BUOHNB BRATTON.
VOL. 38.
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THB LITTLE BOY THAT DIED*
ST T. S. ROBINSON.
I am alt alono in my cliornbor now,
And the midnight hour is near;
And the Algol's crack and the clock's dull tick
Are the only sounds I hear. • -
And over my soul in its solitude,
' Sweet feelings of sadness glide j
For my heart and my eyes are Aiir when I think
Of the little boy that died.
I went one nlghtto my father’s house—
Wont homo to the dear one’s all—
And softly I opened the garden gate.
And softly llio door of the hall.
My mother came out to meet her son—
She kissed me, and then she sighed,;
And her head foil on my neck, and she wept
For the little boy that died. .
I shall miss him whan Iho flowers come
In the ganlcn whore ho played;
I shall miss him more by tho fireside. ,
When thc (lowers have all decayed;
I shall son his toys, and his empty chair,
Anil tho horse he used to ride;
And (hoy will speak, with a silent speech,
Of tho little boy that died.
I shall see his little sister again,' . '
With Iter playmates about the door;
And I'll watch the children in their sports,
As 1 never did before;-
And if, in tho group, I see n child*
That's dimpled ami laughing-cycd,
I'll look to see if it may not ha
The little boy that died, ■
Wo shall {jo liomo to our Father's house—
*To our Father's house in the skies—
Whore the hope of our soil Is shall have no Might,
Our love no broken tics;
We shall rnnm on the banks of the river of Peace.
And hatlio In its blissful tide;
And ono of the Joys of our Heaven shall ho—
The tittle boy that died.
The Fiend’s Fishpond.
About the middle of tho month ofJuno, 1835, the
city of Billion, in northern Spain,'then held by a
strong garrison of tho ChrUlino troops, was invested
by the Carlisl force, under tho immediate command
of tho celebrated Thomas Zumulucarrcgui. Tho
Queen's troops were well provisioned, arms and all
munitions of war, and enjoyed, besides, on uriinlcr.
ruplcd communication with tho sea, which was little
more than four mites distant, by tho river Nervion,
on tho banka of which Biiboa is situated; whilst tho
appointments of the bcscicging army were so utterly
wretched, In every particular, that nothing but tho
strongly.urgcd personal request of Don Carlos him*
self induced Zurhnlacarrcgm much against the die*
tales of his own better Judgement, to enter on tho
task at all.
Tfio'feeblo operations of the bcscicging Jgrco had
proceeded for about ton days—Zumalacarrogai hav- 1
ing been removed Io n distance, in consequence of a ,
wound received on the second day of tho siege,
which ultimately caused his death—when, an hoar
after night fall, a young man, enveloped in a largo
cloak, underneath which ho wore tho uniform bl a 1
Carlisl olficor, entered tho grounds adjoining an ole*
gant mansion situated close to tho sea shore on tho |
opposite bank of tho river to thot occupied by (ho
forces of Don Carlos. Tho ofllcor was tho only 1
child of Don Ricardo Silva, tho proprietor of tho :
house and grounds. At tho breaking out of tho civil 1
war, ho Imp taken 1 up arms as a volunteer of the
Carlist cause, and at an carlv period .had been re- |
warded for his gallantry and zeal with a commis- 1
sion. From that lime circumstances had not permit* 1
ted him to revisit his paternal homo unlit now, when
(ho regiment to 'which ho was attached farming a
partoftho force investing Bilbon.ho gladly availed
himscli of what ho deemed a favorable opportunity
for that purpose. Before leaving (he Carlist qamp,
ho made inquiry ofaVoldicr named Murltn, serving
in the ranks of his o\vn battalion—^who had destined
from the Christina gnrisnn at (ho commencement of
tho siogo, and who might bo supposed to .bojlolora
bly well acquainted with tho habits of lh6 Queen's
troops in the . locality*—as to tho danger 1 * Jio was
likely to incur of falling in with any of them on that
sido of the river, which was occupied by them oxclu
sivoty. The man assured him that, oven previous to
tho investment of the place, (ho troops wero not a|.
lowed la remain without the gates after sunset on
any pretext; and (hat ho might proceed after that
hour to his father's residence, and return In safety,
provided his stay was not prolonged beyond sunrise
on tho following morning. Uolying on his assur
ance, therefore, Lieut. Silva had proceeded on foot
along tho river on that sido occupied by the Carlisle,
until ho had arrived opposite his father's mansion,
when, hailing a fisherman, ho was ferried across,
and in a few minutes moro was sheltered beneath
(ho parental roof.
On tho warmth of tho greeting which welcomed
him after an absence of years, during which ho had
been exposed (0 all tho vicissitudes of a cruel and
exterminating warfare, wo need not dwell. Under
such circumstances, It will bo readily conceived that
by tho little party, composed of the young man and
his parents,' tho lapse of time was unheeded: min*
ulcs and hours flew swiftly by. Midnight had long
been past; but as tho Lieutenant proposed starting
on his return by daybreak, beyond which time it
would bo imprudent fur him to remain on (ho Chris
tina sido of tho river, none thought of retiring to
(rest. It wonted still soma hours of dawn, when, du
ring a momentaty pause in tho conversation, a dis.
tant tinkling sound, borno on tho night wind, oausod
tho youth to start from Ills seat and throw open tho
casbmonl, which looked upon tho lawn in front of
Hie mansion. A moment of breathless suspense fol
lowed, then a freshening of the breeze, ar\d with a
renewal of (ho sound, which, his practiced car now
readily distinguished as tho ringing of hoofs and tho
clank of cavalry equipments. Such sounds hoard on
this tide oftho river plainly told him that tho enemy
was at hand, and needed not the additional evidence
to that effect which was furnished in another min
ute by tho sight of lanco-flags and shakos, tho shape
of which' sharply defined and relieved against (ho
bright moonlit sky, bespoke tho appearance of a
Christina squadron. At tho same time they loft tho
high road, and entering tho grounds of Don Ricardo,
advanced at a rapid puce towards the house; thus
rendering their intention, however mysterious the
source of their information, but too obvious—tho
arrest of tho Carlist officer.
