Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-14
From the Penny Magazine.
AN ENGLISIIMAN'S VALUATION OF HIS

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at the close ofthe fifteenth century, GER
tain soldiers Of the Spanish army hap
pened to be taken prisoners by theDutch;
aud by way of martial retaliation for a
similar act of cruelty practised upon
some Dutch prisoners by the Spaniards,s
all of them were ordered to be hanged.
Humanity, however, suggested that it
was unnecessary to put the whole par y
ty to death; andof the twenty -four who
ly destined for the halter. For the pur-
pose of ascertaining who were to be
the sufferers, twenty-four lots were 4
made, eight of which had the figure Of
a gibbct described upon them, and the
remaining sixteen were in blank. The
whole twenty-four lots being then sha-
ken together and cast promiscuously
into a helmet, each prisoner was order
ed to draw out one; those who drew
blank lotwere Immediately discharged,
but those who drew the fatal symbol
were hanged ON the spot. The conduct
'of those who were compelled to set
their lives upon SO desperate cast va
ricd according to the neeDe and tempe
rament of each; but terror and lamen-
tations prevailed. The most conspicu-
Gus object was Spaniard, who could
scarcely be urged to the helmet, and
whose tears and EXPLANATIONS excited
both ridicule and compassion. Among
the captives was an Englishman, who
seemed wholly unmoved at his danger,
and quietly looked on until his turn ar
rived; and when called upon by the
Dutch officer, walked up to the helmet
with the utmost unconcern, and with
outfaltering orchanginga feature, drew
forth his lot-which was blank. Thus
favored by fortune, and himself free
from danger, he told the trembling Span
lard, who still held his hand in the hel-
net, dreading to draw forth his fate,
that for ten crowns Of gold he was rea-
dy to draw his lot for him, and stand to
the consequence. The Spaniard joy
fully agreed, and the Englishman, hav-
ing received the money, coolly request
ed the Dutch officer16 allow him TO full
fiji his part of the contract by drawing
the Spaniard's lot; and permission he
ing given, he drew again, and again
wss fortunate. "a strange safr:ccsa- #
fortune,' says the historian, "which
could thus favor man whose cheap es-
innate of his life made him unworthy,
not only of this double escape, but even
of single lucky cas.?"
This story is taken from q. descrip-
ton Of England in the reign Of James,
l., contained in satirical Latin work
written 7by scotchman named John
BARCLAY The assumed denomina-
Il ton of Enphormio Lusinius.
MR.JErFEnsoN's TEN RULES OF LIFE.
Z The following rules for practicallifc
were given by Mr.. Jefferson, in letter
ofadvice to his namesake, Thomas Jeff
ferson Smith, in 1925.
\ ssxN Never put off till tomorrow what
{ ~ M do to-day.
! Never trouble others for what you
4 no yourself.
t $. Never spend your noney before
you have it.
4. Never.buy what your ut want
because it is cheap.
i S. Pride costs US more than hunger,
thirst, and cold. /.
6. We never repent ofhaving eaten
too little.
I. Nothing is troublesome that we
do willingly.
How much pain have those evils
X IS which never happened.
thingsalways by their smooth
mi I 10. When angry, count ten before
youspeak; if very angry, count hum
sadred.
The young Princess Victoria, dest.-
I ned heir to the British throne, promi-
s sesby her Winning manners to secure
y the foundation Of an enduring popuiarl-
n ltv before she assumes the august scepv'
: ire Of royal monarch. Alta late e.
81 ;euner 4 la fourchette, given s: !.
! The Lord Mayorof Londe. s's 3, =" tho
0 sescorted to the drawing oon. 81, g es, ~
h arm Of A lderman Scb~sey, ana e 'saa =
q tied !, all the naivet..a and desoeansy 8 :.
3 a country giEl j.,
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