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| "IAnd tie things? You were making mighty
free with en- when We were coming ul, Coacy.''
Il onl;- was looking to see what"
"Don't hesitate"
"N ell, it was natural curiosity that madcme
look at them. ION would have done it, Phil
; kan"ugh."
. Perhaps might: but couldt have found
it iii my heart 10 have done that"
"uh! God. | 'l;A not do it. You know |
could init lave i,"c it. onnd him ls;;;l'2rce'
i'll the hug. and biong;t n r!''ere, an: acre
i;r"";i Iii, ;:l:ict l1it; "pc al; tie thing, al
s.;lticrr,: about. lis ;-t;e VIVA: tell yu!--la
true ~ holy viii:
=! hope i, i, Cnney, hut TIC decd 10 X dark
against you Iou 90 30 lis, with Is. =
''lc, l!:;l':, where ! im;cu'! 10 80
: Ph:I itanaigir," laid one q: i:.c others,
+. = w.":t >iil wu 4" wlt# tGc E't:. e
'i.c; il lc t.crc, and ol:e q. yoH i.'Iist Ia"
and w%!ci: H. TIC Curu;."r .:"il sec 1t jr,i
; where we !;.';n.; j.. Crr!". Co cy.'
Cunc:: h;::" l'''::r: uc ::r i':s:.. u::aN tie
murdered l.ca. .i"i he :;a%ad ugon lis 3"':i-
Saiei i.;i:r:i,. ,!:( with ,ca;y hr"r; &c loi-
Iuwr; i; col.;a;;oas. lie S;:;% tic i':li .orcc
Of lir circumstance, u.:,'cr w..,.. ~ ,. b">n
iouiG:; and hc kr.: >i:!!::nar..' v::S the mi";o
i'll wic!. s;c:l cases were di~i"sed Of iii tic
courts.
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CHAPTER Y.
TIL. INV TI.;!.!..

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,.:,.,,,,;; :. -. ,',,. .ai;l.t Of 4 ki.:.
IL i.crc!n ci.e,i ,}!:i.y. a, tl,c .a,;c Sine
.i.:;w:.: = clasp knit, from, her bosom, '.Yn;i.
iitow 10 won: ti'ii c!'''=s, lry il! Try 1t ;"
Thc nca;lc crowded c."yrly EaI"ar! Tic
Shcri;; tool; tie i;n:c ard o.r;,,G!. il. f;!c point
o IL. l.!r VA, broken ok: lie tool; lie cc&
from. :, !;,;!,Is o! lie doctor ani :,iicl !, to
tie t.u.ca blade Ii !ittst-l was ;..e mi. siu:;
niece.
liza. la. h;,!' hall w;l!!.:'. l:aF !!Yseri":'j'
lauclir.i Al.ry Carroll. FLATS CasN&: BA-
aioo!i'; k,lllr!'
a.!y2.: cried! .:sry. "5nd &n crew Il unon
,rc ,' -, f;,,r, Ec,rti rc Tyrn.,c. Tint
hai M ,n.,, me 10 INK lpq.c AMI ia,.ic,E :;,a.
M IT,. ts,n,. ,, Igc I.rinsc Cnacy Nru!<,. i!:. an
,,nyi,..;,l rI n,ar.;cr. tried 20 lice rtuu him.
but e catch: nc an,l drew t.:,t knife, and
.wc.c ic'I kill ,nc il screainc.i. | s;.l:N ulom
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late. She feared not the return of Casper Bag
room, for hcr heart had been made strong by
the strange cony:ctionsthat she should succeed
in Ecr efforts. She opened her tindcr box, ant
having lighted a candlb, size boltcd her doors
and windows, and waSurnns towards her bed
room, when her eye caught all object that lay
upon the floor at the artfcr extremity of tho
! apartment. She wcnts to it and picked il up
! II WAS Dagyroon's claspNnife!
In all probability tae williams fall had SC
! t!:umIr,i his head, tdas he entirely forgot tho
kill: lie had dropped. Mary knew it; for sllt
s:,w it when lie pul!cdft out that same evening
ai;l she had often scenit before, and more than
al she knew that llalssthc people in the village
could swear to its Identity, for there was ncnc
other like it, Casper 4syins made the handle
himself ti'm cnriouslyFcsryed bog oak.
