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YPSILANTI SENTINEL
VOL. 4 NO. 50.
YPSILANTI: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1848.
WHOLE NO. 206
From the Home Journal.
Passages in the Life of a
Refbgeo of the Revolution ;
OR,
CRUISES OF AN OLD SAILOR.
LOGGED f " 1 ' '! THE RICOLLECTIOS9 OF A LA.VD3MA.
CHAPTER VII.
Th wary knight his present vantage felt,
And knew, ere long, his wounded foe must feel
The loss of blood: As the fierce Tartar dealt
His thundering stroke, still plies defensive steel.
Another thrust, beneath the Tartar's belt,
Still deeper dy'ed, compels the warrior reel :
And fainter rung his falchion as it fell,
While from his wounded side the blood did well.
Fll !,. t-,.r,... ",.!,, ,.r ,.f Ihp !,-iMln-M-ir!P
The watchful peer still wards the well-aimed blow,
And, with calm eye, his tott'ring foe survey 'a.
Another warded stroke descerded low,
And, all unguarded the gor'd throat display 'd :
A furious back-stroke, drawn w ith mighty main,
Sevr'd the Tartar's neck and cast him on the plain.
Orlando Inamorato, Book I 'll
"About a fortnight before Calton's regiment
.. !. : .l kot' Annr,
ty; and, alter the cloth nad Deen removea,
the conversation took the usual turn ; hard
fonght battles", in which Tom of ours, or Dick,
Harry, or John, of such and such a regiment,
bore conspicuous parts, were described ; and
many relations of duels which had taken place,
occurred among' others, one of a singular cha
racter, which had happenecfflrrJew York, du
ring my residence there, between Colonel Pen
nington, of the guards, and the Honorable Cap
tain Tollemache, of the navy, in which the lat
ter was killed. This affair was mentioned at
'the time, as having been conducted with a de
liberation, uh.ch accounted for its sanguinary
termination. The company expressed various
opinions as to the cause of a rencontre, which
Fi id been attended with such peculiar ferocity :
j.he major part coming to the conclusion, that
some rivalry in love was at the bottom of it
'"Calton, who had been silent during these
remark?, turned to the last speaker, (whose o
pinion had I ei ir.c conclusively given to that
tfect. and who had ever, mentioned the name
f a Jr.dv of high rank in England, as the object
i tb ir mutual parsion 'it is quite possible,
1c said, ' tlirft there may Lave been some feud
of fhnt nature existing between them : but of
the IwrJiaH cause of he duel, I am able to
jriv.' mm iiiostratiorfa. I was, as you all know
- ihaltern under Colonel Pennington: and came
M in the .-rime frigate MUl him, which was
ii.v (i i not appear tc oe iBy r.nirnosity
emharkeii r.or for the first ten days of the
ptilgf On the morning of the eleventh, the
day b ing very fine, and the sea smooth, most
of the ofteftn were assemble J upon the quarter-1
deck, when the Culoncl, who wes pacing the j
ftarboard side, arm in arm with the Captain,!
cowmen.' sd whistling a bar of a favorite tunc.
'Avast! avast!' said ToMemsc'ne, with a smile ;
'don't you know, Pennington, that whistling in
a calm is sure to bring on a gale of wind ?' 'I
know," said the Colonel, 'that sailors have some
such notions, but did not dream that you wore
tinctured with the absurdity.' Captain Tolle
nrache changed countenance, as he gravely ob
served 'Absurd as you mr.y deem them, I have
known them verified on many occasions!' 'In
deed f sard the Colonel, 'you surely ore not so
superstitious? I shall begin to trunk that you
belie Ve in Davy Jones, and other nautical rig
marole. However, you will permit me to finish
mv air' and he accordingly rnd so, as thecap
ain detached his arm, and took his station near
the tatfrail, with a frown upon his face. Pen
nington, finishing his tune, passed to our 6ide
of the deck, and made some remark, with a
6iieer, at the superstition of the Captain. I do
not think he heard it ; but I observed that his
eye was fixed upon the speaker, w hose tone and
manner he WMt have noticed, and which had
no tendency to relax the rigor of his counte
M co; and, upon being addressed by the Colo
some few minutes afterwards, he answered
w i a formal and studied politeness.
