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BY BRACK IIKRMBKT. o
’Tia n quirt spdt; not u found is benrd.
Sav-> the rippling of the little ftreum
A# it Inins to hide frm the brig.it unnhenm—*
AiWf th#* smaTi sweet note* of the mocking bird.
’Ti.s here that I wouM seek to gir.l
My ooul for the ehnrp oomlwt of life ;
For all my thoughts are rife
With bitterneaai, one gcutle word
Seems wafted from the realms of hlitft
To still the wild i.uni|t that rave
Like billows o'er n dark abyss.
Above tliM spot no willows wnvo
But the sweet ,w ild violets gently kiss—
And the ui w drups neejx. o’er—My Mother’s
Grave!
I’nion Springe, AU.
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Only Comfortable
‘ I think,’ paid Mr. Oliver UudJington
to !.:* wife, Harriet, one day near the ex
piration of their honeymoon, ‘tlint 1
have begun Ihe with very fl.i t ring |
pn*|wctp. True, lam not worth more
than two thottPnnd dollars, and you hid
noth'll;*. I don't mention this to vex
you, my dfcarf It. was wi ll under-tood j
previous to our umrr’age, that I tnu to ,
expect tt dowery with you. I think j
that I was renjiika'iiy flortumite i” si cu
ring you f.-r all that. I did not want a j
i-w.U *„ :■ ji ‘an uian ill iTuiid
Common sense, pwMcibl. features, a pier a lit
r’isnoStiii.iKßiitid witli good house-keeping
TjUaliliv.r. .Such a woman, I fin.ey l have
seen red in yon, and, tiurcfdro, am quite
p-iti-fied. lint a* I was snjilg I think 1
my pro: pen's Itro good - f,, r | ), ;IVO |S le
Lest of lieal:li, and the l ist of e^,ypil
lions — b ing a very skillful carpenter and
-and I do not doubt hut th.it- in
course of a few years, wo shall ho very
well to do in the world, l sh ill bo in
dustrious, ami you will be frugal and eco
nomical, and I pee nothing to prevent us ’
from becoming rich. The ‘greatest for
tune* in our country have been amassed
from smaller begiuiegs than ours. There
is Squire Kecpall, who it is said, had not •
pair of shoes to his name when ho wae
eighteen yea is old ; and now—’
\ •To his fert yojj mean my dear,’ -mid
Mrs. Haddington, looking up from her
sewing, and nodding toward* her hus
band—‘ had not a pair of shoes to his
“feet instead of Ilia name, you mean, my
dear.’
•True, quite true, I! at riot. -liman
that he did not oicn a pair of shoes in the
world; and now he is the richest map,
aud pays the largest taxes of any twin in .’
I'ike county. I'm told that he has made
’ it all by good nin!tng( t mentid fortunate
speculation. And then there are the
Stewarts j they live very comfortably,
indeed, now ; though I have been credit-,
ably informed that when they began
housekeeping, they hud nothing in the
world—not even a knife and fork.’
‘ llow could they keep house without
n house to keep ? ’ said Mrs. Haddington,
■again looking up with an rxpression of
innocent tvonde? in her eyes; ‘they mutt
-have had a house, Oliver, or they could
not have begun housekeeping.’
‘ Ilcm ! Well, I can't exactly say how
dhat was, but I presume they rented some
•.old shell, and wnitehcd along any way
Jrfer a year or two. Hut at any rate they
grew rich amazingly fast, and Mr. Btew
-.nrt now owna two houses in town, and a
‘.remarkably pretty country seat, besides a’
.great deal of railroad stock, hank stock,
and a tract of land in the richest part of
Texas. His daughter, Albina, lias ro
-eently come out a great belle, and bis son
Frank is in College.’
