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Gifrit4t,
HOM 2,
Wbereer our weary footsteps stray
O'er this dark rale of tear,,
if we be ebeerid by Hope 4 e bright ray.
Or clouded by dark feats,
Down Memorf,a golden gleaming trek
Our minds vvdli ever roam'
And fancY take us back ._
To childhood's happy home"
O, be-that homo where glaciers riso.
Amid ieternal snow:
Or, belt where soft .summer skies
In cloudless beauty glow;
0, be - it:but a lowly cot,
Nif i rtyero a palace dome.
to the heart a sacred spot, •
For 0! 'tis childhood's home.
gaze in 'mourning down the past,
Through avenue of years,
Where Love its brightjewols cast,
Al! changed,,.alaS ! -to tears - :
Save - one I—brightly still it gleams,
• Nor time can mar its wile;. -
Still in my heart its gldw beams—
My Mother's gentle smile.
0, not the crumpling hand of Time,
Atubition's'Aream of fame, . -
Nor sorrow's bright, nor Main of crime,-.
Not glory, grief of shame,
Csn bid 'thy heart that spot forget,
forVi. : My 'heart Will roam,.
'Till dirk in destb, tifo's sun is sot;
TO childhood* happy home. -
.Blest be the- heatt that made the bfight
Home of my happy hours—
Be gleaming fbund tht;nt lore and-light,
And .bleoming. sweetest*wens!
And they that slumber atilljin death,
Mar blossoms o'er them bloom—
() 'Memory twines her faires wreath,
To duck Affection's-tnmb.
..IYO YOUR BEST:
Yes! do your - best in every scheme
For . human cbod Assigned; -
Strive with a strong earnest hope
To benefit you! kind;
Try every plain and honest plan—
' Perhaps ynu may succeed;
.And find that winning fellows woylt.
Sufficient for yymr need.
.Then dn'y our best! try, yet again,
,With brave unshrinking licart;
Among life's moral conquerors,
Through,striving, do your part.
11:e road you mean to take,
e Part-you mean to play;
And if it be an honest one,
-Work steadTast nn your way. •
'0! do your be,t! from morn till noon, .
rroin yrialh tilt age's night;
Ufa has kts triumphis and it's woes,
Its human wrongs to right.
And though, on may not do at onco •
t All that yol 'Mtisi desire, -•
'tdird too lor.g , to lose your gains;
Be
patient—do.net tire.
yOUr best! fear not, nor fail,
Your onward path is•plaiu ;
An# time von ktiOWean wonders iork,
the - while. yoti,trY
'Then wheie there's labor for yOur !IRA;
Shrink net, bat stand the test;
And fall - ocie - ig AO crown the work
For which ioit - Ve done your. beat!
OFF WITH HIS HEAb
A bre:a - Thiess, excitO intifviclual, says a late
ininiWr of the Sin Franciseoiferting
rushed into the opine Yeiterday; ab'd en4nired
for the chief.
"What 46 yofi - Want of inquired an
impassive olEceil,_
"I rant,' said he, With a Teutonic accent,
1 1 vants ein baper to tell me kill to tl!tn tog.
He bites my legs pad. 1 barv.got the hy
droptiobe: and will kill c . fi.' I goea litat
t 00:"
"Ah now I see," said the impassive tamper;
ament,"you i re:quire nuthCcit:z to proceed with
force.Of armasgainst the dangerous animale."
"Mein gritt, ho— dat ish not Vents te
give me Itscenoe to kill the tog. f vants bini
to hiate me lorper so ven I kill the tog -be
can nicht go into de cotirt and swear
tiainst me."
"What, the doiff" :
te man." - _
ye....'said the officer, wivi.wass quietly
chuckling: s at the caution evinced _ by the Ger
man, and intention exhausting his patience,
"then you Want to fet_rt warrant to arreta the
man who own. the 'log so that the animal
mat not again attibl yoii.' ;
te tog.—te nuan.vat owns te tog.
You see if I kill him—"
"Who—:lie man!" •
Nii, nix ! Gott for tam,yoti Beta eierYtt
"lit
bide tail," cried the lager beer, who began
io think the offtCer was quizzing him.
ihink:-you vents to- make chokes of me.
Tunderwetter -and blitzen 1-1 valitsshustice
_pot, chokes. I 'sets to ea' de tam togs head
off, and if shiruice will not _give me a bailer I
Outs his head off anyhow."
the-loyer of sour tiont started io leave
the hall, but meeting the chief-justice at the
'door-he-convened with him in - the 'German
dialect, made known his wants and received
An order to execute lite vicious animal.
ks be was.gmug out, he met the impassive
'iJfEeer:, - -
-"All right!" he innuiied., •
"Yali. all tight. 1 go straight off to te
otnerotte tog kills him.
, 'Who=tbe'owner•P"
"No, te tog. You make tam fool of yitir
self by saying te tog yen I mean man and
yen I mean a min you say tog. Now you
gone to ter teufel and the German inconti•
neativ kurried•away to meet out vengeance
to the animal who .had crossed him ID his
"glorious faith." '
nr:To keep ski.pperS out of the bacon in
the simuner—eat it in the . spring.
far "['he sun shines bright:onus to-day,"
said a blauk-republicsn candidate to a demo-'
erat, on the morning of the - town -election in
B. " Yes," replied the latter, ind'it did the
-same on Sodom "and Goniorrab,. hitt they
'melt Brlinston s e before '
f iILtBETkAYER'S PATE.
A TALE OE THE REVOLUTION.
tit W. E. R.