" 'The first lieutenant of the ship whispered
n my ear: I am araid of this. I hope Colonel
Bennington will not renew this subject, never
pleasant to a saiior: and as I know, particularly
ofTensive-V our commander.' The day wore a
say, and nothing farther occurred to inflame
the anger of the Captain. As we were assem
bled on the deck, the next morning, while the
senior officers were below, the lieutenant again
recurred to the event of the day before, and ob
served to me : ' Much will depend upon the
manner in which our respective commanders
will accost each other; and I am not a little un
easy at the result.'
" 'At this moment, Captain Tollemache came
upon deck, and saluted us with grave civility ;
and in a few minutes afterwards, the Colonel
made his appearance. After a careless nod to
the captain, which was answered by an inclina
tion of the body unusually low and reserved,coi-
onel Pejnington broke forth : 'Well, Tollema-I
che, any news from your friend Davy? When
is he to send the gale you so much deprecated?'
4 Cest Jini,' whispered the lieutenant, as the
romroander of the frigate replied, calmly: 'Col
onel Pennington,you will oblige me by adjourn
ing this conversation to a more fitting time and
place. While on board my vessel, I must con
sider you, in some sort, my guest: although yo.j
u-.nar tn strain thf nrivilefires of one.' The
rolon'l looked at him, and seemed for the fire
"rf1"' - r o
time to notice the cloud upon his countenance.
His own immediately assumed a Correspondent
change; yet he answered, blandly, I The time
and place are at your disposal; and everything
connected with this discussion,at your option,to
be renewed as you shall see fit.' ' I shall not
fail to remind you of it, on our arrival at New
York,' responded tLe captain, with another bow,
as he turned to address some casual observation
to the officers on our side.
" 'The harmony with which the voyage was
begun, was essentially impaired: and the inter
course between us and the officers of the frigate
partook of the manner of our respective com
manders. That of the captain of the frigate
was marked by a formal politeness, and it was
received by Colonel Pennington with the same
j reserved courjesy.
"'Notwithstanding everyone who was a
witness to this scene, anticipated what was to
happen on our arrival,all were rejoiced when we
anchored in the Bay. The fourth day after our
landing, I was standing, with another officer of
our corps, who had come over in a different ves
sel, in the door-way of the tavern, when
Colonel Ptnnington and Captain Tollmachc
the one holding the other by the arm, came
down the street, followed by an orderly bearing
a pair of foils. They entered the parlor, and
sending for the keeper of the hotel, ordered a
room in the second story to be cleared. Thi
was soon done ; and ail but myself, supposed
that the design was to engage in a fencing
match . As each had a small sword by his side
I knew the real intention of the meeting, and
felt not a little anxiety for the result. As soon
as the parties ascended,the door was looked,the
key of the room was thrown into street, and af
ter a short pause, the noise of the engagement
began.
'"By the watch, half an hour had elapsed-
but,to my feeling6,the time seemed much long
er when a sound above, like the falling of a
body on the floor, was succeeded by a dead si
lence; and, shortly afterwards, by the trickling
oi blood through the floor into the room below,
the keeper of the tavern was apprised of the
character of the contest above. Satisfied that
the affair was ended, I followed the landlord and
his men. The door was opened, and both the
combatants were lying in their blood! Captain
Tollemache was dead pierced to the heart
with the sword of his adversary still in his bo
dy ; and Colonel Pennington, wounded in five
places, had fainted. A wound which I noticed
in the right eye of the captain, convinced me
that he must, after it was received, have fought
to great disadvantage ; and his friends did not
fail to ascribe to that cause, the unfortunate
issue of the battle with regard to hirn.'
