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pered = ..-,.-,,! -. M
"Why, what's to pay? Oh! see you've
got your eye on that little Shakeress yonder
Isn't she the most beautiful creature you ever
saw ?"
j" Hush hush, Ben," was the quick, almost
petulant answer, but Lysle Derwent still kept
his gaze riveted on Bessie Percival. Yes,
there was no denying Ben Blakes statement
That was q beautiful face shaded by the close
muslin cap, with'.a brow of transparent fair
ness, and cheek where the bloom rose and
deepened and faded with every changing emo.
ton; the red, ripe lips were delicately CHS
elled the teeth revealed, as they parted,
were white and regular, and the half-veiled
eyes were large, soft, and shy as those of q
young fawn, but full Of dreams.
"Lysle, Jysle, interrupted Ben, in another
whisper, "Tm fast falling in love. Don't
wait for me when the service is over. I'm
going to Join the Shakers, and make the &C.
quaintance of this girl by stratagem."
"Pshaw !" said Derwent, with gesture of
impatience, but he did not remove his eyes
from the singer. At length the song ceased,
and she glanced bashfully around; Derwent
moved slightly, and their eyes met. 1t was
only for an instant; with Shaker decorum she
turned away, and with vague feeling of
pleasure Lysle. Derwent marked the blush
which swept across her fair face. She did not
sing again that day, but sat prim and demure
with row of sisters; and yet thrice, ere the
meeting broke up, as she ventured to steal q
glance at the stranger, she caught his admir-.
ing look, and as he passed out of the church,
she saw him gaze at her long and earnestly.
This was an era in Bessie Percival's quiet life.
The next Sabbath morn, as she took her sta
ton among the singers, she noticed that the
stranger had come again. She had not ex-
pected this, and the young heart under her
snowy kerchief futtered with a novel pleasure.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
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"L1zE WE'LL DIE ToGErHER."-The At
tica (Ind.) Ledger is responsible for the fol-
lowing:
An interesting runaway match took place
in Tippecanoe county. The "happy couple"
proceeded to the railway depot at Lafayette,
closely followed by the enragsd dad, armed
with a horsewhip, which indicated that the
arrangement didn't suit him. He was about
to make active demonstration, when the
Young man, with full realization Of the sit
uation, aud the responsibilities Of married
life, "peeled" his coat, rolled up his sleeves,
cast q meaning and ferocioua look IT the old
gent, and then turning to his inamorata ex-
Claimed, Lize, we'll die together" The
significance of the remark so impressed the
old man that the girl was triumphaltly aship.
ped' in charge Of her gallant lover.
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TIE Coop TINE CoM1SG.-Dr. Clarke, q
noted spiritualist, who has been on recent
visit to Warrenton, Ga, says it has been re-
vealed to him that this country has but seen
the beginning of her troubles, but that those
to come are to be borne chiefly By tE North,
(which, if true, will be some consolation to
poor Southerners.) He says we are ohaYe
no more Presidents; that there are ITO be
wars and revolutions for the next fourteen
years, during which time England will lose
her crown forever, and ireland win shake of
her shackles and become free and indepan-
dent; that after the lapse Of fourteen years
our country will again be organized, with, the
capital at Chicago, and, during q long period
of years, enjoy degree Of: prosperity hither.
to unknown in the history Of ang land. All
Of which We learn from the Greensboro dsruM.
sss,f -: ~. - II Constit t,ssf6tdJiSt
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1868 I!
THE SOUTHERN FAVORlIE
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FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Beautifully Illustrated, and Eie-
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Pronounced by the Southern press 10 be Tic
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We are now publishing Narooner's Island,
Sequel to the Young Marooners, and jack DoIeH,
or a BOYS Adventures in Teras by one OF Fan
Minis men-pronounced "equal to tho best OF
Mayne Reid's stories" We shall begin, in the
first number of 1868, a thrilling story, by lady
of Virginia, entitled ELLEN HUNTER A Tale
of the War" which viii run for several months;
. Among the regular, contributors TO BURkE's
WEEKLY are Rev. F. R. GoULDING, author OF
"Tho Young Marooner's;" Mrs. JANE T. Fl.
