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LIBERTY..THE CONSTITUTION.. ..UNION.
NEWBERN, FRIDAY, 'APRIL 18, 1834.
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Three dollars per annum, payable in advance.
IiAZARlL.LiA, OR THE GIPSEY
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Imitated from the Spanish. j
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for Which, in return, I get money and
But' I am not ungrateful-rrl prognosti
cate to the warrior, victory; to the sickly, health;
to the maiden, a lover ; to the widow, a comforter :
ia the advocate, a lawsuit ; to the avaricious, richer
ilRLi.
in short, I scatter around me health, wealth, honor,
pleasure and length of days." y, y
il " It is surprising,? observed Adolar,' " at what an
i
It was eve nmg, Don Auolnr, dtten iierUhy a single
Li i . - . i ' .L '. I.. ' -f I 1 . . . '
?ervf!U, iPracii- ipr. hkiit oi a ioipsi, m me
! neighbor hood ofTl'oledo. The Fpot was fcrie of those
J which Ipveta'woulcj h a If e chosen for their! clandestine
t meeting, combining the wild with the beautiful, the
tsuiliuut; ui iiie ufscri. Willi itif. wi uiiir yi x rasuc.
AdoIar 'was dressed in the costume of a Spanish min
strel, with a guitar eluhg behind him,j nd Pedrillo,
jhls attendant, wore the dre;s common lathe general
ity of the peasants of jt he country . They had no
sooner entered. the obscurity ol tne torast, tnan tne
Bound of a gong was heard. Adolar paused for a
moment, -. in order to discover the direotirin whence it
came,.;nd:then commanding Pedrijlo ti follow h1m,i
threaded life way through the entangling briars which
inter mjned; his ja)proarh: They soon arrived at a
la'le in i he; juwotu of the" ion st, in which the remains
Ot a firevvas stillBlumheringin it' embers, surrounded
'6y evr-V aineaifiince indicative ofa jerent encamp-
ment.- Aaolar stooit lor a lew1 moments in silent as
tpnishm'Mit, Hvondering at the novelty of the scene,
4'hen Jitf was interrupted by Vdrillo, who, alter ex
xtmi iug the vistas through the neighboring trees.
dxclaimedJ ' J"- . I-1 ' '
tl Oh ho I understand some of tie gipsey folks
have been here, and yonder they go towards the
Castle."; h t '"! V ' - ' I - " "
!.' i "Towards wiiat castle ?" inquired Adolar-
VK!lri .w. mv lur tlii lia!Tnv til tvhrr.h vnii
. Iljr tuui win., .-.ww.-j , j j
evotions last . mignt, an-
eirly age you have learnt to profit by. the follies of
rmnkind : nut here, take tms, and leave me."
Let me first, senbr Adolar," said she, as she took
heourse,. 41 arn the gilt." . f rfi ' " j : .; j.
'o you then qow me?" inquired Adolar. ,
" l.ei me 4ee your hand, seadr,':; said she, taking
t, uric then looking in his lace.; "I know that your
name $ Adolar ; that you are in love, and that the
hope of seeing your Francetsca, brought you to this
sj)ot." '.'. j ;. . '
' Dd yw then know who Francesca is?" inquired
Adolar. ( . ;v: .-v.!... ;.;
j "bhe is sail Lazarilla, "a rich and noble orphan,
the ward olpon Renunciotle Zapardor, the owner
ui uiis t-fu"r WHO s anoutito irive. ner nana to a cer-
ain Don -AiiUnio." J .
" Then all Vy hopes are vain," exclaimed Adolar.
" Why sj?', rejoined Lazarilla, " she is not yet
nian iiii; and uhe return your love, and your inten
tion towartlsjhei are -honorable. II will endeavor to
obtain an ituerviey for you." j
"To obtain her hand," replied
lighest object of my wishes ; and if;
Antonio immediately retired, and the. two men had
no sooner hidden themselves behind some bushes, than
the viceroy, with a rifle in his hand, entered 'without
any attendant, j The two bravos immediately rush
ed upom him, and wrested the ' rifle from his hand,
when Adolar arid Andreas made their appearance.
Thereon the assassins took to flight, and were pursued
by " Adolar and his ; companion. The viceroy ,hal
scarcely had time torecover himself froni the confu
sion which this suddjen attack occasioned,when some
of his guards and attendants came upj and, among
others, senor Zapardor, who; cooly sked, j
i 44 What may have happened to your j highness?"' -;
44 Two bravoa have just attempted td assinate rne;
and, had it not beeri for the1 arrival of two strangers,
they would haye completed their .- purpose. Away,
gentlemen, down yonder pathway. My protectors,
Ibrthey have followed the vjillians, mayjperbaps' need
some assistance. If you discover them brinir them
hither, th:it I may re1 ward them according to their de-
c?nrts 11
fered up your evening
sA'ered Pednllo. ' .
