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THE COLUMBUS TIMES.
VOLUME I.]
GRAIN AND CHAFF.
ANGEH,—Bv Miss Mart E. Lee.
Deep, deep in the cell
Os the heart, where it broodeth,
Keep the dark passion pent,
That so often liitrudeth ;
No charm has fair childhood,
Youth’s bright face hath none,
When unsubdued anger
The mastery hath won.
Be gentle ! be gentle !
’l’lie lender young flower
Boweth down in meek grace.
When the storm-cloud doth lower ;
So the spirit, that calmly
Bears on through all wrong,
Owns wealth, hich will serve it
The wide world along.
Oh! wear it, oh! wear it,
Amid this earth’s fever,
The Ireasure, good temper ,
’ F will fail thee, oh ! Never;
The best of ail weapons
’ F will prove in life’s field,
For ’neath its sweet influence
The sternest oft y ield.
If thou need’st to be angry,
Ah! let thy heart eherish
Resentment ’gainst self,
Till thy vices all perish;
But break not for others
Thy temper’s strong chain,
Or the blow, in rebounding,
May barm thee again.
Charleston, S. C., June, 1841.
I HE STORY OF THE CALIPH STORK.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.
I.
Ciiasid, Caliph at Bagdad, sat comfortably
upon bis sofa, on a beautiful afternoon, lie
bad slept a little, for it was a hot day, and be
seemed very cheerful after liis nap. lie smo
ked from a long pipe of rose-wood, sipped now
and then a little coffee, which a slave poured
out for fnm, and stroked bis beard each lime
contentedly, as though he relished it greatly.
It was plain, in short, that the Caliph was in a
good humor. About this hour, one could very
easily speak with him, lor he was always then
very miid and affable; on which account, it
was the custom of his Grand Vizier, Manzor,
to visit him every day about this time. He
came indeed, on this afternoon, but be seemed
thoughtful, which was very unusual with him.
The Caiiph took his pipe a, little from his
mouth, and said: “ Grand Vizier, why is thy
countenance so troubled !”
The Grand Vizier crossed his arms over
bis breast, bowed himself before his lord, and
answered: “My lord, whether my counten
ance is troubled, I cannot say ; but below the
castle there stands a merchant, who has such
tine wares, that I am vexed, because 1 have
so little money to spare.”
The Caliph, who for a long time past had
desired to confer a favor on Ins Grand Vizier,
despatched his black slave to bring up the
merchant. The slave soon returned with him.
The merchant was a lit tie stout man, with a
dark brown face, and in ragged altire. lie
carried a chest, in which lie bad various kinds
of wares; pearls and rings, richly inlaid pis
tols, goblets and combs. The Caliph and his
Viz.er looked them all over, and the former
purchased, at last, some beautiful pistols for
himself and Manzor, and a comb for the wife
of the Vizier. As the merchant was about to
pack up bis chest again, the Caliph espied a
little drawer, and asked, whether there was
also merchandise in that. The merchant drew
out the drawer, and showed therein a box
filled with a blackish powder, and a paper with
strange writing upon it, which neither the
Caliph nor Mauzur could read. “I received
these things !rom a merchant, who found them
in the streets of Mecca,” said he. ‘ I know
not what they contain. They are at your ]
service for a trifling price, lor i can do nothing j
with them.” The Caliph, who liked to have i
old manuscripts m his library, even ii he could !
notread them, purchased box and writing, and j
dismissed ihe merchant. But it occurred lo
the Caliph, that he would like to know the
meaning of the writing, and he inquired of the
Vizier whether he knew any one who could
decipher it. “Most worthy lord and master,”
answered the latter, “near the great mosque,
there dwells a man who understands ail lan
guages; he is called ‘‘Selim the Wise;” send
for him; perhaps lie can interpret these mys
terious characters.”
The learned Selim was soon brought.—
“Selim,” said the Caliph, “they say thou art
very learned; peep now into this writing, lo
see whether thou canst read it; and if thou
catist, thou shall have a rich new garment;
if thou canst not, thou shalt have twelve blows
upon thp ear, and rive and twenty upon the
soles of the lect ; for in that case, thou art
without the right to be called “Selim tin;
Wise.” Eel im bowed himself and said, “Thy
will be done, my lord ” Fora long lime he
considered the writing, then suddenly ex
claimed : “That is latin, my loid ; or may I be
hanged!” “Say what it means,” commanded
the Caliph, “if it he Latin.”
Selim commenced to translate : “Oh man,
thou who liiuiest this, praise Allah for his good
ness ! Whoever snuffs of the powder of this
box, and says thereupon, “Mutabor,” will have
the power to change himself into any animal,
and will understand aiso the language of ani
mals. If he wishes again to return to his
human form, lie must bow himself three times
toward tiie east; and repeat tlie same word ;
but beware, when thou art transferred, that
thou iaughest not, otherwise the magic word
will disappear completely from thy memory,
and thou wilt remain a beast.”
When Selim the Wise had read this, the
Caliph was delighted beyond measure. He
made the sage swear that he would disclose
tiie secret to no one, presented him with a
rich garment, and dismissed him. But to his
Grand Vizier, he said: “That I call a good
purchase, Manzor. I can scarcely restrain
my delight, until lam a beast. Early to mor
row morning, come thou hither; we will go
together into the field, snuff a little out of my
box, and then listen to what is said in the air,
and iu the water, in the wood and in the field.”
ii.
