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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY: Eate3 of Advertising: 1 square, (twelve lines or less,) first insertion, $1 Each continuance, Professional *tr Business Cards, pot exceeding six lines, per year, ij “j Announcing Candidates lor Office, Standing Advertisements: ■mat* A.t.-priisemenis not marked with the number ol insertions, will be continued until forbid, and charged accordingly. , , .23tJ~.Merchants, Druggists and others, may contract for advertising by the year on reasonable terms. Legal Advertisements: Bale of Land or Negroes, by Administrators, Ex ecutors and Guardians, per square, 5 00 Sale of Personal Property, by Administrators, Ex eeutors and Guardians, per square, 3 ‘do Notice to Debtors and Creditors, 3 2o Notire for Leave to Sell, r (Station for Letters of Administration, and .a Citation for Letters of Dismission from Adm n, 000 Citation for Letters ot Dismission from Guard p, .23 Legal Requirements: Sales of Land and Negroes by Administrators, Exec utors or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the First Tuesday in the month, between the hours ot ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house door of the county in which the property is situate. Notices of these sales must bp given in a pub lic Gazette, forty days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the s tie ofPersonal Property must be given nt least ten days previous to the day ol sale. Notices to Debtors and Creditors ol an estate, must he published forty days. Notice that application will he made to ’he t ourt ot (Ordinary, forlenvc to sell Land or Negroes, must be pub lished weekly for two months. Citations lor Letters of Administration, must be pub lished thirty days —for Dismission from Administration monthly, six months —for Dismission front Guardianship, forty days. Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly, for font months —for compelling titles front Ex ecutors or Administrators, where n bond has been issued by the deceased, the full space of three months. /?©*■ Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or dered. JOHN A. REYNOLDS,Publisher. THE Georgia Educational Journal, THE TEACHER’S FRIEND and PUPIL’S ASSISTANT, PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN QUARTO FORM, in FORSYTH, GA. at $2 00 for one year, or HI 00 for fi mo. Every in Georgia ought to have this Address ‘Georgia Educational Journal,’ Forsyth, Ga. GEO. T. WILBURN, M. D. Editor. Feb IS, 1858 ly DRS. COE & LA TIM l'.R would inform their friends and patients that one of the firm will constantly remain in Grcenesboro’, and that the oilier will be found in ilie following places at the times specified below; White Plains, from March Ist to March 14th. Mount Zion, “ “ loth to “ 28th. Oxford, “ April 12th to April 25th. Pcntield. “ “ 26th to May 9th. As this time table will be strictly adhered to, those who call early will be most likely to receive attention. Feb 25th, ISSS The firm of .t. m. no anm.es & 00. is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Win. B. Seals retiring*. The business will be continued by J. M. Bowles at the same stand, where lie will keep, at all times, a full supply of liamily Groceries, and will be ready and willing to serve his friends at very Short Pro lit* for the CASH. .1. M. BOWLES, Feb 25 WM. B. SEALS. JUST RECEIVED! A Large Slock of Family Groceries! CONSISTING OF— '•A AH Grades Sugar and Coffee ; Fine Syrups and Molasses ; Good Apple Vinegar; Rice; Nos. 1,2 and 1? Mackerel; A large lot of Hydraulic Candles, which can he bought exceedingly low; A variety of Pickles,; Maccaroni; Sago; Currants ; Raisins and Candies ; ‘fable Salt; Soda ; Pepper and Spices ; Chewing and-Smoking Tobacco ; Pipes ; Any quality oi a Cigar ; Large lot of Jar Snuff; All qualities of Soap ; Drugs and Patent Medicines ; Perfumery—a choice lot. By way of remark, I would say to the citizens and vi cinity of renficld, that I am giving this business my un divided attention; and if they will give me a liberal pa tronage, I will save them the TROUBLE and EX PENSE of going farther. Penfield, Ga. March 9, 1857. J. M. BOWLES. — LOST OR STOLEN. \LL persons are forewarned against trading for the following notes: A note on Wm F Luckie for Seventeen Dollars and Forty Cents, dated in April or May last, and due the twenty fifth December thereaf ter ; one on Wm Moore for Twelve Dollars and Twen ty-live Cents, dated in May or June last, and due the twenty-fifth December thereafter; one on David Phelps | of Hancock county for Twenty Dollars, dated in March ; la** and due from date ; and one on John Mitchell of j Mount Zion for Seventeen Dollars Twelve and a-half | cents, dated in April last, and due the twenty-fifth of j December thereafter. I The above notes were made payable to the subscriber [ as guardian of free boys Jerry and Ben ; and the ma kers of the same are requested to make payment to no fcerson except myself or mv order. v ‘ THOMAS D. SANFORD. > Greeneshoro’, March 4, 1858. The subscriber is now opening a nice stock of Spring and Summer Goods, . io which the