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Hair of a rich dark brown, around a brotul white brow; eyes of a deep, dark gray ; true womanly eyes, eloquent to those who could read them aright, with a stoj-y of mingled strength of mind ami faithful love. Her form small and delicate, yet with a suppleness that told of health; while all her features were regular and her teeth pear ly white. Yet there was some thing in her face, with all its del icale beauty, that told roses had not always bloomed through the lumiuer of her youth. I could not help noticing the troubled expression, almost a look of pain, that swept over her features as 1 sjaike, and 1 ha.'leu \* { } to explain that I had a letter of introduction from a professor .of the college where I had stud ied, atating l w ished to take some Hessoiis iu music, and thinking lie ■bight be disposed to instruct me. J Again the troubled look in reunified if anything. She did |p*t reply, however, but led the Eray into a desolate little parlor. Rid asking me to be seated, w ent 5m closing the door alter her. anumd the dreary, room, and out <>i the Bn*m on the not enliveniue Imp pec tof hack yard closed a Sud by the rear of dingy brick MlWing's. and thought what a place for one so young |Hd lair to have to live in. Then reverted to the weird mHR| had heard, and wmideivd HEVt COUld be. HI-Ms thinking the o BBHjR and it tall man w -ii: !en u . HHRh'and tlowiim beard H accompanied by In- d.tu-h iigiire was sioop HHrt the shoulders. and hi- mur handsome Taco, was man' . wrioklc. and Bp?er< httjv a tim-l peculiar BBfcsion, hs though he e strove to catch '<*me tar ffliMa. . ■•. - wool lately had the bit- t<> h~e hi- powers ■l R •/ i'K •’’R R IP ’ ' pi /*• ■ il..!i'j ;.v n IT ll’li,- you." jft | o‘J c ' i .'i|v Ballemlraht turned her eyes upon liim with a loud ex-j pression, and, through the medi um of a snudhslate which hung, at her w|uaU let her lather know , that as f had studied before, it was principally practice upon the piano under a competent in write tor I wished, and he fixed Tor (Jie first lesion on d;> . HHR':i ill . A i’> I" 'll" door MIIM I li.l i lc:id, MTV spoko -.old e told you that— ‘pap*. is often unwell—and, per haps, it yoirvdo not object—l shsTThayc sometimes Intake his place,'*' I have no doubt my face show *ed the surprise l felt, for she walked quickly to the pintio—the only article of auy value in the i room opened it and sat down. •‘■l>oyou doubt my ability?” she said, with a touch of pride. She did not give me time to reply, hut running her fingers over the keys for a moment, a jWpke them into life, making the ■4s. vibrate with a volume of mu- Me dike something of Bach's, al most startling one to hear the and nimble like an Alpine Mbgni'—a very avalanche of tem nous harmony. the ilull gloom that per the room hut a moment ffvufore, one could easily imagine it to he an impassioned account of the creation, and that the quivering chords beneath the touch of those delicate lingers gave forth the music of the spheres and the mail id' the w at ers as they surged over the shore less world. Then came a grand, triumph ant hymn, a rapturous song of praise that might have swelled from the throats of the angels proclaiming the approval of the Holy Spirit that it was good. Then a dreamy, moonlight sort of song without words, typical of Nature asleep and the solitude of the vast continents; and last, the daintiest, airiest,most sprite like air- dainty, airy and sprite like us anything Chopin ever wrote, almost too ethereal to he human, like the first glad pulsa tions of the wonderful mystery of life. ‘‘Beautiful!” was all I could say as she rose, her lovely face aglow with the delicious pride which springs from the concions nessof power. “.Miss Ballendrant,” I said, earnestly, after a pause, “l never Ibr an instant doubted your abil ity to instruct me, but had I done so your performance would con vince the most sceptical.” This was our introduction to each other. What her feelings may have been I cannot tell; neither can I analyze my own— charmed, bewildered, w ith all the romance of inv nature aw akened, and my curiosity aroused as to the source of that unearthly erv. The next day at the appointed time 1 was there, and lora week l went regularly, until 1 came to regard it as the only period of re al pleasure in the day. Siv beautiful instructress and I ha*l become excellent friends, and ♦liked to tell myself that when I was with her that