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MAN'S MORTALITY.
BV' SIMON WASTFI.L, 1623.
Like as the damask rose yo u we,
Or like the blossom on tli tree,
Or like, the dainty (lower in May,
Or like the morning of the tlay,
Or like the sun, or like the thade,
Or like the gourd which Jonas had,
E'en such is man w hose thread is spun,
Prawn out and cut, and so is done
The rose withers, the blossom blaRteth,
The flower fades, the morning hasteth,
The gourd consumes and man he dies!
Like to the grass that's newly sprimg,
Or like a tale that's new begun,
Or like the bird that's here to-day,
Or like the pearled dew of May,
Or like an hour, or like a span, --
Or like the singing of a swan,
E'en such is man who lives by breath.
Is here, now there, in life and death
The grass withers, the tale is .prided,
The bird is flown, the dew's ascended,
The hour is short, the span is lung,
The swan's near death man's lile is done.
THE AVENGER.
I had just arrived at Marseilles wit!) the dili
gence, in which three young men, apparently
merchants or commercial traveler, were the com
panions of my journey. They came from Paris,
and were enthusiastic about the events which had
lately happened (here, and in which they boasted
of having taken part. I was, for my part, quirt
and reserved ; for I thought it much better, at a
time of such political excitement in the south of
France, where party passions always rife so
high, to do nothing that would attract attention ;
and my three fellow travelers no doubt looked on
me as a plaincommon-placc seaman, who had
been to the luxurious metropolis fur his pleasure
or on business. My presence, it seemed, did not
incommode them, for they talked on as il 1 had
not been there. Two of them were gay, merrv,
but rather coarse boon-companions ; the third,
an elegant youth, blooming and tall, with luxu
riant black curling hair, and dark soft eyes. In j
the hotel where wc dined, and where we sat a
little distance off, smoking my cigar, the conver
sation turned on various love-adventures, and the
young man, whom they called Alfred, showed
his comrades a packet of delicately perfumed let-1
ters, and a superb lock of beautiful lair hair. '
He told them that in the days of July he had
been slightly wounded, and that his only fe:ir,
while he lay on thegiound, was, that if he died
some mischance might prevent Clotilde from
weeping over his grave. " But now all is well."
he continued. " 1 am going to fetch a nice little 1
sum from my uncle at Marseilles, who is just at
this moment in good humor, on account of the j
discomfiture of the Jesuits and the Bourbons. In '
my character of one of the heroes of July, he will
forgive me all my present and past follies'; 1 shall
pass an examination at Paris, and then settle. '
down in quiet, and live happily with mv Clo- '
tilde." Thus they talked together, and by-and-by
we parted in the court-yard of the coach-office.
Close by was a brilliantly-illuminated coffee
house. 1 entered, and seated myself at a little
table, in a distant corner, of the room. Two
persons only were still in the saloon, in an oppo
site corner, and before them stood two glasses of
brandy. One was an elderly, stately, and portly
gentleman, with dark red face, and dressed in a
quiet colored suit; it was easy to perceive that
he was a clergyman. But the appearance of the
other was very striking. He could not be far
from sixty years of age. Was tall and thin, and
his, indeed almost white hair, winch, howewr,
rose from his head in luxurious fulness, gave to
his pale countenance a peculiar expression that
made one feel uncomfortable. The brawny
neck waalmost bare; a simple, carelessly knot
ted black kerchief alone encircled it; thick, sil-'-g
ray whiskers met together at his chin ; a
blue frock coat, pantaloons of the same color, ilk
stockings, shoes with thick soles, ahda dazzling
ly white waist-mat and linen, completed his e
quipment. A thick stick leant in one corner, and
his broad brimmed hat hung against the wall. !
There was a certain convulsive twitching of the '
thin lips of this
' vij nidi
able; arid there seemed, when lie ,'ooked fixedly,
to be a smouldering fire in his large, glassy, gray
ish, blue eyes. He was, it was evident, a sea
man like myself a strong oak that fate had sha
ped into a mast over which many a storm had
blustered, but which had been too tough to he
shivered, and still defied the tempest and (the
lightning. There lay a gloomy resignation as
well as a wild fanaticism in thotfefeatures'. The
large bony hand, with its immense fingers was
preau oui or mencned, according to the turn
hich the conversation with the clergyman look.
Suddenly he stepped up lo nie. I was reading
a loyalist newspaper. Jle lighted his cigar.
" You are right, sir-you are quite right not
to read those , infamous Jacobip journals.' 1
looked up, andVgave no answer, lle continucd
A sailor t" ' '
m
Yes. sir.V .
, " ' A nd have; you seen servif c ?"
r-Yrft "t1;-1 -.
