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Kew goods.
——•• ——
FIN HE. subscriber has received a part, and is ■
M rtpw receiving his FALL AtiD\
H'l KTEii STOCK OF Lit 1 'GOODS, among i
xv ich may be found the following articles, viz ; 1
Superfine Broad Cloths; different colored Cas- 1
simeres; do. Vestings; Rich Embroidered and J
Fig'd. Satins; Silks, do.; a new article called \
Reps, fig’d ami plain; plain black Isabella, do;'
Black Silk, fig'd. ami plain, of the best quality—
some 40 inches wide; India and Saisnett do.;
Parisian and Hermann Gause; Plain Satin check
end fig’d Shallys and Shallyetts—a new article; '
the French Brocade for the head; Get man and
English Merino’s and Merino Gross De Naps, j; ;
Circassian, Jaekonct, and Cambrics of different i
qualities; plain, fig'd.. .lotted, and check'd dotted
Swiss Muslins; Irish Linen Sheetings 12-4;
Lawns and Diapers; Superfine Linen Cambrics; •
Pongee; Ladies emhioidered Linen Cambric
Capes, and Pocket Hdk’fs; Muslin Capes and :
Collars. Fur Capes; Boas and Ruff's Down do. !
Ladies finest Kid Slippers, bl’k. and col'd.—new- I
est.style; Gold. Silver and Bronze do.; White j
mid black Sattin do. ; Kid, Calf, Morocco and
Seal, Village Walking Shoes; Water proof do.
n new article of French do. : a general assort- I
ment of Ladies, Misses, and Childrens Shoes;
Gentlemen's and Boys do.; Gent’s, fine Calf skin
Boots; Opera and Navy do.; Kid. Morocco and I
Dancing Pumps.
CROCKED Y. HARDWARE £,' .S' A DDLER Y,
each a good assortment. PERFUMERY If■.
ST A TIGS AR Y. BRUSSELS f,- SCOTCH
CARPETING.
Ready made Clothing.
A large and extensive assortment, among which
rnay be found. Gent's. Cloth Cloaks; Cloth. Mo
hair and Markina Over floats: Frock and Dress j
Coats. Pantaloons and Vests. Shirts, Bosoms, j
nnd Collars: Merino and Cotton net Shirts and j
Drawers; Flannel do. STOCKS— a good as i
aortment. Ladies Cloth, plain and fig’d. Merino •
Cloaks.
He w ould respectfully ask the attention of Plan !
ters to examine his assortment of NEGRO
SHOES &■ BLANKETS, ns he has a large as- !
aortment of each, and WILL SELL THEM i
AT AUGUSTA PRICES.
To those who vi it Milledgeville, for the pur
pose of buying their Fall and Winter supplies of i
Dry Goods, he would, with his friends ami the 1
public, most respectfully invite them to call and i
examine.
JAMES 11. SHAHAN.
October 11. 31)—if.
Il & j. shotwellTJ
Haco2i,<jJa.
FWNHE St BSCRIBERS (former partners of
-®- Ellis Shotwell, Zt Co.) have resumed their
business under the above firm, at their old stand
opposite the Erick Tavern, and will keep a -e.ier
a| assortment of Drfigs. Medicines, Surgical and
Instruments, Paints and Oils, of all kinds, Win
dow Glass, assorted sizes, Glass-Ware for shop
furniture. Perfumery. Fancy Articles, Brushes of
every description, Botanic and J'a'< nt Medieim
Carpenter's preparation -, also In I - ■>} > .’!• dica.
Dye Woods, air! Dye so Cis, and a groat variety < f
Miscellaneous Articles, w hich they have v.I
a large supply of, and intend keeping their s'o< k
constantly repletii-iied, so as to lie aide at all
times to supply lie tiers, i'by i' i in-. i’lnit'T and
others who may favor them with t’l'-ir <-.tom.
Intending to he permanently mgaged iu this
business, the subscribers from their long ■ xp • i
ence, hope to render it worthy the pa'i-on"f: of
obi and new customers. Orders by left r will
meet the same attention as if made in p.,-on.
N. B-Gard'll 1-,. assorted, wtrrenli.d f.Mi
\ liberal discount mad ■ to country < ah r-.
IL &, J. S.
Oct. 11 -ts
THE subscriber having pnr<hi. ;d th.-, entire
interest of Col fl. It. V» ;.r lin the stock of
goods belonging to Cowl s K Ward, the busi
ness will be conducted horeafo r Ly him alone.
The subscriber thankful for past patron i, a hop-x
that by a strict attciiti >u and cxe, ffmt to ph ;>se. to
merit a continuance of the same,
L. C'nWLF.S.
July 25 25 --ts. |
Milledgeville Clothing Store.
GEORGE E. O'BRIEN,
(Successor to 4. C. Fm'Z.J
ESPEC TIT LJLA informs his friends j
.tJV* ami the public, that lie bis reeqptly re
turned from New York, aftqy selecting a new j
and elegant assortment of Spring and Summer !
