Year: 1859

ness; what ecstacy oanst thou not produce in
| the human breast


Air upon air foated upon the ear and the
| soft but clear voice of the whole party fire.
quently swelled, in sweetest cadence in har-
mony with the instrument.


The night had passed to the eleventh hour
before Rosa was conscious of the waning time;
so agreeably had it been spent.


The old man, gayer than cmed very
much delighted with the arity of his
friends.


AS soon as the piano was closed he COM
menced talking to the group:


"What n strange occurrence is this
Friends sundered for years have, by kind
providence, been brought together to enjoy
each others society. Relatives who have
been separated for almost generation once
more meet under the same roof together"


"You arc aware" continued he, taking
Rosa's hand in one of his and Ida's in the
other "that you are cousins-relatives of
the same blood brought together by the mys-
tcrious hand of providence from different parts
Of the country and here united in tho bonds
Of friendship and love. My old heart had al
most been broken when found myself alone
in the world-sister and niece and all the rel
atives had on earth were passed from my
threshold. But thanks to him who governs
the destiny Of men am once more happy"


Turning to Samuel and Hugh he placed the
hand of Ida and Rosa in those of the young
men, and said:


"With the consent Of this old lady now
give my neces to these two young gentlemen,
hoping that all the happiness that the charms
they possess, and the world can afford may
be theirs. But there is one condition desire
you to consent to-that is that you will all
reside with me as long as live."


As this was not hard condition it was rea-
dily agreed to.


Madam expressed herself perfectly satisfied
with the arrangement.


The old gentleman left the room few min
utes and then returned with piece of paper,
which he presented to Samuel, saying:


Young man, this is a reward bound my
self to pay to the person who should restore
Rosa to me. That reward has been won by
you. All ask in return is that you make
yourself the happiest Of men and one of my
firmest and best friends"


The piece of paper was draft on his bank
er for twenty thousand dollars the amount
of the bond he had given Mr.. Watson some
time before.


That Samuel and Ida, as well as Hugh and
Rosa were married as soon as circumstances
would permit, would be what the reader has
already anticipated such being the fact.


What became of Roger Wilson and George
Raymond is beyond the knowledge Of the au-
thor both having filled their destiny and
passed from public view.


The dens of vice that once existed in VIII
mington, where some of these important facts
transpired, have passed away. Mrs. Bachel-
or's house in Fourth street, is inhabited at
present by negroes and old dMag's kennel has
been numbered among the things that were
and on the site where it once stood is located
the Odd Fellows Hall. While excavating the
cellar for this building, the body of the ped
lar murdered by Roger Wilson, was found
buried but short distance below the surface.
Reader, having disposed of my characters
in a manner consistent with tho legendary
history Of Wilmington, have nothing more
to do than to make my bow and retire.