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By the authority of the decemvir he || Heaven, which she can give. was sent to the army, on the road to in laudable exertions she finds a which he was attacked by one hun-conscious peace, which the mere dred men sent to murder him. Such possession of fortune could never behowever was his skill and strength, stow. that he killed fifteen, wounded thir ty, and forced the remainder to resort to stratagem for the perform- || ance of the deed, in the attempt of which their strength and courage had failed. They ascended the rock to which Sicinius had placed his back, and hurled down stones and darts at their victim, till life was extinct. Thus fell, AUC 306, Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, who from his extraordinary courage acquired the name of the Roman Achilles.

FRAGMENT.

"She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies." Lam. i, 2.

A VISION.

* "Methought I saw a young female, adorned with beauty, and blest with innocence, walking forward in the path of integrity, which a virtuous education had early marked for her to take, rejoicing as she went with all around her. But, in the midst of her happiness, unexpected calamity suddenly surprised, and precipitated her from prosperity into the deepest distress. In this trying period she enjoyed all the benefits derived from early implanted virtue and religion. Taught by them, the lovely mourner turns not to the world for consolation. No, she looks up to her Creator for comfort, whose supporting aid is so particularly promised to afflicted worth. Cheered by them, she is able to exert her talents, genius, and taste, and draw upon industry for her future support Her active virtue she thinks the best proof of submission to the will of

"While thus employed, a son of perfidy sees her, and marks her for his prey, because she is at once lovely, and helpless. Her unsuspect ing credulity lays her open to his arts, and his blandishments by degrees allure her heart. The snares which he has spread, at last involve her; with the inconstancy of libertinism he soon deserts her, and again she is plunged in distress. But mark the difference of her first and second fall. Conscious integrity no longer lends its consoling aid to stem the tide of sorrow. Despair, instead of hope, arises, without one friend to sooth the pangs of guilt, one pitying soul to whisper peace to her departing spirit. Însulted too, perhaps by some unfeeling being, whom want of similar temptation alone, has saved from similar impru dence, she sinks an early victim to remorse and wretchedness.".

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

This inhuman practice, is thus denounced by THOMAS B. ROBERT SON Esq. governor of Louisiana, in a speech to the legislature. "How it is that this remnant of barbarism, has been suffered to survive, whilst those with which it is connected have been annihilated, it is difficult to comprehend; but it is as unjust as it is cruel, and impolitic. Imprisoument is no more to be found in the bond than blood; and although Shylock was denied his pound of flesh, our laws meanly step in ; give to a judgment for property, a value paramount to human liberty; deprive society of what belongs to it, the labour of its citizens; pander to the vengeance of petty tyrants, who fill society with widows and orphans, by the living death they inflict; ou

whom? On those certainly not as fortunate, nor probably as knavish as themselves. Governments, to make mankind happy, should not only refrain from harsh, and cruel acts, but should prevent individuals from indulging their bad, and detestable passions."

GENEROUS HIGHWAYMAN.

going out. We must be going through the water at a terrible rate. How it rushes past us! I am getting dizzy. Do you hear these bells ringing? and strange voices-"

The cabin doors were suddenly burst open, and Angerstoff next moment appeared before us, crying out, "Morvalden has fallen overboard. Throw a rope to him! He will be drowned." His hands and dress were marked with blood, and he had a frightful look of horror and

It was said of Boulter, a better sort of highwayman, that one day riding on horseback on the high road, he met a young woman who was weeping, and who appeared to be in great distress. Touched with compassion, asked what was the cause of her affliction; when she told him, without knowing who he was, that a creditor, attended by a bailiff, had gone to a house which she pointed out, and threatened to take her husband to prison for a debted to him?" inquired Angerstoff,

of thirty guineas. Boulter gave her the amount, telling her to go pay the debt, and set her husband at liberty; and she ran off loading the honest gentleman with benedictions. Boulter, in the mean time, waited on the road till he saw the creditor come out; he then attacked him. and took back the thirty guineas, besides every thing else he had about him.

THE FLOATING BEACON.

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I rushed up the cabin stairs, and tried to push open the folding doors at the head of them, but they resisted my utmost efforts. I knocked violently and repeatedly, to no purpose. "Some one is killed," cried I. "The person who barred these doors on the outside is guilty." "I know nothing of that," returned Marietta. "We can't be of any Come here again! How dreadfully quiet it is. My God! A drop of blood has fallen through the sky-light. What faces are yon looking down upon us? But this lamp is

use now.

confusion. "You are a murderer!" exclaimed I, almost involuntarily. "How do you know that ?" said he, staggering back; "I am sure you never saw-" "Hush, hush," cried Marietta to him; "are you mad? Speak again! What frightens you! Why don't you run and help Morvalden "Has any thing happen

with a gaze of consternation. "You told us he had fallen overboard," returned Marietta.