It was on a bright and beautiful ;barbing,-
abcut the first of June, that- the : British fleet,
ctitnManded by
. Lord Howe, came to anchor
in 116"ifa'n harbor. The lieet was composed
of t wenty sail v,emels of the largest class, and
on board of thein were the officers and soldiers
tent by the I:3lithiah Parliament to subdda the
rebellious spirit tif the Bostonians, which had
lately broken out In'a inlander, which threat-
ened some trouble to the British tuleri. As
the gallant frigates catne abreast _ of the town,
salutes were given and answered, flags dis
played, bells rung, and boats were seen sailing
to and fro; to *llia were added the cheering
trrains of mush: from a doted bands—all of
which seemed to give indiestiotet of the re
turn of.,a yie!orions fleet, rather than the ar
rival of ti fiiree sent to quell a rebellion. The
Gov-eminent boost% how the old - Province
House. way hung *hit banner:, and in the
evening brilliantly illuttiinated. The frigate
Lion, Lund Howe'` flag ship. elute to anchor
near.. Long Wharf, and a sigeal from hi%
the other frigates followed the.
exstnple of their leader; anchors dropped,
sash. wote fulled. and the cemtnat4er of etteh
was ordered on. board, the MI ship
§ , nal the boats were got in readiness, and
'LoneMae and Siatiptepared to pion shore.
Amoog staff-was his nephew Lieut. Gra
ham, a voting otHeer, who had accompanied
him to Aint•rica, With Lieut. Graham went
his hffiftll4.led bride.—They entered the boars;
and while they are proceiding' to the shore,
we will give our readers an - insight into gur
litkie :ale.
Emily Morgan was the only child of
ail English oiricer of high rank, who fell in
battle but a ?lion time before, leaving his
daughter Emily au' Orphan of the age of
seventeen. \ She was eltreritely beautiful, as
Lieut. Graham was convinced of at the first
lie wai deeply in lore with the pretty
oirdom ; and to make his success more sure,
he offered her his band:
.Lieut. Graham was a professed rake, and
he plafed well -his cards for her destruction.
When the spark of war. was kindled in the
American Colonies, &large force was raised,
to quell the rebellion, and Lord llowe was
appointed to the command. Ii immediately
went on board the Lien, as his fl'tg shin. and
°Meted his nephew to join him. This was an
6.ent en t rkly unexpected, as it was provok
ing to Lieut. G, as he had just- formed his
acquaiutanee will Emily Morgan, and feared
that hi* absence wouldbe the means of Lis
!os,ng N) rich a prize. Ile informed her bf
hie une,le's determination, and her grief was
indeed .A few days before si;iiing, be
persuaded . tier, tyy promise of immedilte mar-
riage upon their arrival in America, to leave
the itotrie of her uncle, and go with him. He
procured her the dress of a soldier, and she .
was, unknown to the commander, enlisted as
st'volunteer. ....•
formed its. uncle, of the situation of his bride,
a dding, that she had, unknown 'to himself,
secreted herself on Iniri, and that
.her wish
was to assist and comfort him iu the wilds of
America. Had not Lord Howe's orders Ueen,
to reach Boston wtth all possible despatch, be
would have returned ; bct as it wag, and on
Lieut. Graham repeating his promise, to
tnarryU4 on his arrival, be gave orders for
apartements to be- put in readiness in his
own cabin, fit for the abode of his nephew's
bride.
Night afternight did that youthful couple
pace the deckof,that ship, and by the starry
vault above tweet eternal constancy. Oren,
or; a bright evenitrg. those youth - fit] lovers
might he seen. together ; gazing lip2m the
spangled heavens„ or choosing from those
bright orbs their favorite star, each endeacer
ing to excel the other in love. She loved him
with that pure,and cohstant affection, which
alone is found in the breaSt of woman;
and believing that' love relumed, gave hint
tier pure and ursuiPeetitg heart. flow that
love was returned. the sequel will show.
While. we hare been giving the history of
three locer4. Abe beets harp gained the shore,
a nd 1,61 i receiv d b 1 the tievernirr With all
honors. Lord llowe was informed that the
spirit of rebellion was on the increase; but
he doubted not dial. his 'Presenee would awe
them to shirgitini.e,—lsplirtment's were pro
vided pr Emily Morgan, in the dovernor's
house., at whiCh place Lord - notre made his
head quarters.. . . .
The next day the trddps Were landed; e'Ll
the citizen's of bomton were compelled to Rue
port the whole British army. Even the
•ehurel.es were not held sacred • but the old
;so u th. t'-‘as 'converted into stables fdr their
hor4ts. Repeet;ed overages of this kind so
ineensel
,the Bcwtouiaus,tbat froth quarte
they flew to sirtn4: Their first blow was struck
at Lexington; where the Americans defended
their mau.,zines;, ai!_ aq the snudd vibrated
throughout the country, every:sword was un
sheailitel, and every - s atin w ere bared,' to de.
fend their dear beloved ittitire. Tbii,Americans
we're stationed atambridge and Wateitdadi,
under the cornmand of Generals Prescott and
Putnam. and en the•evening of the 10th. re:.
paired to Benker Hill, and threw up tho.e.
.breast-stork. , . Woitih tin the following day .
poured death arid 'destruction Ili:roil the British
ftitbr. • •
The rising son of the 17th shone in all its
splendor anon the firmly entrenched Ameri
cans. The British general wait suprised at so
successful a feat, accomplished by untliacip
lined troopi, without experienced officers,
and lie -looked upon it more as an accident,
than the -premeditated judgetitent of the
American commarder. lie immediately gave
orders for the troops to be got in readiness to
dislodge the Americans.. The long lines of
British seldient were marched down f.;tog,
Wharf, snit-then proceeded. in boats to Chars
lamewn shore, Where the line was formed, to
await the arrival of Lord Howe and staff.
