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Absolute acquiescence in the decision of the majority, the vital principle of Republic!, fiom whicn there i no appeal but 'o force, the vital prin.iple anJ invne'.iiaie put.iit t dmp.niain. iii rfcasot. ly Mh'sfscr &. r.lxcly. Siiiibtiry, Korlliunibrrlaiid Co. .Hnfurrttiy, kYbriiirry r, ISfZ. Yiil. II . TmiM or nil! " ammuuax." he.nry b. masseu, iVBiisiums asd JOSEPH EISKLY. PioritTo, k MY POCKET. f Jreater by fir than head or heurt, My chiefest, bent and nublest part, My real dignity thou art, - ' My Pocket. tVhst'rh'Blter'it hriW learned or wise 1 Such mean distinctions nil dipise, In thee alone true merit lira, My Pocket. For though the truth my harshly sound, 'Here man and beaat alike ate found, Each only valued aa per pound My Pocket. When f was poor and Tompkins fine, Why whs I never asked to dine ? Alas! Alas! the fault was thine, Hty 'Pocket. 'ftr. If I made a morning call. Why did I ahivrr in the hall t This was my crime the worat of all My Pixkct. (But when my rich relation fa Left me hit only legitee, How glad was Tompkins then' to are 7v!y Pocket. Then invitations by the score J.oo-rn'd the knocker on my door Strange it was -always 'StilT brfor. 'rVfy 'Pocket. Then hosts' rlfa'ttUni, lilly-White. C'ame rolling in wilhnotea poliie. And would I but one stanza write ! My Pocket. Jane, who to all rhy'vows was mute, r called me fool or ugly brute, ?fow wheedling "stgli'd Would no one suit My Pocket ! Then first my little nephews knew. Their uncle' house wan N umbel Two 'Wna it' reaped for iue of'ybu, My Pocket? My aurrat stay, my bust fclly, When duns w'ere 'Mud and friends were shy, 'On theo ifcy futdre hopes rely. My Pocket. Befriend me still, thy suitor prays, ire at chairman of the means and ways, In leased, panics, quailer-days. My Pocket. Thus helped, I will hot Ore a pin What bulibles bunt, what panics win, Or who are flut, 01 who are 'in, My Pocktt. f 'mm Chumbtra1 Iidinburg Journal. TALK OF GlUZtTl.. COCHrtAMK. A FiTM-lLI! MAIL ROUBER. The age which 'this noble Woman adorned 'with her lite and heroic actions, was that gloo my one extending bet ween the Restoration ahd Kevoluti.n, (lCGO to lt8,) when the Scottish nation Buffered under a cruel oppression, on account of their conscientious c'rufles ft-iftcct-ing the existing forms of church and stale. Three insurrections, more Wild than wise, marked the impatience of the Scots under this bloody rule ; but it was with the last solely, that Gruel Cochrane Was connected. Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree, 'the father ofonr heroine, was the second son of the first Karl of Dnndonald, and the ancestor of the pron 'ent line of that noMe and ingeiuous'fcuiily. lie was a distinguished friend of Sidney, Kus inl, and other illustrious men w ho signalized themselves in llhghind, Hy 'their opposition to the court ; and he had so l6ng endeavored in vain to procure some improvement in the na tional affaira, that he at 'length began to des pair of his country altogether, and formed 'the 'design of emigrating to America. Having gone to Londoh'lh 1KJ, with -view to a colo nizing expedition to South Carolina, he became involved in the deliberations of 'the Whwr par ty, which at that time tended towards a general insurrection in England and Scotlund, for the purpose of forcing ah alteration of the 'royal councils, and the exclusion of the Duke oll'rtill it is at workVitkin, and grapples in York from the throne. In furthe'rance of this plan, Sir John pledger! himself to assist the Earl of Argylo in raising the nmlccontcnU in Gotland. This carl was, if not the acknowl edged head of the party in that kingdom, at least the man of highest rank who espoused its interests. By the treachery of st.rf.e of the subordinate agents, this design was detected prematurely; end whi'e some were unfortunately taken oftd executed, among whom w ere Sidney and Lord Huntiel, the ret tied from the kingdom- Of the litter number were the Karl o't Argy to, Sir John Cochran and Sir Patrick Hume, of Pol worth the last, a putriot Trvatmg Cochrane in talent and purity of motives, and aldo, like him, des tined to experience thedevotedneas of a daugh ter's love. The fugitives found safety to Hol land, where they remained in peace till the xleath of Charles the