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4,' M t e r n a l Vigilance is t ii e, r r i c e o f Liberty.'"
PANOLA, ML, SATURDAY, APRIL 2G, 1815.
The Wind
The wind is a bachelor,
Merry and free,
lie roves at his pleasure
O'er land and o'er sea;
lie ruflles ihe lake,
And he kisses the flower,
And he sleeps when he lists
In a jasamin bower.
He gives to the cheek
Of the maiden its bloom,
lie tastes her warm kisses,
Enjoys their perfume,
Hut. t ruanl-like, often
The sweets that he sips
Are lavished next moment
On lovelier lins!
,
i,ie aaed.
11(1 walcliM her breathing thro' the night
Her breathing soft and low,
!,n lfr breast the wave of life
K,?Pl heaving to and fro.
So s'-en'ly we seemed to speak,
So slowly moved, about,
As u' h'1 lent ''er half our powers
To eliU hcr ucinK out.
t,r very hopes belied our fears,
."r f(ars onr hoPes belied:
Wo Mioticht her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
iT"V. - l- t . t .
1 " ui: u.umj uimiinu sau,
An-J chill with early showers.
Her quiet eyelids closed; she had
An other morn than ours.
I E S C E L L A i' E O f I .
Kiss Mc.
A L'ood and true stcrv is told bv
'
some of our wags of a very respectable
gentleman. Judge
wno was a j
i
few years since a candidate for a cer j
tun county office, m Mississippi. Judge j
-was
traversing
the aforesaid
county in order to make himself ac-
quainted with fellow citizens, as is usu-
ft, wUh candlcla,cs bcforc lhe 1c f
n'ce in a11 lJ10 southern part of the
Union. And indeed so common has bc-
corno ihe nraciirc. that tin soii-mm,lfl
have complained of being frequently
annoyed. Among others, Judge
visited farmer C , who seemed to
treat him with unusual civilly. With
all the kind-hearted hospitalit' of the
Mississippi planter, he possessed an o
pen blunt cordiality, well calculated to
facinatc the visitor, and particularly
one m search of votes.
parmpr B met the Judge on
' the door step, invited him in, &c. In
iace
t,-i., -r i,.An
The Judge
Q -
arose and bowed.
"Kiss her, Judge," continued farmer
13 , The Judge very graciously
saulej ajy rj.
"My daughter, uJdge-
The Judge bowed as gracefully as
possible and smiled most handsomely
."Kiss her, Judge." The Judge was
a little surprised, but not abashed, and
saluted the young lady with all the
modesty and which so. delicate a piece
of gallantly would warrant.
"Now," said farmer B "Judge,
you have kissed my wife, and you have
kissed my daughter, suppose you kiss
ME!!!
The Judge fainted. '
A good wife exhibits her love for her
husband by trying to promote his wel
fare, and by administering to his com
fort. A mean wife 'dears' and 'my loves1
her husband and would'nt sew a button
to his coat to keep him from freezing.
A sensible wife looks for her enjoy
ment athome asillyonee abroad.
A wise girl, would win a lover by
practising those virtues which secure
admiration when personal charms have
failed. ...
A simple girl endeavors to recom
mend herself by the exhibition of fnv
oloas accomplishments and mawkish
sentiment, which are as shallow as her
i
minu.
A good girl always respects herself,
and therefore always possesses the res
nect of others.
Always attend to yonr avocation,
nlehousesand artful women.
1 Kindness kindles the fire of friend-
chin A kiss always avails more than
1
Love ladies, Mook before you lea r,?
and eschew Wferisni.
V
m
Ho are eloquent about oppression
on a large scale wc deprecate the ty
rany of government, which, after all,
extends but to few, and yet how little
pity is bestowed upon those who suffer
from the worst of tyrany in daily prac
tice, in daily life. What grievances
would most family histories disclose!
how much kindly feeing wasted by the
arbitrary cruelties of temper! I say
cruelties; for what torture of rack or
wheel can equal that of words? Take
the anrials ofthe majority of earth for
a twelvemonth, and we should be amaz
ed at the quantity of wretchedness that
would be writ in them if writ truly.
