YOL. 6. THE WEEKLY CarterMvilie Express Ik published every A miming, ia Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga., by Smith & Milam, Proprietors, at THREE Dollar*. per an num, strictly in advance Two Dollars for Ni* Months; »>nc Dollar for Three Month*. Advertisements for one month, or less time One Dollar per square, (of ten lines or less,) for each insertion ; all other advertisements will be charged Fifty per cent on old prices. mm mmmmnmmmmmmm- ■ mmmmmmmmmmammmmmm —— PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JERE A HOWARD, •ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, ga. W. H. PRITCHETT, Attorney at Law. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. PR \CTICES Law in all the courts of the Cherokee circuit and counties adjoining Bartow. Jan 23. ~THOMAS W. MILNER, Attorney at Law, CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, Will at end promptly to busiuess entrusted to his care. Oct. 5 wly rnos. w. »odd 7 Attorney at La. w AND COUNTY COURT SOLICITOR. Kingston. CJa. Will give particular attention to the collection ol claims. 20. .1 oSi n V ■ E! ra 11 soil, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAY/, KINGSTON, GA. L\Wiu*the several coun ties of the Cherokee Circuit, also,..Polk, Hu : tlson and rioy'ii counties, Prompt ai . tenli hi given to business, Nov. 23. ly (Professional cards $lO cash per annum.J JOHN W. WOFFORD, Attorney at. Law, CARTERSVILLE. SA. AUo, FIR'; INSURANCE AGENT. Represent* the best Northern and {Southern Companies. J C H nTToTes ATTGRNtY AT LAW. ('ur/erst:lie, da. \\ HLL attend promptly to sill hysi .less en \s misted to his care. Will praet ee in •. i! tie Courts of law, and equity ill the Cherokee Circuit, ttpveial attention given to the collec '■ ion ol claims. Jan. I, 1860. ly John .)• Jones. john j.Tones Ri J, £ST tTB) tGEXT, CARTERSVILLE GA •\ >,,,, :n,*ti u-L <1 Lis L, ami Lave on hand several f, ~ M t nut hlsii Im’Ult'ur lots in tile • ~, .•.; .. * v .i Alsu several plantali ms ol vuri .■ .in . I.ov eon IV. l'.irlies deslruiK U) bu or t , . i ,1 1 I , 'veil ( • ifn ii me a call, A'l >' "nmuaicatioas pruaip l> •nswerul dal.V I*. & u r ge o n ait and Jffioshanical Dentist. r pill) under icned respectfully offer his pro- If.- atonal services’to the chizens of Caf >viile and vi-finitv. .££?***. Be is prepared to tlo ail kinds ot work belonging to his profession. U Full setts of teeth l ilt ill on gold plate. Work all war ranted. F. M. JOHNSON. Cortersville, Fel). 13, 6m° DR. T. F. JONES, ’TrWND'ERS liis professional services to the I eiti/ens ol KINGSTON and" vicinity, and ires poet fu 11V soli' its uuortion of their patronage. .1 uuc . IA DR. HUGH A, BLAIR, J*hyss« ias* and Surgeon, Go tiersville. Georgia. ’TvTSPF.C'TLL LIA tenders his professional services to J\ the public. A , Ollioo > t his residence, on Mam St-, late rest ed onoc of My. J\ Mar *h June 21. Du. u. I*l \li r.RTO\, Cartersville , Georgia. Tenders ids professional st-vices to the citizens of artersvil.e and surroundini; country, and will atterd - 'is at all hours. OfIUV up-staii sin Ur. Samuel Clay i Vs New Brick Building. May 10. ISo7,wly Lanie r II ous c, MARIETTA, GA., BY ELLiSON A. DOBBS, Proprietors flllUS House is located in a few steps of the J Railroad, where the cars stop. Passengers lake three meals a day here. Meals prepared a all hours. juiy S. H. Pa 11 ill o, FASHIONABLE TAILOR, -YY'IH attend promptly to the Cutting. Repair- W ing and M .king Boy's and MeuV Clo’hintr. Office in bac< room of Biair A, Bradshaw’s store, jl i Cartersville, Ga. ■' sjmrniT Dress Tailor. > «« IS prepared to execute all kinds KX of work in the Fashionable Tail -.lf f. ing line, with neatness and in du- -J.L rabie style. Over J. Elsas &Cos s store, Cartersville. jail 25. J. W- MAXWELL. BRICK MASON. Ia prepared to do all kiDds of work in Brick and Stone a* short notice. Has on hand a fine lot of newly burned brick and is prepared to do work upon the most reasonable terms. Canersviß* Ga.. May 3rd. 1567. Tlie Cartersville Hotel. DR. THOMAS MILAM having charge of this House, would be fl * ■? pleased to accommodate a few Board-1 *i ! ars with BOARD, with or without •« * Lodging. Call and sec him at once for terms Gaiters ville, Jan 17. