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wear th*ir <nrvv :*r<J hi rath and bloom.
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of Cast.','. ar,.i ;i.'j War v. -.-..op afterwards I consent to the proposed arrangement, ar.d a
tiTok': out betwer n that moii ir<.!i and her own J day was fixed fur the celebration ot’ her nup-
hovcrer.tn. was hailed hy her as the happy tials with Don Guzman ofCaslile.
means ot In r deliverance from this detested In the incar, time the news of the treaty be-
mnon. Sir John Sound, r, young, gallant,' tween the kings ofCastde and Portugal rcach-
and amorous, no sootier beheld the Lady Isa- j cd that part *d the Liigli.*,!; army, about a thou-
helin, than he became deeply fascinated with sand m number, which was cntainped at Be
zier charms. Her participation in the royal | siouse, and was receive J there with the ut-
! Idood of Portugal, rendered it little less than j tie si indignation and surprise. Their pay
) madness in the Kngl.sh knight to foster the had been for a long time in errear, and no no-
! passion w hieli he felt for her. Illustrious as ! titleation had boon made to them of the nego*
the arm-ii]ioii Ids shield denoted him to bo, | nations between *hc kings. At tir»t they were
I yet the bar „f hi-tardy there presented what j disposed to di.-believc the intelligence, hut the
j appeared to lie an insuperable obstacle to the arrival of order.: to reb a-e their prisoners, and
I completion of his hupp.ness. He, however, j the return of such of th« ,r own countrymen us
j had the .satisfaction to perceive, that Isabella had been captured by the enerny, soon con-
1 dal not regard him with indilb rence, arid that j hrmed it. — Among die latter was -Sir John
Ills society seemed to he more than ordinarily Sounder, who was received with a shout of
acceptable to her. It was a long lime before exultation and wonder by hi.s comrades, they
lie found any opportunity lor a private inter- having mourned for him as one numbered with
view u it), her, hut that opportunity at length the dead.
occurred. He then disclosed to In r the so- “ Gailan! knigl,Is,” he said, ‘* this news con
crete!' his passion, anil received with rapture | corns is all, hut me especially; the ingrate
a declaration from her lips, that . he returned it I King of Portugal would sacrifice mv affianced
‘ hiide on the altar of Ins treachery. One deci
sive step would restore us all to our rights.”
“Name it, name it! noble liounder.” ex-
j sand chaste embraces, and remembered by at Hollanders, lie often talked of | ... '.a.-
least one constant heart, amidst battle and j berries, and catching wild raid . ,ts. where t!., ■
amidst sickness, m famine and in captivity, in ; populous citv is now seated. He remembrr
suffiering and in solitude, and here !’’ • cd IVrn. Penn arriving tie r • his second turn
“Patience! patitnee ! good .Sir John,” said 1 and used to point out tin; spot where the ca
the king, “ and listen to me. The Lady Isa- j bin stood in which IVm. Penn and his tricm:
holla is the affianced bride of Hon Guzman, j were accommodated on their arrival.
“ Yon colours,” he added, pointing to the oth-j The life of this aged citizen :s marice I w;*t
er end of the apartment, where the banners of circumstances which perhaps never b, tel am
Portugal and Castile waved together, “ which I other individual. He saw the same spot a
have so long flouted each other in the hostile j earth, in the course of his own life, covered
field, are now unfurled in amity, and this un- j with wood and bushes, the receptacle of wild
ion will cement still more firmly the auspicious beats, and birds of prey, afterwards become
peace which has just been concluded 1” ! the seat of a great city, not »n!v the first in art.-
“ Perish that inglorious peace !” said John in America, but equalled by few in Europe.
Sounder ; “ and Heaven forfend that so un- i He saw great and regular streets where he
holy an union should take place ! At least, O j had often pursued Imres ar.d wild rabbits : In*
- f !»«• (J<i: i
' tme*. ,!* ;.sif,
from ttu: l.< art.
'i■ -y taut: yet fa-
i -U lliaii ns yrl rsnst only i.er.
