,,the ,,mirror ,,of ,,literature1 ,,amusement1 ,,and ,,instruction4 ,,vol4 ,,xiii1 ,,no4 #cfb4 ,,saturday1 ,,march #ba1 #ahbi4 ,,price #b;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,chester ,,terrace1 ,,regent',s ,,park4 ,,chester ,,terrace1 ,,regent',s ,,park4 ,on the annexed page is a spirited representation of this splendid range of palatial residences1 which present as noble an appearance as any similar structure in the ,park4 ,to familiarize the topography of ,chester ,terrace1 we should say it stands between the ,colosseum and ,st4 ,katharine's ,church1 these being the most conspicuous buildings in the circle2 and the majestic cupola of the former building is shown in the distance of our engraving4 ,this terrace is named from the royal earldom of ,chester4 ,it is from the designs of ,mr4 ,nash1 the architect of ,york ,terrace engraved in our ,no4 #ceh4 ,like the majority of that gentleman's works1 ,chester ,terrace evinces great genius1 with many of its irregularities4 ,it is of the ,corinthian order of architecture1 characterized by its richness2 but the present specimen is weak in its details1 and the form and proportions of its balustrade are starved and lanky4 ,the capitals of the columns want the gracefulness of the ,corinthian1 and the volutes are but puny illustrations of that beautiful order4 ,leaving these defects to be further scrutinized by the more critical spectator1 we cannot fail to be impressed with this grand and commanding terrace2 the composition exhibits great genius and powerful conception2 and the effect of the whole would be extremely beautiful1 were it not for the defective details4 ,at each end of the terrace is a ,corinthian arch1 the idea of which is altogether novel4 ,these arches connect with pavilion temple-like mansions1 and their effect is very rich and picturesque4 ,they remind one of some of the trophied glories of old ,rome--the arches beneath which her laurelled heroes passed in triumphal state4 ,chester ,terrace may1 therefore1 be said to associate otium cum dignitate1 since these arches give a splendid finish to the range of handsome residences4 ,the mementos of ,roman triumph still remain2 but a century hence1 where will be the lath-and-plaster glories of the ,regent's ,park8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,haver4 7,for the ,mirror47 ,haver is a common word in the northern counties for oats2 as haver bread1 for oaten bread2 perhaps properly aven1 from avena1 ,latin for oats4 ,query4--,is not haversack1 or1 ,gallice1 havre-sac1 a bag to carry a soldier's bread and provisions1 derived from the same word8 ,w4,t4,h4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ancient ,,power ,,of ,,the ,,haro1 ,,or ,,harol4 7,for the ,mirror47 ,clamour de haro is a cry or formula of invoking the assistance of justice against the violence of some offender1 who1 upon hearing of the word haro1 is obliged to desist1 on pain of being severely punished for his outrage1 and to go with the party before the judge4 ,the word is commonly derived of ha and roul1 as being supposed an invocation of the sovereign power1 to assist the weak against the strong1 on occasion of ,raoul1 first duke of ,normandy1 about the year #iab1 who rendered himself venerable to his subjects1 by the severity of his justice2 so that they called on him1 even after his death1 when they suffered any oppression4 ,some derive it from ,harola1 king of ,denmark1 who1 in the year #hbf1 was made grand conservator of justice at ,mentz4 ,others from the ,danish a a rau1 help me1 a cry raised by the ,normans in flying from a king of ,denmark1 named ,roux1 who made himself duke of ,normandy4 ,the haro had anciently such vast power1 that a poor man of the city of ,caen1 named ,asselin1 in virtue thereof1 arrested the corpse of ,william the ,conqueror1 in the middle of the funeral procession1 till such time as his son ,henry had paid the value of the land in question1 which was that whereon the chapel was built wherein he was interred4 ,p4,t4,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,great ,,tun ,,of ,,konigstein4 7,for the ,mirror47 ,one of the greatest curiosities in the neighbourhood of ,dresden is the ,great ,tun1 erected at ,fort ,konigstein by ,general ,kyaw1 the height of which is #ag ,dresden ells1 and its diameter at the bung #ab ells4 ,this vast vessel1 which is always replenished with excellent wine1 is capable of containing #c1gji hogsheads2 and on its head is a plate with a ,latin inscription1 to the following purport3-- ,welcome1 traveller1 and admire this monument1 dedicated to festivity1 in order to exhilarate the mind with a glass1 in the year #agbe1 by ,frederick ,augustus1 king of ,poland and elector of ,saxony1 the father of his country1 the ,titus of the age1 the delight of mankind4 ,therefore1 drink to the health of the sovereign1 the country1 the electoral family1 and ,baron ,kyaw1 governor of ,konigstein2 and if thou art able1 according to the dignity of this cask1 the most capacious of all casks1 drink to the prosperity of the whole universe--and so farewell4 ,,ina4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,cook ,,and ,,the ,,cranes4 ,,from ,,the ,,spanish4 7,for the ,mirror47 ,don ,john de ,ayala1--a chap ,whose worst mishap ,was to be curs'd with a purloining cook4 7,a fellow1 who 'twas plain ,play'd cut and come again1 ,and scarcely reck'd1 if all was seen he took47 ,don ,john de ,ayala1 went forth to look ,for birds1 and shot a crane2 ,which1 forthwith giving the aforesaid knave ,to cook1 according to the ,spanish taste2 ,he1 to his dainty-loving sposa gave ,a leg at once1 well deeming1 that to waste ,so fair an opportunity for sin ,would be 7as he should say a burning shame27 ,but1 when the bird1 at dinner-time went in1 ,cried ,juan1 ,where's the left leg of my game8 ,soul of my body1 sir6 roar'd cook1--no fire ,in his own kitchen1 showing phiz more red1 ,yet whether thus1 from guilt he blazed1 or ire1 ,or shame perdie1 hath ne'er been sung or said1 ,soul of my body6--other leg8--,well done6-- ,no crane that e'er ,i saw1 had more than one4 ,juan1 thus silenc'd1 but not satisfied1 ,in his own mind revolv'd ,the neatest way ,of telling master ,brazenface1 he lied2 ,and so resolv'd ,to take him out crane-shooting the next day4 ,they went3--,well1 cook1 quoth ,ayala1 for fun ,i've brought thee here1 ,where quickly 'twill appear ,that if cranes have not two legs1--why1 they've none4 ,say you so1 ,senor8--look6--yon long-neck'd flock1 ,each bird of it on one foot1 ends the matter2 ,ay--there they stand1--as firm as any rock1 ,i swear by ev'ry dish ,i ever broke1 or platter4 ,straight to the flock1 flight1 covey1 7we've no name ,in ,albion1 to designate such game47 ,rush'd ,ayala1 whose hearty psho6 psho6 psho6 ,took the cranes off one leg1--discovering two1 ,as up they rose1 on rustling1 sullen wing3 ,well cook8 ,why1 body of my soul1 sir1 there's the thing1 ,had you said psho6 psho6 to your roasted crane1 ,belike you'd seen its hidden leg again6 ,m4,l4,b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,spoons4 7,for the ,mirror47 ,spoons are objects of great antiquity1 and our forefathers bestowed great pains in enriching them with masterly workmanship4 ,so much did taste and fashion rule the time then1 that spoons were distinguished as it were by so many devices4 ,it was1 and is still with some persons1 a custom to present spoons at christenings1 or on visiting the lady in the straw2 and in both cases they were adorned with suitable imagery4 ,a gentleman with whom ,i am acquainted1 and who keeps a cabinet of curiosities1 lately showed me two very curious silver spoons1 which he informed me had remained in his family many years2 but how they became possessed of them1 he could only say that he attributed it to the custom of presenting spoons on certain occasions4 ,one was beautifully wrought2 the bowl was very large1 and its edges carved with exquisite workmanship4 ,in the middle of the bowl was a representation of the nativity1 carved in so masterly a manner1 that1 although it was considerably defaced1 it must have required the ablest artists to accomplish4 ,the handle1 which was likewise superbly carved1 ended in a figure of the ,virgin ,mary1 with our ,saviour in her lap4 ,the other spoon was so much injured1 that we could trace out nothing decisive2 although here and there we could perceive it had been richly ornamented4 ,the same gentleman also showed me a set of ,apostle-spoons1 which1 although objects of curiosity1 had1 in conformity with the prevailing fashion1 undergone the alteration of the silversmith4 ,there were twelve of them1 each of which represented an ,apostle1 boldly carved on the handle2 a large round hat is placed on each of their heads1 which was probably to save the features from being injured4 ,they are standing on the stem of the spoon1 which is carved somewhat like a ,doric pillar4 ,the bowls are very large and deep1 and are rather awkwardly turned in at the sides4 ,a complete set1 in good condition1 is very rare and valuable2 and it is to be regretted that so many of these relics have fallen into the silversmith's furnace1 merely for the sake of their silver4 ,apostle-spoons were presented by sponsors or visiters at christenings and at marriages2 and those who could not afford a complete set1 gave one or two1 as their circumstances might permit4 ,some presented a spoon with the