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- j* ... ' ** * *.- ~9 ;rCr , a .' * $2 PER ANNUM. $!?!.??::?.#.?.W.T. IN ADVANCE. I % neutral in politics?devoted to literary, commercial, agricultural, scientific, general and local intelligence. _ m liU HE -III". LANCASTER. C. H.. SOUTH CAROLINA- WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 16,1854 NUMBER 27 | ^ bi a | , I I I I ??? ?w II I ??JJ ^ lfmnnr T 1 tin rrrt lorn ami Wiw u?tiiMF.ul !?<> I ......... ! .1- ; * ' ^UlSUKLLAMUUo. THE TIGER'S GAVE. A-OVCNTUHK AMONG TOM MOUNTAINS OK .* Ql'ITO. A * On Wviftg llio Wliau till ago we oon1iftil?l to wind foil no Cliiinboratsoii's wi.lt v- baao ; but it* suoiv-crowuud head no longer shone abo*o Us in dear brilliancy, for m dense tog was gathering gradually around it. Otir guides looked anxiously toward it,-and aniiounc*) tlieir apprelien -siona of a violent storm* We soon found that their fear* were well founded. The log rapidly Covered and. obscured the whole of the mountain ; the atmosphere was suffocating, and yet so humid that the steel work of our watches w as covered with rust and the watches stopped. The rivet beside which we were travelling rushed down with still greater impetuosity, and from the clefts of the rocks which lay on the left of our path, were suddenly precipitated small rivulets, that hore the root* of trees and innumerable serpents along with them. These rivulets often came down so suddenly and violently that we had gfl'ut difficulty in preserving our footing. The thunder at length beg in to rolf^ and resounded through the HiountMtnoHA passes with the most terrific grandeur. Tlien eamo the vivid lightning?dash following dn>h-al?o\e, arotm I, beneath?everywlo re a sea of tire. Wo soil ght a momentary shelter in a cleft of I the rocks, whilst one of our guides hastened forward to seek a more secure asylum. -In n illiori time lie returned, and iufonni d i us that llC had discovered a spacious cavern. which woitld afford us sufficient protection from the elements. We proceeded thither immediately, and, with great , difficulty, ami not a little danger, m hw got into iL { The noi?u and raging of (lie storm con tinned wi'li so much violence that wo WHild iu>t hear the sound of our own voices. I ha l placed myself near the el.- , \raticC id the c*\e and could observe, through the opeuiug, winch was straight iiiid narrow, the singular scene with..at. Tiie highest cedar trees were struck down or I ami like reeds; in mkey* and parrot-, lay strewed upon the ground, killed by the lulling liranchCH ; tl?e Water liul >mi lected in tlin paUi wo had ju.-t pissed au<l hurried along il likd a mountain stream. Kr??m everything I mw I thought it V-x trcinoly probably that wo should Ihj obliged to pass soim* 1* ia l!ii> cavorn. When the nlorm; however, hud soun- , what nbiittxl, our guides ventured out ia or.lor to a.v.ertaju if it was p ?..ihlo t?? conlimns our journey. The cave ia which w?' had taken refuse was s? extremely dur!; that if we moved a few paces fr in the entrance we could n<?t sot? nti inch I e' fore us ; and were debuting a* t > ihe propn.-ty of leaving it, even he fore the Iu-, diaua catno back, when we suddenly heard a singular groaning or growling in the further end of tile cavern, which instantly tixed all our ntleiition, Wharton ami myself listened anxiously, bift our daring and inconsiderate friend I. neoln, to getlier with my huoUiuan, crept about 1 upon their hand* and kuevs and endeavored to discover, by growing, from whence the sound proceeded. Thev had not alvnitcud far into the cavern before we lie-aid them utter an exclamation of suri rise ; and they returned to us, each carrying in lus arms an animal, singularly marked, ?.. i ,i... . ..4* _ - ?? nii'? iiiu ??i n vnVf e^viiuij^vjr ui groat strength and power, and furnished w ith iuiinon-e fang*. The eyes were of n Srreen color; strong claw* weie upon llmir eet, and a hloud-red tongue hung out ot* their moiuIt*. Wharton liad scare dy glanced at theitt when he exclaimed. in consternation : ** Gumi vKxi ! Wo hnfc CiHoO int.; She j den of a " He waa interrupted by a fearful cry of dtHin.tv froin oar guides, wlm came ruih ' big precipitately toward us, calling ' on.: " A tiger! a tiger !" and at the name *tinia, with extraordinary rapidity, they *dimed up a tree which atood at the entrance ol the cave, and hid tlieiuielvei among the brant lew. After the tint sensation of horr>>r and wirrpriso, which rendered mo motionless for a moment, had aut?ided, I grafted , my fire arms. Wharton had already r?? gained lib composure ami self-possession, and he called to tm to assist him imuantlv f_ II. L'? . I . ? L .#.1 __ *i I in UKX'Kinif up in* iTHiuin 01 tu<> cavo Willi an immewc to**, which fortunatel*' Jay nenf it Th? MM**! of npproaching dan* ger augmented our *trength; for we now distinctly limn! the.growl of the femciou* animal, wntl we were loat beyond rcdemp(ion if it reached (lie entrance In-fore we could get it cUwcd. Km this wee ?Jono we could ilmtiiu tly nee the tiger hounding 'Toward the apnt, and eluopiug in oru<-r to creep into hi* den hy the narrow opewing. At thia fearful moment our exer tiooi were ancreMftil, end the great atone, Wcj.t tire wild Uenat at hay. I here waa a email opening, howewer, left between the top of the cut ranee ami the atone, through which ere could nee the bend <rf the animal, illuminated hv it* glowing ey?W, which it rolled, glarWg with fury, ?|>on ua. lu frightful roaring, I too, penetrated to the depth* of the cav ? ; ^ ...V, ."?! growling of the cub*, which Lincoln ai Frank had now tossed from lliem. O ferocious enemy Hr.*t attempted to renio the stone with hi* powerful claw*, ai then to push it with his head from it* r< ling place; and these efforts, proving a oriivc, served only to increase In* writ lie uttered a tremendous, heart-parch howl, ami his naming eyes darted lig into the darkness of our retreat. " Now is the time to tire at him," sa Wharton, with hi* uswal ciiliiintss" Aim at hiseyes; the hall will go throng his brain, and we shall then have chance to get rid of him." Frank seized his double-barrelled gt and Lincoln his pistols. The former pla ed the muzzle within a few inches ot tl tiger ami Lincoln did ttio same. / \\ barton's command they both drew tl tat the same moment, but no sh. followed. The tiger, who seemed awai that the tl. s'i indicated an attack U|? him, sprang growling ftom the entrance but, Hiuling himself unhurt, immediate! turned back Again and stan* ?ned liim-c in his fo'iiier plnee. The powder in hot pieces was wet; tliey tliereforo proceede to draw the useless loading, whilst Whai ton and myself hastened to seek ourpov der ll.isk. It was so daik lh.il we t ei obliged to tf^wpe about the cave; and a last, coming in contact with the cubs, w heard a rustling noise, as if they wet playing with some metal unbalance, wliic we soon discovered was the canister w were looking for. Most unfortunatelj however, tlie animals bad pushed oil' ill li I with their claws, and the powder ha been strewed over the damp earth, nil rendered entirely useless. This horrib! discovery excited the greatest cousturiKi lion. " Ail is now over," said Wharton ;"w have only now. to choose whether we sha die of hunger, together with these animal who are shut up along with us, or ope the entrance to the blood-thirsty nionslc without, and so 111 ike a iptieker end of til matter. So saying, he placed linns If close In side the stone, w inch, for the moment, di leaded us, an 1 looked mid unitedly ttpoi the lightning eyes of the tiger. Lincol raved an I sworo, and Frank took a piec Oi strong coid from his pocket an i Ua> tuned to the further end of the eave? knew not with what design. Wd sooi however, iie.ird a low, sidled groaning and the tiger, who had heard it, also, U came more res.less ami disturbed tha ever, lie went backwards mi 1 toward before the out lance of the cave in th most wild and impetuous manner, the stood still, and, stre citing out It's neck i tuo direction ui ih) unvst, uroKU lorm hi; a deafening howl. Our two Indian guides took advantng of this opportunity to discharge xev.r; hi rows Iroiti Ilu? t ee. Ho was striii more tit.hi once, but the light wo:?|m>i b minted back harmless from bis skii At !? iglh, howe-or, ono of them strilc bun near the eye and the arrow rciuaii oil .slicking in tbo wound. llonoiv br>>k forth anew into llio wildest fury, sprmi at tlio tree. nnJ tors it witli bis claws, ; if It i wml.I have ilr igg?' I it to llio grown lint having at length s ue tfded in go ting rid of tbo arrow bo bccuui-j uioi calm; ami laid hill)M)lf down as before i front of llio cave. Prank now returned frotn tho low. oml of tbo don, and a glance showe i i what bo ba*l boon doing. In ono bam and dungl'tig from tbo end of a ntririj woro tbo tvro cubs. Ho bad strangle I born, mid before wo wero aware what I intended be threw tln-m through tl opening to the tiger. No sooner did ill animal perceive them than be gazed on iio-tly upon thorn, and began to examii tlioui closely, turning them cautious! from side to side. As ?'