Hiram flung himself out of the room. He was not at all angry, though he affected to be. Things were working heavily against him, and he saw no way to retreat except to fly in a passion or appear to do so. Once out of the house, he breathed more freely, and hastening home, he without delay set about the labor of reconstruction. He had uphill work, but difficulties brought out his resources. His first step was to make a written request for a letter of dismissal, on the ground that he was about to remove to the church of the Rev. Dr.----. The request for a letter was refused, and Hiram's course thereon is of a character so important that it deserves to be treated of in a separate chapter. * * * * * Meanwhile Emma Tenant is safely across the Atlantic, and, amid new and interesting and romantic scenes, which she is already beginning to enjoy, she tries to forget her heart's first grief. She will succeed. To aid her, she has her woman's pride against her woman's weakness; a constant succession of fresh and novel incidents, agreeable society, absence from old associations, the natural buoyancy of youth, and a hopeful nature. Over this host of fortunate circumstances presides that unconquered and always successful leader--TIME. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND REPUDIATION. This article, published in our August issue, has awakened so wide an interest in the community, that the Editor of THE CONTINENTAL deems it expedient to place before its readers the additional matter contained in a _later_ edition published in England, where it has circulated by thousands. We regret that this edition did not arrive in time to appear at large in our August number; but as it did not, we herewith offer the additional matter so arranged that our readers will have but little difficulty in fitting it in its appropriate place. Addition 1st.--August CONTINENTAL, page 219, after line 23 from the top, viz.: 'and the countrywomen of the Mother of the Lord,' read: Mississippi was the _first_ repudiating State; A.G. McNutt, the _first_ repudiating Governor; and Jefferson Davis, the _first_ repudiating Senator. As another evidence of the incredible extent to which the public sentiment of that day was debased, I quote the following passage from Governor McNutt's message of 1840, proposing to repeal the bank charters, and to _legalize_ the _forgery_ of their notes--'The issuing of paper money, in contravention of the repealing act, could be effectually checked by the abrogation of all laws making it penal to forge such paper.' (Sen. Jour. p. 53.) Surely, nothing, but the fell spirit of slavery, could have dictated such a sentiment. Proceed as before. Page 220 CONTINENTAL, after line 45 from the top, viz.: 'is a constitutional act,' insert: