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l ‘Beneath yon tower’s'rnotildering base 5
-’D.issolve’s "and minglesivith the worm,
‘ _~ Howling, as o’er the wall he sped,
. the -inelficiencyof entire description of-this won-
. .lief,that what is struck offing the heat and excite-
. ican on the East.
. an advantageous view of the Falls from this side,
Her, I-had the most complete and entire view any
’ flood came rushing like adeluge, sweeping from
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lose on ti-1.3112.
Wlro h'astes‘}tl0“g"ll‘° ‘l"‘Pldi'h°“f=
‘I touch-"d thc‘deep1on’d _strmg;
-‘Eran ‘now I‘-saw his wither d face, t-
Vlfhere mossy vestments cling. _
Dark roll’d his cheei'le§s'eye around,
Severe his gristly "visage frown’d,
=-No locks his head array’d ; ,
.I-Ie grasp’d the hero’s antique bust,
-The-marble crumbled into dust,
And sunk amidst the shade.
‘Malignant triumph 'fill’d his eyes-_
See, hapless mortal, see, ‘hcicrtes,
"How vaiuyour idle schemes ;
Beneath my grasp the fairest form
Thus vanish mortaldreams.
The works of God and man I spoil ;
. The noblest fruits of human toil
I treat as childish toys ; _
I crash the-‘noble "and thebrave,
Beauty Imar, antljin tl'ie‘grave_
‘I’ bury human joys. /
1-Ioltl,-ruthless‘ phantom, hold, I cried,‘
" Ifthou canst mock thcdreams of pride,
ZAnd’ineanet‘ hopes devour ;
Virtue, beyond thy reach shall. bloom,
When other charms, sink to the tomb,
Shescorus thy envious-“power-.
Qo frosty wings the demon fled,
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_Another»year is gone 3 V
The ruin’d spire, ‘the'cru'mbling tower,
Nodding, obcy’d, his awful power:
As time flew swiftly on. I
Since beauty thento time must-bow,
And» age deforms the fairest brow,
Let brighter chat-ins be yours; .
The female mind. embalm’d m.tr'uth,
Shall bloom 1u‘evei-lasting youth,
Vvhile time himself endures.
[Public/red. byre_quesr.]
FALLS OF NIAGARA-——EX'1‘RA.C'1‘-ED
aziioiti THE Jot:-iuv.tL-oir A"1‘R'AVEI.I.ER.
"6 There is not in the whole world, a more au-
gust and magnificent spectacle, that the Camract
o_fJViaga7'a. All tlie-elements of beauty, sublimi-
ty, terror, awe and extacy, are here ‘blended in
onegreat and glorious communion. and the mind
may banquet for ever upon new and surpassing
revolutions. It is not a scene over‘ which the vis-
ion" may travel ‘without-pause, and the heart fol-
low without Il‘llCl‘c-Si. It must not be looked up-
on, but. studied; and the eye must be disciplined.‘
and thesoul dilated, untilthey can embrace all
its vast_ness. No one has ever yet visited the
Falls, with an.a<lequ'ate.idea of their appearance.
It is impossibleito convey to thestrarager any viv-
id and distinct concepiiooof their character. Lan-
goage sinks beneath the burth_en oftheir colossal
grandeur, -and the mute descriptions of the can-
vass exhibit buta stiff and awkward burlesque of .
their living and moving terrors.‘ To describe an
object with fo rce andybeaury, wemust draw our
aimilitudes and illustrations from a higher class of
objects; but with Niagara, that isimpossible, for
all illustrations’ but degrade it, standing as it does
alone’ in the‘ solitude ofits own original majesty...
vyithout peer, and without rival. Convinced of
derful creation,'I would not intrude my slight and
i,m,pei:fect._sketches,if it was_not through ha-lfa be- .
ment of the moment, and glances onlyupon the
prominent beauties of an object, is more likely to
4 -partiall_v illuminated this horrible profound ; but
i
met, like a mountain of falling foam. stretched
' obliquely across the river, inducted at its western
side like a horse shoe, the inner part of which
rolled down a volume of -living emerald. ‘Amos!
splendid Iris spanned the terrific abyss, -fiaming
. upon the chafed waters below, andfiinging its di-
amond sparkles upon the coming horrors. Wher-
ever the bright sun glanced upon the basin, the
waters glowed and kindled with a living "blaze.
