Fair daughters of the Knight leaned grace- | reality. I had heard Jacques soliloquize lly forward, eyeing the youthful prisoner beneath his oak; had beheld the fair Rosa

TO THE EDITOR.

SIR,-If you think the following worthy a place in
T. C.

Yours,

THE BRIDE OF THE HILLS.

[IN IMITATION OF OSSIAN]

The storm of the winds is howling, and the heavens are black with thunder, the voice of the raven is heard the red glare of the lightning, the birds of the ocean are screaming on the billowy waves of the sea, the rocks of Erin are white with the foamy surge of the waters.

in

Woe to the bark of the mariner! his bones shall rot

the deep, his widow shall pine for his absence, and tardy shall be his hour of return.

ith that pity that dwells in womanhood." lind and her companion adventuring through your next Kaleidoscope, it is at your service. -Who would have thought that this poor the woodlands; and, above all, had been arlet, thus trembling before the brief au- once more present in spirit with fat Jack ority of a country Squire, and the sport Falstaff and his contemporaries, from the of rustic boors, was soon to become the august Justice Shallow, down to the gentle delight of princes; the theme of all tongues Master Slender, and the sweet Anne Page. and ages; the dictator to the human mind; Ten thousand honours and blessings on the and was to confer immortality on his op- bard who has thus gilded the dull realities in pressor by a caricature and a lampoon! of life with innocent illusions; who has I was now invited by the butler to walk spread exquisite and unbought pleasures in into the garden, and I felt inclined to visit my chequered path; and beguiled my spirit, the orchard and arbour where the Justice in many a lonely hour, with all the cordial treated Sir John Falstaff and Cousin Si- and cheerful sympathies of social life! lence, "to a last year's pippen of his own graffing, with a dish of carraways;" but I had already spent so much of the day in my ramblings that I was obliged to give up din any further investigations. When about to take my leave, I was gratified by the civil entreaties of the housekeeper and butler, that I would take some refreshment: an instance of good old hospitality, which I grieve to say we castle hunters seldom meet with in modern days. I make no doubt it is a virtue which the present representative of the Lucys inherits from his ancestor; for Shakspeare, even in his caricature, makes Justice shallow importunate in this respect, as witness his pressing instances to Falstaff.

By cock and pye, Sir, you shall not away to night . I will not excuse you; you shall not be exused; excuses shall not be admitted; there is no excuse shall serve; you shall not be excused. Some pigeons, Davy; a couple of short-legged hens; a joint es of mutton; and any pretty little tiny kickshaws, tell

William Cook."

What maiden sits on the beach? her eyes are red with weeping. 'Tis the faired-haired daughter of Tuval, the battle-strong son of Avaldir; her heart is heavy with sighs, and her bosom swells to the storm, like the sail of the oak-built vessel, that fills with the wind of the west; her black hair floats in the, gale, and fans ther snow-white neck, her brow is as cold as the marble, though her blue eyes are hot with tears; she weeps for the son of the rivers, the red-haired warrior of Alva; he's gone to the battles of the east, chief of a thousand spears; strong is his arm in the fight, he rejoices in the hours of the battle, his eye is the flash of the thunderbolt: mighty son of the rivers!

But he cometh not back to the arms of Chahilda, the

of Chronochin. A hundred oxen are slain, white, as the

of the moon, watching for the mighty Elvar; but slow is the day of his coming! Is he fallen in the crimson battle? Is the dust of his bones drifted o'er the lofty hills of the east? But faithful is the fair-haired Chahilda; her love is for none but Elvar. Elvar, son of the rivers.

