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TOTAIMK XXXV.
TUESDAY, SEPTElMft5 i34
i PCntlSITtB ITtRT TCE9UAT,
By Joseph files & Son
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JfllttE JJOLLARSJJfr annum ; Ollf "an m ttuvisyvr
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tjtf Pjpor disqpntinaeJ at the expiration of . the
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JgTed out, and charged accotdthgly.
, 1' ; i - OF THE. , . -,
fcATE POPUI, AM Mr. SMTH.
"I dijed on the first of April, 1 823; and
iftlie rejader will go to' the parish-church
of Smith ton, ak the sexten. for the key,
and havins gained admision if h will
walk up the left-hand aisle, "he will per
ceive my family va,a It, where my mortal
remains are now reposing; and against
the wall; over the very spot where I used
to sit every Sund:ty, he will see a very
kindsonie white marble monument ; a fe-?.
male figure is represented: in at attitude
of tlepaSr, weeping over Ati urrw and on
ihat urn; ts the following inscription:
'Sacred
to the Memory
of ,. ,
t;
Asthosft Sxrxn, "Esq.
of Sniithton Hail, -
. who departed this life I
. I on the first of April, 1823.
Tbe integrity of his conduct and th.
V amiability of his temper
' I ' endeared him .-
j to a vyide circle-of friend
Ie has left 4it inconsolable' WidoWf .
; " and by her
; litis Monument is erected."
The gentle reader may now pretty well
iiidersiand my position when alive ; pop
ularity Sad always been my aim, and
: T ? '' t . ft
wealth anu nua.iun society enaDiea
me Wahajn tvhat I so ardently desired.
At county, meetings at the head of my
fewii tahle4 among the poor of the parish
M-l was decidedly popularrttud tJe name
tl S'luitli wasalwa vs breathed with a bless-
wBVjf a'comuieridation.! My wife adored
bie ; no wonder,, therefore that at my de-.
?e she erected, a monument to my me-
aory, and designated herself, in all the
as-iing durability of marble, rov incon-
iuiable ividow." 1, had a presentiment.
tk I should not be long-lived, but this
rather increased my popularity; and feel-
it the improbability of tny livipg very
; in ihe sight of Mrs. Smith nd my
nanj dear friends, I was he more anx
ious to l ive in their hearts. Nothing could
exceed my amiability my life .was one
mile, my sayings were conciliatory, roy
duing benevolent, my Question s-ende ar-
:r,, my; answers auirmative. i. was tie-
imusrted that my will, unlike most wills.
s'fiiulii be satisfactory to ftvery bwly. 1
Siler.uy (studied the wants and wishes pi
those around me, and endeavored to ar
range usy ieavjngs so that each legatee
stuu'id hereattvi breathe my name with a
Messing, and talk of "that dear good fel'-.
i'W 5: niith, " always at the &auie time
having resource to a pocket-handkerchief.
1 perpetually sat for my picture, ami I
ve my resemblances to all the dear
fjiends who were hereafter to receive the
" benefits of my dying." .
.So lar I have confined my narrative to
tlie Imiiidrum probabilities of every-day
ife j w hat I have now to' relate may strike,
sojne of. my 'readers' as less probable, but;
t'.evertli'eles's, is not one jot the less true.
1 was anxious not only to attain a degree
of popularity which should survive mv
hie! existence j I panted to witness that
popularity; unseen,': to see the tears tnat
would be shtd unheard, to minirle with
.tlie.mute mourners who would iamentmy
rteath. Where is the advantage of being
lanented it one cannot hear the lamen-
laiions r nut how was this privilege to
be attained ? Alas l attained it . hut
me means snail never be divulged to my
readers. Neveishall another Mr.Smith
sell-satisfied and exulting in his populari
lJ, be taught by me to see what I have
feen, to feel, what I have felt.
II. . "
- 1 had perused St. Leon ; I therefore
ew that perpetually-renovated youth
M been sought and had been boujrht.
1 djead Frankeiistem, and I had seen
1 at wofitTe-rs, equally astonishing and su-
j- iiaiurai nau -been attained by mortals.
utited to Avatch mv ovto weeners. nod
U'. UV nun 1... "
j jiiuuns, mm count my own
""filing-coaches, and read with my own
- ' me -.iauualory- paragraph that an-
'H'iced my own demise in the county
ins, Sad more than this; but I would
, auvise any unive-. sally-admired aren-
an aul - Jundiy-idolized husband to
y example. What develish afts I
'a VHliit Soe Is. what coniin ntiina 'riP
r- 1,11 l-reveal : suffice it to sav thar I
I
,;H 'l the object of mv desires. Two
' 4 !lu tte at mose I lettbehiini
"Ct a rnth. after m
V :. PP pr.