" Are. we then so near to it ?" said A
Ceialaly,"; replied Peflrillo.;
it
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lolar. :
not above a
Ado'ar " is the
vou1 will' only be
the-5 means! of procur'ng me an iterview. there is no
reward which I will tot readily afford you."
44 It is not inierest,';eplu-d Lazarilla, interrupting
him, 44;vhich guides mt; for I would not, for all the
gold in the vvorld'assistyou, if I did not think that
your inten ions towards 'his maiden were honest and
honorable. Do you thet return to.vouiservant at
the village! and leave me to arrange my plans.' You
need rett aivl refreshmentAund the sooner! vou take
oettcr, joru must meet me here
wn, as sooa auhe shepherd star glit-
. . . . . i - . i
Quarter :oi u mile tromlihe skirts oi tnefwood ; nut uo
vou know, senor, that l'arh contoundedlyhungry.-'
" t,L H ft '.. - f. '' f ."ii-'L:' ' . il .,1 A ,JI.,
I j. aiK not to me oi nuugw, rtuiiicu nuuwi,
r" whenil hope to behold her for whoih
only life is
f 4 Well, 1 j have heard that a hungry oog is snarp
j sihted, rejoined Pedrillo, and so I expect yob eup
i'pepe Ui tt.you Will see! better lor going; without your
4 None of vour iestl," retorted Adohir, vith a porJ
ol severity that he was seiaom apcusiomeu o
L- s- , m .L'
towards;his atten:
sent huaior.'? tj
i man
11 pre
1 dpvtite,"
I iKhce...
I If
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as
rl
much
turned
ant, " they but ill suit with my
as your liumou
Pe
Well, well,'said
oes with mv
rillo, with the utmost impu
to t he
Adolar, "do yob
aire.; 1 wilt soon loin you at tne inn,
j T I wjsh I was in it now," rejoined P
liad you, not better go with me V "
T AHoIiir shorik hiri bead. !
away
drillo, " bu
!
itn.
my little friend
,'lejac
ulated Ado
up timehke the present,'! continued Pe
V h-i ri lii
lriilo ; '' but
en aWe to look at you for the last month without
o tell ydu the truth, senpr, t have neve
an
hihki:i of af camelion, lor vou. live, upon air,
Jiahiie-you if color almost as oiten: last week yo l
vefe a "pilgrmi,' a daV r two since yob were a lores
r; an j, now you arq a iroaoatipur. ' ;
i f'Av v t Ifirrah ." cxclatmed'-1- Adolar, " and wa
lre;ai;thHinn.".:;' vi'-:,r; ' :; ! J
t4j And must my appetite also wait ?" inqt
me
44 JLciv
ply- .1
,u0ne thitiir I can
JSiot the 'other.! , I
my appetite
and do vvnat you p
nauired Pe
i M
ease,", was tn
hem both; the
with the first da
ers in the sky.
4' Farevfel! t
ar, "and ha v heaven aid and trohfet vou."
i On this Adolar: returned to the village, and Laza
rilla to; join her companions
Mischief seldom sleeps xvell, and thus it was with
Dob Zariardor and Don Antonio, who. without anv
reconceiied i plans,- found.' themselves, up and in the
caKien iciig neiore ne sun had rien. . ;
V GQod morhirig to thee, serior," exclaimed Zapar
dor, as he entered the garden and perceived Antonio
14 1 am' glad 1 have met with you thusearty, for 1 have
peen ruminating an nignt on our projects. A no
thtiugh ybu have -done much in seurino- vonr unch
pn fiis return from America, I have doubtis as to tlie
jlate ot; liis daughter j Maria, who,- were she to make
her appearanj e, would de'pnve you of all tite to your
Ere Antonio had time to reply Lazarilla entered
the garden and secretly approached a' grotto Junker1
With stohe seats on either side, and therein secren
herself. d i " !, ;!. ' -'I ! . . i.
