The ladies' garland. [volume], April 08, 1826, Page 34, Image 2

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;iii ohicj‘1 ot mo !i i1 ji!i •:i \\ !ii!•>i it si > . i. mi
fv »'in! *•»! a i/ol.-.r I . :.■! tli.it p-lalrs In \\>
hml inisa !ul:i:i‘., h .:t. 1 In* - rlo.i Shll r.v. w Ii * «!*■
|> II I'll «I|| Ills 1) ill j. ,• xili'l It! I (1 Ills nU : i
happy disposition r,i," i•!n•.■ !-!’h111< <!-i■iii, \. rv
hard'I up ami pm at ion. ’! ini' 1!i ston / ■ - :
O.ii' dark an<l stormv ui^lil in uniter. a- .Ian
Si-ha Ik'-u na~ -illin/ uiili Iii- ^.mil n a'm od
hu\om v\:i.• liv tli.* lire. In* was awaked from a
t. iiisp ill doy.r In a knockin'/ a! ll.i* (In-ir ni' Iii-.
Ii'it II'' star ml up. ili'i"a back lb.- I>.>|t. ami a
-:run rer entered. 11 • n as a tall iii.in. Iml little
• on!.I In- distm/uislird *• ii!i■■ i* nf bis i tee nr li
.. u r '. as lie wore a 1 i: /<• 'lark *■ I i.ik. w 1 wli lie
l e inlrii ei| to pall in er liis li.-nl after tin- I'a
li'ill "I a cowl. " I am a p nut* traveller i saiil
i'i*' stran/cr.' ami want a iii/ht's lod/in/. W ill
‘■'in lira tit it \ir. In lie sure. , i-i-pii.'il Selial
km.) but I am at rani \ mr eli"er will lie but
s any. 11 ill y in emu ■ sinner vniMni/lil ha\e
la red better. >il ilnwn. how.-wr. ami eat nf
ivliat is left." lie- 11 a v .-Her tank linn at l.is
ward, am) in a sb ml tint • aft'-m irds retired In
li.s linnible sleeping* pi.ire. 111 til*' lliornill/ as
li ■ was about to depa‘1, le adv.ineed ton arils
S. li ilken. ami /i\ mil' linn lim baml. tIris address
ed linn : " It is m*edl ‘ss lor \ -in, m\ /ood triend,
to knou wlio I am ; but of this be assured, that
I can and will In- /ratel'u!; for wlnm the rich
and tin' powerful (nr.I in - last ni/lil from
tlirir inhospitable /ntes, von welcomed in • as
man sknnlri n el omf mm. and looked with an
i ye oi pity on tin de- dale ti audler in tin- storm.
I /rant y ou three e, islies He tlnw whit tIn-\
m il. tlio.se wishes sh d| lie "ratified " Non
''ch i!,ten dill ii il eerlainly |>i11 11111ch faith in
these [ir imises. hut -till In- ihoii^lil it tin' ~:i!",• -t
pi,111 to make 11 i:t! (it tim 1111 ; :i:i.i ueenrdindv.
hno.ui 1 • > f• >;i-ii!• ■ r h in hr ~}i• i■.11.1 ijv his wide-s,
l;ii* w■:*' ;i in:*ti who li:nl I'm or no ainhitlous
*■ le w s'; ;11111 was colttriitrii with t [i• ■ w a \ o| h fe
HI which lie III! Iirrtl III oU;llt lip. In I'.irt. he
was 'I* "i'll -atl'lied with III' situation. thill hr
h id Hot the least iin-liiiiiti<in to lose :i 'i,ir|,. ||;,V
ijt lit' l.ilioi loll' rM'triirr ; hut. on thi‘ routc,ir\
had :t vry sincere wish to :■•!<] ;i few v.-ai-s to
those which lie was destined to In This r av
rise to " isli tin- til'd •• lot m v wife ami mv "'ll
hve i lie saiil) lilty \ ears 1 inner than nature has
(lesion '(I : *• It 'hall I"- tlutie.” erieil the 'trim
O'l' Whilst Selialken was paz/lintr his liraiu
lor a see.onil wish. In- hethmidit him that a pea;
tree, which was in hi' little ;;ardeii. hail hern
despoiled of its fruit. to tli" no small detriment
ol tie' said tree, and grievous disappointment
oj its owner '‘ I’m mv sceonil wi'h. riant that
whoever clnnhs mv pear tree d. dl not ha\ ■
power to leave it until mv perim-- i in I e ;;n en.
