u.K nr nlentiful at sea. rli true, mere be
...u-i... ,! sharks, and devil-fish, and such
WIMKil ..v. '
comes his consolation, until at length, wtl
Dean 10m wun conincung emotions, he
aloud, "God be merciful to me a ainner.
He has repented let us hope he m;
saved.
L. I .1 i
ju nour nave iney spent in prnver
with a contrite heart the condemned
sn-R OF ESPOUSAL.
By Lieuten.nl Greene, of the U. S. Ariny.
O, briiht i. feJance from a lady", eye,
And .oft is the tint ol her rosy cheek ;
And .weet are iho tones oflovc's minstrelsy,
When the hopes ofthe hard in his numbers speak ;
But dearer, for dearer, art thou, my bride,
Than the throbbing, ol love, or the measures of hope
Tar brighter thy flash than the glances of pride ; v
Thy language more melting than bard ever spoke.
Then hail to my sJword ! to my own fair bride?
f first, to mv last, to my only love
i. - ' - . , , :j
ne uthouuwen Dy my muc,
n thabroken lance,
7w ttt-lMfrjlattiing ureuin
it --. -'- a win wa-"urti ti a nco
r -jLJi .,K h.rr.mo.. of ilealh
;ZrW?mtiM be the damp ground,
WilhUie blue cannon-smoke fur a caoopy spread,
"IV hite thedrum with ihe bug'e shall mingle i:s sound
Var a wild sercnada to the fair one I wed.
ti i,. si io niv Smin to mv own fair bride !
To mv first, to my last, to my only love !
Ih ihedarkness ofdeath eha!t thou dwell by my sido,
O, my first, and my only love !
A FAiaUlT AT BANK ROGUES.
Friend in the grogram coat, with staffand spear,
What is your business what your duty here ?
To watch the Bank!"' The Bank? why tcUmcpray
Think you ihe Bank is like to run awav ?
"O no; but rog ws and ih'evcs, those cursed chaps,
M i"ht break the lucks and door?, and steal, perhaps,
And I am paid (or standing hare all r.iht,
To catch or fr gliten them, and keep nil right."
Well, since you're paid fcr't, watchman, stand thy
post,
And see no stiver el the cash is lost ;
And, at tho same time, permit me, friend, to Ooubt
Such mighty danger from the rogues without
I'd think the money better far applied,
If yon were paid for catching rogues inside.
f
tad
via
i i l .1.. . ; i .i l . -
a Single rope, uuu annus uniicuuy, yci au&iuusiy. '.Be SUmn S11S
keen-edged grains I to go on deck. 1;
I ri'i . . : s . - . Ir
like unseemly monsters, but as to the smal
ler fry, they can be obtained only in shoaler
water, uccaaionaiiy, a jiuiuiac, u umpm,
or an albecore, rewards the ettorts ot trie aex
terous harpoouer, who, stationed outside the
maintains his balance on
with the burnished and
firmly grasped, watches his chance to strike, 1 here every preparation Is being sifitly
as tne n.sn, wnn uguiuuig ims veiuvnyj uuou- auU -u,u" iupe nasi pen
es ahead amid the reeking foam, or cuts rove through a block on the starboard I r-
across the vessels bows. yard arm, and one of its ends brought I Wn
When one is taken, it is considered a to the tore-castle, with a noose made IsJt
bon prize.' and the various delectable raes- I he other end has been led aloug the fSck,
- - . a. 1 a " 1 r H
ses which are forthwith formed trom it, wouta and two crew nave been ordered to tak
astonish the nerves of a Parisian chef-de- oi it, when all is prepared to swing ofwth
. . - ! r 1 1 i - -ii- -. II 4
cuisine. Under the mysterious cocuomen leuow-oeing into iiiimuaDie space. J5i
of lobsctjose, chow-chow, rig-rial, &., dishes J side of a gun, with lighted match, stdD
ate. brought to light, which would tempt the quarter-gunner, awaiting the order to
appetite of tbo most lastidious, particu- moment the criminal is sway
larlr alter a tew weeks spent on tne ocean, un one siaeoi tne quanei
The town of r : , or, as its inhabitants are draytup, wun toaueo
dcliuht to call it, thti city, is an ancient Span- bayonetesi readiuessJo rei
ish Miitlenint. Iv inix-iin Ihewcsturn i ido ot I ot rebellion "n thennrituj
the bav. some emht or mne miles from its en- other side, are assembled the mr-v
j n I - i
trance, and I have nothing further to say con
cerniuir it. than, that, when last I saw it, so
time worn and inanimate was it nppeaiance,
as it lay embosomed amid the green ioliage
ofthe surrounding trees, that it reminded me,
rather whimsically of dotard age, reclining in
the lap ot youth.
