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way to Mrs. Mayors he thought Of the
windfall, ane concluded that a few nice
jellies' and little Roman punch Would
not be very expensive.
The partyw off very pleasantly,
and not week passed that Mr.. and
Mrs. Gray did not think that it was
quite as well to ssinvcst the god-send"
till the two months expired, and,
the note was duly honored.
Mr.. Gray took out his percil The same
evening and began to look thoughtful.
SWELL, husband, what are you in such
blue study for?'
81 was thinking that I would reckon
up and see how we have spent the mo-
ney which Foster paid. [ obtained il
today
swell, SO do,n replied the wifeland-
ing linn a piece Of paper; perhaps there
is some left yet"
':In the first place." said Mr.. Gray.
"there is sixty-fve dollars for the couch;
there is twenty for your silk dress and
five for making. Then q suit of black
clothes cost forty more. Tho trip to-
Gloucester, including riding bills, fare,
etc. ETC. amounts to fifty dollars and.
then-'
"Oh there is nothing more, there
can't be anything more, interrupted
Mrs. Gray, whose powers Of addition
had been hard at work
"Oh, yes, there is my dear,' said
Mr.. Gray; "therc was that party"
81 forget that" replied Mrs. G. De-
spondingly.
81 thought so,' drilly remarked the
husband; shut that cost twenty-five aol--
lars more
"Therc can't be anything more, hus-
band
"Wcll, wife, there is that oil painting;
you forgot that?'
"Wcll, | confess / did," said,' said
Mrs. g., though there was little confegs
sion in reality.
''That cost twenty dollars, and still
there is that chair inlaid with pearl
which cost fifteen more, and that is ALL
'That chair was chcap." added Mrs.
Gray, WHO saw that the day was lost,
and wished to turn her husband s atten-
tion; but he was looking at the figures,
and felt more like the man in the story
who expressed q wish, after hearing Of
his wife's actions from her own lips, that
Gabriel might be permitted to blow his'
trumpet and summon the approach Of
the Millennium.
"Well, wife," said Mr. Gray, ssthusst
stands the account. The goa-send,
amounted to one hundred and sixty.
eight dollars, which we will credit to the
account of Mr.. and Mrs. Gray. Then
we will debit the same two foolish per-
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"But, husband, we have still the
couch, silk dress, clothes, oil painting,
and chair
"You had better stop, my dear, for it
will puzzle you to tell where the party
and trip to Gloucester have gone to-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray spoke not, neith-
er did they sing; but in after years the
little Misses Glays worked upon their
sumples in variegated colors:
It's easy, very easy, to spend money
in anticipation.
The FIRST STREE. -"Nevcr was drunk
but once in my liGe,'' said chap in my
hearing, "never mean 10 be again. The
street seemed TO be very steep, and lif-
ted my legs at every step ns iflwns get
ting up stairs. Several cart wheels were
making convolu,ions in my brain, and at
one time fnncicd iha, my head was
a large carving andturning establishment
the lathes of which was keeping inmo.
ton with my own feet. couldn't con-
ceivc what was the reasonthat Tho town
had turned into such an enormous hill,
una VIA! Hiuac AZ worse, was IL SeeHleu
all the while growing higher, and threat
ened to pitch over to me. Stop, stop,
thought |, and III head this old hill
yet, or at least ], shant head me. So,
| turned round TO 90 down and go, al the
bottom, but hang me if the town did not
turn round with me, heading me all the
time, aud presenting bluff in front OF
me. Well sure enough the ground soon
| flew up and struck me in the forehead, !,
and rs soon as tho stars cleared away [
commenced climbing with my hands aud
knees. The ncxtthing saw q big brick
house coming full split around tho cornerE
and believe it ran over me, for don't
remember any morc!'
/ We have little pity for Others, until we are
in situation TO claim it ourselves.
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Co'aaHt disagreement, Than many who pre-.
tened TO nicer harmony.
Thus far Moncta had perfect faith in
lncz. She thought her an crrant child OF
nature, often pursuing trackIcss course,
from restless desire for novelty; and n
natural daring Abandonment Of self i'm
pulse. That she would violate faith, thu,
she wouh be deliberately or purposelv
false 10 friendship, or honor she never for
n moment believed it possible.
Days dccpcned, and weeks strengthen
cd the power Of tho charmer, and lessencd
and weakened the resistance Of the charm.
cd
Now sprung up troubled doub, in the
bosom of Moncla. Did Inez regard the
claims Of friendship as highly MS her own
reckless love Of adventure? Would she
not violate tho most sacred ties for the
qualification Of her love Of conquest? Il
wal, patiently will see calmly said No.
meta.
