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the western carolinian □ iir tie tub 1'kiil't.r — amendments to the constitution artiell v iiki.ki1atei1 to thu i!»itf.ll status 11y thr nob rilnllihiti-.ll nv it to thr states arr bksekvbd to thr si arks b au.stin & c f fisher > l.ililor ami proprietor ) s no xx ok vol \\. ( whole no 1010 salisbury n c ivovem 1 1839 terms ok carolinian throwing nsi.l hu pistol suddenly raised his daughter from the ground clnapcil her passionate ly to iii heart burying his f'uce in tho profusion ul her tries n iue wept upon iter sltniilnvr " itln ! itlii !" he evlnsjierotl •• i,,v daughter wilt iln.u not s.e 1 1 y r.tiiiei ' my fate i in thy huuds oim ol wolfstein in alone kn,,ev my juili — he alone i the posaessor i mine inheritance uml he nsks hoi thy hand idii ifty love lilu ! — answer mr — " w inn , nm i ihu murderer of mv child !" ho ox clniiiirul us her head it'll |", ever less n hi nnn an i her cold white liuiiils rel a-.-il llieir fits a hold calling aloud lor help lie inul her tin n onooh near linn und pouring curses nt himaolfh leoell liy her si le 1,11 by ihe assistance of her inaidena the hluo eyea of the devoted nirl once more opened ooo se .,,..,,,' -, 11 i bursting into tears she threw her self fondly into ins trembling urms b ,,,,,. days passed away and ida whose sweet inul lovely nature oould nol reaist her fathur'al pleedlnga inutile gave her ooneenl to receive oito n her future irtish mil hill she soon in i there must be 00 delay the anient lover himself fixed lln day ; uml to lilu whose nameless apprehenaion of her l'ultiro lord incretisetl every inuinoiil it cuine toq soon " why i should suppose you e.oultl havo good sport hero in hunting from the ismiltnt weekly th./iatch iiood 11 y e farewell i farowhi i m orten heard l-'rnni lhe lips of llioao who part . l'i u whispered tons hiss gentlp word llm u springs uui trom the heart it may erve lur tils lover's olosiiui lay to bo snug u uiu a summer's i.y 1 hut mvu lo our lhe lips thai say i'be llouust eeurels — " llooel bye '." adieu ! adieu i uiny greet the r„r in lho gun ol courtly peoch ; lh i whan wu leave lhe suid ami dear ' l'i uut what lhc soul evould leach whene'er we gru*p the hand ol muse we wuuld hiiec forever n.ghi the il.u,,e ot i'viciidstup bur and gloev lu the eerirui irriuk word hood bye !" fhe iiieiilier sanding lorth lier child tn meet with cure and alnle breathea thro a*i tsars her i,,ui>i ami baft for lhe lueetl oiic'a luliiro lilu no cold •• adieu no " taruee ell " lives \\ ilhin her clicking hi^h , hut the deepest sou eil bogulstl glees — cootl blosa thetr ik ! ejiood bye i tin evalch the pnle and dying one when the glance ha loal lis beam — when the broev i cold a the marble luue and the world ti iasaiug dream : anil the latest pre**ure ol the hand the loo nf the oloauig eye yield whal lhe itearl ,.,„.*/ understand a long — a la»t liood bye frnm a work culled " physic and physicians 1 do mil know by what fatality lord beoa accoeled mn and look nm in hi lodgin evere total slangier he wns some i than me ina coil nml long flaps added !•• i in nnn uml log made up in length evnii , . i.iclicl in eilcillilereiu'e tho western carolinian is published every lai „ at two dollar per annum it paid m advance ol e dollsrs and piftj cent if not paid before tho ex nir.ition of thn oaths no papor evill ik discontinued mini nil nr age r paid nnlespel th discretion of the bditorsi and a fuiluro l '" ! '*' *• elditors ..(' u wish th disc nue ', ,,,', i i i year will be considered as a new an ( i .„ e,ll.jllj " then you supieoso a great lio you can't hunt rxcopting ynu gnl something to hum at kin you ? " " no ; linn's n vory clear cnso ; i thought how ever thai sn nnur tho river ihere were plenty ot tleer still if ills nut a good hunting ground it is 11 tine place for rinsing cattle " i reiiiiioiliu once as lie evnllied up i „ ,, 1 little impudent boy kepi strutting before him crying mn ■• l.n.fu.s uml genilum nako way no ue evnv make eenv lhe mtllluiiioill is coming " he.-zlee i.evet minded this n„i kept ins pace throwing hia urms nboul him uml forming a f .. - . , phorj oftlnee vur.ls equilslurally from ihe comro of iii.iii.in h|^^^^^hw7 he collspieilnltsly nml c.irrectle _ r ied ni ,, lollnr per square for the lirst insertion l ,.-, conts i'.r each c inu'iiu-e court and judicial luveriiaements will bs charged 1 per seal than ;,,',. i v e prioea adoduotion ol 88 per cent from ih ragulsr pries will be made i yearly advarli*era e rh err.eiils s nl lu liir publication iimsl i bthc uids-r ol limes marked nn them oi ihey wil in er , e l nil forbid nn.l charged for accordingly i,,.ii .,,. addressed lo the editors on biistnos must be ,,/, i ih.y eeill not lie attended to " it is is it i s'posen ' llie cuttle gels in ihi stvnmp nntl tho river rises poo em mill line fools ilon'l got out of the way but get ilrownoil ! hnev you gwino tu raise oin then oh " thnt certainly is vary bod continue 1 my in delhtignbu iru-ml but there is one enitifort left you if vou have not ihu best i union ground nor lhc greenesl pasturage you hnve whnl is bct t r than the monarch's diadem or the higheet niohe lm lhe temple of fame | you hnve lietillh the ruling passion strong in death -•' of lhe noted t'i..,k who died ■years ago i i lonvillo many anecdote huve been i i i plans wliieh ho lm i practised in unlet in in.'.iicril men nil gratuiiuua sdviea o modes evus to attire himself in ruy and pauper another wu lo proour n letn fi soine dispensary uml io atte>nd there whi tint one i'm several weeks bsfuj • he was i ■, , . oui io he n iiinii of ii tin is fortune misc e i.i a n it ous " have huvo i strsiigor ! don't you seu llioni yaller-oomplsoted critters in the aoiner ihere ! — i them gut health aln'i ihey .' the old woman i there hu got it ain't she and look ut tne willi llus t-tirsetl tiger slinking my btmcs lo a jelly ! — j you cull ihul lieullh don't you ?" ida rosenheim a tai.i in rata ooatinbtrrab iiioi.ute the pestilence evus spreading widely at berlin i„l hourly evere new victims offered up rl lhe al t:,r of despair 1 bul in the palaoe of rosenheim ail evas sul 1 too s.iino uninterrupted festivity — i;,,"sis disappeared from iho banquet and levellers from lhe wassail hoard but herman if rosen heim blanched nol al their absenae and the laugh and ihe wine»song were heard echoing through ths lonel square long alter ihe midnight chime idn lha beautiful mu evas ever the splendid mistress ,,| . i i i-i nil the revel began iii grow warmer nnd wilder uud she hod away lo tier chamber ami casting asule her glillering rol.es inul braided penrls eeepl long and badly for lhe entiling ruin of in ir bouse fclvery featal exclamation of hor fath er struck harshly upon her for she knew that the demon of gaining was iu ins heart uud ill every i mail there seemed to her a tone thai sounded like ll echo of its fiendish mockery vet she silent ly boro lho loss pf the ancestral jewels of her race though she knew lhe diamonds and sapphires ihe opal and jacinth which had adorned the departed beauties of knsenheim evere nightly cusl away liv her father as lightly as her oevn fair hands would j shako oil the ilow drops from a roso hud one siring of pourls a rosary of tho virgin nlono re mained to deck the inst daughter of the house of iw.'iilieim when she presided at her father's inhle ; but many there thought lho rich gleam of her ringlets pouring like a veil of golden nilk over her brow and bosom and the violet light of her moihsi eyes were lovelier in their unadorned beutily lhan ii/ien llm pearls wero galheied in her hair like snow amid sunahina nnd diamonds clasped her r,,l from uriele lo bosom ida had remarked lhal ono ol wolfstein to her tho most disagree able of her father's ussociaies had lately become peculiar in ins attentions and distressing iii ins ns siduitica and saw hor lather smile ns her eel hand trembled in the cnger grasp of otto's as he led her to beer seat or knelt belore her a she touch ed hor lute evilh an air of romantic gallantry love the lost blyaium of lhc soul the true par i odiao which bed nor first parents as they shrunk j lieneuih llio primal curse hud never yel touched ] tho puro hourt of ida : it evas tire theme of all i around her ibe burthen of lho songs her oevn seveet siehing voice poured forth to lhe response ol her lulu j hut to her il was as yet the ideal of the passion — a evnril of enchantment having no mas ter pnevcr over the talisman ol her thoughts — count olio had a face and form calculated at lhe first glance to call forth a feeling of admiration ; lus courtly address and easy guity seemed us it th.