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CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS,
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-Jin 4 ly SAVANNAH.
W. S. LAWTON & CO.,
Warehouse & Commission Merchants,
MACON, GEORGIA.
LAWTON Sc DOWELL,
(FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 210 Bay St. Savannah, Ga.
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2Vibli? n<>v 2
W. S. WILLIFORD,
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MACON, GA.
tur All kinds oi’ Merchandise and Produce
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CLASSICAL & ENGLISH SCHOOL.
No. 159 Bronghton-Sl.
BERNARD MALLON, Principal.
J. H. LUTHER, A. M., Classical Teachkr.
MISS V. JONES, Assistant. * nov 9
GEO. M. WILLETT & CO,
DEALERS in
GROCERIES , WINES, LIQUORS, j
TOBACCO, SEGARS, FRUIT, PICKLES,
Preserves, Confectionary , <s• Garden Seeds.
All kinds of Fish and Oysters, when in season.
So. 68 St. Julian and 101 Bryan Streets.
J P. A. Dvpo.v, > (Waring’s Building.)
J#nx R. Tebkab, £ nov 9
~BOOK and job printing.
GEO. N. NICHOLS,
(Owens’ Building, opposite tlic Pulaski House,)
SAVANNAH, GA.
It prepared to execute all work in his line, with
neatness and despatch, and in a stylo
not to bo surpassed.
Prices as reasonable as any other establishment
J* the city. ly sept 2S
G-. BUTLER,
.MASTER BUILDER,
DEALER IS WHITE PINE LUMBER,
York Street, Oglethorpe Square.
N. B. —He is prepared to put in Iron fronts j
ia Stores, &c. ly ~ct 19
T. R. CLARKE,
FASHIONABLE 800 T MAKER,
Next, door to corner Bull and Broughton-sts.
osl 10 ly |
A. PONCE,
Importer and Manufacturer oj Segars,
No. 13 Whitaker Street,
Keep* o i hand a well selected stock oI impoited
; also Manufactured Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes,
aad all other articles usually kept in his line or
busine-M, which he offers on the most reasonable
terms. ly 19
E. T. SHEFTALL,
ATTOItN E Y A T LAW,
may 25 Dunns, Georgia.
MEDICAL NOTICE.
DOCTOR MOREL. Office No. 157 Brough
ten Street. ts mar
J DE MARTIN,
DEALER IN
Fruits, Wines, Liquors, Segars.
TICKLES, PRESERVES and GARDEN SEEDS.
—: also: —
APn.ES, ONIONS 4- POTATOES,
When in season, received fresh by every vessel.
—: also: —
/Oysters put up to order in from 1 to 10 gallon kegs. :
Corner of Bay and Wiiituker tHreets,
JOHN OLIVER,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,;
GILDER, GLAZIER, Ac.,
No. 121 Broughton Street, a few doors east of
‘Whitaker Street, Savannah , Ga.
vw All kinds of Paints—Paint Oil, Turpentine,
Varnish, Glass, Putty, &e., for sale. july 20
jQDWARD G. WILSON,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Conveyancer, Collector, Accountant 4* Copyist,
Office under J. M. Havwood’s.
or He turn Day. Wednesday, January 22d.
COLLINS & BULKLEY.
Importers and Dealers in
CROCKKRY CHINA & GLASS WARE,
FAMILY IlatUwate, Table Cutlery, Wood and
Willow Ware. Lamps, Lanterns, Wicks, &c.,
Also, Camphine and Burning Fluid, Together
with a great variety of I anry and (louse Funiish
liingGooiD, at Low Prices,
No. 100 Bryan St., Savannah, Ga.
3. T. COLLINS, ) *
Y. A. BULK LET. y nov 2
MRS. SILBER,
MILLINER If DRESS MAKER
No. 157 CONGRESS STREET,
Has the pleasure of informing the CUb?