About a quarter of a mile below the town,
is the entrance to the liayou Chico, a small
inlet or arm of the bay, which pursues its
sinuous course inland, between picturesque
banks, for about a mile, when it branches
abruptly to the right and left. At 'this point, impartially tried by a Court-Martial sfor tb
and but a yard or two Irom the water s edge, grave offence with which you stood cnargei.
bubbles forth a clear and limpid spuds, from and the sentence of that Court is 'nal Vol
m
0
THE. WOBC.M CAfltOPNUAfiT
i his officers. The order is now given
up the prisoner. The master-at-arms'
j scends for the purpose. The poor wrfetci
speedily divested of his neat sailor inK
bowsers, and with a thrill of horror stand'
indued with the habiliments of the i grave
Closely guarded, he is led on deck andtakei
! aft. I
The Commodore approaches, and tps att
dresses him, in tones which evince tie sit-
I cent v of his feeling. I
"Fenniue Billiusrstoii! You hatd
M iscellaiicous.
THE CRIMINAL.
A SKETCH FROM ACTUAL EVENTS.
The harbour of P is, of all others on
the West India Station, the most frequented
by our cruisers. During the prevalence of
the hurricanes, which are wont to devastate so
fair a portion of that sunny regiou, its ample
bosom attords them a sate ancbotase, and a
salubrious abiding place. Being separated
on tbe one side fsoin the Gulf of Mexico,
only by the low and narrow island of St
n , the atmosphere is almost daily puri
fied by the refreshing sea breeze, and when
this is wanting, the wide spread awnings
the men-of-war, afford them a cooling shade
fore and aft the decks. During this period,
all work of a laboriug nature is suspended,
and poor Jack has lots of chances to meud
his tarry breeches, make himself a mustering
suit, or plait a sennit hat. The wholesome
ducipliue of a well-rt-gulated ship, exacts
from him, nevertheless, sufficient exercise to
keep his mind, as well as body, ia a healthy
condition, such as the exertion ofloosing and
fulling sails, working the great guns, scrub
bing decks, and otherwise keeping the vessel
iu crack order. And this, a good sailor,
who has a feeling of attachment to his ship
and officers, will always take pride in doing.
His love of the former is generally commeu
surate with his regard to the latter, and, in this
particular, much depends upon the good
qualities of the officers themselves. AY ben
you see a ship presenting a rough-ally aud
dowdy appearance, inside and out, her rigg
ing hanging slack, her sails badly furled, filth
collected in her scupper holes, and in .her
'tout ensemble' exhibiting unpardonable ne
glect, be sure that in ninety-nine cases in a
hundred, the fault is with the officers, not the
men. . The latter, look to the former for ex
ample aud encouragemeut ; that being j de
nied them, they ia turn, become reckless
aln-o. Sailors are more discriminating and
reflective on this subject than is generally
supposed.
Let the ship be at sea, and a thick-pated
ignoramus of a fellow, whoobtaincd his epau
lette the Lord only knows how, have charge
the deck. His chief aim seems to be, to
rass the crew by frivolous aud
s. Mark how badly the ship
ean neither be made to tack
-7- 11 cnma oU. Sail
nken in. What whooDins.
at confusion and disorder.
'Vtts of. OBjSaiiSuA ars are carried away. Who
is to blame? i'he officer. He knows not
his own duty, and his orders are given, neith
er at the proper time, nor to the purpose. Well,
his watch at length expires, and he is relieved.
