl, into his pocket, but which, un prfeeivod I y himself, fell on ti c floor under the fable. At any other timo. perhaps, these little things might have passed unnoti ed. but. at a tnonien* when all mV thoughts wero run ning 11 non Maty Mandorvillo, anything of n suspicious character attachingitse’f to my friend, involuntarily associated itself in my mind with her. a What coil’d lie in that loiter, which, it was evident ho sought to conceal from me ? I became anxious to olildn possession of it. Strange, that IdW not pause to pon der the meanness involved >n wishing to pry info tho contents of a paper which my friend had not thought proper to submit to my inspeet’on. Assuming as®iheorful an air as possible I r quested him to step nml purchase some cigars, as I wan too much fatigued to go out anymore, and it was too early to think of retiring. Bo agreed at once, left the room for the purpo e and in an instant I was in posses sion of the letter. I knew ho would soon return, so I lost not a moment in making myself fullv acquainted with its contents. It was from Mary MnnderviHo— my angel, as T had called lu rn thou and limits-—my betrothed one—mv pure and truthful Dia ry—to Granville Harley, my intimate and trus'od friend ! TT.'cl paralysis se’znd me. or tho wither ing frosts of fourscore years settle) sud (’only upon my brow, anil chilled the warm current of rr y young heart’s feelings, they c tthJ not have produced a Inure terrib’e blight than that caused by the damning confirmation which that letter conveyed to nfy m'rtd, of the cold-hearted perfidy of my mistress, and the unnatural villainy of my fiend The letter ran thus : ‘ Dkau Hatm-ey:—You must continue to impose tip ri the goodrmturod c cdulity of our stupid friend, by pretending you are rejoiced at his approaching marriage T shall n t undeceive him ns to the- termin ation of our wedding preparations, until the very last hour. I will then ted him that his friend has a prior claim, and there fore he must relinquish his. W e will laugh at his presumption-, and he imbed • our selves. Won’t it he funny? And won’t he be mad ? Whew ! Your own Maf.y. P. S.--C mo over to-morrow.” Ami th's coarse, ill-wr'ttcn effusion was from Miirv Mander'dlle, my pur.e, true hoar.ed Diary, ns I had so often called her! And that, too, to mv frii-ndl To the man who had -‘coined his cheek to smiles” when in my presence, while in my absence, with my cold-hearted, selfish mistress, ho was plotting my mortification an) disgrace.— My soul was stung to its innermost core. r rßf*.t M ;-.rr Mrmtlv-i \ RTP Rflve tninw.l all mv sincere devotion into farce—that she should have professed so earnestly to rc ci prof ate n»y love, while all the while she was engaged to Harley, flaying with and mocking the holiest and purest feelings of !lie heart, and r wiih Tlarley’s sanction and approval, manifested a mutual callousners uni aralh led ! That Harley, regardless of tho tics of friendship. *he duty of man toman should agree with the woman to whom I had of fered tho wild idolatry es an impassioned spirit, wantonly and unscrupulously to tor ture the soul of the man who had never injured him, but always loved him and con fided in him, w as a crime of sennalignnnt a character, that no punishment might he found suffi ientiv adequate to its turpitude. I heard his foot-fail upon tho door step ns ho entered with a luind’e of cigars in hand, and folding up tho litter r.s calmly as I could. I placed it in mv bosom, The dark shadow of a dreadful thought came over my mind, nor did I seek to dispel it with a single prayer to Heaven. Ilnr’ey entered the room and throwing tho ejgars upon tho tnhl-\ flung himself carelessly in to a chair, exclaiming ns ho did so, ‘ Wei', what news from Msiiv V” H<> had touched a chord which was fctill vibrating from tho rude shock it had just sustained. I mad •no reply to his quea tion, but drawing the letter from my vest, placed it open : n his hand The smile that had lighted his cheek died away, and was succeeded by a dark and angrv scowl, and turning fiercely upon me, be asked in a tone of thiind r, “How dare you, sir, take a letter of mine, left ac cidently in the room, and i.tjring my ab sence, meanly pry into its contents?” I recriminated, tic retorted, until, his an gcr getting the