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L'; '-"V ; " ;. ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 'FRIDAY MORNIN JIKUARY 29, 1841 r NUMBER 33. :
1BVirri,cnai8T, ;
Ja Fifty P,"
N until all awcarasts paid.
ISLElrmWai be inserted at On. Dolkr
rumens or peril and tereob.
MKOI no TB W!I TOT CATAUCT
" .it; k. heard of many," awful itua
T n .i Provideutial reacuet,". but
Mraf a ilXualiua more truly wfuL lhan
.tatwhicli we are about: to deacribe, nor
2, rescue ia all rwpccla more atringly
Mr K"Mf one of tho kanda employed In
fcaaonrinff mill of-ATery; and Thurber,
abort the Middle Falls of the Geneaee,
North part of tbia city, after dark a
A-enln5s eince. took the akiff belong-
to to the mill, and without communicating
dea'ga to any oner attempted to cross
the riwr. V f or tne purpoaw ui MnrvTiug
the -atcr power at timi poln "
4wa thrown acwaa, a few fpet abore the
.Kiddle cataract, mud at low water the cur
for aomo distance' above the dam ia
MrtL:' When tlie water ia nign, nowcrcr,
a iirong currcui vim io uv6u
wbow Kngintinu men ilium iiul a. pert
. J a Kr-o t aha tiiiaK
iOB aCCUsOmcu '""8a " " i-..
eoeicross. The mcr was very hign on
theercuinfr in question. To add to the
Jiffli!tv. Mr. Kidd had but little expert.
vnce in the use oT oajj, and wlien about
-Hiiilf fnstirtte fcwt oomnwml of tiic thjat.
y fimnd to his horror that he' was rapidly
.drifting with the curreiit,rwiMCft ewuiu
not doubt, would sweep uim waa nu jigm
skin over tne dam. '"-ya " '' ! 1
ft The dam as w-vhave remarked, is a few
feet abote the Middle., Falls, the perpendic
tilardestcoA of which is twcnty.fi ve feet
ft few rods further down are tho Lower
Palis, with nernendicular descent of
; eightyJbur feet Between the danv and
Middle t ails, ns well as Detween ino iwo
cataracts.'the current is exceedingly rapid
nTOushrOi!iee-ever the dam, the re tore-,
his destruction was sealed, for even should
his frail bark survive ibaplungef over the
dam, and the descent of the Middle Falls,
and live through - the Intervening rapids
.and tockt to tho bank of the Lower Falls,
It could out, nor could the strongest vessel
that ever II jated,.sumre the awful plunge
eighty-four bet down that tremendous ear;
garnet f- .; ,!" ' ' -
Mr. Kidd was perfectly acquainted with
the lucsiities, ana futly aware of the awful
jteril of his situation, Ia the darkness of
the night, there was no eye save the eye of
Jlimtoehom tlie mid-night ia as noonday,
that could see. and no hand save flis that
oold save him 5 and a speedy and terrible'
immH .myftffhK-
tee. and that hand was stretched eat" to
sire, and guided his Rule vessel to a point
ef the dam somewhat higher than the rest $
'"where, after shooting nearly fcsJf -aray over,
A grated and finally stuck last ' -, ; ;
' But the terrors of his situation were
even now but slightly alleviated. The riv
er had been rising for aorae days, and he
had reason to suppose waa still risin. Ilia
.boat rocked by. the current, which waa
sweeping under and around it, assuring
4am how evenly hahncwHt ww-tipoir-lhe
mot, how slight an additional force would
toe sutacieal to destroy its equipoise, and
bow snail a rise of water would'he suffi-1
:icnttofiftitoE . " v'
A wave raised by a gust of wind even,
or the gust of wind itself, might throw dt
from its balance, and consign it and' him
the terriblo destruction over which, they
were saspeuded as by a single hair. Be
, Jon and behind and nround him wore the
vd waters of the swollen Goneaoc, pfang
3ag by successive leaps among tho crags
, and down the cataracts into the dark, yaw.
