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VOLUME 11. £l)f /until nf €Jjt /timilij, A Weekly Southern Newspaper, PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY EDWARD J. PURSE. iER M s : Two Dollars a year, in advance, or Two Fifty if not paid within three months. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED FOR SIX MONTHS, AT .° >K dollar, in advance. Three copies for one year, or one copy three years, $5 00 Seven Copies, 10 00 Twelve copies, - - - * - - - 15 00 *** Advertisements to a limited extent, will be inserted at the rate of 50 cents for a square of twelve lines or less, for the first in sertion, and 30 cents for each subsequent insertion. Business cards inserted fora year at Five Dollars. CF* A liberal discount will be made to Post Masters who will do us the favor to act as Agents. Postmasters are authorized to remit mo ey to Publishers and all money mailed in presence of the Postmaster, and duly for warded b. him, is at our risk. ITi** All communications to be addressed <(post-paid) to E. J. PURSE, Savannah, (la. 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 NUMBER 50,