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•F. READ ik 1-I. , 4FRAZIER, EDITORS.
HE'S . COMING. ' •
j poming I the blushing rose
•
• Whispers it low to me,
And, the starlight hastens with it,
Oyer the twilight sea. •
ilktrimbli`ng, the zephyrs tell me,
Go•biliOnings hurrying past, .
f: my own.heart, quickly beating,
Coming coming at last. •
Theiott-lipped waves of the ocean,
Gathering at my feet, •
breeze-borne from the coral islattds,-
• Murmur the secret gotta.
There,s not a dewlsteepedsblossom,
Or glistening orange tree,
That furnish their leares.,glee4aden,
'Tcrilreathe this:joy to me. . • •
List !, that is the" sound of pining.
•
• Stealing Along - the:air ;
I mustf i gattiei round my, temples
The-weight Of this braided hair,
And - trust to the growing daricness
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. And evening shadows dim,
To -hide with jheir wins the traces
f.)f ;tears Vfe shed for him.
THE WOLFS :GLEN!
--- i HE events on which - the tale is
founded are of so extraordinary a character
tiit, In presenting it to the reader. I should
ha .e felt considerable reluctanceAihe rests
tiqn of them; had hot the chief act() s in the
stiles become personally known to me While
on a brief tour in that part'of la belle France
which is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, and
is named Bret,l,.„ffne, .or is . more familiar to
ou -leaders as Brittany. . . . : _
. he incidekits are well k wn to most of
tht.lnhabitants of the little , ing village of
Cc*natin,-near which the occur ces to be.
relhced happened : and it was One evening,
wtillstl-was sitting on the edge of an iron
bo - mtheoast, watehin,q• the:-billows breaking
in sullen majesty on the rocks beneath,. that
guide - and companion
Q pro • tempore , Jac
l' Antoine,-an ohl. tracker, probably a
Hfr ;der, who was too aged fOr the - perils
hardships of his calling, after directing
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c attention to a ruine4 hovel, midway
Iwn the dill; in a sheltered but,urifrequent-
Ilspot,_proceeded, in a simple, quiet manner
(relate the following tale, which appeared
ime soiar Out of the common Tun of coun
radventures that 1 determined to - take
wn the heads of the old man's.-narrative,
0 reduce them into the shape in which I
lw present them •to my, readers.,
'lt is, now,' commenced the old -man,
1
P ore than • hi rty.dears since the events
4 . pram which I a about to repeat to you,
t.ssire.; and as I, an nearly - seventy years
age, you must
,not expect my memory tiO
- . .50 gbodls'it was at the time Latia speak
of.'
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Indeed,' said I, `my ftionii, from
,your
. , .
,;,e looks and }eight eye, I should imagine
Ine had noi dealt So hardly by you as yil
Dula seem to imple, fur though iour 'haes ,
re - whivi as silver, that in itself is no indica.
n of; impaired facultieS.' .
' Most teiTtreplied' he, `yet my life has
en'one of continual toil, exposure and toil,
- d to most of us, grim death has seht more
iil tn,one Of his three warnings, ere the three -
.reand ten year allotted -to us by le boa
. .el i t
2 ,' at the same time crossing himself de
uily, ' have
b een brought ta. a close. But
•ill go_on with my tale;' said he, ,‘ that I _
). v get to-the end of it befbre:the shades of
iening drive.ydu to your hostel
It was towirds,the close of tt lovely au
mn day in the month of September, in the
• ar of._grace 1514, , thict I.was in the -act of
• dding good night to, comrade who. had
en engaged with me in some business in a
1 ighboring town, near a cabaret which then
ood about a mile from this spot, at the
ossioad -on the hill leading-from Corantil
Mttlaix, N% - eriwe observed w stranger ad
mcing at a steady pace towards 'the place
jhere we were standing.- His air and mien
,14ere at the time I am speaking of most like-
I• to excite. attention ; - his ‘ u pright -- - bearing
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a d bronzed . countenance needed nbt his .uni.
form, which was that of the Emperor's old
duara, to proelaini him a soldier. .His clear
bright eye, and drooping moustache, added
this general appearance, and several scars, l i
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•hichl I may almost say adorned his - face,
owed : that, ti, him at least,war had'brought--
its disasters, as well -10 its glorz. His Jap-
I earanee was-certainly striking, althou'gh he
lookedfatigued, as from long t,Md arduous
thveL Ile had-upon his shoulders his knap. '
Lack, and in his , hand a,stout oaken .staff,
Jlhich seemed calculated both for defence and
upport.. At Ins side, ev'er fool:Rig wistfully'
p into his face, as - if inquiring how much
orther their-journey Was to continue, wa a
cog, the like of which I . had never , before
teen, Large;•hony and fierce, it Seemed a
. r•ro.s between a bloodhound and ,;a mastiff,
/
nd•appeared to - possess the ferocity of the
Former and the fidelity.of 'the latter species,.
„but withal, ali,cloCility and affection for its
master .whichlis the characterislic of this pe
culiar breed. Vam. particular in thus de
4cribing the dog ; (said Antoine;) because he
Will b a principtilractor in the catastrophe I
am about to relate. ~.. '. ..
.] ..AS the traveler approached' the'spot there
We Were. standing ; he courteously.inquired if
we could direct - him to the abodeofone Mar
ion Ch,quet, Who; he understootl, resided in
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those parts i
'Marion Cloquet r said I, ',and if it be not
an impudent queition, monsieur, what busi
ness can you, have with that old hag ?',
- ..,„ The stranger gave a Re.culiar look, half in
urger and half in, surprife; and he replied :.
• Hag..iny, friend - wherefore so hard a
l• er'm ? ''. My Comrade, whom I left in Siberia,
-`' ad on whose - account ihave undertaken this
.lurney, sci far trOm my own bottle, wobld
II relish to -hear-you' ,speat; of Marion Clo
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plet bvlsuch an inSulting•Opiithet. 7 .
