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fF, Hear the sledges with the be.js— Silver bells! What a world of merriment their mefoidy foretells ! i How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

While the stars that oversprinkle

All the heavens, seem to twinkle

t With a crystalline delight ; Keeping time, time, time, In asort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that

wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells— From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells i, Hear the mellow wedding bells, Golden bells!

so musically

foretells ! Through the balmy air of night How they ring out their delight! From the molten golden notes, And ali in tune,

On from out the sounding cells, What a gush of euphony voluminously wells! | How it swells! How it dwells On the future! How it tells Of the rapture that impels To the swinging and the ringing Of the bells, bells, bells, Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, belis, bells— | To the rhyming and the chiming ofthe hells)

If.

Hear the loud alarm belis— Brazen bells! What a tale of terror now their turbulency | tells! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, | In a clamorous appeeling to the mercy of | the fire, In a mad expostulation with the deaf and | frantic fire, Leaping higher, higher, higher, With a desperate desire And a resolute endeavor Now—now to sit, or never, | By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh the bells, bells, bells ! What a tale their terror tells Of despair! How they clang, and clash, and roar! What a horror they outpour On the bosom of the palpitating air ! Yet the ear it fully knows, By the twanging And the clanging, How the danger ebbs and flows; Yet the ear distinctly ells } In the jangling And the wrangling, How the danger sinks and swells, By the sinking cr the swelling of the anger | of the belis— | . Of the bells— Of the bells, bells, bells, belis, Bells, bells, bells—- In the clamour and the clangour of the hells. IV. Hear the tolling of the bells— Iron bells! What a world of solemn thought their mon- | ody compels! In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright } At the melancholy menance of their tone! For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan. And the people—ah the people— They that live up in the steeple, All alone, And who tolling, tolling, tolling, In that muffled mouetone, leel a glory in so rolling On the human heart a stone— They are neither man nor woman— They are neither brute nor human— They are Ghouis; And their king it is whe tolls ; | And he rolls, rolls, rolls, Rolls A pean from the bells! And his merry bosom swel!s With the pwan of the bells! And he dances, and he yells . Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the pwan of the bells— Of the bells ; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the throbbing of the bells— Of the bells, bells, bells— To the sobbing of the bells; Keeping time, time, time, As he knells, knells, knells, In a happy Runic rhyme, To the tolling of the bells, Of the belis, bells, bells— To the tolling of the bells, Of the bells, bells, bells, bells— Bells, bells, bells— To the moaning and the groaning bells.

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LITERATURE.

SO OO

MARCUS WARLAND ; OR, THE LONG MOSS SPRING.

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CHAPTER IV .—Continued.

The time for the departure of Marcus drew near. As he was to return during the long holidays of the next summer, the separa- tion would be comparatively short, and there was no cause for grief at parting. But Aunt Milly and Katy wept bitterly, notwitL» standing the former imagined a college a kind of Pandominum, where the evil spirit held his gala days, and she tried to make Marcus promise to nail a horse~shoe over the door to keep off the witches Ie must never look at the new moon over the left shoulder, nor tell his dreams before break- fast, if they boded evil. She gave him a little parcel, containing camphor, asafvtida, and the spirits of turpentine, sewed tightly to prevent the charm from escaping ; but as this would not impart a very agreeable perfume to his wardrobe, with all due gra~ titude for Aunt Milly’s kindness, ho took the liberty of casting aside the boasted amulet against disease. The nice woollen socks which she had knit and Katy marked were carefully preserved, as well as all the parting tokens of regard presented by Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy. ‘The latter encircled his finger with a gold ring, sparkling with a ruby gem, when she bade him farewell.

‘ You remember,’ she said, ‘in the east- ern tale you read aloud to us the other night, the ring which the genius Lyndaric gave to Amurath, whose warning pressure reminded him, when he deviated from vir- tue and truth. Let this golden circle be to you Lyndaric’s magic ring. You recol- lect, when the ruby turned pale, it was an indication of the displeasure of the genius. If you are ever tempted into the paths of sin, though your ruby gem may retain its lustre, imagine that my heart is fainting from the disappointment of its fondest hopes; and remember, above all my dear Marcus, that a greater than Lyndaric has placed a monitor in your breast, whose warning yoice, if slighted, wiil turn to thun~ der in your ears.’

