Port-Gibson herald., 1843-03-09

those VI tue hOYefS anQ with the accents
Of the hflghtiest Of queens,
do ytu consent?''
She s.R he was about to spring on her,
and without pansing, she continued,
'sThen summon ou to the bar of God!"
as she spoke she dashed the lamp on the
train
The Rover was at her side as she ceased
speaking, but it was too late. The fire
whizzed along the deck, even as the words
fell from her, and with their close, pirate
and victim. and all the crowded population
Of the ship, we're hurled, with noise as Of
ten thousand batteries, into the air. The
whole Of that living freight was in eterni-
tv. The awful citation Of the maiden had
been answered.
The THREE SovEREIGNs.-The fol
lowing anecdote has often been told
by the Emperor Alexander and is a.
mongst the traditions Of the Russian
Court:-In 1914, during the period
that the allies were masters of Paris,
the Czar, who resided in the hotel of
NJ. de Talleyrand, was in the daily
habit Of taking walk in strict incogni-
to) every morning IN the gardens Of the
TuiIeries, and thence to the Palace
ROYAL. tie one day met two other
soYereigns, and the three we're return
ing arm -in-arm to breakfastin the Rue
st. Forcdtine, when on their Way thi-
ther, they encountered a provincial,
evidently freshly imported to Paris, s.
who had lost his way. 'sGentlemen,o
said lie, "can you tell me which i tic
Tnileries?7 "Yes,' replied Alexander,
sslolIow Us, we are going that way, and
will show YOU Thanks on the part
| or The countrynan led them soon in
conversation. A few minutes suficed
to arrive at the palace; and. as here
their routes lay in opposite directions,
theY badc each otner reciprocalii a.
dieu. sParbIeun cried all at once
the provincial, II should ike to know
the persons 50 amiable and complai
SAINT as you are?" aMy nameg said
the first. "0b, certainly; Jon have,
perhaps heard oi me; am the Empe-
ror Alexander "a capital joke,
exclaimed tbe Gascon; ian Emperor!
and you,a addressing the second in
diyiduaI, ..Vho may you be?n sIF'
replied he; 'why, probably ! am not
wholly unknown TO you, at least BY
name-l am the king Of Prussia p
"Better and better sal the man; ''and
yoa. what are you, then!' looking at
the third person. Il am the Emperor
OF Austria!!' "Perfect, perfect, ex>
claimed the provincial, laughing with
all his might. s.Bdt you, Monsieur
said the Emperor Alexander, "surely
you will also let US know whom We have
the honor to speak tor 10 be sure, =
replied the man, quitting them with an
importantst strut, j am the Great Mogull'
SINGULAR PLEDGE. "A young woman
went INTO a pawnbroker's establish
ment at Philadelphia, the other day
with basket containing quantity Of
china, which she wished to pledge
with 'smine uncle," for two dollars. -
After examining the contents Of the
basket, he grayeIy stated he could only
advance the half Of that sum. In reply
to his statement she said she was aser-
want, and that the articles were the
property Of her mistress, whom she
would require to consult before taking
| the money. She left the Office for that
purpose, and in short time returned
with the basket, saying that her mis-
tress would take what was offered
The pawnbroker again glanced into
the depository Of the precious ware,
and saw that it apparently contained
the same goods that he formerly exa-
mined. The cash was then paid to the
woman, who Immediately left the shop,
and the case was then carefully set
aside. In a short time afterwards a
feeble cry was heard BY the broker
issuing fromthe basket which he again
examined, and in which, to his utter
astonishment. he found a fine child
carefully wrapped up in flannel, and
i over WHlCh q sllShG =
had been ingeniously placed for the
purpose ofdeception. The pawnbroker
/ it's said, applied to the authorities for 2
nurse to the little pledge, but was told
that like other pledges. he was bounc
to keep it for twelve months;and i fno
redeemed at the end of that time, tC
i bring it to the hammer, like othel
PaWned property