Never was. a more sublime spectacle presented
to mortal eye-—around me was arrayed every as-
sociation of beauty, and terror, and sublimity—
beneath flowed the deep river, into which a few
false steps ‘might have buried me forever—above,
towered the crumbling canopy of‘ Table Rock,’
which threatened every instant to fall, and crush
all beneath in it-recoverable ruin-—w-hile before
me the multitudinous waves of Erie and Niagara
came thundering on-— . '
‘ Like an Eternity,
via 1_'/ to sewer]: down all things in their track.’
ters ; I stood amid perils impending from above.
and threatening from below; but danger had no
power on me---my soulwas in my eyes.
‘ In the evening, I again visited the Falls: it
was a still night ; the,mo‘on was alone in the hea-
vens. and there was scarcely a breath of air whis-
pering among the woodlands. Ilaid me down
upon the ‘ Table Rock,’ which projects about 60
feet beyond the base of the bank, and looked over
it, deep down into the gulph—-it was an awful
sight. Far downward as the eye could reach,
shot the lustrous waves, until they were at length
swallowed up in darkness. . The moonlight but
whereit did fall, it was reflected back with thou-
sand-fold radiance from the ‘flood of foam, which
shone as it fell, like liquid silver. In this dim
and half revealed obscurity, the imagination was
left at full liberty to body forth its creations. Al-
most could it conceive‘, that amid the elemental
strife, the bowling of prisoned spirits was heard
above the thunders ofthe cataract, and that some-
times _tlre-genius of the flood would mingle itself
with the rising spray, and mount to the surface
of this habitable world. As the moon-beams fell
more perpendicularly into the cavern, a beauti-
ful halo of a milky hue sprang from its western
extremity : it seemed like a bow of promise, pre-
saging, amid this scene ofdarkness and horror,
the dawning bf a brighter and more enduring ef-
fulgence.
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FALSE FRIENDSHIP.
./I Fragment.--‘ My dear friend‘ you are hearti-
ly welcome to town, (said a spruce dressed citizen
as he helped his country friend to alight from the
stage ;) pray come home with me ; I expect you
will make my house your own while you stay in
town—there is nothing in my power I will not do
to makeit agreeable to you. I have expected your
company—rny whole house is at your service.
This over acted complaisance made me suspect
his sincerity, or that he had some sinister point
in~View ; so putting my ring on my finger, I fol-
lowed him home. -
I am greatly obliged to you, (said the country
gentlemam) the invitation you have given me is
very acceptable; Ihave lost the estate I have
been so long at law about, for want of sufficient
evidence; and when I have paid the costs, I shall
not have more than 200 pounds left, with which I
mean to purchase an annuity; therefore I shall
make your house my home till I can settle my
affairs. -
It may be some time before you can settle
your estate to your satisfaction, replied the citi-
zen, his features contracting into cold civility ;
and-I expect a gentleman to take my -first floor
agara rolled down its world ofiwatetrel Th/e'cata-H
‘I was completely drenched by the falling wa-
‘ stoodithe-gallant four-footed knight. denominated
the Boar, who stood in a defensive attitude, -and
his eyes to sparkle with vengeance. Our travel-
ler was abashed, and hiding behind a tree resolv-
ed to remain a, spectator of this interesting scene.
No enemy to all appearance was near, until look-
ing more narrowly, he discovered a large Bear
extended among the bushes. The furious ani-
mal_took a large circuit around the flock to attack
them in a more assailable point, while the Boar
in a narrowercircle keptpaco with his antagonist,
and was always seen in a position directly oppo-
site. At length the contest began ; the exaspe-
rated Bear encountered his opponent with his for-
midable teeth and claws, and the blood flowed ve-
ry profusely fronr the wounds inflicted. The
Boar on the other hand dealt in short sidelong
strokes, with his tusks, that seemed to make no
impression on his antagonist. - Our traveller lift-
ed his rifle, and was about making himself a par-
ty in this contest-— but it was unnecessary, for the
Bear fell dead upon the spot, ripped open, as our
informairtalleges, from stem to stern.
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(3ULUU'l‘I~IA. .
From Buc.Fi'ng/zam’s T: avelv in Palestine.