And now an officer takes the deck in whom
the whole crew delight. Why? Because
they know him to be a sailor, every inch of
him, and have no fear that he will annoy or
perplex by his stupidity. A manoeuvre is to
be executed. With what alacrity they spring
alolt, or jump to the ropes! With what readi
r.ess and precision the sails are set or taken
in! JNo - noise, no unnecessary delay or
symptom of embarrassment. A few brief,
but intelligent orders, through the trumpet
are nlone heard aud, iu a trice, the work is
accomplished.
Fishing also affords the men exercise of a
light, and to them agreeable nature. Along
the shores ofthe bay, and within the limits of
thu adiacent bayous aud lagoons, fish, of
many varieties, abound, and a single well
directed hiiul of the seine, will, at tiuies, af
Wd a sufficient supply for the daily use of a
imp's company. Each vessel is supplied
with a seine, and, wberj due regard i3 paid .o
1 comforts of the men, fishing parties are
got up at least ouco a week, thus blending
exercise with amusemenl,and at the same time
giving Jack achanv kn frt. m-.it.
vrm a is i "s f3
be drawn from salt water. Jack,
oye, la n . 1 1- r- t. .1 i
"me folks mnv o , ,ov.?r.l "" ,UYUS"
ih wmt, u 'r.. "'" inai living so mucn on
hnr.w"ls-?.on comc satiated
' mislabel! notion,
- " J
r ml
nroer
1
whence tbe shipmng nave heretofore drawn
their supplies of water. Here, during the
loug summer months, while lying listlessly at
their anchorage, their launches are continual
ly plying, and as one, or at most, two boats,
can till at the fame time, the rule of first come,
first served, is strictly euforced. Hence,
some are compelled to lie inactive for hours,
and it requires the utmost vigilance on the
part of the young officers in charge, to pre
vent their men from staying off, and obtain
ing a supply of that devilish invention and
sailos's cuise, Alcohol. Notwithstanding
their exertions, scenes of turbulent and almost
mutinous conduct will at times occur, and to
one of these, I am now about particularly to
allude.
The launch of the sloop-of-war V, had
for some time been awaitins her turn to fill.
Her crew, consisting of some sixteen men
were scattered about in the vicinity of the
sprins some laudably engaged in washing
their garments, some lazily lounging in the
shade, while two or three might be seen stroll
ing among ihe trees and thick undergrowth,
picking here a leaf, breaking there a twig, and
nf apparently having no particular object in view
"i 1 , .-. . .
And yet, these last, were the true miscniei
makers, watching their chance to dodge ob
servation, aud be off. This might have been
observed by any one who carefully watched
their furtive glances cast at the young mid
shipman, Mr Harpin, who, reclining in the
stern sheets ofthe launch, commanded a view
of the entire party. Simple fellow! He con
ceived it impossible that any one of the sixteen
could escape him unobserved. Occasionally
he would count heads, to make sure. Jack
son, 1; Brown, 2: Davis, 3; Sprizgins, 4; &c
He was thus running carefully over bis count
for about the ninth time, and had arrived at
the fifteenth man when lo a sudden pause.
You might have heard his heart palpitate.
Billingston, sixteen. Where the d I is Bil-
iingston, thought he.
"Harvey' he cried out to the coxswain,
"where is Billingston?"
"Dont know, sir," replied Harvey, looking
innoceutly up from his wash bucket, and
thron ing a spray of tobacco juice about a
fathom trom his mouth, "I see'd him about
five minutes ago, a shying stones at them ere
duck in the creek, and I aint see'd him since."
"Has any one ofthe men seen Billingston?''
again roared out the reefer. "I suppose he
has not gone far and will soon be back."
Billingston, at that moment was at a neigh
boring farm-houie, bargaining for a couple of
bottles of rum.
An hour and a half elapsed. The launch
is filled the meu are aboard but wheie is
Billingston? Ah ! yonder he comes, reeling
to and fro, and butting every tree he meets
with. His eyes roll, aud are lit up with a
drunken and demoniac glare his shoes and
dw for I do detest these hideous serpents
-1, would give half my fortune to be able to
terminate the monsters. .
