Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 24, Vevay, Switzerland County, 28 February 1832 — Page 1

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rjiUir.f)J.V PUULlllIED tri.r.KLY if. I hbod), started after liim. After the sons dlii d nngrilv, and a how lir g w ind rose m

N"VV.Ai,M C. YlvAV. Ilul particularly the u..

7; ..vs. or 272 a: '-.vksskagek.

Tor lit'., -iM O Lumbers, it. a nance, . . : do eai.t wuhai t!;evti.r,

R2 O..!oo!

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oi mo uiiecuonaic wile'. , I every

lull ' interval she would opi 11 the door and

il her sons wore coming down. One J ;i our hand on the mantle, on which were

da put at trie expirai'M;, "5 U'ipHe-i some books, and taking down a Small

CC? 1 he above mm. t. be p ... in pro.-.u.--, U lo. , n, . c, bjUlc, nofned written on one of the ivi at l is t.a -c or suco ouni place hsu.hv bea.-'r." dl; , i , , . , , m Fifteii per cent, d.ducuo , m.iJe when p'idd i L -P'-Vi'S " presented by Joshua Jones o

r.is aiiociionam m;, ouuie anniversary ol i hoi r in ullage," and showing it to the other, we both ngtecd that he undoubtedly was the -ollerer whom we. had left behind; yet vve

X No paper discontinued um' mes.iv.jv-s ore paio Siibscribtt sit ed by post to pay ,5 ci nis tx r.i AaVertisrrvnait iascr'i- I at the usual ...Us f uii r.ript i rs paid wi hin two mentis, will t WitydTf v. a-.tv&.ice ettOUUCE Mffis Oottem 8t Mix, merchants, Mcuntstcrling, -re .u ..o.ijeJ t receive produce t'tom oiir suhscri JSC , Tor I.: ace -utunodalion ot our i'..:iscribers on tin? rss tm r ii ' p.rodocc may be left vit! Uic tur, T ti .idi-J, at his store, in York township, Chan- s K Krutz, at his sTorc, in New-York, Ar.r ay, near Troy, San.tu i Hicks, near fluercv.s (i.ove; Jos ; ii M I'loi.ry , in Cotton township. MISSOUIU TRAVKLLEUS.

i wornn uaeiuni;, am.ui umj miu-Jl ol;rhij,of dealh had ftoten his vitals, th heart Dc. mDcr last, from St. L,.uis to the noriU-j sl;,sri:,nt, and to beat no more. The voire Tvirn pnrt ol Missouri, tell in with anotherl,,,- rmcn(ation filled the house. The nvin

tiavcilur. named Jooes, who wasjouiiieviatowards his residence, which was about tit) mih 1 ti i side of the destination of the other

two. The air became raw and einll, as ihe

nvi:NTL:ni:s on a great day-

and moas.ed dismally tr.e foirst. Uv The. 1 7tS .f .1 ;., 10"J5, va a piti'id day f,i; 'ene! do e the ;-'o,and t !m In rr If In; for New- ll-iInrd. On ihat d.i 'h(Hc. side her ylcftM..,: icfai.t m the lied , cla-pi.'- hraU -.1 the ;.-:)tJi Jinnivt isat ei tit? f.-.t'.lc' o!

lln in lo her boson:, n liiie her heai li.'.it toust ;l'nker iiiil. The phtce tf tin; t;ii a'a violent iy, and hi r wh. !: frame trembled with j the sjol elio.-en for li e cdebiatioi. the -terror. A hrit 1 space bpn d, and the hur. iois of the battle wi re to j.-ailicij .an iii the rit d tread of a l.oise he;. id imnii g up seei.t l.afae'tte '.vat to be piesi.il on the the road; tl;e uate cteaked on its hinye.-; !lo 'occasion ebsttr w as to address tin people heaid Di La no's voii e. 'No. no. Rob, let me :- - the eoi ner slont of a JmoriUineut w;rs to be olf, this is bad business weaie both rrazv. ;laid v.ith masonic certiiionics every thing, No, no. Rob, j on don't smell the blood imv ; in short, was Hi be done lo render the dav Lord, how tH lightning llaMies; tliere is nojand the jca: conspicuous in the annals cf Nblood on my rm yet no, no.' The horse i Lowland . was led to the stable; she hoard the dooi I I lose at an early hour,and with thousands

hut and the key tHi ned, and presenth Dr- tdheis Irom t!;e neighboring towns, repaired

mentioned not our impressions to the family.

e were invited t partake of a repast, that had been nccelerated on our acrount. and as

we were about silting down, the lady went to; Lanc rapped nt the door. She !ew to open to tl.e me'.i opohs. As I entered the lit), the

the door, and seeing her sons advance with

the httdy,tecogoiZ' d the features by the ulaie of the torches, uttered a shriek, and fell on the floor. Hp was brought in and I lie! on a bed before the fire, and friclinn and fomorta tion with hot liquor, and in line, even thing was tried to rcstoi e him, but to no purpose.

