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VOLUME 11.
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FALLIGANT &. TAYLOR,
CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS,
Shop corner Whitaker and l’erry Streets,
Jan 4 ly SAVANNAH.
W. S. LAWTON & CO.,
Warehouse &. Commission Merchants,
MACON, GEORGIA.
LAWTON & DOWELL,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 210 Bay St. Savannah, (la.
Tender their Services to their Friends and the
Public nov 2
W. S. WILLIFORD,
Auction fy Commission Met chant,
MACON, GA.
(G* All kinds of Merchandise and Produce
[except Liquors] received on Consignments Pur
chased to Order. 1 vr nov 2
CLASSICAL & ENGLISH SCHOOL.
No. 159 Brougkton-St.
BERNARD MALLON, Principal.
J. 11. LUTHER, A. M., Classical Teacher.
MISS V. JONES, Assistant. nov 9
GEO. M. WILLETT & CO.,
DEALERS IN
GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS ,
TOBACCO, SEGAIIS, FRUIT, PICKLES,
Preserves, Confectionary , Garden Seeds.
All kinds of Fish and Oysters, when in season.
No. 68 St. Julian and 101 Bryan Streets,
J T. A. Du Pox, ) (Waring’s Building.)
J(hs ft. Tebcab, $ nov 9
HOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
GEO. N. NICHOLS,
(Owens’ Building, opposite the Pulaski House,)
SAVANNAH, GA.
Is prepared to execute all work in his line, with
neatness and despatch, and in a style
not to he surpassed.
Price* a* reasonable as any other establishment
!■ the city. lv sept 28
G-. BUTLER,
MASTER builder,
DKALF.R IN WHITE I’tNE LUMBER,
York Street Oglethorpe Square.
N. B. —He is prepared to put in Iron fronts
{u Stores, See. ly ocl
T. R. CLARKE,
FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER,
Next door to corner Bull and Broughton-sts.
oct 10 _ B
A. PONCE,
Importer and Manufacturer of Segars,
No. 13 Whitaker Street,
Keeps on hand a well selected stock ot impmted
Seems; also Manufactured Tobacco, Snuff, l‘ipt’S
md all other articles usually kept in his line of
business, which he offers on the most reasonable
terms. ly oct
E T. SHEFTALL,
ATTO RN E Y A T LA W ,
may 25 Dublin, Georgia.
MEDICAL NOTICE.
DOCTOR MOREL. Office No. 157 Brough
ton Street. ts ™ ar 23 _
J DE MARTIN,
DEALER IN
Fruits, Wines, Liquors, Segars,
PICKLES, PRESERVES and GARDEN SEEDS.
—: also: —
A PPL PS, ONIONS Sp POTATOES,
When in season, received fresh by every vessel.
—; also: —
Oysters put up to order in from Ito 10 gallon kegs.
Corner of Bay and Whitaker Streets,
JOHN OLIVER,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
GILDER, GLAZIER, &c.,
Ns- 121 Broughton Street, a, Jew doors east of
Whitaker Street, Savannah, Cla.
FTP All kinds of Paints —Paint Oil, Turpentine,
Varnish, Glass. Putty, &c., for sale. july 20
EDWARD G. WILSON,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Conveyancer, Collector, Accountant dj- Copyist,
Office under J. M. Haywood’s,
nr Return Day. Wednesday, February 19th.
COLLINS & BULKLEY.
Importers and Dealers in
CROCKERY CHINA & GLASS WARE,
FAMILY Harrtwaie, Table Cutlery, Wood and
Willow Ware, Lamps, Lanterns, Wicks, &c.,
Also,Camphine and Burning 1 luid, Together
with a great variety of Fancy and House 1 urnish-
H'Uf? Goods, at Low Prices.
No. 11)0 Bryan St., Savannah, Ga.
