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I V0L L J)Vj* ARC| A^KANSASTl^RiDAYrJANUARY 4, 1861. ~ NUMBER'S.
flu* (fonstitiitiomil 'Union,
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OFFICIAL I>! It IK'TOIlV'.
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COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE,
.Jiiiiioss L. Hunt,
CLERK,
W IL L I A 31 G O 01) Pv U 31.
WILLIAM A. PLUNKETT.
T K E A S U R E li ,
WYLIE LANKFORD.
C O K <> S E 1!,
LEVIN HARRISON.
Sl'BVEYOR.
E . A . H O W E L L .
COMMON SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
W. J’. PIIESTON.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE,
13 E N J A M i N F A W C E T .
Jl STICKS or THE PIRCE.
Prairie—T!. F. Coulter, 13. L. Beard, B. V. Smith.
James Glover.
Caroline—G. M. Connor, W. K. Dobbins. James
Knight. Wm. Donnell. S.Co/ari. W.C. E'l'uln-oii.
J'iyei n H'w*:—As, r Pipkin. V. D. Kebiti*ou.
Wld’e liner—Jl. P. Vaughan, T. B. Kent, L. C.
• Bcmbert, D. V. Black.
# (inter—8. ('. Paine. B. Douglass.
Hitff'-nxittr—\\ . A. \\. Maim. \\ . J. McCombs.
Hamilton—"Ij M. Gray, .1. Tucker.
Rich IP. els—T. F. Bice, W. It. Brantly.
('[•ar I.nk‘—-Guinn Bair, James T. Morris.
La Grew—T. .M. Belcher. Thomas llarviile.
€ O \ S T t E2 LES.
Prairie—Q. T. Webster: Center—J. D. Steele:
Cart dun — B. II. Freeling: llann/nm—P. Jarvi-:
Pn/eon Rno.it—W A. Harper; White Hirer—a ■ j'.
Oldham: Kwh Woods—W. A. Barker; Watiensaw—
John Gales.
Constables of Clear Lake and La Grew Town
ships failed to 1:11 their bond.-.
PHOF I . 1 < ) \ V I , < A It I >“*.
T. J. JOBS.
Attorney is t K;i w,
1>ES ARC, ARKANSAS,
A \’'ILL PRACTICE IN PRAIRIE AND THE
t V adjoining counties. Particluar attention
given to (tolled ions.
Rkferkm ks.—T J. & C. Powell, Knoxville,
Trim.: Tims. H. Callaway, President of Ocoee
Bank, Cleveland. Tenn.; Moore & Marsh, Chatta
nooga.'J'cnii.: lion. John il. Lumpkin. Rome, (la.:
Hun. William Daugherty, Columbus, Bit.: lion.
Joseph T. McConnell, Ringgold. CJa.: William 11.
Hunan, President Northwestern Bank, Ringgold.
Georgia. nov ■>.
J. T. PARHAM,
Arcliit<*ct i*ii<l Uaiklcr,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
SOLICITS CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS OF
Id every style, lie is also prepared to furnish
Designs. Estimates and Drawings ot all the mod
ern orders of architecture: build, superintend
and furnish working plans for building at mode
rate prices. Orders left at the “Citizen Office,"
»» 111 irunc jMwmj'k nncmiiMi. -y
J. J. LAN F, ------ W. H. CD AM ULUS.
DRS. LANE &c CHAMBERS,
H aving formed a partnership in
_ the practice of their profession, tender
tlieir services to the citizens of Des Arc and adja
cent country. From their experience, they hope
to share at least a portion of the patronage of the
public. Office ou Buena Vista street, at Balsly's
Drugstore. novti
T. B. KENT,
-Vttorney it t 1 w,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
ATT ILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF
YY Prairie, White, Monroe, Arkansas, St.
Francis, Jackson and Independence counties. All
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. Office on Lyon street. no23-tf.
E. T. SWEYER,
Dentissit,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
TT7ILL CONTINUE TIIE BUSINESS IN ALL
Y \ its branches, including continuous Gum
Work. Office on Buena Vista street, up stairs,
Jackson s new building. nov lii-tf.
T. SAN units, -.j. L. NEEI..
DRS. SANDERS & NEEL,
Resident Physicians,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having formed a partnership in
the practice ot their profession, tender.a
continuation of their services to the citizens of
Des Arc and adjacent country. Office, up stairs,
corner Ruena Vista and Woodruff streets, nov 3
RUSS EVANS7
REAL ESTATE & GENERAL LAND AGENT1
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
PROMPT ATTENTION WILL BE gAen TO
[ all business entrusted to him in his
line. nov 3.
DR. H. ARMISTEAD,
H aving permanently located at
DES ARC, offers his professional services
to the citizens of the towu and adjacent country.
Office on Lyon street. nov 3.
BUSiyEBa CARDW.
J. M. GOGGIN. 1). c. TUAOI'.H. U. W. L. HOLT.
GOGGIN, TRADER & MOLT,
Cotton and Tobacco Factors
<* r <>f i: k s,
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Vo. 3'eojiI Row, MEMPHIS, TENN.
