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CHAPTER ".

Several weeks had elapsed since the
young men arrived at Malcolmvile, when
one morning rs they with Ellen were
planning some pleasure expedition. that
would amuse them for the day, they were
interrupted by Mr.. Malcolm, who express
ed regret if he should at all confuse their
arrangements, but that he had commIu.
nication TO make to Edward which lie de
sired to do this morning, and invited the
latter to accompany him to his library.
Edward cheerfully resigned his part in the
expedition, but insisted that Elbeu and
Ellen should proceed without him, wh,cl,
they accordingly did, and whilst enjoying
the pleasure Of their excursion, little i'm
agibed that the proposed conference he.
tween the Senator aud Edward, was
about 10 unsettIe the long conceived pro.
J"cts Of the former, aud To utterly crush
the dearest hopes of the latter.
The aell.stored library Of Mr.. Malcolm,
was 10y no means the most Insignificant
part Of this gentleman's well ordered es.
;ablishmept. The scholar could here find
ample facilities TOR the study OF obstru.e
sciences and metaphysics; an admircr Of
the refued arts could review some Of tue
best specimens Of the genius Of Apollo,
and the romantic could hero r4vcl in a
choice selection OF light and fassiruI litera-
ture.
The Senator seated himself and with
the manner Of refined and pstetna: so.
hcitude invited his son to conference.
" / am about (he bcgan) to acqnaint you,
Edward, with project which was con.
ceired and formed before you had arrived
Mt the years OF discretion, and which per.
haps should have been made known to
YOU before, but Judged it best not TO dis
turb you IN That course Of study that
had marked out for you, and also fiat,
tered myself that whenever this otiec, Of
my heart was made known TO YOU. that
your confidence in mo would not allow
you to question my motive, or to doubt
but that am acting entirely upon the
suPposition and conyiction, that your wei.
fare and future prospects will be accelern-
ted thereby. | win also add, Edward
that this matter was anxiously desired nv
your excellent mother before her deall,
she however had scruples about forcing
the inclinations Of young people, and
which 1 have no idea Of doing, fully rely.
ing upon the opinion | have formed Of
Yonr good sense and Discrimination.
You have frequehtly heard me speak
Of Gen. Farley OF VT. Ills excellent
lady was cousin to your mother, and tie
two were attached to each other by a
Friendship which seemed moro the respl, Of
a nearer tie, than that by which tl,ey wore
really connected. They both died yoong,
and within short time Of each osles;
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"Papa, are the hogs that come to Gin
ciupad sick y "Why ask so strange a
que~tion, childl" "Sasan, put this liule
boy to bed--gness be is sleepy"
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PART III.
TIE SUMMONS.

Amcmber of the Esculapian race
A son Of Carolina too-Tll trace,
In rural rides, and solitary hours,
On torrid roads, through many friged show
ers,
AT couc hes where poor bel pless mortals lie,
Alas sometimes TO. fade, to sink-to die;
But hero my verse appears too grave fear,
WithQpt delay. III bring my subject near
No Alpine scene can hpTeSSEt 70 view,
] write no novel. hpt story trae.
An incident should have plainly said,
But so the stanzas is more clearly read.
'Tis of doctors summons that | write,
And tho my verse is not so ernditc,
will intrude upon the readers time,
To follow me in this my humble rhyme.
In Caroliua's sweet and genial cline,
And nyar her coast, where ocean, grand, sub.
lime.
In. terror Isigps --Qr, calm and rcsceful
sleeps,
When night DER all the world 10 si!ep,c
crccps,
And when the moon, sweet regent of the sky
Smiles on the waters. from, her, throne on
high,
'ris then that earth presents her f,irest forH,
The heart in Lcthe, qnict, knows no stor m
But as some cloud in golden tents arrayed,
When sinks the sun /; its vcsture soon doth
fade;
So earthly pleasures on the heart employ,
Alas! the spirit lures, but to. destroy.
