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. a L f- K. W'lir.LI.ER,'
AN EVENING IN ATHENS. -. 7
7," . 'JB, HESRT W, IIILUARD, IfSO,,
1 was n wauaVjer.
I stood in Allien.
From
thr lofty AcrJp(ili I looked forth upon Greco?
. The ulindes of evening were falling around ino.as
I stood among t)u shiitiered monuments of the in.
tellectual city, and saw at my feet the marble of
The sun was sinking in his glory, and flinging
. his iuiliiir.-inila uimju acenca so lovely' that lie
inifjlit, veil linger iu'.hi loave-taking. , Uvery
pcuk about nio blazed with luxtre, and the glancing
waves of the sea, upon which ( looked down, were
bright. ' -. 1 .' .
' 'i'here tK Minorvaa Temle bathed in light,
as it .hud glowed in Jiya forever fled, blessing the
evei of the Greek when, returning fnim his wau
labile -looked utni-rt 4mm-1 he fa r r.tt swi.
The day hath gone, but see that sky, yet hrijiht
wilh iti fading iflory, is the evening star.
-' I stood gnzing uKn sceuca gone by. Hero is
Athens. Here on this spot, .for thirty centuries,
thousands have lived, and loved, and thought, ami
died. Wealth, genius, power have trod this field,
" andToilght their deeds here. The fame of their
achievements is throughout the whole earth.
" Tho wonderful history of the spot nio before
me, like a magnificent vision. Event after event
pasmtd in review, tho mighty actors in the glorious
. past swvpt- by me with all their dueds. -The
King of Athfns, her fleets, her armies, hor scho
lars, were in my presence. First came Cecrops,
with tus Egyptiun colony ; the robes of the King
mingled with the- garments ot' tho Priest. He
plants! lhftadu e ia honor f M iner vaj-and builds
an altar to Jupiter. ' His venerable form.'glidod
away, and one by one seventeen forms with kingly
bearing, passed im. Tho last I recogniwd a C
drus the patriot King, who lovcif bis country better
ttiBO his life, and nought in disguioej amid tho (jpn
' dieting ranks of the Heraclidte, that death which
tho oracle had rleclurod w-nild purchase victory for
tha anna of his peoplo, and which hianemies
' would have domed to him, had they known that il
; was Cudriia whom they struck. ? . (;
. The fight is ovr i he A:heninns are conquer
jors, but Idmentations aroininglfd with roicings,
fir thny mourn avi.clorybmight at such a price.
. They anleinnly declnro. thai no one is worthy to
uccetj Uiidrus, una (hut lieticWorih no man shall
rulein Athens with tho lithj of Kiiir.
Before me stoml the successors of tho King
not h;s lofty mtheir boa ring, iior is their splendor
kaa. The pride of nnfiestryV the dignity of au
,thrHV( sat-'uB iheir irows; and tl'O purity of
piivatu life; the. splendor of public services, the
sttrh aihiiiuistratioii ot' justice, made tbom truly
,? yfiJslrious: At tho HrO wdo, jn tbeleinple of jus.
' lice, oa ihe battle field they were alike abovo re
nroacb. It..H.t ilmir wise and virtuous adminig-
tration, tlwiir countrymen became renowned io artsl
and arms and the glory of the Athenian -name
renehed the remote hnrbarians. Polished, yet vi
gorous, refined, jet manly, cultivating- the most
elegant aria, outstripping the world in statuary and
painting, teaching the subliuiest philosophy, and
iIm sternest morality; Ihey were free," and upon
the.sea and upon tho laud their.stuudurd floated
. in triumph.
I looked forth upon the broad surface of the
LEgea!n. JL glorious beauty overspread it, and its
delightful inlands sleep in unuiHlurbed quiet.
, The heavens are mirrored in its geuilo Ivisom,
7aud llio"tiny waves HcarcIy break ita repose.
