BY D. A. C. H. BURgLER.
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Take selliirlem•
IT ZUZA MOIL
I loved love mouse
Bright owl Own *meth the lend
'Tie a goodly sishi— but it must tos
In theyespin's taw* hand.
' The helmet dad the spear.
Are twined With laurel wreath;
But the trophy is wet with the orpban's tear,
And the blood epees mat beneath.
.Ileveto see 'BM geld
That is mitieterith purple stain ;
, Dot not white bullet, sword and ahieW,
Lie stnierh with gory slain . I
No, no ; 'IA when the son
Shoots dbern his cloudless beams,
Till the rich and hunstina fuice-drops tun
the Iliasyard earth its streams.
My (fowl* heart beats high
At the Wight of shining gold t
Bot it is nbt that which the miser's lye
Dellghtiith to behold.
A brighter width by far
Than the deep mines yellow •010
Is seen arband, to the lair hills crowned
With sheaves of burnished grain.
Look forth.ye ailing men;
Though little ye pores',
Be gild that dearth is not on earth ,
To halve that littis lac
tot the song of praise be poured,
In gratitude and joy,
by the deb wan with his winters stored,
And the rapid gleaner boy.
•
he fee* that writhing wives
hi not for ens Woos—
'Ti, shared by the seestest slave that lives,
And the tenant era throes,
Then glory to the staid
That shines ist Slot reaper's band ;
And shanks %egad, who bath bkesed the sod
And crowns the harvest land !
Soot of Zoolgratloo.
DY 11118. HUMANS.
Vhers was heard a song on the chiming sea,
A mingled breathing of grief and glee ;
;klan's voice, unbroken by sighs, was there; •
Filling with triumph the sunny sir.
.tcr fresh green lands, end of pastures new,
rt ung, while the hark through the surges flew
But ever and anon'
A worsens of farewell
Told, by its plaintive none,
That from wemen's lips it
'Away. away, n'arthe folaming main !"
This was the foss and the joyous Amin,
••There ma skimps skies than ours afar,
We will shape our Course by a brighter star;
l'here am plains whom verdure no foot bath
lad et 110110 remed,
wealth is all or the first brave guest
*.But, alas! that we should go,"
Hang the Carswell voices then,
"From the homeeteed warm end low,
By the brook and in the idea !"
••• We will reef new homes under the wee the
glow.
Aa if gems mire the fruitage of every bough;
't ref Out white walls we will train the vine,
And sit In its 'Marlow et days decline,
And watch war herds as they range et will
Through the green savannas all bright and still.
.• But, ales! for the sweet shade
Of the lowering orchard rows,
Where ins ear childhood played
'Midst the birds and honey bees I"
••.A 11, ell of err owe shall this forest be,
As to the bound of the rueber.k Poo !
/ 4 "" *bail say, 'hither no further pus r
We will track sack step through the wavy grass,
'th's will dress the elk in his speed and might,
bring proud spoils to the hearth at night."
..flut. oh the serf church tower,
And the emend of the Sabbath bell,
Awl the sheltered garden bower.
We have bid them ell farewell."
•• We will Rice themames of our Oradea race
each bright river whose counts we tram
We will tam our mown with mousse and dooda,
Avid the moth of ear luinl io boundless woods
And ear workout =soy lake's green shale,
Where the Indian's payee lie alooe before."
"Hut who altaltptech the 11 0 0 , 0111.
Which our childhood loved, to dwell
Ie a mil that Is woe outs t
Home, home, and friends, farewell r
SIDS, 01 TIN COVBIT.
BY AWOL DIMAS.
Tbe gladiators had just made their itit ;
tumult reigned throughout the arena; and
the fencers were *acceded by those who
were to be exposed to the wild beasts.—
They were Christians ; so that all the ha
tred was transferred to them, and all the
sympathy to the brute. Meanwhile, what
ever lea
,the . inspationee of the crowd,
they were forced to wait until the slaves
had idrawa their rakes over the sands of
the cirourq but this operation was hasten
-0 1 4 , the farr o w voeiterations from every
Piet of the asspkitheatre. At length the
Awes withdrew, the , arena was for a mo
ment empty, and the multitude were all
expectation. A door then opened, and all
atomism was turned towards the new e h ?"
tints about to make their appearance.
A female entered, clad in a white robe
and covered with a white veil. She was
led to one of the posts, to which she was
hound by a cord round her waist. One of
the slaves tore off the veil, when the specs
tater@ beheld a figure perfect in beauty,
and. ti inkgb pale, yet rafigried. A length
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ing hot We of ghtietiee, tito. maiden et
drat eh* engaged the minds ailhe , crowd
aiiireptsmisrely; and with each a ehange,
. .