attention of the citizens of Penfield and vicinity is respectfully invited. The styles of the sea son are unusually handsome and prices very reasonable. An early call will be highly appreciated. Penfield, March 25th Wm. B. SEALS. Fresh cranberries and currants". March 25 J. M. BOWLES. ORANGES AND LEMONS. March 25 J. M. BOWLES. TF vqu want an article superior to Potash for J- miking Soap, buy the CONCENTR ATEC LEY. March 25 J. M. BOWLES. PPLES! APPLES! March 25 J, M. BOWLES. ■\T<VFICE. —The copartnership heretofore exist in/r between THOMAS MILLER AND JAMES H. IJAfrL, under vhe style of MILLER &, HALL, by mutual consent, has been this day dissolved. The notes and accounts due the firm are in the hands of F. C. Ful ler, Esq. for adjustment. Greenesboro’, March 20th, 1858. Greeneso jt THOMAS MILLER. March 25-31. , JAMES H. HALL. XcONT BACON! A fee lot of cured Bacon, for ealc bv J- M. - V LE.. 1 March 18, 1858 nil mitt Atlanta Medical College. r |>HE Fourth Course of LECTURES in this Institution, will commence on the Ist Monday in May next, and continue four months. Fan till): 11. IF. LH O WN, M D Professor of Anatomy ; JOHN IF. JONES, MD Prof of Principles and Prac tice of Medicine ; , IF. /■'. WESTMORELAND, MD Professor of Prin ciples and Practice of Surgery : THOMAS S. PO WELL. M 1) Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children ; ; ALEX. MEANS, M V Professor of Chemistry and Pharmarea ; JOSEPH P. LOGAN, M D Professor of Physiology and General Pathology ; • > J. G. IF ESTMOfI ELAND, M D Professor of Materia Medica and Medical Jurisprudence ; T. ('. 11. WILSON, M D Demonstrator of Anatomy. Fees: Pur tbe Course of Lectures flO5 00 Matriculation 5 tin ltiswotiinr Ticket (taken once) 19 uo The increased facilities in the departments oi Anato my, Surgery and Chemistry, afforded by ample and well adapted rooms in the New College Building, make these branches of study much more entertaining titan hereto fore. The Dissecting Room, situated in the upper story of the building, and furnished with skylight, will be opened and supplied with sound and iaolfenfeivesubjects by the 15th of April. Good board can be had in the eitv at S3 to l per week. For further information address April l~st* J. G. WESTMORELAND, Dean. WASHING MACHINE. THE subscribers,having purchased from tlfe inventor the right to manufacture and sell BA’ O JEN’S ROTARY WASHING MACHINE in a number of counties in Georgia, desire to introduce it to the notice of the public, and confidently claim for it the following advantages: Ist. It will do more work in less time, than any other machine in use. 2d. It will cleanse clothes and leave them .entirely free from dirt, ready for boiling and ringing, in from 10 to 30 minutes. 3d. It will wash the finest or coarsest , fabrics, from muslins to blankets, equally well, and will not injure the most delicate textures. 4th. It can be operated successfully by a 10 year old boy. sth. It is so simple in structure, that should it nerd repair, the most common workman can do it ; and, (fill. It will, with ordinary care, last 10. years. It needs only a fair trial to test its merits, and any one using it will be satisfied lhat it economizes time, labor and money. Orders for these machines, addressed to the undersigned at White Plains, Greene county, Ga. will meet with prompt attention; and they will be de livered at any point the purchaser may choose. Respectfully, • WM. T. ALFRIEND & CO. Madison, Ga Sept Kith. 1857. M f.ssks Hightower &, Alfuiexi): I have bec.t using the waslting machine of Brown’s patent, which I bought of you about four months. It has fully come up to your recommendation, and far surpassed my expecta tions. For ordinary washing, it is certainly a great labor saving contrivance; but for washing heavy bed clothing, carpets and other clothing so difficult to wash by hand, it certainly will be an indispensable, article in every fa mily where its merits have been fully tested. I tliinic, however, that the most valuable recommendation of the machine is, that it washes all kinds of fabrics with much less damage than can be done by the most careful hands in the ordinary way. which, 10 any ordinary family, would save the price of the machine in one year. • I wish you success in introducing your machine, which is certainly no humbug. Yours very respectfully, C. B. BARRON. Sparta. Jan. 13, 1858. | Dr. Alfritnd: Peak Sru —Your Washing Machine that I pur chased from you at our fair perform? admirably well. M y wash-woman, a free woman of color, says she would not take *IOO.OO for it, if she could not get another. For bedclothes, it surpasses anything 1 ever saw, and one third of hard labor is saved. Yours, H. 0. JOIINHTON. Gueexeshoko’, March 25th, 1858. Messrs. IF. L. Alfritnd ip Cos: Gents —We have used one of Brown’s Patent Washing Machines, and are satisfied that it is a sav ing of at least one-third of the time and labor, say noth ing of the saving of the clothes. Yours, Respectfully, J. F. ZIMMERMAN, B. F. GREENE. White Plains, Ga. March 22d, 1858. We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have J been using Brown’s Rotary Washing