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. BY GOULD & EL
. .WELL,
ni, Office 80 Middle, near Corner of Exchange St.
One Dollar for Eight Months.
TERMS: $150 PER YEAR,
. vo A inDEPENDENT FAMILY JOUBNAL OF LITERATURE, NEWS, BEo
PORTLAND, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1852.
VOLUME XVIe0
“NUMBER 81"
ORIGINAL POETRY.
: ‘ Written for the Transcript.
TO MY FRIEND
(BY 7. 8, PERRY.
The wind Is free and the sheet is flowing,,
Carefully, prayerfully speed thy way
Over the deadliest banks of coral
‘~ Ever the rosiest ripples play,
Under the mildest sunniest heaven
‘The terrible tempest seeks his preys
Many the isles in this voyage of ours,
Held by the rule of the Cyelop king;
Many where soft voluptuous breezes
Hither and thither trembling swing
The fruit of the lotos, the honied Jotos ;'
Aud many the rocks where Syrens sing!
Spots where idly, carelessly roving, |
Crushed we die by a single blow 5 ‘
+ Strange sweet fruits which he who tasteth
Straight will heaven forget, forego;
- Music tuat maketh the ear that listeneth
Mad with ies melody, rich and
Steer thee carefully, voyager ‘prother, 5
Ele tlou wilt meet with thy sorest fears;
Mastless, hopeless, all around thee
Welter the wrecks of ‘a thousand years}
Seek the lund where the golden city
‘ Bright on the shore the blest appears.
POPULAR TALE.
“THE OUNG.IUE HEIR...
A TALE on kl REAL LIFE. . '
CONCLUDED.
Om the next day several young ladies ‘and gen-
tlemen, “from an adjuining towa, stopped at Mr.
Albury’s mansion, and announced that they were
on the way to Niagara Falls, and had determined
that Sophia should accompany them. Bat Sophia
and her father seemed to think ‘that they ‘should
| have been consulted: before such a determination
was formed. Their scruples vanished, however,
when Frederick declared he believed that the ad-
vantage to Sophia, from such an exeursion, would
de incalculable, and gently hinted, that on such
occasions the gallant always pays his lady’s ex-
penses.
The party tarried all night at the village, and
in the morning Frederick and Sophia joined them
in their travels. , They embarked at Providence fur
New York; from thence a steamer conveyed them
to Albany, On account of the multitude of locks
between Albany and Schenectady, they took the
packet boat at the latter place, and proceeded up
the rand canal. In vain did Frederick endeavor
to fix the attention of Sophia upon the romantic
sceniry which environed them. The Llithness of
her female companions, imparted something like
elasticity to ber spirits, but’ nothing could arouse
“her to a sense of the beautiful, the sublime, or the
terrific.» Her joys were selfish, and her heart ‘was
chilled by the lust of gain. | > set
‘They at length renched the falls. A goodly com-
pany was already assembled at Forsyth’ 's, and they
walked forth in a body, to view ‘the cataract. Fred-
erick watched the effect upon his cousin. She said
something about water privileges, which the noise
© of the fall prevented bim from “understanding. In
truth, he was glad to listen to the ceaseless thunder
of ages, at the expense of her remarks. * Several of
wing to Frederick’s party pro-
6 falls, behind the sheet: of
the young men belong
posed going under th
falling wal
“How foolish? said Sophia to Frederick, hat
ood hat do?”
. ete will aera pleasure,” said Frederick, “and 1
am resolved to accompany them.”
