Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 3, Number 42, 2 November 1833 — Page 4

THE CONSCRIPTS FATHER. At tha Tillage of Haat Verelet, situated ubout two miles from St. Hilaire U Ilarcourt, in the detriment of La Manchc, lived a mn named Picire Janhin, whose youth had 1een passed ia the early conflicts of the Revolution. Hairing received a sabre wound at the battle of Austerlilz, which had obliterated his left eye, he easily obtained his discharge, and returned home to

assist his nged parents in the cultiva tion of a small estate. 1 bis property, which consisted of only ten acres was considered, in lh.it country, as no mean Dosfesaiou. and entitled the bcir to tlie ready recognition of his rich neighbors, ana to tne oecics, wiuks, vu, j whispers of bis co-equals. In a short time niter hU return he married a young girl named Marie Kaolin, and soon after that event bis parents died, and he entered into possession of the little paternal property. The fruit of his union was an only on, who, like all the children of that . district of France, was brought up by hand the women having a mortal avcrsion to follow the dictates of nature, which clearly enjoin every mother, unless she be incapacitated by some bodily defect or weakness, to suckle ber own child. In consequence of this custom. Benoni, the son of Pierre, was led on pap made of buckwheat flour, diluted with a. little milk; and this, with an occasional spoonful of soup, made w ith tat pork and cabbage, on iour era? formed his noni ishmenL Little itftioni. however, in spite of buckwheat oao. and soup made ofj pork and cabbage, became a handscme youth, and at length arrived at the ago of twenty, when it was necessary he should draw for the conscription. The awful dav nrrived, and hundreds of families were seen hastening in all directions to St. Hilaire, it being usual on these occasions for the whole of a vouih's familr to accompany him. Among the foremost marched Pierre, jlcurishing his stick, and relating tor the hundredth time in what manner ne had received his wound at the battle of Auteriitz; then followed Marie, exclaiming and weeping, sighing and laughing by turns, crossing herself occasionally, when the' thought of the possibility of her son's being drawn rushed into her mind; and list of all . S La II". came venom, supponeu rigm ana ieu by half a dozen sprightly damsels. , The sous-prefect, the mayor, the -gens-d'armes, and all the civil and military authorities were assembled in the town hall, preparing for the great ceremony, just as the paity from Verolet approached. A t length it came to lle--noni's turn to draw, and he took a doomed number . tvcry countenance j j that of his father, who, by a certain si -r ifiennt movement of the head, and tin words ca n'ira pas intimated to the by-standers that he bad ome how or other the means of preventing the enrolment of his son. One of the surest grounds of redemption, on which the power of the state never infringe, is bent? the only son of a widow; lor the legislature has justly contemplated the ' inconvenience which the small properties that abound in France would experience in having no proper or trust-worthy person to superintend them. - When Marie and Pierre were left alone, the old man exacted from her an oath of secrecy as to what he was about to divulge. He then told her that there was but one way by which lie coold effect the exemption of his son: Thatis, said he, by means oil my death ! KJb : monstrous, said she ; I'ierre, thru dost not surely mean to destroy thyself to save thy sonT Why, not exactly, rejoined he, 'but 1 mean to pretend to die. If my hat and jacket should be found to morrow morning on 4 he hanks of the river, do not ynu, by word, deed, intimation, or inuendo, give reason for people to suppose 1 am -Stiilnlive. Cherish thy sou look after ihy a flairs let no one overreach thee put thy trust in Heaven, and depend on it thou shalt one day but -that day may be far distant again see Pierre !' The, next morning, having secretly taken an old hat and jacket, he made the best of his n ay to the banks of the river, where he deposited these articles near a torrent, and ere the sun rose had reached Avranches, a small town about fifteen miles distant. Thence he proceeded with all possible despatch totJranviJIc, a seaport, where he engaged himself on board a vessel destined to the coat of Newfoundland. He was unfortunately shipwrecked on the coat of l-ibru!or, and entered ihe service of a settlor.' At the end often year?, finding that he had amassed enough money to pay Cor a passage home, and thinking that a sufficient time had ebpsed to exclude his son frcm the necessity of serving, he embarked for luY native country, and landed at Cherbourg!, whence travelling o foot, he arrived at Ilaut VeraCljjnst as the family of his son, who

was iww usarried, and bad children, were sitting down to supper. The old woman bad died without divulging the secret. lie opened the door, and stood for an instant cu the threshboJd. DenonTs countenance assumed a deadly paleness. 1 yo not recollect me, BeoomT said Pierre. 01d man,' replied Benoni, I know thee not.'

