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row the Knickerbocker for S'fiteinber. A FAHEULLL TO SUMMER. Fcrewcll to thy verdure and beauty, O Summer To thy radiance, retting on meadow and tree Thou rctlgneitthy reign to a pleasant new comer The peaceful September tucccedeth to thee. For far though the Infinite ether is moving The thUtle'a while down, in the wander ing an : The brook with a cadence of tadncss is roving Fcr in banks with young blossoms no longer are fair. The gale "terns to moan, as its hurrying pinion Flits ocr the fields that hut now, were so gay; A change lias been wrought in that golden dominion. Which freshened the wind on its wander ing w ay Th dominion of Summer! Its waters and roses The pomp of its crown at the sunset and dawn. Where the spirit of beauty serenely repose: The birds happy card, the emerald lawn. All thcc are no more, and the pleasure is o cr, Wh-r'i toncrr breast in nrcfusion thrv - . Th sweet moonlight evening, so dear to the lover, Whcnkihery lustre lav soften the wave The groves where the zephyrs cf twilight were i.estlms The anthem cf morn ia the halls cf the The strrm.wi-.h the rincs of the mountaintop wrestling, The ra'uibow's rich bcautv all, all have gone by! Yet in pliceofihy wearisome bvihtntss, oh Summci I hv fi'rvnrn rrlpsti.il. rTnreive tn n:.i.i. I The kindness cf time, that insatiable roamer Hath brought us the Sabbath of Nature Bgain. The Sabbath of Nature oh, likesttohcavcn - t 1- - 1 - vre uic n omnus ui .auiuhiii ao, genue nnu suit; When colors of pride to the woodlands are Riven, And harvekt arc gathered from valley and hill. Tis a time to be thankful to muse on that even. Which comcth to all when life's summer is o'er. When a guerdon cf love to the spirit is Riven, In a region where sorrow and death arc no more JVor,j ( c Xcic York. Miror. THE IHUr.ANDS OF Till: AlillLZZI. From the deskrf a quiet old ;cnt!cmzn A stupendous amphitheatre of rocks rose to the clouds among the most savage peaks ot the southern Appenines. Their terrible and sublime attitudes overlooked Loth the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. Awful tremendous nature. What a Toicc it has in its silence! vet awes the heart! How it elevates . j these ; ig, as A single f rm leaned from one of fantasties cliffs, watching and listcnin it to ascertain me approacn 01 some one in the chasm below. Presently several others appeared, forming a group strongly picturesque. They were all dark uncouth louking-mcn, with broad hats, slouched sullenly over their large black eyes, their temples and necks covered with heavy, matted hair, and their upper lips over-j crown with shaggy moustaches beards, j in sonic descending to tneir breasts, and, m ethers, blackening the chin and checks with close raven curls. 1swe.11, ui'.u tut. hi.-.., 1 main trc: loose cr. i it;i inve, nn piu-iu u.iuini uuaiu venture up tnese steeps; no numtju toot e-, cept it be of some Austrian spy. or some j ferocious bandit like us, or some prow ling , foot like thee, would break the silence of . lt ! . i i ... these witus. 'It I am a fool, Antonio, tnou art a tool! and a bully to boot,' replied Leonardo, sullenly. 'Since thou buriedst thy dagger in the heart of that Austrim stranger last week and tilled him of his bag of ducats, there is no enduring thee. I tell thee I heard the fall of a step yonder, and thou think'.-t me a fool, et thee back to the cave, and get ye back all, and 1 pro. inise,whcn I return I will not be alone.' A shaic of the cgg. Leonardo, said a third, 'when thou hast rolled the poor little pheasant's nest; but take care the cnTV bird hurts nut thine eves.' c " i I lush.' whimpered l.comrdo. The rubbers crouched down among the tranche. A carai inc wnicn i.au i ecu suing over ihe ruffian's -boulder, clanked against the Oh, 1 !o4c erred; I laid my hand upvjii the nest, (l lta, I'sh to s:o: t'ae lest.) Ol l..e vv ruiii; oo d A sound hke that of cocking a m ,1?et from tho rock which overhung the young vocalist's bead attracted bis eves to tint point, and he could just hear the whi.-per-ed diabgue. 'Fooled my hind.1 Nay, Leonardo, I tell theo '

idipg in the yonder slope, amnj tno 'What has led thv steps here amidst ; drew him within a few feet of tho o l-o I :ww'i grinning at the prison windows

stones, some of which rolled til the uhe solitudes of the Abruzzi. said Leon- whom bo i,rt-i n.;.i ; i such scum as we.