Frederick accompanied thre of the ‘party to a
little, shed near the spiral stairs, where they obtain-
ed dresses suitable for the occasion, and then, de-
scending the stairs, wending their way towards the
bottom of the falls. A guide passed on before
them. They began to enter the water-roofed hall,
between the descending torrent and the everlasting
, Tock over which ft pours,” The flying spray made
| some of them give back at first, and after they had
* progressed several rods, they found it rather diffi
cult to breathe, ‘The guide ‘soon’ informed them
that they could go no farther, ag there was a preci-
pice ‘a short distance’ ahead, which bounJed the
promenade; bat Frederick and another young man
could sez a few rods before them where the footing
was good, and resolved to advance and explore
still farther, even to the brink of the precipice.—
They went forward with perfect safety, until asud-
den cloud of blinding spray enveloped ’ them, and
preventing their discovering their real situation —
Frederick was ahead of his companion, and did not
stop as the latter did, when assailed by’ the fresh
accessions of spray. In the next moment the hind-
ermost adventurer heard Frederick full, uttering a
short exclamation at the same time.’ The: spray
just then cleared off, and the edge of the fatal pree-
ipice was in full view, a few feet before the’ young
man, but Frederick was gone—fallen from the diz-
zy verge ! ‘Ile ran back to his companions, who
were just emerging with the guide from the watery
cavern. + With’ wildness in’ his eyes, he related
what had happened to Frederick.
“Let us go immediately to the spot, and see if"—
«No, gentlemen,” replied the ‘guide, “it willbe
of no avail; if he has fallen off the rock, he is be-
fore this time dashed to atoms bencath the torrent.’
The ‘young men ran back, however, to: satisfy
themselves that he was actually gone, and - return-
ed to the open air with downeast looks and ach-
ing hearts.’: They ascended the stairs, and commu-
nicated the melancholy intelligence to the whole
party. Sophia was very naturally shocked at: the
annunciation, that he who left her bat a‘ few mo-
ments before. in fall health and strength, was’ now
a mangled eorse in the dark and uncertain caves
hollowed out by the rushing cataraet.
‘The party had Jost all relish for farther recreation.
They took a mournful leave of the spot, and imme-
diately set out for home, to convey the sad tidings
of Frederick’s doom to his relations and friends,
whom he had left bebind when he set out on this ill-
fated adventure,
Frederick's companions | had been gone ‘about
three hours, when a young sailor applied at the lit-
tle shed for a suit of duck for the purpose of wear-
ing behind the falls. ‘ The guide shook ‘his head,
and advised him not to venture, acqnainting him
with the catastrophe which had happened a few
hours before.
/.“Pm not to be frightened at your bugbears.” said
the youth.’ “I'll go now at any rate, since you' try
to scare me out of it.”
© Perceiving that the sailor was a little intoxicated,
the guide persisted in denying his request, which
only rendered the lad more headstrong.” ‘
“Keep your silks,” cried he; “I'll go as Iam,
and ho thanks to you for your outlandish rigging.”
So saying, he dashcd.down the spiral stairs, and
in a moment was hidden behind the torrent. ’ Ie
grouped his way fearlessly onward, until he reached
the very brink of the precipice. At that moment
a stone flew up from beneath, and struck him on
the hand,
“Tia!” cried he, “stones falling renee what
sort of a country is this that I've got into
Another stone around which was scrapped asilk
handkerchief, next came vaulting from the abyss,
“Aba! this looks like something. What sort of
a yarn was it that cursed land-lubber up aloft ‘told
me about a man falling down this place? Hallo
there! hallo! below there! By Heaven, I can’t
hardly hear myself talk, much less any poor fel-
Yow that’s grappling st the world’s kelson under
the ocean.” Away he ran; he bounded up the spi-
ral staircase with the stone and handerchief in his
hand and Lawled Sustily for assistance. “lis story
was soon told.’ A long rope was procured, and
three men followed the young sailor to the frightful
vergé of the precipice, No sign ‘of life now ap-
peared ; no mourning missile told of existence in
the deep profound ; the sullen roar of, the cataract
seemed ministering to the everlasting solitude, and
the Minding spray came up in such volumes, as to
prevent the adventarcrs from discoursing even by
signs. The sailor fastened one end of the rope to
his body, and groped, bis way to the hands of his
companions into which he placed the bight of the
cord ; he then guided their hands to his waist, | that
they might feel it encircling his body.’ They ‘sige
hitied their approval of his plan’ by grasping his
hand and shaking it. For,a moment, the spray
cleared off, and he was able to make himself heard,
as he said, “Lower me down; pall op when I shake
a
He slid off the precipice ; he descended
about twenty feet, when he was arrested by a small
shelf of the rock. | Ile was surprised to find ‘that
the spray was not so thick here as he had found it
on the’summit. ’ He saw the hody of a man lying’
prone on the shelf, a few feet from him.’ He hastily
cast the rope off from his own body, and tied: the
end of it around the waist of his inanimate compan-
ion. He gave the signal, and Frederick was drawn
up.. The rope was again lowered, and the snilor,
scizing it, ran up like a cat, almost without touch-
ing his feet to the cordage. Frederick was hastily
borne out into the open air, and was soon ‘restored
to consciousness ; but he was so weak that he need-
ed support in mounting the stairs.
