Newspaper Page Text
' $I)C Central (Spirit
IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT SUNDEKSVHiE AND SPARTA, CE,Qi.
FSIIDI'KTO^. ROUGES Si B,E^E AU,
PftOTRIETORS.
WM. HOPrtES, I R. R,, RIXJiAr.
p. C. PENDLETON, Editor.
VOLUME II.
THE •
CENTRAL GEORGIAN,
IS PUBLISHED
grE&T TUl-RSDAY mmiiVG. Of all kinds. HI
terms l ' >
IN SANMRSVILLE ANP SPJifTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1855,
NUMBEB 7.
If paid strictly in advance, per year, 50
if not paid at the Lime of subscribing, $2 00
rHF.SE TF.RHS will BE STRICTLY ADKEaE®.
C* WtmCUJT RESPECT TO PERSONS, AND A*LL
IgBSCSimONs WILL B-X- REQUIRED TO BE SET
IfcKD DP EVERY YEAR.
Abysrtisements not exceeding twel re
tiles, vili be inserted at one dollar fo r the first
t*««rti0n,and fifty eents.foreach continuance,
tdrertiseinenta neit Having the riutr 1 b,ar off ft*
wrtions specified, will he published until
forbid.
Ssles if Land and Negroes by Executors.
Administrators and Guardians, are required
by aw to be advertised in a public gazette
forty d iys previous to the day of sale.
The sale of Personal Property must bead-
vsrtised ft like manner at, least ten days.
ftfore to Debtors and Creditors off sft es
tate RtHst be published forty days'.
Nature that application will be made to the
U»urt of ordinary for leave to sell Land and
sktgroes,must be published weekly for two
•tenths.
• Stations furl eiders af :idni'uv,styation mifst
U« published thirty : days tWdlsmlssion from
s-l,ni.iUirMion,monthly fr>r six months; fordisA
*i*sion from Guardianship', forty days.
Rule lor foreclosure,of !\Tort_rage mart be
published niohlfiUj for four months—for estab-
liining lost papers, for Ike Ml sg-ice of Hirer
«oaths—foroom pel ling titles from Executors.
*r Administratovs.wherf n bond ha s been gpd
n by the'deceased, 'lie fill space nf 3 months.
'Pablientions will always be -eonliuned- ac-
• •rdiigto these,ti*T Aftl requireincnts.unlcs
• therwise ordered.
VI1 letters on business must be voM-pnid.
LAW KO T I 0 E S. "
ROBERT P- HARMAN.
A T T OllNE Y A T LA W ;
SANDEIVSVILLE, GA.
Will practice in the Counties of the Middle
Circuit. All. business entrusted in his care
receive prompt attention.
N«v.
S3 CU.UIUSU.
ATTORN'EV AT LAW,
Irieiiiton, Qe.3.
21, 43
-If
the
B. L. PRESCOT U
Attorney AT i,aw,
_ ITtlcyindale, Scriien co., Georgia
ifthL give iiis whole attention to
sraclice of Law in all its branches.
Jtt! 15. 13511. 24—Gin
— ••rf-TTrsoi V U KVAiVS
ATfOKNJCY AFTaYV,
SandersciUc, Georgia'.
WILL practice in the eoltqtfts of Wash
■ugto:i Burke, Jefferson, Scriven, Einaiitiel
Lau ren*. Wilkinson and Hancock.
(GlHce in Court House on Lyu’or Floor.)
j no. \v rudYsilL;
a itorney at la w,
S:irvlirsviile Gcorgia
Jin. 25,1853 02=—Iv
jI j- wartiTeNT
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Sandersviile, Georgia.
. tab. 17, 1853. 4-
BUSINESS NOTICES.,
JOB l’RI NTI XH,
Q^atly Executed 9,t’
l& UFFICE, rji - t '
BIT 15.
J. k. w i L Ia I£ .i?r&,V
I Ftmmrhj nf KnpxviUe, fWl .
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND DEALER IN
Bacon,Lard Corn.Oats, Wheat and Produce
generally, Johnson’s Ware-house, Atlanta,Ga.
fir!?”Orders from a distance promptly at-,.
insr-— - - ----- • r Tefer—zoy“
Produce Depot,■■■■Atiiinta, Georgia^
TRIE subscribers expect to keep constantly
L on hand a good supply of Bacon, Lard
Coni, Oats, Stock Peas, Meal, Flour, &c., tfc.
and in f..ct tjjrery thing Georgia and Tennes
see pioduces; and will be pleased to supply-
tiie citizens of Sandersviile and surrounding
country; on fa rerablefferros. v
SEA GO & ABOTT.
feb 7 ' Soy
VPatcti Maker and Jeweler/
T HE Subscriber would respectfully an
nounce to the citizens ot W shington,
and adjacent counties that lie has located him'.
*ejf in Sandersviile, where he will. repair
Watches anclall other binds of Jewelry at the
shortest notice. Ilfs workshop ft ft Messrs.
Ainsworth oz, Sl:vggi'‘s r .store, v.hei'elie keeps
t<ir sale a full assort inept of the finest and new
fashion Jewelry, By dftjng good \york, charg
ing tuodeaxiteiy, and selling Jewelry on very
reasdjiiilile terms, Tic solicits a share of public
patronage. . LSAAC FREDRICK.'
