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BALEIGH. IT. 0. miDAT, IZAY 24, J033
VOL. SSIV-
' jnZ AortA Carolina Oaxeite,
' rCtIBB, WIM.LT, IT '
LAWRENGE&JiEM AY.
TERMS. - ' ' '
U ie advaeoe. Suboriler in itllurr Stalei
aaMt remain. An .aoeara loueer,
.frrT. var. and person reaideut without Uii
! cu(e ,1)0 miy detire to become lubttribers,
1 will b tricdy required to pay the v hole a-
nonet of Uit veer waienpiioq maaran.ee.
..r..Tls(MiT, not exceeding fifteen line,
uwrted three time for one dollar, and tweu-
' !-.c. unt lor each eootinoanee. .. f;
IiRH to the Editor Wait be Dprt-jialdJi;;
THE CORRUPT JUDGE, i
aii,ut aeeo the walls of Balcutha, but
the vere desolate. The fire had resounded
io lie hall, n1 tho voice of the people i
teul no more -W3i. - , -
jjj- the sidt -of the road between
Fermoy and the eautirul scenery
0f Lismore, is still to seen, bat
tltii? against tlib all-distructivo tooth
gfTiine, 'the ruins of an antiquated
bouse, once Ui dwelling of tbe cor
rupt Judge P.
Its uiohs -covered walls, end gl ass-
1towb cUambcra,-rajevulciitB(j-
tenanted yet there is aa attraction,
io tbe lone loveliness of its pictur-ejqtta-$itMatto'nJJichwould"--iit,cH
uit the gloomy mind of one disgust
with the selfish cares of tbe
Atthe iuae la whTclfiuTs i!oryn-c
fcrs, there lived a gentleman, whuni
I iKH -eftlM N aglMn rathcrrc
iiMdvtrcuitmiceSr and -wlio? was
engaged in a lawsuit for tbe recove
ry of some property the final de
termination of which, if given a-
flllititt'iNfouldonsideriibly-'iii-
Volve Ula ttirvao juuiiuu uicaua,,
-The trial was expected.; to take
place in a feVtfayr before the if.to
riouiJudge Prand Mr.-Nagle's op
poiicnt had given tbi J udge a- pre
sent of fifty bullocks, to eecure his
gpod will, hiidt was thought would
weigh heavy , in his charge to the
MffTNagTe was very much afraid,
tint as he could do nothing eiual to
lik opponent, that his ease was hope
te&f'frtherefor -had an Teffecton
bis mind and spirits, which did not
long ; escape the shrewd eye of Pad
dy . Malowny, his groom, butter
steward, or, in oue word his right
baed mMt&f&l
Paddy was the handiest bye in tltc
world," hadtheneatest abinV -he
tea'st'tKI'tf'gatdeBrtbe-TBOTtihriver
jag-dugr-dn
eo tbe master's old white ware, that
was blind,' hut as Paddy expressed..
it "barrin she was. lame on three
kgti, aadcouId'Cstaod on the fourth,
would da very well lor a racer"-
t by, no' one was equal to Paddy; at
leant, so the girls thought and no
one can deny hut they, are the best
judges ii such cases, and oiany's tbe
one was cocking her cap at oetng
Mrs. Malowny; but fair Paddy was
no fool, so he let them carry Oh!
ut he's a purty buye,' to some o
tlier" market. . Well,' when he saw
fiii- masfer looking as if something
ail'dhim, he made hould, an ax'd
liis Unnour was it the sickness;
the Lord be one us and ail harm
that whs on him?"' f'PKT'y. U
4 N Paddyy my finfcJlowjfill
he, but 'tis sick at heart 1 am;
those fifty fat bullocks that Mr.
gave" the JudgeJthafH i to Ibr? the
law-suit will he niin
i.Eh,-then, 851116' sis Tad,
"make your mind asy tor call :me
an omadhoun (fool)-iVl don't settle
that to your satisfaction or why?
