New York Clipper (May 1863)

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TIE NEW YORK GLIEPEBv AMERICAN SPORTING Allb.THEATRICAL JOURNAL. FRANK aOBKIT, m\ NEW TOBE, BiTURDAT, MAT 80, 1868. { VOL. xi—ir*. r. PBioH MX cmva. muxtui mac," iT unti i nnmt voi tbb nw lotf vunou BI JACK PEBOr. Oa AaUatam'i itj, 'mid Uu «hUk moka oT bitUs, N6'«r thlnklsg of Ininb* nn lh« rilVt ihirp enek. KiTsr flInchJDg from ittal ot Uu dntd ouoon'i itUlti ObHttd onr MP fM tlidr own ••L1UI« Uu." Bj mart dopento l«htto| onr bon ^ their ■nj, Bui ewh loUlar'i hurt ioob li griartd Whan ha laanu that for mining a tIcI'ct that Oajr, Hli ehla( "UtUa Mao/' la "nUarad.'' AsoUinr coma* to than, Ihalr&rtmiaa to laaO, in aditot'a pet—"Ha It graitat thaa Bliuhar"— ThsT follow him OBOo-tkan arj. out, "ladaad, Ko gas'nl U h^ bnl • bntohar." To oirnatloii'a great lioahlaa lei onr nilan atiaod, ExnKtomlhaarmraaohqaaek; The noru aj ont, 'If thla war joa wonU and, Otfa hack to oar boja ■■Uttla Via." •aSO Clipper Prtie Itorya THE BEOEEI COBCLAVE; ■OB, TBB KTSTESieilS HOUSE VI TBB FIVE POIHTB. A. 8TOBT OF NEW YORK CITY UFK. XT VOB THB WW TOU OUTH^ BI J. A. UHBEBWOOD. JQSS EtOIA TATLOB. Sm Sketch In tnotber port of this paper. STUART BOBSOK,* A Blalos Tonng Oemedltn. half aa hoar. I elmplj wanted to know It 701 htm ni^t^ii manda for ma t" ... . ... j ; "/'I'i'i OopTTlght Baonred. OBAPIEB Xn, A wnnn'a noBT^THn aoTiiTiBT rEBintta—m old novaa lOUH—lUTBCir AXD axLOlIB—BE> IPFUIr^HI aiOKT nciBT—rBOiTLna rBATBia—me blow—iuthxV akd booh —TBB sioBEr coiaoaaox—"WHO ubb?"—cti ODuoarn or TBI Hruana or lac oomouti. It la a cold froetj nlgbt la Fabmarjr, and the erenlng before the da7 •jmolalad for Babart ATarill'a eieonUon. 1b» cnoad ia corered to aoma daplh with anow, and the white fluaa are atui telling npldly. walla, chlmnef topa, awning poeta and rood ot honaaa hare heaped on them a high pile ot anow, which aainmea Tarlooa tantaaUo fonna. Kow, rwiynWIng the battls- mania of a caiUa, then aaramlng tba form of a hnmaa being. All these tinclAil oreallona an, nowarar, aoon ewapt away, tor the wind rlaea and topplea dowa tba batUamanta, npaela the anowjr oaatlaa, and aealtaia far and wide the reeemblanoe to the homanforD dlTtna. TUi wind oomea bom the north^eaat and U ot the moat plareing, onttlog chaiacter, apparentlr taking delight In atlacUng the nnprotooled parte or the body with par- ttcour Tinlence, whlatllng In ona*a eare, atlnglnff the chaeka and noao aa if Ihey had been est wllb a whip, and tnea roaring and ntUlng away round ahaip ooraan, down open eblmneya, and banging to open dooia u it it were In the hlgheatpoaalbla glee at lha dlacomfort It ocoaalona. The fair, honeal, Btralghtnlown llatca are now changed Into mcaa, aturp-pololed alaet, which Uie bofore mentioned nnmlx wind doee with jnat u ItUkea, now oarrrlnx It with a aoraam or trlomph through the open •tnela, now Mating It agtlut dead walla and roofi, and now toning It Into alloy-waya and blind ontrancea. There ware but few nedeltrlana in the atieet on thla Inhoaplt- abla night. Uoat of the atona were doaed early, for there had bctn hot little bualneaa doing during the day. Thoaa whom builnoai or naccaaltr compeUad to bo oat of doore annk their handa deeply into their nocketa, and tranatormad Ihtir uanal ■ctit Into an Inelegant kind of trot, or varied tho proceeding by beating the^ frozen flngere agalnat their eheala. There waa one exception, howerer. In the penon of a atrong man who threaded the Inlrlcale eireeta In the nalshberbood of the lomba with hla naual gall, apparently d(l>lng the cutting wind aa It blew H(lrt-ln hie bee whan|ie tnmaa ab>.rp comer*. Aaha puaad a drag-alore, the UghtflramlCmTralM the coanlananee of Itaykew. and he ^taa oa hlaway to tVe myaterlona home eltiated in Uott atieet Hlaptognaa waa alow, for the enow had drifted, asld ha waa compelled to wade through immenae maaaea to reach hla deeHaatlott. At length ho reached the dwelling, and knocking In a peculiar manner, and giTlnoaa a countaralgn, the ' ni7«terloiiaworda"/Mnili VaigainaajidUHlimiudPleaMref"io which h« lecelTcd the