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of the night they had proceeded to the
next station on the road, when their ad-
vance was suddenly checked.
A sharp rattle of musket balls which
seemed to have been designodly fired
about their heads, brought them to an
immediate halt. A second discharge
gave them to understand that their fur.
/ ther progress would be dangerous. Cap
tain Trevor who was in command, mme-
diately gave orders for a countermarch
and in less than ten minutes the whole
body were in a retrograde position.
We can hardly venture to describe the
feelings of chagrin, entertained by the
original plotter Of this expedition. when
informed by Trevor of the Unsatisfactory
result. As that officer handed him the
gold which had been promised, he threw
it to the ground with violent gesture
and with an oath swore that he would
murder the informer, whoe~ er it mi ght
be, that had thus defeated his hopes. In
vain the kings officer strove to calm
him; the darker passions Of his nature
were aroused and would not be exercis-
ed. While he was thus storming and
invoking maledictions upon the head Of
the culprit, 4 fair girl entered the apart
ment. There was look of intelligent
ftmncss upon her pale countenance, as
her eyes pet those Of Eer father and
quailed not.
Come hither, II ester" he cried. "Do
you know aught Of this matter: Can
you tell me who sent word to Washing
ton, respecting this expedition -
Hester cast an appealing look upon
the officer, who, however, did not inter-
fere between :hem.
Did you hear my question p roared
Jenning. Tell me do you know aught
of this =
Il do the girl replied, in low
tone.
Il thought SO. Now tell me the per-
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at was ~
slou Serpent! You betray NC y
"Father hear me. did send word
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"Charlcs,' said the lovely girl, as she
took his reluctant hand in hers; "dca,
Charles. my friend, how can you blame
me ? How can you feel so : Love is a
mystery. l do not know why l chose
William rather than YOU
"He has known you but ten months,
while have known you from child -
81 know it, Charles. l have alicays
liked you . Do you not remember how
| have so often glveE you flowers; and
how you used to love to carry my heavy
satchcl of books home for me; and how
you gave me birds and rabbits for pets,
and | named them after you; and how
you used to do my hard sums for me,
and what good friends we used to be -
"Yes, remember 1t all, Ida; and we
were very happy; and when | grew up,
and you grew up and became so beauti.
tui resolved you should be my wife; but
then came this stronger and--and-'
Here the emotion, if not gush OF
tears. of the young man checked his
uttcrancc, and he turned away without
finishing the sentence.
AS said, Charles, love is i mystery.
loved him as soon as | saw him. |
don't know how it was. but our eyes no
sooner met than our hearts seemed to tlv
toset ther and embrace like long absent
friends
The disappointed lover made no im-
mediate reply. He walked for few
90 . C,,> L., ii
gate. There was cloud visible upon
his brow, and a stern 6xcdness of the
lips which alarmed her. She approached
hm gently, and said, Charles =
"Wcll. Miss Boyd -
do not speak to me so unkindly.'
"What matters it Arc you any
thing to me :: Am I anything to thee
Are you not his : | do we'll to speak
unkindly But forgive me. Ida |
am not angry with you. Poets say love
cannot be helped But as for him, who
knowing how loved you, and who has
come between me and happiness-'
.Say no word in anger. Charles -
For my sake, do not be angry with Will
liam
For hy sake -
YES, may not ask this -
Ida what do owe YOU. that for thy
sake should not hate him =
Nothing; but. Oh, forgive me
knew not you loved me so dearly. You
never tol me till tonight -
"Because did not deem 1t necessary
to tell thee, he observed, bitterly Il
thought you understood the look OF my
eyes, the touch of my hand, the tone of
my voice : TO tell You that | loved YOU
would have seemed like painting the
rainbow. OF lerding torches % the light
Of the 'ttrs Bat, aies, | see l have
been mistaken The love OF tins world
TO secure Itself must gahbie aud speak
Itself o't. or the ioudest goose wtI b.
the victor.
/ You are very bitter, Charles.
"Parden me, but :se. bittcrly y Good
night. Ida
Let us part friends.
"Ftiends Eh Friends W hat
does that mean .Noi eaemlss 5
"More than that, Charles Let us
part ttieuds -
Not enemies answered tac young
man. as he c"Ia'y received IN ms own
her sou manu- Wi'h "Aicn sue Warmly
+ clISpcd MS. Il can never hate ttee
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hand"
well, William is good young man
and will make you happy. But yor
know my opinion. would rather yo,
would have married Mr.. Rcdington.-
That fine house his mother lives il
would have been yours at her death, with
a carriage, and all that
Don't talk of such things, mother, -
They do not come into my thoughts.
shall be perfectly happy with William
And since l have seen the exhibition O
anger and feeling shown BY Charles thi;
evening, see he has fearful temper
which might have made me wrctehed as
his wife
"Well, come in, dear child. 1t is full
a quarter to ten. Honest people ought
to be in bed by half an hour after bell.
ringing
Il Will come in soon, dear mamma
| think William will be here by ten.
will just meet him at the gate here, and
say good night to him. He was to
bring me a wedding room.'
"Well, at ten you must come in Tie
your handkerchief over your, head, Ida
for feel there is dew"
Ten was struck by the old clock in
the house. but Ida's l)ver had not come.
She wait d till ten minutes past, when.
slowly and wonderingly, she returned to
the house.
"IIe has never failed me BEFORE" she
sail; but perhaps something has de-
tanned him. 1t cannot be that, now that
am engaged to him. he loves me less,
and thinks he need not be So punctual
to his engagements as he was not sure
of ne. and was trying TO win my con.
sent ~
How sensitive, how jealous, how exac-
ting i, true love.
Ida rc-entcred the house. and by and
by retired but not until all hope OF
seeing William that night had expired.
In the morning she dreamed dream.
She believed that she was walking arm.
in-arm with William by the side of the
river, when a mermaid rose before them
out Of the water and said; in a harsh
voice, "Come i have waited for you !.
You must go with me, My hope in the
depth OF the river is ready -
She thought that the mermaid 50 tas
cinatcd William, that he left her side and
went, as by Il rcsistless spe /, to the
syren, who was about to cntwinc her
arms about him, when some one cried, as
If from the ait, Fire, and slay her, OF
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TERMS OF ADvgRTIsIxG.--0n square o
less, three insertions, Sl,25;-caCh subse-
qucnt insertion rs ccnts--l square ! year,
5000. liberal discount made on long ad-
vcrtiscmcnts. A squire is 16 lines Nonparicl
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Upon the practice of boring the horns.
cutting off the tails and similar remedies
for diseased animals, DR.. G. IL. DADD,
veterinary surgeon. Boston, Mass, thus,
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
IT is DARK.