For liii five ininulcS Mary stood and ga3cd
l!pcu traG knife The blade was orcn and sic
t.mght!Hly ran herStlumb along its a,!rc
,i,irci sic closed it, auf placing it carefully il,
lie. bosom, size souglt3ler chamber. She laid
t?own upon her bed, but it Wss not 10 sleep for
her mii,i w;~ too busi, too active too much
excited. ior hat 1t ceald not be luled into
fu:y.c:!u!nc.s, nor yet INTO dreams. 1t tlwelt i'll
| nc land cl facts and csal calculations.
The nrxt morning slary was up teGGrc the
:qnn. and throwing on her bonnet and shawl,
sic fastened oil 10 ths hoi!sc OF the Sheriff.
C.his ShcriIf acted both in tue capacity oi cx-
Sc,!tor and Coroner y She ha.l to wait some
;;nc ir i,I;:. To- make alis apj,aararce, put lie
came at length.
..Ion ,rr. again!a ne laGslcly,l wi;ha Sleepy
yav,rl.
.:Ye.. sir.-.and Eavo imporla:t business
,oo. ,-c:r vol, not lie Coroner WHO examined
i;,c l..dy Of D}I Nayl,Eil?"
:.I;.ps"
TEc S;,cri,; opeued Mis- ewes and began TO
wake mn,
"(i.a: lie holy on.TalYo
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.,,,c.' ,.,.;'" ~. tGrE. tinn 20 ,,,,,rr Who
H., ~ '>''''' " '''
w., -, ..o4 l.,... f,.,,n ,;l;t s,r cor.;r.
yo, ,l;I No., G' !:o~ 80: sav or yo,, never would
;.,.,,.,..,t nom ;ris; ..r,l ,I HIM cnu.
i:'' ~ '..'."%Si. ''''5 ~ h,5 .,.' hs1 ' ;'' ~ e0
a.. ,.,.,.r ,,.oai; ,.ro:, r,,nr;,nl tha Mi.
cr Isnin "n tIe sirl yi IN state Of utter M as
49,: ',",,' i,,',o "f'-' sf
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Gboite Doctry.
DIFFERENCES.

BY CHARLES MACKEY.
The King can drink the best Of wiic--
So can l!
And has enough when he would diae-
So have 1!
And cannot order rain or shilc-
Nor can l
Then where's the difference, lvi me sec,
Betwixt my Lord the King AMI nc!
Do trusty friends surround his tht"ac
Night and day
Or make his interests heir OWL!
No, not they!
Mine love nc fer myself alolc-
Blessed hc ti:ry!
Aad that's ono difference wil;c!, sec
Dct%ixt my Lord tic kins an1 n.c
Do liu .ycS ar,ilnd re lie in wait
10 deceive!
9, iawi. aa:i lia,!cr wlea they :aic,
!tnd would 4rievc?
Or cruel poinl's o?l'rc*s my state
Ey my leave!
No! Eeavn lie thank'd! .G.d here you sec
More difference twixt tic King and me!
He has his fools, with jcsts and quips,
Wien he'd play
He has his armies and his Slips
Great are ti.cy!
l.;
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9 g G5tiiIIijo!yy Story,
EIAA2E{ GAR LII 3
or,
THE E9sT CEASE ANsF Z.
CHAPTERI.
THE MuRpER-AN ARREST.


twas wild, rugged scene, near the west.
ern shore Of Lough Neagh, III the county O!
Tyrone, and in the northern part Of Ireland. ]"
t6c Ieft' stretching away from the bii'i;, Of ti'
lake. w;s = dark boz, over which, Z! c>c-;'::-
c!r,l masses. grow the ranH mrr..ss vii ;-N",":.
