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TUESDAY, AUGUSli6f l34.
NO. 42.
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By Joseph Galen & Son.
TfrnttrPoinmj per annum; -on half in 1ttw
Tlio' wh lo not, either thr time of ubwnbin (r
or uWqwntlv. eiv nf of thrir vii to hare
thf Purer h.prontiniw the expiration, of the.
Tfurj will he prriuineil m 3eiring iU coatiance
anui eoonte rmanuru.
literallj fulfilling the Scripture, Ethi
opia htll soon stretch out her hands to
God." '
Christian brethren and friends what
wait we for ? Here are two thirds of man
kind that can be reached noto. and to
reach ihem now is our present duty and
prirtlec;e. Do they not need a: Saviour
as welt as we ? Do ignorance idolatry,
and ererj kind of tice promote the pre.
sent happiness or future interests' of any
people r" Romans t. 19, 20, 32. They
are eager to be supplied with the Bible
may be soon readied by our bounty, and
call down oh our heads counties blessing,
in answer to the prayers of thoi&who were
once ready to' perish.
During the year, now closed, ending
May 1, 1834; the Board of the American
Bible Societhave been engaged, direct-
- a
aked him whaf occaiole:d the crowd.
Mr. Desbro having to!f)iim as much as
he knew of tbmatt'erjjhe -stranger' then
asked him rf he was a najjve ofNewVork.
No,n anerel Mf Desbro.
! thougKtlo," replied-the' stranger.
Krtrermrx.e ,,, , ne mtenen Arrj noWf m f tfe , , f
;fJUMir.U4 tho. of prefer length, in . ".Cn J"?; ,T.e m the
pronftrtioiw If the nutntupr of mrtIona U netlM-'f cmmnicaiion r " inquire some
mnrkM on them, they will b continued until or-fof theae heathen of the missionaries,) v I
i!rrel oat, and chargetrarcordinglY.
For the! Register.
am afraid to worshio idols anr more, but
1 know not how to worahin the eternal
LOrtD." We want vour sacred Book
which yo iav God has given to you,"
a? the Mahrattas' of Hindostan. And
iy or indirectly, in furnihingtle Scrip- from ?"
tures to Canada, Mexico, South Amen- From Barton, Tiogjcounfey,, replied
v., i Kuiw, vu5ia, oreece, Ainca, oom-iMr. Ilesbro.
-'u
nay, ceylon, Burniah, Java, China, aiijd From Barton," inrflircdtthe other
Last year they My dear fellow; I aifH fronsrSyracttse,
the Sand with Inlands.
a
'"u,."u ,w ra" ou,injmor me loreign anil parsed thitough Ballon coming here,
distribution of the Bible, which has been and intend to o back 0e sameway in a
done and divided among, the missionary couple of day. Haveu -seen the city
stations most in need of present aiiL vet ?'? P I 1
present
The Vireinia Bible S,c'ietT Iat AnriL
1834, reiioWed to raise $30,000 or more
if practicable, to aupplv that, State, and
br its surplus funds aid! the .American
Bible Society in the, work of foreign Di
tiibutioh. The Connecticut Bible Socie-
A
yeir;--; -tf
Not all of, it,n replied Mu. Desb.ro.
Have you ver see the Dry Jpck."
No satdMr. Deft: ;,, '
.Not seen the DryJckiV said the
stranger; srlt that extrairdinary
there is imthln in theity half su well
worth seeing,, lI am jugt goiniJip there,
and if vou wilt rOme wtAi mei- I will sliow
Scriptures. theWgentforifa tftne- r". "V 7TU nmuic enriessee dibis on' j you the mostextraornary -things you
r 7 - -iw ivi UUIUZ.C vincui
7a'CAKstan anif Friends t o the Domestic shall we not give it to them I It U evi- ty raised 3000 last yearaqd resolved to
'and Poreiktr Ijksttibtttion. 'of -'the Holy ent from a.11 experience, that thee peo- rstise $5000 this yeat-or' Foreign distri-
er the exposition a- $10,000.
