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. TUB COKSTITOTiOM OAK.
The first tree that waa felled for the building of
he frigate Constitution, was poble oak, on St.
iSimon'd Island, off tle mouth of the AlUmaha
Tiver, Georgia. The stump of the tree is a well
kuown object of interest, on the spot, by the name
of th Constitution Oak. It is stated that, the
l;eel of the vessel was laid from that tree. . A lau
rel. tree has, by the happy instinct of nature,
sprung up out of the hollow centre of the decayed
; Os a valleys goijte boscm, r - " - '
In a lovely Western Ule, ;; ;
-Wliich sweetly; oVr Atlantic waves, : !(
Jleturu's fair Georgia's smile; - :
Jroud o'er its leafy comrades, : ' . .
To dare the fiercest storm, ? &j c ' -
A-a the furcst-kiug, a giant Oak,
Upreared its stately form. i ' -' A
. : .; ; 1 ;, .- .;! !
. Its branches toward the heavens, S , .- . . 1 1
Its roots the heart of earth, . , t ' .. - , -j
, Towered and sank, like those mammoth groo ths
1 Of creation's ehler birth, . ';.;-'
. Such growth as the world knows only f
' Ja the young land of the free, f '
'" here it seems to read in these noble forms .
What man there too may be.1
- ."ilid the forest's startled echoes, y
, 'Neath the axe's lung-plied stroke.
, Hjo, with & hortliug .thunder sound, r - , .
v. 1 -' Fallon that mighty Oak vv.'-? iv'
; No more it rears its regal head, 5
Yet wood-nymph, niouru thou not,
7 'fi
' J'or in freedon's cause, on the rce wild waves.
It shall bear a glorious, loti
,
Twas a sicht to stir the'spint,
" - And fen thousand hearts beat high,' v'" " '
I ,JiTiiU from JiouaJ oleti T ' - .
.,f.,;A glad shout reut the sky, . r " . -Ji
from her yielding fast'nings f. : , (-,1,;
"i Launched forth to the heaving tide," 7 . . 1
Floated nobla frigate,' ; ; -:
-v'-;in tor beaoity je4iier pndcu' - . ? .1 ;
; JJer crew Cod eyer speed them! , . -j
., . Columbia's gallant tars;.- t ' i ' - ."i
-; Th flag, abovo them waving, . .'; .' . ?
, - Their country's stripes and stars ;...
- Her cause, its Cosstitdtws,' ' ' '
' ' And her name the watchword spoke-
' ' Her frame from that country's forest, - ,
Her keel from the Island Oakj. ' .'
1 How fared the gallant vessel,'. : 1 .
j On her trackless ocean path, '. 1 ; -;' ;
When many a fearful hour " ' ' ' " 1
Howled the wild tempest's wrath!-' 's"-'i'
J Si.iunch were those massive timbers, ' '
Stout were those hearts aud brave, ' )
.. Aud a nation's blessings fullowed V'r,' ' ; ,
s.-., , As she bounded o'er the wave, . l . ." . i
. And say, how did she bear1 her " ' '
In the battle's wilder storm,- '' -', - 7
When the broadside's crashing thunders
Burst from hor quivering form? '
When from the smoke-cloud's bosom, '
That stifled the gasping breath," :
S Fast flashed the lurid liglitnings,..r , :,
- ' WKh every gleam a deathf , i ;
, When o'er the dabbled deck, ' ' '
r ... And down the shattered side, .--,
From many a noble heart . ,
- , Streamed warm the Jife-bloods tide f j '
i While still o'er din of shot and stroke
'j "j-
;i Fiprce, shouts of battling men . - , '.';
' Yet louder raag-oh. say, how sped .'a
That gallant vessel then? . ' 1 i.. ?
.. Those Stripes d:d focmaii's hand - -. - ' '
L . E'er lower their proud streaming! . . "
Those Stars did ever cloud of shame . ;: : -
Sully their glorious beaming? , , ! -.;
Answer, her country's annals, i j;
On whose brightest page is told, " ' '
How thrice she humbled the tyrant might ;
Of the Occan-Gfucen of old" ! : " K; ' ' V
r An,wer. the Bhouts of welcome . . '.. ..
That rang o'er. shore and sea, j V-
Vhenthrioe' she Bought hef haiexi . ! I
In hor pride of victory ! ' - t .. , ? - . !
' Answer, ihethtill wbiQh stirf cait warcr ' : -.-
...Hth a gtew of patriot flame,'.- ' -'r '
1. A 'aation beai wtoa tto,tale is told ' " '"'T
Of the " ConstiJrution's '? fame ! n. ' 1 '
7' St&py a year bs circled ". V ' i - - : - n :
4 la peace' o'er that fair land, . '-- !
