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THE CASTILIAN CAPTIVE.

ny '"""'oio VI -ACHiilct dCnd artillery
ceased to shake the towers of Tenncs-
war, which the rebel Sui Bey had long held
out against the Porte. The fortune of the
day had been decided by the fall of part
OF the Notifications; and the young and fc-
ry general of the Sultan's troops, bearing
down all opposition, made himself master OF
the fortress, and pursued Snli Bey into his
harem, whittier in despair he had taken r9-
fuge.
The helpless and ailrightcd females crow
ded around their master, with loud cries,
tor protection, when they saw the hitherto
lnvlolate portals of their apartments burst
open by the fierce Achmet. The wretchcd
Sui Boy prostrating himself on the ground
buried his face in his garments, and awaited
his fate in silence.
Aclimct, whose first intention had been to
plant his foot on lis body and strike off his
head' felt his arm arrested in spite of himself
by the glance of Il dark-cyed slave. The
silent language in which the emotions of the
soul are conveyed, is understood by all, and
Aclimet read in the eyes of Camilla, such
horror and detcstation of the deed he was
about to perform, that although he would not
own TO himself that her opinion was of the
slightest importance, he suffered that look
to change his purpose, and instead of becom-
ing himself the executioner of Suli Rev. he
him. "fN"
The awful silence that followed this tram
sactlon was succ. eded by the frantic outcrcs
oil the ladies of the harcm, who, full of ter
ror Tor their own safety, FASTENED to impore
inc mercy OF their new lord. Achmet con-
descended to return his scymctar to its sheath
ana assure them ofitheir security. No SOON
or did they perceive his gracious demeanor
tlan they began to address him with the mos,
h'gh hown terms of hattery, and each strove
ny every possible vile to attract his attention
Achmet could help being struck by the
contrast Camilla presented, who stood
proudly aloof with two of her country wo-
men. The naughty conqueror felt mortified
'hat the Castilian did not Join in the HOMAGE
pa'd him by the other ladies', whom, by the
superior richness of their dresses, he per.
ce'ved had been considered as her supcriors
IN the estimation of Sui Bcy.
"Slave," said he,approaching er,"whcrc.
wa. you nave not Jolneu win YOU
companions in paying your duty to me I"
because | owe you none," answered Ca
"Dare you thus reply to the conqucror O
Ienneswarl DO you not not know tina
your very existence is in my hands!"
81 am aware of it," replied Camilla rails
ing pair ofradiant dark eyes to his face.
"Then why do you not fall at my feet am
ask your life?"
ut is not worth the trouble"
"fon are daughter of FRANCISCAN, as
perceive by your rebell'ous spirit'"
= "And Christian"
Camilla made sign Of tho cross. Achm.
spit upon the ground.
NJ 1T must be confessed said Camilla red
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-09-04
A HINT TO THE GIRLS.

We have always considered it arf unerrng
sign of innate vulgarity, when we have heard
ladies take particular pains to impress us
with an idea other ignorance of all domestic
matters, save sewing lace or weaving net to
oncase Their delicate hands.-Ladics. by
some curious kind of hocus pocus, have got
it into their heads that the best way to catch
a husband is to show HIM how profoundly ca
pable they are of dong nothing for his COM
fort. Frightening piano into fits, or MUIR
derng the kings French, may be good bait
for certain kinds of fish, but they must be of
that very small kind usually found in gerry
shallow waters. The surest way to secure a
good husbands to cultivate those accomplish
ments which make good wife.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-09-04
From the Knickerbocker for August.
LIES LESSONS.

