The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-11-26

sound tIe knoil Uf III her cherAhc nOps. bnt she
cond nUf disobey nm. lie wentto thr tayets
! aud after somr peisua-f9n b" induced the idhd-
lord 10 III the dceaulrr hc returned aud pldcs i
Il II tin window Immediately before hun. ior. 4"
soid he, " can tase my cucuy With REQ.
luton liz ID upon overcoming lns pernolous uab
H. he went earn sly 10 work always having
he d cluttr b,lafc INN but ucvcI touched II. A.
/ e,in ~ ueeun 10 thrlyr and ia tc,4 yea , ne
as once inuie the owner al lbs former Dir ieht-
FIJI fr.ldcncc Ills children grew up aud e NV
respectable numbers al society. 0ldaae ame
ppon Tom. oat ur alway, kcpt the deran CT ia
Inc Rtodoe whore ue lrsl pat ii ID OF ~ en-
his head was suvcfca over with are. ne would ne.
/ fcf 10 h d,eau'er add Ituen 5rdsiy At H. sri-
auiH ELECTS, aud he news prrmtled II to b. ~
moved from that window nHiIe hr lived nor
"dsi untli he had been consigned 10 his marrow
house.
Rscoiisctina, ofd 7owia.-Ihr,s IS not pr
hpPs, ihf entire ,ange of modem poetry, = Fl
nrf passage thnn that ~ WHICH Lord Byron Il, =
oubas The awful interruption given to the I, ~.
hiea Of Brussels, Il, the explosion Il u Wspri 20
cannon. The scene--to compare sIsaii things
with efeat--muH mae borne ONE FAINT rrsela.
bance to that terrIliealiy sublime one, whici
occurred in thr palace Of Belshazyar when he
hand writing appeared on the wall The sudden
suspension of every sound and of every breath,
+ rs the dgnth note tell On the eHr ; tho diSmat
depicted on eypiy tarr the sell llectiug sraV.
itv haai,h ne the expression of Ninth. even from
M Coun tepanre OF Tho hIRNeSf, wi Ilc Transient
pacurs, micai be supposed - .lanch il with q
il usttive rs = tbr n. tic II moment On
Nv On cA ofStcrnC's msnk, the uansl ION tre IN
TIN, " stunning stiffness, 10 tbs electric reac.
lion Of military a. duur--thr blast Of truupttS--
the roll of drums--h rushing forth OF stcris n
chariois, aid armed men In batllr--the buried
embraces Of oVers--apd the tunnt of every
stirr'ng passion snd ihlIllllg emotion. producing
in each bosom q fl1i Of lrrlmg m uarson with The
" hurley ofcNterual obirets a I ih"sc crmrnts
nfthr sublime aud leiri le are moulded 10y The
poet , anus into verses which must warm the
. cold Imagination of the veriest craven who can
read
To see. however. the actual experience OHM
prcssions such as these, Ne Of this well Ru'Hro.
cd island-whcre. happily. the sound OF o"te
cannon has not been heard within the aI"mltt
sf nan-must ris resions Nllcr' ne aoIiis
mcr, ury rises beyond temperese,' Hnd, III
tho artist who wished 20 paint a sstne >toroi, II
bandon the placid lake for the temprstuous o.
cean am aware indeed that the 1rrolc pas
,ons are sometimes pretty highly reused al or
prize fights and eIcc,iens, md thai, in the ab-
sence gilmore energetic rzeitemsntS we may IN
dulce n certain measure of enthusiasm M " the
ring aud on the hnStnss. | myself have seen
dinner panty kept waiting Two hours for the
c'osing of the poll ; aud nj the last liverpool
contest the announcement OF liuSlNisson pro.
cessiou had such effect ON certain individuals
in a certain house IN Rodney su Get. that they II
mnltaurousy rose Fl umR Rrnanng unIsr
the weight that intercaIary repast ycleped q
lunch. aud with desperate fidelity to publ
lii,
and iced champaign to the duty of waving scar
lot ribbons nnj kissing white hands In THEN fay-
ouritc candidates
| With all my experience, however, of uch
scenes rs these felt, must confess. altogether
a new sensation, ofoyeraH ing interest, when IN
H. midst Of n grand ball given hv the inhabt
tants OF Bordeaux To the Duke aud Duchess nj
AngnuIeme and amid scene Of sp.endou an
enjoyment similar to thai exhibited at Brussels
on the memorable eve of the battle. an officer
covered with dust and sweat, and r,id antly Won
ont Withhard riding Calloped mp tothe exchange
whore the fatal rites were celebrating, bear
ing the intelligence of Napolcons escape from
Elba. and landing at Frcius
" A change came o er the spirit o. my dream,
as these strange tidings were buzEed about III,
room, and a vague anticipa ion OF subsequent =
vents fitted before nv mind like the VISIONS o
ates Withdrew aud set on that night that fool
: ish I'd il-concerted expedition which end. Il il
: his capture. The Duchess soon followed, an'
P the brilliant crowd Immediately dispersed. /
was curious 10 note the embarrassed looks O
. ClauscI, aud DE Casn. and the other Generals II
waiting. their counttnances helied the faint ms
I surances ofloyalry which flowed from their lips
: The rccollecionS N Marengo aud AuSterltl
seemed with Unsurpassed delight to animate
= their features, and the spirit ofthe Imperial Ia
= gle which was Thea pursuing its flight as Napo
. leon expressed il from " Steepe to >teeple, TO
wards Paris, was evidently AZ that moment ex
ercisng in their minds the spell that was TO revo
T. lutIonize France. The next adyiccs were tina
b the General had reached lIrcnoble. Still The gen
/ eral conviction among the rovallsis was that h
must he taken but the DETECTION of Nry and La
E bcdoyere was death blow 10 their hopes.
IL WIS in these trying circumstances that tn
= conduct Of the Duchess obtained for her from
= Napoleon the appe)lation of ." the only man o
+ her family" The profound ignorance in whcl
: the public was kept of the progress OF affairs
1 held every mind in n state of the most restes
] anxiety, but all doubts as 10 the Issue of event
vanished. when few DAYS after the tri-colore'
fac was waving from fhe church tower o
la Bastide, village at the opposite side OF tn
Gatonne.
At an early hour in the morning Twas awake
, ned by the roll of lums. aud the shouts OF rs
e sembling nptitudes. The town had been sum
T. moned TO surrender. This IA fact bnt
= form ofpolitcnesS 10 her h. II. but deceived by
, the " mouth honor" OF the Governor and Gene
: Tal she thought otherwise and serieuely ?te