Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 24, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 21 June 1828 — Page 4
From Ibe Crystal. THE SOLDIER'S SON. By Mrs. Dumontxof Vcvuy, Indiana. CONCLUDED. The following day Mr. Courtney had left the city hut a blank cover enclosing two hundred dollars, had been placed by an unknown hand in that of the old . . . tr I . I
seldier. reais passeii away, ana me glow, of unearthly pleasure that the traveller then experienced was gradually forgotten. The blandishments of
1 , inva id. There are a thousand narne-
Mer riiuciini: again iium icu . -l;..,.
onward wit hout the power ot reflection , ai1 i .
Ilia I luuib it iiu t viiv.i o . . .!
gerous source of this new sense of ment. The blush that dyed the
nf Lhel in the oresence of the strange
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was that of abstract pleasure; ana me Iicrht. which flashed from his eye at her
approach, was brilliant as the rays ol lipavpn. The failing health of the bhnd
old man, whom, he daily attended to the spring ailbrded their only clue even to naesintr remark. The deep interest
which his appearance excited in the bo-
fenjoy.The obligation which you speak of" there was surely breath on the deep red : cheeklsaid Mr. Courtney, "does not exist. An hp. Just so the auLurn hair was parted rangerjample equivalent was at once received on her white forehead when he last saw
in the pleasure of assisting indigent vir
tue. Do not then wound again by so unjust an allusion but tell me, is your venerable father no more 2" Alvah briefly sketched the late events, and Mr. Courtney now shook him warmly by the I . . w-i i 4 1 l. 1
liana, "farewell, uear aivau.
carriage has been some time wailing;
ami if a momentary wish would nave
;;d him to enquire the further late of Alvah Hamilton, the bright phautasma, that surrounded him diverted his purf Mil
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amiable
have won him from the sphere of Hludon, and his only child early accustomed to the round of fashionable pursues thought not of opposing them. The ex
alted sentiments, however, which even
in
mother, preserved her from their contaminating influence; and amid the blights of a gay world, the purity of tier character remained stainless as the snows of the unapproachable clilF. Gentle as the red of summer, she yielded to the impii'; of those with whom her lot was cast ; Out her mind, supported by high and frequent communion with the memory of her sainted parent, escaped the thraldom, which habit might otherwise
have secured. At the age ot hfteen, she accompanied an invalid friend to the medicinal springs of Ballston. This Village, at that time, was a place of fashionable resort, and to a mind ike Isabel Courtney's, afforded themes of
limitless reflection. 1 he buoyancy of health was here contrasted with the ian-
c0m of Isabel conquered the scruples of j believe that I rejoice in your prosperity
vestal reserve, and she frequently ven-jand rememberyoumay always command tured a timid inquiry respecting the aged! my friendship.' Alvah looked wistfully
after him as he departed, but the form of Isabel was not visable. She had shrunk back in the carriage at his approach and had thus escaped observation. From her father, who was himself too much excited to notice the agitation of hi child, she now heard a description of hi?
first knowledge of Alvah Hamilton. She
the feeling heart, like the imperceptible bre( ze that stirs the delicate leaf. Such were the attentions which misfortune invariably elicited from the hand of Isa-
wife -how inllueuce might M, uo mailer hoiv narrow her .plu-rr
of action. Her voice herstep were already known to the discriminating ear of the old man, and if his cane was dropt, or a scat was brought him, he knew tiie readv hand, that presented them. He
iu :cmmioui: v 7 1 1 1 J "ji f 1 childhood she had imbibed from her was however evidently and rapidly fail-
ing ana at lasi isauei met uie lmei eating strangers no longer. Three days passed and her attendance on her friend became a penance. A walk was proposed and weary of herself she gladly became one of the party. As she passed within v iew of the village cemetery, her gaztt was arrested by a funeral proces
sion. 1 heir duties were finished and they were returning but there was one, who yet lingered, and w ith folded arms leaned over the new made grave!
Could it be? yes it was the youthful stranger and Isabel at once comprehended Ihe melancholy scene. The party proceeded and ere their return,
the surrounding landscape was flooded with the silver light of a full moon. The feelings of Isabel were rendered yet
)f disease the hectic of death ! mo, e ''Uense by the softening influence of
her just so its shining ringlets strayed
over her snowy neck. tkTell me," he at length exclaimed, turning to Mr. Courtney, fci ho is the original of this picture ?" - Surprised at the agitation of his manner, Mr. Courtney replied, "Have you never seen her?" "Seen her?
