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Farewell to Johnson'* Island.
BT ASA IIARTS.
1 Wave Ibjr rtiorea, ob hated ltde,
Where misery maik«-d my day*,
Ami seek the land where loved ones smile.
Where sunrise soenaa the heart beguile,
In genial balmy rays.
4 quit thy loatlieomc prison walla,
With jo_v<hu bounding heart,
)To tread again dear Southern halls,
To go where'er my duty calls,
And hear my buiulle part.
No more thy snows (God grant, no more)
Will robe my prison cgli.
Nor III winds beat against my door.
Nor storms blast arouud roy prison ward,
Within this Northern Ml.
jio more toy ear* will hear the cfy
Of offering braves for bread ;
Nor scenea of sorrow meet my eye.
When those, far worse who cannot die
Than llMwe already dead.
But aoft, HI drop a parting tear
In memory of those.
Who. lost to luting hearts foee’er.
Now rest in dreamless slumber hare,
Secure from baartlcas foes.
Then haste tbe stream and friendly wind.
To I a r me Irian the shore ;
To leave this God-cursed soil behind ;
To besi me where my hvart shall find
Freedtun forever more.
July <8. 1*65.
THE CUTHBERT APPEAI
Vol. it.
Outhbert, Georgia, THURSDAY, May 28, 1808.
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A small hotel vperieOCT.
Which filled my heart with gthd.
I.sst tnm*u r, at 'he Clarendon,
1 stopped n week rx more,
And marked two ••booth's” every morn
Before my maightor's door;
Two bmP' with potent toother tips—
Two boots which seemed to say,
“ An angel trots around lu us j”
They stole my heart sway.
1 saw ibe servant take 'em off.
With IfuH of common brutes ;
Ills soul waa all on sixpeneea.
Out mine was on the boots.
And often in my nightly dreams
They swept better my faoe.
A Isdv growing out of them.
At flown grow frqm a ruse.
Out ah 1 one morn 1 saw a sight
Which struck me like a stone -
Borne other name was on the book :
rinse boat* «m mat W<**.
A great tall pair of OTtlRU boots
Were stAQillng by their side.
Ami off they w alked that afternoon,
And with them walked- a bridal
Knnngh. enough mv song Is sung t
l«ove'* tree bears bitter fruit* t
Beware of beMty. friend of mine I
Hut ob! beware of hoots I
ETiQ.rrtg nr IntbopivtIon —There
itr« many persons, sayn ho exchange,
wlio would rutlior do anything tlmn in
troduco perm>tui to each other. Many
•re no embarrassed in the attempt ns to
suddenly forget the name of on# or the
other party, oflehtiincwof both. Then*
are ccituin rule* of etiquette in regard
tn introduction# which, if studied, would
lessen in u giout degree the eiuhJrriutH-
merit eoimei|iiant np«n (lie performance
of the ceremony. To introduce person*
who are unknown to each oilier, ia to
nndettnk* a eetiouH re*pon*ibility, nn<l
always involve* the indorsement to each
of tli# respectability of the oilier. This
rea|Hiimiliilitj should never bo midertu
ken without first ascertaining w hether it
will be accept able to Imth pnrtie* tn be
come acquainted. Always introduce the
ganduBinii to tbe lady, never the con
trary. This rule in to be olmwrved eve
rywhere, socially or otherwise. The
rhivulry of etiquette assume* that the In
dy la invariably the superior by the rigid
of her sex, and that the gentleman is
honored by being presented. Whrro
the aegea are the aame, present the
younger to the elder, the unmarried to
the marrb*d, or the inferior in social
rank or talent to the superior. A geti
ttemun should neVor lie introduced to n
lady without first asking her permission
Usad an ITota A Dat.—There wns a
1ml who, iii the age n| fourteen was op
prenticed to a sospbnilor. One of liio
reeolntiona was to read an hour a day,
or a least at Hint r*in, and he had an old
silver watch left him by his uncle, which
lie timed his reading by. lie stayed
•even years with his master, and said
wh#o he waa twenty-one lie knew n*
much as the young squire did. Now
let ua see how much time he had to read
in, in 7 years, at the rate of an hour
each day. It would be two thousand
five hundred and fifty five bourn, which,
ut the rate of eight rending hours per
duy, would be equal to three hundred
and ten dava ; very near equal to an
out!re year'‘e reading. That time spent
in treasuring up useful knowledge would
(die ap a veiy storu. I am sure it is
worth trying for. Try what you can
do. Begin now. In after years you
wdl look bark upon the task ns tho most
plcaaaul aud profitable you ever enjoy
ad.