S. P. COLLINS, >
T. A.BULKLET. ( noV 2
MRS. SILBER,
MILLINER uy DRESS MAKER
No. 157 CONGRESS STREET,
IHas the pleasure of informing the f Y
EpfAs* Ladies, that she has returned ALftw
rA f rorn New York with a beautiful
assortment of Silk Pattern Bonnets, all colors,
Straw, Leghorn, and New Fashioned style of Jens
tv Lind Bonnets. French Flowers and Ribbonos.
of the latest styles, and a general assortment of
Fancy Goods and Trimmings. Also the Latest
Fashion of Silks, Cassimere, Moaffine <l® Lane,
fcc., &c.
Ifiialfit fn Titotthtf, grirotf uni Art, tjjr #nns nf Impruntf, i£)i)il Jtonnnj unit tjjp Iras nf fjn Jntj.
P. JACOBS’
SEGAR manufactory,
No. 27 Bull Street.
THE SUBSCRIBER keeps on hand at all times
the best Brands of Havana Segars, and is ready
to fili orders for Country Merchants and others,
as low as any other establishment in the Cm.
He also Manufactures Segars of various quali
ties, yrnl has on band the best of Chewing Tobac
co, Snuff, &c. Segar holders, Pipes—common
• ind fancy 1 ort Monies, Segar Cases, Tobacco,
Pouches, Ace. Orders from the Country wiil he
punctually attended to. nov 2
McARTHOR & MORSE,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
PLAIN, JAPANNED & BLOCK TIN WARE,
lIOLLOW & ENAMELLED WARE,
STOVES AND COOKING RANGES,
Lkad Pipe, Sheet Lkad. Copper and Zinc,
STORE, 13 BARNARD STREET.
All kinds of Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Work,
done in the best manner, at the shortest notice.
- sf T. f 21 iyr
ALLEN & BALL,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 112 BAY STREET,
savannah, ga.
J. M. BALL & CO.,
CE onuiussto u c v c ft a u t s,
MACON, GEORGIA.
ROBERT A. ALLEN, JAMES M. BALL,
sept 20 Jy
N. ELLS,
FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER,
No. 101 Broughton-st., near the corner ofßull-st.
oct 12 ts
JONES & PAPOT,
Shipwrights, Spar Makers,
AND CAULKERS.
Yard opposite R.&. J. Lachlison’s Foundry.
R. H. DARBY,
m: .m _
Corner Broughton and .Whitaker Streets,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
R. H. D. is prepared to execute all orders for
Making or Cutting on reasonable terms,
mar 9 lv
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 a- COMMISSION MERCHANT
EXCHANGE WHARF, SAVANNAH, GA.
RABUN & FULTON,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 207 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
J. tV. RABUN, R. L. FULTON, I. P. WHITEHEAD.
LANIER HOUSE,
BY LANIER & SON,
juno 22 Macon, Georgia.
J. HASBROUCK & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
CHINA, GLASS AND EARTHENWARE,
sept 21 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
S. Y. LEVY,
AT T O RNE Y AT LAW,
Office, No. ISS Bay-Street.
FRANCIS WAVER,
IMPORTING & COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 107 Bay Street, Savanrrah, 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 &. Cos.
J. T. JONES,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Double & Single Guns, Rifles, &c.,
West Side of Monument Square.
A SHORT,
MAS TE R BUILDER,
Will take contracts for Building and Work in
Masonry of every description. Corner of South
Broad and VVliituker streets. may 26
CONTRACTOR AND E uILDER.
Tim subscriber is prepared to execute with
neatness and despatch all work in the above line.
142 Broughton St. Two Doors B est of I. W.
MURRELL’S Furniture Store,
june 1 ly I. SOLOMONS, Agent.
CLOTHING,
PIE RSON & IIEII )T offer for sale C LOT IIING,
Wholesale and Retail, at New York prices, No.
10 Whitaker Street. npl 26
GAS PIPES AND FIXTURES.
STRATTON &, DOBSON,
Having received an assortment of Chandeliers,
Pendants, Brackets and Portable 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.
Keeps constantly on liatul a choice assortment,
selected from the best establishments in the United
States, consisting of Emetics, Cathartics, Diapho
retics, Diuretics, Expectorants, Emmenagocues,
Stimulants, Tonics, Astringents, Nervines, Alka
lies, Alteratives, Rubefacients, and Compounds
for family use. Composition l’owder, No. Six,
Lobelia in its various preparations, &c., also
Medical Books. may 4
ALFRED HAYWOOD,
CORNER BRYAN AND BARNARD STREETS,
Market Square, Savannah,
Dealer in Choice FRUITS, CANDIES. NUTS,
ORANGES, LEMONS, APPLES, AND PO
TATOES, Wholesale and Retail.