-ingxhagwhclovr The Lower Falls, over-
nang with their cloud of spray; which even
lwnjejhipon him, and . Bending tip . their
tunning and terrific roar, as jt spreading
be pall and sounding the requiem pf their
Intended victim J How small BRpctrcd his
. iance of escape! Hut r. , "
Hq tprinp eterstl ia the bnmm bnaat,"
fM Mnwerrnot conenafediirthe
nosom or him who thca most aeeoed its
Senial influence, even hr th wom which
rrounded him for the tour hours djiring
, -r" naa scue waa delayed.
a. ne,con"De5ed shoatiag for help, and
' though no VoicA annn hW fmrn tKo
I vs Jlis iiyiu Hv
;re " though the roar of the waters
almost drowned his ewn, he conUnued it,
ung at intervals to gather strength to
h T anouia, if , asoui
"u"'" i ai ine eaa of wnicu tne mas.
er imller, taking his round outside the
U to see if aU was safe, before wtijdng
Tor the eight, heard one of bis ef.es. He
opposed thatlt was from some person on
rstdispoaei to disregard it fie heard
voice again, and thinking that it sowed.
o like a voice pf distress, determined to
ross over, and aJTord what relief ught he
w bs power. ! X ; J ; :
Ho ran down far his boat, and findlag it
COOe. and the erfm tmn nfiniiul V m
: turned to the mill nH ntriml tho hnnAa 1,
then found that Mr. Kidd was miasinir
od the truth respecting him was at nee'
conjectured. ,.. On going down to the bank
of the river, one of the party after a while
aiscoveroa a aura spot on tne edge ox the
dam, and no doubt now remained of Mr.
Kidd's situation. ... , 1
. To rescue him from it, if possible, was
now tho object Sometime was spent in
trying to construct a rait ; but a, .an at
tempt to bring him off by a craft so unman.
ogeable would be attended with vastly more
danger to those making it, than tlie chan
ces of deliverance to him, tho project was
abandoned.". " T - - .
One of tlie party now volunteered on at'
tempt which his courago made successful
With a long pole in his bands, and with
long- rope made last by one end to hia body,
which his comrades waa to pay out as be
advanced, and with which ho war to be
drawn back if necessary, he bravely yen
tured into the water. Waking his way
slowly and cautiously along the inner slope
of the dam, be at length reached tho boat;
till suspended And swimming with its nail
doomed passenger, where it was first so
providentially moored $ and by means of
rope, pole and oars, tho whole were aateiy
brought ashore, and Mr. tviuu was restor
ed. as it were, to life', after enduring , the
mental sufferings, tlie perils and terrors of
his awful situation, more noinful. if noasi-
ble, than tlentli itself, for about four hours.
Some idea of hw intense sufferings during
that tuno,may be denvud,irpra the fiict that
be has. been ill in consoquenco ol tiMm cr
er since. . -
We have not learned tlie name of the
brnvg and genorousro"", thi'gh wh'e
airencv hia rescue waa accoui d 1 LkIkxL
Chester Democrat.
SATURDAY NIGHT.; .
Haw many 088ociationswocf and hal
loved, crowd around, that, shoit, sentence
' Saturday night T It is indeed but a pre,
TuJe to more pure, more holv. more heav
enly asaociationa, which the tired frame and
thankful soul hails with new and renewed
joy at each succeeding return. 'Tisthen
the din ol busy lite ceases ; that care and
anxieties are forgotten ; iliat the worn out
frame seeks its needed repose, and the
mind its relaxation from the earth and its
concerns with joy looking for the coming
any of rest, so wisely and benificently set
apart for man's peace and happiness by tlie
greeacreatois The tired laborer arc ka now
his own neat cottage to which ho has been
stranger perhaps the past week, where a
loving wife and smiling children meet him
with smiles and Here lie realizes
the bliss of hard earned comforts : and at
this time, perhaps, more than any other.
toe liapptoesa ot domestic lire and itsattcn-
daot bleswngs. a Kckmsed irom thedieitracu
ing eares of the week , the professional man
gladly beholds the return of: "Saturday
night," and as gladly seeks, in tne cluster
ing vines nourished oy his parental care
the reality of those joya which are only his
to know at these peculiar seasons and an.
der these congenialcircumstanceseo faith
fully and vividly evidenced by this period
TlLMihfawUto.ifJMB?ihn -nmnm
lone widowrtoo. has toiled on day after
day, support ber Jittlecharge bow grate',
fully does she resign tier cares at tho return
of Saturday night," and thank tor God
for these kind resting places in the way ot
life , by which she is encouraged from week
to week to hold on her way. (. " .