Machine tor the last eight or ten months, and take pleasure in recom- 1 mending it to iho public as an instrument that will, in j averv short time, relund its cost in the saving of time, , labor and the clothes. WM. J. MAPP, E. D. ALFRIEND, A. B. TAPPAN, I). C. ALFRIEND, - marion McDaniel, j 0. E. GRANT, A. GRANT, JOHN H. ELEY, . SAMUEL GENTRY, I. D. MOORE, ROBT. H. JACKSON. Oxkokj), Ga. Sept 28th, 1857. i I most cheerfully state, that having used one of j “ Brown’s Washing Machines,” now manufactured and | sold by. Hightower & Alfriend, White Plains, Ga. I am j more than pleased with its performance. Mrs. Thomas ; would not, on any account, be deprived of it; and our servants, who are interested in the labor, are more de- j lighted than ourselves. Brown’s Washing Machine docs its work well, saves ; more than than half the time, and the labor is so light that a small boy may work it without much fatigue. I will add, that Professors Sasnett and Williams’ fa- j milies are equally well pleased with these machines, s both having used them, as we have done, for several , months. We think them superior to any thing of the sort that we*have ever seen in operation. J. R. THOMAS. I have been using, in my family, “ Brown’s Patent Washing Machine,” for several months, and can say, without exaggeration, that compared with the usual method of washing clothes by hand, it saves three fourths the time and labor, and possesses the additional ] advantage of not wearing out. the clothes so much. e MILES VV. LEWIS. j White Plains, Ga. August 29, 1857 The undersigned takes pleasure in stating ihat His ! family have had in use for some time, one of Brown’s i Patent VV’ashing Machines, and that it has given perfect ; I satisfaction in all respects—especially in saving labor i and time, washing thoroughly, and in not injuring the clothes at all. JOSEPH A. EVE. Augusta, Aug. 17, 1857. This is to certify that I have used Brou n's Patent \ Washing Machine for some time, and can say, without : exaggeration, that compared to the usual method of washing clothes by hand, it saves two-thirds of the time and labor, and possesses the additional advantage of not wearing out me clothes so much, and it washes euuallv as clean as can be done by the most careful hand. 4 - WILLIAM M. LANE. Lexington , Ga. October 12///, 1857 TRUSTEE’S SALE. —In pursuance of an orderof the Honorable Rob’t V. Hardeman, Judge of the Ocmulgee circuit, made at the March Term of Greene Superior Court, 1858, will be sold at public out cry, before the courthouse in Greene county, Georgia, ’ on the first Tuesday in JUNE next, within the legal hours of public sales, a certain tract of land, containing one hundred and fifty acres, situated in said county, on the waters of Town Creek, and adjoining lands of mv- I self, estate of Martin Tiller and others. Sold lor the benefit of the wife and children of Samuel Patrick. Also, at the same time and place, arid by virtue of a similar order, will be sold, in like manner, a certain tract of land, situate irt said county, containing one hun tired acres, more or less, and adjoining land of A. B. Sharp and others, whereon Samuel Patrick now lives— -1 said last named Uact sold for the benefit ol the wife and child of Leonard l’c-ck. Terms on the day ol sale, j. S. T. PEEK, i Trustee for wife and children of Samuel Patrick. 8. T. PEEK, Trustee for wife and child of Leonard Peek. April 1, 1858-tds PLANKS! BLANKS! OF EVERY D ESC RIP -13 TION. furnished upon the shortest notice. Officers and Attorneys arc requested to ■ h ml in their orden, THE ADOPTED ORGAN OF AFT, THE .-TEMPER \VGE ORGANIZATION’S IN TIIK STATE; PENFIELD. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AP ft 14. 1, 1 8 58. j ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.— WiII be sold | J"*- before the court-house door in Greencsboro’, Ga. 1 on the first Tuesday in May next, between the usual ; hours ot sale, a negro woman named Queen, about sixty ! years of age. Hold by virtue of an order ot the Court of ; Ordinary ot said county, as the property ot Harriett L. j Grimes, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and cred i itors of said deceased. Terms on the dav oi sale, j March 25. 1858 ISAAC A. WILLIAM*, Adm’r. Greene Sheriffs Sale. WILL BE SOLD before tl.e court-W.ue door iu the city of Oreenesboro’, on the fire. Tm-rtLiy In MAY next, betwecu tiie legal bouts of sale, the I, Unwingpruperly, to w it : One negro man named John, about 22 years old. oi yellow complexion : Levied on as the property ot George M. Willis, to satisfy four f fas issued Irom the Superior Court of Greene county, in favor of John G Oliver and others vs Geo M Willis. Property pointed out by said : Willis. Also, by thrysame, at the same time: The house and lot on which William T Rainwater now lives, in the corporation of the city of Greeneshoro, adjoining lands oi Abel Conner and others, containing two acres, more ’ or less: Levied on to satisfy sundry Justice's Court f fas front the 113d district, G M in favor of G H Thomp son vs Wm T Rainwater, and li E Hunt vs Win T Rainwater. Levied on by H Rouzee, constable. March 