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Robert Emett and his Love.

Robert Emett and his Love.
Iva, the evening ota lovely day--,hc
last day "t til" nvbc and ill,tatcI Ernett.
y Young girl Stood at the c;.s,le gate,
desired a,ilmIllancc into the dungeon.
She WAS closely veilcJ, and the keeper
could not imagine who sire was, nor that
amy one oil such proud hraring should be
an hulnblc surpiIant at the prison door.
However, he granted tic boom, led her to
. the dungeon, opened the massive iron door
: then closed it again, and the lovers Were
alone. lie Wis icanil'g against tic prison
walls, with il downcasL head, and his arms
were folded upon his breast. Gently she
r:ti,c,i the veil from her face, and Emctt
turned 10 T;tZc upon all that cart h contlIcd
ior hiIn-thc gIri whose sunny brow, in
the days oi toyiood, had been his polar
atar-illc maiden who Lad sometimes
male him think the world was all sun
sh'ne. The clankins OF the chains sound
rd like death kncll 10 her ears, and she
wrpt like IL child. l;mc,t said but little, yet
Inc pressed her warmly TO Ills bosom, and
'!eIr Iccinys held Il silent meeting, per-
ciAllrc, Is held in heaven only, when
! we part no more. In low voice he
bcsou.ht her not TO forgot him when the
cold grave received his inaninatc body--hc
SPOKE of h,yy'"c days, The happy hours Of
cn'ldhood, Wien his hopes We're biigh and
; Slonous-and he concluded 10y requesting
her Sorctlnrs to visit the places ami
sccllcs that were l:alowcd to his memory
from the days OF his cl,lllood and though
the world might pronounce his name with
scorn aud contempt, he prayed she should
still cling to him When ill others should
forget. llaik . the church bell sounded,
and lie remembered the hour of execution
lhe turnkey entered, and after das!llny the
tile tears from his eyes, he separated Them
from their long embrace, and led the lady
, from the dungeon. At the entrance she
turned, and their eyes nct-thcy could not
say farewell! The door swung upon lis
heavy hinges, and they parted forever. No,
not forever; is there not II heaven ?
AT sunrise next morning he suffered
glorlously, Il martyr 10 his country and to
liberty.
And onc-o'cr the myrtle showers
Its leaves, by soft winds famed:
She faded, midst Italian iluwers-
The last Of their fair band
Twas in the land of Italy ; it was the
gorgeous time Of sunset in Italy. When
magnificent scene! y pale, cmanciatcd
girl lay upon the bed of death. Oh it
WAS hard for her to die far from her home
i'll this beautiful land where flowers bloom
perennial, and the balmy air comes freshly
to the pinnS soul. Oh ! no; her star
has set the brightness other dream had
faded her heart was broken. When ties
have been iorne'l on ealtll-ciose, burning
tics-"what Is more heart lcnding and ag
onizing to the spirit than to find, at last,
| the beloved one is snatclicd away, and all
! our love given to IL passing tlowerct."
Enough she died the bctrothed Of Robert
Emctt-tle lovely Sarah Carran. Italy
contains her last remains its flowers
breathe their fragrance over the grave, and
the ulling notes of the shepherds lutte
! sound Il requiem TO her memory.
TIE EMrKEss EucESIE At a Bui.I.
FiGllr.-- On Sunday, the 23d OF August, the
Empress EnIrnie &sitcd Bayonne, to attend
bill fight III the FauLourg Of St. Esprit,
where these sports have been held for the last
few years. The King OF Wurtemburg was
also present 1T this humanizing amusement,
so dear to ali Spaniards, and consequently to
Her Majesty of the French. Two animals
were killed, after undergoing the usual pro-
cess of torture, TO tho apparent satisfaction
Of the amateurs, ansl rs u similar pleasure
was about to bc afforded 10y third buchcry,
Il heavy thunder storm came on, at once
in,crrupting the sport. \ number of the
spectators rushed for shelter to the gal cry or
platform where the musicians were Stationed,
which was, excepting the boxes occupied by
dignitarrs, the only spot covcrd III the arena
The structure, which was unusually fragile,
gave way beneath the weight Of hundreds
who pressed upon il, and all were precipi,ated
TO the ground. a great panic arose, and it
was at first feared that several persons were
killed. but il soon appeared that only one
was crushed to death, although several had
! limbs fractured. The mancgcr of the bull
ring thought that the disaster would release
him from presenting the rest oflis animals.
But the crowd insisted on the continuance of
the ''sport, and no bull making his appear
apce, fell 10 tearing up. benches, breaking
tlown barriers, and dcmolisl,ing everything
they could Iay their hands on. The FIN
press, whose scnsiLilties were only pleasantly
affected by tho inhuman torture OF the bull,
became dsgustcd with the unexpected scene,
and retired, but tie rioters continued their
nproar,, and the troops had to.be called III
to disperse them. ="
Whether the Empress will again patronIze
Sunday bull-fglts is not stated. It's saul
! TINT Tie Emperor is strongly opposed to
them, and desires 70 introduce a more
thorough Observance, .-eAa = VS.
A YanEes made ,bet,wi,h a Dutcnnm,
that he would swallow him. The Dutcll-
man tay down upon the table, Hhd the Y an.
kes taking his big toe 10 lis mouth nippc,l i
severely. oh, you are biting me- roarel
thes lutchmans "ANhy, you old fool, "said
tie ankaa did rou thin Il L ,x,fa flsfnn 20