New York Clipper (May 1863)

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NEW YORK, SATUBDAT, MAT 80, 1868. ■ ^iii - iM saxuait tn isamw-xou eurns; V. : • JACK PBB^nr. , <ln !Ailtla^'ii d«r> mU tb» ttiiok nnoke of 1)»tU«, , ; llt'ertUnUDgof bomMnoith* rifle's ibupsiMk. . KMteflloAliiB bom itMlor iftt dread okanoa'tnttlat' 7^.0teMMmvl)o;a tor their om "U^ 'sy miiiil deaperate flliliUiig oii^ boys irin theb mft . Bat eMliaoIdlei'sneut aeon iBgriered Vhen b« luiat tiutt for nlnlag t yleVrj tb«t i»T$ ' ' BUoUet, "UtUsUu/'iC'relleTed." ■ * ■■ I'- ^oUieroomtatothtm, thelrfbrtonestolMd, ' ' in edllot'a p«t—"Be li gteitar thin Blaoher"— - - '«nieyfoUowhiiaonoe—tken«i]r out, "Indeed) ' : ilogenWtolie.butftbntoliM,"" • , To our QKtloii'a gieit ttoablea Moat mien tVmi, ^pel from tbe army eiob quuki 'Theno7UcryonL<']fthli««ryooinni]dand,'7' . OlTebMk tooni boyi "UttteUao." ' . , Oilppec'-^rlae Btorr* THE SECBXT OtnifCLAVE; •; ' . ros zHB .asw loss ourvtM, Bt I. i. DITDEBWOOD. .; -MIBS EMMA TATLOB.;;. Sae Sketch In anol^Qr part of thla'^aper. . STUAfltT BOBSON; A . Blslng Xomg OomedlaiL: OopyrlgUt'Seowed.' 0HAP1ZB xn. A wimB's sioBT—m ao^uBT ixDsnauK—m otp soiiaa iSAIX—VITBIW' Am BZLOnS—BIB ATFUL—^HS SlOnf ■SABT—IBQIZUaa PBATEIS—BLOW—KAtmW IHD H PQH —m BEoaKi ooKiii>aioR-~"wno isBafr^^ omioim , or iHB MXKBiBi or THB oonoLm. Itlaa ooldfiNi^ nlgbtln Febraafy, and'the erenlng before Uiedayapsolaledror Bobert A.TerlU'a exeontlan. The.nonnd li sOTarMtosome depth irllb 'snow, and the whita flakes «te iUU Xltlllng rapidly. WallSi oblnmey tops,, annlng posts and iooli of honsoa bare beeped on tbem a Ugh pile of snow, wblob aasnmesTarlotaa lantasflo forms. Kow, naambUng the battle-, mentsof aossUe, then assanlog the form of a hamanbelng. AUtheso'fSnoUaloreatlonsaie, ho7«Tar, soon swept away, for the wind rises and topples down the battlements, npseta the anowy oastles, and soatters ba and wide the reaembUnoe to the human form dlvlno. This wind oomes fkom the north-etat and ° Is of the most plerotng, ontting oharaoter, apparently tsUng delight In tttacUog the ohproleoAd parte of the body with par- tlonlar vlmlence. whistling In ono'sears, stinging the cheeks and nose as If they had been rat wltb a whip, and then roaring and rattling away round ahup csmers, down open oUmneya, and ~ banging to open doors aa u It were In the highest possible glee at the dlsoomfoit It occasions. The tilr, honest, stralghCdown flakes are now ohangsd Into mean, sharp-pointed sleet, which 'the before mentioned unvily wind does with Jnst as Itllkes, how carrying It with a soream or triumph through the open streets, nowbeatlng It against dead walls snd rooft, and now forolng It Into alley-ways snd blind entrances. There were bat few pedsstrluis In the street on this Inhosplt- •ble night Uoet of the stores were closed early, for there had been but llttlo business doing daring the . day. Those whom business or necesally oompeUsd to be out of doon sunk their bands deeply Into tnelr pookets, and tranafoimed their usoal gait Into anTnelegant kind of trot, or varied the proceeding by beating their tnxm llngors against their ehesla. There was one exception, however. In the person of a strong man who ' threaded the intricate streets In the nelghtMrhood of the Tombs with. bl« usual gait, apparently defying the onttliig wind as it . View, right in nlafaoe when he turned aharp ooiuen. Ashe . «aiCTdir'di Ug 'e lw o,)«*ig-»'8' t ^ ti nt — fl -«fc»eoiiirtim»Br»<. «f Ibyhew, and 'bo was* on'bla way to thB'mfMeilotuihoaao idtaated in Holt street. - Ela progress was slow, for tbd snow had Urittsd, and be was comtteUed to wade through Inunenie masses to retch bis destination. At length be reschSd the dwelling, and toocUng in a peoullar manner, and girlngas a oeunteislgn, the mystsrions words "Privatt Ttngianet and unUmtlid PUamre," to which be received the equally mysterious snswer, "Hmter and Jvmxt," he was admitted. Be strode towards the flre-plac« without oven deigning to oast a look on the Inmates of the • sptrtment, and tonohing the seoiet spring, descended the stairs, and opensdthedoor of the apartment which be had entered after coinmlttliig the bloody deed mentioned in b prevlou* chapter.' n'waa oocnpled by Helolse, and