Second, in February, 10 Ki, when the Duke cf Vork, tr.e object pohti cally of their greatest detestation became king. Tt was then determined to invade Scotland with a small force, to embody the Highland sdhe rents of Arjfyle wh the west country presby termns, and, marcliiug into Knglaud to rui-o trie people s llie.y moved along, and not rest till they had produced the desired Melioration of the Mate. The expeditwi tailed in May; tut the govtmiiiuit uit enabled to lal.c stith precautions es, From tlio very first, proved a complete frustration to their designs. Argylo lingered timidly in his own country, and final ly, against the advice of Cochrane and Hume, who were his Chief officers, mndo some unfor tunate movements 'Which ended in tile entire resolution of his army, and his own capture and death. While this Well-meaning but weak nobleman committed liiihselfto a low disguise in the vain hope of effecting his escape, Sir John Cochrane and HirTdtrick Hume headed a body of 200 men, formed out of the relics of the army, and bravely resolved, even With that small force,' to attempt the accomplishment of their original intention namely, a march into England. They accordingly crossed the Clyde into Renfrewshire, where they calculated on obtaining some reinforcement. Tile boats on thin occasion being insufficient to transport tho Whole at once, the first party, headed by the two patriots, Was obliged to contend, on the wposile bank of the river, with a large squad ron ofinalitia, while the boats returned for the remainder; after winch the united force cau sed their opponents to retreat. The rhilitia returned, however, in great force, ahd The as s&ultat a.place called Aluirdykes, in the parish of Ijochwinnoch. They were now commanded by -Lord Rosa and a Captain 'Clcnnnn, and a mo'inted to '..'(MX) troop, while Sir John Co chranc's men had dccreastd'lo severity in num- her. In this predicament they were called on ' by the royal trohpK'to lay down 'their arms and I surrender themselves prisoners. Hut prefering 1he risk of death on the field to the tender , mercies ol a vindictive 'foe, they feCted the ! terms with disdain, and, entering a sheepfold, used its frail od walls as a defence against tho : treaty to be entered into with Father Peters furious attacks of the enemv, whom after a keen would require some tune to adj'i!,t, and mean con flii t, in which every man fought hand to j w hile the arrival of the warrant loi execution hand with 'his opponents. They at length sue- i must every day be looked for. ceeded in beating off, with the loss of their captain 'anil sonic other men, while Ixird Ross was wounded. Cochrane, however, sewn alter learned that tile enemy -was returning with great reinforcement, and fearing that he could not much longer defend himself on the field, retired with his'ffoc,ps't6 a neighboring wilder, j ncss or tnontsN, where he dismissed them, with j the "request that each man would provide the j best way he could for his safety. For himsdt, having received two seVere contusions in the body during 'the engagement, and being worn out with 'ftitigue, he sought refitge in the hoeSe of his uncle, Mr. Gavin Cochrane, of Craig int.ir, Who Ifved at no great distance from the place of encounter, This gentleman, however, as it unfortunately happened, had married a 1 sUter of the Captain C!-nnan killed in the late j battle, and, filled with revenge tor the death of j her bro'Jier, this laily secretly informed against t lieruest, Who was immediately seired and re- moved to Ediuburg, where, after being paraded through the streets bound and bareheaded, and conducted by the comttlon hangman, was lod ged in the TolbtHith on the 'M of July, KWTi, there' to await his trial us a traitor. The day of trial came, and he was condemned to death, in spite of the moil stfotiuotis exertions of his aged father, the lOarl of PtiiidonaM, who, having recjivetl his title from the hands of Charles the Second, had from motives of honor, never con spired against liiio. Thcre is the tongue that can 'express til the secret and varied anguish' that penetrates the yearning heart, when about to leav'e forever the warm precincts of mortality, to quit the loving charities oflife, and to have a!! the cords which bound it to existence 'suddenly torn asunder? Natural strength cf mind may suffice to conceal much of this mortal conflict, or even hide it al together ffom the tfye of the careless observer, deadly struggle with the spirit. Such was the state of Sir John Cochrane'e mind on the night of his condemnation, when left once more to the gloomy solitude of his prison. It was not the parting stroke of death he 'feared, howev'tr sharp. 