The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-28

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lshed in the neig! iborhood of the Como
and two OF The largest of these, Bihe, to tn
south, and Cassange to the north of that riy
er, are described In the following terms b.
Douville, who Inns lately published at Pari
an account, in three volumes, of his recen
VISIT to the Congo, and interior of Africa
lie price of negro is from fifty 10 sixty
hve shillngs, or an equivalent in calico Of
other ware such as a bad musket fol- q gooC
4 negro, &C. About six thousand blacks, O.
whom two-thirds are women, are annually
brought to the market of Bihe; and fifty OF
so OF muatto dealers come and bargain fol-
,nehi' ana their purchase completed, carry
mem away in chains to Angola OF Bengue-
IA, where these unfortunate beings are ship
ped Oh. Douville is of opinion that this cx-
tcranie tfaihc did not exist previously TO
me appearance Of its Christian patrons.
MOST OF the superstitions peculiar to the
savage state, arc prevalent among the Con-
60 negroes. The God Of Thunder is an OBJ
Jecl OF peculiar reverence, and his supposed
wrath Is at times appeased by the sacrifice
OF human victims, whose flesh is divided
among The crowd, and devoured Nv them.
Nhen The sorcerers or sooth-sa savers have
announced the necessity of allavinr The
gods vengeance Ivy such a holocaust, at
temp's ale Immediately made TO ensnare
some young man or woman from neigh
boring tribe, under pretence of raising them
10 hi9n station, or showing them peculiar
MARKS o. honor the unfortunate victims fall
Ihto the snare, and are received with ca
res'es and feastlngs; then led 10 some pub
nc spot where the scatfod awaits them, and
the Jude multitude welcomes their appear
ance with shouts of JOY; at the very mo-
ment when Intoxicated with their adula-
IONS, death-blow from behind is ejyen
them; their last signs are drowned in the
lerocious bowling Of their kidnappers. and
inc breath has scarcely departed, before
me "ody is torn IN pieces and shared amongst
them. The individual who las succeeded
IN entiapPlng the victim, is raised to the
honors OF nobility. DouvIlle was himself
more than once in imminent danger of fall
ny sacIltice on one occasion, the priest
mao Kept him incarcerated eight DAYS, and
the people were mpatently awaiting the
hour OF his lmmolatOn, when he melted the
hearts of his gaolers Ivy an offerinr of n
handsome red CLOAK, some cotton cloth. and
few bottles Of rum.
on subsequent occasion, when at Yauvo
where he discovered IA gold mine, the mona
| tu OF chiet, tempted him to STAY AMONGST
his Tribe Ivy the most extravagant offers.
one OF which was his neice, who had reach
ell her hundred and forty-second moon and
was born TO the happiness, as the uncle said
OF becoming his wife-in chief Douville
however, instead of listening to the INVITA- ;
ton, evlnced his anxiety to get AWAY. tho
KIND Mona,u, as a proof of the yebemence
OF his attachment to him, took an oppoltu-
nifty of poisoning his attendants in order
.hat ne might be incapacitated from gaining
,he coast here, again, the traveller would
nave neen lost, had he not happily bethought
iIiiseIf OF the priests cupidity, and made
'hem some rich presents, in aid of which
came lucky storm, which they announced
as manifestation of the divinitv's anger at
'he detention OF the white man.-.4theneum.
n BLESSING OR, HOW TO MAKE CHANGE
IN the good old times OF that Prince of Town
OiefKs, hiatus Blank, a person who was about
10 commit matrimony, applied to friend 10
perform the delicate service of procnring The
legal publication and certificate The parties
to the marriage contract being out-publish
ed, the friend applied for the certificate. The
CLERK, being asked what was the fee. replied
he MD allows me four and six pence" A
five dollar bill was presented to him in nav.
ment, which he deliberately put into his mock
et' wishing " the betrothed long life and happi
ness But where is my change ?" said the
TREND. " God bless the young couple !" said
the Clerk, touching the gentleman on the
shoulder and giving him slight push towards
the door; You have forgotten my change,
sir. "Heaven bless the young couple" "The
change, sir" " Providence guard and protect
the young folks, and reward them for their lib
erallty." BY this time the friend had been
palavered and bowed outside of the door. which
was promptly closed upon him and his bank
note.
MORAL. When you have occasion 20 nav
legal fee, see that " the change is ready made"
Boston Transcript.
ANLcDoTE OF GEORGE II. When his Males
ty came to England from Hanover, he BROUGHT
over with him his cook, to whom he was ex-
treme!y partial. After some stay at ST. James.
the cook grew melancholy, and wanted leave
to return home. His majesty asked him why
he wished to leave his service The cook re-
piled, have long served your majesty with
diligence and with honesty, and never suffered
any Of your property TO be embezzled in your
kitchen: but here the dishes no sooner come
from the table than one steals a fowl another
a duck, third takes joint Of meat, and Il
! fourth pie, and SO on until the whole is rome
and cannot bear to see you so injured. The
Kings reply was, My re~enues here can af-
ford this custom, and therefore, TO reconcile
you to your place, do you steal likewise ano
mind that You take enough The cook tool
his masters advice, and in a short time, became
| the most adept thief of all the servants.
| THE example Of the Kings cook seems to b,
( followed in other countries besides England.
PoMTIcAL DUTIES. There il sickly scpsi
tiveness in many of the best Of people, whic
makes them shrink from any political duty, a
from contagIOn, and hinder others, who reall
discharge it. A respectable mechanic, on re
turning fran political meeting not long since
was thus addressed-"lf you had SOUGHT 10
gion with half the ardor with which YOU en-
gage in politics, you would have been a Chri:
tian long since" He calmly lepied, " Somt
body must attend TO politics, or you will nc
much longer be suffered to worship God az
cordimg to the dictates OF your own conscience
or to sit quietly under your own vine and Fl!
tree, with none to modest, or to make yo
afraid
This answer gave rise TO n new train
thought, which resulted in n firm conviction
+ that every man ought to use his right of su
frage-that this was among those talents f
which he would be required 10 give an accou
in that great day. when he would be held r
sponslhle for all the political evil which his su
, ttage might have prevented.
(Pordand) Christian Mirror
} remember an ingenious physician who Ia
me, in the fanatic times he found most of |