J And freedom haJb her blessings thero - 1 ' :!
- Showered with; bounteous hand,- ,. " ; ': f
Sinee died the last dull echo. -( , ' ' '",
- Of the batUe-thundcxing swixyl) , ; -, 4 f
' And our hbettj'a lost struggle' i c jt.,U
' On land and m''wuo&.?A:r.'iiU'. 'r
bonsides yet nobly . , . ;;5'r' -'C1
narbears o'er -the main,
It
scene xf strife
7 those bright folds wave again!" '
1 But should another foe assail --
- Her country's rights and laws, :'s '
' Shell beat it still as gloriously, 0 " ; '
' In the same glorious 'cause. ' '
And now, on that valley's bosom' ,
If "your step would seek the spot
T
" Where the old gray stump is mouldering.
Of that Oak 'tis not forgot. ; . ,
Right up from out its aged heart . . . i
Behold! will greet your eye . ,r ,
A brave young Laurd, gallantly t . ..
Springing towards thfl sky. ," . . .
No hand of man hath ever ; . " s
, Planted that Laurel there, , ; . . -But
the wild wind bore the glorious germ :
" Free through- the pathless air. j, ,
And oh, evei be bright that dark greeu leaf,
V ; Which thus from that dead trunk broke,
' To wreathe with a fadeless crown of fame : -I
The old Constitution Oak ! ; -j - 1
".t ; my passenger.; ;
. FH02I THE LOG B00' 0F AJT 0Ht SgAy AW.'
Mjr ship cleared for Liverpool, 'and I was
bound for the Iudias. In the cabin I liad
some dozen passengers, most of whom -were
army officers, who had been home on leave
of absence. ' De&ides these I had a widow wo
man named Legrand. and ber sou w hom she
called Walter. ... Walter Legrand, was accox-
Lding to the register, teuty-five years old.
lie was very slight xn nis puild, or at least
he seemed so, when compared with the infan
try' officers who surrounded bin), : bat there
was no sign of feebleness about hisu, He was
of medium height and smaller iban the ordi
nary . class of, men. . "His hair, was long and'
curly, and as jlack .as nght, . His eyes were
large and full, and burning like orbs of, light
set in jet. His countenance was very pale,
and the brow which va3 much higher and ful
ler than is xjficn seen, was strongly marked
by the blue veins which stood boldly out ppoh
it. His features were, regular ana emincutly
handsome the noso prominent and straight,
and the lips very thin . . and eolprlpss, , . His
hands . were small and delicate as a baby's.
His whole appearance indicated the close an
swering student, and I think he had the least
-of the animal matf in his physiogomy, of any
person whom I had ever Been: '1 Mrs. Legrand
.must have , been married when very young,
for she could not have been more than forty
years of age? and she was still as beautiful as
ever. A. more ieautilui woman . is seiuom
ot;- Hot J u ur vtf. gnliipn- tuMvmi har
eves seemed made tor the abode of smiles and
love, 1 though how sad ' and cast down." " Her
husband had died in India,' and she was going
to settle his estate, she having an only, broth
er still there. Her husband had been a colo
nel of cavalry and a brave aud honest man.
- Mrs. " Legrand had one ' female servant to
accompany her, and together they occupied a
small state room, which she had tit ted up with
my consent, 'at her ow& expense. " " '
Ys fouud Walter to be a very , agreeable
'companion, though he wasreserved and sedate.
He Asould. converse freely on .subjects of gen
eral interest, and at times was starfJingly elo
quent. For jone I enjoyed his conversation
much. though I sometimes notieed that some
of 'the military passengers "were inclined to
wear a sneer ; upon their lips when he went
deeply into moral philosophy. ' f ',
Matters passed on quite pleasantly for sev
eral wee-s:;i To be sure, at times, young Le
grand received treatment from one or two of
the other passengers-' which I thought meant
insult, but he; took no "notice of it, and so I
did not make myself uneasy. ' One ' man, in
particular, '. beiiied to dislike the youth; 'It
was an infiiuitry ;ca'ptaitt pained,; Savage. He
was a pr.ofanej ; .reckless man; and seemed to
ha to Legrand simply because be was so unlike
himself, i Legrand neveri laughed- or eyen
smiled at any f' hia vulgar jokes but on the
contrary, pfainly showed by his looks' that he
did not like 'tbe'in. : V '' ?n if-'"? - ' "
- ' We Ihad cleared the southern capes of Af
rica, ujd were rangin out ..into the Indian
Ocean. .One day at th6 dinner table, Captain
Savage allowed himself. become more pro
fane thaij usual. jSeither of the females were
present. : He .-launched . into course of sto
ries and jests, which were indecent in the ex
treme. Iho wine circulated freely; and bis
companions seemed a enjoy the sport hugely.