"Must my husband perish?" "Give me some water to wash my hands," said Angerstoff, growing deadly pale, and catching hold of the table for support.

I now hastened upon deck, but Morvalden was not there. I then went to the side of the vessel, and put my hands on the gunwale, while I leaned over, and looked downwards. On taking them off, I found them marked with blood. I grew sick at heart, and began to identify myself with Angerstoff the murderer. The sea, the beacon, and the sky, appeared of a sanguine hue; and I thought I heard the dying exclamations of Morvalden sounding a hundred fathom below me, and echoing through the caverns of the deep. I advanced to the cabin door, intending to descend the stairs, but found that some one had fastened it firmly on the inside. I felt convinced that I was intentionally shut out, and a cold shuddering pervaded my frame. 1 covered my face with my hands, not daring to look around;

I seized the first rope I could find, and threw one end of it over the stern, and likewise flung some planks into the sea, thinking that the unfortunate Morvalden might still retain strength enough to catch hold of them if they came within his reach. I continued on the watch for a considerable time, but at last abandoned all hopes of saving him, and

for it seemed as if I was excluded from the company of the living, and doomed to be the associate of spirits of drowned and murdered men. After a little time I began to walk hastily backwards and forwards; but the light of the lantern happened to flash on a stream of blood that ran along the deck, and I could not summon up resolution to pass the spot where it was a second time. The sky look-made another attempt to get down ed black and threatening; the sea had a fierceness in its sound and motions; and the wind swept over its bosom with melancholy sighs. Ev. ery thing was sombre and ominous; and I looked in vain for some object that would, by its soothing aspect, remove the dark impressions which crowded upon my mind.

to the cabin; the doors were now unfastened, and I opened them without any difficulty. The first thing I saw on going below, was Angerstoff stretched along the floor, and fast asleep. His torpid look, flushed countenance, and uneasy respiration, convinced me that he had taken a large quantity of ardent spirits. MaWhile standing near the bows of rietta was in her own apartment. the vessel, I saw a hand and arm Even the presence of a murderer rise slowly behind the stern, and appeared less terrible than the frightwave from side to side. I started ful solitariness of the deck, and I lay back as far as I could go in horrible down upon a bench, determining to affright, and looked again, expect- spend the remainder of the night ing to behold the entire spectral there. The lamp that hung from figure of which I supposed they the roof soon went out, and left me formed a part. But nothing more in total darkness. Imagination bewas visible. I struck my eyes till gan to conjure up a thousand appalthe light flashed from them, in hopesling forms, and the voice of Angerthat my senses had been imposed stoff, speaking in his sleep, filled my upon by distempered vision; how-ears at intervals, " Hoist up the beaever it was in vain, for the hand still con! the lamps won't burn-horrimotioned me to advance, and I rush-ble! they contain blood instead of ed forwards with wild desperation, and caught hold of it. I was pulled along a little way notwithstanding the resistance I had made, and soon discovered a man stretched along the stern-cable, and clinging to it in a convulsive manner. It was Morval- || den. He raised his head feebly, and said something, but I could only distinguish the words "murdered-ed from her room, with a light in overboard-reached this rope-terrible death." I stretched out my arms to support him, but at that moment the vessel plunged violently, and he was shaken off the cable, and dropped among the waves. floated for an instant, and then disappeared under the keel.

oil. Is that a boat coming? Yes, yes, I hear the oars. Damnation! why is that corpse so long of sinking? If it doesn't go down soon they'll find me out. How terribly the wind blows! We are driving ashore-See! see! Morvalden is swimming after us. How he writhes in the water!" Marietta now rush

her hand, and seizing Angerstoff by the arm, tried to awake him. He soon rose up with chattering teeth and shivering limbs, and was on the point of speaking, but she preventHeed him, and he staggered away to his birth, and lay down in it.

Next morning, when I went upon

deck, after a short and perturbed || handkerchief over my head,as signals sleep, I found Marietta dashing wa for her to return. Angerstoff rushter over it, that she might efface all ed from the cabin, and seized my vestige of the transactions of the pre- arm, threatening at the same time ceding night. Angerstoff did not to push me overboard if I attempted make his appearance till noon, and to hail her again. I disengaged myhis looks were ghastly and agonized. | self from his grasp, and dashed him He seemed stupified with horror, and violently from me. The noise sometimes entirely lost all percep- brought Marietta upon deck, who tion of the things around him for a immediately perceived the cause considerable time. He suddenly came of the affray, and cried, "Does the close up to me, and demanded, with wretch mean to make his escape? a bold air, but quivering voice, what For Godsake, prevent the possibiliI had meant by calling him a murty of that!" "Yes, yes," returned derer?"Why, that you are one," || Angerstoff," he never shall leave the replied I, after a pause. "Beware vessel; he had as well take care, lest what you say," returned he fiercely, I do to him what I did to-” “To 66 you cannot escape my power now; Morvalden, I suppose you mean," I tell you, sir, Morvalden fell over- said I. "Well, well, speak it out," board." "Whence, then, came that replied he ferociously; "there is no blood that covered the deck?" in- one here to listen to your damnable falsehoods, and I'll not be fool enough to give you an opportunity of uttering them elsewhere. I'll strangle you the next time you tell these lies about—” "Come," interrupted Marietta, "don't be uneasy; the boat will soon be far enough away. If he wants to give