How to Cunr. a Coup.—The moment
« man is satisfied ho has taken cold, let
him do three things: First, eat nothing;
second, go to bod, cover up in a warm
room; third, drink ns much cold water
ns he can; and in three cas e out of
four, lie will be well in thirty-aix hours.
To neglect cold lor forty wight hums
•Iter the cough commences, is to place
himself beyond cure, until the cold has
run its course, of about a fortnight.—
Warmth and abstinence are safe and
certain cures, when applied early.—
Warmth keeps tho pore* of the skin
open, and relieve*It of the aureus which
oppresses it, while abstinence cutf off
the supply of mnttrinl for phlegm which
w« uld otherwise be coughed up — Jottr-
nal •/ Health.
In tlic Sepulchre.
tor t. *. joxtti
I hud arrived upon tho morning ex
press, and stood upon the platforrfi, idly
watching tho bustling crowd who were
entering and leaving the cars. The
train was just moving off, and I was
about to leave tho depot when someone
behind pronounced my name. Upon
turning I perceived that the person who
accosted mo was a man of nearly City,
apparently ; hi* hair was nearly white,
and hie face wus furrowed with uge or
sorrow. 1 did not know him, yet there
wus something about the expression of
the eyes and features that appeared
strangely familiar.
• Don't you know me, Harry V’ said
lie, bolding out Imh hand. ‘ 1 must be
indeed strangely altered if my old friend
uinl playmate eanhot recognise me.'
' Why, piiarlie Mannenng 1* wat my
surprised reply ‘ How you haVe
changed ; Ilotv came yon bo u7
tobl that you were in Egypt; it is no
wonder that I did not know you. I am
very glad to meet you.'
' \V*II ’ said ho,' it does not surprise
me that I should not be recogliilud, as
1 am becoming used to it. Many old
fricud* have failed to recognize in me
the young man of twenty eight, who left
them u few short mouths ago But
oonio home with me, Maggie will be
overjoyed to sec *you, ami we can as
certain each other's hi rim y for the lust
throe years ; it must be that long since
wo parted.’
Of course I accepted the invention,
und it was but u short t ; me before we
were at my friend's bouse, a pleasant
but unostentatious residence in the out
skirts of the village. Mr*. Manuering
was not an entiio stranger to me, as I
hnd acted us groomsman nt their wed
ding. Until that time 1 bud never seen
her, imd immediately after, they had de
parted upon their wedding tour, and I
hud not sren or heard fiom them since.
A friend hnd informed tne that Charlie’s
brother wus vory ill nt some town in
Egypt, and that be hud gone there to
*ce him. A* it wus but a few months
previous that I hud heard this in Eu-
rope, added to the extraordinary changed
appearance of my friend, it is not
strunge tliut 1 should lull to recognize
Inm.
Alter dinner wo adjourned to tho li
brury. When we were comfortably
settled in tho arm chairs before the fire,
I reminded him of his promise to tell
me Ida history situe I had lust seen him.
ilis story wus so remarkable Unit 1 will
endeavor to give it us near as possible
in his own words :
1 You remember,' said he, ' tho season,
four yciiis ago, th t you spent nt Snru-
tngii. You trieu in pereunde me to uu-
oompnny you, but l waa heartily sick ol
S uyuiy mid fuslium, so I went tnu ictired
(llu village umong the ini'Uiitaiiis where
I could enjoy peace and quiet. 1 need
not now lull you how it suited me, und
how 1 enjoyed myself. It wire there that
I met Maggie Marshal. You know
how I fell in love und murried her, but
you do not know that I had a rival,
‘ Mr. and Mrs. Marshal, like many
others, eared but little for love if their
daughter could marry wealth and posi
tion. These they found lu William
Gurley. Although she did not like him
they tulkcd her over, and ss ahe had no
affcoiu n for any one else in particular,
they became engaged. Hurley wus a
lull, dark unit;, willi heavy leulurus, und
tiie first time we met I dUlikcd him —
He evidently returned tho compliment,
for whenever I was present he maintain-
ed u sullen sort of silence. None of thu
people really liked liifh, and h* wus n
niiangcr like inveelf; but he wus re
ported wealthy, and perfectly satisfied
Mr. Muuliul us to bis character und |h»-
sHion
'After nwl.ile Maggie and 1 loved
each other. 1 had gicut (lifiienlty in
mukiug her admit it, und experienced
still greater difficulty to induce her to
marry me. But wo loved each other
tiuly, sod I ut 1h*L succeeded in convinc
ing her thut there could lw no wrong in
breaking an engagement tliut bud been
forced ujain her l>y othera.
* When I spoke to her father about it
be was ut tir»t*vury angry, and vowed
tliut ahe should do nothing of the kind.