And this our life, exempt from public haunt
FINDS tongues IN trees, books in the running brooks
Sermons in stones, and good in every thing"
Shakespeare
Letus go to the hail. where the red wine flows,
And roses and myrtles are gaily wreathed;
Where many cheek with its deep joy CLOVIS
And the sad, sweet music of lutes is brenthed.
Ere morning comes, the scene will be fled
Faded will be the dream of bliss;
The song will be hushed and the roses dead
Is there nought to be learned by this!
And the sand with wee Is and wrecks is strown
Where DER the rocks and cold waves tly,
And make their hollow a suen moan
Those desolate things were cast away
From the false breast of the raging seas;
And there they are sadly left to decay
Is there not lesson in these?
Let US 90 to the wood, where the hawthorn blows,
When its leaves in the soft spring time are green;
When its mantle around it the woodbine throws,
And the peary flowerets peep between
Oh, we shall find a moral in them
Thus with the leaves dccel,fully twined;
Decking awhile the thorny stem,
Yet dropping off with the first rude wind
Lot us 90 to the fields when the storm is DER
And the raln-drops sparkle like stars at eve;
When the handicapped is heard no more,
And the oceans bosom hath ceased to heave;
Then shall we see the rainbow bright
From the gloomy clouds and the sunshine wro' t.
Shedding on all things its colored light
Something, surely, by this is taught!
Let go to the graves, where our loved ones are,
And let us choose the midnight time.
When the hcaveus are glorious with many star,
And silence and grandurc raise tho'ts sublimc
And as we look from the Wondering dust
up to the cope of the beauteous sky;
SO shall our spirit asceud in their trust,
To the Holy SPIRIT that dwceth on high.
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DUTIES OF THE LIBERAL PROFESSIONS

"lf foreigner were to ask where our police
is or where the standing army with which we
hope to control millions OF men,-we could
take him to our Common school houses, and
say, Here are our barracks; these young ladies'
are ourdrll-sergeants, and by their aid we are
able to put police officer into every breast, 4"
"rhe clown, who calculates the size of the
moon by his cart wheel, or his mothers big
pewter dish, stand at one extreme of the scale,
and Newton, who absolutely measures the uni
verse, and weighs its orb in balance, stands at
the other and what distance from the one to
the other, as regards comprehension of the
world, and intellectual likeness to its Creator
But, my friends, we are all, somewhere between
the two; and most of us, even of those who are
called educated men, far nearer the clown than
the philosopher.
But while our intellect expands as we become
acquainted with nature, it expands only to learn
how limited it is, and how small its grasp. The
deepest student will be the humblest. He
who has merely learned that these bripbt snan.
giles overhead are suns vastly distant, feels, urea,
as the opening idea Of the universe is. as
if he could still stand above, and look down ur
on the myriad solar systems, that are visible
but the astronomer who has journeyed from
star to star, till he has reached one so dstan
that the ray of light now in his telescope mus
have left before Abraham was born,a to who's
soul has come the con ,eption of an infinite uni
verse, he will cover his head in his mantle, an
bow in awe-struck alteration"
"The physician may bring us near to nature
and the lawyer may reveal to us the mysterie
OF society; but to the clergyman it belongs t
exhibit mans moral power and relations. Ma,
the labor of the physician and lawyer are incom
plete without his aid. Nature il riddle till W
know the soul; and society chaos, till faith, III
dove Of God, stills it into order. The clery,
man should be, then, no mere theologan, bu
% many an one among the English clergy is,
naturalist and political philosopher. Meth,
should no be closet student, mere scrme
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in the only faith whereby wo may have etcr-
nal life.'
Camilla, you speak dark things and hard
to be understood; but promise to be mine,
and will hear oupatiently on these matters;
and if convinced, l will not cling to error.'
1T may be easily imagined, that Beatrice
and antonio departed for Spain without Ca
mila, who became Achmet Pacha's bride /;
and who, ere long, had the happiness of i'm
forming her cousins, by letter that he had
become secret, but decided prosolyte to
Christianity.
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writer while so many thousand are unvistet
by only rays Of Christian truth and hope, how car
any minister of Christ be content to keep his
room, and pore over his books the whole weel
long! The best study for the pastor is in acts o
kindness, in visits Of sympathy, in knowledge
ofmen, and the wants Of men, and the tempta
tons of men. One sermon drawn from life is
worth twenty drawn from books. 1t is, indeed
questionable whether age and experience be moi
indispensable to clergyman; whether the
truths which he should communicate can be
gained in all their fulness and power by any Other
process than life."-Perkins' Address, Cinci,ut
Gmosr Story. There exists, says the
Paris Contitutionnel, in the environs of An.
gouleme, very old house, called the Cha.
teau du Diablc. The building of it wa.
never finished; for, as the peasantry say, the
devil was offended that any person SHOULD
presume to build upon spot which he dc.
lighted to visit by moonlight. When the
house was half built, says the story, the dew
came every night and destroyed all the work.
men had done during the day, until a. length
they gave over in dispair, and left the dew
master of the ground. In the night of the
25th ut. the ruins of this old building appear.
ed to be suddenly illuminated. Athoughthe
peasantry ofthe neighboring village of Petit
Rochefort could attribute this circumstance
only to the devil, they mustered courage, and
went in procession, armed with shovels
pitchforks, scythes, sticks, sc. to the spot
In an upper window they found eight red
wax candles burning and IN the midst of them
beng who appeared to them to be super
natural, and who was tracing cabalistic fig
ures in the dust with wand. On prcceiv-
ing the armed invaders he exclaimed -'Witll-
draw, you will destroy the charml" The
sound of human voice giving them courage
they seized the operator and conveyed hin,
to the Marie. On the following day he was
found to be sawyer, named Favrcau; and
on being questioned, he replied that il was
cruel to have disturbed him in the accomplish
ment Of vow. The poor fellow had for
some time past had been remarked for his
superstition and his ejaculation of prayers
in solitary places withcxtraordinary gestures.
On his person were found several letters adj
dressed TO IN. Favreau, mcdecin," bottle
OF holy water, and the following receipts
Rccci pit to prevent dogs from barking; To
prevent dogs from barking or biting, even if
mad, it is only necessary to say three times,
"Le occur Sc fend, la queue sc pend, la Gle
dc St Pierre tie fcrme la guele jusqu'a de-
main." Receipt to cxtinguish fire; Amanda,
Anania, Emisael liberia nos, domino. Throw
some chopped and damp straw on it; then
say to the fire, "Great and ardent fire, | con.
jure thee on the part ofthe great living God,
to lose thy color as Judas did when he be-
trayed our Lord on the Great Friday, IN the
name OF the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost" Repeat this three times,
giving stamp with the foot and blow with
the fist. As there was no other charge a.
gainst Favrcau than his folly, he was set at
liberty.
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other way than that which I have stated, 4
should like TO hear from them.
Yours, in farmers
JAMES M. HARTWELL.
Medford, Mass, Aug. 9Th, 1910.