‘ The place called Go'l_gor_ha, andtranslated ‘the
place of a skull,’ has been, by all writers, suppos-
ed to have been without the precincts of the an-
cient Jerusalem ; but there is no positive authori-
ty that I am aware of for such a -position. It has
been thought, first, that, as a place of execution,
it would be held defiling ; and next, as a place of
buriflli that it could not have been included with-
in the walls. VVe are at least assured that the
tomb in which Jesus was laid was near to the
place of his crucifixion : ‘ Nowin the place where
he was crucified, there was agarden, and in the
garden a new sepulchre, wherein yet was never
man laid, there laid they Jesus the.-refore,'because
of the Jews preparation-'day,‘for the scpulchre
was nigh at /land.’ It is fair to presume, that a-
"°5P'~‘Ciablc Jew, like Joseph ofArimathcaa Would.
hardly have a garden, and in the gi1t‘de6 a new
sepulchre newly hewn in the rock,’ in a place that
was defiled by being one of common execution ;
and I think the very circumstance of these being
there. is suliicient to induce a belief, that it was
not a place commonly devoted to so ignominions.
a purpose. All the gospels represent Jesus as
being hurried away by the multitude, who seized
indiscriminately upon one of the crowd to beat
his cross. ‘ And when they came to aplace cal-
led Calvary, or Golgotha, there they crucified
him between two thieves.’ None of them Howe-
V€|‘a speak of it either as being a-place of public
CXGCHHOD. but leave one to infer, that it was an-
unoccupied place, just pitched on for the purpose:
as they passed. ’.
‘ Some persons whose ideas of Calvary had led
them to expect a bill as large as the Mount of Ol-
ives, or Mount Sion, have been disappointed at
finding the rock’ shown for it to be so low and
small. But on what, authority is it called a
Mount .?—and of which different sizes and eleva-
tions is that term affixed ? The present is a rock,
the suinmit of which is ascended to by a steep
flight of eighteen or twenty steps, from the com-
mun level of the church, which is equal with that
of the street without; "and beside this you des-
Cend from the level of the church by thirty steps
into the chapel of St. Helena, and by evevcn more,
steps to the place where it was supposed that the
Cross,'the Crown of Thorns, and the head of the
spear were found, after having been buried in this
place upwars of 300 years.
T/re following dos-crz'/m'on qfrlrcjzeraon and char-
acter of.lE.SUS CHRIST, -w/rile. an earth. 1'-9 5071'
tazrrcd in a letter from Publius Lenzulris, a R0-
in about a week ; I am very sorry I cannot ac-
fasten itself upon the mind of a ilesultory reader
thana complete and mathematical description
..a more accurate view of heights and distances
-The egotism will be pardoned, when it is con:
e,-ed.1[.1at.~I.pt‘¢'.€ll.(l_l0 describe only what I at
_and whatl felt.
«I approached the.,Falls upon the:East, or
meric-an side, and crossed. from the shore, to G...
Island, 'o'y,a bridge which is in itselfa curiosity.
It spans the stream between the rapids and the
Cataract, but a-short distance above the latter.
The current,’ after struggling with wild agony
tI}t'(_)ltg‘ll_\Ille_Se rapids, rushes lieadlong into the
dreary gulph below.-—Scrambling to the,point of
thisilsle, which breaks the long line of falling wa-
ters,,and projectsalittle beyorrdgtliem, Iobtained
,‘he.fi,-5; -fine view of the ._Cataract. It appeared
like,an oblique, but partially indented line of fall-
—ing.,foam, stretclted from the point where I- stood
toth-e Canadianpside on the West, and the Amer-
' The noise was terrible, but
my view being only of its profile, the___grcatest
part of the sublimity was lost-
From hence I're-crossed the bridge, and pass-
ed along the banks to a flight of steps which are
placed a short’ distance below the Falls. Descen-
dingthese, I soon found myself upon the margin
of the river‘, near the falling waters, and in an in-
“am. was dclttged with spray. I strove-to attain’
a mass of rock just before me, and almost under
the sheet, where I hoped to make some interest-
ing observations; but thespray beat so,powerful-
ly against me, as to obstruct my sight, and com-
pel me to effect a precipitate retreat. In curiae-
,_quence of the unfavorable wind which prevented
I resolvedto embark for the opposite shore imme-
diately. When arrived at-the middle of the riv-
fwhcrje presented. Around the were the vexed
waves yet tvr-itliing from their terrible fall, and;
the whole bosom of the waters was mantled with
foam. Before me the muurirain rocks stretched‘.