1 his was also assented to Schalki u was a
miter man. amt liked to sit down and dial with
his wile of 111 eienrno ; hut she was a hustlin';
body, and often jumped tin in the midst of a eon
» • ■ I5mI -!• • h i -1 only hrnnl !-:i or lu*[\ <• j
?I,; '■’!’! 11 * ! ■ i; ‘ tali' of -**l 11 i • • i I ‘ <};i V j *1.: J j
1' r- ifi '» - >{ hi !)„• ! '•:! h I!! 1 S'» I * r • J '* f 1 j
J " lli • ami If was *i**i« r*«.;i.. j. u »» osJihh-, J ,
{" ;i j .-iirrcno* of th naisinr. \\'4• • i ;
this oi•» M*i in vww. h<* anpr *:l•*h* :I <•!••«* • to tin* ■
'* ?| • am; : ! :: !•>*.% u Sn-|• r t.*M Sii.ii his third [
:: • ! 1'1 \\ i- : : that U ho«H • r s;it lli a • * . it I 'i! , r 1
’i” in hi ■ >*houi i not 1» • : t » nh>\ • • "it
"i it "iit! it. ^lin'ihl i*'.* s<‘ him v, or.! —
! 1 • w.-!» Vvis ! to i‘V ih" Iravi il v !i >.
i* m *i:*. • po'i'!,;-. »! * * j»■ i ■ ‘ i •! on Ins w iv. - -
\ ' 11’ "•*•« i Oi. . ill-1 Ills ! ; - J t’.Vt) ui'ii -s ||.|;|
h i i 111 \ ;ri'. til: <} i (»i!"n «I * • t: * i •. i ? i • 111 i • ■ \« s j
in i• • s tire, ami hi, win- on h»r chair. Th"
tl‘o" V’ is ;i i * j»*'. >ar i i::»/ .'J o t!m |i!o.n-' of
i 'M.o-v ,:y v>,.’.)!•! !».• f :i-.h •• I or nr v m inn • »* —
If ii i,»>•• n i 111 tf th' i•:r111 ihrvs oi iin- !i>!n nnan
ami In-, u il" hi" tin; sato»- l iwv were sitting
f• !*»*r on the i vr.iiu^ o:' th ■ *lr»\ that made '
him 7 yrai s :: ad Mmt jt* 7.* wars of \\ h n
tin’ moon that was shining liirmi^li t!m wimioa
oi th" hn! sccin«‘il sii'lih‘ti!\ t • hr o\t m uni -1 i »• < I,
ami tin* stars ro Iwd <I *\\ 11 tin- darh clo.sds ami
I ay ii'hinm.V oil t‘i" smlarr ol tin* <;:••• o,, o. ••
whirli was spread an unnatar: i r i•,
: i: • •
I»»•»!!u:»» 11h* ski■1 s :ipprarrd to hr mast mi n\
tli<‘ w i n: I -. :i iif i u »■!••• In ;t\ i n vC onu a rd. u ith tin-ir
nullity u;ivrs ol «■ it>«i«!. I5u U dropm i «].•:i»1
from liic houghs, and thr <;»!i:t* of tin* firr>
turn* *1 I > ;i pal** r**«1. All <«■»• in• d Jo pi -^nosii 1
<‘ttr lis«- approach ol Drat!;: ami in a I \\ im
ii'itafterwards '»:in* «-n*hr < ;ii;.**. i!>
was. lii)\vi»v,T. vrry liill’rn-fit iVom all that tin
worthy cniiplr hn<l heard or Iinrird o' him
II- was rrrtainiv rather thin, ami had vn\ hi
th* colour. hint h*‘ was wrll • 1 r»* - - • • 1, aid his dr
p >rtinrjil \v;t that ol a Ur'fiihman. l'. tui;i^ \ •
ry |> »!it• ly to tin- arum nt pair. In- tol l tin in In*
in • i r| \ /• aim* w-;V(. notice that hy ri^Iil tin \
''haul I lit\ t hr! • n-.r.-d to him or- that das , hut a
!»it\ u * i“'p.ir v\.is granted, and uh-’i! lloi
| H-rii >• J hid r \ j 111 * d, hr diouid \i-it them a^ain.
