The Greensborough patriot [October 12, 1841]

              THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT.
VOLUME III. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1841. NUMBER 35.
PUBLISHED WKKKI.Y.
BY IW.IIJI fc HHEBWOOP.
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Monday, ibe 13th of February, 1554,
Ibe fatal day deatined to terminate Jane's
earthly suttenngs at length urn v. d. Ex-eepting
a couple of bouts which ahe al
lowed to real, al the urgent entreaty uf
her companions ahe had pasted the whole
af the mght in prayer. Angela kept
watch over the lovely aleeper; and the
effect produced by the contemplation of
her features during Una her laal slumber
waa never afterward* eflaccd. The re
poae of an lafanl could not be more calm
ami holy. Aculeatial Mile ilWwiWwl
ber countenance ; her lips moved as if in
prayer j and if good angela arc ever per-milled
to visit ihe dn aim ajTlhoso Ihey
love on earth, ihey hovered that night
over Hie couch of Jane.
Thinking il cruelty to diilurb her from
•ucb a blisslul slstn, Angela let an hour
pas* beyond ihe appointed lime. But
observing a change come over her coun-tenance—
seeing her bosom heave, and
tears gather hcncalh her eyo-laaliea, the
louclied her, and Jane inslantly arose.
' la it four o'clock?' ahe inquired.
' It baa jual struck live, madam, re-plied
Angelia. ' I have disobeyed you
for the Aral and last lime. But you seem-ed
so happy thai I could not find in my
heart to waken you.'
• I was happy,' replied Jane, * for I
dreamed thai all waa over—without pain
10 me —ami that my aoul was borne 10 te-rn
gions of celestial, bliss by a troop of an-gels
who had hovered above lire seal".
fold.'
•It will be so,madam,'replied Angela,
fervently. ' You will quit this earth
mediately for heaven, whore you wfil re-join
your husband IU everlasting bappi
ncas.'
• I trust so,' replied Jane, in an altered
lone, ' bin in that blessed place I search-ed
in vain lor him. Angela, you let in.
aleep loo long, or not long enough.'
• Your pardon, dearest madam,' cried
the other, fearlully.
■NaV, you have given me no offence,
returned Jane, kindly. 'What I meant
was that I had not lime to find my hus-band.'
'Oh, you will find him, dearest mad-am,'
returned Angela, 'doubt il not—
Yor players would wash out his offences,
if bis own could not.'
' I trust so,' replied Jane. ' And I
will now pray for linn, and do you pray
too.'
Jane then retired to Ihe recess, and in
Ihe gloom, for il was yd dark, continued
bcr devotions until ihe clock struck sev.
en. She then arose, and assisted by An-gela,
atlired herself with great care.
' I pay more attention to the decoration
of my body now I am about to part with
it,' she observod, ' than I would tin, il it
was to serve me longer. So joyful is Ihe
occasion to me, that were I to consult my
own feelings. I would put on my richest
apparel to indicate my contentment of
bearl. I will nol, however, so brave my
lato, but array myself in these wi« ds '—
And she put on a gown of black velvet,
without ornament of any kind; tying
round hci slender throal (so soon, alas !
to be severed) a simple while falling col-lar.
Her h.iir was lefl purposely unlmiiil
ed, and was confined by a caul of black
velvet. As Angela performed these sad
acivices, she sobbed audibly.
'Nay, cheer thee, child,' observed
Jano. '' When I was closed in the robes
of royalty, and had the crown placed up-on
my brow—nav, when arrayed on my
wedding day—I felt not half so joyful as
now.'
•Ah! madam!' exclaimed Anpcla, in a
paroxysm o( grief,' my condition is more
pitiable than yours. You go to certain
liappinoas; but I lose you.'
• Only for a while, dear Angela,' re-turned
Jane. 'Comfort yourself wild
thai thought. Let my fate be a warning
to yon. He nol dazzled by ambition—
Had I onee yielded1, I had never thus per-ished.
Discharge your dulv strictly to
your clernal and your temporal rulers,
and rest assured we shall mccl again—
never to part.'
'Your counsel shall be graven on my
heart, madam,'returned Angela. 'And
oh I may my end be as happy as yours ?
• Heaven grant it Pejaculated Jane, f.r-velilly
' And now,' she added, as her
tnilel was endid, ' I am ready to die.'
• Will you not lake some refreshment,
madam?' a«kod Angels.
