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198 think the most lovely aspect in which nature can appear, at least in this part of the world. The even ing had now become perfectly tranquil and serene, without which that majesty of repose which charac terises a cloudless oriental sky at sunset would have been destroyed. There is a very strange effect, which I have often observed produced at sea in these latitudes by the total absence of twilight, causing the night to succeed to sunset with such extreme rapidity. When the gorgeous fiery sun has been engulphed in a perfect flood of golden light, it does not seem as though by withdrawing his glowing rays he abandoned the heavens to gloom, but rather as thpugh that pure, spotless sky were suddenly become the field of a mighty combat between day and night for the empire of a few short hours, in which night is the conqueror ; for, even in presence of the glorious pageantry of the sunset, she seems to arise just opposite from the heav ing bosom of the deep, strong in the power of her intense gloom, and gathering the darkness around her as a mourner robes herself in her sable garments, she appears to ascend the calm blue vault, while, as she passes over the face of heaven, the sunbeams recede before her conquering steps, and retire within the luminous west, where the last smile of the departed day gradually fades and expires ; and then, beneath her feet, star on star springs into light, waxing bolder and brighter as her kingdom is more firmly established, till every moment her deepening shadows bring forth , more glorious worlds. The same scene precisely is enacted on the still bosom of the sea, where, as in a mirror, the reflected sunset is devoured by reflected night, that creeps from wave to wave with an irre sistible power. I think any one who has once beheld it could never forget this singular aspect of the eastern sunset, where night seems thus suddenly to rise and extinguish day, instead of as in our not less lovely and lingering twilight, where slowly and sadly the blessed light departs to leave the fair world, where it loved to smile, to the soft shadows gradually stealing down from heaven long after the sun has disappeared.— Wayfaring Sketches. HINTS TO TEATELLEES.—I may here be permitted to offer a few words of advice to young and inexperi enced travellers in Palestine. Young men, fresh from college, and ever accustomed to one of the most healthy climates in the world, forget on reaching the East that they have there to contend with many hitherto unknown evils, and vainly imagine that they can engage in the same violent exercise, and in some cases.excesses, which they were wont with impunity to indulge in at home. Hence, they over-heat and over-exert themselves ; their main object in prosecut ing their travels apparently being a wish to accom plish a long journey in as short a space as is practi cable, and they gallop over parched plains and scorched mountain passes during the very hottest hours of the sultriest day. They encamp or bivouac, when over come with fatigue and heat, under the cool shade of some umbrageous tree, where the insidious breeze tempts them, heated and perspiring though they be, to throw off their coats and heavy garments, and revel momentarily in the luxury of shirt-sleeves tucked up to the elbow, and shirt-collars carelessly opened ; while others, unable to resist the temptation offered by some river or stream, plunge into its waters, and in the temporary enjoyment of its refreshing coolness forget the many serious consequences that may, and, in al most every instance do, inevitably ensue. Go and look over the thickly-set tombstones in the churchyard attached to the American Mission Chapel at Beyrout, and every third stone will mark the early doom of some thoughtless young man, who, from want of common care in diet, in exercise, and in exposure to a climate ever baneful to English constitutions, has paid a heavy tribute, indeed, for imprudence and sheer thoughtlessness.—Neale. THE DEATH-PLACE OF PONTIUS PILATE. A legend is popular among the people of Vienne con cerning the death of Pontius Pilate. The story is of a strange character, and throws a wild and pleasing interest over the locality which commemorates the event. Not far from Vienne is situate a small Roman tower : its walls are built square, and rise to an unusual height. Its lattice-work overlooks the waters of the river : and the lofty shadows of its exterior envelope the shining flood winding at its base with a perpetual gloom, and seems to borrow an additional feature of melancholy from the character of the deed which is presumed to have been enacted there. This place is called the " Tour de Manconseul." After the crucifi- SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STAN cation of Jesus Christ, Pilate, broken in spirit, retired to the tower to indulge in his grief, and to conceal his lamentations from the eyes of his unbelieving people. Here, violently susceptible of the great wrong and wickedness he felt himself to have participated in, in a paroxysm of despair he threw himself from the lofty windows of the tower, and perished in the waters of the Rhone.. The Swiss have likewise their traditionary account of the death of Pilate. At the foot of one of the Alpine mountains, called by the name of Pilate, stands a small lake its waters are constantly in a disturbed state, and often the scene of violent storms. Gloom and solitude are the leading charac teristics of this unfrequented place, which presents but a wild and ill-boding picture to the eye of the traveller. Enfeebled in body, and his mind a prey to ceaseless remorse, Pilate 'is said to have reached the margin of that lake, and there to have seated himself and drunk of its waters. An alien from his country and race, without friend or solace, he resigned himself to the bitterness of his reflections, and finally threw himself into the waters at his feet. The tran quillity of the scene is said to have become changed from that time. The waters are often visited by severe and unaccountable agitations, which the legends say are the writhings of the troubled spirit of Pilate. The adjacent mountains are shadowed all the year through, and the superstitious inhabitants of the dis trict affirm that apparitions are frequently to be seen in the neighbourhood, and lamentations are heard upon the winds, waking the echoes of the mountain fastnesses. The subject has been before referred to by English travellers, a n d p ar ti cu l ar allusion is made .to " Hughes's Itinerary." ---Journal of an An tiquary. THE PLEASURES OF TRAVELLING IN AUSTRIAN GALLICIA.