equally myetarlona aaawer, "liirmr and ftmr," ha waa admitted. So attode lowarda the Ire-plaea without eten deigning to eaat a look on the Uunatee of the tpiriment, and touching the aeciet apilng, deanndedthe atalra, and opened the door of the apartment which ho had entered after ocmmlUlng the bloody deed mentioned In a prevloaa chapter. II waa occupied by Ilelolae, and the moment ehe aaw him aha fuahed Into bin arma. "I am ao glad you hare come, Horace," eald ahe, "I want to hBTo eome eorloni oonTeraallon with you," "Speak, my pet—I am ready to hear you," he replied, klaalng her rlpo Ups- "Horooe, I hare aacrlSced eTerythlng for you. I hare Joined Ihia terrible aaioolatloo. I have mingled In their orglee.. I bare aiuetloned orlmea at whloh my heart rerolta, and aj], dear Horace, tor your aahe." "Tea, my darling, I know all Ihli—but why refer to theae maltara now?" "Becauee, dear. Ilorace, I hare a taror to aak at your handa." *'Vhal la it TOU want, Helolao—a sew brout-pln to adorn thla loT^ boaomf'' and he placed hla band on her marble ehouldera, "KOi dear Horace, It la no trinket I require, buta human life," "Oh I yon hero eome private smdge against aome one, and yoQ want blm put out of the way 7" A ahudder nu> through the beauUfDl alrl'a ITame. "Uodforbldl" ahe replied. "Mo, IwuhloaaTaaman'a life." htarhew'a faco grew dark,andh« knitted hla brows together, bnt aba did not percolTo It "SpeakI" aaJd he. In a ahatp, ourtTOlce, "I wlah you to apare Bobert ATerlll'e life," "Von are dreaming—what can yon mean f" "I wish you to Bare Bobert ATerlll, whole to baoxecnied to- morrow—you know you can do ao If yos pleaae."' "Yea, by dellrerlog nuaelt op to Joatloe," "Ko I but by reaoulng nlm from the oondemned oellt byglvlnff tho neceaaary order, the life of an InBOcent man may be aaTed." "Helolae, you are oracy to-night; what haa come orer yon, my poor gtrl 7 Tou forgot that Averlll's death will render It Im- poaalble that I ahould orer be oharged with thla orlme. The law nust take ila oonrse." I "Oh, Horaoo 1" aald the loraly girl, throwing honelf on her koeca, "have mercy on thla poor, uufortnnate man 1 Bamember Ua wife and child. Yon eurely bBTO aome apart ot pity latl In ynubroaill" "I toll you he muat die," uld Uayhew, gloomOy, "What hu lot Into you, girl; one would anppoae that you were pleadtawfor tlorer." "Horace," aald Helolao, wllhoil heeding hla Inalaaallon, "If r<u will only piea your word, I will manage ererythlng ao that lottho eUgbteet anaploloa will tall upon you. Ton know that )ur aopletr to au powerful, and that the pndeot can eaally be ao- lompUahed.' . - "Input to yoo, girl, that thla nan maildle-lt la neoeaaarr ormyplana; to aaie him would be to deitroy Ihvwork of 'nUml^ thought and lohemlag. But why do yon plead "DMaoie ho la Innocent-beeaTiBi he haa a lorlng wife and ?^ 'JfJH,"'*''" T?""* embittered by Ua Ignoiplnlona Horace, do not harden yogr wnielenM with hla ilood," "Olrl, yon are pleading to a alcny heart" "Oh, any not ao, Horace: your heart la not enllroly hardened." And ahe olaaped hla knaea, whUe the teaiaalreamed from her »c«. "I want DO men ot thli tolly," aald he bmlaUy. "I am tired •fit" Helolao ntlered a terrlBo iorean, and her face aainmed a look It Intenac honor. "There—there I" ehe eiolalmed, elartlng to her feet—"they ire leading hirato tho aoaffoldl I see them moat distinctly I Im> I there la Robert Aterlll—how calm and pale he looka I Oh led I there la the hldeona gallowa—they lead him to It—now bey adjust tho rope I Oh, Oodl oh. Oedl" "fler rosaon haa left her," muttered Hayhaw. "Oh, Horace I you muat, you aball ure him I Xmnriitr tekc tiil" At theae words. UayheWa ragebeoame nngoreraable, and he imek her brutally with hla donbledflaL knocking her aenaelcaa 9 the earth. He then atrodo from the apartment, and ascending tho aeoral lalroase, cmorijed Into the open alroet. JIo had not proceeded uoy atopa, when a man approaohed'him'frobl'benlad, (nd nned him on the shoulder, Uayhew turned quIoUy around, t the aamo time putting hla hanl to hlj aide pocket, ai If he rould draw a weapon, "Il'a only me, Most NoUa Orand," said the etatanger. In a mr Toloe. "I am on duly lo-Ufbt, bat I ahall b« itUered IB §j capaL - _ _ "I did not imaw yoo, Hnih," aald the chleL "I thoilgtit r*t were a Phlllatina, and waa prepared to giTe yon awtni.