‘ of recollection, and front his own account ap-
' Theism.
' ters, the incessant and tremenduous dashing
" I’ food for myself,
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. not; ‘-mg; 4¢‘()N.\'EC".l‘l/CUT ‘mason. ‘
On the lossqf a_ Religious. =.I"n'énd——~Im'itafed_.
, ; from £71? .t-7¢h;Chapter of Isaiah.
Whoi.sha‘ll weep_'wlt'en the righteous die ? .
WVh'u-shall mourn when thcigood depart? ‘
W-hen tlte soul of the-godly atyzty shall-fly, A 3
VV_ho shall lay -the loss to heart P
»He h'a’s‘go'ne into peace and‘h'a's lairlhim down
To sleeptill tbedawn "of a brighter day ;
-And he shall wake on that holy morn,
,When sorrow and siglting shall flee away.
But ye who worship in sin and shame
Your idol gods, wbatc’er they be,
Wlto scoff inyour pride at your Maker’s name,
Bylthe pebbly- stream, and the shady tree,
Hope in your mountains,bope in your streams,
‘Bow lowly to them, and proudly pray;
Trust in your strengtlnbelieve in your dreams,
' But the wind shall carry them all away.
Tbere’s one that drank ata purer fountain,
.One that was waslt’d in a purer flood——-
He shall inherit -a ltolier mountain,
He shall worship a holler God".
But the sinner shall utterly fail and die,
lVhelm’d in the waves ofa troubled sea,
And God, from histhrone oflight on high,
‘Shall say—.—thcrc is no prace for time.
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FROM THE Mztv-roux AMERICAN.
"VVe have perused with nuuzlt pleasure the
life of Mr. John Hunter, and h'is account of
the manners, customs, -&r.c. of the Indians,
which have recently, been published, and are
forsale by our.bookselle’i"s. Mr. Hunter is the
white man whose escape from the Indians,with
whom he had-been doruesticated from child-
hood, was noticed some time sincein the pa-
pers, and consitlerable ittterest was-then exci-
ted by the statements of his intelligence and
progress in ituprovetnent,as well as by the hope
that through him much new light might be
thrown on the true character and condition of
our bordering savages. This expectation has
not altogether been disappointed,. Mr. Hun-
ter was taken when quite a child frotn one of
our frontier settlements, as he supposes, when
his ,parents or thosewith whom he had con-
nexion were murdered. Of them and the
scenes of his earlier life he has lost all traces
pears soon to have identified ltiruself with the
new race of beings by which he had been a-
dopted. passedin succession, from vari-
ous causes, into -several different tribes, and be-
came in the end an Indian in inclination and
character as well as habit. He still, however,
ap'p'ear‘s to.have retained some sympathies for
his own race, and his final separation from his
savage associates was produced by disclosing
their projects of murdering and plundering a
trading party to the intended victims, with
whom he was obliged to seek safet_v in flight.
The origin oftbe writer, and the history, al-
though unsatisfactory, of the gradual adapta-
tion of his white mind to the savage mould,
form the chief although not only charm oftbe
work A point which Mr. Hunter particularly
insists on in treating oftbe Indian character,
and to prove which he adduces several instan-
ces, is the purity and unmixed nature oftheir
He insis_ts that they all believe but
in one Great Spirit, to whom are assigned the
attributes of supreme power and goodness.-
Several affecting proofs ofdevotion tothe De-
ity occurin the course oftbe narrative, and one
in’ particular which we shall quote, as afford-
ing also a fair sample ofMr. Ilunter’s style and
manner. A party, of which he was one, frotn
motives of curiosity and emulation, passed the
Rocky Mountains, the barrier oftbcir native
tribe, and penetrated to the shore of the great
Pacific, the impressions produced by which
are thus described ;-—-
‘Inthis manner, we continued our route,
sometimes over barren prairies, hills, &'.c. and
at others, tlrrouglt woods, till we arrived at the
great Pacific Ocean. Here, the surprise and
astonishment ofour whole party, was inde-
scribabiy great. The uuhottnded view ofwa-
oftlte waves along the shore, accompanied
with a noise resembling the roar ofloud and
distant thunder, filled our minds with the tuost
sttblime and awful sensations, and fixed on
them as immutable truths, the tradition we had
received from our old men, that the great wa-
ters divide the residence oftbe Great Spirit,
from the temporary abodcs of his red children.