‘Ami a very wild, graceless fellow they
„iy ho is,’ said Mrs. lluddington, ‘spen
ding every cent of his father's hard earn
ing* tha he can lay his hands on ateards
and horse i-elngs and such like. If folks
-who a c so into., U p Oo amassing money,
could only just scc-. ow a great part of it
wr 11 bo spent, I have no d ou ht but that
they would grow discourage* ,hi„k
“it best to enjoy a lrtln of their n,. a .y n .
they go along throng, life. I'or nty
I only want to be conn „■ fa Lie—l don’t j
% |loimiiil;---§watc(l ta ffTiirnTtutc, JMeittfS, gtgtlpiiltute, §forticaltuw, §|ggwn* $(.•
care to be rich. This toiling, and tug
“pin'g, and fu--?hg today up property for
to spend, is all foolishm-ps.
f should like a good hoilWo well furnish
ed—a small house would do'ug-very well
my dear—a cottage with four largo airy
rooms on the floor, mJ two chambers
j above. It would bo my delight to keep
it in order. The furniture should be pol
ished every morning until you sec
your face in it; and I should be particu
larly careful to keep the lower rooms
especially so di.rkcned by heavy curtains
that no flies would infest thlfft. l'lies are
my particular pact; and Mrs. Hudding
ton bru-hed’a large one from her nose.
‘ I have no doubt, my dear,’ replied Mr.
Haddington, ‘in regard to your house,
keeping qualifications, and it shall bo my
first enro to sec that you have a house tu
keep. Necessity will demand that the
cottage should at first bo very small, yet
it should be comlorlablc; and by ntjd by,
when my fortune is made, wo will have
u fine place, with fountains in tire front
yard and paintings in tho parlors, and”
statuary, r.nd choice flowejs, and wo will
spend our summers at the Spring's, and
our winters in London.’
* Hut What time shall wo have left to
enjoy the fountains, nnd paintings, and
statuary?’ very sensibly qncrud Mrs
lluddington. • . .
‘ \k by, there will be our autumns and ,
springs,’ said Mr Uu-’ding+mn., ‘tmprovi
did for; and if (hire Cvereonrcs a season i
when we do not care to travel, we can ;
stay at homo, you know, and road amus
ing books, and entertain our friends, and j
enjoy our hon.e. Hut I will acknowl
edge,’said Mr. Haddington, smiling, ‘that
we are counting the chickens before the
eggs arc hatched, as the saying is. We are
■ p anning pleasures while my fortune is
yet to be made. It will be necessary for
us to live very frugally until that time
arrives.’ *
* 1 I re pea r ,’ said M r-. Huddi ngtou, ‘lnW<
1 have lellj.e'smd, 1 ha.) ratji
er, enjoy ouv money ris wo make it. and
Ini I rather spent a summer now and ‘then
at the springs when l am, young woman
an and have a xest for society, than wait un
til I nm old and and ‘Chepit, ami liavn trf’ be ■
wrapped in flaumls to keep off the rlwu
,mutism. I do not cr.we a largo” h uVoJ
with fountains aud such like. As I Ij’c
lore told you, I shall lie very well con-I
tinted in a small cottage, with six roouis,
•and two good faithful servants —a seam
stress ‘to help me sew, and a cook to pre
pare our food and look after the house.’
‘Will, well,’ said her husband, ’ good
naturrdly, ‘lt you don’t tccut to get rich,
so much the better. You will not he apt :
to bo discontented now when wc are
jioor; aud as to your spending our money
ns fast as we make it I am sura that
my dear Hatty will never want to spend
it foolishly ; so wo will opt. quarrel now
about the time in which it shall be spent,
•but will -rather apply ourselves to the
making of it; and so saym", Mr. Oliver
Huddington kissed his wile like an af
fectionate husband, as he was- and went
out to his work.
It was not long before lie found the ,
very cottage that ho and his wife had nl
■ways agreed was .wanted. It hid four
rooms on the lower flower, and two above.
Moreover, there was a porch extoud
ding along the whole front, with a small
recess at the end ; and the chambers were
remarkably well finished, and were soon
prettily furuishedr One of -the front
lower rooms, Mrs. Buddington set aside
for a parlor—the opposite Bne was her
family siting room ; hack or Unit was the
din in room, and tint ot her was uspdl
both for a library and bed room. luj
short, her husband, as he looked through
the whole alter it was furnished and
darkened by curtains to keep out the flies,
could not forbear from telling her, jesting
ly that he.feared she was destined to be
more than eow/ortable in her new quar
ters. As sho had always declared that
she wanted to bo ‘only comfortable,’ he
th. ught that it would be a pity to have
her have more enjoyment than sho covet
ed. She laughingly replied by drivcing
him off of tho premise* by wielding the
hand of the duster, which she held in
her hand, oyer his head, aud here the
conversation ended.
Hut in the course of a few days, Mrs.