1 . " 1 at . 41 1
'You are rignt, master,' saia Atar iui..
They are a great nuisance, and their bite al-
nost -always proves fatal.'
' It is not only that,' said the young rrian,
4ul you know that my betrothed Marguerite
--whom, if Heaven wills, I am to wed to
9orrow, has e most unaccountable antipathy
9 the sight of one of these auimals. Less
0 now than formerly, I must confess for
ouce the name of snake would almost
deprive her of sensation. But her father, her
mother, and myself, have at various times tried
to conquer her silly but deep rooted fears of
VoUlaese reptiles; He nave tried to accustom
2i . .1 T I A . I 1 I
Lier to tne signi 01 mem, ana nave oiten inrown
ticm in her way alter they have been killed
aid then laughed at her screams of terror.'
that is the only way to conquer foolish
pathy, master,' said the wily African. 'In
m .1 t 1 "i . 1
trtcountrv we mus naoiiuate our women cnu-
ariq sights of horror. But a thought strikes
Ijjnegns presents itself of curing her of
Vars. , If you can only be pre-
lewcrifTrdopt it.' And his eye'a were
r a moment lighted up with a gleam of fero-
ous delight. ' We will take the snake home
ith us. But first let us cut of its head. We
annot use to much precaution.'
' .NoWe fellow !' said Iheodore, as he ns
isted Atar Gul to separate the bead of the
erpent from the body.
' It is a female,' whispered Atar (Jul to him
self, ' and the male cannot be far off.'
They proceeded towards Colonel Willis'
habitation the black dragging after him the
bleeding carcase of the serpent. Tbo house
iu which the Colonel resided, like most ofthe
houses iu that climate, consisted of one story
with winss. In one ofthe wni9 was the
beei
shall suffer death. The President ot the
States has approved of that sentence, and
painful duty now rests with me to see it c
ried into effect, You will, therefore ne ia
under the forc-vard, and there hung until
be dead, and may God, in his mtiniie gtx
ness, have mercy upon your soul!
The rope is placed around Iha v,c(n
neck and his arms secured : the cap is drwi
over his bead, and he is shrouded in preei
darkness. A breathless silence prevadestl
multitude, and all await the final order,
pause succeeds. The unearthly slilluw
becoming painful. Suddenly a form isetfci
gliding forward, with measured tread. tej
the Marine officer. He ascends foe
bearing an open paper in his baud, aud en
by the prisoner's side. He orders the Ca
be withdrawn, and reads, "Penning 8
Jiugstou By order ofthe President, yoi
hereby REPRIEVED"
The rope is quickly removed,
cast ofTi aud with a wild cry ofjoy,
aud unspeakable, Billingstou spri
staging of the deck.
faint
touching
AN AFRICAN
Tk ft 1 - r it iViritlin'
lated from a passage in Fose
novel of Atar Gul. The scene is
daloupe. It is only necessary
that Atar Gul is a favorite .slave, 4
nel Willis brought from Africa
ij he
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1
lit-: r.
If k
Col
r?
bed chamber of Marguerite. A piazza in
front of tbe wiudoiv, and a jalousie, screened
the room from the devouring beat of the tropi
cal sun.
Theodore approached! the window ontip-toe
cautiously opened the jalousie, and looked
iu Marguerite was ut there He then took
the serpent from the hands of Atar Gul who.
as K seemed, through an excess ot precau
tion, first bruised the neck ot tbe reptile on
the window frame. Theodore hid the serpent,
whose brilliant hues had already became tar
nished by death beneath the dressing table.
He then retired aud closed the jalousie. As
he turned away, lie met Colouol W illis, who
laughed heartily at the trick Theodore was
playing Marguerite.
The room which was appropriated to Mar
guerite, was truly the asylum of innocence.
The hand of a mother had- beeu there. It
was seen in all the elegant and useful furni
ture which decked the apartment. That little
bed, curtaiued with-white gauze those stuc
coed walls, polished, aud shining as bright as
Imlun ll:li'KIk tH-l ttni-n firwt 1-iKLi ..rn't
nit . 1 . :
-jioiner: mother ! OriMrmniUi'
!y screamed the dyinr wirl.