Tn some legreemylthirRFor pa.thur
ttlnuft, popularity wa certaintj; : gratified ;
ind t will begin with thk pleasantest part
of my own VposWmortm examfnation."
y uwi iinuse nr ranter inenouse tuat
had b.'on rainn) looked doleful enowh "Matej.wido'w and 'wide circle of affectionate
nu uiij iju imi utsis, no music ; me ser
vants In dep mourning, and a. hatchment
over the door. My own wife (or rather
my relic) was a perfect picture of mise
ry and -iriourninc,. in, the extreme of the
fashion. She heaved the deepest sighs,
she wa trimmed with the: deepest crape,
and vvore the deepest hems that ever were
seen. The , depth of her despondency
was truly gratifying Her cap f as most
conscientiously hideous, and- beneath its
fojd- every hair of her head jay hid. She
was a moving mass of crape anil' bimba
zin. In her right harid was a pocket
handkerchief, in her left a smelling bot
tle, and in her eve a tear. She was clos
eted with a genilenian, but it was no rival-
nothing to arouse One jealous pang
in tne uosom or a it parteu husoanu. it
Was in fact, a marble masonic mettin.
Site was giving directions about my mon
ument, and putting herself in the attitude
of lamentation in which shti wished to be
represented, (and is represented,) bend
ing over my-tirn $ she burst into a torrent
of tears, and in scaice articulate accents
calted fr her sainted Anthony." -When
she came a little to herself, she
grumbled -Soinewhat at the extravagance
of the estimate, knocking oft here and
there some little ornamental monumental
decoration. barainiiiP' hhout thv imifi-jnl
tion and cheapening mv urn! i
She was interrupted by the entrance of;
rt r r I l
miillnor ivhn mac nrilurnn ttt rvi nr.., .... I
bltjck velvet cloak lined"' W'lth ermine ;
and no expense was tobe spared. Alas!
thought I. the widow's " inky cloak "
may well be warm ; my black marble
covering will be cold comfort to her,
Just to amuse you, ma'am," said the
merchande des modes, do look at some
things that are going home tor M iss Jones'
wedding."
The widow said nothing; and I thought
it was with a vacant eye that she gazed
apathetically at satin, blonde, and feath
ers wfcite as the driven snow. At length
she. cried abruptly, " I cannot -cannot
wear them!" and covering her face with
her handkei chief, she wept more, loudly
than before. Happy late husband that I
was surely for ne she wept ! " A house
maid was blubbering on the stairs, a foot
man sighing in the hall; this is as it should
be, thought I ; and when I heard that a
temporary reduction in. the establishment
was determined on, and that the Weeping
and sighing individuals had been just dis
charged, I felt the soothing conviction
that leavtng the living mistress tore! open
tne wounds .inntcteu by the loss ot their
late master, and made the in bleed afresh.
My dog howled as I passed htm, my horse
ran wild in the paddock, and the clock
in my own sitting room maintained a sad
and stubborn sileuce, wanting my hand
to wind it up.
t hings evidently did not go on in the
pld routine without me, and this was
soothing to my spirit. My own portrait
was mi ned with its face to the wall ; my
widow having no longer the original to
l-ook a'., could not endure gazing at the
nnre resemblance! What, after all,
'-nought 1, is the use of a portrait ?
When tin original lives we have-some-ung
better to look at; and when the ori
ginal is gone, we cannot bear to look at
it. Be that as it may-l did not tlie less
appreciate my widow's sensibilitj'i
On the village green, the boys played
cricket ; thev mourned me notbut what
of that ? a boy will skip in the rear of
his grandmother's funeral. The village
butcher stood disconsolately at the door
of his shop, and said to the village, baker
tunes, these; neighbor Bonebread ! . dull
who was deSDondentl v passing by, Yx
times. Ah! we miss the god squire,
and the feasting9 .at the hall."
