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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

The yonng man ia,..i'ed, .ao..cu Il, '''is
watch, and told the lad he might 80 for
the horse at once.
Willie darted off to the stable, but had
the pleasure Of exercising the beautiful
animal for several minutes, in the yard,
before its master came forth to claim it.
All that time was Henry Lester taking
leave of his affianced always going, but
never gone. He felt'in his heart strange,
sad yearing-some wild, inexpressIble
foreboding-a fearful shrinking from the
night without, beautiful and peaceful as
it was-a something that caused him to
snatch Fanny again and again to his heart,
as though some dread power, unseen, but
darkly felt, were striving to glide between
them and part them forever.
At last Fanny gently unwound his arms
from around her waist, and took step
backward. He yielded her up with sad
smile, but kissed her once again, and said.
"Good nightw Fanny raised her finger
with gesture, playfully forbidding, and
said" Remember, now you have kissed
Fanny Austi,, for the last time"
Henry laughed, and Fanny followed
him to the door to see him off. She pat
ted the impatient Selim on the neck, anc
whispered to him to bear his master safely
, very safely.
AS Henry gathered up the reins, ant
was about starting, he said, suddenly, will
a glance at Willie" Oh, Fanny, a wore
in your earl" She drew near and put vi
| her face-her lover bent, not to her ear
Y but to her lips, and so kissed Fanny Aus
}, tin once more! Then with merr.
d laugh and another good night, he dashe'
!, through the gate and down the road.
Fanny soon ascended to her chamber
y but she did not retire to rest. Flinging
shawl about her shoulders, she Sat dow
bv the window, and looked out upon tn
Il night. Then she spoke low to hersel
$. in all the unconscious poetry of love-
c Chow far the stars can see with the
y clear, unveiled eyes SO high in HEAVIER
n but cannot believe that in all the va
Y, universe they could behold happier chi
y of the All.wise Father than l." 81
N looked downward she could not see Il
p roses, but she drank in their fragranc
y, and said" AS the roses sweeten all Il
"a night air, SO love sweetens life for IN
oh, gracious God, bless Thee alike f
i. those far rolling worlds whose light is y
:" on our homes, and for the earth-brigl
Ill ness of fowers-for life, and more thy
u all for lore"
IS. AS Fanny gave utterance to this solf
1t ecstacy of a religious and loving h}r
ed she bowed her head upon the windowsl
e' before her. Suddenly she started, lehe
ne forward and listened eagerly. 81 Iva
OK sure she heard ber own name CO I'll
an imploring voice. 1t seemed TO- pun
of from the ravine beyond the hill. 2pnc
is more it came-a wild sorrow 81 an
for piercing cry. Itwas Heury's vof. sh
stole down stairs, passed NJ selessl
re. through the eastern window, Ind ra
ed down the road. She was not ,tstaken
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WCr.d ~ i:r0 II tl'T;IsS.,' 80 - -
Would to God l couH, die for you, or
with you, for l CANNOT. will not stay in
this dark world when you are gone,
Henry for my life is in your. love"
"My dearest do not grieves SO bitterly;
something tolls me even now, that we
shall not he long parted-only be patient
love, for little while"
After lying quito silent for some mo.
ments, looking upward, he exclaimed, al
most in his usual voice
"My spirits passing, Fauny--Heaven
is ready. Now-all the stars seem to
have rushed together, and formed one
great central brightness-a world Of
light to which riset' Then reaching
up his arms, and winding them about her
neck, he murmured, "Kiss me once
more, my Fanny, my dear, only love, my
wife; once more-good night"
AS he breathed these words, stream
of blood, looking 80 fearfully black in
the dim starlight, poured from bis lips,
his arms droopcd, and Henry Lester was
dead!
Then Fanny fell forward on his breast
and sent forth shriek after shrek, so fear
full and piercing that every slumberer in
her home was rousedy and guided by the
voice Of her long pept-up agony. came
to look upon the pitious sight of her aw.
fnl bereavement -,.s,ts-st
In thst pleasant parlor, where but an
hour ag, had sat the betrothed lovers, in
life anGlove, in loves most blessed hope
and myst uuutterable joy, was now ex.
tendedthe form of one, ghastly, bleed
ine, dad; /; while over it hung the pale,
Distracted face of her who kept all night
her tatch of speechless, fearless, unim'
agiFd sorrow.
Jhnny Austin could not follow he,
, lo,r to the grave. After her last linger'
, iplook upon his face, as he lay in his
: c.Gn, she for the first time tainted. She
r is borne to her room, where she re
f! !hined insensible for some hours.
t That night she said to her mother, whe
L Watched at her side
9 Where have they laid Henry q
eJ "Iu the southwest corner of the grave
,,]yard, under the large elm tree," was th'
q reply. All the succeeding day, Fanny
\ grief was bitter and despairing, but a
night she was calmer, and earnestly de
sired 10 be left quite alone. Early th
next morning, her mother went to he
!: chamber and was surprised to find he
looking much like her former self, an.
speaking almost cheerfully, but toward
night she relapsed into fits and passion
ate weeping, a most desolate and hope
less grieviug. Again, with sleep seeme
; to come peace, even an exaltation G
spirit, which endured ouiysicr the morn
ing hours-and so It continued through
, out the week. The poor child gave he
mother a beautiful explanation of thi
> mystery. every nigh" !" She said (" m
= Henry comes to ms in asvision. H
folds me in bis arms, and lays his han
T; on my hot forehead, andlooks so pitifull
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A Fathers Advice to his Som.
BY GOETHE,