II ■ tli a \m!k ! au ay. and the moon, and thr
'‘tar'i, an-l.tli** ,A:d-*r*». asMimrd 1 Strip natural np
pa'.racer. !*'«»r the nr\l tiltv ya-:u*s r\ <;\ till. „
P i"s(v| Oil as < j51ir d\ a.-, hrforr ; hilt as ! i>• 1 111 ;
dim 11i;■!l I.Ji* thr appointed advent ol Death,
dan am" thoughtful. and hr I«* 11 no pleasure
at tin id.-a ol tin* antirip.ttr ! \ isil. Thr d.tv
arrivr.d. and Death came, preceded hv titr -at u
horrors as on thr tanner occasion. “Wrll.
"•ood I aivs. you now ran haw no objection to
accompany mr : ior n>^nrrdl\ \<m have hither
to hrrn hijdils j>n\ih ,;rd. and Itavr li\rd Ion
< uoit"h Thr old dame v»r;>! and dim"' frrh!\
to her husband. if hi1 !:*:11***11 they were to
In- 41!\ IiI♦ *11 alter passing awa\ from the * arth on
which they had dwell >o lonu, and mi happil\ to
SX,,tSl«,f. Poor Selialkeji ;:|s,) looked \ e | \ llowtl
cast, and mn\«• d after Heath hat "!o\vl\. As
they passed h\ .fan's garden. !e- turned to take
a la^t loo!; ai ;l, when a sudd-m thought struck
In m. Ilf called to I) a ti» and said. *• Sr. allow
nif to pi 51ios< something to > o.u. Our : »urne\
i- a louy; one. and tve have no provisions ; j am
too infirm, or I would elimh yonder pear tree,
and « i!■ e a 'toek nl it" best fruit witii ib ; \ou
a if active and oh|i,:m, , and ’.'.ill. I am sun-. Sir.
uei it lor us.'1 O'.tth. with "Teat condfscen
"ion. comolifdjttbd a-crn<Iin£ the tre*-, gather
ed a ^reat nutBKv oi |ii ;ir>t which h» threw
down to ol«! S.dvdkfU and id- nil' . \t I. mph
It * d oeiioin d upon descdi. hoa'. hul to hi-' si«r
prise and appoint eoj|st, i-,, iIm-.)' err'd
th.it h« was immovealdf . nor would dan allow
!>'"! l; • d*e tie; mmi lie had given them a
pi unis.- i| In ini* another half eenturv.
Phf\ j 'rvred on in the old wav tor fifty vears
more, and Heath came to the day lie was h\
ii » !• i■ a ns mi }» *111<* as In* i»;t• I formerly 1 »i * i». for
' • • S'i*'11mt Sdialkrn had juil i:*>on )«ini otfmd
< <! his dignity and hurt his pride not a little.—
»* -»1 * - *’ til. s ! i* 1 11*-. *' \ Oil Ils.'tl me scurvilv
‘ ‘ ‘• i• »’ d,.y. ' Heath thinks i.• 11 v< rv little of
ho;. ) • -m' 1 ;tin now determined to lose
ho. ! :.i! -: ‘'in.'."
•1 * ’ at |jU tah! v, hii-dv employed
m 'i.'io . w !a n Death entered. ({.• raised
a hi • s .Tui’ inky, anti tin* p» n trembled in
h‘- han ! ■ . if thus add re >s*i Imn, •* I conhss
that in, h inn r conduct towards you merits
hi * ‘ it‘‘. i ''-it ! v r d on* wV !i such knaveries now,
am! h.ivr man ! to know that lift* is of little.