(Mr9r Uon," he added, drawing a rcTolrer from hla pocket "Ton are like a good general—alwaya prepred," sail Bogh with a laugh, v "Toa were In the front apartment, Hhgh7" ,. , "Tea, Uoat Noble Orand; and aaw yon cdme In, Bat yov ^ peered to bo 10 mnoh engaged that you did not Botleo any cf 1 alao aaw you leara Jnat now, and yon looked ao deeT*~ meiaed in thought that the idea Birack ma that yoB Dlgl hapa, roqnln my aarrlcee," ■.Thank yon, Hugh; are yon daroKd to the CoinlaTeT" . "No one can anawer thai qneetlon better than yonrseU-yoB know what I bare done for the causa." - f. Tea, yea; I know yon h*Ta acnpled at nolhlng-^I tUnki Hugh, yoa are alao derotod to me 7" "You may well eay that Uoat Noble Grand. I hare 4caia a pretty good stroke of work for you In my time," "Trnel Well, Hugh, yon oan atUl ada to the ohllgaUsa."- "I am glad to hear lt;Jnat tall me how." "So you know a Ur. Henry Uordant?" "Uordant-Uordant-I can't aay I do." ', "I want yoa to find out all about him for me, Helaemp)oyad In aome offloe down town, I want yon to dlaoerar eiaetly where hela;alao, parUcolarBaataallhlaactlcaa—the plaeea whara be Tialts—hla general repnlatlon-la tact, eTBtraompat Intina- iloB you can pick op concerning him, winbaTaryasataltOBW Juatnow," ' . "All right Uoat Hoble Orand: you may rely on baring th* la- fOrmallon the day efler to-morrow. Ill farrst him ont It bs'l la the United Stataa; yon may depend upon Ihal" "I know I can tmat yoa, and you knew yon can <mat me; tat allhouah I might claim your aarrlce* aa a member ot theCoB- olare, I ehall do aa I bare always done—reward yoa treat'my own prlnte puree-" "I know yon win do the handsome thing, Uoat BokleOiUd, and I am parfeolly aatladed." "Well, I will bo hero the night after to-moitow and roMra your report" "I'll be on hand, Uoel Noble Orand." With theae worda, they aeparated. Uayhew eonUnnlns his oourae down tho atreet whUa Hugh relumed lo hla oomp^Mona, who were kaepbig watch In the atrange old honae, J ■•What'a the matter with the Uoet Noble Orandto-nl^tl" aaked Peter, aa hla companion entered the toosb ) "He aoema aomewhat out ot aorta," replied Hugh, "bat Be la often aa moody aa he la to-nlaht" "I reckon he haa more on hla mind than any otna." I.' ■•You may weU aay that lan'Ihe the Uoat Noble Orand dtiha Secret Oonolara. After aD, I don't know that I would ope to change placea with him. By tha.by, baTo yon dlHoraret What hla real name la7" ; .i' \ — •,<Ho, the lawa of onr'adiDilf Br< a^laai all Uda prjlag caMcs- llyt-we only know him in hla odulal capacity: and were I to meet him on Broadway to-morrow, I ahonld not appear to recog- nise him." "Of oonrse you wouldn't; bnt atlll there la somethlngrety etrange about him. Fearce knows who he la, bnt ha wonldn'l toll me." '■Well, It's none ot otir bnalneBS, and so lel'a aay no more about it" ^ The two men were aUent after thla, and nolhloB saro the bowl< log wind outside could be heard in the apaitaent. OHAPJSB r"' BXLoisB'a BZBOLTz—ana Tuns k> TOKBa—mun or oimna ASHmUICB—TBB OOXSOtHEO OXLL—BOBIST ATBBIU. UD BzioisB—SHE orraas bus bo UBanr-BOBur'a oonna— rzxADn<oa-^i3rB aicBn avd oixb—tbx AmaaajicDE or ihm OIU TBI HBXT HOBKnia, When Helolae reoorertd from the eSeeta ot the blow, she nt» to her feet and murmured;— "Bobert ATerlll muat and ahall be aaradl' HuUIr putting on her bonnet and shawl, ahe glided np alaln, paased thiough the apartment when the men Trsrs wstchlng, and in another moment alood in the open street. At that inatant the iron tongne of the Olty Ball olo<A pro- claimed the hour ot twelre. It waa a oold, dark, obeerleaa nlgbt It aim oontlnned to anow, but not ao faat aa It had dona the Sist partot tbeeTonlog. In certain placea, the anow had drilledto a great depth, rendering looomoUon tedious and Irkaome. . Helolae pauaedazuomentaa It for the purpoee of summoning np aU her