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LOSS OP THE HUNGARIAN, " •
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uj r lral(£tU‘ boro among the.breakers I
jMtfhd'r'd in the midnight.gale ! -
■'3SSp^ red l*k° fiomo dark phantom !
mysteryshall unveil?
bitter cumb the tidings—
aro loft to tell the talc.”.
. chief and' liia comrades '
judgment (which so well
had been; tested,
wanting,) that befell
of sad disaster!
\ ttliimto toUJ .
by the tempest,
' no holm to guide her keel,
Through the cloud rack and the darkness, .
; Qhwprd to destruction reel,
Goaded by the frantic billmvs ?
I .'Ndne aru living to reveal! .
l t '■ > ■
?v **>i? Cr com P ai? * Joa unfaithful ? .
4 expectancy, elate
M ! greet their homes imd hearthstones,
I : *?Wmn her throngs of human freight
/ ' at once among the breakers?
oeu ( rcu t>s» alive to <stato!
ppli. . '®mOT& / nrighty engines fail her,
I,- • •' moat heeded in tbo stun .
storm, whoso turmoil
.aty, - l lor pealing signal gun,
I the tempest's plaything?
I' ’ left to'answer—none!
Ql’lj. fsl|s i&Srpaldhlght, in tlie darkness,
I'SSI. -iw' 'wlWcrlng storm and snow,
)%«’shoremen in their cabins »
and paled, the scene of wo
: . was completed,
r j sooth, is all we know!;
,; without a struggle!
I c : were on board her, who/
/ ;• strife and peril,
/•/■ faitliful, would bo true—
Wlm&de # b*the strife aud peril—, ~
(■!<! do what man could do. ,
ucrgics are summoned/
ecd» of suchi'ap hnuri
1 to stand unwavering,.
1 others quail and" cower—.
dl many a peril—
_ fcever mortal power
■, ■.
i... • was attempted
/> doomed and hapless bark, ‘
her bravo chief and colleagues .
‘ There 1 remained of llfoaspark! .
at feast is left us
“ all else he drear aud dark !
;know! Peace to the missing I
Y ?/f ( flp'&iaVit is for ua to weep!
wife, babe, maid aud lover,’
! s^lore » or * u the deep,
to know life's turmoil .
well they sleep,
wo hear again the larum,
so oft in life's career;
ye ihililc. not,” auith the. Master,
the summons”—always-ncar—
# Watch ! and ho ye also ready !'•—
•wsoSSith runs with. a lifted spear I . , .
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, \' y TOM’S WIFE,
iCS MAPriNC THE GIRL OP HIS CHOICE
t V[ nr mmv ‘e-u'wom
‘‘Toni,'what »re you thinking about, stands
Ing there and drumming on the window pane,
Itud gating up at the stare—are you moon
i struck or Joy<ysick?” said Thomas Hubert,
i; Sr*, to his.only son, but Thomas, Jr,, did not
on: reply.'and added, “I say, Tom, it is high time
. you wore thinking about. getting married.
I,i. W|ty don't yoii answer you see Clara
at ( 7;?<sa:yfetpn’pbeping out from among the stars?”
you speaking to mo, father ?” said
fri [?■ wg^S^ , .^^ aaBant voice, for ho had been
SI Tt-v-’ end her name aroused him
; o i/|
Util
diis half hour, hut nothing
) your senses till I said Gla
ibev that girl yet ?" said his
nvn resting on his brow,
sy forgetting such ft lovely
i sweet, expressive counie
•oply,
ire no longer a boy, Tom;
icaring manly, you have be
ta! as a girl. Why don't you
>ere is Bell Griffin, handsome
make you a splendid wife,”
• - i , r i C °^® a * u . r ®> and there is noth
ing lovely about; her,” said Tom.
'/ /.“Mary Kay; my dearest friend, *iu be
-1 hr -ext v' ik, and I wish you would marry
not think of it? that’s a doar,
laid his sister Lucy, laying
ly on his arm.
i no mind of her own, and
i why you like her so well.
to can think for herself,” said
suit you ?” asked Lucy, pc?
i>” was tlie reply,
become of her ? I haven*!
her for the past two years,"
SI, **
'w? Didn’t you and father
,ry to “**>•- _ > her out of my way, and if you
succeeded; ofcourso you know whore she is ’’
said Tom; and without wailing for a reply he
left the room,. 1 J
“How should Tom know that we had been
trying to get that girl out of his way?” os k o d
hTr.jHubert.
but ho must have hoard it
. recentlyvaaho has novor montionod it before,”
y said Lucy,.,
v "WpHt. I'Bkall know more, if ho over finds
her, (but ho Won’t,) and as hois dotor
i.; mined to pinrry.her I will novor consent to
<• [ it," said his father.
J, “Jf ho ajways to live in the country it
..{toight;do but Clara is not accustomed to
7 said Lucy. Then, after
ttlDoineht’s;silence, she added—“ What would
peoplc say, if our Tom should happen to mar
ly ah awkward country girl.”
TERMS
knew of. the engagement except Mr.
“i i. ®- Hartley, and when it was rumored
that J.om Hubert was attracted to the parson
i ™ 0 l m(, h)r’3 ward, tho wealthy, Mr.
Hubert questioned his son as to tho truth of
tho report, Tom acknowledged his love for
Clara Carloton,. but did not speak of his en
gagement, and his father forbade him to visit
her any longer, as by doing so ho would incur
his displeasure. Lucy Hubert, who had been
educated at a fashionable boarding school in
the city, hold met Clara a few times and called
her on awkward country girl, but Tom heeded
not father nor sister; ho followed tho prompt
ings of his own manly heart.