Carolina. igrees with the record. Acta 17th . ch. 10. Filteen large Ecclesiastical bodies in the
llti peculiarly interesting to con-l112" .. . ' ; UVited States, of l( evaigelical denoini-
temnlae, at this time, the stale ol the . ui..u"n. muM. in Vn.ornT,Tj i ..-..ouy, ,aTe unanimously voieuineirap
i I .n .l . li. u the Divine command for the conversion nrobation to the wjirk of a-rister efturt fin
i iriiiiin wmi us am inc nriinrn wnriu. i . ' i - r,'
for
We behold the great mass of evangelical Tl f,Me 7'''M" numan inaijumentaiiiy rorrign uiaxnouuon j sogetner wmi
.f.nmhiiiatioha of Chriaiiana WinnW to oe,ure ! nm uivine power, so rar important Auxiliaries to ine American m
i t -w;iT-."i as we caii
act in concert, in mora abundant, .labors
at home, and arousing to far greater ef-
U forts for tb- conversion of the Mahome
tan au! Pagnsworld. , This u especial ly
true with reaft to British christians';
whose extensive commerce has long af
forded great facilities Tor this objec t and
steamboats in the whole world ro ow on
the otocjes, antl I believ tHat oheof tUem
is to bejtiindio-ai' ; h
QuUe delighted withltiving an oppor
tunity of seeing such wDnder! Mr. Des
bro gladly accompanied his new acquain
tance, in an easterly diifjction, until they
came to an open spacetof ground, where
they saw another young uian wilking about
twenty yards before tliyjh, who took out
his pocket handkerchief and in doing so,
can infer from Retelation. The! ble Society.
word of truth expounded by the minister Here are facia sufficient to encourage
of the word of truth, and the Holy Spirit the prarvers and stimulate the efforts ol
of truth, all intelligent christians admit all Christians and to touch every chord uf
m . . z At. . L : i . ' i i A. i i ' - a i ..iii . .
w mnni snist wiu ,wnicu uiw vunnicucc mu bwakcii effry ctnuuuii u4et a small box tall (rot v bK nocket. aD-
ias endowed the Church, in order to con-1 pious feeling. It is the remark of an able parently without percevjng it, which he
vert the World. Divine efficiency, herein, 1 writer that tobe instrumental in the I left beliiud him. and wa ked-oti As soon
of christians in the United States with i ;? v,cn; WBC l" I,,ne mmugn nuuun vuh,hiWi v an immunu uui mr muicus uesoro and his com. anion r'ac lieu tne
rsDidiv growing commerce,4 pervading UWrume&tality, Mhat the excellency ol glorious than to luund an empire or to Upot where the box walking, the latter
..rl evprv acceasible shora. France ,h powenmay be seen tobe of God." liberate a continent-" A soul would be took it up, opened it, a id examined what
rveUd1the new dawn of the Sun of ?WJ conifuest the church hai hitherto cheaply, purchased by a world, it contained,which as, seemingly, no
to:k.-A.,..i .n.n.;nff iU ro.1 f de, has, thus been achieved j nd the the time is short and experience has thing but one; JotteryMticket, which he
error and infidelity and in the true spi- fltiine of the twofold agency of the weak-1 demonstrated, that neither nations, nor gaVe torDesbr.nd'td. him. to hold it
.r.k:.un:U:tA..:Vtttw ii;jr...Sn JSesi of man, rendered effieieot by the communities are.it all times, equally Until thev caine. ub with the inan who
4U mci.rruntiblft.eedofth. word, with powerof Goo, unto aalvatnm, iflo clear- accessible to the labor of Missionaries dropped it. ifhey agfcordingiy hailed
: k i.Ur. .i..t. .urM. .uflytimpedonthepagef of HolTiwnt, that and Bible distributors. A door which is him, and on cowing toMm.! asked if he
1.a ru, iu; tk de.iitiit think it cannot be mistakeii. .Com- open now, may within a few years, be had losl anything- the man at first re
ieathen. Prussia, Sweden and Denmark ;rt Acta 15-cKTV 8 t, with Acts lOch. shut for several generations or feten.cen. pied in the tgative jUbut
are beginning to setter more extensively JS"!?! ? L'"! jKf'" CW
Bibles, and the brble princi
renovation and eternal
resnective realms. B
on carefullv
said he had
inciplea of moral tfte oreremarkable, because it is a our neglect. Such an event may easily lost a small box with f. lottery ticket in
salvation in their cfear statement of facta before the first occur by political changes in foreign go- it, Then this can!M be your box,"
.. n Or Rrltain con vocation of the church at Jerusalem, vernments from a change of rulers r said Desbro'sompamjn, holdingup the
i JNDIAN SCENES.
