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NUMBER 156--NEW SERIES.
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‘Village subscribers bycarriei'———peryea]-$2 00
Mill do. - in advance do. :2 00
‘O.lice subscribers, or those living out of
the Cai'rier’s district,‘ and who call for
their papers at the office, 1 50
Companies of five or more receiving their
papers by mall. if paid in advance’ - 1 50
G. S. Ferry,
Attorney and t‘oanscl,lor t Lair.
l‘L"sE§o:'y-‘-s Btziitting.
Oflice hours from 8 lo 12 0’cloc/r, /1. I'll. ; and
from 1 lo 6 o‘cloc/:, P. Ill.
4 c. 35 e. A. BISSELL,
.=ittorncys . nil caunseilors at iatv.
Office over J. Mallory 5; Cofis Store,
~ NoRw.iLK, ooNN.
_._._..
E-E‘-eorge .93.. Eavenjoest,
lli‘.i(}i’Et.t)y and Counsellor‘ at lair.
Ojlce fires! Side t/ic Bnrlge,
NOIHV.-\LI{, CONN.
__.__:_...
e. ennsaem,
DEALER IN FOP-I‘IIGi.\' AND DOMICSTIC
Staple 8o;l;'tiiiii_i Eng ems
CA R P E TIN G,
‘C as-ridge Cioitiis and Tiriimtiniiiiigs.
GLu'l"ElS, fJ.iSE$li‘i{ERES, l7E‘:‘§'§‘li‘\’f~2-s,
Sheetings. Fiannels, Baits. &.C
NORVVALK, CT. »
Vitus. es‘. E‘-Eaartramere,
ES?
Corner 0/ State (L71-ll IlIa.i'/7. Sheets,
URIDGEPORT, CONN.
SEQ Z*ill“«3' £$§i§TFdE§
s sj pi i
Sci ;3i.i.-‘=" iii -siavléé
Over 1-‘. St. Jolufis Store,
NORXVALK, CT.
Esiisenesses
TVicri'ait.lc(l to please all good jiulgcs.
Hartforci €eni1:ty
Fi;*e"lns—;ii2*anco Cesugsaiiy.
GE RGE ST. JOHN, Agert.
a pledged capital of abotit $800,000.
" _. A cash stirplus of more than $2:3.()O0.-—
Itisut'aiice on $100 about? cents per yc:ii'.
March 12. l.l'1O
Tflayancitfl sic Ei.'.;.e2:-fl,
\VllOLESALlC 8: RE'".i,«.'l_. DICALERS
In Grocet'ii-s. l’rovisioii.s, Flour. Feed. Salt.
Fish, Crockery and Glass \Vare. VVoodcn and
'\Villow \V:ire. Brooms. Mitts. &i:.. die.
No 2 lVutcr st’... No:-will/i‘, Conn.
George £1. Eiissell.
‘ AGl-1.\1'.l.‘ or T[—]l.3
;’iiiici'ican liiutttal Life lfifitiffilifie Co-
OFI-‘ECE IN M.-\Ll.0l’.Y’S BUlLi)I».\'-G.
S. E. Qlmsteed,
wt-10LEsALE & l;‘..l£’l‘.»\lL Di-:ALt~:r. IN
Groceries. Flour. l’rovisioiis. Salt. Powder. &C.
No, 14 5:, 16 i\l;i'm st., Nnrwalk, Cr.
Lockwood, Haigllnt 5;. C0.
iii.-\.\'Ui~‘.\c'i‘um-zas 01-‘
TIN, ISI-IEET-IR()N, & BRASS '\VARES
V AND oi-1.-ii.i-:r.s i.\'
ii Stoves, Furnaces. H eat:-.i's, I-laiiges, Drums.
35¢,’ Sheet Li--ad, Lead Pipe. Sud Iron. Cast-
ings and Brick, Porcelain, Jappau and Britatiia
VVares. Ch ua. Ci'ocke.ry. Glass, Flint Enam-
eled and Earthen \'V:ll't‘., \Voo:len \Vai‘e, Mats,
M-«.tclies. Selves and Bt'iislies, Stove and Shoe
rBlai_-king, \Viishing and Yeast Powders, Aic.
\
REAEY REAEE GLQTHEEEQ-.
I H14) subscriliers have constantly on hand
. a large assortment of Ready Made Cloth-
ing of all kinds, d,escript.ioiis. and sizes. \Vl]l'.‘Il
\. ill be off:-.t'ed at uuprecedcnteil low prices.—
Any person wishing tl. good stilt of winter
clotlics at it less price than they can be piir-
.cliased at any other establisltiiieiit in this
town, is i'espcctfully invited to call at. the store
of Ll'I'l*1AUER &. TURK.
Ready Made élotiiing.
THE subscriber has on hand a.... intends
keeping a good assortinent. ol Ready l\']ar_le
Clotliirig ofall kinds. Also, a good assortment
of Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vestiiigfi. Wltltill
he will make upto order in good style and at
‘ short notice. ‘_ . _
N. B. Particular attention paid to _ciittipg.
' THOMAS RILI*.\ .
No_rwalk.‘Feb. 25.1850. 9
A Card.
_ HE Subscribers would take this inetliotl
- to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associated together in
the practice of Dental Surgery, and will be
happy to serve their [)tll}l‘0nS,‘:|§,], the best possi-
ble ll‘l'»lflfl8l'- It is their interitlon to perfect
, such arrangements as will secure to their
'friends at/, the advantages that the ]_)ont.al _Pru~
fessiou affords. and to execute their _bustness
in a style creditable to themselves. Vfuli many
:thanks for past favors. they would respectfully
. solicit a continuance of the same." ’
E. G. WARREN
Cabinet ltialtcr £2 Undertaker.
