POETRY. "
\ TYRE.
BY MARY HpWITT.
In thought, I saw the palace domes of Tyre;
The gorgeous treasures of her merchan
dise;
All her proud people, in their brave attire,
Thronging her streets for sports or sa
crifice.
I saw her precious stones and spicerie.s ;
The singing girl with tlower-wreathed in
strument ;
And slaves whose beauty asked a mon
arch’s pride.
Forth from all lands all nations to her
went,
And kings to her on embassy were sent.
I saw with gilded prow and silken sail,
Her ships, that of the sea hail government.
Oh! gallant ships, ’gainst you what
might prevail!
She stood upon her rock, and in her pride
Of strength and beauty, waste and wo de
fied.
I looked again—I saw a lonely shore:
A rock amid the waters and a waste
Of trackless sand:—I heard the black sea
roar,
An 1 winds that, rose and fell with gusty
haste.
There was one scathed tree; by storms
defaced,
Round which the sea-birds wheeled, with
screaming cry;
Ere long came on a traveller slowly
paced,
Now cast, then west, he turned with curi
ous eye,
Like one perplex’d with an uncertainty.
Awhile he looked upon the sea—and
then
Upon a hook—as if it might supply
The thing he lacked:—he read, and gaz
ed again—
Yet, as if unbelief so on him wrought,
He might not deem this shore, the shore
he sought.
Again, I saw him come: ’twas eventide—
The sun shone on the rock amid the sea;
The winds were hushed; the quiet billows
sighed
With a low swell;—the birds winged si
lently
Their evening flight around the scathed
tree;
The fisher safely.put into the bay,
And pushed his boat ashore; then gath
ered he
His nets, and hastening up the rocky way,
Spread them to catch the sun’s warm eve
ning ray,
I saw that stranger’s eye gaze cn the
scene;
“And this was Tyre!” said he, “ how has
decay
Within her palaces a despot been.
Ruin and silence in her courts are met,-
And on her city rock the lislier spreads his
net.”
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MISCE LEAJVY.
DEATH OF AMPATO SAPA, AND
HER TWO CHILDREN,
IVho iiperished in the cataracts of the
Falls of St. Jinlhony on the Missis
sippi. From Major Long’s second
expedition.
This beautiful spot in the Missis
sippi is not without a tale to hallow
its scenery, and heighten the interest
which, of itself, it is calculated to
produce. To Wazekota, the old In
dian whom we saw at Shaken’s, we
are indebted for the narration of the
following transaction to which his
mother was an eye witness.-v-An In
dian of the Decota nation had\ united
himself early in life to a beautiful fe
male, whose name was Ampato Sapa,
which signifies the dark day; with her
he lived happy for several years, ap
parently enjoying every comfort which
the savage life could atford. Their
union had been blessed with two chil
dren, on whom both parents doated
with that depth of feeling which is un
known to such as have other treasures
besides those that spring from nature.
The man had acquired a reputation
as a hunter, which drew around him
many families, who were happy to
place themselves under his protection
& avail themselves of such part of his
chase as he needed not lor the main
tenance of his family. Desirous of
strengthening their interest with him,
some of them invited him to a connex
ion with his family, observing, at the
same time, that a man of his talent
and importance required more than
one woman to wait upon his numerous
guests whom his reputation would in
duce to visit his lodge. They assu
red him that he would soon be ac
knowledged as a chief, and that, in
this case, a second wife was indispen
sable. Fired with the ambition of
obtaining high honours, he resolved to
increase his importance by an union
with a daughter of an influential man
of his tribe. lie had accordingly ta
ken a second wife without ever hav
ing mentioned the subject to his form
er companion; being desirous to intro
duce his bride into his lodge in a man
ner which should he least offensive to
the mother of children, for whom he
still retained much regard, he intro
duced the subject in these words;
“■You know” said he “that I can love
no woman so fondly as I doat upon
you; with regret have I of late seen
you subjected to toils, which must he
oppressive to you. and from which I
would gladly relieve you-, yet I know
no other way of doing so, than associa
ting with you in the household duties;
one who shall relievp you from the
trouble oi entertaining the numerous
guests, whom my growing importance
in the natiou collects around me; I
have therefore resolved upon taking
another wife, but she shall always be
subject to your control, as she will
rank in my affections second to you.”