figure of the saint after whom the child was baptized1 or to whom it was dedicated4 ,in his ,bartholomew ,fair1 ,ben ,jonson has a character to say1 ,and all this for a couple of apostle-spoons and a cup to eat caudle in4 ,likewise in the ,noble ,gentleman1 by ,beaumont and ,fletcher1 ,i'll be a gossip1 ,bewford-- ,i have an odd apostle-spoon4 ,in ,the ,gossips1 a poem1 by ,shipman1 in #afff1 there is the following mention of the custom of presenting apostle-spoons at christenings1 which it appears was then on the decline3-- ,formerly1 when they used to troul ,gilt bowls of sack1 they gave the bowl ,two spoons at least--an use ill kept2 ',tis well if now our own be left4 ,on ,st4 ,paul's1 or any other apostle's day1 it was usual for persons of quality to send round a present of a spoon with the figure of such apostle to their friends4 ,in some ,catholic families these and the before-mentioned customs are still retained1 though ,i question whether the spoons are enriched with such superb workmanship4 ,w4,h4,h4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,topographer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,horsham1 ,,sussex4 ,the town of ,horsham is pleasantly situated on the liver ,arun1 in the county of ,sussex1 about #cf miles ,s4 by ,w4 of ,london4 ,it is a borough1 and contains the county gaol4 ,the spring assizes are likewise held here4 ,horsham is of considerable antiquity4 ,it was founded by ,horsa1 the ,saxon1 about the year ,a4,d4 #dej1 to employ his soldiers while he was enslaved by the captivating chains of a lovely country girl1 the daughter of a woodman in the forest4 ,the town was named after himself1 ,horsa1 and the ,saxon word ,ham1 signifying a home4 ,horsa was killed in ,kent1 in a battle fought between the ,britons and the ,saxons1 and was buried at ,horsted1 named also after him1 ,horsa1 and ,sted1 signifying a place4 ,the foundation of the church is uncertain2 but it can be traced as far back as the reign of ,henry ,i4 ,a4,d4 #aajj4 ,the oldest tombstone in the church is to the memory of ,robert ,hurst1 of ,hurst ,hill1 in this county1 who died #adhc4a ,the church is at the southern extremity of the town1 at the foot of ,denne1 or ,dane ,hill1 on the summit of which is an artificial mound1 raised by the ,danes after the death of ,guthrum1 their chief1 to defend themselves from ,alfred the ,great4 ,the top of this mound commands an extensive view1 a most prominent feature of which is a part of the forest of ,st4 ,leonard1 called ,mike ,mills' ,race1 a beautiful avenue1 a mile and a quarter long1 containing about #ae1jjj full-grown trees4 ,there is a legend connected with this race1 viz4 that this part of ,horsham ,forest was the haunt of ,mike ,mills1 a noted smuggler1 whom his ,satanic ,majesty had often endeavoured to carry off in vain4 ,he therefore determined on attacking him in his strong hold2 and accordingly met ,mike one night accompanied by other more congenial spirits1 when old ,nick challenged ,mike as his property4 ,mike1 nothing daunted1 set down his tubs1 took advantage of ,nick's old age1 and challenged him to a race4 ,if you can catch me1 ,nick1 before ,i get to the end of the avenue1 you shall have me2 if not1 you'll have nothing more to do with me4--,agreed1 says ,nick4 ,away ran ,mike--away ran ,nick4 ,nick being of too hot a temperament was soon knocked up1 and ,mike won the race by half a mile2 from which circumstance the place was named1 and ,mike ,mills rendered immortal4 ,w4 ,,berger4 #a ,the steeple of the church1 which is #aej feet high1 is shingled1 which is the prevailing mode of the village churches in ,sussex4 ,it has also one of the finest windows in ,sussex4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,selector1 ,,and ,,literary ,,notices ,,of ,,new ,,works 99 99 99 99 99 ,,death ,,of ,,captain ,,clapperton ,,at ,,soccatoo4 ,agreeably to our promise at the close of the ,memoir of ,captain ,clapperton1 prefixed to ,vol4 ,,xi4 of ,,the ,,mirror1 we subjoin the following very interesting narrative of the death of this enterprizing traveller1 as narrated by ,richard ,lander1 his servant4 ,it forms1 perhaps1 the most attractive portion of the ,journal of the ,second ,expedition1 just published2 and to the readers of the foregoing memoir1 will afford still further illustration of all that we have there said of the high character of ,clapperton1 and his faithful attendant1 ,lander4 ,on the #abth of ,march #ahbg1 ,i was greatly alarmed on finding my dear master attacked with dysentery4 ,he had been complaining a day or two previously of a burning heat in his stomach1 unaccompanied1 however1 by any other kind of pain4 ,from the moment he was taken ill he perspired freely1 and big drops of sweat were continually rolling over every part of his body1 which weakened him exceedingly4 ,it being the fast of ,rhamadan1 ,i could get no one1 not even our own servants1 to render me the least assistance4 ,i washed the clothes1 which was an arduous employment1 and obliged to be done eight or nine times each day1 lit and kept in the fire1 and prepared the victuals myself2 and in the intermediate time was occupied in fanning my poor master1 which was also a tedious employment4 ,finding myself unable to pay proper attention to his wants in these various avocations1 ,i sent to ,mallam ,mudey1 on the #acth1 entreating him to send me a female slave to perform the operation of fanning4 ,on her arrival ,i gave her a few beads1 and she immediately began her work with spirit2 but she soon relaxed in her exertions1 and becoming tired1 ran away1 on pretence of going out for a minute1 and never returned4 ,alla ,sellakee1 a young man my master had purchased on the road from ,kano to take care of the camels1 and whom he had invariably treated with his usual kindness1 and given him his freedom1 no sooner was made acquainted with his master's illness than he became careless and idle1 and instead of leading the camels to the rich pasturage in the vicinity of ,soccatoo1 let them stray whereever they pleased1 whilst he himself either loitered about the city1 or mixed with the most degraded people in it3 by this means the camels became quite lean2 and being informed of the reason1 ,i told my master1 who instantly discharged him from his service4 ,my master grew weaker daily1 and the weather was insufferably hot1 the thermometer being1 in the coolest place1 #ajg at twelve in the morning1 and #aji at three in the afternoon4 ,at his own suggestion ,i made a couch for him outside the hut1 in the shade1 and placed a mat for myself by its side4 ,for five successive days ,i took him in my arms from his bed in the hut to the couch outside1 and back again at sunset1 after which time he was too much debilitated to be lifted from the bed on which he lay4 ,he attempted to write once1 and but once1 during his illness2 but before paper and ink could be brought him1 he had sunk back on his pillow1 completely exhausted by his ineffectual attempt to sit up in his bed4 ,fancying by various symptoms he had been poisoned1 ,i asked him one day whether he thought that1 in any of his visits the ,arabs or ,tuaricks1 any poisonous ingredients had been put into the camel's milk they had given him1 of which he was particularly fond4 ,he replied1 ,no1 my dear boy2 no such thing has been done1 ,i assure you4 ,do you remember1 he continued1 that when on a shooting excursion at ,magaria1 in the early part of ,february1 after walking the whole of the day1 exposed to the scorching rays of the sun1 ,i was fatigued1 and lay down under the branches of a tree for some time8 ,the earth was soft and wet1 and from that hour to the present ,i have not been free from cold3 this has brought on my present disorder1 from which1 ,i believe1 ,i shall never recover4 ,for twenty days my poor master remained in a low and distressed state4 ,he told me he felt no pain2 but this was spoken only to comfort me1 for he saw ,i was dispirited4 ,his sufferings must have been acute4 ,during this time he was gradually1 but perceptibly1 declining2 his body1 from being robust and vigorous1 became weak and emaciated1 and indeed was little better than a skeleton4 ,i was the only person1 with one exception1 he saw in his sickness4 ,abderachman1 an ,arab from ,fezzan1 came to him one day1 and wished to pray with him1 after the manner of his countrymen1 but was desired to leave the apartment instantly4 ,his sleep was uniformly short and disturbed1 and troubled with frightful dreams4 ,in them he frequently reproached the ,arabs aloud with much bitterness2 but being an utter stranger to the language1 ,i did not understand the tenor of his remarks4 ,i read to him daily some portions of the ,new ,testament1 and the #ieth ,psalm1 which he was never weary of listening to1 and on ,sundays added the church service1 to which he invariably paid the profoundest attention4 ,the constant agitation of mind and exertions of body ,i had myself undergone for so long a time1 never having in a single instance slept out of my clothes1 weakened me exceedingly1 and a fever came on not long before my master's death1 which hung upon me for fifteen days1 and ultimately brought me to the very verge of the grave4 ,finding myself unequal to pay that attention to my master's wants which his situation so particularly required1 ,i solicited and obtained his consent to have old ,pascoe once more to assist me4 ,on entering the