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THE- Subscriber,, in fixing Lis permanent rcs- jhncc at the beat ot the btale Government, and kuriiing the Editorial duties of the Statesman, (iu whioh he will .be assisted by several gen.tle nen of .talent and leisure,) yields himself to the" i v . iiic s of ; in any of; his friends, who .thiiik that I lit're is iooin even in Raleigh, for a paper of this Miescription, We shall see. " " "I lic Statesman will vigorously support the i lights -"of Uie States and at the same time the " lights of tlie United States, (as embodied iri the i'tdcral Government by theXonstitutipn,) as the ; lu st amli surest guarantee of the Union itself, and of the continuance 6f that protection to life, h- i Ufty -.anu propcrtyj which it has; altorded to the ilcs; for the last half .ceiitury, in their career of ;. reatness and prosperity altogether without a pa-. ;ivik;i in tne nistory.oi tnejwona..' i.s it wilt have f ine, in only at the 'death of those distracting I pics which lately agitated the country,' it will i ti'iu no share of t!ie spoils. Peace to their ash liut the Statesman s principal' care shall be; Qti tii Carolina our own loved our native laud., j Tute improvement 6'Jier institutions, the pros J pi-riLV: Kn3 happiness of her people, the assertion ;.:"- tor just rights- and the due and proper honor of i ?'h, lalents and virtue of her ns shall be its . .Jt'Cij'ol concern. ; ' - ' ;' . ;u '- , j Although she was the first of her sisters to ; .nil" tyranny in the breeze and dared to be free :fi tvei '-since her Mecklenburg .Declaration of j..lhdept-nd.enice, and on every emergency, whether jt'irealebV- by. foreign or domestic dangers, she :! '"i met every crisis as became a patriotic and ;i r.ive j'coplej and even hesitated not to give her : own daughter, Tennessee, to add another star'td j'roud bannor of the Republic, and another ' j i ; ; i a to ; the (National defence. And although t -cssing a territory, soil, climate, popufatitjn ?'nd wealth i and with intelligence and moral '3i:th, which entitle-' her to rank among the i first K i' her, siste"r?, yet strange as it is, she, is almost i r.noted, by, 'JLhemj and by. the Federal Government . 1 , excepi.to make her pny taxes in peace and .?;; ht. for 'tljiem in war; Jier citizens scarcely parti ' killing al all in .-the honors and emoluments of; j ;)!.;! r: o.m' GoVcrnracnt! '-But' who says North ' 'aroliiia bleeps They will find her wide awake . ier.rig.hts, -and'iresolved to maintain theinj they -iuiSl knTl; the .Statesman claiming for her her :o;ule portion of the public wealth and for her a fail- participation in the public honors -'of v'r country and lefujslng to take a denial. , The piatesman will siuech lor the niauen mis-. ' Vief and -ferret it out, of our institutions, -which. i.. produced the present state of things. Some-: :' .in i must be wrong, else, beside all the rest, why in it that with all our resources, the public expen- irure 'exceed the income about seventeen thousand it'-'nlars a year ? The people should know these Iiiig-iaiul tlie cc k'ain bankruptcy which is staling Wi?ir' State ; Gov crnment.-m tne lace., ii, us is probable, the rad ical fault ts in thp present basis ;4f representation y.tiid Statesman will contena inai :; : '.-uii ilJ be changed and made equal and satislac ttyrt to all: if in our Legislation, Wcsay diminish 'f' i'mbcr of Representatives and have, only bi- :.v.i -U me-tingls, and by a change of policy, im-r. iiuvlate our unwise feuds on the altar 01 otate gooa, L j:! present to , the Union and the world, one it ni .aid ajfcctwnaU people. The Statesman, too, ; v. :li :ul vocatc general Education, and a judicious j i iff in of Backing, commensnrate with the wants Jour people; I nor will it forget, to urge the speedy .i;j-p'0ximati6n ' of ..tlie mountains with the sea ! rai d, by means of a Central Rail-road," via Ra-1- !-;!i to Beaufort; itnd also tlie complete; opening I' fLkose great arteries of the State, viz: the Cape 'tar, the 'Pamlico and the Albemarle. 