Marcus kissed the hand that gave the ring, with a heart to full for utterance, and was turned away—

What a world of happiness tueir harmony |

| forward to plunge A young girl sat upon a rock, just above

‘ Not so, my son,’ said Mrs Bellamy, fold- ing her arms around him ; ‘a mothers fond»

(nce more ' were ope ne d. and the spirit of his departed mother folded he r

wings over his heart.

} Mr. 1 llamy’s parting gilt was a gold watch. ‘Let this teach you the value of time, my boy, so that you waste none of its golden sparks. od bless you.

Thus embalmed with blessings and crowned with gifts the tears of sweet Katy on his cheeks, and the sobs of Aunt Milly still echoing in his ears, Marcus left Hickory

Hill, with the morning sun. ck to the next town, to meet the | Stage that was to bear him to the place of Ilis father accompanied and a negro followed in a buggy, bearing his trunk. The conversation of the father and the son was full of earnest interest. © arcus thought of their interview | on the margin of the Long Moss Spring,

FB ee horse of

his destination.

him there

| and pure and deep as the gush of its silvery waters was the gratitude that overflowed his heart, for the blessings that had follow. ed them since that sad and clouded hour,

What a liquid ditty floats Towards the close of the second day’s To the i that listens, while she journey, the stage stopped at a black- - Oe themeen! smith’s shop, that a broken tire might be

repaired. areus was glad of the oppors tunity of giving freedom to his limbs, and

|ran forward through the pine woods that

shaded ali that portion of the country.

| Straight and symmetrical as the pillars of }an antique temple, the auburn-coloured

trunks bore aloft their green and odcrous overhead, and forming a

s man, with all his boasted

crests, meeting

fretwork

art, could never imitate. ‘lareus heard the music of a gu-hing spring, gurgling over the

rocks, and he hastened on, to bathe his thirsty lips in its water

‘Oh!’ thought he, «that I could see my ‘own dear mo pring ! that I could behold

the long blue p!

plumes eurling so gracefully |

over the white !imestone, and under the |

clear waves !’

There was a sudden turn in the road

where the spring spouted, and Marcus

| started back in astonishment, 1s he leaped

his head into the basin.

the fountain, dipping a ridingswhip in the

} water, and flirting the drops about in a

sportive manner. She was habited in an equestrian garb, though no horse was near.

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* that ehe would not gratity his own curiosity. The rumuiuuy

, of the stage was heard as it came thunder. | ing down the hill. | * ood bye,Master Marcus Warland,’ cried | she, holding out her beautiful, ungloved | hand, with a mixture of bashful archness and haughty condecension ; ‘ when you win all the blushing honours to which you are ass | piring, may I be there to see and admire.’ | One cut of her splendid whip on Fairy’s flank, and Miss Lightning vanished from his sight, leaving him so dazzled and bes wiltlered by the unexpected encounter, that he came near getting into the windows of the stage instead of the door. Marcus had met many grown ladies and young misses at Mrs. Bellamy’s, and the companionship of his refined and beautiful benefactress had given him an ease of man~ ners in the society of ladies seldom met with at the usually awkward and doubtful era of his life. The remarkable beauty of his person, combined with the frankness, spirit, and grace of his deportment made, made him a favourite wherever he went. The conscousness of being able to please gave him confidence that never overreached the bounds of modesty, and a gaiety chas- tened by prefect good-breeding. But there was something so teasing so baffled about this original brunette, so different from any one whom he had even met before, that it haunted him, and even in his dreams the dark girl of the fountain pursued him, with her menacing little whip, and dashed the spray over his uncovered head, CHAPTER V.

