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York Herald, 28 Oct 1859, p. 1

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wt 5“?! j I“? 2",?!” gflraufilixfil I '1’ I “gawgag‘g... “in, .. . at, “fitttttfltfltt‘. team AUTUMN. THE AMER {I “ av Linn Kennett. Thou contest not in sober guise. In mellow cloak of russet cladâ€" Thine are no melancholy skies, Nor huelessflowers pale and sad; But like an emperor triumphing, With “gorgeous robes of 'I‘yrian dyes, r Futtiflush of flagrant blossoming, ‘ - I And glowing purple canopies. How call. ye this the season’sfall. That seems the pageantof the year? ‘ Richer'and brighter far than all , The pump that spring- midsummer wear . Red falls the western ligh‘tbfd‘ay _ - l , v . Soft. Woody banks and granite grey With amber clouds‘are‘curtajned" o’er. Thewlde, clear waterssleoping lie Bet-tenth tho-evening’s wings of gold- And on their glassy habit-the sky, ‘lAnd : banks their min g'ledt hues . unfold ; Fart-initihB-tangled woods} the ground .lsrstreWn with fallen leaves. that lie ' Taiko crimson gate-ppm all around . Beneath acrim’son canopy. Tits-.s‘tfesptt‘t‘gi‘éiig;s‘tiitfnras‘gfthgfit‘. ‘ IPigibesitliefdiostlstvaving maze ; E Thev'uhiversouseems wrath inlight , A__floating robe‘of rosy haze, ‘ Oh, Autumn .lltliou art horovlt‘kin. ._And round my throne tho‘srnilin: A ,thpnsandfragrant tributes bring, “Of golden fruits and blushingi,r flowers. ,, _..__.__ t V‘.. (r...â€" 7 g hours . 7' a ‘OCEOLAfi, M, BYT. CAPT, Mf REID. A ROMANCE.â€" ,( Continued.) I “A BULLET ‘rnom @Ell‘lbllll: ,I‘Iickntan Wits'Seen holding up a brownish-coloured mass, 'of coni- cal form, ‘soittewhat resembling a large pine-apple. It Was a: cone of the ,brtiotttepineeecasily resi‘igi'tisable byfits sizt: and sl‘iape. I j Now, fellon l' shouted he, in a voice loud ethklgl] tobe heard by'all around the glade, ‘jest gather a wheen o"_thcse hyar tree-eggs an’ break ’etn ()petl., .Ye’ll find kernels inside ’0 ’ent, that ain’tbal cbawin.’ They ain‘t, equal to hog and .hominy; butwe ltaitt'tgot hog au' ltorritity, an’these ht'ar‘ll sarve in'a. pinch, l reck’h.- Ef ye’llv only root among the ru tbage aroun' ye, ye’lltscare up a wheen. Just try it.’ 'The suggestion was quickly ad- opted. ' Less ‘or more. 'every one, was enabled to obtain a supply. 4 The cones were quickly cut' open, and the nuts greedily devoured. Their quality gave universal satis- faction. There was some joking ,over 'this dry breakfast; and the more reckless“ of the party laughedt While they eat, as though it had‘been a nutting frolic. But the laughter was short livedâ€"sour situation Was too serious to admit of much levtty. ‘ It was an interval while the firing of Il‘lcuc'tlfiittty had slackened, almost ceased ; andhwehad ample time to consider the perils of our positigi’ii.’ ,WeLWere encompassed on every sideâ€"shut up as ,tf‘iit a fortress, but not, half so secure, Our only stock- ade wasthe circle of standing trees. and we. had no blockhouse to retire to in the event of being wounded; Each manwas sentry, Wittt a tour cfrgua’rd-duty that must be con- ;tinual'!‘ ~ . . l.~Ournsigt-nationwas perilous .iii the ,extremc'n There was no prospect of-cscape. Our-sho'rses had all gal- looed off. One only-remained lying- dead by the side-of the pond. He had been killed bullet, but 'it came itot from tbcr enemy. . Hick-‘ than had 'fired the‘Shot,‘ Ilsaw him and Wondered" at the "‘time' What could be; his object. The,vll'tuttter had 'hisreasonsi; but .tt was only. after- \v§i‘d5j'l learit'ed'tl'tem,g' ‘_ g; We ‘couldholdourgtou'nfd'vagainst five times our 'nuinberfialmost any ‘oddsé-but how aboutstfoodt-v . “j Thirst We‘did not fear; night, would have .i'elieff I. Uhderjtlte cover of night, we could approach. ithe;pon‘d.i-~- . ~ A.» T 4 u, ..; wWev had vnoapprehension abour the'want ofwvater; but how were we'iqwbiaia-titod ’lj {The’cones we had gathereddtad "proved bot a‘v‘b‘tt [there ' wer'ej‘ ’iio"'vmore’_ Within reach ; [mist yieldtd hunger; to famine '-5:2'We";cot'vsssed with; as ahott‘ie‘t néety, as if face.) 2W,e',"can-’ vas'sed"our"prospects.” They 'Weté gloomy encugh. H ‘ " Only ohd‘plab ‘ofie'r'cd a‘pla‘us‘a‘ble “chance ofescape: and that'yti’a‘sl‘to lltdld" our position 'iu‘n‘t‘i‘l’ nightfall, 'la‘_'.