file which includes the original illustrations4 ,see #aachd-;h4htm or #aachd-;h4zip3 7http3_/_/www4ibiblio4org_/gutenberg_/#a _/a_/c_/h_/aachd_/aachd-;h_/#aachd-;h4ht m7 or 7http3_/_/www4ibiblio4org_/gutenberg_/#a _/a_/c_/h_/aachd_/aachd-;h4zip7 ,,the ,,mirror ,,of ,,literature1 ,,amusement1 ,,and ,,instruction4 ,,vol4 #aj1 ,no4 #bge4 ,,saturday1 ,,september #bi1 #ahbg4 ,,price #b;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,kew ,,palace4 ,illustration3 ,kew ,palace4 ,innumerable are the instances of princes having sought to perpetuate their memories by the building of palaces1 from the ,domus ,aurea1 or golden house of ,nero1 to the comparatively puny structures of our own times4 ,as specimens of modern magnificence and substantial comfort1 the latter class of edifices may be admirable2 but we are bound to acknowledge1 that in boldness and splendour of design1 they cannot assimilate to the labours of antiquity1 much of whose stupendous character is to this day preserved in many series of interesting ruins3-- ,whilst in the progress of the long decay1 ,thrones sink to dust1 and nations pass away4 ,as a record of this degeneracy1 near the western corner of ,kew ,green stands the new palace1 commenced for ,george ,,iii41 under the direction of the late ,james ,wyatt1 ,esq4 ,the north front1 the only part open to public inspection1 possesses an air of solemn1 sullen grandeur2 but it very ill accords with the taste and science generally displayed by its nominal architect4 ,to quote the words of a contemporary1 this ,anglo-,teutonic1 castellated1 gothized structure must be considered as an abortive production1 at once illustrative of bad taste and defective judgment4 ,from the small size of the windows and the diminutive proportion of its turrets1 it would seem to possess ',windows that exclude the light1 ,and passages that lead to nothing4' ,upon the unhappy seclusion of the royal architect1 the works were suspended1 and it now remains unfinished4 ,censure and abuse have1 however1 always been abundantly lavished on its architecture1 whether it be the result of royal caprice or of professional study2 but the taste of either party deserves to be taxed with its demerits4 ,the northern front was intended to be appropriated to the use of domestics2 the whole building is rendered nearly indestructible by fire1 by means of cast-iron joists and rafters1 c41 certainly in this case an unnecessary precaution1 since the whole pile is shortly to be pulled down4 ,the foundation1 too1 is in a bog close to the ,thames1 and the principal object in its view is the dirty town of ,brentford1 on the opposite side of the river2 a selection1 it would seem1 of family taste1 for ,george ,,ii4 is known to have often said1 when riding through ,brentford1 ,i do like this place1 it's so like ,yarmany4 ,a modern tourist1 in ,a ,morning's ,walk from ,london to ,kew1 characterizes the new palace as the ,bastile palace1 from its resemblance to that building1 so obnoxious to freedom and freemen4 ,on a former occasion1 says he1 ,i have viewed its interior1 and ,i am at a loss to conceive the motive for preferring an external form1 which rendered it impracticable to construct within it more than a series of large closets1 boudoirs1 and rooms like oratories4 ,the latter part of this censure is judiciously correct2 but the epithet bastile is perhaps too harsh for some ears4 ,the old palace at ,kew formerly belonged to the ,capel family1 and by marriage became the property of ,samuel ,molyneux1 ,esq41 secretary to ,george ,,ii4 when prince of ,wales4 ,the late ,frederic1 prince of ,wales1 took a long lease of the house1 which he made his frequent residence2 and here1 too1 occasionally resided his favourite poet1 ,james ,thomson1 author of ,the ,seasons4 ,it is now held by his majesty on the same tenure4 ,the house contains some good pictures1 among which is a set of ,canaletti's works2 the celebrated picture of the ,florence gallery1 by ,zoffany1 7who resided in the neighbourhood17 was removed several years since4 ,the pleasure-grounds1 which contain #abj acres1 were laid out by ,sir ,william ,chambers1 one of the greatest masters of ornamental ,english gardening4 ,altogether they form a most delightful suburban retreat1 and we hope to take an early opportunity of noticing them more in detail4 ,the old mansion opposite the palace was taken on a long lease by ,queen ,caroline of the descendants of ,sir ,richard ,lovett1 and has been inhabited by different branches of the royal family3 and here his present majesty was educated1 under the superintendance of the late ,dr4 ,markham1 archbishop of ,york4 ,this house was bought1 in #agfa1 for the late ,queen ,charlotte1 who died here ,november #ag1 #ahah4 ,apart from these courtly attractions1 ,kew is one of the most interesting of the villages near ,london4 ,on ,kew ,green once stood a house1 the favourite retirement of ,sir ,peter ,lely4 ,in the church and cemetery1 too1 are interred ,meyer1 the celebrated miniature-painter1 ,gainsborough1 and ,zoffany4 ,their tombs are simple and unostentatious2 but other and more splendid memorials are left to record their genius4 ,the premature fate of ,kew ,palace renders it at this moment an object of public curiosity2 while the annexed engraving may serve to identify its site1 when posterity ,asks where the fabric stood4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,nuptial ,,charm4 7,for the ,mirror47 ,there is a charm in wedded bliss4 ,that leaves each rapture cold to this2 ,there is a soft endearing spell1 ,that language can but faintly tell4 ',tis not the figure1 form1 nor face1 ',tis not the manner1 air1 nor grace1 ',tis not the smile nor sparkling eye1 ',tis not the winning look nor sigh4 ,there is a charm surpassing these1 ,a pleasing spell-like pleasure's breeze6 ,a joy that centres in the heart1 ,and doth its balmy sweets impart6 ',tis not the lure of beauty's power1 ,the skin-deep magnet of an hour2 ,it is--affection's mutual glow1 ,that does the nuptial charm bestow6 ,,utopia4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fine ,,arts4 ,,raphael ,,sanzio ,d',,urbino4 ,in ,no4 #bgc of the ,mirror1 ,p4,t4,w4 has noticed the ,cartoons of ,raphael2 and ,i therefore solicit the reader's attention to the subjoined remarks on that master's unsurpassed genius4 ,raphael ,sanzio d',urbino was the pupil of ,pietro ,perugino1 but afterwards studied the works of ,leonardo di ,vinci and ,michael ,angelo4 ,he excelled every modern painter1 and was thought to equal the ancients2 though he did not design naked figures with so much knowledge as ,michael ,angelo1 who was more eminently skilled in anatomy2 neither did he paint in so graceful a style as the ,venetians2 but he had a much more happy manner of disposing and choosing his subjects than any other artist who has lived since his time4 ,his admirable choice of attitudes1 ornaments1 draperies1 and expression1 can surely never be equalled by the most successful aspirant in the fine arts4 ,he has an undisputed title to the prince of painters2 for1 notwithstanding his premature death1 he produced the most enchanting representations of the sublime and beautiful4 ,a painter will ever derive much benefit from the study of all ,raphael's pictures2 especially from the ,martyrdom of ,saint ,felicitas2 the ,transfiguration2 ,joseph explaining ,pharaoh's ,dream2 and the ,school of ,athens4 ,among the wonders of art with which the ,school of ,athens abounds1 we may select that of four youths attending to a sage mathematician1 who is demonstrating some theorem4 ,one of the boys is listening with profound reverence to the reasoning of his master2 another discovers a greater quickness of apprehension2 while the third is endeavouring to explain it to the last1 who stands with a gaping countenance1 utterly unable to comprehend the learned man's discourse4 ,expression1 which was ,raphael's chief excellence1 and in which no other master has well succeeded1 may be seen in the above picture to perfection4 ,besides his grand historical works1 he executed portraits in a good style2 and was also an admirable architect4 ,in person1 he was handsome1 and remarkably well made1 his manners being polite and unaffected4 ,he never refused to impart to others what he knew himself2 by which conduct he became esteemed in private1 as much as he was adored in public4 ,this master's grand works are principally at ,rome1 in the ,vatican2 in the palace1 ,florence2 ,versailles2 and the ,palais ,royal1 ,france2 the king's collection1 ,naples2 and in the apartments at ,hampton ,court ,palace4 ,his best scholars were ,julio ,romano1 ,polydore1 ,giovanni d',udine1 and ,gaudenzio1 to all of whom he communicated the grand arcana of his wonderful art4 ,g4,w4,n4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,retrospective ,,gleanings4 ,letter from the ,princess1 afterwards ,queen1 ,elizabeth1 to her sister1 ,queen ,mary1 on her being ordered to the ,tower1 in consequence of a suspicion that she was connected with ,wyat's rebellion3-- ,if any ever did try this old saynge1 that a kinge's worde was more than another man's othe1 ,i most humbly beseche your majesty to verefie it in me1 and to remember your last promis and my last demande1 that ,i be not condemned without answer and