fending your own.”
‘froth the vvotnan we love is sufficient to soften
in Ant-ora’s forgiveness continually augmented,
T/re _/b.//otzuing H_r/m7_2 (com]Iosct[._for the occasion)
was sung at the 1"cstz'-val of St“. ‘Jo/In I_/re 130121581,
by St. Jo/m’.v 1.odg'e, JV . 6, in ‘t/tis ftlate.
WHEN D‘2’tvid’§ srm, wiitlt_vit't')t1d’rous skill,‘
A Temple did prepare,
Israel with zeal his courts did fill,
And God was ltonor’d there:
Celestial rays, of glorious light, ’
The sacred walls contain’d ;
The pure effulgence-"-—Day and Night,
'With awful force re'main’d.
0, may thy presence, gracioirs Lord,
In our Asentbly he;
Eitlighten us to know thy word,
Tltat we may honor thee.
.-And when the final trump: shall sound;
To jtrdge the world of sin § .
Within thy courts may we be found,
Eternally shtii; ih.
ftlrom the Leisure Hour Im/zrorcrl.
Sweet is the‘ scene when vir'tiré tlies,
When sinks a righteous soul to rest;
How mildly beam the closing eyes ; .
How gentle heaves th’ expiring breast.
So fades a summer-cloud away : i _
So sinks the gale, when storms are o’er 5
So gentle shuts the eye of day ;
30 dies the wave along the shore."
'l‘rittnijihant smiles the victor-b"i‘ow,-
l"ann’(l by some angel’s purple wing ;
U" gravel where is thy vict’ry now? '
Imidious death 1 where is thy sting?
A holy quiet reigns around;
A calm, which nothing can destroy :_
Nought can disturb’ that peace profound;
.‘.’l;flticlt their unfett-:r"’d souls enjoy.
Farewell conflicting hopes and tears,
_ VVl‘lcl'e light and shades alternate dwell 1
How bright the unchanging morn‘ appears 5
.Farpvvell, inconstant world 1 F'ar'cwe_ll 5
Its‘ duty done, as sinlis the clay,
Light, fro'in its load, the spirit flies;
“Then beaver? and earth combine to‘ say, _,
“ Street is the scene when virtue dies.”
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doleiiée, gave hie two_letter§, which he ha just
received for ine. The, hand writing of both
their directions. was unltn_‘own to me. The‘ first
Iiopened was from my friends at Lyons‘. 3 VVe
are satisfied with you,” said they,“ and after, hav-
ing taken cxentplary revci1ge'on, the ha‘ught' Au-
rora, it’ is just that we should retnemb%,_r the
friendship with which your talents and conduct
have inspired us. Yj u are not made to Eve in
the class amongst wliich you were born, a, d we
offer you with pleasure; the means of extri§;ating
yourself from all your embarrassments, \vltho’bt
wishing that you should find your gratitude at all
bttrthensome, since we can serve you without
any inconvenience to ourselves. You know that
we pushed almost to madness the idea of re 'enge
on Aurora, and we had each made the sa rifice
of a thousand crowns to carry our plans in_ dex-
ecution. You, have not expendedthe third part
of this sum; The rest is deposited in the hoiise
of M. ' ‘ a notary, well known in‘ our city, who
will remit it to you on your simple ré’c'cipt.: The
jewels, linen, lace, and clothes, with which you
amused the credulity of a foolish father, and an
haughty girl, will be likewise delivered to you.
Take care of Au:-ora—W'e have put. her into
your arms in the hope that you will never give
us occasion to regret that we pushed our ven-
geance too far. VVhcnever you shall form any
undertaking, command the credit, the friendship,
and the recommendations of your friends at Ly-
ons.” - , ’,
“ \Vell !” exclaimed I joyfully, “ half my
embarrassments have vanislted—-Ishall be able
to provide for my Aurora.-—Th’e letter which I
next opened, and which had been directed by a
stranger, was from Aurora herself—“ Some re-
mains of pity,” she‘o‘bserved, “ which I feel for
you, notwithstanding your conduct towards me,
pleads in your favor, and induces me to inform
you that at the moment you receive this letter,
I shall be at the gates of Lyons. It is my inten-
tion to enter a convent which will rid me of
your hateful presence. I am an honorable one-
my, and declare that you tnust hold yourself
ready to appear before every court in France, till
I have found one which shall do me the justice
to break the chains of your victim, and punish
the traitors by whom she has been sacrificed.”