‘V-8 here contemplated in silent dread, the im-
mense difficulties over which we should be 0-
bliged to triumph after death, before we could
arrive at those delightful hunting grounds,
which are tmalterably destined for such only
as do good, and love the Great Spirit. We
looked in vain forthe stranded and shattered
canoes of those" who had done wickedly. \Ve
could see none, and we were led to‘hope that
they were few in number. IVe offered up our
devotions, or I might rather say, our minds
were serious, and o r devotions continued, all
the time we were in this country, for we had
ever been taught to believe, that the Great
Spirit resided on the western side oftbe Rocky
Mountains, and this idea continued throtrgbout
thejourney,notu ithstanding the more specific
water boundary assignetl to him by our tradi-
tionary dogmas.’
The following extract affords a favourable
and interesting specimen of the work. It com-
prises the incidents of the period when he had
abandoned the party ofwhites with whotn he
had fled from his Indian associates:
I jouriteyed nearly north, over a‘ country,
which at first was level antl partly composed of
prairie land, though afterwards, it was some-
what hilly; and in the course of a few days
struck upon the waters flowing, as I have since
learned, into W'hite river, at which I after-
wards arrived, and gradually ascended in a
northern direction till it became only a small
stream. .
Rattlesnakes, both black and parti-colored,
were larger and more numerous than I bade-
xver before seen; and they would infest the
country, to a much greater extent, wereit not
for the hostility that exists between them and
the deer. This animal, on seeing a-snake, as I
have repeatctlly witnessed, retreats sortie dis-
tance from it, then running with great rapidi-
ty alights with its- collected feet upon it ; and
repeats this manteuvre till it has destroyed its
enemy. ‘ -
The hunting sea 1 for furs had now gone
by, and time t) ()T necessary to procure
as very incottsideraldu. I
knew of no human being near rue; my only
compatiioris were the grazing herds, th'c rapa_-
_cious‘ animals that preyed on them, the beaver
illltlvfltllef 'animals that afforded pelts, and
pir‘d,s, fish, and reptiles. Nottvithstantling this
oiitittle’, many sour'ces'ol‘ amus'eme'nt pt;-;se'tt:-,,
.edt'lt'e'nr's'e.lve's to tn'e.'especially after I had be-
come sotnewltat familia'rized'to it. The coun-
_ try around was delightful, and ifroveld over it‘
_ almost incessaritly, in ardent expectation of
falling in with sorne party of Indians, with
whom_I rnighfbe permitted to associate__rny_self.
‘Apartfronr the hunting that was essential to
' my subsiste'nc'e, I practised various arts to take
fish, birds, and small game, ’ft'eqtiently bathed
in theriver, and took great pleasure in regard-
ing the clispositions and ‘habitsof such animals
as were present to my observations. , A
The conflicts oftbe male buffalos and deer,
the attack oftbe latter on the.rat.tlesnake, the
industry and ingenuity of the beaver ,in con-
st-ructing its dam, &.c. and the attacks of the
panther on its prey, afforded much interest,
and engrossed much time. Indeed, I have lain
for half a day at a time in the shade to witness
the management and policy obsertied by the
ants in storing- uptheir food, the marttnuvres of
the spitlet‘ in taking its prey, the artifice ofthe
mason fly (Spltex,)iu constructing and storing
its clayey cells, and the voraciousness and in-
dustry of the dragon fly, (Libellula) to satisfy
its appetite. In one instance I vexed a rattle-
snake till it hit itself, and subsequently saw it
I .die from the poison of its own fangs, Ialso
saw one strangled in the wreathed folds ofits
in”vetet'-ate enemy the black snake. Brit in the
midst of this extraordinary employment, my
mind was far from being satisfied. I looked
back with the most painful reflections on what
I had been, and on how irreparable sacrifices
Ihad made, merely to become an outcast, to
he hated and despised by those I sincerely lov-
ed and esteetned.- But however much] was’
disposed to be dissatisfied and quarrel with my-
self, the consolation of the most entire convic-
tion that I had acted riglttly, always followed,
and silenced "my self-upbraidings. The anxie-
ties and regrets about my nation, country, and
kindred, for a long time held paramount do-g
minion over all my feelings; and I looked un-
wavingly to the Great Spirit, in whom expe-
rience had taught me to confide, and the tu-
multuous agitations oftuy mind gradually sub-_
sided into a calm : I became satisfied with the
loneliness of my situation, could lie down to
sleep among the rocks, ravines, and ferns, in
careless quietude, and hear the wolf and pan-
ther prowling around me ; and almost feelthe
venomous reptiles seeking shelter anti repose
under my robe, with sensations’ bordering on
indifference.