410'Sill'iyeis were riveted upon her. A
*Rtult 4*. Otter opened, and a young
s lt•eatlrean It was customary thus to
1 101) 0 00 4 0 the -beasts a Christian of each
111* :, ,
vlng
from! to the
to
n aft re t ta h r e d in no ea t n o s nl o y f
a
; Atlitlit 44, but that of his companion.
ewa it
e gmernitted to soled, hither a mother,
41 kolliillif a aister•-thus giving to a son,
11 1 11 , 0 r ver, , , or a brother, fresh courage to pro
-1 h 00 0 6 .1 which the Christians almost
. 01 1 1011111,11101aed for martyrdom, though
&vitae, that if they triumphed over the
, int An animals that were let loose upon
thwes b 'they 'beta tit eared.
•
•• tarisok thoissit this man, it first sight
slrir it was "pi to emagmac . vigor
and suppleness, was followed by two slaves,
one bearing for him osword and two jay
elins,the other leading a Numidian cour
ser—he did not appear at all disposed to
allow the people a sight of the strugglethat
awaited him. He advaneed slowly to the
circus, oast around him a look calm and
undaunted, then, making a sign with his
hand that the horse and arms were useless,
he raised his eyes towards heaven, fell up
on' his knees, mud offered up a prayer. At
this intent the people, deceived in their
expectations, began to threaten and bel
low, exclaiming, •'lt is a oombat,•and sort
a martyrdom that we came to see 1" Aid
now the cry was heard—"to the cross 1
to the cross l" In comparing punishment
with punishment, he preferred this, though
the suffering might be more protracted.
--
A ray of ineffable joy shone in the eyes of
the young man, who extended his arms in
token of thankfulness, happy that he was
about to die the some, death by which the
Redeemer made his apotheosis. At this
moment he heard behind him a Sigh so
deep that he turned himself around.
kFlilas I Silas I" murmured the maiden.
"Aetna!" exclaimed the youth, as he
hasteied towards her.
"Silas, have pity on me," said Actie.—
"Soon u I observed you, hope sprang op
in my heart. You are courageous and
strong, inured to combats with the inhotb-
Rants of the forest and hordes of the
desert. Peradventure, if you tight, you
may save us both•"
"And the martyrdom ?" interrupted Si
tu.
"And the pain I" said Aetee, letting
fall her head upon her breast. "Alas ! I
am not like thee, born in a holy city; I
am a maiden of Corinth. I hive bevel'
heard the words of life from the month of
Him for whom we are to die. Brought
up in the religion of my ancestors, my
faith and creed are new. The word 'mar
tyrdom was unknown to me until yester
day. Perhaps I might have courage for
myself; but, Silas, if I were fcfreed to see
you die this slow and cruel death —"
"Enough—l will fight !" exclaimed Si
las. "I am sure to find, though late, the
joy with which you charm me this day."
Then making a sign of command to the
slaves--"My horse, sword and javelins I"
said he, with the voice and gesture of an
emperor.
The multitude clapped their bands, per.
ceiving that they were soon to witness one
of those Herculean struggles which could
not fail to arouse sensations rendered ob
tuse by the ordinary combats.
Silas quickly approached the horse. It
was, like him, a son of Arabia. The two
compatriots recognized each other. The
man addressed the courser in a strange
language, but, as if the animal understood
the words, he neighed an answer. Silas
took from the back and mouth of his coin-
passion the saddle and bridle which the
Romans had imposed as badges of slavery,
and the child of the desert bounded joy
ously around his liberator.
Meanwhile, Silas, in his turn, freed him
self from every incumbrance, and, wrap
ping his red cloak about his loft arm,stood
in his tunic and turban; girding on his
sword, he seized his javelin, called his
charger, who obeyed with the docility of
a gazelle, and, vaulting upon his back, he
made, while bending over his neck and
without any help for directing him than
his knees and voice, three circuits 'around
the poet where Aetee was bound, in the
manner of Perseus when defending An
dromeda, the pride of the Arab outrival
ling the humility of the Christian.
At this moment a folding-door opened
below the Podium, and a bull of Cordon,
goaded by slaves, entered bellowing into
the circus ; but he had hardly taken two
steps ere, by reason of the Strong light,
United at the view of the ' speenters and
the shouts of the multitude, he bent his
forelegs, laid his head on the ground, and
directing upon Silas his ferocious eyes,
began to throw up the sand under his bel
ly, to tear up the ground with hie horns,
and to issue volumes of smoke through
his nostrils.
Presently one of the keepers threw hitir
a manakin stuffed with straw, in resent
blame of a man. The buil, instantly hurl •
ed it down, and trampled it under kia feet]
but, at the moment when his rage was at
hia,height, a javelin came whining from
the hands of Silas and imbedded itself in
his flank. The bull gave forth a roar et
pain, and instantly abandoning the. ficti
tious enemy for his real adversary, advatv
cod rapidly toward the Syrian, his head
down and trailing on the ground a stream
of blood ; but Silas quietly suffered him to
come on, when, having made a few steps
towards him, ho managed, by the aid of his
voice and knees, to effect a spring from
the side of his nimble steed, and whilst the
bull was hurrying on his course, a second
javelin went to hide itself full biz inches
in his flank. The animal stopedj tremb
ling as if about to fall; but instantly re
covering,' rushed upon the horse and cav
alier ; but the horse and ble rider fled be.
fore him as if borne by a whirlwind.
