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said with some embarrassment.
II am sorry that Mr.. and Mrs. Cuth-
bert are out riding
"Ah! SO am was the answer, ''but ]
suppose they will not be long, for though
they did not expect nae to day, | wrote
them l should probably be here thi:
week." ~ .s5gr
s'Thcn you are Mr.. Vincent"
Orchard Vincent at your service; and
now introduce yourself"
I'LL am,"--sbe paused, wound
one of the little gill's ringlets about hel
finger, in her confusion, and began again.
II am" once more hesitated, and re-
sumed--
Il have guessed it-you are the gov.
ness!"
She smiled and the color mounted to
her very temples. a#o--
'Poor and proud" I soliloquized
show that blush becomes her."
At this moment we heard the tramp
of horses feet, and saw Cuthbert and his
beautiful wife dashing up the broad ave,
nue. leading to the mansion. The gov
erness hastily left me and I shortly after
saw her talking to her friends on the
veranda. Their brief confereHce over,
nv host and hostess entered and gave me
the cordial welcome which is the eharact-
eristic of the South. When the greet
ings had been interchanged L turned to
Cutbbert and said:
spray, where is. Miss Dupont, The
charming sister-in-law of whom yo,
spoke!" He and his wife exchanged
significant chances, and l continued--"l
am all Impotence to see this paragon
don't keep me long in suspenss!"
II will not-yeu will meet at dinnerp
ssThe next moment the dressing bel
rang, and tho host led the way to tho
guest chamber where he left me to make
my toilet. In those days l was rot in
different to my personal appearance, and
with tho aid of an attentive slave, / ar
rayed myself in the most elegant suit my
ward robe afforded. sear s.a'a9a
81 wonder if / shall suit the heiress 2
I quericd mentally as ] took last sur
vey in the mirror and descended to tbs
dining hall. There near the table sa
Cuthbcrt and his wife, the face / hae
seen at the window, and not far from Tia,
gayefscsS young lady with fair com
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COUNTY, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a, 1860. NU1


"The governessw said Cuthbert-
"Zounds man, what do you meant"
81 have to day laid heart, hand as'l
fortune at her foot;if she accepts mo. |
shall envy nobody in the vide world"
rs Cuthbert meditated awhile, ere ke ro-
sun,cd-"y on may be sincere, Vincent,
or you would not marry Marguerite"
"S:ncere-God knows Ismg,'
My host gazed at me, and laughed u
merry laugh that rang long and lo%l
Though the hall. .~,~~
''Nly dear follow" he began, "you are
tie victim of q little ruse. My sister in
law has had mortal feaaSof falling the
prey of some fortune hunter, and Nhen
you, on your arrival, lnistook her for the
goyerness, she could not resist the teinpts
ton to carry out the inlposure. In the
bit of confab we had with her in tire
yeranda, she begged US not to undeceivo'
yot, duO VIZ hduot nSt w ilH' ouo
coaxed the cousin who was staying With
us, to act the part Of the heircss, and as
she had taught tho children during the
absence Of their French governess, they
we're not likely to betray her secret
Blanche Marguerite Dupont come here
and confess -
'Dear, dear Richard l know cnn
trust you" -..--.-
Blanche is now my wife, and reopiag
over my shoulder at my manuscript, sha
bids me lell the world she has ncvdf
repeIted tho stratagom that won 10y
love. y. I -. ..
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24
LETTER TO A LETTLE,
GIRL. ~

If you can inl one, pray pick me
a pebble for seal. I prefer the nm
sort, like Mrs. jenkins brooch and e;
rings, which she calls "rcd chameleon lei
Well. how happy you must be! Chi "
hood is such q joyous, merry time; aun
| often wish wns two or three cbildrerT'
But Isupposo l can't be; or else won. o
be Jeannio, aud May, and Dunrie En
lott; and wouldn't pull off my three
pair of shoes and stockings, and go pad
ding into the sea up to my six knees
And oil how could climb up the
downs, and roll down the ups on my
three backs and stomacEs Capital
sport = only it wears cut the wol.ens,
which reminds me of the sheep on the
downs, and little May, so innocent. |
daresay she often crawls about on all
tours, and trises to eat grass like lahb.
Grass isn't nasty--at least not very, if
you take care, while you are browsing,
not to camp up the danaelIons. They
are large, yellew star-fowors, and often
grow about dairy farms, but give very
bad milk! There are no flowers, | sup.
pose, on the beech, or | would ask you
to bring me bouquet as you used to do
at Stratford.
But there are little crabs. If you
would catch one for me, and teach in to
dance polka, it would mako quite happy;
for l have not had toys or playthings for
long time. Did you ever try, like q
little crab, to run two ways at once? See
you can do it, for it is good fun; never
mind tumbliug your selfa little at first.
1t would be good plan to hire a little
crab, for en- hour day, to teach baby
to crawl, if he can't walk, and, if / was
his mamma, I aoould too! Bless him
But must not write on him any more
he is so sott-and / have nothing but
steel pens. - Memorials Of Thomas
Hood,
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BOOKS AM READING.
Books are tho best mems souls, re