Eat here ] must no more 80 much digress,
Or else the reader will require redress.
lie finds no pleasant muitum in parro,
The subject stands almost in statu quo.
Ncar. Cardinals coast as have said,
Iatros lived, and made his daily bread;
The rivers bold, aud umber stream flowed
near,
Enriched the soii, the golden grain to bear
"Tis here Iatros. (sQ they cali him namc)
Pursued his course and earned his present
fame,
Through summers heat and :autumn's chill
ing breath,
lie healed tho sick and issgSa. tbs monster
death.
The winter syn far in the distant west.
Had warned all nature efapproarhipg rest,
"The tan o)d. pines, oa many verdsni
crown. t
Canght his rich lustre as his orb went down
Iatros, near the cheerful winters FIRE,
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SENATOR AND SON
THE BELLE OF THE HUDSON.
BY w. NJ. CONNORS.
[Contjnued from last ,ceek.l

only child, Josephine, whom she loved in
tensely, and perhaps the greatest care OF
her life, was the happiness aud worldly
prospects ofhc daughter.
When young, Josephine was almost the
daily companion O. Mr.. Mm!cDm's chill.
drcn, Edward and Ellen, and AS they all
ranced in years, the apparently growing
attachment Of Edward and Josephine for
each ether, was a source OF deep anxietv
to Mrs. Edwards. She knew Edward to
be young man every way honorable and
worthy, but ut the same time she was con
scious that his father, the haughty Senator,
would scorn An alliance with one OF her
humble pFctcrsions. When business or
accident had thrown them together, he
had ever treated her respectfully, but with
distant and freezing poI,encss. Under
such circumstances it was not matter OF
surprise tina, the evident a,tachmcn, Of
the lovers found no favour with Mrs. Ed
wards. Matters were in this condition
when Edward returned the last time from
college, and his visit to the cottage on the
morning after his arrival, was only pre-
lnde to others that occurred daily. as had
been his custom for years past, whenever
he was at MalcolmviIc. Ellen and Alhcr,
Ashley were also frequent guests of Mrs.
Edwards, and Josephine was partner in
all their walks and pleasure excursions
Mrs. Edwards saw the pleasure this socic
ty afforded her daughter; it was tru,hiu!ly
depicted in her beautiful countenance, and
It was like n pang TO her heart, to rc.lcc,
that perhaps for these few hours of cnjoy-
ment, there would eventually come days
OF bitter requirement..
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purtirul Muuflfttt.
Written Expressly for the Ledger
THE
DOCTORS SUMMONS;
OR,
THE III Unit .
PART !,
INTRODUCTION.
By .ESCCLAPITS.

INTRODUCTION.
This is an age of progrcss-so they say,
When mind, cnquiring mind, cxerts its sway,
Der mysteries in natures massive plan.
And science-mighty instrument Of man,
In lofty regions Of cthcriai space,
The wondrous orbs Of light, their circles
trace,
Yet not content, oR Garth bsApld her hand,
In distant cliines, in depths on soa and land
'Tis thus that science, with her offspring art,
Brings swce. coptcnt to cv9y human heart.
Where c'cr the Anglo-SaXon takes his way,
Behold bright and newly -dawning day,
His watchword, progress, is the polar star,
That doth dispei what mists are seen afar,
And thus it seems to me, the age ideal
Has given place, to things more true and
real.
Poeia ndSciiur non .fi, It's said
AEd Hmpord mutdnt,tr too, I've read,
Both proverbs known and commonly in Use,
The first, feel to be fearful truth
In every line of this my d"ggcrel verse,
Which DOGS rot read connected, cloar and
tsrsc
The last h fully will arprcciat.,
When SHOWS of age have fallen on my fate.
] neither write n novel nor a tale,
But truth as simply rs it did PREVAIL
Strange, stranger far, than fiction of. we've
told,
The friend Of man," so Campbell! does un-
fold,
"Thc foe of tyrants," too, in verse he sings,
Ofhope, unfading hope, and other things,
In dalcct strains that vbrate cysEy heart
That sha,ncs me SO iil!writc my second part.