They thus went twice around the amphi
theatre, the bull liecoming weaker each
aETTIalittlIG, FRIDAI EVENING, `JULY
time. and losing ground with the hominid
cavalier. Finally, at the third retied, be
fell to Ma kneesi but immediately Wail%
himself, be uttered a terrible roar, and. u
if be had lost all hope of overtaking Sleep
he stared all around him to see if be could
not find another victim on whom to veet
his rage. It was 'then lib discovered AO;
tee. He seemed for a moment to doubt
whether she was an animated being, nab
waiter iinniobility and pallor, giving her
the appearance of a statu ; but very soon,
stretching out his neck and nose, he But
fed the air which came from her place of
confinement. Instantly gathering strength
he rushed directly at her. The maiden
saw him coming, and shrieked with horror;
but Silas was watching over her. It. was
now his turn to rush upon the bull, which
made for fight ; but, by a few leaps of the
faithful Numidian, he waa quickly overte
ken. Silas sprang from the back of his
horse to that of the bull, and while with
his left arm he seised him by one born
and twisted his neck, with his right hand
Le plunged his sword to the Vit in his
throat. The bull, thus slaughtered, fell
expiring at half a lance's length from At,-
tee ; but she bad closed her eyes, await
ing death. The applause of the circus
alone apprised her of the first victory of
Silas.
Three slaves now flowed the circus, two
conducting each a horse, which they hitch
ed to the bull for the pnipose of drugging
him out of the amphitheatre ; the third
bearing a cup and amphora. Re filled the
cup, and presented it to the young Syrian,
which he barely sipped, batdemanded oth-
er arms. They brought him bow, arrosis,
and spear. Ho made all haste to sally
forth, for beneath the throne - which the
emperor had left void, a grate was tilted,
and a lion of Atlas, coming forth from his
lair, majestically entered the circus.
lie is truly the King of Beasts, for when
with a 'roar he saluted the day, all the
spectators trembled ; and the courser him
self, mistrusting for the first time the nim
bleness of hie feet, answered with a neigh
of affright. Silas alone was habituated to
this powerful voice ; for, having often
heard it resounding through the desert
which extended from Lake Asphaltus to
the source of the Moise. he prepared him
self for attack or defence, while sheltering
behind a post very near that to which Act
tee was bound, and made ready the best
and keenest 'of his arrows. During this
time his noble,ao puissant enemy slowly
and confidently advanced, showing the
wrinkles of his broad ace, and sweeping
the stand with his tail.
The keepers lanced him, to arouse him,
by darts muffled with streamers of different
colors; but be, impassable and grave. (mo
tioned to advance—not disquieting him
self with these contrivances—when sud
denly, amid the offensive wands, a sharp
and hissing arrow sped like lightning to
bury itself in one of his 'boulders, He
suddenly stopped with more astonishment
than pain, and, as be could not compre
hend that a human being would have toff,
hardihood to attack hint, he yet doubted
concerning his wound; but soon his Oa
ring eyes guessed it ; his jaws opened ; a
roar, heavy and prolonged. like the rim
bling of thunder. escaped as out of a cavern
from the depth of his breast. Ho seised
the arrow fixed in the wound, and crushed
it between his teeth, casting around him a
look which, despite the grating Chet pro
tected them, muted the spectators .to recoil.
He "ought for an object on which his royal
rage might fall. At this moment he per
ceived the courser, trembling if he were
standing on ice, though he was covered
with sweat and fount; ceasing to roar, but
uttering a short cry, sharp and reiterated.
he made a bound which brought him with
in twenty paces of this the first victim of
his choiei
Now commenced a second course, more
wonderful even than the first, for there is
not much of science itself in man to mar
the instinct of animals. Force and swift.
nese were promptly put forth in all their
savage energy, and the eyes of two hub
dred thousand spectators were tarried for a
time from the two Christistui to follow
round the ampitheatretbis foollaatio Chao,
the more .agreeable to the crowd ibiN.it
vu the least expected., A. second ,losip
brought thei lion to thee. hams, which
Grouching at the back pod of the aim*
could fiee neither to ,the fright nor to the ,
left. He eprsng over the head of hie coo.
my, whom ha had see himself to .pnrane
with unequal bounder bristling his hair and
uttering from time to time sharp growling,
which the fugitive answered by neighing*
of terror,
Soon the ill-fated courser, fascinated. as
woman and gazelles are said to be at the
sight of serpents, fell down, struggled, and
rolled upon the sand in the agony of ter
ror. At this moment a second arrow left
the bow of Silas, and buried itself deep
between the ribs of the lion. The lion
turned himself .; this instant sufficed the
Sirian to send his enemy a third messen
ger of pain. The lion sprang upon the
man, who received him upon hill spear.—
The man and lion roiled together, and
were men to tear 'breads of flesh. Many
arrseiudiss AND FREE."