hut1 he fell on his knees1 and prayed to be forgiven1 promising to be faithful to my master's service4 ,master immediately pardoned him1 and said he would forget all that had passed1 if he conducted himself well3 by this means the washing and all the drudgery was taken from my shoulders1 and ,i was enabled to devote all my time and attention to my master's person4 ,i fanned him for hours together1 and this seemed to cool the burning heat of his body1 of which he repeatedly complained4 ,almost the whole of his conversation turned upon his country and friends1 but ,i never heard him regret his leaving them2 indeed he was patient and resigned to the last1 and a murmur of disappointment never escaped his lips4 ,on the #ast of ,april1 he became considerably worse1 and though evidently in want of repose1 his sleep became more and more disturbed4 ,he swallowed eight drops of laudanum1 four times a day1 for three days2 but finding it did him not the least benefit1 he discontinued taking it altogether3 this1 with the exception of two papers of ,seidlitz powders and four ounces of ,epsom salts1 was the only medicine he had during his illness4 ,on the #ith1 ,maddic1 a native of ,bornou1 whom master had retained in his service1 brought him about twelve ounces of green bark from the butter tree1 and said it would do him much good4 ,notwithstanding all my remonstrances1 master immediately ordered a decoction of it to be prepared1 observing1 ,no man will injure me4 ,accordingly ,maddie himself boiled two basins-full1 the whole of which he drank in less than an hour4 ,next morning he was much altered for the worse1 and regretted his not having followed my advice4 ,about twelve o'clock of the same day1 he said1 ,richard1 ,i shall shortly be no more2 ,i feel myself dying4 ,almost choked with grief1 ,i replied1 ,god forbid1 my dear master3 you will live many years yet4 ,don't be so much affected1 my dear boy1 ,i entreat you1 said he3 it is the will of the ,almighty2 it cannot be helped4 ,take care of my journal and papers after my death2 and when you arrive in ,london1 go immediately to my agents1 send for my uncle1 who will accompany you to the colonial office1 and let him see you deposit them safely into the hands of the secretary4 ,after ,i am buried1 apply to ,bello1 and borrow money to purchase camels and provisions for your journey over the desert1 and go in the train of the ,arab merchants to ,fezzan4 ,on your arrival there1 should your money be exhausted1 send a messenger to ,mr4 ,warrington1 our consul at ,tripoli1 and wait till he returns with a remittance4 ,on reaching ,tripoli1 that gentleman will advance what money you may require1 and send you to ,england the first opportunity4 ,do not lumber yourself with my books2 leave them behind1 as well as the barometer1 boxes1 and sticks1 and indeed every heavy article you can conveniently part with2 give them to ,malam ,mudey1 who will take care of them4 ,the wages ,i agreed to give you my agents will pay1 as well as the sum government allowed me for a servant2 you will of course receive it1 as ,columbus has never served me4 ,remark what towns or villages you pass through2 pay attention to whatever the chiefs may say to you1 and put it on paper4 ,the little money ,i have1 and all my clothes1 ,i leave you3 sell the latter1 and put what you may receive for them into your pocket2 and if1 on your journey1 you should be obliged to expend it1 government will repay you on your return4 ,i said1 as well as my agitation would permit me1 ,if it be the will of ,god to take you1 you may rely on my faithfully performing1 as far as ,i am able1 all that you have desired2 but ,i trust the ,almighty will spare you1 and you will yet live to see your country4 ,i thought ,i should at one time1 ,richard1 continued he2 but all is now over2 ,i shall not be long for this world2 but ,god's will be done4 ,he then took my hand betwixt his1 and looking me full in the face1 while a tear stood glistening in his eye1 said1 in a low but deeply affecting tone1 ,my dear ,richard1 if you had not been with me1 ,i should have died long ago2 ,i can only thank you1 with my latest breath1 for your kindness and attachment to me1 and if ,i could have lived to return with you1 you should have been placed beyond the reach of want2 but ,god will reward you4 ,this conversation occupied nearly two hours1 in the course of which my master fainted several times1 and was distressed beyond measure4 ,the same evening he fell into a slumber1 from which he awoke in much perturbation1 and said he had heard with much distinctness the tolling of an ,english funeral bell3 ,i entreated him to be composed1 and observed that sick people frequently fancy they hear and see things which can possibly have no existence4 ,he made no reply4 ,about six o'clock in the morning of the #aath1 on asking how he did1 my master answered he was much better1 and requested me to shave him4 ,he had not sufficient strength to lift his head from the pillow2 and after finishing one side of the face1 ,i was obliged to turn his head1 in order to shave the other4 ,as soon as it was done1 he desired me to fetch him a looking-glass which hung on the other side of the hut4 ,on seeing himself in it1 he observed that he looked quite as ill at ,bornou1 on his former journey3 and as he had borne his disorder so long a time1 he might yet recover4 ,on the following day he still fancied himself getting better4 ,i began to flatter myself1 also1 that he was considerably improved4 ,he eat a bit of hashed guinea-fowl in the day1 which he had not done before since his illness1 deriving his sole sustenance from a little fowl-soup and milk and water4 ,on the morning of the #acth1 however1 being awake1 ,i was much alarmed by a peculiar rattling noise1 proceeding from my master's throat1 and his breathing was loud and difficult2 at the same instant he called out1 ,richard6 in a low and hurried tone4 ,i was immediately at his side1 and was astonished at seeing him sitting upright in his bed1 and staring wildly around4 ,i held him in my arms1 and placing his head gently on my left shoulder1 gazed a moment on his pale and altered features2 some indistinct expressions quivered on his lips2 he strove1 but ineffectually1 to give them utterance1 and expired without a struggle or a sigh4 ,when ,i found my poor master so very ill1 ,i called out with all my strength1 ,o ,god1 my master is dying6 which brought ,pascoe and ,mudey into the apartment4 ,shortly after the breath had left his body1 ,i desired ,pasco to fetch some water1 with which ,i washed the corpse4 ,i then got ,pascoe and ,mudey to assist me in taking it outside of the hut1 laid it on a clean mat1 and wrapped it in a sheet and blanket4 ,leaving it in this state two hours1 ,i put a large clean mat over the whole1 and sent a messenger to ,sultan ,bello1 to acquaint him of the mournful event1 and ask his permission to bury the body after the manner of my own country1 and also to know in what particular place his remains were to be interred4 ,the messenger soon returned with the sultan's consent to the former part of my request2 and about twelve o'clock at noon of the same day a person came into my hut1 accompanied by four slaves1 sent by ,bello to dig the grave4 ,i was desired to follow them with the corpse4 ,accordingly1 ,i saddled my camel1 and putting the body on its back1 and throwing a union-jack over it1 ,i bade them proceed4 ,travelling at a slow pace1 we halted at ,jungavie1 a small village1 built on a rising ground1 about five miles to the south-east of ,soccatoo4 ,the body was then taken from the camel's back1 and placed in a shed1 whilst the slaves were digging the grave2 which being quickly done1 it was conveyed close to it4 ,i then opened a prayer-book1 and1 amid showers of tears1 read the funeral service over the remains of my valued master4 ,not a single person listened to this peculiarly distressing ceremony1 the slaves being at some distance1 quarrelling and making a most indecent noise the whole of the time it lasted4 ,this being done1 the union-jack was taken off1 and the body was slowly lowered into the earth1 and ,i wept bitterly as ,i gazed for the last time upon all that remained of my generous and intrepid master4 ,the pit was speedily filled1 and ,i returned to the village1 about thirty yards to the east of the grave1 and giving the most respectable inhabitants1 both male and female1 a few trifling presents1 entreated them to let no one disturb its sacred contents1 ,i also gave them #b1jjj cowries to build a house1 four feet high1 over the spot1 which they promised to do4 ,i then returned1 disconsolate and oppressed1 to my solitary habitation1 and leaning my head on my hand1 could not help being deeply affected with my lonesome and dangerous situation2 a hundred and fifteen days' journey from the sea-coast1 surrounded by a selfish and cruel race of strangers1 my only friend and protector mouldering in his grave1 and myself suffering dreadfully from fever4 ,i felt1 indeed1 as if ,i stood alone in the world1 and earnestly wished ,i had been laid by the side of my dear master3 all the trying evils ,i had endured never affected me half so much as the bitter reflections of that distressing period4 ,after a sleepless night1 ,i went alone to the grave1 and found that nothing had been done1 nor did there seem the least inclination on the part of the inhabitants of