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H E R K I M E ^ E l f e C M T . o . o . W I T i-ieF lS X I N E , EDITOla ANB PBOBISIEIOE.^ ice of vffll^e subscriters for $3,00 per annum. Mail sttiss^ii*rs, $3,00 per aimutn, or $1,50 in advaflee. SITES OF ADTEBTISING- One square or less, one insertion,. . . $ r 00 Each subsequent insertion,. . . . . . . . ® One square 2 months, . ........................ .... 00 One square 3 months,. One square 6 months,. 3 00 5 00 8 m \I'^AJiberal deduction w ill be made to those who advertise by the year, BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, in-all its branches, executed with neatness *nd dispatch, and on reasonable terms ^ A. J. CASADAY, G e n e r a l L .a n a .4 g e n t a n d S«pE- lOWA. CITY, IOWA. Particular attcniion given to the “^Sele tion and Location of Lands. R ei EEE3ICES .— Iowa City, l€wa r Cook, Sa' gent ^ Downey, Bankers ; John Clark, Reg ister U. S . L. O. *5 R , H. Kelly, M . and M R. R. Office' Port Des Moines, lawa: B. Granger. Herhimer, N. Eli Taylor. Newport, N . Y . : Dea. A. Griswold. [EF* Office at the Park House, Iowa C i^ . Iowa City, April, 1854. ________ 34m3 S. S. 'MORGAN, A t t o r n e y & cronu s e llor a t JLatr, West Winfield, Herkimer County, N . Y. W A E ira CASWELL, . . F .an c y & S t a p le I lry Ciroods Hfer- c i i a n t & d r o e e r . n::^ Also dealer in Silt^er Ware, Watchfes, Jewelry, ^c. FIiODR and 6ADT of the by D. P. ^ C. Elwood, on Main Street, near the Rail Road. Iferliimer. N Y, JJ. HIJYCK, d r o c e r ghealee* i n a l l I s i n d s a t L i q u o r s . • Also, in a ll kiadsoflRON,afewdoorsjiDUth of the J a il. Herkimer. N. Y. . S. & R. EARL, A t t o r n e y s Sk O o n n s e l l o r s . 3:^ Office over the Bank. Herkihier. N . Y. RAIL ROAD HOUSE. Kept b y J. S poo . nee Herkimer N . Y. RAIL ROAD HOTEL, • :pt fay A ndrew L eicht , on Albany street, public will always be liberally served at Rouse. Stabling and proveuderfor h ; constantly on hand and in readiness. Herkimer, July 16, 1851. __________ _ The pul this Hoi T J B R M S - f ^ K Y E A R . ' ' -■ ■ V- . t f 5 0 IN A D Y A N C E . T O L U M E A I I . l E S K I M E B , W E D N E S M I M i m K i l C P O T % THE OLD^CHmSEt-EEAOB. BY Ic; A. yoWEES and creep, A staclc of stones^ a dingy wall, O’er which the brambles cling ^ , path on which no shsidows fslj, A door-step where louf docked leaves sleep brokenoken rafterfter inn thehe grass,rass, * *<< A br ra i t g * * A sunlcen hearth-stone’ stained and cold,' Naagdit. left but these, fairiome,. elas! And the dear memories o f oM. he grandsire’3 love, -the maiden’s grace,- The matron’s instincts deep and true. Here first sweet words V Ire USped-^ere broke life's morning dream, and y et more daar^ The love that life’* best impulse vgpfe®. Grew warmetj gentler, y ^ bj year. How cheerM, while the stoTm withbnt ' Muffled Iho ejirth and iced the night, • The ruddy glowjgli^hed laughing out On m«ny nhd faces bright; H o w chim w th« crackling, freakish dame. With rosy mirth or thoughtful ease, Or may bo, sylMtkd the name Of one rocked o’er the shivering seas. What fairy scenes, what golden lands. What pageants of romantic pride, In the weird dsap o f glowing brands, Saw the fair boy, .Jhe drparay eyed. T ill musing here, his spirit drew g insparations, sund hfe years, Str( By beai The pi luer spheres. J. A. & A. W. SUITER, Sa.d<IIc & Ra.rBL«ss M akevs, Also dealers in Trunks, Valises, Carpet Bags, 4‘C.. in the old Post-Office Building, Herkimer N . Y. HARLEY WEST, J u s t i c e of' tlie JPeace. Office in Spinner’s Block, over S tillwell’s store, iMohawk. Herkinier county, N . Y. * MARH BATCHELDER, MA-NWACTUEEK OF ANO DEADER IN A l l k i n d s o f B o o ts & § lio e Fur Ladies, Gents, and Children. AIsod< in Skins and Leather Herkimer N Y . JOHN HARTMAN. F a s la io a a k le X a ilo y & C u tter, Also dealer in all kinds of Cloths and ready made Clothing, opposite the Bank, Herki- mer, N. Y. _____________________________ J. G, BURRILL, DEALER IN r i c a ii Ha ar rd dw w; a r e , u Groceriesj^c. t Medicines, srkimer.N. Y. WM. HOWELL, Jr., C a ,& l9 iet & €J5i:iir T ta ,iif» fa c tw irc Coffins furnished on the shortest notice. Herkimer, N . Y. H . H . M ORGAN^ A g e n t fo r tire Skcnssclaer F i r e liisiirasice C o m p a n y , At the store o f Aforgan 4: Stoddard, Herkimer, N . Y. ________ » 30tf H A R D W A R E . rytH E subscriber having increased his ati^k X of H A R D WARM, is prepared to furnish purchasers with nearly a ll needful articles in the above line. He invitesftarticnlar attention to his variety o f CO'ELERY.TABLB AND POCKET, AND BOOK The following-Qomprises a small part of lUs stock: Knives Forks, (vari ous stylesjl Pocket Kiiives. T H E ^ 4 A U N T E D M A N . BY SyLTANITS COBB, VR. .. In the spring of 1843, I chanced to be in Messina, a seaport of Sicily; and while 4here I ‘*traS 'invited to visit tKe extensive-vintage of D-— & M—^ z o . Iheir location was in a pleasant vaSiey some three miles bnck from the city,' and beneath a portion of their grounds was- extended a large wine vault, em bracing an area of nearly two acrcs.-^^- Adcompanying- M— zo, the jumor partner, through the long vine-arbors and orange groves, are descended to the- rariltt and after passing half the length of one of the pipe tiers, we came to desk where a m n wa«-writing« ' “ Thereis one of your own country men,” said M- ----- zo, and be will ac company you through the vaults.” My conductor called'to the man, who, quxclcly-dropping his pen, stepped down from his stool and came forward. He was employed as a clerk in the export ing apartment, for the-American and English merchants. “ You will find him a'strange sort of iketKiiives, 1 ,S ,.3 and 4 blade, Shears, Scissorsj^ Shovels, Iron C- S., Spades, do do, Hammers, Trowels, Files,. Taper, Files, M ill, Window Sash, Nails,Cutaud Wro’t, Hat Hooks, Wire, for fences,' r r ^ At the-Brown Store. J. G. BUEEILL. Herkimer April U 1853.__________ _ Razors, Drawing. Bmives, ®utt§ and Screws, Strap Hing< Mortice Lo( Grind Stone braidcs, Shovels and Tongs, . 'M ill 4- X Cut Saws, Sheet Lead, BeythesandStonesdd, Thimbles, Rope, e tc. H issointion .u., is this day dlsaplved lutual consent. All persons ited to call 'sdoi rp H E cQ--partnership heretofore existing he- X tween the undersigned #nder the name of J. M. Hulser 4- Co., is this day dIsaplYed il consent. A ll persons indebted to Si re requested to call 'ebon and settle, by note or otherwise. Either party is authorized o settle the afiairs o f the firm. Dated Frankfort, April 38, 1854. . J . M. HDLSER. WILLIAM DYGERT, D A T O BAKER, 34 > E p l - f A N P I A N O S . A FINE ASSORTMENT O f BOSTON XX PIANOS, wifh or without the admirable JEoIian accompaniment, made by thsoid,bous Southe: commodatci \arerooms H and Western c Boston. Piai !rn and Western customers ^ (dated here. Prices to all cuatomers w ill be ace :es to all cus the fail supply of second hand Pianos ^ Pianos to let. M u se at whole sale and retail. LilieraS discount to the trade T . S. BERRY, Sole .5 2 ^ T . t . .. dpaler. w h o les^ and retail, and Vfasical Publications, or Music supplied on pabJi Sbec Dealers ii Here, as the swooming embers sent A faint flush through the quiergloom. In the' Warm hush have lovers blent Thtf fragrance of their heart’s fresh bloom— And veiling in soft-drooping eyes Her tremulous joy, here blushed the hride— Here o’er pate forms in funeral guise, Farewells from broken hearts were sighed. rrim, ’n'eath strange skies, /side dream—here stood ds with gladness in their eyes— * Here grew the beautiful afid good— Sweet ftiendships—laith serene-and sure—- Manhood’s strong purpose,.warin and bold— Courage to labor and endure, The household feqliugs nOver cold. Here, leaning i a the twilight dim, . An round me seems a haunted aiv— n my browsf-ray ear Hume with sweet sounds—they faint—{hey cease: And night o’er all btoods calm and clear. but be T O T H € P U B U t C . 1 1 \'HE undersigned would respectfully inform 1 the inhabitants o f Heiklmvi j tfeSl h® ha* opened an , iCE CREAM, OYSTER AND REFRESH- In the Brk-k Store lately cs-cupied by tferrsn 1 for ^U, instant, £ r«,«wp!T, M?ia Street, Herkimer,%vhci 0 hG'wiH began to enlarc* at all times be found to tvaii upoa thosp who - may favor him with a &i!l. Herkimejf, April 10,1654, jambs r . dobing . ft man,’’, whispered M* UHnotwithstandiag a'good fellow.” for so my companion bad called him, was a tall, well mad® man,* apparently on the better sidd of forty, and he had a pleasing, intelligent Took. His hair, which was quite luxurious, was almost while, an(| about his coun tenance there were evident'marks of guffering. His eyes, when he first gazed upon me, lyhich waf 'with a furtive, trembling glance, had an inexpressible look *of wildness in ihera, and a cold, fearful shudder seemed to run through his frains. Graduirtly he gre^ more composed, add as he showed me around among the pipeilanked avenues, cast ing MS huge lantern here and there to show me the age of the various wines, he began to tall? with ctoiderafale free dom, though fie yet hefcmjed a strange* ness of manner.