Books are tho best mems souls, re in
carnated. A book has No prejudices, no
responsiveness; it is an unsolieiting friend
that you may take, up or put down at
will, John Milton alive was for but one
man at time, and then, perhaps, exact
lag disagreeablo; but John Milton dead
asks nothing-he sits at my table, but
asks no food: travels with me, but costs
no ticket; lies on my bed but needs no
covering. Men who could not live on
earth tosethcr,s dwell sweetly side by
side on the library shelves. Books are
the best, or the worst Of men, as they be-
long to celestial or Internal literature.-
They have no passions, no sickness, no
old age, are never weary, never trouble
some. He felt q pang of regret, some
time, in going into a richly furnished
house, where cotton, and wool and silk,
and gold, and precious woods eonspired
TO minister to luxury, TO see only few
poor books, the bare shelves of the Glib
rary" sticking out like the ribs of skel-
etou. An Americans first duty was to
found home; the second, to found q
nursery; and thirdly, to found his libra
ry: ard then let his children and his
books grow up together with every child
adding q new shelf to his bookcase. = y
When men hunger, We put food before
them; if they are inyalids, We do not
withdraw food, but cook it in the dain-
test forms to tempt an appetite palled by
indulgence.a Let womenssread, and. rc1f,
everything; novels if they come in TIN il.
way Novels may or may not.bosstring,
If Written BY Sir Walter Scott, they t i,
dec idedly not. From. the days WI tn,
Christ spoke in novelties or parabr i"
down to our year, much Of the best " o
Iosophy and history has been written al
what are contemptuously called novels
Henry Hard Beseher. a
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

SELF RELIANcE.-fThere is time in
every mans education when he arrives
at the conviction that envy is ignorance
that imitation is suicide; that he must
take himself for better or worse, as his
portion; that though the whole universe
is full of good, no kernel of nourishing
corn can come to him but through his
toll bestowed on that plat Of ground
which is given him to till. The power
which resides in him is new in nature,
and none but ne knows what that is
which he can do, nor does he know un-
til he has tried. Not for nothing one
face, one character, one fact, makes much
impression on him, and another nome
R. " Emerson. 81 af.-.
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There is nothing TO be gain 4 IN dang
ling for a twelve month at sensible We.
man, talking unineaning stutl-worLs
without wisdom. Tel Der your wish Ike
a man, and not like blubbcring school
boy. She will never trine with yonr at.
fectiors, and if there are three grains of.
common sense in your muckle carcass,
she will be your own before a month.
as passed. See the history Of Rebccea,
in Genesis XIV: Is. When Abraham,
contract with Laban, on the part of hor
daughter, to become the wife Of Isaac
/ the old mother wished him for d few.
days to recruit himself and his chfncls.-,
He 1crsisting it was finally referred to.
the daughter. eve will see the dainscl,
and inquire at her mouth said he moth
er. When Rebbecca appoard,. her
mother asked, s'Wilt thou Ga with this
manm Rebeeca replied Il viii 20. -,
There was a roble girl fory No tear.
starting from her black eyes; no whining
or simpering makc-boiisve,no mock med
esty; but what her heart wishr1t her lbs
uttered. Like an hores maiden shc 70
piled, 81 viii go" Now, young lady, 90,
thou and dc likewise. When the man.
whom you prcfer before all others in tho
world, SAYS, "Wil you 90 with eg---
answer, q will soa'
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81 ea
A COOP REASON FOR LAUGHTER.-
A spendthrift was once lying awake in
bed, when he saw man enter. his room
cautiously, and attempt to pick the lock
of writing-desk. The rogue was not q
little disconnected at hearing a loud
laugh from the occupant of the apart
ment whom he supposed asleep. "Why
do You laugha y asked the thief "To see
my good pains sir, what you are taking
and what risk you run, in hope of find
ing money by night in desk where the
lawful owner can never find any by day :"
The thief vanished at once.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

some women are often excessively
fond of teasing those whom they love-
1t is generally the very impassioned in
temperament, or the very cold. who do
so. = The latter, where love is compare
lively Ianguid, may do it almost copstaa-
tlg;-the former, justin the intervals
where the pulse of love rather intormits
and in this case it seems only to be q
part or form of the general craving for
excitement Of some kind OF other.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