pcverai umea Jegrana 'cast a reprovxng 100s.
at Savage, and the latter noticed .it;', but in-
stead of becoming more decent, he. only tried
the harder to disolease and annov the auict
Jiassengers; , . : ; . ; I
At .length the infantry 6ptaiu .became so
outrageously profane and srulgar, that Le
grand would stand it no longer, and quickly
moving his chair back, he then rose from the
table, and walked, towards the deek.;"-' -" 'V
V Come back here,;.:shQuted the enraged
Savage;,., . ,r;; 'r." .: ' '7 :
u But the young man took no 'notice niml
-''"Come back, I .Jua. .-. n.
Legrand t did not turn, but with a eteady
step he kept on,' and went upon the deck. - 1
'' At lerxgth the officers finished their desert,'
and most of them went on ' deck.';;' Savage
went up, and as soou .aiie.'saVLegrand stan
ding by the weather mlz'zcn' rigging, ho pas
sed over'' ' '
' Mr.iiJ'eg-n'dtM he said,' in a'Bighly pom
Peas to'newhy did you leave the dinner ta-
' Siupiy because I Wished ib-replicd the
young ?rSf ,,2r,r j, lu-tM
' But I choose "thai n K.,i? fl
Ot-fy.wouldswertt-wirpleU
thought rt would benefit you any to know;
U X
I'-lf
ear you Would not improve upon it, even if
I were to tell vou." -r-.
"' ; ' Allow me to judge. - Tell me." T,
"T omca vou are so ureens j. wui uuaupjy.
returned legrand, in ; a, tone penectiy r caim
and pleasant. -' " The- truth-iSr-sir, your con-
duct aud'spSeeh' were so unpleaskat that I Buf
fered 'exceedingly; oandso 1 choose to leave
you: with thosftiwho were better-calculated to
enjoy or putup fwith it." t . . w ! !
-" Ah," uttered the captain, while his cheek
flashed and his lips trembled. ,,V And may I
be so bold as to enquire what part of my con-,
duct you thought unbecoming a. gentleman V
All of it, sir." :
" Do you mean to say that I am not' a gen-
Uleman " "-' 1 ; i ' ':
"I have said no such thing. - ' I have sim
ply answered your own questions." -. '- " .
And, now I have. it. I shall demand
satisfactien-for that.r. You 6hall find, sir, that
no one calls my character in question with
impunity J' , .. .? - ,
V Then, my dear sir," said Legrand, "why!
did you not endeavor to have respect for the
feelings of ethers ' ' " '" .
'' ' I have, sir, all that is necessary.7 Do you.
suppose that I care for your ' sickentng baby
ish; soft pated piety! - Not a' bit of it.- ;You
have insulted nie. ' First at the table-' for ac
tions speak as well as words. Your leaving
as you did,', and thus interrupting me in the
midst of , a narrative, was groas iosult, and
you meant it as such, sir!" i, . ,; - ;
-"-Ypu are mistaken, sir,", ; ... , .-,'r
"You lie, sirj" exclaimed Savager; noy
fairly enraged at the young man's perfect
coolness, " You did mean it as an insult.
You," sir, you must answer for it. You shall
answer ; for it. Will yout take the sword or
pistol?"- :;i: v '; ' - ;
. " either, sir. Let sua bo in peace- that is
all I ask." ' ; -, ' ... J
"You won't fight, ehn I- - . ,:
' . "No, r," ; .-.v ... r :..
" Now will you rt . . . j
As Savage spoke, he struck the young man'
with the flat of .his hand full upon the chock. ;
.t' Now you will fight I"
, Walter 1 Legrand : turned i as pale as death
but not nerve or .muscle moved. : Jn a mo
ment more the blood retyrued to his face, nnd
he looked the Captain calmly in the eye f. ....
V Captain Savage," ho.at length said in a
low, tomb like voice, " I cannot., fight you,
nor do I wish to do it.;. If 'you feel happier
after what you have done,' you are welcome to
the oniolioa, il You may think my course a
strange1 one, but 1 have "no explanation to
inake." 'i' -','-J :r',;t ' - ' - ''
r Coward!" hissed the-brute; '; -ii'i
"Again 'that detyilyi pallor spread over the
young - man's face, . and I could see that the
nails of his fingers were fairly cutting into the
palms of his hands, . He was sileut but a mo
ment, acL when lie, spoke again,: it was in the
same calm strange toiie. r.