>mi US bo becaiti aware that llicv wero dead b?i uttered * piercing a bowl of sorrow that wo wei obligi(I to put our bands to our e.r Wliuii I upbraided my huntsman fortli cruel notion bo bad so rashly cmnni ltd 1 perceived by bis blunt and abrupt all wer that bo also bad lost all I rope of re cue from our impending fate, and tin nitiliT tliflsii A'ri'iiiiutu'i.'Milii' IxUwe. in.-wiur and servant were dissolved. K<i?jr own p irt, without knowing why, c>nl<! not help WR^viii;/ that nonto up*; pooled asaistapco would yet rescue i Wont' '4o horrible a fate. AUs! I litt anticipated the aacrifiee that my reset was to co"!. The thunder had now ceased, anil tl storm ha<l Mink to a gentle gain; tl ?i>n/n of bird* wrn again hoard in tl lieighlioring forest, ami I ho minhean sparkled in llio drops that hung. \N saw through the ajMTiure how all nalu was reviving after the wil<l War of el incut* which had *o recently taken plats but tho contrast only umlo onr siluath lli? more ln?rriM?. We were in a gra Hum winch there was no deliveran ;hi m monitor, wO?*o than tlie fabled Ccrl nwjm watch over ??. The t'g?r lai?rliiin-?elf down lieside hi* whtdp*. I was a Ivnitifnt animal, of great rwn hi 1 strength, and hia limU li*in t stretch OMt ?t their full leugtU, displayed h? il rncnif power of muscle. A double r< ! of great teeth stood far enough apart show Iris large red tongue, from winch t i wh:te foam fell in large drops. All [ once another roar was heard at a d .?J #111*1 mi- njjiT mniioui inMv rose aim nd Answered it with a mournful i owl. At ur tho s iine instant, our [n'ians uttered a ve shriek, which announced that sumo new id clangor threatened us. A few moments s- confirmed our worst fairs, for another tih | ger, n*>t quite so largo as the former, caino h. ' rapidly towards the spot whore wo ig1 were. !il : 44 This enemy will prove mora crilel j 1 than tho other," said Wharton; 44 for this id is the female, and >he knows no pilv for ? those who deprive her of her young." jh Tho howls which the tigrosa gave, when a she had examined the bodies of her cubs, surpassed everything of horrible that we in had yet heard ; and the tiger mingled his c- mournful cries with hers. Suddenly her 10 roaring was lowered to a hoarse growltt ing, and we saw her anxiously stretch out ie her head, extend her wi lo and smoking it nostrils, and look as if she were deternire iued to discover immediately the murder ui era of her young. Her eyes quickly fell I >; upo i us. and she made a spring foward v with the intention of penetrating to our \ i!f pi ice of refuge. Perhaps she might have J h been enabled, by her iurtneuse strength, d to push away the stone, had we not, with - ail onr united power, held it against her. r- When she found that all her etforts wore e fruitless, she approached the tiger, who i lay stretch's! out beside his cubs, and ho o arose a.; 1 joined in her hollow roarings, e They stood together for a few moments, 11 as if in consol ation, and then suddenly e went otf at a rapid pace, and disappeared from onr sight. Their howling died u away in tho distance, and then entirely d cease* I We now I) -gaii to entertain betd ter hopes of our condition ; but NVharton e shook his head. ^ i. "Ill not lt.itt.ir uAiirjiiltf.Mi 44 Q**.#t I... , ' - vo, ||W, " with tlie belief that there animals will 0 let us escape out of their sight till tlicv II lirtvo had their revenge. The hours we , have to live are numtu r.*d." ? Nevertheless, there atill nppearetl a chalice of our re^ue, for to our surprise, e we saw both our Indians standing befofe the entrance, and heard them can to u* n? 8013M the only possibility of our vet sa,. vino ourselves by instant flight, for that ,, tlio tiger* had only gone round iho height ,, to seek another inlet to the cave, with e which they were, no doubt, acquainted, j. Iti the greatest haste the stone was push| ed aside, and we stepped forth from wh t , wo had considered n living grave. Whar r ton was the last who I dl it; lie was u: willing to lose liis doubly barrelled gun. ? and -topped to take it up; the rest of us i, thouglit only of making our eseupe. We ,} ii ?w heard once ni ?ro the rearing of the u tigers, though at a distance; and follow? tug the example of our guides, we struck into a si In path, From the number ot roots and branches of trees with which tlm storm had strewed our way, and the 'j slipperyne,* of the run I, our flight wan slow and ddticult. Wharton, though an active seaman, had a hea^y step, aid had great difficulty in keeping pace with ^ us, and wo weru often obligod to slackon our pace on Irs account. Wo had proceeded thus far about a 'f quarter of un hour, when we found that ' our way led along the edge of a rooky 