1 Raieigh, tv," shall have her'full share of the benefit of our ': 'ijrs. In.'-10 shVhad them, in our exertions i ncocure at the expense of the State, for the bet- i r security ot tne puoiic property bf capaciiyjand power suflicient to throw a heavy -':Miiin of 4'ater on the dome" of the late Capitol, .KvirW Hose land onis hundred fire buckets; she had H.em.by pur vote and exertions to secure the con imuah.ee of 'the Scat of -Government where it now ct x ik v 1.1111X1 is; andshcsjiall again have evidences x)f our good V.lll. .;'; . In conclusion, the Statesman will support the Administration of President Jackson, but at the iiovme timeeontend for low taxes and a cheap go- vcrnmcnlj it will, always be.very good natured to uts friends, but plaguy cross and saucy to its ene- imies. for" whom, a rod will alwa's be kept in picklei early and regular reports will be given f f T t. . T '. 1 Congress and the best speeches whidi may be itaade in both those bodies: interesting law cases in tfm nrocaedmirs ot ins otaic xjBsiaun.uic .uuu ui kur Courts will be; collected and spread before its ' tfeadcrs; kndTn a word, its columns wilbeVer con jt am something useful and amusing to the Farmer, iMrrchant, Mechanic and the Scholar, and grati fvins: to the Christian. There will be pretty things for the ladies, butternuts for the; gentlemen fc and yen sugar-plums tor the clhldren; o that all way be suited for their money. Like a good ship, i he paper will be well found,1 and" with plenty of t ea room, that is, plenty of -good subscribers, -it will weather many a storm, and : safely enter the ii n;sired liaven. Should this happen, look out for j: merry making at every new year; when we in vite all - our punctual subscribers ; and patrons to jcill on us anvl receive our best wishes with a hear ty pump handle shake, and a glass of the very host Scuppeinong, or old Nash Peach, that our i cellar affords. - ; ' - U v JOSEPH B. HINTON. I Raleigh, N. C. May 6, lf33: : y ; Summer Residence FOR SALE! The SituaUon formerly occupied by me at'.Wrightsvillfe feound. I will sell It at a very reduced price. 1 JOHN HILL. May 1st, 133320 tf. Adv, ': Allibne & Troubat, Commission Jtlerchantsi PHIXiiLDZSIPm. Advances made on consignments. ; Refer to Wm C. T.nrJ ' - 4" Cr W. Davis,' d- Co. 'Pt-.v. Mm, Dollars Reward. WILL be given for the deliv ery to me in! Brunswick, or at the Jail in Brunswick or New Hanover, of a certain negro, named CJESAR, who is a bout GO years old. vellow com plexion, and walks a little lamej he is -a j shoema ker by trade, he absconded about March 'or April. DAVID GODWIN. May 22, 1833.j " . :; - I 20 it " PRINTING MATERIALS . . ' FOR SALE. THE Proprietors of the late " Wilmington, Advertiser)' offer for sale jail the materials belonging to the fate establishment i About one half ofthe Type ii entirely new, tlie greater portion of which has never been used and the residue is un injured. There are: two Presses, j one of which is of the most j approved cortstrtiction which, with tlie materials, ' will amply furnish, an office for printing, a weekly or other newspaper emu cAccuLin common anu ornamental job work. The terms of sale will be made Wry favuruble. Apply- to JOHN HILL, . .": AND j. THQS. H. WRIGHT. Editors of newspapers' will confer a r favor by noticing this advertisement. ' 1 Wilmington N. C. May 22, 1S33. 20. tf. For. Sale. THE Subscriber offers for sale, House and lot at Smith- The house is large, in tolerable and eligibly situated for a Hotel. ALSO The dwelling in town, occupied; bv Mrs. .Lan- don The store aiouse loccupied by Mr.' J. Chris tian, and a vacant lot near Doct. iHarris' sliop. Terms will be liberal.- J "1 ED WD. B. March 27. 183, f DUDLEY. 20 2m. Adi: For $ale or flent. THjATi -pleasant summer resi- 1 denic ; prope e at yVnghtsyjille Sound, .the erty of the subscriber Apply to E. U. WiINGA I E. 1 20.tf. Adv. March tith, 133 Notice; THE Subscriber having qualified as Executor , to the last! will and-testament of Edmond B. Waddeil, at Ithe j March tenuof Bnmswick County Court; 'police is hereby, given to all per sons having clairiis against said es'tate, to present them within the lime prescribed by law, or they will be barred ofl recovery. ' L; ' V.. II. Y. WADDELL, Exr. April 29th, 1S33. 