But on whose ear does tho sound of" bat.
urday night" strike more pleasantly than
the devoted christian t Here ho looks up
amid the blessings showered upon him, anil
thanks God with bumble reverence for their
continuance. His waiting soul looks for.
srard 16 thatmorn,-when, sweetly smiling
thtrgreat Redeemer bursts death's portals,
and completes man's redemption. ' Ilia wil
ling soul expands at the thought of waiting
on God in the sanctuary on the coming day
and uladlv fortrcts the narrow bounds of
time and its concerns, save spiritual that
he may feast on joys ever new ever beau,
ti ful ever glorious ever sufficient to sa
tiate the joy fraught soul that rigidly seeks
its aid. It leads him tq the Lamb of God
for redemption: and rationally points out
the way to joys on high an endless Sab-
bath a perpetual reel lor tne vigilant, . .we
watchful, tlie faithful.
Sotrxn Apvtcsi It is the. duty of those
who would patronize a newspaper,, to se
led Xor that purpose one which , while it re
garfs scrupulously the laws of morality, is
eatable of tmnartinz useful instruction or
innocent amusement He should no more
tolerate in his domestic circle, an immoral
or licentious sheet, than he would a losciv.
ioua or vulgar person. Both are alike pes.
tilential co tho moral atmosphere which
shoule pervade every domestic fire-side.
Having mode tne selection or bis iaper ,
be should reau wnn auenuon, ana vrpoy
with PcJfCTUALlTJ-.
i-l! u nA with dinTif ha suftor his sub.
scription to ga years unpaid, he ia an un
profitable patron if 3 years.liis friendship
!- -u :' i. 7 " n;iiiu w...
"" O 7 . . .
W HIV VllUWI Mi W HCi. VW v-CIM-a 4AVI -
aid. ' .
Free Schools. The whole aiumber of
scholars educated at tlie expense of the
State in Newjfork, which .has a popula
tion of ,43J,83i, ia, according to the late
census, 26.601). in Massachusetts, whose
population is 737,780, the whole number of
scholars educated at the public expense, is
It should tie said, however, in
justice to New York, that though her boys
and girls are not generally educated at the
State a expense, as in' raassacnusena, tne
number or scholars attending her common
schools to 501,918. . ,
From the National InteUi
' Una
MB. CHAPMAN'S PAINTING OFTHE BAP.1 own kindred ; an elder sister, with her. In
, . TlSM OF POCAUONTAS... dian boy, sat in mute anxious interest and
The picture painted! by order of Con.
gress, for the Rotunda, of tlie Capitol, . by
Mr. J- G. Chapman, was yesterday opened
to the public view, in tho niche designated
for the Rotunda. Of these niches, or square
compartments, in the wall of the circlar
ball in the centre of the Uapitol, there are
eight': Four are occupied by Mr. Trum
bull s celebrated national paintings; Mr,
Chapman's is tlie fifth iu the series : ; the
remaining three being in the hands of other
arusta. ..... ... ,..
-. ine subject of this painting, wmch we
had the pleasure of yesterday examining,
is tho JJdiitism of rochabontas. Uf the
merit of this painting, we shall express no
tresumptuous judgment, though it certainly
:ft on our mind a vivid impression of its
beauty as a work of, art . Our present ob
ject is only to give our reader some ac
count ot it ; and we preler that given in a
pamphlet account of the paiuting. accom
panied by historical muniments, dsc, from
which we extract tlie following notice of
the subject of the paiuting: .
