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D. A. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
VOL. XVIL-38:t
P OE TAt Y.
The following beautiful picture, which cannot
but be admired, was drawn some years ago, w e be
lieve, by our old friend, On tILLE9 G. EisT.n.i.N, of
Montpelier, Vermont. It is, indeed,
SAettED FotE.--‘Within forty-five
miles Of Santa F'e stands a dilapidated town,
called Peens, whichdn its flourishing days
must have been inhabited by not less than
two thousand souls. The houses now are
all unroofed and the walls crumbling.—
The church alone yet stands nearly entire,
and in it now resides a man bent nearly
double with age, and his long silken hair,
white with the snow of ninety winters, ren
ders him an object of deep interest to the
contemplative traveller. The writer, with
a single American companion, once passed
a night in this old church, entertained by
the old omit with a supper of hot porridge,
made of
_pounded corn and goat's milk.
which we drank with a shell spoon from a'
bowl of wood, sitting upon the ground at
the foot of the ruined altar by the light of
a few dimly burning sticks of pine. In
this situation we learned from the old man
the followin!T ' impe ect '
story, which is all j
the history that is tow known of the city
of die Sacred Fire.
The inhabitants of Peens boasted that!
they were the chosen people of Montezu
ma, and in a deep cavern, whose mouth
yawns in the hill-side behind the church,:
the sacred fire was kept horning from gen
eration to generation, watched and fiat with
unwearied vigilance through day and night 1
by the faithful descendants of the great
chief. . lle had said when he left them,
"Alontezuma does not die, my children ;1
he goes to wander through happy regions,
and will again return to bless his people.
Take from him this torch of flame, and so
long as you suffer not the sacred flame to
expire, so long hope to see your chief a
gain. who will that make you a great and
happy people, and your enemies shall per-,
ish ; but should this holy fire die, then dies
Montezuma, and you shall behold him no
more !"
di
s•-
Thus spoke ;Monteztima before lie nts
appeared, and through hundreds of years!
' the sacred flame continued to blaze in the'
cavern of Peens. Man, woman, and child
shared the honor of watching the holy fire,
and the side of the mountain grew hare, as
' year after year the trees were torn away '
Not only are-the young apt to forget the bleed the consuming, torch of Montezmna. !
respect due to parents,- but oftentimes we At length a pestilential disorder conic in
see children of older growth forgetting the summer time, and swept away the !
those Who have reared them froni Mfancy, people. Peens became a city of mourn
and by their _ waywardness causing their ing, and death with conquering steps
parents to shed tears, when it should be strode from dwelling - to dwelling. Forms
their duty to give reason for smiles. No wasting with disease were seen to fall and
sight is there that is so revolting to an up- :expire while eon veying the dry branches
right man, as to see youth disrespecting from the mountain side to feed the holy fire. 1
grey hairs ; but when we find a man, arri- The dying drew forth the dead front the
ved at the age of discretion, neglecting his . deep cavern, and the last feeble breath ofd
silver-haireckparents, and treating them many a victim was given to kindle again
with contempt, no word is forcible enough the Fist expiring flame.
to express the feeling which naturally ari- Onalupeta was the daughter of a gray_
ses in every honest breast. The very haired chief, and the betrothed of Josena
idea, that the babe, whose care l e ts caused cio. When the streets of Peens became
them so many sleepless; nights, and so 'silent, and the voice of wailing was no
much anxious rare, should in latter years mere heard ; when the ghastly and nnbur
prove a curse instead of a blessing, and re- led forms of the dead outnumbered the be-I
pay its parents for all their love by un- logs vet alive : the aged man crept from
thankfulness, makes one almost wish that his bed of pain, and descended into the hol
the parents' malediction might be upon low rock to watch the sacred tire. For
him. Yet how often do we see eases in the . ehildien of Montezuma Were passing!