Rhure-ins't there six score if ilegant
bullocks grazin ahlow on the big
Inch, an tho' there's none of 'cm our
n, we may Jjarrpw a bonder ov
the best of 'em, .to go a few iniles
M,a decent bye, to see: and honesjt
thin righted; for though T may pur
end to give 'cm to him, sorra a one
but will be back agin here to-mor-W
"n'i6rnin,-plaze; God; ir put a
bouhl face on you, and go to Cork;
i if the Judge wont use you well;
toy name ins't Paddy MalowliyX-I--
The Gentleman comprehended the
in a twinklin, and having sha
ten bands with , Paddy on the
strength of the proceeding, gave him
dhrop fop luck,' which was accept
ed with cordiality wished him suc
cess, and prepared to go to Cork to
Mow whether .his' hopes would he
blighted or brightened. ; i " '
. It was a warm day in July, and
ifddy liad ; traversed i ;lowg ml
"usty road, from near Mallow,
passing by Castle-Hyde, and that
JWeet country where tho best per
fume the fields wid music,' through
ibe tute.lown of Feiraoy, thal's all
on8 side' fit least 'twas then,) and
a-near tue wooa ot ;Jiacollon
Pa4dy spied, enveloned in a cloud of
( Irk Mallowny had J ust finished
most pathetic address to" Miss Judv
O'Callahain, when a thought struck,
lum lie was the man he Svanted onponvict . whose oama u leiier, and
his way to Cork: 'sizes, so ho allow- whose cell la near the South st cor
ed the cattle to move in the centre of
therroauVjist to let the giateels trfT'Tl- "(T
th,i10Ji . ,e - - the. Iocs with a bit which he had con-
,
Hollw tny lad, sis a tontleman
wid a wig upon hinr, pecpin out ov
the windy o' , the coach" whose
urn? bastes are these?"
" Why thin, Sir," sis Pad, tak-
caubosrue
mabun a low now, t'tease .your
. . .
uonour, they're: present from my
raasther, Mr. Nagle, of the West,
to a great jontleman ov these parts
called Judge P ."
' I'm the Judge, sis he, rubhiit
his hands -wid joy, au tell Mr.
Nag!e that I'll befriend him: for
pon uiy honor," lis he, 'tis a handH
some present; and puttin his hand
in his pocket by an unusual exertion
of generosity, pullin out a fivdpeny
bit, sis he, 'tho road is loijg, my
fine ..fellow, lucre Is something to nay
for your supper."
Lrud bless your Lprusuip s iroh-
onr," sis fad, " but my master
knowed your Lordship's kindness
would be pressm money on me,' sol
lie gave me lasbinv'. Paddy knew
well tin
dlaJtcf pi
it;
lake tho bullocks on to mv
steward, and ho willj)ut ;'em ,up
safe." T" " '.' " . "
I wll widliook, flioufftif Pad.iis
the coash drove rapidly otT. , When
a little further on, at the foot ov a
hJJ a turft jofgjrwJLover the' door
of a house, with half a. broklih sign
dtrihtch way oncetht figure of Ire
laiid's patronsaiiit, and our hero's
nameiake, but no w nought remain
ed savo tlie top ot jviiatwas meant
for a crozier, and a portion of a
milred ' head lot the face of which
jolly red was the most predomin
ant colour; however, l'addy was not
guit so devoid of comprehension as
DLlO.koyli.awn
ismg wans - there -was-CHtcrtwn-
in u rch 3d into the house, an called for
a dhrop, drove bis cattle into a shed
from the heat and rested himself.'
The approach of wight had just
commenced ...to throw a darkoned
shade over tho face of this subluna
ry sphere, when Patrick Malowny,
rcj.oicing.jn the. success of .Jhisun
dertaking, prepared to retrace his
8tepr,BCConrpaitiet-hy? themamfidd
good wishes of the inmates of the
shebeen' house, lie had so liberal
Jy patronized; resuming Wis tune,
fasiflnghisvsliiJeiahand
his cattle out beioro bini set out for
his residence, which bti reached be
fore ru iriiie-without a nJn tcrr up
tion. '
When arrived in Cork, the Judge
showed how much he prized, his
gift; and his charge to the Jury so
completely proved the equity of his
(Mr. 'IN 'h) claims, not withstanding
the nods and winks of the giver of the
fifty bullocks, that the Jury, with
out retiring, gave a verdict, Wiuiout
appeal, in favour of Mr. Nagle! ,-
1 lie scene orrtne judge's return,
must have been amusing. lie call-
v ve, i w i-
" Where 'have you put the bul
locks?
my-ijoru.:'- :.. r i.. ..
