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X' ' >=is. ;: :LAIVSINGBURGH DEMOCRAT. •W’Vifi.'..* . . XL DEVOTED TO POLITICS r.fl'EllATVKE, .WJRICUI.TVRE, AND THE NEWS OP THE DAY. NUMBER 3 B. lA N S I N G B U R G H N . Y .- J U N E I , 18 4 9 . 1 TW O DO^LLAl^^k Y E A R Cl' r A t himi/ighlirgh, RenaseUer Co., New-Ybrk.,^ C r Fifty cants a year will ba added w/ten pay- maM i t delayed heyond one year. ?5fe papar of advartisomaut willba disoohtinuod *f th WMi paid up, unless a ttbe < t.‘jon t , T e r m s o l A d v e r t i s i n ? . :[,$i(cfe«n lines or less make a square. \ I square I weg!t, ,$0 50,1 square 6 months.500 I square 3 weeks, 1 OU 1 square 1 year, ■! )t l-squaVd'4‘weeks, 1 25 1-4 column 6 mo. 700 1 squarc'5 weeks, 1 50fl-4 column 1 year, 12 00' i sSapafft C weeks, 1 7o| 1-2 column 6 mo li liBlsftjffiissijssi 1 iquarc 4 months^ 4 OOil column 1 year, 30 00, < Advertisemenlsi not otherwise ordered, will be, Mjtinued (at the option of the editor) till forbid,i mnd charged for accordiuqly. Uegal adrortisameuts Will be charged the price affiiced by statue. ;83r Letters must be post paid. Cornor of State and Richard Streets, o & Baokman’s Store. B u r in^ c ss bireetory. J per a iin u m .^ Bakery. A. B. CORBIN,. PU a good 8 Baker, *lrnislie^d ■ ■ * ....... '*ancy ■kes * afl kinds, at , Lalisingbur^h. fi withV Gu of ,,,, l'’^ John ( 1 10 princq HALSTIi) C O L E & C )RY, Lauslngburgh Proprietors. M I3W Health Insnrance Company, CLlNTOiN HOTEL. M « p t b y J . B . F o a . a . J G r , CoruT of .■state and it.chard streets. o * Good Shed and St-iblilig. t t o r n o y a n d1 r.'VKE'.s u: 1( C o u u s e l l o ] A for sale Ut 23d State street. Feb. 22.] J. IIEAU '1A.\ W ILLETT. Jt» U iV H - ' l I B l t l S T B E B T , MANUEACTursa OF Entrance opposite Lansingburgk Bank, Hat, Baud, S.'ioo and ■ tore Boxes, of all kind, kept constantly on hand ;a1so Ladles Fancy Boxes made to order, at sliort notice, of tlio b.st materials. Orders from abroaJ received by mail will b, .‘ T H E Tlua Compan, has 1. to this date, (three years,) Policies cancelled and expired. Troy Female Seminary. f .V tnis ilnstitiilion the school year consists of; 11 44 weeks ; ;divided.intotwo!terms of 22 weeks; .V iuforce,. 4,708 US OU the above $69 7,455 61. .r interest, 21,276 43 Total, 718,735 04 Lasses and expenses paid amounting to 176,72146 Policies now in; Amount of Premium The recipients of the anuounts paid for losses are as follows, vix: S i T i ■ . - •. ■ . ’I Children, - . - 153 Creditors, . . - 7 ’he surplus of the Conipaiiy this day is f 5 4 ’2 ,01f8 ROBERT L. PATTERSON, Presklett ‘ B enjauin - C. M illeii , Sec’y ,' H. S. T R A C Y , Agent,’Laiisinghurph N .Y JETiVA INSURANCX: COMPANY, C a p ital $$300,000. Dwelling Houses, l Y S l I l t B S Dwelling _ .Vlaimfactories, Stables, and Barns lions of insurable other descri is,. Mills, arns, andull .‘scriptions of insuroble property, against damage by fire on the most reasonable Ap))licatiou for insurance may be made to lubscriber, at his ofSco^ No. 33 'Third,streot, j city of Troy, who has full potver.fo imie es. SAMUEL KENDRICK, Agent. >y, October, 1847. losopliy, Cleology, Botany, Astronomy, Conch ogy, and Elocution. The Institution is fttrnished with a valuable! Maps, ClmiTs, Globes and niodelti. Blank Book, Faii(^y Stationery, Music and Perkakal Siore^ No. 2, Boardmanis Building, 2dOoor north ' S i 1VA> inform their friends and the public, that they have opened a Store for the sale of th e a- bpvo named articles, in connection with their Book Binding Estabiishment, where all articles in the line, will be sold on as reasonable terms as a t any other establishment in the city, Cap.and Letter Paper from the most celebrated manufacturers. Blank Books, in general -use. Music, jthe latest and most fashionable pieces. oks—Hunten’s—Largo and small Pi- The Northern and Southemharp,, B»atilies of CalcTiouia, Musical Library, HamiltonsTreatise on thorough Base, A large variety o f water colors, best makers, Poivcils. NotePappr, Envelopes, Visiting Cards, Plain ami Embossed Perforated Cards and Board, Pocket