I shall not attempt to paint the violent and
conflicting emotions which agitated my mind at
the perusal of thisletter. One moment I deter-
mined to pursue Aurora, to detain and force her
to pay due obedience to a man whom fate had
made her husband—-the next, I felt the most in-
vincible repugnance to persecute awoman whom
I so ardently loved-—-The project also wasim-
practicable. Aurora had already departed seve-
ral hours ; I must have 99"‘ " from
p _ _ fiffiscella11.y.
. THE HIS1'012Y OF PEROURO U,
on THE BELIz0\YS-NIENDER-'
Written In! 1154*" ‘ ‘ '
r_.',',‘...._. . _
t. .- " . «IJ3UrDed my
,7. '-. A. . -. t-‘. tne bed on which I had
-.. . :;.‘y sort to pass the night. The horror
I my situation was increased by a continuance
f violent rains, which laid under water the cross-
aad leading to Montpelimart, and rendered it
npassable for several days; This circumstance
prevented me from sending to the town, as I in-
tended, for a carriage to convey Aurora to alod-
ging less fitted to mortify her pride.
You will easily imagine that I sent every mo-
ment to enquire respecting the situation of my"
unfortunate bride. The answers were satisfacto-
ry ; my attentions were received with gratitude;
I was repeatedly told that the next day I should
be admitted to see her; that she had made up
her mind ; that she should display a firmness of
character, which in‘ the cruel circumstances in
which she was placed, would astonish and con-
found her vile enemies. All these things which
-were repeated to me with an atfectation of secre-
sy, did not lull me into perfect security. That
terrible -to-tnorrow afirighted my soul 5 I dread-
ed the interview more than death ! I was med-
itating how to eludefit under ‘different preten-
ces, when the door of my cliainber opened, and
discovered to me my interesting bride. I threw
myself at her feet, and seizing one of her hands
bathed it with my tears. She looked at me in
this humiliating posture for some time in silence,
then raising me up, she addressed me with all
the dignity of pride which nothing could van-
quish. “ You have deceived me,” said she, “it
is on your future conduct that my forgiveness
shall depend. _ If any generous sentiment re-
mains at the bottom of_your heart, ifyou are de-
sirous of not making me altogether miserable,
do not take advantage ofthc authority which you
have usurped-—Ma’dernolselle offers ‘me a decent
tgetiremcnt at her uncles house-—l have accepted
it, because it accords both with my situation
and my dutiess-You .may'visit me there when-
ever you please-.——we will concert together the
means of extricating ourselves from this hor-
rible situation, and of providing for our future
support-—-rely.ou my honor for the care of de-
Man isa" conliding creature--A kind word
all the miseryshe occasions. Notvv.’v;hstan(lit)g
the cold disdain of Aurora, I gave her credit for
her meekness, without reflecting that it would
have been more natural for her to load me with
repmaches. During five ;fdays my‘ confidence
and while] traced out to her the plan of life
vrhich love suggested to me, I saw her mn1'c_than
once smile at the picture. Could I have ima-
gined that after so many snl'ferings, the cruel
Aurora had one,-in reserve for me which surpas-
sed all the rest I’ *
One morning, it was the eighth after our arri-
val in theyvillage, one morning I av/algened after
having passed an happy night, soothed by deli-
cious dreams. The day was already far advan-
" tnembrances.
ced, when my father, reproaching me for my in-
Montelimart. N.‘ ' . . . ‘:r ‘I 3: ‘her
u~‘ ' ‘ .
we .- ‘ i’ :. .2
’ . :. '; :1‘ —.:"‘=“
;..~..~ means of leaving
recall so many bitter ‘
I had still as much money left as
would enable me to reach Lyons. Before my
departure I interrogated severally the Core and
his niece, with respect to their knowledge of my
wife’s escape. Threats and intreatiep were lzi'v-
ished in vain, and though they were, as Ihave
since discovered, the primary authors of the plot,
it was impossible to bring them to any confes-
sion.
_ New etnbarrassments crowded upon me when
I reached Lyons. VVhe re begin my researches ?
how come to any knowledge, in a great city, of
the asylum which Aurora had chosen ? In what
manner could I present myself before a father,
amidst the first transports of his indignation a-
gainst the criminal séducer of his (laughter ?——-
now could I wander from one convent to another
without the risk of being suspected from the na-
ture of my enquiries, and exposing myself to the
danger ofa dungeon where I might be plunged
for having acted so abominable a part ? In order
to deliver myself from these perplexities, I had
recourse to my engraving friends, who all advised
me to remain quiet, and wait peaceably till the
procedure for breaking the marriage became the
topic of general conversation at Lyons. I con-
sented to follow their counsels, to forbear inqui-
ries alike dan'gero‘us and useless, and to take
measures for improving my fortune, too well con-
vincedtthat this was the only chance of hereafter
regaining the heart of Aurora !
