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The Dutchess d'Abrantcs is publishing
in parts "The Lives and Portraits of celot
bratcd Women," from which we make a
sclectiou never before seen in,'.this country.
It is an account of one Duanai Cata/ina dc
Eranso, the Nun-Ensign?who seems rather
a tiend than a "celebrated woman."?
The adventures of the Nun-Ensign?So
called from her habiting herself in the military
uniform?are so curious as to partake
of the appearance of romance, though it is
stated that the documents which prove her
cxistancc and extraordinary adventures, are
numerous and authentic. This strange being
was, it appears, born at Sebastian, in
1585. She was compelled to take the veil,
but made her escape trorn the convent, and
having assumed male attire for the purpose
of avoiding capture, her real sex was not
discovered until the lapse of many years,
during which she fought with groat bravery
as a soldier in the Nuiv World, and was pro
mottd to the rank of Ensign, iler violent
temper led her into inuny scrapes, and she
committed several murders?hut ultimately
obtained her pardon both from King and
Pope, and died in obscurity. From the history
of this during Amazon, wc extract the
folio wi .g murder duel.
The iNu i-ensign loved play with a sort of
frenzy, and the violence of her temper rendered
lier disgusting to those who only sought
amusement in it. She was therefore dread
cd in the gaming house, which she always
made a point ol visiting whenever she arrived
in a town in which any existed. One1
day, after her return to La Conception, she
was losing?a dispute arose about a throw;
the banker wanted to speak, but she ordered
him to be silent. He replied in a word
so insulting, that Catuliua became frantic
frith rage. "Dare to repeat that word,"
said she. The unhanov man Hwl -...j
I I J ------ v. %? OV/j uuu
had scarcely uttered it ere (Jatalina's sword
was buried iu his heart. At this moment, a
young and noble Caslilian, Don Francisco
Faruga, Auditor General of Chili, entered
the room. With the authority of his rank
^nd oflice, he ordered the ensign to leave
the house. Cataliua cast a glance of bitter
contempt at him, and made no oilier reply
than to draw her dagger?her sword still
reeking with the blood of the unfortunate
banker. Don Francisco repeated his order
in a louder and more commanding voice, and
at the same time seized Catalina by the
upper part of her doublet, in order to enforce
her obedience. As she fell his hand touch
her bosom, she for a moment became an indignant
woman; but the stern and cruel sol-!
dier soon avenged the outraged female.?
liaising her left arm, she stabbed Don Francisco
in the lace, and her dagger penetrated
through his two checks. Then brandishing
her sword and dagger, and casting a terrible
lock around the room, she sprung upon the
stairs, and ui-appcaied before the terrified
spectators could summon resolution to stop
her.
But though Cntalina had succeeded in
getting out of the house, she knew that the
vengeance of the man she had wounded
would ho dreadful. She fully understood
her situation, and the moment her fury was
appeased, perceived the full extent of the
danger she had brought upon herself. There
was only one mode of averting it; that was
to seek the sanctuary of the cathedral and
thcncc retire to the adjoining convent of
San Francisco. She had scarcely reached
Iter asylum, when the Governor arrived, surrounded
by his soldiers?and Catalina was
blockaded six months. It seemed no doubt
singular to her alone, who knew herself 10
ho finncInto null !%?%* ~ ?1 1J
WW .... .IUU, I'KU Dili; SIIUUIU DC UlllS
bescigcd in a monastery, not for violation of
her first vows, but for having hilled two men
with her woman's hand, and her tiger's
heart.
She had a friend in her regiment. Don
Juan dc Silva, ensign of another company.?
One day he came to her; she was walking
alone and sad under the gloomy arcades
of the church, uttering blasphemies against
the seclusion which was becoming insupportable
to her. Don Juan had just had a
quarrel of so serious a nature, that the satisfaction
he required could not be deferred
till to-morrow, but was to have been given at
eleven o'clock the same night, at the rising
of the moon, the two adversaries were to
meet in a wood at a short distance from the
ramparts. "But I have no seconds," said
Don Juan, "and I am come to request you
will perforin that office for me." The nun
started at the appeal; this confidence in her
courage sent a thrill thmn?*K i,?nr?*?