the moment aha saw him she nttaed into bis sma. •■I am so -glad yon have oome, Boracet" said she, "I want to • have some serious cooisrsatlon with you." "Bpsak, my pet—I a^ ready to hear yon," he replied, Uaslng berrlpellps. . ^■Borace,'! have ascilflced everything for yon. Z bBTe Joined this'terrible .aaaodatlon. I. have mlpgbd in their orgies.. I hare sanotlOned crimes atwhloh my heart revolts, and slil, .dear Eoraoe, fof your sake." "Tea, my 'darling, I know all this—but why refer to these tsi&ttets nowt" "Because, dear Eoraee. I bave.a tSvor to ssk at your hands," "Whstlsityouwanti Eelolse—a new breaat-pln to adorn this lovdy bosom t'' and he plated his bjtnd on her marble shoulders. ••No, dear Bonce, It la no trUket I require, buta human life." "OhI vou'bave some private .grudge against somo.one, and youwainthlmpntoatofuewayt" ... A shudder ran through the beautlfnl girl's frame. "Oodrorbldr'sho replied. "No, IwlshtosMreaman'sllfe." Uarhew'a &oe grew dark, and he knitted Us btows together, but su did not perceive It "Speakl" said h^ in a sharp, ourt votbe, "I wish yon tp spare Bobert Avorlll'S'Ufe.V • a - "Tou are dreaming—what can yon mean?'.' , , W .' "Iwlshyoulo iave BobeH&verUl, who la to be exeented to- morrow-ryott knowyon can do SO If.yoUjplease.'.' •Tee, by delivering myself up to Justice." "Nol but by reioulng him from the condemned ball; by giving the heces^sry.ordeif, the life of an innocent man mAy be saved:" "Belolse; yon tre orasy to-night; what has oome over yon, my poor gtrll Xou forget that Averlll's death wUl render It im- . possible tbst I Bbotdd over bo charged with this erlme. Xhftlaw must tske its oonno."' / "Oh, Boracerraald'the lovdy gUI, throwing hpridf on her tatees, "have mercy ou this poor, .unfortunatS man I' Benlember his wife and child. Yon auMy have some spark of pity left In yoarbreastl" ' ■ *^ ■ , ■ "I teu yon he moat dte," said Uayhew, gloomily. '•What has |ot tato jrou, glrli cue would stlppose that yon were pleadingfor ■fEoraoe;" salA Belotao, wtlhoat heeding hti insinoatloD, "if yoa will only pass your word, I wiU manage eventUng so that oot.the Slightest snaplclonwia fall upon yon. Tou hnowthat our sodoty Is ai;po.wertlu, and.that ths.pruleotoan easily bo ao- oompllshed," . • ^ "rr«j4ut.to yon, girl, that tUs man must dle-lt U neoessary formyvlanai to save him-would be to destroy tho work of \ I^YblteT^'*^"^ °''''^**°^'°'^''''^' ^^^'V^o 1 i.'i'i?"'*^'.! iJmooenti-beoanse be has a loving wUe and I ohUd, whose^days wooU be embittered by his ignominious 1 tood.*' ^?'^' *>• not oB'tsn Jrejuf bonsoleaoe with Us I "aitl. you ue pWidg'to B Mny heari'"' ; \ '.'25*.?7Jf.'.'.!Sl fi^f?* Wnr heaitls net;ent<rely hardeneO." \ And ^eaiispedSls,kn»es,whUe the tern itr^ed from her ■'^yes* .- - • .. .. .J . ... , ■'\ '?7»**»»«"»»'*l>l»'to>iy.''aUdhai)rnWjr. "I sm'tlred (Of It ■'. . ■ . . . ; - ■' • .. I Belolse ottered a t«rHflqsoreain,''Bndhet Cms tisnmed B.look ,*?0k intense horror. ■ . ; 'r • . '\ "There—there I" she exclatmed, itttUna to .her feat^"tha* ..Wtoadlng him to the. scaffoldl illsSnffem taSit dlittnS^^ \Bee 1 there Is Eobott Ave»lllf-how calm andTals he looks I Oh, %dl there U the htfeons gUlow»..4hey Aid bhnto^ ^hey adjust the rope I , Oh; Qedl. oh, Ctodl"^ • "^""^ ' I "HerMaAh hat lefther," butteredllayhaw, .^1 ''0^;poraoely«umutt,yon ibsU saYB hlml Ji^Miito viIko 'ftUI" ■ ■'. ■■ ■ . . .■■,■■..■.•!■■-■■;>,"•.:••-.r-. ilAi these wordfL Htihew'i beoams'ongoviireBiilo, abi he ..Vnokherbntally «IthhU donUed fls^ hhocklBa her aMMlMS vj^lhejatth. ",,;,■«■■■■• ;■; -'^ ie then strode IMoi tbe»pirtatbVaa.<^urtidUb ih« steM ' ease,eniergMltato thB'op4iiatreet V^had nottnweeded ^.>Ste]^<wheB i man Bintoathed Um-ltam beUiidi'tnd B«d him oc the ihotildeN >^|t|»«ii«w ttaniM qoleUy atonnd,' ^ t (am»:ttai» ptttltnrbUi hand to bin side poeket,'u U le ud drawBweuttu^-.v' > ' ' ' • ' ' iTs onlymerVMrt HoUi Orand." said 0Si'iltHii«M* 'iiSTOio*. .<>x ta on dn^r to-nJght, bnl I ihill bt nlisrsd ta balf'ani how.. I simply wanted to knowU you have any «om'< mandsforineT" • The;Bpeakst Was a strong, stslwart man, about forty yean of age.' 