In one of my excursions, while seated in the
shade. of a large tree, situated bu a gentle de-
t-livity, with a view to procure some mitigation
from the oppressive heat oftltc mid-(lay sun, I
was surprised by a tremendous rushing noise.
I sprang up and discovered a ltcrd, I believe,
ofa thousand buffalos running at full speed
directly towards me; with a view, as I suppos-
ed, to heat oil‘ the flit:s,wlticlt at this season are
‘inconceivably,troublcsonte to those anitnals.
I placed myst;-ll’ behind the tree, so as not
to be seen, not appreltentliug any danger ; be-
cause they ran with too great rapidity, and too
closely together, to afford. any one ofthem an
opportunity of injuring me, while protected in
this manner.
The buffalo passed so near tne on both sides,
that I could have touched several of them by
extending my arm. In the rear of the herd
was one on which a huge panther had fixed,
and was voraciously engaged in cutting offtbe
muscles ofits neck. I did not discover the cir-
curustance till it had nearly passed beyond ri-
lle-shot distance, when I discharged my piece,
and wounded the panther. It instantly left its
hold on the bttffalo, and bounded with great
rapidity towards me. On witnessing the re-
sult oftny shot, the apprehensions I sufi'cred
can scarcely be imagined. Ihad, however,
suflicient presence of mind to retreat and se-
crete myselfbeltiud the trunk ofthe tree, op-
posite to its approaching direction. Herc, so-
licitous for what possibly might be the result
of my unfortunate shot, I prepared botlt my
knife and totnaliawk, for what I supposed a
deadly conflict with this terrible animal. In a
few moments, hou~_evcr, had. the satisfaction
to hear it in the branches oftbe tree over my
head. My rifle had just been (liscltarged, and
I entertained fears that I could not reloadit,
without discovering and yet exposing mysclf
to the fury ofits destructive rage. Ilool.et_l in-
to tbetree with the utmost caution, but could
not perceive it, tho’ its groans and vengeance
breatlting growls, told me that it was not far
off, and also what I had to expect, in case it
should discover me. In this situation, with my
eyes almost constantly directed upwards to
observe its motion, I silently loaded my rifle,
and then creeping softly round the mink of
the tree, saw my formidable enemy resting on
a considerable branch, about 30 feet from the
ground, with his side fairly exposed. I was
unobscrvetl, took deliberate aim, artd shot it
through the heart. It made asingle bound
from the tree to the earth, and died in a mo-
ment afterwards. Ireloaded my rifle before]
ventured to approach it, and even’ then, not
tvitbout some apprehension. I took its skin,
andwas, with the assistance of fire and smoke,
enabled to preserve and dress it. I name this
circumstance, because it afterwards afforded
a source for some arnusetnent : for I usedfre-
quently to array myselfin it, as near as possi_
ble to the costume and fortn oftbe original,antl
surprise the herds of buffalos, elk, and deer,
which, on my approach, uniformly fled with
great precipitation and dread.
On several occasions, when I awaited in the
morning._l found a rattlesnake coiled up close
along side of me; some precaution was neces-
sarily used to avoid them. In one instance]
lay quiet till the snake saw fit to retire; in a-
uotherl rolled gradually and imperceptibly
two or three’ times over,‘ till out ofits reach.
And in auother,where the snake was still more
remote, but in which we simultaneously dis-
covered each other, Iwas obliged, while it was
generously warning me ‘of the danger Ihadlto
fear from the venomous potency ofits fangs,
to kill it with my tomahawk. These reptiles,
as before obset,-'ved, especially in stony grounds,
are very— numerous; the black ones are short,
and thick, but the parti-coloured ones ‘are. ve-
ry large andlong’. I saw many that would, I
am certain, have measured seven or eight" feet
in length. They are not, however, consider-
ed by the Indians so poisonous as the former;
but from the distance the
and the great depth-ofth'e wounds they inflict,
they are nmch the most to be dreaded. They
never attack till after they have alarmed the
object of their fears, and’ on account ofthis
coticeiverl magnanimity of character, the In-'
dians seldom destroy tbem_. Indeed, so much
detlicy esteem tliem for this trait, that I have
known several instances in which the occu-
are able’ to strike, '
pants ofa wigwam have tetnporarily resigned,
its u§é,‘_w.it‘l_i_oul"fea_t by Tiitolestati‘on, to_‘d‘n'e tit
theseivisitauts 'wlio'*_had gi‘veujdue' notice of his
arrival, '1‘he"regard,'tlre‘ In_r,lia'ns havefolr this-
,sr’talr',e, has‘ been illi,b_tér.allfy’,cot.st‘rtted info
idolatrous venleratiott; which is far from be-,,
irig the case. "Bravery, generosity, and triag-
n,animity,.'_ form must i_ntportant'trtiits in the
'cha‘ract_er' oftbe warrior; and the practice of
these qualities is ‘much more strictly inculcat-,
ed in ear-ly life, and observed in.rnatt.it'er years,
by 'them,'than are the cornmands oftbe Dec-,
alogue by the respective "sects, which profess.