Of the . apeetatine eretioriukkd with blood
Algae uttered's ery:Fadieu to her Chris
tian brother. Shetailonger had s defen
der, but she no Ina. had the enemy,—
the lion survived ofy bog enough for
iengeanoe; the agony of t h e; executioner
nommen/ad when thin of the victim ter
minated. As to thejtoree, be ley dead,
without being tenche4 by the lion. ,
,eyes were directed rio Acme,
wbont the death of .*n* had left defence
less. Boum .of the l ipectatore retie to de
mend her retweifid. '
release. when the cry,
"Sitdown, sit dew:lr was heart tot at the
lower sips pate was raised, and a tigress
crept into the erenc,,
Hardly maned fro* her den. she crouch
ed to the earth; looking round with fero
city, but About inqbietude •or astonish
ment. , Soon, she snuffed the sir. and be
gan to arawls Isle alinement towards the
placeTrhere the bores bad fallen; arrived
there, she reared *visit the gnat, smelling
and biting the bars which be had touched,
roared immoderately, examining the iron.
the send, and the air, for the: absent prey.
Soon the emanations from the dead, •yet
warm and palpitating flesh, reached her;
she marched staight towards the tree s
pina which had heen enacted the combisi
between Silas and the lion, turning neither
to the right nort4rthe left, except to pick
lop the shredi of lath strewed by the noble
animal who had *weeded her in the air
bus. At length she time to
. a pool of
blood which the mnd had not absorised,
and began to drink like a thirsty dog, roar
ing and raging in proportion as she drank.
When she had finished, she looked round
afresh with sparkling eyel, and this only
till she perceived Aetee, Who, hound to
the tree, and with closed eyes; awaited
death without darind,to see it come.
Instantly the'tigresserouehed flat, creep.
ing in a manner obliquely toward her vic
tim, but without loosing' eight of
When about ten parses from her she rem,-
and with extended- neek , ond widead nos
trils,inspired thenir which came from the
place; then, wish ens leap. clearing the
space that had Repainted the young
tian, she fell at herefeet; and when the
whole amphitheatre 4a 'Waiting to me her
torn to plebes, nittins4Wlerr - olierror.
which was evinced the satire interest
which the maiden bad inspintd in the
spectators, who bad,prepared to clap their
hands at her death. the tigress crouched.
gentle and fondling aa a gazelle, uttering
faint cries of joy and licking the • feet of
her former mistress. •`4l,e, these unexpected
caresses the astonished '4.etee opened her
eyes, and recognised l'hisebe, the favorite of
Nero. Instantly the cry of Mercy ! mer
cy !" resounded through the whole place,
for the multitude - looked upon this grati
tude of the tigress as a prodigy. Besides,
Acteee had suffered three trials ; and,
since she was saved, she was free. Thus
the changed spirit of the 'Tweeters showed
one of Qom transitions so 4,:m•ril tea mob,
from the extreme of cruelty to the extreme
of clemency. '
The young cavaliers threw down their
°liaise °field, the ladies their chaplet of
flowers; all rose 'upon the steps, calling
- -
upon the /laves to loose the victim. An,
immense crowd was in sxpectation. At
sight of her they horst into applauses, and
were reed, te cary her in triumph ; but
Actee auppliantiy clasped her hands; and
the people opened bafore her, leaving a
free Tassage. She hurried io the tent of
Diana, sat down behind one of the pillars,
and remained weeping and in despair, for
she now regretted that the had not died,
beholding herself alas in the world.
When night eitoe she recollected that
one family remained to ther,:and bait her
solitary way to timistaorsinbe.
Bolus° °ma's ffst.r.—A plain but in
teresting looking girl, accompanied by a
young man, both appaready from "op the
country," a few days since. after scruples
about danger, &c., took their seats in one
of the railroad cars and looked with sr.qn.
der and admiration on the preparations
that were making for departure.. When the
ear had sot pretity well under way, the loft
lowing dialogue•tnok Ow • ,
'Now this ain't slow, is i;Setiy
441)00f Met - 1 14 W teol , +bit's* tittle
ietnter than riding in as oxmagop.
idj,l how we stria it i4ciag I what would
our iiilholiny if thtiy` Weald see its now 1'
I reckon anode *ldly Wished rhea was a
long with us. How ; L tweak! like rto be
Mantling out yonder bolting at myself
Odin4,in this car."