Il WAS lust 1T night ih;i. q y&r-woin peiar en-
tored on thetlujiuus tou;m.:i; that ic tiirou> ::
thc hoy: and from the confidence with w:.ic:l
l,c walked Il. enc might iiavc sa?po-cd Ina. lie
f,d Travelled it oitc:. lii; WI: WAS towards
Londonderry, and as lie found himself i'll the
midst of the gloomy wildwood, lie BEGAN To
whistle slow tune by way ot cn!!vc:ll% ttit
scene. At some spots, where tic HI.!:iA& q
tlp little shrubbery was quite HE;'If :i'. "rn:iai
tremble.i and shook beneath tie pcia's tread:
bnl he iclt sure, or knew that !.r WAS ii the
rirht track, and he kept steadily Oh.
Not long after lie lad disappeared lull s.:h',
~ the intricate winding: ol ,ac path, an; one
Standing upon the edge o! tic bog might liaTe
heard 9 sudden rustiiiig OF t:c distant WiWoo'i.
rs though sumc one had rushed !iaetl" through
# Then came u scuii.c, Il Cry OF pain, q few
deep groans, and tbcn, ior u lev moM!cntS ali
wa,.tlIl. In five minute more there was ano'iiI'
r;,,,liur in tic bushes, :, c:v i, AN: exc !'n;s.
= man clle:.c,i from ;:lc bog ,%ta AMI -'o'';: ::
frw sccu..Is uIua tie !ar .i'"a", lie WA
49, ,nr i,cd!ar, ct i.c !":c III Ms !i&ai t.:2 l'a'
n.y.. ,.y: T., he gaZel c,;:!o"'if "s'''.rt :'!:r:
an1 m !,.. -. lie I'll ":~ al : he s'T. pei 81
lir;Ic oYt Q! .c *: s"t% III. 81: '.a'a ''.t
gi:!>>, upcnc.! L. "':..
an" content, ,,.
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soul i,g :. T., ,..s.s'y e. -. 90. ..Ct...;.
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CHAPTER II.
...n.0i.i. A%D HER vi$lTG2.

MARY csHaoi. AxD HER v$lT2!.
Mary Car:on was az og;,!aa. Just liiI:2g her
heal i:io i:eilliitll "u!.ia'!:!ou it W; ii i.ic
cool Of !lc cvci,iitg that >!.c ~; upon :ile Go'
stone .: !er Ec:t co..c ;m!l over !cr !,I:r !c"-
tr.rs was ;:c&! Il cicGA n. t'cImll,:g:: agony.
She heard iDn; c> a.,?.uac:;i!::, and !t;":. cr
cvc<, sic -;;5 tie ,iart iur u. Casper Dagro''ll
With s.,ir she Ii,;iIc Ito tic ho;;ae, but
| Ca-p.., followed her. lie "as 4 s,o"t .E"Hn"
fellow, but he lJo,;crl ugly AMI rc:;l-i'e I""rc
was in every invs:nrnt ui his !ratu!ria = d3T::;;
s.:owi, aid lis i%:c i'jrc l::;;GcrCu> Sca:s t@r.
had i.vcu !t!t by the WOUNDS l.c haG receives. i'll
b,",wls au;i drunken y0a'%.
"a good evening 10 yea, Miss -M%:y:' So!
C,;<pcr. as lie uii:<,l,. .cin,i>y entered.
"'Yo.!r r!y.,, nee make, il ia..! orc" replied!
the Fir girl, in 4 iirul v1ice. $50 yo@r way:
C,,>p"r na@roon.'
'''rhis is my way, darling, and he:c ] choose
10 stay !or tic present"
.:li' you stay here, then >!.all 90. I've told
YOU time AMI a:.a:n, Ca per, t.rat / would have
no,I.in= 20 DO wi;A ye. Now, leave me inrcace:
ior Il; ;!ii,cI;.:.!r.
W, ,I#..;y.. ant leave ycn for love yo'a;
aud y,!: l.;nw it, :i:l y"a s..!i &c inlne io;::i
Conc Drake Won't be my riYal any more. /
lalgi:t have 'I !yo"r pretty i;amd l"n= aGo ii it
;:3!:.': .>r., !>': III. w:;!i!;!'I ways & ai:""sA
to.l.r.4; BIZ i.c'i ,!o"c iui i,'y.