44 1 muk own," observed Antonio, 44 that the fear o
Maria's reappta ranee hasisdinetimes crossed mvmiud
but I think that there cannot be the shadow of daher
ts long as my uncle is an inmate in yonder tower
or no other person would be euatled to identify her.'1
" Yod are jhight"i replied Zapardor : "but Alvarez
ha?, a fi ik nd more powerful, and therefore more (Sail
gerous than jiimself I mean the viceroy. Nmv the
is anxious to remove the 6candaf
o
o
do.J? vvas thf" readv answer, "bdt
can, leave on it you please. tut
irinotMo what I j 'leash ; lor I have ii6 money. 1 h
Vts dollars which lyou gave me yesterday, were
eeded out 1 of nie last night by a gipse1girl, even
tle very last maravida; sp.il you. would wish m
do What I nlease. k'ou must nlease to ffive me the
eaiid to tlo it with." .' . 1 i
"your ; extravagance is- unbearable ') observed
aoian giving, ninr a piece or saver.
i 44 That is more than your liberality lsJV reioined
jdrwio, as ne turpt'ti tne money over m tne paim
his hand t 44 but never mmdi that is enough tp
e day, anil to-morrow must provide for itself, 60 fare
iMeeiwelL master ofmine. I will await for you at the
ISaying this, he soon disappeared under the branch
eJ of the trees, w hereon Adolar turned his steps in
tl'5 contrary direction, and was immediately followed
M a little ffinsey; wio issued from the shelter ofl a
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w on: in trie nower oi wnicn sue nau ituu kcvticicu
rirL? the above conversation. ; . 0
rlrhe fcastle towards which Adolar had directed Ms
Kttbsi was one. of those common in Sjjajn, land had
he n erected more for the sake of security than beau
tyl It enclosed within itself all that might be necps-
ealv a enable it. Sri ease of extremity' to sustains
emre bf some duration, beincr entirely surrounded by
a thill and moat. Oyer the water hung various bjal-
coi tea and towers, equally adapted for thjditterent
pu poses of war or peace. The moon had just risen
wl jn Adolar appeat-ed beneath its turrets, followed,
unmawn to nim, hy the gipsey girl, tie naa no
oq let, arrived than hejexciaimed, : v
X onief iis trie terrace on wnicn i lasi mgiu ueupu
lovely ! Francesca, but she could hot pokibly re
in this, diguise. I w'll endeavor to recall
i I used to, sing to her irt the -mountains
his family without a shilling in the world and
Gideon, unluckily, was not slow in advancing
his claim. A. meeting was appointed between
Owen and the underwriters, at a coffee-house,
for the purpose of discussing certain matters
connected, with- the loss, when his documents
were produced, and found to be unchallangable.
One of the parties,' however, ventured to-express
a doubt as to the total loss of the vessel.
. ' Nay," exclaimed a voice from an adjoining
box, 'if it be the loss of the Hopewell, I
can vouch for that." ; j V j -
44 And Jray," inquired one of the parties in
terested, regarding the vol unteer j wi tnessi with
no complacent look, what makes you so know
ing about the loss of the ship?" c
jo sooner had three or four of the viceroy suit
bllowed the path which he1 had pointed out to them.
than Lazarilla made t her anDearance.l attended bv
Alzira- and Franceska..
jroacli'ed,
She exclaimed as she
ap-
4( I have brought to your hishriess an unfortunate
man, who is not, I believe utterly unknown to you,
Don A'lziras-" f. lr. : H . 1 I -" V i -..
Is it possible,' said the viceroy, " that this can be
my friend Alziras?" ' - I S -
. 44 It is," replied the Jatteri " but too true. 1 had no
soonef escaped fromthe dungeons of tile j inquisition,
than I lell into those of the barbaroua. Zanonldr.
whence this dear child has just affected tnv. deliver
ance j yes, this little gipsey girl, who, by the kind in-
lerposiiion oi rroviqence turns out tp be my lonjf-lost
daughter, my Maria Her age, the, resemblance
which she kears to her mother, the time when and
the place where she was lost, a medal which which
was around her neck, all prove to me that this is my
long-iost oaugnter i' , i n j ' , ..j.'f
44 And where "cried the viceroy, "is rnvpoor child?
But did you say. my friend that your captivity origi-
noted witndon iaparddrf ;
'' 1 did say so," replied Alziras : " but I was way
laid and delivered up tohirrfby my nephew Antonio."
4Nor ia this all, your ligness," added Lazarilla,
u fbrihis Zapardor inst gated Antonio I to attempt
the lde ot your highnes, And the two assassins, from
whose daggers you: havefjust escaped, were hired b
him for that purpose. The plot I overheard, and
communicated to Don Alio;
who preserved your life.f
Oh, yes, 7 excjaimeiSth
it
ar, vvtio was one oi
viceroy, " I
l nose
i 1
know him
3
riow; t was-it was mjsoi ; and why is he not here,
i hat I may once mre tkehim to my hejirtj!".