But a half-suppressed laugh was the only
response to her convulsive cry. The jalousie
was siowiy opened, and Atar Gul looked in
at the window his eyes glaring with malig
nancy and triumph !
Elizabeth! Elizabeth!' said Mrs. Willis.
She answers not perhaps she has fainted
with terror."
'Silly girl!' said the Colonel. "But we
will open the door and see what is the matter.'
Some heavy object lay atraiust the door.
He gave a violent push, and entered the cham
ber, followed by Mrs. Willis and Theodore.
But who can paint the agony of the parents
and the lover when they found they had
stumbled over the dead body of the unfortu
nate marguerite !
When they entered the apartment, the sef
pent was seen to glide out at the window.
DECORATING THE GRAVE WITH
FLO WERS. .
There is a kind of pathos and
tenderness of expression in these sweet and
fragrant emblems of affection, which language
cannot iTactlW wbitb is calculaialJ to
perpetuate a kind of soothing sympathy be
tween the living and the dead. They speak
of cords of love, too strong for even the grave
to break asunder. This practice, no doUbt, 1
gave rise to the ancient custom which pre
vailed in the East of burying in gardens, and
is one which conduces to the gratification of
the best feelings of our nature. It prevailed
generally in and about the Holy City, and
aud also among the Medes, Persiaus, Gre
cians, and Romans. The Persians adopted
it from the Medes the Grecians from the
Persians.- In Rome, persons of distinction
were buried in gardens or fields near the
public roads. Their monuments were deco
rated with chaplets and garlands of flowers
The tomb of Archilles was decorated with
amaranth ; the grave of Sophocles with roses
and ivy ; that of Anacreon with ivy aod
flowrets. Baskets of lilies, vKrlets, and roses,
were placed in the graves of husbands and
wives ; white roses on those of uumarried
females. In Java, the inhabitants scatter
flowers over the bodies of their frieuds: in'
China tbe custom of planting flowers on the
graves of their friends, is of very ancient date
and still prevails. The natives of Surat,
stieW fiesh flowers o"n the graves of tberr
saints every year.
Iu Tripoli, the tombs are decorated1 with'
garlands of roses, of Arabian jessamine, and
myrtle flowers.
Iu Schwytz, a village irt Switzerland, there
is a beautiful little church yard, iu which al
most every grave is covered with pinks.- In
the elegant church yard iu Wirfiu, in t'rie val
ley of Salza, iu Germany, the graves are cov
ed with little oblong boxes, which are planted
with percunieal shrubs, or re'newed with an
nual flowers ; and others are so dressed cm
State of North aaDnpllll ConBt .
Courf of Pleas and Quart er SeTsiT.
. October Term, i842. e"'OB
Henry Hollingsworth, ) . . .
William McGee. vied on Land.
Samuel Houston, "1
vs. - Same.
Same. j
Ha!l,McRea,&co. ) '
vs. Same.
Same; - J
IT appearing In the satisfaction of the Court thai
the defendant, William McGee, is not rcs;;
dent of thta State, or so conceals himself that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him,
it is hereby ordered that publication be made in the
North Carolinian1, it newspaper primed in Fayette
ville, for six weeks; for the said William MjjGee to
appear at tbe next term of the Court of Pleas and
Gluarter Sessions, to be held for said County at the
Court Motiao in Kenansville, on the 3d Monday iri
January next, Ihefi and there to plead or replevy to
aid attachment; otherwise, judgment will be ren
dered against him, and the lands levied on condemn'
ed to sale, to f atisfy tha Plaintiff's demand.
Witness James Dickson. Clerk of said Court it
I Office, the 3d Monday in October, A. D. 13;
"1 j f-yn w a . . 11 I
aim o 111 year Ol American inwpeiwno.
