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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL. 13Y M. TUCKER. gjosoit Mlfthln journal. Published Every Thursday. TERMS— Strictly in Advance. Three month* V® ?* si* h 9 ; i. Hates of .Advertising : One dollar per square of ten lines for the first insertion, and Seventy-five Cents per square for each subsequent insertion, not ex ceeding three. , One square three months * » fine square si* months 12 One square one year.... 20 Two squares three months * * ‘ Two square* six months 18 00 Two squares one year *0 00 Fourth of a column three moths SO 00 Fourth of a column six months 50 00 Half column three moths 45 00 If ,If column six months 7o oo One column three months 70 oo On* column six months 100 (Ml Liberal Reductions .Hade on Contract Advertisements. Legal Advertising. Sheriff’* Sties, per levy Mortgage Ft Ft Sales per square...... 6 oo Distaision from Apministration, ® ' J •• “ Guardianship, 4 00 Application for leave to sell land 6 O Sales of Land, per square, ” .Sales of Perishable Property per sqn r, 3 fSmices to Debtors and Creditors 3 5 Foreclosure of Mortgage, per sq ,are, 2 O Betray Notices, thirty days, 4 O' Joh IW'ork Ot every description eve cutedwith neatness and dispatch, at moderate rates. RAIL -ROAD GUIDE. fioiiMitvi'ilent Railroad. WM. nOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS, Sup Leave Macon 5.15 A. SI. ; arrive at Colton t,us 11.15 A. il. ; Leave 6’ulu*>'bua 12 45 P. M ; arrive at Macon 6.20 P. M. Leaves Macon 8 AM\ arrives at Eu faula 5 30, P M ; Leaves Enfaula 7 20, A M ; Arrives at Macon 4 50, P M. ALBANY BRANCH. Leaves Smithville l 46, P M ; Arrives at Albany 3 11, P M ; Leaves Albany S 35, A M; Arrives at Smithville 11, A M. Cuthbert 3 67 P. M. ; arrive at Fort O ,ius 5 40 P. St ; Leave Fort (ions 7.05 A M. ; anive at G’uthbert 9.05 A. SI. Macon A Western Railroad. A .f. WHITE, President. 15. WALKER, Supeiiutendent. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Letvcs Macon • • • ' Arrives at Atlanta ... 1 Leaves Atlanta . . • «** A. Arrives at Macon • lau 1 ' ' NIGHT TRAIN. Leaves Macon • • • 4 V 1! Arrives at Atlanta • - ' ' ' ' Leaves A'lmta • • ,' Ariives at Macon . . • 1 .0 A. • Western A Atlantic Railroad. CAMPBELL WALLACE, Snp’t. DAT PARSKNOER TRAIN. J,eave Atlanta . • • ® ?!' Leave Dalton . . • • '! Arrive at Chgttanoog* . • 5.25 I. M. Leave Chattanooga • • „ ~ Anive at Atlanta . . • 12 05 P. M. NIGHT TRAIN. Leave Atlanta . . • 100 P. M. Arrive at Chattanooga . . 4.10 A. M Leave Chattanooga . • 430 P. M. Arrive at D .Iton . . • 750 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta . • • 1-41 A. M. jgttritw ©imlS. DRS. HODNETT & PERRYMAN HA.VIiVG formed a co-partnership in the practice of Jfedicine, offer their Pro fessional services to the public, and as expe rienced Physicians in all the branches o f their profession, confidently anticipate that their former success will insure a liberal share of practice. 7’he cash system having been established in everything rise, all bills will be considered due as soon as a case is dismissed. Office—Until further notice, in the front room of the “Journal” building, up stairs. W. U IIODNKTT, J L. D. PERRY \I AN. Dawson, Ga , June ];tf I)R. ft. A. WARNOCK, OFFERS his Profession* 1 aervicrs to the* citizens of Chickasawhatcboe and its vicinity. From ample experience in both civil and Military practice, he is prepared to treat successfully, cases in every department of his profession. j «ni6'6Btf C. B. WOOTEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Dawson , Ga. jan 16 1868 I.Y WKiVfIsTKV. DR R. HOBLE is now in this city, and all persons wishing DENTIAL op erations will do well to avail themselves of bis services. He can givo satisfactory refer ances. Office second door north Journal of fice. aug‘3o lm HAVENS & BROWN. Wholesale and Retail BOOKSELLERS, BTAIIOHLBS, And General News Dealers —Triangula Block, Cherry Street Macon, tia. _ VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. A BOUT Three Hundred Acres of good pine land lying in and adjoining Daw son, Terrell countv, G-i., also three Store Bouses and a dwelling in said town, which be sold low. For further particular* inquire of Win. Coker, Esq., of Dawson, who w dl act as my representative in the sale. &c. aug2o Bm* • ROBT. J. HODGES. •Job woifiv Hone tt'ith Ji'calnts* anti Ois PHchtl Tlgrs OF FSCE Dawson Business Diiectoiy, | Dry Ooodts Ucicliiiiiltt. 