Lieutenant Silva and his parents wore 100 well ac
quainted with the alroclouß and unrelenting system
of extermination which characterized the proceed.
ing B of the bolligorant parlies in tho Carlisl war,
not to know that an arrest under such oiroumstan
tee was synonymous with death; tlial should a
Christina prison onoo close upon him,ll would open
only to conduct him to a bloody grave. Parolysod
by the unexpected appearance oflne foe, (ho alarm,
od group stood for a few seconds in a slate of indo.
ciaion. Tho young soldier was tho first to recover
presence of mind. Extinguishing tho lights which
stood on the table, ho announced his intention of
descending Into tho Fiend's Fishpond, whence, af
ter tho withdrawl of tho Christinas, ho could bo
easily- extricated, and ferried across the river. The
Fiend's Fishpond was a frightful pit In tho garden,
Immediately behind the mansion, similar in form too
drsw.woll and about twenty foot In diameter, produo.
apparently by some convulsion of nature, deriving
Its singular appellation from some wild legend hav
ing Its origin in tho superstition oftho neighboring
peasantry. Doing situated within a few yards oftho
shore, a subterraneous communication existed bo.
tween It and the sea, which had never. Indeed boon
explored, but tho existence of which was evident
from tho fuel that tho water In thb Fishpond rose
juid foil with the tide. To d distance of several
fathoms below tho surface of tho earth, (he sides of
Ihepll were straight and smooth as a wall; but It
had boon ascertained that at a considerable depth, a
projecting lodge of rook, a couple pf fool In breadth,
ran round its entire circumference, which, at low
water was left completely bare,-and on which one
might alt or stand safety for some hours—it- being
again submerged by the rising of iho water to the
depth of three or four fathoms, according to
stale of iho tide, whether spring or neap. When
crossing the river from Iho Carlist side, Iho young
man had observed Ibat.tho tide wasrapidly falling;
and knowing, from Iho interval that bad elapsed,
that It must be how.about low water, ho prepared at
once for the descent. This was an achievement
which, however frightful to look upon, was, in real!*
ly,not attended with any excessive danger to ono of
steady nerves, when properly assisted from above;
his ultimate safely, of. course, depending on his
being withdrawn before the rising of the lido. In
fact, young Silva had mare than once performed the
feat in his boyish days, and now felt no hesitation in
resorting to it again as Iho only moans of escape
from a remorseless and unsparing enemy. In a
much, shorter time, therefore, from tho first alarm,
than wo have taken to describe the spot, ho stood
with his agitated father at tho month of tho black
and gaping chasm, from which distinctly ascended
the hoarse bellowing of Iho vexed .torrent far below
as it rushed through tho concealed outlet to the sea.
A stout rope secured around his middle, tho young
man let himself cautiously over the edge, the remain
der of tho cord being wound round tho trunk of a
fruit tree, whilst Don Ricardo firmly grasped the cx.
Iroroity, “paying it oul M by degrees. After tho
Inpso of a few anxious minutes, tho Don felt tho
strain relax, a proof that tho young man had reach
ed his resting place; then tho vibration of tho cord
announced that ho had cast off; and then a shout
from below convoyed the signal to withdraw it.—
Tho only opproach fqr horsemen through tho
grounds being very circuitous,! Don Ricardo was
enabled to reach tiro house and lake his scut, in tho
drawing-room before tho dragoons pulled up at the
door. - -
A dozen of thoir number instantly dismounted,
and surrounded Jfco house, whilst their officer knock
ed loudly far admittance. Tho'door having been
opened, by Don Ricardo in person—tho domestics
having long, beforo retired to rest, as It was not
deemed prudent (o inform (hem of (he presence of
tho young man—tho Christina louder recognized
him at oncoas evidently tho proprietor of.tho man-
sion.
■ "You 1 keep late hours, Don Ricardo Silva," ho
commenced. "May I lako tho liberty of inquiring
whether you have had any visitors this evening." .
"My family is a small ono; captain," replied Don
Ricardo, endeavoring to disguise his anxiety under
his faint smile ; "and in tho present disturbed slato
oflflairs, wo never have any visitors beyond our
qwhcirclc. .
Vlfl mistake not," said the other "you havo a son
among tho rebels in the pay of Dun Carlos. May.l
asklwithoulgiving olTcncc, when you hoard from
him last?"
"Tho last letter I received from him," replied the
father, "is dated several months back."
•‘Strange," observed tho Christine, "that I should
happen to bo mnc[) better informed about him than
yourself! Now, were Ito venture a guess ns to his
whereabouts, ! should say bo wos ol this moment
beneath this'vory roof."
Don Ricardo vehemently, and indeed truly, denied
tho fuel of his perscnco beneath the roof but, ns
mny bo supposed, his protestations mol-with little
credit. A guard was placed over him and his lady
in the apartment in which they had been sitting; the
domestics 'were summoned, mid pul' under similar
restraint in another; and the dragoons were ordered
to dismount and search the house.