which the child forgets the respect due to away, and the sacred flame was almost ex-
his mother, and is regardless of his father's fillet. Of all Peens there were now butt
wishes. Children, learn in early age to three to watch the sacred fire. and these
respect your parents, and obey them in all were Gualupetn, her father, and lover. Jo
things—struggle not against their authori- senario brought wood from the mountain
ty, but by yielding while young you will and sat beside his betrothed feeding the ho
derive honor when older, and never for- ly fire, while the old man grew weaker
get that commandment which says : hour by hour, until in the deep initlmght
”,Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy he expired. Then the heart of the lover
slays may be long in the land which the failed, and he urged. Gualupeta to fly from
Lord thy Go.l givetli thee. " death and abandon the sacred cavern, lie
was answered by a look which told him
MOTO ERS.—Na polenn , after having ob
mat Gualupeta had resolved to die rather
served to Madame Cant pan, that the " 11
.than leavethe tire of Montezuma to be ex
system of children's education was had, tinguished while she had strength to watch
enquired what she considered wanting to it.
make it good. "Mothers," was the reply. "No, Josenaeio," she said, "let its die
As women were the first and perhaps the with our people, and be faithful to our sa
mostlinfluential'' teachers, we must have - cred trust, and though our race be extinct
good mothers if we would secure, good upon earth, Montezuma will for g ive us and
teachers. With them rests the tuition of we shall be happy with him in heaven!"
the heart, much more important than that of Joseimeio kissed title faithful girl and
the head. Sentiment precedes intelligence ; sat down by her side to die ; and the lov
-and it has been well observed by the an- ers looked into each other's face to watch
thoress of a deservedly popular work, that the icy finger of death tracing the pallid
the earliest
_smile which responds to the colors of the grave i siStill midnight was
maternal ) . i'ress is the first lesson in :Mice- around them' and by their side lay - the cold
don. Mothers were meant by nature to form of •Gualnpeta's father. The red light
inspire virtue even when they do not di- of the holy lire
tinged the cold features of
reedly seek to teach it, and they will rare,: the eorpk, and with a healtlqui smile the
I y go wrong when they follow their pa 7 old man seemetbto'gaze upon his child. =
rental imptilses. Gualupeta was fast growing faint, turd lav
.
"--a gem of purest ray serene."
What a quiet, lovely home-ishness is there in the
last verses, and how true are-all its shades !—Ex.
THY.' FARMER.
The Farmer sat in his easy chair,
Smoking his pipe of clay,
While his hale old wife, with busy care,
Was clearing the dinner away.
A sweet little girl, with fine blue eyes,
On her grandpa's knee was catching flies.
The old man placed his hand on her head,
With n tear on his Ivrinkled Nee,
He thought how often her mother, dead,
Had sat on the self-same place.
As the tear stole down from his half-shut eve,
"Don't' smoke." acid the child, '•how it makes you
cry."
The house-dog lay stretched out on the floor,
Where the sun after noon used to steal,
The busy old wife, by the open door,
Was turning the spinning -wheel--
And the old brass clock, on the mantletree,
Had plodded along to almost three.
Still the Farmer at in his easy chair,
While close to his heaving breast
The moistened brow and the. head so fair,
Of his sweet grand-child were pressed !
His head, bent down, on her soft hair lay—
Past asleep were they both on that summer day
FLORIN E.
ny mix:vets n. osooon.
Come hither, you wild little will-o'-the-whisp !
With your mischievous smile and your musical lisp !
With your little head tossed, like a proud fairy queen,
My playful, my pretty, my petted !Fiorito! !
Did you beg of n shell, love, the blush on your face
Did you ask a gazelle, love. to teach you its grace
Did you coax from the clouds of a sunset serene,
The gold of your ringlets, bewitching. Fiorito! !
Did you learn of a lute, or a bird, or a rill,
The ravishing tunes thAt with melody thrill I
Ali! your little light heart wonders what I call mean,
For you know not the charms ofyour beauty, Florins.
MISCELLANY.
Repeet due to Parents
" Ingratitude ! thou marble-he:lOM fiend,.
More hideous when apparent in a chill,
Than a sea monster."
_
.
True dignity is ever accompanied
. by i Mg her cheek against her lover's, she said,
modesty, and is slow to recognize an in- "See, Josenacio, my rather smilesx. he.
*milt; while false dignity Avid curl its lip ' has already „seen Montezmni . i. in lienl':pn.',
and snuff its nose, even when treated with Are you not glad that you were faithful !'
much more courtesy than it deserves. Gualopeta started, for her hand, which
------ -------------- --- rested loosely in that of her lover, was
The moral courage which will face ob- i
c,asped with sudden energy. She look-
loguy in a good cause, is a much rarer e ini , her lover's face and exclaimed,
virtue than the physical valor which will “Josenacio, what thoughtmoves• ' 1
\•CM . ;
,
'confront death in a bad one. why has the lightning • kindled in your eve,
_
Prayer without faith. is like shooting i and whY do yon press my hand so earn
without bullets, it may ,mak :
e a great noise estl Y
but will never ~w.com Ash any thing.—Bea ?"