He had scarcely uttered this exclamation, when
Adolar entered, and wafe about to throw himself i at
ids fathers feet j but hefcaught him in his ahns and
enfolded him to his bosAm. !APtohiohad,in the mean
time, rushed to the assistance of the assassins, where-
t ' He mast hare beer;
seeing you?"
by he received a woijjnd from Adolar,
caused his deaths IZibardbr was exiled,!
oiessea wun ine. paeici ot; nis beloved
Lazarilla was married to Andreas, who
which had
and Adolar
Francesca.
turned out
to be a nobleman's soi, who .had,, for th lpveof Laza-
rilln fnrsatpn H!cs ditViir'o Knkioo nil !n!nol ttio rrincol's
grana
inquisitor
THEJLOT ship
my
codiije me
Uifi whie
1 UK'llUOKl ,
the
of
I
son
ear and
t Cf autuni'i,
4 Cnmr'rtl thai
I Will le-leU
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I.
perhaps it may reach her
m'lM her of her Adolar." 1 I
e then struck his guitar, and sung the follow
lote ibe; Francesca thy tresses f jet,"
And the d irk glancing-light of tbine eye,' -
B ray heart an impression of magic bath set, "
Tlwf will leave tb name there when ! die.
t wbnt is mere beouty ? The brightness of spring,
when sun.mf r's sweet days bare pone b;
: once-touch'd by Time's blightning wing-,' -
all neglected to wither and die. ,
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lilovt tbee.) Francesca I 'Joat on thy charms,
IBu how kia-y hate rbrms like 'o thine f ,.
low tmtny whm I i ight enfold in these arms, 1
' IA.n1 cad them this moment all miner . j. 1
they .haye but beauty, th- bloom of an hour; j
irhey know not, th ffel not the love they impart, I
E il fade io ar firms like a cold senstless flower,
if rom its stem torn asunder, and blighted at heart, i
' A,,-A 4- --I-'"- . - ' ' - II ' -I- ' .
1 1 We thee, Francesca-s-and fondly believe,
'fliai by love is a warmly repaid : , I
, T.oss eyes beamings f indues, thev could not deceive,i
jo ie g.lance hid litheir falfcehod betrayed. ; j
Tsou Shalt be the blossom andTll be tbe tree, r
nS when the cold winter of death shall tome o'eN
VVM.utgbltght, mv; Francesca, shall fall u(4n thee, A
'T. . . i . : l .maw ..in mi anrl hliuimn inn vaam ' i
a 1 1 ttt snail fiun l .mv.. i, j
re-
ing
f
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At,the5 con lusioh of the above, the gipsey girl
' d. icneealed behind a tree, listened with c'rea
Eiruti tambounh, and came dancingtowards him.
I. Rl4fnly turned round land exclaimed!
Worn have ye here?"
vlcalied" said she, Lazarilla. Towhom
mt birth, 1 know not. 1 was brobght tip by
and
who
at-
I ov. f
'a trip ey woman who treated me as her child,
LWhonI had the misfortune to lose about two months
agon! Sincethen L have seen various changes;
somet jcc faring well, and sometimes ill ; to-djay in
legtiv; y, to-morrow in misery ; nut always iiignt
hearti 1 daneinrJ einfirinrr. heatinorf-mv tambaurin.
safcndrt'-i my castanets end promising good IocE toj telf
which! his appointment to the supreme power haf
occasioned. l he vpceroyjias therefore been secretly
tried, foand guilty, excononiunicated, and sentenced
to death : Nor wdl the execution be much Ion trer de
layed ; but zea! is sometimes obliged to give way i to
prudence, jvnpw tarther, the grand inquisitor has
dged you worthy of being the means of delivering
bpam from the, power of this exalted criminal ; obey;
and thej hand of Francesca, the ward of the viceroy
elect, shall be yours; for it was to me that all Spain
looked up when the intrigues oi Hlziras obtained for
him that power which by risht oueht to have been
mine, j j Yet it heeds not for the past : when Alziras
falls, Zapardor will succeed him.; Nay. answer not,
out mark- me. 1 he secrets of tlie holy office must
not be known to its enemies. At least while they
have their liberty and the means of scandalizing the
performance ! of its duties. Therefore now I have
informed you of their decision, if you will not be tneir
friend, they will riot let you live to he their enemy.
