Washington telegraph., 1851-10-15
TEACH ME F6RdETrutNEss.
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And weep for the future, but not to forget.
You have taught me to love and my folly to rue;
Why did sou not teach me forgetfulness toe?
Oh teach me forgetfulness-bid me control
The thoughts, the wild thoughts that have entered
my soul;
thought your wild passion All innocent flame
That would lift me above mot degrade to shame.
I thought-but enough-the deep folly is o'er,
would turn from the past and remember no more;
You have taught me my love and my folly TO rue,
Then teach me, oh teach me forgetfuIness too.
Oh teach me forgetfulness-little l thought
That in seeking my heart twas its ruin you sought;
thought you had won my fond spirit away
10 love me, to bless me, and not to betray.
Alas. that such musings should sadden me yet;
My heart is all r1emory-oh bid it forget;
You haze taught me my love and my folly to rue,
Then teach me, oh teach me forgetfulness too
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A Hor ToRNADo.-The Empire,
newspaper published at Sidney, in New
South Wales, gives the following account
Of scorching tornado, experienced at
Warnambool, IN that colony:
''On the morning of Thursday, March
9Th from the north-westward came sweep
ing along over and among the lofty gum
and waffle trees, heavy cloud, accom-
panied by towering columns of dust and
smoak, driven with tempestuoUs hot
blast; so sudden was the change that the
fiery blast might be felt on one cheek,
whilst the southeasterly wind played on
The other. This was about ten minutes
pas: seven o'clock. The wind grew in
fury and in neat. The air was full not
only of sand and dust, but small stones,
-, RI k>lr
heat increased every hour, and the wind
blew with restless fury; it swept the
streets, it hovered round the angles of
the buildings, and fell with deadening
heat on all that it came in contact with
man was PROSTATE and helpless, business
stopped, the streets deserted, the houses
closed, and for many weary hours the
blast and the sand storm ruled supreme.
The sun, when it struck, seemed TO
came the ssuffocating dry air that filled
the lungs with parching heat, and choak
ing thirst. and Unsuitable desire to drink.
The thermometer ranged one hundred
and fifteen degrees in the shade, some
times rising sometimes sinking, as the
hot wind swept by or partly iulled. All
were stricken and covered before it. The
horizon was dimmed, and ever and anon
the face of heaven was obscured with
the thick smoky cloud OF sand stones
hurled a]oft and scattered by the wind,
which now blew with increased fury.
The will was powerless, and sunk into
dreamy torpor; men, women and chill
dren, lay on the floors, couches and chairs,
denudet of all sorts of superhuous cloth
ing; and on them, and on everything
else, came the fine dust. insdiously creep.
ing through every crevice, and spreading
inself over all human and inanilpate dus,
to dust. Appetite was destroyed, and in
its place came thirst. in fearful usurpa-
ton. and then sleep.
The dogs had skunk into dark corners,
and lay painting; the fowls covered in
covies. with half open beaks and ruffled
feathers; the bullocks hung down their
heads-some dropped down exhausted
and died-some dropped down dead,
while others more fortunate turned tail
to the driving winds and lolled their
tongues; uttering now and then faint
below; men rushed desperately round
the corners, and plunged madly into the
whirlwind; in the hope to regain their re-
spective homes; others, dead beaten, turn
ed their backs to the tempest, and jour
neyed crab-Gke. Towards evening the
wind had changed to full south, from off
the bay, and brought with it cool,
gentle, and refreshing breeze and the sun
sunk in the far off west with all it's mag
nificent splendor. In the morning: ac-
counts of fires came fast dropping III,
with melancholy descriptions of losses
sustained, and fears were entertained
that further devastation might result.
Rumors unhappily but too trne."
The WONDERS OF CALIFoRN1A.-Prof
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