. - JAMES DICKSON. ,
" - 194-6t. -
TAKEN ud and commllfp
berland county, on Saturday tta
the Estate ol loaac Suhvan of A neon 1
age, 5 feet 6 inches high, dark complected, and his
head is getting grey, he has a very smiling courite-
nance when spoken to. He had on when takeri
up a cotton pair of pantaloons, white woolen coat
and wtnte liar, ana was bare-looted. The owner i(
hereby notified to come forward prove property pay
charges and take him away or he will be dealt with
according 10 law
W. L. CALLAIS, Jailor.
Not. 12, 1842. 144-tf
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IUUa.V,UW3 ItlC IIUU UICMIHK 1 (V. .1 U... l..,l f- .1
silken rilw3 ln:il rrn9 nr mnthor nl I J ...
orio iutvelled orM.tti.cxts. in iu,.r.l t -cui K""ra)
j - ,
nose trifling things, which are so dear to
though
by the
Si
It
that eatable
e
o-
ears
before the eveut described is sbopal to
have taken place. Atar Gul always n:crred
faithful to his ma-ter, and grateful firbimtf
ness to him but in secret, he bmodfovef
the loss of his liberty, and resolved to Ueep
ly revenged. Smiles shone on 3us uute
nance, but deadly hatred rankled Ju hjeart.
When Atar Gul reached the s irhif the
mountain, the sun had already riio, d the
lofty heights of La Sauffi ierei Arc their
shades to a great distance acroif'jhe alleys
below. As he was about eutcril ioa sort
of dell, formed of. huge blocks.tof ranite,
which seemed to have been fantaptica heap
ed up around, he heard a fearful
stopped short It was the sharp
pent. He soon after heard
wings over his head, and on lod
saw one of those large birds, ca
ries, or Man of War Birds, corn
cal climates, which having alrefjv escried
soui, and
iissia ser-
therJlapnc of
Jtngup, he
;ed fecreta-
ioni tropi-
tles n the
Btiul prey
le Keriori-
glidng to
siitr aware
the apidity
hat are gone his garments torn, but, under
his arm, the deluded wretch still hugs a bottle
of rum. As he approaches the boat he makes
a halt. "Hurry aboard,"" cried Hurpiu, 'or
I shall leave you." "I'll see you d d first,
was tbe-reply I'm not going aboard," The !
words were scarcely uttered wheu Harpin
sprang to the shore, and endeavored to seize
him. Billingston wrenched free from his
grasp, and drew his sheath knife. "Touch
me now, sir," he exclaimed in a savage tone,
"and I will stab you to the heart." Regard
less of the threat, the brave youngster closed
with him. The miscreant raised his arm for
the blow, but ere the knife could descend,
several of the boat's crew were upon him, the
kuife wrenched from his grasp, and he was
thrown violently to the ground.
"Now carry him to the launch," said Har
pin calmly, "and lash him down to a thwart."
Billingst. n struggled violently to free him
self he foamed, he raved, he yelled with im
potent rage. The air was filled with his im
precations. He was speedily overcome,
lashed down and secured.
Three mouths have rolled by, and Billings
tou, meantime, on the grave charge of mutiny
and drawing upon his superior officer, has
been arraigned before a Court-Martial, which,
after a patient hearing, lias condemned him
to death.
Through the crowded vista of a few short,
but ill spent years, his thoughts wander back
to the scenes of his childhood. Again he
beholds a fond mother encircling him, her
treasured boy, in her warm embrace. Sisters
and brorheis gambol on the green lawn, his
playmates gather around. All then was in
nocence and peace
skin,
Id and
the serpent, was making large c
air, but approaching nearer his
every moment.
The serpent seemed aware of
ty ot his force, aud was raptdl
wardsahis den, when the bird, app:
ot his intention, descended wit
of lightning, and alighted in his pth, nd with
his large wings, which were tcrrrrinatd with
a bony proturberance, and which sered him
both as a war club and a shield, be ebctually
prevented the retreat of the venpnryisreptile,
The serpent now become emu! Vmd the
beautiful and variegat
sparkled in tn Sll
p.nure. II13 head
raro aud venom
tongue, and filled t! ..ir with hi
1 no nuge niru extended one Ihwmss
and with a longing eye on the1?f?Pf ad
vanced to the conflict, but his WnAr anVouist
watched his movements, and witli qu mo
tions of his body to therifiht and lolfe left,
evaded his attacks, until findin Hs f ode of
warfare would not long avail himlnW length
darted at tbe bud, and vainly attempt tn fix
his poisonous fangs i0 his bodv, attf crush
him in his folds. But the Secretaivj caught
...... i uii ciaws, and w tu t turious
mow 01 nis peak tractured his scull
nnnt c'lViirrrrlcwl i .
but resistance was useless-and h!
