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Song of Ihc Spirit of Poverty.
BY ELIZA COOK.
A son":, a song, for the beldame Qiic,c.n,
A Queen that the world knows well,
Whose portal of state is the workhouse gate,
And throne the prison cell.
I have been crown'd in every land.
With nightshade stcep'd in tears,
I've a dog-gnawn bone for my sceptre wand
Which the proudest mortal fenrs.
No
gem I wear in my tangle
No golden vest I own;
d hair,
No radiant glow tints cheek or brow,
Yet say, who dares my frown?
Oh, I am Queen of a ghxstly court,
And tyrant sway I hold,
Daitirig human hearts for my royal sport
With the bloodhounds of f lunger and Cold.
My power can change tho purvst clay
From its first and beautiful mould,
Till it hideth from the face of day,
Too hideous to behold.
Mark. ye the wretch, has cloven and cleft
The skull of a lonely one,
And quail'd not at purpling his blade to the heft,
To make sure that the deed wan done.
Fair seeds were sown in his infant breast,
That held goodly blossom and fruit,
But I trampled them down Man did the rest
And God's image grew into tho brute.
I Ie hath been driven, and hunted, and scourged
For the sin I bade him do,
He hath wrought the lawless work I urged
Till blood scem'd fair to his view. -
I shriek with delight to see him bedight
In fetters that chink and gleam,
'IIe is mine," I shout as they lead him out
From the dungeon to the beam.
See the lean boy clutch his rough-hewn crutch, '
With limbs all warp'd qnd worn, I
While he hurries along through a noisy throng,
' The theme of their gibing scorn.
Wealth and Gare would have rear'd him straight
Aa, the J&wering joiounuun j)ine ..
Gut I nursed him in that halting gait,
And wither'd his marrowless spine.
Pain may he heard on a downy bed,
Heaving; the groan of despair, .
For Suffering shuns not the diadem'd head
And abideth everywhere.
But the shorten'd breath and parching lip
Are watch'd by many a eye,
And there is balmy drink to sip,
And tender hands to ply.
Come, come with me, and you shall see
What a child of mine can bear,
Where squalid shadows thicken the light
And foulness taints tho air.
lie lieth alone to gasp and moan.
While the cancer eats his flesh,
With the old rags festering on his wound,
For none will give Jiim fresnT
Oh, carry him forth in a blanket robe,
The lazar-honse is nigh,
The careless hand shall cut and probe,
And strangers see him die.
Where's the escutcheon of blazon 'd worth?
Who is heir to the famed rich man?
I la! ha! he is mine dig a hole in the earth, 'i
And hide him as soon as ye can.
Oil, I am Queen of a ghastly court,
And the handmaids that I keep,
Are such phantom things as Fever brings
To haunt the fitful sleep.
See, see, they come in haggard train,
With jagg d and matted locks mane,
Hanging round them as rough as the wildsteed's
Or the black weed on the rocks. .
They come with broad and horny palms,
Tney come in maniac guise,
With angled chins and yellow skins,
And hollow staring eyes. ;
They come to be girded with leather and link,
And away at my bidding they go,
To toil where the 'soulless beast would shrink,
In the deep, damp caverns below.
Daughters of Beauty they like ye, .
Arc of gentle wonlnnkuid, '
And wonder not if little there be,
. Of angel form aud mind.
if I'd held your chocks by as close a pinch, .
Would that flourishing rose be found?
If I'd doled you a crust out, inch by inch,
Would your arms have been so round?
Oh, I am Queen with a de3pot rule,
That crushes to the dust; - ,
The laws I deal bear no appeal, '
Though ruthless and unjust.
I deaden the bosom and darken the brain, '
With the might of the demon's skill; j
The heart may struggle, but struggle in vain,
As I grapple it harder etill. ,
Oh. come with me, andyc shall sec
I low well I befrin the dav.
