c
\Vitl1 them to bow before the vision high
I .4 . . . .
_l'cart or grace and after inakiii_-_; as briel a toilet, ,
I prcsnine, as ever did
' to assume its more inviting aspect and display
. us thirty miles beyond the Susquehannali. VVe
‘V-we were surrounded by mountains whose vast
' motion by the disturbing rays, were v.'hir'ed in
For the Normal}: Gazette.
“THERE IS NONE BETWEEN ma AND ALL.uI.”
Remark of a Turkish woman, whose near re-
tives had all been removed by death.
Pcizcilliizgs by the way.
’e"s, all are gono—the cherished ones wlioselove
fnthralled myhcart so long and interposed
etween my soul and Allah, as the cloud
Qf summer, bright and glorious though it be,
Shuts from our eyes the sun’s eternal orb
More bright and glorious. Thou, my fatlier dear,
Whose gentle counsels, whose menitions mild
As soft and grateful on i-iiy young ear fell
As heaven’s pure dcws upon the rosy beds
That carpet Sliiras’ vale. My mother, thou
In whose kind arms my infancy reposcd,
Rocked by the heaving of thy anxious breast.
And thou than mother and than sire more dear,
VVliose ardent, fond address first moved my lie-art
And taught it how to love: thou too. my 5011"
(Away that truant tcar)——whose amber locks
Outvicd th’ Acacia’s though more fair they show
In contrast with the desert waste around ;
They’rc gone. he lips of Azracl have pro-
’ nounccd
Their final summons to the world unknown.
No more, when wakes the M-.ic7.zin’s voice, they
bow
Before the sacred, ever-burning lamps
That in the templ.: of the Proplictglow,
No more the breath of Vesper wafts their prayers
In grateful incense up to Allal:’s throne.
Safe have they crossed Al Sirat’s fatal arch
And vainly from the fiery gulf below
Dark Eblis wooed their fall. I-er golden gates
To them liIoliainmcd’s palace hath llt!l).'11'l'.C(l,
\Vhilc issuing joyful, the bright lionri throng,
‘UV-itli kcrcliicfs v.'aving'and witii eyes of light,
‘Nith breast impatient. and with songs that wont
To charm, in concert with the harp sublime
That Isr.1fcl's serapliic' fervor tunes,
The bowers of Aden and the I’roplict’s carg-
\Vclcoinc their spirits in. Ftl.l‘f.‘\V\'.‘ll awhile.
Ilenceforth from every cartlily tliouglitdivorccd,
And every bar of earthly love removed,
l’ll hold communion with the Unseen Ono
Till ripe at length for Paradise, my soul
Triumphant mounts on chartered wing, to join
Her cherished loved ones in th’ eternal realir.s—-
13;’
-Of God’s great Prophet and the Prophet’s God ;
'l‘o bask ’iieath 'I‘ooba’s trec whose fruits and
floivejrs
Perfume the blest abodcs and glad the taste
Of tlicise the faithful who repose therein-
'I‘o bathe in K=';la‘s sacred lake of balm
T’hat blushes bright as rosy morning clouds
Ere mounts the sun o’cr I\i.!.istug’s airy pcalr,
And qiialftliose rills ikediarnoiid sparldingpure
And with immortal liealth a‘-.=.d vigor rife,
That snring perennial fro-in tbetlironc of Allah.
vi.
, __.. ,.__
For the f\'orwul.7.': Grzzcllc.
A DAINS RIDE AIIEGIPI‘-{G Tini E
.-XLLEGI-IAN IE.‘-5.
"‘Time to get up, sir! ‘v’aiit.s only ten min-
utes of two! Stage won”. xv:-.it I"
the sounds that roused me from my slumber on
the morning of the 18'li S-;iptemboi',1-"330,at
the hotel in Harrisbiirgli—and verily the call of
'Bootes—“' Vore o'clock" zur! I my it be vore
o’cl0ck”—-that startled poor Tom Hood from
Such were
the embrace of Morpheus, when he had dcter- ,
mined to perform the desperate exploit of tak- 5
ingthe stage, at live, for L.')Iltl()lI, could scarce-g
ly have been more unwelcomc—and reason I
good——-I was awaked two mortal hours earlier
than he. Ncvertlieless, I did not imitate his
sluggish example and compose niysclf again to
rest, bidding the waiter to call inc “that day:
three months at the sooiicst"——-tliougli I zniglit
have done so with much better reason;-7. In ,
the preceding i'eiii‘,;jg*:l twenty hours I had rid-if
den from Pliiladclpliia, 108 miles, only arri'-.‘ing§
at I.I:irr.isburg at 1'2 o’clocl{ at night, and now i
after less tli-.in two liours i*cpo;-te, was remiiidcdl
that it was time to resume my route. But I took 3.
