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If ?:..ir'iox ■ La^ Wi> /l. ib'8i»^i> > ■' :3J 'Q4 ap noi Si A^.0D S!H.l v>B3 t *•». » > >G3J /9.iy^^7 a^ ^'K' ■ ^ ADYEUTISE.^IEXT. /A^ excuse for the roughness, and other defects of the following piece, it might be pleaded, that it w>ts hastily uritten, and sent to the press without correction. The author regrets, that, for ivant of leisure, he could not present it to the Public in s*o perfect a state, either with regard to stjjleor fable, as the subject is susceptible of and in which bu a more sJdIful L ,nd, U might ea- silij have been produced, June dth, 1825. .- A-< 4. M- , "■'. .- ,v^ ■ J-r froxDEns OF the v/est, ^c. I. Who lias not h.id a ivisli l' inspect Niagnr:k's fuuKil cataract ? And all llie vvoi tiprs to explore i From Eric's to Ontario's shore ? The brattles, lately fou;xlit hetwren; Give lively iiiter'^st to the stone ; Anil leiul.ihe curious sfrangnr rounJ, To jcru'inize Oiuli battle ground. But icntinients more noble far, Than thoughts of Hint unnatural war, The sienpry around inspires, And ever^ J'eeling boaoni tires. 11. The Boat bad'slemm'd Ontario's tide, And aiichor'd on the southern side ; A noble river with i(s wnvos, Two rival nations' confines laves ; That Giant stream, which througli the lakes Oi Canada, its lircuit makes, And issuing from Ontario, About two hundred n.iUs below, (After so long a piljjrimage, Le*3 holy name were sacrilefrr) Assumes St. Lawrence, name ot awe But here 'tis called Niagara. iir. Upon this river's eastern side, A Forlfpss stands in warlike pride j Ontario's sur;jc? lash its base, 1* ... r--^- X-' \ ' o v^■■■ •jti €'■ K ■ f. » Atf 6 And frrndinMy its whDs flofiice ; And, from its lo[iiMo«t tower Hi-pIiiyM. A (lug, with stripes ami 4t.ii;? poriiMy'd ; •Upon the vvp-it nil niici'^nt mound, The Union Jack and— Brili>.|i ground : Nor distant (ar another elands, " Whicti lht> whole rivor's month commands. Bftwreii the two lay Ni'wark viliaii*', Which yet th-y let its nei'jjhboiifi pill^ige ; Nor only ?o, but burn if down ; And from iis ashes now ha* grown, Another, but more lovely far, Sinc-^ the t'oiiLfnsion of the wnr, W'hich thej tiave iiaiird Ni.igara. IV. Some foreign passengers ofnofo, Had come tli.it inorniri r j,, tiif> Hoat, And early snuntot'd o't-r the grrcti Enraptur'd with the tharniinjr pceuf, And still the woi'd'ring pai ty'w;.lkM, And still, with growing wonder talk'J, And prais'd the l.enuty rjf iht day ; Jut one there was, who ttioii'^hlfuliv Uninindt'ul of the varying chut Upon a verdant hillock sat ; ■And while wilhsij^hs his bosom Iicav'd He thus his wayward lortune oriev'd; * , I. - " LovET.v village (liough thou be, Thy delights are none to me ; Peaceful though tho iieighb'riiijr lulce, I cannot that peace partake. 11, ' • --, Ceasele.cs storm disturbs n.y breast • Pay or ri^ht I find no rest; ' I Then ndieu.frnnquillity, 'i'hou wert not desi^u'il f.^r inc. III. ^ Such a scene might joy imnart To the gay, and cheerful heart; I prelt-r tlie des.'rl dr»'ar To the smiling landscape licro. IV. There I might pour out my grief: There F mijlii expect relief; Tiiere hiiight indulge my si^hs, And with dull nature syaij)at]iize. V. Two summers have already passM, Since my Kilen hreafh'd her la?t : Still her image fills my mind ; Oh! slud 1 ne'er contentment find! VI. Dreams of her disturb my rest ; Still her meiii'ry warms my breast j I will quit this life ot sorrow, And join my Ellen's shade to morrow." V. Then, starting from his grassy seat, He rose th' advancing group to meet • He brieriy spoke, the carriage stood j Theyenter'd; and, in sullen mood, " Drive to the Falls," was all he spoke ; And none within the silence bioke. Some gaz'd upon the leriile tiddi j Tfct variol Plum, cliri And some Whtip !om A British I And blush 9«tweeii tl "But mos That piitU Wboip bni Upon that Wliere co To raise t But nov il monnm ••Whose I ••Brock's Here ttie Throuffh Then ii?( Boihncr lil Round an •Till it se ' There And over And, CM I To be th Ohserviii -That "u Th« various fruits llie orchnnl yielcJs ; Plun.. cli'^rry, appl^ p«'nr. & peacl. ; And sonu- the peml^nf branches roacli; While some reffanl the distunt shore, A Britiih rnl.Miy no more, And b'ush lor bailifs fon^ht ami won, Pelweeii the mother and her sons. X VI. "But most adtnire that noble stream. That fjlicle!" th- rival realms between ; Who- St. Julian's lively ii'ter; (In livclinesj he <'nr.c Mirpa«s'J her,) St Jii'lan smilii'g, how'd nssenl, And up the hill the party went. She had not seen hir niile hctbrc, Since he had left his native shoie, And that whs thirteen weekn or n.orc. And now, encourag'ti by that smile, i^hfl tries hi< r^orP'ia Ut beguile} But nsos every nrt in vain, To south his bosom's rooted pain. X. Now, with unwonted labour spent, Behold ihetn on the monument ; ^Vhere, ta the traveller below, K«(h seems no larger than a crow. The summit gain'd, the ladies scream, v\nd shrink from the appallinii »C' ne ; While some in terror shut their eyes. And some look upward to tlie skies. To hide their di«tai'ce from the prouiid, Mor dare to cast their eyes around. XI. Si. Julian dnrtichall devours, fyetia not lull,) |at 13 transported down the tide, * thu^ the awful place describe. le river hollows, with a sweep^ Tond unfalhoinably deep ; basin semicircular J hides are perpendicurnr^ d high above the gloomy ponJ, bich seems the mouth of Acheron. xiir. «;^AUhough he Ji»>ard both fall and flood, Bifound beiieaih him where he stooo, ,» Julian paus'd on nought, beside slliost.iteiv forests, vild and wide, ipiHt seom'd to scorn ihe inron-ls, m.ido human arts, upon their shade ; ose nariow (rac'.s, no wider spread «ian a moth's progress in a wtb. ;, XIV. fA scene so new and so sublime, 'iiisM St Julian for a tinio j d. whil'«h? stood if) rnn{=>inp!atif>n, IIS griff was lest ill admiration, tllioujjhtsof her hecamo to flee. H Returning