anxious look became less marked and her whole being brightened up. Her father ever sat in the rock ing chair during the lessons, hut seldom speaking, except to Ills daughter, whom he usually called “his little girl," but -omeiinies ( aniille. (tnoday I saw* he was annoyed at something, and I'amilleV face did not brighten up as was its wont. We went through our lesson mechanically; she was evidently troubled about something, and l felt conscious l was intruding up on soine household distress When the lesson was over, aiul 1 rose to lake mj leave, the old man addressed me. thlMisg Ihillcmlrant," h* said— ]it was the first time l had over hoard him address ovspeak so to her--**has been trying to per me that 1 am growing , childish, and that my hand has forgotten the instrument 1 have played since my childhood. I -hall leave it to you whether die TIIE FIELD AND FIRESIDE. speaks the truth or not.” As he spoke he took a violin from a case beside him, and. ar ranging the strings, glanced tri umphantly towards his daughter, but she had buried her face in her hands, and was sobbing silent ly. Jinx moment he drew the how across the strings I thought there w’as something amiss, and thou, oil, powers of discord, the noise I had heard when 1 first stood upon the step—such hide ous wailings and shrieks as tilled the room. No one with the veri est knowledge of music could have touched those strings. Had an infant the necessary strength of arm and w rist he would have produced as much harmony. Surprised and bewildered, I knew not how to act. Unwilling for Camille's sake to sit and hear, and not wishing for the same reason to offend the j old man by taking my leave, I knew not how to act. Suddenly Cafctille started to i her feet, her face flushed crim I son and her eyes swollen with tears. “Are you a gentleman ?'* she ! cried, hysterically, “to sit there ; and see an old, childish man | make a fool of himself! Per haps, though, it amuses you. If so. pray enjoy it!” “Camille,” 1 pleaded, “you are unjust ” “Go!" she shrieked, wildly, and pointing to the door. “Go !” “Yon are unjust,” 1 said again ; “hut believe me, I pity you from 1 the bottom of my heart. By and by, w hen you can think, re- I member f am yotir 'friend till ! death." I walked miles that afternoon, hut the house had a fascination I for me, and almost ttnconciously I I retraced my steps. As I drew near I saw a crowd j gathered around the door, and, : hurrying on, I asked one of the } bystanders what vvus the matter. “Matterenough. The old fel ler’s dead, and the girl’s half | crazy, and keeps on crying out that she killed him.” I found it was too true, the violin lay dashed to fragments on the floor, the old man was dead, and his daughter lay in a swoon with a doctor trying to restore her. .. . She gradually recovered * con ciousness, but only to break into fresh denunciations of herself as having killed him. At length, j how’ever, she wore herself eom -1 plelely out, and, under the doe | tor’s management, sank into a j deep slumber. The Coroner gave the verdict j that the old man had died of | heart disease accelerated by un usual excitement. Then, giving the doctor a carte blanche, I saw that everything that money could do was done before 1 left. I called next morning early, and found Camille sitting up in i an easy chair, but very weak and ! exhausted. “I wished to see you,’ 1 she said, -to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kindness you have shown, but I am very poor, and can neuer repay you.” 1 tried to stop her, but she would not hear me, and she told me the story, the bitter story of her life. llow her father had been gradually losing his hearing until about three years before, when he had been attacked by some peculiar affection of the brain which completely puzzled the doctors, and when he had re covered his strength his musical powers were completely gone; how she had kept the knowledge from him, blaming herself, oh ! so bitterly, for her loving deceit; how hard they had found it to live upon the pittance she could earn; of all her futile tri als in endeavoring to get pupils. Then, how yesterday, when con cealment was no longer possible, she had let him know the truth : and, dashing the violm to pieces, lie had fallen in what she thought a fit, but was in reality death. It was a relief to her, yet God only knows the pain it cost her to tell me this; and. as she re called the final catastrophe, she clasped her hands, and t hrough a Vain'of tears prayed silently for strength to endure. 