cut still there is no necessity that you should yoursel
De inei executioner: mere are a Hundred bravos in
I oledi), that lor a little hire would do your duty, n So
that ii be, done, it, matters not how it is done. Let
tne auKe ian. ana v rancesca snail he yours, lie is
hourly expected at Toledo. He is fond of hunting
1 he darkness ot a forest might afford the means o
completing our j wisneg; but that heeds not; it one
occasiorfdoeS not offer, we must make another. There
is not a moment to be lost : away arid prepare for his
reception, j i ou nave Heard ray determination. 1
.will now listen to no reply." . '
MfSlwul.lKo.joiinal)) Jl, .1 T .:il l U
wu jlinuitliai j TAWaillK U XJ1.(1I Illtt, US BIJC
camefbrth from her hiding-place, as soon as Zapar
dor arid Antonio had departed, " what villanous pro
jects have 1 overheard ? The danger to which the
viceroy is exposed, pust be immediately warded off,
and Ij will then endeavor to obtain the release of this
villiah's uncle from yonder tower. But I must away,
or I snail be too late for my appointment with Adolar ;
he might be able to assist me in warning the viceroy
of hi4 dariger." ''.
Adolarjwae, as Lazarilla expected, at the appointed
pla ?e long efore she arrived, awaiting her .coming
with! the-utmost anxiety. His first question was to
inquire about Francesca, but as soon as Lazarilla
made him acquainted with the danger to which the
yicery was ex posed, he informed her that Don Alziras
was! his father, whom.he had offended, and was thus
compelled to keep himself unknown. He immediate
ly sent off Pedrillo to' Toledo, anu learnt that his la
ther was; hourly expected, and that he had appointed
to hunt f by iorch-Iight, in Zapardor's forests, on the
approaching night. This, from the conversation
which. Lazarilla had overheard, 6he knew would be
the time chosen tori his assassination, and it was
therefore arranged that Adolar and Andreas, a favo-
rite companion of Lazarilla, would watch the motions
of Zapardor and Antonio. In the meantime, Laza
rilla undertook to obtain the release of the prisouer in
the; tower, and to endeavor to prevail upon Francesca
to leave the castle of Xapardor.
4. As was expected, the viceroy arrived, and the
hunting tents were pitched on the skirts of the forest.
I at i short distance from the castle of Zapardor. As
soon as thisr circumstance became known to Adolar,
hex wtth Andreas, repaired to a spot, which they had
previously selected, and whence thev might discern
every person "who came out of the castle ol Zapardor.
After, waiting for nearly an hour, he saw a figure
enjveiopea in a .large mantie pass tne araw-oridge.
arid immediately plunge into the deepest: recesses o
the forest. . They followed him to a spot where two
men appeared to be waiting hjs coming. ,
" Now, my friends,,, said he, as soon as he came up
to them, " he chace has commenced ; it therefore
remains for you to seek an opportunity of fulfilling
your mission. ; But, hark ! some; one approaches.
Hide yourselves, it may perhaps be the viceroy him
OR THE UljjT:XPECTED WITiES9.
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j A MERCANTILE STORY.
IF,
Taking care jof the
elsewhere attempted to
define the!
hand on your own pocket, and
the gipse's.
main chance I have
keeping cine
the other! in
your rvighbor's-a definition which, whatever
it may vant of truth m ils general application,
. ' i ... . i ; .-
was in exact apcortiancc with the pratice rind
opinions ot Mtdeon Owen.. He was one of
those whv, very earlvin life, discovered the
liiconvenietjces attendant upon bearing a good
cimraciuf cuauiy. ne wouiu ooserve. in
such uniyery request, that the possessor is
liable to be jiobbed of it at every! turn. Nay,-
it j was even an j encumbrance to a man of pis
peculiar genios, which, when relieved from the
restraint, dercltped itself in a manner which
promised to secire him a distinguished plaice
in that, caleoderwhich is more remarkable
for heroes than faints. He was one of the
honorable fraternity jof British! merchants,
though, like a true genius, he altogether Ire
jected those comrooiiplace notions by which
that respectable borjy have the universal
reputation olbfing governed. Tnej halter and
ne giooei were tne vne and rule by which
Gideon was regulatedl in his dealings : and
it is admitted that he was exact j to a nice
ty, in his J measures. I ihe'.accounts of a man
who trusted lo no orieAnd whom none ever
thought oftrusting, must necessarily have been
in a nutshell j and it was Owen's boast that! his
pocket was hps counting houe, arid; his journal
and ledger apwo-penny memorandum-booki
j.-ui, a ucauiijpnuu ui uia pcxaH ueilOlU llllu
plodding his way through the seetj regardless
of every external object, hut inhuckling self
gratulation kn having xJompletedme advanta-
geous anu mverreacntng oargam; ooserve'me
pleased, but unpleasing express!