W here I left them; what do you
mean, am - -
Where have you put Mr. Naglc's
bullocks? , j. ' a
Mr. Nagle sent no bullocks
here, my Lord." J
The J udec. was frantic; ho per
ceived he had been taken inland
what was still vvorsihe other gen
tlcman made him give, back his fi fjy ,
on the plea that ho was broken laitu
with; so that for his own sake he
wa-oWigt'd-ta keep the aCTnir as
secret as possible. .
, It became a standing jest at Mr.
NaglcV table, where Paddy used to
be called in to tell the story; he was
comfortably, settled in a farm, rent
free, where ho lived, for many a
day,", until," full of years, he was
called to receive, in another and a
better world, the reward of his hon
esty and fidelity jn this. , . ;
- . . - .. .it
The annexed particulars of the at
tempted insurrection- at the Connecti
cut State Prison (WethCrsfield) Coo-
nefttteut, are .copied rP"..InJiifi,X7.
Weekly litvuw oi 4taioau 4
Murder at the Stat J'rison. On the
night of Tuesday last, a Mr, lleskni,
one of the : Prison gqardt t; Wether-
field, waa murdered y four convict
under the most appalling clrcumstan-
1 1 A. .taSa that iha
cea. - u may oe wen w
cclla are in one 6olid ' block, entirely
covered by an outer buildmgr between
which and the cells i a Urge area,
wheceaiAh.eentry,wa(ka Ji. Jone!y
rouod'Via the night aeasoD,ihe prison
et siMijig 4dcked,
Yerv soon after the ctttrd hsd beeolre
lieved and somewhat before mido'rht, i
Der?r . e , ' "mmeDceu oonog un
jinveq.io convey. i nir ccii uu ecrete
I. . ...... . . i .
at u.inaer time or uunn the Alternooo.
Having made a hole about two inches
iadiameter, ho succeeded in pnshio?
back the bolt with a wire; and ft sooo
at lIoskinahad .; pSiedOQ his roun'd.
sir Keynoms, a oiacitt woe r.aiuicuim
tlirough the small grated opening near
the top of his door, a skeleton key,
with which Teller unlocked Ceasw'
door. " They then followed lloikios si
lently and at a distance, until they
came to soother accomplice, whose cell
they unlocked, and with whom they con
tinued to follow directly on. after-iue
guard, till they came to a fourth, They
immediately released him, and the four
then noiselessly traversed the entire
circuit of the area, keeping the tame
distance behiud Mr. II. and so manag
ioz the it lnferlr plot a a4e-b" u os u -
peeled oy hini. till Uief came to a fifth,
they, threateued wilh violence aaissne
he would instantly join them. Fear
i'iig. ihecjnaefp! e P c e s Jie ref u s ed , a n d
they tett him, as the guard had walked
more than halfway round asain.
TjSLOiifjLheiM a
steel bar l 8 tnrhet long- and one -thick.
then proceeded on at a quicker pace
after Mr. Hoskina; while the other two,
taking the sinne direction,1-repaired to
CtL'sarTcefir'neaCth Ndrthiwetcof-
ner of the block, where they waited till
MrV Hoskios had approached to within
10 or 12 feet-thev then st'enned but In
fcoatof hiouAlarjned atheirjudden
and unexpected appearance, he halted
A . , ..L k L. . '! ,
anu . enrjuireu wnai iireT w-eu4,4.
when one of the two in hi rear struck
hira with great violence or i the top oITspeedlTy rcXufS"to 8ecurethe flesh.