On the following morning, the Caliph had
scarcely breakfasted, -and dressed himself,
when the Grand Vizier appeared, to accom
pany him upon his walk, as he had command
ed. The Caliph placed the box with the magic
powtler in his girdle, and having directed his
train to remain behind, he set out alone with
his Grand Vizier. They went first through
the spacious gardens of the Caliph, and looked
around, but in vain, for some living thing, that
they might try their trick. The Vizier at last
proposed that they should go farthor on, to a
pond, where he had often seen many of those
animals called storks, which, by their grave
appearance, and their continual ciacking, had
always excited Ins attention.
The Caliph approved the proposal of his Vi
zier, and they went together to tiie pond.—
When they had arrived there, they saw’ a
stork walking gravely up aud down, looking
for frogs, and now and then clacking away
something to himself. At the same time they
saw also, far above m the air, another stork,
hovering over the place.
“I wager my beard, most gracious master,”
said the Grand Vizier, “that these two long
footed feiiows are about carrying on a fine
conversation with one another. What if we
should become storks !”
“Well said !” replied the Caliph. “But first
let us consider, once more, how we are to be
come men again. True ! three times must
we bend toward the east, and say, Mutabor ;
then I am Caliph again, and thou Vizier. But
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1841.
for heaven's sake, do not laugh, or we are
lost !”
While the Caliph was thus speaking, he
saw the other stork hover over their heads,
and slowly descend toward the earth. He
drew the box quickly from his girdle, took a
good pinch, and offered it to the Grand Vizier,
who aiso snuffed it, and both cailed out, “Mu
tabor !”
Their legs then shrivelled up, and became
thin and red ; the beautiful yellow slippers of
the Caliph and of his companion were chan
ged into ill slnpen stork’s feet; their arms
were turned into wings; their necks were
lengthened out from their shoulders, and be
came a yard long; their beards had disappeared,
and their bodies were covered with suit leath
ers.
“You have a beautiful beak,” said the Ca
liph, after a long pause of astonishment. “By
the beard of the Prophet!—l have never seen
any thing like it in my life !”
“1 thank you, must humbly,” returned the
Grand Vizier, while he made his obesiance ;
“but if it were permitted, I might assert that
your highness looks even more handsome as a
stork, than as a Caliph. But come, if it please
you, let us listen to our comrades yonder, and
find out whether we actually understand the
storkish language.”
In the meanwhile, the other stork had reached
the ground. He trimmed his feet with his
beak, put his feathers in order, and advanced
to his companion. The two new storks has
tened loget near them- and to their surprise,
overheard the following conversation :
“Good morning, Lady Longdegs ! Already
so early upon the meadow ?”
“Thank you, dear Chattlobeak! I have
had only a slight breakfast. You would like,
perhaps, a piece of duck, or the leg of a frog V’
“Much obliged, but I have no appetite to
day. I have come upon the meadow for a
very different purpose. lam to dance to day
before some guests of my father’s, and I wish
to practice here a little, qu.etly to myself.”
The young stork immediately jumped about
the field, with singular motions. The Caliph
and Mansor looked on with wonder; but as
she stood in a picturesque attitude upon one
foot, and fluttered her wings graceful,y, they
could no longer contain themselves ; an irre*
sistible laughter burst forth from their beaks,
from which they could not recover themselves
for a long time. The Caliph first collected
hitnself.
“That was a joke, now,” lie exclaimed, “that
is not to be purchased with gold ! Pity that
the foolish animals have been frightened away
by our 1 lughter; otherwise, perhaps, they
might even have sung !”
But it now occurred to the Vizier that
laughter had been forbidden them duringtheir
transformation. He impa.led liis anxiety to
the Caliph. “Odds, Mecca and Medina ! It
would be a bad joke, if I must remain a stork !
Bethink thyself of that stupid word ; I cannot
bring it out.”
“Three times must we bow toward the
east, and then say, ‘3/m, mu, mu ’
They turned toward the east, and bowed
and bowed, so that th dr beaks almost touched
the earth; but alas !\the magic word had es •
caped them. However often the Caiiph bowed
himself, and however anxiously the Vizier
called out thereupon, ‘Mu, mu’ —all recollec
tion of it had vanished, and ihe poor Chasid
and his Vizier remained storks.
’ in.
Mournfully wandered the enchanted ones
through the fields. ‘They knew not what they
should do in their distress. They could not
rid themselves of their stork’s skin; they could
not return to the city to make themselves
known, for who would hare believed a stork,
if he said he was the Caliph!—and even if
they should believe it, the inhabitants of Bag
dad would not have a stork for their Caliph.
Thus :hey wandered around for several
days, and nourished themselves sorrowfully
with the fruits of the field, which they could
not eat Very conveniently, on account of their
long beaks. For ducks and frogs they had
no appetite ; they were afraid that with such
morsels they might fatally disorder their stom
achs. It was their only pleasure, in this sad
condition, that they could fly, and so they of
ten flew upon the roof's of Bagdad, to see what
passed in the city.
