Indiana Palladium, Volume 6, Number 45, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 13 November 1830 — Page 4

From the New-York American.

I do not remember any thing which has produced so pleasing an impression on my mind as the little story which is said to have been told by the late Dr. Godman To his friends, of the boy who was about to fall from the rigging, and was saved only by the mate's impressive excla mation, "look aloft, you lubber." The story, and the application were somewhat in the style of Dr. Franklin, and would not have been unworthy of his fame, The following verses, prompted by that anecdote, enforce beautiful morality. LOOK ALOFT. In the tempest of life, while the wave and the gale Are around and above, if thy footing should fail--If thine eye should grow dim and thy caution depart--"Look aloft" and be firm and be fearless of heart. If the friend, who embraced in prosperity's glow With a smile for each joy and a tear for each woe, Should betray thee when sorrow like clouds are array'd, "Look aloft" to the friendship which never shall fade. Should the visions which hope spreads in light to thine eye, Like the tints of the rainbow but brighten to fly, Then turn, and through tears of repentant regret "Look aloft" to the sun that is never to setShould they who are dearest, the son of thy heart--The wife of thy bosom--in sorrow depart, "Look aloft," from the darkness and dust of the tomb, To that soil where "affection is ever in bloom." And oh! when death comes, in terrors to cast His fears on the future, his pall on the past, In that moment of darkness, with hope in thy heart, And a smile in thine eye, "look aloft" and de- part! TRIAL AND EXECTION OF WALLACE. As the capture of Wallace was an event wholly unexpected by the Lnglish, the news of it, wftich spread with the rapidity of lightning, produced in every part of the Kingdom a dcjp and universal sensation. Labor of everv kind was abandoned, and people of ail ranks flocked to those points of the road where it was expected the illustrious captive would pass. At Carlisle the escort halted for a night; and the tower in which he was secured long afterwards retained his name. As the cortege approached London, the crowd became more numerous; and, on entering the capitol, his conductors found their progr ss retarded by the multitudes that were collected; while every elevation or projection, however perilous, from which he could be seen, was occupied with, or clung to by anxious spectators, eager to behold a man who had tilled England with terror, and the fame of whose achievements had resounded through Europe. After much exertion, the cavalcade at length reached the hou .if: of William Delect, a citizen, in Fenchurch street, where their prisoner was lodged for the night. From the circumstance of his having been taken to a private house, rather than to a" place of greater ecurity, it has been imagined by some that Edward intended o make a last eilbrt to gain Wallace ever to his interest. Tins conjecture, however, is not sufficiently supported by subsequent proceedings to entitle it to any degree of credit; and we are mere inclined to believe, that the difficulty which the party encountered in making their way through the dense multitude, who had blocked up the streets and lanes leading to the Toyer, may with greater probability, be assigned as the cause for taking him to the house of Delect. The thirst for revenge existed too keenly in the ruthless mind of Edward, to admit of much delay in the sacrifice of his victim. Though a consideration for the opinion of the more enlightened of his subjects, and the manner in which his conduct might be viewed at foreign courts, obliged him to have recourse at least to the formality of a trial the indecent haste with which it was brought on, made the mockery of judicial procedure but too apparent. The day after his arrival he was conducted on horseback, from the liouse wnicn Ms oriel residence had made the scene of universal attraction, to take his trial in Westminster Hall. His progress from Fenchurch street, according to Stowe, appears to have been a sort of procession; Lord John de Segrave, the fugitive of Roslin, acting as Grand Marshal of England, and armed cap-a-pie, rode on one side, while Geoffrey de Hartlepool, Recorder of London, equipped in a similar manner, rode on the other. The Mayor, Sheriffs and Aldermen followed, attended by a number of oflicial characters on horseback and foot, arranged according to their respective grades. On reaching the spot where the solemn farce was to be performed, he was placed on th south bench of the great hall,; and, in consequence of an absurd report which had been circulated in England, of his having said that he deserved to wear a crown, in that place a crown of laurel was put upon his head. The noble appearance of the man, joined to his calm and unruf fled demeanor, entirely disarmed th

