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A TALE OF - WYOMING' VALLEY.
- i , Do you see that landscape .?" Bed The old man
to me, as we paused uporithe edge of the moun
tain road, and looked down into the Wyoming be
oenth us. " Well, that spot, calm ahtt beautiful as
it now is, was once the scene of massacre. God
help me ! the agonies of that Jay almost wring my
heart to thing of them, even after the lapse of fifty
years."' /
" I hat'tt heard it was a fearful time, and you
have often promised to tell melte tale of your oWn
connection with it. Yet lithe subject be so painful
to you, I darescareely make the request."
" No, boy, no," said the old man, sadly ; "I
will tell it, for &ti promise hi of long standingand
- I feel to-day as it I could narrate that tragedy with
teas emotion thairesual. .Sitdown on this rock and
give me a Moment to rest; I will then commence
my story: ) . -
Whiie rice old man wiped away the perspiration
from his brow, and eat fanning himself with his
broad-rimmed summer-ha+, I took the place paint
ed out by him, near his side, and spent - tha mo
' menus thatelapsed beim *be begun his narrative
in gazinvon , the landscape tieforefernri. Sitting on
a huge boulder, on the head of a mountain,: just
'Where the hill began to slope down into the valley,
viet commanded a view of one ofthe most unrival..
,ed landscapes in the , world, Teter left rose up
"the mountain; bold, _rugged, and barren, like the
ba'ck of some vast monster reared against the sky
—but on the tight interposed to prevent the view;
Whose loveliness so far exceeded my ;expectations
that for some minutes I gated upon the scene in
mute.admiratien. Beneath me stretched the valley
diversed with gently sloping elevaiona, and sprink
led .with hells of gotilett grain; *tale here and
there a patch of woodlaitl, with its dark green hue
lay slumbering on the landscape—the surface of
i the forest ever and anou i varying to a lighter tint
as the wind swept ovelthatreentops Right through
the centre oithe valleyinaatidered the river, now
' , riffling betwixt blufl-banks, and now stealing gent
ly among the rich meidovr4ands in the diitance,
until at Seugth it turned to tie left, andlstriking the
toot of the far hills, was lost behind the profile of
the mountain before us. In the centre of the vale
'eras the village, with its White houses -and airy
church-steeple, smiling ore the sceno4 Far away
on the-horizon stretched a • &of hills, their dark
blue summa hill hid by° theielouds which *tap
ped thernin a veil of gauze. No sound came from
1 hivalley.lOccazgonally the twitter of a bird would
be heard through the surrounding trees, while the
low twinkle of a tiny waterfall on the left, kept
monotonously sounding cia our eats. The morn
ing rays of a summer% van poured, down upon
the landscape, and every thing around was bright
and gay. and beautiful. 'I was still lost in admire-
Ikon lathe loveliness of.the scene, when the old
=au signified his readiness to commence the tale,
"it is now filly years ago," be-began,'" since I
came lathes country a 'young frontier man, with" a
hardy Constitution, a love of adventure, and the
reputation of: being - the best shin on the herder;
the place wali r at that time seuhni_principally by
fainilies horn Connecticut, and even then bore
:nano( ot,natprasent luxuriant cultivation. Many
of the families were in good circumstances, others
had seen better - days; and altogether the A l ciety
'was more refined than was usual on the fronuer.i.-
Among ahl the families, however in. the Tenet,
none pleased me so much as tbat' \ of Mr. Beverly-:-
and of his fireside circ'e his second daughter, Kate
was, in buy eyes, the sera. How shall I describe
ter bunny! Lorely, witheat being beautiful, with
-a sylph-like twin, a laugh as joy o us as the carol of
U biid, a step Wiser than ;that of e young fawn. in
sportive play; itaeputitiotose amiable as to win ir
testi*, the lave dal who met hers Kate Bever
ly wet *cartel) , seventeen, before she had a boat i
, of adtairers, and might Itave wan any youth in tbel
valley. Whzii:was that ate planed metwer all)
the rest, 4 caailgt say s perhaps it was the.ccesciv
onsnessbfabate mysteyieas eympathy linking us
together, or perhaps 'it was that are - bailteareeirom
she same place in Connecticut, and had been
itteelmates in childhoOd--so it was, however. It
soon began to be known throughout the valley that
before another season should elapse, Kate Bever-
is would become my wife,
",,Ohl 'hoar'happy were *those days—ton happy
indeed, to last. I will not dwell upon •t hint, for
they 101 my soul with' asouy. 'Suffice it to any,
that while dreaming of Riss such as mortal never 1