' No,' replied Jane ; ' I have done with
the body!'
The morning <v i« damp and •! irk. A
thaw cau.c on a little before daybreak,
and a drizzling shower of rain laid Tins
was succeed, d by a llnck mist, and the
whole of ihe forin ss was for a a while
enveloped in vapor. Il brought lo Jane's
mind Ibe day on which she waa taken lo
trial. Dul a' moral gloom likewise over,
spread the forliesa. Every one within il,
save In r few enemies, (.Hid Ihey were
few indeed.) lamented Jane'a approach-ing
falc. Her youth, her innocence, her
piety, touched ihe alernesl breasl, and
moved'the pity even of her persecutors.
All fell thai morning as if some dire ca-lamity
waa at hand, and instead ol look-ing
forward lo the eiecutinn a* an excit-ing
spectacle, (for so such revolting ex
h bilious were then considered,) they
wished il over. Many a prayer was
breathed for the speedy release of the
soil, rer; many a sigh heaved ; many a
groan uttered ; and if ever soul was waft-ed
lo heaven by the fervent wishes of
those on earth, Jane'a was so.
It was late before there were any signs
of stir or bustle within Ihe fortress. Even
the soldiers gathered together reluctantly,
—and those who conversed, spoke in
whispers. Dndlev, who il has been said
was imprisoned in ihe Beauehamp Tower,
had passed the greater parl of the nighl
In devotion. Hill inwards morning, he
became restless and uneasy, and unable
lo compose himself, n sorted to the cus-tomary
employment of captives in sneh
uses, and wiih a nail which In had found,
carved his wife's name in Iwo places on
the walls of Ins prison*- Theae inscrip-tions
still remain.
Ai nine o'clock the Veil of the chapel
began lo toil, and an escort of halberdiers
and arquebussiers drew up before the
Beauehamp Tower, while Sir Totnai
Brydges and Peek' nhain entered Ihe
chamber of Ihe prisoner, a ho received
ihem with an unmoved countenance.
' Before you set out upon a journey
from which yen/will never return, my
lord,' said Feckenham, ' I would ask you
for the last time, if any change has taken
place in your religious sentiment*—ilW
whether you arc yel slivu lo the welfare
of your soul i
' Why nol p'oinisc me panlnn if I will
recant on the scaffold, and silence me as
vou silenced the duke, my father, by ibe
axe?' replied Dudley, sternly. ' No, sir,
I will have nought 10 do with your false
and idolatrous creed. I shall die a firm
believer in ihe Gospel, and trust to be
acved by it.'
'Then perish, body and Mini, replied
I'Yckenliam, harshly. Sir Thomas Brydg-es,
I commit him to your hands.'
' Am I lo be allowed no "palling with
my wife? demanded Dudley, anxiously.
' You have parted with her forever,—
heretic and unbeliever I" rejoined Feck-enham.
'That speech will haunt your death
bed, air.' retorled Dudley, sternly. And
he turned lo the lieutenant,and signified
that he was really.
The fust object lhat met Diirttry'sgazo,
as he issued from his prison, was the
scaffold on the green. lie looked at it a
moment, wistfully.
' Il is for Lady Jane,' observed the
lieutenant.
' i know it,' replied Dudley, in a voice
of intense emotion. ' I thank you for
letting me die first.'
'You must thank the qupen, my lord,'
returned Bridges. ' It was heir order.'
' Shall you see my wife, sir !' demand,
ed Dudlev, anxiously.
The lieutenant answered in the affirm-ative.
'Tell her I will be with heron Ihe
scaffold,' said Dudley.
As he was about to set forward, a ynnng
man pushed through Ihe lines of halber-diers,
and threw himself at Ins feel. It
was Cholmnndeley. Dudley instantly
raised and embraced linn. ' Al last I
sec one w bom I love,' he. cried.
' My lord, this interruption must not
be,' observed the lieutenant, ' If you
do nol tetire,' he added loCliolmoiidcley,
1 I shall place you in arrest.'
' Farewell, my dear lord,' cried the
weeping esquire—' farewell.'
' Farewell forevi i!' returned Dudley,
as Cholmundeley was forced back by Ihe
guard.
The escort then moved forward, and
the lieutenant accompanied Ihe prisoner
lo the gateway of the Middle Tower,
where he delivered him lo the iheilffs
and their officers, whoVere waiting there
fot bun with a Franciscan frhtr, and then
returned lo fulfil Ins more painful duty.
