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About Dakota City herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1859)
'in ? c Jvs from my Lift. Bi- M.t.I.IF I 1ST iV. ( At l.l'Ul i- t.M l i lt distress ei i r , ,:n ..nf .e r n 4 .if iff t!l :Iltl 5..tft i;rJ,t list ,- h i .;,y - 6 ;t ' t.iftk. .'. 0 di. !ie , A l -mini int ! 'inn.' f IU uiiii o 'ornr Oh ! ,tof :!; ...-!! I'. ours I ' inh, I ilit' :- VJJfB ". iu ht re sic I h- . ! I ft , jilt ' th men " r ,.'115 He . sup r... '( : n ei, ' ' urn; a Br v mill ,.' : bttt ' . jurri- : on it 1 - i vijr(. 1 He, ,. :,, rmi and tl P M 'i!-..r-i' pse ! . til , ,., st happy, - r-l I-'- , ( ,.l Will til. II 111 iVfali, ll)t inu-vly f i.oivoiis as 1 have ' ' i li.it Vn'.i'-v what i-ov.'.d have , ,. j rHiiu-iiri'T we lui 1 been . , ,.; terms, and very liv. lv ; . ,,.:m.ts for a reception !' : t , j In. iil-i but when I at I hi I'c'.t ash-op. I mcmed t , ; ,,..t irt ik -"'"",1 pbioe ; 1 . ' ,i, j,., ., :::..' .. s brilliantly li-rht- , ' U V.ch were t.'stoom il W till , ,. 1; seemed lik.l a festival i.j-.i-n Hi' by soi:'.' 1 tjitio A; l.i-l 1 urii.'-i "t S'nto ,',,er wj :.j ir and 1 entered. , .:...J of the canopied '"'J In V ,,.. tin; tii' t' 41 bit-'li wiix i-lnub'il ,i ;fi l.L-lit. by l! '''cy Uoe cur- .;i!i.ve !';iiii'f.l wii'! frijjbl. fur ., (. , Mv horrilidl ltni ',v tln.-i' r.f intctwc : , 'ii ".( b. i'.iitif'ul . ;, i tii'- p-hi.-i'ly ilri'iti K-wii , . ; .. f.,ti., i ii'br .Mrrc'l in r r;,:;;nr: in i 1 A.Mh nrounJ I; - t 3 iU P tin' 't:mbi:f cf ',, , v. irv with tlic fiirf ? cf st.".!', f.iblcd his rob. nvmiP'l him i i . ...t rt.. I ll 'Uil! t(l l.iu.1. i I' " ' I " D A K 0 T A CI Y H B 11 A L 1) . VOL .2 " m KiMi in T (.en yo coi n: itr r nu rn, m- vnK nmi.' DAKOTA CUV, NKBUASKA, SATl KDAY )K)!;MM;, SKIT. .:. IS.9. IVO. 8. nn.l Fiuiwt'i.ir t I'tu-ii tht sliiniiiK wnvc t'umi thu while iitow, sni.l, ' l'ri-l'.Mii: I Ton hv Kj"ikiri finnkly I will be ,,pnllv .. i .In love votl. inure t'laii iif.', or Ukiii I ran ever tell yon, in Weiikue or in stretu'tli vmi n if nl vrivs 1b( Hrtme, ami may I Le forgiven my nifij, iiJolutrous worship." li' a.Ki ! lie dij not Bssail ti!0 with, nil imi i'-miii;.' ipii!irt!. tuij nearly lev.t.r ui with l.i--;rs; nt'ter ''( matiticr of ?:'!. oh, no! he only rose t.i hi f.-ft, ;il e-e-tily lift ing toe up pla.-e.l one strone r:i) nrotind nn, iinil ill ( ' tne? firmly to hi" sble; w hile the other he i.'ii-. il in l.Ies-vi.i nl)l thiml-.f;! tifsn. Ant 1, oh, t'uit I oor.bl have been ! siiliicicutly ecutft'ul th:tt otie. Ill f:V fXlftt f.'leJ to over a-un, in the MM.) lh.it (ilteil thi.t I m Hire the rlnilie." i.f no !"!" v- llowin with tin'. '.lin- j ii-o ''S' i uto.'e I ' he rum Mi.-a-i' 1 lOillie lioie be h:ul lln! Ht !'r-t. I1U3 with fori'l.ielin ii.ev 1 km rwtby ilenr' r ! hiir. th in '-', "Ttm! )cut rfciiiil Hlioubi iii.v- iiroi.i... mo h truiti of tiioiiot, but it is b'-tti r piiimp-i tint, yuti Miitieipnte.l tn", ami inonMi-.i my itiib.iiiiite f'.r, M:olr'p, SJUiehoW I. . , re ur'..v..i;;.'..I. nti'l tin; bloc a t'.e vast dome ubovc; ntul oh! i : , fi v (.ciliiisrn wore rent asunder, a I Tplit ft II like n. hiilo on the n-.dMi'.ny '.' r. Then teps wore . u..w l.Ke 11 second Jut'ob's hiddiT, ! t'lin iiih li.'fited up. Amid P.;iit, ntul the hum of irim:!ii(-r-I r nil I Mill distinguish it, ns it -t(p, u n : il iilinost an l in - I'V 1 .. 'tween me , . , . , ,.p : initirpssions ititutnrm . J,..,,i..,t n li ; ei:l ' f',1 wit li Iile : I 1 1 " 1 - ' . . i t r - . i i i j ,,,, j H'O nisi, lew iniiin-io h iv inive uct n Hero, I rcalw, vh;it 1 Inive tnt'd to jm t HM.le ti it f.mev, so slight is it, but 1 ku.iw, what no one '!.- would uienni of; every d;iv ii por ;l..n of in v stivneih in leiiviiiy me, stinill it is true, ut.i 'no lv:r,a et'r", I onn no loiii.'f r call it tati.:ue or languor, oil ilnrliril 1 feiir it in d-cih. Don't feel .-I badly tn y "liitle one," he .vii 1, n.s bo 8 iw me. (jioverins nnd s.ibbini; with i motion, nnd voothed me trnderly, a-a kind mother w.'uld n MitTi-rin fluid, "re liieinher von have promise.) to be mv neennd !;:".', mv all, be.