Her affections seemed purified in the
flames OF her virtuous resolves and suffer.
ings, and 10 herself she seemed cnnohcd.
by calmly seeing each day The love. OF
husband and friend cb5ing from her, and
leaving her 10 pursue ,hough,lully, her
lcsy and neglected way.
Al length a professional engagement,
long postponed, reused keni from his long,
rapiurous dream, and hc left for distan,
city, 10 he absent some weeks. The
night before his departure he coollv nssu.
red Moncta she need feel no uncasincss in
regard 10 his acquaintance with her friend
] lie had been pleased with her, but had
no. the smallest ,rinc to give a private re-.
cord in his memory, and rs there was no
word or thought connected with her he
was moi willing she should inspect, he
would take the liberty 10 sleep undislurbcd
over the pas, and in carncstof the future:
and thus dismissed with brief good.
night, Moncta closed her slccpcss eyes,
and keni slept profoundly.
After Ills departure lncz was abs,rac.
tod unsettled, and restless. She wander
cd ahou, like a troubled ghost For relief
from her cnnui, she proposed rrcqucn,
drives. These were through delightful
wooded scenes, and by the pnrcst and
most un,roublcd streams. ,ha, ever uiiicd
among dover banks; and they never fail
I'd TO cn!ivcn The spirits OF our friends.
Through their mutual sympathy with
nature, the lately fading features of their
friendship seemed to revive, and conlid.
cncc was restored between them.
1t was tho day the promised return OF
kcni. a letter confirming The intention,
Just rcccivcd-la open on the table The
morning sun was shining OH words ,ha,
seemed 10 transport ncz into an ccstacv OF
delight.
ana "hat snail Sa. 10 thy friend!
" Hcr 10 "c Hnic' ''ii come.
oh mar '''c"''S so hnch; mat Is SPoN"n,
20 my ''c"''' repeated iHc% again ana
"Sa'h'
M'o!'''r message from a br"'hcr Hri'S'
10 KEN was me one last l"ioNic"'ing dr"p
''l"' r''S'" "cr Spifh" 10 'aci[ h'GNeS' poi"'
oi gny"ly, and flushed her cheek with a
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luptuous voarics Of pleasure in the west,
church-mcn, and world-men, the grave
and the gay, the weak and the witty.
When torn from Inez, Monela was like
u star that had lost ray from its bosom:
and lncZ was that ray wandering In inf.
nate space. Thronsh long years Of scpa-
ration, Moneta held out her spirit.urms
ycarningly, TO embrace again the lost
part OF herself. Fortune waited her far
westward and southwark: sometimes she
sang; and the same breeze swaved the
mistlctoe, aud waited her song under n
southern sky. Sometimes she roamcd
through northern glcns, and grew thought
tul and earnest under the invigoraling IN
llucncc ola colder cline
Life at length lost its rainbow hucs: socio.
~, with its convcntlonaltics and insibdi.
tics. no longer minis,erc,l TO her spirit. The
soul turned to itself, and vain ycarnings
aud strange quest OF knowledge, sprung
up within. The only link she had with
visible things, seemed with nuturc. Her
paths Of knowledge became invisible, TO
her friends, und.nIi grew coldand strange.
But revelations were made 10 her, and
she became poct.spirit, doomed 10 wor
slip atid roam forever in, vet never
utter the songs Of, that nlusic sphere.
Now for the first time, all suddenly, q
bci:g unlike herself, pausas before her;
picrccs her very soul with his far scarch~
ing, quiet eyes; takes her captive at his
will, and rules her destiny Their lives
conning!c in n singular flow OF artistic
and musical harmony. Kcni dreams,
and from his hand creations Of beauty
glow with life, and around his name
plays the prophetic liyh, Of immortality.
Nlonela drcans-hut her visions dissolve
into intangible forms, and vanish
II is six years since our two youthful
friends parted. Monc,n receives mes.
sage, begging her bv the sincere devoted
ness Of an carly and beautiful friendship,
by the pleading voice Of nature, 10 come
and sec her incz---now Mrs. Gray, also
MIR. Cray. lille Rose and Billy. In the
spirit of The Younger she closes her
cn,rcnlv with the assurance that
'No niuroing ever comcth
M twilight ever gluOm,th
But am thiiic, more only lhinc.'