precipice ana wciu leaping uuw ix inio me ; nrao, who Irom some latent association, or ! and eager impatience, for the wretches i'aKe or artist, cried anotiier, 'it was a stream. j the inherent ferocity of a nature gloomy, loved the excitement of such a scene. lucky chance w hich brought Madalena up Thou art a fool Leonardo,' cried aneth-1 cruel and delighting in acts dark ami' IIath thou said thv Pater uoster nain- the hill. He would have been drawing

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Then J lei a -inctlv bevrd triJ.! 15 th ,U- C'J'J. of its galleries and palaces when the shout I ?, Men" " .1 ofto",c ; 'I 11,1,1 15 U0 IT' LcI,evc hc of Madalena from below arreted the bruing aniong tit stono, aim a ouc ol vo.ne ,ui somc ppv ujJU tur a rc ward has ven- tai rrn f r Mn , , richness, and, with a true feeling for mu- j lured to seek" out our abodes in this lowly .p Tl ,,V, 'tM, , nn , rr, iii a nrettv a r. ,M ,r, .,.i .. .i....,..i t.i ,.,.;... ..ferDiol he said, Madalena! I here

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By the heart of Hacchus, an thou hangest to ray arm, 1 will strike tucc wun midair eer.1 dad I tell thee, thou cold-blooded ruffian.1 said the other voice, in a more undis guised tone. 'If thou talkcst to me of daggers, I will hurl thee from this rock. Nay, now good LeonardoA short struggle ensued. Tho report of a carabine, a shout, an oath from the robber?, and a groan from the traveller, w ho had fallen at full-lcnrth on the prouiul, were answered by the cfls of a flock of startled crows, that took fligm, screaming at this ominous, though not unfrequcnt interruption to llicir repose. When the brigands had turned the bodyover, there w as a loud coarce laugh. He has swallowed the bullet, Leonardo, cried one; 'for I sec no mark of it about his body 'The target-firings has put him to sleep,1 saiJ another; 'he will awake presently.' 'I do think thou hast missed the mark. Leonardo, said Antonio, as vtCb savage robber sought plunder in vaui-from his victim, finding littlf rise; than a portfolio I of sketches. 'The heart of no true brigana feats m tny i.esom, t-r mou an irclt' ia n c-i i rrrt 'Oil c t w ... w ' w ' ' K v" 1 . I John, ns thy soul is fierce, to thmc eye is , imisc, anu my nana unsteady ; tor. tin, ni, ha! thy bird is but stunncd,and has in him i

false, and thy hand unsteady ; for, ha, ha,in' an instant the splendid character which i

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scowls at thee with good emphasis; a I handsome boy, too.1 j Another ho;irse laugh rolled over the j clitr,asthe way-laid traveller slowlv rose I ' ' " - " v- v- 1 llslf Iktk tivk 11 v 1 lc-o .4va and with sullen glances into tho faces of j iO bandit 1 1, rptrilliw t-iiirri i -t lit nrt.- ovn ' ... .. ' 7 "r. " , 7. . i ui longui, upon lliosc ot Leonardo. ill