to believe in anclobey tht-'t'n. It is from im-
pressions arising from these sources, that the
Indian surrounded by his most bitt_er enemies,,
and the impletnents of cruel and vindictive)’
torture, derives his consolation, and is enabled
when put to the most severe trials and _excrt_t-
tt_ating pains, to hear them without complai ’t.'
Nay more, to scorn the feeble efforts of his_ n-
9mle5a I0 malié him swerve from this cltat‘acfet',
and to despise death unequivocally, appro ’c_h-
tug in its tuost terrific form. The sum im-
pressious teach him to respect those w lt' also
possess them, even though such should be his
tnost implacable and ‘deadly foes. I cnce is
derived the respectitltey show the tatt snake;
whose character, as before observed,‘tftey have
construed into a resemblance to-thdse quali-
ties ; and I can assure "my readers, as fur as
my knowledge extends, whatever other p ople
and nations may ,do,,that the Indians fdore
and worship\only~the Great Spirit.
In the solitary and roving manner befr{e‘n'o-
ticed, I passed several moons on a tuna‘ er of
stnall streat'ns, which flowed into Whitc’river.
This led tire to anacquaintance with tile best
haunts for game which this district of yountry
afforded; and latterly I had employcda cort-
siderable portion oftny titne in ntalpng pre-
parations with a view, when the propfr season
‘""‘l""‘la '0 employ tnyselfin collecting furs.-~
I had constructed several falls and blinds in
the vicinity of the beaver houscs,arld was one
morning occupied in this manner, wltett, to
my surprise and regret, I rliscoveted some
vtltitetpeople approachitig me._,U From their
dress and t-quip‘tne'ntsI knew tlfern to be hun-
ters, and therefore apprelretuled nothing frotn
them ; though they w ere rrevttlteless unwel-
cotuevisitants, and I felt much distressed at
having my haunts encroach’ on,and my sol-
itude interrupted, espcciall by white people.
Ireccived them rather catttiottsly and cava-
lierly ;but on being addre scd by one oftltent
named Levous, in a com laisant and friendly
manner, and that too in he Osage language,
my conduct and feelin 5 underwent a' total
and instant revolution, a rd I danced for joy.’
EG1'P1‘IA7 WOMEN.
The Egyptian wot en are bow-rid down by
the fetters of slavery and comdemncd to ser-
vitude. Every doml stic concern, is the de-
partment of the women. The_v superintendi
the household affztirs, and prepare tl1eir(;w‘n
food and that ofthéir husbands. They do not
associate with tlré men, not even at table,
wlterc the unionlof the sexes produces mirth
and wit, and renders the fare more sweet.-
When any oft e great are disposed to dine
with one ofth r wives, she has due notice of
it, prepares t e aparttuent, perfumes it with
precious essc ce, procures the most delicate
viands, and eceives her lord with the utmost
attention a (I respect. Among the common
people the,\omeu usually stand or sit in one
corner oftbe room, wlnle the husband dines ;
often hold the basin for lntn to wash, and serve
him at table. Though thus employed, the
Egyptiziu‘womcn have much leisure, which
they enlploy among their slaves, cnrbroidet'-
lug sashes, making veils, tracing designs to
decortite their sofas, and spinning. Once or
twice’ a week they are permitted to go to the
bath and receive female relations and friends.
To betvail the dead is a duty they are permit-
ted to perform. The Egyptian women receive
each otber’s visits very affcctiortatcly, and dis-
play upon tltese occasions both elegance and
hospitality. When a visitor is in the Haram,
the husband must not enter it-—it is the asy-
lutn ofltospitality, which cannot be violated.