The frMil ,n!J, w'li. f. Night
.''■■igti . Itiniii -.t ittie a (tivimly,
Hltli l.iceii-e are! Him lighl,
'.'in* m l-1. am! like i elm me t
i in iiaip.re.te * tiiti tie Hiiverv 1-, ' ,
Amt liiuusuiel ll ,vv> ra mill"
: u «nllier'it teraiity to ttet'lare
t ie.ir sotil'w sw'ii jecreta to the air.
tVhat ila.it Itieu dream o', lovely one 1
< U j jensui.*' I,ooli around,
It hunt tie* veil and niaoh, lor none
Ifn*. ' it'd, unataak'tf, are loiiml.
Mark von lim girl 11;,* li-ar, liav* rieh'd
t o lie/ Id yea -the , !e ell lias Id . h d,
As M nil a 1-riiii on ivollnlt :
All t \* liy t your tn wl is hound w ;'li p* ,u
t\ Jute hern J, ith lull ll.* own Ini.dll i lit 1
•)r, pass you ain*!i poor triiiuipli by ; —
The pride m on your brow,
And laughing lip and flashingeyn
Anntlin hope avow.
What 'lost thou dream uflov.dy one ?
i'f lieiirta that InH a luuk hath won '—
I,noks tnil't-Iike from a bnw,
lii.it slay hy chance ' Now, nut on tint
t o tlnnk id such cc.ld vanity,
fir do you drenin a dearer do am,
And can mtll dicam he lave?
No slur hath such a fatal le am
In yon wide heaven alioic.
in, want*: y,Mir fiisl vmir ewcetest years
tin, wash away vtnu majHilh teats;
Go, like a wounded dove :
1 lie poison'd arrow in vnlir side
toil cannot h -ar, you vet must tint- ’
Mark tier who by yon column loin*
1 .cairn wdh dark ahaenl eye ;
A tilusli upon tier ele . I, e, thrown
'ft- limn the ted wreath nigh.- -
Mo's niuauig r.vi. Mune aiveel word,
Long wliieper’t tint si ill freshly heard,
Some honey flattery ;
I'an t, ss, perehame, and lightly spoken,
the winch the heart tun uft hath hrnki n.
H at slnm'd I speiik tin s' wouls id doom
u; a thing t'"i deep
i with thee ,
i*l a ul let l r-alli
..* to end in le '!■!
I HE ISOM WEE Ob HIS roli Y.
E ig li.'.'trf.— Ihj II. ri.-i/ AYf/c. three vuls. Nvu.
l.otnlon, !S':7.
' it the* ,, nt lafllt, vduui the crown of Kng-
: • was wnrn by iiichard Inc .Second, and
of Portugal by I'Trdmand tlm First, the
l itter monarch had involved himself m it wnr
tuih the King of Castile, in winch lie succeed
ed so ill, that, instead of making conquests upon
Ins enemy, lie hud drawn him into his own do
minions. lie immediately applied for assis
tance to England, and although that nation
was already sufficiently troubled liuth by fo-
reigu anil intestine broils, the Puke of I,nn-
.-aster, who swayed the realm during the mino
rity of the kitig, and who himself laid claim to
bio crown of Castile, by reason of Ids marriage
with Constantin, the daughter of Peter the
Cruel, was in Imp. s, that by sending troops
into Portugal, they might bo serviceable in
promoting his own affairs. With this view,
idler the parliament had approved of tin inten
ded expedition, nnd granted a supply to carry
it on, he unused the chief command to he giv
en to his brother the Duke of Cambridge.
The Duke of Cambridge and his army,
composed of English and Gascons, remained
for a considerable time with tin* King of Por
tugal at Lisbon. The news of their arrival
was of itself sufficient to cause the Cuslilliuns
to retreat.
One of the most renowned knights in the
army of the Duke of Cambudge, both for va
lour nnd courtesy was Sir John Sounder, an
illegitimate son of Edward the Black Prince.
