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. . BY AlICE CAREY.
AmAni, ikfl Vaoi;f..t t.iln.a J ' 'I:'r ' 1 r
Thul Jiang on Mi-mry'a wall, V ' .T
Is onu of a dim old foreat, -r...
Thai eeemcth best pf all ; , di
Nol for ils gnarled oaks olden, .' ' i
Dark with thn misllctoej ' ' : .; :)
' No! for the violota golden . '''' '''
That apiinklu the vale below ; . , irdl
Not for Uio milk-n hiiu lilliva i-;.v . :
.That lean from the frapratil liPtlge,
v Coquellinir all day willi llic! Siiiiboaiiis,
. And alealint; their golden eriga j i
Not for the vines on the upland
Where tho bright red berries rest,
Nor the pink, nor Ihe pale aweet cowslip,
It seeineth to me tho best. ' '
I nnce had a lilllo brother, . ,
Wilh eyes thai weio dark and deep
In Hie lap of that oH dim forest
lie lielh in pence nwleep : -' '
Light as the down nf the thistle, ,.,!.;
Kree as the winds that blow.
We roved there the beautiful summi-r.,
' The siimiilei" of long nj:o ;
But his Teet on lh hills grow weary; "t 1
! And, one of ihe autumn eves,..;,,: : -.j
I made for mv little btother. ,7 . . .. .,.,.,,
A bed of yellow leaves.
i
Su netly his palo arms folded m
JMy iiork in a moek ;rmbraee,
As Hie light of immoital beauty
Siletitly covereil his faeu ;
And when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in tho tree tops bright,
!Io fell, in his saint-like bounty,
Asleep by the gales of light.
Ttu-rfore, of all the pictures
That htuigon Memory's wall,
The one of tha dim nld forest
Seomelh tho best af all.
, rroni.uii old I'til) 8 tt'K'H
SWEETHltARX AEEEY-..
rA" b. r. q.
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"T'nlc cits up Mi llicpe Imtlli monita and nVtwaa,
Ami a, tlie p"rln!s'M'll . rw't'Vvc luv,.
Jl.-r voice, in snllrn ci-Ik,',' tlironjili Ihi- c'mrts ;
Tolls of a nameless died." Amunvmuc.
At Ihe foot of the lofty mountain of Crif
el, which rears its cloud-capped summit in
lowerinu mniettv, nnd delights to survey
its insulated iorm in the waves, ol llie iol
way, opens a bi'RiilifuI and rorriantic vale,
watered by the winding Xith. The scene
is rich in all the verdant glories of nature,
but richer still in those legendary associa
tions ol bygone days, that awaken the sym
pathy and enchain the' attention of posteri
ty, and 'will 'continue' to txert'lhis magic
inliueticp,' so long as the pulses of human
affection beat responsive to the records ol
suffering, of crime, ol love, of war, and of
sorrow. ' ' ' '
On Ihe eastern slope of the vale, are still
to be seen the ruins of Caerlavroch castle,
Ihe ivy and moss-covered walls and towers
of which are venerable with the glories of
more than a thousand years. NTor far dis
tant, and on the opposite side of the Xith,
are seen peeping through the trees, the
gray ruins the inoulderin-;, yet still beau
tiful arches, 'columns, and walls of Sweet
heart Abbey backed by the lofty CnH-I,
whose mountain shadows imparls solemnity
and awe to thi'se ciun.bling relics of moti
ttic 'jrranrluer. ' ' '' 1
' And why was this solemn pik in the
days of Rome's supremacy in Scotland, na
med "Sweetheart Abbey V- Why !io the
breezes that sigh mournfully through 'the
neighboring- groves of ancient trees, sound
like the wailing voices of departed spirits ?
Attend, reader, to the sad story of fair
Klleu of Kirkonnell. . ,
At an early period of the thirteenth cen
tury, the . Karon Maxwell, of Kirkconnell,
was one of the most powerful chieftains
(hat dwelt in Scotland. - lie was a man of
high mind ami stern purpose a faithful
friend and bitter foe proud in the con
sciousness that Ihe unsullied honors of many
generations of his princely race had de
scended upon him, and that it was his duty
to uphold the (lame, fame, and valor of the
Kirkconnells, with a brightness and purity
that would rr fleet back a lustre on his an
ceidry, and hand d nvn additional greatness
and glory to his descendants. Two thou
sand men at arms followed his banner to
the field ; and whether in peace or war,
they exhibited a devotion to their chief.
which proved that they held the honors of
his house dearer than life. Olten had his
sword been drawn against the) pirates of
Denmark, or to repulse a Northumbrian
foray. Never had that sword been sheathed
until crimsoned with the stains of victory.