Huddington found thut there were sever
al things wanted about the house to make
her comfortable. One of the panncls
i-*sa off the front door. The nin beat in
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| and spoil.<► her protty carpet. The troll
neejcl cleaning out, and ore of the chim
neys smoked. •
Mr. lfuddington, however, r.s he bud
foreseen, prospered hi business. Dollar*
and dimes Howl’d into banks. Ho bought
-TartrtM ‘srotTk atnl town property.
‘ 1 think,’ said lie to his wife alter they
had been married five years, that we can
: afford to visit tho spring* this summer,
|if you vcyuld like to do so. True, wy_
fortune is not yet made ; not, by
nny means rich; still, you said when wc
were first married that all that you desir
ed was to lio eonifortable. You thought
it wisest to spend some of our money ns
we went along. \Yo can go to the springs
this summer.
‘ I do. not think that we can, by any
means, afford to go, said his wife. ‘I
waut two uyw rooms added to the housd;
and as everybody’s parlors now a days is
furnished with a piano, whether there is
anybody in the house that cah play on it
or not, I think that it’ is desirable that
wo should have ono too 1 declare I have
been fixing ever sinco wo were married,
and atii not comfortable yot. \Ve Want a
great-many things in. tho house. Sever
al bolts oilmen t.) make into sheets and
pillow-cases; and curtains ate needed for
ono of the chambers, and I really think,
Mr. lluddington, that 1 ought to h.vo a
set of chi.ua. My old set is much broken j
np.’
‘Very well,’ said her husband, ‘buy
what you like lor the house, I core noth
ing for tho springs.’
‘Wife,’'said our hero nga n, the next
summer, when, by n fortunate speculation,
ho had added several tTiousan i to his bunk
* .
stock, ‘ I think that wo cun (ford to buy
us a carriage and horses. For my part*
I am tired of trudging to church on f-Wt.
We aro getting to bo pretty wall off in
the world. That last speculation that 1
-entered into, turned out rcmxvkal ly well.
•I think that T htWkbeUer cal! at Hruno,
J&- ‘ _...
I tv f'o VUmJik, ruul orucr one
n:.du.~ We are now as rich as the Stew
art sj - aml-Tri.cn 1 begun, you know I
thought tlrat I should bo satisfied if my
properly .quailed theirs. What any you?
Mrs. Huddington coughed and moved
uneasily in her chair.
‘ I do not think, Oliver, that it would
be best to inc.tr so great an expense just
now,’ she said. ‘True, ypff ivt fr very for
tunate about that land ; but a good, easy
carriage willoust eight or nine hundred
dollars, aud then there arc tlie“horses to i
buy and keep. Moreover I have been !
thinking that it is best to have a stair j
made, running” from our new rooms into
the chambers over head. It would then !
bo morli more eonifortable here.’
‘But if I am ns fortunate in business
as I hope to be,’ said Mr. Huddington, ‘1
shall build a large and commodious dwell
ing house next summer, on the site of
one of my town lot*. I looked out a very
pretty building spot the other day-.
There we can have the fountains that I
used to talk about, and tin paintings, Ac.’i
‘I don’t think, that-wc arc worth!
enough, ’ said Mrs. Huddington, ‘to war
rant any such expenditures. I ant sure
that I donjt care anything about being
rich ; but then it is a very comfortable
thought that you have something laid up
against a rainy day, ns my father used to
express it. I should really like to have
fliis house undergo same repairs; but
then I Can wait a few years longer. It
is not comfortable as it is, but wo can live j
in it, 1 suppose, us wc have been doing.’
Six years more glided away, and
Mr. Jluddington paid the largest taxes in
the county. His fortune wusdoublc that
of Squire Kccpnl’s, aud thrcblc that of
the Stewarts. One rainy day ho sot in
the little cottage, busily Casting the 1
interest on some notes.
‘ Wife,’ said he looking suddenly np,
‘ shall we build us the new house this
year, and travel to the springs and visit
Loudon? I eaii well afford now to retire
from business. . 1 am as rich as I care to
be.’
Mr*. .Haddington looked up with a
.puzzled face, ‘ I dtm’t know about it,’ she
said. ‘lt doesn’t Benin to tno that we can
afford to run- into such extravagances. It
will cost a great deni to build as you want
to; and a* to going to the spring* and
visiting London, 1 think tho idea is alto
gether chimerical.’