First quality Thunderbolt Oysters, Fish. &c.
Newark refined Champaigne Cider, and Albany
Cream Ale, by the bbl.
ESP* Orders from the Country, accompanied
by the cash or City reference, punctually attended
to * aug 9
G. M. GRIFFEN,
jSL HAVING purchased the stock in trade of
thelate M. Eastman, would solicits the con-
CSfchilfrtinued patronage of all the friend of the
establishment. All customers shall be pleased
with goods and satisfied with prices.
GEO. M. GRIFFEN;
N. B.—Watches and Chrometers will receive
the personal attention of Mr. G. as usual.
sept 12
DAGUERR E OT YP E S.
P. M. CARY would respectfully give notice to the
public that his Rooms, corner Bryan Street and
Market Square, are now open, where he will be
happy to wait upon all persons who would have
tfcair pictures well taken. dec 7
JMukit ‘pnrfrtj.
A MOTHER’S LOVE.
Hast thou sounded the depths of yonder sea,
And counted the sand that under it be ?
Hast thou measured the height ofheuven
above ?
I hen, ninyest thou mete out the mother’s
love.
Hast thou talked with the blessed, of lead
ing on
J o tli© throne of God, some wandering sou ?
Hast thou witnessed the angel’s brio-lit em
ploy ?
Then, mayest thou speak of a mother’s joy.
Evening and morn, hast thou watched tho bee
Go forth on her errands of industry?
The bee, for herself, hath gathered and toiled,
But tho mother’s cares are all for her child.
Hast thou gone with the traveller, Thought,
afar.
From pole to polo, and from star to star?
Thou hast, but on ocean, earth or sea,
The heart of a mother has gone with thee.
There is not a grand inspiring thought,
There is not a truth by wisdom taught,
There is not a feeling, pure aud high,
That may uot he read iu a mother’s eye.
There are teachings on earth, and 6ky, and
air,
The heavens the glory of God declare,
But louder than voice beneath, above,
Ho is heard to speak through a mother’s
love.
RAIN ON THE ROOF.
When the humid storm-clouds gather
Over all the starry spheres,
And tho melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
’Tis a joy to press the pillow
Os a cottage chamber bed,
And to listen to the patter
Os the soft rain overhead.
Every tinkle on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart,
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start;
And a thousand recollections
Weave their bright hues into woof,
As 1 listen to the patter
Os the soft rain on the roof.
There in funcy comes my mother,
As she used to years agon©,
To survey the infant sleepers,
Ere she left them till the dawn.
I can see her bending o’er mo,
As 1 listen to the strain
Which is played upon the shingles
By tho patter of the rain.
Then my little seraph sister,
With her wings and waving hair ;
And her bright-eyed cherub brother,
A pair;
Glide around my wakeful pillow
With their praise or mild reproof,
As I listen to tho murmur
Os the soft rain on tho roof.
And another comes to thrill me
With her eyes’ delicious blue,
1 forget as gazing on her,
That her heart was all untrue ;
I remember that I loved her
As 1 ne’er may love again,
And my heart’s quick pulses vibrato
To tho patter of tho rain.
There is naught in art’s bravurns
That can work with such a spell,
In the spirit’s pure deep fountain,
Whence the holy passions swell,
As that melody of nature—-
That subdued, subduing strain,
Which is played upon the shingles
By the patter of the rain.
Scioto Gazette.
From tho German of Zinzendorf.
THE SABBATH.
The Sabbath is for man’s own use,
His business then ism?,
By leaning, in sweet peacefulness,
Upon his Savior’s breast;
And now the church, for whom Ho died,
And hath, by dying, sanctified,
Would have the day, whereon He woke,
Kept free from labor’s yoke.
Emily Hermann.
fflertrti Cult.