Napoleoii on the eve ofi
"clock was wliirling ov.:r the turnpil;e with all the
one of his “ woi'ld-cf::._“‘.hrowiiig figlii.-r,” at 13 o’-
l
speed that four noble brutcs {Pi:iiii~_:ylv;e;iiastage
horses against the v-xorld 1) could Ii']£il{‘?. \'Ve,
crossed the bridge over the SJ.-'qLICll'cll’llI2tll at al
speed which set at utter deliancc the caveat
which by the light ofourininps saluted our (‘yes i
every l'cwyai'il;-'—“I"ive dollars fine for g:')Ii1Lf__I'j
faster than a walk”—tlie so much vaunted “sun.
ny stream” appearing dark and miirky as poets
feign the Asplialtusto be, but rcady, no doubt,
its sparkling waves, its silvery ripples and ver-
dant banks, when the great Dispenser of light
and beauty should emerge into the eastern sky.
That point of time at length .arrived, but found
had for some time been coursing along a ridge
of considerable elevation, our view ofthc coun-
try around entirely obstructed by the fog that
rose thick and dense from the vnllies beneath,
‘save where occasionally a mouutiiin peak tow-
iericd high above it, like an island in the midst of
,tl_ie sea. But as the sun arose, the prospect
yvas by degrees unfolded, and it was such as
would have thrown Cooper into ecstiicies and
driven Shcnstonc mad. On every side but one,
pcd. shot far and lone into the upper sky,some
-of gem still remaining in deep shadow, while
others threw back in strong reflcction the morn-
ing light. Meantime the dense mists put in
fantastic wreathes among, around and above
thcm—-now utterly excluding their rocky pillars
and arches from the eye, now partially disclos-
ing but softening their rugged features, anon
withdrawing the veil entirely and leaving them
in their naked grandeur——and all this with a ra-
pidity of succession and a magic of effect,
such as has been ascribed to the bewildering
wonders of some fairy realm. Far beneath us
stretched a miniature, landscape of uniform
cbampaign, embosomed by surrounding lieights,
along one of which we were riding. Not a ray
Ely
cl
could have penetrated into its deep recess for
‘-‘ noN"r Givi: UP THE snip."
‘ilféllda. XX.
Zii7®.i{%"i»WAEflI~eZ., CQNN. 'ii’VE<IDN§I§§%DAY, EIULY ‘£6, 18
67-5
_.
'?o N90
-T5
an hour to come, yet the blue lines of smoke
that ascended from a few ne:it cottages on the
farther side, and after rising a short distance,
united in a thin stationary cloud, intimated that
the thrifty inmates were already stirrintr. The
whole plain, small as it was, divided into a num-
ber of still smaller enclosures, presented the ap-
pearance of a piece of perfect patch-work, here
a spot waving with Indian corn, there another
just brokoii up to receive the full grain, and a
third verdant in the original livery of nature,
while among them meandered a small transpa.
rent stream that showed in the distance like a
thread of silver aiid-found its way to the Juni-
atta, visible at a single point on our lcfc,just be-
ginning to feel the influence of the rnortiing
breeze, and
——.— -—————.- like maiden coy,
Trcnibling but dimpliiig not lor joy.
S-')C{1lllI, so sweet, so lovely was this scene,
that I might probably have bccn prompted to ex-
cl:.iim——“ Here the patriarchal days are not a
pastoral ta-.ble”—-had I not been aware that the
character of the scenery which surrounds his
dwelling, is not in every case an invariable cri-
terion by which to judge of the character of
man,and that his wayward passions can convert
even :1 paradise into a wilderness. As to the
moral aspcct,_tlierefoi'e, of this charming spot,
I did not IIIOI at liberty to decide, as the only
human beings visible were some half dozen lit-
tle urchins who were rioting and_ tumbling in the
very gladucss and Ci'tl'C‘lt‘l-.‘SllCS3 of their hearts,
at the bottom of one of the slopes, among the
dense iiia.~;s.,s of dry foliage which the towering
bcbclies and other trees that crowned the heights
=.ibove, shed down in profusion,
'l'lii< k as lb’ autumnal leave: ihzit show the floods
lii \7:illo-.iibro7.:i which tli’ lu‘iriirii:ii shades ,
lligli UVCl’i1l(.l!(."_.l. cmboxver.
No other traces of liuniaii life were visible, but
the dcclivities that bounded the scene were cov-
cred with sheep and goats, browsiiig among the
rocks, while numbers of horses and cattle were
grazin-gin the plain below. One might fancy
the whole a uiiniature counterpart of the aspect
of innocent pastoral beauty presented by the
sweet vale of i.Vyoining, on the fatal morning
when the fiends of destruction iiiarl«:ed it for
their prev.
But “away, away and on we dash,” and the
prospect on wliicl I have dwelt so lOlig--_.-l.llC
mouiitain cliffwitli its misty shroud and the val-
ley with its rivulct, iis cottages and fields are
ir.-ft bcliind. During the remainder of the day,
the scenery was much i'nere uniform but scarce-
lcss imposing. Our route lay along the dc-
iviiy of it continuous rnoniitaiii ridge, which
Clad witli forests of pine and oak and crowned
with the eternal granite, arose two hundred feet
above our heads and descended as far below, to
tire .luni-.itta, :1. beautiful stream, so gentle in its
'3 current, tliul’. like the Saoiic as described by Ju-
l
.,illS Ca‘:
L/~.4..