A vast crowd was collected on Tower
Hill, and the atrongeil commiseration
was expressed fur Dudley, iis he was lid
lo the scaffold,on which Mauger had al-n
ndy taken his station.
On quilling Ihe llraiirliamp Tower,
I'Yckfiihaiu proceeded to Jane's prison.
Ho found bet on her knees, bul she im-mediately
rose.
'Is it I.me?' she asked.
'It is, madam—to repent,'replied Feck-enlidiu,
sternly. 'A few minutes are all
lhat now remain lo you of life ; nay, at
ilns moment, perhaps your husband is
called before his Eternal Judge. There
is yel time. Do not palish like linn in
your sins.'
' Heaven have mercy on him " cried
.lane, falling on her kneel-
And no withstanding Ibe importunities
ol the confessor, she continued in fervent
prayer, nil the Bppesm.ce of Sir Thomas
Brydges She instantly understood why
h<- came, and rising, prepared fur her de-parture.
A most blinded by tears, An
gelarmdertd her the last services, she
ii quired. This dour, the lieutenant,
who was lik. wise greatly affected, begged
Mime slight remembrance of her.
'I have iioihing to give you bul this
bouk of | ravers, sir,' she answered—' bul
yea shall hate dial, when I have done
with it, and may it prnaanyou.'
'You will receive il oi.iy to cssl it into
■he flames, my son,' remarked Fecken-ham.
'On the contrary, I shall treasure il
like a prici leva gem,' replied Biydges.
'You will find a piayer wriUni in my
own hand,' said Jai.c—'And again I say,
may il profit you.'
Bridges then parsed through Ihe door,
and Jane followed him. A band of hal-berdiers
were withuut. At ihe sight of
her, a deep and general sympathy was
manifested, not an eye wasdry ; and tears
trickled down cheeks unaccustomed lo
sued moisture- June fixed her eyes up-on
the prayer-buik, which -lie read aloud
lo drown the iiiipoilunitiea of Ihe con-fessor,
who walked on her right, whih
Augi la kept near heron the other side-
And so thev reached ibe green.
By ibis lime, ihe fog bad cleared ofl,
and Ihe ram had Ceased ; bul the atmos-plu
re was huiiiul, and Ihe day lowering
and gloomy. Very, few apeclatnis were
assa iiinlul ; for it rtquired firm nerves lol
witness such a tragedy, A Hock of ear
nun crows and ravens attracted by then
fearful instinct, wheeled ainunilover head
or settled on the branches of ihe hare and
I. all. ss trees, and by their croaking ad-ded
lo the dismal character of the scene.
The IH-II continued lulling all the lime.
Tl'e sole person upon the scaffold nan
Wolfyit- He was occupied in s. altering
straw near the block. Among the by
slanders was Sormcold, lianiiigcm his
stall; ami as Jane for a moment rais. il
her eyes s* she pn--.il along, she per-ceived
Roger Aschaa. Her old pwcep-lor
had oh. ycd her, and she repaid bun
with a look of gratitude-
By Ihe lieutenant's directions, she las.
conducted lor a sborl liiiie tutollie Beau-chzmp
Tower,and Feckenham continued
Iris persecutions, until a deep groan arose*)
among those wnlioul, and an officer ab-luptly
entered the rouiii.
' Madam,' said Sir Thnmas Brydges
alt. r th" new comer bad delivered his
message,'we must id furlbV
Jane made a motion of assent, and.the
parly issued from the Beauehamp Tower
in front of winch a hand of halberdiers
was drawn up. A s/ulc open space was
kepi char round ihe scaffold. Jane
seemed unconscious.of all lhat was pas-sing.
1'ncudid l»y ihe lieutenant, who
look his way lowariltho norih of the seal-fold,
and altendid oncilhi r side by reek-euliain
and Angi In «s before* She kept
her eyes steadily fixed on ber prayer
book.
Arrived within a short distance of the
fatal s(Nit, she was startled by a scream
from Angela, and looking up, beheld four
soldiers carrying a I tier covered with a
cloth, ai d advancing towards her. She
knew il was the body of her husband and
unprepared for so terrible an encounter,
tillered a cry ol horror. The bearers of
ihe litter passid on, and entered the porch
of ihe chapel.