But sco, a sail flits upon the surface, and anoth
er. and vet another transports crowded with
mailed lml svoep in view and a strain of mar.
tiul music breaks over the waters I ' sen the
" c TowtfeiT raiWonho Person"' i trST -his rnsiirent
' shout of Biiti. iualud conquest," sa he draws nigh to
i the shores of (ireece. I bears with him chains-
for the free. The unwarliko NaxMRs rlv ; the in
liahitunta of Pelu are too soft for the battle ; Pa.
row, beautifil Parfs, with its sparkling marblo is
"deserted.' Tho rtiutoring vino ol Andn aflord
"no sheltor for its people, and ihe beautiful Manas
.which so lately slept in ttanqmiity resound wiin
V c!:Hliig arms, and nro viidutud by the hostile tread
of the Persian. Mushed wiin eay victory, ine
mvrn.id ms of Darius approach Athens. . Upon the
, nlains of Miirathoo the hot have pitched tho
ems. : Thev- nromie theiirseIve,-ciMiqiiest and
niunder and are jmpatieiU to rush upirj a people,
r. . .
who, lliougu tney imgnt oe oo prouu io nj,
loo weak to resist. . " ' . '
" " Tha exoerienced Datis, the illustrious Artaphcr.
Ijies with, the' blood of JKingiin his. vcios, and the
banished, treacherous Hipp'ma, head the Persian
mriniiinK
Athenians, am! hi ten hundred Plnieans. j se.
the waving tnheTi,-t1iollastinf "steel, "tlie rush of
:host agaiiwit: hoi-1 hear the- terrible shock-of
hiitla the Gie:k strikes for his home and every
'blow tells ihe Pert-im civalry is holly pressed
; il m broken) . The Persian host give back. Oil
i ward rushes the Greek spesri and ihousamls of the
' invil.lers die. Rank after rnnk retreats they
, turn, thev flv, "and the mighty army of Diriu-,
wil.l flight. I hey psuiu not oven in their ramp J
ihev rush to their ships. The Senaie of Athens
Niri5 iK"rnii a-:emb!y await the revolt of the battle.
They tru?t in the steady valnr uf their country--m-rtx
b rt hy- krt.w 4ho tremrsrlmTT jtrenthTif
Hie IV.rs au armv their country, ihcir hi! i in-
rolved in Ihe issue. 'It is a xinccd.ihai a soldier
,r.,!. Viili ilu-J and blood, th ing from thn field
of little, approaches. The .Senators, iii their
anxiety, rise to their feet lo receive him. H en
ters in hot hns'.c-V Rejoice tvithr the victors," lie
. shmiis, and expires. . . ' " "
Xertes.'wi'h" his millions, determines "on thn
ronq-iest of Creece. tits covers the sea and land
with lb myrmidons. , , '
ii'li if-K nature had erected
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fl ir-l il-f
ill.!
ire removi
J.
tin ill-inns wit i
sll his reil iy!en hr, and mirround tnmsell noi
o-.Iv tt,ft,i!. i:irength'twt the pomp of.war." His
v.y '-ill ent tenn, beautiful with silk and gold,
r.vet- r.- t.l fie land and hi vessels gay with eve
ry a-l.rn-ve.il, which 'wealth could" opp!y," flonl
upon the riei'iUinng sen. ' II (fsrcmls an emi
, ,., re to .,m v ih ) .-eo--iind ns helv,ks forth
mi e.i th "! ,,;h"' ' B"d
'lie
lolil
his kingly heart i smote- and ho weops. But
the lova of coniincst flames up within him, From
Duris, from Thessaly, from tiiumonntiinn of Phi-
dux, Own, rvli'in, and )lviiiiu, come to him mea.
sengors with the humiliating symbol of aubinis
sioo. ' ' y--' i ' I , ' - ''.
Tho Thebans court the friendship of the posjver
ful Persian. But not all the States" of Greece
have yielded no. Soiuu are unsubdued. Wiu
tiess Tliormopyla;. '
The Persi!in nTriiJipprflaiJusathiuUBut-lho
Aliienian where are tlieyl Havo they abandon
ed their city t They have. The tomb of thoir
ancestors, and their temples are forsaken; - the
wealth, the adornments ot their homes, their sta
lues, their pictures are all left, to tho destroyer,
and with their wives and their children, they sock
upotrlhe sea, the' safety which they could not find
uporl, their natal soil. ,
"I hey are willing, in the language 61 an ele
gawuWtoiwir1th
their Country, which they knew consisted, not iql
their houses, lands and elibcls, but that equal coiv
stitution of government, which they had received
from their ancestors, and which it was their duty
to ransinit unimpaired to their posterity. ;p X
Dav breaks over the liny of Snlamis. Ihe
Grecian ships are drawn up in the order of battle.