-i.'es I tuny be wroii. utn! this on! v n cn.-inui e of imiipinalii.n ; hut b" that lis it ui:iv. fvcti um in your vision we will meet iio iti. You are drnr to me in Iif", ntul in et.-rnity we will hot he Hepuruted," n ml I a 1,1 ed a silent Amen. Then followed nevrr.il dny of o.i'm ron tiriitnient, nun e eheerl'il; but the lb)'V of-our love nnd happiness was so deep and i'-.i.-.t-h'Ks, that it iidi'Mtti-d of M"!"ef. ttppie or u.in niur to di.-t ii rb the 1 1 :i n 'I in .'it v of its xur lio'i:; nn.i uiif!!"' i'.'i:::e T .'. 0,;v, ine la.-; . ' . 4 winch I wns Coti.-i'.uUi -i uoiiiig Ht.vti.in,; for many monihs. "('. uM T l.ut vi'i .u f.-r .in l.f.i; , fr-in ufT tti.it star; v tv-i o T he li" '-' -jf my m.ii! w.-r,-.jM .t ' :i v.i in, in vntn yi.iivlll never c.-nii. -icnin. j i Ut-.-jn Die Ui'i'aiy nii u n.v -ii nlul lrui.s ep .i:i.. e win i Vni.;. Tin ti when the linal th bice w.i-i turned to- thetirnn extended with nn im re ; a vo.ee. clear a- tie1 (inkle !'. e one i eh in' i i " ii to Hie, n ,. ' mini., not in imo but in wail for you ; that I". a- A not her whi een-'iiif . t in ' fu;e; h.-lile ;ii i.i';, l i - i I . f it '.. i. e.iTiu eoMit-!" surely yof.rR, p robed li .."li e the inell iiili! m il !h .n-!' it t! .. h uiri" s e I me on .So.ne.i lur 1. my ; !v sl.,,,1. n look of pleading, iliii); nnuii-h, nnd loor- ibi piitn. pe.cllll'l"s w.lli ttil'.ir, 1 j" "UK 'Hen li tn ins tavoiue eat. i!un from iii v hor.e, nnd I if. inn fcbj hen 1, I Were t.irned I'v ml l,v ,)nf. H;j irspiit rested him on my bosom, nnd km.sed his cold , fully ithdu Vni le Ithike r atiin jhiwly up I p many, luivny tirno. "tmrn, und mitr-rb., stopj ed down and ki -sed . "lliMade! my iwri't wi.'.s," lin raid, as me. 'Mai'ife, mv po..r ibi lighter," ln siiid, o pri.. hhs haniin tiehlly on his henit ; i mid faliei i d as he , f , 11S lnlll f,,,,,, ,j "Tl'.atik (omI, v.e.i have e.one to nie in my dy- i kind fnv, ' lnu,. ;,, ,,y reuiiiMln to nniki I lo'V laid linn bj the iinlo'-f '1 lie Ian ; m ' ale f .r if urel v no. sw. -red toy pa "dun It is vmi I h-iv lain here sinee lun.n, i '".-r- now. r;' mere than words ran r!l T'on't e'r so, j "Only that joe ! u t,v mv in arlin!" he said ealailv; for the d in ' en n not po d a t i i ;,.i.t d-ar I'md And jov fully sweet iU thu ineetiti, he, Vhfii over the river ihe i.enreful nv.r, Tint nuyel iif death huli i'arry inrt." A Kcrtiui KuIMp imiI inctHfiR llM !l'tlt. It is seld oi we hear of sm h il remaikahbi Mil ,." -ta: ion ol ti 1 1 ul devetion or lui o'hiii on A fhtck ! I'rlilr. , A writer nj, could we nee what trafinpirfil i n our conlinrtit thousands of yean Rgo, cur piiiU and vanity would l checki'il ; and that I we nhould feel our inaignilu'Aiii:. Bui for this, nerd wi po in fur hnek ? , I.n..k bink ono year; take tnil.'ilh'i re I trr eel; r"V ii the last day, fVfti;.niJ i J a retb etioti on it prentii nuflicioiif to con vim' t of the . :V - , f our pursuits? j need worthy lil'u obj. to cnlur: th Bom ami urenBuieii ui liamls; that we may ho in fully oi l uiie 1 a:i not tu hear thfi yoice of folly, and ho induced to Wanta out puwvti on fitful and qiKationahle interi-.tti. Homo irrenistihly onward a we ara hy the tiii;hty I'liirent of life, and forming hera a iiloiueiit una of VRt.i.shinj niyiiuds, what have we to foster iride? Nothing. What are w bir ,.ih-, wh . .H'.nubl b- um, "It, d the part of a eh, Id us i. evineed in the nlTeet- i f'f m'r-', N'"'b!T Then l,y proud? in,' UH-ideiit w are ahoui t,, ri late. Th 'ther. I of thi child on two Mars, whiih poin 1 N:lli ti.11,1, ., f , .1., ...I .,,,, ..t. i 1 i . .. . .-. - ,,,,,. -,. I i,. il. I ' II I l.lll'R UR . . . ill-.- ii ... .... . p . 'ii.:, : . n. never ween; am! I ti.e.l html 'o crusti tiaeK i nrieny ; a uu nn ' , i i in ,. ,,.ir. 1 hev t!i,.ii-lit the ininut. s i hi.h be took ,1,,,, f ,-.,, it.- 1 the th- t fhook tnv finine Cent si'!ir( ''This is ten to see him dvin.', dvin ;nvc r.r lessen liis iineni-;! j me sleeping ne,l soon nil ipiietlv withdrew.