" Tho name of Pocahontas has descen
ded to posterity as the great benefactress,
tlie tutelary genius of. the first successful
colony punted within tho limits of the U.
States 1 who when famine raged, or con
spiracy menaced it with swift destruction,
ever interposed her benign abd gentle influ
ence to supply their wants and ward off
thejr dangers. : From all tliat history and
the testimonials of the objects of her kind
ocas and protection j from the particulars
of her life that have come-down to us, and
from every authentic memorial new extunt
she nppearrta have been , both in mind and
pcraon, ono of tho choicest models the
hand of Nature ever formed."" With-the
puirtihijplwnylio ''umtcaJtfio'" kinUcsf
heart, and, to tlie timidity of a spotless vu
gin; she joined a sagacity of mind, a firm,
ness of spirit, and an adventurous daring,
which, more than once, when tlie existence
of. the colony was at stake, prompted her
to traverse tho midnight forest alone, and
brave the indignation ofber kindred, to give
advice and warning. .
Inseparably interwoven as is tho name
and historv of Pocahontas with tho very
existence of illiu firat JCtma nonL JCiiriatian
community of this great confederation , and
clothed as she is with every attribute to call
forth, oar veneration and gratitude, she
most undoubtedly deserves the - dignity of
an historical character. Though a simple
Indian rnajd, her life and actions are close,
ly associated with events which, in their
consequences, have assumed a magnitude
that fully entitles her to bo placed among
those who exercised an extensive influence
in the destinies of states and the course of
human events. She was, therefore, deem
ed a fit subject for a national picture, paint- j
ed by order of Congress, to commemorate
the history and actions of our ancestors.
But she baa another claim, not less
brance of posterity, and which addresses
itself to all Christian people and 'Christian,
Churches. She stands foremost in the
train of those-wandering-children -of the
forest who have at' different times few,
indeed, and far between been snatched
front the fangs of a barbarous idolatry, to
become lambs in the fold of the divine Shep
herd. . She therefore appeals to our reli
gious as well as our patriotic sympathies,
and is equally associated with the rise and
progress of the tnstiairtJhmxnTW with
the political destinies of tho United States.
V It waa a memorable sabbath morning,
when the sound of the church bells echoed
through tho silent forests about Jamestown,
to gather to its consecrated aisles the first
dedicated to the worship of the living God
in British America the pioneers of civili.
zation and Christianity in the Dew world,
to witness the .sublime spectacle of this
converted heathen girl Pocahontas, the
daughter of Powhatan the Jirst christian
ever tf her nation,' turning from her idols
to God. . .
1 How long and earnestly the ' winning
of this one soul,' had been looked 1o in the
colony, and by its friends and promoters in
bngland, the numerous letters and Chroni
cles of that day express in items that can.
not be mistaken for transient impulse.
They placed their hopes of lasting prosper,
itf in bringing the savage svithia the influ
ence of the light of the Gospel $ and when
thai putt-nuJldMrjjncJt, thefiraMrujto
of Virginia conversion,' at the altar ofOod
they mingled ia pious exultation at the glo.
nous beginning, and the prospect ot peace,
security, and prosperity, thut seemed, to
dawn upon the colony. , f
' In- obedience to tho regulation of tlie
a i .1. . -U 1 1
u"uul ""-, u w . " "ro ? " '
-Juu . arul Ka
senunela, and the bell having tolled the last
time, had searched ail (be homes of the
town, to command every one, of what qual-
k . , .IV.
Ity soever, (the sick and hurt excepted,; to
repair to church, after Which he accompa
nied all the guards with (heir arms him.
self being last) into thecl.arch, and laid the
keys before too 1 Governor. The sergeants
took their stations., and the Indians gather
ed about the place of ceremony, as Rolfe
supported his destined bride to the rude
baptismal frsnt, hewn from.anudt ol her
stive forest Nateuau her favorite
hrother, whom Smith calls; ' the most man.
liest, comliest, boldeat spirit e ever saw
'Articles, LavMi, anil Order". Divine, Politirfoc
and Martiail, fw the Colonic af Virginia, &c Ac
aaluage,' stood nearest to
curiosity in front , while her uncle, the sul.
