'l., 4.-. VOLUME 19. - . Original tloetrp anb Select 4liocellang. Written torlthe Erie Observe 52121 roximur OP IMO • • riz:mzu I'm looking o'er a prairie broad. To where a distant forest lies, And thither loads an unseen road. That meets no careless azer's eyes. That forest—ancient as the skies— With tender shrub and Want tree. Math flourished since the sun's first rise. To greet time's everlasting sea. Few are the Pilgrims who have stood Beneath that forest's grateful shade,. Or underneath that beauteous wood ' Their Weary forms to rest have laid: And few the pilgrims who have strayed i • Along the winding, mystic way 4 Which takes them to the open glade Where bright, eternal sunbeam's play. <lll I And fewer still the Pilgrims who Have plucked immortal laurels there, Or ever breathed, or ever knew - • The fragrance of its wild-wood air. For none save those who enter where • The trees in rich luxurience grow; Can seize the green-leaved laurels fair, Or aught of cooling breezes know. - Ali! many are the pilgrims poor, Who linger by that sacred wood, 1 . And on the unseen road are more ; T k' Who there have longer waiting stood. I ut most are those of sullen mood, Who no'cr hyte turned their halting feet To seek the unseen, unknown road Which toads to learning's deep retreat. For that lone forest which I viow, Far distant o'er the prairie wide, Is but tho place of knowledge true, And he who there haat over hied, .11ath never been by it denied The rights of hospitality; And he who bath for laurels tried, Hach• grasped on, immortality: Honesdale, Pa., May 18, 1848. From the United Service Magazine. THE NON-COMBATANT, The sun had just expended hit last ray upon the ensanguined plain of Ortiz; the dread!l conflict ; which had raged with unceasing fury the whole day between the armies of Spain and Columbi , had now terminated in the iota! defeat of the latter, which under cover of the approaching night, waslllying in 'every direction; to escape theexterminating swor d i of its relentless pursuers; even Paez, the redoubta ble Paez, who had never till then been known to turn his back upon a Spaniard, "tore his beard, and foarningfled to fight." : Vain had, been the courage of, the patriot band; fruitless the exertions of its brave ooniMander;—the shouts of the victors, min gled with the shrieks of the wounded, and, the feeble moans of the dying, the wild ravings of thirst, cries to; succor, and even prayers fur death, were alike unheeded by victor or vanquished—both too intent lo the object of pursuit, and escape, to attend to the lamentations of fallen comrades—when, from a hesp of mutilated corpses, which strewed a consider.ible portion of the well contested field; forth crawled up on his hands-and knees, a young officer. The ob ject which attracted him was a canteen invitingly suspended round the neck of a dead Spaniard. His eyes glancing with hope, ho advanced as quicklyas his weakness would allow him, to.seize the env ie d i treasure—nor was he disappoititedada, contained • 1 come excellent brandy. 'Having swell - Wed a small , .. 1 quantity, he found himself greatly revived. lie seated himself at a little distance from the • I place where he had lain, (and forgetting to secure the spoil he had taken) and began seriouslyta reflect on the aittiation to which the fortune of War had re duced him. He first, however, ekamined his body and limbs, in search of the wounci'which had so in opportunely placed him hors de combat, but find i n g. so visible mark of any, he concluded (What was re ally the case,)'that be owed the soreness which be felt in the head, and his late swoon, to some confu ,sion which he had received in the fray. He recollec ted having been opposed to a charge of the quee n's hussars, in which he had bean laid prostrate; and has this \VIM quite sufficient to account for all the bruis ed he had sustained, he did not trouble hiniself with any further conjectures, but, as I have before std, began to ponder upon his present *Rion, and h w be might best avoippe consequences which he fu sawwere but too likely to accrue from it. It Mnst •_be observed, that the war which 'then existed .be tween Spain and her revolted colonies w as one of Ox -termination, neither party giving quarter, and if by any chance prisoners were taken, they were i imme diately and deliberately butchered. This fact, well known to my hero, did not tend greatly to facilitate the task which he had allofed to himself, Captain O'Shaugnessy was, however, an Irishman, andf as -his countrymen are not easily , abashed, or too reedy to despondency, he quickly plucked up his spars, determined to use his best exertious to save (what he had the utmost respect tor) his neck; bulat jthe lame time to bear his fate, whatever it might I be, ' With the 1 fortitude of a man. lie soon, therefore, decided upon the plan he was to adopt. lie had, in early youth, been apprenticed in Dublin, to a surgeon and apothecary; but whether ariking from a natural aversion to the pestle and morti(r, or (as some Cen sorious ventured to insinuate) a;too ardent regard for his master's daughter, young Patrick O'Shaugnes sy; (then a strapping lad of eighteen) one morning early, look an unceremonious le l tive of the Irish inm tropolis, and returned to his father's, in the Cotinty of Down. where ho continued to veg etate, until the .