due profe3 wiche it semes that now ,i am1 for that without cause provid ,i am by your counsel frome you commanded to go unto the ,tower2 a place more wonted for a false traitor1 than a tru subject4 ,wiche thogth ,i knowe ,i deserve it not1 yet in the face of al this realme aperes that it is provid2 wiche ,i pray ,god1 ,i may dy the shamefullist dethe that ever any died1 afore ,i may mene any suche thinge3 and to this present hower ,i protest afor ,god 7who shal juge my trueth whatsoever malice shal devis7 that ,i never practised1 consiled1 nor consentid to any thinge that might be prejudicial to your parson any way1 or daungerous to the ,state by any mene4 ,and therefor ,i humbly beseche your ,majestie to let me answer afore your selfe1 and not suffer me to trust to your counselors2 yea and that afore ,i go to the ,tower1 if it be possible2 if not1 afore ,i be further condemned4 ,howbeit1 ,i trust assuredly1 your ,highnes to wyl give me leve to do it afor ,i go2 for that thus shamfully ,i may not be cried out on1 as now ,i shalbe2 yea and without cause4 ,let consciens move your ,highnes take some bettar way with me1 than to make me be condemned in al mens sigth1 afor my desert knowen4 ,also ,i most humbly beseche your ,highnes to pardon this my boldnes1 wiche innocency procures me to do1 togither with hope of your natural kindnes2 wiche ,i trust wyl not se me cast away without desert3 wiche what it is1 ,i wold desier no more of ,god1 but that you truly knewe4 ,wiche thinge ,i thinke and beleve you shal never by report knowe1 unless by your selfe you hire4 ,i have harde in my time of many cast away1 for want of comminge to the presence of ther ,prince3 and in late days ,i harde my ,lorde of ,sommerset say1 that if his brother had bine sufferd to speke with him1 he had never sufferd3 but the perswasions wer made to him so gret1 that he was brogth in belefe that he coulde not live safely if the ,admiral lived2 and that made him give his consent to his dethe4 ,thogth thes parsons ar not to be compared to your majestie1 yet ,i pray ,god1 as ivel perswations perswade not one sistar again the other2 and al for that the have harde false report1 and not harkene to the trueth knowin4 ,therefor ons again1 kniling with humblenes of my hart1 bicause ,i am not sufferd to bow the knees of my body1 ,i humby crave to speke with your higthnis2 wiche ,i wolde not be so bold to desier1 if ,i knewe my selfe most clere as ,i knowe myselfe most tru4 ,and as for the traitor ,wiat1 he migth paraventur writ me a lettar2 but1 on my faithe1 ,i never receved any from him4 ,and as for the copie of my lettar sent to the ,frenche kinge1 ,i pray ,god confound me eternally1 if ever ,i sent him word1 message1 token1 or lettar by any menes3 and to this my truith ,i will stande in to my dethe4 ,your ,highnes most faithful subject that hathe bine from the beginninge1 and wylbe to my ende1 ,,elizabeth4 ,i humbly crave but only one worde of answer from your selfe4 ,ellis's ,original ,letters4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,novelist4 ,no4 ,,cxi4 ,,the ,,mutiny4 ----,o ,god6 ,had you but seen his pale1 pale blanched cheek6 ,he would not eat4--,o ,christ6 ,,the ,,beryl4 ,in the summer of the year #ah--1 ,i was the only passenger on board the merchantman1 ,alceste1 which was bound to the ,brazils4 ,one fine moonlight night1 ,i stood on the deck1 and gazed on the quiet ocean1 on which the moon-beams danced4 ,the wind was so still1 that it scarcely agitated the sails1 which were spread out to invite it4 ,i looked round2 it was the same on every side--a world of waters3 not a single object diversified the view1 or intercepted the long and steady glance which ,i threw over the ocean4 ,i have heard many complain of the sameness and unvarying uniformity of the objects which oppose themselves to the eye of the voyager4 ,i feel differently2 ,i can gaze for hours1 without weariness1 on the deep1 occupied with the thought it produces2 ,i can listen to the rush of the element as the vessel cleaves it1 and these things have charms for me which others cannot perceive4 ,i heard1 on a sudden1 a noise1 which seemed to proceed from the captain's cabin1 and ,i thought ,i could distinguish the voices of several men1 speaking earnestly1 though in a suppressed tone4 ,i cautiously drew near the spot from whence the noise arose1 but the alarm was given1 and ,i could see no one4 ,i retired to rest1 or rather to lie down2 for ,i felt that heavy and foreboding sense of evil overpower me1 which comes we know not how or wherefore2 and ,i could not sleep1 knowing that there had been disputes between the captain and his men1 respecting some point of discipline1 and ,i feared to think what might be the consequences4 ,i lay a long time disturbed with these unpleasant reflections2 at last1 wearied with my thoughts1 my eyes closed1 and ,i dropped to sleep4 ,but it was not to that refreshing sleep which recruits the exhausted spirits1 and by awhile steeping the senses in forgetfulness1 renders them fitter for exertion on awakening4 ,my sleep was haunted with hideous and confused dreams1 and murder and blood seemed to surround me4 ,i was awakened by convulsive starts1 and in vain sought again for quiet slumber2 the same images filled my mind1 diversified in a thousand horrid forms4 ,early in the morning1 ,i arose1 and went above1 and the mild sea breeze dispelled my uneasy sensations4 ,during the whole of the day nothing seemed to justify the fears that had tormented me1 and everything went on in its regular course4 ,the men pursued their occupations quietly and in silence1 and ,i thought the temporary fit of disaffection was passed over4 ,alas6 ,i remembered not that the passions of men1 like deep waters1 are most to be suspected when they seem to glide along most smoothly4 ,night came on1 and ,i retired to rest more composed than on the preceding evening4 ,i endeavoured to convince myself that the noises ,i had heard were but the fancies of a disturbed imagination1 and ,i slept soundly4 ,ill-timed security6 ,about midnight ,i was awakened by a scuffling in the vessel4 ,i hastened to the spot2 the captain and one of his officers were fighting against a multitude of the ship's crew4 ,in a moment after ,i saw the officer fall4 ,two fellows advanced to me1 and1 clapping pistols to my breast1 threatened instant death1 if ,i stirred or spoke4 ,i gazed on the bloody spectacle2 the bodies1 which lay around1 swimming in gore1 testified that the mutineers could not have accomplished their aim with impunity4 ,i was horror-struck2 a swimming sensation came over my eyes1 my limbs failed me1 and ,i fell senseless4 ,when ,i recovered1 ,i found myself lying on a bed4 ,everything was still4 ,i listened in vain for a sound2 ,i lay still a considerable time2 at last1 ,i arose and walked about the ship1 but could see no one4 ,i searched every part of the vessel2 ,i visited the place of slaughter1 which ,i had1 at first1 carefully avoided2 ,i counted nine dead bodies1 and the coagulated blood formed a loathsome mass around them2 ,i shuddered to think ,i was desolate--the companion of death4 ,good ,god6 said ,i1 and they have left me here alone6 ,the word sounded like a knell to me4 ,it now occurred to me1 it was necessary the bodies should be thrown overboard4 ,i took up one of them1 dragged it to the side1 and plunged it into the waves2 but the dash of the heavy body into the sea1 reminded me more forcibly of my loneliness4 ,the sea was so calm1 ,i could scarcely hear it ripple by the vessel's side4 ,one by one ,i committed the bodies to their watery grave4 ,at last my horrible task was finished4 ,my next work was to look for the ship's boats1 but they were gone1 as ,i expected4 ,i could not bear to remain in the ship2 it seemed a vast tomb for me4 ,i resolved to make some sort of raft1 and depart in it4 ,this occupied two or three days2 at length it was completed1 and ,i succeeded in setting it afloat4 ,i lowered into it all the provision ,i could find in the ship1 which was but little1 the sailors having1 as ,i imagined1 carried off the remainder4 ,all was ready1 and ,i prepared to depart4 ,i trembled at the thought of the dangers ,i was about to encounter4 ,i was going to commit myself to the ocean1 separated from it only by a few boards1 which a wave might scatter over the surface of the waters4 ,i might never arrive at land1 or meet with any vessel to rescue me from my danger1 and ,i should be exposed1 without shelter1 and almost without food4 ,i half resolved to remain in my present situation2 but a moment's reflection dispelled the idea of such a measure4 ,i descended2 ,i stood on my frail raft2 ,i cut the rope by which it was fastened to the ship4 ,i was confused to think of my situation2 ,i could hardly believe that ,i had dared to enter alone on the waste of waters4 ,i endeavoured to compose myself1 but in vain4 ,as far as ,i could see1 nothing presented itself to my view but the vessel ,i had left2 the sea was perfectly still1 for not the least wind was stirring4 ,i endeavoured1 with two pieces of board1 which supplied the place of oars1 to row myself along2 but the very little progress ,i made alarmed me4 ,if the calm should continue1 ,i should perish of hunger4 ,how ,i longed to see the little sail ,i had