On a dead wall I read, " Smith for
ever." "Forever," thought'I, is a long
time to talk about. Close to it, I saiv,
"Mitts' for ever," written in letters e-
qually large and much more fresh. He
was mv Parliamentary successor;, anil his
politics were the same as my own. - This
was cheering, my constituents had not
deserted my principles more than that I
could not expect. Ihe " Jsmith" who
was to be their representative for ever'
was now just as dead as the wall upon
which his name was chalked. .
Again I retired to' my resting place,
under the family pew in the church of
Smithtoh, quite satisfied that at the expi
ration of -ten years I should take my sec
ond peeri at equally gratifying, though
rather softened evidences of my populari
ty. "' : !."'
Ten; years! What a brief period to
look back upon! What an age in hers pec
tive! How little do we dread that which
h certain not to befal us for ten years!
Yet how swiftly to all of us will ten years4
seem to fly! What changes too'; will ten
.years -br'vng to al ! Yon school boy 'of ten
with his toys and noise, will De the lov
er of twenty ! The man now in the prime
, f I f. mm 1 It Ih 4-k-i4 T mi T O A A 'T'l WVt Alt f
f mingling with his Via, and glossal!
i looking,. ' a ;ia) so j much
vounscer than t!ey really are what will
ten years bring to them . 3
The ten .years of my sepulchral slum
ber passed awav, and the day arrived Cor
my seconJ and last peep af my disconso
friends.
The monument already mentioned o
peneu - us ponuerous and marble tnw
lor the lst time, and invisibly I glided
to. the gates of my own domain. The old
Doric lodge had been pulledVdown, and a
Gothic one, all thatch and rough polls,
little windows and creepers, (a sort of
cottage gone mad,) had been erected in
its stead. I entered and could not find
try way to my own house ; ihe road had
been turned, old trees had been felled,
and i new plantations made ; ponds had
been filled up, and lakes had been dog ;
my own little "Temple to Friendship"
was not to be found, but a temple dedica
ted to. the blind God, had been erected in
a conspicuous situation. Ah!" thought
I, ' her love is a buried love, but not
ihe les dear. To me to her dear de
parted to her sainted Anthony' this
temple has been dedicated."
S.i entirely was the park changed that
I did not arrive at the mansion until the
hour of dinner. There was a bustle at
the hall door; servants were 'assembled
in gay liveries, carriages were driving up
anil setting down, and lights gleamed
from: the interior. A dinner party! n'
harm in that ; on the contrary I deemed
it fortunate. Doubtless my widow, shl.
in tle sober crev of ameliorated 'mourning
naa ;sum'MO,,ea round her the best an'
t,c'.a,st of ,n Inend ; and though their
a i
j -
f "-.'- .mu.uiii
so mew-hat mellow
ed by time, they remembered me in their
calm yet cheerful circle and fondly breath
ed my name! Unset n I passed into the
dining-room all that 1 beheld was new
to me the house had been new built o;
a grander scale and the furniture was
magnificent ! I cast my eyes round the
tiible, where the guests were now assem
bled. On! what bliss was mine! At
the head set my widowed wife, all smiles,
all loveliness, all pink silk and flowers
not so young as when 1 last beheld her,
but very handsome, and considerably fat
ter. At the toot (oh! what a touching
compliment to me I) sat one of my oldest,
dearest, best of friends, Mr.j Mitts, the
son of a baronet who resided in my neigh
burhood: his father too was there, with
antiquated lady, and the whole circlp-as
formed by persons whom living, I had
known, and loved. My friend at the
bottom of the table did the honours well
(though he omitted to do what; I think he
ought to have done drink to my memo
ry,) and the only thing that occurred to
startle me before the removal of dinner
was my widow's calling him " my dear,9
But there was something gratifying even
in that, for it nuit have been of me she
was thinking ; it'was a slip of the tongue,
. i i L i . . i i i.i
mat piainiy snoweu tne lonu yearning
of the widowed heart.
When the de-sert had beert arranged
ort the table, she called to one of the ser
vants, saying, "John, tell Muggins to
bring the children." What-could she
mean? who was Muggins ?! and what
children did she wish to be brought ? 7l
never had any childrenl Presently the
door flew open, and in ran eight noisy,
healthy, beautiful brats. The younger
ones congri gated around the hosti s ;
but the two eldest, both fine boys, ran to
Mr.. Mitts, at the bottom of the table and
each took possession of a knee. Thev
bothstrongfy resembled Mitts ; and what
was my astonishment when he exclaimed.
addressing my widow, Mary, my love,
may I give them some orange?"