*y might win luui the world but a careful ob server of his faultless face could see that all evas nol bright beneath and his large ami singularly • radiant eyes had an indescribable meaning in their glance nt limes ivom which the gazer shrunk and know not why hib addresses soon became loo pointed lo bo mistaken even by lie simplicity of lila bul lovn the ungel of eden came nol to brighten her henrt wilh his celestial visiting she wns silting alone one night listening wilh 1 evil divining spirit to the frantic mirih ol the group hi the banquetting room when hurried steps were he.ir.l iu the corridor and her father sudden i entered the chamber an i closing the door look ci up in hor or silence he evas pale and his high and naught 6 ires bad a strange sternness ui ihemj the thick heavy curls were shaken brick iv hia lofty forehead ami ida trembled as she uui lus fixed a nl fearful glance pushing aside her embroidery frame she rose to meet hnn hot wilh i rapid alep he approached and seizing her bunds exclaimed ida mv daughter tremble not j thou art my . li id th beauty is my price ' my idol ! burn lo preserve thy lather should i nol triumph - i in 1 look upon ll '." " 1 1 ou art my late father murmured ida ; i understand thee not thy looks are atrangely ■dl " 1 ■■/. i girl ! i tell thee my destiny is changed 1 it lurd ol rosenheim t a ir'^l'ur ' and thou uml i are outcast to-uigbl we muet go forth alone i nl unattended ; thou ha*t no longer a borne ida bill in u f.iihei heart shrink nol maiden thou basl laken pearls from thy hair and rubies from die boantn al my bidding know thou for what purpose ? they evere odenngs lo ruin lo thai demruction winch haa reached us bulb ; tonight i have lost all name lame home and honor ! aw my last possession fall troin me uml when i looked upon lhc face of my ilentroyer llie bend awake ia my heart what bell has the gambler in tear ho cittt lieur thai t.f his own heart and how could the malice of a demon invent a ubii,r " look here my friend exclaimed my brother chip " answer mo ihis question nnd i won't nsk you nnotlior if you can't get anything to grow iiere and nothing lo hunt if all yourcntllo drown and your family nm all the while sink ; why in tlie name of common sense do you not up slicks nml he oil w hy die you slay here ? " 7>n some occasions however he found him self ol hyed lo seek tiileii , propria /.. , so ui hot even ll ho went upon a s,vi,,_r plan j al one nine having a complaint in his leg he b plio lo n surgeon in the neighborhood „ \|,. (•,, ,.,,,,, „ ,| ; . mg hi.ee lone 1 would lake aka a cure i ho surgeon at see red a ma t,,is alarmed lhe roiaer eeho anxiously inquired whal eei„,l,l be lhe metlicul ileiiisml ; ami on being told he the lur geon who saw th mnlainl tens trifling thai i would be a go a coreite replied « a guinea ve ry well ; hm mark ilna a guinea is an lion ii se sum of money | and when i agree ui in sums . f sin-h magnitude i nn upon the system of noou no pay ; so if i run nol cured by the oxpiratl ihe month i uiu in pay nothing i •■mr pigeon aeor-ptnd the lorms and i - diligence and surgical a kj would have , i .. wound compl ly some tlnys within ihe in ed space ; whieh ihe miser observing ami trembling for his gold waa tie lermiiied in prevent if possible i md actually procured mi irritating plaster which ho put on so is io extend the period of cicalriaing which was then going on wholesomely ; nnd evus thn enabled on the last day of lha specified term io show to ihe surgeon that llio wound wus still unhealed the unhappy wretch proutl of ins own infamy hnd ihe hardihood to boast of it afterward under lhe cnnl phrase of " plucking u pigeon " kvrn on ins death bed lhe ruling passion was sluing upon him ; for having sent lor several medi calm nne only would attend ami having lor a few day eoi iu some medicine thu dying miser , ut length ei iii uie i him to sny how lung ho thought . '" ghl live the enndid apothecary honestly , said " perhaps five or six days " when took col lecting nil lu strength for the moment ami start ma up in his bed exclaimod there are y it n dishonest man a roguo and a robber to servo me so tim apothecary in some surprise natu rally inquired how he deserveil those epithet how sir faintly uttered the dying miser why you aro no belter than a pickpocket lo roll tne of my gold by sending in two draughts a due to a man lhal all your physic will mil keep alive for s,v days begone from my house and never enter il again on the eve of lhe bridal ns sin sal attired for llie banquet awaiting her father's summons the death i ell struck upon her cur nnd from her at leitilanl she heard ihut it eeus lor the baroness theresa lho cousin of thu count on evho had ihal il av sunk in the freshness nf hor youth be neath tlie destroying pealilenoe ida felt a cold chill al her heart as she listened to tlicso words mid in llio splendor of the festival tticy were not forgotten count otto prn*eiited her in ihe as sembted gueeta a in intended brute . ami wiih courtly grace us she entered lm knell nt her leet and clasping a diamond bracelet on hor while arm murmured — '• lilu ! may this bridal gill bo wilh th cecn iii flealh unchanging as the lovn of ot 10 !" sho smiled and tho accompanying blush gavo to her innocent beauty n radiance evilh which it seldom sparkled as soon ns sho reached her chamber she unclasped the bracelet to examine its oorgeolm yet delicate workmanship and amid the rich lillne reeil old of ilh enamelled clasp read the mime of theresa woll'stcin ! oh cause die light-evood knots ato bo mazing handy !" tlonlle render — look 1110 steadfastly in llie face i upon your honor bs a gentleman or lady do you believe thai wna an unimiil ? do you monk lhat a ronl genuine man or brute would huvo re i mained his whole life under the circumstance in | such a spot ? no you don't nnw that is what i call a man of lhe eegetable species i can't loll evbelher vegetables think or not but if it doe 1 evill bet my spectacles against tho prettiest lady eyes in the country thut the man's idou of honveii was thai it consisted ofa largo pino barren whore the light wood knots were ' inaziii handy and where ho could shiver the whole day ' wilh a cur sed ager over a large fire of the aforesaid ligbl ee-ootl knots kepi in perpeliml flume by tho ' minis tering iigcnts of the place anecdotes of medical men dr fardyce — tlie celebrated dr forded dined every day for in re then twenty years nl j dolby chopiiiiuse hi researches iu comparu live anatomy bad led hnn to conclude lhal man through fusion eats olleuer than nature requires one meal a day being surlicienl