Southern telegraph., 1837-04-18
No. IO.--WhoEs No 166,
THRILLING INCIDENT.

very poslical as walked slowly tDWards
The dooF ef the village church. catered.
A popular preacher was holding forth ana
the little meeting h,use was crowded. Sov.
cral persons were Standing Up, and / sooii
discovered that must retain my perpens
dlcular position, as every seat was crowded.
! however; pressed mp the aisle, unil had
gained position where | could have fiif
view Of the faces Of nearly al present,
soon perceived th1t was an object of atz
ieu,ion. Miny Of the congregation looked
curipusly at me, f1f | was a slranger to them
all Ii few moments, however, the ats
teution Of every ore present appeared to be
absorbed id the ambassador Of grls's; and
also began to take m interest fthe dis
course. The speaker was flIeni and many.
Of his flights were sublime. The music Of
the wood andthe fragrance ofihe aimospherd
seemed to respond ohs eloquencc. Theh
it was 40 great stretch Of the imagiaatiod
to fancy the white handed creatures aFuuud
me, with their p6siting lips and articss ins
nocence, we're beings Of d higher sphere,
While my feelings were thus divided be-
tween the beauties and the hlessiHg Of the
two worlds, and wrapt in sort Of poetical
devotion, detected one fair lass, With large
black eyes, stealing several gIances at MOI
in most animated character. I heed not
describe the sensation experienced hy 4
youth; when tie eyes of a beautiful womari
rest for length Of fine upB his cdiHtos
nance-and when be imigines himself to
be an object Of interest 70 her. threw
all the tenderness into ny eyes w!Sch the
scene, my meditations, and the preachers
discourse had inspired in my heart 4
doubted not that the fair yong tsnsei poss
sessed kindred feelings with myscIf-athat
we were drinking together at the fountaiu
Of inspiration. How could it lie othcwisef
She had heen born and nurtlred amid thesd
wilds AMI rOmantic scenes--and was madd
upof romance, of p'etry aud tenderness
And then thought Of Woman's love--hcF
devotion-her truth. ] only prayed iFatf
might meet her where we could enjoy 4
sweet interchange Of sentiment. Her glancs
es continued-sevcral times our eyes nieir
Ny heart ached with rapture. AT lenglis
the bencdiction was pronounced. Iiagefs
cd about the premises until saw the dark
eyed damsel set out for horne alone and ot
foot. % that the customs Of society would
permit-for VIC were surely one 10 souIf
Cruel formality that throws up 4 barrier ID.
tween hearts made for each etherr-Yett
determined to take the Same path. E,lx
llDwed after her. She Iookod bahind. and 1
Thought she evinced some 6n4atIon ii Fdco3s
nze Ineas the stranger Of the day 1
quickened my pace, and she actually slack
oned hers as Tito let me come up with her.
4 Noble young creaturep thought /. Her
artless and warm heart is superior to ib6
shackles Of custom!
Y lat length come within 4 stones THROW
Of her. She suddenly halted and turned
her face toward me. Nv heart swelled to
bursting. reached the spot Where She
stood. She began to speak; aid | took oG
my hat as ifdoing reverence To an angel.
'Are you pedlarr
i No, my dear girl, that Is not MY occupls
tion.'
i well, don't know continued ste; DOT
very bashfallv, and eyeing lie siernly, 4
lholght when / saw you ID the meeting
house, that you looked like the podlaF wbg
passed off pewter half dollar III Ine three
weeks ago; and 50 determined 10 Eses rry
!, eyes on sou. BFaEher John has cot hmre
now, and he says if hc catches the fellow;
, he'll wiring bis neck fjr him--and ant
u sure but you are the good -foraEoihiHg rascal
4 after ALL
j Reader did you ever take 2 shower baihf
| The New York Express comments A fo-
lows uponthe consequencespf'th tho deleat 81
the Distribution bill by M. Van B irea aud
his tools ia tlie q, States Seuatc.
i Van Buren, has been playingaH glie scs-
sion a most adrpit and gie lritlc games and
in it he has completely deceived the Van
Baren hlockheads Of the uth, Slnili.yYesE
and West, while he has gasherej fIr his BET
/ hanks in New York SExry AFrLuoSs ox
DoIbAHs at two per cent per aHnnas, whaH
/ lmlncy i sold in New York flr tvs ycr faat
T a month! These are the f4ctieiaiis oF
4 Wan street, anI af Albany, uho as tless
il things,--and when y)u would eo4pare
J yourselves with is. stand EIek, " s. alkers.,
aud Kings, and Culhheris. and s'iatel!s, ,d
! the Snih and the Wesll SixrY MuFioSs
J or DaDuARs ii tie Depasile .Banls nnd
! two thirds If Il III Now fark!l The nov
4 States cheated ia tleir bargain .kll inc
= Satez Robbed of their shares 81 he surplus
\ Money worth in tile streets If New York
: two per cent per month, loaned q sbe
: banks a two per eentper annunls IIa has
4 hal Il wo could only represent i f,nah ol.
i paPcT, as we N New York laugh Il ihusa
j blockheadswh have been this fooled. wo
lflsboild sendoitT jofrna, slakil7g lis siaos:
l-Eant roarngg over flie AlleahanicS AVID lon9
Q the rivers Of the South and SoalsNosi.
oft Georgia nothing Alabaull noihiaug Mis-
j sissippi no'hingl Illinois nothing and "a
y " Mi l'loitspi Dallafs III tie beposiia d inks
let at sxo percent per annulaf Hat laf Is
ssR IKE bloekheads, eslne y Rslt slf0ot -lalxe
II tns.t.ssss Nfl.u4ssy