"Aud resurrectlon’s hale crowas the dead.
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= Eloquznce the soul, song charms the sense
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BELLEFOXRTE Ferrwary 1828.
SELECTED.
On hearing the Bev. Mr. Summerfield.
By W. B. Tarpan.
f saw the Evangelist of God ascend 1
' ¥'he boly place He stood in the beauty
Qf meckicss—He spake, and on my heart
Feil acscnty glowing with the prophet’s fire.
1 hicard thee, mighty one ! and was afraid,
Yes, wembitog, listened ; fur methought rio voice
- Of morial mould could thrill my bosom thus.
©, sweet 2s angel’s musick, were the tones
Which breathed their Gilead on the wounded
heart ;
Stren;rthen’d the weary,—bade the breken come
40 Silva’s fountain, wad in faith be whole.
I wept o’er blighted bopes,—but thou didst
draw, i
A willing captive, my admiring soul
With thee, to brighter regions, where the
dream
Of full fruition lives, nor is anreal.
I feared death,—but thou did’st deck the foe
In lovely garb ; with softest beauty clad,
4 saw him beckoning to the narrow house
Sf resty where spicy odours balm the air,
God speed thee, favour’d one ! thy diadem,
>is wreathed of gentleness, 1s thick bestrowo
With pearls of nature’s forming —they are tears,
Aga, tears of rapture, holy, and untold,
—h A Ne gr —
From tie British Etonian.
X MY BROTHER’S GRAVE.
¢ Bereach the chancel’s hallow’d stone,
Ex nos’d to cvery rustic tread,
To fow,save rustic mourners, known,
My brother, is thy lowly bed.
Few words, upon the rough stone graven,
Thy nome-—thy birth==thy youth declare~
‘by innoceace—thy hopes of Heaven
In simplest phrase recorded there,
No ’scuicheons shine, no banners wave,
iu mockery o’cr my Mrotber’s Grave.
~¢ No sound of human teil or strife
To d au’s lone dwelling speaks of life,
Nor break. the silence sill and deep
Where thou, beneath thy burial stone,
Art laid in that unsiartled sleep
The living eye bath never knowa.
The lonely sexton’s faotsiep falls
in dismal echoes on the walls,
As, slowly pacing through the aisle,
He sweeps the unholy dust away,
And cobweis, which must not defile
Those windows on the Sabbath-day ;
And passing through the central nave,
7 reads lightly en my Brother’s Grave.
$s Rat when tho sweet-toned Sabbath-chime
Pouring its music oo the breeze,
Proclaims the well-known holy time
Of prayer, and thanks, and bended knees ;
S¥ hi-n rustic crowds devoutly meet,
And lips and hearts to God are giver,
And souls enjoy oblivion sweet
Of earthly ills, in thought of Heaven ;
What voice of calm and solemn tone
J. heard :bove the burial stone ?
What form io priestly meek array
Beside the alter koeels to pray ?
What boly hands are lifted up
To bless the sacramental cup ?
Full well I know that reverend form,
And if a voice could reach the dead,
Those tones would reach thee, tho’ the worm,
My brother, makes thy breast his bed ;
That sire, who thy existence gave,
Now stands beside thy lowly grave.’
—t oS CD A TI
Napoleon’s Death Bed,
| FROM THE FRENCH,
Yes; there behold him ona funeral bed ;
‘Sceptre not baoner, now is pear him seea
Nov warlike posrps, nor warrior whom he led :
Alone he fronts Death's pale and awful mein °
That sunken eye, pale cheek, and fallen brow,
Have then a death of quiet sickness found;
How is that famous combatant laid low !
Wiitiout a battle and without a wound !
Oh ! what a conquerer ’s defeated here !
How many sceptres fall irom his chill band !
How many images throng round his bier
bats, glory, and supreme command !
oR P. LEBRUS.
@:in CR.
Story
A Goo
FROM GRAHAM'S DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF
YERMONT.
The following anecdote of an honest farmer
(ene of the frst settlers) which happened at
Westminster, will serve to shew the fanaica:
spirit which thea prevailed—so contrary to tha
liberal toleration, now prevalent over America
and which so happily unites every denomina.
tion of Christians in the bonds of charity and
jove—But to my story =
The farmer in question” was 8 plain pious
yuan, regular in the discharge of bis duty both
terms : this troublesome personage was no oth.