ATTEEKLV ACCESSIONS RECEIVED through
▼ T out the season to their already large am
de-'iralde .-'took of Tobacco, Ragging, Rope, Su
gar, Coffee, Molasses. Bacon, Salt. Whisky. Flour
ami Plantation Supplies generally. Will Star
Cotton. Leaf Tobacco and other Produce in on
commodious Warehouse on Union Street, in sigh
of their business house, No. 10 Front Row. \V
Since and Sell < ottun at 7ne per bale. no OO-tiii
i:.\c KLstoi; wrovxa woitics
GILES P- FILLEY,
MANl'FACTtRKR OF
Charter Oak, Plymoth Rock. & Valley Form
Cookin" Stoves!
Also, every variety of
E’tRLOR. ROV & ( CiXOS KTOVKS
loo iin<! 157 Alain S! root,
dec 7-tf ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
t:. O. NORTON, - - - I. A. 1’KAGl i-:
C. O . X O ct T O \ A. CO.,
Forwarding A Commission Mereknn!
AND DEALERS IN
FLOUE, GEADI and PEODTJCE,
Ao. LJti front Row,
dec 14-2in MEMPHIS. TENN.
H0FFHEIBE8 BROTHERS^
IMPORTERS AM) DEALERS IN
Brandies, Gins, Wines, Cigars, &c.
ALSU,
DISTILLERS & MANl FACTURERS OF
I>»»iiic*s.t i«* AVlnes a n <1 laquors
•j'J ,k ■’ 1 Second St., belw. Main tc S; 'amorc,
noT 128-1 f. CINCINNATI. 0.
*• lkptiex, - y. ku;in.
LEPTIEN & KLEIN,
DEALERS IN
CLOCKS, WATCHES and JEWELRY
-Liltc-na VS.-»ta Stiwt,
DKS ARC. ARKANSAS.
H aving on hand \ nkw and sklkctm
Mock ,,1 Clocks, Watches and Jewelry, w
respectfully Mili. it u continuance of the kitid pal
cottage ,,t' the people of l»> - Vrc and 'Urrouiidii:;
cotii.try. V • arc also prepare 1 to do all kinds
Watch. Clock and Jewel,y work with care am
despatch. All work warranted. dec7-tf
n. n. PKitr.v, - - - - .1. M. I'ETTI.Y.
PERRY &l PETTEY.
Noutls Side o£' Ei«;eis;i % IviJiJ simd
DKS ARC, ARKANSAS,
7 \KAI.FRS IN STAI’LK. I’VNCV. FOI1E1G!
I / a.id Dome-tie Di p-G •• -. Hi !v - M ade (In
tiling. Hal-- and I aps. Ho-ti-and Shoes, llardwar
and Cuttlery. I hiechsw: re. etc. Also, a rumple!
a-sortmen: of Fancy Silks. Ribbons. Trimming
and fancy article- id every description.
All kind : of pood . by the , ieee. at wl:el< - i'
prices. dec 7-lf
DEB ARC HOTEL,
Li J. ('. Tl!;hC,T<.l\.
l)i;s ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having lkaskd this wkll-ariiangki
. Hotel, ihe jiroprietor respectfully inform
i ravclers and the puhlie generally, that lie lias com
plcltdy rent,valid the premises, and is prepare,
to accommodate all who may favor him with thei
patronage, if uuremit;ed care and attention wi!
secure the favor of ail, lieisdetermined to please
CHARGKS rkasonarlk.
ftf j" The liar attached to this House is supplio,
with the Lest of Li quors and Cigars. nnv d.
T. M. It Oil I N SON. ------ U. J. ItllAM'll
ROBINSON £l BRANCH,
(Successors to 0. W. Yadcn,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
< « 1 *<><•<'iMini S *!*<><!
RKfKli I Vti, FORWARDING ATOMMISSION MERCHANTS
nov3. HI'S ARC. ARKANSAS.
C. ML AREN. ------ 8. X. .JACKSON
MX AREN & JACKSON,
Successors to G. <N J. McLaren &. Co.,
DKS ARC, ARKANSAS.
TAKALKRS IN STAPLE AND FANCY Dill
I / tiooiis. lieauy-.iiaue t lotinng, Hats urn
Caps, Honnets, Roots and Shoes, Hardware am
('nttlery. Rooks. Stationery, etc. Also, Receiving
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, nov 3.
GARVIN, BELL £5 CO.,
IMPORTERS A WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOIIEIGN A DOMESTIC DRY-GOODS
AM)
31 anufact nrerw of < lotliing:.
Nos. 442 and 444 Main Street, north side,
nov Itj-fira. LOLISY ILLE, KY.
A. STEWAltT, WM. STBWAKT, U. STEWART.
STEWART & BROS.,
I { eeeivin", Fopwavcling
k\I> t OMMISSIOV MKItt llAXTS,
nov 3. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
E C. MCCAREEY & CO.*
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dri
Goods, Ready-Made f*toihiug. Hats, Caps
Roots, Shoes, Hardware, Queensware, Etc., Lie.