'He wos a father, loVing ami 1cltAed ; and the thoughts of the sorroW his children were doomed to suffer on his account Wrung his heart, and burning tears Tvhich his own fate could not have called forth, were shed for them- No friend or relativ had been permitted to see huti from the timo of his bpprchension ; but it was now signified to him, that any of his family lie desired to comr.iuni cute with might be allowed to visit him. Anx ious, however, to deprive his r nemies of an ac cusation against his sons, he immediately con veyed to them his earnest entreaties, and in deed commands, that they should refrain from availing Vh'enisclves, of this leave till the nifhl before his execution. This was a sacrifice which it required his utmost fortitude to make; and A had left him to a sense of the most deso late loneliness, in so much, that, When, late in the evening, he heard hie fjrison door unlocked, he lilted not his eye toward it, imagining Uiat the person who entered run Id only bo the jailor, who whs particularly repulsive in Ins counten ance arid maimeri'. What then w. his sur- i Jr le-t an'-l imuriUarV dclirjit, x'.l ih lie I cheld bef ire him his only daughter, and felt her arms 1 entwining his' neck! Yet, when ho lotfked on her face li'nd saw the expression it bore of mdte despairing agony, more fearless than tho most frantic manifestations of misery, 'and marked her bale checks, which no longer bloomed wilh the tints of health and happiness, and felt the cold dampness of her brbw, he thobglit hirViself wrong for having giveii wey for an instant to the joy her.presenco had created, and every btlier sensation fled before his fear of what might be the consequence to her of this inter view. He had no sooner, however, expressed his leclihgs cn th9 subject, than sho became sensible, that. ih order to pilliato his misery, she must put a strong curb upon her own, and in a short timo was calm enough to enter into conversation with her father upon the dismal subject of his present situation, and to deliver a message from tile bid earl, her grandfather, by which he Was informed that an appeal had beeh inkde lor hith to the king, lai.d means ta ken to propitiate Father I'cters, his majesty's confessor, who, it was well known, oltnn dicta ted to hi:n in matters of state. It appeared e-i- Irtelit, however, by'ilie'turn which their dis course presently took, that neither father or daughter were at nil sanguine in their hopes from this negotiation. The Earl of Argylehud been executed b jt a few days before, as had j I also several of his principal adherents though men of less 'conserjtience than Sir John Coch- rane ; and it was therefore improbable that he, who had been so conspicuously active in the insurrection, fhould be allowed to escape the punishment which his enemies had it now in their power to conflict. Hetides all this, the 'Under these 'circumstances, several days passed, each of which found .Mies Gnzel Coch rane an inmate oi lier father's 'prison for as ma ny hours as she was permitted. During these interviews of the father and daughter, while heart clung unto heart, they reaped all the consolation which aft 'undisguised knowledge of the piety and courage of each could bestow, Still, after such on intercourse, the parting ene which they anticipated seemed more and they anticipated mere dreadful to think of ; and as the daughter looked 6n 'tile fale and dejected 'Countenance ef her parent, her bosom was penetrated with the sharpest pangs. The love of her father might be termed a component part of her na ture. She had cherished this filial love ever incc she possessed a conciousness of thought, and it was now strong and absorbing, in propor- tion'to the danger in which he stood, duel Cochrane was only at that period eighteen j years old ; bet it is the effect of such perilous times as those in which she lived, to sober the reckless spirit of youth, and make men and wo men of children. She had, however