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VOLUME I.
OBIISZJiASi VAIiS.
” THE SISTERS.
BT H. M. C .
Concluded from our last.
CHAP. 111.
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Whose liandfAdone consent, and hearts abhor!”
y week has passed, Mary has not answered
Afr Brings’ epistle, and has, at last, yielded to
flrr* Aster’s persuasions, and consented to accom
ri/j; j jC r to Mrs. Barton’s to learn the art of
f.j fin” flowers. It was a bright day when they
Allied “forth to their employ. Mrs. Barton was a
kind hearted, but vulgar woman, who had learned
the trade in her youth, and who now exercised
it for the support of herself and children, for she
had foolishly and unfortunately married a man
who became, as it were, a perfect burden on her
hands, loafing it about, returning to her residence
as he would to his boarding bouse. She received
Alary and Emma kindly, told them they were
rather late, but she would overlook it as it was
their first morning, and eventually wound up with,
‘•Well! come in now, gals, and be brisk, for you
must all work to-day like a house a fire.”
The girls sat down to one of two long tables
where a number of others were grouped. An
hour or two passed in silence, and, hear it ye
critics of theYnale sex, though there were at least
a dozen girls in the room, silently, as I said, mod
eling bright flowers. “Emma,” said the fastid
ious 0 Mary, “is not that odor from the kitchen
most disagreeable to you, I declare I am quite
sick.” More Emma replied, however, Mrs. Bar
ton said, “Young ladies, 1 do not allow chatting
in the work room, it interferes with the work.”
Another hour glided on, or rather, to our two
heroines, dragged on, for the hours seemed clogg
ed, and the one o’clock bell which now rang in
the neighborhood seemed to summon from the
“vasty deep of loferism” Mr. Barton, who pass
ed through the room to his dinner. He was a
tall, thin man, with that unmistakeable seedy ap
pearance betokening a true loafer. But a few
moments was given to his repast, when, after ex
changing some hasty and rather ill natured re
marks with his wife, of which the echo came to
the ears of the girls, commingled with the aroma
of a shocking bad cigar, he leisurely sauntered
through the room again to return to his haunts.
O O
Soon Mrs. Barton returned, and in rather an
excited manner seated herself on a low chair,
squaring her hands on her knees, said emphati
cally :
44 Take a piece of advice from me, gals, one
and all, and never marry unless you are certain
you ft ill get a good man, and that is just as un
certain as the sun in April. When 1 was young
1 had another beau, aud because he was a car
penter—though lie’s powerful rich now, and rides
in his carriage—-I was sich a fool that I thought
nothing would suit but a gentleman, and lord a
mercy 1 ain’t I got a nice one ! Well! bad as he
looks now, he had a pretty face, white hands, be
cause you see lie was a” dark and writ, and 1
‘Harried him; and bless your soul! he keeps
l!, eai same hands of his’n white yet, the lazy
hones! fo r h e leaves me every care on earth to
do.” J
1 his longest of all long days, at length drew
10 a close, and the street-lamps were lit as they
pursued their home ward route, and at last, shrink
ing from every chance passer, entered their own
j ,)or with beating hearts and frightened nervous
My first and last day at learning a trade,”
,‘ ar y> a $ she threw her bonnet and shawl on
a e nnd advanced to the scanty fire in excited
contern ptuous looks, “ that horrid vulgar
her lnatr ? ma ’ fr you could have only beheld
tact * a g a io subject myself to a con
thnr T Vu lgarity. Marry old Braggs, yes!
willing ’ Nvere he twice as old and hateful, I
.•Oh
sister y r - v ’ (1 ° n °t say so,” interrupted her
von pLi , ou . sare ly would not marry one whom
have spp n . eidjer We or respect. Besides, you
to sunn \ - W ? rs b ba ve only the moral courage
a few w F i. 1 HS sltuabon > disagreeable I allow, for
n'eni'i] r, n r and We can then select a more con-
Peonlp t i° r our We mixed with those
cooL; n °' day ’ but ourselves, are innately
But Wp US We “ were wW them, but not of them.”