Icn, cunning, yet daring Opeehankanowgh,
shrunk back, and probablv even then brood,
edover the deep laid plan of massacre
which ho so fearfully executed years after,
when that spotless Indian girl had gone, to
reap her reward in heaven. ' , "
" The book of prayer is closed ; for not
until after that time was there an establish,
fed form for the baptism, f those of riper
years"iri the service of the Church of Eng.
land, she bcarsv upon her forehead the
record of her vow she renounces die idols
of her nation, has confessed t! faith of
Uhnst, and is baptizod. The Indian child
clings closer to his mother, as the snowy
mantle of swan skin, tipped with a gay
plumdgo that may be still seen among the
thickets, and along the shores about James
town, fulling from her shoulders, disnovers
to her own the costume of her adopted peo
ple, and an unguarded movement of mo
mentary excitement among the sa vage spec
tutors is repented through the congregation
as hands fall instinctively on match-lock
and sword-hilt It is tho moment of tho
picture another, and slie is received into
the fold of Christ, as pure and beautiful a
spirit as ever knelt at his holy sacrament.
"In the execution of tlie picture the
Srtist has been governed by the best au
thonlies as to facts and details, and has
made all the research within bis power in
England, as well as bur own country for
information with regard to the subject, and
in some points lie may have sacrificed the
picturesque for the sake of historical truth,
to which lie has endeavored to adhere.
" To those only familiar with the church.
es of our own time ami country, the iute.
rjorjof that represented in the picture may
appear strnnrT. It was adopted from one
now in cxistcnwr1ullt'abbute"Tfmff of
!lhatf JamestowiiT-with suchTOriatiom
the means and facilities of the colonists
would most likely occasion, and the de
scription of an actuaf resident of Jamestown
at that period (William Stretchy) suggest
ed. The pine columns, almost as they came
from the forcstTtbo freshness of tho matc- j
rial throughout, and tho attempt of a style
connected with their associations in their
native land in the construction ef their
chapel, arc peculiarities that natujHyjHig
gest themselves,- and- authentic -resources
have supplied tho rest. ' The grcene Vcl
uet Chaire with a Tcluct Cushion of the
governor, jvilh a Clouth spread on a Table
before him on which he kneclcth- ' the
Fort hewen hollow like a Canon' tlie pul
pit, with its cloth cmbroidcnxl with the
arms of Virginia and iuitialsof King James
tho hour-glass, etc., etc., the martial
character of Sir Uhomar Dale, and the
regulation of the colony that obliged the
colonists to wear their arms even to church
the courtly etiquette that existed even at :
Jamestown, at that early day, when the
governor went forth attended with his
Counsailcrs, Capfaincs, and ether officers,
Undaguard qf Ilolberdiea. to the number
of fiftie, in his Lordship's livcrie,' with his
standard-bearer and page the younger
soncs and cousins of nobility at home that
might bo there seen, with the sturdy hus
bandman, the vinedresser, tho mechanic,
and more energetic adventurer and soldier
tho ordinance that deprived the Indian of
his weapons before he entered the palis
ades that surrounded the town the naked
1imhS and costume of the savages, are mat-
tors pfhistery, which the artist has only
followed with the hat r.f hw nhiKty ; nnd
he only regrets it was not more worthy of
the grandeur and beauty of the subject of
the picture, as wcll as oflts origin and des.
tinatlon."
The Ktxtc art. A man who came
from " across the water," related to us
last evening tho following anecdote. It
seems that his lather in early youtn dis
played an uncommon genius for the art of
painting and was strenuously opposed in
his desire to adopt it as a prolession by the
grandfather of our friend. By dint at first
f etolen Jiuurs of devotion at the shrine of
his soul's longing, and fool ly of open cudy
at the Royal Irish Academy, the subject of
our anecdote acquired a degree of perfec
tion in his execution, which enabled him to
shape into tangiblo form, before the eyes
of his admiring friends, the dim creations
which had filled his fancy's mind before."