" ' Apropos, Calton,' said captain Kerr, one
of the party, 'when shall we see your caraspo-
'sa1 You have now been married a fortnight
and we have not had a glimpse of your bride
since her arrival among us and our curiosity
is strongly excited to behold her. A lady who
can stand a volley of fire-arms, without falling
into fits, must be most rarely qualified for ' a
soldier's w ife." She can be none of the nerv
ous or hysterical order of dames : for Talbot
told us, the ether day, that she made so little
fuss at being shot at, that lie did not know the
danger she had run until the morning light dis
covered to him the condition of her dress. I have
her in my mindVeye.and am prepared to behold
some Patagonian Amazon of theThalestris class
" 'You will be mistaken,' answered Calton:
'You all have seen Mrs. Talbot; imagine, then
a lady a little taller, bearing a strong resem
blance to her, of a phcid countenance, slight,
and delicate form, and generally retiring In her
manner: though, upon a necessary emergency,
I think she would as calmly face the fire of a
platoon, in mid -day, as she did that cf the ma
rauders, some three weeks since. It was this
characteristic that first attracted me to her ;
and, if you ail have ar.y inclination to hear my
love story, I will readily indulge you.' Let us
have it. by all means,' says Kerr : 'It puzzles
me to think how such a straight-forward, matter-of-fact
sort of a fellow, as yourself, could
have prospered so well in your wooing.' 1 Per
haps,' replied Calton, 'the very traits in my
disposition which you ascribe to me, will ac
count for my success, as you may judge, if you
really wish to hear my adventure.' Every voice
was given affirmatively, and Calton began :
" ' All will remember the severe battle at
Gowanus, when we encountered the Americans,
under Lord Sterling ; and that I was taken pri
soner, early in the action, slightly wounded,and
sent to Putnam's entrenchments, at Brooklyn.
The old fellow immediately dispatched us across
the river; and, upon the advance of our forces
lo the attack of New-York, I was removed to
, a small town in Connecticut, and short
ly afterwards paroled within certain limits.
This mode of life vas tedious enough, and I
was put to great straits to keep down the blue
devils; but among many resorts, I did notdream,
at that time, of falling in love, by way of pre
ventive. " 'In my solitary walks, I used frequently to
encounter an elderly gentleman,who was point
ed out to me as a loyalist ; and I felt a 6trong
desire to he introduced to him : the more ar
dently, perhaps, from having noticed at the win
dows of his house, when passing it, two very
young and beautiful women. But, being sur
rounded by neighbors of different principles,
and under the supervision of the committee of
publiv safety, the family lived much secluded
from society; and 1 found no opportunity to in
dulge my aspirations. It was only in church,
! therefore, and it sermon time, that I could get
sight of the inmates of his household, which I
found to consist of a wife, and Of two unmar
ried daughters, very dissimilar in appearance :
the one tall, and of a commanding figure, the
other petite, but very attractive. Had I been
determined to fail in love by sight alone, most
probably I should have chosen the younger and
more splendid beauty; but an accident happen
ed, which at the same time that it paved the
way for an introduction to the family, determin
ed my preference of the elder and less daz
zling.
" One morning, as I was passing the house
on "the other side, I perceived a squad of men in
the middle of the street ; and, at the moment,
the lady in question entered. She had scarce
ly taken her station at the parlor window, when
a ruffian, exclaiming, Here goes for the tory,'
threw up his gun, and discharged a bullet thro'
the glass, immediately above her head. I was
astonished, and indignant, at this brutal act :
and, forgetting prudential considerations, I re
probated it in very strong terms, receiving a
volley of abuse for my pains : when the lady,
whose person had been so much andangered by
the outrage, walked deliberately into the midst
of us. The tumult instantly subsided; and the
men were awed, and confunded. With a calm
conntenance, she gazeJ in the face of the man
who had fired, and who, writhing under her
glance, was in the act of reloading his gun.
The scrutiny over, she exclaimed: 'I know yon
now; and this time,you shall not escape." Then
turning tome, she asked: 'Did you, sir, witness
the deed of which this man was guilty I
bowed assent, and she continued : 'May I then
beg the favor of you to accompany me a few
steps? I would not ask this if I did not, in
some degree, think it necessary to your safety:
yon tpo, require protection from language such
as I have heard addressed to you; and the mag
istrate, to w hom I arn about to apply, will un
doubtedly afford it. The invitation was too
flattering to be declined ; and, offering my arm,
w hich was unhesitatingly accepted, we walked
up the street. Arriving at the house of thr
chairman of the committee of public safety, we
found that most important personage at home,
and in his chair of state.
" Iff companion was saluted with great re
spect ; and I, too, probably through her inflii
ence, received more notice from that dignitary
than hr.d ever before fallen to mv share. 'To!
what, Miss Helen,' he asked, 'am I ii iebted
for the honor of this visit?' 'I am com.1, Mr.