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LANCASTER H, SOUTH CAROLINA MORNING APRIL 1856
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Chaind to no Party's arbitrary sway,
We clcavc To truth sghere'er she leads The wa,
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The winter spn far in the distant west
Had warned all nature efapproarhipg rest
"The tall o)d. nipes, oa many veadsnt
crown. ft
Caught his rich luste as his orb went down"
Iatros, near the cheerful winters FIRE,
WAS sitting with friend be did admire,
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Under date Of the 10th, the Washington corcspon
dent Of the BALTIMORE Sun Mrites:

Under date Of the 10th, the Washington corespon-
dent of the Baltimore Sun writes
The Pacific is expected to bring out the dispatches
from Mr.. Buchanan in relation to the reception by the
British government Of our ultimate demands for spe.
cc redress and satisfaction account of the viola
tion by her minister and agents of neutrality laws
This answer Of the British government when received
will probably be communicated to Congress.
The navy committee Of the senate will not be ready
to report uponSthc subject of the memorials in rea-
ton to the action of the Naval Retiring Board, so
soon as they expected. They will probably first re-
port upon the Recommendation of the Secretary of the
Navy 10 build twelve steam soops-ofwar.
The navy is not so very popular at this moment as
to afford much aid to the Secretary in the adoption
Of this very proper measure. 1t would be WELL there
fore to attempt to pass the twelve steamer sloop bill
before the action of the Retiring Board shall be
brought up for discussion.
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EXCUSE FOR MATKIMOSY-" There isl saws Rev
Dr. Kingsley, some to I've made for girls who
enter into marimOny purely from interested motives
Many OF the poor things know perfectly well that
unless they marry and effect settlement forlife they
may be left in utter Indulgence for papa is terribly
cxtrayagant drowned in debt, and unable to face his
bills at New Years. Others are not happy under the
parental roof from which they would be glad to es-
cape on almost any condition. Others are weak in
y0litiOn. have been educatcdin the article Of
duty that they dare not express repugnance to any
proposals which may have found favor in tile eyes
Of their manlmas. Yet every one Of these may
have her secret attachment. Always in the back
ground there appears the visions Of that slim and
curly youth who danced the polka delightfully."- and
whose attentions at the picnic marked and
gratifying. But, then, Clara is painfully aware that
the annual income Of unhappy Julius is short of five
hundred dollars and that he has no prospect Of ma
king any more. IT, indeed, it were five thousand dol
lars But the age Of fairies is gone; and Julius is
wthou expectations and what is worse, without
the ordinary average Of brains. So poor Clara with
q heavy sigh, takes farewell of her day dreams and
i'll due course OF time appears, covered with lace, at
the hyrncnial altar to give her tr0th to coarse, cl
DERBY savage, with sandy Wiskcrs, who has cleared
an enormous fortune by successful speculation in
cotton. As for men who marry solely for money, we
cannot find terms strong enough in which to express
our contempt. They, at all events, have no excuse
to proer for act of base hypocrisy and degrading
seishncs5 If fortune by Inheritance has been de-
MED them, they can exert their brains if brains are
wanting, they have hands, and can work for their
daily bread. The sense Of independence is among the
first Of the manly virtues and the being who barriers
it for gold is surely and emphatically scrf.
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Fourth District Pound.

Fourth District Pound.
NNTAS broush, TO the Fourth District Pound, on
Wv Jackson street, between Constance and Lau-
rel streets, as esrays-
One yellow she Goat, short horns. .4
One black she Goat, with white spots on each side
of The body, short horns.
One brown Kid, the belly, ears and face yellow,
Which, if not claimed within ten days, and the ex.
penses thereon paid, will be sold public auction,
said pound, on SATURDAY, the 9Th of March, at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
Street Commissioner.
