The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-06-04

beasts Of sport. The whole adornmenss
took sylvan character; and the mass
itself, being considerably shortened, pro-
we'd 10 be OF that sort which is called q
hunting mass, because in use before tho
noble and powerful, who, while assisting
at the solcmnity, arc usually impatient to
commence their fayourite sport.
Yet, during this brief ceremony. Dur-
wards companion seemed TO pay the moss
rigid & scrupulous attention; while his
younger companion, mot quite so much oc-
cupied with religious thoughts, could nor
forbear blaming himself in his own mind
for having entertained suspicious deroga-
tory to the character of SO good& so hum
BILE man. Far from now holding him "a q
companion and accompiice Of robbers, he
he had much to do to forbear regarding
him as saint like parsonage.
When mass was ended, they retired to-
gether from the chapel, and the elder
said to his young eomrade; 'sit is but q
short walk from hence to the village-ysG
may now break your fast with an UMPIRE.
JUDGED conscience--foliow tne."
Turning to the right and proceeding
along path which seemed gradually 70
ascend, he desired his companion by no
means to quit the track, but, on the COM
trary, to keep the middle of it as nearly
as he could. Durward could not help
asking the cause Of this prcsaution.
sYou are now near the court young
man." answered his guide Sand, Pas-
gues-dieu there is some difference be-
twixt walking in this region and on POUR
own healthy hills: Every yard OF this
ground, excepting the path which we
now occupy, is rendered dangerous, and
nigh impractIcable, by snares and traps,
armed with Scythe blades, which shred
off the unWary passengers liInbsas sbeec-
ly as hedge bill lops hawthorn sprig
land calthrops that would pierce your
foot through, and pit falls deep enough
to bury you in for ever for you are now
within the precincts of the royal demesnea
and we shall presently see the front o.
the chaieau."
"Were the king Of France" said the
young man, el would not take go much
trouble with traps and gins, but would
try instead to govern so well, thar no one
should dare come near my dwelling with
bad intent; and for those who came
there in peace and good will, why, tho
more of them the merrief we should
be-"
His companion looked round with an
alarming gaze, and said, "Hush, hush,
sir VarIet with the Velvet Pouch for Z
forgot 10 tell you thai one great danger
of these precincts is, that the very leaves
of the trees are like 90 many ears, which
carry all which is spoken to the kings
own cabinet"
eel care little for that" answered
Quentin Outward "I bear a Scottish
tongue in my head,boid enough to speak
my mind to king Louis's face, God bless
him-and, sor the cars you talk os,ifK
could sec them growing on human head;
! would crop them out OF it with nv
wooden knife"
We give our readers forctas,e of the
Waverly novel, Quens.s DHyrara. in the
second chapter of the first volume. In
this chapter the hero is introduced and
the main theatre of the action described
We may may not tell who the parties IN
the dialogue with Quintin are, as by on
doing we might affect the interest of the
story: In the two first volumes of The
work, --all that we have perused of it,
there is an air of originality ia referenc.
to the other roTianeea of the author and
the diction Of them appears to us much
superior to that. of Peveril of the Peair
for example. TO Judge from our own
case, we think the American public will
greatly relish and admire this new Of.
spring OF the plastic and inexhsustibIr-
pen, which converts the records of histo-
ry into narratives possessing the variety.
spirit and general fascination of the most
ingenious dramatic fctions. TyNat. c.
Without determination; il is ifnposSiA
BILE to be free and independent, Row.
must learn sotfie useful trades, and oiris.
in order to make good wives, must he.
taught all kinds Of house work. What
sayeth the scriptures Those who will
not work, ought not 10 eat for there Il
no other way, in which the gtess BODY IS
people can be supported, but by honess
industry.
Persons in active employrhstit, are the
most useful members Of society, and ara
generally moro healthy and happy. than
the idle and dissipated:
honest industry, must always be res.
Pectable, and those who affect to de,piV,
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