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_< IIMtl.i:.ST<HY\. JKl I KIt^ON lOIMY. TIHItMtA V. MivnuiMt A, mi. wo. 36.
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The following mournfully beautiful line* are
from the pen ol the gil'uril porte**, Mr*. £>iuoi n
yu.
** Ti.au 'tost maiL id. solute all my comfmn u. ”
Job.
There 'hour a beam »ilbin mr bower,
Affection'* diamond ijwii;
The tpoiler caiur « itb feai ful tiowrr—
That beam i* ipieoeliM and dark ’
There a a* a *boni of childhood’• jot —
A laugh of infant glee;
1 he earih dot'd o’er iny glnetou* bot,
My uurtliiig,—"where"is he?
1 hen aerm'd a vnind like rudiing wiugt.
So thirk mt virrow * came—
A blight dertrot’d my prt-cmua thingt,
Mt trraMin-' fed die flame;
An ocean ol unfatliom M gi • if
Swept o’er me with lit watcn,
And here all tb-vdate I Maud.
.Hone, untilI my
—there /low * no kindred fear.
No aynijvtliitiiig tigli.
The feet ol’runout crowd* are near,
\et every cheek •« dry.
And there it naught hut curtaining turl.
Ami cold earth looacly thmwn.
To abut me from llioar dieri*h’d forms,
Mt beautdul,—tnv own!
\ct vA« tins fearful change hath wrough'»
A\ ho thus tiath I n.I nil- low
\\ as it a hand with veug.-unc. fraught >
The malice of • foe "
—lie who call'll mv being forth
From mute unconscious clsv,
He who with more than twsrvtit’s earv,
ILui led me night and day —
A\ tin crrcfli nut—whochangeth not—
Who woundi-th but to In ul—
AA h > darkeneth nut iii.in'iranlilt lot,
Sale foi his spirit's weal.
Therefore I bow me to lli« iwiv;
l mourn, but not repiu
And chasten'd, yet confiding, sny_
" Isord, not mu viU, but tfunr ”*
ROMAOTIO ADVEWTURU
AUTHF.Vl'ir ACCOUNT OF THE ES
CAPE OF l.AV \LIJJTTK.
The (L union) \thnurum contains a resiew of
the recently puldidted . If. ntoii t of Count Latnil
L-tte, written by himsell. I'lie- most interesting
part of the werk is tin- authentic narrative which
It contains of the extraordinary escape of laisal
l«-tte througii the grneroiik and heroical self-devo
tion of Mad.mii- I jivallettc.
Tbc trial of lasatlctt. is well known ; and tho'
erery line and word relating to it is full of inter
est. we must, confine-! as we are to space, m,i it
user with mani other interesting particulars. |(
was only when all hopes of pai .loo hail ceased,
and w hen but a few. hour* of life remained to bun
that ln» wife fird disclosed to him the project hr
v hull she hojied to effect his esenpf- ;
44 Mv wife came at six o'clock fo
dine with me. She brought with her
a relation, Madamoiaclle Dubourge._
When we were alone, she said •• I*
appears but too certain that we have
nothing tu hope ; wr must, therefore,
my dear, take .« resolution, and this
is what I propose to you. At eight
o clock you shall go out dressed in my
clothespin! at cuinpaiiit-d bv my couhiii.
^ ou shall step into my sedan chair,
which will carry you in Ho Rue den Sr.
Perrea, where you will find M. IJaudus
with a cabriolet, who will conduct you
to a retreat lie has prepare'! tor you,
and where you may await, without
danger.a favorable onoortumt v ofl....
mg France.
** I listened to her and looked at her
in silence. Iler manner was calm, and
her voire firm. She appeared »o con
vinced of the success of her plan, that
it was some time before I dared to re
ply. I looked, however, upon the
whole a- a mail undertaking. I was
at last obliged to tell her so; but she
interrupted me at the first word bv
saving, *• I will hear of nu objection*.
I die if you die. I)o not therefore re
ject my plan. I know if will succeed.
1 feel that God supports ine!” * » •
“ What will they do,” 1 said, “when
they discover that I ain gone? These
brutes, in their blind rage, will they
not forget themselves and strike you?”