A hirsute Detvirter.—One Mt. Duch
eihilhis been driving about Paris, in a
gaudy wagon, stud with a band of music,
taltings.out molt. ;I lle stops in some Ire-
Mitmted .. place, collects a crowd by means
of the c ymbals, and-thein invites the affict
ed to apply at once kr extraction and re
hof. A notice on the side of the wagon
reads thus :
"6,000 francs if I miss a tooth."
Each applicant mounts on the seat with
M. Duchene, who demands the coin be
fore proceeding. The head is then in
clined backwards, the mouth opened, the
tweexers inserted, and the tooth snatched
from is gory bed. It is held up in the air
an instant for the admiration of the multi
tude, and at each extraction the drums gives
a bang of triumph.
07. Iron churches are now made hi
hi England, and wit out to Australia.
Gaireitoat Item.
IMO biwperatiee.
The following ;kitties nye the ft W.
"American," is ketif a gels an connec
ed with the govehiment service on the
frotitieri. Wirhavel heard of similar instan
ces of solimasolatlon &months American
Indians, rather than. fall into 'the hands of
their envoi:ea ;1 but do not recolect any
°their instance in 'i'exu. All onr late sc
einitits confirm the feet: that alone the ran
ger* were .disbanded the Indians are re
ne*lng there predatory incursions , with
alarming frequency. - -
Fmeretwoltir4;Texia; April 7, /8158.
I Ilitve ;Net rettiefied ' from one of the
meiiarduinis and ;exciting samite ' I ever
natide. We have been iribbed twice Were
,by the Indians within' Vont. months They
took anwit' a panel 'of my 'table lot and
led out nine of and Aintisi hones. It was
one of the itarkek and 'meat blusteiing
nights of the amnion. and the fobbery most
have been committed between 9 and 10
o'clock. In the wasnaing A. started w,ttli
17, ntiO in pewit. Filling, to discover a
trail, I procee4ed,fo ale i poet on the road
-of the Ulm:Pork of the prune, thence fo'
the, /Indian Agent 7. , balAway, . between
Phaeton Hill and. Delhi's'', , Up so this
point I could hear nothing of the robbery,
except the ,apinion entertained by the a
gouti Mr. Stem, and ell the friendly Indi
anerawhich concuw..- ,my own-.
slash the, obbery h been couuniueil by
the Wichataa. i _ , I
i ; pa ifh
While at th e ; A y • party of find
tribe. wider their pej • I war etkisd. came
to
.eurreuder some lett ,hefliell fiber had
previously , promised to Mow .bey weeld
do. The bones .they brought In were eo
',different and broken , down i • that, at was
evideat' they were acting is bed Ai* turd
and this was only intended .as .aan . r.
tugs. I was not disposed to be ,Irj i
with in On...manner ; the Agent had ; ell°
'token piitience ea diem. • lt,wits-sesor,
dimly ' 2 IIAVTO -6 difiaillift Ala; fletttlifl
principal. portion .of. his party r o.ommist.
ingot tune warriors and Peseta; ,weautto.
as hoatages, until the property 'Wen phuuld
be brought in. Mr. ;;Stem itianasmad to
them eur deformivation: and toild• th em I
gleam to carry Owns. into alialknop. mei
hold them es prisoners, permuting two , of,
the number to return
.to tbe tribe and man.,
vey We *gale we, had:, given illemr-•
Though-I fully expected "a break" on the
announcetnent which. would 'result the
death of Mr. diem or myself, or both--in
deed .1 would not have -insured either of
our liver at 100 per cent.kwe MOM omit
polled to face the clinger, witivooMparative
indifference. Any , inanitaltatiott' of fear
or suspicion would halm listweatied• the
chances of there resorting In the desperate
alternative of "a - rush" for libertY. phrec
ing their Moires into whinustemer inter
rupted their passage.
, As soon as 1 add them they were•pris.
onera, I rase from the bear skin on which
I had been sitting facmg"ltem. and mounted
My. home, at the same time drawing mr
pistol, ands motioning them to go to their
camp. The ehieffequeeted that IFeleveld ,
dieuntrint. that he. wished to omit: did
so sad took a seat Oil a staid near by.
motioned me to sit in my former position
on me ground. !did so, at the atone time
drawing my knife. udder pretense el dot
ling. whine° to awoke. H rose. addresed
a hew remarks, to me about the difficulty
of restraining his younginen from stealing;
&e., and suggesting that it would be better
that he 'honkd return to his tribe, This
I refu4d. ' Ile • then seiniiihily *yielded,
to his fate, appitraChing me by the hand,
lifted me liAnt the *found end embrfieed
Me, 'bit Pilinted to heiVeh Mut to our.
soiree; teiddielite that the'Grattlipirit
nelseeil the proceeding. I told Mein
would OM held 41sesti ea SIMS Ptiiouere,
but merely t euit against their escape, by,
placing ileitinelii,mou'ed, their camp.•
I 'etheigimild commend near
theirs, *kid took Mtn, them 8 se arms ,
that I could find: retired' their,
tanks at dark ' , alimiliMtirig twe the slighteel,
intentioli 3 Of in atteetfil to esca pe, l
The MoOnAcme is bright as day. I,
had posted two distinct guards over thorn,
of six men peck, withoutiseetineis. had
been ,up sad murk about estop until 2(1: 1
Tinateit.‘before, 12. .At.ls the sentionsle,
were ,The manual pooled Int
medielely over their ,emnp, had pine. near.
one •Of their "rents "to town. the number
present, while the ;old eurporal of ,
goers', Atte .mintinel. and a citmen who had
accompanied me. stood near, limiting on.