Upon an occasion It happened that the
family aovcd their place of residence, and
as lucre was nadiat:and umbrdla stand Jo
be placed in the hall of their new house,
the young artist determined to paint one,
which he did with remarkable force and
accuracy. The old gentleman coming in
soon after, and seeing as ho thought the
hat stand, dclibetately took off his head
covering and hung it up, as lie supposed
on one ef the hooks, when as a matter of
course the hat fell to the floor. A second
and hird trial resulted in the same matter.
The old gentleman then becoming impa.
tient, exclaimed, " confound the book, 111
try another." lie did so, and was deceiv
ed. ' At this juncture his daughter steped
from the hall into the parlor, and observing
tlie ineffectual efforts which he was ma
king, remarked t6hiiffr""T)y7fathcr,
that's no stand : it is only one of our
Mike's wicks." Confound the Idlow,"
said the aid gentleman, " I was always
opposed to his painting. Jfow see what
it's coming to "-f iV. -O. iVflfare American.
Maryland Thv popnlation of this Ktato
amoanU to 46767. Of tbeta ihrrt ai 1180
abcrrs the aye oT 30, who can uciUki read nur
write!
PUNCTUAUTY.
Mr. Sutton's family was remarkable for
punctuality. Every thing went on as reg
ular as clock-work. Every person in tho
bouse had his or her regularly appointed
duties, and allotted times for performing
them. . 1 hings were not left to be perform
ed by somebody or other, just -j it might
happen; if indeed it happened at all ; but
time and business were regularly portion
ed out It often put me in nund ot a dis
sected puzzlo ; instead of lying in a heap,
a parcel of odd-shaped bits of wood, every
little bit was just fitted into its own place,
and so the whole was complete and beauti
ful ; and, 111 a higher degree thai) almost
any other family I ever visited. In that
family the work of every day was done in
its day, according to the nature of the work
required. Our friends were not much in
the habit of changing ; but whenever a new
person was in any way employed in the.
house, ono of the first things was to teach
them the habits of punctuality. From
among the instructions given in this par
ticular, addressed to myself, or to others in
myhearina, I have preserved the following
observations and am.cdotcsr some of them
copied from books lent mo by Mr. Sutton.
Method is the very hinge of business,
and there is no method without punctuali
ty. Punctuality is very important, because
it subserves the peace and . good temper
of a family. I he want ot it not only in-1
fringes onneccs3ary duty, but sometimes
excludes this duty.- Punctuality is impor
tant, as it gains time. It is like packing
thinirs in n hoT aimed nucker will i-r-t iiiton-Df Tt already by you : here are theoth
twice as much as a bad one. The calm
r "'"n?' -- - - .... inc .
ness of niiud wliich. it produce! is another
advantage of punctuality. A disorderly
man is always in a hurry ; he has no time
to speak wuU-you-.because be;s .gpingcJacA.
where : and when bo gets there, he is too
late for his business, or lie mast hurry awav
W anlJfhcT'erore
a wise-maxim of-tlKMluke-of .Newcastle;
" I do one thing at a lime."
Punctuality gives weight to character.
" Such a man has made an appointment ;
then I know he will keep it ; audthis gen-
eratcs punctuality in you : for like other
virtues nrproTTaro
The Rev. a. lirewer was clistingnished
for punctuality. Wlien a youth in college,
he was never known to be a minute behind
timtt.iu.aUcnding Jtxtures of thciulars, or
the family prayers, at which the young
men who boarded in private families were
expected to assemble. 4Jo$- morning the
students were collected ; the .clock struck
seven, and all rose up 4or prayer but the
tntrti iilmtrvirifT tlmt IVf r Rrnuvr wna niit
present paused awhile. Stx-ing him enter
the room, he thus nddressed him, " bir,
the clock has struck and we arc ready to
begin : but as you were absent, we supixjs.
ed the clock was too fast, and thcrefbse
waited." The clock was actually too fast
by some minutes. . .