" Captain Savage, leave me sir. I nave
harmud -you not and now I am in my right
ense.-, Leave me, or I may be madeamad-
5 V
.,' Savage; was on thei pomt of. saying 'snore
when I interfered.' " ' "'
"Captain," said I,'. let the subject drop,
now. ' You 'are wholly in the fault, and I will
see the young man abused no more. " - -1
- i- Do you 'interfere V'- exclaimed Savage,
turning madly towards me.- '. : .-. i
A jf'J do," I returned, ' and I mean what I
ay. I commaud here, aud yo will be;wise
if you obey?
-u.'i"'Arid suppose I do not choose to obey
s .." I think it would be rather an "uncomforta
ble experiment or you to try," was iny reply.
. , Now. X owe to 'Dume Nature sohio thankB
for having given me frame more- powerfjal in
its physica". ..mould thau she could ordinarily
bestow upon her mortal , children, and lonz
command of tuibulent spirits iu the shape of
refractory seamen, 'had given' me not c-nly".a
decision of character,"" but had written the fact
pretty -plainly on !nry ' countenance. " Savage
looked at me a moment, and then he said',
with rather -a chop- fallen expression jof-xxran-teriance-1-"
Dh very" well .youare , captain
here, and I uppoisc it would he open " mutiny
jto resist you. ! vAnd with that he walked away,
it Now to tell the truth I had hopd that the
fellew would Iiave shown more sign 'f 'resis
tance,' for I had made- up my mind to knock
him down and put . him in irohs,5 but I was
glad affairs Curned as they did. ; ." ' Vj
This .'event cast a ,sort of, cloud.' over, the
.spirits of the'jpasseugers for several days, 'and
inqugn ravage, retrajneu Jioiu uiostor nis pro
fanity, yet, Icould see that not 'only he but
-others looked upoU Walter-Lerrand as a. eow-.
ard."'.-' Ihe young man himself Beemed to no
tice it, for he was taxi turn and -sedate, and I
.often noticed that his eye dropped before the
ga?e of others,' and that his Up trembled
: JSarlv one niorniug laud was reported on
iho larboardVow.. . I. kuew.it to be the Bour-
.bon: Islaad. '. The wind was very-: light, the
ship .not making more than three knots with
her roval studdinz sails. '- About the ; middle
bF the forenoon we yaw si' .large quaic ' built
boat or rateer yessej, come out trom one or tne
cotes of the island.' ; I Jeveled,n?y glass at the
cratt and, found it to be tuil 01 men. ; .ruere
were seventy five at least. . 1 , ; ,
y ''Captain. what is 'fihef'e askedCaptain
Savage approaching the spot where I was
etandinr. " . - ' " y
I think there is not much $&ngct in setting
her down,.Ta3 a. pirate." I said,.;'' I have
heard there! was a nest of pirates -ou Bourbon
Island, '' uad. I;jUunk we aro i likdy to. find it
true. 1 s? r i M -'i "t.--i.v.-0
f.-f-j' 'il'iratcs I" .uttered .Savage turnings, pale.
They will be likely to bo ugly customers,
"'- Of pourse thev will. .": "Tbet ccrfcinlv out?
UCtnb'ci" ua Ihreb ; ta pne,' 'and in all probability
idl nf tcni stouter eckless daring felio w's.", -; -j
." But vou don't tkipk 'Ui'ey w'Ul follow the
erael role of puttingfl all; their prison-era -to
dottth, do TOUT I Ir-p-fl'T't ? 'iliWJf
ba'Yotf can'jnrlgeir hht - trell s I arU,'
wWyv'iud'-acii' Ftwrind to thwTffen.
I could see that Savage .w'as,;mch frighfcired -and
in fact nearly aA were startled by the ap-' ,
pearanoo of the suspicious looking boat. r.Thy
presenco of a. pirate .is not a pluasant theme
ibr auy? one, and especially these land pirates
for jbey most generally make it a practice to
put their prisoners to death, no that ., their
haunts may not b? exposed..; ,' , :
We had no carriage gun,' but there were
cutlasses and pistols enough on board for the
crew, and I lost no time in arming' my men
All tcld ! we numbered forty one1 men. Tho
ship's crew; including myself,' made twenty
nine, arid there were twelve of the passengers,'
though I iknew not , whether j to count : upon
Walter Legrand or not, 'However. he:Opuid
fire a t-istol and. that was something, ' ,By the'
time I had. made j these arrapgements, h
quale was within .two cables length of us, and
we could - sec (that there . wcre ueaily teigLty
men On board of her not so great ;odds as we,
had at the first supposed,' but still two' to' one'
against us - We could see, too," that" they
were all of them powerful looking fellow, and
of all shades and complexion- souio of a them
;White,(red, browo and black-, ' ' 1.,... :,! j
. ... Iarranged the .men close to .the bulwark:
with what muskets wo could muster, and then
turned to see if , Legrand wa upon, the deck.
