Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 74, Vevay, Switzerland County, 9 February 1833 — Page 4

WEEKLY MESSENGER.

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Tin: iioosih:koo.s. The go ul c.uizen ut" our young sister I' i n;i, pretty jrei'erally known HuoLjjh Oi' the wet by !he -iogular appellative -. H ii?h r! The following rhyme from h iloolieroou, convey a very graphical picture f Hoosher life on the frontiers nf Indtma. In oiir own pe rambulalions through that state, we have often partaken the welcome hospitality of h "buckeye cabin," while our gallant steed stood V the ...splins" and the "sugar trough" f hi night. Suppose in riding through the west, ii i i .i A - r . i.g r tounfl a "HMMi s nesi, i i;h;r words, a buckeye cabin J jit hig enough to hold queen ftlab in; Its Caution low hit airy, W.t on the border" of a prairie; At ! fearm he might be benighted. He nailed the hoe and then alighted. T e Hoosher" met him at the door, T ir -n'.niHti in soon were o'er; He took tht stranger's horse aside A i ! a s urdv tpling tied. The' having s'lipped the saddle off, He fed hi'i i a gir trough. T'ie s!rager stoop I to enter in, The entiHtire oln,g with a pin, Avl manifested srrocg deire T -eat hun hy lift hap fire, Wv-re h-t'f a dozen H lo-he'oons, XV i h mh and rn,ik, tin enp and spoons. White heads, baie feet, and duty fares, Seom'd muchinclm.! to keep their places. B it Mad-i.ti. a:K:oiit to display r rough and undisputed sway, Her off-prinff to the ladder led And rtirTed the youngster up to bed. Invitet shortly, to partake Of v eni-on, milk, and jonny-rake, The 1rner eat a harty meal, A g'a:tces round the room would steal, fk e u !e wa Imed with diver" garments. T ie other spread with skins of var merits;"' Dried pn'fipkin over head were ilrtmg, There v-viison ham in plenty hung; Tivi nfl placed above the door, Three dg lay stretched upn the floor; In short, the dornicil was rife With ijjecimeii f Hooher" life. The hot, who centered hi- affcetions On j4me, and rnge and qti u ter sections, Discoursed hi weary guet lor hours, Till SomiKi-' ever potent powers, Of -aiblunary carts beiefl Vui. No matter how the "ory ended The application i intended I from 'he ammis Scottish poet, Who seemd to feel a well a know it, That -bnirdlf chiel and clever hizzies, Are bied in ie a way an this is.' Cincinnati piper 'J'kic li't'iOil -liitiii.fi, Oil Till. B.iAVO OF BAM F. (COCLI'DED.) Chapter IF. The Disclosing. T-... ,:ijtir nl fastmy; came, the house wa iiehled up, and all w brilliance, merriment and confaisior). S me of the guests, who came from distnnce, Te to remain all night; and the tramp of horses and the running of car riage wheel, as they arrtred, with calling voices, and lights wallerin from room to room, and flitting among the out otfice?, gave a character of aniwaiion to the cene,such ag had rarely beti wit-Mei-ed at Ba-iflT. Marian never looked so beautiful as on that nighf; but the flash on her idvek was so high, nnd thft bri'lli.inco of her eye so dl 2'ing, that the gaa- rs were struck wilt, a kind of wonder ii'tinct from udmiratin. She ws gay to rxtravgni;ce , hfit once was observed to pause in the rhi t, and press her hand upm her bi-v with a wild and terrified look. "Did I no tell ye, Mariri," (.'aid M's Thom, lookitnf fondly od delightedly On her lovely face 'did I not Ull ye, thit ve would ht the morn!" "Yes yrs," replied Wrinn, harriedl "I remember but let us laugh no. Where is the use of looking if a rope hush! hush!--let us be merry!" and she laughed so wildly thrtt some of the company turued round to look at her in surprise. 'Mirron, dear," said Miss Thorn, with an alarmed look, as she put her arm round her neck "Come here, I want to speak to ye. Ye are n well yet! Try and compose yourself; g immediately to. your bed; and greet, Mirron, greet if ye like but dinna laugh agnin?'' Marian sprung, however, from her side to join the dancers, who had now formed their sets. But Miss Thom, after whispering with some cf the elder guests, ordered the music to cease; and Major Lovat putting his arm roucd his daughter's wnist, led fcer out of the room. Marian yielded without a word. Ht head dropped Upon hr bosom; the flush faded from her cheek; the light died in her eye; id, when she tuned round at the door, in obedience to a whisper from fctr lather, to curtsey gcueral good

