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TD'JDu S- TH« GEORGIA niRKOR.| IS PUBLISllKI) EVERY SATURDAY, By 21. LHit ilucr & .1. 1,. Bull, (E lilors and. Proprietors.) At [TIREE DULL VBS a year, if paid in advance, or FOUR DOLLARS, if not paid until the end of the year. AovKiiriSEMKX rs will b« conspicuously inserteil at One Dollar per square, (15 lines or less,) the first, and 50 cents for each sub sequent insertion. All a tvertisein nits handed in for publi cation without t limitation, will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Execu tors, A l niuistrators and Guardians, are re quired by law to be advertised in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sa'i e. 'Pile sale of Personal property must be dver isc- 1 in like manner forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate oust be published torty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of (Irdiuary for leave to sell Laud a i l N ‘ roes, must be published weekly for . four mouths. I ; , ;s» ah Letters on business must be 1 f ist i’.\in to insure attention. JOB PitINTiNG. CIONNEOPEL) with ♦lie office of tin; j Ml Hit, > t, is a sole a li i assortment of S * 'f* ,* £> A ■J V* V w •* V. . . | »• I | And wc :\re enable.l to nil km I oi Jou work.i i the neatest mauner and at the suort- Mt notice. of every description will constantly be kept ou hand, such as Attachments, Jus* ices’ Executions, ill .Summons, Jury do Subpoenas. Clerk's llecogni/.anc* Scion Facias, Appearance Bonds, C i. S t. Declarat ion —Debt, I Yecd'ir nion— Vss ioipsit. Sheriff Deeds, Tax Collector Ex-cations, 15lail-t Notes. ,Vr HT.tre Home & Do n mission Ji If « l N E S 8 . I DIE subscribers having I L purchased tle Win ‘ ' r ’Y M I louse lately occ ipied by .]?. si HiZ&h Jnlm D. Pitts iV Cos. have as Roeiated tliemsclves together for the pur p .sc of Ha IS f-tiilg a general COMMIS SION BUSINESS, under the name and style of BEVEL, HILL & LAURENCE. As ..or a’feoh . i will he particu ar.y duected to the r - -"ic' ■ - m l f.r.v ir .ug good* ami cotton, we shall m> r -arrmgenicn necessary, lor storiugaQ’l tak ug cue oi tin* same. Tiie busin -ss will be condi c 1 by Mr A. W. Ilitr,, and we pledge u solvet tin n (thin ; s!i ill b - w mti.ur on onr paits to giv. gai. ri! sit is’ a:tio l. AV r ' h t ics; ,iss u.m --<; e, v• h ipe to roceive u lib :ia's are ol pul - In pat ioa re. 1 E. T. BEALL, A. W HILL M. J. LAURENCE. July “20 15 J. B. ST A UR, F3IWAWI=i M3 Gi ni!35!3M ME licit A NT, St. Fla. January 10, l Sod. "DRY GOODS. rjn IE subscriber having recent’y repleo ishrl his st ick, invites his custom ers and the public generally, to call and ex amine for themselves, llis goo Is ire new and well select*- Ia id lie is offering them on as goal ter u? as any in the mi diet. IL stoc., consists in part of the following: Wool ms, S tft'm -tts, A variety ol Pro id Clotus, Circassians, Merinos, Boubnzines and Bomb izettes. Red and White Flan ml, A good assortment of t'ly .Ff i’le Cla thins;, A large supply of ID.) I'd and SHOES, ok ; I'K uks's v X I UllU'S SAITLIS, 9TIDLESAND MAdTINIALS. Crockery, Ihrdiorre and Cillsry, With a variety of other articles su table to the season, which he takes great pleasure in oFa ring to his custom and the pub lic, at liis new store on the North side Cen tre street. Jan 12 40 TUO : GARDNER. IVc'V G ffoilw! At* »v Gomls ! ! fIA LE Subscriber has just received, per l St-amer-SIREN, a fresh snpitv of STAPLE AND F ANO Y Dlf G >ODS AND READY MADE CLOTHING. Broil Cloths. S ittinetis, C rssemere-', (-a n lilets, Merinos, Sin'leys, etc. etc. Low for cash or to undoubte I creditor*. JOHN P. lIARVEA. July 0. 1350 13 . »v S.i’e. Tnilß subscriber off-rs for sale JMSeSg. L 1,1 asomblo terms, IjOtoi .and No. 133, *■» the Sp3i| <lis .l trict of Slew irt comity, witu <>- ther n.. adj lining, 65 acres well i nprovu with good buildings. Any one desirous of purchasing a zoo 1 seitlement of Land wo aid do well to'call and view the premises, liv : and naif miles fro o Florence. S. B. STRICKLINQ. *July 5 31 3 ~ !