WEBp Ladies, that she has returned
from New York with a beautiful ***■
assortment of Silk Pattern Bonnfet*, all colors,
strnw, Leghorn, and New Fashioned style of Jen
ny Lind Bonnets. French Flowers and Ribbons,
of the latest styles, and a general assortment Os
fancyl'doods and Trimmings. Also the Latest
fashion of Silks, Cassimere, Mouslinc de Lane
A*., &e. act 26
JOnintfit tc Hitfrnhm% pienre uni 3trt, tjF lons of Centfierimtc, (Ditii Itllimtsliiji, JMnsonnj oiiit tlje Jinus of flje JOutf.
P. JACOBS’
SEGAR manufactory,
No. 27 Bull Street.
THE St BSCRIBEK keeps on hand at all times
the best Brands oi Havana Segars, and is ready
to fill orders tor Country Merchants and others,
as low as any other establishment in the Cit\.
He also Manufactures Segars of various quali
ties, and lias on band the best of Chewing Tobac
co, Snuff, &c. Segar holders, Pipes—common
nnd fancy Port Monies, Segar Cases, Tobacco,
1 ouches, &c. Orders from the Country wiil be
punctually attended to. ‘nov 2
McARTHOR & MORSE,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
PLAIN, JAPANNED & BLOCK TIN WARE,
HOLLO 1% & ENAMELLED WARE,
STOVES AND COOKING RANGES,
Lkad Pipe, Sheet Lead. Copper and Zinc,
STORE, l.‘< BARNARD STREET.
All kinds of Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Work,
done in the best manner, at the shortest notice.
*P SI ___ lyr
ALLEN & BALL,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Wo. 112 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH, GA.
J. M. BALL & CO.,
ComnUsston SHeccftauts,
MACON, GEORGIA.
ROBERT A. ALLEN, JAMES M. BALL,
sept 20 iy ‘
N. ELLS,
FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER,
No. 101 Broughtoo-st,, near the corner of Bull-st.
oct 12 f
JONES & PAPOT,
Shipwrights, Spar Makers,
AND CAULKERS.
Yard opposite R & J. Lachlison’s Foundry.
R. H. DARBY,
r JT JSS. QTJ ST3L „
Corner Broughton and Whitaker Streets,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
R. H. D. is prepared to execute nil orders for
Making or C ulting on reasonable terms
mar 9 ly
J. S. STURTEVANT,
MASTER BUILDER,
Corner Montgomery and Liberty Sts.
All orders in his line will be promptly attended
to, and faithfully executed. ly june 1
JOHN V. TARVER,
FACTOR 4- COMMISSION MERCHANT
EXCHANGE WHARF, SAVANNAH, GA.
RABUN & FULTON,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 207 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
J. \V. lIAISUX, R. L. FULTON, I. P. WHITEHEAD.
LANIER HOUSE,
BY LANIER & SON,
june 22 Macon, Georgia.
J. HASBROUCK & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
CHINA, GLASS AND EARTHENWARE ,
• ept 21 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
S. Y. LEV Y,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office, No. IS-5 Bay-Street.
FRANCIS WAVER,
IMPORTING & COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No 107 Bay Street, Savannah, Geo.
PHILIP KEAN,
DRAPER AND TAILOR,
AND DEALER IN
READY MADE CLOTHING.
Penfield’s Range, No. 98 Bryan Street,
Store formerly occupied by J. Southwell tc Cos.
J. T. JONES,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Dublo & Single Guns, Rifles, &c.,
West Side of Monument Square.
A SHORT,
M ASTER BUILD ER,
Will take contracts for Building and Work in
M isonry of every description. Corner of South
Broad and Whitaker streets. may 26
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
The subscriber is propered to execute with
neatness and despatch all work in the above line.
142 Broughton St. Two Doors West of 1. IV.
MORRELL’S Furniture Store,
june 1 ly I. SOLOMONS. Agent.
CLOTHING,
PIERSON & IIEIDT .die. for sale CLOTHING,
Wholesale and Retail, at New York prices, No.
It) Whitaker Street. apl 26
GAS PIPES AND FIXTURES.
STRATTON & DOBSON,
Having received an assortment of Chandeliers,
Pendants, Brackets and Pot table Gas Burners,
respectfully invite the citizens of Savannah to
call at their store. No. 72 St. Julian street, and
examine the same 4t june 1
DR. J. DENNIS,
‘BOTANIC DRUGGIST,
Next door above L. C. Warren &. Cos.