The following beautiful sentiment is Ia
ken from "Meister Karl's Sketch Book"
entitled "The Night of Heaven" 1t is full
of touching tenderness:
'It is dark when the honest and honor
able man sees the result of long years
swept cruelty away by the grasp of knav-
ish, heartless adversely Ii is dark when
he feels the clouds IF sorrow gather around,
and knows that the ropes and happiness of
others are fading with his own. But in
that hour the memory of past integrity
will be true consolation, and assure him,
even here on earth, of CLEANS of light from
Heavenl
1t is dark when the dear voice of that
sweet child, once so fondly loved, is no more
heard around in murmurs. Dark, when
the light, pattering feet no more resound
without the threshold, or ascend, step by
step, the stairs. Dark, when some we'll
known melody recalls the strain once oft
attuned by the childish voice now hushed
in death! Darkness, indeed; but only the
gloom which heralds the day-spring of i'm
mortality and the infinite light Of Heaven!
1t is dark, when in later life we tread the
scene of long-vanished pleasures-pleaSures
pure and innocent-whose memory has of
ten thrilled our soul, whose voices, like
those of some phantom band, are ever sweet
and sad; but never sadder than when CHM
ing with the after-echo, owe return no
morep Ring as we will, sweet voices, there
are loftier joys awaiting in the golden Eden
Land, which lies beyond the sunset of life,
and is gladdened by the light above in
| Heayenl
1t is dark, very dark, when the grim
hand of sickness has passed fearfully over
us with its deathly magnetic stroke, and
left behind the life-enduring sorrows of
blindness, decrepitude or debility. 1t is
dark, sadly dark, when we are neglected
for the fair and comedy who abound in
this heartless world Cheer up, thou poor
sufferer; for there be those among the an
gels who love thee, and thou wilt yet shine,
fair as they, when touched by the light a.
bOve, in Heavenl
1t is dark in the heart fman all over this
fair green world. 1t is dark beneath the
MONDAY sky-dark in the sun-ray, the
moonbeam, the starlight. But for the true
heart and trusting soul, who lives in the
life of love and gctleness, there beameth
ever a light of Joy from Heaven.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
NEVER HAD A QUARREL"