0 yes! her image has been long, long engraven on mv heart: but of her name 1 am et i'norant." "Her name is Courtney,"' said file astonished father. "She is my only child."' Gracious Heaven," exclaimed Alvah, "what new excitement awaits mef "May I ask the cause of this emotion, Alvah? How, or in what manner have you known my beloved Isabel?"' Alvah gave a w ild and passionate description of this earlv and
limited acquaintance; and the long con-
made no comments, but every word waslcealed attachment of his daughter was treasured up in her heart, and though or.ee revealed to the heart of Mr. Court-
vears passed away without a single -ney. '"Tell me," lie said, taking the
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event to recal ins memory, every vision
of her fancy, every idea of moral excel-
throbbing hand of his young friend, ''tell
me, Alvah, in sacred faith, if this impei
lence in the imagination of Isabel was! feet knowledge of my child has avvakenidentined with his imasre. This im-ied a sentiment of tenderness?' Alvah perishable . attachment, however, par-thing himself into his arms. "Ah, sir,
took of the high tone of her mind. It wnsjhave I not cherished her memory thro'
a deep and sacred principle, hidden in the long season of utter hopelessness?
puor
with, the laugh of revelry palpable images of mortality mingled with the votaries of pleasure the listless, who strove to annihilate time, and the dying, who sought to add yet a few days to those they had now to number. Soon after the arrival of Isabel, she was one day struck, on entering the common sitting :oomrby the appearance of an old man. who sat alone and apparently unnoticed. His sightless eyes, his palsied limbs and the white locks that were thinly scattered over his pallid temples, all at once rivelled her attention. Her heart throbbed with pity, but reverence mingled with compassion as she marked the settled and placid expression of his countenance. At no great distance, a group of ladies were indulging in bursts of levity that at this moment struck most discordantly on her heart. She felt that the presence of unfortunate age should
at least inspire respect; and involuntarily
approaching the unheeded old man, she
was half resolved to address him. Her
natural timidity, however, still withheld her, till she wa3 at length called by one of the hoyden group, to partake of some
strawberries. The irresolute expression of her countenance at once changed to that of pleasure. "I will beg some," she said, unhesitatingly presenting her work basket, "for this old gentleman" and she now approached him without
embarrassment "Will you accept some strawberries, sir." The voice of Isabel was like the low, dying tones of an instrument ; it touched every chord of the soul. Tin old man received them with a smile, that spoke a benediction ; while an elegant, though youthful stranger, who stood reading a newspaper with his back towards them, suddenly turned
round and fixed his eyes on the blushing; Courtney, my benefactor." "1 do not girl with mingled admiration and sur-j understand you, sir," said the astonishprise: She instinctively retreated and'ed Courtney. I know of no one who can
the hour-and almost unable to proceed
she leaned on the arm of the friend, whose strength was yet but imperfectly restored; and fell behind her gayer companions. Again her eye was turned to the last asylum of humanity the solitary mourner fiad left the spot and with a melancholy step, was slowly returning to the village. Their paths intersected, and he was already before her. He bowed and both were for some moments silent. He at length said in a voice of
suppressed emotion, "The causes which brought me hither are now terminated in the grave. I leave this place to-morrow. Suffer me then, Miss, even at this moment of sorrow, to thank you, for the interest ycu have evinced in the sufferings of my departed father for the soothing attentions you have paid him. tf the cup of allliction is even y ours, may some spirit, gentle as your own, temper its bitterness some being, bright and
lovely as yourself hover mound your pillow." Isabel could not reply, Her
party had now halted and as she rejoined them the young stranger uttered a stifled farewell and striking into another path, disappeared. On her return the subdued Isabel was pressed to the besom of her father. If any thing at this moment could have given her pleasure, it was his arrival, as she panted to leave a spot
that was now to her, utterly devoid of
interest. 1 he light adieus of ceremony were easily concluded and early the fol
lowing morning she was equipped for departure. As her father handed her into the carriage he stopped tospeak with an acquain
tance, while a young man, who was pas-
the recesses of her heart, and leaving no trace on the surface of her character. Isabel was far too lovely to remain un
sought, and Mr. Courtney was astonish
ed at her decided rejection of repeated and splendid offers. He expostulated, he entreated, he taxed her with pervcrseness. She deprecated his anger with seraphic gentleness. She anticipated his every wish, but her firmness remained unshaken. His attention was at length called to objects of yet deeper
anxiety. His love of pleasure, his boundle'ss expenditures, his recklessness of gain, had gradually wasted an estate which though sufficient for all the chaster elegancies of life, vas inadequate to the support of prodigality. He now stood on the verge of ruin, and these who had shared his substance looked coldly and carelessly on its wreck, while the unhappy Courtney, driven almost to madness, could scarcely believe the perfidy of the world he had hitherto implicitly trusted. He was not, however, without a comforter. At this hour of trial, the virtues of his child became more fully developed, as the gem gleams
brightest through ihe shades of darkness. Her affection deepening in its intensity as its object was deserted by others, her
fortitude, her cheerfulness now came over his scorched and withered heart with balmy influence. Their familv
seat was to be
Has not mv spirit turned from all the
allurements of the world, to commune with the recollection of her virtues?" Mr. Courtney left the room in siler.ee and returned with the trembling Isabel. "Ye are worthy of each other," he said, and joining their hands, he invoked the blessinu of Heaven on the tlearest objects of his heart. He then left them to pour out his gratitude to Him who had thus redeemed the everlasting promise "Cast iky bnad upon the rrftrrs. for ihmi cj'nft 1'nd it fitter Tnmv)
days.