atranglh, when the door of the mystazloaa house opened and Feler approtched to where ehe atooa, " Oan I boot any aaalalanoolo yon, Helolae 7" aald the biab. No thank yon, Peter; I can manage the bualneaa I hATe In Tiew belter br myaelt" Peter bowed and retired again to thehoaseLnolduingtomafce any further remarka, bnt toll ot wondaraa to what her errand conld be on that cold, plUleea night When the door had rocdoaed on blm. Helolao wrapped her Urge ehawl more cloaely round her llaaom form, and then reaolulely act forward ata rapid pace, *hrfadlnff**'* «w^^u In that Tlclnlty with that ease whloh showed that ahe waa thor. ongbly acquainted with OTery turn and comer ot thoae mote queaUonable thoroughfaiea. At last sho emerged In Centre etreet exactly Oppoalle ■'The Tomba." The huge priaon alood out In bold relief from the black aky, and wpeared wllblla EnpUas plllara lo apeak of the dark ages. Hololae tripped nimbly op the etone atapa, and golag atralght to a email door, knocked on It with her uaoklee Is a peoullar massar. Thedooropesedlmmedlately.andthesnbatllntelan. key, Pearte, madAila appeaiaaoe, flha hurriedly whlpered :— " FsiTin Tbmobamcb tm ninutizBD CutsusBl" " FoBBTBB AMD roBBTZB," replied the mas, and then he added, "I knew your knook. Helolae—(he paaa word waa lut neceaaary. Come In." The young girl obeyed and alood in the aloneoorrldor. pieparad1".ahe whlaperod. •• Show me hla call, and be In rtadlness when I mako the signal." « "Allrlghlt Ton may depend upon ma. ThatlahlscelL The one with the lamp barnlsg oppoalle to It, Hare la the key,' The young girl made no repir, but walked etralgbt to the door pointed ont, Bere ahe pauaea a moment andint ksooklsa gently, ahe then nnloekca the doorand opened It alowly. She found Bobert ATsrlU In the act of oomffllUlngaelf-destra> tlon. He wu sealed on the bed wUh the mniala ot the plalol already reaUng agalnat hla templaa. To rush forward and selie his arm waa the work of a moment "Holdr'aheeulalmed, ''what would yoa do7" "I would dial" murmured Bobert In a hollow Toloe. merely antldpalo my death a tew bonis—but why are yoa her«7" "Toaare yon." ■■ToaaTemel" "Tes,'losaTe yoa. Had yoo paid stteBllon to the former warning I saTO ron, you would not now bo here." "Say gather Inat yoo are here to taunt mo—to glory In your work—for had I not heeded the anonymona letter yon aent ma, I conld hara eaally pioTod that I did not leare my honae on that fatal night It waa a Tile, daatardly plot to conTlot me of a Ibai), tulo^e, the Intended oommlsaloo of which must hare been knon to you." " Tour Blrlotnres ero not Jual," aald Helolae, fbldlng her arma aoioaa^er breaat whlchheaTed with enmllos. •■ I waa actuated by the puroat motlToa to aave yoa from an impendlss oaUa- trophe," ■■Tour acUona belle your words, yeuBg girl," said Bobert AT- erlll, In a lose of Tolce whloh belraysd more ot acnow than anger. "I maintain II wh a deeply laid plot, and It has sue coeded. In a few hour*, I ahall perlah on the acaSoId, I did not auppoee that a girl so beautiful u yoa oould b< so wicked." ■<I acknowledge appearaneaa arc agalnat-me," aald Uelolaet "but It yon oould nad my heart your opinion of me wonld change. If you auppoae that my mollTa In coming here waa to tannfyoa with yonr mltfOrtnneN I eaauro you, yon ate decelred. I coma hers aotoated only by a doelre to aarra yoa.'' "Tea, the same deelrs you had whan you called me away from borne on the night my poor oade wia murdered—the aaane desire when yoa ao managed eTeiythlng that tho etiongeat sir. enmatanBal erldence ahonld be formed against ma." "What do yon maanl" "Did yoo not can me away from home on the rary night the murder was committed t Dldyou notcanaathecaiTlagetopnt me down In the Tlolnlty of lha muideied man'a house simnat It ihe very hour when (he fatal blow was struck? And yoa now ask me to tcpoao confidence In yoa I" ^1 aaaore you all this waa puray aoddenlAL" "It'STeryeuy toaarthal, nowaU.la OTor; bat as I batbra aald, actlona apeak louder t^*" worda." 