- ly as t i :, i( no hh eji. Alter n power to lone time tool a'l I.e. ov was stil", I ciireful- And it 'm ly arose, and takimr olT n;v bbmd stained How enn onn bo vain? Vain! Of mhnti Of havinj. iieeit created, and placed here? 0 human weiikncHs! l'or what nra wa here ? uestion fur life, Only an wj ' I -roaned at last, "f .re- 1 J T slept with no r In iv.n.i n il ...... ' I '. I olvi it coitci tly ill deeda, do wp livo. Elite, o is o us pireiii as tt.ev alou I over its re. i ' ' ' mains soon afier the ,, m . ..,.., 'I'l, ,.ll.l ' ,," o( " ,nr,,,,r '"'"")r, lik"tl. ..a' i avi d i.u a limi to hi v itoml s.v(..t arour. :: ' i! '.. ,.liil, ihc 1' Htl'S I I , 'o I h ' - ami ii It.. :m,! k it or fio-n 1 eriHo, ' so ;n I. It imo, ilv a r nr ; out ; but s'lil b i vm' -i'e ba t lied m y tm'.' IjUII-t ; p! CM'M an, and 111,' .I.e. 1 dress,- : :t tin I ill;; .la-o's iii to - -VI, !;(. l--i!i suti sh.'ine .-ml loii'ti.-l a there, you vour r. loin, kn )-v n' ' In I'M i n . Iln-l,. ilr A i .on ; 'fill' t'i.sinilii ri- -, . cart: 1 I I ', "IV verv 'ukii . net ' "a ; a. ,1 - s I i i , ' 1, I ' 1 1 I .1, a:; 1 I i ' I 1 , oet ii'; . st'o imr bis ': i'i' i :i'oi I,!' wo I, s,i id, "vni arg i.f, ami I inu.it not en-s-iiMtivcuess ; cme to i , i in,.' now and your So think no more about I'ain If 1 could have t now 1 woo'.d tense j on, for ,-xa- r for vmi than sadness; but we'd bettei -qnit that." I , lare chair r:( fore th r.ita n -liU'ely er.scinii.'d hims-lf i i,'. mv feet. A half ho ir ' hi.'! lieif.i conveisi n .' on itidill'i-r- i it lech, in r-..l.! y nciilu r ,.,t we were n'lciit no'.v, I, riilin ; t :'.:ily iti'.o the f.re. I felt his :a':e on irn- and kimw he i'-.u.Ii. d t l I,..- in ir'ind a arc sh ; ccld. m-i-li'i It itn.,1 ii . a h , wind -I .-k-h ; 1 tl -.0 ir :.' If-'t Hj tie .,- !':- I. ri.-." Ai.i: ei'in Smith's tiw ny T'uMfl. A noiher ('olden 1 ndian sum nier sun had shown his bright face over the forest, reiiehed hi mci'i.iian ; and n.s hi? sank behind th ' : , left a p.irtinjr tn'iu of a shower of r, .,-'. Ii;.-.! p, ncils, ere lie quite disiippcured. I. 1 must 1 i : vou the events of that dav, :o early in- I ..".n recollect ; but thenprh ail ,1- i; t that t i me J'ceois oblivious, t le y w-c-ro , ;,! on my ln-iin. '.. ok a fiery brand. A! me I, n: ;r, sunny forenoon, I sat by the mil ow oi ei look i r- in'i valiet, aeivine and loo' ; jr f,r a silit of t!ie dear face that was libera ;y standin-r bet vcen nie and heriven ; nil tliP time striviu,' to roi.oiicr the nnnulsn to tiT-iblc; hut hat could T, or any one do, (for be was far beyond human help,) but press that noble heart closer in my frantic clasp, call him n thousand nannM of last fund loss; while I saw the uiheii hand ol d'sth. i!) in; the love liht out of the fading blue eyes, chilling the mi ilos on the lips, lb.it. thank heaven, were never parted em nearly. but to cxprers smiio term ol tender concern or endearment to me, watching the Jrr, protccv'vo nn, ,-1, paUym'jj and powerless, un til thev could never mot e in this life told un to his heart, when every pnlsatii.n, nnd (mo tion, werp true to mo, ns the stars to heaven. I could mil v pray, firay for that atrcnulh, which Ood h'oiii. can givg to his hopeless dospuiring children. "Mercvl ' 1 pleaded, "if it were only nn other hour of that ft aii life err. it died out for ever: nml vainlv I tried to ( heck th" blindiio' ruin that fell on th" pallid face resting on mv hoiom, and from which I was wip.ru; aw.iy the clnliii' uctith damp. ' .Mii'l-m, tn- to calm !" he sai l s-ilemnly. ' I can live but a v ' v few tiioments at farlh, st ; listdi' diii'lii-p. toy. ,u ny alnio t wil',, I ive a!) my earthly posn'ssion; y.m will find wi itteii to that I'd.'ct a pupa r in my portfolio, I wrote it since I f-11 lu i -. You must not uiuurn for int', for Made--", 1 um H to a b'-ittr home. II is hard to h ave thin bri iht world, made so liiiii.h fviehter by fay new found treasuro, hut, oh inv lovu ' in; contohd; for vou i'S vou prophecied, fi oin your htind-l iny 60iil j (roes forth to nu et its destiny, and 