Tins knight had already greatly distinguished
himself in the wars in Franco, Flanders, and
Spain, and now burned with desire to add to
his laurels. He was, therefoie, «omcw!iat an
noyed at the stn'e of inaction in whim the
English army remained at Lisbon, although In*
stouj high in the favor both of the k.ng and
the duke, and both princes took every oppor
tunity of testifying the sense which they en
tertained of his men's. Circumstances, how
ever. soon occurred, which rendered hts resi
dence at Lisbon less irksome to Sir John
Sounder than it had been, and made him look
lorward with uneasiness to the period at which
it was to terminate.
In the palace of the King of Portugal, and
m attendance upon the queen, risiiied the La
dy Isabella do Medina, a beautiful and accom
plished maiden, who was distantly related to
tin* royal family, and who formed one of the
principal attractions of the court. This lady-
had been contracted, much against her incline*
! m, to Dot; Guzrr at, '.be brother of the King
nub ;iii aril' nr equal to bis own.
Their interview.- now became frequent, al
though, from prudential motives, they kept
them as secret as possible* from the rest of the ] ' laiiii' d his comrades,
household. The h.*art of the English knight
bout with rapture, and ins whole thoughts
were turned to the project of , fleeting his mis
tress's escape from the* palace, and solemniz
ing their nuptials,'—till at length the knight
is siiiiiiiioiied to join Ins cotmadt.H in the field
against the Castilians ; nnd the lovers, after
i xeliarigiiig vows of mutual fidelity, are com
pelled to separate.
Days, and weeks, and months rolled on.
hut neither Sir John Sounder nor any intelli
gence of him reached Lisbon. The war, wliieli
it was expected would have been prosecuted
w illi tlm utmost vigour, languished in an uu-
ae.eomitahl': manner. It was suspected that
the King of Poitugal held secret intelligence
with the enemy, and the English and Gascon
army remained, hy Ins express command, to
tally inactive, at their quarters in Kstreinniuc
and lie.sum.se, and were expressly pro. ihited
from making any attack upon the Cas'ili iiis.
The King of Portugal, moreover, neglected to
furnish his allies with the stipulated pay and
provisions, so that their camp resounded w ith
expressions of arigcrand discontent. At length,
however, intelligence arrived at Lisbon, that the
English, becoming weary of their quiescent
situation, had, notwithstanding the King’s
commands, attacked and beaten the Castilians
| in several desperate skirmishes ; Imil taken
| fioni them the castle of Fighinre, and even
menaced the city of Seville, in which the King
of Castile had fixed his head-quarters. In
one of these skirmishes, however, a .sntai'
hand of English had h'*eii surrounded by a ve
ry superior force, and either cut to pieces or
carried prisoners into Seville. Sir John Soun
der was engaged m this encounter, hut no cer
tain intelligence could he gained respecting
his fate, lie had been seen in the thick
est of the tight, performing prodigies of valour,
and it w as considered but too probable that he
had fallen to rise no more. When the lapse
of time, without bringing any information its to
Ills fate, had, in the opinion of all, converted
this probability into a certainty, Isabella saw
no longer any necessity lor keeping her secret,
and revealed to the king and the household the
passion which she had entertained for the un-
iurtunuto English knight. The monarch chid
and pardoned her in the same breath, telling
her that he scarcely knew how to lament the
death even of so famous a knight, since it had
probably saved tie royal race of Portugal from
degradation and dishonour, lie then added,
that her future welfare had lung occupied his
thoughts, and that he had at length fixed upon
a bridegroom w ho was her equal in birth.
“Alas! my liege," she exclaimed, “talk
not to tne of nuptials, mid of bridegrooms—1
have no heart tu bestow ; it is burned in the
grave of the gallant knight of England.
“ Gill," said the king sternly, “ talk not
thus. Thou art the first of thy race who ever
dreamed of corrupting the pure stream in thy
veins by mingling it with baser blood ; the
first too, male or female, who ever tiimle ef
feminate wailing for the dead, however belo
ved or however famous.”