<talxl'y inmtlie" darkness, and fight antiwar impugn.uterine” bf fout‘hfoes..ll, It. wouldbe .yrjuniiing the gauntlet“; a ,‘few ofus.jwonldjcer- ‘3_taittly fall-espeijha ps many; but prime ,thuld escape; To. stay {where We were, was to submit our‘sel'ves to (certain sacrifice. 3 ’ 1' , v " ', ' :: Rather than patiently; abide such ~afaitc, we resolved,-'wh-ile yetisti‘on‘g. i‘tb” risk ‘all chances, and cut‘ our way “through” the i‘nidst‘i'of' the. bdsigers. t ( Darknessywould favor the ‘at‘tenjipt", . «down of theses; . _, l j . " We th ught the timejlong. it Eyes not from ,yyiai'ttyofoccupation." During the daypthe Indiahsfat’in- «.xatervals. renewed . their, adapt; .‘a'nd r, notwithstanding . all, our: vigilance, we had another man killed, and se- nLateral-wounded. ""ttidanitt‘ouay we ,a'wija'it’edéto “going 6.. “'VJ. closing with. us. ' 'Was’difiérent, and 'we unders 'ood‘it. ‘ The’yh‘ad” perceived that by getting . Open ground, before the eyesof his 1 all, for, despite the torture, tron‘t‘ , thirst, no one cared to repeattlie‘ ' rash experiment. ‘dcscendcdâ€"only a glnithicr of gray ~ forward-in the direction o:f.tbe,watei:. I old'hunter had their effect; .audtlte‘ .sgARBoRogâ€"y ' ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. ! Vol. I. ' l i ' ‘ l " L '5 . ‘- "*Iw ‘_ "'- » -. x int" 1 t‘ ‘2 .l . t ‘In 'these skirmishes, the savagesl antag outst, to , guide me in. my longer endurable ; On rock and stream and winding shore : Showed a I l determination “to . get i. nearer our line. by making titeirad- ‘ my la rni V.jerked\ upward, and my vances from .tree. to tree. ' foctly -i.tttdet'stood their. object. We per-p It was notxthattthey had any design.» ot They were now more numerous than: at the begin. ning ofthe'fightm Another band had arrived upon the ground: we built heard. the shout of welcome that, hailedtheircoming. , . , .. But even with this Vaccession‘of.’ strength, they .did not design to come to the encounterof short wens ports; Their purpose in advancing close to our echv'ex line, they would be near enough 'to fire ttpoir those on the oppOSite side of the gladc, who, of course, wouldbe exposed to their'atm_.‘_é , 3 ‘ ‘ ‘ To prevent this, tlier‘eftitre, now became our chiefobject and anxiety. and it Was necessary to redhuble our vigilance. We did so, regarding withScrutinislhg glances the trunks behind which we knew the savages were sculkin-g, and eyeing them as”. keenly 'as the ferret-hunterwatches the'burrows of the warren. ( ' ~ They but slight success in their endeavors to adyance, It cost. them several of their boldest 'tneit ; tor the rito'tnent th y essayed to rush forward, lllé'él‘QCliS of three orfonr ‘ rill-es were certain: to be heard ; and ‘ altitost as, certain Wast‘ine' of their) to deliver mcseengcrbfdeath. .. The Indians Soon became tired, of, attempting 'this dangerous t't‘i:tttti-,’ oeuvre ; and, as evening approached, appeared tq give up. their. design. and content themselves by holding us in seige. ‘. We were. glad it hen the sun set. and the twilightcame do. would i soon pass, and we should be able to reach the ".vatet'. The mascara maddened With thirst. for ‘tllic‘y- ilttill‘_‘ been suffering ' from ' it '-t'hrou‘gh-'0uit: the whole day. " ' ‘ ' During the daylight. many woule h we gone to ihe "water. .batd they' not been restrained, by the precepts of the n'torc‘pi‘udent, and perhaps ; moreetlcctnnlly by an incident, oft- which they had 'all' been spectators. One more reckless than the rest had: risked the ‘atleinpt. He ohd Stic't3:cet'l-‘ ed in reaching the pond," b rank to his! satisfacttotijand was hastening back '| to his post, when a shot ll'tifl't the i' savages stretched hint deadhponthe‘i sward., Hc-was thallium last killed, and ltis lifeless body now layin the comrades. It proved a Warning. to 'I'At length the Welcotttedarknessg tight lingered V lll: tne leaden ‘sky. Men-in twos and threes Were 'now seen approaching the" pond. “Like spectres they moved, silently gliding over the open ground, but t'itstoop-n ing attitudes..