Suddenly one of the Indiana rushed trout
his seat, toward the sentinel. and present
ing a pistol fired. This seemed to be the
signal fur the general "break." As the
sentinel turned to retreat up the slope to
wards his companions. the chief. Ko-we'
aka, rushed from his tent. strew himself
upon the . Mick of the retreating semi-'
pall and with his kailir inflated several'
Wonador indent he was shot down by die
selkansic :The rest succeeded pi effecting
their weeps, Pinata* differeat dimatioes
nod inewering about fired at them with
Yells Of defiance. The chief, as was dim.
covered, on searching the tents, had pur
posely sacrificed himself, hill wife, and buy
seven years old. The wife and child,
whom he bud requested on the evening
before, to talk to and give them assurance
of their saftey, were tumid lying in their
tent aide by side, as it in deep sleep, but
stabbed to the heart. alto wile had con
sented to her fate, as we were informed
by two old women, who had attempted to
escape
She seemed to have received the fatal
blow without a struggle—both were care
fully covered up to the breast, the child ly
ing upon its mother'i arm. The chief's
moccaarins were found near their 'landfi—
ll sign, the lodians told us, that he did not
mean to leave the spot alive. Nothing in
romance or history that I have ever read,
approximates to this act of devotion and
self-sacritice. Cooper could never have
ventured to paint such a scone. The
bright moon lighting up the beautiful coun
tenance of the mother, for she was beauti
ful and young—with her innocent buy by
her side. and the blood still oozing (rein
their ghastly wound—the hwtband, father
*n4 leariitr. still stretched urn the sod
the bloody knife still grasped in his band,
looking terrible even in death ; the
sentinel not five feet from Dim, his cold
blue eye looking in Heaven ; the fig
ures of the soldiers hurrying hither and
thither in search of they kne* not what,
with occasional, but mistaken cries, indi
cating some discovery. The tihole made
en enduring impression on my Mind. I
had witnessed every description of death
and suffering on the battle-field, but no
combination like this, of pride. courage,
love, detimtion, self-sacrifice and revenge.
What a striking illustration of the prin
ciple held by these tribes nefer to yield
themselves a prisoner. This brave chief
could go to the Spirit land of his fathers,
the still unsubiltied warrior, nod his wife
and child freely accompanied him to his
last hunting ground. I have his shield in
my possession. II is guile a curiosity
and ornament, bedecked with feathers. and
wampum. This, with the how and quiv
er of the little boy, I shall preserve sacred
ly, mementoes of one of the most interest
ing scenes history line recorded.
The Lillie Spirit Bird.
BY JENNIE E. ILEUM)
tl, mother, come and hear the song
This' bright bird clogs to me.
Which make. the valley round um ring
With *semi melody.
I've set beneath this greenwood tree
I can nut tell hOw lung,
waltb this petty littlg bird
'Arid listen to his song.
Hokum I limped. for he looked
So lovingly on ate.
And raid, as plain as be could say,
come *pie to thee ;
And I will bring thee shining wings,
klatch as the angels wear.
And teach thee bow with them to soar
Above this world of care !"
And. menhir, then ke went away,
A►d left mitten+ alone;
"(mines rippling thrnngh the air
HIS sweet and winni ig tone.
I know 'lt le a spint•bii }
Which brotheisends me.
• From his bright home, in yonder sky,
Where t so soon shall be.
roe, ever when ran eitttnq her.d
• :Beneath the geeenivooll tree, •
, Tlist little bird, id lowing tonne,
Keret coffins, Clfling me,
ilow, mother, when hb COlllell Idsain,
Pll hid yon all feteWell ;
And to the epirit•land I'll go
• Where engelthildren dwell.