" 1 mourn not for the ignoble and the pie-
hian,” she replied ; " 1 mourn for the gallant
son of the most renowned prince in ChiUlen-
dom."
“ Child,” said the monarch, “ England may
well be proud ofthe fit me and memory of Sir
The city of Lisbon,” he said, “ is now un
guarded uni reposing m security, relying on
this disliojuttrable p« ace for immunity alike
limn its ' [Kiiiiesand its allies. The marriage
between tin; Lady Isabe la and Don Guzman
is to take place tl ree days lienee, and unless
that accursed event he prevented, we shall be
expelled by the joint forces ofthe kings from
the soil, and forced to rvturt; to England dis:-
Imnoured and unrewarded. Ho are here, live
hundred archers and as many spears. Gallants
of England and Gascony, what hinders us
marching on Lisbon!—we shall reach it by
nightfall on the day of the intended nuptials.
Myself w ill penetrate disguised into the palace,
while you prepare to fmee the city gates when
you hear my bugle sound. Said 1 well, gal
lants, said 1 well ('
A murmur of unanimous acquiescence and
applause followed the interrogatory with which
the knight concluded his address.
••Form then,” he added, “ a strict union
among yourselves; hoist the pennon of St.
George, and declare yourselves friends toGod,
and enemies to all the world ; for if we make
not ourselves feared we shall not have any
thing.”
" Ity my faith!" said Sir IVillium Ilelmon,
“ ye say well, and wo will do it!”
The pennon of St. George was then hoisted
amidst deafening acclamations. '1 he soldiers
crowded around tin* national standard, littering
shouts of exultation and defiance. “ A Soun
der ! a Sounder !” they exclaimed ; “ friends to
God and enemies to all mankind !”
In the mean time, great and splendid were
the preparations w hich were made at Lisbon
to celebrate the nuptials of the Lady Isabella
and Don Guzman. On thu appointed evening,
till the apartments ofthe palace were one blaze
of splendour and nuigmficencp. The tnKUw
groaned beneath the weight ofthe rarest wines
and the most delicious viands, and all the rich
and noble of the kingdom were assembled un
der the royal roof. In the principal saloon
w ere gathered together the monarch, the bride
and bridegroom, tlie prelate who was to per
form the nuptial ceremony, and the more dis
tinguished of the guests. Here the song and
the dance delighted the cars and employed the
limbs of all. A celebrated poet and minstrel
was present, who charmed his auditors by the
exquisite manner in which he sang and ac
companied himself on the harp ; both song and
time being of his composition. * * * *
The applause winch succeeded the poet's
song was astounding, and the company of both
sexes were standing up lo comply with the
inundate at its conclusion, when a stern so
lemn voice at tho other end ofthe room, war-
hied the following lines lu the same- tune :
Sir Knight, couch thy tuner, to humble the pride
Ot'itw treacherous bridegroom unit turr false bride ;
Holy friar, 1 crave of tlicc
Thy curse upon falsehood and perjury.
Ton el, r, Inith to the woodlands is tied.—
Here tiaud and cuiictao \ dwell Mislead ;
1 taste at! from ttu* Undo! haste aw ay,
tin the rebeck is tuned lu a sterner lay.
The consternation which this unexpected
incident occasioned was indiscribublc. All
hcuid the voice, hut none could tell whence it
proceeded. The company, in general, split
into little parties, and each was inquiring of his
neighbour what each was anxious to learn of
lam. The bnde turned pale as death, the
John Sounder. Hud his mother’s descent j bridegroom red as fire ; and the king was cn-
bccli as illustrious us his siio’s, his claim to j gaged in anxious whispering with those around
thy hand should have been preferred to all j him. At length, Don Guzman, shaking oil'
competitors. But tor my sake, and for thy j the stupoi which his surprise had occasioned,
country’s, us well as thy own, thou must let stood up and said, “ Let him, whosoever he
him sleep forgotten in las grave. The wounds j may be, who, contrary to the laws of courtesy
of Portugal must be healed—tho discords of j and honour, has disturbed the peace of this
t ustile must be appeased—the English, who fair meeting, come forward if he dare, and
now overrun this couutry to distress and ra-! meet tho vengeance of Guzman of C aside !”