Gervase,' was the reply, ' to complain of one of
the militia men. Andher ball lias been fired
into our house, which entered the W indow in the
glass immediately above ny head. Thi6 wan
done by the same mm against whom we made
a similar charge; but who upon that occasion
we were unable to identify as the culprit. This
time, however, I saw him in the act of firing ,
and the gentleman who is with me, will con
firm my testimony.' 'It is Dick Harding.t.hen,'
said the chairman; and issuing a warrant there
for, the offender was brought up. An oath was
tendered, and the lady interrogated : 'Did yon
see this man discharge a bail through the win
dow of your father's house?' ' I did,' she an
swered. 'Step forward, if you please, Mr. a
a I forget your name?" 'Calton, sir; Thomas
Calton, Lieutenant and Adjutant, in his Ma
jesty s regimenf.ol foot, at your service, sir.
Administering the oath, the committee man con
tinued: ' Well, Lieutenant Calton, you have
heard w hat Miss Helen has sworn to ; is her
declaration true?' 'Perfectly true,' I answered.
'Enough, Miss Despard: Harding shall be pun
ished.' Miss Helen rose, and turning to the
magistrate, she said: 'One thing farther, Mr.
Gervase, to which I beg leave to call your at
tention. As I came into the street, to be the
better able to identify the man who fired, I heard
him and those around him, grossly villifying
Mr. Calton, and threatening him with ill usage,
for what I understood to have been an interfer
ence in our behalf. I should, be corry that
his humanity should work him a prejudice and
aggravate the discomforts' of his situation, al
ready sufficiently painful, You will confer a
great favor on our family, if you will see bim
exempted from ill treatment, in consequence of
his kindness.' The chairman bowed, promised
compliance with her request, and we took our
leave. Throughout this scene, I was charmed
with the composure and self-possession of the
young lady ; from which, and from the grave
respect paid to her by the official, I conceived
a very favorable opinion of her general charac
ter. " 'On our arrival at her father's door, I flat
tered myself that I should be invited to enter ;
but my companion cut short my hopes in a mo
ment. 'Mr. Calton,' she said, 'I forbear to ask
you in, well knowing that the acquaintance of,
a family so proscribed, may be attended w ith j
injurious consequences to you. You will please j
to pardon me for thus far involving you in our
difficulties: and accept my thanks, and those of
my parents-, for the readiness with which you
yielded to my request.' I repudiated all con
siderations of that kind; and hoped that she
would not be so cruel as to forbid an acquain
tance, which I had been long studious of form
ing. She paused a moment, and resumed :
' Well then, sir, I must be frank with you ! if
you disregard those personal consequences,
which you will permit me to say, I more fully
understand than you do, I must urge those
which are most likely to accrue to us, for the
distinction you meditate. Proscribed for loy
alty to the king, and outraged in the manner
you have witnessed, our persecution would be
doubled, if we Bbould receive the honor of your
visits; and I hope that you will ascribe to those
causes, and to those alone, the necessity ve
feel cf declining them.' From this there was
no appeal; and, bowing acquiescence to the
fiat, I took my leave. Thave no doiibt the man
ner of it was stiff and formal, for I was mortifi
ed and disappointed ; but I had hot taken ten
steps before I fully justified the lady. The good
sense which had dictated the remarks, should
have convinced me and, for the momert, did
so; but when, at night, I mused upon the words
which had flowed from one of the prettiest
mouths in the world, and enforced by the elo
quence of dark and beaming eyes, conviction
did not abide, and I as half tempted to accuse
the lady of caprice.
A STORY ABOUT HARVARD.
Every one, or at least, every American, has
heard of Banvard, and many has read his adven
tures, as published in the descriptive pamphlets
of his great Picture of the Mississippi. But he
is the hero of an adventure which is not pub
lished, and which is rather too good to be lost.
It is generally known that he speculated in a
variety of ways on the tieacherous Mississip
pi, to get money to help him through his ob
ject. One of t! e speculations consisted in fitting
up a flat-boat as a museum of paintings, which
he floated from tow n to town, exhibiting these
paintings to the inhabitants thereof. He stop
ped "for one night only,'' at the little, and al
most deserted town, of Commerce, Mississippi,
and which can be seen in his panorama,a short
distance below Memphis, During the exhibi
tion, there was one man who appeared very
consequential, and wanted to know if the pro
prietor had license for exhibiting his painting?
tie aiso saiu as tne "SqUire ' was out of town,
he would assume the responsibility and collect
the license himself. Mr. Banvard observed
that the exhibition was not in the town, but on
the River, and that he had a State license,
which gave him the privilege of exhibiting
where he pleased within tho jurisdiction of
tne otatr.
