The Greensborough patriot [April 2, 1853]

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VOL. XIV. (jiitEENSBOHOUGII, N.C., APRIL 2, 1853. NO. 723.
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but lliry iniiilc no malarial nrflvrfetl Uiwirdf
the rompiflion of lite pMael of ilicir i'nyagta.—
In June. I ."ill I. also in Mir, ISUO. ihe Dutchl
liiiril out exploring rxpriliiinns which renelird
monttii.from ilale of iiilneri/ilion
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The wars of rcvoluiinnnry France turned for : liful signifiealion has. rtiriourly enough, altaehcd
a number of years the atlentiiin of Kiigl.nd from j iurlf to this name. The <!crman word mapd,
Arctic exploration in mailers of much more prcs- ' a maid, was anciently written magele and in lo-sing
necessity; hut on the return of general lie/, winch words u-em etisil* conmseil with
peace, in 1815. ihe search fur a Northwest pas- Madge and Maggie, and lima with Margaret.—
- ige was again renewed. In 1818 the Admiral- Daisies were also callld maghels, maids, or mar-ergen
; bill the crew of the last expedition. In- ly lined out an expeduion under command of Sir garels, whence we drive ilie French marfriicrilet, ' pniiued In Ihe cradle whirh contained a prattling
itf enclosed unexpectedly in Ihe ice, were com- John Ron. in a vessel of 385 Ions, accompanied daisies. Margaret. Ihcn. may be a rearl or dai. ! infant of two summers) " do hoi go alone."'
idled la spend a long I Irc.iry winter ofeigln ny l.ieiitenani I'arrv. in a vessel of Ml ions— sy as she rhooscii,; or she mav. if she will. I " II must he so,'' he replied firmly, though ap-nionihs
duratinn in 70 degrees of latitude. In
10(18, Henry Hudson, who bad already distin-guished
himself by a voyage lo Spitsbergen, was
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Bright Water for Me.
BV in vtt aonuN.
t»! writer for rfte; bright waler for me-—
tiive wmo lathe tremulous debauchee —
II con let 11 il'i' brow, ilcooleih Ihe brain,
It mukeili ihe taint heart strong again.
'I i unlit1- o'er ihe -fi-i.'- like u brt*e/.t: Iroin Ihe xoa,
All IrechneM, like intent purity,
tl! water bright, for IDH, lor me,
Dive wide lo the lrcmuloUr> o'ebauchec.
jV'ill, (ill to (ho brim ; fill, (ill to the biim;
1.-: the Aowinjl ihryiial k.--- the rim;
jMy hauvt in hteaity, my e)e ie true,
I'tir I, like the llowet*, drink nollllng butilew.
<>! water, bright water-**')! mine ol wealth.
Anil the riches it yieldetli are vitfOf ami hcallh;
Ro water, pure, inner, tor me, lor me,
<Jive wine to th': tremuloil* debauchee.
I'.ll a^aiu to Iflrj britfi—aizain to ihe brim—
For water. ■UenglbeiMdl nerve tuu\ limb—
Vo the mi-lit ol llie Mroilg it addeih Nrenglh—
TH (ItC days »it Ihe aged It athleth Iwu^tli—
It Ire-lieu- the heart, it brighten*.the Mahl,
Tie like ipialftti!* u goblet <fl itiofntflu light
So, Water, I vrilf tlriul. uo'liiii^ but thee,
Thou parent ot health and L'i B*gv.
When o'er ihe hills, like nit fcrtstern bride,
Morning w.itk-% fnrth in her be.futt Mffll p'i'le,
la'adin^ a baud ol lauyhmy hour*,
And bnwhlugthed«H Iron the nodding Koweitj
(H cheering, tlieu, my uiicc h heard;
A f i r i -111 s ■_' wuh that ot the MMriluI bird—-
Who llmgeth abiuad hu matin- loud,
AH he lavelh UU \\ Ingi in the oool my cloud.
Si, water, bright water, ptire water fdr tnfaj
1 «pQM the curst drink ol t'te dcba'ichuc'.
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
The lollowiug account of the verroM cspedi-tioiis
which have beer liliid out in search of it
A'orth-wrtt /'uasn«e lo the (\iriric. has been
prepared with couaiderablw labor by a lUlltet*
poudent ol the Biieiull JtMirti.il; :nnl will be luttod
tiighlv latereatiHg :
|*robab|y at im lime finrc the (jurslhiii of a
horthertv ruuiiuuiiieetiuii between ilia Pacific
and Ailiinif; nreeiM was lirst raited—eooel three
hundred ami thirty or hliy \ears a^o—fo|g more
general iulereNl been bit m ihe maitcr than at
the present lime, or greater * flort- uiade lo n»l*e
tins loMg-dltpuied problem. And vet R Htiefae-tnry
solution teeeM almost as l.ir distant -J mr ;
lor trilh all the inventions of the prfMiii and the
experience of the past century, the superior sad-
I|M and >!nn»Ji uf inoderii-buili laaaeU, iheir
I'tilar^ed accoiumod.itions lnr (lie hejllhaud safe-ly
ol their crews, and, above all i-ise, the appli-cation
ol steam to uii>e (lie teMel birwaid wuh-out
deli) ihrou*|h nemiw aed imrieeie oiieninct
in the ice where tailing *0M*l* itre itlcctuallv
ballled, the later exjx ditiniie ha\e beui xhle (n
make bul small advances beyond llut-e made b)
the earlier navigators in seatch ol a polar or
northwest passage lo Asia. It is, huMcitr,
worthy of remark, lhat il, alter all the immense
labor, expense, and sufl'cnng, and toss ol life
whiih have attended these arctic expeditions,
their chief end has not 3 el hern attained, ihey
have b*en pursued with that indomitable enerfl
and skill and ienacil> o| purpose which has eier
distinguished the nation by whom they hate
principally beet; made. Il success had depended
upon [In* exertions ol mere mortal man, 11 nouhl
lonn ere this have been secured.
