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From the Christian Observer

The opinions aud conduct of Lord By.
ron with regard to the female sex, form
certainly one of the most revolving fea-
lures OF bis character. Upon this sub
ject he displayed mixture of levity and
Inconsistency, not unusual among men of
lax principles and dissolue habits. At
ole moment we find him induIging in the
most contemptuous reflections upon the
understandings of women the next,
perhaps, giving loose to expressions
which SAVIOUR of all the homage Of gal
lantry, falsely and absurdly SO called.
From an unhappy concurrence of cir
cumstances, his early youth had been
spent in comparative solitude with re-
gard TO pleasing female society. He
had no quiet domestic circle, no sisters,
no female relatives with whom he asso-
ciated. Mr.. Dallas informs us, that ''he
thought lightly of family ties.'' He was
little acquainted with those examples Of
modesty, simplicity, deicacy, gentleness,
and discretion, which, amidst all the
avidity for futter and display, may still
not unfrequently be found, il is to be
hoped, in the higher walks of life. On
ly few such acquaintance would have
taught him more respect for the female
character, though his early habits might
still have been licentious. But unfortu-
nately he derived his estimate of that
character from very partial and made
quate knowledge. 1t was from the friv-
clous aud the dissipated--too large class,
it must be admitted--that he formed his
opinion of the whole sex. If there were
any exceptions, he seemed to think that
they were TO be found only in the ranks
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From Pratt's Gleaninss.1

GA French merchant having some
money due from a correspondent, SET
out on horseback, accompanied by his
dog, on purpose to receive il. Having
settled the business to his satisfaction,
he tied the bag of money before him,
and began to return home. His faithful
dog, as if he entered into his masters
feelings, frisked round the horse, barked
and jumped, and seemed to participate
In his joy.
|" The merchant, after riding some
miles, alighted to repose himself under
an agreeable shade, and, taking the bag
of money in his hand, laid il down by
his side under a hedge, and, ON remount-
ing, forgot it. The deg perceived his
lapse of recollection, and, wishing to
rectify it, ran TO fetch the bag, bnt il
was too heavy for him to drag along.
lie then ran to his master, and, by cry
ing, barking, and bowling, seemed 10
remind him of his mistake. The mer-
chant understood not his language; but
the assiduous creature perseryered in its
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sister shared. He had forgotten the
Jew of Wilma, when one evening in the
spring of 1916, man called at his hum
bic abode 10 the suburbs of Paris, and
having satisfied himself as to his identity,
placed in his hands packet, and vanish
ed. On opening it, the Colonel found
bills on banker in Paris to the amount
OF 5000l, with the following note -" He
whose daughter you preserved from a
brutal ravisher, whose life you saved,
and whose house you projected from
plumber, at the imminent risk of your
own existence, sends you an humble of
fering of his gratitude, in the hope it may
be useful to you, and which he can well
spare from the ample means he posses
SEES; the only return he requires is, that
if ever hereafter yon hear, the Jews
condemned, you will say that one of that
race knew how to be grateful" -The
sequel is still more interchangeable
old Jew died at Vienna his daughter,
the heiress of his immense wealth, the
largest portion of which was in the
French funds, visited Paris it was nat
ural she should seek the brave man
who had preserved her from the worst
of fates, and with no common emotions
he found the young girl he bad protect
ed now a blooming and beautiful wo-
man, and grateful as she was engaging.
He soon became lover, and she soon
consented to be his wife and with her
hand they received more than 100000
as dowry. Eng. pa.
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Letters From, Ea9ope--Mo. VIIk
LIVERPOOL, 18th JULY. 1926.