vuge both nations, must return to their island.- “ That dare I,” said a voice from the quar-
To-morrow Don Guzman of Castile will j ter of the room w hence the interruption had
he here, to conclude n treaty between his j proceeded.
kinglv brother and myself, and to crave an in- i A tall thin figure approached, enveloped in
ti rv u*v with thee for the purpose of renewing j a black cloak. The cloak was quickly thrown
that nuptial treaty which the war between the aside, and exhibited the features of Sir John
two kingdoms, now so happily about to terini- Sounder.
iiat.*, has so long interrupted. Treat hint as An expression of surprise burst from a hun-
lu j worth and dignity deserve, and as you va-; dred voices. The Bride hid her face in her
hie your place in my favour.” i hands, and sunk into tbe arms of her atten-
As the king left her apartment, Isabella re- dauts ; the bridegroom drew his sword, but
newt'll her vows of fidelity to Sir John Sounder, his hind seemed paralysed with wonder, while
be he living or he he dead. The next day, the tho king gazed on in astonishment, and advan-
Prmce of Castile sought and obtained the in- ced towards the English knight with looks in
terview which he desired. He was young, which surprise and displeasure were blended,
handsome, accomplished, and Isabella could | “ Don Guzman of Castile,” said Sounder,
not Imto him A second interview took place, “ 1 am here to defy tin e with life and limb.”
and she thought, that had she never known Sir | The (.’astiliqn’s'hand grasped his sword, and
John Sounder, she might possibly have loved ho advanced towards the English knight,
him. This was followed quickly by a third,Beware ! malapert bastard,” he said,—“ be
am! she remembered that the English knight ware how you provoke the wrath of Guzman
was dead, and that the Castilian prince was : of Castile."
living, Pressed by the importunities of her! “I fear nought but infamy and dishonour”
lover, impelled by the commands of the king, t retorted the knight. “ 1 claim the hand and
and forbidden but feebly, if at all. bv the die- heart of this fair maiden, plighted to tne by a
tales of her own heart, the at length gave her thousand sacred vows, confirmed by » theu-
lio rights of English knights and warri
ors must be respected, let yonder banners be
twined together as closely as ye please.”
“ Speak reverently of the banners, haughty
Englishman,” said Don Guzman ; “ or tell
rnc what standard dure be unfurled in opposi
tion to them !”
“The pennon of St. George!” said the
knight, in a voice like thunder. Then stamp
ing violently on the floor, lie drew a bugle
from his bosom, and blew a note with which
the palace reverberated. This note was soon
echoed from without. The clash of sabres
arid trampling of horses were then heard, fol
lowed by a shout of “ A Sounder! a Sounder !
the pennon of St. George !” and immediately
afterwards the gates of the palace were burnt
open, and a body of armed men, over whose
head floated the English banner, forced them
selves into the royal presence.
“ Ila !” said the king, as he, recognised the
English knights and commanders among the
intruders. “ what means this !”
“ Sire,” said Sir William Heltnon, “ public
and private grievances have alike compelled us
to intrude, somewhat perhaps tmwtlcomely
into your majesty's presence. Since our ar
rival in this country, we have had neither loan
nor payment from you ; whoever wishes to ob
tain the love and service of men at arms, must
pay them better than you have hitherto done,
the neglect of which we have sometime taken
to heart ; for we know not on whom we de
pend, and have thrown the blame, as it turns
out, most unjustly on our leader, the princely
Duke of Cambridge. IS'ow* know for a truth,
that we will he paid our full pay ; and if you
will not pay us, vve must pay ourselves fyom
your country.”
The blunt hearing of tho English captain
seemed to disconcert the monarch not a little.