The idea of tailing t-» India by the northwest
Its the shortest nay was lirsl sui>j£est*d bv John
Cabot* about the time 11! the disco.eiv ol Amer-ica,
or in I IU7. and a lew feats after, in I5'.»7,
an enterprising meicliatKat Hnstul first sdeanecd
Ihe opinion lhat a direct passage lo India miglif ,
be made across the north pole. Since thai time
lo the present the speculation has never lifll once
been abandoned by all the nations id Iluiope
inoie than Iwcniy-fivc \ ears at any one lone.—
Front ihe commencement of the lOtheenlury lo '
tins time there has been only three or lour inter-vals
of more than mleen )enrs eeeh irr a Inch
exploring expednioiis hate wyi been sent lo the
Arctic region*.
Due ol the first expedition*! ever filled out from , ,1
Kiifjbind lor the discovery ol a north tvesipas-aj
WM overtaken by ihe terrible late of which we
eannot entirely divest our minds ma> bare over-laken
pir John I'rankbu and bis companions.—
?*ir Httgh WillouaSby sailed from Ureeowich in
Way, 1S53, with three \essel9. They w»re
BTtsrwards overtaken and separated by n riolrnt
eiurm, ami Sir ilnyh, IU-III^ unable 10 PXlnciic
lioristll limn the ice. atlenrptcl to winter on Ihe
r.'t.ist ol Kussiati baphnid, m the lili'fnlc id KN or
70 degrees. Hut neither comrnnndf r run inv i>!
his ftrew aver retsrrned 10 nlsrtr r»»Hve land. The
darkest -tinm shroOft* the tale ol this lirsl Kog-
Unit aipedNtoM. After lung sus|iciise and anaii -
i+i (iifnigs reached England hat some Kuseian
111■'i^^Md^^^mg|^^u ,. [.i|i><- K --el-, whwh
■H nXaVtir
ud lio/.cu
of aaillng in a norlhefSt direclinn, altered his
course lo the wist, wiih the expectation ol fiiul-inaj
in open sea between what a*aj then Virginia
and Newfoundland, and disco* ered the mou'.h of
the noble river which now hears his name. In
1070 another expedition was sent from Kugland
in search of a norihenst passage, but was wreck-ed
on the roast of Nova Xeiuhla. Since lhat
time all htflff* ol penetrating lo India by the
i north of Asia have been soantlmied, Th
i -lain have, at dilTercnl intervals, explored all th
1 navigation between Arrhailgel am1 llehringV
J Straits, exrept a portion ol about 200 miles.—
Hut the leiiL'lh uf lime employ en in doing this
I proves that if a northeast passage realU does ex-j
ist, il is useless li-r all praetiral purposes, lor the
' passage would not often he accomplished, unless
J by accident or I conjunction nfunusally favorable
eiicumslances, in less than live 10 eiylil years.
Voyages were uaile by I'oole, *n I^nglishmsn,
j in I0i0, 1011, and |A|'i. for research in the Po-lar
regioi.a, and sMJuiUgh he reaclitd. as he rt>-
' polled, ihe high latitude of 80 degrees, be dis-covered
nothing of any Importance* In 1013
Mallin, the most learned and daring navigator ol
ihe age, on a voyage lo attempt the Polar passagf,
' entered the great sea which now bears his name.
In 1015 Fwlhbrb)', a seaman of tried skill and
energy, set out in 11 rewel id only '20 tons, but,
alter narrowly escaping wreck, he relumed tu
England. This was ihe last expedition for Polar
discovery for many je.ir*.
The limits of a paper mil allow only n glance
al some of ihe more important expeditions nhuh
have.been engaged in the search ul a Northwesi
passage.
America washing supposed 10 lefrninatcon ihe
north in a cape alter rounding nlitHi an enlranee
was gained through a short channel into the Pa*
cilic ocean. The immen'e breadth of the conti-nent
011 the north was long unknown to best in-lormetl
geographers ami navigators.
About the year 1500, (Jasper Cortereal, re-snliing
to follow the looisteps of Columbus, or lo
antieipale hiIII in the discovery of a firi-s..gc to
India, endeavored In find his way by taking M
high latitude. Hu sailed along ihc'Cidl ol St.
Lawrence, and then steered northerly till he
reached the latitude ol about OO degrees, or the
entrance ol Hudson's Hay. Me linn returned lo
PortUgali and the IU'XI suininer, in iilteinptiug to
enter Hudson's Buy, his vessel* were separated
in a storm. Thai in which (laapar sailed wal
never beard of more, and no trace "...s ii er dis-covered
of its fate. Iii IftOS Mifuel Ciirtereal
sailed from Portugal in sciieh ol his blother.—
lie entered Hudson's Bay, but met with ihe
dreadlul fate of linn lor whom he was scan-hint;.