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And pray,' said 1, ' what , may your cotn•
zi.le.be, that he'sliould Care whether I .spofte
U m : well of the old - Matqon,? . ., She hath no
:ilii t'sr kin, save an Ugly imis-shapen dwarf,
a h., .is as:deformed in. mind as he is in bodj.'
'• My Comrade,' replied( the soldier, ' has
ti;,. ri , itt which every child has - of-vindicat
ing its patent's honor, --add .especially
. when
:,•ar s have veelapsed since k had . tidings of-his
molia.r.' : ' ' .ii .
•I 1 is mother r exelaimed 1 ; 'is it possi
-I,:e Ilia-Victor. still -livns!? Poor fellow ;-
11luiv• it is but:y . ez.terdair •that he c)lutitari
ly arered 'himself to the - eonieription,- main
ly,l turrsure,. to relieve; himself from the
harthitips, obloquy and, ill-treatMentliesped
by his unnatural mother and aban
doned stcp•father..' ' . . .
• lie said: the.,stran l wr `and will
slbirtiv present himself to If • old' .mother,
?
I fear, - will lind'hini changed ma since
went tothe - war4, Fifteen'. lairs have
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.THURSDA).,_ MARCH. 14,,,1'.
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elapsed since he joiiied the ranks, and .there
have been but few battle-fields from which he
has been abSent. He bad the misfortune to
be•captufgd by the Russians after the event=
14 passage of the Bereslna, by a , patrol of
Cossacks, who picked us up half-frozen by the
roadiidi. ° We were sent together, my com
rade' tind I, to the:interior of Siberia,where
we retnained until recently, when the peace
allowed us to' return' to France and our
horee-s.'
'From what you say, I am inclined to
fear Victor will not be pleased with the state
of of airs,here.' ,
' Why se? What is, the matter with the
old Majlon? said the stranger, '
• 'Since the death of her second husband,
who joined to thelionest calling of a fisher
man*the dishonest trade of a smuggler and
brigand,(the old 'wretch hasgiven herself up
to liquor,, and in this habit she is ably assist
ed by the_monstrous abortion, the fruits of
her second marriage.' . • , - -
ir And is her second husband then dead?'
"1-Ie was apprehended upon the' charge of
murdering an officer of the coast guard, who
had taken refuge 4rom the inclemency of a
winter storm,and his wife'.and their son stood
sideaby side with him in the dock. For some
forth ale flaw in the, indictment, the two lat
ter •scaped free, although considered guilty
by II who knew them: Th e husl:Zand,lhow
,ev tt, was convicted, and paid the deserved
penalty of his numerous crimes by his life.
Did ypu say your etrand takes • you to the
widoWiii cottage to-night; friend?".. •
' I should certainly s wish to lose no tline in
seeingi her,' replied t he - guardsman; i
'-fake my advice,', replied I, ' accept shel:
ter ender my roof; darkness is rapidly fall
ing, and few in these parts would care to
spend a night.with Marian Cloquet' and her
fiendish son, especially if," casting a glance at
the apparently well-filled knapsack which
hung, as we have stated, from the strangers
shoulders," they bad - anything to lose about
them. elieve me ; the morrow and the
broad daylight will be soon enough, quid a
better time to visit the Fuusse des Loup;
• (An'glice, Wolf's Glin,) as . We call the wid
ow's cottage.' _
' I thank you,Triend, fortyour generous of
fer and kind caution- in lily behalf. I - have,
however '
but little to fear from atli, old wo
man and her dwarf of a son, if I were not
accompanied by my faithful cumpsesiari,ltogu.'
elle is, indeed, a noble fellow," said I
,;—,
'-and, although the breed is - unknoweto.„m e,
I should say he would 'not Suffer by Corn
parison ,with the bestof our own country,or
the favored boll-dogs of
.our opposite neigh
buns..
The stranger Smiled an assent, and • after
stooping for a moment to caress the animal,
wbo seemed fully conscious of being the ob
jeetof,our remarks, replied,:
, • tesl he is; indeed, an old friend, and l'fas
amply repaid me by his fidelity and-affection
for rescuing him as I did from the pangs of
starvation. 4 was returning,' continued he
(as if in• anticipation of my own and my
comrade's inquiry,) • from the scene of my
captivity in Siberia,end had already traveled
many leagues of ,steirile'and lonely deserts,
whilrkit chanced one' evenino that . I found
mself, towards-nightfall, about the centre of
- a `dismal pine forest, which lay in the route
prescribed to me. I was praceed,ing,in ig
norance,of the way, - and kne,vintrtyhether I
g„,_
should find ,shelter for their: ' bt oenot, when
my attention was attracted 1, a low wailing
tone, as of a creature in distiiess. Prompted
by a feeling of hurnanity,,lrningled, with cari
osity, I left, the beaten Dth, and - proceeded
in the direction' of 'the &Mind, and after walk
ing a, few hundred paces, found myself at the
entrance of what appeared to have been once
a wood:cutter's hut, which was now alinost
entirely destroyed by fire. All around -the
spot, the grass was trampled down,- as if a
deadly struggle had taken place there. On
enteringihe ruins of thetut, the first object
which 1 saw, was the corpse,',of a peasant.
frightftilly mangled, and lyings - in a pool of
con g ealed blood ;.stretched by the side,of the
body was a dog, who was licking the cold
face of his master, seemingly Striving to re
call tarn to life. and.frequently - uttering plain
i tive bawls, as if mourning over his master's .
fate, and his own inability to succor, him.—
Op thy entering, the noble animal., for it was
i Russ who stands by. My side, growled -his
displeasure at my intrusion, and' attempted
to rise, but without success; hungei and
'watching had' rendered hlrn • powerless.—
Speakingfkindly to him, I essayed to remove
him from the body, and it was not until
,I
procured some water from_ an adjoining
• spring; that I succeeded in my attempts.—
(To be brief, my friends, s the evening is
draWing ati,and my time precious)—l stayed
all night in the but, and after burying the
corpse, and sharing my meal with, the poor
dog, who gradually recovered his strength
under the influence of food, I found myself
again on the road
,home whit Russ, who had
adopted me as a new master, and froM that
time we have never separated, and our at
tachment will remain until death.'