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, nov3.
C. A. JUDSON,
Cai’penter and Joiner,
DLS ARC, ARKANSAS,
Dealer in sasii. doors, mantles
Window and Door Frames, etc. Shopcorne
Erwin and Park Streets. N. R.—Coffins made t
onler. on short notice. nov o-y
~j7h7quiseneerry,
AUCTION. COMMISSION MERCHANT
A X U
Real Estate Argent.
nov3. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
C. E. DAVIS,
FLAT-BOAT l*ILOT
ORDERS WILL FIND ME 15Y ADDRESSING
me at Dcs Arc, care of John Jackson & Co.
or to Napoleon, care of T. W. W ilcox. nov .,0-1 n
E X C E L L E N T 1* L O W S .
TITE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARfil
> \ quantity of the Lett Cast Plows, which w
offer cheap. uov3. J. JACKSON L CO.
%
I S T j : a M It C> A T S.
Memphis, White and Little Red
River Packet,
> A Cl 2X2L ± £t 1 ^
j ELIAS TI10MASS0N, - - - - Master.
rnms FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
A steamer, having been thoroughly repaired,
will run regularly bet ween Memphis and t lie vari
ous points on White river throughout the season.
For treight or passage, apply on board, nov :M-tf
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY SATURDAY.
Memphis, W kite and Little Red
River Packet,
: G~©n_9X IPiXsL©;?
PETE FLEMMING,.Master.
rnms steamer having been tiior
> I A- ottghiy refitted, will make regular trips
i throughout the season, leaving Memphis every
I Saturday. For freight or passage, apply on
board. nov IgJ-t '•
Regular \evv Orleans, White ami
Little £ied River Packet,
I
Slide- W heel .Steamer
I il 'T A. jXTp
J II. S. EATON,.Master.
mins FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
* packet having been furnished with cotton
guards, and otherwise repaired, will run between
New Orleans and the L.rious points on White
river, during the season, as a seiui-monthly.
packet. hov Td-tf
Memphis, White ami Lillie Red
River Packet,
II Z E la A > 1<: I, L ;
t CAl’T. REES, - Commander.
Hemiy Smithson, - Clerk.
ailllS FINE LIGHT DRAUGHT STE’.MUR
I is now running in the above trade, and will
continue throughout the season. She has supe
rior passenger accommodations. For freight or
passage, apply on board. nov 22-tf
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY FRIDAY'.
Rfiispliis smd Wiiile River ITulvel,
(;OLDEA STATE,
HICKS KING,.Master.
> J. lb Rt ssell, ... Clerk.
A HIS SPLENDID PASSENGER STEAMER
will make regular trips from .YL tnphis to Des
' Are, August.a ami Jut ksotiport. <>n Unite river.
1 j For freight or passage, apply on board.
Rciitphis assd H 'tile Rher Paehet,
M ASOMC <; i: A£ ;
■ j J. J. PILLSEl'IlY, - - - - Master.
! J. P. MvD. u, - - - - Clerk.
I
rnnis light im: ycght steamer ii wing
t elite, I the above trade, will run regular! v
from Memphis to the various points on While
j river. For freight or passage, having superior
1 a< eotmaodat .on apply on board. nov 22-ti*
Vi. 3. CROCKER & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
> j
Z* Q O Q X* £3 ?
First door West of J. II. Quisenberry’s Store.
I
OKS ARC, t R K t AS.
’ m.YKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING To
| E the ciii/.ens of Prairie anil adjacent enmities,
| that they are now in receipt of a large and well
selected stock of
CROC Kit IKS AND HARDWARE,
Consisting in part of Sugars. Molasses. Coffee,
Caudles, Cheese. Vinegar. Salt, Whiskv. Rice,
i Pick! s. Sardines. Flour. Fish. Rais.ns. Figs. Cit
rons, Almonds. Candy. Soap. Starch. Soda, Crack
ers. Tobacco. Cigars. Nails. Castings. Iron. Steel,
1 Log Chains. Ox Chains. Pole Axes. Spades. Shov
i ; els etc., etc with all other articles o.o-.llr t.. 1...
found in ti similar establishment. All of which
they are now selling low for cash. nov3-tf
STOVE AND TIN SHOP!
IS . II. 13 11 r k
H AS REMOVED IUS TIN SHOP TO THE
. house recently occupied by J. \V. Wallace,
- on Buena Vista street, opposite the Nucleus
House, where lie is prepared to accommodate the
publicfvitb the best articles of
COOKING STOVES, TIN-WAKE,
and all other merchandise in his line, ever
brought to this market*.
My cooking stoves are immediately from a large
, St. Eouis establishment, and I feel confident that
those who want these convenient articles can suit
themselves from my large assortment, (live me
j a call, and examine before purchasing elve
I where. nov3
GENERAL LAND AGENCY,
Des Ai’C, Arkansas.
i .
! _
rpilE UNDERSIGNED HAVING HAD AN EX
_L periejice of ’ re than fifteen years in Arkan
sas land affairs, and a large portion of the time an
active Land Agent, has kept pace with the landed
- interest of the State of Arkansas, as well as the
General Government, is prepared to give immedi
ate attention to all paying business in his line.