on Mm suddenly, He iitarlt'd from his re very, As if, altac k'd by sudden pain, ' Despair had seiz'd npon his brain ; And, from that tower's giddy height He ieap'd— lii^ bulwarks slopo'd^bis flight: And hifl now frantic sister's Hrin, PresiTv'd St. Jmian from harm. As when hy fowlei's net ensnar'd, JThe unsu^ppcliiig bird is siar'd; . Wiih sudden flit side's on (ho win-r, But drops, deiam'd bv cruel sirin-^. XV. The rest had long before desrended, Whuh the rash purpose had befriended; He knew not, in his nmsing mood, That by bis side I is sister stood, Sbegrasp'd his hand, and led him down J he wmding staircase, to the ground, With breathless haste ; then weak and wan, ohe hung upon St. Julian. Whf II she recover'd strength to speak, "Meant yon to scar me, brother? seek Less seriou? jrsis, or you may do * A deed yon shall forever rue." "Fear not Marie," Si Julian said, "'A giddiness had sciz'd my head; And whirl'd nerourj, I i For whose misforlune lie had Diouru'd. XIX. Now all were in the rarri.ige seated, And each advt-nture twiie repeated, When all agreed to ask If'ogee, (A native of tlie woods was he) Why that was caU'd the dead man's shore, Which he had led them to explore. He mu*'d awhile and nothing spoke, At length his silence tlitis he broke : — I. [per'snois**; " Ere these inounfains re-echoM tin- wood-chop- F.re th>^ sons of your nation had ventur'd so far; Ere we tasted that bowl, wlii«h as many destroys Of our nation in peace, as your weapons in war. 11. There liv'd on this mountain a warrior brave. And a maid whom he lov'd as his lile; And slie swore that unniarticil she'd go to hergrave, Or else be that warrior's wife — III. She was stately and tall as a pine on the hilPj Like the stars of the north wcto her eyes ; Her voicp was as s.ft as the murmuring rill j Her face like the mi>oii in the skies. IV. None was more brave than her lover in baltle. And none more humane wlieu the b:\Uh was o'er ; Liks th^ tlinnder in war 'mid his fui-s he would rntllej III peace the calm stream tiiat unites with tlic shore. V. n.t* ^ ^rfiil fiiirtr a ♦ n Aittnnr Who aued for the maid, and her parents cou)p!i'd; The day w; Andtliechii The sour And revcln Butupartfn Wh© tnjojf' Dejeded As be lean't His face wa And his bod Hf spoke As she ijrac( But UD^f^en s None knew Thestran" Presilginj; l,c Thenoi.-fi of But das ! he jen sear The iteps of By l|je toot of Tbejl' found li, TSeirfeelir When the miii ride whc 14 The day was appointed ; li.e guests u-pre invited— And the chieAa.n approacl.ing to make her his bride. ^ VI. ■ Tbo sound of the music and dance had beo-uti And eevcliy rang o'tT the green ; " But epprtfrom the concourse of guests there was one. Who erjoy'd not the festiyal scene. Vil. Dejected he folded his arms oVr his breast. As be lean'd on the trunk of an oak • ?i!i k'^V'f "^'""'■'^ ^J ^^^ P''""°s of liis crest, . And bis body conceaPd by a cloak. '^". VIII. ^^poke nol^, hut mournf\iIly gnz'd on the bride. A» she ^racelul-y mov'd in the thron"- • But UD^pen si.e re.Jr'd u hen the slra "o'er she saw • Nene knew when or where she had gone. ' IX. pJ.^'"'^['^^'"^"*'"''''*"^"'^''o'-""dherush'd. Presaging 1,, r fo.rr.wful huo ; * Theoo..eof the revel was instantly hush'd;' But .ya. ! he had n.iss'd her too late. ' ' , X. W^en search had be^n made, but invainf lor life ane Iteps ot the stfitfi^er they trac'd • Th«^f'°" n^ ''"'. '■''^' ^'"'' l'^'>«^over the tide, Ihey found him advunci.ig in habie— XI W?lvf '.''/''''''^' °^ 'Sony who can portray, When the m.iden t!,ey sousrht for »vns seen • Tk^- ™'^"p''';^ ':"*^. '^n H'e pebbles she Say ' Tlwjride who had danc'd on the green ! ' .15 Klf. xiu. i..a^ow;f::ri:;d":;'t^^:^^^^"-'-^'''^^^-„, And nishlly sail fonh, with mu.ic of sholls To allure more souls from this. ' °' ''^^"'' XIV. And ninny compirjons they now have cof To share m liieir d.'li-lus • ^ ' Who eagorly IcapM from the top of (he rock At the battle of Q^uecDston heijas, ' XV. •Tis scares twelve moons since three were drnirnM And one rode over the bank ; '''^"^"<^^'0*" J. At the foot of the rock his body was found • A man of word] aad rank." ' XX. ^roo-«. unsold, and, we have said, AMoag the naliv<^s had been bred • And smce the stories of our youth, JJIi interest us more than truth, Won yo,cu,ehislonjnarratioa Y' » tradition of his nation ; And „,s brief notice of events Jhnthad,n„repleas'dhis.udience. Allhongh It must have drawn a tear > io. every eye. the tale lo hear. ? Howdownth. bank impeirdb; fear \ Of Indian yell and tomnlunvk ^ ^j'Tfucm,,. bounded from the rock - Aad to escape theirsiuage fee, ' Rushed to fl For who v/t VYaa «ure to Let Brito And all whc Of Britain, banish thee Tljnt led to Arm'd, and I'd use the ! Against ear Their na;iv Thus streng The var.qiii: To 'scHpe tl Ne'er let su As by that t When (ell p VictiiU::) to U What is £ Who from r WIjo, fpaiie U sjenile wl Who ne'er i However hi Whose inott Where'er th *' Humane c^ Brightly em Shall such a Amid ,1 vvi'u Whose fell While fop I. And shnll sn Wilh such c 1» Rushed to n certain »Ienth belo'v ; For who went safely down (lie sleep, VVaature to perish in tlio deep. XXI. Let Briton* and Americanp, And all who boift ihfn>»rlve9 the sor;» Of Britain, h n'd (or chivalry, Banish Uicci el policy, Tljntled to w:ir ihc Indian (ribef, Arm'd, and rewarded tbcni bf'sides, I'd use the horrid sraliiin;; knife, Against eavh wretched toeiiian's life. Their naMve hate to en* mies, Thus strenwtlieu'd by their avarice, The var.qiiish'd toe nii^iiit sue in vuin, To 'scape the lins'riiij^ deal!) of pain. No'cr lei such »)a;;sacrp be mad**, As by that treach'rou? ambuscade, When fell poor Brr.d lock and his Uion, Victims to Useless discipline. XXII. What is a Biili.tli ScIdiV-r? One, Who from a foe disdnins to niii ; Who, ffaiiess 'mid the biittle's roar, Is sjenile when the b:ittleV oVr ; Who no- 'nr insults a ViMiqui-h'd fue, However ligh, however low- Whose motto, over all the world, Where'er the nrilisli fliir's upfiirl'd, " Humane <^ VallanC^ siiinds coiife;3'd, Brightly einhiny-'MiM on hi.