Augusta, Ga.
I Keeps constantly on hand a choice assortment,
I selected from the best establishments in the United
| States, consist in” of Emetics, Cathartics, Diapho
| reties, Diuretics, Expectorants. Emmenagngue*,
j Stimulants, Tonics, Astringents, Nervines, Alkn
; lies, Alteratives, Rubefacients, nnd Compounds
for family use. Composition Powder, No. Six,
Lobelia in its various preparations, also
Medical Books. may 4
1 :
ALFRED HAYWOOD,
CORNER BRYAN AND BARNARD STREETS,
Market Square, Savannah,
| Dealer in Choice FRUITS, CANDIES. NUTS,
ORANGES, LEMONS, APPLES, xYND PO
TATOES, Wholesale and Retail.
First quality Thunderbolt Oysters, Fish, &c.
| Newark refined Champaigne Cider, and Albany
| Cropm Ale, by the bbl.
Ejp’ Orders from the Country, nerompanied
by the cash or City reference, punctually uttended
to atig y
Q. M. GRIFFEN,
J*L HAVING purchased the stock in trade of
| thelate M. Eastman, would solicits the con
<t=Saak;iiiued patronage of all the friend of the
I establishment. All customers shall be pleased
l w ’th goods anil sinigfiod with ptdecs.
• ‘ geo. M. GRIFFEN
j N. B. Watches and Chromcters will receive
llte personal attention of Mr. G. as usual
sept 15 in . ,
, DAGUERREOTYPES.
P. M. CARY would respectfully give notice to the
(public that bis Rooms, corner Bryan Street and
Market Square, are now open, where he will be
happy to wait upon all persons who would have
j their picture well taken. dec 7
Idrrtefo
* JANUARY.
Young queen of the winter, thy reign has
begun,
The smiles and the frowns of the old year
are done,
His dark mantle fell in the depths of the
night,
\nd morning has robed thee in garments of
white.
Walk forth in thy beauty, fair queen of the
north,
With the storm for thy herald we welcome
thee forth;
But with snow on thy bosom, and ice on thy
brow,
Young queen of the winter, what joy bring
est thou ?
“ Cold—cold is my sceptre,” the young queen
replied,
‘‘ But see what I bring thee with tempest
nnd tide.
Behold how I scatter the earth while at
rest,
With seeds of’fresh beauty to bloom on her
breast.
“ Behold what I bring thee with storm and
with sleet,
Strong roof for thy shelter, warm hearth for
thy feet,
Old friends at thy table, young hands on thy
knee, \
With childhood’s sweet laughter of innocent
glee.
“Though stern is the herald who flies in my
path,
And shrill the wild clarion he blows in his
wrath.
When lie lashes the forest, and ploughs up
the main,
And sends the white sea-bird to sweep o’er
the plain;
“ Yet the sound of that blast, when it wails
on thine ear,
Is to wring from thy bosom some pitying
tear;
And the foot prints of snow which I leave at
thy door .
Are to bid thee remember the houseless aud
poor.
“ Then heed not the ice drops I shed on thy
brow.
If they make the heart warmer, the cheek,
will soon glow;
And blessed—twice blessed, my cold touch
may prove,
If it makes thy hand open—thy soul burn
with love.
“ Shrink not, then, nor shiver, nor bid me
be gone;
My robe is the brightest the whole year puts
on,
For Hope’s pearls of promise around me
nre strung —
What the old months have wanted, may yet
grace the young. .
“ Though cold is my sceptre, frail child of
the earth,
Yet think what the touch of that sceptre is
worth ;
For it brings thee a treasure thy gold could
not buy—
A fresh year to work in, anew life to try.”
Jklcrteii Cnk.
[From Mrs Ellis’ Morning Call.
SELF-DECEPTION ;
OR, THE HISTORY OF A HUMAN HEART.
CHAPTER IV.