1 w.,1 wait your tntniu?. Let tne f ray ! And rne.'l.lv he asked for atrenirth for mv wi! .wed h"1,!! and that in cternitr wptni-jht J he permi t' ,'. ; riteei, and humbly committins him. , If I., ;h' h'M!:. t ti Iv car i, .mmk back ex- j , i hauslud. Tivn with a bm! ( Tort to speak my , .,.,1,.,. r, nt i.i.Ji ,.f ciiitwoil lih.id l-il-lifi.l -. i i m ii h duaid un.t ' out of his lips on which the "pur; le stain'' 1 , i .i ii -i. c -. .e .... iiiieaoy I'cit. o, nil ever tne liieniu'a oi my dress, dyinjr thtm with his lifu l.loo !. t wip ed it away from his mouth, hoping ho aoiilj spciik o'ain, l it with nnothrr c uivtilsivi; throb the heart was forever still, the y.iiite li Is closed, and I vas alone wi h iny beloved d ad. Jt was nil o'er now, tho rcul iK'subi dress, drew onih;.'e ineniiO wriipper and slippel out of the r mm. 1 felt mv way eure- tu.iy ilown nan's ami nlonu tint toul, (lor I i On tho nftcrnoon of the 4ih Inst Mr Nash v) and Ptoppin- only th,. ko.-t.er of (Srinnel IViini l .i-iLi. Ish hor,,' i .lescrilied as l.ein? v. ry intelligent, atd a i posse. iinKr a hich ami hi, ad fonhca l, smjh as would indicate a mlmj of no ordinary j mould H it to iiroco-ii woi the iiarrntlt-o ! was weak and d moment in Torn tho parlor door to pain eotir ajre, pifv d in. I turned the !o.it brightly, and fa the only orttnun nt on the centr tahle, an cxipiisite vase tilled wilh white ciiiui iias, and preen apraye The eool nij-ht air drilled the curtains luirtlv bark from Iho "nrted with a pkilT for the purnosn of moor im a Virnt a few rods froie, shoio, While in the art of nnstlilr; over the ked;e anchor the nkilT capsized, overlurniiiK him with il. lie. cause of his bimenejs he was nnuhln to s-vini, and nion riKinn- to tho surface, eeir.ed hold window re ..ids, ami 1 saw my 1 i. cleric lyinK f ,),,. fcninwhalo of the skiff and at oncrt hl there, hiuki.or tho snm- as when I had h ft l,,ed ti his little ley Mh-ha, who was looki ni; him hours no in thu forest, except that Ihe nt r the open window, (the house hciiijr hut lines were drawn deoper, and the "purpl- a k,ol t diotance from the ihore.) to (rive his Main" darker, on the pro.. I, sweet month I ,,,,,. ,,m inrm Mrs. N'a.sh.who had bee,, Ihe e'hl drove me wi'd, 1 lulled him by nil co,;(;e, to the houso by illness for n fortnight, etidearie? names, kissed and embraced him, l,,ird l)(,r l,and voice, nnd at once started "out it et.!t, d no responsive temlernes-i --, f,,r ,,e rmr,,,-,. Icavine the hou... ,h Then only ihe full scnieijf iny desolation came over me, nil ii'"W dark nnd confused, nnd when limy ciiun- duwu in the moiiiin- 1 w as pravitiif by ho; si li'. I was ravine-, ihoch hariub ssly mad. or ntotot,. I whs iii.-.r'n-Ui!,. ot everytliinx j ,U,ot no loner, nnd o ran down to the shore, iironiid me. lu the inean itno ul! my w if. In; 4 ,!, nt hc-:ni ,, wade into the water t wei e carri, ,1 into cll'i i'.t tbuii: was lyi nn; h, ,,ipt. to h-Ip I.i 111. His father badu him hr-side fi;, mother; i,ed I'iicIc had found his keep out of the wale, . ml sit on the shoie will as l.e .ieecribcl it. writrou in a feeble, until his umtlier ca'ne. S-atitic himsi lf umm r I chnreed Klisha to 1,1111011 on the door step until lu r return. S: i in;' no hopes of savinjr her husband herself, she rv to the hou ie of n neiehhor for assistance. Elishu beholJinir his f.iiher'a perilous sitnntifin, could remain iVefl I -.'.,! he to 1 en 1 cident . Koinan. id .lu'iii I, tc ..tv.'iii.u uu- in th.- ,'ps f. rcvcr -jieaiu., tli.i luirt nml u l ; hut all ; t 11 r en n;;e, ns 11. hi In' , "iiuv il, -1 bt'lieie. their u in - uiittt; d i;Ai .- in have passed since tho above in , i.rred.nnd I am a preiiiati.i-, !v old Shortly nfif-r I neeamo well, llen.io Aih. rton o.iiiio. homo frotti Italy, and ono In.autiful i.ior'iin when the air w :. s 1 h'h with t !ie fragrance of June ms'i, Aliie fi'iike ho came A lieu A thovtoti ; and fir the in vl three years I liavihd with them over the o'd world 1 do not rcir' 'iiher much !h,at ae raw, for I was coiitiiiui.i'v tr;. in;' f-i j ri.. ive ,;n 1 ij . 