'He Vore a'beard, Aousteche, and whiskers of the deepest bUdc his featnres were most forbidding,' and showed that he was oapabls. of any deed of vlliany. «I did notknew.you, Eagh,"«sald thO'Ohlef. ••I thought you: were a Philistine, and was prepared to'glve yon a worAi recap-^ tlon," he added, drawing a revolver flrom his pocket ' >: "Yoasrellkeagood general—elways prepued," said Hugh' wlthalsngh. ; . "Too were In the front apartment, Hugh?" . I •■Tes, Host KoblsOrand; and saw you come In. But yen ap-' oeared to be so much engaged that yon did not notice tfij of us.' I'also saw yon leave Just sow, and you looked so deeply Im-; mersed In thought, that the Idea struck me that yon might per-' ha}s. reonlre my servlees," -••Thaa^ you, Bugh; sre von devoted to the Conclave)" ^■Ko one can answer that question bett<& than yourself-yon know what I have done for the cause." "Tes, yes; I know you Lave scrupled at nothing. I think, Eugb, you are also devoted to me t" '•'Ton may well say that. Host MoUe Grand. I have done a pretty good stroke of work for you in my time." "True! Well, Bugb, you can stm add to the obllgatton." "I am glad to hear lt,-Jnst tell me how." '•■Do yon know a Ur. Eenry Uordant}" •Uordont—Uordant—Icaa'taayldo.'? "I want yon to And out all alraut him for m*. . He Is employed In some office down town. Iwantyou .to dlsooverenotly where bels;slso, particulars ss to aU his actions—the places where he visits—his gOnorsl reputation-in fSctr every sorap of infoimo- tlon you can plok up coneSmlng him, will tie very usaful to me Justnow." ^ ••All rights UOst Koble (band; yoa may rety on having the la- fomiatlon the day after to^morrew. I'll ferret him out u he's in the United States; you mey depend upon that". "I know I oan trust you, and you know yoa oan trust me; for slthongh I mlgbtolalm yonir'senlote as a member of the CoUf clave. I shall do aa I have always done-r-reward yoa from my own private purse." . ■ • "I know you will do the handsome thing, Host EoblsOrsnd, snd I am perfectly satisfied." "Well, I wlllbe here tho night ^lor to-morrow and xecelTft your report" ••I'll be on band, Uoat Noble Grssd." TTlth these words, thoy separated, Uayhew oontlonlDg Us course down the street, while Bugb returned to his oon^panlons, who were keeping watch in the strange old house. "What's tho matter with the Host Noble Grand to-nIght1',' asked Peter, as his companion entered the room. ••He seems somewhat out of sorts," replied Hugh, "but he Is often ss moody as he la to-night" "I reckon he bas more on his mind tbsn'sny of us." "Xcu nay well say that Isn'thethe MOit Noble Grand it the Secret Conclave. After all,! don't know'that I would iaie to change plaoeswlthUm. By the by, have yoa discovered what Us real name Is?" ••No, the laws of our society are sgalnst all this prying cnrii " ~' 'idxJm.Qnldia'ltt Us olMal capac^tyitsadwer''' lfii^uE'???j!!*° ^^^-'i^?'j^ "Of oonrie you'wouldn't; nut sm .tberi tt'^^wsli stiange about him. Foarce knows who he ls.bnth'e'Wonldn' teUme." v. , •( •'Well, it's none of «ur baslneu, and so Wk say no' mtet' about it" , The two men were silsnt after this, and nothing save thehowl- lAg wind ontolde oonld be heard in the apartment '9HAPTEB TTTT.' Bauiai'8BSSot.vx—OQ VISITS Kx loKBSr-KBun or OlBIIia AOIOXTlMaB—TBB .COnDEUIIZD CXUr^BOBIBT IVZBILI, OHD ^loisz—eBi orrBss ani bis ixbebti-bobebi's ooubis— rUUSIMOB—THB SBOUTipiD OITH—TBI IFruaiMOB 0* TBB cfeu, TBB mi noaimia. Whan Helolse reoovered from the effects of the blow, the rose toher'feet; and murmured :— ••Bobeit AverlU must and shall be saved I" Hastily putting on her bonnet snd shawl, she glided up stairs, passed urough the apartment where the men were watoblngi and In another moment stood In the open street. . At that Instant Ibo lion todgue of the Olty Hall dock pro- claimed the hoar of twelve. Xtwts a cold, dork, cheerless night It still conUnned to snow, but not so fast as It had done the.nrst port of the evening. In certain places, the snow hsd drifted to a great depth, rendering locomotion tedious and irksbme. Boloise paused a moment as if for the purpose of summoning up all her strength, when the door of the mysteriona house (ipened and Peter approached to where ebe stood. ' .