"I.>i.ps l;,'@.uoa, yon mcvrr co':l;l have i.a1
i::r !;t.lti. !..e ION, ind always Gid. Coney
Drake Isn't guilty OF That murder, and they
can't convict him Go your way and leave ne :
in peace"
wi!u. yu,;'rc saving. Cumcy Drake is guilty ol
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forward, wound her arms about his ankles and
with sudden Jerk, brought his legs from under
him. lie fell ugon the floor like leaden weight,
his krIc flew from his grasp, and, On thc in
slant, AIary once more slgang through: the
doorway She dii not stop tins time to open
the gate, but with single bound, learcd over
tic low paling and gained the street.
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\ LITERAL n..yAwAY A!;.Tcir-:A capital story
is i.ii hy Il Trx!S t,ape" ni' = rGHa#ay ma:rh
: came. oil ia !iat STATE. il seems thata coa;i;
!,:,l r,.l:ve 10 get married. Notwithstanding he
ol.n.s,i,.un o.. parent; a!rirrai:y"s ocvcrytirgre",
:::'i sa.rn= iIr '."!,era!ion ola !rirny clergy
man. i!"r ali ;ilr,: ilulmted their horses and set
o:,. lrr:; !rirdS na;ipn, several miles distant.
w:!c:! t: rites co;:id be s.,!e;!ri.ai wiih5at in
t.r;crcace. They had Hot gone lar, however.
b.iors .!er flight was discovered, ANA then there
was Us much amounting, and racing, and chasing
as ,,.rlri,! Oh the occasion OF" :" fciing Luchn
vars celebrated clopcmaut with tic Ec:her|y
maiden. The lovers and their faithful pastor
;,e,n h2ar,l ;ilr noise ofapproachn@ pHrsicri and
gave their horses the spur. But alas the;" cne.
mics We're better mounie'l and gained Fast upon
them. it WIS evident they would snnn be cap.
turcd, when lclicitoiis inspiration o. Ii.c nalcn
came TO their aid. Cant you marry ,.S as We
run p she siloatc; 10 Tie clergyman. Tie idea
"lpo!;.' and hc at once commenced Ike ritual.
All rarli,.s covered themselves with ;@iury
and lust III I!a hrtc5 father cluichc,l li2r bride
rein, tie Clergyman 1"o"HHnccl the lovers man
and wife. When ihc Oh @cntlrElan first learned
what had been done he wis inc;incdto be furious
but being u gallant old fellow, and admirin,: {;
d.shine action hc soon concluded to forgive tic
rrnawars in consideration of the handsome and
novel manner in which they triumphcd over him
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SrsrGpIr DeyorloS.-Thcra is a young lady
living in SSarat;g. who HIS visited t!sc grave OF
a sister every moraing Tor three years \ more
touching sight VIC have seldom seen, in this IN
constant and torgcttul world, than this devout
maiden k,ieelingztQ place flowers lpon the green
covcr!ets OF 4 sisters narrow bed and to repeat
her morning prayers, where none but God can
hear them. There is 4 i&naticism Of the aifec-
lions which one canEot but reverence; and the
sc2nc sc lave alluded 10 makes the lo"e Of We.
mia holy. even 10 those whose ssclt!cisnl has
i,.n.,,n ,.lr.:nir
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Ho*oR ToA AIAxgEr.--JoinP p. Groves,
of boston, Mass has lately been awarded the
first prize as yiolini>t at tie Coservatoirc Roy
al, in Brussels. Mr.. Groves will make concert
tour of Europe, i'll company with Littolf, a celc-
bratcd pianist, befurc returning home.
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h.s head looping over upon the scat, and then
his body rolled upon the floor. There were
two OF three long strugglcs-a crimson stream
started forth from lis Mouth, and he was no
more! Tie fall hal broken his neck; His
fair victim escaped him.
"Gol did I.. - criel Mary.
"God did it !" crci they all.
Mary Carroll held the order for Concy Brakes
release in her hand. She rushed wildly to the
,jail, and al hundred young men and old follow
cd hcc.
':Freo! u she cried, az sic fell upon hcr
lovers bosom. "Corncy dear Corley, you
arc lrce!"