_ wMgM IIVI IIVMi ?
But a cloud suddenly passed her brow?a
thought had come between her and her
iriend she frowned as she looked at Din
Juan with suspicion?she thought he wanted
tc betray her.
"YVhy fight beyond the walls, and at such
an hour?" said she fixing upon his countenance
those eyes which always sparkle with
a flame of the darkest ferocity. Don Juan
made no reply. Frotn her look, and tone
of her voice, he had guessed her suspicions.
"Alonzo!" lie said at length, "since you
refuse your services, I will go unattended,
for I have confidence in no one but you!"
"i will go; I will attend you!" cried Catalina.
The clock of the convent had just struck
(en, when Don Juan caihe to fetch her.?
Both were wrapt in large brown capas, under
which they carried their swords, whilst
the sombrero concealed their faces.
"These precautions would be more necessary
at any other time," observed (\Halina,
as they both continually stumbled from the
darkness of the night.
Tho moon had not yet risen; the sky was
overcast, the weather stormy, and not a star
to be seen. They found Don Juan's adveranrv
wit h hie ?oonrwl vvnilinrr fnr thorn Ho.
" J J " b ,
who was to fight with Don Juan was a knight
of St. Jago, named Don Francisco de Hojas.
The moment he perceived them coming
towards him, he advanced to the skirt
of the wood, took off his cloak and sombrero,
and addressing Don Juan, observed, that
all reconciliation between them was impossible,
they had better not waste in useless
words, the time which might be moie advantageously
employed in the work of vengeance.
Don Juan bowed in silent acquiescence,
drew his sword and the combat began.
Meanwhile the two seconds on the
skirt of the wood, and cloSe to the combatants)
took care of the capas and sombreros,
concealing, however, their faces, from each
other, which Catalina seemed most anxious
to do. They would, perhaps, have quitted
each other without recognition, had not Ca
talina, on seeing Don Juan receive a wound
and stagger, cried out, "That was the blow
of a base and cowardly trai'or!"
"Thou host!" replied the second of Don
Francisco de Rojas.
Cutalina approached the stranger with
her dagger in lier hand* in an instant, two
blades of steel sparkled in the shade; and
the silence of the forest which had been interrupted
by the strife of the two principals
only, was broken iu upon by a deadly combat,
arising from no other cause than the insatiable
thirst of a woman for blood. Scarcely
were the hostile weapons opposed to ea *h
other ere Don Francisco's friend fell mortally
wounded, lie asked for a priest. On
hearing the agonized cry of her victim, Catalina's
heurt became vulnerable for the first
time. She thought she knew the voice; and
leaning over the dying man, she recognized
by the uncertain light of the moon, which
had just risen, features which struck her with
horror and remorse.
"Who arc you then!" she asked as if re-1
proaclnng her victim with the crime she had
just committed.
"Captain Michael dc Erasno," replied the
dying man.
Tne unhappy woman had killed her brother!
A THRILLING INCIDENT. BV CUMMING.
My feelings were very poetical, as 1
walked slowly towards the door of the
village church. I entered. A popular
preacher was holding forth, and the little
meeting-house was much crowded I
however, pressed up the isle, until I had
gained a position where I could have a
fair view of the faces of nearly all present.
I soon perceived I was an object of attention.
Many of the congregation looked
seriously at me, for I was a stranger to
them all. In a few moments, however,
the attention of every one present appeared
to be absorbed in the ambassador
of grace, and I also began to take an
interest in his discource. The speaker
was iluent, and many of his lofty llighls
were even sublime; but any thing was
calculated to effect my mind then. The
preacher spoke of heaven and its joys,
and the blissful scenes with which we
were surrounded on every side. The
music of wood and the fragrance of the
heath seemed to respond to his eloquence.