New Orleans, Feb.s7, 1856.
I'll etc conduit au depot des Epaves de Quartz
enc District, rue Jackson. entire les rues Con-
stance ct Laurel, CONNIE epaves-
Une Chevrs jaime, ayans les cornes courtes.
Une Chevre noire, ayant .des laches blanches sur
chaque cote du corps, les cornes coures.
I'm Chevreau noir, ayant lie ventre, les orees ct Ia
face james, les cornes courtes.
ST les dts animauX ne sont pas reciameS dams dix
ours les depenses payees, lis seront vendus PEN
chere publique, au dit depot, sAMEDI de mara
= ~ ''N''' - ''1 AUG s. PHELPS, ~. ~
Commissalre des Rues.
Mile Orleans lie 81 fevrier 1856. fees ma
EN7AS hauled from the public levee, by order of the
l. wv Assistant Wharhnger of the Fist District, as
lot of ground fronting Tchoupitouas street, be-
tween Market and ST. James streets
About thirty cart loads of soft light coored STONES,
being in square blocks measuring from III TO IL inches
wide and thick, and about is inches long.
Which, if not claimed within len days, and the ex-
penses thereon paid, will be sold at public auction
said place of deposit, on TUESDAY, the 4th March
next, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
AUG. S. PHELPS, Street Commissioner
New Orleans, Feb. %, 1856.
nsporte de Ia levee par ordre de PasSisant
n wharinger du Premier District, CONNIE encombrant
la dite evee emmagasine IN terrain vsavis la
rue Tchoupitoulas, enlre4es Market Ell St-Iames
A peupres trene charreees dune PIERRE M OLLIE
banchatre, mesurant 10 IL pouces de largeur Ia
pouces dc long. .F5
81 les dts perres sont pas recamees dams dix
jous, Ell les depenses payees, Giles seron vendues a
'encan au dit depot, MARDI4 de mars proclaim 10
"A M. -
AUG. S. PHELPS, Commissaire des Rues
N'e-Qrleans feveier 70 1856. fees rs m3
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w. II. GARLAND. Treasurer.
New Orleans, Feb. 23, 1856.
The following letter from the Treasurer was
read, and, on motion, referred to the Finance
Committee:
THE statements referred to in the letter will
be found in another part of this paper.1
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, February 26, 1856. !
To the President and Members of the
Board of Assistant Aldermen.
GENrLEMEN:I beg leave 10 lay before you the number
of licenses which have been issued from this office for
The week ending The 23d inst, with the of the
party whom issued and the amount received for the
same The number issued for the week is as follows:
ri coiTte-house licenses,
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WATCH !!

NIL, ,,,o,t ID dark: behold, the shade was deeper
my ny, n ~ Old d garden Of Gctlsemane,
.,,i l1 tLat calm voice awoke the weary sleeper
When IIsstthou not watch one hour alone with me!
= .,ou 20 weary of thy sclfdenials,
W ,nd 10 impatient Of thy daily cross
r, n e ~ hard to bear thy little trials,
IS 10 count all earthly things gainful loss?
what II thou always suffer tribulation
And if thy Christian warfare never cease,
The gaining of the quiet habitation
Shall gather thee to everlasting peace.
! put here, we all must suffer, walking lonely
Y The path that Jesus once himself hath gone:
WatcI thou in patience through this dark hour only
I This one dark hour before the eternal dawn.
The cantive's oar may pause upon the galley;
The soldier sleep beneath the plumed crest
And peace may fold her wing DER hill ard valley:
But thou, Christian, must not take thy rest,
Thou must walk on, however man upbraid thee,
With him who trod the wine-press all alone;
Thou wilt notIind one human hand to aid thee
One human soul to comprehend thine own.
Heed not the images for ever thronging,
From out the foregone life thou liyst no more;
Fainthealted mariner! still art thou longing
For the dim line Of the receding shore?