Two Doors E as? of the Bank,
s'rAtttE0uD, CONN. .
WOULD respectfully inform the inhabit-
W ants of this, and the adjoining towns,
that being satisfied from the urgent necessity
which hits frequeiitly existed in cases when
death has been caused by putrid diseases, and
in alniost all cases ofdeatli ocr,-urring in warm
weatlier. that more ample provision in the line
of articles necessary for the internients of the
dead than has heretofore been made in this sec
tioii of the country, is called for, he has been
induced to make the necessary ari-aiigeriients
for, and that he is now prepared to furuisli Cof-
fins, Slirouds, Caps, S.':arfs, &c.. of every des-
cription that may be desired or that can be ob-
tained iii the :ity of New York. at a moments
\‘Vtll'l)lll‘7’. day or night, and on the most reason-
able terins. lilo is also prispatjecl to furnish
Hearses, Carriages, sec to the digging of the
grave, and to attend to any other arrangenie.nts
that may be wished for the funeral procession,
(kc. Those who may wislt to keep the body of
a deceased friend several days. can be fiirnislied
with an ice-box in wbicli it may be preserved at
week, or loiiger ifiiecessary.
The sulisci-ihor has also on hand and for sale
Ledoyeii"sdisinfectingFluid—an article which
will i-iffectiially removri from the sic_k room, oi
from rooms wliere death has occurred,iill offco
sive stiiell. and completely frcsl‘ien and purify
the air.
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
entirely free from smell. wlii 3h ll’lt|l\‘9S it doubly
E. C U A UNCEY VVARREN.
valuable.
7tl
Stamford, Feb. 10th, 1848.
't.‘tn.1 fluid is far superiorto chloride of
TA faiiiitp Ntltifitflaltfir-~~£D0l£lli tafiitizrutiirc, ®eiietctl3fi1tt:llig?ii££, illalitits, 3i.gt."l'.‘tIl‘lt;I1'£, are
NOEWALK, CT. TUESDAY. DEGElllBER 24, l850.
POETRY.
The lilo:-1'5’ Heart.
’Tis well to have a. merry heart,
Howeversliort we stay;
. Tltere’s wisdom in a nierry heart,
\Vliate'er the world may say I
Philosophy may lift its head
Atid find out runny a flaw.
But. give me t.lie philosiu by
’I‘liat’s ha-ppy with a straw!
If life but brings us happiness-—
It brings us, we are told,
VVliiit’s hard to buy, though rich ones tr ,
\Vith all their heaps of gold 5
Then laugl‘i :iway—let others say
\Vhatc’er they will of mirtli;
\Vho laughs the most may truly boast
Hc’s got the wea llh of earth !
Tbere’s beauty in a merry laugh,
A moral beauty, too—
It shows that. heart’_s an honest. heart
That’s paid each man his due,
And lent. a sba re of whal’s to spare
Despite of wisdoin’s‘l'e:irs;
And uiake the clieorless sorrow speak,
The eye weep letvcr tears.
The sun may sliroud itsclfui cloud,
The tempest wrath liegiii;
It finds it spailt to clicet the dark,
It’s sunlight is within!
Then laugli away. let others say
\Vliale’er they will of mirth;
\Vlio lattglis the most nay truly boast
I-Ic’s got the gvealtb of earth !
lllSCELl.ANY.
$3193.33, Reedy 33837,
AND
One Price Store.
The Subscriber. grateful for the pat.i'ona_ge
heretofore received froin his uuinerous friends
and acquuititaiiccs during the past. ‘.25 yeti!‘-‘.
would say to tlieiii and the public ,<_teiii-rally.
that he is now eiigitgiiil in business on his own
at.-count, and on tho c/(cap, ready pay, and one
price S]/.S‘f.(‘7Il.
it will be obvious to all rt-flectiiig minds. that,
to conduct the uiorcaiitile liiisiiiess on the one
price sg/s/ciii, and that a ‘L’-CI"_1j low price, it must
be done for ready pay.
Aclditions will constantly be made of season-
able goods. to his already large stock coinprising
an uttusual vaiicty.
The st.tlisct'il)er flutters liiiiiselftliat froiii his
means and long expcrieiii-.e, iO_,'_'f‘ll1(‘l‘ with the
help of politeiiiiil at.tentivu clorlts be will olfer
gi'i-atittiliiceiiiotits to all who may want. good
and cheap goods.
SlCYi‘=lOUl.’t COMSTOCK.
New Caniiaii, 52in. 31. 1850.
‘l?-'il'
..-. G.
EJAS just t'ecei\'cd a new and lieattliftil ar-
lé=.-5.ti-:.le in his line——a liiiicy-slnipeil silk
2 a7.w.l cap. of the finest textui-e. llte assort-
ment of whicli he will rapidly reduce by the
daily sales. Also it comnlete viii'ii—-ly of ever_\‘
kiiid of cap. which he offers surpassiiigly
olieap for casli.
flu is lltllllLllllCllll'll1g as good a hat for 5571
as can be procured at Belt:-e CY, Co.. N. Y..
for Sit’). Any person dcsiriiig a but. light, eiisy
and waterpt'oof. and made by careful iiicastit'o
to fit all the siile-lttiiiips of the lll-‘tltl, liad lief-
tor call witliotit delay, as he is rolling: off the
present etlition of Spring Hats like liot-cakes.