Then it was no great stretch of the imagination
to fancy that the white handed
creatures around me, with their pouting
lips and artless innocence, , were beings
of a higher sphere. While my feelings
were thus divided between the beauties
nnil lilocui n ire itf llio fttrrt ivnrl c niwl
wrapped in a sort of poetical devotion,
I detected one fair lass, with large black
eyes, stealing several glances at me of
most animated character. I need not
desciibc the sensation experienced by a
youth, when the eyes of a beautiful woman
rest for any length of time on his
countenance, and when he imagines himself
to be an object of interest to her. I
returned her glances with interest, and
threw all the tenderness into my eyes
which the scene, my meditations, and the
preacher's discourse had inspired in my
heart. I doubted not that this fair young
damsel possessed kindred feelings with
myself; that we were drinking together at
the fountain of everlasting inspiration.
How could it bo otherwise? She had
been born and nurtured among the roman*
tic scenes, and she was made up of romance,
of poetry, of tenderness.
Then I thought of woman's love?her
devotion?truth?I only prayed that I
might meet with her where wo.could enjoy
a sweet interchange of sentiment. I
thought of Wcrler and Charlotte, and
could not daubt that the village maiden
and myself were capable of enjoying
equal transports in each other's society.
Her glances continued : several times our
eyes met. My heart ached with rapture.
At length the benediction was pronounced.
1 lingered about the prcmi ses until 1 saw
the dark-eyed girl set out for home, on
foot. 4 O that tho customs of society
1.1 A. / J 1
wuiim permit, ior wo uie surciy one III
soul!! Cruel formality that throws uj> a
barrier between hearts made for each other
!* Yet I determined to take the same
path. I followed aficr her. She looked
behind, and I thought that she evinced
some emotion at recognizing ine as being
the stranger of the day. I quickened my
pace, and she actually slackened hers, so
as to let me come up with her.
* Noble creature !' thought I, 'her heart
is superior to the shackles ??f custom.'
At length I came within stones throw
of her,
She suddenly halted and turned her
face towards me. My heart swelled to
overflowing, and my eyes filled with tears
of rapture. I leached the spot where she
stood. She began to speak, and I took ofl*
my hat as if doing reverence to an angel.
4 Arc you a pedlar ?'
' My dear girl that is not my occupation.*
4 Well, I don't know,* continued she,
not very bashfully, and eyeing me sternly,
' I thought when I saw you at the meeting
house, thai you looked like a pedlar who
passed off a puier dollar on me about
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uui-u wiT'iis ago, Bl) 1 "CirniHiiBU 10 Keep
an rye upon yon. Brother John has got
home now, and he says it' he can catch the
follow, he'll wring his nose lor him : and
I ain't sure hut you're the good for nothing
follow after all !"
The last words she uttered were at the
very top of her voice.
Header did you ever take a shower
bath ?
Q,uef.r Elopement.?Some foolish fellow
started a paragraph a short lime since
from New York, announcing that Mrs.
Jones, wife of .Mr. Jones, Indian Missionary,
had secretly left her husband, and returned
to her friends in England. We
j have art means of knowing which suited
the lady best, living in style in England,
! single, or as the wife of a good husband,
| in Western America. As to eloping it is
all nonsense; as Mr. Jones accompanied
his lady to this city, paid her passage on
j board ship Europe, and also the passage
of an adopted daughter, a young Indian
girl, named Catherine Sunnegao, who
went to Europe with the intention of returning
with Mrs. Jones. The ship was
[delayed three days at .quarantine, by contrary
winds, and each and every day Mr.
j J. was on board, and remained with his
family till the ship went to sea ! Funny
sort of elopement this !?Express.
