The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-08

theless, he carefully concealed from her knowl
edge, the hope raised by the letter he had rece
we'd from abroad.
i At the appointed hour, he went to pay the dai
ly visit to his patient, who still continued under
mesmeric treatment. #
i As soon as sleep was produced, the phenome
ma of clairvoyance presented itself
"Oh! how delightful l am" exclaimed the
somnambule, in her magnetic ecstacy, "your re-
ation, you know whom mean-yonr rich un
Gle has left Surinam, and il returning to Eu
rope"
"My uncle returnings Who told you so?"
| Nobody. But see him now. He has jus
embarked on board the Stathounder. The wea
the. is fne-the wind favorable. How the sail.
fill. What glorious sea! What brilliant
bird-lke an arrow --...
Suddenly Margaret paused. Her radiant
brow was contracted by movement of surprise
and grief A cloud of inquietude overspread her
countenance. She looked anxiously forward,
and stopped down as if to see more distinctly,
then selling Mesmers hand, she murmured-
"What terrible change! storm has gather.
ed Hark how the thunder rolls! Oh! what
conhagration-wha 1ames There is not in
the fire is sinking beneath the waves-it is no
longer visible! But where is the ship? 1t has
vanished. Nothing is dscernible but sky and
| water"
A few weeks after this mesmeric vision, intel
ligence was received at the Hague, announcing
the loss Of the Ditch brig, Stathounder, which
was struck by lightning, and foundered. Mes
mer's attachment to Margaret was becoming dali
ly more and more confirmed. He regarded her
as a triumphant evidence of the truth of his the:
cries and his science. No consideration on earth
ho1yo ;,,l, -
In his eyes she was magical creation of genius;
and in restoring her to life and health, he had
endowed her with beauty & intelligence. Thus
Mesmer heard, not without a severe pang of re-
greet, that it was the intention of Margaret's pa
rents to quit Vienna and to retire to their native
village some leagues distant. Margaret was of
course to accompany them; but she had said no.
thing of this intended removal to Mesmer.-
"I'his is strange" thought he; there must be
some secret which she wishes to conceal from
mel must endeavor to discover it."
He guessed rightly; there was, indeed Sc
cret, and in one of her mesmeric frances, Mar
garet disclosed in the following manner:
"When do you propose to depart" said Mes
mer addressing the somnambule.
"Whenever l feel that have sufficient cour-
age to CO.
"Will it then require much courogc to de-
part?"
"More than you will require in parting from
me-"
elbow sou
"Where you remain, you will love some one;
where l am going, shall love no one
"But then on the other hand, Margaret, every
one who knows you will love you. What would
you say, supposing were to 60 and live in the
village to which you are about to remover"
"Alas! that might prevent me from going
| there
"Then you think our separation indispensa
BILE? Why sou
"Because our eternal union is impossible
"And if your absence should render me un-
A'n aFbsn vii, return ~
"Will you stay if declare love you?"
Whilst he was uttering these words, Margaret
awoke and found Mesmer on his knees at hel
feet, passionately gazing on her, and holding he'
hand in his.
q Shortly afterwards they were united in mar
: rage. Madame Mesmer accompanied her hus
, band in his visit to various parts of Europe
She died whilst they were travel ing in Switzer
land in the year 1906, and was inferred in tn
church yard of Franfeld, in the canton of Thur
gan. To that place Mesmer himself retired il
his latter days; and died there in 1915. Hi
) ashes repose in the same grave with those of hi
, beloved wife; and humble monument mark
r their grave.
r Sailed Aacay.-A man by the name of Brown
, who lives at Kenosha, got IN to small boat o
Saturday afternoon last, with one oar to get hi
hat out OF the water, he lost his in trying t
get his hat and drfted out into the lake. As Their
were no boats skitfs in Kenos}a harbor to res
cue him with, the citizens tclegraphed here
and two boats went Immediately in pursuit of thu
lone marincr.-But before our vessels coult
reach there, it had become dark, and their search
| u Al 4
not give it up So" He rode the waves through
out that night and the next day found himsel
out of sight of the land, drifting before the vino
to some haven-he knew not where. The sec
ond night was far spent, when to his great Joy
change of wind had brought his frall bark back
to the shore about five miles from where he hac
set sail. If it had not been so cold during his
hatless voyage, he must be ready to believe
now, s'that the winds are tempered to the shorn
lamb. II Racine Adr.
How THEY DO THINGS IN OH1o.-Some two
or three Democrats in the Ohio Legislature hav
ing voted for Bank charters, we observe tina
their constituents are calling public meetings tc
denounce them. The following resolution was
passed by the Democracy Of Richland county, a
few days since:
Resolced, That while our Saviour had his Judas,
the Revolution its Arnold and the of 1912
oAN w Nop
the climax by the treason of her MOODY.
That we view with alarm the corruptng in
huence of the Banks of our states clearly shown
by the vote of Mr.. Moody, and that with this and
kindred truths before our eyes we will wage un.
ceasing war against the whole system.
RESOLVED, That in the language ofthe Bucvrus
Forum, we say to Mr.. Moody, "Sir, you have
basely and willfully mesrepresented your con
stituents, and God forgive US for ever HAVING
aided in the election of so base and infamous :
wretch.
"sevcnty hve cents per gall, exclaimed Mrs
Partington, on looking over the Price Current
sWhy, bless me, what is the world coming to
when the gals are valued at only seventy five
cents!" The old lady pulled off her spectacles
threw down the paper and went into q brown
study on the want Of proper appreciation o
the true value of the feminine gender.
Thirty thousand landlords own England, 5000
Scotland, 5000 own all Ireland, leaving more
than q, 000, 900 inhabitants of those countrie.
without foot of Gods creatin.
! Matrimonial Sociability.- Henry, my love
wish you would drop that book and talk witt
mel feel so dull. Along silence and no re-
ply. oh Henry, my foot asleep is it, wei