; Yoo are still in.artive. service V ,
: No." Au4 thereto jay great satisfaction; for
. my patience- was jwell-iitgh ex hausU-d, the exam
, ination wss bronglit to a conclusion.'. i'1
Just then an evil destiny led my three'.' young
fellow-travelers into the room They soon sea
ted themselves at a tabic, and drank some glass
es of champagne to ( lotildc's health. AM wont
on well, hut when they began to sing the Mar-
KCUMisc and the J'ansicyne, the face of the gray
man began to twitch, and it w as evident a storm
was orewing. falling to the waiter, lie said
with a loud voice. Tell lheso blackguards vnn.
der not to atinoy me with "their lowstmprt' - ; "
I'L- r ,
j lie joung men sprang up in a lury, ana ask-
Whom else should I mean," said the gray
man with a contcnintiions sneer.
But we may drink and sing if we like, ,r.d
to whom we like, said tfie vounir man. " I ivt
la firpuM'Hjue ft vice Clotilde
" ( ne as blackguardly as the other !" cried the
gray-beard tauntingly ; and a wine glass thai
flew at his head from the hand of the dark-haired
youth w as the immediate rejoiner. (Slowly w i
ping his forehead, which bled and dripped with
the spilling wine, the old man said quite quiet
ly "To-morrow at the Cap VenJ!" and seated
himself again with tiie most perfect composure.
The vouiip man exnressed his determination
to take the matter on himself; that he alone
would settle the quarrel, and promised to appear
on the morrow at the annoiritcd time. " The old
i
man rose quietly, and turning to mejsaid " Sir,
you nave oeen witness to the insult; be witness
also to the satisfaction. Here is my address I
shall expect you at five o'clock. Good night.
Monsieur 1'Abbe ! To-morrow there will he
one Jacobin less, and one lost soul more. Good
niijht ! and taking his hat and stick, he depart- i
oil. His companion the abbe followed soon
after. .
I now learned the history. of this singular man.
lie was descended from a good family ol MarsVil- i
!cs. Dcsiincil lor the navy while Mill young, he ;
w:is sent on hoard ship before the Ivevolulioii. !
am! while yet of tender years. J.a'er, he was '
taken prisoner ; and after many strange adven-)
, lures, returned in 1 71)3 to Trance : was about to
; marry, but having hcen mixed up with the dis-
I turhancc a! Toulon, managed to escape lv a;
' miracle to England ; and learned before long that
i his father, mother, one brother, a sisirr sixteen
I years ol age, and his betrothed, had all been led
' lo the guillotine to the tune of the Mamrillahr. j
Thirst lor revenge, revenge on the detested Jaco- !
t bins, was now his sole aim. i'or a long time he
roved about in the Indian seas, sometimes as a
piivateer, at others as a slave dealer; and was
said to have caused the tri-colored Hag much
damage, w hile he acquired a considerable fortune
for himself; With the return of the Bourbons,
he came back to France, and settled at Marseilles,
lie lived, however, v ry retired, and emyloved
his large fortune solely for the poor, for distress
ed seaman, and for the clergy. Inis and masses
were his only objects of expense. It may easily
he believed, that he acquired no finall degree of
popularity among the lower classes and the cler
gy. But strangely enough, when not at church,
he spent iiis time w ith the most celebrated fencing-masters,
and had actmircd in llie np nl iho
pistol and the sword a dexterity that was hardly
10 ne pareiicieu.
j In the year 1815. when the royalist reaction
broke out in La Vendee, he roved' about for a
long time at the head of follower. When at lust
this opportunity of cooling his rage was taken
.from him by ihc return, of order lie looked
i out for some victim who was known to hi in by
his revolutionary principles, and sought to pro
voke him to combat. The younger, the richer.
the happier the chosen victim was, ihe more tie
sirahlc did he seem. The landlord told me hi
himself knew of setfii young persons who had
, fallen befoie his redoubled sword.
The next morning at five o'clock, I was at the
, Douse ol tins singular character.. He lived on
, the ground lloor, in a small simple room, w here,
; excepting a large crucifix, and a picture covered
'.lit i . . .
wnii o.a h, crape, wnii Uie dale. 17D1 under it,
me oiiiy ornaments were some nautical ir.stiu
. mi-ins, ii iri'iuDone, anu a i.uman skull. 1 he
! picture was the portrait of his guillotined bride;
it rcniaiu'd alwavs vailed, rxcepiinj only when
ne siaKen his revenge with Hood : then he un
I covered it for eiht das, and indulged himself in
the sight. The skull was ihai of his mother.
His bed consisted of the usu?l hammock slum
from the ceiling. When 1 entered he was at Ins
ilevoJions, ami a little, negro brought me mean
while a cup ol chocolate and a cigar.
