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' "VV'benJamcs tbo II. abdicated the crown,
Lord D , who was strongly attaclted to
that monarch, determined to sharo Lis for.
tunpaand became 4 voluntary exile from
hi native country, with on amiable wife
and a numerous family xf children, consist
ing of one sanr tlio hoir of liis titles and
estate, with fi?o daughters ; for whom, a
-taste ft tUe rciguing pbasurea of the ngff,
and a close attendance on the court, pre
.vented his tnuking the provision to which
their life entitled them. -; Ilia lady solicited
his return with the energy of conjugal af.
fection ; aho represented to him the neces
aity thuro was lar inspecting hi affairs, as
li son was yet ft minor, and tho infirm
state ofhorowii health made it tio proba.
We tliey would yety speedily need Jiis as.
sistunco to guide them through a world be.
set with many diingcra to inexperienced
youth? ' Nature liad been liberal in her gifts ,
to this nobleman ; she had endowed him
with true courage, a strict senso of honor,
and very tender feelings. The first of these
qualities had led him la defend tho unfortu..
nate king as long as hia bravery could ba
of service tiU the high notions he held of
honor prevented lib 4eaerting him, when
regard to his own interests would have die
fated such a step as highly prudent. The
just idea ' ho had of what wna due to a do.
serving wife', and sued a numerous ofispring,
occasioned many struggles in his breast,
and at length determined to quit a cause in
- --which- fco- !RnihfncTicngcrWu3efut7lB i orT
der to retrieve his 0 wn aflairs', which ho was
but too scnsiblo were in a very unpromising
stated ' Ha quitted the unfortunate Wnig
wiihnsaurances that his sword anri FoiinTia
were at his devotion whenever his afraTrVlSl'
. : J ..t I JJ-
turned to hfs sent , where his lady
had informed him she had retired. -"TaWs
great concern, he found Jier in a state that
threatened but a short continuance iu lifo.
She was surrounded by her children, whoso
innocent prattle ierved to amus; th6 hour
of 8ulitudo. ' . ; -i- ...
The sight of those bo dear to him, for
Borne lime deprived ; Lftrd " of tin;
power of utterance; and though his wife had
reason tjcxpect the long desired interview
when it arrived she was unablo to support
ii, and fainted away before she .could ex
press the pleasure she felt at his, return. r
Tho usual methods restored her to ' lifo
irbutitiwai not in the power of mco'ictacor'
the tenderness of n doating husband sho
adored,, to repair & constitution broke wfth
the Ion? and unremitting solicitude she had
felt during his absence. In short "Lord
" had tho affliction to lose. his wife
abotirtvo months after his return. This
misfortune syfnk very deep, and ho deter-
mined to alleviate it by a closo inspection of
his aflairs, and a strict attention to forming
tho minds of his children. An examination
into tho state of his fortune convinced him
that it would be highly necessary to seques
ter himsolf from the world in order to sc.
care a decent competency for his daughters
the youngest of whom was now about 6xr
teen. To make retirement pleasing he en
deavourod to cultivato in each of his chil.
dren not only-a tasto for - painting musicj
"TffiuroaaTng3ut fondness lor oliiserving the
productions ofpature, and improving her
works whenever lier li&crat hand" "required
assistance. Thj3yimblbed J)ia taste: and
hc observed his. soniradyanciogito wards
manhood with a promise of every virtue
that could render him worthy the esteem of
good men. As the ladies divided tlicir time
between tho inspection of their domestic
affairs and improvements of their minds,
the ercning never brought langour "with it;
nor the. morning a tirish for tho return of
night W . - ' . : : . f : "- ' - - "
One day as each wrere differently cm.
f loyed, a aervant informed my Lord that a
man, whose appearance bespoke him a
miller, desiied to bo admitted to his pres.
encc. Lord D--t-, supposing it to be
one of tho neighbors who had some favor to
request, ordered, him to be shown into the
room. ' The servant announced his en.