The mot tal numbiiFss had seized his bod v. the

it. and her husband entered w ith a w ild and ;f tin rose brilliantly on itsspies, and liio uells agitated air, pale and besmeared with rniie;mi the cannon mingled their loud and joy. and blood. jou? voices to announce that the da) w.ib ar ia the name of Heaven, cried Mary, w hat rived. Every mast and flag statF now lifted is this! Onlj a tiifle, woman. Ri b threw me I'M' 'heir star.spai.gled banners of w hu h not and my nose bled little. Sle h ared toin-'a f,;W bore evident marks ot a semi-ctoiury termgate him furthei. for his ui tiled and mo-jnilijuit) . The crowd continued t.. peur in rose humour was foi bidding; she pressed him 'from every quaitor. Old and jouu the to partake if the supper she had kept ready 'grej -headed Hint infirm children ar.d gr.tndfor him, and endeavored to so. th, by kind- children young men and maidens try nes and attention, the elnorm mood in w hich l la?? and dest iiption, from fifty miles round.

wife and daughter mingled their distressirigjshe found him. He lefusedto eat, how ever.!''" hiof, in wagons and on horseback, were wailing, and the manl) nature of the sons, and after sitting w iih his hands clenched ssmc ft'ii urging theircourse towards the corr:i, ons which supported them while there wa- anv nioinent on his forehead, he rose, took a hea- Ronton the place whence the procession

fion of rnslomt ion. :uwt r nnliloil ! lir m i-n 1 .i.l i ! v v .Ii .nnll nf n,,..,l. .,.,,1 il, ...... I.,.., .1.' ... 1 ii. i tnlr miil linn n( m.ir, h I .r.

, . . II ' x" ...I l.ll 'J .Ml,, .Mill MiH 1 KlUI-VII u. ...... v ....... v. v... . i . . 11 proceeded noilnwaul, and the snow tell m,lo cvpfJ anu in ,r f,ower for th,irhr. M:ir aij down h,.,iJe nin)i .,, no( lo:,,B and crowds since, in ether cities, but I

ronsidetaute quantmes, at lulervali. lien

wilt.-iu about two dajs' ride oi their home,

the cold tet in most intensely, the w imis rose

lather s recovery, sunk under tht ir weight oi sleep, . r it a momentarv dose came over her.l'avo neve r witnessed a multitud o( pec pie woe, and hey wept aloud. We endeavored j waking fjnev it pictured to her restless and'!'kp 'hat which whs here assembled. A d ep

and impressive silence prevailed thn ugn the w hole throng, as, hour after hour, it p. u'c nt!y and in the same place, awaited the issuing

nin.ii i.v i,.,ii.. nr m rum nn on r nnost of u nin rf,r,.i.i

trunks, wvre tcatlereu on Uie ground; the ii,P. rotirr.1 in rei. , P tb.. b 1 1 . , t ,o h...... i.. ii. i . J i-i.. r t;r., r, t,,Mi,f! itb ilir wifir:.n mn,ni

, . . " -. . . . , J v w r w III tlir i ui't OIIU llldl ldlv 5 J f ""'""J ...... ...v.i .....ion .viiiu(ujiuu

nee. o ..r.., v.. ..v... ..,n.v , , ' a nil anon broke tbe silence ot the night, in- flaw ins brook. She had been there but a few Lafa ette, at their head. 1 he countenance

to i Win Ine afil-ilooi and snirow of Ho- tic Uinvu.nt nmJ il,.. .....il-l. ,1...,....,. ..C ., .1;....

in all ife fury, and beneath tS howhng blast !rrssrd fmiiiv, lh h th . .,,rr,iwpd l0,;dt,red hrai Sh,. ni8e as tlo tlrs, gimmer the sturdy tices ot the tores! bent like ,hejllk, lho,c wiunlt , ;, f J9 of d;iy uoku p(j o (cn va .lender operand the limbs, hurled Irom their j vi!(1(,, nd t, h xhp ,,our wa8 Uw wlieilw:ilked ut tl, thp ' rf XJ mlhl. lcr burn-

through the murky atmosphere, and clouds;,!:,..,,,! .1,,. :lu.,rn , t r.,.ww.. f,ft, ilH. r.