being exceriencedne war of the revolution broke
out—and, after a hard stra gg le between.mr pas
sion and my duty, the latter conquered, and if jolt
ed the army. Kate did not attempt to dissuade me
trorn the actabe rather loved tee the more for it
Thoth tter woman's Ratans caused fmtlosshed ,
tears at my departure, her reason told her I was
tight, and she bid me-God speed. , _ •
" neaten bless you flarl," l she said, !rand
bring this war to a, speedy cot4lusiotal I tiara ,
'bid you stay, bat I pray that - the stecess4y. . et your
absence may soon cease." ' ' ', ' ,
-:' " Time ratted by—the American cinsvi Was still
doubiftit, and the war bid fair tabs protrac t ed into
.year. , 1 had to be a captain in, this---regiment;
, When i received-in that illa.tatieaand In
-aims intended making a descent op the valley of
Wyoming. I knew thew gnateeted'aituation of
m y , adopted &strict, and trembled for the' Oft of
those I-held most dear. Al fi cs a ( * cr edi te d t h e
parstor..chatice, however, threVr in my way-an cig•
pu t umity of tist:ett aiming the reality tif the reported
:,,ltweat, and I became convinced • that ;11 moment
wont* to be lost, ; it. would ,aee the ikes.of
-.those Dared at Maw 'My determination: wit at
once saran-1 salidied bale at abash' is
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was refused; I then resigned my commission s and
act fonh to Wyoming.
" I never shall forget my emotions when 'l drew
near that ill•fated place; it was .pr the very day of
thelnassafre—and the first intimation I had of the
calamity liras the mangled bodrof one of the irs
habitants,lWbom I bad known, floating down the
gleam. A. cold; shiver ran through everreeie as
I gazed on the terrible skibt, and a thousand fears
agitated
of
bosom ; but my worst surmises lell
far short ot the truth. When, hours alter, I met
some of the fugitives, and they' rehearsed to me
that tale of horror, I stood by a moment thunder.
amok, refusing to believe Ahe't beings in human
form could perpetrate such deeds—but it was all
too true. ,
" Almost my first inquiry was for late—no one
knew, alas! what had -become of her. One of
those who had escaped' the fight told me that her
father had been killed at the beginning of the con
flict—and that 'deprived of a protector, she had
probably fallen a victim to the infuriated savages,
while ilia other inhabitants were Severally engaged
in protecting themselves. Howl cursed them fort
this ielflstines4! And yet could I expect ought
else of human nature, than that each should protect
those dearest to.them, even to the.deseition of oth
era ? •
14 But my , mind' as soon made up. ,, I resolved,
Came what might, to ascertain , clearly the fate of
Kate—ao.that if dead, I might revenge her, and if
living 1. might rescue her. Bidding farewell to the
flying group, I shouldered my rifle, and 'struck oat
bslilty into the forest~,: trusting to the guidance o
that God who never deserts us in our extremities.
I will riot tire you.hy a protracted narrative : I
will only say, after numerous inquiries frocthe In.
gitives - rrnet, I learned that sate had been last
teen in the hands of a party of savages. TAis was
sulticiett cluer-I once more began to hope.—
I 'waited ruing nightfall, when I sought the ,poi
which had been described to me, as the onewhent
Kate had been last seen- r and nerer shall I forget
my feelings _ :.of almost rapturous pleasure, When 1
bound M. in the 'neighboring forest a fragnent of
her dress sticking on a blob, by which it haildoubt.
less been tarn from her in passing. I was now
satisfied that kale had been
the
oft captives—
Fortunately, I had met in the groupe offugitives, a
hunter who had been under some obligations to her
Emily, and he was easily persuaded to loin me in
the - seaich. together vre now began a pursuit of
the savages. 11e was an adept in the forest war
fare—could follow the trail as a hound the chase—
knew the course which wonla most likely be cho.
Alen by a flying party of Indians, and withal was
one of the keenest shots that carried a rifle on the
bonier.
"It's my cipinion," said he,' "that these Var
mints did cot belong to the regal . f body of Indians
who [(dialed Bader, though even they were bad
enough'. I think, however, he wouldn'esoffer a
deed like this. These villains seemettm have act
ed on their ou n behalf—and iT so
i they would fly
to the back country as quick as possible. You may
depend upon it we shall overtake them if we per-
See that way?'
." I felt the truth of these remarks, and assented
to them at once. In less than a quarter •of kn hour
after we first discovered the trail , we were in
of the **Tapia.