“Gualupetl„ tl . fire of Montezuma shall
sr: r. le
, I
I not yet expire !” exclaimed the youth,
,
1 and starting to his feet, he repeated the
_ _.
THE LAW oF Lom—lt would take, we words, which were returned distinctly by
ft 'link, a pretty long sermon to illustrate the the hollow echoes of the cavern, sounding
law of love, and point out its application. like-the sacred confirmation of a prophecy.
more perfectly, or more forcibly, than is "We are dying." sald the maiden, "how,
chine in the following anecdote: what can we do to preserve' the sacred
Dr. Doddridge once asked his title daugh- fl ume
ter, nearly six years old, what made every "We will .fire the dry grass of the vat
body love her ? She said—"l don't know,- ley, and the forest that covers the mono
iudeed, p a p a , unless it is because 1 love e-! rain !" exclaimed the youth, "and over the
cry body.'' ' mighty hills and the fir prairie{ we will
[From the St fLouis Reveille
Legends of New 'Mexico.
II I' THE LATE C. M. Fl ELMS
GETTYSBURG. FRIDAY EVE G, DECEMBER 4,184 G
spread the destroying flame that shall tell
the world how Mentezuma's children have
passed away !"
"It is good," said the maiden.
"kis your father, and let us begone,"
exclaimed the lover, and snatching a brand
from the lire, he caught the maiden to his
breast and rushed from the cavern.
A light then rose in the sky which was
not the light of morning, but the hear%
ens were red with the flames that roared
and crackled up the mountain side. And
the lovers lay in each other's arms, kis
sing death from each other's lips, and smi
ling to see the fire of Montezuma mount
ing up to heaven.
That summer passed away, and the win
ter, and when again the grass was seen a
round the desolate city, two skeletons were
found mouldering at the mouth of the sa
cred cavern. These were Gualupeta and
Josenacio, the betrothed lovers, the' lust
watchers at the now extinct fire of Monte-
ztuna.
This is the substance of the old, man's
story. lle told it in glowing words, and
and with a wrapt intensity which the wri
ter has endeavored to imitate, but he feels
that the attempt is a failure. The scene
itself—tlie ruined church—the feeble old
man bending over the ashes, and the strange
tones of his thin voice in the dreary mid
night—all arc necessary to awaken such
interest as was felt by the listeners. Such
is the story, however, and there is no doubt
that the legend has a strong foundation in
truth ; for there stands the ruined town.
well known to the Santa Fe traders, and
there lives the old man, tending his goats
on the hill-side during the day, and driving.
them into the church at. night. Ile took
from a niche in Cie wall a small burnt stick,
and a title clay bowl full of cinders, which
he said he had 'himself brought from the
bottom of the sacred cavern. That. these
were actually, as lie said, remnants of the
sacred lire, there is not the slightest doubt,
for from after inquiries we found the his
tory he gave us lully conamed, and the ;
same .story was current among all the A.- '
mericans residing in Santa Fe. it was
imperative upon us to leave the place be
fore daylight that we miulit reach our desti
nation (San Niguel) early the next morn
ing, so that we •:ould not gratify our cari
osity by descending the cavern ourselves,
but we gaiT the old man a few bits of sil
ver, and telling him that the story with
N 1 hick he had entertained usshiould be told
again in the ureat United States, we each
pocketed a cinder of the sacred tire and de
parted. -
Education—Gov. Triggs,
GOV. Briggs, of Mass., alluded to the re
mark of Mr. Mann, that the Governor
came down to preside at an educational
convention. t'lt is not so," said his Ex
cellency, "I have come up to it---tlie Gover
nor is the people's serva'ut, and if unwil
ling to serve their highest interests°, and to
aid in the promotion of a cause so riial to
their prosperity as this, he is unworthy of
their confidence.'' The Governor has a
singular faculty of touching the tender
chords of the human heart, and he exer
cised it on this occasion. In his appeal to
the fathers and mothers of this arse ably in
regard to their children, lie was touching
ly eloquent. Among these little jewels of
of parental affection, said he, are the fu
ture senators, magistrates and law-makers
of our republic, and who will fegard - as triv
ial' anything that pertains to their thorough
training for these high responsibilities
"I can recall," said he, as he wiped the
tear that struggled from his eye, "the case
of a poor boy who once sat upon the hard
plank seat of one of the schools io one of
the poorest districts of the State, while his
father was toiling at the anvil for his daily
bread, who, under the smiles of a kind
Providence, has since been honored by his
fellow citizens infinitely beyond his deserts,
and who as Chief Alagistrata of this Com
monwealth is now addressing you, and
deems it his highest honor to plead fur the
cause of common school education. I
would rather be the man who gave the
deed for yonder school-house, than to wear
the honors of the proudest military con
queror. Thank Heaven there are no pol
itics in this enterprise to poison it to death."