were piled on clouds, in majestic darkness, iid, o( tll.ntfliPtr(i. v na,chrd the corpse ti'.l not a speck ot blue was d.ceruable on tit mo,rii!i, whi. , n.a9 . raim ;llld b,,U)li

the face of heaven, and dav put on the an

pe .r H.rc of gloomy night. Unablo to pro

ful as the day previous had been tei rible.and

fitly represented the calm and gloriou beau

Co 1 n horseback through the branches lhat jiie; rf U,nt eternal world to which the travel-

ci t-ned t .getner aU ve then teads, tney clis- wtnrii;d with ,he ftprms nnd uirrlc:i5 mounted, and on tool pursued their doub.lul iaj conc (o dweU forcvt.r. i ,he evening, way through the darkened torcst, unable to ,nc rorpse was interred in one coiner of the

Cicover the path, as me snow Had covered warden, that lav before tl

moments before two men rode rapidly up the road ani? entered the gateway; she hastened to the huse. and they entered with her, en uuirie.g formr De Lane , and seeming in too

of each individual of that throng wore a lock

intolligiit of the importance of the event a bout to be celebrated.

At length the signal announced that crery

much haste to waite even the common foi ms 'thing was ready theie was no shouting--no

of civility. i)e Lanry lay still asleep, and htuaas no tossing up or w H?ing of hats ; all

when they rudely roused him and laid their

hands on him, he crid he sprung up in a

kind of frenzy. What! -o soon? cried he;

l. i il .1 i . t. t . it ... .

i '!! lien. i hi v itpinrr 1 ir nnucp. in n tv ' ivnn i i i'IoM Lin. f if ,

U av.d rendered U indiscernible. S.:arct ly ;,(,temni,y of silent, weeping woe, with thelnough, cried one '.f the,, who asked toulol aMe to endure the intense cold, Jones was;,,r,lV ;issnra,)Ce of its participation in the accuse y ourself how came you to know he; disposed frequently to he down and commit j , ,san iCtum o( ,ho jusf j,,.., mortal will put was killed come, we must sear, h cu. De Wmselt to iho care of I roudcuce, but wasHI inmi(M.,;1iitv, aml ,.,, b(. Mvaowod Lam:v stond in (hp pol Ulr,;Uioll f preventca from doing so by the otheis, as the;ill xirl0M. ()t, following morning weleltithe moment he had bet.aved himself; he had RumSaes and torpor and disposition to sleepy,, disconsolate amilv, who would gladh been Hkot unpiepan d. &: a thev drew from had not vet I tkeu possession o them. At;lv d, ,ainrd us as grief finds always.a par-lhls Dockets the money and the watclt of the

is still and quiet expeelation stands tiptoe to catch the first glimpse of the interesting scene, as the carriages successively draw up in front of the State Houe, ami iccrive each its comph mentof old soldiers, to convey them to the scene of their glory. I had stationed myself u he re I could see them disti.atly as thev passed. Each had some time-w on; badge some relic of the revolution which he w ore ai his person or displayed from the carriage. By one was borne a talteied color, by another a del.ipitated drum here was seen a cocked hat, with its gill mountings tarnished with age there a knapsack or cartourh box, moth eaten and crumbling to pieces some

were dressed in their ancient regimentals,

leog. hading turn unaDie to speak, and lns;iia le,ef iu the sincere condolence even ofimtirdeiod man. he trembled excessive!. Ah

whole powrr of body overcome as It were by ;sUangers. Ithe Devil has done far me at last, said he, sleep, and judging trom their own teeiiags, ' jthrowing a wistful gb nre at his two sweet inthat .ne like must soon come upon them, th, y nit: liUDIAC HEART. Ifants a thev lay smilinj in their infant sitira Jete, mined to leave him and endeavor .1 pos- d;llk , j hlK OVl.r Cear valley, and; hers on (he hen locked in ea. h ulhers arm,.

stMeto make lltetr way to .oinc habitation.:., drizzin.g mist had watered profuselt the and then towaids hU wife, who, in an aon and some clad only in homespun garments, si-