.An. hour subsequently, when mm
ny of llib building, wllii tho outofficcs and garden
had been ransacked—of conrsoTruillcssly—the com
mander .oftho Christine parly entered the apartment
in which tho Don and his lady wero detained,
informed them (hat as .il was evident tho young
man had mado Ills escape beforo tho queen's troops
had reached tho house, it bocame his duly to
Convey them both to Biiboa, to render an account
for having harbored and connived at the escape
of a rebel. This was a blow which • they had
never anticipated, and fur which they wero- wholly
unprepared. Neno but themselves being, privy to
the fact of tho young man's concealment in tho
Fiend's Fishpond, to convoy (hem to Bilbon, and
leave him to wait tho rising oftho tide, would bo to
doom him to certain death.. Even as it was, the
latest period at which ho could bo withdrawn with his
hfo was approaching with fearful rapidity. Horrlfi.
od at tho prospect, tho anguished mother shrieked
and fainted: while tho stout-hearted Don himself
cuuldnolso control his emotions os to prevent the
ofllcor from discovering that some deeper influence
was at work than tho moro dread of the inconveni
ence to which they would themselves bo- exposed,
trifling as it must prove in tho absence of oil post,
live evidence that young Silva had been thcro at all.
Tins of courso blit confirmed him .in his previous
intention of taking them to Biiboa; for which place,
accordingly, tho entire party, including the almost
broken-hearted parents, started In a short Umo after*
wards.
As our object Is not to describe feelings, but to,
record frets, wo shall not dwell upon the sufferings
of Don Ricardo and-his lady throughout that dread*
fui night. The reader can readily imagine how at
one limo they would almost resolve to risk alii and
reveal tho fact, and; rescuing their child from tho
horrors of tho frightful gravo into which ho had
been lowered by his father's hand, procure for him
at all events, tho respite of an hour, and the privi
lege to look unco more, before ho died, on tho light
of tho sun; and how, at tho next, they would 'deter
mine to confide him lotho bounty of that Providence
, who holds tho water in the hollow of his hand, and
bow in submission to his will, rather than become
themselves tho Instruments in revealing tho placo of
his concealment, and betraying him into the hands
of men, whoso M lender mercies wore cruel." Lot
it suffice to say, that when towards the close of tho
following day, they wore led forth from tho prison
in Bilbao, In which (hoy had boon Immured, nnd
informed they wore at liberty to return to tho man
sion, tho locks of tho gontieman, which, though' ho
had passed tho middle ago, on tho previous evening
had been black and glossy as tho raven's wing,
wero white, as if tho snows of seventy years had
descended on his hood—tho lady was an.idiot.
Neither need wo expatiate an the feelings of
youiitf Silva, ns ho behold—if indeed such an ex
pression bo correct as applied to his sensations
amid tho thick darkness which reigned eternally
within (ho frightful recesses of that horrid cavern—
tho gradual approaches of apparently, inevitable
death; (ho rising waters gradually ascending to tho
level of tho lodge on which ho stood—to his knees ;
his hips; h(s.middle; him armpits. Conscious, by
this limo,that something extraordinary had occurred
to prevent his parents from effecting his release, all
hope of life had faded, and what ho doomed a last
prayer to Heaven was quivering on his Ups, when a
loud shout from tho mouth of tho pH drove tho
blood which had began (q stagnate round-hls heart,
again like lightning through.his veins.. Prompt os
tho coho was .his reply, and tho next moment tho
cord from abovo touched (ho water within reach of
his arm. With ail tho despatch .which his numbed
fingers would permit, ho fastened' it around him,
and announcing his readiness by another shrill ory,
ho was drawn in softly to tho lop.
110 learned on Innulry, that a neighboring poosant
templed by the luscious fruits with whioli tho trees
In Don .Ricardo's garden wore laden, had, on the
very night in question ventured on a predatory ex
cursion ogalritt thorn and was actually employed In
filling a bag with tho spoils when ho was alarmed
by tho entrance of tho young mon and his father,
as related on tho appearance of tho Christina caval
ry. Taking rofago in a clump of, flowering shrubs,
ho had boon an unseen observer of tho young man's]
descent into tho Fishpond, ond oil tho subsequent |
occurrences. Readily comprehending the entire
• affair, tho honest filond watched tho drogoons clear
, of tho grounds, and knowing that not a moment
. woe to bo lost, procured a rope end hoslonod ogam
, to the spot, when the result was ae we have, described.
- He now. related to young Silva tho substance of a
‘OUR COUNTRY —MAY IT ALWAYS UK RIGHT— BOTR IGHTOR WRONG , OUR COUNTRY ”
CARLISLE, PA., THE RSI) AY, JULY 10, 1851.
singular conversation which, as ho lay concealed,
he had overheard between the Christine commandw
and his subordinate officer. In reply to some inqulH
ry of tho latter concerning tho authority of his ipi
formation, with reference to the visit of tho Carlist 1
officer,/ 1 Oh,said the superior, in & significant
lone, 11 my inlelligeneo must bo authentic since 1
have had it from on high. 11
“What!” exclaimed the suballorh, laughing,“have ,
you got a correspondent in Heaven ?” - ‘ /
41 Why, not exactly,”, was tho reply, “my; cortes- *
pondent is yet a resident of oaHh, and yet I receive
his communications literally from tho clouds. At
another lime, however, 1 may give you further in
formation concerning my celestial informant. At
present 1 am not at liberty to do so.”