<r than a monstrous overgrown he-bear, that
lescended from the mountains, trod down and
destroyed the corn fields, and carried off what-
ever he laid his paws upon. The plundered
sufferer watched bim in vain, the ferocious and
cunping animal ever finding wethods to elude
his utmost vigilance ; and at last had learned its
cue 80 thorowshly, &s only to commit its dap
redations on the Lord’s day, when it knew from
experience the coast was clear. Wearied op!
with (bese oft repcated trespasses, the good
man resolved on the next Sunday to stay in the
ficlds, where with his gun he coucealed him-
scly The bear came according to custom—he
iired, and shot it dead.—The explosion threw
the whole congregation (for it was about the
hour of people’s assembling to worship) into
consternation, The cause was inguired into
and as soon as the pastor, deacon and elders be.
came acquainted withit, they called a special
meeting of the church, and cited their offending
brother before them, to shew the cause, if any
he had, why be should ro: be excommunicated
out of Christ’s church, for this daring and unex-
ampled impiety. In vuin did be urge, from the
scriptures themselves, that it was lawful to do
good on the Sabbath day; he pleaded belore
judges determined to condemn him ; and the
righteous parson, elders and church nna voce,
agreed to drive him out from amongst them.
as polluted amd accursed- Accordingiy he was
enjoined (as is customary om such occasions)
on the next Sunday to atiend his excommuni
cation in the church. He did attend-—but, no’
entirely satisfied with the justice of the sentence
and too much of a soldier to be scandalized ir
50 public a manner for an action which he con.
ceived to be his duty, he resolved to have re
course to stratagem ; he therclore went to the
sppointment with his gun, loaded with a brace
of balls, his sword and catridge box by his side,
ard his knapsack ono his back with six days
provision in it. Service was about hall over
when he entered the sanctuary in this martial
«ray. He marched leisurely into a corner,
nd took his position. As soon as the benédic
‘ion was ended, the holy parson began his ex-
communication ; but scarce had he proncuaced
the words « Offending brother,” when the hon.
destruction, at (he same lime crying out with a
loud voice, ¢ proceed if you dare— proceed an
you are a dead man {”—At this unexpected at.
‘ack, the astonished clergyman shrunk behind
his desk, and his opponent with great delibera-
iion recevered his arms. Some moments ela) :-
ed before the res had courage to peep from
hls oclesiastical baitery ; when finding the old
hero had comejtoa rest, he tremblingly reach.
¢d the erder to the eldest deacen desiring him
to read it. The deacon with stammering ac’
cents, and eyess(aring wild affright, began as
he wis commanded ; but nosooner had he done
59, than the devoted victim again levelled his
piece, and more vehemently than before ex-
claimed, ¢ desist, and march—T will not live
with shame—desist and march; 1 say, or you
are all dead men !” Little need had he to re-
peat his threats; the man of God leaped from
his desk, and escaped ; the deacon, elders and
congregation, iollowed in equal trepidation ; the
greatest confusion prevailed ; the women with
shrieks and cries sought their homes ; and the
victor was left undisturbed master of the field
and of the church toe, the doors of which he
calmly locked, put the keys in his pocket, and
He
then marched home with all the honors of war,
lived thirteen years al’ erwards, and dicd a broth-
sent them with his respects to the pastor.
sr in full communion, declaring to the last (a
mongst his intimates) that he never tasted so
great a dainty before.
ny 3 C111 Mr
The Generous Mask.
A TALE.