For I'll hie to the hungriest slave I have,
And shutch Ins loaf avay. v ;
.. Oh, come' with me and ye shall rpc;
. - How nmny sMPiic);iiHS,M ,rv,.,...I'
, JLLw.I order the.graves without 'a. stone,. , J
And the roffuui without a pnli.- ; ; " ',
.Then a sot
!;'3ArQjiee
'--Finy'pcl Ttf
THE
A
T H E I
Heathen Cotemporaries.
CHnuSULOblCAL TABLE,
Showing, ut ou? the period in which the Sacred
Writers lloucixheo, 'he most celebrated of the Hea
then Poet!!, Historian, 0'"". ttIlJ Phikwophcm, con
iemporary wilirtTu 111; compiled from Wort, of Dr. En
fold, Dr. Adura Clarke, and otri.
u. c.
WRITERS.
XV,.
!o;s.
i'licre ia no l'ugan writer that cat,
le traced nearly to the nije of
this fiacred historian and legis
lator. XII.
aimiel the
Orpheus Miis.tus, and Linus, are
prophet, j
placed py nome in thin century,
but on very doubtful authority,
XL
David.
Solomon.
Homer, the father of ( ,rcek poetry.
Jciod, port. Some iilaco him
before Homer.
X.
IX.
Lycnrpii!', the Himrtan legislaiir.
Jonah.
Zoroaster, Chaldran philosojihcr.
Amos. -Hosca.
Isaiah.
JocL
VIII.
Micah.
Romulus, founder and fitat King
of Home.
Nahura.
Zephaniah.
.N uma Pompilius, second King of
Koine.
VII.
Thaleg, chief .pf the neve n Paijeg
..Jeremiah.
of iitetce, and founder of the
Ionic philosophy.
Habakkuk.
Epimenides, of Crete, philosopher
!
; Daniel.
j
Oiualinli.
jEwkiel.
lEzra.
t
Flnggni.
and rt.
VI.
Solon, lettislator of Athenti, and
one of Iho seven Greek tSagcu.
Mappho, (ircek fi'inale poet.
AnacharKix, Scythian philosopher.
t.op, nirygtnn philooopher, and
celebrated fabulist.
Pythnponw, founder of the Pytha
gorean philosophy. " '
Hrraclitu, a Pythagorean pbiloso
; phcr, of atlicisueal onncipleo,
and of bo melancholy a turn that
lie was called " the weeping phi
losopher." Democritus, the laughing philoso
pher, who made a jest of every
thing.
Anacreon, a beautiful but licenti
ous Greek poet.
Herodotus, of Haticaraamus, the
Cither of history among the
Cireeka,
Pindar, of Thebes, the prince of
Ivrie noftU.
Zecboriah.
Nchcmiah.
V.
Malachi
Cato, of L'tica, Roman patriot and
stoic ptulosopheri but who en
ded hi day by suicide.
Thucydtdcs, Greek historian of the
I'eloponnesian war.
.Esehyluf, Euripides, and Sopho
cles, three celebrated Greek tra
gic poets.
IV.
Socrates, a celebrated moral phi-
1 losophrr, and pronounced, by
the Oracle, the wisest man in.
Greece, was iniquitiously con
demned, and poisoned in the
- first-year of this eentur y7-"-
Plato, founder, of the Platonic phi
losophy, and Aenophon, ceC'
hratcd general, philosopher, and j
Zra.es; P '
Aristotle, called the prince of phi-',
losophcrs and critics, and chief
Demosthenes, the prince of Greek !
orators. ,
Isocrates and Machines, two other 1
eminent Greek orators.
afocRtfbal 1 1 ueophratus, disciple of Aristotle,
wKiteBs. and writer on natural hUtorv.
III.
Jesus,' the sonlTlieocrilus, father of the Greek
of Sirach, au- pastoral poetry.
thor of Eccle- Calhmachua of Oyrenc, emment
aiasticus. ureek elegiac poet,
Manetho, ancient Egyptian histo
rian. ,
Epicurus, founder of tlie Epicuri-
ii n piuiiwopiiy, rounded on the
love of sensual pleasures.