Tltanlts to my generous friends, after having
disposed advantageously of the jewel‘s,.lace, and.
.. served to
other valuable articles which were useless to me, '_
I found myself in possession) of near ten thousand
crowns. It was reported, at that time, that we
were on the eve of a war with some of the prin-
cipal powers of Europe". In consequence of this
information, and with the aid of my friends, I
made one of those bold speculations which if it
had not succeeded would have placed me where
I had set out, but which by splendid success in-
creased more than threefold my capital. I
V\7hile my commercial operations were go-
ing forward in profound secrecy, my story be-
came the topic of public anitnadversion. The
-intrepid Aurora, from her monasticretrcat hurl-
ed herfulminations against me and n'ty confeder-
ates. This want of address on her part in attack-
ing the engravcrs, besides obtaining the laugh a-
gainst her, was of infinite advantage to me by
throtving me in the back ground, whilst my
friends were so much the more awake to my in,-j
terests, as it was the best mode of defending their
own. Aurora insisted p'eremptoril'y that the
marriage should be annulled. The Abbess of
the convent in whichslie had found an asylum,
and who’ was respectable for her birth, as well as
her good qualities, moved heaven and earth in
her cause. Her father brouglif together his pro-
tectors and friends, and every thing threatened us
with a defeat, the sli',an‘1e_of which would have
fallen on the engravers,. and the weight of it on
myself. The tvags amuse_d'_themselves in see-'
ing the" pride of Aurora made the instrument of
her punishment, but no smiles can smooth the
brow of wrinkled and severe justice. Already a
warrant to arrest me had been issued, from which
I had only been saved by the obscurity in which
I lived. '1'r‘.e affair-was brought Before the courts
with great rapidity. _
My haughty enemy had reqiacsted guards to
escort her to the tribunal, in which our marriage
was.to' be declared. null or valid. » She made her
appearance arrayed in all her charms, which were
still heightened by the, semblance of the most
unaffected modesty. Never had any cause as-
sembled so immense a crowd of spectators. Au-
rora’s counsel pleaded for her with so much elo-
quence that the tcars of the auditory sotnetimes
forced him to suspend his deelamation. The e-
motion of the jutlg‘es'indicatetl what kind of sen-
tence they were about to pronounce, and which
the feelings of the audience were powerfully im-
pelled to sanction, when the engraver, who had
sought to be the husband of Aurora, seeing that
no counsel arose to plead on my side of the ques-
tion, requested pcrmission from the judges to en-
ter on my defence; This request was immedi-
ately granted, that it might not be said I had been
condemned unheard. He gave my history in a
few words, in which nothing was exaggerated
except the eulogium with which be honored me.
He owned, nevertheless, that the singular circum-
stances of. my marriage would authorize the
judges to declare it null and void. He hesitated
for a moment. The m_ost solemn silence reigned
througlrout the assembly ; when, turning to An-
rora, hc added in a firm tone of voice; “No,
Madam, you are not the wife of a bello\vs-mend-
er-—but nature destines you to become the moth-
er of his child !---Listen to the powerful cry of
your unborn infant, and then say if you desire to
become free while your child is condemned to
the infamy of illegitimacy?”—“No, no 1” ex-
claimed the trembling.Aurora, bursting into a
flood of tears; and the whole audience, weeping-
in sympathy with her, joined in the exclamation
of “ No, No l” ‘
This cry of maternal tenderness decided the
cause. The judges declared that the marriage
was valid according to the contract, in which I
had signed my true name, alleging also, that our
situations were not sufficiently unequal to author-
ise the dissolution of our union. But they wise-
ly decreed, in order not to leave the adventurer
too much cause to triumph, that my wife should
be permitted to reside in the convent which she
had chosen for her asylum, and an injunction was
laid on the husband, under certain penalties, nei-
ther to reclaim, pursue, or molest her in any
manner whatever ; that the child should be bap-
tised under my name, but that I should at no
time have a right over its ediication. The rest
of the sentence turned on objects of detail more
interesting to gentlemen of the long robe than
the historian. Aurora lcft.the audience in tri-
umph. The crowd escortedher to the convent.
crowning her with r--,-‘'‘'-?----- " ‘ <
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~———1-2::-T‘-13.—r -
‘THE COCI'}‘ATION3 or MY UNCLE JOHN.