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From a late London Paper. 700 accidentally found. A few days ago, two gentlemen, who had bet n left xecutors to the will of a friend, on examining the property left by the testator, found they could not discharge the legacies by some hundreds of pounds. Astonished at this circumstance, as the deceased had frequently informed them he should leave more than sufficient for that purpose, they made the most dili
gent search possible among his papers,
Enoch D. John HAS just opened, in Lawrenceburgb, Indiana, next door nest of John Gray 3 Ian, a new stock of DRY GOODS, Hardware &; Groceries. He is also, in connection with William S. Durbio, establishing; a TAN YARD in New Lawrenceburgb. Cash will be paid for HIDES Zl SKINS, delivered eithtr at the Store or at the Tannery. A q'lantit? of Black aud White Oak TAN-BARK is wanted immediately, for which a fair price will be paid. We have came to this place to make a permanent settlenent, and as our design is to mako our establishments aa profitable as possible to ourselves, it will necessarily be our aim to dekl
justly by a!'; and we trust we shall wilh oth
ers reccire a due proportion of the patronage of the public. DURBIN Sc JOHN. Laivrencelurgh I th Jipril 1S23. N. B. One hundred thousand merchantable P ORK BARREL S TA VES, and a proportionable quantity of Hoop Poles wanted Those who are getting out Staves would pei haps find it to their interest to sava the Dark. Mtf. E. D JOHN. EDWIN G. PRATT ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR.
J? of JOHN 5PENCEH. lay l, 1323.
FFICE in Liwrencebursh at tho house
17if.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, fj NFOHMS ihe public that he will constantly ii attend the Terms of the Supreme Court; the Ciatrict Court cf the United Slates, at Indiana
polis; the Franklin, Dearborn, Sv nzerund, ar.d
liipley Circuit Courts ; and any other Court in
the siutf , on special application 1 hat in future his icndiiideJ and perserenvj attetitian antl tal
ents, will be devoted to am prolession. And
may, at all times, be consulted al his office, ia
Lawrenceburgh, next dcor to Mr. Hunt's Hate, or nt Court. Jzifa 25. 1C27. 29 tf.
ShcrilPs Sale.
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puh'liciy
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fearful Jay arrived. Vhile it was yet
crying a new purcliasur appeared, apparently from a distance. 1 lis horse drip
ped with speed, and his countenance was pa!e and agitated. The property, as is frequent in such cases, was oing at half its value, and the stranger hid it ofl'. Mr. Courtney was still the occupant, and the new proprietor called on him immediately. Isabel had at that moment left her father for some domestic call; and the unfortunate man was musing on
their impending expulsion from their
present residence, when Alvah Hamilton
stood suddenly before him. Welcome, most welcome to my heart, dearest Alvah," he exclaimed, "I can no longer welcome you to my home. You have come hut to witness mv removal from all
I F1 1 Virtue ot an Kxpr.iitinn. nut nf lh
?,af .lViitrlf U. "Sev 11 -"Mildred Pounds in' A'j Clerks ofiice ot the Dearborn Circuit Court, 7Y.V Tl.'is they took in the literaljto me directed gainst the Goods and Chattels, sense of it: bat as" this friend hat I1PVpr! Lands and IVnementsof W uliam IUmels, at the
been in tiade, they thought it singular
he should Keep such a sum of money in a till: however, they examined all apartments carefully, but in vain, and afier
suit of Wm. U. Ewin', & Co. iir ti.e use of II. & w
C Fitch, 1 huve tatt n, as the property of the S iiii Daniels, the South-east quarter, of Section 17, Town 5, ar.d Jlne one West, containing 143 ut resof Lsuid; which I shall txpoe 10 Public
Sale on the 2 1st day of June, liJjd, al the Court
May 1823.