Not know me, wretchf said the other bursting with indignation, and grasp ing with violence a huge cudgel which a a . O a S be bore in his hand ; most tnou ueny thy lather V Pooh! pooh? said Be noni, 'the old fool has long been food for fishes r These words struck dreadfully on the ear of Pierre. The blood rushed into his face his arm instantly rose the cudgel was brandished in the air. and tell with tremendous vio lence on the sc ull of Benoni. He staggered a few paces forward, and fell dead at his lather's feet. , The latter was speedily seized, and conveyed to St. IjO, the capital of toe department, where in due time be was brought to his trial, and condemn ed to die. An appeal however, be ing made to Charles the Tenth, and the early incidents of his life, bis romantic and devoted attachment to his son, the provocation he had received. the suddenness of the net, in which there did not appear the slightest pro-j-cted malice, being all weighed, his life was spared, lie returned to V erolet,and wandered for a few months amonjr its woods, or sat listless and ab sorbed upon its rocks; but the band of death was on him, and at length, real izing his paternal fraud, be precipita ted himself into that torrent, on the banks of which, years before, with a view to save Benoni from the conscrip tion, he had deposited bis hat and coat. AN INDIAN SCENE. A few evenings since, 1 accidental ly fell in company with a gentleman, who had been travelling in the Indian country. His accounts of the man ners and customs of the Indians were very interesting, and hoping that some who read these pages may be induced to do all in their power tor these poor degraded creatures, 1 shall describe, in his own words, a visit to one of the Indian huts. Early one morning, I was invited by a friend to ride, aud, accepting the invitation, seated myself by his side in the vehicle, which he had obtained for our use. Wc proceeded a lew imics very comfortably, but on account of a heavy snow, which had fallen a few days before, the road, not being much travelled, soon became almost impassa ble, aud espying a smoke ascending from a little wigwam, 1 resolved to enter it, and stay till my friend, who bad business of a tew miles distant, should return, the hut was composed ol stakes, which were driven into the ground at a short distance from each other, and tied together at the top with a strong rope, forming the but in the shape of a funnel. It ws then closely covered with mats made of grass and the. bark of trees. The door was small, and not of sufficient height to admit me without stooping. lily the side of the door sat the lady ol the mansion pounding corn for soup, and without exception she was the most unseemly creature 1 ever beheld. Her dress consisted of a green flannel skirt, extending a little below ber knees, leggings of the same texture and asoccasins. Over her shoulders and waist she-Jaad a ragged quake r coat, united before with a large pewter button. Her hair, which was long and straight, stood forth in every direction, and was matted with dirt. tier clothes, if ever they were washed, certainly had not for a long time under gone that operation, and to her bands and face, -soap and water must have been perfectly strangers. As I enter ed the but, 1 looked around for a seat, but could find nothing of bed, chair, table or stool. Soon, however, I dis covered in one corner, a couple of poles, over . which were spread some hemlock boughs. There 1 seated myself, and commenced an examination of the hut. The fire was built in the centre, and the smoke ascended thro' a liole at the tap. From this opening was suspende.a a long pole lor tne purpose oi hang ing a kettle, in which to boil their soup. On the ground, by the side of the fire, I noticed a large wooded bowl and an Indian knife; in the corner stood a keg of corn and a few pounds of grease. the color of which certainly was not in viting. These, withjlbe exception of a long pole to sttr the fire, were all thatl could discover any where, either as food or furniture. The family con sisted of two aged people and their grand-daughter, together with four do9. Tbey all slept upon tne ground, est learned from seeing the shape of ach individual hollowed out of the bard earth wader my feet. My friend was absent several hours, and as 1 did not understand the Indian language.