ar, the‘ eye could not detect the direc-
tion in which it flowed. Along its northern
h'.'.nk runs the Pennsylvania Canal, with nothing
but the tow—_nath between. This arrangement
was of course adopted in order to obtain the
bc.iis:tit of the only level here available, yet for
some time after the first construction of the ca-
ml, it was productive of this inconvenience,
that through the narrow iiitcrveniiig bed of soft
earth, the artificial and natural streain often
found mean;-i to unite, and as the bed of the for-
mer is somewhat elevated above that of the lat-
ter, iis waters were forthwith discharged into
the river, not unfrcquently rising and boiling up
from lll-13 very middle of the channel. The op-
posite bank of the Juniatta was bounded by a
corrcspondiiig ridge, but of less elevation, whose
top for fifty miles was almost as uniform as if
artificially leveled. Its sides were in some in-
stances cultivated to the very summit, in others
invested with clustering forests, and though not
21 mile distant, yet owing to the refraction pro-
duccd by the thin vapor arising from the river,
exhibiting, especially when seen in a confined
view,"the exact appearance of the densest thun-
der cloud. Far beyond, arose other ridges in
every variety of form and elevation, and high
over all, but far as the eye could see, frowned
the bare and rocky summits of the greaterAlle-
glianies, cacli shooting its “hoary scalp,” as it
were, into the very heavens, and seeming in the
distance like the spire of some vast cathedral.
But no—my comparison is not correct, for when,
about noon, along vista opening to our lcft,dis-
closed at its farther extremity, a house of wor-
ship perched on a commanding elevation at the
distance of five miles or more, Idid not mistake
it, a moment, for a mountain pcak—on the con-
trary, it struck me at once as affording an ap-
propriate relief to the natural features of the
mighty panorama. For the artist does not act
unadvisedly or without strict reference to the
principles of correct taste, when in the midst of
the woods and hills, the rocks and streams and
waterfalls of his landscape, he introduces the
domestic farm-house, the cottage of industry
and the palace of wealth. A constant succes-
sion of the same class of images, though pleas-
ing, at first, from their novelty, must pall upon
the taste at length from their monotony, The
great secret of all our choice and permanent
pleasures, especially of those which we derive
_throiigh.the"mcdiu'm' of vinion, consists in con.-
trast——tlie beauties of one class heightening the
effect of otlicrs and relieving the eye by an
agreeable variation of imagery. But not for
this reason only, did I gaze with pleasurable iii-
‘crest on the edifice just described. Consider-
ing its character and use, there seemed a pecu-
liarappropriateness in the selection of’ its site,
and I dwelt long on l.i1(_3Ht‘(?I'lf3Cl.IOtl, how pure
and licartfelt must be the dgrvices of that house
of prayer, with the works of Nature all around,
to inspire the soul with those feelings of reve-
reuse and awe, which so well become the wor-
ship of the Lord of Nature——with the mountain
echoes to bear their response to the song of
pi‘aisc, and the pure, elastic mountain airs and
breezes to waft the accents of devotion up to
heaven.
In the course of ~tlie_afiernoon, the mountain
ziiliwart whose slope we were still journeying,
became iniicl more prccipiious than I’ had
liilliciio observed, arising almost like a perpen-
dicnlzir wall. the road notched in its winding
side being of barely sullicient width to permit
two veliiclesto pass. As I gazeildowu the fear-
ful siccp, descending with uniform (lecliviiv to
the river bottom without a single projecting fock
or tree to check the descent of a falling body, I
certainly felt some (legree of apprcliension, and
Ibis was not diiniiiislied by a’ recital wliicli the
driver gave of an accident which had occurred
but a short time previous, at this very spot.--'
The easier; stage filled wiili passengers, was
liiirrying along the narrow turnpike at a rapid
rate, when, without a moment's notice, liaving
been liiihorio concealed by a projecting spur of
the iiioiiiilain, ll'.C coach from Piii.<sliurg hove in
sight, and the horses encountered head to head.
Tlioseofilic. Pliiladelpliia stage immecliately look
fright, and began to rear and plunge and eilgc
towards the fatal brink, when their driver
promptly clieckcd ilie leaders and turning ihcm_
short in ihe lefi, horses, coach, passengers and
all went lliiiii~.l_eriiig down the precipice. Bless
my life! you don’t say so! The linir-braineil
The idiot! The March hare ! No
Sir-—Ilie self-possessed, cool-liezidcd man! He
hurl but Z1$lH.0_le iiisinni for reflcclion. yet in that
iiisanni he decided on the only ccurse which
alforded the least chance ofsafeiy. In another
miunte,1lie horses would have gone over the
brink, ihe siugc descending sideways and whirl-
ing ro-.ii:d and round, would have been dashed
IIJUI I
in pieces. and the passeiigers lost beyond redemp-
iiou. '\‘."liereas by the expedient adopted, the
coach was made to face the steep ere ii descend-
ed, and though hurried down with :1 velociiy
which carried it clean into the canal and to the
river bank, it did not overset and the driver with
all his living charge except the horses. escaped
wiiliout,maierial injury. Such being llie result
of this desperate avatar, it will readily be iii-
ferred that ilierc were no ladies on board ; the
precious souls v.'uii1d of course have died with
friglit-—“ no offence I
shuddered iriyselfat the thought ofii, nor could
though, d’yc see.”
ihe inviting prospectjus: then presented below,
ofa lovelycascade formed bya dam builtacross
the river for the purpose ofsupplying the canal.
opposite, gliitered like a slab of molten gold, on-
tirely displace ihe disagreeable sensations excited
by ihe driver's rule.
