Rotterdam. The sun was not yet set when the Miss Backsneiders-who at this moment were taking tea at the window of their drawing-room in front of the Golden Lion, and were courteously saluting such of their friends as they had just met in the street-perceived an individual who was passing on their side at The countenance of a most amazing rate. this man was overspread with a death-like paleness; his forehead was bedewed with perspiration; he appeared to be gasping for breath, and ready to faint. This person soon arrived under their window, and without turning his eyes to the right, or to the left, continued to move on with the like velocity, and had even disappeared from before their eyes "Merciful ere they had time to exclaim powers! is not that the rich banker of Rotterdam ?" The next day was a Sunday. The good people of Haarlem were repairing to church, dressed in their best, to say their prayers, and hear their noble organ, when a man scarcely of human form appeared on a sudden near the steps, spreading terror and dismay among the congregated groups. Those who had the courage to behold this singular being were struck with the ghastly look that his countenance presented. His eyes were fixed, and sunk THE WOODLAND WELL. O the pleasant woodland well! Bright when evening closes; There it was first love begun ; O the lovely woodland well! Lingering, there I love to be, RICHARD HOWITT. THE LEGEND OF ST. HUBERT. Two stalwart hounds before him questing bayed, Till all the welkin echoed to their tongue. O! never was a blither music made To hunter's ear than this deep-throated song! A nimble-footed hind, now sore dismayed, With slow and sure pursuit they tracked along ; Near to the ground their nostrils broad they bend, And nearer still their flapping ears descend. Now toiling to the hill-top's rugged brow They leap o'er stunted bush, and shivered A rapid stream across the crail doth flow- is won. Nor long at fault by thwarting stream are they, But find, and track again their dappled prey A pathless heath extends before their speed, deep in their sockets; his lips were of a livid Dark was that troublous season, when the And now the hunter, rising on his steed, and purple hue; his fingers were without force, and ready to drop from his hands, and his tongue seemed to have lost the power of speech. You would have said that the body, though imperatively forced onwards, was still without life. Every body arranged themselves in the best way they could, and in haste, to let him pass by; and all Haarlem believed it was the ghost of a corpse possessing still the powers of locomotion. in The same spectre made its appearance other towns and villages of the province, as also in the great cities and forests of Germany. Weeks, months, years rolled on; still at intervals is to be seen the same apparition in the northern countries of Europe. The clothes that M. de Wodenblock wore have long since disappeared, and true it is that the flesh also has quitted the bones, and now nothing remains but the skeleton-a hideous skeleton, to which is ever attached that cork leg, which always preserves its rotundity, and like perpetual motion moves, and drags on for ever the mortal remains of him who once was the rich banker of Rotterdam. Saints and martyrs protect and guarantee you from such an accident! May you never require a cork leg, nor a wooden one. May there no longer exist a mechanic gifted like Turningvort to contrive legs endued with a power at once so fatal, and so mysterious! sway Of heathenhood was mighty in the land, hand To Jesu, some were cast to beasts of prey, And others, in the purifying flame, In Arden forest then a chieftain dwelled, been. Rich was his broad domain in tower and field, River and pasturage, and thicket green; And then the hunter's was a gallant toil; For through the thicket deep and open wold The wild bull strode-a fierce and perilous spoil! Then did the bear assail the midnight fold, And with the moon uprose the wolf's harsh coil; And many a monstrous brute, forgotten long, Then dwelled the forest fastnesses among. One Autumn morn this Baron took his spear, And sallied forth.-Right pleasant to the view Are these autumnal woods; not coldly sear, But, jewelled 'neath the morning's plenteous dew, The mellow leaf doth royal livery wear; Bright amber, crimson rich, and orient blue, Make of its falling time a time of pride. The hunter looked, and loved his prospect wide. hound Is at her haunches with a single bound. The tear fast trickling from her piteous eyes, Drooping her pace, and faltering her breath; While o'er the lessening ground her enemies, Close gathering, thunder on with voice of death. For the last plunge each desperate nerve she strains, And, yet unharmed, the sheltering thicket gains. With slacker foot, along its tangled way, The hounds pursue, and much in her dis tress Availeth her the briars' short delay; For now, arousing from her weariness, She heads them on to where a sudden bay Of open greensward spreads its fair recess; And lo! from tooth of hound and hunter's spear She finds a marvellous protector there. A stag of peerless