When he had risen from his knees, he sabited
me in a friendly manner, as if we w ere merely
going for a morning walk toe-ether: afterwards
he opened a closet, took out ol it a ease w ith a pair
oi j'.,iigiish pistols, ami a couple of excellent
swords, which 1 put under my arm ; and thus
pnnided, we proceeded along the quay toward
the port. The boatmen seemed all lo know him:
" Peter, youi boat !" He heated himself in the
stern.
" You will have the goodness to row," said
he ; " I w ill take the tiller, so that my hand msy
not bccAme-unstcady."
I took off my coal, rowed away briskly, and as
jhe wind was favorable, Ve hoisted a sail, and
c.-ltur..e...ap vera. . vi e could remark from
. afar our ih-ee young men, who were sitting at
! hreakfast in a garden not far from the shore.
! This was Ihe garden of a rcstaurutvrr. and was
the favorite resort ol the inhabitants of Marseilles.
Here you find excellent fish; and also, in high,
perfection, the famous Lnllrnlirmxfi. n .,.-i
dish in Provence-as celebrated ns iho .mrr.-.
da of Spain. How many a love-meeting has
nriMirrlwl in lliis t .. it fl... .1 - . ,
,, ii,in:; jui mis nine ii was not
Love that brought the parties together, but Hate,
his step-brother; ami in Provence the one is as
arueni, quick, and impatient as ihe other.
My business was soon accomplished. It con
sisted in asking the young men what weapons
..,er , ,i.r, dMU wiui winch ol tlietii the duel was
to be (ought.
The dark-haired youth his name was U
t . insisted ihathc alone should sottlc fhe
business, and hi friends were obliged to give
their word not to interfere.
You are too stout," he said to the ohc point-
inT In Ii i nnrlfv h,m rn ninl . A .u - - .1.
are going 10 oe married ; hesides, 1 am a
it-l t I t . a
Bo it so. Hut vniir nirft ?
, j , n -
I " Never mind, make haste, and en garde."
It was a strange sight; the handsome young
roan on one side, overbearing confidence in his
TooT, Wih ,js "7oulhfut'form7 full of grace and
snpplrtriess; and opposite him that long figure,
half naked for his blue shirt was furled up from
hiHrwy arm, and his bread, scarred breast was
entirely bare. In tlia nb! nnn nvurv ainow ual
t - I. " ' V U . ... U , W.VI Ull f I . . I
like ieoftMi 4s.iittle..wigll,.iUng.MKluju
leu i.ip, the long arm on which, in sailor fash
ion, a red cross, three lilies, and other marks,
were tattooedheld out before him, and the cun
ning murderous gaze riveted on his adversary.
" 'Twill be but a mere scratch." said nnp of
(he three friends to me. I made no reply, but
was convinced beforehand that, my captain, who
was an old practitioner, would treat the matter
more seriously. Young Ii- , whose per-
nimed coat was lying near, appeared to me to be
already riven over to corruntion. He bpirnn the
attnek, advancing quickly. Th;s confirmed me
in my opinion : lor alltiouirh he inicrhl hp 9 nrac-
ticed fencer in the schools, this Was nronf ibal Iip
11 . . r . . . - - , -
couiu not irequentiy have been engaged in sen-
wuo i.iiiuuai, or ne would not nave rushed tor
ward SO incautiously nffainst an adveranrv whom
he did not as yet know. His opponent profited
y ins anior. and retired s tn hv tcn. unit i it--!
only with an occasional ward and half thruf.
1 oung 1. getting hotter and hotter, grew
flurried; while every ward of
claimed, oy its force and exactness, the mastero'
... r. 4l (PS, ,ne yOUg man maJe
a lunge; the captain parried it with a powerful
irovement. and before I C0UJ r(lpovcr ,js
posi.ion. mane a thrust in return, his whole body
falling forward as he did so, exactly like a pic,
ture at the Academie des Amies "the hand ele
vated, the leg stretched out" and his sword
went through his antagonist, for nearly half its
length, just underline shoulder. The captain
made an almost imperceptible turn with hit hand.
ami in an instant was again en garde.
felt himself wounded: he let Ins sword iall, while
with ins other band he pressed his side ; his eves
grew dim, and he sank into the arms of 'his
liiends.
The captain w iped his sword carefully, gave
it to me. and dressed himself with the most per
fect composure. I have the honor to wish you
good morning, gentlemen: had you not sung
yesterday you Would not have to weep to-day ;"
and thus snying. he went toward his boat. 'Tis
the seventeenth !" he murmured; "butthiswas
easy work a mere greenhorn from the fencing
school of Paris, "i'was a very different thing
when I had 10 do with the old Bonapartist offi
cers, those brigands 6f the Loire." But it is
quite impossible to translate into another lan
guage the fierce energy of this speech. Arrived
at the port, he threw rhe boatman a f
nl' c 1 1 .... m .. . ..II ,1 .