“Pray,” said he, as soon as he was fairly recover-
ed, Show many persons are acquaipted with the cir:
cumstances of my rescue 7” « ae
“None but we that are, present,” answered the
guide ; “this is the hour for dinner, and every vis-'
itor had retired to the hotel, when this young’ man
brought us the ‘tidings of your being alive.”
“Then,” said Frederick, hastily, “let no man
know that I have been saved. Let every one sup-
pose that I am lost, for a few days.’ I have impor-'
tant reasons for requiring your secresy. I will give
you twenty dollars apiece for your trouble in re-
leasing me from my perilous situation.
The men agreed to maintain a perfect silence
in regard to what had happened, until they should
see it publicly announced in the newspapers, that
he was yet alive.
Fortunately, Frederick's clothing was still ‘under
loek and key, in the little cabin of the guide, his
companions having departed under such a state of
trepidation, that they had forgotten he had changed
his dress when he descended the spiral stairs..Fred-
erick put on his clothes, and walked up to Forsy th’s,
mingled ‘with’ the crowd of strangers, where he
heard them remarking on the misfortune which
they imagined hud huppened to himself.
“The guide gave him timely warning of his dan *
ger,” said one, “but he rashly persisted in rushing
on his fate.”
“Aht his time was come,” drawled out an old
woman; “when a person's time is ceme, nothing
oo
the rope.” ’
can save him.”
“Ile was very rich, they say, ' cried ayoung dan;
dy} “Egad! I should like to be bis heir.” e
{lad he a wife?” said an eldaly man, address-
ing the bar- Keeper. ,
“No’ gir,” replied the Ind, twirling his lemon
squcezers, “but there was @ young Jady i in his com:
an,
. ee did the young lady, take the news of his
misfortune %? inquired Frederick, carelessly.
“Very much like a woman who has lost five han-
dred thousand pounds,” replied the bar-keeper,
laughing, “I actually overheard her say that all his
fortune would now go to his mother, who could do
well enough without it.”
Frederick asked no more questions, having dis-
‘covered with some other individuals who had been,
similarly cireumstanced, that it is not very agree-
able to hear people talk about us after we are dead.
Frederick Albury the hero of our tale, had prom-
ised his father, on his death-bed, that he would
marry his cousin Sophia, unless some very impor ,
tant objection to their union shonld arise. He bad
visited her at her father’s house; he had found
many traits in her character which were revolting
to bis very soul, but still he had boped that, by
separating her from her avaricious parent, and in-
troducing her into the society of persons of enlarged
and liberal minds, he should be able to transform
her into a being whom he could love. . Ilis heart
had not been enthralled by her beauty, for he had
seen many women much handsomer than she; but
a stream of gratitade bad arisen in his mind, which
took its rise.in the many kind attentions which he
had received from her, and the unwearied endeavors
which she had taken to render herself agreeable to
him—mistaken as those endcavors might some-
times have been. But a strong suspicion ha
thrown a lurid glare over his_ mind, that her heart
was not all his own; and, finally, the _Tapacious
love’ of money, which was discoverable in every
word and look. of his cousin, had impressed him
with a vague apprehension, that she was aiming at
his fortune, and not at himsclf. “The accident
B
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which we have just related scemed to place it in his.