Wilt thou find rest of soul in thy returning
10 tiiat 0d PAIN tholl mast so yainly trod2
Hast thou forgotten all thy weary yearnne
To walk among the children of thy God?
Faithful and steadfast in their conservation.
Living by that high faith to thee so dim,
Declaring before God their dedication,
So far from thee because SO near to Him.
Cant thou forget thy Christian representation
Behold we count them happy who cndure?"
What treasure wouldst thou in the land Egyptian,
Repass the stormy water to secure?
Poor wandering soul I know that thou art seeking
Some easier way, as all have sought before,
To silence the lpproachful inward speaking
Some landWard path unto an island shore.
The cross is heavy in thy human measure
The way too narrow. for thine inward pride;
Thou cAnst not lay thine intellectual treasure
AT the low footstool of the Crucifcd.
0, that thy faitlless soul, one great hour only,
Would comprehend the Christians perfect life
Despised with Jesus, sorrowiul and lonely,
Yet calmly looking upward in its strife.
For poverty and self remuneration,
The Father yielded back thousand fold
In the calm Stiffness of regeneration
Cometh 4 joy we never knew. Of old.
In meek obedience to the heavenly Teacher,
Thy weary soul cali find its only peace;
Seeking no aid from any human creature
Looking to God alone for his release.
And He will come in His own time and power
To set His carnest-hearted children free;
Watch only through this dark and painful hour,
And the bright morning yet will break for thee.
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COMPTROLLER,S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, May l. 1853 J
Resolred That the Comptroller be, and he is hereby
authorized required to give notice. by standing ad
Veftisement in the official Journal that In accordance
with the ninth section of ordinance No. l442 approved
the City contracted under authority of order
from the Comptroller in accordance with the ordinance
President board of Assistant Aldermen.
[signedl L. H. PLACE
President Board of Aldermen.
[sisynedl j. JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
The attention of the officers of the city and Of the
public respectfully called to the foregoing resolution
my1etf Comptroller City of New Oreans
NNTAs brought to the City Police Jail on the 18th
Wv inst, as R lost child the boy iback) REUBEN ;
is feet inches high Says he belongs to Mr.. Henry
Robson, living in Lafayette.
The owner is requested to call and claim said slave &C.
eordng to law. Reuben is about II years old.
jazz Keeper City Police Jail.
M7As brought the City Police Jail, on The 23d
4es nhs he boy d S b1d
left eye he belongs Mr. Mooney, living the
Second District. The owner is requested TO call and
.aa, ~''''' ' T. PLAN &c 'H
ioe915t Keeper City Police Jail
NM AS brought 10 the First Dslric, Pound OH Dry
w AIDES street. between Julia and Girod
One white she Cont, no horns with wat,les.
i uhe sne oa' white body, the neck and jaws black
WINCH II not claimed within ten days and the ex-
penses lheteon paid. will be sold at public auction a,
O'clock A. NJ. O " ' " ~
AUG. S. PHELPS,
New Orleans, March 1st, 1s56 Wv
L. etc conduit au depot des epayes du prenie,
District, rue Dryades, enrs les rues Julie et Girod
CONNIE epaVes- ~ - ~
Une Chevre Blanche sans cornes. .des planaes all
cou. ~ s''''o3 ~
Une Chevre, lie corps blanc lie cou ct les macboires
noirs, avec un collier. ~ o'''
81 les dts animaux ne sont pas reclames dams dix
lours, ct les depenses payees ills seronl vendns i
courant 10 heures A. NJ. ~ -
AUG s. PHELPS
,,ufsa Commlssaire des Rues.
"'t'e'SAts"As'9 ACT Mats leoe. ms Z IL
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MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS.

COMMON COUNCIL
City of New Orleans, March l, 1856. !