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS’ CARTERSVILLE ADVERTISEMENTS, ECLIPSE). SITES’ » Ulle, J. G. Stocks, pESPECTFUI.LY notify the Public generally that JU he h*n just openned his New and Commodi ous LIVE BY AND SALE STABLE, and has it stock ed with good horses, bugvlea, &c., and is prepared to furnish those traveling into and across the country w.tii any kind of piivate conveyance. He is also prepared to Board Stock in any quantity with comfort able quarters and bountiful feed at reasonable rates. Stock bought and sold at his stables. Ilia stock all being fresh and equipage new he flatter himself with the t.elief that he can furnish his customers with as neat and complete an out-fit as any like establishment in Upper Georgia. AH he asks to establish this fact ia a trial. CARTERSVILLE, GA.,March 2‘J, 1567. We are requested by Cel" J- G. Stocks to an nounce to the public, that he has bought out the Livery Stork of J. J. Jones Jr, and that the two Stables will be consolidated, and that the following list of prices will be strictly adhered to. Hack horses, and driver per day 17,00 lb rse. Buggy and Driver “ “ $5,00 Horse & Buggy “ “ sf,oo “ “ X day $2.50 Sadd-e horse per “ ....$2 50 “ “ - ‘Xday $1,50 W. L. Kirkpatrick & Cos., Druggists, •cartersville, ga. WILL keep constant on hand a well seeded stock of pure DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 3? 11111 @ us, Patent Medicines’ &c. Jones’ Carriage Repository., Ja ii 17. C-A-SIiIS O-A.SICETS. By Erwin & Jones. \ SSORTED sizes kept on hand. Also 1 \ WOOD COFFINS made to order. A good HEARSE ready at all hours. CARTERSVILLc. Feb I, 18G7. Wly and Watcli and Clack Repairei’, In the Front of A. A. Skinner <& CoV store 1 Cartersville jan 25 James W. Strange, JOealer in STOVES. GRATES, IRON, HARDWARE, PLAIN AND JAPANNED TIN WARE, &C. Clean Linen and Cotton Rags taken in ex change for Goods. Repairing, Roofing and Guttering done with neatness and dispatch. ■Curtersville, Nov. 1. wly A A SKINNER a " ,, CO., Dealers in GROCERIES AND produce. CARTERSVILLE, GA. Aug. 16. Samuel Clayton, , R. A. Clayton. S CLAYTON & S0 N j DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, CARTERSVILLE, GA. W r e keep a general stock and can fnrnish you with anything you waut Come to see us—we will sell ynu goeds a at reasonable prices. Come and look at oar stock—No harm done if we cant trade. If friends favor us with consignments or orders, we will use our every care pi otectiv tof their interests. BUTTER, EGGS, DRIED BLACKBERJES ice. taken at market rates for goods. 5000 LBS. Clean Cotton and Linen wanted. When ready sacked we will take them at 3 cents per lb. for goods. Bring them in any quanltty. tSF“Mr. Uriah Stephens is with us—he invites all his friends to call and see what he can do for them Atlanta Quotations wed fur Gold Dust arid old Cv-uk Bills, 2s, CARTERSVILLE GA, SEPTEMBER pj, 1867. CARTERSVILLE ADVERTISEMENTS. Sewing JUachtne Oil, PREPARED at the Baltimore Chemical Works, for Sale by BscK. S-SSIT DEALERS IN Chemicals, Paints, &c., &c. Proprietors of Kramer’s Hair Restora tive, Psoricus, Universal Bitters, Nerve & Bone Liniment, &c. Cartersville, Ga. WE beg leave to inform the citizens gen erally, and physicians particularly, that we have on hand a large, well solected stocK ol Drugs and medicines, and are ready to fill orders at the lowest prices. Being aware of the great adulteration prac ticed in preparing Medicines, we have made arrangements to have this done under our own supervision, and will warrant all our Medi cines pure. As we buy in the best marncts in the country, and buy entirely for cash, we can supply our customers with goods as cheap as thej can possibly