for ihul nulile ani mal thu lion at lour o'clock in bcoustomed hour uf dining the doclor regularly look lus sent at the table always reserved tor hnn on which vas placed a silver tankard full of slrung ale a bottle of port wiiii aud a measure containing a quarter of a pint of brandy tlie moment the wan r an nounced him lhc cook put a pound and a hull of rump steak ou thu gridiron and on lhe lable sotno delicate trille as a bonne bouche lo sore until in steak was ready this was somulime hull a boiled chicken sometimes a plate of fish ; when ho had eaten this lie look unu glass of brandy und then proceedeil to devour hi steak when he hud finished hi meal lie look lhe remainder of hi brandy having during his dinner drank tho lank an uf uie anil utturwuids a bottle of port he thus daily snout an hour and a half of his time and then returned lo hi house in essex street to give in six o'clock lecture ou chemistry ho mad no other meal until he returned to dolby's ut four o'clock the nexl day morning came bright and glorious nnd early evas lhe hour when ida of rosenheim wns lo plight her la i 111 lo llie gallant otto and her ntiire maiden entered her chamber with smilos and eager steps bearing the bridal garments and icrial veil : the imly sat upon u low couch seemingly asleep iter head resting on her arm : she still wore lho white satin robe in which she had been attired the pre ceiling evening but it full nnd graceful folds were tiiiu'h disordered the jewelled cluspbnf her iniddice ever torn asunder unit the delicate lace which shielded her fair neck seemed it if roul from il in nerulsive struggle her hair had fallen from r confinement and hid her face as she lay ; her j favorite maiden gathered up her long curls nml looking tl wu uttered one shrilling shriek and fell senseless mi lhe ground decay and death were j n the features then disclosed tint the nngel of the pestilence had poured forth lhe vial of its evrath on the lasi descendant ofthe house of rosenheim the midnight wind mournfully ! oh mournfully tin midnight wind doth igh lake some see-eel plaintive melody of age long gone by : il speaks a tale of oilier years — of hopes that hi mined to die — of sunny smiles thai set in tears and love ihul mouldering lie mournfully ! oh mournfully this midnight wind doth moan ; it snr soino chord of memory lu each dull heavy nne thc voices ol the much-loved dead seen floating thereupon ; all all my fond heart cherished ere death had made tl iqr.c mournfully oh mournfully flu midnight wind dotli swell with it quaint pensive minstrelsy mope's passionate farewell : to tlie dreamy joys of other years kre yet gnel or canker fell ou the heart's bloom — ah i well may tear start at the parting knell dr mead — dr moad dabbled considerably in the slocks one day prior to ins visiting lus naiienis he received intelligence that the stocks had suddenly fallen at ins moment he was sent for in n hurry in visit a lady who was represen ted lo be very ill having considerable property in thu funds the news made bo strong an impres sion op his mind lhal while he was feeling the patient's pulse he exclaimed " mercy upon mo how ihey fall lower ! lower lower i tho lady in greut it lit nn how lu the bell crying oui " i am dying ; dr muud says my pulse gels lowor anil lower so ihul ll is impossible i should live " ynu are dreaming madam replied the physician rous ing from his reverie " your pulse is very good end nothing ails you it was the slocks 1 was talking of earth's children cleave to earth bv wm cl'i.i.bm bbwnt red hair — a tiii|k*iiny your honor only n lin pniiiiy exclaimed a hiuitly boggarat d sine coboh door in ireland to a scotchman wilh fiery rinklels bill who eeus quid insensible to ihe appeal " a li penny yer honor or a penny or ha'penny plase ee " finding iho coi inexorable the beggar altered hi i tone ami snnl will ytr honor plaae to luid me a lock ol yor hair lo light my pipe wul bsrth's ohtldren cleave to earth — her frail decaying child ret dread decay ; von wreath ol mist that leaves tho vale anil lessens in itie momma ray l..."k how by mountain rivulet it lingers as it upeeard creeps and clings lo fern nnd cpscevood set along tbe green and dewy steeps : ( lu r's ti the llrirjranl kiilinm clings to precipices fringed with gran ilirk aiaph'8 where the woad-thruah sings and ihiwers of fragrant saswalraa yet nil in vain — it passes 1:11 from in id to hol.l it cannot stay and in the very beams thai till the world wiih ulory wsste*sw*y till partiiii from the mountain broev i vanishes from bumaa eye and thai which sprung of earth is now a iortioii of the glorious sky a pious hermit who lived in ihe solitude of lhc forest fir from the noise of men wns once wan dering through the woods in search of a few wild fruits and ber les to make up his fiugal meal he heard a moaning in lhc grass and looking down saw a fox both of whose fore-legs wero broken writhing like a snake on the ground and apparent ly slate ing the good hermit was about lo seek some loud for iho helpless creature when nn eagle appeared soaring high over head and suddenly lei a fowl fall iron hi talons directly at the foel of lhc fox — tho starving animal seized reedily on ihe precious prize and soon made a hearty meal on it " ah exclaimed the pious enthusiast " this is the finger of god why did i distrust his providential core and wander over hill and dale to seek for my daily food ? he who brought food to the mouth of ihis helpless animal will surely l never forget lus servant henceforth i will inke j no more thought for my body's sustenance boi | trust to hi goodness and devote all my lime lo ' meditation true to his resolution he returned ', lo his cell and neither plucked ihe fruits that hung on tho trees around him nor went down to ihe brook lo quench his thirst three whole days ho heed thus and wasting away lo a shadow in lho vain hope of n direct interference from heaven — on the evening of the third day just as he sunk into a denp slumber thunder rolled through thc cove he saw a form nf angelic beauty anil hoard a sweet but solemn voice that spoke thus — " mor tal how feeble is ihy understanding ! couldst thou thus misinterpret the lesson contained in the ea gle's conduct ? thou art not lame and helpless as was the fox but art strong and active like the ea gle that gave him food him thou wert to imitate in going aboul and doing gooel lo others ; for knew ', that idleness even if accompanied by constant prayer is odious in the sight of iho almighty — tv y mirror the hermit a fable iir glover — " the late dr glover of convi vial memory though regularly bred o physic and surgery was lur a short period in his oarly life an actor on the dublin stage during which time lie conceived ihe idea that many persons in a state of suspended animation might by proper and timely treatment he restored lo society the doctor was so confident in his opinion being well founded lhat he bad laid a wager wuh a brother comedian thai lho first malefactor who was executed he would restore to lite the bet was accepted and n few duys alter lho doctor hud an opportunity of pro ving that he was right on the apparently dead body of a man who was hanged for robbery ho was however rather unfortunate in the choice of ins subject ibr the following day the fellow having discovered lho doctor's lodgings and being unre duced into the apartment whore he was silting thu resuscitated criminal accosting tho preserver ol his lite by lhe familiar appellulion of " i'uther said lhal as he had restored him to existence it wa his duty to support him as hi son and this he should expect hnn lo du tho