13 R ATT, T. .1. Denier in all kinds of Dry Goods. Main Street. O’" RR, imowft »V CO., Dealer* in Fancy and -tuple Drv Goods, Main st., under ‘‘Journal” Printing Office. S. HI. A Illto., D»*fc— in Foreign and Domestic Dry (roods, C otliing, Boots, Shoes, Bats, Tiunks, Ac., Main st. IO VLIJIS A ORirriNf, Dealers J in Siaple Dry Goods and Groceries. A/Ain Street, Roberts, j. w. a c<>.. Deal er- in Fancy and Staple Drv Goods,and Groceries, North West corner Public Square. I)EEPLEN, W. [41., Dealer in S nple and Fancy Dry Goods, Loyleen’ Block, Main street. IAI LTOW, J. A., Dealer in B icon, I? F’lonr, Meal and Provi-ion* generally, at Sharpe & Brown’s old stand, M iin st. EOOI>, B. 11., Dealer in Groceries and Fa mil v puoulies generally, next door to ‘Journal" Office, Main sf. Ca ki:fu <v Grocery W and i’lovifeion Dealeis, South side pub lic Square. IAARRIIJ.H A FHAKPE, Dealers in Groeerii sand Provisions, opposite 7‘uhlie Square, Main ft. A LEXATDEK A PARROTT, J\ Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions, 2nd door iroin Hotel, SI tin st. \yOOTE.I, WM., Denlei in Groce v v ries and /*io vision*, Lojiiss Block, Main street. IOTLES4, ,sr. IL, Dealer in Groce- J ries and Provisions, Jfiin st.. JJL. Tllbl B ~Grocer and Com • mission Jfen bants, J/ain Street. Driigsixf. / IIIEATIIA ’I, V. A., Druggist and \J Physician. Keeps a good supply of Drugs ana Medicines, and prescribes lor all the ills that fl sli is heir to. At hia old stand, the Red Drug Store, Main st. Warehouses. IAELTON, J. A ., at Sharpe & Brown’s IT old stand, Main street. J OYLESS A GRIFFH, Ware k_j house and Commission Merchants, ALiin etteet. Millinery. ITTII.LI .INCHON, MIS* RIOL \\ SI, keeps con»itruly on hand the latest styles of Hals, Bonnets, Dress Trim mings, Ac., Lnyless Block, Sf tin st. Walrh Repairer. VLLEN, .SOEIVi P„ will repair Watches, Clocks, .Ttwdrv, Static. Books, Aeco and ons, Ao , always to he tound at his old stand, on North side M Public Square Livery Sialtles. FARNU.TI A Si!! t KPE, Silo and Lively Stable, Horses and Mi les for sale and tiire Horses boarded. North side Public Fqnare. PUI.YGE, VG. iV .1 ti. , S.ilp and Livery Stable, and dealers in lfo r ses r.nd Muirs. Carriages, Buggies and IBrses lor liire. U‘*rses boarded oil reasonable terms at their new Stable on Main st. '■'obilltrOMMl. rl’WIJi, W. T.. Keers constantly on _j hanii, alt grades of Tobacco, at Alexan der A Parrott’s, Main street. Isiinfcirnitli. SYSHTII, .5- S., Dialer in Guns, i’lstels. Cap.*, Carttidge-, aud sporting goods generally, Matn st. WAKD, PATRICK, Dealer in Sne YV Wines aud Liquois, Cigars, &e , dF.in st. Tannery as«<! S!»o<; Shoj». I Ell, W. TV., Sloe J/.nufactory, on J South side Public Square. ORB, BROWN & GO. —AKE— SELLIXfi CiOODS TKIIY CHEAP! ~W~ et our fried s remember thnt we keep al- I j ways on hand such a supply of GOODS as the times and the place deraauU, which WE WILL Sell On Reasonable Terms, Home-Made Shoes. Os the best article, at ORR, BROWN & CO’S. D.twson, may 28th 1868 ; 3m. 8. A POUTER. JNO. D. HUi. GINS. PORTER & HUDGINS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, tiiiri>stri:et. d.-. . : ■ I (Opposite Southern Express Office.) JSXacon, G junc2s;3ta DAWSON, GA., TIIURSDAA, OCTOUEII IS, 18Gw. A RAILROAD FLIRTATION. | “Katonxb,” shouted the brakeuian, ; opening the car door as the train passed j before a pleasant little station on the Harlem Railroad. 1 do not know as I should have par ticularly noticed that wo stopped at all, for I had been napping it for some miles but just as I was casting an inquiring, sleopy loi k out of the window, ami set ting myself for another siesta, my atten tion was attracted by ibo entrance of a young lady, a way passenger, who, per ceiving the car well fi led, paused before me in evident embarrassment. 