I wa» going on, but I soon saw, bv the
paleness of her countenance and the
movements of convulsive impatience
that were beginning to agitate her,
that I ought to put an end to all objec
tions. I remained silent for a lew
minutes, at the end of which I ion
tinned thus: »• Well, I shall do as you
please, but if you want to succeed,
permit me at least to ninke one ob»er*
vation. The cabriolet is too far oft'
I shall be scarcely gone when my flight
will be discovered, anil I shall most
undoubtedly be stopped in the chair,
lor near an hour is required to go to
the Hue des 8t Perres. Ijcanrmt es
cape on foot with your clothes.” This
reflection seemed to strike her.—
C.hange, ’ I added, “ that part of
> our plan. I he whole of to-niurrow
is, at your disposal; I promise to do
tomorrow all you wish.” ” Well,
von ate in the right. I will have the
cabriolet stationed near. Give me
yotif word that you will obey me. for
that is your last resource/* I took
her hand and answerer), »• I will do
all jnj wish, *od in the manner you
wish it. ’ sins promise made her caw
and we separated.
t On tha neat day, when my wife came
rfia was accompanied by her daughter.
She was dress«J in a pelisse of me
rino, richly lined with I or, which she
was accustomed to put over her light
dre*« on leaving a ball roum. PJre bad
w
taken in her reticule a black silk pet
ticoat. 44 This is cjuite sufficient,” »he
said, 44 to disguise you completely.”
She then sent my daughter lo the w in
dow. and added in a low voice, at 7
o'clock precisely you mu*t be readv;
all ia well prepared : In going out vou
will take hold of Jo«e;»hine*H arm.—
Take care to walk very slow I v ; and
when you cross the large registering
room, you will put on my gloves, ami
cover your fa> e with your handker
chief. I had some thoughts of putting
on a veil, but unfortunately, 1 have
not been accustomed to wear one when
I come hero ; it is therefore of no use
to think of it. Take great caie when
you pass under the doors, which arc
very low, not to break the feather* of
your bonnet, lor then all would be lo*t.
I always find the turnkevs in the re
gistering room, and the gaoler general
ly hand* me to mv chair, which con
stantly stands neat the entrance door;
but this tune it will be in the vard, at
the top of the grand staircase/ There
you will be met. alter a short tunc, bv
M. Baudu*. who will leid you to the
cabriolet, and will actjtiaint you with
the plare where vou are to remain con
cealed. Afterwards, let God's will be
done, mv dear. Do exa<tlv all I tell
you. Remain calm. Give me vnur
hand, I wish to feel vnur pulse. Verv
will, HOW u»ei mine, lines It denote
the slightest emotion?” I could per
ceive she was in a high fever. *• Hut
above all things,” die added, “ Irt
us not give way to our feelings, that
would be our ruin.” * * * *
“She then called mv daughter, ami
said to her, “linen attentively, child,
; to what I am going to say to v'ou. for I
•hall make you icpcat it. 1 shall go
•way this evening at seven o'clock, in
stead of eight: you must walk behind
me, because you know that the door*
are narrow ; but when we enter the
long registering room, take care to
place yourself on mv left hand. The
jailor ia accustomed to offer me hi* ai in
on that side and I do not choose to
take it. When we are out of the iron
gate, and ready to go up the outside
staircase, then pass to my light hand,
that these impertinent gendarmes of
that guard house innv not stare in my
fat t* as they always do. || avc you
understood me well? The child re
peated the instruction with wonderful
exactness. • • • * ♦
“Dinner was brought up. Ju*t as
wc were going to mt down to table an
obi nurse of our*. Mad.in Dutoit, who
had accompanied Josephine, came in
very ill. * • Far from being u*e
ful 10 us, the poor woman only added
to our confusion. She might Io*e her
presence of mind at the sight of mv
disguise ; but whni was to be done?
I he first object was to make her cease
her meanings, and Eo.de said to her
in a low but firm voice, “ no childish
ness Sit down to table, but do not
AJ»t * hrilfft vim r Iao.ii,. I._.1 •
' - j .HMD
smelling-boi rle to vour nose. In less
than an hour you will be in the open
air.”