Tho peasant who related this strange converse,
(ion discovered nothing in it beyond un umoaning
jocularity bordering on profanity; but Sylva, wh<*'
during his.seclusion, had naturally been speculating
oh the probable channel through which the Christ!*
nois had obtained information; of his presence,
conceived it to convey muolf more than mot the ear,
and to want.but a certain boy to explain the import
of its mysterious allusions. A few minutes after
wards, ho found lying on the floor of tho hall, what
a Ultlorofloclion led him to regard as-furnishinglhe
boy which ho required. This was nothing more
than a scrap of paper, less.than the palm of a man's
hand, greatly crumbled, as if it had been rolled up
and thrust into & small space, much soiled, and
slightly burned, on which' was written, in character*
almost illegible, from the treatment it had under*
gone—‘-‘Silva, lieutenant—battalion Carlisl infantry
will spend to night at his father's house, on the
river's side, close to the shore. Sergeant—knows
the spot, and can guide a parly there.” . Having
read this important document, which had been ac
cidentally dropped by tho Christina officer.und ex
amined its. appearance . attentively, noted tho burn,
when it decidedly smelt of gunpowder.- Ho Immo*
diatcly crossed the river and In -another hour was
safe within the Carlisl linos, when his first act was
to wait on tho coloncl'af hip battalion, recount tho
events of tho night and acquaint him with tho sus
picions ho. had formed.
It is necessary to stale hero that Silva's battalion
was posted bn a steep height immediately overlook
ing, Indeed overhanging Bilbao, that so closely
(hat it terminated on the side next (ho city in a
perpendicular cliff, which, actually formed part of
the wall bounding tho military ground appropriated
to the.use of the Queen's garrison in (ho city; so
(hat any object thrown from (ho (op would necessa
rily, after a descent of between three and four hun
dred feet, fair within tho limits of the bolongacd
town. On tho (able land, at tho top'of this. dizzy
height a Carlist sentry was regularly .'stationed,
whoso chief.business was to observe tho-movemonts
of the Christina troops below, and report accordingly,
to his'superiors. It had been remarked that so In
veterate was the hostility of tho man Murito—who,
nt an early period of tho siege, had deserted from
the garrison—towards, his former comrades, that
invariably, on being relieved from Ins guard, ho pro*
cocdcd to the edge of the cliff and discharged his
mnskqt nt tho Christines beneath,-thogrcal. height
bf tho precipice precluding nil danger‘from a return
of tho fire. Lieutenant Silva remembered, having
made inquiry of this man concornlng'the-safety of
(ho road adjoining his father's residence, and felt
convinced that no other individual in tho Carlisl
enmp was acquainted with his intention of proceed-;
ing thither at nil.
Nothing further of importance transpired llml>
day. Towards tho closo of Iho •i*«i*j»oncd
»« uo agarmoirronni'gmrrd.al Ino top
of the cliff. .As the hour which .would,.terminate
hia guard ‘ approached, Lieutenant'Silva and his
colonel appeared, 'sauntering along tho platform,
and shortly nflcr the relief arrived. The customary
form having been gone through; the fresh sentry
took his post, and Murito was about, to advance, ns
usual, to have a shot at his friends below.. To his
surprise the non-commissioned officer of (he guard
seized his musket, and at tho same moment ho found
himself in tho iron grasp of the men. The charge
of his musket was drawn upon the spot, when it
was discovered (hat, instead of tho bla"k end of tho
cartridge, tho hall had been bitten off in loading;
whilst, rammed down over the wadding, wits found
a'slip of papor, containing, (ho words, in tho hand
writing of Murito—“Zumalncarrcgui is dead; tho
siego must soon ho raised if tho garrison hold out.”
Tho discovery jully vindicated tho'justice of tho
suspicions which Silva had formed 'concerning tho
mysterious allusions of the Christine officer to his
intelligence received “from on high,” and the in
formation communicated to him “ from tho clouds.”
Silva inquired whether ho should order tho man to
tho guard house to undergo his trial by court mar
tial; but (ho sergeant bluntly suggested to his com
mander the propriety of ordering out a firing parly
on tho spot, and bringing tho matter to a summary
conclusion.
“ Your suggestion is the bolter of (ho two,' ser
geant,” replied tho colonel, smiling grimly. “1
shall adopt neither, however, but make tho follow
tho bearer' of his own correspondence. Death by
tho bullet is tho fate ofbrqvo men and (rue soldiers,
and amunition Is not so plenty that 1 can afford to
waste a cartridge on a traitor. Pin tho paper to
tho scoundrel's breast,” ho shouted, “ and pilch
him aver to convoy it to his friends below.”
Tho blood of Silva ran cold at this terrible doom
and ho attempted a remonstrance on behalf of tho
miserable culprit ; but the colonel was inflexible.
Tho men to whom tho order was given wore seldom
troubled with scruples; and if they had been, tho
treachery of a comrade would have effectually si.
lonccd them. The paper was actually pinned to tho
breast of the terror palsied wretch; ho was lifted
from tho ground and carried (o*tho edge of tho cliff
by half a dozen pair of sinewy arms. Tho Christina
sentry at the foot of tho precipice was startled by a
piercing shriek, as of one In mortal agony, in the
upper air—then following a swift rushing sound,
and then a mass of lifeless humanity lay at his
feet.
Years elapsed ore the restoration of tranquility
permillod the young Oarlist officer again to visit his
parental home. In tho interval, all that medical
skill could effect had boon resorted to for tho rcslo
ration of Donna Silva to her proper mind; but tho
occurrences of one fearful night appeared to have
driven reason from Us throno forever. On tho ar*
rival of her son, however, it was resolved by tho
medical advisors, with Don Richardo's consent, to
try tho effect of his abrupt appoaranco In hor.prot
onco, all other, resources having fulled. On-his
introduction to tho room in which sho eat,'her
countenance was bont Inwards llio ground, and she
Boomed utterly, regardless of the presence of a
stranger. 110 addressed her; sho startedto her
foot at the fust accents of the voioo which sho had
doomed chocked forever amid llio rushing waters of
the Fiend's Fishpond. Sho gazed upon him—tho
pallid check glowed again—tho vacant, lack lustre
oyo flashed with iho light of Intellect—with a wild
scroam of delight sho bounded toward him, clasped
him in her arms, and sunk .upon his bosom. Her
embrace was long. Tho modloal attendant at length
raised her hood. S!io has fainted,” whispered her
son. •« sho la dead !” solemnly replied her husband.