<■ oafl I be of any asalotatico to you, Helolsd t" said the man.' "No thank yon, Petet j roan manogo the business I have In vlsw better by mysetf." ' . * Peter bowed and rWred again to the house, not daring to make any farther romarks, but fuu of wo&derBs tot'whafcher errand oould'be on that cold, pltQess night When the door had redoaed'on Urn, Helolse wrapped ber large shawl more oloaely round her llss6in fbrm, and then resolutdy ast forward at a rapid pace, threading the snulletieels In'that vldni^ with that ease wUoh showed that she was'thor- onghly toqualnted with evciy turn and comer of those more lUeBtfosable thoroughfares. At last she smerged In dentie tnet; exsoUy opposlto "The Tombs." The huge prison stood out In bold relief fMm tho black ehy^ and sj^eored -with Its rpUoQ Pillars to sticok of the dark agds,' , _:elalse tripled nimbly np the stone steps, and going straight (0 a email door, knocked on it 'with her Imnokles In a peouuar iqahBer. The door opened Immediately, and the snbstKote turn- key, Vearce, made his sppesranoe; She hurriedly wfaipeted :— ••fBIVATB TXHOBUiasailDTjNUIIlTXD PuusnBCl" II FonsvxB iin> rouEvsn," replied the man, and then he addod, "I knew your knock, Hdbise—the pass woM was not nscetsary. Oome in.'' . ; ' The young girl obeyed and stood in the stone corridor. •'Ie avernUng prepared?" she Whispered; :"Bhowi£e hla signal." ."A11^1ghtl■ Touine^dependuuenme.'.'ThitlsUsMll. Tbe one with the lamp bnrnlag opposite to It "'Here Is the key." j<Tes, the same desire ybu had wben yon sailed Ido sway from, homeon.the nlght-'my poor unol^.was murdered—thesame' desire when you so managed everytnlng. thst the strongest dr-' omnstanUslevldenee should be fbimed against ms." ' ••What do you meaa?" . • ■ •Did you not call me away from home on the very night .the' murder was oominltled?' Bid yon notuause the oarrlage to put; mcddwn in the,vlo(nlty of the murdered man's henae—almost; ^t tha.veiy bouil, when the fStal blow was struck? Andyonnow sisk me ti^repoee confldenco In yo^r* . ••I assure yon sll this was punlyaecldental." "It's vary easy to say thst, now all Is ovef; bul^ as I beibre aald, oottons speaklouierthon words." •Tou do me Injustice, Mr. Aveilll, Indeed, yoa .'do. XrWishf d to save you then, ss I wUh (0 save you now.*'^ ••Allow me to oak you a question, Bid you know that my nncIe,:GeneraIAverUl, was to be murdered that night? - ' '.•I cannot reply to year question; suffloe It to say, I knew that some great danger threatened you, and I wished to warn you of It.' That and that only was my mottve In sending you the Utter." ■ , . . • ••W^ and what are yon?" '•No matter who and what lam. 1 swear to you by the God above us thatmy mottve now is to lave you. BeUSva'what you like about the putrrbnt trust ms in the fkitare. With one word I con cause this prison door to open, and you thsU be free, -. A boat Is evta' now waitUg to convey yon to a ship wUch is now riding St anchor off Statanlshuld. Ton can esoape wlthoht any difficulty." * . , "fiat even supposing that I should succeed in jjetUng on board the vessel—my BOsence would be ftnmedlateljr wcovered, porsnlt Instituted, lai I should be re-arrastedl'' - ". "Have no fear on that head; X have made erery'arrangement. There will be no pnnult" ' • . , "I'oannot trusfyou-1 refose to go." •Ton know not what you say. Oonalder'WBll-what is ottered to you. B«ve you no love for your wife and'chlUI?V' . ' "Uy wife and child—oh, ^11 girl 1 you know-how toto^ch my heart; but I feel confident yoa'would only lead-me. Into some fresh snare. "■ ■ •'What spare con I lead you into? If yoa - refose my Offer, :Wlujoa not perish to-morrow on the scaffold IV . '"True,batI'wlUubtgo; leavemel" , "I entreat you, Bobert Averlll, not t^ throw away this ehanoe for your life. If love for yonx wife and child will not move you l^wmnotJ?«wnj«l>" • . : "Bevengsl whatSoyoumeah?" , "Would you not Uka to bring tha'femetratdr of this fbul murder to Justice?" ■ : • ■ ••T6u know him, then?" "Ido." I ••Who Is he?', . "Mylover." . .. , •• Tour lover—do yoa love him V' . . '•Idld 'anhcnrsgO.'butnow Ihste Urn with an the intensity of a woman whom hrhas Insulted, reviled and despised. I was pleading for your life, Bobert AverillTrpleadliig on uy knees, th tears Ip'my eyes, and tho miioteapt struck 8MI" she Bring her. wUte shoiilders-^"hue"ls the mark of TVlown.'i ■■ ' ..