1 clitf, with innumerable tivu ??. We had. ju-i entered upon it, wlicn scddouly the Indians, who were before us, uttered one of their piercing shrieks, and we immediately became aware that the tigers were in pursuit of us. Urged by despair, wo er rushed towards one of the breaks, or gulfs H oi our way, over which was thrown a l'< bridge of reeds, that sprung up and down at every step, and could be trod in safety '' by the lijlil foot of the Indians alone. ie Deep in the hollow below rushed an iiii K' peluoos stream, and a thousand pointed and jagged rocks threatened destruction r' on every side. Lincoln, my huntsman, >e an i myself, passed over the chasm in safe* 'y ty ; bin Whortoii was si ill in tbu middle ie. of the waving bridge, and endeavoring to steady himself, wlien l>oth the tigers were | r0 soen to issue from '.ho adjoining for:?t; * an-1 the moment they descried us, they ie bounded towards un with dreadful roaring. '* Mewiwhile Wharton h id nearly gained *' t-ie safe side of the gulf, and we were all * climbing up the rocky ohtf, except Lincoln, 11 who rem imod at the rce.lv bridge to asin -ist his friortd to step upon fl m grmnd. ,r ? Wharton, though the ferocious an in tis ' w? ro close upon him, never lost his cour*" ago or presence of mind. As Soon as he H liatl guin.-d the edge of the 0 df. he kualt down, and with his sword d.v ded the ,p fastenings by which the bridge was attached to the ro k. lie exacted that to an elfoctual barrier would thus bo put to le the farther progress of our pmsucr*; but le h i was mistaken, for he had scarcely acns c-mpti-hod ids task, when the tign ss, >'e without a moment'# pau*e, rudied lo-w*r.I io the cIimio and MUunpieil lo Unind over e it. It w.i? a fearful eight to see the 10 g't ?; ty animal suspended, for a moment, in in the air above the ahyaa; but the acene v? p?Mi| like a fla?h of lightning. IIir i.i strong h was not equal to the distance : >e* she fell into the gulf, and hefo e she reachmi ed the bottom sho was (om into a thoulc sand pVes by the jagged point* <?f the ml r.wSt. Her fate did not in the least.eli*4 ?d iTiay her companion; bo followed Iter with i?< an immense spring, and reached the op* >w po?ite aide, but only with Ins fore daw? J U> and tlioa he clung to the edge of the pre* he ctpkse, endeavoring to gain a footing. The at Indian* again uttered a wild shriek, a* if ie- all hope had been loet. But Wharton wito Wits ilea run I the ulgo ot Hie rook, ad- | | vanoed corageously tovvHnlt the tiger, j and strue'c his sxvord into lio au'mid'si i breast. Enraged bryoixl ?li measure,the j wild heast collected all his strength, and | I with a violent effort, fixing one of his hind i legs upon the edge of thu dill*, he seized j Wharton by the thigh. That hero c man j still preserved his fortitude; he grasped 1 the trunk of it tree with his left hand, to j i steady and support himself, while with | his right ho wrenched, and violently fumed the sword which was s'ill in the breast j of the tiger. All this was the work of an ! 1 instant. The In lians, Frank and myself, I hastened to his arsistnnce; but Lincoln. ' who was already xt his side, had seized I Wharton's gnn, which lay near, upon the * ground, and struck so powerful a blow with tho but end ii|p>ii the head of the ' tiger, that tlyj animal, stunned and over- ' powered let go his hoid, mid fell hack into ihe abyss. All would have l>een well [ had it en led thus: but the unfortunate! * Lim-olo had not calculated upon the force f of his blow; he staggered forward, reel- f ?h1 upon the edge of the precipice, extend ed Ids hand to seize upon anything to l save himself, but in vain, lbs foot siip- t ped ; for an instance he hovered over the gulf, and then was plunged into it to rise no uorel We gave vent to a shriek of horror, and then fur a few minutes there was a dead and awlul, siience. When we were able '' to revert to our own condition, I found Wharton, tainting, upon the bruk of the 1 oievinice. We ttvuiiiiuwl 4t!.i I ?ml ^ ? I ? - w * "" "* " Ionii< 1 ho whs torn in h dreadful manner, 8 ami tli.it tho blood rtowed incessantly from . fie wide and ii?H?|> gash. The Indian* '' collected some plants and berhs, tin* appli cation of which stopped the bleeding; n and we then lumml up-ilic mangled liinh, while i?iH>r Wiiarton lay perfectly inseiisi- 1 hie. His breathing wan thick ami heavy, " and his pulse heat feverishly. It was now 1 evening and wo were obliged to resolve 1 ujion passing the night uuder the shelter v ;?i'fo.iH^i.iL ia.il.rt rocks.' I'll# |nlian> :l I glued a lira to keep the wi7a wasis Ifom oar couch; and having gathered some Iru t, I parcook of a meal that was the most sorrowful of my life. No sleep visit- ' e l my eyes that night. I sat at War- n ion'-. bod, and .istenedlo his deep Urealh- " ii g. It hecame more an.I more nurd and |< h.