I will conclude by telling one on him. At
niglii, Iiook my seat on the box with him, and
found hiui quiic iiiielligeiit and very communica-
About 10 o’clock, as we were passing
through a gloomy forest, we were suddenly
startled by a shrill, piercing shriek. apparently
“I suppose that to be a
panther,” said I. I-le replied not. but lending
ihe lush to ihe horses wiili the most vigorous
live.
close to the siage.
unction, we rolled over the ground at a rate
which could hardly have been exceeded, liudall
the wolves and pauiliers in the forest been at our
heels. I looked His eyes were
fixed and glaring, his lips compressed, and his
cheeks blanched to the hue ofdcaili, all be-ioken—
ing that some horrid fancy had possessed him.
I was surprised to see him so much affected by
in his face.
a circumstance so trifling, but he spoke not till
after three or four miles iidc, we stopped at a
farm house to water the horses. As ihe boy
cauie out with the bucket, John rcinarkcd to
him, but in a voice still faltering a_nd husky that
be had heard it again I I now learned that an
lrisliiiiaii of very bad character, whom they
called Paddy Lelfer, had been drowned in that
rieighborhooda short time previous, and that the
shriek which had so mucli disconcerted the
driver, he in common with many others, sup-
posed to be uttered by no less a personage than
the unquietgliosiof the aforesaid Paddy. And
yet our knight of iheavliip was a blufi’, bold
looking young man, who appeared perfectly
capable of defying bodily hardships and laugh-
ing bodily peril to scorn; but was iliis any rea-
son why he should be proof against imaginary
fears? Animal courage and siiperstiiious cow-
ardice are perfectly compatible. It is one thing
to encounter objects of dangerin atangible shape,
and another to defy those which are invisible
and incomprehensible, but of whose existence
we feel assured. Christie of Clint-hill could
wliicli, with itscvcn and unifurrn r:hutc glancing
back the slant rays of the sun that shone rigliij
look with IIl(lllIl3l‘(-HICC on ihe lllOU5fl!’I(l,])£1l1)fI.f)l8
shapes in which danger presented iisclf io him
in his Cflparfily of Jackinaii In :i iiioss-irooping
Baron, yci trembled in every limb, and started
even at the waving of 21 Willow boiigli, when
riding iliroiigli that mysierioiis pass where pre-
vious circuiiisiunccs led him to apprehend an
encounter wiih ilie \Vliiie Lady of Avencl.
The following leiier from the Hon. Mr.\Vise
of Virginia, will be perused with pccnlizirinter-
est by those admirers of his talents and patriot-
ism, who know \viili..\vliat unfeeling and un-
principled calninnies bis cliaracier has been
assailed by the .I.'icksori—Vzin Buren press.
Aside from what pertains ioliiiiisclf, the start-
ling disclosures which he makes of ihe state of
things at \Vasliiugion, cannot fail to interest the
general reader:
DI?.*U.\'I{I<IE\’.‘alEl*s'S 13:’ HIGH PL.-XCES.
Ifon. Henry A. l"Vz'sc. to Judge 1’. B. .FIop_per.
ACCOMACK COU.‘<‘TY. E. S. Va.
May 22il, 183" . E
Dear Sir——-I received your very gratifying
leiicr by the mail before last, and liave in rciiirii
_voii my most sincere a_cl~;riowledguicnis for the
honor of your invitation. to attend the Conven-
lion ofilie Maryland State 'l‘en'iperaiice Society,
to be hcldfin the city of l_l_a_liin'iore on the lzfsi
‘.Veili'iesila_v oftliis l1_1(1lllll, null for the flziiiering
terms in wliieh you were pleased to coiicli your
I'€(jll€:Sl for inc in attend iis siiiings.
You were correcily iiiforiiicd, sir, when told
ibui I am an ndvocaic ofilic ienipcrancc cause,
and I consider it one of ihe highest coinplimcnis
you could have paid me to credit the report.
’l_‘o be 5. uieinberof ilie temperance society is to
ihe sirzm_-qer. wiili me, one of ihe l)l_Ql)CSll'(3Ct)l1‘l-
!l)i‘ll(ltlllUllS of cliuiacier, not only for sobriety,
bin for most of ilie virtues which adorn a good
ciii.7,cn.
It would give me the greatest pleasure to attend
the Convcniion, but very reccni domcsiic :illlic-
iionsofilie sc.\'ci‘est kind compel me to forego
ihai pleasure, ui;;l to decline your inviiaiion. I
iriny, liuwever, avail iiiyself very properly I
hope of ihe oppori.uiiii_y of bearing my testimon_y
in the elI_i-c-is of 'l‘cmperniice, by viiidicaiing my
moral clizirucier from the aspersions_ and
calumiiics whicli have been cast upon it by the
insiiiuaiions of pi'oIl_ig_vaie pzirii;'.aii pI‘CSSL“S-—;lll_al
in my liiinibli: cllbrts in Coii_2_i‘ess to resiore. :1
pure and nfrse 2lIlll'lIl'llSll‘illI()n of ihe _izovcrnuicnt,
l have liecnliabiiriaily, or at limos. inorc stimu-
latcil II_',.'.'|.‘lf"'ll,1_(\' ‘llflll by a love of .':(iui‘.li_'y.