While, Ibis look place, Manger, who
bad limped back as la*t ss he could after
Ins blood) work on Tower Hill—only
laming a moment to exchange his axe
—ascended the steps of the scaffold soil
ordered \Aolfytl to gel down. .Sir Tho-mas
Brydges, who was gr. ally shocked al
»hat hid just occurred, and would have
prevent!d il if it had been |Hissible re
turned lo Jane and offered her his assist
ancc. But she did nol require II,— Tin-force
oflho shock had passed away, anil
she firmly mounted tlio scaffold.
When ihe was seen there, a groan of
compassion arose from the spectators,
and prayers were audibly uttered. She
i Inn advaiici d to the rail, and in a clear,
distinct voice, spiikoap follows:
' I pray you all In bear me witness that
I die a true Christian woman, and lhat I
look lobe saved by no oilier means ex-cept
the mercy of God], and the merits of
the blood of his only son Jesus Christ,—
I confess when I knew the word of (J.MI
I neglected it, and loved myself and world
and therefore this punishment is a just
return fur my sins. Ilu' I thank doll lor
Ins goodness I lint he hull given me a
nitre lull a respite to repent- And now.
good people, while I am alive, I pray you
assist mo wilh vonr prayers.'
Many fervent n spouses followed, and
several of ihe by slanders imitated Jane's
example, as on the conclusion nf her
speech, she fed upon her knees and reci-ted
ihe Miserere.
Al its close, Feckenham said in a loud
voice, ' I ask yon, madam, fur the last
tune, will you repent ?'
' I pray you, sir, lo desist,' replied
Jane meekly. ' I am now at peace with
all the world, and would die so.'
She then arose, and giving the prayer
book to Angela, said—'When all is over,
deliver 'his to ihe lieutenant. Tbeae,'
she added, taking off Istf gloviS and col-lar,
' I give lo you.'
And lo me,' cried Maoger, advancing
and prostrating himself before her accui-diug
lo custom, 'you give grace.'
•And also my head,' replied Jane.—' I
forgive thee heartily,fellow. Thou art
my licsl friend.'
'What ails you, madam?' remarked
ihe lieutenant, observing Jane suddenly
start and tremble.
' Nol much,'she replied, 'but I thought
I saw my husband pate and trembling.
•W here ?' deinandrd the lieutenant, re-calling
Dudley's speech.
• There, near ihe block,' replied Jane.
• I see Ihe figure still. But it must be
fantasy.'
Whatever his thoughts were, ibe lieu-tenant
made no reply ; and turning to
Angila, who now began, wilh trembling
hands, to remove her an ire, and w a- try-ing
lo lake off her velvet robe, when
Mauger ofisred In assist her but was in-slantly
repulsed.
He then withdrew, and stationing him-sell
by the block, assumed bis hideous
black mask, and shouldered his sxe.
Partially disrubed, Jane bowed her
head while Angela lied a handkercliiel
over her eyea, and turned her long tresses
t-yvr her head lobe out of the way- Un-able
to control herself, she then turned
aside, and wepl aloud. Jane moved fur
ward iu search of Ihe block, but feaiful of
milking a false step, felt for it with her
hands, and cried—'What shall 1 do!—
Where isil?—where is il?'
Sir Thomas Brjdges look her hand snd
guided her to it. Al this aw fill moment,
there was a slight movement in the crowd,
some of whom pressi d nearer ihe scaffold,
and amongst others Sorrocold and Wol-fyit.
The latter caught hold of Ihe burds
to obtain a belter view. Angela placed
her hands, b. fore her eyes, and would
have suspended her being, if she could ;
and even Feckenham veiled his counten-ance
wilh hit rube. Sir Thomas Bryd-ges
gazed firmly on.
, By ilns tune, Jane had placed her head
on Ihe block, snd her laal words were,
' Lord into tin hand I commend my Spi-rit
P
The axe then fell, and oqo of the fair-est
and wisest heads thai ever sat on hu-man
shoulders felljikewiss.
Stephen Chumplin, who commanded|
ih. Scorpion.
Stephen C'uasin, of the Ticondjroga, in
MaCdiiiiougb'n victory.
Of ihe surviving commanders, all are
Posl Captaitik except Commodore Cham-plin
and Captain Purler.
There are many survivors slid on the
list of our gallant naval officers who were
distinguished by bravery snd good con-duct,
in the war, under Ihe command of su-periors;
but Ihe above are all the survivors
if those lhal had immediate commands.