—Willi the utmost anxiety, and the
deepest Concern, did his companion
listen to this unexpected proposal.
She expostulated in the kindest
terms, entreated with all the argu
ments which undisguised love and the
purest conjugal affection could sug
gest. She replied to all ,the objec
tions which his duplicity led hirn to
raise. Desirous of winning her from
her opposition, Ihe Indian still conceal
ed the secret of his union with anoth
er, while she redoubled all her care
to convince him that she w'as equal to
the task imposed upon her.
When he again spoke on the sub
ject, she pleaded all the endearments
of their past life, she spoke of his
former fondness *for her, of his regard
for her happiness, and that of their
mutual offspring; she bade him be-
w’are of the consequences of this fa
tal purpose of his. Finding her bent
upon tvithholding her consent to his
plans, he informed her that all oppo
sition on her part was unnecessary,
as he had already selected another
partner; and that if she could not see
his new wife as a friend she must re
ceive her as a necessary incum
brance, for he had resolved that she
should be an inmate in' his house.
Distressed at this information, she
watched her opportunity, stole away
from the cabin with her infants, and
fled to a distance where her father
was. With him she remained until a
party of Indians with whom he lived,
went up the Miss, on a winter hunt.
In the spring, as they w< re returning,
with t heir canoes loaded with pelt ries,
they encamped near the falls. In the
morning as they left it she lingered
near the spot, then launched her light
canoe, entered, into it with her chil
dren, and paddled down the stream
singing her death song; too late did
her friends perceive it; their attempts
to prevent her from proceed-
i ig were of np avail; she was
heard losing in a doleful voice, the
past pleasures which she enjoyed
while she was the undivided object of
her husband’s affections; finally her
voice drowned in the sound of the cat
aract; the current carried down her
frail bark with inconceivable rapidi
ty; it came to the edge of the preci
pice, was seen for a moment envel
oped with spray, but never after was
the canoe or its passengers seen.—
Yet it is stated by the Indians that
often in the morning the voice has
been heard to sing a doleful ditty a-
Jong the edge of the fall, and it dwells
ever upon the inconstancy of her hus
band. Nay, some assert that the spi
rit has been vva dering near the spot
with her children wrapped to her bo
som. Such are the tales of tradition
which the Indians treasure up, and
which they relate to the voyager,
forcing a tear from the eyes of the
most restlessl
Triumph of Sri—Great improve
ment in Printing.—It is stated in the
Times, that that paper is now printed
with an improved machine the inven
tion of Mr. Charles Applegeth, which
strikes otf the astonishing number of
four thousand copies an hour, or
seventy copies in a minute. The
speed is twenty times greater than
could be attained with a kind of press,
in use a dozen years ago; for with
that press, a paper the size of the
Times could not have been worked
on one side only, at the rate of more
than four hundred impressions in an
hour, that is two hundred an hour on
both sides.
It would be curious to make a com
putation of the increased power given
to rnan by the press of circulation
of knowledge, and though this cannot
he done with accuracy, we may form
some idea of it from calculating the
saving of human labor produced by
printing the Times, instead of wri
ting out the copies by an amanuensis.