animal, of his countenance ; reraark,v6, his left
"The simple fact of iny having had the
pleasure of beiijg in her tohipany! at the timy,''
rejoined thehrst speaker, a fashionably dressed
young man, with a very handsome but sunburnt
countenance rising, - and leaning carelessly
against the partition of the boxes so as to con
front the party, one of whom, the individual
who had at first addressed him, took upon bim
self the office of spokesman, and continued hfs
interrogatories by saying, 3 44 Why, you were
surely not one of the crew V
No, answered the young gentleman,! bow
ing in acknowledgment of the compliment im
plied, 4Mwas only a passenger, and so, when
the Hopewell struck, the captain and crew took
to the long-boat, j a nd parodoxically enough,
alleging that 1 did hot belong to the ship, left
me in undisputed command of her." 1
A nH irnn runm rinh oA ' tfC fmm itio litre L
afterwards, I presume V said the querist;.
' Within an ace of it, by a shot from a Dutch
man-of-war, fired for no earthly) reason that I
could guess, except that I did not answer their
first signal.' t' :j' !; ;:T 1 ';''- '
44 You should have waved vour ; handker
chief." - ' --.;; f vV- ;.
44 1 should ; have been waved myself, then,"
was the reply, 44 seeing that it was the. only
tie that bound me to life and the man-topmast,
froni which it was not exa-ct'y convenient for
me just at that time to part1 company."
44 And pray, sir," continued the inquisitor,
44 how many hours did you continue in thait peri
lous situation ?" j i . '
44 Upon my honor, sir, I am unable to answer
your question with any degree of precision, as
I committed my watch to the trusteeship! of the
deep; for the precious metals, however they
may contribute to keep a man s head above
water on the Royal Exchange, have a marvel
lously anti-buoyant tendency in the Atlantic.
Besides, to let you into a secret, I had at that
particular juncture, a strong impression that
Time and I had . very nearly done with each
other."' .' : : ' l i - ;;T " ' -;;
44 And may I inquire' then, by what miracle
you escaped ?" , -.-'i. ;, ' r - . A
44 By no miracle at all, sir, but by simply
waiting until the tide turned, when the vessel
was leu high and dry upon the sand v and 1
took the opportunity of stepping on shore."
44 Upon my word," exclaimed another of the
party, 4 you werein high luck to have been able.
to hold outso long. v-f - "
44 Luck, you call it !" replied the person ad-
aressea : wen. we win not cavn aoout terms;
Kot a K whit! He I
the hand alluded part
circumstances in which
gized for the 'oversight,
ing me to dinner." 1
And von immediate
the police V -
rJMot II for as broil
too jealous a dry nurse oi
to admit of any interfeen
Iso J sat down to a f.artie i
the captain, his chief taau
and inysef, audAVclaughe
the claret and the story 4
J Upon fray word, yd
claimed -the other, grave
should 'call, in Englail
felony." j ;(
I 44 Very like it, I coriff
than compromising my st
nautical friend too well,
that if he had the least st:
tion to the (Cargo he left in;rrv
scarcely have- allowed t
without somelestimonial
I'dwhnt abashed tit
if 1 rni.'.'.!
ct-tnc cordially -Jjs
l 1 in !'iflf!sir.lAna
od left me atuAo
i -. . - i
oncludei
j .. . .
Hscovcxcd him to
t is Tratrcfi
, ehildr-eii
iueaiion.
sisungtrt
2cretrv,
.vfj. : '
escape )
genlieman," ex-"
J that is what vv
a
4 mat:
isidop:
i, the! r
fmeix
omisin't
2i
I 41
kJe
i
Anil it was hel
3 i jaiU Ikhew fny'-
i ion of my attei-
' harge, he wouhV
o quit America'
hi? gratitude."
oi, who found the
'ued on the sub-
During this dialogue. Gl
young gentleman so well it
ject undediscussion as tot r n ( er a n v. ex pla na-
lion'from himself perflubus. took an oppou-,1
tunily of jwithdrawingj'le rg the, mat ley en
tirely in the hands of thej trwriters ! 'Jhe
latter worthies held a eon jtuion, continued
by three several adjournme ', whiclt ended dii
the fourth day, in their bbtt li ig a" warrant Jtjor
Gideon's apprehension, j lilpwtiver, liavilig
only his own safety ity vult, had availed
himself of certain paper wit tk which he keiA
in his pockpt-bobk, and had tlftjd from Graves-
end, withi a far wmd, on fitk passage to join
the ciptain, just three days be ore the arrival
of his officer in pursuit.' ' "5 i j .