^ V" - ' V -• > (9ia«f|>ln^..so Amtgt In the yami^tVu ec^ylctf^itpopie to'^vemi'*. nih^' I oell, and be In readlhess when I make .the The young gfrf mods no rqlv, but walked stMgbt to the doer polntbdoQi. Beto she pattsed a moment, and'Xiit knooking gently, she then anlobked the doorahd tjpenfed It aloWly. Bhe found Bobert'Averlll In the Botot iMatmltUogself-destme. tlon. He was seated on the l>ed with the muxsle of the pistol already restlsg against his templeis. To tush forward and selie Us arm wta the work of a moment^ "Boldl"aheex61aImed', "whatmaldyon do?" ••I would diol" murmuhd .BObert In a hollow TOlos. "I merely anticipate mif death a few hoaip-^baf lirl^ ore yoa here?" '. •'Tosave you," •"Tosave mel" ■ ."' ,'«Kes, tbsav» yon, Hsd you paid atteriUon to the formtr <warnmg t mve you, you'Would not now be here." ' "Bay rather that yoa ttfe here to taunt me—to glory In your wOik^or hod I not heeded the BBonyuons letter you sent me, X oodld hove easily proved that X did not leave my house on that Altai night It «aa a vile, daataMUjr plot to eonvlot Ue of a fear, fal crime, the Intended commission of whtoh must have been taiowntoyou;" .; . : , ^ ••.Tear stclctuits.aie not Just,'.' said Hdolse, folding her atms Mress her breatti.wUbhheaved with ettotloni ^' I was actuated by the pniest motlvei to; save you from an impending oatas- trophe. '"" '. . ■' . ■ -T~ , before a. magistral 7" i ;-V--""^ . ■Ah'l 'yon little knownrilh whO^n.Ihove to deaL . ..Zhetlme'ls not yet ripe. My lover Is au-powerftil add ebnid aaaoy. disprove alllmlghtssy. Not I prefer to wait until he Is en'oompsased wIth.B >et that I shall spread abound hIm,'fo' as to render asesps Impdisiblo. I can afford to wait Will yon not old in bringing the murderer to Justice y ••Will yon ten me yonr lover's name ?" '•I ^riu, on.one condlUon, namely, that you swear to me to take no action in tho matter for one year." , . ."Whythls oath?" •• Becaoae my plans will not be mstured imtll that tlm^^ven that may I>e too ehoct a period. Any action taken In the matter bow wonld only defeat Itself." . Bobert AveriU remained pinsged In deep reSeotlon for a fSw moments—at last he said :— • ■ Do I know my uncle's murderer ?" •■loudol" . ■■ '■ I swear, then, If you wOl reveal me Us name, to take no ac- tion In the matter until twelve months have passed." Helolse advanced to where Bobert AverlU elood, and whispered B name in bjs ear. It produced a most exttacrdlnory' effect on ihoprlsonor; he turned perfectly llirld, and would have fallen ■had be not selse^bthe bed fbr support For some moments, he could not artlonlate a word. At last he murmured - ."It Is false I. false I It cannot be true—yen are deceiving me?'.' .''acanoodto wltiiesaltlstrue." . . '■Give me proof—proof I" "Beodthoselettenand judge for yoursSlf," replied Helolse, bonding film'Bpacket With a trembling band Bobert AveriU seized the letters and began eagerly to peruse them. It was elsytO'perceive tram the changes thathlsoountenance underwent that conylotloi^ of the truth of the gld's statement forced itaelf on Us mind. 'When he had read them sU, he buried Us tSoe in Us hands and sobbed aloud. "0, GodI*' he exclaimed, "Is It possible tliat such fcdemon oan exist I—It Is, alas I too true I listen, glrl^" he continued, raising Us head, "I would live—yes,I would live to bring this wretch to Justice. I will trust you. Save me, save me tloin my doom, and aU I ttcsaess shaU be yours." : "I want none of your' wealth^'! replied Eelolae—"I only want' yon to remember yonr oath." - She dapped her hands UghUy three times; and the turnkey entered the cell. • e • ' ■ • e . • •. * • • "e ■ ■ •' At eight o'dock In the momlngi scime of the prison anthori' ties enured'the eeU of the condemned orlmlnal. A ahock- Ing Bight presented ItMlf to their eyes.' The .'body of a nlan #aa stcetohed on the floor, dead. .Bedde It Was Jt. pistol, wUoh hod evidently been ifecenCbr.dlsobsrged. The bce.was so matllated by ths'bnUet^ that the tcatores were not kecignlsable but the doihea and external appearance were those of Hr Bobert Averlll,' and no doubt existed In tha~mlndBof aUbut the unfortunate mlsoner bad committed suicide to avoid an igno- minlona death.' YhU oplulon