• South American revolution raised th e p cry of freedom ~, which resounded on the shoresof Hibernia, and rents , 'VI the eethosiastic spirit of her gallant sons—.many •• et whom (Patrick included) hastened_ to join the the Venezuelan standard. This had been his first es iteand (unless kind fortune in rposed) v • ffills,Y!sely tx grove, his last. As he reclin d upon Iris grass pouch, llaw damp With the fallin dew, 'l l nd'environedby the nielaacholy trophies' of al dia.. a syous combat, he might be pardoned if his thoughts _ ,wandered with regret to the snug comforts of old ]lulu; laboratory, subject, though it were, to the task ofCO m poll tiling nauseous drugs, or to a renew- I I of his former studies inlinimal Mechanism. , • , . _ it 1 , . . I .. , . . ali - . - . r R . .1 1 11 I iiii / 1 Illi 7 E. • 1..,,, .4 ,: 5 i ! . , : di • : i , , . ~ , . t „. • , . . . , ) to useless reglets; more important mailers, connec ted with .the preservation of his very existence, claimed his u4di vided attention. Some 'advantages, however, he Thad derived from his apprenticeship, which in his present dilemma might proye of incal culable utili&—he had acquired a slight practical knowledge of phlebotomy- 7 -had once or tviice , nat tended his . aster in x -4 surgical operationnew the best iitypiics in use to stop hemorrhage, and "with these appliances and means to boot," here solved to dub himself a surgeon pro-tempore: at least to pass as such with the enemy, trusting that his quality of non-combatant would rescue Pas from the fate which would indubitably follow the avowal of his real rank. Escape was impracticable, even had his limbs beep supple enough to admit% the ex ertion—lid was totally ignorant of the position of the retreating army, and his flight would have been. certainly intercepted by one or other of the parties' . of light cavalry whicNeverywhere scoured the . country. Highest policy then—and he adopted it— was to remain where he was until the - Spaniards' should send, which he doubted not ,would speedily be the case—to collect their wounded. In the mean tote, his reveries were unbroken, save by the ocea- sional cries of the mutilated wretches who surroun ded him; several of whom were struggling in vain to defend their eyes from the attacks of the zarnora, a large species atarrion crow, about the isize of a turkey-buzzard, innumerable flocks of whieh cover ed the field, and preyed upon the offal. At length, a cry of agony roused his attention, and directing his eyes toward the spot whence the sound proceed ed, he observed ii . human being stretched upon his back, striving fruitlessly with his feet to drive Away. a number of the carnivorous birds, that were evi dently bent upon his destruction. Patrick's first impulse was humanity; nor did the sight of a'foe, as he hastened to his assistance, check the .l current -of his benevolence. lie quickly {dispersed the-feather ed throng, and having administered a drop of his cor dial to the parched sufferer, began coolly to practice the duties of his assumed profession, by an examin ation of his patient's wounds: Both arms were se verely injured. Patrick, however, soon bound them up, (a shirt from a neighboring corpse supplying him with the requisite bandages) the Spaniard re garding him all the while with mingled looks of surprise and admiration. - At last theexclamation of "Santa Maria Purissi ma:" burst from his lips; and he almost overwhelm ed our hero with a torrent of his own praise, by in quiring if he had any hope of being removed before morning. . "Ay, by St. Jacques!" cried he, "Diego Ramirez would never have been so long seeking his old friend and comrade, Sergeant Juan Fernandez, 'of the_ queen's regi.nenf of hussars, had he not been de: tained in pursuit of those confunded—rebels, he would have said; but his eye glancing toward Pat, untform, gratitude changed the'offensive ap pellation, and he added—independents; but come, my lad,” continued he "cheer up:, a Spaniard may pos sess a grateful heart, and through_my arm is unable to - defend thee, the Ard ,of Juan Fernandez, which has some weight with his conwides, may do thee equal service; but stay, give ua another sup of the cordial. Holy ' Virgin! my eyes deceive me, or sorely this canteewbelonged to Sergeant Roderigues of the queen's." • Patrick explained hoCtr it chine into his possession. “Ah! then he has fallen at last, poor Roderigues! the merriest felloyv"in the corps, a touch of the Frenchman in his composition, end a true lover of Nantz." Here his enumeration of Roderigues's virtues was interrupted by a loud shout from a distant part of the field, and the glare of torches was plainly per ceptible. Ju an, declaring itmust be Diego, request- 1 ed- Patrick