The Young Wife.?A woman runs a
risk of being spoilt by the fluttering period
that precedes marriage. She is of
necessity, then a first object; and custom
has added to the homage, which love would
; willingly render. An individual of a family,
who may before have been but little
| considered, rises at once into importance :
i and the person she most values is ready
to execute the slightest expression of her
will.
The sooner a woman can divest herself
of any unreasonable expectations which
the devotion of her love may have excited
the greater the probability of her se.curing
permanent attachment. Courtship
is a dream, from which it is belter to
awake voluntarily, than to be reluctantly
t ' if
rousctl. It is better to return to ordinary
habits?to the sober and calm fulfilment
of daily business, in the place assigned by
duty ; than to cherish an artificial excitement
to cling to a false position.
It is proof of judgement in a woman,
when she bestows attention on her husband's
character, when she sets herself to
study his peculiarities, and consults them
to the uttermost of her power. This is
the management which is not only allowable
but praiseworthy; for its object is
not the obtaining of a way, hut the promotion
of mutual felicity.
It is certainly much to he lamented,
when a young wife yields to a timidity of
lisilcssness, whiil. presents her from making
independent efforts ; when she nurses
the nervousness which unfits her for
all useful services; when whatever he the
call upon her, she is herself in need of
aid; and from never having thought of
exerting herself is incapable of doing so
when the emergency arrives?incidents
daily occur which mark either the help
Icssness or capability or every woman.
Sudden alarms, trifling incidents, throw
one into uncontrollable agitation; whilst
another calmly avoids or relieves the mischief
; one is unable to put forth her hand
to help herself the other without appearance
of effort, is ready to help all beside;
one cannot stir without support, the other
is continually employed in some useful or
benevolent purpose ; one reclines upon a
sofa,, establishing no claim on others but
her own incapacity; the other by her per
pctual .oood offices laj s up a debt which
is willingly paid on. demand, and tln^
provides in the best way for her futifre
exigencies. I
li not uufrequcntly happens that a <
young married woman is oftener alone, <
than she has previously been accustomed i
to be ; and that she misses the family cir- i
cle with which she has hitherto been sur- I
tounded. Let not this however depress '
her spirits, nor render her too dependent j
on her husband for entertainment. Let <
it, least of all, lead her ta seek too fre- i
quently relief in company. One of the i
first things she should leurn, is to be hap-jl
py in solitude; to fiifd there occupation j'
for herself; and to prove to her husband I
that however inuch she mav enjov social!)
intercourse and desire his presence, she I
needs not either a sister or a friend to entertain
her when he is away.
PETE WHETSTONE AGAIN.
Devil's Fork, (.irk.) .Miiy 15, 1H37.
Dear Mr. Editor,?We have had tun
of tho right sort; Jim Cole gave a fallow
hell?I'll tell you how it was Lawyer M'-i
! Campbell sent word, to Little Rock that if
they didn't do something for him, he was a;
' gone 'coon. Soon as they got the letter,
they writes to Eaiyetteville to lawyer M'K.
j Blue-belly, telling him he must bring in
| some fellows Ironi Benton county. This
I being arranged, they sent over Coffee-vault
| to seo how the thing was working. Well,
now, last Saturday, at the muster, he and
j Jim Cole came together. Jim told him that
the Devil Cork boys didn t want any chaps
from ( hapcl Hill Township to come and tell
Itlicm how to vote. Says he,?"1 have hearn
trll of Villi fnllnwe nn tVn'oi * '
r ?. ?. ? w ?'M W I U I Ul vi vvn( uuu A
know if Pe;e goes to the Rock, he won't J
steal chocks from a faro bank." I guess
Coffee-vault turned mighty pale, for he is the
chap what brung in the "beef bones for the
I pure ivory" on old Asa last year, when the
j Legislature was in session. So says he, (
j"Mr. Cole, if you mean me, you are a liar."'
I The next minute Jim was on hini like a
duck on a June bug, and in less than no
1
time made him sing out.