1 followed the body of the old man to its last resting place, and when the service was over and the minister had departed, 1 left Camille by her father’s grave and waited for her at the gate, lu about an hour she rejoined me, a very picture of sorrow, pale but very calm. We stood in silence for a mo ment or two, and then I ventured to ask her plans for the future. "1 have taken a little room.” she said, “and, though 1 have very little money, I trust I can manage until I get a situation of some sort.” -Miss Ballendianl." I s*ld, -l have a situation for von if you will accept it.” She turned her eyes to me in quiringly. “A lady going abroad desires a companion. My recommenda tion will be sufficient. Do you think it would suit you ?' “Oh, I should be so thankful,” she said, “if I thought 1 were competent to till it. And the la dy's name ?” ••My mother." A rosy flush suff used her face, and she asked, timidly : “Are you going also ?” “I intend doing so; but do not let that bean objection.” One sudden look of joy flashed into her eyes, and for a moment chased the sorrow 7 from her face. Only for an instant; but it xvas enough for me to know—and I could wait patieutly, trusting in the future. A Glimpse of History. LINCOLN' AND LEE. 1 Che offer to Gen. Lee of the Com mand of the U. S, Army. From Gen. A. R. Magruder's letter in the Philadelphia Weekly Times, we take the following: In 1868—several years after the w r ar—a senator in congress had the temerity to make the charge ; that Gen. Lee had applied to Pre ; sident Lincoln for the command of the federal army destined to invade and subdue the southern states, and that, being refused, from pique and resentment, lie \ turned and offered his sword in aid ;of the southern cause, and thus was raised to the chief command of the rebel forces. On the in j stunt, Mr. Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland, himself a union man, denounced the statement as un ! true, saying that although he had | not the authority of the accused ;to deny it, General Lee’s lofty I character and unstained honor a lone sufficed to repel the charge. /This furnished the occasion for General Lee to give, through Mr. Johnson, not alone the conclusive proof of the incorrectness of the charge, but the clear evidence that he had himself declined, from a stem sense of duty and honor, the very preferment which he was falsely accused of covet ing. None can tell the extraor dinary story in better terms than General Lee himself, as contained in the following modest and char acteristic letter addressed by him at the time to Reverdy Johnson, who, not long before his death, avouched to the contributor its entire authenticity: Lexington, Va., i February 25th, 1868. ) //mt. R. Johnson , U. 8. Senate, Washington, D. 0.: My Hear Sir—My attention lias been called to the official report of the debate in the senate of the United States of the 19tli instant, in which you did me the kindness to doubt the correctness of the statement made by Simon Came ron in regard to myself. I desire that you may feel certain of my conduct on the occasion referred to, so far as my individual state ment can make you so. 1 never intimated to any one that 1 de sired the command of the United States army, nor did 1 ever have a conversation but with one gen tleman (Mr. Francis I\ Blair) on the subject, which was at his in vitation, and, as I understood, at the instance of President Lincoln. After listening to his remarks, I declined the offer liemade me to take command of the army that was to be brought into the field, stating as candidly and courteous ly as i could that though opposed to secession and deprecating war. I could take no part in an inva sion of the southern states. I went directly from the interview with Mr. Blair to the office of Gen. Scoff, and told him of the propo sition that had been made to me and my decision. Upon reflection, after returning to my home, I con cluded that I ought no longer to retain the commission I held in the United States army, and on the second morning thereafter I forwarded my resignation to Gen. Scott. At the time I hoped that peace would have been preserv ed, that some way would have been found to save the country from the calamities of war, and I then had no other intention than to pass the remainder of my life as a private citizen. Two days afterwards, upon the invitation of the governor of Virginia, I repair