Happily for Ella More, she was
able to effect her escape from school
before the trials and vexations ex
perienced there had embittered her
temper, or broken her spirit. Bit
terness, in fact, formed no part of
her nature; and the very absence
from her character of those elements
of strife which in some constitutions
make it almost a necessity of their
being that they should occasionally
do battle in one cause or another,
rendered it both harrassing and
painful to Ella to know that she had
an enemy ; hut especially one who
was at the same time a watchful,
jealous, and sharp-witted rival ; and
one who strove, too, with indefati
gable eagerness, for that supremacy
which was equally desired by both
though sought by each in a manner
widely different from the other.
Returning to her father's house
under these circumstances, it was
quite natural that Ella should ap
pear more than usually amiable
and affectionate. It was natural
that she should really be so ; for her
pent-up feelings of love and ten
derness, which had so often caused
her young heart to ache for want of
some natural outlet-—feelings which
she had so .long restrained, from
the dread of ridicule and miscon
struction, now found their natural
and legitimate exercise. The con
sequence was, Mr. and Mrs. More
were confirmed in their previous
opinion, that no parents in the
world were blessed with so excel
lent, so charming, and so beautiful
a daughter as their own#
Mr* More was ttoW a confirmed
invalid, nnd a constant sufferer frorr
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1851.
severe pain in the fractured limb.
Confined almost entirely to one
position, and knowing no relief from
change of place beyond the narrow
range of two rooms upon the same
floor, it was delightful indeed to
the fond and partial father to have
the light and lovely figure of his
daughter moving sear and about
him ; but it sent a thrill of far deep
er delight to his often-depressed
and anxious heart, to see how
readily 9he gave her attention to
all those little -personal kindnesses
which he }n J scarcely expected
from one so young, whose time had
so recently Lagert occupied by pur
suits of a widely different nature.
These were happy days to the
young girl, as well as to her father;
and often, in her after-life, did she
wish them back again—happy, be
cause there was then a reality in all
she felt, and in all she did, as well as
a truth to the best impulses of naturo
which some of her after-experience
sadly wanted. Yes, those were
happy days, when the light girlish
figure came on tip-toe in the twilight
hour, stealing gently to the side of
her father’s couch to see whether
he was asleep, and as she stooped
her rosy cheek so near to his as just
to feel its warmth, holding back
with her small white hand the mass
of clustering ringlets which were
O O
wont to hang about her face in rich
profusion, casting at times a deep
shadow over her otherwise delicate
but brilliant complexion.
And, be it observed here, gentle
reader, that Ella’s hair did curl na
turally, and would curl in spite of
circumstances, not in the crisp or
corkscrew style, but in soft wavy
ringlets, which, let them fall where
they would, were always ringlets
still, after a free fashion of their own;
and which, even after being the
sport of morning breeze, or evening
dew, never needed more than a
moment’s twirling round a fairy
finger to set them right again. We
are thus particular in the item of
ringlets, because Ella’s hair had
much to do with fier beauty, and
her beauty had much to do with the
history of her heart. It must there
fore be understood in the outset,
that her hair, besides being soft,
silky, and abundant, was of a dark
auburn colour, changing, according
to the light in which it was seen,
from a golden hue, to a darkness
that was almost black. Painters
know the colour well, and give their
angels such Had Mr. More been a
painter of angels, he would unques
tionably have done the same : for
well did he know, and dearly did
he love, the hue and touch of this
soft silky hair; whether the head of
his child was laid upon his should
er, and the light tresses wandered to
his cheek ; or whether in grave and
earnest thought he placed his hand
upon her forehead, and drew it
softly down on one side, and then
on the other, as if his purpose had
been to make the hair lie fiat and
smooth like his own ; when in reali
ty he was urging the wearer of these
rich tresses to be a good girl, and
not to think too much of q pretty
face, nor mind when people told her
she was beautiful.
“Oh, no,” said Ella, on these
occasions, ‘1 don’t mind it in the
least.: 1 don’t think I nrn so very pret
ty. Do you. papa ?”
And then such a face was upturn
ed to her father’s —such a smile
gleamed out, and such an expres
sion looked forth from those speak
ing eves, that the good man would
sometimes suddenly let down # the
shadowing veil of ringlets all at once
and sigh, as if he wished bis daugh
ter was not quite so pretty. Per
haps he wished, more naturally, that
he could be always near to keep her
safe; and, in all probability, be
sighed to think how dangerous
would be the possession of so much
beauty, when the timeshould come
as come he knew it must, and soon,
that his protection would he with
drawn. “You must be a good girl,
Ella,” he would often say, “and
then nothing can harm you. You
must love God with all your heart,
and then you will have no need to
feel the fear of man.”