During the lirst days, t! ey remarked great
disorder and mourning in ihe streets; but
about the fourth day after their transformation,
as they sat upon the Caliph’s palace, they saw
in the street below a splendid procession.—
The drums and flies sounded ; a man in a
scarlet mantle, embroidered with gold, rode a
richly comparisoned steed, surrounded by a
brilliant train of attendants. Half Bagdad
leaped to meet him, and all crieJ, “Hail, Mirza,
lord of Bagdad 1” The ewo storks upon the
roof of tile palace looked at one another, and
the Caliph said: “Cansi. thou now divine,
Grand Vizier* wherefore I am enchanted !
This Mirza is the son of my deadly enemy,
the mighty magician, Cachnur, who in an evil
liour swore revenge upon me. But still 1 will
not give up hope Come with me, thou true
companion of my misfortune ! We will wan
der to the grave of the Prophet. Perhaps
upon that holy spot, tins spell will vanish.”
They soared from the roof the palace, and flew
towards Medina.
But flying was not such an easy matter to
them, for the two storks had as yet but little
practice “Oh, my lord !” sighed forth the
Grand Vizier, after a few hours; “with your
permission, I can stand it no longer, you fly
altogether too fast Beside, it is now evening,
and we should do well to seek a shelter for
the night.”
Chasid yielded to the prayer of his Vizier ;
and as they at this moment perceived a ruin
in the valiey below, they flew thither. The
place in which they hfd taken refuge for the
night, seemed formerly to have been a castle
Beautiful columns overtopped the ruins, and
several chambers, which were still in a toler
able state of preservation, gave evidence of
the former splendor of the building. Chasid
and his companion wandered through the pas
sages, to find dry spot for themselves. Sud
denly the stork Mansor stopped. “My lord
and master,” he whispered softly, “if it were
not follv in a Grand Vizier, an I still more in a
stork, to be afraid of spirit, I should feel much
alarmed, for something nearby has sighed and
groaned very audibly.”
1 he Caliph stood still also, and heard very
distinctly a low weeping, that seemed rather
to come from a human being, than from an
animal. Full of expectation, he was about to
advance toward the place from whence the
sounds of lamentation proceeded, when the
Vizier seized him by the wing with his oeak,
and begged him earnestly not to plunge into
new and unknown dangers. But in vain!
The Caliph, who bore a brave heart under his
stork’s wing, tore himself loost, with the loss
of some of his feathers, and hastened into a
dark passage way. lie soon arrived at a door,
which seemed to be partly open, and through
which he overheard distinct sighs, with a
slight mourning. In the ruined chamber,
which was but scantily lighted by a small gra
ted window, he perceived a large night owl,
seated upon the floor. Big tears rolled from
her large round eyes, and with a hoarse voice
she seut forth her lamentations front her cur
ved beak. As soon, however, as she spied the
Caliph and bis Vizier, who had also stalked
thither, she gave a loud scream of joy. Grace
fully she wiped the tears from her eyes, with
her fcrown spotted wing, and to the great as
“HIE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF TIIE STATES.”
tonishment of both, she exclaimed, in good hu
man Arabic : “Welcome, ye storks ! Ye are
a good sign of my rescue; for it has been
prophesied to me, that by a stork I shall ar
rive to great happiness.”
When the Caliph had recovered from his
astonishment, he bowed with his long neck,
brought his thin feet into a handsome position,
and said : “Night Owl ! from thy words I may
conclude that thou art a companion in suffer
ing But alas ! the hope that thou wilt be res
cued by us, is in vain : thou wilt thyself per
ceive our helplessness, when thou shalt have
learned our history.” The Night Owl beg
ged him to relate it. The Caliph commenced,
and repeated what we already know.
IV.
When the Caliph had related to the Owl his
history, she thanked him, and said : “Hear also
my story, and learn that I am not less unhap
py than thou. My father is king of India. 1,
liis only unhappy daughter, am called Lusa.
That magician Cachnur, who had enchanted
you, has also plunged me into this misery.
He came one day lo my father, and desired
me for a wife to his son. But my father, who
is a quick tempered man, ordered him to be
pushed down the stairs. The wretch contrived
to approach mo under another form ; aid once,
when I would take refreshments in my gar
den, he brought to me, in the habit of a slave,
a draught which transformed me into this
frightful shape. Powerless from fright, he
brought ine hither, and cried, with a dreadful
voice, in my ears: ‘Here thalt thou remain,
despised even by the beasts, until thy death,
or until someone, with free will, shall desire
thee for his wife, even in this horrible shape.
Thus I revenge myself upon thee and thy
proud father!’
“Since then, many months have flown away.
Solitary and disconsolate, 1 inhabit these walls
as a herinitess. Scorned by the world, a hor
ror even to the beasts; beautiful nature is
locked up from me, for 1 am blind by day, and
only when the moon pours her pale light over
these ruins, does the veil fall from my eyes.”
The Owl ended, and wiped the tears again
from tier eyes ; for the relation of her sorrows
had drawn them forth anew.
