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W.r ULS)PoreDEFELDFED DVERT*SER. trita, Dryt"We0 will ) lin to te P)las5, theU5 Temle of orLiS, esn if2 i11tit ll, i Pr uidt th Ruins.,"t~prtst grrtilr BEN BOLT. Don't you temember sweet Alice, len Blt, Sweet Alice, whose hair wazs sip browni Who wept with delight when you gave her saile, Andl trembled with fear at your friown. In the old church yard in the valley, Ben Bolt, In a corner obscure and alone, They have fitted a slab of the granite so gray, And A lice lies under the btone. Under the hickory tree, Ben Bolt, Which stood at the foit (of the hill, Together we've lain in the noon-day shade, Anl listened to Appletoin's mill. The mill-wheel has fallen to pieces, Den Bolt, The rafters have tunibled down; And a quiet which crawls round the walls as you las followed the olden din. [gaz Do you mind the cabin of logs, Ben Uodt, At the enl of the pathbless wood, And the buttonball tree with its tmotly limbs, Which nigh by the dixorstep stotd. The cabin to ruin has gone, 16en EUlt, The tree you would seek in vain, And where once the lords of the for-st waved, Grow grass and the goldeni grain. And don't you remember the sclotl, ein lilt, Witlh the master so crue.I and grim, And the shaded nook, in runiin, brook, Where the chililren went to swim. Grass grows on the waster's grave, Ben Polt, The spring of the brook is Iry, And of all the boysthat were schooltnates then, There are nly you iad 1. There's a change in the things that I lived Ben Bllt, They have changed froian t'ee old to the new But I feel in the core of my thpirit the truth, There never was change inl you. Twelve moiths-twenty have passed, Ben Biolt, Since first we were frietnds, yet I hail, Thy presence a blessing, thy friendsliij a truth, BeU Bolt of the salt sea gale. AH! YES I REMEMBER. AN ANSWER TO DF.N DOLT. Alh ! yes, I remember, that nane with delight, Sweet Alice, Ia chtrisied anl dear; .I seek her grave in the pale hour of night, And nmoisten the turf with a tear; And there, when the heart is o'erburdeaed with I wanler and miuse all alone, [woes And lung fur the timue when my head shall repase. strayed, And recline ton the green stin 1,1 - All things are as bright in tltr (Reautiful ghale I But my heart is all losevand chill: 11.11v pr,..sxed thein mimme, The haud that so fonlt 1' .se th. l tlt Theadtll that .vre mneltitmg with love Andl thle lips that -! Are cold il, t i ce, and I'm left to repine, ' eet Alice above. 'Till I mleg Ala! w5 'remeiber the school-ihouse and brook Ah Xthe master &a kind and so true." ~ld-bhooming tiia'wers itn the cooul shadty nook, ao fragrant with incense and dew ut I weep not for these, thotugh so dear to my heart, Nor the friends that have left us aloi The boson will heave, and the tear drops will start, For " sweet Alice lies uttler the stone." wtntrTEN FRai TittE AvErRTisat. THE ORPHIAN BROTHERSi. Tur. night was dark atnd glrNiny ;te utonitao noaus pattering of thte raitn was varied otnly by tihe chorus of fitrul winds, which swept by the solen and mysterious house of death. On a bed in a lowly dwelling gasped a fair young widowv of eight and twentty sumimers. lier hts band hand 'lied six mioths before and the caonsequett grief preying onI a conastittion naturally delicate, hadl bowead that young head ta, the dlust. The only inmates of thte chamber, except thae dy ing mother, were her only children-two little boys of eight and teln years-andl a faithful femtale at tendant. "' ('ome to me may chtildrent," saidl Mrs. Ihays. " Your mlothier is dyinag-you will saoon be urphans, doubly orphlans-faor thea e is nto one ont earth to whotm I can willingly confide nay boys." The poor strieken childlren crept claose to the uide' of thteir nmother, anal their desaihate w ailings mitagled witht thec tad tmoniotone of the warring elenmedts withtout. " Ihenry :" said she ta the elder, " here is myj dying gift. It is your fathler'N B.ble.--Willie : here is mine, anid htear this the last injunctition of you r dying mnother. Never allaiw a aday to pass without reading at least onue chapter of these sacred pages. Never sleep at night withoaut repeating the Ioad's prayer, anid at least once, in every week, read the sermon on the Mlount. If you fultil thest, nay last reques's, I feel that strife andl unakitndness will never come between you. Never, my boys, havte thte first quarrel anda you wvill never have the second; ana niever, nerer forget thnat yonl are the children of the same parents. If, in yoair intercourse with your fellow men, you should mneet with opposition anal contumely, forget not that as you forgive, so will you be faorgiven. Remember thaut thte heart must echo and confirmn the sentinl'ents that thle lips utter, or thtey are of no avail. Attad above all these, my children, allow no tusy-body tao interfere be twcen yourselves or betwveen you and your fellow creatures. The Saviour saaidl ' Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be callead the children of God.' A