The f allowing instance of firmness and
resolutjign , .ih the hour of danger (says the
Zanesvj-Gazette) occurred in 1793, and
is worthy of being remembered for ages.
No General in the hour of battle could
display ;nore. firmness than did. these little
fellows the dark, dreary Htht, While
baftlingvith their s;ivage foeli We ex
tract th$ incident from Withers "Border
WarfarS:
Artr)ng the few interesting incidents
Mfhich hive occurred in the upper country
during i his. year, was the jcaptiviry aiid
rejnarkaile escape of twdibrofhers, John
and 11 eiM'y J oh nson -the former thirtee n ;
the latteif eleven years of age. They li v
ed at a j tation on the west side of the O
hio rive)i ejus t above Indian Short 6reek j
anc beirg at some distairce from the hbuse
engaged.. in 'the sportive amuseoieitri of
youh, became fatigued and Seated them
selves o an ohl log for the purpose l
res ting. They presently observed two
menconuing towards them whom they
believed to be white men from the station,
until they approached so close as to leave
no pfospect of escape by flight, when to
their gref they saw that two Indians were
beside tjem. They wei e made prisoners
and takn about four miles, when, after
partakiiig of some roasted meat and par
ched cn given them by their captors,
they wjre arranged for the night, by be
ing plaped between the two Indians and
each encircled in the arms of the one next
him,, p
Henrjr, the you nger of the brothers, had
grieved much at the idea of being car
ried offby the Indians, and during his
short fcM sorrowful journey across the
hills, hd wept immoilerately. Johnliad
in vainen'deavored to comfort him-with
the hop thjt they should be enabled to
elude tfcyigilancc of the savages, and to
return $u the heartli of their parents and
brethrctjl. He refused to be comforted.
The uly red man, with his tomahawk
and scalping knife, which had been of ten
called n to quiet the cries of his infancy.
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r tnpikVA4i nw 111 nn r n 9 r wnirn riuii in 1 irinii . iiair ail nvnrp vra ilia riiiiiuiiim 111 1 imw aa imn as Aaniaine.Anf ninn
I Kx aSvaafAaV aSaaawaa UVatl WW- rauuiwivu wi w M - nnvii atM I ; w v" " IV WiniiailiatHUlllHiz;.
rK. ?; hlrVV Indeed war, civil commotion, or revolutions- "That U mV box," Isaid;
.rivileirp of nr(ctaiminir th. news of a hh pinion it gaining ground every day, from the opinion, of the heathen fluctuat- dropped it, and it ds
uliA-A-A. TKthat, "when the whole Christian Church ing from a spirit of inquiry to a state 01 ticket." ,
CS'IWUI I" l uimtinvu ttiiia. -"-I , . ' . :. J ' .IIJP 1 1 . i L . .J 1 1 a. f . i v..'. ' r , ,
4, K nA Voroicrn Itihli Soritv wineciare tnemseives oy unity 01 spirit ana i uiuiurrcuce orueciueu nosiuuy suu uum xxo strcn tning," itaia tne otner.