And so it was. Tho struggle had boon 100 groat,
and her*gontlo spirit had passed away to the place
wicked cease front troubling, and the
wearjW&at rest,”
(Xj*A v p6or person residing in Greenock, applied
to tho Magistrate to have two of his children admit
tod to (ho poor's roll.
“How many have you?” said the worthy bailiff.
“Five and twents,alr,” replied tho petitioner. '
“Five ond twenty I” echoed tho bailiff! *• and .all
by ono wire?”
“Oh no, sir,” replied the poor man, “I am wear,
ing the fourth 1"
Aunt Nancy snys. lt Is strange that people make
such a fuss about runaway negroes, fur when her
husband ran away once, they only offered “Ono cent
Reward.”
BINES,
How sweetly do the following exquisite lines
from Hood, accord with some of the finer feelings
of our nature:
“ I remember, I remember
4 The house where I was born,
The little window whore the sun
■* Came peeping in at morn:
t never came a wink too.soon,
brought too long a.day*
** ‘But now,l often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.
“I remember, 1 remember,
The fir trees, dark and high:
1 used to think their slender spires
Wore close against the sky.
It was a childish ignorance,
But how. *lis little joy
To know I*m further off from heaven
Than when I was a boy I”
OliUtoso Burial Places*
vi»«**w.u uiuiui «. JKVVBI
Who memory of tlio t dead is highly venerated ini
China; and the worship, of their tombs is one of
the idbst solemn and interesting ceremonials of the
Chinese religion. To perform this ceremony, men,
{[women take no part in it) often return from dis
tant 'lands at much trouble and expense, to the
pflibes of their birth. In fact, their love fortho
dead appears, as it lias been said to be, the strong
and only bond which attaches the Chinese to their
country. Yet they have no consecrated place of
interment—no grounds set apart Tor burial purpo
ses, Every one ohooses some cherished spot for
the final resting place of those whom he loved.—
The farmers bury their dead on their own lands,
frequently near their own dwellings. Tombs and
seen on-the hill sides, especially in
stony and barren places, and form a hot unpleasant
feature in tho landscape. Those tombs are often
of porphyry, finished with much minuto chisell
ing. Placed on rocky eminences, often in pictur
esque'situations, under the shadow of cedars and
cypresses,They present here and there objects of
pleasing and profitable contemplation.
i Tlio Tomb of Virgil,
The locality of the grave of many a genius is
now'lost to the world. Even the tomb of Virgil,
neat Naples, which has beenfor so many centu
ries 'visited by travellers, and rergaded by them
with veneration, as having once retained the ashes
of the great poet, .cannot be pronounced with confi
dence genuine. It Is’a small square building with
a rounded roof, and stands oh the Very brink of a
precipice immediately above' the entrance to the
subterranean tunnel of Posillippo, a beautiful,and
we learn, faithful view, of which was given in
Waugh's Italy. Tho old entrance to the tomb has
beemeblarged, and a modern window cut through
the Wall. The interior is a vaulted coll about
twelve feet square, haying many small recesses
for urns. 'The urns, if ever any filled these reces
ses, are now wanting; and with them, of course,
the the ashes of the great poet.—
.The epitaph reported to have been engraved upon
jjils fern, is the well known distich: Mantua me
Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc, Parthonope
icoolhi;'p£ Bcua * rara, duces.
I. The Kuill, \vdll known to the religious
world by his evangelical labors In Russia, was (he
child of a pious mother. Among his letters, be
gives the following interesting reminiscence:
“After spending a largo portion of my life in
foreign lands, I returned again to visit my native
village. Both of my parents died while 1 was in
Russia, and their house is now occupied by my
brother. The furniture remains just the same as
when I was a boy; at night I was accommodated
with the same bed in which I.had often slept be
fore, but my busy thoughts would not let me sleep.
I was thinking how God had led me through the
journey of life. At last the light of the morning
darted through the little window, and then my eye
caught the . spot whore my sainted mother, forty
years before,, took my hand and said, “Come, my
dear, kneel down with me, and I will go to pray
er.” Thu completely overcame me. 1 seemed
to hear the very tones of her voice. I recollected
some of her,expressions, and I burst into tears, and
arose from my bed, and fell upon ray knees, just
on the spot whore my molher.kneeled,nnd I thank
ed God that I had onoo a praying mother. And
oh! if every parent could feel what I felt then, I
am sure thoy would pray with their children, as
well as for them,”
DatlUug la tho Dead Sea,
Heated and fatigued, wo prepared fora general
bathe—as a pflVMo,parlyfor.llio.pilgnms deter
mined to reserve their energies fbr lho*sacrod Jor.
don, tho lako ofSodom being hold by them in horror
and abomination. Tho bad odor in whioh tho lake
Was hold, did not,-however deter us, and having ca).
led a halt, wo plunged like young ducks into the
liquid elements, Paulo chuckling like an old hon on
tho banks. Wo plunged. Disastrous was (ho
plunge—rapidly-,enough head after head poped up
from tho execrable waters—hair matted, eyes smart*
lag, and tongues burning from the intense sulphorous
bitter sallncss oflho detestable liquid in-whioh wo
woro immersed; water U was.not, nor bitumen, nor
salt, horsulphor, but a disUngustlng compound of
all four.