HI head and hrote his akull. As hej Three of them oOk4heir.atatiotti.withia
f-llr he exclaimed, "don't kill me,"
and a stilled cry of rourderwai heard
oiife of Ihe "monsleraTvamg sprung upon
him and covered his mouth witk his
hand. The unfortunate guard proba--
bty sufVivedlMtV
l i h rauttrs h acl tJ elioeratc i y lei i
bis flutae aM " asceHa
. . . ; "
they - ad vanced. to. a - small . Jroa. ,jio.or,
through which the provisions of the pri
soners are passeu to tnera iroiu tn
kitchen, and with another skeleton key
attempted to open it. Fortunately one
of the wards of the key was broken oil
nthenttemnt. ad as - tney tounu it
impossiDie to turn tne ooit wim uie re
maining ' portion,- they endeavored to
pry the door open or. break it with the
steel bar. This they could not do.
The"' feMStetpirtmenreep
from the male by a thick atone wall,
.and the entrance from the latter is se
cured to v a massive iren clad door.
During; tli ?attickt,upolioai
the efforts to escape, which immediate
ly followed, the noise was. heard , by a
female convict, who in a most praise
worthy manner.- called out to the-mat
ron. that the prisoners were loose and
attempting to effect an entrance" into
the female apartment. She succeeded
in awakening the matron, who Instant
ly repaired to the door, and drawing the
slide, perceived four convicts at liberty
m tbe area and working at the small uoor
leadin? into the cook room. Without
Ima Sf time she reached the vard"Twati.
and went -round on that to the
. - - - .
room. Telier. meantime had put
on
Hoskina' ereat coat and hat, and was
promenading the area, imitating the de
ceased in his walk and cries. The de
ception was complete. As sooo as the
wardeaand guards- were .notified; of
passing . e vejrits, the j r ushedinto the
area and haitened to -thecene. -The
liberated convicts, however, soon got
wind of this movement, and instantly
made for their celts. One of them, a
black, by the name of Johnson, was
locked iu by Teller, and Caesar requir
ed the ".me favor, but Teller told him
to take care ..r himself. They awaited
the approach of the guard without emo
tion confessed the wholerexcept - the
wilful murder, and declared that it was
notJheir intention to Mut killeill AlfH
kina, but .only to 'have disabled him.
It seems by their confession, that they
have heeo devising, this scheme IQ ea
cape for the past two years, and had a
Ions titne since prepared the false, keys
for that purpose. How or , when tbey
were made ia myiteriotts, for the prison
ere w bile at work are al I cldsefy W etched
by their overscera' The four murder?
era are now io irons in theirclla. f 4
- Cicsarliientenced somei three or
four yeari ago for life JoAnaon -; for
four years only, and ,hii aeoteoce
would have expired in me ear-the
third; a white man by the name of Rey
nolds, for fourteen yeara and Teller
for fifteen.,, V ?."Sf?-:y - -
Teller Is the tame individual ' who
ram from N. York to thii city in Au
gust, 1830, and very adroitly passed off
. f it'll n . 'ITI:
a large number oi iiius ou tue . union
Bank, altered from one to tena. Car
rying hia speculation a little tod far he
was arrested and convicted. While in
this city be calleUhimtclf John Scott,
and after hia release from Sing Sing io
the latter-part of I8'29,he went in New
York V he name of William -T.
Kvans. Ilia real name is WnwTeller.
-VirH .ftriit ifftr hls cimltmhtlo 'riDr
AViW Prisont hTittemDted to cut off
hi right hand ia wdet tolr eelhimself
from future labor, but did not - succeed,
lie was considered .one of the mot dar
ing and finished scoundrel, who iQfes
ted' New York, i . .' . ...
An. inquest was held over the body
on Wednesday, and lha deceased : was
declared by the jury, to haveneen wil
fully marderied. "As "the'uett terin off
our Superior Court will not. arrive till
the Ust of - September, we would re-
spectfully Busiest to the Hon, Chief i
Justice theG expediency of callini ah
immediate rand apeciaT tcfiulnrie CourfrwilKTn-srxfeetof hu victims, and hav-
tors of the . murder. Afl br ouf " Sa
prems Court Judges are at leisure this
month, and probjoly would prefer try
ing the matter soon. Besides, the in
viutia'.i'oo will doubtless be a Ion;
QOtfnd. .would occupy oo .much of our
bu preme Court I erai V.- ... : .... .