trance; which, indeed -was necessary, for
he stumbled In with as little ceremony as if
he had been entering the cottage of a
ploughman, made an awkward bow, and
then twirled hia dusty hat. ' : " " ;
y Have you any commands with -' me
friendH inquired my Lord, observing his
rustie friend was in no haste to apeak
Why, and please your honor, '1'ze been
told your house was main viae, and I'ze
wishtoiee it, if I thought you'd not be
. py.V' There 4s nothing curious (rc
fjicd Lord D . ) ui -my d"weUingv but
rt will afford you pleasure, friend, you
,re welcome to iew it.! . Thanlc ve mv
Lord (says the bnest- Wheatdus1), but to
speak the truth, 1'zo m'ore inclined to zeo
your pretty ' lasses, for. I'm told. Uwy be
main handsome, and a wounded many
o'cni.' ' Dii yoo 'mean my danghtera f'
says Lord. Ido, replied tho mil.
lor. My Lord, willing t indulgo tho rus.
tie humorist, ordered theni to be 'called.
Tlic servant had whispered the oddity of
tho vwTtant, ao3 tTj ludics entered the rtwm
with higb djyoiaoiU-Tho-niIlef surveyed
each with on attention'1 thai excited their
curiosity; aria" after expressing his" eppo.
bationof their persons and behaviour, in 0
mannertnily laOgliiUe, threw hia hnt, as
if partly by acciderjt; at theyoungest, .ny.
ingj That i th lass for ."Die.?-:' After
which, with many apologies for hia hold,
ncss, he wiiriJrewj-wtth no air less rustical
than that which ho entered. . ' . '
Tho scene afforded matter of converan.
tion amongst tho ladies. -Tho youngest,
who had been distinguished by the miller,
received . tho ironical congratulations of
her sisters with great good humor, and my
Lord sometimes joined the mirth. - About a
month after-the servant of the Earl of
L- presented hia Lord's compliments
ar.d intention of waiting on him that morn,
ing. As Lord D 1 had held no inter,
course with tho nobleman, ho was rather
surprised at the message, but returned a.
polite answer; 'telling his daughters that as
it would be near the dinner hour before the
Earl would tnke his leave, if they could
provide a genteel entertainment, he would
press his stay. The ladies" replied, they
would try their best ;-and towards noon the
Earl, with a splendid equipage, but small
retinue, arrived.. lie accepted, with oppa.
rent pleasure, Lord D s invitation
to dinner ; and at the repast seldom with
drew his eye from tho lovely Sophia, the
youngest of the ladies. v After dinner, when
they were withdrawn," My Lord (says tho
Earl) if not disagreeable to you, I should
esteem myself supremely happy to gain the
heart of Mfss Soplriafahclias benutywith.
out seeming conscious of it: but that is tho
least of her cSarms, since, if lam not de.
ceived, her heart is a stranger to pride and
coquetry. I lenow the education you have
given your daughters to bo such, ns will
f render them rational companions to men
who have a higher rehah for sentimental
pleasures, than those that are in
this 820
pursued with avidity by the young of both
Xrofevery itmk: HaTe lyotiTCTn serif
to endeavor to render myself agreeable to
that amiable lady?'
A proposal of this kind, from a person of
tho Earl's eharacterr rank and fortunpt
could not fail to bo highly pleasing to Lord
-, who replied, 'I am truly sensible
of the honor dono mo by this proposal, and
flitter myself that your Lordship is not de.
Ceived in the opinion you form of my
daughter; hut it is necessary to inform you
that the injury my fortune suffered by so
longnhjscnting niysclf from my native coun
try, makes it impossihlo for mo to give
them sums equal to their birth. " Tosupply
this deficiency; I have endeavored to qual.
ify them for being useful members of 8tcic.
ty,-.-nnd to instil into their minds a relish for
truo domestic hnppiness, rather than a
tnsto for' the splendor -of high life' 1 1
appluud the method you have taken for tlu
real happiness of your family (returned the
I Earl j)andsince your Ltjrdsm'p hn3BT3tcd
no objection to my proposal, must beg leave
fo bo introduced to your daughter as a man
who has the highest sense of her merit, and
whar wishesno conlribulo to hcrliappirTess
by every means in her power.