But Maggie was of ago. I told bin. we
wero detuimined upon it, with hi# con
sent, if he would give it, but without it
if noL After storming aw hile, seeing
it was useless to oppose us, and being
suti'tied with my references, lie nine-
tuntly yielded, and we cutn# to tho city
to be married. You know all about
that yourself. We had scarcely driven
to the bote) when a letter wus handed
to me which, upon opening, 1 found to
be from Gurley. It wuh composed ol
the most violent languogc ; he accused
me of destroying his happiness, and end
ed with a solemn oath of revenge. He
snid it might be yrurs before it cumo
lut it should be terrible.
' I did not pay mnch attention to it at
the time, and did not mention it to my
wife, as 1 knew it would alarm her. J
thought he was like many other*, angry
und violent in his disappointment, aud
th iiight that I should hear no more
about it. So I dest oyed the letter and
dismissed it from my mind, I til not
then know the mu'ignnn*, determined
nature of the man, else 1 should not
have been so careless.
wanted for nothing which we did not
have. Indue time we wero piesented
Uith a little girl. When the baby wns
six month* old Maggie found her, ono
mbfning, dead in her orndle; ahe had
left her asleep while She attended to her
duties nmiitid tho boiiftc. Wo weftt for
a time inconsolable, but no one suspect-
od foul play.
' After wo htul laid our little cherub
in her coffin 1 went to take a lust look
before it was closed. As I wns turning
nw-ay I saw something white upon tho
lid ; it was a piece of paper with tho
single words, ‘William Gurley,’ written
upon it. I remembered ull then. The
shock was too much for my atrenstm
and I wns very ill fur sometime. No
one noticed tho piece of paper that I
held in my hand. If Maggie hud seen
it she would luivo understood it all.
' As soon as I hud recovered a vigor-
bus search wns made, which, after weeks
ami months of useless trouble and ex
penditure, acuompliuhod nothing. The
most experienced detectives wero upon
tho truck, but tho murderer seemed to
have vanished into tho air, w ithout leav
ing a trace behind. They even failed
to find any indications of poison upon
tho body, or any other sign of a violent
duaih. But I wns ccrlniu thut it was
his work. People began to think that 1
was insane, and even Maggie thought
tho piece of paper was a vision ol my
excited brain, us tho closest search had
been Hindu without finding it.
' But time passed on, and tho and oc
currence became a thing of the past to
all but tin. We lived ns quietly and as
happy as before, but no moro children
were to fill tho void in our homo.
‘ It wns about a ) car rgo that I re
ceived a letur from Egypt, informing
me that my brother George, who is a
merchant there, wr.is very sick. 11c waa
uot expected to live long, and earnestly
requested me to conic und see him, if
I ousible, before ho died. Or course I
started without delay upon my journey.
I t nt voile il ns f«Ht ns circumstance*
would |H'rmit, blit the distance was great,
and I Imd little hope* of seeing him
alive. Upon touching there, however, I
was agreeably disappointed by finding
Imn convalescent lie had safely passed
the crisis of his disease, and in all prob-
airily would soon be well.
' During bis convalescence I made
many excursions Into the interior, visit
ing places of note, but none interested
me so much as the tombs. I experi
enced a kind of gloomy pleasure in ox
ploringtbe deep, durk caverns, lined
with long row* of coffined mummies,
and ornamented w ith strange figure* and
mysterious hieroglyphics, by people who
had lived und died thousunds of years
ugo.
' Ono pleasant duy 1 started, accom
panied by u native guide, to visit aottiu
lemnrkuldo rains situated two days'
journey into tho interior. I would wil
lingly have remuined with my brother,
but lie would li->t allow me to do so ; h»
said that I looked miserable, and insist
ed upon it thut 1 should travel and
amuse myself.
' My guide ti|»on this occasion was an
ill favored fellow whose appearance I
did uut like, but George on uueslimiing
hint, found tliut be knew all ubout ibe
ruins, and I had no rouHonnblu excuse
for refusing hi* services. Ho spoke
English quite well, and after we had
travelled u short distance in company
begun to like him, arid to think tliut my
former opinion was erroneous. Our
road ran parallel with tho base of «
range of rocky hills. These w ore hon
eycombed with catacomb*, and my
guide, who seemed to know ull ubout
them, interested me greatly by bis de
scription* of the internes.
' After we had proceeded in this inno
nor for ubout two hours, ho pointed to
nn opening nt our left, und informed me
that it ltd to tlm lurgcht und in all re
spects tho most remarkable tomb in thi
vicinity. He said that he hud been
through it many tiinu*, und upon his of
fering to guide me I resolved to explore
it. It would not detain me long, and I
had as much curiosity to explore it n*
the ruins which we hau set out to vinit.