[ From Mrs. Ellis’ Morning Call.
SELF-DECEPTION;
OR, THE HISTORY OF A HUMAN HEART.
The storm which the sailor’s wid
ow had been for some days antici
pating, proved to be nearer than
could have been supposed by any
one not intimately acquainted with
the signs which her experienced eye
had learned to read and under
stand. Scarcely had Ella, describ
ed to her mother the different, inci
dents of the morning—scarcely had
she done justice to the promptness,
civility, and real kindness of her
new acquaintance—before a splash
ing rain began to patter against the
window-panes, accompanied by a
peal of thunder always more aw
ful when heard at an unwonted
season of the year.
Perhaps the present could scarce
ly be called so, for though far ad
vanced as to time, the autumn had
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1851.
been unusually still and sultry, un
til those changes in the atmosphere
which immediately preceded the
storm. As the thunder now rolled
away into the distance, Ella could’
not but congratulate herself upon
her own escape; for had the light
ning flash glared into her e} r es while
on that dizzy height above the sea,
or had the sheeted rain begun to fall
around her while there, the danger,
which she now knew to have been
only imaginary, might indeed have
become too real.
So long as this heavy rain con
tinued, it was impossible to discover
any object beyond the windows,
and Ella regretted this the more,
because the residence selected by
her mother had been chosen espe
cially for its sea view ; and while
safe under shelter, and by her moth
er’s side, she had a peculiar pleasure
in watching the aspect of the
troubled ocean, seamed as it was
all over with ridges of white foam,
as far as the eye could see; while
the blackness of the hollow waves
which rolled upon the shore made
the feathery spray appear more sil
very white, where it lashed against
the cliffs curling up one moment
into every niche and crevice, and
then sweeping back into the bosom
of the deep, as if to gather fresh
strength for that tremendous bat
tle.
Ella More had watched this scene
before the rain began to fall, and
she had at the same time observed
that the sudden veering round of the
wind had taken by surprise a num
ber of vessels scattered ever the sea,
and all evidently making the best
of their way towards a well-known
port, from which the town of C
was not far distant.
“ I wonder what has become of
those vessels, now ;” said Ella,
rubbing the window-pane, in or
der to see out, for she had learn
ed to understand something of the
elements, as well as of the danger
of ships on the ocean, from her
conversation with Mrs. Lane. —
“I wonder, too,” she continued,
“whether the poor widow’s son is
In one of them.”
It was in vain that Ella tried to
see ; and yet something, she felt
sure, had happened, either on sea
or shore, for she could clearly dis
tinguish the sound of hurrying feet,
like those of men running past the
house, and sometimes there were
distant shouts; but what could he
the meaning or the purpose of eith
er, Ella was wholly at a loss to
imagine.
“ What is it, do you think?” saiJ
she, at last, turning hastily round;
but there was no one to answer her
inquiry. Mrs. More had left the
room unheard, in consequence of
the tumultuous sounds without, and
Ella was alone. A sudden fancy
seized her, to go out and see for
herself what was going on. Her
mother’s house was most conveni
ently situated for such a purpose ;
she had only to go out upon a kind
of terrace-walk, and at the further
extremity stood a lodge or cottage,
in front which, upon a broad level
space, accommodated to the loiter
ing habits of invalids, was one of
the finest sea views in the whole
neighbourhood. Ella felt very na
turally afraid to venture to this spot
alone, but hastily communicating
her wish to one of the servants, who
happened to be of a curious and
enterprising disposition, they were
soon muffled in cloaks and other
wrappings adapted to the purpose ;
and in this manner Ella lelt the
house with her attendant only to
venture as far as to the extremity
of the terrace, and there to remain
beneath the shelter of the cottage,
whose projecting roof afforded a
safe retreat.
It was with some disappointment,
as well as surprise, that Ella, on
reaching this place, beheld a com
plete concourse of people already
there before her; and she even
hesitated for a moment whether to
advance and mingle with the throng.
