Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, October 11, 1848, Image 1

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TOW AND A:
tUebncoban Amino, October 11,1848.
Thy cheek is pale witkraarty cares,
Thy brow is overcast,
And thy fair face a shadow wears,
That tells of sorrows past; '
But music hath thy tongue for me;
How dark soe 4 r my lot may be
tarn for comfort, love, to thee,
My beautiful, my wife!
Thy gentle eyes are not so bright
As when I woo'd thee first,
Yet still they have the same sweet light,
Which long my heart bath oared :
They have the-same enchanting twins— •
Which charmed me in love's early dream,
And still with joy on mg they stream,
• .ftly beautdel, my wife I
Whin all without !Oohs dark and cold,
And voices change their tone,
Nor greet me as the,• did of old;
I feel I am not lone,
For thou, my love, art aye the same,
And looks; aml deeds thy faith proclaim;
Tho' all should scorn, thou wouldst hot blame,
My beatiful, my wife!
A shadow comes across my heart,
And overclouds my fate,
Whene'r I think thou may'st depart
And leave me desolate;
For as the wretch who treads alone
Some, gloomy path in wilds unknown,
Such should i be if thou wart gone,
Itiv beautiful, my wife!
If thou wert dead, the flowers might spring,
But I would heed them not.
The merry birds might soar and
They coilld not cheer my lot,
Before me dark deFpair would rise
And spread a pall-o'er earth anti skies,
If shone no more thy hiving eyes,
My beautiful, my wife!
And those dear eyes have shone through tears,
But never looked unkind;
For shattered hopes and troubled years
Still closer seemed to bind
Thy pure and trusttngart to mine,
Not for thyself didst thou repine, '\
But all thy hu'sband's grief was thine,/
My beautiful, my wife !
,When, at the eventide. I see
My children throng around.
And now the love of them and thee,
My spirit still is bound
To earth, despite of every care ;
I feel my soul can do and dare
$o long as thou my lot dost share.
Mr beautikl, my wife'
A DUEL EV V.F.ORGIL.
Ii ;the bar-room of a rude tavern and post-house
in the western part of Georgia, around a rough deal
table, ornamented with two or three old newspa
pers, were seated nine or ten persons—overseers,
book-keepers, and small planters., As the weather
was intensely hot, the party had cause to be thirsty;
and thirsty enough they were, if one might judge
from their incessant portations of mint•julep, sher
ry-cobbler, sangaree, and divers other species of
those American beverages. the names of which are
as singular as their flavor is delicious. The party
sad for some time been engaged in a tioud and
boisterous political conversation, when they were
suddently interrupted by— - •
"What are you making all /his jaw about I"
On hearing this gentkmanfy querry, the assetn
blage turned their eyes upon
..the speaker of it with
a stare of astonishment and rage; which, however
was instantly converted into an eperssion of undis
guised consternation, as soon as they fully recog
nised the new comer.
In the door-way stood a man at least six feet
three inches in height, and stout in proportion. His
features were most essentially villanouii, and his
large grey eygs gleamed with an expression that
was absolutely fiendish. Every thing about him
had a ferocious aspect, from the dilapidated white
musk-rat hat that was fiercely cocked on one side
of his head, to the clumsy and muddy shoes that
pretected his huge feet : while the butts of two
horse-pistols peeping out ;from the breast of his
waistcoat, gave the finishing touch to the picture
As he stared savagely on the company, they forgot
every thing but the formidable monster before
them—Meriwether Ganalt, the bully of Sodom
and Gomotrah:
This interesting personage lived some fifteen
miles off, close to the Alabama frontier. The real
name of his place eif residence (if it had ever
been regulary christened by the Goi;emment sur
vey) had long ago been forgotten ; but it was uni
versally known throug,hotit the district by the ap
pellation we have just given it. it was a perfect
Alsatia, within the magic limits of which no sheriff
dare shew.himself. Here Gamble lorded it over a
plantation of eighty or ninety slaves ; and here he
presided over a gang of miscileants, whose doings
. were the terror of the country for fifty miles round.