-Lord D 1 then conducted the Earl
rhYto thffUnartment wliere tlirTlatfies were;
and Introducing him to Sophia informed her
of his gen "ous intentions, this lovely
girl, had, i.uring dinner, su'rveyed him
very attentively, thought his person graco-
til, and his manners engaging, but had'nt
lino least suspicion of the motives of his
visit. She received his proposals with nn
niiKof modesty that charmed himanJ It
was Villi reluctance that he took leave of
this amiable funfily. His impatience to see
nzain the object of -bis affections, made him
t renew hfryisltr'as soffaTpossiblc; andTtip
had ihe.pjoasuro to find his suit accepted,
-.'"After tho necessary preliminaries were
settled,, tho Earl pressed Sophia to fix on an
early day lor tho completion of Jhis happ.
ness. The evening beforo that fixed lor
tying the indissoluble knot, as they were sit
ting in Lord D 's library, the con.
versation happened to turn to poetry ; the
Metamorphoses of, Uvid were mentioned.
You see there, (says the Earl, addressing
himself to Sophia,) the amazing power of
love ! Were 1 to .believe all the poets says
(replied the young lady, blushing,) I should
believe that passion to hare more influence
over the great personages of antiquity, than
it has on the present Tace of cither
Nav. they tell us the Thunder himsci: con.
descended to assume a mortal form for the
sake of visiting a favorite female. Heroes
have submitted id tho habit of peasants!
and .V Do not confino ail your trans.
formations to past ages, (said the Earl, in
terrupting her) for to my knowledge the
blind urchia very lately reduced a peer of
this realm to a dusty miller, and he would
have gladly remained in that humble state
had there been no other. means of obtaining
the hand and heart of the most amiable of
hersex.-''-- , '"- -
.Observing their aurpYise, the Earl coo.
tinued : ' Extraordinary s the stqrl took
to discover whether the character of my
Sophia bore lor affability and Rweetnoss of
temper, was a just one,' ybu. must give mo
leave to assure you that my passion was not
of the romantic cast - Certain that wo dis
cern more of the real temper of persons tf
condition by their behaviovr towards their
inferiors, than to thoso of an equal "rank, I
hit 01) that expedient to select from a family
whose principles I esteemed, tho woman
I designed should sharo' my life and for
tune." " Zr . , .-., :--'
Sophia's looks spoke her feelings the
Earl kid her to the altar thefollowing morning;-
and Lord D had not only the
satisfaction to sec his youngest daughter so
happily and advantageously,, disposed of,
but in a very short time bestowed the other
four on men of rank and merit. His Ron,
when arrived at maturity, answered the
expectations formed of him in his youth;
and tho close oHiis life might bo justly rQJ.newitaareceived that she was blown up
oouQced happy.
Froai tho Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
Incident In Buffalo Jail.
One bright summer morning of the same
year (1837) the friend of whom I spoke in
my former communication, was passing to
his warehouse, when, he was accosted by 0
young gentleman whoso dress and address
bespoke him a Southerner, who requested to
beshewn to the principal forwarding houses,
as he wished to intercept some stolen goods.
Ho frankly told his name, Mr. S. of Geor
gia said as he was travelling on the Ohio
river," helmet with an interesting woman
about 50, with a daughter of 15, who ap
peared to be in the greatest sorrow ; and as
they seemed without company, he address
ed them, and the lady told her story thus
Twenty years before, sho had left Eng.
land and friends, w'ith her young husband,
with many hopes of happiness in the west
em world. The profits of a-lucrative dry
goods business supported them handsomely.
In due time, five children surrounded their
daily board, and all went well with them. .
But .hopes of more gain induced him to
leovc his home in the w inter of each year,
ortd transact business in New.Orleans.
The first winter ho provided well, for the
family- in the succeeding oaes his attention
grew less; he came not homo for the sum.
mer; still his letters were kind, and ho re
gretted that the expenses of living in New.