Ancient Babylon—lis Rains
way be kunwit to many of our read
. .
aro Mutt the French liovernineet has tenJ
ployed a party of gentlemen to explore she
site of ancient Babylon, From reports
just received from 'them, it appears that
they have ascertained, beyond reasonable
dingo. that she ruins beneath a :mettles
eallsitl the Kaar, are these of the marvel
lous palace citadel of Setnirainim and Ne
hueheduezzar. They are in muds it state
of eonfosirm and decay, tlyit it is impossi
ble to harm from them any idea rrf the ex
tent or character of the edifice. They
appear, however, to extend beneath the
bed of the Euphrates, a circumstance ac
counted (or by the change in the course of
(bet riper. In them have been found ear
cophagi,.ol clumsy execution and strange
lima, and so moll thgt the bodies of the
dead must have been packed up in them,
the chin pruchitur the knees, and the grins
battl.pressed on the breast by the legs--
These sarcophagi have every appearattre
of,havintbeett used for the lowest class of
society,) but notwithstanding the place in
whirls they were found, the iliseeverers
are inclined us think that they are of Par
tisan,. not Chaldean edge, There have
also bean found numerous fragments of
enamelled bricks, containing portions of
the, figures of men and animals, together
with cuneiform inscriptions, the latter
white in color on a blue ,griiimil. Accer
ding to M. Previte!, the chief of the expe
dition, these bricks afford a strong proof
that the ruins are of the palace of N101111:11.
adnerter, inasmuch as the ornaments on
theta appear to be sporting sulijecti, suck
as are described by Cleidas and Diodorus.
The kruhdations having been slug down us
in certain parts, it has been ascertained
that they are formed of bricks about a loot
square, united by strung eeineut. and that
they are in' blocks, as if they hail been
'snapped in all directions. le a tumulus
called amram, to the south of Kim, niter
rimier( discoveries have also been made.—
They appear to be the ruins of the de.
pendeactes eikhe Palace situated on the
batik of the Euphrste.; and they contain
numerous sarcophagi, in which werefound
skeletons clothed in a serf of armor, and
wearing crowns of golden their heads....
1
When touched, thechatetnns, with tbe ex- 1
ception of some parts of the skull. toll into
dust . ; but the iron,' though mkt)+, and the
gokl of the crown, ore hitt fair • suite of
preservation. M. ' , reseal think' tliat the
deralin'thi sarcophagi were aurae St the
ihkliert of iAleaander er''Sellactiv‘ The
erviaids arseirtiplitWicds: whit three fearer
in the shape of laurel on one side and
three on the otheVg' The leaves are very
neatly execnited. Beneath the basal, are
leaves of geld. which ft is supposed cover
ed the eyes. Front the quardity of iron
loud in some of the coffins. it appears that
the bodies are entirely enveloped its it ; 1
and in one there is no iron, but some ear•
rings, a proof that it was occupied by a fe
male. The sarcophagi are about two and!
three-quarters 01 a yard wide, sod are en
tirely formed of bricks and united b:1 mor
tar. lit addition to all this, a tunib, cult
tenting statuettes, in marble or alabiteser,of
Juno, Venue, and of a reclining figure
wearing a Phrygian cap. together with
some rings, ear-rings, and other ankles
jewelry, has been Mund, as have also
numerous atamettes, vases, phials, artieles,
of pottery, black stones, ute., of Greek..
Persian, or Clialdeita workmanship.—Lit
erary Gazette.
Every man that breathes, whether mas
ter or servant, employer or employed,
young and old, rich and std poor, each
lies it in his own power, as he parses a
long his own life-patli,eithet to ihed a ray
of sunshine on► that of his lillow math or
to darken it by his shatle4
HYdr9Pbotaa Prevatblo ae Ittliteeld
ell4'ut amongst the deg at itarrt4org.
TWO bbILARK* raft' ANNIJIL.
IR 14.
lloWittte Btromstt itiB Tee Cow wet*
Sorm.—=The nibune vouehes for that
truth of the following little aoperatims"
on the Wall gtreli plan :
Some tiOi shire, as a finakier 'was
just leaving his office in Wall•it., after a
busy day of stock ind binkingoperatione,
(which had evidently been sailioraetory,
since his counten'a'nce wore that•pleissut
expression whieft is coniliatible •mily•
with unqualified success.) he noticed le
countryman, with slouched haithOmeelfunt
coat and thick niud:covered b'dots. driving
along a cow and calf. The celli's udder
'was brimming hill; to that fine ifireanols of
the lacteal fluid with" running from her
teats. The iltiitiht•of pure cutlyntry
crossed the broker's 6raint and fits toMPM- •
lien 10 secure such a luxury leveed hint
to pause. '
•'I say," cried he to the emitikvlnich
yerielf," replied theinitic..
4 •That'i a fine cow -you hive *ere."
..Wdol, yea ; pretty mot eninfail:
reckon."
6.W here do you come from!"
"Duah'ess• activity. i little Nett of Pir
keeply. Ikea Mein' all dey roiled tower
concerned tired eny how."
your flew for sale I',
“Don't Itrittarl,'„,bate to pert with her, but
mought dicker. Like to bay r'
"eerheps so, Whet's your *rice r
"Look heeler Mister. you Can't lune the
calf.: • Those* half Devonshire mod neer**
a quarter'Durha'm. I want her." •
"Well. I tion d t want the calf. Whit t niii
you take fft the cow 1"
"What a tilUalletille blg house," sonlet:
noised the cOuntlyman, 'this glance rested
on the Eno/hinge. ..Marvt a cods a heap u'
pewter a . . .