from shore to shore, while over them the mightyg
their diazy-height -into the profound and fathom-
less abyss. -
I at riv_ed,on the other siele,'and pursueda per_i--
lous path which led along a strata of rocks, mid-
, way between the bank and the water, and aft'er‘a
toilsome and dangerous walk, I found myself be-
neath tlre ‘ Table Rock,’ ”_which ‘hung ahorrihle
canopy above my head. None of the views! had
hitherto had,’ equalled my anticipations. T-hey
ivere vast, they were grand, but I had not yet
found iuysclfoverwhelihped by their sublimity.—-
But lrerel looked upward, and ‘felt my sp'irit«hur-
,1-,nmmnrl..o.. ...... I...._.....
lute her, she withdrew her cheek, cxclaiming, I
am sorry for his disappointment 5 and began to
make the tea. . -
He drank two dishes of tea, and then asked his
friend to lend him two guineas. He had it not in’
the house.’ Trade was very precarious--again
mentioned his expected lodger, and recommend-
ed a mean room to his friend, at half a crown per
week, in an obscure lane in the city.
Oh I self-interest 1 how dost thou deadcn every
virtue, lead to hypocrisy and vice, and make-us
what we should be ashamed to own-.--mean,-a-va-
ricious and unfeeling. \/Vould I change the feel-
ing heart for all the interested views this world
affords? Oh, no 1 Give me sensibility to feel a-
nother’s woe, and-I shall then feel as -1 ought, -my"
own happiness.
It is vexatious, said Mr. Vvoollet, as he arose
from breakfast, that I cannot stay here, as Iihave
no ready money to procure a lodging. No au-
swer was made. .
Can’: I have a room on your second floor, Mr.
Saveall 2
‘_ Really, Sir, they-are all occupied.
I do not know what to do’; Imust beg you to
lend -me halfa guinea till next «week.
I cannot, upon my word, Slr.
Mr. VVoollet summoned tip a look of express3
ive contempt, and fixing his eyes on his false‘
friend, crie,d—-He whocan refuse half a guinea
'to' my necessities, shall never share in my pros-
perity.-—-Know, selfish man, -I have gained my
cause, and_ am at this moment master of two
thousand pounds per annum. Then turning
from them, -'li’la‘%§ily left the house.
-I stood ‘for a moment to view their confusion ;
they ‘spoke not a ‘word-—-but giving each other
the keenest looks of reproach--"separated in stil-
len silence.
. _ ‘
Another flnccdote Q/' the Hog.+-We ‘last week
- published an anecdote from Professor Sillim__an’s
Travels, relative to the instinct of the common
-Hog. The editor of the Baltimore Chroniclecon-
firms the truth of it, by the following, related” to
him by a gentleman of undoubted veracity :
wilderness, where the hogs are permitted to run
wild, when he observed a drove of‘ swine in great
ried away-by an overpowering ‘extacyl Above
' -He was travelling in some part of our western.
man ofliccr, to the Senate of Rome.
""*racrz/it Fat/zer.s....'l‘her'e appeared in these
ays, a man of great virtue, named-Jissvs
(ST, who is yet living-among us, and ofthe
ilrs is accepted for a prophet of truth, but
mm dz's~cifzlc's call him the Son of God. He
:d the dead, and cured all manner of diseases.
