Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04
THE GREAT CONSIDER.
Translated from The French Of Folfdirs, for IA
Southern Literary Messenger.

Translated from the French Of Folfaire, fer the
Southern Literary Messenger.
The Great philosopher, CitophiIus. said
one day 60 disconsolate lady. MADAM,
an English Queen, daughter Of the great
Henry Nv. was no less unhappy than you
are. She was driven from her kingdom:
she narrowly escaped death 10 a storm at
sea; she beheld her royal husband perish
on the scaffold." IL am sorry for her.n
said the lady--and fell a weeping at her
own mislortunes.
But" said Citophilus, remember
Mary Stuart. She was very becomingly
in love with gallant musician; with a fine
tenor voice. Her husband slew the musi.
clan before her face. and then her good
friend and relation. Elizabeth. who called
herself the Virgin Queen. had her beheasi.
ed on scafiold hung with black, after an
Imprisonment Of eighteen years" THAT
was very cruel" replied the lady--and
she plunged again into sorrow.
"fou have perhaps heard" said her
comforter, of the fair Jane OF Naples, Who
was taken prisoner and strangIedp al
have confused recollection Of her." said
the afflicted one.
81 must tell you." added the other. "the
fate OF a Queen. who. within my own time
was dethroned by night. and died in de.
sert island" al know all that story an.
swered the lady.
"Well, then, will inform you Of what
belel great princess, whom ! taught
philosophy. She had lover, as all great
and handsome princesses have. Tier Ia
Their once entered her chamber, surprised
the lover, whose features, were all on fire,
and whose eye sparkled like a diamond:
she, too, had most lovely complexion.
The young gentleman's look so displeased
the father, that he administered TO him
the most enormous box on the ear. ever
given in that country The lover seized
pair of tongs, and broke the old gentle
mans head: which was cured with diff
Guilty. and still carries the scar. The
nymph, in despair, sprang through the
window; and dislocated her foot in such
way, that she TO this day limps percepti-
bly,, though her mein is otherwise admira.
BILE. The lover was condemned to die,
for having broken the head of puissant
monarch. You may judge the condition
of the princess, when her lover was led
forth TO be hanged. | saw her during
her long Imprisonment: she could speak Of
nothing but~h her Affections"
"fhen. why would you not have me
brood over minep" said the lady" "Be.
cause" said the philosopher, "you ought
not to brood over them; Think of Hecnba
of Niobe." "Ahl" said the lady, and be-
cause, SO many great ladies having been
so miserable, it i'll becomes you to despair;
il | had lived in their time, or in that of
all your fine princesses, and you, TO COM
fort them, had told them my msfortunes,
do you think they would have listened to
your"
The next day, the philosopher lost his
only son, and was on the point of dying
with grief The lady had list prepared,
of all the kings who had lost their chill
dren, and carried il to the philosopher: he
read it, found il correct, and---wept on,
as much as ever Three months after
they met again, and were surprised to
find each other cheerful and gay They |
caused handsome statue 10 be reared 10 |
TIME, with this inscription: "To THE GREAT
coNsoLER."