made1 agitated by the breeze6 ,i watched it from morning to night2 it was my only employment2 but in vain4 ,the weather continued the same4 ,two days passed over2 ,i looked at my store of provisions2 it would not1 ,i found1 last above three or four days longer1 at the farthest4 ,they were quickly passing away4 ,i almost gave myself up for lost4 ,i had scarcely a hope of escaping4 ,on the fourth day since my departure from the ship1 ,i thought ,i perceived something at a distance2 ,i looked at it intently--it was a sail4 ,good heavens6 what were my emotions at the sight6 ,i fastened my handkerchief on a piece of wood1 and waved it1 in hopes that it would be observed1 and that ,i should be rescued from my fearful condition4 ,the vessel pressed on its course2 ,i shouted2--,i knew they could not hear me1 but despair impelled me to try so useless an expedient4 ,it passed on--it grew dim--,i stretched my eyeballs to see it--it vanished--it was gone6 ,i will not attempt to describe the torturing feelings which possessed me1 at seeing the chance of relief which had offered itself destroyed4 ,i was stupified with grief and disappointment4 ,my stock of provisions was now entirely exhausted1 and ,i looked forward with horror to an excruciating death4 ,a little water which had remained1 quenched my burning thirst4 ,i wished that the waves would rush over me4 ,my hunger soon became dreadful1 but ,i had no means of relieving it4 ,i endeavoured to sleep1 that ,i might for awhile1 forget my torments2 and my wearied frame yielded for awhile to slumber4 ,when ,i awoke ,i was not1 however1 refreshed2 ,i was weak1 and felt a burning pain at my stomach4 ,i became hourly more feeble2 ,i lay down1 but was unable to rise again4 ,my limbs lost their strength2 my lips and tongue were parched2 a convulsive shuddering agitated me2 my eyes seemed darkened1 and ,i gasped for breath4 ,the burning at my stomach now departed2 ,i experienced no pain2 but a dull torpor came over me2 my hands and feet became cold2 ,i believed ,i was dying1 and ,i rejoiced at the thought4 ,presently ,i lost all thought and feeling1 and lay1 without sense1 on a few boards1 which divided me from the ocean4 ,in this situation1 as ,i was afterwards informed1 ,i was taken up by a small vessel1 and carried to a seaport town4 ,i slowly recovered1 and found that ,i alone1 of all who were on board the vessel in which ,i had embarked1 had escaped death4 ,the crew1 who had departed in the boats1 after murdering the captain1 had met their reward--the boats were shattered against a rock4 ,december ,tales4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,selector1 ,,and ,,literary ,,notices ,,of ,,new ,,works4 ,a ,,storm ,,in ,,the ,,indian ,,seas4 ,while the sun was setting with even more than its usual brilliancy1 and leaving its path marked with streaks of gold1 a bird hovered over our heads1 and suddenly alighted on our taffrail3 it was one of ,mother ,carey's chickens1 which by mariners are considered as harbingers of ill1 and generally of a furious storm4 ,at a warning of this kind ,i did not then feel disposed to take alarm2 but there were other warnings not to be slighted--the horizon to the east presented the extraordinary appearance of a black cloud in the shape of a bow1 with its convex towards the sea1 and which kept its singular shape and position unchanged until nightfall4 ,for the period too of twenty minutes after the setting of the sun1 the clouds to the north-west continued of the colour of blood2 but that which most attracted our observation was1 to us1 a remarkable phenomenon--the sea immediately around us1 and1 as far as the eye could discern by the light of the moon1 appeared1 for about forty minutes1 of a perfectly milk white4 ,we were visited by two more chickens of ,mother ,carey1 both of which sought refuge1 with our first visiter1 on the mainmast4 ,we sounded1 but found no bottom at a hundred fathoms2 a bucket of the water was then drawn up1 the surface of which was apparently covered with innumerable sparks of fire--an effect said to be caused by the animalculae which abound in sea-water3 it is at all times common1 but the sparks are not in general so numerous1 nor of such magnitude1 as were those which then presented themselves4 ,the hand too1 being dipped in the water1 and immediately withdrawn1 thousands of them would seem to adhere to it4 ,a dismal hollow breeze1 which1 as the night drew on1 howled through our rigging1 and infused into us all a sombre1 melancholy feeling1 increased by gathering clouds1 and the altogether portentous state of the atmosphere and elements1 ushered in the first watch1 which was to be kept by ,thomson4 ,about eight o'clock1 loud claps of thunder1 each in kind resembling a screech1 or the blast of a trumpet1 rather than the rumbling sound of thunder in ,europe1 burst over our heads1 and were succeeded by vivid flashes of forked lightning4 ,we now made every necessary preparation for a storm1 by striking the top-gallant-masts1 with their yards1 close reefing the topsails and foresail1 bending the storm-staysail1 and battening down the main hatch1 over which two tarpaulins were nailed1 for the better preservation of the cargo4 ,we observed innumerable shoals of fishes1 the motions of which appeared to be more than usually vivid and redundant4 ,at twelve o'clock1 on my taking charge of the deck1 the scene bore a character widely different from that which it presented but three hours before4 ,we now sailed under close-reefed maintopsail and foresail4 ,the sea ran high2 our bark laboured hard1 and pitched desperately1 and the waves lashed her sides with fury1 and were evidently increasing in force and size4 ,over head nothing was to be seen but huge travelling clouds1 called by sailors the scud1 which hurried onwards with the fleetness of the eagle in her flight4 ,now and then the moon1 then in her second quarter1 would show her disc for an instant1 but be quickly obscured2 or a star of paly light peep out1 and also disappear4 ,the well was sounded1 but the vessel did not yet make more water than what might be expected in such a sea2 we1 however1 kept the pumps going at intervals1 in order to prevent the cargo from sustaining damage4 ,the wind now increased1 and the waves rose higher2 about two o'clock ,a4,m4 the weather maintopsail-sheet gave way2 the sail then split to ribbons1 and before we could clue it up1 was completely blown away from the bolt-rope4 ,the foresail was then furled1 not without great difficulty1 and imminent hazard to the seamen1 the storm staysail alone withstanding the mighty wind1 which seemed to gain strength every half-hour1 while the sea1 in frightful sublimity1 towered to an incredible height1 frequently making a complete breach over our deck4 ,at four ,a4,m4 ,i was relieved by ,thomson1 who at daylight apprized me that the maintopmast was sprung1 and that the gale was increasing4 ,scarcely had ,i gone on deck1 when a tremendous sea struck us a little abaft the beam1 carrying every thing before it1 and washing overboard hencoops1 cables1 water-casks1 and indeed every movable article on the deck4 ,thomson1 almost by miracle1 escaped being lost2 but having1 in common with the lascars1 taken the precaution to lash a rope round his waist1 we were able1 by its means1 to extricate him from danger2 at the same time the vessel made an appalling lurch1 lying down on her beam-ends1 in which position she remained for the space of two minutes1 when the maintopmast1 followed by the foretopmast1 went by the board with a dreadful crash2 she then righted1 and we were all immediately engaged in going aloft1 and with hatchets cutting away the wreck1 each of us being lashed with a rope round the waist2 ropes were also fastened across the deck1 in parallel lines1 to hold on by2 for such was the violence of the vessel's motion1 that without such assistance it would have been impossible to stand4 ,as for my ,virginia1 she was in her cot1 hearing all that was going forward on deck1--sensible of her danger1 and a prey to the apprehension of meeting a death similar to that of her prototype1 and equally dreadful4 ,a drizzling shower now came on1 and having continued for some time1 was at length succeeded by heavy rain1 which having been converted into sleet1 was carried in flakes swiftly along the tops of the towering mountains of sea2 while the cold sensibly affected the already exhausted lascars1 at once disinclining them from exertion1 and incapacitating them from making any2 some of them even sat down like inanimate statues1 with a fixed stare1 and a deathlike hue upon their countenances3 the most afflicting circumstance was1 their being destitute of warm clothing1 which they had neglected to provide themselves with1 as they ought to have done1 out of the four months' advance they received in ,calcutta4 ,all that ,i could spare was given to ,thomson2 but unable to endure the sight of their misery1 ,i distributed among them many articles which ,i could ill spare1--sheets1 shirts1 and blankets1 except one of the latter1 which ,i had reserved as a provision against any further extreme of suffering which might yet await us4 ,there was one poor lascar1 a simple inoffensive youth1 about nineteen1 who was an object of the liveliest commiseration2 he was