He loo was never heard of mure, in 1527 and
1530 the search lor a .\ 01 th w est passage wa-lenewed,
bul with un results 01 importance. In
I MO three vessels, respeetivel) ol I/.7. B0, ami
10 inns; <rf-re Sent li(il under coUiUand irTKro-bMher,
an ofbeef of areal repdtathm and ability,
He Sleered llireel Id Cape Farewell, Ihe south-ernmost
point of (Jr.inland, but, without 11 aking
any great eUnrts in forces passage to ihe uesl>
watd, he returned to England, lie was again
sent oiti in coAvmend ofaonie hirger veaaele. and
passed ihniugh the strait.*, tu which he gave bis
ne, inn. Hudson's Hay. In 1585ta-ovessels,
llie Sunshine and thfl Moonshine, weie sen! oui :
under command ol John Davis, who explored
ami gave Ins name to the broad Straits which
fUlHieCt Dalfiu's Bn) with Ihe ocean. lie also
explained and gave names lo several islands 111
lha \1rm1iy. He waa allerwards inijloved in
two more ixpeditious, ami proted IliniScTf one
ol the must iiitrcpic and Miecessfnl uaviyators of
his aye. In |0(R| two vesst Is ul 00 and 70 tons,
under command uT VVevmouih, made unaucccas-lid
aiiimpta m tind a passage, and m 1000 Knight
sailed lor the .Ni.niiwisi regiiuis in a vessel of I
•10 ions, but never returned to his native laud.— ]
In 1010 the celebrated it a v igalor, Hudson, sailed '
on a voyage lo the .Northwest in a vessel uf on-ly
55 ion*. He had al-taih attempted ihe soy.
J.ge lo India by Ihe pole, then by the northeast,
and afterwards in another voyage had discover-ed
the harbor ol New Vmk and the river Hud-son,
lu his last voyage lo ihe NorlhwCfl In-passed
into Ihe great bay whirh now bears I.is
name, mid in il he was abandoned lo a terrible
hue in an open boat by a mutinous crew, lu
16T3tfir Thomas Button. In command of an ex-ploring
squadron, reaehed the southern point of
what is now known as Boothsmptori Island, but
toiled in his aItempi to lone a pas-age between
the island and the comment, now called Woe's
Welcome. In IfiKI Baffin was fitted lor I
Northwest voyage. lie proceeded dirongri Da-vie
Straits U> the great expanse of water lo
which he had previously given his nun name.
,i\iil explored and gave the names o| his chit I pa-trons
to Smith's Sound, Jones's Sound,and Lan-es-
r Bonntli but failed HI make the splendid
discovers which Parry aileiward made, that tins
1 was an entrance into the Polar Sea.
taken 1wo hundred years b*tnre him, bul reium
ed to Knglaml with ihe ennv iciion, very hastily
adopted, anil against lite opinion of his nlfieers,
lhat IJ incasi-r Sound was only a bay. and from
il no passage to the west e-i'ted. The Individ-ual*.
however, who sent out Reefj were so dis-satisfied
« lib Ihe resull of his voyage lhat I.ieut.
Parry, a great name in Arctic navigation, was
immediately sent mil in command of the Hecta
and (inner, with instructions to carefullv explore
Lancaster
I waa puxxleif lo lliink* what could be her object.
After ordering aortte refreshments, of which
she ale and drank very little, but Which dhe in-sisted
upon paying for, wo strolled rounst Ihe
garden, listening lo the music until inward* ev-ening,
when I remarked It would be beat to re*
turn..
" Tea, Ij will soon IIP dark, and we hatlbettrr
go." " Uul," said she, *' you are a stranger in
my , London, and il would be lolly for you to look
uaracier, and thus prove herself worthy of j safely depends upon it. As he is a savage, I for a hoiel lo-nighl—and, besides, it would bo
savage—it is Black Wolf, the rrirnVnteu chief
of the Oneulas, and the brother of him I slew al
Port Btlwerd, In revenge of his broihcr's deaih
he seeks my life."
•* Then, for my sake," said the afllielcil wife,
and lor the sake of this poor Innocent, (*hc
-,- --- — -j —— «P.B * wnsa. "■■< ••••"•%' ,i..i , , 11 .im 11 mi ' 1 1 1 n ■ • 1 1 ' j 'i 11 ' 1 11 1 11. 1
Capi. Unas billowed ihe Coiirao wl.ieh Benin had combine the beauty and portly of both, in her life parcmly moved by her alferttrfnate appeal j
ami
her iloublv-significanl name. Hut maidens are
something more than pearls or linsic* ; and w ell
may ihe poet ask :
" Where may the brightest fl**eef bb met,
That can mutch with Margaret! '
MAklttA is s pleasant 11:1111 e from the Hebrew,
bul is unfortunate in its signification, meaning
bitierness !