mastery, he pronounced tne a scoundrel and a fool ! For a moment 1 gazed upon him as if my crrmm'jfTH nuvc iTCCI-ivert nrry mur irr the next f seized him by the throat, and hurled him, with the violence of rage, across the room I was physically his superior, and he knew it. Recovering from hi* fall, ho observed pk cool’y as ho could, ‘‘Wo must sct’lo this with weapons,” ‘‘The sooner the belter sir,’’ I refilled, “so if you «ill only name your time and placo and your weapons, you will find roe at your service; anti settled indeed it shall be. un'ess you desire to sleep upon your disgrace, before I close my eyes ” Swords were agreed upon, and without seconds, or any further arrangements, save removing tho buttons (nun ottr foils, wo started for tl.esf'oi Kj-jeefet for the coinbat. It was near midnight lmv-rijr walked slowly, fund f may add, silent!*,) >re we reached th • place where tho d.rotly com bat was to begin. Ts was.a skirt of wood at'the side of a hill whose base was laved by a little rivu let which wound its way through b i a sand furze iml king a nmitototipus sound us it beat its t-inv waves into mclnnc.ho.ly tiuir mars. The moon whotio out in her full orb and, tranquil 1 « dines ; and the slats, like volumes of bright poetry, opened their gorgeous pipes of living lire along the blue heavens, kindling in any other limit than mine at that hour, thoughts <>f a better land, “rtheriv the wicked c? e ■ fiom tr üb ling and thy wear, meat lest,” Without n word, wo throw off bur cloaks and made at each other with mutual fury. I was un excellent hand at fence —Harley rath dr an indifferent oriel. T snjj’urod him to exhaust himself with ineffectual lunges, till his thrusts became more faint and irre gular, and then making a /i <»h ns il to par ry his attack, l plunged my sword into. Ins bosom, and drew it recking from his hcai t. A wild and nnhatu-al shrutk lose upon tlio air, starting the bird from her brier, and waking echo into fearful response , us ho fell dead, dead, dead ! . > Neve", never, can L forget that one wd ! cry of agony ! NeVer, lu-Ver. though I ; might wander over the earth tike him of old, of whom tradition has left a fearful record that he smote the Havtour, and was doomed to an rndletn pilgrimage— shall 1 eeic'o to romoulhol' the : lance from the dy ing eye of Harley, as his heart’s blood spoil'ed from his bosom! I hat shriek soundi and in mv ears like the fierce wail of a baffled fiend—Mint look, his features un naturally distorted.in the.w hile moonlight, seerifed lo concentratelho r ingled repre sentation of Irate and despair! I dropped my sword and felt about Ins heart, but no pulse answered the pressure. The blood came welling ov< r my ti ambling fingers and in a horrible nuryiont, alone , with the man I had killed, tlio awhil sdll- j ness was again broken, as 1 howled forth i mv crime to tho car of midnight. “Murder, murder, murder!” and the] welkin rang with tlio cry. A tli usai.nl I caverns seemed to catch tho sound, and | give to it all tho variations of echo. | ‘Murder, murder, murder !’’ 1 hero | scamp) a horrible fascination in the wo:d, j ;is it canto back and buck again upon my j ear. I heard tlio trampling of feet— I left | that I had betrayed ITiysclf—yet there I j stood, heedless of detect on, by the corpse • of poor Harley, my mind dwelling alone on the born 1 crime I felt I had committed. 1 will not linger on this portion of my 1 was discovered, reused by the officers, of j:t tiee, the uffa’r investigated ly an examining eonrt, and I was sent for flirt’ er trial 1 will not protract my narra tive ly entering into the nsinutta of ov. donee, tho eloquent speech of the prose cutor.'the charge to the jury, tho verdict of willul murder, and the sentence pro nomiccd by the judge. Suffice it, the day of my execution dawned upon ns forlorn a ‘yretch as ever the world had seen. ~af own, now, that there seem'd to be much informality in my trial, tho evidence, the manner of conducting tho proaeeuti n, and tho verdict rendered. But I must hurry on. '» * # « « * I locked from my prison window. Ihi road yvas thronged with persons who were doming into town to witness my execution. Even females—l cannot s'yle them ladies— even females had wdked long red weary mihs to g’ut a morbid curie t by in witness