Sqaire Buddington hurst into a hearty
laugh. ‘ When we begun,’ be said, ‘I de
clared my determination to be'rich ; you :
“ A PEOPLE’S EDUCATION IS A NATION’S BEST DEFENCE ’*
only asked to be eomfbWable. I nm as
rich ns I care to be ; but when will yon
have cnoui'h to be ecmforUble. Thia
house never can be made pleasant or con
venient. You sre always complaining of
one thing and another idwut the place.
You have never been %omfortnb!c, nor
will you suffer me to mako you so. Ava
rice with'-some persons, is a hidden pss
sion ; b it it is oftentimes the strongest,
where’ it is the most latent.’
..Mrs. Buddington saw the truth of her
husband’s remarks, and was obliged to
laugh ; but they still live in the cottage,,
and have never been to the springs, oi*
to London. Whether they will ever be
in comfortable circumstances enough to
enable them to visit those places, remains
for Mrs. Huddington to decide.
C. W. B.
At The Turnpike G&to.
R’.io secs the sh.vlowj creeping
Across *lic turnpike grny;
Ami the £uMeu light h #cn!i*g
The last liuirr of the T.\/.
Her eyes arc like the pnneics, ,
Thai In the.meadows elilne ;
When the.younjf May pours across them
Her gohletcof tiew wine.
And like a pile sc.tm stretching
v Betwixt the fields of rye ;
She sees the Tong rtmd blending
Is silver witli tho sky.
I Site sees the palace-gardens,
The t rim ?on, nnd tho gohi;
Which the open gates of sunset
Doth iii the west unfold.
And at the brown g.iUi yrntching,
She sees the lowing-kine
Turn slowly from tho meadows,
And cron tho white line.
B it n sudden trail* has hurried
The yearning from her face.
dis&irssr
For jnrt fcMi'.v'the rye bam,
A figure tall b*e pest t
And ttir young wlfc’rTVaMi is over,
■And the daylight geee ht lout.
MV ,'tand nt the brown kite wntrlilrg,
Anil iflV is that turnpike gray ; ”
And . the promise- of God ilutli blossom
In lire sunset of the dy 1
And death is tho. kindly angel,
That comm whoa the years are rung
Anti the tu* if, „r the distant ciiy
Proclaim tlmt ©ur watch is dono !
v. r. t.
•‘llight Round the Corner. *’
BV MISS. L. A DKtIfXSBXVK.
jlt was, l believe, in the .year IS4I, —
I that l took passage in tho “Empire,”
j bound for Nor fork, Vn. It waß in the
! dreary month of December, when all ua
j lure was robed in it* snowy shroud, and
the heavens were arched with a boding
canopy of storm, while the shrill wind*
whistled through the rigging, like angry
spirits on the wing.
If my mind had become somewhat de
pressed by tho gloomy aspect of earth and
sky, it was not destined to find a cheer
ing ray within ; for the cabin was sjs.aii,
•dark, and dreary ; aud 1 discovered, irons
’ over, that I was likely to be the only fc
| male passenger—a -circumstance, trivial
lin itself, but not altogether pleasant to
one travelling without an escort.
The vessel was about to sail, and my
last faint hope nearly extinguish :d, when
to my delight •! distinguished a shrill fe
male voice, above tumult of hoarse accents,
ceiling ropes, -stowing of ttiggago, and
words of command, and my heart leaped
for joy.
| 1 Was Hot deceived ; a gentleman and
lady soon made their appearance, and
three huge black trunks followed in the
roar. The lady glanced about for a mo
ment, with a troubled, dissatisfied air; —
then turning to her companion said in a
distinctly audible voice, “I do not like
this vessel—l w ill not go, to day,” and
turned to the door, ns if to leave at ogee,
but the person addressed, stepped sudden
ly before her, and gazed with a cold, for
bidding eye, Into her pale, melancholy
fuc-; when the lady, like one accustomed
to the language of tho eye shrunk buck,
nnd*bagan slowly to divest herself of her
travelling apparel, which sho threw in a
careless manner upon the table.