CRoss y; Mrs. FoRD, of Rome, Ga; Miss MARY J.
UpsuUn, of Norfolk, Va, and many others.
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C!ergymen and Teachers furnished at 81 so per
annum.
The volume begins with tine July number.
Back numbers can be supplied from the first,
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atEits luxuriance and now and then folding il
in a black coronet around her head. "
| t'There," she said, finally ~ am weak to
feel such pang at this small sacrifice. You
may cut it off now"
The Elderess lifted the scissors which hung
at her girdle and commenced her task.
9 i say you shall not cut off that pretty
hair, naughty, disagreeable woman" cried
Bessie, spripging forward; !" cont let her
mother, don't, don'tn and she flung herself
down on the floor and sobbed as if her heart
would break.
Sarah Wells, however, quietly proceeded
with her work, even adjusted the cap of the
new conner; then she said -
Sour little girls usually wear net; it is a
great deal less work to take care.of the hair
so.f Here is one for you, child, and your hair
must be clipped, TOO"
I | won't have it." shrieked Bessie; !
won't stay here if you treat me So"
4 Bessiel" murmured her mother; g wish
it, and you know how it pains me to see you
disbbedient."
The child's tears flowed afresh, but for a
lonn time she did not speak. At last, when
her long, rich curls lay in bright heap on
the carpet, she broke out, mournfully =
SIT is too bad! How papa would feel, and
Wallace, dear Wallace-he said there was not
another head of hair so beautiful as mine,. in
all Boston! Oh, mother, I can't help cry
ingl' and she wept piteouslY.
Margaret Perciyal bent lower over the pile
ofringlets. Was it a tear that fell on the
golden coils? Yes, and she walked to the
window to hide her agitation, while Sarah
Wells arranged poor Bessie's net
Thus the once brilliant and courted woman
Of the world became Shakeress.
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EE"A man who'll maicioasly set fire
to barn." said Mr.. Slow, sand burn uE
twenty cows, ought to be kicked to death by
jackass, and I'd like to do it,
EaT An exchange says it is hard to live
without wife-no gentle heart to get ur
mornings to build the fire.
re- Some one calls the time of squecz
ing girls hands the palmy season Of life.
H-N. The most startling proposition of the
week is made by Northern paper-to re-
store all the plate, pianos, iewclry, ETC., sto
len from Southern families on private account
during the late war, as beginning point for
reconciliation and permanent reconstruction
II is said to have created an unparalleled SEN
sation throughout the New England States
the Radicals generally denouncing the au,
thor as a dlsoyal, copperhead" and "blast.
ed traitor"
Gaa. y widower was married, few days
ago, ut u church, making "big splurge'
with brass band. After the interesting Ger
emopy, the band struck up that old and IA
miliar air, "My wife's dead and I've got an
other one" Appropriate.
E5a A Washington telegram says Mr.
johnson is sewed up; Butler is still bottled
up; Grant is politically used up; Stauhton is
stuffed up; and the country, constitutionally
speaking, gone up. AS the correspondent
says nothing of Greeley, the inference may
be drawn that lie is going down " below"
E5s" Nominate your poison" is the
last expression used in Indiana in lieu of the
matterof fact. "What will you have to
drink 2"
GaS why do you set your cup Of coffee
on the chair, Mr.. Jones ?" asked worthy
landlsdy one morning at breakfast, 1t is 50
very weak said JONES'" thought would
let it rest.n
m~ Isn't it very affecting to behold at a
wedding the sorrow.stricken air of o parent
as he " gives the bride away" when you know
that f5r the last ten years he has been trying
to get her off his hands.
m~ A SlGN.-A Smart lad says that when
you see young man and woman walking
down the street against each other like pair
OF DaCly Halcueu oAeiij " 10 PteocJ Sooo
sign that they are bent on consolidation.
HJ- A Kansas city editor went skating the
other day, and slipped into an air hole. His
ears ught on the edge of the ice, the hole
not being big enough to let them through.
They rartially froze, and will be amputatcd
and used for door mats.