singularity of the application so nmaaud tlie doctor lhat it wns sonic time before ho recovered his power sufficiently to nimble hin to expel him er et armisfruin lho room nothing daunted by his reception ho visited the theatre thai evening and hurangucd lhc audience from the gallery whilst the doctor was acting — wherever tho poor doctor went his resuscitated it , end followed him demanding a settlement for life at last dr glover was compelled in order to get rid of his hopeful heir lo oiler to advance him a sum of money if ha would leave thu king dom this was accepted und the fellow left tho country cheap enough — " what did vou give for ihnt horse ? inquired a friend ol the facetious mr h s he was riding hy " my i wot i ijgoifl cant reply ; " wasn't that cheap enough ! " there is a young ludy in connecticut m learned that iho beaux when ihey eall are obliged lo carry a volume of wubsti-r'a quarto dictionary under each arm and a " library f general knowledge " in each pocket b man sometimes a vegetable a conjurer lately am ounce i ihe following per formanco iu kuglaud : i will strive eight ier penny nails into th small of uny gentleman's back place him in a loadstone chair and druw out every nuil and he shall feel no pain the ii musing " georgia lawyer no loss a pcr aouage lhan ihe hon lodge charlton mayor of savannah in tim last knickerbocker gives lhc foi lowing anecdote in proof of his position thai man is sometimes nothing more t hit n a vegetable " two friends and brother lawyers of mine were travelling some years since on lhc circuit their route led them across the sandy lulls that form the northern boundary of lhe allnmaha one of the noble rivers of our ihtnuiiful state these hills or ridge however ure us barren and desolate as arabia petra vou might plant a yankee there and he evould not grow perhaps ufler the asser tion it would lie surglussade lo say that no effort of industry or ingenuity could coax a blade ofgrans to rear us head above lhe sterile soil it was a rn ne , gloomy day and after travelling for some nine without encouraging any signs ofhiimsn life their heart wire cheered by ihe sight ofthe sin tl.it so gracefully curled and ihey knew forthwith ' that a cottage wa near and sure enough ihere il was a clumsy ill shapen log hot will interstice or to s[*rak more classically 1 chinks wide enough to throw a sizeable beur through my friends dismounted and entered a fire of pine wood oi ligbl wood as it is technically called in the clav chimnev in aaa corner of llie fire place wore huddled s btikei'*siori'n of yellow com plected brats a tall gaunt female wilh long un embed tresses or hunches ol coarse red hair was seated upon the floor while in from f ihe fire and occupying tbe only stool in tbe hovel sat the • lord of the anil shivering under the malign influence ofa tertian ague jood morning me friend eeid one ofthe vis iter who is celebrated for ins politeness and ur a man was recently tried in philadelphia f r stealing a goose ho got oil in consequence of a croney swearing that ho remembered tha goose ever since it was a gosling an irishman who was arrested for stealing a gun hearing tin sue coasful defence got a countryman lo swear lhat ho had known iho gun ever since il wa u pistol und that it belonged lo lhe prisoner ia.ueof sohng — the voir nn llio nbdica llon ol jauie ii ami ihe elcvalion ol william land mury n ihe throne of greut britain was ear ned be a majnrily id two ! ! lei tin bo an uueea mg warning to you of ihe importance of a vote or two never have lo reproach yourself lhal a profligate man baa been elected or a had measure adapted through your absence from this sacred du ty — matthew carey ill lllll i 1 iis i llll ii i ll ll il and what is still more strange i was born so the biter bitten a piscatorial lawyer -, within the tropics i was drought up >., notions ■short time ago in the 6 mrse ol a pradatore i xcur which encouraged ideas of a favorite people of a j «, 0 i agamsl lhe tinny ti , was throwing his lino lillle romiiani ol a chosen few and such like nar ■into the river wo id at a village throe or four row principles as 1 loved reading i acquired ! miles to the west of stamford wl ha hooked n the power ol thinking and comudering that all i very fine pike n required some lull exercise of our society together compared to tho uuiveruul , k,l io gel him to land and hi exert ion were ee creation was in l«a proportion than a gram of g«rly regarded by a gaping native be wu ut sand lo ihe great globe 1 entertained more ample ' fenglh successful and the gasping flab wu luid un notion ot the universal parent i on i 0 bunk " when i came lo london ufior the termination ! hodge expressed his wonderment al tho open of five years apprenticeship lo sucilifl clolhod in j jaw and sharp leeth of mr pike ami was advised a long-flapped cool and carrying no my head u lit hy the lawyer who was thinking peruana of tbe tie bob-wig unknown and knowing no tins i wa ' many client he htmsell had bitten to pal hi li resolving as i walked slowly along lombard street ger in the fishes mouth l.y way of experiment ' what an atom of insignificsneo am i in this new " noa nou aul hodgo " hm he mav si ink a world at this moment a person abruptly inter grip o my dog's tail if be like suiting lh sc rupled my reverios by asking art thou not from tion to the word he inserted the tip of ihe dog tortola yes " i am glad to see ihee wilt tad between the juws of the pike which were 7n thou not dine wiih me with all my heart stanlly closod away went tbe dog and away for 1 am hero like adam without one associate went lho tish dangling at his tail lo tho high grat " i am glad said a missionary to an indian chief " lhat you do not drink whiskey bul it grieves me lo find lhat your people use so much of it ah yen said the red man and ho fixed an impressive eye upon the preacher which commu nicated the reproof before he uttered it " we in dians use a great deal of whiskey ; but we do not make it irluie i sought hy fraud nay sink not girl iy father herman rosenheim sought by fraud lo win again what he had lost — wus detected and yel he lives as he spoke ii ho rast nsidc the dark folds of l'i cloak and drew a pistol suddenly from hi belt hu diughtor shrunk with a faint shriek upon her knee d i c flt erlu1 g in arm looked up into in face will ih w ,|,| helplessness of terror : her fur ksir tweaking from it silken fillet streamed over net hi • garnv ms lo tbe eery floor of the chain bar and aa tier clear lighi ofthe silver lamp kuiie upon ii pale and sculpture-like beauty ol i lea ami the ii r k convulsed feature of her at her i thej seem like ihe impersonation of pity and i ' age i 1 re ev a n moment's pause nnd rosenheim a celebrated physician used to say when he could not discover the cause of a man's sickness " we'll try this and we'll try that we'll shoot into the tree and if any thing falls well und good ■ay replied a wag ifear this is too com i monlv the case ; snd in your shooting into lhe iree ibe first thing hint generally falls is the patienl banily " morning was llm laconic and echo-like re n|y 1 i"heve thai it is an incorrect cxpre*-ion echo like a woman yie * ihe last word •• pin siliiation yon lirive here resumed my brother allnriiry.h l^tincd^l ' responded the host : " what's it fine fir '" a man lu n orleans whoso physician directed a rigid regetable diet asked if mint julip came wilhin the restriction
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Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1839-11-01 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1839 |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | No.20-Whole No.1010 |