_ H IN RYA. G ARRETT is the author ,sed agent, to take nates, receive cash an I rive re mints for any demands due the Mate an 1 Female Academies at Florence. May 6 l THE TRUSTEES* T[ • S ibicriber will attend to the eollec tian of all debts dun the la*e firna of Gardner <N Barrow, up lo April, 1839. Persons indebted to sab) linn will please make •avme.ttt iimnc li.uely * -.-u ift (i ii> BAKivOWj FLORENCE ACADEMY, fllil E exercises oi the rVt.de JJc| - e--t A oi lire F'torcnce Academy, w I com mence on Monday next, ?t!i inst. un<»cr superiuteudcnce of Mr. Gnor.ot' J. !! - Cli sk. y, who comes well recon-'u-nueii ' as au iustrueter of youth. Tin I ilia v g will be the rates ot tuition, por quarter: i Orthography, Reading aud VVritmg 31 0i do do do witu Arithmetic, 5 0 English Grammar and Geography, fj 0' Higher English Branches, S 0 Languages, 1) 0 'l'hc Female Department will cou iisn'" on tlie same day, under the dire ; i»n Miss Maruaret Haiivkt. Os Msi H ? vey’s qualifications the Trustees dee i ; t v. • necessary to speak, as they are t», w known to require any recommeml.atio j fra; them. Tie terms of tuition, will bj t'l same as stale above, and lor Drawing and i*.l ilting. 13 tv Nee idework an extra charge of j Board can be had, lor m il -s and fs i,' in tiie most respectable houses, at ble prices. Jan. 5 3!) BY THE THUS, E...... CABINET FURJSi ii ~ T f i EORGE H. & WM. J. AVILLEtv.3 NIT respectfully inform the citi/.ens ol Florence and tlie surrounding country, that they have permanently locate I themselves in Florence, anil are prepared to execute in ill'- most neat and woikmanlike style, .Side- Boards, Bureaus, Tables, Chairs, Work and Wash Stands, and Furniture of every description used in this section of tlie coun try. They Hatter theiuseiv. s, from their long experience, that they will lie able to give general satisfaction to those who may favor them with their patronage. April !) 52 J: A. 11. JIACO V, ATTORNEY AT LAW, STAUKSi/ILLE. LEE COUNTY. GEOR'IA. '^3I7"ILr J attend the Courts of the CHAT >r TAHOaCHF.E CIRCUIT, Nov. 25 .35 lv WILLIAM l{ MAY~~ Attorney at Law, STARKSV 1L LE, Lee county, Ga. wil 1 practice in all the counties ot tlie Chat tahoochee circuit. March 10 4d lv I>r. %V»w. ST. i3.4rit.vi t LUMPKIN, (i A. (1 AN, at all times be found by thoia wish J ing his services, at kis office, 3e house of M. McCullar, E®q. when ut_ru essie-. My > ngaged. J m 26 4 2 L \ W NOTICE. 'IT HE undersigned have associated them I selves in the PRACTICE OF L A\\ under the firm of Bull Ac Mitchell, an vil I attend promptly to all business eutrus' •ej to their care in the Courts ol the loi ■owingcounties, viz. Stewart, Sumter. Muscogee, Lee, Ga. and Randolph, Barbour, Ala. J. L. Bull may be found at his olio e i , f'Morence, and J. M. Mitchell, at his otTio a Lumpkin, Stewart co. Ga. JESSE L. BULL, JAMES M. MU’CHELL- Feb 1. 47 St " ALABAMA LANDS FOll CALF. V HALF 9 14 30 ~l . S. half 4 11 30 N. half 8 H 30 N. half 7 11 30 S. half 7 14 3 1 S. half 6 14 3 • S. hilf 11 14 2> S. half 20 18 28 S. half 34 19 28 N. half 36 19 29 S. half 36 19 29 W. half 29 16 26 N. half 6 16 30 E. half 21 22 26 E. half 22 13 28 N. half 33 20 26 S. half 32 18 28 W. half 2G 15 21 S. half 29 16 25 E. half 2 18 25 Any of the above Lands will he soli! on :i*rm* to suit purchasers, by application to folm D. Fitts. Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the subscriber, at Macon. .1 uly 26 18_ J. COWLES GEORGIA —Lee County. IT appearing to the Court that Malichl O. Snellgrove. administrator with the will mn-xed. of Robert D. Respess. deceased has mismanaged the estate of said de c sod. ;11 this, to wit: That the said M d'C ii O Snellgrove has removed a part of the ne croes of said estate from the county of Lee, aforesaid, and from the plantation of said es tate ; that the said Malichi O. Snellgrove has neglected to hire out the negroes or rent out the lauds of said estate, which lias injured tiie said estate; and t"at the said Malichi £(). Bnellgrove has otherwise mismanaged sai l estate to the injury of the same. It is therefore, on motion ol Isaac Ii on and Robert G. Ford, securities of said Mali, chi (). Snellgrove, ordered and adjudged by the Court, that the said Snellgrove shew cause at the next term of this Court, to bi ll Id on the first Maud iy in S-pt -mber next whyh - should not give other securities, and ft-sail Isaac Tison and Robert G. Ford li’ disehar e I and relieved from their seeu rityship as liis securities on the said Admin istration, or tlie said Snellgrove b- disehar - •and from said Adinmistr.i’iou and the same be revoked. An I it is further ord-red, that he be serv 'd with a copy ol this Rule twenty days be lore the said next term ot this Court. GEORGIA, ) L Samuel C. \\ r yche Lre County. S (:,erk of the et P"I of Ordinary do certify that tlie above and fore going is a true copy taken from the minutes tills 19th day of July 1839. SAML. C. WYCHE, c. c. o. July 19, 1839. ~ To <lt>! Its of T tv ibu; Property. rXIHIRTY days from this date, I shall l proceed to collect the taxes due the corporation as directed by the Ordinance to that effect. „ , M. J. LAURENCE Asj r. A. CM. 4uiy vu ga* A'ttorss's :i/-l asss* PROSPECTUS OF TIIE SOUTHERN LITtSAhY MESSENGER. is a monthly devoted J- cbielly to* L»t*;»atchk, but occasion ally finding room also for aiticles tha fall within the scope ol Suiknck ; and not pro e.ssing an ent.re disdain ol tasteful selections, though its matter has been, a- it will con tinue to be, in the main, original. Party Politics, and controversial 'rheol ogy, a* lar as possible, are jealously exedu tied. They are sometimes so blended with discussions in literature or in moral sci cnee, otherwise unobjectionable, as to gain* admittance for the sake m the more valu able matter to ulnch they adhere: bu» whenever that happens they are incidental, only, not primary. Pbey arc dross, tolera ted onlv because it cannot well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith it is incor porated. Rkvikvvs and Critical Noticks, occu py then line space in the work : and it is tlie Elinor's aim that they should have a three fold tendency—to convey, in a enndeused form,such valuable truth-* or interesting in cidents as are embodied in the works re viewed, —to direct the readers attention to books that deserve to be read—and to wart hull against wasting time and money upon that large number, which merit only to be burned. In this age of publications that by their variety an i multitude, distract and o ve.whelmn every undiseriniiiiating student, impartial criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is one of the most itiesti mahle and imlisi disable ol auxiliaries to him who does wish to discriminate. Essays and Talks, having in view utility or amusement, or both; Historical skkt ciiks —and Rkmi.mxk.ncks of events too min ute for History yet elucidating it, aud heightiiiug its interest may be regarded as forming tlm staple of the work. And of indigenous Poktry, enough is publish ed—sometimes of no mean strain—to man ifest and to cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents of our country. The times appear, for several reasons, to demand such a work—and not one alone, but mauyt The public mind is feverish and irritated still, from recent political strifes : The soft, assn isive influence of Lit erature is neede I, to allay that fever, and soothe that irritation. \ ice and folly are rioting abroad :—I hey should lie driven by indignant rebuke, or lashed bv ridicule, in to tlieii fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion of our peo pie -Every spring should be set iu motion, to arouse the enlightened, and to increase ] heir number; so that the great enemy of popular ,r ovemment may no longer brood, like a portent-ous cloud, over the destinies of our country. \ud to an omplish all