to answer the call, which having dune, a few minutes brought the party in view, our hero, not withstanding the assurances of his new companion, feeling rather uneasy as the crisis. of his fate ap proached: They appeared, however not to take the slightest - notice of him, their whole care and atten tion being engrossed by the wounded sergeant; but when they had heard a relation of his sufferings, and learnt the obligation he had incurred to a patrict of ficer, not even the rebel garb he wore, could save Patrick from being nearly emoothered by the embra ces of the delighted and grateful troopers. Whilst the litter was preparing, the glass of friendship cir:.. ciliated.. At this moment, an officer rode up, and catching a glimpse of the proscribed dress, appeared surprised dt this unusual display of confraterity. He was soon, however au fait, and turning to our hero complimented him upon his gallantry. "You apir," said he, to have been ho der a luckyl l et; if you are really a surgeoliglitir services are at this instant required by one who will . justly appreciate them." Patrick, who did not anticipate having his skill so immediately put to the test, felt extremely awkward. He might be called upon to perform an operation, in which his ignorance would be manifest; he had, hOwever, "staked his life upon the cast, and must abide the hazard of the die." Bowing therefore to the officer he expressed his readiness to mike himself useful in any shape; A stray horse was soon caught, upon , Which he was assisted to mount, and having badeadlett to Ju-= an Fernandez, and : his party, (who invoked every saint in the calendar for his protection) he accom panied the stranger. who. attended by two:dragoons, whom he had not before seen, struck int? a bye-1 path which fed' cross theplain. After riding abent three miles, they arrived en the vergeof a wood, near which stood a good looking farm hizetse; several hor ses were piquetted outside, where the number of of ficers and orderlies, who were constantly - passing to and fro, ovidentlishowed it to be the qttanera of a personage of high rank. This discovery did not lessen the apprehensions Of poor Patrick. They alighted et the door of the house, when the officer, who had not spoken a word during their short jour ney, advanced, and throwing his cloak over the shout dere of our hero, (doubtless with the friendly view Of screening him from the observance of the royalist party) whispeied him io beof good bean, and to wait his return in the latticed corridor, which, as eustOm say in the country; extended the entire length of the building. Patrick, nodding assent, seated himself upon a wooden bench whic he found unoccupied; several hammocks were au: r. -ailed, in which their owners, fullf_accoutrecl, we = swinging, and eldest ! in _ d rem, some of who ,, were conversing with SATURDAY MOR apparently of middle age, whose hammock was the nearest to where Patrick sat, wesengaged in earnest conversation with a young mad habited in a hussar uniform, who etuod near him,l some sentences of which, though they spoke in a low 'key, were audi ble to our hero. "A 'confounded hard daps work we have had of it," said thepldest, "the rebels fought like lions; the for' tune of the battle fluctuated-worst than once." "Aye,t' replied the youngest, Pit' lam rightly in formed, we may thank the egotistical vanity' of the; rebel leader for our successr who it seems, wishing; to appropriate ..the laurel of victor exclusively to himself, commenced the action without waiting for' the support of his cavalry. Peek-did not arrive till late in the affair, and then only ccompanied by a few of his guard, who being bet er mounted that! 'the rest, were enabled to keep Pace with him: "By St. Jag°, he contrived, notwithstanding, to make a terrible diversion io favor of hiS part; had his whole force come up, thelesult mi hi not have been so fa vorable to our royal arms." F "True," answered the eldest; "few as his com panions were, they made sad havoc with the regi ment of Catalona; he personally fought with the, savage ferocity of a wild. beast, 'arid when he found his cause hopeless, he was borne from the ' field, foaming with rage_ and vexation. But the honer of the victory mainly appertains to the gallantry of the corps to which you belong;lthe Queen's Hussars, young' Man, have this day covered 'themselves with immortal glory!" 