1, Pciui. -Here j eter, here s some
thing lor you
" Another requiem and a mass Cnr .tnn,i.l
soul, at the church of St. Genevieve is it not
so, Captain f Hut that is a matter of course."
And soon afier we reached the dwelling of the
captain
The little negro brought us a cold nasty, ovs-
a"" " ootiies 01 rtn a sirlots. JSuch a
walk betimes gives an appetite," said the cap
lain, gsvly. " Mow slr.incelv tliini fs .fi 1'
he continued, in a serious tone. I have long
wished to draw the crape veil from bplnrA thai
picture, for you must know 1 onlv deem myself
woiuiv 10 no so when 1 nave sent some Jacobin
or Bonapartist into the other world, lo crave nar-
.1..- r .1 . 11 . . I
mo irom inai murdered at gel ; and so I went
yesterday to the coffee house with mv old friend
the abbe, whom I knew ever since he wasfield
preacher to the Ghouans. in the hone of nilinir
a victim for the sacrifice among Ihe readers of
the liberal journals. (he confounded waiters,
however, betray mv intention ; "iind when I am
there, nobody will ask for' a radical nmwr
When you appeared, my worthy friend I at first
inougiii 1 nan toiind the ri fit man, and I was
impatient lor I had been waiting for more than
tmee hour- lor a reader ol the National ' or of
l lgaro. How glad I am that I al once di.cn
verc (I you to be no friend of such inhtitwui nn.
per ! How grieved should I be, if I had had
10 00 wnn von instead nl with that yonmr fel
low !" I'or my part, I was in no mood even for
1 1 i- . .
seit-ieiicitHiioiis. At that time I was a reckless
young fellow, going through the conventionalisms
of society without 'a thought: but the event of
the morning had made even me reflecL
" Do you think he will die. caotain ?" 1 n:l-w1
Is the wound mortal V
" For certain !" he replied, with a tllobi .m;to
I have a ki.ack of course for .bicohina ,.!
Bonnpariists only when I thrust en qtiarte, to
draw out the svyofd by an imperceptible move'
nun 01 uib i anu. rn uerre or n iiirm
cording lo circumstances ; and thus the blade
turns in uie wound ami that kill f for the
lung is injured, and mortification is sure to fol-
IOW. , v
Uiv reluming to my Imtel, whrrefL also
( From tliA t fnrti. JnnMin.
The Little Girl that Loves me.
BY JAMES NACK.
She comes, my dove of consolation !
On rapture's wings to meet me flies,
Springs to my heart with animation,
a And . lifts to mine her loving iJyes!
Oh ! many have been false andTieartless,
And aH my grwd wh iH ejal ! ,,,.2-
But thou, my child! my cherub, artless!
I doubt thee not, nor am afraid !
Cod knows my lot is sad and lonely,
To every voice of love unknown ! '
But, dearest ! it I meet thee only,
I sigh bo more, " Alunel alone f'
Though from thy lips the fond confession ,
I may not be allowed to hear,
Thine eyes declare, in sweet expression,
There is a heart that holds me dear.
It is but lately thou hast known me,
Yet, even now, thou lov'st me well,
As all fhy winning ways have thown me;
And how I love thee none can tell !
When, in thy innocent caresses,
I feel such gladness, I could weep ;
When wreath my fingers in thytreases,
Or softly o'er my cheek they sweep.
Around thee when my arm is twining
To fold thee in a dear embrace;
When fond thine eyes on mine are shining,
Or press my lips thy cherub faco.
I pray that thou, by Ilirn above thee,
As I would bless thee, may be blet4 !
That lie may love thee as I love thee,
And take thy spirit to His breast !
And there, my darling ! may I meet thee,
Where free shall be my tongue and ear,
Where words of love from me shall greet thee,
And I the same from thee shall heat!
mento.. She complied cheerfully, ifier learning
the reonest tbroii.ifh hi'taK. .1 1 .1.-
paper on ihe grooved tin measuring the distance
from the sirfes, and.'wrote. in plain round letters,
"Laura Uridomakto On. C--i She
guided her pencil with ihe left hand In the grooves
of the tin. 0 T
taMuLanra lrirMceaiainaUae.arU4N
nliiAn mam t . .
" "uiruunus you may end in this life!
even the most obsfufe creature, and in time will
...,,,cnio h iiu recu:jr an wrongs. There is no
blindness or deafness in heaven. "There the
eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears
of the deaf linsfonned." fin lo;,... ,k
II J"'lllK HID tJIIIIU
Institution, I trust I had a more truthful sense of
me oiesstne Of sii'tit and hPr no-. n.l ( ,i.