^a ibrt of flaring of voice and gesture^ that could “not exbiting My curiosityl ‘ A casnal .ob server, who might have yudge& o^ly' friimf his appfearanGS, would have tho’t him slightly insane; and I fblt'a con viction that hii mmd was not exactly Cdmmt je jfm t, diany rate, not quite Cofne fm , ” Do you reside in Wew, York?” he asked, as vye stopped for a |noiBent at the extremity of the vaqlt,' I toldf him that f did not belong there, though I had spe^ part of the wi’ntor and spring of IS ll and . 1 ^ 4 ^ in that city. - I noticed that he wiped hm eyes with thfl sletvo of his linen Jacket as he spoke, and turned away, as jthoujgh ta hide an emotion that rajght he thought unmanly. “ Does aho sot i^ to ^ to you?” f sk e d . . ^ kSQWB not where I ara.” * “ Do you not‘write ?” * * ^ “ M b /” he returned,' with a sudden sta^t, a tremor sbakyig his, frame, the while. “ Ah, sir, I dare not trust ja^y sapei-ocriptipn nor roy autograph, in—'” Jia hesitated—fooked at' me wildly . for an. instant, and then starting on, he began to enlarge on the different-ages^ qualities eqd viah^es-of the wlao.-^ Twice I tried to brmfi Him hack to the subject fie ?o left^ bqt it. waj of no avail. At length he came around to the steps that led to the sur face of, terra firm ^ The sun hkd al ready set< and the stars werebogifining to-sparkle iir the bine arch above us.—’ H——- remarked that he had ^ idea it was so late, and added, «?ith the hap-, piest smile I had yet seen him express, that he supposed it was because he had such pleasant company, and a t the same time assuring nie that I was the only American with whojn h,e had held a social converse far over a year. As he was about to eloso Ihe^vault for'the night, I proposed he should accompany me to my cn/fi,4ake.a suppev with me, and then walk .with me. about the city. It was sorae-tifne before -he would con sent to this arrangement; and while he was consii^ering upon it, I could see there was an infernal -struggle of ho small moment/ He appeared to me not unlike a man who is deliberating whether he shall attack a den of angry raUlesnakes, After a while, ^however, he. consented to go, though there was a marked reluctance in Ms manner. He extinguished the light in the lantern, gazed up and down the long avenues to see that* no spark of fire had acci dentally been dropped, and then he foL lowed up the “broad stone steps, and having secured the doors, he signified that he^ was at my service. The di rect’ way to my cafe, which was on the broad quay, lay through the heart of of the city, but my conipaftion insisted upon taking a more -circulons route, and as he led the way, he took me, through the narrowest and darkest streets and passages he could find. “ C-— said he, as we were emerg ing from one oT these dark passages, “ there was an American merchantman arrived yesterday from Now York, I know, not who may have conae in her. It is for this reason that I avoid 'the publio pl&hes.” Jn'an instant the idea fiashed upon •me- that m y com p a n ion was a convict, or, at least, a criminal wh’o Had been guilty of some henious crime in his na tive country, and was consequently afraid of detection. The more I tho’t of it, the more I became convinced that such was the fact, and I could now ac count- for his strange conduct in his fear, and-in the gnawing of a guilt-bur dened conscience, Yet be was a wel come companion for all of that, and I felt sure that repentance had been full and ample. H ---- - gazed furtively about as we -entered the cafe, and, at his request, I ordertd supper in a private room. He laughed and chatted* freely, and 'the more i saw of him,- the more I liked him. After we had. finished our meal, we started on the proposed walk. It was nearly U o’clock when vve thought of returning, and as were passing the small church of St. Joseph, I noticed U}a*t the doora. ware, open, and that in the centre of the church there was a sable hier, around which were burning a number of wax tapers. I proposed ment of the monk, I Ibllowad H- frora the church, and long we wens seated upon the balcony-thw overlodk? ed the beautiful * My Qompaqion’s mrv^^ ha^^boooai^ somewhat composed, a ^ I obu!