Silk or Fur hats finished as per order. 18
L .c;'
E. élfizurtis. Eifierchant Taylor.
No. 10 dluiii Sl.rccl.. ()1/iwlcur/‘.5 Bil’;/t/I/i_g‘S.
7 VIII‘) Siriscriber has received. within a
few days pas1.a lar_ce a-glditioii to his as-
sortiiiciit of Spriiig Goods. consisting, in pa rt.
of Broadclotlis. of French, German, English
and American manufactttre. -
CASSIM It’-(ES,
Plain Black and Doeskin ; also a lar,<;c assort-
iueiit of Fancy Hoiiils. of a vat-i+»t_\' of patterns.
VES'l‘I.\'(-ES AND 'l‘[{IIi.lt\iIlNG<;
A good assortnieut always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an exaiitinatioii trom my
l'rie.nds and custotiiers. and the public genomi-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as rea
sonable terms as can be offered (’lSP\Vl‘lel'B.
Garments made. or made and 'I‘rinimed in a
most. fasliioiiahle iind workinaiilike inaniiei'.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month. ,
E LBFIRT CURTIS.
NorzI;a.l7t:, April 8171., 1850.
P.;'E~’I*§’.'§’.§.'iZ".i*§‘ TEEES,
AT THE
SOUTH. NOR\VALK NURSERY.
V ‘H E suliscribers respectfully solicit the at-
tention of l<‘ruit growers, to their stock of
'l‘i'ces. consisting of cltoice Ap;:le.-Pear, Clicr-
ry, Pluni, i\prii~ot.atid Peach Trees . 'togetltet'
with a good variety of Oriiaiiieittal Trees and
Shrubs. such as. Evei‘gi'eeiis, Mountain Ash,
I-lot-se Cliesnul, 8:0 Also, a very fine lot of
Isabella and Catawba Grape vines. Also, on the
first of Noveniber. a large lot ofthat large deli-
cious berry the True bed Antwerp‘R:isplieri'y.
Flesh firm. rich. juicy, with it fine, sweet. lii,<_vh
flavor. There is a small Red Antwerp, which
has been largely disseiiiitiatetl; it is poor
iind worllilcss in comparison with this noble
berry. Gt-to. Sicvuotm 6:. Co.
South Norwal/c, Ucl. 26, 1850. 44
Gieths.
ROAD Cloths, Beaver Cloths, Pilot Cloth,
_ Citssiiiiews, Doe Skins, Sattiitelts, Vest-
iiigs, &c., of all qualities, and a large assoi't-
ment, for sale cheap by the _\‘tlI'(l. or made up
to Order in the most superior style aitd warta n-
ted to fit, at prices much below the usual ra'tes.
Cutting done free of cliarge. S. MoUL'ro.\'.
0.
:'i r
lVcsl/tort. Nov. 4. 10-)
Egre Straits! Bye Stuffs!
I‘ ().\V receiving a Iiiige supply of Dye
Stuffs. consisting in part of the following
articles: Logwood, Nicwood, Fustic. Cain-
wood. Potasli. Indigo, Copperas, Alum, Blue
Vilriol. Mailtler, Hyperuic, Red V‘/ood, Ver-
digris, &c. &c.
Also. on hand it good supply of every article
in the Dyers and Manufai-.turer’s line. at prit
ces which cannot fail to suit biiyers Call a-
J. A. WEEfD’S.
y XTRACT of Vanilla, Lemon, Rose,
_ Orange Flower 'vVater, Peach \Vater,
(Sac. For saleat; BlSSELL’S.
Window sashes.
SSORTED sizes, for sale" by
VV. C. STREET-
cnas. FITCH. ' A. HILL, DDS.
.c-flicirntly his powerful advocates.
; king. ‘tr (l':.-U.l.‘s'.§Ci£fi£i¥. C~l}Ul‘{$EiE L.
A 'r.-iLi; or Join: 'r.iri.oii.
WW: copy the following from the New
York Sunday Times. The subject of it,
John Taylor, was licciise-zl, tvlicn a youth of
twemy—oi.ic, to practice at the barof I’hiladel-
phiu. He was poor but V\‘l:'ll educated, and
p0:~'Sf?S$t‘Ll cxti-aordinai'y gciiius. The giaccs
of his person, combined with the stipeiioi-iiy
of his iiiti-llcct, cnabli d_hini to win the band
of a fashionable beauty Twelve months
afterwards the husband was cniployod by a
wealthy firtn of the city to go on a mission
as land-agent to the west. Asa heavy salary
wits ofliirvd, 'l'ayloi' budc. farcwi-ll to his wife
and iiif-ant son. He wrote back every week,
but received not a line in i-nsui-r. Six
months elapsed, when the husl.-and l'CCl"lVL?(l
a lt-.‘l.l€‘.l’ from his cniployi-rs, that c.\'pl-aiiicil
all Shortly after his (lcpattui'c for tho west,
the uifc and lier father rt-nioved to Missis-
sippi. There she in'imediatcly 0l)l‘tllll(‘Cl ii
divorce by an act of the I_.(‘,Q‘lSl:tllll‘(‘, iiiari'ied
again foithwitli, and, to complt.-to the climax
of cruelty and wroiig, had the ri.-tnie of 'l'-.iy-
lor’s son cliangcd to i‘vl:irk~—thal of her Sf3~"0lld
i'iiutt'im0t'ii'.tl partner! The perlidy nciirly
drove Ta} lor insane. His L'ai‘cer, from that
pi-riod, bccuiiic 6-ct-enttic in the last (li-gree;
souii--unit.-s he prcacli«—-(l, somi-titncs be pl:-ad
at the bar; until, at last, a fcvcr carried him
off at a comput'at.ively early age.