The soldier here paused, and after a mo
ment expressed his desire, .to continue - his
route, and, as I ar4l the traveler were going
, nearly in the same direction, we bade my
companion rood night, and proceeded on our
way. . 1
'As you appear,' said : the soldier, `to be
-so well acquainted with all that regards Mar.
ton Cloquet, you may, perhaps . ; be able to
give and some information about a beautiful
young maiden, to whom my, comrade; Vic
tor, had' paid his addresses. Indeed they
plighted their troth, sad would have been
, married had he not been compelled todepart
for he wars. ' Is she married 7 Has she re
mfMed faithful to tier vows?'
' By - St. Denis, you could, not have applied
for information' on that subject to one- better
qualified Co give it. The maiden you speak
of is Eugenie, my first born, - one of , the best
:and 'most virtuous of her sex;during many
Years she has daily, at'the shrine of Our. La
dy of Tears,offered up her vows for the safe
ty and prompt return of Victor, but on learn
ing the report of'his death, she made a sol
emn resolution never to transfer her affection
to another mortal, and religiously ha's she
kept her Word. Offers of martiagi have
been numerous, not bitty in her own circle of
acquaintances; but from persons,far, very far
above her in station and *fortune; her heart,
however, remains',unelutaged, and she Jives
only to deplore the untimely death of her
first And much loved Victor.' L -
On-hearing this,.our hero started, and wip
ing the tear , that .glistened in his eye ; seized
Ime by- both.hands, and exclaimed— 1
' What, old frie , s, am I so altered, then,
that yoi have not ecognized your old pro
tege, Victor Dtrpl: Ass r -
' By,Saint Den is it So ? but who could
have rdeognized tie bOy Victor under his
bushy beard and moping mustaches ?'
' I '0 fiS danger° sly wounded, and - left for,',
dead orithe field f battle, when I was found
as I told you befo e, by,a party of strolling
i
Cossacks, and rer r veil to the rear, and as
soon as my woun s were healed, I was sent
of with the other prisoners, to Siberia to
await a~7 exchange of prisoners.. Now,friend,
my tale is told. -' have made up my mind
to take lup my quarters for the night at the
Krum ides Loupe (Wolf's Glen,) - and leave
you
,to: follow yoßr? road homeandgradually
prepar(gEugenie, (Or my coming=a sudden
disclosure might pirove dangerous.' -•
'As rou will. Yonder, about half a league
down the valley, Ips your road,' - replied I;
'you ca not miss it, so fare you well. May
the saints watch o •er you!' ' ,
-Herd - we par d ; our hero followed a
sheep track, and . on: found himself at ,the
edge of, a clifr,•an in view of the spot where
the cottage stood : It was a dark, low build
ing with a roisera le roofof•sods and rushes;
a wretched attem tat a chimney occupying
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the gab e, and th front, containing.two small
square apertures clo..sed by a wicker'contri
t
vance t. , serve as shutters, one of which lay
open toy perthit th exit of the smoke, which
rolled more freel through this than through
the ehimney, loo k over, the sea. A filthy
1
,pool. of greencol red water stood before the
door., - through w ,ieh- a little causeway of
earth he l d. • Upon; this, a' meagre lank-sided
sow was standin her long .pointed snout
meditatively tur f 1d - towards the slime and
mud beside her. - 'Displacing this important
member of thari ily with an unceremoni
ous kick, our herq stooped to enter the low
doorway, which hr found was securely.barred
and bolted-from file inside. • He knocked
e t
repeatedly, - withi t obtaining any answer,
though he plainly heard voices within; the
purport of their nversation he could not
fi t
aistinguish. Aft waiting a few moments,
he recommenced is knocking, much - hinder,
and with snore e ct. - At last, a hoarse and
.crucked c .voice.inq iced who was there? ._
, A may-worni traveler,' was the reply,
' who n eds rest 'a'nd refreshment.- One who
would- e glad to 'Fommunicate some wows to
14rion,Cloquat. i .
'WI t can yoi
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business' and I hal
pany. None hbh
as they call 'Mari(
to give and is he
rliusiits'tie.Vith - me l—
e long since parted corn
' conunanion with the hag.
Cloquet, who has nailing
!self starving with her :2K:kor.
fatl;erl.ss child.'
' Ma -e yoursel
both al le and wil
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tainme it."
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short s ace'betme .n the parties inside, which
way At ast broken by one of them saying—
`Mau, my der, die gr, let stranger come in.'
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On . !caring thi4, our hero Aced - his glove
upon the ground under the furthest window,
and pointing to. it - '3nad3 the dog understand
be must lie dowhtheri, sn-ing, in a subdued
vOice, Lie down there till I tall.' Russ un
deistocid the bidding; and_ coiled• himself up
in the' 'smallest possible space, patiinay
awaiting furtherrders.