<f i^glflnst m f wlddols^ t n f .t. ------ — mteui#* gittitfeBtHJtt' HcKt ihy dfeg,apoiVerfalWo#- leamiift^sf Jdf 4Conni?f foundiand, liad apning from Aft kehnof^ that there -war an depjfeted in every Hneamiift^sfJiif^conni' “ Mr. C ----- \ I weff the'ld&ufe' o f can tell‘you my story in a vei^f few. T | io jbo | s « eoon ceased, howevef, and words. Nearly twenty Scars ago rfe.n ' in With' a young girl in th«f oRy o f N j T w York. \Dn my* part ,..| 3 ... soon ripened into lov* sa» tt(kt thar® r»rei to p l a ! » r < R * w w » » B e 9 t ^ t » r ; ' 4 S » « a « t o « ( a S ^ i e a . H u t g o ^ b e r e j ^To^ferhojKiriDiny name:— ................................................. that we should enter for a moment and look bn . the corpse. H Made no objection. In one of those confession als near the door sat an old monk, and, very naturally, I asked him who it was that? tested upon this bier,' knowing that most of me interments from this churoh'were in'behalf of charity. The , monk informed us that it was thft body of a man who bed come on shore from ‘the Arnsric/in ship that came in the day before. He bad been very sick and weak when he left the ship, hut he was determined to land, and no persuasion of the cr^w could niter him la his'.determination. He had reached the, guay, b.ufc lived not to cross it* The kind mon|;s of St. Jo seph bad taken cbnrgo of.the body. JVe slqwly and'reverently approach ed the sombre scene. Upon the breast of the deceased .were jhe various arti cles that*ba|p[ been found is Ms posses sion, copsistins of an apparently well, filled purse, a. pocket corab, a watch, and a heavy donbie-bafrolied pistofi thes'latter, which thg monk informed. had been found Icfoded with extra ordinary pharges of powder.' bqljs and buck-shot i gazed hpo» the. face of the dead, %tid even in his stern, marble- like rigidity, there was a stactliug ex pression of intense resolution, as though seme-fell .purpose, which eveq death had not subdued, still dwelt, in the .hushed bosom. As I gazed J heatfi a stifled cry a t oiy*ide, and on turning, I wasjhalf frightened by the expression of my cQi&panion's Countenance.. His eye htjls almost started from threir sockets, h|s raoqth. was Half opened and fixed), his huijds, which were ex tended towards the corps, trembled like vibrating harp^strings, -and his very bmr seemed fretful, Hn moved nearer to wards- the head of -the dead mdn~”'MQk- ed anqther momonl-into tho ^ i d facd) and then sinking upon his knees, he clasped* his handq and raised , them to-, wqrds heaven. , . “ 0 real (jrofi, J thank theef Hfisak thee! thanks! thanks! thank*!” be ejaculated, in frantic tpnea ^ then he a- rose .and looked once.^more- upon the 'features of the Then Ms-eyes wandered to thq pistol that lay on tfie sable pall, and wMip 3 cold Shudder 'parsed tUrough h}» frame he took me by tlie ar% . •< Come, com<^” eaifi he#: coins n^itb ms to your t wilHoR you a strange-story.” lYlthoM MedM§ -tbo mkM qn 'thb nl^niernfeli, f found, my dog iyMf bessatb the . window—;deadW rTle W i& 'la d b ^ i |ro 6 abry ,that*fihs bay® distm^sdihe and most ardent kind-»k^ i t was. h * h i fo? ttio present ppre as it was a r d e n t lupnt. I the Same toivard Me. +« to do ia the world, bemg4'<®erS?ln a' heavy mercantile hottS^ i|»A Isaraldinip it was arrtngeci that ried. About a week pfeilqus to tfip time set for the ceremony, J ki^aenM- ly heard my affianced most obscene and' profidli. ia Company with one‘of her female ac quaintances., You can‘|udgs my feel ings under those dreumstahees much belter than I oUa .desdpl* .tbefij, .T. turned away With a sickl^rl^ktud-fhe- very next day* I recetv^ ih^Mtabto proof* of the utter . in 6 dq||t|' ^^;tbe ob* ject of my affections, I. a|; qnce broke oflf the engagemen^‘'*Uj^nb‘dng questioned by some of dompahtons as to the cause of my tJoarsEf, I Ufli' guardedly,, and perhaps! JjoUably* .re* vealed to them the whole ^mcret. The story, as having Come me, got wings, and soon spread ianong the lady’s acquaintances. - *\ • ' . ** “ A few days a'fterWia^dj it yotmg’ man about nay own age,, thu store and^coroe up to w.Wq I was writing.' His haufis jrers nervoui- ly clasped together, and !i|i face wb * livid with rage, HetOld me that I had forever Wasted the reputotioti'^f his si 8 ter~-tbat I had faithlesq]^ deserted, her, and left her broken hearted. I at tempted to reason with li**®- i might as well have reasoned with K lightning bolt. He demanded instant satisfaction.'and proposed 4b»t IxhoMd accompany him over qii th# Long Is.