REMARKS by J. B.-Our correspondent
is right in his conclusion about the origin of
the borer. The subject is now generally
well understood by practical horticulturists,
and by timely care their trees are preserved
from the dcprcdations of this destructive in
sect. 1t requires patience and perseverance,
to keep them under subsection, and they are.
therefore, truly considered great evil.
There are other instruments quite as efec.
tual as the gouge or crooked wire for tho
destruction Of the borer; and these are tho
bill and long tongue of the little speckled
wood-specker. Let these birds be cncou-
ragged, and much of the labor of the horticul-
turist is prevented A friend of ours told us
he would not have one of these birds killed
for five dollars, and that he suffered no loafer
to enter his premises with a gun, and consi-
ders the man or boy who Injuries a bird in
the same light as if they robbed his purse.l
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-09-04

Caution.-Where potetoes are boiled for
hogs, the water IN which they are boiled
should never be gwen them, but thrown en-
tirely away, because it contains deletcreous
or poisonous propreties-a fact which is not
generally known.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-09-04

AN ANTIDELUvIAN CHLD.-A fossil of a
child between five and six months old. has
been found in quarry near Brussels. The
bones we're converted into slick, which struck
fire with steel. The head, shoulders, throa,
and belly were perfect, and the neck exhib.
tied evident traces of muscles. A fossil co.
coanut, quite perfect, was found by the side
of the child.--Letds Intel
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saw the young bride, in her beauty and bride.

