The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-07-19

"if you come as friend, shall he glad to-
give you information il is the custom OF
our country to deny nothing To those who
will love or learn" The former sighed
deeply and muru,ured, "and yet you are
Teuton But you were just reading lit
tie case of strange, and yet most Interest,"
ing figures. Was it manuscript" mo,
it was printed book !"
"Prinled what is printing! / never
heard but of writing"
1T Is an art by which one man can give
to the world in one day as much ns three
hundred could give by writing, and IN u
charac ter ofsuperor clearncss, correctness
and beauty; one by which books are mado
universal, md literature eternal"
Admirable. glouons art" suid the inqui.
rer, "who WAS It's iliustrious INVENTOR"
"A German"
"But another question, saw you look at
a MOST curious instrument traced with fg-
ures spurkled with diamonds, but IT, great
or wonder was its sound. IL gave The hour
with miraculous eXactness. and ih. strokes
we're followed 10y tones superior 10 the
sweetest music OF my day"
THAT was a repeater"
"Ilow when had the luxuries Of the
| earth at my command, ] had nothing better
10 tell the hour than the clepsydra and the
sun dial. Blu, this must be incompatible
from lis faculty OF being carried about from
Is .uiableness to all hours, from It's eNact-
ness II must be an admirable guide even to-
tigh cr knowledge. All depends upon ,ho
cAsctness OF time. 1t may assist rali, n
ton. astronomy. What an invemion who
made Il! he must be more than man."
ATE was German
h.t - huYh Y fNp nhaN
ais nation. once saw mn auxiliary legion
Of them marching towards Rome. They
" ere bold ano blue eyed troop. Tho
whole city poured out 10 see the northeiR
warriors, but we look on them only ns gul-
ant savages. | have one more question.
The most interesting Of all saw you
rulse your hand with small truncheon in
Il in moment something rushed out. that
| seemed a portion of the clouds. Were
hey thunder and lightning that ] saW3
Did they come by your command! Wasthe
truncheon q septre commanding the ele-
nents Are you God ~
The strange inquirer had drawn beck
gradually rs his feelings arose. Curiosity
vas now n solemn wonder, and he stood
| gnzing upwards in an attitude that min
uled awe with Cevotion.-The Gefnpn
clt the sensations of superior presence
lrrowing on himself as he looked on The
liked countensnce ofthis mysterious beng.
II was IN that misty blending of hgh ond
darkness which the moon leaves as Its'nks
lust before morn. There was single hue
of pale gray IN the east that touched lie vIs-
snge with a chill light; the moon resurg
broadly un the horizon was settling behinds
the figure seemed a. II II was standing m
! the orb. lis arms were lifed toNrrds
heaven, and he light came through itf dfa-
pery with the mud splendor Of Wis IN.
Bot the German, habltuated Ia the vc'sSi-
tudes OF" perils by food and field" shook
of his brief alarm and proceeded camIy
To explain the source Of his miracle. 10
paye a slight detail of the machinery OF tho
pistol, and alluded TO the history OF gun"
powder at must be a mighty instrumehe
| IN The hands of man for either good or ILL.,"
sand the former. How much IL musk
change The nature of war how much It
must influence the fate of fnaiions! by whom
was The wondrous secret revealed to tho
people OF the earth 7"
"A German"
The form seemed suddenly TO enlerge,
i,s fecbluness Of voice was gone, its atti-
tude was irtesistebly noble Before It had
uttered a word, II looked as made To pur-
suade and command. Its outer robe had
been flung away II now stood with on am
t,quc dress oi brilliant white, gathered IN
many folds, and edged with deep border
of purple Sigh, wreath oi laurel, taz.
zhnply green was ON ts b ow. IL looked
ike The genius Of EIoqn,nce. stranger,
IT said. pointing TO the Appnes, wren
were then beginning TO be marked by mo
twilight" eighteen hundred yeors ho'e
posscd auay since was The glory OF all ne.
yond these mountains. Eighteen huncfeu
wears have passed into The green hoo ot
eternity since entered Rome ~ triumph,
and Was honored a. the leading mlnr oil
the or a, intellectual empire OF The world.
But / knew nothing OF those things. W's
a child 10 YOU, We were all chlIdfeh "tne
DISCOVERIES Of those glorious potenc'es.
Bu, has Italy not been stll The mistres, OIL
mind - She was the first; has she not her
snpenurl,yi Show me her nooie lhven-
riuns. I must soon sink from the eatun-
.le, me learn still 10 love my county
, The listener started back N"o, Nhat
are you ?--"I ain nrplr't. VAS y. t'o'
SHOW me. by the love Ola Pau1ot, what
Italy nov sends out.
. The German looked embarrassed bnt
, IN moment after, he hoard the sObn' OF
p,ue and tabor. lie pointed IN shence 10
The narrow street from hch he in'etfup-
tons came. Arsgged figure toIt,iod '~t
: with a barrel organ at bis back frame ~
!, pnppe,s m his hand. hurdy gurdy round
b,s neck. and string OF dahcing dog' IN
b;s t,ain. Cicero uttered Sigh u his
I Italy 20 TIE German bowed h's NJ a"'--'
4 The Snowman began TO cry--"keree STOW,
6ne rsrce show, against Dc WALL flnc