Zeno, of Cyprus, founder of the
stoic philosophy.
Pyrrho, founder of tho sceptical
philosophy which doubts every
thins.i .
Archinmles, of Syracuse, and Eu
clid, of Alexandria, celebrated
mathematicians. t
Polybins, Greek historian, and au
thor of universal history of his
own times. -
iTerence, Latin dramatic Toct
John HyTca-IQuintilian, Roman lawyer, rlieto-
nus, . reputed rician and orator.
author of the.Lucrcrius, Roman philosopher and
1st llook oil poet, but atheistical.
Maccabees. Virgil, the prince of Latin poets.
n.
i.
author of the .Encid.
Horace, a pleasant, elegant, and
witty Latin poet.
Tibullui, an elegiac Latin poet,
usually published with Catullus
and Propcrtius.
Ovid, a popular Latin poet, of ve
ry licentious-character. ,
Cicero, prince of Roman orators.
Cornelius Ncpos, the Latin biogra
pher of O reek and Koman ge
nerals. DiodorusSiculus,of Scicily, author
of a tmvorsal History.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Latin
histonan and critic, author of
ciiiusTiAifj Koman Antiquities.
ixt bt writers, oeneca, iiuor.io lero, and a ctlc-
I. Evangelists oil bruted moral writer.
aftkr Aposiies. iivy, iiisioriiin, author ol the eel-,
iihist, apostolic ebrated Koman Historjv
or ' Fathers. Plutarch, celebrated Koman histo-
A. D- Uarnabas, sup- nan and biographer.
poh'dtobethe'Phadrus, Latin poet and fuhulUt.
Apostle. Ptraho, Ureek philosopher, geogm-
Clem-nt of plier, and historian. '
liome, eomi- Perseus, a Roman knight, latin
anion ot M. satirical roet.
Paul. ' Lucan, a celebrated Latin po"t,
Hermas, autli- put to death by Aero.
or ot " i he Liucian, urccK critic ana saunsi,
l'aslor.
JEWISH
-WRITERS.
Pliiiy,' the rider, lawyer and natu
ral philosopher, and author ol a
celebrated Natural History. .
Joseph us.
Juvenal, a celebrated Roman sa-
- tiri.'t. , '
Tacitus, Roman historian,'the first
statesman and orator of his age.
Martial, eminent Roman cpigrqm-
TOatUt. . -" "'
Slatius, Latin epic poet. - ' .
IM, Chrysostoir, eminent Rpmaa
'. orator. : '
'Jn ailf'.mMt Wtalk ith bur pa4"lifiifl,,.-;;''.'.''.'
.-A'imI,' ask i heni" wliS w por j'' uygRMy: tjwi'i;:
Ami how they rtiiglrl hive v.vmordj-l(ioinf new.,.--ttnwcr,fort
what weU 4frpene altp5ri
$fsfiiti)$-bf3$t otj-w bwt fet"ttry!r
AUROR.V.
Aurora was lamenting among the gods that she,
who was so much praised by mankind, was so
little loved and sought after by them ; and least
of oil by those who sang of her and praised her
most.
"Grieve not at thy fate," said the goddess of
wisdom; "is not mine the same? And consider,
top," continued she, " who are those that neglect
thee, and for what rivals they desert thee. Be
hold how, whilst thou art passing by, they lie ha
ricd in the arms of sleep, and waste away body
nd soul. Besides, hast thou not friends, hast
thou iiC't votaries enough? All creation honors
thee; nil the powers awake, and deck themselves
in thy rosy ht, i',: now bridal beauty. The
choir of birds welcomes the; each contrives eoini
new device, to hail thy brief visits. 'l'nc indus
trious husbandman, the studious sage, do ot neg
lect thee; they drink froin the cup which thou
profferest, health and ftrength, quiet and long
life, doubly welcome in that they enjoy thee, un
disturbed by the noisy rout of sleeping fools.'
Dost thou deem it little happiness to be beloved,
and be unapproached by the multitude? 'Tis tho
highest pleasure to love among gods and men."