be bought elsewhere, We will duplicate any bill of bought south of Louisville. Respectfully soliciting your orders, we are Yours very respectfully, Feb 8, 1867. BEST & KRAMER, i J. A. E BW ™ & CT jti e receiving’ their Stock of SPRING AND JittmiM CimtlS, COMPRISING every variety adapted to the wants of the country, which they are determined to sell at tli e Lowest Price s Cheaper than the Cheapest! All are invited to CALL, EXAMINE AND BUY bargains. Terms: Cash ! and our motto is Small Profits. Oartersvllle, Ga., April 19,1567. I NEW STORE! i\FW GOODS ! And New Arrangements. The undersigned takes pleasure in announcing to the citizens of Cartersville and surrounding country, that he has just opened out a must splended and FASH IONABLE Stock of DRY GOODS* adapted to the wants of the people, which he proposes to sell at Prices to SUIT the TIMES. Ladies will find almost Everything pertaining to their WARDROBE. GENTLEMEN will find Material and Furnishing Goods for'Clothing. Families will find all kinds of goods common for do- JVIESTIC USE, also BOOTS, SHOES, Hats, Bonnets, Hoop Skirts* Umbrellas &c &c. Also will keep on hand a large lot of PAGTORYYARNS' HF, WOULD be happy to receive calls at any time His doors are thrown wide open, and the invitation Is to alt. Come and examine his goods and prices. Next door to A. A. Skinner <St Cos., and just below the Post Oflice, L. FERGUSON, J. T. STOCKS with Ferguson. Cartereyille, Ga., May lst,lS6‘r. W. M. Shackleford, Wholesale and Retail GROCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Agent for universal life in surance COMPANY, of New York. Oflice in new Store next to Post Office. Aug. 15. wtc W.H. GILBERT, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Dealer exclusively in Stoves* Hardware* House Furnish ing goods* Iron and Steel Agricultural Implements. TERMS CASH. Aug. 16, w6nij CARTERSVILLE ADVERTISEMENTS CARRIAGE REPOSITORY ATD CARTERSVILLE, GA. attention given to Hepttir ing. HAVING opened business at ray old ’stand, I am prepared to do any and ail kinds of work desired in the Carriage Line, at low figures for cash. I shall keep on hand a time assortment of Buggies & Carriages and can, at short notice, furnish any kind o: a VEHICLE desired, Having connected myself with Messrs. Wyman & May, Augusta, a* a well known and reliable firm. I will sell at Aug-ustst freights added, from the best Factories at the North and East. All of which will be warranted right, Being well acquainted with the country and people, with long experience in the business, I purpose to furnish the market with such work as will give perfect satisfaction, I shall be able to furnish the entire country, as mj facilities are unlimited. Call and exaqiine, if shall cost you nothing. I feel assured that the good people of this county will appreciate the honest efforts of one of their old citizens, broke down by the war, £. H, J ONE Si, January 17, 186.7 >wl.y OLD DEBTS!! OLD DEBTS 1 11 All persons indebted to the old Mercantile firms of of HOWARD, STOKELY & CO.. and J. A. & S. ERWIN, are respectfully urg ed to make liberal payments on these debts out of the present wheat crop. All who refuse to respond to this call for only part payment will be sued. 1 hese debts are from six to ten -years standing, and longer indulgence cannot be giv en. Call at J. A. ERWIN & CO.’S store where the claims are, and make liberal pay ments and save suits. Cartersville, Ga., June 18, 186.7. Saving of Money I Saving of Sugar! Saving of Trouble! BY USING Spear’s Pattent FRUIT PRESERVING SOLTJTIOJSP This Solution is a perfect Antiseptic—the cheapest and best method in the world for preserving all kinds of Fruits, Tomatoes, Veg etables, Jellies, Cider, Wine, Milk, Syrups, &c. It is warranted to contain nothing injure us to health. Fruits preserved by this Solution, areas good as the best “canned” fruits, while the use of the Solution avoids the trouble of sealing, cost ly jars or cans, keeping from the air and