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her quitting Caen. The third, to her father, was
oouched in the most solemn and atiectonate strain,
and concluded with the celebrated line Of Cornee:
'C'cst lie crime qu fAit Ia hontc, ct pas Fecha-
IauI"
lis crime which brings Disgrace, and not the
,cafTold."
The front of the 1uIllcries the place selected
'or her execution, \ multitude of people had as
,embled to witness the ceremony among others
were crowds of tarbarous womcn, who drew to.
gether for the express purpose d Insulting her in
Her last moments. However. when Size came forth
fon tic prison, she appeared SO Lowell, and inter
~s;ing, that their base purpose va instantly
aside, and not a yoicc raised against Acg She 4
elegantly dressed, and appeared smiling upon ;
the sc1tioId her dark and beautiful locks waving
GRACEFUL! over her shoulders. When the eXrcu-
toner removed the kcrctief which covered her /
neck aud bosom, she busi.et deeply, and when hel
cad was held up after DEATH it was observed that
.t face s..li retained this mark Of offended modes
-y 4 deep feeling produced among the spec /
4:cI5, all accustomed they were 10 such scenes
,r.! hen tic fatal axe descended, there WAS shutl /
Ter, Which showed that tie death Of tbs young he
One excited admiration and pity more than any
hing else. Ey AT emotion Of generous respect A.
:ost all tie men uncoscfed themselves; those Of .
Scr own sex WHO cant to revile her stood mute \
ard abasiel Many OF both sexes were Observed
) weep and when the crowd separated. i. wa,
IL melancholy which proved that, at this dread .
4 period, he kinder affections were not unsIscrp-
lie Of emotion.
When on her way to tie sc1fIod circumstance /
secured, which, from It's romantic nature, Wei de 4
>.FEes 70 be mentioned "a Young named !
: lau Lux, conmissary from May enc, WAS at |
his moment accidentally passing. He hi, aad |
n an instant fell in love with her. HIS heart be-
...mc 50 oyerpowerel with this strange aft cton,
at, from LOVING hor, hc at length to love the /
Cl.iDtine-Iegar.ng it as a sacred altar, It which |
TIE blood Of royalty, and beauty, and virtue, was
offered up, he Immediately published pamphlet |
Upon the occason-proposed to erect monument |
70 Aer memory with Me inscription, {" Greater than
BrGtus, engra:ed upon it--:.nt. a sort Of phfea-
lea enthusiasm invoked her shade from the ely9a
f-l!s, where il dwelt with those of the lusious |
victims Of the Revolution This brought Inn the
doom r. vi ID he asp!red lie was thrown into tive 4
prison OF Ia Force, and Afttrwar,s, executed Dur
ing bis Confinement his whole talk was Of the he
soIc object q his Aft, cons
Such WAS the fate Of Charlotte Corday--an
honor to human nature-and above ali an orna-
ment and an honor 10 the sex of woman lad
she liz ed IN ancient times etatues and columns .
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talIze her. Woman is the child Of feeling From
this source spring up all her good and bad quail
ties. 1t is seldom ambition or pol.~ which leads
her on to any enterprise: it is the passions 1t
is jealousy, or love, or revenge, or pity, which
arc the stirring spirits of all her deeds. WHY
else, to use the language of a modern French
writer, { is she sometimes that atrocious Cleo
patra, presenting poisoned cup to her rival
and her son-sometimes that sacrllegious Anne
LA. who wished TO immediate her bcnefactor--or
the naughty Royana, ready to deliver to the
dagger Of an assassin the heart Of Baiazet be
cause inscnsible to her charms? Sanguinarv
and implacahle in revenge, she pushes cruelty
even TO rage, for the same reason that she car
RES virtue to the most sublime excess She is
Alccsta, dying for her spouse, She is an In
DIAN. throwing herself on the funeral pile which
consumes her husband! She is a Lacelemo
man, sacrificing her son, shamefully escaped
from defeat She is Epnnini. deyoting her
self with Sablnus to the long horrors of misery
and exile She is Aria. showing to Prtus the
homer Of a virtunus death She again appears
III the character of those m1gnanimous French
women, who accompanied in the prescriptions