Ixighl was just telling in, and death it Us (ihik grass around the low planted coltageiof despair at this sudden burst of overwhelm-! milar to those they wore n the day of battle, most appahng form stared them in the fioe.Itlott std ,;t among the trees at the foot of ing misfortune on herself and children, and As they passed along the features of the old Su.'ounded with all the hormrs of dakiie.s!he hill. Rat the window that looked down ofignominy and shame on him who was dear soldiers were scanned by cveiy eye gazed am! solitude, they continued tneir hopelessMhe nar.ow toad towards the vill.ige,was open to her as her In-art1, blood, vile and dishonor- upcu as the liing records of "the event? in way 'iiiough bramhles and low ynderwood ;th..-igh it was passed the hour of eleven atjed as he stood before heron that fatal morn- which they had participated records which for me. distance, till their ears caught the: night, and Maiy sat pale and dejected by it,! iug stood pale and fixed as a cold statue by now for the last time, perhaps, were forever Welcome tinkling or a cow bell. 1 he wind ; resting her cheek upon her hand, and looking! ihu bedside. I have ruined you all, said he, t be seen. whirling, as it were from the four eorne: s oi out upon the gloomy sky, nnd listening wilhjbul him whom I slew, first tuintj me; he won The first and most interesting part of the heaven, prevei ted them ascertaining ftomial! the deep and anxious etpectaiioi.f of a 'a thousand dollars from me last night ; I kill procession having passed mr, I felt little inwhence it proceeded; however, after s.mim; tender wife, fir the approach of her absented him. I got niy woncv bai k, and no.v my j linalior to witmMlie rest; and , according, lime, their eyes observed a light Irom a little hosb.d. jlifo is forfeited. 'Oh! why was I linked withj I joined the crowd which was already mo hut, that, together with the sheep cot and stn-j De Lancy had not always kept such hours 'this infernal spirit; (J AMBLING has ruined ing'tovvai di the heights of Charlestow n bio attached t. it, was the only mail; of civi-'as this; he w;n once fond, afl"ootiona!e,atten-:me, and those whose fortunes were bound tip! We found the whole neighborhood pre-occu-lif.tion fr several miles in tliis dreary soh-tiyo i h( r every want and wish, and as eare-'in mine, forever. Oh Mai) ! my poor wife;!p' (l a vast concourse of people. The hill tudo. We approached, sail the narralorV ful of her hpiress as of his own life ;whe;: my poor dear babes. He raved, and raved'i tops, steeples , houses and sheds all around and knocked at the c'or. A .j:h k. nimhh Uh,; manied him, he was gay and cheerful.; but they huriied him away, and hound his! etc alive with heads the battle ground step was tlie oi.iv response, and it,,: do o-im r i ii and virtuous and she had joined horj manly a'ul.s w iih a thic k cord,and led him be-j hedged in by a dense crowd, which was mediately opened. A femah- app.-ared. ai.u Inami i, hi.- with l.e bright prospect of a long , t weeii th. ir hor-es fioai his beautiful cottage i kept from entering it bv a double row of solat hist .-xhi'iited considerable sin pi t-e, M..rt j'lfe of eon. uhi ,1 bli-s M before her. home. They bad not gone far, lefoie the) l'ti. I was anxious to get within the lines, !nj h.Hiv a few paces, but m-mcdiately ad I It it n .w hi bio-.v wore the apei t of deep 1 hen d a disteted voice behind the m. Dewher.j I ob,-ived a few r.mre favored indivi-Taie.-d and I'.vitpJ us iin. On- necessities 'and s.-ttled gloom he seemed to he himsell ; Lam y "s wife was following, her hair hangingduals ver occ-isionally admitted ; hot nt eve

"" y nun. .si pie-v-ure; nu ni.i M-.me seri. t disquietude preyed -.beat In r shoulder?, her feel hare, and her e I n point u herr 1 tried to eflet t an ent'ar.re, Hltei del to by thP in. iih, uhi-i. consisted of; upon his mind, the springs cf which lay con-'verv feature betokening the vtn horror of an I a? ui.ifoimlv repulsed. The van of the VUhV tvV anV,'IMn ,l,u,,UM?--.i:,:i,,od h,)!" h"r vi,'xv- jS'Mi. Slay a tm.meni, oh stav-spal; to'l'roccion was'.mw univcd. I saw tie- old Whin, by the tire and other moans le-.r'edj bom.-times she thought he loved her n. me, George, oh what will become of vourh'!Hcrs Ireoibling under thp fatigue and de-

to by the family, we had recovere-: siift':-iot.i '.. n o t , but the lhouht almost broke 1

:er ; pool

wife and

(hildreu? The ellicers only criptitude, assisted down from their carriage

Jv the power ot speech, we i.doiu-cu lli.m o ;,,-art. nmUI.e banished it she hoped lor the ' inei paM-d their spied, and De Lancy went! at the side o each walked a voun-r ,a,.

