Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-06-02
VOL. IX.-NO. 40.

Philadelphia to this city on Friday last, up-
on our return from Baltimore, our attention
was arrested by the appearance of fellow
passenger, who CHANGED TO sit near us in
the cars He was apparently not over thirty,
dressed in coarse and seedy garments, and
evidently III the last stage of consumption.
Upon his face was stamped the seal of death
more clearly and terribly than we have ever
seen il upon another living countenance.-
lie was wasted TO a skeleton, and. the liyid
paleness of corpse had driven from his
face every hue Of health and life. His eyes
were restless, and glared with doll bot eager
stare upon what was passing around him
We did not hear him speak till he had reach
ed Jersey City, aud then, upon the ferry
boat we observed him talking to a number of
gentlemen, who were standing around him.
He spoke feeby, but with great earnesiness
and excitement. lie said he had just been
released from the Penitentiary in Pennsyl-
yania, where he had been long time con-
fined. He had never confessed his shame,
but now, he said he could not help it. He
had been a great villain in his life; but,
said he, as his eyes swan in tears, and his
thin, blue lips quivcred with emotion, that's
all past, and have got to die in day or
Two. His mother, he said, lived at No.
Greenwich street lie had not seen her for
many years, and the only favor he Fasked of
God or man was, that he might die in her
arms. lie seemed in a perfect agony OF
apprehension lest the police officers of the
city should see him as he landed and de-
tain him till il should lie 10 late to see his
mother. They all knew him, he said to be
great rogue, and if somebody did not aid
him, he kRsw he should die in the city pris-
on instead of his mothers house. He SEEM
ed greatly relieved and truly thankful when
several gentlemen offered TO send him at
once to her residence We know not what
became Of him, hut think it scarcely posi-
bic that he should be living now. But who
can picture either the Joy or the agony of
that last meeting between the widowed
mother and her vretched son, coming from
the dungeon to her arms only TO be laid
somewhat more gently, in the grave The
excitement Of the hope of meeting her SEEM
ed to be all that kept him alive and it appear
ed scarcely possible that this feeble frame
could survive the excitement Of the meeting
itselc-Ntp York Tribune. Ts
FERocIous AssAULT, WITH INTENT &c.
William g. Glover, was brought up on
charge OF assauting Miss Eugenia r. Aus
tin, with felonious intent, II East Boston.
She had spent the evening at IA musical par
~ in this CITY, aud was accompanied to the
East-Boston ierry-boa, by friend As usu-
al, she walked from the landing at East Bos-
ton, towards her fathers house, but shortly
after she got on the planked road which
crosses the marsh, and leads To Bennington
st. she was suddenly approached by Glover,
and accosted by an insolent proposal She
repealed his advances, and attempted TO run
from him, but he grasped her by the neck,
and after striking her several violent blows,
succeeded in getting her down. She strng-
gied and screamed until she alarmed some
people, who were at no great distance. and
upon their coming up Glover fled. Mr.
Austin and The whole village, was immedi-
ateIy aroused, and apprised Of the outrage,
and description of Glover's person was in
few minutes conveyed TO the watch-hnuse,
temporarily under the charge of constable
'iallant and that officer and watchman in
stantly ran to the ferry landing to stop the
boat, naturally supposng that the offender
had fled to her, in order to make his escape.
In this surmise they were correct, for they
found him in the forward part of the boat.
His clothes bore marks of the contest in
which he had been engaged His pentloons
were stained with the soil on which be bad
struggled with the Young woman and his
knuckies were bruised from the effect of a
1 blow which he had struck her in the mouth,
and loosened her front teeth. He was ta-o
| ken into her presence forthwith and she
identified him distinctly. One Of her eyes
was nearly knocked oni, and she was other
wise badly hurt by the violence she had
suffered On account OF the injuries she
received she was unable to attend court
Yesterday, and the case was continued till
Tuesday next, for further examination.-l
In default of bail in $1,000, Glover was
committed. Boston Post. ''
Honesfy-The n. f. Puritan, says, with much
truth. that in these days we hardly know of more
decisive of christian principle than strict fide-
! ity in rendering TO all their dues Time has been
when mariyrd"m was perhaps the best test of
christian l0rtitude, bat honesty seems now to be
likely 10 claim the highest place among the chris
tan virtues, inasmuch il is the one which is the
most difficult TO be exercised. .l
At temperance meeting recently held in Alabs-
ma. Col. Lehmanousky; who had been for twenty.
three years soldier in the armies of Napoleon Bo-
napare, addressed the meeting. lie arose before
the audience, tall, erect and vigorous, with the
glow Of health in his face and said "You see be-
fore you man seventy years old. ! have fought
200 battles, have fourteen wounds my body,
have lived thirty days horse-lesh, with The bark
of trees for my bread, and ice for my sdrink,
the canopy of heaven for my covering, without
stockings or shoes on my ieet, and with only few
rags for my clothing In the deserts of Egypt, | ,
have marched for days with turning sun upon
my naked head feet hIisered in The scorching