ed to Richmond, found the con vention then iu session had pass ed the ordinance withdrawing the tate from the union.aud accepted the commission of commander of its forces, which were tendered me. These are the simple facts of the case, and they -how that Mr. Cameron has .been misinform ed. Your obedient servant. R. E. LEE. Marietta LIVE H V STABLE. (Opposite tin* Kenne-aw House. rpHE best of Vehicles, the safest of 1 Drivers, and the fastest of Horses, are always ready, night and day, for hire. No man or woman or child lias given me a call in the past w ho has iieen nor shall any ever in the future, be dis satisfied with my teams or the men in my employ. Everything and everybody about me are a xo. one. I have cheapened my charges propor tionate to the stringency of the times. — For reference to the truth of what 1 say as to the turn-outs and charges, go to my friends, which means the public gener ally. Parties hiring are strictly respon ! sible for the safety of themselves, vehi i eles and horses. ap 3-1 v J. A. G. ANDERSON. C'obb Slirrill'N Sales. WILL BE SOLD, before the Court House door, ill the City of Mari ; etta, Cobb county, Georgia, on the first | Tuesday in Decern tier next, - between I the legal hours of sale, the following | property, to wit: One vacant Lot known as part of the ! Howard House lot, in the city of Mari f etta, and on the north side of the public j square, bounded as follows: on the west by Cassville street, on the north A)j •, | street or alley, on the east by a street or ! alley and property of John W. Hill,and south by property of J. B. Blackwell,.). IV, Hill, et. al. and the public square, fronting on public square about 24 feet, containing in all one-fourth acre, more or less. Levied on as the property of David J. Dobbs, executor of I). Dobbs, deceased, to satisfy a fi fa from Cobb Superior Court in favor of Alfred M. Roberts. • Also, one hundred and eighteen-shares | of tire stock of the Marietta Paper Man ! ufucturing Company, fifty shares being ! the property of A. 8. Edmonston, and thirty nine of said shares- bring the property of H. M. Hammett, principal, and twenty nine shares being the pro ! perty of E. Faw, endorser, the same be ing the entire interest of A.S. Edmon ston and H. M. Hammett, principals, and E. Faw, endorser, in all the proper ty of the Marietta Paper Manufactur ing Company, including lots of Land Nos. 104(5, 1073, 1074, 1075 and 1077, ex cept thirteen acres, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1087,1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1098 and 1099, all lying in fhe 17th district and 2d section of originally Cherokee, now Cobb county, and lots of Land Nos. 1262 and 1263, in the 16th district and 2d section of said state and county, ex cept a one-tenth undivided interest in the upper shoal, and all machinery, stock, chemicals, and other property bo | longing to said Marietta Paper Mnnit j factoring Cos. Levied on as the proper i ty of H. M. Hammett and A. S. Edmon ston, principals, and E. Faw and S. A. Anderson, endorsers, by virtue of a li. fa. from Cobh Superior Court in favor of W. IV. White; li. fa. now controlled hv S. A. Anderson and 11. S. Anderson. Also, one house and lot in the cit y of Marietta, adjoining the property of Ben and John Shepard,containing:*).; acres more or less, levied on as the property : of Cyrus McGinnessto satisfy a notary's j court ti fa in favor of Irwin. Met darby & Irwin.' Also, one store house and lot in the city of Marietta, known as part of the Sewell block, now occupied by .1. M. Green & Cos. as n grocery store, and the upper story occupied by Brumby & My ers as a chair and paint shop, said pro perty bounded north by the property of C. B. Newell, south by Lawrence street, west by Cherokee street, and east by an alley. Levied on as the property of J. F. Sewell, endorser, by virtue of a fi.fa. from Cobh Superior court, in favor of Marietta Savings-Bank vs. Isaac Sewell, maker, and C. B. Sewell and .T. F. Sew ell, endorsers. Also, that part of the Sewell block in Marietta known as the Sewell stable lot and building on Lawrence street, boun ded on the south by Lawrence street, east by the Sewell dwelling house lot, and north by the property of Dr. W.E. lhmwody, and west bv the Sewell block of buildings. Levied on as the proper ty of Isaac Sewell by virtue of live fi. fas. from a notary's court in favor of the Marietta Savings Bank. Also, lot of Land Xo. 514, in the ISrh district and 2d section, of Cobb county. Levied on as the property of D.G. Hol lis, by virtue of a justice’s court ti. fa. in favor of Rucker & Lowe. POSTPOXED SALKS. Also, at the same time and place, Lots of Land Xos. 1144,1077, 1131. and 22 acres of Xo. 1145, in the 10th district and 2d section of Cobb county, also lots Xos. 002, 770 and 780, in the 18tli dis trict and 2d section. Cobb county, levied on as the property of <>. C. Scroggins, executor, and Xancy Scroggins, execu trix, of .1. F. Scroggins, dec. to satisfy a ti fa from Cobb Superior court in fa vor of M. P. Howell.admr. Lots of Land Xos. 20. 