Every one of them had in his day murdered at
least one white man, counting Indians and negroes
for nothing ; and theirehlets had been outlawed a
dozen times, for as many atrocious crimes. At
that very moment there was a price of 500 dollars
on his bead. Several- attempts had been made,
both by the legal authorities and by private individ
uals, to take him dead or a live, but they bad id
ways failed most signally. 0.1 one of these cidea,
sions he was said to have killed, or mortally woun
ded, five men, single-handed. Such being his
chapeter, it was no wonder that his appearance in
Major Lawsores barroom struck Macs into all Its
occupants. But lam tong in saying all; for as
he looked round triumphantly upon -the cowering
assemblage, there was one man who cast back on
him a gaze as haughty as his owe. As thia person
was, moreover, distuign.ished by being the only
individual present who could by any stretch of cour
tesy be called a gentleman, he deserves more par
ticular mention.
Fredrick StuyvesantSetruyier belonged to•one of
the oldest Dutch families fit New York. ftth
er was a wealthy . merchant,"WitO iceli s Li t „stylish
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the WWI of the ~At the agnuf. ifieenlo
entered Columbia- College, andlitecanter, 1p a Add
time; a greatlasiorita'witliPnifeeitit Atithiitti"sinka
,egilty• attegdant , at HUssfertl'B2 . so ttlonsl~ id
.he cultivate ilia tltat,oa
.11bl-degree at nineteen, lie could choose playitheje.
ny even, and . was considered--one of theilrerti.thil
ars'in rew York.
.The Ion? yeais 'Which
between Sabailea age*/ his
majority, were passed without much profit to him
tell or any one case. He was nominally studying
for the law; batlike many young men Ortorturn,
only did so that he might have the credit of belong
ing to some profession. This sort of life, howev
er, did not last for aver.
At the period of which we are speaking, the
American commercial world was kn i ghting to re
cover from the great explosion of 1'837 ; or, indeed,
we may Say that it had nearly recovered. But du
ring the continuance of the great panic, Mr. Schuy
ler, had in, common with hundreds of his brother
merchants, became a bankrupt.
He had but one cause of satisfaction—no small
one, it must be confessed, to an honest man 1 .-not
one creditor lost a cent by him. Having it length
wound up . his affairs, ...he found himself, as he
would have expressed it, with a capital of half
nothing to begin life again. He became a clerk
in a house far inferior to that of which he had been
the:head ; his daughters took in needle-work ; and
his sone determined to get his living as a teacher,
Unwilling to remain in his native city, amid scenes
of ltizury in which he could no longer participate,
young Schuyler endeavored to obtain a tutorship in
the south. Having heard of an excellent one in
Alabamy, he made instant application for it; and
secured it over several competitors, by dint of Pro
festior Anthon's testimonials. He then made his
will, took leave of his friends, bought a pair of pis
tols and dirk, and made such other preparations as
a man usually does who is about to leave a civilizd
for a barbarous country. Thus far, however, be
had penetrated in safety to within sixty miles of his
destination ; and was now waiting at Major Law
son's hotel for the mail-stage, which was expected
iu a few hours, inr days. as the state of the roads
and other contingencies might determine. As we
have found him in rather dangerous company, it
may not be amiss to add a word respecting his
qualifications, in case of a row. His height did not
exceed five feet tett, and none of his proportions
were large; but he was symmetrically built, pos
sessed great strength and greater agility ; and was,
moreover, a tolerable scientific pugilist. On the
whole, notwithstanding their disparity in rize, a
worse antagonist might has; been found for the re.
doubted Nieriwedier Gamble.
We left that gentleman standing in the doorway
of the bar-room, and looking most rantancorously,
as a Kentuckian would say, upon the terrified com
pany. Having waited about two minutes, possi
bly: in the hope of receiving an answer to his first
interrogation, he thus delivered himself of his opin
ions on things in general.
"So'you're all quiet sow. You were making
noise enough just now, when I came in. What's
the matter? Paps you don't know Tel" The
countenances of all expressed that they sincerely
wished they did not. u I'm a
,pifect steam-boat,
with a considerable sp4kling' of the comet. I can
knock down and drag put a whole regiment, whip
my weight in Indians, swallow a buffalo whole,
and pick my , tenth with the horns. And its my
3pinionat you'ri3' all a • set of cowards." With
which practical appliCation of his somewhat desul.
ory remarks, tne bully ejected a torrent of tobacco
juice across - the the room, directly upon the polish.
ed boots of the. New-Yorker,.who involuntaryily
shook his foot as 'a man might do who had step:
ped into a puddle.