trust-worthy friend will never repeat things frown one to anther-for it but engenders strife, lie wvho would do so, is your anemy an~d not your friend." With a last kiss, tad a faint b lessing on her little ones, hMrs. Hay., not long after, died to the soriows and cold-haeartaedness of earth. hIr, and MIrs. Hays were emigrants to the place where they died. An uncle of the former, who lived some miles off, took thec brothters ; but he was a cold-hearted, exacting mtan, atnd ntight after night did the little boys creep away to their dark, adreary room, anal, after praying together, weep themselves to sleep with no eye to pity, and naught tao comtfort, save, the Omnlipresent andl Omwnicient Beinag, who .declares that he teiLL avenge the widowv andl thte ftaherlese. son, Who was near sixteen when the little boys be ettlme an inmate of his father's home ; anl no soon er were they iomesticated with hint than did Alfrid lilack commenee a series of petty persecutionts and annoyances that embittered their youthful days. Mr. Iays left a suficieney to edIcate his boys resplit etably. After that, they were to be throwin on their own reseaurces for a livelihood. TI.eir unacle pahecel thent at An excellent sehool in) his own neiglborhod anl they made such rapid progress as to elioit the good wil. of their teacher. IHenry wats seventeen and Willi fifteen, before th.-V had:1- ever IaI a dispute ; they profited by their mo0ther's counsel and lived as brothers should. Young as they were, they acted out the praise waorthy principle of mnutual forearnce. As loetry was a well grown boy, young Black did not dare tit conttitt his fortter practiceof lord inl; it over him or his yoeunger and rather fragile bruther-but substituted a plan by which he ho, ed to create jealousies anid disseusions between thtm ile misconstrud itland1 mi-interpreted their wosrts and actions. nti lHenry b.-gan toi stsp'ect that his brosther ecoull %tial, to weaknesses atnd fosibles that his owt protud heart would not eouescenl te, and Willie was led to believe that Hlenry's culdncas piro eeeded fron eclivtuig afiection. Things remained in this situation for sometime. Willie was left to read his Bible alone. Frequently would lie determine to forget all unkindtiness and im *)lore his brother, by tt.e metnory of his mother's dying btour to become to him all that the had once been. But the ciold steri look, the repellinag uan ler, impelled him to desist, and the por boy shrunk within hinself id prayed litaven that he mtight go where his mother's sweet smile and endearing tenlerness weould richly compensate him for the woes 3ad seerrow( s oaf his oarphar.age. Willie's heathh began to decline to all Ceye save tthose of his prejudalicel brether; still he continued at sclhool seekinag no c tompatnionshipa and1l knowing it, sympathy, but bending.- as a weak anl neglected plat before the blast of injustice anl oppression. The summer teren if the scehoosl was abiout to ehese atnl the elass. in which I Ienrv male aue, were busy in prepaaritngt Latin ceoupositiontes, as a 1silver nedal wan t-, he awar.led too the author of the best. Henry had strivetn manfully for the prize, and he i It so certain oaf succes that he woauld not show his Comtapoesitionat taa :t1y otte excepat to yo.ung Black. Ile was a great favorite with his teacher and wished t-; give him an atgreeable surprise. On the evening before the exhibition thle youths were sitting on the :emks of a stream near the hitose. The weather rlas exceVNiveVy warml-they hatd taken tiff ila ,.ats atnd han I haung then ot the branch of a fal ree. Younm lilack .n Henry were talking tia orehard near by for fruit. After they hand go t short distancec, lihack said lie believed he woo -eturtn foir his coat. lie adroitly contrivel V hile P-tting it, to slip the composition frum Henry'd >ocket to that of Willie and then rejsited Henry. Willie soon after went homte. After they had cone o their rmas, in the evening. Henry, who, since tis estrangement from his broither, occupied the *oaomat with Alfred, felt inl lis poacket fear hi essay. [t was -oe. Ile was greatly provoked, anal asked \lfred if ie thoughtt it peasible that it could have irotppedl while they were at the stream. Alfred, tit mrry oat his iniqiuitotus 9-cheme, aswereod that ie haoau::ht it probable, and offered to get a light atnal 'fi with him in search of it. They went but sacoon returned without it. As they were passing Willie's rKatm, Alfred iougrgestel that he Imaight have pur 11inted it while they 'ere abaseit, and cited Henry to tthe fact that the had left while they were gone. " I will soon find out," said ilenry, "1n if ie lil I will disowtn him forever.' Theyv etnteread the raoomt together, when Uentry Ieawknld oft his brether hais pasper. " I have tnot yoaur paer brother," ansewered Willie-" Do you thtink mae capable oif actinag so meanaly ?" "Yes," saidl Henry, " I believe your jealousy is ~'enkindled by te prospaet oaf may succeedinag at al~e exhaibitiona anad I feel eertaina