50, 51, 52 . 5,'!, 55, 00, 02. 0.1, 04.05, 00. 07. 120, 121. 122, 128, 100, 107, 108, 103. 104. 105, half of Xo. 100, half of Xo. 102, live acres of Xo. 124, and nine acres on the east side of Xo. 40, all in the 17th district and 2d section of Cobb county, containing 074 acres, more or less, levied on as the pro perty of J. X. Russell io satisfy a moi l gage ti fa iu favor of < . Burnap. a geut of Rufus R. Skeel. Lots of Land Xos. 24,50. 51. .V 2,5,4, 55. 00. 02. 08,04,05, 0(1. 07. 120. 121, 122, 128. mo, 107. 108 108, 104, 105. half of 100, half of 102. live acres of 124. nine acres of 40, all in the 17rli disttict and 2d sec tion of Cobb comity. levied on as the property of .1. X. flossed, ly virtue of two justice-' court li las in favor of Ma rietta Savings Bank. Also, the above deserilted Lois and parts of Lots of Land, levied on as the property of -aid.l. X. Russell, to satis fy four justices' court ft fas in favor of A. Van'Vv< k. cashier Marietta Savings Rank. Also. J. T. Halev's oin- half interest in one store house and lot fronting on Cherokee street, in the city of Mari etta, bounded on the east by Cherokee -rreet, on north and west by of John Roberts, and on the south by an alley, levied on as the property of'Joel T. llalev, to satisfy twofi fas from Cobb Superior court, one in favor of Marietta saving- Bank, and the other in favor of Peerre Bros. & Cos. Also. Lots of Land Nos. 1, 2,5, 6, 76. 77. 78, 79, 149 and 150, all in tiie Ist dis trict and 2d section, and Nos. 1260 and 1261, in tiie 16th district and 2d section, and Nos. 1084. 1085, 1086, 1093, 1094, ,1096, and 1097, in the 17th district and 2d section, all in Cobb county, Ga. and known as tiie Sewell plantation situated on tiie Chattahoochee river, levied on ns tiie property of IVin. Phillips to sat isfy ati fa from Cobb Superior court in favor of Jane P. Glover. Also, all the above described Lots of Laud of Wm. Phillips, levied to satisfy a fi fa from Cobb Superior court in fa vor of Marietta Savings Bank. Also. Lots of Land Nos. 1093, 1094. K*9G and 1097. in the 17th district and 2d section of Cobb county, levied on as the ! property of Win. Phillips, to satisfy a fi fa from Cobb Superior court in favor ; of A. L. Lord. Also, the entire road bed and the rigid of way of the same on each side of the Marietta and North Georgm Railroad Company, running and helhgAi tiie -aid county of Cobb, starting in tne city of Marietta and ruling north to the line of Cherokee being ten for eleven miles in length, together with tiie franchise of said company, levied on as the property of tiie Marietta and North Georgia Railroad company, to sa tisfy a ti fa from Cobb Superior court in favor of Marietta Savings Bank, and a justices’ court fi fa in favor of the same Bank. Also, one acre of land, more or less, situated on the north east corner of Lot of Land No. 1217, in the 16th district and 2d section of Cobb county, levied as the property of Charles Edwards to | satiafy a justices’ court fi fa in favor of Marietta Savings Bank. W. P. STEPHENS. Shit’. BOOK AND JOB Printing Establishment! POWDER SPRING STREET MARIETTA, GEO.. BEING FUIJLX J>HKPAXFA> with YEW & IMPROVED PRESSES, Also, with the latest styles of forto, ORNAMENTS. <SC. Is prepared to execute EVERY DESCRIPTION ot Book & Job Printing, IN A NEAT MANNER : ‘ Such as Rills of Fare, Programmes, Drug Tickets, Picnic ami Ball Tickets, Auction Bills, Hand Bills, Circulars, Deeds, 1 n voices, GIVE | Bill Heads, I S A | Headings, TRIAL | Patent Tags, Bills Lading, Druggist’s Labels Promissory Notes, Cards, Bank’ Checks, Catalogues, Envelopes, Mortgages, ! Contracts, .1X1) EVERY VARIETY OF BLANKS! Posters, St reel Bills, Programmes, Dodgers for Shows, Ac. DONE IN A SUPERIOR STYLE. AND At the very Lowest Rates. DiP Orders by Mail promptly at tended to, and estimates for warded, on application to J.G.CAMPBELL A C’O