At an early hour, thc 9th of April, 1840,
the court-lioiise in Clzirkcsvillc, Texas, xv-as
crowded to ovcrfloiviiig. Save in the war-
timt.-s past, there had lH,‘V(’.l' bccii \\"lll](‘S$(‘(l
such ii gatlicring in Rctl River county. while
the snong lip;-ling, appareiit on evciy fluslied
face thi'ou<_1hout lhc asst.-iitlily, bctokcried
some great occasion. A concise narrative of
facts will SlJffl4.‘lt'nll_\-' c:<pl.:in the matter.
About the close of 1830. G(*Ol‘g‘(-‘ Hopkins,
one ofthc wt-althicsl planters and most infill-
(~‘lll.l{ll men of Noitlicrn 'l'i~:x:is,offci'c(l a gross
insult to l‘»/lary Ellisiomtlie young and beau-
tiful wife of his cl'ttt--fovct'.sci-2|‘. The litisbaiid
tliiciiteiietl to chastise him for the outrage,
whereupon I-lopktns loadcd his gun, went to
Elliston’s house and slim him in his own
door. The i'llIJl"tlPl'(.‘l' was arrcs1cd,and bailcd
to answer the charge. The occiirreiicc pro-
tluced intense cxcitcinc-nt, and [lot-kins, in
order to tutu the tide of popular opinion, or
at least to rnitigiite the gent--ral wrath, wh.ch
at first was violt.-nt agaiiist him, ciiriilzitcd
rt-ports ini'ainoi.i.-.ly prt--judicial to the charac-
ter of the woman \\ ho had already suffered
such cruel wrong at his lianils. She brouglit
hcr suit for slander And thus two CilS(-‘S,
one criminal, and the other civil, and both
out of the same ti‘iigi~dy, were pending‘ in the
April Circuit Court for I840.
The lnl(‘l‘t.'Sl natnially full by the commu-
nity as to the issues, l)€‘(‘(lll’)l-.‘ far dceper when
it was known that Ashley and Pike of
Arkansas, and the celebrated S. S. Prentiss
of New Orlc-tins, each with enormous fees,
had been retained by Hopkins, for his defence.
The trial, on tho iiidic-iin«~nt. for murder,
ended on the 8th of April with the acquitul
of Hopkins. Such a result might well have
bveu foreseen, by comparing the talents of
the ('0lll’lSt‘l crigageil on either side. The
Texan lawyers were utterly ovcrwhelrned
by the argument and eloquence of their
opponetits. It was a fight. of dwarfs against
giants.
The slander suit was set for the 9th, and
the throng of sp‘trctators grow in numbers as
well as excituinent, and what may seem
strange, the current of public Senllmt-‘Ill now
run decidedly fin‘ Hopkins His money had
procured pet‘jut'cd ivtini-sses, who servi-d most
Indeed,
so triuuiphani had been the success of the
rcvious day, tiiiit when the slander case was
called, l‘v’lary Elliston was Il‘ll. without an
aitorncy—tliey ha_d all’ withdrawn. The
nigiiiy-pettifo_r_rgei's dare not brave again the
sh.-irp wit of Pike, and the scathing thunder
of Prentiss.
“ Have you no counsel '2” inquired Judge
Mills, looking kindly at the plaintiff.
“ No, sir; they have all deserted me. and
I am too poor to employ any morn,” replied
the beautiful Mary, bursiiiig into tears.
“ In such :1 (‘HS_(;‘., will not some chivalrous
rnembor of the profession volunteer?” asked
the judge, glaiiciiig’ around ‘me bar.
The thirty lawyers were silent as death.
Judge Mills repeated thequestion.
“I Will, your Honor,” said a voice from
the thickest part of the crowd, situated behind
the bar. At the tones of that voice many
started halfway from their seats ; and perhaps
.,..-.».----4' _.
there was not a heart in the immense throng
which did not beat something quicker——it
was so une.ii‘tlily sweet, clear, ringing, and
mournful. '
The first sensation, however, was changed
into general laughter, when a tall, gaunt
spectral figure, that nobody present remem-
bered ever to have seen before, elbowcd _his
way ll1l‘0llg'I‘l the crowd, and placed himself
within the bar. .l-Iis appcatnnco was a
problem to puzzle the Sphinx bersclfl. His
high. pale brow, and small, ncrvoiisly-twitcli—
ing face, seemed alive with the concétit.tated
essence and cream of genius; but then his
ii'ifan'.ile blue ‘eyes, hardly visible beneath
their massive arches, looked dim, dreary, al-
most uncortscious, and his clothing was so
cxceeiliiigly shabby that the court l'ies-itatcd to
let the case proceed under his inaiiagcincm.
“ Has your name been entercd on the
rolls of the State?” demanded the judge,
suspiciously.