Within the lulls of his ancient cattle, there
dwelt a gentle being, who formed his only
s.ilace, after returning fiom Ihe fatigue and
danger of Ihe fiht, or the inspiring recrea
tion ol the chase. It was his daughter
beautiful as the beam of the morning, with
a mind whose noble attributes were chas
tened by filial alli-tlion, and all the tender
endearment of the heart.
The great curse of Scotland in those par
ty times, was the deadly fcliu of feudal
uniiiio.il y, which freiiuenlly raged the
fiercest among neighboring chieftains. -This
feeling was trauamilU-d by the hem)
of evcty noble bou.e, as an , II-oin-ni
l.-gHi y lo his siirctfaaor, and sj euUiled all
tlw ii.u'-ric, of private war, (or gent-ratiou
f a- a I a
up in In country. reciiuTS 01 nereuiiury
lutrcj weie thus cherished in the cradle,
an loul l scarcely bu aij to have been
buried even in Mie grave.
A lend ol Ibis Miis chancier had forara
subsided between Iho Maxwells of Kit k-
ruliliell anj lb Mmwrlls of NitliiJaU.
r'rriiuriit weio iho toll lints belwevu I Is a
rival chirfUin, and their clan', ud oft 0
In I the Imreul, which ruhed Ihroiitfh lb
valley, ben dyed u ah the blood vl Ibtf
U-4 ad biav.a' llnwa wha dwelt oil
buid'-r. 'I h lii d ol III lino. id ,N.lbU
duly bad Lull (4'ln(d tit In, lill.ela, leav.
I4 In. i.iily m l.j atipuut lb li.ili.il, i
lii4le( duiiulii., slid I'i'i'l h". VULJ
Ub!Iale,..d'Mbeeo.d.iCavli i ,'iun'der ' Ihrf
. care of Mloolm of ilona ) a mouk,r.who
:was renowni'd for' leorhing,; benevolence,
and piety,' The youthful chieftain h3 been
alsd trnirted to tirms, was accomplished in
all the exercises 'of kniglithoof', and had
frequently exhibited bis prowess in .the
feudal.. conflict and the border foray. He
had ever avoided a recontre wilh the vas
sals of his house's foe, and bis followers
had often marked with surprise,1 thai he
seemed to be more dike the silent friend
than (he open enemy of the Kirkconnells.
Tbe - secret of. his conduct, however, so
strange in that semi-barbarian oge, had been
reVealed bnt to one person to Carron, his
henchman, his faithful friend,-and his fos
ter brother. To him he had narrated the
story of his love to him he had confessed
that frWm the days of childhood, he had
entertained an affection for lair Ellen of
Kirkconnell and (o him he had declared,
(oh ! (bought of rapture,) that bis lender
emotions had met with a responsive echo
in the bosom of his beautiful m'stress.
Tbeir interviews had been frequent but sto
len, and the wild rocks, (he forest glades,
and the sequestered dells of both domains,
had olten been silent Witnesses ol their
vows of mutual and undying love. ,They
were, indeed, formed for each other, for
both were pure in mind, elevated in soul,
and distinguished by those bright virtues
which derive 'additional lustre frorrt the
freshness and ingenuousness of youth- How
ofUMi did they lament together in tears, the
feud winch divided their families : How
often did the sanguine spirit of love de
ceive their imaginations, with tho golden
hues of a bright and joyous future! lint,
alas! they little calculated on the bitter
and implacable hatred of Maxwell of Kirk
connell, who deemed Ihe destruction of the
house of Xilhisdale a duly he owed to his
ancestors, and a tribute that he was resol
ved to'pay to (he memory of their Vindic
tive shades. , The only confident of Ellen;
was her Inithlul attendant .Minna, between
whom and the henchman Carron, a similar
attachment had sprung up; and thus, thev
were bound in the bonds of love, to' guard
with care the important secret. And vet,
it was in vain that thev attempted to con
ceal it from Malcolm, who since the death
of the' old Laird of Nithisdale, had felt for
bis noble pupil all the afTection ol a lather,
while he preserved over him the influence
ol a trusted advisor and confessor. Within
a few months of the period ol our story, he
had warned him of the) consequences of
such an attachment, pointed out the misery
it was likely to entail upon him, and re
minded biin of the boast of bis rival's house
"The revengeof the Kirkconnell is slow,
but sure." ' And while he gently chided
NithisrlaVe for having concealed this, his
only aid his dearest secret from the reve
lationsbf the confessional, he implored him
with tears in his eyes, to conquer his own
passion, and to prevail upon Ellen to for
get (hat he bad ever been her lover. Rut
it was all in vain. The love of Nithisdale
and Ellen was as undying as had been the
hatred of their lathers.