in dungeons and puni>hments. their parents,
their sons. and their Husbands, through the midst
Of our revolutionary tormcntsr' And it was
under tie influence of such that Charlotte Cor
day performed that act which virtuous and
generous minds, sofAr from considering a crime
will looi. upon ~ one of the most heroic deeds
OF recorded history,
One Of the first acts Of the French. after the
death of M4rat. was 70 give a sumptuous func-
raj For tins purpose a vast sum Of money was !
raised by public subscription, and bis body, fol
lowed by crowd, of political adorcrs was car
ricd to the Pantheon. There it l,y in STATE for
many day, The coffin was allowed to remain
open. and Tie body Of the rpglciIc was exposed
ed T. SEE It. 1t was at t!,is tine the hottest sea
son Of The year, and the face Of he corpse hay
in4 become Hack by thn process Of ternY it
V:ts white washed, thr better 70 preserve i IN
conaItion to he seen. til tie Gav Of inter!ncut
arrived lie was al Ia. buried il 4 place al!Jt
ted for sages anl haco.s rcycared l., III,
hi'Eds is . mar,;' ar I,a.rty. ana ~ AL coca
men one Of tie worst characters Y. no has IT,
p2arcl in modern ti..es
Ent mark the changes of human Y, ,:,.or "
lid~ man. who "as Inferred 50 sumptuansy-
this nian, whose reputation amlI.1 tie rcYolu-
t"uI>t, stood high, was al ia>t L, ie,l a grave
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sewers which runs into the Seine His memory
has met with 4 fate even worse than his body.
and sill be accnrscd to the latest postcrty
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NNElllas
Al rules holden in the Clerk, office Of the superior
Court OF CHANGER! for the Lynchburg District, the tn
uay ct October. 25.
John Mcdaniel and John Mcdaniel, Alexander n
Jones and MARY Jones, adIn'ls of Richard tones de c.
Planutis,
Against
WillH N.nnerson, Sophia Crav ford. Alden -. Spoo
ner, and Gtlct Green and Am NJ ms y f., Drf'tS,
lhe >u riacIas awarded IA tins rause not being exc
cutcd on the defendant ilham NanneSnn, and il an.
pvarIng by satisfactory evidence that III j, not an uhub.
lani OF ms country Il is ordered that the sad Diet
dan! Il" appear here o. the hrsl day oil The term
ana show cause, If any he against In revival here
ny SOU NJ and that copy Ut this order BE- forthwith
inserted III some newspaper prin ed IN the town of
l!hchburg, for two months successive and bu,tc at
hG front door of the court house in the said town
A cOpy-teste,
p JOHN WILLS, c. c,
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NTwma
At Rude, holden IN he Clerks Office OF the super or
Court OF hucrry Tor the L. nuhburg DISTRICT the ii
da! OF No' mbcr. ISIS:
LAWS ugheId, Prf.
Against
Harden HARRISON aud Deter Dillard, Dcf's.
The Defendant Peter billiard lol having ,nlrr,d
ms appearance and gwen security according tnthc Act
Of Assembly X the rutS OF this court II ppearlug -,
satisfaction! eNd,nee. tha he uhabitaul Of th,
country 1t Is ordered that thr SAID Detcndnni do Az.
pear here on the first daN Of tic next term auu ans r
the bill of the ranu ard Jhat cop, ol This order
be FORTHWITH inserted IN sone ,papor brnted in the
town ui llurhurg. for tHo months ,ucressNtly. and
posted at Jt trout dnur pt CONT House IN the sand
town Ac0py-Itste,
20 JOHN WILLS, c. c.
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A. rult holden in tle clerk Of Of The superior
eur oi chauc - io the Lynchburg distinct "a, 25th
GAY OF October, Is;
JOSIAH Vrrmlihon Plaintiff,
.gAinN
John Sea Barch vcrmilliun. Abner Anthony, Ben
iJIlfu *. e, aud Jon .. ItluAIch, Defendants.
HE defendant Burch Nrrnilion not ha'Inr enter.
ed has appearance aud gfrn security according 10
the act Of assrlub, am the rule, 81 tins court,
aud II appearing BY satisfactory eIdrcr hat hr Is not
an unadat OF thi, country Ordered, hat the SAID
defendant do appear her. tn hrs day OF he next
term and answer the bill ot thu ,alnItH and that
COPY al tins order be iaithitl nsored IA somr news
paper pr,n'cd IA thc 'owno Lynch bar or months
succNs,Nol and posted at the 0it doOr OF the court
house ~ th, said town.
cUpt--1cste,
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CALfB TATE, c F. c,