20 tf. Adv. SjXotice. A PPLTCATTONwilI.be ihade to the Presi- m dent.: Directors and Company of tlie Bank of Cape Fear ,at! the expiration jof three months from this date, U)r the- renewal of a certificate ot one share of Stoc" k in aia tsanK, istanuing in tne name of Thomas A right. The; original certih- cate for which ha s been lost. ''.)'. ' THOMAS WRIGHT. March 13, 1833. 20 3m. Adv. ' Notice. PERSONS holdingnotes of the late..' firm of Wad dell & De Bemiere, given in payment for Timber, and entided to dividend on the same, arc requested to present said notes and receive th dividends; as it is desirable to br ne tne business ;io a nnai ciose ,W C. LORD, Agent; for assignees, i ' i , 'X. 20 tf. Adv. Jan. 23, 1833. FOR. SALE, TH4JP handsome, new, twp stor jr- house, lately fjuiR by tlie subscriber, near the METHODIST CHURCH. There is a two story piazza round the whole house; and there is a good kitchen, stable, rind Other outhouses; and a well of good water. The Mt is a: full one, 66 by 330 feet; and is well fenced uii The terms will be accom modating', f ;6 Persons indebted to the subscriber are requested to come lorwaru ana senie wTiuiouiaeiay. C. JACKSON. ,1" 'I'S- Circulatjtng JLibrary. THE Subscriber's LIBRARY! continues open 'for those who may b disposed o read Books loaned at 6 1-4 CnlsMcr week. INli.w v wurvc are exDccted daily. Applicants tor books are re quested to send the nioney when they apply. -r"..-, I FQR SALE, j y.. : SPORTSBXtirS POWDEB, ' - f WARRANTED. WiVl. J. JA1VJ1. i, : '..tf.15. April 17. otice. THE Subscribers .have entered intoCapart- nership in the f ; :)''; U. fv SAIL-MAKING BUSINESS. under the firm df jl MACOM6EIR & HANFORD, Campbells Butt&nM Steam Boat Wharf, where Uiey will be happy to serve thei merchants and aU others that may jbblige them with their patron age. , . J ROBERT MACOMBER. w , . V v'gORGE O.t HANFORD. Wilmington, MaHl4 ,1833. , 12t 19 The Reading Room. IS W.ell supplied with papers -from every sec '-lion of the Union. It recniires additional pa tronage to sustam iu The Editor will be satisfied if it clears the xpehses. i Thjosef of our citizens who have not subscr3ed, ' and feel inclined to pat ronise an establishment of the kind, are requested io caii ana see U laisiis wennyoj xaor. - S. , A n n frmt his repaJ I notes' - eg?v;X THE HAUNTED HEAD. I: was yet early in May morning. ne year lo40, when two travellers i ney rode two very sorry horses, and epen oi tnem carried a package behind his saddleJ These were the famous Ben vpnuto Cellini, as .mad a man of.geniui as the son of Italy, which has long been ued to mad geniuses, ever looked on, atd liis handsome pupil j Ascanio, wiio we re carrying some works of artto the King of France at Fontainbleau. For j particu lar reasons, Cellini! set out bv 'himself. l eaving Ascanio; and he, 'firettinj? tired towards evening, proposed to walk in tlie fc rest; but, before setting out, was specially- warned to take care, in the first place, that the Gardes de Chasse, did not shoot him in place of a buck; and in the niext, that he did not stray too near a large house, which he would see at about" a quarter of an hour's; walk distant to the right bf the path. This house, the host toldhim, belonged! to the Chancellor Pjoyet, who said He (did not choose to be disturbed in the meditations to which he devoted himself for the good of the state, by idle stragglers, j To enforce his o t ders, too, he had an ugly raw-boned Swiss'' for a porter, who threatened to cudgel every one who walked too nea.r his garden wall. There was also a hint of a poor' young lady being shut up in tlj is guarded mansion.; A long 'garden, enclosed by a high! .vail, and, thickly planted on. both sides with trees, which entirely concealed its interior from