Aurora blushed at her groundless complaints,
and every fair one, who is pure and innocent like
lier, desires the same good fortune for herself.
From the French.
THE BEGGAK.
Not long since an old beggar named James was
in the dai ly habit of placing himself at the princi
pal gate of a church in Paris. Hjs manner, tone
and language, showed that he had received an
education far superior to that which is the ordina
ry lot of poverty. , Under his rags, which were
worn with a certain dignity, shone a still livelier re
coller.uon of a more elevated condition. This beg
gar also enjoyed great authority among tlio paQ-
pcrs belonging to the parish. His kindness, his
impartiality in distributing alms among his fellow
paupers, his zeal in appeasing their quarrels, had
earned for him well merited respect. Yet his
lifo and misfortunes were a complete mystery to
his most intimate comrades, as well as to the per
sons attached to the parish. Every morning for
twenty-five years, he regularly came and sat down
at the same place. People were so t accustomed
to sec him there, that he made, as it were, part of
the furniture of the porch ; yet, none of ids fellow
beggars could relate the least particular of his life.
j Only one thmg.was known, .ftunefl neTcy
lus foot in the church, and yet he was catholic-
At-the time of the religious services, when thesa-
cred dome resounded, with hymns of devotion, when
inccnse' ascending above the altar, with the vows
of the faithful towards heaven, when the grave and
melodious sound of the organ swelled the solemn
chorus of the assembled christians, the beggar felt
himself imnelled to mincle his nravers with thnso
,,, , , . ..,u j ..j .k
he contemplated from without the solemnity whibh
thehouseof God presented. The sparkling reflection
of the light through the gothic windows, the shades
of the pillars, which had stood there for ages, like a
symbol of the eternity of religion, tho profound
charm attached to the gloomy aspect of the church;
rvery thing inspired the beggar with invrJimiary
admiration. Tears were sometimes perceived to
trickle down his wrinkled face ; some great mis
fortune, or some profound remorse seemed to ag
itate his soul. In the primitive times ofthe church
he might have" Dcenlakcn ToFapelif Tfuninal
condemned to banish himself from the assembly
of the faithful, and to pass, like a shade, thro' the
midst of the faithful.
A clergyman repaired every day to that church
to celebrate mass. Descended from one of the an
cient families in France, possessed of an immense
fortune, he found a joy in bestowing abundant alms.
Tho beggar had become the object of a sort of af
fection, and every morning the Abbe Paulin de
Saint C : , accompanied with benevolent
vvords his charity, which had bccomci a daily in
come. One day James did not appear at the usual hour.
The Abbe Pauliii, elesirous of not losing this op
portunity for his charity, sought the dwelling of tho
beggar, and found the old man lying sick on a
coucL The eyes of the clergyman were smitten
with the luxury and the misery which- appeared
in the furniture of that habitation. A magnificent
gold watch was suspended over the miserable
bolster; two pictures, richly framed, and covered
with crape, were placed on a white-washed wall ; :
a crucifix in ivory of beautiful workmanship, was
hanging at the feet ofthe sick man; an antiqua
ted chair with gothic carving's, and nmong a few
worn out books lay a mass boolc, with silver clasps ;
all the remainder ofthe furniture announced fright
ful misery. The presence of the priest revived
the o)d man, nnd with an accent full of gratitude
the latter cried out-
"M. Abbe, you arc then kind enough to remem
ber nh unhappy man ?" , i ' .
"My friend," repliedjI Paulin, "n priest for-
gets none but the happy ones; I come to inquire
whether you want any assistance."