^ rre*t. Shall such a lieino; have lii? po.-t, Amid n wild and lawless host, Whose fell resontme nt noiip;!ii can b;dk, V/tfi'e foe iem'iin-5 and tonirdiTwk ? And shall some futun- B.ock be dooniM With such compeers to bs enioiiib'd '^ xxiir. Tt^oget his tale abruptly dropp'd, Just as they pass'd a JooGly cot; 1 was neiiher elepant, nor mean, ^utin a 5ty!e to suit the scene. Two n:i(Tomy poplar? in the front, As well for use as ornament, Seeni'd to m^urn o'er the vacant seat, Whicii was erected a» their feet. Around no footstep could he seen; The rank grass ^rew upon the green ; Sotue household relics-windows broken. It s now deserted state betoken : While the unfmisli'd job espi'd, , Show'd it was lately occupi'd. "Why stop you here" ? the strangers crv. ■> ^rogee drove o,,, while with a si-L ' i He uiade the foilow.ng reply ;_° • C I. ** Retir'd within that lonely cot, There liv'd a happy Jiair, Wt.o chose this calm scqiiester'd spot To raise a family fair. H. Blest with each other they enjoy'd Health, competenieand peace: And as their family muliipli'd, Their happiiiess iiicreas'd. III. Theirdaughfer, like ah i!f blown rose ' Had nearly r^-ai h'd her prune ; ' Too charnnng to be louu^ expo's'd To the rude huiid of time. IV. Her bi^r.'h day came ; her friends v,erc coll'd To spend the le?live day ; " mm Sh« went I Bej^oiid ih « We'll As ilie her Then with The basbc On bis ( Till they « It was dec His wife a On thei Attain'd tl When nit) A^d WOiid The fei As by a si The boatr To teU IL At eve Nor yet \ Next mnr Ilis'wifc : No sigl . Noryei a As when i ile stood Wlien And ohi 18 She went t* invite o friend, whose borne Beyond ihe river lajr. V. " We'll soon return," her motlicr saicT, ' As ilie her spouse embrac'tl ; Then with hrr child away she sped ; vTfae husband fondly gazM VI. On his departing wife and child, Till they es.apM liis ken; It was decreed lie ne'er should see His wife and child again. VH. . • On their return at eve, they had Attain'd tlie middle stream, ' When ninsic slow and sad is heard, itjpd woiid'rous sights aie seen. VIIJ. The ferry boat was overset, As by a sudden gale; The boatman only came on shore, To tell the mournful tait>. At eve no wife or child relurn'd. Nor yet when eve was prst ; Next morn the wofnl tiiiinr^s brought — Ilii-wife and child were lost ! X. No sigh esrap'd ; no word he spoke ; , Noryei a tear he shod ; As when the ligl;tniiig-rends an oak, lie stood as cold as dead. ' xr. When he rcviv'd, the world how chang'd i -And oh 1 how chang'd his lot! V 19 His children round him he array'd, And slowly left ihp cot. " iVogee now p»Mis'd, hut did not fail. As he advanc'd, to tfll the tah' Of him, who in the dead of night, His carriage drove oVr Q,'ipenslon height, Where high it low'rs abdve the tide, Contiguous to the higiiway side. XXIV. To lose a husband, a parent, wife. Or some dear friend, the halm of life. When death assurnog his gentlest form. Is gri^f enough ; but to be lorn From those iv?t love, williout a tear To sooth their la^t sal moments here j Without a kind, a last adieu, To those we lovM so long, so true. Requires a more than h.iman power, To lielp us ill tho trying hour — Love would our pillow bo in death ; Love would receive the parting breath j Love would impress a mournful kiss On the pale lips and even this Some consolation weuld bestow On the poor niourHer left below. kxv. Nichol, the sympathetic tear sliall flow From all who knew thee, and from all who know That, siiatch'd in the prime of life, from all that bind* The heart to earth, and gives to human minds .A wish to lengtlien out existence here. From fortune, friends, and family must d^ar, Ambition's priz-, nay, merit's claim in sight. Which thon hadsf amply earn'd, both day 5: night With unremitting toil and anxious care, Serving thy country, both in peace and war, When thoii ha To cease thy Thou wast, tl To be reward Thy widow'd A country's g Weeps for he Nor hopes to «« And what ! 'Twere need! In af^er ages, Shall teacli tli And when the That lofty to " Ther«," sha And here bra Naw had tl Where many, In the late wa There happei When friend ' And sunk bpn 'Tis said our I If 80, why dii Until the mor Who had tlie Atlength, ( Niagara, whii O'er which th Till quickly f A scone, wlii From one win How shall aij .ff*- 20 When thoii hadst reach'd iho summit and prppar'J, To cease thy toil, and re,\p ih) Just reward, Thou wast, that niomont, rruininit liuri'd, To be rewarded m another world. Thy widow'd mourner werps — nor weeps 'alone j A country's grief re-ertioes to her moan ; Weeps for her statesman and U"r h»ro dead, Nor hopes to find an eqiiAl in his :^tead, "And what! no nionument ! Inscipiion, stone t" 'Twere needless; lor Ills virtues shall he knowii;- In after ages, when liis hononr'd name, Shall teach tlie youn^ to emuhite his lame : And when the future traveller e'^pies That lofty column pointing to the skies, " Ther«," shall his lead'-r siy , " li<^s gallant Hrock, And here brave Nichol tumbl'd rroui the rock.'' XXVI. Nftw had they come lo Londy's lane, Where many, friends and foes, were slain; In the late warlhe bloodiest tiiht There happen'd, and in dead of niiiht, When friend was oft mistook lor foe, And sunk beneath his comra-te's blow. 'Tis said our foes the vicl'ry ilaim; If 80, why did they not reinaui Until the morn, when they (night see Who had the 'vantage, they or we. XXVII. At length, they hear tliy thimd'ring sound, Niagara, which shakes the gr^mnd O'er which they speed, with rapid flight, , Till quickly bursia upon the siiihl A scene, which might applause comiuandj From one wiio came ironi fairy land. How shall piy lowly muse essay, >l The vnrioii!