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- The ldcor now tood wide open, and gave
entrance to our It ro. He paused. upon the
thresh Old, and gat ed upon the-inmates of this
divaryl abode, he younger of the two haye
ing el4ed the dr, and onc‘ more secured
'all the fastenings resumed his seat-beside the
ember' burning. n the low hearth, which
shot a urid glar around, and imparted to
their cpuntenanc a most unearthly and cad
averous hue. . ..
easy 'on - that score. lam
trig to pay for my enter-
Ike misery : and want—that
s companion bad followed
p. Opposite the door, and
ow stool close ,to the em
t Marion Cloquet. Hers,
ntenance thit required no,
tanceS to heighten its de
one of those aged women,
of humanity, the sinks to
all the impurities of hu
one of those sacrillious
All nside hes('
cold a d speech!•
them, tep by st
crouch d upon a
bers o the fire,
indeed; was a
additicinal circa
formit'; , she-wa
the m rahsewer
wards which flo
man sassions;
_...a ass,
wretcfies who di onor the sanctity of - grey.
hairs :1 hideoustinkles marked her counte
numb 1 huge an - bony hands , whose touch
i
irould chill you, even through the folds of
your cloak ;an yet that old woman had
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shared the lot o the young, and was herself
the w i dow of crtme, For the rest she was
gloom y in her 411 wretchedness, was stern
towaris the wretchedness of others:, Hers
was one of thos tough souls, which have be
come s l u in passipg over all lhe,rough places
of life—a soul toattered, tanned, soiled by
crime l scraped, ,eeled, wrinkled, washed,and
pliable as the In: la-rubber on the desk of a
critic f or _bailiff. The hag remained for a
• 0 ,
short space of ti_- e shrunk in her contempla
tions,icowering,,ps it were, at the bottom of
her own filthy oul. Then, lifting up, her
,
,o
eyes, she Tooke - n that fair and manly coun
tenance before i r, that dark eve, with its
tong lashes,and Vreathed from her foul breast
'a tainted sigh. 'ghat fine 'face had brotight
be'for her the memory of happier times.
Dtrectb , oppfsite this woman, on a low
stool,' sat the dAtart He had'a prodigiously
large head, brod face, and small eyes ; he
appeared half, cant, half dwarf, so dispro
pont nate was the eontrlst • between' his
heigh and thelast breadth of his shoulders,
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ngth of h arms and the extreme short;
ness. f his legs the muscles of both of which
indited agility and strength.
Oilr hero stosd as if entranced, till roused
from (r.
by the shrill voice of
the hr, who sa d— ,
• ' S dier—for by your dres's I see you are
one—what, in t'ie name of St. - Lucifer, can
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your business t be with me ! If sit be for
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go y d speak out. .at once—if evil, take my
cut , , and may All fortune atteiid you, like
'your' shadow, w erever 3, uu go, with sorrow
behi 4 you, an bad hopes before you. I
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have spoken— ow speak.'
Victor made n effort - to reply,but so pow
erfu .was the e ct of what heWitnessed,that
it re dered him Speechless for the moment,
and ; - henle 11 stored up sufficient strength
to d so, there ,as a tremul t itt-ness in hiX
- v - oin that evin d a great degree of mental.
, It ,
ogita iou. He old her. hat_he was the bear
er oft tidings fr ni her son, who had rigurned
safely from Sib .ria, and proposed to come
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and see her sh ly.
• ' yilhat r exc aimed the hag, 'are the dead
come to life ag ' 13 1— t o me be has been dead
Ilion time. I was :reported,. here he had
been kilted.'
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' he report
as incorrect,' replied Victor,
he was wounded, and made prisoner, sent
'to Siberia,where be suffered many hardships.'
I am glad to hear it,' replied the hag, 'he
forsook, and then forgot, - the mother that
bore him. .
He ,much repented having joined the ar
my,' said Victor,' but he. never . forgot his
friends, and longed fur the time that would
bring peace, , that he might revisit his hojne.'
But,' said She hag, he not send his
old mother some more subitantial proof of
his love than a here message'!'
Why, no,'' said. Victor t; 'he intends to
visit you*n-hlinself; and will be the bear
er of his own gifts, but as ihe mother of my
comrade, if yon pre in immediate want, lam
both able and Willing to assist you.'
'.lley ! what is that you say'!—you have.
money with,yen, and will give 'me: some,'
said the hag,, with much eagerness. And
again, after w.short pause,.during 'which she
seemed,busy elth her own thoughts, she con - _
tinued—' you require shelter for the, night—
you shall hav'e it. You are, j# deed, come to
a poor house; that can afford you scarce any
accominodati.m—
s! We soldiers of the old guard are not
very particular, and I hai , e often put up with
worse quarters.At present I am tired with
long travel- 7 ---'
" And,' replied the hrg, require refresh
ment, also, but we have not a solitary crust
to o ff er you, ,
I do, inde€l,' replied require re
freshment; 'if any is to be procured in the
vicinity, here is money that will procure suf
ficient for uS all, and to spare:
Iler eyes sparkled with delight at ,she
stretched out her withered and skeleton hand
to grasp the money which our hero offered
her.
Only look,' ea id she, addressing herself
to the dwarf, look, Mahu • it, is long, long
since such a vision has ble ssed our sight.'—
And, turning to the guardsman, said—' Nei
ther yf us hair) broken our fast this day.—
Come, be alive, Mahu ; bestir yourself, run
to ,the hamlet, and purchase some food ; and
mind—niiike the raost_ot your money.'
;As the dwarf departed, she drew him on
one side and whispered in his ear—
Answ'er' no questions, and say not a
word about, the stranger'i IL'S visit
trust remain a profound secret, or it might
lead to detection. You understand the, Ma
hu •
The dwarf gave an assenting nod; and de
parted.
We shall, not follow him in the discharge
of his commission. Suffice it to !say that.
within the hour, he returned with a goodly
provision,of edibles and two flasks of brandy.
The hag noiv rose from her seat—where
she had sat her low settee, cowering over
the embers: .the hearth, humming a Beech
lc song; wnfcn ea i stolen intO her memory
because she was athirst—pointed with her
skinny finggrs to the hearth,- and the dwarf
laid some fuel on the embers- She now' be'-
gan to busy herself in preparing the approach
ing meal. As she stood exhibiting the full
stature of.her person, which was- above she
usual female standar4, she presented a strik
ing contrast to the diminutive height- of her
elsh-,looking offspring—as she stood heap
ing fresh fuel on the blazing fire, she might
have suggested the idea of a. witch engaged
in some Work of nocturnal- incantation ;
while, to complete the illusitin, the dwarf,
like an attendant sprite, stood near waiting
with impatience the conclpsion of his task.—
All being at length prepared, a Candle was
procured, and the trio sat down to -partake
of the refection.