I just want to get hold of lawyer M'Campbell?I'll
make him think a buffalo bull has
I horned him. lie has put out a circular?I'
jknowitwas made at the llock?Thieving
I Talleyrand, preposterous Buck and Pukee,
of cow-hided memory, wrote it fi?r him. I
aim time to show lawyer M'CampbeH's civ'
cular.
Well, now, the lawyer beats bell amazingly.
Ail that arc stuff about the banks is
lies. Nob ?dy won't take rail road money,!
and I saw right in the last paper where most1
P.verv bflfl V 111 Orlo.ina ii'ne lirnt? V?... I
WI .vuuu if II?J Ml UlWf II w i ;
J J
have hearn people from North Carolina say,!
jthat "Tom Benton learnt a curious fashion'
of wearing a stiff cravat while he was at'
college-"
I'll catch the lawyer at the doggery next!
Saturday, and I'll try lum on the stump. I
have got three or four newspapers laid by,
and I'll prove hirn a liar right before all the
people. Now, I don't know much about
banks, but 1 do know that these democrats
are always mighty hungry after notes with
Nick Biddle's name on them. In haste, ever
yours, PETE WHETSTONE.
\ Tobacco in Churches.?Having heard
something of the good taste displayed by
our brethren on the west circuit in the
erection of their now church in Eighteenth
st., I took occasion rec ntly, on a lovely
j Sabbath morning, to visit this sacred spot,
|nnd could not but concur in the opinion expressed
above. .And what tended still more
to inspire the devotions of the heart, I remembered
that it was there I entombed the
remains of a lovelv hiibn. '
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On entering this neat tho' plain temple, I
was forcibly struck with the appropriateness
of the following inscription in letters of
guilt over each of the inner doors, "All
gentlemen! are requested to refrain from
spittin* tobacco juice on the floor. N. B.?
So smoking in front of the church allowed."
j And I was equally gratified (judging from the
appearances of the A >or) that this inscription
was not without its desired effect.?
Now, would not this plan he worthy of imitation
by tnauy of our sister Churches, especially
those which are so often deluged with
the juice of this fragrant weed? And to the
disgrace of many who would fain pass,
themselves off for gentlemen in the world,
| yet when they get within the walls of a Methodist
church, throw oflf all restrain, and
' think because these are free churches they
are at perfect freedom to do as thev please.
Such poisons would not hazard their reputation
for goou breeding by noing into a gentleman's
parlor and saturating the floor with
their dcposiles, hut still they would think it
do indignity to the Majesty of heaven by
polluting his consecrated sanctuary.
How preposterous must he that sense of
honor which will pay greater respect to man
than to the King of kings and Lord of lords!
What can be more revolting to the finer
feelings of a gentleman, or the delicate seni
si .ilitiesof a lady of refinement, than to see
the sanctuary of the living God?that place
which, above all others, should be held sa;
cred to devotion, desecrated to such despica
ble purposes. Therefore whatever will cor
rect this evil should be strictly observed;
i and should theso few hints be instrumental
i to any degree in effecting so desirable an
-|cnd 1 shall feci to rejoice. ;
??
Law Latin.?Somewhere in this state
u few years since, a Constable was sent
arrest a person, but unfortunately
felled to accomplish his task. lie however
having a great idea of the dignity
of his thief-catching profession, was anxious
to make his return to the Magistrate
itj Latin ; and therefore wrote the following
sentence on the back of the writ,
* non est comc-at-cbns, et railum swampo."
The good Magistrate read if,
1.1 1 I !. I- I i
scruicuuu ins ucaii 111 perplexity, thought
it~meaut one thing then another, but finally
gave it up, and asked the Constable
to explain the unintelligible sentence.