'TIE "CAM . EL ANDTIIE NEEDLE'S EVE. "
—Lord Niigent in his recent publication,
'Lands. Classical and Sacred,' has given an
application of the words which proves the
fitness of the expression for the object our
Savior had in ( view,_- Lord Nugent dc.
scribes himself ahmit to walk out of Heb
ron thro' the large Ate when his compan-
F b
.
ions . ,,seeing a train of camels approaching,
.desires him to go through the "eye - of the
neeffie ;" in other words ; the small side
gate. This his lordship conceives to be a
common expression, and - explanatory of
our Savior'A words ; for, he adds, the sump
ter camel cannot pass through, unless
with great difficulty and stripped of his
load, his trappings, and his merchandise.
HOG AND BACON.--When Sir Nicholas
Bacon, a judge in the reigitof Queen Eliz
abeth, was on the bench, he was strongly
importuned by a criminal to save his life, I
on the score of relationship.
"flow so I" ingnirptl the judge.
"Why;" replied the culprit, "My name
is )log and yours is Bacon, and hog and'
bacon are so near Ain that they cannot be
separated."
""Aye," said Nicholas, "but you and 1
cannot lie related, except you be hanged r'
hog is not hneon till it is well hanged." I
AND FREE."
A Tale of Truth,
mach could not bear dressed victuals, so' Affecting Scene,
that she fell into ohe disease after another, I AT THE SIEGE OF MONTEREY.
though raw food was allowed her occa-;
Io the year 1731, as a nobleman was signally. Perhaps. the change was at
shooting
We make the following extracts from a letter
shooting at Songi, near Chalons, ron-temptedwith toolittle i brat'l from Monterey, in the Louisville Courier, writ ,
• inCI caution.At
pager.,lie saw something. at a distance in she was led by this propensity to
• play 1 ten by one of the volunteers from that city, who
the water which he took for a couple of some laughable tt . iuks. O nce t h e Vis- !is a native of Wiltimore:
birds, at which lie fired. The supposed , count had a great deal of company, and she ! I have always been exceedingly anxious
birds avoided die shot by diving inseintle ' sat at table with them. None of the thor-; to•be in and see a little battle, lam now
into the water, and rising at another place, ough-dressed and high seasoned dh;lies be. very well satisfied, and I trust in Heaven
they made to the shore, when it appeared , ing to her taste, site started up, vanished • I may never have to witness such sights
they Were two c hild re h a b out nine orten , lik,, , , lightning, tilled her apron with - live ias I did during those ever-to-be; remember- ,
yearS of age. They- carried ashore with , frogs. From the nearest pool, hastened bacs.,! ed three days. In the field were dead, dy
them -several fishes, which they tore in pie. ; and bestowed then] among the guests with ing and wounded, the latter crying for wa ,
ces with their fore-teeth, and swallowed !a liberal hand, joyildly exclaiming, as she! ter, water, and piteously begging to be shot
without chewing. As they were going ; distributed her agreeable present, ."here,l to put an end to their misery. 'rife sight
front the shore, one of them found a rosa- ' here,take some." It is easy to imagine ! was enough to rend the hardest and stern
'
ry, probably dropped by sonic traveller. at ; how the companyoi t ere delighted with the,' est heart.