that you thave stolent it." " liroether!" saidi Willie, lhis face asutmintg thte whcitentess of mtarble, ando lais pate litas quiverinte, by the tmemtaary (of aur edead parents-by nmy hoeaas of Hcevena, I htave ntever wronaged yoau int thtought, wcord, or actionz." Henary tiurnted to thte chtair one whaiche Willie's coat was tharowan anad drew fromt the pocket the papaer. "Caowardl andee liter,'' said he, "~ froma this naighat I lisctad you."j The poor atrickein vitim fell senseless on tthe Ilaoar. Alfred assistedl ticery tea lay himt ont the bed, threw wcater itn his face, ansi as sooni as they saw him' revivinag heft haimt. After conasciaousneess hada fully retuned, Willie raised thimtself upa. He felt crusheed to thte eartha. " athter : nthaer,"~ he said ini his ataguish, "'arc youn near ttne ntow ? D~oes yourfl genatle preesence fail to soothec, as it has donite oftetntimes before ? Oth! whty am I left otn earth while Heaven is so peaceful--so void of strife, anad opprtesiont, and hatred ? Oh !bless they besy, spirit of nay angel mthter, thtat lie tauy nut maurtmur in hi. agotny !" t" Oh. God:!" lhe screamied, "lave naercy"--for lee felt thaot his senases werc leavinag haim. Hec felt back on his pillow anal therougth the darkness ad .ienth-like stillntess of thtat weary night, the fatther less ands motherless beay wrestled with deltiriumt atone. The nexit mornaing a servatnt wetnt up to see why Willie did not cesaa doewn and returnted astatinag that shte believed hc was sick for lhe did ntot speak. Henry did not go to himt-but, with Alfred anad his unacle, set out for the Academay. The sick brothter, naephaew, anad cousin was left to thte mercies i f a servanat more comttpassionate thtan his kitndredt. Thie live lonag dlay didi the faithful negro tend the sufferinig boty atnd as evening camte on and the brother returned, elatedl and exulting with success, she ran to meaet hius. " Go to your poor brudder, massa, he no tong for die worlod-been calt yoau alt day. lie talk about paper, and call hais mouther to comie for himn." Feelinegs of the bitterest comtpunction caused Hetnry's hteart to thrill painfully as he ran up stairs. lie had thougtht itn the morninag. that Willie's illness was onlty atstaumed in order to hide his sltanme at his detection. What was hais horror, on gainitng thec bed-side, to discover him enduring alt the agonies of brain fever, lhis eyes wild and blood sheot, htis nostrils dilated and cries of anguish issuing from htis parched lips. "tice has east mc ofir mother, and [ am stone in the wortel-l never wronged himt-I wouatld htavo exulted itn hi. uessn-I- have notlhing left but tee di..s. But L forgive him, yes indeed, I forgive tien both." leurv threw his arms arountl Iin anl aelressei him by every endearing elpitlhet e.f his earlier years, but Willie dil not know him, and as tihe dying in junction of their mother came thronging back to Ihenry's mnensory, lie felt that it would have betn better ir hie lad never been borna. A physician <t summotd, anl .\lfrel ansl his father acconpitnniel him tim tie sick roomi. The sufferer shrieked as lie saw Alfreil. "o Go away" said lIo, " you have taken away my brother. Hlenry! Henry ! A reorsion is onl my coat-it will fiting us-get it off." To satiwry hin. I lenry tsmsmk uis tihe coat and slhsak it-wien fritsm the pocket in wisich tie paper hal been fisunsi, a large seal ring oropped. Alfred pieked it up with a trembling haul-lhe hail worn that ring for several years and hind missed it the- ert-ninz befoore in the orcharsd. Ile thiught he haie lost it there. lusmtens or that, it ]mdai coune tiff as he slipped the poaper in tIhe pocket. i guilt was to glaring too be evanheil, ans lie stood befisre the brothe-rs with a brandf as de-p as that tef Cain <in his briw. is father aisl tl.e ihysieian were not a..-qu:s'nted with tiie faets ani knew nut to what to attribute is einfusion. Henry gave him a loiok that haunted him to his dying hour. Willie became worse Insi worse andi time ihysician gave but faint hope tif Isis recovery. Hlenry nitsurned in dust antl uashes his ileparture from his GiA. an-i his cunsteque-ut cruelty to Isis brsothe-r. Ar.-r three weeks sif the sevtrest suffe-r ing, Willie showel sli.lt yivnptoits (of eonvales cence-andi filt ! limw tenleirly did I lenry nurse hit ! low g.ratftiully lid ie thank Icarvi for the I restoration sot health to Isis sonly brother, an1. ience too them boih Suffiev it to say that thironali a inig lire the cotn. fdeence, remined there, ntever Navs-reil-but. as ornantents to society atil bright lights in a christian communitv, thev fultilled the destiny which Hienen had marked out fior thenm. Alfre1 Bilack coiaitted suit-ide in ao vear (or two after hiis fienslisi sehetsiig. lie p-rpuetrale.i vsonic criminal deed aini. in atenipting to slistaice the offi cers of justic., who were in pursuit tef him. a14 discovering that he coulsl it -ueced, he went unl biddien to tie har tef his God. RosME Co-rAG r. KOSS-Tt's F.tAMIV tx Nvw YoR. Kossuth's sister, Madame nZilawskv, her husband, and children, arrived in this city, ments foir having necessary :a exteitaem to tlh: portion of his family. Besides Iaving purchased and stocked a farm of land for tihem in one or time Western States, he left with the .Mayor of the city at thsantd dol lors, for tihe purpise or o-nalding themli to travel out tof it, and Cmol Ittmenee lift. its this country independent tly. It would le there fore unjust to the rputation if Kossuh. to permsit any such statememits as this-naeens ing him of negluet of Iis own family-to circulate tnnoticed, and we feel muthoried tt coitradict it, and tate what the fitet is. -New York Herall. Is CrtoJt.uA Co~NTAGtOrs?