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ced bis approach. As 1 rode meditating upon this scene of wretchedness, nod thinking, that this was only one among thousands, I silently resolved, that 1 would no longer feast upon the luxuries of life while so snany were destitute of its comforts, ADVERSITY. Scarcely any thins can be met witbf in books snore interesting than the stories of those changes of fortune which have happened to persons of great rank and consequence. Among these the history of the last Queen of France, JSarie Antoinette, the wife of Louis Sixteenth, is most remarkable; and indeed she may properly be mentioned as one of the few who may really have been unfortaaate; that is, of such as having once enjoyed mil the happiness that the best state of human life can give, have without any guilt oa their part, fallen into the lowest condition of misery. Such was her lot. She was the daughter of an Emperor of - Austria, one of the most powerful monarch oa earth ; she was singularly beautiful, of a surprising sweet disposition, very charitable and tender-hearted; and so innocent and humble in ber thoughts and beliaviour that not only all the princes, lords and noble ladies who surrounded her loved her like a sister, bat the common soldiers, and the poor bard working people f France did nearly the same. She was also at the same time Queen of the fine country, where the people were then celebrated for the respect they paid to women of every class; and they of course showed the utmost to the young and lovely wife of their King who was bimseli a person of great goodness, and mild and gentle in his manoer of governing. The laws, how ever, of bis country were very bad; those of the inhabitants who were cal led nobility or gentry could do almost any thing thev pleased; they could take the little he bad from a poor man, or even take away his life without being punished for such a crime, while all the poor were slaves to the rtcn, tnd lorced to labor tor their advan tage. 1 his state of afiairs could not last any longer: the people found out that the pooi bad a right to live as well as toe rich: and in tact, a better rigut than they, because they perform all the hard-work, while the rich were idkt, and seemed to live for pleasure only so, some among the poor began to make complaints; more soon joined them, aud at length all of them agreed to distroy their rules and great nobility and to make good laws in place of their bad ones. In a short time the soldiers of France assisted the people in their plans, and then it became an easy matter for them to do whatsoever they chose: they murdered their king and many of his nobies and took their palaces, fine castles and lands for tbeir own use, and grew so overjoyed at their success, that they absolutely went mad; mistaking wrong for right and imagining wickedness to be virtve. But they were more to be pitied than blamed for all this; as they were driven out of their senses by their sufferings, and no longer knew what they were about. It - is there fore no wonder that they should have fallen into the dreadful mistake which I am now to relate. They bad most injustly killed the king, as they suppos ed himtha bead of the government, and the chief cause of all the wrongs they endured. Under a still greater mistake they kept their beautiful and in-! nocont queen in a prison; forgetting that by the laws of France she could have no power over them; for i woman was not allowed in France to gov-: era at all ; as in England she may. a n. it.. ....i i

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it was most unfair and cruel to treat ber as if she had been one of the governors and law-makers of their country. one was nevertheless, not only put into a vile, dark unwholesome jail, but kept there friendless -and hopeless ; ber dear children, whom she pas sionately loved, were taken from bce she bad hardly enough bad food to eat; bad only a bed of damp and dirty rags to he on, and but one torn and worn out robe to wear. She passed ber days and nights in loneliness and tears; and so great was her wretchedness that she really longed to die, as much as one who is happy wishes to live. - At last, about nine months after her hus band bad been killed, and upon the 16th day of October, in the year 1793, this most afiSicted lady was taken from prison siting on a common chair in an open cart, with her bands tied behind her back ; and so drawn slowly through the streets and crowds of Paris till she came to a large space near the palace where she bad once sat on a gilded throne, admired and reverenced as the best beloved and most beauteous princess of forn?e; saw! thereon a scafibld and bauai with cords to a filthy and bloody block of wood, ber head was cut

eSTwfth a sort of aa as contrived for the purpose ; and thus all the poor deserted creature's woes were at an end forever. - ;-- - si It umU be admitted that a snore tru