Christmas was at hand—the great satur- vali of the South—when for seven days the slave revels in all the joys of freedom, and, as in the ancient festsvals celebrated in honor of the fathers of the gods, the master and mistress act a subordinate part. What- ever services are required during these gala days are liberally rewarded, though

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*I can't help it, Miss Katy.

4 "eo tusa@sismu aasd seepmaae, baa sign of a funeral; and the owls have been hooting on an old tree back of the kitchen for more than a week.’

‘Put you know there is a charm in a wedding ring, Cora, that nothing can resist, so you must hasten to put one on,’ said Mrs. Bellamy, in a reassuring tone.

The ceremony was performed in a back sitting-room, which was decorated with holly and pine boughs, so that it looked like an evergreen bower. Kins who was worthy of his royal name, would not have exchanged situations with Prince Albert, or any Other potentate of Europe; and the black retinue that surrounded this son and daughter of Africa, whose paler complex: ions showed they approached a fairer race, gazed upon them with as much admiration and deference as England's royal pair ever inspired. But when the doors of the sups per-room were thrown open a frame build- ing contiguous to the ball~room, the coup @’ vil was dazzling as a sunburst. The table was brilliantly lighted and adorned with all the flowers a mild southern winter so liberal ly supplies. Cakes beautifully ornamented and frosted as white as ivory,oranges,confec~ tionaries and all the luxuries that are cus- tomary on such occasions, covered the board. These dainties were partly suppli- ed by Mrs. Bellamy and partly by the ne- groes themselves, who took a pride and des light in appropriating some of their own earnings to adorn the marriage-feast. Cora,

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who sought in vain among the wedding guests for the powerful form and raven face of Hannibal, suffered her spirits to rebound from the weight that had oppressed them, and gaily laughed and brightly blushed, and gave herself fully up to the enjoyment of woman’s triumph hour ‘he transition from the supper to the ball<room was fol- lowed by greater hilarity and more unre- strained freedom. Wilder and wilder grew

they may be spontaneously offered. An unprejudiced stranger, who wished to see some of the lights that illumine the dark- ness of slavery, would rejoice in the oppor- tunity of visiting Bellamy Place while the holidays were infusing their gladdening in- fluence through the whole plantation.

For two or three days previous, Mrs.

the mirth and excitement, till each fibre of every plank in the floor seeemed to quiver beneath the bounding, flying, crossing, pigeon.winged feet that kept time to the quick, bewitching strains of the viol and the tamborine. It was inspiring to look on the master of the last instrument; the way he rattled on the parchment was quite supers

A small hat, with black, drooping feathers, | Bellamy, assisted by the delighted Katy,was | natural, Shutting his eyes and opening his /sat jauntily on her head, and a long, dark | assorting the presents she had prepared for | mouth, and throwing back his head, his riding-skirt,though drawn up in m wy folds, | all the household slaves, Those who were | knuckles rang like brazen balls on the re-

still almost touched the edge of the founs | called the field negroes were remembered sounding instrument. Sometimes he would

‘tain. She looked up as Marcus drew near, by the bounty of their master, who never| rap it thunderingly with his head, then

and discovered a face of singular brightness | assigned them a niggard boon. ‘he gifts whirling it with inconcievable rapidity to

'and expression. She was a deep brunette, | of Mrs, Bellamy generally consisted of aj his feet, tap it with his heels and toes, then but a rich sunset glow lighted up the twis | handsome calico dress, a radiant handkers | it would be dancing on his elbows, like a light of her cheeks, anda smile, mischiev~ | chief, and those little showy, fancy articles | thing of life and instinct. Not satisfied with ly, . much narrower than any portion of the ous, and even saucy, curled her red lips as | that set off to advantage their shining and | this surpassing display of agility, he would ship, and consequentl;, extends