The spirit of Themistocles it diftused throughout
the whole multitude. I he sacred hymns, and
pawns of the Greeks salute the light, and now
break forth the triumphant soul's of war, and the
stirring voice of the trumpet, given back in still
louder and longer peals from the shores ot Atrica,
and the rocks ol Salamisand Psytiillca. ' The Per
sian ship bear up to the battle. Seated on a lofty
eminencoj enthroned on the top of Mount J:!galoa,
j
the. monarch ot 4'ersia hnmaoui Hm ine ngnu
. A King state on the rocky brow, ' .
WhwU loots o'er sea-born Salami, ,
, . ,-: And ships by thousand lay below, t
; ;. ! And moo in nations :" all were his ! -
' ;. lie counted them at break of day-"
, And when the sun set, where were they
As that aoiiinir tun sank upon the sea, he poured
hit aplondornipori thu wrecked end scattered frag
ment of ihe Persian fleet, ' C -''
Everv hostile prow is turned from Greece.-
Xerxes starts in wild drspair from hi silver trfrono
He tears his splendid robes, and in deep dismay,
abandons alkthoughta of conquests, and seeks only
to plant his feuft mice more on the soil ol Asia
i 1 look upon Platea. Tho stiu flings his firat
liL'lit upon the Persian teuts.aud their splendour is
dazrlmg. ' The hour of conflict at hand. Turce?
hundrod thousand arms flash mon the plain of bat
lle. ' The Persian commander upon his white slced,
leads his hosts in person, and animates them by
his voice and hi deeds. Bt Greek Valor, and
Greek steel meet the shock pnuuved. , Fiercely
bunai the rage of buttle.--.-' f-: ?"- :"- 7
It is evemng. .' Platea is red with the blood of
ihe Persians Mordaniu and his milk-white steed
mve Tallen together "beiicaih the Grecian siiAir.
The Greek is revelling in : Persian- tents, lie
seizes the magnificent couches of the invader, hi
tables of gold and silver, his yellow golden gob
lets, bis bracelets ol untold value, Ins scimitars
adoriwd with precious atones, ami bis treasures
heaped in chests. - - -v - ;
y'pon the promontory of Mycale, a like scene
meets my view. . .
The acton w these scones have passcq away,
but their glory it uudying andihi may welUbe
called - - .'- j.: - . . 1 -.
" Cliin of tW unforgoltea brave, -"
Fair clime! where every season tinilos
" "Bnlgtianl o'er those bleig!d talus
Which ace id from tar Coloooa'a height,
, , Make glad the heart Uiat hails the sight,
- And lefld lo loneliness delighk ' , -
Herejs AthensXni tlf'iciilLfiKiyi.
upon nie. J he venornoie lorm ol cocraica is oo
fore 'me. Ilia meuk. tace, and calm, lugo urow,
present a true picture ol thai philosophy,, which
rocosmzes man as an immortal being, anu dius mm
look out upon eiernily. Ho trod iheso streels
he looked upon I In sea iiiuse neavens were arc nea
above his head, uafoldcd their glorious magnifi
cence, by day and night, to Ins contemplation.-
lie apeaks, and I listen to his sublime speculations
. The wing of this thought soars high in the boa
vena, and flashes in the sun as it seeks to discover
and explore unknown worlds. I follow bun to hi
prison, what a sublime philosopiiyaoc lie. nere
teuch 1 . He takes tbe poisoned cup with no trem
bling hand, and puts it to his lips, Jet eloquent with
the language of unearthly uuiu.