During the relation of the princess, the
Caliph appeared sunk in deep thought. “If
every thing does not deceive me.” he said,
“.here is a secret connection between our
fates; but where shall I find the key to this
riddle!” The Owl answered him: “Oh,
my lord ! 1 a'so have such a thought, for it
was once prophesied to me, in my earliest
youth, that a stork would bring me great hap
piness : and I may know, perhaps, how we
can be rescued.”
The Caliph was much astonished, and
asked her in what way she meant.
“ The magician who has made us both mis
erable,” aaid she, “comes once in every month
to these ruins. Not far from this chamber, is:
a hall. There he is accustomed to least with
many of his companions. 1 have often listened
there already. They relate then to one an
other their shameful deeds; perchance they
may pronounce the magic word which you
have forgotten.”
“Oh, dearest princess !” exclaimed the Ca
liph ; “tell me, when comas he !—where is
the hall TANARUS”
The Owl was silent for a moment, and then
spake: “Take it not ungraciously, but only
upon one condition can your wish be granted.”
“Speak out! speak out!” cried the Caliph;
“command! I will obey in any thing.”
“it is this ; I also would gladly he free, and
this can only happen, if one of you offer me
his hand.”
The storks seemed somewhat confused at
this proposition, and the Caliph made a sign
to his follower to withdraw for a moment with
him.
“Grand Vizier !” said the Caliph, as they
closed the door behind them, “this is a stupid
business —but you could take her.”
“So that my wile should tear out my eyes,
when I return home !” said the other. “Be
side, I am an old man, while you are young
and unmarried, and ought Willingly to give
your hand to a young and beautiful princess.”
“That is just the thing,” sighed the Caliph,
while he sadly drooped his wings; “who tells
you that she is young and beautiful! It is
buying a cat in a hag.”
They talked for a long time together, bus at.
last,when the Caliph saw that his Vizier would
rather remain a stork, than marry the Owl,
he resolved to fulfil the condition himself.
Thd Owl was overjoyed. She told them that
they could not have come at a better time, for
probably the magicians would assemble that
very night.
She left the chamber, accompanied by the
storks, in order to lead them to the hall. They
walked for a long tune through a dark passage
way, when at last a bright light beamed upon
them from an opening in a half ruined wall.
When they had arrived thither, the Owl ad
vised them to keep themselves perfectly quiet.
From the fissure near which they stood, they
had a good view of the large hall. It was
adorned round about with pillars, and splen
didly decorated. In the middle of the hall
stood a circular table, covered with various
rare viands ; around ihe table was placed a
sofa, upon which sat eight men. In one of
these men, the storks recognised the mer
chant who had sold them tiie magic power.
The one who sat next him, desired him to re
count his last exploits. lie related, among
other things, the history of the Caliph and his
Vizier.
‘What sort of a word has thou give n them!’
inquired ihe other magician.
“Avery hard Latin one ; it is L Mutabor.’ ”
As the slorks heard this from thew place of
concealment,they became almost beside them
selves for joy. They ran so quickly, with
their long legs, to tiie door of the ruin, that
the owl could scarcely follow them. There
the Caliph addressed the owl with much emo
tion. “Savior of my life, and of the life of my
friend !—as an eternal thanks for what thou
hast done for us, receive ine for thy husband !”
Tnen he turned himself toward the east.—
Three times the storks bent their long necks
towards the sun, which at this moment ascen
ded from behind the hills; “ Mutabor!” they
exclaimed ; in an twinkling they were trans
formed, and in the delight of newly restored
life, lay master and servant, laughing and
weeping in each other’s arms. Bat who can
describe their astonishment, as they looked
about them! A beautiful woman, magmiii
ceutly arrayed, stood before them. She gave
her hand smiling to the Caliph. “Do you no
longer recognise your Night Owl!” said she.
It was that veritable bird! The Cal ph
was so enraptured with her beauty and grace,
that he exclaimed, “It is my greatest happi
ness that 1 have been a stork !”
The three travelled now toward Bagdad to
gether. The Caliph found in his clothes, not
only tiie box with the magic powder, but also
Ins purse of gold. By tins means, he pur
chased at the nearest village whatever was
necessary for their journey, and thus they ar
ri ed soon at the gates ol Bagdad, The ar
rival of the Caliph excited the greatest won
der. The)’ had supposed him dead, and the
people were overjoyed to have tbe.r beloved
lord again.
Their hate burned so much the more against
the deceit", Mirza. They entered the pal
ace, and took the magician and bis son pris
oner. The Calipli se> t the old tnan to that
same chamber which the princess had inhabi
ted as an u.vl, and ordered him to be ’-here
hung up. But to the son, who understood
none of the arts of the father, he offered the
choice either to die, or snuff. He ‘w as up to
snuff,’ and chose the latter, when the Grind
Vizier offered him the box. A good pinch,
and the magic w’ord of the Caliph, changed
him into a stork. The Caiiph ordered him to
be shut up in an iron cage, and placed in
garden.