MitHcnea ineiess beloje bis victor
pd colors
w"vxr'.fiuiM :
-b ud -1 J
The longer he meditates, the
greater
be-
1'hc ser-
ents
as soon
enemy.
the fruit
ket was
But ere the bird had time toenj.J
of his victory, the report of a id
heard,- and Ihe Secretary ia h;s Ml 'ay dead
ov tne s-wpt his venomous antag- Atar
Uul turrWThis head, aud saw The4l""e stand
ing on a rock above hini with a HinS Piece
in his hand. 1
Well, Atar Gul,' said the f iuinan, slid
mg down from the summit of thck, ' wa:
was
not that well done.'
It was a good shot, mast-i-h I am sor
ry you have killed the birdi$br sc Secre
taries wage war with the venon-?"3 serpent
with which our mountains aie inB-' Aud
the black pointed to the deth rfriliw which
was seven or eight feotlonf on four or five
inches in diameter. .V
A1:
1. exclaimed TM,
-I
regret
it
a young girl, whispered a tale of Innocence,
Love and Happiness.
The door opened, and Marguerite entered"
She seated herself before her dressing fable
but she saw not the reptile beneath it.
While she arranged her hair, and essayed a
rilboii,- which1 Theodore had piaised, she sang
the soug which she had been taught by her
rover.-
To-cfoy,' soliloquized the lovely girl, I
mast try to appear as beautitul as possible.
To-morrow I shalt belong to another. O
Theodore With' what devotion be loves
me. Nothing- on earth can add to my hap
piness.
She approached so1 near the glass to judge
of the effect of Ihe ribbon, that her breath tar
nished the brilliant surface of the miiror
then with her finger she playfully and smil
ingly traced upon the glass the name ot
Theodore.
A slight noise from the winc'o.v d vakedhef
from the delicious reverie. She turned to
wards it, blushing lest her dearest secret had
been discovered. But the paleness of death
instantly came over her features. She con
vulsively threw her -hands before her, and tried
to rise but she could not. Her trembling
limbs refused to sustain her, and she fell back
into her chair. The unhappy girl saw peer
iug through the jalousie the head of an en or
mous serpent.
In a moment he was lost among the flow
ers, which were tastily arranged before the
window. His disappearance gave new
strength to Marguerite, who rushed towards
the door, which opened . into the gallery,
screaming, 'Help! mother, mother, help!
Here is a monstrous serpent '
But her parc.uts and her lover held the door
de and laughed at what they conceived
bcr imaginary tears. iell done, my
gitl,' said Colonel Willis, 'cannot you scream
a little louder? The snake will not eat you,
I'll engage poor little thing ! How fright
encd she appears to be !'
Marguerite I am ashamed of you,' said
her mother. 'T.be serpent will not huit you
It is dead.'
But her cries contiuued.
'My dear Marguerite,' said Theodore,
' don't be alarmed. I put it there myself
and you shall give me a kiss for my pains
sweet ffirl."
Meanwhile the hideous monster left the
flowers and glided into the room,
ite, finding her cries for assistance
uttered a loud shriek, and fell senseless on
the floor. The serpent raised its bead, and
fbra moment seemed to be reconnoitaringt he
apartment. But when it saw its companion
dead on the floor, its eyes absolutely sparkled
with rage. It sent forth a loud and long hiss,
and advanced towards the unfortunate girl.
With a rapidity almost inconceivable, the
hideous reptile twined itself around the graceful
limbs and sylph-like form of Marguerite. Its
cold and slimy neck rested against the snowy
bosom of its victim, and there it fastened its
venomous fangs.
