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CHAPTER III. THE DEPARTURE.

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On a bright morning in June, the le-
wee Of New Orleans, or rather that
portion oft opposite Esplanade street,
presented lively appearance. Sever
al vessels were about to depart down
the Mississippi; among them was the
brig Dolphin, bound for Baltimore, on
board Of which was Mrs. Davidge and
her family. h Numerous friends were
leave-taking, as they call it; hands were
clasped, and tears were shed, aGod
bless youl" was uttered a hundred times
by as many different voices, but the
soft murmur ofone voice in the ear of
Amelia. "remember me-" waseeof all
Others, the most pleasing--perhaps it
was the most sincere. The word was
given, and the feet of vessels were son
their winding way" From that bright
moment when all was joyous and hap
py, when the future. lookedslike a stain
less mirror in which were reflected all
the youthful aspirations ofone lovely
creature; from that bright hour, when
the heart of the young Spaniard beat
highest, to this hour---the Dolphin, its
passengers and crew have never been
heard of--dalkness rests,upon their fate
---but fearful surmises, zorro borated by
one chain Of evidence, create belief,
that their end was ola nature too hor-
rible to dwell upon. d
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warmed her into acoquette. Coquettes
are not always cold. She was crea-
ture of fancy; her actions were in the
impulses Of the moment; ;hence thoughts
and words flowed on like the mountain
torrent, fearless alike of rocks and their
consequences. About the period of
which we are now speaking, and while
her mother was making arrangements
to return to her native city, toliye up
on the fruits Of her industry, Amelia
had two suitors; one was Spanish
youth Of noble family, rich in his own
right, and heir to the title and estates of
his ancestry. Adolphus Fernandez
came to New Orleans ona visit, board
ing with Mrs. Davidge, and. as might
have been expected, fell in love with
her daughter. The other was dark,
mysterious man, who called himself Co.
mez. He was a man Of Herculean pro-
portions, and apparently about forty
years of age; his features were not
what might be termed ugly, but were
of a peculiar formation, having of
the filling up Of the bravo than the sim
pie outline of honesty about them; his
conduct was strange, although his man.
ners were those of a gentleman; the
that surrounded him was fear
ful, his appearance always created un-
pleasant sensations, as if possessed of
the tabled "cviI eye;Y he was wealthy
and liberal, and if a suspicion was crea-
ted against him to-day, it was dispelled
on the morrow, for he was frequently
seen in company with the most popular
men of the city. Mrs. Davidge having
arranged her business, had fixed upon a
time to start. Now it was that Amelia
found it necessary to decide between
her two lovers, the young Spaniard,
Adolp phus, Or the dark Gomez.
y -
"Say, dearest Amelia, will you be
mine?" whispered the first, while he
stood beside the object of his affections,
on the balcony of fher mothers house.
"Say, dearest, will you be mine, and on
the wings oflove ! will follow you to
your new home. You know | must
return to Spain. and them eas ~
"Forget me" sa a.8.a n
"Neuesll-exelaimed the impassiened
youth; ''Oh. Amelia, if YOU knew how
much love you-if you could feel the
pangs whichlhope and fear have inAict-
ed this heart, in fear of losing you--the
word "forgetn would not have escaped
those lips"
There was pause. Silence reigned; !;
the silvery moon sailed on; the breeze
swept down the street, it was lovely
night. The hands Of the lovers were
clasped in each others. The maiden
sighed -her fate was sealed. i36t
Swear this, dearest, for the sake of
thy Adolphus,' andhe placed uponher
neck a costly chain of gold. aa
She stood alone her thoughts bright
and glowing-she loved and was below
ed-the night air famed her burning
cheek-she was happy. @ 1
$50, Miss" hissed a deep voice in
her ear, "you have pledged faith to the
Spaniard--beware of the Frenchmen"
She started; Gomez stood beside her!
''Look to it, proud one, and remember
me-LAFlrTE." at
She uttered a wild and fearful shrek,
which was Knocked by the fiendish
laugh of the Pirate, for such indeed he
was, while he carried her senseless in
to the house.
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p0BIRY.
4 cAMpB ELLIS F UN'ERAL.

BY HORACE SMITH.