The rest of the company were not • sorry to see
• the insult, which had been' oflined to all present,
thus particularly fixed upon the stranger, who was
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thus bound to take np 'the quarrel ; but they very
much doubted if he would show fight. They had
not song to doubt. Schuyler rose from his seat,
and silencing, close to the huge 'ruffian, asked, in
a cool and unpassioned tone :
" Did you intend to spit on my boot, sir!"
Gamble appeared speechless-with astonishment
and rage.
"I ask, did you intend to spit on my boot, sir!"
"Spit on yOur boot ! I'll spit in your face next
time !"
Very - possibly he might have pioceeded to put
his threat into execution ; but Hanel Washis inten
tion, Schuyler gave him no time to performs it, fok
on receiv.ingthe above response ; he instantly plan
ted his &t, with 'ill the emphasis he could com
mand, full in the Georgian'schest. So enemetical
ly a n d skilfully was the Wore given that the giant
reeled back, and, with scarcely -an effort to save
himself, toppled over on the floor.
Had this result been brought about by a miracle,
the company could not have been more stupified—
that the strohgest man that they had ever seen
should be knocked down at one blow by a fellow
who seemed hardly a mouthful for him ! Bat they
had no longspace for their wendeing cogitalious;
for Gamblasuddenly sprung from the Hopi with a
tiger-Rebound, and, throwing himself headlong
on .13nylei, bore him don at, bacci,:- -- Then fol
lowed oaths, and pacgingry and ranidily-inter
caotted soils - precipitate =alteration of the
bystanders right anttlefl, asfire combatants - rolled
over and over on Se floor in mortal strn,Ule
, Them was .a,liansa in the conflict. -toth had
risen to their knees; neither endeavored to- regain
his, feet, or overthrow the other; but -Schuyler was
eviilently trying to kriw 'his dirk, and Gamble as
clearly eudeavoriag to draw hiipciwic-knife.
At length' tho Georgian- having ~freed,his.. right
arm, raised it over his head, as it to chop down-
Ilia antagonist with his clenched fist. Such, how
„ltOer, Was , aot his Intentrori In the:
bright bladOof his weapon gleamed iaLhe.air, and
muttering a-fearful oath; he made a - dwdlyotab. at
the ether. Bcheylet• 'caught bits. opposers wrist,
rtn4 turned the kttifpl aside feint '-eifierckl the
floor, and it snapped in two. • '
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penlourtitne fiat'Schtlylet". ftVirfith Mrsliand
lEttiliflt We * fittiV tikt dawal . die" 4a : iris
wimedin lus Ilumeg cikasr4R l *Mg
dumb-nail was Ondeerhiti *eye,' Heicgeuged
exclaimetthi etheitsiddenly the - fidletrinart
Jerked - Ai hisint4t,,. #43'itiati*inni
my ,pier heslß -in, acs elete:..4ameraei. A
shout of approbation broke-from all prawn,. The
-major now thought proper to interklez ?"
he exclaimed es iheicimbattibbled theiiteet.
end - gave signs of renewing the 'battle. " iQ'etu!
past'etio they've bad rough-and-tumitle enough;"
Three men immediately caught bold of Schiller,
and fear surrounded Gamble. The billigerento
Fere dauctlesi not at all sorry: to be separated ;
though Gamble made a show of resistance, and
swore terribly at those about him. And now, Ma
jor Lawson, who being on his Own premises felt
authorised roars - urging a little authority, proceeded
to.explain his views on the subltct, and ended a
short but characteristic speeciir-s , Let'em have a
pair of pistols and a Bowie a piece, nothing else
put 'em in a dark room togethrth and let'em fight
it out like gentlemen."
This proposition was received with a shout. The
room selected for the duel was a sort of garret,
which, having. no window, Sias.reduced to a state
of total darkness by closing the door. To this the
combatants were conducted, and immediately
commenced their preparations for the encounter,
in which they were assisted by all present. After
being provided with weapons, Gamble kicked oil
his shoes, am! Schuyler pulled of his boots, rolled
up his trowsem a little way, and cut off his straps,
for fear the buttons_should r make a noise. The Ma
jor suggested that they had better take oil their
coats also, which they accordingly did ; and Schuy
ler„ while giirmg, his to the landlord, made this
brief testamentary disposition :
" Major," said he, " it's highly probable that one
of us two will never go out of this room till he's
carried.. If I happen to be the one, you'll find -on
me a silver watch, a silver pencil-case, and thirty
dollars in New York bills. See that Urn decently
buried, and keep the balance for your trouble."