E.G Culry said he'd rather die in rail
road smashup than steam boat burst up,
for this reason: "If you gets off and smash
ed up, dar you is but if you gets blowed up
on the boat, whar is yor 2"
E An old darkey short time since.
very forciby illustrated the present condition
of the negro, when he said, de yankees take
'em, and turn 'erh loose in de big road, and
didn't tell 'em which wey to 81"
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Pass Him ARouND.-Our exchanges in this
State, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and
Tennessee will confer favor and render as
sistance in the capture Of notorious thief,
by stating that Boz Thompson, mulatlo, es-
capped from custody on the 9th inst, by Jump
ing from the passenger train on the Green
vile and Columbia Rai!-1ad, between Aston
and Little.on. He is about 25 years Of age
five feet 6 or I inches high, blind in one eye
and the lid partly closed has very black hair,
resembling that of an Indian, and cut short; !;
he is considerably marked by small pox, es.
pecially on his nose. BE is q weli-known
burglar and horse-thief, aid has broken open
several stores and stolen horses in this State
and Florida. Had on pair Of handouts
when last heard from. A reward of Forty
Dollars is offered for him by John R. Coch-
ran, of this place, and any person arres!ing
him will confer favor by, notifying him at
once. Newspapers copying this notice and
causing his arrest will be literally rewarded.
Anderson Intelligencer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-02-26

FREAK OF NATuRE.-Wc have been inlolm.
ed, by responsible gentleman of this place,
ofa female child being born in York Dis
trict, with o true resemblance Of a.watcriall,
at the back of her head. What is still as re.
markable, the mother never approved of such
fashions. Its hair is about an inch in length,
and of o beautiful black. How strange that
nature will eudeavor to initiate the iash;ous
Of the day by such ridiculous freaks. 1t is
problem for the wise to solyc.-Chester
Stanard.
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AN IRISH VAIrsr1SE.-oh, Paddy, swate
Paddy, if l was ye're daddy, I'd kill ye Wild
kisses intirely; if L was ye're bruther and
likewise ye're muther, I'd see that ye wint
to bed early. To feel Ye're sweet breath i
would starve me TO death and lay off me hoops
altogether; TO joost have taste of your arm
round me waist, I'd laugh at the mear' st of
weather. Desr Paddy, be mine, me own Val.
entine--ye'll find me both single and civil !;
our life we will spind to an Elegant ind, and
care may 60 dance wild de divil.
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DEMeREsT'S YOUNG AMERICA,

HE BEsT JUVENILE MAGAZINE. Every
Bov and Girl that gees it says SO; oil the Press
sav so: and Parents and Teachers confirm it
Do not fail to secure copy. A good Microscope
with Glass Cylinder to confne living oo)ects'
or good two bladed, pearl POcket-Knife, and
,orce number of other desirable articles, given
.. n,emiums to each subscriber. Yearly, sl,3o
Tb. November Number commences new volume
Trvit, Boys and Girls. Specimen copies, five
cents, mailed free.
Published by
W. JENNINGS DEM0REsT,
473 Broadway, New York.
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The CoTroN CRop.-The cotton specula-
tors, having combined to iaise the price of
cotton, the Southern planters are in q state
of "high jnks." The spectators design to
stimulate large crop; hence these prices
in advance. They confidently rely uponthe
gulliblity os our farmers, and already re-
joice that the alluring bait has been swallow
ed. A correspondent Of the New York Her.
aid thus writes: hes@ft- g s
"rhe recent rise in the price Of cctton has
already produced q magical effect in the
South" @
Yes; and the decline in cotton, next fall,
will produce another effect, more melancholy
than magical, we fesr.--Cors itu;ioaalist.
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INDUSTRY STILL PArs.-The Athens Ban
ner relates an instance Of young man living
about twenty miles from Athens, who LEASED,
farm containing three or four hundred acres,
most of it well worn. He worked four OF
FIVE hands, made over twenty bales Of cottoS,
a large crop of potatoes, over four hundrel
bushels of corn, and with the proceeds Of his
crop bought the farm, q few days ago, paying
$l,l0O for it. IN good times the place was
worth over So, ,00a. This is but an illastra.
ton of what well-direeted industry will do,
anywhere in the South -four young men,
instead of looking towards Honduras or Bra
zil, would go'to work with energy right here
at home they would soon find that it would
pay. Our lands are not yet exhausted. With
proper cultivation, the use of fertilizers and
a careful attention to the rotation of crops
Georgia will soon regain and even exceed Ter
former prosperity.
