Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-03-28

from top to bottom, the reverse of the man.
ner in which every thing that has base and
summit is generally seeA---namely, from
bottom TO top.
This idea took such possession of his
mind, that he must needs satisfy i. Never
once calculating whether this plank, which
was three hundred feet from the ground,
was strong enough to bear his weight, he
placed enc foot upon it and then the other,
and behold him upon this dangerous bridge,
without any possibility OF turning back
When 70, the first time, he told me this
story, the instant | saw him upon the plank
suspended as it were between heaven and
the hard marble floor upon which he might
have been dashed to atoms, | was seized
with Il giddiness such as he might himself
be expected to have felt when in this criti-
cal situation. We surrounded him closely
eager TO catch every word he uttered, and
following him step by step across this dan
gerous bridge.
Scarcely had 7 performed third of my
Journey" said he, when eager to enjoy
the spectacle sought, cast my eyes below
AT the same instant, Kissing sound whiz-
zed through my ears, my head became
covered with veil of darkness, succeeded
by one of fire: l was seized, in short,
with the most horrible vertigo.---Fortunat-
ly, l had presence Of mind Immediately 10
shut my eyes and stand still. cannot ex-
press to you what felt at this moment,
when heard voices close to my ears, ut
tering in whispers the most dreadful BIAS
phemies. 1t was the workmen. Iopened
my eyes to continue my perilous journey.
or felt that i'll remained minute longer
in this situation, l should die even without
falling"
He was advancing with a firm step upon
that narrow plank, when he felt the wood
crack under him He was then in the mid.
die of the plank, and the weight ofhis body,
so much greater than that of the water
bucket, must necessarily break the bridge,
and he be precipitated to the bottom. "Ah!
said lad, who heard the wood crack, "the
plank is rotten The unhappy man will
=" He did not pronounce the word !;
for the head workman placed his hand upon
upon the lads mouth. When Robert
, reached line other side, and saw the plank
the abyss, and death behind him, he fel
upon his knees, and poured forth his hum.
bic thanksgiving to Almighty God for his
delivery from danger. "Ah! my friends, >
effable joy, and his eyes swimming in tears,
show happy am p But instead of sbar-
ing his delight, the workmen seized and
beat him furously. 'Cursed Frenchman!
rascal! scroundrel ''howled the chorus of
masons: william, how you frightened us!',
| e H.
failed of being sent back to Congress, and
who was appointed by the Administration,
Indian Agent, for the little squads of fndi-
ans in New York, has been paid by his viz
tuous and economical patriots who rule
the affairs Of this nation, at the rate of Sl4
per day for his services The chief hard
ship of his service is, to travel pleasantly
about, talk to the Indians, and incidently
Import the hands who feed him.
30 I'm ,ndoae," as the lady said at the
ball ven her corset string broke in the midst
ola waltz.
Light breaks in upon my BRAIN . MS the
bullisaid ven the axe ofthe butcher hit him
in the head.
There are SO colleges, 10 law schools, 96
medical schools aud 80 divinity schools in
the United States.
There is aid to be an old maid in New
Orleans with such saarp face that she
uses it to pare apples.
.lll be hanged if do" as the criminal
said ven the sheriff told him to step upon
the galows
The capitalists of Salem, Mass. are
about establishing steam cotton factories
there.
The very sillest thing man can do, is
to lend money to man whose friendship
he is DESTROYS OF preserving.
A counterfeit plate for printing So notes
purporting to be ofthe Marlborough Bank
was last week found under ground near the
foot Of Bridge street, Brooklyn.
A lake Of quicksilver has lately been dis
covered at Marengo, Alabama.
elbow love thee, none can tell" as the
toner said to his bottle.
A correspondent has sent us for publica-
ton the annexed list Of British vessels OF
war and merchantmen captured and de-
stroyed by the American arms during the
l,st y,r with that nation His object APP