these ends, what more powerful agent can be cm ployed, than a periodica) on the plan ,f tlie Messenger; if that plan be but car ried out in practice ! The South peculiarly requires such an igent. In all tlie Union, south of Washing ton, there are hut two Literary periodicals! Northward of that city, there are probably it least twenty-five oi thirty ! Is this con vast justified'by the wealth, the leisure, he native talent, or the actu il literary taste ,f the Southern people, compared with hose of the N irthem 1 No: for in wealth. Clients and taste, we may justly claim, at least, au e(]Uahl>l with our hrethien mil a tumestic iostitnfion exclusively our own, bevbn-1 all douht, ■ for N ns, if ve choose, twice the leisure foi* reading and willing which they enjov. It was from a deep sense of this local w ant mil the word Soutiikun was engrafted on liis periodical; and not with any design to murish local prejudices, or to advocate sup nosed local intc ests. Far from any such bought, it is the Editor s tervent wish, to see tiie North and .South bound endearing ly together, forever, iu tlie silken bands of mutual kindness and affection. Fat from militating hostility to the north, lie has Hi nt lv drawn, and he hopes here liter to draw', much of his choicest matter thence; mil haopv indeed will he deem himself, hould liis pages, bv miking each region now the other better contribute ill any es -ential degree to dispel the lowering clouds hat now threaten the peace ol both, an. o brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal love. The Southern Lit-rary Messenger lias iow been in existence four years the pre sent No commencing tlie fitth volumk. How far it has acted out the ideas here ut t-red, is not for the Editor to say; he be lieves, however, that it falls not further short of them, than human weakness usually makes Practice fall short of Theory. CONDITIONS. 1. The Southern Literary Messenger U published in monthly numbers, of 64 large superroyal octavo pages each, on the best of paper, and neatly covered, at Sj a year payable in advance. 2. Or five new subscribers, by sending tlieii names and S2O at one time to the edi tor, will receive their copies for one year, for that sum. ot at -51 h»r each. 3 The risk of lots of payments for sub scriptions, which have been pronerly com mitted to the mail, or to the hands of a post master, is assumed by the editor 4. |f a subscription is not directed to be di continued before the fir-t number of the n xt vn'urae has b—n publish*- I, it will be taken as a continuance for another year. Subscriptions must commence vith the be gi„ning of the volume, and will not he ta ken f.r less than a year's publication. 5. The mutual obligations o( th«* publish* er and subscriber, for the year, are fully in curred as soon as the first number ot the volume is issued : arid after that time, no discontinuance of a subscription will be permitted. Nor will a subscription be dis continued for any earlier notice, while yn.n thing thereon remains due, unless at the qptinn qf the Editor. Richmond, Virginia. NOTICE. TAKEN Up and (brought to Jail at this place a negro man who calls himself ; Jim about thirty five years o ! d, who says lie j belongs to Barfly Fox of Junes county and that he , un away from his plantation in ba ker county. The owner is requested to coine forward and comply with toe term of Law and take him away. Starksvillc, Lee co. Ga.l a . £ DYSON, Jauer- ii tire Department. <■» Allllcdcevdie. 