He stood by the cabin companion way, with a
sword iu his hand, , and with ; tao superbly
mounted pistols stuck iu his belt. The sword
I had not see before, and of course I judge it.
must have been h'u own.' Jt was proud and
heavy, of the most exquisite polish, aqd moun
ted in a hilt of gold and precious stones. - I
was for a- moment chained to the spot. . The
youth looked 'most strangely,; ,, His face, was
yet calm and pale, but this - expression was
cbanged--wonderfully changed. The fire, of
cis eye was deep and intense, the usual sc-.
date, mclaucholy expression had given place
to a sbrt of exultant, smiling satisfaction.' I
saw that he' stood over the place where his
mother had fouud refuge. ' " ' '
' By this time ; the quaio was nearly along
side.. J. -waited nntil the moment for - pistol
flhootlng came, and then -gave the ordm. to
fire. The was u, t loug yell from the boat,
and he next nwiuient she struck onr.si'Je, aud
iha pirates began to clamber, up . er rigging.;
Our shot had done much execution, lor near
ly allrwho had set in the quaic had'Jeaped for
the ship, ' We be.at them back as well as we
could ' but they -began to gain upon us and at
length my men gave away. I urged them all
I could but the bloody pirates came on m such
wild fury that to stay them seemed impossible,
r Savage fell back to the poop,, and his0tn-
panions followed him. f The . pirates , struck
down three of my men, and tho rest fell back
to the opposite side of the deck. By a. hasty
count I made out that there were about sev
enty of the enemy and we had tlurty-eight
left ' For a few .moments there was a mutual
suspension f hostilities; The pirates had all
gained the deck all that "were' alive-and
their chieftain stepped out in front of them
He was a Spaniard, but spoke English well. -Do
yon irrecder""yHir ship he asked.
' Of course we "surrender,-" spoke Savajre,
seeing that I hesitated, r . We may; receive
ftzt "Ur.l ' v
quarters 11 nc ouiiuuum ijukuj. ,.t , v
. " Never T spoke a calm, clear yofce, , and
on 1 turning we' beheld Walter Tiegrand.
" Never !" he repeated.' while his dark eye
flashed proudly.' " Are tee Englishmen f" .
"-' 1 saw that those -words produeea a wonder
ful effect upon my crew, and so they did upon
the other passengers, and I must confess that
they went to niy.heart with a nerving power; ;
Only on Caption Ravage they seenied o .grate.
narsniy, ;; . 1 ..-- ..
". At this moment Mrs. -Legrand. came up on
deck.v .he Lad heard her. sou's T voice, and
perhaps she thought that he was in danger.
; " jrfanta Maria that's my prize," exclaimed
one' who .seemed ', to bo'' second in commaod
jamong' the pinctes, as oon as he saw the hlSiii-
tiful wGrnin.'-'-i '. i , - -
j-: V Nr bo i by San "Paule - she's mine I" iex
clatmed the chieftain, and as he. .spoke he
started .towards.the spot, where the widowed
mother .stood. , HL lieutenant followed him,
so did several others. .- . ... . ...
. .'Stand backl" said Walter..,' '
'"'.''.Out, boy, or die r ., '
" Thus spoke the pirate leader,' but he Bpoke
ho ' more, for the youn man's sword swept
the ;air like 'lightning, and fhe'villiaii's head
was cleft in twain; Another blow, " and the
lieutenant shared the same fate.' , - ; r I ?'-!;
k; 'Now, men of England,, show the.blood of
your proud natiou," -,. - ..- ; , ; ; .:
, : Kvery . man heard these words, for. they
were like bugle notes--clcar, ririgiDg and dis
tinct. I remember how Legtand looked-at
that moment.." no had just forced h'ia mother
below when he spoke, and then he turned up
ou the crew.1 Hk head was up; his Jeetb were ,
set, his finely chiseled nostrils distended, and
his eyes literally emitting fine streams of fire.