All were too much engaged, how
ever, to observe that she was near;
and she soon caught the infection
of that deep interest with which
the different individulas thus group
ed together were watching a boat
upon the billows tossed, as it seem
ed, sometimes like a light cork, up
on the breakers, and then plunged
downwards, as if absolutely drawn
in and swallowed by the yawning
waves. But stiff the little boat
appeared again, and still kept on
its way, at one time making, as it
seemed, a desperate onward plunge
—at another, yielding to the force
of some strong billow, which kept
it back from any chance ot gaining
the shore.
Close under the hills, which shel
tered the little town of C , was
a kind of bay, protected on one
side by the bold promontory over
which Ella had passed that morn
ing. If the boat could by any pos
sibility pass the foot of this promon
tory and reach the shelter of the
bay, it might be safe ; but of this
there seemed but little probability,
and many were the calculations
made by those on shore, as to
whether ihe tide, which was now
beginning to ebb, would leave a
chance of clearing the rocks wh ch
lay scattered beneath the cliff at
this entrance of the bav.
Notwithstanding tho interest
which Ella felt, in common with
others, respecting the fate of the
boat, she could scarcely have re
mained upon the spot, so strangely
situated as she felt herself, but that
the rain had now ceased ; and on
casting around her a slight glance
at her companions, her quick eye
had discovered other female forms,
all muffled like’ herself some of
whom were slightly known to her
before. Feeling, therefore, no
longer any uneasiness about the
strangeness of her own appearance
in such a place at such a time, she
became gradually more at ease;
and thus allowed herself to make
sundry observations upon the group
by whom she was surrounded.
Nor was it long before she discover
ed, amongst the most watchful and
eager of the observers, the same
fair-haired youth who had been the
companion of her morning’s walk.
But he observed not her ; he \va3
far too inien ly occupied for that.
Standing upon the extreme edge of
a piece of broken ground which
descended abruptly to the sea, he
fixed his steady and unwavering
gaze upon the boat, only turning
sometimes, to exchange a hasty
word, with some old seamen beside
him, and ihen looking back again to
the struggling vessel, as if he had
no thought—no feeling —but for the
safely of its crew.
This single figure, however, was
by no means that which most at
tracted Ella’s observation. There
stood much nearer to her, and close
ly sheltered by the projecting roof
of the cottage, an unusually tall
gentleman, wrapped in a dark tra
velling cloak, one corner of which
he held closely over the lower part
of his face, so as to conceal all but
the eyes and nose, and a portion
of a remarkably pallid cheek.
The figure leaned against one of
the rustic pillars which supported
the cottage, and be too gazed upon
the sea. His appearance was that
of a stranger but recently, arrived,
for he spoke to no one, nor seemed
to have any one belonging to him.
Ella felt sure he could not have j
been long a resident at C , for it
was almost impossible he should
have been once seen without being
recognised again, and she was |
quite certain his figure had never j
crossed her path before. It had
been very interesting to her, at first,
to watch the little boat; but she
now began, unconsciously to her
self to watch this stranger with al
most equal interestjandyet there was
nothing to watch. He might as well
have been a statue ; he was almost
as motionless, and looked as cold.
Ella studied the features of the
stranger, so far as she was able to
see them, precisely as she would
have studied those of a statue of
veritable stone. They were beau
tiful in outline, high, and pure.—
The eyes were deeply set, large,
dark,and heavy; complexion clear,
pale olive ; jet black hair, flowing,
not curly; eyebrows distinctly
marked, and handsome ; with a fine
commanding nose, so delicately
chiselled, that, seen in profile, Ella
thought the stranger handsome—
more handsome than any one she
had ever met with in her life ; but
he was not handsome exactly,
either. If his mouth should prove
to be well formed, his chin bold,
classical and fine, he might be hand
some, certainly. These features
Ella could not see ; they were still
concealed under the thick folds of,
his cload ; and possibly that was the
reason why she looked so often, and
so long, at the tall gentleman, who
evidently knew not, and looked as
if he cared not, what eyes were
fixed upon him there.
“ Who do you think that gentle
man is?” at last whispered Ella to
her attendant.
“ I should take him to be a Turk,
or a Jew, or perhaps bothre
plied the servant. “ I saw him get
out of a carriage at Grainger’s
Hotel, as I passed by last night, or
I’m much mistaken.”