form and noble height, Calmly majestic, meets their onward path. The hounds submissly crouch before that sight, Changing to sudden awe their natural wrath; They shrink not from his antlers' spreading might: Their forest breed had little feared the scathe, The stubborn wolf, and many a savage more. For used were they to grapple with the boar, But, on the centre of his branched brow The sacred symbol of a CROSS he wears: Golden it is not-gold ne'er glittered soLiker the sun's meridian glance appears The radiance of that bright miraculous glow, Mocking all earthly splendour. Proudly rears The stag his stately brow, while his dark eye Then he from his astonished courser kneels, trance; Nor rises he till gracious Heaven reveals The faith to his benighted ignorance; And, ere his wondrous visitant hath gone, An erring soul from death to life is won. Mr. GLOVER, (the publisher of the "Fly," &c.,) in answer to the frequent inquiries, informs the Country Trade that he will supply them with all the London Periodicals and Newspapers for cash, at a very reduced scale of charges-equal to any other agent in London. Address (post-paid), to the "Fly” office, Water-lane, Fleet-street, London. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. Cure of Rheumati m, of Forty Years' standing, at Malmsbury, Wilts. 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For some time the struggle was most amusingthe fish pulling, and the bird screaming with Sir, I feel that I am performing a duty to acall its might the one attempting to fly, and knowledge publicly the very great benefit which I the other to swim, from the invisible enemy-have derived from taking Blair's Gout and Rheuthe gander the one moment losing, the next matic Pills, after having been afflicted with Rheu regaining the centre of gravity, and casting matism in my left hip, thigh, shoulders, head, and between whiles many a rueful look at his snow arms for forty years-for a long period the pain was white fleet of geese and goslings, who cackled so great that I frequently started up in bed-in fact, forth their sympathy for their afflicted commo- for seven years before taking Blair's Pills, I had dore. At length victory declared in favour of little or no rest night or day, although I had the the feathered angler, who, bearing away for best medical advice, both in and out of the army. the nearest shore, landed on the smooth green I now am happy to say that I am free from this grass one of the finest pikes ever caught in the painful disease, and have been so for three months. These Pills were recommended to me by my brother Castle-loch. This adventure is said to have in Bath, who has been cured by them of Gout and Satirlsts gain the applause of others through cured the gander of his propensity for wander- Rheumatism of long standing, and advised me to fear, not through love. lose no time in applying for them to your agent, Mr. Walker, druggist, Malmsbury, which I did, and after taking five boxes am completely cured. ness my hand this 22d of February, 1838, And left he from that blessed time for ever, His castle walls again received him never, sever; And monkish cowl enwrapt the martial So may each hunter leave the cruel chase, CHARACTERISTICS. Some persons can do nothing but ridicule others. Parodists, like mimics, seize only on defects, or turn beauties into blemishes. They make bad writers and indifferent actors. It is better to drink of deep griefs than to taste shallow pleasures. Those who can command themselves command others. Praise is no match for blame and obloquy. For, were the scales even, the malice of mankind would throw in the casting-weight. Strange Disease, aud Strange Cure.-A celebrated violinist, M. G--, was recently so overcome by the orchestral sounds at the rehearsal of the Conservatoire, that a glandular complaint supervened and presented the appearance of an enormous enlargement around the ear-deafness ensued-the disorder appear. ed only to be aggravated by the applications commonly in vogue, until a free use of Holloway's Ointment (so famous in all external disorders) brought about a thorough abatement of the swelling, a return of the sense of hearing, and of course unmingled delight to the violinist. How searching must be the qualities of a remedy so quickly efficacious! ing; but upon this point we are inclined to be BHEUMATIC PILLS Wit HENRY WILKINSON, The above is another proof of the great efficacy of this excellent medicine, which has called forth the grateful thanks and approbation of all classes of society. 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Every purchaser of this number of "THE FLY," is entitled to an exquisitely-executed Lithographic PRINT of "Highland laddie, Soldier laddie," which is presented gratuitously.