Through the influence of Mr. Hubert, Clara,
when she was eighteen, received an advanta
geous offer to go to a western city ns governess
in a. wealthy family, but Tom overheard the
plans of.his father and sister, and ho had his
plans also. . A few days later, Clara Carloton
had loft town, and when Mr. and Mrs. Hart
ley were questioned, they replied that Clara
[ was, with,a friend, and, would eventually re*'
turn. Tom was apparently as much surprised,
as any one, to lbe,rn that Clara had loft tpw.n,
and as ho never spoke of her afterwards, his
lather and sister would have entirely forgot
ten her, had ho hot been indifferent to the
most beautiful and fascinating bolls. Mean
while Clara, Was residing with a relative of
of Mr. Hartley in a pleasant village not many
“Just what.they -will say if our Lucy will
marry that foolish Timothy Tubbs, whose
father made his money by keeping a second
hand store in Chatham street," said Tom, who
had heard, the last words of his sister; but not
wishing to hoar more on the subject, ho took
the evening paper, and retired to his room.
The dwelling occupied by the Huberts as a
summer residence was one of the largest and
most aristocratic in a pleasant town upon the
east bank of .the Hudson.
For two summers previous to the commence
ment of this sketch, the rooms had been
crowded with the gay and fashionable city
friends of Lucy, young ladies of her own age,
some of whom were accompanied by. irtanoou
vering mamipas; and Tom becoming wearied
of being flattered by the mammas, and wit
nessing the coquettish airs of the simpering
daughters, resolved that they wouldn’t catch
him staying to play the agreeable any longer.
Accordingly he astonished his father and sis
ter by announcing his intention of leaving
home on the day a number of guests wore ex
pected to arrive, among whom was the splen
did "Bell Griffin” and the sweet “Alary llayl”
Lucy implored him to remain, saying'that
they then should have no gallant but her
father, and what would.her friends say ? But
Tom was inexorable, suggesting that she
should send for Timothy Tubbs, who doubt
less would be happy to bo with them. The
guests arrived, and a week later, Lucy re
ceived a letter from Tom, postmarked Boston,,
in which he. stated ■ that it would be many
weeks.before he returned, but ho hoped his
friends would be happy, assuring them that
he thought often of them. Alnny regrets were
uttered by the disappointed.ladies, and mean
time, Tom was spending the time happily in
a quiet New England village, ; But let us
turn back a few years.. -
It was a calm starlight evening, and Tom
Hubert was walking listlessly along a quiet
street upon the outskirts of the town, when ho
beard a sweetly modulated voice carolling a
touching melody, and pausing. before a vino
bowerod cottage, he saw a woman, pale and
emanciated; reclining in an,easy chair, while
upon a; low Ottoman at her foot, sat a young
girl of not more than sixteen years. The thin,
transparent hands of the invalid clasped the
fair hand of the, girl, while the large,, lustrous
eyes in which crystal tear-drops were trem
bling, were resting lovingly upon the beauti
ful features of thd fair girl, whoso varying ex
pression told the emotion of the pure heart as
the lips uttered the beautiful sentiment of the
poet. Tom Hubert' felt guilty of rudeness ,in
remaining so long, but ho seemed chained to
the spot and gazed through the open shrub
bery like one entranced. The face of (be in-1
valid reminded him of the fond mother whoso
loss ho yet mourned, and there was something
so winning, so angelic in the expression of the
girl's countenance that she made a deep im
pression upon his heart. The low windows
opened to the ground, and when she had
ceased singing, the mother,said:
“Cla,ra, I can hide the truth from-yon no
longer, and therefore will.now speak plainly.
I shall not lie with you long—few more
weeks, a few' niofe months at furthest, and I
shall have passed away —.shall bo a dweller in
that climate where pain, sorrow and death ou
ter-not. I could look forward to that day
with calmness as the day of a peaceful rest,
were it not for. leaving yon alone and unpro
tected,’’ and sho pressed her pale lips to the
upturned brow.
For a moment the young gild did not ap
pear to hear ,the mother’s meaning;—then, as
the truth flashed upon her mind, she wound
her arms around her mother's neck, and in a
tremulous voice exclaimed:
• “Say not so, my dear mother I O, bow can
I live without you—life will bo so dark and
gloomy—no, dear mother—no friend—l can
not live without you, 1”
“God never forsakes the orphan; sometimes
it may appear very dark; but, then, the sun
of happiness; when it does shine, is all the
more. brilliant for having, been obscured in
dense, -clouds; and friendless orphans arc
watched over by guardian angels who shield
them from evil. Yos, my dear child, I fool
assured that you will be protected .when I am
gone—your own pure heart , will " shield you
from danger.’’ ;•
“Who would be so base as to harm one so
lovely ? Ypt, has it not often been so ?—but
I will protect her,’’ Toni mentally exclaimed,
and without waiting to hear more he slowly
walked away, resolving in his mind'a great
many plans for the future.
Flattering himself that he was actuated by
motives of disinterested benevolence, Tom Hu
bert sought and obtained an introduction to
Mrs, Carleton and her daughter. Almost
every evening found him a welcome guest at
the cottage, and ere many weeks had passed
he loved Clara Carlcton as ho had never loved
before, ' Clara Carleton returned his love wil
all the ardor of a young and trustful heart,
and ere the mother passed from earth, she
sanctioned their betrothmont, and as they
stood before her, laying- har almost pulseless
hands on their bowed heads, she blessed them
with her dying breath.
The chill .winds of autumn sighed a mourn
ful requiem as that loved mother was laid to
rest in the peaceful shades of the country cem
etery ; ond the sorrow-stricken daughter was
welcome to the.cheerful homo of the pastor.