light, frequent examinations, and the many other troubles and annoy ances well known to every housewife. It admits of keeping the Fruit <2,c„ in ves sels of any size, and of using them at long in tervals, when the vessels are opened, It Saves Sugar The Solution will preserve equally as well without any sugar, (but does not coutain any sweetening properties); therefore it is only needful to add enough sugar to make the fruit palatable. It Will Preserve milk Sweet From 12 to 36 hours longer than it will natu rally keep, with a result of furnishing more and making more butter in warm weather, THIS SOLUTION IS HOT A NEW AND UNCERTAIN EXPERIMENT , but has been in practical use for the past eight years—has been sold in the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets for the past eight years. ITS MERITS ARE POSITIVELY ESTAB LISHED By Scientific Analysis, and by practical dem onstration in thousands of families, FULL DIRECTIONS FOR USING AC COMPANY EACH BOTTLE, SOLO BY DRUGGISTS, GROCERS AND STORE KEEPERS GENERALLY, A. A. SKINNER & CO., SOLE AGENTS, CARTERSVILLE, GA. aug, 23, 1867 wtf. STAOEY HOUSE' CLAY ROBERTS, Proprietor, Church Street, NASHVILLE, TENNE SSE E July 19 1867 Notice. TWO month* afte” date application will be made to the court of Ordinary of Bartow county, for leave to sell all the real estate to W, 1\ Bradley, late of said county, deceased, J£, C, BitAl'i K Y Avgust, H AUru r, THE BANDIT'S COAFESSiOA. In the year 179, in the village (f A—, l’ved Adelia Beaumont, “the Maiden of the Green Mantle,” as she was quently called ; the envy of her own sex and the admiration of ours. She well deserved the high encomiums which her lotliness received. Possess ing a sprightly, yet not superhuman term ; a bright laughing, oval lace, shaded with locks ol the deepest dye ; a mild beautiful bewitching biaek eye, in whose smile cupid played; it was not singular that she had at one time or other held all the young men in the place subject to her power. Bui one by one Iter admirers dropped oIF hope less of insoiring her with a passion equalling theirs. Mine seemed to be the palm in this as in everv other contest in which I had ever striven to excel my companions. It was a general remark among them that there was no use striving with Albert Mordaut to win the affections of “the maiden, of the Green Mantle,” possessing as I did wealth, J alert ts and some personal beauty r . It was true I was more intimate and familiar with Adelia than any of mv fellows had ever been able to become with all their efforts. Whenever an at tendant was required 1 was sure to be selected, and that was not so frequent as might be suoposed. She was wild as the young fawn and fearless as the young eagle. She might be seen on a spring day among the mountains leap ing from rock to rock with all the life -of the antelope. Still there were very few that would have dared been rude with her, thouhlless as she seemed— as well might they have provoked the Lionesss as tempt her anger—and there were many who would have rejoiced in resenting her wrongs. Indeed she was one whom all loved, and consider ed as a peculiar being —privileged beyond her sex—no one supposed that her actions could be wrong so much was she respicted. There was not a sick or poor woman among the hills whom she had not assisted—all knew .her, and knew her hut to bless her.. Had you seen Iter on an evening when the bright moon walked among the stars and shed its soft light over hill anti dole, you’d not have thought her such a being a* l have described — then, site seemed calmed by the poetry tliat was abroad, and her heart beat with all its pureness, tenderness and beauty. Had yon beheld Iter as her eye wandered over nature, or seen kindling in the, light of heaven and burning with inspiration—how hard so ever yonr heart ha 1 been—whoever had held you in their toils—you must have admired—have worshiped this •lovely—this inexplicable girl. It was a summer’s eve—l sat beside Adelia