"I Want nothing," answered the beggar, "my
death is approaching; my cdnscience alohe is not
;yw"seience'r have you any great fault to
rxpiate? , ;, . ,
'".'"A f'rime", an enormpus crime, a crime for which
iryjvioe,h pxpia1
"A crime beyond pardon ! there does not exist been, but how powerless ! M. Abbe, do you be
any ! The divine mercy is greater than all the lieve I can hope pardon from God ?"
crimes of man." "My son,'" replied the Abbe, "your crime no
"But a criminal, polluted with the most horrible doubt is frightful : the circumstances of it are a-
crirhe, what has he to hope for pardon ? There is trocious. Orphans who were deprived of their
none for me." parents by the revolution, understand better than
"Yes there is," cried out the priest with enthu- nny one cSe, all the bitterness of the anguish'suf-
siasm, "to doubt it would be a more horrible bias- ft.rcd by your victims ! A whole life passed in
phemy than your very crime itself. Religion ,cars is not toomuch for the expiation of -such a
stretches out her arms to repentance. James, crjme. Yet the treasures of divine mercy arc im-
if your repentance is sincere, implore the divine mense. Relying on your repentance, and fujl of
goodness ; it will not abandon you. Make your confidence in the inexhauslabje gooodnvss of God,
confession." I think I can assure you of his pardon."
Thereupon the priest uncovered hinwlf, and The priest then rose up. The beggar, as if an-
after pronouncing the sublime words, which open imated by a new life, gf out of bed and knelt
to the penitent the gates of heaven, he listened to down. The Abbe Paulin de Saint C. was going
'Aeggar. to pronounce the powerful wcrdj vhirh bind cr
Ine son of a poor farmer, honored with the i .v r i .i i j
. , ,. ' , ' loosen the sins of man, when the beggarcned out:
aflection oraiamily of high rank, whose fafids mv 4l-p,v , r t - i i
r . . . f . " " Father wait ! before I receive God s pardon,
lather cultivated, I was from my infancy welcom- i , , . j r , r c t i
, . . - " 1 mo Sct ri iruit of my crimes. Take
cd at the castle of my masters. I Vstmed to be a .i i . . ,. .. J , ,
r,a,Aa, i . ...i, i. - e.i. r t these olIccts .fcIUhew, distribute the pnetio the
valet-de-chambre to the heir of the family, the ed- . t i- i . ' . . J ,
, ., ' poor. In his hasty movements, the becgar
ucat.on they gaye me, my rapid progressan study, snatchcd n;ray c C0V(?rcd th
and tne uCnCTrffSW of my masters, changed my pictures- VMi , hc.bchoja the au.
condition : I was raised to the rankoi a secretary. gugt jmages 0f my mastCrs !"
I was just turned of twenty-live years of age, when At the g; - Abbe Paulhl.de St. C. let
the revoution first broke out in France; my mind these words escape :- My father! my mother 1"
was easily seduced by reading the newspapers of ImmediateIy the remembrance of that horrible
that penodrmy ambition made me tired of my j catastrophe) lhe prescnce 0f the assassin, the sight
precarious situation. I conceived the project of ; of lhoge oljectSi seizcd the ?ou, ofthe ii8tf
abandoning for ithe camp the castle which hnd ' a u- . i u r n
, b , , 1 , . . , " and yielding to an unexpected emotion, he fell
been the asylum of my youth. Had I followed on a c,mir His head leaning on his hands, he
that first impulse, ingratitude would have saved . shed abundam tcarg . Q d W()Und had d
me from a crime. 1 he fury of the revolutionists afrcsh his heart
soon spread through the province.; mymasters, j The h 0X'eipmveTcit not dari t0 llft
fearing to be arrested in thcr castle, dismissed hia looks on th(J SQn rf his on the
all their servants. A sum of money was realized . j j , ... ,
., ' I and angry judge, who owed him vengeance rath-
m haste, and selecting from among their rich fur- .t 4 n i i e . i 7 i i
, . S cr than pardon, rolled himself at his feet, bedew-
niture a few articles, precious for family recollec- . , j r , i
, . . r . i ; i . , . cd them with tears, and repeated in a tone of de-
tion, they went to Pans to seek an asylum in the '
, . - , i, . sPa'r " My master ! my master L
crowd, and find repose mthe obscurity of their i rn j. , , ,.