31, 1858 ‘ L MORRISON, Hit’ft’ Also, nt the •same time and plnce. Two black horses, about 12 years old, known as the \\ illiatns horses, and two old grey horses, known as tne i Ellington greys, about 18 years old—said horses in the possession ot \V A Wilson : Levied on as the property i of William T Dorster, or the interest said Dorster once owned in said horses, to satisfy a \i fa front Greene Su perior Court, in favor of JII Si I)’L Carmichael rs Wm T Dorster and Green II Thompson, and otlter fi fas in ray hands against said Dorster and Thompson; property pointed out by G II Thompson. | _ Also—One dark bay horse. Pete, about 10 years old, in the possession of Thomas Stocks: Levied oil as the property of W T Dorster, to satisfy a fifa from the Su perior Court of Greene count v, in favor of JIT Carmi j clntel Si, D L Carmichael vs William ‘J’ Dorster arid Glf ‘1 hontpson and oilier fi /Jus in my hands; property pointed out by G II Thompson. Also—Two horses, one a large soTrel horse, about 8 years old, Dick, and one a bay horse. Boh, about fi years old: Levied on as the property of G H Thompson, to satisfy afi fa from Greene Superior Court, in favor of Branch & Walker vs William T Dorster and G II Thompson, and other J? fas in my hands vs Dorster & , Thompson; property pointed out by GII Thompson, j March 31, 1858 ‘ C. C. NORTON, I). Slt’ff. [ v J J By Mrs. M. 13. Bryan, CONFESSIONS OF A RECLUSE: A STORY OF PASSION AND RETRIBUTION. nv MARY E. BRYAN. CIIAFTER It. “ And if in future years a cloud Shade tny now brightening name, It is a wounded spirit’s strife, And on thee be the blame; For thou hast turned to bitterness Thoughts that in love had birth ; There is no truth in that or thee,- There is no truth on earth.” L. E. L. IR KTU It NED home elated with my success, and buoyant with love and hope. We entered the familiar harbor on the evening of the wildest and stormiest day of the equinox. Ominous clouds filled the sky and the wind afar off was mutter ing and roaring like a prisoned demon. There was a strange looking vessel in port—a brig of apparently four or five hundred tons, whose grace ful i roportiens even then attracted my attention. I Ter form was long ami symmetrical, the hull painted black, bordered bv a single broad crim son stripe, the masts long and raking and the whole appearance suggesting the idea of speed and du rability. There were two men upon the lower deck, and as our boat glided slowly past, we caught a portion of their conversation. “ When will you leave port, Captain?” asked one in a citizen’s dress of a tall, nobly formed man in undress uniform, with a bold, handsome fare, and a careless grace in his attitude. “To-night,” was the prompt response. “To-night!” repeated the other, in amaze ment. “Impossible! Captain are you mad? look !” and he pointed to the threatening sky. “ And if it blow hurricanes and rain torrents, the Black Hawk shall yet leave this harbor to night,” said the Captain, turning away with a reck less laugh and tossing his half-consumed cigar into the sea. We passed on and I heard no more, but I turned to look again at the beautiful vessel with a singular feeling of interest. “ Harley,” said I to my companion, “now if I were at odds with fate, as I sometimes fear I may be, I would ask nothing better than to spring on board some such desperate thing as that and dash out under the very shadow of night and tempest.” Our boat touched the strand and I sprang on shore, forgetting the strange brig 3nd ray forebo dings in the joy of being so near Inez. The as pect of Melvin bay had altered greatly during the six years of ray absence. The town, situated near the. mouth of the river, had trebled itself in size, and the nay had become a place of fashionable summer resort. There were light, elegant dwell ings occupying the place of the fishers’ huts, and anew fear was awakened in my heart, lest these changes had extended to the ordy being on earth in whose fate 1 was at all concerned. 1 hurried along the sandy beach and discovered with a thrill of delight that the small, brown cottage of Crazy Agnes, the humble spot where had blos somed my wild rose in her beauty, was still stand ing, and there was a cheery light streaming i through the low windows, far out into the gath- j ering gloom. 1 restrained myself sufficiently to knock at the door, and waited with feverish im patience for an answer to my summons. It came at last. The door was opened by a stranger—a small woman, ’ with a keen, Scotch look in her gray eyes. “Excuse me,” 1 said, bowing blandly, while my heart sank with a cold foreboding. “ But 1 thought this to be the dwelling of an old friend of mine. I see lam mistaken. Can you tell me anything of her ? Agnes is the name—Crazy Ag nes they called her.” “Aye,” returned the woman, “I knew Crazy Agnes, but she’s dead lang syne. .She would na’ be buried in the kirk yard wi’ decent folks, but must needs be laid under yon clump of pines within sound of the salt sea.” “ But the child! the child! Speak, my good woman, and tell me what became of the girl Inez.” “Thecheil? Ah! the lassie, you mean. She married a rich