Books. Walletsi &c. Any orders for Binding left at the Store, or at (he Bindery, will lie nronnpHw attended .mmenctngthe it the close of which is i I six weeks j the other com nesdiiy of Sept mber, a t vacation of two weeks. The chargo for tuition and board, including all necessaries connected with it, such as room rent, rushing, fuel, light, &c. $200 per annum. A n dditionalcharge is made for music and the othi ornamental branches of female education. Wliei a fixed sum is preferred, $300 per annumi (one half payable at the coramenoement of each term) prill bo received, and for it the pupil entitled to all the advantages of the institution. Pupils may enter at any period of the term,and are required to pay only from the time of iction to the use of the 1; n convetsa- 'I'he pupils are reCe pncipals, in which every arrangement is made for their physical education, and the improvement, of tlieir tnaimers and morals. T hey occupy pri vate rooms two in each, the rooms of the fourteen female teachers and that of an experienced nu being among those of the young ladies. The advantages of this institution are the sultof the accumulated facilities of the thirty-i years of its onward progress. Circulars containing more particular iufornia- Troy, N . Y. The terms for day schollars are $ 5 per quarter, or the introductory class of English studies.— These are Reading, Writing, spelling. Grammar, arithmetic. Rudiments oi Geography, Geography For the second class, $7 perquarter. This in cludes allilWe branches comprising the extensive coutso of English studies. TIIUSTEES. B bnj .\ min M aubhaj .!., President. John 1>. illard, Scci POETRY. VYat«binan! t e ll us o f thelViglit? 'Watchman! tell us of the night. W hat itssigus of promise are, Tav'ller! o’er yon mountain height, See that glory beaming star; 'Watchmaiirdoes its beauteous ! Auglit of joy of hope foretell Traveller, yes itbring the day, Promised day of Israel! Watchman! tellofthe night; Higher yet that star ascends. Traveller, blesaeduessaiid light. Peace and truth its course portends. Watchman, will its beams alone, Gild the spot that gave them birth! Tra’ller, ages ate its own;. See! it bursts o'er all theeaitb. Watchman, tellus of the night, For the morning seems to dawn. Trav’ller datknees takes its flight, Doubt and terror are withdrawn; Watchman,let thy wandering cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home. Trav’ller; lo, the Prince of Peace, Lo! the Sou of God is come! ill) to tl on had ston had retired by the diVeci medical at/endant. Here h ceived with all the cordial M ISCELLANY. BENRY BENSON, O B T H B ETenls of Twenty-Four flours. B y R o b e r t P b ip p i. CHAPTER 6. (Continued.) iman coi iber to which Mr.Ha’l by the direction of his Here he was re cordial greetings f a grateful heart—the old gentlemaii ./as in bed, “Wclcomcl my dear friend,’he said, “you see that the doctor has jaid me up. I was unwilling to obey him,but 'he insisted npon his right to command, iandi what could Ido* You have seen Mrs. Benson, I suppose, and tile little tones ; by-the-by, you have nottoldme yet how many of the little rogu have r “But one, sir,—a little girl.” “Ah! only one; and what said the good lady; unwilling to give you up?’ “By no means, sir, she gladly ac quiesced. How could she do other wise when informed of your generous conduct.” •‘Psjiaw ! don’t think of it. What inood would all the dross have been to me now, if you had left me on the spot wliere tlial”—he stopped as if unwilling to mention Prantley’s name. Hfi has been here since you left me.” ■‘I know it, sir,” answered Beason, but he did not state that he h ad just encountered him,for ke feared lest the icital of Prantley’s treachery tohim- ic : ------ q I j man’s ag- Stephoii Warren, -jTaiishho^movcn, John Fatne. George B. Warn ironage while he was iu business, and ihose ho hive not yet paid their bills are respectfully equested tocall at the office of John Hartt, Bsq., and settle up to the 5th of August 1848, he being the only one authorized by me to collect the same. Sillii ____ JohnP. Ciisl Thomas Clowes t YT e I O : w - e n g l a n p caltli Insurance Company. B , ,h . CHAPTER VI. It pity and forgive me!' he said, iw, hissing tone,—‘but you have it yet escaped me. Curses upon ur canting, hypocritical whine.’ ‘Stand out ol my way,’ returned Benson, whose anger was now roused into full play. ‘Stand out of my path,: y L roofs of tlicii- reaiilydily had not\at that and about him. loment been around .ltd what was the prevailing sent! ment of his pbsorbing teveiy? Grat itude, deep heartfelt gratitude to the (jtiver o f a ll good. In the morning of that very day. he liad wandered hope less, friendless, h om place to place, seeking; alniosl begging for emp' nicnt liowever luii give sufiicienl mean his from (he honors begging for employ- humble, that might ns to keep him and s of absolute dosti- •e; trucj he had emy, unexpectedly aiid vediy, bill his machini self might increasi itation. “Yes, he was hei Ralston, “what be, o f all ment, ‘Dismiss th resumed Mr. Thi but an hour ago y^*cmvaiS?^Wrew is «ot?u(SIling*y(mrpm^ an infirm old mam’ , insist upon my prerogative as your Joel W . W hit., Enoch B. Culver, Sanford B. IMeech, [X— Ono half of Gr-ai ried by Isaac Storer. _____ o .iim i c o c K Floors, a t 256 State st. V ___________ r . HITUHCOCK. Mansion Hail Boarding Sciiocl. f i H l i £.utitutiou, under the. supervision of .Mr L -R. L. R JSJ, is situated on the b.tnks sf vhi Hud*bh,j«rt b'3iow the villa/oof Grcenbnsh, in i Vicinity exceedingly beautif.d and hca'Uiy, easy of aepbss, and is limited to 25 p.ip.is. Tiie ft’iii- ter terrti camaieiiced i>a ilouday, the 7th of Sep- A'Pi>t>a''ttio‘ts should be made to the Principal. 1 B. Plank Road Company have designated tlie Office of Filley & Lansing, No. 31 i State street. I in the . village of L'Uisingbnrgh, as the office of iuia Com;^8iiy. Dated p :J. V /L ansimg , Sect’. _ S'J both Street, and at factory prices BI cubc call and see. Ho is also prepared to execute all orders ti H o u s e and Sign P a in tin g , with which lie may be favored. Lausingbiirgh, Oct, i 9,1848, ___________ _ FO B SAL13, t A two story frame Dwelling House, • pleasantly located, on Congress street, I pmed of on terms to suit the purchaser, and pos- ■ession given first of May i.est Lansingburgli, March 22, 1849. K V S I I J E R S . aOOO P A l i t S of India Rubber and Metr c shoes aiidOvershoes for sale at the UNION BOOT AND SHOE STORE, 3»8 S tate St. JLaiisiugburgli. The Subscriber has jnstqtooeived a large and cor |ilete assortment of ' LadieSj Children and Ocntlemen’e R U B B E R SH O E S , ef all kinds, direct fiomthemanufacturers, which he ofem for sale at SMALL PROFITS. J. HEARMAN W ILLETT, liansingbnrgb Nov. 2d, 1848. A ' F l f i L I . Assor moiu^ M l now bpeiiing at loW pi giSiol? and Drest Ribl C. HITCHCOCK. Paper Haiigings For Sale. -IN N. llOFFiMAN would inform the citi- eiis of Lnnsingburgh and vicinity', tliat lie ■ a great variety of paper hangings ; it and latest styles, a t No. 4, Bliza- Ihese papers on commission Please call and see, zens of Lo s on hand a _ 1 llip newest and latest ithsStreet. Ilcsellsthi New-York Stocking Factory. 104 BUWIEKY. Under Shirts, Drawers, AVooleil Yarn, &c., would respectfully inform persons unacquainted with their establishment, that thelargcsl assort- .Tient of the best styles of HOSIERY, to be found a t anyone place ill New Y o rk,isat 104 BOWJEBY. Dealers desirou-s of keeping lieavy styles tliat are peculiarly adapted for retailing, will always meet with such at this plaf;e,at asmall advance from the cost of imliortalion, An examination of tile stock by all ill want of Hosiery, either a t wliolesaleor retail, is respeotfuilysolicited. i i 5 r M . r x £ .Silk and Cotton Under Vests, Pants and Stock- iugs,of every size. ' - - ‘ Junn 1848. Book and Jol» Printing, Executed with neatness and dispatch at the Of- , fice of the Lansingbixfgh Democrat. Printing, wdV exeente with neatness and despatch and at the lowest prices, the following amongoth- er kinds of work : Books, Sliop Bills, Blank Bills, Pamphlets, Auction Bills, “ Cliecksi Minutes of 'Visiting and Bnsi- “ Notices, conipauied