" This meal, which, to all appear
ance, was to be the last of my life,was
terrible. The bits stoppeJ in our
thrusts, not a word was uttered by inr
of us. snd in tbst situation we were to
pa*s almost an hour. Six and three
Suartrrs struck at last. •• I only want
ve minutes, but I must speak to Hon
neville,” said Madam de l.avallettc.
She pulled the bell, ami the valet dc
chambre came in; she took him aside,
whispered a few word* to him, and
added aloud, *• take care that the chair
men be at their posts, for I am coining.
Now.” sho said to tne, “ it is lime tu
dress.”
44 A part of my room was divided of)
by a screen «nd fornmd a surf of dress
ing close. • |i| less than three
minutes mv toilet was complete.
1 pulled the hell. "Adieu!” she said,
• siting her eyes to heaven. I pressed
her arm with my trembling hand, and
we ext hanged a look. It we had mi
twarrd. we had Ivren ruined. 'I'he
turnkey was heard; Kmille flew l>e
! hind the screen, the floor opened ; I
|passed hrsf, then mv daughter, and
I lastly. Matlnme lliitoif. After having
mused the passage, I armed nt the
floor of the registering room. I was
obliged, at the same time to raise my
foof ami to stoop lest the feathers of
mv bonnet should catch at the top of
the door. I aucreeded, but on raising
myself again. I found myself in the
large apai trnent, in I lie presence of five
turnkeys, sitting, standing, and rom
mg in my way. I put mv handkenhief
to mv face, and was waiting for rnv
daughter to plare herself on mv left
hand. I'he child, however, ti»ok mv
right hand ; and thejailor coming flown
the stairs of Ins apai tment, which was
on the left hand, came up to me with
out hindrance, and putting his hand
on my arm. said to me, •» von are go
ing sway early, msdame.” lie ap
nested mu .b HfccteJ, and nndoubN !
ly thought my wile had taktn an ever
lasting leave of her husband. It has
been said, that my daughter and I
sobbed aloud ; the fact is, we scarcely
dnrt-d to sigh. I at last reached the'
end of the room. A turnkey sits there
day anil night, in a large aim chair,
and in a space so narrow, that he can
keep his hands on the keys of two
doors, one ot iron liars, and the other
towards tiie outer part, and which i»
called toe first wicket. 1'his u>an
looked at me without opening his
doors. I passed my hand between the
bars, to show him 1 wished to go out.
He turned,at last, his two kevs and
we got out. 0 * • •
‘•At hut 1 slowlv reached the la*t
step, and went into the chair that stood
a yard or two distant. Hut no chair
man,no servant.was there. My daugh
ter and the old woman remained stand
ing next the vehicle, with a sentry at
-ix paces from them, immovable, and
his eyes fixed on me. A violent de
gree of agitation began to mingle with
mv astonishment. My looks were di
rected towards the sentrv's musket,'
like those of a serpent towards his
prey- It almost seemed to me that I
held that musket in m\ grasp. At the
first emotion, at the first noise, I was
resolved to sci’/.o if. 1 felt as if I pns
-essed the strength of ten men ; and
I would most certainly have killed
whoever had attempted to lay hands on
me. This terrible situation lasted a-j
bout two minutes; hut they seemed to
rue as long as a whole night. At last
I hoard Honticv 111«.- * •* voice saying to
me, ‘One of ihe ciiainnen was not
punctual, but 1 l»nvo r..ur..i it.... . »
At the same instant, I fr|t myself
raised. The chair passed through the
great court, and, on getting out, turned
to the right. We proceeded to the
Quit des Ortevres, facing the Rue de
Harlaj.”
l,as alette here entered info a cabrio
let driven by Count Chaaaenon ; and,
during the drive, he changed hi* fe
male attire for a livery. In the Kau
Irouig St. Germain, he met hm fiiend
Baudus. and joined him as a set s ant. !
It was eight o’clock in the evening;
it poured of rain; the night was ex
tremely dark, and the solitude coni
plete in that part of the Kauhouig St.
Germain. I walked, with difficulty ;
M. Bauduw went on more rapidly, and
it was not without trouble that | could
keep up with him I huoii left one o!
my shoes in the mire, but I was never
theless obliged to get on. We saw
gendai mes galloping along, who wore
undoubtedly in search of me, and ne
ver imagined that I was so near them.