man wi’ a power o’money after Crazy Agnes died, and she’s gone wi’ him beyant the seas. Was she kith or kin of yours, sir/” 1 did not reply to the woman ; I scarcely knew how I left the cottage or what I did afterwards. One maddening thought alone seared my brain. done, married, lost to me forever; my cup of present bliss dashed to the ground, my hopes for the future nil blasted. What had Ito live for, i what to hope for? I went frantically on through 1 the deepening gloom and gathering tempest until I reached the boat left by ray companion, when, | throwing myself into it. f pulled for the strange \ brig and was soon upon her deck. Even in that ; terrible moment, with the peculiarity I have often I observed in violent grief, I noticed minutely, as I the lading light would permit, the precision and j order of the ropes, spars and all the appurtenan ces of the vessel. f descended to the cabin, and, seated around a table with cards and wine before them, 1 found j several men, one of whom I recognized as the man 1 had heard addressed ns Captain. He returned my salutation with graceful politeness, and calm- I ing irtyself by a violent effort, I stated briefly that i I wished to be taken into his service. He eyed i me intently, and I thought at suspiciously, 1 but something in my countenance, or in my ‘ strong, athletic frame, seemed to impress him favorably. “ Young man,” he said, with a peculiar smile, j “ perhaps the service required of you may chance to be little different from what you imagine.. Probably you have not calculated the cost. What are you willing to do, and what are you ready to risk ?” “ Anything,” I replied, recklessly; and as to j the risk. 1 am willing to risk everything—life, i soul, if need be.” “ You’ll do,” said the Captain, with a laugh mellow and musical as a woman’s, grasping my hand and shaking it cordially. “Now be seated and take a glass of this Burgundy. You look a trifle too pale, and it will give you strength and color. Nothing like Burgundy for that.” He poured out a goblet full to the brim of the sparkling wine and handed it to me. I drank it eagerly, and felt its renovating influence in the now strength, mental and physical, that followed the draught. I could now think clearly: yet, l did not regret my compact with the Captain of : the brig, for I was still in the mood for doing any-1 thing desperate. That night, at twelve o’clock, j despite wind and darkness, the Black Hawk left. ; the harbor. I think the Captain had his own good reasons for this hasty departure. The brig was a suspicious looking craft in herself, and the appearance of the crew did not tend to lessen the distrust with which the worthy citizens of Melvin looked upon her.’ Next morning, when we were fairly out at sea, the Captain drew my arm carelessly within his own, and taking me on deck, pointed signifi cantly to the blood-red flag of the free-booters, whose bright folds glistened in the early sunlight, and I knew then, what 1 had before suspected, that 1 had enlisted in the service of a pirate cruiser. For four years more I was a rover upon the seas, leading a life full of wild adventure and reckless daring, often an actor in scenes of con flict, though never of deliberate, cold-blooded murder or personal violence, done to the defence less. From these, the authority of our leader restrained his followers, and never, during the J time that I remained npon the Black Hawk, were ! her decks stained with other blood than that | shed in what men call fair combat. We never j i attacked any vessel that did not bear hostile col- ; ! ors or was not equal to ourselves in size: and of- i ten we boarded the richly laden merchant-men without bloodshed or any attempt at opposition, and, as our commander said with his usual care less levity, “relieved them of a portion of their superfluous cargo,” leaving them otherwise unin jured. Captain Archer, pirate though lie was, possessed many noble qualities. He exercised over his i followers the most complete control and com | manded their respect, though he mingled but j seldom with his subordinates and seemed scarcely jto belong to their sphere. He distributed the i rich booty among them with lavish generosity, and evidently pursued his lawless occupation j only for the sake of its wild excitement and the ! constant perils that appeared to possess an irre- I sistible charm for his restless spirit. I always be lieved that some’ terrible sorrow, or perchance some hasty error, committed in the hot blood of youth and too severely punished, had changed the whole tenor of his life a it’d wrecked a noble nature. I felt for him an instinctive sympathy, which soon ripened into a deep and lasting attachment. I would willingly have died for him. Twice 1 preserved liis life at the risk of my own; and when he fell at last in a terrible affray with an English man-of-war, double our size, the sword of the assailant pierced my own shoulder before it reached his heart. He died in my arms, and with his last words assigned to me the command of the brig. His will was sacredly respected by the men, who had worshiped him, and so in less than