on the margin of the gentle hill ; behind us were the setting sun, shedding a rich radiance over the sky, as it tipped the mellow clouds with splendor. A slight breeze from the distant ocean fanned the face of nature—all looked cheerful as an infant’s smile! Far on before us lay the tranquil sea, its un ruffled depths flung back the beauty of that heaven which seemed to charm it into stillness. Oh, it was an hour, a scene, a place for love ! and she who sat beside me i gazittg in rapture on the calm beauty of that view, young in hope, unsullied by the vanities of life, pure as an angel’s dream, innocent as the brightest seraph that waits upon the throne above, was she not a being tit at such a time to fill the heart with love —with tender, ardent affection ! o‘n ! lhat eve with its joys—its ten derness —its deadening disappointments are registered with a pen of steel upon my heart! That was the birth day of mv infamy ! The desolation of mv dreams ol happiness ! my hopes, my parents expectations —my thoughts of heaven ! But, I will relate how mv all was blasted, withered in the bud on that never to be forgotten day ! It seems as ’twere but yesterday so vivid does the memory ol lhat hour live in my bosom ! “How sweetly,’ exclaimed Adelia, “the sinking sun flings his rays across tilt! heavens ! See, Albert, that little bark—how gracefully it cleaves the glassy sea!—as if loath to break the stillness, it seems to kiss the waters as it moves —and its white sails—how beautifully they spread to catch the gentle breeze ! Like a bird of ocean it passes o’er the sea.” “So beautifully and bright be thy course Adelia!” “Very fine, indeed ! You’d compare me with yonder boat? I assure you l have no desire to resemble it. It adds beauty to our view, but who knows where the morrow’s situ may find it— I’d like my way to be more sure and not rest on such fickle things as wind and wave.” “You forbid all sympathy with your feelings then, beautiful Adelia?” “Beautiful Adelia !—thank you for vour compliments—l have a niiror at home which never fiattersSme—that al ways speaks the truth ; and iKyou do not keep a strict guard Upon your tNpgue I shall leave you to compare me wtlll boats, se-guils and as many other pretty things as suits vour‘ Lu,cy—teq unless you’d drive me awav, no flat tery ; you know 1 hate it and eati but despise the flatterer—l have too pood an opinion ol my dear self to need any one tor an informer—as you love me, no more—” “Love thee !” I replied—“open mv bosom and you will And your imrge traced upon my heart —I wold not for the world displease von”—l knelt be fore her and poured forth the ardor of my love 1 laid my heart open to the gaze—l told her mv destiny' was within her guidance— to he thrown oil by bur was to he deprived of hope, and what mv end would he I knew not. But with tier I felt that my course must he glorious and worthy of her affection. Alas! my words have proved too true —and she lias known the terrors of their fulfillment! Her head rested on mv arm—and, oh Cit'd, 1 thought that I was blessed. Her dark eye moistened and the pure tear drop fell on mv throb bing brow. In a tone pitteously mel ancholy, yet chillingly firm, she told me that she loved me as a brother— that sl>e was another’s—and he to whom her plighted taith she’d given was Philip Sydney. The only person whom 1 had ever hated—sincerely hated were my rival! Sydney and myself had grown up from infancy in the same neighborhood, were ol the same age and had been ri vals since we first knew the sweets of success. Until this strife, l had alwavs triumphed over him. in school, in all our boyish sports, lie, though nearly my equal, could never match me. By the time that we had gained the stature of manhood our enmity had grown into the most consmnate hatred. He was ambitious and it was my greatest pleasure to cross him in Ins plans, and outstrip Ins course. “15ui there where I had garnered up my heart; Where either I mast live or bear no life, The fountain from which my current runs, Or else dries up ; to be discarded thence 1” and thrown aside for him ! it was not in my soul to hear it calmly. 