'Ton do ma InJuaUoe, Mr. ATorin, indeed yoa do. I wiahed to ure yoa then, as I wlah to aare yon now." "Allow me lo aak yon a qneaHoiL Sid yon know that my onda, Oeneral ATerlll. waa lo be murdered that night? •■I cannot reply to your queaUon; aulBce It to ear, I knew that aome great danger threatened yoo, and I wiahed to warn yoa of 11. Thatand thatonlywas my motlToln aendlng yoaihe letler-" ■Who and whit an you 7" ■No matter who and what lam. I swear loTonbythaOod aboTB ua that my mollTe now la lo aare you. BelleTe what yoa like shoot the paat—but tmat me In the fnlnn. With one word I oan canae Ihu pilaon door to open, and yoa ahan be free, A boat la eraa now waiting to conToy yon to a ehlp which la now riding at anchor oS Blatm laland. Ton can aacape without any dllllcnlly." "But eren snppodng that I ehonld sncceed in getting on board the Teasel—my^sanee wonld be Immadlately dlaooTered, pnrault Instituted, and I ahonld be roarreated." "Hare no fbar on that head; I bare mado erery arrangemant Then win be no pnnnlt" ■I cannot tmat yon—I refoa^ lo BO." Ton know not what yon aay, Oonalder wen what Isplfared to yon. Hare yon no lOTc for Tonr wife and ehUd?" "Uy wife and child—oh, ginl girll yon know bow to touch my heart; but I foci couAdant yon would only lead ma Into some tnti snare." ■What anancAB I lead yon lnto7 If yon ratoaamy olbr, wUlyoB not pariah to-monow on the ecaSold I" "Trae, but I win not go; leare me I" "I entreat yon, Bobert Arerlll, not to throw away this chance for ynnr life, U lore tor your wife and child wUl not more yoa —will not &tav(7" "BeTcngel what do yon mean?" Wonld yon not Ilka to bring the peipalntor ot Cbla tool mnrderto Jnatice?" '* Too know hlffl, than?'* * "Ida" "Wholahe?', "Mylorer," " Tour lOTei—do yon lore hlml" " I did an hour ago, bnt now I halo blm with aU the InteBally of a woman whom he haa hianlted, lerlled and desplaed. I waa Blaadlag tor yonr Ute, Bobert ATerm—pleading on iny kaeaa. with ftan In my eyes, aodlbanletfeant atmcklhe.' 'eeel" ehe ooDtuued, baring her white ahouldarB—"hen la the mark ot hla cowardly blow," Than waa aometUng ao aamoat In the young girl's wo^ that Iher began to carry oonrlctlon home to ATorUI'a mind. " But It he la goUty ot thla crime," aald he, "why not make a dapoauton befbna maglatratoT" "Ah I yon Utile know wllh whom I haTe to deal. The time la notyetnpe. Uylorerlaall-powerinland conld eaallydlqpmre aBTmlght aay. No I I prefer to wait imUl he la encompaaaed wlUt a net that I ahan apread aionnd him, ao aa to render eacapa Impoaalhla, I can afford lo wait WIU you not aid Is bringing the murderer to Jnatlca 7" "Win TOU ten me your larer'a name 7" "Iwlll. on one condition, namely, that yoa swear to mo to lAke BO aotlon In the matlar tor one year," ■■Why thla oath?" " Becanae my plana wUl sot bo laatorod untn that Hme—OTen that may be t«o ahort a period, Asy action taken In the matter now wonld only defeat Itaelf," Bobert ATerlll regiAlsed plunged in deep relscUon tor a taw momenta—at last he aald :— " Do I know my imcle'a morderei 7" "Toadol" " I awear, than. It yon wOlrsTeal me Us name, totaka no ac- tion In the matttf tmtfl twelTo moniba haTs naaaed." Helolae adranced to where Babart ATorlll alood, andwblapend a name In hla ear. It piedueed a most extraordinary effect on theprlaonar; be tamed perfectly IMd, and wonld ban Ddlen had he not aalsed the bed for snppott For eome moments, he could not erUouIato a word. Atlasthemnrmnred:— "Itlattlaal fklael lloansotMtme—yonandeeelTlngme?" " I can Ood to wllnaaa 11 la tme." •■aire me proof-proof I" " Bead theae leltem and Judge for yonnel(" replied Helolae, handing him a packet With a tramhUsg band Bobert ATerD] seised the lelten and began eagerly lo peruse them. II wak moi lo peraelTo from the ehangae that hla oonstcnance underwent that conrlctlon ot the tmlh of Iheglrre alatemant toned Itaelf on hla mind. When be had nad them aU, he burled hla face in hla handa and aobbed aloud. ' "0, Oodl" be exclAhsed, "la II poealhle that such a demon can ailatl-It la, alaal too trae I liaten, girl," bo continued, raisins hla head, "I would Uto— yea, I would Ihe to bring thla wnton to Juatloe. I wiU trael