which she testified great joy by screaming frogs, hopping allover the plates and dish-; Whilel was stationed with our left wing
and jumping about. In order to keep it to Cs, while the little girl, astonished at the in one of the forts, on the evening of the
herself, she covered it with her hand ; but , slight estimation in which they seemed to' 21st, I saw a Mexican woman busily en
s her companion, -Nth° perceived this, gave ! hold their delicious morsals, busied herself! gaged in carrying bread and water to the
I her such a blow upon the hand with a sort in catching the frogs that leapt about the ! wounded men of both armies. I saw this
lof club, that she could not move it. With floor, and replacing them on the table. I ministering angel raise the head of a woun
;
her other hand, she struck her companion! In the year 1742 this remarkable maid-1 ded man, give him water and food, and
'in return such a blow upon the head' with ' en was baptised in the name of Maria le! then carefully bind up his ghastly wound
a similar club,
as brought her t o the ground Blanc. On account of the change of the ; with a handkerchief she took from her own
with a load shriek. The victor made her- ' mode of her life site was often ill, mid alter I head. After having exhausted her sup
self a bracelet with the rosary, but she the death or her patron, spent the remainder ! plies, she went back to her house to get
had so much pity on her companion, that of her days in a convent. i more bread and water for others. As she
she covered her wound with the skin of a ! Ilow this child came in that wild state, I was ; returning on her mission of mercy - , to
fish which she stripped off, and bound it up , and in - what country- she was born, were ; comfort other wounded persons, I heard a
with the slip of the bark o f a fr ee . Th e y ! circumstances which could never be known I report of a gull, and saw the poor innocent
then parted. 1 with certainty. It was conjecured, hone-' creature fall dead ! I think it was an acci-
The girl that hail been wounded return- ! ver, that she was by birth an Esquimaux, t dewed shot that struck her. I would not
ed to the river, and was never after seen ; , and brought to Europe in some ship ; for,! be willing to believe otherwise. It makes
the other went to tile village of Songi.— when she had learned to talk, she said she Ime sick at heart, and turning from the scene
The ignorant people were frightened a t had twice crossed the sea ; gave a &scrip- I involuntarily raised my eyes towards
her singular appearance, for her color was , lion of boats, resembling those of the Es- Heaven, and thought, great God.! and is
blaelt, and she had on a scanty covering of euimaux ; and once, when she was shown this war? Passing the spot next day, I
rags and skins of animals. They set a' a series of delineations of people of differ-! saw her body still lying there, with the
great doft at her, lint she waited his attack • ent countries, she seemed agreeably surpri-, bread by her side, and the broken guard,
without stirring front her place;and as soon ' sell on coming to that in which the ! Esqui- with a few drops of water still in it—cm
he.
was within reach. gave hint such a blow ' maux were represented. 1 bleats of her errand. We buried her, and
-on his head as laid him dead on\ the spot. - ---------_`_-_—__whilel we were digging her grave, cannon.
Unable to gain admission into any house, ! The 13nttle of -Monmouth. 1 - balls.flew around us like hail. I•expected
for every door was shut against her, she ' every moment to have more graves to dig
".
returned to the fields, climbed tip a tree, 111 THOS. C. Alt 1.11i1.L. for some of us, but we escaped in safety.
and there took her repose. The Viscount ; The 20th` of June, 1778, was a great
d'Epinov, who was then at his seat at', memorable day in the annals of Infant A-
While we lay' in the fort all night, twelve,
nine and six pound balls and-bomb shells
Songi, oirercd a reward to any one who ! merican Republics. For wise and good !
, were cutting and flying about us. It is a
would emelt this wild girl. As it was sup- ! reasons the English army left Philadelphia,l miracle to me that only five of our men
posed shot woelit be thirsty, a ()ticket of - whit a train of baggage twelve miles long,' were wounded, one of whom, Joseph Bart ,
'water was placed under the tree to enticefor New York. The latter city was held lett, of the Washington Blues, has since
.
her down. On awaking, site looked eau- ; 'Turing the whole of this Liberty war, this died. . .