“ It is but just, sir Knight,” lie said, altera
moment’s silent reflection, “ that you should
he paid, but you have displeased me by ma
king excursions against the Castilians contra
ry to my orders, uml at a moment that I was
endeavouring to bring about a peace with
them. Within fifteen days at least, however,
ye shall he fully satisfied. My royal truth
and honour do I pledge thereto.”
“ But, sire,” continued Sir AYilliam IIcl-
mun, 14 in arms cannot be inwpnsi-
blo lo the grievances endured by a gallant
comrade, and tbe durance and violence in
which a fair damsel is held. Sir Guzman of
Castile, we entered this land your enemies ;
hut wo expected to encounter a generous and
chivalrous foe ; not one who wars upon the af
fections of fair damsels, and lends himself to
the infraction of holy plighted vows.”
“ Nor shall your expectations he disappoint
ed, sir knight,” said Don Guzman. “If this
fair lady’s hand be not bestowed upon me a3
freely as the winds of llcavcn breathe their
blessings on the rose, I renounce it, and Hea
ven prosper the more fortunate knight upon
whom it shall be so bestowed.”
A murmur of applause burst from the lips of
all. The king looked uneasy and displeased,
hut seemed unwilling to be outstripped in the
raccof generosity and courtesy. “ Spoak Isabel
la,” he said, “ it is for then to make thy choice
between tho brother of the Castilian king and
a wandering English knight; who has risen
this day from the grave to disturb the evening’s
festivities.”
“ Then here does mv choice rest,” said the
lady, rushing into Sir John Souuder’s arms.
“ Pardon, gallant knight, my fickleness ; but I
thought that thou wert dead, and importunities
and commands were not spared to force me in
to an union with thy rival.”
“ Now Heaven’s blessing reward thee sweet
Isabella!” said the knight, kissing the fair
forehead of the lady. “ Return, return, to
these arms, dearer to this heart than ever.”
“ Princes, and lords, nnd knights,” said Sir
William Hclmon, “then our purpose in mar
ring this evening’s entertainment is accomplish
ed. Sir John Sounder, hasten with us to pre
sent your fair bride to our prince, and lot Por
tugal, and Castile, and Europe know, that in
sult and injury must not be offered with impu
nity to those who fight under the pennon of
St. George.”
Thus saying, tho Englishmen left the as
tounded monarch. Their pay was punctually
received at the period stipulated ; and then,
seeing no chance of being aide to disturb the
peace conclued between Castile and Portugal,
they returned to England, where Sir John
Sounder presented hi.s fair bride at Court,
where she was received into great taveur by
the king, and his newly married queen, Anne,
the sister ofthe Emperor Wcnccslaus.
This spirited narrative (some few of whose
fair proportions we have been compelled to
curtail,) will clearly indicate the author's fit
ness for the task ho has undertaken. “ The
pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war,”
find in him no unworthy chronicler ; and the
chivalric bearing of our ancestors, whether in
beauty’s bower, or in the tented fu Id, is deline
ated with fidelity and ski!!.
Account of Edicard Priii'ccr.—Edward
Drinker was born in a cottage, in 16S0, on
the spot where the city of Philadelphia now-
stands, which was inhabited at the time of
hisbirth hv Ind urii. an I a f— “«.*<!«« and
saw tine bouses ri-e upon morasses, win .c
used to hear nothing but the croaking of frogs .
great wharves and warehouses where lie had
so often seen the Indian savages draw their
fish from the river, and that river afterward
till! of great ships from all parts of tho work',
which in his youth had nothing biirtrer than ar,
Indian canoe ; and on the spot where he had
gathered berries, he saw their City Hall erect
ed, and that half filled with Legislators, a;
tonishing the world with their wisdom and v;r
tne. He also saw the first treaty ratified be
tween the United powers of America, and the
most powerful prince of Europe, with all tlu-
formality of parchments and seals, and c*r> tk-
same spot where ho before saw M iilii.m Pc. '
ratify his first and last treaty with the India;! 1 '.
And to conclude, he saw the beginning am
end of the British empire m America. Hi
died on the 17th of November, 1*N J, aged l f, i
years.