Huw many blows wcreMufllcted on
Mr. Uoskiaa' bead we carooAt tell, but
the Physicians who were called, ware
of 'opiuion from the appearanceXof the
fracture, that the first blow, finished
hitri. Wo have the above facts Xruul
n-4f th ilirtct(r a. la whom thev were
in-part commuaicated iby TeHefr A
Dart dv otnet convict! wua were aisui
pTeutaUhr
derers. ' " ;
Mr. - Uoskint wai formerly from
SSnsbury waabouLCZyeafoX IS,
and somewhat deal. 1
-jTJmi
thVspnui of tySO, "Mr. "Alexander Mc -
CuDoell, of Leiingtoa Ky., went into
the wfloJipn4etf te-htnt dcer--lli
Won killed ilirehuek. tfiiMfetfirtied
home for a horse, in order to brine it
io. Durinar his absence.' a partv of
. .. - , .. ,,(,
Indians, on one e meir usuaijiKuisjngiioufey & llsrn, Castle -to-tnahk
. .1 M.V.I.it..lt .hiniKi.irnhl n . e : If. rf.... . . L.
lejjieditions. accidentally stumbled oa
toe body of ttia aeer,: and pereeivms
Uialit.hadbeeojreceoly klljed, fliey
ii .'a t u rally s u Tp po ise $ th at tli ehnnteTWeisId
close fifla shot of the deer, whil the
other two followed Ilia trail of the hunt
er, and" waylaid the path by which he
waa expected lo return. Alcwonneit,
expecting no -dan
ttonz .".'fbe. pathV which the "two acuuli
were waicninf;. unui ne.. nao comc
if .' t .i. . ...t.i. ...ri.;.
6r.ed,jippn bythe whole party.
a
horse killed While laboring to ex
trkate himself from, the dying,anunal4
he was seized by hia enemies, instantly
overpowered and burna off as prisoner.
His captors however, seemed no be a
mmy, good T
aud permitted him to accompany them
unbound, and what was rather, extra
ordinary, allowed him to retain hi gun
and hunlfnsaceoolrepe'OtsTTrlleac-
rent cheerful uesa through the day, and
displayed his dexterity in thootingdeer
for the use of the. companyt.!untiL tlipy
begin to; .regard,; him. with : partiality,
llaving travelled with them ' iii this
manner for Beveraldays, they at length
reached the banks of the Ohio - rWer-.
HcrctoforeHhr Indiana had taken the
precaution to . bind him at cijht al '
though not-ery securely; but on that
evening,- he had remonstrated with
them nu theauhiect, and complained
so stroojly of the pain which the cord
gave him. that they merely wrapt the
BuBalo tug loosely around his wnsti,
and having: tied it in an easy knot,
land attached the extremities of the
. .. . . ,- . . . . - .
roje ,xo . ineir., own nouies,-tu .oruer
to , prevent bis movinz wunoui awa
kening them, they very composedly
went to sfeepf leaviD5 ; the prisoner to
follow weir examplenr ooU5sarf
McConnell determfted to effect his
escapetbst night, if possible,, aa on the
following mpfning they wouiu cross tne
nveri wnicn2Llw,,n,u renaer u wncn
more difiiciilKlUi theferore liff tiict
ly until near midnight, axiously rumi
nating hpon the best mean of effecting
his object. Accidentally casting hia
eyes in the direction of his feel, they
fell upon the glittering blade of a knife,
which had escaped its sheath, and . was
now lying near the foot of one of the Indi
ana. "To reach it with his hands,-wilh-est
disturbing the two Indiana to, whom
he waa faateueJr was ..impossible and
it waa eery hazardous to attempt to
draw it up with his feet. This however
he attmpted7.Wit.h much dtfiiculiy,
hergrasped the blade between his toes,
and after, repeated and "long ' cSniin ued
efforti, succeeded In biititjing it withirt
the reach of his hands. 1 o cut Ms cord
was then but the work of a moment,
and gradually and silently extricating
his arms of the Indians; he walked to
the fire and. sat down. ; He; saw that
hit work wai but half donei.that if he
hould attempt to return home without
deatroyibg his enemies, he would is.
suredly be . purnutd ind probably be
overtaken, when his fate would be cer
tain. On the other hand,-It seemed
almost impossible for a man to succeed
in a contuct wtth diva Indians,: even,
though unarmed & asleep. He could
not hope to deal a blow with- his knife
so tilcntly'aod fataJlyr aa to destroy
hiienemiet in turn.-withoat awakenieg
the rest. Their slumbers were prover
bially light and restless, and if he
failed with a. single , one he mast in
stantly be overpowered by the survi
or. The knife therefore, wa out ef
the question. "-After anxious rtfiectien
for Vftw-tninntesf he forroed.hij- ptan.