T1I0S. LONr.IXY, bi tmif I). C 213W.
repeated attempts to discover it gave-:iCUsc in ills low a of L&wrRnccburgh.
over the seareh. 1 hey sold his collection ol books to an eminent bookseller, and paid I ho legacies in proportion. The singularity of the circumstance occasioned them frequently to converse
about it, aud they recollected, that;
among the books sold there was a folio edition of TiJlolson's Sermons. The probability of this being what was alluded to bv the word 4Till." on the pircc of paper, made one of them
immediately wait on the bookseller who
REGIMEXTAL ORDERS. HE Field Offijeis, and Coir.mandints of 3. companies, of ihe Thi-d ftcgiinfint of Indiana Militia, are hereby notified, hut a Board of Officers will be convened, at Si.:vtL S. Scott's Tavern, in Iiis'u Sun, on SuturUs), ths ibtU June mst. fur the purpose cf organizing new cs-mpiiiii s( as tlso altering Compat y b( UuUs &c. at w hich tune and place ihey arc required to attend
It is t-TtTjected that the1 r.nmmnilnts nf rnm.
had pu:hased the books, aniask him if j panics will mke aretum f the-strength of their
respective companies on that d-v
PLN'KNhY JAMES, Cot. Commanding. TKs 3d RtS. I. .if. June 1st, 1828. 2J 3v.
he had the edition of T illotson which had
been among the books sold to him. On his reply in the atlirmative, and the
volumes heir. g handed down, the gentle
m;m immPfh.slfl v nnrrSmiit thorn ri ml
that was once mine. I am here only on on examining 'the leaves, found bank
uK-i.uKe. 10-morrow, 1 may nave no;noles ei.Iarly dispersed i:i variou
clasping his hand, exclaimed, "Mr.
joined the group she had hitherto shun
lied, mingled in their trifling. Soon af
ter the. youth himself approached with
give me so flattering a title. Ah, said
the young man, whose countenance and
MASONIC PROCESSION.
7 gH(HE upproaching Anniversary of the Na-
J tivitj uf John the Hapi-ist will be ( -1 1- tira t f lip II. MuniKurc rf lfiinr. C.
r.r.r.r 1 j:ll -!- ,1 I " J -VIWJS. VJ ouu
MMcx.uMiua youiantMioearni- m:kable3 ll,e bookseikr informed him'Lodga No. 0. on 'IVsday the 24th JUNE
i put i c.ui expei ou uom 11: "vv nat mean von," said the breathless Court-
nev? ''Fourteen vears since,
iai.ee, wuue ajoungman l,o urns pns- sliellcr lor my head. '-xVct fcy' cried p;ll(s r tlTu volumes to the ...i,oi. S,nRat Hie moment, suddenly paused in,l Alvah, "yott have yet a shelter; yinunoo But u.hat is m,ihap5 1:0 ,.,53
unt oi
re-
iie re
plied, ktyou presented mv father a sum
which then preserved him from want,
her basket. Pi C5entiur it with a look of biintr Isabel, "am I them so chuiu'ed?
CJ , , indescribable import, he laid, "accept I am Alvah Hamilton, the Sildier's son,
voice were but too familiar to the trem-'and secured me snbseouenr wealth. II
receivca it nut as a loan, and that
that a irentleman at Oxford, readim init't'Xt. The neishborinjr Lodges and all Breth-
his catalogue of this edition, had wiitten;ren !n re5'Jl2J standing are respectfully invited
to him and desrired it miht he sent tot0 aiIcriJ
him, which was accordinclv done; but the bindings of the books not meetin" with the gentleman's arnirobation. thev
aire
Miss, the thanks and blessings of
for your delicate attention." He then disappeared." Ia a short time he returned and addressed the old man in a tone of respect and tenderness. ! have at
length found more quiet lodgings, sir,
whom, seven years ag i, you rescued
from extreme poverty'5 Mr. Courtney pressed his hand with emotion. "You mean, my young friend, the scornful boy whom I would have rescued, but for his
intolerable pride.' "Gh, sir, evasion i
and will attend you whenever you feel j unavailing. We could not mistake the able to walk' The old man rose and hand that relieved us. Have ou no!