1 left Adelia rudely—rushed from her pres ence and saw her again hut once before her bridal hour I then 1 stood beside her —'then l triumphed ! Yet I will not anticipate the story ol my sufferings and my guilt, I left her, and sought among the mountains con solation for my woe. The scene was changed—a dark cloud which had sud denly gatered in the south mantled the sky with gloom. The torrent of the storm came on ! The thunders shook the Jeep foundations of the cliff on which I stood audio their strength, were like the peals of the lust judges meat! The clouds shot forth their lightnings like fiery serpents twining in the air! I called on the fury of the storm, the fierce lightning and the frightful thunders to strike me to the earth, and uttered blasphemies deep and piercing! The storm had spent its strength ; the fiery flames had ceased to glow and the deep mouthed bullow ings had passed by ! * * * * Amid the mad ravings, which follow ed that night’s disappointment —the desolation of my hope—a mother’s care watched over me. ministered to each want and smoothed 'he harsh pillow ol the maniac’s couch—oh there is no love on eartli can match the deep solicitude which a mother feels as she hangs over the fevered frame of her offspring! Bo pure, so unalloyed with sell! How long I lay upon that bed ol sickness I knew not. Butas mv reason gradually returned a contused idea of something terrible—some unknown evi! seemed to have befallen me. Suddenly like the searing lightning the full mem ory of that eve returned! Years have fled and though many and great have been my crimes they all arc merged in the recollection ol this one. What a noiseless step hath time? — But yesterday I stood forth in the pride and strength of manhood ! now, I am whitened by the blossoms of the grave ! The bright visions which youth pictu red with an artists skill have passed a wav ! the food hope I nourished with a mother’s anxious care have fled forever! The grim shadows of a coming world flit round inv brain, and with fiendish malice whisper in my ear the doom reserved for me, the unavoidable con sequence of my guiit!—■ “Pale gliding Ghost with fingers dropping gore t And blue flames dance around my dungeon a door.” And then when the storm is abroad she too comes and points with lie" bony fingers at me—and laughs in triumph at my writhing agony. * * * * Some weeks had passed since I had recovered from the delirium under which I had suffered when I met Ade lia. She appeared also, to be anxious for my welfare. She yet loved me as a brother! And could 1 blame her! ’Tis sufficient tiiat 1 did—l felt anew spirit rise within me as she stood be~ fore me, my eyes dilated, and the fury of my passion burst on that guiltiest one—nay,, start not' I did not s!av her tip;re’ ! She begged to know whv my Irgme trembled so ? Why I gazed so fiercely cm her ? Site thought the levet of ruy fcU’\ne-;S not left rn® a**U Slifc Of®' 1 ' me. I swore, and NO. 11. heaven knows that oath has been too faitnfully adhered to, that she Humid never he the Bride of Philip Sydney. She laughed at my threatening ; hi t as she looked again w ill) pride and anger in her eye, she quailed before me, “Be ware, beware,” said 1 ! “yot r bridal hour! though my body is in the tomb my spirit shall haunt you there !” “1 left ilie plaee of my hirili l sought the nearest port, and found a vessel was about sailing for— . I engaged rny passage in her and wrote to my parents to inform them of an eternal farewell. By some aeident I was left behind. Mews came that the ship in which l intended sailing was wrecked on the B dramas ami that all lives were lost. Plie failure of my in tentions was of course unknown to mv friends; they supposed me among the dead and mourned nie as such. They would have wished me. in the grave had they known their