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1f"n>''''d tr-m 'hc Frcnrh c' .ilphon-. -Ea-r
EAc Little ystcrirS Of
Great WRITER'S.

Some excite their brains by means
Of tobacco. Gavarni smokes without
ccasng, like 4 steam engine. II. fires
up in The morning, and only goes ont
at night.
EuGinc Sue, when he occupied the
poetic retreat. in the street Perinierc.
would close his chamber hcl nc,ical)y,
and write III darkness. But his writ
ings were lot less radiant sith light
on thai account. This reminds me Of
the Italian poet who begged his cat to
lend him the green fire Of its ewes, bv
which to write.
Victor Hugo, when he dwelt in Par.
IS, made nearly all his verses while
promcnading along the canal, near the
B;.stilc. At the present it is upon the
beach Of the Isle Of Jersey, that he
labors amid the wild screams of She
sea gulls.
Janin, far iiom shutting himself up,
composrs i'll the midst of conversation,
and while talking Of something else.
Ba!hac lived during the day like
the rest of the world-hc looked, he
listened, he talked with his friends,
but SAID nothing resembling his writ.
Ings; he was gay and full Of laughter.
lie went to bed at six-rosc at mid.
night and drank Il cup of coffee. Then
nc was cndncd with double capacity
then he became luunous-he knew
everything then he revealed all he
had Observed then he expended what
he had gathered during the day-tncn
he skctchcd those admirable pictures
and disclosed those startling revcla-
tions. His day life IL dlcam-lis
night-iic a reality.
rs for AlrXandcr Dumas, believe
Inc had no recourse to any secret ma
nmuvre. lie never stoppcd-hc he wrote
and talked with equal mimaton.-
When he set to work, he took off his
coat and his gaIlowscs-hke man
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shall cherish your memory both ondly
and proudly and that through all my
drcary pilgrimage, my thoughts will
turn to your love, as my star of hope,
wishing no higher happier reward than
the right of claiming this little hand,
when England-again the merric--
shall sec her Lion en- the throne"
God grant t!' softly murmurcd
the maiden.
Bless you, dear Alice, for that
prayer. And now | will call Margcry
and go with you to the postcrn. :"
Oh !! no, you must not 90 indeed.
1t were safer by far to let us speed
alone e. MY fathers huntsmcn arc
lurking about, and should they sec
you. | dread the consequences. Let
us say farewell, even now; pray We
may soor meet under happier auspi-
ccs. If it will cheer you ON your pill
grinagc, know that you will carr eve
ry hope and every prayer of Alice Of
Brantcync along with you; and, The
most joyful sound she can hear, will
be thy voice, when thou rcturncst TO
my country"
And the loving, sorrowing maiden
bent her head in tears on her lovers
bosom, rs they thus badc each other
a!lcu iii that old forest, meath the
moons mellow rays.
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FRANKLIN AS A BOOKSELLER

The following story, of Franklin's
mode OF treating the animal, called in
those days loungcr,' is worth putting
into practice occasionally, even in this
age and generation:
One fine morning, when franklin
was busy preparing his newspaper for
the press, lounger stepped into the
store, and spent an hour or two look
ing over the books, &c, and finally
taking one in his hand, asked the shop
boy the price.
Ono dollar" was the answer.
es'aa., said the lounger, cant
you take fvoa ofrair rtat7' -
No, indeed one dollar is the price,
Another hour had nearly passed,
when the lounger asked, is Mr.. Frank.
lin at homer
Yes, he is in the printing office
i want to see him said the loungcr.
The silop-boy immed lately informed
MIR. Franklin that gentleman was
in the store wanting to sec him.
Franklin was soon behind the counter,
when the loungcr, with book in hand
addressed him thus:
MIR. Franklin, what is the lowest
you can take for this book.
One dollar and quarter was the
ready answer.
'onc dollar and quarter? Why
your young man asked only dollar
True said Franklin, 'end | could
have better afforded to have taken a
dollar then than to have bocn taken
out of the Office
The loungcr seemed surprised, and
wishing to end the parley of his own
making said, Come, Mr.. franklin,
tell me what is the lowest You can
take for it,
One dollar and hale
One dollar and halfs Why, YOU
offered it you self for dollar and a
quarter
Yes said Franklin, 'and had bet
ter have taken that price then, than .
dollar and a half now.
The !ounger paid down the price
and went about his busncss-if he had
any-and franklin returned into the
printing Office.