Vi SS ecnnV ol ir t 0 marry Mr - Brl gg 3 ’ yc \ u become
ever j- and f ’ and cannot get rid of him how
b,a^*reea^e be rosiy be. In sickness, .in
/or the ln -r°, ys or sorr ows, you cannot fly to him
%otf i eSdearest P rivi l e S e —sympathy, for he
v ul gar i , lf * Be has been reared as coarsely, as
u > V a ?. tbe P ers ons who have thus disgusted
e Wce ’’ S Us mone y alone that makes the difF-
“Emma, I know it is a dreadful perspective,
but ’t is still more so for me to work, I will gild
the pill, bitter as it is, in dreams for the future,
and buy with his wealth, pleasures to compensate
for the loss of my love, for the refined, the beau
tiful in the home circle, I reiterate it, I cannot and
will not work !”
“You can if you wish it. It is difficult at first
to bind yourself to strict rules, because you have
only been accustomed to employ yourself as your
fancy dictated.”
“ It is useless to argue, Emma, I have decided
I will not return to Mrs. Barton’s, and I have no
other‘alternative.”
“Well, Mary, try plain sewing at home. I
have no doubt but I can get you some.
“I would not earn my salt at it.”
“ One more appeal to your heart, if not your
judgment. Can you dare to marry another when
your every thought turns to one, in every way
calculated to make you happy.”
“Hush! Emma, I shall get seriously angry
with you if you speak thus. He has never prof
fered a word of love to me, and 1 have no right
to think he ever casts a thought upon me.”
“Yet I am sure he loves you, and that he does
not speak of it he must feel as in those favorite
lines of his from Mrs. Hemens:
“ There’s such a glory on thy cheek,
And such a magic power around thee,
That if I could, 1 would not break,
The spell with which thine eye has bound me.”
“If you are correct in your surmises, why has
he not called since papa’s death. But spare your
breath,” she continued, indignantly, “lie thought
me rich, but now he does not wish to burden him
self with a poor wife, I see it all.”
“ Perhaps he has not returned, at least wait a
week before you say “yes” to Mr. Briggs, for I
shall certainly look upon that decision to be the
requiem to all your hopes of happiness.”
“Oh ! do pray hush! Emma, I am sleepy and
tired of this nonsense*” She raised the candle
from the table and as she walked up the staircase
the indefatigable Emma following her, still urged
his cause, saying,
“ Do you remember, Mary, when Layton
brought you that beautiful edition of Mrs. Hemen’s
his marking those exquisite lines for you,
“ Oh ! cast thou not
Affection from thee ; in this better world
Hold to thy heart this only treasure fast,
AVatch, guard it, suffer not a breath to dim
The bright jems purity.”
“ Once more Emma, will you hush, for I am
tired both of your prose and poetry.”
Mary spoke the truth when she said she had
decided. To save her refined and morbidly sen
sitive feelings contact from o collision with the
vulgar, she cared not what she had to encounter,
so she could once again reinstate herself in the
sphere from which she had been hurled ; and to
surround herself anew with the appliance of
wealth and luxury. So the answer was written
and despatched ; and I shall not linger here to
tell of the pompous arrival of the bridegroom
elect, the rich but gaudy presents he showered
on his intended, their quiet wedding, with none
present but the mother and sister, and the soirow
fui parting of Mary from them, as she stepped
again into her carriage, which was to eonxey her
to the Liverpool steamer, on her way, as the be
ginning of her European tour.
They still lingered at the window when a step
crossed the pave, and they beheld Mr. Layton.
He entered with afaceMie in vain endeavored
to sober down into symipathy for their loss, (foi
he was buoyed up by the hope of seeing Mary,)
but he expressed himself tenderly and feelingly
for their misfortunes, and then inquired for her.
Emma's blank look startled him. fiom Ins dicam,
and he turned to Mrs. Atkins:
“ Shall I not have the pleasure of seeing Miss
Mary?” , „ i r
“ Have you not heard • and a ol
tears at the remembrance of the parting, inter
rupted the disclosure. . .
“For God’s sake!” exclaimed he, now thor
oughly aroused, “ tell me, has any thing happen
ed? Is she ill? do, do tell me, I pray you Mrs.
Atkins, Miss Emma?”
“ She is married,” was the answer.
Horror struck he stood, almost gasping out,
“impossible, married, and 1 but to whom l
“ Mr. Briggs,” said Emma.
How hotly and indignantly did the blood now
flush up into his cheeks and temples at the idea
of him, the rough, vulgar old man, bearing off
his treasured Mary, whom he had even feaied
anger by his sincere profter of devoted love, and
he sat silent, scarce replying to Miss Emma
and her mother’s questions; and soon he ielt
them, with a palor of the cheek and cloud on
his brow, in sad contrast to the hopeful ngnt -ook
with which he had hurried into their presence.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1849.