Presently a_ magnificent bark, covered with
the eusignef mighty England, approached
the.shore, and Lord Rowe was among his
soldiers.—About two - o'clock on that memor
able day. theßritish soldiers commenced their
line of rmirehi . Their brilliant Uniforms, and
long' white plumes witle4heir highly pol
ished gats . : glittered in. the, sun, -while the
loud attains of martial 'music rent the air,
and presented a grand and imposiug effect.
The day was finkend tryt a breath of air
was stirring, hottse-tops
aticl'hills were crowded with spectators, aux
iousty awaiting: the leash. of the first battle
for Ateetlian 'lbs. - Aft:rarities lay
44
WE .111 E Au. EQUAL ttEronis COD Al D TOE CONSTITUTION "-=-James Etitclianazi
ittratc, c %ttsqueOnna Elonnta, 'onett, Cturstcati
firmly put i ?...fiched: not a man moved, pot .a
word WAS, speken,lait they lay as still as &Stir,
awaiting ilui approach of the enemy. 'or
the last twielve thrs - they bad' been engaged
in that neble task, Without a mouthful to
stay titeirf appetite, or. a drop of water to
quench tlietr parched lip s; yet in spite of
their privations, there they stood, stouldor to
shoulder, I 'ready to peril- their lives fot . the
good of their country. 11iiy had been joined
during the day by the noble Warren, whose
advice and courage reiridel'ett important ser
vices. As the British approached die) , com
.i
mended a iterrible cannonade upon the bill,
without doing much diitiate .. to the Amer--
cans.--Allove the din was !lead the voice of
the gallank Putnam, commanding his men
tiot . to-fire until the whites of the enemy's
eyes *ere ivisible. Soon he gave the long
wished fOri signal, and the impatient Ameri
cans openo their first disharge . upon the
enemy, [ n43 first discharge Was dreadful,
whole ranks of the Brittons were mowed
down like grass ; while the remainder turned
and ran dowh the bill in entire confusion.
Through the efforts of their officers they ral
lied, .and again approached the Americsh
work' I but only to be again repulsed with.'
greater 10.i.5.
They did not again titernpt the works un•
til the arri.vat of additional' troops from the
city. Th e mensof-war at anchor in the bar:
bor AIM) pened their cannonade upon the
brave defe riders of the Hill, and under their
tower the' iitish were enabled to divide their
forces; a d they now; approached the Works
from the 'different point. To this time the
-battle lord raged with all tbe-horrors sir war„;
the air eta* filed with the shrieks of tire
wounded and dying; and to add to the hor
rors of dui day, Lord Howe had commanded
Charlestottn to be sit on fire ; which being
done, the 'flame: spread with astonishing ra
pidity, ad ail Charlptown was wrapped in
one awful !confiagration ; the AmeriCans bad
expended nearly all their powder and .ball.
and their asedi-cbarge was soon to be poured
upon the ast approaching, Britons; the air
WV so completely filled with the smoke of
burning l'harlestown, -to -which was added
smoke of the battle field, that the
le sun was entirely hid from their
blaze of the cannon alone told the
the , ultr .
light of t
sight; t
patriots I the approach of the enemv: A
gain the i..oice of Putnam was heard, and for
the last t;itne their well directed fiie, mowed
down thel enerny.—The Ainericans had now
expanded) their atnmunition, but _not their
courage ;1 they leaped from their enteench
rnents, seized the muzzre of their guns, and
even With starvation of their faces, made the
plumed rfarriors of Europe' quail. But it was
usela4 to continue so urrequal a straggle;.
-the Am4icans bad lost their brave Warren,
and theyislowly retired, leasing the hill in 1
poss , essioti cf the British.
Lieut. l Grahatn commanded the left wing.
and was wounded in the attaek.—Jie
was imtnialiately carried from the field to his
lodgings and was received, by his almost die.
tracted Oride. The wound was not sir& Mim i
the care Of Emily, be began slowly to recover.
For many` days she watched at his side ; she
would not leave him ; and it seemed her
• i
greatespleasure to. administer to his wants.
lie was anon able to go out, and enjoy the
pure airof heaven, which he often did, lean.,
ing upon, the arts of one who loved him with ,
her whole soul. They cften went to a f,,corite
spot bend the 13riti;li line, where they re
newed their promises of love made before leav
ing home. She was indeed happy, for she
believed that she posses-,ed his undying affec
tions. Those visits to that spot were •often
p'oloneA until after the shades of night had
fallen, and bad cast her sable mantle around
-the earth.—There- they would sit fur Hours
tiigether,l elapsed in each others arms, with
no morMl eye to see therri, and no noise to
disturb their -reverie, eieept the beating of
their own hearts, and. the distant roll of the
trum frdm the camp of the Americans.—
Repeated visits of this-kind- maned to have
benefieiaVeffeet upon Lieut. Graham, for in
a short [time be was prononnced to have
egained ris usual strengt, and was ordered to
join his egiruent.
Durin his sickness, an arrival from Eng
land ha brought 't.hC daughter of the Gover
nor; rr,o, having completed her edtication,
haul con e to rejoin her parents.—She was a
young ady of great beauty and winning
manne - After the recovery of Lieut. Gra-
_ went with his uncle to lay his res
nd as nephew of the commander-in
ryas. received with much attention.
visit WAS en pleasing, that be often
It, much to the mortification of
torgan, alto, however, said nothing,
. that be would respect his oath.