Tci write out the content s of one of its
numbers with a pen, would occupy
an amanuensis six days: the extent of
its circulation is wo believe, between
8000 and 9000 copies; taking there
fore at the lower number, it would
require 48,000 persons to write out,
in one day all the copies of that jour
nal published daily. But this is very
defective view of the ease, we have
yet no allowance for the great power
of compression and the vast utility of
that power which the art of printing
atfords. The paper requisite for an
amanuensis to iVrite out in an ordina
ry hand, the contents of that news
paper would cost twelve times as
much as the paper that is used for
printiug.it; the great bulk of this pa
per would make it inconvenient to
read, and almost impossible to circu
late the journal. The importance of
compression then is obvious, and if for
the sake of it the amanuensis should
be obliged to compress his writing
into the same space as. the printing,
supposing this possible, it would take
at least four times as long to perform,
his task.
To write out in this way the Times
newspaper would, therefore, occupy
192’000 scribes. But the press
which works off this newspaper is
moved by steam, and completes the
impression in two hours: if it were
necessary, the same press might be
going 24 hours, in which time it would
do the work of two millions two hund
red and four thousand scribes. Yet
all the manual operations which pro
duce ‘this result are performed by
about two dozen hands. Such are
the advantages we owe to mechanic
al art, that one man can do in the
present day, what four cenutries ago,
would have required one hundred thou
sand.—London paper.
Intoxication.—The laws against in
toxication are enforced with great
rigour in Sweden: Whosoever is
seen drunk is fined, fur the first of
fence, three dollars; for the second,
six; for the third and fourth, a stiii
larger sum; and is also deprived of
the right of voting at ehictions, and of
being appointed a representative.—
He is, besides, publicly exposed in
the parish church on the following
Sunday. If the same individual is
found committing the same offence
the fifth time, he is shut up in a house
of correction, and condemned to six
months hard labour; and if he is again
guilty, to twelve months punishment
of a similar description. If the offence
has been committed in public, such as
at a fair, at an auction &c. the time
is doubled: and if the offender has
made his appearance in a church, the
punishment is st ill more severe.—
Whosoever is convicted of having in
duced another to intoxicate himself,
is fined three dollars, which sum is
doubled if (he drunken is a minor.—
An ecclesiastic, if he should .fall into
this offence, loses his benefice; if it
is a layman who ocfcupies any consid
erable post, his functions are suspend
ed, and perhaps he is dismissed.—
Drunkenness is never admitted as an
excuse for any crime; and whoever
dies while drunk, is buried ignomini-
ously, and deprived of the prayers of
the church. It is forbidden to give,
and more explicitly to sell, any spirit
uous liquor to students, workmen, ser
vants, apprentices, and private sol
diers. Whoever is observed drunk
in the streets, or making a noise in a
tavern, is sure to be taken to prison,
and detained until sober, without, be
ing on (hat account exempted from
the fines. Half of these lines goes to
!he informers, (who are generally po
lice officers) the other half to the
poor. If the delinquent has no mo
ney, he is kept in prison until some
one pays for him, or until he has work
ed out his enlargement. Twice a
year these ordinances are read aloud
from the pulpit by the clergy; and ev
ery tavern keeper is bound, under pen
alty of a heavy fine, to have a copy
of them hungup in the principal rooms
of his house.
Hanging.—A Highlander was one
day brought before his Chief, being
accused of sheep stealing. The crime
being fully proven, Donald was sen
tenced to be hanged. It however hap
pened, that a singular indulgence was
allowed the criminals in those days,
viz. the Choice of any particular tree
they might be hanged on. Accor
dingly the fellow in office went up to
Donald to inquire of him, “which tree
he should prefer to be tucked up to?”
Donald, with a rueful countenance,
shrugging up his shoulders, grunted
out ‘V.Oh oich: For I would like a
grossurd bush.” A grossurd hush you
vool! A grossurd bush is not large e-
nuff to hang you on.” “Oh oich I but
I’m in no hurry, I will joost wait lull
it grow.”
Gymnastics.—A writer in thp last
number of the American Quarterly;
who writes as one having authority on
the subject declares in a most dictato
rial stylo of recommendation:
“Every town ought to appropriate
a piece oi ground for a gymnasium,
( large enough to admit all the necessa
ry apparatus, with, room for the per- '
formance of gymnastic games - and for
running. A teacher should be appoin
ted, with a fixed salary, and one or
two assistants, as the number of pu
pils may require, who dta best taken
from the class of soldiers.”