A Pod's Revenge.—It appears that Ariostc
one day passing a potter's shop in Ferrara,
heard tins owner sing a stanza of tho Orlando
Furioso. A ttrticted hy his own poetry he ii* -
toned and found that tho potter mangled f
most miserably, rendering it most beautitu:
passage rank nonsense. This so enraged th«,
poet, that, having a stick in his hand, he la. :
about him lustily, and broke every thing he
could reach. When the poor devil of a potter
expostulated with him for destroying the pro
perty of a man who had never done him any
injury, he replied—“ ’Tis false, you have dor."
me the deepest injury; you have murdered mv
verses—I have caught you iu the very fact."
When pressed to pay the poor man for some
of his property, his only answer was—“Let
him learn to sing my poetry, and I will lav
alone his pottery.”
“Orange Toast.—The glorious,—pious,— -
and immortal memory of the great and good
King William:—not forgetting Oliver Crom
well, who assisted in redeeming us from pope
ry, slavery, arbitrary power, brass-money, and
wooden shoes. May vve never want a W fl-
liamite to kick the * * * * of a Jacobite !—and
a * * * * for the Bishop of Cork! And ho
that won't drink this, whether he be. priest,
bishop, de.ar.on. L-Atna.-Uowu,.
or any other of the fraternity of the clergy ;—
may a north wind blow him to the south, and a
west wind blow him to the cast! May lie have
a ilark night—a lee shore—a rack storm—and
a leaky vessel, to carry hint over the river
Styx ! May the dog Cerberus make a meal o’"
his r—p, and Pluto a snuff-box of his scull;
and may the devil jump down his throat with it
red-hot harrow, with every pin tear out a gut,
and blow him with a clean carcass to hell'
linen /”
A .Miser indeed.—A merchant who lately
died at Isfahan, and left a large sum of money,
was so great a niggard, that for many years
he denied himself and his son, a young boy,
cry support except a crust of coarse broad.
He was, however, one day tempted hy the de
scription a friend gave of the flavor of cheese,
to buy a small piece; but before he got homo
he began to reproach himself with extravagance,
and instead of eatipg the cheese he put it into
a bottle, and contented himself, and obliged his
child to do the same, with rubbing the crust
against tho bottle, enjoying the cheese in ima
gination. One day as he returned home later
than usual, he found his son eating his crust,
and rubbing it against the door. “ What aru
you about, you fool?” was his exclamation.
‘ It is dinner lime, father; vou have the key, so
I could not open the door :—l was rubbing my
bread against it, because I could not get the
bottle.’ “ Cannot vou go without cheese or.ii
day, you luxurious little rascal, you will never
he rich !” added the angry miser, as he kicked
the poor boy for not being able to deny him
self the futile gratification.
Strangt Marriage Ccrmwni/.—At Ifougli-
tonle-spring, on Monday last, by license, Tho.
mas Symm, to Catherine Arthur, both of Kas-
lington-lane. Before the ceremony took place,
the intended bride undressed in one of tin
pews and the bridegroom elect put a chemise
over her head, and this was the only article o:
dress she wore at the marriage. Tins ir.de
cent and ignorant practice originates in an ide:
that a husband who marries a wife thus, is free
from the pavmfent of all her previous debts
Should, however, the creditors of his betto;
half be disposed to try the question, he vvi!
soon find out his mistake.—Durham .Idc.
Awkward ITuhit.—Lady Gordon, says tin
Dutchess of Orleans, in her memoirs, the gram
aunt of Lord Huntry, was my dame d'atou
for along period. She was a singular person
and always plunged into reveries. W hen slu
was speaking tc a man, she was in the habit o
playing with the buttons of his waistcoat: hav
ing one day to talk to the Chevalier Buvcrn, i
Captain in the late Monsieur’s Guard, and tn
being a very tall man, she could only react
his waistband, which she began to unbutton
The poor gentleman was quite horror stricken
and started back, crying for heaven's sake
madam ! vhat are vou a coinp *o Jo 1