1 seareuly wsh the reader to infer from this that there were do vacant seats on the contrary, the chair J occupied was s dfi-hly monopolized by my sitawi and vali.-e,. w hich had excluded mauv an applicant, and so the moment I observ ed the car door open I mentally resolved not to budge an inch ; but one glaneo of the new-comer changed my mind. She was a lady of exceeding beauty, dressed in the rich and tasty style ol the present fashion. Whether it washer genteel aspect or the soft melancholy of her dark expressive eyes I cannot say, but when she ventured, almost timidly, to inquire if the half scat at my side “was eugaged.” I gallantly arose and pr> ff. red it to her at once. I must ac knowledge I felt somewhat flittered by her preference, for though a young man and tolerably good looking, I had the' sense to p‘ Toeive there were far better looking moo around, who, like me, might have shard their chair with the hand some lady straug r. I fancied thfj envied me, tuo, as the fair girl sat plump down, and her dainty foiw nestled elu • to my side. ‘I fear I have disturbed you,’ said my fair companion, in a Lw, sweet voice that thrilled me with its soft ca dence. ‘Not at all, Miss,’ I re j lined with stern typed politeness. ‘I am too happy to oblige you.’ She bowed and smiled in teply, and a short pause ensued, as is usual upon such sudden acquaintanceship. Iu the j meantime the Data Lai started, ut and we ; rattled swiftly through the ti 11 and wood-, now decked iu the lively lint ol (spring. The conductor came in, and went through his customary ro Dine of x mining’the tickets. I p.rceiv. and hers was marked for New Y uk, and after some hesitation I said : ‘You go to the city V ‘Yes,’ she replied with a smile of win ning eautJot; ‘lha', I p eiume, you have already found out.’ ‘I shall keep your company, then,’ I observed pleasantly. Thank you, fir ’ There was a slight dignity, I thought in her tone, which repelled further familiarity; s', as I am a modest man, 1 drew back aud said nothing further. Oo lU'htd the steam horse upon its in n pathway. One more station had been passed, and I was fast relapsing ioto my former apathy, wheu uiy lady friend, to my surp’rie, leaned towards me aud whispered, ‘I am very timid on the cars.’ ‘lndeed,’ said I, qu.te charmed with her abrupti ess. ‘You surely are well accustomed to traveling !’ ‘i’erfictly,’ she replied, with some uon-ehalance; ‘but. that is not it exact ly. There are so raaDy dreadful acci dents on the railroad.’ ‘D.-eadful indeed!’ echoed I. ‘Aud,’ added aiy companion, with na ivete, ‘it is unpleasant to travel utta'- tended. I usually have brother Char lie with me. Ho it asplouded escort.' ‘lf yu will allow me,’ said I quite 1 gallantly, ‘I will gtauiy occupy that pi si ti n ’ ‘I am obliged to you, sir,’ replied the young lady, with a graceful glance from tier dark orbs, *yct. I am half frightened to think 1 am accepting the cseoit of a stranger; not that l fear you, sir, but, alaal I have a jealous father.’ ‘A jealous father!’ I repeated, some what puzzled and surprised. | 'Ah, yes,’ sighed the young lady. ‘lf lis my misf.irtuor, while having wellth, health, and almost everything that tho I heart can wish , to he under the contr of a tyrannical old Btep-fatire r , wh • treats me often times in the most c.uel manner; debars me from the society of your sex, shuts mo up in the gloom of, my chamber, and treats me with pifilesa rigor, if I do so much as speak to or look at a man.’ ‘What a monster !’ I ejaculated with a face of melf-dramatic sympathy. •That is tho r tasnn,’ she continued, looking around her half (earfu’ly ns sh* spoke,‘that is the reason why lam so d,Aidant about entrusting myself to your t | care, but I do it on one condition.’ j ‘Name it,’ I rejoined, charmed and (delighted with tho strange confidence the young lady was rtp* sing in me. | ‘That you leave mo the instant tho cars reach New York.’ 1 was so bewitched by tho beauty aud charming enMusiance of my quondam friend that I readily gtvo the require! pledge. Apparently quite relieved, the lady threw aside all reserve, and talked and chatted with me in ’.ho most pleas ant manner possible. It is needless to say that iu au hour's lime I had hi far advauccd iu her good graci u as to ven ture to press her hand, and tho sweet, half coquetiah smile that played arouud the corn rs of her cherry lips did not scorn to lisapprove of the liberty I had taken. ‘Do you know,’ said she, as wo sat chatting coufileutly together, ‘that I likid your face the first moment i saw H{f* ‘lt was sympathetic 03 both sides, then, I whispered, drawing so near to her that 1 could feel her hot breath fuu my cheek. ‘Yes,’ she murmured, gently with drawing herself frjui my glowing em brace, for wo had passed through the tuuuel, aud 1 had takeu a lover’s alvau tage and snatched a hasty kiss. ‘Y u are a uaughty man —tho naugh tiest mau I ever saw,’ she said iu a low and tremulous tone. ‘lf pa should be on the 11 aiu, what would he siy of such proceedings*’ ‘Never fear sweet creature,’ I rejoined earnestly, ‘your cross old father is miles away, and let us improve the present op portunity.’ ‘Are you aware,’ she observoa half miscbievuu.-ly, ‘that there is auother tunnel beyoud, a great deal cl r tir than the one we have left?’ ■I know it,’ said I, with a tender I'lince at my fair enslaver. ‘We me drawing near to it very last.’ CL.ce mi re I placed my arm around the wai tof h ady and w. p ed in tho gloom of the tunnel, rnik sweet pledges fr in her lips. It was very gratfymg to my vanity. Ali gooi-bfoking men are vain, you know I perceived that my lovely oompaniou clung more affection ately to me than ever; indeed, I had scarcely time to tear myself from h r arms when we once more iuto broad daylight. She had lot h r veil Prop over h r face, but I could dtteet the cri oson flush through the fiae net work 1 f lace. 11 r voice betnye'd much agitaii u as she whispered: ‘I have gone too fat* with yon,. K lr, alas! you have ceased to respect me.’ ‘My sweet charmer,' I r j ioed, ‘let Us ever be friends. Give nu your name and addic.-s.’ •Lly Datn'i and address,’she resp' tiled •you must never know. 1 a ready f. el i.igbteued to t ink ho» far I have pi.r nuu.d myse 1 to venture with a strau j>,T. F rgive and forge: ui •A flat —a ci quet!’ ‘No, no,’ sho returned hnrricnb., pressing my hand; ‘I am not a flirt, but 1 dare no’. —as much as i think of you —1 dare uot let the acquaintance pr >- ceed further. Have puy ou me—havo pity !’ She looked so pleadingly, so cntreai ingly, with tho-o dark, soft eves gleam jug through the silken meshes of her veil, that 1 c uld not puisuide my.-clf to he otfentiod with her. At lad she reiuctsndy consented to give her name and banning mo a iroltily embo.'ed card I read, ‘Kite Darrei, No—, University Piace ’ Th) train had reached T iiir f y second street, and I oouitl easily see that uiy iaamorasa grew every moment more rest less and disturbed. F.rst her head peered out of the window, then she would haif rise, and cast hurried aud fearful glances behiud. A ready I was begiuuiDg to ebaro the uocoinloriabio feeling of my com panion, as visions of angry papa flourish in ’ a caue over ruy head, rose vividly bef"re my mind’s eye, wh n suddenly Miss Barrel uttered an exloamation, rosefio'u berjseat, aud uocercmOiiou ljr and iit'd from tbe car. I wond. red at the ease and dexterity with which sho decended, though the oar was prop. 1 I'd qui'e rapidly by bor-c power, but, toy wonder and supriae was destin 'd to be considerably increased when, in aft w minutes afterwards, a |;hick—set, strrn looking gentleman en ! , ; r ,and fr’nt the side, hi. eyes it quisitive )y scanning the face of each lady pas senger. ‘Halit! said he rather gruffly, pausing be fare me,‘b»s a yiung lady beeu oeeupjiug this seat ? • Yes, sir,’ I replied somewhat dicon ccrted, and quite abashed ‘Jj ght j iky, maroon col r and silk, aud gray travc'iog cloak V pursued the gentleman, interngatively. ' ‘1 believe that was Yer costume,’ 1 re plied somewhat sulkily. l T5v (Tad ! she’s give me the slip ngaiu !’ cried the gent'eman, slapping bis breeches pocket3 with much era phsssis. Given yon the tlip,’ I repeated, a sudden an 1 awful ligut breaki \g upou me. ‘Yes, the jideis as sharp a tin b’o.’ “Fray, si•.’ ’ said I with > slight sen sation of sutfirUion ‘may l be so bold as to inquire if you arc the father of that young lady ?” “Father, the dovil! No sir, lam a j detretive.” “Then,” continued I, with and 'sppratc calmness, ".1 ho is the young lady ?” “Uloss your soul, she is Nancy I)j - eors, the fashi“(iable female pickpocket. By gad, sir, has she been playing hir points on you Tho detective grinned, and the pm song is, gradually comprehending the “situation,” smiled nrovokingly. I did i not reply—the intelligence was stun ning and mortifying in the highest de gree. S 1 uiy beautiful traveling com panion was nothing more ihau a racin bor of the “swell mob," and I, while flittering myself upon having made a conquest, in the reality had been the victim of a cunning and do ieiiii g dc eoivi r; and well had she. duped m ■, 'or eVeu while I was snatching those dcar -1 Ought kisses, she had dexierwosly re lieved me of my watch and purse, an 1 it may he readily believed that my adven ture was not without its qaora 1 , er that 1 was thereafter quite tta eager for a UULHOAD Fj.IKTATION. [From Pt?tarpon’* MUgiisin*. HARRY iriftlSG \SI> I. CHAPTER I. My cousin, Harry Mining, hod snirl ‘.he evening before, “ 1 -title evA I’m iioming to Like you aleigliing t.-tnor row, if the weather is fine end, the weather proving fair, wo went. lie was only my second cons 11 ; but we had always made a great deal of tho relationship, and he nee kneel more like a brother than so distant a con nection. But on that day be told me hew he loved me, and how l only could make bis life happy —and would l lie bis wife ? At first I could not be.ievo him ; yet surely tie could not be in sport, and I, as usual, began to cry Then, when he tried to caress my hand under the robe, 1 drew it away, tin'l Bat, alter l had recovered from my first cutbursi, looking very red, and tearful, and abashed 1 101 l as though cousin Hurty, whom I loved to death, but not in that way, had re ally done something very impolitic and unkind. A due In ueriie, it was tny first of fer, and to accept it would have been the of absurdity. When he looked at mu so seriously, and said. “Doily, 1 Ktio.v y ;U like tne —but do you love me 'f ’ 1 only burst out crying again, and said, ‘T,e ’s go home,” continuing to tie very laehiympsu ad the lest of the way " W hen we g t home, I ran in o the house, not asking him to emno .n. Os course he would do that without my asking, if i e want -J to -lie a 1 was s did. But not this time. Instead, he sprung I into the sleigh, and drove oil wi ll out another wort; and I rush'd up t" my room to have a comfortsLdo cry, and think it ali over. And my tlclUr etttlions hmughi me to this eoaebisi n:- that cousin Hairy was very so diem to think of such a thing 1 loved h m v ry dearly, but on y as a bro her,. — Bestd s, L wanted more oilers, and more fun before I t ed myself down to any particular individual. To be at old lady at eigi teen—forsooth ! In deed, l was not going to do any such thing; and I, wno h..d never kept a secret Irmn my mother, wisely conclu ded, in tny new accession of dignity, that I had be.tor not mention ti e mat ter—perhaps cou.-in Harry would pre fer that 1 should not. S 1 I messed myself as usual, and went down to the sitting rodni, where mamma sat with her work. “It Beem? to me that your riite was unusunily siiort,’sho suitl us I entered •‘Ou ! it \v;is cold, nod windy, nndj forlorn, and I wanted to gwhouit;.’’ No rep y, but a look of Botno bui j pris ; sueh an eXeu«e fivm me was itn ti srd id. At era pause, 1“ Way didn’t Hairy come in ?’’ “Why, Ith ugnt ho was right be hind me, and when I turned ut tfic : door ho was driving off ” j An thcr questioning look. Bvfdfentj jly mamma suw that Bortietmag w:.s 1 wrong, and was puzzled at w b.it i' ' e,oil'd he. Fo I said, ‘ I believe I'll j go and play a little,” glad of a pretext j for gelling out ol range ot her sharp I But I was too much pcrtnrWd to ; a ay, and soon c osed tlie piand, and went up to mv rur al, and then and >cvn again to the sitling room; and so 1 wandered about until 1 heard iny fa h i er’s step, and sprang to meet him. j At dinner, bo and marniim bubavori jin tbe most nnta 1 /. ng manner. !to 1 wab doterir.iind ‘o know every parliit j ul.ir.of the 1 ide, and evasion was iin- I | ossible. At last, in r ply to a very pressing inquiry ns to the sijlvj.de.f of ■ our quarrel—for I ha«l be n nunpelle i , to admit that we had quarrel, d—l said, j “I shan't t' 11 you !” Whereupon ho i said, ■ “()h ! if i n.id known it was any thing of a private nr.iure, I would not j have pressed my 'nquiii s; 1 her yoar : parifon, tnv view!’’ with mucl l courte sy ; w hereat tliey both br gntvto laugh. Mv vexati n seemed t ’ amuse them 1 miglitily, and I niaise from the thb'b in anything but an afftsobfo fruble of ■ niiml. I But ns I was expecting company s— 1 no other than thesi.ncl' the weaiti v banker, Mi. Thomas J) ckerson-f-1 speedily’ donned my sweetest smiles and my mont .fucharitiag inarii.er lor Ills benefit. “He’s alums’ as nice as cou.-in liar rv, and tie’s ?“ rich !” * Tl.i) b-t >. flection firing with-ii the ' picture of an 1 leg mt matwßW*K(id j eafriagrs nnd horshs and jifenty of ' servants, and Spfendil dfe--i*, nnd rich jewelry, so vrited me tha' I pro- pared to Ho especially brillian'. But Mr. Tin mas Dickerson, Jr., j spite of being tailorized and burl ori/td to the luat degree, was nndeniab'y j ci nmtonplnco in appeal unco, and not! hssso in conversation His remarks hint never seemed so trite 11'nd vapid. 1 w as positively ashamed of him ; and when he asked me t' g’ so the theatre with him on a ret tain evening, it was j only the recollection of bis great name I and great expectations flint finally led me to accept the invitnti 11 “Cumin Ilnny Mining's n groat tied nicer. Indeed, I love him dearly,” and I began to feel very miserable again; “but I could not marry my Cousin ; arid besides, juot think of Tom Dickerson's wealth Any girl in town would 1 e ghid to get 'loin Hirkerson, or Hairy Yin og, either, ’ and my mind reverted to several of my friends who were always raving about him. Aid so I fell nsleep and dreamed th it I was Tom De k rson’s wife, and lived in a cabin, and was in the act of scrubbing the kitchen floor, when Mrs. llatjy Yining rode by in grand style. CUAL’TDU 11. Nearly a week passed, and cousin Hariv, who never absented himself more than two and iygat a time, had not mado his appearance; and. worst of air, be was at the theatre the night be fore with that horrid Tittle Nora Knapp Some peop’o called her pretty, but I tu-ver could 8 e it 1 and on that partic ular ev ring she w as positively lrtght fnl. Harry was all devotion, aud she looked as though she was in heaven. 1 was so kiigry that I con and hi ve torn her eyes ou‘, but I pretended ;o lie peifrtiny fascinated with Tom. I w anted Harry to see me, buts was not sure that he did. Several tunes I •detected him looking in that direction, whereupon I instantly became ab sorbed in Torn, (doming out we were just n li tie in advance of tlnm I managed it so, and 1 was hi the puy est sj.ii its, qu.te convulsed with langli ter, in sac , and c.ingirig to Toni as though 1 |pved him dearly, instead of utter y despising Tim. We had received invitations to a party for the tn-xt evobmg, I w ould nor. have stayed at home for wor.ds, though I had; nearly er ed my eyes out aud hud a wiwient bvuduuhu.in.cvn si ipu nee. Ain such occasions blurry had al ways been my escort;, but, of oout;se, lie would take someone ebe now, and Torn hud asked me. 1 lutd always run down to cxl i; il mysait to llat iy lid lore tne final wrapping up, but 1 could but do so '.er Ton.; and I was as sul ky as sulky could be when I presented myself What did I cure for his old riches.! I never