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RICHMOND'HILL AND YONGE ST. GENERAL. ADVERTISER. HENRY SMELSEB, GEO. H. APPELBY S EAFO RTH. C. W. P. A. SCOTT, And all kinds of ISSUER 0F 497 -lll. l-H' 479 31 we a He whom Heaven did call away Out of this Hermitage of clay Has left some reliques in this Um As a pledge of his return. Meanwhile the Muses do deplore The loss of this their paramour, With whom he sported ere the day Budded forth its tender ray. And now Appollo leaves his lays And puts on cypress for his bays; The sacred sisters tune their quills Only to the blubbering rills. And while his doom they think upon Make their own tears their Helicon ; Think not, reader, me lest blest, Sleeping in this narrow chest, Than if my ashes did lie hid Under some stately pyramid. Ifa rich tomb makes happy, then That Bee was happier far then men, Who, busy in the thymy wood, Was fettered by the golden flood Which from the Amber-weeping tree Distilleth down so plenteously; For so this little wanton elf Most gloriously enshrined itself. A tomb whose beauty might compare With Cleopatra’s sepulehre. In this little bed my dust Incurtained round I here intrust; While my pure and nobler part Lies entomb’d in every heart. Then pass on gently, ye that mourn, Touch not this mine hallowed Urn; These ashes which do here remain A vital tincture still retain ; A seminal form within the deeps’ Of this little chaos sleeps; The thread of life untwisted is Into its first ex1srencies; Infant nature cradled here In its principles appear; This plant though entered into dust In its ashes rest it must Until sweet Psyche shall inspire A softening and zetifie fire, And in her fostering arms enfold This heavy and this earthly mould. Then as I am I’ll be no more But bloom and blossom as before “Comusf’ “Lycidas,” “L’Allegro,” and Il Pensereso.” It is signed with his initials, and dated October, 1647. Its genuiness has been questioned. Leaving the two-topt Mount diviné To turn votaries to Ins shrine. THE MAN-CAT: A LEGEND OF YORK. Mr. Henry Morley, of University College, London. writing to the Times, says :â€"As ‘the discovery of an unpublished poem by Milton is matter of interest to all readers, and the authenticity of such a poem cannot be too strictly and generally tested, I shall be obliged ifyou will give publicity to the fact that such a poem has been found. It exists in the hand-writing of Milton himself, on a blank page in the volume of Poems both English and Latin, which contains his When this cold numbness shall retreat By a more than chymick heat Continued. On the staircase where my lather stood was another small window, which commanded a View of the back court, by which it was evi- dent the man was escaping. My father threw it open, and gazed out. Running along the side oftiie courtyard. which was used as a receptacle of stable refuse,was a high brick wall, not more at most than a loot wide. Upon this the man leaped from the window-sill below with a fearless bound, and alighting upon his hands and feet, crawled swiftly along the narrow surface, the knife still in his grasp. Arrived at the end of this wall he gave another agile bound, this time upwards, and catching at a prolect- ing spout, crawled into a deep gutter, by which he gained a dis- tant roof, over which he disappear- ed. At first my father believed him- self to be dreaming. The whole thing seemed more like a vision than reality, for as the figure had moved along the wall it seemed to my iather’s fancy more like a huge cat in its strange mode of progres- sion than a human beino. Return- ing to the garret. he found Flam- ingo on his knees, shivering with cold and tear, and praying audi- blv. It’s a ghost ‘. I know its a ghost! cried the poor fellow, when my lather had described what he had seen. I’ve read of such things often but never thought to have seen one as now. Some dreadful crime has been committed. said my father. in a voice which he in vain endeavour- ed to render firm. Did you not see blood upon the knife? 1 saw nothing but those terrible eyes. replied Flamingo. Such eyes as those never glittered in a living man's head! lt is a ghost we have Hemâ€"a ghout that will be our ruin, Andrew ! POEM ASCRIBED 1‘0 MILTON. afififimfim. Eflmfixy. AN EPITAPH. “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than Popular Opinion.” J. M., 0ber., 1647 RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1868‘ flak 31mm, My lather and Mr. Flamingo were just placing the first morsel in their respective mouths, when the door of the Blue Boar was pushed roughly open, and some hall dozen noisy and swaggering men came [reaping in. There was no doubt who he was. His top-boots, red-flapped waist- coat. and oelentatiousiy displayed staff showed him to henna ot the then newly appoin pod ‘1' de- tective police, who > ' world wide celebrity'as B w-street runners. It was determine-l that, at the earliest opportunity, this bitol what Flamingo still continued to consid- er a ghostly property should be lodged in