The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-31

HE LOST DRAGooN.-lt ls not generally known
that underneath the walls of Trinity College, Dublin
there Is range of gloomy vaults in which are entomb
ed many of the lllustrons dead of the lnsh capital
The cemetery has been for many years shut; and
about the time when it began TO be dlsused the melan-
choly and affecting circumstance happened which
am now going relate An officer of the fourth ORA
goons who had enjoyed the affection OF fair Hiber
Man maid, and whilst every preparation was making
for that contamination most devoutly wished for by
an attached and youthful par, CHANGED 10 be on the
guard at the Castle. Loungng about in his Uniform,
and exhibiting to the admiring eyes OF many love-
sick damse his handsome person, set OIL with all "the
pomp and panoply of glorious war;" afuneral process
sion passed him and seeing that the remains of some
person of consequence about to be consigned TO
their parent earth in private and unostentatous man
mar, curiosity prompted him to follow In the melan-
choly train. The procession took the direction of the
College, and passing uuder the archway, arrived at
the entrance of the vaults Here was seen the last of
gallant soldier. He missed from his guard /;
his place at the mess table (Which he used to enlivcn
with his hilarity and good HUNGRY remained empty
that evening The following morning his mistress, in
the fguratve language of the east, dropped the an
Choir of hope IN harbor of anxiety" and conjecture
was at a standsti to account for his proiracted alb
sence AT last another funeral wendell its way 10 the
Trinity vaults The mourners descended into their
dark In passing along of the sepulchral
galleries. their feet crushed the moulderng bones of
skeleton. Imagine their astonishment when they OBJ
served beside il a steel casquc and rusted sabre. On
examining the bones the flesh seemed to have been
eaten off them by voracious rats. Thesword belt and
pouch were also nearly devoured, and after great
deal Of speculation the identity of the unfortunate
individual, who evidently had strayed into the vaults
on former occasion, and lost himself i'm their gloom,
had been starved to death, and finally devourcd il was
eventually found out to be the young and lfated dra-
goon.-London Psper.
SHARspEARx's Personal APPEARANcE--We know
little OF Shakspeares personal appearance; the popu-
lar heads of him. with the lofty brow and medllative
head, possess no direct evidence of authenticity The
finest picture is the which Stevens calls the Da-
yenantc, Bettertono, Barryan Kecklan, NicolsaT,
Chandosan" canpas and is now generally engraved
and preferred The best thing that can be said of it
is that it probably the original frem which Sir
Godfrey kneler made copy which he presented to
Dryden:
Shakespeare, thy gifl place before my sight;
With reverence look 90 his majestic face,
Proud TO be les, but Of his godlike race"
The Stratford monument was probably, erected by
his son-n- law, DR.. Hall, few years after his death
and the head of the poet which II exhiNts, would,
therefore be formed under the directions of his fam
w. and exposed the criticisms of his friends and
uuainances The evidence in favor of its being like
ness is direct therefore, but inferior to the testimony
which supports the most authentic i-favsred of all
the portraits Of him-Droeshouts engraving the IL
lie page Of the folio edition Of 1923 The painest and
least known Of all the portraits of Shakespeare is the
only proved 10 be like, by the direct testimony of
any one who had ever seen him. Opposite Drocsh
outs engraving IN the folio edition, was placed the
ITO THE READER
This figure tha, thou here seast put,
II wa tor gentle Shakspce cnt;
VIII nn tho luayer had a sinf,
wiIInau G 10 nntdoo the Afe
o. Du he but have drawn hs wit
kspol IN hr lssc as ebas hit
IDS fee the prini would then surpasse
All that ist bfHssci
Bat sine. he cannot, reader locke
Not on his picture, but his booke"
This testimony was not delivered on oath but the
enprayino was made under the superintendent Of the
personal friends OF the poet and subjected the re-
mart of many who were familiar with his appear
auce The Stratford bust coored, the eyes light
hazel, and the hair and beard auburn; and he was
dressed in doublet of scarlet cloth, over which was
black loose gown, without sleeves. There ~ con
siderable difference between the bust and the print
His brow is high in both but the head Of the bust Is
rounder and the brow lower broader and better arch
ed than in the print his hair is curlcd in the one and
smooth in the other and the bust has look of am
nation and cheerfuncss, while the print gives him an
expression 80 benevolent, staid and grave, that Mr.
Boaden thinks that he must have been painted in the
character of Old Adam, in Az You Like It. Both DIFF
fer considerably from the fancy portraits commonly
seem since th.y agree in representing him as a OF
ordinary and unassumng appearance, with nothing
beautiful or godIike about him London and Vest
minister Rerieu.
STRANGs DoISos ~ ILLrSos.-The following an
nouncement is from the Galona ull) Gazette Of Dec.
3D.
"MApRIED.-By the Rev. Mr.. Weipher, on the
Oath November Mr. Asahel Ball TO Miss Lydia Isler,