the village to perform their agreement4 ,knowing it would be useless to remonstrate with them1 ,i hired two slaves at ,soccatoo the next day1 who went immediately to work1 and the house over the grave was finished on the #aeth4 ,one instance1 out of many of the kindness and affection with which my departed master uniformly treated me1 occurred at ,jenna1 on our journey into the interior4 ,i was dangerously ill with fever in that place1 when he generously gave up his own bed to me1 and slept himself on my mat1 watched over me with parental assiduity and tenderness1 and ministered to all my wants4 ,no one can express the joy he felt on my recovery2 and who1 possessing a spark of gratitude1 could help returning it but by the most inviolable attachment and devoted zeal8 ,it was his sympathy for me in all my sufferings that had so powerful a claim on my feelings and affections1 and taught me to be grateful to him in hours of darkness and distress1 when pecuniary recompense was entirely out of the question4 ,the great sufferings1 both mental and bodily1 ,i had undergone at the death and burial of my master1 and the constant agitation in which ,i was kept1 occasioned a rapid increase in my disorder2 and on the #afth ,i could with difficulty crawl round my hut1 and was obliged to lay myself on my mat1 from which ,i had not strength to arise till the #bgth2 old ,pascoe1 during that period1 being very kind and attentive to me4 ,in the course of this day 7#bgth7 the ,gadado1 ,malem ,moodie1 and ,sidi ,sheik1 came with a commission from the sultan to search my boxes1 as he had been informed they were filled with gold and silver2 but1 to their great amazement1 found ,i had not sufficient money to defray my expenses to the sea-coast4 ,they1 however1 took an inventory of all my articles1 and carried it to ,bello4 ,the gold watch intended for him1 and the private watches of ,captains ,clapperton and ,pearce1 ,i had taken the precaution to conceal about my person4 ,in a short time the ,gadado and his companions returned with a message from the sultan1 commanding me to deliver to them the following articles1 viz4 a rifle-gun1 double-barrelled ditto1 two bags of ball1 a canister of powder1 a bag of flints1 a ream and a half of paper1 and six gilt chains1 for which he promised to give me whatever ,i might ask4 ,i consequently charged him #bde1jjj cowries1 which ,i was to receive from ,hadji ,hat ,sallah1 at ,kano2 and an order was given me to receive this sum1 and1 what more ,i might require in my journey over the ,great ,desert4 ,a letter was also sent by me to ,hadji ,hat ,sallah4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,song4 ,my ,mary of the curling hair1 ,the laughing teeth1 and bashful air1 ,our bridal morn is dawning fair1 ,with blushes in the skies4 ,shule6 ,shule6 ,shule1 agra6 ,shule asucur1 agus shule1 aroon6#b ,my love6 my pearl6 ,my own dear girl6 ,my mountain maid arise6 ,wake1 linnet of the osier grove6 ,wake1 trembling1 stainless1 virgin dove6 ,wake1 nestling of a parent's love6 ,let ,moran see thine eyes4 ,shule1 ,shule1 c4 ,i am no stranger1 proud and gay1 ,to win thee from thy home away1 ,and find thee1 for a distant day1 ,a theme for wasting signs4 ,shule1 ,shule1 c4 ,but we were known from infancy1 ,thy father's hearth was home to me1 ,no selfish love was mine for thee1 ,unholy and unwise4 ,shule1 ,shule1 c4 ,and yet1 7to see what love can do67 ,though calm my hope has burned1 and true1 ,my cheek is pale and worn for you1 ,and sunken are mine eyes6 ,shule1 ,shule1 c4 ,but soon my love shall be my bride ,and happy by our own fire-side1 ,my veins shall feel the rosy tide1 ,that lingering ,hope denies4 ,shule1 ,shule1 c4 ,my ,mary of the curling hair1 ,the laughing teeth and bashful air1 ,our bridal morn is dawning fair1 ,with blushes in the skies4 ,shule6 ,shule6 ,shule1 agra6 ,shule1 asucur1 agus shule1 aroon6 ,my love6 my pearl6 ,my own dear girl6 ,my mountain maid1 arise6--,the ,collegians #b ,come6 come6 ,come1 my darling-- ,come1 softly1--and come1 my love6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,spirit ,,of ,,discovery4 99 99 99 99 99 ,pyrothonide4 ,a ,french physician has lately introduced into the ,materia ,medica1 a substance produced by the combustion of linen1 hemp1 or cotton cloth1 in the open air4 ,he considers it useful in various inflammatory affections1 especially in opthalmia1 or diseases of the eye1 and chilblains4 ,to prepare pyrothonide1 take a handful of cloth1 old or new1 place it in a shallow basin1 set fire to it1 moving it about1 so that the basin do not become too hot2 after the combustion is finished1 throw out the ashes2 at the bottom of the vessel will be found a semi-aqueous1 semi-oleaginous product1 of a reddish brown colour1 and possessing a pungent odour4 ,pour upon this #e oz4 of cold water1 which will dissolve it entirely1 forming the solution of pyrothonide1 which is used in a more or less diluted state1 as may be requisite1 for collyria1 fomentations1 c--,medical ,journal4 ,french ,carpet4 ,at the exhibition in the ,louvre for #ahbg1 was a carpet which occupied two years in making1 and contains #c or #d1jjj ostrich feathers4 ,french ,pigs4 ,whoever has travelled from ,calais to ,paris must have noticed the lank1 greyhound-like forms of the ,french pigs2 but it is not perhaps generally known that the ,chinese and ,english breeds are getting into use for crossing4 ,the fact that there are four millions of pigs yearly killed in ,france1 shows of how great importance they are to agriculturists4 ,indian ,plaster4 ,all the fine plaster with which the walls of the houses are covered in ,india1 and which is so much admired by strangers1 is composed of a mixture of fine lime and soapstone1 rubbed down with water3 when the plaster is nearly dry1 it is rubbed over with a dry piece of soapstone1 which gives it a polish very much resembling that of well-polished marble4 ,method of preserving ,currants fresh till ,january or ,february4 ,when the fruit is ripe1 choose those bushes enjoying a southern aspect1 and which are most convenient in their shape1 and most loaded with fruit1 and surround them with thick straw mats1 so that they shall be completely sheltered from atmospheric cold and other changes4 ,by this simple method it will be found that the fruit may be preserved quite fresh till after ,christmas4 ,h4,b4,a4 ,chromate of ,iron4 ,is used in painting1 dyeing1 and calico-printing2 and its value is so great1 the proprietor of a serpentine tract in ,shetland1 where chromate of iron was found by ,professor ,jameson1 cleared1 in a few years1 #h1jjjl4--,dr4 ,murray4 ,temperature of ,springs4 ,in those situations where the cold is not sufficient to hinder the circulation of water1 the temperature of perennial springs is almost identical with the atmosphere4 ,thus1 in the vicinity of ,edinburgh1 the temperature of the perennial springs agrees with the mean temperature of the atmosphere4 ,the same is the case in the whole of ,atlantic ,europe1 and also to a great extent in ,southern ,europe4 ,the temperature of springs in northern regions1 when the surface water is frozen1 is higher than the mean temperature of the superincumbent atmosphere2 and in the countries from the south of ,europe to the ,tropic1 the temperature of springs is lower than that of the medium temperature of the atmosphere4 ,humboldt's ,journey to ,siberia4 ,humboldt1 although now past his #fjth year1 will leave ,germany in the spring1 accompanied by ,professor ,g4 ,rose1 for ,siberia4 ,he will probably extend his researches to the high land which separates ,india from the ,russian empire4 ,egyptian ,manuscript relative to the ,history of ,sesostris4 ,at the sitting of the ,aix ,academy1 on the #crd of ,august1 ,m4 ,sallier read a report of some very important discoveries in ,egyptian history1 made at his house1 and amongst his ,egyptian papyri1 by ,m4 ,champollion1 jeune4 ,the latter gentleman was on his way to ,egypt with ,m4 ,rosellini1 and stopped two days with ,m4 ,sallier previous to proceeding to ,toulon for the purpose of embarking4 ,during this short period he examined ten or twelve ,egyptian papyri1 which had been purchased some years ago1 with other antiquities1 from an ,egyptian sailor4 ,they were principally prayers or rituals which had been deposited with mummies2 but there was also the contract of the sale of a house in the reign of one of the ,ptolemies2 and finally three rolls united together and written over with fine demotic characters1 reserved1 as is well known1 for civil purposes4 ,the first of these rolls was of considerable size1 and to ,m4 ,champollion's astonishment contained a ,history of the ,campaigns of ,sesostris ,rhamses1 called also ,sethos1 or ,sethosis1 and ,sesoosis1 giving accounts the most circumstantial of his conquests1 the countries which he traversed1 his forces1 and details of his army4 ,the manuscript is finished with a declaration of the historian1 who1 after stating his names and titles1 says he wrote in the ninth year of the reign of ,sesostris ,rhamses1 king of kings1 a lion in combats1 c4 ,m4 ,champollion has promised1 that1 on his return from ,egypt1 he will fix the manuscript on cloth for its future preservation1 and give a complete translation4 ,the period of the history is close to the time of ,moses2 and apparently the great ,sesostris was the son of the king who pursued the ,israelites to the borders