Virginia
At Ruiz, holJcnrn the Cicrls', Off Of The superior
Conr' OF Chancrn Tor the L}netbmg d,,ncr. u'' 9eb
day of Octubc 1925.
Edmund ate, ylaintiF,
Against
Herr, arr, 'otn Iate, '.misrrad T. Stokes and SAL
segu.Es nd Iol5 hr, allt. 1ana, .ogspod Caleb
iatc. NadGy ate and y Him N llar, DcfN
The u''4d1n' 1uhu late mt .#atiae an.crrd ais
APP aroucc, toth' amended bill althe p.auuh Z; CIV
,n tcuuu according L.. tit act Il assembly and the
rules OF thIa court, and aFpra1ne ~ san>lactury
evidence, That he IS not an in abnaHt OF lis cumitr,
Il - ordered. thar TIN afd dett niaut pear hyye
ON the hr,i daN Of thu ny tern an anSWt tat bull OF
the "a p"n'ih ami thai copy Of tins order be T. l-
"lth Wrt,Nd IN Somf newspaper printcd IN he town
OF IAnchburg TO- NO months sgccc,Siyty. anu p Suu
up at the trout door 81 thr ur hus III the said town
cop-le Il,
10 JOHN WILLS, [.
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Virginia
Atltrl,, 1,ld mthc Clrr,', orc Of the count,
count 81 buehin4hau "n the trst Monday m December,
Is2s.
David 5. Garland and Micriah rcndl ton, Plus
AE9Hl
William Ere land, Nelson Frceland lIlil J. Ere
hnd George Penn and fau,ha ms VIII, late Pamela
Fle'land, M,uw Ell e. Levi William II. m.iiyll md
Eliza hl> vile, latr Ella Lewis and Way Mn Low
hens u Mary Lewis dee. above the NJ al tWrn, -une
StarN and lam, Robert, Mace and PAMELA Lewis, m
iant emldun al the sad Nary Lewis. dee. by the sad
MtrlMt.mf Lewis th.'r ruadun ad Ii en-. rabrla.
Dnah' Virginia. iort uitl. EhLa ana Polly Frecland
infant children and heirs of JAMES Freeland, de-.
.aefrS
Tie bgiendants 'rahtl'a, Dmah. Virginia lerem al
fhAa aid lol. frr'land infant children and hes, Of
JalasH ftttithd, dtC MT having entered tn il ap
P,aanee and riNcu fity according TO thr act of n,
aehh,f and thu rules ut this count and il appearing
ih' A - not lnahuautN of this STATE, nloon Of
'hs r'lnas bN her attorney, II l. ordered, that the
~ ab,rH drtcn ants Do appear here 81. or brf5rt.
IA eh term nest and m,Nrr tho plaintiffs hi: and
,Ht CPS OF ID surdrr be forthwith published u, lhr
NhEnhsh' a pnhhg wspairr printed in the town OF
lAehhrS Or ,iuht weeks SECors>Yey. and thai am.
her CO.. be p"Ncinp at the front duorof the court
huse OF sald uUHU.
-. aCOPy -ttSte,
~ u, ELDRIDGE, D. c,
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gCIYE7TT.