r.ihi ,bn .f. w;ki-I action whit -thev really are bv institution, various other circumstances. 1 will befe you fiftv dollars," s
Srietv " 1816 are amomr the noblest 1 5rett B,We Missionary Society, I. might here present to my Christian owner of the bofc that there is a 1
atitne commana oi vtod win oe uucyeu inu wcuircn, motives urawn iroiu uic uroim- ticKet in it." -
I V- a. ... Atm . . a m m . I - a w . -at a
the man who
contain a lottery
aid tlve
ottery
institutions 1ased op Christianity.
jrftfect peace
world," thfaje-
language andrigin
indulge no social rivafy,-
i tAl.. alvll k. full F tAt Irmitnl.llnu I ,.S fit fiiul . ,i .1 s IT i m ujoll lrrklUtfn f I M I I (1 Or li I rtoKA 4l.,lin.t. !.! nnr,rr.4i,n.
ivith .-irh nther and the I nit iinicugi I ..,-.,, nu " - " (5- I ,irsui hiumeiii um u iuui ium-
wiui e 1 e , T . .wr ,i mm, l w.-,i-ri...-i. u,Ln tl. v...... nn L. nr..i.i:;,i tf. i. i..k-
- with pnmmnn 1 11 mn u inc waiti w mi ,11s nic viiuiliii -"I'l ij i auuuig w 111c uiuitis vi ,1113 lumuci,
ixtiai, aLO. 1 u asaiaii . -- vju 1 luiij iw uic siantiBiu ui viiiiiuuii unit. 1 aim iiiiiircuidijei j sum taai tie wuuu uct
I... 4k. 1 tukioh I leacu Jin iiaiiuiia. ' uui who aic iu en t 1 1 iniiLin appeal iu iiihii ciamum wi Mitioj iiiai inc. uui uuiiiaincn no loiiei y
. ; :S W humbly conceive, aiV Are to in Divine blessing n the Churches in a ticket.
T k n t r ie liiriir Thi rpmw o tmioM the hands of ail tAo neighboring State, which have warmly se- -Donei" said the dnner of the box.
in the bonds of peace ami charity.... inei f , r . . . . . . ..
noble struggle! which shall do most to wWfma viruooi, oy tneir uni- con.ieii tin. particti.ar nrPr..- jjne u iiesu
" . . j. . 9a : . s- rl ted eravers. liberal sunnort. wise coun-lthe rriVx influence of the labors ot chris-l But then,:' asked, Mie owner of the
- ... ... . . at . . . . r 1 . .. . ...
the honor oi I box. in whose hancsjshall 1 denosite
f V I - 1 ' E ' . . ...
Meanwhile what are the indications of
Providence to encourage their hearta and
strengthen their hands for this holy enter
prize. The field is the World," our
Lord assures us. Is it open for the la
borers? It is and many parts ot it white
Gospejire my moneyias I don't know either of you?"
any ifeiail Oh," isaid Desbr,? pointing to his
millions of souls. suffice it to say, there is a double bless-1' companion, I think 'tre may safely de
I have said nothing special of the dis- I'mir on the church and on the enterprise posite our money ir : this gentleman's
tribution of the Bible at home, which haa a hundred told greater reward here, hand." ' 1
been progressing to considerable extent and the crown of unlading glory hereafter. Desbro and the owfr of the box ac
tor several years, and is now resumed In conclusion, we respectluliy ana ear-1 cnrdmgly Jplaced 75 pilars each in the
with apparently greater zeal anu uili-jnestly solicit Jhe-aul and cooperation oi hands ol the young gentleman whom lies
, . - i .. : 4 t .1 i i i c i i c .li ; t .u
i Llw !,. U-v.w Plvln. v'il. Kr Ignce. auiuce ll to say, urai aircauy u all wno love our Kuru mu oaviuui, mi unnuci ai uie i'"1 ,nc touiij; an
already to ine harvest. inina, witn ner i ....... ... : 1 : . .i i.: ki.tt .i a.. .i ... i....u... ...
ah ..wi .:ii;..n. ..r.nt.it! lenecis are mi Doin senaiuiy aou ihchi- promoting ne uuicti ui ic-auitiiijiiix uii incn incucu ine ugi, m uwum ui-
iis open for the distribution of Bibles aml1D,J ,n ,UK,n 0UJ ow- p ' r , I ""V6 in,"ur T t ' B - V-'-'S'k ' 1 , " V ,J
. ..... . . I Ur iml nw.r itawiul piti7nin riuiirht. ih. Umn tl lift tnthe ilarlc comeri o tlie Itirknt in thf hn. aPwfr.h anncirpil onlv
ts. I he Uhinese area read- - : ...... ...... . - . , .
religious tract
ing people and imb5bed their idolatrous
errors 'through the channel of Tracts.