It had been Mrs, Oarleton’s request that Clara
should complete her education under the guid
ance of Mr. Hartley, the pastor, and that kind
hearted man and his estimable wife, took the
lonely orphan to their own homo where she
soon became contented and happy. The cot
tage was sold, and when dll expense's wore
paid, there was ionly enough left to defray the
expenses of Clara’s education; but Tom loved
her all the same, whether she was rich or
poor.
miles from tho city of Boston and pursuing her
studies. . , ’
,I'ho cottage formerly occupied by Mrs; Car
lotbn had a new purchaser, and was being
thoroughly repaired; while the embellishments
of the ground received many an artistic touch,
and when in early outumn all was to be com
pleted, it was to bo the moat beautiful and'ro
mantic residence in town. Furniture was sent
on from New York, and an upholsterer came
up to see to its arrangement, but lie evaded
the questions of the gossips, who were' in a
fever of excitement to know all of the partic
l-ulura, how long the owner had been married,
if his wife was beautiful, etc. Even Lucy and
her friends had observed it, and the former
had written to 'fom, saying that the cottage
was finished, giving a glowing description of
its external beauty, and it was rumored the
family would soon take possession.
It was a pleasant, morning in September,
when Tom Hubert entered his father’s dwel
ling, and was warmly welcomed by father and
sister, while Bell Griffiu told him how much
he had been missed, and after replying polite
ly, he said:
“How about the cottage that was being fitted
up when I left home—has the family ar
rived?"
“Tho cottage was brilliantly' illuminated
last evening, and ns wo drove by, a carriage
drew up before tho gate; so I presume they
have come,” said Lucy.
“The fact is, Lucy, I have bought that cot
tage, and my wife will be happy to see my
sister, and her friends this evening,” said
Tom.
“Married, eh? and without even asking
me? I’ll cut you,off; you’ll not have another
cent 1” exclaimed his father.
“But father, I hope you will forgive me
when you know my wife, who is as good as
she is beautiful. Go with mo now, she is anx
ious to see you,” said Tom, and in a few mo
ments he persuaded his father to accompany
him.
Tom had married Clara Oarleton; and Lu
cy found that Clara was not only highly ac
complished, but her education was superior to
her own, and most of those with whom she
associated. And the following winter, when
Tom’s wife entered fashionable society in New
York City, her “awkward manners” did not
cause Lucy to blush, but she was proud of her
lovely and accomplished sister-in-law.. Mr.
Hubert soon .learned to love Tom’s wife, and
never was so happy os.when with “our Clara,”
as ho familiarly called her, and has often been
heard to say:
“Tom married the girl of his choice; and
she is » jewel,” V
[From the San Francisco Alta California, March 20.
Arrival of a Japanese Steamer,
Interesting Details of the Voyage—-Manners
and Customs of the Seamen—Appearance of
the’ Ship—-Deception of the Visitors, bg the
. Admiral, etc. , ,
insTlpncrial Japanese IMajosty’s vrarstea
nier Candinmarnjh, commanded by Kat-ain
tarroh, a captain in the Japanese navy', ar
rived in our harbor yesterday, and anchored
off Vallejo-strcet wharf, at three o’clock, P.
M., after 37 days’ passage from Uragawa, and
having on board tho chief admiral of the Im
perial Japanese navy, Co-ser-ko-ma-sa-no-oi
um. The object of. the visit of the Candin
marruli is as a tender or preceding vessel to
tho United States steamship Powhatan, which
loft Yeddo on,the 10th of Pebruary, bound,.ttt
this port, having on board the Japanese "am
bassadors (and suite of seventy) gent by the
Emperor to Washington, as already detailed in
our last Japanese correspondence. The fol
lowing are the names of the officers of the
ship: Admiral, Co-sor-ke-imt-sa-no-ci-um; cap
tain, Ka-sin-tarroh; captain attending, Mana
gero ; lieutenants, So-ko-roh-to-tb-sah, Okeo
mo, Yu-ha, Use-o-ro, To-mo-a-go-ro, Eu-ah-ket
cho; chief engineer, Ila-ma-gc-ro ; second on
fineer, Kin-ge-fo; four midshipmen, three
octors, and seventy before tho mast.
Tho steamer mounts ten guns, viz: four 18
and six 32-pounders,' She also mount's four,
swivels and one howitzer. She brought, as
Sasscngers, Oapt. John M. Brooke, U. S. N.,
Ir. E. M. Kern, U. S. N., and nine of the
crow of tho late United States schooner J.
Periimore Cooper, which was. wrecked at .Yo
kohama bn the 23d- of August, 1859, ns alrea
dy detailed in our columns.
THE PASSAGE OVER.
The Candinmarruh has been thirty-seven
days sailing from this port to Japan. Her
engines were not used but during throe days,
in getting off the Japanese coast. She sails
pretty well, having made about two hundred
miles in one day. She was built in Holland
for the Japanese Emperor, and was sent out
in her present condition about three years
ago. She cost §70,000,
We visited the ship yesterday, on her arri
val, and wore there introduced to Capt. Brooke
and Mr. Korn; from whom we obtained many
interesting details of the passage. This is one
of the several steamers composing the Japan
ese nayy 1 . She is the first one that has left
the country for a foreign port, and perhaps
would not have been allowed to come except
iat the two above-mentioned officers happen
ed to be in Yukahama to attend them. The
express object is to await the arrival hero of
the Powhatan when she will at once return to
report the safe arrival of the ambassadors and
suite. The Japaneso sailors are an fait in all
the usual work pertaining to the duties of
sea-daring life. The boatswain is ns thorough
ly up in his work as any man could bo in any
service. There is no kind of sailor-work that
he does not thoroughly understand, and can
also manage his men in a ship-shape manner.