" He is followed by Plato, hit pupil. ' I recognise
him bv the elegance ot his manner, the polish do
rived from extensive travel, and by that brow upon
which Wisdom bas stamped the impress of her
wn'lfiiljitr-tfa'tarcr TW-aWrrif y Wfrr With in
him. I he lustre ot high and imeariniy coniern.
utiiih la i utKin hi face. His cooversalion disclo
sea th wealth of hit learning learning acquired
not alone from the lip of Socrates, whose insiruc
lions he enioved for eight years, but from inter
course with, the creat of every lund. After the
dHfiih of his illustrious leather, he lurnod his foot
step from Athens, and visited Megara, Ibcbes,
and Ellis.. The Pythagorean philosophy draws him
into Magna Urw-ia. - Curious to oorvjMiiewon
dors of nuluie, he Visil tlie voTcanfc lire oTbicily
Tho fame of Ihe mathematician Thcodorus invites
him to Egypt, and he perfects himnelf in philosophy
' His mind being now gjored with all tho learning
which the-woeW eottld- y mid bun, he returns to bis
nsiivo ritv. and erecting bis temple in the groves
of Academus, he surrounds himself .with eicjowdj
of illustrious pupil. llnseduced by political con-
vulsions, for forty year he devote himself to di
vine philosophy, makes man bis nature, and tits oV
liny, ihe subjoct i.f his cootemplations, aud enter,
tains his friends with discourses full of eloquence
and troth. V -
Among the mighty dead who rise before ine,
IVniostnenes stand forth, distinguished by the ae-
t vera, majesty of hi countenance. Accustomed to j
mm u.iri
his thought upon thn sea shore, wnen nisi
voice had been trained to m nter the roar or-the j
wave whirh d ished and broke at his feet, he ad-1
dre-es the vast multitude alwut fiim, and they are!
u 1 - I
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still. He pours upon them Ilio energy ol msowni
.,! Brut iliev are swayed like pied before the
t I . i. ..i i...
teinpeM. iV'hilc lie. nppe ils to their love of coun
try, and rlroriV's tliv invtider appronching tlmir
city the deep loud cry of p folar cnthusiusm is
the
iri frofoHwir rank
" Let xn march a;:1""
Philip." Hut alas 1 who can promise himself the
" lasting enjoyimmt of popular favor. Let the dying
lips of lb prisoned Deinosihones answer.'
" Glorious city, with thy wealth of fame I must
Joava thee. The night duws are heavy upo me,
and wanderer as Lain, I may not longer converse
with thy dead, 1 must pursue my pilgrimage. ,
u Farewell I a word which must be and hath been .
, A sound which makes us linger, yet farewell."
t THE; PIRATE.- ,
Scarcely lmd the Guscon given utterance to his
discontent when the mad at the mast head sang
out," Dock hoy ! a sail to windward !" f
Biamar went aloft with his glass, and in a few
seconds returned, andjwid "Every one to his
post. We're in luck at last." , M
Cardie's whirtle responded lo this order.? Every
ar,ns' nrwTxro "P towards th
stranger, under, nil the sail fe could carry. Ilwis
a truly horrible thing to obsorve the sinister ex
pression vvort by all the hideous countonancoa of
our lawless rew. Dirty, bearded, and already
scenting blood, their eyes (lashing with Area of cu
niditv and cruelty, ihe" wretches all gated in the
direction of their prey", a though they wished to
annihilate tho distaace: which separated thorn from
yl. in a very bnoi ppace we nearou mr vicuin,
a large merchantman, whose appearance promibed
, i once easy conquest and a rich booty. At a sig
nal Irom Siamar, a allot was urea across ner oows
' to bring her to. ' She immediately hoisted a white
flag.'and began, to lake in her sails; but tliiaobvi-
oumy pacillO liicuouiiun was (uiio iiiiunu swajr
upon the commander of tho Shark" Give that
follow a shot betweerr wind and water," cried hef
" it will, perhaps, teach him to be quicker in his
manoauvres, and not keep worthy follows so long
waitinir." 1 ........ ,4--
Wb weremw wilhiri prslol-shof of ihe . stranger,
. and Peters, bringing his musket to bear upon one
of her crew, fired and knocked the man s straw-
hat from his head, frightening the poor devil a 'good
- deal, no doubtrbur doing him Jitf firtllef" inju'ryTT
' Prelty fair that " said Stamar ; but another
, time level lower. Halloa, you sugar, hogshead I
send a boat aboard us.",- .''.- ,'- , "
1 ho order w"ui "olieyed on the instant, and the
. boal foming alongside us, a young and handsome
man leaped upon our ireck, without the slightest
appearance of fear or tuiiieion. "V . 1j"t i ", ."