power to obtain such proof of her duplicity as‘
would enable him to retreat with’ honor and leave. *
the field to young Stevens, who he believed had re- *
ceived more encouragement from her than she ~
would be willing to acknowledge to him. ~
He accordingly sprang into the first stage. and °
returned to Buffalo, where he learned ‘his’ cousin”
and her friends had made’ the best’ of their way _ |
home, Ile followed them. He arrived at his own
mansion in time to guard his mother against the’ |
report of his death, which would goon’ be “broken ~
to her in the gentlest manner.” Ie eluded the ken"?
of the servants, and proceeded to disguise himself
in the following manner, for his’ intended’ expedi- ui
tion; he hid his own raven locks under a coarse
wig of red hair, put a large patch of one side of
his nose, bound a cotton handkerchief ‘around ‘his ‘!
face, which covered his whiskers,'and ticd ‘at the’
top of his head; he put onan old slouched hat, a’
large gray round-about, striped ‘woollen: trowsers, :
and heavy cowskin shoes. Thus equipped, he set
out early in the morning, on foot, for the village
of L——, where the unsuspecting Sophia resided —
inconsolate, no doubt, for the loss of her lover, As °s
he was burthened with a small trank, which con-’
tained a change of apparel, bis journey would have’
been long and toilsome, had he not frequently ree «
ceived invitations from Wwaggoners and others, to ‘>
get up ‘and ride. ‘Le generally rewarded theso®
good-natured travellers with a few shillings, which 7
they at first refased to accept on account of his ap -
parent poverty. :
Thus did he journey leisurely forward, until, on”!
the evening of the third dar, he spicd the blazing ~
windows of the village of L—, in the distance— | °
He felt somewhat weary, and his appetite was good.” 4
Ue resolved to stop ut some farm-house, and requeat ’-
lodgings for the night, He knocked at the door of! s
a substantfal cottage, but was informed by the mas-*
ter of the honse, that he did not entertain travellers: -
“The tavern is not a mile distant,” said’ the’ yeo- ~
man}; “you can be accommodated there.” 1 »
“But I have no money,” said Frederick.’ * *
“That is the very reason that I will not take you. 2
in 2” slamming the door in F rederick’s face.
re
t
,
walked away, “who, I'll be sworn, finds it difficuls |”
to raise money enough to pay his taxes, and yet he
sparns a man for his poverty with as mach hautew |
as if he himself were worth a million. It is acom- |
fort to the sordid boor, to know there is sonie one *
in the world lower than himself; ‘and yet, no doubt,
he heartily curses the pride of his wealthier neigh-
bor, who fecls himself a peg above Aim,
The pilgrim went on a few rods farther.
cabin with but two small windows, arrested his att
tention. “I will cull here by way of experiment,”
thought Frederick. “As my beggarly condition
presses closer on the heels of this man's impover- |
ished circumstances, than even those of his inhos-
pitable neighbor, I may expect still harsher Bs8ge,
at the hovel than I met with in the cotta,
Frederick approached the apology for a tene-
ment, and rapped humbly at the door. |
“Walk in,” replied a deep manly voice.
Frederick raised the latch and entered, but start-.
ed upon encountering the wasted figure ofa man, .
upon whose brow the highest order of intellect
was indubitably stamped. ITe sat. ata Jittle table .
covered with books and papers; several masterly . .
specimens of drawings hung against the walls, and
an old celestial globe stood in one corner. There ,
There was a singular combination of dignity and *
benevolence in the manner in which he welcomed .
Asmall”
g
to be seated.
“I fear Ihave intruded upon your leisure,” said
Frederick, bowing; but, being benighted on my.
journey, I have taken the liberty to crave your hos. |
pitatity ”
The intelligent glance of the host ‘convinced ,
Frederick that he had annihilated his red wig, + patch
and striped trowsers, by so polite a speech. ‘ But”
he had gone too far to recede. .
. “I should suppose,” said the host, interrupted *
oceasionally by a dry cough, “that you had seen
better days.” ne
“That's true,” ‘replied Frederic 1 hare been :
peculiarly unfortunate. Iwas a merchant's clérk,
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“Now there is a’ fellow,” said Frederick, as he -”>
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the youth to the lowly dwelling, and requested him _