The cravings of hunger being satisfied, the
party drew round the hearth. The spirits
were produced and our hero pressed to drink. .
He did so, but with -moderatton ; and, soon
after, from fatigue, and unwilling to witness
the ebauch that appeared ready to succeecf
the food, expressed his desire of retiring to
rest. .He rose, and the dwarf accompanied
him into the Other ronm - ; and, having point
ed to the bed, lett him, and, as he bade him
good-night, a fiendish and malicious grin
played upon his countenance.
'The bed was composed of some miserably
bad straw, laid upon some board; supported
at each end by two trestles, and some-indif
ferent old horse-rugs as covering. To a vet
eran of th'e old goard, this was of no conse
quence. He recollected how sound and tran
quil he had slumbered on the bare earth with
no other coverin than the wide car.opy of
neaven. He removed, the wickerwork that
secured the windOw, and relieved his faithful
dog, who had remained steadily at his post,
and noiselessly bid him' enter by the case
ment, which the dog cleared at one bound,
and took his station under the bed.
Our hero mould not sleep, fora melancholy
foreboding filled his mind; he apprehended
evil. He determined to be wakeful, and on
his guard ; he placeofhis staff beside him, and
lay thus motionless for a couple of hours,
when sleep at last overpowered him.
I must bring you,blick to the inmates of
the outer room, where the dwarf had drawn
his stool close, and both commenced drinking
deeply from die Oxon 'of 'sprits which the
liberality the stranger had provided. Af
ter a pause of, sometime, during , which the
hag and her misshapen ospring were intent
ly observing, each other, thol:woman, in a
hoarse whisper, exclaimed— ,
'He has gold, Mahu! gold! Did you not
observe his puree, which was well filled with
gold Napoleons? I warrant you he has tak
enl'aris in his way hither, and touched his
pay, which has been accumulating for him
during his captivity.• It is but one thrust,
and a home thrust, of your knife, and the
money will be ours., There-can be no' risk,
he is a perfect stranger, and nobody in the
neighborhood will trouble their heads about,
the wandering. soldier.' .
The dwarf gave a quick, comprehensive,
I and most malignant glance towards the old
woman, whilst she was speaking; and lie drew
from todrawer in the table a long pointed
knife,, which was firmly set in a buckhorn
handle, and appeared, from the marks upon
its blade to be no stranger to human blood.
The bag watched his proceedings with a sav
age smile, and beckoning lo the dwarf, led
-the way on tip-toe towards the apartment
where the soldier was sleeping.- Before lift
ing the latch, however, she s turneod to the hid
eous snip by her aide, and, with a suppressed
whisper of fearfulimport, muttered out, milt
efthan uttered, 'See, Mahu, that' you have
not to strike twice; remember the lest one,
mid-the trouble he gave you for your want of
dexterity !' • . -
The dwarf grinned horridly, and nodding a
.181,58
hurried assent, motioned to
the chamber.
An was still .1 The soldi
his back to the door, and b
slumber. As si te stood fit
fell on thelfeatures o
was standing behind her, i
savage expectation. His
heated coals, and his wbolf
it was, presented a picture
ty. 'At a glance from, the
stealthily forWatd, and meat
rapidly raised Ids gleaming
ing forward, wits in the ae
knife, when the sleeper,
passing dream, (turned sud
in time tq avoid the *rust
which penetrated his cloth
long swerficial wound in 11
his right side. , He uttered
larm, but before the dwar
kltife for a-second stroke
heard; the dog was roused
uttering a growl like an en
at the dwarf, and pinning
threw him to the ground,
together in deadly conflict
his long bony fingers. end:.
the dog, who, on his side,
not to quit his hold unti
avenged.
The old woman, paraly
and unexpected appearance
which instantly went out,
assist her fiendish offsprin
her anon. For I must_he!
go back and tell you what
other-place;.before I 'cone!
When the soldier and I
road, I made the best of
When I arrived about a fi
from my house, I met. of
sons, who imparted to me
ligence that my daughter
ed in the course of the da
de Pelesses. where she w.
pinion to the young Cou
Guyon, to spend the holid
intelligence gigue me mud
doubly welcome under ex'
es, as I did not expect her ti
' the Assumption. I had n
.yards, when at the next
ragiden herself; who had
'person, followed by the r
My darling child 'I we
• come, to the embrace of
God bless you, dearest an
bitter have been your trii I
been heavy to bear, but
.without repinina l . ; not a z
your lips ; youkave, pass
ordeal, you have borne y
Christian fortitude, and it
is upon you! in im ,infin
....dulticti int. , I Zin/11:11
joyful tidings. Cheer
your own faithful Victor,
bered among the dead—l
here to-morrow to claim,
Eugenie raised het' eye!
silent, pious thanksgivin g )
'Oh God, thou ham. bles!
convulsive sob escaped fr
1 received her tainting i
sudden announcement s
could support. Sudden
know, sir, like sudden so
too powerful for a sensiti
'ness was but momentary ,1
up, and she gradually gai'
fleas, and exclaimed— -
Vidor ! dear Victor,
why. did he not accom
er
Long absence and 'o
the remembrance of the i
undergone, could not obi
filial love that ha
heart. He was desirous,
ty. \ to visit the mother the
extricate her from the de l
which he heard she had
' But; father dear,' said'
not think proper to mak(
her, or should she not re(
certainly meet the fate'o
sought shelter in that dre
Oh, father, father,' eri
hands, 'the dwarf will
der him in his sleep. L
Wolf's Glen, and save h
There was wisdom in
and I resolved to aetpp
my eldest son, David, t
to the chay cart, and a
g'enie exclaimed—' Fath
you,' and she OA on her
I endorsed my : sheep ski
my pistols, exalnined t
cured them in my belt,
- at the door, we all three
ceeded at the rate of ten
On'our arrival at th
knocked violently at t
without gaining admissi.