Too MoDRsr.-'Have you domestic
manufactures to report" asked census
marshal of the female head of family
rejoicing in the bloom of health. well,
yes,' said she with something of embar-
rassment in her voice and countenance,
I'VE have eight with continued prospect.
The marshall, who is modest man
blushed slightly, made the entry in the
schedule with his pencil, and asked how
many yards ofrag carpet she made dur
ing the year.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

Northern altar slowly, and it was black
and instead of the horn of plenty, a wand
was stretched out, aud a voice sweet but
sad,was heard saying: "Because of the
ingratitude of this people, no fruit shall
grow in their land, and command my
unregarded gifts to de- And they be-
held, and 4ol while she yet spake, the
fruit from all the trees withered and fell
to the ground. Aud the people mourn
ed and watched the cloud pass over the
second altar. 1t had lost its blackness
and part was nearly white, and over the
middle altar were poured part of the
fruits, and the Same voice aspake these
words; "Because thou hast partly repent
cd [ give thee these, the remainder
which are in Thy land, and which have
not poured from the horn, must die"
p.g And the cloud passed on, and the pee-
pie looked, and the fruits of part of the
trees withered and telt even as the God
dess had said. Now the cloud had pass
ed over the last altar, where most of the
fruits were poured out, and while the peo-
pie gazed it grew brighter and vanished
from their sight.
Yet to this day, no fruits grow in the
North, few in the middle, and many in
the South. Thus did Pomona, fair God
doss ana Queen Of the fruits, rebuke the
nations, punish her enemies, and preserve
her justice. Mayhap she still walks the
earth, and guards her gifts, and TO her
do We owe all the frnits whieh so delight
our eyes and CRAFTY our taste.
A LOVER OF FRUIrs.
River Falls Academy, Oct, 18G0.
"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

+, LEE AND LOVE.

Life is garden fair and free,
And It's Love that holds the golden key;
f.-. For hand and heart. sse
Once held apart,
Eife's flowers are dashen with storms of sor-
row, @
And bloom to-day may be blightcd' to-mor-
row, ttt
So reckless eyer OF wind and weat i'ef
Let Life and Love be linked together
Life is diamond rich and rare,
But Love is the lustre that dances there;
For hand and heart, ..
Once held apart,
Lies jewels grow dim in tho breath OF sor-
row,
And diamonds, to-day may be dust to-mor-
I gs So reckless ever Of wind and weather,
Let Life aud Love be link d together,
Life has rich and smiling face.
But Love is the dimple that gives it grace ri
For hand and heart,
Once held apart
LIES brightest beams are blanched with sor-
row, tt
And roses today may be lilies tomorrow.
gH So reckless ever Of wind and weother,
Let Life aid Love be link'd together.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

Oliver Wendell Holmes wildly des-
cribes death thus: by the stiffness of
the shsrpened features, by the blackness
of the fearless eye, by the fxedness of tn c
smileless mouth, by the deafening tints,
by the contracted brow, by the dilsting
nostril, we know that the soul is soon
to leave its mortal tenement, and is al
ready closing its windows, and putting
out its fires ea
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

