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VOLUME V. LANCASTER, C. fl, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARYil 1857. NUMBER 49.
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i I'n in I'urtor'H Spiiitt. ii
WOMAN'S EIGHTS. it
? n
DV IH VEItJfOR. tl
o
Woman'a Rights! what nro tlicy pray ? , "
Say, what art- Woman'* Right*? .
Arc they to "w .>nr the pant*" hy Hay, ! a
And speeches make o'uight* ? j*
Arc thcv to a? ck for offices,
Which men alone should station ! ! >
Arc they to tiinku our country'# low*, tl
And thus destroy the nation ' *
v
Are they to l?iuat?-r. *rnokc cigar*.
And mix in row*, or lioli!? '
Are they to create evil #(t? ?
Way, are ihr.-.e Wainrii'* K^'litu ?
No, no ! a thousand noes I cry? I
Theur nrc tin- ri^hi* of wt.,n:n ;
A heart for limne?n Sovc for itcucc - '
With eve* that tears e n saIhi in
A
inode.it nicin?u ."lent ton cue ? :
A smile of love?
A chei rfn fi'-e, Hint's ver yoiiny-A
apirii like the dove. I 1
.V happy heart cunt. ntod mind?
A enre for household duties?
A soul suhruisuiiv to ita (iud ?
Aye these are womn'n beiuties. > ,
m i . mi l nm- - n m '
i it
31 jhHiTtfil ftimj. ?
Tin; heimit of the isles.
A tOOfe str>looe, confuse,! :UI'1 lOtllKlltic "
p.rotip rl (-lands i not to he. font"! in tin* '
world tltXt: lite western Isles of Scotland. j w
Hundrods ol tl.em ie scattered about in j ^
wild roj.iied it n? wit tie the ocean ni-lt | b
e.i ! 'if nn them with .hi impvinoaity that i ?
is truly l.tr'iinir Hero ami IItoru ;t bare ' ''
rutrtfcil n?ek eppeara lit only f??r tho cyrv j '
of U.? eenfowl* which skim around them, | i
while other4, v illi sc?iit) patches of vei , I'
dure in iho interstice* of lbs craos offered I 11
a small supply of oat? or potatoes to the | '
few inhabitants domiciled in them. In jl'
the distance, the wonderful mass of black j l'
n-cks, piled one above another in awful
grandeur, marks the Island of Jura, nnd ?
fuither on a rise the barren hills of the Is- b
land of Mull. Both of those islands see in *
placid, like MtitinoU, to jruard lite nidi
of the ocean's storms, and defend the 1
smaller islands from their furious tur- "
moil.
One of tho loneliest of ihe.?e sm.wlci J ^
Islands was ion}* looke I upon with super t!
stiliotis dicad by ti e Isl uidcrs arum <J? 1
On it n stranger had fixed his solit try
abode. Whence he r ime no one t, new ; "
or why he settled on so bleak a no i 1
one could Wdl. The finlieriucn crowded 1
mII rail, and (/lied llteir oars willi double I
Alacrity as they parsed this diended s|?ot
and mailt a prater was uttered lo shield
them from the evil inthienco of this rlntnge
an.l solitary Imiug *lusn they dreaded so
mocli.
And the home of that loue individual
was as wild as the rock on which it Was
creeled. A narrow strip of land covered
with the soil washed down by many a
storm frotn the lull aide, and carefully
ma mi red with sea-we'd, was the only spot
titled for cultivation, and this was phi it led
with culinary herbs, and small patches of
corn and potatoes. The dwelling which
he inhabited wham rude but, one end of
which rested on the hill side, which formed
as it were a side wail to it. The line
rior was as rude as its exterior?a dum?y
bead-toad titled with Irc.-h leather was hi
resting place, a coarse tabic and a stool
composed all the furniture. Two pet
sheep and a d->g were his onlv coiniun
ior.e* ard thus he hvorl, far removed from
tho cares and toils of busy life -diunnng
All society, and aiiunuwu lo all.
j ?Oue esentng lie sat, as whs ins usual
a habit, upon die summit of the Inn which.
B ovt'fhtiiio his dwelling, and w itched tin. i
.gathering of uUMide winch vime
r?f>i<lfv x^riH.* the sky. Muii ami Joia, 11
lo<>nie?l Itff'J might} 14*:?nt.? IP ttie b
Tlio ip'<t bird' ?i11*M ( tinrm ,
flfwr vrf*miiig to their eyrie*, ?.ixl iev< r*l v
KifT 4V^8",f " w,th .<ii cr?ir*?t l?oi*i? i, | 11
rushed though (lie rt nig Wnves with ati jo
AJnm.'<I. iu the iil?t?n> v Wk* a Ittfge uiir* ?
