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‘ money, and then witli a reluctant step, I left
H-W __ .>__: I .. . .
FROM THE NORTHERN VVIIIG.
W’O.?lI.H.N'.
*,VH;.~,;q youtb’s liglit soul is bounding‘ free,
U-nlr.now;i to guile—untaught by art,
The eye of hope is fixed on thee---'
ii‘;-.ir idol of the h<‘:ztrt. .
Tliou art the catly goldendigltt
"" L t tl m iningr sk
nicu s 'll' 5 to 0' . --
The sun of life all warm and bttght,
'l'l:at meets the raptui“d eye.
Child of the gay and glean‘iinig; heaven,
Sent down to bless us here ;
To thee the glorzous been is given,
To check alliictioifs ti-art J
To watch o’ei‘ so.“i'o'.7’s wasting form,‘
And light the beamless eye——
To soothe the heart no loin.-_er warm,
And calm the treading‘ slglt.
llow fond we turn in joyous youth
To meet thy smile tilvin:-—
To i-.-..-.u. upon thy love and truth,
And worsliip at thy. shri_pc.
S}’l!_)ll of it purer, biightet sphere l
It‘:-mu lac-.~.veii’s ettciiuiitetl bowers
Thou c-.‘.m’st—-to make e::istcn«.e clear,
.-‘..nr.‘t deck its way witli llovzers.
A powc-’t‘
Hf lovcfls tlcliglitftil thrill--'
‘Thine is the soft and tranquil lootir
When each dark tltought is still. ,
But thin: is ne’er the l)t‘.‘s1l‘tl)i.Cltty
'l.‘l‘l‘.=|t spiirn’s '.mother’s woe--
Liiililest ttillt feeling’s genial l'i.1y’--
Cold as the mountitin snow.
Tl.-inc is the sczitl-‘>_er:itcl2ir.c-'
To thee we lly, witli grief oppres’d,
And when its si‘.;tft talces v.'ing--
And wlieii the a'rrow wriihes the breast,
Thou hcalest all the stizig.
\Vom:tn—-tliou ct.-mt-st, c?.:-tint of l.l"«-_-,
A ealnt ztlutzg its sea-—
.-’tu-;l ll}: asryltitii from its strife
l.-. only t'-:au.ud in thee. t~‘I.Ul'tI0.
.,-.-~-.«.-,gsr:».-=-w==s=:s33=====w===~=W'*e“?é'A:~:‘*.'es:::s:s
FILIIJILE IV./]..~‘\"1)I’} is’ E13.
FOUNDED OX FACT.
§:I.':.':
I ’j':’Li'}
A TALE,
[COi<"l‘1t\'Ul£D.] '
Etl‘~.\'ii] gt°ov;itig \\ eary of the frequent in-
Sllliriillt‘. received from my father anti family,
rcs<;lvt*<.l on gcitig to Bttilhlo ; and, a‘.'tci' tar-
3';.'iiu.;‘ there one year, to return to ‘sgailtiaczts
afnd be uia.rr§t«-ti. This was in April of 1815.
Vic kept up it letter of C(‘)l'l'L’.S])0ll(iCiiCt3 for
smne. time, Vt-'l)t_‘l't‘.ltl he made me the most ar-
dent protestations of love and niat'ria;;c; un-
til my inother found means to open one of
my letters, which I laid directed to Etlxtiti,
by which she l(‘:‘.1'll(‘(l that we were about to
be :nai'ricil, in spite of hi.-.r iiitpcralive unit’:-
t.latt=s. Ettt'agcti atthis, she and my f.t-‘.her
entered my roo:u—Ilic most dircful vctigt-.;ince
was depicted on tli(*.i.i' visages. After ctirsing
me by their God,"t3hey hid me leave their
house forever I ‘ Leave it,’ said my father,
‘ leave it in one hour, and never enter it a-
gain--your life depends upon it.’ It was in
vain to, expostulate. ’l‘ln-.y were i:iipi'egsta-
bly fixed in their resolulzions. ‘ It were in
vain,’ said my father, ‘to attempt any ex-
cuse ; your crime. too great to be excttsetl.’