a natural strength of character, that would on fell extra ordinary occasions, have displayed Itself without such a tuition, and which, being now joined with what she conceived the necessity of .e case, rendered her capable cf a deed which has csused her history to vie with that of the rr.osl distinguished of heroines. Ever since her father's condemnation, her daily and nightly thoughts had dwelt on the fear of her grandfather's communication with the king's confessor being rendered unavaila ble, for wrst of the time necessary forenabling the friend in Imdon, to whom it was trueted, to make their application, and she boldly deter mined to execute & plan, whereby the arrival of the death warrant would be retarded. A short time, therefore, before it was expected by the council in Edinburg, sho thought it neces ssry, in her visit to her father to mention that some urgent affair would prevent her from see irij; him again for a few days. Alarmed at this, and penetrating her design cf effecting Bomcwhat in his favor, he warned her against attempting impossibilities. "Nothing is impossible to a determined mind," said she, "and fear nothing for me.' "But tho experience, of youth, my child," he replied, "may involve you in danger and in i blame ; and did you but know the characters of those you must encounter whifo vainly plea ding foi your father's life, you would fear, as 1 do, the sullying of your fair fame." "1 am a Cochrane, my father," said the heroic girl an answer how brief, but to him how e pressive! He could say norr.cre; ho beheld h this child, so beautiful, and aelf-dnvoted, all the virtues of her race combined, ahd ha felt for the moment that the courage she had pray ed for would be granted, to tarry her throueh the undertaking ishe meditated, what rer that might be. She felt prateful to her father that he did not urge her further J but she trembled us ahe turned, at her departure, to catch another lotk of thoee loved and venerated fi Rtilres, for his eye appeord folhnving her with a parting expression, whirh n emed tn mv it a.Jtlielutt fond look. j Al that tunc lior:.f were tridV tf conveyance s much more than carriages that almost every gentlewoman had her own steed and iliss Cochrane, boinz a skilful rider, Was possessed of a Well-rtmnaged palfrey, on whose speed and other good qualities she (ftd been "ac customed to depend. On the morning after sho had bid her father farewell, lung ere the in habubitants of 1'dinburg were astir, sho found herself many reiles'bh tho road to the bordeis. She had taken care to attire herself in a man her which corresponded with tho design of f ns sing herself off for a young serving-woman journeying on a borrowed hm-avti the homo of her mother in a distant part of the country; and by only restihgttt solitary cottages, where she generally found tho family out at wofTt, save perhaps an old woman or some children, sho had the good fortune, on the second day after leaving EJinburj, to reach in safety the abode of her old nurse, who lived on the Hug lis!) side of the Tweed, lour miles beyond the town of Rer wick. In 'this Wolniln she knew she could place implicit confidence, and to her, therefore, revealed her secret. She had resol ved, she said, to make nn attempt to save her father's life, by stopping the postman, an equestrian like herself, and forcing to dsliver up his bags, in which nhc expected to find tho .ratal warrant. Mnjjular as such a determina tion may s'(')Jar in a delicate young woman, especially if we consider that she was aware ofthe arinsalways cjrried by tho man to 'whose charge the mail waa committed, it is neverthe less on tmlctibtttd fact t!tat such was her re solve. In pur.-iMDcv of this dign she had brought With her a brace of pistol., together with a horseman's clo.ik, t ed up in a bundle, and hung on the crutch of her saddle; at. d now borrowed from h'.r ncr.