The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-10-28

regular street, scarcely lighted by a few
twinklng lamps, and looking the fit haunt
OF robbery and assassination. On a narrow
view some of the noble spectators began to
think it had a kind ofrcscmblance to an ltal-
ian street, and some actually discovered IN 1t
one of the leading streets OF that famous city.
But the play was on a German story, they
were under German roof. The street Was,
notwithstanding its ill-omcned simlitud., of
course German. The street WAS solitary.
AT length traveller, German, with pis-
tolls in a belt round his waist, and apparent
" exhausted by his iGdrney, came heavily !
pacing along. lie knockcd at several of the
doors, but could obtain no admission. He |
then wrapped himself up in his cloak, sat
down upon fragment of a monument and
solioquizcd. "Well, here have come, and
this is my reception. All llpalaccs, no inns, all
mobiles, and not a man to tell me where can
lie down in comfort or in safety. Well, it |
cannot be helped. 4 German does not
much care, campaigning has hardened eff |
fcmnacv among us. Hunger and thirst,
heat, and cold, dangers of war and the roads
are not very formidable after what We have
had to work through from father to son.
! Loneliness howcycris not 50 well, unless
man can labour or read Read, that's true,
come ont Zimmerman" he drew volume
from his pocket, moved nearer to decay
ing lamp, and soon seemed absorbed He
had till now been the only object. Another soon
shared the eye OF the spectators. A long
light figure came with kind Of visionary
movement from behind the monument, sur
vcved the traveller with keen curiosity, list
cncd with apparent astonishnent to his
words, and in another moment had fixed ii
self gazing over his shoulder on the volume,
The eyes Of this singular being wandered
over the page, and when it was turaed they
were lifted up to heaven with the strongest
expression OF wonder. The German WAS
weary, his head soon dropped over his study
and he closed the book, "WhAt." said he,
rising and stretching his his limbs, sis there
no one stirring in this comfortlcss place. Is
it not near day?" He took out his repeater,
and touched the pendant, it struck four. his
mysterious attendant had watched him mar
rowly, the repeater WAS traverscd over with
an eagre gaze: but when it struck, delight
was mingled with the wonder that had filed
its pale intelligent countenancc. "Four
o'clock" said the German. SIN my conn
try, half the world would be thinking Of so
ing to the days work by this time. In anoth-
err hour it will be SUNRISE. Well then, I'll
l do you service, you nation of sleepcrs and
make you open your eyes" He drew out
one of his pistols, and fired it. The attend
ant FORM still lowering behind him and look
ed curiously upon the pistol, but on It's go
, ing off, started back in terror, had with a
loud cry that made the travellerturn -"NVho
arc your" was his greeting to this strange
intruder. 81 will not hurt you," was the
answer. "Who cares about tlate' was the
| Germans retort, and he pulled out the other
, pistol. any friend" said the figure, Eyea
that weapon of thunder and lightning cannot
reach me now But if you would know who
am, let me entrcat you to satisfy my Curl
osty moment. You seem man OF extra
ordinary powers" "Well then" said the
German in gcntlcr tone, "if you come as
friend, shall be glad to give you intorma-
ton; it is the custom of our country to deny
nothing to those who will love to learn" The
2 former sighed deeply and murmured, "anl
a vet you are a Tueton; but you were just read"
:, ing little case of strange and yet most inter-
= esting figures: was it n manuscript" No,
4 it was printed book
e "printed, what is printing! never heard
: but of writing"
: sit is all art by which one man can give to
r the world in one day as much as three hun
: dred could give by writing, and in a charac-
t ter of superior clearncss, correctness and
{ beauty; one by which books are made uni
: versal and literature eternal"
c "Admirablc, glorious art!'' said the inqnlr-
it er, "who was it's illustrlous invcntor"'
IS GA Gcrmanl''
! "But another question. saw you look at
c 4 most curious instrument traced with figures
+. it sparklcd with diamonds, but its greatest
n wonder was its sound. Itgavc the hour with
: miraculous exactness, and the strokes were
y followed by tones superior to the sweetest
C music of my day.
c UThat WAS n reOeatcrlo
a "How, when l had the Injuries of the
l. earth at my command, had nothing to tell
ID the hour better than the clepsytra and the
ID sun-dal. But this must be Incompatible
" from It's facility of being carried about, from
Ii it's suitableness to all hours, from its exact
l. ness. 1t must be an admirable guide ever
+. to the higher knowledge All depends up
l. on the exactness OF time. 1t may assist nav
he igation and astronomy. What an invention
in whose was it, he must be mere than man.
in "lIe was 4 Gcrman?"
r What still a barbarian! remember hi
ty nation. once saw an auxiliary legion march
j. ing towards Rome. They were bold ant
c, brave blue-eyed troop. The whole cit,
IN poured out to see those northern warriors
D. but we looked OH them only as gallant say
til ages. have one more question, the mos
r interesting Of all. Isaw you raise your hand
if with small truncheon In 1t; IN momen
he something rushed, out that seemed a por
" tion of the fire of the clouds. Were the
a I ;rbt That | saw Did the