A hogshead of it would servo as an emotio for all
Asia Minor, and loavo some gallons to spare against
tho next epidemic, you could neither sink nor swim
in it. Talk of a fly in molasses, or a wasp In a
barrel of (ar—l can And no parallel for a bathe in tho
Dead sea. But the sufferings of my companions
woro a triflo to what 1 felt, cut and maimed in con*
sequence of my superior horsemanship, I jumped in -
to tho water as raw as boof slake, as If 1 woro . flay,
od alivo. However, lot mo bo just to this abomlna
bio mixture; if 1 smarted far it, my wounds were
effectually oaulorizcd»complotoly skinned oyer*—tho
euro was perfect to a miracle. Wo dressed with the
comfortable sensation’ of men who had boon well
coated With mutton suet, stiff, greasy and extremely
out of sorts, with a tingling,, creeping feeling over
tho Skin; and remounting, turned our steps to tho
fords of tho Jordon.— Dublin University magaxtne.
Downfall of Rovaltt.— Tho Olivo Branch lolls
(ho following good story:—Ono day when tho flag
ship of an American Commodore was lying in tho
bay of. Naples, sho was honored by a visit Irom tho
King and royal family, with suite, who oamo out in
gilded barges and tho full parado of royally. Tho
ship was dressed from dock to truck in holiday at
tiro; side boys wore.mustered at (ho ropes, tho
marines presented arms, tho guns Ihundorod forth a
royal salute, and tho Commodore welcomed his guests
to tho quarter-deck with tho politeness befitting an
officer of tank.
Ono of tho suite, a spindle-shanked and gaudily
attired Neapolitan, strayed away from tho party, and
cruising about mid’Ships, espied a windsail, an object
ho had never seen before. As it was fully expanded
by tho air, ho took U for a pillar£nnd folding his
arms loaned against it, when it yielaod to his weight,
and ho disappeared below, hoofs over head, with a
velocity that was actually marvellous, as was his
escape from any Injury. Tho mishap olianood to
have only ono witness. This was a veteran tar, who,
approaching tho quarter deck, and touching his hat,
said, respectfully: “I bog pardon, Commodore, but
ono of them are kings has fell down tho Hatchway.*
Whet more precious offering can bo laid upon
the alter of a man's heart than tho first love ofa
pure, earnest and affectionate girl, with an undl
vlding interest in eight ooroor lots and fourteen
three-story houses.
A. Oood.Salesmanl
. A vender of buttons, buckles, and other small ,
wares, who occupied a smalt shop,at the head oC
the street in Glasgow, in which, erowhilo the no
table Bailie Jarvie domiciled, noticed a country
lout standing at his window one day, with an,un
decided kind of wanting to buy expression on his
face,'and inquired whether they had “ony pistols
to selll” The shopman had long studied the
counter-logic of endeavoring to persuade a custo
mer to buy what you may have on sale, rather than
what the customer- may ask for. “Man,’* said ho,
“what would be the use o* a pistol to yout—lame
yoursel an* may be some ither body wi’t! You
should buy a flute; see, there’s ano, an* its ho sae
dear as a pistol; just stop an* open, finger about,
thae sax wee holes, an* blawin at the big ane, and
yo can hae ony tune ye like after a wee while’s
practice; besides, you’ll roay .be blaw a.,tune Into
the heart o* some blyihe lassie, that’ll bring you
the worth o* a thousand pistols or German flutes
either.”, “ Man,” said the'simpleton, “I’m glad
that I’ve met wi* you the day—just lie’tup;” and,
paying down the price asked, and bidding guid
day, with a significant nod of the head, remarked,
“U’Jl be no my faot gin yogelna an opportunity of
riding the broose at my waddin* sin’ jo has learn
ed me. to be my ain piper.”
A-Onto Trick*
French women are noted for adroit swindling
operations, which are alike celebrated for their sue*,
cess qs for their novelty. We record an instance.
A fashionable lady recently drove up in a hand
some private carriage to a well known lunatic asy
lum, eilualed a few miles from Paris, and reques
ted to see the proprietor. Herwish being acceed
ed to, she informed the doctor that sho desired to
place her husband under bis care, to sec if a cruel
mania, under which he labored, viz:—that he had
lost a large quantity of jewels—could not be re
moved. After some hesitation tho doctor consen
ted; and tho lady, on receiving bis assurance, drove
directly to tho first jeweler’s in Paris and selected
jewels to the value of several hundred pounds.—
Requesting a clerk id go with her, in her carriage,
to procure the money for the goods she had taken,
she drove with him to tho insane asylum, and ar
riving there he was shown into a room. The lady
then sought the doctor, told him of the arrival* of
her husband, and getting into her.carriage again,
drove rapidly away. The poor clerk after wailing
and waiting grew impatient and violently rang the
bell. The doctor made his appearance, and the
clerk commenced eagerly to enquire after the lady
and his jewels, was forced into a straight jacket,
the malady complained of as the doctor imagined
making its appearance. He was confined several
days before the lady's ruse was discovered. She
and the jewels are as yet nonest.—iV. Y* Mirror,
A Young Iloro.