' " Who tbe devil are you V demandod Stamar,
u loblolly-boy of joo craft, or cook's swab socuiid
male V y f.". ..
." , 1,1 1 am neither one nor the other, air,"V replied
the young roan, firmlyi " 1 am ber lieuiciiaiit." , '
u Oh, weir; Mr. Lieutenant, you aee my 11 t;l
it s red, as perhaps you can porceivo. uu rou
backj aatl seild'bUf eaptam bilker , l-am. liot in
the habit d treating with swab ol loWor.Muk,"
. Pale with ani;er, and ksiiting hi brows, Ihe
young man preserved", however, sullicieiit uiastoy
over Ins temper to depart wilhouljeply and in a
few miuutesjhe boat returned, bringing Thecaptnm
" Where are you bound from ?" duinandud Sta
mar. : ' I v '.',-, ' ;
."From Martinique' ... , 8, ...
" Whal's your lading t. 5 . ' ": - -
" A usual frbm that port sur and cufloo."
" But how about specie T None ot that, eh 1"
The French e.anlaiii made no rcolv.' The sound
"of his voice, when he Tirst spoke, hudstruck. ineT
as beuig very familiar Ufnie ; au'J nie moreT pom
' defedUlliC muro curtain I became that this captain,
who had so unhappily lallen into -our power, waa
well knovfrt to me.' Stamar," guessing the truth
from the captain's silonce, resumed-"! oe bow
it is you haci specie 5u board I" - .- '
' 't There is no help for it," replied the" unfortu
nate captain, " and falsehood would bo disgraceful
"without beinji -of any scrviceT'' 1 ' fraiikly coiifess,
jnen, tnai we aare sjwciq ou oosru. i o n, suu io
everv thins else we have, you are. welcome but
... .i i . . :- i a . . :, i . A
I trust you will allow me and my crew lo depart
- without any personal ill-treatment.
" For whom do you lake us, messmates f Fie
upon your suspicions t You may go as soon as our
- visit it
'3
, e .i i . i . j 4llie lieiu ui l no sun, a uhmjtoiou m iium uikiuvo .
The capiam of the mcrchaptmnn bowed, and f d b fc N
,.t..aM ,a Ir. hi. Iwdal .KitniniiaitiAil liu I .nnillVfl. 1 .' ' . . I I
.' returned lo go lo hit boat accompanied by Lorenzo.
, rive or six timet the merchantman boat went
and came, bringing ofl" to ut all that tho pirate
. judged to be worth laking"' - - --'"-All
Ihit time the captain of the luckless nier.
""chautinaar had been standing in ilenttx)octuilon
ofl he final orders of Stamar, who now said to him,
."You can go on your way now, my friend; and
of a surety you cannot say that we are so rrra
wicked wo others!" c 7 , '
" The captain thu addressed bowed in tilonce,
hsoWrrp hw boat, and commonceir veering t0"pw
coed on hi route. 1 he Shark then gently laid her.
7 self broadside lol Stamar ifave-i aTgnal to the in-
r famous i Lorenzo, and exclaimed al tho tame time
to the. merchantman's captain, "Adieu! a pious-
aul voyage to you l w ,
- Scarcely were the hypocrite' word uttered
when a fearful explosion of our whole range of
suns shook every plank of Ihe Shark, and lor I
few moments both vessels were completely hidden
-ii lha bl k ehmd of smoke. Stamar now gave
""iTitTword. ihe SinTik durieJ forward under all sail;
.- and when the smoke had somewhat dispersed, w
could eeo the uiifurtuuale merchantman dreadfully
1 torn by our shot her dock covered wun wounded
f men, whole cries and groan were truly dreadlul.