No 2Gi7. ]
Rssolrsd That the Street Commissioner be, and he is
hereby aulor Zed to be laid flag stone cross
ing al the southwest intersection Of Deord and Dry
AIDES Streets at a cost not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars
TSignedl E. l.. TRACY,
President Board OF Assistant Aldermen
TSigued1 J. J. LUGENBuHL,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved February 90 1856
Isignedl JOHN L. LEWIS Mayor.
true copv THos. THEARD, Sec'y. NIB
No. 2Gl6l
Resolved That The Street Commissioner be, and he
is hereby instructed, in removing the earth taken from
HE Camp Street Canu 10 places much Of The same as
is necessary in coliseum Square, 10 grade The same
Reso!ed further Thut the Surveyor be, and hereby
instructed 10 have wooden railing and trees placed
around said square, provided the cost does not exceed
TWO hundred dollars. 49,
TSiguedl J.J IUGENBUHL,
President Board of Aldermen.
Tsirned1 Il. l.. TRACY,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
Approved February 90, 1856. .
1signedl JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
true copy. THos. THEARp, Sec'y. mo
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10 retail apolleca1y do,
4 doctors do,
lumber yards do,
8 exhibition do,
l real estate broker do,
81 retail dry groceries do,
wholesale merchant do,
3exehange brokers do,
l fruit stand do,
attorney at law do,
| intelligence office do.
produce broker do,
coal dealer do
insurance office do,
2 private boarding do,
2oyster do,
l undertaken do,
peddler do,
steamboat agent do,
saw mill do,
cotton pickery do,
81 dray licenses, FRS. District,
II dc do, Second do,
10 do do, Fourth do; total, So
"a market cart licenses,
II cab and carriage do.
'''' 'e VIM. H. GARLAND, Treasurer.
The following communication from the Sur
yeyor was read, and, on motion, referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings:
SURVEY oR'S DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL,
New Orleans, Feb &c, 1856. !
To the Honorable the Common Council,
Board of Assistant Aldermen:
| GEyTIEMEN-In obedience 10 resolution No. 1920,
have this day taken possession of the draining ma
chimes and apparatus used for draining Section No.
formerly under contract with Mr.. John Thorn.
An exa animation OF the premises in company OF Mr.:
c. Crowley, engineer engaged by me for running the
engines, and of Mr.. Grnnel engineer al Leeds foun-
dry has conyced me that the machines are both in a
very dapidated condition and require extensive re.
pairs and that It would be unsafe and lmprudent 10
run them without endangeting the lives of the persons
who may be there employed .
| As drainage cannot be dispensed with, it becomes
nv duty TO report these facts TO your honorable body
and 10 ask that proper authority to have the repairs
! done be Immediately given 10 me.
| how nj
ses made by competent and skilIful engineers. and
will report the result at the next meeting OF your Board
| | remain, respectfully, your obedient servant
LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
The following message was read:
| BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Wednesday, February 90, 1861
| To the President and Members OF the
| Conference.-The following resolutions adopted by
vour honorable body concurred IN by this boafa
A resolution appropriatng $1,000 10 the Mayor fol
| secre, police. .- ,.a ub
| A resolution 10 pay suliaiy poisonsi "''fN
resolution rejecting the adjudication made to Cor
| resolution approving the adjudication made 10
Patrick Nesior, for running Inc Draining hae"'i0 VI
| the First and Fourth Districts.
resolution 10 pay sundry perfons auop'eo OBITUARY
| 10, 1856. ~ tho ,0rsou sro,
Moved IN clean the police station and prison OF the
Second District 10 also clean the Recorders once Of
said District, without extra compehsat'oGM rs e. 10
A resolution 10 pay Messrs. Qoofhes, uliSss " - ~
| S26i5 70, for hose furnished steam engine Aoule
| America, - -,. a ,,ovo.
| Areso.ution authorizing the merchants anu s'oie.
keepers to have the streets in front OF 'helf s''
A resoluon making it the duty of the City treasurer
in his weekly statements the City Counell 10 s'a'e
where the balance of cash on hand is deposited. IL,
resolution authorizing the superintendent VI 'ne