Monc,a would not delay; She would sec
The once beautiful idol oia gay world, in
her home, II wife and Il mother. She
would see 10 whom such perfection Of
beauty, such rare grace and occompis!i-
mcnts had been given; perhaps strongest
oiall was the desire to see kcui under
The influence OF! being who had been
irresistible.
Therefore the close Of a st!ltry day in
Angus, left Two weary travellers NJ Il
dusty depot in al retired conner Ola New
England village An hours ride on the
banks of lovely river, and The carriage
stopped Il; The door of an unpc,urcsquc
unpoclical, Willie house. This looked
mol like the abode orlucZ, bu, Moncia had
been apprizcd of Il reverse in the fortunes
Of Mr.. Gray. and was prepared for some
thing less than the mag acniliccncc Of their
lirSt n,,rn ot NcI,l.I his,orv
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of
TIE \. o. PICAYUNE.
sM'FRAyc,sco, Angus, >. ls4s

SSTRtNoisco, August ., 1913.
Yesterday was great dsY in the burg San
Francisco, the election absorbing the interest Of
all pariics. TWAS conducted in the most psace.
able manner, and although there were many
rough customers among The free aud independent
electors, there was not even knock>down.--
From the effects Of Refreshments" quite num-
Ter ofireemen fell in their tracks, but they were
quietly packed away tiil further notice. There
were haha dozen different tickets, many adverse
interests requiring Representations, but The Peo
Pies ticket carried il all hollow. | exercised
the iaeslimlhc right Of the elective franchise. in
company with fifteen hundred AMI eighteen 9th.
or iudis1ulls,duly impressed with the iinpaF,anc,
Of having a hand in the establishment, ofthe new
Government, Frsancr win tusash you with
ull list II aiha peoples hyoates'" Among .ha.a
elected to the Convention are Dr.. Gwin, Of New
Orleans, aud +. Gljbert one oftbe editors a,d
ptoprleiors of the Alta California. Col. j. d.
stevenson was run tor the Convection, bot was
mo where" John +, Peoples, Of the Corpus
Christ Star, ran for Tho Aygat1mcaia. There
were many rich scenes enacted during the day,
which reminded me Of New Orleans and New
York Two wagons hepasted with handbiIIs and
decorated with flags were rafting up 10 he polls
with loads Of voters, who were too lazy or too
tired 10 walk; and the press Of the Alta Califr.
MIA was click a.ti-clickiug all day. throwing of
| haudbls, for the various factions. Among
host | select The two following:
"Citizens, 70 The Poll8
Friends Of
Law and 0dsr,
vote tho
Peoples Ticket.
Citizens q san Francisco, lool, to your ti-L-
az, and see that you vote or men who wtl main.
tain order"
This emanalion produced The following
"Wh) nre the preservers Of
Law and 0fderl
They are those who make ndscritninate ar.
rests They nrc those who parade armed fof.
eigners III our strss, in foreign uniforms, and
who canvass the sentence oftheir Judges before
it 10 made public
ReAec, before you vote
MosesG. Leonard has M declined
On the contrary, rigM The rererJs -
The question Of party" Wing or Democrat,
was never once raised
There is but little other news anoat here savo
rtAShat you will derive from Froaner's letters.--.
Last evening the bark Callao, from Panama, ar
rived with large load oipassengcrs, and among
them the renowned Capt, Tobin, the Wits war
correspondent Of tho Delta. lie is rs hearty as
II buck. The steamer sails to day.
Yours &C., ]. r. D,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-29

The Albany (Ga.) Patriot relates the follow
ing singular history: !.
At our present writing there is a lady IN tn;
county eighty,two years Of age, who has h ,
twenty.one children. Two finer daughters also .
reside in this county. One Of them, the wife o.
Mr.. VIM. Fairclo,h, has had sixteen Children
fourteen Of whom are now living. IN" other
the wife Of Mr.. Matthew Faircloih, has had TWEEN
ty,three children, eighteen Of whom are now llv'
ng-nine sons and nine daughters. These Ia
dies arc in the prime ollie, with every PrOspec
Of an increasing family. Another sister, A;a
Parker, recently died in Scdyen county, AZ to-
are IF thiny.cight years, "ho had twenty-five
children. The children ofthe MIRA. Faircloih
wore ali born ia ibis count IfanY county i
Georgia can beat Baker. either "a the iuxurlaa.
OF It's productions or the domestic increase Of II
population, ws would like 10 hear from il.
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!. PORTER, Puslisher.
New scrics---yOl. l., no. ".

