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The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
AN EXECUTIoN-ha the Phil!tpine Islands.

Impelled by very common, and, perhaps.
excusesble curiosity. rode out with some friends
one day 10 witness the execution of mistez "a SOL
der for murder. The parade ground OF Bugam-
bayan was the theatre Of this trag comedy, for
such it may be truly called, and never did | ex-
perence such revulsion of feeling as upon this
occasion. The place was crowded with people
of all descriptions and strong guard Of soldiers,
three deep, surrounded the galows, forming :,
circle, the area of which was about two hundred
feet in diameter The hang.man was habited in
a red jacket and trowsers, with cap Of the same
color upon bis head This fellow had been for.
m.rly condemned to death for parrcde, but was
par,loned on condition Of turning executioner,
and becoming close prisoner for life, except when
the duties Of his profession occasionally called
him from his dungeon for an hour. Whether his
long confinement, and the gnominous estimation
in which he was held, combined with despair of
pardon for his heinous offence, and natural fero.
city of character, had rendered him reckless Of
'weal or wo;' or other impulses directed his
movements, know not, but never did see such
demoniacal visage as was presented by this mis-
creant, and when the trembling culprit was de.
livered over to his hand, he pounced eagerly up
on his victim, while his countensnce was sutfused
with grim and ghastly smile, which reminded
US of Dante's devils. He Immediately ascendeu
the ladder, dragging his prey after him till they
had nearly reached the top he then placed the.
rope around the neck of the maefactor with ma
ny antic gestures and grimaces, highly gratifying
and amusing to the mob. To signify to the poor
fellow under his fangs, that he wished to whisper
in his ear, and to push him off the Ladder, and to
jump astride his neck. with his heels drumming
with violence upon his stomach, was but the work
of an instant We could then perceive rope fast
tened to each leg of the sufferer, which was pu.
led with violence by people under the gaows
and an additional rope, or to use sea term, Il
prerenter, Was round his neck, and secured TO the
gallows, to act in case of accident TO the one by =
which the body was suspended. had witness !
ed many executions in different parts OF the :
world. hut never had such disboIcal scene as
this passed before my eyes; and no little disgust
and resentment was harborcd by our ,srty 4. !
gainst the mass of spectators, among whom am
reluctantly compelled to say, were several groups
of sman's softened image WIN seemed to view
the whole scene with feelings not far remote, r
fear, from that kind Of satisfaction which child .
feels at rare show"
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| by the Abbot for breaking Father Jerome head