' On perciiving thai our broadside, had merely
crippled die merchantman, instead of sinking her,
Stamar Hew into one of his fiercest paroxysms of
rago. ' , , '
" Fool,! brule boasts!" ho ex-.luimed, stamping
on the deck f why did they not give it her be-
tweco wind and water? - Ii't a mere waste of po.
der and shot 1 Master I start me all those novice
j- put the very best inon on board at the gun i above
all see that they ram home well, and level low! "
- Scarcely two minutes elapsed from th? giving of
the ferocious order, when Ihe nw broadside of the
, . . .. i.
cnarK vomuca ocatn onu uesiruction upon ine crip,
- pled and helpless mcrclianiman; Frightful bul im-
potent imprecations reached u ihnfligb the atjnos-
' i .. I I..: I I .1 ...I ..,.r...
puera, nou,. sv uinniguiii.-u nro n-u onu nw
" iiinniA r im a i rtirk.iikin.i inn iniiuvarva iii
hutlcred vessel, now tearing hi hair, and anon
extending his clenched fit towards us in vain pieii.
acinjj and ilelestation. Traversed as hi ship had
been in rvery diref tion ty our balls, sli was rapid'
ly aiukihg; and just as she wnsfimijly setilingdown,
some of her crew sought shelter in her tops, while
othois plunged into the sea, and swum towards us.
Seeing thut Ihey swain vigorouly and persevering,
ly towards us, Sin mar shouted, "Shoot mo ofl a
few of those jolly follows," ' -f7" '
Hi orders wore obeyed to tho verry letter.
Now and, then a cap or a straw hut rose to the sur.
face, and floated rMiid the shattered vexsul which
the loaming waves were now fast engulphing.
Budocnry -vrtn -vtitid hR6 the rushing of a
huge water-spout, -an immense chasm opened in
the waves, the" merchant man balanced herself lor.
a moment or two, and then with one lightning-like
bound, descended j the topi 61 hor masts were for
an instant seed lushing the waters, and then she,
and tho unhappy wrqtchot,, who were still clinging
to hor, disappeared forever. a To the tumult of iliu
horrible scene that had bon enacted, there sue-
xeodod for a fovr moments Hfrtglrtfiftly"exp"i6sive"
silence, which was broken by the voice of Stamar,
who in tones of infernal irony excluitnud. " Adieu I
a pleasant voyage to you 1 ,
Prtdictioti$ for 1939. The next session of.
Congress will be of uncommon interest and-iinpor- - x
tance. . lunxannol fail ot proving true, bftcauso
it has been said every year regularly ever ainco
we haiLe. remembrance. f 1
There will bo a great noise about. the country, ' ,
when it thunders ; and a" great dust will be kicked
up by coaches and horses unless tho roads ure
McAdamiscaV . , , ,. .
There will be moreshooks published this year A
than will find purchasers; more rhymot written . '
thao will liiTH readers, and more bills nwilj out
thaii will find payers.i ,-r: T 7"rr " " "...
I hose who nave dubtt to pay, and no cash, will -
kwe their credit. s - - - - ' ' '
Many a fool will jump into a honey-pot and
fmd- ttmustard-i-wii1ioul being fttWo" lb " say'wilh t
the fly " tin on." , , -,
. Many an old ainnor will promise to turn over a .
new loaf .this year, but the now. leaf 'will turn out
blank
Many a man will grow rich this year in a
dream'.- .'"i"Av'V;..V ....';.""' - .
- Whoever is in love this year will think his mis.
trots an angel. : tVhoever gets married will lmd
out whether it be true,' ; ;
:Whoover makes the discovery that the world
Is given to lying, will do what JackTalstnfT has ',
dooe before him. - - ....
- Whoever hires money out of the bank will bo
in.ho hurry to see the lust day of grace. 1 1
''-.Whoever it bigh.upon his score and low in hi '
pockety will think of a deuty eheriir. -: "
Vhocvcr runs in debt this yearwiill be dunned," ,
Whoever ' is out , the at uluows, "will think of a
-laikrrwiV;v'-'i:: -'--''e-';"",-",a t ' --
. "i-'mally 5 we are of opinion th this Will;b a"
Wonderful year just like all that have' goiie before;
it.-- Polrrrciani wilt rnhkeiooH'onhemsoKeaTpat
lifogger will mnka fool olothors. and women
with pretty face will maka'fool of both thom
s.lves and others. The world will go round and
come back to the.phco from which it set out, mid
this will be the course of many a man who should
be up and oing,..f Thefe will bo a groat cry and
liltle-wool, at at ahoaring of -pigs or.a aessian of
Congress.' ;, ' '. ... , '
AN -ADVENTURE . IN M EXlCaV- -.