He" was overtaken, howc ?dr not by a site-
ifTs officer, but by a stornj b;rj which heUtaW
suipwrecKeu in guuu eari ana lounti nts
way to New-York, in sSyt and difapi- 1
dated a condition that hp oflCcnd could lrbt
be prevailed on: to belie vjbtjjjlhc same ypei- '
son, and ppsitivelyefuset! b'fa Assistance, alle- .
ging, that it was a principle pjfi hitwhever to
encourage impostors.--Sa twtodiitU.. K
it by another
interrogator,
I ; 1 . .. .
1 j - . - .. .
From the Atlas and
?
a.
hand clenched upon his bosom, a sinisVer attempt
to (keep down jthe upbraidings of conscience,
or, pernaps, 10 guaru -nisnean irom toe possi
bility of its being assailed by any V)f those
svmrjathits bv (which ordinarv and trrOrpllinfr
minds are sometimes turned from their fcurpo-
. I ' tw I ! ' 1 . 1 ! 1 .
ses. . 1114 vigilance was at once useless ana
1 l B 1 1 . A ! -
mispiacen-fuseiess ; Decause nis j neart was
as hard las a brickbat, and misplaced, because
with hina the! seat of feelinor was the neck.fV
One ef his latest commercial transactions
was of feo remarkable a character, ; that I shaU
venture to nut it on record. Gideon was, on a
sudden! seized with a passion for speculation to
the East Indies, and accordingly, purchased
a vessel, loaded her to the very hatches, arid
like a pruueiu rain, insureu tne snip ana cargo
to aconsiderableamount. It is true, there were
some! triflirig dbcreparicies between the inv'oM
; 1 . .!-'. ... . ." in 1 .
ces ana me bnipments, dui sucn tnings win
cur m me nujiy 01 Dusiness, ana unaerwrvf?
are tot particular ; so 1 long as tnelshippds
A. jt, and they get their premium :'.'
Tfeo months; afrerwards, newt 4frired Aat
thelfcessel had! foundered to Wgi:eaf dismay
of Oideon, who! allegeVl tbanehad insured too
little, and o( the underwriters who (bund that
they had aisured lob much. Some of them
haJi'taken heavy livis upon the 'risk, and one
-nan in Darlicular, hai ventured to ah amount,
te exaction oil whicn would haye left him and
I have been accustomed to eal
name, though." M
44 But, sir," interrupted the firs
44 did the crew make no effort tosave the'cargol
44 Ob, yes! their exertions were wonderful,
and their success complete, in saving them
selves, which they j seemed to consider the
most valuable part of it; and, as far as my ob
servations went, they were? about right, for al
ways excepting myself, there appeared to be
little else in the ship worth caring for."
44 The goods, then, must have been wretch
edly packed."' ;'.;;,;;;;; v j ' . j
44 Quite the contrary, I assure you; had they
been crown jewels, they could not have been
more beautifully cased ; I had the curiosity to
examine a few of them while the tide was sub
siding." 1 j r
44 And what, may I ask were the contents ?"
44 Why, the boxes, for the most part, con
tained mineralogical snecimens-7-chiefiy, of
silex or flint, which appeared .an appropriate
article for exportation tq a country whither we
had already sent so much steel. '
44 And the baiesj-what did they contain ?".
44 Oh 1 rags, principally rags, which I thought
also a very proper article of export' from a
country in which there appears a superfluity of
the CQromodity." ' ,1 . j;
. 44 And do you imagine the rest of the cargo
was of the like materials. ?'1 . I ' f, 1
44 Can't say as to the materials, but, I appre
hend, of pretty much the same value ; for i re
marked that some of the inhabitants of the
coast, who ran down to the wreck at low water,
COL. BOONE THE BAC) IPi'OODUX.
Who has not heard of L Vmel : Boone, Ihc
free and fearless hunter of C a ifvesteirn wilds;
arid the patriarch of Backw )tk Rovers? A
name identified with the liistLytoff IventUky
and with the founders and b je actors of our
great Republic ? ' A name that ji.il Uvc through
all time arid in every portion! tfilth globe ; in
history in sculpture, in eloqt!nWandti son.