tiously - around, came down and drank, but ! contest between the mother and daughter,'
immediately ascended to the suminit of the ;
!by the unnatural mother. Wash i s
ington I have seen enough of war, and all the
cenes and incidents connected therewith,
treedraiil site thought herself not other- Ileft his huts at Valley Forge, and in ituita- I and I amnow.perfectly satisfied. We are
wise secure.. At length she was allured f non 'of the Aolnan Consul who opposedl - noni encamped abut-Tour miles - from the
to coma down by a woman, who walked bloody effort to prevent, etty.in a beautiful-forest of live oaks. We
, Asdrubal, made a
under the tree with a child in her arms,l the conjunction of the two armies of his'l h ave the greatest abundance of oranges,'
and offered her loth and roots. When she ' eneetY• He led his suffering soldiers to- pomegranates, figs, bananas, limes, lemons
had descended, some persons lying in wards the seashore. He sought his cue-! apples, pears, quinces, pecans and sugar
wait seized her and conveyed her to the my mid he met him on the sandy plains of 1 cane, and in the surrender of the city, sev- ,
Viscount's seat. At first she was taken Monmouth. Washington ii'idc-winged,
eral warehouses full of cigars, cigarretos
into the kitchen, where she fell upon some , Clinton and Cornwallis wide-winged at and Spanish leaf. tobacco were given up,
wild fowl, and ate them up before the cook ' and around the villages of Freehold and all of which has been distributed among
missed them. A rabbit being offered her, Englislitowni-and lire-hail is whistling far the officers and men, and as we have an
she immediately stripped ell the skin and !and near upon those burning plains ; the I abundance of time on our hands, we can
devoured the. flesh. !great guns playing and the small; both vom- smoke from morning till night to our heart's
An opportunity of observing her with ! icing tire and death. And Gen. Lee is I content.
more case .hats now obtained, and it teas swept back on this wing and on that, and
found that the black color of her skin was is like to be swept back utterly, when
accidental, for; alter site had repeatedly ; 'Washington arrives in person and speaks
washed, her naturally fair complexion ap- a prompt word or two. "Stand fast," said
petted. Her hands upon the whole were the Hero, "stand fast, my boys, for the
well- formed, only the fingers, and the ' Virginia and Maryland line will soon come
thumb in particular, were Lincoln men e v , to'your relief." The hearts of the Amer
so•ono, which: was undoubtedly ascribed to !Man soldiers leaped at the si - Nad of their ,
her fr'quentiv climbing trees, as she would beloved, and, as they thought, invincible i
swing herself from one to another like a ; Chief, and the armed mercenaries of a mo- 1
a squirrel. The Viscount d'Epinoy deliv- tiarch fell in units, tens, and hundreds be
ered tier to the care of a shepherd, recom- neath the republican lire.
mending him to be extremely attentive to ;Washington, on his death-defying old
her, under a promise to pay him well for ! and faithful white horse, galloped along the
his trouble. On account of her wildness, line ; he waved -his sword and cheered on
she aas commonly known as the shop- , his men in the death struggle. The fierce
heat beast. It cost a great deal of iron- provincials wrestled with their oppressors,
ble tom - ender her a little tame. Shewas very ' they met the soldiers of the mother corm
dextrous at making holes in the walls or try—hand to hand, they close
,with them
root', slid would creep through an aper- ,at weapon's point, -
tore :. small that an eye witness could not •It waS a bloody conjugation of carnage,
coneoVe how it was possible. Once she this battle: of Monmouth. Men ofkindred
elopei in a severe frost, during- a heavy blood, men speaking the same noble tan--
fall ol snow, and after a long search, was gunge, met in the death grapple. ' It was
foundsitting on a tree in an 'open field.— indeed a bloody conjugation. • It was, I
Noting was more astonishing than the kill, thou latest, he kills, we kill, you kill,,
s - wilness and agility with which she ran. they kill. But death had other weapons-of
Tluigh, latterly, long illness and' want destruction. The sun for seven days had
of terreise diminished her speed, it was been in the Boreal Crab, the Men were
alwl . s surprising. She did not take long lighting, by Fahrenheit's thermometer, at i
stet's like other people, but her run was 90 degrees. Many of the combatants bit!
railer a flying trip, ' w hich was more gli- ' the dust and died unscathed by sabre or i
dim than "Ming. Her feet moved with shot. If Washington was Fabius in ('
sue quickness that their motion was sober, 1777, at White Plains, he was Mar
scazely discernable. Icellus at Monmouth. The honors of the;
TIID WILD GIRLS
;3veral years after she had been caught,
shriwas capable of outstripping, wild ani
mal, as she proved to the Queen of Po-1
lan in 1737, for being taken Out on a
liming party, she r. r after rabbits and
liars that were star , caught them pres
entr, and brou c , tt lem to the queen.—
Th quickness of her eye was equally as- 1
tonthing. In a moment she could look e
vet way round her, with scarcely turning'
het, which was very necessary for her
secrity, r and procuring her food in a wild
sta. Both the girls used to spend their
on trees. They laid down on a
both, held themselves fast with one hand,
anirested their heads on the other. In '
thisituation, according to our maiden's ac
cout, they slept very soundly.