December fi, 1853 45—tf
Family Gmeory,
H AINES &. WICKER would lake tins
-method-to inf.ini) their friends and the
-public.at large, tiiaUtaey have just opened in
Sandersviile an extensive family Grocery.
They intend to keen .everything needed by the”
community in their line, and invite their friends
to brill and examine their supplies.
AMONG WHICH MAY BE FOUND
Sugar of all kinds, Coffee of different, sorts,
Molasses and Syrups, Rice, Cheese, Tobacco,
Segars,Salt, Bagging and Rope, Butter, jtfack-
ernljBaek and Green Teas, Pepper. Spiee,
Flour, Bacon Tub;-,Buckets,Tin,Snnlf, Fruit'.
Coperas, Starch, Scrips of all kinds, Powder
and Shot. Candlor-, Cider Vinegar, Ginger.
Irish Potatoes. 4'C - e .
FRESH sUPFUES
of all the above articles kepi constantly 011 hasp
for the ac< ommodatiqn of purchasers. And :
a first .requisite to success in any business is
to deserve It, \\-a expcQt, by a d'jFgent atten
tionto business, and by jjeejiing on hand all
il>U*lt Urlh«l<M> tat lwvlnn^ tr. L'j-
icHeii'jon to the wants of customers, to deserve'
1 hiiral patronage,
liov 21
-■ €evms df Subscription.
Qxe Holla?, anId Fifty Cents, ip Paid
at THE TIME OF SUBSClilBIXti ;
and Twq Dollars Paid within tu
Year.
TKE.MS OF ADVERTISINGS
One Dollar per sc; u a re (of twelve Iin*«)
will be charged for the first, and Fifty
Cents for each subsequent insertion.
-ly '
MULFoni) Marsh.
ATTORN BY AND CODNSEH-EU AT L..\\Y,
Glfice, 175, Bay street, Savannah,Qa,
fab. 22, 1853. 4—ly
J. B. IIAYXE.
ATTORNEY at law,
ioarhorough, Georgia.
Will ette id proinntly to all business cn-
tru«t«d tr iis care in any of tiie Courts of the
Midi! a or Eastern counties.
P. C. ARRINGTON.
attorney at law,
Louisville, Qa.
Qafohtr. 25. 1853. 38—tf
JAMES S. HOOK,
attorney AT LAW,
Sandtrsyillc, Georgia.
WILL PRACTICE IN THE COUNTIES OF
Mdle-drcuit. j Washington, Burke., Scriven
f Jefferson and EiqanHel.
fsatksrn Circw®(. I - r * r LftUFBPS!
Q-nuigte Gircml ] . T - - Wilkinson
[Olfice next door to Warthpll ^ Carters.]
~ W. J. wTLGOEtt- ~“ ’
A TTQMMEY A T L A W,
WARRENTON. GEORGIA.
NEW FALL AN)) WINTER GOODS •
AT AINSWORTH & 'SUGER’S.
r I ^ subseriDers take pleasure id i11 /p,y-r.ijii—
A their friends, customers, audljia pqbiie
genera]lyvthat, th.uy arc iveiv ng a larire and
Vpry hatidsGnro stock of FALL and WINTER
Guilds, selected with great caret aft he Nortli-
cwi Marsets, where':t decline in tlio-prices of
most of the, goods, will enable them to sell
cheaper they defer. They have afiiii supply of
tiie most fasjtionable iadys’ Dress Goods,
- Silk and St : ra.vv Bonnets, ’
Ribbons, &c.,
Ready Made (’16thing, -
iJats and C-aps.
Boots and dhoes,
, Jewelry and' Watches?
Amball. otlior. 'articles usually .kept.. in their
More. Tf ey invite purchaseis to give them a
eall and examine their good*,
sept'4 . AINSWORTH & SLAGER,
: r -FalJ and Winter Supplies.
J - T,-YOUNGBLOOD &.CO., have ort hand,
Am general assortment of Dry Goods,Boots,
Hats ,^nd Cqps, Ready Made Clothing, Saddles,
Bridles and ijarness, s ; -'■■■■' *'
ALSO -
A general assortment of Hard ware, Groceries,
Crockery; Glass, Tin, JEarthen and Wooden-
»WP. -
On hand, and constantly receiving a ’gen
eral assortment, of GrnccKjes, spyli as Flour,
Sugar, Coffee, Bacon Sides, Shoulders, Hams,
See., Sic.,
oct 17 tf
To My Old Customers,
I HAVE this day disposed of ail my stock of
goods and the good will of the store to
Messra, AjnsworRi and Singer I would res-
tVdl rr .of • 1 *''* 1 u u r.ur.ui .v. | pecttiuily bespeak for them a share of public
Iha.Noth«n J atTOb -4^ ai ! a thkt kindness which you have
(he Mid*B« Un ^ ■ ,Lfti ' rs0 uniformly shbw-riio myself, whilst in business
,e Middle Urcutt. in your midst, DOUfS COOR.
wtu
Written for the CABtAj- tjeorgiaa.'