1 1 libriiini of mial. v. 1-t 11 I a-, i.bi , s haiint.-d by the uipovil "f tb'-t w'nlo I -ion tiirncl to nie in such n" ny in lb.- sylvan twili ,;ht. It was dreadful, '.at lam , h..r1(.md now; but no wonder mnnv a time lis I ualked so sad ami ttbnorhi'.'l on il.c hinad deck. of ll.u ocean I mourner, many would !. h tlmii' futidicada 1 Mnificnntly ns '.Lu "daik Li.ir-jd, wild i Ittdy," parsed !,-' d I fn i year, evi rv way Kiiin .1 1 '. . ay lnr.se, e.ml ride and meet him, or .1 only to hear the Kound of his gun, hud taken that, as w-ll us hit! port 1 hen !,e went cut that morning for hit) y s rumble ntiioti ' tin; hills, before he .1 to ihe city for the winter,) or carry : his p., e hair home oil '.he tit In r ;ide, of nit Mlddls lor I knew he woi.h! be tiled I thour;!. ,f !iie .l' inn,' il would bo, of the hivin:; ! i: s ! ""u!d receive, trouble, and the quiet talk urde perl, (l.T folio lust 1 re tar fond w as rewr 1. o 1 r, . 1 e ict r 'I ! pv 1 me V ami oh-'d V.i ; b,m'(-,ii, n'iiii,ilij;ly i ftli.l 1 solemn, I was not surpr up into my face, to see ot "rai-s; "Slranel why you whou hi sm h a is'on, ntul yet it may all '"s Oh! to po out of life now ; a "'' since I would not have cared ; but '! Vi this I'lnscn f ,-o !;.,!. il.-a-iihi,, ?. ' I had learned half its Wnrth I 110! r.o' r' will be woru merciful : but." he 'lib 1:0 I more cheerfully, "I am glad you 4-" a!!, for I no can tell you wbut I "li...-,Ui for we. ks- I lii.ii v Love " ' - J t word ; tm w-r 1 can ever express the "th which I have dun to otir very When 1 tir.it saw you, I re,ai'tiis. d Thy whicli 1 knew I was tlooine 1 to ', through all time, I cannot tell )ou -'r,:gh'd to crush down the influence 'uicd enfolding niu in a inam tio f.r by the deadly pain in my heart, 1 I could not bo with you Ion-, am) I 1 'o d. s'roy your peace with my I I could. So it was when I teas- it only to bett. r conceal a f.-clir.-;, km w would betiay itself, did I remain but under your maitorly hand I am k Rtid oh, darling! do not reproach '' "a',ll.SSt Kivn l with my nianhs ' down hefora yuii, an J plead fur ' 7 and love " ki toll mu of his hopes, aspirations, "I h'S simple, manly way, that ha J I, t..r tir we y.'oii. have, co ninj back. 'J hen I re i;in ub(:r..tl that when '.hut morniiijr, we and Alice trete walking on the pin, he had turned ft' lie with pain in his heart, um! tlitiit.-; t i no, sick and faint I supported him io a seal. VII thiii I thought of until ic struiiit le i, ,,e positive torture, and a few 1 not. b-jj'il.t house il v. -1 I ' i m n ..w 11 , but tin y v i it w.ih it 1 .". r,s r.l'ten as Ic ailli lermils, tor lln v, (I n'j are crown) ' o' l and itilir n Alherlon is .-t.1! p"'siiiiitf bis art, ullhouk'h 11101 e for recri.thiii than ill rhii.' else, for Uncle's j("i, credit;, te'i lhcr with 11 sluirw of Frederic's ;reat y-allh. with whith I tndowird ihcui as amariiue portion, l.u pli.ci.J them heyoml the 110. il (.' any real c.tei tion. They mine horn to visit for a few weeks; coming in while I win talon" iny nv.i. t oountry tea R'ai o t I H it ' : ,t .... 1 1 - 4 , 't 1 . U at I e. V .1 .!:, " t, '1- He T.-t, miriuics i, 1 ing MW,iy iir.pi. b:e I resist. I at a!! thai to reclait. tir 1, stop Mil smces 1.-0 on to dinner I wan rlrra.u-, at rid el tra 1 in it than ail fiowery protegtaiiorii t c tharp gallop, uryej cn by an m' l no more deline, than I could ii protested ucair.st his leaving ay; nnd now 1 was deteriuined um. 1 role unlil I was quits iii; to look or lisien fur him with in, d linally coliclu led I would . t, I had first met him, and ufu-r r,."".nt; awe ti r-iurn. I vas ifoin ; H 'on' slowly, thinkinr; a little r.adl of thai -Jay, and wishing most heartily, it co. li all! i.mlone, when I hud tiiiH.tciJ hi in v itn ind once; now that I knew he was only lying di n restinKi overcome by ex treme ejliHUs m. of his nat'.ira'ly rather deli ( ale fiame, Rt r a long walk I was in this p, i.i te- it uioo 1, whi n suddenly I heard my name tailed n :'ttini thoueh disiinct tones Oh whtit n.ea .t tu horri'l chill that swept over no t lb.) enunciation of that weak voice? Unre 1 :i tho rcn ;ran at the foot of the pme tree lujrr. I ,al lii0t 6,;0i, him, luv my l're loiic helpless as t,iid. Oh, reader, il aim it a buici 11 a n t0 recall that bitjht ih'iu.. fur many years ho lltts besn lyiii;,' und, r lie e I. ihe or:c'tit hair lay in aadly on wl.iit might havf .een ; but I am not hue Ii-:-, f '-r how coiiM that he wh, n 1. - 1...... UJ llioirs enrtfctcs me r u is due f..