would marry him, and lie • might as weil find it out iiis' ns last. So, when he retllai KctJ on tho beauty of tho night, 1 declined that it wts the roU( st, blackest, most w retched night ot the seysiin. I’cllmps I was not suffieien ly pro tected, lie V'lViineJ to suggeS'. On the eontraiy, 1 was retnalkably well protected, 1 said, it was lately that 1 bundled u]• as n licit ns I had done rn that pariivtil'if occfts.ou. An attswer bo Lilli turd■ exhaustive admitted of no reply, and there was a Bi.enctt ol several iu}uutes. Mr. \ .iiiug was probably not to be present, as ho w as generally my escort was ttiii lh-xi remark. I was sure / did not know whether ha vas to fie present or not! I was not kept ndvi ed of ad my con-in’s movements A silence simewhat longer than be fore, but .Mr- Dtcker?on was not do- be thwartfed. He had s t out with the deterinhlufb ri to be figfi outdo,' wnd sight obstacles should no*, uiseottrage bttu ‘•-Mr Yining appears to be very at- U'utive to Miss Knapp lately,” lie said '■’i’ney w ere sleighing ou i uesuay, i noi ced.” riucti a pang asahqt through me. 1 had n t the heart to be cross, so I merely said, ‘lndeed and covlgbcd. am! choked and swallowed U. keep back the burst that I knew was coming. But come it would, and i said, ‘Thetiso foigive me, Ur. Dickerson, hut ready I have such a viyleuk head acne this evening tlint I have no eon- Uoh over myse f. l’ii be better in a few mmutTifs. * S„ I cried for several mimlteS, 'du ring • which he I'fgg and to stnji the car tiage amt calf a dootor, and oftWedfall manner ot outlandish suggest on-t At lasi I a,lowed him u» stop ut 41 drug-1 »l«>re and gel me some valerian, which quio ed mo a 1 Hio-by the time wo had reached cur desliii.J.iou. Os course the first perjoipl saw, on entering the room, was cousin Harry witli Nora. Knapp upon his aim. hut i allcufpu the iinsst supieme rlfvouou to Torn, and utterly ignored Hairy’s . i presence. 1 \v,-8 peifectly wild that uigiit, dancing, flirting, and laughings , as thofigh 1 nqv'qr had a care: in n I much, 4hj)t l.Jfjjajtl a g- utlviiiaii i;c» I mark to ai.olher. *T D ii k Vt rnnn is tho tight hearted t nntun I ev 1 U iiat a suiGboam sho jnust he at home.” ’ .’I t >W * « Alter a while lli.fty and I met face | to face, mid.h.e said, "Gotfd ev''nlng !’ ] with u cureless,oinilo, xfirl tflriiti'i to I, is partner. eu APTKunr. Fo the wint- r .non hs ji s-ed, and .'1 oih was usually my cavalier, though, j now that Harry 's at carbons had c ased other gsi tleuien began to in- ko ad vances But none of them j biased me, : inf Tom disjoin edmeso, that I could hard’y treat him witlT nuvvhsary civili ty. in fact, l was often excessively • Yol. 11l IVo. 30. ■' 1 Li 'fta rude to him, which had an effect tho reverse of that drairod, for his visits and atten ions increased every week. Harry, in the meantime, was ns at tentive as possible to Miss Knapp, an,l it was soon r. jiorted that they r were engaged ;‘Lnd even I was compelled to believe it when she displayed an en gagement ring. So, with some heartaches, I deter mined si riouslv, and after ma'ure de lihera ion, that I should not marry at • all 1 vva* the on y child, and it was plainly my duty to remain with my pa rents,to comfort their declining years; and, inasmuch as such was to he my fate, I might as well begin immediate ly ; so I to k to drinking a great deal of lea, and thut without milk, and to taking a veiv great interest in house hold affairs, and to sympathizing with and a-sisting mamma among the poor, nnd to being extremely methodical and p reciso Harry had not Ken to tho house s’nce that last day. over three months ago; an I now mamma and papa did not mention him. Iliad never told them the of our quarrel, and they soon 1 eased to question me, though I could tmt help suspecting that they knew. At last, one day, Tom askod me, in a s ujiid, blundering sort of way, if I would he his wif ; whereupon 1 in formed him, in a manner sufficiently positive, thut I most assuredly would not. His t-uiprne was immense, and fie seemed to think I