Jn an evil hour, the fatal slory of their
secret meetings was related by an officious
vassal to Maxwell of Kirkconnell. His
rage knew no bounds. ' He repaired lo the
apartments of his daughter, whom he re
proached with Having dishonored her housv.
lle, slung by bis remarks, and yet. inca
pable pi deceit, at once confessed and g'o-
ied in her aflectjon. She praised the
character, bravpry.'and virtues of her lover
condemned the inchrhtian malignity of
the feud which had' rendered ' the families
Implacable foes, and conjured her father to
listen, at least, to the overtures of Nithis
dale, before he sacrificed her happiness to
an unholy hatred. Neither her language
nor her tears had any other effect upon the
liaroo, except that of rendering his hate
more full and deadly. Al length, Ellen
declared that her hand should never be
given' in marriage, save to Nithisdale, that
to him she was already atlianced, and that
he alone should receive the offering of her
heart in the solemn offices of the church.
But the Baron grew more furious. After
another burst of passion, in which he threa
tened that if she did not abandon her lover,
even the sacred relationship of daughter
should not save her from being involved in
bis meditated vengeance he gazed upon
her for a few moments in silence, and then
slowly retiring srum the room, he exclaim
ed in a firm voice 'Kemember: the re
venge of the Kiikconnel is slow, but sure.?'
' Ellen contrived, through her attendant
Minna, to apprise her beloved Nithisdale
of the scene which had taken place. She
exhorted hiinto send to Ihe enraged Huron,
t- tell the story of Iheir love, ond endeavor
to deprecate his wrath. Hut Nithisdale,
whose frank and manly soul ever chose th
imut open and honorable path, went in
person to kirkrounell, accompanied by
Malcolm and Carrou. Jle there declared
his passion, dwelt upoti the ancient fume
of his family, condemned and abandoned
the feud (hut divided Ihe two bouses, and
in the most respectful manner, solicited Ihe
band of the fair FJIen in marriage. ll"
pioiuiscd all that could be expected from a
ton, a iiH-nu and a warrior.
The lhron listened to him with a calm
and icy mldiiee, and when he haJ conclu
ded, rejected his overture with scorn. Hit
said that h should prove unwoithy of a
Ion; line of ancestry, il he did not uru
thvir hereditary fetid lo the death. "'Tit
lor thai," auid he, Mihut 1 de.ir to live. .
To gratify my hatred lo thy hou.-, is the
de-llrsl Wl.ll ol luV tuuh 1 tremble Willi
delight ut the thought ul future veii;eanoe.
Keiui-inber thou, our bua.1 'tbl the rr
rij;of the hi!kcoiiiiililow,bul sure.'"
11.1 Malcolm, the monk of loua, conju
nd him by the sacred teliou of (he Lioa--
l, by H te v( cuuHUiite and happi
uv m Ibis wuil.l, by In duly as lather,
by bis lote fr bu dautjel, and by Ins
lioHof aaltalloll luliallil, lo f'lci Ins
d. d!) 'iil
hA II 'entreaties and fremdnptrancVtr were! j
in. vain ! 71,'n , .InmV.f..:- ,di no l-.m.i j
The, Bujonreplied-r-"I respect thy oflkei
: venerable father, in all things save oic
my family bond of revenge. "Hence
S'and thou Hot between a' Scottish noble
and his feudal foe.'' v "0 ! ':.
At (his moment, i Ellen burst into tbe
audience-chamber, i ond Ihrew herself at
her father's feet, tears streaming frohi her
eyes, and her beautiful auburn hair falling
wildly about her ivory hecki Alas! her
presence i and impassioned .supplications,
only added . fuel to the fire of hate that
burned in her fathers breast. He rose from
his seat, commanded his visitors to depart,
and as he left ' Ihe room, exclaimed in a
voice of thunder "Kemember, (he revenge
of Ihe Kirkconnell is slow, but sure," . .
,, A sorrowful hut ofleclionate embrace end
renewed protestation of attachment be
tween the lovers, marked their last sad
meeting. : When separated by Malcolm,
Nithisdale gently drew a small tartan scarf
from Ilia neck of his mistress, saying, "Fair
Ellen, I will keep this as (he page of my
lady-love. '1 go lo the Holy Wars. The
sight of this dear pledge t-hall inspire me
in the day'of battle. ' In two years 1 will
return it too thep,' when thy lover shall
have performed deeds, worthy of thy Jove
and beauty deeds, that wilh (he blessing
of heaven,i shall soften even the wrath 'of
thy stony-hearted lather. Hut, if I fall by
the sword of the infidel, I charge my
henchman, Carron, to bring it to thee wilh
the heart ol thy devoted lMitusuaie encio
s"d in an urn, to be placed in the tomb of
his fathers."