was strengthened by the fkot that It osme out oh the ooronu's Inquest that the plst«rfoulid.beslde the body was ]3rov«d to have been conveyed to theprisoner adoy ortwobeforoUsdeatb. The papers were filled with the aflklr for a week or so; then some other sensation event ooeurred,and uatirpedtUs ^aoeln UxB minds 0^ the people. , ' . , M BB dOW'X'lMUJU>. ' Wfthaiwoflen bisn thrlUed while reading aeeonn^ Of the tsN riblsMrib of'the tin miners Of Gomwall, ss IheTpnrsnotbdg BVOMMtmi flE out itDdettiie sea, as one celebrated'mini U, peoialiyldariagthe ■nhlline terron of a storm rsglng over Uiste hesds;hak|LBve never met a more perfect or vivid pleoe of 'Wmd palntiag than the fbllowlng'from an BogUsh paper, dexMhlBg the all&Unn of. a copper mine, abe extending under'the-Mia. 'We have'been Informed that the lat>orersinthe'OomIah'tbt mmes.nearthe^Iand'sEndi-BisSU^cgrlmlnsleontlotS; butfron the ta^ of theSB boppelr miners IsMlng tbsir woA dfirlog U|o raging of a storm, we presume tbeyafevdnhtaiylaboreM. 'The rasUxstlonof Xulcan'ond bUwoikmeoi would aol seem InoM thoroughly removed to anothalr wtrldi'Or fkom the light of day.' •■We are now fourdmndred yards out uaBer the bottom of Um and 19S feet below the sea levaL Coast ttade Teasels Brs tall* Ingprer cur heads. Two hundred and :fbrl7 fact below ns m<a are Bt work, and there are galleries dseper,i«tbsI»w tfaat,;^.:Th» extraordinarymaltlou down the face of the elUi; ff .llm itgliiM and OthfT.works on the surfSce,at Bottallle,'ls now expIsDiBd. I^emlnfis not excavated, like other mine*, under the 4Bitb, bntulfde)! the eea. HMlng communicated those partlcnlaia^thtf miner next taUsuatp keep strict sUenoe asd listen./ We obav ■lum,,^ttliig speeohless.' If the resder could only have VibM OS ■iowt^dressed 'ln our coppe^ooIoI•d.gaansnt8, fauddled'ologB together In a mere deft of suhterraneaiLrock, with a flame buiB' tng on our heads snd darkneas enveloping our UBba;.'he Ukatt oertf Inly have imagined,'without any .vlobnt stretch of £auy« thit het,was IppUng upon a conclave of gnomes. . -.; o "After listenings few minutes a distant and unearthly nela*' beoomesIUntlyaadlbl*—along.low, mysterious moaning, thit ' never changes, that la felt on the ear asweU aa heard ^'lt,li Bound thatmlght .proceed. fMm some Ineatoulsbla distanoe->> ttom some'fiir Invisible height—a sound unlike anything that IB heard on the upper ground In the ftoe air of heaven—a sooaA so sublimely monmftal and still, so ghostly and:impreadvB whan listened to In the subterranean reoesaea of the earth, that .we.contlnue instlnotively 'tohqld.onr.pea^, os lf enchanted by it, and think not of communicating to each other the atrangg awe and oatonishnfent wUeh It has Inspired in us ftom the very first 'At last the miner sjpeats again, and tells, as thst what wa ta the sound of the surf laablng the TObks a hundrsd aail twenty feet above us, and of the waves that are breaking on tht beach b'evond. The tide Is now at the flow, and the aea is In np extraordusryststeofagltatloD, so the sound Is low and distant Jnst St this period. Bat when storms sre at their hdght, when the ocean hurls mountain after'faounlain of water on the dUt^ then tho nolaa is lerriflc; tho roaring beard dOwn herein the mine Is so inexpressibly fieroe and awftil that the boldest men at work are afraSdtft continue their labor-«ll ascend tothesuN face, to bresthe the npper sir and stand on Btm earth, Oiuiilag ^ i-thongh no catastrophe has ever happened yel—that tiie BSft wiUbreoklnonthemlftheyremainlntneoavertalMlow. ' ••Hearing this, we got np to look at the rock above ua. We BM sble to stand upright m the position we now occupy; and flnbif our candles Uther and tuther in the darkneas, con see tha bright pure copper fetreaming throngh the gaUei^ In every dU rectlon. I,amps of coze, «f the meet loslrons green color, tra* versed by a natural not-work of thin red veins of iron, appas? here and there, in large Irregnlsr patches, over wUoh'water la dripping dowly and Inossssntly In certain- plooos. This Is thfr saltwater pereolatlDg through invlBlble crannies In the rock On stormy days It spurts cut furiously In tUn contbuooB streams.. Just ever our heads we observe a weoden ping, of the thIokneaiBof