“ .':"/zc devil take the floor qf our town ; my far-
_ tune’.9 made jbr this world.”
Prosperity intoxicates likp wine—and strong
{must the head be that is not turned by it. A
pauper who lived by the sea side, not far from
the pleasant village of Thornvillc, found among
the sands some shining particles. Delighted to
discover what he supposed was silver ore, be
carefully gathered a parcel of it, and took it to a
silver-smith to assay. The silver-smith had a
spice of mischicfin his composition, and he slily
slipt a piece of silver into the crucible. The
poor man stood, all eye, alfear, all expectation,
while the experiment was making. ‘Twas done
——:and behold !—--the product was a piece of pure
silver. Enraptured at the sight, the pauper ex-
claimed in an extacy ofjoy : “ the devil take the
poor of our town, my fortune-.'s made for this
world 1”
I would thank you, gentle Miss, to restrain
that smile. How much wiser would you have
acted, had you thought yourself suddenly raised
from pcnury to affluence ? Believe me gentle
reader, not one in twenty would have behaved
better.
A hundred incidents occur every year that
bring the story fresh to my recollection.
\Vhen I see a man leaving his regular business
-—dashing into wild speculations’-—-and living in a
style equal to his hopes of wealth. Thinks I to
mysclf—My boy, though it be “ the devil take
the poor of our town” to day, ten to one before
you get through you will meet the bitter disap-
pointment of the pauper.
-‘ Many a lady have I seen, who believing her
glass, and the flatteries of coxcombs, has imagin-
ed herself divine, and thought in the spirit ofthe
pauper-'2--“ my fortune is made for this world.”
Foolish thing ! She refuses the honorable addres-
ses ofan industrious honest man, in every respect
‘her equal, because her beauty ought to bring her
a fortune. A'dozen years of coquetry discovers
the error, and the proud, forsaken girl retires to
the shade, with all the chagrin and mortification
of the disappointed pauper.
The l.Vest-‘c/zestcr (N. York) Herald contains
a communication relative to'a' Cavern lately dis-
covered in Sing-Sing, and_of which the follow-
ing extract will probably convey a correct idea.
“ The cavern has its entrance on the side of a
hill about 15 or 20 feet above the surface of the
Hudson; thence running horizontally in a di-
rect line east about"l5O feet, and about 5 feet 6 or
7 inches in height, handsomely arched over. It
is evidently the work of art--several holes are
perforated with angers, in the rock through which
it passes, and several large iron bolts have been
found wedged in it. It is presumed, and indeed
I think it cannot be doubted, that it was origin-
ally opened as a mine. The oldest in/zabitants of
this frlace are not able to give a .va«‘z'.g/'actory account
qfit, nor has there, as yet, sufficient time elaps-
ed since the discovery, to ascertain its worth.—
It‘is presumed, however, that as it lies within 150
yards of a Silver Mine, which was opened and
worked_,~in some time previous to the revolution-
ary war, under the British government, that it is
of the safnc description‘; and the’ stones which‘! .
have been broken off‘ from‘ the extreme end of is;
favors that opinion.”
Original .{!fzecdote.——lt has been fcmarkcd"thac '.
;frcqnently the human mind, in" the last stages of-
earthly existence, has been endowed with some.
thing like a prophetic spirit‘ of the future.---
‘Nltctheir this was the case in the inciclentabout
to be recorded, it-is not pretended to say. The
facts are, however, unquestionably true, and are
well known to many of the officers of the United‘
States’ army. The coincidance of the circum-
stances is, indeed very striking 3; and the facis die-'
serve to be re'corded,""not only as evidence of the,»
undaunted bravery of the American officers, but
as a sigiia instance of the fulfilment of their own-
pretlictions. About two hours previous to tire‘-
mefnorable battle of B'ridgewat'e‘I", news had arri-
red in the camp of the 9th regiment, that the
British were advancing. A3 number ‘of officers
of the 9th, among whom were Capt. Hull, li.er'rt's.«
Turner and Burgett, and capt. David Perry, had-'
assembled together in a little squad; Wcrechat-_
tering in a friendly andjiocular manner; and’: ,p F
were commenting upon the news they had heard
of the approach of the enemy. One of the com-
pany observed—“ well, we shall have warm work
to-day—some of us shall be killed-—wlro shall
they be 3" Another in the same tone ofjoculari-r
ty, replied, “Captain Hull,” and held up his
hand. The company all joined in holding up
their hands, and captain Hull among the rest.—
“ Vho next ?” rejoined another. “Lieut. Tur-
ner,” was the reply, and the vote taken'in like
manner. VVcll, but there must be more than
two--who next 3" was asked. “ Lieut. Burgett’_’
was the reply, and carried by a similar vote.—-
“ \Ve want a representative in the British camp,-
who shall be our representative? who shall be
taken prisoner?” All eyes were immediately
turned tov'Captain Perry, who being quite in his
dishabille, had excited some raillery. “ Captain
Perry shall be our representative,” was the unan-
imous vote. Capt. Perry immediately retired;
and in a few minutes returned shaved and clean-
ly dressed, and in a jocular tone, asked whether
he now made an appearance suitable for their
representative.