IG5O tickets, at So, is $3.50
.WHey prizes ,cU be foatipr IN he ,ehed.
Fhc Lottery viii b, drawn nnderihesu
pernlcudence Of judge William Daniel
and Ncssrs. Alhoo Mcdaniel, john q.
Nern, john Bullock, Ammon Hancock,
Da,id q. MnrrclI. William ". NonelI and
Roherl Kyle.
a. Tickets may be had At the scheme
prloc If 50, uoul the 9Th Of January, aud
sb1rc- IN proportion, after which Time HEY
vii advance 10 S34.
o. Orders from distance pot paid.
vii bc pu0ctually attended IN. # addres-
sd Ia AUG. LEFTNICH,
Dee. %. Wtd Manager.
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Vk.EkG 1I3a
literature ottery .

FIRST CLASSIC tie Jepsh q lie
.Atw LoHdon .4cndtay.
To be dawn, at 10 one da,, IN the town
If Lynchburg, 90 the 9th Of February
1G2G, or soouer II the demand Fl TEX
cts -honId continue as great as II Is al
urPeful.
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LAND FOR SALE

I 'Irlne Of \ deed al tr.st r1,,.,.,
, Tia" snhseriber by George Tnrt'.'t L.
duly recorded IN the county court ol D.. az
wanna, io seeu't the payment OF a t.l. j.
The commonwealth o. Virginia .I,..l. IL
Monday the l6h day OF Jan.ary ' ea
Plasyl ania court honse, il hrrn. cnn,, NJ
proceed 10 sell, 10 Tire highest b,,.'',, Pah
cash, enc hundred aud seventy five s., I'm.
band. I>ire IL the county olpr,, " 81.
me south s'de Of stanton aud pia H..
being tract Of baud suld 10 the said s,
Tucker by Jane u Williams, VINO -H
cheatof Tor the said county oil pur.yI,...fe
and granted 10 said fucker from ~. ma
monwealth Of Virginia hy patent, b.' ,'a'
date tn 10th day Of October l,lI .l'as
convey The title vested in me b., SAL, , ,.
deed IUDS. With. Nus
18th Dec vrjId.'
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4 T court OF Quarterly Sessions, held
4 for lie0ry County, at the court house,
the 18th day ol November, 1870.
John { blum and Madison T. Hughes, pitts
against
Mathew staple, Norman Staples, James Sta
Pile, Thomas staples, George Waller and
Polly his vile, late Polly Staples, Jane q,
Staples, Martha staples, Hardin llalrston
and -alIy his wife, late Sally Sjaplcs. GO
lnmbia stables, Ruth staples aud John II.
staples, children and heirs of Samuel Sta
pie, dec. Martha Jaue Staples child and
heir oi John staple, dec. all OF Whom are
heir, at Inv Of Edward G.. Staples, &c. y
Hardin Ilarston y Grorsc Staples admin
istrators oil Edward {. staples, dec. dts
N CHANCERf.
The defendant, Martha Jane Staples. net
having entered her appearance aud given St
curly according 10 the act of Assembly and
the rules oi this court, and il appearing TO the
satisfaction 81 the court, that She is not an
luhahi'aut OF this state On motion of the
plaintiffs by counsel, il is ordered, that the
said defendant do appear here on the second
Monday III February next, and answer tie
bill Of the plaintiffs, aud that a copy 81 this or.
der be forthwith published in the Eirginian, a
paper edited IL the town Of lynchhurg for
eight weeks saeces>ivry and that another
copy be posted al the mont door OF the court
house OF this county
a Copy Ieste,
Ko y. DICKINSON, p.c.1c
Dee E. WSW =
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G.TI',GsT II. 6.

SE7E nlaoPeu this "a. ."d sen ,I lI's
W than usual, , cases vrry '"re '"' I'D
and Black Cloths Also, 3 cases aus
Cassinetls. ANDREWS & BROl HLH-
Nov. Il. ...-... ....... 49,. ....-
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tVv,hev ~Upp les VI
sTAplE d. rA.xux GOODS.


.no" N,El' AZ az ~ TO- -. - "
,.i -, - - - -. LOOT ,.,,l.a
W..
T. I'D o,,,l,u Duu. Rr,atal aud pnini
Bl,pk.l.
Red- white, aud green FauncI, assorted
Heavy -"ans'1n do
be. 'wiilrd : 'u'h'nes, iof b'2 coa's
a lafsr assortment oI me and coarse tas7'
neils
Clsret brown owe '"fy 'aa '''ffh ''o'n'
fashionable ,h'drs Tor lfoek 1oas
Sherberd ald iiif'l iHlpfilal biee q p'a'h
Cloths
NnrR L"n'aH h'"e f'h-N' fiolhh
Hnperhar anl common mtied drah 40.
Re " 5 '' I' .yo aa No 2aSs and vel
,aIrrn.d,.
Inv, cham. black Ipyentepn.
Mia. ,,i,,t,., r,l,reps lerco
apa,,rv ,noir, sunni, entirely new IN
E.ti.,5,,r ,ul,.,r
ll.s,..I.. iced swiss. India. aud Jnconct
No. .l 1t,br.
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SaI.E. AT aUCTIOS.