" Let me hasten to the close. Hour after hour
all through Ike livelong day, we pursued the flying
savages—crossing swamps, clambering over rocks,
affording streams, and picking our w i tty, until
nightfall, we reached the edge an open space, or,
as, it were, a meadow, shot in by gently sloping
bads.
" Hist," 'said my companion, "we are upon
them. Do you not see that thin thread of smoke
coding upward over the top of yonder hemlock !"
" Ay, it mast be them—let as on
" &illy, or we lose all., We know not cer.
taiaiy, that this is the party we seek..-let u:srecon
omits."
4 Slowly and stealthily, krernbfmg, lest a twig
should crack under bar feet, we crept up towards
ibeedge of the meadow, act! peeping cautiously
through the naerwood, bekeld the of:00s et our
search in eis tall swaiihy savages, sitting Smakirg
round the remains of a fire. At a Inge &mines,
with her hands bound and her eyes upraised Bo
to heaven, sat' vny own Kate. Oh, blewany bean
leaped at the sight. I raised my rifle convulvely
and, was about to fire; when sr4ompasitm caught
I my hand and - said— •
"Softy or you spoil all. Let us get the varmints
in a axle, and •we shall fire With some 'taste.--
Hist!" . , .
u. This last exclamation was occasioned by the
sodden rising of one of the savages. Ilei / gazed a
momenteautioosly around, and theri.advaimed to
wards, the thicket where we layconrcaled. I
drew My breath in and trembled at the bercirg of
my own heart. The savage still approached. My
Companion did his band upon my arm, and point
tronsuiy rifle to one of the Indians. I understood
him. At thisjunctute,lhe advancing savage waiv
ed or.rmir presence by theicracklug of an unlucky
twig ; between my companion's feet, sprang back
with aloud yell towards the fire.
"Now," said my eomPanion glumly;'
'Quick as Idirninz t raised My piece andfired.
y companion did the - sante. The rentatir . gxar 7
age fell dead upon the ground. • Each of us then
sprang to a tree, loading, nose ran. "It Was well
we did, for in an instant the . enemy =tripoli us.
Shaltl dmieritie that dreadhxl tight. *emotion
foibids it. A few minrites - decidud it. .F:c„htiiig
born tree to tree—d'odgiOg r !oaring and eldeittrr-
Mg to get alright an a hie, we kept up V. fi~aht for
nearly five minutes-at the end, ef, which. lime I
found myself wounded, while tetzUr five saes
lay prostrate on the griemd.. The other two„-liod
iug_thiirsamPattims dadl and 'iiesPOlV of bOn
able lo • can y ( 4 1 their priaterM,'sedOeulirnibed.o ll
?her, end before we Could interpose, hadtreized the
*O 3 l Adam.: I bad only teen retested, hith
erto; irofi rescuing Ktio'brtie titindedis
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art attempt or the kind, while the aticag,es waved!'
numerically superiour to us,- Would end in the cowl
taro dealt of Its both; but 'Worlds could not restrain
tins, and, clubbing my rifle,' lor the pleat was tto•
loaded, I dashed out from my covert, :shouting to
Jny companion—
" On! on! In' 'Gees name, on P'
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"Take care of the taller. catmint!" thundered
my companion.
gf The warning camoto late. In the - tumult of
my feelings , I had not observed that the savage far
thereat frrn me had his piece loaded, and before
could avail myself of my cornpanion'acooler °biter
ration, 1 received the ball in myf4htarm,and my
rifle dropped powerless , by my side; had I not
pprang involuntary aside al my companion's cry, 1
should have been shot through the heart.
"On ! on!" I roared in agony, as I seized my
tomahawk in my almost useless lett band.
"Stoop" said my companion, "stoop lower."
And as I did so, his rifle cracked on the still air
and the Indian telldead. •
All this did not occupy an instant. I was now
within a few feet of her I loved, who was strug.
gling in the grasp of the other; Indian. „Ile bad al
ready entwined his hand in her long bait—his
tomahawk was already gleaming in the setting sun.
Never shall I forget the demoniac lut3r with which
the wretch glared on his victim. A second only
eras left for hope:. My companion was far behind,
with his rifle unloaded. I made adesperate spring
forward, and hurled my tomahawk at the savage's
head. God of my fathers: the weapon whizzed
harmlessly. by the wretch, and buried itself in the
trunk of a neighboring tree. I groaned aloud in I
agony. There was a yell of triumph on the air—a
sudden flashing in the sun, like a glancing knife,
and—but I cannot go on. She as I loved as my
own life—she who was the purest and loveliest of
her sex—she with whom I promised rapid, a long
life of happiness—oh, must I say itt--she lay a
mangled corpse at my feel! But her murderer—
ay, he waseloven to the breast by a blow from his
own tomahawk, which 1 had wrenched from him
with the strength of a dozen men."