Ile often remainded him of the fulfil
ilhis promtte to Emily, but of rto avail.
Ilpting_,an• offer rki the band of the
4. 1 s daughter, we; not to be rejected
who had neither . rank, money or
)rtt eonnecti , m. lie saw with pleasure
visits were not unwished for, and in
time be offered, and she received his
1/8111, h.
pews ; 5
chief, 1i
His firs
res.owed
Emily NI
belieViW
His Wig
:mot Clt
So le.tril
for anti
t :al. hi
a short
hand.-
TWA-blow to Emily was dreadful. Shire
ceivrd a itote fi:oin him, informing her of his
intenthns, and urgently requesting—her to
leave f r home, adding , g e‘
so lon as he lived,lie
, i
Ii
would, find bun a friend. She received his
distni.l withnut , a in,uriiiiir, and he believed
that sli ,was reigned to her charge. -She
I td of late giVen her whole heart to her be
ll
vet, and now most painfully- was she t dis
ia
!pointed, •That love which had . itsi, p irned
moiit4.ll of breast now turned to nate,
and be l e' pa,i.ms sought revenge. She did not
wish 11rr s!light tevenge; upon that favorite
sprit; viiihout any Mortal eye-to see her, she
swore hat' be should net live to receive, love.
from a o•lter--sre swore his death.
The news of her disgrace Spread through
the I. wn, and et en the , American camp :
and m were the curses that were uttered
ag,ains Lieutenant Graham.' About the time•
of Lietenant Graham's recOverv, Lord Howe
was to give a grand hall in - honor of his vic
tory -opt Bunker Hill. lu the mean time the
news pf that battle had spread like-wildlife
throughntit the length and breadth of the
latui ; it proved the incentive 'which caused
every Ametican to prepare for action. The
voice of Patrick Henry in the south, the voice
of Adahla in the no . r . th,. and above all, the
wron a and tyraday which the mother coun
-tti lad heaped upon theta, caused every
Arne MT to buckle on the sword, and to de
fend' is Country with his life, Waihington
had rrived and takin command of the
• Ante 'car fortes: He made but headcioar
- ten t.tbe bouie-oor stioditig on the Water.
,t
town Nad i and there matured those plans
which in a short time compelled the British to
leave Boston. Thie 'pline were nearly ac-
complishall but for want .of more _explicit
knowledge of the true situation of the enemy,
he was obliged, to defer action until he gain
ed the wished for information; Lie-thought
that at the coming fete of Lord Howe, a ju
dicieus Alder Might gain access, and obtain
for him hisdesired information. A 8 inform-
ed his .ptlicers of his "jar, and Lieutenant
Morris volunteered to go. Lieutenant Mor
ris was an officer-of great AtTomis,s, a bosom
friend of Washington, and had been ectucated
in England to the profession of arms. He
served 'under Bladdoek, in his dimiistrus
campaign, but joined the forces of his coun
try at the first outbreak of the war. Ete was
personally acquitinted with Lieutenant Gra
ham, as they pursued _their studies at the
same school.• Lieutenaht Graham was the
only officer among the British who'knew
him ; aiht he did not believe, that Wreeogniz
ed by Lim, he should be betrayed, as he was
the means of
.saving his life, at the imminent
peril of his own, while a party were bathing in
the Thames. lie received his instruction from
Washington, and in the disguise of a British
officer, gained access to those balls.
Lord Howe bad offered a large reward for
the caoture of a spy, in order to make an
ex
ample of him,-ant by such an act intimidate
the Athericans. His men were constantly on
the watch fur such a person, , in order to ob
tain the reward. For a long time Lieutenant
Morris avoided supicion; but when about to
depart, was recognized by Lieutenant Gra
ham, arrested, and thrown into prison. The
next morning he was brought before Lord
Howe and charged with the offence of being
a traitor and a spy. He answered, that if, in
*oining the forms of his countrymen, who had
assembled to defend their lives and their pro
perties from the tyranny and oppresbion of
the mother country—"if," said lie, this con
stitutes treachery, then am I traitor Intkeed."
As to the_c! arge of being a spy. be freely
that his inceutio v es were to procure
information for his commander,
'which he had
hoped he might accompliih; but helm] been
foiled by one who 'was indebed to him for his
life, and now, to repay him, had meanly be
trayed him, and w,ould take that life which
had sated his own from an early and watery
grare. "But," said Lietenant Morris, "his
cop is nearly full ; he hasssacrigee the virture
and twice mind one who placed confidence
in his oath, whom he seduced by fair words
and promises to, leave her hothe, friends, for
tunes, and all that was-dear to her, and now
shamefully has he cast her off; but the ven-
geance of }leaven will soon overtake him, and
tie will meet his jut 'award."
Lord llowe commanded him to be,silent.
although he felt tile justness of his last te-
teinatk. The officers retired to consult, and
in a • few moments entered, having . found
Lieutenant Morris guilty—and he was con-
dewed to be hung the next morning, as a
traitor, a rebel and a spy.
..„D.ill,ofro;it ilklia . N4fl"Ylf.`,Nit4 4 .4 o .friA
word that was uttered ; and when she heard
Lieutenant Morris speak of herself, and her
betrayer, the finer feelings of her heart were
awakened, and she tesolved to rescue him.