, ii- mi ju , . , The priest endeavored, without looking at him,
dwelling I, followed them as a child I of the .Louse, j t0 clicck his grief. The beggar cried out :
i error reigned unconlrolieu turoCU:
ana noooay Knew me piace oi concealment army wretch , M Abb(J dispose 0f my life ! What
masters. Inscribed on the list of emigrants, con- J mug j d0to avenge you f" -fiscalion
had soon devoured their property; but it Aven(re me r repi;ed the priest, recalled to
was nutiung w mem, Ior mcy were logemcr, iran-
quil and unknown. Animated by a lively faith
in providence, they livedTn the expectation of bet
ter times. Vain hone ! The only person who
could reveal their retreat, and snatch them from
their asylqm, had the baseness to denounce them, i
This informer is myself. The father, the mother, I
r... j v,.,-. : i j : !
HdOTS:t?I.oftenie
together into a dungeon, and delivered up to the
horrors ot captivity. Their trial commenced.
Aiic iiivni iiivuiuus uii:u:ui.c3 wens tllC'll SUIIICICIU i.
, . , , -' "wtlH, J -
to condemn tho innocent; yet the public accuser
.. . - . ' J . ' w' ttl"VUBl-1!
could hardly find one mot.ve of prosecution a-.
gainst that noble and virtuous family. A man ;
was found, who was the confident of their secrets
and their most intimate thoughts; he magnified ,
ti . r.:..i . .i m .. .
the most simple circumstances of their lives into
guilt, and invented the frivolous crime of conspi- i
racy. This calumniator; this false witness, I ani j
. . ..... .
he. The fatal sentence of death was passed tmon
tho whole family, except the young son an unhap
py orphan, destined to weep the loss of all his
kindred, and torjirse his assassin, if he ever knew
liiin. Resigned, and finding consolation in their-
virtues, that unfortunate family expected death in
prison. A mistake took place in tho order of the
executions. The day appointed for theirs, passed
over, and if nobody had meddled with it, they
would have escaped the sca3ul u7Tt "TeTng the'evo
ofthe ninth of Thermidor-
A man, impatient to enrich himself with their
spoils, repaired, to the revolutionary tribunal, caus.
cd lhe erroito-beiectified -his zeal was reward
ed with a diploma of civism. The order for their
execution was delivered immediately, and on that
very evening the frightful justice of those times
had its course. The wicked informer, I am lie.
At the close' ofthe day, by torchlight, the fatal cart
transpoi ted that family todeath ! The father, with
the impress of profound' sorrow on his brows pres
sed in his arms his two youngest daughters : the
mother a heroic and christian like woman, did the
same with the two eldest ; and all mingling their
recollections, their tears and their hopes, were re
peating their funeral prayers. They did not even
utter the riamc of their assassin., And it was late,
the execution. Little accustomed to the horrible
work, the valet, on the way, begged tho assistance
of a passer by.- The latter, consented to help him
in his ignoble function. This" m .in is myself.
The reward of so many crimes was a stun of three
thousand francs in, gold ; and' the precious articles
still deposited here around me, are the witnesses
of my guilt. . , ' '
After I had committed this crime, I tried to bury
the recollect jonW it in debauchery; the gold ob
tained by my infamous conduct was hardly spent,
when remorse took possession of my soul. No
project, no enterprise, nolabor of mine, was crown
ed with success. I became poor and infirm.
Charity allowed me n privileged place nt the gate
ofthe church, vlierr have passed-so rnany years.