CHAP. IV.
“1 do not love
Much ceremony; suits in love should not
Like suits in law, be rocked from term to term.”
Months rolled on, occasionally gladdened by a
letter from Mary, speaking of the strange sights
she saw, the people she met, but old Briggs’ name
did not figure on the page at all. Mr. Layton
sought sympathy in her society for his recent
wound, and then his visits began to increase both
in number and length, until he no longer wanted
the excuse of anew book, choice fruit or bright
flowers to pay his accustomed visit. And when
at the end of the year, Emma was about to seek
more humble lodgings for herself and mother, lie
offered her his heart and hand, and Emma, with
all her straightforward simplicity of character at
once accepted him, for she had long seen she had
rivalled Mary in his esteem, and loving him as
no one but a true hearted woman can love.
Their wedding, too, was quiet, but oh ! how
unmeasurably happier than her sister’s, and they
removed to a nice two story house in a retired
street, plainly but comfortably furnished, where
they lived in peace.
Skip ten years, and again we will see the sis
ters in their respective dwellings. Enter with
treading me into Mr. Briggs’ superb mansion, and
softly 7 on the splendid Brussels, ascend with me the
broad staircase, and then enter the bed-room of
the owner of that elegant house. Behold him
writhing and twisting in the agonies of a severe
attack of acute rheumatism. “Mary,” said he
crossly, “ why in the devil’s name don’t you come
here and help Mrs. Norton, I did not take you out
of your poverty to show your airs to me, I mar
ried you my fine madam, to entertain my com
pany, and nurse me when this rheumatism takes
me.”
Mary arose from the distant part of the room
to where she had retreated but a short time be
fore from bis angry words. Never amiable, at
best, aggravated now by the severe attack from
which he was suffering, lie vented on her all his
spleen, not daring to do so to bis nurse, fearful
she would leave him.
Another picture and we have done. In an
equally splendid house not far from Mr. Briggs,
lived the Laytons. The world had gone well
with them, for his attention to his profession, per
severance and talents, aided by his wife’s indus
try and economy, had made all things wear a
smiling aspect.
Late on the evening of the same day to which
we have glanced in the house of the Briggs,
could you have seen into the back parlor of the
Layton’s, what a contrast would have presented
itself. There sat Wm. Layton in a cozy arm
chair, eyeing with a quiet smile his boy of eight
summers, reading intently some story book, whilst
a curly head little fairy of a girl was making the
room ring with her laughter, as she tried now and
then to catch her grand-ma’s watch. Emma,
who had been joining in the laugh, now giving
her babe lo the nurse, said: “ Let us have tea,
mamma, for ’twill soon be time to dress for
Madam Seguin’s concert.”
“Have you sent to see if Mary will accompany
us,” said Mr. Layton, “ she is so fond of music.”
“Yes,” said Emma, “but Mr. Briggs lias very
politely sent back my messenger with the answer
that she cannot go, as lie does not believe in a
woman’s flaunting around whilst her husband is
sick.”
When Thomas Campbell made a voyage from
the Elbe to Yarmouth, he had fora fellow-passen
ger one Donavan, a Croppy of 1798. The Bri
tish Government was warned of Donavan’s return,
and he was arrested and committed to the Tower.
A year afterwards Campbell encountered him in
the streets of London, when the following conver
sation ensued, as related by Campbell himself:
“Ha, Donavan,” said 1, “f wish you joy, my
good fellow, in getting out of the Tower, where I
was told they were likely to treat you like another
Sir William Wallace.”
“Och,” said he, “good luck to the Tower!
black the day 1 was turned out of it! Would
that any one could get me into it for life !”
“ My stars ! and were you not in confinement ?”
“ Tschach ! The Government allowed me a
pound sterling a day as a State prisoner. The
Tower jailor kept a glorious table, and he let me
out to walk where 1 liked all day long—perfectly
secure that I would return at meal times. And
then, besides, he had a nice pretty daughter.”
“ And don’t you go and see her in the Tower?”