the hands of a. magis- trale. The manner of such lodg- menl Ihey could not determine ; and daylight found them even more nervous and undecided. When they descended to the general room, where Mr. Octavius Maw as alreadv busy consulting with the other members of his little troop as to the dav’s movements,lhey “ere glad to sit down to the repast which Mrs. M‘Cubbin and her niece had placed upon the table. Close up the door Joe, said a short powerful built man, with a cast in one eye, a scar on the lelt cheek, and nose like a vulture’s beak. Close the door. and till I’ve had a good look at ’em, don’t let one o' thls here company leave the room. There's been more sticking and stabbing in this ’ere respectable city 0’ York ; and. as I hear you‘ve a a lot 0’ slrangers in your house, Mrs. M’Cubbin, I shall just \roublc ’em to oblige me with their names, business here. and gen’ral occupa- lion. At the first apparation of the ofli- cer and his mvrmidons, Flamingo had started white with terror, trom his chair, and as the Bow street officer ceased, was seized with the idiotic idea to take the stranger’s watch from his pocket, and endeav- our to slide it into his boot. The action, clumsily performed, caught the quick eye of the vulture- nosed oflicer. Wheh morning came, the first thing my father's eyes remed upon was the old-iashioned watch on the manlelpiece. Hulloa! What are you slipping down there, Master Threadpaper? Lay hold of voung Skilligalee one ofyou, and see what he's been fak- ing into his boot. So the two youths; for they were“ but little more, crept back into bed wajtjng for lhg morning. The command was promptly obeyed, and the old-fashioned watch was dragged forth and held upto the gaze of lhe horrified company. The gentleman from Bow-street gave a Aprploqged vyhistlg. l Shall we alarm the house? No, no, let us remain quiet till morning, For my part. I only want the opportunity to get out of the city as soon as possible. Who’d believe our story! ,They would only laugh at usâ€"or, who knows but we might bring suspicion upon ourselves l Hand that here Jerry! Why, it that isn’t. the very Watch I saw yes- terday on one of the magistrate’s desks at the assize-court. It’s Alderman Gravatt’ watch, said the man called Jerry He’s just been elected church~war~ den 01 Holy Trinity here, in Mick- Iegate, as charitable and good a gentleman as ever held a plate at church door, or slept through a ser- mon. Yes, that waich belongs to Mr. Ebenezer Gravalt, said another of the bystands. He always times It by the almhouse clock â€"â€" the clock of them aimhouses as he’s just had erected. Then, said the Bow street officer emphatically. these strolling ras- calls has stolen it, andâ€"this with ominous significanceâ€"are guilty of who knows what besides. Joe, shove on the bracelets, and bring the whole beggarly pack along with you. My father. when he saw the handcuffs upon poor Flamingo's bony wrists. obeyed the first in- stinct of self--preservalion, and dropping down behind a large oak- en bench, crawled into a corner of the room which was near the cellar door, and in a deep shadow, He was crouching down; when ahand grasped his, and a soft voice wluspered in his car. He Hidden down among the casks, my father heard his comrades, hur- ried away, weeping and protesting, and then Mrs. M’Cubbin’s voice, at its highest pitch, lamenting that .thieves and murderers should ever have had house room at the Blue i Boar. As ill-luck would have, she. knowing the darkness of the place, had lighted the candle, which she carried without a. candlestick, like a torch in her big red hand. My father was beginning to un- curl his stiffened limbs from be- tween the two casks. when Mrs M'Cubbin, having despatched the reluctant Nelly on an errand up- stairq, descended with a jug to fetch some fresh beer lrom the cel- lar. ,he came dowh the steps slowly, placed the measure she had brought with her under the tap, then, rais- ing her eves and her candle, ulter- ed a scream that must have made every cobwed tremble, and have sent each female spider into violenl hysterics. He had lost all power 0! reflec- lion, he was slupihed with the suddenness and completeness with winch misfortune had swept down upon himself and his humble com panions. The guests had all departed, fol- lowing in Ihe train of the distin- guished London delective, by name Robert Dobbs, who was marching his miserable captives through the streets of York in triumph. â€" The space between the casks‘i‘st limited, and Mrs M'Cubbin’s gaze had fallen upon !wo badly shod feel -â€"-â€"my father’s. wan dropped the candle, and up :he steps rushed Mrs. M'Cubbin rending the air wilh her cries. Help}! help lâ€"the robber lâ€"the assassin! Let go my gown! I’ll kick !