| saw the young bride, in her beauty and pride,
Bedecked in her snowy array.
And the bright flush Of Joy mantled high on her cheek
And the future looked blooming and gay.
And with woinans devotion she laid her fond heart
At the shrine of ldolatrous love,
And she anchored her hopes this pcrishing earth
BY the chain which tenderness woye ttorn
But saw when those heart-strings were bleeding ant
And the chain had been severed in two,
She had changed her white robes for the snblcs ogre
And her bloom for the paleness of wo!
But the Healer was there pouring balm on her heart
And wiping the tears from her eyes
And he strengthened the chain he had broken in twain
And fastened it firm to the skies;
There had whispered voice, twas the voice other God
Il love thee, love thee pass under the rodr
I saw the young mother in tenderness bend
Der the couch her slumbcrng boy
AND she kissed the soft sas they murmurcd her name
While the dreamer lay smiling in Joy.
On sweet as rosebud encrcled with dew,
When its fla rance is flung on the air.
So fresh and 50 bright to the mother no seemed,
As he lay in his innocence there!
But saw when she gazed on thu same lovely form,
Pale ns marble, and silent and cold,
But palcr and colder her beautiful bov,
And the tale of her sorrow was told
st the Healer was there who had snitten her heart
and taken her treasure away,
To allure her to Heaven, he had placed il on high
And the mOurner will swcctly obey!
There had whispered voice, twas the voice other God
i love thee, love thec!-pdss under the rod!
saw when father and mother had leaned
On the arms of dear cherished son,
And the star i'll the future grew bright to their gaze
As they saw the proud place HI had won;
And the coming evening of life promised fair;
And its pathway grew smooth to their feet
And the Right oflove glimmered bright at the end
And the whispers of fancy were sweet;
But saw when they stood bending low o err the grave
Where their hearts dcarcs, hope had been laid,
And the star had gone down in the darkness of nigh
And the JOY from their bosoms had fled:
But the Healer was there, and his arms were around
And he led them with tcnderes care
And he showed them star in the bright upper world
Twas their star shining brilliantly there! [God
They had each heard voice, twas the voice of thc
i love thee love thee pass under tho rod.
CHARLESTON, July 4, 1910.
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From the Knickcrbockcr for August.
PASSING UNDER THE ROD.

was the custom of the Jews to select the tenth of
their sheep after this The lambs were scpa.
rated from their DAMS and enclosed in sheep cote,
with only one narrow way out the lambs were at the
entrance. On opening the gate, the lambs FASTENED
to Join their dams, and placcdat the entrance,
with rod dipped in ochrc touched every tenth lamb
and so marked it with his rod, saying, Let this be
holy Union Bible Dictionary And /
will cause you to pass under the rod, and will bring
you into the bond of the covenant -Csekiel.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04
UNITED STATES NAVY.

The maratime of the United States is inferior
to either that of Great Britain France. II is parti-
cularly deficient in those and powerful uxiaries
of naval warfare yLis h~~s been Introduced within
few years past viz: armed steamers. While England
has more than seventy, and France has forty -six,
there but two in the United States navy and these
are of very recent construction. collision with any
European power would sssarily be nearly confined
to naval combats In such emergency, this promi-
nent defect in the American navy would be severely
felt. II is within the remembrance of readers,
that sometime in the the past year. the French
armed steamer Meteore assembled the river Potomac,
and cast anchor within gun shot Of the city of Wash
ngton while the people of the metropolis pro-
oundly ignorant of her arrival. In of war, un-
less unusual degree of vigilance were exered,
more of the enemy's steamers might readily ar
rive without impedment far as of our principal
seaports and batter it down without opposition. If
the foe perceived, at n loss to imagine how
such catastrophe could be ayerted unless our har-
bors protected by power equal to that by which
they would be assaled Hence the absence of steam
ers is an important defect in naval SYSTEM and
that requires the early attention of government.
Though an divide from the of Euro
pean strife, position in regard to the Boundary
Question is somewhat critical, and may, at distant
day. place the United States in attitude of hostility
towards Great Britain. We trust that the necessity
Of competent number of armed steamers may be
strongly urged at the coming session of Congress and
that prompt and efficient measures will be taken to
strengthen this department of our navy.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04
AMERICAN MECHANICS.