6 it is not a crime,’ rettirucil I, ‘ to love Ed-
win, since nature formed him so worthy of
my affection ; and, if it be a (?l'l!P.-Z, heaven
will absolve it, since it tnade me love.’ ‘ You
bedtime arrived,mylandlo'rdinquired whcth- ning he invited me to walk with him to fl.
er I chose a bed by myself, or to sleep in com- neighboring; inn, where there was an assem-
pan y. t‘-' Alone, by all means,’ said I. ‘ Well,’ bly collected foryouthful amttseinents ; ‘ you
said he, ‘ you look too much like somc_pret- will be well received by the young ladies,’
ty virgin, to sleep with a man.’ I answered said he, ‘ and you must see some one homes’
him with a smile, and turned my head from In the evening I watched Edwin with the
him to hide. my bl ushcs.
led, soinetitnes on foot, sometimes ritling. till
I arrived at Utica. _ After i‘staying'hcre about
a fortnigltt, I found a Mr. Smith, who was
going to Anbui‘n,witli whom I ctigagttd &1p{l.S-
sage... On the road, I wrote a letter to my
brother I-Ienry, and also another to my sister,
infornting them that it was my intention to
to I-Buffalo, to be married to .E(t'.vin, and
then return to Agatlnacas.
We -.-.rriv‘ctl at Attbttrnin a fat’ days, front
whence I coutinttcd. my journey alone. I was
now in a dreary wooden country, without a
a single friend to soothe tny troubled heart,
which beat painfully agaiitst my agitated ho-
som. I travelled late t—ha't'; night, in hopes of
fnitling a tavern, but in vain : I was inform-
ed, at the tin-scasonable hour of 9, that a dis-
Thc next day I had ,
an’ opportunity of riding, and thus «I travcl- *
scrutinizing eye ofjealousy. 1 observed he
paid a particular attention to one Miss Eliza,
and took her band, as they r,etilrctl,‘_to wait on
her home. ‘I also accompanied a yottng lady,
whose name I have forgotten. ‘V0 talked of
dili'crcnt subjects, as we passed on, until I in-
troduced a wish to spend the rest of the eve-
ning with her. She readily consented, with
a delicate ‘ yes, sir.’ - I had now a diflicult
part: to act. She seemed a latly of birth, and
I feared tliat I should make some egregiotts
bhmder ; I had now the part of a man to act
with my own sex. Aftera few idle discuss-
ions, in which we neither had any interest, I
inquired of her concerning Edwin. She spoke
liiglily of his character and talents, dwelling
with peculiar emphasis on his merit. I must
confess I felt ii secret jealousy lurking in my
bro-.tst, through fear of being rivalled in my
tance of eiglzt miles lay between me and a
public house. I therefore cntcrcil an old log t
ltou:-:c,aiid l)(‘g‘f“C(l entertainment forthc niglit
which. after some excuses, was grantetl. l t
partooi-: of at hearty supper, and was then
conductczl up an old ladder to my ltitlgittgs.
He then gave the the lamp anti said, ‘ tlte.t"E,
you will sleep here alone, and you must tnake
the best of such poor lo-tl§,‘ing; most likely
you gentleincn fare bttttcr when at home, but
we poor folks have to make. the best of what
I-Ieaven sentls us. And we must not rcpine,’
continitctl lie, with an ironical smile, ‘we
must bear it with fortitude, altho’ we should.
be Vl!’~.‘lf:"tl with the worst of God’s ttciigezttict‘.
ilttt I have seen better day:-', and I swear I
will see them a_9_;ain, at the risk of soul and
hotly.’ lie conclutled with a horrible oath,
which inado inc tremble, and then left tlie.
room. I now surveyed the cl:'.iinber, and
found that in one part a large number of hens
were roosted; in another lay old plou_s§hs,
broken chairs, &c. Tliere was but one win-
dow, and I endeavored to find a board to stop
the cold dumps of the night from ctitm'i;i;:;‘t
my rootn lest! should take cold; but the
search was fruitless and I went to bed. I
had notbeen in bed loi'if5 when I heard the
master of the ltouse say to his wife, that he
must go to one of the neighbors on business
and wo'.ild- rctttrn s:'iort.ly. My bed, i must
confess, was rather hard, but being,‘ very
weary, sleep stole my senses frog..‘t me. an?
locked my eyes in profound slttmhsr. i was
awakcd about 12 o’clock by the door, which
opened bt-low, and then closed with the tttniost
caution. By the footsteps and low whisper-
ing‘, 1 should jtttlge there was at least three
persons. I raised my head, and could dis-
tinctly ltear one of them say, ‘ yes he looks
rich t~.noii,<:jlt to ca,r:'y tnvo, tltottsantl slz,-.~‘.ars=;.’
