Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-01

on Sunday evening the shols Of ,h.,
Try 1oo'e Laprairie presented the .~f,, - eesa-
OF one vast sheet OF iuria flame, and !, 3
ed mat not a single rebel house Ia, N1srt
standing. God oGly knows wha, i, 10 80 q
the surviving Canadians, their w,ve. 80
aes, INC approaching winter, ~ noihirv ku,,
va'Ion from hunger and colo ssares the, va
lace. II Is melancholy to reflect On 60. u
consequences Of rebellion, Of the ,r,.,. sss
rum OF SO many human beings, y he,hr, , .'s
or guilty Still the supremacy Of the -
be maintained inv,olaie, ,he integrity Of -.
pre- must be asserted, peace and pro.per;,-
be secured 10 British subjects. even =, =.
! pense OF the entire nation Canadienne
We have not learned the particular, of,A.
Der OF houses burned. but the current e,,,r,..'
this subject, We are assured. by good au,h0-,..s
much over the mark; for Sir John is anx,o,, !.
the property should be preserved and coas....11
afterwards rather than destroyed This -
very desirable arrangement and would .,o...
more burnings, If the ioyalisis were con,nr.S ~
government would contiscatc on a suf6c,..,
extensive scaes'
Concerning the punishment Of The cap,u,...
bells, the Montreal Herald SAYS
Inc punishment already inilic ted has been -.
severe, but II Is not enough. The hanyinc of,....
" leaders Will have more effect than The 49,
OF two hundred men in action, and il any -. =
! be spared from the gaIlows. they ouph, 10 H. =.
fenced To hard labor and chained ,ose The, -
amlsing the roads ON the island Of Montreal
DIS. Nelson and Cote, when las, heard f,or
were IN Vermont, putting as great n distance :,
possible between themselves and Canadv.
General Van Rensselaer, came down from Ru,.
lington to Whitehall on Tuesday, finding !, !. s,d
that II was of no use for him TO 90 farther No,,h
BALI. Transcript.
ROMANCE AND REAnry.-lfw we remember rirb,
we copied, some time ago, from Western pae.,
an account OF IA runaway affair, IN which n br,,.
girl and n coward lover were the pr,ncspal ckss
acters.-The scene was "a ferry-ume, mid.,,a
ter; and the point OF the story was that the ie,,
ful loves had no, courage enough TO trust bis m.
cous person to the ferry boat, s. the danger. Of "A,
ice remembered stream, although siimulaiedby n.
celebrations and example OF his INTENDED. e,
whom angry waves md floating masses Office had
no terrors, when natrimony and the residence Of
a clergyman on the opposite bank were fal 10
view. She was willing TO dare The penls Of the
voyage, but his nerves were weak and at length,
with asst contempt of a lover so cowardiy. she
gave han his dismissal on the spot, aud with her
briJemaid returned, unmarried, to the house d
her guardian, whose opposition TO the match h9
driven her to the choice of an elopemcnt.
Another number Of the same "far west" r~
in which The story first appeared, has iouns ~
way TO the Atlantic borders and in II we "a
he sequel of the tale, which we give in The Ian
.uase OF the writer; who, by the way ayers, with
III soiemnity, that II IS no coinage OF the brain,
,ut strict, though quite poeiical reality. The
story is related by correspondent Of The Back
voodsman, published somewhere in Illinois,
n. Y. Com AGr.
"You will remember enclosing TO me, about two
months after the story appeared in the Backwoods.
man, letter from young man in Boston, earn
estv requesting TO be made acquainted with Der
name aud residence "If,'' he expressedIi, ".heI
has a local hahiaiion and name, and the account
is not the coinage Of some fertile imagination"
pave The IL formation he requested, ind Tho l
a. f-.~s.J e"'~oIy from my mne eseen
when recalled by seeing the story copied insoaA !
,arious periodicals Of the day.
Shortly after business called me 10 Galens,
who're | remained till within the last four weeks
was descending TO St. Louis W it'll IL cargo oflsG
md DELAYED the steamer nearly an hohr al nc
anding where the lovers crossed the MssIsfsi |
asst winter. While talking on board aud haAag
rcight, ! received polite note signed Dyahi
vho requested me to call upon her ~ the cas-
{ the Fulton, another boat, which shor
ewing passengers and freight. | accepted DE
nvItation, and to my surprise, was met das
COR BY my old acquaintance, the heroine altber"
ray match. SEEING me eagerly and ssseiSa'
te!y bv the hand, she introduced me 10 Nj
S her HUSBAND!-I was taken by surprse,ho boil
q n moment recovered nv self-possession, sh'
ordially accepted the proiiered hand. instant
= recol.ected that his name thatd he young
enieman of Boston, whose letter OF mqsi'!
al receiv ed from YOU, and answered.
Twill spare YOU the incidents Of their hfs' ae'
uaintance 1t ~ sufficient to say that he cans
, Illinois Immediately after receiving my 'eus,
nm introduction TO Miss A. ea /
resented 10 her guardian unquesiionab'c e'F
snce of his good character. the high sian6hs
nd wealth of his family. In short he won he
cart and hand, with The full appreciation oi hs'
u1ent guardian.
| s,ortivclv asked her why she did not wait til i
e ice ran in the river, when she coald make
ial of the courage and disnieressedness Of hT
20 sposa. She cast look filled with 'endsr r
ass and confidence upon her husband, and s'a
n playful manner, 81 urged Edward to wal" '
inter. but he nOuM not"
They were on their way TO Boston.