Now, sir. Iniri not thirty years old, and for
the la.-'i ciglii years and some innnilis of my life,
I linveno: [Il.Sf€(f(£[(2516S1700}?/llfo/I(lT¢Z6Ill .9piril._s
or drunk one half rz gallon of icinc. Since a
:n-.=iiiber’of Congrcss,»l defy ilie innligiiily ofihc
biiierest an-.l most false political or personal ene-
my to 11: sort that I have ever in ihe least depart-
cd from ihe strictest pledge of a ieniperance
sociciy which permits wine to beiusicd at all.
Iliuvc paid in part ihe expenses of niesses of
gentle-nicii, who at the boartling house provided
ilicmselves wiili wine for Ibo table and fQE‘_ll1(:
cusioiiis ofbospilaliiy to visitors; I have nc.ver
boiiglii or useil arilciit spirits at all, and but
iouirbcd wine at iinies in observaiicc merely of
ihe foriiis of sociciy at the Metropolis. I am
tliiis particular in regard to iii_vself, sir, in order
iliatl may most emphatically reply to those
who would impair certain sizitcmems wliiclil
have made as a public irian lo the nation. by the
iinpiitalion of inieinperancc to me, by suyiiig,
" I was not mad," nor was I drun/:, “ most noble
Ifestus." ‘
Anoilier reason for ibis particularity as to my
own case is to show that the beam is out of my
own eye before I proceed to the mole in the eyes
nfoiliers. It has, foi'iunaicl_y or unfortunately I
know not wh_icli, fallen to my lot in public life,
to be the instrument of exposing abuses in pub-
lic aliiiirs. anal olfciices in the men who conduct
them, such as I think worthy of exposure. I
shall not shrink from c.'isii_aa.ing by speaking of
iln,-in in my place at will, ‘.Vlll)l)l|l any regard to
personal coiisequcnccs. I siaie ihe fact then to
the naiion. I/ml some nfi/ac /rig/ier Exrccictztc q[7‘-
cers at l/Vas/iinglan, arc and /Lave been notorious
(1/'zm7;:zr(ls--clrz. -n/.«7ards 272 any sense of ihe lcrni.,
/zZtbilu.<zll_i/ afl'cc[cd by ardent sp2'.ri£s—(Irunlc at
least once a week ; iinpairczl in constitution by the
use ofshong (Zrin/c _: and I further siaie that I
have ofien licanl the reason assigiictl, and be-
lieved it was a valid one, for ihe House nfRe-
pre;-‘eniaiivesofilie Congress ofllie United States
not sitting in the evening. after dinner, when the
public business reqiiired it. that many of'the
niernbers were so much in the habit ofinioxica-
iion, that they were not only unfit ihemselves for
public duly afier a certain hour in the day, but
were likcl_v to prevent others in disclizirgiug their
duly by inierrupiing the order of proceeding.
During ihe latter part ofihe session of Congress,
when ihe two Hoiises were compelled to sit late,
members too dgink for the decency ofa tavern
bar-room, were not uncommon sights in the
Senate Chamber, and in ihe Hail ofiiie House
of Represeiiiaiives of a Republic, whose fniliers
handed down to it the hallowed and imiiiuiable
lruili. " that no free goverrinieni or the blessings
oflibcrly. can be preserved to any people. but
by firm adherence in justice. moderation, tem-
perance, frugnliiy and virtue."
These are facts, sir, which in my name, if
you choose, you may bring to the aiieniion of
ihe Coiiveiiiicii. as worthy ofibe aiicniion ofilie
people ofihe Uniied Slates. I am_ utterly op-
posed to making the 'I‘en:iperauce cause a poliii-
cal engine in any way wliaiever, but ifihe friends
of temperance. will aid in ridding Congress of
.-ois-no inaiierto what political party they may
belong. for they are zi disgrace and an actual in-
jury in any pariy——iliey will be subserving ilieir
own work ofgood morals, and do the country
some service. Indeed, the facts which I li we
stated, apply with equal force and truth to both
whigs and lories, in about ihe exact ratio ofilieir
numbers in ihe list of public men; and let me
not be inisunderstood as reproacliiiig the admin-
islration. except so far as high and responsible
Executive ollices are entrusted ioiniemperate
incumbents, whose habits are known by the boys
on the streets of Washingtorr. I have been a
candidate three times for the suliigiges ofihe peo-
le, .in the oldest ‘district of Old Virginia,
proverbial for §'hope’ydrams,‘-" ‘\_mintju1ips,”
“ liail storms,” “sliiigs,” “dew d ops,” and
every (lescripiion of nccinrcil drink.‘ and never
found it iiecessziry or rcqiiisile to obtain a single
voie to resort to ihe vulgar graces of the familiar
cup.