A last, long, lingering look, and fair
Ellen retired, while Nithisdale was slowly
led from the castle by Malcolm and Carron.
,. A few days taw the gallant warrior at
tended by a chosen baud, on his way to
Palestine.' '' More than once, during his
absence', pilgrims and palmers arrived in
Scotland, and filled the country'' wilh (he
fame ;of his progidies of valor. .. ', j
The , Karon .'invited the noblest of bis
friends to the castle. He projected the
most illustrious alliances for his daughter
but fair Ellen refused every suitor, and re- i
niained true to her plighted vow. Her j
constancy deepened the fell malice of her
sir., lie became as H possessed will) Hie
spirit ot a demon. Schemes to gratily bis
deadly feud filled his thoughts by day, and
haunted him in dreams by ' night. Even
his dear and only daughter, who had
thwarted the fondest wishes of his ambition
so potent was the . spell of , Satan over i
his soul was not exempt from the wild
.. - , ,,..' rl. , .
and awful purpose of his fearful hate. How
, ., i , , . . v.. i i . ,
.i.l.n lu rlil It . hnna Ih-il Yitma.ltil,, u-milH
not fall by the sword of , the Saracen, but
live lo become his yicli.ni!
At length t'he.two years rolled away.
Nithisdale returned. His heart beat high
with hope and love and pictured joyi He
reoched a gorge b( (he entrance of the val
ley which still bears his name, when his
little band was assailed by a host ol war
riors, clad in the Maxwell arms and tartan,
and urged forward in the work of strife by
the well known find dreadful voice of their
leader, shouting; "The. revenge of Ihe
Kirkconnell is slow, bul sure." But few
escaped the massacre. -Overpowered by
.numbers, resistance -was in vafn. As the
warrior chieftain fell beneath the perfidious
assault of his foeif,'he'driWv the'tarlarj scarf
from' bis bosom, and wilh his dy ing accents,
faintly said "(Jive this, with my heart, to
fair Ellen ol Kirkconnell."
"Thy wish shall be gratified," exclaimed
the Baron, , as ho received the gagu from
one ol his attendants. ... , .
So secret had been the preparations, that
Ellen knew not of any unusual gathering
and departure of armed men.. Her bosom
also beat high wilh hope, for she knew
(hat the time appointed for (he return ol
her lover, was about to expire; and she
gloried in the fame ol his deeds. The gray
shadows of evening began to fall. As she
entered the portals of the castle, after a
pensive and solitary walk in Ihe neighbor
ing grounds, her spirit was oppressed with
heaviness. She felt a prophetic warning
of approaching woe o( some sorrow,
dreadful Init undefined.
The beat of conflict, the (.bedding of
blood and that the blood ol the enemy of
his house had excited the Baron to a ft'-
rocity that bordered on madness. He was
drunk wilt gratified Hate, and Having en-
joined secrecy upon the Captains of his
clan, as to the affray of the morning,, he
sent a mefsuge to Ins daughter, bidding her
I.'- anniv In I It u tu. m 1 1 t .1 Iiill at ill.. ni.
customed hour, and cheer the evening meal
with her presence.
The table were Set, the banquet was
prepared, the hall was lighted, Ihe hard
were present, and the Baron and hit chief
tains were assembled round Ihe board. I'ale
and melancholy, yet bcautilul in he rebor
row, fair Ellen entered, received Ihe greet
ingofthe numerons guests, and occupied
her place of honor at Ihe festive board.
t.loom marked the progress ol the ban
quet , No joyous hilarity was apparent.
Kx pec I at i on and even dread seemed lo be
indicated in every countenance. The feast
accomplished, the Baron rose, und his cup
bearer having handed lain a bowl, tie pre
pared to pled j hi guest, .
"Friends," said he, "(he unbending firm-
lies and alem rulvet of lit V bouse, lul
never b forgotten by your chief. 1 pledge
you in an overflowing bowl, with Ihe n n.
Innenl. uf Deal ruti ion to the enemies of
our (!!'" itwn asiiiiun( an air and
lone u( ItlUinph, ehiill ill, palled tu bid
countenance an uuraiihly a.peit, h pro.
cevdrd Hit-hold the i nine ! make in
support of I lie feud of Kiikcounvll. lie.
hold the scarf, he said, wiving it in bu
hand, Riven by mv daughter Cllen, a
Mate of bit Slid plighted Uilll, to Nilblc
dale. Il i uuw dy4 wilb Li blood, lie
n II the , u Inn ol our feud."