view, wjas at the back; and it; was this; whicjh Ascanio first approached. He heard a low voice, which he thought wis that, of a woman! in distress, and, lis tening more fnfently, and approaching nearer, he was satisfied that his first in pression was correct. ' He distinctly heard spbs, and such expressions of sorrow, as convinced him that the person from 'whom they proceeded was indulging her, grief alpne. A large birch Jree grew against the garden wail near the. phce where he stood; he paused for a moment to delibe rate whether he could justify, the curios -ty) he felt, when the hint of the hostess thjat a lady was imprisoned there; came across his mind, and without farther, lies -tation, he ascended the tree. Ascanio looked from the height he had 'gainecj,. arid saw a young female : sitting" on a loy garden seat immediately below the bough on which he stood. She was' -weeping. At length, raisinp-her head, she dried her eyes, and taking up j a guitar which lay beside her, she struck sdme of the chorda, arjd played the symphony to a piaintivb air which was then well known, i Asca nio gazed in breathless anxiety, and won dered that one so fair; should have cause fo:r so deep a sorrow as she was .evident ly suffering under. In a colloquy which ensued, she exhorted; him to. fly; told hirji she was an orphan whom Poyet wanted toj force into marriage; and finally agreed toi elope with her vouner lover i Ascanio clasped the maiden in his arms, and once kissed her fair forehead, by way oil Dinaing tne compact, tie - looked up to I the ',vall -to -consider the best means df enabling the lady , to scale it, when he saw above it a man looking at them.--- Ascanio atnrst thought, they were betray A . t V- 1 - " ed, out tne expression oi the iace; wnicrj he continued to look at, j removed; his a1 larm on this head. It was a yery fine countenance, highly i intelligent, and uri commonly good humored. .It;seemed, a5 wpll as Ascanio could guess, by the thick beard and mustachios, to belong to a mah of middle age. He had a long pointed nose, bright eyes, and very white teeth; a small cap just stuck pii tike left iside of ms neaa, gave a Knowing sort oi a look to his appearance, and added to . the arch expression of his visage, as he put his finger on his lip, to enjoin silence, when Ascanio looked ux at him. ."Hush'L he said, "it is . a very reasonable bargain on both sidest: very disinterested, and strong: ly! sworn to. And now, my children, as -- T ..-... . , , . . I l have oeen a witness tp it, although un intentionally, x ieei pound to help your escape." Ascanio hardly knew what an swer io mate out, as ne saw. it was perfectly indifferent to the stranger, who knew the whole of his secret, whether he should trust him or riot," he resolved to accept his ofier, andthey immediately set about getting the lady over the wall. I While employed in this, three fellows were seen stealing round the" wall with their swords rawn. have been reckoning without our; host, cried the, stranger; "they do not mean to let us part thus. Cope my spark," .he said to Ascanio, " you will have some service for that -sword you 'wear, and which. i)rav Heaven, you know how to use. Do vou stand on the other 'side of the tree, Madam,'' he added, "putting- . putting; the lady whose: name was Beatrice j on his horse, and, if the Worst should betide gallop down the path keeping the higl road till you come to Paris; inquire for, the nunnery of St. Genevieve, and give this ring to the abbess, who ; is a relation of mine: she will'ehsufe your protection, i The ladv received the riner, and half dead with horror, awaited the issue of the coni test. The assailants came on with great fury: and, as they were three to two, thtj odds were rather in their favor. lighted at the little cabaret, known by the sign of "Les quatre fills d'Ayrnon," ' at the entrance of the forest of Fontainbl They consisted of a Gascon, Captain Sangfeu, theporter anda servant who seemed to be in no great hurry to begin the fight; they ap peared