-Frotm tle filowinit statement, made bsv time Ilostonl Atlas, it would appear that this disease is Contagious: A Ifew days ago, af eym:n, a resi detnt sir Ohio city, opipsie Clevelanid, wenst to Ciinciinna-ti. Ott his returnm Irotr. time. lntter city to Isis homse, hewas uittacked with Asiatstic cholera, untd sooni after lhe reached his tdweilinig, died. The membaders of Isis lamily who tosok cnre of hmiim, were attacd, one after another, anid dietd also. Two members of a tneighbosrinsg imiliy, whom at tendled thsem, also sickenetd and died. Thwm resideints omf leveland, coinnectetd with sor imembherst of time fammiy of a physiiant whm attetnded the patietss were atlso se-izedl anid died, anti at tlhe last maeounats several others were very tick with thsis msysteriomus malady. Thus, its less thatn a week, minte pmersonms died of it, time first victimi and tihe first case heinsg tihe old genstleimani above alituded to. hlow is this tsm be accotunted for except tupotn then supmposition that time dlisease is conitais? " We have these faicts fromt a getlemani just from Clevelandt, wiho gave us thme nmes of tihe vicuimss, amid whom omficiated att time burial of somse tof thmesm." FurIonTrtt M.%s.en.%ttA 8x..-Tlhe ship Robert Hsourne, Blrysont, imaster, sailed foar thmis poirt fromt Ammy oni time 21st Marchs, havintg on bmoard 45() Coolies. In lat. 23 N., ioimg. 128 E., a ditliculty occurred he tween time epmtain amid oilicers ansd the Coo lies, whmen the former were all mnirdered. Somte of time crew escaped by tatkinsg tom time boats. Thie vessel subsequently wtenmt ashore on onme of time Maganese lslantds its time China Sea, wh'ere the Coohies were received iby time inatives in time most fiendtly manniiier. Theis seamen whlo laud not bcetn fortunsate enough to escape, thmen succeeded ini gettinmg time vessel off and putting to sea, and ultimately reached Amoy', wh'ien time E. 1. Co's steamer Seimnarias and revenmue brig Silly wvere immeo dinttely dispatchmed to arrest thme mtutineers. At time latest dates,'a inmber of time umuti ineers were commtitted f'or trial. A portion of time cargo takenm by thmem wtas brotughit bmack by time a bove vessels to Atmoy.-San Franceisco Ilieralid, Junme 28. Gvs. ScoTT.-A corresponident of thme Clevelan rd Plan Dealer writes fronm Raveni nat, Ohio, ona time 10th, .taly, thmat time night before " lion. D. Rt. Triden, a freesodler, addressed time Scott Club, and read a lctter just received from B. F. Wade, Whig Unmited States Senmator at Washington, lin whiichm said Wade writes: "I have this day had a coinversation with General Scott, in whmich lie declared lhe wtotuld soonmer cut off his right hmand thanm lenmd it to the support of slavery," &c. EMrrY.-The State TIreasury of Loiu isinna is etmpty, andh tihe members of time State convention propose to nsegotiate at iloan of' $100,000M to def'ray its own expetises. QUEENi I"S"""" "Of all iiy wives said Ninns to Semi. raminis " it is you I.1 best. None have charms and gracesi of you, and for you I would resign themei "Let the king coa. ler well what he says," replied Seniramis. * What if I were to take him at his wo " "Do so," return the monarch; "while beloved by you I aim. indifferent to others." " So, ther,[ if I askd it," said Semiramis, "you would banisl( ll your other -vives, anid love me alone V1 alone should be your consort, the partakeg of youi power, and Queen of Assyria!"? "Queen of Assyga! Are you not so already," said Ninusu" since you reign by your beauty over ill5king I" " No-no," answayed his lovetv mistress; "[ an at present oify a slave whom you love. I reign not ierely charm. When I give an order, ydo are consulted before I am obeved." And to reign, 'en, you think so great a pleasure." Yes, to one whibas never experienced it.'''" And do you wis% then to experience it I Would you like to eiign a few days in my place ?" "'Take care, 0 king! do not ofrer too oneh." -No, I repent g' said the captivated moiarch. " WoukUy-on like, for one whole day, to be sovereigp mistress of Assyria? If you would, I c ent to it." And shall Al* 'hich I comirand be executed ?" Yes, I will reilin to you, one entire day, ny power and my golden sceptre." " And when slhi this be i" " To-inorrow ifp.u like." "I do," said Ss iramis ; and she let her head fall upon the; oulder