The Turkish women go guarded by tht-ir eu-
nuchs upon the water, and enjoy the charm-
lug prospects upon the banks oftlre Nile. In
this manner the Egyptian women in general
pass their lives. Their duties are to educate
their children, St1l)€l'IllI(.’lt(.l the concerns of
their household, and live retired with their
family. Their pleasures are to visit, give an.
tertainments, go upon the water, and go to the
baths. To these maybe added their atten-
tions to Alntai, a class offcmales we shall now
describe. These women obtain the title of
Almai, or Learned, from being" ruorc careful-
‘ly educated than others of their sex. To be
admitted -into their class, the requisites are a
fine voice, eloquence. and a genius for poetry.
They have afund of songsand tales, are pre-
sent at all festivals, and the chicfornanre'nt of
banquets. Having sung in a raised orchestra
during the feast, they descend and form dan-
ces, whirfih in no respect tjescrrible ours, but
are a kind ofpantomines, displaying tltc inci-
den'ts’oflife—-_love is tlicir usual subject. Their
actions and couutenances are very significant,
but they tend ‘to convey obscene’ ideas. The
tuiuds of these wotnen are cultivated, their
conversation agtet able, their language pure,
and tlzeirpoetry attractive. They are admit-
ted into all Harguns to‘ instru'ct the wom'en' in
those accomplishments that are most pleasinn.
In fine, their mannerand tlcportment are so
captivating, that the Turks‘, dull as they are,
and adverse to the arts, pass whole nights in
attending to their per'forruant:e‘s.
_ BI-‘.AU'1‘Y.
Napoleon, in his I\'Iem‘o‘irs, states, that while
in the army ofltaly, being much fascinated
with a lian‘dsome_ lady, the wife of one ofthe
French Deputies who accompanied liim-—tha't
she niight be ableto forr'n'so'tne idea,'ofa bat-
tle, he ordered an attack on‘thc advanced post
oftbe enemy, altltottgli in the‘ event ofits be-
ing successful, as it was, it could in no wise
prove advahiageotts. That the attack succeed-
_ed, but several lives were’ lost—aud he never
ceased to regret the affair. -This is another
proofhow mischievous is bea-uty'—and_ affords
topics of consolation to those wlfo, without its
charms, cannot aspire»-to its power, and dwell
not in its dangers.
Bonaparte lived to see this lady dismantled
of her beauty, and reduced to extreme indi-
gence_..‘w'lto with great difficulty, and after
many repulses, obtained access to lrispresetice.
He gcnet'ot1slyreli‘eved her ‘wants, and'expres-
se'd his stirprisc at her friendless situation;
but it required not the sagacity’ of—Nap'oleon
to know, that power decays with beauty, and
obscurity involves the poor.
[Clint-Ieslr.-71' Courier.
I
.. . . -, _)f’o_’h TB}: ’e.t‘zi;'-.r"ri:'.
. . -SUPERSTITION.
_ , Wlzellter Superstitio'njresults fromth"e.‘hri-
~'ginaI constittttion ofthe’Mind,— might be made
at question ‘of curi‘o'u_s and interesting specula-
"°"- The prpvaléncy _of.belief'i"n‘ wliat is
tna’rvello’u's, and of ‘u‘n‘earthly'nat‘tu‘e, in "past
-ages,‘an'd also at present amon"g ‘the u'nciviti-
,zed.’and u‘rte'nliglttene”d .; tliie involtirttary ‘fore-
bodmgs, a'n¢l’feat's, and uncotith iitnaginatioris’
v~fbiclt~somet,ime_s intrude ihto‘th‘e‘bo'so'm'eve'n
of the scepticand philosoplter, at'rnidnight, or
amid the howlings of thetempest,-or when
walking the dark and solitary way, or ‘when
n‘ome-uon,rnight favor the affirmative of the
question. _ It may indeed besaid that the im-
agination tscxcited ; that fancy often sees,and
bears, and feels, wlutt in truth has no exist-
that the imagination, the fancy, the fear, or
whatever we please to call it, is, thus excited ?
I_Vhy__tlo'es the rustling ofa leaf, or the u hist-
lmg oftlte ‘wind, or the noise of our own foot-
steps, sometimes send such a cold and suspi-
cious thrill thro’ our bosoms ? Why shudder
at mid-nigltt more than at noon-day? and why
walk more hastily and more lightly, when
passing the village grave-3 ard alone, in the
evening, than in the morning, with company ?