A CAXAL ADVENTURE.
BY SOLITAIRE.
Oh, haple?i our fate was, pach one and ail,
For we were wreck-cd on tho Erie Canal."
Old Ballad.
On an evening in the month of July,
1C36, I embarked at Lockport, in com
pany with some fourteen passengers,
on board an Erie Canal packet, destin
ed f or Rochester. It will be remember
ed that this was'during the great mi
grating period in the United States,
when all nations and pursuits had rep
resentatives on our principal travelling
routes. Our party was no sooner a-
It l.l .1 -tils'. ....
uuum man n-.u uuiu vvapiain gaveine
word, ihe horses were got " under-
weigh, ho feathers set. and all hands !
.it ., . . n
called to pick out their shelf asi.v-foot !
, . . . !
uy-one convenience, suspended by cords j
linon wllifk I l.pir clnu n.l ihvoii !
i .nun hj i c.u i.i.u u n a v iitia- t ,
r- vi T w trtm 1 , 1" . I 1
a !r...;
cu-uia iui iiiu in" iii. uauei never
'"-a'lJ tl uii-'iitir cuiiiusion oi tongues
than this ca scl wa Bul
llieni aj was i j s;ivcr tones of
-
travelling exquisite, pipin-out
i aw am firs, c rea,ivT
i j
claim pwior choice I do, demd if I
donV
Happening to be first on the regis
ter, it was accorded, and the captain
suggested a locker birth, as tho most
comfortable.
" f-JOj tto ! dem, teg "Vou-a pawden,
Cap'en," shouted the exquisite, " some
gwos fat, individual, might get on the
a upa self and bweak down, I should
be mangled howibly."
"Jabers, I'd like to hcv thesqazin' of
him, mcsilf," said a burly Irishman.
"They'd better spill a little smellin'
stuff on the pesky an;mal, or he'll spile
before morn in'," chimed in a Yankee.
After sundry remarks at the exqui
sites expense, and considerable confu
sion, all were duly ticketed for the
night, and commenced piling themselves
away like pledges in a pawnbroker's
shop. Jonathan and the Irishman care
lessly spread themselves upon a couple
of long cane-bottomed settees, which oc
cupied the centre of the cabin, and in
a very brief space of lime, the compa
ny hushed into silence, save an occasion
al short blessing bestowed upon the
short berths. When all appeared to
have dropped into forgctfulness, the head
of a way passenger was thrust into the
cabin entrance with the enquiry
" Is there any berths here ?"
Sure, this is the ginllcmens cabin,"
answered the Irishman.
"Well, I want to know if there are
any berths here ?" answered the en
quirer. Divil a chance for one here," was
the response ; " don"t I tell ye this is
the gintlemens cabin ?"
This conversation partly aroused
the sleepers, who enquired ofthe Eme
raldcr what was the row ?
"Some botherin' docthur," was the
sleepily muttered reply.
All soon again relapsed intoqniet ; -
snore began to answer snore, in " high
and boastful blowing? and I turned
myback to the lamp for the purpose of
making a somnolent effort, individually.
After tossing and turning for some time,
I found that the plentiful supper taken
at Lockport had ; entered a veto against
sleep Tor mc, and every effort failed to
accomplish more than a drowsy lethar
gy, which still left the senses partially
awake. A strange bumping noise aid.
cd to keep mc in this state, and I . was
laboring to assign a cause for the sound,
when a voice distinctly cried out
"It's no use a pumpm', Captin1, and I
7 in
WOIl l -U'-- liiu aiiitv tiiivi '
. The concluding part of this remark
started my senses into activity, and af
ter an effort,-1 tnrned round on my foot-
wide couch and took a survey of" my
mw the
sieep,s p-.u.-, - -
voice affected them ; but not a muscle
o
NO 15.
moved all were chorussing beautifully
the lays of dreamland. The certainly
of our "sinking and be dern'd," was
soon apparent, for the light of the lamp,
suspended from the ceiling of the cabin,
soon began to be reflected from the floor
the waters were quietly stealing upon
the unconscious sleepers. My first im
pulse was to sound the alarm, but, for
tunately, possessing a" top shelf," and
conscious that we could sink but a few
feet, I held my peace untill the water
should incrcace its depth, being sure 5f
fun when I gave the signal.