I have written I00 inucli, and more than Iiii—
teiided, and must subscribe iiiyselfrcspecifiilly,
Yours. the friend ol"I‘cinpciaiice,
HENRY A. \VlSE.
A DEER. HUIW1‘ I-.‘-I ILLINOIS Vl'I'I‘H
IVIR. VVEB.S'l‘EEo_
E.z't7'act of :2 letter to the N. Y. Times, dated
ST. LOUIS, Clone 16111.
As Mr. \Vcbster had expressed a desire to
pay a visit to oursistcr State,‘ (lllinois).aud view
the beautiful prairies which stretch out for miles
upon miles one vast plain of waviiig grass and
green verdurc, ii was deieriniiicd by some of
our veteran spoiisincu_ I0 rrsiidcr the day one of
universal ainusemeii1i_o l_iiniselfas well as fumi-
ly by the excitement of CIIZJSC-3--llle siiuaiion of
the ground, and the great abundance of the
game. 0l_lL'riri'g :1 line lislrl for this deligliiful
sport. 1*, pariy was accordingly formed, cori-
sisiirig ofilie Hoii. \Villiaui I1. Ashley—wliose
devotion 1) field spoils is so well known—ilic
lion. .Indgc \_Vnsli, Dr. Ilolliiiaii, and in-any
other gentlemen cipially ardent in the sports ol
the field, forming ijuiie zi formidable puriy.——
About 9 o’clock, M i‘. ‘.Vcbsicr and his family,
with many oilicr ladies and gentlemen in ai-
icndancc,_ together with ilic hunting party,
crossed the river. A short ride of two miles
brought them into the liczirt of El beautiful
prairie, which sireiclicd out for many miles in
extent; and statioiiiug those which were more
lockers on the scene upon one ofiliosc singular and
ziizciciii mounds which here do: the plain in
every direction, the hunters prepared for their
sport. A slirill note from the linrilcrs horn
brought a noble pack of bounds on 1hc“qui
vive.”
The dogs had scarcely put their foot on lllC
liiiniing ground before :1 deep niouilicd bay
from a veteran old hunter warned ll1Cm to look
out for game. A few minutes soon brought ilicin
on the trail of a line young doe wliicli had just
sprung frc_in its bed of llowcrs, alarmed by iis
keen sense ofdangcr, and flew with ilio llceincss
of the wind across ihe plain. Twelve noble
hounds were on iisirzick, iiialging the air resound
with ineir deep moiitlied bayiugs. The beauti-
ful doe wcr_it bcundiiig on with its eyes wide
staring and its head ilirowi‘._l.~,:1ck on iis shoulders,
now skiiriniiiig over the level s:ii'f;u:e of the
plain,_ now bounding over some inierveiiing
knoll, and ciidezivori_ng wiili the cunning of ihe
fox, to elude the pursuit ofiis enemies. On, on
it speeds, SlI'Lliilll'l,';' every nerve in reach {I liiilc
strip oftbc forest which skirts the prairie on one
side, for wliicli the ilcer alxvays make on being
pressed by their ligii pursuers. Lliie bound, and
wiili a niigliiy elfort, it clears a broad and slug-
gish stieziin, lillcd with a tangled mass of long
grass and water lilies, almost impassable except
by leaping. The (logs come rushing on, with
ii_ai.iglit but the wislied fordcer before their eyes.
£ll_l(l,'li,CC(llCS.S ofilie ircaciierous sirenin, rush in,
and are soon entangled in the incslics nfilie rank
grass. lfilie fri_glitencd deer could have spoken,
one would have imngiiieil it to be sending back
a note of triumph and proud deliaiice to its rc-
leniless pursucrs. as it stood on a rising ground,
and blew froui liis iiosirils a wild unc'._irtlily,
wliisile, peculiar to itself. It stood but an iii-
stant to see how cunningly it bail bi‘ou_£.’lll lllcm
into the snare, and agniii bounded forward, oi:.ik-
ing for the wood. llut the dogs were "old uns”
at the game, and ihe liuiiiers were used to the
siraizige-.ni which the deer made to elude iliem.
lii viewofiliis niovcnieni, :1 p0l'li0i‘i of ihe pariy,
with two noble greyhounds belonging to Dr. II.
had been staiioiicd near the skirt oflhe wood I0
intercept its flight in that direction. A few more
bounds and the timid deer would have found an
a_s__ylun'i in the depths of ihe forcsl, but its one-
mies were there. \Viili the speed of liglitizing
ilie greyhounds leaped from their leashes, and
went full cry after their prey.
The poor deer was now sadly perplexed which
w_a_y to turn his fiolsteps. Eiieniics before and
enemies behind, and nothing but a boundless
plain o'er which it could lly, without having any
hope that it could stand the race for any length‘
ofiiine with its fiat-fooled iormentors, it stood an
image of despair. One ray of hope seemed to
gleam from its eyes as he siraiiied them towards
ihe now distant mounds, on one of which Mr.