aman'sleg; there Is a'hotethereb and that pln^ls aU that we have to keep out the sea I ' ' "iinni'rtise weslth of metal Is contained In the roofs of this gsl* lery throughout its entire length, but wlU always remsin aa> touched; the miners dare not take it; for. It Is fjoi (snd a great jiart)'o(thenckwUch Is their'only protection against the sea, and wUch has been so fSr worked away hera that its thlckneaa Is limited to an average of three feet only between the water and .the galleiy In which we ngw stand. No one knows what might 3)0 the consequence of snother day's labor wlth'thaplok-aie oil anypartofIt" • .. '_' IiOTB, PLVCK, AND BniSOIA.: '' ne following Highland legend we commend to the perusal of our mosddeas ladles of the present "degenerate times:— i Once upon a time. In Barr Glenn, Oantlre, Bcbtlaiid, on a win^ tor's .night s farmer end bis tamUy and servants wereeeatAd; arbtind apieal fire, when tin ^rind was howling ietribly ^1^4- the house, snd the drifting sniiw'wns doggliig up the dporwsjv.' The fumef knew thafhis son Snd the servant girl were muphot^ tadied to each other; but he'would not eousebt to their'nU(^7 «is». -While they wtro an sitting around the flre'.on tttiwtn*' nr^s cvelttBg, he thooght of a^Hix-bj which'^the semnt'gla ^lionjdbe g^ rid ef;.soha said that:i4befiiretheaniday,.ih* .^WDUld4)riiig jittha el(nU ^twSs Qhure&^tve.Bh<Md-^ iTcnr'actlofis bdls year 'wbrdii.'yoaBg girti" said Bobeit Av- 11, in a tone of voloe wUoh betra^-mori- of sorrow thai anger.. "X thatfifaln it wi* a doepl^ld' plot, and .it hu sno- igbedM. ■ In B few hOuM, I shSU. parish'tiirthe soaflbld. I did flOt snppose that a girl so beantltbl as yon oo61d beso iHcked." 'Jiul If oould read tajf. hew*; yonr OMiUohof me wosld ohaUs. ^ U yon aupk>oie that my metIVS U eenliik here wu to ttun(you 'With your misltortunes, I assnio you,yoaai« deeelvM. I cons hate aottuted oaly bt« dirtfe. to ittjiVwI'' "'""'^ the yoi »h6ngh''lt , taybvar BelAu-an-Talre; , duHenltles and dangers even' by daylight, wUch wonM^sow Shs^knsw.^thb'road well, jnd av.- Immensely Increased' by the terrible darkness of the 1 the fierce wmd, the driTlng snow, tod the Slipper;^ swollen torrents. Bnt she did not shrink fhim the danger, biA' Ught ks sad, IiWOiUBU Won Itm,— War Items, as a gsnsrtl thing, sre 'not at aU in odr .war." ]|)ut hera is. one from .Beaufoft B.O'i wUchlBtoDlttiythAwanpeatlt aa'twasgtvenuB.. The story runneth In thiswise:-^ . . ; "Ton have'seen numerous sooounitof the dangenns use of bomb shells fbr fad. Hon Is a genuine onei—Day befon yes- terday a'ooloredwasherwonun,wUlepursnlng heravooaUonlna Israaysrdin tiierearof the city, deoredaomethlng to set her kettle on, snd fliudly found s, to her, anomdoua aiUde wUch seemed to suit her panose exactly. 80 ahft lugged It alons to her fomaok, land lund a kettle, fuU of dolhes, from the ore, upon It Presently she hesrd a very pecallarflsslnif, but before she had time to Investigate It ther« waa an explosion wUch sent ber endow end, and gave the Impression to the.whde neigh* borhood that the rebels were shelUng Beaufort When she picked herself np she Jound a big gash In her aim, but no dothes or kettle. Those Implements have never been'seen or heard from Blnoe,.exoept that a snudl colored boy saw a black thing in the air, some hours afterwards, wUehheis very sura was a big kettle, but mlAhthavatieena crow. .The woman la dotag wall, and nobody dao wasUt" . . • ' , ' -. iv,; Bonos oM Tov "avfnatttM,"-!rh» fbnowing Is a nsno't d». flnitlohota genUetaan:—"Massa nakede black man *oa s « ' . tfiakeOxworkea-make eberytUg worket-^nly de'hDg^h* b» workeei he eat, he drink; he walk'boat. h*^ototlMpWt«l>M pltaae, u ua like a gaaU^maa." ■ at once made ready and went on her way. Th j fhrmer took gecA' care that ehewentolont, and that his son did not follow her. The brave girl went over UU and glen, battling with the anoir' storm, and tracklog her path with the greateat dlffionlty. 