inn the last cinvo’-ivp nynJiK-s of t.ho vie- , tim to the offended mrjthty of the law. To the present day l have a vivid recol- j lection of a large, redhaired, freckled faced | h >y, in boots, with a f dt and wool hat an 1 a I red calico blouse on, an or.rgc-oolon and wa’sf ■oat much too large for him. Tho wretch had caught a little n gro under my wiiuhW and, like C leridge’s unwilling wedding gr.Ott. the din iuutive Ethiopian was trying to get away j but the villain, like the An cient Mariner, “held him with l»i glittering rye,” and with his lmg, bony, freckled fin goTs, will; be enlightened Ii u on tie num ber of spasms I wceld have b- f re, a.i he ex- j pressed it, f had fiyjshcd “pulling hemp, and standing upon nothing.” 1 dropped a b i k cut of c y window upon Lis ugly head, and 1 short his part in the programme, by tondiog Irrnnw.iy howling in pain. The town bill rung oi t tho hour of olcv tn, a"d tic s'n i.ii' i pni'd the door cf my room—: ' 1 '.here was uoac-—and informed in i’ was tiitt-r f-r me to get ready fer my de par'ure fur ti e . Ifeld. Ass jr.iifeuiar fav r to me, being a g.'-'-lcmao by birth and ed tiention, I was told Hat my haud.sw'uld not ha tiid, an) that 1 might wear my own .•l-.t.hes without bcirg enoutnbered with a sbr ui, F lito wa n’t it? I was carried ly the ; oldiery to the p’aci us esceyt’on, handed up to I he plasfnria, aud, ptejara'ory to Li ving the fatal cap placed upon my brow, turned to take a last farewell fna'uro. A ti ll man, with a while hat, arid green g-ggles on, v.U i was <t'nding near (lie tseaf f 11, told me he “di in’t like to hurry me, bitt ho had b on waiting their several hours, and was getting hungry, and therefore In. w add be obliged to me to get tl,r' ugh "ns q djhly as po. sible.; as, if L didn’t, ho would be com pci bd to 1 ava, are’, under the cir s'nr.ccs, ho would consider it unfair tfrc.it ment.” I made him no artswi r, the calk us wr tcl 1 v/n, strrvvryfiM inf rvti ,yc%,tu 1 f' ly before, now that 1 was 50 soon to close :u;i cyr. fun v’r upon ils beou'ics! It was a brtgh% f.a.lniy day, and I could nntgivoup my life without a struggle, when all, abow , rod beneath, seemed to woo urc by their gleribus spoilt of beauty ! The impulse and the act were one with mo then, arever. With onelo.p I o cired the platform, and w-a soon flying across the fiddswitb the spec i of Iheught or ofsounl! The mul itude seemed for a minute tpell lirund by the boldness and defpcrali mos Ihe mev n'.ni‘; that period passed, and then contmrtvccd tho fc tilde chaso... Away, aw y, away 1 Thou atids wi re in pursuit, and the race was fi r life. They wcingsinii"/ tqiMi me,r.r and I fill my strengtL rapidly failing. I coul! almost fi el the wind "f tho rur.’iing multitude, a.s they «-cre heiiimieg mo in, and pie eng closer and closer arc.uud «lc. A deep ravine cros-i and my path—its width was fearful; its depth unknown—an in; tai.t’f pause, ands made thisleap ! I heaid tbc sheut id horror and surprise that broke from my pursuers, as i hovered ever the chasm 1 gained the iq Jjr shodmutt ands -tight to cling to tfc-. bt: -hca wiiioh bor dered itJ sides. They bout yielded— Buapl ! I)own, down, down 1 went, my arms flung couvul.-iv ly in the air. Down, down, down — thought and t s !u to einss busy ii pHttii ring the d-tadfid fall, when 1 ityi a vakout .l | VOL. F. NO. lit by H rley tiikling my noso with a feath er 1 • . I h id been dreaming ! Ho had ontered tho room just about thd time I had fallen as'o’p, and after sitting a half hour or so, bad determined to ttrousc me, and, in a spirit of mischief,* had bicii amusing himself at my twitches; as ho ap fli'd tho father. I told him my dream, and the neat evening after drawing my littld M r/s glove as my first groomsman, he ani-ol the little minx and her cousin iviih ils repetition. So cuded “rtiy first aod last duel.” Fatk op Fast Men—The vioous die caw ly. Th y fall like sbadiws, or tumble liko wrecks atul ruins into (he grave—often wbil» qui and young, almost always before dO.