The old man ceased. Big tears rolled down his
furrowed face, and his frame shook with emotion.
I saw the remembrance of the past was too much
for him, aad I sat by his side in silence.
.1 satice
quently Learned his sad tale from others, and then
learned the manner in Which Hate had been card.
ed off. The old Man's companion was right—she
had been made a prisoner by a predatory band of
Indians, who had followed Butler, and deserted
him directly atter the' massacre. Beamanl as the
Valley of Wyoming is, Uneverlave seen iy from
let day to this, without thinking of the sad fate of
1 KATZ BEVERLY.
Ttu Foui 'hump 800r..--11 is a TWlNlnFitael
and most interesting fact, that the very first use to
which the disco Very of printing was applied, was
the proddction of the Holy Bible. This was ac
complished at Mentz - a :between the yeaw 1450, 1455.
Guttenberg was the inventor of the art, and Faust,
a go:amid' furnished the - necessary funds. Had it
been a single page or even an entire - sheet which
was then prdduced, there Might have been less oc
casion to have noticed it; but there was something
in the whole character of The affair, which if not
unprecedented rendered it singlilar in the Ostiateur
rent of human event". This Bible was. in tfro tolip
volumes which have been justly praised for the
strength and beauty of the paper, the . exactr.eos of
the register, and the lustre of the ink. The ;cork
contamed twelve hundred and sixty two pages, and
being the first ever printed,' of course involved a
long period of iime;and an immense amount of
mental, manual ; and mechanical labor ; and yet,
for a long time after ithad been finished, ant! Offer
ed fur sale, Lot a single human being save the ar
tists themselves knew how it had beea accomplish
ed.'
01 the, first printed Bible, eighteen coplei are now
known to be in existence, tour of which are vellum.
Two of these are 'in England, one being in the
Grenville collection: One is in the Royal lablaty
of iSedin, and one in the Royal Lillacy of Paris.—
Of the fouiieen remaining copies, ten are in Eng
land-z
-there being a copy m thialibpitee of "Waal
-Edinburgh and London, andseven in itevollectious
dI 'different 'isoblemeir. Ilte vellum copy has been
add as hies'as
Thus, as if to mark ilie noblest purpose 'to which
the art would ever be applied, the, rst book printed
*rids moveable metal Ives was the Bible.—Neu'
York. Sun. ' _ ,
tssase"iVrr.-a-An insane woman, in ogre of nor
hospital's, became tta Maruty thati - Irdrer bay, that it
was necessary to confine her in a room' by herself.
This was more easily said than done, however. It
was -mat urttilsbehad untamed several of she M.
tendants, that she wati foreibly lifted up and cam.
ed by lour of them toward the mom, Finding her,
self oveapoweted, her whole demeanor instantly
chaner., and with A' hook of comic resiVaiion the
said Well,l'actietter offihan my - master was.
/le was carried bye ass, bat la cassia' 1 byfinsr.zi
Gmtoe.-:•-rhey say of poets, that tbey most be
"borne aces ; so mast thathrneticians, so mast great
generals, and so must lawyers, and they should en
eel; but withirhateser fircultie' s we are born, and
"to whitever studies Our veins may" direct ns, stud
ies they siillinnst . be. Nature gieeiwbias to res
pective innanits; and th - T i strotsp,-poveasity. is wbat
we mean by genies. Milton did not write. his
1 g Paradise taCt, 77 - nor Homer his fz Iliad," nor
Newton his ra Prisciplai" without inane labor.