astonished at finding two opponents, hav ing only seen Ascanio from the house. They fell on, however, in pretty good or der. It happened to be the lot of the stranger, perhaps beca use he was the bigger man, to encounter theservant'sand captain; Just as they came up, he loos ened his cloak from his throat, and, twist Rig it very lightly around :his arm, he mide as serviceable a buckler as a man could Tvioh to ftpe. " Upon this TieWughf the captain's first Jblow, and , dealt, in re turn, so shrewd a cut on the serving man's head, as laid him on the forest turf without the least 'inclination to take any further share in the combat. The fight was now nearly equal; and to do him jus tice, the Gasconcaptain was a fair match for most men: the stranger, however, was one to whom fighting was evidently any thing but new; and in less than five mi nutes, the captain lay beside the servant, so dead, that if all the monks in Chris tendom had sung a mass in his ears, he would not have heard it. , "I have owed you this good turn a ve ry long time, my gallant Captain Sang feu. I have not forgotten an ill turn you did me at Pa via, when you did not wear the rebel Bourbon's liveryj but there's an end to all, and yob die as a soldier should." As the stranger muttered j this he wiped the blood drops from off his own sword, and looked at the fight which was con tinuing between the Swiss and Ascanio, but did not seem inclined! to interfere. "Save him, for; mercy's sake,-' cried the lady; "By bur Holy Lady," he replied1, "I think he wants no" aid. He is making gallant play with his . slender1" repair there against the large weapon of the Swiss.- You shall see him'win you,. Madam, or I have mistaken my man. Well evaded! there he has it!" he shouted, as Ascanio's sword entered his autagonist's body, until the shell struck against j his breast bone, and the giant fell at the youth's feet. "The yarlet may get over it, said the stranger, l 1 f . 1 ' T T T ' . r 1 ilCKing the servant s body; "but tor the other two, I'll be their gage they'll never come out to assassinate honest men on moonlight nights again. "But away with you," turning to Ascanio, "we shall have he whole countrv im in five minutes: be gone; and he hefd the horse while Ascanio mounted. -'-But what will vou do" re- urned the youth. "I am not far from' home, and ilthe hunt should become hot, I'll s:et ,up into one of these trees; but ake care of the horse; he?ll carry you six leagues an hour. Goodbye'iRebican." he added, patting the steedls neck, who. by his pawing, seemed to knbSv his master. I he lovers did indeed put the speed of his noble animal to the test, and his; gallop was as wild as if it Would; never end. But, on reaching Paris." Ascanio Was at a loss how to dispose of his fair pharge. Cellini was at this time living in an old castellated house oh the left bank of the Seine, which had1 formed part of j the Nesle Palace, and which Cellini had calleti "II Piccol Nello," ; Almost all the chambers, excepting the few jin which hey dwelt, were occupied by the numer- l 'l i . t i ' . r . 1 - ous worts in wnicn tne artist was en era 2ed. At length Ascanio's fertile mven- tion suggested to him an j expedient, by . .1 t 1 : U. ... ' i r .1 ji ne migiit ensure an asyiirm lor tne for a short" time, at least until he d be able to explain the whole affair lady shou to Cellini. Among the odd whims which from itime to time, reigned i in the crazy hrain of Cellini, that of making a colos sal statue of .Mars had for a long time be3n paramount. and he had proceeded so far as to make the head of the figure, when some other freak drew off his attention. This head was about as large as the cot tage bf a London ruralist, and occupied a large space in the court yard of "II Pic col Nello." The frame was made of sol id timber, and the outside covered with a very" thick plaster, w hich was moulded into the form of a gigantic face, represen ting the aspect of the God. of Battles;; and a7 very! terrible affair to look upon it was. Ascanio, who had