Clothing , has also every article connected j
with his line of business, w hich he expects in a i
few days.
lie lias also on hand, an extensive assortment '
of Cloths, Cassimers, Vestings, Hats, Hosiery,
ype. some of which are of a very superior qual- '
itv.
ASso,
A general assortment of Ready made Cloth- '
ing and Linens, all which he will dispose of on ,
the most accommodating terms.
Having marie arrangements w ith Mr. Josiali i
i Doles (of the late firm of Doles «fc Choat,) to :
■ superintend the Tail- ring Department, w hose :
celebrity iu the art of cutting is well known to \
the citizens of Milledgeville and the public gen- ■
I erally, will ensure in every instance first rate ;
! and fashionable fits.
To those who may wish to have Garments
made to order, he feels confident of giving en-
I tire satuf:i«tiqn.
orders punctually attended to.
The Subscriber having engaged in the cut- i
’ ting department of Mr. George E. O’Brien, I
pledges himself to use his utmost exertions to !
please all those of his friends and sorer custo- |
mers, who may favor him with a call.
JOSIAH DOLES.
April 11, 1837. 13—ts.
N lav e:-. r
rm HE ,%T \ND formerly occupied by Mr. :
_£L John IL Ware, and recently by Mr. J. J
Dales, in this city, has been fitted up and furnish- I
cd at considerable expense, and is now open to 1
customers. In the arrangement of the establish- ■
meat, the Confectionary department is entirely '
seperate and distinct from the Bar and Billiard ;
Room. To this arrangement the attention of j
the Ladies of Milledgeville and the County ad
jacent, is respectfully invited ; having adopted ’
the plan with a view to their accommodation, the
proprietor hop?s to receive a portion of their 1
patronage. The stock now opening is large, |
well assorted, and of superior quality ; a few of j
the leading artclcs are subj lined.
Candies, assorted, liaisons, Almonds, Pre
serves, assorted, Jellies, assorted, Jams, assor
ted, Perfumery, of various kinds, Dried Cif- '
ron, Currants, Prunes, Pigs, Cordials, assor
ted, Champaign, Madeira, and other wines.
Ca/rrZZcs, Sperm and Tallow, Loaf Sugar, Tea,
in Caddies and Boxes; Old London dock
ilrandy, Monon. Whiskey, Yellow Spanish
Segar's, Principle, do. Pepper Sauce, Ketch
up, Pickles, assorted, Capers, Olives, Crack
ers, Cheese, Chewing Tobacco, Snuf, ff-c. A-c. ;
all of which will be sold at a moderate profit for i
cash or approved credit. Milledgeville, Marcies
22d, 1837. March 21 10—ts.
Troy Hill,
THE undersigned informs his friends and those
of the late firm of Cutter fy Cornwell, that!
he intends resuming the Warehouse and Commis
sion business at the store next above the one rc- ,
cently occupied by T. J. Chace. on the margin of
EastMacom known as the town ofTroy. Hefiir
ther informs the public that he has bought his
Goods, &.c., and havinguow on the way, from New
Yoik and other places, Drj- Goods aud Groceries,
together making his stock complete, which will lie
sold low for ready pay. fie will bo ready to receive
Colton early in the fall,.and be prepared to make
advances. Ils would particularly notice to his '
friendsthe great advantages his W arehouses have I
over those in the dense part of the city w ith regard j
to fire, they being detached from other building and
at a distance from any street or lane and well en
close. JI. S. CUTTER.
The M aeon Messenger and Telegraph, Mil
ledgeville Journal and Standard of Union, will
publish the above until further notice.— Georgian.
Capital Stock S5OO»OOQ>-AI1 p:u;l <n.
IVERSON L. HAIIRLS,
A GENT at Milledgeville, of the Georgia in- 1
I'SK surance and Trust Company, will takeFlre I
and Marine Insurance out he most reasonable ;
terms.
THOMAS S. METCALF, Prcs’t.
Wm. T. Gould, Seci'y-
! 1
I Directors of the Georgia Insurance and Trust Com
pany, Novewbe.r Ath IS3G.
■ Samvel Hale. Benjamin It- Warren,
I David H'. St. John, Elisha Morton,
I Adam Johnston, Edward Thomas,
I Jacob Moise, James P. Stuart,
| Solomon Knetland, Samuel li Peck,
j Hays Howdre, Isaac T. Heard,
Pleasant Stovall, II illiam H. Morgan, ;
! Artemas Gould, Harper C. Bryson,
I John M. Adams, John P. Cowling,
Andrew J. Miller, Edward Padelfoi d.
Nov 17—14
40 IHiD'S St. Croix Sugar,
20 “ I’orto Rico “
10 “ New Orleans “
40 bbls double refined Loaf “
25 “ single ’• “ “
10 Boxes W bite Ilavannah “
[ 150 Bags Green Coffee,
I 50 “ Java
10 Casks Rice,
| 50 bbls N 0.2 Mackciell,
50 •• No. 3
50 half bbls Nol&2“
150 bbls I’hclps Barbers Gin,
i 100 “ N.E. Burn,
75 “ N. Whiskey.