.Ml pirwlil Wrleawid ililo wli lii'e.
Ftn I. Hi u lo, 1 1 out Ui al. And Iboujli
the Ibod forsook her cheeks, aim stood ga
zing on her lather pale and beautiful, yet
fixed and firm at a marble S'a ue. ) lit r
look and manner proved that the Mio'pos
sset somewhat of the stern and unbending
apint of her ancestors. ' ; i - 'I
At (his moment, Malcolm, availing him
self of the sacred privileges of his order,
walked slowly into the hall.' Sorrow,
severity, resignation, and piety, marked his?
features. ,
All eyes were turned towards the vener
able monk. Even the Baron paused, Ihe
scarf uplilted in his hand, and his gaze
wildly bvtil on the' motionless form ol his
daughter, who still stond.erect and proud,
her eyes fixed upon (he fatal tartan.
'Baron," said Ihe monk, in a soiemn
voice, "the sin which thou hast commiUed
this day, may not be otoned by years of
penitence and prayer. Proud man, to sat
isfy a vain ond wicked threat, the evil one
hath tempted thee (o do a deed (ha( shall
bring (bee and thy house to shame, degra
dation and infamy. Even now thy heart"
Tbe Karon started at that word.
"Aba I" said he, with a fierce und scorn
,ful laogh. 'Thou rcmindst me, sir monk(
lhal my pledge to the dying Nithisdale is
but half fulfilled.' .What, hoi within there !
Duguld, Marion-yhast thou obeyed my com
mands! . Hnst; thou inurned bul . yes, thou
durst not disobey. Iliing in, 1 say bring in
the heart of my accursed foe !".,". ,
The guests shrunk baok, appalled with a
sickening horror, as Iho Iwo altemtar.t en
tered the hall, nnd Ihe Baron, wilh a look
worthy of a fiend, in a loud and dreadful
voice, ciied out ' Beliol.l n triumph worthy
the shades of my warlike eires. The . re
venge of the Kirkeonnoll is slow but sure !"
A fearful pause ensued.
Irnprcs-ive and emphatic was I he clear,
sad voice of Ellen, as alio exclaimed lo iho
Karon, 'Thou shall see, cruel as thou art,
that I tin spirit of thy iaugliir is worthy of
the name she bears. From this moment,
I leave all mortal cares from this moment)
no inorlal food shall pass these lips from
1 i . 1. :. . I . i f . . . .
" ' "P""" ' " "eaar-
f,om !!."8 T"np, 'y hope is changed to
ceitainty, ihat in a few shmt hours, 1 shal'-
oe jniueu me soui ui my love, wnere sor
row eomelh not."
She beckoned to tho monk, who, as ho led
berfioin the hull, pronounced these words
"Baron, thy triumph is past. The fiend, thy
evil genius, halh le tt thee a prey lo unavail
ing remorse and agony." -
ii i'iimiii a I'ui '. 1 oil, ui iiiimuup miuo
, . ... .' . '
and . hellisbi tiiumph, seemed to be indeed
'
The Baron's paroxysm of impious pride
passing away, while reason presented tho
truth lo his soul, in all its terrors. His guests
fled all iy lit cd fiom the castle, mid lulling to
an attendant, he hastened lo the eulitudo of
his chamber, . ,
- '' '
The Barun feared lo approach bis daughter.
I (Juili lay heavy on his soul. Tho fiend had
! left him.
j Neither the prayers, nr the mild expostu
lations of the venerable Malcolm nor tho
1 tears and distress of Minna, could shake Ihe
. calm aiM .awful resolution of fair Ellen of
; Kiikconuell. When, after addressing herself
I lo thu Virgin, sho desired lo be left. , to her
i mi'ditaiion's, the strain,) of 'a -wild and plain-
live lament were heard in Iho sweetest and
most melancholy notes of melody, to proceed
from her chamber1. SIH sang o Gaeh'o fra
nienl, Viell known lo Ilia bards of Iho time,
! "d which, is, .eveu to turn iivy, cliamrtod in
part of. Scotland.,- ,Tbo. folloavins ia
; feeble lian-lalion :. . .. t .-
' "Where, oh where, is the soul of my love?
j Ho is gono lo his narrow home.' I hear his
; T0IC0 j the sighing of the winds, bul alas!