jnitiht, sue was as wan, and still, and J ghastly a corpse. The guests d.parted immediately after; the lights

were extinguished , and the house of si'.isUhq; sunk into silence and darkMajor Lovat did not undress that night. He was uneasy about his laughter; and stole on tiptoe to her room door, every tim and then, to listen. In one of these excursions he was MirprUed in the midst of the profound -(illness of the hour, to hear a distant footfall. The sound came apparently from a cloiet where the plate was kept. It was repeated; the door of the clos et, he saw, by a passing glimpse of the moon, was open; and the old soldier, fo.-t;r!tiiifc every thing but victorv and vengeance, shouted "Thieves! thieves!' in a voice of thornier, and sprung for ward like a tiger. The cry of her father fell upon Ma rian's self-conscious ear; and springing from her bed, she rushed out into the pa-sage, and flew like lightening after him. At the moment a figure darted from the plate-clofet, and, eluding Ma jor Lovat, vaulted through an open window and disappeared. "The stranger!" screamed Marian, 'the stranger! the stranger!' and fell all her length upon the floor. Mr. Them's plans w;re not absolutely ripe; and even af'.r seeing the advertisement in the newspaper, he -onteuted hirne!f i h setting a watch upon the motioi s ot his future prison er. Alter this d iriug attempt, However, which explained the infatuated iTiitu' lingering so long in scenes wiiere he niu?t have known that everv sten was dangerous to his lit' , it was im possible, to heit;tle. At any rate, a! though Major Lovat had se n the robier too suddenly and too indi-tiuctive-ly to be able to recognize him, his daughter, who had at once identified him with the Strang r, would in all probability, by the time the trial cau;e on, be wi-ll enough to give her tesli mony. i his in fact was the grand iink that was wanting in the evidence, and, together with the vast body of presumptive proof, could ot fat! to ' ead to conviction. 1 he stianger, who appemed to have considered himself secure from detection by the darkness of the preci-eding night, was accord ingly arrested, as he sat at breakfast in the inn. quietly reading the newspaper, which had just arrived by ti.e mail. It is impossible to describe the ex citemenl which prevailed in the town i t . .u:. J .: M oami an soun an whs uecisive Step became public. Business was totally suapended, hurrying groups were seen (lacking from all quarters through the streets; and by the hour of cause, the house of Major Lovat, where the pri v.mer was to be examined previous to coiumittal, was surrounded hy a dense crowd of mei:, women, and children. 'i'tie i-ual magistrates, and the princi pal getiy ol liinflf, ladies as well as gentlemen, were a-sernblt d in the di-ning-hall; when a storm of mingled hooting, yelis, groans, and cheers from Ih; populace without, proclaimed the arrival ol the hero of the scene, hand cuffed and strongly escorted. From the instant he had been ar rested, a very curious change had ta ken place in Uie demeanor of this re markable persnn. Instead of the grave, on lancaol) , anxious expression his features had worn bt foio, they were hot lighted up by a feeling that might have been taken, by an observer ignorant of the circumstances, for jo. His step was elastic, his eye bright and steady, and his bearing bold and free. "He will dee bard, yon chap!" remarked some of the ci od as he pass ed through them. Ay, ay, he's game till the back bone!' replied another. "He's a brave fellow and a bonnie," said the women "and shame ft' the I 'urn wha would crow over a fallen foe! Skreigh, cummcis, for the bauld and hot.i.ie! Hurra!" and as he entered the house, the noises of disapprobation were drowned in cheers. The prisoner's handcuffs were taken off; be was placed standing at the bot tom of the table, ib front of the magistrate; and the buiiness commenced. We do not, however, pretend to give it in detail, or in proper order; being only anxious to state what was elicited in the course of the examination, which embraced a variety of charges. 1 he advertisement was read and the description fouud to tally with the ap pearance ot tne prisoner. Miss Lovat's maid stated that fhe had foetid a copy of the advertisement (now produced,) which appeared to b tve been cut out of a newspaper in her mistress's room; and that she had gathered from what Miss Lovat, who was now ill of a fever, said at the lime, that tho stranger had been deeply agitated when he saw it. Here the piisoner appeared to loie his self possession for a moment, and grew exceedingly pale. The landlord of tht inn declared that the pr isoner had paid his bill yesterday up te the present moment, in forming him that il was exceedingly