quired I. He grew pale, and then cried, "You lie, you lie infernally there was none !" "I saw it," said I," I saw Morvalden himself-long after midnight. He was clinging to the stern-cable, and said"-“ Ha, ha, ha-devils! curses!" exclaimed Angerstoff" Did you hear me dreaming? I was mad last night-you the slip he must leap overboard.” Come, come, come! We shall tend the beacon together-Let us make friends, and don't be afraid, for you'll find me a good fellow in the end." He now forcibly shook hands with me, and then hurried down to the cabin.

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I was irritated and disappointed beyond measure at the failure of the plan of escape I had formed, but thought it most prudent to conceal my feelings. I now perceived the rashness and bad consequences of my bold assertions respecting the In the afternoon, while sitting on murder of Morvalden; for Angerdeck, I discerned a boat far off, but stoff evidently thought that his perI determined to conceal this from sonal safety, and even his life, would Angerstoff and Marietta, lest they be endangered, if I ever found an should use some means to prevent opportunity of accusing and giving its approach. I walked carelessly evidence against him. All my about, casting a glance upon the sea motions were now watched with occasionally, and meditating how I double vigilance. Marietta and her could best take advantage of the paramour kept upon deck by turns means of deliverance which I had in during the whole day, and the latter prospect. After the lapse of an looked over the surrounding ocean, hour, the boat was not more than through a glass, at intervals, to dishalf a mile distant from us, but she cover if any boat or vessel was apsuddenly changed her course, and proaching us. He often muttered bore away towards the shore. I im-threats as he walked past me, and, mediately shouted, and waved a more than once, seemed waiting for

an opportunity to push me over- I found Angerstoff there, who started board. Marietta and he frequently back when he saw me, and said, whispered together, and I always" What is the matter? Did you imagined I heard my name mention- think that---I want you to watch the ed in the course of these conversa-beacon, that I may have some rest.

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Follow me upon deck, and I will I now felt completely miserable, give you directions about it." I being satisfied that Angerstoff was hesitated a moment, and then went bent upon my destruction. Iwander- up the gangway stairs behind him. ed, in a state of fearful circumspec- || We walked forward to the mast totion, from one part of the vessel to gether, and he showed how I was to the other, not knowing how to se- lower the lantern when any of the cure myself from his designs. Ev- lamps happened to go out, and bidery time he approached me, my ding me beware of sleep, returned to heart palpitated dreadfully; and the cabin. Most of my fears forsook when night came on, I was agonized me the moment he disappeared. with terror, and could not remain in felt nearly as happy as if I had been one spot, but hurried backwards and set at liberty, and, for a time, forgot forwards between the cabin and the that my situation had any thing deck, looking wildly from side to painful or alarming connected with side, and momentarily expecting to it. Angerstoff resumed his station feel a cold knife entering my vitals. in about three hours, and I again My forehead began to burn, and my took refuge in my birth, where I eneyes dazzled; I became acutelyjoyed a short, but undisturbed slumsensitive, and the slightest murmur, ber. or the faintest breath of wind, set my whole frame in a state of uncontrollable vibration. At first, I sometimes thought of throwing myself into the sea; but I soon acquired such an intense feeling of existence, that the mere idea of death was horrible

to me.

[To be concluded.]

WASHINGTON THE GREAT.

Providence, to bring about the most important events, both to nations, and to individuals, but plainly exemplifies, the high respect in which the character of Washington is held, in various parts of the world.

The following article is copied from a late English publication. It goes not only to show, that what Shortly after midnight I lay down | are termed mere accidents by the in my birth, almost exhausted by the world in general, are frequently deharrowing emotions that had career-signed by a wise, and overruling ed through my mind during the past day. I felt a strong desire to sleep, yet dared not indulge myself; soul and body seemed at war. Every noise excited my imagination, and scarcely a minute passed, in the course of which I did not start up: and look around. Angerstoff paced the deck overhead, and when the sound of his footsteps accidentally ceased at any time, I grew deadly sick at heart, expecting that he was silently coming to murder me. At length I thought I heard some one near my bed; I sprung from it, and, having seized a bar of iron that lay on the floor, rushed into the cabin.

Washington's Ancestors.--In the complicated and marvellous machinery of circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to decide what would have happened, as to some events, if the slightest disturbance had taken place, in the march of those that precededthem. We may observe a little dirty wheel of brass, spin

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