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awakened by the unusual stopping and re-

deck, dressed ix"the Yirse gitegai ned the could find. Strangely enough none of Miss McPherson's little emigrant boys, of whom there was a considerable number. were aware of what had occurred until they got up next morning. The firm and compos- ed attitude of the commander had a re- markable effect upon the startled pass- engers ; he did not endeavor to underrate the importance of the accident or the peril they were in, and he informed those around him the situation was dangerous, but that he would do his best. Upon hearing this the men,women and children seemed to re. sign themselves into a terrible though noisless composure, and awaited what they expected would ke their death without shrieking, fainting, disturbance or confusion of any sort. There was a weird stillness and ghastly pallor to be noticed in the in the crowd that awaited the captains fiat of life ordeath. [is voice alone was to be heard at that mid-night hour, and he at Once gave orders to ascertain the amount of damuge done to the hull, and to find how far the leaking had filled the fore com. partment. The first gauging gave depth o! 3 feet 10 inches. The hand pumps were instantly set to work, and in less than a quarter of an hour they were gratified to lind it decreased to 2 feet 4 inches, and before one o'clock, a.m., the compartment was completely dry and the fissures by which the sea was rushing in were thorough- ly plugged and made waterstight. It was noiiced by those who were near the Caps tain that as soon as he learnt that co great a quantity «f water was in the forehold he put the vessel at considerable spec d in the direction of the shore, and they supposed he would try to get tie ship beached or close to the land, when however it was clear that the pumps were gaining head- way over the leaks, she was brought to. Meanwhile, the captain had organized a party of the crew to remove ihe carzo from the fore compartment and place it aft and amidships; by so doing the bow was raised several fect, and the danger of the waves washing up against the injured portion of the hull avoided. The cargo was but very lightly damaged- more from the crow bars of the men than from any other cause, Capt. Wylie came round frequently, and advised the passengers to go to their cabins nd dress themselves thoroughly. Another portion of the crew were told off to pro- ision and lower the boats. It must be remembered when considering the depth f water in the forehold, that it is necesari-

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she gazed on the young intruder, as much | jetty skins. The little negroes were allows | throw the tamborineon the floor, and whirl- higher up the side than any other por-

as to say *Whoare you, sir, and how dare] ed to hang up their stockings, sure that | ing it round him with the end of his fore- tion where there is more beam. St. Nieholas would fill them with sweet | finger, its little bells would jinle like a New | @aylight on Friday morning everything

you come so near my dominions?

‘Have I permission to drink of the cakes and candy.

spring?’ asked he, taking off his hat in

courtesy to the

who nodded her head laughingly, though | auroral streak merry voices were tumbling

the same smile illumined her face.

laughter rang musically in his ear.

He | on the top of each other, and making the ——— knelt down on the rock, and bowed his head | house ring with ‘Christmas gift, master!" | 777 COLLISION OF THE MORA VIAN | Ptiday, when the Moravian had got into ' to the gush of the waters. A sudden show- | ‘Christmas gift, mistress!’ When a master | er drenched his hair, while a wild burst of | end mistress so kind and liberal as Mr. ané he | Mrs. Bellamy are thus aroused from their | NARROW ESCAPE FROM FOUNDERING —CooLNess | of the eyeswitnesses of this disaster con-

fair equestrian had amused herself, by slumbers, the gift seekers are never sent

surface. Emboldened by her mirth, Mareus shook the drops from his head, and asked her if

| | she was the fairy of the spring.

‘No,’ said she, laughing; ‘1am only a

(you see, Iam greater than a fairy for I have one under my sway)—Fairy cut all kinds of capers, and ran off, nobody knows whither. Hlavn’t you seen a stray pony, young gentlen:an, in your travels ?’

Marcus could not help smihag at the per- fect nonchalance of che young girl, and at the coolness with which she had seated her- self, at that late hour of the day, waiting for the recreant that might never return. He longed to offer his services, to go in search of the stray animal, but the stage might come along during his absence, and he be left in the wild woods, at the mercy of this gay but haughty damsel. While he was explaining his situation, and regret at his inability to offer his service as her knight, a negro approached, leading the meek and penitent-looking pony, who came up to the side of its young mistress with a look of human sensibility, deprecating her anger.

its dark-brown mane; ‘shame on you to leave your mistress in the lurch. You shall feed on dry bread and water till morning, to pay for it. No, I thank you, sir,’ said she , as Marcus eagerly held out his hand to assist her to mount, bounding at the same time on its back, with the lightness of a sylph; ‘I want no help. Pray tell me the name of, the brave knight who was so will- ing to help me in my extremity.’

arcus blushed deeply at this sarcastic speech, but he answered with becoming spirits:—‘\y time is not my own, fair miss. Should I lose my passage and my trunk, [ should bein a sorry plight in these woods.’

