Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
Gom the Ns.S Monthly Afasdsi0f.
THE DEAD WATCH.
LKCEED or swBDEH.

LEGEND or swsDEE.
The last moments Of Ulriea, prin.
cess Of Sweden, approached. 4 film
ob,eursd her eye; but her voice, though
weak, wa. clear Il thought scarcely
could have died without bidding last
farewell" she said, ITO my h'sd f.
melinds-but life rssedes apace. How
many days have elapsed since the mes
ssnger was despatched to Saxony"
But three, my dearest princessW
replied an aged attendant, whose ac
cents ware scarcely more distant than
those Of her diving mistress;-but three:
as maBy weeks must pass before Coun-
tess, Emelinde, Of ecbenbsfg can ar
rive.n
II have not as MANY hours to live, and
must forego this hope" resumed the la
DIV. Our vow To meet again. before the
tomb closed over US, has past unfulhIled.
Wy faithful friends, farewell nhen am
gone, think kindly OF your pr'ncess"
| Ii was tnree in the morning when vi
RIGA expirad; the neat day, the body
| iay in siate, aud all Stockholm repaired
| 10 take a last look at their beloved prin
cess. The crowd Was so great that, to
yards evening, the officer GU qua I'd
found it ifficult to enforce the order for
closing the doors, and that none should
be admitted until the following day.
This officer was Baron Frederic, Of w.
young Sweds of undoub,ed courage.
| The eleventh hour mad struck, aod, as
he walked up and down an anti cham
Der, separated from the room where the
princess lay merely by glass partition,
he often paused TO gaze at the idle pomp
which surrounded the royal corse,
whrre the shades Of death, and the glars
of thousand tapers seemed engaged in
CHASTITY comba,--and then, bic head
sunk 90 his breast--and, again he NOV.
ed slowly on, wrapped in his own retlec'
tons. So passed the next hour, and the
clock struck twelve. As ,ts last vibPa
ton ceased, LADY, dressed in black,
shpm tia baron Immediately recngni-
lied as the Countess Emsiinde OF
Schenhesg, the absent friend ut the
prime sss, entered ~ osle Countess"
said Baron Frsdetic, abe chamber Of
her higaosss is closed, aid Do one, I'm
I'll the morning, can BE- admitted. Nay,
advance not, lsdy-my orders are SO.
we're; and. were even 10 infringe them,
i. ~ould but afford you the means of
augmsni,ng your sorrow. ! pray you
refrain "--and seeing the pale figure
advance, he moved to oppose her enter.
ing
A cold hand va. laid Oh bis -on icy
shuddcr ps,sase4 his whole frame
and he re manned nosisniess! For mo.
nent's space, bis sight was obscured.
AID. when he recovered il, be saw tba
| figure approach ihs bed Of ths princess.
thr corss arose, and opened its heavy
eyeIds, but Its glaacs was Exed and
classy. Tie arms, which before ware
crossed 90 The breast, spread slowly, 10
embrace The pallid iovs which Govedse
| meet the an -
when Baron Fre9ericFscsvered.
ne found himself lying on the gteund:
he was alone. The soFse had resumed
lie former attitude, "a the sjps. whica
| had retained the cenvulsiVe contraction
Of the last sgony, pow sata placid SMILE
Inquiries were made in Iae palace; and
thsir DOLLY result was, that IN that night
at The midnight hour, q mourning coach,
drawn By four horses, bad entered the
palace court; 8 femals. in black attire,
.ligb,sG from il, and ascendsd tbs stairs.
IL what manner sisher the carriage or
the lady had disappeared. s"as could
sxplain. In ths course Of The monsh,
the messenger despatched TO Ssxoay
returned, and also with tidings of the
death of the Countess Schenberg. The
story is, TO this day, we'll remembered
in Stockholm, aud rec ounled as often az
a rude basso relieve, representing this
my sterious circumstance, arrests the al
ten,i0n of the traveller.
Stand for buSiness.--A French.
man being sboua TO remove bis shop,
his landlord inquired the reason; stat,
ling, At the same time, that i, was con
sidered very good stand for business.
The Franchmcn replied, with shrug
of the shoulders, "Oh yes he's very
good stand for d. business: by gar, me
stand all dsv, for nobody come TO
make me moUe"
Party Spnit.-A furious party
spirit, when il RACES with violence