Whatever reasons are assigned shell or an
ortgi1_1al susceptibility of the tniud, another
question may be asked, which will show that
the answer is not the ultimate one. It is not
my 0l)ject,however, to discuss the sttbject.
The days of superstition, as to us, are past.
We recur to them now with mingled emotions
of curiosity and wonder; and ‘while we re-
hearse, each in turn, their history, and try to
a'ssume the look and attitude (if unbclicf, a
strange feeling of reality creeps upon its, and
we more than balfsbudder at the very levity
which we try to indulge, and fearfttlly amici-
pate the visitation oftbe spectre we laugh at.
F0" “‘Y'0“'n part I love to go back, occasion-
ally to the days when men so generallybeliev.
ed in the existence, and received the visits of
unearthly beings: when, with their own eyes
they saw in the heavens the arrav of armies:
and with their own cars heard eclioing thence,
the clash ofurms, and the roar of artillery '
and saw, too, the blood flow, and ensigns “ a_,.,.f
in victory : when nightly slumbers were bro.
ken by unseen visitants, who cllamed )0“.
and whispered tales of happiness, or kindly
forewarned‘ of danger : when the gentle
lu'(’:tlllllt[_1S0flll8 wind were the whispers of
departed spirits come back to earth ; and the
rcflectious of moon-beams on the walls of 3
decayed mansion, were ghosts of-its forrner
occupants, In those days men lionestlybe-
lieved wltat they saw, or thought tltey saw and
heard, and .piously attributed every thing 15
what they deemed an adequate cause. Sioit
was specially with our forefathers. Tltey
knew that there was, or might be, invisible
beings around and above them, and to them
ttbey very naturally and very piously, attribn.
ted various effects, which, without the suppb-.
sition of invisible, superbttman agency, were
utterly unaccountable. Their belief of such
agency in hurnau concerns was full of in"-
lell”-Sl § furnished topics of curious specula-
tion, and awakened the deep Ptrtdtirnis ofad-
miratiou, wonder, and awe. But it was a be-
lief which, in its ultimate inflnettce, was de-
destructive to individual and social happiness.
The evils ofsuperstition are not usually felt in
its incipiency, but when it extends and ope-
rates fully, misery follows in its train.
Such, pre-eminently, was the fact respect-
ing that appalling Superstition prevalent 3-
mung the early settlers ofthis country ;—-a su-
perstition, however, which we, tlteir"descend-
ants, can scarcely regret. It has furnished
many traditionary tales of deep and breath-
less interest, and a valuable class of mental
phenomena, which have indirectly promoted
the Pltilosoplty, that, built on plain matters-
of-fact, now triumphs over all the super.-
stition of former times, and casts a frown-
mg and appalling glance on every thing con-
trary to naturc’s uniform operations.
The Superstition to which I allude, origin-
ated in the family oftbe Rev. Mr. Parris,-of
Salem, Ihass. in February, 1691. The part
of the town in which Mr. Parris resided, has
since been separated front Salem, and is now
called Danvcrs. A work which professes to
give an impartial account of Witclricraft. states
‘ that divers young persons of Mr. Parris’s
family, and one or more in the neigltborhood
began to act after a strange and unusual man:
nor, getting into holes, creeping under chairs
and stools, to use sundry odd postures and an-
tick gestures, and tmeting foolish, ridiculous
speeches, wliich neither they, nor any others,
could make sense of. The physicians could
assign no reason’ for this, but one ofthetn said
he was afraid tluzy were Iuwitched.’ Accord-
ing to popular be-liefin those’ days. \Vitclies
were persons in league with Satan: They had
signed a large book presented by‘ a black man“
who acted as Sat,an’s prime-minister. Ifper-
souswere unwilling to sign the book when re-
quested, they were tbreat,eue.tl, tortured, rode
through the" air from town to town, compelled
to attend nightly revels, and sacratrierrts with
ered to afllict whom they chose, so that by
their invisible agency, individuals would fall
down, rav_e,and gradually pine away. Witch-
es did not operate directly and personally on
the objects of their hate, but connnissioned
spectres to act for them, so that when at a dis-
tance they could, and it is said did, by the a-
gency of invisible powers, pinch, prick, beat,
and bttrn; cotnpel persons to drink poison
and liquid brimstone ; raise them from abed
of sickness to the wall and h<..'-'.l them so fact
that several men could scarcely pull them
down.‘ VVhen individuals thus‘ tormented
pointed out the spectres, bye-standers would
strike at them,.at'1d sometimes a mark would
be found on the witches themselves. All these
were facts well attested-—-attested by men and
women under solemn oath. 'Depositions may
be seen in the book above alluded to, and also
among the recordsof Salem Court. so full
in the beliefofwitchctaft were those who liv-
ed at that period, that the President and Fel-
lows of Harvard College adrlressedia_ circular
to all Ministers and men ofliterary distinction
in the country, to collect facts respe'cting, it,
‘for publication’, in order, as they said,to.illus-
ftrate to the world, the wisdom and power of
‘the Creator. ‘Apprnitiotts, possessions, en-
chautrnents, and all ex'traordinar'y' things,
_wherei-n, t'lte'agency of the invisible worldvis
more sensibly demonstrated’ were to be recor-
ded. The punishment of witchcraftiwas death.