of tle king like a beautiful womatad sking pardon for some caprice which haseden vielded to. The next nonii iemiramihi called her women, and coni .ded them to dress her niagnificeitly .Ga her head she wore a crown of precion. stoner, and appeared ius before Ninunjviho, enchanted with her bC:uty, ordered officers of the palace to assenlible in t tate. chalber, and his "oldena seeptre te brought from tie trea sry. lie then red the chamber leadinig 11'g tie toiok up Be golneni sceptre, anu >lIciig it in the, hands of Seuiramis, *Queen," said he, " I commit to you the mniblerm of sacred .power ; take it, and com nand with sovereign authority. All here ire your slaves, anid 'i myself nothing more ian your servant, fd the whole of this day. Whever shall be remiss in executing your rders, let him be punished as if he had dis Pbeyed the commands of the king." llaving thus spoken, the king knelt down >efore Semiramis,-who gave him, with a mile, her hand to kiss. The courtiers then passed in succession, each makiig oath to sxecute blindly the orders of Semiramis. When the ceremony was finished, the king nade her his compliments, and asked her iow she had managed to go through it with o grave and majestical lan air. While they were promising to obey ne," said Semiranmis, "Il was thiniking whlat should connnaid each of tlieii to do. I myve but one day of power, ad I will em poy it well." TIhie king haughied at this reply. Seinmra ids appeared wnore F.iquanito and amiable hani ever. "Let us see," said Nitius, " how will you ontiniue your part. By whlat orders will on bueglin I" "Let the Secretary of the king approach ny throne," said Semniramais, in a loud ile. Th~e Secretary approached, and two slaves >laced a little tahble before. " Write," said Senmiramis; "utnder a pein dty' of death, the governor of the citadel of 'abylon is ordered to yiel up the command f the citadel to him wh'lo shall hear this rder. Fold this order, and seal it with the ing's seal, and deliver to me this decree. Write on, under a penalty of death, the overnor of the slaves or the palacee is or lered to resigii the~ comniiid of the slaves nto the hands of the person who shall lire. ent to him this order. Fold it, seal it with he king's seal, arid deliver to me this decree. Write again, under penalty of deaithi, the eneral of the army encamped uder the Walls of Dahyloin is ordered to resigin thet ommand of the army to hinm who shall be he bearer of this order. Fold, seal, and eliver this decree to ame." She took the three orders thtus dictated ad put them ini her bosom. The whole ourt was struck -with consternation; the ing himself wvas surprised. "Listen," said Semuiramis. " In two ours hence let all the officers of thne State ome forwvard and offer me presenits, ast this is thne .ustonm on the accession of newv p~rinces, and letr a festival be prepared for his evening. Newv let all depart. Let my faithful servant Ninus alone remain. I have to consult him upoii affaiirs of State." When all the st had gone out-" You ee snid Semiramis, " that I know hiow to lay the queen.". euiu ue. Nnslaughed. "f euiu ue, said he,"y3ou play your, part wtonderfully well; but if your servaint dare to question you, what would you do wit h the orders ou have directed1t " I should be no longer queen, wvere I bliged to give ~account of my actiona. Nevertheless,-this was a motive. I have a vengeance to execute against th~e three tlicers whom these orders menace." " Vengeduce ! and wherefore." " The fboit,.ti'gdvernor of the citadel is neeyed and friteps me every time I meet him; the eecoind,- the chief of the slaves, I hate because be threatened me with rivals ; the third, the gonbral-of the ;larmv. deprives|I me too often of your company ; you are constantly in the camp." This reply, in which caprice and flattery were mingled, enchanted Ninus. " Good," said he laughing. " Here are the first three officers of the empire dismissed for very sufficient reasons." The gentlemen of the court now came to present their gifts to the queen.. Sonie gave precious stones, others of a lower rank, flowers and fruits, and the slaves having nothing to give, gave nothing. Among these last were three young brothers, who had come from the Caucasus with Semira mais, aid had rescued the caravan in which the women were from an enormous tiger. "And you," said she to the three brothers, as they passed the throne, " have you no present to make your queen ?" " No other," replied the first Zopire, " than my life to defend her." " None other," replied the second, Arta ban, " than my sabre against her enemies." "None other," replied the third, Assar, than the respect and admiration which her presence inspires." "Slaves," said Semiramis, "it is you who have made me the most valuable pre. sents of the whole court, and I will not he ungrateful. You who have offered me your sword against my enemies, take this order, carry it to the general of the army encamip ed under the walls of Babylon, give it to him, and see what lie