. BY GOETIIE.
The time draws nigh, dear John, that
must go the way from which none returns
cannot take thee with me, and leave
thee in world where good counsel is not
superabundant. No one is born wise
Time and experience teach US to separate
the grain from the chaff:. have seen
more of the world than thou. 1t is not
all gold, dear son, that glitters. have
seen many a star from heaven fall, and
many staff on which men have leaned
break. Therefore l give thee this advice,
the result Of my experience: Attach not
thy heart to any transitory thing. The
truth comes not to us, dear son; we must
seek for it. That which you see scrutin-
ize carefully; and with regard to things
unseen and eternal, rely on the word of
God. Search no one so closely as thy.
SELF Within us dwells the Judge who
never deceives, and whose voice is more
to us than the applause of the world, and
more than all the wisdom of the Egyptians
and Greeks. Resolve, my son, to do no.
thing to which this voice is opposed.
When you think and project, strike on
your forehead and ask for his counsel.
He speaks at first low, and lisps as an
innocent child; but if you honor his in.
nocence he gradually loosens his tongue
and speaks more distinctly.
Despise not any religion: it is easy to
despise, but it is much better to under.
stand. Uphold truth when thou canst,
and be willing for her sake to be hated;
but know that thy individual cause is not
the cause Of truth, and beware that they
are not confounded. Do good for thy
own satisfaction, and care not what fol-
lows. Cause no gray hairs to any one;
nevertheless, for the right, even gray hairs
are to be disregarded. Help and give
willingly when thou hast, and think no
more Of thyself for i, and if thou hast
hou sayest. Not the apparent qsHqnd o.
,ut the truly devout man respect, and GOT
n his ways.-A man a.n-wher has the fear Of
God in his heart is like the sun that shines
md warns, though it does not speak.
Do that which is worthy Of recompense,
md ask none. Reflect daily upon death,
md seek the life which is beyond with
cheerful courage; and, further, go not
put of the world without having testified
by some good deed thy love and respect
or the Author of Christianity.
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/ /
-~For little WHILE" she added; "not
long, | think"
Henry looked up bewildcred, and she
continued, with a quivering lip: "because,
dearest, | should so soon be lying by your
side. And now," she added, smilingly,
let US talk of brighter things-l never
saw you in mood so melancholy and
furebodiug. Clouds of all kinds are so
foreign to your sunslIiny nature. rode
over to our house with mamma, to-day.
Everything is in perfect order there. now.
The last thing did was to arrange your
books in the little library. Your dear
mother says that she will have the parlors
lit up and tea all ready for US, the evening
we get back from the Falls"
Say the evening we reach home, Fan
nv! j want to hear you speak that word,
so may be sure | am not dreaming OF a
: pleasant, quiet home, and blessed little
wife of my own."
"Well, then, home-your home--our
home, to be presided over by an ignorant
little 'child WIFE thousand removes
from an angel, but in your love, indeed
| blessed among women Now are you
! satisfied =
:, After receiving her lovers unspoken
e vet eloquent response, Fanny laughingly
r resumed: al fancy we shall have funny
r sort Of a menagc-both so young, so to
d tally inexperienced, and with, to say the
# least, such exceedingly modest means.
r wish we could live like the fairies, on dew
g aud honey; or rather, as the angels live
e on pure love. Oh, then, Harry, we coul'
a fare sumptuously every day. But, alas
h we are only poor pair of mortals, ant
t. so we must be industrious and prudent
1t aud rub along as we cam"
y y "Why, Fanny, dear, | am not SO yer.
" '"e young; was twenty last March. shaI
- be admitted to The bar in about two year!
In the meantime, my father will do all h
ut can for us, though he don't esteem earl
* marriages very prudent things. | mea
10 to prove to him that can be as stead,
studious, diligeut and economical as an
ct plodding, moncy-making old bachelor
FL town. | shan't hear OF your giving u
ly any of your accustomed luxuries, Fam.
all or making your dainty hands hard an
IT. unkissable with any sort Of work; but
ed have already given up play.going and
is gars, and think some of selling Selim
wv "Neverw cried Fanny. "What, Sc
ry the faithful creature which has borne yc
a so surely and SO swiftly to me every bles
ed ed Saturday evening in the year:
I'd, would make us too much like the reduce
as and disenchanted couple | have som
let where read of, who killed and cooked
very carrier dove which had flown ba
he and forth with their loye-letters."
At this moment bright little lad
IN, ten years opened the door, saying. IS
for ter Fanny, a big band.box has come
lgs you from the CITY,"
ow ooh, then, bring it in here,' she
my piled. The lad vanished, but re.appear
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dews descended on her delicate frame,
she was shielded, folded about by the
arms of immortal tenderness; when her
soft cheek lay against the hard grave
mound, she was hiding her rapt, con.
tented face in the bosom of her love.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