— 2 ‘ Tho wicked livolli not half his days.” The world at once ratifies tho (ruth and assign 2 the r ason, by describing the dessolule life of “fast men ; 1 ’ that is, they live fast ; they spend their 12 hours in six, get ting tin - ugh the whole before tho meri 2 Atari, w and cropping into Uaikucss while oth ! ers uru iu the glory of light. “Their sun'go etli down wliiij it is day. Aud they might have helped it. Many a one dies he sere h« need, i oung me nos genius like Burns and Byron, to whom, when dissipated an profl igate, d7 is so fatal, and your obscure and nameless wandering stars, who wasto theif I time iu libortino indulgence—they eanuo* I live, ok* must uio early. They put on j i-team till they blow up the bt ilcr. They riu at such a rate that the fire goes out for l want if fuel. The machinery is destroyed for want of fuel. The machinery is destroy ;id by rap’d speed and reckless wear. No j thing can save them. Their physical sys tem cannot stand the strain they put to it j while the ftato of their minds is often such that the s:ul would eat tho substance of the rat st robust body and make for itself a way -f escape from the inccisaut hell of ita own thoughts. “Skool R00t,3 ” —Not many miles from here a young lady of our city is teaching school. She sends us the following, provi ded her by the Trustees for tho or o vurmnent of the school; Nd sweafirt “ quarrolin “ nioknamin II goin intu the water “ rasliu and jumpin “ goin iiitu any persons vinapiiaohofl at orchards withuut tho oonsent of tho owner “ no pinchin “ stick in of pins intu each other “ pulliu of hair durin books “ courtiri in skool Not m.oro than one pupil must go out at a time, Unless for wud and watef No craehin of walnuts, unless dried No whisperin. Smart Boy.—We loam from tho Chaf* lot BvilU Gkronicle, that the Rev. Mr. Liud r.y of tho Methodist Episcopal Ohureh, told a good story at the Sunday school celebra tion cf his ohuroh the other day. He said that the folio..ing occurred at a Sunday -chool at the University of Virginia recent ly, between a teacher ahd a bow scholar : Teacher —My little boy, can you tell mo who killed Abel? Scholar.—Yes, ma’am. Teacher - Well, notV, my littlo dear, don't bo afraid ; who killed Atnl? Scholar.—Tho Yan/eee*. Teacher.—Oh 1 do, Johnny; we are not talking about that ; don’t you know who killed Abel ? Scholar insisted it was tho Yankees. Teacher.- -No, my son ; Gain killed abel j now remember, think of sugar cane I am going .o ask about it next Sunday. Think of siuj:tr eunr. Next Sunday the boy was attacked again. Teahrr.—Wei’, Johnny, you know today T.ho k'i'ied Abel ? B y. —Ob, yes, marin; must I tell? Tea her—Yes, my d.ar; who killed Abe! ? | Boy.— S rghurm Au to gineer tells tho following story bt Western life: “Wo had been bn-y during iho day runrd.'g a Tine through ad- nso piece <-f w ((dlat and. An dd worn: n ) azrd on us for some time in silence. Wo all saw .he watt led to cuter into coinersati n; andcone, with the Xoeption ofmysclq wis! cd to gratify her, 1 so n comn.cectd a dialeguo on various subj 'cfp tind thingj, and, as a rnat’er of a nr e, Ipr my best foot forward. Struck with my h.n il >ge she exclaimed, in a tolib quite flattering to my vanity, ‘Hi, l or tarn-* (•d you are 1’ Rut tl o ei mp im nt received a death blow, 'll l was as high larucd a »choh-r as you,’ she continued, ‘l’d quin ingmeerin,’ and go o keejia’ a littb groe* ory !' ” Twenty Trunk Lady —Scene at Lion* gross Hall, Saratoga : “My dear Relic, who is that drowsy look; ing woman on tbc corner, wi;h the hofild red ro s • t” “Why, Clara dc-r, that is ATrs. i)cCod' fish, of mackeral Squire, New York.’* “Dear tne 5 is she anybody in particular “V, ey, ( love, most certainly j she is a twer t -t.unk a ly.” “Is it possible—do i.troduce hie. What a f ji'cudid locking creature sho is.” A Western (ditor once apologised to his readers somewhat after this fashion; “We intended to have a dealh and a mas. ring- to publish this week, but a violent storm prevented the Wedding; aud the dob •or being taken sick himself, th® rniticct re covered, and wc are accosdtngly cheated out of bj'b.” Somebody said of Buchanan : tho old scamp; he sat at. Washington for four yours like a bread poultice, and drew tho rchelf iuu to a It n-f, ;T “>h lit I lings says, “when oUOtf axed if I believed in ibe dual salvation of men, I sed yes, but let me pick the Baett.” The latest invention is a “palpitating hoe om” f >t'the Tadics, Which is jet in motion |,y a ooneei'hd spring when an extra cfi». I 'ay et %'inoticn” i» required-