Va Ill he sold on the 9th day Of Jan.
w mary, $50. At tie late residente OF
Maj Bensell Lee, dec. all the stock OF hor-
SCI. eaes, sheep, hogs three yoke oa"n, iwo
wagon and geer, crop Of cofn, wheat, rye,
ont. fodder &c. plantation utensils. tou-e-
hold and kitchen furniture, one -cl ot black
.miths tool one set Of carpenters toois,
81 &c. Ge. Terms, for all sum over ten dol
lar- twelve moutbs will be given, All SUM IT
ten B. under eash wIIl be- rcun;rcd, purchaser
giving boni with approved security, to bear
Interest iram lhs dale If not puuclualiy paid,
bat If puuetual.y paid The interest vii be re
mhtcd. Am LEE,
JANIS ANTHONY,
III liWEIE Lii
Ja1ps N HurrH Lef, dee.
,.rJ-I
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CL0Al..r7 *. S.


JUST opened large and general aasort.
- ment oi woolen goods, of every descripDi-
on, suitable To the season which will be sold at
prices worthy the attention Of purchasers
At the store OF
ANDREWS & BROTHERS.
Nov II.
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TIE Subscribers hare Just received,

$%S
$3.50
kMJyxA
Gum opium Cloth do
Gum campHor silver Wire tooth DO
Stimulate uuiuine Camel hair. peurils
Rosr water HOSE tooth pup der
Calcin. rnagupsia IDuu rose lip salye
Garb. do Rcd waters
MraIs antj-disncutic Rack do
81 sour stomach pills Dry white lead
Sar.aparia ,out Rrd do
Ckaa Do Chinese >srmdlion
orris do l.pus5au blue W
Rledicamentum \ rntliau frd
Oil Gloves Spanish Wiling
Clohcr salts Icanpeaehv loavood
lp,nm Dc IGround eamNoad
on wormsecd Nnaragua
Super carbonate soda6fo4nd iasiIc
carbonate 40 hed saunders
1Hnalc dcId Blue Sifol
Tartar emr"c lamp blaek
PnlV. lpecac. Fig blue
Gum assal,Hj'da Annaao
ie''. hl'P Haeao'H nun
Gum gua'acnm ltappee do
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Goods ! Goods -! Goods
Staple, Fancy ana Fashionable.

= =
PURCHASES lately msde, and now mn
ki,s 90 thr cdy OF Nea Yofs, by our senior
p.,iuar. cuahles u In siief q our TRENDS and
foe public GENERALLY. eefy ohoire assert
msnl %, latr Imported Goad3. ~ witch may
be- t,uud the greatest variety oi STAPLE, i"u-
-. Fashionable aud nseiai articles ever ~
b,bucd ~ this nlatkel-lhe following are the
h,..ls of auth goods as ae asHHiIN keep.
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ostpone nlcNt

TIE hhore ale u postponed unlil the 18Th
day ol JaunafY, ls2G. ~ RNELL LIE.
mr. " He ad0frs ot Il Lee, deed
Ian. r. Ie2}
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Mechienbarg County .AOremjsr Cynd j..
f'eldlng hlIliams Adm. OF Robert { u,
tams u,'
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Charles l. WinedcId, James L. UiIa...
adm ol Warner " lhlam, x, Charlie. n .' ''a
aJohu k.Lucas, LdWin Il. prclr, Euvs,,' A..
iony, Mordy spolIord and Richard k.,.,i
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"N about Vie CITY, and appropriated Them f. ms
"Nn H>r, and that llr ha1 ultimately pt i,,ltirh
tnina to drcanp WITH hn, puroinin% AL the
funds in III" po-oc~~.nn II the house At til" time
that tins occurred about ten lav, preceding
the arrival ot ircdrrirh. ami ronrudcd b. ask
rn., him what course he intended to pursue
MIR Motion. who had experienced during this
account variety OF conflicting ,lnntion>. sand,
with forced ctmncs>.
:" F.nsnli shame Shall never hr brought before
thr community in the form of petition for
divorce, to be exposed 10 the ohnquy and >corn
81 pretended friends, and the rude, uufrcng re
mark, OF curious public bat. = said he, with
tl1>hlnG eyes, :. for the villain who has dared to
tn>ad" my rights, he shall feel the Just ven
-rancc OF an uurcd man will pursue linn to
tFr extremity Of the -lohc-no earthly conside-
ration shall induce me to forcgo my revenge"
After some drlihcraton. it was agreed that
Mr. Motion aud James should set Immediately
out IN search of the tuSitiyc,. James had often
expressed his decided dsapprohaton of duel
ling; but he now seemed to think that it was
possible for circumstances to occur in which the
practice might be palliatcd If not justified and
certainty II IN any case IT could be eXtcnuated,
thus was one. They went directly to Burng ton
III New Jersey, and a>ccrtained that they had
been there, but had gone farther south-thev
traced them to Lancaster, in Prnns, " ania,
where they overlook them The day after their
arrival, James made the requisite arrangements
Tor a meeting between Mr. Motion and Drayton.
which took place on the following morning
They fought with pistols, and at the first fire
the ball Of Drayton grazed Notions head the
instant that Frederlck's struck the heart Of his
antagonist, who sprang into the air and expired
without groan.
Shortly after this catastrophe James called
1T the Hotel where Drayton and Emma boarded,
saw her, and abruptly told her that her hus-
band and paramour had fought. and that Dray-
tom Shot through the heart
And my husband - shrieked Emma
. is safe and unwoundcd if you wish for any
means of subsistence or for conveyance to any
Part OF the world they are at your servicc----
YOUR husband and myself 90 Immediately to
New York
She made no reply, but tainted and fell to the
floor. He left her in the hands of the attend
ants, and went to make such disposition of their
affairs would enable them to depart as soon
as possible. They were detained, however, till
HE succeeding day, when it was ascertained
that Emma had suddenly dsappcared-it was
ronjectured by some that she had committed
suicide, but nothing ever occurred to prove this
suppostion. Her friends were never after able
TO discover amy traces of her.
Frederick returned to New York in state of
morbid grief. from which no attentions Of James
could arouse him. He continued in this way
ior some months, when he unexpectedly left his
inends--wandered 70 New-Havcn, and from
thence to his retreat, where the writer found
him. and where, as he expressed himself, g he
hoped TO end his troubles r
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FROM THE s>rrHn>r EVENING POST.
CCURTSEIp.