-' ‘Well, by ln:-av:-ti,’ says aitottli-:-r \'oiCL‘,’ ‘ we 1
will soon know how much money he C-f1l‘l‘li‘.’s'.’
- Then do yo:ii' business well,’ said the first:
voice, ‘ _s;ive the fellow no clzance to ltici-1 or
hollow, for fen " it sbotiid wake my wifc.’—-
5 llitsli,’ said a t.liii'tl voice, ~' it were tlittiget'-
ous for us to talk over our matters in this
have my orders,’ said he, 5 quit with all speed
my house fort:vcr,’ and then retired. With
tears in my eyes, I inquired of I.T.t-nry what
izietliotl I should pttt'st:e. He could not ad-
vise me, but pi'oi.uisotl to lend the all the as-
sistance in his power. I-Ia l.clpe.:l me to some
my fa_tlter’s house anti my once 1‘.caceful a-
bode forever. W'lr.tt pangs, U Love, do thy
votaries endure l
It was in the cold month of Itltircli of 1816,
xhcn 1‘ was tlitts exiled from my paternal
iz:r.ur.-, to become a sti'ziiifg;er and a wanderer
lottzl tnannet' : be may at this moment he l
wake, and hear our conversation.’ A gen-
eral silence not.’ cnsuc.'_l, and i had time to
rellcct that I was the Slli)_l-‘.‘ClI of their horrid
conference. Soon after i lieard the door o-
pen and they all went out. I arose in liaste,
dressed uiysclf, and went to the windotv,
wlicre I found it inipossible to jtnnp out. I
then went softly‘ down btilotv a ::l conc.ealed
tnyselfbe.hind the l.€l(l(lC.t'_, in hopes that when
they went into the clr.unbcr,i should ltave a
chance. of ntaking my escape. My place of
concealment was so sittzatt-tl, that wh:.n they
'.tanon;._>‘ the world's unfecling inhabitants. I
was alone and unprotccte' ——’;;tiew not wlterc | tlW.V 1‘-”‘ll'<"3 will I l-!‘€vl'i‘Il’lC<l 33 l beilelll the
to 9;o——for it seemed the world had turned a-} fatal iusti'-.tnientofdcath in the httttds of one
-. l . o
' of the atroctotis assassins.
gainst me. I sought for comfort btttfound it
not. Filled with the most tnelaittzlioly and
‘g)t)t'tCi'I.f()!lS fot'ebodings,l travelled on leisure-
ly, until the stztge overtook nie, ortlercd it to
stop, and then stopped in to go-—l. knew not
whitlier. I now formed a design of travel-
litig to I3ttil'alo, where Edwin had been about.
11 nton‘t'lis, there to be united to him in the,
holy hands ofmatriinouy. I rode on this line
entered I could perceive every movement;
He had a long,
butcher l-znife and a pail as Isupposed to re-
ccive the blood. The awful sigght struck me
with horror ; I was petrified at the drt-.adl'ul
sight before me. Oh God ! that there should
exist men so cruel. They concealed their
candle beneath their cloaks, and then pro-
cecdt-d with silent steps tip stairs. No soon-
er h~.‘.tl they gone than I stole from my liitling;
place and made my escape tlzi-ott_t;h ‘.1 broken i
about 1:35 tiiih-.s,wltcn the stage proceeded an-
other course, and I left it to pursue a dn-cct
he insults wlierewith lttiiglttlie licsct by the
the men. I comm-.mit'atetl the secret to an
old lady who promised to procure me my tnale.
l:abilitncitts,vftn' which I was to pay l:-er a con-
siderable. stun of money. Nine (latj,-'5‘ were
scarcely ggoue, when the old willow, v.lto‘.=c
name was .ull(‘.n, brought me a suit of clotiat.-s
direct; front a ttrtilor ; anti, a‘.'tci' trial, I found §
they fitt-etl me exactly.