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Date | 1839-11-01 |
Month | 11 |
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Year | 1839 |
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FullText | the western carolinian □ iir tie tub 1'kiil't.r — amendments to the constitution artiell v iiki.ki1atei1 to thu i!»itf.ll status 11y thr nob rilnllihiti-.ll nv it to thr states arr bksekvbd to thr si arks b au.stin & c f fisher > l.ililor ami proprietor ) s no xx ok vol \\. ( whole no 1010 salisbury n c ivovem 1 1839 terms ok carolinian throwing nsi.l hu pistol suddenly raised his daughter from the ground clnapcil her passionate ly to iii heart burying his f'uce in tho profusion ul her tries n iue wept upon iter sltniilnvr " itln ! itlii !" he evlnsjierotl •• i,,v daughter wilt iln.u not s.e 1 1 y r.tiiiei ' my fate i in thy huuds oim ol wolfstein in alone kn,,ev my juili — he alone i the posaessor i mine inheritance uml he nsks hoi thy hand idii ifty love lilu ! — answer mr — " w inn , nm i ihu murderer of mv child !" ho ox clniiiirul us her head it'll |", ever less n hi nnn an i her cold white liuiiils rel a-.-il llieir fits a hold calling aloud lor help lie inul her tin n onooh near linn und pouring curses nt himaolfh leoell liy her si le 1,11 by ihe assistance of her inaidena the hluo eyea of the devoted nirl once more opened ooo se .,,..,,,' -, 11 i bursting into tears she threw her self fondly into ins trembling urms b ,,,,,. days passed away and ida whose sweet inul lovely nature oould nol reaist her fathur'al pleedlnga inutile gave her ooneenl to receive oito n her future irtish mil hill she soon in i there must be 00 delay the anient lover himself fixed lln day ; uml to lilu whose nameless apprehenaion of her l'ultiro lord incretisetl every inuinoiil it cuine toq soon " why i should suppose you e.oultl havo good sport hero in hunting from the ismiltnt weekly th./iatch iiood 11 y e farewell i farowhi i m orten heard l-'rnni lhe lips of llioao who part . l'i u whispered tons hiss gentlp word llm u springs uui trom the heart it may erve lur tils lover's olosiiui lay to bo snug u uiu a summer's i.y 1 hut mvu lo our lhe lips thai say i'be llouust eeurels — " llooel bye '." adieu ! adieu i uiny greet the r„r in lho gun ol courtly peoch ; lh i whan wu leave lhe suid ami dear ' l'i uut what lhc soul evould leach whene'er we gru*p the hand ol muse we wuuld hiiec forever n.ghi the il.u,,e ot i'viciidstup bur and gloev lu the eerirui irriuk word hood bye !" fhe iiieiilier sanding lorth lier child tn meet with cure and alnle breathea thro a*i tsars her i,,ui>i ami baft for lhe lueetl oiic'a luliiro lilu no cold •• adieu no " taruee ell " lives \\ ilhin her clicking hi^h , hut the deepest sou eil bogulstl glees — cootl blosa thetr ik ! ejiood bye i tin evalch the pnle and dying one when the glance ha loal lis beam — when the broev i cold a the marble luue and the world ti iasaiug dream : anil the latest pre**ure ol the hand the loo nf the oloauig eye yield whal lhe itearl ,.,„.*/ understand a long — a la»t liood bye frnm a work culled " physic and physicians 1 do mil know by what fatality lord beoa accoeled mn and look nm in hi lodgin evere total slangier he wns some i than me ina coil nml long flaps added !•• i in nnn uml log made up in length evnii , . i.iclicl in eilcillilereiu'e tho western carolinian is published every lai „ at two dollar per annum it paid m advance ol e dollsrs and piftj cent if not paid before tho ex nir.ition of thn oaths no papor evill ik discontinued mini nil nr age r paid nnlespel th discretion of the bditorsi and a fuiluro l '" ! '*' *• elditors ..(' u wish th disc nue ', ,,,', i i i year will be considered as a new an ( i .„ e,ll.jllj " then you supieoso a great lio you can't hunt rxcopting ynu gnl something to hum at kin you ? " " no ; linn's n vory clear cnso ; i thought how ever thai sn nnur tho river ihere were plenty ot tleer still if ills nut a good hunting ground it is 11 tine place for rinsing cattle " i reiiiiioiliu once as lie evnllied up i „ ,, 1 little impudent boy kepi strutting before him crying mn ■• l.n.fu.s uml genilum nako way no ue evnv make eenv lhe mtllluiiioill is coming " he.-zlee i.evet minded this n„i kept ins pace throwing hia urms nboul him uml forming a f .. - . , phorj oftlnee vur.ls equilslurally from ihe comro of iii.iii.in h|^^^^^hw7 he collspieilnltsly nml c.irrectle _ r ied ni ,, lollnr per square for the lirst insertion l ,.-, conts i'.r each c inu'iiu-e court and judicial luveriiaements will bs charged 1 per seal than ;,,',. i v e prioea adoduotion ol 88 per cent from ih ragulsr pries will be made i yearly advarli*era e rh err.eiils s nl lu liir publication iimsl i bthc uids-r ol limes marked nn them oi ihey wil in er , e l nil forbid nn.l charged for accordingly i,,.ii .,,. addressed lo the editors on biistnos must be ,,/, i ih.y eeill not lie attended to " it is is it i s'posen ' llie cuttle gels in ihi stvnmp nntl tho river rises poo em mill line fools ilon'l got out of the way but get ilrownoil ! hnev you gwino tu raise oin then oh " thnt certainly is vary bod continue 1 my in delhtignbu iru-ml but there is one enitifort left you if vou have not ihu best i union ground nor lhc greenesl pasturage you hnve whnl is bct t r than the monarch's diadem or the higheet niohe lm lhe temple of fame | you hnve lietillh the ruling passion strong in death -•' of lhe noted t'i..,k who died ■years ago i i lonvillo many anecdote huve been i i i plans wliieh ho lm i practised in unlet in in.'.iicril men nil gratuiiuua sdviea o modes evus to attire himself in ruy and pauper another wu lo proour n letn fi soine dispensary uml io atte>nd there whi tint one i'm several weeks bsfuj • he was i ■, , . oui io he n iiinii of ii tin is fortune misc e i.i a n it ous " have huvo i strsiigor ! don't you seu llioni yaller-oomplsoted critters in the aoiner ihere ! — i them gut health aln'i ihey .' the old woman i there hu got it ain't she and look ut tne willi llus t-tirsetl tiger slinking my btmcs lo a jelly ! — j you cull ihul lieullh don't you ?" ida rosenheim a tai.i in rata ooatinbtrrab iiioi.ute the pestilence evus spreading widely at berlin i„l hourly evere new victims offered up rl lhe al t:,r of despair 1 bul in the palaoe of rosenheim ail evas sul 1 too s.iino uninterrupted festivity — i;,,"sis disappeared from iho banquet and levellers from lhe wassail hoard but herman if rosen heim blanched nol al their absenae and the laugh and ihe wine»song were heard echoing through ths lonel square long alter ihe midnight chime idn lha beautiful mu evas ever the splendid mistress ,,| . i i i-i nil the revel began iii grow warmer nnd wilder uud she hod away lo tier chamber ami casting asule her glillering rol.es inul braided penrls eeepl long and badly for lhe entiling ruin of in ir bouse fclvery featal exclamation of hor fath er struck harshly upon her for she knew that the demon of gaining was iu ins heart uud ill every i mail there seemed to her a tone thai sounded like ll echo of its fiendish mockery vet she silent ly boro lho loss pf the ancestral jewels of her race though she knew lhe diamonds and sapphires ihe opal and jacinth which had adorned the departed beauties of knsenheim evere nightly cusl away liv her father as lightly as her oevn fair hands would j shako oil the ilow drops from a roso hud one siring of pourls a rosary of tho virgin nlono re mained to deck the inst daughter of the house of iw.'iilieim when she presided at her father's inhle ; but many there thought lho rich gleam of her ringlets