silly attempt at ridicule of its intended ellect. Sir Peter Malory, the King's Justice, then rose and read the indictment, a herein the prisoner was charged with treason against the King of England, burning of towns, and, slaying of the subjects of his iWijesti. . To the first of these counts Waihl Janswered, that as he had never beenTfie subject of the King of England, he owed him no allegiance, and consequently could be no traitor. As to the other offences, he frankly admitted, that in the discharge of his duty to his country, he had done all that was stated. On this admission, the following atrocious sentence was pronounced: For treason, he was first to be drag

ged to the place of execution. For murder and robbery, he was then to be hung a certain time by the neck: and, because he had burned abbeys and religious houses, he was to be taken down alive from the gibbet, his entrails torn out, and burnt before him, Ids body to be quartered, and the parts afterwards to be disposed of as the clemency of his Majesty might suggest. When the necessary preparations were made for carrving this sentence i into execution, the late champion of Scottish independence was brought forth from the place where he had been kept in confinement . heavily ironed, and chained to a bench of oak. He was then placed on a hurdle, and sti'rounded by a strong iuard of soldiers, ignominiously dragged to the Elms, in SmilhheM. J hat self possession and undaunted demeanor which he evinced during the trial, appeared equally conspicuous on tne scaiioiti. Looking around with undisturbed composure on the assembled multitude, he addressed limself to a person near him, and ask - ed for a priest to whom he might make confession. This request, on being made known to Edward, he is said to have sternly refused ; and the rancorous old man forbade any clergyman to retard the execution for such a purpose. On hearing this undignified command of his sovereign, Winchelsea, Aichbishop of Canterbury, the same individual who so faithfully discharged his duty at Carlaveroek, stepped boldly forward, and after earnestly remonstrating with Edward, declared his determination to officiate himself. When the ceremony usual on sach occasions was finished, Wallace rose from his knees, and the Archbishop having taken leave of him, instantly departed for Westminster, thus declining to Witness the sequel of an act so revolting to humanity, and which he no doubt considered as fixing a deep stain oil the char-' acier of his countrv. The spectacle which was now exhibited to the g-.ize of the inhabitants of the metropolisof England, was such as perhaps has never been presented to the populace of any land. The last freeman of an ancient people, not less renowned for their bravery than for their love of independence, stood, a calm and unshrinking victim, ready to be immolated at the shrine of despotism. That powerful arm which had long contended for liberty, was now to be unstrung beneath the knife of the executioner; and the heart, replete with every ennobled virtue, which nev er quailed in the sternest hour of dan-1 ger, was doomed to quiver in the punfyinu flames of martyrdom. During the pause which preceded the unhallowed operations, Wallace turned to Lord Clifford, and requested that a Psalter which had been taken from his person, might be returned. His desire being complied with, he asked a priest to hold it open before him. This book hnd been his constant companion from his early years, and was perhaps the gift of his mother, or his uncle, the parson ofDunipace. After hanging for a certain time, the sufferer was taken down, while yet in an evident state of sensibility. He was then disembowelled; and the heart, wrung from ils place, was committed to the flames in his presence. During this dreadful process, his eyes still continued to linger on the Psalter, till, I overpowered by his sufferings, he ex pired under their hands, with all that passive heroism which may be supposed to belong to so elevated a character. The body was afterwards dismembered; the head fixed on London bridge, the right arm on the bridge of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the left at Berwick, the right leg at Perth, and the left at Aberdeen.- Constable's Miscellany Vol. j LIV . Ufe of Sir lVm. Wallace. THE SATURDAY PREACHER. LONG SLEEVES. "7r setothe women that sew piVc-at to all armholes " Why, dear Mi . Preacher, where did you get that text? Why my sweet young ladv, where should a preacher get his tex ? Out of the sacred volume, to be sure. But, la, it isn't possible there can be such a queer text in the good book. If you think so, madam, read the good book through, from Genesis (0 Uevc!aticii3, and if you do not find if.