""1 say-, Major," growled Gamble,"juit fix me
a good stiff mint-julep, and have it ready for me in
fifteen minutes. Don't forget, now !"
• These were the last words the combatants opal: • .
Almost every one had left the room ex w.
'son ; who now stationed the paries leXspposite
corners, asked if they were quite readY, and on re
ceiving affirmative response, ' them good
bye, and locked the door n them, leaving them
together,"to fight it ou -e gentlemen.
The first thing which each did was to change his
place five or six - feet : after which they remained
some time.itiactive. The difficulties of their posi
tion wilrlie readily appreciated. If one of the du
elist advanced upon the other, with the intention of
coming to close quarters, he might by some slight
noise expose 'himself to his antagonist's fire, or
might run unawares upon the point of a knife or
the muzzle of* pistol. II he fixed without being
shure of his man, the flash of his pistol would guide
the enemy in returning the shot. The most natu
ral comae was for them to wait, each in the ' hope
otexhausting his opponent's patience, and tempt
ing him to commit some impudence.
In this way they watched each other, or rather
watched for each other, for about ten minutes;
when at length Schuyler thought' he detected the
cat-like gleam of his antagonist's grey eyes at the
opposite aide of the-garret. Turning his left side
in that direction, and -Winging his right arm across
his breast, be peered more, eagerly than before
into the darkness. .Ris suspicion was increased , to
certainty ;—he fired: Instantlythe fire was return
ed ; and his left arm, which he had involuntary
raised, fell shattered by bis sidn. In the agony of
the moment, helm:tried the discharged pistol acme
the room. As it struck harmlessly on the rough
logs which formed the side-walls, be,heard a low
taunting chuckle. Homan nature could not bear
it ;--he fire:l,l'pin, almost a random. Again the
fire was resumed;—the ball piereeing his side,
and, overcome by, pain and loss of blood, he fell
heavily to the floor, while onother fiendish laugh
sounded in bis ears.
But thongh sorely wounded, Schuyler was nos
yet hors ifs combat: Raising himself - with seine
difficulty to a sitting posture,. be drew his
prepared td sell his life as dearly as possible; mai
hoping that his enemy would assail him before he
was etimpletrily prostrated by *elms of blood.
r*Cre." a mirinie bad elapsed' vihen be heard a faint
creak of the boards near him—Catchle was em
deafly approaching, togive him them" ,dc grog.
In another moment a heavy'foot came in cast
wish his wounded side ; ang he once more meog
nised those fiery grey eyes,.as the Georgivin stoop
ed over him., Now,-or never He _collected his
fast-failing strength into one last effort, and longed
upwards With all his fordo. Uttering a wild yell of
pain and rail?, Gamble leaped into the air,. and fell
The party‘ below, , who had been .employed is
hefting on the
,00tobto!td , S;,nadted staincaa'aooti
as they_ basal the secort4 Stakes/petted
the door, and called. . - He received no answer, fror
Schuyler tutd fainted. He was, however, soon re
store:l tci - cialcinnstiess ;. his wounds *ere bound vio l
val he - was put to bed ;' fol. his insiteist dada` im
almost a god in Major Lawson's. eyes. In a tear
'weeks, when perf*tlT restored to bealth, :start
eatorhhin c, lite/Dig had vire eriotvgh gte south.
1105:t .(who possibly 4l.l6lll3 private reasons
•of his own .for rejoicing.at,aitoble's dial; lad
feeling srausful to doonanarbo •Jistirviatt7 him 00
Of the Olay) - re ruiedia' twelve ene cleat of etenren
illoaticiA)id NV, sacks'
virtually put fir Zollargi into his OA
sty by informing-himoitiustswonitiss; liad.-Jusen
Vreted-: Om Gamble; And. v •
took lcirp of itit Anditteceed
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sapiwaig:theatate), 4a_cbriar
she reward. The governor, who had alms* beard,
~.iftbirtiacow't-ivalt, i ki Vithlibnyiet's
Mnu.l ll .4kftik 4 2 .4 1 0 RP% ,4Pif
his admiratiotaf Ivo r arid-othrett inns ; sornetex
In The - pinigiarr. •Guards.- Bet4lichuider IderAted
kinpriltilitailislied that NeveYel, - even with
'coliitlevirgiatteiro4;ii w tame
ptehnabinthan.alife in,the Georgian fixed.