«be.Tniloa to porlray, That meet the eye al every glmirc ? Before me, an inimonse cxpjn of arrows.) Receiv'd our guests, who straig.it proceed — The midiifariou3 names to r^ad, PencilI'd on the whitid walls The galleries, and spacious halls ; An easy way to gain renown, Bjr publishing ournami; and town, And that on such a month and day Of Huch a year, we came that way, Accompani'd by somo dear friends, And there the wond'rous story ends;. Bui some are not content with this, Who, lest the future tray'llrr miss, Some portion of th' excessive pleasure Which tliey have felt, in riiynie or measurej Pefpetuate, upon the walls, Th'? various beauties of the Falls ! XXXI. But leaving these, they soon ascend The lofty cupola, and tiien Are well rewarded for their loil^ 2S Since they hare loft th.ir native soil. remajjs upon this e.i thy hall (Could we investi;ralu it all,) Anelh.T ?iglii co'.dd u(,\ bo f uuid J'o equal ,diut i.-= sitn around. A ran- a.^seiiiihiirn l.rre isseon, Of objects novel, gr.md, semne ; Wild woods rou^l,rocks,.oftM.fam..«:llmpidlnlte., H gh lulls, de. p dale,, fair fioi.l.. L thorny brakesV J he glo^nny ^ul', and pncipico profound; Jorrents (.at, with a tl,„nd'ring sound. I'oauiingfoiward to the Fi.ll There unit^ and mingle all, ' VVitii a thousand ol.ji-cis more Too numerous to count ihi-mVer. XXX[[. "The proper Mudy of mankind is man," Sosanjtiiebarduf Tujokonh/m. Ul all liieubjocti of creation 1 here's none de.er.es our admiration, Jiur. than ihe humun form dnine, But ch.ef-ttK. torn, of womankind, ihro wiiatsoeverclnnes we :6am Jn peace, .n war, abroad, a. home': In poh.hd city, wh,-reth.' mind, cy education m(-sl refin'd, Giv.s 10 tlie fiiir superior ;;rare, In.pruve.'- each feature of tlie face • C'rt.Hv.rse the un|)o: snM »vil,|, ' v\ here man exi?;< rudo nature's 1^0 form so he utidil appear?, As th.u whicii lovely woman wears ^ he sv\-eeie5,t music w- can hear Isle-s doligh'fnl to the oar * Than woman's \oi. c, nor can imparl such sweet emotious to ihi: heaii child ; The gaye Cannot ai Or teach $0 toon a And n< Ar* tee II He, who To this t Is forc'i Whom li Are rivu la this I ' By the < AUhoug Less ot la their Dialing' Of forn Of man Which Oflhos But 'tv To rec Or ana Let it J Tliat g Had n' Than Amid Of be Mam' Ileti And ! She I 24 The gayest object we can see, Cannot assuage our misery Or teach us sorrow to beguile, 5o woo as charm.ns momao 3 doule. xxxiii. And no mean samples of the sex, Ar» «en at iheso fam'd cataracts. fi:;rho?nn.Europe'«p...lUUM courts. TothwaUacUvespolr.sorts 1. forcM to own his native fair, Whl he had deeni'd beyond compare, Are tivall'd, or perhaps, excelld In this remote CaMa.im« wild, • By the (air daughter. 01 the «;es^; Althou-h, in their beha,f confers d, Less ot'the lily and the rose, l;lirmore;alecoa.plexiongows; Di.tinguisu'd mare tor grncel.lness Of form, and easy playfuh ess Sfmanner, than the brilU.nt tints, VvhTch are conspicuous ornaments . Xose who dvveU.n colder c. me; SuXerc a needless waste of ..me To reckon up their nnm'rous graces, Or analyze their pretty taces. • 1 ,» itsuflicc, in brief, to tell, Tta^^ga or troops of beaux and belles, iad nev'er at the F.lls been seen Than at this season had conven d. xxxiv. Amid this constellation bright, Sf beauties, dazzling to the ^'§^'«» . Wam'^olle Dc Lislo. conspicuous shone , Ilet pensive Pir -.-.trpOn- ..u •"•'•,„, And pale complexion; but wneiicer She spoke, 't^as ecstasy to bear; tl Sttrell her mellow voice exprejs'd Her inward peace and gentleness. Her features mild, ye' di^nifi'd, An elevated mind inipli'd, And, sans her stately form, call'd forth Kespect for her superior worth. XXXV. Marie De Beauvais too, was fair, As was the fairest lady there. Her graceful elegance ofshspe, So Aexile and so delicate. Would please the most fastidious eye ; Her innocent vivacity. The sweetest antidote to grief, And melancholy's sure relief, Her waking moments ne'er forsook j She never wore a mournful look, Bui when St Julian look'd sad, And then she look'd almost as bad. XXXVI. Madame Pe Lisle, an ancient dame, Wtio with her son and diugliter came. Cheerful and talkative at times. Could well describe, in prose or rhyme, The various novelties she saw, 111 travelling to Niagara ; On her the pleasing duty lay. To lead the pleasures of the day. XXXVIl. What gives to msn external grace ? A manly form, a msn'y face. Wliere candour, bravery and Irutli, Are painted with the glow of youth. What gives true dignity of nund ? 3 Sentim'>n{B Henri De L As well St. Twowa Pierre, An The wife c As much a Madcap ti Bjr drink a Tfjejr leav A|>artinenl Along the That leadc We'll leav Viewing v And iyi\i\y Sotneibing And no Groaning See appro Drawn b) lUrkl tli( Wljich thi Who roui Intent to l^et down Or the pc Here mi^ Carrying Uinbrella A paraso About un 16 Sentimpnts noble and refiii'd. Henri DtLisle all those possess'd. As well St. Julian could attest. XXXVIII. Two waiting women, and a man, Pierre, Annette, and Mariann^, The wife of Tierre, who understood As much as any house- wife could, Blade up the train.— And now refresh'd, Bjr drink and viands of the best, Tficy leave their servant? to array A|>artinents, while tliey bend their way. Along the narrow, boarded track, That leadeth to the cHtaract. We'll leave them, for the present, there. Viewing what's wonderful or rare^ And haply, at the Inn, may view Something as rare, and wond'rous too. : ; XXXIX. And now along the level road, Groaning 'nealh th' incumbent load. See approach the lofty chaise. Drawn by four most gallant greys : Hark! the Driver winds his horn, Wljich the drowsy waiters warns. Who round the coach ob-equious stand, Intent to lend the ready iiand ; Letdown the steps; the door unhasp; Or the ponderous coffer gra-p Here might be seen ku Afrii an, Carrying a trunk and bdy's fan; Uiitbrella with a broken handle; A parasol, and uncouth bundle ; And there disj-u'e a hraie df hesllcfs, About unharnessing the horses, 21 THp smiling host wn'k? to nnd fro, His rounu untenanted to show. XL. Who is that Indy, now alighted, On whom the wui d'nng; eye dflighted, Wou'd like to siize a.i! siill admire. And never of its g.izii;g 'ir^' ? Whate'er the fancy lias [)0i tr ty'd,. Or artist to li;e cyr di?p!ay'd, Of beauty, symmetry, and grace, In form, in colour, or in face, By this fair mnd'l is outdone Or mingles all in her nlone. As light as flits the moonlight beam, Upon t!