• Office for the present, in the store-house, next
door to Messrs. II ay ley & Erwin’s Store, DesArc,
' Arkansas.
. nov 30-tf JOHN TI. QUISENBERRV.
Look SIliKI'!
\LL PERSONS INDEBTED TO ME. EITHER
by note or account, will come up by the 1st
, of January next and pay me, or they will be put
in the hands of au officer for collection.
deeZ-tf GEO. W. VADEN. ,
POET [CAL.
JE.X.XV A.XD I.
BY KATE CHAMPION.
1 have diamonds for mi y hair.
Jewels rare, and silken -es—
Jenny has a baby fair.
And her Cecil's fond ci ?es.
I have coffers filled with gold;
Servants wait to do my bidding,
Statues, costing Sums untold ;
Cannings, hung in costly gilding.
Jenny has a little purse,
Often holding not a penny;
Cecil toils, but none the worse—
Then he comes and smiles on Jenny.
I've a palace for inv home—
M. • ' le balls and crystal fountain—
Shining turrets—lofty dome—
Lands that stretch from plain to mountain.
Jenny lias a little cot.
White-washed walls and sanded floor,
And the blue forget-me-not
Blossoms just beside the door.
Jenny sings the live-1. g day.
Like a birdlingoiS •' moumain,
W! le I weep my L.. a\.«y.
From my sad heart's troubled fountain.
1 have paintings, old and rare,
Statues from beyond the waters—
Bronze and marble, cold and fai --i
Bronzc and marble sous and daughters!
Jenny has a lovely babe,
Starry eyes and silken tresses;
Kissing lips and clinging arms,
Lvery day her glad heart blesses.
If this earth were all my own—
Sceptre-', thrones,un 1 kingly power—
1 ,1 barter sceptre, crown mol throne,
For my Cecil’s love one hour!
God. who rules below—above—
Gives each heart its pain or pleasure—
• Gave to Jenny Cecil's love,
And to me—my golden treasure.
God. who maketh all things right,
In the land beyond the water,
Knoweth what is best, to-night,
For his lonely, grieving daughter.
THE Till MEET.
BY Mas. HEM AN .
Tlie trumpet's voice hath roused flic land:—
Light up tLie beacon-pyre!—
A hundred hills have seen ihe !,.u id,
And waved ihe sign of lire.
A hundred banners in ihe breeze
Their gorgeous folds have east —
And hark !—was that the sound of seas?
A lyiig io war went past.
A ehief is arming in his hall.
The peasant by hi> hearth;
The mourner hears ihe tn rill lug call,
And Vises front ihe earth.
The mother on her firsi-b on son
Looks with a boding eye—
'1 try come not hack, though i!l be won,
V> hose young hearts leap so nigh.
The bard hath ceased his song, an l bound
The falchion to his side:
L en for the inai t iage-altar crowned,
The lovcr quit- his bride.
And all this haste, and chan re. and fear,
l’y • hi lily clarion spn ,i.
How will it he when k.ag bun's hoar
The blast that wakes me dead!
rrowiiw*' »r».*»r.wn mmwisr.rwm«'iavossr armm•%-*TwiaaTwi;
TIIE FACE AT THE WINDOW.
It was a woman s lace I saw as I drew
le.n at ('utliiieft Hall—a puie. calm, almost
proud lace, with large Creole eves, and coal
black ltair. looped a\\a\ lrum the cheek in
heavy and shiny folds.
1 hail seen many more 1 !ul faces dur
ing my winters New Vet Washington
—my summers at Cape Newport, and
Mahant*; and. besidt s. 1 w; s expecting; to,«iect
;it the liitll a certain .Southern hello and heir
ess ; tt sister-in-law of the friend who invited
me to his house. Sot L gave only a passing
glance to the stranger, and. dismounting;, ran"'
the hell. A slave answered the summons, and,
conducting mo into the library, went to call
his muster. In a few moments the door open
ed. and the lady whom I had seen at the win
dow came in, with two curly-headed children
about her. She hade mo good morning in a
voice sweet as the thiiil of a lute-string;, and
said, with some embarrassment:
“ I am sorry that Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert
are both out riding.”
"Ah! and so am 1.” was the answer; -hut 1
suppose they will not belong, lor though they
did not expect me to-day. I wrote them I
should probably be here this week.”
•• Then you arc* Mr. Vincent ?”
" Richard \ inccnt. at your service; and
now introduce yourself!”
" I—I — 1 am,” she paused, wound one of
the little girl's ringlets about her linger in her
contusion, and began tgain. " I am.” once
more she hesitated, and resumed :
" ! have guessed it—you are the governess?”
She smiled, but the color mounted to her
very temples.
“ Poor and proud,’ 1 soliloquized, ‘* how
that flush becomes her !”