The hapless girl, restored, to consciousness
by the agonizing pain of Ihe wound, opened
ber eyes but the first obiect which met her
view, was the horrid head ofthe reptile, swol
len with rage its eyes (lashing with-fire and
its open mauth displaying its crooked aud
deadly fangs.
are nine vases nueu wun
water, 111 which the flowers are preserved
fresh. Children are often seen thus dressing
ihe graves of their mothers aod mothers
wreathirg garlands for the graves of their
children.
A late traveller, 00 going eatTy in ffre motn-
in into one of the church yards 111 the vil
lage of VrirfhT, saw six or seven4 persons
decorating the graves of their friends,- end
of some who had been- buried twenty Vears.
What a delightful and profitable school fotr
the affections, would such scenes afford the
visitors ofthe New Haven Cemetery? This
custom also prevails in Scotland, mid" hi
North and South Wales. An epitaph there,
says :
"The village maidens to her grave shall bring
The fragrant garland, each n uirning spring,
Selected sweets! in euiMem of lh muil.
Who underneath this hallowed turf is laid."
In Wales, children have snow drops, prim-
a ill I H al
roses, violets, nazei-Dioom ana sauow 010s
soms on their graves. Persons of mature
years, have tansy, box, and rue. Iu South
ales, no flowers are permitted to be planted
on graves but ihose which are sweet-scented.
Pink, polyanthus, sweet williams, gilliflowers,
carnations, mignionette, thyme, hyssop,
camomile, and rosemary, are used. The red
roses are appropriated to the graves of good
and benevolent persons.
In Easfer week, most graves are newly
dressed, and manured, with fresh earth. In
Whitsuntide holy days, they are again dressed,
weeded, and it necessary, replanted. ISO
person ever breaks or disturbs flowers thus
. a. m .1
planted. It is considered sacrilege. 10 tne
shame of some depraved wretches, I saw evi
dence that it is not so iu New-Haven,
In Cabul, burying grounds are held la great
veneration, aud called Oiies qj me auem.
The Jews called them Houses of the Dead.
The F.gvptians visited the graves of their
friends twice a week, aud strewed sweet bazil
on them, mid do ii this day.
While the custom oi decorating graves and
grave-yards with flowers, and ornamental
irons and shrubs, has prevaiten so mug anu
extensively among ancient and modern civil-
ized natious, somo ot Ihe American aborigines
will not permit a weed or blade of grass, nor
any other vegetables, to grow upon the graves
of their f iends. With few exceptions, there
has hitherto been iu our country, a strange
remissness on this subject which would sur
prise the heathen. Graves and Church-yards
are left to the course of gradual dilapidations
tram of
ium
Marizucr- and decay, which ever follows in the train
of no avail, moral jlegradation!.Vetr Haven Palladia
State of North Carolina Iupliu County.
Cour 0 Pleas and iJuarter oesnons
October, Term, 1842.
Ann McGee, ) Petition for
vs. r
ITnra itt T-w ..f Ttios. McGee.
IT appearing t the satisfaction of the Oonrl, inai
W iltiam iYlcioree, one 01 tne aeienaania in imo
is not. ao inhabitant of this State, or so conceals
l,i.nEir ihnl thn nrrlin.rl nmrpi of L.BW cannot I'C
served upon him, it is theretore ordered urtrt pablr
cation be made for six weeks in ihe iNorth Caroli
nian, a newspaper printed in Fay:ttcville, notify
ing the said William McGee, to appear at the next
term of the Court of Pleas and Cluarter Sessions to
beheld for said county at the Cort House rn ivl-
nansville, on the 3d Monday m January
i.i . 1 1 -.rwiriT or demur. 10
said
Petition; otherwise, tne same win H'
confes3o,againnhim,anda writ of Dower issue
to lay otTthe Dower as prayed for.
Witness James Dickson, Clerk of said Conrt at
OIHce, the 3d Monday in October, A. D. 1842, and
67th year of American Independence.
191-Bt. j au w munoUiJI .
MUSIC.
MISS LAURA SMITH will give Lessons
on the Piano at her mother's residence, f n the hiUM
recently occupied by Mrs. Gauze, on Hnymount:
commencing on Monday the 21st, inst., or sooner.
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