Long and happily lived Caliph Chasid with
his wile the princess. His happiest hours
were when the Grand Vizier visited him in the
afternoon. They then spake of their stork’s
adventure, and when the Caliph was more
than commonly merry, he would so far descend
as to imitate the Grand Vizier, and show how
he looked as a stork. He walked then gravely
up and down the chamber, with precise step,
made a clacking noise, fluitered liis arms like
wings, and showed how he, to no purpose,
bowed himself tow’ard the east, and called out
‘Mu — mu’ This was always a great delight
to the princess and her children ; but when
the Caliph too long clacked, and bowed, and
cried, ‘Mu — mu,’ the Vizier w’ould threaten,
smilingly, “that ho w ould relate to the wile
of the Caliph the conversation which took
place before the door of the Princess Night
Owl!”
JOHNNY SANDS.
A man whose name was Johnny Sands,
Had married Betty Hague;
YVho, though she brought him cash and lands,
Yet proved a shocking plague.
For she was quite a scolding wife,
Full if caprica and whim :
He said that he was tired oflife—
And she was tiled of him.
Says he, “ then I will drown myself,
The river runs fie.ow ;”
Says she, “ pray do, you silly elf,
I wished it long ago.”
Said he, “ upon the brink upright
1 ’ll stand ; rundown the hill.
And push me in with all your might;”
Said she,” my love f, will.”
“ For fear that courage I should lack,
And try to save my life,
Pray tie my hands behind my back.”
“ l will,” replied the wife.
She tied them fast, as you may think,
And when securely done,
“ Now go,” she cried,” upon the brink,
An.t l ’ll prepare to run.”
All down the hill Ins lendei bride
Now ran with all her force,
To push him in—he stepped aside,
And she fell in, of course.
There, splashing, struggling, like a fish,
“ O, help mu*, Johnny Sands!”
“ 1 can’t, my dear, though much I wish,
For you have tied my hands.”
JOHNNIE KERDOU AND THE DEVIL.
BV JOHN LOVE LaWKIE.
It was iu those days when saints were rife
upon ihe earth, and when people held com
munion with them like ordinary men, that. St.
Peter found himself towards the close of a hot
sultry and. v, entering the suburbs of a small
village in the west of Scotland.* He had
walked far, and over a moorland road, and as
Ihe good saint trudged wearily onwards, he
heartily wished for some hospitable roof where
he might repose his weary limbs, and satisfy
the Cravings of his stomach, liis was
soiled and untidy, his sandals covered with
dust, and liis long staff’ bore upon its point
sundry pieces of peat and bog, which proved
lie had been wandering over the hills. Many
a wistful glance did that worthy man throw
around him to see il there were any marks of
a habitation, and many a time did lie sigh
deeply, when he remembered the salmon and
oat cakes on which lie had breakfasted.
At length just as the sun was setting, he
espied a little hovel standing by the road side,
built in the highland fashion of stone loosely
piled together, without lime or plaster, and
the roof thaicued with heather. From the
inside came the clanking sound which is gen
erally heard in a smithie, and out of the hole
iu the roof, which served for a chimney, pour
ed an immense volume of smoke that curled
and massed itself into fantastic shapes, and
then settled into a dark cloud overhead. Joy
fully did the saint hasten forward when Ins
eye made those observations, and gratefully
did he enter the smithie with a blessing upon
the proprietor, who was standing by the fire,
one hand working the bellows and the oilier
holding a piece of iron in the glowing heat,
with a pair of tongs. He was a stout, strong,
good natured looking man, with an eye tfiai
twinkled with humor and happiness,and when
he noticed St. Peter, he bent reverently to ihe
ground and 6aluted him. “ Pax vobiseum,”
said the saint, lor he used Latin occasionally.
“ Pax vobiseum, 1 have traveled far, John
Kerdou, and I am weary and hungered; lei
me rest here I pray thee, till the morning.”
Johnnie was delighted to get a real actual
saint, “ all alive and kicking,” into his house,
so, giving him every assurance tlial he would
be but too happy to have the pleasure of his
stay; he conducted him into an inner apart
ment where he spread for him a table, placing
oat cakes, cheese, milk and a bottle of whiskey
on it. The saint attacked them with right
good will, and having chatted for some time
with Johnnie, arid drank a litlle whiskey, he
again blessed liis host and betook himself to
his couch, where in the dark room, his nose
soon began to prate of his whereabouts.
That night Johnnie and his worthiespouse
sat by the fireside smoking their pipes, t and
talking over the good fortune which had
hrougiit a saint to their door. Johnnie had
a good deal of sense, and he was thinking
that may be he might get the holy man to
grant him some request which would greatly
better his condition. His wife clinched at
the idea, and instantly lunched out into a de
scription of all that was wanting in their es
tablishment. “Ye maun ask him, John,”
said she, “tae gie us anew set o’ crockery,
an’ tae mak’ our auld cow gie belter mulk,
and tae gie us a hale kirn stauff.”
“ Hand yer tongue, ye auld haverel,” inter
rupted Johnnie, who had some ideas of his
own running in liis head “ Haud yer tongue,
d’ye think the saunt has noethin’ better tae
dae than gie you kirn sta tiffs an’sic like gear ?
Jisl you irang tae bed, an’ let me sort him.”
His better half took ihe hint, and Johnnie
after sitting for some time with his elbows on
his knees in profound reflection followed her.