; ' k • • . Aii EUe-y. . ■
I. weHo. no eulogistic verse ' •
Qn warriors slain in Woody fight; n,
No hold adveDtureg-I rehearse
Of Hero, Statesman, King or Knight.
The present subject of my muse ' '
Wife one ’tis trot- of humble birth;
Unt one alas ! I mourn to lose,
That now lies in the cold, cold earth,
it wo* a rnena x uigiuy prized,
Whose services I daily need;
; Yy^ reader, by not thou surprized,_
It was my kind, my n9ble steed.
. How many miles upyn that back,
Has he with caution- born me on.j ;
In open road, and narrow track,
With sad complaints and murmurs none?
And there when pkccdbfetweeh tboHhrHs,
W»th .arching neek, and stately mien,
Though plains, or over rugged hills
He vied with aij steed I wyen. - -
■ His step was nimble, quiek.and free,
r In walk, in trot or genjle pace ;
f>,r what tut chance kis gait might bo,
He moved with elegcnee and grace.
Ai (l when afrighte.i by the way,
, , He'd over-put me on my guart^
frick up hisjears, as 'twere to say,
Beware, beware! I’m slightly seared,.
In many, very many ways
fiar he his true affection shown > ^
Then why in llieec unstable days -
Should I hi* demise scorn to mourn l
0 no! ’twould b.9 a doctl unkind
TO spuni a friend I binti was true—
'Twould be revolting to my mind;
So base afi act I’ll never do,
For many years be served tne well
Ere lie was from me summoned lieucc,
And of bis noble traits to tell
Is but a feeble recompense.
Yos, gentle brute, I give thee praise;
A faithful servant thou bast been,
But oil! t!i v grave in future days
Must be the grave I laid you iu.
But wilt thou sleep for evermore,
Say, wilt Ihoii never liyo again
But turn to dust and bo no more?
Then thou wort surely made in vain,
But that cap, never, never bp-—
God no'er an objoct formed for naught 1 ,
lYitb other? of thine own degree
jirwmra tnuu v.iii snare O’y -fart.
Then gently res? my nobleMccd, - -
Tlbvatrgg’iiqg spirit naw L fr^o,
ft" aud receive thy maker's meed.’
. May peace and comfort dwell with thee. - .
TvgnsRicic
J&m 4ms Go.,- February, t855. - . ;
Sm^bfiftGernu^y IuS - !s ‘* tlon m &a£ j W»thm oae could, disern that he tion, the iaaiaj r^k* of the future, soon [ vith him, questioned me as tu my motives
Sometimes Ellen would ah down C ^ eck ^ st ^ ve satisfactiou of ’ fo^ ?o aesperate an act, and, to my cxtr.D,e
thousand motives agtopisljment, handed me a portfolio edn-
• nn 0 , • - 1 would £** ^’'Yu those, fpfty thoughts identified with superi-
pt-noaAd sing .some ox those simple and or minds. Some delected authors Were
1D ^Jf r ness,; spoken - of; he remained silent. Baron
■ v ti° 1 E aJ . e P Ie J °. he Uenuau yon Noth leant over towards me find said,
national character seem to mingie. The
conversation ceased; every countenance
expressed m-ofound attention; and each
listener; as'true were assisting at a religious
service, translated the aedents oFthat^i-
vcrsal langigtge according to his sympa
thies, his associations, and the habitual di-
in a_ low voice, “It seems that our new ac
quaintance is not literary.”
“I should be surprised at that,” I re
plied; .’“and,, what is more, I would lay a
maternal heart, and,
coiieur to arrest the desired consent
“It were well,” she said; “first tphnow
what Elion thinks.” •
The words were like a ray of light to
the poor girl, whose equutenauee.expressed
the utmost siii'prise.
Besides, h<? is vqry you-ng,” a^ded Mrs.
wager that he is musrcaL H The bapon Muller, loud enough fot the baron to heaf.
drew back, with a movement of vexation,
and, ai if to test my sagacity. La
ittisidiaucouu.
KAMUEL FIELD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
_ SAlfDEmVILlE, QA.
'MEDICAL NOTIcST^
MedkaL
vJJE undersigned will continue to pyaetfij,
-1 - police.
We have thjs day 'purchased out the entire
stock .,f Mr. Louis-(Jook and .sh.nl) eontjnpethe
business under the name tind style of Ains
worth and .Slager. The business will be in the
hands as opr Agent, of Mr. H. VV. Sheppard
,a gentleman Weil known and highly competent,,
who will baglar! to sc.o and wait upon ail the
1 j. • . •= .. . . ; ' r» who win MUgUiM Mi sue a.uu wap upon an me
fuliv ^r l! ** n , e . i ts branches, and respect- 0 ],j ( nn( j >as many new, customers as mav please
- ers US services to the citizens Ot San- * n trtvo mm n c.-ill TTnniner that. Allr ;ii-r.-mcre-
. - _ - -r— tu im: cltpzcil
nwilleimdlln county of Washington.
oitice at the old stand, where, or at home lie
all times may he found, when not profes
•iMally engaged. 'A. A. CULLENS.