1 / 1 / "As an individual of the tegiment," said the youth, "I sensibly feel the flattering etilogium you have paid us, but we must not forget that all our brave fellows deserve their meed of praise: yet tell I me, Don tianches, how is it—here hie voice became lower—that we do riot follow up the advantages we have gained; why rest we here supine, when, by an immediate pursuit, we may annihilate the retreat ing army ere it reached San . Fernando, which is evidently its rallying point?" . "Tush," said Don Stanches, lit will let you into a secret. • Out Captain-general now lies in this house severely wounded; our stupid surgeons .have been these Enroll:furs endeavoring to staunch the blood which flows from it ? and unless his tutellary saint interferes in his behalf, he stands a fair chance of ,exchinging his newly acquirel countehip, and the laurels of today, for a blessed' mmortality!" l- ' . Our hero was prevented from hearing their fur ther discourse by the arrival of the officer, who made a sign for him to follow; he had heard sufficient, however, to satisfy him that-the person to whoM he wagon the point of being introduced was no other than Morino, Count of Carthagena, and captain-gen eral of the Spanish armies in South America, a knoivledgelynomerrisktalculated to augment . his self-connfitleace; he Ird, however, no time allowed him for reflection; his conductor - led-him through an ante-room, at the ektremity of which was a low door; this, on knocking, was oppened by an elderly female, and' gave them admittance to a small room, one side of . which was occupied by a camp bed, where lay extended, a man of apparently forty years of age, of middle stature: his countenance, though stern, was not ferocious, yet there was'something in it that checked familiarity, and inspired the behold er with a feeling of respect, bordering upon awe; 1 it presented a fair type of the sea in a calm, and like that element, the slightest brieze of passion that agitated its surface would suffice to create a whirl pool Capable of Swallowing ull within its vortex!— On the back of a chair near the couch was thrown loosely a richly embroidered coat, profusely decora ted with the insignia of various orders; two officers, seemingly of rank, were seated at a little distance, anxiously regarding a third person who was kneel ing and applyirig to the wounded limb cloths tha were absolutely saturated wit., blood. The old wt men resumed het; station at the fire, where it was evident she had been preparing some cordials. 0 our hero's entrance, the General raised his ' eye and fixed them steadily( upon•his face for a, few mo meats, when, as if satisfied with his scrutiny, hi: features relaxing from the expression of hauteu ----, which they'had first displayed, he said in a weak ili'nugh clear voice, and in good English, "They tel re, young manohat your humanity has alread been exercised in behalf of a fallen enemy; I als, ,require the aid of your healing art; are,yOu a mem ber of the London or Edinburg school?' "The little knowledge which I possess, your ex cellency," answered Patrick,—and be blushed ash I uttered the equivocation,—has been obtained i Dublin." • "You are then a native of lieland," said the Gen eral, and he added, "I presume a Catholic?" Our hero bowed an affirmative to both questions' ! , 'T is well. sir; I resign myself to your skill. I Senor Gomez," said hilt excelleney, in Spanish, ad i dressing the men who still continued kneeling, !gyo.. will prepare yourself to follow, implicitly, the di I rections of the Irish surgeon, and," pursued he wit a sneer, ""you may chance to acquire a lesson i practice, which your . boasted Caraccanian it seems, taught only in theory!" The abashed Creole rose from hishumblepostur= 9 and as he relinquished his place, darted a look to I of ma ignity at Patrick, who having divested hi self o his jacket, proceeded, not without sympto of tre idation, to takes survey of the wounded lim . His fears, however, were in some degree alleviate , on discovering that the hurt was not of so serious nature as he had at first surmised; a musket ball It traversed tlo3 fleshy part of his thigh, and the woo owed much of its irritation to unnecessary probin to allay which, and stop the hemorrhage, appea to be the principal objects. These our hero am - Oohed, to-the manifest satisfaction of his patien in livery ikon period, and having administered sleeping drmight composed by himself, desired ill t the general Might be left to repose. All instant prepared to leave the room, with the exception f the nurse, and the crest-fallen Creole, whoeviden ly wished to linger behind; but Colonel Ar as, (the officer who bad accompanied Patrick, by whom the scowl of the indignant practitioner b at passed unheeded,) fearing lest his enVious fi * - 1404141eat vanity! • A Mc tars wriou, to the i l awa *ton Bonin, had been surprised. beaten, and neatly taken prisoner Villa del Cure . theardesculder th e disvace of *agape!. he t up it position a tittle la adtraneel Ortig. las deity by a deep tied rocky ravine. subsequently - English to be impassable Apr Cavalry. the enemy in cheek until the arrival' of with four thousand horse, were advanelm his extreme jealonsy'of all compelltorehlp deceaded into the plain and encountered titt Nleiuhsequentrage WU Intaieribable w4esa emy (whose caysky alone be had been tad& zazo:.o i tirONlr ZING, JU ngs might induce I bis rivars rem lye tone to retire; isible dissatisfact 1 1 • , into the adjoini , g apartment, wh 1 i;•as provided, 'and ) a hammock glen 1 , odation, ,an ind ulgence which( h imsielf of, the fat gues of the day 1 .