undcr_e;o a fasltionable crop, and by the as-
. sistance of a stvatho or lniudage drawn ti_-tjliti
round my hrtias-its, the old ltttly tlccla1'ctl I
ma-.l'o the :ippc:~tra1i(tt: of it gctttlemcti. I then
put on my i.-oots, and al'tci*giving the old la-
dy the principal part of my ft-ntale dress to-
;_;ct.ht=.i' with i‘ny shocs,itool~: my lt‘[‘.\’t) of her
‘fill! a promise of her lteepittg, the inatter a
profound scCi'et'. _
As I passetl on trcml_:lin_;;'ly, I fcarctl that I
should be recognized in the dcccpt.ion; but
no suspicions were perceptible in any one I
mat, every one‘ auswei-iii_<.3‘ me with a ~‘ how
d’yc do SIR,’ which in sozne measure dispelled
my fears. M y boots felt somewhat disag'rcc-
able at first, as did also my ucck-l.iandkcr-
chief; but habit soon rcntlt:rod them pleas-
mg. ‘I travelled on foot the first day, and
though I used my utmost exertion, found I
liatl travellctl no more than ten miles. When
; witidov.r.
road. I now formed a resolution of drt-.ssing', miles, and then wall-:ad on !,12l‘ili. day li?,:l!l9
“nn-self as a man, and thus be sccuretl from! happy to think I had escaped their tli'c:.13f=.tl
I now hail my hair,
_§ me. frost: wlience I c.ame,whithcr Iwas bound,
I ran with all my inight about two
.: bloody hands. I am sorry that l cannot re-
collect the name of my host, as his \\'lL"lit‘.il
attempt to murder deserves ttoiztiign gaun-
ishnicnt. And the name of the town Iknow
not, as l never inquired.
‘Vitliottt lnC(‘ti':'l_g‘ with any other o‘o_jcct of
conseqttcntre, I arrived at .:'S=.:tl‘:-.lr; ; and aft."-r
tliligciit search, cat--.c to t.l2-'3. lotlginjgs of Ed-
l win, and c gttgcd boarti at the same ltoi
l i tliotiglit it not proper to acquaint him who I
was until 1 had gztiitetl from his conversation
g whctlnar his love l't."" Cordelia remained un-
f shaken. Days we S2tllltl;t‘l'L‘(l about the town,
f and aigltts we both slept in the same room.
,1 had not been here a week ht‘-fore we had
‘.co:ttrac..erl a close. and sympathetic afl'etrtioti
,3 for entrlt otltnr. lie inquired my name. I
told him it was John Davis. Hequestiottctl
l what was my business to Buffalo, with many
'other like int:crro_e;atorics. .1 gave evasive
answers to the whole. lie several times coin-
plituentcd me for my beauty, and said nature
had mistaken in my formation, that it had de-
sigii; d me for the fairer part of the creation 5
and as '1 was small of stature, he did not
doubt bttt that ifI should equip myself with
female habilimcnts, I should be received as
the most handsome of the fair sex. One eve-
‘ steers itself.
‘strtaazri of water) to {tllt)iilE‘l"ltIll, I)l'C.‘it‘tl‘\'lltf._',‘
love. She then informed. me, that fo1'somc-
time past he had communicated his secrets
to h ‘r, and that now he was‘ on the point of
living married to Miss Eliza. ‘ Marriott,’
said I, f()l‘g‘6l’-tlll_£3' entirely all my deception,
‘ it is impossible.; he has promised his band
to—--’ I had like. to liave said ‘ me ;’ but re-
collecting myself, I proceeded, 6 to a girl
where he formerly lived.-’ ‘ Yes.’ said she,
6 he truly has, and she has married another,
and gone far oil’ with her husband, he be-
gan his addresses to Miss Eliza.’ ‘And is
his former girl actually married,’ inquiretl
I: she informed me that be had received a
letter from the band of Cordelia, informing
him that she was married to another, and
wished to see him no more ; that she was
n.i-.‘trrietl as suitt‘-d tltc fond wishes of her pa-
rents, and the Slf“l‘if of him would only give
her iiiieasiness, as it would only call to her
mind the follies of her past life. ‘ Moreo-
ver,’ said my evetiitng partner, ‘ he saw one
of his own friends direct froth Agadnacas,
who informed that Cordelia was gone from
home, and it was reported she was married.