Among the evidences necessary to convict a
person of the sin, was, I1iiibih't_r}!o7'e]2ei1t the
sudden affliction succeeds-some unusual -phe-’
ence, save in itsown creations. But why is it’
'spectrcs, ghosts, and divers uneartlrlybeings. I
After the book was signed, they were et_npow- «
era personjguilty of witcltcraftatternpted. to
repeat tHe’_Lor'rl’s P'ray'e'r,' he ‘\_ti'a‘s.ihivolftr’_rt't‘.1;ri-
ly stopped at the‘-petition, ‘ Lead 7313 not r'»nt_o .
't:emptatt'on,’- and _som__eti_n_t‘es_ the _efl'qrt.; was“ so
great to repeat thos_e.words,he would be'th_t_fo_w.n
into convulsions. _ Thus tried, thus convicted,
‘nineteen tniserable, deludé.tl,"innoc’erit beings,
'men'a'n'd w’ot'nen,‘w'ere condemned‘ to the gal-
lows : Otfe was prest to death ': "Eight moré
were condemned ; 150 imprisoned ;, andlpahove
About a mile_ west of the centre ofS'al’en'a
stands the ‘cold, bleak, unfrtiitfttl hill, where-
sttper'stition murdered her miserable victims :--
there are to be seen still the stumps ofthe_ve-
ry trees, it is said, ‘on which the cold-blooded
executions took place, and the stony grave:
into w hich the dead bodies were unceremoni-
o'usIy'cast. Itt those days superstition‘rrizi-
ny trees grew on the. hill‘; but now it lifts, its
naked head to heaven-‘-=-a coarse grass covers
the ground had been ‘polluted, will never eat.
"A bleak wind breaks over it incessantly: and
sonfetitnes, wh‘e'n,t'he_ moon is’passin'g over it.
itstop white airy appearances,‘w bich some think
are the ghosts ofthose who perished there.
dllDQ..1«- , _
Pnovrn1::v'ri.u. i*.£i.tv1:‘r>.a"rvcrt.
Among the scenes of terror of iv bich Smyr-
na has at different times been the theatre since
the'Greek insurrection, the following affect-'
ing circumstance occurred. While the mur-
dercrsflwere. forcing in the doors ofhouses with
their carbines, 3 poor Catltolfc family in the
neighliorhood ofthese massacres, wasin a des-
perate sitttzition. False security liad hitherto
made them neglect the necfessary precautions.
The unhappy fatlter did not perceive his error
till his house _dg:or‘was pierced’ tln‘ot_'tgh éifd
thrcu'g’b by iishower'ofmuske'tballs. The on-
ly means that remained to save his wife and
numerous f amlly frorit inevitable destruction,
was to escape over the roof of the houses.-—-
The moments were precious; the door was
-already giving away to the efforts of_tlte_ as-
sailants. Taking his youngest son in his arms,
he climb'ed from his own to the next roof,’ fol-
lowed by his trembling wife with an infant at
lier breast, and after her ltis four daughters:
But theirflight was soon interrupted by a cross
-street. They already heard, on the neighbor‘-
ing terraces, the furious cries oftlteir pursuers_
-'—it was nece_ssary to venture the daug_e'.rou.s
passage over the street. The father inspired
tt-fith new s'tren'gth‘, pulled a plank front in ad'-
_joining house, and laid i't across the str.e'et: so
that it rested on opposite roofs, and offered a
narrow, insecure _brid_ge to this unfortunate
family. But the irnminent danger of falling’
was not the only one that threatened them ;
the street’ which they had to cross was that in
which the shot, the cause of the tumult, had
been firetl. It was full of furious Turks, whose
continual fire _ alarmed them._ B_ut_thcy had
uottime to consider. At last one oftbe daugh-
ters vcnturérl on the narrow board : but at lrei’
fitst step a hundred rriusk'e'ts were discttargea
at her". However she reached the opposite
roofs without injury, and her sister, who fol-
lowed he_r was equally fortunate. llleantvhile
the rest of the family were discovered by fu-
rious Turks on the rieigltboi-lug‘ roofs, and ii
~.-bower ofballsfroin that side also assailed the
unhappy fugitives. Urged by alarms [torn all
quarters, they all crowded at once ondtbc frail
bridge,which at first they tboughtwould hard-_
ly st1ppot'totte pet-son‘. Allthe shots werel now
directed to the same‘ point, and pierced in ma-
ny placés the board which bent under. their
weight : But it seemed as if [Providence cove-
ered wit_h his mgis this unhappy family ; not
one was wounded; all re‘a<3lte‘d tlieoppositei
roofs, and thence‘ the residence of an Europe-
an family ; where the father exltausfed by ex-
/
found himself in safety, fainted away.