by the Abbot for breaking Father Jerome head
VII tin frying-pan
sAnd how was she dres,, Andrew
In that horrible three cornered hst, which
may be blinded if ever | seek to look upon a.
gain an in long blue apron
Green, Andrew cried Effie, twirling her own
green agron around ber thumb.
Now you like to teaze one = said the lover.
Pour Andrew did not at all enter into his mis-
trcsses pleasantly for he labored under great
depression of spirits, and never lifted his eyes
from the ground.
sBut ye hae no tauld US what she said, lad 2
said the old woman With an air of deeper myste-
ry as each question WAS put and answered in its
turn.
Lord what signifies il whether she said this
or that-Haud your tongue, and get me some
comfort; for, to speak the truth, Pm vera caud ,
Well mayest thou be sae,' said Eifie for in
deed.' she continued in fegned voice, ii acas a
cauM an an eeyie night to be SO late on .7uusske
Muir
Andrew started, and doubt seemed to pass
over his mind. He looked up at the daInsel, and
perceived, for the first time, that her large blue
eyes were laughing at him from under ,he shade
of huge three cornered hat. The next mome Mt
he hung over heri an ecstacy of gratitude, and
| smo,hered with his kisses the ridicule which she
forced upon him as the penalty Of his preserva.
| ton.
Seven feet high, Andrew
'My dear Eiir'-
'As ugly as sinv
[ my darling lassie'--
| 'And beard.'--
IN. ma now you carry the jest o'er far
| Sand saxty wintersn
Sixteen springs, Efie, dear, delightful smil
ing springs
'And Elspeth the cobier's wife oh. Andrew,
Andrew never can forgive you for the cobler's
wife and what say you now, Andrew, is there
nae boyle on the Muiri'
! My dear Effic, for your sake pll believe in a
the bogles in Christendep =
That is,' said Etfie, at the conclusion of =
long and vehement fit Of rsib,lity, that i. in a
that wear that three cornered hats
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long. Her skin is now in the East India Marine
Society at Salem for, in consequence of losing,
by bad weather, the stock of puppies and kids
provided for her on the homeward passage, we
were obliged to shoot her. A remarkable anec-
dote relative TO this animal cannot forbear rela-
ting In Saigon, where dogs are dog cheap
We used to give the tigress one every day. They
were thrown alive into her cage, when after play
ing with her victim for while, as cat does with
mouse. her eyes would begin to glsten, and
her tail to vibrate; which were the immediate
precursors of death to the devoted little prisoner,
which was invariably seized by the back OF the
neck, the incsors Of the sanguinary beast perfo'
rating the jugular arteries; while she would tra.
verse the cage, which she lastied with her tail,
anil suck the blood of her prey, which hung suss
pended from her mouth. One day puppy, not
at all remarkable or distinguished from the COM
mon herd, was thrown in, who Immediately on
perceiving his situation, set up dismal yell, and
attacked the tigress with great fury swapping at
her nose, from which he drew some blood. The
tigress appeared to be amused with the puny
rage Of the puppy; and with as good humored
en- expression OF countenance as so fcrocious an
animal could be supposed TO assume, she affected
TO treat it all as play and sometimes spreading,
herself at full length on her side, at others crouch
ing IN the manner OF the fabled sphynx, she would
ward OFT with her paw the incensed little animal,
TIL he was finally exhausted. She then proceed
ed to carry m-endesvoring by many little arts
TO inspire him with confdeDce-n which she fl
naiiy succeeded; and in a short time, they laid
down together and slept From this lime they
were inseparable; the tigress appearing to feel
| Tor the puppy all the solicitudc Of mother, and
the dog in return treating her with the greatest
affection; and small aperture was left open in
the cage, by which he had free ingress and egress
EXPERIMENTS were subsequently made, by pre-.
senuns, strange dog At the bars of the cage
wheh the tlgress would manifest great eagerness
to get it. Her adopted child was then thrown in:
on which She would eagerly pounce, but mme.
diately discovering the cheat, she would caress it
with great tenderness"
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).T' R.
SYMPATHY.

All why was the tear formed to flow
Ger the anguish it cannot retriever
Or the sigl, for the victim of woe,
When the means are too scsnt to relieve
Must the bosom OF sympathy mourn?
Must friendship and virtue repine!
Must the heart that is tender be torn,
When its passion is pure and divne
Your pity must often befrend,
And the heart that has feeling must grieve,
When the hand is s,rbid to extend,
And the wish is the all we can give.
But the heart that has wishes to bless,
Reflects the same pleasure that's given.
And the tear that can drop at distress,
is the aims that's accepted in Heaven.
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The thought that speaks the welded, though
Thy widowhood be long and free?
Hast thou SOM
Napoleon -
But dost thou think that he can smile,
And greet thy nup,ials kindly-thee'
He may, with canker'd heart the while
lie may he may lit will not be.
Still will he think Of whom did clasp
The eagle in his flight
Still will he think Of whom did grasp
A torch that did to glory light.
And though on thee
His heart may be,
Think'st thou to ever be forgiven .
Thou shouldst have kept thy maiden vow:
That vow you sworc to one-and Heaven
Why is't not sacred now! p.
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LINES

IN the marriage Of Muria Louisa, wiao,c of d
late Emperor Napoleon l.
And couldst thou then SO soon forget
The" Monarch of the world {"
or can thy bosom heave it yet
70 see Napoleons flag unfurl'd.
1t cannot be:
shame to thee.
Thou hast forgotten him that clomb
To the high niche of fame and power.
Thou hast forgotten where thy home
Should be e'en at this hour.
Thou shouldst be weeping at his grave.
Thou shouldst be strewing there
Inc flowers that adorn the brave
And emblems of thine own despair.
Yes, thou shouldst weep,
And watch his sleep;
ana when the midnight winds swept by,
Thou shoulds not leave his willow shade.
hut there, in wldcw'd agony,
Fray thy own grave be made.
mast thou sen !-and dost thou know
HOW bard to him may be
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BALLAD.