IT'S well to see these accidental great,
Noble by birth, or Fortunes favor blind,
Gracing themselves in adding grace and state
To the more noble efninence Of mind,
And doing homage to bard. 't ~"
Whose breast by natures gems was starr'd,
Whose patent by the hand of God himself was
- sign'd 3fD - '4 2l5i
While monarchs sleep, forgotten unreyered,
Time trims the lamp of Intellectual fame. ~,
The builders Of the pyramids who reared
Mountains of stone, left none to tell their name,
Though Homer's tomb was never known,
A mausoleum Of his own, 9s,,.
Long as the world endures his greatness shall
Y@proclaim. @
What lauding sepulcre does Campbell want!
IT'S his to give and not derive renown, e
What monumental bronze or adamant.
Like his own deathless lays can hand him down.
Poets outlast their tombs; thefbnst
And statue soon revert to dust;
The dust they represent still wears the laurel
crown.
The solid abbey walls that seen, time proof.
Form'd to await the final day of doom;
The CLUSTERED shafts. and arch supported roof,
That now enshrine md guard our Campbels
tomb,
!. Become ruin'd sha.ter'd fame,
Nav fall and bury him again,
Yet still the bard shall live, his fame. wreath still
~ shall bloom.
Methought the monumental effigies gs.iE.
IS OF elder poets that were group d around,
Lean'd from theiI pedestals with eager eyes, y,
4, To peer into the excavated ground, sfts.,.
Where lay the gifted good, and brave.
While earth from Koscuisko's grave,
Fell on his coffin plate with Freedom s shrieking
-g;-si 'o"i 0'''i i.isie,et &. NJ 80 tti,G
And over him The L;o,,rea d,s, ~ 40 s,rsw,d .
nen.-.,. 60 =
VI roe.s corner. y, m'snomer s'rahge'
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~ cHAPTERiIv. THE BALI. ROOM.
Twelve months after the loss Of the
brig Dolphin, on q gala night, ball
room in New Orleans, where maskers
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slaves, caring little for the way IN which
it was obtained. nor the quantity ofin-
nocent blood shed in its realization. 1t
will be remembered by many, that du-
ring the years 1910, II, and 'l7, q
number Of vessels were missing, partic-
ularly those which sailed, richly laden,
from New Orleans and the West Indies,
over whose dark and fearful fate many
a tale Of blood has been told. These
tales have been accompanied with the
report Of the bright red banner being
seen on the, high seas, and were not
without their foundation in truth.
The loss of the vessel and its cargo
would have been but little thought of
by men whose active commercial pur-
suits and wild speculations have taught
them to bear up nobly against reverses,
but when to such losses was added that
ofhuman life, it was matter for more
serious consideration; nor was the gov
ernment idle in its attempts to subdue
this scourge Of the sea; but, as it is well
known, the desperate character of La
fitte, his tact, his genius, and local ad-
vantages, kept his enemies at bay, and
Oh occasions, when almost brought into
contact, laughed at them. To show
his recklesness, and total disregard of
law and its authority, when Gov. Clai-
borne, Of Louisiana, offered reward Of
FIVE hundred dollars for the Pirates
head, that bold bucaneer, in bis turn.
offered a thousand for that of the Gov
ernor, and the placards, Offering such a
reward, were actually posted up in the
city of New Orleans. Such was the
man who was justly called The Terror
Of the Ocean,
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CHAPTER Il.--THE BOARDING HOUSE.. a

CHAPTER H.--THE BOARDING HOUSE.
Boarding houses in New Orleans are
conducted upon principles differing ma
terially from those of other cities. This
arises as much from the fact Of the land
lady assuming the character of a moth
er to her boarders, as that of nurse,
and i'll many cases, physician; to such
kindness and attention has many a
stranger been indebted for his life, when
the fearful seourge which annually vis-
its that city makes its appearance.
Hence it is, that IN large .basirding hou-
ses there exists a sympathy Of feeling,
which is every way calculated to make
one feel at home, though he be among
strangers. They seem, as it were, u
,nited in.one vast family, and in the va
.rious amusements in which the boarders
indulge, the good landlady and her chill
dren are not overlooked -balIs, parties.
.soiress, ana the theatre, in all Of which
the relative position Of each, in the great
scale Of society is sunk, and all are CON.
sidercd equal. Many keepers of board
ing houses are, however, Of the most
respectable .charac ter, and of course it
is Of such we, speak.