The sons of the mountains kneel down and kiss the feet of the maiden, and the valiant claim her hand; but

As I crossed the bridge over the Avon on my return, I paused to contemplate the distant church in which the poet lies buried, and could not but exult in the malediction, which has kept his ashes undisturbed in its quiet and hallowed vaults. What honour could his name have derived from being mingled in dusty companionship with the epitaphs and escutcheons and venal eulogiums of a titled multitude. What would blue-eyed daughter of Tuval. The chiefs of the snow a crowded corner in Westminster Abbey mountains come down to the mossy plains and groves have been, compared with this reverend for there is the palace of Tuval, and there are the halle pile, which seems to stand in beautiful lone-drifted snow, for the feast of the sons of the mountains. liness as his sole mausoleum! The solici- Chahilda sits upon her silver throne in the rays of the tude about the grave may be but the off-mid-day sun, but at night she flies to the rocks that are proud o'er the surf of the billows; she sits in the beams spring of an overwrought sensibility; but human nature is made up of foibles and prejudices; and its best and tenderest affections are mingled with these factitious feelings. He who has sought renown about the world, and has reaped a full harvest of worldly favour, will find, after all, that chief is the black-frowning Oscar; he comes from the there is no love, no admiration, no applause, caverns and the rocks, in his arm is the sword of desolation, his breath is the blast of destruction, he cries in I now bade a reluctant farewell to the so sweet to the soul as that which springs the palace of Tuval, his voice echoes in the woods like old hall. My mind had become so com-up in his native place. It is there that he the fall of a thousand oaks: Fair-haired daughter of pletely possessed by the imaginary scenes seeks to be gathered in peace and honour Tuval, come to the rocks of the north; thy throne shall and characters connected with it, that I among his kindred and his early friends. be on the woody mountain, thy couch in the caverns of chrystal; ten thousand of heroes shall bow before the And when the weary heart and failing head mighty Oscar's bride, their spears shall glitter in the sun seemed to be actually living among them. Every thing brought them, as it were, be- begin to warn him that the evening of life to guard the Queen of the North; at her frown shall the fore my eyes; and as the door of the dining- the infant to the mother's arms, to sink to of thunder. The chiefs of the mountains are dumb is drawing on, he turns as fondly as does rocks tremble, and quake the foundations of the earth." Thus spake the mighty Oscar; his voice was the roar room opened, I almost expected to hear the feeble voice of Master Silence quaver-hood. sleep in the bosom of the scene of his child-none sounded the shell of defiance; but trembled the daughter of Tuval, she hated the King of the North. ing forth his favourite ditty: The spear of death was in the hand of Oscar; he stood How would it have cheered the spirit of in the midst of the warriors. But hark ye that blast of the youthful bard, when, wandering forth defiance? 'Tis the conch of the son of the rivers borne in disgrace upon a doubtful world, he cast on the wings of the wind; he fell at the throne of ChaOn returning to my inn, I could not but back a heavy look upon his paternal home, the rocky Oscar is black, he cries with the voice of the reflect on the singular gift of the poet; to could he have foreseen that, before many "Rise, son of the rivers, fight for the daughter of be able thus to spread the magic of his years, he should return to it covered with Tuval, fight with the arm of Oscar." He waved his mind over the very face of nature; to give renown; that his name should become the spear in the air, and Elvar answered again," Fight thou to things and places a charm and character boast and glory of his native place; that King of the Rocks, fall by the son of the rivers." Terrible was the clash of their spears: the deadly on. not their own, and to turn this "working- his ashes should be religiously guarded as set of lions. The earth quaked with their fury. Tuval day world" into a perfect fairy land' He is its most precious treasure; and that its sat on his throne. Chahilda was pale as the moon riding indeed the true necromancer, whose spell lessening spire, on which his eyes were on her steed of clouds. Oscar, where is thy boasting? 'Tis vanished like the morning mist; thy side is a foun operates not upon the senses, but upon the fixed in tearful contemplation, should one tain of blood; thy blue lip quivers with death. Die, imagination and the heart. Under the wi-day become the beacon, towering amidst King of the Rocks. Son of the rivers rejoice, Chahilda zard influence of Shakspeare I had been the gentle landscape, to guide the literary the bride of thy glory. Sons of the mountains arise, shout to the glory of Elvar. walking all day in a complete delusion. I pilgrim of every nation to his tomb! had surveyed the landscape through the At the Derby assizes, an action was brought for the prism of poetry, which tinged every object A musical composer, now in Boston, named Stefani express purpose of showing that cattle, even when treswith the hues of the rainbow. I had been Christiani, in reply to a criticism on his works, by some passing, must not be abused. In this case, the plaintiff's surrounded with fancied beings; with mere wag of that city, retaliates by saying, that he is already pony had trespassed into the defendant's field, when the airy nothings, conjured up by poetic power; vex his enemies, he hopes to live to compose ten thou-sequence severely bitten; and for this unlawful conduct the author of at least one thousand pieces, and that, to defendant set his bull-dog at it, and the pony was in conyet which, to me, had all the charm of sand pieces more. American paper.