1* inally, after one houi *s w alk, fatigued
to death; with one shoe on, und one
off, we arrived in the Rue de Crenelle,
near the Rue de Bar, where M. Hau
dus stopped for a moment. * I am go
ing.* said ha, * to enter a nobleman’s
hotel. \\ hila 1 speak to the porter,
get you into the court. Y»*u will find
a staircase on your left hand. Co up
to the lliulmtl kl.irr (In _
dark passage you will meet with on
your right, and at the l>n(t»ni of which
•» * pile of wood. Stop there.*
This was no other than the hotel of
the Duke of liichclicu, the Minister
for Foreign Affairs!
*‘M. Haudus went in first; and.
while he wan talking to the porter, who
had thrust his head out of his lodge. 1
passed rapidly bv. * Where is the man
goingr* cried the porter. ‘It is my
servant.* I quickly «ent up to the
third floor, and reached the place that
had been described to me. I was
scarcely there, when 1 heard the rust
ling of a silk gown. I felt myself
gently taken by the arm. and pushed
into an apartment, the door of which
was immediate!v shut upon me * *
On the chest of drawers I lound a pa
per, on w hie h the follow mg w ords w err
written: * Make no noi*e. Never open
your window but in the night; wear
slippers of list,and wait w ith patience.*
Next to this was a bottle of excellent
c !aret. several volumes ol Moliere anil
K.»l«>lan, aiol a basket containing
sponges, per fumed soap, almond paste,
and all the little utensils of a gentle
man's dre- dog bo*. The rleln ate at
ter,toms, and the neat hand writing of
the note, made me guess that toy hosts
condoned with their most generous
feeling elegant and refined manners.
Hot whv was | III Ihe hotel for Foreign
AOairs r I had never seen the Duke do
Urclielieti. M. H.rurlus was indeed at
tached tr* that department, toil m a se
re mdiiert manner. I could not have
inspired any interest in the king. He
• idee, in that < ase, it would be more
natural to pardon me.**
The fact was, that the Treasurer for
the f)e|»af fment o| Foreign Adairs, who
in the various political change* that
had taken place in France, trail o*»,e
l*een h’fnselt piosrrifted, and lound
• afety m the virMir-u* n-«oloiion of
other •, had rn iirMirl to g, * «• >nio pro
Midji.ie Hutson l•rr«e*,
brought him hi* first ineal ; and the
husbiiti I soon after paid him a visit:—
** H)pen only half your shutters,*he ad
ded, ‘and read ; if you catch a cold,
thru»t your head when you cough into
this closet.* I had asked for some
beer. to cjurnch the thirst that had tor
mented me for the last month. 4 You
cannot have any. \\ e never drink
beer, and some observation might be
made on the circumstance. I have
not forgotten the history of M. dc
Montinorin, who was discovered, and
died on the scaffold, through having
eaten a chicken, the bones of w hich had
been thrown at the corner of the door.
A neighbor, who knew that the woman
who concealed him was too poor to huv
chickens, guessed that she had in her
house an outlaw, and informed against
her. You shall have as much sugar
and refreshing syrups as vou wish, but
no beer.’**
In his concealment a thousand inte
resting circumstances occurred, which
all tend to heighten the interest of the
narrative; but we must pass them over.
At lengih application was made bv his
friends to Mr. Bruce, and through him
to Sir Robert Wilson and Captain
Hutchinson, to aid in his escape from
France, and they alt cordijtlv assent
ed.
“ The road to Belgium, by Valenci
ennes, was specially assigned to the
Fmglish anny, and it was therefore
chosen for uiy escape. They asked no
more than two days to finish their pre
parations. 1 received very particulai
instruction concerning mv dress: no
musfachins, an Fjnglish wig. mv heard
shaved very clean, after the manner nl
me oiiu pis oi that nat ion ; a greatcoat
with buttons of the Knglish Guaids;
the regimentals were to be given me at
the instant of our departuie.
^ ** held counsel, and as it occurs in
most case*, our first steps were wrong.