''I can't help that," said the self-appointed
magistrate, with all the consequence of a "real
genuine squire." "We calculate to have a
large town here one of these days, and want
money in our treasury, and as you is making a
small sprinklin1 oil' the place, you might as weil
leave a little on it behind; so fo:k over the li
cense money.'1
Banvard found he had an ugly enstorrier tb
deal with, and was so well acquainted with the
people of the wild region, that he knew it was
best to get off as easy as possible; for, at a
word, this fellow could have the whole town
at his. biclr, who would be delighted with the
"spree" of "dor nicking' the boat, and the fel
low appeared to be leader among them.
"How much is your license?' said the ex
hibitor. "I don't zackly know, but I suppose I will
make it ten dollars."
"Ten dollars! why, my dear sir, I have only
taken about six or eight dollars."
"Can't help that; I want the ten dollars, or
wo good citizens will odjisticatc this boat for
you."
"But some other 'good citizen" may demand
another ten dollars on the 6ame plea," obser
ved Banvard.
"I will 'sume the responsibilities of my fel
low citizens, as I arn now the only responsible
person in the town of Commerce."
"Well, sir since you assume the responsibil
ity, just sit down and view the painting, feo3
after the exhibition is over I will pay your de-macd-jny
business- calls rfe at present."
Mr Consequence then walked into the large
room where the exhibition was going on. and
Mr. Banvard turned to his hands; and giving
them directions to have all the fines on board
except the "bow line," and to unswing the oar
with poles set ready for starting at a moments
warning, suspecting the fellow would raise a
row. After the exhibition was over, and the
good citizens began to make track for home, the
"collector" remained behind and demanded his
money.
"Certainly," said the proprietor; "just step
back into the cabin with me, and you shall have
it:" and back he walked as one of the hands
was extinguishing the lights used for the pain
tings. Just as he and Banvard reached the lit
tle cabin, by some accident Mr. B. contrived
to extinguish the only remaining light, and
both were shut in utter darkness. In the mean
time all the spectators had left the boat, and
she swung back and forth, being held only by
the one line at the bow, and the current was
rushing furiously by her. It was the intention
of B&nvard to cast the line loose as soon as
the last spectator got on shore. But this last
spectator saved bin the trouble, for seeing the
situation of the boat he thought it would be a
fine joke to tell that he cut her loose. This
fellow, not aware that the would be magis
trate was on board, out with his bowie knife,
severed the line and ran off. The hands on the
bow perceiving the boat dropping astern sus
pecting what was done, and taking hold of the
line found it cut. They immediately drew what
remained ol it on board, poled the boat off noise
lessly into the current, and all on board were
rapidly floating off on 'he dark bosom of the
Mi-sissippi, at the rate of six miles an hour.
"Come, make haste,'' said Consequence, af
ter Mr. B. had at last succeeded in re-lighting
the lamp, "I want them are ten dollars in a
hurry."
"Certainly, sir, as soon as I find the key of
my trunk. You see, sir, my receipts are only
eight dollars tc-night, and I must get from my
trunk the balance of the money. Can you
chancre a twenty dollar-bill?"
Well, I can, boss. I got to go to court to
morrow, and I just put that sum into my pock
et hand over your bill."
"Yes, sir, as soon as I find the key to my
trunk."
"Hang it, have I got to wait here till morn
ing for the money?" said Consequence, who
began to smell a little of the rat.
"Certainly, unless I find my key before that
time."
"Never mind the key; just hand me over the
eight dollars you have, and let the ballance go,
w e w ill not quarrel about prides. Do you hear ?
or I will have the town about your ears."
"Yes, I hear," said Banvard, as ho reached
over the head of his berth,and coolly took down
a nair of revolving pistols. The fellow seeing
this retreated toward the dcor, shouting out,
"Hullo, ashore there!"
"You'll have to call a little louder than that
to be heard at town," responded one of Mr. B's
men, on the bow of the boat, "for, as I take it,
we are now about one and a half miles be
low." "Why did'nt you let me know vou were go
ing?" said Consequencp, his arW a little cool
ed, when he found the boat afloat, and himself
trapped.