-ie tl.o ettire of her fcater- brother, which, hi he was a slight made lad, f ed her reasonably well. At that period, ali those appliances which at his day accelerate the progress ofthe traveller were 'unknown, and the mail fioin London, which now arrives in forty-two hours, took eight days in reaching the Scottish Capitol. Miss Cochrane thus calculated on a delay of sixteen or 'seventeen days in the execution of he'r father's sentence a spoce oftime which she deemed smply sufficient to give a fair trial to the treaty 6ct on foot for his liberation. She hod, by means which it is unnecessary hereto detail, possessed herself of the most minute information with regard to the places at which tho postmen rested on their journey, one of wliicli was a small public house, kept by a wi dow woman on tho outskirts of the liSfle town ofBeiford. The're the man who received the bag at Durham was accustomed to arrive about six o'clock in the morning, and take a few hours reH)se before 'proceeding on his journey. In pursuance ofthe plan laid down by Miss Coch rane, she urrived at this innabautan hour af ter the man had composed himself to sleep, in the hope of being able, by tho exercise of her wit and dexterity, to 'ease him of his charge. Having put her horse into tho 6tablc, which was a duty that devolved on the guests ut this little change house, from its mistress having no ostler, she entered the enly apartment which the house afforded, and demanded some refresh ment Sit dewn at the end ofthe table,' 6a id the old woman for the best I hnvo to give you is there alreoJy ; and be pleased rr.y bony man, to make as little noiso as ve can, for there's oneaslriep in that bd tat I fine ill to disturb.' Miss Cochrane. proiniseH iairly ; and after at tempting to cat some if the viands, which t-c the remains of the sleeping man's meal, s'io asked 'fir tome cold Water. Vhst,' sa".i the old dame, ss bh handed it to her, 'yetreu water-drinner, are yol It's but an iil custom f r a change-housc.' 'Iam a WaYo of that,' re plied her guest, 'and, there! 'tc, when in a pu lie house, always pay for it tho price of tho fitronger potation, w hich I cannot lake.' 'In deed well that is but just, 'lespor.dcd the dame, and I think the moroofyoe f.r audi reasonable conduct.' 'Is the well where you got this wa ter near sthand V said the young kdy 5 -f.r if you will uke the trouble bring 1110 eoum from it, as this is rather warm it shall be consi dered in the lawing.' 'It is a good bit off,' said the woman ; 'but I cannot rcfu&e to fetch some for such a cT-i discreet lad, and wi'.J La 1 as quick as I can. Ilut for any sake, take care and don't meddle wilh these pistols,' she con tinued, pointing to a fair of p itiu!s on the ta ble, 'fur they are leaded and I am always terri fied for them.' Saying this, she c):6f ppeared ; and Miss Cochtano, who would have con trived some other errand Tor licr had '.he well been near, no sooner saw the door sl.ut, than jIio passed. With trm)lig cigeVnes, and a cautious but rapid step serosa the fl or, to the place where the man lay soundly sleeping in one of those tlnm wooden bedstead. common in the houses iTtUe poor, the dcr of which was lelt half open to Admit the air, and which tho opened still wider, in the hoVcf Feeing the mail bap, and be.ng sble to seize u on it. But what was htr disomy when she beheld oily a I prt 'ef the inligument whuh renUirr-d w hnt she would b'svi! sacrificed her lite a thousand time- to obtain, just peeping out from below the haffgy head and brawney shoulders of its keeper, who lay in mh.Ii a position upon it as to givo not the smallest hope of its extraction without his being aroused from his nap. A few bitter moments of observation served to convince her, that if she obtained pxyeession of this treasure, it miii-t be in some other Way ; and, again elosing'the dcirof the bed she np pioarhed the pistols and having taker, them one by one frodi tho holsters she as quickly as possible drow out their loading, which, hav ing Secreted, rhc returned them to their cases, and resumed her seat at the foot of the table. Here she had barely time to recover from the agitation into which ll.e'feaf ofthe man's awa king duriug her recent occupation had thrown her, when tho old woman returned with the water, and having taken a draught, of which she stood much in need, she settled her ac cobut tr-ucii to her landlady's content, L7 pay ing for the water the price of a pot of beer. Having thon carelessly esked and ascer.'sinrd how mr.oh bnger the other guest was likely to continue li s sleep, she left the house, and, mounting her horse, set off ut a trot, in aiiil-, ferent direction from that in Which s!i3 had atrived Fetching a compass of two or three mile, she once more fell