>? bosom of a stream, Her t^racefnl loctsteps meet the ground ; And, 89 she moves, siie sheds around Part of li'^r own peculiar grace, Reflected in each happy f^ce; A lookvof sweet benesolence, Beaming from her countenance, Esprfss'd her purity of thought, And to the rapt admirer brou^»'ht, Visions of celestial bli^s, Too high lor such a World as this, XI-1. Was- It her beauty exquisite, That in every bosom lit, T lie glotv ol love jo delicate, That even Angels mn^t partake ? The purest mind, the kindest heart, Had writ, on rature's fairest chart. Feelings and thoughts the most r'-Cn'd, That can alointh;- human miud; No womier he, wliorend it oVp, Sliould grow enamoiu'd more aud more. •.-..'<- 28 Puraon, fair Lady, the attempt Pr««uroptuans, lorepresPiit Aform so peneit, so divine, Which fvr exceeds tlie human mind To appr« hend, the human heart Must ea'.imate thee as thou art. XLII. That noWe youth is sure her biother j The one a copy of ihe other ! Who leads h^r from the carringe Joor, Along the gpacio'j ' jindor. The outlines here .lorc strong y mark U , The shad. 8 and (.olouring more dark ; The step more firm, the eye more keen, Serre to disrriniii.ate between. ■ «» Ellen St. Fleur" I extlaim'd Annette, With voice scarcely aniculate, And bi'alhless sunk upon the floor, When she espied them at the door. . Soon as Annette her voice rogain'd, ^ She thus at length the cause fxplaiu d Of her atlight to Mariai)i;e, Wbo;>e carea the recompense demand. XLIII. «« Love and friendship felt in yi^ulh. Still are the truest ; Affection tiikrs the deepest root, Where the soil's pure4. Beiwei-n St. Julian and De LisI?, Soon a mutual friendship sprupp; Bvith could vvorsnest fnond^hipttt!, Both wecJ kind and both were young. 29 XLIV. On the borders of the Seine, Kf»ar St. Denis' ancient fane, Stood De l.i«lp's paterniil dwelling, Whore St. Julian made his stay Far^beyond the prcn-is'd day, And he net d''d no compelling. • ^ Piut the time at last drew nigh, When he purposed to remove ; Rapidly the moments fly, When we live with tlicm we love. XLV. Alas! it was a Icckless thought. Which, De Lisle, occurred io thee. And which upon St. Julian brought. All his future misery. On a visit to repair to the Chevalier St Flour. Many a happy day was wasted ; Many a varied pleasure tasted j 5till Julian's visit lasted; For the lovely Eleanor, « Was a guerdon for his stay, Where he could pasi his life awny. At length his father's mandate came, Which disallow'd their hapless flame. XLVI. <' Say, Ellen, must St. Julian part From thee and hippiness forever. Who cannot live but where th.ou art? No ! I shall never leave tine, never'. Wills not my sire thai I should wid Ilrrwhom Ileav?ii has destin*d forme? Hast thou not already said, My Eleanor, that lliou didst iove me ? Ttjen why do we linger here my luve ? 3* our ni d It t u.-' the hi r here I here'er tdoe m ^d thee i r "St. Ju 'p0Tv.Vfr, l>tthis btf Mni give t Another's The morn' Ellen'd iov Bot!>hHll(] Then lingi Hat Qy tu I And may St Which 1^0 * But let i That w( Till life Adieu, J .«»\Vhpn Another u Then F m? &it that c:i Bfttre St. If'his fli^l Though to Iferhealth , wilt 1 iot, Ut t T©mcet \ Ni mattf r 3a Let our nnptinl forrli be ligfitei"^, And Itl u? far from ibis reg'ioii rove, Ere the hloom of our !ovp be bligliteif. For here I swear by nil above, Where'er I roam, where'er I liv*», To thoe my hnnri, my life I give, And thee a'oiie I'll love." XLvn. f " St. Juliim, thy Image is enshrin'd, ' J^Ort.vtr, in tly Ellen's bosom ; l>t this be all of f hce Ihnt's mirio, And give the re.-t to hi-rtliy sire has choser Another's love will chase Hway The moni'ry of thy Eleanor ; Ellen'i love sha'l ne'er dccny, Bot shall daily sirengihen more. Then lin|;er no long«r here, my love, But fly to the friends that love ♦hoe. And mayst thou that liappine*s prove, ^hicti Heaven and love can give thee. ■■"But let it nut grii've 'heo, That we meet no mure ; Till life I.e oVr, Adieu, I must leave ihee." xi.viir. "When I forget my Lllen's love, Another may have charms for me j Then r may inronstnnt prove; But that cat! never, never be. Henre St. Julian would hie, If his fli'^ht could give tlice pleasure • Tbough to leave thee were to die, My healtii, n)y life, my only treasure. MV, wilt ihou be haiM.u" when I p.m foiic * If not, Ift us v\andcrtogoth(r. To meet wei,! or wo, whenever il ccnie Np matUr where, or whither. '*■ d^//4* ^L-^-^-c SI XLIX. " Though by all my friends abjur'd ; Expos'd to the world's ohloquy. All for Ihee ..hall he eudur'd, -lor thou art all the norld to me. ' L en my pride n; . , be o'ercorae, Bj' whatigrealo, r, my love ; J;re ly.eldto we<; .sHhone, yy whose friends 1 ,n not approv'd. I hen friends, fo, tune, pride, be forever rorgot. r^lor hinder our happiness longer, ' ' Contented with thee, whatever our lot. " ^ I 11 go with thee all the world over. * But away; your sire obey: To avoid suspicion, You must feign submission; Then come again this way." L. When from his dear Ellen torn. On Ihewmgsof hopeophorne, Jo his father swift he hied, And with his behest tomplied. But the Chevalier her brother, (For her sire was dead and mother) >y ho well knew his si-le.'s love Nor her passion disapprov'd, ' Till the fatal mandate came, Which forbade St. Julian's dame Saw his sister's busy care ; ' Whose fears durst not the cause declare ^Tlien."saidSt. Fleur, •• since you deny J lour brother s minJ to satisfy, ( Your brother