The remembrance of .my crime was overwhelm
ing ; so poignant, that despnirmg of -divine good
ness I never dared implpro the consolation of reli
gion, nor enter the church.. The alms 1 received,
yours especially, M, TAljbeaSef 'mrito"''!!''
sum equal to that I stole from my former masters : ,
here it is- The objects of luxury yotimnrk in
fiy!:6om
Veiled bbrtraltsf, were ',Take-frpm;: lay ViHiifts-i
WA: now long ..mut.-prffiflgi
-y-i am an assassin, a monster, an infamous-
i, weTf iv these words' avcn?e me. unhappy
man l"
"Was I not right in saying that crime was
beyond pajdon ? I knew it well, that religion it
self would repulse me. Repentance wi.'l avail
nothing to a- criminal of so deep a dye ; there is
no forgiveness for me no more pardon-r-no for-
accent, reached to the soul of the priest, his mits-
Rinn mwl hia jlntioQ --rFI,rfh-tMyfv1. lwfiv.fm filial
..-ob
c j.i ! . r
grief andtheexerascof his sacred functions ceas-
j- j-.i h ljc
ed immediately. Human weaJL-ess-had for a
moment chimed (hc tcar, of ,he ttuicn 8on.
ftci;gjon tnen slirred the soul of the .servant of
God Th(? iost tQok holJ of the hig
i,,,,;,. whlVi, h ,,. -tl .ho
j hands of this unhappy man, and presenting it u?
lhe bcr,garjie 5aid
..
iion .
in the strong accents of emo-
" Christian, is your repentance sincere ?"
"Yes." .
" Is youf crime the object of profound horror ?"
"Yes."
" n Our God immolated on this cross by men,
grants you pardon ! , Finish your confession."
Then the priest with one hand uplifted over
the beggar, holding in the other tho sign of ur
redemption, had the divine mercy- descend on
the. assassin of his whole family !
' " With his face against the earth the beggar re
mained immovable at the priest's feet. The lat
ter stretched out his hand to raise him up he
was no more ! N. Y. Mirror.
A SONG.
BY ELIZABETH B. BARRETT.
" Yes I" I answered you last night
"No!" this morning, sir, I say
Colors seen by' candle light
Cannot be the same by day.
When the tabors played their best,
Ani the dancers were not slow,
" Love mo" sounded like a jest.
Fit for " yes," or fit for " no."
Thus, the sin is on us both ;
Was. the dance a time to woo ?
Wooer. light makes fickle truth,
, Scorn of mc recoils on yoih ,
Learn o win a lady's faith
Nobly, as the thing is higlir ,
Bravely as if fronting death
With a virtuous gravity.
Iicad her from the painteiT'ftoards
Point her to the starry skies '
Guard her by her truthful words,
Purc'from courtship's (latterie?.
By your truth she shall be true,
Lver trlie as wives of yore,
And her "yes," once said to you
Shall be yes for evermore.
A EKAiTirtL Sentiment. The following cx-
tract is from the speech of Hon. John W
Dana,
President of tho Senate of Maine, at tho close of
the lcgislntiveession. ...
1 " Senators,, we af5 about to separate proha
bly never' lilt fb'meet fig
lives" be. such' that wo may be a HoWed to re-ns-semllle
in tharfralm
will have "ceased trt require human Icgisktiotr : '
From a Foreign Journal.
PETER THE GREAT.
More than dramatic horrors, studied carefully,
prepared with deliberation, arc cqnnected with
the reign of .Peter the Great. If we acquit him
of the murder of his son, still enough, remains a
gainst him to prove that he was the most horrible
monster that ever wore the human form. To es
tablish a character for vigor, he deemed cruelty
necessary, and rejoiced in the opportunities affor
ded him for inflicting it. His effort's to crento fl
navy, and otherwise to elevate Russia in the scale
of nations, have already shed on his name a por
tion of that glury. which, since- he sunk into the
grave has dazzled the eyes of most observers and
caused his enormities to be in a great measure
forgotten; he was looked up to with wonder,
when the Strelitz, a powerful military body who
were discontented with the changes they witness
ed, seeing him move among, them Jikfe jnn-Dlslu)a-
ry individual, lost all that awe for him which ma
jesty should inspire. Their dissatisfaction fn-
creased, nnd nt length they determined to assas
sinate the Czar. To accomplish their object it
was resolved to fire Moscow and when Peter v
should appear in the streets to give directions for
checking the conflagration, they persuaded them
selves it would be an.easy thing, amidst the con
fusion which must prevail, to deprive the mon
arch of his life. .