into the high read be tween Belford and Berwick, where she walked her horse gently on, awaiting the coming tip ofthe postmon. Though all her faculties were now absorbed in oris aim, and the thought of her father's deliverance still reigned supreme in her mind, she could not help occasionally figuring to herself the posibi';iy of her tain pning with the pistols being d'tcovere'd, and their loads replaced, in wh'ch case it whs more than likely that her life would he the forfeit of the act she meditated. A woman's fears would stiil intrude notwithstanding a'l her heroism, and the gler ous issue which promised to attend tho success of her enterprise. When she at length saw and he&td the postman advancing behind her, the strong necessity ofthe case pave her renewed courspe; and it was with perfect coolness, thst, on his coming close up, shecivily saluted him, put her horse into the same psco with his, and rode on for soma wny in his com pany. iTe'vhsa strong thick-set fellow with s good humored countenance, which did s?cm to Af lis Cochrane, as she looked anxiously upon it, to savor much of hardy daring He rode with tho mail-bags strapped firmly to l.'.a sad dle in front, close to the holsters (for there were two.) one containing the letters from Iindon, ai:d the other those taken up at the different post offices on the road. After riding a short distance together, Mis Cochrane deemed it time, as ihey were half-Way between Belford and Berwick, to commence her operations. She rode nearly close to her companion, and said in u tone of determination, 'Friend I have taken a fancy for those mail bags of your, and I must h:ve them; therefore take my advice, and deliver them up quietly, for I am provided for all hazards. I am mounted , as yon see, on a fleet steed, I carry fire-arms; and, more over, am allied with these who are stronger ; though not bolder than myself 'You sec yonder wood,' she continued, pointing to one at a distance of about a mile, with an accent and air which was meant to csiry intimidation with it. 'Again, 1 sny.'tcke my odvice ; give me he tings, and speed back the road you'cime for the present, not dare to approach that wood firh't leost two or three hours to come.' There was in such !arunje from a stripling sometlilrg so surprising, that the inar. 1 oked on Mis Cochrane for an instant in silent and unfeigned amasctnert 'If,' said he, as soon tis he found his tongue, 'you mean, my young ms.ster, to mako your self rr.Krry at my expense, you are welcome. I am no sour churl to take 'offence at th idle words of a foo'ish boy. But if,' he said taking one of his pistols from the holster and turning its rnuzjle towards her. We sro mad cnov.gh to harbour (.no serious thought of such a 'matter, I am teftV fir you. But, hie'thinks, m In'., you teem Man ago when robbing a garden or an e.'d wrvnin's fitl'ii-tn'l wo'ild befit you bet ter, if you innst turn thief, than taking his ma jfc t 'h matis from a sti.ut man, such as I inn, upon bis hici.way. C' thankful however, that vou Ita.x- met with 1 ne who w ill not shed blood if he can help it, ad sheer oiTte'bre y u pro voke me to f.re.' 'Nay, said hi young antagonist, I am not fonder cfMombhed than you are ; b'lt, if you will not be persuaded hat can I ! for I have told you a truMi. Tim mail I m st ami will Hve. So now chrsise, she continued ns she drew one of tiie small pistols from under her rloik, and, deliberately cocking it, presented it J in his fsco. 'Nav, then, your blood be on your own head,' said the fellow os he to'ised his hand and fired 1 his pistol ; which however, on'y flashed in the pan. Dashing this Weapon to the ground, ho lt not a mr inert in pulling out the other, t h i h ' r Hat his snai'ant acd fitt-d with the same result. In a transport ofr.tge and disappointment tho man sprung from his horse, and made an attempt to seize her ; but by an adroit uso of her spurs, she eluded his grasp, and placed herself out of his Teach. Meanwhile, his horse had moved forward somo yards, and to see and eeixe the advantage pre sented by this circumstance v.cs one and tha "same to the heroic girl, who, darting toward it caught the bridle, and having led her prize off ubodt a hundred yards, stopped while ths call ed to the thunderstruck postman io remind him of her advice about the wood, fohe then put