nearly naked1 and in that state had been continually drenched by the sea and rain1 during the whole of the day and night2 he was holding his hands up to heaven in a supplicating attitude1 and shaking in an aguish fit2 the tears fell in torrents down his cheeks1 while he uttered his plaints in loud and piercing lamentations4 ,unable1 at last1 to witness his misery any longer1 ,i rushed down to my cabin--,can you1 ,virginia1 spare me this blanket without feeling the cold too much yourself8--it is to save the life of a fellow-creature4--,yes1 take it2 but stay with me1 or1 under the horrors ,i feel1 ,i shall die in this cabin1 and alone4 ,i know we must perish1 and why not die together8 ,i entreated her to support herself with all the fortitude she could collect1 urged the impossibility of my keeping her company1 as every moment called for my assistance2 and assuring her there was no real danger1 ,i hurried on deck with the blanket1 and wrapped the poor wretch in its folds4 ,i thought he would have worshipped me4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it was about four o'clock1 on the fifth morning1 that ,i ventured into my cabin1 to repose myself on my cot until daylight1 more with the persuasion that my presence would inspire ,virginia with fresh hopes1 and1 in consequence1 better spirits1 than that the storm had in the least abated1 or that the peril had become less imminent4 ,at six1 ,thomson1 whom ,i had left in charge of the deck1 aroused me by bawling1 in a voice necessarily raised to the highest pitch1 to make itself heard amidst the howling1 or rather screaming of the elements--,naufragus6 ,i instantly jumped up1 without waiting any specific communication1 and1 on reaching the deck1 found the pumps at work1 and was informed that we had five feet water in the hold1 and that the water was gaining upon us fast1 notwithstanding the pumps had been kept constantly going4--,well1 said ,thomson1 in a low tone1 not to be heard by the crew1 we'll do our best1 as long as she floats1 but that cannot now be much longer--it's all over with us1 depend upon it6 ,there was no time for argument2 the pumps were now the chief object of our attention2 and ,thomson and myself1 with the secunnies1 plied them incessantly1 until we were ready to drop down with fatigue4 ,in a short time we found that the water brought up by the pumps bore a brownish colour1 and1 on tasting it1 that it was sweet2 so that it was evident we were pumping up the sugar1 which being contained in baskets1 was but ill protected against water4 ,such is the fondness for life1 that on the appearance of any sudden or immediate cause of dissolution1 any consideration unconnected with the paramount one of preservation1 is set at naught2 thus1 although ,i was sensible that my valuable cargo was momentarily diminishing1 and my property wasting away1 ,i then felt no disposition to regret my loss1 the powers of my mind1 and the affections of my heart1 being all engaged on higher objects4 ,those lascars who could at all be brought to the pumps were in so wretched and debilitated a state1 as to require constant reliefs4 ,for one day and two nights1 except a few short intervals1 ,thomson and myself1 with the secunnies1 were at the pumps3 at the end of that time1 our hands were blistered to such a degree1 that the skin having peeled off1 the raw flesh appeared2 our arms1 thighs1 and legs were so dreadfully swelled1 and our loins in such tormenting pain1 as to make it impossible for us to continue the exertion1 without suffering extreme agony2 and nothing but the melancholy conviction that we must continue our labour1 or perish1 could possibly have sustained us under such hardships--hardships1 however1 which we had the heartfelt satisfaction to find were so far from being useless1 that on perusing the sounding-rod1 when pulled up from the well1 7which we did under feelings of extreme anxiety and eagerness17 we were convinced that the water did not gain upon us4 ,our spirits1 however1 received no encouragement from the appearance of the elements2 the clouds were black and frowning1 and all around still bore a threatening appearance1 the hurricane indeed having rather increased than in the slightest degree abated4 ,the circumstance of our having on board so perishable and light a cargo as soft sugar1 it is remarkable1 was the very means of our preservation4 ,had it consisted of almost any other article1 either of pepper or of dead wood1 we must inevitably have perished4 ,to have thrown overboard any heavy cargo1 would1 from the constant and heavy breaches which the sea made over us1 have been impossible4 ,neither could the masts have been cut away1 for the purpose of lightening the vessel1 in consequence of the imbecile condition of the crew2 a recourse to so hazardous a measure would1 under our circumstances1 most likely have proved the cause of our destruction4 ,as it was1 from constant pumping for three days1 we found our vessel as light and buoyant as a cork1 and1 with the exception of the baskets in which the sugar had been stowed1 as empty as when ,i first purchased her4 ,night approached1 bringing with it additional horrors4 ,the secunnies1 who had hitherto borne their hardships with admirable fortitude1 now began to droop1 and to express a violent inclination for more rum1 although as much had been given them as they could possibly bear2 indeed1 rum1 with dough1 half-baked1 had formed their only sustenance during the whole period of our sufferings4 ,as for the pumps1 we were now so lightened1 they did not require to be worked at all2 but the greatest dread we laboured under was from the dangerous condition of the main and fore masts1 that tottered to and fro1 threatening to go by the board every minute4 ,before the hour of sunset1 a large bird1 called the albatross1 with wings the length of four to five feet each1 skimmed along the surface of the waves1 close to and around us2 this inspired the crew with hopes1 as they supposed it to be a good omen4 ,it remained hovering near our unfortunate wreck for some minutes1 until it alighted on the waves1 where it was seen riding perfectly at ease1 and with the majesty of a fine large swan1 now on the summit of a tremendous mountain of waters1 and now in the ravines of a wide and deep abyss4 ,at length darkness once more encompassed us around1 and seemed to shut us out from even a ray of hope2 the desponding few1 whose senses were still left them1 apparently felt with more acuteness than before1 the desperation and horrors of their condition4 ,at the hour of eight ,p4,m41 however1 the wind suddenly changed from south-east to south-west1 and soon appeared to be dying away4 ,at this happy circumstance1 whereby a prospect of deliverance from the very depths of despair was opened to us1 the feelings manifested by the crew were as singular as they were various2 some shouted for joy--some cried--others muttered prayers--while a few were still despondent1 presenting wild and savage-looking features1 and seeming to regret that the billows had not swallowed them up4--,adventures of ,naufragus4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,damp ,,beds4 ,clean sheets are not remarkably common at common inns1 where1 ,i am informed1 that the practice is to take them from the bed1 sprinkle them with water1 to fold them down1 and then put them in a press4 ,when they are wanted again1 they are1 literally speaking1 shewn to the fire1 and in a reeking state laid on the bed4 ,the traveller is tired and sleepy1 dreams of that pleasure or that business which brought him from home1 and the remotest thing from his mind is1 that from the very repose which he fancies has refreshed him1 he has received the rheumatism4 ,the receipt1 therefore1 to sleep comfortably at inns1 is to take your own sheets1 to have plenty of flannel gowns1 and to promise1 and take care to pay1 a handsome consideration for the liberty of choosing your beds4 ,damp beds are oftenest found in inns that are least visited2 they ought to be carefully avoided1 for they not only produce dreadful disorders1 but have often proved the death of the person who has had the misfortune to sleep in them4 ,especially in winter1 not only examine the beds1 to see whether they are quite dry1 but have the bedclothes in your presence put before the fire4 ,just before you go to bed1 order a pan of hot coals to be run through it1 then place a clean tumbler inverted between the sheets1 and let it remain there for a few minutes2--if on withdrawing it the slightest cloud is observable on the inner surface1 be certain that either the bed or the sheets are damp3 sleeping in the blankets is a disagreeable1 but the safest way of escaping such danger3 there are many persons in the habit of travelling1 who make it a constant practice4 ,a wash leather sheet1 about #h feet by #e1 is not an unpleasant substitute for linen4 ,but the only absolutely safe plan is1 to sleep in a bed which you are sure has been occupied the night before2 and that1 must be the best-aired bed which was slept in by the best-aired person6--,qy4 ,the cook8--,the ,traveller's ,oracle4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,burman ,,thieves4 ,the ,burmans used to approach1 on dark nights1 on their hands and knees1 and often crawled close up