Without venturing to doubt the pro
priety of the direction, we would sug
gest the means of carrying it into ef-
lect. To obtain a space ample e-
nough for the performance of the con
templated exercise, we would include
every orchard, hill-side, meadow, and
cornfield in the country; and instead
of fixing up poles, ropes, and bars, for |
little or great boys to climb, tumble
and break their-necks on or from, we
would provide store of ploughs of our
townsman Witherbee’s improved con
struction, scythes with Darby’s pa
tent rifles, and shovel, pick-axe, hoe
and spade, to make up the comple
ments of agricultural implements, and
then we would require every hand to
be busied in those games that may
provide bread for the mouth. To
supply the want of,a competent teach
er with a fixed salary, that most im
portant qualification, every town
might appoint its highway surveyors
to he professorsjof shovelling, and au
thorize them to instruct every idle ci
person in their districts how to dig f
stones and wheel gravel for the im
provement of the public ways. For
the amusement of o!ir fair country
women, peiformances on that ancient
musical instrument, the spinning-
ivheel, might be revived, and for the
exercise of speaking, the formation of
charitable societies might be prac
tised, and the distribution of benevo
lence among the children of pover
ty.—Nat. JEgis.
The omniscience of God is no grief
to the righteous, but matter of com
fort. It gives them.pleasure to think
that God is every where, and that he
knovveth all tilings. It is a consola
tion to them in trouble, and a comfort
in pra/er. When honest Peter had
repented and wept bitterly for what
he had done and Jesus put the ques
tion to him once and again, ^Simon’
son of Jonas, lovest thou me?” it was
a consolation to him that Jesus knew
all' things—that he knew his heart.
Peter’s conduct had been such that it
was difficult for him to give conclusive
external evidence of his love.—The p
objector might have replied, You say, |
Peter, you love him; but are you not |
a hypocrite! You said once before, |
that if all should deny him, you would i|
not even though you should die: and ||
yet, in a little while you denied him I
thrice. And what shall we think of |
you now? You talk fair,—-and so you |
did before. ■ After all, are you not a I
designed, or a self deceived hypocrite? ]
And now., what can grieved Peter do? S
Why all that he can do is to say—
“Lord, thou knowest all things; thou
kuowest that I love thee.”—Hallock.
Alas! the overwhelming thought of
having Jesus, When he shall come
clothed in all the glories of Jehovah,
ashamed of us! And yet how just, if
we are now ashamed of him! But to
have him confess us,as fiis friends,
brings to view a glory too weighty for
flesh and blood to sustain or inherit—/6.
Solemn Warning.—A shocking case
of the effects of intemperance occur
red in this city, last Sabbath! A
man who had spent the day in riding,
and carousing, between this place and
Troy, on returning, not finding he had
drunk enough, stopped at a grocery at
the upper end of the city, drank his
glass, reeled to his wagon* drove a-
hout a hundred rods, stopped for a-
nother glass, and while the boy war r
in act of handing it to him, fell from
the bench dead! Albany Reg.
Connecticut^—Poets.—Upon consid
eration, it will be seen that Connect
icut has produced nearly all the poets
of our country, who have attained any
degree of celebrity. Among the list
we may enumerate Trumbull, the au
thor of M’Fingal, Barlow, Dwight,
Hopkins, Alsop, Pierpont, author of
‘Airs of Palestine,’ Halleck, the author
of Fanny, Alnwick Castle, and bet
ter known as Croaker, Brninard, Per*
cival, and numerous others.—Com
mercial.
“Where is God?” said a clergy
man who interrogated a little boy on
bis'oMechism. “I will answer you,”
replied the child, ‘ when you have
have told me where he is not.”-C. Oh.