with the inpney, orithe rocomm\\ tion of some one known a n d responsible i soutby mail, and the Job will be done and ered according to directions. Jffice corner of State and Richard,Sts. ■tober, 1847. ECTons: John Iluntington, ver, Sank Giles IM. Ea operations, (copies of wllich alleviate the wants and distresi nititlcd to a sliarc in its benefici By the provisions .of the Charier .... .......... can be hud of the Agents or the Secretary) it will be seen that those who are in sured by this Loinpany, (by paying $ 5 50,) it incapacitated by accident o r disease, from pursu ing their ordinary oecnpalions, are entitled to a benefit of Four Dollars per week-y(for one year? —a sum sufficient to pay the ordinary expense) earnings of tho t oinpaiiy. After dividing six^per cent, per uniinm to the stockholders, one lialf oi the balance is to be applied to pay the balance cine on the stock notes, and tlie remaining one half is to be divided between the Stockholders and the Insured, in proportion to tiie amount of capital stock held by each member, and tho sum paid by the insured for his Policy. Id Policiesmay ho renewed by applying three insured has the the ca-pital slock; hat can he want ? T h at !i should have acted so?’ ‘ Dismiss the whole affair from your mind, 1 entreat you, my dear sir,’ said Benson, ‘Mrs. Hays tells me that you have some fever, you will increase it by such thoughts.’ ‘I will try, I will try, my friend,but it is hard, very hard. Could he not wait a few years, perhaps only a few months. If he comes here to mor row, 1 will see him; God grant me strength, but—’ The villains countenance grew dark as night, when he listened to (his unexpected taunt,—he gnashed; liis teeth in wrath, and seemed as if about lo throw himself in headlong fury upon his opponet, but he paused when he saw his resolute demeai and involuntarily two aside. *I am now going,’ Benson cold contempt, ‘to him whose life 1 saved from the results of your cowar dice. Farewell, sir; I trust you will stepped a pace or added in life I upon niy prerogative as yoi urse, and impose silence and coinp ‘Well, well, my good friend, you shall be obeyed.’ At this moment Mrs. Hays entered the room to summon Benson to the dinner which she had prepared for him. He would have declined, but Mr. Ralston and the old lady bplh in sisted uppon hisI compliance, the for- Farewell, sir; I trust you will absence; this determiiied him, and he some trouble to get rid of him. Ho learn to acknowledge that there aesceiided. Mrs.Hays accompanied looks,very bad, sir,’ God who can and does punish him to minister ^o his wants—but ‘Tell him Mr, Ralston says that h e privilege of taking one share of the ca-pital slock; profiUbIcMvo will receive Jiot only life benefits which his Policy of Insurance secures lo him but, tho annual interest on tho amount by him of all the profits of the The gnaraiitce capital required by tho charter hasbeenfilled, and the company are now issuing I. RANSOM, Agentfor LansiiigburghvOffice on Richard street, m real o f bake & Backman’s Store. Mrch 16,184D. is a God who can and does puni treachery and villainy.” Charles P rantley staggered, as if he had reeeivee a violent blow, when he heard Benson avow liiniself the pre server o f Mr. Ralston: he felt faint, a nd was obliged lo grasp for support the iron railings of the house near which they had been standing. He gazed after him in fear and doubt and deadly haired ;— did he dream ? was it possible that the very man whom he had been so anxious to keep front the presence of his patron, was his preserver from that imminent danger into which he himself had thrown ’ im ! \ “Ten thousand curses seize him,’’ he muttered in ungovernable Is it for this 1 ha’ t,a c - Hid deliv- F A K E & BACKMAN, Dealers in \lines and Liquors No; 283 State street. A F B E E a s s o r tm e n te f K E W C f O O B S J i . just ope,led Sept. 7.]. 