Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-22

1t was not man, it was spirit which had
appeared to them in the midst of thunder and
lightning; it was the spirit of the mines His
form was colossal. They had seen him rise
up and stretch forth his fearful arm,
The proprietor listened to these tales of ter.
ror, his face became calm. lie cast a look e-
round him. The miners had all left the mine
and their eyes were fixed on him all in fright
seemed to await his dscision what course 10
pursue.
"To the mine ~ After having spoken in a
low voice to the engineers and friends who sur
rounded him, he rushed forward
Soon the truth was known, the bright light
oil day explained this extraordinary scene.
| They brought up and placed upon the grass
plot which surrounded the entrance TO the pt
the cold and damp body ofa young man.
His clothing indicated other times and other
fashions. 1t was tasteful and even seemed to
have been worn on some festive occasion. A
small box was dug out near the body which on
being opened was found to contain Jewels,
gold cross, chain, medallion on which cy-
| pher was engraved but time had blackened
these tokens which love had perhaps destined
for some adored mistress.
All the villagers ran to the scene, aud while
the authorities of the village were lost in con-
/ lectures, each inhabitant sought in his memory
for some means of arriving at the truth, bu, all
! in vain.
margaret {" cried young girl, with voice
which indicated astonishment at the sight OF an
HI
immense circle which awaited with anxiety the
explanation of the mystery.
Room for Margaret" said many of the young
| people at once.
! And the old woman approached where the
authorities and the proprietor were assembled.
| She paid no attention to the crowd that sur
rounded her, ana scarcely thanked those who
opened for her passage. Her face, ordinarily
| pale, had become very bright, her eyes were
flashing, and it could be seen that something
strange was passing through her mind
She pushed aside the proprietor, who was be-
fore her. with a violent and convulsve move
ment. She stopped down, and fell upon her
knees by the side of the body.
"Pierre ~ cried she, and her feeble hands,
grown thin with age, were passed over the face
of the dead man.
She parts the damp hair, she implants kiss
upon the forehead which for sixty years had been
buried IN the earth, and which owed to this pre-.
mature burial the appearance Of youth on a bo-
dy which age would have bent and wrinkled
at is Pierre !" cried she, it is the friend of
my childhood, it is my betrothed;" and tears.
which seemed now Of JOY, and now of grief, iu-
undated her faded cheeks. al have waited for
thee. Oh, | could not have died without en-
bracng thee for the last time.
They tried to lead her away, 10 tear her from
the horrd spectacle on which she gazed with II
JOY, which weakened her strength. which XII.
led her f; but in vain. She clung to the body
of Pierre, she pressed it in her feeble arms.
She wished to die upon that heart which she
could not reanimate, but which in life had beat
for her alone. Then all these mysteries were
explained. Poor Pierre he had wished to
f surprise his betrothed and had doubtless, hid
den the presents which he had worked. How
horrible must have been his long agony What
a irghtiul end His thoughts perhaps carried
him back to the sports that were going on so
near him 10 the side of his anxious bride, Of his
-. father and mother And he could see them no
more, his last groans could not be heard he
was sulocated, tull of life and strength, beneath
a whole mountain OF earth
Margaret had we'll said pierre, shall await
thy return" for she did not survive the yo-
lent emotions which she experienced. She
passed away murmuring the name Of Pierre.
But doubtless when she made that VOW she did
not expect that her bridal bed would be the cold
bier, she did not think that the icy hand Of her
; lover would be placed in hers only when she
had ceased to live.
"No TINE FOR SwOPrING lIoRsEs "A ca
pital story, although it may be an old one, was
recently related at political meeting in Phila-
delpha. 1t was told tor the purpose of.rnakng
a point against the claims OF one Of the many
candidates for the Presidency, but is good sto-
~ even when robbed OF It's political learning.
An Indiana man was travelling down the Ono
on a steamer, with mare ana two year Old
colt, when by "a sudden careen of the boat oil
three were tilted into the river, The HooSer.
as he arose putting and blowing above water,
caught hold of the tall otthe colt, not having a
doubt that the natural instinct Of the animal
would cnrry him safe ashore The old msre
took "bee line for the shore, but the frightcn-
ed colt swan lusty down the current with ilS
owner stll! hanging fast ''l.ot 60 OF the colt