- ! nes rendering a eight's rest "a co 'outly to be wished.", ; I Early on the followingmorning,Patrick was rena -1 1 • . from his try Colonel A limb mirelf, who had ng inquired in a friendly nianner fter his health egged his accept nee di plain bin coat, "which," ; -aid he, "will nUt appear too conspicuous, and ay spare you so le unpleasant re arks, that some tf our officers cirri consider themselves authorized i 1 o make. It is not intended to place you under any particular restraint; you will give me r your parole of honor to attempt", n escape; indeed, the effort would be truitless, and ,s ' ,ould %di subject ;011 to a penalty which even those disposeiTto serve jou would be un able to avert; talui m advice, then; and be patient: The general's rest li i s been um istUrbed during the night, the greater part of which I% remained in his room; he feels much refreshed ,ths morning, and hopes, in a few days, with your aid, to be so far con valcent as toprored to Caracbai, when it is more than probable tha t' i the first moment of Lis recovery will prove . the last of your captivity.; We will now, if you please, visiilhe count, whosti wound must re quire dressing, arid 1 recollect," added the colonel,. smiling, "that if you have already gained two friends,, 1 you have a fair chance of securing a third, whose interests is of far grater value anr importatice."— Our hero readily its e his parole, +I havinglthank , ed the colcinel fOr his friendly advice, which he de-; dared it was his intention implicity to follow, they entered the general's chamber. 1 Patrick found . o iniarnmation considerably aba , ted, and his excellency, upon the whole, much bet ter. Having renewed the dressing, he retired to the ante-room, ' here he was shanty afterwards joined by .Colonel Arias, who•lutroduced him to sev eral officers of the count's personal stuff, who had by this time aseembled- for breakfist, and by whom he was received Ivith 'politeness. In the course of the day, Patri# was informed hi his new friend that i he'Creole surgeon, had been ordered to attend the genet: I hospital," so tho," says he, "you wilt now babe ' t e whole merit 4f your patient's cure; beside," a dad the colone1, 1 " I pride myself upon being sentething of a physiognomist, and that fellow's cottriteha i nce displayed such envious and ma-- ,v lignant propenat i ties, that. I gladly took advantage of the first excuse that presented itself to expedite his departurOrtm head quarters " ; Several days passertrobrqb succeeding one itnessing a sen sible improvement in the count's wound; when, one morning early, a courier arrived with despatches, which, having been perused by his excellency. a council of officers was assembled,iwho remained in consultation about an hour. When the sitting ter- urinated, our hero mander-in 7 chief; ritated, and he ai with some degree "My ,immedi cas'; 'am I capab "By availing ed Patrick, "yo earring any risk "'Tia well ! y lu will hold youi errl to accompany ein an hour ;6! see that you a ' provided with vl requisite for our accommodation." Patrick bow respectfully, and the colonel, who, he found busil king the necessqry arrangements; completed, and, ire noon, the cav pursuing its roue toCaraccas. From Colonel Arias, who rode litter, our hero had an opportunity political inform i tion, which accou i l grale movemen they` were then the arrival of t a remnant of the San Fernando, on the banks of th liver had departrd for Angostura, raising fresh leres, and persona ,the disembarkat l ion of an Englia which was ho?rly expected at t intellige ce, (pirsued the colon the satin in of the rainy season rillo to r ire' upon Caraccas, will have lei ure to attend - to th health, and ma e the requisite ar/ ensuing camps gn, which he is d cute with incriesing rigor."' Patrick could not avoid evincing by his counte nance the satisfaction which he f It at the expected .1 i arrival of a Bri sh force, which 1 is companion, re marked,T"that owever natural such feelings might be, yet he would venture to predict his present ex ultation somewhat premature; the eons of Al ion," added he, "are too easily seduced y the empty ound of freedom, which. like the deco tive dries of the crocodile of the Nile, ofieu lure he creduletni vic tim to destruction. i In this case our countrymen- l r- English and Irish blended in one oation—haVe taken the shadow for the substance. C?ne-third will find their tombs in the country they seek to liberate, and the remnanthoul4 the atruggl eventually prove in favor of the tr vol:-..behold thei persons, contemn ed, and their services repaid wit ingratitude by the very people whom, in a moment of blind enthusi asm,they, risked their lives to a pport." , • In this manner they continued to converse till the shades of evening began to gather round thew a thick wood no presented presented itself to their view, which they shortly afferward entered, nd having pursued a narrow winding tack for the ace of half an hour, they me to iine of those bre sso frequently met 1 with i this country; it wean gr savanna, form ing a nit halfian acre , in even , completely