...v w.i.v-n.i- ...... ... ...inn ii- imii n iiiii -m, an. now waiien ins reiui n wnn all iiiom

l..;ov tiav.h.r ;;.eiit a m.cb,;. a- w .-' impaii.-i e- .f wronged, hut sih nt, tmr pin I in desnemte and silent despair. Poor Marvtd for s-ippoi t. this wav, slowly and wi f.-ppo-cd. iyx sht ;r c : ci-a:i. n. I i:ad i..:; :. . ti.n. At n.idoight approached, the! after fillrvving them more than two mib'V.j tottering stcpf, they man" lied lie length a,,'.t ;i 'V'1 ,r r,"ur v' ,-xil':,',J 'bai;-i; ,k.- el hghli.ing began to fash ah.i.g theun.ed and went hack. crying h.udlv and bit lhe field. If any thing could bring up to ( :y l.or.r St. !.ai le-, w hither ho h.el g,.-m-,w oodl.n ds.and at irtervals the deep and hal-jteily all tbe way. Georuc's trial and t:oi. mind's ey the eve. Is of that day. il at I tl t.Ul.ess. e tea till peictited Itoili l!.. i law-t. I ed ! hu id, r I .d!.-ti ui I oss ll.e e,lern! .t.n,.,-..;., I. 1 1 ..." I i;i.. II.. .1 .... .... t, . .....i I ..,. .

ion with his hands folded, and his brow bent i upon w ho.l;e aim many of ihu s-oldiei- lean-

ruh

:th of

the thii

a .lit peictlteil Irom I . : .aw-t. I ed ! Iiu i.d. r I .d ..-ti m i oss ll.o -i.,li.rn M..n,n-am., ell I i;i.. II.. .1 , .. ....... I... . i i.., a ....

. ' - - "v. mk.ii luninlll rin.l.'Vl) . jxuo.vIvj'O tv..ih i:.r '.cnitt; .i;iiir iiii ,imii I (ii,i.u HIi' . . I T . . I . . I . il..,,!....., . i .i .1 t i i i I .. - . J .1 .

1,1 ,MI s "ici--.:i:i .-i :te;.ven; i:.e t huos moppet lain unguilty. Rlarv wont to see turn in goal. buMon these inhrm old men, tint Venerable chronf :i ! i .1 :i !. i r ..:Oi-.- l o i . v t.o n . . I . ..' !.. . I ! . i . r .... I 1 1 . ...... i t , I . . : . v . I i . .. . i i ." . . . . . ' i i . , .- ,.

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j' .r.v l.i.. i,. ,, Llcti to the : tor.) iv blackness of a tomingiheart to meet her ai-aiu. This moved to be'lude and awe.

micl'.t nt v oung o isn I ! a t !".!-, i. ; w..!k. i .v..! !: g . sn. :. . qui-.- (,.

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t-he ii.-eai dil .sed tin-window w ith a I:

weie .- .ro v a!ll.,y ;gh; ;:t f!i il inc.aa it, a llasfi unlike that !

hi w or.,.-, to I lie pod,

i lei ) h cf t:.il h. I.ii.d."

an unnecesfs,'.: y admonition, she had been d- The n-maindor of the procession vvai now

''flol hv all her fiieiuli, and the t u-It ol herj last an iv u;;j. m liilii" hinis. sin- Dl 1 1 -1 1 ai;iv i n her -o! 1 1 :i-1 v i.

, . ' I " "'it,":-' :u 'teoge oi u,e woous, tine, t ;.t n.m-e, day alter day. nml was;.! .art lounddi'. n,-t ta ;e. ur la me. Tlu-w were ihc-

ae .ow.iio-j.y oowa uie io.iti, ana u report, us ol ;i pi-i -!. .lead in the cottage wiihaliatie oti ea: h arm,! net -ons, dressed out v.ithail their da.!i.j' pa

wim. m a-, -'i !y .: morning, by a pas-er -by, w ho w i-i . a hci nalia iho uniform i oinr.-...i. nf sol.

- i - i - - rai ted to the house bv the erjiugof the .n i, with (i.ctr g ly crests, the marshals, n ts. De Laiiry in vol I new h-r fate, al- elliog w i'ti th .. import mce of lhir hi ic f

tno-g.i .e mi, inif ficCUtfd t a! j- o;;el::' :thoiit the invited r nests. -io:o Lin" tl i , ;

on. -.ml Hie icd lightning inor.i-! ;u!vl ivuiJ. l,.K.,.:.t. !,.. -i

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