The catalogue presents thirteen deceased
and nine living.
FngatrsU tf ii AlttdcliTlu Diary.
K.f.riwiu of Mttkutela in kit Youth,
in Middle Age, and in Old Age—To
day I sm su bundled years old. How
blissful sie Ibe feelings of boyhood 1 My
senses are scute ss the Iree wnh Ibe
shrinking lesf. My blood hounds through
my veins ss ihe river pours through the
valley, rejoicing in ils strength. Life
lies before me like another plain of Shi-ner:
vast, unoccupied, inviting. 1 will
till H wilh achievements and pleasures !
In about sixty years il will be nine for
me to think of marrying: my kinswoman
7.iHah, will by lhal lime, have emerged
from girlhood. She already gives prom-ise,
I hear, of comeliness and discretion.
Twenty years henco 1 will pay s visit
iu ber falher that I may see how she
grows; meanwhile I will build a cily lo
receive her when she becomes my wife.
Nearly three centuries have passed
since my marnagi. Can il be ! It seems
'HI yesterday since I sported like a roung
antelope round rny falliei 's lent, or climb-ing
Ihe dark cedars, neslled like a bud
.Mining Ihe ihick boughs: and now lama
man iu authority, ss well as in ihe piimc
of life.—I lend out my named servants
to ihe fight, and sil at the head of Ihe
council, beneath Ihe very tree where, as
ON TIIK CAL'SKH OP DEATH.
From Inattention, CaielcssnesH, or Ignorance
of Danger. By James Mease, M. D., Vice
President, Philadelphia Society lor Pro-moting
Agriculture, Read belore tho So-ciety.
Every auhjeel connected with Ihe wel-
I are, health, or-life ol Ihe Farmer, ought
to find a place in s newspaper so exten-sively
read as ihe Telegraph. A useful
paper might be written on ihe pr. vetion
of the numerous accidents (snd ollen
loss of life) lo which Ihe agricultural la*
borer is exposed ; bul among these it
would be necessary to caution Ihem a-gainst
sets,'the vsry admission of which
would imply a want ofcommon sense and
intelligence on the pan of those to whom
the cautions were addressed which might
give serious offence. The reader would
probsbly say, does this writer suppose
country people are such fools as to rtqime
cautions against sets, the danger of which
any one might be aware oft Such ad-vice
may be proper enough for city folks,
hut we in Ibe country know better. I
will iherefore just mention a few of the
cases of death from Ihe causes alluded lo,
which have occurred, and chiefly in ibe
country.
1. Blowing into Ihe muxzle of a loaded
gun. In one case lite msn attempt, d lo
cock the gun al the srWre lime by mesns
of his foot—two dealhs.
V. Dragging a loaded gun by the muz-zle
out of a boat, or acioss a fenee ; Iwo
dealhs; a third in June 1941. Or out
of a sleigh, as tuppened at Springfield,
Mass., last winter.
3. I., aung loaded guns within reach
of boys or children—two deaths; a third
al Wesiford, Massachusetts, 1641.
4. Picking the* flint of a loaded gun
when lying aeries the knees, iu a com-mon
silting room containing members of
ihe family—one death.
0. Discharging guns near Ihe house
when returning from bunting or bird
an infant, my mother laid me to sleep—j pooling. In one case Ihe ball glanced
J. 7. I, my youngest born, a lovely babe
uf thirty summers,, if, dead \ hul I have
AMERICAN NAVAL VICTORIES.
War was declared between England
and America ill June, 1813, Peace was
sit-ncd ai Ghent, Dec. 24, 1814, and pro-claimed
by (he President Feb. Its, 1613.
'I'm re were fifteen actions between
English and American vessels ol war.—
In eleven battles, fought by single ships,
the Americans conquered; in lour only
the British triumphed—Iwoofwhich were
by single ships, viz: Chesapeak, ol 4?
guns, ukt n by Ihe Shannon,62 ; and III.
Argus, 16 guns, lalen by ihe Pelican 21).
The oilier Iwo Bnlish captures weie two
lo one and lour lo ooeagainsl us.
