Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

lace. The only means Of fquieting the tu
null, was 10 shut the shop.
The uproar vas Occasioned by the hal
dresser's having thought proper, d Urini
the night, TO fix a sign board over hi
door, on which was inscribed: Lions
grease for making the hair grow. The
public may be convinced Of the wonder
ful effects Of this pOmstum, by looking
at the shop woman ofMr. Bergani, hail
Dresser 10 several foreign sOvereigns.'
The sign board was removed from
over the door, but Mr.. Bergsmi had II
nailed up behind the counter, immediate
ly over the place where Donna Margarlts
usually sat.
During whole month was she obliged
TO endure this ignominy ,and offensive rib
aldry to which such a position exposed
her.
She thought that she had drained the
cup Of humility TO the last dregs, but an
other and seVerer trial still awaited her.
One morning, the young merchant of
Barcelona, to whom she had been be-
trothed before the misfortunes occurred
which overwhelmed her father, entered
the shop. She fell senseless at his feet.
When she had recovered from her faint.
ing fit, he bad disappeared.
But in the evening she found him at
her mothers house. "Donna Margari.
IT," said he to her, "our fsmilies in hap
pier times betrothed us,will you now fulfil
their intentionsS l come TO solicit your
hand"
She looked at him with an expressi on
Of joy, mingled with surprise and doubt.
She did not dare 10 believe what she had
heard.
"For your mothers sake you have,
without murmering, submitted to the
most cruel humiliation. we'll know
So piOus a daughter cannot fail to make
tender and devoted wife. On my
knees | entreat that you will be mine.
She held her hand to him, which he
covered with kisses.
CHAPTER II.
Four years had elapsed since the oc-
currences of the event above related,
when Don Antonio della Ribiera, COM
the Spanish sloop Of war La
Teresa, then on his passage TO Rio de
Janeiro, deserted ship at some distance
to windward Of him. Her maneuVeres
were of most singular character. She
was running before the wind with light
breeze, and appeared to be making di.
rectiy for the Teresa, but her sails and
rigging wele in so unseamanlike a trim,
that she every now aud then lufed up,
came tU the wind, and then bore away
again. Being about one hundred leagues
to the Westward of the coast OF Africa,
Ribera conceived for a few moments
that she might be pirate, and that her
bad sailing was mere pretext TO induce
him to allow her to approach his ship
He accordingly beat TO quarters, his
decks were cleared, and he prepared for
action. But in few minutes he ascer-
tanned, on nearing her, that she was "a
merchant vessel; mot soul was to be
seen upon her deck. He took his speak.
ing trumpet, and hailed her several times,
but no answer was given. The two yes
sells were then within pistol shot.
Captain Ribeira was comepletely puz
zled; the strange ship did not appear to
have sustained any serious damage; all
The spars and yards were unniured.--
How could it have happened that avessel
should be thus abandoned in the open
seas, without soul on board to navigate
her2 He ordered boat TO be lowered,
and anxions TO solve so singular p'ob'
lem, jumped into it HIMSELF and ordered
the BOATS crew to pull to the strange
ship.
He had hardlypIaced his foot upon
her deck, before he uttered an irresista'
BILE shrek of terror. II was covered
with whitened bones and horrid skele'
tons. The sailors who accompanied hIin
ON board. insisted that it was the Flying
Dutchman, Phantom ship, so celebrated
in the supersliCiOus legends of the sea.
They entreated him TO return on board
his own vessel, but he rushed along the
deck towards the cabin, without meeting
living creature. He then went below
there were several skeletons lying a
bout the cabin. He opened a desk,
which had been secured by cleats on the
corner ola locker, and there found pa
pers, from which he ascertained that the
name Of the vessel was La, Margarlta, and
that she had left New T,ihson more than
year before, bound for Mexico.
While he was occupied in looking over
these papers he all at once heard plain
tive voice chanting the De .Protoundis.-
He at first thought it might be one ofhis
own sailors singing in mOckery, but his
discipline was too rigid 10 allow his men
to joke with him, and they had besides
evinced so great horror, on first boarding
the ship, that is was not likely any Of fthem
would venture to be facetiOus. The
voice approached nearer and nearer; il