Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-22

my feelings that ratified the sentence.
But rejecting afterwards that they
were strangers---strangcrs, perhaps g>
norant of the laws of my empire, my
compassion increased for them, and
humanity suffers on account of their
long confinement. will, therefore,
and command that these twelve stran>
gers be set at liberty. y."-Barrow's Tra>
vels in China.
PFTER the Great was so much affects
ed with the death of his son Peter by
Catherine |. that he shut himself up at
Petershon, intending TO starve himself
to death and forbid every person, of
whatever description, under pain of
death, to disturb his retirement. The
senate assembled on this desperate re-
solution of the prince, and Dolgorouki
undertook to drive him from it. He
went and knocked at the door of the
room where Peter was shut up. 'Who-
ever you be- cried the car with a ter
rible voice, fly of, or will open the
door and knock out your brains.' Open,
say replied Dolgorouki in firm
tone, 'it is deputy from the senate
| come to ask you whom you wish to
have named as emperor in your room,
since you have resigned Peter, struck
with Courageous zeal of Dolgorouki, O.
pened, embraced this faithful courticr,
yielded TO his councils, and resumed the
reins of governmental .--Chantreau's Ira
vels in Russia.
TAsso's first poem Rinaldo, published
in his eighteenth year, extended his re-
putation through all Italy, but his father
was so displeascd with his deserting the
law for the society of the muses., that
he went to Padua on purpose to repri-
mand him. Though he spoke with
| great vehemence, and made use Of se>
veral harsh expressions, Torquato heard
him without interrupting him, aud his
composure contributed not little to in
crease his fathers displeasure. Tell
me- said Bernardo, 'of what use is that
vain philosophy, upon which you pride
yourself so much ? 'It has enabled
me- said Tasso modestly, to endure
the harshness of your reproofs.'
lIoole's Life of Tasso.
KING William Ill. was passionateIy
fond Of hunting; and he made it a point
of honor never to be outdone in any
leap, however perilous. A certain Mr..
Cherry, who was devoted TO the exiled
family, took occasion of this, TO form
perhaps the most pardonable design
which was ever laid against a kings
life. He regularly joined the kings
hounds, put himself formost, and took
the most desperate leaps, in the hope
that William might break his neck in
following him. One day, however, he
accomplished one so imminently dan
gerous, that the king, when he came to
the spot, shook his head and drew back
Universal Magazine.
! WHEN Philip of Macedon vanqush,
ed the Athenians, in pitched battle
they sent next morning to demand THEN
baggage; the king laughed, and order.
cd it TO be returned, saying, Il do be-
lieve the Athenians think we did not
fight in earnest.'-- Memoirs dc Gram
mont
THERE is singular and affecting
trait in the character of the buffalo
when calf; and my feelings have Sc.
verely felt it. Whenever COW buna,
10 falls before the numbering lead of the
hunters, and happens to have calf, the
helpless young one, far from attempting
to escape, stays by its fallen dam, witt
signs expressive of strong and natura
affection. The dam thus secured, the
hunter makes no attempt on the calf
(knowing it TO be Unnecessary bu
proceeds to cut up the carcase: thel
laying it on his horse, he returns to
! ward home, followed by the poor calf
, thus instinctively attending the remains
!. OF its dam. / have seen single hun
ter ride into the town of Cincinnati, be
tween the Miamis, followed in thi
manner, and, at the same time, bv thre,
calves, who had lost their dams by thi
cruel hunter---Turner's account Of tn,
Buffalo Of America.
, WoNAs.-Woman, says Matthew Henry, wa
Of tha r;h ont nf tho eila Of Alan, No, ,a