Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-10-06

sus Christ, thy Son, cur Saviour. Amen.
Courage under any form is captivating; a
brave bird, brave dog, brave horse, and
brave boy. are always sure of sympathy from
Che bystanders, however composed. Much
more surely does woman's courage, display
ed in moments Of peril, carry away all hearts.
most striking illustration of this was afford
ed by the Queen of Louis XVI, Burke's Ma
rie Autoinette,' on the morning after the terri
BILE night at Versailles, when the 6shwomen
of Paris and drunken mob broke into the
palace, and sought the life Of the Royal Fami-
ly, especially Of the Queen. The heroism of
the garde du corps, stationed at her door, who
fell at his post, covered with wounds from
hundred hands, gave her time to escape into
an adjoining apartment, and the infuriate mob,
on entering her chamber and finding her gone,
plunged their weapons into her bed. The
body guards, wherever found, were massa-
cred, or reserved for death. The Queen re-
solved on an effort to save them. 1t is thus
related by Allison:
notwithstanding the shots which were fir
ed at the window she persisted in appearing
at the balcony to endeavor to obtain the par
don Of the body guards. When M. de Lu.
zerne endeavored to place himself between
her aud the exasperated multitude, she gently
removed him, alleging that was her post, and
that the King could not afford to lose so faith
full servant. Shortly after, the crown vocif-
erously demanded that she should appear at
the window, she came forth accompanied with
her children; twenty thousand voices exclaim-
ed, "Away with the children!" and the
Queen sending them in, reappeared alone in
the presence of mob, from whom she ex-
pected instant death. The generous contempt
Of personal danger overcame the fury Of the
populace, and universal shouts of applause
testified their sense of the reality Of the peril
which she had braved.--N. Y. American.
ROUGH AND TuMeLE.-The N. O. Tropic
tells the following story A Frenchman who
knew very little of our language, unfortunate.
Iy got into difficulty with back country
man, and fight he must. and that too, rough
and tumble. But before he went at it he was
very anxious to know, what he shonld cry out
if he found himself whipped ;-after being in
formed, that when he was satisfied, all that
he would be to cry out enough; at it they
went-but poor Monsieur, in his difficulties,
forgot the word, and finding his eyes likely to
be removed from their sockets, he began to
cry out; but insteed of saying what he was
| told, he commenced brawling Justify, hurrah
hurrah!! hurrah!!! To his establishment,
the countryman kept pounding and gcuging
the harder, when Monsieur, finding there was
no use,in halloing, turned and went TO work
in such good earnest, That it was not long be-
fore the countryman sung out in stentorian
voice, enough: Say that again, says the
Frenchman.-Enough! enough! cried he a.
gain. When the Frenchman, in his turn,
broke out" Begar, dat is de vara word was
try to say long time ago.
TOMB OF CoLUMBus.--A correspondent of
the Picayure, giving description of the ca
thedraal of Havana, writes as follows:
Within the sacristy, and to the right of
the altar in the cathedral, is table of stone,
! inlaid in the wall, having on it the bust of a
| man in basso relieve. Within this lie the
ashes Of the immortal Christopher Columbus,
the discoverer Of this the New World.
The remains Of the great navigator, as all
know, were conveyed from Spain to St. Do
mingo. and after having rested there one hun.
bred and three years. they were in 1896 trans
ferred to Havana they are preserved ina oil.
YER urn, enclosed in a leaden chest.
Thus has the cathedral Of Havana, The hon.
or of being the receptacle of his dust, Of whose
birth FIVE cities claim The distinction, and Of
whom as benefactor Of the human race. con.
lecture has no estimate--language has no APP
propriate eulogy."
Itappears from call which is published
in the wing paper at Iowa City. that Terri
torial Abolition convention is to be held at the
Round Prairie Meeting House in Yellow
Spring Township, in this county, on the 3lsi
Oct. next. Yellow Spring township is made
up almost entirely Of wings; and amonoss The
list Of persons who are appointed to provide
places Of entertainment for those expected to