Theg'tni -of the lauUaDii.were.l.iftkcd
near the , fire, Ihek. knives. and-tomi'
hawks were in the sheaths by their
sides, the latter he dared not toucn
fur fear of awakenins their owners- but
the former he carefully removed, with
the exceptfon of two, and hid them in
the woods, where he knew the Iodii5i
would not readily find them. ; lie then
returned to th'e'apot whrthe IridTins
were still aleepin. perfectly ignorant
of the fate which - Waa prepario for
them, and takioz a gun io each hand,
be rested the ? muzzles unoo i ln
of one and the heart f another. he pul
led both triggcri at the" lame moment.
Both shots were fatal. , At the report
of their guns tho others sprung to their
feet aud stared wildly ' around them.
McCpnnell, who had run ioitantly to
tlia-poUwhere..the,other riUei were
hid, hastily seized one of them and
fired at two of his enemies, who hap
pened to stand ia ir line with each
other. The nearest felt dead, being
shot through the centre or the body;
the second fell also bellowing loudly,
but qistkty recovering; limped " off "into
the weodr-at - first -ra -possible, The
i fifth, and only ona that reuuinc.d un-
Mttrtfartetr w ittrrTwwn7vrTOTr7eTi:
which annuunced equal terror and as
touhment. 1. &t cConnell . - not wishing
to fixht any more such battles, selected
his own rifle fi'oni the atck, inj made
the best of his way to Lcxiustoii,
"JiErheYrmcdrafclyrtlun -.two
'dsys. " , t .
TMB-CAPHVK KXMlNliTEBS
J. ix&'trft "kWf?
flsit to tfieCanih ofllam.
v a i i4awu
T.mtnrjili nutilwh,l n ncrmint nf
. . . t r. " .
Prf.rnnnt far hia rnnfritiilliidi In hi
wbrkneLTvreTd
The details which he eivea of thia un-
mriuiiaie siaic imsuuer, f wen: irt
his7brothefcaplives, ' render hia contf ip
bution oae of pxrticuUrdat.crcatiit.the
present juncture. We extrstttlie fol
jowings - - " "-
Count Peyronnet received o with
kindness and nrbinitv. f found him
with hi -clever friend, Mr. Jules ue
Resaeiiue- TThe ..it.udy.j?t WMfking:
I i . t . i -i
feomn-wntciUAottnajieyapuye
County jafittcd.. upwiU... tout, soxall
book - cases, whose .helves con tai a all
Ihe-Frencliiiatoianavlagethefwith
various works on jurisprudence,- aud
other grave matters. '"...This study is
furnished with'grMtpriwplicityr;A'
larger table withe green cover tndTafm
chair, a la Voltaire, are the principal
things it contain. A clock, and a
looking
Rlasa, adorn the mantel piece,,
VTVI TSiaa,S l W sie-w-ee!! eeew w 9f ,
ich t the - .allowing motto n,"""
nl's hand writin-a motto' sin-
theCount's hand writin;; a motto' sin-1"'
eularly charactensiic oi hia suuauocr -
Vault me tarde.' .The windows e
enlivened wilh Jlowei-a planted in boxes
pUcnhefeTTioTdiub "to conceal.
ihe iionnars; Four portraits those of
his children are suspended within
viewf the-WUary-occupant of this
dreary-ttboder I had seen th Count
on Sunday the 25th tt July. 1830, aa
he went to St. Cloudrand ( found him
less -altered in appearance than I had
anticipated, after ao cruel a reverse of
fortune. Hia babita are very regular.
