Indiana Palladium, Volume 5, Number 20, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 23 May 1829 — Page 4

MISCELLANY. . . , From the Critic. . ' MIND. BT MR. tEdQETT Let others pnist the has '' ''"' fhnt maotlef on thy face, Thine eyes of bwer!y blue, And ttiein of froitlets grace; These cbanni I freely own, But still a higher find; Twill last when beauty's flown- ' Thy matchless charm of mind. The damp of years may quench The brightness of thine eye j Time's icy hand may blanch Thy cheek's vtrmillioo dye; Tby form may lose its grace; Thy voice its sweet control; But nought can e'er efface The beauties of tby soul. What's beauty but a flower That blooms in summer's ray, When pours tbe wintry shower, lis charms will fade away J The mind's a rich perfume That winter cannot chill; The fljwer may lose its bloom, But fragrance ttagers still.

Stars gem the vault of heaven When day's Ust hues decline; At darkar grows the even, With brighter ray they shine: Thus, in the night of years; When youth's gsy light is o'er, More bright the soul appears, Than ere it shone before. The leaves when autumn blusters, , For8k3 the tree and die, But falling, show rich clusters Of fruitage to the eye: Thus time, in flying, snatthes Thy beauty . bat displays One charm that alj o'er malcbesA soul that ne'er decays. . ' From the New England Galaiy. A LEGEND OF THE LA IV. Martin Van Deinster. There are few places more vwildly Beautiful and picturesque than some spots in the vicinity of the White Mountains of New IIamp?hire. Untir vnthin a few years the narrow passes of this lofty range were only knuwn to the hunter or Canada trader; but enterprise has carried society and civilization even here, and fashion in search of the wonderful and beautiful, has penetrated this secret domain of Nature. The few inhabitants there settled, have been found hardy, enterprising and hopitable, and like the inhabitants of most mountainou districts!, full of superstitious legend and marvellous tradition. Among others they have the following: Long before these desert lands had been much explored, Martin Van Deinster arrived in this country from his dear Amsterdam. Martin was not a needy adventurer who had come in search of mines f gold! and grottos of jewels; but when he left Hollaed, he was a thriving merchant, and a jolly widower, who could smoke his pipe, drink his strong beer, and slap his thigh at a good joke, with a3 self-satisfied an air, as the most portly burgomaster of the good city. What then could send him to this land of aty thing but promise was a profound mystery to the buxom dames of the land of flannel petticoats, who eyed the musrnlnr fioritrp nnrl rhfrn nurto - fho "Sr- ' . X' - jly young widower with something near akin to admiration. At length, however, it was plainly seen that Martiu. was determined to disappoint the hopes of all of them; and public 'iuiiwi ("Mgucu u inuusauu airierem causes for his eccentricity, all, however, founded on escape from public justice. Theft, murder, and a long list of equally amiable deeds were heaped upon poor van ueinster, wno aeiioerately packed up bag and baggage, left most of his funds in the hands of Van Brudder and Co., and marched down to the quay, with his pretty daughter on his arm, as unconcerned about the pother as his grandfather's portrait. Id crossing the Atlantic, Martin seemed to have left behind him many of his most inveterate Dutch prejudices and habits. Instead of planting himself, (as most of his countrymen would have dene,) in a marsh or a bog, with a canal in front and fever and ague all round, Martin made, his way directly to the highlands of New Hampshire, and selected for his residence a beautiful spot in the midst of one of the passes of the White Hills. r Van Deinster was too rich and too la-i zy to take his axe on his back and march resolutely into the wilderness, as is the fashion with new settlers of late years,' but with the assistance, which he easily procured, the business of clearing building and making comfortable wasnot one f long duration.. The house, substantial and Dutch built, was situated on a gentle swell around which a mountain rivulet, a branch of the Saco, rippled ith a shallow stream; through its wide and broken bed filled with dark brown au occasional iree-siumps, proved that there were times when it could assume the (load, the force and the desfructiveuess of a mighty torrent. -I., 1 I J a nere u was then, that at the verv out. post of civilization, Martin Van Deinster

took up his residence. Had tbe good dames of Amsterdam seen him, ten miles from any other settlement and a hundred from any thing which bore semblance of a Court of Justice, they would have thought themselves fully justified in their worst suspicions. Still Martin was any thing rather than a misanthrope. His frank hospitality was open to all who sought it, and his home-brewed and tobacco pipes were at the service of all