will do for you. And you, who offered me your life for my de ence, take this order to the governor of the itadel, and see what he will do for you. And you, who offler me the respect and ad niration which my presence Inspieg, take this order to the commandant of the palace, and see what will he the result." Never had Semiramis displayed so much gaiety, so much folly, and so much grace, amnd never was Ninus so captivated. Nor were her charms lessened in his eyes, when a slave, not having executed properly an insignificant order, she commanded his cad to be struck off, which was imme liately done." Without bestowing a thought on this tri vial matter, Ninus still continued to converse with Semiramis till the evening and thefetc Wrived. When she entered the saloon which had been prepared for the occasion, a slave brought her a plate in which was the ead of the decaptated eunuch. from his body." Thefetc was magnificent; a sumptuous banquet was prepared in the gardens, and Semiramis received the homage of all pre. leit with a grace and majesty perfectly regal; she continually turned to and con versed uith Ninus, rendering him the most distinguished honor. " You are," said she a foreign King come to visit me in ny palace, I iiust mako your visit agreeable to Shortly after, the banquet was served. imiramis confounded and reversed ranks. inus was placed at the bottom of the ta. le. Ile was the first to laugh at this ca price; and the court followim.g his example, illowed themselves to be placed. without nurniuring, according to the will of the peaen. She seated near herself the three mrothers of the Caucasus. " Are nmy orders executed !" she deanand ed of thema. " Yes," they replied. The fete was very gay. A slave having Ly the force of habit, served die king first, Semiramis had him beaten with rods. Hlis ries mingled with the laughter of the uests. Every one wvas inclined to merri aeiit. It wvas a comedy, in which each played his part. Tfoward the end of the repast, when wvine had added to the general piety, Semiramnis rose from her elevated seat, amnd said-" My lords, the treasurer of ie empire lasa read mie a list of those who his morning have brought mec their gifts of :oagratulation on any joyful accession to tae throne. One grandee alonie of the court Las failed to bring his gift." "Who is it," cried Ninus. "lie must be punished severely." " It is you yourself, my lord-you wvho speak. What have you givens to the queen this morning." Ninsus rose, and came with a smiling soutenance to whisper somnethinig in the ar of the queen. "iThe queen is insulted by ier servant," exclaimed Semiramis. "I embrace your knees to obtains my pardon. Pardom~ mae, beautiful queen," said le " pardoni me." And lie added, in a lower one, " I would that this fee were finished." "You wish, then, that I should abdicate I" said Semiramis. " But no-I have still twvo hour; to reign ;" anad at the same timie she withdrewv her hand ; which the king wazs covering with kisses. " I pardon not," said she in a loud voice, "such anm insult on the part of a slave. Slave, prepare thyself to die!" "Silly child that thou art," said Ninsus still on his knees, "yet I give wvay to thy folly ; but patience, thy reign will soon be over." " You will not then be angry," said she in a whisper, " at something i am going to order at this moment I" " No ?" said he. " Slaves," said she, aloud, -' sieze this mau -that Ninus !". Ninus smiled, and put himself into the hands of the slaves. " Take him out of the saloon, lead him into the court of the seraglio, prepare every thing for his death, and wait mny orders." The slaves obeyed, and Ninus followved them, laughing, into the court of the sera glio. They passed by the head of the eu nuch. Then Semiranmis pslaced herself on a balcony. Ninus had sufrered his hands to be tied. " Hasten to the fortress, Zopire; you to the camp, Artaban; Assar, do you secure all tlmentcs iin the npalae" These orders were given in a whispe and executed immediately. " Beautiful queen," said Ninus, laughinj this comedy only wants its denouemeni pray let it be a prompt one." " I will," said Semiramis. " Slaves, r collect the cunuch-sTaRIn !" They struck! Ninus had hardly time I utter a cry when his head fell upon ti pavement, the smile was still upon his lips i "Now I Ax Qusua or AssYRIA!" 