The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1839-03-30

n u EE LAs',OMENTs on An IMPRISONED
4 DEEroa. - ie closIne scene ID The lie
|oI . chance prisoner is thus tbriIiogjy
and l,eaulil,y sketched by boz:
4 The ,urnly led The way 10 silence,
and gently iising tie lAtcb NJ fhe roofn
door moloib % Mr. Picawick 10 enter.
II was a larH bare desolsie room. wstb4a
lnumherof s,bpheJstea mate of ircD,
on one Of yich lay stretched Iite si,at-
ow 81 a ma, wan, paiesxua 'gbas,ly.--
HIS i,rea!binavas hard IND thick, and he
mpanpJ raiioIiy al il came and nent.-
1.-THE bed sue sat short old man, 10
coblefs apbn. who ny ibe aid Of rait
of b1sa sptlacIes. was reading from the
tBlhis aloud twas tile fUfiunate lega-
lice, The SICK man laid his hand upon
arm, and motoned him 10
STOP. He closed tie book and iton
The bed. Open tho window. saiJ tie
sick man. He did 50. The noise ci.csr-
riages aud carts, the rattle Of wheels, HE
cries Of men and boys; and the busy
sduuds 0! . mighty multitude instinct
with lilo aud occupation, observation-disclosures
deep muriner, ilosted into the room. a. \
love tie hoarse loud hun, arose tromstime
TO time, > bosterous Laugh; or screr OF
some song, shouted forth BY one IL The
giddy crowd, wou!d.sirike upon the ear
tor ali instant, and thea bes!ost,amidst the
roar Of voices and The and the tramp Of
footsteps; the breaking Of The tlllows d
tie restless sea Of lie lbsl'roled heavily
on without. These are melancholy
sounds 10 a quie,;l'sieoer at any time, but
how melancholy to the watcher by the
bed Of death! sThere IS no air here,'
said The sickman fsintIy. sFhe place
pollutes il; twas fresh round about wren
walked three years ago, but il grows
hot and heavy IN passing these walls; I
cannot breathe it. We have breathed it
together ior lopg time, said the old mas.
Come, come There was short ST.
lence, during which The two spectators
lapproached the bed. The sitk man drew
the hand d his old fellow prisoner'towards
Aim, and pressing II afltctionately be-
tween both Of bis own, retained it in'his
grasp. 4 hope be gasped after while
50 family that they bent their ears close
over The bed 10 catch the half formed
sounds his cold btu lips gave vent to. 80
III hope my merc,fui Judge will bear in
mind my heavy punishment on earth
Twenty years, my friend, twenty years
in this h'deous grave. Ny heart broke
'when my child died, aud ! could not eyeI,
kiss him il his little coffin. My loaeli.
ness since then, IN al this noise and riot
has been very dreadful. May God for
give ms He La- seen my solitary lin
Igering DEATH He folded bis hands, and
murmurihg something more that we could
moi hear, tell 'inio sleep; only asleep
4 a. first, for they saw him smile. They
'Iwbisqed logei&er lor aiitile time, and The
ilurnekey STOPPING override dii,ow, drew
hastily back. lie has got his discharge, Z
SAID tie man. He had. BIT he had
grownso ike death in life, that hey
knew not when he died.
4 \ Is. fy.- NJ +
WoaAN.--The appropriate charactet
Of woman demands ds!icacy Of appear.
ance and manners, refinement q: seuti-
msut, genusness uf speech, modss:y ia
feeling aud action, shrinking IRON nplo-
riety and public gaze, love Of depend
anes and protection. aversion to all that
HIS coarse and rude, and an ins,inctyea b.
] horelme Of all that tends 10 indelicacy
AID in purity, either il principles q ia
actions.
II IS aihat il theeatly part
s'of thu 18th cculiry. wives were
imported 70 order into Virginia,
and sold for from 100 ID $50
lpnunds Of tobacco. Wonder
4 bow mlIcl, our great grand mo-
'Iiher was Sold for?? lb.
Ii Is not know where he that
-Iinvenled the plough was born,
'Inr who wasor Mherehef diet;
yethe has effected more ihrihe
,thappinessuf the world than lhss
tlwlole race Of heroes and con.
! qnerers, Who have dren.heA IL
with tears andmacnred il with
Ih'uod, and whose birth, parent