Southern telegraph., 1836-06-24

quiet IN his bosom, and which he OCCASION |
ally, fend-like, lashes with his bow; this he
dashcs upon the strings, as you would whip
with u walking switch, tearing from the
creature the most horrid, as well as delight |
! full tones. g..
A PRIzE,-Yesterday an aged and res
pectable citizen of Baltimore met with an
incident of good luck of rare and singular
uature, Passing along Baltimore street at
his usual slow pace, his eyes fell on a small
package that lay Immediately in his path.
He turned it over and over with his cane
moved II this way and that, and at length,
after casting look around to see whether
any observed him, picked it up and oXamin-
ed it. 1t was directed to the bank of Balti-
, more, closed with red sealing wax and
stamped with peculiar kind Of SEAL His
heart beat at a rapid rate-he had been
; happy in his poverty-but now that wealth
2 was within his grasp, be felt that his days OF
!. Joy wero complete, and that he must be mis-
S erable. As he passed with his treasure, he
+ began to oqucstion himselfas to the proprle'y
it of keeping the money--it was directed 10
= the Bank Of Baltimore, and shorld be return
rt ed to its rightful owners. Yet avarice, like
h willy serpent, twined around his heart and
n breathed eoquenty in his ear tales of i'm
f. poverishcd old age-beds of sickness, col,
I'd and dreary winters, and above a scoldln!
" lwife.-"Besides," said he, "nobody will b,
to ID bit the wiser and one family at least vii
m be made comfortable.
er Pondering over the doctrines Of Jcrem,
Bentham and accommodating circumsau
C. cos admirably to his conscience, he arrive
of at home with the treasure in his pocket
ch but as he entered the door, conviction agai
in, came upon him-he thought he had a he
1tt, of vipers in his pockot-the package al
nd peared to have troubled spirits within
enyelope-each spirit seemed to speak o
'ge in terrible tones to his conscience, and
Of tremb!ed all over as if he had committed {
soc act which would forever blast his reputatlo
He and his happiness. Poor man! all !
he dreams Of bl iss had nowfown-he enter
old his good lady's apartment with eyes glari
and and limbs trin.bling from joint to joi
hen His wife, alarmed at bis unusual appe
, at ance placed him upon chair, and beg
d. chafng his beating temples with vineg
YOU repeatedly asked him what had occurred
d so agitate him 50!
nes- ooh wite!-wife" at length mute
/ be he, "l am a miserable old man. The d.
shed has been tempting me, | have sim
he, largely"
nat / SHow, my deaf?" tcnderly asked
ou." old lady, beginning to suspect that her
why band had sat too long by the tavern fir
ID of she was sure she snelt brandy.
pro- "Put your hand in my pocket, take (
Gen. thence ten thousand scorpions that !
or been sticking me for this last half hour /
nded Take them out, wife,"
( the "Indeed, | WILL" said she, drawing
lyer. packet from his pocket. "Bless my {
as as what's thlsp
been sBank notes-I found them in the s
is yet but they belong to the Bank of ]
rank more.n
state @Why, now---how lucky but what a
that we should have to return them
would make us comfortable for the re
\. our lives"
es the "Ah wife, said the old gentleman
ner on rowfully "don't tempt me agaln--l
adds a sinned through Eve, and Eve througl
music. accursed ono. wonder how much n
# age, is in this packageg@
Sick sTen thousand dollars, iii be bouI
nee of would be no harm to open n, would
nance You know we can give the money
to that when q reward is offered"
ght, ra- The husband said nothing-and