he eometh no more. His gliost is seen in
the clouds that are lighted by ihe moonbeam
He flies ihinugh the forest, where his huise
eclpied to Ihe chase. He gazes from Ihe
mountain over Ihe darkly rolling sea. But
nlss! he comulh lo mu no mure. His com
pan ions meet in anus, ond his aliirit rejoice! h
in their preparations for battle. Bul alas!
he eomelh to me no uioio, Arinu thou t''0
i rions sun, (jod of iho iiiuining. Look ihuu
I upon my sorrow for tho last time, for l lion
didl see this green grass crimsoned with his
blood. Alas! Ilo eometh m me no more
Bia j wiu pn 1o njm. when thou setiest in
iU,.(ieM ny f)Hh bMl ini1)tf wilb h()
. . . .,.,: , ut. 0 ,,. jllk .
iho nuirow liuuse. . 1 shall sleep with iho
i uf luvo "
Sorrow prevailed llnonli Ihe valley of
Nithisdale. and over the whole region of
Ciilfelt. '-
A knell was heard to loll from Ihe tower of
a tieiglibouiiiitf inouaslury. A slew and
aoli u ii iHi'CMMioii wound ulong the devious
pulh lo it wells, followed by Ihreo thousand
men of tlie clan, of Kiikioiiin.il and Nubi-
ilute, wilh Ihoir anus ieveied; pieceded by
luu.ieiaiis w ho vreie ueeompai led by haul
A lament Mussuug, the voice, of Iho bards
being alternated w ill the w ild notes of the
rude ln,tiuiieiil til Caleihuiia.
Tto uvillus ami an urn asie cariind by
' beaieie," Snd fullowed ok I inockuiy ol
dolh-r bv lb u IUiuu a vUiul luoeiuer. The
solemn ulliee fur ll.e dead was iced by Mat
e ilin, ihe monk uf loua, and chauuted by Ihe
ehuii w boil ihe inuiial letiiuiu uf the ill
lafie.l lot era, were (tepn.llej lis Itie Same
tomb, amid ihe lvi ami f'tyoi uf Ihou.
Bavude.
I liuHU'4llt U ft I
i. ep and aiiitcie tba irnnuianee uf
iboguiliy and beieaved Baioil, II endowed
a uioiiic iy, called in meinwiy uf lb ej
Hal.i.ly "ieUlhtil Albe)" of ubitk
MaKuliiiu uf l iu wa nude auix.-ii.ii. J h
bealb. I bloohlrd Wp-itl I lie lliounlaill .l,i
Ucu iLe mi, i, 4 J.Ik. mi mukiaiwd
Carrop and Mj.nna .were tho ,f!ist ..cOuple ,
wnoso nands wcifj 1uuileil,.liv.,lhe Abbey
ehiirch. , Tho. followipir year, lher, heather,
blossomed over the Barou'a grave f , and , for
nearly four centuries, .masses ..were; said, by
Ihe monks for the repose of Ihe soul of Kirk
connell. j ,. :
The urn coplaing tbe hearts of, Ellen and
Nithisdale, were removed to the monastery
The monument ia still shown to travellers, in
which the arn is embedded, and near it n
mouldering tomb, to tho memory of Maxwell
of Kiikcouncll, whereon may be traced sev
eral of the quaint old loiters of his name, sur
mounted by the words "IHC JACET."
; And these relics are most interesting fea
tures of the country to this day if tha tra
ditions and legends bo excepted, thai will
doubtless be handed down from lather to son,
anent Sweetheart Abbey uulil time shall be
no more. ... .
1 tinvrt fli.,M .....a.. L .
a""" "o-e, gentle reader, "a
laio ot the times of old the deeds of days of
oi nur years.". Lest .thou . ahould.t imasiiue
the titlo a fiction, I will add that should il
ever prove thy fortunate lot to partake of
tne Hospitality of the noblo mansion of the
Maxwells, of Nithisdale, Ibou will find the
aoove event a record in Ilia chronip.li nf
Iheir family., Thou wilt see the ruins of the
Auoey arid Laslle and, , peradveulure, a
garland also, hung by some enamoured mai
den on the mouldering tomb in which the
hearts and enclosed. Thou will find songs
and romances of the country-side, that nar
rate the slory of fair Ellen and Nilhisdule ;
in joint memorylof whom, the arms of ono
branch of the Maxwell family bear a bleed
ing heart for iheir crest.' . ,
P 0 tt V1J
A PAUPER'S DEATH-BED. :
BY CAKOLIKC fl. SOUTIISV.
Tread softly, bow be bead .
In reverent silence bow: .
No passing bell dolh toll, !'