pouring like a veil of golden nilk over her brow and bosom and the violet light of her moihsi eyes were lovelier in their unadorned beutily lhan ii/ien llm pearls wero galheied in her hair like snow amid sunahina nnd diamonds clasped her r,,l from uriele lo bosom ida had remarked lhal ono ol wolfstein to her tho most disagree able of her father's ussociaies had lately become peculiar in ins attentions and distressing iii ins ns siduitica and saw hor lather smile ns her eel hand trembled in the cnger grasp of otto's as he led her to beer seat or knelt belore her a she touch ed hor lute evilh an air of romantic gallantry love the lost blyaium of lhc soul the true par i odiao which bed nor first parents as they shrunk j lieneuih llio primal curse hud never yel touched ] tho puro hourt of ida : it evas tire theme of all i around her ibe burthen of lho songs her oevn seveet siehing voice poured forth to lhe response ol her lulu j hut to her il was as yet the ideal of the passion — a evnril of enchantment having no mas ter pnevcr over the talisman ol her thoughts — count olio had a face and form calculated at lhe first glance to call forth a feeling of admiration ; lus courtly address and easy guity seemed us it th.*y might win luui the world but a careful ob server of his faultless face could see that all evas nol bright beneath and his large ami singularly • radiant eyes had an indescribable meaning in their glance nt limes ivom which the gazer shrunk and know not why hib addresses soon became loo pointed lo bo mistaken even by lie simplicity of lila bul lovn the ungel of eden came nol to brighten her henrt wilh his celestial visiting she wns silting alone one night listening wilh 1 evil divining spirit to the frantic mirih ol the group hi the banquetting room when hurried steps were he.ir.l iu the corridor and her father sudden i entered the chamber an i closing the door look ci up in hor or silence he evas pale and his high and naught 6 ires bad a strange sternness ui ihemj the thick heavy curls were shaken brick iv hia lofty forehead ami ida trembled as she uui lus fixed a nl fearful glance pushing aside her embroidery frame she rose to meet hnn hot wilh i rapid alep he approached and seizing her bunds exclaimed ida mv daughter tremble not j thou art my . li id th beauty is my price ' my idol ! burn lo preserve thy lather should i nol triumph - i in 1 look upon ll '." " 1 1 ou art my late father murmured ida ; i understand thee not thy looks are atrangely ■dl " 1 ■■/. i girl ! i tell thee my destiny is changed 1 it lurd ol rosenheim t a ir'^l'ur ' and thou uml i are outcast to-uigbl we muet go forth alone i nl unattended ; thou ha*t no longer a borne ida bill in u f.iihei heart shrink nol maiden thou basl laken pearls from thy hair and rubies from die boantn al my bidding know thou for what purpose ? they evere odenngs lo ruin lo thai demruction winch haa reached us bulb ; tonight i have lost all name lame home and honor ! aw my last possession fall troin me uml when i looked upon lhc face of my ilentroyer llie bend awake ia my heart what bell has the gambler in tear ho cittt lieur thai t.f his own heart and how could the malice of a demon invent a ubii,r " look here my friend exclaimed my brother chip " answer mo ihis question nnd i won't nsk you nnotlior if you can't get anything to grow iiere and nothing lo hunt if all yourcntllo drown and your family nm all the while sink ; why in tlie name of common sense do you not up slicks nml he oil w hy die you slay here ? " 7>n some occasions however he found him self ol hyed lo seek tiileii , propria /.. , so ui hot even ll ho went upon a s,vi,,_r plan j al one nine having a complaint in his leg he b plio lo n surgeon in the neighborhood „ \|,. (•,, ,.,,,,, „ ,| ; . mg hi.ee lone 1 would lake aka a cure i ho surgeon at see red a ma t,,is alarmed lhe roiaer eeho anxiously inquired whal eei„,l,l be lhe metlicul ileiiisml ; ami on being told he the lur geon who saw th mnlainl tens trifling thai i would be a go a coreite replied « a guinea ve ry well ; hm mark ilna a guinea is an lion ii se sum of money | and when i agree ui in sums . f sin-h magnitude i nn upon the system of noou no pay ; so if i run nol cured by the oxpiratl ihe month i uiu in pay nothing i •■mr pigeon aeor-ptnd the lorms and i - diligence and surgical a kj would have , i .. wound compl ly some tlnys within ihe in ed space ; whieh ihe miser observing ami trembling for his gold waa tie lermiiied in prevent if possible i md actually procured mi irritating plaster which ho put on so is io extend the period of cicalriaing which was then going on wholesomely ; nnd evus thn enabled on the last day of lha specified term io show to ihe surgeon that llio wound wus still unhealed the unhappy wretch proutl of ins own infamy hnd ihe hardihood to boast of it afterward under lhe cnnl phrase of " plucking u pigeon " kvrn on ins death bed lhe ruling passion was sluing upon him ; for having sent lor several medi calm nne only would attend ami having lor a few day eoi iu some medicine thu dying miser , ut length ei iii uie i him to sny how lung ho thought . '" ghl live the enndid apothecary honestly , said " perhaps five or six days " when took col lecting nil lu strength for the moment ami start ma up in his bed exclaimod there are y it n dishonest man a roguo and a robber to servo me so tim apothecary in some surprise natu rally inquired how he deserveil those epithet how sir faintly uttered the dying miser why you aro no belter than a pickpocket lo roll tne of my gold by sending in two draughts a due to a man lhal all your physic will mil keep alive for s,v days begone from my house and never enter il again on the eve of lhe bridal ns sin sal attired for llie banquet awaiting her father's summons the death i ell struck upon her cur nnd from her at leitilanl she heard ihut it eeus lor the baroness theresa lho cousin of thu count on evho had ihal il av sunk in the freshness nf hor youth be neath tlie destroying pealilenoe ida felt a cold chill al her heart as she listened to tlicso words mid in llio splendor of the festival tticy were not forgotten count otto prn*eiited her in ihe as sembted gueeta a in intended brute . ami wiih courtly grace us she entered lm knell nt her leet and clasping a diamond bracelet on hor while arm murmured — '• lilu ! may this bridal gill bo wilh th cecn iii flealh unchanging as the lovn of ot 10 !" sho smiled and tho accompanying blush gavo to her innocent beauty n radiance evilh which it seldom sparkled as soon ns sho reached her chamber she unclasped the bracelet to examine its oorgeolm yet delicate workmanship and amid the rich lillne reeil old of ilh enamelled clasp read the mime of theresa woll'stcin ! oh cause die light-evood knots ato bo mazing handy !" tlonlle render — look 1110 steadfastly in llie face i upon your honor bs a gentleman or lady do you believe thai wna an unimiil ? do you monk lhat a ronl genuine man or brute would huvo re i mained his whole life under the circumstance in | such a spot ? no you don't nnw that is what i call a man of lhe eegetable species i can't loll evbelher vegetables think or not but if it doe 1 evill bet my spectacles against tho prettiest lady eyes in the country thut the man's idou of honveii was thai it consisted ofa largo pino barren whore the light wood knots were ' inaziii handy and where ho could shiver the whole day ' wilh a cur sed ager over a large fire of the aforesaid ligbl ee-ootl knots kepi in perpeliml flume by tho ' minis tering iigcnts of the place anecdotes of medical men dr fardyce — tlie celebrated dr forded dined every