256 State Street f o b s a e e : 'The, house and two lots at present oct I by the snbsoriher, on the corner of I f rail trees, ' snd is a desirable roiidenosi n^Ueeiisy. street. For particulars, saquite o or S..D. Smith. Lansiiigburgh, Feb. 2 2 ,1848. eeiiand the dwelling house is nearly new, I business. Eosaession wil . Tormsdf payment I immediately. Apply at -thisOfike. A .SEA m AN. Lausingburgh, Oct. 1847- T» Let, 1 for a, Brush Factory, for hasb^enusedror any othei «86ion will be given TO COUNTRY MERCHANTSv JB ^ No.20 John Street, Wcw York, a Store f-,- the saleof every description of India Rubbe. ovei Shoes, by tlie case or dozen pairs. AstheirAgen cy is not'coiffinedtothat of any one manufa-ime andtheirstock enibracesfiiosemadeby the Nausr io. Ford & Co. tho Newarkewarl Co. New K tesahose m tho N rrovidence Co., and in fact those All the best Manufacturers o f the coze Dealers will be able to make their sell thsB they best approve, and may bo asi obtaininfftiiem at the very lowest prises. The Para or Common Rubber, Plain,J _ and Furred and Lined, Selected directly from the stocks of tlie Importer of tills year’s imporlatipn, will be found fully n- qual to aiiy in the market and atvery'lowpriccs. Havingjust opened, our stock is entirely new and; ........................ buyers. Orders e :- well worthy the attention of buyers, cuted ■with despatch. ELLIS, TOMPKINS & GO. New Indiu Rubber Warebonse, New York, Aug. 10,1841 tareHonse, John Street. \\aff present,! hopes for the future; found an enemy, unc most undeservedly, but his machina* tious had been rendered vain and harmless; he had also found friends, friends that had assisted him in hia greatest need, and who, he felt were friends for life. He liad also ^aved, at least from serious injury, if not from death itself, a good and gener ous man, and he blessed God that h e had been the honored means. W hen he thought of the tendency and prob able results of these events with re spect to himself and family, bis sen“ satious were those of unmi sed joy and thankfulness: but his Christian spirit grieved, as he dwelt upon the base in* trigues, the disgrace and the vengeful malice of him, whom but a few hours bacd he had regarded as his heat a n d only friend. Tim e flew rapid and unmarked by Henry Benson, while he was busy with his own thoughts: he had re mained in the invalids room, leady to attend to his slightest movetiient, in the instant that the effect of the opiate eased, but he still siept; and a s the ilock pealed the hour of itine he was' ibout to retire in the little r mer obi ring compliance, that he thought he repose during his niiicd him, and he tout to retire m the little room pre* pared for him, with llle intention oil pouring forth his gratitude to his Cre- Ip ^ t d ^ ^ ^ e n a gentle tap^lled him to the door of the sick room; he opened it and found the butler in the entry, closing it gently after him, he j o i n ^ him there. ‘IsI m aster sleeping, eir?'asked John in a low whisper. ‘1 thought so,’ he continued, in answer to Bensons aff irmative nod, ‘and 8 0 1 told the young man; but he wouldn’t be satisfied till 1 came to see.’ ‘Of whom do you speak?’ ‘Of Mr. Prantley, sir; he’s in the id we shall have rid of Iiiin. Ho 8 It for this 1 have plani led and lied ! N o : by that is good or bad I ’ll cross him yet. 'I he doting old fool has, 1 suppose ta ken him into favor in my place: but his will is made, be ca ityet, he will not allei by all the devils in hell, he shall not have an opportunity to do so to-mor- While uttering these words he bad mechanically but slowly followed Ben son, and when he saw him admitted at once into the house from which he himself had just been repulsed, and which he had almost learned to con sider as his own, he bit his lip, clench ed his hand, and nauttering deep and deadly curses, turned upon his heel,; and made the best of hisw accomplice Pickings. Benson was gladly him to minister i o his wants—but notwithstanding the dainties which she had ptovided for him and towhich he had long been a stranger, the stir ring occurrences of the day prevented ins' doing justice to her good fare. He forced himself, however;lo eat a little , and kept the lady in excellent temper by encouraging and listening to the praises of her old master. This was