~011, if yo 6 wdn't tell/ I'll go;' edererved
the gentleman.
”Wasl.ll don't like to part liftta Old
Bet; but if Vogell give sixty.tive aloollsie in
California Atiners, you can take her.—
Look a: that", continued the Yinkte.point
tug to a' little Mail of milk that had g athered
on the pavement. ..tluat'sy true Old' Datel
ess grass julep. tew-thirds cream and the ,
rest tweet bailer milk." '
The fieseeler thought fhe piker ratftel
high, hut the eight :of the milk—aud seeb
a bag 11111—ebtrtinceilltint the* the bsrguin
would be a good one, so be Stepped into
his office and produced the gold, ithiett
the Yankee carefully counted, hefted, bit
Arc., to mac sure that it Wits good, obtier ,
sing that .‘lolke ere pesky *Mart herd; ant! '
somebody said this well Viali.st; sot i'd
better look out." Having satisfied himself
that the gold was good; he turned sway
with the calf, almost crying at parting with
Old !let, who, lie said, he loved "mor'n his
brother."
The Well•st gentleman hired a Hibern
ian to drive Old Bet to his home, a
the river. That night there was tejniein?'
in Brooklyn. Greet war the flow of pare
country milk, so abundant that thelornker
began to think that he had tapped the '
Milky Way. New pans were puteltirseth'
the children were fillet, up like demijohns,
even the eat hada lick extra. and `Biddy'
called in all the helps around to talk over
the wonder. The proud framer and his
wife congratulated each other a hundred
times, and went to sleep only to dream
of sailing in a huge tin pan aver alt ocean
of milk. Old Bet was fed nit.,curn meal,
and bedded like a pet dog. Next mowing,
instead of fifteen quarts, she give but
three ; next day about a pint, and in a
week she was as (ley at a book of logs.
rithims.
The We financier was . eompletely
sold. The Yankee never saw Hutches.
county, but had got an old 'Harrow" trier,
just drying up. borrowed a mil( set him
to nursing until site Mew was somewhat
stimulated, then kept the row without'
milking fur a week, When she was in pottp.'
er order in appear "on 'Obanga." /*hen
be dressed himself for the ocrasiim. and
made his debut in Waltst. The done.
brown broker has since mild hip row to a
butcher for some twenty dollars, end las
ken the milk-pans to his ofllee to piteli
pennies into.
The Ft;Hewing are front the Penitsyt ,
•
onnia Gazette, (Frauklin's piper) e
October, 16, 1729.---A•Sometiate last
week, we are informed that one Mo, it
fiddler. with his wife, was °versa, jut a.
eanoe,,near Newtown Creek. l'ho,getiol .
man, Vs said, prudently secured hie,
dle, and let his wife go to the buttuai.7
February 10. 1731.--aWe hear front
the Jersey aide, that a man user' Salmis.
ken, being disordered in his sessea. pro.,
tooted to Ilia w fe Mkt he would kill her.
ionnediately if she did tint put her tongue.
in his mouth. She. tl i gh fear, sum.
plying, he bit off a large vireo of it t sad ,
taking it between his ditoera, threw it how
the the, with these words: *Let it tot her,
is burnt cdfering.' "
Jounitry 11, 1733.—" Yesterday being
I market-day, Watt who wad' onweerned id
the counterfeit money, as miniinsied .irt
one °four late papers, reeked 4 parrt , or lii.
punishment. better whip'. pillovieo. -- entl
erupt. He believed tor se to move the
coin passion of the mob, and they did ittst•
fling at him, as was expeered...neither
snow-balls nor anything else." : , -
.9pril 17 178 b.. We hesr.bwm Chill
ter county, that last, week. at 1s 1110141111
there, a men being uncommottly ebesket,
to his wife, upon s o me tridill t i
entsseth
the women formed' theseilitis rile le
rn
Court, ordered hint to be apprelisMilett by"
I
their officers and brought to trial i o w .
found guilty, he was condemned ' S
be,
ducked three titers in a usighboring . hill'.'
and to have one•half cut off hie' Mat . I ntid',
beard. (which ,it seems he Irtitit'lit 'fiat
length.) end the sentence wan siedfdilitlitt
executed to the great diversion 44 die` '
tam's,"
April 24, 1375.L- ,, Fari P4ilictll'
woman at Rhiidui. hating bid 9,
and 214 thildron, died there ilioiy.'lo:llii
age of 102. Sip was mended tit ifiottimio
by 16.2 *lna* 0 1 0 1 ' 4414 '" 1 11411=0"16.
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