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my King that have at last discover
cd ?" And gasping with new ardor,
and chanting forth with renewed
strength the third stanza, in order
again to hear the refrain, and thus
give certainty to his awakened hope =
cart thou the sun Of noble line,
In land that is fair and blcst!
And dost not thy spirit, proud captive pine
Again on its shores to rest
Thine own is the choice to hail once more
The soil Of thy fathers birth,
Or to sleep, when thy lingering pangs arc
DER,
Forgotten, in foreign carth.''
He paused. Again is the strain
caught up! This time, so loudly and
distinctly to his cxpcctant car, that he
cannot think it the sighing Of the breeze
or his own imagination =
"Thcrc are hearts that still, thro all tho
past,
Exchanging, lave loved nc we'll
There arc eyes, whose tears were stream
nT fast,
When badc my home farewell
But better they wept DER the warriors bier,
Than the Apostatc's living strain;
There's S land, where those who loved
when here,
Shall meet, TO love again
"'Iis he. Thank God! My prince
my king And could Alice have
seen him in thanktulncss PROSTATE him
sell, she would have still better loved
the noble heart in whom she trusted.
Now, with his whilome weary eyes
radiant with JOY, he tore scrap Of
parchment from his scroll upon which
he trcnblingly traced words Of hope
and cheer, then attaching it to the ar
row, provided as messenger. he sen.
it whirling through tho air, now so still.
INTO the easement, from whence he
heard the song, and where he had Just
seen the scarf waving.
Again came that sigh forth. rs he
stood gazing, with his heart on his lips.
No sooner did his eye catch the first
ilutter Of the silk, than he turned to-
wards the north, and sped on with re-
newcd strength, and q heart nervcd to
any endurance for England.
IN tl!e scrip he had pcnned:
IF I.-.- --.---.-.-.-. :, ----,--.-,---.--
wave thy scarf, and will back 10 Eng
land Mt once, TO ransom thee with
broad pieces, or stir up thy mourning
and faithful people to redeem their
loved monarch with the sword.
:" In haste, thy faithful servant.
BLoNDEI.."
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arranged by the hospilable old knight.
"My old friends" said the king, ad.
| dressing Sir Robert who stood in at
tendance, "lt gives Inc much JOY to be
under thy goodly roof once again-our
lady and the good llloudcl be thanked
and if thou wouldst still add to the
measure OF my content, grant me one
| request. Sec, do not command as n
king, but earnestly entrcat as thy
| friend"
cob! my licgc, speak not l,rs -
deprecated the knight, as he cssaycd to
bend his knee, butwas prevented by
Richard. "I'hou knowcst full well
that and all that have belongeth TO
thee, to do as thou Wilt, now and at
all times"
"Saycst thou ills in good sooth y
replied the king. "Thcu be not an.
gcred, that | dispos. Of one parcel &C.
cording to my wishes. IIo there
Some one summon the Lady Alice
And come hithcr .lso, my good Blon-
del, for have n uaighty del, wnnla
fain pay, even lho,gh it b 5y pouch
ing on anothcrs property"
Hero the ruStling of silk, and the
slight, quick step 4 timid love, and
the Lady Alice is lending before the
king, with her light curls floating
around, yelling hq fair, blushing face,
and by her side heels the dark -hucd,
but handsome mtstrcl Of Provence,
whose noble lorE, in its pride and
strength, seems lie the oak to the ten
drill, when conipGcd with the fragile,
shrinking maiden The king, rising,
Joins their hands, md speaks the word
of bctrothal ere III amazed old father
has the power TO l.tcrrupt them.
And then how could no remain III
anger with that gentle girl, whose dove
like, pleading cyas, are swimming in
tears Of hope and ahPrincss, as she
looks up to him! Hc looks at Blon.
del; ho allows to pass in review
through his mind his constancy to his
idolizcd Alice his quitting her voun-
tariIy, to fulfil! with zeal his noble pill
grimage, desPairing, yet still clinging
with the tcnacity Of devotion, to some
...ost fichfy iSoe iIoT sat -: - 800 ~.
reward. And shall he; Robert of
Brantcync,- always foremost in fcalty
and homage-shall he be unwilling to
give his part, in rccompcnce TO his
Sovcreign's dclivcrcr'
lie again looks upon the pair, and
his heart soitcns still more, as he catch.