6 And now,’ continued she, -' he is to be mar-
rird to Miss Eliza, in about a fortnight : and
often since that time, which is about three
months, I have lmartl him say he woitld pre-
fer Cordelia to Eliza.’ .
(To be‘ continued.)
Ezrlract of a lcllcr from Wushingtozt.
In the present dearth of news, let inn. point
you ' attention to an invention really new, re-
fcrri g; you to the description of it in the Na-
tional Iutelligencer of Feb. 9. It is an im-
provement in railways, for ti-avclliiig on,&c,
Among others I went to the capital this
morning, and saw the cart'ia_";e on a section
:«.‘;' a to;i_r;h ‘.‘vr.y-~it was loaded with about. :1
ton of stone, and I moved it tip autl down the '
plank with one finger.
'I‘he siiiggttlarity of the principle, is in the
ways being; less than one foot wide. and yet a
c:r._rriag:e three feet wide, cannot upset, and it i
I saw the inventor there, who
showed me it model and tli'a\ving~ ot' the rail-
ways, Cl'()SSltt,'.’,‘ from one bill (.ovcr a road and
.-Motfwzr V1«:stn‘7IUs.»
The lollowing description is extracted froth at
late work, entitled, ‘ SA-etc/zes Q/‘ '1 'ra-vcls in Sz'cz'-
ly: 110/51 and France : by John James, M. D.’ of
Albany. . ‘
Feb. 18, 1817.--The weather being very line,
we started from Portici, at 6 o’clock, for the pur-
pose of ascending Vesuvius. Twenty or thirty
men crowded a_rotmd as soon as we dismissed our
cabriolet. offering horses, donkies and guitles, for
the mountain. As no one had arrived before
us, we were able to make a good selection ofhor-
ses, and immediately commenced the asceut.—
From Portici to the foot of the steep cone of Ve-
suvius, where we left otir horses, is about three
miles. The road is ncitlier steep nor (lillicult,
but winds through it volcanic tract, which in ma.
ny places is susceptible of high cultivation.——'
\Vh<:re the fields of law. are of recent date, they
are uniformly barren. We left our l)t>tS€S at an
hermitage, and commenced. the ascent of the
This we found tediot.samldiliict1lt, but were ev-
ery moment compensated for our toil, by the con-
sciousness of approaching nc-arct' and nearer, to
the great object ofour curiosity ; and by the ex-
tensivc views of the surrounding countr_v.,t~xpand-
in_t;*, and vzti'ying; with our uscs.~nt._ For forty or
fifty rod:-:, our feet sank deep into, the loose cin-
ders, which rendeictl our progress extremely
slow and laborious. Ve tlteti»g‘ot upon a ridge of
solid lava, con iiypitig inva, tiiyect line to the sum-
_mit ; upon '.hi'. Yvt: clioil:<;‘d’t_o the top, and rest-
ed on the side of the large cratet‘ which forms the
summit of the mountain. l_n_ itsorclinary state
there is a small cone rising iirthe centre of the
crater, but at present two, which are constantly
throwing smoke and lava. The large Ct‘att:'t"",Il1-
eludes an area of live or six acres. The baisis
of the two small cones are in contact. They are
from too to 200 feet in height, and 500 in cit‘-
cttmference. - .
A _..~..i. ..
From one, a thick SmOl{€‘3_"C()’,1iSi'£1l‘}ll}’ii ‘ascends,
but increases at intervals with aniexpltision like
the cliscliat-ge of cannon, accompanied by an 6-
mission of smoke and lava. In the other crater
there is less smoke,‘ but a louder explosion and a
'-greater quantity of fused matter thrown up at ev-
cry eruption. .-It the base of this cone is a fissure
from which lava is constantly flowing, but it
creeps along so slowly that we could but just dis-
cover its motion. The sttt'facc- of this mass is so
nearly cooltd that we could sttind upon it in safe-
ty. ‘CV: aSCCl‘.(lt‘{l to the l)tllsl{ of the other cra-
ter, and looked for a moment into the horrible a-
byss; but could remain only a moment, as it was
necessary to reach the bottom of the cone before
the next explosion. VVben this had passed, and
the lava pro_iectcd into the air had fallen like a
shower around us, all was qttiet. ‘ Slioulel we as-
cend the second time to the appallirg brink ?’—
After some be:-iiation Admiral Ft:t'I'lt‘1‘ declined,
and our gttitle, willing to avoid the toll of running;
up the steep ascent, and retreating so liastily over
the loose scoria, 1',-rett.t.dcd that the tittetiiptwas
hazartlous.