tan ofstature somewhat-tall and comely ; with '
verend cduntenance, such as the beholders‘
may both love and fear. His hair, the colour of
a filbett, full ripe, to his ears---whence downward
it is moreorient of colour, somewhat curling or
waving about his shoulders. In -the midst of his
head is a seamor partition of his hair, after the
manner of the Nazarites: his forehead. plain and
delicate ; face, without spot or wrinkle, beautifi-
ed with a comely red : his nose and mouth exact-
ly formed; his beard thick,«the colour of his hair,
not of any great length, but forked; ‘his look in-
nocent, his eyes grey, clear and-quick. In re-’
proving, awful ; in admonislring, courteous; in
speaking, very modest and wise ;.-in proportion
of body, well.-shaped. None have ever seen him
laugh, but many have seen him w_ve.h,—A man,
for his singular beauty, surpassing the -children
of men! . -
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Axucnorus or THE Liars nzv. svnvzsrun can-:
Neon E , i
When Mr. Larned commenced his journey to;
New Orleans, he formed the determination, that
he would attend family prayer -in every family‘
; w here he should lodge, unless positively prohibi-
ted. This determination he executed with case
1 through the first part of his journey. But when
- passing through the state of Kentucky, he found
himself under the necessity of spending a-night at
a public house, where a mindless persevering
than his would have found no room for social
/zraycr. Noise and riot had takcnpossession of
the place, and the intoxicating bowl was passing
briskly in different rooms. The evening was
fast spending; but the company instead of dis-
persing was continually increasing in numbers.
while the orgies of Bacchus waxed louder and
louder. To compose the minds of such a hetero-
eneous multitude, and so far to restrain their
re-velry for a few moments as to be able to attend
tothe solemn duty of prayer with any tlegfce Of
decorum, seemed a vain andfruitless attcmPt- W
But without any attempt the resolution of Lar-
ned was not to be abandoned. He, entered the
-bar room with a candle and Bible in his hahd, rapt
upon the table to command attention, and then
gave the following notice :—I wish to infirm 3/re
com/zany I/tat fzrayi.-rs -will be attended this cmzgring
at Sylvester Larneri’,9 room at [zreciaely 9 o'c*lor:lr.
Those who would like talc frrescnt, are invited -to
many a hardened sinner‘ carried away from the
room such solemn and painfulreliections as could
presently his wake began to foam with rage, and loot ¢a_sily be forgotten.
_It issaid, in the memoir,‘ that‘ he had great nat.
ural _intr'epidity of soul.’ This is strikingly illus-
,trated in the following anecdote z... _
Among thefriends of Mr. Larned at New On.
leans, was one who was subject to seasons of par-'
tial deliriom; He was uniformly kind and alI'e'c.
tionate,-' while reason held her throne, and partic.
ularly attached to Mr. Larned ; but when vsllggffl
ing a delirium, his dearest friends were the ob.
jects of his most deadly hatred. And to height-
en the evil resulting from this state of mind, his
symptoms were such, that his delirium was not
immediately discoverable. In the incipient stage
of one ofthcse awfulseasons, he called upon Mr,
Larned, and desired to walk with him. As no c...
vildcsignwas suspected, Mr. 1.. very cheerfully
complied. His friend conversed . with uoo,-,,,,l
interest, and thus prolonged the walk till he had’
decoyed him to a secret place without the city.
And now to put his hellish purposes in execution,
he draws a concealed dagger. and turning to Lar-
ned, says, ‘ ./Va-w /zrr/rare tahdic.’ This was a mo-
‘coolnessand the greatest intrepidity. Happily
'I.amed’s were suflicicnt fortho occasion. Stami-
iog undauntcd before the threatening assassin, ho
“Y5 W hlma with an eye, a voice and at counten.
Vance, which armed his words with power_% In
the name qfthe Almighty God I d.-fy you to hurt me."
Ithe maniac dropped his dagger, and 5,,g'c,.ed
himself to be conducted back to the citv, in all the
Impotence of a child.—Sautliern Ingclligcncer.
Q .‘
7'/re Infidel conquered by t/re Bible.-...A gocjg.
ly of Infidels ontze assembled to declare their sol-
jemn protest against the word of divine revelation,
bl’ (l‘=3”'0)'lng the Bible. A largefire was kin-
died, and a bible placed upon the table in the mid’.
‘"5 0f ‘be '00"): around which they were seated.
.One of the boldest in profanity was appointed to
take the sacred book from the table. and lay it on
the fire,while all ‘the company wgrg to testify the,‘-
=approb‘cttton of its destruction. He took [[13 Bio
hle In his hand—walked solemnly to the fit-e,whcre
he stood trembling for a mom¢ot..and [hm rggc
turned it to the table—saying, "I dare not burn
t/its Bpolr ‘until we can find a‘ better one to us; in it;
stead. I be whole company were so struck with
this unexpected rebuke, that they dispersed wjm.
out effecting their object; leaving the Bib]¢a
victorious occupant of the place of their former’
revelry.