of the ,red ,sea2 so that a most important period in ancient history will be elucidated4 ,on the same ,,ms4 commences another composition1 called ,praises of the great ,king ,amemnengon4 ,there are only a few leaves of it1 and they form the beginning of the history contained in the second roll4 ,this ,amemnengon is supposed to have reigned before ,sesostris1 because the author wrote in the ninth year of the reign of the latter4 ,m4 ,champollion had not time to enter into a particular examination of these rolls4 ,the third roll relates to astronomy or astrology1 or more likely to both these subjects4 ,it has not been far opened2 but will probably prove of the utmost interest1 if1 as it is expected1 it contains any account of the system of the heavens as known to or acknowledged by the ,egyptians and ,chaldeans1 the authors of astronomical science4 ,a small basaltic figure was purchased with the ,,mss41 and it is supposed found with them4 ,on the shoulders of the figure is written in hieroglyphic characters the name1 with the addition of clerk and friend of ,sesostris4 ,it did not occur to ascertain1 until ,m4 ,champollion was gone1 whether the name on the figure was the same with any of those mentioned in the rolls as belonging to the historian1 or to others4--,from the ,french4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,spirit ,,of ,,the ,,public ,,journals4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,vicar4 ,a ,,second ,,every-,,day ,,character4 ,some years ago1 ere time and taste ,had turn'd our parish topsy-turvy1 ,when ,darnel ,park was ,darnel ,waste1 ,and roads as little known as scurvy1 ,the man who lost his way between ,st4 ,mary's ,hill and ,sandy ,thicket1 ,was always shown across the ,green1 ,and guided to the parson's wicket4 ,back flew the bolt of lissom lath2 ,fair ,margaret1 in her tidy kirtle1 ,led the lorn traveller up the path1 ,through clean clipt rows of box and myrtle4 ,and ,don and ,sancho1 ,tramp and ,tray1 ,upon the parlour steps collected1 ,wagg'd all their tails1 and seem'd to say1 ,our master knows you2 you're expected4 ,uprose the ,reverend ,dr4 ,brown1 ,uprose the doctor's winsome marrow2 ,the lady laid her knitting down1 ,her husband clasp'd his pond'rous ,barrow3 ,what'er the stranger's cast or creed1 ,pundit or ,papist1 saint or sinner1 ,he found a stable for his steed1 ,and welcome for himself1 and dinner4 ,if1 when he reach'd his journey's end1 ,and warm'd himself in court or college1 ,he had not gain'd an honest friend1 ,and twenty curious scraps of knowledge2-- ,if he departed as he came1 ,with no new light on love or liquor1-- ,good sooth1 the traveller was to blame1 ,and not the vicarage1 nor the vicar4 ,his talk was like a stream which runs ,with rapid change from rocks to roses3 ,it slipp'd from politics to puns2 ,it pass'd from ,mahomet to ,moses3 ,beginning with the laws which keep ,the planets in their radiant courses1 ,and ending with some precept deep ,for dressing eels1 or shoeing horses4 ,he was a shrewd and sound divine1 ,of loud dissent the mortal terror2 ,and when1 by dint of page and line1 ,he 'stablish'd truth1 or startled error1 ,the ,baptist found him far too deep1 ,the ,deist sigh'd with saving sorrow2 ,and the lean ,levite went to sleep1 ,and dream'd of tasting pork to-morrow4 ,his sermon never said or show'd ,that earth is foul1 that heaven is gracious1 ,without refreshment on the road ,from ,jerome1 or from ,athanasius3 ,and sure a righteous zeal inspired ,the hand and head that penn'd and plann'd them2 ,for all who understood admired1 ,and some who did not understand them4 ,he wrote too1 in a quiet way1 ,small treatises1 and smaller verses2 ,and sage remarks on chalk and clay4 ,and hints to noble lords and nurses3 ,true histories of last year's ghost1 ,lines to a ringlet1 or a turban2 ,and trifles for the ,morning ,post1 ,and nothings for ,sylvanus ,urban4 ,he did not think all mischief fair1 ,although he had a knack of joking2 ,he did not make himself a bear1 ,although he had a taste for smoking3 ,and when religious sects ran mad1 ,he held1 in spite of all his learning1 ,that if a man's belief is bad1 ,it will not be improved by burning4 ,and he was kind1 and loved to sit ,in the low hut or garnish'd cottage1 ,and praise the farmer's homely wit1 ,and share the widow's homelier pottage3 ,at his approach complaint grew mild2 ,and when his hand unbarr'd the shutter1 ,the clammy lips of fever smiled ,the welcome1 which they could not utter4 ,he always had a tale for me ,of ,julius ,caesar1 or of ,venus2 ,from him ,i learn'd the rule of three1 ,cat's cradle1 leap-frog1 and ,quae genus3 ,i used to singe his powder'd wig1 ,to steal the staff he put such trust in2 ,and make the puppy dance a jig1 ,when he began to quote ,augustin4 ,alack the change6 in vain ,i look ,for haunts in which my boyhood trifled2 ,the level lawn1 the trickling brook1 ,the trees ,i climb'd1 the beds ,i rifled3 ,the church is larger than before2 ,you reach it by a carriage entry2 ,it holds three hundred people more1 ,and pews are fitted up for gentry4 ,sit in the ,vicar's seat3 you'll hear ,the doctrine of a gentle ,johnian1 ,whose hand is white1 whose tone is clear1 ,whose phrase is very ,ciceronian4 ,where is the old man laid8--look down4 ,and construe on the slab before you1 ,hic jacet ,,gulielmus ,,brown1 ,vir nulla non donandus lauru4 ,new ,monthly ,magazine4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tailors4 ,there is nothing upon earth that is of so much utility to men in general as fine clothes4 ,a splendid equipage1 a magnificent house1 may draw the gaze of idle passers1 and excite an occasional inquiry4 ,but who1 that has entered taverns and coffeehouses1 has not perceived that the ratio of civility and attention from the waiter is regulated by the dress of his various customers8 ,any stranger1 elegantly and fashionably attired1 will find little difficulty in obtaining deference1 politeness1 and even credit1 in every shop he enters2 whereas the stranger1 in more homely1 or less modish garb1 is really nobody4 ,in truth1 the gentleman is distinguished in the crowd only by the cut of his trousers1 and he carries his patent of nobility in his coat-lap4 ,and to whom does he owe this index of his identity1 but to his despised and much calumniated tailor8 ,there is not a metamorphosis in all the pages of ,ovid so wonderful as that which the great magician of the shears and thimble is capable of effecting4 ,if there be the most unpleasant disproportions in the turn of your limbs--any awkwardness or deformity in your figure1 the enchantment of this mighty wizard instantly communicates symmetry and elegance4 ,the incongruous and unseemly furrows of your shape become smooth and harmonized2 and the total want of all shape is immediately supplied by the beautiful undulations of the coat1 and the graceful fall of the pantaloons4 ,and all this is by the potency of your tailor4 ,his necromantic skill1 unlike that of too many practisers of supernatural arts1 is exercised only for the benefit of the world3 and whilst ,circe transformed the companions of ,ulysses into brute beasts1 the benevolent enchanter of our day transforms brute beasts into handsome and attractive men4 ,nay1 had ,olympus been furnished with a tailor1 ,brotheus would have had no necessity to burn himself to death for the purpose of escaping ridicule from the gods on account of his deformity4 ,but he who is most indebted to this manufacturer of elegant forms1 is the lover2 and the base ingratitude of this sort of person is dreadfully enormous4 ,after he has riveted the gaze of his mistress upon his charming figure1 drawn forth sighs of admiration for his remarkable elegance1 excited the most tender perturbations by the grace of his movements1 and finally acquired a complete surrender of her heart by the striking interest of his attitude when kneeling at her feet1 he ignorantly and presumptuously ascribes this to his own intrinsic qualities1 without ever remembering that the abilities of his tailor are the sole source of all his success4 ,the very being1 who has endowed such a man with all his attractions1 rests contented with the payment of his bills1 7if he be fortunate enough to obtain that27 whilst the other1 by the power of fascinations so procured1 obtains a lovely wife and twenty thousand pounds4 ,sic vos non vobis1 c4 ,such is the skill of that wonderful being1 the tailor1 that his transformations are not more extraordinary than sudden4 ,the time which is occupied in thus new-moulding the human frame is really trivial compared with the stupendous change which is literally wrought4 ,it is true1 the soul may remain the same1 but a new body is actually given to it by the interposition of vestiary talent3 and this is what we have always believed to be the genuine meaning of the metempsychosis of ,pythagoras4 ,it is not1 therefore1 without the most cogent reasons that we assert our opinion1 that the distich of ,pope1 ,worth makes the man1 or the title appended by ,colley ,cibber to one of his dramas1 ,love makes the man1 ought henceforth to yield1 in point of truth1 to the irrefragable principle which we here solemnly advance1 that it is the tailor makes the man4--,blackwood's ,magazine4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,actor4 ,perhaps ,fortune does not buffet any set of beings with more industry1 and withal less effect1 than ,actors4 ,there may be something in the habitual mutability of their feelings that evades the blow2 they live1 in a great measure1 out of this dull sphere1 which men call earth2 they assume the dress1 the tone1 the gait of emperors1 kings1 nobles2 the world slides1 and they mark it not4 ,the ,actor leaves his home1 and forgets every domestic exigence in the temporary government of a state1 or overthrow of a tyrant2 he is completely out of the real world until the dropping of the curtain4 ,the time likewise not spent on the stage is passed in preparation for the night2 and thus the shafts of fate glance from our ,actor like swan-shot from an elephant1 ,if struck at all1 the barb must pierce the bones1 and quiver in the marrow4 ,our ,actor--mind1 we are speaking of players in the mass--is the most joyous1 careless1 superficial flutterer in existence4 ,he knows every thing1 yet has learned nothing2 he has played at ducks and drakes over every rivulet of information1 yet never plunged inch-deep into any thing beyond a play-book1 or ,joe ,miller's jests4 ,if he venture a scrap of ,latin1 be sure there is among his luggage a dictionary of quotations2 if he speak of history1--why he has played in ,richard and ,coriolanus4 ,the stage is with him the fixed orb around which the whole world revolves2 there is nothing worthy of a moment's devotion one hundred yards from the green-room4 ,it is amusing to perceive how blind1 how dead1 is our real ,actor to the stir and turmoil of politics2 he will turn from a ,salamanca to admire a ,sir ,john ,brute's wig2 ,waterloo sinks into insignificance before the amber-headed cane of a ,sir ,peter ,teazle4 ,what is ,st4 ,stephen's to him--what the memory of ,burke and ,chatham8 ,to be sure1 ,sheridan is well remembered2 but then ,sheridan wrote the ,critic4 ,a mackerel lives longer out of water than does an ,actor out of his element3 he cannot1 for a minute1 look abroad into universality4 ,keep him to the last edition of a new or old play1 the burning of the two theatres1 or an anecdote of ,john ,kemble1 and our ,actor sparkles amazingly4 ,put to him an unprofessional question1 and you strike him dumb2 an abstract truth locks his jaws4 ,on the contrary1 listen to the stock-joke2 lend an attentive ear to the witticism clubbed by the whole green-room--for there is rarely more than one at a time in circulation--and no man talks faster--none with a deeper delight to himself--none more profound1 more knowing4 ,the conversation of our ,actor is a fine piece of mosaic4 ,here ,shakspeare is laid under contribution--here ,farquhar--here ,otway4 ,we have an undigested mass of quotations1 dropping without order from him4 ,in words he is absolutely impoverishable4 ,what a lion he stalks in a country town6 ,how he stilts himself upon his jokes over the sleek1 unsuspecting heads of his astonished hearers6 ,he tells a story2 and1 for the remainder of the night1 sits embosomed in the ineffable lustre of his humour4--,monthly ,mag4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,novelist4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,broken ,,heart4 ,a mutual affection had existed from their very childhood between ,henri ,merville and ,louise ,courtin2 their respective parents were near neighbours1 and on very friendly terms with one another2 they1 therefore1 watched the infantile attachment of their children with great pleasure1 and with still more self-congratulation did they perceive that1 growing with their growth1 and strengthening with their strength1 it had ripened into an ardent and deep-rooted passion4 ,when ,henri1 however1 had attained his twentieth year1 ,louise being also only seventeen1 it became necessary that he should leave the humble village of ,verny1 and perfect himself in his trade as a cabinet-maker1 by visiting and working in some large and opulent towns4 ,the lovers1 amid their increasing happiness1 had never thought of this long separation2 so that when ,henri was told by his father that he must leave home1 and be away three years1 and ,louise informed by her mother of the same circumstance1 the intelligence came upon them like an earthquake4 ,woman's feelings are more easily excited1 and ,louise felt as if ,verny would be a desert without her dear ,henri2 he too was sad enough1 although the preparations for his journey occupied the greatest portion of his time1 and prevented his so continually thinking of the separation as she did4 ,grief and regret were useless2 the parting hour arrived1 and the now miserable pair were left to themselves4 ,they mutually made vows of eternal constancy and fidelity2 as is the custom in the provinces1 they exchanged rings1 and became rather more resigned to their unavoidable separation4 ,henri at last departed1 and was ten miles from ,verny before he could comprehend how he had summoned up resolution enough to leave it4 ,louise1 shut up in her little room1 was weeping bitterly1 and felt no inclination to go out1 since she could no longer meet ,henri2 but1 in a short time1 both of them1 without feeling less regret1 bethought themselves of making the wearisome interval useful to their future prospects4 ,during the first eighteen months1 he travelled about from town to town2 but at last1 in ,lyons1 made an engagement with a person who had a very extensive business1 of the name of ,gerval1 for the remaining period4 ,his master preferred cards and the bottle to work1 and finding ,henri honest and attentive1 was anxious to retain him in his situation4 ,he had a daughter1 named ,annette1 a quick1 lively1 and fascinating girl1 who seemed rather disposed to coquet with ,henri1 and was somewhat frequently in the workshop with him4 ,gerval observed1 and by no means discouraged1 this1 thinking that1 even after all1 his assistant would become neither a bad partner for ,annette nor himself2 and that their intercourse1 at all events1 would keep away ,louis1 a former workman1 who had affected a great regard for his daughter1 but possessed very little inclination to use the saw or the plane4 ,all this attention was very delightful to ,henri1 particularly as it proceeded from so interesting a creature as his present companion4 ,are1 then1 ,verny and the sorrowful ,louise quite forgotten8 ,it must be confessed1 that they almost escaped his memory1 when thus employed with ,annette2 but1 to do him justice1 in the solitude of his chamber he experienced feelings almost akin to remorse2 often in his dreams did he behold ,louise1 ever tender1 ever affectionate1 as in their infancy2 this vision was recalled when he awoke1 and he arose1 vowing that she should never have a rival in his heart3 but ,henri was young1 ,louise two hundred miles off1 and ,annette only two steps4 ,gerval1 to keep away all aspirants1 gave it out that they were betrothed1 and especially informed ,louis1 the dismissed swain1 of this agreement1 who1 in consequence thereof1 immediately left ,lyons4 ,henri's time1 meanwhile1 was passing away2 he had received some very tender letters from ,louise1 and had written to her1 but less frequently than he would have done if ,annette had not occupied his leisure hours4 ,having1 however1 received no intelligence from ,verny for more than three months1 he began to be disquieted1 and determined to leave ,gerval1 notwithstanding all ,annette's attractions4 ,to be sure1 he had found her very pretty and agreeable--he had romped and flirted with her--but had never1 for a moment1 thought of marrying her1 and had1 strictly speaking1 been faithful to ,louise4 ,judge then of his surprise1 when1 one night1 ,gerval returned home half-drunk1 and asked them1 if they were not beginning to think of the wedding4 ,annette threw herself into her father's arms2 ,henri1 pale as death1 hid his face with his hands1 and knew not how to articulate a refusal2 and ,gerval1 at the sight of this confusion1 burst out into an uncontrollable fit of laughter2 ,you put me in mind1 said he1 at last1 of one of those ninnies of lovers on the stage1 who throw themselves on their knees before their mistresses1 as if they were idols4 ,come1 my lad1 embrace your betrothed--exchange rings--and long live joy1 for it costs nothing4 ,the words exchange rings restored ,henri to his senses1 for he thought he beheld his beloved ,louise1 amid her tears1 softly exclaim1 ,dear ,henri1 what will become of me without you8 ,and this ring1 too1 which was asked from him1 was the self-same one that he had received from her6--,he immediately addressed ,gerval in a firm1 yet touching1 tone of voice1 and1 having thanked him1 told him that he should never forget his friendship and his kind intentions1 that he should always love ,annette as a sister1 but that he could not marry her1 because he was already engaged in his own native place4 ,he requested him to ask his daughter if he had ever said a single word about marriage to her2 he might1 indeed1 have added1 that he had often spoken to her of ,louise1 and showed her the ring1 about which she had teased him2 but he did not wish to draw the old man's reproaches on her4 ,these reproaches all fell on him2 he bore them1 however1 with so much gentleness1 that ,gerval1 who was a good sort of fellow1 was1 in the end1 affected by it4 ,go1 then1 and marry your betrothed1 said he1 in a half-friendly1 half-vexed1 tone2 since it is not ,annette1 the sooner you set off the better4 ,i must say1 ,i shall regret you2 and you may1 