What could he mean by " Mary, my
love" a singular mode of addressing a
deceased friend's relict! Ilur the mys'.e-
!ry was soon explained. Sir Marmaduke
I ViUs J111 hi lass' and after insisting
that all the company should follow his
example, he said to his son, "This is
your birthday Jack, here s your health,
my boy, and may you and Marv lon
live happy- together! Come, my friends,
the health of Mr. and Mrs. Mitts."
So then, after all, I had come out on an
exceeding cold day to see my widow doin
the honor as Mrs. Mitts.'
" "When .is your birthday said Mr,
Marmaduke to 01881111610.'
" In June," she replied, "but I have
not been in the Irabit of keeping birthdays
till lately ; poor Mr. Smith he could not
bear them to be kept. 7
44 What' that' aboutpoorMr. Smith?'
said the successor to my house, to mv
wife and my other appurtenances. '- Do
y6u say Smith could not bear birthdays ?
Very silly ot him then; but poor Mr,
Smith had his oddities."
Oh!" said my widow and Mr. Mittf
ttrie, "we cannot al ways command per
fection ; poor, dear Mr. Smithlmwrn wel
but every man cannot be a Mitts.77 She
smiled and nodded down the table ; Mr
Mitts looked, as well he might, particu
larly ! pleased ; and then the ladies left
the room. 3 iss :
Talking of Smith' said Sir Marma
duke, " what wretched taste he had poor
man!, This place was quite thrown away
upon him ; he had no idea of "t ovvn cja
pabilities." . . .-. . J'
No'.'.rerdied the gentleman to whom
jl had equeath4li legacy4 with tbe
best intention in the wrijid, Suuith wa
'eally a very odd matkr J
His hnu3e,? added another', who used
o dine with me, t Ifree tiiiii a wek, "wa
never, thoroughly agfeeat t ; H 'was not
histoft, poor fellow !"! ;
" No, no," vsaid a venj oliilfrtend o
mine, at. the same tirrje tafng snuff from
a gohl box whi(sh ! had -be4t! wiy g-ft, " h
did every thipfbr the b :'j but between'
ourselves; Sntfcva a b-."
It is weltf said MMitts, " that
talking of lw uf)i as not ihfiect which N
attributed to Another iiifiple personage!
i.et him rest in jeace ,v fi . if it vere pos
sible that he mli! i)e rea 'mated, his re
appearance hire to claim JjV'S goods and
chattels, and above all, hlwife wxuld bV
attended with Vather a ward conse
quences!" V "
So much firmv posthumous curiosity!
Tain mortal that 1 was, tf suppose thai
after a dreamless sleep of n long y?ars
I could return to the lanlgof the living,
and find he place anil tbli hearts that 1
or.ee filled, unoccupied ! I-he very hand
some frame oftfiylown piittire, was now
p aced a portrait! of Mr.' litts. Mine
was thrown as.idettn an!ollumber room,
w!iere the, sportive. clri!drc?jfof my widow
had recently discovered ifpand vith their
mimic swordsiiaU"' inhbc.tly poked out
the eyes of what they. wVre pleased to
denominate ilie,idirty pi,urc af the ug
ly jnan. " My presu in ptidfVhus been pro
erly rewarded ; let no uffe wiois called
to his lat account, wisfu j-Jfice me to be
permitted to revisit earth. lf soh ai vis
it, were granted airtl like tfe he?returned
invisibly, all that -he woufclseeknd hear
would wound hisspint: hjftwerfc he per
mitted to re -appear, viiblyffi pydpria per
sonnel, mortifyingJ'Hideedvoplil beliis
wel ome! "" i t' s
It is not niy intetition ; ;0; bequeath to
my reader, a lecture, or aertiym ere I
return to tiy Iar3iily vault yef the post
MORTEM C'OGITIpNS OF LA.E. POPU -
lar Mr. Smith" are not without i moral.
: I TMl.B.
THE GRlsS AND THH FLOWER,
BY . K.
A lovely flower stood bloodying dn a bush
alone. It was theadmira;N.dn oall, but
oost of itself, lit unveiled it painted
leaves in the sin; irglitljlred Ivitii the
dew of morning.and breathe j pleasant fra
grance upon the ittjjr. Throiged amidst the
fresh green Ieavei,rwhich sheltered as'well
as ornamented, if, iiothing t6uld 'be more
charming and graceful, l-iiery passer by
said, look ! whal a beautful flower !'
