“pomp To GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, Ll't‘EltA'I‘URE.&c.

CIIARLO'I‘TETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MARCH ‘2, 1844.

NEUTRAL IN~LOCAL POLITICS AND REIIIGlO—N.

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MOON’S PHASES. /- - U A I C H.

O “I, Moon, 4th day, 4h. 48m after. ( “gander, tlth day, 9h. 5m morn. . N" Moon. 18th day, 8h. 3m even. ) ﬁmQulﬂer. 21th day. 0h 47m morn.

=9; TRUE FRIEND.

Mg my friend who tel a me so, [whip some p’ivate and to gain, Whose heart, just like a gem of snow,

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"Tie Ii. who makes no load pretence, But, like the silent dews of heaven, Cu blessings all nnssked dispense, lit noiseless acts of kindness given.

‘Tii he who, through life’s chequered ways, When sea-bright scenes or clouds appear, Willi warm sﬂ'ectiogt still displays, A heart unchanged, a soul sincere.

AN INFANT’S PERIL.

‘hn event, which occurred near Brian. qonﬂ‘lllgit'e some notion of the perils of mountain-life and ﬁeld-sports in these regionslthe French and Italian Alps). Apesssnt,With his wile and three chil- Ilnti,hsd lslren up his summer quarters in s chtiiet‘, and was depasturing his ﬂocks on one of the rich Alps which over- long the Lurance. The oldest boy was initlitit.shouteight years of age, the se- cond was ﬁve years old, and dumb, and theyoungcst an infant. It so happened thatthe infant was left one morning in the charge of his brothers, and the three ludrambled to some distance from the chilethefore they were missed. When themotlier went in search of the little Irnderers, she found the two elder, but could discover no trace at the baby. The idiotboyseemed tube in a transport of yoy,wlnle the dumb child displayed every tllllltlolll of alarm and terror. In vain did the terriﬁed parent endeavour to tollectwhathad become of the lost in- tuit : the antics ofthe one, and the fright of the other. explained nothin . The W" b0! )va almost bereft of his sense, 'llllll the idiot appeared to have acquir- edrn casual degree of mirth and expres- iton. He danced about, laughed, and tilde gesttrulatious, as if he were imitat- “tlheactiou of one who had caught up :melhlllg Of which be “me fond, and “trad ttto. his heart. This, however, :ltsonie slight comfort to the poor wo- l:mtor she imagined that some acquain- IT’ had fallen in with the children, d: hlgtiken away the infant. But the

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w over their heads, at the h the idiot renewed his antics gift?! clu'r‘ig t: h‘i‘g father with I guts an a ri ht. The truth then burst upon their minds 0 in 'ZIIIllerrIble infant had been carried the hue talons of ii bird of prey,and that Mdmc-Wtftted boy was delighted at the Mom“) an object of which he was mid -hOn the morning in which the '_ Chi appened,an Alpine hunter—'

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Were pursuing their search,‘

Whose joy was in the wilderness—to breathe The diﬂicult air of the iced mountain’s top,

had been watching near an eagle’s nest, undertlie hope of shooting the bird upon her return to the eyry. Alter waiting with all the anxious perseverance ofa true sportsman, he beheld the monster slowly wuiirtng her way towards the rock behind which he was concealed. Imagine his horror when, upon a nearer approach, he heard the cries and distinguished the ﬁgure of an infant in her fatal grasp. In an instant his resolution was formed- to ﬁre at the bird at all hazards, the mo- ment she should alight upon the nest, and rather to kill the child than allow it to be torn to pieces by the horrid devourer. \Vith a silent prayer, and at steady aim, the mountaineer poised his riﬂe. The ball went directly through the head or the heart ofthe eagle, and in a minute af- terwards this gallant hunter of the Alps had the unutterahle delight ~ot snatching the child from the nest, and liearingit away in triumph. It was dreadfully wounded by the eagle’s talons in one of its arms and sides, but not inortallv ,' and Within twenty-four hours after it was first inissetl, he had the stalisfnction of returning it to its mother’s arms.——Gilly‘s second visit to the Vuudois.

POPULAR 'i‘AL‘a—s.

TlIE ELOPEMENT.

AN ADVENTURE IN OLD CAITILE.

Tm. town of Miranda del Ebro is, in time of peace, only remarkable as one of the principal points of tran- sit for goods between the Basque provinces and Old Castile. During the war, its importance was greatly inoreased by the constant passage of troops, and by ‘a strong permanent garrison. The feeling of‘security in- creased by the presence ofthe latter, and by the proximity of several for- lifted and well-garrison places,caus- ted Miranda to become the residence of many families who would not have Considered themselves in safety in the less protected towns or villages where they habitually dwelt; and it was al- so used as a sort of depot tor oili- cers whom wounds, ill health, or other causes, had placed in tempora- ry nonoamivity, or who were waiting opportunities or escorts to join their regiments in distant parts of the coun- try. It will not be deemed surprising that ennui was a frequent guest of the ladies thus driven from their homes. and of the oﬂ‘icera, who, for a season found their actiwI life interrupt- ed; and many were the flirtatious and intrigues which had their scores in a desire to dispel the weiiriness of un- ocmipied life in a dull provincial town. Of all the more or less piqunnt stories related by the scandal-mongcrs of the day, none excited more inter- est at the time than the subject which forms the following narrative :