“ What kind of a carriage was
it?” asked Ella.
“ Nothing out of the common
way,” replied the girl; “just an
old travelling affair. There was a
world of boxes and packages ; but
these I took to belong to the lady.”
“ The lady ?” said Ella, in a tone
of inquiry.
“Yes, there was a lady;” the
servant went on to say; “and as 1
should suppose a real lady, by her
appearance, and by the stir that
was made about her.”
“ His wife, you think ?” suggest
ed Ella, in the same inquiring tone.
“ Why, as to that,” replied the
servant, “ there’s no telling. He
seemed very attentive to her; and
if so he that there’s a wife in the
case, I should say he was very
anxious to please her.”
“He does not look to me, over
anxious to please any body,” ob
served Ella, in a lower tone, as if
talking to herself; and then think
ing that she had gone too far with
her remarks to one who was by no
means slow to follow up an intima
cy, wherever she could establish
one, Ella cut short the conversation,
and once more turned her attention
to the sea. Indeed there had been
a general rush to the shore almost
before the last word had passed her
lips. Her first impulse was to fol
low ; but as the descent from the
position she now occupied was such
as few ladies would like to venture
upon, even under favoring circum
stances. she retreated a little nearer
to the cottage, and contented her
self with a place left vacant by one
of those who had rushed upon the
scene of action. There was still a
few individuals of her own sex re
maining on the spot; but of the
other, only that one tall figure, still
leaning against the pillar, still cov
ering the lower part of his face
with his cloak, and still gazing on
the sea wiih his large deep eves,
which evidently observed nothing
that was passing immediately be
side him.
Ella had now placed herself nearer
to this figure, but with the intention
of screening herself from observa
tion, and while there she thought
she could perceive that he breathed
laboriously, and now and then a
hollow cough seemed to shake his
whole frame. Such symptoms of
incipient disease were not unusual
with the residents in this neighbor
hood, but still Ella wondered that
he should stand there, exposed as
he was, though comparativelv in a
slight degree, to the raging blast;
and she wondered, too, whether
that lady of whom her servant
spoke was aware of his being there ;
and if she was, that she did not
come or send someone to persuade
him to return.
But the boat—the boat. Ella is
forgetting that again. There is a
general shout,and she cannot see the
boat. It is there —keel uppermost,
and the men—the poor men! A
slight figure with fair hair is amongst
the breakers —he too is gone. Ella
could not restrain a sudden shriek,
as she saw him drawn in by the
power of a mighty wave, for she
still recognised him as her kind
companion of the morning. She
felt ashamed, however, of having
yielded to this weakness, for the tall
figure immediately turned upon her
those deep awful eyes, she thought
reproachfully. No matter, the scene
below was all-absorbing; for now
there began to awaken a hope of
escape for some at least of that
half sinking crew. One man had
already gained the shore, and a rope
had been thrown to another. Ella
could see too, and she beheld it
with infinite satisfaction, that the
slight form of the young man whom
she had thought so reckless, was
bound round the waist by another
rope, and that he only trusted him
self to the fury of the waves for
the chance of grasping some ex
tended arm, and thus saving the life
of another, while in reality incurr
ing but little risk to his own.
“Perhaps,” said Ella, unconsci
ously breathing her thoughts aloud,
“the widow’s son is there.”
She uttered these words with
some emphasis, and the deep
strange eyes turned upon her again,
each time making her experience
a sense of uneasiness which it
would have been difficult to ac
count for ; and but that the sensation
was immediately forgotten in the
stirring interest of the scene on the
shore, her lips would have been
chilled into silence.
Reader, are you a believer in
mesmeric influences? Ella More
was unacquainted even with the
name ; and yet she experienced a
strange fascination in the presence
of that dark stranger. It was a
feeling which did not make her hap
py, nor drew her near to him, nor
invited her confidence, It only
awoke her wonder, and certain sad
thoughts, accompanied by a pre
disposition to think evil of the man,
rather than good, and then to chide
herself for doing him injustice.