often been much an noyed .by the discordant noises with which his master conducted his labors, ana no less by the incessarit talking of the old house-keener Catherine, had found a re fuge from both in the . cavity of this head, where he had formed a very convenient, and not a very; small .apartment. Here he used to study painting and -music, both' of which he loved far better than ei ther sculpture of working in gold; -and he had been wise ! enough never to tell Celt lini or any other, person of this retreat. He entered it easily bv a chasm from the ground, and a small ladder, which he had placed withinside, conducted jhini tphis chamber. ! . - Cellini's oddities "and the unceremoni l ous method he had- adopted of getting I possession of the "11 Piccol iMeiio, naa made him. many enemies.. ! Among othV ers, there was a wretcnea ume ,taiior. Who had the honor, of being employed for some of the 'Conseillers du Parlement. This tailor became the implacable foe of CelunL He took a garret directly op posite his house, where he used to watch the motions of the inhabitants of "II Pic col Nello" and to soften the exasperation of his mind, he bestowed on them from morning to : night all these' maledictions his ingenuity I could invent. " He had heard noises, proceeding from thb monstrous- plaster head m the court-yad, and, even sometimes, in the dead of the night, he hadseentwo streams of light issuing from the groat eyes; but, as he had ho no tion that Asconioi was then within the head, drawing by the light of a lamp, or playing on a guitar, which heaccompain ied with his voice, the little tailor's fears and malic induced him to spread a re port that CeJlihi was an enchanter, ancl that the "Testa di Marte" he had! Was some demoniacal contriranr.p made. whicl ho had animated lor the destruction of th good city of Paris.; .Not content with reporting this throusrhbut the quarter u which he dwelt, he told it amoo i'.l tue un-i lacquais of all counseillers he knew til at length he story of the DeVil'sl Head m "11 lJiccol rsello was as well known as ahy otherj current he in the city. In this chamber Beatrice was placed. - Meanwhile the chancellor " had found his bullies where Ascanio left them, but could persuade none of the three to tell him what had brought them into so sad a plight: and for this reason- two of them were dead and the other was so faint from the loss of blood, that he could not speak, and seemed very likely tolollow his com panions. The "chancellor however, pur sued the fugitives, and resolved, m his .rage,- to devote the youth to utter ruin, as soon as he should catch him; and in th.1 mean time, he proposed to glut his rage by sacrificing. Benvenuto Cellini, who, as we said before, had made himself imahy jenemies'. Aware bf Cellini's favour with the king, he was obliged to tread warily; but the supersthionof that age rendered a charge of sorcery too grave to be parried. The haunted head was, - therefore,! made the hinge on which the artist s rum was to turn: and the Duchess d'Estam Lbs. the i S( kind's mistress, and his maiestv;s t-onl 7 fessor. both ipnemips nf ( Vllini tprpTtl into the confederacy against hi f . The confessor thoughut highly probable, that a man who could execute such beautiful sculptures,' as Cellini had exhibited on the preceding day, must be in leasrue vith the devil. When therefore, the Chancellor bosfah to tell. his story,! these two worthy, 'personages chimed in and backed his villainous" project so well, that the good natured king was diverted from his first intention, which had been to kick , the chancellor, and to? leave the confessor' and the sultanathe only two persons in the world of 'whom he had ever been a -fruid) to themselves. He said he would ee Cellini, who had staid all night jn the palace by his orders; and the artist was accordingly sent for. v j "How nowj, Cellitii," said the monarch, asr he approached "did I send for you to Paris that you should bring witR you troops of fie!nds and - demons, who, it is said, help you in