-and lie-ads bentteagei'ly. l more continent .t‘esol'Ved to endure their" pangs ' a little“ longer, and. Wait till members sl‘tould get back‘ to their posts, 7 "i “ i H ' , It was prudent we so noted; ’ for at t,this,. crisis... the“; Indiansâ€"end doubt .snSpecting. Was going io‘i‘wardu-a-renewedatheir bring with fresh energy“ Wholetyofleys were; discharged: inwdrd,w and izwitho’ut: aiiti‘éktt‘t'e" ‘darknessi’mhst halve . hint-- dered'f'an aim’a-but feral-l that, the nu‘ttet’sbnzzgéd past our “ears? like hornets ‘d‘poh their flight. ‘ '. -' . .Therewasa cry raised that “the Indians.- swore. [closing , upon us ; and tliose..whofltad-gonc ,toftlie wa- ter rushed rapidly. backerâ€"some We :d-id not all go at crice-v-rthougn all were alike eager to quench-their thirstâ€"but ' the Jatdi'ito-tt‘ihotts~0f, the mneh desired Water.“ . . . . During viall this tithe I had‘ re- mained {behind tree, My black follower had-also stuck to his post like faithful. sentinel, as one another by turns,- and Jake in- sisted ’that‘ l'fshOUldl-f drink first."â€" Ifha‘d partially confiscated 'to this 'ar- rahgen’tent; when” the», fire 'of the zetiei‘tiy‘shddenly i‘bo'pehe'd. ' “Like” timers; “were” apprehenâ€" siyei’thaf the, savages were about “and _.w'ell knew "the necessity of keeping them :back.-‘-"â€" We agreed to ke‘ep‘ou'r ground fora littlelongerf , l, ‘ a ‘ =1-hast ".n'ne .eys. .tcutiti the ’tt’unl‘ of. :the- tree]. with ,thyrifien'rais- ed. to the level. 1....was. watching. for a fl‘ashgfrom the .gun .of some ORE. MARKH ,_ own 1 . more with us it}; , » Ci'l‘orfllfili:289, ,' AN an Pomildr t ‘" Len Sound Beacon,“ weigh RICHMOND, HILL, rattan, so... ‘Tâ€" â€",â€":-y-‘â€"~â€"’v-â€"'~ steam‘rfrom the scape-pipe .t,,tf_a,., "eiigiitei.’ : .. . , . "‘lft'istinctively, I looked for. m). cottiratles. A groupof a dozt: oi‘ more were upotmhe open grout“. hear ' the edge of the ‘pond, bu. these were-not all. ,T‘here should havet beenmearer fifty. , VVher .‘Werethe others? Had they per~ ished in Illeyfl'dlntisll Where were they i. .. ' . Mechanic [0 Julie- , w. .. r, .y ‘ Thar, massr,’ he replied. point- Jing downward... "I‘ha’ beztll safe, -_t<;ct-â€"â€"-ebbery onc.ob um,l b’lich.’ fl looked , across the surface of the pond}, three (IOZUlrlr‘l'ffl'llldlSll objects dict my glance; they. were the heads, of.my,companiott_s.y ' .. . , already it stifled 'im ;H.wlien,, all. on a sudden,l felt our breathing. '1 = "L ' ' I M I {Destrudtion stared us: in the rifle shaken outof my. grasp. . lface, and men shouted indesp‘air ; There was “no mystery, about'but pithe 'roar of the burning 'pine's it. A_ bulletwhad passed through drowned'tliéir‘v'oiCes, and one could my U arm, piercing the' musoles , not even hear’ his, Comrade who "was' that. upheld "it- ’I had shown todghearest. " But their looks told “their much :of gmy shoulder, and was: thoughts. for, before the s'm‘oke'fell,‘ woundedenothing more. the glad'e was lit up with intenSe first thought was to look'brilliancy, and" we {could see] one to tunO'utid ',-HI felt it distinctly another with}: "unnatural distincté enough, and. this enabied me tol'ness. “In ,the'faces‘of‘all appéarcd, "discover the ptace. 1 saw that'the anxiety of 1awe. m' -~' 'I the ._ ball had passed through the, Not long continued I- to share upperpartv'of" my right arm, just}. V V V it ; too much blood ‘ had' ‘esc'ap‘éd below the ‘shonlder ; and‘in its fun. ther progress had creased" from my“ "neglected wound. < I _l the,‘ tried tdimuke'into the open groufiid breastiiif' my itiiifOrm boat, its, trace was y‘isible in‘ the torn iéret had advanced two steps from meatth 5.7AD’vE7RTisEB. . ._,_‘, k._..‘ w... . -...- ,.._;.._.__7__. ,maidei'isfwei'efiicriiiized :on'the altar ally, I put the question in. this pitilesaslaughten’fihd,np slumsfl .picioh :ol‘ the, truth, Was excited, ’i . . r - I: A ' j . t? l ‘ - . _ . t ' 3 ~ ‘ «A I ,f . I. ,. l y], ,i ' i» 5 § i x u, I . 3.. f; a w y. . C y 3' 4 4.. w .r‘ _ f 9 t". I ,uifi ' sm- ‘ i" « ‘ ’ I, .1.“ ., ,6”; t. l V ,1" f 1: I ’ _. t ‘ “ t ’ D "‘ ' ,r '2' g ' e.‘ » ~ . i , i .