- land side and fight him. jjy natorM timidity would hare prevented me from complying with such a request; but I ............................. ‘M l rorand hut gO Where I iTisildr 4bft^’ to- M*: jistoM tnfl im ca.ht Ou^lwo jfim swmed tp ftud .and; alto iM f ..was to feke tufee, .:aad mlu^ttopsoipc I b»» caina Mmosl. A 'SiteletoUr-lhfe falling o f ft leaf wOhld itartlft^ime. A t . length I got a chapcti |: q go to Ei^ftttd. -1 I was in London standing at toe doier Of an ftls house wben^r-rD Hod L -4 ftiw my lift-hunter pasiv \HeiWftar at palft: and *qiiken;aj| myselfi-^rfistfess mid- nervous i but hi# bftdk eye* gleamed like balfthf firsy Hft did.h*^ As® frau I hnrricd-dfiwm to « lighter as far as Und there 1 wan fbrtunato ^enough to. feid: lu fiatqau, bound dlreotlj for Ibh Maditfraiilftfeii. I got ^ |]|her» and wax ut length j«nibd iathia:city,,.«rher»J hays beon»fcr#inCfi/ I l»f*fegwBtdjdme- -JUOKSdlOBIIESKSia!- §train#-£^ n the^perfomsd air;—• fjift dreary Silence ‘ scholy sea, Ntentepfiornniiaiundtle cottage, i i '^faCre I toin woa|d feel ISbeSre I atn, the sun idshining^^, V And the pittple Wjjadows glow. Till their ririt armorial shadows fitain fije maifbje floor irilrnv: Faded Autaom f e a v ------ On the v?ithered Creeping tl ' .WheiEcI fain waaid i Song and p y anU -elarry pleasures ^ow n -the hapjsy oiniling hours;— Sjowiy, heavilvand sa d ly ,.. - tnd the great xOind* whom'iSiU hdndrj, lotemhange their thOugina with- min< A lew simpleAearts rare w a iting,. wearying for ege. Far away where tears are felling. Where I fain would “be I \WTiere I am, all think me happy. S o w far disfant iiCtny Far away, in a poor cottage, ListeiiiiTg tfithe flteajycea/’ Where Ireaaiwtesi p£ ftjv life W i9 x e S faift would & J $UlAL AT GXBBAP^ms. had higher scruples, qujj^pf'course I re- fiiscd. Then he calkd base cow ard, and swore that he would have my life. I complained of him before a justice; he was apprehended, pqblicly tried, fined and placed under bonds to keep the peace. “ After that I met him in Broadway. He stopped and ivhispered in my ear. He swore by the, most fearful oath a man could take, that he would have my life, and that he would hunt me thro’ the world till he bad accomplished hie purpose, * I knew that he meant just w h a t he had said, and fear began to take possession of my bosom. Many times I discovered that he dogged me about, but I always managed to keep a- rnong a crowd .as I walked along the streets. I dared • not bring him to trial again, for I might fail to make out a case, and it would tend to incense my enemy still more. At length I feared to walk the streets, for one night, as I was passing A d a ^ alley near the head of Cherry street, Iheard the report of a pistol close to mej, and ft bullet passed through my liat. A watchman was quickly on the spot, but nothing to be found. t hnevYw^P fired tha^ pistol, but I had no evidence I 1 felt that my life was hot safe-in the. city, and se cretly 1 moved, to. a small town in the western part of Massachusetts, where I engaged *with.a dry. gqodSt dealer^^ Her® 1 took to myself a vvife; but I had not; b^ea married a month, when I saw my enemy pkss the door of the store and look in. H e. saw mq, and.pointed his finger at me. The cold sweat stood in huge drops upon my brow, and my fear*-came hack'upon me more pSwer- TUlIy than hver/- At night I contrived to gpt my'employer to go'fiome with me, cmd on my way I heard low, stealthy steps behinfi-mCj I knew that Lwas do|ged ! You are minli'* f heard a voice pronounce, as I turned into the yard; and as I tumed, I law a dusky tigure moving off beneath; the'shado of the road-sida treeq. Thd»ax^ morning In the year IS41, a f ^ihralter, there tion id’ i^kdhhd fo the nlteymost, can pfljffay m m tem iit 6f pm ion of wUfshWsmB nature ^ ‘sfash^tihft, A cOafmUnteftioa heevit^ i&Je February flOth, from Ifie rock baUl Ihftress which England keeps as » key to the Mediter- related' fho toilowing”|^ticu- bmiHtinff* -i. *< .