AT very late period of the life of the
Duke of Wellington, he wrote to friend
thus: II am not in the habit of deciding
upon such matters hastily or in anger; and
the proof of this is, that never had quar-
rel with any man in my life !" Let any
one consider the long and varied civil and
military career Of the iron Duke; the In
Vulnerable classes of persons with which he
was brought into contact; his constant vex-
ations in the Peninsula, with red-tapism at
home, and Spanish pride and suspicion a.
broad his difficulties in political life; the
habits and character of the army, especially
at that period: and then let him repress, il
he can, his wonder at this great captains
being able, when quite over sixty years of
age, to make such broad declaration as to
his past life.
1t is very evident that he who so well
commanded others, began by commanding
himself; that the GOODNESS, selfpossession
and sharpness fview, which were, perhaps,
his most salient traits in campaign, or on
the battlefield, were, in part at least, the
fruit of constant and careful discipline OF
his own feelings under ordinary circum-
stances. "Never had quarrel in my lifep
How many civilians, how many Christians,
ayel how many clergymen, can say the same
thing? Yet it is certainly possible to pass
through life without quarrels, seeing that
the old proverb holds good, that it requires
two to consummate any such unpleasant
business. A may quarrel with b. That
is misfortune, which possibly B. may in
no way he able to avoid. A. may want to
pick quarrel for Interior purposes, or he
NAV be insolent and offensive without
knowing it, or he may take a perverse de-
light in wounding other peoples feelings.
But in any case, it depends upon b. alone,
whether there is to be mutual quarrel.
If, like Wellington, he avoids acting in an
ger or haste-always the two great fomen-
tiers of trouble-he will almost invariably
come to de pise the affront, if intended, or
to overlook it, if not AT all events, he will
not quarrel" He may give the offender
wide berth in future, he may shun associ-
alton with him; but he will have no alter
cation, and he will nurse no grudge. fire
CURED to make personal statement, oral or
written, he will do it with judicial calmness
and GOODNESS, avoiding reflections upon 9th
ers, and combining himself simply to the
facts. If these are questioned, he makes
no reply, but leaves the issue to time, to
truth and to God
The man who settles it in his mind, that
with Gods help he will never quarrel with
any man, will almost certainly succeed.
The very resolution would cut off nine
tenths Of the proyocations to strife; and
any decent effort to fulfil it would dispose
of the other tenth.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
FORTY YEARS IN SLAVERY

n T. 4
peil'S lile personal reeoilections of Peter StI
and his wife Vina, after forty
years in Slavery.
BY MRS. KATE Z. R. PICKARD
With an introduction by Rev. Samuel ] Ma,
Biographical Sketch of Seth ConckE9 "''i
by William IL. Furness, d. d.
vol, Illustrations, 4OS PIP. 12mo Price 81
postage paid.
Peter Still was kidnapped in early childho,l
from the doorstep of his home in New Jerssv
For more than forty years he was slave in r.
lucky and Alabama. At last he purchased 81
freedom by the slow accumulation Of extra loha.
and returning to the region of his birth, fopnJ n
yet surviving mother and his numerous brohl ~
and sisters, living in and near PHILADELPHIA T
wife and three children under the pilotage Of M,
Concklin, attempted to escape but were ra.,sn
tured at Fincennes, Indiana. Peter immedistai.
set about collecting the means for their purebss:
The sum demanded for them was exorhtant
S5,000-and would have discouraged almost am
other man than Peter Still. Yet the stronc soo;:
feeling and the energy of his race were strtirnI
manifest in his untiring perseverance, which 81 g.:
crowned with success, and Peter had tn upsna,s
able pleasure of bringing his household to f.,
home, where they can quietly enjoy their own
fireside, free from the masters frown aud the Az
yer's LASH
The writer of this narrative was highly a.
teemed teacher in the Female Seminary at tn.
cumbia, Alabama, who had every opportunity :.
acquire personal knowledge of all the prom;1e't
facts and circumstances which she has narrotJ
We can promise the lovers of exciting adveptu,.
very much in this volume to crafty their tOsts
and all those who really desire to fathom n.
heights and depths of that iniquity which !
threatening the destruction of our Republic, NAV
turn to it in the assurance that they will find n
much valuable information, given with the strit
est regard to truth
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
BOOKS.
VOICES OF THE PRESS.