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"THE SITUArIoN.-There have been nu-
merous attempts = to define "the,, situation,"
but; with all due Difference to pundits every
where, we think the following as. good as the
best and far more epigranmatic:
" A gentleman of color working on one Of
the boats on the Alabama river was asked the
other day whether he was best, off now or
before he was free? BE scratched his wool
and said: 'Wall, when Itumbled overheard
before, the captain he stopped the ship and
put back and picked meIp, and they gave
me glass of hot whiskey and water, and
then they give me twenty lashes for falling
overheard. But now, if I'd tumbled over
board, the captain he'd say what's dat2 Oh,
only dat dam nigger-go ahead"
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Gov. oRR.-The New York Day Book has
some hopes ofpoor Orr, the SO called Cover
nor of South Carolina 1t says:= eaj
"But we must not give up the Governor as
hopelessly broken into the black ce.spool of
Mongreism, for the conclusion of his ad-
dress to the gentlemen Cgfees, he says, 1
am .disgustcd with politics. He. must bc.
We should think any man would be, with
such politics as he tas adopted IF he takes
nothing to allay nausea of the stomach;i tits
not impossible that he may yet spew the dis
'gusting mixture out of his mouth" l''ss-s
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The Round Table, heretofore bold, man
ly and outspoken Grant organ, now since that
immaculate statesman, served that dirty lit
tie trick upon the President, talks it-in this
wise:
"They have tripped him at last. IL he
does not consider himself bound to surrender
toback the President powers which he derived
solely frorn the President be may not BE- ready,
at the proper time, to surrender to the people
powers with which they may intrust him.
Instead of being safe man, he may be the
most dangerous man in the country to whom
the people could conhde their interests.
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VOLUME xxx1II.-Nd. ..
The Apple.Tree in the Lane.


It stood close BY where on the leathered hinge
The gate swung back from the grassy Jane.
When the cows came home when the dusky eve
Its mantle threw over!hin and plain. .-2a
Its branchesknotsy and gnirled by TIME, .iiis
Waved to and froin the idle breeze, aS-fiS
When the spring days wove q blushing croSn
OF blossoms bright for the apple trees. -,
It's shadows fell o,erithecr stal stream its2 :.
. That all the long, bright summer days, ~
Like silver thread, mid tie waving grass
Reflected back the olden rays - -
Of the MONDAY sun that madly .strove t.a-
To drink the fount of the brooklet dry, = "a
But the light clouds showersd tear drops down
Till the. glad brook Laughed asit glidedby.
Ne-er were the apples half 10 sweet, -.
Golden rusaett striped with red. :, ,......,ls-
As those that fell on the yielding turf .,a3 ...5
/. When she shook the branches syerhead.
A tryating place for, your youthful friends ..sa
Was the apple trees in the days of yore.a.. !.
indioft we've sat beneath It's shade ssresg
- ana talked Drgnt dreams I'tno iusufe@ ef'''.
And Yhen the, warm, October sun ,5i. !.,...::...q
shone on the apples scarlet robes Sc: ,s.;...l
We gathered apples sound aud fair; s:,.,7sli
And round as our own myJtic globe. ~
The stately hemlock crowns The hill s.y' q
= The dark pines rise above theplain--''tS .
But the one We prize far more than they,
The apple free in the pasture lane. - -;
Long years havo passed, and COWS no moro a
Como homo ut night through the grassy Lane
Where the gate swung back on .leathern hinge
I stand and gaze on the far-of plain =, -
No more we list to the music low 60
Of the crystal stream as it ripples on,
And the apple tree in the pasture lame -
Is but dream of the days by-gone. yE
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INSURANCE AGENCY.