, u(,v. 1, ill c
corresponding obligations they impose. J.aufjr
Bridgman is considered bv iloa
condition and her attainment 9 ib hiVko. t.
ject of interest in Ihe world. When she is taken
away by death, thousands will regret that they
neglected the opportunity of seeing her. Let
those who indulge in complaints at the disap
pointments and disadvantages ihv aniTar ; Tttv.
only think of Laura Bridgman.
Farewell poor Laura! Ynnr '... Bfc,i
are forever closed upon the beautiful sights and
sounds of earth ; but you are approaching a
world far briuhter than this: w hpr HA flllah
prdimenis will clog your spirit. Beauliful as are
the objects of earth, alii AWPPt nil atf if a tnnnlo
- ' HIV ,,B rUUUO
there are very few of ns who realize either the
beauty of the one or ihe inelodv of the other.
t might well be said of us : Tb.w hu ... I
but ihey see not ; cars have they but they hear
vr.,1' 1. :.. l. I .... . . .
".. 11 1 aiiosemer prohable that the melofly
smin, ami wie pieuires drawn by your
are 01 a lar higher order than any
enjoyed by us. Yours truly, G. (J. (J.
the ' gtorioVsun Is seen, regent of the day K
tbis they never nin i. .u... ; ij .
Beautifut descriptions of the morning abound
in all Iangoages. but they are the strongest, per
haps, In the Easw where the sun is often id tin
ject of worship; ; : , i ; !
, Kin David Speaks of tsking.to' himself lh
wingaof the flaornms'.w.Tiimaa kt.1.1- . .
- . - , . ..' -"I. IHMlll,
ana beautiful. The . wings 0f the morning are
ri 1. j ; wm 111 mis me : 1 niiu yoauuiui. i 110 Wind Of t ie morn n m
even the most obscure creature, and in time .iiifwiW li'i.L;. -JTSTr?
From the Doston Daily Evening Transcript.
A Visit to Laura Bridgman.
Boston. July 23, 1852.
A few days since. I naid a visit, hv inviimmn
with a friend, to the Blind Institution" at South
Boston, where I-had an opportunity to see Laura
Bridgman. Although much has been written a
bout this interesting vounc ladv. vet 1 am inrlm.
. .. . j j ...-
ed to be.teve that her actual condition is not gen
erally well understood. The Blind lnstiim!,
has long been established, and is now under the
superintendence of He Howe, a man whose in
telligence and humanity admirably Hi hi-u for the
situation. As we ran? the bell, a liulp hi
-3 ' w 1
Veiled Prophet of Khorasan.
Mokanna or Ilakem was a leader nfnnp nfihn
various teets of Mahonietanisin. Ho il
in the 8th century. To inspire the greater awe
into the minds of his sunnortprn. I,p nrpi..,,.!.,.!
that he was the iMost High God, ihe Creator of
. . I . I ,. .
uravrii auu earm, unoer one ol the different forms
by which he has in successive ages become in
carnate, and made himself manifest to his crea
tures. ! He distinguished himself by the pecu
liarity of always wealing a thick and impenetra
ble veil, by which his followers believpil h rnv.
ered that dazzling splendor of his countenance,
which was so great that no mortal could behold
it and live. His enemies, however, maintained
that he wore this veil only for the purpose of con
cealing the hideousnss of his features, which
were too monstrously deformed lo be looked up
on without horror, 'lie was generally known as
the Veiled Prophet of Khorasnn, a province of
opened the door. In answer to the inquiry if . r ' WhCre he enact-de chief of his impos-
I Inua ; ,K i;,,i f..n : i- 1 . 1 lures.
:". nine icuuw reniicu, 1 r t 1 :
an ,n.l Tt,... ..... u'ri Une of ti is mosf marvellous exnloils. and ihai
I which gained him the greatest fa me and influence,
IJr
will eo and see." There n nhoart.A...
n - .- viivv 1 IWII1L03
and alacrity about Jiis movements that interested
I . -: 1 . - 1 .
us. 11 was siwruiar 10 near ihc nov v ha wn 1-1
see if Dr. Howe was in when we kiiew he could
not see at ail. While we were standimr
steps, we saw several small boys by the entrance
walk, picking up the smooth stones handins them
. - 1. . . L I . . ... . .