Beneath this pretty and dejicate creati
on of Providence, ; there spread a green
meadow, here 6 welting intgntje undu
lations, and here llouing litl it fringed
the bank of a ru fining Btrean. T"he flow
er look, d down hit the lov4y grass, and
with a sneering atr and in a jiaiigi, ty tone,
gave utterance jo her tlvougUs. .
Behold tins indolent gras ; wvi.it does
it so cloe to me ft how meai'I how home
ly ! Never does iitfear the Hl-mirng mui
inurs wnich L excite. Pio i-iuuoaw views
streak its plain Surface. Ij-emitH no fra
grant odors but renrains to hj trordin uu-
r foot by all who list, jgnvalied and
unnoticed.- I skofld likt-S to. know for
what if was crea!eij.' -'4 -'.
4 Ignorant and .conceited flower,' re
li d the grass, , '.that sueption might be
better asked of thvs'elf, forhou art use-
ess, une, and neetmgas uu art pretty
frue the scent which arisesi;rom tliy silk
en leaves is grateful, but w-iere iill it be
to-morrow ? The earning:!' thy solt co
lors too, amid the verdant hvs Is agree
able ; but how sodti wtil thti'V fade on the
ground r bvanescent child; Id vanity r i
nave witnessea- in? oner existence ana
death of a thousand such athetn, living
invalued and periling unourrtd j and
lost thou sneer at Jrie because my stem is
not so slender arvfif: britllelny blade so
fair as thine ? .krrri that te. wise regard
me even for my b'j&uty, mre than they
do thee. I spread over thei iarth a carpet
of velvet I clotliel'the 'u lifted hills in
mantles ot vera Mcr. I iunisn iooa io
hundreds of animal s, who derive IVoni me
tne power to gratiiy man v un ine mosi
ilelicioos tux u i The wd blows oyer
me and hurts uv5f it. Theunshine falls
on me and I ai jet unwhered. The
snows of winte" cgiver me'and I am yt
ready to beautifjije earlieifi spring. E
ven the steps o tl many wo trejad upon
me, do not nrevent my Mowing ever
bright and clieerftit, -and heivven has bles
sed me with a coltirof all oilers the most
grateful to human -'eyes.'
The saucy 'RA$$r-was . ateu-1 to reply,
when a passer-byjkfuclted rM admired its
pretty hues, anSyew it
MAJQIl, DOWNING.
The follow! jfilory, U U by Major
Jack DowNlxom favor of Kfie -ank, in
his last letter, i very goodK J
44 It is a plagy carious piCAe of business
when one come;ttO think ,oii?,tivee how
things have got, twisted roul riht rong
eend first on the Bank que';tionind to
understand iti flfiUst tell, ja that story
about old Squirlr leabody.;K ,
When the 'Sduire first Mnt down to
, Socco, he bought a coiiiiderfible of a farm,
and seei'n'it was more than he wanted to saw it, die knew ItVas a "signal tobe f
fence in at firsVhe let a good piece ou'tjPady. -
;0 out into commons and alt the neigh - j The avenger soon Heard of What the soft
jors used to pastur their eat tie pn't ; but
;he Squire's family began to grow up,
and one cf his sons; who had been study
li with lawyer Jpslyn, he cortie home, and
just about that time the neighbors had
galled a wn meetin about thw commons,
and passed resolutions, a"nd one of those
resolutions' said that seein Squire Peabo
ly's farm lay right along side of this com
mons, and other folks had to drive their
cows over three miles topastur tivem on't
---Squire Peabody ought eilher to pay the
difterencelfor pasturin his cattle, or ought
nQt be allpwed to have any cattle at all
n't. ahd pzra GlesiWg, that squint eyM
chap you'le heard me tell on before, and
a rale politician, he -went so far as to give
a toast down in the Bar-room arter the
meeting bioke up,. saying Etarpal hos
tility agmj old Squire Peabody and his
cow s, and: that the Honor of all the catlifc
in the neighborhood requir'd it."