-ep, and his hand grasped violently, as " it in convulsive movements. His eonsei- c Oilsiiess had not relumed, and in this v situation lie passed die whole night. In H the morning .lie Indians thought it would s' laj las>t to hear our wounded Irieml hack '' to the village he ha l left the previous day j li T.iev plated -onie strong branches togetll- ' ' or and formed a bridge to repass the gulf, i t1 It was a mournful procession. On die 0 way, Wharton sud lealy opened his eyes, I (| b it instantly closed thetu again, and lay j ' as inint iveahle as before. Tow aril even- I 1 ing wo rc-w near our destination, ami , * o ir Indian friend?, wlieu lliev saw our | r s tuition expi.-ssed lite oeepestsympathv;) ? but the w hole tribe assembled around lis, i Sl ami mteied piercing cries of grief when , " they learned poor Lincoln's unhappy file, H Vaunah, the fair maiden whose heart lie j ? had won, hurst into tears; ami her broth- v ers hft<tem-d away accompanied l?v some ^ 0 Iter Indians, in search of the body. I remained with my wounded friend ; he s, suit lav ai>p ireiitiv insensible to every c thing that passed arround birn. To- 11 waids morning sleep overpowered me. A j H aong of hiiiiutitatiou am] mourning aroiis-I r ed inc. It was the It dians returning with , s Lincoln's body. Yanna was at the head i 11 of the process on. I hastened to meet j v them, but was glad to turn Wck again, when my uy?n fell upon tho torn and 1 ' 1 l'i.l..u? I...ill- ill i.nr voontr miiniiiiiinn I 0 ' y v ;* j ? * it -" j . T ie Tidiana hailed In in upon the tiger's skins which they had shewed with green | hough*; and they now bore him to the I h nial-plac.n of their trilie. Yanna saori- > ' fi ed on his tomb 'lie most beautiful orna ; 1 in lit she possessed? her long black hair j ?an offering upon the grave of him who i had first aw likened the feelings of tender- 1 lies* in her innocent h soin. On the third day I sat At Wharton's ! bed, lie suddenly moved, ho raised his t head, and opening his eves, gazed fixedly y upon a corner of I fie room. His countenance changed in a most Extraordinary * manner, it was deadly pale and seemed ' to l?o turning to marble. 1 ?aw that (lie , ' hand of death wa* upon him. "All is ' over," be gasped out, whole his look con- ' tinned fixed upon the same spot. "There 1 It stands |" and on saying these words, he ' fell back and died. < I PAPER. I, The materials on w hich mankind bare contrived to w lite their aenliiiiciiia in different Mge* Hi id illtiel ollt Otliltriuft, |WV? been extremely various. The molt en cient, perhaps were atone end meiHl. T.ibleie of wood particularly of the cedar wood, Were Hlterwitrds used ; and thews were again followed by tablets covered with wnxt which were wri ten on accord, ing to the f*sli.?n of the time , either with iron tiodkins, the tmnea of birds, or reeds, eut in the f??rm of pens. , At length the papyrus of Egypt w?* invented which not onlpr gave a great facility to the art of writing, but was ,t partable material. It was lormed of thin coat* stripped from the reed which grows ' upon the banks of the Nile. The dale of | ita discovery and the date of its disuse must have been equally disputed. lNor is the it yet completely asertainod whether its j bv first application may l?e ascribed to an I eirlieror a later date than tlie conquest law of Egypt by ilieMuc.douians. I It 1 Prach incut was the next invention ; me originating in a country where no sncli reu material as the papyrus reed could be wil discovered rand it has been found at once j ma so durable nnd useful that it is still em- j I ployed upon important occasions in every 1 rou European country. occ The art of making paper, such as we I 1 now see it, whs a late discovery : ami its doc drst material was cotton. The linen paper the which is now in use is supposed to have 1 ' bllowed the discovery. They are both ' but lated by the generality of writers at the clut leventh or twelfth century, though the I wit intior of the discovery is claimed not only i " ?y different men but by distant nations. J <?.