As soon ns we Imd, with some diffi
culty, gained an entrance through the
crumbling and obstructed doorway, I
saw that he had not deceived mo. It
waa indeed a very r« inutkable pluco —
Alter descending seven nr eight dilapi
dated steps that led down from tbe en
trance, wu found ourselves in a largo
antechamber j from this suverul narrow
passages diverged in all directions to
the burnl cell*. We explored many of
these passages, penetrated deeper and
farther into the bowels of the onrtli un
til wo at last came to the furthest and
largest cull. This was a large room,
beautifully painted and surrounded by
rews of coffins thut stood upright against
the w-ulls Homo of the niches were
empty, and ono of the cases luy broken
upon the floor. I was looking at this
when the guide culled iny attention to
the door. It wns a groat curiosty, nnd
roomed as if loll thoro on purpose to
puzzle the beholders. It waa formed of
a single plunk of stone, about six inches
in thickness and curved in such a man
ner as to resemble a piece of wainscot.
It was of the Mine material ns the whole
rock, and the hingea were of the Bame
entile piece of stone with the door, and
s< cketud in two I o'#s of tho jiolid rock,
one at the top and another at the bot
tom. I was sto -ping to examino this
urit.us p* * ■ y ■ ¥
piece of wotkmawhip when It
Upon our return born our wedding ur j 0 „„ c Ung laugh behind. I iin-
trip 1 purchased a In uiein on eastern mediately turnrJ, und there, but a lew
t"wn, and settled down into every-day] p acrs distant, stood William Gurley,
life. We *ere content and hippy, and -j , K . a ,iy fainted with surprise aad
terror. When I first saw him, for o
glance nt the guide who stood smiling
ut hi* side tola me that I could not rbljr
upon him for assistance, I mastered hiy
emotion with u strong effort, nhtl drew
my revolver ; but before I could uro it
they both sprung upoh tne nnd boro tne
to the ground. I Btflitalcfl desperately
with my captors, but both wero stronger
men thuh I, nnd I was soon overpower
ed nnd Securely gagged und bound with
fcbrdft.
* Gthley looked at me n moment, then
speaking a few words in.a strango
tongue to hi* cotnpunionj they took off
thb lid l»f a btJntitifully ornamented cof
fin ; took orit the mummy it contained,
and niter Uhawntliine ull the bnndugcs
tossed the embalmed body into another
cpll. 1 was in a manner stupefied by
my terrible situation, nnd although I
immediately comprehended his purpose,
it did not nt Hint time uffocl me iu tho
lenst. I gazed at them as il I were
drt timing.
' They then took the almost innumer
able bandages, and commencing nt my
shoulders wrapped them tightly around
ino until I was, ns far os motion wan
concerned, ns dead ns tho enibulmcd
coipsca around mo who hnd stood quiet
ly in their niches for thousands of years.
Hands, arms and fcot wero ns immova
ble ns stone. After they had placed
mo standing in the case, Gurley folded
his arms and gazed ut mo with such n
(Icviliah nnd malignant expression that I
shudder even now when 1 recall it.—
Then, for the fi.st time, ho spoko to mo.
“Charles Mnnnering,’ said he, fairly
hissing tho words from between hi*
clenched teeth, ‘ I told you I would bo
even with you, nnd I have kept rny
word. You came to Egypt to attend
your brother'* funeral, but you little
thought it would be your own. My re
venge is now completed I murdered
your child, nnd I have now sealed with
you. 1 leave you to become acquainted
with these noble Egyptians; it in a
splendid opportunity to study thu uutu-
combs.’
‘ As ho ended with a taunting laugh
they roplaood the cover as they had
found it, and left thu coll.
‘Then, whun I heurd the ntono door
close between mo and tho living world,
tho full horror of my situation burst up
on me. 1 tried to cry out, but it was
useless. I could not oven liuvo thoro-
lief of struggling to release myself, for
struggling was nn impossibility. I was
ns incapable of tho smallest motion ns
the enso I occupied. It seemed as if
my Iwating heart, that sounded like a
hammer in tho terrible silence of the
place, must burst thu bond* that held
me in their vice-like folds. One moment
of heart breaking agony ns I thought of
my terrible doom, aud all became a
blank.
1 When I recovered consciousness I
did not ut first recollect my situation,
but the numbing pain caused by the
cords nnd bands soon reminded mo of
it. 1 did not, however, experience the
snmo terrible agony ns before. I must
huve been in B somi-aonich nil statu,
‘ I remember thinking dreamily of the
dead Egyptians around mu with a
vague idea that I wan one of the number.