* . “My ^xemey .iatt8l?haf« found me He dm^nded iS a U f J ^ tSissk im has. pa*s«d fto» Ifee p u tip t to M i m in«' moto Ahand m^hriet toanhif liaa stricken him doim*- . S & i t '««« fti* coM, potserUss etifpsm ihMi imsisistto* day in the church! If ^my Wife'ttffl Uvea I shall see her agaiOr” - did meet his wife again, for I saw them both at the White Moun tains when I was last there. It was some time before L could recognize, in the portly gentleman who accosted me, the poor haunted man I had met in Messina; but-when I realized Ihe truth I grasped him Warmly by the band, re- oeivetl an introduction to hi* wife,' an.d soon we three were straying along the banks of the beautiful Aramonoosuo, T h e M ea n e s t W oman on R ecord . —“ I ara afraid, Fredrick,” said Mm. Sm ith to her husband, “ tliat B e tsy is d ish o n e s t.” ‘‘ Ah, what make* you think so ?” “Why, I gave her seven apples to prepare a pudding,—and will .you believe it, I counted over the quarters, and only found twenty-seven I” “ Are'you sure you counled right ?” ' “.Yes for I counted them over three times. Heaven only knows where that other quarter is gone. The world is full of iniquity!” Betsy was discharged without, a character^^ _____ _______ . , • T alpable h it . —A young man having purchased a watch, placed it in fils fob, and strutted across the floor, says to his wife: “ Where shall I drive a nail to bang my wat(^ upon, that it will not be disturbed and broke ?” “ I do not know of ft safer place,” replied his wife, “ than in oiM* meal barrel. I’m sure no one win think of going there- to .disMrh Ti^e most decided case of native- lato we-over ^k»ew, was thit bf a per-, son in Boston, Who was asked to attend* the Pilgrim Ball,.at Plymouth. He re plied that J’he wasn’t going fortymiles to-attend’ft'celeb ration of the arrival-of a parcel of foreigners.” : ID^ A Rhode’ Mand clergyman late ly Hlustrated th e n e c e s s it y o f corporeal I s p t word t , my emo|^?er that I was, fir the oorrertion of jneeo. s._ek.and I hent the hoaeo all I a , explaraed all my wilS, and she agreed «h*n « .r t .d in a Wfafirever I wished to go- wito me Wfiefevei? I wished.- Several time* during, that, day I saw my sworn murdqrei; pass theliouse and gazh intently up at the windows, but he did not seq mer I'got ft boy to go to -thb stable fthd procure a hor*e and^'Wfigbibl and, After dark, to take it round to ff hack road, nearly a mile distant from'^he house.-^ My wife and myself tied up such krti- cles of clothing as we hould carry, and, ; taking all my mbhcy with' m&, we stole dut thrdiih thtt'bsck gardcu, andgrim ed the cross ro*d ia saftty. The wag on was ^lier#, and havieg entered it, tho hoy drove ua off a t ft good ppeed.-^ Just a t daylight we renched a tavern where-iS stage c^ftoh ’was almost ready to start, and the ho|r yelurned, having promisod to keep invlolato thoseerDt Qf my Sight. Tha stagft was hmmd to Lenox, which place reached before dark. From thence I went to I|uds 6 n^ cro^ad thd l^orth Rivjer; #nd Made my wa^ to the we$fefn part o.f New? York, where I bought m*e A amall cattigo. “In leqg thau a ^ear my enemy found ’“'the child, when once p a rted, in a course of evil conduct, waS like a loco motive on the wrongtraok, it takes a switch to get it off.” ' * ff5*’ An eminent arHst—Amerieari of course—lately peinted a sflow-stqrm so natuaify that he caught cdfe by sit- tingtoQ Kearft. ICrLan Bays tlft quickest .^Fay to reach the seat of VarXs to Aet down on ft hornefn . . . lE#’\ ’T|s ft hemiiaul proTCrh of-the Peiriftns, which ” Tmo Into i t like-ft fobPft angew. II hums otter ivheiLtAo reason ia gone by.” . * {p^ A* certai^ Secretary of Stato he- iiig asked whyii'didnot promote flier- % . aptly ri?piied*‘‘B'ecausa did not promoto mo.” 1 . fl;7\ Th©*Judgo who “ suspendedMs opinion,” no doubt i t la favor M Capi tal punishment, A respectable merohani, .named James Baxwell, -Som in- LoMChy bad removed in early life to Gibralter, in duced partly by- the circumstance of his being in the same religion to which the people.Of Ms adopted country be longed. 