The! free introductiun of the Bible into
tny. nation, accompanied by the living
tercheri never has lailrd, under the blea
ting of its Eternal Authors to subdue that
nation to the obed ience of Christ. Nor,
with the Divine blessing; will it fail in
I1
.1
I ening the public conscience in power- earth.
the mouieht before en 5jely empty. The
fully aiding the laws in the preservation The undersign'ed, respi'ctfully yet ear- owner of the box instantly snapped the
of peace, tocial order, and happiness nestly solicits of all the Editors of public money fromthe sta r; holder's hands,
and in securing the stability of our free Journals in our own State to aid this en- 'which the latter appeJVed very willing to
But these are the least of temrize, by such nojice of vjt, as their best part with,' artd then rldressiug Desbro
judgment and humane affections may die- told him thathere hi been two valuable
tate. He trusts that there are none, of lottery tickets in, thbox, and that he
institutions.
its benefits. To those who meekly re
ceive and obey its precepts, it is a lamp
to their feet, to light them in the way to
our religious book is truly surprising.
lit an pari wnerever, ine arueni mission
ary Gutzlaff travelshey are eagerly re
ceivedCrowds in some placet exhausted
his supply of books, by wresting them
froth him, for distribution among them-
V s . . wt - f a a" aT 1 .
reives. ine mentis 01 nritt in trti
11a alone, lays he. can draw the Treasury
of the American Bible Society." t
India or Hindostan with her dependent'
cies has long been open, and partially oc
cupied ; and as a first fruit, numbers al
ready 4000 christian native converts, and
40000 native scholars in christian schools.
Burnish is open, to the distribution of the
Holy Scriptures and-Tracts and Ame
rican and native Preachers are boldly pro
claiming there, "the unsearchable riches
of Christ." Greece and Turkey are
open both in the interior and on the
bolder : and the zealous missionary of
th4 cross, preaches Christ crucified to
ihe Jew, as well as to the Greek" aid
Mahometan, on the same soil that echoed
to jthe tame sound near 1800, years ago.
Indeed, there are few countries in Asia
uhere the banner uf the cross may not lie
a W I . . . V
,.oav ninny planted. Alrtca, in many
, :paj-ta- of her vastly populous domain, is
, wuk, cuwmirBii'u sDove. there are,
" J KorwciiitJfert?.' - the KrtheTlaiMla.-B.' 8."
" Ifcpot St Mta," Corfu," Smyrua " - Loii.bui.
. tirM,U, Madras BiMe Soci.;tjf" Columbo,- Jaf
fea," Mlay, 'MadacuKar," ike. These ar
ieHcewuiatitutions, and unable to supply the increas
ing; demand for the icriptureti.
I Charles GuHHt of th Netherlands Miaaionary
im.;! n. nln- f iu n,;.,... fr eternal salvation. In distinct anticipa
I Hill UI llic iuiuic Trains in mi it
arising from the extent of territory and
the increase of population, and of the
dreadful consequences which ensue from
a people's outgrowing the word of life,"
was the American Bible Society founded.