>? The first book that was printed on pa- j pro >er. manufactured in England came out c rilhout a date, about 1495 or '00 : though pi', ar a long while afterwards it was priuci- *''<1? >ally brought from abroad. I t<> ?, Tlie first paper-mill in England was es- I ny ablished about 1570, at Duriford in Kent ' niei ?v one Spilman, who died in 1007. jlK'j A nr.. tw?t cntk-n j low u uu i IT an oufixici. w(l| '1 [From /he "record* of Bubblelon Ihir- w<? )b, or Pa|*ers froin tlie Experience of an *American Minister,"just published in Bos- Aln on by A Tompkins and 15. B. Mnssey A 'I we take lliu following graphically do- ,.|ui cribed scene.] pre; While onr affairs were in this threaten- i',,rn rtg and dubious posture, a most exciting |,.|t revival" was in progress in one of the alto leighlioring churches. j\ At the period of which I am writing, ma liese famous meetings were electrifying mov nany of the Congregaiionalist churches otl'oi limnghout New England. A tlame of a, <| eligious enthusiasm was kindled in the *|io< ommunity. Sectarian zeal was enacting v',oii no.her crusade. The wor d was to bo ;ts t wrr? V rw>4 Arj W IU wf A?n?tttvW<Ut ? f() [ The experience of twenty years has not stre ontirined tlie wisdom of that experiment. I lie dis tslrous effects of the revival system and .re now prett) generally confessed. It clat nay ho snielv affirmed, I think, that A- T ie.ican Christianity suffers to this day? as t 11 the estimation of a re> pec table class of like ommtinily?not only from the errors that the iere propagated during those exciting eenes, but Iroin tlie reaction of that over- exel rained feeling and morbid exertion which fugi lioy induced. It is as unwise to over- T a>k the religious sensibilities, as to ex- laid ausl l lie mental or bodily powers. Na- crow nre demands reparation f-?r every kind revn fexcess. Why should we expert a fro- puts nent recurrence of the I)ay of Pentecost? enc< t is not the aim of Providence to develop prea he Christian life in ilie soul by a succes- lane ion of spasms. It is a grow th?not to be the eal zed, or even favored, by tumultuous Ii xeitemeut, fiaiitic appeals to fear and ed t eltisliness, awful threatening* and terrific was larius?but secured under the conscious 1! belter of Itivine Love, in the calm dis- thro our.M) of reason, in tlie seienilv that tin- I and oil* the heart t<> the renovating light ami piio 'esse I harmonies of the universe. The revivals to which I allude, may be wh< ymliolized hv the dark wrath of hum- ailii iie->, that Pave ruin moaning on their vvall rack, and prepare tlie waste for briers to -j [row and dragons to inhabit. But pure eligfon has its symbol in the peaceful j )v hilling of ihe sun, that wins forth the )|R.|. nhercnt beaut)' or Nature, and clothes iho ^ roild in the gratitude of Praise. r God's process?whether surveyed in the in perceptible movement of constellations, j ir in the renovution of a human being? t(, ( * gradual, orderly, sublime. Urn renewing inlluences descend "like oRj he small rain, and distil like the dew."? w| j 1 s kingdom comelh not with observaion. For why should > tumult li e the tramp j j''1" if armies, iicraid iho reign of II.m we call he Priuoo of Peace I j Hut t?> resume the narrative: It was a night in March that I was re- ' ',mi itrning from the h >u-e of a parishioner, '"n, shorn I had visited in severe alll c?ion. 1 My course lav directly by Dr. Scream- ' " ?r's large church, where the revival was uul jeing conducted. Although it was pa*t "J' * lite hour of ten, the meeting still continu- ' 1,1 ?l. Tint hnildinar was cv itliiill V tlir<ni<-. ' ?"S ? ""J - ( * pj, for shadows of fig ores, standing cre.t #gain?t the upper tier of windows, darkened the ample sweep of lite galleries; ' and a crowd of men filled the porch, of ! j were crammed together in the three outer doorways. The voice of the preacher? j!1' shrill and hoarse?with frequent groans of conviction, and cries of sudden terror, *a and shout* of approvnl froin the excited audience?rang fearfully into the siitl ear "P of night, a" There was a fascination ahout the place ?< that made me pause, aud lltaldiew iny ' 'p steps to the thronged en ranee. hei The porch-lantps glare<l dim and ghast- P?*t ly upon that eomjatet muss of being*, atid ' the breath of the dense crowd that filled del the vast interior of the edifice,iesned from the narrow apertures furnished by the p?< half obstructed doors, in a rank, hot, and to sickening steam. mi It was horrible to think of the infat uated multitude thus wedged within this fatal no church, and breathing tHis at>o?niriable no atmosphere, charged thick with death 1 w: I had barely secured a footing upon ! oil ei" threshold, ! < fore 1 was tb.illed h piercing, pr-lra d shriek. It was a man's voice?loud, harsh, and fill beyond anything I had over heard, had a certain rude and prolonged veltence th?t indicated great strength, and ninded one of the despairing cry of a d beast, rather than of any * rictiy hull utterance < ! woe. [ instantly perccived-that iho men and tnc were powerfully agitated by the tir re t ice. I hey | ioss d forward toward the inner ?rs, and tried to look over the heads of intervening t'.rong. 