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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