The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-25

The peaceful prince OF Earth aud Hesven:
10 the solemn midnight
Centuries ago!
A WOMAN OF' NERVE.
how SHE cor OU e OF A sCRAPE
A tall, slender figure, wi.n brown hair falling
over cue shoulders, and paie Tesviuse lace, ciau
in long, flowing. uressins gown, and hoidlug IA
hguI bisu ABOVE Its head, ami IookIng steadIiy
ovwu ~ me, ~ / asconds1 the stairs-this WAC
vns.l sAw Is ~eut ny ~ my rom IN the Spread
EAxIs Iuu, trace cnurcn Street, 90 the night oi
Sps io.p vi ovpIeMoer, .o4o, no 1 AM Chfissiab
4 ss,uvvu suurI suu ivuked at the ng1re, M !,
Va. ivvAInk at me. l had nUG Seea urIuking,
wAs nvs waking iu my sleep, aud, more thna ali
Know Inc face aud fJrm-Uut what, IN the name
Ut cvmmvn seuse, Wac young lady doing IN tie
pAssake vi Oia inn - that noar, aiono, aud III
suca = aress! sue biusnod scarlet as dew near,
AMI wrxppod her dressing so@n niore closely
around uci; but Ine uext uioaeut sne Was as pats
- os.ors, aud spoke ~ uie eagerly AID nurriediy
but la . vsIy TOW voice.
''Sir, are you the iaudiord Oh TINS inuF
81 uo., aiauam.
abb YOU 400 where be Is
"uuS "a staff. ia tns coffee room, l think. But
gous wrongf"
Sue stamped her foot slightly with impotence.
and looked iuii in Ine lace. Fine eyes
h.d-bius and s0fI In gsuersi- but now they we're
b,axiax.
"U,u'G stop to ask Questions, sir! Bring him
hear xs ouce; and cvIic back with him yourself.
keIux pissVls, II you have them; do yvu near !.
Aud ua for jour iio-fvr your lille !" she added,
lssuiLk over sue baunlslers, and speaking in Ihe
RAms ivv, hurried Gvue.
4 was away Iu su instant, though knew no
more vi my errAud tnan the the inoon.-
hut should lIke " SEQ ,ne man VINO would not
nave dvuv sns same. Apart IRON the t.cE that
sae was Gaining my aid aud protection, there
Was, Sud sne nasn OF tuo eye, that warned me
she n0s triii,d WAN. sne Would have
made = Kvod keuerai, nad size D1eu "a niau, aud, 4
Waxer my noau, not u soiuier would have dafed "
ru.I rs, lad slokeu ~ sue dt1 ~ ME That
nIxu.. But Dsfors nuish my story, 1 nuss beg IN
Is. 1 AIN Gus u B;underins Ieiiv~. NY wiiS nj
WAS soy Mistake caa be III AIDE, aLa sure -
MAKO L.; Anu / DeiieSs 4 Was going W tell You
avvut Tue landlords coming, beioie 1 said what
hs LOU lor. Nov, theu, wii eomanenve The
thiuS rikhsiy.
Yns ep,saa Eag,e Ion, which is still standing,
sud may DO seon any aay, ~ The curIou5 traVoi-
10. 10 = ciamsy, iitiISntot mouse, situated ia
tns Ut cIty, yes Aeepidg all lts Oddities,
Wnicu were just In fashion TWO Iuree
huuJrvu yea. ngu. IL 10 DuIit around court yard
anus Ia W kates .cross WING sai,e n
from ONO uuor Tie vtner, I'm Tie paved ard
low. IL has UaIustl adcs aud staI cases,
SIfilCieut oak 20 Duiid haiI nivdeTn nvuse wiIu
Auu uvep " udo~ anu oig pee, X uomy
roIms, aud vdd ntIio cI. so.s, aud iauuius pIac-a
aud passaxes, Carpets, cnalrs, aud pictuIes That
Mrs. Moan misut nave Kept house ~,th IN the
ARK. ~ Bay nothing OF the curious vu clIua the
sids-Dvsios, ano wine glasses and decanters u
mach. Tv au EugiisnInan, IL offers tue snugsest
OF uvlnes, aud Iuast DeeI aud mutton are
Observation-Disclosures, White tue walker 10 civil and
stsaoy ~ II ue lad noeu brea.uIug The atmJs-
pnsrs vi the Old place Tor years. lie makes one
issI '.rospecIaUie mereiy W i've There iUr a Times
Aud I, wuo had been u Wild euougu college lad,
tuu al myself sOudriug down day ny Jay, as pUrru
over my Mnnuscrlpts, or 0Iueu quietly by my soit
uuQsr Ins eye Charles, the ~alter III uiy ece vi
muIIvu and baked pvLa.oeS my pius Of 20. ter, aud
my apple vr damsuu tartl QuIte likely a family
naau / lUlt, AZ timos--tnVush nay wife cnil-
drsu we're WITH NY shlp, that WAS ~ Come home
sone uay, aud bring me al Ini nenss IorLune. did
not know Low long Tho voyage might take, NOT
knowiuK even troln what port tne VAS u
start; Hua 80 ilved under the wings OF the spread
EAgle, aud worked ~ my manuscii apt and Waited.