.MARY. This sweclest of nil female names, is
111.1 lias llie meaning of exa
must niecf livn as srif*h, and defeat him as such, \ ungenerous in me to allow you lo. I reside in
and lhat in his own harbarous manner. Htmem-I— si real, and if you Will aeecj I a room 111 niv
her yon arc the wife of a soldier, be firm, or at ■ house, you will he perfectly we'e ime ; and mv
least," he said with an emotion bo could not | husband, who is fond of company, will be glad
control, •• do nol unman me, If I fall"—he ; to see you."
hes'ilatcd for a moment, then suddenly caughi his j While hesitating, she called a cab, and half
child, kissed him again, pressed a burning kiss . forced me in.
upon the cold brow of his wife, haslfly embraced I When llie cab fthWftri, we got nut, and 1 found
her and rushed from the house. 1 myself in a narrow atreer, dimly lighted, before
Sound, lie saileo fiom Kngland in frnm the Hebrew. He had nol been absent an hour before he ills- ; a large brick house w id. Iron railings in front.—
May, 1810, passed direct through Dans* Siraiu ic,|; a .ru|y sppro/tflauj signification! It is a ] covered the lurking-place of the Indian. The j She opened ihe door and asked me"In sit down
d Lancaster Sound, discovered and gave names Camou* name, both in siercd and profane hisio- I wary eye of ihe savage was too busy not lo see ; n moinenl, when she entered into a room close
Sinus, Prince Regent Inlet, and TVi |„ a|) ages it has lilerally been exalted,—: •• •00J1 as he was seen. by, and returned almost immediately, and said:
FiOffl Mary the mother oljisus, in Mary iho ! Then comieciiced those fearlol movements by ;'^My hnshand has retired ; I'll inirodoce you to
mother of Washington, the glory has not depart- which ihe sons of ihe forest strive to' Induce iheir | '"ini in ihfe mohlln#. Here is H llglu^.|-ke
t'> Harrow
n'elllngtoo Channel, which was then entirely
free from ice. Parry, however, chose, instead
Ilns-, of sailing up this channel. Id eamtinue his course
west. On the 4th September, having reaehed
the longitude of 110 degrees west, h- became
eoiiiled lo the reward of J.'."i,000 olTcred by Par-liament
to any one who should first attain that
meridian. Alter wintering on the wfatcrastof
Melville Island, in about78 degrees latitude, Par-ry
returned home with a reputation lor skill ami
energy lar above thai of any modern navigator.
He hail sailed 30 degrees further vvesl than any
one had reached before him, had discovered some
of the must impnrltiul channels yet discovered,
and bad established he) mid S doubt ihe existence
of a greal ocean to Illi north of America. In
May. I8il. I'arrv. now prnuioted lo the rank id
captain, "ailed wild Ihe llecla :.ml I'urv to penu-t'aic,
il possible, h\ Hudson's Hay, bo:, alter in-ell'cetual
aileiupts, was npel led lo lake up win-ter
quarters once more 111 lhat rigorous climate.
The next summer he discovered and passeil
through :he Straits leading from I'ox's Channel
10 Boothia Hay. lo which he gave Ihe name of
Ins own ships. After obtaining from fluckbnrn
Island a sight ol the greal Polar ocean, which,
from die ticiucminus barriers of ice, ihey were
unable lo reach. Parry v» as obliged to si led hi-
HInter quarters for the second winter. The nell
siimmer he returned in Kngland* In Mav, in-ii,
Parry once more sailed with the sameehfptt, but
ibo next summer, the I'tirv being crushed bv the
ice and abandoned, he waa compelled 10 return
home without adding any thing to the diMovettes
he had ■IfCtdy made.
10\pe»l|tioiis lor Polar disroverv
from Bngland in 1776, 1806, and in 1818. In
1800 Captain Scoresby pemiratid to within five
hundred geographic! miles ol ihe Pole, and also
in 1818 be made discovi nes to the North anil
Bnel. In I8i7 Capl. Parry aItem pled 1.1 reach
Ihe Pole in boais drawn over the Ice by 1111 n, but
was stoppid in his progress after reaching the
latitude ol 82 degrees If) miuules. In 18211
C»pl. Knss made another mefleeiual Sltcmpl lo
reach Ihe Pole. In May. 1646,Sir John Prrnk-lin
sailed unit the Krebus and Terror, and was
teen lor Ihe last nine oil ihe 2Gih July of Ihe
same tear,
foes to ler
tribe, louud (he captain in every respect his equal.
is from the Latin. :>m' ;i''(,r :,» 'l',|:f "f intense labor and suspense,
I'1'! Tempesl," ex- neither had gained the advantage. The Indian,
I flt (his mnmcHl. saw Warner leap from his link-ing
place snd disappear behind ihu trunk of a
large /alien Irce.
Whai was now lo be done—he was loo wary
not to aj'jiri-hend some stratagem by Warner; he
therefore neither advanced nor retreated, bul
kepi behind a gigantic oak. At length lo his
great joy, he discovered the hal of his enemy
ed from the name. In the L'renrh, Mary become
Marie, Mary is another form of il.
MATII.UA is from Ihe (Ireck, and signifies uo
hie or stalely.
.. MIKAMIA—admired
Prime Ferdinand, in
claims ;
''Admired Miranda! indeed the top of admiration.J
NANCY, il is believed, may be traced lo llie
same souice as Anna and Hannah, which have
llie same signifiealion, kind orgracious.
PIUKIH: IS a bright and beautiful name—one
bill of the happiest significance. Pl.U'be, light
of Me !