—[A similar print with every number.] I was born in the passage Choiseul: he to whom I owed the light of day most assiduously applied himself, and lavished upon me much of that luxury which is not often the lot of us parapluies. My body was formed of bamboo, light and flexible; a robe of blue gros de Naples was attached to it by a bundle of whalebone, which rendered its movements at once free and pleasant. A carved ivory top of delicate whiteness ornamented my handle. On my appearance in the paternal warehouse, all my brethren testified a most selfish and unworthy jealousy. Hardly was I exposed to the eyes of the public more than an hour, than a young élégante, taken with my appearance, presented herself at the counter to purchase me. The bargain was soon concluded; she threw down on a table some large pieces of silver, and drawing her glove on a very neat hand, took me away. The time I passed in her service was the most happy of my life; her chaussure was delicate, and the damp gave her cold, so that she rarely went out in wet weather on foot. I enjoyed in her service the sweets of rest, and preserved in this sinecure all my elasticity and good looks. Here, however, I began to experience something of ennui, reposing in my corner where they had lodged me. One day a post-chaise drove into the courtyard of the hotel, and my young mistress mounted rather in haste, and I never saw her again. The same evening a lackey had the assurance to put his coarse hand upon me, and without pity for my youth and freshness, jerked me open, and availing himself of my shelter, ran off to a gambling-house. An I I oversight on the part of the garcons of this place caused me to pass into the hands of a tall spare man, who went out shortly afterwards. He was so wrapped up in thought that he did not perceive the mistake that took place, so away I went with this Mr. can't at this time remember his name-wronghead or rattle-box, it matters not which. cannot describe how much he made me suffer. He dashed me up and dragged me down with violence; got foul of the other umbrellas he met in the street, and arriving at a handsome apartment which seemed to be his abode, he threw me aside, without a thought for the torrents of rain he made me endure for more than two hours. Day after day it was much the same thing. Sometimes he clapped me rudely under his arm, in order to count the money with which his pockets were fitten. Sometimes he opened me on a sudden at the risk of break ing my delicate framework, and never did he give me one of those satisfied looks which my first mistress from time to time bestowed upon me. At the end of a month I saw his lodgings invaded by a posse of dark-looking folk, three of whom took possession of my executioner, to conduct him I cannot tell whither. The others were busy in making a seizure of every thing they could lay their hands on, and amongst other articles poor me was included. I was sold by public auction, and became the property of a dramatic author. What jour. neys he made me perform! I called with him on a multitude of men and women, for whom he appeared to have the greatest respect, but who for the most part would not receive him. When he was admitted, what bowing and cringing! what flattery, and compliments, and protestations! All met him with a dignified air, and treated him haughtily. There was only one little woman, tolerably genteel, light, and airy, who in her motions showed him at tention. I was always sure of some hours' John Cunningham, Printer, Crown-court Fleet-street. respite when I visited her. Unluckily, my place was in the ante-chamber. Upon one occasion, without intending it, he carried me into the boudoir. What I saw there, fully explained how his visits were passed, and what made them so long and frequent. door of a brother playwright, who was not One day, having left me by accident at the possessed of an ante-chamber, a young rascal passing by, esteemed me a capital prize, and set off full tilt to dispose of me to a street hawker, and got for me a price I could not report without blushing. I was then sunk down into the most disgusting humiliation, dragged through the streets, handled and bartered for by a crowd of low people, confounded with the commonest of our species, I experienced all the mortifications of my degraded state. My colour was faded; a horn handle supplied the place of my ivory top; patches coarsely sewed in repaired the disorder of my toilette. At last a young student, having a mind for me, accordingly made me his purchase. Still I had no cause to exult in this fresh change of affairs. He made me pass whole days at the public courts of the College de France, and sundry long hours at the tail of the crowd at theatres, or in the alleys and back streets of the Luxembourg. Sometimes my new master would employ me a whole afternoon in pacing to and fro in front of a shop, waiting the instant that a young girl should pass out, who having as it appeared no umbrella, he placed himself and the fair one under my accommodating and friendly canopy. Then what marchies we had to perform. The conversations, too, were just as interminable as those of the dramatic author and his adoratriche. I was sadly rumpled and crushed with their squeezing of hands, and altogether dumbfounded by the warm protestations and babble of my new purchaser. I was, however, not very long in the scholar's possession. After this I became, so to speak, the property of the |