20 Mommg. “
3 Pipes Cog. Brandy,
5 “ II Gin,
2 I’unceou. Jamaica Rum,
20 half -N. quarter Cask Wine (various kinds)
50 Baskets Champaign *• (Fancy Biands)
50 <iuz bottles choice Mada. Port Cc- Claret
Wines.
10 ) Dhii'jolms r.r-s'd. sizes,
250 Kegs Nails &. Brads a.s'd.
100,0 )0 Pounds :-v.c ds Iron, well assjd.
3,000 “ Plough Moulds,
L0:)0 “ Nail Bods,
I 1,500 “ Band Iron,
I 000 •* Hoop “
; 1,000 “ Scroll “
1.500 “ German Steel,
' 1.000 •* Ca.,t “
l-li'D “ Eiiglisli &. American Blister Steel
10,000 “ Castings ass’d.
5 » Kegs White Lead,
500 Gal’s. Linseed Oil.
•A)J " Lamp “ winter strained,
50 bhds. Molasses,
10,T)D Bu-i). Sail,
50 Boxes Sperm Caudles,
30' “ Tallow “
ID “ 8x 10 &10z 12 Glass,
50 Bags Shot,
1,00 1 Pounds Bai Load,
I 'D Casks Dexter Lime, fresh
15) “ Thomaston *• ••
25 *• Plaster P iris,
4 J) Pieces Gdroys heavy II -mpT ig 'ing,
10,000 ; ’o;;u'is Gi ind am >..
SALT, Om: D,!l- P ba ' so cal-' -
NiCi '■ oLi ■&• Li dI -G.
I Juno 27 24-if.
of.
JbO/L-ELsCxIEVOziLE, yWOSJMT Sfe.'S'?.
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POST-MORTEM RECOLLECTIONS OF 1
A MEDIC AL LECTURER.
“To die—to sleep—perchance to drcam— I
| Aye, there's the rub."
It was already near four o'clock ore I j
: bethought me of making any preparation -
i for my lecture. The day had been, through- i
. out, one of those heavy and sultry ones- j
' autumn so often brings in oui climate, ami |
I fi It fcom this cause much oppressed and ;
dislni'lim cl to exertion; independently ol |
' the fact, that I had been greatly fatigued
! dining the preceding week—some cases of
a most trying ami arduous nature having
fallen to my lot—one of which, from the
i importance of the life to a young and de
pendent family, had engrossed njnch of my
I attention, and aroused in me the nnrinest I
anxiety for success. In this frame of mind -
I was entering my carriage to proceed to
the lecture room, when an unsealed note
was put into my hands; I opened it hastily
; and read that poor 11—, for w hom I had
felt so deeply interested, had just expired.
I was greatly shocked. It was scarcely an
hour since I ha 1 seen him, and from the
apparent improvement since my former vi
sit, had ventured to speak most encourag
ingly; and had even made some jesting
; allusions to the speedy prospect of his once
. more resuming his place at “ hearth ami
board.” Alas, how short lived were my
hopes destined to !;e ' how awfully was mv ■
I prophecy to be contradicted I
No one but lie who has himself experi
eneed it, knows any thinr of the deep and
heartfelt interest a medical man takes in
I many of the cases which profess!' Daily
- come before him ; I speak here of an inte
rest perfectly apart from all personal re
gard for the patient or his friends. Indeed, I
tltc feeline I allude to, has nothing in com
mon with this, as will often be experienced i
as thoroughly for a perfect stranger as for
one known and respected for years.
To the extreme of this feeling I was Over
a victim. The heavy r< sponsibility, often
i suddenly am! unexpectedly imposed—the
struggles for success, When success w as al!
but hopeless—the intense anxiety for the
•arrival of those critical periods winch!
change the character of a malady, ami di
vest it of some of its dangers, or invest it
w ith new ones—the despondence when that
period has come only to confirm all the
worst symptoms and shut out every pros
pect of recovery—and, last of all, that
most trying of all th- trying duties of my
jj profession, the breaking to the perhaps nn- .
i conscious relatives that my art had failed,
! my resources were exhausted, in a word,
that there was no longer hope. These
things have preyed on me for weeks, for
months long, and many an effort have I
made in secret to combat this feeling, but
without success, till at last I absolutely
dreaded the very thought of being sent for,
to a dangerous and critical illness. It may
then be believed how very heavily the news i
Iliad just received came upon me; the,
blow, too, was not even lessened by the poor i
consolation of my having anticipated the !
result, and broken the shock to the family.
I was still standing with the half-opened i
note m my bands, when I was aroused by |
the coachman asking, I believe for the third !
time, whither he should drive to? I be
thought me for an instant, and said, “to j
the lecture room.” When in health, lec- j
turing bad ever been to me more of an a- ■
musement than labor; and often iti the bn- •
I sy hours of professional visiting, have I !
i longed for the time when I should come!
