The Litchfield County post., 1828-01-10
THE DEATH-WATCH,
A LEGEND OF SWEDEN.

THE DEATH-WATCH.
 A ALEGEND OF SWEDEN.
 The last moments of Ulrica, princess of Sweden, approached, film obscured her eye; but her voice though weak was clear. "l thought scarcely could have died with out bidding last farewell" she said ito my beloved Emelinde-but life recedes. How many days have elapsed since the messenger was despatched to Saxony?"
 "But three," my dearest princess" replied an aged attendant, whose accente were scare. y more distinct than her own; "But three as many weeks must pass before the Count ess Emillnde, of Schenburgh can arrive." e"7l have not as many hours to live & must
 toreso the hope," said the lady. "Our vow to meet again, before the tomb c'os cd over us, has passed unfu!fed. My faithful friends farewe when l am gone think kindly of your princess"
 l Ii was three in the morning when Ulrica
 expired; the next day, the body lay in state
 and all Stockholm repaired to take last look at their beloved princess The crowds
 were SO great. that towards the >yening, the officer on guard, found it difficult to enforce 1 the order for shutting the doors. that none
 should be admitted until the following day.
 This officer was baron Frederic of w. young Swede of undOubted courage. The eleventh
 hour had struck, and as he walked up and down an anti chamber, separated from the room where the princess lay merely by a glass partition, he paused to gaze at the idle pomp which surrounded the corpse, where the shades of death and the glare of "a thou sand tapers seemed engaged in ghastly com bat-and then his head sunk on his breast and again he moved slowly wrapped in his own refections-so passed the next hour. and the clock struck twelve. As it's last vibration ceased, lady, dressed in black, whom the baron instantly recognised as the Countess Emellnde of Schenburg, the absent friend of the princess. entered. "Noble Countess" said baron Frederick, "the chamber of her hlghness is closed, and no one until the morn 'ng' can be admitted. Nay, advance not t,lady my commands are severe; and were I ey- en to infringe them, it would afford but the means of augMenting your sorrow. I pray you refrain !"-and seeing the pale figure ad- vance, ne moved to oppose her entering. cold hand was laid on his--an icy shud- der pervaded his whole frame-and he re-
 malned motionless! For moments space.
 hls sight was Obscured and when he recov- cred It, he saw the figure approach the couch
 ot the princess. The corpse arose, ,and opened
 its heavy eye-lids; but its glance was fixed & glassy. The arms, which before were crossed 1 on the breast, spread slowly. to embrace the
 Pailld form which moved slowly to meet
 them !-
 When Baron Frederic recovered, he found
 himself lying on the ground he was alone.
 The corpse had resumed its former attitude;
 but on the lips, which had retained the con-
 traction Of the last agony, now sate placid
 smlle. Inquiries were made in the palace, &
 thelr only result was on that night, at the
 midnight hour, mourning coach, drawn by toVR horses, had entered the palace court; a
 female, in black attire, alighted from it, and ascended the stairs.-In what manner, either
 the carriage or the lady had disappeared none ] could explain. In the course of a month.th
 'nessenger from Saxony arrived, and also
 with the tidngs ofthe death of the Countess 1 of SchGnburg. The story is to this day we'll remembered in Stockholm, and recounted as 1 often as a basso-reevO, representing this my sttrIous circumstance, arrests the atten-
 ton of the trasellcr.-New Monthly MdgG- nine.
 4 PROMISING YoUTH.--On Wednesday last we
 had the curiosity to weigh and measure young man,
 who came to this village few days since in company
 with hs mother, to vistspme friends residing herc.-
 Hs height was six feet three inches measured round
 the waist four feet eight inches weighed hundred and nineiy-eight pounds and eighteen years old
 the fourth day of November last. We are unable to
 state his place of residence his is Darius Whit man. He is said to have had severe attack of the ague the past, Bin consequence of which he has undoubtedly lost considerable flesh.
 Lsckport Otserratoy. The facetio"s Mir. Sheridan, on hearing his fathse speak of the antiquity of his family stating, atahs same time, that the original name was O'Sk srdan humourousy observed, No doubt of that Eather no one has better right to the Q, for we pce every body"