The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-03-25

PERSIAN LEGEND. In the mountain-pass
ION the frontiers of Persia and Assyria, J
was shown to us small natural cavern, in
which Il lion had made his den, and to
which he had dragged many an unwary
passenger as his prey, inspiring such terror
as to put stop to all journeying by this
route. 1t happened that two Koords were
at this period disputing the possession of
virgin Of the plain, whom they both loved !;
but, as they lived on the one side of the
pass, and the object of their affections on
the other, there was an end put to their
! evening interviews, by the intrusion of this
destroying lion. 1t was thought to be too
bold an enterprise, even for 4 lover, to
force this passage alone; but, as the object
to lie attained by such a step was equally
( dear to both, they for a moment threw aside
the Jealousy of rivals; and exchanged re-
clprocal pledges to stand or fall together in
! the attempt. Then arming themselves and
mounting two of the best horses of the
country, they vowed, in the presence oftheir
: friends. entire and cheerful submission to
the will of fate, stated their intention of
| forcing together this interrupted pass, and
[ dragging out the lion from his den.-being
content, if both should escape destruction,
that the voice of their beloved should de-
eide on their respective claims, and, if one
only fell victim, that the other would have
| his dying consent to marry her. They sal
lied forth, amid the applauses of their com
rades, and the wish of all that the bravest
should have his reward; when one of them
was tom in pieces by the beast, and the
other came off triumphant by Staying the
animal as he Toasted on his companions
corpse.-Traveis in .4ssyria and Persia.
AMERICAN RUSTIC HosPITALITY. Re-
turning from one of my excursions. was
overtaken by the night, and found nay path
INSTRUCTED by deep inlet from the river +;
which, being choked with logs and brush,
! could not I've crossed by swimming. OBJ
serving honse on the opposite side, call
ed for assistance. A half naked, Hooking
fellow came down, and after dragging a
canoe round from the river, with some
trouble, ferried me over, and | followed him
to his hahitation, near to which our boat
was moored 70: the night. His cabin was
of the meanest kind, consisting of a single
apartment, constructed of logs, which con-
tanned family of seven or eight souls. and
every thing seemed to designate him as a
new and thrifty settler. After drinking
a bowl of milk, which really called for by
way of excuse for paying him little more
for his trouble, asked to know his charge
for ferrying me over the water, to which he
good humoredly replied, that he "nevel
took money for helping traveller on his
way" "TheD let me pay you for youl
milk" 81 never sell milk" +" But" said
| urging him, 81 would rather pay you,
have money enough" "Well," said he. :"
have milk enough, so we're even; have
as good right to give you milk as you
have TO give me money"
Judge Halls Letters from Tie Vest
Novel PUNISHMENT. At Paris, in the
year 1873, "A murderess, whose crimes were
marked Ivy peculiar atrocity, was punished
( in most peculiar manner. A gibhet was
erected. under which fire was lighted
( the delinquent was then hung up in a
large iron cage, in company with sixteen
wild cats, which had been caught in the
woods for the purpose. When, the heat of
the fire had become intolerable, the whole
of the ferocious animals few on the woman.
as the cause of the agonizing pains they
experienced In about quarter of an
| hour she presented most shocking specta-
Gle, hnt continued TO live for 90 minutes
longer, implorng, bnt in vain, some of the
spectators to despatch her at once. Before
she expired twelve of the cats had died
and the other four only lived about two
minutes longer.-.Ne,c York Courier.