The Squire was a peaceable critter as
ever was, and never did nothing without
Law on liig-side-r-and his son bVin now
alongside en him, as soon as they heard
of this they began to muster up old deeds
and got th curnpUs and surveyin chaius,
and tne ne$t day there was a terrible to
do all about Socco, when folks began to
see the poss and rails goin up round eve
ry acre of that common, for there warn't
an acre onH. that the Squire hadn't paid
lot years ago. So arter the Squire show
ed 'em what his right was, and they all
had to nock under, he let 'em pastur their
cows on the common as before but to
keep 'em from takio too" many liberties,
he used to turn in a few of his old ring
tail roarersijust Jto keep the rest in some
kind of order, and so that all should have
tair play."
THE DRUNKARD'S i W I L L.
I,
beginning to be enfeebled
in body, and fearing I may soon fcfe palsi
ed in mind, and having entered upon that
'course of intemperance from which i have
not resolution to flee, do make and pub
lish this my last will and testament ;
44 Having been made in the image of
my creator, .capable ot rational enjoy mem,
ot imparting happiness to others, and of
promoting the glory of God, I know my
accQmitabinjty ; yet such is my fondness
for sensual gratification, and ray utter in
disposition to resist temptation, that I
give myselffentirely to intemperance and
its associate! vices, and make the follow
ing bequests : My property I give to be
dissipated, knowing it will soon fall into
the hands of those who furnish me with
ardent spirits. My reputation, already
tottering on. a sandy foundation, 'I give to
destruction. To my beloved wife, who
has cheeredtjne thus far through life, I
give shame,;: poverty and sorrow and a
broken heart. o each oj my children I
bequeath myf example, and the inheritance
of the shame of their father's character.
Finally, I gjve my body to disease, mi
sery, and early dissolution ; and my soul
that can ueyjer die, to the disposal of that
God whivecominands I have broken, and
who has warned me by his word, that
no di unkard shall inherit the kingdom of
Heaveh."
INDIAN VENGEANCE DELAYED.
Two Indians once had a quarrel, in
which one killed the other. Among In
dians it is the custom if one is killed for
lis' nearest relative to revenge his death.
According to this cu:don, the. brother of
the deceased no sooner heard of his deaih
than he went to the wigwam of the mur
derer.
44 You have murdered my . brother,"
said he, his eyes beginning to roll with
ury. 4,ou must die. Mv brother's
blood calls for vengeance!" ,
The Indian's tomahawk was raised as
ie 'advanced ; but just as he was prepar
ing to strike, several little Indian boys
shrieked and clung to their father
" Whosefchildren are these ?" asked
he avenge r;
. "Thev ate mine," replied the mur
derer. I
4 Yours ? ha! I must not kill yoq then
at this timc" said the avenger. 44 Your
children arel too young to take care of
themselves.', 1 hey will need a lather's
as well as a mother's care. Live till they
are grown-but blood ; for blood the
dajr-of vengeance will come."
Upon this he turned upon his heel, and
was soon ot$ of sight. .
Tne murderer knew he must die. It
was a custofa among his people, and with
them cusum j was law. But he now rest
ed in peace.; The word was passed that
his adversarf would wait until his chil
dren We'i i.-own.
But thesetlndians belonged to the same
tribe. The often saw each other often
met. But f$ey had no quarrel, no angry
words. Nofone would have known of
the malice which lurked.in the bosom of
the avenger!
Time weft on, and the murdierer's
children are&r. '.' in'
, At lerigtlvlnis oldest son. was able to
hunt. One'duy he started a 'deer .'He
.IrAwhifkiiui an. I laid hi in (leacfi He
wrried him '-Home to his fatner WHen
had dene. Taking hi toinuhawk, he went
to tne; lodge oi the raurderer.
" I hav come,' said he- - Your son
has killed a deer. rHe can now tike care ' -S
of the family. 'pK bl$wltfny ibr.othef .'W?
calii;th for vengahce. " . -. j-
4I am ready," replied ftK.e murderer,
and. I heartily thank you that vou havd
Waited so long. - .
Hie mother burst frtrth into limti'
tions, the children wept around and clung'
to their father. ' ;
"Come," said he, my time if come?
X am ready to die; strike!"