'Is it In-vh y demanded, in subdued frantic whispers, reaching ov.-r and idling the clothes of those who stood hin. 'A judgment!?behold, a judgment of I 1" was thundered from the lips of the iv her. Ul eyes were directed toward the pulin si range consternation. The mtiilie ah. >ut t lie central aisle hegan to sway aid fro, an 1 i heard the shuffle of nialeet, iniiigled with hoarse cries of "A i! glory to <?od! A judgment!?a >inem !" tgaiti was heard lli.it fearful shriek, but er, fainter than before?as if life, itself o departing from the poor w retch, lien dow n the aisle ran the cry?alit vindictive in its wild fervor? It's a judgment!?a judgment from lightv <iod on the scoffer!" ii<? rijtuliuuin in/?rio?aiul w!t Km ll%.* rch ; l>ut over all, the shrill voice of I lie teller was distinctly audible, though his i was not visible to me, for he had th : pulpit, and stood exhorting by the r. it length T behold ? urging his course Ily through ti e. compact throng, and ing his arms like a swimmer itt his its to roach the door?the large, seariigtiro. of an old man, who had been mi io mo in the >. reels, ti"t long preis, as Shaikey, the smuggler; and who tiv readers may recollect, was known >? a Very 111 c-raj sil]ipni<iwriirir,n T?t?.n. et ministe r. saw in the distortion of his features, in the wild terror of his look, the revion of sudden insanity, he awe-struck crow I gave way as fast ho scanty space would allow; and, one marked by ihc curse of Heaven, old man rushed forth into tin* night. Was ever a judgment more manifest.?" aimed one, gazing solemnly after t!.c live. hen f learned that old Sharkey had i a wager that he would enter the ' rded church and profanely defy the ralists before the alter; and that, in 1 nance of tit's reckless intention, he had 1 eintered the fierce anathema of the teller, and smitten by sudden repen* cor superstitious fear?had fallen to 1 tloor with aslniek of madness. I was evident that tin tevivali-t realo ' he advantage which s.ich an incident calculated to furnish him. lis v.iie> to >k n. imperious tone. The ateiiing ho announced became more more authoritative. Terrors imilti I around liis agita'e I brow. 1 . desire s. ized me to behold the man > swayed thflso hundreds at bis will, detained them within these horrible s at tho risk of sulVocation. he gallery offered lite only chance of ifying my wish. With great exertion ached the stairs, ideie, as elsewhere o was a dense, hot throng. JStep bv , I made tho wearisome ascent, and, .ing through the door that opened on gallery, th- immense magnitude oftl e ience rose before me with startling eftul admiration was not the emotion uiade my sight sw im and tnv laaiii rl. I was u ;\r, consternation, at the vile, ri?l host. th.1t roso?a dcnio, iatoleranudaiia?frum those unconscious vici. Already hundreds seem ed as torus so many figures of lead. In alow lines more, as it see.oed to rnv excited v, th y would have been corpses. ^ thrilling, dizzy sense of the danger led through trie in an instan'. Withclearly reading what I was doing? mdden And imperious was the impulse t seized me?I made my way to the it of the gallery, and shouted with alt voice: 'People I are you mad? Yon arr all ng of aulFocath to ! Open the windows I clear the house !" V line aMia Lr- uiimrliiAiic f s At that instant, it aeetnod on'y the lata of duly?aa, indeed I mill tliink it 4, 4 Yea!" echoed the revivalist, glancing At me with a fierce gesture, '*you. anu.ad?m.iil with the folly of the world! and eufliiCAtiufr,?ye*, wiili hell tire I en the window* I?ah ! the windows i f tven, that you may have grace reit !" The man tv ts frantic, and I did not won r at it. But the futal rpell was broben,? he opto rose with a new terror?thev begun appreeiato their There waa a nuliuou-t rush ftar (lie door# j Acts! in givii g m haaty alarm, I had t thought of this danger. Wou'd they w trample each other to death, to re? ird mo for my interference I Leaning over the gallery, I fhoutod and J expostulated ; but 1 might as well have addressed a whirlwind. And, as my gaze settled upon t' e scene embracing with mute horror all itn details I dis iiiguished one figure St. t'ggling in the abyss, that brought a cry from my lips and a keen pang to my heart. It was Miss Arlington ! ***** To spring to her reccue, was alike the impulse of manliness ami of friendship.? I'm to leave the gallery by the way 1 bad onion i it, was no longer a practicable ae ievt inent, owing to the mass of .people in n wi n* erowueu tunnilluously upon the slain; and 1 wuj compelled to accept the j less decorous expedient of vaulting over the railing. ^jS The w hoi.