IL sas Not, BY auy nleau1, the vuiy dweller ia
the eyre. People we're cunning aud going all tbs
time, vas Scarcely ever Saw tnem, Or heard their
names. lne slttIhg room next mihe. the .ecoud
floor, would be teuauted one Mouth, by u cuuuie
Win An Indefinite number VI Children; and The
next, it may be by al ord gentleman, WHO made
No n0ise, AMI refcy spoke, except " tell his SELL
Want 80 briug more Wine; then WOULD Come q tras
yelling alst, with his sketch books aud Ills great
Newfoundland dug, aud they would play at rough
Ah4 tumble to4oIner, after he had doue WurA,
I'll, the house shook, and the nervous lady above
nearly went into h.s; and he would De succeeded
by u musiclan, VIM would play all day anu u bart
OF she nign,, iii the saie iauy declared she should
b. rraay ivr Bediatn; but sic lever was ready aud
never went-At least, 10 my kno~loge. For my
part, / WINS aiwsys satisfied. When tue Children
were there, and playing 30 noisiiy tnat could
Not shlpk, used 10 LAY uown my pen and wonder
what their LAmes were, and now The, looked, and
II tpey wore play ing thc Same admes played III
ny boyhood tso many ysars agoD with my bro
thsrs aud cousins. Inc great dog used often to
meet ne IL the passage aid give NE u iriendl,
Wax Of Inc tall patted his bead, and after thai
HIS DARK WAS nUsic In my ears; Tor DEFY any one
VINO has y hsAst, ~ make the Acquaintance OF q
dog-A Newfoundland espUcialiy-and not love
han. And the Composer, who played ali day the
sweet CREATIONS VI his sOul-God Knows what low
lug tender fAncies came 10 NC and then as the
nsiudy woys itself in with ! what was wiring
almost before knew It. / am u happy fellow
nsturAly J, and disposed 70 make the best Of every.
shisg; bus settling this entirely aside, am sure
was better and = kinder man tor the nelghburs
haA.
Vne day the room was taken, after it had been
nsxuuinX empty tor y week, and heard the voices
Of M Old nah, his vile, The II esn clear tones
VI . y.uug Eiri. often judge people BY their
voices bs:ofs i see them, aud pictured the lad
70 myself, quite correctly. There was ring la
her words, buoy Ms Ia, K-iike tome, that CAV. me
thS idea VI happy spirit aud perfect health
Nov and then .ne vVics deepened and soiteued,
ana dcspsDed, and know that her face mad lost
IL siniie, and that she looking grave-perhaps
sAd. ~ know that she had suffered, and AZ day
At.er day went on, and the voice grew familiar
judged Ihst she had suffered deeply There wa.
something bohiad that puturai gaiety, known
only 70 herself AUG God, II may anu OF IL threw
gloom over Ter whoie life, and would always do
~. And l snought should like 10 nee her AMI
judge II my surn,isss we're correct.
asked the landlord about the party He locke
% the book, and read the names, sKey Ed ward
Williams and lady. Mrs. Arnold. New York city )"
''rhsy ere Americans, them" / exclaimed.
~ IL can har
By the packet, aud are going 70 Paris next mont
Very nice people they seem, but they have queer
wsys. All Asasrlcaos have, am oit.a toid'
"Yes-thsy seem odd 70 us do Doubt said,
nosingiy--searesiy knowing what had answered
And tssa went ny 70 my room, ana wondered II
Hrs. Arpsld wss widow. or II her husbaad wa,
ssau living. II %, feit strongly inclined to
strange OF shoot hun, without ANY delay. 1t 10
Ing cue man has TOWARDS apother WHO IA. he
thanes) hss robbsd him Of Something which mIght
have bsatsnsd his own liie l am sure mauy a
married svaaan would laugh heartily IL she Dnt
Sssw the tsaeaes that pass through me braiu OF
oss d hsr bachelor ffiends, who sdmires her, rs
- sess her With child 10 her arms, or her sweet
tses Looking over her husbands shoulder istupid
nsoD ~ ne pores over y dry newspaper, quite
scsoscesgns Of hss prsssncs.
WeiIs ] 81 thtukfng thus Of Mr.. Arnold, Mrs.
Arnold. 10 the next room. began 10 sang. There
va god piano Ia No. ~, aud haA often heard
Der pisyisg bsiozs. hat this evening soc Only
seemed recalling snstchss u sweet, cad songs, ,nd
Ssls Uars she was aions Her touch upon tue
keys sas sott and dreamy; sometimes she Vas
vleying Win oae hAnd, aud tasu would come Q
soey Dsasss sheaxh s~d not heard her leave her
ossS. uoutd have givsn worlds " have been De.
49, ~, % shns hour VI twilight. Bat ,r faded
80 ~ eos4 veil u ny room was sttIi bsr s.,n
=. ssasd nes singiug. "rhsn yoa'ii RENE Der
~ y. ~ eessy. snd thea the music es&ssd. IL
Ssse - eooeeh - g isso tbs nYxs room; 81.
psssg " ~ - - gloves, west oas fus !