Pooit MAnv.—-Poor Mary was returninghome
"one day, the picture of poverty and want,tl.ought-
fol, but calm and peaceful. She was joined by a
lady of piety and wealth, who had latelymet with
very heavy afilicuons, and was expecting more.
She began to tell her sorrows and fears to poor
Marya who heard her with muéh attention, and
then,with all the tenderness and kindness of chris-
tian sympathy. begged her to be comforted. She
reminded her ofthe mercy and truth ofthat God
who has.promiscd_never to forsake his people ;7
and exhorted her to be grateful for the many bles-
sings she still enjoyed, and to trust in the un'ch'an.,-
ging love of God ‘for all futt'ire ones. By this
time they reached the door of old Ma'try’s cottage.
She begged the lady to walk in : and taking "her
to a closet, ‘said, "pray, Ma’am, do you s¢,,- any
thing?’ The lady replied, ‘ No.’ She took 1.6:’:-
to "another ‘closet, and repeated the question ; to
which the lady replied, with a look of surprise,
~ No.’ ‘ Then, Madam, (said poor Mary) you see
all I have in the world. But it by should I be un-
happy ? I have Christ in my heart, and heaven in
my eye. I have the unfailing word of promise,
that bread shall be given me, and water shall be
sure, whilst I stay a little longer in this vale of
tears ; and when I die, a bright crown of glory
awaits me, through the merits of my Redeemer.’
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AMILLINARY. 4
MRS. M. A. SELLECK yespectfully informs
her friends and the public that she W.ll'l'I‘e"-
turn from New-York, about the first of April with
ageneral assortment of Miilinary Goods, which
will be sold on the most reasonable -terms.
Nor-walk, March 18. ' , S
Y order of the Court of Probate for Stam-
ford -district, will be sold at public vcndue,
on the 9th day of April next, at the late Dwelling
House ‘of ./llndreia Mead, deceased, so much of
the real estate of said deceased as will amount to
$846 70‘: ‘Said Vendue to_begiti at 1 o’clock in"
the ‘aftemoon—-also, on said day will be sold at
vendue a number of articles of Houséholrd Fu.-ni.
tore ; oxen, sheep, cows, hogs, farming utensils,
8-'-c- &:c- AMI lvlimn, Adm’:-x.
(Greenwich, March 23, 18252. 4
WANTED,
‘LE AN Linen and Cotton RAGS, for which
Cash will be paid by the subscribers ; who
have on hand PVrz':r’ng' and Wra/1/zing Pa/zer, for
sale at the Factory prices.
BURRALL 5.7’ Tirorus.
Norwalk, March l5.
A FRESH supply of Groceries, Crockery,
Hardware, and 1"incfi7_2ga—-Just received
and for sale by B/IR7’RA.‘lt £5‘ S7’REE'I’.
Also—-M’Irz'te-was/z rigid SC1‘2lbbing' B7-us/1:3,
Norwalk, March lfiih, 1822. '
OTICE is hereby given, that the Partner’
ship heretofore existing between Reuben
jr‘;°m-it and Reuben R. Finch, under the firm of
R-zunsiv FINN! E?‘ Co. is this day dissolved. and
all persons having‘ claims against them are re‘-
questcd to present them for settlement ; and all
those indebted to them are requested to ‘make im-
mediate paymcnt. REUBEN Fiivcn,
_ REUBEN R. Furcu.
Greenwich, March 6, I822;
N. B. The business in future will be conduct-
ed by Reubm Finc/1, who has lately replenished
his stock of Goods, "and in a manner that enables,
-him to sell as low as any other store in town.
4* ' R. FINCH. '
FOR SALE--—-Cnliaiii,
. N’ Artillery man’s Coat,C,‘a/1, «S-word at‘-fl Stock‘-
agitalion, huddling together in a circle, with their
me, at an awful distance, the currcut.'of_ the Ni- facesoutward. A few feet in advance of them
-s
attend. And at 9 o'clock he himself was aston-
ished to find his room filled to overflowing ; and
5.‘
Inquire of P- PRICE _
March 23. ‘ « ’
ment which brought in requisition the greatest -