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THE PATRIOT.
ELL LESS pe PII pL IESE SEES I SEES
ighbor was nearly om
fancy among the Indians ov cipitation and dread. : of mutton, he caught the old ram, tied a linje
On several occasions, when I awaked in the bag under his neck, and placed a piece of paper
«I journeyed nearly north, over a country
Eloquence the soul, song charms the sense. morning, I found rattlesnakes coiled up close|between his horns, on which he wrote in
which, at first, was level, and partly composed large
WESSEL PEE SDL ETSI DP 1 p i i
A A . . along side of me ; some precautions was ne-|letters, «I ; :
i reves of prairie land, though afierwards it was some- y HAVE COME AFTER MY PAY.”
BELLEFONTE, Juxsg, 1828, P 3 hoes
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SELECTED. struck upon the waters flowing, as I have since ;
ee <A —e Niearned, Tito White’ river, at "which I after another, I rolled gradually and imperceptibly fore related, he then took the ram to his neigh-
&From the Madrid Gazette of March 1st two or three times over till out of reach. And{bor’s house, where he tied him near bis doors
TO THE COMBAT, SPAIN !
To the wind, to the wind, your banuers rear!
Awake! ~nor lic in sloch reclining — The prairie lands I passed over were cover-
Anse—nor shrink in craven fear—
Lo! Fiance’s thousaad blades are shining
She comes—but pot as triend she comes— and afforded subsistence for exceedingly nau-
Death—rain—rapioc in her train— merous herds of buffaloe, elk, and deer.
To arms! rouse up your warning drums—
Ho !—to the combat, Spain ! 2 _Rattle-snakes, both black and partly coloured
what hilly ; and in the course of a few days, cessarily used to avoid them. In one instance, Under this line he footed up the amount of dy
[lay quit till the snake saw fit to retire! In|sheep exactly as his neighbor had done, as be.
wards arrived, and gradually ascended in a north-
slices Sia 'n another, wheie the snake was stil re re-{and then we . WW i
ern direction, till it became only a small stream, : she wills mors ze nt home. When the neighbor
mote, but in which we simultaneously discover-jaroused in the morning, he was not a little sur«
¢d each other, I was obliged, while it was gen- prized to find a sheep tied at his own door ;
. i ery luxuriant grazing vegetation ;
ered witha vety & g Me ; erously warping me of the danger I had to fea:
but it is bend words to express hus astonish
from the venomous potency of its fangs, to kill ment, when he found it was the old Ram with
it with my tomahawk. These reptiles, as be-{yhom he had been dealing so much in mutton,
fore observed, especially in stony grounds, arc|with his ervand on his forehead, and the amount
were larger and more numerous than I had : Fr
Our sires were great in ancient days, very numerous ; the black ones are short and f the five sheep accurately made out, as be had
No lotiier power on earth allowing ;
Shall we their mighty deeds erase, try to a much greater extent, were it not fo
ever before seen, and they would infest the coun-|
! : thick, but the partly-coloured ones are very|done a fow pights before, in the presence ot
_ And to the dus: our necks be bowieg ? the hostility that oxiats between Aer ag. the large and long. I saw many that would,)the ram. Suffice it to say, he cbiained the
They strove for fame ; for liberty ; “ ob Fo I am certain, measure seven or eight fect in
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On fields where blood was spilt like rain; |deer. This animal, o discover ng a spake, as length. They are not, however, considered by
Hark ! how they call us from the sky 3 I have repeatedly witnessed, retreats some
Ho !—10 the combat, Spain |
moucy, and after tying itnicely up ian the litle
bag, and tearing the paper from its horns, set
Indians so poisonous as the former: but from the ram at liberty, who immediately ran home,
the distance they are able to strike, and the gingliag bis money, as if proud ‘of having acs
great depth ef the wounds they flict, are much
distance from it, then returning with great ra-
Castile and Arragon arise ! pidity, alights with his collected feet upon it,
The tempest-cloud of war is brewing : ; a : i
Butst through the shades that veil your eyes; Sad repeats this mavgnvie nul ji ls destioy the most to be dreaded. They never attack
i Cary Yate? 3
Are ye asleep while this is doidg © = 1s-enemy. till after they have alarmed the object of their
Lo) Sie ON ats chain 5 In one of my excursions, while seated in the
ey carry w
Will ye ignobly crouch to these ?