leaning on the arms of the youth, they left the apartment. "They are then
to be temporary sojourners in the vil
then some interest in hearing will you not suffer me to tell vou, whathav been
the fruits of your bounty V "I shall
?ccivcd it but as a loan, and thatebt. bccn .turned, and laid upon his (the evolved on me. True, you disclaimed bookseller's) shelves until the day the , but it was yet uncancelled. Reluct- noles wcrc foullli
lage," thought Isabel; and a sensation of gladly listen to aught in which you are
('pleasure, of which he was perhaps un
conscious, arose from the idea of again meeting; them. She was not disappointCo. ihey met the next morning at the spring and again and again met! Who el-ull describe the mingling of kindred spirits? Who shall trace the intricate mid delicate sources of that mysterious passion which at length sweeps like a torrent over the human soul? Scarcely a word had passed between, the youthful strangers they knew nothing of each other beyond the limits of a few short days; yet the years that had preceded had become to them as a tedious dream : the present was their all of existence and resembled the renovated life of the chrysalis, when it "Sails on new wings, thro' tue summer air," As yet however, unconscious of the dan-
concerned, said Mr. Courtney, and
Alvah proceeded. "Two days after you lef. us, my poor father was removed to a more comfortable shelter and I was entered al school. I could yet attend to the personal wants of my father, and incited to exertion by every claim of gratitude and duty, I could but progress in my studies. I was soon a ready penman and accomptant, and a year afterwards was received into a wealthy mercantile house as an under clerk. My wages enabled me to make immediate provision for my father, and they were yearly augmented. And now," he added in a sudden tone; "since he is at length called to receive far higher wealth than that of earth my first exertions shall be to discharge the pecuniar part of that obligation which has so greatly influenced my present destiny.''
devolved
it
ant to otfend you, I delayed its discharge,
though the amount was long since appropriated in my imagination for that purpose. It has not, however, lain idle. The profits of the house in which some
years atro, I bee
been consi
has acq uii
has tins day redeemed your forfeited estate. By a mere accident I had seen it advertised, and I lot no time in hastening hither. "And now," he added, taking the hand of Courtney with a radiant smile, "Will you not welcome your Alvah to your home ? It is lon smce V0ll
May 1
JOHN B. CRAFT,
SSCEETART. l i, 1323. 10-6f
WILL be done at the Lawrenceburgh Woollen Factory, dow in operation at the New Town of Larenceburrrn.
V
(hie late I'artxer of the c el ee HATED dvtred the ensuing summer and fdlwill bo
utaiau uoctou iuciiARD barter.) received in navmeut for work done at the Fac-
;
Doctor Isaac Weslerfickl,
wm
V 'f carae a partner, have, "anriLL practice .Medicine n Jursbuvi sKtorabJc. Your little capital- vW n ;ht- Ohio river, -7 mil. - U tJi ired its share, and its nuivjiint!1"1'. helow the m-:uth f ihe Mumi and
-A Ky
KlCIll
ncur
ly opasitc Lawrence hurgh la.
His practice will consist in the administration ot vegetable fneparatieus r.hufly,M- uljat is more gesiciully knuuu by th- name id ihe Indun mode of practice ; uhich h-is (in the hands of C rter and Ilia Mudenls) been o nslomshingly tfTiC4cioua in the cine of ilie nioit inveterate chionic diseases.
tory. May Q3rd, 1S23.
JOi i IES r,
GEO. H. LUNN". 20 3 -.v
11 li l' inr V -1 A K I n r.lf A r. r. i I r. ! r 'i I Vif Tt t ln .A
-ic nil ctuitu on OUT Il iendship. I!gu!ar mode of practice iu uddition to the vege
have come to claim it, and surely you
can no longer refuse the title ol my benefactor, when from your bounty j" have derived not merely wealth, but the unutterable pleasure of this moment." Mr. Courtney w ept. The thoughtless "man of the world" wept at the sacred triumph of virtue. Alvah himself was overcome with the scene, and paced the floor in silence. A portrait of Isabel hung directly opposite him, and it now caught his eye. Starting hack with amazement, he gazed at it as a lovely phantom. It looked, indeed, like a thing of life the blue eye seemed to beam with expression through its long dark lashes, and
table mode, he flatters hirciscl: tht he will rnci it
tiid rective share of public putronapre. May 9, 18JS. 13 4ai ADML IS TRA TORS' .VO TICU. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that the under&ijntd have taken oat of th; Clerk's Office of the Durbor:. Circuit Court, lrttets of Administration on the Lstate of Junes liuchzn-
an, l.te of Dearbojn county, deeeafd ull persons indebted to suid Estate rc therefore requested to make immediate payment ; and all persons holding claims agVmst the same are re quested to present said claims properly suthen ticated. The said tstate will he amply solvent. ANN K llUClIANAN, AVM, liTJCH AN AN, Admiuittiutors June 6,h, 22
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