During the war, there were captured
from Ihe British on ihe Ocean, three fri-gates
and fifteen sloops of war, and small
<r ships; and on the Lakes, thirteen,
several of them brigs and sluons. Tin
whole number captured by Ihe Americana
was thirty.one. The British look from
us, and destroyed si navy yards, bul twen-ty-
three aimed vessels, viz: Ihree Irigalca
(I 'heaaapeak. President, snd Essex.)
twelve sloops snd gun brigs and eight
■chnoners.
Ol the commandets who fought the na-val
li.il lies tin re hive Diedi
Decatvr, who look ihe Macedonian,
October, 25, 1*13.
Hninhridge^ who look the Java, Dec.
39,1)513.
J.nwrrnre, who look tho Peacock, Feb
ruary, 34, 1818. '
Burroitt, who took ihe Boxer,Septem-ber,
5, 1S13.
Ill'ikrhj, who look the Reindeer, June
28, 1814*. Also the Avon, Sept. 7,1814.
Perry, of the Lawrence; Almy, of the
Sinners ; C'on»Vtn,..f lite Tigress ; Senatt,
of Ihe Porcupine ; and T. Holdup Stirim,
ol the Trippe, of Comuiodoie Perry's
squadron, thai captured llic British squad-ron
of six ships on LakeEria,8eptewbei
10,1818.
MttcHoHOVgk, of the Saratoga, and Hen
tea, of Ihe Eagle of Commodore Macdo-trough's
squadron lhal captured Ihe Bnl-ish
squadron of fnnr vessels on Lake
Champlain, Sept. 11,1814.
Allen, of the Argus, laken by the Pel-ican,
Aug. 14, 1813>
The surviving naval commanders, in
Ihe last war, who achieved victories, are:
Imac llhll, who look ihe ticurnure,
August 80, 1813.
David Porter, who look Ihe Alert,
August 13, 1813, and louglil the ships
Plirjsbn ami Cherub al Valparaiso, Maich
28,1814.
Jacob Jones, who look Ihe Frolic, Oc-tober
18, 1813.
Levin Warrington, who took the F.p-crvier,
April 2(1, 1814.
Charles SUUHtrl, who took the two
sloops Levant t'ynne with the Constitu-tion,
Fibnary 80, 1818.
Jesse I). Elliott, who commanded 'he
Niagara in Perry's victory.
Daniel Turner, who commanded the
Caledonia.
lour goodly sons remaining. And my
three daughters lie fair as their mother
when 4 first mel her in Ihe Acacia grove
where now stands one of my city watch-loners.
They are the pride of Ihe plain,
no less for then acquirements lhau their
hcauty. No damsel carries the pitcher
from the fountain with ihe grace of Adah,
none can dry the summer fruit like Azu-hah,
and none can fashion a robe of skills
Wilh Ihe skill of Milcah. When their
cousin Mahalecl has seen another half
Century, be shall lake the chutcc of lit.-
three.
My eight hundredth birthday ! And
low I feel the approach uf age and infir-mity.
My beard has become while as
the blossoms of Ihe almond tree.—I am
constrained lo uses stuff when I journey,
■ lie stats look less bright than tormerly,
the flowers smell less odorous ; 1 have
laid /.ill ah in the tomb of the rock ; Mil-cah
has gone to the dwi-lhhg ofMaha-leei;
my sons lake my place al the coun-cil,
in Ihe field ; all is changed. The
long future is become the short past.—
The earth ia lull of violence, the ancient
and the honorable arc sinking bcuvath
ibe VICIOUS. The giants stalk through
the li-iiglnli snd breadth of Ihe land,
where once dwell a quiet people ; all is
changed. The beasts of the field and
inousli rs of the deep gruwl and press us
with unwoiiUd fury ; traditions, visions,
and thread rung are abroad. Wlml fear
lul doom hangs over tins fair world I
know nol, II is enougp that I am leaving
it. Yvl another five or eighi score yeara
and the tale will be complete. But have
I in very deed, Hod Ibis earth nearly s
thousand years? Il is false I arn yet a
hoy. I have had a dream—a long, long,
busy dream ; of buying and selling, mar-rying
and giving in marriage; of building
and planting; leaslings and warrtnga;
sorrowing and rejoicing; loving and hut
ing; but it is false to call i' a life, (lo
In ! il has been a vision of the night, and
now I am awake, I will forget it. " I, i-uiech,
my sou, how long is it since we
plsnted ihe garden of uaks beside the
river? Was il nol yesterday?" My fa-tiler,
dost thou spoil? Those oaks cast
broad shadows when my sister carried me
beneath them in her anus, and wove me
chaplets of their leaves." "Thou arl
ugh' my son, and I am old. Lead tnu to
thv mother's tomb, and there leave inc lo
meditate. What am I the belief formy past
from a fence, and killed a girl.