Kmm-Latin, Koea, a rosc-is sweet enough "WP V"' r»"1
lor Hir IIHIIIU ul ji l.iirv nr un IQMl. I lierc is ;i
rrritibla Iragranf, HI it. It rails up visluna »l
uiinlrii iirliiiiiis iimi Gfliboworini shrubs and i inrs.
KuSalit'l—lisiian. riisa-lulhi—is frnm tlm siinie
Ijiiiiii riiiii. hut roini's in us thnwoh the It.iliun.
It KUiulfiM T-iT or he;itnir«il rusp; Husalie—
1'ri'iirh, ruse el lis. ruse ami lily—rtniihiiies llie
rragranra md Iwattly of two lovely llowers.—
KIISUIIIHI. Il is enough in i>:iy uf tliis name lhat
11 is nnr of Sliakspi'are's iinmnrializt'il ajiprlla-tiiins.
The lcTiiiinalic.il. Iinil, nt.iy liaie been
coined by bin •ioi|ily lnr ihe sake uf eltvhonyi
or il may liaie been ileriu-il Imin llie 8| ish
liiul.i, IKII nr eleganl—roea-lind. elegnnl rote :
" Prom llie ea-t m ilm » astern lll'l,
NoJHirel is like Ronlui4."
RiMAMONP is one of ihe MttAefl names of the
some pnrlicid of llie body exposed ■ room at the head of llie ln|nt~|foo<l rii.ht !"
lo the aim nfihe deadly rifle. - 1 went up stairs In the room she jiau noinUil
'J'he chief, thotigft the most renowned of his Mil. opened Ihe door and went in. Il was lur-.
nisheil. you might say riiti.ly ; the bed stood
1 the further corner, w illi blue damask rnrtain. in
front. I undressed quickly, as 1 was sn'ineuhat
lired by my day's wlienlii'cs, walked to the bed
| and threw aside the rurlsins nm'l ilnfe lay a man,
weftering in bis Montf, willi Ins thrnai Cut from
ear lo ear ! Il wnuld be vain (o altrmpl Ifl dcS-erihe
my feelings. I immediately dressed my-self,
wiih a piesenee ul mind wbieb I hare never
been able lo accoiinl for, I ihcn tried to open iliu
door, which, to my horror, I found was locked.
above ihe body of Ihe iree, and t'lanein", around ihe runin, my rvc fell upon lliu
jiiiekly disappear. The Indian smiled w illi sav- ' irons in ihe lire place ; I snalrln-il nun up ami
age delluht us be DIBtlered— wiih one slrukc; broke the lock "ini opened Ilia
"The |uile-face is a great warrior, bin he is a door. Itiiuiiiiig (Jewn llie siair^,' ! found the
fool. The son of ihe (urea, wnuld lint lie when fi'unl duor fasicned also. Hating nothing lo
he enuhl aland : he wnuld uul expose his head break lie lurk with, I darted into ihe first room
and feel at ihe same lime." 1 Came lb ml jumped from ihe window into an
During ihe sulilnquy, he was slowly poising alley on the side of ihe house, and I had merely
his ride, ready to lake die lirsl advantage of the j U«, m runeeal myself, when I heard the peopln
impiudent movement1 bf his adversary. The hal round crying miirilrr. and 1 saw ihe verv woman
was now so clearly visible lhat be fired. Il 'hal I came wnli, followed by several • ■ I ihe po-quickly
fell and all was sileul fura innmeni, then Inv. euier ihe house, Ihillking, I suppose, of
a wild, exalting war-Whoop rang through ihe ''nurse she would find me. I left as soon as the
forest il ihe Indian lu'lnd forward lo secure crowd gathered round, ami passed out unnoticed.
the scalp of his Ijllen enemy. When within two
rods of ihe laial irec. he paused wilii asinnish-ii.
u.i. llulure him, with a poised rifle, si,mil llie
powerful Turin of Warner. Due look ol iiuiit-lertfble
hate—it was the chieftain*, last. Tie
The next miming, I was nailing the paper,
and almusi the lirsl ihiug whrrh aliracied my oi-tenliun
was a laiiicc nf a bloody murder in
street, wiih n rerard of lifty pounds for iho ap-prebensiim
of ihe frffirdCrefi II wenl further,
were,e„. out »*j'*»ml|,f- ■"* dernaiinn_of the last part of ■ ^pmV o'i H^.r.Vcr"." rilirrcV.m.idvd't liruugl, "lile i'lul'.'hi"ii.e tlrac'lipih'.'u'of'ib'e siipimsM person
ihe Word is somewl...! dnubiful. P., s ,. ,. ,..'„ .„ ,„..„. „,..„ , .lM._ • , „.. , £ .,..„ , ^y [P* "JJ -
Iroin IIIUIK.'I—Krenehj Bionde.anil perl.e|<8, from
the German niUntf, the OlOUlh, so that Uusainonil
ni:i) have Originally been Koneninmitl, or rosy
moiiih ; but Till but thinks it is in on the Spanish
riiMi-muuti^, roaa of the niounlaiiis, liul is, the
peony,
\ IOI.A—a violel—is ileriveu from ihe I..itin.