cs the look Of tcndcrcst devotion,
which Blonde! throws upon the Young
girl. Acting from these motives, he
replace the tiny hand Of his child in
that OF the noble minstrel, saving:
Take, then, the reward of thy dc.
votlon t. thy :>'..s: and OF thy constan,
cy TO thy lady love. My prejudice
must vanish before tho wei ght of my
gratitude. May the prayer of her
father be answered, that hcnceEortl
yc may be as happy rs your pure love
and loyalty deserve"
And the old hall echoed again and
again with glad shout. unrestrained
even by the kingly presence and
many wassaii bowl was drained tha,
day, to the health ofthc brave mins,rc,
and his lady love, fair Alice of Bran
tcync.
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stripping to Highland then he never
paused. remember going to sec
nm one day at Havre, at the Hotel
trascati. llo went down with me in
the garden i left him q moment to
speak to an acquaintance. When !
came back, Dumas had returned to
his desk, resumed his unfinished line
and completed some dozen bcsides.-
Nothing ever disturbs him.
do not know how Lamartinc com.
poses; suppose he dictates. In lS4S
when he had purchased by SO great an
outlay of devotion, fatigue and danger,
The Ingrattudc of France, | went often
to see him in the morning a little be.
lore day | always found him in the
path, and more than once, he said such
beautiful things, sn grand, SO admirably
expressed, shat | took pen and paper
and wrote them down as he spoke and
lett them on the table. France could
not, | thought, afford to loose such
or''llant creations, and / fancicd to
icarn nt rom nnS one 1S's who S'o;i Vas iRs'heAp,
with Chatcaubriand, that he had very
singular method for creating that cx-
citcmcnt Of the brain, which most
writer's seek through the aid of tobac-
co he would promenade bare footed
on the cold marble floor, and thus the
same sort Of irritation Of the mucous
membranes which proceeds cold in the
head Was produced.
There arc some who take other
peoples books and diligently copy
them !"
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PART II.

1.-The Trouiadour, o'cr many plain,
Hath roamcd nnwcarc,l, but i'll vain
The sun was sinking behind the
vm"'c!ad hills of Germany, whclr
traveller, weary and foot sore, stood
within the shadow Of L hug, battle
mcntcd pile, over the gate Of which
no shield hung, as an invitation to MIN.
the weary, to enter. Tie heart oflhe
pilgrim sank sadly within him as he
gaZcd around Oh the fair scene. now
gorgeous with the hucs of the diving
day and the rose tints thrown DER
the water only served to remind him
OF home, far distant. as lovely, and oh
how lonYcd tor. lie had wandered
full many mile, seeking for him
= '."ir' tie h1d hot found rs -"L
now, to!!worn: weary, and spiritlcss.
he stood-as said bcforc-in the
shadow Of the old lrowning castle. =
~ horn hung near the gate, and resting
before he could summon sufficient
breath TO wind it, he blew a hlaSt-
anolllcr-stiil another. No answer
came to his sumons-and he throws il
from him, as almost exhausted he
sinks on a rock, just ba,hcd in the
suns parting beams.
Oh! Richard, my master, what
have not encountered for thee ! and
yet It's in vain. Through the fair
plains Of my native Provence, in the
hostile land Of France, have sought
tidings, but without isucccss and now
my heart is sinking hopcIessly within
me and feel as if could lay down
herc--ayc! even here, beside these
inhospitablc walls, and die, were it not
for the thought of my G,ir-haircd Alice.
Sadly, most sadly, comes into my
mind the remembrance Of our happy
days, ere you, my King, were welded
to the stately BcrengaIia, or had
knclt in homage at the feet ofmy
gentle ladyclovc, Aicc of Brantcyne.
All Joyous indeed, were those days!
And, when tired with our more manly
sports, We seized the harp, and made
the walls echo again with songs of
battle and Of knish,ly deeds. Even
now, exhausted and drspairine, one of
our oldIfamiliar airs is straying through
my brain, rs if it would iuin have
! words.'