* cli u rcli w at a scene of uproar and terror. The nature Of the meeting?the appalling id -as on which the revival.'*t had dwelt, and the signal retribution that had smitten the scofi'ei*. lmd excited the feeling of the people beyond the control if n-a- ). and in ide them doubly ojsceptiblc to the panic of sudden alarm. They rushed upon each other with the frenzy of maniacs;?men shouted and struggled ?women screamed and fainted ; and a few, whoso zeal had entirely eclipsed their perceptions, sang and prayed, like saints in I lie last ecstasy of martyrdom ! Dropping into this dangerous abyss, I was I'm innate enough to reach the pbjeet of my anxiety, just as she fell evhauslod. in the midst of the mad throng A favorable movement of tbo crowd enab'ed me to rescue ner without much difficulty, and to place her in die rece>s of a window, quite out ofdangc.. Then I loroeil up the sash,and?assuming the privilege of the coolest head in the house?exposiulated witli the people and began to ventilate the place. Gradually a passage was opened through the clotted doorways, and the eager multiludo filed out. The cries and the frenzy abated?the scoro of the weak and helpless that bad fainted were borno urlitlo !?* I.-, or. rrrran?*? r?f o few, who thus expressed the injuries they had received, imparted an air of tragic solemnity to ti.is fearful consummation of the evening's service. Macgregor and Lamont. I know not if ever you liavo heard the following traditional story of a chieftain ot the Macgregor*. residing at the time on his freehold iu Gienarehy. llis son had gone, in the shooting season, with a party of young associates, to the moors in the hriui ot the country. They met with a young gentleman ot the name onLnmont, Iran Cowal, who, attended by n servant, was going to Fort Wiliiam. They ail went to the kind of inn that was in the place, and took a refreshment together: id ilin course of which, nt the end of tho day, a trifling dispute aroso between Lament nnd Mucgregor. Dirks were drawn, ami before friends could interfere, M icgrvgor fell mortally wounded. In the confusion Lament escaped, and the' pursued, under the cover of the night got securely to the house of Maegrogor, which happened to be the first habitation. The chieftain had got up and was standing at the door. "Save my life !" said the stranger, 44 for men are, iu pursuit of nie, to take it awav." "Whoever you are," say# Macgregor, 44 hero you arc safe 1" Lament w as but ju?t brought to an inner apartment, and introduced to the family when a loud inquiry was made at the door if a stranger had entered th? house. " lie lias,'' said M:tcgreg.?r, 44 and what is your business with lnm ! 44 In a scuffle, cried the purmers, 44 lie has killed your son; deliver him up, that wo may instantly revenge the deed 1" Macgrcgor's lady and her two daughters tilled the house wijh their cries mod lamentations. 44 He quiet" said the Cbief^ 44 wiiu hie eyes streaming with tears, 44 and let no man presume to touch the youth?for he has Macgregor's word and honor for his safely ; and as Ood lives bo shall be safe and secure while in ray hou>?.w Iu a little time, after Lament had exin:i ieiiced the most kind and ,l.U treatment, the Chieftain accompanied hiiit with twelve men under nuns, to [nverary, and having landed him in safety on ll.e other side of Loclifiue, took bim by thp hand and thus adureMod him : ' Lainont, you are now safe. No lolb ger can I, nor will I, pmt?. t rou. Keep o it of the way of my clan. May God forgive and bless you r This happened some short time before ibo se ere act of pnjM-riptiou against the Clan Macgiegor, in 1033* wii.n, to thu discredit ot ju*iic?, a weak gonemmont sa Tiflced a whole jwople for theuUiockies of a few. Macyregor h*t bis property an 1 was bunted for his hfe. Macgragor lest hm propeijj' and was hunted for bin life in oor.seqrtince of this iniquitous act. He took shelter te the house of this ?ff I .......1.1 trm kit kL doep con* rition for th? mwfui un? of Ml ro iiiger 3 ; and who, br eirory oct of it > miner* to hi* v?<h*?(4? fp**i,and aoOM bnoclim of bio fomily, reeerod tb? providence which Hod uim? put it hi bU power t<> r pny to the family of liU benefactor, in ome measure, the Iom lt? hod occasioned , 1 bom in lh? dentil of aor* > V . ..V ' VI 'S ' ^