â€"â€"-l‘ll bile! Take my moneyl good mister robber, but spare my life I You can imagine what his re- flections must have been as he crouched squeezed in between two hogsheads of beer, which were covered with cobwebs and dust, and knowing that each minute the meresl chance might betray him to the officers of justice. The moment she had regained the general room, she made one convulsive effort to release from my father's imploring grasp the robe to which he had been cling- ing. and then fainted. Oh, Andrew ! exclaimed Nelly, now appearing on the scene, and clasping her hand, why have you killed my aunt? Killed-Lâ€"«l? Oh. Nelly ! let me get out of Ihis place, or I shall go mad! Quipk! quick I He darted past her, and, without pausing even to thank the creature he loved best in the world, found himselt in the street. The danger seemed so pressing that even love was forgotten. For some hours my father wan- dered like a spectre about the streets of York. As he grew calm- er, his courage returned. and. with a determination to tell the whole, and ablde by it. he took his way wiih a. firm step back to the tavern. knew it to be Nelly’s Gomm’s, and guided by her he crept down the cellar steps, and she closed thedoor behind him. There were voices in the general room, some of which he recognized as those of lhe companions he had deserted. Before pushing open the door, he placed his ear against it and listened. A voice, stem and magislerial, now made Itselfheard. It was the voice 0! the magistrate who had returned, with the players still in close custody, to make an examination of the premises. A ghost! Do you take us all for idiots ‘2 I ask you young man, how you came by this watch. and you answer by aghast! Such con- duct arouses the blackest suspi- cionu. [shall commit you allâ€" every one of youâ€"man and wo- man 1 ' Can anvone of you explain to me how my worthy colleague, Mr. Ebenezer Gravatt’s watch came in- to your possession I I can I It was my iatberwbo spoke. He had opened the outer door, and now stepped into the tavern room, standing in from of the priâ€" A tempest of entreaties rose up, in the midst of which the magis. Irate again askeQâ€" Now, young feller, observed Mr. Dobbs, briskly, let’s have the whole truth. Say what you’Ve got to say from beginning to end, and neither his worship nor I will interrupt you till you’ve spun vour yarn clean off â€"every thread of it. The ofrler was promptly obey. ed. The watch I have no hesitation in saying I have seen in the hands 01 the man whoI believe to be the author of the mysterious murders which have spread such horror and desolation in York. My lather thanked lhe magistrate for his warning. and went on, more boldly.â€" Clear the mom of all but Mr. Dobbs and this person, said the lat- ter functionary ; this person apply- ing to my father. You heard truly. said the magis- trate, gravely, Michael Stangale. clothier, an inhabitant ofthis ward was found this morning barbaroust murdered. Now, before you speak, young man. it is my duty to warn you that what you say will be laken down, and. should need, re- quire, will be used against you. The ghost I he means the ghost? murmured the half-demented Flam- inge- , My father did, omitting nothing, from the meeting of the horseman outside of York gate, to his own fright and hiding in the cellar. ‘Mr. Robert Dobbs from London. who had been eveing my father at- tentively, whispered something in the magistrale‘s ear. “’hen he had done. the magis- trate, who had turned deadly pale, and seemed much moved, consult- ed for some moments aside with Mr' Dubbs. Mr. Gravatt lefi this morning early for the country. HIS return is not expected until late this even- ng, There was another consultation, the result of which was that mv father’s comrades were again re- moved to the castle, but with an assurance that. their statement was believed, and that their confinement would only be a very temporary one. Orders were also given for their kind treatment. The latter quilted the tavern al- most directly. In the street just now, said my father, uncovering his head, as he turned to the magistrate, I heard that z nothcr murder was commited last night. When Flamingo, who still clung to his theory about the ghost, and the rest of the troop had departed, the magistrate and Mr. Dobbs ac- companied my Iather up stairs to what is now called his room. Acry of joy rese up from my companions, especialiy from Fla- mingo, while among the rest at the audience there was a. movement of astonishment. ' ’ The frost had been severe, and when he went to the wmdow he was still enabled to «how, by sun~ dry indications, as well as by de- scription; the road by which lhe man-cat had entered ; and then re- tiring to the out-side staircase, he showed the dangerous path by which he had escaped. soners, who were huddled together, under guard of several constables. who, alter the fashion of that time, carried pistol and cullass. And you say he made no al-témpt to attack vau? asked the magis- tralg of‘my father. Not the slightest. The more 1 think of his look and manner, We more it appears to me as at a pP-r- son under some dreadful monoma- nia. and walking in his sleep. The magistrate énd Mr. Dobbs followed each trace attentively. Again there v;as a private con- sultation between the magistrate and Ihe Bow-street oflicer. Have you courage enough to stav in this room again tonight. youngster? asked Mr. Dobbs, tuning 19 my tather. Thé latte-r contessed without shame that his countenance length-- ened considerably at this proposal. this proposal. The officer saw it. anti §aifL with aAlaugh. I don’t mean alone. 