-f -it is c -lalej I ru: -ed. hi. dear head damp, u.a ted nr O'er his brow, and th. F1 "T hv! if.', tn wh p h be bad rested it, mournfil ?) ( t-raeJ t.jrd me, wah I am once 111 ire col 11,11 of my ul.' was oomph !" I, no mot e , al i,rl.lt,J, v ;, j, ; hope lor, or o at. ,l :u blessi-u tioocs '.liar j . 1 i 1 ; il I 11 own homo. I !uiu u II had made mv late b ; so rich ami sh, el, wore all crushed out, nml from the impeno. trabln darkne.iS I i.ircd not to i rneree. A I I length I prow calm, nml after kissing that faeo, Rplendubv heautit'ul, even in death, I arose and reverently la d the he a, Ion the soft. pra';s; after strai'ht.cniuj; tho fauitb-ss limbs, nnd foldinu the thin hatuls over the broad breast, I covered him wiih his shawl, he had worn when he had lef ,na in the mori.i'.f so jtlatl and hnppv; fobled my handkerehtof over his face, bit him alone in the I, in; shad ows of the pine forest, nnd walked wearily away down the mountain to were H-jou stood waiting for his heart l.r. k. 11 mistress. I mounted him and rode awuy, nr t darino to look hack, lest J mi;:h'. he tempted to jro hack and die with my lvej one, Ivin so still, ami the peaceful hiiiI'h still linirerinr; on hi.s face, 'j'his thtio, wh ny prr-NeitliiiiHnl, I revrentlv bowed my head 01 r.'.ut.? acknow ledgment of 0. da merey, e'en in his terrible tlfll'Ct'f.IlS. It was early twilight y-'nen mv norf e stopped before the gate at homo, fir I was hardly conscious of hnvthinir as I rrde a'onpr with bowed head and folded nrws, Alice had been watchiiiff for us, and ran dr.wn to open the yate. I rode up the enrriap way, and no one noticed the stains on tny dress, until 1 Mopped in the lamp lil.t. Why Mad;e, whore have yotiher n soloti', nml oh what hat happened, aid y.here is Fred V ' said Alice, nit she notion! tho blood. "First assist me down," I answered, "I um very tired ;" and Uncle lifted mo down and carried me up to my room. I wr.svpryoalm no', told them all where they would find h.m, and what I had done. Alice and Auntie acted with woman'i thought and tenderness, while Unc'e immed iately pot asiislauce, an 1 w nt to lui n. home my dead d.irlir.-; At midnight the , came I had been very quiet all evening ; ut whnn I heard their heavy. Solemn train pi- up the walk, I knew they were briiii'in my F'ederic to me, bat oh how different from llm n oming. I could not help it, hut. kcre.amed alou I ; every ot.-p wns like a burning; brand in my heart. Alice had carefully prepared tie front parlor, wh,le her mother remained w.lli me. The piano which he had no often played w ihiit aod covrre !, and tiaa rich g.lt ra.rr w the shore ho impatiently wailed liu mother' a n 'ir.roac'i. j y.r. NTash, by !rutf'iiig J.irJ to maiuti.in lii po-ition, had wt 11-niixh PJihanstOfl hiuuolf, nnd while clin'inr; to the f,i,'o ..f the skiff, it a.rain turned over, niol be thereby tost his ho! I ?iddii' his child fun well, ho sunk beneath the waves with tho belief that he should nuvcr arise alive Itut to his joy, as he sunk lie cauolit hold of Jim rope with which Ihe boat whs moored, and by this moans drew himself up end orot oi, hoard. Upon lool'.i tij; tor lus child ho I uiti.l hoi had disappeared 'Ihe lilllu fellow, thii.kii f 1,1 render hi father the ussciitial aid, betook biui.i, If to the water ns he saw him sink, and waded out 11 far 11. he could, and then reached f rih bin lianrl.i toward his father. The strong tide bore tho liltlohoro fievoml his depth, und ill ihe quiet nf death lie reliiinui'.hed his hold nti.wi life i'cJ I When t!ii iir-i.r'.h :n arrive ), the,- f.i.in.1 Mr Xa'di in the boat toiitu eI.HU.