He -dashed like a lightning shaft .among the
foe,' and we all followed him.; Ever and anon
I could distinguish his form amid the smoke,
for there wreruany pistols-fired and I could
see the flash of his blade where it was not
covered with blood. I , fought with all 'my
might. Savage fought, too, but" lie. did not
seek places of danger,' hct rather 'ecmed to
keep his hack agaiust .the'bulwarks. ';
; Ever and anon the flaMi of - Walter!s sword
would catch my eye '. And I failed cot to see
a man fall when -it descended.' My own men
looked on him as their. JeadtSg spirit, aud I
did not feel offended. ; I. rathe? felt proud of
him How could I help it ! ltTbe very geni
us of Mars seemed to. be ect within Jjim. . It
Was almost a miracle how lie swept the foul
villians from hini". Atlcugth the . deck be-
gau to" grew thin of standiDgmen'streains of
blood were flowing' towards tie ' scnpp'cfsf '. 1 1
reached Legrand's sidtf, kit 5 t saw stout men
flee before him -I saw LiisT&rmS me"ve,'abd I
saw'-another pirate futii Then ; a cry broke;
upp-ri our ears, ii It was the ery for quarter,
for uercyr - The fight ceased; and the :lving
pirates were Ifttddled together icHhe.starboard
gangway, ;. and disarmed. , , They uumered,
eleven men. "- My next work. was. to count my
o--wpk snd I found eighteen of them and " nine
of the infantry officers! In 'the ecntr e' of the
j- deck' Legrand stood leaning upon his. sword.
and a tiny stream of blood fncke'ed down hut
faithful , blade, and made a dark tool upon
the deck about the point.- He was still culm
and serene, but the old look of melancboly
had taken pot.'ssion of hia countenance,
" Captaiu Favor," he said, addressing me,
can you take care of the prisoners f.
I quickly answered" 4 yes." "' ;' ;
" Then," said he, "I will go and comfort
my mother ""she iiidfS anxious.
The prisoners-were putiu irons aud placed
in safe conuuemeiit, aud then we set to working,-
and ere lofl g. ' the dead were sewed np
and buried in the deep; blue .sea, friend -and
foJ, together i There were.but few wounded
men; such as ihey were, however, were prompt-
j,ly carc-d ibr-., :v; V; t2-aas:. ,
...That evening when we weut down , to , supr
. per, no pno could havo told from the appear-4
auce of Walter IiCgrand that anything had
happened lie met U3 with that same calm
smile of "recognition, .and his face wore that
same look of unobtrusive and modest reserve.
The meal was eaten mostly in silence." I
e'ould see that the other officers gazed upon
the' youth' with looks of admiring wonder,
and even Captain Savage was humble and
awed. . .-. - '; : . - . '.
, Legrand saw the looks that were cast upon
him, and he knew well ..what .they meant.'
After he. had finished his supper, .he wiped
his lips," and we knew, from his movements
that he was coins, to 8 peak. A pin mirht
have been heard to drop at this moment.
" Gentlemen," he said, while a slight trem
ulousness was visible on his nether lip ; "you
all know whit passed since I came on board
the kbjjv and I shall 'pot recount' the painful
tale.:. ' J have beon called coward," and I have
not ro-feoted it, and had not this day's event
cam to pass, . I could not. have made the
explanation ! am about to make, for , it might
only have been received as the boijow excuse
of one "who dared cot fight,.' You have gome
of" ypu .heard of my father' t He was a brave
aiid good officer. But in jw vil hour he had
a difficulty with ! brother officer, and -he
accepted a challenge to fight a duel."-'' He met
liia companion upon " the field, and he - fell,
lie had marched boldly up to the cannons'
mouth for his own beloved country j and his
life was spared that, his bosom friend might
take iti . My mother heard Jhe.sad story she
knew my hot bloods-she- knew I was my fath--er's
(child and she feared for me.. . She "drew
my head upon her grief stricken bosom, "and
she asked me to promise her that X would nev
er give or receive a challenge to mortal com
bat, and that I would never lend my counte
nance or assistance to the same in the'espaci
ty. of a friend. - I: inade the promise i and
-sealed it with a vow, and : a mother's prayer
went up that I might be. true to. it. .Oentle
men, you know all now. ; .- , . ,, , r; .
. ;There was a tear in his eye, but he quickly
turned and wejat on deck. - 1 .
" Gentleman,", uttered Savage, starting
quickly from his seat, "follow me to the deck."
lie started for the ladder, and we all went
after him. Legrand stood by tho Ice quarter
railliDg' "and Savage quickly moved ' up to
him. ' ' - - - - ,-4 - --
""- '' Mr.' Legrand said the humble officer,' in
trembling but frank lon, " I have wronged
you: doeply, and here,' before all the . living
witnesses of my. error, I humbly: ask your
pardon. j Forgive me, sir, aud I will never
do such wrong again.''. ,.. ... - ;s .,-'
! Walter kindly took the proffered ha4 and.
while tears toad iupo his dait JUshos he
replied; , ''.'.'",
". Captain Savage, most joyfully do I ac
cede to your request. Let the past be forgot
ten, sir, jand may its darkness -be more, ih an
obliterated bv ihe friendship of tliis "hour."