The man who gave boy shilling
to hold his shadow while he ascended a
tree to look into the middle ofnext week
has failed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

In state of mental absence, young
man demanded the hand of a young lady,
and only perceived his error when he got
her fathers foot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

into my eyes, he wipes away my tears
and comforts me, oh, so divinely! H,
looks as he always did on earth-onl,
yet more beautiful was so proud O
his beauty, mother, that did not think
1t possible that he could grow more
beautiful even in heaven; but he seems SO
in my dream. He gives me strength and
Joy to sustain me till we meet again but
l am so weak, that before the long day
Is through, it leaves me. Yet he never
ia'ls to come to me or draw me, to him
scarce know which. I seem in state
like that of the Apostle, when he knew
not whether he was in the body or out !;
| only know am with him, and am con.
tent"
A strange rumor spread through the
neighborhood, and finally reached the
family Of Fanny, that some beated trav-
ellers, had seen, in the midst of the night
a shape of shining white, gliding about
the grave of Henry Lester. But no one
among his friends was so supersttious as
to heed the story.
On Saturday night just one week from
the time of the heart breaking tradgedy,
Fanny's father, who was physician, was
riding homeward some time after twelve,
and as he was passing the grave yard in
sight of his house, he was startled to OBJ.
serve some white object at the grave of
young Lester.
DR.. Austin was 4 truely brave man,
and after moment of indecision, he dis.
mounted and entered the lonely burial
place. The appearance of the grave
grew more and more distinct, rs he
drew softly near 1t was a huma
form prone upon the earth! One mo.
ment more, lie had reached the spot, and
found his own daughter Fanny, in her
bridal dress, lying beside the grave Of her
over, with her face upon the mound, and
'ne arm flung over it. Shocked and
alarmed beyond measure, he called her
.ame, laying his hand on her arm-but
he dH> not rise or move. Then, looking
more closely in her face, he saw that
hn "ns ''eerHt. 81. wonderful
!eep al ,.i.@ t..: He raised
~ .'t' = Was about TO
81 awoke to +
"5z IafHer fod' !
a- !i ~. .,..., IS ~ half car I
4 i /,
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friends the better for loving you so truly
Fanny. Like Juliet, the more | give
the more have to give"
"Such, dear Henry, is the infinite, di
vine nature of love. Did you find the
evening pleasants"
GLORIOUS! The air was both soft and
invigorating, the starlight is very pure, and
there is trifle of moon, you know, Jus,
enough to swear by. Oh, Fanny, never
was so happy as tonight! My heart was
as the heart of a child, brimming and
butbling over with happiness. sung in
riding through the dark pine woods little
beside your name, | believe, | took of
my cap, and let the winds frolic as they
would with my hair; feel now, Fanny,
and see how damp It's with dew"
Fanny laid her hand caressingly among
the shining curls, then drew it away with
blush, while her lover continued
al remained so unspeakably happy
sometimes urging on Selim at furious
rate, the sooner to quench the hot thirst
OF my heart in your presence-sometimes
checking him up and sitting quite still, to
let the great waves of JOY dash over me
till | came to the burial ground on the
hill beyond the ravine. had passed this
a hundred times with only nlomentary
Of my heart, as swift stream
is shadowed by flowing under willow;
but tonight, at the first sight of the
cleaning, ghastly tomb.stones, reeled in
my saddle and groaned aloudr'
Why so, dear Henry?"
"Because, love, remembered that you
were mortal, and not one of Gods own
mperishable angels, as I had dreamed
Tou-that you might leave my love, nv
BOSOM, for one Of those low, cold, lonely
'cds of sleep and dark forgetfulness. Oh,
'reat Heaven, the agony of the thought!
'e cried, hiding his face against Fanny's
'reast, while tears, that were no reproach
his manhood, dropped fast upon those
ale blush roses.
Fanny bowed her head over him, and |
aid with tender solemnity: ,
am persuaded that neither death, I
or life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
iln"s i1:sxcht t''i.s .a cainc. can +
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ELECTRIC CLocK.-The Boston Jour-
nal describes as one of the curosities of
tho age an electric clock, recently CON-
pleted by Mr.. N. Farmer on an entirely
new principle, and pronounced BY scien.
tific men to be the most perfect and sim
pie of any. All wheel.work in the time
keeping part is dispensed with, therefore
all friction is overcome. The time.keep-
ing part of the clock is simply pendu-
lum, an electro magnet, and two anna
lures. The vibration of the pendulum
break and close the circuit of electricity,
while the combined action of the electro
magnet and armatures keep it in motion.
1t is clock that runs without weights
or springs or anything Of the kind. its
moving power is galvanic battery,
which requires small quantity Of sui
phuric acid once or twice a year; or if
the workmanship of the clock is delicate,
copper plate buried in the ground will
keep it in motion. There is no friction
to be overcome save the suspension
points of the pendulum, and the two
amatures-Hepce it approaches the
nearest to perfection as time-keeper of
anything in existence. One hundred or
a thousand clocks all over the city all
ticking at the same instant, and keeping
the same time, may be carried by the
pendulum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