'Why did'nt we let you know? why, for a
very good reason we didn't know ourselves.
One of your good citizens, as you call them,
cut our line loose before we knew it," replied
the men.
"What line?" inquired 'Banvard "the new
one I bought in Memphis last week V
"Yes, sir," replied several of the hands at
once.
"Put me ashore," shouted the would-be dig
nitary. "Not until you pay me damages for my line,
which some of your good citizens cut for me,"
answered Banvard. " You said you would be
responsible for their acts, and yon were the on
ly responsible person in town. My line cost
me fifteen dollars; you say I owe you ten; now
pay me five, and we will be even; and then 1
will have you put ashore."
"But, sir," rejoined the man, "do not take
me eff ! I have a suit pending, and I will lose
it if I am not there to see to it. Put me ashore,
and I'll say nothing about the license."
"Not until you jjay me five dollars damages,
for having my lifte cut; and if you do no"t, I
will take you to Vicksburg, and have you com
mitted to prison, for endeavoring to rob a man
under false pretences."
"Well, sir, stfcp towards the light, and get
the five dollars;" and taking out his pocket
book, Consequence stepped to the light, and
gave the five dollars; when B. gave orders to
have him set ashore. The hands then told him
they would not risk themselves in a small boat
at night, among the snags, without being well
paid for it: and Mr. Consequence was forced to
give them each a dollar, for which they set him
ashore in a thick canebreak,on the opposite side
of the river, about three miles belowr the town.
How he gat home that, night is best known to
himself. We venture to say that he never med
died with business that did not concern him
after passing that night among the musquitoes
and aligators. Boston Bee.
Bravery or ut Indian woman. One of the
Creeks, whom we saw at Gull Lake, had been
tracked into the valley, along with his wife and
family, by five youths of a hostile tribe. On
perceiving the odds that were against him. the
man gave himself up for lost, observing to the
woman that, as they .could die but once, they
had better make up their minds to submit, to
their present fate without resistance. The w ifr,
however replied, that as they hsd but one life
to loce, they were the more decidedly bound to
defend it to the last, even under the most des
perate circumstances ; adding, that as they were
young, and by no means pitiful, they had an
additional motive for preventing their hearts
from becoming small . Then,suiting the action
to the word, the heroinp brought the foremost
warrior to 'the earth with a bullet, while her
husband, animated by a mixture of shame and
hope, disposed of two more of the enemy with
his arrows. The fourth, who had by this time
come to pretty close quarters, was ready to take
vengeance on the courageous woman with the
uplifted tomahawk, when he stumbled and fell,
and the dagger of his intended victim was buri
ed in his heart. Dismayed by the death of his
companions, the sole survivor of the assailing
party saved himself by flight, after wounding
his mail opponent by a ball in the arm. Sir
G. Simpson's Jirrative.
A HINT TO AMUSEMENT DENOUNCERS, -There
are people who would say, "Labor is not all:
we do not object to the cessation of labor a
mere provision for bodily ends: but we fear the
lightness and vanity of what you call recrea
tion." Do these people take, heed of the swift
ness of thought of the impctience of thought?
What will the great mass of men be thinking
of, if they are taught to shun amusements and
the thoughts of amusement. If any sensuality
is left open to them, they will think of that;
if not sensuality, then avarice or ferocity.
People who have nothing else to amuse them,
have been very apt to indulge themselves in the
excitement of persecuting their fellow crea
tures. Our nation, the northern part ol it es
pecially, is given to believe the sovereign effi
cacy of dullness. To be surejdullness and solid
vice are apt to go hand in hand; but then, ac
cording to our notions, dullness is in itself a
good thing. Now, if ever a people require to
be amused, it is we sad-hearted Anglo Saxons.
Heavy eaters, hard thjnkers, often given up to
peculiar melancholy of our own, with a climate
that, for months together, would frown aw&y
mirth if it could many of us with very gioomy
thoughts about our hereafter if ever there
were a people who should avoid increasing their
dullness by all work and no play, we are that
people. " They tock their pleasures sadly,"
says Froissart, "after their fashion." VVe
need not ask of what nationFroissart was speak
king. Friends in Council.