I felt a terrible thirst that parched
tongue and throat. Hut I listened to
the xplash of tho water that dropped
from thu damp roof to the floor with*
out any desire to reach it. I reasoned
calmly about my situation. I remem
ber thinking of the search that would bo
made for me by my brothel* when lie
found that I did not return; how they
would search tfio ruins, but never think
of exploring the tomb ; how, if they
should do to, they would pans Uncon
sciously by my lifeless body without
knowing It j how Muggle would hope
und liopu cnimtuutly for my return, to
be a* constantly disappointed; and
how, ut sunn Tut uro duy, some otto
might open the coffin and discover a
crumbling skeleton instead of thu mum
my that they expected to And.
1 T bought* like these passed through
my mind without causing the loust pain,
and I imagined thing* about myself an
il thinking of some other person. 1 sup-
pom) 1 mu*t have been unconscious tho
gn-aler part of the time, for I would of
ten forget myself .is if usleep. It seem
ed us if 1 Imd spent weeks in this man
ner.
‘ At last I beard the sound of op-
preaching footstep* and voices iu Cali*
vernation. Then I heard the door open
ing, and a lew rays of light struggled
in to m« between '.lie lid and body ol
tbe coffin. - 1 heard persons speuking t->-
gethur, and understood the word*, but
tho voices sounded ** if far away. And
1 wondered vaguely if I wns dead, and
whether these wore not voices of anoth
er world, although J retmed to know
that they wore uot.
‘ Tic* those cams having the richest
ornaments,’ said one of the voices, ‘ us
they contain tho richest men ; nnd han
dle them with care. But I will maik
those which you ate to take.’
1 Then I heard the chalk scratcli'ng
upon the lid* of-the stone cube*, and up
on the one I occupied among the runt;
but I never (bought of it as u moans to
escape, nnd wondered nbsontly what
they would think wh< n they found thut
the coffin contained a corpse.
4 But when they moved the coffin I
seemed to awaken onco tnofe into life.
I tried to innkj some sound or move-
mei.t to uttract their attoutioo, but was
oblig. d to give up Hie attempt in de
spair. I could not even turn in my nar
row prison. It was terrible to awake
then to consciousness ; to hear human
beings &peuklng around mo, knowing
that I tVufi but a fow inches (Yom life
nnd those, who wore willing to save me,
nnd feeling it slipping gradually but
surely from my grasp without the means
of making the ono slight sound thut
would huve been the means of safety;
to know that I wns dying in tho midst
of fellow-beings, yet as helpless nnd un
known ns if in tho midst of n desert.—
The desert 1 It Would have been com
parative happinoss to die in tho open
uir, and to meet tho king of terror free
nnd unfettered instead of peri*hitlg in
this helpless condition.
'Then I felt tho air growing cohlet,
nnd knew that wo weio out of tho sep-
ulujire. By the jolting (notion thut fol
lowed I knew thut wo werb in Bottle con-
voynnee which I thought wns novel 5 gbing
to stop, although thu motion was a re
lief. After awhile, I judged, by the
bustle ntitl tumult, that We Wero in a
city, nhd felt cettaih it was the one 1
had left. Then we stopped, and I was
carried into some building, and luid
down upon tbe floor.
' 'NVhy nro these left hero P asked a
voice.
“I have Mr. Mannoring's permission
to leave them hore a few tiny*,' wns the
reply ; und 1 knew that I was io my
bieriier’s warehouse.
' This was too much. I became per
fectly desperate nnd savage, ana it
seemed ns if my bonds must burst asun
der ; but they were as firm and unyield
us ever.
' But a thought suddenly occurred to
me, nnd I immediately, proceeded to act
upon it. During our struggle in the
sepulchre I hau retained my revolver,
und’cooked it iu falling with the hope
of being able to ubo it. They had not
taken it away, but had bound It with
my hand at my sido. One of tho band*
punned across the back of tny hand, but
my fingers were free, and luckily but
one of the strips was bound ovor the
barrel of tho revolver, leaving tho lock
free. I know that the ball would hit
mo, nnd that tho explosion in tho con
fiuod space I occupied might prove fa
tal. But this, ttndur tho circumstances,
was a trifling matter, and, nt tho worst,
wo* but a choice of (leutits. I worked
my fingers gradually backward nnd for-
wnrd until 1 found the trigger, and then
pressed upon it.
' As the pistol exploded, with a tro-
tnendntiR crash, I fuit n sharp, stinging
sensation in my foot, and a aull shock
all over, while tho smoko pnnplrated my
lllngs ami nostrils until 1 thought I was
suffocating. I remember hearing ex
cited voices speaking in loud tones, and
the frightened look of the man who re
moved the rover ns Ills ryes *mot mine,
und then 1 fainted.