‘ t J g '3" i“ t. -... ~. " ‘ A... ’1 LI» that he requested him. to playon the g Cockpen played wifh ex-' qtt‘iSIte Skill,,yye.t.’3ttctcr attracted ,. 'ljis Majesty’s“*b’yd: Bttt ‘iit Who“ g ._ I. ,close of- ~the service, instead of. ,. .playingéthecommonyttyne nsed, he ‘ 1, played"“'fip’""“‘Bl'ose'midi Butte‘rgiff‘“ ' . with all: its energy and; character-f A, istic merrimeht. 'l‘heforganist in a‘ moment was ordered into the pre- sence .of“ Charles. ,‘ My liege. it was;.hnt-- me. it: was ,iiotwtnel’v. be h . criedcand dropped upon his knees. ,fYowtl .tc-ried his .Majesty, inpa' g delirium’raptiure,»t‘vyou could never". . Plav‘fit (in yiohrdife.‘ Where’s theâ€" meal Le‘tx'm‘e 'see him}? ' . Cockpen‘ . presented himself out h‘is‘~ kneesâ€"4‘ ‘ Ah 'l‘ (flock‘penf‘is‘tl‘rat‘ you? 1Lâ€"-d, service. ) L. A TERMS ,: $1. 50. .11: Advance-f ' i ‘irN‘o. 4.8.- is .t- cranesa‘nd her steward.r Elizabeth. _le_d the poor girl throughvthe sEcret man-I was like to dance coming t passage to the cottage, and after ON or ll‘tg‘ChUl’é-bf" “'"101308 danc-~ ..tniurde-ring her. bathed in her blood. ed mmfijsald QW'kPen .3" bill "that Not satisfiedmith the firstgessay, at,- ‘V33 When‘iih'a‘d'lal‘u’ ‘3'me 0W" "to different ltilQliValS,-‘aby the, aid qu, dflncefitmd-‘F -~‘,.Come«with 1118;, xsaid'»' these accomplices, and the secret,th K1934 "tatk-tt’rgihlm' brithe? hands passage, no less than three huudié‘d y'3'0l1"’3£}3-ll” damflo ' “ Bil‘bse” and" * Butter lotiryoortown landbmagain j "tirthe’ nineteenth ‘generation,’ and Severa;l_,years had been. occupied 36. as gong" This l’r‘l’mlse'*‘E.-. - - - ,oles and Queries. 'v t t;.- ,,.-‘ ' hfn ). of vanit‘y'and superstition. I I“ I ‘ t THESCIIIRATEIWHQ Manna: . _.._,.Ct.‘oet;s..z. .- t‘ W‘M though ‘thegreatest amazement p'e'i'}, ,vaded thecountry. at, thendisappcaré ance of so many persons. Atlasl, - ~ ....,-. _ ,, however. Elisabethcalled into play A our. to inthe - south;of France . against ,her two 3 peasants: even was accused. before his bishopof‘de-i stronger than vanity and .gn'nnjng'l,,'gt‘adingthis-sacred;faction-byumendi Love-and revenge became interested , in‘g blocks for. hire. 4 .‘-‘:Docs he- ne-' ti‘ri J ..‘,Vt ere â€"‘,-as;I‘ saw others doingnbuti be- clOt.hI‘_', a! observations; -. There ' was ‘still light sutfiCient to ehable ‘me' to‘ tnake' these and " 'fni‘thermere, the tree, my“ limbs t'otte‘rcd beneath - me, and I fell fainting to the earth. a that ltMtD The Fine. ~ vcrv neck. Like Ltny own, their bodieswere submerged, most .of . them to the They had thus placed themselves to shunfihe smoke, as that a thick stream of blood was gushing froth the wound. & ' l'coi'tittteiik'cd unbutt’ohi'ng my coat,' the" bettei to 'go at lipâ€"f- il‘tw’black Was already tiy my side, l rendtng his 'Sltlt‘l into ribbons. ' ' All at once, -I heardjhim utter- ing an exclamation of surprise, fol- lowed by the Wtrds; -' ' ‘ Geirrat‘ntghty! Massr George, dat s‘n’ot- co ate from 'ahind l’ ‘Fro’m' behind if -I shouted, eclioirigdtis words, ‘and once' miti‘e lUUK‘ltlg to the wound. Some sus-" pieton Of’lllt‘S'hlid 'a’li‘cadv'beeh in my thoughts: I fancied‘ thatl had felt t/tes/totfrom behind; lt had been no fancy. ittOte minute examination of the wound, andfihe torn traces upon the breast of ,y coat, lthei direc- tion of the bullet was plainly per- t:elv~,c(l.v “Undoubtedly, it had struck me from behind. ‘ lg t Good God; Jake,’ I exclaim- ed, 'tlt is so; the lttdians have ad- vanced’ to the other side of the On a - well as the broiling heat. - But the ,0thersâ€"-they on the b;tiiliâ€"-â€"tvl1y :had they not also availedjtnemselves of this cunning precaution? Why Were: they still standing eXpO.sed to the fierce heat, Jerish. _ . . l The though, drew from me and amid the ydt'lllittg clouds, of ‘ ' ' . " smoke? ' a feeble scream, and with“ that I, H ,- _ scream my senses forsook’meéâ€" 1h" law” had gmwn mm and 2 . . .1 ‘- ( . )- . l I . x ‘ ~ ‘ ‘ ‘ - V. I was as seitseless’as it cicadaâ€"in- 6“”25 “K”- rh"_l.0‘ml3 Tl ml“ deed, so far as (sensibility‘ went;: :1 film“ WWW: 560" Cl‘Sm‘C-l l “mugl was dead__an'd had the flames at it, magnified as tti amtst. Like that moment SWept over me, I gllllllstlht’y were striding. 