door. MT son enter
holding a cocked pistol i
for any resistance. I mi
son had taken the preca
self with a bull's eye-la
as sigtdds along the co;
palling and dreadful to b •
to our partially bewilde
er be obliterated from
Figure to yourself, s
case of the dwarf lying
of congealed blood. 0
sitting, half reclining , ;
djer„weak from-loss of
by his side - ,, licking his
doleful moans. The ht
the unexpected attack al
dwarf, had, as I suppo
and, retreating to the
the front room, awaitip=
flict, stood with the bra
from which she had hel.
draughts to rouse her
hive begun to flag; wit
their sockets,:her form
height, the very personi
earnate• about to hurl d •
should cross her path.
tered last, and 'who had,
ed herself of one of my
the hag, seized her •by
placing the muzzle of t
demanded what had •
who had, sought shelter
night.
The hag dropped the
grasp, became - deadly p
wildered and stupefied.
by the well remember •
voice ; it acted as a riv
I H. H. FitAZIER; PUBTASHER'----*01,.4„*74.10.
upon his frame, and repelled all his nervous
faculty, which, from loss of blood, , had be
come almost totally inert, for his wound, the
not dangerous, had from the severance of; a
small- artery, bled copiously. He sprang
from the bed, cleared at one bound the car
ease on tae floor, and the next instant was
:locked in. the' embrace of Eugenie, It was
'long and fervent; neither uttered a word.
Silencewas to them eloquent; past sorrow
was forgotten—the scenes of their early love
were lit up in memory's lamp; their hearts
were full, and throbbed in unison.
' The brave and faithful kund, .on seeing
his master rise, had taken hiastation over the
mangled corpse of the &Cad, placing one paw
on the chest, and the other raised in a defy-
ing attitude, growling like a hungry lio i n over
its prey. The hag staggered into the ;room,
and on beholding the corpse of the dweif,was
roused to desperation. She drew a tiletto
from her boSom, and was preparing to plunge
it into the body of the - - dug, when her arm
was providentially arrested by Victor, who
entered the room exclalmintr--
• !Oh, mother ! mother? do you not know
your son, Victor, your eldest born
Eh I—what is that 3.10 u say ?' exclaimed
the hag, who and what are yott ? were
dead, a nd have returned in 'judgment-to blist
me—to bring-my grey hairs to an untimely
end'uixm the scaffold ;,but as I bevel lived,
so shall I die. I defy you all. I had but one
thing in the whole' world that I love a, and
who loved me, and you have barb4rously
slaughtered him. May my curse, listing or
dead, light upon you all !' And by a sudden
jerk, she freed the arm that held the W--eapon
from the grasp of Victor, and plungedit't into
her breast crying ' Thus ! thus ! I -bid you
all defiance—ha 1 . ha! ha!' And on with
drawing thesdagger, she fell dead upon the
corpse of her fiendish dwarf ore site. • •
-The hound had r4reatekaite fl own to the
side'nf his master; its soon as he entered,
• -
leaping -dp,and testify ing Nis joy on seeing
him safe'ole'e,ntore. •
This, sir, was to close of Marion Cloquet's
life and that of herftqldish sop. •They were
both consigned to the &tqlt side by side, on
,the spot that had been theseene of so -many
crimes, the clergy refusing thorn a resting
place in consecrated groun,. as of e . died
in the very act of attempting to cm-umit a
a - murder, and the other by her Own hand. N
l am low come to the end of this sad tale.,
It only remains for me to inform you that,
after a decent lapse of time, Victor and,Eu
genie were married and went tit Paris. Vic
tor obtained promotion, s'ved in Africa,
where he distinguished himself; and having
passed through the several military grades,
he is now ti General of divisibn, and as. a to-
the hag to- opeh
.r was lying with
• adin a profound
a Inoment, the
.e dwarf,• who
ii an attitude of
:yes glowed , like
. :rime, uncouth as
f demoniac fermi. ,
• Id hag} he moved
uring his distance,
lweapon, and rush
of burying his
letpated •by some
, enly round, just
. lined at his heart,
, I s, and inflicted 'a
e fleshy part of
.. a loud cry of a
` could raise the
deep bark was
y the mile, and
aged wolf,.sprang
im by the throat,
1 'here they rolled
1; the dwarf, with
l
voring to throttle
i eemecrdetermitked
his miter was
A by this sudden
dropped the light,
nd tried in vain to
r. But more of
e (said Antoine)
was passing in an-,
''de this tragic tale:
ati ' - cross,
y line.—
lards
Le of; my younger
the welcome intel>
'ugenie had arriv
from the Qbateau
residing as corn-.
ess de la I:oche
tys with us ; this
pleasure, and was
ting eireumstane
) after the Feast of
It progressed ninny
urning I met the
me to greet me in
st of the family.:
come! thrice' wel
our found parent.
best!
your
and
Is; your cross has
ou have borne it
urmur has escaped
•d through a severe
,our trouble§ with
blessing , of God
to mercy He has
p !Nictor lives!
whom ire all num
ives NOW- will be
•ou its his own.'
ken of his esteem aid adthiration, our belay.
edmnoro ,
gran cross of the Lftion of Honor.
One . word more before we part,' kaid,hei
shaking both my hands, cordially—' Vize r
Empereur ! .7 -,Trive Queen Victoria !'
TILE "SANDS OF LIFE " RUN OUT.-Dr.