son and friend was the mail Bandit of the mountains— the terror of the peaceful villagers! Near the end ol the second year, after the events t have previously re lated, as 1 wandered in the disguise 1 frequently took when in towns and villages, I learned from an old peasant that the nuptials ol Adelia were to take place on the succeeding day. i\l v course was fixed—l was to be an un welcome guest at that festival ! On a bright June morning, as the hell ol our village church rung forth ii* merriest peals to call the villagers to witness the bridals of Adelia Beau mont, “ J’fie maid of the Green Man tle,’ and Phillip Sydney. The peas antry from the mountains came iu crowds to behold their bei.cfaclr ss wedded to the man she loved. There was merry makings that day and many a heart beat with joy, as t*»ev saw the old carriage of Major Beaumont wheel up the street as it wound il a ’ way to the antique chapel which my ancestors, in days long gone by had founded. Pheu came a long procession of friends and relatives. Adelia shining in all Iter beauty descended from the carriage and with her maids entered the clinch. Blie was more beautiful than when i last saw her—J left her a hud just blos soming, and now beheld her lull blown ; like a summer flower rich and fragrant. With the crowd of peasantry and servants that had assembled to witness the bridals of their adored* mistress a id friend, 1 readily gained admittance. As Adelia walked up the long Isle of that, chape', I thought I saw a melaiicl olv shadow pass over her (ace; and that her color came and went. Not discovering the person, whom, (hough she deemeu him dead, she vet feared she would behold, the calmness of her countenance was restored, and a sweet unearthly beauty settled oil her features. Then, yes, ev.eti then l adored her, 1 loved her so deeply and *o ardently 1 would not lor an eternity of bliss, that she had been another’s hr id e! The bridegroom with his smiles soon came. The bridal pair stood by the alter ol their religion. The aged father was beside his young and angelic daughter ; he s emed like an aged oak, she his pride and hope, the young sapling nourished at his feet, o’er whom his branches hung and protected from the wild winter’s blast. The Holy man lifted the book Adelia lifted her eyes and —‘a moment o’er her face, A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced and th ui faded as it rime.” and her soft eyes beaming with love and tenderness, rested oil hint whom she gloried. “Adelia, thy bridal hour has come 1” l whispered m her ear. A piercing shriek—a fiendish laugh —echoed among the deep arches of that venerable pile. “Oh. Albert!—not now !”—a dagger glistened in the air—“help my husband —lather —1 am murdered,” the victim of my love and vengeance sank, her life blood flowing at that alter’s font. “Oli, cruel obdurate Mordaunt! But I forgive thee my death, as 1 pray heav en may. “Sydney, thy bride is dead ! Re tnembe1 * Albert .Mordaunt to tliv grave,” The menials that should have stopped me stood back aghast, as they beheld the bloody weapon and my counte nance gleamed with hellish malice.— Some few attempted to stay my flight, as well might they have stemmed ilm mountain torrent m its wrath 1 bull ed them from my grasp and casting” them on that floor, now cosecrated by a (Hire and noble victim; another eohl laugh of triumph hurst from me, wliic.it. made each listener pale with fright. ;:r I turned upon them from the portals. The courage which all in that assotr lily for a moment lost, I knew woi soon return aud seek the tunrdtrr their joy—the ot tlq* 1 man’s heart—the rival, es lira f. groom, Hde -1 joined mv brave bv.i./l and found them read.- / or Mis And a fit welcome did the mistress of pis'ice ! '• £' v ° Him came and at tlieo pursuers raging like Was Sydney! vengeane,. ( 1 . V'A'f tilld swearing The b»"- J “*’*-*l ..a* ol peasantry who had I ourrted to those mountains m their zeal ‘ to avenge the death el their umtree