perhaps1 sometime or other1 regret old ,gerval and his daughter4 ,henri took his departure on the next day1 quite overpowered at the idea of having bidden ,annette adieu for ever4 ,during the four or five first days1 the young traveller was pensive enough3 ,annette's smiling countenance occupied his thoughts1 but he could no longer dissemble from himself1 that he had acted unkindly towards ,louise--,annette will console herself2 but will the gentle ,louise forgive me8 ,oh1 yes6--she is so good2 ,i will tell her every thing1 and she will admire my fidelity1 when she knows how fascinating ,annette was1 and in what a situation ,i was placed4 ,full of this fond hope1 he pursued his journey more gaily1 and the nearer he approached his own dear province1 the more was ,annette effaced from his thoughts2 for every thing around him inspired him with the sweetest reminiscences4 ,it was just the beginning of ,may3 each lover1 on the first ,sunday of that month1 planted a young fir1 or birch-tree1 adorned with flowers1 before his fair one's door4 ,henri thought how many he had fixed before the window of his dear ,louise1 and how happy he had been on hearing it said1 the next day1 that the loveliest girl in the village had had the finest ,may-offering4 ,oh6 could he but arrive soon enough to announce his return in that way6 ,he tried to do so1 but his efforts were fruitless3 the first ,sunday arrived1 and he was still two days' journey from ,verny4 ,in the evening he found himself in a large town1 called ,nuneville1 fatigued with his now useless endeavours1 and resolved to proceed no further that day4 ,every thing seemed prepared for the festival--the street was neat and clean--the fountains adorned with branches1 and decorated with large nosegays1 tied together with beautiful ribands--fir-trees marked the dwellings of the young females--all had flowers around them1 but he remarked1 that one had only white ones on it1 fastened with a crape riband--the street was deserted4 ,before he could reach the inn1 which was at the other end of the town1 he had to pass by the church and the burial-ground2 the former seemed full of women1 and in the latter there was an open grave4 ,this melancholy sight rendered it evident1 that some one was dead2 that her loss had suspended the public joy2 and the bouquet1 encircled with crape1 had been planted before the house of mourning4 ,he entered the church-yard--groups of females were walking there4 ,they were conversing in a low tone1 and ,henri discovered that the deceased was young and beautiful2 and that she had been the victim of a misplaced affection2 he could not restrain his tears1 for he thought how near1 perhaps1 he had been occasioning the death of his ,louise4 ,but1 said one of the females1 why did she not imitate her fickle lover8 ,why did she not receive the addresses of your brother ,guillaume8--,she always told me1 replied ,isabelle1 7the person addressed1 and who was in deeper mourning than the others17 that she could only love once1 and that she had no longer a heart to give4--,well1 then1 said another1 was she sure that her lover was faithless8--,quite sure4 ,she had long feared that he was2 she saw it in his letters1 for when a woman like ,marie loves1 the heart divines every thing2 still1 however1 she flattered herself with the fond hope that he would return1 and that her forgiveness of his neglect would revive in him all his former affection4 ,three months ago this hope was destroyed1 she heard that he was--married4 ,since that time she has only languished2 she wished to live for the sake of her parents1 but her grief has proved the most powerful4 ,he quitted me in the month of ,may1 said she to me2 in the month of ,may ,i shall quit life4 ,that time is come1 and ,marie is no more4--,tell us her whole history1 exclaimed two or three of the listeners1 at once4 ,isabelle consented2 they were crowding round her1 and ,henri was approaching nearer1 and redoubling his attention1 when the funeral bell tolled drearily and solemnly4 ,he started1 and ,isabelle said1 with a sigh1 ,i must tell you my dear friend's story another time2 we must now accompany her remains to their last sad home1 and place these flowers upon her coffin4 ,they walked on mournfully1 two and two1 and ,henri followed them with an interest that he could not account for1 or define4 ,the coffin advanced1 preceded by the priests1 bearing torches that were obscured by the silvery light of the moon2 it was carried by six men1 and among them it was easy to recognise ,guillaume1 by his profound sorrow2 for1 to ,henri's great surprise1 he alone wept4 ,the more aged men who followed the corpse1 the one even next it1 and who1 of course1 was the father1 or nearest relative of the deceased1 had1 like the rest1 merely a composed and serious countenance1 undisfigured by any great affliction4 ,the body was lowered into the grave2 the officiating minister made a brief1 and somewhat cold1 discourse on the frailty of life2 the young females afterwards came forward1 and each threw her wreath of flowers on the coffin2 and then chanted some rhymes4 ,the grave was then about to be filled up2 the noise of the earth1 in falling1 resounded on the coffin1 and ,henri shuddered4 ,the crowd gradually dispersed2 ,guillaume and ,isabelle alone remained beside the tomb2 ,henri approached it1 and ,isabelle observing him1 with a forced smile1 said1 ,did you know her8 ,i have seen you follow the funeral train with apparent interest1 and now ,i behold you in tears2 are you a relation1 friend1 or only even a native of the same place8 ,henri listened to these questions with great surprise2 ,i scarcely understand you1 he at length replied2 ,i am merely a traveller2 but the deceased was1 doubtless1 your friend8--,yes1 my best1 my dearest friend2 yet our friendship was doomed to be of very short continuance4 ,i was not at all acquainted with her until1 about three months ago1 she came to reside with my father1 who is a physician1 and to whose care her relations1 when aware of her forlorn state1 confided her4 ,her relations1 remarked ,henri1 did not seem to be much affected2 they appeared1 indeed1 quite resigned to their loss4 ,her relations6 replied ,isabelle1 she had none here2 she was a stranger1 and my father attended as chief mourner2 he lamented her loss1 but ,marie was not his daughter1 although ,i myself loved her as a sister4 ,marie6 she was called ,marie6 but what was her family-name8 ,often shall ,i think of her unhappy destiny4 ,marie was only a name that she adopted1 and we called her1 because she could never bear to hear her own4 ,isabelle1 said she to me1 almost at our first meeting1 never name me as he who has destroyed me named me2 never1 ,i entreat you1 call me dear ,louise4 ,louise6 exclaimed ,henri1 growing pale as death2 ,louise6 ,yes1 ,louise ,courtin1 of ,verny6 ,no sooner had ,isabelle uttered these words1 than she beheld the young traveller fall senseless beside the grave1 feebly repeating the name of ,louise4 ,isabelle1 in alarm1 called her brother to her assistance2 they raised up the stranger1 who opened his eyes for a moment1 and again muttered the same words4 ,gracious ,providence6 exclaimed the affrighted girl1 it is--it must be--,henri6 ,the youth made an effort1 and cried out1 in a frantic manner3 ,yes6 ,henri1 the murderer of his beloved2 the assassin of ,louise6 ,he then again fell down exhausted1 and to all appearance dead4 ,guillaume had him conveyed to his father's1 where every assistance that skill could devise1 was tendered him2 but he only recovered his recollection sufficiently to learn from ,isabelle1 that a person named ,louis had brought positive intelligence to ,verny1 that ,henri had espoused his master's daughter at ,lyons2 that her father himself had made him acquainted with the circumstance1 and that he had seen the newly married couple in all the raptures of connubial happiness4 ,it was impossible to discredit this news1 which was a death-blow to the sensitive ,louise4 ,after having listened to this melancholy narrative1 ,henri1 when he had regained sufficient composure1 entrusted ,isabelle with his vindication1 for ,louise's parents and his own1 and expired without a groan the next day4 ,the same moon which had illuminated his betrothed's funeral shone upon his1 and they repose beside each other in the picturesque burial-ground of ,nuneville1 not quite forgotten or unlamented by its inhabitants4--,abridged from a collection of interesting ,tales and ,sketches1 entitled ,a ,cantab's ,leisure4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,anecdote ,,gallery4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bears ,,on ,,the ,,ice4 ,from the ,tales of a ,voyager4 ,with two boats1 we assailed six of these animals1 who had collected round the crang1 or carcass of a whale4 ,after lying at the bottom of the sea for some time1 the body of the whale rises to the surface1 probably buoyed up by gas generated by putrefaction in its entrails4 ,this circumstance is by no means uncommon1 especially late in the summer1 when time has been allowed for fermentation2 but it seems to point out that the depths of the ,arctic ,ocean contain few or no animals to prey upon the numerous carcasses which are let sink after flinching1 since1 otherwise1 the mass would become pierced and unable to float1 if not wholly devoured4 ,we slew five of the six bears1 and brought a half-grown