LIVERPOOL, l5th JULY, 1926.
On Monday evening the | 1th inst. at
6 O'Clock, we embarked at Dublin on
board the steam-packet, 6 Town Of
Liverpool y for this place. The hustle
and confusion incident TO our departure,
and indeed during the whole passage.
presented such scenes as we had never
before witnessed. Our boat was Sec
ond ark, containing all sorts of beasts and
creeping things. A considerable part Of
the cargo was taken in, after our arriv-
al at the dock. II consisted. in the first
place, of a stratum of horses, something
like hundred in number, occupying
the hold. The process of letting them
down, struck us as novel, although it may
be common in our country. A box sufi-
ciently large to hold horse is placed
upon deck, with sliding door at each
end. The animal is led in enclosed and
swung down ten or fifteen feet into the
hold.
Above the horses was stratum of
sheep, one hundred and fifty in number,
going to the Liverpool market. On the
deck were numerous crates of geese.
ducks. pigs, and poultry, with all sorts Of
lumber thrown promiscuously together.
To, complete the freight, between two
and three hundred Irish, consisting Of
men, women, and children, with their
baggage and provisions, were strewed
among the rubbish upon the deck of the
boat. They were going over to Eng
land, with their families, to labour dur
ing the harvest. A gentleman on board
informed me, that he had three harvests
annually-the first in England, the sec
ond in Ireland, and the third in Scotland.
The difference in the seasons of the
three countries is sufficient to give them
time TO cross and recross the channel.
Scenes were exhibited at the embark
alton and Oh the voyage, which sighed
for the pencil of Hogarlh TO portray
One group in particular arrested our at
tention. II consisted Of whole family,
husbands, wife, sons and daughters, seat
ed upon their baggage in corner of
the deck. Their poor neighbors were
constantly pouring in, one after another,
bringing little presents of cakes, fruits,
and other comforts, shaking hands, she'd
ding parting tear, and giving the parting
kiss, with many benedictions. the
tormality of so many long farewells and
last words, we concluded they were en-
igrants bound TO America, and taking
leave of their friends forever, until we
were Informed that the separation was
only for few weeks.
| When the boat reached the swell,
the confusion deepened. Some were
drinking, singing, and carousing; others
huddled into corners with alright. All
sorts of noises were heard, from the
Cabling of the geese to the signalling Of
| children. The. deck was literally coy
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A Roman Catholic curate, to free
himself from the great labor of confess
sion in Lent, gave notice to his parishion-
ers, that on Monday he should confess
the liars on Tuesday, the misers on
Wednesday, the sIanderers on Thurs
day the there's on Friday, the liber-
tsnes; and on Saturday, the bad svonsen.
His scheme succeeded---none attend
ed.
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the words, "Unhappy wretch what sacrilege p"
Giulo, for it was he whom destiny had led thither,
rushed from the confessional Theresa, still kneel-
ing, arrested his steps she seized his robe, she sup
plicated him to withhold his maledcton, she inn
plored him for her salvation, she implored him for
her love. He repulsed her, though very feebly.-
" Theresa, Theresa" he cried at last, "quit this
place very soon my resolution will fail me-" At
these words Theresa threw herself into his arms
enveoping him, as it were, with the atmosphere of
her love- "Say," she cried Oh say that am
beloved before quit thee y
Gulio, terrified, beside himself, shuddering with
fear Of surprise, replied for moment to her ca
resses, and pressed her to his heart but sud-
den, struck by the recollection of the prediction,
he swore to fly from her forever; and without any
explanation, he exacted from her that she would
bind herself to the same engagement. Theresa,
abandoned to her passion, scarcely comprehends
his words, she consents to whatever he dictates.
What, indeed, did they signify to her it is enough
that he loves her. She feels assured that she shall
see him again. at length they separate
CONTINUED.
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his discourse, and Immediately on finding himself
at liberty, irnnured himself in his cell, but he was
no longer free to deliver himselfup to his ordinary
meditations pursued by the image of the unknown
female experiencing sentiments which were COM
pletely new to him, troubled, disquieted, repose
seemed to have abandoned him nevertheless, it
seemed to him as though he had only begun to eX-
ist from the moment when he heard the voice the
accent of which had SO penetrated his heart. He
dares not hazard glance towards the future alas
he cannot, his destiny is irrevocable ! Every morn
ing he goes to perform mass, every morning he re-