The fear of man! thought Ella,
irt her inmost heart ; what could her
father mean by that ? She knew
no fear of man, if he meant men
particularly : they would have been
the last objects of her fear, because
they were always so kind to her.
If she feared any human beings,
they were of her own sex. It was
bitter, biting, envious women that
she feared, and not men.
But without desiring to take off
any portion either of weight or
beauty from Ella’s kind attentions
to her father, a little secret must he
told of her, which had certainly
something to do with her stead y
perseverance in these duties. With
regard to the expediency of their
daughter’s return to school the house
ol More was at this time divided.
The mother, with reason on her
side, urged, that if Ella was already
so much improved by a few years’
residence under the care of Mrs.
Warder, she would, by one or two
years more, be rendered perfect.
But Mr. More thought Ella perfect
already ; besides which, he wanted
her near him : and beyond all, he
had seen such big tears roil down
her cheeks at the thought of being
sent again to school, that his heart
had quite failed him, and he had
consequently given up the idea al
together.
Ella, who was often present at
these discussions, with her accus
tomed quickness of perception,
learned to understand exactly how
the matter stood. She learned,
too, ou the occasion of any little flaw
in her memory, or omission ofdutv
on her part, that her mother’s threat
to send her back to school was just
so much nearer being carried inio
effect as she was so much more
careless, idle, or forgetful. She
had therefore another inducement,
besides the mere motive of kindness
for being, at this precise period of
her existence, really one of the best
and most dutiful of daughters. Ah !
those double motives !—one, openly
avowed, and looking fair on the sur
face ;1 he other hidden, secret, and
scarcely acknowledged even to her
self—how they were spoiling Ella’s
character even now ! And yet both
motives were real and true. Ella
was no hypocrite. She was only a
self-deceiver ; for she bad a prevail
ing tendency to believe that the fair
seeming motive which glistened on
the surface was the one which really
influenced her conduct; and she
would have been very much hurt,
and would have felt herself very
much aggrieved, had she been char
ged with acting upon the other. So
Ella went on most dutifully, doing
every thing which it was kind and
beautiful to do, and making her fath
er very proud, and very happy, in
the possession of such a daughter.
It was, however, rather startling
to one so devoted as Ella to her fil
ial duties, to learn, after she had
been at borne through the whole of
the.winter ancf spring months, that
a pressing invitation had been sent
from Scotland for Miss More to go
and spend the summer with the hos
pitable family of an old friend dt her
father’s ; and, what startled the du
tiful daughter still more, was to de
lect a slightly yielding tone on the
part of both her parents, when
this subject was discussed, as if they
really harbored some faint idea that
the thing was not only practicable
but actually to be done. EllaV
heart beat rapidly as she listened,
and looked from one to the other.—
Was it possible they could be in
earnest, or were they only testing
her character, by .placing the temp
tation before her ? - Os the close
confinement and endless monotony
of her present situation she was at
times excessively weary, though she
would not have acknowledged the
fact even to herself, lest the danger
of being sent again to school should
grow more imminent in conse
quence; but a visit to Scotland, if
really approved by her parents,
was quite another affair; and she
began accordingly to think that her
dear papa was a good deal better
than he had been ; and that a change
might not be amiss for all. But
was it real ? Ella did not say how
well she thought her father wa3,
until this important fact was estab
lished.
It was indeed real. Mr. and Mrs.
More were both of opinion that for
one so young as their daughter, well
as she had borne it, the close con
finement of a sick room for so great
a length of titne was undesirable,
and might be injurious. They knew,
also, that so far from Mr. More being
better, as Ella imagined, symptoms
bad now developed themselves of
a serious and alarming nature, al
though no immediate change was
apprehended; and for this reason,
in addition to many others, they
caught at a pleasant summer’s ram
ble for their daughter with almost
as much satisfaction as she herself
experienced on learning that they
were serious In their determination
to let her go.