I thought there was something lingu
lar in the manner of the gentleman, who
accompanied her— thero was anxiety de
picted in his countenance, which though
not altogether of prepossessing was ccr
tainly not destitute of manly beauty nnd
his manner proved that his mind was
sdhiewhat agitate, although he did not
spi'k. He was evidently in a great hur
i ryr, and after giving some money Vo the
captain, he left abruptly without bestow
i ing upon the lady a parting word or
glanee. -
The captain then apptoachvd the lady
Bnd enquired what part of her baggage
I sho desired nhuuld be placed in the lady’s
cabin, expressing his fears that its diuicn,
eions might not admit of all.
“Ardent the captain of Tlris*vessel ?” ;
she inquired, whilo trer largo dark eyes
were fixed with stitmgo earnestness up
ou his face.
L “I am.”
I I t*Are you wnwW/'’
‘‘Ne-i-I regret ts eay that I am not.”
t ‘That l* rather a close question,” he
replied, no longer able to supjtrcgn laugh,
‘'ll may not be my own fault, however ;
which of these trunks shall FpUee in the
ttib’n, ruadgui ?”
nny apples- on board, cap
tain r
‘Toriedf ones, only, madam.”
“I told him so! I knew there wostbl
be no apples”—and” sho began to tako
down and unbraid her long black bair,al
.lowing it to fall looseupon her shoulders,
without taking farther notice of the ns
'.uuislicJ cap 1 aiu, or bis twico reitevu'ed
question. ‘
There was an expression of mingled
anxiety and oompiission, in tho hcnevolont
c mntcnance of tho captain, as he left the
room, and strange as it may appear, I silt
no desiro lo eomnicneo a conversation
with one whose first appearance I had hail
ed with joy. That sho was insane, was.
my first impression, when I beheld the
wandering glance ot her wild blight eye,
and every word and gesture only served
to confirm uiy belief. Fho hud unbound
her liuif, unhooked her dress, doffed her
IfWNshtef t 1 ehovs, and seated hem If in
n very cemfurtablo attitude by the glow-
log stive, boforo she deigned to bestow a ‘
glance upon my humble self, who had
been quits busy in both mental and opti
cal occupation, while these duties of the
toilet were being performed.
Suddenly *bo turned her head, and a<
if perceiving me fur tho first time, said
in a melting voice.
-“A lovely day, Miss. Are you from
Buffalo?” ‘ •
“I am from II—,” T replied.
“Oh! then you dorj’t know George 1 -
Aro you married ?”
“I am not.”
“All i —why not ?” and her wild oye-i
peered into my-own, with an expression
1 can never forget. The appearance of,
thoslesraid at that monier.t attracted her |
attention from uic. “Arc you ttoward of,
•this vessel?” Jthe abruptly inquired of
that ebony functionary.
“Yes, ma'am, I •WT'et'ctfard here," —
‘“Are you married?”
“Yih ! yah I—guess not, missy. 110
mco clear ob dot shoal,anyhowjynh l yali!'’
—and the happy Romeo made his exit
with a fair show of ivory, while his w hite
eyes glittered with merriment. *.
Observing that her dress had been snd
ly burned by ter) close contact with the -
stove, and took the liberty of directing her
attention to the accident, enpposing her
to he yet ignorant of it. ‘
“Oil 1 1 know it”—she said, “I have a 1
drc‘s’ making at Buffalo—nry ivi'hlinij 1
ilrrsn, which l shall call for when wc nr 1
I rive at tlint place.” t
‘•Have yon friends residing at Buffalo;” I
I inquired, endeavoring to draw her into j I
conversation, ‘
bFriends ?—friends?—l have got no j
friend*;” and sho relapsed Into a state of I
moody silence from which no effort on my
part, could arouse her. I hud now mis
ptfi opportunity to scrutinize h r counte
nance, which I could not do, while .those
strange, wild otbs were roving;—but she
now seemed unconscious of my presence,
and sat with her small w hite hands folded
over her black dress, and her large mourn
ful eyes fixed upon the floor.