Orleans prevented his gathering his furnily
together. Dark and distressing reports
reached her that he had another wife. His
creditors in New York advised her to take
his favorite daughter and go to him. This
fJt5didbjti
in time to hear the sad "news that ho had
left tho day previous, with his pretended
wife and her boy, taking wtth them a large
amount of coods and money. The unhnp'.
pv woman. dctermiiVed to see Iter husband i
onco more, followed him up the river. "1
iWhen sho met Mr. S.', her money waa
nearly exhausted. Ho advised her to re
turn to New York, and offered to come
here, and if possible intercept the husband
and the goods, and send word to New York
if sho wished his creditors to come. By a
singular chanco ho made inquiries of the
very man in whoso warehouse the goods
were storcd,and the very oho folisslst him
in his generous undertaking. Tho goods
were secretly gtorcd-in a wwftlafier-The
next dav, a bluff good looking Englishman
called to enquire for them, and seemed
much disappointment nt not finding them.
Letters wero despatched to the wife and
creditors tqjoso not a m.wicnt in coming
fierc.Tho man with his pretended wife
and her bay, took board in Washington
street to nwuit the arrival of the goods.
They jrcmained ji week, in which time, a
Writ was served on him. Ho escaped out
of the back window ol his boarding house,
nnd ran towards Black Ilock. The sheriff
followed him accompanied by Mr. II'. to
identify him. He drew n. pistol nt them,
nnd made great resistance, but was taken
to tho Court. House, and thence to the jail,
followed by his pretended wife, who heaped
imprecations on tho heads of all concerned ,
and held her frightened boy fjst by the
hand, for fear he would answer nny ques
tions. This woman was well k nown as the
keeper of a soda shop in New Orleans, and
report said sho bore about her a large
amount of cold and bills., qui'ted in her
slurt Sho wasxdrcsscd with tho greatest
spendor, and her JttoI,hcrJ)oy,wpr,c a gold
watch gitm him byhis soi-diiant father,
who had borrowed it of his daughter", telling
her that thcy dieLnot- wear silver ones in
New Orleans. It was the last rift of hcrlSuddcnly I detected a noise under my bed
grandmother, sent her from England.
Alas! into what hands had it fallen!
The next day after his imprisonment, the
truo. wife arrived with his 'daughter and
creditors. They staid at tho U. S. Hotel,
while Messrs. S. and II. made arrange
ments for aq. interview in the jaiL They
left the ladies outside the entrance, 'and
told the prisoner that his creditors had ar
rived. Ho seemed greatly agitated, and
walked to the'window for some water. He
paced back agair and his wife and child
were before him. His emotion was now
terrible to behold. From his wife he $ould
be recoiled, but he drew his daughter to
ward him, sat down "and took her on his
knee. Nota word wasspoken. He smooth,
ed the daughter's hair back from her comely
forehead, and ' groaned aloud. - She was
grown almost to womanhood, and .the very
counterpart of the fair English girl he had
taken from her borne twenty years before ;
and that girl,-worn raod wasted, stood a
matron by his side, and he dated not speak
to her. .'-',.'
At last the wife laid her hand on him and
. 1 ? 1 I I
said, William James, how could yon de
ceie mo sot He arose, ri put his arm
around her, bis hair stood on end, big drops
coursed down his cheeks, and his Hercu
lean frame shook with emotion. At" last
fc gnsfd out, How is our Ktt'.o Wfltj?'
Your pot was well, slip" replied, ' when I
left. him,' but my utmost exertions have not
kept him from being both cold and hungry
since you deserted us. ' I haye been to N ew
Orleans, and found that while I and my
family had been living in poverty, you have
hired 0 fino house for cnotlier woman nnd.
her clUd I 'I come see you for tho last lime
farewell !' With another groan , he gently
pusticd her from him, and signed to her
friends' and the. jailor to take her away
and they parted thus, for ever ! '
. Ths next morning his 'creditors visited
him. He told them that the bulk of his
gfipcls were on the Ben Shcrrod, and the
that his clerk and eoods were lost. Ho
wished them to take tho remainder, and di
vide them with his wife. His only hope
was, never to again see her whom ho had
so much injured on this side of tho grave.