The crow run aloft, and make and take in
sail with the utmost alacrity. There wore no
punishments of any kind inflicted on the crow
—everything going pleasantly and easily from
the first. The government on board is mjld
and humane. Tho science of navigation is
thoroughly understood among the officers who
learned it from tho Dutch at the school at Na
gasaki, Tho instruments are of Dutch and
English manufacture. They had two chrono
meters of English make. Tho ship is worked
in all respects like those of the Dutch. Tho
food on board is principally rice, dried fish,
and picketed vegetables. The fish is fried in
rape-seed oil, making a very palatable moss,
and one which no hungry man would refuse.
Each of tho crow is allowed a gallon of rice
per flay, of which the greater .portion is re-,
tainod in Japan for their families. Vegeta
bles, tea, sugar, &e., &e., if used, they pay lor
themselves. '
At first, on the passage, the hours wore not
marked off into watches, as in other sea-going
ships, but soon the necessity of this was made
apparent, and the system was adopted. Ta
bles are used to cat from fore and aft—chop
sticks being used, as with the Chinese. No
religious ceremonies wore observed on board
during the passage, nor wore there any evi
dences of idolatry. They wore heard, howev
er, to pray to their deities occasionally in their
own rooms. They looked forward with plea
sure, during tho passage, to their arrival hero
—exhibiting the greatest curiosity to know
CARLISLE, PA, THURSDAY, APRIL ID
about America, its people and institutions.—
The Government was particularly ft subject
of inquiry.. They wore cleanly in their hab
its, and bathed frequently.
. The admiral had four servants, who wore
constantly in .waiting; but the admiral being
a very sensible no nnneccossary
servitude or formjHitles. In* a gale of wind,
the orders were given entirely in Dutch and
were executed with celerity and cheerfulness.
The whole nautical'education of the people, m
fact, is basedupon the Dutch;language— thus
illustrating the policy ,of that nation to pre
serve, its exclusive hold in Japan and to found
every useful art which tlicy introduce upon
their language. .
SCENES,.ON. BOARD .THE CANpINMARRUIi.
A number of tho attaches ,of t\\a Alia pro
ceeded yesterday on board the steamer soon
after she anchored. We were received at the
gangway by ,p marine wearing ; tho uniform of
the Japanese navy, Viz: daft .worsted mate
rial, consisting of frock and browsers, with soft
wooden sandals (not.olumsy‘ wooden shoes,
like thoscrof the Chinese.) • .Stopping upon tho
spar dock,.wo were at qrico struck with the
neatness and order which ovotywhero reigned'.
Groups of cleanly clad and rcjilly scaman-liko
looking men wore standing about, lost or won
der-stricken at cuff appearance, as wo Were
with theirs, • The marines have a largo square
patch between their shoulders, upon which
their peculiar rank is written in Japanese
characters,. The countenances of these peo
ple wear a far more intelligent look than’, any I
Chinese that wo have seen. V "...
We •wore received courteously and conduc
ted about tho ship.' The rigging, engines, and
other matters do not’ditt’qr from thoso of any
Dutch propeller of her size, which is about
throe hundred tons.' She has not a deep
draught of water, but great beam. The guns
tiro rather clumsy, and unwicldly ; and. the
muskets, which are kept with tho most scru
pulous brightness, are of the; same old-fash
ioned, ungainly appearance. Descending in
to the cabin, wo found the same neatness and
order. Tho floor was scrupulously scrubbed
—the mahogany polished. This (after) cabin
has been appropriated duringitho passage to
tho American officers, who have received eve
ry attention, a profusion of servants to wait
on thorn, and tho best that the ship afforded. '
In an adjoining cabin wo were introduced
to Admiral 00-ser-ko-nia-Sa-no-si-iim. He is a
benign, benevovolent-lookirig man, about forty
years of age, and evidently in high: favor at
the Imperial Court to bo entrusted with so
important a charge as this. When wo enter
ed ho was having his hair most artistically
[ dressed with oils and pomatum, by his sor
i Tanfr-~tho Admiral being -seated on tho floor
and evidently enjoying",the: luxury of the.
shampoo. Soon after, ho appeared on deck,
dressed in an unassuming but gentlemanly
cos.tmnc —his feet encased; in snowy white
sandals and stockings; a; dork-brown or olive
frock, contrasting finely with a deep blue
vest, which waslaood in f*i> Wwith 0 heavy
Silver cord; • At his side yi'A'' ieJ
.semblifipi.lataglians. ■,
1 Tlic officers on board'a .ese ship, from
lieutenant up, aro called “.two sword Officers,’’
and entitled by rank to Wear, two
Tliesoi weapons are keenly sharp pointed; and
beautifully polished. The Admiral's head is
partially shaved, < and tho hair handsomely
bound up behind. In an adjoining cabin, the
Chief Engineer, Ilali-ma-go-ro, was having his
hair oiled and dressed by a servant.'
We noticed in the admiral’s cabin a picture
of President Buchanan hanging iri a conspic
uous place. The Japanese national flag is
displayed on board the ship at tho.main and
in the bows. This is'a white groundwork
with a red ball in tho centre. At tho mizen
floats tho admiral’s private signal —a dia
mond-shaped figure, within a red circle, on a
white ground. We wore,offered for refresh
ments a very delicate, but strongly flavored li
quor, something like marischino. While wo
were taking notes about the ship’s docks, tho
Japanese showed the most intense curiosity to
Coe puf stylo of writing, and were much gi at
being allowed to examine tho book.—
lliismiriosity was manifested as to articles of
clothing, watches, pencils, knives, etc., and it
may be safely-presumed that the crow’cast
long arid wistful eyes ashore at .the.city, whoso
strange sights they were doubtless eager to
explore.
