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VOLUME 19.
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Original tloetrp anb Select 4liocellang.
Written torlthe Erie Observe
52121 roximur OP IMO • •
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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
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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
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treasure—nor was he disappoititedada, contained
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come excellent brandy. 'Having swell - Wed a small ,
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quantity, he found himself greatly revived.
lie seated himself at a little distance from the
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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-
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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 /
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"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
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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
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• . 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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*
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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 .
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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-
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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
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on th list of non‘effectives; therefore, you may avail
yourself of my, Proffered services Without the fear of
encrolachiam ' an my military duties.
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Pa rick would not hurt the' feelings of the hon
est S aniard by refusing his request, and in a few
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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
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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; /
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At a Convention of delegates favora*to the argent.
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, 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.. ,
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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,
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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
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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
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