CnMt vessel, the ?.u'ur* busily Ufegig in *
i their ssils, ?n J procuring Activi ty for tjjc 1 I
coming struggle >?i< Ii the I'lumenl*. * Ji
* Yf>** ?oionnfzrwt the vriitarv one, *y< :fli
furl your nil*, for von will met !?*!? ?
midnight. Yen, jrou wjil iii-eri wtronSH m
hands and firm hearts to steer you,' Ii^vK
continued. 'If yon ilrito amongst th% c
lioiftttg' whirl ttf^'orrfcyvrwhan, nothing
J C*U l4vl|*U.| Hot wTiV do I feel so in* i Ii
teresteJ in your fitto ! M my * guuj ami Ii
noMo vt-ksvi liHva I s-nn go tit>*?ri, and ' tl
their crew hashed t<*. reel beneath tho" r** j l
ging billow 1
& spying In* .trone. junlstowlv tleuccn. J s]
dingthfi Iii'J entered but hut. Theehatn ! ?i
b onine crouching to Mm, trembling with
fc tr, ;tuti gto tiy riiblic I tlmir b< siIk iigsni-1 ^ \
hi* him J. * y
\ 'Kven you/ he rcid Vkmi, Co dread 'his j >
Iroinmg hurricane. bhty h?#iio sends it j
t>? merciful to those who encounter It!' ' t<
Having placed thn sheep under the Mornisi
tied, ho entered his hut, and stirrtg tip early afo..
ic Hro, which was composed of driftwood they part*
lid turf, lighted a small lamp, suul tak 1 and oaten
?g tip a well wurn Bible, began reading Tho atoru
, when the faint distant gluutn of a eaa si ill in a \
on caused hint to start up mid look trom 1 vessel wm
lie door of ids hut. Tho th''ck darkno-s 1 fear
f tho clouds hiui increased, and the roll of les-,' said
Hinder cam# distinctly frotn the tmnky | 'Fear t
oii/oti, whi'e ihe sua dftshed and fontnetl low me*
inougst 'he rocks, throwing all around a , beach 1
ickly phosphotie glare that caused ttie but savin
<ghi t*> look more horrible washed mi
'It wa- ccici'n'v a sign \1 of distress no traces
aid die llerin.: , 'ftud still, how can I aid I ' H id ?
lictn ? T! > tearful ma-r.es of rock and Hermit,si
Itoals vvlii di -orroiimi this lonely isle been drift
i.ei'.U only le . I to their destruction, n'H' leie i sunt
>t e\ en i- oat could 1ive in such a ' tue boat <
l"? "' I Ito.Uirn
S:r:.:' i. g bi* :* < in the direction from supply of
ihere the Hound had come, ho beheld a 11,.ri,
vid lltnli of ligh , which was followed ,
gain by iho nearer o-port of a cannon. " ^ j
4 Heaven help them l' ho exclaimed, : , ' ,
. ? . ? i i '*rg <'li'
la v ire di riii? t ist upon tlio rooks. I ,|lt; j ,lt
> ! x etiluri! lie added, 'tie 1 trust t?> lit"
, , \ <ai ! -e I
> .pu$.?'r of event- what the re-alt may |;
>? .' So saying lie hurried to a small pen ^ " ' ,
i . i >i t ., y,,u to
t 'In side t In- hii', and dragging t< rib
S(- eitle o|10
ipiii'dity <>t wixhI atnl soil,? empty tar | ill
at 'el-, em.vexed thcoi to a place, where, ^ mr
i.uie fiotu the opetatioii "f tlo* litiriiratie '*! '
iini i i ottered to
h.M be kindled with en?" and seen ...
. . . ?'>u "
\ tin' shin crow. ,
. .i . i ?s he slig
A- the ll im.-s tbcksied up. two guns HU.,.,|N *
charged in l ipid -accession Wero hoard ' ^
?d o.i'v e lim a -urHiice thnt I is signal | r?*Y
.ia seen a. d ..n-were ?. His hopes how 'The l'
vrr w. re law "1 nfiliviM, for the win I, l((|( jj|>n|
iki' g a sudden turn wrhiiM the tire ; ^ |r 2>.(! ,
hout m ail directions Mid catching hold |
f the t barrels, bit a thctil tr?ni the hill j i!tlll|11
i?ie ?uu> iin* mui, wlii'ri-. alter floating
l:t$|i;g |ur ;? while upon the witter*, tliev ' W " r'~ '
ere exiinguiahed \?y tSu hunker*.? i 'And
tgam the signal* i?l distror* vi-rit heard, I \"u'
'.M thinking all util io be in vaio, llie hioi
lermit. with im-lunchoUv thought*,* ing'.t )OHr*elf i
lie f'i?*ltt-r nt lint rude but once more.? I ' **"
are.- in.eiH |.a>*e<i in anxious -olilndo.? '
lie HienaU <i| tiio iihIre^seil new were no ^ ^
n.ger heard, ami the iiermit anticipated ' in
In woisl, tvlien I:in?!?.???, again uttering a j W1''' )
isin.tl 11 on I and crouching close to tin* | 4? our
our Imgan ;o H-ratcii at it, a* if wishing ( pnia'e w
a net out. " I ')'
Snatching up a ft re!.i and, the Hermit , ll
pened the door, and following ihu d<>g he ! J'our V,,RS
?iiiinle<l speedily onward*, reaching a ! ""'f'
iiihI1 hay at the eastern end of the island '
I faint shoot sounded in the Hermit's ear j towari
s he flourished hut tirehraml on high, j ?*f tl
nd heartily did he return llie hail, as Ins , * r- Hl"'
log, 'hi king fuii'iudy, dart *d inwards a '"'Mowed I
lark ol jccl Ijiogon llie htaeb. A faint s,,t '"d,
;roan * a* board; and hurrying f. rward, ,fr*? CIU'
lie Hermit l h<-ld a young nun almost around.