Ho ! —to the combat, Spain : clivity, with a view to procure some mitigation
complished the end of bis eriand-—t0 ths no
small gratification of the owner.
fears; and on account of this magnanimity of sag
shade of a large tree, situated on a gentle de- b he. Todi ; d { ANECDOTE OF LORD THURLOW.
character, the indianr very scldom destroy Pertaps no Chancellor ever gave so mauy
them. Indeed, so much do they esteem themichurch beuefices to poor clergymen of real mers
T.ook forth on every well known spot ; from the oppressive heat of the mid-day sun, 1 for fi. trait, That T hove Kndwhiseveral Shstan: it as Thurlow, Atciug other stances of his
On field and forest, rock and river; was surprised by a tremendous, rushing noise. ee eccentric goodness, the ioliowing appears to de»
Then draw the sword, but sheathe it not; : ices In which the occupants of a wigwam have|serve particular note iA curale, who had a
Till these from foreign feet ye sever § I believe, |, mporarly resigned its usc, without lear of numerous family, but no pairon among the great
The trampling feet of foreign hosts, of a thousand buffaloes. runnine at f : ia was prompted by his wents, and a taverable
Who Bp in power and proud disdain, y running ull speed molestation, to one of these visitants, who had opportunity, which the sudden death of his rec-
Haste ; homewards send their shrieking ghosts ; or afforded, to make personal application to
Ho! to the combat, Hpain ! ed, to beatoff the flies, which, at this season, Thurlow. The Chancellor was siruck with
3 et [15 J CE — his appearance and address, aud, alter learning
bis story, whimsically asked him,“ whom have
: you to recommend you I”. « Quly ibe Lord of
ral belng condemned to die, wrote the follow- Hosts, my Lord!” “& Well,” repiied Thurlow
ing letter to his wife the day before he ex-|iostantly, as it is the first recommondation I
have had from bis Lordship, be assured that I
I sprang up, and discovered a herd,
directly towards me : wi i . he A
y » with a view, as I suppos given due notice of his arrival.”
are inconceiveably troublesome to those ani-
And are we, then, so lost § so low 3 Somewhat in haste, A poor cavalier corpo-
That strangrrs can alone restore us? mals.
1 yu : | . ;
Lo ! earth eras our i “ly I placed myself behind the tree s0as. not. te
Theeyeo Fre it c Hag ay : bs co Ga : .
© By spanish might, the Spanish lan y bot apprehending any danger, because ie Ta i or by
EL a can retain, " thev ra ith t ¢ di d I pected to suffer, thinking it would come to shall attend te it.” The living was given 0
. And crouch we to the oppressoi’s hand ? y Tan with too great rapidity, and too closely}. the day after the execution. the meritorious applicant.
1 : Spain. oget t : : : :
Ho !--to the combat, Spain together, to afford any one of them an oppor Deir wifemtioping you are fo good iealth lr
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tunity of injuring me while protected in thi : a ta : ;
y Juring P "las Tam at this present writing ; this is to let AMUSING.
manner, : | A seaman once coming betore the commits
you know that yesterday, between the hourSiee of shipping of the East India Company, in
of eleven and twelve, I was hanged drawn and {l.caden-ball street, to be examived for some of
: ; fice on board of one of the Company’s ships,
quartered. I died very penitently, and everyiwas treated with great slight and contempt, by
Wi uty crown’d. body thought my case very hard. one of the members, who went so far as toy
With SveY bed oy id wlio : say, he doubted whether the fellow could bo
I oie again, 1s pits > yw Remember me kindly to my poor fatherless) i,q coinpass, that is to say, run over, regularly
nvey deiigh ; ; i ¥ i : Ni . : fig : > ’
Xs oY ig and low fixed, and was voraciously engaged in cuttmg| pidren, Yours till death, “ W. B” all points of it. Jack stuidily but Lumorously
It sunk beneath my sight. off the muscles of its neck. I did not discoy- DS replied, 1 can, better than you can say the
nr x Loia’s Prayer.” Ali the other members laugh.