And the minstrel unstrung from his
back the small dus! !.covcrcd harp, DER
which his fingers wandered in melody,
wild, yet beautiful, till at last break
ing forth in fuller and more inspiring
notes, lie joined to The accompaniment,
the music Of his mellow voice -
'1hinc. hour is come, and the stake is set,
! The Sedan cried to the captive Knight
And the son sol the Prophet, in IT, Igs, are
TO gaze on the lcarfu! sight
But, be our faith. by your lips confessed
The faith Of Mccca's shrine,
Cast down tho rcd cross that marks thy YES,
And life shall yet be thine"
The minstrel paused in his song
and swept the strings in IL melodous
symphony, for it was the place where
his kinsly companion usually chimcd
with the refrain.
llark what sounds como nor to
his car! IS it the sisllins ofthc eve
nins's breeze, that, plying his loncli
nc,s, thus brooding over the memory
Of the heart, has shaped its sympathy
into the following family echoed word,
that are now borne on the quiet sum
mcr air -
81 have seen the flow OF my boson,'s BLOOD
| And gazcd with undauntcd eye;
| have Lorne the bright cross lllro' fire an,
sword,
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A BLAcKIIEARrEn VlLL1AH.-Thc
huntsville (rexas) Items says: "a
man named John Nj. Dowling came
here fc" week, ago to work as a
tailor, with Il. NJ. Clopton, Of our
town. lie is native of BROOKLYN,
n. Y, and went to Murfrecsboro ;,
Tenn. some years ago, where he mar.
ricd a young lady Of wealthy conncx,
ions, named Miss Mary Smith. The
lady acquired some property from her
relations, in the way of negroes, and as
the two concluded to come to Texas,
the slaves were sold, and Dowling re-
tanned the money. They had ono
child, since dead, and the wife is now
encien~. A week ago, Bowling gath
cred all the. money and other vaIua bles
Of his wife, and slopcd, leaving her
perfectly destitute. He went to New
Orleans, and is thought will 90 back
to New York. He is about five feet
nine inches high, sallow complexion,
and the point of his proboscis looks
towards the heavens, as lift scorned
connection with his mouth. How the
lady ever came to marry him, is n
mystery to us, for she is very hand
some woman. But there is no account
ing for taste. What effect he had lcf. her
were sold few days ago, and fund
was raised by Mcssrs. Binford and
CIopton, enough to send her back to
her friends. She left in tho stage on
Wednesday, broken.hearted, deser.
ted, plmdcred woman.- EaacfeM Id.
,or}ivor
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PART III.

PART III.
'..c fcsta! beard shall be riChly crowned,
w lille !;nlguts and lcicttanc rcvc! rnnnd,
And thousand harpS, with Joy shaI. ring,
When mcrric EngIan! halls her king
Once more in the dim old woods
were the lovers met: but this time
It's not 70 witness how those fond
hearts speak; but, to see how old Sir
Robert, of Bran'cync, grcets his king
and much loved sovereign, Richard
Plantagcnct, surnamcd the Lion heart.
He approaches the old baronial man.
sion, with Il chosen retinuc of brave
hearts. and true, that have scarcely left
his side since his arrival from his prison
keep, far in the forests Of Germany.
On his right rides an Old noble, full OF
years and Of honors: on his left his
faithful minstrel-tricnd, BIondcl. Be
hind rode other mobiles and his men.
alarms.
Now we 90 not sec the troubadour in
his ,attcic'l, travel. stained doublut and
worn ont sandals, but casel bravcly in
purple and gold-with his laccs, his
Jewels, his plumes, and pcriulncs-for
nc comes thus finely dcckcd ont to
WOO for his bride, the fair Alice. Nor
comes he empty handed to do his WOO
ing, for his grateful, and ever generous
king has given him broad Lands. ana
rich. and he now rides Side BY side to
speed him in his suit.
And there, in covered gateway, by
the side OF her father, stands the gen.
tie lady Of his love, with smiles and
bushes fitting DER her sweet face, as
she stands to greet her sovereign.
The quick eye of love has noted
Blondcl rs he thus rides and her little
heart is beating rapturously at the
thought Of this meeting. Though in
courtesy and icalty her knee is bowed
to the hi"y, yet her woman's heart is
bent in humblcncss to welcome her
mimShcl back to England, and her
love. Yes though Richard be well be
loved, and claim tie first mords from
thos e coral lips, yet her bushes hel
smiles Of welcome arc the need oil
her hearts sovereign and lover.
My own Alice "--hc has whisper
cd, III tones the echo of an Eolian harp
so soft, SO sweet" Dost thou, in
deed, JOY to sec me back in your Eail
land ? And may now claim thy lit
tic hand as my brightest reward p
" Most welcome art thou, the trusty
and sincere, to.EngIanl and my home
| but th0u well kpo,vrGt flat ,houo,b
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returned, and the steamer moved on
tor Norfolk. They were gone! that
brother with his broken heart, that
sister with her melancholy union Of
beauty and madncss. s. Courier.