Yet an immortal soul
, i la passing now. :,;.
Stranger, however great,
With holy reverence bow;
Theie'sone in that poor shed,
One by that paltry bud, . :
Greater lhan thou.
Beneath Ihe beggar's loof,
Lo ! Death doih keep his stale;
' Enter no crowds attend ;
Enter no guaids defend ' ' "
This palace gale. '
That pavement damp and culd, ,'
No smiling couriiura tread j '
; One silent woman stands,'
Lilting wilh meagre hands
A dying head .'
No mingled voices sound
, . A infant wail alone,
A sob suppressed again
That 'short, deep gasp, and then
' Tho parting gruau !
O change ! O wondrous change :
Burst uro iho prison bars;
This moment there so low "' '
. So agonized and now v. "' - :
, Beyoud Iho Sfaisl , ,: ...
O cliange ! sttipendo'tis change'!
: Tbero lies the soulless elod) '
The aun eteruol breaks-r .j: tl v.
The new immurlul wake
Wakes with his God '. ''"''
HEAVEN.
Whitlier, speakinj ol Heaven, says:
e naturally enough transfer lo our idea
of Heaven whatever we like and reverence
on earth. Thither Iho Calholio carries on
in his fancy, tha imposing rile and lime
Honored solemnities of hia worship. There
the Meltiodist sees bis love feast and camp
meetings, in the groves, and by the still wa
ters and green pastures of the Blessed
Abodes. The Quaker, in ihq stillness of bis
self-communion, remember lhal there was
"silence in Heaven." The Churchman, lis
teniiig to Iho solemn chant of vocal music, or
the deep tones of the urgan, thinks of the
sogg of the Eiders, and Ihe gulden harps of
the New Jerusalem. '
The Heaven of l ho northern nations of
Europe was a gross and sensual rellecl ion
of the earthly lifo of a bai batons and brutal
people. ...
The Indians of North Ameriualmd a vugno
notion uf Ibe Sunset Laud a beaaliful l'ura
diie far in the West mountains aud foiesls
lilted with deer and bollale lakes and
atreama swarming wilh fj,hes Ihe hoppy
hunting ground of Soul, i
A venerable und worthy New England
clergyman u hi dealh bed, just before tha
close of his life, declined he was only run.
seious ot an awfully solemn and intense cu
riosity lo know Ihe great secret uf Death
and Eternity.
Vel we should not forget thai the King
dom of Heaven la within ;" thai i is the
statu uf the aflectious uf Ihe aoU, I ho scute
of a good conscience; Ihe aeiiso uf harmony
with Cud; a condition uf Time and Eternity,
F Lirta tun Mtncoair 5iiowxn. Il i
stated lhal Ihe eclipses of MU, 1787,11111
and Ihuo were ail folio end by inoiuoila
howei and great atiuufai sUl eclipao uf
170V was followed by a tremendous lall uf
ineieoiie bodies, by wliuli many houses
were mjnieJ, Miveial set uu liie, and una
or we perooiie killed al the haiulul uf
llwiMgeii, Mavaiia- A lemaikabla leaiuie,
alts, a Ik I ulbeia eccuned uu a lino pai.
allul wild ihe hue alwiig whieti the eclipse
annul,. The aiieuliou uf obaeiveia ia mow
dutele.l I Ihe biiilj4iiii ubeibei auth
liki.uuii.i4 -ill luliw ilia kite awlai t,hjt.
;!l.-, .hi. . ! A PERFECT Wirr, 1
" E.lmnnd Burke,' Ihe distlngrjlshed ritalor,
presented to his wife ori the anniversary of
iheir marriage, his itfen of a "perfect wile,1"
which is supposed to be a iroe portrait of
Mrs. Bmke. It is certainly a lovely pictnre,
worthy of the pen of the aoihorof "The Es
says on Ihe Sublrmar and Beanlifnl." The
following are extracts .' '
Tho character of 1
She is handsome, bul il is bearrty not aris
ing from the featores, from complexion, or
from shape. She has all three In a high de
gree, bnt It is not by these that sho touches
the heart ; it is alf that sweetness of temper,
benevolence, innocence, and sensibility,
which a face can express, Ihat forms her
bonuly. She has a face that josl Hrises yonr
attention al first sight ; il grows on yon every
moment, and yon wonder it did not mote
than raise yonr allention at first'
1 Her eyes have a mild light, bnt they awo
when sho pleases; they command liko
good man oot of office, rot by authority, but
by virtue. ''.
Her slatn'ro is nol faff, she Is not made to
bo. the admiration of every one, bnt the hap
piness 6f One,
She has all ihe firmness lhal docs not ex
clude delicacy.