'Tarr m; Aavairrpaaerrlire heard the other
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day a - -tufty related by an old sailor, Capt.. Jacob
--!•—pwhich made a great impeathin on. as, end
which we wish we calk] repeat 'With the iinctim
and nautical phraseology of the worthy narrator
dL occured during, the {art war: The Captain,
wholes:La native of Plymouth, (Mass.) was run
ning on the coast in a schooner laden with flour.--
lie bid nearly reached his death:ahem, when be
was overhauled by one of .the enemy's frigates,
who ordered him peremptorily to heave a line
aboard.
i t`• There was no resisting the comman.!,' for 't
.e
schooner was without arms, and the tender full of
marines and sailors armed to-the teeth with pistols,
muskets and cutlasses. The captain had 'a light
but fair breeze aloft, his snail, and be Was dririfig
on to a reef, the enterince to which he was perfect
ly familiar-with , and once inside which, he was sure
of making port, undisturbed by the tender.
In this view he ordered one of the men forward
with the line, and in clear, stentorian voice, pre,
tartly audible on board the tender sang out:
" Heave your line aboard!" then added he, auto
vote, so as to be heard only by his men. ",heave
it short r
The Yankee sailor caught the hint, and " hove"
according to directions. The end.of Me line splash
ing in the water.
High above the execrations of the• English officer
commanding the tender, rose the roar of the intlig
cant Yankee skipper.
" Is that the way you heave a line, yerrhabberly
sort of a land crab t Heave the line iti ship-shape,
or I'll cut our liver out ! Heave It shod."
Again the line fell short and the English o ffi cer
and Yankee captaitvieyl-With each other in show
ering imprecations and invectives on the head of
the blundering,'" landlubber." Meanwhile . the
breeze was,freshing, and the• schooner dnewing
nearer reef.
and vain the order to heave was given,
tth the -same undertone addition, and the same
result. The Englishman began to smell a rat, and
just as the Yankee captain threw himself flat on
the deck, and made his men follow his example,
the report of a dozen muskets was heard, and a
shower of bullets came whizzing, through the rig
ging.
" Let em tue and be darned !"said the captain—
",l'll show them a clean pair of heeLs."
Arid taking his tiller between his heels, as he lay
urn the deck, he nut the schooner cleverly inside
the reeL ,
They were soon out of gun shot from the baffled
tender. Up went the stars and stripes,with a hear
ty cheer from the marinas, and t the old one-eyed
sea-dog pulled out a rusty fife, and.gave them Yan
kee Doodle in strains as melodious as the triumph
ant notes of a porker that has escaped the butcher's
knife. Captain Jacob saved his bacon and flour
too.
Law. Nevis.—All animals, except those that
prowl at night, retirem rest, soon after the sun goes
down, from which we may conclude that Nature
intends that the human-speciesehould follow their
example. It is from the early hours of sleep, which
are the most sweet and refreehing, that the re-ac
cumulation of muscular rem and bodily strength
takes place, as well as of that due excitability of
the brain i 3dispensable to the exertion of our wak
ing heirs. Sleep has been called the" chief nour
isher in life's feast," bet how few find itsuch I In
order in that sleep may be refreshing, is neces
sity take sufficient exetries in the open air - during
the day, to eV a light eupper, or none at all, avoid
ing team coffee late m the evening, to sleep on a
hair mattress with a light covering of bed-clothes,
in a room freelyverttilated. It is well known that
the Doke a Wellington, now a hale old man, is ac
customed to sleep on a narrow bard pellet ; and we
believe the conch of her Majesty is also of the sim
plest possible construction. It is reported that the
Duke justifies the naraownesa of hisyesting place
on the plea that when a man Inaba" to torn, it is
then bigh time-b turn oat. We seldom bear the
labaiousleasant complan of rudest nights- The
indolent pampered epicure, or the man who Over
isskeslis bruin and denies himself bodily exercise,
+is liable 'to afeeykssnen.