10 eacn outer, eacn earnestly describing the hp
lies of his own. Allhoucli thev aoncare.I phppr
WlllrS. It lit ihiia aaSl lht iUt..tf -f
ness shall ante witlj Jiealfnjf in his winga' a
rising sun that shall scatter life, health and jot
throughout the Universe ...... . ,'
''MlLTON has fine dpscn'Minna f mAmt...
but not so many aifcSHAK8PERE, from, whose 4
writings pages of the most beautiful imageWall
founded on the glory ol nibrning, might be filled
" I never thought that Adam had much the d.'f'
vantage of us, from Jjaving seen the world while-
it was new. - v . ...- , r
The manifestations ofth power of Gol, likri
llis mercies, are new every morning! and
iresn every moment. ;. v v t
We see as fine risings of the 'sun a evert
Adam saw, and its risimra arsf as murh a
now as they we're in his day, and I think agood
deal more, because it is now a part of the mua
cle that for thousands and ibonsond nfi-a.- km
has come to his appointed time "without the varfi
ation of a millionth part of a 'second. Adam
could not tell how this might be. . I know th
morning-rl am acquainted with iCand I love it
I love it fresh and sweet as it i-a daitw
creation, breaking forth and calling all that havd
life and breath and being to new adoration, new1
enjoyments, and new gratitude .
Daniel Wkuster
! was tins: Bv some mpn. whiph ua ......
v - ... - .. j uiv una-
ble to explain, be caused an illuminated machiue,
resembling the moon in all its splendor, - to rise
out of a sacred well near the place of his abode.
This luminary,' wo are told, gave a light almost
equal to that of day,ind illuminated the country
for miles around. The phenomenon was rpnpn.
tod for many nights, and his followers implicitly
ful and bnnnv vnl il.ov n,.,a 'n :.. f... i: r , KhI 'r r
, . , 1 w u ww uni ii ill iiu irKi imrsi ni "
sadness and svmnaihv !l, .i.. .?. i wneveu that the moon rose at his command. A
I ' ' " """"fs inai muse .!. ,i.. , , ....
who? eyes are closed upon all the beautiful ob- I , 8 . .l u'cre'ore- "e was calleC the
jects of earth, and who have the least reason to ' 4loon-",Jh,r- '"Ma Jarge body of adhe-
reioicc, should exhibit a cheerfulness and it. lv" '.' wno were f'""s'astically attached to h.m,
ment which we look in vain for in the "wide
Mourning.
Among the ancients, mourning was expressed
by various shrns : tearing their clothes, wearing;
sackcloth, laying aside ensigns of honour; thn
Plutarch, from the time ol his leaving the city
wiih Pompey, neither shaved his head, nor, as
usual, wore the crown or garland. Amongst the
Romans, a year of mourning was ordained' by
law, for women who had lost their.huBbands.-;
The colours of the dress or habit nr4n iinir
grief, vary in different countries In Europe,-
ne uruniary colour ior mournimr is black, which;
being the privation'of lieht. is suDDosed m dpnm-
the termination of life. In Sh
' t " "tV
the emblem of ouritv. which mlnnt t.a iha
mourning of the ancient Soarlan and Roman! la
dies. In EirVDt it iff vellow. whirh.Mnraani;nr-
the colour of leaves when they fall, and flower
when they fade; signifies that death is lho'vnd nf
all huoian hopes, In Ethiopia, brown, which
denotes the earth lo which all the dead return-"
In Turkey, blue, which in in pmhlom Afik
piness which it is hoped the deceased enjoys.;
Kings and cardinals mourn in purple or violet?
which is supposed to express the combination of
sorrow and hope. The custom -of mourning fof
the dead, in shrieks and howlings, is ofrreat an
tiquity, and prevails almost universally among
the followers of .Mahomet.
i'
and he maintained his authority unquestioned
for a number of years. At length Suhan Mafia
di marched against him with a large army, anu
defeated his forces in several battles. Mokanna
was soon obliged 10 abandon the field, and shut
himself up in the strong fortress of Nikshel.
Here he was closely besieged, and at last, find
ing all hopes of escape cut off, he prepared for
assembling in the chapel for their daily exercise . tMul.'" a most PXtraordinary manner. He
in music. We were allowed to bo r,.P.,t 1 P"'"""" '-n, and then'provided for him-
Several of the pupils played the wan and piano i fe ? ', . n'ht Powerful which
I P n "vmivhh, niivj it as t tmii'it itiy UIPHUI
veu, even 10 uie very hones, so that nothing re
awake world ! How little do wp wlw. B..;.,
the blessfng of afci value it : and how im.l-
quately do we realiae the deprivation of it in
others.
Dr. Howe was not at home, but we worn (
kindly waited upon by the principal female teach-;
er. It was tweve o clock and ihp rliihlron
er.
, O O - vv, a oiii 11
ursfrate hand with the sword. ) Ilowpt pr I .itt
hot take advantage of my youth and strength, but
W'ili dlOOSO the nistnl. unliss the iri'iitlpni:in vnn.
I . . - ---.---. . I Ull
der prefers the sword."
1 1 A mov.ement of convulsive inv animated lh
face of my old jfaptain : " The sword is the wea
.. r .1.. r-..: "'1 . i.- . . -.-... .
nni ui mo 1 reunii gentleman, lie aul ; 1 shall
be happy to die with it in my hand."
was slavinjr, I met the nhv
isiieu nun. iiffgavcupall hope. The cap
tain snoke truly, for the sliohl movement nf th,
hand and the turn of the b ade bad
their aim, and the lung wa,i injured beyond, the
jiower 01 cure.