marks aveiled female on the same spot he recog-
nizes her, and has not wish to see her face
for then he must avoid her but he dares allow him.
self to gaze ntently the veil he follows all her
movements, he feels, it were, the pulsatlons OF
her heart, and replies to them; too weak to tear
himself from his danger, he trembles to examine
himself, he starts from the truth his life is com
pressed into few rapid monents-during these
he exists, the rest OF his days is annhilation He
would fan fly he promises HIMSELF 1t she be
there tomorrow, / will not return )" and armed
with this resolution he believes himself safe, and
feels something like return of tranquility. The
next day he went to the church somewhat earlier
than he was accustomed she was not there when
every one had retired, he approached her seat and
perceivng her prayerbook, he seized it, opened
it, and saw written the first page the name of
Thercsa-now, then, he could repeat he could
call upon her name 'FTheresa ! Theresa - he
murmurred, in accents as low though he feared
to be heard, yet he quite alone. Since she did
not appear, he had no scruple to return days and
weeks rolled away and Theresa was absent
Theresa, the wife Of an old man, whom she loved
as a father was happy in the fulhlment of her du
ties, and suspected no other species of happiness
than that which was her portions she Giulio,
and her peace of mind was gone SO ardent was
the soul of Theresa, that her first real sentiment
was doomed to form the destiny of her life she
adored Giulio Until this crisis her husband had
never mentioned Giulo to him; this mystery was
painful to her, and seemed to accuse her Of her
fault; she perceived there was danger to be shun-
ned, and had the courage to abstain from attending
mass In the hope OF calming her feelings, she had
recourse to confession, and resolved for that pur-
pose, to return to the church of the Domnicans -
she chose the hour when she knew Giuho to be
engaged she approached the confessional, and on
her knees acknowledged all she had experienced
since the day of the festival of the convent, the hap
piness which the daily sight of Gulio had caused
her her subsequent reuOrce and the coura Ce she
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that no earthly power should induce him to betray
secrets confded to him under the seal Of his con-
fession
Ciuo had gone to Naples, from whence he had
embarked for MessiDa purposng there to enter a
Dominican convent which his confcssor had recon-
mended to hirn. Father AMBROSE, the superior Of
this convent, was Of too much real piety and
too enlightened views 10 take advantage Of the
disturbed imagination Of a young man, and @iaHo
yainly besought him to dispense with the noYltiate
he would by no means consent to IT, Giuho was
compelled to submit his resolution nevertheless
remained immoyeabe strange superstition go
yerned him, and be believed he could only find re-
fuge from his fate in embracing monastc life
He was prosecuted by the recollection of the Sybil,
necessarily haunted by the words she had pronounc-
ed over him" Love without bounds Sacrdege
Murder !" The cloister seemed to him the only
asylum whittier he might escape from passion and
from crime. Poor wretch as if walls, rules, and
VOWS, could rescue man from destiny.
The year of the novitiatc expired. Giuio pro-
nounced his vows, he believed himself happy, and
felt as if at length delivered from the torments he
had suffered not once did idea of the sacrifice
evening of that solemn day, at the moment of retir
ing to his CELL he met one of the monks Of the con-
vent, who took his hand pressed it affectonatey,
and said Brother, it is forever - The words
sfor ever struck Giulio The power of a word
over weak mind is wonderful those uttered,
seemed to reveal to him his whole existence he
beheld himself already dead, and for whom
time was no more ; he fell from thenceforth into
sombre habit and appeared to support the weight
Of life YEARLY.
Father Ambrosio beheld with compassion the 81
tuation of this young man; his sole knowledge Of
him was that he unhappy, and took an interest
in him it occurred to him that occupation might
quence, and Anbrosia appointed him to preach -
his reputation of rapid growth, mu!titudes
Aocked from all quarters to hear him, he became
the subject of variety of vague rumors, he was
young and handsome, and it is probable that the
mystery which surrounded him lent an added charm
to his words.
The time drew nigh for the celebration of the
feast of the Convent, at which the King of Naples
and his whole court were to assist Gulio was Sc
lected to pronounce the panegyric of St. Thomas
the patron of the convent and great preparations
were made for the occasion. The day arrived, an
immense crowd filed the church, Giulio with
difficulty pressing through it to go to his pulpit,
rbaDi nc Nc eff fa1l
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TO BE CONTINUED.