yon. BaTo mo, asTO me from my doom, and all I poaaaaa ahall M ycate." "I want none of your wealth,'' repUad Helolae—"I only want yon to remember your oath." BhoolaBped her handa lightly thne tlmea, and the tnrakey entered tae oalL ' • e • e • e * e a * a e e At eight o'clock in the morning, some ot Ihe prison anthorl' tlu entered the caU ot Ihe oondemned crlmlna), A ahoek- iDg j^ht pieaafled Itealf to their eyra. The body of a man wad^Blntched on the floor, deed. Dealde It was a plalol, which had erldently been recently dlsohatged. The face waa ao inutllaled by the bullet that the taatniee wen not reoognlxablei but the dolhea'and eiteraal appearance wen thoae of .Mr. Bobert ATerlll, and no doubt exbted In the mlnda of all but Ihe unfortunato priioner badoammlMdsntdde to arold an lincv mlslooadealh. Trhla opislon was sltenitheBed by the fact That II came ont on the oonser'a Inquaat thai the plsloi tbund bedde the body waa prared to hsTe been conToyed to theprlaonar aday ortwDbefonhladaath, • The papen wen IBed wllh Ihe aSklr for a week or aei then acmeouer eenaallon erent ooaamd, and naorpedlla plaoeln the nilstla of the people, ■ 10 BBooBiiBi/an* lanoHiBis Wut Init—War llama, as a general thing, en "notataUin our way," bnt hen la one from Beaufort B.0,, whloh la ao pithy that we npcat II as 'twaa giren ua. The alory raUBelh In thla wlae:— "Tea hare aeen namerona aecoBala of Ibo dtBgcnna nae of bomb ahalla for fuel. Eon Is a genuine one:—Day baton yee- terday a colored wubarwomas, whllapuitulng heraTOcallon In a large yard in the rear of the city, dealred something to eat her kelUe on, and finally fopnd a, to her, anomalona article which aeemed lo suit her pnipoae eiaoUy. So aha tugged It along to her famto», and Utled a kolll^ fuU of ololhee, from Ihe Bre, upon It Preaenlly ahe heard a Toiy peculiar Ilitlng, but baton ahe had lime lo InToallgata II, then wu an oxploalon whloh atnt harondorerend, andgaro toe Impieaalon to tho whole nelih- Mrhood that the nbola wen ahening Deanfort When aha picked herself up ahe found a big gaah In her arm, but no clothes or kettle, Thoae Implements bare nerer been aeen or heard from alnoe, except that a emaU colored boy aaw a Itlack thing In the air, some bcqn aflerwarda, which ha la Tory auto waa a big kettle, bnt mlihthaTebtena orew. The wuuiau la doing well, and nobody else wu bit" BoDOB ON Tna "OBiauiiM,"—The following le a negio'e de- finition ot a gentleman:—"Uaaaa mako do black man worker- make ex worke»-inaka ebery ling workcf—only do hog—ho no workee: be eat he drlsk, he walk 'boot, be go lo sleep whan he pleaae, hs US Uka a gentlemin." ■niB PUBiLB OFHnmro. Ve han often been thiUed wUle reed Uw aoeonats el the laf' itUspollsatlhellaAtnanof OomwaU, si they pome Ihtfr aTMaUoutarontandaaiMieBea,^ mlaa U, es. lha sUusfion ot a copper mine, slso eilendlag nn^ Ihe aaS Wo hATe bean Informed that Ihe UbonnUtheOsmlsh tin mines. Bear the land'aKsd, an an crimlsalooBTletai butfrons tba (act of theae oopper mlaen laaring their work during tb> n«)agotaaton,wepreanmetheranTolaBlaryUbonn. Tba naUsatten of Tulcan and hU workmen wauld ael eeem moiB Ihoroogbly nmored to another world, or from Ike light of day. "We an now four hundred yarda ont under Ihe bottom ot lha sea and IM feet below the a«A leraL Coaat trade Teaaela are aaQ. Ing «T«r onr beads. Two hundred and tarty fael below tu men an at work, and then an gallariu deeper yet below that Tba extreordlUAiyVMltlon down the face el Ihe oUl^ of the engine* and other worka on Ihe enifaoe,at BollalUa,U newexpIaEie£ The mine Is not excsTated like ether mines, tmdar the earth, bnlandsrthesaa, HaTlng commonlcaled theee parllcnlaie, tha miner Mil lella ua to keep strict allenoo aad llatea. We obey Ingonoarbaadaand darknesa snTeloplog our llmbe, hemust oeilAlnly kaTo Imagined, wllhoat any TlolaBi alrelch c( lincy, that he wu looking upon a condeTO ot gnomee^ "After listening a few mlnalae a distant aadaaearUiIynelsa becomes faintly audible—a long, law, myitoiiooa moaning, that nerer changes, that la felt on the car aa weD aa heard by It • aonnd that night