SIGHTS AT Atxxsonars.—As I sat near the Win
dow of the hotel, many sbengireriPsreaied before
me: arnongotheril sawtwolarge pstriOesivaliting
about most majestically. One of them-having been
olleneded by a man in European dress tell upon him
& spiritedly gave battle, until an Et'ptida came and
drove the bird sway.,. I alio saw from the window
the pnicirstof building as carried on in Egypt.—
Camelsere there employed -in bringing stoner.—
The viridtmen carryrwhat are not unlike carpet
bageOgniVerwillo* stiOldepy: made cif - leather
end itarringaliuge Mundlipleat the top, :and a
.Intall-onis glees corner rit,the.hottem, which is
tied irith istrinv • In these they bring water foi
the hare. Others mf7tla the 'mortar, which was
-lake/Lig the builders by . women, in square, bases,
and which they carry upon their heads. I saw al
so that several men had got skins of the goat and
1 'bp . niAri tritiet: they, earned water:The skin
takim eta; whediine are tied
lust, as to prevrett.tha watimfroar escaping, and
the muter is Wired in -gibe eeekl these withthe
topkid litte 06,:ttettgitit kite the
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-, Panurniiii or Tholdringice.. ,
The Tar. , out between n+l<+rrrTa~d
.F l 44ce . ii4 44 e 4'14 broken
ems:. a wad consiernsuion
, amsingrg, our county
men in,ludia 4 pacticularly -time who valuable
cam:tie-A at: aea,.cp4 thaw' who were'idio'n't io return_
to their nviivoland. I;vas,ole qt
_.the class
eQ ilffilY 'MVO a PariSrl ' i clll6 :: 4 P: t;c ‘ int a
Dane--smash 4 4 yet) re.m#4 l 2 Peale!, in our
quarrel„ ,
So as luxuri went, I certainly found tier very in
teiicorltinpi regular Indiamen ; but, as a sailor, she
war fad inperiot, i and, In point' ordiscipline, her
crew was as Well regulated, and ':us inictly corn
mended, is the Crew of a Itritich Mari-Of-war. In
fact, such Oilier, regularky, and implicit obedience,
I could never believed to exist on boatel a member*.
EMI!
The chief mate was one of the Snest young men
I ever raw. ' He had jest been promoted to his pre
seurpoirt-;-not from the mere fact of his being the
owner'i son, but really from sterling merit Re
was beloved by the crew, amongst whom he-had
serred,j-as is usnel in the Danishaervice, five years,
and etitially popular with -hilt brother officers and
the paleengers returning to &tripe
The loAly bad" character we had' on board waathe
cook, d swarthy, ill-looking Portuguese, who/man
aged, somehow or other, daily to catsse,Ame disc
turbaudc amongst the seamen. Far -this be had of
ten beep reprimanded; and the when this
sketch 'Opens, he had been "re eased from irons, in
to which he had been opleied for four-and-twenty
hours by the chief
- mite. For having prulk•hcii
him thus severely - ; - the irritated Portuguese swore
to revenge himself on the first officer. •
The maTe, who was =died Charles, waseralking
in the 'Vials* with a beantifni young English e,l, to
:victim the was engaged to be married, stoppitig oo
visionally to admire the flying fish, as they skim
med over the surface of the water, pursued by their
cruel destroyer, talking over the anticipated bliss
their onion would eonfer, their hopes and fears, the
approval of their parents, their bright par.pect,
delging in future reenes of file as steady its the
tradeVrind before which they were quietly running
—when suddenly, ere a soul could intnrpose, or
even , suspect his design, the cook rushed forward
and buried his knife, with one plunge, into the.
heart of the unfortunate young man, whri fell with
out a cry, as the extrhfrig Portugaeselu* fprth in
to a demoniacal laughof triumph. .
Unconscious of the full extent of her bereave—
ment, ,Ire poor girl hung over him ias a friend,
who had rushed forward to support him, drew the
knife from his bosom, her dieis, whieh',was white s
was stained with blood. With an effort, Charles
tumerltwards her, gave her one last fool of fer
vent tion, and, as the blade left the wound, fell
a corpse in the arms of him who held him.
By this time the captain had come on deck He
shed tears like a child, for he loved poor Charles
as his own son. The exasperated crew would In
stantly have fallen on the assassin, - and *taken sum
mary Vengeance, so truly attached bad they been
to the hid• mate, and were only kept w ittlin bounds
by the r commander's presence. The .ordr, who
appeared to glory in his deed, was in ly, seized
and crinfitted. The corpse was tali , while
the w4etched 'betrothed was carried in a e,of in
sensibility to her cabin. ,
- Et t 'belts had attack - the following eve ning,
when received a summons to naiad on deck. I
*hetet re inatfordy ascended, and kind the whole I
of thebrew, dressed in their Suodiiy - clothes, tail-
ther vrlith all the officers of the 'ship, end the male I
traoseegers, roma:Med. The men off deity were
Biting either side of the deck i the captain, inr
runded by all his officers, was standing immedi
Italy in front of the poop; and the 'body of the un
ftworinate victim lay stretched on ii . grating, over
which the national flag of Denmark had been
thrown, immediately in the centre. In air instant,
I saw quit I had been summoned to be present at`
the funeral of the chkif mate, and my heart beat
high with grief, as I uncovered my head and step
ped on the *muter deck.