For a pure, inn&si, Dashful manlen, irhai name
could be litter ? •
lorest, and the Black Woll lay vrrilhing amnnj;
Ihe I ill< n leaves. The Captain was not ihe lonl
(he Indian had supposed him. l-'eeling that
neither had gained any advantage, mid being de-sirous
ofhringlng Ihe combat In ;in issue, he re-solved
to hiiziril all lo a Stratagem* which il sue-described
me better th:
nil—even wr !he manner in which 1 wore my
beard. The flfsi barber's shop received lhat
gralfr; and, effaYfting my ehithfnv,*which was
also nriinicly ('escribed, I went dnwii to the
(juttf, and lot- bark being a band short, I
From the Ki > l.l'll Ul.r.1
Ladies' Names.
BLKANOR—1'iein h. /.'/iiinari—iA of!Saxon i!c-rivalion,
and M^mlies ;ill-liuiilul.
-'- ■ '' Kleanore,
A name for angels lo murmur o'er**'
i;.u.,iA—lander, affectionate: liremlly, one who
nurses. Faroe lor, watel.es over another; is ol
Uerinan origin, U im would desire his mother,
hie sister, or his beln»(■<i lo bear i ssreeter or bet-tor
mime I Under llie Inriu ul lllima. u was hon-ored
by Ottarleiuagiie'a bur daughter, trlinae hue
hintory, m eouneeiiun nith Knginlurd, her fath-er's
seerelury, hums one of ihe preti.eai rpun»dea
I ihe 11 inc. I '.,m Ime I.J 'imp-
Thc Black Pond,
l-'ew have \ rericd the flourishing town ol \cw
llniiulree, .Mass.. wilhoul In cniinnij acquainted
with the bcaulilul and romantic \iciiiliy ol HLiek
Well may
Alter Baffin's voyage inoie eras a pause hi Bog-lish
exploration tor a lew years* Capk Fox ia
1081 dieeoeered the nasaage leamng northward
from Hudson * Bay, no* known a* Pox's chan-nel
lu Kir,* iballudaou liny Company form.
ed a settlement torirsding porposcs, and in 1710
rilled out nn expedition lordi-coverv which ue»-
er returned. Nearly fifty vewaeUcr
ol 111. reeeele were louud on an inland upon
winch they bad linn eoslsway. In 1741, IT iti,
1770 and 1777 exploring ships were sent from
Kngland, but did not much uioreibsn diseoter
ami Kiss names in some un imports ul n
raised by i'..r-ha-
aeni to me ilucoterer .»l lha toug-auu'ghi-lir
in ihe ehronicl
ly a dhninuiiie ul ESwu
(•Kim.tin; is irom the German, eriil,aceordrng
iv the eiyiuology usually given, signhleaall iruih;
but Jung bulling, in bis I'tneuinaiulogy, gives it
;i very Uittereoi meaning, -tyenkiug uf the
Druids, he says :—•* Into ibis Aiysierunie spirit*
■ml order nld uoiiieii were also neiiied; who.
by this mean-, Hli.iined lo Considersb!e rank, unit
became pneetessee, Such irulmduali then fe-
( "t\wi\ the nde ol /Au-'i-—ilmiilese. Uoili these
names WSlT/al lhat lime, honorable iippellaiums;
, they are now ihe m.-M disgraceful terms of re-
' jiroueh. 'J'he name of Uenrude, or Uertrudis,
is probably also derived from this source, ami
i ought reasonably to be disused, lor n has ihe
same moaning as ihe word Aoxe, or hejta, s
Witch/' Will, this may be true ; lor Gerirudee
are genet ally very Imwiwntng.
(HIACI.—lavor — la from the //;ilin.
it be a favorite name.
MKLBM—Latin. JJclena) French
ol (.reeli origin* The true si^'nili
SeeOIS lo be one uJ ilm.se vixulir tjiii.\fioin$ which
abound in etymological dlecossHmsj According
to one, it has the meaning ufaltoring; anoUiei
makes il signify a taker, or one who seizes ;
while a third di Tims it as one who pi lies. I »m
inclined to endorae ihe last. Many a poor, un-loriunate
lover lias |o*inri Helen alluiiii;', ai.d hal
Dually been inben, leized, coricjiiered by the pree>
lige ul her bright eyee and sweet vuiee* Happy
is he who liuiUher one who pities, lor pity is s-kin
to loie. I.ileu is only i different form of
the saaaa name, \\ ra often eoniraeted lo Nellie
and ISi ll. and is a fine name in ell u> forms.
UAHKI.— |-'H neli, huOif/r; Hpanlsil, huhdht
—Minifies oIivc-roii.|)li;Moiied, or brown. There
i> s nlrery. bell-like musie in the name, which
M i scetrtlmgly sltraelive, and wbteh IVaa made :t
.> ravorite wiih the poets.
Ji nrni—from lha Hebrew—signifies praising,
M MH:I. i-< probably from MM lullt—my lair—
■ • a i uka though some think it s coirtroerion ol ttmabilm—
l/e/ent—w
ration of it
I'oi
Shortly alter the expirutioti of the French ant
ludian War, a hardy settler named Warner,
built his cut by the pond on the bank of till
beautfin I War river. On the morning u hen the I1''11'
defenders of Ton l&dward sallied forth under tin
command ol Col. WiUiaiOS, to meet the advan-cing
enemy hd b\ ihe Baron Dieskau, when the
former suffered death*: Werner, ihcn a private,
was one ol the lasi lo seek the retaining sheltCl
of the fort, and distinguished liintsehTa short die-lance
bom its walla by a loni; and ohsliitatC con-ftiei
willi a gigantic chief ol the Ouetoal tr'be
whom he kilbd, and aceording lo the iirde l.oh-
IOII ol the day. bore his scalp in triumph lo the
camp. During ihe war, by hie courage and a-
Inlity. he won the honor and title ol' Capl.iin.