! before my class, and divesting my mind of!
I II individual details, launch forth into the •
i more abstract and speculative doctrines of!
:my art. It so chanced-, too that the late !
i hour in which I lectured, as well as the sub- i
jects I adopted, usually drew to my class i
, many of the advanced membt rs of the pro- j
fessiou, who made this a lounge after tbef’a
| tigties of the morning. !
! Now, however, I approached this duty j
i w ith fear and trembling ; the events of the •
morning had depressed my mind greatly, I
I and I longed for rest and retirement. The !
i passing glance I threw at the lecture room !
j through the half opened do. r, showed it to j
be crowded to the very roof; and as I j
walked along the corridor, I heard the
name of some foreign physician of emi
nence, who was among my auditory. I can
i not describe the agitation of mind I felt at
tins moment. My confusion, too, became
greater, as I remembered that the few notes
1 had drawn up, were left in the pocket of
my carriage, which I had just dismissed,
i intending to return on foot. It was alrea
| dy considerably passetl the usual hour, and
i 1 was utterly unable to decide how to pro
i cred. I hastily drew out a portfolio that
contained many scattered notes and hints
for lectures, and hurriedly throwing my
eye across them, discovered some singular
memoranda on the subject of insanity. Ou
these I resolved at once to dilate a little,
and if possible to eke out the materials for
a lecture.
The events of the remainder of that day
are wrapt in much obscurity to my mind;
yet 1 well remember the loud *htinders j
applause w hich greeted ltl e ; , n entering the !
lecime room., ,<nd how, ns I appeared to
> hesitate, they were re ewed again and a
gain, till at last, summoning resolution, 1
! i <»!!<■< ted myseli sufficiently to begin my
dis< oiirse. I well remember, 100, the diffi
culty the first sentence cost m —the doubts,
tiie Kars, tiie |:au;es, which beset meat eve
ry step, as 1 went on. My anxiety to b
< >< ar and accurate in conveying my mean
ing, made me recapitulate and repeat, til'
i I fi ll my elf, as it were, Working in a < ir-
I < le. By degrees, however, I grew warm
as I proceeded; and the evident signs ol
attention my umlii n' e exhibited, gave me
renew ed courage, while they impressed me
I with the necessity of making more than a
; com.non vx-rtion. By degrees, too, [fl it
! i i 1 ui!'i l i- iriug from my brain, ami tiim,
i even without effort, mv ideas cam • faster,
I and my words leil from me with ease and
Orrr OfMsrtT’Mrr ftuy Coiestlrtf —-Our K* err Os-
rapidity. Simile and illustration came in I
abundance ; and distinctions which had hi
therto struck me as the most subtle and dif
ficult of description, I now drew with rea
diness and accuracy. Points of an ab
struse ami recondite nature, which under
other circumstances I should not have wish
ed to touch upon, I now approached fear
lessly and boldly, and felt that in the very
moment of speaking, they became clearer
and clearer to myself. Theories and hypo
thesis, w liich were of old ami acknowledg
ed acceptance, I glanced hurriedly at as I
went along, and. with a perspicuity and
clearness I never before felt, exposed their
fallacies and unmasked their errors, j
thought I was rather describing events, and
things passing actually before my eyes at
the instant, than relating the results of a
life’s experience and ri flection. My me
mory, usually a defective one, now carried
me back to the days of my early childhood
—and tlie whole passages of a life long,lav
displayed before me like a picture. If' I
quoted, the very words of the author rush
ed on my mind as palpably as though the
page lay open before me. I have still some
vague recollections of an endeavor I made
to trace the charncter of insanity, in every
case, to some early trait of the individual in
childhood, when overcome by passion or
overbalanced by excitement, the faculties
run wild into all those excesses which in af
ter years develops eccentricities of charac-'
ter, and in some weaker temperaments abe- !
rations of intellect. Anecdotes illustrat
ing this novel position came thronging up- i
on my mind ; and events in the early years '
of some who subsequently died insane, and :
seemed to support my theory, camo rushing
to my memory. As 1 proceeded, I became '
gradually more and more excited—the ve- •
ry ease and rapidity with which my ideas'
suggested themselves, increased my imagi- !
nation, till at last 1 felt my words come w ith
out dibi t, w hile there seemed a co-minglitig
of’ my thoughts, which lift me unable to'
trace connection between them, vhile I j
continued to speak fluently as before. I ( !
feit at this moment a species of indi-tinct •
terror of some unknown danger which im •
pended over tne, yet which it was impossi- •
Lie to aver! or avoid. 1 was like one who,
borne on the rapid current of a fast flowing
river, sees the foam of a cataract before
him, yet waits passively for the moment of
his destruction, without an effort to save.