-tid, and ihe ' - ! of l is devoted l-'l sha mcitinc near the ; and il 'lii -if, 1 tul at my , " , ' liencli. in-iily lel.lte, Inst - 1 . , .... r , (lur clone., nf u ,t .-cV, tne roiroe of II10 child soon after it was recovered, Bin s lliat its f-kiiii, i.,h. 1, t''..rlahb my si in j 1 .1 nt" 1. i,i,. 1 it.. I iny hinds were st ill 011 1 stretched, Rtnf its eyes I-1 1 1 . .. : r . . : 1 1 .. .. : 1 Ojnoieii .vol.-, 11.1 11 Mill II I. 1 1 , 11 v j loouin III ! Ihe direction of its father. As thu fond ami car 1 , , ... . - 1 ... 1 , . 1 . I neii r l m 1 o in 11 i,we,j!s ni'iii. ovt r i.iin eiinruu- J leurio like form of the dnillu;; otic, as il w.-.n f.r ranoed for burial, uiany cyis, like theirs, were siid'asod with tears because of the pathetic tale riinir'i I 'd wilh ill d-ath Bctfutt ( Miii'iit ) A'je, Wnttern ( ourl dlqiielte. The judere of a western com t recently dec!- l.il a oiinl a'lvAlfle In 14 pert .1 1 n Ihw vor 'Iho tnicht- th,v hr-ueft with them tl'.eir only -tniclil , tievt i 1 luivver was stubborn, nnd insisted that the lihl a fair eirl nf f;ve tei'.rs, mhI ''Mar- , 11111,111.0. p" court was wron. ,ri t Pen ival ; what my n.nnu wouid have ' I li-ll vou that I nm riyht!" yelled the , ! hre.lcnebve l, , - ' ... . 1 ... loi.elv nmrtimp nn i lini.k tJ ' " ' i'l : " ..' retorted the ' I toll you you are not ! counsel, "Crier," yelled the j'ldjo, "I adjourn the ...i.,.. f,. fr.iniilf,. " ni.,1 i.ilcl r, 1 in.rt tho torn of the earden hot. cor. ..f-el, nnd afier little a f'n;ht. placed iii in hurt but ' 'nbui.dorstundii.j,' arose. s. icli a winter now, rod Hi" "n' "" " 1,4 1 :.. (.' Ilio mountains at the h 111 uiii-!, - 1 , ..i,-.L 1 , ,..J 1 .,,k d earilv tbroii"h au '"""""1 "'-r w,,,,.., i. "n-. nt..... ' ' , .1 1. ... :. - . 1 u. . . , 1 . t .... 1 .1 . .. 1 r, R .,-1 . i 111 ,, w., nn u il- u' 1 10 ft 1 1 li 1 1 1 .1 c .... t .ron, - t no w.riii w o les w 1 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 1 " 1 wailic.e-ly fi""'" the mountain .11 n;il.;.. ii nleasati': eliertlul !aees, warm 111 1 i 1 .,.".-' 1 end li.'lit, i-ontributt: to our t ommrl this fie solute nicl, I, an 1 th" d-ur one . lyin' under the snow, sleeping calmly in th-ir iian-w beds, an; rot li.iturhed in lln ir l.,iiihur by t , .1,,. t',..fi-n ntullll 8WCI1.1IIL' over Ho til, ami I llh "Crier," said ihn court, "wa will adjourn ibis time f,r twenty minutes," and he was about taliiu 0!!' his coat, v.hcii the t'.unsel said ' "Never mind iudi'e. keen f,n your coat the p int is yi-hlcd my thuti'.'i's out o' joint I a.n waitin2 paliently until thco-.d lather and I vo i-praineil my t.'.ouejcr. time 0 ,:!-'-, whn I may rejoin my bclovud - ones iu th Lideu laud above: Over the river thoy beckon me Sun "Fi.u iui Tkack I" A Misbishippi county court clerk, hav inr issued it luiirriuL'e Loved ones who va crosocu 10 lue lunuur , jCBnH f,,r a youn man, shortly alter re- (,!;!'''' , . , , ceived tiie following note from hi:n: 'I he plea, n of their ftio'.vv robes I see, 1 Hutthe.r voices are drown, J by ihe ri.bl.ing; M''-'S July .he 5 lJ. tl, I .".fr. M )t)'Iy pies let 1 ,ie i.'iinii-r klaml over j Ther" ""- wl,n rinv'lfis of sur.uy (?o! I, u,,t, t'-irther ord. ri the ;irl ha , I'm the lee k butter your bread until you are unable to eat Aml.oei.'tmrenec. 10.10. ,,....vi- . , w r,.,..,0,i H11J ruisu4U uiy ,ttmu oil , It. 1 : ... i. ....... 1 ... .. ,i 1 1 - aio ini..t li d loin iroin in -n - " , ' disappoililed traveler nl the head of the N ie, we shell I, el '1 this all ?'' Ah I Ihe ajrony nf lh.it conscious failure I It i:iay ho tvoidej by learning the object oT life, and living for that ohjoi t. Ibu h Dliist study the queitioit for himself, and for himself he must ulv it. lift lllmlriUtA fi.nlnl Life lint tt or Man. A popular lecture at Cl.icajo lately advo cated villi Home pin 11 si Iii lit v, drinkinir yrol daueing customs of other Countrioa as a means of promoting social intercourse, and adding to the aiiitnation and rneenf ponerat society. To ibis the Coiigreratiuiial Herald remarks ' "The value of