four years after 1 first set foot upon the deck of the Black Ilawk, 1 became her comman j der. CHAPTER 111. “ A sail! a sail! the sluggish blood Stirs at the thrilling cry; And wild eyes flash and sabres gleam— The hour of strife is nigh.” We had returned from a long cruise in foreign seas, with the Black Hawk so metamorphosed by paint and changes in her tout cn semble, that we had scarcely any fear of being recognised. We were lying becalmed, a dozen leagues off the cost of Cuba, the sultriness of the weather having af fected all with a lassitude foreign to our usual habits. The day had been one of the stillest and warmest I had ever seen; even in those tropical latitudes, the atmosphere surcharged witli heated vapor and scarcely breeze enough to lift a silken curl from the brow of a woman. Toward even ing, however, the breeze began to freshen and a haze overspread the sky. “Sail ho!” was the cry that broke’upon the qifiet of our after-dinner mood. I swept a glancq around the horizon and perceived to northward the delicate tracery of the spars and rigging of an approaching ship. She neared us rapidly as the wind continued to increase, and soon I recog nised a British trading vessel, that yet carried heavy guns and was finely manned, which a year before had escaped us with the loss of a top mast. She was a vessel of apparently near six hundred tons, with guns of heavy metal—every way a size larger than ours. Evidently, notwithstanding the change in the Black Hawk’s appearance, the sus picions of the crew on bord the Regina were awakened; for before commg within firing dis tance she displayed her colors, and the gorgeous emblazonry of the British flag was unrolled with a defying arrogance that excited my men to the utmost. In answer to their challenge, I displayed successively the stars and stripes of the American Republic, the Portuguese emblem and the dm peau blwu j of France. None of these seemed to be satisfactory, and throwing aside all trifling, I or dered the blood-red ensign of our office to be : brought forth. In a moment it rose gracefully I from the goft mjd unrolled its brilliant folds, like the lit*li plumage of some tropical bird. Jt was answered by the heavy boom ol a gun. and then ensued a rapid aid effective cannonading both which lasted until, by an adroit manoeuvre, (concealed by the enveloping smoke,} we succeded in bringing our vessel alongside the Regina and boarded lire partially disabled ship, almost before her crew were aware ot our inieo tion. The brief .conflict that followed was terri ble. Happily, it was quickly over, and as soon as the scales turned it) ourlavor, the usual ordei !•>! the immediate cessation of bloodshed was given, the British colors lowered and 1 turned aw aw leaving the men to their victory. A tiny, white glove lying on the bloody deck liken crushed lib arrested my attention. It was very small, and evidently could have been worn by none nut the, delicate hand of a woman. Perhaps there were females among the passengers. J’iiis had very rarely been the case on any of the prizes we had previously captured, and in those lew instances the female passengers had received the utmost respect and attention fiom the pirate crew. 1 looked again at the little glove 1 held, and on the inside discovered two letters that sent tlso quick blood to my brain. They were simple in themselves, but they were the initial letters ot a name that was burned upon my heart. Hurriedly 1 descended the stops of the ladies'cabin, opened the door noislessly and saw in the dim light a beautiful woman extended upon the lounge in a death-like swoon, and half supported by an at tendant, who was too paralyzed by terror to be of any assistance. Despite tlic form, now full and rounded in all the graceful proportions ot matured womanhood, J could not be deceived. That proud, yet tender mouth, the dark lashes sweep ing down on the pale cheek, the rich curls of mid night blackness falling around a face ot wondrous loveliness—these could belong to none other than my lost Inez. To spring forward to catch her hurriedly from the arms of her attendant and press burning kisses on lip and cheek and brow, was but the work of a moment. The warmth of that passion ate embrace restored her to consciousness. < )pen ing her large eyes, she looked around in wild be wilderment, and then, remembering the struggle over head, the sounds of which had readied her and caused her terror, she threw me from her with a gesture of loathing. “Sir,” she said, “ I am your prisoner, but you will spare me? for the sake of mercy, of human ity, you will snare me? At least you will only take my life?” How beautiful she was as she stood before ine, her proud figure drawn up to its fullest height: every shade of eoior fled from cheek and brow, and the dark hair swept back from her high brow in dissheveled masses! “Madame,” L said, soothingly, “ the vessel lias indeed been attacked and captured, but you need fear nothing. You shall be respected. Not one hair of that fair head shall be harmed. I, at least, will protect you with my life.” She started perceptibly at the first sound of