.At, this moment we heard tlie tramp of
1 1 it ,ii . i l • * i
Hf i, tiiiu MU \ mum'll iiim Ill> Ijfilim
iiil wife dashing up the broad avenue leading
to the mansion. 'I he governess hastily left
me. and I shortly alter saw her talking to my
friends in the verandah. The brief conference
over, my host and hostess entered and gave
me the cordial welcome which is the charac
teristic of thy South. A\ hen the greetings
had been exchanged, I turned to Cuthbcrt
and said:
“ Pray, where is Miss Dupont, the charm
ing sister-in-law of whom you speak ?” lie
and his wife exchanged significant glances,
and 1 continued—*■ l am all impatience to sec
this paragon—don’t keep me long in sus
pense !”
“ I will not, you will meet her at dinner.”
The next moment the dressing hell rang, and
the host led the way to the guest chamber,
where lie left me to make my toilet. In those
days 1 was not indifferent to my personal ap
pearance, and with the aid of an attentive
slave 1 arrayed myself in the-most elegant
suit my wardrobe afforded.
11 1 wonder if l shall suit the heiress?” I
queried mentally, its I took a last survey in
the mirror and descended to the dining-hall.
There, near the table, sat Cuthbcrt and his
wife, the face I had seen at the window, and
not far from the governess, a young lady with
: a lair complexion, a blooming cheek, the sun
niest O: blue eyes, and a profusion of golden
hair. 1 was a connoisseur in ladies’ toilet at
that period, and took in at a glance her costly
Indian muslin robe, with its frills of Moehlin
lace, the splendor of her bracelets, necklace
and ear-drops, with the exquisite wrought
golden comb, which looped up the rich
t resscss. AY by was it that my eyes wandered
from her to the pale, calm governess, with her
bauds of raven hair, and her rent, eloquent
eyes, and a dress that fell nr, her like a
“ Dunmist.”
“ Blanche,” said my host. •• allow me to
present an old and valued friend—Richard
Vincent.”
^ The blonde beauty colored, simpered, and
with an indication she intended to be like
that of a priiua donna to an applauding crowd,
acknowledged my bow.
*• Miss Marguerite,” returned Cuthbert.
this is the guest we have been expecting !”
She bowed with the grace of a queen, and I
as respectfully as if she had been one, as I
said:
•• We have had the pleasure of meeting be
fore, Cuthbert 1”
•• As 1 told you,” murmured the governess,
•• 1 went down to tell him you were absent.”
The ceremonies of dinner now began, and
as a seat had been assigned me beside Blanche,
1 tried to play agreeable, but I often found
my thoughts wandering to the pale, silent girl
opposite. When the meal was over, and the
ladies had left the room, we lingered at our
wine.
" What do you think of my sister ?” asked
Cuthbert.
u She is very beautiful,” I replied.
*• And you have fallen iu love at first
sight
•• If I have I shall not tell you !” I ex
claimed, and there we went on chatting in a
merry strain. When we adjourned to the
great, cool, luxurious parlor, 1. found Mrs.
Cuthbert and her sister, but the governess
was walking to and fro on the terrace, appa
rently absorbed in thought. The usual small
talk ensued, and at last, at my request, the
heiress sat down at the piano, and played and
sang with much skill. 1 had observed a harp
in the boudoir adjacent, and begged her to
sweep its strings fur me.
I cannot.” she said ; “ hut Miss Marguer
ite can ; 1 will call her.'’ And moving to the
window, she exclaimed imperiously :
•• Come. Marguerite, we wish you to play
some airs on the harp”
The governess hesitated a moment, came
in and took a seat at the harp. As she sat
there f noticed for the lir.st time the superb
proportions of her lingers, the graceful poise
of her head on the s tat eh neck; but 1 forgot
those when she smote the chords of the harp
and began to sing. Was she an iuiprovisa
trice ' i thought she must be, so full of soul
was the mu>tc site poured hath, anu when
she concluded. I asked M.rs. Cuthbert whu^e
composition it was.
Her own,” site replied, ‘’and she never
knows w hat she is going to sing when she
commences.”
L uttered no fullsome words of commenda
tion to Marguerite, hut my eyes must have
spoken volumes of approval.
That night when I retired to rc*t. tny
dreams were haunted hy the pale face 1 had
' seen at the window—the face of Marguerite.
; the governess.
The next morning T was awake at an early
hour, and glancing out saw Marguerite glid
ing aero.-- the lawn. 1 hastened to join her.
Her cheeks wore a rich ■ low, her dark, lus
trous eyes were full of light, her lips tremu
lous with smiles; her white apron was fill! of
snowy blo-soms. and hud wreathed a spra\ of
jassamine amid the blackness of her hair.