“ It is immaterial about my name being
on your rolls,” aiiswined the sti'anger, his thin,
bloodless lips curling up into a fir-ndisb
sneer. “l maybe allowed to appear once,
by the courtesy of the court and bar. I-lerc
is my lici-nsc_fi'om the highest tribunal in
America!” and he liantlcil Judge Mills :1
broad parchment. The trial immediately
Went on.
in the examination of witnesses. the
strangei‘ evinced but little in;:<=i'iuity, as was
commonly thought. He sufl'.;-red each one
to tell his own story without ll‘)l(*.l‘l‘lJpll0{),
tliotigli he contrived to mal<c'cach one tell it
over two or three times. He put few cross
questions, which, with .l.{L“3I] tvitni-sscs, only
serve to correct mistakes; and he made no
notes, wliicli, in“ niigluy memories, always
tend to €lIll)ill'l»'ZlSS. The examiiiiittoii being
ended, as counsel for the plaintiff he had a
right to the opening speccli, as well as the
close; but to the asionishmciit of every one
he ilcclincd the former, and allowed the de-
fence to lt‘Z1ll off. 'l'hi=..u a shadow might have
been observed to flit across the line fciiturcs
of Pike, and to darken even the btiglit eyes
of I)l‘t'l]llSS. Tlieiy saw that they had caz/g,/it
a. ’1.‘zi.1'lar: but who it was, or how it bap-
pencd 3 was ll'nj)0SSl.UlCiiO gucss.
Col. Ashley spoke first. I-leclealt the jury
a dish of that close, dry logic, which, yi=ai's
afterwards, rt-ndei'cd him famous in the Sf-.‘l'l~
ate of the Union.
The, poet, Albert Pike, followed, with a
rich rain of wit, and a liatl tot'rci'it of caustic
ridiculc. in -- hich you may be sut‘c ncitlicr
lhc plaintiff" nor the plnintili"s ragged uttrirticy
was either lorgotti:-t'i or spai'<:(l.
The great Pit-tiiiss coiicludt-d for the de-
fendant, with it y__;low' i':l‘_Q‘()l‘gl‘(tll.'w‘ wnr.l.< l3:‘ill-
iant as ’$I]0\\‘el‘S of llilliitg .~ilz‘iI‘.=, anal with a
final burst of or::tot'y tl't=.i: hi'oii-._il‘it the lzotisr;
down in (.'l’tFCl‘:':, in vrltich the $‘\\'Ol'll jury
lllE'fllSt’l\'C.\‘ titictl, l'l(:l\‘.'llllélillitllllfl‘ tlic .‘:lt'l'll
“ order I” “oral:-r 3*’ of tho bcncli. Thus
wondi-:i'fully 5.l.2.'<t't)i;lll')l(iill‘(-1llll?:=()i.llll-t\'Cclt'l'lJ
people to the L-l'uii*uis of iinpiissioiietl clo-
qucnce !
It was then the sti'iiiigcr‘s turn. He had
t‘cm-aiued appai'(-nlly ubstraclctl (ll.ll‘lll_Q_‘ all
the previous speeches. Still, and strait, and
motionless in his sent, his pale, smooth, forc-
head sliooting up lii_<__:l‘i llkc. a inountaiii cone
of snow; but for that ctrrnal twitch l'n.-it
came and wont perpetually in his S-':llO‘.\'
cliei.-ks, you would have taki-n him for a
mere man of i'narblo, or a human form
carvi--d in ice. Even his dim, (l|‘t_'i'RlI‘.y r-ycs
were invisible beneath those gi'ay, sliuggy
eyr-brows.
But now at last he l'lS€S-—-l)(‘:f()l'€ the bar
ruilirig. not behind it———aiid so near to the
wanilcringjury that he might. touch the fore-
man with his long bony fiiigei‘. With eyes
still balf.~.:liiit, and stainling rigid as a pillar
of iron, his thin lips ctirl as if in l'l1l‘2.‘lSllI‘t‘ll3SS
st-orn, slightly pail, and the voice cmiws
forth. At first, it is low and sweet, insinua-
ting itself through lhc brain, as an :ll'll8SS
turw, winding its way into the deepest. li{'ul‘l.
like tbc melody of a iiiagic incziiitatioii ;
while the Spl-‘ill{€l' proceeds witbotit. a gt;-siiirc
oi'tl1elcastsign of (-’XC'llt“mE‘ltl. to tear in pieces
the argu.neiit of Ashley, which melts away
at his touch as ft‘ost. bcforc the sunbcam.—
Every one looked sui-prised. His logic was
at once so bi'ict' and so luinirioiisly ch-ar, that
the l‘l1(lL'St pt‘i1SLll)lCOulLl comprehend it willi-
out (‘fll)t‘l.
Anon, he came to the dazzling wit of the
poet-lawyei, Pike Then the curl of his lip
grew sliai'per;.his sallow face kindled up;
and his eyes began to open, dim and dreamy
no longer,-but vivid as lightning, red as fin.-
globes, and glaring lil-.'c twin nieteors. The
whole soul was in the cye~—the lull hi--art
slrcainccl out on the face. In five niinutcs
Pike’s wit scctned the foam of fully, and liis
finest satire horrible profanity, when con-
trasted with the ll'llll’IlltlblL‘. sallies and (‘XlOl'm-
inating sarcasins of the Sll‘2tllL‘f.‘l‘,ll1lC‘fSpE‘l‘s€(l
with jest and aiiccdotc that filled the f07‘lt.’.'I.
with tours of laughter.