urebabie he should leave banti earlt in the morning. He had been out ti whole nit-lit and did not return till

da break. The person employed by Mr. Thom to watch the stranger's motions, staled they had seen him prowling about Major Lovat's house the greater part of the night. They lost sight of him, however, about the time of the attempt at robbery, having followed to some distance another person, whom they at last discovered was not their man. Mr. Thorn's female witness said that the pr.;-;oier resembled in a remarkable mitidcs J.hc robber she had seen in her master's house, but that, owing to the state of alarm she was in at the time, she had not observed him with sufficient distinctness to be able alto gether to swear to his identity. Major Lovat stated, that he does not see very well without the aid of an eye-glass: but that his impression, of figure, height and general appearance was that the p risoner and the man who had attempted to rob his hoi'e the night before were th- same individual His daughter, who labored under no weakness of eyesight, had identified . I II a 1 mem at once, cnere me prisoner started, uttered some angry exclama tion, and grew alternately red and pale ) She was at present loo unwell to bear the excitation of questioning on such a subject, but he hoped she would be able to give her evidence on oath at the trial, to which he had now no doubt 'hey wi ald send the prisoner. Major Lovat then described the con flict he had had some time ago witb tne ro,ull , iecirea ins conviction that the individual was the Batne whom he had seen last night, arid whom he now saw before them; and finally pro duced the dead thum. A rush touk place at this moment among the audience, who seemed to feel the most intense curiosity to see the prisoner. He appeared to he net fit d with amazement at the sight of a thumb, which, the reader is aware, the robber had sunk, as he imagined, in the pond. Loes me cmei no Ken ms own ft .Ll-l I tthoomt" rt marked some one in the crowd, aiid a titter ran through the room: bHt this indecency was instantly repressed by the magistiate. Th black silk haodken hief was then un wrapped lion the prisoner har.d; and, as ever) one present expected, it wag tonnd to be minus the thumrr! At this close of the accusation there was a silence for some minutes in the hall, winch partook of the character of awe. iMt n Mr Thom, now that his favorirtf object appeared to be ac complished, hs struck with a kind of remorse; and his daughter and many of the ladies, especially those who had been most violent against the stranger, were so overcome by their feelings, that they sobbed aloud. In the midst of the stillness of the moment, the audience were electrified by the sound of singing in the in-xt room; and Major Lovat got up in ai tation from his seat as he recognized hia daughter's voice. The strain rose 'iirillar and shriller "Yet tang she Brigual banks arc fair, And sreta woods are jL'ay, 1 wish I was with Edmund there, I o reign his queeu of May ' and Marian Lovat, with dishevelled hair, phrensied eye, rushed, like another Ophelia, into the hall. "Have you slain him?' she shrieked as the eight of the crowd and the are . i ... ray oi justice loucnea tne jarring chords of "memory "Monsters, have t ii you inurur.rc until e is innocent he is innocent!" and at the same moment getting a glimpse of the stranger, she sprung forward with wild scream, nnd threw herself into his arms, and hid her face in his bosom. "Look up!" cried he "my love my life my Marian! With an angel's lips you speak the truth of an angel. I am innocent! I am innocent! and the powers of hell shall not prevail against me!" While this extraordinary scene was going on, f.l ijor Lovat stood rooted to the spot by shame, rage and wonder. "Remove the woman" he at last shouted in a voice of thunder: and Marian, whose semes appeared to have been restored by the shock she had sustained, was received in the arms of Miss Thom, and her other companions, who crowded round her to screen her from the gate of the company, altho' they did bot, or could not remove her from the room. "Has the prisoner any witnesses or any thn.t to say t" demanded Ma jor Lovat, sternly. The stranger was ahout to speak, when a man suddenly stepped out before him. It was Franks great coated, booted, and gloved, as tie naa been when he last appeared before his imster. "Being on my way to Aberdeen," said he, "to take my passage for A. merica, I could not pass by without paying my duty to your honor. With regard to the present case, having been a soldier, like yourself, and familiar with cuts and wounds, I can speak to point which i think has escaped you,

owing to ir,e weakness el your ey sight. The thumb which the prisonei vants is a left hand thumb; while lh