The power which maintained mv mind in
its balance had gradually forsaken tne, and
shapes and phantasies of every odd and
fantastic character flitted around and about !
me. Ihe ideas and descriptions iny mind •
had conjured up, assumed a living, breath
ing vitality; ami 1 felt like a necromancer,
w aving his w and over ,the living and the
dead. 1 paused—there was a dead silence
in the lec tore room—a thought rushed like
a meteor flash across my brain, anti, burst- i
ing forth into a loud laugh of hysterical !
passion, cried: “ And I, and I, too, am a
maniac!” My class rose like one man—a
cry of horror burst through the room. 1
knew no more. * * * *
I was ill, very ill, and in bed. I looked
around me. Through the half closed cur
tains there streamed one long line of red
sunlight—l felt it was evening. There
was no one in the room, and, as I endea- !
vored lo recall my scattered thoughts snffi- ■
ciently to find out why I was thus, there ;
came an oppressive weakness over me—l
closed my eyes and tried to sleep. I was
roused by some one entering the room—it
was my friend Dr. G-; he walked
stealthily towards my bed, and looked fix
edly at me for several minutes. J watched
him ck sely, and saw that his countenance
changed as be looked at me; I felt his
hand tremble slightly as he placed it on tnv !
wrist, and heard him mutter to himself in a
low tone, “My God : hoW altered !” I
heard now a voice at the door, saving in a
soft whisper, “May I come in?” The
doctor made no reply, and mv wife glided
gently into the apartment. She looked
deadly pale, and appeared to have been
weeping. She leaned over me, and I felt
the warm tears falling one byon" upon my ■
lorehead. She took my hand in hot!) of;
her’s, and putting her lips to my ear, said, •
“Do you know me, William?” There I
was a long pause. I tried to speak, but I •
could not —1 endeavored to make some !
sign of recognition, and stared her full in I
the face; but I heard her say tn a broken |
voice, “ He does not know me now j” and I
then I felt it was in vain. The doctor came !
over, and, taking my wife’s hand, endea
vored to lead her from the room. I heard
her say, “Not now, not now,” and sank
back into a heavy unconsciousness.
I awoke from what appeared to have
been a long and deep sleep; 1 was, howe
ver, unrefreshed and unrested. My eyes
were dimmed and clouded—and I in vain
tried to ascertain if there was any one in ;
the room with me. The acute sensation of!
fever had subsided, and left behind the most •
lowering and depressing debility.
decrees 1 came to mysi ‘ four,; t j ia( t!l ' c !
dcictcr was ‘■‘.‘,',m<v [;,. sl( ie my bed—he bent !
‘tver ;;ie ami said, “Are you better, Wil- !
1 liam !” Never till now had my inability to :
I reply given me any pain or uneasiness—!
now, however, the abortive struggle to ■
-peak was torture. •! th' tight ami fell that
the hand of d< ith was upon me. The ex
ertion now imide to repel the fatal lethar
gy must have been great—for a cold,clam
my perspiration broke profusely over my
liodv—a rushing sound, as if water filled
mv ears —a succession of short convulsive
spasms, as if given by an electric- machine,
-hook mv limbs. 1 grasped the doctor’s
' hand firmly in mine, and starting to a sit
ting posture, I looked wildly about me. Mv
breathing became shorter and shorter—my
grasp relaxed —my eyes swam—ami I fell
back heavily on the lied. The last recol
lection of that m nnent was the muttered
, expression of my poor friend saying,
“It is over at la t.”
Many liottr- in e,t have cl .ipse ', ere I re
i turn'd to any coiuciuusi.ess,. M , firslsen-
sation was feeling the cold wind across my | 1
face, which seemed to come f rom an open I '
window. My eyes were closed, and my I
lids seemed as if pressed down by a weight. '
My arms Jay along my side, and though the
position in which I lay was constrained and
unpleasant, I could make n > effort to alter
it. I tried to speak, but could not.
As I lay thus, tin- footsteps of many per- ■
sons traversing the apartment, broke upon
my ear, followed by a heavy dull sound, as
if some weighty body had been laid upon
the floor. A harsh voice of one near cue
now said, as if reading, “AA illiam 11—,
aged 38 years—l thought him much more.”
The words rushed through my brain ; and
with the rapidity of a lightning flash, eve- |
ry circumstance of my illness came before '
me, and I now knew that i had died, and i
for rny interment were intended the awful |
preparations about me. Was this then !
death? Could it be, that though coldness!
w rapt the- suffering clay, passion am! sense !
should -till c ling to the cold corpse destined •
lor the earth? O, how horrible, how m >re !
than horrible, the terror of that thought! |
I hen I thought it might be w hat is termed i
a trance ; but that poor hope deserted me,
as 1 brought to mind the words «f the doc
tor, who knew too well all the unerring
signs of death to be deceived by its coun
terfeit • and rny heart sank as they lifted j
me into the coffin, and I felt that my limbs j
had stiffened—ami i knew that this never ! <
look place in a trance. How shall I tell !
the heart-cutting anguish of’ that moment, !
as my mind looked forward to a futurity ‘
too dreadful to look upon! when memory I
should call up many a sunny hour of exis- •
tence, the loss of friends, ti<e triumph of
exertion, and then (all back upon the dread
consciousness of the ever busied life the
grave closed over—and then I thought that
perhaps sense b-.it lingered around the life
less clay, as the spirits of the dead are said
to hover around the places and homes tiiey
loved in life, ere they left them forever;
and that soon the lamp should expire upon
the shrine, « hen the temple that sheltered :
it lay mouldering and in ruins. Alas! how
fearful to dream even of the happiness of
the past, in that cold grave where the worm i i
only is a reveller !to think that though ! i
‘‘Friends, brothers auc) sisters are laid sidebyside, '
Yei none have e'er questioned, nor none have rc- ‘ ’
plied"— . .