How we began to talk 1 scarcely know, but
l never was so entertained by anv woman as
hy her. I could touch uuou no object in lite
rature or art w ith which lie was nut familiar
and Madame de Steal might have coveted
her conversational power*. Un the lawn we
separated, hut w hen we met at breakfast in
the presence of the < 'uthberts and the suncrcil
ous heires.*. I saw the old governess look had
i onto hack to her face, and she was more reti
cent than ever. My friend proposed a horse
hack excursion to a boiling spring in the
neighborhood, and when our party assembled
on the verandah. 1 noticed with the kee> --st
disappointnu at that the governess had been
excluded. 1 rode at the bridle rein of the
fair IHanehe. who looked very pretty in the
blue habit, and with her velvet cap set eoquot
t;.»hly above her golden tresses, hut 1 f und
it an effort to interest myself in her common
[dace chit-chat. 1 felt a sense of relief w hen
1 we dismounted at the hall, and a* soon as I
had led my partner in, hounded un the stair
case. On my way to my chamber 1 pas.-cd
an open door, and through it caught a glimp-<
of .Marguerite. 'J he two children were l>us\
at their ta.-ks, and she sat patiently correcting
a sketch which one of them had made. A
portfolio lay beside her which 1 doubted not
was tilled w ith her own drawings. tShe heard
my step, and looking up saw me un the
threshold.
•• \\ hat! ” she exclaimed, “ have -you re
turned so soon'! 1 did not expect you for an
hour or two. i hope you have enjoyed your
self.”
"• Xo, 1 have not. I was really disappointed
because you did nut go.”
A faint smile passed over her face.
“I—1.” she muttered, “ you can’t under
stand etiquette if you suppose a governess is
to made an equal.”
i felt the blood rush to my brow as I re
plied—
••There liuinv f.il v notions in sm-iotv ■
•* *'
I am .'lire Mrs. Cuthbert’s governess is ilie
equal of any one here, and as such I regard
j her.”
ller face crimsoned, and fur a moment
| there was a silence, which was broken by her
I saying—
“ Is this the school-room ?”
\ es.
“ It looks very cool and pleasant; may 1
come in. ’
1 suppose Mrs. Cuthbert would have no
objection.”
“ I hope not;” and with these words 1
moved to the table at which she was sitting.
“ Does that portfolio belong to you?” I in
quired. laying my hand on the article in ques
tion. She bowed assent, and 1 resumed,
“shall 1 have the pleasure of examining its
contents ?”
“ Certainly, sir.”
She was calm, grave, quiet, hut when 1
drew forth the pictures and began to expatiate
upon them, her reticence vanished. ller
eyes lit, the pale check glowed, her lips
parted, and she talked with the enthusiasm
of girlhood The sketches were indeed won
derful, and at last I said—
‘‘ Its a shame for you, with your genius for
painting, to drudge as a governess.”
Again that peculiar smile fluttered over her
features, and she murmured—
“ The poor must do what they can—not
what they would.”
At this moment we were interrupted by the
children, and 1 left her.
In the afternoon, as I was lounging on a
luxurious sofa in the library, the door opened,
and Marguerite appeared, hut at the sight of
me precipitately retired.
"• Stay, stay !” cried I. following her. “ No,
no—1 cannot—I did not dream you were
here; I was lonelv, and I came down for a
book.”
“ Come and get it.” With some reluctance
she entered, and took a splendidly hound copy
of Tasso from the shelf. 1 glanced at it and
said, “ What! do you read Tasso V’
•• A little.”
“ Then take a seat beside me. and we will
read together.”
She hesitated a moment, and then assented.
The liquid Tuscan language sounded very
beautiful, syllabeled in her accents, and the
spell with which the governess had hound
me, deepened with every passing moment.
A month wore on, and one night 1 sat in
my chamber, holding communion with my
own heart. The face 1 had seen at the win
dow on my arrival—the lace that had seemed
so pale, so calm and cold, had since assumed
every variety of expression. 1 had come
hither to woo Miss Blanche, and had fallen
in love with the governess. Yes, 1 was in
love at last—Marguerite haunted all my sleep
ing and waking dreams. 1 was musing thus
when 1 heard a tap at my door, and Cuthbert
entered.
“ AY ell.” lie said, a penny for your
thoughts.”
•• l am thinking.” I replied, “ how myste
rious a thing love is.”
“ You are in love then—glad of it—glad
of it. Blanche will be a happy woman.”
“’Tis—’tis not Blanche!” I stammered;
•• it is not Blanche my heart lias chosen—1
love the governess! ”
The governess !” said ('uthbert. “ Zounds,
man, what do you mi'an
•• I have to-day laid hand, heart and fortune
at her feet; if she accepts me, I shall envy
nobody in the wide world.”
" (’uthbert meditated awhile ere he resumed.
•• You must be sincere, or you would nut
marry Marguerite.”
“ Sincere! God knows T am.”
My host gazed at me. laughed a latfghthat
rang loud and clear through the ball.
“My dear fellow,” he began, “you are the
victim of a little rouse. My sister-in-law had
a mortal fear of falling the prey of some for
tune hunter, and when you. on your arrival,
mistook her for the goveaness, she could not
resist the temptation to carry out the impost
ure. In the bit of confab we had with her
in tlie verandah, she begged us not to unde
ceive you, and we humored her whim. Shu
coaxed the cousin who was staying with us to
act her part of heiress, and us she bad taught
ilit! children durin*r the absence of their
French governess, they were not likely to be
tray her secret. Blanche Magucrite Dupont
come here and confess.’’
•• Dear, dear liichard. I know I can trust
*>
you.