commers, red or white. . As migrbt have been expected, Dein ster was a great favourite with all par ties and tribes, and was universally I lowed to stand on neutral ground; while his pretty Kate was regarded as an obhect of stupid homage by all the lrequenters of the Dutchman s comfortable, domicil. In fact Kate was a pretty girl, and she knew it. She kept to some Dutch fashions, but neglected all that seemed not to her taste, and thus though she seldom sported half the number of petticoats which a Dutch belle would think seemly, yet the real Amsterdam brevity of those same articles were well adapted to show off an ankle which you never could have suspected had passed its early years in the vicinity of a Dutch d v ke . Deinster had lived in this curious sit - uation for nearly eight years. He was . . ..... . ..I

as proud of his beer, and his tobacco,ulen?r.

aud his independence, as old Nick Ber gn himself, who kept the big inu at Herlem. Many a one stopped to par take of his gratuitous cheer, and many a one visited his mansion for a peep at his pretty daughter. The truth was, hat Kate with her beauty and her expcctations, bad tound out enough ot the world, uven at that distance, to be a bit of a coquette. Perhaps it was innate perhaps it is female nature, perhaps Among the visiter at Martin's house, here was, however, one, (and we believe only one,) against whom our friend Mar in had a very particular dislike. luis was a stout, well-made, handsome-hnio-ed young fellow, who followed the various indescribable trades (perhaps, in present days they would be termed pro fessions,) of hunter, trapper, pedlar and bushwhacker. Shrewd, active, cunning and not over conscience-burdaned, An drew Fearencroft was up to any bargain! and ripe for anv adventure. A good reason lor Van Uemsier s anupainy n -. - T . . . I i might be found in the fact that ou their i very first acquaintance, Andrew had ta ken him in sad v in a bargain. Ul this

good hit Andrew soon repented, for he'quiltal. Ard at length he was placed

ound that there was a better chance oi;on me stand, lo ten tns part ot the liunsy

making a fortune from the partiality ot the daughter, than there was from ttie O 7 small impositions which he might occasionally practise on the father. Unfortunately for the peace of the family, Kate and her father did not exactly agree in their opinions about Andrew.. Matters, as might have been expected, gradually changed from bad to worse. Still the old gentleman never dreamed of real trouble, until at the end of a romping sleigh-ride, Andrew ventured soberly to propose himself to Van D-inster as a son-iu-law. , 'Donner and blitzen,' or 'tousand deyvils,' were too mild words to act as safety-valves to Martin's wrath, and after a vaiu attempt to give utterance to his feeling?, he fairly turned Andrew out of the house, and that too in no very courteous style. After this explosion of true Dutch wrath, (which is rather slow to be started, but always means something when it does come,) Martin was unsociable, testy and uneasy; and Kate proved herself a tip top fashionable by indulging in a fit of the sulks, and sat gazing out of the window with a pouting lip and a darkened brow. For the whole day, the clouds had be rolling up the rough and jagged sides of the lofty range on the north and west. 1 he rain at sunset had not commenced in the valleys and passes, but the rivulets and mountain streams were gradully swelling and uttering louder murmurs as they dashed along, indicating a heavy rain on the highlands. Occasionally, indeed, the mist would rise and discover some higher corner and projecting angle of the hill, but the summit was still higher aloft shrouded in its dark and majestic mantle; and then the clouds would again roll down the ravines, and drag slowly along the lower hills, which like guards around a throne seemed to stand around the monarch of their com pany, proud of his eminence. ' The next morning's sun rose clear and bright upon a scene of destruction and ruin. Martin's nearest neighbor was an English farmer, who had about three months previous settled three miles below Martin s residence. He was of course a good friend of Van Deinster, more so, from a great similarity in their honest, straight-forward dispositions. He had listened with fearful forebodings to the thunder of the 'mountain-slides,' and at early daylight had sprung forth to survey the ruin, and inquire for the safety of Van Deinster. He had not, however, proceeded far up the stream, before he saw the object of his solicitude coming towards him, with hurried step and wild manner, with his hair uncovered and blown about by the wind, bis dres9 disordered and mudded he was springing forward with rapid strides.