'F o r - ’ - - For many years he occupied a small house near the base of Mount St. Michael,^ so renowned for its caves and crystalizations. He carried on a sucoearfui traffic in all* the articles of British manufacture ihtrodued into Spain. He' acquired, in truth, a, very considerable fortune in this w a y . A ll th e country k n e w that b e bad a large amount of treasure Jaying.by him, not to speak of tho capital belonging to him which was embarked in cororaterce.^— His name was one of credit in all the principal houses of exchange in Eu- Jamea Baxwell had a daughter, an only daughter, aged seventeen, and of remarkabto beauty. Her countenance and figure combined in a most agreea- blft manner the peculiar charms, of the English woman with thesof^t and langu ish characteristics of the Spaniard.-— Young-^as she' was, she -had been for some two or three yeafs an object of do voted admiration to flH the youths around Hibralteri At churjch they de voured her with their eyes ; mid many, many a one thought to himself that hap py above all men Would be be who could win the smiles of Eliza Baxwell. But Eliza bestowed her smiles upon no ono. She seemed to those whose in voluntary sighs she excited, to carry maidenly modesty to freezing coolness. At mass her ‘eyes were ever upon her book, regardless of all the glances east upon her by others.' '•Such waa at least the case till short ly beforo the events to benafrated.— At length,' however, Eliza did see one who awakifled in herself some of the emotions which she had caused* in Oth ers. At mass, one day, she observed the eyes 6 f a strahger fixed upon her with an expression of admiration and respect. To her he seemed a being supe rior to* all the young men she ever yet beheld. From that moment* her calm and self possesed demeanor left her for ever. Abroad and at homo she was restless and uneasy. But, ere long, the stfansger found an oportunity of being introduced to her, and mutual avowels of love followed at no great distance of tim e . '' . - Ansured of the affections of ElMa, the you%.stfanger pesented-MmseTf to* Mr. BaxwcH* <‘1 am named Wm. Mim i A am - yviiie Sa.lt,* s a id h o t o t h e m e rchant r ‘ 1 ato, lik e yourtoffi * a n E n g lish m a n ; I dm o f respectable . fam ily ’ and character, you n g and w e e ittiy. & ive m e ' y o u r d a c ^ t e r ~ ^ w e lo v e on e another,* ** N e v e r !” - s a id J a m e s B a x w e i i ,,to whom the. position and cirsH m stanecs o f th e 'y o u n g * m a n w e r e n o t ‘ im k im trii; “ y o u belong t o , t h e dom m a n t religfon oT'Efigfahd, By w h ich is y ftth o r s y/ero -CT long p e r § c e i|tel, Y o fl Pro h Luthe* ran an d m f daughter Is a U-a'tbolic.— S a d b a union cou ld n o t twe h a p p y ; nor wIlIf-giYs m y c o s s e f i t t a it. shall n e v e r ”110 y o u r s D T h e daughter, to' form ed o f t h i s d e c laration, th r e w her- .s c l f - . a t t h o f € c l o f fetr-|hlti£i*i ,a n d o i i - , deavored to^* mofo him -his pur- gO»e- l^er iover Aid th t 'Aftine,.. Bqt the fether remained* olisiinate, and a t|o|eut scene, toqk jlaco between and’ her parent. - The ]^od -of the fiery south coursed ip the dauefitcris veins, ftnd she declared she would marry the object .of her attachment, despite' all opposition. \ James Bax.welfi on. the pther haad‘said ^ t h e would sooner kill her with his own- hands, than see her carry su(^ ft resolution into elffehf. As to William Ratt, wb® stood at this scene, ho kept ^ What thoughto weto mvolving in his mind, It would be difficult to'say. ' Two days afterwards, an alarming noise wi» heard by ibe neigbhors tOiis- sue from ft cave immediately adjoining tbft merchant’s house, used by Mm for somft domestic purpose. Tbe ndisO consisted, first of loud cries, - which graduidly became fainter, and ftt length died aitogCfher away. ' Tbe au^toK: looked at each other with amagemeflt, and many were the conjectures -as to ' the cause-of the aouo^ alluded to.- A solution of the mystery- was-not long in suggesting itself. Eliza bad disappear ed-; she was no longer to be seen abbi^ her father’s house. After many low murmur& had circulated, tho father Wa& interrogated respecting his (feugbtei^-— He said that she was missing eertaiuly'; but whither she had goha ^ knew «ot. He had nothing whatever’’to do/'he said, with her disappearance. This exptanaliou was not sariefac-: tory. The whisper went abroad that James Boxwefl bad assassinated his daughter, to prevent her marrflige with Wiifiam Katt, and ultimately, this eon-* jectnre was so forcibly pressed on the attention of the public authoritives, that they were compelled to arrest Jas. BaxweU, and inquire into the matter.