One of the leaders of the Strelitz was named
Sukanin, and it was at his house the conspirators
met, from time to time to plan the assassination of
Peter, and the destruction of the officers,nnd for
eign soldiers who were attached to him. The
night on which this fearful trngedy was to be per
formed, arrived, and the Strelitz indulwMn a .
joyous revel to prepare them for the work of blood.
Strong liquors, however, overpowered the intel
lects, or the courage of soine of the conspirators, -or
by some means they were corrupted. What
ever 4he cause, two of them found their, wsy to
the Czar and betrayed the whole plot.
A strange and terrible isceno succeeded!
Prompt in his deternunation, Peter wrote to the
Colonel of one of his regiments of guards commait
ding him with his soldiers, to surround and invesi
Sukanin's house that night. He meant it to be
done at the hour of ten, but iii the hurry of tho
moment he wrote instead the word eleven.
This accident had nearly cost him dear.
' Peter anxiously waited for the moment to ar
rive when the conspirators would be secured. It.
-soWde&'fi
obeyed,and tho mutinous Strelitz were in his pow
er. In this conviction he proceeded totho house- of
their leader, Sukanin. -Oft approaching it he re
marked with displeasure, that no guard liad been
stationed outside. Eager to reprove euch negli
gence, he entered, and in a few minutea he found .
himself nlonc and tpiarmed in the mid3t of o des
perate band, who were in the act of taking asol
emn oath to put him to Loath.
He heard enough of wliSt war passing betoro
he i?iade his nppetlranee to understand liow they
were engaged, and to withdraw without being V
discovered, and of course pursued ait4 butchered,
was i.xi possible. He therefore suiduvd all ap
peararvie of emotion, and with an air of ahfchilityV
joined th revellers.
" I heard joyous sounds," said he, "as I passeuV
I knew the Voices, and I thought I could not do
better than to join the Strelitz ia their festivhie.. '
To their health "! wish to drink. Fill me a glass." ,; '
The conspirators were amazed. At first they
could hnrdly believ e that Peter was alone but
being at length assuid of that fact, their alarm
subsided. They hand him wine, and affected , .
great joy at seeing him aimongst them. Behold
ing their enemy- thus defei veless, their courage
returned, which sustained bythe circling glass,
was inflamed toexultingconfidei"ce Tafullupott---him
and extinguish him there, seeded to be a task
of little difficult'. At firsthtx0iw
whispers and signs, but the keen cye of Peter
watched every movement, and put somevrestraint.
upon their boldness By -degrees, thcy.huau to . .
manifest a feeling that in their judgment it was un
necessary longer to mask their design. The45
murmured resolve not to lose the golden opportu--"
nity chance had thrown in their way, reached his
ear. He was exasperated almost to madness by '
the supposed disobedience of the officer whom b
had hoped to find had secured the mal-concnlsby ,
10 o'clock. An hour had nearly elapsed, and still
he did not ninke his appearance Alarm at the
dangers! which thickened around him and rage at
the neglect whtc he nccused ns the cause of a
peril so great, Pelt r was embamu-sed how to act,
when one of the Strelitz, impatient for action, call
ed the Sukanin in a low but expressive tone-
"Brother, it is tim."
The loofe and manner ofthe ypcakcr fully mad
kuown tho real meaning of his speech. Tlie Czar
felt that it was thousrht that the moment Jiad ar
rived when his life might be safely assailed. A ,
p'aiisi' fotiowed, and "m an.r yas' rettirntM. ' "
Ju.'rt then.I'etcr heard asoiindVhich fatisheu liiin
of the near approach pf his soldiers, , .
"It is time,'repeated the man vdio hadp.rc-vious-ly
fpoken.
claimec
ii?d ref,;and'whilej
Strelitz ii
sunk to the ground; The, guards' ruslied irt,'an.T. . ;
trrtyedhriV-their tfeat wftkwnrtl4rew;themV';
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