uuskillej men, soldiers and sailors. and the ike.
The simple secret is, that gold has been thrown
about promiscuously by yocanic power, and Dis.
trihutcd along the margin Of streams and in river
beds, by maontain torrents, and Il = tho harj-
working and lucky man wis may restore il.
During the month oil July Of this year accord
inglo the records in the ofice Of Edward A. King.
Harbor Master, 1914 persons arrived By sea IA
San Francisco About 5000 Of these, says tee
Alta California are Americans.
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An ,RsrNrN- A6AtNsrr,ELy u,RRtAoBs.-

An AREUNCNs AGAINST UtELl NNBRtAGBs.-
4 writer in Tie National luWuigencer notices 4
communication from the Richmond Republican
signed ~. W. " in which early marriages
were advocated and presents he other side o! 'he
picture IS follows:
"savs W. ". T., al know or should know
the opiui5a The good and wise Franklin upon
this subject, who was warm advocate 10 Us la
yor. Perhaps Franklin was phtosopttes.'y fis'a
in his opinion, but facts cote prove that he was
practicable u-rosc. Fer instance. genuemeni All
know or should know, that the children Of very
Young parents are generally deficient in strength
tbody anj mind, and commonly die voting. a
know or should know, that franklin was tue III
teenth child @, his father, and The eighth chld o.
his mother; and more still, he was the Youngest
of i've successive generations on bis mothers siae
from whom, more thaa his father, he aherRe1
his eminent mlents PIT, Fox and Burke, were
each the youngest child Of their respective lam
hes. Daniel Webster ia the youh Jest by sec
ond marriage: SO also was Lord Bacon, whos'
father was nljy, md his mother was thirty i've
wears Of arr Al his birth Judge Story's moihe
VAS lorly.uur at his birth; Benjamin West VA
the tenth child Of his parents; and DR.. Doddrldg'
was the trcuiieth child by ono father and mother
lisa pyoyerb that the youngest children are The
smartcst,
And Why Evidently becao.c tle params mr.
mature ii MUD aud body,and consequently trans
nit higher order ofmcutalty 70 hcir OIL SPRING
Does tie intelligent farmer cQeci a healthy anl
isSuriant crop when he sec1swh dwarGsh green
corn or unrpe potatoes' Aud why not bring il
feuui3ition as mach science anl common sense
to propagate the thurman form divine, as pots
toes and cahbaeesr Gran, that early mnragei
would obMltc much of The vice and wickcdn 81
which il uownlmost unavoidable, is not the rem
edy worse than the disoaqe, ifil be the means 0
bringing into existence a race Of puny i'll formed
children, majority Of whom die before they ar
i've at maturity But the evil does mot end here
! those who live transmit their mushroom consti
mGon to their offspring, and thus, most cliactuall
are the 'ihqutes Of tie fathers visited upon tn
children.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-29
Frsm tka Ners Letter.
On the Death Of Helen b. Douglass.

,rbara is ,o,rrning in fine homosteal
1r,sho9 = the voice of mirth;
r.. u,oir ,.,r,ast and tlcir lo,Iiest
H. nosyol oyr,r fron earth
49, oro saa,, e,ll;n-
- 1,;.,n3 uon,Io ora nholo,
n do,h,sl,c, dro,cless s,oe,
The soft loye-light hath faded
From her once eoul-belmine eyes,
And her sweet voice ior aye Is hushei
As soitcst music Dies
And yet il will leave ever
Auocho in the heart
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From ths Ea7gjrsr.
SO4R OF the WING Cabinet.
TUSE,--A wet sheet aud flowing sea.

SOHR or the wing Cabinet.
rUSE;--A wet sheet aud flowing sea.
o, for Free Trade and tia people. rights,
Let Iocoiocos cry;
Bat give tou' tie veteran.
The good Old Zachary.
With the good old Zachary my boys,
Vol kill Democracy
This land Of victims is our pride,
And bloody men are we.
There's fury in old Martins eye,
And Lewis Cass looks proud,
"And, bark, the, music!" butchers, list
Old Billions grumbing loud
Old Billions grumbing loud, my boys,
And swears he viii be Gree"
But this land is all our butchcr-block
And butchers boduro we.
0, the Locos they are gathering,
Our day Is closing fast
SO butcher away, dear Whiggies, all;
Our sport can always last.
Our sport can't always last, nay boys
Yet wen have a glorious spree.
We've got the power in our hands,
Let's use il fast and free.
.T.-.....-s :. a. !.