WtilrTWidinw't1w,"W
1 liaA-iCCaUoi) ;'14!)Htrtt juddeiil oa'jouriioy"l - -Zacatocas
; seizing my holsters, I departed alone
on borueback. Tii fow hours I .arrived t the'
Rancho del Bjsal.-when I if.jrul myself more
respecting flie road TjvajHoJd .that J hadta pass -thTough
a palm foresT sevcral mile in extent, and
that I should find Rhance fifteon milot distant,
the only one in thirty mrlet Kidiojf throtigh the
forest, tho thought uf robbert naturully occurred. "
, j. .
.. v' , .,.
a look at my pistol, tin cxamina
tion. l found 1 had left one to be repaired, and
that ihe other had no flint. I felt in the bottom of
the holsters, but no flint to for my safety it was
necessary to trust solely to the respectable appear
ance of pair of bear skin bolsters. Plodding in
the bent of Ihe sun, 1 discovered a I it I lo distance
but appearances indicated thai it was iuhabitcd.-
I carried my saddlo into the hut, and gave my
horse tho length of eabrttt, to graze. With
my saddle and urinai de agua, I ma Je tho travel- -
Uir's bedr upon which I rixlioctl, placing my h!. -
by my side. A fciociout hxikiug person toon rodo
up, asked a fuw questions, and returned, The in- ;
quirict did not fait to excite suspicion; but being '
overcome with fatiguej and the burning tunit re."
nmined quiet. The tnnn S'ion returned, bringing
a mora Jrooiou4tokiiig mrnioT. ltng tnf
porilout situation, I instuntly rosojyod lo dcmcaO j.,. . ,.
mvpelf in Ihfl Matf maimer" a if my nidlotsiiad
been of the best. The companion, alter asking
variou question and praising Ihe holstors, re-
quoalcd me lo do him the favor to show him the, ;
pistols, to toe if they .were of a certain class,
which ha named. 1' I handlo my anna only for : v
dofencc," was my reply, - He protested friendship,-
and repeated his request. I repealed (hut 1 could
not gr itify curiosity in that respoct. He became
itirtrft,-t-tcngttr-anjry,ttcnnj-vioifintiiir
uhiiHlve language s the replies were thort and harsh,
I., ,lli niKM in I'rnill uf I (in JiKir. Willi l'ill'h a InllT
. , . j, (anJ in tm c, of .itlmr. Au hour .
(j J() convcrw,ionr nd interval ol silcnco.
'rh,y wtn,ed away. - I thought 1 would wait un.
til ,ark and then, when Iheir lasso could not
them, rush towards them with the presented
mill4 ttd make my escape into the wood. Re
cliuing upon my bed, although not directing my
aT jmmodiaioly toward him, I discovered onn of
them'nHlant, looking through ao interttic in the
of:tbe hut, to observe my movements. I in-, ,
irodnced mv hand under ilia flap of the holsters,
I ti ( jQ the acl of examining lock and priming, '
nlllf withdrew it with an air of eontcntt Hasoon 1
appeared again in front of the door, and bantered
mo lo exchange horses, requesting rno to mount
I . . . . . . - a - i . i .t . 1 .. I J . . . . . .
his sua try mm. ( rvjnicu umi w ,,cu io iv, ,
lh.it in ihe morning I, would probably trade, and
give him a fair diflereoce. , - :
p. .....nl,..l i k,.nl dnniml ntlab,n
, 'j ......n.u( n u1..i........... a ,
run i mu niintn. iiiitstir vun inn wis. rn fiiiiiir iu' w ridi
they rode about a quarter of a mih", and lurning a, '
point pf pulm wood, were out of ii hu Alone, 1
took my pistol, withdrew the charge, and walked "
- about the lioine id jearth of ttono for a flint.' - It .
.,,'iii7.ia.
1tIs urm
-! 0 'obt'! th fif l'if"!s H"!
ith him.