Tie .jalor came and knocked of the sllac!llcs
from the yorng MANS feet and hands, but be-
fore lie could gain time to speak his cell was
filled with men Ticy caught HIM in their
arms au,l bore him to tie street, where they
placed him in Il carriage they had dragged from
b. his side, they proceeded TO tic .iT girls cot
tagG.
Ere many weeks had passed away, there was
a wedding, and Curney and Mary were the Ean-
ry couple.
How TIE DGr!E. Losr--Thc following is too
good to be Io3t. We clip il from aI exchange
paper and respectfully c;;! the attention 10 it Of
certain persons Y;i:u lrt disposed to spread il:
the newspaper line:
4 young man who arientIy desired wealth
WAS visited by his Satanic n"jcSty, VINO tcmrptc'
him % prol:; lis SOIL !1r eternity, if he could
be supplied Oh tbs earth with Ill the money he
could use. The bargain was oncIudel-thc dew
il WAS TO supply the money, as'! was at last to
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I'.:7::'''- T:7 :..': :'- i'':'V
.t,..t, s. :!,r.c of az. a'''"r. T1r, aIe i.cen
orrre,! t;;nr ;;.'r time. They !.&yc been al
M,-is OF i!iaS% ;n:: Nni.j"s--oi i:tp"3lici"' :.
IL !, tue !!.aL tn il:s:i:r "i t ;'"f'i2'o! o::H
iaay inc attached ;,nlI ila finger q; corn '"aY
IL i."'i up a::aiist; hit this is c":ano:. 10
,:icminr; Of ever denominations Of every ;'r'-
.. ,;---,n cys:v cu!mnlsli:ity and la.-but il
c:,:l o mere De !;cis! IN or SHOWN as 4 hlcnish
i.;mi. to>r w!u haze eriic'i 10 such rcproac.l,
:i'an hs l.jr;,ncus, cruel end unjust administra-
i;un o! "nc u;.,n co;l;l bc brought up to injurc
s t.r:.cii ;,c administration ut lis SUCCESSORS.
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.!ccinEyT.-A lev days AGO, Dr.. c. Wheeler,
OF Weston: III co;.i.mnE with hi; two sisters,
wa, returning ii! b"&s:y from tic residence OF
E:r. BARNS. ;iNI wiicn orpo.iie the Narluw*, OH
The West FoyI; river. Tic hc:sa became fright
crc:l AMI took u fearful leap down rrecipii"'i'
cl.ltnklacYt some thirty feet into Tic river.
Tie water at this f,oilt Is Sonc ten or twelve
ct deep. anal tie i,"rsc aid i'ti@Gy wc'rt cnlirc-
y un,!r. .:,Mc i.o.7c oon arose, and ::ti'"I ny
.,.c.l;octcg soon Succeeded i'll swimming with!
.::.c !,;;:sy INTO >aiio" water. from which viii:
;::c a,,,;a!;cc oi -evcral d! o"r Gcac-o''o ci'i-
xom:, who were !rrtrnatcl.;' ncai The spot. tie
!;.,a:,., s:,c;ce,ire: in landing tic lal;cs safely
a:l.i un:;i,l.ch uon Tic s..orc. With ne cNec-
ION ti one a:ta.. winch wla broken, no !::.;'.i,y
was inc 10 tic :,ri.%E. wi,;ci i"ili'Hatt;y It.
.::4:;ic,l r.!.3 -ie p; while in lie w:;i"r IT."
i,..." !Y;y .lct i:0 TIE river: i.tc h"i.":A 81
w!l...! Is c.E"rei viii: l"Ifs, aMi ti'r I, &c
!urclr,,iu w.;rt i:;i;:i ~: !!i-s; ;:':iyc:!i';i*.
an! cs,::ai Il IL" ia; u, :.:n Hac III II ::i-
.:.:.. a..,.--4,.'c;~ Il. i9} ih.'ol..
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TIE LAX wHo BROKE TIL" TElEGEArHlc Ca.
E:@-'lne letter OF Professor Morse, which We
Published, gycs Il perfectly clear and understand.
able cxi ilana'ion III the cause OF the breaking OF
the Atlanta" Telegraph cable, and fixes the blame
o the disaster where It probably belongs. Mr.