6. Taking a loaded gun lo foolish mi-
Ittia trainings, and snapping il without a
previous examination. In ibis way a
person was shot at Portland,, in Mains,
in September, 1840.
7. Men handling snd snapping a gun
nhoul examination, in a room with oth-ers;
one death in July, 1841.
8. Permuting a tea-kettle with scald-ing
steam issuing from the spout, to be
placed within Ihe reach of children, who
may apply their mouths thereto, and in-hale
Ihe steam—two deaths.
9. Permitting lubs or buckets of boil-ing
water to be in a room in or lo which
children arc, or have access—Iwo dealhs.
10. Pulling medicines in drawers or
closets unmarked, and taking the wrong
uiudicincs, ss for instance Oxalic Acid
lurV.paom Salts—one death. A child
was recently killed in Philsdelplnacoun-ty,
from giving it laudanum for Qodlrcy'f
cordial. The pbial probsbly was r.ot la-belled.
11. Giving thick laudanum, instead of
the clear tiuutuie—Ihree deaths, a few
years since.
13. Using arsenic mixed wilh corn
meal, lo kill rals ; the rals wilh the com-pound
adhering lo Iheir feel, running af-terward
over plates of salt, or over meal
or Hour in a pantry ; a trap is ihe proper
implement wheiewilh to catch rats. -
13. Leaving a mm boltle within reach
of a child, one death—another from a
child drinking gm in New York, in
March 1841.
14. Leaving laudanum in the same sit-uation.
During the past mouth, (July) a
child live or six years old, gsve a teaspoon-lul
of laudanum to an infant three moths
old, in Philadelphia. All medicines
ought to be marked, and kept under lock.
-15. Eating food baked in an earthen
dish, glazed with red lead, the usual sub-stance
employed. A lanuly were thus
poisoned in Salem Now Jersey, in June,
1841.
10. Pouring spirit gas into s lamp, with
one hand, while Ihe other holds a light.
The vapour will take fire al the dtaianco
of three feel from a lamp or candle. One
death, and a serious burning in N. Yotk,
August, 1841.
17. Carrying carboys of spirit gas spi-rit
of turpentine, or varnish on board of
steamboat!. On August 9th, 1-11 , ihe
steamer Erie, Copt. Titus, from Buffalo
lo Chicago, was fired from the explosion
of a carboy of varnish, which had been
am gone I
Will those massy lowers lull ? Will
golden plains hecotne desolate?
They are yonder, on all sides-
** those
Will
the children that call mo father foigcl ?—
The seers that utter dark sayings upon
their harps, when Ihey swig of the future,
ihey say our descendants shall be men of
dwindling stature; lhat the years of their
Jivi'6 shall he contracted lo the span ol
our boyhood. But what is Ihe future to
me ? I have listened to the tales of par-adise,
nay in Ihe blue distance I have
seen the dark tofts of ill cedars, I h
being? Where will be its records when I [placed near Ihe boiler, and upwards nf
two hundred passengers were burnt or
drowned. The inflammable liquids men
tinned, ought never lo be laken on freight
when passengers are on board.
18. Stowing carboys of oil of vilrol
(sulphuric acid) aqua fortis, or marina
acid, in salt. A few years since a vessel
wilh a cargo of salt from Liverpool, had
a number of carboys of the first article in
tho salt. The explosion or breakage of
one CirbOf would have occasioned such
an extraction of marine acid gas. as to
sufloeato all on hoard. The vessel was
heard the solemn melodies ol Jubal when j bound In Philadelphia, and had man, pas
he sal on Ihe sea shore, and Ihe sound oflingers.—Such an sol ullghl to subject .,
the waves mingled with Ins harping. ' aavler of a vessel lo Ihe Penitenliary.
have seen angels ihe visitants of men : I
have seen an end to all perfection, what
19. Loading and firing cannon by per-sons
entirely ignorant of the arl ; liwa'lls
,a the future to me '—Spirt anil Manners \of twenty deaths or corporeal mutilation!
of the .!?'• rnv* '»kln j.'are on lire iv-easiini rM •■•