your works?" "l have no devils to he; n ; me in mv work,'!' said Cellini, "but your majesty's subjects; am if my great countryman, -Alighieri, were to lead me through all the darkest pla cesin the Inferno, T could not find worse fiends." "But here" said the kinc! hold ing out the papers, "two men swear that you have a head of the devil in 'Jl piccol Nello,' and that the whole of the'iieigh bourhood is infested by his legions, to the disturbance of the public tranquility, and the great scandal of our holy church," The confessor Crossed ; himself. fl ab jure the devil and his power," said Cel lini, crossing! himselt with no less Jervor; fand, next to them, I hate and'abhor 'the villains who have thus slandered4 me to your gracious majestyj Give me to Know their names, and 1 swear they' shall be better acquainted with the " real fiend ere long." The king- decided on examining into the matter "personally; but Ascanio had married the fair Beatrice before the royal commission got to Paris, an jl was going to restore thestranger's horse, ac cording to the dire'etions he had received, at the time it arrived at the Testa di Marti, wherein the bride was lodged.- j ' j The consternation of Beatrice miy be better imagined than described, when she heard the arrival of so" many strangers; bht it was-increased to an almost intole rable degree as she listened to the con versation which ensued, and heard the o tlious voice of her oppressor the chancel lor. She could not see any bf the persons, unless she looked ourat the eyesof the figure, andt this she dared not. oo lest she should discover herself. "And this," said the king, "is jwhat they call the devil's head?" "Whoxalls it s6?" asked Cellini, fiercely; "it is the head of Mars, and who ever has called it the head of the devil is an ass and a liar!" "Patience, good Ben venuto," said the king; "let us hear what they Eave to say against the head, which seems to be a; very 'fine work of ajt, whe ther it has been wrought by man5 pr de mon, f - The chancellor, who had taken Care on the journey to mature his plans, now produced the little tailor, who saw here a glorious opportunity of being re-1 venged on his formidable antagonist.; tie, therefore, began a rbng; story, every third word of which was a lie, about the sights he had seen and the sounds he had heard. in and about this dreadful head. He had often seen the, foul fiend .himself go in and out, he said: he had seeti flames sue from his moolb; and;' no longer; ago than last night, as-he was a Christian and a tailor, he swore he had seen fiends enter the head, immediately two after which it was seen to roll its fierv eve in 111 a manner truly horrible and awful. f v lflf I.I w i Ma duuuate.'iuea oi me extravagancies wiiicn vm Cellini committed,: while this! little idiot I 111. . . . was uttering- ms lies, ir ne naa not reen restrained, he would have j killed iiirtori Ji the spot; he roared aUsort3 of imprecar ; . tiohs, he cursed every tailor that had beea ! ,111 u lJ i ... - - Tf i. uxi ine eann since 1110 creation, anu inenj1- e adding ill those -curses together, he heap ed them iu a lump, an the liid of tho jMit-" " ticular jailor then before him: in short, hei acted so whimsical a madness, thai ' the king laughed until h;i idesf a'e-iVC'vr The' chainceflor, hovtever, took up tho.- matter in a' much more serious light; He;' said it was evident, from thctelatioiij fo: the witness, -.tltat' some' foul deeds wero .pricticed, and- theft the heal ought to ;hci exorcised; never doubting, that if he once :. gajined the assistance of the clergythey r would invent some pretext on which Cel-:' lini might be sent to; prison, and knowing' that their influence1 with the jkiri was ; ;; mucli greater than his ovh. The con-or-fessor fell into las 'scheme readily, and'l - 'slsj said that he dijl not 'doubt that there wasf a spirit in me, neau, and repeated that n, ou&ht to be exorcised. ' The kmir liud no j objection tojhis, and as he had al readycii-- jbyicd the farce so far, he i'ished tOs-o