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luxuriant curls covering his head and j Mtou.uers, and a tace lull ot expression, (though now clouded bv fear and auer.1 Who art tlmu I1 said Leonardo. A naivc ( f lhcso WRS ,hc rop, y rougl.lpovertv, and ii.tred of priests aiv.I tyrants, might havo saveJ him irom 12 bullet ot such as ye.1 'Thy profession v 'My portfolio shows, it.1 Ti,n.. i ii... 1:... :- v. ...v ! n.'o.i i.ij, lijiMiamu i:, eueui:.- j . . 1 .-. j ' , " r " , frl;a"Sur n1 wc"g the keen Irown ot tho last speaker with u goodnatured and winningsmile, 'ye set on a poor painter, as if he were a fat cardinal. I pray ye gentlemen use me jkindlv; and I hope vc will, for you would ho m-ic 1 rt-io. I ,n dI igcl,(tie for the trouble of using me ill. 'Art thou rich or poor?1 'The lord love me, man I feed on beriilsr 'And hast no onc to pay r insr.m? 'Thou art a w;ig,' s;uu thi handsome T a . t . t ranger, lauguing, an t ttie rougn, tierce 1. looking men, with lueir striking attire, attitudes, and iaces, gathered round, unconsciously moved to merriment, and interested by the kind cf kindred, and hardihood and fearlessness, as well as the original manner and prompt conversation of their prisoner. Thou art a wag, my friend, repeated the; captive. 'A rough onc, though, repined - thointerrogator. 'It was I who w inged who bullet at thy heart but no w, and I havv: an other ready to punish the impertinence of thy tongue, as well as the intrusion of thv steps. Cants thou pay me a ransom, I say? 'The devil a carlinc. I am a friendless painter, not in love w itlithe world, nor 1 favored by fortune. An ihou kill me, it ! will bo but a wast of nowder: an thou keepest me prisoner, a vasto of bread. In ! .... , 1 ..-.1 .1 !. .1 rt uner case inou w m 00 an injury to uic trie I arts, among w hich mhy profession ranks j high.1 , ii I.K.,..n il,,! ..i n 1 :. . ." 1 i;i-uiti: muiiMUui in-, iiiuiiu, taiu 1 another. 'There is that in thy w ords and i manners w hich sneaks thee better than ! thy calling. 'Indeed, good sir, you flatter. j And such tlvtterv thou lovest not. I , dare swear. What w ilt thou give to save ! thou r.cck? N but thanks, which you , 'I have nothin jsdiall have to any amount, and th.:u mayst 1 1 moreover be sure that the payment w ill be j i prompt, and that the coin will not be conn- J lorioii. j atrocious, appe ccne a hatred against the untortnate, and t ta ic fatally bent on his destruction. .A truant disposition like thine ovn, replied the other. 1 ....... .' '.av rather the disposition ot a spy, cried Leonardo, approaching him. and and . 0ionching his I r.nvnv list ia his face, ; u lulc his white teeth" shene through his 'sneering lips and raven beard, , yc what, comrades ,' continued the ruffian, ou may like the amusement of 'Leonardo,' cried Antonio, 'I have called thee a fool; in truth thou art a i!lam as well. I protest against the bar barity. Oar Captain Leopold, thou kow'st ; ludds" d ilil rent opinions; if he returns not from Catalina to prevent thy crime he will e ,lM, ,.no.,.,, tt, ni!. it ' pR'ach to' 'woman, weak bov. thon nn l thee; and talk to se! all our heads adorning the front of ! tho Palazzo Reale at Naples. Remember the fate of Conipauclli 1 betrayed by Mich a diguised trait -r to t. iti.rc and death I give mv voire It In eulal wuat sav voii, thai! live ur die ?' j 'Let bun die,' cried another wretch; tie him to a tree ;nd let us plant a brace ofi ' bullets in his bear. Dash out his I rains .with the breech cf thy carabine, JJ.ud

area irom tne ursi to con-! ter f said one eiso uv are ugui.'

heve the tale ot every designing traitor, j0f the party to assist him. the two seized I black and heavy brows. On the brink j rr luo -ve:irs t"-"S3 ho from , 'er i.u:ert:on longer or.es in the samo but on my failh, I would keep no terms j him bv the feet and shou: Jef'the former1, sat the artist himself, bound, and aghast h',fT10 nor hc cvca ,;r:ow whether his ! ;rr:icn. OCT' ersons sending adver 'with those wretches. Let this prating j ,,f which as well as his hand were cloe-! at tho prospect of approaching death, and letters, given at intervals to ships bound to j ;s"'n-u, must specify tho number of

caititt ttie tor ns nams.' ' K- mun. : dim ni-rfii,i;..i. ; .u ,nir,. t ho mnmani ipf U'Kuern pons, liu e' er reac.icj ner. nau . ' - - ii u.ra nucriej, or mcy win