The piety the wori,d bates. It is not true
that the world hate3 piety. The modest and
unobtrusive piety which fills the heart with
all human charities, and makes a man gentle
to others and severe to himself, is an object of
universal love and veneration. But mankind
hate the lust of pewer, when it is veiled under
the garb of piety; they hate canting and hy
pocrisy; they hate advertisers and quacks in
piety: they do not chose to be insulted; they
love to tear folly and impudence from the altar,
which should only be a sanctry for the wretch
ed and the good. Sidney Smith.
Love and debt. There is very little. differ
ence between the man in love and the man in
debt. Both the debtor and the lover commence
operations by promisory notes: the forme? giv
ing bills to his creditor, and the latter sending
billets doux to his fair one. The lover bv prom
ising to cherish, is honored ith a place in the
lady's good books; and tVie debtor, by promis
ing to pay, wtnneth admission to the creditor's
ledger. Love keepeth its captive awake all
night; so doth debt. Love is unealculating,
and d bt holdeth on reckoning. The man who
oweth money is in need of brass, and so is the
swain that poppeth the question.
Marrjaoe Certificate not EvnExcE. -In
the Supreme court of Bjston, on Monday last
exceptions were sustained in the case of the
Commonwealth vs. Saml. Morris, for Adultery
on the ground thajt it was incompetent to prove
the marriage of Morris by the marriage cirtifi
catc. This is a decision of some importance.
A Q.uaker observing the burning of the brig
Colon, threw up his hands ani cried, "Poor
Colon! Alas thou art coming to a Period.
Adventure fu the Creek ' ation.
BY " OLD SOL SMITH.
Encouraged by Mirabeau B. Lamar, and otb
r eminent citizens of Georgia, (1H V2) a trav
elling company was formed fr that State our
first destination being Columbus, o.: theChat
ahoochie river. The company trav. lieu in ba
rouches, and the baggage was sen' n a large
Pennsylvania road wagon. We pa - d through
through the Creek nation about tivf vesrs pre
vious to the commencement of the d s.'urbances
which ended in sending the Indians -o Arkansas
One afternoon we halted for refn -hint-nts at
the residence of a chief, wheieaboi . one hund
red Indians were assembled, drink: tg and ca
rousing. One of our number, bv i;rr;e John
C who had undertaken to pert rm the du
ties of general caterer for the parti . purchased
a gaiion of nli'ik, and the usual que.itnni of su
gar and rum, of which ingredients, virii the ad
dition or a little grated nutmeg, he was busiiy
engaged in forming that delicious mixture well
known by Fouthren travellers, under the title of
milk punch. Now it happened Hint John had
been dreading this journey for sc-ne months,
having taken up the idea that we tVrttW most
assuredly be attacked and robbed if not mur
deredV. hite travelling through this cmc Creek
nation. My brother and myself formed a plan
to have some sport out of his fears r rid rroceed
ed to exec ite it thus: I went to the chief and
offered to give a dollar to four J :dians who
would run a mile, and "keep up " v ith the Jer
sey wagon which I pointed out t him. at the
same tims showing him the man ho was to
drive. The chief immediatelv s. reed to the
proposal, and called four young men fiom their
sports to give them their'instructii ne. While
this was going on, my brother calie; John mvs-
teriously aside, and asked him what ne had been
saying or doing to the Indians. "I have not
said a word to tbem," said John innocently,
"except to ask them lor these mat rials which
they furnished .me willingly, andchaged a pret
ty good price for, too : there, la?-e that, and
see if you do n't approve it you won't t'et such
a bowl of punch as that again in a 'lortj i can
tell you." At tint juncture I camr i an . a- k
ed our worthy caterer the same qu s'l.m pro
pounded by tny brother, and added " be Indi
ans seem to have taken offence at soffM one cf
our party." This caused John to orteVi bi f j em
a little, and his looks became somew 'im tjrii
ed. "I can't imagine who has be i xving or
doing anything to offend them." -t I eith
er," said John, "unless the tarnal f oi have ta
ken offonce at my saying thatnine' Tee a quart
was a devilish high price for milk ' " That's
it," said T, "to a certainty ; these
very renacious of their charade;, bb 1 ctnnet
bear to be charged with extortion." He e Job i
cast some anxious glances towards a group of
Indians, who seemed observing u? n'ttntiveh,
and talking aside, every now and t" en pointing
towards John, and then looking v rh' Jerstr
wagon which belonged to him am hjs family.