, ' itttxrate DOGS.
The Rev. Samu'e‘l Gitldings, Methodist Mis-
sionary, of St. Louis, who took a tour among
the Vl"estern Indians last spring and summer,
gives the following account, in his journal, of
these singular aitiinals: '
‘June I4,l8£‘.2.-‘—We passedta villageofbark—
ing squirre'ls', or prairie Dogs." They have the
appearance of the grey squirrel in colour and
shape, but are tltreetimes as large. The’i7r'ndise'
exactly resembles" that of the sntaller' kind of
dogs. They'burr'ow'in the earth, and are never
seen far front their habitation. Tltey live on
grass and herbage ; and not a spear ofgrass is
suffered to gro_w within the bounds oftheir vil-
lage. On the first appearance of danger‘, they
flee to the rnouth oftlieir burrow, and when
it comes near, they enter,» and can rarely be
driven ottt by smoke or water. Tltousands
munity. Their burrows are from ten to twefn-"
'ty" feet apart, with a mound of dirt atthe én-
trance,~of from ‘one’ to two feet in heightzlwlticlr .
serves as a watch tower. _ On the approach of
danger, they raisejan incessant barking. We
were much annoy_ed during the night by the
_barkin‘g of these animals.’
Literary readings of tz Pastor.+I_t is sug-
gested with regardto pleasure and relaxations
__of a literary descriptiort, that sucli reading
should be chosen ‘as has some ten‘de'nc‘y, how-
ever" indirect, to store the mind’ with'ideas cou-
ducive to personal melioration of heart or
‘anind, and to pastoral usefulness. The contra-
r'y at least should be carefully excluded. To
.a laborious minister’ in an extensive’ sphe‘re'
th’os'e' studies of ' his profession which sh‘o’u'ld.
never be iutermittetl, doctrinal, practical, and
devotlonal—tbose studies which will giveto
his sermons that fulnessgand accuracy, that
pointed application, and that spi'ritua‘l‘u‘nctioti,
which are indispensable to their beneficial im-
pression-—th'ose studies which will furnish him
a command of arg'ument_and language in pri-
vate discourse, and enable him to give area-
son, not only for the hope "which is in him, but
and’ for the church which he represents--those
studies, which will, in the emphatic; figures of
Holy Vv'rit, season his conversation with salt,
and make ltiswordsdistil as apet'te'trat'ing dew"
.—-to a‘ ministerlaboriously occttpietfiri active
duty, those v'er_v studies will be almost an ade-
quate refreshment’; but‘ history, biography,and
poetry,‘cautiouslvselccted, will serve to enrich
his memory, and enliven his faculties, and
_ca’u's'e ‘himto please u'n'.o edificatiott.’
' The excesses ofottryottth are drafts upon our-
old age,payabIe with interest Soyears after date.
Bigotry murders religion, to friglttcn fools
with her ghost.
\
. Lord’: Prayer-_ correctly, is statj,etl,._ih,, tbb I
‘ authentic records of those trials,‘that._u'hcitev'-
200 more accused. Allthis in Massa_cltusetts. ,
it, which even the cattle, asif con'scious_ that '
I believetltere are seen gliding swiftly around 2
ertion, and mental agitation,_as soon as he-,
dwell in the satire village, for ming a little com- ,
for the line of conduct which he incu'lcates, .
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Norwalk Chronicler