to the sentinels1 before they were discovered2 sometimes they carried off knapsacks and arms1 and went away with their booty unperceived4 ,a laughable instance of their dexterity took place in the ,great ,pagoda1 on the night of the #bnd ,july4 ,the soldiers1 for several nights previous1 had missed some arms1 although a sentry was before the door1 and they generally slept with their firelocks by their sides4 ,this evening1 every one was on the alert1 extra sentries were posted1 and every precaution taken to secure the marauders4 ,when1 on a sudden1 the alarm being given1 the officer on duty1 who was reposing in one of the little temples1 ran to the door and inquired what had occurred1--but hearing that only a knapsack had been found in the grass1 and that no other traces existed of the depredators1 he turned round to lie down again1 and1 to his infinite astonishment1 found his bed had vanished6 ,a light was in the room1 and a servant sleeping near it1 yet1 notwithstanding1 the impudent thieves had also ransacked a basket1 and escaped with the contents6 ,we since heard that the robbers were ,burman soldiers belonging to the camp at ,kumaroot1 whither they carried their spoils4 ,they certainly deserved infinite credit for the ingenuity they manifested1 and for the manner in which they turned the laugh against us1 by showing1 that the very moment they chose for their depredations1 was one when a strict search was making after them4 ,two ,years in ,ava4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,manners ,,customs ,,of ,,all ,,nations4 ,no4 ,,xii4 ,,kanemboo ,,market-,,woman4 ,illustration ,the people of ,kanem1 in ,central ,africa1 are known by the name of ,kanemboo1 and consist of tribes of ,tibboos4 ,the women are good-looking1 laughing negresses1 and all but naked4 ,most of them have a square or triangular piece of silver or tin hanging at the back of the head1 suspended from the hair1 which is curiously and laboriously trained1 and no one of tender years has anything like a perfect head of hair4 ,from childhood the head is shaved1 having only the top covered2 the hair from hence falls down quite round from the forehead to the pole of the neck1 and is then formed into one solid plait1 which in front lying quite flat just over the eyes1 and behind being turned up with a little curl1 has just the appearance of an old-fashioned coachman's wig in ,london4 ,the women flock from the neighbouring negro villages to the weekly fsug1 or market1 with baskets of gussut1 gafooly1 fowls1 and honey1 which may be purchased by small pieces of coral amber of the coarsest kind1 and coloured beads4 ,major ,denham1 in his ,travels in ,northern and ,central ,africa1 says one merchant bought a fine lamb for two bits of amber1 worth1 ,i should think1 about two-pence each in ,europe2 two needles purchased a fowl2 and a handful of salt1 four or five good-sized fish from the lake 7,tchad74 ,,shouaa ,,woman4 ,kingdom of ,bornou4 ,illustration ,the ,shouaa ,arabs are a very extraordinary race1 and have scarcely any resemblance to the ,arabs of the north2 they have fine open countenances1 with aquiline noses1 and large eyes2 their complexion is a light copper-colour2 they possess great cunning with their courage1 and resemble in appearance some of our best favoured gipsies in ,england1 particularly the women2 and their ,arabic is nearly pure ,egyptian4 ,the best residences of the ,shouaas consist of two enclosures1 besides one for their horses1 cows1 and goats4 ,in the first of these divisions is a circular hut1 with a cupola top1 well thatched with gussub straw1 something resembling that of the ,indian corn2 the walls are of the same materials2 a mud wall1 of about two feet high1 separates one part from the rest1 and here their corn is kept2 and a bench of like composition1 at the opposite side1 is their resting-place2 this is covered with mats2 and spears and wooden bowls for water and milk1 hang on pegs1 and complete the furniture2 here is the master's own apartment4 ,in the second division are two huts1 rather smaller1 about ten paces from each other1 in which dwell his wives4 ,,african ,,funerals4 ,the custom of burying the dead in the floor of dwelling-houses1 is prevalent on the ,gold ,coast of ,africa1 as far as that country is known to ,europeans4 ,the ceremony is purely ,pagan1 and without any form1 except that of the females of the family of the deceased and their friends making a mournful lamentation2 and in some instances they work their feelings up to such a degree of apparent sorrow1 that their conduct has every symptom of insanity4 ,this scene of revelry is not a little heightened by the profuse use of ardent spirits1 which has so powerful an attraction1 that drummers1 flute-players1 bards1 and singing men come from great distances to partake of the libations2 and as the savage uproar lasts often for a week1 it leads to every kind of dissolute practice in both sexes4 ,another custom1 or repetition of this barbarous usage1 frequently takes place seven years after the demise of persons of consequence1 which is still more expensive than the former3 as such are the baneful prejudices in favour of these habits1 that families have too frequently pawned their relatives to raise money to defray the expense2 they purchase cattle1 sheep1 goats1 and poultry1 and with the assistance of what is brought by their friends and acquaintances1 they are enabled to keep up a scene of riot for many days4 ,the carcasses of animals sacrificed are not burned and sown in the wind as in times of old1 but the ,fantees more wisely1 eat them1 greater attention being paid to the flavour of the viands and the fragrance of the strong liquor than to the manes of the dead4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,spirit ,,of ,,the ,,public ,,journals4 ,,willy ,m',,gee',s ,,monkey4 ,i dinna think that in a' nature there's a mair curiouser cratur than a monkey4 ,i mak this observe frae being witness to an extraordinar' event that took place in ,hamilton4 ,folk may talk as they like about monkeys1 and cry them down for being stupid and mischievous1 ,i for ane will no gang that length4 ,whatever they may be on the score of mischief1 there can be nae doubt1 that1 sae far as gumption is concerned1 they are just uncommon2 and for wit and fun they would beat ony man black and blue4 ,in fact1 ,i dinna think that monkeys are beasts ava4 ,i hae a half notion that they are just wee hairy men that canna1 or rather that winna speak1 in case they be made to work like ither folk1 instead of leading a life of idleness4 ,but to the point3 ,i ance had a monkey1 ane of the drollest-looking deevils ye ever saw4 ,he was gayan big for a monkey1 and was hairy a' ower1 except his face and his bit hurdies1 which had a degree of bareness about them1 and were nearly as saft as a lady's loof4 ,weel1 what think ye that ,i did wi' the beastie8 ,odds1 man1 ,i dressed him up like a ,heelandman1 and put a kilt upon him1 and a lang-tailed red coat1 and a blue bannet1 which for security's sake ,i tied1 woman-like1 below his chin wi' twa bits of yellow ribbon4 ,i not only did this1 but ,i learnt him to walk upon his twa hinder legs1 and to carry a stick in his right hand when he gaed out1 the better to support him in his peregrinations4 ,he was for a' the world like a wee man in kilts4 ,weel1 it turned out in this manner1 as ye shall hear4 ,ae afternoon towards the glomin' ,i was oblegated to tak' a stap doun to the cross1 wi' a web under my arm1 which ,i had finished for ,mr4 ,weft1 the muslin manufacturer4 ,by way of frolic1 a gayan foolish ane ,i allow1 ,i brocht ,nosey 7the monkey's name17 alang wi' me4 ,he had on1 as for ordinar'1 his ,heeland dress1 and walkit behint me1 wi' the bit stick in his hand1 and his tail sticking out frae below his kilt1 as if he had been my flunky4 ,it was1 after a'1 a queer sicht1 and1 as may be supposed1 ,i drew a haill crowd of bairns after me1 bawling out1 ,here's ,willy ,m',gee's monkey1 and gi'eing him nits and gingerbread1 and makin' as muckle of the cratur as could be2 for ,nosey was a great favourite in the town1 and everbody likit him for his droll tricks1 and the way he used to girn1 and dance1 and tumble ower his head1 to amuse them4 ,on entering ,mr4 ,weft's shop1 ,i faund it empty2 there wasna a leeving soul within4 ,i supposed he had gane out for a licht2 and being gayan familiar wi' him1 ,i took a stap ben to the back shop1 leaving ,nosey in the fore ane4 ,i sat for twa or three minutes1 but naebody made his appearance4 ,at last the front door1 which ,i had ta'en care to shut after me1 opened1 and ,i look't to see wha it could be1 thinking that1 nae doubt1 it was ,mr4 ,weft1 or his apprentice4 ,it was neither the ane nor the ither1 but a strong middle-aged1 red-faced ,heelandman1 wi' specks on1 and wi' a kilt and a bannet1 by a' the world like my monkey's4 ,now1 what think ye ,nosey was about a' this time8 ,he was sittin' behind the counter upon the lang three-leggit stool that stood fornent ,mr4 ,weft's desk1 and was turning ower the leaves of his ledger1 wi' a look which1 for auld-fashioned sagaciousness1 was wonderfu' to behold4 ,i was sae tickled at the sight that ,i paid nae sort of attention to the ,heelandman1 but continued looking frae the back shop at ,nosey1 lauching a' the time in my sleeve--for ,i jealoused that some queer scene would tak' place between the twa4 ,and ,i wasna far wrang1 for the stranger1 takin' out a pound frae his spleuchan1 handed it ower to the monkey1 and speered at him1 in his droll norlan deealect1 if he could change a note4 ,when ,i heard this ,i thocht ,i would hae lauched outricht2 and naething but sheer curiosity to see how the thing would end made me keep my gravity4 ,it was plain that ,donald had ta'en ,nosey for ane of his ain countrymen--and the thing after a' wasna greatly to be wondered at1 and that for three reasons3-- ,firstly1 the shop was rather darkish4 ,secondly1 the ,heelandman had on specks1 as ,i hae just said2 and it was likely on this account that he was rather short-sighted2 and ,thirdly1 ,nosey1 wi' his kilt1 and bannet1 and red coat1 was1 to a' intents and purposes1 as like a human creatur as a monkey could weel be4 ,nae sooner1 then1 had he got the note1 than he opened it out1 and lookit at it wi' his wee glowrin'1 restless een1 as if to see that it wasna a forgery4 ,he then shook his head like a doctor1 when he's no very sure what's wrang wi' a person1 but wants to mak' it appear that he kens a' about it--and continued in this style till the ,heelandman's patience began to get exhausted4 ,can ye no change the note1 old shentleman8 quo' ,donald4 ,nosey gi'ed his head anither shake1 and looked uncommon wise4 ,is the note no goot1 sir8' spak the ,heelandman1 a second time2 but the cratur1 instead of answering him1 only gi'ed anither of his wise shakes1 as much as to say1 ,i'm no very sure about it4 ,at this ,donald lost temper4 ,if the note doesna please ye1 sir1 quo' he1 ,i'll thank ye to gie me it back again1 and ,i'll gang to some ither place4 ,and he stretchit out his hand to tak hand o't1 when my frien' wi' the tail1 lifting up his stick1 lent him sic a whack ower the fingers as made him pu' back in the twinkling of an ee4 ,got tamn ye1 ye auld scounrel1 said the man2 do ye mean to tak my money frae me8 ,and he lifted up a rung big eneuch to fell a stot1 and let flee at the monkey2 but ,nosey was ower quick for him1 and jumping aside1 he lichted on a shelf before ane could say ,jock ,robinson4 ,here he rowed up the note like a baw in his hand1 and put it into his coat pouch like any rational cratur4 ,not only this1 but he mockit the ,heelandman by a' manner of means1 shooting out his tongue at him1 spitting at him1 and girning at him wi' his queer outlandish physiognomy4 ,then he would tak haud of his tail in his twa hands1 and wag it at ,donald1 and steeking his nieves1 he would seem to threaten him wi' a leatherin'4 ,a'thegither he was desperate impudent1 and eneuch to try the patience of a saunt1 no to spak o' a het-bluided ,heelandman4 ,it was gude for sair een to see how ,donald behavit on this occasion4 ,he raged like ane demented1 misca'ing the monkey beyond measure1 and swearing as mony ,gaelic aiths as micht hae sair'd an ordinar man for a twalmonth4 ,during this time1 ,i never sterr'd a foot1 but keepit keeking frae the back shop upon a' that was ganging on4 ,i was highly delighted2 and jealousing that ,nosey was ower supple to be easily catched1 ,i had nae apprehension for the event1 and remained snug in my birth to see the upshot4 ,in a short time1 in comes ,mr4 ,weft wi' a piece of lowing paper in his hand that he had got frae the next door to licht the shop2 and nae sooner did ,donald see him than he ax'd him for his note4 ,what note1 honest man8 said ,mr4 ,weft4 ,got tamn1 quo' ,donald2 the note the auld scounrel1 your grandfather1 stole frae me4 ,my grandfaither6 answered the ither wi' amazement4 ,i am thinking1 honest man1 ye hae had a glass ower muckle4 ,my grandfaither has been dead for saxteen years1 and ,i ne'er heard tell till now that he was a fief4 ,weel1 weel1 then1 quo' the ,heelandman1 ,i don't care naething about it4 ,if he's no your grandfaither1 he'll be your faither1 or your brither1 or your cousin4 ,my faither or my brither1 or my cousin6 repeated ,mr4 ,weft4 ,i maun tell ye plainly1 frien'1 that ,i hae neither faither1 nor brither1 nor cousin of ony description on this side of the grave4 ,i dinna understand ye1 honest man1 but ,i reckon that ye hae sat ower lang at the whisky1 and my advice to ye is to stap awa hame and sleep it aff4 ,at this speech the ,heelandman lost a' patience1 and lookit sae awfully fairce1 that ance or twice ,i was on the nick of coming forrit1 and explaining how matters really stood2 but curiosity keepit me chained to the back shop1 and ,i just thocht ,i would bide a wee1 and see how the affair was like to end4 ,pray1 wha are you1 sir8 said ,donald1 putting his hands in his sides1 and looking through his specks upon ,mr4 ,weft1 like a deevil incarnit4 ,wha are you1 sir1 that daar to speak to me in this manner8 ,wha am ,i8 said the ither1 drapping the remnant of the paper1 which was burnin' close to his fingers4 ,i am ,saunders ,weft1 manufacturir ,in ,hamilton--that's what ,i am4 ,and ,i am ,tonald ,campbell1 piper's sister's son to his grace the great1 grand ,tuke of ,argyle1 thundered out the ,heelandman1 wi' a voice that was fearsome to hear4 ,and what about that8 quo' ,mr4 ,weft1 rather snappishly1 as ,i thocht4 ,if ye were the great1 grand ,duke of ,argyle himself1 as ye ca' him1 ,i'll no permit you to kick up a dust in my shop4 ,ye scounrel1 said ,donald1 seizing ,mr4 ,weft by the throat1 and shaking him till he tottered like an aspen leaf1 div ye mean to speak ill of his grace the ,tuke of ,argyle8 ,and he gi'ed him anither shake--then1 laying haud of his nose1 he swore that he would pu't as lang as a cow's tail1 if he didna that instant restore him his lost property4 ,at this sicht ,i began to grew a' ower1 and now saw the needcessity of stapping ben1 and saving my employer frae farther damage1 bodily and itherwise4 ,nae sooner had ,i made my appearance than ,donald let go his grip of ,mr4 ,weft's nose1 and the latter1 in a great passion1 cried out1 ,william ,m',gee1 ,i tak ye to witness what ,i hae sufferit frae this bluid-thirsty ,heelandman6 ,it's no to be endured in a ,christian country4 ,i'll hae the law of him1 that ,i will4 ,i'll be whuppit but ,i'll hae amends1 although it costs me twenty pounds6 ,what's the matter8 quo' ,i1 pretending ignorance of the haill concern4 ,what1 in the name of ,nebuchadnezzar1 has set ye thegither by the lugs8 ,then ,mr4 ,weft began his tale1 how he had been collared and weel nigh thrappled in his ain shop2--then the ither tauld how1 in the first place1 ,mr4 ,weft's grandfather1 as he ca'd ,nosey1 had stolen his note1 and how1 in the second place1 ,mr4 ,weft himsell had insulted the great1 grand ,duke of ,argyle4 ,in a word1 there was a desperate kick-up between them1 the ane threeping that he would tak the law of the ither immediately4 ,na1 in this respect ,donald gaed the greatest lengths1 for he swore that1 rather than be defeat1 he wad carry his cause to the house of lords1 although it cost him thretty pounds sterling4 ,i now saw it was time to put in a word4 ,houts-touts1 gentlemen1 quo' ,i1 what's the use of a' this clishmaclaver8 ,ye've baith gotten the wrang sow by the lug1 or my name's no ,william ,m',gee4 ,i'll wager ye a pennypiece1 that my monkey1 ,nosey is at the bottom of the business4 ,nae sooner had ,i spoken the word1 than the twa1 looking round the shop1 spied the beastie sitting upon the shelf girning at them1 and putting out his tongue1 and wiggle-waggling his walking-stick ower his left elbow1 as if he had been playing upon the fiddle4 ,mr4 ,weft at this apparition set up a loud lauch2 his passion left him in a moment1 when he saw the ridiculous mistake that the ,heelandman had fa'en into1 and ,i thocht he would hae bursted his sides wi' evendown merriment4 ,at first ,donald lookit desperate angry1 and judging frae the way he was twisting about his mouth and rowing his een1 ,i opined that he intended some deadly skaith to the monkey4 ,but his gude sense1 of which ,heelandmen are no a'thegither destitute1 got the better of his anger1 and he roared and lauched like the very mischief4 ,nor was this a'1 for nae sooner had he began to lauch1 than the monkey did the same thing1 and held its sides in precisely the same manner1 imitating his actions1 in the maist amusin' way imaginable4 ,this only set ,donald a lauching mair than ever1 and when he lifted up his nieve1 and shook it at ,nosey in a gude humoured way1 what think ye that the cratur did8 ,odds man1 he took the note frae his pouch1 whare it lay rowed up like a baw1 and1 papping it at ,donald1 hit him as fairly upon the nose1 as if it had been shot out of a weel-aimed musket4 ,there was nae resisting this4 ,the haill three1 or rather the haill four1 for ,nosey joined us1 set up a loud lauch2 and the ,heelandman's was the loudest of a'1 showing that he was really a man of sense1 and could tak a joke as weel as his neighbours4 ,when the lauchin' had a wee subsided1 ,mr4 ,campbell1 in order to show that he had nae ill wull to ,mr4 ,weft1 ax'd his pardon for the rough way he had treated him1 but the worthy manufacturer wadna hear o't4 ,houts1 man1 quo' he1 dinna say a word about it4 ,it's a mistak a'thegether1 and ,solomon himsell1 ye ken1 whiles gaed wrang4 ,whereupon