n?vi silde, str. Iched amongst a quantity 4II'i* v
.) wM-nt'i d ami wr. < k It ii*uig him gen Hermit, *
ly, tlio Iferrnit spoke kindly to him, but *'"< *
he Von ill Was ton ! ?-1?!. (.<> reply. .Sop "lore be.?
lOrting I.iin widi the utmost euro, he led eVl'" da
inn to his hut, and placing linn bcei.Je tnticlt of
ho lire, adiuiuittered ttome warm drink, scenery
"iticli tin fouth nwallowed eagerly, and kright th
......... i ... ....:. _r.._ Av mi
u? ic\ niicr ii? i " ** ?
'You have brul ft narrow escape, inv '|,w
foung friend,' said the Hermit. *1 trust ',('n
our ci)ri>[isiiioiiH have also escaped !' youth till
Most likely,' answered the youth.? ' hav?
We olxkcrved a light on one of the islands nu
ind hoped, l>y getting t<? lei*ward of it we !
rot !d weather out tin* gale ; h honvy ?e;? , t-*uh<?.
lowever, swept the decks, and I washed 'Cuba
vei board.' arouse at
'Y on nre \oung to L? engaged in a sea , . 11
.?ris*if life,' remm kej the 11t-rtisit, as lie 1 fothor u
o-ikod on the fair ftnd almost girlish face j
>f tho boy. ' solitude.'
' k am not a sailor,' rejoined the youth, i ' hH*s s
wiling. 'I was a tMSseiigor bound for i Hc'lnit.
JnhaJ 'NX. 81
'For <'ill*ft !' said the llerinit, US he *'r *:,h
ISflOil hlli'k. 'tul blilis I* oUt. t )i|
Y o?, \fe hither, who died aome vettru '^s '' ''
g??, left me some propeity there,' said the
out ii. 'Ye-.
'Tin ilermtt scanned hi* face eagerlv,
n I muttering to himself. "No no; tin* 'Was 1
lea is folly.' Titer. Addressing the Volith ! No.
? > lid, You will require real, in ;he 'Wat \
Horning we will arrange yon how you arc 'She v
j 'list Oi
rhaukinj him for his attentat), the j 'Kugrn
ning man retired to r-*t, while the [|er t Kiod ot
nil, spreading s nne dried heath and forn | 'Your tall
?i ihe floor, fling himselfupon if. Night 'Willi.
I'm* tnr advanced, whin tlit* young lino whii.lt ttii
'm iw;?ken??d by deep and bitter groans, wit, with
fe arose <n<l by the light of ihe tire be- ?t*te of i
erniit struggling violently in I r*t?vd bin
?h* j At lellgtll
^Tln ?ecuili\,' iie murmured, 'nor bent success, i
n u-.r ea#Ml can deny it. I have acted bis eyes,i
indeed, and no one dare no- look, tin
use me. horror fn
Ridng gently, the youth went toward* '\uu I
mi .t'ul i.hot k llifl), wh-n, springing to young nit
is ffst, his eyeballs glaring with terror, j *A>, in
he H. nnit stood rooted to the ?j?ot, ga , 'lVili?|
ing on hitil. j the engai
'l'.trJon me,' s.tid the toting men re- ' waul am
ji.H'tfully, 'f< u seemed troubttwl in your j look of it
' I' 4?* ?' j HOcl Hittei
ml?.'replied the Hermit, 'thank*. '1 knov
'et 1 miii often thus ) have disturb*] . in otter?
opr riwl with loy foolish dreams. It was | *fibe <!}
iilv >> i j/ht mare. Good night.' 'Wa tb<
."So saying lie composed housed again i 'lu?ie
'?? ?. f ever kept
g came, and the Hermit w
t. Wakening his young friel
ok of a nimpin breakfast ofli
i cakes, ami then sal lied forth,
i had lulled, hut the water w
roilent state of agitation, and I
< no where to he seen,
that our look out will he fru
the youth.
milling,* replied the Hermit, 4f
So saving, lie led him tot
t was covered with son-w roe
g the [tlank which had be
shore wiih the youth, there \v<
of furl her <os?.
he ?iru<-k 01 foundered,1 said t
me part ofhei wreck would lir
ed here. Trust m?, she has ?