both horses to their speed end on turning to look fit the mm she had robbed ha it he pleasure of perceiving tb.it her mysterious threat had taken effect, and ho wa3 now rrursuing bis way back totelford. Hiss Cochrane speedily entered the wood It which she tiad alluded, and tying the 6trartge horso to a tree, out of all observation froin fho road, proceeded to ucfastan the straps of tlib mail. By means of 0 6harp penkife, which set t dofaMe the appnJiocks, she was soon mistress of the contetts, and with an e.ager hand broke open the government despatches which were unerringly pointed out to her by their address to the council in I'dinburg, and their imposing weight and broad seals cf c&ce. Here she found notcnly the fttal warrant for her father's death, but e1-o many ether 'sen tences inflicting ilifTerent degrees of punish ment on various delinquents. Thefe hoWevcr it may readily be supposed she did not then itop to examine : she contented herself with tear ing them into small fragments, and placing them careufu'.lv in her bosom. The intrepid girl now mounted her tteed ani rede off, leaving til the prtva'e p?.pcrs wheri she had found thcin imagining (what events ally proved tho rase) that they would be dis covered uro long, from the hints she hsi thrown out abort th3 wood, and thus read: their proper places of destination. She r.ovv made all haste to reach the cottage of her nurs were, having not only committed to tlie flumes the fragments ofthe dreadful warmit but also the other obnoxious papers, she quickly resumed her female garments, and w as aiain, sfter this manly and daring action, the simple and 'un assuming Mist Grizo: Cochrane. Leaving the cloak and pistola behind her, to be concealed by l;cr n'trse, she again mounted her horse tnd directed her flight towards I dinb.irg , and, by avoiding as much as possible the high read, ar.d resting at sequestered cottages, as she had done before, and thr.t only twice for a ccuple of hours each time, she reached town early in the morning of tie next day. It must not suffice to say that the time gain ed by the heroic act related above was pro ductive ofthe end for which it was undertaken, cr.d that Sir John C-chraiie was pardoned, at the instigation cf the "king's favorite counsellor, who interceded for him in consequence of re ceiving a bribe of five thourand pounds from the Karl of Dnndonald. Of the feelings which , on this occasion, filled the heart of this cour ageous and devo'ed daughter, we canvio't'epeak inadequate terms; end it is perhaps bcrt at any rate, to leave them to the imagination of the reader. 'J'hb state of the tines was not sue'; for several years as to make it prudent that her adventure should be publicly known ; tut after the revolution when the country was at length releived from persecution and danger. and every man was at liberty to speak cf the tri iU he had undergone1, ar.d the expedients by which ho had mastered them, her heroism was neither unknown nor unapproved. Miss Coch rane afterwards married Mr. Ker of Morristorf, in the county of Berwick: and there rar.be little d mht that she proved equally pfjfctim ate and amiable as a wife, as she had elresoy been dutiful and devoted as a daughter. Live p.acejbly, is a i, as Well a a s;crvd !.V junetl.in. - . 1 . t , Labor to purify thy thought"; if thy thouQarl sre mil ticious, neither will thy actions ! ao. I. ike the w .teis of the i-eetn, life It-tomcs fealry ko'ri'i only by n-intf hiarn i'd. IJiens ifou 1 uic tmly ccrwit'ly Happy action o . . -. . -. l ; n man's Ills. He will always be ihe beat writer who conuiU his own lai-te; fr nn one who ge:i:s the ideas if clb'T men, ran attract sttenli .11 anW the g 111 hch lie lived has rasfd ovay. N i'io V ivh o'. hon e ii fci ivm.'s' t . A;r. wl ich tw nil he r pi-s due 'he pi i u fr .lr s 'i s r.n' eo-iume fir nJvjneed life s Ike f! ' is C y 1 rt ;:t ed r. un.l dec.y.' Sj-K-k.' ! jweby "n rH-nrnt netk. U w ih ibsn a p-:n e-it l.p n a t.mtvt-.;ne. Whin we ?e een ihnse who eie ropoled ret-fo.-tlv h"'n.-, res rt frequent' v to pieteneea sni equiiraiions. l.i cam some ent, 01 avo d unin lot.s, we dn nt gre.itty wondi-r at Piogenea, who went at mi !-d-y through the streets nf Athtns, with I lint, ip, in stsich, as b said, of an h.ntst man
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