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hand and foot, and hurl him from yonder cliff, a leap of three thousand fect w ill give him an appetite f0r his Buppcr n As these fearful alternatives flew from

lip to lip, Ihe stranger, whose dashing boldness, although founded on a naturally fearless heartdmd been half put on to meet the occasion, and secure gtxxi treatment by striking in with the rough .bravado of tho robber's character, turned pale. Ills broad hat was knocked fiercely from his forehead and lay upon ho turf, and two strong men seized him by the throat, and dragged him towards tho dreadful crag, w hich the w retch had pointed out as tho fitting scene for him to finish forever his mortal career. The artist looked around for the only one among; the brigands ho had shown any sparks of feeling, lie had disappeared. 'The blessed virgin protect mc, ho cried in a low tone of inexpressive anguish ; 'the blessed virgin nrnfprt mo. fnr I nm n hist mn She sat at the entrance of the cave upon a broken rock. A magnificent woman of a lovely, vet audacious appearance- : uvi uuiiwii.ii.uiuir ;uiu i;i::iiiii:u ji i, ! I i: i : t beautiful! ;lnd majestic; her raven hair was parted i Wit!i the utmost simplicity over her nrc-!, iicavuuiiu vi mil Vk U cs uiai f.inu iiatt; , ' t lighted the halls of an emperor. You saw l(.V( WH- IKil Vl LlilLUlUI t 1. CUU i m ; the i waves ot tumultuous fortune had cast : jcVilli 111 jj'm 111. miu uvi u iivv-;i 1 I.. l.',....! l ...1.1 1 i Cleopatra among the gypsies a Meg Me r-1 riles-In Engkuufa Mis Siddons-In the unfortunate land of the Xapolitan, con' - domncd bv tho iron hind , f fata to bo w,at the other only acted a wi'.dhigh, 1 .'.! I 1: !l :i . 1,1 ,,"u reauu.g am.u spou, ! .urn i..,.v.u 1.1 uiu loueiv ioil-m, anu uuau 1 .i : 1 t.. e . 1 J . t- vet with the gentlest of human hearts beating Jti her bosom. She put in fiercene?s, ns a iangunge j w ishes could bo understood, and her hu j manitv seconded. Antonio rushed in brcatlcss. 'What now, Antonio thy master speak quick V She roso like a tigress, sprang forward, ; ( an I luerceJ with her iireat awakened eves i . - , 1 1 . . mtottie soul ot tnc roul)er. '7o, nothing ol mm, except that his laws nre broken LeonardoThe messenger panted again for breath j art I read j 1 'Leonardo! that villain's heart with case he is a rebel, and would bring revolution and civil war even here amonT our peaceful band. He aims at a sole empire; w hat of him? Now thou hast brcathed again.7 'I I j has snared a single traveller, and ! this time I fear Ins hurled him headlong from Monte C'argano." 'His wanton cruelty will rouse the whole country,1 cried the angry woman, striding rapidly toward the cliff, ns if to prevent if possible the consummation of the deed. 'Yet is ho powerful among they who warn in the absence of Leopold, and lot low him as a chiel ha! by the holv Virgin, look ! Thcv ara grouped up yonder r.-rainst the skv. on thpvrrv rd-ro of the bceting precipice I'hey have not vet scaled the noor wretch's fate: sco. the

victim is bound, and the circle opens; Le- w"ethor he bo a painter or no. I sec penonardo ;nd Pisani have grasped the vie- c,'s. and paper in this portfolio, through timjnowthev stoop to gather their strength i wlucJl thy bullet, Leonardo, has made a Uod death what ho! Leonardo ! perforation. Now lie down here, and let