oh ! wake the harp no more,
Tho sweet the strain you sing,
Only one hand could o'er
It's chords such magic fling
And bid the tear,
Or stifled sighs,
Quick disappear,
Or fleetly rise.
Only one voice could give
That charm, that spell at will,
And bid the bard's words live
In feetinS memory still
Tho months might fee,
In griffin care,
Still memory
Retain'd them there.
Sweet voice long msyst thou sigh
Thy song of passion o'er,
To swains as dear, tho'l -.
Shall hear thy song no more
Lov'd may'st thou be,
May years glide, e'er
Time steals from thee
a gift SO rare.
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Curious incident The following anecdote is
from Lieut.. Whites History of voyage to the
China Sea-" lust published. 1t shows the effect
Of courage, in conciliating the affections of IL
gress.
"The common tiger of Cochin China. is not
greatly dreaded: but the royal tiger is most
terrific animal The Governor presented one Of
the latter to the commander Of each ship. They
were confined in very strong cages Of iron wood.
That which had was beautiful female, about
2 years old nearly three feet high, and FIVE feet
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POE T'5a.Yo
FOR THE wILMINGTONIAN.
LINES ADDRESSED TO YOUTH

FOR THE wILMINGT0yIAS.
LINES ADDRESSED TO YOUTH
g RcmJember no,o ting Creator in The days Of
My youia" SOLOMON.
Oh, We who neglect all the glories above,
The trAes of earth to pursue;
(And waste your small portions on triles you love)
Of moments uncertain and few.
To the call of your gracious Itrdeemer attend.
Oh, lend TO his mercy an ear;
Before the last summons to your spirit he send,
The voice of his angel to hear.
The dreams that bewilder the thoughtless and
gay,
The shadows and phantoms of joy
Shall haste at the sight Of aifliction, away,
Or death the false dream shall destroy.
Oh, fools who prefer the base tinsel and dross
Of earth, 70 the pleasures on high!
Oh, fatal neglect irreirievable loss
Of that which no treasures can buy.
The knowledge of God is a treasure more bright
And imparts more permanent peace,
Than all the gilt splendors which dazzle your
sight,
And never like them shall i, cease.
Let the fervor of youth be employed in his
praise,
And in your devotion be shewn;
Let the morn Of your life and the bloom of your
days
BE sacred to JESUS alone. J.T.R.
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A yIRTUOUS LIFE.

What are honor, fame, wealth and power.
when compared with the expectation of being
without an end. ard happiness adequate TO that
end! How poor will these SEE IN at our last hour:
and how joyful will that msn be, who has lead an
honest, yiruous life, and travelled to heaven Ihro'
the rougllest ways poverty, affection and con.
tempt.
Happiness is that single and glorious thing,
which is the very light and sun of the animated
universe; and where she is not, it would be bet
ter that nothing should be Without her wisdom
is but shadow, and virtue a name she is their
sovereign mistress. for her alone they tabor, and
by her they ariN be paid to enjoy her, is the oh.
ject OF their Efforts, and the consunation OF their
toll.
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TERMS.

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BEAUTY.