As soon as the sentence had been passed, she
started for the American head quarters. ~,She
arrived there ovecome with fatigue, and de
sired an interview with Washii:gton, which
was °Tante]. She informed him of the fate,
of his lieutenant, which Washington had r.,x
tectcd, owning to his ram-appearance. - She
told hint the story of her wrongs s.'ne had
suffered, through the baseness of her betrayer,
and,her wish for revenge. She wished Lim
to give her the services of ar. officer and a
few men, and before sfie slept that night, she
would place the newphew of Lord Howe in
his hands.
Washington at first would cot listen to so
base a proposal; -but believing that with
Lieteneant Graham in bis Winds, he could
effect the ransom of his young friend, he con
sented to place in ambush at the point she
desired, a force sufficient to capture her
guilty betrayer; and having arraged about
the time of meeting, she departed, and arriv
ed- at the city ttithout awaking suspicion, as
she bad fiom Lord 'Howe a pass permitting
her to . come and go at pleasure.
Ars soon as the daily drill was over, she
sought out Lieutenant 'Graham and informed
him of her determination to leave for home,
and that, fur the last time, she wished to
meet him upon the spot where they bad
spent so many happy hours. He was much
pleased with her intention, And readily, con
sented. Soon after the hour of dusk, they
departed fur that favorite spot. Upon arri
val, she told biro that herititehtioh in bring
ing him there was - , to h'ear from his own lips
why belind so cruelly cast her off. She beg
ged ape prayed hini to recall his lore from ;
her rival, and conjured him by all he-,held
dear to remember his oath. She recounted
all the - sorrows she' had undergone for-his
sake, and all she asked in return was his 10v.4;
but of no avail. He threw lies from bin
with Scorn; adding., that be did, not come
there to be entreated ; he tought that be hal
all passed, that she was a foolish girl to do as
she had done, ' and she, must take:the conse
quence of her folly, At that bitter reproach
sbe exclaimed, "Henry °Graham, you have
known what it is to enjoy a worrianN love - ;
you shall now feel a woman's hate." At a
sigual from her, the American . sprang for
war; and seized Lieut. Graharit. ..He was
bound; and they departed for the American
camp; but great was their serprise to - find the
camp deserted. From au officer left to await
them, they we) ts informed that Wahington
was fortyfying Dorihester Heights ; to which
place they departed and Upoh strirS•al; their
prisoner was seemed, and Emily Morgan re
paired to a neat cottage.—During the night
both officers and soldiers were buisely en
gaged in throwing 110 those breeittr.orks
which proved the savior of BostOn. 'Washing
ton cdittinued passing from rank to rank, en
couraging his men itt their noble work, and
by MOrping, they had accomplished their
work. • The breastwork were finished, cannon
mounted, and eserything in readinees for a
mighty struggle.,
That itrtorntree istin arose upon a. Scene
which had beengeprring during its journey,
which greatly changed the condition of the
two armies. Washington, instead of being
the chief, of a. sirsr'gling arms, posted around
the - outskirts_ol 150ston, teas ',now the corn-,
mender in chiif of hie own forces, of • Aoston
barber, and the whole I3nZisb rtimy. T4e.
harbor, from tie castle to
was coverer/ with British frigates; and the
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consternation which seized uPon.the minas of
both officer and soldier ou t board ofthese.vw
eels, may be better imagined described,
They , saw they -lay completely . att.he mercy
of one whom'thel bad , been , t aught -td
,look
upon with derision, and that by a single word
from him they would be -blown to atoms. It
seemed evident to a looker oti-thattioptetbing
unusual'had occurred, from the movements
both on snore and on die water,. All seemed
bustle and confusion, some running. blot,some
there: boats were seen carrying the Officers on
shore, and no one seemed to know when or
how to act. To the patriots it was pleasing
occurrece; but to the Toriesi,.it was disap
poitment and chagrin.
Lord Howe would , not believe the tidings
until convinced of their truth by his own
eyes; then his rage. was at its height. "At .
least," said he , "Twill put an end to the , life
of one rebel ;" and he commandedLieut.Mor
ris to be btpueit forth. A gallows-hail been
erected upon Poo. Hill for his execution, to
which place he was conducted by a file of
soldiers, attended by Lbrd Howe and staff.—
From the top of the hillohe American works
were visible to the naked eye. Lieut. liforris
mounted the scaffold, and in answer to Lord
llowe, he said he had much to live for, but
lie williugly laid down his life for his country.
He thanked him that he had been permitted
to die in the sight of the achievement of -his
countrymen, and he prayed that success might
be the harbinger of the independence pf his
dear beloved shore.
During his recital, the eyes of the British
officers had been turned towards Dorchester
Ileights ; for‘at that moment a gallows was
to be seen, which bad just been erected. All
was wonder and amazement. Who was to
be executed ! Who was missing 1 :The roll
was called : Lieut. Graham was the one.—
From his servant they learned he had been
missing since the last evening. At that mo
ment a messenger arived from AVashinwton,
infortnitig Lord Howe of the capture of Lieut.
Graham. and offering. him in exchange for
their prisoner, adding, 'that should the execu
tion of Lieut. Morris - be persisted in,he should
do the same to Lieut. Graham. Gen. Wash
ingtop also gave the British forces five hours
to evacuate Boston ; which, if not done, the
total destruction of -their fleet would be the
consequence. • .