“On the morrow, (he saint roused him ell
from his slumbers, and after having dressed
and washed, he proceeded to the door ol Lis j
resting place, and opening it, found Johnnie !
busy at work. Giving him another Latin
benediction, St. Peter proceeded lo the door
and looked on the fresh summer scene with
out. It was a beautiful morning, and a fine
view was opened to his gaze. The blue sea
aud sky, and the green trees aud dewy
heather, anJ the gentle morning winds were
before Stint, and that holy man looked ujton
them and his thoughts were with their mighty
Author. Long he gazed upon them and then
turning round, he entered iulo conversation
with Johnnie.
“This is a beautiful morning,” said he.’
“’Deed yer rich!, there,” answered the
smith reverently.
“ Thou should’sl have a fine time of it in this
spo ,” he again remarked.
* Some people will say, St. Peter never was in
Scotland since such a row has been kicked up, as to
whether he was in Rome or no. There is no doubt
about it, for had he not been there. Johunie Kerdou
would not be in Heaven.
t Tnis proves that tobacco was introduced into
Bream at an tarli.r perioJ ilia.-. Sir Waller Uaicigh’s
tune.
[NUMBER 44.
“ Ou’ aye! weel eneugh,” was the answer.
“ But may be yer reverence wud like some
parritch non, fur the breakfast's ready.
“True,” said the saint, glancing into the
little room; “we require such earthly suste
nance.”
entered, and the breakfast, consisting
MMBjy>rc and milk and cheese, with oat
discussed, the saint turned i >
jJnHPIKI thus addressed him :
“ I will gird up my loins and go forward
on mv journey, but thou, J. l>n Kerdnu, hast
been kind unto me and entertained me when
I was weary and an hungered, and I will give
unto thee three wishes, which Will be granted,
and I warn tr.ee, John, to wish such things as
may be for thy eternal welfare.”
“ Noo, John,” whispered his belter half,
“mind the crockery and the kirn staull.”
A look was all the answer vouchsafed to
this appeal, and John turning to the saint,
and scratching Itis head with some embarass
meiit. answered:
“ Weel, I dinna ken vera weel what tae
wish. There's ane or tvva things about the
house noo I wud like tae get, but if there’s
ane thing maer than atiither, its that wha
ever taks up my hammer ‘oil no be able tae
slop wot kin’ till 1 let them.”
Amazement was depicted on St. Peter’s
face when lie heard this wish, and severely
did he rebuke him for his folly and sin in not
breathing one that might benefit him in a
spiritual sense, Johnnie continued, however.
“ An’ wha ever sits down in ma wee chair
’ull no he able tae get up till 1 let them.”
‘•John!” roared his wile, out of all patience,
“yer a born lule —didna 1 tell ye we wanted
a set o’ crockery and a belter kirn staufi'and
mair inulk frae the cow, and here yer wishiu’
like a great caulf as you are !”
“ Silence,” said St. Peter, solemnly, “John
Kerdou, did not 1 tell thee lliou shouldst wish
that which would do thee good when thou
art about to enter into a spiritual world, and
now two idle wishes are granted, and they
cannot be recalled. Wish again, and let thy
wish he a good and holy wish.”
Weel, yer reverence, l dinna ken rrmckle
about thae things, but I wud like that ivliaur
ever I throw my wee blue bonnet and sit on’l
naebodv ’ull be able tae put me afii”
“ Well, John, said the saint ivith a sigh,
‘it is granted thee- but mark me, man, a
day is approaching when thou wilt sorrow
that thou didst not forget thy temporal state,
and think on the welfare of thy soul—God be
with you!” and so saying, the holy man look
up his stafF and departed.
Time flew by. John buried his wife, and
then continued at his old work as belore, pass
ing die evening in glorious carousals, getting
drunk and then getting sober, till at last the
Devil looking up one morning, saw John just
finishing a dram before breakfast, to take a way
the effects of the last night’s debauch. ‘ Now
it’s high time,” thought the devil to himselfj
“ that that scamp, Johnnie Kerdou, should he
down in my regions. I’ll go this very morn
ing and get a hold of the rascal.” And so,
as Johnnie Was busy working at a plough
share, who should step in but his satamc ma
jesty.
‘•Good evening,” said l.e, with a gracious
air.
“ Gude e’en,” answered John, with a quiet,
dignified smile, as he hammered with might
and main upon the anvil. “Sit domv —no,
dinna tali’ that chair, the ither ane.” The
Devil did as lie was directed, for he felt a lit
ilc tired, hut lio waa rullior busy at this
paiticular time, he opened his errand at once.
“ Wed, an’ I suppose I maun gang wi’ ye
the nicht.” said John, quite coolly.
“Yes! this very instant,” said the Devil.
“Vera weel,” answered John, unbuttoning
his apron and making ready, “ but as I hat
promised to get this share ready for Dunky
Turner afore the morn, may he ye’ll tak’ a
spell at it while I urn gettin’ ready.”
“ Well, I don’t mind,” said the Devil, who
was very obliging, just on the
people are polite to a man who is paying them
a bill, so up he jumped, and, seizing the ham
mer, went at it in regular good style. John
nie planted his hands on his sides, and stood
by grinning with intense delight. There was
ihe Devil, working away with might and main
—the perspiration pouring from his dusky
skin, and every muscle strained with the aw
ful exertion.