The order for forming the line of battle came,
The different gentlemen repaired to their diflcrl
ent posts. The dreadful conflict commenced.
Thefirst officer that fell in the 9th regiment, was
Captain Httll, fighting gallantly at the head of
his company-—-the second Lieut. Turner-—the
tlrirzl Lieut Burgett, all displaying the most un-
daunted and determined bravery—-—whilst captain
Perry, as if fully to complete the previous pre-
diction, was taken prisoner by the enemy, and
- - ' ‘——«- -tn. Rr~ifi.=.l1 camp 3-—So strik-
itu. .......J‘.“ ' .-"‘
th.-. A‘*‘”‘»‘;!‘.¥lh officers, since the <......
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1.1)-xvw .. 0 ~» -:1‘: .-2:‘, . . .
person, who had been long allellucna ...._- _-,_-.’».~.;-
with drugs by an ignorant upothecary : VVhat is
your disorder? Physic; VVhat do you chiefly
complain of? The Doctor. Does your head I
ache ? Yes, with ivnpertinance. Have you a
pain at your back ? Yes, where the blister lies.---
Are you sick at the stomach ? Yes.’ with hun-
ger. Do you feel any shiverings? Always at
the sight of. the apothecary. Do you perceive
any load on your bowels? I wish the apothcca-'
ry’s conscience was as clear. .
Not thirsty enough to drink barley water. Vvcli
my honest friend, since you lmve already under-
gone the proper purgatory in due form, and say
you have no other disease than the doctor, we
will set you on your legs again, without further
question. Here, nurse, open that window, and
throw these vials into the street ; now lower the
curtain without shutting the casement, that the
man may not be stifled in his own steam. In the
next place, take off two thirds of these coals, and ,
one third of these blankets. How dost thou
now feel your heart ? I should feel my heart
whole, if so be as you would throw the nurse af-
ter the bottles, and the apothecary after the nurse,
and order me a pound of chops for my dinner ;
for I be so hungry, I could eat a horse besides the
saddle. .:——.
Longevity.-——TIre Charleston City Gazette
states that there is now living in that city, a ne-
gro man at the advanced age of one hundred and
eighteen years 1
From the lVorcc.vter_‘ S/2y‘, June 17.
A VVARNING TO QUACKS.
Before the Supreme Court now sitting in this
town, a verdict for the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars damage, has been obtained against
Ric/lard Ransom Smit/2, professing himself a phy-
sician and surgeon, for ma] practice. '
A boy of fourteen having wounded his eye
with a pen-knife, application was made to Smith. ‘
An ointment composed, as nearly as can be as-
certained, of lard, firccz'/zizate and sfririts of (ur-
/rentine, was the ingenious composition applied
for-its cure, but in consequence of which-, it was
irreparably injured. It appears that the defend-
ant had/zracrised for a considerable time upon the
credulity of the public. Among other imposi-
tions, was that of selling, at an enormous price,
a recipe for the cure of cancers. taken verbatim
frotn Mothct'by’s Medical Dictionary.
-‘-1--22'.--it--
Duties.--—Tlre interest of the poor and their "
duty are the same? Cleanliness gives comfort,
Sobriety brings health, Industry yields plenty,
Honesty makes friends, R1-.L1c'1oN procures
peace of mind, consolations under afilictions, the
prospect of God's l)les5ing,'tlu'0t1gh Christ in
this life, and the assurance of endless happiness ’
and glory in the life to come.
./1varz'ce.——'1‘lre Patriarchs before the fi_ood,who
lived 900 years, scarcely provided for afcw days;
and we, who live but a few days, provide at least
for 900 years.
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