we will never more ask you to put faith in our preaching. "Woe to the women that sew pillows to ell arm-holes." Or, in other words, woe to the women that wear sleeves as large as pillow-cases. On ! now, Mr. Preacher, you make a wrong application of the words you do indeed. They apply to those w ho rr.ke the dresse?, not to those who wear them. Now do not, fair lady, I beg of you, shift elf the sin upon the poor mantuarnaker. It is not their fault ; they must please their employers, or go withoul

bread. Besides, when the text was penn'd, industry was more respected, and every women was her own mantuamaker. To the humble agents we have nothing to say; to the principals we address ourselves. That a woe or misfortune must attend upon those who are guilty of the fault described in the text, of course no good chrUtain will doubt. But how is this woe or misfortune to take place, and what is the name of it? To answer this important query, is the principal design of this discourse. In the first place, by wearing enormous Plreves, the gentlemen are kept at a distance; by keeping the gentlemen at a distance; the ladies cannot be wooed; by not being wooed they can not be won; by not being won, they cannot reasonably expect to be married; by not being married, they must inevitably live single; and by living single, they must incur ihe appiobrious appellation of old maids. Ah, who would dare the scoffs and j ers that single flesh is heir to. by persevering in the habit of sewing pillows to all arm-holes? I am certain, fair read- I, had you been aware of its woeful consequences, you ' would have avoided this vilo fashion; and that now, being by my tender solicitude for your welfare reminded of it, v u will hasten to 'schew its withering effects, lu the second place, my fair readers, if you are so fortunate as to have eecured yourselves husbands before you began to few pillows to your arm-holes, it is ten to one that now beii g thus unfornrately armed, you will, however un intentionally, keep your loving spouses at Fuch a distance, that there cannot subsist between you that near and perfect cordiality, w hich is so necessary to felicity in the double state. It is ten to one, you cannot fnd a table so large as to accommodate you both at one sitting; a pew so ample as to admit your two pillows and your husband at the same time; or a room so capacious as to provide for the comfoit and convenience of you both to say nothing of the minor considerations of walking in the same street, riding in the same carriage or entering the same door. And then, gentle ladies, think of the expense of sewing pillows to all your arm-hole?. I am not sufficiently ac quainted with these things to estimate it ; but you, fair readers, can tell me. And, confess now, is it not enormous? Does it not m dee y our husbands look glum and sour? Do they not sometimes turn short upon you and almost deny the boon you ask? Do they not quote scripture against y-u, and say in the words of ihe text, "Woe to the women that sew pillows to al! arm-holes!'' But if you should not be so unfortunate as to drive your husbands to bankrupt cy, will you not drive them from your arms? Vvill ou not estrange their aflections? Think of these things, I be. fppcIi you, before it be loo late. Whether you be married or single, think of what I have told you. And if those who are single, should remain single, and those ivho are double should miss any of the comforts of double blessedness, remember the anxious warning of the Saturday Preacher, who would rather find a thousand bright silver dollars, than that one of you should miss aught appertaining to your felicity, whether it be a husband, a lover, or a comfortable home. JV Y Constellation. From the Trenton Gazette. THE LOST CHILD FOUND. XIL DESrERADUM. Never was the advantage of a strict adherence to the advice contained in the two words above given, more fully illustrated, than in a circumstance which lately occurred at Imlaystown, Monmouth county, in this state, and which I shall proceed to relate as briefly as possible. On Thursday the 24th day of August, a boy about 8yfars of age, named Edward Foster, residing near Imlaystown, wandered from his school-fellows at noon, into a small wood in quest of wild plumbs; and notwithstanding the most diligent search was made by the neighbors for the little truant, not the remotest hint could be obtained for six days, of the course he had taken. On missing the child at night, his parents became alarmed, and commenced searching for him with lights, assisted by a few neighbors, in the wood and fields adjoining the schoo!-hou?e, whence he had strayed. This search Des-pvr not.-