A splendid steam frgate has been built and
launched at New Y ork for the Emperor of Rus
sia The following description of her is given
by the ~ Y. Times.
The Kamschatka is, in appearance, about the size
of the Great Western, though her actual dimensions
are somewhat larger She is pierced for l6 guns At
present she does not draw than about nine feet
water, but with her machinery and armament on
board, she will probably draw from Is to II feet Her
and spars look rather dwalsh but this perhaps
arises from her great height above the water when
brought her bearings by the weight of engines boil
ers fuel guns, &c, dare say she will appear
IL tdut in every particular.
The Kamschatka constructed for the Emperor
OF Russia, by Mr.. William III. Brown from model
furnished BY two officers of the Russian Navy, and
her build promises great speed Her bow and stern
are decorated each with double headed eagle,
mounted by an imperial crown. The cabins are spa
cious and convenient They are to be fitted up we
understand in the style of those of our packet ships.
She is very strongly built Of solid seasoned white and
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04

" POLITICAL sAGACITY. !"

Several instances Of good guessing in regard to the
general result of the Presidential election thus
tced in the Mem Jersey STATE Gazette.
Credit is given by the Albany Advertiser (and
JUSTIFY to the Hon. NJ p Tallmadge for the political
sagacIy manifested by him in his estimate Of the result
Of the Electoral election published in June last In
hatestnate the honorable Senator gave Harrison 24S
votes He comes within IA Of the actual result. But
the honorable Senator'S estimate is beaten by the est-
mate Of the editor Of the Madisonian who in March
last claimed 222 Electoral votes for Harrison that is
within y of the actual result But both these are
beaten by the estimate of our townsman, the Hon.
William Halsted, who in letter written about ten
days after the Harrisburg Convention, to gentleman
in Cincinnati made estimate in which he gave Har-
rson 237 Electoral votes and this estimate Mr. Hal
sted repeated frequently in his public addresses during
the Official canvass. He is within Of the exact
suit there is any body bu, Yankee that can beat
Jersey Blue in guessing should like to hear from
them z
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04

The Hon. Daniel Webster arrived in town this
morning, on his way TO the seat of Government The
Hon. Caleb Cushing, of the best scholars among
public men, and able and finished debater in
Congress- arrived yesterday also on his way to Wash
ngton. II affords much satisfaction to find those
gentlemen looking we'll after the arduous labors of
the The siupendous labors of Mr. Webster,
before the people during the campaign, under which,
in the end, the physical powers of his constitution
yielded for few days, need not be recounted
Wherever the people manifested desire to collect
in to listen to the words of wisdom which
to pass from his lips he ready to go; and
was only because he possessed not the powers of
ubiquty that he did fulfil every request He, like
Rives and Legare, the brilliant sons Of Virginia and
South Carolina, missionary at large rousing the
people in every State he could reach from New Hamp-
TO Virginia. And it was a noble spectacle, to find
Webster received with acclamations by friends of
the South who drank in with eagerness not to he
satisfied the outpourings of his powerful mind, while
at the same time Rves and Lcgare engaged in the
same great work at the Moth, deighting thousands
by their classic elegance and cheering them to action
by their patriotic and imprisoned exhortations. But
these distinguished gentlemen not alone engaged
in these abors, as the public very well know. We
might name scores Of others, such Southland, and
Ketchum and Hoffman, Barnard, John Sergeant and
at the East John Davis, Caleb Gushing, Robert G.
Winthrop, and fifty others, with sound heads and elo-
quen tonguesall in action, stirring the people, and
inspiring them with holy enthusiasm in the of
the country and Constitution. And noby have those
labors been crowned--N Y Commercial
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04
From The knickerbocker
DIRGE FOR A YOUNG GIRL

From The knickerbocker
DIRGE FOR A YOUNG GIRL.
FROM THE SPANISH.
Underneath the sod now lying,
Dark and drear,
Sleepeth one who LEFT, in dying
Sorrow here.
Yes, they're ever bending DER her.
Eyes that weep;
Forms that to the cold grave bore her,
Vigis keep.
When the summer moon is shining
Soft and fair,
Friends she loved in tears are twining
Chaplets there
Rest in peace thou gentle spirit,
Throned above;
Souls like thine with God inherit
Life and love J. T. FIELDS