villi.ins- -rebel I will have thee Hayed Leonardo hoi The ruffians roughly dragged the poor painter to the fearful scene. He who had looked from the ninacln of nn lmli m mountain, has behold n ..rht nnrlvma ., . ' . . .el r nificenl beyond parallel. Tin ,..r...t. . . . . A 11 V.IV.H1 lit .-.1 ot tin atmosphere, the depth of the skv tho blucness of the placid Mediterranean t)C levels of gorgeous and luxuriant ve-rc- .. 1 r . 1 .1 t-i .1 . .i uuiuu WI1ICU TISC 111 1110 IllUS, II1C l;CUS Ot i fresh and verdant loveliness which lie em - bosomed in the wavrs. vat tnct rf to. muas and oranges sparkling and waving in the sun' and a river not of water, but of sand, winding in many broad and cnm. ful bends by wood and "hill, bv rock and garden, beneath impedmgt owns,and ruined castles, and under the arches of bridges built of many stones. Never was a scene more wonderfully splendid than that on w hich the atiYHitcd painter cast 2ns eyes in that awful moment. rn..,.. 'Hath thou confessed thv sins? aked another. 'Hast thou told thv Leeds?' demanded a third " . tho lovti of the Mmlnnn f.in.tc ,1., i not put me to this cruel death!1 'Thou art late in the application.1 said the application,' said e brigand's thirst for Leonardo: 'when th blood is up, h is up, tie must nave a draught, cost . . . i . cost what it tnav.' Leo - Thcv drew him to the cdo. and , j Ho closed his eves with j shudder-one or two entreaties were ch a convulsive OKed in his throat. 'Farewcl painter, cried the ferocious Leonardo, 'a pleasant journev to thee; it i , a long one, but thou w ill not be Ion" on the w av.' Another moment, the world had lost the cers ahea 'Diavolo cried the rest; 'if the old belt-am e had staid away u minute more.' Id it they could not decently finish their atrocious deed with ut paving her the . j respect ot w aiting for her first to come up, although the temptation of llvin-Ta man ' three thousand feet off a precipice wasalmust too Duwi rfil to I.o roic?o. Madalena mounted the acclivity she : knew their natures well, and though her!

horrcr and impatience had, the moment!

before, found vent in threats and reviling?, she had calmed hcrscll now to a steadier mood. 'Knaves,1 she said 'do ye ..these things alone? Should ye not, in the absence of your chieftain, do me the poor honor to invite me to your amusements?' 'You are welcome growled Leonardo, fiercely, with the air of a hungry dog, w hose bone has been just wrenched from between his teeth by superior torce; although uninvited, you are welcome 'But w ho is this wretch, the doomed victim of your displeasure What?1 She placed her linger on his forehead to steady his palsied and ghastly features, while his languid limbs hung nerveless in their tight bands. 'Why by the Virgin this is a boy young unarmed helpless bound;1 and she took between her thumb and finger, a bid of his worn ''arement : 'poor, too anu perhaps, an outcast and a victim like )'ouriSelvcs , 'AF. the hrs word he spoke exc,a;mcd onc cf the h was ,ha'rcJ nun nice ui orifMs sum i iuius. ..... . . . ,. i'Yu".l,j1'"' " low game Un3 ls an tgtuficant prey-.tlus is a vie1U , ,w . t . . - . . This ... . slavc w ,n 0US iehe a spy-some Ai AlUS . , , ' , sent here, per adventure, with promises of g . . reward lor thv head , . " crc ut u,r cried anotSicr, 10 ic j '"!" !Javc hxs own as a PlcJ3c luf h:S Sood ' ta,t''' ,. , .. L I,,S llCad Rina'uo Lut .. . , . ; neart.' I 'An vc have women to lead us, and the talk be of hearts to be pierced with Cu- ,, .1. .t. ..' c : !. .... O III I U I II 111UII 1 jU4tl. 41 w smay better hlV UOWU OUT WCaUOIlS at 0I1CP, .., - . . 1 r . 'Thou poor youth cease thv fears. If' ; thou art not scut here to do us h irm, w hat