It was on a sultry June forenoou' of the year 1838, that the jalousias of a

saloon in one ofthose large and hand- some houses forming the square of the Ayuntamiento at Miranda were closely shut, so as to exclude as far as possible the heat ofthe sun. The apartment was furnished in the only way suitable to a warm climate, btit which would perhaps have appeared paltry to one accustomed to English or French drawing-rooms, with their profusion of down stuffed cushions, and silk or velvet covered ottomans. Some cane chairs, the framevvork of which, however, were composed of the most costly foreign woods,setlees of similar materials ; two marble ta- bles, one of which supported a mas- sive siIVcr vase, ofantiqtie form and beautiful tvorkmanship. containing a boquet of choice flowers; finally. a large gilt cage imprisoning a splendid- ly plumed West India bird, composed the whole furniture. ofthe room, of which the oaken ﬂoor was rubbed and polished so as to offer a some- what slippery footing. Three or four line paintings, by Velusquez and Mu- rillo, which had escaped the calcu- lating rapacity of French generals, and the less formidable ravages of civil war, hung upon the walls. Seat- ed beside one of the tables, her fea- tures partially concealed by the small white hand on which her head was leaning, and her raven hair assuming a still darker tinge when Contrasted with the brilliant srarl- t of some pomegranate blossoms which tlrooped fromlhcir vase and mingled with its glossy curls, was a young girl ofgreat beauty, but whose countenance “as overshadowed by an expression of deep melancholy. Her eyes were cost down; but, in spite of her effu‘ts at self control, a tear would from time to time force its way under the long lashes.

Standing with folded arms beside the young lady, was a person whose agitated countenance and Contracted brow showed that be largely partici- pated in her sorrows. He was a

the young ofﬁcer taking one of her- unresisting hands in both of hi~. “ thus, then. are all our hopes crushed by this cruel derision ofyour father. Fool that I was to imagine for an in- stant that my suit had a chance of success, that even in once chivalrou Spain nobility of birth could com- pensate for ruined fortunes, or the exiled Lithuanian, with his lieuten- ant‘s epaulette, be deemed a ﬁtting son-in-law for the Wealthy Don Mi- guel Requena ! Yet, methinks. your father might have expressed his refu- sal in a less grilling and contemptuous manner. But that he is your father, our interview could hardly have end- ed so quietly as it did on my part.”

“Alas! Arnold, my poor father's temper is so violent when thwarted. --that I tremble to think what might have chanced had you re- plied in a manner to chafe him. He. spared me even less than yourself, and, as soon as a sufﬁcient escort can be procured, I am to he sent to the house of some friend,me and where I know not, there to expiate my of? fence But what are your plans. dear Arnold ? Tell me them, and quickly, for I dread my father's re- turning and ﬁnding you here.”

“ 'I he remnant of my corps being as you are aware, disbanded,” reph- ed Arnold, ‘I am no longer in th- service; and, in consequence r-fyou: father having eXerted his inﬂuence with the military governor, I have or- ders to quit the town. The act is or- bitrury and unjust,but to whom can I appeal? This night, then, I leave Miranda, and so soon as an all'air which will detain me a short time on the frontier is terminated. my route will be to Paris. There. I have a div t‘int relative high in rank in tho French service, and should he he willing, he has sufﬁcient interest to assist me greatly. But I scarcely venture to‘ hope that I shall ever a:- tain a condition to be looked favoura- bly upon by Don Miguel."

young man of ﬁrearm-twenty, who did not require the evidence ofthe unv dress uniform in which he was attirg cd to show his profession—his sun- burnt complexion and military air and carriage sullicicnily proving him to be a soldier. Neither the lllllll nor the uniform were, however, ofSpan~ ish fashion. The fair hair and nuts- tache, high fovehead and clear grey eye, the whole louriim'e, in short iii- dicated a northern, probably a Ger- man origin; whilst his dark blue vest. with crimson facitigs and a small red! lbrage cop, lying on a chair hard by! formed the costume of that gallant! body of meg which, after contributing

in no small degree to the earlier suc‘

The remainder of the conversation it is unnecessary to recapitulate. In the then state ofthe cmtntry an Clupf- merit was llllpl‘ﬂcllt'ahle,allil as thou- was no hope of obtaining the fatnch consent. the lovers were Ca-lilpellt‘u to separate, after the usual protesta- tion of eternal constancy. \Vhetl‘u-r those svmvs were likclv to be inn: kept by the young ofﬁcer, in whnw roving and uncertain profess-ion it i~ not unusual to ﬁnd gallants who change their love with their garrisiii‘. and, according to an old French ditty, are used to

" regeler sentiment Sur la niarclie de regiment.”

or by his mistress—Spanish Indies be-

cess of the French in Africa, were,"g "mm more remarkabm for “w lent-for a time to Spain, lrom which I 3mm". than me duration of their ,._,_ enum'y a ma'mCda'm c"mph-"l ha"d‘l ta_cl'itnents-_-it would he a diﬂicnit

ftil was all that ever returned.

matter to decide. On a picturesque

“ Thus, then, dearest Celia,” said i part ofthe sea coast, not many miles