place of safety. We will laur
aim make search.1
in or to the hut, they carritn
provisions toward tiiehoai wli
itt kept lor Ins own usu in li
iiOW,1 said Ik, as lie Opened
>t which he had on one si<le
yon will icquiie money?shoi
this vessel? to eairv yon on \ i
u.d equip you. I can cone
e nearest port, where you ? an
.?T.'io this,' and as lie spol
forth a arge hag, limn win
I a quantity of gold, which
the \outh.
his: exe< se tile,1 hani the you
lillv colored. 'I have a milieu
f goid st :t. lied in and about i
1 am grateful to you lor ye
, lull ii>tint decline it.'
is of ru> ij.ii' to nic,' rejoin
lit, sighing. 'The day was wh
f, I'lM now u can only la.l a
s of;lie tiiMi person who ent
1, and finds iuv corse mouhiiri
ic,"
w hv lead so lonely a life i' si
!i, 'the woild is nil In?: >:? u.
not ?n aged man, and why hi
ii Mirh 4 iid seclusion!'
you k::o? as lunch of the wo
?aid the hertiiH, 'von will shin
You w ill lin.l too many holl
it, nor can you trust eten t
iir o? n bosom.'
lite lias hi i-li embittered by so
roll or,* said the yoiilli, hes'tultl
Hut conic, we will search
el, i.nd on our \ ovnoe I w:l! i
p.'
g the (fold ill his giiille, he wa
its the boat, and with the ?>.s
le voulh, pushed it into the w
set it alloiit. Sjiiiiiginp iiit<
|iy the Hermit's faithful dog, th
nd l aieermir over the l?riL?lit v
?i?il amongst the various ml
vild scenery pleases you,' said t
tailing.
s,' rejoined the youth. It ev
ttliftil titan llie t>unnv Azores,
' summer islet. It reminds i
'i lie vexed HcrmudH*,' only t
tlieic in inueh tnorc green a
?n this.'
nl the witter* more clear,' reiua
ermit.
you have been there?' said i
ning to liint.
w*s the answer.
>llier resided long there,' ?aid I
an. 'It w is before she went
! Cuba !' cried the Hermit. *Y
range feeling* within my bost
tention of that name. Is y<
i life !'
s, nut lives in almost compl<
.he reside abroad ?' inquired t
lie had some hopes (hat inv fa
lite, wml iett Cuba to trace h
r search was in vain.'
nig since your father lelt Cubi
the Hermit.
Indeed it was shortly after i
im a native of Cuba ?'
Ho was a ScotchtX all.'
our mother a native of Cuba
a*?but of K igiisli parentage
sine?' s.o?i the Hermit eager;'
is Osborn.'
heaven !' exdaiinsd the ilern
bet's name was '
tin Sinclair,' was the ansa
s scarcely wt'.erod, when the II
? bitter jfro?n, sunk t?iu k ii
naensibility. I be young lit
n Mini nirote n> recall him tu Ii
i hia etforla weie cruw.ied wi
*nd the Hermit slowly open
slid gszed with so unearthly
1 the youth shrunk buck ?i
>iu him.
uok strangely on me,' said t
in feelingly.
> wonder 1' wat the answer.
[X you knew my lather?' vt
inquiry, ms the youth bent t<
J caught the ham!; hut with
xitiiiiig he withdrew his iian
rly eaid?
r your repuUd lather. But yo
you Mty she lives )'
ir? no attempt made on her h'ft
was; hut how 1 know uOi-?<
that Mw re' .'
aa 'Ami good her part,' .' Hid the IIoi
id, billetiy.
sh "Her infidelity to her husband was
? solo cause.'
as 'Lint ?' exclaimed llie youth, jtshe s
ho ed u|>. 'Deep though the debt of p
tude 1 owe you for presetvingf unit
! that debt would becnr.cellcd by any
| slander on my timber's 1011110.'
ol I 'Peace, boy, peace!' cried the llihe
'I know your mother to well. Her le
k ; her folly excited Iter husband'# jeaU
en lie attempted to t k-* her l ie, I.is last
're at In r w.xs whet; the lay wclteiirtg it
Mood?lie lli-d. Ah tite! what mis'
lie have sutlercd since that day.'
ive 1 You !' exclaimed the. voti'.h.
'u j 'Yes, // /, your reputed tathef?1
ich ntended murderer!' shrieked the He
' as he y'arlvd up. 'Do you know
i a 'iOW 1'
ic|i 1 'I w ill heliivc j oil,'said the yout
5.JI ''lint olt! had jiu known my mot
' truth?liet faithfulness?her h?t>g,
( weary searches ufier you, von would
. wrong lor as you do.'
i(| , ' Mark mc boy! When fir?t I ve
, your mothei, ! helieved In r all truth
purity. How s.u.n was I deceived I
voting Hidalgo made mv house his I
I ?he was vonr inolher's lover. v,
1C|, long ore 1 suspected aught was wi
l|(. till chance a! last possessed toe of ih
1 cret. Ilts life 1 took ? hers I atternj
jj, I tior doe* my conscience tell me that
.ni| wrong.'