""Tis merry in hall, when beards all, And welcome merry Shrove-tide!"

hilda;

lion

is

'tis the red-haired warrior of Alva. The brow of

the Jury gave the plaintiff a verdict of 40s. with costs.

Although single combat had long been had recourse 10, as a substitute, in some cases, for judicial decision; duelling, as now practised, is of more modern origin. When Charles the Fifth directed the French envoy to tell his master, Francis the First, that he would, in future, consider him as destitute of the honour and probity of a gentleman; Francis retorted, by challenging the Emperor to fight a duel; unluckily circumstances prevented their meeting, or the world might, perhaps, have been rid of one or both of these pests; but so share fashionable did duelling become, in imitation of the royal challengers, that it soon was considered as a fear ful scourge, particularly in France, where even the dummon soldiers had their affairs of honour.

That is an insult, said the other, and you st fight me.' Well, if you insist upon it, I will ht you,' answered the first, but I do not see how at can mend the matter; for if you kill me I shall hell badly too; and if you are killed, you will smell, possible, worse than at present."

Miscellanies.

AN INDIAN NEWSPAPER.

CHESNUT.

The remains of very old decayed chesnut-trees may be seen in the forest of Dean, Enfield Chase, From the American journals we learn, that a news-cestershire, is a chesnut-tree fifty-two feet round: and in many parts of Kent. At Fortworth, in Gloupaper has recently been established in the Creek nation; it is proved to have stood there since the year 1150, from which we make the following extract; by which and was then so remarkable, that it was called "the it appears that the copper-coloured warriors, instead of our three times three cheers, to give eclat to any par- of a manor. Mr. Marsham states that this tree is great chesnut of Fortworth." It fixes the boundary ticular toast give three times three yells.-The following is the extract:

FROM THE TUCH-AU-BALCH-HE TOMAHAWK,

A newspaper recently established in the Creek Nation.
Toasts drank on the 4th of July, 1820, at Big Uchee,

the residence of Tus-tun-nug-gee Thluc-co.
1st. The Day we celebrate.-Mack-lustsha!-Nine
yells.
2d. The Literature of our Nation.-Tucks-tsha!!!-
Music, Death Whoop.

AFRICAN JUSTICE.

1100

years old.

Mr. Lancaster.-Letters state, that the celebrated Joseph Lancaster has visited, during the last summer order to diffuse the knowledge of his system of education. and autumn, the principal cities of North America, in During this journey of more than 4000 miles, he gave with respect. He was not only allowed, during his tour, lectures before 200,000 persons, by whom he was received the use of five churches and six collegiate halls, but he lectured twice, within a short time, in the new house of attended by the members of both houses, who listened representation at Washington, where he was numerously to his plans with marked respect. He has a work in the subscribers, amongst whom are the first men in the na press illustrative of his system, for which he has 400 ed a seminary. tion. He now resides at Baltimore, where he has open

relics of some ancient Britons, the Aborigines of this Several sepulchral urns, which probably contained he island, were discovered a few days ago, by some men digging for gravel, in a field near Biggleswade, in Bed has long been under cultivation, and did not present the fordshire. The field in which these urns were found, least appearance of tumuli. They are rudely formed of coarse earth, and partially ornamented, apparently with a pointed tool.

