The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-04-24

Foreign articles.
IRON fhe Calcana Jorrlaiof Dec.
SUTTEE At sULKEAH.

by every Christian spectator as dlsITaceiul 10
India, are still unfortunately Of no uncommon
occurrence.
A rite Of this kind which took place at Sui
kesh last Thursday in The person Of young
Hindou Female, imnolaled Oh The same pile
rs her deceased Husband, need only 10 have
been witnessed, not merely 10 arouse heart
renJing sympathies, bu: most uneq.ivocalIy
ID exemplify case Of tue cruellest murder.
| was informed that the deceased had fallen
victim 10 Cholera some time duringshe prece
ding night aud his infatuated widow, deter
mining 10 become Suffice, the corpse had
been brought some miles from the interior 10
mix IN ashes with is iying partner by the
rivers side. The deyoiee was good looking
woman OF IL or u years Of age, and On this
occasion as many others, regardless Of maternal
feelings, had left an infant child Al home 70
come TO the awful pile.-Seyeral European
Gentlemen who were attracted 10 The suot
endeavofed 10 prevail Oh her to relinouisb her
rash design; but her mind appeared already
50 fortified with reltgio bigolry. 50 bexilJer-
ed and occupied with the phantams Of 4
ierlilied and dIsordered Imagination. that no
persuasion could prevail, because none, how
ever torcibe, could be understood. Yet when
a Gentleman pre-ent observed 10 her that IN
giving her life to be destroyed, she was not
only acllrg contrary to the will Of God, but
also doing an injury to society by leaving her
child unprotected, she ePinced the most poign-
ant anguish that can possibly be conceived.
With look of wild and pitiable distraction she
said, +" Speak not Of my chlld-Why do Won
wound my bosom with The idea ?" Then re-
lapsing into supersiItOus rawlings, she added,
But that child no longer belongs 10 mel
am not its Mother, or wherefore did | suffer
this death four times before at this age shall
| not complete my immortality ? and know
that am deemed 10 termination twice again
after regeneraion"-so powerful is bigo;ry
over the noblest affections Of nature
Al length about O'Clock, it was announced
that the sancton Of the Magistrate had arrived.
The writer of this article now again approach
ed tbe deVotee and endeayored by exciting a
love Of life 10 induce her 10 rtnounce her ia
teution. Still, 10 the very edge OF The pile,
abe was deaf to all entreaty.- last words.
however, betrayed much secret vacillaton.
She said +" How can 90 back ?" The ex-
preston, with the look and action which
accompanied il, Immediately struck me as
importing, +" how can | suffer the shame and
reproach Of such impiety.
The usual PocJdh being now performed she
was hurried to her doom and employing
the remaining moments Of life in blessing her
Family, and tenderly recommending her child
to the care Of her mother. law, she stepped
fba nil A II ~
never recolect but with horror and ndigna.
ton. The Devotee's Father ln.law, who
throughout the occasion had shown the mos,
eX5Crable anxiety 10 close the business. now
come forward with thick rope to lie her
down ; 50 that if any attempt was made to
escape i should prove unavailable but by
the Interference Of Mr. - he was
trus led n this design. Determined, how
ever. not % he disappointed, if possible, he
next produced two long Bamboo poles and
would have fastened these across the pile. but
being again prevented, he had recourse to
more intalIble expedent, TO which it was not
our prO'Ince to make any objection. He
heaped such an unusual weight of heavy logs of
who'd and fsgg'ts on the bodies, as effectualy
rende e. NJ wing as incapable as The dead
from eve H-ing beneath their pressure. In
thu sage y the ceremony some Of The mob
cried out k90p ko0a, set fire 10 the Pile
light the Pie. - This being done, only re
manned t1 mess catastrophe that in fictions
tragedy NJuld have been performed behind
the curtain. As soon as The action of The fire
caught hr body, the struggIings Of this unhap-
by. victim in The eXcrucisting agonie1 Of
death, amidst The devOuring element, would
have melted a heart formed Of adamant.
.THE RULING PASSION IN DEATH-In Ire
land the ceremonial Of wakes and funerals i
most pulctually attended to. aud il requires
some sc0uOir fdire to carry through the arrange
ment ~ q masterly manner. great ADEPT
at The business, who had been the prime man
ager \. Al the wakes in the neigbbourhood for
many years, was al least called away from
the deaib beds Of bis friends to his own
Shortly before he died, he gave minute direc
tons 70 bis people as to The mode Of waking
hin il proper style RecoIlect," saws he,
I" 10 pu three candles at the head OF the bed
after yCl lay me out, and two at The foot and
one al Il. ch side. Mind now, and put a pIate
with ht al. on il just top Of my breast
And 90 you hear, have plenty Of tobacco. and
pipes enough. And remember to make the
punch sticUg. And-bui what the devil Is the
use OF taking 10 you; sure, know, you'n be
sure % boch il, as ! WON'T be there myself"
- London PGper
The London Monthly Magazine for Febru-
airy, 1921, says, late traveller il Italy
describes the empire, Maria Louisa, the wife
Of Napoleon, a. being still under the sirveil
lance OF count NeiPperg, She i Negligent 10