Then, without so much as lncstowing an
allusion on Prentiss, he turned short on the
pcrjured wit.nes'scs of Hopkins, tore their tos-
tiinony into atoms, and hurled in llic-ii‘ faces
such terrible invcctive that all trembled as
with an ague, and two of them actually fled
dismayed from the court house.
The cxcitetnt-nt of the crowd was becom-
ing tremendous. Their u:'ti'.cd life and soul
appeared to hang on the burning tongue of
the stranger. I-lie inspired them with the
powers of. his own passion. I-Ie saturated
them with the poison of his own malicious
fl--clings. He seemed to have stolen nature‘.-3
long-hidden secret of attomion. He was the
sun to ‘ the sea of all thought and emotion,
which rose and fell and boiled in billows, as
he chose. But his greatest triumph was to
come.
I-lis eye began to glare furiively at the as-
sassin, I-lopkiris, as his lean, lap;er fingei'
slowly assutnnd the same direction.‘ He
heiumecl the _wt'etch around with a circum-
vallation ofstrong evidence and impregnablc
argument, cutting off all hopes of escape.-—
He dug beneath the murderer and slandcrer’s
feet ditches of dilemmas, such as no sophistry ,
“.4... ..y,. ..-e- ,,
could ovcrleap, and no stretch of ingenuity
evade, and stripped himself‘ to the work of
inassacrc.
Oh ! then, but it was a vision both glori-
ous and drcan'ful to behold the orator. His
action, before graceful as the wave ofa golden
willow in the breeze, grew iinpetuous as the
motion of an oak in a l‘l‘.1l‘l‘l('.i1ne. His voice
bccaine a trumpet filled with wliirlwiiitls,
deafening the ear with crashes of power, and
yet iiite.i'rnin_glcd all the while with a sweet
undcrsoug of the S0fl€'E~l cadence. He drew
a picture of murder‘ in such appalling colors,
that in comparison hcld, itself niiglit be con-
$l{.lt:t‘(‘(.l bountiful. He painted the slanderer
so black, that the sun scented dark at noon-
day, when shining; on such an accursed
minister; and then fixed both portraits on ibi-
slirinli'iiig~ brow of l"l0plI.ll1$,fll'l£l nailed them
there f()t‘cVCl‘. The agitation of the audience
nc-arly amounted to madncss.
All at oncc,ihe spr-akcr descended from his
perilous height. His voice '.‘.-':iilcil out for
tbr: ml1l'Cl(‘l‘£‘.(.l dead, and describcd the sorrows
of the widowed Ii-i:iiig—tlie br-autiful l'l/lary.
mote beautiful every moment, as her tears
flowed f.t.=tcr~t.ill men wept, and lovely wo-
men sobbed like chililrcn.
He closed by :1 mange cxiiomitioii to the
jury, and ll'lt'O'.lg'l’.ll.l1t‘l'Il to the liy-.<_‘,z‘tn(l(»}l‘_s,
He entreatetl the panel, after they should
bring in their verdict for the plaintiff, not to
offer violence to the dclieiitlant,however richlv
he might (li=sci‘vo it ; in other wortls=, “ not ii)
lynch the villain, I*lopkin.-2,. but leave his pitti-
ishtncnt to God.” This was the most artftil
trick ofall, and the best calculated to insure
VCl’l_£_‘;'£'di'lf.’L‘.
The jury l‘()n(iCl'f;‘(l a verdict for fifty thou-
sand dollars; and the riight afterivzirds Hop-
kins was takcn out of his bad by lynchcrs,
and beaten almost to dc-ul‘n !
As ljl.lE’. con rt zill_j0l1l'l“.C'(l, the stt'atigei' made
known his name, and called the attention of
the people, with the aunoui‘icenient—“ John
'l'°.t_vloi'ltvill prcach here this cvcning at early
candle iglitl”
'l‘hi: crowd of course all turned out, and
Tayloi"s scrnion vquiili-d, if it did not stirpass,
the sple-hdoi' of his forensic eff;irt:_ This is
uo i-xaggi:i'atioii. I have listciied to Clav.
W'obsti~.r and Calhonu—to Dewy, 'f‘vn;: anal
B-ascent ; but have never llt-‘:‘.l‘(l aiiviliiii_:: in
the form of5ii3.iliinc words cvcn tern.-iicl3," ap-
pioximiuing the c.oq:i(-iice of John 'l‘aylor——
lIlL‘iS:‘lVt} as a mountain, and wildly ru;-liing
as it cataract-ol' lire. And this is the opinion
of all who ever have lieard the tnarvcllous
man.
D<s§or.'cs—j—'i '.li'i.='1ue 'i‘:.:?lc of ti:-c Sent.-Ia.
Iii-ani.ifLtl, cxccc.-i‘liiig‘ly beautifitl, is the
lady Dolores, the only tluughler of R‘osas,tl1.-:
full-mus and t.toui-irftil Prestdcitt of the Ar-
in the strength
In .
;_j;ciitiiie li.l-Tl,‘-Ul3llC——}fIO\V(‘l'fl.li
of his iniiid, .-ind in the iron l‘I:S()ll£llO2l of his I
cltiiiactcr, whicli has (llZ.liJI(‘(l him to control
and 5 my {I l'.)('()lllB tvlioci nonc savchiin can
lit.-‘Cp in ul‘(ieI‘.