A pair of boots now commenced a ve
ry fair forward-two to a boot-jack which
was busily engaged executtnga chassez
before a nodding hat, stockings were
wiggling about, as if pleased with the
fun, and, in a few minutes more, all
was a scene of life among the sleepers,
" unconsidered trifles " k'of wardrobe
cast upon the floor. The water having
reached within in a few inches of the
slumbering pair upon the cane-bottomed
settees, I sounded the alarm by shout-
" Murder! boat's sinking ! hurrah !
help P
Off tumbled the Irishman and Yankee
splash ! dash ! flounder and excla
mation !
, Houly Vigin ! what' this ?" enqui-
fpd P.if
u n n ,. ,,, ... tT
re-a-tion and deluge ' shouted Jon
3 '
athan.
"Good gwacious !' piped in the dan-
y
Dou" hpped the tenants of the
n i r r -i .
a family vault at
ii !i-"iitJ r:i i r suit nr. niri n inpu rnru
O o 1 o ' ..v
ped, light as spirits and twice as natu.
ral, the instant their pedal extremities
touched the. water.
"Take lcool, gentlemen, shouted a
Westerner from a top berth "These
are the canal extras."
A lady, at . this moment, parted the
curtains of their cabin- the Emeralder,
with true. gallantry, seiz-eJ her in his
arms, -with a shout of u Riscue the la
dies !"' and bore her out on deck, Jon
athan, not to be outdone by a foreigner,
stood ready for the second, but her
weight, (only 200 lbs.,) put a stamper
on his gallantry. Yankee ingenuity,
however, overcame the difficulty : by
making a bridge of the cane settees, the
ladies were safely conducted from their
watery quarters. It was a funny scene
on deck, that night, and little ceremony
was observed in making a toilet, None,
however, seemed to take the matter se
riously, but the dandy he had lest all
his beautifying essentials, in the confu
sion, and was almost frightened to death
at his hair-breadth ascape.
Jonathan was offering him some
crumbs of comfort, to induce , him to
make a purchase for his fnture safety.
" I, II tell you w hat mister," says Jon
athan, " jest buy one of my everlastin'-
no-drownin-dry-and-water-tight-life-pre
sarvers and when you get it fixed
right it'll keep you so dry you'll have
to sprinkle yourself to slick together.
A sketch of Santa Anna.
The recent revolution in Mexico, to
gether with the overwhelming changes
in the fortunes of Santa Anna, have im
parted fresh interest to the life of a
man, whose career has been so extra
ordinary ; and who but the olher day
"the observed of all observers"
with the destinies of a nation in his
hands, is now, it may be nresmed, little
better than a fugitive and an outlaw.
The more immediate events in his his
tory, have been full of stirring excite
ment. His capture by the Texansj his
release, his return to Mexico in an A
merican national vessel, his overthrow
of Bustamente, his re election as presi
dent, his loss of a leg in defence of Vera
Cruz, his new movement for the re-con
quest of Texas, the death of his wife,
his speedy marriage to another, the late
popular outbreak, his tyranical conduct
towards the Mexican congress, the hdel
ity to him of a large body of followers,
iVia noninacifv of his resistance, his re
peated attacks on Peubla, and finally, if
the last accounts be:true, oi nis negoua
tinn for surrender. The conduct of his
countrjmen in relation to hisamputated
ief must be pronounced brutal and dis
graceful, md will long be remembered
as a cowardly manifestation of popular
fury. Brantz Mayer, in his interest
in work on Mexico, gives an account
ofthe burial of his leg. Ue arrived at
f s.jnrisc, as they
nc cny b y J ;
commenced firing in honor oi the day,
which was to be celebrated by an en
tombment of the remains of the shatter
ed limb. The principal streets wer
covered with awning; the military
were out in all their finery, the officers
of government mingled in the proces
sion ; and the limb of the president bu
ried in 1838, afterwards buried at Ve
ra Cruz, was disintered and brought
to the capital in 1842, laid in a chrys
tal vase, borno to the cemetry of Santa
Paula, where it was deposited in a monu
. ment prepared to receive it, by the com
mand ofthe general ofthe Mexican ar
my . A solemn eulogium on the presi
dent was then pronounced by a distin
guished Mexican, and the ceremonies in
honor of the precious relic were conclu
ded. What a contrast have recent e
vents presented ! . The leg has been
torn from its place of repose, and kick
ed about the streets ! A statue of San
ta Anna, which had been placed on a
beautfut column, has been thrown down
and trampled upon ! -
A writer in the New Orleans Tropic,
who was a witness to the revolution in
the city of Mexico, speaks of the assem
bly of the people in front of the Pluzza.