Bright, the head engineer, who had the laying of
the cable under his sue direction, appears 10 have
been tie cvIprit. lie had put the blame upon
~ mechanic" but Professor Morse SAYS that he
ordered one OF his suborlinates to apply the
brakes, the :: mechanic hesitated, Mr. Bright
generously" gave u certificate exoneratns all
persons OH board the ship from any blame for
t!c disaster. Another very important fact stated
BY Professor Morse is that the cable was running
ont hut verv little faster than the rate at which
the ship was going.
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r77~ Advccs received at Washington, state
that Brigham Young threatens war and sep
araiion OF the Union ii the United States troops
enter the Territory.
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-" L,;e so iony as you may, the first twenty
wears IRON the greater part Of your life. They
aj,;.,r 50 when they are passing-they seem to
..,,c lcrn 20 wien =" look back to theln-and
they II" ~ ,E":" ~" III "l.r E"aEo::es than
ri! the ,.rir- wiz: -,:@cccd them.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-30

A DOVE ALIGHTING ON CoFFIN.-In Ed
inburg, short time ago, respectable family
in one of the quietest quarters in the city
were thrown into mourning by the death ofone
of their number, and elderly lady. A night
or two after the event a strange noise was
heard at the window of the room where the
coffin was lying. 1t seemed like the futter-
ing of the wings of bird against the window
panes; and when the maid-servant appeared
at the window for the purpose of raising it to
examine into the cause of the noise a beauti-
ful white dove flew into the department and
alighted upon the lid of the coffin. 1t offered
no opposition when they attempted to secure
it, and is i'll the possession Of the relatives Of
the deceased lady, who, from the singularity
of the circumstances, have resolved to pre-
serve it carefully. Had the event happened
in times past, when superstition held sway, it
would undoubtedly have given rise to some
strange imaginings relative to the departed.
Edinburgh Express.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-30

THE SPHYGMosCoPE.-A London physician
has invented noble instrument, called the
ssphygmoscope, for indicating the movements
of the heart. The instrument consists of a
small chamber filled with spirits Of wine, or
>other liquid, provided with thin India rub
Der wall where it is applied to the chest. At
the opposite extremity the chamber communi-
Gates with glass tube. which rises above the
level of the chamber. The liquid is put into
the instrument until it stands in the tube
little above the level Of the chamber; the pres
sure of the liquid in the little tube acts upon
the elastic or yielding wall Of India rubber,
and causes it to protrude. When the India
rubber chest piece receives an impulse on its
+exterior, it causes the fluid to be forced up
tthe tube. The protruding wall of India rub
fber is driven inward, when it is brought in
contact with that portion of the chest which
lis struck by the apex of the heart, and rise
in the tube takes place. The tube is supplied
with a graduated scale, to denote the rise and
fall with exactitude; on the top of the glass
tube is collar to prevent the egress of the
liquid; when employed this collar or valve is
cleft open for the passage of the air.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-30

NONE ExEMPT.-In her life of George WASH
ington, Mr.. Kirkland gives us one close view
Of that stately lady, Mrs Martha Washington:
''If we were to give our private opinion
says Mrs. Kirkland, 1--WE should say that Mrs.
Martha Curtis Washington, with her large
fortune, her strong domestic tastes and affec-
tions, and dutiful common sense character,
exercises her full share of influence over the
Commander-in- Chief of the Armies of the
United States of America. She had very
decided way of speaking, and as she never
meddled in public affairs, we can easily i'm
,agine the General letting her have her own
way in pretty much everything else.
"a guest at Mount Vernon happened to
sleep in room adjoining that occupied by the
President and his lady. Late in the evening,
when people had retired to their various
chambers, he heard the lady delivering a very
animated lecture to her lord and master upon
some hing which he had done, that she thought
ought to be done differently. To all this he
listened in the profoundest silence, ard when
she, too, was silent, he opened his lips and
spoke, NOW, good sleep to you, my dear.''-
This anecdote of the great man in his gh
cap, is quite characteristic of him, but it i