Lord Elowe's lip quivered With rage, as he
s
exclaimed :
" No! tliel will not dare totting like a dog
an officer of tha
The rope was put around the-prisoner's
neck. At that moment, a prisoner was seen
to mount the distant scaffulc, by the aid
of his glass, Lord ilowe could distinguish, his
nepheW. And now a singuleFsig)it presented
itself, of two armies, in sight of each cther,and
both drawn up to witness an execution.—
The sight of his nephew upon the distant
scaffold, about to be lannelieti into eternity.
proved to much for the British General, and
he commanded the' exe , tution to be: stayed,
and the prisoners to be.nchanged, and he was
mtAblr i ted to the Beitish lines to await his
During the above scene, Emily Morganinkd
watched the proceedings with intense interest;
and by the exchange of prisdners, she saw
that Lieut. Graham would regain his liberty,
and sire loss her revenge. As he departed to
meet Lieut. Morris, she followed him—nnd
wlten about to be.exchanged, she drew a knife
tram its sheath. and its long. sharp,point
drank the -heart's blood of Lieut. G r aham.—
The soldiers sprang:forward, but too late to .
save him ; and they had the mortification of
conveying to their general the lifeless' body
of his nephew. The blow that deprived Lieut.
Graham of his life, also deprived Emily Mor
gan of her reason, and she died to a short time
of a broken heart. As Lord rove received
the body of his nephew, be !pottered to hini
self, " 'Tis the fate of a seducer. h But two of
the five hours had Already, elapsed; and Lord
Howe knew that:WiThington would keep his
word, and he give orders for the troops to be
got in readiness to embark, They were
marched to their heats am;d the cheering
strains of Music, which ill accorded with the
feelings of both °Cheers and men. As the
rear guard of the British passed down Long
Wharf, Washingtop,enteied on the other side
of the town, with drums beating. colors flying
and received that homage which a willing
people were ready to pay to the deliverer of
Boston.
THE GIFT ENTERPRISE:
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Drawing a Wife in a Lottery.
RT . 'CARL CANTER.
My name ii Nathaniel Bugbee: Perhaps
you have seen me at sometime, standing be
hind the counter of my employers, Messrs.
ILlberdasher and Co.. who for five years past ,
bate been selling their goods at an ALARMING
SACRIFICE! as the columns-of the daily pa
pers and a
. 1-arge
, placard front of the store
have constantly made kno*n to an interested
public. As the uniniated might find it a dif
ficult matter to understand how such a war
of doing bin-inesa,could be profitable to the
firm, I will just r.litsiier in condrience . , that
1. the alarming sacrifice alluded,to is shirty% on
the part of their customers.
This, however, has no direct t u'oarin't ttpon
my story. Le* me only say, in addition,while
upon this point, that my salary, although
large Riot!. for my own 'maintenance, bad
precluded all thoughts of matrimony in the
present expensive style df Therefore
it may easily . lre inferred that I must either
resign myself not to marry at all, or hod
some one who to a heart stiperadda a for
tune.
The reader4todelstands .my position auiffl
ciently tb understand the feelings with which
I read an nrivertisement - of the following pur
port, in the papers sometime since.
The advertisement in question set forth the
aclinfitages of is certain gift enterprise in a
brilliant list of prizes closing with-tyliat do
you think! No less than the hand of a young
lady, together with twenty thousand dollars !
The conditions were that if upon :tar:plain tithe°
either the yonder lady the winning party
see fit to declinethe Matrimonial ajli.
*nee ititehtled, the rejecting party should for!.
felt all claim to the \ twenty thousand - dollars
which should go to the rejected. -
The price of ticked in this tempting lottery
was'only twoArparat'Boton agents, lgessrs.
Shane & lie street, rfaviug . fully oictdP,
up my .Inidd `ti invest I co* Oti Ocii way .
froni dttitier.
.I
" - have you dtiy tickets left ' r I ioqiiired,
with some ansiity.
' -
"A fel," was:the prompt reply. " Will you
have
.one r
•' yesp
I : accordingly p . asagd a two dollar bill to
the clerk, and received a ticket parked
579.
"Rather a high figure," I remarked care-
leagly.
. •
" Yes," said the. clerk, " the tickets are go
ing off like hot bakes. They are in gteat, de
mand among . young men," be'saiii,
" gome tate es trimly as fifteen or twenty to
make their chance surer."' ,
- I' was about,-upon this hint to follow their
example and Purchase a few more when I
luckily reflecting that a board bill due the
next day would take up all my remaining
available funds , and prudently denied my-.
self.
Dear reader did you ever have a 'ticket in
a lottery or gift enterprise? If so, you cau
understand my state of mind for the month
which must intervene before the declaration
of the prizes. It was continurlly speculating
upon my chance of success ; and what I should
do if, On 'being declared the_ lucky winner'of
the first prize, I should find-the lady whom I
had won intolerably ugly auk unpreposses
sing. In such case Would the sum of twenty,
thousand dollars be sufficient to sugar the !
pill I-could not tell, but_ wisely concluded
to wait till the , alternative was really present
ed.. In the mean time I was particularly
observant of the pretty faces whom the pla
card—An Alarming Sacrifice—drew to der
store, I amused myself by picking out par
ticular young ladies, and representing to my
self the possibility that some one of them
might be the lady who was to brift-her ins
'tended: twenty thousand dollars.
Wiqnput dwelling upim this I will only stay
that I &saw several whom I should have been
perfectly - willing to marry at a less \ high fig
ure. I - am aware tbat some of my romantic
young.lady readers will shake their beads at
this adinission,•and brand me a mercenary
fellow with a heart not large enough to be
wonh having. But, my' dear young ladies,
you must remember that, as at that time I
had no particular intereq in any young lady,
I was mole likely, td be influenced by the
fascinations of the sex generally, and I yen-
Iture to say that. tf I happened-to meet any
of you before I become acquainted with the
present Mrs. I3ughee, (be it known, I am .
married at last) there is no knowing what
might beppen. I can imagine Mr. Bugbee
shaking in bet shoes sit the mere suppositicn.