‘Oh, we could give youa thousand trunks for one,’ 2nswered the proud little lady, and our house is large enough to entertain all the wandering squires in Christendom. So, you will not tell me your name ?’ added she, with a look so soft and womanly it was quite bewitching from contrast.

‘ Most willingly, said Mareus, ‘ hoping to adorn with the highest honors of the uni- versity to which I am bound,’

‘Marcas Warland!’ she repeatd — and Marcus thought he had never heard his name sound so sweetly before. ‘ That does not sound bedly. So, you are «mbitous, it seems ?”

‘ Very—there are no bounds to my am- bition. Ifeelasif I could dare all and at- tain all, Butare you not going to return my courtesy, and tell me by what name I may remember you ?”

* And who told you to remember me at all?’ answered the wild brunette, putting her foot in the stirrup, preparatory to flight. ‘ You will forget me 4s soon as Fairy plune ges in these woods. Let me see. They call me Puss, Pet, Missy, and Tom-boy— Dash and lightning sometimes. You may take your choice. They are ail pretty and fanciful.’

‘] should think Lightning the most ap- propriate,’ said } areus, feeling the lambent | brightness of her glances playing on his face.

more than sixteen, | am sure ?”

est blessing rest upon you.’

*You talk very well for your age,’ she cried, with a serious air. ‘You can’t be

‘You guess marvellously well,’ replied Marcus, laughing at her odd inquisitive

| throwing up the water with her whip, and empty away, but the ready packets are toss- saturated the sunny locks that swept on its ed to the right owners, ora promise given

that it is faithfully kept. But it is not the master and mistress alone who are thus honoured. Every member of the house, whoever it may be, is saluted by the same greeting, and when the white population

| poor little maiden, who has lost her pony. | are satisfied with the honours they have re~ |My saddle turned, 1 jumped off; Fairy—| ceived the negroes run headlong against

each other; repeating from the sltitude of their lungs, the annual unwearied cry of ‘Christmas gift!’ Then follows the exult- ing shout, ‘I've caught you !’ with the climax of a laugh such as only a negro can send out through the ivory portals of sound. The holidays were ushered in with un- usual excitement, as the nuptials of King and Cora were to be celebrated with all the brilliancy befitting such distinguished per- sonages. The marriage of the favourite household slave of a wealthy planter isa circumstance of nearly as much interest as that of a son or daughter. Here were two favourites, and of course preparations of unwonted magnificence were made. Mr. Bellamy, at the time his own mansion was built, had erected a large hall expressly for « dance-room for his negroes, and every night of the annual festival the animating strains of the violin winged the feet which

‘ Naughty Fairy,’ said she fondly stroking | neither toil had stiftened nor slavery bad oe

weighed down. The wedding of Cora was to be succeeded by a ball, to which the ne- groes of the neighbouring plantations were invited, and for which, imvitations, written by Katy in her fairest hand, had already been circulated.