Yet that all felt in their cold and moulder- !
ing hearts the loves and affections of life, • ,
budding and blossoming as though the i
stem was not rotting to corruption that bore
them. 1 brought to mind the.- axful punish- I '
Ynent of the despot, who chained the living !
to the dead man, and thought it mercy
when compared io this.
H wv long I lay thus, I know not, but the
dreary silence of the chamber was again
broken, and I found that some of my dear
est friends were come to take a farewell I
look of me, ere the coffin was closed on "me •
forever. Again the horror of my state i
struck me withal! • -ible reality; and I
like a meteor, she- I. my heart the i
bitterness of years of misery, condensed •
into thv year of a minute. And then I re- i
membered how gradual is death, and how !
by degrees it creeps over every portion of I
the frame—like the track of the destroyer, i
blighting as it goes—and said to my heart, '
all may yet be still within me, and the mind •
as lifeless as the body it dwelt in ; and yet |
these feelings partook of life in nil tlx ir •
strength and vigor. There was the will to
move, to speak, to see, to live—-nd yet !
all was torpid and inactive, as though it I
had never lived. Was it that the nerves,
from some depressing cause, had ceased to
transmit the influence to the brain? had '
these winged messengers of the mind re
fused their office?—and tin n I called to
mind the almost miraculous efficiency of '
the will, exerted under circumstances of
gieat exigency, and with a concentration of 1
power, that sum- men are only capable of. '
I had heard of the Indian fither who suck
led his child at. bis own boson), when lie had 1
laid its mother in the grave; yet was it riot 1
the will had wrought this miracle? I my - 1
self had seen the paralytic limb awake to '
life and motion, by the powerful applica- 1
lions of the mind stimulating the nervous '
channels of communication, and awakening
the dormant powers of.vitality to their ex
ercise- I knew of one whose heart beat fast
or slow as hedidwillit. Yes! thought I,
in a transport, the will to live, is the power
to live; and only when this faculty has
yielded with bodily strength, need death be
the conqueror over ns. The thought of
reanimation was extatic; but I dared not
dwell upon it—the moments passed rapidly
on, ami even now the preparations were
about to be made, ere they committed my
body to the grave. Ami how was lhe effort
lobe made? 1! the will did indeed possess
the power trusted in, bow was it to be ap
plied? 1 had often wished to speak or
move during my i!!: ie ss, yet nas unable to
do eiti'-,-, ’ then remembered that in those
; cases where the will had worked its won
' .'lers, the powers of the miml had entirely
[ centered themselves in the heart-filling de
! -ire to accomplish a certain ol jeet—is the ]
I athletic in the games strain every muscle to I
: lift some ponderous weight. And thus, I !
! hnew, that if the heart could be so subject-,
cd to the principle of volition, as that, I
yielding to iis impulse, it would again trans
j mit the blood along its accustomed chan
nels, and that then the lungs shcm.’d be
brought to act upon the blood, by the same
•agency, the other functions of the body
! would-more readily be restore d, by lhe sym
pathy with tiie great ones. Besides, I trust
j cd, that so long as the powders of the mind
existed in the vigor 1 felt them in, that
much of what might be called latent vitali-
| ty existed in the body; then I set myself to
| think upon those nen es which preside ov< r
. the action of the heart—their origin, their
, course, their distribution, their relation,
I their sympathies. I traced them as tlrnv
j arose in the brain; and tracked them til
■ | ih 'V were lost in millions ol tender thread
■; upon ibeintuclc us the heart. 1 thought,
too, upon the kings as they lay flaced ami
collapsed within my chest—the life-blood
stagnant in their vessels, and tried to pos- |
sess my mind with the relation of these two ,
parts to the utter exclusion of every other. :
I endeavored then to transmit along the •
nerve--, the impulse of that facility my;
whole hope rested on; alas, it was in vain
—I tried to heave my chest am! breathe, !
but could not —my heart sank within me— j
and al! my former terrors came thickening !
around mi?, more dreadful by Ar, as the !