lie is always dresed with extreme
neatness, and geor-rally weara round
hia. waist a lash whiclt his son Jules
brought from Algiers. The Count
seems te have imptmd' upoif4hlmielf
the obligation' of not asking lor, any
thtng i lie had, last year, an attack of
IriAtio gout, which lasted four months
arid a half,' and he could ge iroin
arm-chair to hia bed only ty means of
a line of chairs,:.which he had himself
formed. r He" would " not even claim
medicaT a misl a nciv i
Msntdr-'Chatrtelaa-4nd'4)e;
Guernnn Uanvilie inhabit the ground
floors Prince Polignac and Count Pey
roonet, the first story. The arrange
ment of each prisoner's apartment i
the same. Parallel to each other, ami
consistingof a study and bed room, ihty
are separated by a passago or corridor, ,
the door of which, open during theday,
com munica tea -With the common l din
ing room,, and the platform ef ihe. es: ;
tie.- At night the door is closed and all
communication with every ether-part of
Ihe fortress cutjiff tiH,next morningv
The four captive Ministera differ much
Tnlheif personarWahit-ilrde Clun-
telauze seems the most affected . :- It
mufrhowever,-be-'6tated, that hefis
the worst' ofif.i for he is; quite alone
during nine months ol tlie year, ;,. Uu
r'rog the othcrf three, he cJya the
society of a generous, brother, who
sacrifieei hi interest, and the hap
piness of (domestic affection, to bting
consolation to his aPJicted relative.
In the long interval between his bro
ther's visita. M. de Chantelouze Jeads
a life of intellectual abstraction.' He
seems to have got rid of all -earthly
thooghW, and Jo be plunged in io pro
found a meditation a to forget even the
necessity of clothing himself, M. de
Guernoo.'ol a firmer temperament, and
whom the collections of former studies
have better qualified fur the rigour of a
life of solitude and captivity,- in which
the man of science can always, find 'oc
cupation, divdes his ine between, nat
ural philosophy end mathematics. . He
upend near his air pitrp all the hours
ins near ui mi juni n- tu uuuib
ch he does not employ in ihCsota
, of sfgebnical itiuea,tiooi but h il
;;7T,' . "";;;:f
which
mast frequently tope found itanling
before a large black board with Strang -lines
and figures chalked upon it his
clothes in disorder, and his face half. k
covered with a thick beard, which the
razor has pot touched wnce his captivi
tyswbere; from hr eostame and tccu- -pitiori,
he might he taken for' Galileo - ,
seeking the setntiotr ef his problem. - i
'i, "Prince Polijjnatf- is changed io. no
thng.! r Ha is ; here, as at"; Paris, the
man of elejrant manners and fashionable -
iljfeJltioalmnatgueMy.almost . 3 ,
indiirrent, either Irotrt . philosophy or -
froo piety, or perhaps from both, ap
peiiriu,iautrc of ennui as he would in r.jhe 'stage hoi r""'
at the opcri well bred, afftble, atuia- ''
We, and, abovo all. of courtly bearing. ,
Qut he, at least, can see his wife and
children, for whom he is not dead, as -
b is to society. He has formed a new
nation out of hia family, and out of his , -pmno
a palace. Hi occupations are
confined to drwin; and tnusict ; He U .'"
always dretsed with extreme elegance:
and whflQ he takes his walk " upon tho . ,
fdatforui, ' whtcfri froi Jiix'y to eighty j
eet 'Ton jT and acarcily more than : five
wide he might be taken for a London 1
exqeisUe viitiug a prison. IUI goes
Wf efieYy"3
auoshioc; and either, for his health or v"
teraortify the-aUeod q janitors -wbo-rU
accompany him, he rum eloog the plat--'
foTinso faat; thaot oBe ol them fol-
low. him an mnoceot pleasantry, if he - v
means, it a such .whichxecals .that of r
Henry IVTatTHayen.-c; The PnnCe, " ;
whom a former captivity ' ol ..eleven -r y
ypari, after ihe txcKtti'a of a lenience
which -eettdeWaeiTbiu -13 two year' ---f-
imprisoauicnt, had accustomed to the .
life of a prison, resumed'-itl habile - -
without any -tlrbtt. F roa humility tf
uiciuislion, ne suuors r nis cook (tue
u luieij aim ... "o
'""Vj" v:s-;..