In a late number of the Kmcktrhocher % is an an*
necdoto of “childish heroism,” which will go straight
to the heart of parents. A fine, hearty and gener
ous bojt of my acquaintance, between six and seven
years old, in a neighboring town, was afflicted with
a dangerous disease, that rendered a surgical opera*
lion necessary. Tho little fellow boro his periodical
attacks bravely ; but bis parentis saw that at each
return bis suffering increased, until at last they
'ecfsar/operatlon, aHhougjuhey know, it would bo
nHbo peril ofhlspraclouAmb. The father, told Tils
boy, wilh an anguished heart, (bathe must submit
to a painful and, dangerous operation, and asked him
if ho would for his mother's sake, consent.. Tho
little fellow listened gravely, and replied that ho
would do as his father requested, but they must al
low him to namo his own time. Nothing more was
said to him on tho subject—but at tho cod of tho
week, ho said to his lather; —“Now 1 ora ready,
papa; lot them operate on me tomorrow.” Notice
was sent to tho surgeon, who camo attended by his
students and assistants. The preparations wero ail
made, the child was undressed, and a loose gown pul
over his shoulders, when ho was taken into the room
where the operation was to bo performed. Ho saw
thotub placed under the table that was to catch his
blood, and permitted himself, without a murmur, to
bo laid upon the board, and voluntarily stretched
out his llltlo arms to bo hound, The sponges -were
placed around his body ; then looking up to his un*
010, said—“ Now tell my papa and mama to go out
of the room, and I shall bo ready.” His parents
wore already gone, but lie was afraid that they were
there, and would bo digressed by bis cries.. But ho
uttered no cry. Ether was admimstrred to him,
and the operation was.performed. But the .little
hero never opened his eyes to bless those whose hap*
pincss was bound up in his existence. -
A Catamount Choked to Death bv a Man.—
Quite a (rilling incident occurred a few weeks ago, ;
some five miles above here, on the Mississippi side •
of the river. Two men, M— and A—, pecu- i
pied a cabin in close proximity to which they were ;
engaged in repairing fevers, ditching, &o. Early 1
one morning, as M. emerged from the cabin door, i
to his surprise ho discovered a very large cala- '
mount crouched under tho corner of it. ft imme
dialely sprang upon him, biting his leg and other
wise scratching him. Ho alarmed A.» hut ere he
could come to his assistance, he had disengaged
himself, and ran into the cabin, tho animal follow
ing him as far as the door. By this time A. had
the gun prepared, and aimed at him as ho caught
his eye. Tlie gun snapped three limes inconse
quence of dampness. In (ho mean time M. seized
a spado to attack him, but A. caused him to desist
as he wished to shoot him. Becoming satisfied
as to tho inutility of the gun, ho turned to lay it
on tho bed; tho moment he withdrew his gaze from
the catamount, it leaped a distancoof ten or twelve
feet upon his left shoulder, and bit and scratched
him considerably* Perceiving tho danger of his
friend, M. wished to kill the catamount with his
spade, but was persuaded by A. (o desist. After
a short struggle A* succeeded in grasping tho ani
mal's throat in his right hand, which caused it to
I relax its hold. Ho then threw it upon the bed and
actually choked it to death. We arc glad to learn
that tho wounds of (ho two individuals engaged in
this affair hove! not proved dangerous, and from
which they will recover in a few days. —Lake Pro*
viderice {La.) Itep»
Rather Dutch than Otherwise.— Tho editor of
(ho Philadelphia Globe says:—
As wo wore down by tho river side, tho other day,
wo chanced to hoar the following altercation. Tho
oflbnqo given, as wo learned, was, that one of the
Kartios, not knowing the name of tho other, called
im “Dutch,” as he hoard others do—
“ You call mo Toutch, do you ?”
“ Yes, ain’t you Dutch?”
".Well, if I is, I won't bo blackguarded 'bout U 7"
“I did not blackguard you.”
iiYob you dit, d n you, I wlps you!” buslling
up to (ho other.
“See hero! don't be .quite so fast—do yon moan
to.whip mo?”
“ Yes, I fights you, if you bo not a coward 7”
“ Well, 1 am nut a coward, and will fight you, If
you can got five respectable men to say you are a
gentlemanj 1 can't fight with a blackguard 1”
“I boo you tom fusil"
. And Dulohy sloped.
A talking match lately "came off" at Now Or*
loans for five dollars a side. It continued, accord
ing to the Advertiser, for thirteen*hours, the rivals
being a Frenchman and a Kentuckian. Tho by«
slanders and Judges were talkqd to sleep; and
when thev waked up in the morning they found
the Frenchman dead and the Kentuckian whisper
ing in hla ear, r
iVTmommuM,
eif9s{n£o.
. Diabolical Villiany. —-Wo loam from the Flashy
ing Journal (hat a roost villainous attempt to p6ison
a whole family, has just been delected in Now-ton'
village, Tlie family of Mr. Murch wore suddenly
taken Sick, and under, circumstances which caused
them Jto think that it was poison* On exomhilAgf
the well in which was several feet of water* and
which had to be taken out, a napkin was found, in
which was four or five pounds of arsenic, or a-sub..
stance resembling It, , and of which arsenic was at
component part.
A Man Guoundto Powder.— A young man nam
ed Hickman, met with a horrible .death in Newport,
a few days ago. The Cincinnati Commercial says,
that-while engaged in oiling the machinery., of.
Wolfe’s rolling mill, ho Was caught between iwer.
heavy rollers, used for rolling iron, ai/H passed
through them with the rapidity of lightning? The
body was completely ground to powder !„ The flesh,-
bones and ail wore so divided, into small fragments*
that no cine'could recognize by sighlthatafow mo
ments before they formed a’hutnan being, active and'
full of life. Tho sight was a most horrible one.-...