\Vebsierand his friends were placed. Not an
instant l'i€lL'l it to hesitate, life or deaili was the
resultofiis present move. Iiflew fortlie mound
with the speed of an arrow to its mark. Uri, on
it flies, bounding high in the air, seeming scarce-
ly to tread the ground, so swiftly does it skiin
over the earth. Flee swiftly, poor deer, or
naught can save iliee-—encuiies before and
enemies beliind—daugers beset the in every
quarter: fly for the mound and take refuge in
the bosom ofilie briglft and tender maiden who
sits there with weeping eyes a witness to thy
disaster; and it is flying to the very spot on
which our pariy is placed. The hounds are
close at his heels, it must reach that place with
a few more bounds, or it is lost! Look I it is at
the foot ofllze hill—-it thinks it has gained at last
a resting place, but in iis-swi_fifl,ight'it does not
see the new enemies before ii. (Ob ! that they
were iliy friends.) See it struggling up ‘the
sleep ascent-_-it has just gained ihe top, and is
just taking refuge in the woods secure from his
hot pursuers, when a sharp report l,ieard__—_—ilie
crack ofa rifle, and wiih one shrill cry of agony
the stricken deer boundsliinh in the air, and falls
dead almost at the fectofiIie pariy. Mr. \Veb-
sier has shot it. In his excitement pfthe chase
he has seized a rifle that stood by the side ofa
tree, and with the uuerring aim nf'a backwoods-
niau, has shot it through the heart,—_-the first and
last vicliin that ever fell by his hand. Poor
rna_n_,' .he looks as though be bad coriimiiied a
guilty action. as he stands by its side so sorrow-
fully gazing at his fatal work. ‘
I-lis lovely daughter is standing over it, her
large black eyes swimming with tears, as the
poor deer lies at her feel, its bosom heaving
wiib agony as its life is flowing away in the pur-
ple stream ibat trickles o'er the grass; they are
noi- hardened to such scenes. A portion cf the
party which had been out in another direction
now returned, bringing with them a fine large
buck, and as the whole party were fatigued,
either by the chase or the excitement of witness-
ing it, they were glad yo cease. from the sport
_. ‘~_‘._ V
A?—
which had so richly rewarded them. Ripe and
delicious strawberries which grew in great plenty
every where over the prairies, afforded them a
delightful refreshment, and the pure water which
flowed from a spring, gushing out of the side of
the mound, slaked their iliirst. The party re-
turned to town just as the sun was sinking to his
rest, richly laden wiili the game which their
sport had procured. This is no exaggeraied pic-
ture-,-_I was one, ofilie party. The next day, in
comp iance wii 1 the invitation of his numerous
fellow citizens, Mr. '\Vebsier sat down to a bar-
becuc. at which near5000 persons were assemb-
led, without including the hundreds ofladies who
contributed in no slight degree to grace the scene.‘
“Nelsonian Rcniizzisccnccs, by a Naval Ofii-.
ccr,”havcjiist appeared in London. \Ve have
perused them with great inieres‘, and for the
present shall content ourselves wiili a descrip-
tion, which we think will prove of interest Lo,
our readers—eniiiled,_
- THE CHASE. V
“Deck. there! [he stranger is evitleritly a
man-of-\var—-she is a line of baiile ship, my
lord, and going large on the starboard track.”
“Ali! an eneiriy, Mr. Stains ; I pray God it
may be Le Gene-rr:u_x. The sigiial for a _cei'icral
chase, Sir 1fId’ard (ihe Nelsonizin pronunciation,
of E«_lward,) make ihe Foudroyant fly !”
Thus spoke the heroic Nelson; and every
exertion that emulation could inspire, was llS(-‘.I(I
to crowd the squadron, wiili canvass,1lie North-
nmberland taking the lead, with the flag-ship
close on her quarter. ' '
“This_ will not do, Sir.E<l-vard ; ii is certain-
ly Le Genereux, and to my flag ship she can
alone surrender—Sir Ed’ard, we must and shall
beat the Noriliiimberland.”
“I will do the utmost, my lord ; get the
engine !0 work on the sails—-hang buns of water
to the s1ays—pipc the lianimocks down. and‘
each man place shot in them-—slack ihe stays,
knock up the wedges and give the masts play——
siart off the water, Mr. James, and pump the
ship. The Foudroyunl is drawing aliearl, and
at last takes ihe lead in the chase. ‘ The admi-
ral is working his lin, (ihe slump of his right
arm.) do not cross his house, I advise you.”
The ad'vi‘ce was good, for at ihaiimoment
Nelson opened furiously on Ilie qiiartcr-rrizisier
at the cnnn. "I’ll k_nock_ yzio olf your pm-ch,
you rascal, ifyouare soinattentive-SirEd’ard,
send your best quarter master to the weaiher-
wheel,”-
“ A strange sail a head of the chase." called
the look-out man.
“Yoiingsier lo the IIIIISI-lleall-—\\'lJ:'lll‘ going
without your glass. and be d d to you ?—4
let me know wlial she is iiiimc(iizitcl_v.”
" A sloop of war or fri,g:iic, my lord," shouted
the young signal iiiiilsliipiiuiii.