2911i May. 1839. YX7llEiikAii,liy' au Act. »»; me t.e.ier i f al Assembly, passed the 26ih De cember, 1838; entitled "An Act, to provide lor the call of a < 'o.ivcution or reduce the number ol the General As sembly of tbe Si ale ol Georgia, au-l for o lliec purposes therein named,” il is ptovided that it shall be the duly of His Excellency the Governor to give publicity to the aiier alious and ameudmeuts made in the Coiisii tutiori, in reference to the Reduciioii of the number of meiiibeis coumo mglheGen eral Assembly, and the firstml outlay in Oc lo .er, next alter tbe rising Ot said Conven tion, lie shall fix on for ilie Ratification of the People, of such amendment?, altera tions, or new articles, as they im.y make for the objects of reduction and equalization of the General Assembly only, and if ratified by a majority of the ml ers, who vote on llie question ol RAH HICA'iIUN" or "No RATIFICATION”—then, and in that ev eut, the alieratiobs so by them made and ratified, shall be binding on Die people ol this State, and not otherwise.” And whkiras, the delegates of the peo ple of this Stale, assembled in Convention under it|p provisions of the fielore rtciied ac', and agreed to, and declared the follow ing t i be ‘‘iterations and amendments ol the Constitution of this s?tate. touching the rep resentation of t Vie people iu the General Asse "b!y there 1 '!, to-wit: The ( invention assembled under an act, •to provide lor the call, of a Convention, to reduce the number of the General As sembly, of the Slate of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named," passed tiie 2Gih day of December, 1838, l aving n et un tier the Proclamation of the Governor, on Monday the 6th day of May, 18’9. propose as the final result of their deliberations, the following to be amendments to the Consti tution ofllie State of Georgia, anil present the same to liis Exce'hncy the Governor of the Stale, that publicity may be given to said alterations and amendments, according to tbe si> tli section of tlie act, under which the Convention assembled. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI TUTION. OF THK STATE OF «EOI?CJIA. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members from al! the counties which now are, or hereafter may be inclu ded within this State, according to their respective litiiubcrs of free |w*rsous, and in cluding three-filtlisof all the people of color, to be as cerlaiued by an actual enumeration, to be made from time, to time at intervals ol seven years as now by law provided Each couuly ■•hall fie entitled to one member Each couuty having a representative popu lation as above specified, of six thousand persons, shall be entitled to one minion and member, and each county having*mb iep resentative population ot twelve thousand prisons, shall fie entitled to two additional members, but no county shall have more than three members. Tlie numbers of which the House of Re presentative »ill he composed according to the aforesaid ratio, and the last census, shall not In r "after be increased, except w hen a new county is created ; and it shall he ihe duty of the Legislature, at their session, to ’be hidden next after the e nume ration provided for by law, so to regulate the ratio of representation, as to prevent such increase. The Representatives shall he chosen ati nu Ily ou the lirst such day ol election shall be altered by law. The Senate shall consist of fnrtv six members, elected annually on the first Mon day in October, until such day of election shall be altered by taw and shall be compos ed of one member from each ol the toriy six Senatorial Districts following : 1 Chatham am! Effingham. 2 Seriven aud Burke. 8 Richmond and Columbia. 4 Lincoln and Wilkes. 5 Elbert and Madison. 6 Habersham and Lumpkin. • 7 Union and Rabun. 8 Forsyth anil Hall. 9 Jackson and Franklin. Iff Clark and Oglethorpe. 11 and Putnam, 12 Tablet ro and Warren. 13 Hancock and Baldwin. 14 Washington anihJefferson. 15 Emanuel and Montgomery 16 Liberty and Bry-m. 17 Tattnall and BnUoclj. 18 Mclntosh and Glynn. 19 Camden and Wayne. 20 Ware and Lowndes. 21 Telfair and Appling. 22 Laurens and Wilkinson, 23 Pulaski and Twiggs. 24 Bibb and Crawford. 25 Jones and Jasper. 26 Butts and Mi nroe. 27 Gwinnett anil Walton. 28 DeKalband Henry. 29 Newton and Morgan, 30 Gilmer ami .Murray, 31 Cass and Cherokee. 32 Cobh and Campbell. 3 ! Coweta anil Fayette. 34 Me riwether and Talbot, 35 Pike and Upson. "*6 Houston and Macon. 