By the kindness of the creditors, and the
exertions f Messrs. II. and S., Mrs. James
departed, with many thanks for Ncw,York,
with abouTone thousand dollars, which she
invested in a small shop. Tho wretched
husband, with his guilty partner and her
boy departed for Canada, where, it is pre
sumed, the 1 vails of her guilt support them.
These facts I had from Mrs. James, her
self, on board a North River boat ; and she
seemed to think a special Providence raised
her up two such diaintc rested friends as the
Messrs. II. and S. to aid her in having one
more look nt her wretched husband, and
making provision by which sho could hon
estly maintain his children, j'
From the Crescent City. -j
Tlie Traveller's Story. '
A party of travellers, we"among the num.
her, were seated around hki zing fire, in a
tavern upon ono of the Alleghany Moun
tains. The coach had broken down, and
per force wo were, detained Until tho next
morning. Wo-had finished a substantial
Virginia supper, and ench pne with his feet
on the fender, and a cigar in his mouth,
ruminated upon the storm without and the
warm cozy comfort within. Each ono in
his turn told a story or related an anecdote,
and nt last tho joke came round to a hollow
cheeked individual, who until then had re-
mained silent .
'. Gentlemen,"" said he, fixing a piercing
rey-y-4i-xioQfihj
Spaniard, who uninvited haddrawn hischair
up to 'the firo, Sumo ten years ago I came
near being murdered inthis very house."
At this moment tho Spaniard got upand
was gm out of (Iks room, when the narra
tor arose, and kicking the only elborin the
room, put the-key into Uia poeket, took the'
Spnniard.by the nrm, leading him up to nn
old picture, surmounted by the English coat
of arms in gilt work, run his finger along
the motto
"Iloni soi qui mal y pense,''
said, displaying at the same time the butt
end of a largo pistol', ,revil bo to hint who
evil thinks.'' The Spaniard smiled, and
-said he did -not feel well, but the stranger
sworo that no man should leave the room
until he had finished his story. Requesting
us not to bii amazed at his conduct he pro--ceeded.
. -
' S.tniojen years ng ,' said he, " I was
travelling over-flnwmdiwtains orT horsed
hack, nnd I stoned at this very house. Tlie
landlord was extremely obsequious in nt-j
tending to cay cu'm.T and alit r s:ipper he I
ivq.iestc-u um to join nan in a iuUle ui wine.
Nothing l ilii, I consented, and before mid.
jjiglit four wmpiy- bijttles stood on thoiabte:
end, and lie was acquainted with 'all my
business. I very impi u lently remarked, in
the course of conversation, that I had a
large auni of money in my-valise, nnd he
politely informed ins that ho would take
care of it for mo until tho morning. Al
though somewhat intoxicated, I did not np.
prove of leaving it in his charge, nnd wish
ing him good night, I took my va1ioJn.my
hiind, nnd retired to bed. " After 1 hud un.
dressed, I placed my pistols under my pit-lavcJiniiCfidlyAillhoughtr-eiiamme
the room. IJuid myself down, and soon
sank into a litful sleep. I suppose it must
have been two hours uAer when 1 awoke,
and ejecting mv sca.tercd senses, I en-
leavorfd toihiolrwhatf had bccHrabouX
iiti .. " 1 -. 1 .
What was my. horror when I r.l server! t
small picco of carpet r stretched along my
bedside, moved as though something was
under it. A cojd perspiration started from
every pore ; but, thank God, I had presence
of mind enough to prepare for" l ho worst.
Grasping a pistol in my right hand, "and
hiding it under tho bed clothes, I feigned to
be, asleep. In an instant afterwards I saw
a trap-door which had been concealed by a
carpet, cautiouslylifted up, and I beheld my
landlord, with a dark lanthorn in his. hand,
directing his glittering eyes toward me.