jn.-uauuerooo -m wain at , t
late hour: M. do C.hantelauze takes
ne ; wain; ami uouot jreyrouuei neter ,
goes out, Fr twenty-two moothi the 5
Count baa not left hkaptm.en
ha ,uo ohjtction, , he say, to take a '
walkjhut does not c!)ose M &e ! ketht- j
He maintains, tint in his cao the law - ;
ftieit it fT" a o;i!ii vioincu. is-;
ai(!fis,. he aayi, to certain state prison
ra tTortrcti-for thcrr priion; at it ioj-
poses npin - mo capuve neariog inev
weisnl of hit punishmeuL the continual u
pretense of a troublesome witness,' and
it) Uket; oomure from his privilege of
locomotion., than that speolied to . hia
enteacevhe.Co'ujita.eftI.;.that.--i
iailor I has no mora ri 'ht to accompany
!thnriaoner in.his walkrthanto sit with "
hj,n n. hi roonVxaud occupy one side of ,
I .J t I ' . ' i
v""uuv "7"v ""-.f , :
f ' bed. lie allegca,Wreov er, ,
? !'UB otl V.0 ' esc.,inoreoer, , j
.;" - r?-"VJ"r-V--"-"--ii
au o say mnim.-uo out uow, - j
.notwithstanainit rains andyou are Uu-.J
" Anottwr Jwur, v.hn the weather U .
fine and you have nothing to do, you
''' 6,,.ou,- . . . .
I Hl pnoneri breakfast in their
avn apartment; buCihey time togcth. .
' ' eeption. however, of
Couo Pcyronnet, who dinca ah.ne. and
;whoedinner is brought to h.m from the
jKua Toumayanta. , Count Peyronnet's
j tulV DVlHor? nr ' kM.,umPl
iou h?n,t!LL0! hL. fc.,low."Pt'v"Jo.
only difference is its abaolule solitude.
V Ihe uininn.room of the captive
Minister! is transformed every Sunday
into a Chapel, where, they ;hear mm, to
which, only (h Cotntnandsnt. IJeipirc,
and; the boy who aervea'lhe Priet at
the altar, are admitted. .
"The ffarrisnn in the Cattle I com
posed of two picked .'cornpaniei,' and a
company of artillery, forming altogcth
er about 40tt,meD, ;. : t he uraw bridges -
are ra'ned at eight oVhck in ihe even- ,
ing.ln allj;est)ecH,-the Cailc is uj
on the salraB rfooting aa all other for
-'l- ' R ' "'"".""""-" ;' ' r
': Story from the Malta of the IiMin, '
--Duriiig the absence of the Uibbi
Meir from bis house, his two sons died, .
both of them of uncommon beauty,' and L
enlightened by the law. His wife bore
ihem ii her chamber, laid them' upon
the bed, and spread a white covering
over their" bodiea;- When Rabbi ' Meir "
reiurned, hiiljrsLfitiqulry wis for his' ' .
tons . His wifo reached tf himahlel;-,e
he praised the Lord at the going nut of
the tbabaatb, drunk, and again asked, i
" Where are my, ions, , that thoy may, .
too drink of the cup ol blessing". - v
' . They ''will.jnottb Ur oir,"he fe
plied, and placed food before him that"
he mi-rht eat. He- was- in 'a gladsome '
and genial mood; and when he had said "
grace after the meal, hhe thu addressed .4
html ilium, with thy penniion, 1 .
would Jaia' propose to thee one quel- ,
lion." :!,:.'.;-' ''. -fi-.r-t-- -"Ask
it then, my love," replied he;
, ''..A few day! ago a person entrusted
some jewels to my custody, and uow ha " .
demands them; should 1 give thetn
"This is a ' question,' said Rabbi ..
vielr, iwhich my wife should not have
thought it necessary ;to- ask. What!
wouldat thoii hesitate or be reluctant to
reatorejojjveryouebia own?", . vt , '
" No," ahe replied, "but - yet I"!
thought it best not td restore them with'
out 'acquainting thee therewith," Sim .
then.iod him to the chamber,' and step M .
ping" to the bedr took , the.white covfer
D2 from the dead bodice, - -
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