proving fruitless, it was given up until day-light should render it more affectual. Early in the morning at least fifty persons renewed the search and continued it until night; when it ended as before in disappointment. Foiled, but not discouraged, the neighbors, many of them, with some sympathising friends from Allentown, again comenced looking for the lost one; and again night brought naught but disappointment, rendered doubly discouraging from the length of time the little sufferer had been gone. And having effectually searched the woods and fields for miles, the neighbors were entirely at a loss in what direction to turn their future efforts. Animated with hopes of final success, for hope seemed to spring from almost utter hopelessness, the search was still renewed by some w ith each returning sun. On the Saturday night after his loss, some persons returning home from Imlaystown heard a child crying near the head of Imlaystownmill pond, the nature of the ground which lay between them and the place whence the sound issued, alone dcter-

ed their nrcceedhur immediately to tha i snot. With the dawn of light the neighborhood was roused and the woods n-l mpndAWa .rrli.rh hut nl! Ml was as before, in vain. Six nights had now elapsed and theafllictcd parents retired from the pursuit to shed tears of bitterness; their sorrow heightened by the dreadful uncei tainty that hung over the object of their afTectioni. On Monday morning, the 30th August, two persons in the neighborhood having occasion to be up before day, again heard what they supposed to the faint cry of a child, as if in pain. ' The inlel ligence was quickly spread through several neighborhoods and upwards of one hundred and fifty persons from all quarters turned out to make a final effort. After searching the swamps at the head of the mill pond, some of them heard a low moaning proceeding from some tall white grans, and a signal being given they surrounded the spot. When one cf the persons perceiving 8 place where something had entered, furciog his way through the grasa and briars, which wrft q.ute 83 high as a man's head, and where the water and mud were above his knees, be discovered, to his joyful eurprise, the Mule euf fereralire; bullying with his lower extremities in the water; his head tnd shoulders being supported by the white grass whiih ha hud pressed down tor a bed. He was immediately conveyed with every demonstration of heart felt joy to Imlaystown. On being tript, be presented a spectacle, the recollection of which must bring tear3 to the eyes of all who beheld hint. Emaciated until the. bones nearly projected through the skin. Kut enough ay heart bleeds at the remembrance- It appears that hticg bewildered, ha wandered into the place where he was found, and passed the first and esch subsequent niyht in" the same spot, not having eaten a singl; r.iorselfoi' six days and r.iglits. The bed the little creature had made for himself, was within six feet of the main oretk, and a few lurns would have cp.rrieJ him into the grave. I here is now good reston to believe that he will finally, under the j judicious care of Dr. Fort, and fcon; be re stored to health. J he editor is requested to give this an insertion as a stimulant to perseverance in other similar circutUEtuces. Big Bone Lick. This wonderful ppot is in Kentucky, situated about ilO miles from Cincinnati and two from the Ohio river. In a number cf places, the eaith is very soft to a great depth, and for seveial rods in extent, caused by sail spring?; and the ground in the vicinity is destitute of vegetation, owing to the salt with which it is impregnated. Vast herds of animals formerly frequented this place (to lick the saltish earth) and when the country was first settled, their trails or paths extended from the Lick for miles in several direction?. Vast numbers perished in the quagmire, and it is probable that many were destroyed in battles between those of the fame or different species. Here are now found immense quantities of the bones of the mammoth, elephant, buffalo, elk, and of other animals now unknown. The bones are generally under ground, and many of them lie in an extensive layer from three to eleven feet below the surface, and in the dry and solid earth. These bones must have been buried in the earth by some great inundation, which occurred per haps thousands of years ago; they are j in a state of entire preservation, and many are completely petrified, or charged to stone. Only a small part of the ground containing bone3 has been dug over, and enormous bones vill continue to be found for centuries to come. Thirty-two of the grinder teeth of the mammoth and elephant were found in a space six feet square, at the depth of three feet; one of the teeth weighed 14 pounds. Silliman's Journal. A'oaK's Ark. tkSorne minute enquirers have taken the trouble to calculate the solid contents, and thence to estimate the burden of this wonderful vessel. A cubit is the distance in a full grown man, from the elbow to the tip of the middle fleger; for the conveniency of calculation, it has been fised at a foot and a half of ccnr.mca measure.