mud have made a mistake; wanted to know if I really meant it; and said that I should have everything I wanted. But the more ho insisted tho more emphatic I be came; and ho at hngth look leave, saying that if I should change my mind, I must let him know. As >oon as he was g no I told mam ma all about it j and then she drew from ne tho sto y, told with many tear?, of Harry's declaration, nnd how 1 had spurn il it, and how miserable I had been ever since; nnd how tie was dig ged tosr nchidy else,and I should never m rrv anybody After sobbing a litth) while with my head in her lap, l felt a great ileal better, and that it would not he po hard to bob« old infiitf, idler all My only regret was tbat, old as l might consider myself, no 1 no else eou'd possibly consider me ?o tot ten years yet; and yet, during all that time, I slnull be obliged to go ipto society. Aft wcfiiys af•( r this mamma and papa went out one ev niDg to make a call, and I was si ting alone in the par lor. Sudd nly ?'ne', ouo pronounced my name, and looking up, I saw cousin Harry, who, win u I sprang up in dis n.av, caught inu in his srins, and—■ But I shall not fell anymore, savo tfiaf’wh n papa and mamma came in, they f oiud u-. Miring c zdy on the sofa, where Hurry held me fast, though I tri ed hard to as-umc a more dignified po -■i'ien at a distance wheu I heard thorn coming. Th re were a grrat many explanations to to in ide ; and it finally appeared that 1 h'l'l b en tho vied u of a cjnspiracy. Papa and mamma had suspeettd 3. metiilug ali the time, but had known ' nothing certainly until my confession. Pap afford immediately reen liarry, and brought about this mre'ing. As for the litter, bis a'ten'.iens to Miss Ki.app were intended solely to bung rue to my scorns, if 1 bad any, as she w 13 soon to be married to a gentle man from a distance. Wo were married af er a very short cugug.u: ts ; ar.d, though my short married li e Ins bad some clouds, they hate roultcd, gerernffv, from my own peMisliuC'S, -md they ars becoming in ,re rare. B:t of this I am sure, that I bdver was 30 hippy before. Webster lUait lied by a Woman. In the somewhat famous case of Mr. Ji .(tgen’s will, which was tried in tho Huj r me C ’urt s imo years ago, Mr. W-.b ter appeared as counsel for tho apt :lmt. Mrs. Gnemugh, wife of Ray. Wm. Gncu.'Ugh, Into of W eston, 3 lab, traigbt, qurooly lovkiug woman with a queen blank eye—a woman of great sell pONsessil.n aud deci.-ion ofobar -1 e'er, was ca lod to tho stand as a wit ness on tbc opposite side. Mr. Web ster at a glance, had tho sagacity to to fjresec that her tisdnaony. il it con tained anyth ng of importance, would have great weight with tho court and ju ry. Ho thereto 0 resolved, if possible, to break hor up, and when she answered to tbe first quegdi n put to her “I be lieve,” Mr. Webster roared out; “We doa’* want to Lear what you believe, wo wuot to hear w hat you know 1 Mrs. Grcrncngh replied ; That’s just what I wis about to say. sir, and went on with her testimony. Aud not withstanding his repeated efforts to dis eouserr her, she pured the even tenor of her way,'ill Wchater, quite iearful of the a suit, arose apparently in great ag .itaiiou, atd ltawit g out his snuff box, thrust Lis h'.gers to the very bottom, ami carry inir lho deep pienb to both n tsttiia; 4nn it up with a gusto, aud then « Att anting Irotn bis p ekot a very targe hindkcrehiot', which ti wtd to his feel as ho-bri ught it to the front, bo bfcew bis nose with a report that rang distinct and laud through the ball. Wabsldr—t-Mrs, Greencugb, was Mrs. Bodif'u a neat woman ? iir.-. Gretntn.lt—l cannot givo ycu veijs-luil information as to that, sir.-- Stso*bail’O«is vft v d<rty tiiek. Wt (M(, r _.Wbat w? 8 that, madam? | Airs. G. —'doe took suuff - The rotr iu the ourt bouse wassuo’r fat the def nder of tho constituttoi uhsid 'd, and neither rose nrr spoko ! again until Mrs. Gecenciugh had vaca ted ber chair for another witceut, hav ing ample date to r tl ct upon the inglo rious hist try (f the mail who had a stone thrown on his heed.