' When I uwoku I found myself in my
brother’* house. They told me I had
been there eleven day*. It seemed thnt
nn acquiiintmice of my brother's hud
boon procuring several mummies for
shipment to London; these he hud ro-
coivcd pctmiseiun to loavo in my broth
er’s warehouse until the vessel sailed.
When thoy heard tho ekplcHdon they
wore surprised nnd frightened, but two
or threo find sufficient resolution to take
off tho lid of thu case. If they had de
layed a few minutes I should have been
miffnouted.
' When I recovered my hair was ns
white us you boo it, and those few hours
of terror have uged me more than s
score of yours would have done. It ap
pear* tliut I was imprisoned but a littlo
over six hours, but 1 would not live them
over again for millions even if 1 knew I
nhould cactipo
' As snnn oh I heroine well enough to
travel I returned home, nnd Maggie and
1 crime here to live. Upon tny return
cvi ry eflnrt was njguiu made to discover
Gurley, but with tne sumo success a*
before If ho should discover that I
whs alive I would not bo safe Tor a sin
glu moment. But u* ho must Imve left
Hie country nftor perpetrating his crime,
it i« very likely thut lie thinks I am
dead. There,’ suid my friend with a
sigh, 4 is my story, and I think it is n
sufficient explanation of my changed
appearance. But how have you spent
the last three years V
' Oh, I huve nothing remarkaMo to
toll. I hnvo spent the two year* or
more in Europe, aud you know all about
il yourself. I expect an acquaintance
that l encountered in England hero by
the evening train. You know my pas
: Bion lor sketching. I heard that, there
wore softie fine views in this vicinity,
and uame here to see them. As it is
I nearly time, let ua go to the depot to
1 Hun t him.’
‘ I* it any one I know V asked my
' friend, us wo walked down tho street.
! 'No; I scurcc-l.,* know him myself.—
j He came over with me, and as wo both
I like to travel he is coining here to go
with mo to the West.'
As we reached the depot tho train
hnd just arrived, nnd I perceived my
friend standing upon tho edge of the
answer I turned around and porceived
thut he had fumlod. lie Boon recover
ed, however.
‘ Is ^io killed ?’ nskod 1 thy friend, ns
soon ns he could speak.
But there wns no ueod of the ques
tion. With a white face ho walked to
whore the body lay, nnd looked at tbo
dead man’s face.
' Do you know him ?’ t asked 1 , as sbbn
as I had recovered from my Burpriso
und horfdk at tho occurrence.
' Know him, indood,’ was his ri)ply |
' that is William Gtlrlcjr |»
I tarried with my friend Hnd hi* wife
several Weeks, and beforo 1 came away
he wus thu same light-hearted, pleasant
Cbarlio Manncrlltg as in our college
dnvs. Tho death of Gurley Was a bles
sed relief to them, nnd they had flow
nothing to fear. As for the murderer,
although his death wuh n terrible one,
who sail say It was not merited 7
Wishing for MonKV.—" t wish thttf
I had hie money,” snid a young, hearty-
looking mnn, ne a millionaire passed him
in the street. And bo has wmlicd many
a youth before him, who devotes so
much time to wishing, but too little is
left for wofklng. But never docs one
of these draw a comparison between
their several fortunes. Tbe rich man's
monoy looms up like n balloon beforo
them, hiding uncounted cares and nnx
ietics, from which thoy aro froo; keeping
out of sight those bodily ills that luxury
breeds, nnd all the mental horrors of en
nui and Hatioty : tho fear of death thnt
wealth fosters, the jealousy of life and
lovo front which it is Inseparable.
Let none wish for unearned gold.—
The sweat by which it i* gathered is
tbe only Hweatby which it i* preserved
for enjoyment. Wish for no man’s mon
ey. Tho health, strength, freshness, and
sweet sleep of youth aro yours. Young
lovo, by day nnd night, encircles you.—
Hearts unsoiled by tbe doepsin of cov-
HtotiBiioss bent fondly with your own.—
None, ghoul-like, listen for the death-
tick in your chamber | yottf shoos have
value in men’s ejres only when you tread
in them. The smiles no wealth enn pur
chase greet you—living; and teRVS that
rarely drop on rosewood coffins, will full
from pitying eyes upon you—dying.—
You have to eat, to drink, to Wear
enough : then you- hnvo all the rifch
mnn natn, W lifft though 1 he fares moi-o
numptuotrsly T He ehortofflr Kfe, in
creases pntus and aches, impair* his
health thereby. What if Ids raiment be
moro costly 7 God loves him none the
more, and man's rospoct in such regard
comes ever mingled with his envy. Na
ture is yours in nil her glory; her ever
varying nnd forovot beautiful face amilee
peace upon you. Her hills and Valleys,
field* und flowers, rooks and streams,
and holy places, know no desecration in
tbe stop of poverty, but welcome over
to their Wealth of beauty, rich and puor
alike.