SOT round d by lofty trees, through which an opening ' arcerfpereeptible. Hero they found another st small farm-houses, whi h they soon aster. Wes to affind them allelic for the night. It ted but two rooms; of t ese the inner one redily arranged for the nerars accomoda. to whip, after partakin ,of-some refresh ltdr - Whilst t it9endarsta were = of tho d talned contsi, = t don, F. 1 3,1848, the good effects is as I:opera :is obeyed with a pow conduct- I. itn to counteract y, commanded hi lin order which ,on. Our hero iv! •re refreshment for his acorn gladly- availed l and hie aching summation de. was summoned I his feelings had I ddressed Patrick e of petulance. ate presence is rt 0 attend the corn .een evidently ir on his entrance quired at Came he joulrney , e of undertaking 1 ourself of a hors r excellency may -litter," answer Ido so without in- self in readiness Ione! Arias will batever may be withdrew to seek engaged in ma, these were soon !cede was slowly , , tear the general 's &obtaining some nod for the retro isking. He learnt patriot army at l i e Apure: that Bo for the purpose of Ily to superintend auxiliary corps at place. "This 1,) together .with has induced Mo t which place he l e recovery of his 1 ngetnents for the , termided to prose- tplant!• At the tm. IMP elitt Indeed *set ♦t.) cut Mon pa at otte ertnetnity. by tae native. of mat it welimbos* MI occupied in slinging the hammocks, our hero ap proached the outer door, when allured by the beauty of theleveniug, he was induced to cross the thresh old, and almost unconsciouqly strolled to the further extreOity of the savanna. Here be found the stump of a which had apparently been but lately felled; he seated himself thereon, and insensibly fell into a train gr reflection: time passed unheeded, and it is unce in how long he might have continued in this menta revery, had he not been suddenly roused by a math g pound . Springing to his feet, he gazed at . I tentiv ly round him. but could perceive etching to indica e whence. he noise p eel, and rid be gun t attribute it to the effe=imagination, when some% log grazed his shoulder; this, on examina tion, p ved to be a lasso, which had evidently been' throw with the intention of catching him in its noose l his 'precipitate movement had alone saved him, far it was cast with such accurate precision as to ene)rcle the trunk upon which he had the moment previous been seated.} An 'involuntary trembling selze4 his frame from which the voice of Colonel Arias artially relieved him.. The colonel, surprised at his long absence, had come to seek him, and, on learni ig what had happened, warmly congratulated / 'him oil ' escape. , All search after the miser"- ants a at hour being deemed useless, they return- II ed toget er to the house. The suspicions of/both Patrick nd his friend tended to inculpate Gomez in the lale; diabolical attempt, but as they had/no con firmaory proof, they resolved to conceal thts for th present, and content themselves / With adopt ingl p ecautionary measures to prevent a similar,oc curra ce. The cavalcade, after an unusually pro tract ed journey, at length reached . Caraccas; hers, a through the kindness of Colonel Arias, our hero was provided with, comfortable'quatters, in which he had not be t en long - seettled, whery'he received a visit from Juan t"'ornandez. The grateful sergeant welcomed his- ariival, and insisted / upon superintending his do mesti comforts. He had perfectly recovered the use o his right arm, 'and, 'pointing to hie left, which he w re in eating, Said, "You see, sir, that I am still 1 . 1 on th list of non‘effectives; therefore, you may avail yourself of my, Proffered services Without the fear of encrolachiam ' an my military duties. '- Pa rick would not hurt the' feelings of the hon est S aniard by refusing his request, and in a few 1 , miriu es the voice of the ! litter was heard all over the h use authoritatively . demanding everything re quisite for the accommodation of his master. Sev eral iveeks elapsed, during which period our hero had, 'n company with his' friend, the colonel, amus ed hi self by frequent excursions to the neighbor ing p rt of La Guam. I The beautiful valley in which the capital or Venezuela is Situated, presen ted also objects of Attraction worthy his contempla tion; the luxuriant vegetation' and varied scenery of the environs gratified the eye of the predestrian and . formed an agreeable contrast with the heavy Moe? , ish style of architecture Which pervaded the city, tie ', by-streets of which, in Many parts overgrown ' wi h grass and weeds, and partially blocked up with atone and rubbish, With here and there a crazy tenement "nodding to its fall,' evidenced the devastating ef fects of the last te'tittle earthquake , together with the moral supinen es of its squalid end diminished { population. Mot lle's Wound was now. perfectly 1 healed, but in the daily preparations be was making to meet the exigencies of the ensuing campaign, he . appea ed to haver totally forgotten Patrick, and the tropes of liberty which had been held out to him.