The captain, Kat-Linfaro, has been sick
nearly-tho whole passage, l and under the care
6f the doctor, who is a very intelligent man.
When a servant entered the captain’s cabin
he made a low obeisance to that dignitary, and
the same, on leaving. We noticed that while
the sailing master was conversing with tho
admiral, or receiving from him some lengthy
instructions, the former bent-very low, and
kept his eyes fixed humbly on tho dock, while
admiral ■ preserved -a- peculiarly upright
position, with his head well up, as'though he
felt the dignity of his office. The nariie of one
of the inidshipinen is Kim-xM'ahrtee-no-kamc,
“ I thank you,” in Japanese, is A-7-ung-a-in.
Tho ship, wo presume, will be open to in
spection, for all Who desire to visit nor. She
is a curiosity, ■which Pono should neglect; and
probably another chance of the'kind will not
occur again for many years.- • :A salute will bo
exchanged'between her and the-fort tb-Tpor-
row.
Last evening Captains Mau-go-»roo ( Yo-sa-ro
O-ke-yo-mo, and U-ha-ra caraoop shore.in one
of the steamer’s boats, with Captain Brooke
and Mr, Charles Wolcott Spooks, apd procee
ded, through several of our principal streets,
to the International Hotel, where they took
lodgings. Their 'dinner served, contain
ing many of tho usual varieties afforded by the
market, which they discussed with a good re
lish, expressing gratification at’the new dish
es which wore now set before them, for the
first time. Supervisors Brooks and Young
wore received by them, on behalf of tho city
government, ana the civilities of tho city were
tendered to them ini an infoi’mal manner, un
til 1 such time;ns tho board could meet. Later
in the evening they visited Job’s Hotel, by in
vitation of Mr. Brooks, and then, for the first
time, indulged in tho luxury of ice creams and
other delicious copfoctionary.
OS?” An Irish clergyman once broke off the
thread of his discourse, and thus addressed the
congregation:—“My dear brethren, lot me
toll you that I am now just half through my
sermon, but as I perceive your impatience, I
will say that the remaining half is not more
than a quarter ns long as that you have
hoard.”
®as“on a tombstone'in a churchyard in
Ulster, England, is the following epitaph:—
“ Erected to the memory of John Phillips, ac
cidentally shot as a mark of affection by his
brother.” .u-
_ fi@"‘Tliofollowing is aunt Betsy’s descrip
tion of her milkman:—“lie is the meanest
man'in the world,” she o*daimed. “Ho
skims his milk on the top, and then ho turns
it over and skims the,bottoxn.”
$35“ Corn planting in Texas has been fin
ished for the present- season, and in- some
oountios it is already up.
1860.
PROM SPAIN.
4 Bnll-Flgbt—The Gipsey Dance—The Cathi
oral.
Correspondence of the Evening Post.
Seville, Feb. 15, 1860. ;
The walls have been for several days adorn
ed with large placards announcing a bull
fight in the Plaza del Toros, for the benefit of
the wounded soldiers who originally went from
Seville to the war. It was to begin at three
in.the afternoon, so I took a good place before
hand, and followed 'the crowd to the amphi
theatre. I judged from a rough estimate that
there wore four thousand persons present, and
the seats would have accommodated at least a
thousand raoi'e. There were very few women
among the spectators. The arena is a circle,
and the scats rise around it in steps above
each other. They- boro, different prices, ac
cording to position. Those on the north side
of the arena were'not roofed, and wore expo
sed.to the sun. The eight highest stops on
the south side were covered by a roof, and all
the seats on the south side were shaded. The
prices varied from twelve reals, about sixty
cents, to one dollar and a half. Two bands
of music were stationed opposite each other,
separated by the diameter of the arena. First
came into the arena a gentleman on horse
back, dressed in black, in a picturesque Span
ish costume, and advanced towards the place
where the chief personage was sitting. Ta
king off his hat he held it forward, and tho
key of the bull’s den was thrown to him by
the man in authority. It missed being caught
in the hat, as the horse became restless, being
frightened at the crowd. Next came the bull
fighters in procession. , They were gaily dress
ed in circus costume of various colors, rod,
blue, green, and purple, their dresses richly
spangled. Three were on horseback, armed
with long lances,- tho spear-head of which,
however, could not penetrate over an inch.—
The horses wore sorry-looking steeds, worth
about fifteen- dollars: each. Better.horses arc
not used because tho horse is most .exposed to
the attack of tho bull, ns I soon learned.—
Then the bull was let out of Iris den into the
arena,
He came with a hound, and glared furious
ly around him.. A man on foot attracted his
attention by holding his long red cloak in his
handand waving it. The bull made at him.
The man dexterously received the blow of the
tyull’s horns upon the cloak, avoiding it him
self, and fan for the side of the arena, the bull
lifter him. I thought he would surely be
tossed, but ho was oyer the enclosing fonde in
a twinkling. The Scene was intensely excit
ing. Others now attracted the bull’s atten
tion, by waving their cloaks. He made at one
after another, tossing the cloak, but missing
the man. A horseman now placed himself in
the .bull’s way. The bull made at him, and
.yoeeivcd thb lance in his shoulder, the horse-.
, nian trying with all his force to turn the bull
.aside, This. ho succeeded in doing, and ,a
H ttlp; rivulet cf blood ran down the bull’s side.