Jan 34
52ov
■■ to give mm ,a call. Hoping that oifr arrange-
D>s meats will please, we respectfully solicit a
share of public patronage. ‘
4 INS WORTH & SLAGER.
oct 31 tf
t
Dr. FiNiamL. Jernisan, .,
fir’ P ennanent, y located him mHEsubscriberswonldfespectfullv
aeit in H.visbwrough respectfully offers. J. t0 . their friends and tf.e public '<
B. A. Mathis & Bro.
AT CURRY'S MILLS NEW STORE.
announce
public generally,
From Blackwood’s Magazine.
The *10yy—A Tale from the jquksiaji. .
I was at Vienna a.-few years ago; After
trying several tablis-d‘hole, I established
myself at a hotel iu the. Judenstrasse, Tre*
quented by a select society, ; Mr, Aluller,
lhasternif this establishment, did its hon
ours with thorough German gravity. Per
fect order, extreme andeonscientioips clean
liness, reigned throughout the house. Oise
might passthrough the servants’ room, and
even through the kitchen, without meet
ing with anything hy which the sight was
in the lepst 'offended. The cellar was as
YCeJl arranged as a bookcase, and-the regu
lations of the house, as regarded both the
service and th? h°u r 3 Qt‘ lppals, were as
punctually observed as they could have
been in a seminary. If a guest c§inc in
late, though it were but teu minutes, he
was served apart, in an adjoining foam, that
the comfort of All might not be sacrified to
the poiivenience of one.
In the conversation at this table,d’hote
there prevailed it tone of good society which
excluded neither ease nor pleasantry; but
a caustic or indelicate expression would
hayc jarred on the ear like a false RQte in
ft Welt executed concert, The countenance
of Airs, Muller, in which dignity was blen-
,ded with benevolence, was the barometer
hy which the young men regulated them
selves when the influence of lthinc wine or
gtettin hoor might lead them a little too
far, Then Airs. Muller assumed an air of
reserve ; by a few wortjs she adroitly broke
off the conversation, and turned it into
another channel; and she glanced gravely
ftt her daughter, who, without affectation
or pouting, kept her eyes fixed on her plate
until the end of the meal.
; Ellen Muller was the type of those beau
tiful German faces which the French call
cold, because they know not how to read
them;'she was a happy mixture of the
Saxon and Hanoverian characters. A pure
and open brow, eyes of inexpressible soft
ness, lips habitually closed with maidenly
reserve, a transparent complexion, whose
charming blushes each moiflent protested
against the immobility of her bearing, au
burn hair whose rich’ and silken curls ad
mixture of dig
njty and eagerness which betrayed an al
most constant struggle between pride and
the energy of a strkmg passion. It ]s be
tween the ages of thirty aud forty that the
passions have most empire over us. At
that, period of life the character is com-
pietelyformcd ; and as wc well know what
we 'desire, so do we strive to attain our end
with all the energy of a perfect organiza
tion. "* ...
Werter was little more than nineteen
years old. He was tall, fair, and melan
choly. I ana persuaded that love had re
vealed itself to the yonng student by the
intermediation of the musical sense. I
had more than once watched him’when
Ellen sang. A sort of fever agitated him ;
he isolated bjimjcJf ,n a corner of the room,
and ]l;i3re, in a mute cestacy, the p.o.or bov
inhaled the poison of love. ’ -
The pretensions of Ellen’s two admirers
manifes^ad themselves by attentions of very
different kinds, and in which were display
ed their different, natures. The baron
brought Airs. Muller tickets for concerts
and theatres. Often at the dessert, he
would send lor delicious Hungarian wine,
in which he drank the health of the ladies,
lightly inclining his head to Ellen, as if
iie would have said—! bow to you alone.
. o t crier would stealthily place upon thi
piano a new ballad, or a volume of poetry ;
and when the young, girl took it up, his
face flushed and brightened as if the blood
were about to burst from it. Ellen smiled
modestly at the baron, or gracefully thank
ed the student; l.ut she seemed not to sus
pect-that which nuitiVoY qf i]-cm dared to
tcll-her.
ity was heeded to vanquish her instincti ve
resistance. - He¥ prelude testified tp, §oine
unwonted agitation ; jfo firs? notes roused
the Jew from his reverie ; soon she recov
ered herself, and lief visible emotion did
but add a.fresh charm to the habitual hi-,
pression of her'singing.
Suddenly she stopped short, declaring that
her memory failed her. "
Then to our great Astonishment, a r;ch
and harmonious voice was heard, and El
len contgnacd, accompanied by the finest
tenor I ever listened.to in my life.
The baron bit bis lips; Werter was pale
with surprise. The warmest applause fol
lowed the conclusion of the beautiful duet.
Malthns had risen from his chair, and
seemed entirely under the kp,ell of harmo
ny. He gave some advice la Etlen, who
listened to hina with avidity; he'‘ even
made her. repeaLa-passage, which she af
terwards sang with admirable ' expression.
He took her hand, almost With enthusiasm,
aud exclaimed; “I thaub you !”
ftVery .odd indeed,” said the baron.
Poor Werter said nothing, but went and
sat himself down, very pensive, at the fur
ther end of thedrawing room.
Mrs. Muller was radiant at her daugh
ter’s success. As to Ellen, she merely
said, in a low voice—
‘•Tf I had instruction, I should- perhaps
be able to make something of ultisic.”