, ', , , 1 wild caprice hath tossed thee among liu m which alone her:, .,, 0

i heights of tlu Abbruzzi! 'I am ly piVfe.s.-ij:i a poor painter, without a carlme or a friend. 1 wandered here to study nature, that I may transfer ner catorcs to mv canvas. It is a false tale, cried onc of the men : painters love their ease too well, and have little to do with nature. Snagnuoletto sleeps t in the gorgeous halls of the i'pnnis-h viccroy Ndther he nor his gang: haunt the P'- of Abruzzi. I sc 6h d .bc pParPd- . . illo is no painter,' cn bruzzi. I see not why his life painter, crieu several voices, 'he comes here a spy, perhaps a Cardinal, perhaps a Spanish noble. 1 say give him a sound sleep in the rocky bed of yonder stream. 'Youth cried Madalena, 'I would save j thy life; tell mo truly are thou what thou professest to he. Bv tho blessed Redeemer, bv tho ho!v motner, dear lady 1 am. 'Canst thou paint well then 2 '1 may not say of myself such thing, but my hand is familiar with tho pencil. 'Soldiers, said Madalena, in a good na- ' turcd voice, 'come I will wager with you tor tho yul" 5 ,,Iu; yc have a lair set ot 1 g"uly faces, though some what rough ! and ,i:cotirily ; but we will put this young ! strangers skill to tho test; wc can find lind - hltn "raw onc ot veto prove his proles 'sion and as a specimen of his ability. 'Agreed, ngrcod, cried the rude groupe, d flinging, themselvas down into careess attitudes, the unbound the pale youth, land placed before him the ustensils of his ! fit ! 1 uu . fct ,CU V ' w.ays his joy, now it is J i:s 'i' . 1 : 1 i.- . The boy seized his pencil. It was al ius inspiration and I think Leonardo he is a painter indeed, 1 cnca onc' lor ho ?r-Ps pencil as thou ! ost thy dagger as if he were used to it. 'He is well rid of his paleness, too, said Antonio. '1 think the youngster hath touched his skin with the color fair women paint their cheeks with, only the eyes are as fiery as our lady's, when Leopold brought in his last plunder. 'If the youth be truly a poor moonstruck artist, cried Leonardo, I thank the saints wc have spared him, but I took him fr a certain duke, whom I have seen ere of While the wretches were thus engaged, the animated artist had with a few bold touches, sketched the splendid scene around, and told the whole story of his : morniiiT adventure. The cliffs fro .vno. i with their shaggy, rugged outlines ag.iin-t 'he -vkv, unon tho terrific edge the vhasm j 'heky, upon tho tcrr w here thev sat. T:v ne icroeious ruffians lav a iav around, clashed t with a vigorous and powerful hand, and strikingly like the ' originals, whose eyes, now lighted with of Madalena, her fmgeron hi lis head'1 stern - savage banditti lv remonstrating with the sav against tlcir murderous into "The brigands fiirly shouted witli delight, as each portrait was recognized, and with one accord, promised him his life and liberty. This is nobly done, gentle ycuth. Thou hast in thee the cunning of true geii. . i. . i . . i . . . the winds, or the eagle, till thou art tired nious. lieru snau uou remain as iree as of our company, and I pledge thee a hos pitable entertainment, a safe return ; am 1 right, comrades. Vca,liv the heart of Diana, not a hair of his head shall le injured by us. I'ven Leonardo smiled, and said; 'the hand that drew thi, should not perish among the mountains,1 'And what is thy name, young man? inquired Madalena kindly. 'Alas! I have no name,' replied the liberated youth, 'the world knows not of me. It will scarcely dwell in thy remembrance,

hut I am called in cay own little circle,

Salvator Rosa. The obscure painter long dwelt with his J rough friends and it is supposed imbibed among them, many of these deep and splendid conceptions, which have since made the productions from his hand precious treasures in the galleries of kings, princes and pontiff. The magnificent fi gures of robbers, found scattered through his works, are saiJ to be closely drawn from his entertainers among the Abruzzi, and he has even left one picture an engravir.jr in which the above recital is narrated more vivid! v where' the i fierce brigands still reclined around where the noble Madalena still rcmon stratcs with her finger on his head; and where he, the greatest artist in many respects which the world ever saw, and the only landscape painter produced bv a country, the most remarkable o( all countries for its exquisitely beautiful scenery, hangs trembling ever the cliff, awaiting till the appeal t.f a robber's wifo be pronounced upon by the group of Neapolitan brigands. TIIK WRECKER. "Ship upon the breakers! Put the holm to larboard let the main sheet go!1 cried the youthful Riymond from the mast of his little wrecking schooner, as he lower ed his glass, having fullv satisfied himjelt ihat a vessel w as ashore among the danger ous breakers that abound in that part of the Atlantic Ocean, where it received the mighty torrent from the Gulf of Mexico, Driven from his native village in New Hampshire, by tho persecutions of the friends o( one to whom he had from child hood been devotedly attached, and

whom ho avowed an everlasting afiectbn; j gloom of the night, that now hung around, at the ago of one and twenty, Raymond he stepped boldly on h?r dock. It was detouk to the ocean, and adopted tho pre-1 sorted not a living being was to bo seen, carious and dangerous calling of a sailor, ! With a strong arm he f reed the door of Rough and rugged was his fortune during . ?!ic companion way, and descended into ihreo years of his pilgrimage upon tho j utter darkness. A dark lantern which ocean. Separated from all that he loved j hung from his belt, and which he now from the fireside of his paternal roof-his j opened, threw a bright and sudden glara mother, and a family of dearly cherished .around him. A female figure was before brother., few and unsatisfactory were the j him, in tin attitude cf prayer. Cautioustidings which occasionally readied him jly approaching, he shrunk back in a wiid from his distant home and still dearlv'and terrible astonishment, r.s tho light