Nor was it expected that its beneficial
.
effects would be confined to this country ;
but that it would endeavor in connection
with the labors of kindred institutions
in other lands, to scatter the feed of the
word into all the destitute regions of the
earth. The character of that institution,
composed as it is, of members of all de-
nuuiinat ions of evangelical Christians, en
title it to cordial aupport and general
confidence. It has already issued up
wards of one million, l six hundred and
forty-four thousand copies of Holy scrip
tures, in this aitd other foreign lands.--and
the Presses under its control are able
to print upwards of 550,000 Bibles ind
. .-i : uru.. ..a
testament every year. cn u
flact that tHe Bible has been; translated
into one hundred and fifty different lan
guages the necessity, utility land impor-
ftauce of such an institution must be ap
parent to ail. In order that it may be
the faithful almoner of the contributions
of the well supplied" churches, voluntari
ly and cheerfuliy made, in behalf of the
destitute in our own country--and be en
abled, to dispense out cf our abundance,
the bread of eternal 1 ife,. to two-thirda of
the human race, whose cries' for assis
tance, by their position, they are the first
to hear.?. Hence, 'though these millions
I of our race we far separated from us, they
many respected friends of 'that corps with
whom he is acquainted, that do not con
sider the Bible as the only charter of
solid human .happiness, and Christ the
only saviour." The Editors of the South
ern Religious Telegraph, Christian Sen
tinel, Baptist Journal, of Richmond, and
the Ne w -Y or k Obse rv er and Prot. Epis
copal. Churchman Which circulate large
ly in our State, are also earnestly soli
cited to aftve.il all the aid in their power.
WM. A. SHAW,
Agent in N. C.
NEW YORK. POLICE.
A young man named Lewis Desbro, re
siding at Barton, Tioga county, came to
this city a few daya ago with a cargo ol
lumber, which having disposed 01, ne ue
termintd to gratify his curiosity with a
it.w of the wondera of fHew York. For
this purpose he was yesterday preambu
lating the citv and gazing with astonish
ment on all the novelties which present-
ed themselves, when his attention was at
traded by a crowd assembled in souk
street running parallel w.ilh Grand street,
but the ff ante ol which he cannot recol
lect. On going tip to the crowd he found
that l wai occasioned by nothing newrj
or noM pr woith relating, but merely a
parcel of blackguardaasaembled to see
two greater blackguard boxing. Having,
however had the trouble of walking half
a street to get a view of the rencountre,
he wished to see a little more of.it, svnd
was looking on with considerable :ttetr-
tion. when a very eenteel-looking, ctvjl
aort of young tutii cwne up to liim and
suspected Desbro of (tr ving stolen one of
them, and wOuld imdiately lun alter
an officer anH have hiirt arrested. He ac
cordingly Wnt off, leading Desbro -dumb-
foundered with astouuninent, and his ac
quaintance seemingly n the same situa-
- T- " .K . . . r
tion.'.in a lew minutes ineir powers 01
speech returned, and Ifesbro's companion
began to condole wK'V,!hiirt on the loss of
. . .. 1 ' - . ...1 .
his moneys anu exprjsi nis asumisnnieni
ho W there could haVa been two lottery
ticket in the box, w iyn he had taken out
an given Desbro th;tnily one that seem
ed to have been in iv Desbro however
by this time bgan to sjuspect'what was ol
course the fact, that-tie box had two cov
ers, withja partition', the middle of it,
and that he had beenjMuped by his new
acquaintance, and tleowner of the-'lotte-ry
tickets, who were confederates. Be
fore, however, he l(3l time to make any
observation to his ctjt ipanion, the latter
addressed him in pretended alarm, and
said, my dear felfuiv, it will never do
for you andl to renton here any longer
tosretheri' an officer rill be after us imme-
il lately abut tfie lott s.y ticket I gave you.
Do you run that waynd I will run this:"
and suiuug uic aciii;fti 10 iuc woiu, ues
bro's acquaintance flferotn Syracuse ran
awy as fast as he c?ld, and left Desbro
to meditate op the irfidy of man, and
the loss 4fhis lumbroftts. He imme
diately proceeded trflie police office, and
gave information of loss, but as be was
fotally ignorant of, tlje sw.iiidlers' names,
and could dply give ?r vague description
of their persons, their is but little chance
of bit ever seeing hi money again, j
' i)inud of C&mmeree.
are killed or token prisoners
John feplied aloud, iNo mother, we
are here again."