“With your mother’s permission,” re
joined MaRhus, ftl shall have pleasure in
sometimes accompanying you. ^ M
Mrs. Alullcr cast a s rutinising glance
at the Jew, whose countenance, which had
resumed its habitual calmness, showed
Water’s position was painfgl; he stain-
ted a few Aoe^ ^ecatne embarrassed,
the baron,
books.”
l• „ • • ro.i vMji't-|/U'Liieir ii ieilu» auu liiu -uuuiiu , • i i . i * j ' .r
IV > , , I 1 ! rofess H8 n ftl iforyiccs to the citizens' that they have opened at the above store a very ““raWy.4» ru M>nised with the serenity of
HHtoi} Goiinty. When not otli- handsome-^tppk offajl Wifttpr goods, I ff er feature S 5 . a graceful and flexible %m
1.. c j .± e\n pQigjjpising, just expanding into womanhQod;
lilies Dress Goods, ff a S Ellgp Muller.
Romesties,
{Silks and Strnw Bflpnefs,
H AvVno^V, , , Ribbons,Shalls,
DhLanK^- P , 0t " rne ! d *?!” ? hi, e d ®l’ Ready Made Clothing,
flats and Caps,
fcjbpes and Boots,
-= Hardavar&aqd Crockery,
Saddles and Bridles,
Jewelry and Watches,
Groceries and Tin-
warp, Medicinns, &c., <|-c., All of which pun
- p . ‘ r 1 ] Wj • IV 11L* 11 IlUt AHil-
, t he may be found at hjsOfijcp
-Pwsborongh Aug. 15,1854. ' 6—Iv
■ Jt JOHN SfTLifflERr -
,! ;NG recently returned f pm PlilladeJ-
inil,* > " l ‘?,, and ^ lav ' n ff determined to locate in
I nerv?' 1 ^‘Esrespeclfiflly offers hispiipfession-
th ’ citjzpijs; qf. Rip Tovyn and
■pr'A
tf
Ixasl call
herb” Undersjghed. are
tut be it -dpe him , chaspdin New York and Philadelphia, they.of-
* t._ i ft? Pncp. His papers aye,in) fop tp sell at very low pripes.
f. h. n ,,"‘T',T l!5U ut ftocft- rtis papers are.m
°«ewho°rt ?J ‘ Bcanti ft?, Esq., tp whom all
»nt H ae @{ r eto sayecost. can makp pay,
& U Pt RR4N?L£j¥.r'
Jm
They Invite purchasers to come arid and
.examine for t}iemselVis.
R. A. MATHIS, BRO,
pet 17 tf
-such
A councillor of the Court,.Hofratb Bar
on von Noth, who had resigned liis funcr
Rons ip copseqpence of an injustice that
had been done him, several studients, whose
parents had recommended them tq the vig
ilance pf JVIr, Muller, and a few mprpbants,
composed the majority of the habitual
.After dinner, philosophy, polities, or liter
ature, jrere the usual topics pf conversa
tion, ip which'Mr. Muller, a man of ex.-
tensiys Requirements and great good sense,
fopk part^oyith a choice of expressions and
, nothing tha^popld e^ejtp Jjpr suspicions
t- , - *“"f- . 1 . '■ ox ) C! . u’v. ?!r 5S ° < ?i Shp judged that such a man was not at all
” arid accepted his offer. ' Alal-
thus bowed with 'cold dignity—doubtless
appreciating the motive of this :ee£fi^ap$e
H-aml Elieti struck a feiy. notes* -.$0. 'divert
attentjqn from her embarrassment.
-The liarop, who sought a vent fpr^iis
ill-humour-, said to the young girl; .poiuL
ing io the 'JewVstiekir--" ' '* ' ' : v?;
“If anythjiig sbould halt in tie acoom-
panpaeritf thpre ig -ayhat yyill-. restore. ^he
measure.” / —
Ellen rose, cast a Iquk at the bar-on,"
which niegtif, AljQpe pmets people like you
everywhere,” and left the robin'. Maltbhs
took up-a newspaper, alid read until, we
separated .fmffjffre fif|ght: •' - . * -
The Jew leff.the regular lift of a man
gho knows the. value of time. -lie worked
until noon, paid or received a few visits,
went upon GhaugcuibOut two'o’clock, then
.shot himself upih, his apartment and was
visible to nobody, and at precisely -four
o’clock entered Mv^. Alulftr’s room,'where
Ellen awaited him at the piano. -Tt was
OftSy ta-see that he daily assumed a greater
ascendancy-over the mind pf ' his V ppnij,
avhose progress was rapid.'' ’
When Malthns smiled, Ellen’s .charming
coamtenapee assumed' an indescribable’ex-
pression of satisfaction; buff as soon as lac
relapsed inttf his habitual thoughtfriTmobd,'
the poor girl s soul appearpfl suspeiided in
a sympathetic medium; she saw nothing,
answered nobody ;—in a word, instinc
tively assimilated henjelf to the mysteriops
beipg ^hose jpflpence governed her. When
Malthus leaned on his cane in walkin'?