9V“ the should not have lizlttlicm. Iii all around, u‘ld “‘6 guns “1.1m”? hands pr bability. I might have beenbutjttt alll’f‘MF’d 0f 90")“3} Pmpgftlmls- d to a cinder withouteuduring fur. lhcl'fQCSlulc” Were ‘1 mph ‘1“ mar pain ' their whole hearing sltewcd they ’ During the interval of mv un- were. ll‘ ‘1 Slaw “f llalf’lrenz‘e‘l consciousness, I had neither dream "X"'lc“10‘l" , 1‘ “’asnalu“‘l enough; nor apparition Ba‘ 1mg. t know amid the circumstances that surf ‘ U l l‘ ' ’I 1' that t'l’lyMSOUl‘anSt have forsaken found?“ lhcm' I saw “my “""e its earthly tenement.' It may have me Prinl‘ll’zl men. 3f “rim” been hOVering'above or around. but I 53‘” H” "m". a” H‘, “’1' ‘3' it was no longer Within the". It had , if'llong 4 them, how {WWW f‘lmg separated from my senses,they were “'UEIY- N‘.’.d"Ubl- they were debal‘ a“ dead " - ~ - tug how We should act. Dead, ' but capable of being ‘re-t- ’ I had. a last thougii't' as fell ;; it Was, that my; life had reached its t'et'ininatiotiJâ€"that in a few} sec- 'onds my body WOuld be emb't‘itbed by theflatiies, andl should herribly This was theybonjectu‘re I de- . t KNOCK. n e an accusation brought against a pet“ in the dISCOV8.I'y;V7.0frthC (mysteryft Among the -victims of-Csejta Was a beautiful virgtnnviilio washbeloveduby . and betrothed toiVa"younginan'ofthé neigthrh‘ood. .' In despair at the‘losst of his mistress", lie followed her inaccs withisuclt peirseveranCe that,~ a'spite of2 the hitherto successful." ctrution‘ of=tlte iinuii'deress, vhe 'penc' trated tlte'bloodTy-secrets of the case tle. and, burning for revenge. flew to Presburg, "boldly accused Eliza; beth Bahort‘ ofmutjder, heforc’t‘he palatine-in opcn_Cdilrt, and demand- ju‘dgtnen't‘against her. So grave son ofsuch high rank, de’irtiih‘ded the most serious. "f’attention, and tlte“pal- atine undertook to ‘investigate “the affair in person. Proceeding imrii'é- diately to Csejta, before the murder- ess or herac’jcbmplices had, any idea of the accusation, he discb’vct‘ed the still. , warm 7.,‘body.bf a young girl, ., whom they bird beenzdestroyintg as the palattne approached, and had not timc'to dispose ‘of'before be appre- hended them. The rank of Eliza- beth mitigated her punishment‘ “to?” imprisonmenth life, but ‘her assist? l chanical ‘la’bOrs and sordid hop, ' "I have received a 'charge against you; ltissaid that 'you degrade the priestly function by ElllectI his P’flicial ;dotie's’l" snaidxthe“ bishop. - ‘vao,’-" replied those who. ‘ had‘brdught- th‘edmpeachment ; ‘f be' isfawgood preacher‘and‘a geod man, kind to the poor attentive in admin-9' istetling ' to “th‘ “refine-ted.- 5- --B’utr‘itv" seems Scandalous to USthft‘l'tl’tB”ltOl)‘ office should be‘tlesecrd‘ted‘”by me- gains.” “Summon him before”me,v"‘tsaidthe- bishop. The ‘ curate obeyed the’ summons, and stood before a the" liishop. . : ' 1’ g’Monsieur le Cure,” said the bis- grave" mechanical and mercenary. labors.” ' 3“ It is not tobe denied, my lord,”. replied tlt'e’ curate. “that [have performed “Such labors... My ‘salary' was eb‘sma'llas scarcely to suffice to keepfsoul and body ‘t‘ogfllfétyand left’ nothing" for "hospitality ahd‘c’harity.‘ I'Iavin’g a mechanical turn“, I‘ have atteinp'ted,"a"'s'far’as' I could do so witl'tout‘infringing'on my ministerial duties,"_to 'pieceo'u't' my s'Canty in- “byf’mfe‘n‘dihgi'clocks,,fdr which conic H _ I didlnot'dis'da‘injto receive a com- ' gladoâ€"flVe are lost 2’. . rived from‘ my ‘ first glance; but Under this belief, S l ' t tore’d to life“ halt. ht't at reâ€" We both ’ ( (py " ants were burned at the stake. 1"” f"~pcnsati0n-°gl’\flf I '. .‘ "f: ' . Legal documents still exist to at- t *‘XOUl'D gn Gonf¢3310n.2’- replied a fut‘ther13tirvcy of the group con- .t, t t ' from the .earth. It rose in succes- eveti W',itnout'stiiy'ittgl to taste thcl he Wasfi‘t We talked of: relietiing I at the moment, t as . if'~to‘ confirm us, another bullet wliistledupast: our“ ears; aiid struck with -'a heavy ‘ tltud’Ciiito the- tree. behind which we Were kneeling It had Certainly been fired from - the other side of the ghide -:v we "saw the" flash, and heard the report «ofthegun that had sent tt.