and your guardian f, 4 You ne'er shall wed i>t. Julian. ./ Respect it as a sire's command. Oh! if he were alive to see EBBB? \ Hii housed But that oh Long as 1 r< To protrflC No, Ellen, Tho' dear t At is my o .Untainted 1 \nd, lest b; CoiiTeyM i She lifeless At the last St. Fleur (. And the a In Round tl'.ei Still unrec St. Fleur o With steps Now in a r Now with He stop?, Some comi The crowd But two dc Now sir Two suns When mor From his c Like capti He parts ti Now mou! He spurs I: But far ih The;.fleetii Which, lil Already gi \ 32 His housed honour slain'd by tliee— ■ But that Phall never, never be, Leag as 1 ret.iiu tin- |)owt>r, To protrnct tb? fat.il hour — No, Ellen, it must n.ver be; Tho' dear thy bHpplnes-* to tn»', An is my own, wbile life retiKtin, .Untainted be our ancient nnme : \nd, lest by love'^ almi^bty power, CoijyeyM irom hon( e— tlu-re is a tower- She lifeless iJropp'd upon the oronm!^ At the last vvoril's porloiiioiH Mumd. St. Fleur ('©r iielp nnw calls aloud, And the alarm'd don)e>tics cnnvd Round tbeir mistress, and convey bet Still unrecoverM 1o her cbambcr. St. Fleur oil rtmnd the room bad pnc'd, With steps now slow, and row in busle ; Now in a mood of contitnpli.lion, Now with a look of povturl.ation ; He stop?, at last, as if a tbouzbl, Some comfort to his mi.id h^id bronijlit — The crowd retires— sucli was his mind, But two domestics slay behind. LI. n's return, -e bad run, ^ citient grown, ""own, • lis grate, Now since Two suns t!ii;ii When more and m- From his continem> Like captive linnet. He parts to join his lontl> matf. Now mounted on liis ^wiCiesl steoJ, He spurs him to liif vitmost tpeed ; But far the conrscT U'^s behind The^fleetness of his master's mind, Which, like the ropid bird of Jove, Already gains bis abieiil love. »S LH. But sec ! a mejsongor he's met ; His steed o'erspread with foam and tPltit ; Obedient to tiie spur and thong, ") He drags his weary limbs al»nj, ^ With ears drawn back end dangling tongue. 3 As wh'm at last tb' exhausted hound, After many a weary round. Scarce to his master's feet can bear The mangled carcase of the hare. Some tidiD<;s sad that note contains, St. Julian drops the loosen'd reins; Sptings from his horse, with sudden bound. And lifeless falls upon the ground. The lofty ship with crowded sail, Borne gaily on by prosperous gate. Thus strikes upon the hidden rcdcj And falls to pieces in the shock. Heport the following strry spread, Which, on the load, St. Julian rettd. LIIL '•Oft, after her St Julian's df>parture, Poor Ellen visited the summer house, Wjiere many happy l)onrs they spent tojetber. Round it she planted the most beauteous flowers. The wild-vine, Ivy, and th<* flouey-suckle, Together intertwin'd in amity, Forn.ing a close canopy of leaves, Excluded the rud<» suk's intrusive rays— Her rows of flower pot:», in this cool retreat, Sliestiil rcplenisb'd wi'h thechoitest flowers. The garden forest, or the mountain yielded She walk'd one smiiii'ij nivtrninr, wiih her brother, Along her fav'rite path, m >re smilir.g she, Than was the niorn ; more chc-.TfuI tlian the lark, That jnountingsjpriijhtly caroll'do'er her head. 54 Aj if to pay lior mnrniiig s\Uilntion, ^ Or cnn;lit by sympathy, I'^r h"artfclt joy. DeliglU-'d witbtlie braiity ■' he tiu.ning, The artless maid still prat; ! to her biclhcr, Wittithat oncliantin^ gfcuo .d'.J loveliness, Wliicij beauty. joiuM with iiinocPMcc cm give; Till ihcy arriveil at a neiphbourii ;: for..?!, Wh.'re, in a thii ket, a sweetwillj.n jrr'w. •'Stay, I shiH iVtr.li thf fljwer" hei biotiier suid, But,he,o'cij..y'd, r .n l;u.-hii.g from l.is side, « N'ay.my St JuUan '. )vea this pr'^ltv fl..-\ er^, I'll (Mill it for his s.Tk'', with my ow n h u d. " She plurk'd iIk' lluwer from iiiiionjr tli" brambles Ami lo! ail adder limig upon her f.r7,er! She, sud ieii screain'd, and -vilh in^iup live thrill, . Shook off the reptile, to her hrotlur rnn, And sinding plac'd thf flow^-r in her hosmn. ^^ '< kVhy wetp you brother ? I (Vlt not the rvound, Her Hgonizincc brother led her honif. And s^ill she tried to comfort his wild srief; And wh-n thef.Ual symptoms she pcrceiv'd ; " K'ep this," said she, ''for my St. Julian. Tell iiim 1 puU'd tlus flovor for his sake, And ttial I died by pullio'; it." Siuh thef.i'se r«ii"Our spread abrond by fame, And such the news that to St. Julian came.— LIV. Slow moves the fiin'ral pomp, no sound ofloat To mar the s'.veet tranquillity ot fve, Save that th" Abbey b dl, with solemn note, Assists the u-eepiiig followers to grit-vp ; For ofl h*i- bounty did their wants relieve, WliDinii 'W th'-y mourn snatch'd iiy urtimely dc^lh, But what, St. Fleur, thy sorrow can relieve, Ot' ii-r thou lov'dst so dearly, now b-'iolt ? Cau there for thee on earth be any comfort left ? $6 LV. But who, with grief indccooiis Ss loud, Outraging all tiie iiiodesiy of v.o, Advances lik'^ a maniac thro' the crowd ? Cansliaiig-'rhoionij such i.fniclion know, Whde a fond brother paiienlly Cc^n go Belnud a sistti's torse ? yes, there is one, Who, ill her loss feeis a 9e\erer blow ; Thv love, thy joy, thy hope, St. Julian Are left ihec ui despair, and with thy tilen gone. LVl. ' *' Is ?he forever shrouded from my face ? In vain to see her ieatures jhall I crav.? Oil ! liad r hut reciiv'd one fond embrace, Ere they consign d her to the loath.-omc grave. ';'iien in one grave together shall we rest, And II. the ton.b at U/ast, I'Hseik my bride! He spoke, and aim'd a poi:iatd at his breast, Thy arm, De Lisle, the weapon turn'd a.