A more melancholy countenance, l ne
ver remember to liuvo beheld. Deep j
lines, which time could not have formed, J
were clearly traced upon her broad white ;
brow, and dorp sorrow seemed to be ini-j
pres-od upon her pale, delicately curved
lip*- Her nge, I could not determine,
e cu in niy own ndud; ’ it might have
l> cn twenty-three—twenty five or thirty.
hut I felt assured that something more
ruthless than the hnml of time, lmd.been
•*
hugy with that tinder frame, mid under
its iufluciicc tin iniud hud bccouio a
wreck. Tht sko was iutunc, remained
beyond a doubt, and why, #r by lrhonfi,
the unfortunate creature could have bewfi
, thus abandoned to tho mercy of anpity
ing strangers—being, as sho evidently
was, incapable of designating her place of
residence or destination-^Horded me ■
subject of paiafol thought. ‘, ,
She declined supper, and soon retired,
drawing tho curtains closely ironed her,
though ft was Inte ere she slept, a* I dis
o ivered by tho deep sighs, that occasion
ally proceeded from tho berth which she
occupied.
The night was wild and
and if fvnr found a place in my breast, it
was nut caused liy the presence of the lu
natic, as the captain unhesitatingly styled
her. when questioning me with regard to
uiy courage, in accepting licr as a compa
nion Jor the nig lit. Sho wSSTfiry *ca-siek,
ai well as snjself,—and under the existing
circumstimceart— wo could yi a measure,
sympathise with each other.
iVilfctfke rihingjtun the winds erased,
nnd a djtta ealumioon followed the storm,
nnd a grantor part of tho day tho vessel
lay like a dead thing upon the calm sea.
My companion was still in lior berth,
when tho captain appeared with a plate
of oranges, politely remarking, that they
would bo grateful after onr tedious night.
Upon i ff ring the same to-uTy companion,
she refused to tako any.
“ I do not wUh any—thank you.—lie
did not intend thorn for me?”
“ Indeed—you wrong the polite Cutain,
it was certainly bis wish that you should
sliuro them.”
“Ho did not speak my name—ho
thought not of me.”
“ How C"uM he knqw your name, —
dear lady—even I am. yet ignorant of it.
■ Tell me your name, if you please, nnd l
■ will tell you mine.”
“My name?— -h /* nnuio is Gcorgo*—
! TYlirre are yon going?”
“To Norfolk,” l replied.
“ What for?—- til be married?”
“ No. To visit sick brother.”
“Air! brother—l too, had a bro
ther— ’’ .>
“At what part of Norfolk “do ytmr
fticud* I'csiJe?” I ventiivod to inquire.—•
“ Friends !—Norfolk ?'* .
“ Yes, where are yM going ?”
“Going?—Oh, now I understand
-reside in Kim sircct —right round tie
the corner .”
“Hut where nrayou going?— to wlmt
part of Norfolk?”
“ Right round the corner—right round
: the corner;” and she declined all farther
! conversation, —r.nd she nppeured annoyed
when l off'oroil to read to her.
It. was iu tho afternoon of the follow
ing day tout tlio captain appeared, with
an iiivßa+iofl—for us to walk upon deck,
and she inquired if wo were “yet in
view of Utica.”
“ Norfolk, you mean, madam.”
“No, 1 mean Utica, lam to stop there.”
The captain made no further reply, but
pointed to Norfolk, which was then dis -
lined” • ”V
1 felt truly sail at the thought or part
ing with my singular companion,—and
would willingly have neeompanied tho
dasalnto one tirlho place of her destina
tion—if indeed sueh a place existed in
her own mind, but tho captain informed
mo that the small boat was at my service,
and that lie was rendy to accompany me
to ihe “ Bwnti’* which plied between Nor
folk nnd tho adjacent village, to which 1
wished to go.
“Every ono is miudftil of you,” mur
mured the poor girl, a* l hade lure fare
well, “but no person lias offered to t ike
* -Jl”
me home. Hut I can find it—'tin right
ißiinti the corner,"— and with sad ‘smile
she pressed my hand, nnd politely invited
mo to cull on her should I chance to coins
that way. ■. >
Whether the flirsakon one found a wel
come, “around .tier earner,” or still wan
ders, a helpless stranger iu a strange cit/,
is still unknown 4* itng; hut if the person
; who placed hir on hoard tho “ Empire, y
| i.hunld jieruso -this hurried
; sketch, he, at least, can tcStity to its
, truth, aud pcre'uneo explain tho -mys
i tery
CiT"‘ Kulhor, did you. ever have nnoth
i or wife besides mother f ”
‘No, my hoy, vvliat possessed y oft hr
ask such a i|iic*tiou ?•”
‘ Because I saw in the family Bible
; whom you married Anno Domini in 1835,
and that isn't mother, for her name was
Sally Smith. (Kxit toy with a sugar
•plum )
\ ’! KN Dd|,AR3 A YEAR
\ Invarui* !in AqrANGB-
AN IVWDSSr aSbi .lUTUt!