‘ ‘ ' What had become of our com- on that 'Side? Had they abandoned their posts, an permit- ted the Indians to advance? Were they a‘ll'by the pond, 'a'i'rd thqu ne- glecting theirdut‘y'l it These 'wbré’i’h’e firSt conjectures tittt'itot'tttkeattd qtysett.” g .Jt; wasfltooldark for us to see them under the .shadow of the pines,.but neither did they appear ll'lti-lIC open ground. :VVe were puzzled,. and shouted aloud for an explanation. if there“ were reptiles, ' we heard them not ; for at that mom- ent wild yell from our savage enemies 'drownedall other cries. and, a sight burst upon our eyes that: caused the blood to run' cold within us. " H " Directly 'in'~front of the posi- tion that Jake ,and I held, and close to the Indian lines, a 'red flame was seen‘isulddenly springing up. i l‘ttthS sive, puffs, [leach leapiitghigher and higher, until.it had ascended among the topsvof :tbe trees. 'It resembled the fiashesof. large .masses of gun- powder, that...had been lgttlfétl upo’nt- the-ground, and such iii re-. ality it'was. 'We‘read-the intention at ,ahglance,“ .Tbelndians were attempting" to fire the forest. 'The'ijrj success was} almost in- stantaneous....As soon. as the sol:- pltureous blaze came} in contact Wit-tidbit withered fascicles 0f the pines, the inherit-caught as though they {had been-tinder; and with the velocity, of projected , rockets, the l‘ltlmeS’HISllOl. out- in different direc- tions," and. 'd‘a‘nccd"la'r'wabove the tops of the tallest tree's. ‘ , Wel'l'ooked around 5 on all sides. We. beheldfafsiinilar" spectacleâ€"‘- That xwild yelll'had been the signal for a Vcirclc' “6r fires. i The glade t was encotnpa‘ssied‘by a wall offlame, red; '. J'Qat‘ifig,i‘ati.tt gigantic. ' .wlatoleforest.:yvas on fire. ' I From allrpolints, the .‘flames apf‘ :peared .closmgr inward." . sweeping the trees’ as i‘ ey hadbeen with} ered gtass,‘and‘lea‘ping long jets ' l high into (the hefia‘yens. ’... The smokenow. came heavily ‘arbund -l‘us,-’ each: moment growing denser as the fire ap'prbache‘d, while heatedwatmospbcre' was no ’. .s , , . , storativ‘e'was at hand-{with one to faced towards the opening ; when ' J . over" the, himself- half immersed.â€" me to'tcll whoit .wasathelhfaith- uThe spectacle presented an aspect vittced I was in error. _ j ‘ :ltfwas no deliberationabotit our future plans. ' _" In .the' I lull," Ebe- tween the _ vofl'eys of the crackling pines, ‘I could. heartheir (voicesâ€"‘- They were those of‘me‘n engaged in deadly dispute‘uespc‘cially ‘the' voices of. Hickman and weather- fordithat reachedthe ear'in' eonctai ination, both speaking in ay'to’ne that betokcned some desperate feelingof indignation. ‘ - A (To be continued.) administer it. , v When ceiiS(:"i0usness returned, the first perception I had was that l was upto my‘tte‘ek'in water. ,I~ was in the pond, ‘and‘in a recumbent po§ition~mylithbs aiidjbody under the Water, ‘ wit-h only ‘ my head aboyei'the surface,» resting against the bank. A" man" Was kneeling ' t . it .. , .. My returning senses soon enabled nit black, ,He had pulse iiii'his V band, and Was gazing into my l "I‘ll-IE BATH OF BLOOD. tnres with silentearnestncss. . As m.y.0pen eyesfi‘eplied to his gaze, the. uttered an" exclamatibn . v . of joy, and the werds: .‘fG‘olly- , About the year 16710, Elizabeth Maser George! 2 you lib. Thank Ba'thoi‘i, sister to the Ixtngof Poland be to Gei‘ramigltty,'.yo.u lib. 'Kcep and: Wife of a rich and powerful up ya-lieart, young massr ;r yousa , ch‘tgat‘iati magnate, was the princw gwinei to git ober. .itwsartin yods a pal actor in the most 'stngular and gwine to git ober it.’ - I . ' . horrible tragedy'niei‘ittOiied tn hist- , ' J kl ., 7 ,_ . , ,tory, She occupied .the castle of - I hOpe 50‘ a .e' “ as my rep} ()sejta, in Transylvania. Like most : m a ".‘Neak Ymce; but fgek'fl'ejolllcl" ladies of that period, she was, thnugh “was” It roused the {alihfifl surrounded by a troop of young girls fellow‘ mm}: transport or. delight.’ generally the daughters of poor but find he Continued to Utter his Cheer- ttoble parents, ‘who * lived in honoras mg el'acmauons' 't '- ble servitude ; in return for which I was able ‘0‘ mise'my head” their education wasicared'forgand and” '00k around It was ‘1 'dread'thet‘r dowry secured. ‘Elizabcth was Sf’eClmde that 99 3" Sides greeled of a sbvere arid-crueldisposition, and my eyes- and "here‘was Plenty Of bcif'hand-maidens led no joyous life. light Whererlh 1‘? View'll' ' Slightifaults are said to have been The forest “was still 0n fire, punished by most merciless tortures. burning .y'vith a centinued roar” -One day, as the ladypof Csejta as of thundei', or a mighty wind,_‘was admiringt-at the mirror those varied with hissing noises and a charms which that faithful monitor loud crackling that resembled the told' ‘her were fast weaning, tshe platoon-firing of. musketry. One gave- way to her ungovmr’habte tema mightpbaye'fancicd it the fusilade of per.‘ excited. perhaps, by. the .mir- thesIndians. but that was impossible. rdrls'unwelconte‘hint. and streak herl They mustlong since haveretreated uttofietit’l.iiig 'maid with such force as before , the spreading circle of that to draw blood. ? As‘ she washed fron. all-consumingIcottfittgvration. ' her hands the stain, site fancied the 'Thepe, .was less flame than ,‘vhen pill‘t WllICh the bloodhad touched I' had’I-lnst looked. upon it: and; grew Whliel‘, Stillera'a'ldg as it were, less make in the - atmosphere,_., younger. lmbued‘wnh the credultty The drv foliage had been snddenlv "Of tltfg‘ age, She believed Slit? had (its- reduced to." cinder‘ and the twiggfv i covered what so many philosophers! fragments had fallen to the earth, l bed " 7,Wt3510d year's "1 seekng for- where they lay in {i dens? bed of Site supposed that to a virgin 8 blood gtnwing embers, ‘ ' she had found the elixir cites, the Outwof .hgm“. {he tat] Hunks, fountain of never-failing youth and half stripp’ed'of their branches: and bu‘auty- . 'RGmOt‘SGlBSS “attire, all on firé.‘ The criSp scaling ,ttanwtttdtmw urgsd on by Irrtspt‘esmble had caught freely. and the resi‘notisit vanity, the thought no sooner flashed sapwvoddr‘way readily ' yzielg'in'g'io across her, brain than her resolution: the flames. ' Many trees ,had burntl W35 lake? 1 the “(Offlifil‘ lUCkleSS yap inward.' and 100de like huge littlllfljmaldcn Wasnoi to be compared columns of iron ,heated to redness. With 'lhe PreClOUS boo“ he? deli”) ‘ ‘ promised to secure. Elizabeth; however. was wary as wel'l'as cruel. 'At the foot (if the roc'k‘on which Cscj‘ta stood was a small cottage, in- habited by two Old women ;_"and‘be- tween} the cellar of this outrage and the Castle was'a’ subterranean pas~ c of the infernal. ‘ ’I‘he""sense ' of feeling, too might ,have‘ I ‘shgge’st‘ed fancies of the infernal worldQ The heat was intense; the atmosphere quivered ,With' the drifting caloric. The hair "had crisped' open my head“; my skin had the feel of blistering, and the air] inhaled rcsembledldangets '_ Pagetfa distinguishedtraveller, who over its deserted mine. I ll ‘ . ‘ castle’s highest, town's, , came , tog sling boat‘seWelcome to the other“ Scottish tuncsflandhis/ sagaCtty‘and out much delighted his merry .mon: sage, knownonl‘y‘to one or twolperi- ated himself with the King‘s"'or‘- sons; and never used but in times of ganist who Was So’enraptured‘vwith With the" a:d of these old Cockpen’s Wit and‘po‘u‘er’c‘f music, test the truth of this circumstanee. viSt,ted.-Csejta .,ath1t gtwtemy, ye‘a'i's‘. ago,“ shys 5 “With this tale freshfinr our'thth‘ds, we ascended the long hill. giiinléd'hhe castle. and wandered The shades cf evening were just spreading, over I. the valley, the; ,bare,.~, grey walls stood up, ,ag-ainstythe red ,sky, the solemn stilnvess of"'e'vening‘ reigned over the scene ; and as two ravens, whichhad. made their nests the wairils it. winging their heayy flight, and wheeling once. round, each cawy-V , alighted on'their favorite turret,.I could havefanci‘ed. them: the.spirits of the two‘crones, condemned to. haunt the scene of'Ihcir “former crimes, while their infernal mistress was curSedby some more wretched doo‘m.” gr . i THE LAIlt‘D OF boomedâ€"â€" "Baosn AND BUTTER. ‘ ; The lieentionsness and thought-l le'ssnés‘s at King Charles II. have ~ become- proverbialnljd his good, nai- tute’, :wlii‘c‘lridtu'ali'fies tlte‘fie, ‘liu,t_,ill atones for :h'is‘ingratitude to. those who suffered forfeitdle persecu- tion in his cause. 