. The celebrated reformer, Melancthon,
when he made an appointment, expected
that the minute as well as the hour slioulJ
bo fixed-that the day might not jw run out
in idle suspense. An idling, dawdling sort
of habit, which some people have, which
make them too late for every appointment,
howeyex. trifling it may ajtpcar, is often the
cause of their ruin ; for the habit goes
along with them in every thing they do.
and moreover, tho loss of time -and the,
plaguo which it causes to others, makes the
habit injunous to our friends, neighbors,
and dependants, as well as to Ourselves.
When a man is in a hurry at the Inst mo.
montyevery . thing is confused and .wrong!
Mo tears Ins stockings, .breaks his boot
strap, or his shoe-strings, or ho gets some
string or ether iu a knot, and afl from be t
ing iu a hurry; and then trifles take up
the time just ns much as weighty-matters-f
and then his letter is too late for ,lhe post,
and his absent friend is kept in anxiety and
suspense ; oFthc coach has gone without
him ; or a dinner to which he was invited
is spoiled with waiting, or the company is
disturbed by his entrance aflcrthc rest are
seated..
A committee consisting of right ladies,
was appointed to meet at 'twelve o'clock.
Seven of them wire punctual, but tlie
eighth came bustling in with many apolo
giest forbeingA guarter of an hour behind
time; " The lime had passed awoy with
out ber being aware of it ; she had no idea'
of its being so late, &c A quaker lady
present said, " Friend, I am not so clear
that we should admit this'apology. It were
matter of regret tliat thou nhouldst Iwive
wasted fhinc own Qnartr of an hour; but
here are seven besides thyself whose time
thou has consumed, amounting is 4he
whole to two hours, and seven eighths of it
was not thine own property."
WITTY JUDGMENTS OF THE DCKE OT
OSSUNA.
The Duke of Ossuna, Viceroy at Na.
pies for the King of Spain, to whom tlie
Neapolitan territory was then subject, ac
auired creat celebrity for the tact asd wis
dom of the judgments he delivered. This
nobleman once, on visiting tho galleys one
festival day for the purpose of liberating a
captive, according to use and wont, found
all the prisoners Joud in asserting their in
nocence. One declared that his condem
nation was the werk of enemies ; another
asserted that tie had been informally and
unjustly convicted ; a third declared he had
been mistaken for another person and so
e n.' :All declared themselves guiltless as
cntdlH babes. . At last the Duke came to
one Mai who took a Tery difli rent toue i
" I do not bcliee, my noble lord-" said
he, " that there is a greater rascal in ltfa-
pies than myself. They were too lenieur
to me to seud me to the galleys." , TUb
duke, hearing these words, tun ed imme
diately round to the keepers, of tlie galleys,
and exclaimed, ' Loose this r scoundrel's
chain, and turu him immediately about his
business. If bp is allowed to stay, ho will
certainly corrupt these honesty, innocent -men
here, - Take him away !" Whilo bis
orders were being obeyed, ho wheeled
round to the other captives, and said to
them, with the most civil air imaginable,
" Gentlemen, 1 have no doubt you "will
thank'me fur ridding you of this pestilent
fellow. He might have Undermined your
innocence." - -
The duke of Ossuna was somewhat liko
Ilaroun Alraschild, a little despotical even
in his good doings. Ferromelle, a Ticli
merchant of Naples, whoso predominant
passion was avarice, chanced to Jose an
embroidered purse, containing fifty golden
ducats, fifty auih pistoles, and a ringot
the value of a thousand crowns. This loss
vexed kira grievously, and lie caused a
proclmation to be made, offering fifty Span
ish pistoles to any one who should restore
the missing articles. An old woman found
tlie purse and brought it to tho . owner. 1
Feiromelle, as soon as he saw his property,
could not withstand tlie temptation of try
ing to avoid payment of part of the reward.