Tho ,,o1 VI THE PRESS.
ton NJ o'a ona cannot iall to gain wide orcu,
are here 80 one can contemplate the scenes wboh
vetion Of tb a'%iay set forth without new cn
which the sn6Hn teoeSness OF the institution from
escaped@T 1a@ee5 18TH q the narrative has hap ,G
sorrow ' eond 'b he story as affecting as any tale Of
Nv t - If oer =, J. Evangelist '"'' u
narrafv - - Gnele IONS Cabin, the extraordinary
marIobl 81 solomon Northrup is the most ~
Aner;oan pooh mat was ever issued from thu
american nc press.-Detrojt Trb. ~ ''o'' The
the no ~ WIN an unbiased mind sits down to
fed that Il u tnis book, will arise perfectly salts
vet ,,nao, 1ner,can slavery is he'll of torment.
fse Untold and feel like devoting the energies sns q
his lLe TO Its extirpation from the face Of u
peIullLul earth,-Enening ChronicLe -
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08

DOMESTIC LIFE.-He cannot be an I'M
happy man who has the love and smile of
woman to accompany him in every depart
ment of life. The world may look dark
and cherries without; enemies may gather
in his path; but when he turns to the fire
side and feels the tender love of woman, he
forgets his cares and troubles and is COM
paratively happy man. He is but half
prepared for the journey of life who takes
not with him him that friend who will for
sake him in no emergency, who will divide
his sorrows, increase his joys, lift the veil
from his heart, and throw sunshine amid
the darkest scenes. No, that man cannot
be miserable who has such companion,
be he ever so poor despised, and trodden
upon by the world.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08

ny- A good story is told by the New
Haven Register" of man named Bishop,
who was sent down to New York with one
of his Ay-trap machines as specimen
number" A butcher was very desirous
he should set it going in his shop, and in
the course of half an hour something less
than peck of flies had been "hived." The
butcher was pleased, but concluded, as the
flies were all trapped, he didn't want the
machine. every we'll" said Bishop, "Pm
Yankee, and ] won't take advantage of
you by carrying off your Aies;" and draw
ing the slide, he liberated the whole swarm
about the butchers ears, and beat retreat
under cover Of little the loudest buzzing
ever heard in that vicinity.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