proceed tmm aome iBcalanlakla dlalasca ■ from some tar iBTtdble height—a eeund unlike anything that la heard on the apper ground, la the free air of hcaTen—a aonnA so sublimely moomfal and atlll, ao gbMlly aad Impnaatra when llatennd tola Ihe sublentnean reeeeaoa ot Ike earth, that we conUnne InattautlTely to hold onr peace, aa If eachanted bj it and think not ot oommunlcailng lo each other the atnnga awB and aalonlakaneat which It hu Inspired la aa from Ihe jaf first 'At last Ihe miner spesks sgaln, aad lens us lhat what wa hearlattieeoandc< theeurf laahlng the reoha a bandied asd twenty feel abore is, and of tha waTes IhAl an breakiag on tha beach beyond. The Ude la now at tha flaw, and the aea le In no eitrssMlnary atale otagltatloa, ao lha aanad Is low and dlatant Inat at thla period. Bat when atorma an at Ihalr half bt whaa theacaan horla mooalaln after mountAin of water on IbecllA^ than the nolae la teniflc; the roaring heard dowa ban In tba mlse la eo Inexpreealbly fieno aad awfnl that the boldaat mail atwerkanAfnldloconHnue Ibelr Ubor-4ll ascsadtothasnr* face to breathe Ihe upper air and aland eai film earth, dnalliv —though no calaslmpne hu erer bappenei yet—that ttia sea win break In on them If Iheynmaln In the cATera belsir. "Hearing thla, wa got ap to look at Ihe rtckaboTstia. Wears able to aland upright In the poalUon we now occipy; aad flaring ear candles hither and thither In tbe darknees, can aoe tka bright pan oopper atnamlag through the gellaty In enty dl> racdon. Lamps of oon. of the moat luatrans gt9tm colpr, tia* Teiaod by a natunl net-work of thin red TetaS et IrOni nffea hanandlhen In large trngnlax palakea^ onr which water la dripping alowly and Inoeaaanllyin certain plaae^ Thla la Om aallwater petcolatlsg threagh Inrlalble eranalea Inthetoek. On alormy days II apurts eat furtouely im thla oontlnuoua etraama. JuatoTeronrhaadawoobserToawaodenplug, otiha thiekneuof a man'a leg; then la a bale there, and lhat ^ugU aU that we hATO lo krep out Ihe aea t "Immenae wealth of melal la eontalaad In the looliof Ibia gal> leiy tkronghont Ila enUn length, but wlU alwaya remain na> tonched;lnemlnendannotla!aelt;for it la part (aad a gnat part) of Ihe rock which la Ibelr only proleclloa agalnat Ihe aea. and whloh haa been eo tar worked away ben that Its Ihtckaaia la limited lo an aTcrage of three feet only between the watar ai the gallery In which we now stsnd. No one knows what might be the coniequenoe of another day'a labor with Ihe plck-aie oa any part of It" LOVE, PIiVCK, AND mflOLB. The following Highland legend we eommead lo Ihe penaal of oar muedsleu Udlee of the pnaeni "degeaenla tlmea:— - Once upon a time, In Barr Onnn, Oanlln, nutlsnil. on a win* ler'a nlghtattimar and hla fkmUy and aerraMs wenaeated aionnd a peal fin, when Ihe wind wu howling terrlhb aronnd Ihe house, and the drifting saow wu ologglsg np the < lout ways. The (aimer knew thai hla son and Ihe aerranl gut Irare mscb aU taehed to each other, but he wonld not oosaent to their mar- riage. While they wen an allUng uound the fin on that win- ter's ennlng, he thought of a plan br which tka aertaat girt ahonld be got rid of; ao he aald that If, baton the neit day, ahe would bring him a akuU lhat wu In Sadden Ohueh, ahe ahonld hare hla aon for a bnaband. Tbe girl'e lore was so etiong Ibr Ihe yonng man, that ahe JoyfuUy agreed to Ihe pmpesal, al> though It wu quits aeran mUu lo Saddell, and Ihe nad Ihaielo lay OTer Belnn-as-Tuln, She knew the road walX and aU Its diffloulUea and dangencTen by daylight whkbironld nowba tanmanaely Increaaed by tho lorrlble dathaau et Ihe sight, the fierce wlsd, Ihe drirlsg enow, aod tho aUppeiy rocka aod swoUes lorresta. But ahe did not ahrlnk from the danger, and stoneefflAdemedy and wanton her way. Th? iarmertookgooA can that ahe went alone, and that hla aon did net follow her. Tho bnre girl went orer hUl and gles, battUsg with the anew storm, snd tracking her path with the grsaUat dlOcally. Bba paased safely orer the aoulhera aide of B«lsM»mire, asd by mldslflht reached SaddaUOhorch. Its door wuepea, burst open