The great chesnut-tree near Mount Etna is perWorld. It is called "the chesnut-tree of a hundred haps one of the most extraordinary trees in the Old horses," from the following traditionary tale: Jean of Arragon, when she visited Mount Ætna, was attended by her principal nobility, when a heavy shower obliged them to take refuge under this tree, the immense branches of which sheltered the whole party. According to the account given of it by Mr. Howel, this chesnut-tree is 160 feet in circumference, and, although quite hollow within, the verdure of the branches is not affected; for this species of The province of Ait, Atter, or the Atteries, in its bark for subsistence. The cavity of this enortree, like the willow and some others, depends upon Lower Suse, is considered as an independent pro-mous tree is so extensive, that a house has been cently made their appearance on the Essex coast, a cir Several Sharks about eight feet in length, have vince, and_it_pays no tribute. They have a great built in it, and the inhabitants have an oven therein, cumstance, not remembered by the oldest seaman. The dislike to kadies, talbs, and attorneys, alleging that where they dry nuts, chesnuts, almonds, &c. of crew of the Rattlesnake, stationed off Bradwell, to prethey only increase disputes between man and man, which they make conserves; but as these thought-vent smuggling, shot at one of them, at the mouth of which is not at all necessary; all disputes are, less people often get fuel from the tree that shelters the river Blackwater, but without the desired effect, therefore, decided by the sheik, who is not a logical them, it is feared that this natural curiosity will be which the shark became so enraged, that the men were wrangler, but decides according to the simplest destroyed by those whom it protects. manner. The following decree of their sheik is on apprehensive that it would overturn their boat. They record:-"Four men who, for elucidation, we will harpooned another, but did not succeed in hauling it in call A, B, C, and D, conjointly bought a mule, each claimed a leg. D's leg was the off-hind one. few days this leg began to swell: it was agreed to cure it by (el keeh) burning it with a hot iron (a earthquake, was felt in this city on Monday morning Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25.-The shock of an common remedy in this country.) This done, the last, at thirty-five minutes past nine o'clock, with a senmule was turned out and went into a field of barley. sible vibration, which continued for twelve or fourteen Some spark was attached to the hoof, and set fire seconds, similar to that which is produced by a heavily to the corn, which was consumed. The proprietor loaded stage-coach passing rapidly on frozen ground. of the barley applied to the sheik for justice; and The writer of this only noticed the one shock; but is A, B, C, and D, the owners of the mule, were sum-informed, by others, that there were three shocks in moned to appear. The sheik, finding the leg which succession, in the space of about fifteen minutes.caused the barley to be burnt, belonged to D, ordered him to pay the value of the barley.-D expostulated, and maintained that he had no right to pay: for, if it had not been for A, B, and C's portions of the mule, the barley would have remained. "How so?" replied the sheik. “ Because,” quoth D," the leg which belongs to me, cannot touch the ground; but it was brought to the corn-field by the legs of A, B, and C, which were the efficient cause of the ignition of the barley." The sheik reversed his decree, and ordered A, B, and C, to pay the damage, and D got off without expense.

SPIDERS THE BEST BAROMETER.

In a

The manner in which spiders carry on their operations, conformable to the impending changes of the atmosphere, is, simply this:-If the weather is likely to become rainy, windy, or in other respects disagreeable; they fix the terminating filaments, on which the whole web is suspended, unusually short; and in this state they await the influence of a temperature which is remarkably variable. On the contrary, if the terminating filaments are made uncommonly long, we may, in proportion to their length, conclude that the weather will be serene, and continue so at least for ten or twelve days. But if the spiders be totally indolent, rain generally succeeds; though, on the other hand, their activity during rain is the most certain proof that it will be only of short duration, and followed with fair and very constant weather. According to further observations, the spiders regularly make some alterations in their webs or nets every twenty-four hours; if these changes take place between the hours of six and seven in the evening, they indicate a clear and pleasant night.

American paper.