To proceed with my story. The month
slipped slowly away, as all such periods of
supspenso do. I should scarcely dare say
how many mistakes the preoccupied state of
my mind led me to make, stsch . as returning
to a customer seventy five ceßts more in change
than was due her, on which occasion my em•
ployer, the senior Mr. Harberdasber, severely
remarked that when I made such mistakes I
shßtild. take care to let them be on the other
side, that while giving back too much change
was highly reprehensible, giving back too
little would be a venial offence which be would
r f Oiti I P- at sesilith s drew to 4.
in an excited frame of mind, walced down
'to Messrs. Shave Co's office in Siete street.—
The office was already full of anxious ticket
holders who aere alternately elated or de
pressed. by their success or Want of it. - I was
particularly amused by a scene which trans
pired just before my own turn came. The
applicant before me was lady of thirty - -
nine or therereabouts, exeCediogly spare, and
vary prim in her, ways. Though slie4id not
recognize me, d Yeanetdber perfectly having !
been introduced to her on one occasion as
Miss Charity Billings. She was 'the very
picture of a prim, methodical old maid, and
prore'ssed t 8 have Ft very Ipw opinion of all
mankind, possibly because they bad proved so .
blind to hey varied attractions. I sonfess
was surprised to see Miss Charity in such a'
place, as I had suppbsed that the pomp and
vanities of this world,.including, of course, fil
thy lucre, were as nothing in her sight. How
ever appearances ase deceitful.
"Your Number, ma'am?" inquired the
clerk.
"5673." Primly pronounced Miss Chari-
ty. ,
. .
. .
The ,clerk consulted the list. When he
hioked.ui), his face violently struggled to re
tain his gravity. s. .
"You have drawn, ma'am," said he, "an
elegant rosewood cradle !"
Miss Charity's face turned
.all 'colors, and
her embarrasment was coesiderably increased
by ti suppressed laugh which her quick ears
did not fail to catch. . . S .
" Whe s re shall I send k,l" incjaiied the
Mis 3 Charity looked Undecided; but fortu
nately a person with spectilalion in his eye,
stepped up and oftered to take it off her hands
at a reasonable rate. Miss Billings at once
recovered her composure and prepared her
self for making the Most of hpr prize. which
ishe-eyentually sold to the man.
" No. 11,576 !" I again repeated; taking my
place. • -
The cle-k, after a brief examination, seized
my hand With wgrinth.
"Sir, I congratulate you !' be exclaimed.
" You are the fortunate winner of -our first
prize." ,
I went home on my bead or beels—l am
not sitlitti sure which—not, however, until I
had 'ascertained that the name of the young
lady, whose hand I had won was Ethelinda
Blackstone; and that she lived in Coientry, a
town lb western New York.
When sober second thought came to my
assistance, ',could no!. hell) regretting - the
conditions on which I was to beeome the en
viable possessor of twenty thousand dollars.—
I reflected with a sinking heart that the lady
might be at ugly as a Gorgon, in which case
she would of course, insist -on my perforuiing
my part of the contract.
I at oirce petitioned 'Meths.. Haberdasher
rig Co., for a month's 'vacation, merely alleg
ing that important business called...me away.
I could not help blushing, when I ptoffered
the - request, which led to meaning look, being
exchanceff
. tly the other clerks. Nona Of
•
them, however was in may seeret.
One pleasant morning in October, .1 found
thyself at, Oswego, purchasing a ticket by
Stage to COventry, Wfijch as I was told; was
distant sonic lwenty miles from that floutisir
ing city. - - The stage went farther, but Coven
trywas one of the' places on the route.. Op
postte me, in the stage sat a youhg rosy
cheelc'ed maiden of very attractive appearance.
She was 'was. -somewhat demirre, withal.. and
°nip out stolini glances at me; Which I pre,
tended not to tee, while I, in trirn,loarked-at
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her whenever I'could get a chance... Whin- .
ever our eyes chanced to meet, they-were
stantly withdrawn. All this was.very foolish
of-course, but I May allege, 1a my owa'de7
fenCe s , that my opposite neighbor,_beSides be- •
iog exceedingly pretty, was tbe'only presenta=
ble looking female in the coach,,. Close be
side her was .a spinister, of 'thitty nine or
thereabouts; witlra pursed up mouth ; and.twq
flat a=ctions of : yellowish hair plastered to
each cheek. Het pose was long nod
while she het-self was dankness Personified.t l e
-Add to this a pair of bine speclicles'and you
will readily. imagine that the beauty beside
her was heightened hyscatitrast . : „
;.There , appeared however, to be some. ac
quaintance between thas, aal observed the .
younger lady speaking , familliarly with her
less prepossiug companion.