Widows Of eminent men have been
known to resortfto this mode of sup
porting themselves and families; the ex-
trayagance Of the husband having left
the wife destitute of every thing but
pride and high notions, both of which
form the poorest kind of legacies.
Boarding houses being looked upon as
respectable, when respectable people
keep them, ,pnde loses nothing in resort
ing to such means to support its digni-
ty, and the more ignoble purpose of
putting bread into the mouths Of its vo-
taries. Many keepers ofboarding hou-
ses in New Orleans have made fortunes
and retired. The widow and daughter
of the late General W kept board
ing house. in that city for many years..
In the year 1871, the house of Mrs.
Dayidge,l "a widow lady originally from
Baltimore, was the centre Of attraction
to the young men of New Orleans, and
strangers who visit in the healthy sea-
son. During the winter itawas crowd
ed, large parties We're frequently given
by her boardcrs, and the lighted balls
resounded to merry. music, while the.
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MORE DOINGS IN LEXINGTON.

We learn from the Lexington Inquirer, OIL
yesterday, that on Tuesday night, some of the
people OF hat city, occupying no enviabe posi-.
ton in society, made brutal attack upon sever.
al free negroes, beating them most cruelty and
tarrng and fcathering one of them in the public
square. The Inquirer speaks of the blacks,
who were go brutally treated, as men who make
an honest living for themselves and families,
and demean themselves peaceably and inolfen.
sively.
The citizens Of Lexington held public meet.
ing on the subject, at the court house, on Wed.
nesday, Benjamin Gratz in the chair. The
meeting passed strong resolutions against the
outrages upon the blacks, on the preceding
night pledged themselves to aid the city au.
thorties in detecting and bringing to punish
ment the authors Of those ourages, and in sun.
pressing all subsequent attempts of similar
character, protested against having those shame.
full doings connected in any manner with the
daylight proceedings Of last Monday, and rcsov.
ed that ten men in each ward should volunteer
and give in their nance, who were to arm them.
selves and hold themselves ready to unite with
the city police at moments warning, and that
the mayor should be requested to adop, such
other measures as he may deem necessary
Louisville Jour.
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VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD co.

In Board OF Directors, Boston, Aug. %, 1915,
the following resolves were adopted by unan.
imous vote :--Boston Post.
Resolued, That the Board OF Directors adhere
in good faith TO the arrangement made by the
Committee for the Central Railroad COMPANY
with the FItchbnrg Railroad Company, and in
accordance with the terms of subscription, viz
that said railroad be so located as to extend
from some point on the eastern shore of Lake
Champlain to point on Connecticut river,
where II shall connect with the Cheshire Rail-
road, so as 10 receive said Railroad, and make a
continuous route from the Lake, via Montpelier,
keene, and Fltchburg, to Boston; and that the
portion OF the proposed Railroad lying on Con-
nectcut river, and connecting with the Chesh-
ire Railroad, shall be commenced and finished
as soon as any part of said road
Resolred, That the President, Mr.. Foster, and
the Engineer be committee TO arrange and set
tie with the Cheshire Railroad Co. as to the
point of connection with said road at the EARL.
est day which is practicable.
Resolred, That copy of the above votes be
forwarded TO the President of the Cheshire Rail.
road Company and the President of the Fitch.
burg Railroad Company.
A true copy from the records.
Attest s. II. VALLEY, JR,
Clerk pro tenn.
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BURLINGTON.

The wings of this town have very hand.
somely responded to our suggestion of giving
their representative a " el-rounded major.
ity." His majority over the loco candidate
was lO4, and 4S over scattering and all. OF
the scattering votes, full one half were cas-,
by wings: so the lO4 may be set down a.
the fair wing majority of The town. This is
what we have always claimed; bu, our on.
ponents have as uniformly commended tina,
our usual majority was the result of effor,
and exlraneous influences. SONY let the
people come up to the polls in their own
way" said the locos, sand act in accordance
with their real sentiments, and We should
carry the town by fifty" The experiment,
has been fairly tried. Neither party organ.
lied this year; but people came out and
voted "on their own hook" And the result
shows that The usual efforts of the two parties
amounts 10 nothing more than che ck- ma TING
each other. without affecting the result. We
presume therefore that there will be no more
cavilng about The fact of Burlington being
each Of the three hundred and sixty five
days Of the year-a whig topn.