We say that the lady Dolores is. beautiful,
but her talcittsr, graccs and accotnplisliincius
are in ample p'i’(.',')0l'l.lOl'l. ‘
It almost si:-mis a stttbjcct of stii'pi‘isc that
that this fair lady, so '.iizi‘i1i'=.ive in menu.-is,
and so clc'.'atcil in her position, sl':o'.iltl have
arrived at the age of l\’v‘(:‘{ll.y yi_-:ii's Will)-
mil :1 tl'toug'nt of Lippi‘-;i;l<.'Illll_g‘ tho hyint-nial
altar, yct :0 it. hath been ; not, l':G\V¢"V-'31‘,llam
la':k of :-Olicila.IiOn and uppoi".L7.i:ll_'-,', for many
a bravt;- and noble raialior liztsi l~:ni»li p_;;r_l
sued for the love and hand which niighi l3IL':S
at king, but licc.-ii.i:-c———
First, of all si.iitoi's, not one, when v.rcigh-
ed in the careful balance. of li€l' (liScriu’i—
lllilllllg _1;L‘.;’l|:§'t‘ltl'L“i‘il, but lacked somr-. oftliosn
qiialitics of l1(-‘till and l'ieart, wliicii alone
could win and fix hci‘ pure and lofty affec-
tions.
Second, had any caviilici‘ ])!'P,SE"nlC(,l him-
self, possessed of all the qualities vliicli
woultl gait‘) her love, she could not leave lIl‘l'
fvulici"s side, for as ue-:.cssr.i‘y as (l‘..’‘.‘/ is to the
rlnwi--.t' has she liccn"‘io him. She has evci'
acted as COI]ilLltlfIl and advis-oi’; sbc alone can
gtiitliaairitl sway his will ; she alone can
sullen his heart, whet) it is .ii'ozc.'i in its stcrii
risolvcs. l:.'ecoul<l not live without. iicr.-—
Slit: i'i-.=cei\’cs his compizny, writes his private
and most ll2)pOl‘l-“-I1’.(l0CLllll(?l)lS, keiegis wazcli
and ward over his iiitcresis and safety. But
to our Sl(it'_\_'.
A short distance up the river, above
Bucnos Ayi'e.s, C-1-eneral llosas has :1 charm-
irig country scat, wli<-:rc oltcn in the warm
L-uinmor time he and his daughter retire to
enjoy the fi':igt‘aiit perfume whtcli :ti‘l'l'v.'€S
with the evening l)l'C(’Zt) from the groves
of peach, lcmon tliltl orange. A law years
ago during‘ a licavy gall:-, ii ship whicli lay
in the rivur tvus driven high and dry by the
winds and swollcn waturs into the vcry midst
of this favotite plaiuaiioii of‘ the Prusitlcni,
and when the gale abated she was left in a
position from which it was found impossible
to rcmovo lit:-i‘,
To pl.-use his d:iu_t_-h'ei‘ G.’.:l‘.'.3l':1l Roses
bought this vessel, and l‘(€fl‘tlE‘(,l her to serve as
a suinini-r house, and an unique fanciful one
did it mal«:e, lml)('(.lLlt‘(l not in tiiei:zure Waves
of the 064231}, but in the pcifcct sea of flowers
and fruits. in the cabin of this vessel occur-
red the first scene of this l)l'll‘f but true story.
It was on an afternoon of an early suin-
mer. The L-.:.idy Dolores sat by the steyn
wiiidotv of the vessel, enjoying the sweet
breeze as it came to her from its home amid
the frzigrant flowers Site was alone and as
she sat and gazed out upon the waving trees
and bright‘-wiiigcd birds, which flew from
branch to branch, she sighed as if she had
not been formed for loneliness.
At the same moment the door to ‘cards
which her back was turned, was cantioiisly
opened She heard it not. Then, l)t.‘l’.\V€€l'l_
the rich velvet liaiigtngs whicii hung in
crimson folds before it, quietly stepped a not
ble looking cavalier; and as he slowly ad-
vanced tO\Va!‘(lS her, there could be read in
his face :1 passionate idolatry of her who was
before liim.- He was young, not more than
twenty-fivc, his features regular, his eye dark
yer. bright. His tall, manly form was array-
aiitt ffiaiiiifaitures;
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TAT '11Wo DOLLARS I’.-ER, AN.-NUM-,
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Slowly and cautiously the young offlcei’
approached the lady, still _uuseen ‘and un-
heard by her. ' I
Again she sighed. He ltnelt by her side,"
and gazed "upon the snow whitejhand which
\'t'Il.I] its taper fingers covered‘ with._jcwels,*
hung down against the ottoman ‘on which_
she reclined. The cavalier bent, and "the
lady started to her feet, as. she felt. a war
kiss impressed upon her hand. = ,
Not terror stricken did she scream, or turn
to fly, but with flashing eye, reddened cheek,
and frowning bl‘0W, as she drew her form up
in queenly dignity, she proudly exclainted;
“ Vi/‘ho rflarcs intrude ” but ere she fin-
l:lll ti her exclamation she saw the sad and re‘-_
spc-ctful gaze of the youth who still knelt at
her feet, and her anger seemed to vanish and
her tones softened as she continued, “ Ah l --
is it you, Don Eduardo? I might have
knot-.-n that none other would have dated
the liberty which you have taken l” i ' i
“ Pardon, lady! I couldnot gaze upon the
band which I so long have coveted, and re-'
fmin from showing how much I have loved
its inislt'i:~ss.”