Ellen seemed to say, “My arm would sup
port' him so well {“'
The Jew, howevci;, did riot limp disa
greeably ; his left leg was well formed, and
his symmetrical figulre showed the distur
bance in its harmony to hare been thp re-
suft pf an accident. ' He had the 'appear*
ance of having long become reconciled. to
his infirmity, like a soldier who considers
bfe-^'Qpnqffri gloribnsg-vjffcftgA rij? his
vofion to hip pppufry,
I had more than once felt tempted to ask
Malthus the history.of his lameness; but
he eluded with so much care every ap
proach to the subjecf, that I deeiped 'my-;
self obliged po respect his secret.
Two months pawed th»s, and I had op r
portunity of appreciating all the right-mip,
generosity, and enlightenrpent
that d welf in the accessible part of thpt ex-
LraprcliDary soph ; -J D presence pf this dan^
gerous .rival,. ^hp triumphed without a
struggle, the baron became alnipst tender.
His self-love cruelly suffered to see prefer
red to him a lame merchant, with a ipe
vpice. He SQff}etjip.es attemptrid to quiz
him; bpt jlfalthus confounded him so com,
pKteljr by the aptness of his retorts, that
the laughers were never on the side of the
baron.
1 "g'jjpubfwist'to rftad JSHen’js -heaa't, and
tb dceixie-as-4<.i ihcTfuture chances pf’tire'
baron’s of the student’s luyes. - ^he was
passionately, foniiof narratlYSS U“iidvenlure,
aiul, thanks to tiie wandering lifeidiad led,
I Was able to gratify this taste, ’-I noticed
that traits ol g^qcrosjt.y- aiid noble alevotion
produced a 11 -ex'tin or ji nary’eiftct upon her’
Her eyes sparkled as thougli .sl;c would faiu
have distinguished, • through time and-
sjiace, the hero of a -.noble ■ agtiun ;• then
tears moistened hex beautiful lashes, as .re
flection recalled her toffhe realities toflift-
I understood that -neither. ,f]pe Rarop nor
Werter was the man to. win.her heart;
they were neit her of them equahttoher.-Had
I been ten years younger, Lthijik I sh'auld
have been vain enough to.'outer the listsf-
But another person, whom none' would-'at'
first, have taken for a man capable. pfitfeCl
trig and-iuspiriug a strong passion, wa? des-
tifted tp carry off the prize.’ ’ .
One night,, that we were assembled in
the drawing-room, one of the habitual visi
tors to the house presented- tp us a Jew»
who had just arrived from Lemberg,' qpt]
whom business was to, detajp for some-
months at Vienna. In a few words, Mr.
Muller made the stranger acquainted with'
the l-ules and customs’ of the" hduj'ef. Xhq
Jew replied by monosyllables, as if be dis-.
daiued to expend more words and intelli
gence upon details so entirely material,
lip boffed politely to the ladies', g^uced
smilingly it the furniture of the roomy
round which'he twice walked,-as if jn to*
ken of taking possession, andffhen installed
himself in an arm s chajr.. This pautomime
might have bean translated thus : fflferc I
am ; look at me once for all, and then heed
me no more.” Mr. Malthus—that was
the Jew’s name—had a deviled Luip in
his gait; he was a man of the middle-
height, and of a decent bearing; his hair
was neglected ; but a phrenologist would
have read a world of things in the magnifi
cent development of his forehead.
The CpaiyersfttipnTjecame’ gepefp'.' ' Mr,'
A]glthus-spoke little, but as soon as he
opened his inouth everybody was silent.
This apparent deference proceeded per
haps qs much frpm a desire to discover his
weak points as ftpiq a . politeness towards
the new comer.
The Jew had one of those pepofrating
and spnprpus voices whose tones seem to
reach the? very soul, and which impart to
Words inflexions not less varied than the
forms of thought. He sqignjed gp the
discussion logically and lucidly; but it was
easy to see that, out of consideration for
his interlocutors, be abstained from put
ting Forth his whole strength.
The conversation was intentionally led
to religious prejudices : at- the first words
spoken pn this subject, the Jew’s eopnter
nance assumed a sublime expression. He
rose at once to the most elevated consider
ations : it was easy to see that hjs imagi
nation fpqnd ifself ip p fpiujliav sphere.
He wound up with so pathetic apd power
ful a peroration, that Ellen, yielding to a
sympathetic impulse, made an abrupt
lripvement towards hint. Their two souls
had met, and were destined mutually to
complete each other.
I said tp myself, that Jew will t>6 Ellen's
husband.
Then X applied myself -.to observe him
more attentively. When Mr, Malthus was
Dot strongly moved and animated, he yag
but an ordinary man nevertheless by the ex.-
f» elevation of views that have^as- ^ pression of his eyes, which seemed to look
One night that the faipijy party yas as
sembled, Werter approached' Air.’ Muller
with a spppliant air, and delivered to him
a letter from his ftther. The poor young
man’s agitation mpffe me suspect that the
letter contained a proposal. Mr. Muller
read it with atfentiop and handed it to his
wife, who rapidly glanped over it apd casp
a scrutinising g]auoe ?t her daughter, to
make sure whether or no she was forewarn
ed of this step. A mother’s pride is al
ways flatteied nnde^r such circumstanees,
and the first impulse is gerieraljy ftyora-r
hie to the mpp. whp has .singled out the oh-
rved all that pass-
au his kick, 'like
a mau disposed to argue the point, and
W.airmly delegled the student.