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EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE AMrR1.
CAN lNsTITUTE.--The Managers of this socie
~ announced some time since their arranpe.
ments fer the coming annual fair. As the sea.
son tor 1t approaches. il is thought important
that the public should be reminded of what is
to be done. "
The exhibition will be opened 10 the public
on Monday the 9Th day Of October, 1915 at -
oclocd' NJ. at N'blo's Garden, Broadway. Con.
tn,out'ohs from exhibitors will be received on
thursday, Friday and Saturday OF the previous
week, 10 insure the most favorable locations,
anc the advantages of competition, the articles
should be entered on the books of the Fair. on
one OF those days.
There will be an opening address. followed
oy novel and Interesting displays Of the Pyro-
| technic art.
On Thursday the ninth day of October, a
National Convention of Farmers and GARDENERS,
and Silk Culturists will be held. Circulars
with questions prepared, will be issued. Wash.
inston's Home Department of Agriculture, re.
commended by the Institute. and unanimously
approved by National Convention held last
year. will again be urged.
For the second week, has been assigned the
show of cattle, horses, and other live stock, and
the ploughlng and spading matches. Fine
horses, combining size, strength and feetness,
'or wagon anu cdrriage--hehthy lat cattle and
sheep, suitable for market--wel trained, well
matched, and powerful working cattle, and the
best mich cows, will each and all command
high premiums. To accommodate those inter.
esied in the cattle show, a beautiful plot of
ground has been secured between Twenty-,bird
and 1wenty.fourth streets near The intersection
OF broadway and the Fifth Avenue, with com.
modious rooms on the premises for accommoda-
i'ng the committees. The ploughing and spad.
ing matches will be held in New.York, or its
vicinity. For particulars, see agricultural cir.
cular.
The anniversary and other addresses will also
be delivered in the course of the second week,
The horticultural exhibition of vegetables. fruits.
II 'werf, &c, will be in Niblo's long promenade,
and superintendent by eminent horliculturalis,s'
Great varieties OF rare seeds have been, the las,
year, scattered by the Institute over our coun.
try, with the express understanding, that nor
ton Of their products be brought to the Fair, to
swell the beauties of the display.
The great saloon, and the second story of the
north wing, will, as usual, be reserved for the
fabrics OF the factory and workshop, made OF
cotton, woollen, silk, and all the varieties OF
metals and other substances, the fruits of tina,
genius and invention which have commanded
The admiration of the world.
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fE,ls@
Qs}Nrl1y9taaD
MORNING, SEPTEMBER s, ls45.
THE ELECTION.

We are happy in again congratulating our
readers upon. another Wing triumph in Yer.
mont. Our returns are as yet incomplete,
but sufficient to assure US of the election of
wing majority in both branches of the
Legislature. The aggregate vote of the
State is materially less than that of last year,
and this falling of. we observe, is more gen.
erolIy on the par. of the Wings than either
of the other parties. fhe abolition vote is,
doubtless, slightly increased. We shall not,
therefore, be disappointed should Mr.. Slade
lack few votes of an election by the peo-
pie. His majority last year was but about
sixteen hundred.
Chittcnden County, it will DO observed,
adheres with unllinching fidelity to the faith
of her fathers. Our Senate ticket is elected
by majority twice as large as the average
for the last ten years, and thrice larger than
many anticipated on the present occasion |;
while the several towns have fully sustained
their well.earned reputation for firmness and
integrity. The failure to cleo, in 81. George
results from mere local and personal consid-
erations. There are no political divisions
to disturb that glorious little republic, as the
vote for Governor clearly evinces.
Grand Isle County, w. are pleased to
learn, has very handsomely "pu. herself to
rights" by electing a wing Senator, and four
of the five members.