A MARRIED man who was out at a
whist party, when he proposed going
home was urged to stay a little longer.
WE'LL" he replied perhaps may as
well; my wife probably, is already as
mad as she can be-"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

HOTEL REspoNs1B1L1r1Es.-Two bro
Tiers, named Simons, who stopped at the
Indian Queen Hotel, New Orleans. on
their way from California, and while there
had their trunk robbed of $5, PAS in gold;
have recovered a judgment for that
amount against the proprietor. Judge
Buchanan, of the fifth district court, de-
cided that inn-keepers are liable for the
property stolen from strangers and travel
iers soiourning at their inns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13

EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES IN LOUIS.
IANA.-A law has passed the Louisiana
legislature, and goes into effect in six
months tims, which prohibits the emanci-
patton of slaves in that State, except up.
on tie express condition that they shall
be sent out of the United States within
twelve months; and requiring the pay
ment of $3.50, to be deposited in the trea-
sury for each slave, to be applied in pay
ment of passage to Africa, aud support
after arrival.
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OPINIONS IN WAsH1NcTos.-.The
Washington correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury says:
"The proceedings of the South Caro-
lima Convention attract great interest.
The opening address of Gov. Means has
excited great admiration, as it ought to.
1t was nobly conceived and beautifully
lo9Holu!! un pun 'lrAp ezr, lou lou eais isglIsz =
ws9u we p!4eA Us all 4aEA aa|lL 10 aarad I'm,
that the policy indicated in tho
Committees report will be adopted. Next
to decided action in all cases Of invaded
rights, the expression Of the principle,
and avowal of a determination 10 carry it
out when practicable, is the best thing to
be done. Since the result of the popular
vote last fall, it was not expected that
South Carolina would Immediately Sc.
cedc, as was at first contemplated"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-12