“It.cannot be denied,” he said, in con-
cluslori,. “that the young man’s choice
pleads in his favour; and his embarrass
ment; which sit that age is not ynbecom-
iog, iu.my opinion, that, whilst as-
r piring to so great a happiness, he has suf
ficient modesty to admit' himself unworthy
of.it.” " ' ’
“If a declaration were a sufficient proof
of merit,V interrupted the councilor, “1
know one man who would not hesitate”—
“And who is that?”* inquire^ M;s.
Muller, with ill-concealed curiosity
“Myself, madam,” replied the council
lor—.“.Baron vpu Noth:”
Jiy ffhe way in which this was spoken,
the dissyllable “mysdj ’ appeared length
ened by all the importance of the person
age. ' ' 1 " ** "
“At my age men do not change,” con
tinued the baron; “and the present is a
guarantee for the future.” *
Ellen really to be pitied. When
Malthus took Werter > s part, i saw that she
was on the point of fainting. Her counte
nance,. naturally so gentle, was overshad
owed by an expression pf vexation and dis
pleasure. She had taken the Jew’s bene
volent defence of the student for a mark of
indifference. Whilst still under the influ
ence of this painful impression, the Baron’s
declaration came to add to her agitation;
she cast a reproachful glance at Malthus,
sank back iu her chair, aud swooned away.
The Jp-w sprang forward, took her in his
avqns., her on a sofa, and I nelt down
be=ide her,
GYou have not understood me, then?”
he exclaimed.
Ellen opened her eyes, and beheld ftt her
fqct the man whom her heart had selected ;
apd, absorbed in her passion, unconscious
of the prpsenee of those who stood around,
she murmured',.iu a feeble voice—
. “Yours 1 Yours alone — ever yours !”
,/jShy”' -sai^MaltWto Mr. Muller, “my
propjial comes ratfier late; but I hope-
yim will bc'so good as to take- it into con
sideration.^ -
7 Ip the Jew’s manner there yps the dig
nify tff a niau in a position to dictate con
ditions. JElleri had recovered herself. As
to Mr.. Milllcr, there had'pot been time for
his habitual.jjhlegm to beeome disturbed;
Rut his wife.could,not restrain a smile at
this dramatic .complication, whose denoue
ment lomaiiied in suspense.
“Mr. Y.,” sniff she id me, somewhat
maiiciously, “do you not ftpl |he effect of
example ?. ’ iff -■■ ‘
“Perhaps I might ha;-e been unable to
resist,” I replied, “had not Me. Malthus
declared himself befpre me.”
Ellen blushed, aud the Jew pressed, mv-
hand. Jpst then Werter re-entered the
room, pale and downcast, ljke a man who
comes to hear sentence passed upon him.
There was profound silence which lasted
several minutes,, or at least seepaed to me
to do so. ;At ljist Mr. Muller broke it.
“Gentlemen,” he said,.. “I am much
flafterefj by the hoiiogr you have done
mc”-m
He paused, and seemed to ]}e recalling
past PYerffs ft h|s ?pind. : During-this short
silence, Werter gazed at Us in turn with an
air of astonishment, and I doubt not that
he jnclyideii mp ip the number of his rivals.
“I have something to tell you,” contin
ued Mr. Muller, “which will perhaps mod
ify your present intentions. About ten
jears ago I had ft visit Berl jn, where my
father had just died. : The winding up of
his affairs proved complicated aud trouble-
-sorne, and I was obliged to place my inter-
-osts ih tte Itaa javf aLit^'cr irbo had lioen
recommended ft me afi extremely skilful.
The business at last settled, I Found my
self entitled to about-forty thousand florins,
which I suppose^ ft- embark in trade. 1
was happily married, and EJlpp was seven
years ojq. ‘ Qur little fortune had been
greatly impaired by a succession (-f losses,
for \rhich this inheritance would cornpen-
sate,
LQfiP day I wenf ft my lawyer’s to re
ceive. the money. He irad disappeared,
taking it with him. Respair took posses
sion trf me; J da re ? P° fc impart the fatal
news to my wife, and, I eppfess if with
shame, I determined on suicide. All that
dyj I rambled about the country, and at
nightfall I approached the h.anks of the
Spree. Climbing upon the parapet of a
high bridge, I gazed with, gloomy delight
jritq the dark waters that rolled ben
On my knees upou the stoi
a short but fervent praye;
wopnds qnd he^ls^x co
and daughter to fflp mercy^
ted myself-Trom tfic bri
gling instihctively a.
fcl{; myself seize
pqan swam Dear m
the shore; w&i^ig
“It was so dark thSitJI dbuld not distin
guish the features oT my preserver. But
the topes pf h« yoicis maiie ftri impression
pppn me which has not yet been effaced,
arid I have met but one man .whose voice
taming forty thousand florins pn the
press c-opditiqp,ffhsit I should take no steps
to find him out, I entreated him to ac
cept my marriage-ring, at sight of which I
promised to repay the loan, as soon as it
ffhould be possible for me to do so. Fie
tprik the ring, and I left him, ir.y ha rt
brimful of giatitude.’