Still I moved not ; but as heurned his back
to put the lanthorn oa the Jloor, J f red,
and" ' '
"You killed him, did you not?" shrieked
the Spnniard, almost jumping from his seat
" Silence, till I hye finished l"said the
stranger, and again he touched tho butt end
of his weapon. " The instant that I fired,
the villian fell. I started np, and rierely
pulling my overcoat on, snatched the Jan
thorn that he had dropped, Crept cautiously
down, with my valise in my hand,' to 'the
stable. It was a bright moon-ahioy night,
and I soon saddled my horse. I galloped
ten miles, when I met a party of wagoners,
and ia their company. I returned to the
house; but despite of our rigid search, not
even s much as tho villian s body could be
found. .When I once put my hatjd upon
him; if it cost me my life, ho shall die the
dug's death " . . ' . -. " ,
The stranger aroe, and caught the Spa p
iard by tho throat. .Tearing open hiihivrt.
collar, he showed the mark of a wound ou
his neck! We need say no more. ,,Thrae
weeks after that, Joso Gomez was hanged
in tho city of Cumberland,-upon his own
confession of having murdered no Jess than
five jravcllcra in that very room ! . .
A Yankee in Russia.
We copy the following from one of Mrs,
Child's 44 Letters to a Friend," now publish-,
ed in tho A. S. Standard : "
I he following is the substanco of tho
story es told by Mrr Dallas at a-public din
ner given hiiuot Philadelphia, on .his return
Irom Kussia, in 1838 :
One duy a lad, appn rent! y about nineteen .
presented himself tiefore our ambassador at
St. Petersburg. Ho was a pure specimen
of tho genus Yankee ; with sleeves too short
for his bony arms, trousers half way up his
knees, and hands ploying with coppers and
tenpenny nails in his pocket. Ho intro
duced himself, by saying ' I have just come
out here to trade with a few Yankee ho
tions, and I waut to get sight of the empe
ror.'V .. -.
: " Why do you wish to see him V ;1.
" I've brought him a present all the way
from Ameriky. I respect him considera
ble, and I want to get at him, to give It to
him with my own hands."
Mr. Dallas smiled, as ho answered, " It
is such a common thing, my lad,' to make
crowned heads a present, expecting some
tliing handsome in return, that I rn afraid
the emperor will consider this only a Yan
kee trjek. What have you breught?"
"An acorn."
.,' An acorn ! what under the sun inducctjj
you to fcjringthe emperor nn acorn?
Why, just beforo I sailed, mother nnd
I went on to -Washington to sec about a
pension, and when we, were there, we
thought wo'd just step oyer to Mount Vcr.
non. I picked up this ncorn ; and I thought
to myself, I'd bring it to the emperor.--Thinks',
says'!, ho musthnve heard a con
siderable deal about our Gen. Washington,
and I expect he must admire our institutions.
So now you seo I've brought it, and I want
to gcr at him
" My lad, it's not an easy matter for a
-strangcr-toppfeaeht4io emperor f - fttfd - i
am afraid he will tako'no notice of your
present. 1 ou had better keep it.
" I tell you that I -want ' to Imvrra talk
with him. I expect I con tell him a thin,
or two about Ameriky. I guess he'd like
mighty well to hear about our -nilroads and
freo schools, and what a big swell our
: , 1.. , .
sieumers cur. .-nu wncn 1 no Hears How
well our people arc getting on, may bo it
win put him up to 'doing something. The
long ond short on't is, I shant be easy till I
get a talk with tho emperor; and I should
like to seo his wife and children. I want to
see how such folks bring un a family."
- " Welt, sir, since yon are so determined
upon it, 1 will do whnt I can for you ; but
you must expect to be disappointed. Though
it will !u rather an unusual proceeding. 1
would adviso you to cill on the vicc-elian.
cellor and sla.te your v. .lies ; ho may posai.
Uiy assist you.
.. .. yPf. tint's tH I want of you. I will
call again, and let you know how I get on."
la two or three days, he again appeared
nnd saioV- NVcttrt' ve seen tho emperor
and had a talk with him
IIo s a real m
tlcman, I can telj you
When I gavo him
the Corn, he said he should set a great
storcby it; that na character in ancient or
modern history he admired so much as he
did our Washington ; he said he'd plant it
in his palace, garden with his own hand,
and ho did it for I seen him with my own
eyes. He wanted to ask me so much about
our schools and railroads, and one thing or
other, that he invited mo to come again and
sec his wife; for ho said she could speak
better English than ho could. So I w ent
ngain yesterday : and she's a fine knowing
t-wofflatti-t-eM you f amf-hrrdaTrghtcrraTc'
;.i" .... '
What did the Empress say tojou ?"