The Evansville daily journal., 1854-11-03
We stand Corrected.

One Of our worthy correspondents, but
most unworthy rapscallion, now located at
Cleves, O., in sending US an enormous re-
for the Journal, thus writes:
ain the Journal Of the 18th inst, you say
the majority against the administration in
Ohio is $1,000. Now why didn't you tell
the truth and say about $4,000! There is
another abominable lie in the same number.
You say-"North Bend, or a considerable
portion of it, has been purchased by some
capitalists who intend layingit off in lots,
&c." Nor there is not anything in the
shape of truth in the above. There will not
be one foot of land sold at North Bend,
(Gen. Harrson's old resdence) until after
old Mrs. Harrison "pegs out"
After our old intimacy with the writer OF
the above, we lay it to the sound moral Prin-
ciples OF our nature, beautified by the training
of youth. that we can speak the truth at all.
However, we clipped that North Bend item
from some rascally exchange paper, whose
editor had probably ike US, at some period
of his life enjoyed an intimacy with our cor.
respondent.
The Evansville daily journal., 1854-11-03
Our Banks-Their Susneusion.


On Saturday the Banks in this place suf-
Tered protest under the provisions of the
General Banking Law. For several months
pas; horde OF sharpers and shavers have
been "ieathering their nests" by system
which deserves the condemnation of al--and
especially OF those who believe in Banks of
circulation. These individuals have been
thoughout the country buying up the paper
OF The Free Banks for the purpose OF taking
it home for redemption. Under this system
every few days these "cape,-bag" gentry
havy visited the Banks N tn State and made
heave drafts upon hem for the constitutional
currency. One hundred thousand dollars in
gold has thus been drawn from the Banks
IN this pace-not for the good of the com.
muniiy or Tor the legitimate wants of busi-
ness, but that these Shylocas might sell the
gold they drew from the Banks at a premium
oil one and halt or two per cent, and with
the proceeds repeat the operation Of buying
up the circulation aud returning it Tor redemp-
ton. The BanSs here have determined to
stop this game il it lies in their power, and
hence on Saturday suffered a protest on sav-
eral small amounts.
The Wayne Bank always has on hand at
least ten thousand dollars in gold TO redeem
It's issue, and has since the protest redeemed
amounts when called for by other than the
"carpet bag" spectators.
The refusal 10 redeem the LoganspOrt In
surance Company bills in anything but good
paper resulted from determination on the
part OF the officers To stUp the game thai has
been 50 long played at the expense of the
b INKS without any corresponding benefit to
community. The "Wabash Valley" and
I"Hoosler" Banks had met with many heavy
drafts OF he same kind, and unite. in per-
mitiiDg a protest To see il a stop cannot be
put 10 the operations which are rapidly car.
rying the gold from our State without any
corresponding benefit
Gold for legitimate purpose can be OBJ
tanned by our citizens at any time from the
Banks ior their paper, hut those institutions
are determined TO "shut down" upon the
'carpet bag" gentry who had been reap
' ing such Il rich harvest buring the present
year.
We are no advocate of paper money, as
our readers we'll know, and should be glad
to see every llar withdrawn from circui a.
tlon, when it can be done by law. But so
long as paper money is authorized by law,
all attempts like those which have been
made tand Of whic the protests alluded to
are the result) should be discountenanced by
every citizen.
The Banks dare not discount to any ex-
tent, because there are nine chances in ten
that their paper will be bought up by the
sharPers and presented at their counter
within few days for redemption. Ii there
Is no method of protecting the Banks agalns,
such draws the result will be that all the Free
Banks, at least, will be compelled to close up.
Pharoy Dan.
The Evansville daily journal., 1854-11-03
United Baptist Association.

We have just published in pamphlet form
the Minutes of the Fifth Annual Session of
the Evansville United Baptist Association,
held at Rockport Church, Ind, Oct. l3, IA,
1854. Besides the reports contained in this
pamphlet, is very interesting "Circular
Letter." which we should like very much to
publish, but our columns are already crowd.
ed. The Church appears to be in four
ishing condition. The Rev. ". v. Stead.
man, ]. A. Dixon and Asa Marsh are the reg.
ular Ministers at this place.