Blanche is now my wife, and peeping over
my shoulder at the manuscript, siie bids me
toil the world she has never repented the
stratagem that won 1 ve.
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Bascamty jx 11 ion Peaces.'—It has
been known lor some time past that two men.
well known in business circles in Chicago, one
j a real estate agent and money lender, and the
i other a marker of high wines and dealer in
j litpiors. have victimized several business firms
1 in this city and Philadelphia to the amount
' of forty or fifty thousand dollars, and have
! absconded . in company to Australia. The
! hanker obtained about twenty thousand dol
las from parties in Philadelphia for invest
ment. upon which he paid regularly ten per
i cent, interest, and forwarded to his creditors
bogus seal oi’ deeds and mortgages with a bo
i gus seal of the Circuit Court attached, in some
1 instances forging the name of Ids own latiicr.
, and ran away with the principal, 'flic liquor
merchant obtained between ten and twenty
thousand dollars on forged bills of ladling',
and cleared out in company with bis fricn !.
leaving the banking firm in the lurch. Both
parties sailed from New York for Australia a
lew days since. It is to be h ned that they
will land in Botany Bay.
We learn that F. L). Spicer, book-keeper
in the employ of A. 11. Kent A Co., abscond
ed last night by the Chicago Central Bail
way, with one thousand dollars or more of
his employer’s money. Measures have been
taken to secure bis return.
[Chicago Democrat.
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! . . he the Crisis in Philadet.
. ■ present political and financial
■ i.l . h « le 1 to the discharge of a large
mu..' < r of shoemakers, that have heretofore
found cmpl a. incut among the wholesale man
ufacturers in Philadelphia. This is particu
larly the ease with those who manufactured
work almost exclusively for the South. The
want of order for spring wo and the ab
sence of remittances for goods sold in the fall,
has brought about this state of things, though
many of the manufacturers think that the
sus| elision of business will be but temporary.
A lew manufacturers are still making shoes
for the South, but the men on this kind ol
work are only employed about half their
tin. while others have reduced the price of
labor. A great many tailors, working for
larg establishments, are also out of employ
ment in that city.
-o o —
Tiif. Hessian Army.—Before the war in
| the Crimea the Russian army was 1,140,000
men, and during that war it was almost dou
bled. In 1858 it was nearly 1.000,000, which
was at the rate of a soldier for every sixty
two of the population. .V further deduction
has since been made, and it is now *50,000.
After the peace, the Emperor decided, that to
recompense the country for the sacrifice it
supported, no levy should take place for three
years; that delay expired in 1*50. and now a
new exemption for three years has been ac
corded.
The Cuban Peasantry’s Mode of
Living.—The Cuban peasantry are usually
j«*orlv provided with ‘“home comforts.”
Their houses are huts of palm wattling and
mud plastered walls, with a coat of white
wash and a palm-leaf thatch. The furniture
consists of a few hideseat chairs, a table of
rough cedar, a large water jar. and a board
nailed to the wall as .. imlf; perhaps a large
wooden crest for the ‘“Sunday’s bu.-t,” and a
few yards of twine stretched from wall to wall
to hang clothes on ; these form, with stretcher
beds for the family, all the “‘movables’’ of a
household.
A Cotton Aristocracy in England.—
The Liverpool Times says that cotton manu
facturing is becoming the greatest power in
England, perhaps in the world. The men
engaged in it are making fortunes almost by a
leap. In wealth they far exceed the old feu
dal aristocracy, and every estate, now-a-days,
which finds its way into the market is snatch
ed up eagerly by some parenu cotton spinner,
the length of w iioso purse goes a great way to
atone for the brevity of his pedigree.
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Density of the Population of Paris.
—Such is the crowded state of the Paris
thoroughfares that during the year, live thou
sand persons have been wounded and seven
hundred killed, by tiro vehicles of all kind.'
which till the streets, and render the crossing
of the latter almost imposible to pedestrians.
The creation of underground railways, and oi
crossing bridges for foot passengers, is pro
posed and will probably Lc decided upon.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
The following, which has been going the
rounds of the press, commends itself to eve
ry pi®iter and farmer. Wo do not know its
source, hence our inability to give credit, but
we do know it is worth the serious considera
tion of every reader:
•• 1). etuis, lawyers, editors, ministers, book
keepers and clerks are educated for their par
ticular calling : and mechanics serve a term
of years to qualify themselves for the work,
before them for a lifetime. But there is a too
prevalent notion, and a most erroneous one
too, that all men are by nature farmers, and
have only to use the common sense that Clod
has given them to make tolerable progress as
cultivators of the soil and stock breeders.
If there is any calling in life where a most,
thorough education is required, it is that of a
farmer. By education we do not mean that
a man should go through college, and learn
to read Batin and If l eek to lit him lor a suc
cessful farmer; hut we do mean that he
should have such a knowledge ol chemistry
and other sciences as will enable him on ex
amination to see what his soil needs to pro
duce certain crops in their greatest perfection,
and sufficient practice ami experience to know
the best method of cultivating lf.s grounds.