petnapa by Ihe Tlolenoe ot tho wind. She knew the plaoa when Ihe ann wu kept and ehe groped tcwaids It Is the datk » Aa ahe did ao, ahe beard a groat and peculiar aelse, made np, aa It Beamed, of loud moans. Then wu a liaaplng of light feet onr the paremant and ehe heard forma mah put her; then a momenl'a allanoe, anooeeded by men myalerioua moana and aounda. Terrllled, b^l not dlaheartaned, the bisTa gjrl kept her purpoee atsadUy In Tlew, and, groping tawarda the ikulv eelied It wllh both handa, and made for the ohnrah door, asd pnUed It to after her. Ae ahe did ao, ahe heard a mah agalnat It; but ahe turned and fled. By daylight ehe had regained her lorer's home, asd, half dead with fallgne aad exdlemast placed the akuU Is Ihe farmer's hasda, asd ^i*:w,a,i tba fnlAllment ot hla promlae. The (timer wu taken aback by aeeinf the gbl, hATlng hoped that ahe would bare peilahed amid Ihe anow'and wlnda. He would not beUcTO that ahe had really been to Saddell, and taken the ekuU fnm Ibo ohurah on ench a night; |o he at onoa aet out to SaddcU wlfhaomeofhla man, eipecllog lo be able to dlaprore the glrl'a tale, by findlnft Ihe akaU attll la Ita place la Iheohnnh. When they got then, and had opened thechureli door, they found within the hnUdlng—not the aknll, bnt a nimi'- bet of wild dear, who, hATlng found Ihe door open, bad aogght ahelter fnm Ihe Tlolenoe ot Uie etorm. The gm had told hlsi of lha aounda ahe had heatd within Ihe cburohi hen wu Ihelc cauae: and, much u he wiahed ltolherwla% Itwu Impcaalbla forblmnottobeUeTeher^e. Ihenwu aethlagfor htm to do hot to yield with Ihe b«al grace be islght Ho gara hla cos- acst to the sutoh; asd, to make aaanrance doubly ann, thalorec took hla hnre girl to BaddeU Ohnroh the tbit next day, when ahe nplaced Ihe akuU In Ila old poalllon. aad ihay wan mamlad off-hand. And u aome ot Ihe deer lhat had frlghtaned her bad been klUed and oooked, they had a hearty treddlag aad plenty ot good Tonlloa at the feul that toUowed. ^ HABU EATBIl'S CBITIOUIIB. WnXIAU TXLL, William Tell, u yon pmbably know, wu bora la the pariah of Bwilaarland, and brought np lo lha anhery trade. In which hs wlahUahed Umaelf u an exceUent matktntn. TeU hu a little boy, who Is his son, end, to mako the alory Intelligible, I muat tell you IhAl thla enlld la tbe giandaon of TaU'e mother; this Son mnat bear In mind, aa the whole plot hinges en thla Ikct oaler la a tyrannical brala, and when ho loaea hlmaelf he finda himself en the top of Ihe mountains, aurmonnled by Ice and ■now on the top of them, and B thick mlat orer aB, and be bu not the leul Idea when he la, excepting thai he la rary oold; he knows ha la lhat Then is no oits to tnqnln ot, no cah> aland, no omnlbua, no poUcemaa, no nothing; whenaUeta and. des Toll's molher'a graadaos oomea and inda blm alnoet dead In the anow, and he nTlrea him Uke the anake In Ihe fable, and conduola him lo hla deapotlo abode, and Is lelura for hla kind- neu he locks blm np, or nlbordown In a flungeoiu Then an many aueh tnoldenta In the play, asd all equaUy arrowing to tha feeling; and when TeU bean of hla Iklhers anndaon being In the lynnl'a poaarhecalla to ona'a mindawau-known place near Onenwich, for Ihe ahooter'e lU when he think of what may bebU bla darling child, and ao It luma out for Oeeler, with Nenio In- humanity, Inforaia Ihe paternal loiophoUle that If he can shoot an apple dnmpling, minus the dough, from off the boy'e bead, without hitting lha uld boy, be may lake him home with blm. Tell, u a BUUar of neeeulty, agreea to the condltlona, sllhonah ha has ahooUng palna an orer him fnm fear of the nsslt UoweTer, tortUBalely, he suoceede, altboush evanr one Ml lhat Ihepoorhoybtdanamwcicapc, After that Tell kllla Oealer, and thal'a alL XnB lOLDIBH'B PRAYBIU Our Father who art In Wublnglon, Undo Abraham be Iby name, Thy Tictory won, thy wlU bo done At lha Boulh, u at the North; Olve ua Ibla day cur dally ntlona ot orackcn and pork. And forxtre tia our short comhigs, Aa we foiglie our Qnartarmaf ten. For thine la Ihe pnwer. the soMIkn and the negroM For tho space ottbieo yean. Amen.