" Oil, she asked mc a sight of questions.
Don't you think, she thought we had no
servanis in ameriKy i tola tier poor
folks did their own work ; but ricHtfcrlkshad
plf-nty of Rprwunla But ikn yuu dll't
caWcra servants,' said she; you calf 'cm
help.' ' I guess ma'am, you've' been read,
ing Mrs. Tronopc T' said I we had that
book aboard 1 our ship. Tho Emperor
clapned his hands, and laughed as if ho'd
kill himself -'you're right, sir,' paid he,
yoii'ro right Wc sent for an English
copy, ond she's bx;en reading it this very
morning.' . Then I told hiin. all I knew
about our country, and ho was niMuilv
pleased. Ho wanted to know how Ioot'I
expected to stay in these parts. I told lum
I bnd sold all the notions I brought over, and
I guessed I should go back in the same ship.
I bid 'cm good bye oil round, and went
about my business. '-' Ain't I had a glorious
time I I expect you didn't calculate to sec
me run such a rig?" ; "
"N6; indeed! did 'not, rpy Jad. ,You
may well consider yourself lucky ; for it's a
very uncommon .thing for. crowned heads
to treat a stranger With so much distine.
. ..-EL.:m T - H T 7 1 .111
rtoUT
A few days after, he called -acain. and
said,1' I cuess I hall star a soeil loneer.
I'm treated so wclL Totber day a craod
officer came to my room, and told mo the
kmperor had sent him., to show me all the
curiosities; and I dressed 'myself, and be
took me with turn 10 a mighty fine carnage,
with four cones ; sad I v Po to the ths.
at re and to tlie museum ; and I expect IVo
seen about all there is to be seen in St.' Pe
tersburg, v What do'you think of that Mr.
Dallas 1" t ' ';'.- .' .-, C ; ' ..
It seemed soSncacdiUo that ft; poor, tin.
gainly. lad, sliould thus bo loaded with at.
lentions.thattho ambassador scarcely knew
wbal to think or say, r , ' 1 ': 5 ,
In a short lime,' his strange visitor re.
up my nilnJlo go homo; sol went to thank
the Emperor, and bid him good bye.. 1
thought Icould'ntdo.noless, he'd been so
civil.---Soys he,' "Ja thero any thing else
you'd like to seo, before you go back to
Ameriky?''" I told him I Should like to tret
a peep at Moscow; for I'd heard considera. .
ble about their setting fire to the Kremlin,
and I'd read a deal about Gem Bonaparte ;
but it would cost a sight o' money to go
there, and I wonted to carry my earnings to
mother. So I bid him good. bye f ond como
off. Now what deTjfou guess he did r next
morning? I vow ho sent the: samo man
in regimentuls, to carry me to Moscow; iu
one of his owii carriages, and bring
me back again, wheu I've seen all I want
to sco ! And. we ore going tO-morrow
morning, Mr. Dallas. ' What do you think
now?" ,' -:':;- ; ; ,;
i And suro enough, the next-morning the
Yankee boy passed tho ambassador's house,
in a splendid coach and four, waving hw
handkerchief, and shouting Good byel"
good bye !' ." :, .",...'!
.Mr. Dallas afterwards foamed from, tho
Emperor that all the particulars related by
this udverturous youth were strictly true.
He . again heard from him at Moscow,
visited by the public officers, and .treated
with as much attention as is usually be.
sioweo on amoassaaors. - . -
r :ThQ . last tidings of him reported that lie
wxs travelling in Circassia,'and writing a
journal, which he.intended to pu!lish.
... Noy, .who but a Yankee couldhavedono
all thid? . : '
IVaterual Heroism.
On tha 27th of January, 1795, a party of Indl.
an killed Geo. Maeon at Flat creek, abouf twelve
milaafrom Knoxvillo, I'cnn. During tlie night
bo heard a noise at hia stable and stepped out to
ascertain the cause, and the Indiana coming be.
twccn liim and tlio door intercepted his return.