Speaking of Gen. Geo. p. Morris, B.
f. Taylor says:s His songs are pleasant
to the ear there is no poison in them; he
never wrote stanza that could make
any one blush for the sentiment it con-
tanned no dirty channel Of a line to be
forded on the stepping stones of conven-.
lent asterisks.' .s&ars
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an effort to interest myselfin her com
mon place chit-chat. felt sense OF re-
lief when we dismounted at the Hall,a
as soon rs l had led my. partner ln'
bounded up the staircase. On tie way
to my chamb er Ipassed an open door,
and through it caught glimpse Of Mar,
querite. The two children were busy at
their tasks, and she sat paticntly-corr, ct
inc q sketch which one Of them had made
A portfolio lay beside her which doubt
ed not was filled with her own drawings.
She heard my step, and looking up, saw
me on the threshold.
"WAstw she exclaimed" have you re-
turned so soons l did not expect you
for an hour or two. hope you have en-
joyed yourself"
me, have not. l WAS really disap-
pointed because you did not co.
A faint smile passed over her face.
"I-I," she muttered; you can : IN
derstand etiquette, ifyou suppose that
r,verness is to DO made an equal
felt the blood rush 10 my brow, ~
l replied
aTberc ara n,aDv false notions in soeie-
ty; / am sure Mrs. Culhberts gotefness
is the equal of any one here, and as such
[ regard her." ia E.esa aIaa
Her face crimsoned, and for time
there was q silence, which broke by
SAYING aH-
oIs this the school foom!' Il ar
Yes" u.s urH MI.
cit looks very cooi ana peasant may
| como lnF q .asa-.z sa..'..
81 suppose Mrs. Cuthpett "ouio h'tfe
no Objection. 1s e7' i@.-
Il hope not!' and with these words
| moved to the table Mt which she was
sitting. sa rale.
"Does that portfolio belong to you !"
I inquired, laying my hand on the artl-
Gle in question. She bowed assent and
and resumed-"Shall | have the pleas-
ure Of examining its contents"
"Certainly, Sir"
She WAS calm. grave. quiet, but when
I drew forth the pictures and began to
talk of then Ler reticanco vanished
Her eyes lit the pale check glowed, her
Inns those mobile lips of hers, parted,
and she talked with enthusiasm of girl
hood. The sketches were indeed won
derful, and at last said
..r. Sbomo Gov vou with vour oon-
;no eor no;,t;,o - dr,,doo 40 q crow.
arness p .stt~,. r,.
Aoo;r thu. noc,,l;ar smile ff;trered over
bor features nc sl,e p,u,uured-
"Tbe moor must do whit they can
not what thew would" @
"At this moment we were interrupted
by the children. and left her. s
In the afternoon, as l was lounging on
luxurious sofa in the library, the door
opened, aud Marguerite appeared, but
ut siplt of me she precipitateIy retired.
aStav stav =, cried I. following her
.sNo. no. 7 cannot did NOT drcam
you were hore I was lonley. and came
down for a book. a zig 9sa'
"Come and oct It." With some re
luctance she entered, and took a splen-
didly bound CIV of Tasso. from the
shelf. I Glanced ut it and said .What do
Won read Tasso ?" fTa
"A littlen
"Thep take n sea, beside me- end VIC
will read together
She hcsitated IN Instant and then MS
septsa. The lionid Tuscan laponooo
sounded very beautiful, eyllabeled in her
accents, and the spell with which
the goyerness had bound me, decpened
with every passing moment.
4 month wore on, and one night T
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

WnT is a wide awakc's cape like the
southern extremity Of Aflicaa Because
it is Cape of Good Hope. -..
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

ABoUr the only person we ever heard
ofwho was not spoile,. by being lionized,
was Jew, named Daniel.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

'H 'HERotSE'is perhaps as peculiar O.
word as any in our language; tie two
6Fst letters oft are male, the three first
female. the. four first a brave man, and
the whole word brave woman.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

A fiirt is like the dipper attached TO a
hydrant-every one Is ut liberty to
drink from it, but no ore desires to car
~ il away.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

IA, bed of gold is q mine of wealth but
boy whose father is very rich is a mi
nor OF wealth,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

Value the friendship of him who sands
by you in the storm; swarlns Of insects
will sprreqnl YOU in the sauaE4lne.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-24

To know, to esteem, to loye-and then
to pa t, ~ 3
Makes up lifo'S tale 10 many feeling
heart.
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WHAT woman S. ever satisfied with ap-
parant neglect, even when she knows it
is the mask Of love. q"
rG5Hs!9 FE-------L --,ss- .--4124-2-'f- 5s
We do what we desire. IT'S net the
sinewc.
Fail when we faltcr, but the infrm
#- thou. LIE
, 1860-03-06