If Ella More could be said to
have an intimate friend, it was Ag
nes Stuart, the daughter of the lady
and gentleman under whose hospi
table roof she was invited to spend
a few weeks, or months, as the case
might be. Their acquaintance had
commenced in very early life, when
the Stuarts, having business in Lon
don, paid their annual visit there,
and on one occasion made the house
of t Mr. More their home’. From
that licne the Stuarts had never fail
ed, so surely as the summer came
round, to send the rno3t urgent invi-
tation to Mr. and Mrs. More to visit
their mountain scenery, and thus to
indulge them with the opportunity
of returning the hospitality which
they never forgot. Hitherto, how
ever, Mr. More’s lameness had pre
vented his acceptance of this invi
tation ; but now that the untiring
kindness of his worthy friends was
directed expressly to his daughter,
the time seemed to be come for ihe
gratification of their hospitable
wishes.
Although an acquaintance, form
ed almost in childhood between the
two daughters of these familiesT
might scarcely deserve the name of
friendship a correspondence had
had grown out of it more spirited
and more confidential than the cir
cumstances of the parties would
seem to warrant ; and Ella had
been so accustomed, in the letters
of her friend, to hear about hosts of
Scotch relations, that she imagined
herself likely to be introduced to
quite a world of society after she had
crossed the border. Above all,
there had of late figured in their let
ters the name of one Frazer Cun
ningham, quite a hero, Ella had no
douijt, related lo the Stuarts by the
degree of third, fourth, or fifth cous
insbip,and consequently entitled to
occupy a large proportion of the
correspondence. But besides this
supremely interesting item, the
present residence of the Stuarts,
whohaving become rich, had bought
an estate near the mountains, affor
ded such descriptions of excursions
amongst the hills and forests boating
upon lakes, clambering up the sides
ol’ water-falls and other enjoyments
of a similar nature, expatiated upon
with such enthusiasm, and all re
presented as “so interesting ,” that
Ella had learned to think this life in
the far north must be* one of per
fect happiness—almost 100 much so
it seemed, for her to look forward to
as really to form a portion of her
own experience.
Vet so it was : and w. lieu Mr. nnd
Mrs. More both spoke of it as being
their wish that Ella should set out on
this journey without delay, it was
beautiful to see how obedient their
daughter was in complying with
their wishes, only once or twice ut
tering a faint remonstrance, on the
ground of not liking to leave her
dear papa so ill; but she thought—
she believed—nay, she was posi
tively convinced that he was better,
or nothing should have induced her
to go. She thought, too, that any
opposition to his wishes might be
injurious to him at such a time. In
deed, putting many sage considera
tions together, she weighed them in
the balance ot her own fair judg
ment, and at the same time she
shook her pretty head in the most
knowing and conclusive manner
possible, with an implied expression
in her countenance which plainly
said, that she saw her duty, and was
prepared to do it. Then, with a
vast amount of eager preparation, a
little contradiction of Mrs. More’s
arrangements, and a few real tears
shed feelingly upon her father’s
cheek, the young traveller was sent
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oft’ on her long journey, under the
care of a confidential but humble
friend of her father’s, who had once
been a faithful prop to his house of
business in the city.
The journey for which Ella More
had so eagerly prepared, was not
performed in the time of railroads,
but by the old fashioned stage coach,
which rendered the distance from
London to Edinburgh tedious to all
travellers, and formidable to many ;
but lo Ella, the novelty of her situ
ation, added to the interest of cul
tivating the acquaintance of her
fellow-passengers, and the pleasure
of rendering herself charming, filled
up the time in a wonderfully agreea
ble manner, and made her think
that travelling by a public convey
ance was one of the most amiis*
ing and delightful things in the
world.
Mr. Stevens, the deputed protec
tor of M iss More, respectfully
placed himself on the outside of
the vehicle, but he kept a watchful
eye upon what was going on within.