Tsao tho Spazio presen iho er the circumstance till it had nearly passed be- SHEEP STEALING: ed, and Jack, thus encouraged, offer cy to Jay
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That drove my Woes away ; yond rifle shot distance, when 1 discharged my| The following is related as a truth, having him five guineas of it. ¢You can’t be off,
The fields were mantled o'er with greens~ | . . X / said sore. So the Impudent gentleman, thinks
a ator its transient stay piece and wounded the panther. It instantly actually taken place some years since, pear ing it best to put a gootl face upon the matter,
Y ’ ’ . : 3 . . ? i - *
Stern Autumn came, its beauties past, left its hold on the buffaloe, and bounded with|New Haven, in the state of Connecticut. “aid, ¢ done with you,” and laid down his five
guineas. ‘The honest tar went through his
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ceas’d to bloom ; 3 iA . x : : cae : : A atais cs
Lue Baan a ity great rapidity towards me. On witnessing the{ A man, in rather indigent circumstances, part, and bexed off the compass in high spirits,
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JInoreased the heavy gloom.
cr 1213 GD SE GD FE M—
Krom the American Journal,
MIRROR OF LiFL. The buffaloes passed so near me on both
I saw the Sun—it rose on high,
Bestow’d its blessings ‘round,
Passed with bright lustre through the sky merely by extending my arm. In the rear of
sides, that I could have touched several of them
the herd was one on which a large panther had
result of my shot, the apprehensions I suffered (surrounded by a large family, being entirely our [and with great piecission and rapidity. The
cely be imagined. I had iY : ag Ra member of the committee then f{uliowed, and
can scarcely g . ad, however, of meat, had recourse to his neighbor’s (a weal. with little trouble went through the Lords
I saw the Yours, in life’s broad roa : PR
Mix with the giddy throng % sufficient presente of mind to retreat and secreg thy farmer ) sheeplold for relief.— The neighbor|Prayer, having done which he stretched out
: Va ; 5 : . : {his hand to take the cash—* Avast! avast!’ crie
To frequent pleasure’s gay abode, myself behind the trunk of the tree opposite having a large flock of sheep, did not perceiveloq yuck, priping his wrist with the strengih of
And listen to her song : : : ‘ ' es : : Fob a
A look’d again—his youthful hair to its approaching direction. Here, eolicitous|he had lost any, until one of the finest in thelan ox; ¢ Not so fast either.” Why," said the
Bad tarn’d its hue to gray ; f hat possibly might be the result of my un-!flock was missing—and counting his sl other, ¢ you have not said the compass belter
or what po y mig y 0 as g g SHeEDsl 1 an I said the Lord's Prayer.” ¢ Aye, but hold,
Infirm with age, beset with care, 1h :
ge, t . y 2 ’ returne > satlor ; and
Te fail’ ; fortunate shot, I prepared both my knife and|found he had lost several. Unable 10 account|I’'m not ralfdone yet,” returneG the sailor;
Ihe f21l'd and died away y 1 prep y immediately began and said the compass back-
.lfor this extraordinary loss, he resolved a few na ; :
Yet while I gazed, the Sun arose, tomsbawl for what I'supposed 8 dreadfgl’ con . y ; ... wards, with no less precision and quickness
Again he. deck’d the east ; flict with this terrible animal. In a few mo nights afterwards to watch. About midnigh than he had before said it Jo) wards. Having
the Srrine’s beh h “is n { 3 be .oh d u disturbance 2 done, ¢ now ay the Lord’s Prayer backwards if
Agam the Spring's right GF glows ments, however, I had the satisfaction to hear|be ohserved an uncommon n among Po oan’ suid he, and the money is yours.’
Aud gloomy winter ceased : oo y Sal ] 5
And 0 AF soars on buoyant wing, it in the branches of the tree over my head, [he sheep, by the sudden appearance of a manf 1 (,pt said the oftey ¢ Then the phety is
oti : ‘ a in Alora: ath mine.” said Jack ; and putting it very deliber-
That guides our Souls shove, 2 : My rifle had just been discharged, and I enter-|dressed in disguise. Curiosity, as well to ob isin i or pe i -
ie 5 rea ful sting, serve the conduct of the person, as to find him. fond with Ais equals another time.
meni SS CD SS Cee exposing myself to the fury of its destructive
THE VICTIM OF UNREQUITED LOVE.
tdined fears that I could not reload it, without
out, induced him to lie still. In the flock there ttt 4 SEG 11 te
was a large ram, with whom, it seems, the man] HOW TO WORK A PASSAGE UP A
Dr i bit of i s if he was the CANAI.