The explosions take place at intervals of about
five minutes. Alier ussttting myself that they
were nearly rc_'_.:t.lar as to time, I was satisfied
, there ‘svns no d:~.nge‘i', and went a;;;:in and again to
the brink of the crater. If I reached this spot
soon after an explosion, the (lease smoke which
this the cttveitt was so '.igii'.ttcd and broken, that
I could see the boiling lake of live two or tltrec
l‘rlil‘:(iI‘C'.l feet L-clow me, Cxtclltlllig in all direc-
l.l:.ltS5.
The in‘.-idc of the ci‘atct' is snapctl like a hol-
low cone.an<‘. g_r_t-on-s wider as it desceuzls. Though
the (‘ll'(3U!ltfCl‘L'nCt.‘ of its nsotuh is not more than
its level in pttssizig the valley or ravinc.-—-
hltoulzl it succectl, you may see the late Uli-
ver .§,‘van.<;’ propltrcy fulfilled, -' that a } rrsonl
may start from ‘W:sslii:igt.r;n, breakfast lull
'S'l:2ltitttoi'e, dine in I’biladelphia, and sup int
New‘-Yoi'lt.’ You k now I am no great_jtz(lgol
of inccltanics, but I certainly have every i'a- l
vorable opinion of this invention, after hav-
ing; seen all the minutia, inclined plains, plans
for (‘.:’tl’l‘i.‘:gCS to p..ss each other, for crossing
roads, and to keep the railways clear of dirt
and snow, should so tnuch of either get on
them as to be inconvenient. Its greatest re-
commendation‘ is its price ; the expense ofthe
carriages will not be great, and I think the
cost of erecting the rail-ways will not exceed
‘$1000 per mile, perhaps not so nucli; and
tliouglt they have a tendency to ilc-ray, and
will have to be rebuilt, yet they will be mttch
cheaper titan good turnpike roads, as they
will require no animal repairs. The invent-
or is sztng‘tii'ii3, be can carry thr.-.m across the
AllL‘g‘d.‘t”iy mountains. I sincerely hope he
may, and before I pass them again 5 as a per-
son may read, write, or sleep in cotnfort,
while ti'avclling. }‘.'iil2».')‘.;‘t being‘ iucotnnimlcd
by mud in winter, or (l!!.‘it"lll SltmI)‘z’.'l', wliiclt
is ‘ a consiiniination devoutly to be wisiictl.’
‘ '1'.‘:6n .s'.-‘nu’.-’ [lay pom: zcitccinz/u.-7‘:.d sic.-znz. Qfzzi‘,
‘ l)ra_.<; the slow t’m.rgr;-. am.’ .'.’.»‘z'.uc Ziic ;‘apz't1t=.u'.’
_...-3.-:::~-nu---
S:/uare ./1'14’/1*.--—lt may be thought it:-ntlctful
that the w'nt.-le poptilatitui of this cctmtt'y could
stand on cousirlerubly less that: it sqisare mile.-—
Altuu mg six men to 115(,;li2ll'<.‘ _vat'rl—, the (rile w.'it;l:i
acco‘mt‘r.odat<-: rig/zte;-7; million, \,:~’.'7.w» /zlmd.-“(.’([ arm’
gig/ztyjit-c z/2cu.9:.-ml, six ]Iu7'I(1TLt'.f mm .’
..._-
./1 g"J‘l"(?I‘7i)flr.’IIZ of Laws ---—The Leggiz-‘lature of
l"~.I'.ir_vlnntl I‘.(ljnl.lt‘t'lC(l on the 15th l"e|)t'ttat'y,ltnving;
passed, during the session, one /zundrc-:1 and nine-
ty-one acts .’
A person in Boston. while employed in fitting;
bullets to a ,;un. the piece went off, and the bullet
pussin-sf tlii-ottgii a door unfortunately wounded it
person in the street.
A laborer while rec-sntly at work at ondfrfi the
clay-pits at South Boston, was unforttinately kil-
led by the bank casing in upon him.
C-T-.
He whois puffed up with the first gale of pros-
pci-ity,,will bend beneath the first blast of adver-
siiy.
llypocrisy is an homage that vice pays to virtue.