Uue morninga few )fsra afterwardsj he sur-priaed
hie wife by Ins ajieedy reinrft from the
lorol, where he bad luiendeil lo rermitn darllia
li.e day. He entered die house wnhom speak-ing,
and hastily sciiml his rifle, She noticed
the firm ste|i, the unwonted Mashing of his eyes,
and stern eumpressibn ul his lips.
'• Husband, she »atd, with an anxious look,
•• what has uccurrtd lo move you I bus .'"
"Moved," he replied, -do 1 really appear
moved! yet it may be so, but not unh rear—
(car cannot mo\ e me.
■• I'liir!" aba exclaimed with alarm, •• have
you been in danger '• Speak, i>, 1 entreat you.*'
lie smiled, ami lhat MIIIIC served partially lo
dissipate her apprehension, while she shrunk
back alujoai ashamed al the telicinence vl' her
anguish
" \)<i nol sgilate yourself, my dear, he replied,
•• you see 1 am now *aie and with you ; boi do
bring me my box ol Minis, ami llial quickly, lor
1 require one that will nol mice lire."
W lit II she returned with the ho-:, he, after a
minute's selection, affixed one 16 die hammer nl
his rifle, and* he carefully cleaned the tail-hole «rM,r|,'|ly'
nud reloaded it.
easeful, would give him a fatal idvamagi over enlppetl to her lor New York; and have . sver
the Oncid.i. He therefore threw himlell behind since, nor ever wish lo spend another night ia
i tree, and slightly elevated his hal upon i stick. London |
This the Indian saw, anil afterward** (in il at. ■■.■ . — -.
Warner looked upon his dead foe with the
Slernloy which a warrior feejs,
" \ ou have been a great chief, but a Cruel
warrior," hu soliloquized, "yet y«ur w.*.ipons
have been used with courage and skill, yoiMliull
uot^be deprived of ihem, e\ en tu deain1.
With cords he allixed the rtlle that had proved
fatal lo so many, lo ihe cold hand, placed 'he
sculping*knife and tomahawk in iheir wonted
tied a large stone lo the (eel, and placed
the body in a canoe. When near rhe refllre of
I the poud, he liltett ihe itianin'iali forrrr with In-lace
towards the seitiutf sun, and the
Waters became ihe lmlcm's grave*
In '
From ihe New Orleans Delia.
Loaf from tho Journal of E. Hunt
HI MMfT A.NO LAST MOOT IX LONDON.
It was in (he bill of 18—, thai ihe ship
which 1 belonged, after a voyage uf lour months
in the northern Atlantic, ho*-e in si*?i| of BcHly
islands, anil, ea We were bound for l*ontlou.
phaped our course up the Channel, and, in a few
daya, were anchored in the Dowu.s Having
been short of provision lor some time hack, we
were obliged lo lldii to replenish, 'J'he fteil
day, however, We were lowed up the river, ami
entered the Commercial Dock on the Mlh of
October, IS—. It was a grand BlgM 10 me, for
1 hail never been in London, and the chy deemed
like the world ifl Comparison to my humble vil-lage
in the west uf Kiiiil.wn!. We were to be
p.ud oft* on the morrow ; and I di-tciniiucd as
Soon as 1 Wat it liberty lu take a stroll ami see
some ol th<> >.:'-- about which 1 had so often
heard. Al twelve the next day, all hands pro-ceeded
to ihe offi.ee in Leadeiishall sticet, and re-ceived,
severally! the amounts due theni. There
were just ten j on mis coming to me, and I started
off lo see how I could best make it conducive to
my pleasure. I had been iitrolling eratrnd for
some time, looking at ihe Towei and other places ' !i""
ol note, niul finally walked into one ol the park
to see what 1 coll I-t see ol the Lomloii fasluuns.
I wan leaning sgainat a tree, watching a party
aliracied my aitifition, when I waa
.uddfiilv accoated by a female, apparently aboiil
e gbneed rapidly sigbteen or twenty, neatly dreaeed, and with an
axpreaaiou wbieb, though pleaaimb seemed aome-a
hat sad*
•■ What is it ynu wish, my good lady !" said I.
Six Days in a Grave.
An account was given a short time rftfn OTtWo
men and a boy having been buried six davs ami
aix nights in a mar! pit al Kcreltevdlc, in llie de-partment
of the Seine Inferipiire, ami tlieu rescu-ed.
A relation of ihe aflair, derived from Ihe
suflerers, is now given in a RiAicu paper. |>u-ring
ihe whole of that liirfe ihey were without
food, without wa*lef, wnhont light, and almost
withoui clothe*; ami ihey were in such a cofi-neu
place that, will) the exception of ihe hoy.
Smooth ''"'y wrohJ not slantl upright. Hoitard, the eldest
, man, declares lhat during the « huh* time he did
not sleep more ihan two hours, hut his two com-pnniiiua,
and especially the youngest, slept more.