'Shouts of vivas,' he says, from
twice ten thousand voices rent the air,
clenched and uplifted hands and gestic
ulations of the most determined charac
ter, indicated the deep seated enthusi
asm of the vast multitude. It was in.
deed a tremendous spectacle. I witness
ed many men so impressed and affected
at the sight, that the tears were stream,
ing down their faces. It was a motly
scene. The Mexicaan gentlemen, the
merchant, the lepero, in his many color
ed clothing, the officer in his gorgeous
regimentals, soldiers, crowds of young
men, women, and boys, all combined to
furnish a spectacle which those who
witnessed it and the intense enthusiasm
which appeared to burn in every one,
will never forget. But a few months
before, Santa Anna visited the theater
in his splended state carriage, encom
passed by other carriages, and followed
by about seventy lancers. Two rows
ofgrenadiers were stationed the whole
length ol the enterance to the theater,
making a lane for the general-in-chief
to pass. There was hardly any under
six feet fine looking men. The thea
ter outside was brilliantly illuminated ;
splendid transparancies with the in
scriptions Patron of this edifice,'
Hero of Tampico,' Hero of Vera
Cruz,' Siempre Vendecor,' or always
a conqueror r'theseand Urmtar" brilli
ancies formed a dazzling spectacle.
But the transparency that towered a
bove the rest, was a full length portrait
of Santa Anna crowned with laurel by
the genius of .victory, who was seen ho
vering over his head. This was re
cently torn down by the mob, and con
verted into a kind of broom with which
the streets were swept. Mr. Mayer, in
his work already quoted from, describes
Santa Anna as about six feet high, well
made and of graceful bearing, and
stumping along on an old fashioned
wooden peg, having rejected as uncom
fortable, all the mock legs with patent
springs, that had been presented to him.
His dress on all public occasions wa9
that of a high officer of the army, and
his Veast was covered with richly gem
med decorations. 1 His brow,' (we
here quote from Mr. Mayer's descrip
tion, written in 1042,) shaded with
black hair somewhat sprinkled grey, is
by no means lofty, bnt narrow and
smooth. His head, although rather
small, and too long for its breadth, has
a marked and boldly defined outline, in
dicating talent and resolutton. His note
is straight and well shaped, and his
brows knit in a line over close ond brill
iant eyes, which are said to flash with life
when roused to passion. Iliscomplex
on is dark and sallow, and his tempera
ment evidently billious. His mouth is
the most remarkable feature. Its prom
inent expression when at rest, is that
of mingled pain and anxiety. In perfect
repose, you would think him looking on
a dying friend, with whose sufferings he
was deeply but helplessly sympathising.
There is no vindictiveness, ferosity or
ill temper in his expression.1 -
In another part of his work, Mr.
Mayer says : As we passed the front
of the national palace, from out ofthe
main portal dashed fifty gaily capari
sioned hussars, followed by a coach
richly Jdecked with crimsoned velvet
and gold) drawn by four white horses,
and driven by a Yankee cochman.
Behind these dashed fifty more hussars ;
while at the side of the coach, six aids
reined in their spirited chargers. There
is but one person in the vehicle. His
dress is that of a general oi divison,
with red facings and gold emdroideries,
lie wears a number of decorations k
round his neck '.' while a meda.1 Viazin
with diamonds, voted tQ "Viun by th na "
lion, rests on his bosom. His sword
handle is studded with diamonds and hit