Without an education adapted to the profes
sion. no intelligent man at the present day
expects the full measure of success in the
various branches of agriculture; and .-uch
education can he obtained only by patient stu
dy. 11 tonlit and careful observation.
The term fanner, as in common use, em
brace.- tiie tiller of the soil, the stock breeder,
raiser and feeder. No vine of these branches,
to which the farmer may give his attention,
can he prosecuted with sure success without a
thorough kii iwledge of it resulting from stu
dy and practical experience combined. When
the country was new, an I our lands in their
virgin state, planting and ordinary cultiva
tion. with the smiles of a kind Providence,
insured tolerable crops, without returning an
equivalent to the soil each year. But such is
not i'ne case on our old and worn-out lands.
If the cultivator should reap an abundant
ai., remunerative harvest each year, he must
‘ return to the soil in fertilizers an equivalent
for that which he has taken from it, or his
lands v,ill in time become worthless. It is a
modern discovery that different plants require
different kinds oi' food for their growth, and
that these are t<> he sought in the soil in
which they are planted, and the soil by which
the*v are surrounded. And that ii the proper
elements are not contained in the soil in
which it is planted, it is worse than idle to.
attempt to force it to grow there. These dis
e> verics—all important to the farmer, are but
some of the results of : deuce and education.
'J lie breeding and management oi farm
stock requires an equal or even greater
amount of science, knowledge, education or
whatever other term may be applied to it. No
man has been eminently >ucce -ini as a breed
er or raker of stock unless he has in some
wav been educated to his business. Bake
well, a century and a half ago. conceived the
! idea of improi ing the* Lnglish breeds ot
; sheep, and al ter much study and thought, sue
J ccode I in doing the world a great benefit and
making b.s mime almost immortal. Colling,
at a later period, by education, achieved a
revolution in stock culture which has added
untold ini i hous to the veurtnu. tang .and auu
| oi tlie wor! 1.
Karev’s power over the horse results irom
his thorough knowledge of the nature oi tlio
animal, and the disposition oi the particular
; one in hand for tlie time being. The old
adage that knowledge is power, rs as true
when applied to this as to any other subject.
Such is the competition in almost every other
branch of business, and especially in stock
breeding and raising, that lie who would suc
ceed, must so to speak, bo thoroughly
‘•posted”—educated to liis business. For
mcrlv. when there was a scarcity of books
and papers devoted to this subject, there
might have been an excuse for the ignorance
of farmers and stockmen ; but since some oi
the most learned men in the country are now
devoting themselves to the dissemination oi
knowledge upon the different branches that
most inteiv-t the farmer, and books and pa
pers are abundant, there is no good reason
why they should not make their business a
study, and when it isso.it becomes a pleasure
rather than a burden, and is almost sure to
result in thrift and happun >. ’
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Universal Benevolence of V* omi-ix.
The celebrated traveler Ledyard paid the ful
. . to the female sex:
“ 1 have heard that women in all countries
arc civil, obliging, tender and humane, i
1 never addressed myself to them in the lau
... . . 1* 1 . . ....1 -»v \r:llinnt iyu.
V/X VUA.C u ' » »• ** ••••* •• | J ...
i ceiving a decent and iriendly answer. With
man it has often been otherwi-o. In wander
ing over the barren plains oi inhospitable
! Denmark; through honest Sweedcn. and fro
: zen Lapland ; rude ami churlish l1 inland, un
principled ilussia, and the wide-spread re
gions of the wandering Tarter; if hungry,
dry, cold, wet or sick, the women have ever
been friendly, and uniform.!y so. And have
added to this virtue (so worthy the appella
tion of benevolence) these actions have been
performed in so free and kind a manner that
if 1 was dry 1 drank the sweetest draught,
and if hungry, ate die coarsest morsel with a
double relish."
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Small Creatures.—Among the papers
published in costlv style by the Smithsonian
Institute, at Washington, is oneon the micro
scopic plants and animals which live in and
on the human body. It describes quite a
number of insects. The animal which pro
duces the disease called the itch is illustrated
by an engraving half an inch in diameter,
which shows not only the ugly little fellow's
body and legs, but his very toes, although tne
animal himself is entirely invisible to tho
naked eye. When Lieut. Berryman was
sounding the ocean preparatory to laying the
Atlantic telegraph, the quill at the end oi
the sounding line brought up mud, which, on
being dried, became so lino that on rubbing
it between the thumb and linger it disappeared
in the cr< vi< oi t - dn. On placing this
dust under the microscope it was discovered
to cousi.-t of millions of perfect shells, each
of which had a living animal.
Eggshells Used as a Beautifier.—
One hundred thousand pounds weight of eggs
shells, reduced to an impalpable powder, and
commonly called cas<(tril'u »/<■ Inn a s are used,
it is estimated, by tho Cuban ladies annually, at
" lily-white," for the face, neck and Lands.
The copyright of Webster’s Dictionary
yields $30,000 a year, and of bis Elementary
Spelling Book 1*0.000,000 copies have been
sold: the annual issue now being upward of
1,000.000.