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urns Team-Goal near Botilbay;thenp is a
shOiat setatsti 44e1l 601101 th l; lilgel
because R unty ticft:ti'shes ia , the eight. *Rosati
as Borers axe to bet seen, and yet, hattahhota at
ter, it is quite full of theta They iield lei dive
stue;butihe sou hiiioeuef beams to ipoa
44 011144 =0ns oil.them,bk an 4 - 01141!' ilgee
/RN; sad thus it mitigates thrinuits tbe-,afthl
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At the commencement of the last year's fishery,
there wasp Man whom, go *herever I wouhl,_ I
was always sere te meet. Like myself, he was ,e
diver, apd like myself, moreover, he pretendel t to
have no surname , but went simply by the, num of
Rafael At.the cleansing trough, beneath the sur
face of the, sea, no matter where it was, we were
always thrown tor:titer, so thetwe quickly became'
intimate; and his reinatkable skill as u diver bad
inspired me with considerable, esteem for birtr,—,-
Alike courageous as skillful, he mapped his fingers
at the sharks, declarieg his power to intimidate
them by a, particular expression of the eye., In
fine, he was a fearless diver, au industrious work
man, and, above all, s most jovial comrade. , •
Matters went smoothly enough between us, till
the day , wheriegirl and her moths; took up their
abode at the island Espiritu Sante. Some business
that I had to transaft with the dealers in this_island
afforded me an opportunity of seeing her. I fell
desperately in love; and as I enjoyed a certain
amount of reputation, neither she nor her , mother ,
looked with an unfavorable eye ou my suit or my
presents. When my day's work wasover, and
everybody supposed me asleep in my hut, I swam
across to the island, whence I returned about an
hour after midnight without my absence being at
all surmised.
Some days had elapsed since my first nocturnal
visit to Espiritu Sante, when, as I was one morning
going to the fishery just before daybreak, I met one
of those old crones who pretend to be able to chum
the sharks by their spells. She was seated near
my hut, and appeared to be watching my arrival.
As she perceived me, she exclaimed:
" How fares it with my son, Jose Juan I" -
" Good morning, Mother!" I replied, and . was
"passing on, wfien she approached me, and said,
"Listen to me, Jose Juan; I have to speak to you
of that which nearly concerns yen."
gi Nearly concerns we,!" 1 repeated, in Brea
surprise.
" Yes. Do you deny that your heart is in the I'-
land of Espiritu Sante, or that yeu cross the strait
every night to see and converse with her on:whom
you have bestowed your love!"
r• Bow know you that!"
" No matter; I know it well, Jose Juan, ( or you
this voyage is traught with a twofold peril. The
foes whom my charms can hold harmless durieg
the day, only lie in wait for you each night beneath
the waves. On the shore, foes more dangerous
will, and over whom my arts are powerless, 'dog
your steps. I come to oiler you my aid to' combat
these double dangers."
answer was by a loud laugh of con
tempt. The old Indian's eyes sparkled with fiend.
ish fury as she isrlaimed :
" And because you are without faith, you deem
me without power? Be it so; thereare those who
believe in the influence you but scoff at."
As she spoke, she drew from her pocket a little
case of printed eloth,itmll - Plisducing amid pearls
of interior value, one of a very laws size sod brit
hunt water, she replied:
" Know yowl aught of thisr'
It was one f hail given to Jesuits; for soda eras
the girl's mane.
"How camiyos byir!"eried-t.._ _ ,
,The with gateme a look of hatred.
" Bow came Ibyit 1 Why, 'twos given me by
a damsel, the fairest that ever set foot on these
shores ; a damsel who would be the glory and hap
piness of a yontv man s - and who came tolerate my
protection-=t h at protection yon hold so dump—for
one she fondly lcries2l
the name t" I exclainnhi, faith tearful eiuir.iir,
at toy heart.
“ What matters it'!" jeeringly returned the hag,
"since his oleo is not the one you bear r
I hardly knot; boll, resisted die livelier to crash
the curved witch beneath my feet - bat after a MO
meat's reflection, I tamed thy to her, thashe
might not real in my lace the anguish of my soul,
and cooly saying, " You ate a Ifugold dotant," I
walked on to the fishery.
Chi the eveningof that day, which seemed as if
it would never cicise, 1 went as usual, to •Jesuita,
and the arekornestiegare me soon dispelled all
• lint - inauspicious. 1 Teh - no doubt but that the eld
womcn, in resentment or my contempttaks treat
ment, hackpurposely ileo.,eired me es to the sane
of him for whom Jesata hid vatoral that protection
which I •Itail despised.
I - had utterly forgoiten znyreese -with the witch,
when one night, I was as anal
,crossing the strait
on my roam home: Tlitp - sky was dank :and low
ering, yet Prot so , citoady bother I could distaguish
amid the waves"Ornetbing which, from its manner
of swimatiag, I could make out to be a mai. The
object was along side of• me._ The old prose's
words rushed upon my memory, and I telt thrill
ofagony eremitic 'My frame. ' For an enemy_ 1
cared but flute phis. idea-thalharl a rival unnerv
ed no at genre. „
I determined to sucertain..rho the unknown
midis be; wadi not; wishing to be seen, 'sworn en
der waterin hiadirection - When, arudiegto tor
rakelation, we mast hare crossed . fait' other, he
above and I belowthe rterfaCe, I rosenhovis the wa
ter: The OW had rathed to my head with such
Iriolence mtD render toe unablefor some time to
distirvuith aught azoida do darkness,- beyond the
pliosphorement light that Saled upon the crest of
the WarestrnerrinE miss' of a e 9 fflin g ietcPrm- --
Nevertheless ; I held priirtyylierse in the direction
of EspiritirEante; t Some blur *therm elapsed ere'
I again-beheld the swimmer's head.' ;He chteethe
waves 'With inch rapidity that IcooW trinity keep
Pam ¶ith Hut .40815 amps 4 1 : 1- kacc!