the ,heelandman bought a ,kilmarnock nichtcap1 price elevenpence happeny1 frae ,mr4 ,weft1 and paid him wi' part of the very note that brocht on the ferly ,i hae just been relating4 ,but his gude wull didna end here1 for he insisted on takin' us a'--,nosey amang the lave--to the nearest public1 where he gi'ed us a frien'ly glass1 and we keepit tawking about monkeys1 and what not1 in a manner at ance edifying and amusing to hear4--,blackwood's ,magazine4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,scotch ,,song4 ,the lassie we love and the friend we can trust1 ,and a bumper to wash from our spirits the rust2 ,then let gear-scraping carls make o' life catch-the-plack1 ,and strod to the de'il wi' the trash on their back4 ,this life is a garden where all choose their posies3 ,in the spring of our youth let us gather the roses2 ,for brief is their bloom like the dews of the morn1 ,if you seek them too late you will find but a thorn4 ,if ,care steal amang us he's narrowly watch'd1 ,by a smile or a squeeze of the hand he's dispatch'd2 ,or the arm of a friend should the stout villain meet1 ,one blink of true love lays him dead at your feet4 ,then fill up a glass to the absent and dear-- ,may their lives be serene as their breasts are sincere2 ,and to crown our true bliss1 let us give1 ere we part-- ,may we have in our arms whom we love in our heart4 ,london ,weekly ,review4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,sketch-,,book4 ,no4 ,,xlvii4 ,,matches ,,in ,,teens4 ,to marry6--,why1 every man plays the fool once in his life--but to marry is playing the fool all one's life long4--,,congreve4 ,there is something so satisfactory in knowing at once the limit of your fortunes--in making yourself secure in the first instance of that happiness to which all your exertions are directed1--which is in fact the end and aim of your worldly existence1 and of all your worldly toils--the enjoyment of domestic peace and love2--in quenching that restless1 burning anxiety1 which is ever busy within the bosom of the young and the aspiring4 ,marrying early1 in fact1 is taking time by the forelock1 and leading your future destinies after you1 instead of suffering yourself to be led and tossed about by them1--it is tearing away the black veil from the brow of futurity1 and perusing all her lineaments in her own despite4 ,it is he continued with an oratorical attitude building your fate upon a rock-- ,ah6 ,i exclaimed1 stop there--that rock is so commonplace4 ,harry laughed and went on with his argument4--,besides1 there is the gratification of making yourself considered in society--which no single man is4 ,a single man is a kind of protected or licensed vagabond--rambling to and fro without stamp or mark1 as ,witwould might say1--like a sheep that has been overlooked at tarring time4 ,his home is a desert to him1--and the love of social converse1 which is so natural1 and so amiable at the same time keeps him eternally in a state of fidgetty restlessness1 which precludes all possibility of serious and persevering labour4 ,only think of the horrors of a house without a queen--,yawning servants1 negligent housekeepers1 extorting tradespeople1--these and a thousand other annoyances1 for which you have no relief1 because you cannot stoop to meddle or make in such transactions--are the agitations which perpetually infest the domestic commonwealth of a bachelor4--,but turn your eyes into the house of ',benedick1 the married man'--,he wears his rue with a difference1 indeed6--,there is a sense of life1 bustle1 mirth1 and happiness1 in the very air of the dwelling4 ,to be greeted with smiles at your going forth and coming in--to know that there is at least one who serves you without a self-interest--to hear the joyous1 feminine laugh1 delicate and temperate in the very whirlwind of its ecstacy1 ring through the mansion from hour to hour--to hear the little foot pattering about you as you sit at your philosophic studies--to have a friend with whom you can converse freely and without fear of present offence or future disadvantage--and whose presence is not without its influence and its charm1 even when the call of a worldly ambition summons you to-- ----,pursue ,your tasks1 in social silence too1 with just sense enough to understand all you can say to her--and nothing so wise as to mortify you at any time by setting you right4 ,then1 instead of the natty primness of your bachelor's apartment1 you have your eyes feasted by that elegant confusion of the little sanctuary--the charm of which cannot1 unseen1 be apprehended1 and is only known to those who are privileged to enter1 by the passport of ,hymen4 ,a bit of bobbin here--a thread-paper there--here a hat feather--there a scrap of silk4--,besides1 drawing his chair closer to mine and looking very tender when you love her1 you know--4 ,he paused and sighed1 and ,i groaned strenuously4-- ,and is this all you have to say in defence of an elopement with a girl of sixteen4 ,a beautiful girl1 he passionately interrupted well6 a beautiful girl--so young1 that it is perfectly impossible for you to form any judgment on her inclinations or her temper--at a time when her character is undecided--unformed--when that which is mere caprice1 frequently assumes the hue of passion1 and wears all its fervour and intensity4 ,or if it should continue unabated--as ,i must confess observing him turn himself with an air before a pier glass1 ,i see no reason why it should not--you will find the unsophistication of the young lady as quickly tending to domestic disquiet1 as might have been her inconstancy--,she will be unreasonable in her exactions on your confidence1 and you will be compelled to take refuge in fits of sullenness--perhaps rudeness2--and then what becomes of that blissful state1 where like you1 every body expects1 and so very--very few find happiness8--to secure which the most perfect union of taste and feeling--the utmost kindliness of manner1 and a politeness as habitual as motion itself1 are absolute requisites8--,have you no further arguments to offer in favour of this measure of yours8-- ,oh1 yes1 said he1 very dryly1 ,i have one more4 ,what may that be8 ,that ,i ,,will marry her4 ,oh6444 said ,i4 ,and without exchanging another word1 ,i put on my great coat1 and we sallied forth together to the rendezvous of the lovers4 ,the fair fugitive was true to her appointment1 and at the first sound of the expected footfall1 glided from her concealment into the happy scoundrel's arms4 ,the action which followed ,i could not see 7though it was a bright moonlight17 for a breeze lifted the large veil which hung over the lady's shoulder1 in such a manner as to envelope the countenances of both4 ,what the action ought to have been1 perhaps you1 madam1 or you1 mademoiselle1 may inform me8--,i only know that when the modest zephyr passed1 and the veil fell back again1 the fair cheek that it revealed glowed with ,a pudency so rosy1 the sweet view on't1 ,might well have warm'd old ,saturn4 ,harry gave me his hand 7heartily7 as he stood on the carriage step1 and the bride wafted me a farewell with the prettiest action of her fan from the window1 and murmured1--,give me a good wish for the tobacconist4 ,yes1 said ,i2 may you never have occasion to say of the love that now leads you to him1 that ',its beacon light is quench'd in smoke4' ,for although naturally grave1 and silently given1 ,i often catch myself endeavouring to sport a bad pun1 when ,i have got the ear of a fair damsel ,the only effect which the witticism produced in the present instance1 however1 was an enormous groan1 in which the fellows on the dickey participated4 ,even the postilion who stood near1 set up a crowing laugh--and the very horses by their snorting and neighing1 seemed to be sensible of the utter and deplorable failure4 ,and away they went--and they were hotly pursued1 and overtaken1 just in time to be too late--which left no other course but that of reconciliation2--and where there is no choice to be made1 every body knows there is but one part to be taken4 ,that occurrence is now three years since1 and it was only the other day that ,i again met the pair of turtles4 ,dropping in rather late at a card-party1 ,i beheld them sitting vis-a-vis at one of the tables1 playing together against an old lady and gentleman1 before whom ,mrs4 ,l---- thought1 perhaps1 it was not necessary to appear very fashionable towards dear ,harry4 ,with the requisite ceremonious unceremoniousness so popular at present1 ,i took a chair behind him1 and annoyed him every moment by remarks upon his wife2 of course all highly nattering to both4 ,my love1 you have played that card wrong--very wrong4 ,did ,i1 my dear8 replied ,mrs4 ,l4 smiling languidly1 and looking in his face more as if she was admiring the elegant turn of his forehead1 and the spirited expression of his dark eye1 than as if she minded what he was saying--'tis indeed--very4 ',tis what8 ,oh6 were you not speaking of something8 ,i beg pardon1 love--,i thought you spoke4 ,and so ,i did1 my dear4 ,i told you that card was played most abominably4 ,i dare say1 my love2--still gazing in his eyes and smiling--,i know ,i'm very stupid1--playing a card4 ,well1 you have taken a curious way to mend matters--that last play was a thousand