Upon Cliia supposition the ATK contained one thousand, three hundred and forty six cubit feel; which accordiig to the usual allowance offorty-two feet to a ton, or two thousand pounds weight, makes the whole burden to be fortytwo thousand four hundred and thirteen tons; which is considerably more than ihe burden of forty ships of one thousand tons each . Such was the vast unwieldy fabric, entrusted, without mast, sail, rudder, or compas?, to the mercy of the waves; containing the sacred remnant cf the human race, and of the animal creation, with all necessary accommodations and provisions for the space of more than a year." A Hard Head. An eld gentleman was relating a story of one of your "half horse half alligator" St. Lawrence boatmen. Says he, 4,he is a hard head, for he stood under an oak in a thunder storm, when the lightning struck the tree, and he dodged it seventeen times, when finding he could not dodge it any longei, he stood and tock nine claps in

succession on his head and never flinch ed." ---------- A case of Emergency.--An Irishman, who made an honest penny by swapping horses and taking something to boot, once attempted to cross the river during a high freshet, with his only remaining mare and colt. --He was washed from the back of the former, and seizing the tail of the colt, buffeted the angry waves much to the dissatisfaction of the "crater."--His friends on the banks of the river, seeing his perilous situation and his frail support, called out to him to leave the colt, and take the mare.--"Oh botheration to ye!" exclaimed Pat, in all his tribulation, its no time now, jentlemen, to talk about swapping horses." Jumping. Old Lines, of Connecticut, Used to bet w ith young men, that he could jump ns far on the same ground and direction a3 they. As often he would say, I am decrepid and you spry, therefore permit me to choose the ground." 'Certainly." Well, the ground would be chosen within a foot of a house, and he would jump his toes against it, and say,4,Jump further there and in that direction, if you can.7' Once he was beaten ; for happening to choose a spot beneath a window, his competitor took out the sashes, and jumped into the room. A". II Pallad. Monthly Almanac. I .V! ' CO 5 1 - 35 lIOOX Co H. M. II. M. PHASES. days. 4 1 t i Last q, 7 Ci 9 10 ;ii 12:3 o' OA 84 134 New m 15 11 15,16 17 ifi 190 r iret o Of i 1 28 o ) oro ibi f: or 7 b uli I -V; III gCT The rising: and selling of the Sun. is calculated for Saturday in each week. TAKEN UP By Henry Wilson living in Johnson Township, Ripley county, Indiana, on the 4th day of Oct, 1830, one Estray HORSE--a red Rone--a star in his forehead--a feather under his mane, and a scar by it--has been docked very short--shod all round--and a lump on his weathers occasioned by a sore--about fifteen bands high--five or six years old--no other brands or marks perceivable. Appraised to forty five dollars, by Conrad Overturf and Joha Mcclain, this 8th day of Oct, 1830. I certify the above to be a true copy of my estray book. Given under my hand and seal, this 3d day of Nov , 1830. JAMES WRIGHT, j p. (seal) MRS. SARAH SUTTON INFORMS the Ladies of Lawrence burgh and vicinity, that she has removed her One dnor'Soutb of Mr. Harrington's, vfhero she will be glad to receive end execute all orders in her line of business ?.a herpfofoTe. She vi!l keep a constant supply of Silk and Sattio bonnets, childrtas bats, &c. October SO, 1350. 43 3v7 MiiQsf Nags! Tilo cents per pcuntU in CjjSIJ icill Is pnid for arnj qnnrJily of clean Linen and Co Hon RAGS, at this cfjice. INDIANA PALLADIUM, printed a::d published by Publisher of the Lazx of the United S'atx. TERSilS. The PAtxArntM i3 printed uffVl;-, m s per royal paptrr. t THHF.K DOLLARS, per snniim paid at the end of ihe year; tut hwx may be discharged by the payment of TWO DOLLARS in cuxcrre, or hv payn TWO DOLL A liS and FlMV (JEMS at ' i:z expiration of iix- v:ci.l?.3. Those who receive tl e.r paprrs hv the roa'i carrier, must ray the car; ct?u r it be chsr-rd Jn :h?ir yitiV. v.hri.