It was looked upon as very necessary
to get my coat nude by a tailor of aii
English rrgiment; but he would want
my measure. My Iriend Stanislaus
took it with fine white paper, and in
stead of the notches that the tailors are
accustomed to make, he wrote on it,
'length of ami, breadth of the briast,'
<S:e. in a line neat hand, ami carried it
boldly to the tailor of the regiment of
Guards. lie quickly made the coat,
however, not without observing that
the measure had not been taken by a
tailor. M. Illessou had been to bu\
ine another great coat at an old clothes
shop, and nui natma'lv obliged to
measure it on liimttrlf. lie was, how
ever, tall ami thin, so that in less than
forty-eight hours 1 had two coats, nei
ther of which could be of any service
to me. I had no boot*, and all our
speculations were useless in contriving
to procure me a pair. I was forced to
put on a pair belonging to M. Ilresson;
they were at least two inches longer
•han my loot; I could scarcely walk in
them, and we all laughed much at the
awkward figure 1 cut.
“On the ll)th of January. 1811'*, at
8 o'clock in the evening, I at last look
leave ol mv kind friend*. >Ve uric
all very much affected, and particular
ly my sell, who was leaving them with
so little hope ol e\ er seeing them again.
***** “After I had emlnaced
them, Mcssrg. Hresson and Itaudu*
brought me to the corner of the Hue
de lh entitle. where I found again the
faithful ( hassenun with hi* cabiiolet.
In going to my destination, we passed
•lie Flare do ('arouse!. I could nut
help milling when 1 pa**ed so near the
numerous sentries Htutioncd along the
railing* of the Tuillene*. and when I
viw thr plate lighted up, and filled, a*
I had reason to imagine, with people
enraged at not bring able to *n/.c me,
while I was not inoie than fifty van]*
liout them.
" W e I'npprd at a house in the Hue
due Ifetder. near the Houle* an!; there
I took lease of m* friend fhastenon.
A* I walked slowly up the stitiis, I
waaaurptised at mretii.g M.idrmoiscllr
Dubourg. There would hat* been Iimi
mucli danger in our appealing to know
earh other. I afterward* learned that
•he was going to Mr. Dupui*. mv re
porting judge, who lived on thr setoml
floor of the house ; so that I was going
to pa«* the night under the tame root
wi»h the magistrate who had. dining
my Inal, examined me twite at length,
and wilh great veverit*.”
At (h« lodging* of Captain Hutch
m*r«n he tm-t *tr Hi-brit W it -on ni;d
Mr. Hi ur e ; and after tome* coti«u!i i
lion, it was deteimilled that they should
• tail the next moinitig at * o’clock.—
\f»er counting every hour of the night,
havalh-tfr observe*—" I heard tit *»*•
cl«»ck strike. I immediately set about
mv toilet, and, at right o'clock pie
I found >ir Hol>n t M il*<i|i tli
the street, dre»*rri m ft* full regimen
fsls, and seatrrl in a prefix gig. Mr
Hutchinson knii appeal'd also on1
>oiset»,.k, , ».»f ice set nff. The net-'
•het was bcu ;lilalt ail th: a! op* «r:r|
open, every body in the streets, and br !
* singular.coincidence they were just,
at this moment putting up, in the Place ,
de Cireve, the gibbet which, according
: to custom, is used to execute in efligy!
1 persona dcclaied guilty in contumacy'!**
They parsed the barrier without
much difficulty ; at La Chapellc thry
were obliged to change their horse.
“ W hen tve approached the house,
w e perceived four gendarmes standing1
in front of the large door. Sir Hubert
went up to them: they separated that
we might pass, and to prevent them
from (laving attention to us, Mr.
I lute hin soil Itegan a conversation with
them. 11 i w inquiries were chietfv di
irctcd to the number of the stables
and the f(unntity of forage and lodg
ings that were to be found in the vii
lage. from all which they concluded
.that English troops were expected, and
one of them invited the English cap
tain to accompany him to the mayor.