Ho fled, but was fired upon and wounded. ' Ha
- l Jacbc4- beet imlc-aTid-uarlef Irom
his bouse, out of wiiich, already weltering in blood,
he was dragged and murdered. ", Having dona
this, theyTfeturne4 to thqliouseTto despatch' hTs
wHa and children. Mrs. uncomewos of tho
futo of her leasbund, heard tliein talking to each
oilier as Jliey approached tlie house. At first aha
was delighted with tho hope that her surrounding
neighbors, aroused by the firing, had como to her
assistance. But perceiving that tho conversa
tion was neither in English nor German, the lan.
guage of her neighbors, she instaotlj inferred that
they were savages coming to attack tho house.
The heroine had, that very morning, learned
how the double trigger of a rlflo was set.; Fortu.
natch, iho children wero not awakened by tho
firing, and the took care not to awaken tliera.
She shut tho door and barred it with bonchos and
tables ; and took down the well eharged rifle of
bur hu iband. She placed horHolf directly oppo-"
site the opening which would be mado by forcing
iorctirPxhusbanJiaiao-notHind he was -too
well awaro that he was slnic. Sho was alono
in darkuess. llie yelling saragca wcro.wllhjot
prtajtiri j-upoa -thcrdooT.She took counsel from ""
her own in inanimity, hcightenca by affection
firbcr children, thut wero sleeping un consciously
srounn1 her.The"Ihdiansipuhing with great
violonce, gradually oponod tlio door suflleieiitly
wide so attempt an cnlrnncc.. The' bud ot ono
was Uirust into I he opening and just filled it Ho
wua struggling for udmittanee. Two or throo
more directly behind him, wero propelling him
forward. She set the triggers of lh rifle, put tho
muzzle near the foremost and in such a direction
that the ball after passing through bis body would
penetrate, lliojo behind. Sho fired. The first
Indan fell; the next ono utfered tho scream of
mortal ajony. Thii intrepid nomas aaw Uo po.
1 iry ofpre!5nnt iilchce. SKobsVrVed lt7I to
Indiana in consequence wers led to believe that
armed men were in the boUac. ' They withdrew
from the house, took throo horses from the stable,
and Act it on firo, It wo afterwards ascertiineil
that this htfti-minded widow had saved herself
and children from the attack of twenty-fiva as.
MltiiUU.
Eteo.ST Rewoor. Tho rndoncss so well re
proved in the foliowing anecdote is not yet banish.
ed from the convivial bord and often aflbrdi an
oppurtnnity for a repetiiion of the story j
Lord Kelly, cell bra ted n the but ago for hi
love of music, was not only witty in himself, '
but the caursc of wit in wthers.' Mr, A B
, a Scotch advocate, a man of eonidera .
ble humor, aecompaincd by great formalify of j,in-
ncriiL happericd Ip be one of a convivial party, -
when hia Lordship was at the bead of the table
after dinner be was asked to sing, but absolutely -refused
to comply with the pressing solicitation of
tlie company, at length Lord K told him hm
siiould not t$eap ; ho must either sing a song, tell
a story, or drink a pint bumper. ; :.fjr. ,.. ...
Mr P . being an ubatcmioue man, ehoae
rather to teH a story than kienr the forfeit. On
day,' said be, in his pompous manner, a thief in
the course of hia rounds, aaw the doer of aebureb
InriUnirlT open; be walked in. that mm ihM
be might by bold of something netful j bavins'
eeeured the pulpit cloth, he was retreating, when
to ! he found the door shut. After some consider
ation, be adopted the only means of escape left,
namely, to let himself down by the bell rope tbm
bell, of course, rang ; the people were aJarmed
and the thief waa ukea just as be reached the'
pound. When they were dragging him awav,
he looked op, and emphatically addressed the beO,
M new mddicM ytm iordxkip t - Had it sot been,"'
said he. for your iog and your empty JUsa,
1 hai aoide mj TKf.n
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