thumb which your honor took so neat !y from the rascal who could not rob you, hut who robbed me of a good place, is a right hand thumb!" This announr eov nt excited much confusion ; which ended, when a surgeon was called forward and confirmed the fact, in a general cheer. So complete a re volution had taken place in Mr. Thorn's feelings, that he jumped forward and shook Franks heartily by the hand; but the latter, who did not seem much gratified by the familiarity, took the earliest opportunity of getting out of the crnwd, and was seen no more. "Gentlemen," said the prisoner, "in defending myself against this ex'raor dinary charge, I shall not detain you many minutes; but there is one thing which I do not clearly understand. VV.II you do me the favor of allowing me to look at the newspaper advertise nient said to have Keeu found in Miss Lovat's room?" It was handed to him; and, after glancing it over, he turned! the back of the fragment. "It is netdles," continued he, to explain how this mistake occurred, hut my agi'.i tion was caued by this, not the ofAer side of the. paper; and, although it here somewhat damaged by the scis sors, I can repeat the paragraph from memory. 'Sir William 15 -hasnoi yet recovered speech, and is not ex pected to live twelve hours; the situa Hon, therefore, of Mr. , the heir of lord H , is n critical one. The duel was ought under peculiar ciicumstances, and on the spur of the moment; and so great is the want of witnesses throughout the whole trans action, thai, in addition to h's rem-vrse for taking awa" the life of a cmpan ion in so trivial a quirrel, and the loss of his thumb, which was amputated in consequence ot lu wound, large odd:are offered at Biooke's that Mr. ., one of the moft promising members oi the aristor racv. will swine on the sea!' fold!'" When he had concluded, a shout rose from the audience thai uight have awakened the dead. "Do you hear. Marian!" said Mis Thom, her voice broken by sobbing ' Do you understand, mv por lassie!1 Marian kissed her friend's cheek, and pressed her i;i her aims. "Your sympathy with me, Iadie9 and gent! men," resumed the Strang r, "is very gratifying," -and his voice falter ed, "very delightful to my feelii g-; and it encourages me to think that you il not be displeased to hear the para graph, which thin morning gave a new turn to my spirits: 'Sir William B , strange to sav, is in a fair way of re covery. The case took an almost mi raculous turn at the moment it waexpected to terminate in death. Hha recovered his speech, and completely absolves his antagonist from any thought of dishonor. Mr. in the meantime, is supposed to have taken refuge in BanfLhire; but all th country papers in the kingdom are requested to copy this paragraph, th;r wherever he is, he may at once retort to his anxious friends and to the socie ty which he adorns!' And now, gen tlemen, all I have to add is, that as !ord Fife, whom ! have the honor ol knowing personally, is expected to-day at Duff house perhaps is already ar rived 1 shall very sueedilv he able t.i ilfcr you a satisfactory conformntiot. oi my story. There's nae need there's nae need " mod Mr. Thom ,, ' were a' Sir mv fules, every one of as. Mr Lord! and sae ye maun just dinner wi' me and my brother fules! and for get it a" "Forgive my warmth," said Mnior Lova', extending his hand "but, by my honor, there another subject on whieh yo and I must have a precog ration by and by. In with ve. 1ssp in with ye. Fr iends and neighbors, adieu. Ay, ay skreith awav .im with it hurra! hurra! hurra!" That evening, after dinner, when Mr. Thorn began to look wise a id talk oracularly , he said apart to major Lo vat "What do you think I found when I shook the fellow Franks by the hand! 1 hat he has nae trtair thoom than your daughter's joe! And wha do ye think has eloped frae the town to-day f The jaud wha did a' but swear to the identity of the stranger and the thief! And hat do ye think she confessed aforehandt That Franks hirosel' was tho Bravo o' Banff!" "And what do you think," said the major, "was put into my hand two minute! ago? Have you speculation e nough in your eyes to read! No: then et ue put on my specs and try." Major toeing now fairly out of your clutches, and willing to save the resent or any future prisoner, when it can do myself no harm, I avow mv self to be the solo author of the Boiiirshire robberies. The ODDOrtUliitiea were obtained by means of gallivant ing; but the ladies themselves were ignorant till too late, of the use I made of their good nature, My gratitude

rrooJd bare secured you from auy at-

tcn.pi, had I not beer, pn v. kni !, it by the taunts of ne ol my com-i, vho reproached me with atfackii