* N« * at present,* he answered ; * 1 am
going forward to meet the wagons, and
in two hours I shall be back.* The
conversation could not la»t very lon^
with an Englishman who knew but lit
tie of our language. IJut the horse was
quickly changed, and we had tlie sa
tisfaction on going aw av, to exchange
salutes with the gendarmes. I then
learned that the man who had biought
us thus far belonged to M. Auguste de
St. Aignag. On the load, we met with
several gendarmes in pursuit of male
factors, tor (tearing military correspon
dence. ’I hey all fixed their eyes on
us without suspecting any thing. I had
accustomed myself, nn seeing them, to
>hut my eves, but with the precaution
of placing my hand on iny pistol—ful
ly rc>«dvrd, if 1 should lie recognised
and apprehended, to blow my brains j
i out; for it would have been too eieat u
xouuci in - vii iu jc uruu!>ii(
i ba» k to Paris. * 1
" ^ c arrived at last at Conilicijjiie.
! At the entrance of the suburb^ stood a
[non commissioned English officer.v ho.1
jon seeing his general, turned to the!
I r'»*ht a,*d roarr lied w ilh grav ily through
sevetal small streets, uiitil he stopp'd
at a small house, in a very lonelv part
of the town. There uc found an offi
|cer who received us very well, and we
| waited lor Sir Robert's carriage.wliich
i Mr. W allis was to bring !r«un i>aris foi
!him. ’I hat officer had ordered post
horses for (General Wallis brother-in-1
law to Sii Robert Wilson.who travelled
under his name. Mr. Wallis arrived
at about six o'clock, after having been
'followed part of the way by the gen- :
darines. We had not an instant to
jlo^c: the carriage advanced rapidly.— 1
f." e **|»ciience«T a great delay atConde,!
in getting through the tow n/but it w as !
.during the night. At last, next morn- |
: ing at 7 o'clock, we arrived at Yalcn- 1
| cicnnss, the last French city on that
frontier. I v as beginning to feel more
ea>y, when the postmaster told us to!
go and have our passports examined'
bv t!ie captain of the gendarmerie.—
‘ You forget, I suppose, to read who we .
are,* said Sir Robert calmly ; ‘let the1
captain come here if he chooses to ser '
11* * '1*1... I'..I, I,.... _ I
* I - S ■ ■ V • • M1MI VVIUIIU
lie had acted; and taking our passports,.
he went hiniscll to get them signed.
As it was very lung before he came
back, I began to be tormented by a
mom horrible anxiety. Was | going
to be wrecked in the harbour? Sup
pose the ofticer of gendarmes were to
come lnmselt and verify the signatures,
and to apprehend me? Fortunately the
weather was very cold ; it was scarce- 1
U daylight, anti the ofticer signed the !
passports without rising from his bed. i
We got out of the gate. On the glaccs, 1
an ofticer of the Pi even tine Service
wanted to set* whether vc wrte in or- 1
tier; hut, having satisfied his cut iosity,
"f "cut on and stopped no more. Wo I
flow along the beautiful Hiussrls toad.!
k rotti time t** time I looked thiough the
h»‘ k window, to sec whether vr wen
nut pursued. M v impatient e augment '
id with every turn <d the wheels. The
postillion showed us, at a distance, a
laigr hot.ho. that was the Ihhim cus- i
tout house. I tixrd mv eve on that)
edifice, and it seemed to me as if it |
remained always equally far iff. I
imagined that the postillion did not get *
on. I was a-di.iinrd cl my impatient e,;
but it was impossible for me In curb n.
At la*t we reached ilie frontier; we'
weie on the llrlgian territories. I was '
saved! I pressed the hands of .Sir llu- !
botf, and expressed to him with a deep,
t motion, the extent of my gratitude." ,
*1 he fate i f Madame l.avallettr is
bottri known and most melancholy■
aicily hatl Iter husband pis,.-if the i
outer door than the j nlur entered Ins
roi*ii» i hcietirnl, however, on hearing I
the concerted rioi»o hrhiml the scieen,*
l#ut relumed again m a few minutes,
and discovered that hi» pn>oner had
escaped. Madame I.a»a!lotte was ouw
vu'.j efed to imprisonment foe manv
^"♦ an*! t),o 1104In i'llt she eno«|
x& ' t! a anxiety >hc i.fteff J, aScideJ
her mind ; and the most amiable and
excellent woman lost her senses, and
continued in that state for nearly 12
years. W ith the concluding pas-uigo
of the work wc shall finish our present,
notice.