coati Tie with ins in - awittnemi' I tedoutted ray
and soca . jaired to meth on Maas obliged
tee to sisikelais Ole* joie - if:4'4 In* Willa:id
ara a iac't aiat aad i - aa itht-
I ° 4 slYeduNat sea and shOte reset. the
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ed. to crass eaeb Otber i n path . ; A fe e of Inured,
deadly and ietense; was',llusy at my basic amuse
thnught it were well are oriel brit once again. -Soar;
ever, we were destined to, eieet'Ori one Snore occa
sion than I had reciimed'uport i
At first I determined upon calling him by name
and dircoverinimy presets;
: but there are mo
ments in one's tits wheti Our actions refuse to sec
ond the will. spite of inytielf, I sufhsredi tam, to
pursue hts way s /thirst I gaitiettlhe eminence he
had just *itted.' Thence i f was easy for me ib
watch trispaurse. I obseried himlake the: same
direction I was so went to take, then knock at the
door of that but I knew so Well. 1 He entered, and
disappeared. '
I fancied, for a rnoment,i I beard, bomealong the
howling of the gale, the ora witch's seoffing'laugh
as she croaked oat; Whit matters it to you;sirce
his name is not the one ylu bear!" and, looming
amid the dulness, methouglit ('saw her shriveled
tifffl stretched out in the di'rection of Jesuita'sdwel
lirig : and I rushed forward knife in hand. A few
strides, and I stood before the door, and stioped
down to listen; but I heard naught beyond indis
tinct murinurinps. I had now partially recovered
my umgfroicf,And bent trig whole thoughts 'upon
revenge.
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. I drew my knife, and passed it along a stone to
rissure its edge; but I alit' so with auchcarelessness
or agitation that it shivered to die hilt. Thus de- ,
prived of the sole weapon that I could, rely , upon
for my revenge, I felt than I had not an instant to
lure. 1 ran in all haste t, the beach, and anrnoor
ed a boat that lay alonOide. Dly rage renewed
my energies; I crossed the strait, rushed to my
but, procured another knife, and again, set 9 4 ,1.. to
Espiritu Sante. The
,gale increased hiriolence.--7
The sea gleamed like &Fiery lake. The gavista's
(seaniew) wailing cry re-echoed along the rocks;
the sea-wolfs bowl was heard amid the da s ticners.
All at once sounds of another kind broke upon my
ear; they seemed to proceed from the very bcsiour
of the ocean. I listened ; but a sudden squall over
powered the confused manna/111p of the waves,'
and I fancied my senses had deceived me, when,
some seconds afterwards, the cry was repealed.—
' rhis time I Was not mistaken ; the cry I heard was
that of a human being in the very extremity of an
guish yid despair. 4 As the woke proceeded from
.the direction of the island, lat once conjectured it
was Rafael who wasealling, for help. I looked oat,
but looked in vain ; the obscurity-was too thick, and
I could distinguish nothing. Suddenly,' I again
heard the voice exclaim :
" Boat ahoy, for God's blessed sake !" .
It was Raisers . voice. 'Tis all very well in have
sworn to do your enemy to death, to wreak your
just revenge on him who has so bitterly: aggrieved
,ynn; yet when, on a night murkey and dark as
that, his tones arise forth from a sea swarming with
monsters, and when those tones are uttered by a
fearless man, and albeil y wreatliug in mmtal peril,
there is in that cry °Piet anguish somewhat that
mites awe to the very souL I could. not repress a
Shudder.