The only drawback to the hilarity of the occasion was the Carthaginian General. Though he was apparently subdued by the mild influence of his mistresss, and was re~ ally so for the time, his passions were only slumbering. Like the chained mastiff that guarded his master’s yard, they had lost none of their strength, but were ready to break loose and deal destruction around them. Following the counsels of Mrs. Bel- lamy, Cora put aside her little, coquettish, triumphant airs, and treated him with real kindness, but it seemed to have no effect on his dark and sullen mood. Mrs. Pellamy did not express the apprehensions that fill. ed her mind, but she had a sad misgiving that something would happen to sadden the prospects of the beautiful mulatto. Still her hands loved to adorn her with the bridal robes, which enhanced, as they usu~ ally do, the natural beauty of the wearer. Cora’s dress and the ornaments that deco- rated it were the Christmas gifts of her mis- tress, and many a fair bride of the race of snow would be proud to clothe herself in raiment as tasteful and becoming. The transparent Swiss muslin frock, the glistens ing white satin sash, the white blossoms that wreathed her jetty and braided hair, were all that a fashionable belle could de- sire. Her coral necklace and bracelets con-~ trasted richly with the bright golden hue of her neck and arms; and deep and brilliant as the coral glowing under the darkening wave was the colour that dyed her round and dimpled cheeks.

As she steod before her mistress in the beauty of her bridal attire, smiling under her pleased and admiring gaze s sudden saddness clouded her brow, and tears ga- thered unbidden i..to her soft, black eyes.

‘1 don’t know what is the reason, mis- tress,’ said she, ‘ but I feel so bad toynight; I do think something is going to happen to ae ee I've seen so many bad signs

. Oh, Cora, you must not believe in signs,’

England sleigh. All this time he seemed

[To be continued.

WITH AN ICEBERG,

OF THE PASSENGERS.

From the statements of various pass- engers who arrived from England on board the Allan Line S.S.“ Moravian,’’ Capt. J. Wylie, we learn that that vessel had a nar- row escape from going down witha large proportion of those on board. It appears that just about midnight, between Thurs-~ day night and Friday morning last, the Moravian was distant from land about 100 miles from the entrance of the Straits of Belle Isle, steaming inward. The night was moonless and both murky and hazy, so that objects were not distinct at a few hundred yards from the vessel. The wach was just on the point of being reliev- ed, some of the men had gone on board and and others were proceeding to take there places. A passenger who had left the saloon and had come on deck to smoke a cigar prior to retiring describes what occurr~ ed :—I was on the point of walking for; ward in the direction of the bridge when the sailor stationed in the bow called out “Ice ahead!’ The captain who was on the bridge at the time, instantly called out very distinctly ‘‘lce ahead!” and simul- taneously gave the orders to the engineers through the electric wires to ease, stop and reverse the engines; he also wired the signal to the man at the wheel, “ Hard-a- t.”’ His orders were immediately acted upon, and signal to that effect was sound~ ed on the bells so that he might know his instructions were promptiy obeyed. This action of course, only took a few seconds to carry out, when the passenger in looking towards the bow of the boat, saw a large iceberg directly in the ship’s course looms ing up through the darkness as high as was the lower yard of the foremast. Im- mediately after in spite of the shifting of the helm and the reversing of the engine, she struck the ice mountain witha tremend- ous concussion. It seems that the Moravian, as it is in the case with one or two of the steamers of this line, is provided with a stout bowsprit some twenty feet in length and under Providence, its bearing co well the first brunt of the shock, the hull was not completely staved in. This tough timber pierced the ice in an oblique upward direction, and was for half its length shatter- ed and splintered in a most severe manner to within a few feet from the bulkheads. The hull next came in contact with this dread of the sea and with such force as to bend and twist several of the ribs of the vessel and bulging the outer plates in such a manner that they were forced in and out until they looked like the undulating waves of the ocean. The strain of the rivets was terrible ; and had it not been for the unusual strength and excellence of the con- struction, a hole big enough to have sunk her immediately would have been the re- sult. Asit was, the leakage commenced immediately. The engines being uninjur- ed the vessel slid ofithe berg of ice on to which she had trust herself, and backed intodeep water. The effect of the con- cussion on the berg was to entirely de« molish it ; it was split in two, and the pass» engers on both starboard and port sides could see and hear the fragments as they crumbled past the stateroom windows. From the moment of first. seeing what was firmness of the captain was much admired and his commands were promptly obeyed by officers and men. The steerage pass- engers, who had been closest to the locality struck, instantly huddled on some cloth= ingand gained the deck in great alarm. the saloon passengers, who were quartered