did ho love that home, because of the very ! uncertainty which hung about it. Within a mile cf it resided h:s M iria, the daughter, ol a farmer in no better standing than himstdf, but who had resolutely refund to receive bun ns his son-in taw, merely because the suitor was poor! B :t Raymond knew himself sufficiently to believe that he was able to maintain her in a style as comfortable as that of her lather's house for he was young, healthy, prudent and industrious and w hat else could be asked of him by her w ho loved him with a dolling fondness? He determined she should be his wife. Stratagem, therefore was necessary to c fleet his object for he had even been refused admittance to the house. At 'an appointed hour in the night, l procured a ladder and approached the window of M iria3 chamber A gig was waiting near at hand to receive them. While in the act cf raising the ladder, the father of Maria, and his son, attacked him w ith ferocious violence and the son, the only son of his mistaken father, though stnggcr,no under the weakness of a slow wasting consumption, exerted his remaining strength upon the head of Raymond. He, noble young man, refused to assault them in return but, as soon as he had disincumbercd himself of the ladder, sought for safety in flight yet, casting a hasty glance, at the window of Maria, he observed tho sash cautiously lowered, in token that there w as onc at least in that unfriendly mansion, who remembered him kindly. Not contented with this repulse, the heartless filher, unmindful of his daughter's supplications, resolved It grasp the ardent Raymond, w ith the iron arm of the I aw. A writ was issued, and it soon reached his ear that nn officer was in search of him. to arrest him on a charge of burglary ! Shocked at this brutality, he !c't the country for the nearest sea-port, and embarked upon the ocean as a comnon sailor. Three long and tedious years he toiled upon the wave. 'With thought as boundless and with soul as free,1 until, by fullowing his new profession with an application which pro

cured him many lucrative situations, he had amassed sufficient money to become Payment in advance being the mutual the owner of a light built schooner, and interest of both parties, that mode i3 oliwas now the boldest tf that fleet of wreck- i eited.

crs, which is constantly cruizing round r.:i..- t . j.i , , rr, , I-' i r A failure to notify a wish to discont the coast of Honda, lor the assistance tfj . - c . . t-r. .i i f .i 1 uc at the expiration of the time subscnb vessels in distress upon the rocks. In this , ' . I .1111 i ' lor v,l!i be considered a new eneemei perilous employment he had been engaged i . t ... . . ' mi . 1 a r? land ni SMiiorifior nt lif-.fr'- tn Hu.r.ni'

but a few m mths, yet he had in that short time, from the extravagant sums given to him for relieving vessels when ashore, athcred a little fortune to himself, and still tlevotedly beloved Maria. Ib scsscd enough to make them more I I than I r-.i-n. .r ?n ! ' t ! in: I "Ti I L-nniv fl w ith 1 u0 hnow n that every one of them had teen hasely intercepted !y the yet su.-pichus j fitlier, that Lis Maria was sinking under the slow but i':re approaches of tiiat deadly milady, the wretchedness of a lor.d heart cruelly deserted, as his long absence and silence had led her to believe, he would hive turned back on eagle's wings, and braved tiie utmost fjry of her father i hate, to cheer up and console that beiu-T ! u?oa n)S0 happiness he felt bis own had uiwavs nuug. u;u no nuu rested in the ! "V - ' n:s ,-liers eJ her, and in the certainty of 1 hope mat some one of h:s letters had reaci.lis speedy j return Maria, at last worn down with secret t sorrow, and tho bitterness ofhpe long deferred, was waning into &bw decav. Her brotner, in the last stages of consumption was directed to inhale tho blanJ uod soothing air of the south, as his only hopo of restoration; and believing that a change of scene might once again restore contentment to the bosmjiud blushes of health to