- 7 Colonel Arias had been !Agent a week on a private mission, and his return Was uncertain. Our. hero, who was heartlY tired of a life of inaction, becae uneasy and dejected, nor could the persevering o licitude, or inexhaustible guiete de carer of the fai h ful sergeant, su ffi ce, at ell times, to relieve hie e preesion. In this frame of mingle would frequent ly, toward the close of evening, wander in the vicin ity of the Cathedral. This edifice, almost the only one devoted to religious purposes that had withstood the earthquake, seemed in its gloomy grandeur to ac cord with his souls melancholly; the solemn chant of the vesper hymn, as in undulating sound it float ed through the vaulted aisles, often tempted him to enter f the venerable pile; _here screned..-as he thought—from observation by the friendly shelr of a marble pillar, against which he leant, he w uld 1 te; suffer fits ideas to roam beyond this auhlunary world 1 and for a brief space forget the sad reality of his captive state. It' was whilst indulging in one of these reveries, that he was suddenly roused by the appleach of footsteps; a figure, muffled in a large cloak, advanced, and thrusting a,slip of paper into his hand, hastily retreated, and was quickly lost in the crowd, which was at this ' moment making, its egress from the church. Patrick, surprised atj i the incident, and anxious. to ascertain the purpo i of the mysterious scroll, bent his steps towardea small altar, dedicated,tu the Virgin, as if with • view of offering a parting orison, and by the ?amp, alhich still burnt before it read as follawar—"Do the ccains of the Spaniard sit so easy on the free born limbs of a son of Albion,, that he has ceased to lame t his bondage? If not, and that he wishes to brea k the fetter& which bind him, a glorious opportunity offers, should he have the courage to meet the ter of this under the porchiof the cathedral, to row at the hour of midnight. Burn this." Having perused the paper, and carefully (as he supposed) deposited it in hie vest, Patrick hastened to his quarters, where be learnt, with stitisfaction. that the sergeant had retired to rest. Seated-in , the privacy of his own apartment, he prepared to reex amine the missive, with the intention likewise of committing it to the flames; bow gloat, then, was his consternation when he discovered that he 'had .lost it. The Apart of the cathedral were closed' for the night; besides. he might have dropped:it in the street: should it have fallen into the- bands of any person appertaining to the garrison. its import would evidently form a clue to himself. . His situation was a critical one: he had, however no other rem* than patience. ..Itesolving, therefore, to make an effort to recover his loss early on the ensuing morning, he threw ,himself upon his emelt; but sleep, for many hours, refusedto visit his eyelid.. aad,4lsylight found, him wearied in body and agitatedis mind. ,He rose. notwithstanding' with -the first dawn, and arrived at the church a few 6iinutes prior to the commence. mot of the rattle prayer; he traversed the middle aisle within rapid step, speedily reached his destina tion, and without stoupping to make the usual igen4 ufieetion, proceeded to search the mosaic pavement, which formed the basis of the alter-piece, is quest of the lost paper, but without auccese.- ebitorial, News 3teino, BUFFALO, FREDONIA AND ERIE RAIL ROAD , CONVENTION; / • At a Convention of delegates favora*to the argent. 11 , 241U0 of a Company to construe* ,a BOrottd from Buffalo westward to the Pennsylvania State kw, (to connect with Erie and North East Railroad.) be pursuant to publio notice, May 23,1898, at tbe Bapfist Nonuse, fa the vill age of Fredonia. the followjng named persona wotO present:— _....10, Pair.. , /1 / Walter Chester., ' - G l ee* A. Eniettg M. Conrtright, 3. F. klarripsoll, Miles W. Caughey Smith leek:on. Wm. C. Kelso, - - Carson Guttman, John A. Tracy,. Joseph H. WiIWM, Charles W. ge Wilson King , . B. F.'Sloan. ' 1 Jimes D. Dunlap, Joseph M.fterrelt, James C. Marshall., WESTFIED. G. W. ?attergen, ' - Lorenzo Parsons, T. B. Campbell, W. S. Hinckley, Austin Smith, Hiram Tiffany, Jelin G. Hinckley, Chandler Persons Foil/kiln Waters, S. H. Hongerford: / Severn, Stockton. . . 1 SILVER CREEK. , / Gen, W. Tew: N. D. Snow. E. B. Gurney. [The delegation from this village was numerous. and the names are omitted. as are also those of such as were present from other villages and towns. and unknown to the Secretaries.] The convention was milled to order by E. A. Lester. Esq., of Fredonia, on whose snontiois, Ron. Gronot W.P.trrEnsos, of yVestfietd, was elec ted President, and B. 1 . 