Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-08


out seeming to heed her astonished audi
tors. what seemed TO be the SLAM.
of some popular song.
"Yea many youth with heart of pride
And cheek with glory flushing;
Full low had laid at even tide,
While fast the blood was gushing,
The arm OF strength, and The sabre hrisb,
Naught, naugn will now avail thee
Gay, gallant e'er fall the dews Of DIsb.
The light OF lite shall fail thee"
"Let US 90 said Maj. H, hastily; the
bowling OF the tempest is not worse than
the ravings of maniac The officers
left the house in silence, and calling I,
their men. continued the narrow path
which led from it. The storm still rapeJ
with the utmost violence; a peal Of tLuB
der, which caused them Involuntary ia
stop, was followed by a bullet, which
whstlins through the trees, lodged Itself
in the bosom Of maj. H, and with the
noise OF the tempest came the sound Of
many footsteps. That treacherous bapyr
said major H.: lit is the enemy-f y
Seymour, save the men. Do not regard
me. he exclaimed. (seeing his friond hesi
tate,) am dying" Seymour objected snl
his party, dividing into the wood were
soon lost to sight, except one soldier who
would not leave his commander, bu, en-.
deavored to hide him with the bushes
while he couched beside him. The Ame.
rican troops marchel in sight but not per.
ceiving The wounded man, passed on. The
agoDies Of his wound, with fear for his
comrs de's safety which had while sQ,.
pended, now overcame ma or h.
Thompson, support me TO yon hut, in.
hospita bic as it is" The soldier obeyed::
but the door was already fastened in some
manner as TO resist his efforts to open it
{ At last sharp voice asked who troubled
her. Open the door II you have any pity
any mercy, implored the soldier You
have come to the wrong house. said the
old woman. My master is dying said the
man. The door was opened, while she
exclaimed, death is welcome He laid
his fainting burden on the bed, and en-.
| deavored to staunch the blood which flow.
ed from the wound His hostess started
when she recognized the features of maj
H, and was silent for some moments
She ,passed her hand over her brow, and
put aside the dark wet locks that shaded
it Said not the hour would soon Gomez
she exclaimed, disgrace, murder, threat
ened gallows, branded name-al, all an
avenged The dying man had wrlthet
under her touch, and now raising his sp-
rits, he said, who are you?-how have |
injured youP The old woman opened
door at the foot of the bed, and led into
the room a form of exquisite beauty -
Every charm united to adorn the tace
which no raw of sense illumlned: there
was no expression save the vacant stare
and idiotic smile. AS her mother led her
to the bed ma or Il knew her, anC
stretching out his hands, cried in fear
ful voice. Ellen, Elienn Aye said tx
mother, you know your victim 'Oh" h.
exclaimed, 'for one hour of life to do Thu
injured one iustice!' Justice! repeate,
the old woman, mourniuily, can you re
store her reason, or her Innocence
Cease woman; torment me not with you
reprosches IIa!' said the old woman
walking up to the bed, do you skrink9 you
could leave erwhen she lay at your feet
and begged you to stay, even for the ioy
OF God and the unborn infant that wouic
be father.ess Y on dared to do ths do "
We fear to hear it, You talk of a'onemen
. how would you give us gold whoc
you have robbed OF peace? goid to temp
another spoi!er?' At that moment. EiIe
who laid her hands on the bleeding breas
of her destroyer, and stained them WIT
blood, he'd them up, and looked wIsi'uI
" in her mothers face; who started an
said, in tone of piercing an6u'sh-
Just so she looked when'-'When what
family denanced Maj. H., when sn
mur6ered her babe was the abrupt IePil
4 deep long drawn grean from the be
announc ed that the chord OF lie was br'
ken" -
), From the aeu Monthly Magazine,
THE Moth AMERICAN LUMIEARY, Isl u
4136.
! 4 celebrated professor of chemistry he
discoy cred msthod Of composing and d'
composing the surrounding atmosphere
so that any farmer can, with the grea'e'
facility, and al a small expense, avert rail-
OF produce it in any quantity neeessar
for the perfection OF his crops. The Pr'
fessor recently dispelIsd tie e'ouos owe
the city OF New York and its suburbs 10
the space of a week, converting the cod
damp weather of our winter into a cie4'
and comparatively warm season. BY TN
useful contrivsnce, any mariner may ana!
. the violence Of hurricane, or give u
wind the direction and degree OF tore