—We continued our journey, therefore, but in about half an hour's time we came to an unexpected halt. In attempting to cross what appeared to be a small ditch, the carriage sank in a deep slough, black as soot, and of the consistency of batter. The wretched rope harness gave way to the first strain upon it ; and there we were fast enough, and looking, I dare say, very foolish. Climbing, however, over the driving seat, we reached terra firma, without much difficulty, and took a comprehensive survey of the whole extent of the disaster. It was quite evident that, with our own cattle, we should never get the carriage out of the place where it then stood. Nothing was to be seen of the fore wheels, and the hind wheels were three parts covered. A couple of good English or Mecklenburg horses would have done the business after we had alighted, without much fuss ; but the dunghill jades which we had been obliged to hire stood as motionless as obstinate donkeys, when the whip was applied to them. Leaving, therefore, the driver to 'take care of them, we proceeded on foot ourselves towards a village which we saw about a mile off, in the hope of procuring a couple of oxen ; and, after walking three parts of the way thither, we had the luck to fall in with an elderly peasant, who had with him two small horses--poniesrather---and one of the very light and very small waggons of the country. To our request, how ever, for assistance, he lent no willing ear ; he was going home, his village was a long way off, and so forth ; and, finally, he only consented upon the condi tion that he should be paid beforehand a zwanziger, the price of a whole day's work, for his services. We closed at once with his demand, and I mounted the charrette by his side, while my friend, whose talk was still of oxen, if oxen were to be had, pursued his way to the village, from which he returned in about half an hour afterwards with the information that he could find no one in the inn but a Jew in the agonies of death, and no one in the village but a woman, whom fever had brought nearly to death's door. When he did rejoin me, a curious scene was in progress. A stout young Gallician peasant, who had passed by with his cart during our absence, had taken off his boots, trousers, and drawers, and was nearly up to his middle in the slough ; the coachman had followed his example, and these two were striving to push the carriage for ward from behind ; while four ponies, two belonging to the young peasant, and two to the old one, and one of our horses, were expected to do their part in front. But the ponies, though they pulled stoutly, could not agree about the direction in which they were to go, and the horse thought proper to manifest his inde pendence of all parties by resolutely throwing up hi s heels, and refusing to advance an inch. Th en came a pause, an unharnessing and re-harness- , ARD . MECEn ing, a shouting, a belabouring of of black mud, and another pause result. In fact so little prospect di of extricating the vehicle without o: comedy had proceeded for about twi that we should leave the carriage carrying in our hands the little bagg' endeavour to find our way to M. Zag but this proposal was overruled. ! wheels were got on firm ground, ant three horses, who had enjoyed a ' having been put to, a vigorous effi of the carriage follow. Being very the conduct of the young peasant, the extrication of the vehicle was m, dered him a florin as a reward, prise he refused it, asking for My companion, however, explain( some difficulty, that he would ge , much for the piece of paper which as for the coin which he asked for as and we parted on excellent terms Before we could set out, however, the had insisted upon being paid beforeh: piece of wood which we had `born splinter bar which had been lost or b: fusion, nor could we prevail upon him for either love or money: but our your to our assistance, and gave us one of bars, with which we found our way ti after darkness had been for sometime pendent of the Morning Chronicle. VARIETIES " THE greenest persons are noted al the finest pickles." —Punch's Pocket THOSE who live only for appears' in making one in the Insolvent Cour WOMEN are seldom sailors, but command smacks. A MAN bent on folly eventual]; straitened in circumstances. WHY is an orchestra of violins ii dandy P—Because he is full of bows TACTlCS.—Creditor : Johnny, is Small Boy : Yes ; but she told me to gone out ! WILY IS a mushroom like a dandy , rapid in its growth, slim in its trunk head. MUSICAL PROBLEM.—Given, the . his own trumpet ; required to know if sound.—Punchinello. " I'D just like to see you," as the the policeman, when he told him he to the station-house if he did not mov " THOUGH lost to sight to memoi maiden said to her lover when his face beard and whiskers. A FAIR GIIESS.—" What," asked you think is really the food of the Cecilia answered, " Arrow-root." RELIEVE misfortune quickly. A egg—the longer he is kept in hot wate is when taken out of it. AN angry woman in a room is as ba , cracker—for when once she goes off, ing her, and when she does go out with a bang ! FINE WEITING.—The Melton Mow dent of the Leicestershire Mercury place as the very centre of the con, splendid esculent cream cheese" is m , MEDICAL BULL.—Here is a copy of which an eminent chemist has posted his boxes :—" Cough Lozenges.—Dot times a-day at bed-time. THE CHANNELS OF AFFECTION. -- chap intends to petiti on C ongr ess fo' prove the "ch anne l s o f a ff ec tion," so the "course of true love may run sat o° A POPULOUS CABIN.—An American is only 21 years since the first cabin Burlington, lowa ; and it now contaut habitants. A MAIDEN LADY, aged 70, was on beta; the age at which the feeling of love To the questioner's surprise she reP.o; . _ sure; you must ask some one older tn 93Ert, 4, 186' D f ribs, a scatte Ec.. 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