'Bba> waaed .safbly over the Bouthein«alde of Belnn-an-Toire, and ly midnight reached BaddeUOhurch. Its door waa open, burst bpeh perhaps by the violence of the wind.. She know the plscs when the skoU was kept and she groped towards it In the dark • Ab she did b6, Bheheanl a groat and peculiar noise, made up, aa It seemed, of loud moans. There was a tramping of light feet - over the pavement and she heard forms msh past her; then a moment's sUence, succeeded by more myaterions moans-anA sounds. Terrified, bnt not disheartened, the brave oirl kept her purposo stoadlly In view, and, groping towards the ekun, r seized It with both bands,, and nyide for the churoh door, and pulled It to after her. As she did so, she hoard s msh sgalnst > It; but she turned and fied. By daylight she hsd regained her - lover's home, and, half deaU with fatigue and exdiement, placed the skuU In the farmer's hands, and claimed the fnlllllment ot. Uspromise. . The fSrmer was taken aback by seeing tho girl, having hopsA' that she would have perished ainld the snow and winds. Be wonld not believe that she had really been to Sadden, anS ' taken the ekuU from the church on snob a night; so be st o4oB set' out to BaddeU 'With some of his men, expSotlng (o be sble to disprove the girl's tale, by finding the akuU still m its place in the church.' When they got there, and had opened the ohurph,. door, they found within the building-not the ekull, but a nhm- ' ber of wild deer, who, having found the door open, hod soo^ shdter from the vlolenco of the storm. Tho girl had told hm '■' of tho Bounds she bad neard within the ofaurch; heVe was tbelt cause; and, much'ss'he'wished It otherwise, It was Imposslbla . fbr htm not to beUeve her tale. There was nethlng for t^m tea do but to yldd with ibe best grace he might He gave hls'oon- sent to the match; and, to maiie assurance doubly sure, theloves ' tbok-hls brave girl to BoddeU OhUrcb the voir next day) wheia she replaced the skoU In Its old podtlesi, and they were marrlsd ' off.hand.. And as some of the deer that had frightened her hod been killed and cooked, they hod s hearty wsddlng sad pisnly. '.. ol ^od venison st the feast that followed. ; . ^ HASH BATBIl'B CBITIOiBBDi WILIIAU TKUi. " ■ : ,;•'■•.•» ■ WUllam Tdl as yon-probably know, was bom In the parldi «( ' BwUserlsnd, and brought up to the Archery trade, in which, ha ; established hlmadf as sn exoeUent marksman.' Ten has alittlia boy, who Is his son, and, to mtke the story intdUglble,' I mutt tdl you that this child Is the gtandaon of Tell's mother; thia yon must.bearinmi]id;ss thewholo'plot hug^ on this ilict, Gesler Is a tyrannicd VHite, and when he loses Utaadf heflada himself on'the top of the mountalps, surmAunliad'.'bylce anA snow on'the' top of them, sbd a tUck mist ovtr all; and' he has . not the least Idea where he Is, excepting that hela^wy cold; te knows hS'tS' that Then Is no ohe tO't^qmrebC-no'cam ' stand, no omnlbns, no policeman; no nothing; wSm allof a add< den Tell's mother's grandson ootses and finds bim .slmoat dead in the snow, Bfidhc revlvea him like the snske In thtf ^ble, snd oondnotshim totals dospotlb sbode, snd in'ntum for hls.'hiad*.. seas' he looks Um up, or rather down In a duogeoBi - Thaw are . ifiany such Inoldonla in the play, and aU equally arrqwwg H? .tha. feeling; and when TeU hears of his father^s nandabn bdugja . the tyrant'a power he calls to oue'smlndawcu-known plsosnett. Gtsenwlcli, for the shooter's 1U when he think of what may bebU Us darling ohlld, snd so it turns out, for Gtdor,.wltb Neroio Ja^ humanity, informs the pstcmal toiophdite that If he osn shoot an apple dumpling, minus the dongb, fMm off .the bora new, withoujl hitting the said boy, h« may take blm-bome W«fl«i TeU, as a matter of nsoesslty, sgrees to ths obndlUons, although he hoB shooting pains aU over Um fMm^fesr OtthejXerftv However.fbrtonatdy, he suocecfls,aIUiouRhevew«ef^^ the poorVoy had an arrow escape. After that TsIlUIliaeUBri ' andthijt'/iaSl.. ..- ..: ■-, ■:'/' ., i,'.t ■ : bur Father who'arttaWashmgto'n; ; '* / . lUnde Abrahambethyname, ■ / 1. .-.'• ^' '••,"'. ,Thy>!iotory won,lhT.wlUbedoiie, .■■ „ ; • :',. ,> -' ;■' vy ' .AUhe south, Ulit the NMlhi :■■.■;'.,/;>' -GiveOSIhlsdayonrdallyrattOBsbfoiaokaaaolpatl(' .Andfbrgtrtnsoitf.shOTtooipIngs, .'^,.,'. '■.-. fi..'-:'r''r- -^ '^. Aswe f?iglveoar ^arta^5lartMB..,•;'■, --.^.i ^-ik Vor thme Is lbs poim, the souun aid ws Btgftti, ' terihevaosofuteeyetn. Afnsa. ' ' '■,'.■...'■ .' •/■ •'Vi'i^ ;. . . .• ■ ■ .'-^^'f.vj-'-i^if