,IV } 'Unfounded jealously has been
"r ruin,'replied the youth. 'The vouiij
da go whom tut) speak of wooed
|( (j mot Iter's sistci ; she aided Irs views
did lie die as you imagine. He live:
i(o is the father ol h thriving family.'
T.v vour mother's sister V cried
" . Hermit
' Ye*,' w n? the answer.
I I A long silence *n-ued. 'limy-mil
the v. ih! excitement of his i.r i.er, butil
j e<| iest arv limlu-r con\ersal;on v
" idrixe hiiu past the D iilids ol re**.
. 1 Wrapped in deep thought, the lb
' ! ' Slit at the lit 'ill < ( ill- I OHt till tliey
' K I ? the ieewni.i of one of die ialat d? i
, L'( lllrp of '.illii-li r..??? !? r II. Pi'm. I lit n
i " ; " ** " ?" "
I Ihiii. M.ik.nti '? to the young
| to grasp one ot tlit* our*. he hauled <
1,4 the sail, and catch in 4 up 11? * othr
himself, they pulled lowaius the i;
| mill lauded.
4 ^ j 'From the tuu.mit of this h II,
I the Hermit, liis voice choked with
ii. I l,0"t *wo cm> scan nearly all 'he
aroiiml. If \<>?r vessel i* in sight,
>l I ami well?it* not I can hire men to i
you to the nearest seaport.'
' '* ' Pardon ir.e,'??id tlm youth. Fa'.
I41-v [ thrown ine most mysteriously in
* 4 way. 1 viill not; cannot leave you.'
*** ' Beware, hoyT cried the Hermit,
ware how you act !'
'* '1 know how to act,' said the yout
lie Mink on his knee before him. 'J
**" seen my mother's grief?from child
ol I have had her tears shed on my cl
Father I?by that hollowed name I
" jure you?do not ask mo to h av? y\
1 'Bise, rise, looiish boy. Your mi
, ?the may hear of your loss?and ?
r 'Providence has willed it so. I
with me. Let my mother slmro mv
4 p.ners, and in your leunion male
liearts ghnl.'
, 'How can 17 To raise my hand ?p
1 " her life?to accuse hei ! I cannot. I
144 not.'
'It* \ou knew her piief JOU vfouh
think so. Oh ! cannot your own I
your own feelings, father grant mo
blessing", and grant my request !'
The Hermit opened his arms, an
son, throwing hitnself upon his Ineas
gvrly inquired?
'\\ ill vou lint hless mother also ?'
" *
4 On the same bland, w here once i
the Hermit's hut, there now Aim
^ j, lonely mansion. Almost every aiui
I her#* is seen (ho family surrcunde
tlieu domestics snd the inhabitants <
neighlmring isles, all joined in happy
viviality.
Sinclair bad lived bathing retired
bis unrounded suppositions had yield
Iruib and the fond forgiveness ami at
' nouii of Ins fa- tL In I wife weaned him
" his selfumposeu solittme, and bani
bis remorse, while their names arc
?'l. "herished with foiiduess by the den
i of the II brides.
er 1'lc.kosfl in fiiXAS.?tlio vale
i a Advocate describe* h recent visit iiih?I
mii i lie editor to a pigeon'* r<oet, on
fe. Creek, sonic twenty or tliirty mile* h
nil I'ah-stine. The company arrived at
ed roo?t before night, and when the pig
a were absent. II.ey were struck will
lib toiuhinent at the havoc the pigeons
made. " Ou all sides, large trees wei
he tber broken or twisted down, and
trunks of toweling oaks literally alrij
of their branches " About sundown
as heard a largo roaring to the Norih,
i?r- looking up they rmw the front of a I
i a column of hirds approaching, and
id, ' seveijd mmtites it continued to
along in oca unbroken stream.*' l)ir?
ur others came from every direction "
the w hole air appeared to Ire lull of lh
The company commenced operation*
! dark, shouting Uien, by torcn light. In
he i in'g down Uhe*:, or sweety at a shot
' | Ul they bad enough,then started for b
cn. *
ftiisffliitnfiutQ.
> tilt;
larl- BLACK HOLE IN CALCUTTA.
;ran
I if,. There arc many persons, no doubt, who
l?aso bare never hea;d the origin of this often
tpioted passage. For them and others
rtnil, wi'O have perhaps forgotten the subject,
vnv, we copy the following article which tells!
jus'v. the whole inottriiful story
rtj,,k "Lord Olive, while a Colonel of tho J
i her British arinv, commenced his career as ;
?rv I f??nn?ter of the British Empire in India ?