He made at another horseman, received the
spear point, but gored the horse. A stream
of blood poured out of the largo round' wound
in-the horse’s side; the bull went in another
direction, with his horn all bloody, and the
horse sank, down in the sand and died. Two
horses wore killed by the first bull/ How a,
man approached the bull with a-barbed ar
row in' each hand, the arrows gaily adorned
with colored paper, and each about two, feet
gnd-a half long, Tho bull made at him, .but
Just as be bent his bead for. a blow, tho man
drove tho arrow's into his neck and slipped
aside. Merely the barbed points entered the
flesh; gaily adorned shafts hungovor tho hull’s
side, and he-threw himself furiously about to
get rid of them, and became wild with pain.
Another man arrows how approached, and J
succeeded in driving two more into his flesh.
When tho bull began to show' signs of weari
ness the matador : appeared. lie carried in
one hand a piece of scarlet cloth about a. yard
square, and in the other a straight sword.—
lie advanced to tho side of the arena, made a
bow and-a little speech to. the spectators, then
threw his cap tow'ards them, and w'ent to meet
the bull. •
Ho attracted tho animal’s attention by dis
playing tho scarlet cloth, and kept him in play
tor some time, avoiding his blows, which were
all received upon tho scarlet cloth. ' Finally,
as the bull bout his head, tho matador drove
tho sword into his neck up to the hilt. The
bull ran with it a minute or two, but at last
sank down upon, tho sand. Another person
now' appeared, having a short stout dagger in
his hand. This he drove into the bull’s nook,
apparently just where the spine.moots tho
skull. .Another door now opened and three
inulps abreast, and gaily caparisoned, wore
driven into tho arena; the hand played, a rope
was fastened to the hull’s horns, and his body
was dragged out of the arena at a gallop,—
The bodies of tho tw'O horses followed, every
trace of blood was effaced from thd sand by
tho attendants, 1 and the arena was rcatjy for
the second bull, Si* were slaughtered in this
and abaifc 6311 horses killed.- One' of the hor
ses received the bull’s horns in tho holly. IVe
saw a gash.about a foot long, the ndxt instant
tho bowels gushed through and dragged upon
tho ground, as the poor beast galloped with
bis rider.- The ho. so felt thorn striking his
hind feet,- and,kicked furiously in his agony,
shaking them aw’ay him, and they strewed
the ground. He still carried his rider some
little distance, but at last fell just before the
place where I was sitting. Tho sight of the
poor creature’s dying struggles was not very
entertaining, hut I had tho benefit of it for
some time, as ho was a long while dying, and
was not removed till the bull was killed. The
horsemen wore .several times thrown violent
ly, their horses sometimes falling upon them,
but none to appearance was seriously injured,
though one came within a hair’s breadth of
having his brains kicked out by his dying
horse. As soon as a horse was disabled,
his saddle and bridle wore removed by the
attendants, and the rider appeared ip the
arena with a fresh horse. When the specta
tors wished to express approbation of any par
ticular feat, they threw' their hats into the
arena, which the person complimented piqued
up and throw back.
The sport-lasted over two hours, the sun (ill
the while shining brilliantly into the arena
and upon the spectators, and lighting up the
cathedral walls, which wore visible over the
heads of the spectators on the north side of
the amphitheatre; tho graceful flying huttros
sos, tho Gothio. pinnacles with the beautiful j
frost work of solid stone, and the ancient , 1
Moorish tower, so massive, tall, and rich with
barbaric ornament, and the famous yimlaa or
van surmounting it glowed m the bright spin
°Ono should learn all he can of the poouliar-
I itios of the people ho travels among, but ono
I bull-light has satisfied my thirst for informa
tion in that particular. I think I never could
bo tempted to attend another, I can say the
same of what is called a gipsy dance, which
the same desire for information.led. mo to at
tend last Saturday evening,.
, The dance began at half-past niaev It took
place in a long, narrow room; benches were
set alone the sides against the wall, which were
occupied' by about fifty people. Some half
dozen English gentlemen and myself wore at
the upper end of the hall, near the seats of the
dancers, wno sat beside the spectators and
danced on the floor before them, There were
six Spanish girls in dancing costume, and
about as many men in their ordinary dress,
and a gipsy woman in long skirts. The girls
and men danced the national dances, the Bo
lero—the dance of Ilerez and the dance of Se
ville—so I was informed. One of the dunces
was exceedingly coquettish and graceful. It
was danced by a man and one of the girls.—
She did the, most bewitching things with her
face, making it almost a living expression of
feeling and fancy, whilo-her companion han
dled his Spanish cloak and hat m the most
graceful and expressive manner. It was
thoroughly national. Another man played
the guitar and sang, sometimes by himself,
and sometimes as nil accompaniment, to the
dance. He had a loud, clear voice, anil a
very animated maimer. At last.wo had the <
gipsy dance. The gipsy woman danced in a i
way which was very peculiar, and which I i
am notable to describe, . i
The dance is said to lie the-same with gip- i
soys all over the world.. In the midst of it, she :
drew a handkerchief from her bosom and
throw it into the lap of one of the English
gentlemen. Ho inquired of a person sitting
, next to him what ho must do with it, and was
informed that ho must put a five franc piece
, in it, if he felt very liberal, or a half dollar,
, if ho did not, and return it to her when slfb
. sat down. He put in a piece of money and
! returned the handkerchief as directed. I hope
’ ho. felt honored by the gipsey’s selection of
' hjmself, but I. was very glad the handkerchief
did not .come to mo, as the old’lady who took
, the money at the door had already made mo
pay a five franc piece ter get in, and I am'
quite sure no Spanish spectator was obliged
to pay as much.
Seville is full of curiosities and attractions.
The sight of the cathedral alone has paid
mo tor my visit, I first ascended the tower,
which belonged originally to the Moorish
mosque, and is over six hundred years old.
The work upon it is singularly beautiful.