“ John ! John Kerdou |” he gasped ! “ slop
me, stop me—oh! d—u this hammer, what
can I do?”
“Lord, man,” said John, “ can ve no stgp
voursel’ ? I’m sure I’m no hinderin’ ye. Od,
I never kenned ye were sae gleg at the ham
mer.”
“John !” roared the Devil above ihe noise
he was creating on the anvil—“ John !” he
repeated, while his arms worked up and down
with renewed vigor, “John, if you’ll let me
stop, I’ll not come for you for twenty years
again !”
“ Weel! it’s a bargain,” quoth Johnnie.
“ Ye may gang yer ways, and comfort your*
sel’ by thinkiu’ ye’ve dune some gude in ver
life, for ye’ve patched Dunky Turner’s pleugh
share.” And the Devil got up and returned
to his own regions.
And now Johnnie led a glorious life. In
his little boothie, nothing went on but diink
ing, and all kinds of fun and merriment. All
the people in the village made the smitlue
their rendttvovs at night, and Johnnie would
sit among them a prince and a ruler, laugh
ing to himself when he thought how beauti
fully he ha I hoaxed old Nick. But time will
go past; and at length the Devil recollected
one day that he had a fish or two to fry, and
among others, Johnnie Kerdou. So away my
gentleman went, and just as the sun was set.
ling, lie found himself at Johnnie’s doo-. He
entered, and found the one he sought, as usn
al at his anvil, and so he staled that the time
had elipsed which had been granted to him,
ami that now he could not be allowed to stay.
“ Weel, weel,” said Johnnie, “I ken a’ that
but jist sit doun in this chair till I gel ma sel’
ready, will ye 1”
“ Yes !” said the Devil, with a joyous tone,
aud a knowing wink, ‘‘Yes, I ean wait, hut
you don’t catch me this time, my bov ! I'm
not quite green enough to liegin to hammer
for you again;” and so saying, the Devil sat
down in the little chair.
“ Why don’t you go and get ready ?” n*k
ed he, as he saw that John had assumed the
very same attitude as at |iis last visit, his
hands upon his sides, aud his mouth extended
into an enormous grin.
‘ Deed, ye may ask tba',” quietly answered
Johnnie, grinning harder than ever.
“ Why, what the Devil’s the meaning of
this?” said the Devil trying ill vain to oel up
“ Why, the deuce take the chair, 1 can’t gel
awav from it.”
“Lord, man, are ve only find in’that out
noo I” said Johnnie, bursting with Inighier;
“ I wud hae thocht a person o’ your parts
cou’d hae fan that out suncr na !”
“John, said liie Devil, gazing on him in
mute surprise, “ John, vou’re a precious ras
cal.”
“ Weel, auld Clootie, an’ what’s that tae
you. Dae ye never think of Satan reprovin’
sin. whan ye speak that way ?” said Johnnie,
laughing more than ever.
“John,” said the Devil, “let me up.”
“\\ eel.! declare,” answered John, “ I nev.
cr kent ye were sac modest a character—
Lord, man, if I was as modest as you, I \va< -
na ken wtiat tae dae.” And John grinned
with most amiable coolness.
“John Ki rJou, let me up and I wont come
near you lor fifty years,” said the Devil.
“’Deed, no man! I’ll jist dae naethin’o’
the kind ; sae jist sit there for a wee till ye
come tae mair reasonable terms,” said John.
“Then hear me, John,” said the Devil,sol
emnly, “ 1 swear, if y< u let me go, never to
come near you again.”
“ Weel, that’s a reasonable erntnr,” an
swered Johnnie, “an’ ye may gang at that
rate; hut mind, Clootie, if ever ye come an*
tak’ me tae yer auld hole, I’ll dae what never
man or devil did, or ever wnli dae, an’ noo,”
said lie, opening the doo r , “gang about ver
business,” and as he sped past him, Johnnie
infl.cted a kick upon that part which is com
mon alike to man and Devil.
It is a strange thing, that in this world we
never can be contented. Things went on
] swimmingly with honest John for a long lime.
Ages pasted, and still he lived the same joy
ous life, drinking and getting merry', till at
last he grew weary ol” it. He looked round
him for the friends of his youth, and lo! their
bones were cintjihling in the church yaid;
new faces weie round him, and his heart felt
desolate. He yearned alter change—he lung
ed lo see if 1..* could not be admitted into
Heaven; and at last, unable to bear it any
longer, lie set out lor that blessed place. St.
Peter was at the gates, and when he saw
John coining towards him, his heart was heu*
vy.
“Alas! John,” said he, “I cannot admit
thee, 1 granted thee three wishes When thou
wasl upon earth, and thou didst Wish foolish
and unprofitable matters, and now get thee
hence, lliou hast no part with us.”
Slowly and sadly did John retrace his steps,
and at last perfectly maddened with tnntti,
lie determined rather than remain upon ear*E
lo seek admittance to the lower regions. Shf*
ping his course that way, he begged of the
Devrf to admit him, and told him how lonely
and forlorn he was, and how lie wished sumd
change.
“ Jla ! ha ! Johnnie, is that you my old
boy?” said the Devil, peeping with a know
ing air through the g ilcs of his dominions.