It wars nearly.* dead calm : we had passed the
trades; and were fast approaching the line : the son
had begun 10 decline, but still burnt with a fervent
heat the sail, hung listlessly against the masts, and
the mainsail was trailed up, in order to allow the
breeze, should any rise, to - go forward. I had ob
serval all the, morning a more sure indication of
our approach to the torrid zone. Through the clear
blue water, I had remarked a couple of sharks fol
lowing the vessel s occompanied by their usual cein
panions--the pilot fish. This the sailors bad ex
-peeted,•as a matter of cease, as they superstitions•
ly believe that the monsters of the deepvro l tys
attach themselves to a ship in which a dead boly
lies, anxiously anticipating their dreadful meal.--
In their appearance, however, 1 only saw the usn- -
Id anebruieement of oar vicinity to the line.
In such weather, placed in a ship, which seems
to . represent the whole w0r1d...4130t out from all,
save the little band that encircles us; with the wide
and fitthomlpss element around to, the ethers!
throne from which 044 seems to leek down upon
us at one moment, our voice risMg in solemn pray
er; for one ire bavelovedi and the neit, the splash
of the divided waterem they received in their bo.
aom the 4re4tiiet, he has padoL'idl Abele, at such
armament; made. lho beat, thrill !kith deeper awe)
a clover kllovredlp for its Creator, than any resident
on shore can know--4 COnsetowsness or-the grin-
Jourpf opd, an theCfeehinimet or man, which
thossalone can feel who "go down in ships, and
see the wonders of the deep." • --
Mok m 7 place with the arbor rump'''. Not
&word Was spoken, fo:r we eli believed we were
about to witness the last rites:performed over our
late friend, and consequently stood , in anxious si•
lenettl: Wbee seadetti* i Itsidttiiirapi:int beard,
latictant iii%ol;;;;Aarrneli,l63l**l44lte.
ly'mareheti'down the waist, ineet. -, athesiiimier.
. 1 7) 1 00 ft :A 1 . 1 AC iat il l O a d to COI chase
*at Ilvilitthett , tit'ataidiecill . 4:i1tV:64 11 ; 4 , a line
whick—fttepleted the hollow:ETA&
• , . ~,
#L.'l fl'-.•,
MEI
We now
itPktftearith
are f bnrterif
cupid k be , l
vessrmst, ion '-
* At&
the culprit at
not the ease ;!
• We were
in:ate reattl
The VIII - pot(
court-ma '
the MIT in s 7,
ritironer In k
tiled in die
and the eontt
The flag •
et the eetpaa;
the'biow; chat
serapttie,km),
Thee .
man
dir
ennfital
knife
meat
the pri
the 611
to poniqt
Mier art ' I
to all pr6ent,
declared guilt,
The officer. ,
proceeded to
prise (not -11,
said) to see
and begin to
and obdurate
birnseif, such , I
was quite evi
the deed be
could thus belt
to conjecture, '! -
Four men ow approached' and lifted up the
corpse. A 1.. filar number seized the prisoner,
while ten or he ire-others approached with strong.
cords. In ard I I anderstood the whole: and
could not won er at the straggles of the marderer, -
as 1 caw him 1 bed back to . back—fmnly, tightly
without the . , -er te mote---to the dea,4 4 ,beiry of
his victim. is cries were stopped by a sort of
gag, and, wri
~ ing as he was, he, with the body,
was laid on th :grating and carried to
The crew ~ minted on the I:lettings ant up the
shrouds. A 1 w prayers from the Danish burial
service weie r• ad by-a chaplain on board; and the
dead and the iving, the murderer and his victim
were bound . linto eternity bound together.
As the d - . fat harden separated the clear wa
ters, a sedlen flash darted throrvh their eleartraned
parency, a general shudder went round, as each
i st
one kk it w the eipet tent shark that imbed for-
Ward for her . y. I caught a glanee of the !ivies
man's eye, as ibe was falling; it haunts me eves
to this morne ' ; there was more than agony in it -
We paused nub , for a fe* minute!, and imagin
ed we saw e Wood-Burins rising to the surface.