Say, Juan, say, of what he died ? cavtion, but could not perceive it, though its|">> the babit of conversing, a A AB mand 4 pears a
: : . acy ; ; Ac ed ‘ a
> young,so Pensive snd y fair ! groatis and vengeance-breathing growls tolg|actual owner of the sheep. « Well, Mr. Ram,’ boat, applied to the Skipper to know if
dod bo. St ar i - ! irlit not rk his passace, as he had
What said he, Shepherd ? thou wert there [me that it was not far off, and also what IT had tol 52Y® the nocturnal sheep-stealer, ¢ I am ar n 05 wor . eS hoaver tn
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a eh eat Rood thrensning at his sides expect in case it should discover me. In this|to buy another sheep ; have you any to sell ©" 4 0, Hodge to leading the horse stone the
1at of his pains the saddest pain ae x : * : 5 i . a) EE Tag Forest wart Badeed Fue
Was—he oy not that pain declare situation, with my eyes almost constantly up.|{UPpon which he replied himself, as in the per bank, 5 Tue ast Th Shi Bed. ph
i cS i . lady Wi G0
39 Yauld oo! Speah el, tant apis . wards to observe its moon, I silently Joaded|°" of the ram. - Yes, I have sheep to scil” dreaming that hie could have walked without
Ror Jou) oe ie ot fed BY. pdt: By this time the owner of the sheep perceivediihe Skippers leave.
unrequited love he died :
rage 1 looked into the tree with the utmost
my rifle,and then creeping softly round the
i i i f hi i rs.~—+¢ What FO
tree, saw my formidable enemy resting on a con- bim to be one of his own neighbors 4
And when he felt the failing breath
© kw hat said hie of bis 2 will you take for that fat wether 2” says the pur- A RETORT.
‘Grow weak-—what said he of his doom ?
‘ , : : During the late election for governor in
That there are pains far worse than i ground, with his side fairly exposed. I was un- Massachusetts, the party cpposed to a Oiis
And he had known them——thoughts of gloo . s ; : rer? . . . Li a Socinian, and Me. Eusti
Shadowed the portals of the toms © observed, took deliberate aim and shot |i#® high price; says the man; but 3s you atcfreprosentcd him a2 » Secu la Me unt
i i eB . t 5 3 r : as a moderate TE ung I. 81:
. Some things he said--and none replied—- through the heart. It made a single bound|S® good as to wait on me for the pay, I think 1 one evening ov the mail in Boston, during the
Of unrequited love he aied ! from the tree to the earth, and died in a moment! Will take him.” + Well, Mr Ram,’ continues pendency of the ciection, Mr. Otis enquired of
» 1t was since he had became a
: . i : s see how {bim, how long 1 : Ata
And when the last, last drop drew nigh, alterwards. 1 re.loaded my rifle before I ven-jthe honest sheep buyer, © let : see ay | erate Calvinist 3:10. whith’ Mr. Eustis Tes a»
A d tured to approach it, and even then not with.jsheep I have bought of you” ¢If Iam not plied, that he could pot say he was yet entirely
Soon, soon, the pilgrim will be dead ; : : i ~h *isatisfied upon all the © five points,” but on the
) : : : nsions. i i 5 Mr. Ram, ¢ this makes the fifth.’;saus poe SEE POINS,
But there are thoughts which cannot die, OU! Some pple > B tock Hs shiny ang mistaken, sey i important artic.e of ELECTION, lie had ne
Xe more he fell, no more he said; was, with the assistance of fire and smozak, ena-/He then went on to cast vp the price of the longer any doubts.
siderable branch, about thirty feet from the
chaser; ¢ four dollars,’ replies Mr. Ram. ¢ That
$ 0 £ : ide—= : : . | - . : eo Xs .
ED is log 6 i bled to preserve and dress it. I name this whole, and after having given Mr Ram a polite NY. Pat
ore circumstance, because it afierwards afforded alinvitation to call on him for his pay, and bid- ~y BS
ON IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT source of some amusement, for I used frequent-|diog him good night, took the wether, and led Sheridan invited Fox to visit im at Tyke
£ { ANA a 4 * > Ce . ; y ! 3 t > y
Of Old the debtor, who insolvent died, ly to array myself init, as near as possible to|himn home, while the owner lav laughing at the apes a Peutine ate ale by cht
Bde rae acters drive the costume and form of the original, and to scene, as highly gratificd as if he bad vegghud work. © I spppos€ 59s replied Fox, “ all by