The Nevada journal., 1858-04-30
WHOLE NUMBER 397

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in his last letter. relates the following
marvellous feat" of young Hume, the
great spiritual performer, at ball in
Paris
while he was standing silently in
corner, a young lady went up to him and
said i have heard great deal about
your wonderful feats, but | am incredu-
lous; will you take the trouble of con
verting me! VIII you give me some
proof of your supernatural science p
Willingly reqlied Mr.. Hume, smil
ing. He fixed on her a magnetic glance,
and added, You have been asked in
marriage several times
True; but can you tell me how often,
and by whom?
More than that; none of those gen
tlemen are in the ballroom, and yet l
will show them to you
Show them to me!'
Yes; be good enough to stand before
that mirror, and look into it,
She looked into the mirror, and start
ed and screamed when she saw appear
on its bright surface, and visible to her
alone, the tace of young man.
Isn't he the first who sought your
hand last year?'
Yes
Look again; the others will appear
In ten minutes time all the others ap-
peared, one by one. Are those all 2
YES nodded the young lady, for she
was too much astonished to speak.
Mr.. Hume gave her another of his
deep glances and said, i see you are
now convinced Of my power
Gould | be otherwise ?
But that is not all read in your
mind that you would like to ask me
| question, but are afraid to-
That is true
you would know whom, among those
six pretenders to your hand, Chat your
family have postponed, but not rejected,)
you should accept
'Really, you are a sorcerer.'
Look in the mirror
4 see nothing, said the young lady,
after waiting some minutes, nothing at
ALL
Perhaps that is the answer given by
the mirror; the spirit may engage you
TO choose none of these gentlemen
And so I'm never to be married
That's cruel fate
There is another question. See what
answer the mirror gives
She looked again in the mirror.
'Ah = she exclaimed, with a slight
emotion Of surprise.
| Has the mirror spoken 2
Yes
A new face fitted across the mirror
a young man who was not at the ball,
and who had not solicited the young
lady's hand.
All this scene took place in corner
and alone, fer Mr.. Hume ordered off all
the curious persons who had gathered
around them; the majority of the guests
were busy dancing in another room.
leave you to Judge how much this Incl
! dent has increased Mr.. Hume's fame
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FURTHER OF THE CAPTURE OF CAN
ToN.-From our files of China papers,
we extract the following interesting in
cideuts connected with the capture of
Canton. 1t seems that it is avery differ
ent city from what it was supposed to
be- 1t has, says the Mail, always been
the idea Of foreigners that Canton was
densely crowded with houses in all parts,
| and hence the belief in its immense
population instead of which the first
thing that strikes a stranger is, the large
space within the walls occupied as kitch-
en-gardens and fsh-ponds, surrounded
by low one-storied houses covering the
ground in all directions but interspersed
here and there with larger buildings,
having the appearance of mandarin sta
tiors and joss houses. In these kitchen
ghrdens are grown lettuces, cabbages,
sea kale, turnips, carrots, etc; and in
side and beyond the walls it is said there
is suficiency of such vegetables for
the supply Of an army of 10000 for six
months.
In the Tartar City, and particularly
towards its western extremity, the hous-
eB are larger, and built more closely to-
gether, the streets resembling those usual
in Chinese towns, and similar to what
used to be seen at the back of the For.
eign Factories.
The wall is an immense embankment,
about forty feet thick at the base. ter
raced half way up its side. the terrace
about twenty feet broad, with parapet
SIX feet high, pierced with embrasures
for cannon and loop holes for gingalls
The wall is well adapted for defense
against any native force, but the few
miserable guns now mounted there, on
rude carriages without trunions, would
offer but poor resistance to a well ap-
pointed army Of foreigners such as that
now in possession of the city.
The forts and pagodas on the wall
are huge structures in themselves, but
ill adaIted to resist the effects of our
heavy guns and mortars. Still few
resolute men might have made bold
defense, and long resisted an attack by
cscalade.
The view from the top of the Square
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