'When’li’e remain: ed in Scotland, sufféring the rebuke and censure ofaustere Presbyteriany ism, before, tlte battleof Worcester [1651]. his‘ehiefconfident and as'-,. soctate;wtas- the Laird .of Cockpen’, called by ,the ,tthknai‘ning manners ofuthose times ,‘Blyvtbe Cockpen.’â€"-â€" Cockpen ,fotlowte‘d Chanlee to the? Hague, ‘and by his skill in i‘playing, arch. Charlefs favorite tube was ‘ Brose and ‘Butter.’ It was played to him 'whenfhe went to bed,’aiid he was awakened by“ it. ' At the Restoration “j: Blythe Codkperi was si‘nrgdnen, arid he Wattdé‘t'iill upon the ’latiils which he once oWned"’in Scotland,"p00r1 and unfrieit'ded.‘ ‘Coc'kpeh "vv‘rotb‘ to the Coui'f,'btit hisllettcrs Were‘nevet" presented, or Were not regarded); Wearied’hhd incensed, he travelled to. London, and placed'hims’elf, iri'all' public‘y’p‘laces, thinking the eye‘ of his Majestymight reach him. :But he, ‘Wa‘s never“ noticed, and" ltis mean garb did'not's‘uit the rich‘ and embroidered doublets of court ; so he "Was ‘inshltcd and pushed aWay from approaching the “King’s” pro;- sencei 'Cock'peit then, attempted by cunning what ‘ he could, not :ic'corm plish by" plain dealing. lH‘e’ ingrath l r l f into atinuder. room [1660], ,tiotvever,‘ the bishop “ fenders. further process - . unnecessaryfi I cannot permit .the holy office to be associated with a trade. ‘ The care of souls. .idemands all our time and thoughts." It be; comes myduty to administer to you an.,.‘efi'ectual ‘ admonition to devote yourself in future Wholly .to your ministry. "You'will‘find you tencein .thisypgperfi,’ 7; ' . ' _ Sosayittg. he handed to him a Pa- 1" SGIP "pcr’ wlt‘jcbahewhad the, meanwhile been Writing. C The . poor cure took the. fu-lminationoft episcopal wrath andwithdrew. 'LWhenthetopen’edity be. fobnd its! presentation tort hand- ,some'lioing. ' w' ‘ ' ’ ' .1 Some. American congregations, »woul‘d do well to act'on the ,gprincié‘ plewhiclt prompted the' bishop to‘ this. .‘just and'wbolesome act ot'sei' verity. ' ’ " The best way t9 prevent the de- secration of the sacred; office by in; compatible pursuits is to make it uné necessary. A PLEASANTWITEM FOR, ‘ Levee-s or CHAMPAGNE. An American traveller in'the streets of Paris, Seeing“ the words, ‘VViiie‘bathI given'ltere,’ exclaimed: ' ' ‘ 'A ‘ ~-‘ ‘ W’s-ll! these Franck are a ltiiturious people."‘.l‘hen,‘ with true Yankee curiosity; slid {the feeling that he could afferd what- éiierVany'otte‘Velsc did, walked in and de- blended a ‘ wine bath’.’ ‘ ' ~' ‘ y ' ‘ “Feeling.vibnilerful‘ly refreshed" after it, i and ‘ having“ to pay ' but fi've'fran'cis, he asked in some astonishment,“ “how “ti ‘winet bath could bef’afforlled so cheaply; 'Hisfsable attendant whohatl been a slave‘in Virginia, a'ttdettjoy'ed aslybit-‘Zof humor“, replied“. ‘0, mass we jest pass‘ it along ‘ ,, where we gib.baths at fourfratics.’~ .. , “ ' ‘ Then you throw it attvay, suppose.’ . ‘ Nb .massa; ‘ de‘n f we send it lower dotvriliand‘ cltarge‘three francs'a bath." Dar‘s. plenty (of people who ain’t so berry particular," who will bathe in it after this, at. two francs a lteiid.'_" Den", massa, we let the common “people habit at a franc apiece, “'l‘hen‘ofCOtirse' you throw it away,’ ettoi claimed tlle’th‘e traveler, who thought-that was going" bliyond eVen :Y'ankee profit. .""‘No;“indeed‘,"massa,’ was the indignant reply, accompanied. by-a‘ profound bow; no, indeed, ,tnassa, we are not so’ stravab gant as dart comes to; we bottle it up den. and Send it to ’Merica for’champagne.’ ‘- Years' are the sum of hours. Vain, is 'it’at‘ wide intervals to say, “I’ll save this year,,’,’ if ateach nars’ row interval you. do not ,say, “ I’ll save this hour,” ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ' l Tears areas dew which moistene the earth, and renew; its' .vigot'. Remorse has :none ; it is a volcano. vomiting forth Vlava'which'bu'rns and destroys. - ‘ ‘ " “ ' ‘

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