Tl.ev slepl back to back. They toll no hunger,
and Hnilard sei'S that ever, if they ha! had pro-visions,
they would HOI hue touched ihem ; bul
the) experienced great thirst.
On the fourth day ihey fimmf a hftle water
thick Tfiih marl, by (Ti?«iu^ hiin the boiimn of
ihe p?!. It was this water, probably, which prc-served
their strength. Al lirsl they heard the
noine nf the fmfr>>axeS and spades above ihem ;
Imi during the laal three davs their breXlWntf Wax
•«o loud as lo prevent it Irorn reaching them, ami
this circumetailCe naturally increased their agony
nf mind ; ihey also feared ihe miners were dig-ging
in a wrong direction. One of them had a-bont
,;!i\ chemical ntalehai and a snuill piece of
candle; hut though they nOen tried, ihey could
noi, lor want ol air. cause the candle lo burn.
During the latter part of the lime thev becanir'
MI exhausted as to be unconscious of their posi-tion
; hut they remember that the hoy once cried,
;.s ii iua dream, " Thete is Ihe rope, Uotta-tP.
Let us ascend !"
Only one of them, l.riard, was able lo shed tears;
ninl Wfreflf he dnJ so, the boy consoled him by
idling him tfi.T* thoy were sure lo be rescued.—'
The oiouieut a b.'eath of air reached them ihey
fainted, bul after a While recovered. The iir»i
Doiisrd said, im being rescued, was—
■* Uive me a pinch of sou if I'1
intense delight.—QtNgntuii.
and he took il with
iloug the barrel of his piece, •• 1 aui about ready
Ilm wile, who*had noticed nil these precau
von
he said,
i : bul II
r I ,. ,.
pa UW. All th. igators priM tnuled pretty
mueli upon lha saaaa tr.-k , Urn i-. to panel
The *ad( n t si by Mndswn's Bay and Fox'a ' -
loeelj or amiable, 'J'he fair ones who bear H
bavi no reason to enropre+n ol eirtier deri-ation.
\i ,s>i IIM;—Sv II.II*. Maigil dene, m ignificenl
—11- a noble name, and a I-. * with llie poets.
un in llie l-'reneh form ul Mad
. -
-nnitiier c;dii
\IARI ..,;, r—a pssrl is from the Leiin
Auotl.tT, and il possible, a more I
lions, sai'l in a calm but sad loiie, •• 1 fear
will deceive me,*'
"ifI ba*e kept aught from you,"
was atleciiou that I'lompti-d irre ac
you shall know all. A week .sine
that an Indian had tueu lurking in the neighbor-hood.
Prom die .equities he made of ihe neigh-bors,
I loimd that 1 waa ihe ohieel of Ins search.
This morning I uneipeetedly saw hho*. llere-
Ireaied haatil^, bul tinned lor a moment with a
look ufdtaul) ltatridanddeliai.ee. 1 UivaYfttOOtl
its language—*lhe looks ol the indun arc more
expressive than his w*irds—it jiturnly baid,* \ our
bie or mine.'"
•• O, mv husband, you sorely will not go forth
10 inii t ; —it would i
,:i idnese, \\ hy rannoi yon fty Irum mis
hurrib(u piatee, and llius elude, lnm J"
" Ply !—.il. it cannot be, poor trembler. H,
i a shall never be said th.it I |*ed Irom a
ides « know ihu
She looked at mo a moment, *
•• ^ mi are a sailor, I suppose .
•I i
vo j on been here before V
- V
•• II
■ Never."
" W i Ii. then, perhaps 1 can be of some assist-ance
lo you. Suppose we lake a cab and drive
on I to Vauxtnfll thso evening."
I htsila'td lor a inouiei.t : for I thoughl to
invsell. she no Uoubl lllPlks 1 have plenty of inn-u*
y .H il wrsbes to obtain a share. Hut ihcn,
1 inught, »i maki i no diiTi renee; I'll
; it sn) how ; snd eontented,
Hhc ealh i i cab, and in ■ abort lima we were
si \.ii\ii.til. I pulled out my purse to pay the
driver, when "he anticipated me, and said :
- V MI n;iiid, sir—I bavs ph-nty.
im ued you ben*: : i . I bear all exp<
I was astonished ; for I had never doubled bul
bluoddiirsiy hal my money was the principal nuraciioa, and
How to I*rccd Tattlers.
ifyou wish lo cultivate a g'is«ipping, mediffm*',
censorious ipriril in your chihhen, be sure when
they come home Irom church, n visit, or anv
other place where you do not accompany them,
to ply ihem with questions concerning what
i\ti\ body said and did—and if you find any
ih'ng in all tins to ceiuurc, always do it nV meir
hearing. Yon may rest :i*Mirrd, if von pursue
i Course ol ibis kind, ihey will not ic'.iirn to yet
unladen with intelligence; and rather than it
should be uninteresting, ihey will, by degrees,
learn lo i aibeihsh in aueh a nianuei as shall not
fail io call fnrili remarks, and r-xpiessinne of
wonder from von. You will thus gradually ren-der
ihe spirit of cPrro-iiy—which is so early
risible in children, ami which, if righdv directed,
•n i\ be made lha instrument of enriching and
enlarging iheir minds—*i vehfele of mischief,
ahieJr abail serve onl) lo impoverish and narrow
them*
I punishment." as the boy said wheaj
ahool misstreas seated him among the girla.