EARTHQUAKE.

who act as guides in the desolate mountains of Nubia,
Anecdote of Burkhardt, the Traveller.-The men
have devised a singular mode of extorting presents from
the traveller. They first beg a present; if refused,
they, collect a heap of sand, and, placing a stone at
each extremity of it, they apprise the traveller that his
tomb is made. Mr. Burkhardt, the celebrated travel-
ler, had a practical proof of this custom; having re-
fused to give any thing to one of these grave-diggers,
the man set about making his sand heap. Upon this
Burckhardt alighted, and began another, observing,
as they were brethren, it was but just they should be
buried together. The fellow laughed, and they mu-
tually agreed to destroy each others labours. On Burk-
exclaimed from the Koran, “No mortal knows the spot
hardt, re-mounting his horse, the disappointed Arab
upon earth where his grave shall be digged."

morning of the 21st ult. from about four o'clock till six.
An extraordinary meteor was seen at Reading, on the
It appeared at first like a pointed star, rather larger than
a crown piece, and continued so for an hour and a half,
seeming stationary over Forbury Hill, when it shot to the
southward, after which it gradually passed to northward,
diminishing in size, till it was seen no more. About
half an hour before this phenomenon, at nearly half-past
three, three very brilliant meteors were seen together,
exactly over the Forbury, producing a great light.

Conflagration in the Pyrenees. A frightful conflagra tion, which began to burn on the morning of the 22d of which crown the Apennines, in the vicinity of Fend of August, lays waste, at this moment, the huge forests July, and which was scarcely extinguished on the 10th At the moment in which we are writing, the commune of Fondi is on all sides surrounded by flames. The on flagration has even extended beyond this territory, and especially into that of St. Andre, along the cor road through the territory of Serraglione, and of Seis The Sub-Intendant of Fondi has put in requisition a the inhabitants, for the purpose of putting an end to this dreadful calamity. It is not known whether this h been the effect of chance, or of malicious design, and whether it commenced in the Roman States, or in the of these two States.--(French Paper.) kingdom of Naples. Fondi is divided by the boundary

in the Royal Library at Bamberg, another manuscrip In addition to the manuscript of Livy, lately found has seen since discovered, of the Roman History of E tropius which was probably brought from Rome b Emperor Henry, the founder of the Bishopric of berg. It is complete, and in the best state of presen tion.

ably great. Mr. Cole, gardener, near Bath, from a bed The crops of onions this year are described as remark of seventeen poles in extent, has had a produce of seren sured from twelve to fourteen inches in circumference. teen sacks fit for market, and many of the onions mea

The parish clerk of Llandewan, Anglesea, has three are now living with each ewe, and the other three are ewes, which have this year yeaned five lambs each: four reared in the cottage.

Payn, of the Sherborne Arms, Northleach, was superExtraordinary Potatoe. A few days since, as Mr. intending some workmen in his garden, they dug up hundred and thirty-three potatoes of a moderate size. one single potatoe stalk, to which were attached one

Lusus Nature-At Void, in the department of the Meuse, a cow lately brought forth a calf with a wolf's head, while its hind legs and tail resembled those of an ape.. This singular monster, however, did not long survive its birth.-French Journal.

A wooden clock, with three little figures, which strike bells denoting the hours and quarters, was sent to Lattakoo, in Africa, by the Missionary Society, and has excited great astonishment. Some of the natives disputed by God or man; they also wished to know whether they among themselves whether these little men were made An ancient register gives the following instance of the brevity eat meat and drank milk; it is also reported among them, that these little men had come in the night, in a waggon without oxen.

of human life of 100 persons, who were born at the same tim at the end of 6 years there remained only 64, at the end of 10, at the end of 56 years 6, of 66 years S, and at the end of 76 years 46, of 20 years 26, at the end of 36 years 16, of 46 years years only 1.

body for health, and to the mind for refreshment.
Recreations, moderately used, are profitable to the
Reputation is often got without merit, and lost with-lity did Italy enjoy in his time. Woe to the states that put

is still but a fool's coat.
Though the coat be ever so fine that a fool wears, it
Virtue is its own reward, and vice its own punish-free. Trust not to the treachery of military men.
Beware, then, ye few, for few ye are that are still

Evil company make the good bad, and the bad read and written, than from all the victories he had covered, had brought her to a state of great debility.

gained and all the realms he had conquered.
blown in the air.
Zeal, without knowledge, is, like gunpowder, soon young man sent to examine her, on the very point of