cub on board alive4 ,this poor harmless beast was wounded in two or three places superficially with a boat hook1 but its disposition seemed scarcely to have warranted these trifling blows4 ,i was moved to compassion as it sat upon the jaw-bone of a whale1 which projected beneath the tafrail1 at one moment devouring pieces of its mother and sister with avidity1 and at the next stretching its throat and blaring out mournfully1 when a fragment of ice met its view1 passing astern as we sailed on our course4 ,it was about the size of a sheep1 and after their tea the sailors got it down below1 and turned it loose betwixt decks1 from whence it sent up all hands with precipitation1 some of them quitting their berths half-naked1 as if a fall had been called4 ,after a sufficient allowance of frolic had gratified the crew1 a daring ,shetlander collared the bear as if it had been a dog1 and fastened a fresh rope round its neck1 and having forced it to leap overboard1 the rope's end was thrown to the boat's crew of a visiter1 at that moment about to leave us1 and it was towed or rather led away4 ,the following day ,i saw its skin stretched on the shrouds of the vessel1 to whose captain it had been presented4 ,the other bear chace was after a monstrous male1 who resolutely faced us1 and would have boarded our boat had it not shot past him4 ,he was flanked by the ship1 which had run down upon him as he lay exactly in her course1 and by the boat1 which had got between him and the ice1 and seeing no other resource1 he turned upon the boat4 ,when discovered1 he was so near the floe that1 wishing to intercept him1 we leaped into the boat1 and lowered away without waiting for a gun2 we were1 therefore1 obliged to meet him at close quarters4 ,but while we stood prepared1 ,shipley with a lance1 and myself with the boat's hatchet1 to receive his onset1 the skiff was allowed to keep on her headway1 and we passed beyond our foe1 who took advantage of the error1 and dashed forward to the ice1 which he gained just as our boat in pursuit of him ran her nose up against the floe1 and almost tripped his heels4 ,it was said by the harpooner1 who first caught sight of this bear1 that he was floating on his back in the water2 and ,greenlanders maintain1 how truly or wrongly ,i know not1 that bears sometimes throw themselves into this position to avoid being seen4 ,another reason for this attitude they affirm to be1 a power possessed by bears of flinging themselves suddenly forward1 by a violent jerk1 whilst extended on their backs1 so as to bring themselves at once into a boat2 but this is a feat of which ,i do not believe them capable4 ,whilst speaking of bears1 ,i may mention here1 that the mate of the ,dundee nearly lost his life this summer1 from the fury of a she brownie1 who attacked him on the ice4 ,after killing her cub1 he had fired at her1 and struck her on the jaw1 which remained gasping1 as if dislocated1 and believing her hors de combat1 he got upon the floe1 to take possession of her slain offspring4 ,the she bear1 however1 though she had fled1 now returned1 and rushing towards her enemy1 threw him down1 but was unable to mangle him2 for though her mouth was wide open1 she had lost the ability to close it4 ,nevertheless1 she mounted upon his prostrate body1 and trampled it severely1 before the crew of his boat could come to his rescue4 ,when they did arrive1 a sailor who brought the gun lost his presence of mind at the sight before him1 and stood staring at the scene inactive2 others1 more bold1 thrust the bear aside with lances2 and the mate being freed from its weight1 arose1 took the gun from its bearer1 and shot away the unlucky lower jaw of the beast completely4 ,she then fell a victim to the weapons of his men4 ,when ,i received this account from him1 he was nearly recovered from the violence he had suffered from the enraged brute1 but not till after having been for some time confined to his hammock4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,gatherer4 ,a snapper up of unconsidered trifles4 ,,shakspeare4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ancient ,,and ,,modern ,,theatres4 ,it appears1 that our ancient theatres were little better than barns1 while those of the present day may vie with palaces in extent1 splendour1 and decoration2 and nothing can more strongly exhibit the contrast between the present age and that of ,queen ,elizabeth1 than the difference in the expense of a ,london theatre4 ,the ,rose playhouse1 which was erected about the year #aeib1 cost only #ajcl4 #bs4 #g;d41--a sum which would scarcely pay half the expenses of a modern patent theatre for a single night4 ,only let the reader think of the rush roof of the ,globe1 and the gilt-work ceilings of our present theatres2 the open area1--and the cloth-covered seats of the pit2 and the magnificence of our saloons1 halls1 staircases1 and corridors1--all in the noblest style of architectural decoration--,companion to the ,theatres4 99 99 99 99 99 ,covent ,garden was once the emporium of the arts and sciences1 and the residence of the chief nobility of the kingdom4 ,barton ,booth lived at ,no4 #d1 ,charles-street2 ,colley ,cibber lived at ,no4 #c2 and ,easty's ,hotel1 ,southampton-street1 was ,mr4 ,garrick's2 ,mrs4 ,oldfield lived in the same street2 ,wilkes built the house in ,bow-street1 next door but one to the theatre--,garrick and ,macklin lodged in it4--,ibid4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at ,kirlees1 ,yorkshire1 about three miles from ,hutherfield1 is1 or was lately1 a funeral monument of the famous outlaw1 ,robin ,hood1 with the following inscription3-- ,here1 undernead dis laid stean1 ,lais ,robert1 ,earl of ,huntingtun2 ,nea arter az hie sa geud1 ,ah pipl kauld him ,robin ,heud4 ,sick outlawz hi an iz men ,vil ,england niven si agen4 ,obiit #bd kal ,decembrio1 #abdg4 ,,halbert ,h4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,regent-,,street4 ,the expenditure of the ,commissioners of ,woods and ,forests in forming this splendid street1 is stated to have been #a1ecc1ehbl4 #afs4 #aj;d42 and the probable revenue is #cf1ccjl4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,stealing ,,pictures4 ,the celebrated ,raphael of the ,louvre--,christ and his ,disciples--is said to have been1 at some unknown time1 abstracted from its frame1 and a modern copy substituted4 ,the picture has been valued at #bj1jjj4 and it is surmised that it has found a hiding-place in ,england4 ,harlowe's ,kemble ,family is also missing at the present moment4 ,literary ,gazette4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ramsay',s ,,account ,,of ,,himself1 ,,in ,a ,,poem ,,addressed ,,to ,,mr4 ,,james ,,arbuckle4 ,imprimis1 then1 for tallness1 ,i ,am five feet four inches high2 ,a black-a-vic'd1 snod1 dapper fallow1 ,nor lean1 nor overlaid wi' tallow2 ,wi' phiz of a ,morocco cut1 ,resembling a late man of wit1 ,auld gabbet ,spec1 wha was sae cunning1 ,to be a dummie ten years running4 ,then for the fabric of my mind1 ',tis mair to mirth than grief inclin'd3 ,i rather choose to laugh at folly1 ,than shew dislike by melancholy2 ,weel judging a sour heavy face ,is not the truest mark of grace4 ,i hate a drunkard or a glutton1 ,yet ,i'm nae fae to wine and mutton3 ,great tables ne'er engaged my wishes ,when crowded with o'er mony dishes2 ,a healthfu' stomach sharply set ,prefers a back-sey pipin het4 ,i never could imagine 't vicious ,of a fair fame to be ambitious3 ,proud to be thought a comic poet1 ,and let a judge of numbers know it1 ,i court occasion thus to show it4 ,second of thirdly--,pray take heed1 ,ye's get a short swatch of my creed4 ,to follow method negatively1 ,ye ken takes place of positively3 ,weel then1 ,i'm neither ,whig nor ,tory1 ,nor credit give to purgatory4 ,frae twenty-four to five-and-forty1 ,my muse was neither sweer nor dorty1 ,my ,pegasus would break his tether1 ,e'en at the shagging of a feather1 ,and through ideas scour like drift1 ,streaking his wings up to the lift2 ,then1 then my soul was in a low1 ,that gart my members safely row2 ,but eild and judgment 'gin to say1 ,let be your sangs1 and learn to pray4 ,i4,s4,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,esprit ,,de ,,corps4 ,old ,captain ,humdrum1 ,being sent home in rum1 ,the tars as they brought him on shore1 ,got drunk with the pickle3 ',tis natural1 says ,jekyll1 ,they should all feel the ,esprit de ,corps4 ,weekly ,review4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,limbird',s ,,edition ,,of ,,the ,following ,novels are already ,published3 s4 d4 ,mackenzie's ,man of ,feeling #j #f ,paul and ,virginia #j #f ,the ,castle of ,otranto #j #f ,almoran and ,hamet #j #f ,elizabeth1 or the ,exiles of ,siberia #j #f ,the ,castles of ,athlin and ,dunbayne #j #f ,rasselas #j #h ,the ,old ,english ,baron #j #h ,nature and ,art #j #h ,goldsmith's ,vicar of ,wakefield #j #aj ,sicilian ,romance #a #j ,the ,man of the ,world #a #j ,a ,simple ,story #a #d ,joseph ,andrews #a #f ,humphry ,clinker #a #h ,the ,romance of the ,forest #a #h ,the ,italian #b #j ,zeluco1 by ,dr4 ,moore #b #f ,edward1 by ,dr4 ,moore #b #j ,roderick ,random #b #f ,the ,mysteries of ,udolpho #c #f 99 99 99 99 99 ,printed and ,published by ,j4 ,,limbird1 #adc1 ,strand1 7near ,somerset ,house17 ,london2 sold by ,,ernest ,,fleischer1 #fbf1 ,new ,market1 ,leipsic1 and by all ,newsmen and ,booksellers4 99 99 99 99 99