Ob the night of thß-hattlo of BMMys
wine, I cm sent with * fton
General Green to Oho Coant PililM) a
noble Pt’hmder* Who todk a proale*nt
part in our freedom; Ho WM
in * noat farm house near tho \ upper
ford*. As our knsinoM was finished, tho
Count asked me to take some refresh
ments, and at tha some time ha oaHad
out, “ Mary, my less—Mary 1”
In an instant a rosy checked girl en
tered, her faee beaming with joy, it
would seem, at the mry sound oUjglas
ki’s voice. ™
“ Did you e*D we, Count ?*’ sho said
viiiy timidly.
llow often hare T told you, little
love,” ho said, bending his tall form to
kiss her cheek, not to eall me County
cull me your dear PulaAi, —thia is * m
public my little favorite. We have no
Counts, you know.
“But you sre a Count air, whea at
home, and they #*y you eamo * long way
over tho ocean to fight for us.*’
‘• Yos, yes, Mary very true; T did oome
a long way, but ona reason why, wtu I
had to eamo in i measure. Now, you
. cm get far this gentleman and tnysolf *
little rcfrefihtuont? die ho* * long way
to ride to night.”
‘• Certainly, sir,” and sho Wont ou‘. of
the room like a fairy.
“ A Ono pleasant little girl,” said Pu
laski. “ Would that I had Die wealth I
o. co lmd, I would givo her a portion that
would send half tho ye.jths hereabouts
after hor sweet flee.
The girl soon ret umod with part of a
Ono boiled ham, ‘suite delicious (Yeah rye
bread and butfer, pieties, and a lew tittle
etceteras tha*, J relished exceedingly.
After re freshing myself to my satisfac
tion, I took my departure, and rodo
speed ib; to the main camp.
Op the morning oftho 11th of Septem
ber 1777, the British army ndvanoed in
f'all force to OhudJ's ford, for tho purposo
of crossing Hrundywfnc Creek, and bring
ing on an action with Washington.
.Tho Hessian General Knyphauson with
n large force advauoing up the side of the
crook and uniting with Lord Cornwall)*,
who commanded the loft wing of the
army crossed at the upper fork* of the
river and ereek. It was late in the after
noon when tho reality of the fight com
menced, and a* the action niged frou\
right to left, Green’s division, to which I
brjught into tho midst of
the conflict, commanded by Washington
iu person.
It so happened that during the ragiug
of tho conflict, in carrying orders, I
passed immediately in tho direction of
Pulaski's quartors that I had visited thq
night before. Situated os the house iras
in tho midst of tho buttle, curiosity in
duced me to rido up. Suddenly n sheet
of fluuic burst forth. The house was on
• fire!
Near ihc door stop lay tho L >dy of
Mary, her head cut open by a sabre, and
her brain* outing out from the toiriblo
wound ! I had not been there moro than
half a minute wheu Pulaski, at tho head,
of a troop of cavalry, galloped rapidly to.
the house. Never shall I forget the ex-,
prersion of his fnoe, ns he shouted like a.
demon on seeing the inanimate form,—>
u AVho done this ?”
A little boy, that I had not before no
ticed, who was laying amid the grass, his
leg dreadfully ninuglud, suid, “(hero they
go.” lie pointed to a company of Hos.
sinna, or Anspaeh grenadiers, then aotua
distance off.
Itiglit wheel, men—-obnrgo.
And they did charge! Ido not think
one man of that Ilessinn corps ever left
the field. The last I suw of Pulaski on
the battle ground of lirunjy wine, he was
bearing in his uruis tho lifeless (oriu of
poor Mary.
BaSt* He who, in prosperity, gives to
every one without discretion, will, in ad
versity, find every one without gratitude,
staT Unlimited leisure is apt to induce
a listless indolence, which cherishes pro
crastination sod subdues our mental vigor.
7 ‘-aar Remember, your bottle oompso
mim wilhnot boar you company at youx
death, nor lighten your *ant**eo at th,.
day of judgment. u
•W Do WHj hut-*- , ...
Nevtr huh iu - -o not boast of it.
iw . praise ,it Is not * th th °
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