Hall of the Journal of Ifeallh,,who haiinves
tigated the matter and analyzed the drugs,:,
finds that the mixture for which Old Sands
of Life charges two dollar!, when made from.;
the very purest and most expensive materi
als used, costs exactly sixteen eents--bottle .1
and all., And he furthermore charges, as do
many others, that it is a deleterious article;
at best The following frilm the GI aver is
a very severe rap :
Messrs. Editors :—Permit me thrio' your!i
colutnns to bear testimony to a valuable med-
Acine. My great aunt has been striving.to
Teach heaven for twenty years. Hiving a.
cough, she finally fell into'the handy of the
" retired physician,' whose' "sands., of life!
have nearly run out." She purchased a bot.;
tle of his Cannabis Indica, from which she!
gained strength. On taking -the second bot
tle her strength so increased that she was
able.to cough day and night without intetrup
tion ; the third bottle landed het' in,hea\ren.!
Thus in a brief space of time, the fond hopes!
and anticipations of more than a quarterof a
century are realized fur the sum of seven dol
lars twelve and a half cents.
'up to heaven in
and exclaimed—
.ed me.' A deep
m , her bosom, and
I my' arms. This
l as more than she
I• -- .
joy, "as . you well
row, is sometimes .
e mind : the weak
, her eyes lighted
led her conseiotis•
Ilt where is he?—
any you, dear fath-
l ow,' replied I, and
treatment he had
terate the spark of
: implanted in. his
, as a paramount du
: t gave him life, and
raded condition in
t lien.'
ugenie, should he
himself knows to
ognize him, be will
fill those who have
dful abode of crime.
she, wringing her
In view of this and other facts that are all
most daily coming to light, it is no more that`,,
an act_of justice to that plods, conscietitiouS, l
old, " retired physician," whose sands of lifel
contidue to -run from him, to recommend hie
wonderful medicines to all who are: afflicted
with coughs, colds, asthma, brown creatures',,
loneliness of the gall, bladder, inflamthation
of thelorax, refusal of the kidneys to respond
to the jerks of the mucous membrane, vacant)
feelings in.the Dead, *c. To those persons
who are desirous of changing worlds, Oti
changing husbands and wives, and all , whd
are anxious to visit t'other side of Jordan;
this medicine is confidently recommended!
To those persons who take a lively intereet
in natural histoiy, I would advise theta to
throw themselves into the arms of the "
tired physician," and ,they, may be assured
they. will see the elephant and rhinoceros.
asst, a.ssuredly :MUT
•t, Us basted to the
daughter's words,
them.' I desired
put the old horse
ompany 'me. Eu- ,
'r, I will aee,ompany
bonnet and cloak.
jacket, took down
e priming, and ‘se-`
d, as the chaise was
sprang in, and pro
miles an hour.
F .Wolf's Glen, we
e door or the hut,
.n. We forced "the
first; I followed,
my hand, prepared
ht encounter. My
tion to provide him-
um. such as we use
A sight most ap
;• hold presented itself''
et gaze ; -it can nev
y memory,
r, the mangled car
, n the floor in a pool
the bed, in a half
; ition, was the sol
; • lood, his faithful - dog
hands, and uttering
•
who, on beholding
'f the hound upon the
e, become alarmed,
;; rthest extremity Of
the result of the con
dy flask in her hand,
I .ed herself to copious
!mirage, which must
-eyes starting from
dilated to its full
cation of a-fiend in
struction on all who
I ugenie, who had en:
nperceived, possess
pistols, sprang upon
the shoulders, and
e pistol td her head,
i •
come of the soldier
Inder her roof that
randy flask from bet
le, and appeared be-
Victor was roused
tone of Eugenie'a
lying electric shock
TIHREI WORSE THAN HUNGER.—That dish
turbance of the general system which is
known under the name of 'raging thirst, is far- I.
terrible than that of starvation, and for
this reason :—Dtiring abstinence • from food,
the organism can still live upon its substance,
which furnishes all the necessary material;
hut, during abstinence from liquid, tbe• organ
j
ism has no such source of supply . within it
self. Men have been known to en ure abSci
lute privation of food for some - peks, but
three days of absolute privation of drink (Un
less in a moil atmosphere) is, perhaps, the
l a
limit of en u once. Thirst is the Most atrri
_elous torture Ver invented by Oriental 1,..y•
'rants. It is t which most eflllctuAly tames
animals._ Mr. Astley, when he bad a refrac
tory horse, always used thirst as the most ef
fective power of coercion, giying d i little w 4 -•
ter as the reward for every act of obadien'ee:
The histories of shipwreck paint f t arful pic
tures of the sufferings endured frOin thirst;
and one of the most appalling ease 4 known is
the celebrated imprisonment of One himdrOd
and forty-six men in the Black Bole at-Cat
cutta.—Blackwood. 1
44 PARADISE LOST. " —When this
.duction Appeared, in 1667, the eele
et Waller, wrote• of it: - "The
school master, John Milton, hath p
poem on the fall of man ; Hits len
considered a 'merit, it has no other,
rte' " Good morning, Jones.
the world use you V" lt uses m
you." - _
v ir Why is praising children 1
Because it's laudpuw
They lila done Apologledne yet:
When Dr. Kane was ten years Old, sayit
Dr. Elder, four or 'five' neighbor boys, all
bigger than bituself, who had -climbed • upon'
h e roof ef a back, building in •his. father's
yard, were amusing themselves by 'shooting
putty-wads from blowgiins at the girls be.
low. • Elisha--attracted to the spot by the
out-cry of the injured party, proMptly under.
took the defence, and in the:firm tone of a .'
young gentleman offended,ymitired•thentto
desist and leave the, 'premises-; which-;of •
ertnrse,;was instantly answered by a broad.
side at him. Fired' et,the outrage , he pluteb
ed the r4n-spout, climbed like a young tiger '
to the roof And was among thera before they
ixmld realize the practicability Of the feat ; and
then bad them on terms even enough
,foe;a
handsome settlernentlpf the case. ;
The roof Was steep and dangerous to
'cowed antagonists, but safe to his better bal.
ance and higher courage, and tkey`:imere :at
phis mercy;.for no one could help , another,
'and bit was more , than' a - match forany of
them, in a position , where peril of a: terrible
tumble was among: the, risks-of resistance.