Under the head of" Letters from a Sub
altern," published in Blackwood's Ma
game, we have found some interesting
incidents, Of which the following, from
the April humber, may be taken as spe-
cimen.
THE DESERTERS' EXECUTION
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THE DESERTERS' EXECUTION.
AN EXTRACT.

had ridden towards the fort one morn
ing for the purpose Of visiting friend
in the 9Th division, when | learnt that
three men had been seized few days be-
fore, half way between the two chains OF
posts, and that one Of them had confess
ed that their intention was to desert
A court martial was Immediately order
ed !; the prisoners were condemned 10 be
shot: and this was the day on which the
sentence was to be carried into execution.
I consequently found the division, on my
arrival, getting under arms; and being
informed of the circumstances, | deter
mined, after a short struggle with my
weaker feelings, to witness the proceed
ing.
1t was, altogether, most solemn and
i'm pressive spectacle. The soldiers took
their stations and formed their ranks,
without speaking word; and they look
ed at one another with that peculiar ex-
preston, which, without seeming 20 i'm
ply any suspicion of the improperly of
the measure, indicated great reluctance
to become spectators of it. The same
feeling evidently pervaded the minds Of
the officers. Indeed you could almost
perceive the sort of shudder which ran
through the frames of all who were on
parade.
The place appointed for the execution
was a little elevated plain, few hundred
Yards in front OF the camp, and near the
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LIFE OF A SAILOR.

How melancholy is the life OF a sailor;
from the first hour Of his embarkation
his habits and modes of life become es-
sentialIy different from those of his bre-
thren on shore.
His habitation is not fixed, and seems
to have no foundation--now leaning to
this side, now to that acted upon by
every wave and breath of wind.
Even his food is unnatural; it engen-
dcrs diseases, and can only be relished
from long habit:
Frequently he does not behold the
face of cheerful woman, green fields, or
cottages, for month. together; so sad
are the watery deserts which he travels
that a solitary and fertile land becomes
to him an object of interest.
AT night he slumbers in a narrow
hammock, from which, in the midst of
dreams of home, he is often reused by
the sound of danger--Fushing on deck,
he fnds the vessel driven before the
blast, or laid down upon her side by a
sudden gale; the remainder ofthe night
is spent amidst cold and wet, and dark
ness and storms.
Even the morning light is hardly well
come, since it serves only to discover a
turbulent and boundless ocean, in which
he may possibly ere long be overwhel-
med, and leave no sad memorial TO tell
his fate.
Yet how plsasantis the life ola sailor!
Foreye rowing about, he enjoys with
out care that variety which the epicu-
rean so sedulously and often so vainly
seeks, as alone capable Of giving zest
to the pleasure OF existance. The fruits
and productions, the manners of distant
climates, become as familiar as those OF
bis own country, He sees nature un-
der every aspect; and the widely vary
Ting race of mankind, the Chinese and
the Negro, the Indian and the Malay,
| are brothers with whom be has often
| conversed. ii. the duty and pride of
a sailor to struggle with the tempest,
| which innures his mind and body to
fatigue and danger; but donot always
vex the surface of the deep, nor do
clouds always aarkenthe face ofheaven;
at intervals favorable breezes bear him
smoothly along.-He sees the sun rise
from the eastern waves in all the glory,
and disappear in the evening as in a
sea Of fire. lie contemplates with
pleasure the tropical clouds, the rich
and splendid colors of which bid def
ance to the art of the painter, ard ava
ken TO admiration even the rudest mind.
He alone, with his level horizon, can
contemplate, in all its magnifcence,
the star light canopy of heaven, or the
moon re ilected on every side from a
thousand broken waves. Who, then,
would not undergo few hardships and
prlvations, TO arrive at the enjoyment
of objects SO sublime How pleasant is
the hte of sailor!--Lon. Nee. Rec.
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MISCELLAN EOUS.
From the New-York American.
Tue THREE HUNCHBACKS.