day for in re then twenty years nl j dolby chopiiiiuse hi researches iu comparu live anatomy bad led hnn to conclude lhal man through fusion eats olleuer than nature requires one meal a day being surlicienl for ihul nulile ani mal thu lion at lour o'clock in bcoustomed hour uf dining the doclor regularly look lus sent at the table always reserved tor hnn on which vas placed a silver tankard full of slrung ale a bottle of port wiiii aud a measure containing a quarter of a pint of brandy tlie moment the wan r an nounced him lhc cook put a pound and a hull of rump steak ou thu gridiron and on lhe lable sotno delicate trille as a bonne bouche lo sore until in steak was ready this was somulime hull a boiled chicken sometimes a plate of fish ; when ho had eaten this lie look unu glass of brandy und then proceedeil to devour hi steak when he hud finished hi meal lie look lhe remainder of hi brandy having during his dinner drank tho lank an uf uie anil utturwuids a bottle of port he thus daily snout an hour and a half of his time and then returned lo hi house in essex street to give in six o'clock lecture ou chemistry ho mad no other meal until he returned to dolby's ut four o'clock the nexl day morning came bright and glorious nnd early evas lhe hour when ida of rosenheim wns lo plight her la i 111 lo llie gallant otto and her ntiire maiden entered her chamber with smilos and eager steps bearing the bridal garments and icrial veil : the imly sat upon u low couch seemingly asleep iter head resting on her arm : she still wore lho white satin robe in which she had been attired the pre ceiling evening but it full nnd graceful folds were tiiiu'h disordered the jewelled cluspbnf her iniddice ever torn asunder unit the delicate lace which shielded her fair neck seemed it if roul from il in nerulsive struggle her hair had fallen from r confinement and hid her face as she lay ; her j favorite maiden gathered up her long curls nml looking tl wu uttered one shrilling shriek and fell senseless mi lhe ground decay and death were j n the features then disclosed tint the nngel of the pestilence had poured forth lhe vial of its evrath on the lasi descendant ofthe house of rosenheim the midnight wind mournfully ! oh mournfully tin midnight wind doth igh lake some see-eel plaintive melody of age long gone by : il speaks a tale of oilier years — of hopes that hi mined to die — of sunny smiles thai set in tears and love ihul mouldering lie mournfully ! oh mournfully this midnight wind doth moan ; it snr soino chord of memory lu each dull heavy nne thc voices ol the much-loved dead seen floating thereupon ; all all my fond heart cherished ere death had made tl iqr.c mournfully oh mournfully flu midnight wind dotli swell with it quaint pensive minstrelsy mope's passionate farewell : to tlie dreamy joys of other years kre yet gnel or canker fell ou the heart's bloom — ah i well may tear start at the parting knell dr mead — dr moad dabbled considerably in the slocks one day prior to ins visiting lus naiienis he received intelligence that the stocks had suddenly fallen at ins moment he was sent for in n hurry in visit a lady who was represen ted lo be very ill having considerable property in thu funds the news made bo strong an impres sion op his mind lhal while he was feeling the patient's pulse he exclaimed " mercy upon mo how ihey fall lower ! lower lower i tho lady in greut it lit nn how lu the bell crying oui " i am dying ; dr muud says my pulse gels lowor anil lower so ihul ll is impossible i should live " ynu are dreaming madam replied the physician rous ing from his reverie " your pulse is very good end nothing ails you it was the slocks 1 was talking of earth's children cleave to earth bv wm cl'i.i.bm bbwnt red hair — a tiii|k*iiny your honor only n lin pniiiiy exclaimed a hiuitly boggarat d sine coboh door in ireland to a scotchman wilh fiery rinklels bill who eeus quid insensible to ihe appeal " a li penny yer honor or a penny or ha'penny plase ee " finding iho coi inexorable the beggar altered hi i tone ami snnl will ytr honor plaae to luid me a lock ol yor hair lo light my pipe wul bsrth's ohtldren cleave to earth — her frail decaying child ret dread decay ; von wreath ol mist that leaves tho vale anil lessens in itie momma ray l..."k how by mountain rivulet it lingers as it upeeard creeps and clings lo fern nnd cpscevood set along tbe green and dewy steeps : ( lu r's ti the llrirjranl kiilinm clings to precipices fringed with gran ilirk aiaph'8 where the woad-thruah sings and ihiwers of fragrant saswalraa yet nil in vain — it passes 1:11 from in id to hol.l it cannot stay and in the very beams thai till the world wiih ulory wsste*sw*y till partiiii from the mountain broev i vanishes from bumaa eye and thai which sprung of earth is now a iortioii of the glorious sky a pious hermit who lived in ihe solitude of lhc forest fir from the noise of men wns once wan dering through the woods in search of a few wild fruits and ber les to make up his fiugal meal he heard a moaning in lhc grass and looking down saw a fox both of whose fore-legs wero broken writhing like a snake on the ground and apparent ly slate ing the good hermit was about lo seek some loud for iho helpless creature when nn eagle appeared soaring high over head and suddenly lei a fowl fall iron hi talons directly at the foel of lhc fox — tho starving animal seized reedily on ihe precious prize and soon made a hearty meal on it " ah exclaimed the pious enthusiast " this is the finger of god why did i distrust his providential core and wander over hill and dale to seek for my daily food ? he who brought food to the mouth of ihis helpless animal will surely l never forget lus servant henceforth i will inke j no more thought for my body's sustenance boi | trust to hi goodness and devote all my lime lo ' meditation true to his resolution he returned ', lo his cell and neither plucked ihe fruits that hung on tho trees around him nor went down to ihe brook lo quench his thirst three whole days ho heed thus and wasting away lo a shadow in lho vain hope of n direct interference from heaven — on the evening of the third day just as he sunk into a denp slumber thunder rolled through thc cove he saw a form nf angelic beauty anil hoard a sweet but solemn voice that spoke thus — " mor tal how feeble is ihy understanding ! couldst thou thus misinterpret the lesson contained in the ea gle's conduct ? thou art not lame and helpless as was the fox but art strong and active like the ea gle that gave him food him thou wert to imitate in going aboul and doing gooel lo others ; for knew ', that idleness even if accompanied by constant prayer is odious in the sight of iho almighty — tv y mirror the hermit a fable iir glover — " the late dr glover of convi vial memory though regularly bred o physic and surgery was lur a short period in his oarly life an actor on the dublin stage during which time lie conceived ihe idea that many persons in a state of suspended animation might by proper and timely treatment he restored lo society the doctor was so confident in his opinion being well founded lhat he bad laid a wager wuh a brother comedian thai lho first malefactor who was executed he would restore to lite the bet was accepted and n few duys alter lho doctor hud an opportunity of pro ving that he was right on the apparently dead body of a man who was hanged for robbery ho was however rather unfortunate in the choice of ins subject ibr the following day the fellow having discovered lho doctor's lodgings and being unre duced into the apartment whore he was silting thu resuscitated criminal