now nearly in the centre of the roaring stream and now upon its banks. Atthe same instant the eyes of both of them rested upon an object, floating upon the waters before them. There was no mistaking it. It was the body of the ooce blooming Kate, the pride of the Highlands, the flower of tbe wilderness. Poor Van Deinster sunk down in ut

ter helplessness by his child while his friend raised the body, from which life had lone since fled, and on the left side, a deep and mortal stab was discovered. Several days after n mournful group assembled around the now sad mansion of Martin Van Deinster. The horror which all naturally feel at the burial of a suicide, eeemed here more than ubu allv deeD and solemn. In the midst of the group of sorrowing mourners stood Andrew Fearencroft, but in his counte nance there dwelt more suspicion than woe, more anger than grief. In low whispers he now conversed with a sturdy yeoman, and now with aome aged mat ron; and the tale went round of his former rejection, and of Martin's anger, and of his daughter's spirit; until at last the popular feeling was roused to action, and (even over nis aaugmer'8 grave, iuariin J Van Deinster was arrested as her muri nt Again Martin passed through the thronged street, and again did he mingle in the crowds of his fellow-beings. But it was in the chains of a criminal, not in the garb of riches and honor. It was to met the horror of the public not the warm pressure of friendly welcome. The trial came on, and there sat the enrobed judges, and by their sides the clergy, lor in those das the pulpit was always the amicus curia. Aud there stood Martin Van Deinster; but his proud spirit was broken. In a moody stupor he looked round upon the crowd of eager faces that were peering al him with that morbid curiosity for the horrible, which characterizes our species. And there stood Andrew Fearencroft, bold, forward and impudent to tell a tale of his suspicions warped into certainties. Among them all tiiere was one eye that he could not meet. It was that of Martin 9., Euglish friend. He had been faithful to his friendship from the first. ;j.c uau tuusuitu me wouuuuu spun 01 LJ 1 .A I I I ... 1 I : ; . the broken-hearted old man, and in the midst of persecution and contempt, had still whispered of justification and acevidence before them. Uut it was not of Martin that he spoke. ; it was ot Andrew rearencroft. 11 told of fits threats, his profligate chardc-i0

ter, he told of his absence, and conceal- Mrs. Ellen Etymology. What in the ment until the day oi the funeral, and!nrime of literature do you mean Mr. he produced a torn piece of grey cloth,; Chairman, by devoting a column of

which he swore he had tound tirml) - l3CU 111 IWU IJdUU JI IMC UlilUi lUIJUie girl as be drew her trom the stream. A the story went on, the eyes of all were turned one by one upon Andrew. Martiu seemed roused from his lethargy, at finding himself no longer the ohj-ctj of public gaze; and at last seemed to re - g.iii Andrew with a wildly intense look.! Until at length the grey cloth was ai once recoguizcd as part of a singular hunting frock which Andrew had worn;

on the morning of the storm. Mr. York: Yardstick broke out in a Andrew hud at rnsi tried boldly to facejtone of fearful disquietude, and upbraidthe witness; out to the guilty nothing Ujed the chair sharply for devoting so so horrible as public acrminy. His face' much space to the arts and sciences, lit-

was now pale, now flushed, until at theeraiure and religion. None of your

last he fell backward insensible on llie - floor. rni l i . i I'M ineaense muunuue sun wauca in breathless suspense, while the judges and magistrates consulted for an instant. In a few minutes thty again turned to the prisoner, and in a deep low tone the Chief Justice pronounced the discharge of the prisoner and ordered the arrest ot Fearencroft. Poor Martin's mind had already borne more than mortal strength can always bear, and he only answered by one burst of loud hysteric laughter and a scream of wild and dreadful agony, it was his last. N. N. K. Editorial Comforts. There is perhads no employment more perplexing, and at the same time more responsible, than that of the editor of a public Journal. Uoes ne print two thousand pa pers, read by families everaging five pera sons each, capable of deriving amuse ment and receiving instructions frcm the perusal of his publication, he has ten thousand minds to improve, ten thousand fancies to amuse, ten thousand different tastes to consult, and as many whims, caprices, prejudices, to conquer. What is food for the politician, is poison for tbe philanthropist; and what is calculated to please the gay or amuse the frivolous, will otiend the sober sense and natural judgment of the man of . i. i il it r . i a thought aid retleclion. Pursue what course he will, on one side or the other his labors will meet with opposition, his motives, however pure and patriotic, will be watched with the eye of jealousy and misrepresented by the pen or tongue of slander. Musing upon this subject in our editorial chair, we dropped asleep, and either from the nature of the subject, or from some other cause, fancied we wera chairman of a club of grumbletoni-