Iluw tlw AitOTs Mftu'age theii*
iilisillCftS:
Tho New York correspondent of iho
Bo.'ton Journal tells how the As tors nro
managing and ihtireaBlng tho great for-
tuno which thoir ancestors loft them and
wl.nt it amounts to :
Astort will probably hold thoir
; >roperT^ for mnny generqtions to (?ome.
rVilllnm IV Was'trained by Ills futher to
the style of business widen had gained
his fortune nr.d increased it. Bince the
death of John Jacob Astor.tho business
hns been coritlnuod in tiro immb style
that marked it 1 belbrO he Hjdd. Wil
liam 1J. Astor has two s'ottB, Johd' Jncdb
Astor nnd William B., Jr. They haVe
boon carefully trained to tbo snmo stylo
of business that distinguished their fath
er and grutidfntHbr. Tn the little one-
story brick building on Prirlbd street,
looking like n small jail with tfiff iiOff
bars iir front, tho father and two boos
can be soon daily taking- enti rtf the iin-
irikmfd estate. The eons ate quttit uHd
rotlcebt like their father. No buuk clerk
S >es to Blif business more regularly
an they do. At a'ffivWhqur th - the
morning they enter their otfiboi A't a'
given hour, arm in arm, they walk down
Broudwny to Wall at. Between two
and three,thoy oan bo seen returning from'
their down town offioo. They nro sob
dom separate. Thoy are oiipablo, in'
duetrious, economical and pfoomlnently
devoted to business. Should their fath
er die to-inorrow, everything would be
taken up just whore he left it, and all
his plana would be ettrriod out, nor Would
any change l»e made in the modo of do*
ing tilings during their Vilo'iiAe, Tho
utmost care wuh taken of their uncle,
John Jacob, who diid the othsf duy —
Evory wish of his father In rog'urd fo
him wns scrupulously curried out. llilf
fino re*idenoo on Fouiteonth stroot, with
its gardeu occupying a whole squared
with his coaches und horses, were pre
served to him to th6 1M$. It is rnro
that three generations of tribn oxhlbit
such clmraetdrlhtics. Thrown into office*
its conminndid)? situation Would innko
the Astor House a soUroo of rcv’Ontih
mith as il oan novel* become arf a hotel.
But the Wisho* of its forittllcr, though
dead, still prevail, und a hotel it Will bo,-
probably, during Hie life-time of its pfeff-
ent owner.-
ScnouBs.—(Jontly apparatus and
splendid cabinets have no magionl pow
ers to make scholars. In all circum
stances, ns a man i*, under God, tho
mokor of Ids own fortune, so is he the
tnuker of his mind. The Creator bn* so
constituted the human intellect, that it
can grow only by its own action, nnd by
its own action it will moat certainly and
necessarily grow. Every mnn must,
therefore, in nn important tense educate
himself. Ills book and teacher are but
helps ; the work is his. A mnn is not
educated until ho has the ability to sum
mon in nn emergency all hi* mental
power in vigorous exercise to effect his
proposed object It is not tho mon that
has Hccn mo*t, or has read most thut
can do this ) sUch a one is iu dungor of
being boruo down like a boast of burden,
by nn' overloaded mnn* of othur tnenV
thoughts. For is the man who can
boast mutely of native vigor nnd capaci
ty ; the greatest of all th# warriors that
went to the siege of Troy, had riot the
preeminence because nature had given
him strength and he cni t lod the largest
bow, but beoause solf-discipline had
taught him how to bend it.
No Pirson is Without Inflcesob.—
Rome norsons fall discouraged on tho
highway of life, because they oanoot be
this or that great or eminent person.—
Why not be willing to bo* themuket f
No perron, who over has, or ever will
live ts without influence. W by not make
tho most of that 7 Bince you cannot
grasp that which you wish, why let what
von have slip through your fingers ?