** Why, no, my good fellow. The course of
true love never did run smooth. I discovered
she had no money, and she found out that my
Irish estates, and'all that I had told her about their
being confiscated in the rebellion, was sheer blar
ney. So when the day arrived that your merci
less Government ordered me to be liberated, I
was turned adrift on the wide world, and glad to
become a reporter to the newspapers.”
Treatment of Persons apparently Drowned. —The
first object is the restoration of the animal heat.
For this purpose, the wet clothes are to be re
moved without delay, and the body, after being
well dried, is to be surrounded with warm air.
The heat should at first be moderate, and gently
increased. In the absence of a warm air bath,
the body should be laid in a well-heated bed or
blankets, and bottles of hot water laid to the feet
and arm-pits. A warming-pan* or heated brick
should be passed over the body,or gentle friction
exercised with other warm substances. Mean
while, continual though gentle attempts should be
made to excite respiration artificially. If there
be any signs of returning life, such as sighing or
convulsive twitching, a vein may'be opened.
The throat may be tickled, to excite a propensity
to vomit, and a table spoonful of warm diluted
wine or brandy may be given. Keen if no vestige
of returning animation be discovered , these means of
recovery should be persisted in for three or four hours.
Many instances have occurred where persons have
been under water for 1-5 or 20 minutes, and even
longer, and yet recovery has been effected by
long and skilful exertion.
To remove Stains from Cloth or Silk. —Pound
French chalk fine, mix with lavender water to the
thickness of mustard. Put on the stain ; rub it
soft with the finger, or palm of the hand. Put a
sheet of blotting and brown paper on the top, and
smooth it with an iron milk warm. Balls for re
moving spots from clothes may be thus prepared.
Fuller’s earth, perfectly dried, so that it crumbles
into a powder, is to be moistened with the clear
juice of lemons, and a small quantity of pure
pearl ashes is to be added. Knead the whole
carefully together, till it acquires the consistence
of a thick elastic paste ; form them into small balls
and dry them in the sun. First, moisten the spot
on the clothes with water, then rub it with the
ball, dry it in the sun, and wash it with pure
water.
JFar and strong Drink. —From extensive calcu
lations it seems that the average of human births
per second, since the birth of Christ to the pres
ent time, is about 5.15, which gives about thirty
two thousand millions ; and after deducting the
present supposed population of the world, (960,-
000,000,) leaves the n umber of thirty-one thousand
and forty millions that have gone down to the
grave; giving death and the grave the victory
over the living, to the number of thirty thousand
and eighty millions. Os this number, in the grave,
about
9,000,000,000 have died by war.
7,920,000,000 by famine and pestilence.
500,000,000 by martyrdom.
580,000,000 by intoxicating drinks.
13,000,000,000 natural or otherwise.
Thus it will be seen lhat war and strong drink
have sent nearly one-third of the banian race to
a premature grave.
If strong drink has now had its 580,000,000 of
victims, how many more must it have before the
moderate drinker will lay his shoulder to the
pledge of reform ? Suppose it required even no
more than fifty bushels of grain, distilled, to make
a man a drunkard, how long would it last famish
ing Europe—nay, even the whole world? It
would amount to fifty-eight hundred millions of
barrels of flour. The calculations on this sub
ject might be extended to an almost indefinite
length, and perhaps, too, with propriety, if thought
and meditation would dwell upon them and de
duce the moral from each and every avenue.
A Scene in Court. —The Cincinnati Commercial l
tells a good story of a scene in a court of that city*
We give the story as that paper tells it:
Not a bad anecdote is told of Esquire Wick
Roll. A case of assault and battery came before
him sometime since, and after an examination of
several witnesses, one of them, whom the ’Squire
had questioned rather sharply, became highly in
censed, and uncorking the vials of his wrath, said
he could “ whip any man that doubted his word
under oath.” The ’Squire pulled off his specta
cles, made a leap over the rail, and cried, “ The
court stands adjourned till the sight’s overand
then, in a trice, “harnessed” to the witness and
whipped him in about as quick time as he sup
posed to be agreeable. The belligerent witness
being disposed of, the ’Squire very gravely con
tinued the case, and gave in his decision accord
ing to the evidence.
He who sedulously listens, pointedly asks, calm
ly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases when he
has no more to say to the point, is the fittest for
business, and is sure to succeed.
To take Mildew out of Linen. —Rub it well with
soap; then scrape some fine chalk, and rub that
also on the linen ; lay it on the grass; as it dries,
wet it a little, and it will come out after twice
doing.
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