tall and Sacrlnl her dark hair fell in negligent
rnslct> down her snowy neck; her beautiful
| eyes h"amcd With ecnsb;v; and when She
smiled a lovely dimplr sportcd on her rosy cheek
But description f}il>--shc possessed all the
charms and onIPli>hmcnt,, both ofpcrsonand
mind, that have ever been at ributcd 10 her sex.
Henry was about twenty two he was an or
nancnt to his sex. as we'll for his person and
manners. as for his bright talents, high spirit.
and generous disposition. And a, he held lieu
tenancy in the army was considered promis
ing young officer Tie had conceived an no
nnurablr passion for the Lowell, Emma and the
| attraction was 50 strong that he was seldom alb
sent from her father, house However, he had
| never yet taken courage to acq,laint her with
his affection for her, and as he suspected rival,
he experienced all those alternate hopes and
fears which generally accompany a sincere and
ardent passion.
Some time passed on in this manner. when
one day he dctermncd,a as the pangs of doubtful
love could no longer be endured. to make to
her an avowah Of his love, and to bcseech her
to make hlm the happlest of men, and that if
she rejected him, he neither could nor would
survive it. Full of this resolution he set out
when he arrived at her fathers habitaon he be-
held Emma in negligent morning dress sitting
in the garden undcra bower of uxuriant honey
sucl<lfs She was rcadIng-;tnd as he approach
ed, She raised her lovely eyes from the book
never had She appeared more angelic henry
was cnchanted-Ahl thought he, if Emma will
but consent. shall then be the happiest man
living, but am confident never can survive a
refusal He approached her. This is an un-
expected visit" said Emma smiling He SAT
down beside her, Sweetest Emma" he re-
piled, the pleasure your company affords me
is as foretaste of heaven; cannot exist out
of the sunshine of your smiIes-oh, could Won
but imagine how | adore YOU you could not. |
am convinced, prove unpropitous to nv pray
ers-take pity upon me then, my angel and CON
descend to save the life of YOUR adoring Henry
for here declare, that if You re icct me will
sacrifice it at your fect!' Emma looked some
what frightened-'' Henry said she, Il was
always pleased with your acquaintance as a
friend, and shall continue so-but as to bccon
ing your wife, think it not improner in such
case to inform you that my heart is already en-
gagged,
Henry was Thunderstorm -s Merciful Hca
ren! he exclaimed, lean survive this ?" His
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There is nothing, except simplicity of inten
tion, and purity Of principle that can stand the
test OF near approach and strict examination
Innocence conters ease and freedom on the
n2ind, and leaves It open to every pleasing SEN
s2tion