1’“ be your companion, and so will my two males. Whitechapel Joe and Barney the Jew â€"â€" two thorough going chaps of the right bull dog breed. who care no more {or a ghost than if he was a. mere nothing, which, as I take it, your proper. decently behaved ghost oughtto be. = TERMS $1.00 IN ADVANCE. Whole N o. 526. I don't doubi it he could have biz own wa for six years,every personal cockroach would be knocked off from the bosom ol the foolsrool, and not even a pair ov them lell to repair damages with. Such iz man 1 The cockloach is born on the fusl 0v May and the fust 0v Noq " seme annually uni; - ' ' in fifteen days from date. an I Let the learned and polite pull hair az much az they pleaze about the ansestral claims ov the cock- roach. it is mi bizncss and duty as bug scrutmizer, to show the critter up az we find him. without caring who hiz grandfather or grand- mother acktually waz. He don’t leave the place he waz born at upon the slightest provication, like the giddy and vagrant flea, or the ferocious bed bug, and until death (or some vile powder, the inven- shen oi man) knocks at his front door he and biz brothers and sisp ters may be seen with the naked eye, ever and anon calmly climbing the white sugar bowl or running foot races between the butter plates. They are born from an egg. four from each egg, and consequently they are all 0v them twins. There is no such thing in the annals 0v nature as a single cockroach. How strange It is that man, made out 0v dirt, the cheapest. malenal in market, and the most plentv, should beso determined to rid the world ov every living bug buthimselt. The maternal bug don’t set upon the egg as the goose doth, but leaves them lie around loose, like a pint 0v spill musiard seed, and dont seem xew care a dam whether they get ripe or not. But I never knew a cockroach egg fail to put in an appearance, They are as sure hatch out and run as Kanada thisties, or a bad kold. He is eazy to domeslikate, yield- ing gracefullv l0 ordinarv kindnes, and never deserling those who. show him proper acts of courtesy. The cockroach is of two colors. sorrel and black. They are always on.lhe move, and kan trot, I should say, on a good :rack, and a good day, cluss to three minnits. BY JOSH BILLINGS» Themcl‘croach iz- a bug at large. He is one (W the luxuries m: civilization. Their food seems to consist, not so much in what they ate as what they travel. and often finding them dead in my soup at the boarding house. I have come to the conclu- sion that a cockroach kant swim, but they float. But the most interesting feature ofthis remarkable bugg is the love- lyness ov their natures. They kant bite, nor sung nor scratch nor even jaw back. They are so amiable that l have even known them to get stuck in the butter and lay there all day and not holler for help and aktually die at last with a broken heart. THE NATURAL, HISTORY 05!? THE COCKROACH, To realize the meekncss 01 these uncomplaining little lellers, let the philiosopick mind just for one mo- ment compare them to the pesky flea, who lights upon man in his strength and woman in her wenk- ness like a red hot shot, or to the warbling musketo, thd from 3. Nu jersey cat tail marsh. with hi2 dag- ger in hiz mouth ackeing for blood; or, horror, of horrorsl to the mid- night bed bugg, who creeps out ov a crack 32 still and az lean as a shadow, and hitches unto the bosom of buty like a starved leech. My father. who was far from; sharing the jocuiar. vie-w M'r. Dobbs took at such a possible contingency determined not to close his eyes in sleep that night; and then, very sensibly, resigned himseiflo a pm silion from which there was no means of escaping. Every man has a right to pick his playmates. but az for me, I rather visit knee deep amang cock- roaches than to hear the dying em- bers ov a single muskeeter’s song in the room jimng, or to know that he waz waiting for an kandle to go out, and for me to pitch into bed. In koaclusion, 16 show that I aim fooling, I would be wxllmg. if I had them. to swarp ten fast class fleas anv time. for a small sized cockroach, and ifthe feller com- plained that l shaved him in a trade I would return the cockroach, and sware that he waz even. All right; that point’s settled:.. ft’s my idea that this midnight vis- itor of yours will, in the course of the day, get some inkling that you are likely to be dangerous to him. ‘l’l that’s the case, and‘ he knows; that you’re still sleeping here, a. desperate, stick-at-nothing chaplike that will drop in during the night‘ if possible, to- stop your tongue by means of slicing your throat. I’ll siav. said‘ my father, on con- dition that you remain in the room. Uoncluded’ in our newt.