IMITATED FROM THE GERMAN,
cst veteran cocked and levelled his weapon oflle.
consisted of his relations and friends
justly claimed as bis own,
not inclined to eultivate either civil or friendly the confirmation of this rungour to solicit hei
band. She behaved towards them with the ui-
most decency and propriety ; yet, as she wish
ed to make return for the politeness they shew-
od her, she made a splendid entertainment fo
them, on one of the concluding days of the car
nival. While the company were engaged in
play, a stranger, masked, and habited as a gen’
ius entered, and ser dowa to play with the la
ly.
ain,
He lost, demanded his revenge, and lost
This adverse fortune attended him ten
or twelve times successively, because he adroit
'y managed the dice in such a manner, thu
the chance was continually against him. Oth
er players then wished to try their luck wit,
him, but the expsriment did cot tarn to thei ad
vantage.—The lady again resumed her plac.
and won an immens ¢ sum, which the mask los
with a good humor and gaity that absolutely as
tonshed the spectators. Pome person observed
loud enough to be heard, that this was mot
playing but lavishly throwing away ones money ¢
on which the mask, raising his vdice, said « that
we was the Dazmon of Riches, which he value,
not, except so far es it was in his power to be,
stow them on that lady ;” and immediately, to
prove the truth of his words, he produced s:v.
eral bags full of gald, and others filled with di-
amonds and different kinds of precious stones ;
ffering to stake them on one single threw
against any thing of the most trivial value she
might please to propose. The lady startled
wd, embarrassed by this declaration, now re.
fused to play any more ; and the whole com-
sany knew not what to think of this extraordin’
ity occurrence, when an old lady present, ob
served to the person next her, that the mask
“ust certainly be the devil; and that his riches,
1s appearance, bis discourse and his dexterity
at play, ali sufficiently shewed what he was
I'he stranger, overhearing this profited by the
hint, He assumed the air and style of a magi.
cian, mentioned several things which could be
known snly to the lady, spoke several forciyt
anguages, performed many ingenious tricks,
and concluded by declaring, that he was come
0 demand a certain person in the company,
who had given herself to him, and alsa, he pro!
tested, belonged to him ; asserting, at the sam.
‘ime that he would take her to himselfy and ne
ver leave her more, in defiance of every obsta-
All eyes were now turned on the lads.
who knew got what to think of this adventure,
the women trembled, the men smiled, and (ic
genius still continued to excite the perplexity
and «dmiration of the company. This exiraor-
dinary scene lasted so long, that some grave
personages, at last, arr ved, and were on. tiie
point of ¢xercising him,
The mask, however, turned every thing intc
idicule with so much wit, that he had the
‘aughers en his side, At length, when he founc
‘hat it was no longer time for raillery, he too}
off his mask, which immediately brought on th:
denouement of this extraordinary entertainmer,:
y exciting an exclamation of joy from th
mistress of the house. Iu the generous stran
ser she imediately recogniz:d her husband
who having been in Spain, bad gone from thenc:
0 Pero, where he had made an imigense for-
une, and returned laden with riches. He hac
earned om his arrival, that his lady was to give
Aa entertainment znd a masqued ball to come
particular friends. An opportunity so favorable
to disguise, inspired with a wish to introduce
himself without being known, and he had chose:
the mest extravagant dress he could meet with
The whole cempany, which, in a great measur:
y COngraty
fated him on his returs, and willingly resign
ed to him his amiable lady, whom he had ver
—— I DS Eee
A Sergeant. (probably am Irishman) being of
a march at the head of a company, a dog ra
The sergeant having a fixed bayonet, ran itl!
down the dog's throat, and killed him. The
uwner coming up made a great out ciy at his
A beautiful lady of Bourdeaux Boe
with the sincerest grief for her busband, who
as she bad heard by rt
> God and his peighbors ; but funluckily be
shipwreck. A bume
lanl immediate death,
and when all efforts proved
deliverence, often di? they infuse info bis sink -
ing soul their own ability to meet death with for-
titude, and even with cheerfulness.
fancy, they, noncish us ; during the perinds of
vouth and manheod, they are the charm of ou?
¢
SWIFT.
The enemies of Swift priv: tely acensed hig
0 the tions of impiety ard d. ism 3 by which
Mrans, 1 is said, they suc: eded in preventing
hs being made a vishop. Amuny the Pr
writings of he dean which were
substantiate the
briicye in king
various
a’ducel to,
charge, was the Dllowing : «
Georgy the greatest captain
and wisest monarch beiween heaven and earth 3
atid In sir Rovert Walpole, his only min ster,
our tord; who wes begotten of Barpert, the at.
torney, boon of AM. s. Wo—e, oi Houlton, ac.
cused of corruption, cohvicied, expelied, snd
treprisoned. He went dow ato Notfolk : the
third year he came up again. He ascended ine
to the administiaiion, aud sittath at the head of
the treasury, from whence be shall pay ail those
who YOie as they ane commanded.