"Deiiiniirl licr niimbcr,”
“The Success. my lord.“
“Captain Pcard, si__r__zii::l to cut oil the flying,
eneii'iy-.-.-great oildS.. lll{)'._)fgTll-llllfly-lW() small
nuns to cigliiy large ones.’-"
‘~‘ T re Success has hove to aihwari-liawse of
ihe GCIICIEIJK, 2Jl.l_(l is lining her lilrlH)ZIl'tl broad-
side. Tlie Fl‘(:IY('lJl1lflu has liuistcd his ii‘i-color,
with a rear-adiriirzil‘s flog."
“ Bravo—-Success at her agriin.”
“ She has wore round, my lord, and firing
her starboard lirozulsi-.lc. It has \\'ln;.{0(l, her my
lord--licr flying kilos are flying away aliogelliei‘.
The cuezny is close on the Success, who must
receive licrtreiiieiirloiis bmadsi«le._” The Gene-,
reux opens her tire on her liiile enemy, and
every person stands aghast, afraid of ihe conse-
quences. “ The smoke clears away. and iliere
isihe Success, crippled, it is min, but, bull dog
like. hearing up zifier ihe enemy.”
“ The signal for the Success lodisconiinue the
action, and come under my sicrn,” said Lord
Nelson ; " she has done well for licrsizc-—Ir_y a
Giro! froxn :1.-eluxs er (lL‘.(.'li‘iIi. IICI .E(l'.'JJ'(«l-H
“ It goes over her."
"Deal to quarters, and fire coolly and do,
lihcrately at her masts and yards.”
The Le Gent-roux ai iliisirioniciit opened her
lire on us, and as a shot passed iliriixigli ihe
mizcn stziy—sziil. Lord I\'clson, piiiiing one ofiho
youngsters on the head, asked liinijocularly how
be reli.-.hcil ilie music, and observing soiiieiliing
like alarm ilepiciciloii his couiiimiaiice, r-onsolcd
liizii wiih ilie iiiforn'iaiion ihni (Jliarles Xll. ran
away from the lirst shot he heard. thougzli after-
warils be was called " ilie Gi'e.'ii,” and ilo-serveil-
ly, from his bravcry—"I llle!'eli!rE.‘," *- id Lord
ml
Nelsori. “hope iiiucli for you, in fu.ure.”
Here ihe Noriliiiiiibmlaiid (ipefit-(_l her fire,
and down came ihe lfl-(:()l()l‘l1tlffilsigll, aniidst
the iliiinderofour united cannon.
9‘Tlie signal in (llS('C-nllllue ihe ficliiing."—
And Sir Edward Berry boa riled the prize. Very
shortly be reiiirned \Vlll_l .Rc:ir—Adiiiirul Pei'e's
sword‘, who. he stated, was then dying on his
quarterdcck, wiili the loss of both legs, slioi off
by the raking hrnnilsidcs of the little SlK?C€SS-
This unforiiinale l“i'c»iic-limaii was under the
iinpuiziiion ofliaving broken his parole, and was
considered lucky in liaviiig redcenied his honor
by dying in baiile.
Lang/— rich ,.g2'.ri'.-.- -—"l‘h<.-. editor of the Orion
says—“,.azy rich girls make rich men poor, and
industrious poor girls inal-ze poormen rich.” He
does not mean by flattery to sacrilice the trutli.
Jl/Iorc Lacom'cs.—Gcv. Rltn€‘i' lately wrote to
Mr. Biddle——-“ \Ve want «$200,000 to continue
our improvements, and we ijaiit it at4 per cent.
Can wciliave it——and when 1” Old Nick repli-
ed: “ Yes—-czri_2/ .clay.”— Short, but sw«_:et.-_--
Bait. Chronicle.
——¢=-
LAWS OF CONNECTICUT,
Passed M'a_y Session, 1837.
An Actin addition to an Act entitled “An Act
for constituting and regulating Courts and for
appointing the times and places of holding
the same.” I
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Qt‘-
Representatives in General Assembly conv.~'-nod,
That the town of Ledyard be, and the same is
hereby constituted a Probate District, by the
name of the District of Lcdyard——-Pro'uictcd._
That all matters and business relative to the of-
fice of a Court of Probate begun or entered in
the Court of Probate for the District of Stout
ington shall be completed and finished in the
same manner as though this act 'nad not passed,
I I STILLMAN K. W]GI1'l‘MAN.
Speaker of the House of Represenmiives.
‘ EBENEZER STODDARD. A
' ' Presidkeiii gfihe Senate.
Approved, June 6, 1837. ‘ '
HENR. ’ W. ED\VA,RJ_._)S,,
of an Act passed in the
to an act entitled “An
An (Set. in alteration ,
?‘year 1828, in addition
Act against fraudulent conveyances.”
See. 1. Be it enacted by ‘the 5.908% i_?I_1d_
House of Representatives in General Assembly
convened, That any claim may be proved before
and allowed by the Commissioners appointed
pursuant to the provisions of the act of which
this is an alteration,‘ which existed against the
assignor at the time of the assignment, whether
the same when exhibited for allowance_ do or do
not belong to the person to whom it did belong
at the time of the assignment; and also any
claim which has since the time of the assign,
ment, accrued in favor of any endorser; surety
or other person, by reason of the payment of?
anyiclaim existing against the assignor at the
tinge of the assignments 9? is favor of nail???
.r ' ' I
v
I
Norwalk Chronicler