ans, who had assembled to consult upon the subject of editing a newspaper. The meeting was opened, and the debate thus commenced. Mr. Thunderbolt. Give us Mr. Chairman, more battles, murder, fires, floods, famines, pestilences, convulsions, earthquakes, shipwrecks, storms, and tempests, in such terrible array as will

rend the earth and heavens! None of your miscellany and missionary stuff, tit for children and old women. Mr. Thoughtful. Stop, neighbor, (ad dressing the gentleman who preceded: him instead of the chair) 1 take no delight in these noisy things. I do not wish heaven and earth rent in twain, battles fought and murders committed, merely for my amusement. Give us, Mr. Chairman, move of the plain, un varnished tale of times gone by more news of a peaceable and pleasant nature from the islands of the sea, visited by the heralds of the gospel and messengers of peace more intelligence of the pro gress of truth, the suppression of slavery, civilization of the Indians, and the conversion of the heathen. Miss Flutterbudget. O fie on such stun, itir. vuaii iiiuii , i uui piuuigiuusij i .rv I , i. fond ot conundrums, acrostics, anec - -v w j-l a m y 1 tr dote3, epigrams, poetry. rnzVcellany, love

adventures, marriages, &c. and the morejbundred bearing trees, of the best grafted fruit,

rcbusses the better. Mr. Political Plain Truth. A fi for VMlp iwiutri' fi-l tri'i o rrnc IV 1 r f J V,. - ,. , l r ii man. Give us sohd columns of Presiden - tial messages, Congressional debates, public documentsand governor's speeches,as lot.gvvioded as a country court law - yer, and minute and particular as a bill of exceptions. DocL Pepper Pot. I'm out f all pa tience, Mr. Chairman, with the tiresome, length of the nublic concerns. Thev te- r j are as troublesome as the items of an old fashioned physician's bill. Give us more of the real essence, the genuine Cayenne pepper of political sharp shooting with now and then an emetic of the real lobelia of electioneering, that will set the whole body politic to vomiting, and raise the political steam engine to sucn a pressure as win tnrow me camp t Ml .' . of the enemy into utter confusiou, out of mere terror at letting off Ihe steam! Mr. jYezcs monger. Well, Mr. Chair man, as for these things of pith and moment the election slang I'm absolutely tired of it. I've been a constant reader and firm supporter of your paper these fourteen years to be sure I hav'nt paid you but if you don't give us more news in favor of the Gieek3 and South American Patriots, I'll positively stop my paper and withdraw my patronage. dear! exclaimed "Heraldry to news and all nations lum b ring at my back!" I want more lec cAures 'pon physiognomy Aomithology Aadmcation and more translations o1 Horace's Odes or some other poet of antiquity. My bojs, like Boston fiHks, have a notion to lamen, and I want you to "eJp me run 7em through college, and have 'em come out blight as a pewtei spoon. L idy Ltymology had hardly finished her eloquent appeal, when belteslt tires from bouth America ?ive us the real Coniac of commercial intolligcnce the high price, per yard, of imported gciod, such as tea, cotfee, rum and molasses-narratives of wonderful perns aisea losses ot whole cargoes ot; calico, and the destruction of life m property, which men of merchandise are heirs to. Mr. Mjscs Mechanic, in as great fermentation as a barrel of new cider, held his breath and his peace, for a moment, but soon gave vent to his feelinjrs. Mr. Printer, (forgetting the chair) send! us no more of your papers with a box of; tea, a barrel of rum, and a long cata-j logue of dittos and el celeras, pictuied out like beer and gingerbread upon a turnpike 'Tis all fustian. Give us a lesson upon the mechanic arts more notices of new inventions, aud now and then n dissertation upon the utility of patent pumps, pea-straw hats, and wooden nutmeg?,or some other labor saving machine. The men of tape and buckram are measuring olFour estates by the yard, and running away with the mechanics and the country. Mr. Oliver Cx Bxv, the farmer, who sat quietly listening to the arguments and complaints of the family ofGruui-

Melonia., at length gravely rose roI !?

his seat, deliberately stacked his eroad

stick, dolled his round lop, and said,! aavanee, or by paying two dollaus& FIFTY Tlti 1 ,il!WT t iKk nvniMlinn tif Xi T mowA.

ivir. Luuor, i perceive you are placed i in somewhat of a difficult spot. Turn which way you will, haw or gee, your vehicle of intelligence will not go to suit all the teamsters. My opinion is you had best continue to manage your own aflairs in your own way give us the Farmer's department regularly, and a dish of discourse occasionally upon the various topics that agitate our little world "as much as lieth in you, liv

peaceably wilh all men" but print the truth, though it give offence. "Be just and fear not. Let all the ends thou aioi'at at bo thy Country's, Thy God's, and Truth's. These remarks were so congenial to our own ideas of fitnees and piopriety, that we instantly awoke, and lo, the "Watchman had been sleeping upon his post." We immediately committed the dream to paper aud resolved cheerfully and merily to pursue our labors.