Full of honors and wealth he returned to
England ; but being defeated in getting
r, her "ito Parliament, in 1775, sailed, under
rmit, the King's eomrnand, nga.n to India, the
me company appointing him to tho Cover !
tior.-h'p t?f F >it St. l?;wid. But the veiy
)u day he stepped ilo the Gubernatorial |
her's I Chair, at Madia*, the Bengal N ahob t"oU [
|,?.r : Calcutta. Then came tlie chapter of un[
j,ot | heard of cruelty, familiar to every child
j who hasleainc-l to rend hisstorv book.?
dded I he tragedy of the Black Hole occurred
? all 'n 1760, just a hundred years ago.
| a " 1 lie dungeon was 'JO feet square.? !
tine Midsumiiier beat was parching India.? '
I'was The little garrison thought it all a joke
ronij when tliev were ordered to go in; but to
? ,so refuse was to die, for Stirajahul lfowluk's
; orders must be obeved ; prolonged sutler
1 did '''U was better limn instant death ; the\ I
entered, one hundred at d forty six in all.
your The door was closed, the small aperture j
r ||j. admitted neither light nor air. When j
niv they began t-. exchange breaths the start- ;
, nor hug truth burst upon them. The air at 1
'and ready was almost pit trifled ; they shriek i
?.d, they ye.led i:i mortal agony; they j
tbe screamed t r water, and then killed eaeli
other over the cup whkli was passed
through the grating, w hile tho poor priso I
* suv. I nets were uigbliiig mi l smo ezing e.u h
read- ! other's lite nway?gasping ! t a r, ;oi walot.id
, ,,;ri any tiling that woind relieve til in j
I). ?u iiien agony
nrinit I he j ukrs laughed and danced in pure j
came delight. liotmci', the l?i*5i??fs-1 in rank, |
n >lir olfc-red i h Jailor hea* v ln-it-es ; but no tin1
until N a tilt v.;** .-looping, ami no true da.ed to
IIMil Wake liitl). la tile tnoining, when tlio j
l?>wn debauch was >lept away, lie ordered the I
r oai d tinge"" ?l< or to lie opened, and out stag- .
.?red twenty three swolen, distorted, lie. i
ing corpses ! ( >ne hundred and tvrenty. j
three were piled up?a pulrifying mass of j
< uin inen ; all shapes and forum were represen
>s'"s ted in 'he death-struggle. The English
good woman wiio survived, was scut to the hnjarry
rem of the Prince of Mocrslivdadah.
" Llolir.eil was saved, and tells the tale.
v has 'j |te dead were burned on tho spot, hut j
your the harrowing picture did not move in f
the least the granite disposition of iliehu'l^?*
man tiger. The horrible deed reached '
Olive, ami thecelehraled battle of Piassey
h, as showed the inhuman Nabob tliat it was a
have fo.dhardv thing to tridfl wiili the feelings
hood ,,f Englishmen. The soldier* fought like |
leek. jlU|| ,|,lk,s revenge stimulated them, and |
con the Nabob's arm/of 60.000 strong was
>u 1 broken like a reed. Cave lost hut twenty
L>ther two nicn." 1
t
/oine ?
hap HOW BID HAT DIED
, t
' " ' The sentence of ibe roil t try com id is-{
sion whs read to him with due solemnity.
'l'1" Lie listened to it as lie would have listen- '
' ed to the cannon of another battle during !
his military life, without emotion or bravado.
Uc neither asked for pardon, for
iertrt' delay nor for apper.!. He had advanced,
your own fttfCort|j toward the door, as if
j I . to accelerate the catastrophe. The door
opened on a narrow esplanade lying be'*
' a lween the towers of the castle and the
outer walls. Twelve soldiers, witli loaded
musketa, awaited liiui there. The uar i
, ( | row space did not pormil bun to stand at .
*uj n sufficient distance to deprive his deatli
' ' ' of a part o' its horror. Murat, in stepping
II 11)6 r , ii n
j r over the threshold of the chamber, found
rftlu htinseif lace, to face with thein. lie refus
ed to have his eyes bandaged, and, looking
at the soldiers with a firm and benev- j
j ( olent smile, said : "My friends, do not
make me sutler by ttiking bad aim. The
I narrow space compels you almost to rest
f ? lite muzzles of vour muskets on my breast;
,U>1 lrwm^'e "ol strike nie in the
I still 'il0e ' ",m *' ?here it is."
izens thus, he placed hi* right
hand upon his coat to indicate the posi
tion of his heart. In his loft hand he
Htine held ? small medallion, which contained
to by in one focus of love the image of his wite
Wolf and four children, as if he wished thus to
bove make them witnesses of his last look.?
, the He fixed his eyes on this portrait, and re;eous
ceived tlie death blow in the contemplali
as- lion of,*11 be loved on earth. His body
had pierced at so short a distance, with twelve
rc ei balls, fell with his arms open, and his face
the toward the earth, as if still embracing the
|>ped kingdom he onco {toesessed, and which he
tliev had coma to conquer for his tomb,
end They throw his cloak upon his body,
which was buried in the Cathedral of IV.for
I si. Thus died the most chivalrous soldi** I
pour of the impel ial epoch, not the greatest,
'Ctly, hut the most heroio figure among the
until champion.* of the now Atexnnder.