a (heme ofwhieh she was never tired, and glad to find a willing listener, she chatted on with the delighted garruli ty o f old age till the arrival of Dr. \Weston. This gentleman, in answer to their numerous questions, stated that he feared that the severe mental and bo- lijy shock, which Mr. Ralston had tndured, might seriously affect his al- )-mono\v.’ master really say so?’ asked ‘Gcrtainly; tell him so. At all e- vents, Mr. Ralston must not be dis* will see ‘Did r John. ■ ily; tell •. Ralston must not turbed now,’ ‘N j o , sir, by no means. I’ll go and tell him ; I don’t like to leave him lone down stairs—but 1 was afraid making a noise.” Sosaying the old butler hastened to dismiss the applicant, and Benson re» entered (he chamber. Seeing that the old gentleman had not been tlisiurbed, he resume:! his purpose, and in the re' ---- —i jjjg loom he endured, might seriously affect his al- reverential communion with h « God. ready sliatiered heahh and debilitat* Tliis duty perfornied, he lose and ed frame. After a few minutes, he looked from his window; the night ■ ’ ’ \ was calm,-and unusaally quiet. He (lie nexi few rainutes_ I, accompanied by Benson Ihc housekeeper, to the apart m e n t of the invalid, whom he found in a n increased state s way to his! Benson was gladly welcomed back; as well by old John and Mrs. Ht by the still grinning William,wh just enjoyed tile unspeakable d< of shutting the door in Prantley’s [ays as; ho had _ m e qoor in rranuey » lacc. “Well, niy friend,’said Benson,‘how , Ralston? what does the doctor is Mr. 'Master is doing pretty well con- jring,’’answered Mrs. Hays,/i ‘thank sidering,”ausw( II sir. His arm £ good, sir—he’s asking for you every minute. This way if you please, sir you sir. His a is very ed, and he is in a fair way, poor gentleman, ai erish: but the sight of you will do him lay s much bruis- lir very nervous I, and a little fe- icceded, in a n it ---------- ordered such treatment as he thought no,...jbing-it the ..... .. of fever. He I he thon again sof judicious,prescribing at the same lime a gentle soporific, and absolute quiet in the sick chamber. Alter the phy- Mrs. H..; ’ in a small room adjoining J stons and communicating with itj and; then bade him good night. it was now past seven o’clock and Bt nson semained in attendance upon; oldld genlleinah.enlleinah. Thehe latteratter wouldould the o g T l w fain have kepi him in contiiiiious conversation, but this he discontinued as much as possible, till in the cou of h alf a n hour{lbe quiescent s tate: heavy breathing of the patient show ed that the opiate was exerting its full and beneficial effects. And now, for the first lime since hisj generous act, Bensoii was able to di-, reel his mind calmly to the occurreii-j ces of the day. He reverted to the disappointments of the morning, bis own despondency, liis ■wife s unwaver ing piety, the incompfehensible arid treacherous conduct of Prantley, Mr. Ralston’s kindness and genei and all these seemed so strange itley,^ ‘5 of xt apart iig iliat the invalid lie retuvned to the light the slea- ioftly entci tntj and finilin was still steeping, little room, leaving its communicati door slightly ajar, so that ho catch the first movemont of th The house was perfectly still, fof its inmates, himself excepted, had re- t'red to rest. Benson drew a chair to rest. Benson drew a chair t«*a table, which was in one corner of the little room,and taking a Bible frem a small book stand, was soon tieeplyengaged in the perusal ofits^imfoiling promi ses. T h e time passed on unheeded. Now and then the student paused and. lifted his head, as if to catch the. ilightest sound fron^ the next room;; but all there was still, save the deep= but all there v breathings of its occupunt; and agi he rcsunied his book._ Hour after hour fled, and the deep* toned bell of the neighboring steeple- Jiad just pealed forth (he hour o f ope,, when a slight, yet perceptible noiseJ met h is ear! At first he thought iL was the light crackling of the ceilefl; wall, or one of the thousand, sounff*- which, though inaudible inith'e day;
