Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-06-07

AN ALLEGoRy.--It was night. Jerusalem
slept quietly amid her hills, as q child upon
the breast of It's mother. The noiseless
sentinel stood like a statue at his post and
the philosophers light burned dimIy in the
recesses Of his chamber.
But a darker night was abroad upon the
earth. A moral darkness involved the ma
tons in its unenlightened shadows. Reason
shed faint gllmmering over the minds Of
men, like the cold and inefficient shining Of
distant star The Immortality Of mans
| spiritual nature was unk nown, his relations
| to HeaYen undiscovered, and his future
destiny obscured in a cloud Of mystery.
1t was at this period that two forms Of
ETHEREAL mould lowered above the land Of
Gods chosen people. They seemed sister
angels sent 10 earth for some embassy Of
| love.
The one was Of ma jcstic stature, and in
| the well-formed limbs which her snowy
| drapery scarcely concealed and in her erect
bearing and steady eye, were exhibited the
| higher degree Of strength and confidence.
! Her right arm was extended it an imyres-
sive gesture upward, where night appear
ed to have placed her darkest pavilion,
while on her left rechned her delicate COM
pauion in contrast Of the other, for she was
! dropping like the flower when unmoistencd
by refreshing dewS, and her bright but
varying glances.
SUDDENLY light like the sun flashed out
| from the heavens, and Faith and Hope hail
cd with exultIng songs the ascending Star
Of Bethlehem.
Years rolled away and a stranger was SEEN
in Jerusalem. He was meek and unas
Stunning man, whose happiness consisted in
acts OF benevolence TO the human race
There were deep traces of sorrow in his
countenance though none knew why he
| grieved, for he lived in practice of every
virtue, and was loved by all the wise and
| good,
By and by it was rumored that the s,ran-
| ger worked miracles, that the blind saw,
the dumb spoke, the dead leaped to life at
his touch; that when he commanded the
ocean moderated its chatting tide, and the
very thunders articulated-'' lie is the
| Son Of God"
Envy assaied him with the charge of
sorcery, and the voice of impious judges
condemned him unto DEATH Slowly and
| thick guarded, he assembled the hill of Cal
vary. y heavy cross bent him to the earth !;
but Faith leaned upon his arm, and Hope,
dipping her Plulons in blood, mounted the
! skies.
Robbery of Tomb at Bristol, r. l.
| This beautiful village of ours has been a
scene Of unexampled excitement for the
| last two days, in consequence of an act Of
sacrege that has, within the week, been
| committed on the tomb of the late honora-
| bic James de Wolf.
On Thursday, a gentleman was enter
tanning himself by viewing the homestead
estate Of \. Williams Bradford de Wolf.
| in one Of the meads of which you will rec
oIIec, splendid and costly family mauso-
Ieum was, few years ago, erected, and
to his surprise, found that The door was
open.
On examination, ii was ascertained that
! the tomb had been robbed Of whatever val
ne II possessed, such as the silver plate
! that deco grated the coffin Of lead, the gold
! shirt buttons Of the deceased, the ring Of
! his wife which he bore with him through
life, and carried with him to the grave,
and every thing else that was of any value
| A coffin that contained grandchiId of the
deceased was dashed 10 pieces, and the
bones of the little innocent was scattered
around the tomb. Mr.. De Wolf, as you
we'll rccolect, was celebrated for his inn
mense wealth, and it was reported many
| years ago, among the credulous and vul-
! gar, that Mr.. De Wolf carried with him To