• But my emotion was of short duration. 1 heard
the bounds ofp strong arm buffeting the wave, and
1 rowed in that direction. Airidst a leminous
shower of spray and (cam I direovered Rafael—
Singular enough, instead derailing himself of his
I _ to gain the boai, be remained stationary.—
quiekly perceived the cause, At mess distance
ifam him, a littleifieleni thri seduce of the water,
them was a strong phosptuarie light; this light was
slowly making way towanda ItafaeL Right 1411 1
knew what that tight portended; it streamed from
a tratorera to species of shark utost especially
dreaded by divers for pearls,. whose Intrepidity is
such tha: they fearlessly snack all other species)
of the Largest Size. 003 stroke of the oar, and /
was dose to Ealael; he uttered ecru, he perceiv
ed ns, but wisloo Enrich exhausted to speak. He
seised the gunwale of the boat by an eflint of dm.-
pair, but his arms too wearied to enable him to
raise , his ball. His eyes, though glazed with tear,
yet bore so expressive a gLinceas they encounter
ed mine, hat I seized his hands in my own; au --
pealed them forcibly against the eidetic( the boat
The ;Waterers still gradually advanced. For a mo
meat, but one brit moment, Rafael's legs bang
itotipalessl he uttered a piercing shriek, his eyes
closed, his hand/ let loose their hold, and•the °p
ectin% ofillis trolly Mt back into the sea.. Ate
shark bad bitten him in two, •
Ah ! rmight, penthanee, havegraspedlnslimbs
too ffnnly in mine, possibly I prevented him from
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I getting into the boat, tett my knife was innocent of
Ibis brood; besides,ztvas hems my lira—perchance
my itnecessful , rivall nowelper, Namely bad he
disappeared, ,ffian I 'pliegeilsthybitn; for although
the ruittisers, bad fildes23AntipLahated lee; still I
hove' it V,ixt4 42 *:itil - Inninklinn;lings ' in lb"
etumnatffy,disposire arm! -Wm'. Besides, the
tinntr efaintn nrAveriVras at' Stake,—
Hang nnen,ti*ll:hinnniifielhallin sha d e foula
-dPubd, rgr. attack ,- Me in- *it,/ - Web, nOthirc so
mmeh escites the Bsociiyeittie'titterers, ail such
tercifeAvors nk.112 theZtivii ititt bore its" silerii
utninony, to my Oral's fate_ **:nun 'r
+tant 4
thaitouzes horn pcirous holee,sromat the' -
month diffuses itself over the 'exufeee' of
renkletiiiithiiiiii 'luminous ailie-flies,
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Pat#colatly doting a thundes-stotm. '
ossppearanee is the mote visible in
theridatknms of the night. By a Mete
meant of name, they are alunal might
,Ilithe silent "swimmer his at least One
Dreg them. Moreover they eannoteeill ,
tri*M tu rn ing on their backs 4 so that it 1
eel to imaginethat avoursgeous Man and 46
lid s aiinrmershas some chances it:Chia - 14o+
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dived ..to talt 4 4esaerk - la — ouler. to husband
glad,, and ale 9 ten a hirtr , ;Au= j
~above, deal" aid Ms grandmother 10 boy; who
`beneath, and around - :The waves named aboTe Preliatoin dm awl aziacisdniuMre
'nei ate r e:m4i er tirinildett r3' &gni' cce 7; gentleman who araeLayi.4 a risk
cateroll drain - amend 14e disi before tfte witais - ssud par e s _te„, x , t of
*43 imuta rfir immediue i r t ' sdqr ail %mai:gin: 4":‘,06 4 4.4{ e uia g thy . man see .sail ¢e
`A . „ l3l ack tasbaerka ttenisitrank Yria as • poilaitg to tha .vottesnao fotimps wattakkitikto
I l 4 l its-} ist - tay,lancy ftcl*'; -Ttlesal„,3ll. think he OM!"
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that was- tett ofltafael: Surely it was. written% ht
the lapeb of doomfhat I. should uliwaka• find, that
man in my path.
rsurrn.sed that the brute ' , was in questrofVroaß
be, at no great distance; for the fiery streak I had
Teixeira waxed huger and larger: The- linemen
and InTaailmnst , iiireried, be , at equal
but the phark was preparing to rise.
s "aly breath
begat to fail, and I was unwilling to sUoWthemour
titer lb get above me r as then be canine,e made
me share Itafael's fate without troubling bitnseltto.
turn on his back. My hopes of obtaining the victo
V over it depended upon the time it required' te•
eiecnte this nituanvre. 'The tintorera swam dime.'
miry towards me with such rapidity that at coo
time I was near enough to distin,guiih the mem.
brane that half covered its eyes, and; to feel its des.
ky finsgraze my body Gobbets of human flesh
still clung iitcarnd the lower jaw. The monster
gazed on me wi.h its dim, glassy eye. My head
had at that moment attained the level of its 0wn....