Not one am us could remain to see more,--
sought to forget the stern anikawe
swot we had seen inflicted. .
We turned
inspiring pan
Of eooree,
appeared to tb
only say that
drove ue far a
- blosrac OUTS;
boat at Philad
ion steamer t
tio you smell
dies," is the
ticl," :Ilea V II
edbyallthe
SHAKING
.cinuati Eaqrti
stable in Pen
precept of so
who, greatly I ;
the law and i
ll
shaking Min
ting a few da
fuse in his a ,
he," I would II
sober it w
The official
Jim's exposta
he," I don't
my account;
ever shakes
Claisemit:
legend says, 8 1
'shoulder and
anything !. •
writes it do
well done, is
the angel tr..
does not seal
fore that time
exclaims," G
give me I" th
der weeps.
There •is
which two ts.
dens ; .narttel
thingem—prin
A Ream
-a good. peft
of iaioft of
inity,4o3l4;
Amssa , ;(:, •,.
proof ot
who.cgisiol
MIIMIII
gg;b_
QM
MWMM=II
FM=
irmwismi
reossehessit; &wee. Surely,
,net heft, breve*** Ner
ari , ent vietim r. • atid'yet trisat eke
Os we 'hail
ei AteiproesiM
anuasimy• ponishment4 re should
. • - irseziaelfekr .
Yas
ire all,
was
it e all;thUrekre i kit pealed ae
el the scene,
'to*
kept In low, ner second
Ayer, which he he'd iw Irii - hand,
!leveed to the captain to - hold
earn their Pentanes info eireet,
reuse, Sze., &c., and anew
whether he
. would consent to be
nh rantra4e. Tethis nessated ,
as (tethered open,'
sudden 'withdrawn Reda the face
sod eietr the neineter arherfistlitivek
4eriti nalte - beheld.theCahn, ahneet
'1" hint *boat he had sisiehen.
proeeetTed in the
Or the crime woe adtionset, and
tibt *awe to the . seensed. I
(time* did :when I ItaW
hater teen need ae the inane
tent the dernortdike male of
;herd it, stains asit Iris with
had been forged . , by his duty
t •
insimialtion, th e captain appea led
the .prisoner was unanimously
pot on their hats, and thetuptain
s the sentence. Great was ray sur
sstapding orreliwerd toroodore
culprit throw himself nub's knees,
o for mercy. After' the unfeeling
muter ' in which he had conducted
appeal was unatcoantable: for is
nt he did not fear death or repeni
omitted. What threatened ware
his hardened spirit, I was aka loss
ge sigh.s were related as having
watches that night. For myself ; I
was glad when a golden tweeze
li II -
./ front the tragic scene. •
There is said-to be a runner for
'lphia who goes on board an opposi a
commences snuffling. " What
'' eome one enquires. • " Dead bci
• ewer—" they have died of email
ff,he packs for the other boat, foow ,
e'
ahtened voyagers,
Cosistoswcsvrit.—Cist, of the Cin
, tells a capital story about* a con
sylvania, Ho bad served a legal
'e sort, on a particular friend of his,
rook at the time i rebelled against
Myrmadcm seizing toe officer and
lomat to pekes. -.The parties rime
!
after, Jim, the ollenoltr ; was pro
logics. " Too know, Jake," said
. have served yon so if I had been
the develish whiShey did it alt."
1 ; Jag mollified and relented tinder
tions. A. to the shaking," said
!ar any - ace, or valley it a eeoton
at♦ an officer, Jim, recollect who.
shaker, the commonwealth."
Itcztri.--g: Every man," an Eiden!
has two angels, one upon his right
e . upon his left. When he does
the angel on his right shoulder
and seals it; became what is once
one-forever. When huloes evil,
his left shoulder Writes it down, bat
lle vatits.until midnight. If ba
the man.bews down his head and
knit
:All4l have sinned !--4ar
itarl labs it t; . but if not, at mid.
it, and the angel upon his right shoal
Z any books,, wit* bY men, from
i hs only artz.dw.44eta e the sea
dila Ore writers Marini wanted two
I .le and preferment.
itor pays, a an who world west
en editor world rob a sick baby
aTt
cobNti nOdemi. the guerdian die.
and oath* mane she Itaii been ae:
4 . 3, but "bra *ter be adainead
anaceits, when atoll - dim 4tiiiNt
cannot hale..themeelyfa.
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