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I attached to her, ccasented that she houUx be his companion. They embarked at the same port where Raymond first stepped on ship board, and bent their course to the latitude of Florida. "A ship upon the breakers! let all go aloft ! shouted Raymond to his active and obedient crew and the rakish little schooner shot across the troubled ocean with all the velocity which a brooding spring gale could give. As the gallant wrecker bounded over the angry billows in the dim ness of the coming night, a ship was soon perceptible, thrown hih upon a dangerous reef, her long yards lying fiat upon ths ocean, and her deck swept by every Wave that came in from the angry deep. Tho surf, 'Tipped with a wreath curling to the sky,1 buried her at short intervals, in a cloud of foam, while the sharp rocks on w hich she lay were still more surely working her destruction. From the single mast that remained, the banner of hi native country caught tho anxious eye of Raymond, as its now ragged stripes hinz craeKin in the gale. Accustomed to -ich scenes of peril, and skilled to rescue those in danger, the kind hearted Raymond, reckless of the hazard to which h3 exposed himself and crew, but fami'.af w ith every nook and cove upon the coast, seizing the helm with his own hand, suddenly ran his little schooner w ithin pistol shot alongside the ship, and, br'eastin" tha j surrounding surf, sh:t safely into a little j harbor to the leeward of the ship. Here.defended by tho ledge of rocks on which the vessel lay,hcdropod his anchor in comparatively still water, and in an instant laun. died his boat, which a few strong nulls brought to the ship. L.nwed bv th . V ft : il ishcd full upon tho pale and fear strivkjen features ol his own beloved M iria! j Ilerrpwcfc eye, m that tremendous moment j caught tho will expression of his agonize:!, (but fond countenance, and in a moment of unutterable joy, she rushed into his lor-g untelt embrace. The morning sun, shone brightly on tho unrul'ied surface ofthe cove in which the wrecked schooner lay. Silent and sad were the funeral rites performed over tin body of th it brother from w hose hands had Raymond received so many indignities. The pain of meeting face to face, was spared them, for the wasted body of ths brother sunk beneath the battle of the elements, and his racked spirit left its frail abiding place amidst tho thunders of tho tempest. Yet with sorrow ' most sincero did Rjynmnd read the solemn service, ai that body was committed to the keeping of the deep, and the tear he shed upon the rough made coffin, came 'Warm from the heart, c faithful to its f.re. Two months from this, a carringc was seen to drive up to the residence . of Ray1 mond's father, and that sorrowing family received their son, and his bride together. A group cf curly headed urchins may now be seen returning from the village school, to a neat stone house by the road side, near a mile from the village, and if you will stop the tallest of them, and ask him if his father ever was a sailor, he will toll with sparkling eyes the story of the Wreckkr. DOCTOR DECkER 3 TILL keeps his office at tho old stand, and hopes his knowledge of the diseases of the country acquired by a prac tice of eighteen years, w ith his undivided attention to business, will entitle him to a sltare cf public patronage. June CSf 1S31.-23 tf Uc ZZcxitvn Sun IS published at $r 50 cents, fur 52 numbers; which may be discharged by tho p-iyrnerit of 1 at the time ofsubscri A failure to notify a wish to discontin ribed ement and no subscriber at liberty to discontinue, until all arrearages are paid. Sub seribers must pay the postage on their pa ners w hen sent by mail. Letters bv mail year. Anvx:::xi-n:ir:xT3 r.-t exceeding one will bo inserted three times for e continue I until ordered out, aud muit e paid tor accordingly. : , . IiIST OP AGSNTS. John Marphv, Washington, Ind. John Vantrees, dj do. John Arb ithrit, Princeton, Ind. John I. Needy, do. Thomas Cissell, M .unt Pleasant, Ind. Post-Master, O.vl Prairie, InJ. Post-Master, Dloomfield, Ind. Post-Master, Sandersviile InJ. Pust-Mater, Uwcnsville, Ind. Post -Master, Siinkard's Mills, InJ. Jesse Y. Wiiforn, Mount Veracn, Iai I-ov i Price, Lvansviile, Ind. John W. Daii, Carlisle, Ind. Isaac OY.g, Mcrom, Ind. Post-Master, T innan's Creek, Ind John C. Reiley, Lawrcncevillc, 111 Post-Master, Palestine, III. Post-Master, lbonviile, lud. Pout-Master, Rockport, lad. Lewis Gex, r. . Now-llrooojr Tai

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