No person iu tho world is exactly like
you. You have your own fault*, but
you have also your own excellencies.—
Give them air. Because you are uut a
poet, should you not be a good mer
chant? Because you cannot go to col
lege, should you therefore forswear tho
alphabet ? Because you cannot build a
palace, should you not rejoice in your
own humble roof, and thut bocatise it ie
vour own ? Will not the sun shine into
your windows if you do not obstinately
pluliorm ut tlio upper t-nil. Iiuikiug ut I ,hulling it out ? If you ounout
I hn I. . ..I.mnl l.*n VV .1 IfU I fir I UfkintU lllfll.lf 1 I I .1 U- .11 f H
the locomotivo. Wo found some diffi
culty iu working otir way through the
crowd, und before we reached him tho
train was moving off. lie turned at
my call, his eyes fell upon Ch*rlie’s,
who stood directly behind, and hi* face
turned us white us that of a corpeU.—
He sprung buck ward with a frightened
exclamation. That spring was fatal;
he fell directly under tho wheel* upon
the rail*. The train wns stopped as
soon as | ossible, but not before one ear
had passed over his budy, cutting bun
nesify in two.
I spoke to Charlie, but receiving n«
have a whole hot houso full of flower*,
may you not hove ono sweet rose 7
19* ‘Mn if I should die Hnd go to
tiuuvun should I w#ur my moiro antique
dross 7
‘No, tny lovo, wo cun scarcely stipposo
we shall Wear the attire ol this world in
tbe next.’ ‘Then loll me. mn, how tl e
Lord would know I belonged to the best
society ?’
A dog in New Albany, Ind r
play* on the piano ahJ howl*. A good
muoy women do tbe same thing.
Bady SOhrcoQUY.—I artv hero ; and if
this is what they coll tbd world*, .1 don’t
think much of it. It is a very flunnelly
I world,'and smells nwfuWy of peregdfio.
Il ik a dreadfully light! world, t(Vy nnd
makes me bllilk, I toll yoff. A'nd f don't
know what to do with my hands ;• I think
I'll dig my fists in my eyes. No I wont
—I’ff ncrnmblo at the corners of mV
blanket’ arid chetf It ftp |- and then I’ll
holler; whatever happen* I'll holleri
and tho moro pevegoric they give ttt-s the
louder I'll yoll. That old QUrao puts tho
spoon in the corner of my mouth in a
vory uneaBV way, and keep* tasting my
milk berseft all the while. Eho kpilled
snuff in it last night, and 1 when I hollor-
ed she trotted tne. That comes of be
ing a two-days old baby. Never mind,
whun I am a man I'll pay her back.—
There ia a pin sticking in mo now, nnd
if I Bay a word about! it I’ll be trotted
or fed, and I would rather bavo catnip
tea. I'll tell you who' I am. I found
out tho other day. 1 heard 1 somebody
811 "Hush, don't wake up timmclino's ba»
by.”
I supposo thut pretty, white fuced wo-
man on tho pillow ia Emmolmo.. No, J
was mistaken, for tho ohnp wus in just
now nnd wanted to sco Bob’* baby, and
looked ut mo, and said,—
"He's a fenny Httib food, wild loolM
just llko Bub. 1 ’
Ho smelt of cigars, nnd I’m not used
to thorn. Yes, thoro is another ono—*
that’* ‘gatlmn.’ Emmeline told ir.3, and
she took me up, and held tWa against her
soft cheek, and said,—«
'It le ganmu’s baby, so it is
■ I declare I don't know who I do be
long to ; I’ll boiler, and 1 muybo I’ll find
out.
There ctimee Snuffy with catnip tea*
The idea of giving a baby catnip tea
when he is crying for information I I’m
going to sleep. I wonder if P don't look
pretty rod in tho faco. I wonder why
toy hand* wont go where f want thefli
to.
Dofrf ni Exthavaoant.—If tlio poor
house has any terror* for you never buy
what you dont nrod. Before you pay
throe cents Air a jowshain, my boy, as
certain whether you can't make just ns
unpleasant a noise by whistling, for which
nut uro furnishes tho machinery. And
bofore you pay sevonty-five dollars for n
coat, young man, find out whether yoUf
•ludy love would not be just as glad to
seo you in one .that would cost naif tho
monoy. If she would not lot her crack
her own hazel-nut* and buy her own
olothefll
When you *oc n man spending two
or threo dollar* a weok foolishly, tho
olmnces are flvo to one lie’ll live long
tough to know how mhny cents there
... 0 in a dollur, and if lie don’t bo’* pret-*
ty sure to beaueath that privilege to
iia widow. When a man n*ke you to
buy that for which you have no use, no
matter how cheap it in, dou’t say yen
until you sre sure some ono dec want*
it in advance. Money burns in some
folks’ pockets, aud makes-sdth a big ImIo
that everything that ia put in urupa
through, past finding.
{raf'Tbe most curious Hung in tho
woriaiira w.»mun who is not curious,