The road over which we Were riding -was
rough and hubbly. la . parts it inclined to
one side, so that one part of 'the coach -Was
lifted higher than the other. - On one of these
occasions the inequality was furtherjacreased
by the wheels at-the-upper end passing over
a stone. The jolt was such that the pas.seri 7
gels were all violently precipipat€d to one side
of the coach, and I, much to 'my surprise, but
not at all to my displearoire, found my pretty
neighbor opposite, seated in my lap. I niado
not the ,leas, effort- to relieve myself of the
unexpected burden, but. the.voung lady, h'ilf
blushing, half lrfughinz, wi tAdrew as quickly
aspossible fe.;n3 her embairassing . predica
ment. . On fooking about, I observed that. the
genthmati at my side; a bltriT, stout gentle
man was in a state of ludicrous perplexity.—:-
The spinister, whom I have; Mentioned, had
been thrown forward at thetuarb,e time s 404
opening her arms in'the vait endeavor tosave
herself, they involuntarily clasped her oppo . .
site neighbor around tie neck. 'ln her Wt
.. wilderment, she did not immediately release
her, hold , but uttered a succession of piercing
shrieks which 'first alarmed, andfinally
convulsed With secret laughter all-the passen
gers. . • '
Fertanatcry for. us, we +ere near the end
of our journey. My cppoSite neighbor and
her corrinanion got. ,out at a nest two story
brick hOuse, about half a mile froth the hotel,
at,'Whicli I myself stopped. L.
After passing the night coinfOrtabiyat , tha
Coventry Arms, I inquired
. of the landlord, iq
the morning, if he could inform me Oerd
Miss Erhelinda Blackstone ;resided.
" In a brick house, abotitla. half mile:Troia
, -here," was' the reply.
"A two story brick house, with !Mae hush.
es son-either side of the ;ate;?'' I 'inquired.
" That's the place." I •
at once jumped to theljosful conclirsioq
that my pretty stage companion.. was the
lady to whose band I could urge so strong
claim. . i'
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.. ,.
.:,, ~,,,
I dressed myself :carefmty, Bari about ieu
o'clock, armed, with a let 'er of introductled
flom the President of th Gift tiiterprise;
... .
walked over to the,brick-h uz,e.
My modest knock-called to the door wiy
pretty stage conpfttion. A Id - Mit-of recogni
tion-sTinmed that I was notiforgotte.n:
~,
Stammering out i3ometbing about the ike:A. ,, i
of toe toururu p ; / oeuvereo my letter ot .Illiel:
acceptecLan tnvitation to aka a • seatlii die
i .
parlor. My inamorata le t me, to'read the
letter in Titivate. . I
• Meanwhile, I began to peel the en - ibar4 l ..g
tent of my position. Nexeltheless, I deter . -
mined now that I had taktt the first ktepritot
faint or falter, with suet 4 priie in view. On
the veils of tbeli Erie . parlor, were c:arionsiteet
and tasteful drawings, attestilti; the skill of
my !ate Lornpanton.,
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While. I ryas busily oecttpied in examining
these, the door opened, r . TIC . 1
admitted—the
spinister. I knew her instantly, by 'her lung
nose and yellowish hair. i
. " Mr. Bugheo j" she said:
I . bowed :-. •- . 1-
" I - Mi , . -'ll?..bti
am _ -tnelinaa -,
your letter was addresecbt . .
I was *tilled. It wai ;the aqui - , then arid'
not the niece whose Yirainifiand I had tron.—;
In my dismay and pertTlexpy I With ditneurty!
ejaculated - that I was glad to Make her au
quaintpucb. .• - - • . .
"I feel, Mr. Bug,lie,'r . said the
. sttinistet,
casting , down her; eyes, it! modest confusion;
" that—that this,nieeting s on both sides, an.
eMbnrrassitig - one'. As w i e may both :desirn,
to become better4mquitintedopay T ask' your -
company to tea this evening ! Our hour is six."
'Hastily accepting the Vitation, I seized
my hat, and in avery unhappy state of mind- ,
returned to the lotel,
• "If it had only :. been tlte lady," I
thought, "I•should have been kited ; but
I never, never can make op,m towed
this anticipated spinister. !A h ed, thous-'
and dollars would bet tcthptme!" . -
I took _tea at the house lof Miss Ethelinda r
The young lady, Miss Cattrie Blackstone, who :
proved, as I suspected, to be the niece of the
elder lady, was, very detnt; but I could now
and then detect a misebevous glance from.
her black eyes, as they r sted in turn on- her
aunt and myself. Shesa d little, bat left the
i
burden of•the convettfo -to Us. • As might •
he supposed, it was pr'ecise, formali and
heavy. .
Afterbea we walked. ot,t. I was forced to
offer mysarm to the spinister—rimeh against
my will—while Miss Carrie very deruurely
tripped behind. - I .
" flow long will thiS fitlrce be kepe up i' i I
thought, sighing . I ani very much afraid:
Miss tthelinda will throw the harden of '
rejection upon me. She' appears to- have
taken a fancy to Me already, Just my-luck !";
I groaned in spirit, but had to preserve an .
outward appearance of cheei fulness,
So -it went on-for a tortnight. Miss Ethe h --
linda evidently looked upon me with ftvor, •
while she'became more and more distasteful
to me, more especially as I was already, deep .
in love with him niece.-Hitherto I - had no
opportunity to speak in rivet() witli the lath .
ter. It so peened that at this time; on one ,
of my drul calls, I found the old taffy nbsenti -
Carrie : ass . red me that sihe would be in soon.
According yoitithing loth, I decided to await
m
in her co any the Mtn -n of her aunt.
, Before the interview was 'over, so bewitch
ing proved my companion, I blundered out
my love. • ,
' "I—l thought," saitl„ishe, blushing, 1 ! that
it was my aunt that—that you - ,
' I vesy earnestly tssuied her that-although , '
1 bad the highest esteem for her aunt, I loved -
only ber=h4hael -was Oifectly willing"to . .ro:
sign all Claim to the twenty thousand dollars
—that no amount of Money, 'oweier large,
could satisfy the heart—thattopetitivithe4;
t ic
every other consideration—rind 'anti more to
Abt) sgirtcY. eitii4ti - ! -
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