When the tale of their captivity, and
the means by which their ddiyeririce
was effected, were told, they did pot ob
tain full credence. Piqued at ihefdoubts
expresscdljy some, John observed ydu t
had bqtter go and sep.,, But can you
again find the spot r" said one. f" Yes,
replied he,' I hung rny hat up at the tur
ning out place, and can soon shew you
the spot. "! Accompanied by several of
the' men,. John returned to the( theatre of
his daring exploit j and the truih of his
statement received ample confirmation,
The savage who had been tomahawked
was lying dead by the. fire thtf otheV
liail crawled somedistance, but was track
ed by his blood until found, whenfit was
agreed to leave him, as ht must die at
any rate..?
Somewhere it is written that the very
hardest words to pronouace in fle Eng
lish language are these I hav; donb
WROSO. ' I
It requires a much greater mind to con
fess the mistakes and errors that are in
cident to frail humanity tlian it 4es to
continue in the practice of wrohW long
after the conviction of the- error hs been
brought linme to the understandin.
The man who subdues his prejudices
and thus conquers himself, has vrrought
a victory over his worst & most powerful
enemy. No matter how humble and ob
scure the lot or the life of the individual
who comes boldly out upon thef world
with a frank confession. of hiserrofs, that
individual can never (ail under siqh cir
cumstances to cointnatufthe -'admiration
of every pure heart: he exhibits a great-;
ness of soul which the conquerors of toe
earth have very seldom possessed pro-: -cures
himself a solace for' the most try-'5
ing afflictions of his mortal career, and a
consolation that will sustain him firmly in
the dark hour of his dissolution.
When Colonel Washington wa stati-j
oned at Alexandria, in 1754, there was
an elect ion for members of the Assembly,1
when' Mr. W. Payne ooposed the canUi-
was no actually before him : and every date suDDorted by Washington. In the
scene f torture and of torment which had course of the contest. Washington arew
been depicted, by narration, to his youth- warm, and said something offerisive to
ful eye was now presented to his terrifi- Mr- Payne, who at one blow extended
ed imagination, heightened by (he thought him on the ground. The regimeijt heard
that th ?y were about to be re-enacted on that their Colonel was murdered bv the
himselfi Iq anticipation of this horrid mob, and they were soon under arms,
doom, ;for some tune he wept in bitter- and in raoid motion in the town to inflict
ness aid affliction ; but punishment on the supposed muhlcrers.
" Thtear down childhood's check that flows, To their great joy, he came out to meet
Is like tne dew drop on the rose
Whcif next the summer breeze comes by
And aves the bush, the flower is dry."
When flie fire was kindled at night, the
supper" prepared and ottered to him, all
idea of his fate was merged in their pre
seut kindness ; and Henry soon sunk to
sleep, IjhoQgh enclosed in horrid hug, by
savage arms.
It ws different with John. He felt
the reapity of their situation he was a
live to the anguish which he'knew would
agitate! the bosom of his mother, andJie
though over the means of allaying it so
intensely, that sleep was banished from
his eyefi. Finding the others all locked
in dee) repose, he disengaged himself
from te embrace of the savage at his side
aud wsflked to the fire. To test the sound
ness of their sleep, he rekindled the blaze
and moved freely about it. All remain
ed stiu -and motionless- no suppressed
breathing, betrayed a feigned repose. He
gentlyitwitched the sleeping Henry, and -a loasl htlpcd out.- At a 4th of July
whispering softly in his ear, bade him get celebration, 111 Delaware county, where
up. - Meury ooeyeu," anu iney uotn stood j ureu. .ooi presuieu, a muiiua coioneu
up byCthe fire. ! 1 think; said John, we who was sitting next to him was called
had'btter go home now." Ou ! repli- upon for a toast. Not having prepared' '"j
ed Hegiry, they will follow and catch us himself beforehand, he was a little puz- :p...
Never tear that rejoined John, Izled what to give, lie thought a minute,
and finally concluded it should be some,
thing of a military nature ; but precisely
what he had not fuiljr determined, when
he arose and thundered forth.