Dr. G. C. Brooks, OFFERS bis services to the citizens of Hartford and t kinity, in the Practice of Medicine. His residence is at the house of John DurhanX April, 1829. 16 4 w Valuable Property FOR SALE. o NE Large GRIST XVZILXa. SAWMILL and DISTILLERY, vitb One hundred and ten acres of good jrich land, on which is a good two story House, and an apple orchard of between two and threo also between three and four buadred bearing peach trees. Tbe grist mill has two run of stones, and is calculated for four run. The jhouse is large, two and a half stories hgb. and , e ca!cula?ed for merchaot baBinftf Tha jabove menUooed propcrlF is 8itaatfa io Dcar. born countv. Indiana, and is about ten milts !from lhc ohio river up Laughery creek, a good stream for mills, and is navigablo for Orleans boats a part of the season Also In tha town of Aurora, a largo two story HOUSE, with a good well of water, a Istable, and other out buildings, well calcula , . ted for a store and tavern -situated on Front street, and fronting tbe river. Terms One half cash down, and tbe balance in easy payments, wnh interest. For further particulars apply to the subscriber at his mills. ISAIAH BISBEE. April 11th, 1S29. 14 6w JYEJV goods. The subscriber has just received direct from Philadelphia, a general assortment of fashionable Spring & Summer Dry Goods & Hardware. Also, expected daily, an assortment of Queensivare, and via iNew Urleans. GEORGE TOUSEY. Lawrenceburgh, April 18, 1829. TAILORING. THE undersigned has com menced thjp tailoring business in HARTFORD, where he will promptly attend to oalls be may have in his line. By constant application, ?nd by his skill and experience in bia profession, be flitters himself that he will be able to give satisfaction to all those who may favor bina with their custom. No pains will be spared to procure the latest fashions; and no exertions shall be wanting to accommodate his customers! HIRAM LAMKLX. March 28, 1829. 12-tf Sheriff's Sale. Y virtue of an execuion to me dirpptprf. J from the clerk s ofiioe of lha llc-arbnrn r.ir. cutt court, I vill espnse to public sle, as the law directs, tt ihe couit bouse door, in the town )t Lwrencfburg:h on the 30th day of May, tS -9, In Lot No 8, villi the appurtenancea thtreon, as the property of Hanrub Gattenby, John Gattenhy &. ethers, to Satisfy a Mortgage iven by Wm. Gatienby, dec. lo liichard iiou.nJOHN SPENCER, Sh'ff. D. C May 9;h, 3 THE ELEGANT HORSE Sir Francis Drake, "'SVriLL stand the present season V the first three days in each week on the farm of Cpt. J. Piatt Hoon county Ky. and the balance of the wetk at Lawrenceburgh, la. Tbe prices of ths season, he. have hr Pn ruliirpfl incf last Year, tl hirh will -nhl,farmers to procure cohs from this much dmirtd and valuable horse on very moderate terms. The fetson will end on the 1st of July. (Xj Fortermi and particulars, see bills. A.S.PIATT. April IT, 1829. INDIANA PALLADIUM, PMMTGD A.YD PUBLISHED BY M. Greg? & D. V. Cullejr, Publishers of the Laws of ihe United States TERMS, The Palladium is primtd weekly, cn super charged bv the Dvm?nt of two DOLLARS in - - Those tvho receive their papers throup;h the Post-Of?:ct. orbvthe mail carrier, must pay the f carriage, otherwise il b charged oq their subscription. ADVERTISEMENTS Containing 12 lines or under, three insertions or les, one dolUr; tweniyfive cents for each additional insertion larger advertisements in the same proportion. The CASH must accompany advertisements otherwisa they will be putdihe1 until piad icr at thtr eartti ihe adrttiaer.

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