degrees worse than the other4 ,i dare say1 my love1--looking in his face1 and continuing to drawl and simper in the manner which we might imagine of ,shakspeare's little shepherdess-- ',sweet youth chide on--,i had rather hear thee chide ,than others woo--' ,but tell me1 love1 when ,i play wrong1 playing again without taking her eyes from his1 even to look at her card4 ,i had much better leave you to yourself1 said ,l4 ',you will be compelled to take refuge in fits of sullenness1' muttered ,i1 quoting from my former prophecy4 ,my dear1--pronounced just in the same way as he might have said1 'you fool1'--pray open your eyes4 ,perhaps in rudeness1 ,i continued4 ,there again6 cried poor ,l----1 who seemed in danger of being ruined by the admiration of his wife4 ,it is not possible for a card to be played worse than that4 ,your head1 my dear1 must be as confused as your boudoir4 ,a bit of bobbin here--a hat feather there1 ,i continued1 growing malicious4 ,sir1 cried ,l----1 starting round in a passion4 ,fixing his eyes for a moment on my wooden phiz1 however1 he burst into a fit of laughter1 and then as suddenly assuming a most doleful change of countenance1 he squeezed my hand and said to me apart1 in a tragic tone1 ,ah1 my dear friend1 you were right--you were right4 ,he that would lead a happy married life1 ,first learn to rule1 and then to have1 a wife1 say ,beaumont and ,fletcher--and a pleasant aphorism it is too--and a wise and useful--but with a slight alteration1 a periphrasis comprehending advice not less to the purpose may be presented-- ,he that would lead a happy wedded life1 ,beware of marrying a too youthful wife4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,useful ,,domestic ,,hints4 ,,finings ,,for ,,wines4 ,if wine does not become clear soon enough1 for each forty gallons dissolve an ounce of isinglass in a quart of water4 ,strain and mix this with part of the liquor1 beat it up to a froth1 and pour it into the rest2 stir the whole well1 and bung it up1 except there should be an appearance of fermentation2 if so1 leave the bung out till it has ceased4 ,instead of isinglass1 some use hartshorn shavings1 in rather larger quantities2 red wines are fined with eggs1 twelve to the pipe1 beaten up to a froth1 mixed with the wine1 and well stirred in4 ,gypsum or alabaster is used to clear cloudy white wines2 as also fresh slaked lime2 and the size of a walnut of sugar of lead1 with a table spoonful of sal enixum1 is put to forty gallons of muddy wine1 to clear it2 and hence1 as the sugar of lead is decomposed1 and changed into an insoluble sulphat of lead1 which falls to the bottom1 the practice is not so dangerous as has been represented4 ,,manner ,,of ,,using ,,finings4 ,put the finings1 when ready1 into a pail1 with a little of what you are going to fine2 whisk them together till they are perfectly mixed1 and then nearly fill up the pail with the liquor1 whisking it well about again1 after which1 if the cask be full1 take out four or five gallons to make room2 take a staff and stir it well2 next whisk the finings up1 and put them in1 stirring well together for five minutes2 then drive in the bung1 leaving the vent-peg loose for three or four days1 after which drive it in tight4 ,,of ,,flavouring ,,and ,,colouring ,,wines4 ,the quality of roughness natural to those red wines in which the skins and a portion of the stems have been subjected to the process of fermentation1 is readily communicated by astringent substances1 and by none more easily or purely than by catechu and kino1 substances free from injurious flavour2 the sloe is also used2 similar roughness1 accompanied with flavour1 is given by the chips of oak and beech2 and if logwood and walnut peels are used1 the astringency will also be united to a portion of colour and flavour4 ,all these substances may be rendered highly useful in giving positive qualities to insipid wines4 ,a simple infusion alone is necessary1 in such proportion as the exigencies may require2 care being taken to rack and fine the wine after the desired effect has been obtained4--,the ,vintner's ,guide4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,gatherer4 ,i am but a ,gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff4--,wotton4 ,,birds ,,poisoning ,,their ,,young4 ,mr4 ,holmes1 in his ,account of the ,united ,states of ,america1 relates that some of the birds of ,north ,america are remarkable for poisoning their young2 but this is only done if they are encaged or confined4 ,the robin is one of the birds thus noticed4 ,if the young be taken1 and placed in a cage where the parent birds can discover them1 they will attend upon and feed them for a season2 but after the lapse of a few days1 or when the young are fledged1 the old ones appear very uneasy1 and endeavour to discover some way by which they may escape4 ,if1 however1 they perceive that there is no hope of accomplishing their purpose1 they procure for them a sort of berry1 which is an infallible poison2 apparently disdaining the thought that their offspring should be slaves6 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,connoisseur4 ,vernet relates1 that he was once employed to paint a landscape1 with a cave1 and ,st4 ,jerome in it2 he accordingly painted the landscape1 with ,st4 ,jerome at the entrance of the cave4 ,when he delivered the picture1 the purchaser1 who understood nothing of perspective1 said1 the landscape and the cave are well made1 but ,st4 ,jerome is not in the cave4--,i understand you1 sir1 replied ,vernet1 ,i will alter it4 ,he therefore took the painting1 and made the shade darker1 so that the saint seemed to sit farther in4 ,the gentleman took the painting2 but it again appeared to him that the saint was not in the cave4 ,vernet then wiped out the figure1 and gave it to the gentleman1 who seemed perfectly satisfied4 ,whenever he saw strangers to whom he showed the picture1 he said1 ,here you see a picture by ,vernet1 with ,st4 ,jerome in the cave4 ,but we cannot see the saint1 replied the visiters4 ,excuse me1 gentlemen1 answered the possessor1 he is there2 for ,i have seen him standing at the entrance1 and afterwards farther back2 and am therefore quite sure that he is in it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,black ,,man',s ,,dream4 ,a number of years bygone1 a black man1 named ,peter ,cooper1 happened to marry a fair lady of ,greenock1 who did not use him with that tenderness that he conceived himself entitled to4 ,having tried all other arts to retrieve her lost affections in vain1 ,peter at last resolved to work upon her fears of punishment in another world for her conduct in this4 ,pretending1 therefore1 to awake one morning extravagantly alarmed1 his helpmate was full of anxiety to know what was the matter2 and having sufficiently1 as he thought1 whetted her curiosity1 by mysteriously hinting that he could a tale unfold1 at length ,peter proceeded as follows3--,h--ll of a dream last night4 ,i dream ,i go to ,hebben and rap at de doa1 and a gent'man came to de doa wid black coat and powda hair4 ,whoa dere8 ,peeta ,coopa4--,whoa ,peeta ,coopa8 ,am not know you--,not knowa ,peeta ,coopa6 ,look de book1 ,sa4--,he take de book1 and he look de book1 and he could'na find ,peeta ,coopa4--,den ,i say1 ,oh6 lad1 oh6 look again1 finda ,peeta ,coopa in a corna4--,he take de book1 an he look de book1 an at last he finda ,peeta ,coopa in lilly1 lilly 7little7 corna4--',peeta ,coopa1 cook ob de ,royal ,charlotte ob ,greenock4'--,walk in1 ,sa4 ,den ,i walk in1 and dere was every ting--all kind of vittal--collyflower too--an ,i eat1 and ,i drink1 and ,i dance1 and ,i ting1 an ,i neva be done2 segar too1 by ,gum4--,den ,i say1 oh6 lad1 oh6 look for ,peeta ,coopa wife4 ,he take de book1 an he look all oba de book1 many1 many1 many a time1 corna an all2 and he couldna finda ,peeta ,coopa wife4 ,den ,i say1 ,oh6 lad1 oh6 look de black book2 he take de black book1 and he look de black book1 and he finda ,peeta ,coopa wife fust page1--',peeta-,coopa-wife1 buckra-woman1 bad-to-her-husband4' 99 99 99 99 99 ,,magical ,,clock4 ,droz1 a ,genevian mechanic1 once constructed a clock which was capable of the following surprising movements3--,there were seen on it a negro1 a dog1 and a shepherd2 when the clock struck1 the shepherd played six tunes on his flute1 and the dog approached and fawned upon him4 ,this clock was exhibited to the ,king of ,spain1 who was delighted with it4 ,the gentleness of my dog1 said ,droz1 is his least merit2 if your ,majesty touch one of the apples1 which you see in the shepherd's basket1 you will admire the fidelity of this animal4 ,the ,king took an apple1 and the dog flew at his hand1 and barked so loud1 that the ,king's dog1 which was in the room1 began also to bark2 at this the ,courtiers1 not doubting that it was an affair of witchcraft1 hastily left the room1 crossing themselves as they went out4 ,the minister of ,marine was the only one that ventured to stay4 ,the king having desired him to ask the negro what o'clock it was1 the minister obeyed1 but he obtained no reply4 ,droz then observed1 that the negro had not yet learned ,spanish4 99 99 99 99 99 ,printed and ,published by ,j4 ,,limbird1 #adc1 ,strand1 7near ,somerset ,house17 and sold by all ,newsmen and ,booksellers4