TUE THREE HUNCHBACKS.
The following is an imitation of wellknown
fable, which has furnished the plot cf many a
story in almost every language in Europe.
In the Is century, OF the banks OF
one Of the tributary streams of the Pc,
stood castle. which seemed built IA
Their TO preserve its iumAtts from sud.
den,predatory attacks than from serious
warfare. The country around it was
delightful, and the stream, which
washed its base, in other places snail
low and sluggish, was here Sc rapid
and deep, that ii repaired the arm of
no ordinary swimmer to extricate him
from its current. As the lands belong
ingto it, were rich, and he peasantry
Industrious, and in addition, as they
were surrounded by the territories OF
powerful abbies, this castle was little
exposed to war, and its owner thrived
in the midst OF iirtility and plenty.
Messer Giovanni, who, at the period
Of our story, succeeded to its Inherit
auce, YVES remarkable, as being de
ecended from series Of ancestors,
whose forms were as uupreposscssing
as their souls were british. Their OBJ
ject seemed to have been TO accumu
late wealth, which Of course increased
progressively in every succession,
while they could number, less envia
bic, alm0s. every dciornily in toe par
ticulAr individuals Of the race, which
fall to lie lot OF man. One had
been blind, another owned bat one leg,
one WAS born bald, another grey, an
other deaf Another peculiarly was,
that the iahe.i tance was transmitted
from son TO son: and never had there
been known more children TO have
been born 10 any one OF them, than i
single sou. messer Giovanni VS.
more favored in personal appearance
than most OF ms ancestors had been
for he Avas only hump. backed. anc
from his earliest years, he had walk
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Onr real qpoDfe b,,t fe,, a.,

Or real auanfs but few,-Our
selves. says Pope, are easily provided
for. IT'S noting but the circumsian
tails and the apparatus and the equip
page of human life that costs so much
tie furnishing. Only what luxuri
Gus man wants for horses and lootmen.
a kind good nalured man wants for hi.
friends and the INDECENT.
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COMPLAINTS OF THE POOR

BY EoHssr soUrHEr.
Ard rsherefore do he poor c0nPld'nf
The rich man asked me:
Come walk abroad with me, said j.,
And will answer thee.
Twas evening, and the frozen streets
Were cherries to Dehold;
And We were wrapt and coated well,
2ut get, we felt the cold
We met an old bare headed msn.
His locks were few and white:
ask'd him what he did abroad,
In that cold winter night.
sTwas bitter keen indeed he said,
But al home no IRE had he;
And, therefore. he had come abroad.
To ask for charity.
We net a young bare -foo,ed child,
And she begged loud and bold;
I ask'd her what she did abroad.
When the wind it blew SO cold.
She said her father was at home.
And he lay sick in bed:
And, therefore. was il she was sent
Abroad to beg for bread
We saw womsn sitting down
Upon stone to rest;
She had baby at her back,
Another at her breast.
! ssk'd her why she loter'd there,
Whea the wind 1t was so chill,
She turn'd her head. and babe the child,
That scream'd behind, be still.
She told us, that her husband sery'd
A soldier, far away;
And. therefore, to her parish. she
Was begging back her way.
We met girl; her dress was loose.
And sunken was her eye;
Who, with the wanton's hollow voice,
ADDRESSED the passers by.
ask'd her what there vas in guilt.
That could her heat allure,
To shame. disease and late remorse,
She answered she was poor.
I turn'd me to the rich man then,
For silently stood he;
You ass'd me why the poor compl ain,
And these have ans wer'd thee.