The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-05-30

last resting place. They placed The corps
upon the bier, and SCI forth. No one could |
tell why il was sO.-that, as they advanced. |
many spectators, people Of Main. gathered
around them, and walked with Il EN- on the
Solemn errand. The rich man and the of
fcers joined the crowd; and it swelIed TO
many hundreds. Yet none spoke, or under
stood what mysterious impulse led him thus
10 honor the funeral march Of tbs poor wild.
Ows son. Now Trey came TO the gates of
The town. and the foremost mourners passed.
and went no farther; for baud of travellers
were before them, coming inward, and stop
ped the way. The travellers paused too
all but a small group who approached the
mOuTners of Shirval. Most Of those in The
group were wayworn and coarse in Iheir APP
pearancse; but their look imported strange
things-and ONE Of their number as lie
walked little before the resi-, fixed all eyes.
while the hearts Of the wide assembly
thrObbed, as at The nearness Of an UNDEFI-
NABLE PRESENCE. more than mortal. The
BEING was Of middle statue and fair proper
tions in evelV motion whereof was easy
grace. HIS step was neither rapid or very
slow; and his look more sought the earth
than swept around him with chances ofpride.
His face was beautifully clear, and his eyes.
blue as the sky above them, belmed for h
beneVOlence aud love. His brown hair was
parted in The middle of his head, and flowed
IN heavy ringIels down upon his shoulders.
The aspect of the stranger was not deficient
in dignity, but it seemed far unlike the dig
nifty OF princes and captains. AS this PRES
ENCE came in among them. the haugEties
I0f Main we're awed !; and the conconrse paus
ed, with the expectation, as it were, of nn-
wonted event Ii needed not that any one
should inform the BEING what had happr ned
ShirvaFs corpse was there. borne upon its
bier; and Ear, the maiden, followed meekIy
A moment only we're he compassionate eyes
Of The BEING bent upon this sight Of avon,
and death-tent with mortal look of sym
patty. He step forh. and stood fore
Unni He spoke. and his voice, muslca
and manly, thrilled to The fine chords Of eve
nv soul in that multitude. widow of Main,
he said. weep not" And he looked about
, and waived his hand gently and as he touch
ed tie bier with one finger, they who car
ried it put il upon the ground, aud stoot
; away And the stranger bent over The
young mans corpse, and cared upon Iht
face. o, Nazarine! thou didst pour on
bloody sweat upon the cross, at the pac,
. of Skulls! what feelings of human pity-
/ yearning for the veal Of mankind ,ha
n prophetic horror a the agones of thine owl
. dealh-what sympathy with the woes o
> earth which The mortality Of thy nature CAV
: thee To feel as mOrtals themselves feel
9 what souI-tears for that pain and wretched
= ness, which must still continue thrOug
;, time-what Oi all these were thine durin
n that fearful minute, il were almost blasphe
y nous 10 lranscribe! There was sullnes
2 over all The gathering. Even the grief {
IF Unni was hushed. The people had give
n back from around the BEING and he and tn
r dead form we're tOgelher-all eyes bent Il
4 ward them. A second time he spoke-an
r at The awful nature of the command he gavt
% he hearts Of the people paused in motion
: and The breaihings were suspended. Live
/, thou who art dead! Arise, and speak to tt
\ woman, thy mutherm AT the word. II
~ white veslments wherewilh they had bour
a Shiival began 10 move. His eyes unclose
a and the color came back into his cheek
r The lips that had been still, parted a p
=. sage for the misty breatk-and the lead,
n. fingers glnwed with warmth of life. r.
IN ashy hue Of his skin was marked BY Il
10 creeping blood, as it started to fulfil its c
bo culaiion in the veins--and the nosr ils gu
n cred a the inward aud outward motion
>, air. His limbs felt the wondrons impulse
,as he rose, and stood up among them, wrapp
~ in his shroud and the White linen. 81 ha
-. slept~ said be, turning 10 his mother, 81
there have been no dreams" And he HI
mn ed the widows cheek, and smiled plessa
.as " on Ear. Then the awe Of the rreseT
liz os the stranger gathered like mantle uI
b;s hm-and The three knelt upon the grou
'rls and bent their faces on The earth worn 81
- dals Of the NAN OF wo. Aristide0n
led
ce. aE0ulsITEs FOR AwIFE.--''A vie sho
on be amiable, afec,ionate, artIess, affable,