4 Ssoss of Psis, and L. L. Purr of Fredonia, appointed Secretaries. The President having stated the object of the meeting. to be the adoptien of ineasures preliMintuy to the organi zation of a company under the gene:Ol Railroad law, and the special bill declaring the publio utility of a railway from Buffalo to the Pennsylvania State line, so nnich of the General law as relates to organization of companies. and the special bill, were read by C.F. ISlsTrtsos. Esq.. of .Fredonia, in further explanation. After brief addreses from Messrs I Castratzz. of West. field, and Ezmar. of Erie. in discussion of the measures to be pursued. Hon. H. C. Frustum, of Fredonik offer ed the following Resolution. which was unanimously adopted, viz: &Joked, That it is expedient to take the preliminary steps for the organization of a company. to construct a Railroad from Buffalo to the Pennsylvania State line. to cpunect with the Erie and North East Railroad. in pursu ance of the act passed by the Legislature. March 27.1848. On motion or C. F. Marrzsos. Esq. it was Retard. That a committee be I appointed. to asfisit sultscriptions to the stock the company. The chair declined sel ect ing the committee, and; sub. mitied the appointment to the delegations in anesdanee, 1., The delegates from the respective points havinceensalt. ed among themselves, reported their choice as follows: Westfield—G. W Patterson. T. it. Campbell. F. Wag, era. • Fredonia—E. Risley. H. C. Fria e. E. A. Lister. C.. F. Matteson. . Silver Creek—G. W. Taw. . Irving—E. B. Gurnsey. . Erie—C. M. Reed, J. H. Williams. For the city of Buffalo, the chin. appointed E. ti ‘ Span _Jabez_Goodell. Pending a motion to appointa petition of the committee, from Erie, which was finally carrieii. a discussion. em.. bracing within its scopethe importance of the enterprise 4 the necessity of, immediate and eni4getie action. and the certain advantages and profitableness et the road,' took place, in which Messrs. Katt°. littnettatt.„ &tom. CAMPIMLL. SMITH, RISLZT. Kid 4 Q.and DIMUIP. partici. pated at length, in pertinent and happy remarks. Mr. GRAHAM. of Erie, offered thei following Wu which was adopted. , I Resolved. That it is the/ ense of. this Contention that 7 the members will use thei individual influence to pro, cure the funds - and the passage of all rummer).Paws for the speedy making of a tailrfold from Buffalo to the Peon. sylvania State line. I An estimate of the probable cost 'of amp:A per mile from Buffalo to Fredonia. as made flomithi former survey. was read by C. F. Matteson. Esq.. upon which 11 wax re marked by Messrs. Courtright and Mag. (Engineers.) or Erie. that the rate would not probably exceed $13.000. ••• On motion of Hon. H. C. False Xs. Esq.. it was Rasalred. That the thanks of this Convention be tee, dared to the Baptist Society of this Place. ter the ask. of their house during this session. The Convention thou adjournod i ? to the tint day adAa. gnat next. B. F SLOAS. L. L. PRAT; ueeretArieL !Anew:m..4lls the conititution of ,North CILT• olina now stands, no man. unless be owns My acres of load, is allowed to vole for meMbers of the Senate. as matter what his wealth may be..nOr how nitwit capital he may have Invested in trade or itipnititteiNe stocks. This is a whig state, we believe, .11 Erin U:? Gen. Taylor. says the New 'Fink Mirror. has with, In two years written 33 letters relating to the Preaiden. cy.. Just esr titnitone such letters .117' The bi us for the admission of __. that State contain some 90.000. square miles of territory.—two. thirds larger tlutts all New England. and full as large as Now York. New Jemmy and Pennsylvania combined. Ohio. though but hal ace wry old. leginte institutions than any othe State i 4 the Union,—. The Miami University of Oxford. founded in 1809. is the parent institution. and for twelve years was the anly-ene in the State. I= Dill O 7 The Onondaga New York ;Itandard relates that; boy about ten years of age. by the ante - of Tucker. living in the town of Clay, came to his death very suddenly on „ l as Friday laat by eating a large 4 entity of wild pan utip. mistaking it for sarsaparilla. He- in company with his mother in 00 woods. and is sup , . - , to hare been ludo• mid by hunger to partake of the po imams herb. Erin New York city,a young an.riamed'Hirtun Gar rett. only W }mare old. was, on Tuesday, convicted ofbig. amy, he having, when only /6 runt old. married Mary Jane De Groot, and. in April lest manied Mary Eli= Decker. his first wire being cull alive. He wits nentenced to the State Prison for two years, I 0:1- The Pittsburgh Poet has die following seutloni... Look out for cheap Bacon. ltis said that some of the cheapest Bacon now offered for lie% in the city. hes been made•from the, “corporositien" nf certain Pokers that were drowned during the lets flood in the Ohie. ID" A W ingtos corns, alluding to a correspondent , between Mr. Clay and Gan. that the letter rumored to J Gene* T o a r ror to Mn Clai nontinati comet. Al a copy of iho letter, but ha chagined at the - notice of is never wished to bring it that ha foresaw sus passible NUNiiiER 3,/ C. C. Swift, Charles Lc4o, LA GRANGEI Orson Stiles, FREDONIA. 7 0, W. PA• TTERSON,Proet. Beldam - 10114 - *IS ihkee Allarlateed Wde;• *ea 14: dr" *sate tae was deeply Nat he bed &lie: ad INNS jit• =II
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