Forthwith he went at them seriatint,:till,sev
praily and signally he had cuffed them to, the'
full measure of their ;respective deservings.
But not satisfied With 'inflicting punishment;
he exacted penitence , also; and be proceeded,
to drag eacbof them in turn to the 'edge lee
ithe roof, and holding them there' demanded
,an explicit apology.
Before he had finished putting the Whole
;Tarty through this last forni of purgation, lit,
tle, Tom, who had witnessed the perforintuica
Ilrom the 'pavement belo4l greatly,. terrified
!by the imminent risk of a fall; which
'have broken-a neck or two; iriailiap," calved
l out l —:" Come • down, l "Obi Pistils
cotne down !" • -
_
Elisha answered the appeal; iri - the 'spirit,of
the engagement. - . ~
,--.. • .
• t‘ No,Thielley a int done apologizing yeLl
I, SPIRIT OF TIIE Po usts..l—Among ' all:corn
!positions these alone - deserve the name of l iat. ,
ered lyrics. These_ alone contain a „poetry.
I that meets the spiritual nature in all lit's i
Imoods and in all its wants—which, strength- .
ens virtue with glorious exhortations,- gives
angelic eloquence to prayer, and-iihnost rises
Ito the seraph's joy in praise. - In distress and
fear, they breathe the 10W,,, sad murmur of
,eptnplaint ; in penitence they groan with the
i agony of the troubled soul. They '-have a
gentle,rpuste for the peace of faith ; in adora
tion, theystsce.nd to the glory of creationand
N 'o.( l,k;
the majesty G
A: For assemblies or for
solitude, fur al - 1 hat gladdens and all that
grieves, for our he vjpess and despair, for our
remorse and our redeitiption, we find in these
dine
m e t a tw im a tif timagow ::
~,,
world. They resound atnidsk. he courts of
the tA)6rnaele ; they floated thro gh the lot
ty and soleinn,spaces of the temple: N They
were sung with. glory in the halls of •Zii: , m;
they were sung with sorrow by the stream
of Babel. And when Israel had passed away;
the harp of David was still awakened - in the
Church of Christ. In all the ems and ages
of that Church, from - the hymn which first it
I Whispcied in an upper chamber, until its , ati
thems filled the earth, the inspiration of ithe
royal Vrophet has enraptured its devotions
and.ennobled its rituals .4 '}Chorused by the
wind•rof heaven, they_hace - swelled;,through
God's own temple of the sky and stars ; they
• have rolled o'er the broad desert of Asia, iii
the s matins and vespers of ten -thousand het)
mits. They have • rung throfigh the, deep
valleys of the Alps, in the sobbing voices of
the forlorn Waldeness ; through the steeps.
and caves of Scottish Highlands, in the rude
chantinus of the Scottish Covenanters; thro'
the woods and wilds of primitive America;
in the heroic hallelujahs of the early . pil;‘,
grims.—Henry Giles. . .
" - Ose OF THE Boys." —We find the follow
ing good 'story about Rev. Henry , Ward
Beecher, the popular lecturer, travelling the
rounds of our exchanges :
Rev. H. W. 8., a distinguished clergyman
of Brooklyn, was taken
,on .a stage sleigh,-
from the depot in . W—, (a new England _
tov n, where railroad communication then
ended,) to B—, a place fifty Miles distant,
where he waSloAectu're that night. 'lt was a
warm February day • the sleighing was splen
did. B. was on the!box beside a young dri
ver ; `the teams, of four hnrsesseach. were per
fection, and the result was-that the fifty miles:
were got over in something like four hour's—
pretty good railroad time on some tracks.— . --
But it didn't do the team's of horses'any good,
and when, some days ) after, knOwledge of
their coltditiOn - came to the proprietor Of the
line, he cailled .up that.
.prirticultir driver,-
f
(Sam) a d asked. how -he came to . drive his,
horses t at day at such a rite. " Well," said
Sam, " had one of fire - 1 bays' on • the box
with m, ;. he wanted to see em go, and I'put.
'em thr . Ugh !"
FATS OF THE DISCOVERER§ OF AMERICA.- - •
It is remarkable how few of the eminent men
among the discoverers and Conquerer 4 of the
New World died in peace. Columbus died
broken-hearted; slioldan - and Bobadilla were
drowned ;;Ovando vOs harshly superseded ;'
Las Casas sought refuge in a cowl; Ojeda
died in extreme poverty ; Enciso was depos-.
ed by his own men ; Nicuesa perished miser
ahly by the cruelty of his party; Vasco Nu
nez was disgracefully beheaded Narvaez
was imprisoned in a -tropical dungeon, and,
afterward died of haidship; Cortez wits-dis
honored ; Alvarado' was destroyed in'an am-.
bush ;"Al - magro was garotted ; Pizaryo
~was
murdered; and his four brothtys cut off; and;
there was no end of the Issassimitionk and
, executions Of the ' secondary chiefs, among
the energetic and enduring adventurers.—
London Inquirer. .
I • ,
-. • .
~,
•Ms OCCUPATION.-4 first•fate, joke_ took •
place quite lately, in the' Court . room. A'
woman was testifying *in behalf
,df 'bar son, .
and swore that he had worked on 4 AIM 1 . ev
er since he was botn.'• .•
The lawyer. who -.eross•eiaMined her. said, •
' You assert that y4iur son hai worked. oa .a z
farm ever , since , he was boru 'l' ' . .'
' q do,' ' ''
great pro.
Ibrated po-
Old, blind
lublished,a
igth be nbt
• What Sid he do the first year V
gynilkeEt.' - •
Ihe lawyer evaporated.—ilariford fate_
rant. :
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up i ;thttok
keppiOnl
Or The happiest man in the world is the
one with just wealth enough to keen. hini in
spirits, and just children enough , to [wake.
him industrious..- • • •
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