" What do they mean by that, I v mder ? they
seem to direct their attention entir v fM "lJjjBI
old Copp," that was the name o the horse
"I don't know what to make of it, I'm sure."
thus spoke John, while big drops A sweet be
gan to be apparrent on his brow,
ly begin to think they have some h
I do reai-
stiledesign
upon you, said I, "and now I thii. of it, I re
collect an expression of one of th m, just as I
passed those fellows with the het nets, which
confirms me in the opinion that tin y mean sorn
thing." What expression? what did tne
bloody-minded rascalssay ?"' dem?icd John in
a tremor of apprehension, not a lit 'e ;coasf 1
bj certain flourishes of the hatche! bv t he per
ages, and a low murmur that met rf.r, which
his fears interpreted into a jlea'tt or. "I
don't understand the Creek language pHrfecth,
was my rej iy, "but from what I fould rather
I am disposed to think theV are h:lr& itoeed-
ed at something end that ail fellov p- rveti to
the others, that ekrec-mlakuhooci khovrlthitk.
which translated into English me n. 'it' people
don't like the pHfcy of rr.ifk, they L d yitter not
4rwC it : to which that fellow wi.o is buehrM
this way replied : ch::cklednmnaiToti'iiiltind-
downUimblviimchooA .' which as iear a I .-an
make it out means they'll follow i m ike riv
er Chatdhaochey but they'll have r v.- ..' By
this time John s fears got the betU r ui .. leva
for punch, and he began to look roiiitd for his bat
and gloves. Pi very movement wa v k bed by
the four savages who had their it. -tnu tiom to
chase the wagon for a mile. "IT er . ' a
bit I think', for fear of accidents, ha . ue;ier
be offif you'll take care of the la li-v. ,.rid rav
for the punch, 1 11 quietly take old Cop M pet.
We agreed with him that for fear. of an-ider.:
it was best, perhaps, thet hetdmuid efferX his
escape, as he appeared to be the o; ly one of the
party the savages had any designs against.
So without even tasting the excellent punch
he had brewed, he slipped round the tarn and
put the bridle on Capt. Copp. The four Inoi
ans kept him in view all the time, br iit fu r't
ti vc appeared not to notice them. W hen be ..ad
fairly got the reins in his hands, at"! mounted
the Jersey, he cast one last look ;o ttrtfe us b
the bowl of punch, another of qu Ae differ' nt.
kind towards the four hostile sav:- Tf' p,, ! osve
the whip to old Copp. The crack tho v hir
was followed by a 6bort whoop f nv t hf- !Hi
ans, off started the Jersey, with ,!obn rmn'ng
up and lashing old Copp at ewrv
off started the four Indians in purr i
race hs seldom been seen in the Cr
Having drunk, and settled for t ht
pursued our journey at leisnte, fori
conjectures how far our frightened -would
travej, that night. About half;
the starting place we found Jul n'
cap, and began to fearsome ;
liave befallen its owner. Three a-i i
.i
BnrJi
l;""V.
n-h, pn
y vttoe
ifkoeruV i
Ipie t"ui
i ve'!:ng
rn mil -t
mile further, we found the four In lia - ..a
in the road, and tossing up iutheaii .; iei
T)7
which resembled a humnn fc-j,!p u Hqi
and earth," 1 exclaimed, " jit possih th' r w
foolsh joke has ended in the destruction of , ir
poor tnenu f Un approaching tin- Jn i
on
our fears were removed bv one of tfVm tht
:W-
ing us the scalp, which turned Ottttfi c
sera tch, that valuable article hav ng been
I
t
in-
in tuerace : ve oaia Indians ' t
ed dollar, and in return they gave n- a r r iu
yell through their lingers, which na i thfl ! "e
forest ring again.
About eight miles further on, wr r n.f -, -friend
sitting on a leg by the road-si I". t'i p -sp'ration
bursting from his bald he u .i pa
as large as bullets ('apt. Copp wa :i a r
plete foam. "Thank God !" sie3ua. thf
poor fellow, as we approached, "yo-i .
oaped tho bloody savages. IfGo. c t
don't take this matter up he's not ijwe I
take him for that's all." Having roor T- fn
his wig, and Trnove his fetrs of Miiiafte
danger, by telling him we ha! met tH ind.ans