noeial life has been unduly 111 nnitbal. It is nf far less moment than do mestic life. That a man should pluasn ami cnteitain hia iieihbors or iicquaiiiliincc for a few moment or hours, it. may he while he is with them, dwindle into insiniflenncn by the side of the question, whether lie nml, ,s happy ihe companion of his life and the child ren whoso weal or woe for time nnd 1 ternity depends much on a father's influence. Thet a vouian should he fascinated at a sociul party, what is it compared with shedding the rndinneo of love and kimlm ss oil husband and chihlien iu her family ? Any irnciul life tlmt would iulerfero wilh those inii't sacred hotna dutins, will prove a curso, not only to the family immediately afTcc'led but to aocietv at laii-e We shall owe no riitilndu to hint nhu shall 1 solic the social problem as to disturb lb" happiness of thu fireside." Thy Mother. Young .nun ! Thy mother is thy host earth' ly friend. The world inny furet you thy mother never ; tho world may fully do you niiiiiy nniiip thy mother never ; the world may persecute you while living, and when dead, plant tho ivy and the itiL'htslirulo of bimb r '.i oti your f rii.lesi p-rave -bnl thy moiher w'iil lovi; und c'u .'ish yu.i v. hibi living, nml If rhe hit vivo you, will weep for you when dead, such toar as nono bill a mother know bow to v.e. p. l.ove thy mother! - - U'hal is home without a wife? She it Ihe lamp that destroys darkness the angel pulling lour lines,; to fliyht ; ami is, or may bo, the dispenser of every blessing the mind of man can conceive, or the soul stoh for. If.me without wifo is a "strut-jen livml" a head w iihout brains a heart without con. science a ship without sails nn ocean with out imivt world without rcli 'ion a hear- 0.1 without Ood. . . , A Tut'E l'nn:.vii Thou mayent Le sure ihnt he I lint will in private tell thee of thy fn tills, is thy friend, fur he adventure thy die like, and doth hazard thy hatred; for there art; few men that can emiura itevery man for the most part, delighting in eelf praise, which i one of the most universal fulliei that btwitcht'th mankind. Sir Walter Ral 'i'jh 8:r Nothing makes a man lets hopeful is adversity, noth.ng a(.'ravutes his trouble more, than the thing which, when everything is well with him, encourngo h.m, and make hi in cheeiful flf-s How er.'y it is for one benevolent be ing to diffusa pleasure around him; and how tiuly is a kind heart a fountain of glsdntis, making 6vriythiii in its vicinity to freshen into smile. t2 If we were candidly to exprea oor opinion of the character of each person with whom we are acquainted, our friend would be comparatively few. Ileal difbculties arc the best cure of imaginary ones, because Ood helps us in real r ues, biij make us n ihnineii of theolhtrs. US" There is nothing like a fixed steady aim, with an honorub e purpose. Itdtjjnifie your nnture, and insure your success. j3 V.'e waste our time in moments, cut money in nhlllinc, und our happiness in tri fles. Ikf 1" content with enough. You may Ami the i" CQ" Good men are the stars of the tgef herein they live, -and il'u.trute tho time. And I .it anl think when the sun set's gold, census uker once Called upon tie , ,1. r.vfr i.iil hill, and m ,re ; ..... ,. .... . , , ' " 7 . i 1 u 11 . w- 1. r cold mottier ot t.imily 111 Ca11lur.ua, ai.U asKe.i A 'I 11 -It. f ,r sound ot ' iae bo ii man f,:'r. her how many children she had The mother melancholy instance of intoxication, a man I snail w it, h for a gleam ol the !1 ipp ' i replied that she really couldn t tell ; but there trying to cross the street like a bull frog; I .hall hear the boat as uiii tie sir-iml, thing ot which she was ceitain, "Thi, says.'VVe left him rumination npon the I shall pass from sight with ue '''''' I"1 e' ,,. ,.s t ttiuoo the thildn-u ouco, but principbs of horizontal propuUioo, with core' To the better shore of the p nt laii'l, 1 h , . I bVI know the loved who hvi gooo before, tjere wari t eBoub of ojeanUs to go round! j nice at motor KiT A Western paptr, afier noticing 1 whm ! we w