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THE SHAKER CONvERT
CHAPTER I

"Upon her face there was the tint Of grief,
The settled shadow of an inward strife,
And an unquiet dropping of tho eye,
AS if its lid Were charged with unshed tears.
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And had he not long read
The hearts hushod secret, in the SOFT dark eyes,
Lighted at his approach, and on the cheek,
Coloring all crimson at his lightest look.
z InmHnn
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
Now Publications.

The Light Of Home" q Christmas story,
by John Brougham, author Of "Pocahontas, -
LOTTERY Of Life, t" playing with Fire." and
various other well.known dramatic and lit
srary works. story written by Mr. Brougham
expressly for tho publishers, and 10 tho only
Christmas tAlo Of the current year, Mr.. Charles
Dickens having formally announced his 70.
solve not again to contribute to tho regular
holiday literature. II forms handsome oc.
tAvo volume Of one hundred aud twelve pages,
printed with clear type, on nne paper, and has
an illustrated oolorsd cover. Published BY
the American News Company, New York.
The " Hearth and Home" for the farm,
garden and 6resids, for the week ending De.
osmbsr 20. Publishsd by Psttingill 4 Bates,
New York. Mr Stowe, Grace Greenwood
and Mrs. Mary L. Dodge will contribute to
each number. A new story by J. T. Trow.
bridge, entitled "In the Ice" is commenced
In this number, and will bo followed by an
original novel by Mr.. Rsbscca Hardiuge Da.
Wis, authoress Of Life In the Iron Mills -
See table Of contents In another column. For
sale by all nswsiealers.
ine Young Folks News for the week
ending Dec embsr 10, published by Alfred Mar.
tiO, 81 South Seventh street, Philadelphia, at
two dollars per annum. This is the irst at
tempt to establish paper sxclusivsIy for
Young Folks, and the publisher promises that
II will be success
:" The School for Critics" comedy, being
In completion Of the fourth volume Of the dra
matte series by LaushtOn Osborn. Published
By ia mes Miller, New York, For sale by
French 4 Richardson.
From French 4 Richardson, 334 Psnnsylva.
MIA avenue, and Joseph shillingtOp, corner of
FOur'and.S.half street and PennsylvSnia av-
snue, We have Harpers' Magazine for January.
The national Republican., 1868-12-21

rKw YORK MARKETS.
New YoRK, December 19-l p. m.-Cotton
tending upward, demand good, 49, 1025l< cents.
Sugar duh and unchanged; Cubs, 12dis cents
Porto Rico l2I+61sH cents. Flour dull and
nominal; Southern, t6.25a14.50. Wheat dull
aud nominal, tl.57 a 90. Corn quiet and steady.
ella; new o.. Oats quiet and steady, Teg7sh
cents. Rye advanced, demand fair, t1 .55d |. co.
Pork dull, t2T. Gold, 1.85A.
BALTINoRE MARKETs.
BALTIMORE, December rlo-BREADsTurPs.-
The market continues very quiet for -four, but
prices remain steady as before quoted.
Wheat-the receipts to-day were light, but
the market was very dull and heavy. Sales
reported comprise common Western red al
tl7o, prime Pennsylvania do. at t2.oo, and
choice Maryland white at e2to. Good to prime
Maryland and Virginia red we quote at " .1ea
2!a5, and choice do. at "a. .35f12.40.
Corn-The receipts to-day were 22,0o bush
els, but the demand was less active than
on yesterday and the day previous, and
prices rather lower. Sales comprised damT
white at s0flss cents, do. in fair order at gl
cents; damp yellow at s5 cents, fair to prime
do. at o3G9s cents, and Western mixed at oC
Frovtsions. stiii nrm, but demand
less active. A lot Of $50 barrels mess pori
sold late yesterday at e27, and we quote II
steady to-day at this price. No further salel
oflard. Quote prime at l1017I cents. We hav,
reported sale OF n, 900 pounds bulk shoulder
at IL cents. Bulk sides we quote at l4epl+l
cents. Bacon 10 quiet, but steady; shoulder
are u cents, and sides le11qleh cents for rib
II to 20 cents, as to quality.