“Risa, E-tiuaido, said the lady,sedly,“I
wish that your ne’er again would speak of
love to me at least wliilc--wliile "
The yoiitli, observing it, eagerly and passion-
alcly t‘.‘(l.'l<l‘im(‘.tI :
“ IV/ii./e ? _)'n what mean you by that
word '2 even it gives light to the hope which
alone keeps my heart alive. Oh, tell me,
have I cause to hope? Am I more to you than
are the many o'.hci'.-: ‘.37’
“ Were you not do you think that I would
permit him to'live who has dared the famili-
arity for which you now craved my pardon?
"-"lien am I blcsscd indeed !—but when
may I call you mine '2"
-‘ When I am free from my present en-
ga::1(‘l'lll:'l’llS.”
“ Free l-—present
cruel to trifle l"
“ I do not trifle, Eduardo. I am willing
to acknowledge that I love you ; but I have
ii duty—a sacred iiuperalivc ditty, to perform
wliich love, nor pleasure, nor aiight on earth,
can induce m»: to forage. If you love me
engagements I It is
‘ vour love will not fade like you summer
flowers. My failic-.r cannot alone bear the
lllll_1I_[U.(‘3, and vcxaiions of his office. He
cannot spare inc; and I cannot marry while
he isin power. Indeed he never will con-
seiit to part with me so necessary have I now
become to li-lll’l.n
“Cruel would be the delay. Know you
not that wliile he livcs,1he people will have
no other PM-.sitiem'.l He alone can please.
illl'l govern ihcio, they will have no other.
Oh‘. for the love you have butnow confessed.
dccldc not 50, else years will roll away. His
death alone ” ‘
55,-;;--— not of 1/tat, Eduardo l” said she as
the laigge tears stood in her eyes: “ Hove my
lutlivt‘ l"
“ Doloi‘F.‘s, I must obey, and await my
tiincl” said the youth, but as he spoke a
\Ylltl,$ll81’lg(-3 light’ beamed from his eyes,
cvctt as some desperate conceit had entered
his mind.
She ‘id not observe it, but rising, said :
“ You may now escort me back lo the
city, Etluatdo. Tlic eve-iiiiigg dews will soon
bi-_i__ii:i to fall, and I must (ll"cSS for the termlia
wliicli we give to night. You will be
there Cl”
,1.
..::
It was the still hour ofmidnjght, and Gen.
Rosas was alone in his private chamber,
.-e‘1l‘.‘(l beside a table filled with papers and
(ii’1£‘l.lI‘{]i'IilS, now rt-,-uding and stgiiing one
and then another.
E-lis dai:g*h'_-.:r 2-iiis beside him, busily en-
gaged in copying ii j')i‘l\’f;iC lcticr ; but start-
oil as a gentle tap at the door announced I!
visitor.
“ Who is there l” said the General, as he
laid his hand upon :1 wcapon.
" Tlit: seniiiicl !” was the answer in a low
i'cspc«c'.ftil tonc.
“ Wliat is wanlctl ?”
“ I bear :1 pt‘L'i=L'Z1‘iWl1i-CI] has just been left
with strict orders to be Llcliveréd to your ex-
Ct‘llt‘PC_l,’ aion.<;_
‘*I:1iitci'. This is a strange hour for a
pl‘C:-Clll. l7i‘om whom doesitcomc Cl”
“ I know not,” said the soldier, as helaid a.
rcatsquate box of l'O:C‘.VO0£l on the table,
and pluciii__g a key on the card which was
fust.ci'icd on its top dcp=.ii'tc(l.
“ Upen it (laughter, l have not time," said
the U:-I'll-l'i1l, as be again turnctl his eyes to
ed in theyricli uniform of Rosas’ cavalry.
:1 niililary report
"- Oh, I gums who it is from. It is like his
hziiidwi'i'.in_r_: !" said, as she glanced at the
cml upon its top. “ ljtit wiriat present could
he liure fli‘-‘lint;-(l for the father of Dolores E"
‘Rife-iViioni, dauglitct".7-”
“ l}‘ait.tict‘, the supcts;-ription is, I think, in
the hand wt-i:in_g of Eduarilo Escudero; and
he hits in his oi.-licziic way sent you some
pi'e.~ent, l’ll wair-ant inc.”
“‘:l"'.7(,'l.l, we-ll, open the box, my child, and
satisty your cut'osuy.” .
The lady took the key and turned it in
the lock, but as she l?.l$t,‘Ll the lid, the report
of 21 volley of pistols aliuostdcz-.l'eiicd ber,and
with one vxilil screain she reeled and fell
fainting to the ii-‘.lOl‘, amid a cloud of smoke
from the now open box. In an instant the
President sprang to her side.
“ Oh God, my duuglitcr is slain!” said he
in agony, but his l1cai'Lv.ras‘clieei'ed again as
she spoke.
"‘ t\‘o— oh, not slain my father, but he
would have slain you to win me!” and
again she fainted.
By this nine the room was filled ‘with
soldiers and oflicei-s, ctrawn thither by the re-
purtof fire arms, and a liusty explanation of
the infei'nal machii'ic,fcir'sucl1 it was, explain:
ed the plot agaiiisi their Genet‘-cil’s life. A
low of pistols l‘iad,bcen so placed along the
box that any one standing in front of it to
Open it, would receive the contents in his
body._ It had been sent to Roses at this late
11031‘ ".1 expectation that he would open it.
‘Narrow had been the escape of the daugh-
ter. She had stood. beside instead ofiin front.
or the box when she opened it; but the hand
i
...».~......-' " .-«..- .
'l"oe lady blushed confusedly, and paused."
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