*in,M ,t m m
after
ring 'Off* 1n I^odon laat mouth wcre?o
, uu thick that the policemen carried checs<odie.
knives to cut it with.
THE FORGED WILL.
A few years since, a man of high respectability
was tried in England on a
charge of forging a will, in which it was
discovered he had an indirect interest to i
a large amount. Mr. Warren was the
associate prosecuting attorney, and the
case was tried before Lord Deiiman.
The prisoner being arraigned and the
formalities gone through, the prosecutor
placing his thumb over the seal, held up
the will and demanded of the prisoner if
he had seen the testator sign that instru- ^
ment, to which ho promptly answered, he i
had.
"And did you sign it at his request as
subscribing witness?"
" I did."
" Was it sealed with rod or black
wax K"
" With rod wax."
"Did you see hi in seal it with re 1
w ax!"
" I did."
" Where was the testator when he sealed
the will 2"
" 1 his bed."
" i'ray, how long a piece of wax did lie
use ?"
" About three or four inches long."
" Who gave the testator this piece of
wax?"
" I did."
" Where did you get it ?"
" From tin* drawer of his desk."
" How did ho light that piece of wax!" j
" With a candle."
" Where did that piece of canule come !
t"r?<ni ?"
" I gut it out of a cupboard in his j
room.'
" 11?">w long was that piece of candle V I
" JVrliaps lour or I've inches j
" Who lit that piece of candle ('
" I lit it.'
" With what ?'
' Willi a much.'
" Where did ton got that match
"On the tnatulc shelf iir the room.' J
Here Warien paused, and filing ! is 1
large, deep Line et es upon the pr.sou* r, '
he he'd the will up r.hovu his hsu.l, ion
tluitub still resting upon the Scat, atnl said
in a solemn, measured tone:
" Now, sir, upon your so'.euin oath, you
saw the testator sign that will?he signed
it in Ids hod - at his request you signed J
it as a subscribing witness?y?,u saw him '
seal it?it was with red wax he sealed it'
?a pieco of wax two, three or four inches
long?lie lit that wax with a piece of candle
which you procured for him from a
cupboard?you lit that candle by ? match
which you found on the mantle-shelf ?"
" I did."
"Once more, sir?upon your solemn
oath you did?'
" 1 did!!'
" My Lord ? ir*a a w afkr !!!'
good"manners.
Not to ciiticiso the munneis of otheis. |
Not to speak disrcspccfully to parent- [
or elders.
Not to interrupt a person iu con versa !
lion.
Not to dictate, criticise, or dispute with |
an elderly person.
Not to take the last piece of bread
(manners and all) at table.
Not to take the only rocker in the room
when there is an old lady present.
Not to use the grate for a spittoon.
Not to whisper in company.
Not to make fun of one who dresses 'old
fashioned.
Not to find fault with the cooking at j
the table where you are a guest.
Nut to go to sleep iu church.
Not to appropriate the largest half,
when you divide anything with a friend.
Not to speak ill of your friend's relatives
to his face,
Not to ask a person to play the piano!
for you, and then talk as fast as you can ;
all the wlnle.
Not to slight a lady in company, hecause
she is ill-looking.
I'm. Cam. Around and Pay.? What
a world of woe is contained in these fewwords
to the poor artizan and mechanic!
"I'll call around and pay," says the rich
man, ?.o avoid the trouble of going to his
desk to get the neaeaaary funds, and the
poor mechanic is obliged to go Loin? to
disappoint his workmen and all who de
jwmi.Ih U|m>o !>im f<>r ttieir due. It. is ad 1
easy matter to work : the only real glory
in this life is an independent idea of being
able to sustain youiself by the labor of
your own bards, and it inAy be easily imagined
what crushing force there in in
"I'll cell round and pay," to the laboring
roan, who depends upon that pay for subsistence.
If those who could pay Would
only pay at. once, it would place hundreds
and thousands in a condition to do likewise,
and would prevent much misery and
distress.
A MsaniAos in mik Cark.?In the
cars, between Bangor and Poitland, an
incident occurred on Saturday morning, a
little out of the usual course. Soon after
l)> train, left Bangor, the conductor, Mr.
Pilliuan, sickmI up in one oftbe care, and,
in the presence of the passengers,. and
while the train was at its usual 1 peed, was
duly married to a lady by the name of
Rhllur. Our weeicr; <ri<-'id* are :?m<! lily a.
" fast" people.
A HUSBAND AT SIGHT.
Lord G. was strongly advised by lus
physicians to marry, and lead a sober, do
mestic and steady life, as the only change
of improving his shattered constitution.?
Accordingly he formed a resolution to ofHVr
his hand to the first woman who caused
prepossessions in her favor.