A Favorite with the Ladies.— A correspondent
oflho Now London Star writes that there is a man
in Hast Haddam—a Mr. 1 Emmons—who weighs
five hundred and thirit/.nine pounds. This is about
100 pounds heavier than (ho Hon. Dixon H. Lewis
was. The .writer adds : "Ho is of fine peftonal ap*
pcnrancc, of elegant proportions, arid said to bo; on®*
of tho befit judges of horses ip seventeen counties,'
besides being a great favorite of tho ladies.’* '
Suicide;— Mr. Hold, a man
actor, and a. consistent member of tho Presbyterian
church, committed suicido near Now Providence,
Rockbridge county, a few days since. He mounted
his liorso, informing his wifo that ho was going -tor
toko a. short ride; went out into tho woods; tiedono
end of tho rope to his nook, and tho other to the limb,
of a tree, spurred his horse, and remained suspended,
from the limb. No cause assigned, . . : -
Dblicious. —The editor of the Mobile Herald &
Tribune tells ns that he’is smacking his lips oyer'
some beautiful and lucious specimens of peaches*
Happy fellow! At Augusta, Geo.* watermelons;
aro now sold by, cart-loads In the streets.
-Cholera. —The cholera has appeared ip almost
every town along the western rivers. It appears 2
mostly in a mild form, but in some small towns
the mortality is very great, causing much alarm.
In Hawkesvillo, Ky., seven deaths had. occurred
in that small place within twenty-four or thirty-six
hours.
Let her be.—One of our Detroit mercantile*
gentlemen, who was travelling eastward a short
time since, went'to the clerk on one of the Ontario
boats, to be shown his state-room* The clerk
handed (he'applicant a key, at the same lime point
ing to a door at some little distance; Our friend
went in the direction indicated, but opened the door
next to his own, where he discovered a lady pas
senger making her toilette, who upon the stranger’s
appearance, uttered a low scream; “go a&ay! go
away !” cried she* “Letter B,” screamed the
clerk. “I am not touching her all 1” returned thtf
indignant merchant. ,^ r
The Colored People of Indiana have called a ,
-oiave't/unvunnoni w be held, in . Indianapolis oiv
the Ist of August, to take into js.QneiderafiotfspineA
scheme of gen era 1, emigre ti on >.io. OMpmSL’
other country.
Dr. Franklin used to say, lhat rich widows}
wore the only piece of second hand goods that sold,
at prime cost.
Ballooning. —Balloon ascensions are said (o’
be all the rage in Fails. A monster balloon as
cends every Sunday afternoon, containing five or
six gentlemen*
Pantaloons and Pantaletts.— On this sub
ject the editor of the Detroit Free Press says he is .
for compromise. If the ladies get in the way of
wearing the pantaloons, there is nousein opposing
them. To laugh at them, will do no good, to ridi
cule them is dangerous, besides in such contests
wo are always sure to bo worsted. And then they
have advantages for concealing their defects, of
which wo are deprived, in short—
•'lf tlioy will, they will, you may depend on’tj
Ifthey wuut, they won’t and there’s the end on’t."
A Man with Two Heads.— Rhodiur says there
was a man in the city of Hermynta.with two per
fect heads, which conversed together in the same
manner os though they belonged to separate ,bo*
dies; and what is more wonderful were frequently
engaged in angry disputes.
Napoleon used to say t— l “Strange as it may
appear, when 1 want any good head work done, I
choose a man, provided his education has been
suitable, with a long nose. His breathing is free
and bold, and his brain,' and his lungs and heart*
cool and clear. In my observation of men, 1 have
almost invariably found a long noso and a long
head to go together. vgp?
“What is the use of living]” said Jack Sim
mons. Wo aro (logged for crying, when we are
babies—(logged because tho master is cross, when
schoolboys—obliged to toil, sick or well, or starve
when wo aro men—to work still harder and sufler
something worse, when wo are husbands, and af
ter exhausting Ufa and atrength in the service of
other people, did and leave children, to quarrel
about the possession of father's watch, and out
wives— to catch some body chc." Such Is life.
A quarrel occurred between Mrs. Mallerson and
Mrs. Flyn, at St. Louis, on tho 11th ult., which
resulted In tho death of tho latter.. They .both llv*
ed under tho same roof, and jealousy is said, to
have been the oauao of tho difficulty. , . . .
A 111110 boy on coming homo from a oerlnfq
oburch, whom he bod Boon a person performing on
an organ, ooid to Ills irioihor—“O, mammy, I wish
yon bad been at ebaroli to-Joy to soo (be fun; a
man pumping musio out of an old cupboard.”
When we hoar a man say, “I will consull'my •
wire,” we unhesitatingly set that roan down as a
sale one to do business with j and.if a mochanlo,
one who will ultimately be rich, and respected by
tho world.
A wag has truly said, that if some men could
noma out of their coffins and read tbs' inscriptions
on their tomb-stones they would think they had
got into the wrong grave. ;
The Locusts have disappeared. Alas! how
many of us will over listen to their music again.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them riot, is
like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.
Broken hearts ate easily mended by silver.-.
Thoro have been a number of oases healetl that
way, lately. . ;
Mrs. Partington wants to know—whether Ma
son and Dixon’s line vfas a lino of stage' coaches
or steam packets')
Boston Smokers are to be accommodated with
a ponton of the O.orhmon, to indulge in the weed,
by the gracious permission ofjMol.ly councils.—
Settees for their especial noddttmtodation are to be
placed thoro, and they musliKPsmoko anywhere
else, or if they, do, they must.pay for it. ■ o
'‘Here’s a health to tho fools, your patients,
said Dr. Rodolllfo to Dr. Case, "t tbsnk'you,
good brother,” replied O»soj.‘‘le»mehave ah the
fools and you nra welcome lo roai.of ihp j>ra9*
tloot*; ,
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