0 claimed Semiramis, " and perish every or, like the eunuch, and like Ninus, cho dat disobey my orders! !" JISHY. The comments of the newspapers on tl fishery scrape are amusing. The town i Newburyport has its spirit up. It conside the attack upon the Yankee fishermen a scal piece of business on the part of Mr. Bull subjects, and "fish or fight" is its motti The Union of that town, after depicting th injury to the business of that place, whic will follow the order of the British author ties, says: " Why our government has so long ni glected this matter, or why they do not no at once maintain their rights, is a mysterj For years vessels have been seized and plur dered, and the facts have been known to th whole country; but while the nation woul set all their hounds to pursue one poor negr to the borders of Canada, they have been a mnum as the grave over such insults and ag grossions. For fishermen to attempt to re sist English frigates, that could blow a whol, fishing fleet to pieces in a half hour, wer uy . ; the oily reliance the fishermen cai have is on the Government, and they shouli thunder sit its doors in Washington, an start their Senators and Representatives t action, till the whole country is alarmed. J war with England is not an event to be de sired, but shoauld it ever come, we shall hea no more of British lines, real or constructive on ihis continent. There are English pro vinces enough to make a dozen very fin, States." The Baltimore Sun indulges in a littli humor as follows: " It would be a pretty spectacle, midwai in the 19th century, for two of the " mos favored nations" to " cry havoc," &c., I Shakepeare has it, over a cod-fishery. Jus imagine all the navy yards of England am *TA -1 fswtao busy with the incesr-mn occasion; and above all, General Scott tor away from the current pastime of the mos ititeresting period of his life; and all to keel a fleet of Yankee fishermen three marin, miles from the coasts of Labrador, and ou of the Bay of Iundy. " The times were dull, and fun from somi source seemed to be indispensable, only w< need not have gone to Fundy for it. But: little afiair of this sort gives us an inkling where the spirit of right lurks in the people In the first place, the old fever flares up a once, under the idea of British interference And in the next, when that interferenci comes in conflict with the pursuit Of til piece of money in the fish's mouth, thougl it be in British waters, we take the notioi very kindly that " friendly relations of thi two countries are endangered." We yen tune thme belief, nevertheless, that the whol< matter will be amicably adjusted, in a fev days, at Washington. A t the same time, i is qiuite possible that, under the tnew admitn istration, England will take some energetii measures for the protection of the principa fisheries aigainst the incursions of the New England fishermen." In connection with this we may mentio1 that a dlespatch from Boston, last weel4 states that the St. John's News of 19th say that a swarm of English cruisers is abou to light dlown upon the fleets of lawless fish erimn that infeist their waters from the lant of notions. The Halifax Morning Chronicle is mori specific, and enumerates this sw'arm whici are to cruise on this service in Brilish Amer ican waters during the presetnt summer;i includes one frigate, 70 guns ; the slooj Sappho, 12 guns; steatn sleops Devastatioi and Buzzard, each 6 guns; steanm slool James, 4 guns; besides one ketch, threi brigantines, and eight schooners; making. total of nineteen armed vessels, to be cen gaged in ttiiu.crvice. The whole business smells fishy, but wi don't thinik will amount to much.--Colum bia Caroliniian. Turn MExICAN Bo rNDARY CoMMrssro.3 -It has recently been stated in Congres and elsewhlere, that a large portion of thi territory acquired from Metico had beel lost by the blunders of the Commissioner Mr. Bartlett, now engaged in running th boundary line between the United State: and Mexico, froms their having started a the wvronig point. " Veritas," the Wanshina ton correspiondent of the N. Y. Courier an< Enquirer, thus sets the matter right: " A few indisputable facts will servo ti correct these mistakes, and at the sanm time to do justice to a worthy officer whoi not present to defend himself. A map c Disturnell's was attached to the treaty which was referred to as authority for fixinj the boundaries. According to that map point north of El Paso, on the Rio Grand< about 32 22 was named as the intersectinj initial for starting the line to run, to th western boundary of New Mexico. W~he the Commissioners of the two government reached the ground, they discovered t their astonishment that the Rio Granido wa actually nearly three degrees.of longitud west of the description laid down on th map, and El Paso, instead of being nort of 32, as there described, wvas really in 3 45. "Under these circumstanees, Mr. Bar lett proposed as his only resource to fix th initial point on the parallel of latitude name r, westward as many degrees of longitude as were originally contemplated, so as to em , brace the same extent of territory as nearly ; as possible. This course was pursued, and the result is s-itisfactory. If the boundaries i. had been run within the short limitations, starting from the point on the Rio Grande o where the river was found to be, our posses e sions in New Mexico would not have much exceed a stretch of domain ten miles in -. width. The whole difficulty has arisen from e the imperfections of the map, which was e accepted as authority. I am informed by an intelligent member of the Ijouse, who sup posed the commission had involved the gov ernment is serious embarrassment, and who presented such a view yesterday, that upon )f examination he finds himself mistaken." 