Doing one day in Kensington Gardens,
he went to shelter himself froui a very
lieavv shower of rain, in a covered seat, to
which two ladies had also repaired. O .e
of them was Mis? V. A conversation en
sued, during which his lordship asked :
44 llavo \ou a carriage in waiting?"
" No," they replied.
" Will you lake a seat iu mine, and allow
mv to convey you home 1"
The off*r was accepted, and 0:1 their
way to town Mi^s V. said;
44 I think this is the easiest carriage T
have ever been in."
Ilia lordship politely replied :
4> Von may ho mistress of it, madam,
whenever jolt plea-o."
The liulv blushed her thanks and ti-.ev
wore man a?.-l wife before the e*p: ration
of a mor.lli.
Ui.k Hum..?In Town and in* Tcoubi
k.?t Me Hull, the celebrated Norwegian
v ioliuist, was a nested yesleiJay morning
by a 1 )ej?uty Sheriff on a civil suit, and duing
the day " might have boon icon" in
the company cf t..is agreeable companion
and liis own lawyer, wandering about tin
city in search of hail, whhh he finally ?l>?
tained, < Me Dutl camo to this cou itrv
14 or 10 years ago ou a professional \i?i*,
and remained here for some lime. A hot *.
five or sixyearob.u k bo brought over *
Norwegian colony, which he settle 1 ii
l'enusy.vai.ia. l>v the roguery of - ?n
of l is :tg. i.u l.e boi.a :ie ?gro#?ti\ i v- v-'
and h been since const ant h ? .: ?: d
hligati.'t), hss uufoiimniic en i.j t. ,:. .. t..
A a ! in > f Music 1. igciy iner a th
ring the la,e poi.tkal cam aign he - t;.
u-he! a Norwegian l ivmotitpa out
West, am! wta odurwi.e a.i? . l.e
Republican cause ?JV-'ir )' k Thrfr.
T !?o Lancaster Kxcmiuer ? ?; tna. 1'
t'-r Nassau, a colored man, r ot. a resident
ot Woodstock. \ crinonl. not rci'.cloul i;iu
extraordinary aye of one hundiod and
twenty six years . This fact ha? la-en established
by N Haskell, F.sq., town cleik
of Woodstock, vho lias taken groat pains
in order correctly to trace out l\?ici*s history.
When quite young, he cucr.e as a
gentleman's servant from Martinique, his
native place, to Boston, but, for mat y
years past, Woodstock lias been his homo,
i'eter Nassau is as well known in Vermont
as the Green Mountains themselves.
II <: is of a thin, spare frame, and is nearly
bald, but his shin is remarkably smooth
and utiwiiukled. He has no son, but.seven
daughters, two of whom yet !:we in
Woodstock, by which town he i.-. supported.
Go, however, where lie will?ai d be
is fond of wandering about?he always
finds frends w ho are glad t<> give him food
and shelter, llis eyesight is st'.ll good,
and his teeth remarkably sound for a tuatr
of his age. lie converses freely, but, unlike
most o'J men, is not garrulous.?
While he was sitting in the office of the
Widsor House, lately, some one asked him
how many more winters he expected to
see. All! said 1 eter, "II thin yere
house was oflered to me all full of gold, 1
wouldn't 'eept it to live my days over
again." It is almost certain Peter Nassau
is iLe oldest living tuan in America.
Snow Hau.ino with a VkhokAm'E,?
On Thursday ntiernoou, says the Argus,
a gang of fellows collected on Water street,
Norfolk, and commenced a furious enow
hail frolic among themselves and attack
ing all who passed. Some were foiled
about in the snow knocked down with
stones, and, horrible to sinlv, pari of
man's nose was bitten ott! Dirks and
pistols were drawn, club# used, and the
t olling,shouting, bellowing were *bt?olm?iy
frightful.
Hoilim. a Li natic.?An English p j -r
states that at the Leicester Lunatic Asylum,
in order to punish a tefac'ory pa
tieritj they put hiin in the hath. IT< grasp
ed the hot water faucet, near the bottom
I if (hf> f II1% ur/1 appi^Aniiiilir Itirnr*') if Vi.tt
beat made him lean from the hath; b'U
the attendants pl.t him in "gain, while ho
screamed murder, and held him there uu
til one of them touching the water, <*x
claimed ; " My (jod 1 it is hot?pull Inn.
out!" "JThe? "did"pull out; btif he wu
parboiled, nod soon died.
A Kiust-ka ik Tkst.?A son of the Emerald
Isle had been sick for a long time,
and while in this stale woul 1 occasion ally
cease breathing, and life las aj pnrently
extinct for some time, when be would
again come to. Ort. one ol these ocoaaiorm,
when lie had just awakened from
his a|?ep, i'atrick asked bim,?
"An' hew'll we know, Jemmy, vbep
you're de<d ?voit r? so afthcr w..king up
ivery tun*-, sure!"
'Oust bring me a gl taeo'p r< g, ?/ * *a
to mo?Hem's lid ye, Jemmy. r.?.'
don't raifie an' driuk, tbiu bury inc."
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