it played out. ; Some of the brethren ; i the; neighboring Carmelite'Ch arch wer sent for in all haste, and preparations udc for the exorcising." The confessor iljjvct ed a lare -stack of faggots, , which 5,(1 jin a corner oj the ytlrd, to be laid a; .. una the head; because, ho-said the appai diou of pre .was always nccessa ry to di j.jg a spirit so malignant as that app jret to i)0 which had taken-un its aboi o n this structure. I'lile preparation:: -Vyr-i soon mades-anaia torch applied, v..,. ii 1 1 - 1 t T 1 - fail shriek was heard to IsSuC Jr- head All the bystanders looked is'-. the priests- rossed ;t h emsc "es; eve kirisr looked . crave; Collin i?s hair on end; and the tailor . ran away this moment, Ascanio had returned lioru the park, and learning fixma by-stander 7 . that they were about to exorcise tlur-ma gic nead, at, tue Italian sculptor s. Decaure B i .-.1 r l I 1 - the; f. e Was n'snirit in it. he rushi'd in i.i time enouch to dash the torch from the hand of a lay brother of the Carmeli-e.T, wo . was applying - it, and whem he ! knocked down, at the same time tramp ling out the fire which !iad bpgun to catch one of the laggotsl ,' .,- . '! , tFiends! monsters!" he cried, "advance onq step, and your lives shall be the for feitf" Beatrice heard ,his voice, -rand n! mok fainting with terror, she rushed out, and threw hesself intp hk arms. Sup pprting her with his left arm, and hold inri out his sword with his rirhC hf-Con tinued to! menace all who.shiulS upjproachkij-' fpi "What .f means, all .this?" cried theT kiiig: .llij Bul Ascaub, was; too much busied in en ;1fif - couraging the, terrified girl, to Ji.su n to the question. The old chancellor, hoW- ever, wliq recogniztd Beatrice instantly. hoy thought that his plan bad suect tued evei beyond his expectation. "Aly grat,' cioiis lifge," ' he cried, "this maidi ii is a , ward of mine,-whose person 1 requ'v t( be instantly restored to me; the ynvi'ii 1 charge with having, in company wit no thers, slain three of my household, and having carried off the maiden by force.", "It s false " cried Beatrice,. as she threw herself franticly at the king's feet, "they yere ktlle'd in. fair combat, and I went- Willingly with him to seek protection h orn tnejcruelty of that vicious iyrant. Here, at yi four majesty's knees, I implore you pity and protection." "But what say the ; youth?" asked the kin g of Afetrxn io. who had' been c;azin onhim-iii aiiuost stu)ifying astonishment. 'He .saw before" him, inthe person of the gallant Franc the stranger who had, so gericrou&ly aid' ' ed !iim in the forest of Fontainbleau. r aHis he any witness besidejs that rnaitleri. i wh ) is too deeply interestod in thi ni..iier, to prove that he killed his j antagonist iu fair fight?" "He is one of a band of mur der ;ts and ravishers," cried the chancel lor in ac rage: he has f no witVjiesk"--- "Tliou art: a liar, though thou ' i'ert a thousand chancellors," replied the voutlu Varad sihtepeacefnl men like thee - do not rnakc war but on weak maidens, l defy thee by thy champion. No my liege," . he added, turning to tho.king, and kneel ing "I have no witness cave Gpd and your, majesty." "And may every honest man have . witnessess as goodin time of nep.d: tn nnnomto neriiiriers and law yers'. He is no riurderer, chancellorl'U.,,:- f by my holy patroni, 8ainf-DennisM-i.be:' .-'-ly.- lieve he could .himself have; killed those ' three murderous rillains whom thou dulsv retain; but know that I helped himihat I cut the throat bf that traitor, Sangfeu, whom, in spite of me, thou didst cherish, to do deeds which thy black heart plan ned, ; buf 'dared not achieve. I helped him to carry ofT lhe maiden, thy dead friend's ;: dau g hter, whorA thou didst basely oppress; : and if he hadn6t been . there,' I had done it myself" v',(-.;$j; ,''T1: - . . The king; and bis.train then departed, leatinsr the voting people with Cellini. ; I nrtkim Um Alarmrt nf iflfl chantpllor lld .- I, ! UVU4 lusjjiuvv v. 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