“I will not attempt to describe to yon
the joy with which I once more embraced
^ my. wife a$,d daughter. God aloDe can i*-
rivho pay my benefactor all the gopd he did us.
L arranged my affairs, agd we set out for
Vienna, where I formed this establishment,
of which I cannot consider myself as mota
than thp ftmporary possessor. You per
ceive; gentlemen, that Ellen has no dowry
to expect, and that we may at any moment
he reduced to a very precarious position.”
Ellen’s face was hidden by her hands.
When Mr. Muller ceased speaking, we still
liftftiwd- Rrese^tly the ‘Jew broke si
lence.
“I haye little,” he said, “to add to your
narration : the man, who was so fortunate as
to render you a service, remained a cripple
for tl e rest of his days. When he p’uncwl
into the Spree, he struck against > stone,
and since thc-n he limps, as you perceive.”
\\ e v q,~c all motioi ft s with sn’ pris».
Then Malthus drew a ring from his l nger
and handed it to Mr. Muller. The eoutiie-
nanee of the latter, generally so cold in its
expression, was sui!d< n'y extraordiii.arily
agitated : tears smarted to his eyes, and he
threw himself into his preserver's arms.
“All that I possess belongs to vow,” he
cried, “and I nave the happiness to rtf >riu
you that your capital has doubled.' ’
“Of alj thef you possess,” replied Msl-
thus, “I ask but one filing, to which I have
no right.”
The worthy German took thc hand tf
n is daughter, who treyibied with bappiness
and surprise, and, placing it in that of the
Jew—
“Sir,” he said,; d Iresring himself to mp,
“you who have seen the World, and who
are disinterested in this qnestion, do you
think that I could do better?”
Dry Wood lor Fuel”
Count Rumfcrd eacc estimated tLa. an av-
crage cord of green wood contains luora
than two hogsheads of water. Now to ei>-
ftin any heat, this water first be raised to
tbcboiliqg point, and expelled by. evape-
ration. ^ Necssarirlly, thtf hc-a; :
do this is lost for all' useful purp,;.*cs; and
thp waste iu the consumption of that cord
is sufficient to boil thirteen and a half
hogsheads of water. The houskeeper mav
learn from this the advantage of using
well-seasoned fuel. If a man carries a
hundred cords of green wood ft market in
a year, hewillsep that he carries*over twq
hundred hogsheads of water, which might
have been avoided.
The inhabitants of Garmon Valley, now
a portion of Utah Teritory, reccntiv held
a meeting to consult upon the ques
tion of cutting loose from the Monm.ni
and setting.up f or themselves a kind of in
dependent govennent, or whether it was
better to remain quiet until such time as
they Wpnid he permitted to annex them
selves to the State of California. Finallv,
however, they concluded to await the con-
sumation of the latter proposition.
' A preposition has heen made in the
New lorK Legislature to amend the State
constitution in regar? to fte qualification
of voters, declaring all' males twentv-oue
years of age borrf iu the United States; #r,
those who have been reiident in the Uni
ted States for the fail term ef t wen tv-one
years, to be entitle to a vote. The propo-.
sition to be successful has to be passed by
two consecutive Legislatures and then rat
ified by.the people.
‘‘ Pflhlic libraries and reading rooms arc
tajapg the plaoc of grog shops and billiard
saloons m the ne^f and prosperous State of
Tpxas. • . e*
“ The voters of Texas seem determined
to test the strength of the Maine Law prin
ciple at the next election. Jo this end
they are encouraged by the extraordinary
success of the vote on the law prohibiting
the sale of liquors in less quantity than 0at
quart. At {cast three-fourths of the vote*
of the Stale were cast against retaiiipgj#
There is in same persons a hereditai y
feeling of jnsf principle, ths result neith >r.
of education nor of clear moral sense j b «j^
rather a kind of instinctive honc#tjr ? i?L|
decends like a consjitufipqai bias f ? ^
father to fipn, pervarlintrevery member nf.
the family. It is^Iifficult to define 9 ' r
of assign'its dgo position in the scale of
human virtues. It exists in the mid^t of
the grossest ignqrance, and infiuenc« the
character in the absence of better yrinoi-
ples. - * r
The horticulturists of Paris have iu-
ceeded, by artificial crcesings, in obta ; *fn^'
a natural rose of blue color' wftch b^tha
fourth cplor obtained by artificial Lycans
that and the yellow or tea rose, the black
or purple rose, and the striped rose beioff
all invention and the result of skilful and
scientific gardening. ' “• »
s (% . ~ - * ■ - ‘TVTir WM * V V*-o vw | * ** 1 v UUt UUC tllflill -n UUOv 1 wivw
dearest affection • ]; u t the sec- j has reminded me of that of the generous
flad thought one 0 p prudent • a separa-! unknown. He compelled me ^po go home
Convematiop is the daughter.ef
ing and the mother of knowledge, tW
breath of the soul, the commerce of ge«t*
the bond of friendship, the nourishment
of contest, and the .pce’upation of men of
wit.
Education is a companion which no info.
fortune can depress, not’crime can di«-
troy, no enemy can alienate or enslave.—
At home a friend, abroad an introduction,
in solitude a solacp and in society an 1
merit-. ™