Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-04-22

.Wave on them said the stranger, and groan
ed bitterly: "~ave on, and take heed tha. 'ho'
be not weary"
Cornelius Agrippa gazed on bis strange CUES
v Ith some Thing Of anger, bot excused his want Q
courtesy on the ground of the probable extent 0
his caiamiiies. He then waved his magic want
many times, bat to ms CONSERVATION, II seemed
/ TO have lost its virtue. Turning again to The
stranger, he exclaimed:
"Who, and what nrt thou, man? Thy pres
ence troubles According 10 all the rules
/ OF nv art, this wand has already described twice
Two hundred years, still has the surface Of tina
mirror experienced l. alteration. Say, dost thou
mock me, and old no such person ever exist as
thou hast described 10 mel"
| "Wave on, wave on!'' was the stern and only
reply which this in,crrogatory extracted from the
stranger.
The curiosity Of Agrippa, although he was him
self dealer 10 wonders, began now 10 be excited
and mys,erious feeling Of awe forbid him to de
sist from the waving of his wand, as he doub ed
not the sincerity Of his visitor AS his arm grey
slack he heard tho deep, solemn tones OF the
stranger exclaming, "Wave on. wave on! and
!ength, after his wand, according TO the calcu-
Iatons Of his art, had described period OF about
twelve hundred years, the cloud cleared away
from the surface of the mirror, and the stranger,
with an exclamation Of delight arose, and gazed
rapturously on the scene which was there repre-
sented. An exquis,ey rich and romantic pros.
pect before him. Ia the distance rose lofty
mountains crowned with cedars, a rapid stream
rolled tho middle, I'D IN tho fore ground were
cGmeis grazing: @ rii trucking by IN which
some sheep we're quenching their thirst. and a
lofty palm tree, beneath whose shade female Of
exquisite eauty, and richly habiied in the cos
tune Of the East, sheltering herself from the
rays of the noon tide sun.
"'Tis she! lis she!" said the s;ra anger; and he
rushing towards her.
"Forbaar. rash man, to quit this spot! With
each step that thou advancest towards the mirror,
tho image will become fainter, and shouldst thou
approach too near, il will VANISH away entirely"
Thus warned, he resumed the situation, but
his agitation was excessive, that he was obi
ged to lean the arm Of the philosopher for sup
port, while from time to time he uttered incoher-
ent expressions Of wonder, delight, and !amenta-
ton. "'Tis she, tits she, even as she looked
while living! How beautiful she is! Miriam,
my child, canst thou not speak to me? BY Hea.
vep she moves! she smiles! Oh, speak to me
single word! or breathe or sigh! Alas! all IS ST.
ent-Jull and desoIate at this heart! Again that
smile! that smile, the remembrance of which
thousand winters have not been able to freeze up
in the heart! Old man, it is in vain TO hold me !!
l mpst-I will clasp her!'
As he uttered the last words, he rushed fran.
ticaiy towards the nlirror-the scene represented
within faded away--the cloud gathered again over
its sursace--and the stranger sunk senseless to
the earth.
When he recovered his consciousness, he found
a.
his temples, and gazing on him with looks Of Won
der and fear,-he Immediately rose on his feet,
with restored strength, and, pressing the hand Of
his host, he said, "Thanks, thanks, for thy courie
sy and thy kindness, and for the sweet but painful
SIG ut which thou hast presented TO my eyes,
As he spoke these words, he Put purse into the
hands of Cornelius, but the atier returned II.
slying, "Nay, nay, keep thy gold friend. know
not indeed, that a christian man dare take it: but
be that as i, may, shall myself sufficient
A. ia, tati DO
''Behold!' said the stranger, pointing TO a large
historical picture which hung the left hand of
the
IL see,'' said the philosopher, San exquisite
work of art, the production OF one OF our earliest
arts resembling our Saviour carrying his cross"
but look again ~ said the stranger, fixing his
keen dark eyes intently on him, and pointing TO a
fiyure the lei, hand Of the picture.
Cornelius gazed, and saw wonder that he had
not observed before-,he extraordinary resen-
blance which This figure bore to the stranger, of
whom indeed. i, might be said 10 be portrait.
THAT" said Cornelius, with emotion Of hor-
ror, ais INTENDED represent the unhappy infidel
who smote the divine sufferer for not walking IA
ter. and was therefore condemned TO walk the
earth himself until the period of the Sufferers
second coming
ITS |! Ills Ir' exclaimed the stranger; and
ru shing out of The house, rapidly disappeared
Then did Cornelius AgrIppa know tina, he had
been conversing with the WANDERING JEW.
You've MERCER AND HIS STRENGTHENING
scene at Woodbury.-1he Mercury Of last eve
ming states on the authority o! eye witness,
that the interview of young Mercer with his fam
lily, Immediately after The acquital, was a scene
of extraordinary pa,hos. Sarah fell on her knees
before her brother, he entered the apartment,
aud implored his forgivness for the peril and suf
fering which he bad been subjected on her
count.
The mother em5ra ced her son, (whom che e.
garded aimos. one restored from the grave,)
with that Joy and gadness which find no utter
ance IN words The youth, on his part discover
ed all ina, intensity of affection which forms The
most agreeable trail; in his character. He hung
on his sister Sarah's neck and assured her of his
perfect forgiveness. begging her TO consider her
self bameless. and at,ributiug the affections they
had Jus, passed through, to one who had made
full and fearful atonement for bis guilt.
The value of the whole landed property 10