There is something in the Moorish architec
ture so slight, graceful, and oven ethereal,
that one is fascinated with its strangeness and
astonished at its beauty. From the top tin
extensive view is obtained of the wide and
rich valley in which Seville lies. A dim light
enters the interior of the Cathedral through
the beautiful stained-glass windows, and the
spectator looks up from the pavement of black
and white marble to the lofty grained arches .;
of stone, one hundred and seventy feet above ;
him, supported on Gothic pillars fifteen;feet i
-thick. The Gothic arohitoclure seems speci- 1
ally appropriate to religious purposes, and to i
look through the dim vista of columns, arches
and fretted roof, is to bo filled with the lofty
sense of grandeur and; beauty. There is a
fine organ, said Jo contain, fifty-four hundred
pipes,- which 1 heard playndiat -vespers two or'
three evenings -since.' Some fine paintings
are shown, a few by Murillo; but tho Muril
los, the royal palace, called Alcazar, or palace
of the Catsara, the house of Pilate, the govern-,
inent, tobacco factory, and the University, I
must leave for another letter’. ,
Courtsliip in Egypt.
Last autumn, a young lady loft Dundee for
Alexandria, to visit, relations residing in that
city. As the passengers were landing at Al
exandria, a richly attired Turk advanced to
look at tho arrivals, and seemed instantly to
bo struck with the charms of the damsel from
“bonny Dundee." Ho approached her and
suddenly flung a string of figs about her neck.
The captain of the ship came forward, and
informed his bewildered passenger that tho
Turk’s gift was a token of admiration and af-.
lection. The matter speedily became serious.
Through tho medium of an interpreter, tho
Turk entered into conversation with the Oap-
tain, and inquired the sum for which ho Would
be willing to sell the Indy; ho hud nine wives
already, he said; but could ho possess this
new beauty, she would bo the Queen and
“Light of his Hareni/' The captain, for the
sake of a joke, replied that her price was CO,-
000 piastres (about .£500.) The Turk grum
bled at the enormous demand; it was just
double, ho said, What ho paid for the most
handsome Circassian, Georgian of Mingrelian,.
ever brought to the Alexandrine market. The
captain, however, stuck to his price; and so
the parties separated. • But, on the following
morning, when the captain was escorting the
lady to the residence of her relations, the
Turk again made his appearance, and, throw
ing another tig necklace around the lady’s
nock, intimated that he was prepared to give
tho requisite Sum! Ike was a dilemna.
But the captain soon cleared himself. “Fob 1”
said’ho,'“you’re too late; I sold her yesfor
dayfdrathousandpiastres more; sojmu’vo lost
her,” Tho same young lady was married the
other day in Dundee. —Perth Courier.
The' Shelling Committee.— The stylo, says
;0_ Washington Ecening Star, in which the
iiiijoi'ity of Mr. Cbvodo’s committee are dis
charging their duties, is in fair keeping with
that inaugurated by the never-to-be-forgotten
“Hiss Committee” of the Massachusetts. Leg
islature. Washington is full of jokes concern
ing the way in which Mr. 0. is pooping under,
the political beds ho fancies he comes across,
and peering into the contents of what ho ima
gines die finds there. Sod'nv, however, he has
found literally nothing, In finding it, he has
exhibited to the world the fact that his ’pur
pose is not to seek for truth, but rather, for
some god-sond malevolent gossip, out of which
ho hopes to bo able to nmmii'acturo.some Huch
dirty charge ps Ifias was looking up when
noseing in the ,(}ormitorios of the religious I
in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His |
questions naked yesterday of Collector Scholl,
wore as silly qs impudent, yet it is fortu
nate ho asked thopi; because they prove that
‘ho is already awqrp thqt )io has so far discov
ered nothing whatever on which to base a
plausible charge against the President, or his j
political opponents at largo.
dying Irishman was asked by his
confessor if he was ready to renounce the de
vil and nil his works, “ Oil |. your,honor,"
(said Put, don't ask mo that; “Pm going into
I a strange country and I don't want to make
myself enemies!"
fiSf Mi’- Green sued a Indy for a breach of
promise, and her friends offered him §2OO to
settle it. .“What!” cried Green, “§2OO for
ruined hopes, a scattered mind, a blasted life,
and a bleeding heart? Never! never! but
make it §3OO, and it is a bargain!”
W no ip He ?—“ The boy is now living, who
will bo President in 1900. Ho is about ton or
twelve years of ago. His parents are in hum
ble circumstances, but of sterling traits of
character; and their son is not one of those
dirty, noisy boys that spend their dhyS and
Sivbbaths-in idleness and rowdyism.. On the
contrary, ho- is of a serious caste; is very stu
dious,. and withal is .well behaved."
A Presidential Dinner.
“ Occasional,” in his letter from Washing
ton to the Press, describes a dinner at the
White House ns follows :
The hour is generally fixed at six o’clock,
P. M., the time when millions are taking their
supper. You receive a card about the size of
an ordinary playing card, and if you are invi
ted by the President; the dimensions of the
card are double, and generally reads as fol
lows :
“Tho President requests the honor of your com
pany to dinner, on Friday, April 6, ot 6 o’clock, P I
AI. An early ojrawer is requested.”
' If you go to the ‘President’s, you are expec
ted to dress in your beat clothes, and to wear
white gloves. You are introduced info the
small reception room, where you find tho
President,. Miss Lane, Mrs. Judge Roosevelt,
James Buchanan, Jr., and the rest of the •
household. After being duly presented to
them, you wait the arrival of the othergucsts.