accosting tho preserver ol his lite by lhe familiar appellulion of " i'uther said lhal as he had restored him to existence it wa his duty to support him as hi son and this he should expect hnn lo du tho singularity of the application so nmaaud tlie doctor lhat it wns sonic time before ho recovered his power sufficiently to nimble hin to expel him er et armisfruin lho room nothing daunted by his reception ho visited the theatre thai evening and hurangucd lhc audience from the gallery whilst the doctor was acting — wherever tho poor doctor went his resuscitated it , end followed him demanding a settlement for life at last dr glover was compelled in order to get rid of his hopeful heir lo oiler to advance him a sum of money if ha would leave thu king dom this was accepted und the fellow left tho country cheap enough — " what did vou give for ihnt horse ? inquired a friend ol the facetious mr h s he was riding hy " my i wot i ijgoifl cant reply ; " wasn't that cheap enough ! " there is a young ludy in connecticut m learned that iho beaux when ihey eall are obliged lo carry a volume of wubsti-r'a quarto dictionary under each arm and a " library f general knowledge " in each pocket b man sometimes a vegetable a conjurer lately am ounce i ihe following per formanco iu kuglaud : i will strive eight ier penny nails into th small of uny gentleman's back place him in a loadstone chair and druw out every nuil and he shall feel no pain the ii musing " georgia lawyer no loss a pcr aouage lhan ihe hon lodge charlton mayor of savannah in tim last knickerbocker gives lhc foi lowing anecdote in proof of his position thai man is sometimes nothing more t hit n a vegetable " two friends and brother lawyers of mine were travelling some years since on lhc circuit their route led them across the sandy lulls that form the northern boundary of lhe allnmaha one of the noble rivers of our ihtnuiiful state these hills or ridge however ure us barren and desolate as arabia petra vou might plant a yankee there and he evould not grow perhaps ufler the asser tion it would lie surglussade lo say that no effort of industry or ingenuity could coax a blade ofgrans to rear us head above lhe sterile soil it was a rn ne , gloomy day and after travelling for some nine without encouraging any signs ofhiimsn life their heart wire cheered by ihe sight ofthe sin tl.it so gracefully curled and ihey knew forthwith ' that a cottage wa near and sure enough ihere il was a clumsy ill shapen log hot will interstice or to s[*rak more classically 1 chinks wide enough to throw a sizeable beur through my friends dismounted and entered a fire of pine wood oi ligbl wood as it is technically called in the clav chimnev in aaa corner of llie fire place wore huddled s btikei'*siori'n of yellow com plected brats a tall gaunt female wilh long un embed tresses or hunches ol coarse red hair was seated upon the floor while in from f ihe fire and occupying tbe only stool in tbe hovel sat the • lord of the anil shivering under the malign influence ofa tertian ague jood morning me friend eeid one ofthe vis iter who is celebrated for ins politeness and ur a man was recently tried in philadelphia f r stealing a goose ho got oil in consequence of a croney swearing that ho remembered tha goose ever since it was a gosling an irishman who was arrested for stealing a gun hearing tin sue coasful defence got a countryman lo swear lhat ho had known iho gun ever since il wa u pistol und that it belonged lo lhe prisoner ia.ueof sohng — the voir nn llio nbdica llon ol jauie ii ami ihe elcvalion ol william land mury n ihe throne of greut britain was ear ned be a majnrily id two ! ! lei tin bo an uueea mg warning to you of ihe importance of a vote or two never have lo reproach yourself lhal a profligate man baa been elected or a had measure adapted through your absence from this sacred du ty — matthew carey ill lllll i 1 iis i llll ii i ll ll il and what is still more strange i was born so the biter bitten a piscatorial lawyer -, within the tropics i was drought up >., notions ■short time ago in the 6 mrse ol a pradatore i xcur which encouraged ideas of a favorite people of a j «, 0 i agamsl lhe tinny ti , was throwing his lino lillle romiiani ol a chosen few and such like nar ■into the river wo id at a village throe or four row principles as 1 loved reading i acquired ! miles to the west of stamford wl ha hooked n the power ol thinking and comudering that all i very fine pike n required some lull exercise of our society together compared to tho uuiveruul , k,l io gel him to land and hi exert ion were ee creation was in l«a proportion than a gram of g«rly regarded by a gaping native be wu ut sand lo ihe great globe 1 entertained more ample ' fenglh successful and the gasping flab wu luid un notion ot the universal parent i on i 0 bunk " when i came lo london ufior the termination ! hodge expressed his wonderment al tho open of five years apprenticeship lo sucilifl clolhod in j jaw and sharp leeth of mr pike ami was advised a long-flapped cool and carrying no my head u lit hy the lawyer who was thinking peruana of tbe tie bob-wig unknown and knowing no tins i wa ' many client he htmsell had bitten to pal hi li resolving as i walked slowly along lombard street ger in the fishes mouth l.y way of experiment ' what an atom of insignificsneo am i in this new " noa nou aul hodgo " hm he mav si ink a world at this moment a person abruptly inter grip o my dog's tail if be like suiting lh sc rupled my reverios by asking art thou not from tion to the word he inserted the tip of ihe dog tortola yes " i am glad to see ihee wilt tad between the juws of the pike which were 7n thou not dine wiih me with all my heart stanlly closod away went tbe dog and away for 1 am hero like adam without one associate went lho tish dangling at his tail lo tho high grat " i am glad said a missionary to an indian chief " lhat you do not drink whiskey bul it grieves me lo find lhat your people use so much of it ah yen said the red man and ho fixed an impressive eye upon the preacher which commu nicated the reproof before he uttered it " we in dians use a great deal of whiskey ; but we do not make it irluie i sought hy fraud nay sink not girl iy father herman rosenheim sought by fraud lo win again what he had lost — wus detected and yel he lives as he spoke ii ho rast nsidc the dark folds of l'i cloak and drew a pistol suddenly from hi belt hu diughtor shrunk with a faint shriek upon her knee d i c flt erlu1 g in arm looked up into in face will ih w ,|,| helplessness of terror : her fur ksir tweaking from it silken fillet streamed over net hi • garnv ms lo tbe eery floor of the chain bar and aa tier clear lighi ofthe silver lamp kuiie upon ii pale and sculpture-like beauty ol i lea ami the ii r k convulsed feature of her at her i thej seem like ihe impersonation of pity and i ' age i 1 re ev a n moment's pause nnd rosenheim a celebrated physician used to say when he could not discover the cause of a man's sickness " we'll try this and we'll try that we'll shoot into the tree and if any thing falls well und good ■ay replied a wag ifear this is too com i monlv the case ; snd in your shooting into lhe iree ibe first thing hint generally falls is the patienl banily " morning was llm laconic and echo-like re n|y 1 i"heve thai it is an incorrect cxpre*-ion echo like a woman yie * ihe last word •• pin siliiation yon lirive here resumed my brother allnriiry.h l^tincd^l ' responded the host : " what's it fine fir '" a man lu n orleans whoso physician directed a rigid regetable diet asked if mint julip came wilhin the restriction |