37 D inly and Irwin. 38 Thomas and Decatur 39 Baker and Early. 40 Lee and Sumter. 41 Randolph and Stewart. 42 Muscogee and Marion. 4.3 Harris and Troup. 44 Heard and Carroll. 4e Paulding and Floyd. 46 Chattooga, Walker and Dade. And whenever hereafter the Legisla ure shall lay off and establish anew county, if shall be added to the most contiguous Senatorial District, having the smallest re presentative population. JAMES M. WAYNE, President of the Convention. Attest: Lccikn Latastk Sec'rv of the Convention 1 therefore, in conformity with ihe pro visions of th" before reciu and art, to hereby give publicity to the same, and enjoin each : voter for members of the General Assembly i ofthis State, on the first day therein spe eified, to-wit : on the first Monday in Orto bor usxt, to give hie vote ol “RATIFICA tion” or "Ratification,” as prove ded in said act, and the presiding officer* certify the same to tins Drj ailment accor diugly. Given ur.rier my hand and seal oi tl e Ex ecutive Departim i:t at the Capital, m Mil ledgevil.e, this the day and year first above mentioned. GEORGE R. GILMER. By the Governor John 11 Si'i kj.k. Sec. Ex Pep. J.VC . r L.r. iUM :■ OX/D, ’ /• i o>h ihc I .ml if a Cotttjtuwon, SLcicfecs l»y L;ii*if;>J,iglaf' # i;v j«hn is y al. THE NEW LY-AlAlviilED MAN. “As I live, (here she gi es now ! Look ! look ! The very woman I told you so much 01. 'l i e most beautiful creature, and ihe most of a o*>, hang it! I've no patience vviili you newly-married men! Why don't you look, George, liev ?” “W ell, Harper," yawning, and turning languidly toward « group of fashiouablv - dressed women, who appeared to be passing out of some church, auction, or fair in the neighborhood, "well. Harper, to oblige you, I will look---which is ihe lady? ’ "W liieli ? Ilow c.myou ask, after seeing that step, and carriage, and tire swaying ol those white osirich leathers, and the cast ol that magnificent drapery, and the—- zounds and death ! what alls ihe man ?” Harper - Harper! it were as »;:uch as your life is worth—” ".So, so, waked up at last, are you ? Pale as death at the sight of a beautiful woman, married .hough you are, and newly married ton—-actually muttering in your sleep !-- One would believe you rchear-ing a speech for the jury, in a capital case, or acting Macbeth in the dagger-scene, to look at your bands, your eyes- -to see yon, as von stand there, with your lips moving, and sweat —-ay, George, big drops of sweat standing upon your forehead !” "llarper—-Harper !’’ gasping for breath ami playing with his fingers, and trying to smile, "you have no idea who that woman is, hey ?” “Not the least in the world.” ‘Nor whether she is married or unmar ried ?’ “Maul, wife, or w idow 7 No.” ‘\our hand, my dear fellow! I've wronged you. I had an idea that you were desperate and wicked enough-- but no mat ter - ilow could i J-rt«" lir*D ji an ass l" ‘‘Nothing easier in the world - for a mar ried man. But I say though. George, there seems to be a kind of a—-of a—what d’ve call ii J—-you men that make poetry, and speeches, and wry faces, and do tragedy in the public streets—a kiud of a mystery here, hey ?” '■Rather. But before I explain that mys tery, my friend, there are two or three ques tions. if you please, that must be answered.* ■Must be answered, hey ! And by whom V •By you, Harper.’ ■Must V ‘Must, Harper, must. I’ve no time for ceremony.’ •Nor I neither, George : and, therefore. ;iltliougli I don’t much like your manner, nor yi'ur look, no* vnnr language-—you'll exi use me, but tr y iot n is, that you are rather too fond ot ifie.i ark and the Bowery, for a married m n hey ' rather 100 much given to the melo-dlamnlh', (fir everyday people ; to out Heroding Herod, on small netasions —to Cool-ing Kean, where Loth are out of place. Ilmvrvcr, as 1 said be fore, although 1 don’t much like your way ol popping the question, still out of mercy; sheer mercy-—to your earnestness and waywardness-—* ‘To the point, Harper, to tlie point ! My waywardness will uot bear trifling wiih.juM now.” •Very well ; to the point then. Propound your questions, keep your temper, and alter you are satisfied, we’ll have a bit of a blow up, if you say so ; at and if, on the whole, it should appear expedient, under all the cir ctiinstances ; hey ?” ‘With all my heait! Are you acquainted with tl at woman V ‘No.