-Having never, in all probability,
travelled with a very charmingyoung
lady before, he could not perceive,
without some astonishment, and
perhaps a little uneasiness, the
height of animation to which Ella’s
spirits had risen before many sta
ges of the journey were accomplish
ed, nor the rowing intimacy which
seemed to be established between
herself and the whole part}'. He
did not know that it was as much
the business of Miss More to make
herself generally agreeable, as it
had been his lo keep correctly the
accounts of his employer. The
consequence of all this was that
before the party arrived at Edin
burgh, Ella had pledged herself to
corre*pond with a young lady a lit-
lie older than herself, and to mak®
and send off by ibe earliest convey
ance a bead work-bag for a ma
tronly gentlewoman who sate oppo
site to her. She had also given her
address to a white-haired barrister
at-law, after having refused it to his
striplirfg son ; and as for a young
collegian returning home, he was
nearly beside himself at the pros
pect of parting with so charming
an acquaintance, and looked, or
tried to look, all sorts of unuttera
ble tilings, which Ella of course was
quite too young to understand. It
was very natural then that good
Mr. Stevens should be thrown into
great confusion by the scene which
took place in the inyard on the ar
rival of the passengers at Edin
burgh. Prudence and propriety
had been the two ruling divinities
of his life and here were leave
takings warranted only by a long,
intimate and approved acquain
tance ; shakings and reshakings
of hands, with actual tears on the
part ofElla, as she bade adieu to her
young lady friend ; while the Cam
bridge gentleman stood apart in the
attitude of one who dreams, amongst
the trunks and band boxes, no doubt
apostrophising his own heart, and
saying—
“But he in these foml feeling's had no share. *
Mr. Stevens hoped be should
never be called upon to travel with
the charge of a very 3’oung lady
again. Jt was more than he could
well manage—that, and the luggage
together. The luggage, to be sure,
he was at home in. In that article
of trust he was master of his busi
ness ; but the young lady r ! And
yet he could hardly sa} T what was
amiss, or how far things had actu
ally gone wrong ; but an indefinite
impression that something was
wrong preyed upon his mind ; and
wfien he had seen his young charge
safely located in a private sitting
room in a respectable hotel, and
had ordered tea, of which he felt
no spirits to partake, lie took up his
position on the landing, the stairs,
the entrance hall, or on the pave
ment before the door, watching
for he knew not what; but.strongly
impressed with the belief that he
must watch in order to prevent
things growing worse than they
were. Mr. Stevens hail watched
when a boy : he had watched as a
shopman when he slept under the
counter every night on purpose to
watch, it was his business, cal
ling and duty to watch ; but in the
present instance he would have
liked very much to know under
what form he might recognise the
parly watched for, he experienced
a vague indefinite fear of every
body ; especially or all wl.os pur
pose seemed to be up stairs; and
thus he took the precaution, in al
most every instance, of running up
before them, and standing still until
they passed by, near the door of
No. 10, where the party to be pro
tected was located. Nor did sleep
visit the eyes of the poor man dur
ing the whole of that night; for
their were loud knockings to be
heard at intervals, and voices call
ing in the stillness, which alarmed
him exceedingly for the safety of
his charge ; and but that he had
the prudence to lock the door of the
sitting-room, and to keep the key af
ter Ella had retired to an inner
apartment, he would have felt
himself under the necessity of ris
ing every time these disturbances
look place,in order to ascertain that
all was safe in this department of
his trust.
Without the remotest idea of dan
ger, but pleasantly overcome by
the fatigue and cxcitemen-t of the
journey, the unconscious object of
all this solieflude had fallen into a
profound sleep, from which she
was aroused late on the following
morning by the violent knocking of
the chambermaid at the closed door
of the adjc lining room, when she
discovered to her amusement, and
perhaps slight vexation, the amount
of care which her protector had
deemed it necessary to take of her
person.
It was on this eventful day that
Ella was to be met by her friends.
She had one or more stages yet to
travel before reaching the appointed
place, and already her head and
heart were full of calculation as to
what would await lier in the nesv
world upon which she was about
to enter. Such indeed was the ex
citement connected with these
calculations, that Ella scarcely gave
herself time to make any observa
tions in Edinburgh, nor did justice
to that which she could not choose
but see. Was it that the young
traveller naturally enjoyed nothing
alone, and receiving no vivid im
pression made single upon her own
mind; or was it that she habitually
cared less for secirigtthsn for being;
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