All these sensations passed
through Ella’s mind much more
quickly than they could be described
if indeed it were possible to de-
scribe them at all. They musl
have passed quickly, for ever and
anon the fair countenance of the
wondering girl was turned towards
the sea, and then she was again lost
in sudden fear fur those who strug
gled with the foaming breakers; or
of hope as sudden, but more last
ing, as one after anodic r the crew
were dragged on shore, and res
cued bv the hands of sturdy sailors
still toiling for their lives. All how
ever, had not yet been saved. —
Hands and arms were still waved
high in air, and shouts were heard
in tones most desj>erale, for one was
missing still.
Far away in the dark swell of
the heaving waters there is a hu
man sac arm —a quivering
hand spread forth despairingly. Jt
heats no more with lusty stroke tbo
crested billows. Another moment,
it is gone, and all stand silent.—
Some turn round and slowly walk
away, drooping their heads low.—
Others with a momentary impulse
rush forward, right into the surging
foam. It is in vain; no human
power can save him; and he was
the very one for whose impatient
eagerness to reach the land, a dozen
precious lives were madly risked.
He had begged them—bribed thorn
with his few small earnings to take
him to shore. What will not men
attempt when money is the lure?
Well, he is gone, and the sorrow
ful—“ poor fellow I” of the honest,
humble, but true-hearted poor, is
all that remains for him or his. Jt
was uttered many times in various
cadences of sorrow and compas
sion ; but now the ad venturous
group look upward toward the high
cliff, at the rocky base of which
the boat was overwhelmed. All
eyes look up, for high and wildly,
like a famished eagle from her nest,
a cry burst forth above the storm —
a quick, sharp cry, and then a long
low moaning wail. It was a moth
er’s soul from whence it came—a
widowed mother too. Her eye, be
fore that of any other human being,
had seen the boat approaching ; her
heart had guessed its errand ; but
her fears had told her plainly what
might he its fate. Still she vvaa tin
man, and she could but listen to the
exulting shouts, and bless the sturdy
limbs and faithful hearts, that has
tened to the rescue of the struggling
crew. Who had been saved sho
knew not, nor counted them, nor
had she calculated chances on their
behalf. Her eye was lixed upon
one point—a head of waving curls.
It had lain upon her bosom through
long winter nights, she had a right
to know it, even now; and she jd-id
know it well. She saw it afar off,
sinking—sinking! It was gone;
so was the vast universe to her.
No—there it is again, and the stout
arm is waving—there is strength
within it yet. When did that arm
fall listless when there was a wor
thy cause to win. But it falls now.
The might of the great deep has
conquered it. Another gurgling
swell, and all is over. She” has
uttered her wild cry, and now she
too, is sinking—it is upon the hard
firm ground—low—grovelling—
beating with her clenched hands
the dusty barren earth that cannot
render back her dead.
There was a ragged pathway
from the sheer up the
face of thru stern promontory. It
was called the smuggler’s walk.—•
There was a figure moving on that
pathway now—a slight, thin, agile
figure, lost sometimes to the view,
and then emerging higher, higher—
still higher, threading its perilous
course like a swift goat. It is he,
the same youth of that morning’s
acquaintance ; and Ella’s eye grew
brighter as she watched him ; for al
ready his form began to be ar
rayed for her in something like the
robe of friendship. All who be
held him knew his purpose, arid
their hearts went up with him. Ho
was the fittest comforter for thatt
distracted woman; for he looked
himself a very child, up at those,
dizzy heighths, and might be seek
ing his own mothei.
Alas ! he found the desolute crea
ture worse than comfortless. It was
the first time in his life that he had
looked on grief so terrible, so mad
—so utterly irrational and desper
ate. In another moment he be
lieved the wretched woman would
have dashed herself down the hu<m
cliff; but he was just in time; and
with determined grasp, he held her
hack, and spoke, and looked into
her face so kindly—it might have
been her own poor boy. Perhaps
the same idea flashed across the
mother’s mind; for on a sudden,
she gazed into his face, and laughed
outright. Oh ! such a laughd It
passed, however, and then fears be
gan to flow—warm, plentiful tears ' T
and then kind nature did tbe rost.
Long as it throbbed with life, the
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