* ‘Have you ever spoken to her ?” •Never. ‘How long is it since you first saw her?’ ‘Three months,’ counting his fingers, ‘five days; two hours, and a pulling out his watch, ‘and about a-—a---’ ‘No trifling, if" yon please.* •I am particular, because you are. 1 saw her fiist, as you may remember, for I told you of it the very next day, on the fourth ot July last past.” •And are you sure, quite sure, that the woman we just saw turning that corner, is the very woman that Millar, the profligate scoundrel, appeared so infatuated with ]' •The same. He grows more aud more infatuated every boor; he follows her every where; by Jupiter! there he is now! 1 knew lie could'nt he far off.’ ‘llnper!’ struggling with himself, and trembling with suppressed rage, as if un determined whether to follow the parties or uot. "Harper!* •Bless my heart, George, what ails you 1 Are you ill P •Harper! Have you seen any thing like encouragement on her part V ‘Can't sav I have. George. But then, you know, the fellow’s reputation— • The puppy !’ ‘I say nothing about his wealth, and courage, and personal appearance, nor do'l care much about his gentleness, and smooth ness, and preseverancp; they are all well enough in their way ; but hi« reputation, that's the thing! The poor creature’fi ’ll never stand that, you know !' ‘His reputation for what V ‘J-'or what! Why for success, to be sure ; for being such a favorite with the most prudish and cautious of our fashiona b’e women; for being so faithful and so trustworthy! Ah, my friend, there lies the danger, alter all!’ ‘Danger, indeed ! The miserable, ef feminate wretch; how ,an a foil grown i woman stomach such a thing! Were ! a woman, apomirs to me 1 should quite as soon fall m love with a girl u|iori the rigged out as Romeo or Ham’et ’ j 'Nevertheless, my deor fellow, 1 have my 1 fears.’ ‘Your fears! How? What?’ *4 aui afraid those very things have lutd <LTC> their influence with that lofty-lookiug ere* Hire we saw.’ ‘Aliair*, hey 7 And whetefore; wj.ere for- ? Tell me why you arc all, id V •Bless my soul, how «ugi i you aie !’ •Let me know the woist, my tilted; the very worst ; I cnti bear it.’ ■You can bear it' W hy, what ett earih bare you to do wish the bisniss, hey? You ; a married man; n.anted, a* y<u yoi.rsi It assnic toe, to the iovtlkst woman I ever saw !’ •Uh, my liimd— ’ •Zounds, n an don’t firing my Land off! Auglt - no- awglt! It rtuduos me r&thcf too much of •1 he desperate grasp thy frame might feel 1 brougli lrrble bars ot liras* or s*t cl,’ ‘Harper—Tom— I cannot bear tl.is.’ ‘Bear whai / \\ by don t you explain yourself? I ere au, i, boxing all. loni.tl the compass, to find out something, whit h two" words from you would ch ':r up, J efi-re y ; md yet, for want of a little, a veiy htiie ; not more; ihau luilf-a-t! noble-lull; of that common sense, which you iwit me with having so much ot, you leave me to guess all sorts of things to y our-disadvantage.’ ‘io my disadvantage ! Hew ?’ ‘Letyou know the woist. Ley? tKexery worst * You can bear it, hey ? And | r;.y, sir, what business have yon; a marued man; to know the worst ol any other wo man alive, but your owu wile ? Have a care. George.’ •\\ by, to tell you the tin th. my friend, I— »1 gelling embarrassed, ‘I had an ides* that you meant something more than you; that you knew mote ; that is to say; that you; in short—’ •Exactly. And then, what business have you ; a married man, as I >aid before, i.ewly mmricil 100. and married to such a lovely woman; what business have you to talk about what you can bear, on account of any other woman, hey ? Answer me that, will you V ‘Y on aie right, iny friend; it was very foolish of me, and must have ..ppcarrd ex ceedingly strange to you.’ ‘5 on may well say that. I’ll be hanged il J dul’ni begin to think you were jealous.’ •Jealous! 1! I bfipe you don’t im agine sir;” ‘But, beware of jealousy, saitli Iago; honest I ago !’ • Sdeatli and fury, man ! What mean you by ibis ribald tufting?’ •IJoiiy tojty ! \ ou'd belter try fora birth at uHi'ilcinv Fair. •W hat a terrible thing to be father in-law, T o a most magnificent three tailed bashaw !’ •Harper—Tom Harper—don’t drive me mad !* ‘Mad ! You're mad now, mad as a March hare! Not satisfied with unquestioned monopoly ot one beautilnl woman— ’ ‘ L nyutstionca, hey ? True—tiue—w hat an ass J ain (’ ‘Ex act-ly, as I said before, cx nct-ly— them’s my sentiments! By the way, George, w hen do you mean to let me see her, as you have promised, face to face, at your own supper tidde ? 1 don’t half like this being acquamted with such a glorious creature at second hand. But, to finish what I was going to say. Here are you now. a married inan, tlie hap| it? 4 fellow on earth, it you are to hi believed* in the actual possession and enjoyment; »y ,.u nun of 'lie law say- ol the ban' s m st wi man to lie to n eiwi h herebout ; yet. son e low or oil er, for st me reason or otiter, (actually jealous of the favor which another handsome woman thinks proper to lavish upon a fellow you happen lo bate most c or dially.’ ■Hate! No, indeed, the poppinjay ! No, no ; at tlie most, i only despi.-e him just enough to—well, well, no u alter.’ ‘Of a truth, Soli men was more than half right, w hen he said that jealously is as ciuel as the grave.’ ‘And love —as strong as death!' ‘Bravo! bravissimo ! Thai would be worth half-a-dozen rounds io you, at a Fourth of July recitation. And' love as strong as death, hey ? Bravo! bravissimo! Hear, hear, lu ar! ‘Have done (with you uonsecse, will yon ?’ ■ Yes—when you have done with youts, and answered my question.’ •What question ?’ ‘What question! Well, hang me if 1 doti’i begin to believe—almost—ihat you aie afraid to have me see your wile ?’ ‘Afiaid! of what? whom? of which ?' •Not so much of her, perhaps; no, no, I dare say not; as of me, Tom Harper your old good-for-nothing, baldpated, single friend, that seems to play double to every body.’ •l’sliaw !* ‘1 say, George, you’ve cracked her up so much and so long, 1 hope she isn't hump backed—or deaf-—or blind of one eye, hey ? Docs’nt squint, does she ? Oh, ho ! you are getting serious, are you ?’ ’•You shall judge for yourself. C'crrie this evening at six—it is now half past four, you see.’ ‘Capital! But I say, George, maybe you never met with the story of a man, who was so very proud of his young and beautiful wife, and so very confident of bis own 1 o!4 upon her afle< tions, if not of her virtue, that he wouldn’t be satisfied till he had sub jected her, under the greatest potable dis advantages, to the admiration ot a dear friend—just such a fellow as 1 am, to a T a frosty paled old bachelor?’ •What a coxcomb you are, to be sure ! And what was li e result ?’ ‘Olt, you must read the story for yourself. oil'll find it in the September, or th® Nights, or the Vicar of Wakefield, T forget which: but the result was just what might hi ve been expected, to a proyd and beaut.fill, a tempted, and a slighted wife. My maxim Is—never be too sure of our selves, nor of others, aud where people withstand temptation, be sure to give them the whole credit of it. But you husbands have no idea of this, I believe. Y r ou de pend. alter all, thousand times more upon your w ives : upon their lore for your ; and your forcer over them ; as if, io point of fact, you i ever thought Os their virtue, or faith, i.or cared a snrp fur the .eeisttng power they may happen to bo' blessed with, as high minded women.’ ‘lndeed!’ Pulling our his watch; ‘At six pifcise’v, you kcow j tuv*« 4 1 ®tie ugHvV