3 1 1 y T= rIXLTArY OF 7 ox2M O mrO, s The foilowing article from the leading o. Democratic paper of New York, shows how e much truth there is in the cry of the poli [ ticians, that we are now to have rest from I- the abolition agitation,-that the compromise has given peace to the counstry. Let it be remembered also, that the- most powerful v Whig paper of that city, the Tribune, takes the same positions in still more offensive - language. It is the eager hunt for the spoils e of office that alone prevents these notes of I hostility from being heard.-Charleston Mer 3 cury. From the New York Evening Pat A PAURN IN A BATTLE IS -OT A PZAMc. One of the most zealous of the Massachu. setts journals in the interest of Gen. Scott, the Boston Atlas, ventures to affirm that all occasions for discussing any question grow ing out of the existence of slavery in'this country is at an end. After referring first to the Missouri Compromise, and then to the L admission of Texas as one of the States of - the American Union, the Atlas proceeds to r say: " The third and last great epoch arose out of the acquisition of territory conquered from Mexico. This having been settled, whether right or wrong, we have no desire now to discuss, we can see no prospect of a renewal of the discassion, and we believe that the billows of contention, which arose mountains high while the storm raged, are fast subsiding, and indeed, have already sub. sided into a peaceful enlm. There are now remaining only a few agitators in Massachu os!t and Georgia. who are iie.ngwhatthey very long since, sbowed suine-zeal i main. t taining free soil opinions. We caisiiot al low it to pass without one or two remarks. 3 There is every prospect, not of a renewal, t for that is not the true term, but of a contin uance of the discussion, as long as any at tempts are made to enforce the fugitive slave Iav. The discussion seems, for the time, to have been silenced in Congress, but it is not silenced elrewhere. Every pursuit of a black fugitive into the free States -rekindles the controversy in all its original heat, and nothing but tho absolute desuetude of that law will quiet public opinion on that point. Of the two million of persons who have read " Uncle Tom's Cabin," we suppose there is not one who has not in some way, mingled in the discussion within the last few months. But if that cause were removed, there are yet others which will keep up' the discussion as long as institution exists. Here, for ex ample, is the question of recognizing~ the in dedee or Hayti, which brings into the field a new set of controversialists. Hayti is one of the best customers of the United States, and there is a strong commercfil in terest in favor of the recognition of her in dependence. The measure is zealously op. E posed by the friends of slavery ; it is desired t by thme friends of commerce. Hero is new and ample matter of discussion. IAgain, the question wvhich comes up in the case of Manuel Pereira, the British sub ject imprisoned at Charleston on account of Ihis color, is yet undecided, and may involve us in serious collisions with foreign powers. SIf that were disposed of, there still remains the question of slavery in the District of I Columbia, for the extension of which Con gress is responsible-a question which may be brought up at any time. I For our own part we do not mean to re cognize any termination to the discussions of the questions incident to slavery as long as there is anything Jeft- to discuss. We shall treat the subject with the same freedom, the same earnestness and the same deision, whenever it fairly comes before us, that we have alwvays done, allowing no considera Stions of party policy-that cowvardly sys temn which degrades and emasculates the journalism of th is country,-to impose upon us even a temporary silence. T HE President of the French republic has t intimated to the English government 'that if -they will reduce the French wines, he is I prepared, on the principle of reciprocity, to enter into negociations preliminary, to a y treaty by which a reduction shall be effected , in the duties on some of the staples of tha B country on their importation into France. f Tnis offer, ays the London News, comin from a quarter from which it would scarcel have beeni expected, will be viewved with Sgreat interest as it affords the means of ta ,king another step towards the attainment of a comprehensive system of free trade a throughout the wvorld. Tun San Francisco " Wg"says that ,Horace Cole and other merchants of that s city have it in contemplation to fit-out an e expedition to Japan. They Intend to pur e chase a clipper, and despatch it immediately to Hong Kong, wvhere it will remain until ithe American squadron shall be despatche4 to Japan, when it will proceed at e~cQ -to Jeddo and test the practicabilit q spii into a trade with the people-oE:~jty d 0:' Dignity does not consi* i genen