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HIGHLY GRhTIryING.-We ciip the follow.
ing from the Washington CORES pondence of the
Evening Post:
knowing how well you love the black ,ar
", am sure it will crafty you TO learn ,ba,
MIR. Walker, the Secretary of The Treasury. i
unwearying in his exerlions to collect such s,a
tstcal information in reference to il, both in il
commercial and domestic bearings, as will show
1t up to the country in all its deprav,y and 4
glaring, incontrovertible black facts will do ,be
deed, may almost announce 10 YOU lba, thi,
erecrabie relic Of Whiggery is dooned | am
also informed that equally efficient measure,
will be taken to re.establsh that excellent de
mocratc regulation known as the sub.,reasury
and that its early re-enactment will be urged
upon the next Congress-"
This will doubtless be highly gratifying in
telligence TO the manufacturing population o.
democratic Pennsylvania. and the wnol.grow
ers of New York and the East. The whole
country is confessedly prosperous beyond prece,
dent, under the existing Tariff Polk was cleo
ted under an implied and almost explicit prom
Use In certain sections TO let it alone and nov
we are told it is doomed,
The lovers of hard currency and low wages
and the admirers of the institutions of Cuba anf
the despotic countries Of the old world must al,
SO be beyond measure delighted at the pros
poets Of the speedy enactment OF the Sub.
ury System-that excellent democratic regu
lation'!
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TROUBLES WITH MEXICO.
In speaking Of the chances Of troubles with
Mexico. the New Orleans picavune says:-

In speaking Of the chances Of troubles with
Mexico, the New Orleans Picayune says:-
"There may, or may not be collision be
tween Gen. Taylor's command and the Mexi.
can army of whose rumored movements we
have for so many DAYS had accounts. This last
named body Of men, said to number some eight
or ten thousand, may be advancing towards our
troops-those who doubt 1t do not know that il
is not so /; and il is evident that they have had
time at Vera Cruz, Metamoras, and other towns
on the coast of Mexico, to hear of the concen.
tration of our small body of forces at Corpus
Christi. Besides, the course of Mexico in not
coming out at once, and promptly, with de-
claration of war, while it was expected, and her
gasconade and bravado about the United States,
may all have been intended to mislead US as to
her movements, while she was marching her
troops TO the Rio Grandc.
We have heard it said that the captain ofthe
ship Queen Victoria, just returned from Aran.
sas Bay, gives it as his opinion from what he
saw while there, that there is need-and ur.
gent need. too-of reinforcemcnts to General
Taylor's command. 1t is said that the people,
or many oil them, at least, about Corpus Christi,
(nany OF whom are Mexcans) are in the con.
tdonce if not in the pay, Of the Mexican nation,
and they have sent intelligence of Gen. Tay.
lor's arrival, position, &C., to Metamoras.
All this, we repeat, may be true or untrue I;
but we must maintain that il is all right and
proper to be ready for whatever may turn up.
How Illuminating would it be to learn that, for
want OF confidence in the rumors we hear OF the
approach Of ten thousand Mexican soldiers. our
brave little band at Corpus Christi had been
either surprised, routed, or cut to pieces!
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FROM MEXICO DIREcT.-By the arrival
OF the barque Ann Louisa, Capt. Marshall.
advIces from Vera Cruz to the Sd Of August
are received, not SO late by two days, as
those received through the New Orleans
papers. The intelligence is warlike in an.
pearance-more so than the last account,
c'a New Orleans gave reason 10 expect.
The accounts from the city of Mexico are
to the Both fully. Orders had been issued
for the Mexican troops to advance and take
up position ten leagues beyond the Rio
Bravo-this we have from most authentic
source. And farther, it was expected a, the
city Of Mexico that hostilities would follow
this movement of the forces.
Captain Marshall reports tina, the Goyernmen,
other things, they had taken all the guns and mn.
nitlons OF war out OF the San Juan de UlIoa lest
they should fall into the hands Of the Americans!
larTe number Of troops had marched to the FROM
was under THE command of General Butomente
they say the United States are sending troops mo
Texas, and that they, the Mexicans. will march
.n,oqsh Texas on their way to Washington, with.
1T was reported at Vera Cruz that the Merriam
Congress had nassed the bill authorizing q loan OF
sio.oO0OOO. This, however, is thought 10 be o mis-.
take, as Vera Cruz letters of the 4th and 9Th speak
OF the bill as s,l under discussion and the civ of
Mexico papers of the Both ult are TO the same effect
England 10
1t was The opinion Of prominent men at Vera Cruz
mat General Almon,e woud be elected President in
which case they supposed that war would be inevi-
table.
The, Ann Louisa brings sl9, 795 in specie. 1T
Of dispatches.