i her savage state she had no language,!
bun sort of wild scream, which sounded
friAttully when she was in anger, and ;
paicularly when a stranger attempted to'
tak hold of her. Long afterwards, her
spelt had something wild, abrupt, child-1
isl but when she was a little civilized, shechild-'
is!
Wba quick, lively, girl.
'here was nothing from which she was',
nco dtlicult to be weaned, than from cat
in Ilesh and vegetables raw. ller stu
day remained with him, for his enemy, re
treated, .
MITIGATION or• PAIN IN SURGICAL OPE
RATIONS.—The Boston physicians have got
a substitute for Mesmerism. Dr. Bigelow,
of the Massachusetts Hospital, read a pa
per on the 9th ult. before the Boston So
ciety for Medical Improvement, announc
ing this discovery. It is a method of mit
igating pain in surgical operations by the
inhalation of certain ethers. Dr. Morton,
of Boston, first called his attention to it,
and though a similar process does not ap
pear to have been entirely unknown to the
medical faculty in former times, yet noth
ing: like certainty was obtained in the re
sults of the old methods. A great many
experiments have been made with the new,
however, in all of which the attempts to
perform important operations without in
flicting pain on the patients were complete
ly successful. Many of these arc desCri
betl-irLatjligelow's paper.
If tho sun is going down, hhk np to the
stars; if the earth is 'dark, keep your eyes
mt Ijeaven! With God's , presence and
God's promises, a man or child may , be
cheerful:
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FIVIIOLE NO. 870.
ROYAL FLOUR AND A ROYAL PRICE.--•
Last fall Mr. Henry Smith, ail enterprising
miller of Le Roy, (N. Y.) sent six barrels
of the choicest superfine Genesee flour,
manufactured at his mill i to Queen Victoria,
and for which, in due time, he received from
her Majesty the comfortable sum of three,
thousand dollars. The flour was put up
in highly finished barrels, neatly varnised,
inclosed in sacks, and forwarded direct to
the Queen of London, This fortunate ex
periment upon the appetite" of Royalty
seems to have suited her Majesty's palate
so nicely, that in addition to the ample re
muneration for his first adventure, he has
recently received an order direct from Lon
don, lbr three thousand barrels more "of
the same sort," which he has promptly
forwarded.
To FARMERS.—A 011ALLENGE.— . 4 4 COY.
respondent of the Village Record throws
aut79, challenge to the Fanners of Pennsyl
vanis. He says ;--There was grown ou
a field, the property of the brothers Samu
el J., Ebenezer.l. and David Dickney, sit
uated in Oxford township, Chester county.
containing eight acres and one hundred
and forty-two perches, 1037 bushels of
corn, averaging 110 bushels and 21 quarts
to the acre. This yield being so unusual
ly it may be thought perhaps that
some mistake may have been made in
measuring the corn, but to guard against
that, particular care was taken. One per
son measured the whole of it, and to the
accuracy of his account he is willing to be .
qualified. Now heat this who can in Ulu
county or State. -
HIBERNIAN WlT.—The following is very
old, but very good. Abernethy, the cel
ebrated surgeon, finding a large pile of pa
ling stones opposite his door, swore' lusti
ly at the pavior, and desired him to remove
them.
"Where shall I take them to ?" asked
the Hibernian.
'•TPo Hell," cried the choleric surgeon.
Paddy, looking up in his face with an
arch grin, said-7"hadn't I butter take them
to Heaven ? sure they'd. be wore out of
yer honor's wity,r
A man may go with a heedless spirit
from ordinance to ordinance, abide alrbis
nays under the choicest teat:hi:lli, and yet
never be Unproven by them ; for heartiter,
glect is a leak at the bottom.
v EYES !—The Korai; says. 0 3fahoipt.
et, hi one al• his visions,. saw An' angatil'
the third hetiy.en,46 large that his err
were seti•enty thourahtl