ly unfortunate person taan Hus perse cuted queen caaaotbe namnri, rat AKCTENT DEXTEUTT. One of the early tangs of Egypt, betag desirous to secure tus ncnes, crunsaandid a treasare bowse to be built; bat the arcbitec, itrtandias to have some share of the treasare, instead of enishirt; ee buiUiaj completely, placed a the stones ia so artnil a manner, that It could be taken out and put in again by one man. As be was prevented by death from ac complishing his design, he on bis death bed gave full instructions to his two sons bow to execute it. After tbey land for some time plundered the treasery, and carried oa large, earns, the king, who observed the gradual diminution of his wealth, without being able im discover haw the thieves had ac cess to it, finding bis seal upon the door always whole, ordered several strong traps to be left in the treasury. By this means one of the brothers was at last taken ; butfinding it impoesible to escape, he pressed his brother to cut on bis bead, and retire with it to prevent any discovery. The next morning, examining the success of bis project, upon finding a man without a bead ia the saare, has tened out in the greatest alarm and confusion; bat recovering himself, he ordered the body to -he exposed to the pubuc view, charging the guards atar ed around it to observe the counte nances of the spectators, and la seise those who appeared sorrowful. The surviving brother, urged by his soother's entreaties and threats of exposure. iormed tlie design of carrying ea his brother's body. Accordingly driving his asses thither, laden with skins of wine, he found means by letting his wine run out, to intoxicate and stapely the guards. W hile tbey ware in deep sleeis he shaved the riHit cheek of each of them, by way of derision, mid in the middle of tne night, carried off the body on one of his asses. The action still more astonished the king, who, being now more earnest to discover the thiel, ordered his daughter to receive the addresses of all suitors piomiscswMult, on condition that each s lould previously confess to ber the most ingenious action he had ever managed, and the greatest crime lie had ever committed The young man resolving again to perplex the king, went to the palace to his daughter and confessed to her that he had cat oflliis brother's bead, and afterwards carried off the body. When she then offered to lay bold of bim, be stretched eat to ber the arm ot a dead man, which he had carried under Ins cloak, (suspect ing the intentions of the king) and while she supposed she ' had detained the culprit, he made his escape. The king's resentment being now converted into admiration, be promised a pardon and reward to the person who had robbed bis treasury if he would discover himself. The young man, upon this proclamation, "immediately made himself known; and the king. thereupon accounting bun far superior in dex'erity to any man then luring ?ave him bis daughter in marriage.'mtkysLiL Gas. Ux MoTsma'a Voscsv OA ia the depth of sottiude, when au mortal from intrudes. an admonitory, unearthly voice m beard soft and still is the strain. It rises from tne grave fiom the sweetly slumbering deadl Oh, 'tw the voice of a sainted mothei. breathing Irom the tomb a sow am yet melodious aound. Thorn accents ofi of wstruetioa, and of pious warbeen checked when surrounded with the gay .the volatile and the thougbtlsm rayaetf m thoughtless as they aad bare Imtened to that low, unheard voice nnbeard by all nave ma; the joys of taesoag the revel to use tana ceased; aad the worm of conscience began bis baa. quet. - -v-j"-,..t - Thus memory wakens, aad recollection points to what we were and what weosgtf to be. What then, cannot a pious mother dof Iter adamattions enforced by exaav pie, more or lens forme the character ofi her children in after life, and aSeeta taeir aappiaeas here aad hereafter 'tis she who plants ia the besom the love of virtue, of tenderness and the amiable eealitiea of the heart, without which maakind would have been hut sav the mother whoprixesthc wtaaawel&re of ber children above the show me the benefactress children gained tor the i of their of tbeir teaspera are pervi are aubdand, the a.af the weak saade atrong then Isstea