ther people's property when I liund not lay a ringer on that of the Uwive and fiery Major Lvat. Finding myself here accidentally the other LigC;, I made a second attempt, partly out t.f pique for the loss of rny tfaumb; buj do assure yoa and having assuu-d you care not a straw whether you believe it or not that if I had succeed. ed in cariying ofj the spoil, I sbould Have sent it back itexf day. with ihp complimeuts of v oar lovr g friend and servant, Frederic All we have to add is, that the nre. cognition with which the stranger wa threatened by M .jor Lovat, was d-rlv fone into, and ended in tne your couple being sent for trial, handcuilS together, and transported. Anecdotes of the late Poli-h Wnr 4 1 the coinmencementof the war. il.nr h thers entered the armv together, w h e the fifth remained -at home to sun. ri.w tend the management of r!.. e Th.: ladies of the neighborhood, fie iring ti.is, sent the stay-at-home a di-Ui; as a token of his reception anic- the sisterhood. A Galica.i ladv, being solicited in marriage hy a yoii.j rn;,.;of rank and fortune, said, I believe I could he happy with you: hut t:.e w ay to my heart lies through Warsaw." The lover took the hint, and f0,r, lt umveiy in me ranks c I his county tin inetr caue had hecom.- hone! sC - rtuu me ruay Decame us bride. The 4th regiment, which so gloriou !v d stinguished itself duri-ig t'-.tr P-in,,,. gle, was Constantino's "av rritr. When the Poles were beathg ta -J.isyi.iiw jn me streets of Warsaw, at tif: brr:i out of the revolution, this sinsral.- ' 1102 ia,,ru wan pnae, t tns country men, " Uoyou see the eff.-ct of my drilling? But you will be more surprised when you sec mv fourth regiment fi-rht-ir.g against you." This clhratf regiment, although repeatedly cit to pie ces, was always at its full .m. . trom the -accession of volunteers. young officer being asked, whether he uiu not helo-ig to the Glorious Fourth, Yes," he replied, but of the third edition." DISTRESSLXoTJcCURREXCE. O Thursday, 'he 'if'th ult. a :.d nimed Nathaniel Don-ol, ahout 15 w ars oi .ige was gunning near the I Sands m New York; al;cr 1.: i :.. a i Olirj unu in me sea no to h hor.t or wl ierry, about ! feet log, and w-l to .e.n m pursuit of his bird;:!!? wh-d hlowi-e rather strong, forced tho boa4 out to since which time neither tru bov nor the boat have been h-ard from. " Tho distressed parents have o- ho:.e left them that the boat and bov may h.:-e been taken up by some roaster' which run off in the Sirme dirtcfon at th 'ime. Anyone that can giv? information inrelatton to tiie boy or boat, will confer a great favor. THE BOY FOCNP. Since the above was received w. are gratified to learn that the lit le ilow has been picked up ali"e and s; hy" ih schooner Van. captain Mor ol Bristol, on her parage from Vnine ueiore sunset of the sa that the lad was driven to sea, -. bout a mile and a half north p. Island, the wind blowing frc-l . t; -while reefing the sails heard a -r. - kind ol cry, which they a first s: p to be the scream of a gull. O." !: it repeated, they locked round t:V ; : . iw th li"ttl. s-ft A ... ..... ..... .ini u. -in 'lit; i.pii. waves like an egg shell, a-.d the lac -board swinging his hat like a good ,. low, With all convenient despatcn they made towards him and took him on board. It was the last chance the little fellow had lor life, for half an ho -ir more would have carried him am.., g the breakeis on Boon Uan& Ledu-e. -I And even could he have escaped t ie breakers, his little bark would have foundered long before morning. Two coasters had passed near him in the course of the day, but he rouli not make them hear him. He wa carried into Bristol, in this state, where the people sent him to Waldohorough to take the stage for home, ar.d gave him money to pay his passage. He has probably ere this reached home, avd carried a joy to the hearts of his p irents, which none but a parent can ever know. Portland Courier Advice to Wives. Always wear your wedding ring, for therein'lics more virtue than is usually imagined. If you, are ruffled unawares, assaulted with improper thoughts, or tempted in kind against your duty, cast your eyes upon it, and call to mind who gave it lo you, where it was received and, what passed at the solemn time. An old picture founded on a solemn laet, represents a king sitting in state, with a label, "I govern nil;" a bishop with a legend " I pray for all ;" a soldier with the motto " 1 fight for all;" and a farmer, drawing reluctantly forth a purse, with the superscription, "1 pay

for all."