"Why, may it please your honor," replied
the Constable, ' you know I went arler
the rascal and couid'nt catch him, because
Fie run to a swamp and crossing it on a
rail, got away from me : therefore, 'nou
?st coinc-at-ebus* means I could not catch
he scoundrel, and 'et railum swampo*
neons he crossed the sua nip on a rail."
The Judge bowed profoundly, thanked
lim for his learned kindness, and *promsed,
whenever there was a vacancy in
the professorship of languages, to recommend
him for the station.
Beautiful Extract.?It cannot be that
sarth is mans's only abiding place. It
cannot be that life is a bubble, cast up by
the ocean of eternity, to float a moment
ipon its waves and sink into nothing?
:lse why is it that the high and glorious
ispirations, which leap like angels from
the temple of our hearts, arc forever wangling
about unsatisfied T Why is it that
the rainbow and the cloud come over us
with beauty that is not of earth, and leave
lis to. fade muse upon their faded loveliness?
Why is it that the stars which
' hold their festival around the midnight
throne' are set above our limited faculties;
forever mocking us with their unapproachable
glory ? And finally, why is it that
bright forms ol human beauty arc presented
to our views and then taken from us,
leaving the thousand streams of our affections
to flow back in Alpine torrents
upon our heart ? Wc arc born for a higher
destiny than that of earth. There is
a realm where rainbow never fades; where
the stars will be spread out before us like
islands on the mighty ocean, and where
the beautiful beings which here pass before
us like shadows, which stay ill our
presence forever. .
Running in Debt.?The following remarks
upon this subject arc extracted
from D'Isracli's new work?" lJenria'.ta
Temple."
** If youth but knew the fatal misery
that they arc entailing on themselves the
moment they accept a pecuniary credit to
which they are not entitled, how they
would start in their career ! how pale they
woulJ turn ! how they would tremble and
clasp their hands in agony at which they
arc disponing ! Debt is the prolific mother
of crime; it taints the course of life
in all its streams. Ilencc so many unhappy
marriages, so manv nrostuuted nens.
and venal politicians ! It hath a small beginning,
but a giants growth and strength.
When we make the monster, we make our
master, who haunts as at all hours, and
shakes his whip of scorpions forever iu
our sight. The slave hath no overseer so
severe, Fauslus, when he signed the bond
with blood, did not secure a doom so terrific."
As Ossified Man.?In the museum at
Dublin, there is a skeleton of one Clerk,
a native ol the city of Cork, whom they
call the Ossified Man. one of the greatest
curiosities of nature. It is the carcass of
a man entirely ossified in his lifetime, living
in that condition several years. Those
that knew hi'm before this surprising alteration,
affirm he had been a young man
of ureal slrpnirth nnil niTiliiir (V.I, ~
_ B. lit itlt lim
first s\mptoms of this surprising change
sometime after he had lain all night in the
fields, after a debauch, till by degrees every
part grew into a bony substance, excepting
his skin, eyes and intestines. His
joints settled in such a manner, that no
ligament had its proper operation ; he
could not lie down nor rise up without
assistance. He had at last no bend in his
body ; yet when he was placed upright,
like a statute of stone, he could stand, hut
could not move in the least. His teeth
were joined and formed into one entire
hone, therefore a hole was broken through
them to convey liquid substance for Iris
nourishment. The tongue lost its use,
and his sight left him sometime before ho
expired.
Advertising.-?"Hard times now, can't
advertise as much as usual," said a customer
Unite the contrary, my friend; now 19 the very
lime to advertise; your store is full of
goods, and you want customers; you must invite
them through the medium of the newspapers.
That's the advice wc givo to the
Delavan's, and what s the consequence? their
slorn iu TIIUHIO 0,1
?? .wH.nuji viunuuu.?iT. i' orar.
The bedstead of Richard III, was a
kind of travelling treasury?it was hollow
and full of gold pieces, which was
not discovered till 130 years after his
time.
Louis Phillippe, King of France, and
the richest man in the world, was once a
schoolmaster in Philadelphia.