J he next morning curly, L r-. dietL I
went to the captain, vyho w as returning horiie
yuri uie anne. 1 he ablie I111U iist been to
read a mass for him," he snid, it is a benefit
which, on such occasions, lam willing ho should
enjoy more, however, from friendship for him.
.1 . r r .1 . .
ltian oui 01 puy ior uie accursed soul ol a Jacob
in, which in my eyes is worth less than a dow's !
11. 11 .. q
nut waiK 111 sir.
The nicture. a wonderfully Tovelv
I J mJ u Ml
face, with rich curls falling around it, anJ in the
. - ! . t. I . -. . f .1 r
eoMume 01 uie nsi ten years 01 ine preceding
century was imw unvaiied. A good breakfast,
like that of yesterday, stood on the table. With
a moistened eye, ami lurning to me portrait, he
sa u 1 nerese. 10 mv mpmorv v nnit pmm iori
bis glass at a draught. Surprised and moved, 1
quitted the strange man. :
- On the stairs of the hole! I met Jhn .,nfTiii.
which was iust beinr carried 11 n f t- 1
and 1 thought to myself -" Poor Clotilde !. you
...ill I-...P-LI L"r' . ..
win nui uc aoio 10 weeji over wis grave.
Hon. Uobert Uantdurs lifo w as insured for tpn
tiious-antl dollars, 111 a Uoblon ollicc.
111 turn, while the others mined in siiiwinir. Tin.
music altogether was performed with wondi-rfnl i
1 i -ii 1. .. 1
int . .sum ami iMii. ii was marvellous to see
the blind display such powers upon the organ
and piano. It seems as ihouah a kind irniwt..i,n
had compensated in part the loss of sight by a
more nice appreciation ol sound.
But by far the greatest object of interest In
was Laura Bridgman. She was not wilh the
other children, as she could not bear nor latp
nart in the
awareliat Laura is blind, denf. and dumb. She
:.i 1. . . - .....
trtii iiciuier near, sec, nor speak. 1 had some
how formed an oninion that slip
But 1 learned that she was twenty-two years of
age, annougn she appeared not over sixtpen nr
eighteen. Her features are regular, an oval face,
with a very pleasing expression of countenance.
Her head is what phrenologists would call finely
planned; the moral and intellectual predomi
nating. Her demeanor was lady-like and attrac
tive. One would not sunnosn she everpnlprinin.
ed a thought of sadness, from her appearance.
j nc mode , of communicating intelligence to
her is entirely different from that of any other
human bein?. she beinir the onlv nersn'n lii ini
who is at once blind, deaf, and dumb. .The dal
and dumb can learn by seeing, and the blind by
hearitl". but Laura can learn in nn n.irh wn-
She can only by the sense of torching! Strange
as 11 may appear, sue has been taught not only
to converse freely, but to write.. This hn hppn
accomplished by the sense of touch alone. How
did she learn her letters f How was the first
idea communicated to her ? As we entered the
room, she was in earnest conversation wilh her
blind companion. The blind tirl could hear our
approach, but Laura literally " turned a deaf
ear to us. While viewing the two, we almost
envied the condition of the blind girl, in contrast
with the iiielit of Wht in which noor Laura was
encompassed. Laura could speak toothers bv
the. motion, of her fingers, like the deaf and ihimh.
spelling out every word. But while ihs rnuM
speak to others in this way, no'one by similar
motions could sneak to her. nsshpcnnhl nn .
th (TmotKin of the fiiiccrs had to be mad in till
oj het hand-'- She-eould -thenBnderstandHheir
aura and the blind girl both convers
ed in this wav. ' On thadeslc hpfnro !.. i.. ..
piece of grooved tin,4vith a'slip of paper. 1
a aked i(aho would w rite her nhrhe "for me as 1
should .nmeT itand Preserve it a cuiic ip.
mained orhim but a lock of his hair. He did
this to cause a belief that he was miraculously
taken up into heaven.
i
Horrible Death from Hydrophobia.
We 'mentioned, a few days ago, that Capf.
Williams, who had been bitten by a rabid dog,
at Brandy w ine. Del., had sabseauentlv died of
hydrophobia at his residence near Cape .May?