and what is still more enduTinJHl-ii'lhe- hearts
of his countrymen 1" Mr. Fliiit llas'laielvissu
ed his biography of him, 44 it ti 'spersed with
incidents in the early. annals hc country"
from which we make a select ji! that.'wilTnbt
fail to ihteresf bar readers, m
Boone was born' in ,'Philadl
and was at the time referred to
at about his majority. . We;
mise that Boon's father with-; 1:
removed from Pennsylvania,
ling 44 o er trie mils ana lar awa
weary mile they located IheJnMIves (about
1765 in ah unbroken forest t 30 erf eat dfs-
tance from the eastern slope of II12 Alleganies,,
in the Vallies ofNwhich game wks ibur.iant, af
fording the embryo teather Stcjcli ng, Trapper,
and Scout, a fine: opportunity :;r , indulging,
those pecpliar habits, and ffdr tic develop'e
ment of that roaming, restless cl sposition so
characteristic of discendents larjlj of;i large
portion of! the denizens of Yankjjla t i ,
Our contemporary of the TribuiC'eakirip (.
of young Boone, says, 44 at an efr! ago we flpdV.
him roaming the vast forest ''al l3 'c south and
.weih now hunting deer and ctHr i game for
Subsistence : now struggling inbhody ConhHci
hia, in
1 our extract,
mist here prc-
family had
aftelr travel-.
iKtk many a
perii
- . -f s
u a 1
better
to see if they could be useful, returned! empty-
handed." : i
1 "And, pray, sir," continued the querist, 44 is
it your opinion that the loss of the vessel
occasioned by the captain's bad manage
and ignorance of the coasts
44 Oh. noT I never saw anv
managed in ray life ; and nothing but a most
intimate acquaintance j witlvp seas coud
have enabled him to ruoer jport the only
rock which was to behind within teri leagues
of the spot." : " '." ,. ' ' 1' ' :
And do youink ther captain and his crew
got safely tond ?" . ; ; ;;-; ' . ; . '
tt 1 irfe no reason to doubt it, for they
chos fine Jay and a fair wind for jthe ex
cursion. Besides, I saw the captain, six
months after, at New-York, in high feather,
livingaway, en prince, at one of the principal
houlsin the city." - . 1
Indeed ! that is somewhat extraordinary
for a shipwrecked mariner i whence think you
be derived the means t" j ; . .
-- 1 cannot for the life of roe imagine ;unless;
by-the-way, it was . from a huge pocket-book
I observed mm stow away caretuuy in
soro, aoout ten minutes Deiore ne roaae
with a Danther, a bear or a woL't now watcn-
ing in, his Tude cabin in momiti.ryexpficta'-'
tiori of being attacked by the l ostile red men
aciy a captive
civ Ifuna iv
1,J I UI3VU
11a ail ineit
p;eferred the ,
apen couii-
3f aviiizcd
other emi
t wl.re he
er
which
his ; bb
ilia tiff
K I
"V w
ha '.71th his
r the still
fious bac--
Flint's
with whom he is surrounded ;
of thes merciless savage; and
the stake with the bloody tort
over his head. Yet he appear
dangers and privations, to hi
decD solitudes of the forests to t
trv vv ith the; comforts ad luxuri
life ; for no sooner we find, t
rrants are gatherff arouad' the
has located hiielflha'lSthe sif He of othe
."... I I L I jt . '
cabins is migng wun nis own, aiu t..at uvs
rlparino uto be extended by I it nar.ds of
other pSventurers, ' than we see
riflePon nis shoulder departi
rodden depths of the forest."
Manv adventures of the chi
woodsman are here depicted i
happiest style, and will serve oc iionalfy to
give' variety to our columns; j :d f his week .
present Poon's encounter wjth .1e wife - when -44
skinning a deer" after first giv'r-jsome ac-
count of his local habitation, the!' '-rfllry. dec.
which is in fine keeping with the ' jlar char
acter of the enterprising eraigran "A
The country was well stocked t J ail hinds ..
of game and afforded fine range )i for,p
ture and hunting. -These forest: h: d, more ! I
over, the charm of novelty; fzht t Mr" "had
not learned to feat. the ris cf tht .Ir.
It need hardly to be added that t j t; -'-t of,.
Boone exultediri . jth'is ' new hu i j " ir ? '
dif. Tls fxthh"Trr, thn niher I f 'led.
3 f. it . J. : ' 1-? . .in
Of
Jld
ne
.
rr
in-.
nnwn nnieiiv io inp KevprR annr r -
fri.S. assiornintr'to Daniel th rf"wj -itior J
t t o : o . - . . . ff
t riflft e awara'St'ivaa f(iA'iwV OL, . j e C.
able experiment on iheshiff5 hf toTrsLj iiw
probable 11 om
experience, that in thCway he cjjj lf P
bute- more eifectD'to the estit jnrr
than either of 0iin the pursuits k . pc
An eyt&tswe, larm was soon ppr
peni?ort.
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