stir and bustle in the room indicated they j
were about to close lhe coffin. At this mo- ;
merit, my friend B entered the room •
—he had come many miles to see me once •
more, and they made way for him to ap- '
preach me as I lay. He placed his warm ;
hand ipon my breast, and, oh! the throb
sent through my hr art. Again, but uncoil- •
sciously to myself, the impulse rushed
along—a tingling ran through my frame
—a crashing, jarring sensation, as if the
tense nervous chords were vibrating to •
some sudden and severe shock, took hold
on me; and the valves reverberated, clank, I
clank!—responsive to the stroke, at the |
same time the chest expanded, the muscles I
strained like the cordage of a ship in a i
heavy sen, and I breathed once more. •
While thus the faint impulse to returning
life was given, the dread thought flashed on
tne that it might not be real, and that to my
own imagination alone, were referable, the
phenomena I experienced. At the very
moment the gloomy doubt crossed mvmind,
it was dispelled, for I heard a cry of horror
through the room, and the words—He is
alive—he still lives—from a number of
voices around me. Then noise and con
fusion increased. I heard them say, carry
out B before he sees him again—he
has fainted! Directions and exclamations j
of wonder and dread followed one after an- !
other, and I can but call to mind the lifting !
me from the coffin, and feeling of returning ,
life I experienced, as I was placed before a j
fire, and supported by the arms of my j
friends.
I will only add, that after some weeks of i
painful debility, I was again restored to
health—having tasted the full bitterness of
death.
VISIT TO THE MOSQUE OF ST. SOPHIA.
[by miss pardoe.]
Hours passed away and other subjects had
succeeded to this most interesting one,
w hen, as the evening closed in, I remarked
that Bey, the eldest son of the house,
was carrying on a very energetic tw.e
conversation with his venerable father; •
and I was not a little astonished When he I
ultimately informed me, in his imperfect!
French, that there was one method of visi- •
ling the mosques, if I had nerve to attempt 1
it, which would probably prove successful; I
and that in the event of my resolving to !
run the risk, he was himself so convinced of j
its practicability, that he Would accompa- j
ny me, with the consent of tiie father, at- I
tended by the old Kiara, or FloUse-steWard;
upon the understanding (and on this the !
gray«l:eaigled Effendi had resolutely insis- j
ted) that in the event of detection it was to !
be saute qui peut ; an arrangement that
would enable his son at once to elude pur- •
suit, i( be exercised the least ingenuity or
caution.
What European traveller, possessed of
the least spirit of adventure, would refuse
to encounter danger in order to stand be
neath the dome of St. Sophia ? Amk '
above all, what wandering Giaour could
resist the temptation of entering a mosque !
during High Prayer ?
These Were tiie questions that I asked i
myseli as the young Bey vowed himself so j
gallantly to the venture (to him, in any case, •
not without its dangers) in order to avert!
from me the disappointment which I ('read- [
ed. j
Int once understood that the attempt ,
must be made in a Turkish dress ; butt l .,is ,
fact was of trifling importance, as no cos- I
tume in the wurld lends itself more readily' ;
or more conveniently to the purposes of;
disgui.e. After having deliberately weigh- i
ed the chances for and against detection, I
resolved to run the risk; and accordingly
I stained my eye-brows with some of the j
dye common in the harem ; concealed my !
female attire beneath a magnificent pelisse,
lined with sables, which fastened from my
chin to my feet ; pulled n fez low upon my
brow ; and, preceded by a servant with a
lantern, attended by the Bey, and followed
by die Kiara and a pipe-bearer, at half past j
10 o’clock I sallied forth on my adventu-1
rotis errand.
We 1 ad not mentioned to either the Y.ife J
or the nwtheb of the Bey whither vve were ;
bound; being fearful of alarming them un
necessarily ; and they consequec.tly rem?.]u
ed perfectly satisfied with tli<- assurance of
the old gentleman, that I v, as anxious to see
the Bosohorus by moonlight, hough a
darker night never spread its mantle over
the earth.
I am extremely doubtful whether, on a
less exciting occasion, I could have kept
> time with i‘, ie rapid pace of my companion
• over the- vile pavement of Constantinople ;
las it was, however, I dared rot give way,
I l?st any one among the individuals who
ioll-w ed us, and were perhaps bound on the
same errand, should penetrate my dis
guise.
“If we should escape from St. Sophia
unsuspected, ’ said my chivalrous friend,
we will then make another bold attempt ;
we will visit lhe mosque of Sultan Achmet;
and ns this is a birrli festival, if you risk the
ad venture, you will have done what no In
fidel has ever jet dared to do ; but I fore
warn yon that, should you be discovered,
i and fail to make your escape, on the instant
! yon will be torn to pieces.
■ This assertion somewhat staggered me,
I and for an instant, mv woman-spirit qnnil
i ed, I contented myself, however, with brief
| ly replying : “ When we leave St. Sophia,
. I we will talk of-this,” anct-continued to walk
1 4 1 av F. E. SIOHIASGN
WHOLE
beside him in silerwc. At k-ngth we enter
ed the spacious com t of the mosque, and
as the servants stopped Jo withdraw my
shoes, the Bev murmured in mv ear, “ Be
firm, or von arc lost !”—and making a
strong effort la subdue the feeling of min
gled aweaud fear .vbieh was rapidly stcal
ingover me, I ptiiled tii?/iz deeper upon
my eye-brows, and obeyed.