“At last, the health of Madame
LaraMette recovered sufficiently t.»
permit me to take her home. A deep
melancholy throw s her frequently into
fits of abstractedness ; but she 'is ai
ways equally mild, amiable and good
We pass the summer in a retired coun
try house, where she to enjos
herself. I have preserved my inde
pendence,the first of all mortal riche*,
without pension, salary, or gratuity ol
any sort, after a long life consecrated
to the service of tny country, offering
up for her liberty* prayers that will
perhaps never be "fulfilled, and living
with the recollections of a great pen
oil and a grext man.”
VARIETY.
Polish Mutrona.—A Polish artisan
who has reaidrd at Mentz for some
time, lately received a letter from
his mother, in which she tells him
that his two brothers have met a
glorious death while fighting against
the Russians. She concludes by ad
vising him to return immediately to
Polaud to defend his country. Such
facts as these will give an idea of tin
exalted patriotism of the Poles, and
will recall to mind the heroism of
the Spartans.
.7/1 Irishman's tray to ~el a dinner.—
( aptam-, of New Hrdford, (s»\*
the Gazette) being becalmed in St.
George's Channel, had Ins ship visited
li V ail I r 1 w 11 111 » f 1 I tx a MM,all s 4*_
tl»« shore. 1 he sou oi Krin being trou
bled with the ‘keen demands of appc
l*te,’ thus addressed the captain:_
‘And troth, captain, will ve go ashore
i! I will give ye some eggs and chick
ens r’ Partly to obtain eggs and cluck
ens, and partly for amusement, be con
eluded to go on shore, and ordeted in*
boat to be put in readiness. As they
were about to leave the ship, Pafiick,
in pure Irish style, intimated to the
captuin that some beef and pork would
be very acceptable to * Nelly and the
little ones.* Of course some liberal
pieces of each were taken on shore.and
delivered to Nelly to cook for diunei,
whom Patrick thus addressed:—*Ncl
ly, my hooney, it ye had some eggs
and chickens, would’nt yc give them
to the captain:’ ‘An’t plane y«Y ho
nor, captain,’ said Nelly, ‘and that I
would, with all my heart.* Patrick,
turning to the captain, said, * Is'nt she
a swate creature, captain t* The cap
tain enjoyed the joke much better than
he would have done the best chiikcu*
ever hatched.
.9 hot Dtnnrr.—Sharks, it is said,
will ioliow a vessel lor davs or week,
together, iu hopes of catching a man
overboard, or for the sake of any bit*
of offal, or the refuse of the fable. O ■
this subject. Jack Tafrail tells a piettv
tolerable tough story. “There was.’’
'aid he, “ a big shaik that followed the
Marv Ann for a whole month t«»gethei.
lie knew when it was meal time a*
writ ill*. I,*>.l a,r ■.. . -...I __l.l _l
way, be ready lor bis share of the mess
as soon as the chip's crew had finished
their*. Well, there was Torn Stay
sail and myself, w« laid a plan to out
wit the fellow. About dinner-time one
dav we heated a cannon ball—a twen
ty foui pounder—ted hot, and having
first tossed Mr. Shack a bit or two uf
meat to get him in the way of catihin -
well, we till e w him the red hot ball.—
lie caught it and swallowed it down
• juirker than yon could say Jack Hu
binaori. **
*• l>»dta*t it kill him P9 asked a by
stander. 7
*1 don’t know, faith,” returned
Jack, *• hot | believe lie thought ’twa,
a d— d hot dinner, for we never saw
him af ten* aids. ”
A S'#'* negotiate sifting between
two young cos comb*, who were evi
denflv attempting to throw him into
ridicule, thus adders** *1 them: *• (lrn.
• Un*en, I plainly perceive your intec*
Jii*n ; y on w ish to make me th* butt of
your wit and pleasantry, but you do
not understand my character; be it
known unto you, therefoic. that I am
not precisely a fool, neither am I alio
uethcr a lop, hot (a* you see) something
between both,” *
\ printer in London has made an
awkward attempt torrid* the coat on
stamped paper, by printing the news
on (Olfrn, and selling (he <*aaette un
der the name of * a political pocket
handke i c hicf."
In the f ktnri* Ion, *■• ef lh* gruood*
. wwlneh tb« Itsibisil may di»e«re h*s
1* btr be«<tg go--* foe much U NlAoi