1fsoai fAc aatk Lana Express. Feb. 49,
Tie past week, commencing with hcary fall
o: rain, followed by boisterons snowy weather
and frost, las kept tic clay lands backward
Sill there is yet time FOR favorable sowing Of
spring Wheat aud other corn in March. The
young Wheat mostly lonks small and weak, and
t!ui:c be'ow the prospects Of lAs: year. Favor-
:4sie chauges may, however, bring tho produce
condition OF the samples witch begau to appear
in scyeral markets, will now probably continue
witl, clear winter weather. Prices have vet
fully kept their former rauce for all dry sam
pies Of English growth, III well rs foreign. In
some instances Is pergr- more has been rcal-
1zed. Should frosty weather prevail we may
expect d further advance, as uilIcrs. buying
from hand to mouth, have got low in stock.
Pie corn.rrodneing countries If Europe mostly
eaL:bit greater iirlness or slightly improving
prices. This has been the case in France, Bri.
,,i.,n, aud Germany. Eai Italy with plentiful
supplies from the Black Sea. aud sales forced by
Of prices. ln t1,e Uuited States little dlt-
ference has obtained in the ralac Of Bread
stufJs: while the lower SORTS Of Flour
unit for shirt'c.t. and with only mode.
rate consumptirc demand, hare been more diff
cult TO sell, and somewhat in buyers favor AS
the weather has lately been frosty. and lev
soon fairly look for An improved dcmand for
Wheat should ii.e present political ferment
Of Itay break out into renewal Of hostilitfes,
the complications there nauY involve Europe in
IN agitation unfavorablc TO the tillagc Of the
ground uud moderate prices. Farmers, there
iorc. till they have the prospect Of IN abundant
crop, need not force sales at unrcmuncratius
rates, more especially US their stores Of escu-
!entx hare materially suffered by tho intense
fosts.
uAe arrivals OF the coast since end inst. we're
onlytw cargoes Of barley.
The sales noted last week were 108,657 qrs.
Nhcat at 45s. 3D.. against 105.46s qEs. in 1852,
The London averages we're Ais. on 2,72l qrs;;
thus showing an Improvement in the conditlon
OF is. fb. Per qr. on last week. The imports
into tic principal ports Of Great Britain for the
equal 10 Il ,lG7 qrs,
, 1860-03-06
From California.

Majors STATION, Feb. 5.-Thc overland mail
stage with regular San Francisco dates to the
18th. and telegrams to the evening Of the 18th of
to-day.
The Republicans had held primary elections
in Sau francisco ior the election Of delegates to
tue State Convention, at which majority in fa-
xor Of Seward were chosen.
The llailroad Convention lately in session Mt
Sacramento have passed The following resolu-
tion:
Rsolrsd, That the Legislature Of the State he
end is hereby requested to offer, under proper
safeguards to prevent frauds aud abuse, sixty
Thousand dollars to such Company or Comra-
pletc working order continuous line OF te!e-
graphic wire from any point in tl,s State Of CAL
ilornia, connecting the telegraphic system of
this St:$e with tue lines Of the Atlaniic States,
and $4,000 to such other Company US mar
complete second line as aforesald-both 10 be
completed within Is months after the appro.
pria,ion.
l>atss from Portland, Oregon, are to The cth
Of February. News unimportant.
rictoria dates are to the Stli oil February; 3u-
ring January s., 400 III go!l dust was exported
from Victoria.
sales hare been ,nad:' from the latc arrivals,
holders vicws are aborc those Of buyers. Can
dies market ut onc. Coal 81 % for Authrocite;
pork firm. without sales. Bacon improved }c.
Lard, J. II, & Co., 1ic- Butter, dropping. .Su.
ears, weaEeF: Whisky, 41ic.
\ b,kwns passed BY tie Legislature ycster.
day transferring duclng cases from the Court
'ol Sessions TO the District Court. This act has
special reference to Judge Terry's case. whosc
1rial ~as abeE: 10 take place in the San Francis
CO Court Of Neeasions. This is great point
gained towards acquittsl.
Tic Columbia river il still c1osed By ice.
-tdsicss from British Columbia arc to the
sfh. An American officer had marched with a
seryeant's guard u Langley aud taken two men
| prisoners, ind conveyed them ovcr the boun-
dairy line into Washington -Tcrritory. The
E1cloria newspapers were highly inccnsed at
this Infringement Of the rights Of the British
Government.
patos from the Sandw ich Islands to the eSth
JnpuQry are received. The Caspian fleet had
saile4 for Croust st. The schooner Far West
sailed from Honolulu Oh the Esd, on n voyage of
discovery for new guano islands.
, 1860-03-06

LEAvkSwon7u, 4. T., March 5.-sfajor Hunts
artillery company II, light artillery, stationed
at Fort Leayenworth, has been ordered to New
Orleans.
The Sergeant.at-Arms Of the Senate returned
to-day from Boston, accompanied by Thaddcus
Hyatt aud Judge Army. Hyatt comes, it is said,
Voluntarily to Washington, and will appear be-
fore the Senate this week, and submit tor their
consideration uf his counsel to show That the
resolution Of that body requiring witnesses to
attend the summons Of IN investigating COM
nittee is unconstitutional.
L report shows that the old capital building
is sufficiently strong to bear without any dam.
aye the new iron dome which will weigh 500
tons, more than half Of which is erected. The
Senate had instructed III inquiry to be nade,
fearing The walls might not bear SO much pres
amounts to Sy04.o00, including the mammoth
bronze statue Of the genius Of liberty with which
it is to he surmouuteI.