The lirst ingredient in conversation is truth,the
next good sense, the third good humor, last, wit.
200 ft--.-t, the sttrfaee of the ted hot lava below is
three times as l;-.:‘:_:,e:, and L‘2~'.lt!‘.(lC(l under tltespot
where I stood. 'lhcre is it kind of shelf formed
by the lava on the izisizle of the ii.-ioutii of the era-
ter whic'o- I perceived would aii'ortl an excellent
-. view, ifii was strong enough to hear my weight.
To ast:ert-.tin whether it tvas safe to Sl.'.tl'\(l'U])0il it,
I descended to the bottom of tin: cone and took a
large block of lava, and after the next explosion:
lutstonetl up, and threw it Will) considerable fircr:
upon the sheifliefnre iil(,l‘.'tl'.;Il€i’.i. it provcdfirin.
and I trusted tny:-elf my-‘on it, ‘.'tlll‘tlli a few inches
of the crater : l held with one hanil by a mag of
lava, and cotild stoop over so as to look down upon
the wonders and hot rots of this (ll‘(t’d{ifUl abyss.-—
As the smoke was occasionally movtsdby the gas-
ses ascendirg from the cavern. the lava became
visible. Sometimes I could see only a small
part shining with a dark lurid flame, half obscu-
red by the vapor; agaitt I had a momentary view
ofa vast uneven surface which scemetl in seine
places perfectly fused, and in titlt(’.I‘S covered with
black scoria, which only allrzw.-‘d 2-. glimmer of
liglit to pass through it. I could Si't‘.'2';l here a
minute anti 2: lutlf, when the noise of the crater
would inrsreasv: with a loud liisi-.i.t3:‘. like tltut pro-_
dt;t:t-d by steam est'.a;.:iiig tl.tr:.:;5i~. t::c_ vr.l\'c5 Of
an engine, v/.ui:iug-; 37%.: that -.-.2: e..v;;.~!<.st in was 3“
l)-":.nt to take l)l2i:’ £1. lint ii t~.\'plosic~ti was attend-
cd uiih at <l:.tfcoi::_i:s ..:n;l, thoz,-__-h ttnlilze a report
ot‘-:'.u‘.i‘toti, lT)tl5.{]t.1-‘.l.:‘}-', or ;i:v_v thing else l ever
l;<.-a:'tl ; and thre'.'; i:.to the air an immet-$1.: quan-
l.i’)' oi'la.v.», which fail l)r.el~: into lllft ca"<:i'ii, zmtl
art:-uutl its uagluth. i’.eiii;; pt'n_ie'.:it-o many hitti-
drni he-1 lulu thc air in .t .-.l.'i.‘_* of fusion, the lava
is clivitlcd into lltl]|.’!1‘.£‘?"r‘tl}lt.‘ ltL=.j,:l’1‘.‘3l‘tl:'i, and ttsual-
l_- hills to the gl'0'.i!E(l in stnztll jvlt(‘.~;'H', so much
cooled as to be black. l-‘mnic i't".tg;'niChl5-, llU“'¢V"'
er, at c very large, am‘. so hot as to spit-acl over the
SCt.'t'll.t upon whicliit falls. I presittne some of
the lar;;est initsscsof this kind which fell near the
mouth of the crater, \‘.'i:tli(l weigh two or three
litns. Wiieti 2-ntuding near the base of the cone
this lava often fell near us, so ifiticli fused, that
we coultl indent it with our sticks. In the deep
iis.-ures under our feet we could see the red hot
lava, and a stick might be thrust down, in many
[)lz1(‘.*.S it here it was entirely safe to walk, which-
uhcn withtlrawn, would be found smoking or
burned to a coal.
The light emitted by the lava is of the same
clatk, red antl intense :tppeur.ince, as was observ-
ed at Strotnbolo, and is the etilct of heat alone, not
of destructive combustion. The aspect of every
thing around the crtttei‘; the black and barren
waste filled only with volcanic productions, and
obscured with clouds of sulphur-ous smoke, and
the constant unearthly sound of the volcano, re-
minds us of Milton’s description of chaos,
, r _ ll
“ 1'/ac womb qfmzture, and jzcrfiajis /icr grave. _
mountain, to the summit of which is just a mile. _
Norwalk Chronicler