The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-22

impression of his feelings he sought WIZ"
sequestered spot on the sea shore, ana, IN
spred with love, composed the song OF '1teen
.4roon. Disguised as harper, he next night'
gained access among the croud that .htonS
cd to the wedding. 1t happened that ne
was called on by Ellen herself to play.-N
was then, touching his harp with all the pa
thetic sensbility which the interesting occa-
sion inspired, he infused his own feelings
into the song he had composed, and breath
ed into his softencd strain the very soul OF
pensivc melody. 1t began, "IIW You @ay
or come zy1h mr.. Ehen my dear" Ellen
soon felt its force, and "contriVcd to elope
with him that very night"
Curious Eact.-"Kcep a thing seven years,
and you will find use for It. 30 says the
proyerb, aud the following incident, which
was related TO us the other night by
Greenock gentleman, affords no bad illustra-
ton Of he truth of the remark. Not many
years ago, a man, OF the name OF Douglas,
was tried al Invcrary Tor some petty dcpre-
dation, and sentenced to twelve months I'M
prisonment in Rothsay Jail. But the culprit
had been accustomed to a rowing lite, and as
his new quarters bv no means accorded
with his ideas of comfort the thought soon
struck him that it was possible to change
them. His cell happened to be on what Is
called ground floor; and IN addition to a
chair. table, aud bcdstead, displayed an old
fashioned rusty CRATE, which tor years on
years, had, to all appearance, chased away
no contiguous damp-emittcd no cheerful
blaze. From this CRATE he wrenched one
of the ribs or bars. and although the instrn-
ment was not above nine inches long, and
L., -
that, in the course Of a very few hours, he
fairly Undetermined the wall of the prison.
The aperture, though small, enabled him to
drag his body through, but, after creeping
out he had the temeiity to creep in again,
and, from whatever motive, secreted the
disparted portion of the CRATE in a corner of
the yawnmg chasm above. Afterwards he
found his way to Greenock, was allowed to
work his pass lgc III vessel bound 10 North
America, aud ,emaiucd in tn It country sew
crdl years. Timing. however, Of the new
world, he revisited Scotland; and in the
hope, no doubt, that both his crime aud es-
cape had been forgotten, vcntured once more
among the wids of Argyle Shire.
Thc Fiscal Of the district unaware per
hapS, OF the mans return, or not dcemlng
the matter Of much Importance, offered him
no uolrstation at first; bat he was soon
sht in a new offence, and from necessity
or over sight re lodged in the Identical cell
he had broken. All the world has heard OF
l15n8ieui 1on$oa's witty tormcnter and as
the first thing he did on his return from In
dia, wls to ring the aStoundcd Frcnchman' S
bell, 50 our hero had no sooner been left to
himself, than he began to explore the area
of the chimney, in quest of an old aud valua
5le acquaintance, which had served linn at
a pinch, and might Go so again, and he found
the instrument where hr had left il! as tit
for mining work as ever, and with fewer
changes on its substance or surface than
time aud climate had made ON his weather
beaten franc. TO work, therefore, he set q
second time, and was again so successful
that he had his foot on the heath, and saw
the sun rise on his native mountains at al
carly hour on the following morning. Astht
circumstance exci'cda good deal OF interest
diigeut search wa, made for the Barot
Irvnck nt the Isle OF Butte; but it Was all tt
M purpose He escaped to a distant par
Of the country, bctook himself to more law
ful courses, and has been heard to hoast
when heated witt, liqnor Of brace OF ex.
PLOTS, the reality Of which can BE- attcet"t
. by many individuals still residents in til,
t, town Of R0thsay. DaWfrHS Courier.
, ~srrA=a-vss.-~~...-rsr---p,-s V.arss.
The Eew- York House Of Assembly, de
cilcl ON the eth instant, that James Kenyon
= a Quaker preacher. who had been ciectct
TO that House, vas excluded thcrcirom, b,
the annexed provisions Of the State Consti
1 tuition
"And whereas, the preachers Of the gos
: pei are by their profession dedicated to tht
. service of God, and the care ot souls, arc
ought not TO be diverted from the great du
a ties of their functions; Therefore no muiste
Z pt the gospel, or priest Of any Denomination
c whatever, shall at any tine hereafter, unde
# any prttence or description whatever, b
y eligible to, or capable Of holding any civil d
i nnlitary office or place within this State"
}, he dty before, IA member offered unsuc
:. ceestully, resolution that II should be re
:, trrred 'oa committee to inquire,
i "N neither, among the people called Cua
T. kers, there were ministers Of the Guspe
I within the meaning and spirit of the consti
tuition, and how and after what manner the
: were ordained such miliaters Of the Cos
S pei"
We learn from the Harrisburgh Intcli
: gcnccr, shat an encampmtnt Of knigh,
y 'Icmplsrs, to be styled "iioly and undivid.
:, TRINITY Encampment," VIII be organized i
y that borough, on the 18Th instant, under
: warrant granted to the Rev. e.. Bedell, fir
- Grand Master. by De Witt Clinton, Genei