Worth, am! that I a t\ s en » non-li of it, Still.
ha'.: f i;uir this um Id, I .d mu Id him to do all the
! 1 can. an 1 was en^a^ed wIhm you ani\ed
ii) makm.r a will, t!i:v« a poor lad, v.ho has been
always kind to us. may ree< ivc this hut and mv
boat. Sul!, r me hut to finish whai l have hr
;rin. and I >hail cherrlullv follow uIutcut you
may 1 ad. I*ray sit down. in a few minutes m\
t.mk will he ended." Death, thus appealed to.
could rehiM* no ! Mtu.'cr. and -rated himself in a
‘ hi* n . ii om w Inch he found it as di die til I to rise as
he had lornmily to descend from the pear tree,
i im fihrrati n was bought at the expense of an
• o' 1 i ‘. o a a! lilt \ \ ears, at the end of whirl) period,
and exactly on their hirth day. dan Srhalken
and liis wife do d »juietly in their hed, and tl.e
vall v.: h r tl.nv.--d Mv. I\ in the little village. m
XV!11• * 11 tii»*\ had lived I >0;; enough to he coils!
o i -d the tathrr and mother of all its inliabi
t mt-.
SS-SS3 T%AV22iSiSS£.
P.I'.I.I.’S MI'S! HVATIONS ON ] 1A1 \ .
Ital.HM scenery has often been thi.* theme (if the
N'jiitr a.ul em|:lo\ t il the nui;;ic pencil of* the
p:;.liter. N’oi1 l;:n it been unnoticed !)\ the n >h< ;
proser. It never i..IK to inspire 11:.* brightest ef
tbrts of :v rich im.epnvi *r», in *• thouy!its that i»r« j f*.
1 w.iiiN that bum.” In 11.,• Miiv n;n of }V>
r icfn I .i’erutiov ami t-for l-bt.ian, w*
find viir.c inleiv-lim;- >h -o li ~ of Ituhan .sceiscr*,
and we !ia\e ^iven a • ,> • on n < ■ ’lie r.u'hor’s ini
mitable pout r of dev . ption. 11*.• sketch, tlion^ ;
a mpht-sc. no, e; a p'lov. i.c; on -, rich in variety of
suvn^lh . n.i c:.Ui’ii.'..'. It d.-scribes
\ Ni'./l r IN rLOM’.NC K.
1 iMVi'IMH;: 1 i 1 • ■ uirat dlltl'i' of tl|C riiv.
alow-'tisa t'dark, a d from llw In i-lit of ihe
luiddiun's. I |i;i"(‘t! :• 5• ji;. lii >0 uiiiurnsi' nli
iicrs nidi sii .uijjc |r,In./ , I' > oliiudr. ;iif in
(!i I’liin. ;is if tlw ;ray ami [ii aplnl world Inn] vu
ni'lidl. ami th'sr n'loomy inrun ntos ni l|,r [ms;
alom- rmiainrd. Il was nia'Iit. and in iliis dis
taut sjint not a soul was stirring. not a foot was
Imaril, uiicit. on i']o-ii!i; a narrow idl'-v. i!it
|nos|id-t siiili.'i-iih opemot. and the s] inline ra\»
of the mil mo'.n. failin'' with a soil,.nod lia’lit
among tin' luaatlicdit monnni''nt' of ancient
times. disjiiared a sph-ndid scene.
vt that moment tin- town- hell of tli«» jars
'■ ii -t.ir'k loud and Iona, tolling wills a slow
and in amir motion, s. imimr. from tin- edict 0|
ii', ri I 11: oi. to rovrr and till tlm whole city ;
I'Vi-n In tin- day t-iis !,• II is distinguished from
a nr I ev r hen r,l ; lint in lim dead > i! < • i h * i? of to
nigld d ' 'uniji d foil ami vl.-nui, !m11u■ ; .