NOTICES OF THE PRES S
The Anglo A icQn Magazine is the title of a
new candidate for public favor the first january
number of which lies before 1t is published
in the interest of that class Of our fellow citizens
who are DISTINGUISHED by the bred Scott decision,
and its contents, in their generality, speak very
significantly of the injustice done them by the
opinions of some of the Judges of the Supreme
Court.
We hail the appearance of this Magazine as a step
in the right direction and trust that it will not be
suffered TO lack for the want of support.-Eraa-
gelis (Ne,o York;
Among the various new publications recently
announced we are glad to learn of the establish
ment of a magazine conducted entirely by eoored
persons, and devoted to the social moral and po-
fitical advancement of their brethren Tndepend-
dent Nelc York;
The Magazine is one of great ability interest
and taste, and will bear comparison with those
of much greater pretensions. We sincerely hope
the friends of the colored people will patronize
this work and help them in this honorable effort
to put themselves in position which they de-
serve and which their enemies would fain prevent
them from attaining ''Blake or the Huts OF
America" is beautifully written and filed with
thrilling interest.-Amerlcan Baptist (Ne0 York;
1t is a creditable publication. Such
journal will, if rightly conducted, do much to
raise the condition of this class of our population
and inspire them with q manly sel-respect, and
breathe Christian aim into their struggles
Christian Inquirer (Neo York;
The colored citizens of the United States num-
Der many men of culture and marked ability as
speakers and writers, and they have established a
monthly in New York, entitled the ARglO-Af rieda
Magazine, which is certainly creditable in style,
execution and literary merit. We
hope that its success may be such as to encour-
age its undertakes to yet greater exertons to i'm
provement, even amid the difficulties which lie in
their way.-Nationai Era Washington, ID. CO.
The new year has thus far brought to our notice
nothing more gratifying and encouraging than this
new publication. The advent of monthly mag
azine, devoted to Literature, Science, Statistics,
etc, is thing under the sun, and especially
not new in country. The United States
abound in such publications but to our knowl-
edge, nothing of the character of the magazine be-
fore us, has ever been attempted by any member
or members of the colored race in the United
States. We have had numerous newspapers
good many pamphlets, few unpretending poems,
a few biographical sketches, mostly narratives of
fugitive slaves, written by themselves others
only written at their dictation, the amanuensis fur
nshing the words, and the fugitives the facts but
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08

AN AMUSING MISTAKE While Elliot was
engaged in translating the Bible into the
Indian language, he came to this passage:
'The mother Of Sisera looked out at the
window, and cried through the lattice" &c.
Not knowing an Indian word to signify
lattice, he applied to several of the natives,
and endeavored to describe to them what a
lattice resembled. He described it as a
framework, netting, wicker, or whatever
else occurred to him as illustrative, when
they gave him a long, barbarous, and I'M
pronouncable word, as are many of the
words in their language Some years af-
ter, when he had learned their dialect more
correctly, he is said to have laughed out
right, when he found that the Indians had
given him the true term for eeI-pot- "The
mother of Sisera looked out at the window,
and cried through the eez-pot."
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
THE GREAT BOSTON SLAVE CASE
ANT ii ONY BURNS.
A HISTORY
lY cHARLEs EMERY srE

BY CHARLES EMERY STEVENS
Illustrated from Original Drawings made by an
eyewitness. l2mo cloth, IS cents
The volume gives the secret history of the eas
together with personal sketches of the prncm
characters, including Judge Loring, WenteI
Phillips, Richard Fl. Dana, Jr., Theodore Parkg
Gov Gardner, Gen. Ednands Mayor Smith, Hal
let Freeman the Suite Family, &c. In an ap
pendix will be found official documents, letter,
and other matter illustrative of the subject, 10
gether with a detailed account of the first sIav,
case under the Constitution of 1880, in which th
Supreme Court decided that Slavery no onga
existed in Massachusetts.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08

HOME AND HEAvEN.-The sweetest type
of heaven is honorary, heaven itself is
the home for whose acquisition we are to
strive most strongly. Home, in one form
and another, is the object of life. 1t stands
at the end Of every days labor, and beck
ons us to its bosom; and life would be cheer
less and meaningless, did we not discern a.
cross the river that divides it from the life
beyond, glimpses Of the pleasant mansions
prepared for us.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-08
THE MANUAL OF THE WARDROBE.

100 large octave pages, in paper, by Mrs. Pull
Ian. Price % cents. Sent postpaid, upon receipt
of the price. 1t is complete treatise upon this
branch of Domestic Economy, and by far the
most valuable publication upon this subject ever
issued. 1t comprises thorough dissertation up
ON taste II dress, explanation of the different
kinds of stitches, made in sewing, remarks upon
the various kinds and qualities and fabrics used in
the wardrobe, with complete directions for cutting
aud fitting all kinds of garments for womens and
children's wear the preparation table, toilet,
and bed linen. Illustrated by nearly 100 cuts of
directions for using the Sewing Machine. Ne
htmsekeeper can afford to do without it.