my voice, and regarded me with a fixed, earnest look. I threw aside the tasseled cap I wore and allowed the thick, bright curls to fall about mv face. “Inez,” I whispered softly. In an instant the warm, warm blood was all over that paleface; she sprang forward with a joyful cry and sank into the arms that were opened to receive her. How long wo sat thus I know not. ft might have been hours, or only moments, for I took no note of time. I forgot that the woman I held in mv arms was the wife of another, forgot the scene ’ of carnage over head, the years that had gone | by, freighted with crimes that had dyed my hands I and blackened my soul—forgot everything save that I held, clasped to my throbbing -heart, the idol of my boyhood, the object of my manhood’s passionale worship. We spoke but little—only a few murmured words of endearment. No explanations were needed, for she clung to me with the old confiding trust of her childhood, and 1 smoothed back caressingly the rebellious curls as I had done so often in the days gone by. She, too, had forgot ten everything save ourselves. Suddenly a cloud darkened the clear eyes that were raised to mine and she withdrew from mv encircling arms. “My husband!” alio exclaimed, turning away and burying her face in her hands. Tier husband! Aye, we had indeed forgotten that. Her husband! and might he not be lying now a lifeless corpse on the vessel’s deck ? Might not the hands that had clasped her own he stained with his life-blood ? There was a quick knock at the door, which I had locked to prevent the intrusion of my plun der-seeking crew, and beckoning Inez’s attendant to her side, I hastened to unfasten it. It was my German hoy, Hermann Schultz, that stood at the entrance with flushed cheeks and hurried man ner. “I have been searching for you, Sir,” ho said. “ There has been disobedience and foul work car ried on above, and your presence might have pre vented it.” On ascending with him to the deck, I found Hermann's words verified. Excited by liquor and by the threats and defiant curses of the pris oners, my men had so far transgressed my positive orders as to force the remaining crew of the Reg ina, with the exception of two or three young lads, into the small pinnace and push it off scan tily vietu aled upon a sea already running high with the approaching storm, threatening to fire upon them if they did not row away with all pos sible speed. I was deeply incensed at such cold-blooded cruelty, but regret or remonstrance was now un availing; for the pinnace was already out of sight in the rolling swells of the ocean; and besides the twilight was deepening into night and the storm, which had long been threatening, was fast approaching. I saw that it was necessary we should instantly abandon the dismasted ship, and gave orders for immediate return to our own com paratively uninjured vessel, to which several boat loads of the Regina’s valuable cargo had already been, conveyed. 1 went below, and after a few words of explan ation to Inez, I drew her hand within my arm, hurried her across the bloody dock and placed her beside me in the boat which was in waiting* Hardly were wo safe on board the Black llavvk, when the storm burst upon vs in its fury. Every incli of canvass was furled and the brig scudded before the wind under bare poles, gallantly riding the waves that threatened to eugulph her, al though her strong timbers trembled like, a leaf upon the waters. All through that night of roaring waves, of shrieking winds and cursing thunder, I sat beside Inez, endeavoring to Soothe her by gentle words and caresses as she my sobbing like ; ! a fi-iybten. and child. EDITOR AND FIIOIT.IETOR. VuL XXIIV NUMBER 12 gave a$ tis-i hu-bun<l, 1 felt sure that he was net among the Killed in the affray. 1w .s confident that it was he with whom 1 had last engaged, and to whom 1 lnul given the quarter he refused to ask . He was then among those who had been forced into the pinnace, and as I looked out upon the tempest lashed ocean and the wildness of the night, made visible by the Min iiftg flashes of lightning, i felt assured that no boat could live an hour in such a sea. 1 shuddered to think of the fate of the doomed men : and yet shall 1 confess it?- although I loathed myself for the feeling, 1 could not help experiencing a momentary thrill of gratification, as some strong blast, more fearful than before, swept past ns jn its work of destruction; for among the occupants of that frail boat at the mercy of the winds, was one who stood between me and the treasure so wildly coveted,, so madly worshiped. As the night, advanced and Inez grew calmer, 1 gathered from her broken sentences all I wished to know of her history since our separation. Sha had been true to me—true in heart at least. Not even when forced to believe mo false, (from fall ing to receive my letters and from learning-, through one of our discharged seamen, a story of my betrothal to a lady I had helped to rescue from a convent in Spain,) did she cease to love me: and when, left destitute of friends by the death of her mother and reduced almost to star vation, she yielded