I arid in the air vrith a gurgle could not 'supplies*,
and 'struck out a lusty stroke in a parallel, direction
and turned round; well for me I did so. The moon
lighted op for asingle instant the whitish -gray eel
ored belly of the tintorera—that instant eras enough:;
for, as it 'opened its enoirnoas mouth, bristling with
its double m* of long pointed teeth, I plunged' the
dagger I had reserved for Rafael into its body, and
drew it lengthwise forth. The drainers, morally
wounded, spmng several feet out of the water, and
fell striking out furiously with its tail, which lode.
nately did not reach me. For a space 1 stmggled,
half blinded by the crimson loam that beat against
my face; but as I beheld the huge carcass of the
enemy floating - 1 lifeless Massirpon the surface, I
*ire vent to a' triumphant shouti...,which, -spite of
the storm, :night be heard on either coast.
Daylight began to dawn as I gained the shove, in
a state of otter exhaustation from the exertion I hail
undergone. The fishermen were raisingtfaeir nets,
and, as 1 arrived, the tide washed upon, the milt
the tintorera and BafaeOtzhastly remains. It was
. boon spread abroad thit had endeavored to rescue
my friend from thus horrible fate, and my . heroic
conduct was lauded to the echo. Bnt one person,
ankone alone suspected the trutlahat person is
now `guy wife.
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°Rimer:iv vim PitaJP3C ' Buotuta
Gen Washingion.placed great confidence in the
good sense 'mot patriotism of Jonathan Trumbull,
who at an early period of the American revolution,
was governor of the State of to;nnectieut
tainfrmergency, \ yfien a measure of -great import.
ance was under discussion, Washington remarked
tt We must consult,bother Jonathan on the subject"
The result of that emmittltation was favorable, and
words,
.of the commander-in-chief passed into a
common kihrase, applied indiscriminately by offi
cers and men in all cases of which aftsr
wards °caned during the 'war. Thus from the
constant use of the expression,' " We Must consult
brother Jonathan," which sooti , ,passed hem the
army to the people at large, the gmericans to eeiv
ed from the English that appe:latiou which has
stuck as closely as their " John Bill" to them.
Breen TO Sem—Thee pious Mr. Begiege says,
ins teem- to Mrs. Wilbettotee saga rare \gas in
dyingeinnenstances--" Live as *ear to Jesim - •as
.yee possibly ean, tatrtia, die to rims. 'TisOai
Verret...Yds a hard work.- find - myself to \be
Me Mt ins mountain, or a perpendift.
tar rook that most be overcome ! t have slot got
over it, nor hail way oilier • Sell is like a 1130110 . -
ain 3 . Jews is a sen that shines on the other side of
thermatudain; and now and then asantemenshines
over the top.; , we get *glimpse, a sort of twilight
apprehension of the brightness of the ann;"bat self
must be more subdued w ins before 1 enit bask in
the Mmbistras df the ever blessed Jews, or say- itt
everything, "Thy will be done."
As the vine which has long twined its graceful
foliage about the oak, and had been lifted by it in
to sunshine, will, when the hardy place has bees
tilted by the thunderbolt,. cling round it with its
caressing tendnis, and bind spits shaitered,boughs
so it is beautifully ordered by Providence, that. wo
man; who is the arms dependent and °rainiest of
roan in his haipierlotn should bo his stay and
solace, whin smitten With midden ity ;
herself into the rugged reclis of his nature,
tenderly supporting, the druopiziesd, and binding
op the broken heart.
PtuVeit :Ritcottaoso Go — ll How
_does yourlalyship," said the famous Lool &dim
broke to - Lok nUaliAool3, " 119/XMCila payer to
God for particular blessings, which absolute ope r
to the Divine Wall"
"Very easity,"acswentd eke; + 4 just as if I was
to oiler Wpetitton to a manueb,st whose) kindness
and wisdom I hive the highest opytion. In such
a case my WO:we wound be, I< wish y$ to be
sus; aa vie such a bwor; but your maim* knows
better than f how fu it would-be *vestigial° yon,_
or itht, es grant m y-desire—l therefore con
tent. myself with humblyfresentin my petitio' tkattl
leive the event entirety io you."
'ant Dasiasr Hoyt or Au,—An obi "Retrolo
tioner," atm 68A been throrgit all of the hardest
fv,hta ebbe war of 1 76, once said that the daskesq
and mow solemn hour of all to him, was that awn.
pied in wing home one auk night fioat the widow
Beane, after . being Mkt by her ilaughterSalley that
there Vas no earthly use in cotriin; !Dirk any
more.
LErrocc, ttuT s Stract,La 4 What' are you ;abont,
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