Lovely is the besming smile,
On the cheek of beauty dear,
Lovely is the witching smile,
Loveller far is beauty's tear;
IT'S the gem that sparkling glows,
Ills the dew-drop on the rose;
''ris all that's lovely We can find,
Bcsuty's tear Is beauty's mind.
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DnEAns.--To dream and to remember youc
dream, is forerunner that you was not rwsse
nor very sound asleep when yon dreamed.
To tell your dreams prognosiicat.s that you
might be better employed.
For young man to dream of the lasscs, fore
tells that he thought of them before he went to
sleep.
For Young lady to dream very particularly of
any certain young gentleman, toretelIs that she
purchased her las, hat to attract his attention.
To dream off PERSONS nose is forerunner that
you have nose Of your own it you never have
lost it.
To dream of trouble is harbinger of yesr ha-
wing trouble while you are dreaming To dream
of happiness shows that you will probably be dis.
appointed when you awake.
WANTS Virtue wants more admirers, VS.,
dom more sunpants, Truth more rea, iriyndl
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WANTS Virtue wants more admirers, VS..
dom more surpliants, Truth more res, friyi&
and Honesty more practitioners
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-05-29
THE THREE EPOCHs OF LIFE.

BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND DEATH.
Behold the lovely infants fragile form
How sweet, how innocent it lies;
What heart, that seeing, does not warm,
Or hearing, melts not at its cries
Angels they seem, though forms Of flesh be given,
To hide the spirit, pure as those in Heaven
When early sports and plays are DER,
And youth to hardy manhood grown;
When early toys shall please no more,
And beauty's fow'rs are fully blown,
Wedlock fulfls creations heavily plan,
Links fast the fate, and sealsthe happiness Of man
Death tears the infant from the breast,
And makes the lovely prey his own;
The blooming youth he lays to rest,
Ere life to him is fully known:
Nature, too. calls weared age to his last sleep,
Sleep Of the Craze how long, how sound, how
deep THE STRANGER.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-05-29
COURTsHIP FROM THE PSALMS.

A young lady in the west Of England,
named Grace Lord, by her uncommon &C
plishments, had become the object Of
attention to numerous suitors. The young
lady constantly referred them to her ia
Their, who, being of whimsical temper,
as well as being much attached to the So
ciety ofhis daughter, for long time gave
no one favourable reception. AT length
young man, who had remarked that the
father was great humourist, after expe-
rieucing refusal, addressed him in writ
ing in the following words, from the YER
sion Of the 9th Psalm:
Have mercy on me IoRb,
And grant to me thy GRACE
The expedient succeeded, and he OBJ
tanned the young lady with the paternal
consent.
Adulation is pleasing to most people,
particularly to youth. Believe not that
a gentleman is enamoured of you, bee ause
he uses few tender expressions; but re-
member, the same compliments he be-
slows on you, the next moment he will
lavish on another
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having run through this series OF poeucal
lives, that where there were such shin
ing talents, there should be SO little yir-
tue.
These luminaries Of our country seem
to have been kindled into brighter
blaze than others, only that their spots
might be more noticed! SO much can
nature do for our intellectual parts, and so
litte for our moral What vanity, petu-
lance in Pope? How painfully sensible
OF censure, and yet how restless in pro-
vocation TO what mean articles could
Addison stoop, in hopes of injuring the
reputation of his friend Savage, how
sordidly vicious, and the more condemn
ed for the pains that are taken to palliate
his vices. Offensive as they appear
through a veil, how would they disgust
without one. What a sycophant to the
public taste was Dryden; shining against
his feelings, lewd in his writings, though
ohaste in bis conversation. | know not
but one might search these eight vo-
tunes with candle, as the prophet says,
to find man, and not find one, unless,
perhaps, Arbuthnot were be. | shall be-
5Ap oH"tetS 'hio CNSuibb, anu ptOPOoC "
myself much satisfaction in reading him.
In him, at least, shall find man whose
faculties have now and then glimpse
from Heaven upon them "a man, not in
deed in possession of much evangelical
light, but faithful to what he has, and
never neglecting an opportunity to use
it! How much more respectable such
character, than that Of thousands who
would call him blind, and yet have not
the grace to practise half his virtue t.
He, too, is poet, and wrote the Minstrel
The specimens which have seen Of it
pleased me much.
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LIES PETTY ILLS.

l SAW the cloud OF sable hue
Spread all heav m northern summit over
And one pale star Just twinkling through,
Wan as the cheek Of hopeless lover
saw the storm come fercely on,
Howling its sullcn notes Of sorrow,
And gazed until that star was gone,
And ask'd,-O, Kill 1t shine to-monesss
The morrow came-the evening fell
saw ii brighter shine than ever;
It's smiling beams seemed fam to tell
"The whirlwind's rage canreach me never
And thus, thought, my soul should scorn
LIES petty ills that round it hover
And fearless wait the genial morn
When clouds and storms shall all be oyer
The woes that shade our spirits here
VIII pass-as pass'd that threat'ning shower
And they shall flourish in a sphere zss
Far, far beyond the tempest's power
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ST'ANZAS.