at length only a cold, loveless hand to the solicitations of the. wealthy English suitor, who, returning from his American tour, had seen the beautiful pearl of Melvin bay and resolved that she should adorn his home beyond the sea. But there, amid luxury, elegance and gayety, she had not forgotten the past. Neither wealth, nor the love of a husband she only es teemed could bring her happiness, and it was her declining health that induced him to take pas sage on the Regina, hound for Cuba, trusting that the mild climate of that beautiful island would restore the roses to her cheek. * * * The storm at last began gradually to subside, and leaving Inez, who had fallen into a quiet slumber, I went on deck and watched there until the dawn of day. At earliest light 1 went aloft, and with the aid of an excellent glass, swept the extent of the still turbulent sea to discover the pinnace, hut it was not to be seen. Later, however, as 1 stood upon deck with Inez leaning on my arm, a boat drove by us keel up wards, and as it. mounted a swell in passing, we sow distinctly the name “ Regina” upon the side next us, and Hermann instantly recognised it as the unfortunate pinnace. They had then all perished, and after the first feeling of awe, mingled with remorse, came the thought that Inez was now free. I turned to look at her. She was very pale and hastily lowering her veil, she begged me to lead her below. I did so, and saw her no more that day. It had been long since I allowed myself to look forward into the future; but that day I reflected long and seriously and determined to pursue no longer an occupation whose only charm was its constant and stimulating excitement. Now, that I had an object to live for, 1 resolved that my ill gained wealth should purchase me a beautiful home, and I would lead for the future a respect able and quiet life. I disposed of the brig to my first mate, making him promise that he would take her to some for eign port, sell her for a fair price and relinquish his lawlesg mode of life. The ensuing evening, under cover of the twi light, we weighed anchor in the harbor of Havan nah, a boat was lowered and Inez, Hermann and myself conveyed to shore, while the Black Ilawk. after receiving a fresh supply of water and pro visions, sailed again before sunrise the following morning. The same day, in the ancient chapel of St. < Catherine, with no witness of the ceremony save Hermann Schultz and an oh} orange woman who was repeating her “ave marias” before an image of the Virgin, a venerable padre united Inez and myself and pronounced his blessing upon us. And so she was mine—mine at last—this beau tiful, bewildering creature, whom in my impious idolatry 1 would have sacrificed every hope of Heaven to gain. “Mmefuic cr, Inez!” I exclaimed, as I pressed my lips to hers; hut 1 shuddered as a mocking echo seemed to answer me, reverberating through the old cathedral—“ Never! never!” 1 purchased an extensive sugar plantation and a delightful villa a short distance from llavannah which luid previously been the residence of the American Consul. It was approached by a beau tiful grove of iig trees, whose broad leaves over shadowed the path, while troops of brilliant birds fluttered among them, feeding on the ripe pur ple fruit. < flange and lime trees, pomegranates with their scarlet fruits and flowers, wide-leaved banannas and feathery cocoa palms, nourished by cooling fountains, adorned the lawn in front and the rich grounds adjoining. To this lovely Indian nest I transported the bird 1 had caged, ami there, amid music, peviume and beauty, we wooed the sweet spirit of content. But did no haunting memories of my past life of guilt and passion disturb the conscience 1 sought to lull to sleep? I had confessed and ob tained priestly absolution, and had earnestly re solved that the future should make amends for the past. 1 felt myself secure from human jus tice, but I could not forget that “crime is its own retributorthat there is a vengeance from which nothing can shield the guilty—a justice whose claims may not bo sot aside. I had defied God and man;( had yielded to the sway of evil passion, broken the laws of my country and transgressc< the mandates of a higher power and had been re warded with abundant wealth and the fruition of hopes I had scarcely dared cherish. But would not the punishment come hereaf ter—in the loss of Inez, in the destruction of my earthly prosperity? The fear haunted me foi over; it was the death’s head at my anque and in my gayest, happiest moods, a sum on < u would fall upon my heart, as Belshazzar hand seemed tracing before ine the tnene e < of my destiny. i [to be continued.] Little TWng** Scorn not the slighest word or deed, .Nor deem it void of power, There’s fruit in each wind wafted seed, Waiting its natal hour. A whispered word may touch the heart And call it back to life, A look of love bid sin depart, And still unholy strife. No act falls fruitless—none can tell How vast its powers may be, “Nor what results untolded dwell • Within it silently. _ <, Work and despair not; give thy mite, . y* 5 ’- However small it be; \ l.