The private secretary, Mr, Buchanan, Jr.,
quietly informs you that you aro to escort to the
dinner such a lady, whom he now introduces
to you, and the lady in your company is pre
sented, to another gentleman, who is to be tier
companion during,the feast. The hour, hav
ing arrived, tho, company move into tho'
largo drawing room, whore they pro dazzled
by the gorgeous display of plate and gaslight,
and see a number of graceful waiters, also in 1
white gloves, whoso business it is to attend to, :
tho guests. Tho President takes.his sept not
at the head of tli.e table, but on the side, ex
actly midway, Miss Lane acting as his ois-o
vis. You find your name beautifully written
on a card laid upon the plate, before tho seat
you are .to occupy, and the entertainment be
gins.- The conldng is generally Freneli cook
ing, the wines costly and rare; and you will
soon have an opportunity of hearing the
“great man” talk. You need'not bo inform
ed that. Mr. Buchanan is one of the most de
lightful diners in the world, .Hehas a fund :
of small talk for tho ladies, a variety of old- -
fashioned anecdotes, and, as he is by no means -
sparing of tho juice of the. grape, he grows
more easy, and more affable, and more agree
able as the repast goes on, calling out one af
ter the other of tho company, and paying oomt"
pliinent.s to the ladies, occasionally taking
wine with them. You never, ask the Presi
dent to take wine with you, but wait to bo in
vited by him. After remaining in this.de
ligtful society for several hours, at a given
| signal from the President the company rise,-
return to the reception room, where they are';
Served with coffee and liquors, or, if they pre- ' .
fer.it, with brandy, after which you take.
your leave and go home to remember the hoa- 1
pitalities you have enjoyed. Some of those
dinners' are dull and stately enough, but. I,;
have known them to bo as delightful as the’
most gonial could desire. ; • ■ ■
Duel Under the Rocky Mountains.—The
Rooky Mountain Neita brings to us. full par
ticulavß of .the late duel between Governor
Bliss, of Jefferson Territory, andPr,. Stone,
member of the. Legislature, whicU resulted in
the death of the latter. ■ The first offence was'
given by .Governor Bliss, in a tojjst at a din
ner party, and, singular enough, considering
the time and place, was deliberate, and dp-'
signed as a personal reflection and insult.—
This was avowed upon the spot, and, of
course, it only remained for tflo parties to
settle the terms of the meeting, Those were
shot guns, loaded with a single ball; distance,-
thirty paces ; time, throe o’clock in the after-
noon; place, tho Highland side'of/tho Phitto
river.
At the appointed hoar the principals took
their stations, The sun, which was obscured
by flying clouds, was over-Mr. Bliss’ left
shoulder, The wind was oyor Dr. Stone’s
left shoulder, and blowing, in light, fitful
msts, directly in the face of Mr. Bliss. Dr,
Stone removed liis coat arid vest, leaving only
a close-fitting suit of dark cloth. Mr.vßliss
wore a loose sack of brown cloth; buttoped
down in front, but, very loose and flowing,-
Tie word was given by Mr. Warren, two or
three times in practice, when the arms wore
presented to tpo combatants, the seconds and
surgeons retired,, and the final word was giv
en. ■' ■ . ■
The report of Dr, Stone’s gun followed im
mediately the word “ lire.” Mr. Bliss was an
instant later, and perfectly distinct.
Dr, Stone-fell to the ground, supposed to bo
mortally wounded, the ball of his opponent
entering the left thigh, penetrating the blad
der, and passing through his entire body.—
The ball of Dr. Stone struck tho ground some
ten foot in advance of his opponent. Dr.-
Stono deeliniug a second firo, tho parties wore
then removed from the ground.
Elsewhere w’o learn that tho advantages of
tho position and tho word, for which the sec
onds “tossed," were both wort by the de--
ceased, * ■
It is also stated that tho duel was witnessed
by from sis hundred to eight hundred specta
tors, who wore very quiet and orderly, and
disporod immediately after seeing the result.
Anecpote of Gen. Jackson. —ln the midst
of. the bank contest, when Clqy, OqUioun and
Wobstor wore making tho Senate chamber
ring with, their denunciations of Gen. Jack
son, and his Administration was on the verge
of plunging into a war with Louis Phillippc,
the Presbyterian General Assembly was being ;
• rent in twain by tho Now and Old School
quarrel. Tho Rev. Dr. Stiles Ely, an osten
tatious leader in tho Now School party, and’
admirer of Jackson, visited the White House -,
to tender spiritual consolation to his sorely
tried chieftain, With a sympathizing look
and tone ho naked, squeezing tho President’s
hand fervently i
“ General, of all the questions now convul- ,
sing tho country, which gives you tho moat
anxiety ?”
I The old boro, who had a spice of Calvinism l
and iron in his composition, promptly repli
ed :
“ Tho quarrels in the Presbyterian Church f
Doctor."
Head and .Reflect, — -Uoador, did you over
notice immediately under the “marriage head ’*
that the “obituary” notice typical of
the wedding of happiness and grief in this
life. Chants and songs, and glee of merry
ones to-day, will be broken by Wails to-mor
renv, for the sod will bo piled on the breasts
of some wo thought not so near ftp grave.—
Wo read who are married and wish them’joy:
a line below is the record qf death, and wo
say, mournfully, peace to their ashes. Sor
row treads on the heels of joy; songs aro
hushed by the footfall of death; limgha aro
broken rudely; voices, nq matter ifcw musical,
are stilled in a moment.
, BSp*
A widow said ono day to hor daugh
ior: “When you are of my ago you will bff
dreaming of ft husband.”
“Yob, mamma,” replied thp-thoughtless
little huzzy, “ for the second time.”
, Fortune has bdeu considered the'guar
dian divinity of fools; and she* is- certainly
very kind in helping those who* cannot help
themselves. 1
m 45.