Sho has all Iho soflncss that docs not im
ply weakness.
fler voice is soft, fow mnsie, no! formed
to rule in public assemblies, but lo charm
Ihoso who can dislrngoish a company from a
crowd; it has Its advantage:, yon mnst como
close to her to bear h.
' To describe her body, describe her mind ;
one is the transcript of the other; her under
Handing ia not slrtiwn in tho variety of mat
ter it exerts itself on, bul ihe goodness of lh3
choice sho makes.
Sho (foes nol display ft so much in sat inc
or doing, striking things, as in avoiding such
as she ought not lo say or do.
o person of so few years can know iho
world belter; no person was eter less cor
rupted by tho knowledge.
Her politeness flows rather from a natural
disposilion to oblige, than any rules on that
subject, and, therefore, never fails lo strike
tnose w ho understand good breading, and
those who do not.
She has a steady and a firm mind, which
lakes no more from ihe solidity of tho female;
character than the soliditv of marrjla fine
from its polish and lustre. She has such
virtues as make lis value the Irnly great of
our own sex. She has all tbe winning graces
thaf make us love even the faulls we see in
the weak ond beautiful in her.
THE CIIl lU II-YAllD BEETLE.
Frazier's Magazine has lalefy contained a
number of verv intereslin" naners rnll..il
Kpimdes of Insect Life," from the last pub
lished one of which we make an extract, as
loiiows :
' A German named Gladitsd, who had
laid some dead moles upon the beds In his
garden, whether us examples of retributive
jnstico for Iheir defacement of his borders
and walks, or for other good reasons, or for
none at all, does not appear, observed Ihat
the bodies ol the lilllo gentlemen in velvet
disappeared mysteriously. Ho watched, and
found that Ihe agents were beetles, which,
having first deposited their eggs in the car
casses Ihat were to be the provision for tbeir
huTtr, buried the bodies, so that they migh't
be safe from predatory birds ond quadrupeds,
fnlo a glass vessel he put foor of these in
sects, having filled it wilh earth, on Ihe sor
face of which he placed Iwo dead frogs.
flis sextons went to work, and one frog was
interred in less than twelve hours the other
one on the third day. Then he introduced
a dead linnet. The beetles soon began Iheir
labors, commencing operations by removing
the earth from under the body, ao as to form
a cavity for ils recepiton. Male and female
got under the corpse, aud pulled away at the
feathers to lower il i:ilo its grave.
"A chango then came over tho spirit of
the male, for ho diove the female away,
and woiked by himself for fi,o hours al a
stretch. Ilo lifted the body, changed ils po
sition, turned and airanged it, coming out of
thu hole mounting on thu dead biid, I ramp
ing on it, and then again going below to diaw
il down deeper still. Woaiied W illi bis in
cessant rlforts, he came oul aud laid his
head upon ihe earth beside Ihe object of hi
labors, leinaining motionless fur a full hour,
as if for a good rest. Then ho crept under
tho earth again. On the morning uf iho
1 1 ci I day Ihe bird was an inch and a
half below ihe suiface of Ihe giotind,
bi.t l lie trench remained open, Ihe body
locking as if laid upon bier, surrounded
by a. iiinip-irl of mould. When evening
came il h id sunk a half inch loviei. I he
next dy the bnii-l was completed, the bud
having been completely coveted. Moie
coip-s weie now supplied, and in fifty da)
twelve bodies were interred by the four boo
ties in I I.I rciiielery under a glass case."
Moss Coal Hiakka. Three nine af I tit,
Wpmn coal burning oeoin"lle, have been
placed iinii Ihe liaihoad w uti.it ihe last leu
.lata They uie railed ihe '-IVnolsrui,'1
' KeuelHic," and "ftebiaake." .Vrwfclr!.,
iu.ie.id ul (re ul these new lovomoiivee have
been oi.l.'isd by Ihe Ciiiiipnit) , and U ill all
be iuitii!n up..,! ll.e load ill,in 'he pirsui.l
tear. 1 hey aie Inli-i.drd . ln.lKly loi l.
cual lianiiuiUHi, and will ioeiraae Ihe re
aeiiy el ihe lJ lu weekly l.muar el
liwill iu.UOO lu ii,OO0 Ion work- Th
coal l.iui.ae lb. tear, abr.ly crd k4
ul la,l tirai, lo ihe puk-m iiu... iar
tuue. Tlte Mai Siauuul fo, tm ' '
U.l )ri, ,., aa ut M.a J k . ..
i t pi Ubl, I., il il .1., . 2 ' ? ' "