VThe military of our country may they
never want" here he hesitated-i-- may
Tlnf only gun which the Indians had, they never want" here he bogged may
was resting u gainst the tree J at the foot thev never w;:nt' and here he came to a
lay th?ir tomahawks. Juhn placed it on full stop, anil looking imploringly at the !'
a log,twith the muzzle near, to the head President,-; whispered What the devil fi
of onh of the savaires i cocked it, and shall 1 sav next?"
rv 1 1 i -. ja'i. . .
And never be wanted, V whispered y;j
back the General. ' 91
Anil iif.ver h wantpit.'- rna.i! tm vl
Colonel.
Tne Military of our cou
;
tliem thinking them for such a proof of '
attachment, but conjuring them by their
love for him, and their duty, to return
peaceably to their barracks. Feeling him
self to be the aggressor, he resolved . to
make honorable reparation. Early next
morning he wrote a polite note, to .Mr
Payne, requesting to see him at the taVr
Ft 1 a .
em, rayne repau eu to tne place; ; appoin
ted, in expectation of a duet, btit whajt. '
was his surprize to see wine and glasses
in lieu of pistols. Washington j rusi&Uo
meet him, and smiting as he offered his
hand, began. Mi Payne, to err is na-v
tuVe j to rectify error is glory. I believe ,
I was wrong, yesterday j you have alreaf
dy had some satisfaction, audit' you deetfil
that sufficient here is my hand, let us b$
friends." An act of such sublime virtual
produced its proper effect, and Mr.Payne
was , from that moment an enthusiastic
admirer of Washington. f
1
anain.K'
we'll pill them before we go." The idea
was twr some time opposed by Henry j
but wen he beheld the savages so sound
ly asltep, ami listened to his brother's
plan 08 executing his wisli,he finally con
sented to act the part prescribed hi ui.
leavinfi Henry with his finger on the trig-
er, rrady to pull upon the signal being
given;, he repaired to his own station.
Holding in his hand one of their toma
hawk!, he stood astride of the other In
dian, laud as he raised, his arm to deal they never want, and never be walited.'
roared the ;
ntt y msy ;J I
deathUo the "sleeping savage, Henry fired,
aud sffooting off the lower part ol the In
dians iw, tailed to his brother, lay
orifo.Vve. done for this onc" seized up
the Jjn and ran off. The first blow ol
Pennsylvania. -
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Excellent 7'odaf.By Thomas Stephens, Ja,
r i 1 r f
hi KHti nsvi v.-iii in :hp wrui nroiioi-it , v.o .
cues the Constitution from threatened ory
stwa t a-u fxxfl trtrvl a iliiii luertLfAa .m-.L. . .1
,h. tainahawk took effect on the back of 1-'-- '"T"?"?'
. " r. 1 'in 1 than tne victor 01 a nunurcd buttles.
the neck, and was not fatal. I he In- -.. p I ;iy
dian Itteiopted to spring up J but John Master and Apprentice At the concl'u
repeated his strokes with force and so sion of the War between Great -Britain' j
quickiy, that he soon brought him again and the United States, Gen. WashirtgtoiV
to tli ground ; and. leaving him dead, having taken leave of the Army,? address-f
proceeded on after, his brother. ed the lale Marquis de Lavatkttk, who -
Tliy presently came to a path which was then only 28 years- of age, a'od '
they recollected to have travelled the pre- had been serving in America during theyL
ceding evening, aud keeprni along it, ar- Revolution, ns follows hiy yong
rived at the station awhile before day. friend, you have served an apprenticeship j
The Inhabitants were, however, all up to lAbcrty now go Irome. and sit taf-fa
anu iti much uneasuiess lor ine late 01 yovrsey. . ne 41m ci Hp-jnr inwacii anw :
the bXy.$ and while, they came near and became so excellent a boss that his wor
hea.ril a Well known Voice exclaim in ac- inansWip it recoguised in all jcivilizeC.
cent of deepjdistrcss Poor little fel- Icuuutne on tle globe
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