The temptation could not be misted. '-"My
first mate, uoble hearted sailor, threw up his
cap and called for -three, cheers,- And they
were given three times three for tbn noble
youth whojiad U0tilyJl??JBL he direct agent
of saving our tlnp - and ..cr3w;.7but who had
also the moral courac" to do his. duty, even
though it brought out the leer and scoff of his J
companions against uiw.. f , ., . 7. . v ,;
v The widowed mother had, followed her, son
upon deck, and had seen all thut had transpi
red, ind never shall I, forget the "strange
look that dwelt ujou her countenance "as "f4ie
clasped her hands and raised her strrnming
eyes towards Heaven.' Ik was a look,' a joyful
pride and ardeat gratitude saoh js words can
not tcU.,' -J : '- t1 - I
i.'vlri due time we arrived at Calcutta without
further trouble, and from that, evening pf
reoollection,-1 heard not a profane wprd Or rib
ald jest fall from the lips of Captain Savage,
lie was a better and a happier man, Legrand
was urged ninfct strongly . to joTa; the army,
but his love for.' his mother restrained 'hi in'
He Uettkd his .father's buiuesi.'. asd he and
his mother returned to lihglarid with me.
Three years after he was sent to, parliament
from his natiye borough, ' and no -mAir can
enjoy mote exteuswrely he confidence and
esteeaf t his bellows than he ; ; but I , k-rio w
that adl.the honors that mea eaotl heap' trppn
him,' can never take that place, in, liia Ircart
and love" which is filled by the gratitude and
trusting' ol 'his own dear mother, , .
'""A - coge ( PxESCKiBixc-Judge . Oakley
dots not joke every djty. " But shortly since a
son of Eri.u who was .afiKctcd vith the dis
ease to which Hahnemann traces almost every
one, came into his presence bt-secchiu j Its
Honor to be excused fron jury duty.'.
' ' " But," says the Judge," " if all that ask
are excused we shall have no juries left ;
i I knowi your Honor," said the appiicloC
with iowucasLhead. while Hi finger nails
were busy -liere and; there and everywhere
that ten practised digitals could . reuch . ..X
know--but mine is a peculiar case. I hate to
say it judge, but if I, must, I uiu-t; I supi"ose
Ive got the itch." , "
:. '' lUte, Mr. ' Matsell," hastily interpos-d
ilxi'.i u'dfe'. "gfratch this iuror OUt.--V. il'.'
Times.
. - , a
. . "Sketch of Bon Ejthsehild.
"To Mis JJuxtou. Dcvonshiro street,
February 14, 1834 i We yetlerday diuod at
Ham House, to meet the Jlothechilds, and
very. amusing, it was.; .He (Uotbscliild) told
u4hs lifts audi fd venture lie was tlx third
Sou n'fthe banker at Frafikfot t; 4 .. Thet was
not," he said, ' room enough for us all ia that
city.-1 dealt in Englihh goods-nitet
trader came there, who had di market to
himself.; he was quite the great man, and he
did na a favor if he sold Us goods. Somehow
I fcflendc-d him, and he refused to-ijhow mc his
patterns. This was a Tuesday. I 6aid to
my father, I will go io Enghiud. I could
speak nothing but Gerntau..,-.1On Thursday I
started. The 1 nearer I got to Eugland. tho
cheaper tiU pood weer-.8 soon ?m I potto
r Manchester, I.aid out alvojy uony---tLings
were so cheap ; Ind I made good profit. 1
soon found that there were three profits the
raw material, the dyeing, and the manufactu
ring. , I said to the manufacturer, I will snp
ply .you with the material , apd dye, and -you
supply me with manufactured goods. S.o I
got three profits instead of one, and I could
sell goods cheaper than anybody. In a short
time, I made my twenty thousand pounds into
sixty. My success all turned on one maxim.
I said, I can do what another man can; and.
so I am a match for the man with the pat
terns, and for all the rest of thein., r Another '
advantage I had. -I was an off-hand man
I made a bargain at once. When I was set
tled in London, the East India Company had
eight hundred thousand pounds of gold tQ.selL
I went to the sale, and bought it all. Iknew
the Duke of Wellington'musthave it. I had
bought a great many of his bills at a discount.