“J believe in Horac: 's treaty, the sanctity of
the bishops, the indeps ndency of the lords, the
integrity of the commen , testitttion from (he
Spaniards, resurrection of credit, discharge of
the public debts, end peace everlasting.”
TE GD) 4 —
BOLD COUP DE MAIN.
The great Conde speaking of the intrepidity
of soldiers, says that ying before a place tuat
had a palisado to be burnt, he promised fifty
louis to any one who shonld carry it by a coups
{de mdm. The danger was so apparent, that the
»
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(reward did not tempt <ny one. « Sit” suid a
soldier more courageous than the rest, « I will
jrelinquish tbe fifty louis that you promise if
your ughness will make me sergeant of my
compuny ” The Prince pleased withthe gens
erosity of the sold er, who preferred honor to
money, promised him both. Apimated by the
reward that awatted bis return, he resolved to
gain 1', or die a glorious death. He took a
tlambeau, desc nded mito the ditch, reacted the
palisado, avd set it on fire, in the midst eof a
shower of musketry, by which he was slighily
wounded, All the army witnesses of this ace
tion, seeing him return, cheered him and beap-
ed on him joud praises, when he perceived he
had lost one of his pistols, A soldier offered
him others :—¢ No,’ said he, «1 will never be
reproached that these rascals got my pistol.’
He went (0 the ditch again, exposed himself
to a hundred discharges of musketry, regained
iis pistol, and returned in safety,
———lt GS Dee
Pope Sixtus V. while he was Cardinal feign.
ed himself broken with age end infirmities, 2nd
stooped to excess ; looking upon this as ope
probable means cof his exaltation to the Papal
chair. It being ob evved to him soon after his
election, that he carried himself much more
erect than he 'a! la‘ely done. «IT was looking
for the keys of S'. Peter,” caid he, ¢ but having #
found them, I bave mo longer avy occasion te 4
stoop.
—ith 7 ED ED 7
A married woman ot the Shawnee Indians
made tus beauiitul reply to a man whore she
met in the woods, and whaimplored her to love
‘nd look on him: ¢ Oulaman, my husband,”
said she, % who is forever bifore my eyes, htider
me from secipg you.”
er BCID 1 ff To R—
WOMAN.
Phe affections of the female sex are far
stronger and more ardent than our own; and
had it till then been disputable, the countless in=
stances of their beroic conduct during th®
French Revolation, recerded on most unguess
tionable autbarity, have settied this fact for ever,
No personal fatigue could overcome them ; and
no personable danger could for an ins:ant deter
hem from seeking in the foulest dungeons the
father or the child, the husband or the lover,
Months after months were they known to se
crete from revolutionary vengeance som» ob-
iect of their affection, when the discovery of
his concealment would have been his inevitable
Were a friend arrested
their iugennity never relaxed a moment 1% con.
>
trivence for his escape: were he naked they
. * deited Li .
clothed him : were be sick, they visited him :
vravail’ng for bis
During in=
existence : in 11!z2gec. they cherish and console
is: and on the bel of sickness, 1he exquisite
! ’
Jelicacy of the i attentions, tlie tiresome waiche
nis which they will undergo without a murs
mur, the fretfulness which they will bear with
~omplacency, and the good offices (however re-
pulsive,) which they are at all tires’ readv its
ép to him with open mosth to make a soap |
erform. demand from 119 more than Every roe
urp of attachment, gratitode, kindness, and love?
which it is in our power to make,
rn NEG
dog being killed, and demanded of the sons of!
Who is feared by all the weak, despiced by
all the strong, and hated hy ai] the good, may
Mars why he could not as well have struck him
securely say to himsel No matter, if there be
port, had perished, by with the butt end of his musket :—3Sa J woy/gl' © other rascal [it onthe earth, T am stil} cons
¥ croud of suiters at- (answered the sergeant) i/ he had 7a7 lt me zi) The bad man, @}o protec ts ar othe * bid man,
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