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A druakea Scotchman leturnuvr a Ciir, fell asleep by the road side. wicr (Sawney roared out Hvhaft kissi a ma au&l flTa sea what it is to be liked among the lasses! : : :-: Avvoaaav aai Cnswarnna av saw, tafias iwrsaaaeatlj located aisaself ia Richraoad, respectfully iaibeaw the iwbSc that ne wi3 fcatkhtly attend to a3 Sai is su taataeowy ba eatrasted with ia the line of bis irifsisina. U wi3 neularty ntr toad the Cireait eoarts of Waves, faisa. Payetu, Bush, Delaware, Hearj. and Baadotp counties. March 2. 18SS. . 8 gasTTorei. tor tba liberal Mtroomg he aas reeeived. foeadv and the public gearatty, that ae coatiaoMto carry oatn TaIIXKMSSQ BUSINESS, ia all its various braacaes, at his old atand oa I2aia street." two door eatt of J. 31. Laws' store, wtere all orders in bis limo will botkamkfttl mm(J promptly attended to. flaring a secular conespoadeace with sone ef the principal mercaaai lauora oi new xora, as n coa staatly farauhod wit the latest changes ia the fashions. Ganaeats cat oa the ' shortest aotice, and warranted to fit well if properly saads up. - . Hear nf-Msrat. A general aasevtawat CHEMICALS, &c. just received aad fbrsah op ' posit Blaaeaaidoc UcrriefcV store ,flaia street, RicUaioad, amsmiat nysfahutt aad Country XSereaaata can bo suppbed oa as good terms a they caa be aaa www ins mountains, with the best ef srticlea. IRVIN HEED. N. B. The subscriber bariag aa aeoaaiatoaee ia the cast which will oaablo bun to bar sack tons as to coweats with simi lar estabJishmaats ia Ciaciaaati, fatten aimaou; that be wSI receive geaersf patAay orders that may be seat from a disx co will be mwetaallr atteaded to. , July 13, 1833. 27 rH1HE oattlarsigaed iabrm his friends the public hrn shop to uata street. : a low doors west of the Nalioaai Ilocoi. early opposite the priatiae ofic. whore be Mteado carrying oa the above buaioeas ia all its various braechas. He will war raat bis work to bo as rood as aay raado ia " the coaatry, aad hopes by strict attr"Q to business to share a part of the public Lpatroaage. . AN9LK3X WA830N. ftichmond,8th. mo. 3rd. 1833. 30 S2. C. Jcssiass-F9r. C carccrrvuv iaforms the citiseaa of. Kichmoadaad its viciaity. that h leas commenced , the above btwiacss. one door east of Mr. M. Laws leather store, on Maia street, where all orders in him line wUl be executed with fidelity and despatch. Public patronage ia respectfully solicited. February 13. 1833. THE Subscriber has just received a new aad boaatinrf aasortmaat of FANCY ABTICLES, Snvaawaas, Jawetev. dec. eoesmtiag ia part of: watches, chaias,eala hoys, silver tablo aad tea spoons, plated do. thimblea, btaaat pius, fiagar-tiaea, earewsaioa caps, pocket coapasees, pocket boosts, fancy aad sans? boxes, spectadas. aver pointed peaeils, crayons, brass and iateet pens, pea aad packet knives, beads,' raxors, warranted of the best quality, dec Also, a handsome alabaster mantle time piece, (sixteen days,) ail of which will be sold at a email profit. Watches aad clock repaired a the shortest notice. J, C. FERGUSON. iSchmoad, Aug. 17tb, 1833. IvsrsiAKCK freaa looses by are. f PJf A VINO been appointed agent of the Hartfned, Connecticut "Protection Fire Insarance Company." the aubscribed is ready to attend to all the boaiaess of the agency. The Campaay have a capital of $150,000, with the privilege (granted by the charter) of increasing the same to halfa million deUars. - laauraaeea are efed by this c imp aay, both on real and personal piopsitf oa the most moderate terms. Every saaoematioa , wul be cheer? fafly aad promptly given oa all applies tions made etfberby person, or by letter nichmood at tB MCT to J. D. VACCnAW, Agenjnay4,13S3. , f. C03CS3 prase iss epeaier a school ia the brick scUoMsauso. aeuth of toes. risking to patronixe his school, will make application eeea, aad eater the n email of scholars they wash tossed eueeeribed to jastify-Os will bo the same as heretofore. K.B. Those ia mmmi for the taataea of their chfldrusw W3 eenfisr a particelar mvor, by dswHMirang the sasse iisSsliately, as de minds oa myaeCf am orgeat, Sept. Slat. 1333. tic FILLS, for sate at the new J&mni,Ac$.l?ai KSX