“No, no, I’ve been through the mill before,
you scamp you—l vvould’ut let you in for the
whole world.”
“D‘d ever ony body hear the like o’ that,”
said John to himself, as he turned away, “ I’m
sure I never kent o’ a man no bein’ let into
Hell if he wanted it —but I’ll go and try St.
Peter .again.”
He was met bv the same answer, “ Weel,”
said John dolefully, the gates and
let me see what kin’ o’ place it is.” St. Peter
saw no objection to this, so he opened the
ponderous gateways, and presented the won
ders of Heaven to his sight, when whirr, some
thing shot past his ear, and then one
flew rapidly along, knocking him down as he
d.d so. St. Peter gathered himself up in
amazement, and looked round. There was
Johnnie squaled upon his “ wee blue bunpet,'’
grinning with all his might, and louking about
it mi with ‘infinite complacency.
“ I beg your pa widen, sir,” said he, “I was
in a great hurry.
THE BUTTERFLY.
BY MRS. L. M. SIGOURNEY.
A butterfly basked on a baby’s grave,
Where a lily had chanced to giow :
“ Why art thou here, with thy gai dy dye,
When sue of the bright and sparkling eye
Must sleep in the chuich-yard low ?”
Then it lightly soared through the sunny air,
And spoke from us shining track i
“ I was a worm, till I won my wings.
And she whom thou mourn’s 1 , like a seraph sings—
Would’st thou call the blessed one back?”
Modes of Torture.— ln the times of the
persecution in Scotlaud, those who were se
lecled as torturers knew well how much a man
could he injured through his thumbs. Old
General Dalzel brought tkumbikins into use
hi torturing the poor eonvenanters. This it -
strument consisted of two separate and paral
lel horizontal bars, with a handled screw a
bove, winch moved the upper bar towards the
lower one, and crushed the unfortunate dig
its that might be placed between. The pain
given by tins instumient was so excruciating
that those who bore nil other torments failed
to bear this. One victim, by name William
Spence, was crushed and maimed hy the boot
ikins, or boots for torturing the legs, and was
aiso kept from sleep lor eight or nine succes
sive nights. But lie continued firm till his
“tormentors (says Bishop Burnet) grew wea
ry of managing this; so a third species of
torture was invented ; little screws of steel
was made use of, that screwed the thumbs
with so exquisite a torment that he sank un
der it.” He desired time, and he would tell
all. Principal Carstnres was also tortured by
the thuiubikins, andflhe very pair which
crushed his thumb-honks and caused his arms
to swell to the shoulders, are still preserved.—
When Carstares was introduced to King
William, after the revolution of 1688, the mon
arch is reported to have inquired about the
thumbikins. ‘ I will show them to you,’ said
the principal, * the next time I have the honor
lo wait upon your majesty.’ Carstares, who
had got the instrument from the neW Privy
Council of Scotland, was as good as his word.
• I must try them,’ said the King, ‘ I must
put in my thiinbs here. Now, principal, turn
the screw. On, not so gently —another turn
—another: stop! stop! no more!—another
turn I am afraid, would make me confess any
thing.’ And such was precisely the result in
cases of torture. The poor sufferer confessed
any thing. It is to be hoped that the thumb
will never be elevated to the unlucky pre-em
inence which brought into existence such an
article as the tlnimbiktns.
DF.FEkRED FOREIGN ITEMS.
The London Morning Herald states that a
negociation has been for some time pending
between the two extreme parties in Spain—
the Moderados and Carlisls—and that a com
mon point of union has been devised, and
submitted to the leaders. It turns upon these
conditions : 1. That Don Carlos shall formally
abdicate his pretensions to the throne in favor
of his son. 2. That this young prince shall
espouse Isabella 11.
Portugal.—Affairs at Lisbon seemed to
threaten another crisis. Clubs “to support
the Queen’s authority had been formed m the
army, in opposition to the revolutionary clubs,
and it seemed far from unlikely that a collision
would take place.
Seven commercial houses failed in this city
during the week ending on ihe 18ih October.
The decree abolishing the differential duties
has been published. Instead of the premium
of 15 per cent, given to the irnpopers of for
eign goods in Portuguese vessels, one fifth
more of the duties is to be levied on such
goods when brought in foreign ships, not of
the country from which the goods themselves
originate. In regard to ships of those coun
tries wherein differential duties are, or may
be, imposed upon Portuguese shipping, Uie
government is invested with a discretionary
power lo retaliate. The operation of the dq-.
cree is to commence three months after its*
date (Oct. 18) for ships coming from ’Harts in
Europe or North America, and six nWihsfor
ali others.
Belgium.—A revolutionary ctaispiracv hex
been detected in Brusse s, and several of the
leaders have heeu arrested. The plotter*,
according to some of the papers, were persons
ni desperate fonunesand small influence, and
it did not give the government rnuen alarm,
Other accounts attribute the conspiracy to the
intrigues of Holland, and declare that it was
wide spread and dangerous. The government
had taken precautions to guard against sur
prise from any quarter.
Holland— A letter from Amsterdam of
the 28th a It, say* :
“ Yesterday the definite refusal of the kinm
as Grand Duke of Lux uu! ur;, tj j_■/,