On passing the threshold, I found myself
in a covered peristyle, whose gigantic col
umns of granite are partially sunk in the
wall of which they form a part; the floor
was covered w ith fine matting, and lhe col
ored lamps, which were suspended in fes
toons from the lofty ceiling, shed a broad
light on all the surrminding objects. Iu
most of the recesses formed by the pillars,
beggars were crouched down, holding iu
front of them their little metal basins, to
receive the paries of the charitable ; while
servants lounged to and fro, or squatted iu
groups upon the matting, awaiting the
egress of their employers. As 1 looked
around me our attendants moved forward,
and raising a curtain which veiled a double
door of bronze, situated at mid-length of
the peristyle 1 involuntarily shrank back
before the blaze of light that burst npou
me.
Far as the eye could reach upwards, cir ■
cles of colored fire, appearing as if sus
pended in mid-air, designed the form of the
stupendous dome ; while beneath, devices
of every shape and color were formed by
myriads of lamps of various hues ; the
imperial closet, situated opposite to the pul
pit, was one blaze of refulgence, and its
gilded lattices flashed back the brilliancy, *
till it looked like a gigantic meteor.
As I stood a few paces within the door
way, I could not distinguish the limits of
the edifice—l looked forward, upward—to
the right hand and to the left—but 1 could
only take in a given space, covered with
human beings, kneeling in regular lines,
and at a certain signal bow ing their turban
ed heads to the earth, as if one soul and one
impulse animated the wnole congregration;
while the shrill chanting of the choir pealed
through the vast pile, and died away in
lengthened cadences among the tall dark
pillars which support it.
And this was St. Sophia! To me it
seemed like a creation of enchantment—
the light—the ringing voices—lhe myste
rious extent, which baffled the earnestneßS
of my gaze—the ten thousand turbaned
Moslems, all kneeling with their faces turn
ed towards iMecca, and at intervals laying
their foreheads to the earth—the brightand.
various colors of the dresses—and lhe rich
and glow ing tints of the carpets that veiled
the marble floor—all conspired to form a
scene of such unearthly magnificence, tluk
I felt as though there could be no reality iu
w hat I looked on, but that, at some sudden
signal, the towering columns .would fail to
support the vault of light above them, and
al! would become void.
1 had forgotten every tiling in the mere
exercise of vision; the danger of detection
—the flight of time—almost mv own iden
tity—when my companion uttered the sin
gle word “G.Z—Come,” and, passing for
ward to another door on the opposite side
ol the building, I instinctively followed
him, and once more found mvself in the
court. ,
What a long breath I drew fistlie cold
air swept across my forehead! I felt like
one who has suddenly stepped beyond the
circle of an enchanter, and dissolved the
spell of some mighty magic?
“AV hither sha'i we now bend our way?”
asked my companion, as we resumed our
shoes.
“ i o Sn’.tan Achmet,” I answered briefly.
1 could <;ot have bestowed many words on
tny b“st friend at that moment; the very ef
fort at speech was painful.
In ten minutes more we stood before the
| mosque of Sultan Achmet, and, ascending
; the noble flight of steps which led to the
' principal entrance, we again cast, off uur
! shoes, and entered the temple.
Infinitely less vast than St. Sophia, this
masque impressed me with a feeling of awe,,
much greater than that which 1 had expe
i rienc.ed in visiting its more stately neighbor..
Four collossal jtihars of marble, five or
six feet in support lhe dome,.,
and these were wreathed with lamps,.even,
to the summit; while the number of
suspended from the Ceiling gave the whole
edifice the appearance of a space overhung
with stars. We entered at a propitious
moment, fgc the Faithful were performing
their prostrations, and had consequently no
time lo speculate on our appearance. Th®
• chanting was wilder and shriller than that
which 1 had just heart! at St. Sophia; it
sounded to me in fact more like the deli
rious outcry which we may suppose to hava
beeh uttered by a band of Delphic Priest
esses, than the voices of a choir of iminspir
rid human beings.
We passed onward over the jieldmg
carpets, which returned no sound Lumen th.
! our footsteps; and there was something
I strangely supernatural in the spectacle of'
I several human beings moving along, with*-
i out creating a single echo in the vast space
' they traversed. We paused an instant be
side the marble-arched platform on whtcli
; the muezzin was performing his prostrattous
I to the shrill cry of the choir; we lingered
1 another, to take a last look at the kneeling
' thousands who were absorbed in their de
votions; and then, rapidly descending into
ihc court, my companion uttered a hasty
congratulation on the successful issue of
our bold adventure, to which I responded
a most heartfealt “Amen!” and in less than
in hour, I cast off my fez and my pelisse
in the harem of Effendi, and exclaim-
ed to its astonished inmates, “I have seen
the mosques!”
JVzsZ Travelling.— The Eden Locorootiv®
Engine, o i t'm Carlisle & New Castle Railroad
performed, a short time since, 12 miles in JI
nitn'uldf.—72 miles aft hour.