In counting the: fifty pistoles, he dexter
ously laid aside thirty, and said to tlie find
cr,
" I promised 'fitly pistoles to. whoever
found tlie purse. 7 Thirty have been taken
1 r.f iitfnTf luirt-ao itna n-Artniil " Tlinnlil
woman ixinonstracd in vain against this
treatment, but she' would probably have re
mained content with'iior twenty pistoles',
had not some one advised her to appiy for
justice tothe Duke of Ossuna. The Duko
knew the man well, and sent for him. " Is
tlery-W.t4iiMMjJf2W4
melle, u that the old woman, who fiatt
the honesty to bring you the purse, when
she might have taken all, would be guilty
of taking your, thihy pistolns ? fiot no.
Tlie troth is, tho purs cannot be your'.
Your purse bad fifty pistoles, this . bud but
twenty. Tho- purge cannot be your's."
The merchant sUmmcjreutMy lord,
I know the purse, the ducats, the riiig
" Nonsense," exclaimed the Duke, "do.
you think there never was a purser or du-
4- -.f . ----"
cats, or a ring iike your f- itenSj- good
woman," continued he. addressing the old
woman, " take you the purse and its con
tents. It cannot be this good gentleman's,
since be says ho had fifty pistoles." This
jsdgmcnt was enforced. The duke might
have been morally- certain of tli miser's
attempt to cheat j but, as bos been said, bis
was a very JJurouii Alraschild-jike f a
decision.
Tlie duke had one day to hear tho cast
of IJertranJ, do Sols, a proud Spanish gen
tleman, who was in tho habit of walking
in the streets with his head elevated like a
camcleojiard's. ' While thus marching, a
porter carrying a heavy load, had iuu
against him, but not without first crying
"Ik;w are ?" which islw wiiaaf yuodt
giving warning in such cases. The por
ter's load eonswted of fuggots, and ouo cf
them fell off in. the concussion, and tore
the Spaniards silk Mantle. lie was might,
ily enraged, and sought redress from tho
viceroy. Tlie Duke knew thut porter's us
ually cry " Beware,'" and having seen tho
porter in this case, he learned that he had
cried the word, though do Sols n voncht d
the contrary. The Duke advised 1I10 por
ter to declare himself dumb when the canso
"ciih" fprjiidgiiiw
through a mend, and the Duke immediate,
ly said to de SoLs, J LiVliat can X do to this
poor fellow t You see ho is" dumb." For.
getting himself, tho enraged Spaniad cried
out, "Don t believe tlie"' scoodTeTJ
inv
lord; 1 mysulf heard mm cry beware !"
" Why then did you not beware ?" replicl
the Duke ; and lie mode tho mortified Spa il
ia rd pay ail expenses, and a fine to tli
poor. Chamber hdinburg Jour.
Death. Djatli is an awful and terrible
thing iu itself, and David isay v.cjl prefix
tliat significant word yen., to imply thn p j.
trawrdinariness that he could contempluto
tliu an entrance into tlio dark va&pr with
out fear or trembling. It is the public man-
ifestation of .the temper's engijjul victory
over man, of hi right over flush and blood.
wmcn oy sin pecame nis property, so mat
he has tlie power., td. death, and claims
as his own tho earthly houso of this taber
naclc in which he causes the "worms to n
ot ; and, oh, it tho loriucr tenant hashotj
tli rough" faith, in Him who hns abolished
deatli, obtaiuud Kfe and Immortality, he not
only waits Willi thu resurrection to grasp
him in his fell embrace, and together with
his prey sink into au uuiatliomable abyss of
eternal wo. Death is in itself a dreadful
object of contemplation. - It is called an
enemy, and a variety of eonsidfmtions in. .
vest it with awful features. Sep. II. .
Owen. , .
Important Ixdiam Tkeatv. The? Fort
Wayne Tiroes slates' thai at the late Indi
an payment at the Forks of the Wabash,
the Indians made a proposition to sell their
lands; and that Gen. Milroy, (although
not officially autliorizcd by "the Govern.
ment) took the responsibility, whilo they,
were in the humor, of treating with them
for about 500,000 ncres, being the wholu
of the Miami lands in this State. Thu
lands are worth 9 10 peracre, ha-d as the
times are ; and there is little doubt that the
General Government will coniiriu the
treaty." ,
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