night at Wabasha Prairie, six miles be-
low. This beautiful and fertile prairie
is too well known to most of our home
readers to need description here. 1t is
situated on the main channel of the river,
with good landing almost its whole ex-
tent, which is about twelve miles. The
distance across, from the water to the
bluff is from five to eight miles. We
were Hospitality entertained at the prairie
by Rev. Mr.. Ely and lady, formerly Of
Ohio, who have cast their lot in this new
land, built shanty, and are comfortably
iniatiated into the mysteries Of frontier
life. Mr.. Ely has been unliring in his
efforts to administer bodily and spiritual
comfort to the sick and dishcartened at
Rolling Stone, and Immediately at his own
door, where all those who settle in the
vicinity are landed. There are several of
the right kind of settlers upon the prai-
rie. In addition to the family named, we
formed the acquaintance of DR.. Childs,
Mr.. Thomas, former Secretary of the
Farm and Village Asso -ia'ion, Mr.. Thomp-
son, Mr.. Denman, the Messrs. Gear, and
others, all Of whom are improving the
land and building houses. We were in
formed that every foot of this extensive
prairie is already clain,el. Back Of it the
country, similar to the whole of Minneso-
ia and Wisconsin below us, is cut by
those beautiful AMI fertile valleys, such
as we have described at Rolling Stone
Those Immediately in the rear of Waba-
sha Prairie, and below there to the Iowa
line, forty miles or more, have been most
fy claimed and settled since the opening
of navigation. Perhaps over two hum
dred families have removed upon these
lands. After the treaty is ratified, they
will need many things to complete their
social arrangements-post-o offices, post
roads: new counties, county officers, and
all these necessary tixings. This is re-
mote part of the Territory from the capt.
tai and as the immediate Interests of ST.
Paul are rot promoted by IFS rapid settle
ment, citizens here are apt to overlook its
wants. But it should not he so: and it
shall not be so. so far as we are concern
ed. The MinneSotian is as much at the
service of the people down that way, as
though they lived here in St. Paul. They
must have their pcst-oflices and their
new counties whenever they want them.
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Facts and EHashcies.

Wednesday morning, at few minutes
before 5 o'clock a strange steamboat wills
tie in these waters was heard below the
point. 1t did not take long to manifest to
that portion OF St. Paul, who were out OF
bed that the new packet, West Newton,
was approaching our landing. Before poo
pie who had been awakened by her whistle
could get their clothes on, she WAS at the
landing. She is regular tearer to run ;
and we believe it is conceded she is the
fastest boat now above St. Louis, except,
perhaps, the Altoona. She made the run
from St. Louis to Gaena last week in 4
hours and 80 minutes, the quickest trip
ever made. The st. Louis papers hac
just finished blowing about a ''quick trip
of one Of the KeokuIs packets, between
the same points, in AS hours. The New
ton arrived at Point Douglass in 80 hours
from Ga!ena, having made all the usual
landings. Had she come on up to Sain,
Paul, instead Of going to Saltwater first,
she would have arrived here in about 30
hours. Capt. Harris is certain she can
make two trips per week, and do all bu-
sincSs that may offer, with case Her
card, announcing her hours Of departure
from st. Paul, will be found in our at-
vcrtiSing columns. She is not as large as
some of oar packets, but is fitted up i'll
elegant style, and her accommodations are
not surpassed by any other boat i'll The
trade. She is bound to become iayorite
forthwith.
The Ben Campbell will certainly be
here tomorrow or Monday, no acciden,
preventing. She was detained in St.
Louis some days, to finish painting, and
Capt. Lodwick was very i'll; but sic
would be III Galcna iE time to leave IN, n
her regular day-yestertay. Compc'en,
judges who have examined her, say tina,
she is the most elegant and commodious
Of all the new packets that have appeared
upon the waters of the Mississippi this
season. We believe she makes no nrc-
tensions to very fast running. The st.
Louis lnte'ligencer has the following OF
her:
AsornER FINE BoAr-Capt. NJ. w.
Lodwlck's new GaIena and ST. Paul mail
packet, Ben Campbell, recently buil, at
Pittsburgh, under his immediate super
in'endence, made her first appearance at
our wharf yesterday forenoon. The Ben
Campbell, from outward appearances. is a
boat OF the first water, and a glance with
IN her spacious, we'll ventilated and SILL
perbly finished cabins and state-rooms
will suffice to stamp her as No. l first
class passenger and freight packet. In
fact. her cabin is one of the hand>omest
we have ever seen on a boat of her size.
new IN style, neat, comfortable, and even
luxurious, with every improvement inge
nulty and genius could sugg and every
and appropriate luxury money
could procure. Capt. Lodwck, her COM
mander and owner, may feel proud of his
new craft, which we are free to saw is
one of the very best Pittsburgh built
boats we have ever seen at our wharf, |
Her dimensions are, length on deck, 200
feet; beam, 20 l-2 feet; hold, 5 feet; her
'yllnders are lS l-2 inches in diameter,