-— The dwelling of the merchant was ex amined, but nothing criminatory was fimud. “ The cave! the cave is the place!” -cried some of the crowd. . The ; magistrates then decended into too cave, and there, on lifting some ioOSe Stones, they found a portion of Eliza’s dress sprinkled all over with blood.—- They also discovered a small quantity of hair, clotted withgore, and that hair was recognized by many as having been taken from tfao head ot Eliza.-^ Baxwell protested his ignorance. But the proof seemed strong against him, and he was regularly brought to trial,—- The result was the‘ conviction of the murder ‘of his daughter, and his eon- demnfttion to death. On receiving tbe sentence, the un happy merchant trembled to excess, and afterwards seemed utterly over powered by the dreadful nature of his sitofttion. He continued in a state of almost total insensibility during the in terval between his trial ,and the day appointed for bis execution. *On tha morning of the latter day. the Jailor came to announce Jto him, for the final time that the moment of fate was at hand. The merchant was seized again with a fearful trembling; and he cried, Who saw him in his confinement-—“ Before my Maker, I sw.ear that I am^ailtless of my chUd’s death !” They led him out to the scaffold.—* There he found, among others, William Ratt, who it should have been said, was the most important witness against him at his trial, having repeated at the court the threat of assassination, which had been uttered by Baxwell in his presence against Eliza. No sooner had the doomed m e rchant beheld Katt, than he exclaimed at the foot of the gallows ; “ My friend, in a minute I shall be in eternity. I wish to be at peace with all men. Give me yo'ur hand—I par don you freely for the injury your evi dence has .done me.” Baxwell said this with some composure, but the ef fect of his words upon Katt w'ere Very striking. He became pale as death, and could not conceal the depth of his agitation. Baxwell mounted the steps of the gallows slowly, and gave himself up in to the hands of the executioner, to un dergo death by the rope. According to the apeient custom of Gibralter, the ex- ecujioper commenced hi* duties b y cry ing in a loud voiee-»*“ Justice is doing 1 Justice is dofie I” He' then placed ’the black honhet op the head of the con demned nierchant,^ and pulled it* down over his eyes. Me had just done this, when he was stopped in his proceed ings by ft cry from the ride of the scaf fold: “ it is I-who am guilty!—^la- lone !” This cry came from Katt. The mag istrates in attendance, instantly called him forward, demanded. a n . explana tion. The young man .avowed that he had' carried off Eliza, with hCr consent to be bis wife, and that she was now residing not far off, in coneealment.—» But to her he did not cpramunicate.the measures he had taken, chiefly to re --4 venge himself for tbe scorn of her fatto er. - Ho had contrived to put off ft por tion -of her. hair ndbile she slept.— He'had dotted it with the* l 3 lQod of s lamb, . and had' also sprinkled in the same way Apart of Eliza’s dress, whicM he had purloined. -These ‘ ,ftrt|cle| 6 h had placed in a cave,* and . there also,, had he emitted personMly the cries which bore so .heavily against the mer chant; The generous pardem which the merchant b^astowed on him at the scaffold, had ftwakened,' he said, in- ■stantftneoult remorse id his breast, and coinpelled him to avow the truth. T h k itonte 3 sloii''was p a rtly‘made at ie scaffold, and partly atew a rds.— As .soon as KMt hyd spoken oat decL sively, the exscuriduer had turned .to BaxirisH to take frdm him the ensigaia of death. The merchant almost unoh-.. ,served, sunk # « n to o-rittMg poriuro,\ The Bliiok honnit was draws, by tho^ ,exeestioaer from off his eyes and head* It wfts foimd he WS3 a corpse \~r^- No exerri0a5*fftH^hoBlJ3Mes't effect I r awakening to 'lixui Abe spark of lire.— The physicians saying all they could on sack ftv subject, deetedthal he I;a4 died from the effects of strong imagirto*’ tion. Wilfiam Katt conducted to pris- /