Dr. Wales, his attending physician, thus de
scribes the condition of the unfortunate man after
he became aware of the nature of his disease:
Baltimore Sun. i. , , .:
Fully now awake to the awful" nature of his
situation, bis mind, too, but little disturbed,'' he
continued from (his time (about 6 o'clock P.'M.,f '
in a wakeful state, now conversing with tolera
ble composure noon such topics as mhrhtbe sug
gested, and anon thrown into the most painful
muscular contortions especially if any liquid4
werfi offered him, or even any allusion' made to
anything of the kind. The case, however did
not attain its worst phase until about. 8 oVlock
the following morninc. He seemed. ' indpprl.
from early dawn to this hour, a liiiled more com
posed ; had even forced down a small quantity
ol milk, although not without an effort" which.
was painful to behold. At or near 8 o'clock,-
however, Ihe final struggle- commented. Wftff
a wild scream hesbesnught the presence of his
motlier", his w ife. and others of his relations and
friends, and took a formal leave ol them in a
manner as rational as possible. This was at
once succeeded by paroxisms so violent as to"
require his being firmly secured to the bed, ii
which situation the spasms increasing fast in fre
quency and violence, with a rapid flow of saliva,
at first frothy and viscid, hut afterwards thinner,
less tenacious and made of froth and a glairfluid
which he sputtered forth forcibly while , his
strength cdntjnued. clutt hingat it with hit bandsy -sometimes,
as if tn tear it Cn.m Uim , -
. r " J "".I ma UIUH1II,
His eeuntenancr was now at times shocking! ' J
distorted.ind )is brain frenzied, his teeth grating
and gnashing in a terrible manner. He continu
ed in this awful state until about hair-past 1K
o'clock, A. M., when his power having so faK
failed accumiilatinff saliva, hi ibrnai r..l..Olv
filled with it, and he expired. ' , '
In the flitting ind varied expressions which
passcu-over ine countenance of the unfortunate' -patient
towards the close of life, there were exhib
ited such appearances as would lead the behol
der (without much stretch of the imagination.) to
suppose that the rabid eieanire whose, deadly
poison was circulating through; his system by hV
bitrvhad worked ouuhe fact ol transforming' his
very nature into h own. . There Was the rabid
cauine expression as fully expressed" as the hu
man features would in any way allow of.
" Thus ended a tragedy which" in a practice'
of twenty-five years, J have seen nothing to com-'
Webster on the Morning.
The following letter was wriltcu by Mr. Wrb
stkii to a fiiend. some years ago. It will be read
with interest, not only for its intrinsic beauties,
but as a purely:, literary production from this em
inent statesman :
"5 o'chek, .f . M., Rirnsioxn, Va
April 29, 1847.
" Whether It be a favor or an annnvance. Vnn
owe this letter to my early habits ol rising. From
the hour marked at the top of the page, you will
naturally conclude that my companions are not
now engaging my -attention, as we have not cal
culated on being early travellers to-day.
"This city has a 'pleasant seat.' It is high ;
the James lliverruns below it, and when I went
out. an hour ago, nothing was heard btit the roar
of the Falls. The air ia tranouil and its temoer-
ature mild. It it momw sr. anda mornimr sw eet.
and fresh, and delightful. ; Every body knows
the morning in its metaphorical sense, a'nnlipd in
so many objects and on so many occasions. The
neaitnv strength and beauty o! early years lead
us to call that period the morning of life.' Of
a lovely young woman we say she is bright as
the morning,' and no one doubts why Lucifer is
called son of the morning.' :
"But the morning itself, few people, inhabV
tants of cities know anything about. Among atl
our good people,; not one in a thousand sees the
sun rise once a year. Theykh.ow nothing of
mo morning. -1 neir idea 01 ,H is, that it is that ' -""j
part of the dav which comes alonw after fimvoT ' Par w,th
coffee and beefstake, or a piece, of toast. With Z- "' ' " '"
them, morning is not a new; issuing of lignt, a , AW treaty in Jhtl-Doinr."--The Jen
new bnrsl.ng forth of thejun, a new waking up trevrile (Md. Times sjs that Wailhew-GraVesJ
of all that has life, from a sort of temporary, death, : of that county, oifTuesday last, walked twerity-'
to behold again the worksfortdi:j eight, miles for the purpose of procuring, a mar-f
and the earth, 11 is only a part ofrtheJtluinesticJ riage license fa marry his fiftli , wlfie Kieyrf
'dajrr-beIoigHitM0adiitf - tieeaper,ii-i'ftiy--yar.or iW -'- 'v . v
swerihg notes, sending the children to wMHIyf- ' ' t ,,.." ,." ' r"" 7
ana givingiruersiorinneil.-. The ffrst streak A mar advertises for Competent persons
,.. - ,. V7 ,;" x , "" 1 - "ibii nururnuca ior.--com peienx persons ia
?JW wrhest purpling cf the East4 which undertake the sale of a new medicine' sod adds :
the lark , spring up to gre6t, and the deeper and that it will be profitable to the undertatirS '
deeper coloring into orange and red, till at length No doubt of k. - - -