-ide, Ai.d with thy frantic friend from the a^sciubiy hied. LVII. In vain his mourning lather and his friend Labour, \\\>' power ot reason to restore j To the dir.ctinn of the holy men Of Denis' abl>ey, they lOiisijin liim o'er, Who many a prayer (or his recov'ry pour. At last, his bt-dy wasted by disease, It's wonted strength his mind a-, quir'd once mor. j But peate, alas! return'd by slow df^recs. And even cow his mind is seidom quite at case. LVIII. Often has St. Julian sworn, He has hearl liis Ellen mourn, - An(j oddrcbs hiui by his uume, 91 Witnessing her constant fltme, SiDgiiig in a mournful strain, Ilf hariieard licr to complain, That Mieir dutual love was cross'*!, That her St. Julian was lost, Troin apartments near tht' tower, Where lie spent the sickly hourj And were I not full well assur'd ^ That in tlie lomt* she lies immur'd, 1 would belit'tve I sjw her here As aUo the young Chevalier ; Forne'er were sifters nioro alike ; 1 ne'er before had such n fii;;bl." LIX. It chanc'd the day was calm and bright, V.'hicli much enhauc'd the wond'rous sight^ When trom th-^ Table Rock ihry saw Ti.o Falls of great Ni.tgara. The, table lock was dry ; the spray Hlowii by the *ind anoth'T way, Indnc'd then* to proloii-; their stay, On thai commanding point of view, W here iht-ir rei.\ss, Where they conimiiiglo foaiii and tO;S, Spouting, in the dread alTray, Hills of foam, and clonJ.'! of spray — W hen two strong emhattl'd hosts, Of various tongues, from various coasts, Kush to the tierce and deadly char^-e j A thousand guns, at once enlarge Their fiery thunderbolts of war j 'I'he battle shout is heard afar. But louder fir, Niignra, When meet, in wild tuimiltuoiisshock, Thy waves, beneath the table rock; Till chat"*d and tir'd with needless ire. From the stern conflict, they retire With sullen murnuir, as they go Down their winding course below. . LX. St. Julian in amnzement, says, " Flows it to the Aniipodes ?" Ere to the brink he came so nigh, That he the bottom mi;^lii descry; Seeing the river thunder down Into a ba^inso profound. "Small pleasure in the sijhf I feel." Observ'd the pensive Miss l)e Lisle ; •• It is a scene of such con, motion ; 'Tis too much like a troulil'd ocean, Or noisy hustle of the world. I'd rather see a stream, that purl'd, Wli •«c An Til «'l lis Fo Tl 01 In E (( 11 Ir S( 1 A 38 With 'Tcntle murmur oVr the ground, Where all is groeii sind still around." •'Oh how deliy.htod 1 would he." tsclauu'd tlie li^ht he jrted Mane, <.To make such visit every day , And walih ihe d.in«in^ foam and spray Thai fitjorl about so merrily." «' I would not change our native Sumy 1(3 flijw'ry banks and meadows green, For such a blust'ring scene as this, ^^ Tho'detk'd with wood and precipice, Observes .Madam, too prejndic'd, In tavourof her own dt-ar home, ^ Else where ought rxiellent to own. «< ijt. Julian, had we this in France, How it would make our trade advance ! Instead of our own puny rilU, ^^ Scarce large enoug > to uiru our mills. Thus spoke his friend ; they leave ihc place, And onward move to the staircase. LXI. It was a tall Canadian Pine, \ Slink m a ppi p<«ndicular line; The toot on firm fuundation stood, ^ ILillway above tlie boiling; flood ; >Vtll bound with braes, at the top, Of iron, to tlie solid rock; Hound it the spiral btaiicse wound, Like a corU-3< rew, to ihe ground ; Whence th' advent'rous toot may gain, Tho* at the risk of bruise and sprain. Or, it mi^'ht hap, of broken hones, OVr the slpp'ry, shelving stones, The border of the boisl'rous stream ; Where, in every eddy swim Wild fowl, paddles, ours and deals, 39 Canoes, and myriads of eels, Masts, and rudJors, kee|.) niid spnr?, Andjaikets of so:ne «hipvvreck'd tars, Lo^s and pine trees lodg'd in holes, Worn by friction small as poles, Involv'd arnid the wal'ry war, Meet in thiscoininoD reservoir. LXII. But chief lliat pl,»ce tiie eye attracts, Whpre lh\inders down the caluratl. O'er the wattry abyss, Hangs the fearful precipice. Under which the tnivellor goes. ("Pwere well he wore hi-! bathing clothes ; For upon IheslippVy path. He gets a ropi.nis sMower t)alli ) M'would seem, to the astoni.-h'd eye. As if the flDodgitesof the sky Were open,- and a delu^ie pour, Suii» as dnstroy'd the world berore, Did not Hi'aven's aerial bow, Th« salety of our planet show. What ru|!iid mountains thunder down ; How hij^h the rock ; and how profouaJ The deep wherein iliey disappear ! The sound how deal'ning to the ear ! And from behind Ihe wulr'y wall. The winds rush forth, with «udJen squall, As from Aeolian cnvt- they hied, When they upturn'd the 'I'uscan tide. LXIII. How insignificni;! is man, Whe[i in a scene like this he sl.'.nds ! Here he may gain an awful sense Oftlie Divine Oninipotente Go, search this world of wonders o'e" j 40 And every secrot nook expKirp ; No spot such cbjocts Cr.ii coiub.iie; So licHutiiul and fO sublime. J»ojroii ll)i- pinions ol'lin' wind, I'd ii ttif east, or wtstt rn Imi ; An I on the Aiidfs' suiiiiii.t ligb'j Or on the Hininyleaii In i^h', Envelop'd ill the gloomy t.liroud or a black, iDw'riu- ibtuuier tlouJ, ^Vllt'Ilin a hiirricmie it bursts, Ai'd the uhiiKvinds descend in gujt?, Levflliiij forests as they sweep And anclior'd navies oVr the deop ; llenr the wai'ry torrents pour ; Hear the dreadful tliur.d.' roar ; St'C the lightning, as it rolls, flash at once to botli the [)oles ; See tiie eaifh benf..t!i yon shake, And aflrighted nioitals cjinMie. Tiien may he judi;p, that neser saw, ' Thy uproar, drvad Niiiy,.;rrt. LXIV. But sec the ferry bout awaits To wait us over to the Stales. Still nnsettl'd is the lide, Ovpr which we safe'y ride; Above, the horse shoe fall is fern, And tlie guli' the banks helwt'on ; And Iri;, niesscngir of Heaven, foims abridge across tiie chasm, U lib an end on eitncr side j O'er it spritt'S in airy pride, Lij^hlly trippin. to and Ire, Oi\ their secret erraods go. Fancy see* theui as they ni-.rrh O'er and o'er the hea\en'y archj 41 Sometimes sln;;lr'g as tl.fy ^o, In concert with the waf:. below. XLV. We lantf, contiguous to a fall, Which we American mny call. Like a coy disdainful bride, Her mate upon the oLIht side Of that green island she forsakes, And this idle circuit makes. At her feet, a fairy '^reen j And the whiteness of her stream' Pvivals the translucent froth. Whence fair Venus had her birth, Patroness of love and mirth. Now the ladder we ascend; To Porter's bridge our course we bend ; Thence to Ooat Island, and renew Our search at every point of view. When curiosity at last, Is sated by the rich repisf, AVe hasten to recross the tide, And land on the Canadian side. LXVT. What sec you now, St. Julian ? That sazing toward-; the beach you stui.J ? Demands his friend, who novvespi'd A party that-hadju^t arrivM, And gain'd the b' ach another wav ; " See yoti tint goodly ionipan3 '" / He answer'd, " and that I uly fair, Jlow like to t'deanor St ^ lour" ! "I cannot tluiiL so," says Dr Li:Ie, Whoseem'd no intere>l to '"eel, •' She is siiine lair Amcrii an." They paos'd not but .ipproach'd the Ian, 4r »>llCreit Dloi.Tle,.! ' .. e It piojfcis above il,e lido. LXVII. ar s shall ^"'i^ie/r;:^^.:;;^;!'