The avenger advanced raised his wCfn
pon of death, and, with, a sjngle stroke
laid his adversary. in the dusu
sagacity of. a. Newfoundland Doa
The Asia'was one of the fastest ships
in the fleet, and we stretched awayJotue
westward for several miles, till tne gun
from the1 Commodore gave us notice to
close. We had seen nothing of the bU
but we saw a strange schooner, Yankee-
rigged, that was standing towards the
rocks, and we hoped that if the long-boat
was yet in existence, there would be
chance of her being picked up by the
schooner, though the general idea was,
that she had gone dow n, and every soul
had perished. We had scarcely Wofe Ship -
or the purpose ol joining the convof when
a dense ha'fce obscured them from jsighti
and as evening wa closing in fast, every
ofheer was stationed in .different parts to
keep a lookout. We had retraced about
hatt our distance, and tlie persons , Were
conversing in melancholy mood upon ihie
events of the past night, and the probable
late of the Ipng boat, when a noble IS ew
foundland dog that hail been sleeping on
deck, suddenly raised his head, and gaVA
a short growl. The Captain was passing
to and tro with the chief mate, but stop
ped hear the auiraaU and addressing it,
said, " Hallo, Nep I what's tire matter
with you, old by r" The creature wag
ged his long bushy tail at heating his mas
ters voice, and then composed to slum
ber again ; but in legs than a minute he
resumed his growling, and raised hjmselr
upon his forepaws. 44 He hears something
beyond our knowledge," exclaimedthe
Captain : 44 Up, Nep. up my boy and
see to 'em!" The animal at first rose
lazily, stretching his limbs and shaking
his coat ; but in an instant he stood im .
movable in tie fixed attitude of attehtiort,A
and then sprung away upon the poop-laiV
der, running from side to side, and bark 5 c
mg mosi venementiy, tin a$ last ne tooK
his station to windward, and seemed per
fectly furious 44 We cannot be ri thin
six miles of the fleet," said the Captaittj
44 and yet I am confident there is sorije
thing near us. Weather cathead the fa,
do you eee orhear any thing to windivanlf
Silence, Neptunedown, boy 1 down J"
and the animal becatne perfectly tranquil,
wagging his fine tail, and rubbittj hislheaiU
aflTectionately against his master's hand .
The otlicer on the look-out replied in tire
negative, as did also several others who
had cautiously looked round, and atteft-;
lively listened. Jl'tl stake my exist
ence on the dog'b sagacity' said the Cap-
tain, addressing the chief mate. By
heavens'! it may be the missing btiat J-
haul up the main sail, and jiquare the af
ter yards ; keep her course quarter master7
till I tell you to luff to the wind; aid let
ihere be silence fore and aft." The or
ders were immediately and punctually
obeyed, and then the CaptainTpatting tha
head of the huge animal, exclaimed, 4 tNpw
Nep, we must trust to you old boy ; look
for 'e in Nep !. seek 'em out !" The dog
whined with a languid playfulness, jas if
satisfied thit he bad awakened attention,
when there arosie a low hollow moani that
seemed like a heavy groan, issuing froitl
the very bowels of the ocean fhe Isptpj
though moving through therwafer, j wa
greatly retarded by the shiyering of the
af.er-sailsand the dashing noise oceasl
oned by her velocity Jiad ceased. vPolk
st le, there, " cried the Captaini j. d yotL
see any thing on the weather-beam
No, sir,', replied Wie OfhCer4 but
there was a sound came do wo upon the
w ind just now tho' I fear" he stop
ped short, but added in ilsper---. it
was no living creature uttered such u
groan as that !" 44 The. boat the boat
Nep 1" said the Captain patting' the jdrrg,
4 look out for the boat,-sir .'V4 Theftni
mal raised his fore-paws, laid thein'on th
rail, and crouching uhia head upon tbemf
looked intensely to -wihil ward, moving
his ears- rapidly. In a few seconds?, he
gave a shrdl howl, and then barkingf
jumped down, and then.fawned upon hi'
master.' LajiteisiB the fore and main
rigging Afi shouted the' Captain ; clear
away a gun there forward ftd Mr.
burn blue l.ms," wnen, caressuie rrie
dog, he added, Thefe mygeoij Nep
tune, see to 'etn, lad look tofein'---Neptune
appeared tP comprehend What
was said to him, for jumpiog on hi icptTp
be snuffed the wind and fixed his- yr
about a point abaft the weather-bm.-2-
The lantrns, were diypiayed, ami woe
lights sent forth their clear Waxe, w If elk
ijain that Iholthw moan wa heard, awl
the, dog, itb ftfud barking, leaped ffoffer
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