My life is Ike the summer rose,
That opens to the morning Sky,
But ere the shades of evening close,
Is scattered on the ground to die
Yet on the roses humble bed,
The sweetest dews of night are shed,
As if she wept the waste to sec;
But none shall ever weep for me.
My life is Ike the autumn leaf,
That trembles in the moons pale ray
lis hold is troil, its date is brief,
Restless, and soon to pass away
Vet ere that Leaf shall fall and fade,
The parent tree shall mourn ITS Shade.
The winds bewail the lcafess tree,
But none Shall breathe sigh for me
My life is like the prints, which feet
Have left on Tempe's desert strand;
Soon as the rising tide shall beat,
All trace VIII vanish from the sand
Yet, as if grieving to etface
All vestige Of the human race,
On that lone shore loud momns the sla,
BIT none, alas Shall mourn fer me.
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P0ETR Y.

Z VIZ - A0 d
The subioined extract is from the poems of WIN
c. BRYANT, an American poet Of much merit, if not
of much distinction 1t affords us great pleasure to
aid in the diffusion of the efforts of native genius,
and we but coincide in the opinion OF many, when
we say that the poetic works of the above gentle
man deserve to have more extensive circulation,
-'sYet few days, and thee
The all-beholding sun shall see no more
In all his course nor vet in the cold ground,
Where thy pale form was laid, with many tears,
Nor in the embrace of ocean shall exist
Thy image.
Yet not to thy eternal resting place
Shalt thou retire alone-nor Couldst thou wish
Couch more magnificent. Thou Shalt lie down
With patriarchs of the infant world-with kings,
The powerful Of the earth-the wise, the good,
Fair forms, and hoary seers otaGes past,
All in one mighty sepuIchrc.--1he hills
Rock ribbed and ancient the sun,--thc wales
Stretching in penslye quetness between;
The venerable woods-rve1s that move
In majesty, ard the complaining brooks
That make the meadows green and poured round
Old oceans gray and melancholy waste
Are but the solemn decorations all
Of the great tomb of man The golden sun.
The planets, all the infinite hosts of heaven,
Are SHINING on the sad abodes OF death,
Through the still lapse of ages. All that tread
The globe are but handful TO the tribes
That slumber in its bosom.
SO shalt thou rest--and what if thou shalt fall
Unnoticed by the living-and no friend
Take note Of thy departure All that breathe
WIN share thy destiny. The gay will laugh
When thou art gone, the solemn brood OF care
Plod on, and each one as before will chase
His fayourite phantom yet all these shall leave
Their mlrth and their enployments, and shall come,
And make their bed with thee AS the long train
OF ages glide away the SONS Of men,
The youth in lte's green spring, and he who goes
In the full strength of years matron and maid,
The bowed with age. the infant in the smiles
And beauty Of its innocent age cut off,
Shall one by one be gathered to thy side,
BY those, Who in their turn shall follow them
SO 1--we, that when thy summons comes to JOIN
The innumerablc caravan, that moves
To the pale realms Of shade, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not like the quarry slave at night
Scourgcd tohs dungeon, but sustained and soothcd
BY an untalterlng trust, approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapcry Of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams"
THE THREE EPOCHS OF LIFE.
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FROM THE NETWORK EVENING POST.

FROM THE NEw-Y0RK EVENING posr
The following beautiful stanzas arc copied from
the Pensacola Flordian The first is from the pen
Of r. IL. Wilde, Esq. of Georgia and the second
is said to be by lady Of Baltimore This will make
its way TO every heart.