-:,;"'"-. ^"fc.ll';n, Il,3sp.riti,n..nr; il'> lover to joi„(heoi„v,h.. Jrnu ''''''^"■"'•^-^'i'^'vces- :'on'glit*i..ll.Myspin,rep,.e' With i 'I ler that beloro me hi,. i"^5 spoke |,e, astoti.euin 1 bury bis ,.Vhs it. tbc "^ :S be d '■»-iv near,. lien a voice likp ni> n , ■• Coiiloiindeil le heiiove^ lie grave. '-'Jiiioundei lie stood h,it . i ^^'^a.ov^l,ro^^:?p ',';u:r//''ri' % Dame IKT St. Julia,, cla'^ „. Lxviir. S«-JuiKu,,w,tbi.itbybroa.l;''"^' arJ 43 -^"(1 wMch no ultorance rnn cot, J lienlhylonc.!osi|uveii„,ct! tntilhisLleaiioradvar!,-d ; And fr„n. behind a tiiicl^ol ncai, . llor broth^T the 3ou„s Chevalier. And ere his lips conM word express. Thov hail dhcr with a iiolv kiss. ' Atle.s-.h, ;'didyouapp,ove,"q„olhho, " The irnud whic ti laiisM our tnisery ? A as! h.nv n any a t/ ar I've shod, Ingrief lor h.T Ire. kon'd dead." ~ And I rephVc] the blu.hin? maid, Jlyciuel brother oft have pr;.-' I iJ's arihii piaciice to discover' ' And pity two despairing lovers' " •lorgivemo, my St. J.ili,m, And you dear 5i.,er, fur the pain Umv.d.ngly I g,ve you both ; ibntyou should u-.dl the,, ua.. loath; 1» to your love your sire cons, nts, ' Assoona3were:ur„to fr e, Nie shall b.your-s with ulln.y heart." llicn, Lih.n, we shall never pan; J^or oil my father has repented Of his re/'tisal, and lainente I TlO' d^^ath, a- of ai,on;y child. Bullion, St Flour, didyou bo-ulle ihepub:,cear?" " J'll fil you how ; i woseivaiitsoidy laih.w'd To witness her ie(;overy. From a deep s.voon in which she lay. After she heordth-dolernlnevvs. Ihatmycons^ntlwuidrcluse io your escape. I the,- toVypy-,} ller loth.' CDiiv. III. where she ut— 'l"o-moriow l»i us hasieti hciKC, Isain to oiirilcar. lative Fiance Wl icre we shall talk nf all At thy dread Jails, N lagara vve saWj F/i\75. Nolcs. Pa^f! 15, I'er, 1?.—" Up plim^'d wiili it into t!ie w'^aves" — Seo '• Scho. Icri^lV- luur''— Descrip- tion ol lake Pepiu —Uivcr Mississ pi. Pa^y-f 17 _.' Rp;irM aiihin fli.it lonely rot, kc." Tin' cotliiun aliiidcl to h I'l Ik'CU tlie r.iiiileiic.' of Mr. Gorilon, a;i o^Vir.er on hix'.i pfiy- prcviou.-' to llie iiiel.incholy aci icient whii li rol.bcd him, at once, of aniial.U" «it'p and on'y dtii'Jiter. in rciurning nn from lipwislon, on llie opp iie side (if the Ni.ipara, acconipani.'d by .another iVjiial.', the rorryhont wns ovcrse tl t by th e ice, wl ich was then flaatin;; down le river, an d all ihree were drowned. The ferry- man only oscap h-d. Il is said that Mrs (iordon m i-rht also have been save il, but ei.her in ^riet for thelosi of her d.vi:::hter, or, p-rhaps, with the vain hope of being inble to rei^cu*" l^er, she snuU as'aiii into the watt r, Ironi which ^!lP n.te no more. Th^il eveninL', or the m-xt, slie was lo be prehont at a ball, an^i had hruu^ht the female who shared her fate, to assist in prrparinjj for it. flow i:e. flictir tear shall riiC late Col. Nichol Inul 1 ern lor Pcge 19.— "Nichcl, the sympn the list foiirt-^en years procodii his Ifimen table death. nnar,:niou?ly eiei ltd Meird'cr d Farliatntnt for the Connty ofKorfoH;. ir. whirh his er-tat^ lay ; and was pre eminently distinnnishtd in the House, not only for hi< eloqur-nce in d-b^'t-. nnd unrival- led usefulucbs in the despatch of pubhc business: 46 but also for the mnnlv and he uiiifoinily acttd ItK peof )le. U.ib in cponilrnt pnri which la.sspil irotoiiii.y the rights ollh sued the (liclaloi of | b}' party pr.jud icos, hi' pur- aod I w Js one of the mo^t zc IIS o»v;ipanpt-at ns:jii,!i.rii.Mit ic eiKorprizp. In ,|,e l.onr „f d I ous !iclvo(ates ol" pub- sni'init 3 threaietiPti t gfr, uJi-n our I tryrnen, nnd Pignal zed | over run iIk; w hoi*- L' roviMco, he put himself at (h«l.e,nlot liis ucl at Detroit, lur w!i;«h I mself fiy pper 15 coini- his jxhILkiI con- Duk hy a hinrlily c e of York u.ih a Gold Med e was rewarded t)V ll 3C( ompanioc le ll. Royal H^, dividu.hs LTpporCai.ad omphm.'utary IcttHr, writ! igliiie«s' own hand. en t upon many ocr .sions, at till' decisive battle of \i,i\ XT iceis,paii.ii n h Ills advice, that positi nu;to,i ll.'itLhfs. wh larly On his return fr position was ociupitd. en oin stormy night, HthfrnnslakiniTl lajrara, in a dark nnd stra IS way, or his horse 3^i"S (roMi the ro.d. or by soni.. other unl, accident, jr. wa pio.i|)ita!.d together uitli 1 horse and, waggon, to ll.o botlorr of U linown ns pi'cipice that overlooks tl ffeigh rati 13. Like all wh Ht iri^l.'tiul e river at Qnecnt^ton o are ler tnan interest, he a>sprevH)n» to hisdoath, he hnd b giiid d by principle, \\as not rich ; hut a lew Jud e ol the J^urrogate Court at N Quarter Alast.Ta.neral of Mil n ap|>oiuted iitg.ira, was ii, an warded for I th fJ liad a fair |)n.3|)ect of t lia ni Upper (.'ana- e vi-T' lis services to his count 'fiiig at last re- ry. He was ii ur of manhood: has Idt a widow and voun-- •imily; and, alllt(!ii;.h h of by I viving relatives to th his toil, 1) us coiinlrynien, but should re gli he ne\er rea|)td the harvest just claims siiould uot be tovntt en fi'nnnentl luj very patriotic Canadian »" S'';»lt'