Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-22

ship lay becaimed near that below ed OF who's
inhabitants he had received no t;dings for NOR
than year. Adams impotence was so gres
and apparent, that the phlegmatic HoIlander, wh
commanded the snip, granted him boat and tw
oa.smen to enable him to proceed to B--an
visit the object Of his affections. As Adam an
his companions approached the land they wer
struck with an astonishing change in its appea,
ance. Their eyes vainly wandered over the leve
plain IN search Of the we'll remembered windmill
the lighthouse also had disappeared, and tn.
water seemed to stretch in land far beyond i:s for
mer boundary. AT length they reached the shore
not rightly knowing where; but catching dis
tant view of the spire of the church of B.
they again betook themselves 10 their boat ant
roweddirectly towards it.
But who can ina CINE the feelings ofthe voutl
when he discovered the rich meadows, the pleas
ant gardens, the neat dwellings, md the fruitful or
chards had all disappeare and the place formerly
occupied by the fair village become changed into
a desoate waste of water! Eagerly did Adam
look Tor the well remembered cottage; thought
within himself that the dwelling of his beloy ed
must have been spared in the general destruction
but he looked in vain, and at length became con-
vinred that further search would be useless
"Iahe me hence" said he In broken accents TO
his companions, ''this is place for me!'' He
afterwards heard it related how the raging SEA
had broken through the dykes, sweeping every
thing before It, overwhelming hundreds of men.
women and children. His grief overpowered bis
reason and some months of mental oblivion fol-
lowed; consciousness at length awolse in his be-
nnmbed soul and he came. wasted skeleton as
you sec him now, silently and sadly back to his
former house.
Here he avoided all society, and only to ne
conndeo. not indeed his sorrOw-for that remained
locked up in his own bosom-but his plan. He
n of fh, 4
ms betrothcd, which faithful memory had enabled
1iH: to sketch, and begged of me with great ear
1estness, to assist him in erecting similar dwell
ing. The overs ght Of the work, he added. with
sigh, shall be the business and consolation of
ny life; "for, he confdentialiy whispered in nv
ar, sit is for Anna. You know her house is de-
troyed, and have promised TO build her another |
ike it. When it is finished, she will come here |
nd live in it with me- Looking at the pale face |
nd wandering eye the poor sufferer, thought
Ithin myself, II will be deed of humanity to en-
ourage him in this de'usive hope; and consequent
entered into mis- views with zeal which secu-
I'd his confidence
l took care that the work should advance as
owIy as possible, & accordingly tho first summer
as consumed in selecting site and laying out
E FL eden B u Mh.ch f4sis- and
antv to greet her ON her asrival. At length I
9 house was finished, the dairy f',tsti lip. and .
g kitchen furnished with it's brightly sccurcu
ensils; all was prepared, and glistened with P
no Dutch nea,ness But, alas. no Anna came! t
With tender affection he sought out and repur-
,ased parrot which he had brought from India a
r her, and in the first bitterness OF his sorrow 5
ID given to stranger. He next bought finch, n
~ ;rusn, ~ 10 -,ng ner ,.vcr,,c airs. The poor
an done every thing that love and tenderness a
'ud suggest, but still no Anna came, and with P
e subtle but imperfect reasoning OF insanity he II
wv supposed that Sac delayed only by ad-
;rse winds. Since That idea took possession OF
3 mind he carefully NOES every variation Of
g weather; with renewed hope he repairs every
orning to the beach, and with his spy-glass in o
8 hand, spends the live-ioug day in following i,
'ery distant sail.
Just as the good pastor had ended, We arrived !.
front Of the house--whose friendly and cheer i
| exterior contrasted SO strcng'y with the sad i
,ss and misery WITHIN: we we're leaning 4
,ainst the garden gate indulging the sad re- ,
.ctions awakened by Inc melancholy tale, when .
dam came forwar., to meet "a pleasant eve
ng ADAM said the pastor in kind and friend
tone. Yes, pleasant evening, Dominica an
rered the stricken man, and then, with a smile ,
anguish that went to very hearts, he i'm
ediatelv added, "a fair wind to Anna-she will
here by morning: Il
Cockncy Loaers-A vignctte in Bells Life in London |
3 off the cockney loafers out of employ:
SWELL Stubbs YOU seem summat like myself ,ir'd do
of nothing Suppose and has SPREE jst to
CD our blood circulation. amt partikler to shade
s-breaking vnders twisting off Knockers OF Ginning
arey bells-It's all me, wee have a lark
II masters henoyn, themselves, and don't see Wy
> should'n have little atonal henoyment veil as
swells at the Vest-end " F.,
ssCome take a svis and pass The pot. :
And don't sit there melanchoc: :
Come, mount your tile. my Buck, and tros, F.,
And let's enjoy fun and frolic. :
sim you won't refuse 10 go, !
Nor say just now, that business hindeTs;
There can't be primer SPORT you know,
Than ringing bells or cracking vnders
s.Vell, Shook, your courage Won't damp :
For mischief always ripe and ready; Z
IT'S pastne smash lamp, r
Orwrench a knocker of, my Neddy!'' q
ANECDOTES OF FAT MEN.-A baker in Pye Cor d
r. Eng, weighed "a stone, (476 pounds) and
quenlIy ate a shoulder of mutton at a meal.
; persisted for year, to live upon wa I
.-grueland brownbread, by which he lost two i
ndred pounds of his bulk. Mr.. Jacob Powell. q
=, d;ed m TIA WEIGHED $50 pounds his BODY g,