The government sent for mc, and said they
must haye it. When they liad got it, they
did not know how to get it to Portugal. I
undertook all that; and-1 sent it through
France ; and that was the best business I ever
did. Another maxim on which he seemed to
place : great reliance was, never,, to have any
thing to do with an unlucky place, or an un
lucky man.. I have seen, oaidhe, manycler
er men very clever men. who had cot ehoos
to their feet. I never net with them. Their
adylce sounds very Ireli, hut fate is against
them they cannot get on themselves ; and if
they cannot do good to themselves, how can
they do good for aje? By aid of these max
ims he has acquired three millions of znoneyi.
I hope, said : ,' that your children are not
too fond cf money and business, to the exclu
sion of 1 more important things.. .. I am auro
you would not wila that. I aut gnre I should
not wish that, said "Rothschild. I wish thent
to give mind, and soul, and heart, anl body
and everything, to business ; thst is. the way
to be happy. ,.It -requires a great deal of cau
tion to make a great fortune ; and when you
have got it ii requires ten times as much, wit
to keep to,; If I were to listen to all the pro
jects proposed to me, I should rub? myaelJf, yery
soon.- - Slick to one business, young man, said
he,- to Edward; stick to your, brewery, rani
you may be the great brewer of London Be
a brewer, aud -a banker u and a merchant,, and
a ruanufacturef, aixl, you will soou be in tho
Gazette. .One of ray, neighbors is a very ilU
tempcri'd.miii ; he tiius to vex me, . and has
built agreut place for swine close to my walk.
So, when I go out, I, hear first grunt, grunt.
sqeak,rEqueak,.buX this does me no. harm.
am always ia a good .huio-. ., ommes,'to
auuige raystif, 1 give a beggar a guinoa He
thinks it a mistake, and , for fear 1 should find
it out, .off : he runs as hard as he can. 1 ad
vise yoUito giTe beggar a guinea sometimes,
it is very amusing. ... : - a
, : (Thc,abqve is extracted from the recently
published biograf&y of, the late Sir.-.T. t.
Buxton., The letter was written by that gen-leinart-pi,
T - . .
-iiU'DABixS.-T-K'bockiDgt the wrong dor'.
and hesitatiug whether you lttll run away and
say nothing about it. or ty andap-jloifizj.., j.
. t Oronfip Abe rod until you see a gig com
ing ouc way .and cab , another ; tsu if you
mpvQ ou you are sure to b, knocked j t one,
and if .you staiid aiiii you. .may. bo f possibly
cruliid ty I- . '..: ' ' :;' . .
' Finding ' joursclf in a diiinp WI.qti n Poll
night, ' and 'cogitating whether 1 'yit' will lie
'still and catch voui" death,' or ,t - nn and
drelri'; and pass the nig! it on the two cane "bot
tom chairs. ' . ' "- V ' - '"",'
-'-. Paying your addresses to a pennjleas fair
oue, under the imprvssiou "Uiat bhe ian huv
ess, and ou discovering, your error; having
the option .of marrying' tbe young lady, or
being shot by the young lady's brother. .
"VDinipg' at a friends house, where you must
chber drink wine until you become .intoxioar
ted or refrain until you becouis disagrrcabhr.
'r Comiug to four cross roads,'- on cf which
you must take at random, or jusJ walk back a
mile or two and inquire your way. .
Being blandly informed by surgeon that
you can -either have yonr leg . amputated, or
let it alone and die. in .aCjwdays,. .... .:. 4. .-. ,
i mm n ., .
J3T A fellow at aiace covrq was Sjlraggi-f-ing
about the tfack, with morel . Ji,qno tU-itx.
he could cari'y. " Hallo 1 what's lue A-atter
now !" said a, chap whom the incbriato indi-xvidual-ha'd
j'tst ran against'. -
' Why hic-Wby,'' Siii tt feHow, so.
drunk he was hardly able to articulate ; ' tha
fact is, a lot cf my friends have been betting
liquor on the race to-dy, and they've got me
to hold the stakes."
v'Mr.- Jones, afteV hating rpeut an evening
vr his boT, went home a Utile how com
you so." He was furtsuiate enough to find
his better-hai-f asleep. He went to bed, an
after a moment's conversation, h thought ii
would be polk-t to tarn over, lest his breath
should betray him;-when Mrs. Jones oponej
her .eyes; .and in. the mildest manner in tho.
world, said; " Jones, you needn't turn over,
you're drunk clear through.'.' - . ; , . ' . ,
" ' Martha havs you hung up your clothes ?
No; madam, I placed them in a state of.
euFpnsion bun is vulgar. - ' - ; :