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notes, as she carroled

liwe landed, and end

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away in the innocent gaiety of her_

odds against him, On returning l'ro

went on his wey at e “’

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"man u ' bnai-iisiiiiilaifiicdiifefii‘cs to her father; alien the features wuh her, and snap or two from It misled W W" s p pngedeatin my favour.”—-IWI ,’

Where Britain's highest, in their wisdom meet, me

Show'd proud array of noble and of peer,

Prelate, and judge each in ltis lilting robes ’ 1h bri t couti _ rrtve Ofmiti. an.) puwigl‘. And beauty lent her charms, Eff;;;°,ff,‘fi: Lzm:wm{l;tem feature. of the old mm; bu, mg, we were enabled to grope our way’; 35:13:25“ for”. int beam“: insignia on the "ml. «my. For, a llll plun.'d brows, tlte island-peercrses h M "land in” . mm, and he.- feawm were [it the place we sought. It Was a swecl, _ I ,t “and ” ‘hoir notion. of Wm, “ch min" m" a. l3am “PM”?! oi“!- pmff‘ii tic-hm we" the" 3P is some Piece “merrimem: me rese'l'b‘wce w“ mo“ ghde’r-i'd’hpari "om ld.ta'ii‘i'rgitl'v:fizz:iii‘yli‘ss’etiuIil well he pear to be meagre enough. An ii' u out my, {Uln i n: liirjcwc ‘ast, . -. peace u an ft! m 3 W n ' d out a London a ' L smkmg' imagined. This treacherous peace was, however. 0f “'0” long “3°! “Inc shortly “h” h m I .

To that which greetin meets the setting son, My own young native land.

ofboth were in a state ofquiet

After having thoro

our courage.

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tide, it would have bee teitance ol'Alice any resem-

partially appear-

forward, and the moon “

ugth fatigued myself, one bleak and

. r we seine brush- bling over the rocks, in an unsuccess- 8' m" a! we 598'“ lo ‘3'” a y

duration for . - , ' rations, a low, iiioantng

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stormy day, by serum . our 0 I‘M“ w" ‘h" PM“ ful attain t to shoot wild ducks, I returned late in the even- WOOdI 1“ order '0 commence I” - ' ‘ h t a - ‘ ' - tblow ot ward what was his astonis men to, M ‘ ('I‘iiummnii T'hiii‘d‘iie (infiniinndptaliheilirune it!!! '0 l“)? qlmflm’s; and Wl}il°_l‘ homely bl" s“""‘“""“' '0' 500m; Z“ Mm'uiiiiniiiil arrhilrgiibliiilfi :hiljiffdzgh there ing hi; shield and crest on half a doun' “' Mmmpe“ mm m" h Inn was preparing. my dripping gamma” were change ' ivhrispiiii ltifliiirindication of the wind having risen, the trees belonging he knew not to whom. The '

Ufold Plantagenet, that stood an firm, . ' While years, and blasts, nntl l‘nl‘lllqllakc-Sllotlks dissolv d The littlted dy nasty til'tuany clinics,

Took in its golden arms a fair young form,

The Ladv ofthe kingdoms. \Vith t-Icar eye

And qticenly grace, gentle yet sclf-possesl,

She met the fix'd gaze ofthe earnest throng, Scanning licr t'losu. And I rcuieinber‘d well

How it was said that tours o'orllow'd ltcr chi-ck, When suinuion'd first for cares of state to yield

Hor girlhood'e joys.

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In her fair ltntid she hold A scrollwand, with a clear and silver tone, Ofwond rous melody, descrtatsd free 0f foreign clinics, where Albion'a ships had borne

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and tlto meal which the family g blazing logs, iti alarge

myself, were each furnislie teddy, smoking been all day, Icn

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l h to ore serious ex iressiou _ . _ "'“iu‘é‘é'liviii‘13331.25?!if... naiviilbeen in Dark ii or ii bed, as the tnovmg bunches first Intercepted. IIytd fly?" add Her manner excited my curiosity, and I soon drew f m the tnitted, the struggling uioonbeame upon t e w IIIBIIB

elder Johnstone, who, catt in hau

followed was heartily enjoyed. 'l‘lien uthered round the huge fire-place, piled with a iartment which served both as .lolitistones, father and son, with d with a capacious can ofwhisky- hot. In answer to the inquiry where I had dcavoured to describe the various scenes I

rambles- btit oti mentioning one spot 7 ' d disturbed one of

The broken moon the skeleton, whic

ir branches to and fro, to cm and groan, and, as it seemed, even to laugh in fiend-like mockery and derision. I threw down the pick, which was instantly seized by Alice, and, with strength I could no > - pose her possessed of, at one blow she broke through . b at atone. Loud and distinct groans, and a dry rattling netse, sitcceeded, and we perceived, to our horror, that we had the depositories of the murdered deed. light exhibited fitfully the ghastly hue of h seemed to move and crawl in its narrow

about us began to sway the

chen and ball, slid the

d visited in my _ larly strttck me, from its strange ati bserved the smile of Alice (I like to write

d, wasjust in the humour bones.

p the unballowed grave, we tried

k asking some explanation, 'ma seemed to bemuch admired.”

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host of competitors, and almost unlimited ctl'icecy, . reteus'tons, are well known to the public, and en.” very lit the .mprietor tcutton of the a has rapidly flown from one family,

HAT Ma. Morra’r’s Life Pills "id'- have long since obtained the high and .

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tle has been said concerning these astonfi ‘ t - himself, and not more than was . “1:7 fliicted to a sure and speedy nieces" ’ -

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since become

until they have long

Their thunders and of those who dwelt at peace, . . . . . . 3 _ H u“ covet“, n In pmpemm ctommcfie'mdurwme who from)“ lot story-tellinlt,tlie tollowut! tale ol guilt and tour. comical _ ll_ ymnher 8 "ft A! fim n" w“ quiep the wand of and “Hue in me Union, u 3 “Wm, MY 4 - I . , , ,. mnnnmin no,” on", ed \VIIII the dreary shadows ot Dark Harbor -— all"? N'“ l - , . . ’ f ~ h V l u" and unsoliciwd wsfimonial, of” so. 13.nth iii'e billiain Lion clettg'd his brow, ’ “ About the year I786, in the earliest settlement ofNew our_tmplements alone disturbinghzhe stillnozs it digragd: aficuaiynn diseases ohm mandrefiruhnd H ,m, , To mediate between them, with a branch Brunswick, a pirate vessel which .had‘ been pursuing its lltltll {fly _5l"|d° ,3"qu ' “may; 6:3?“ ‘5 xi: ,2: ,ed m“ a, in others of prevalent and ordinary acumen; ' folive in his paw. 'Twas strange to me, bloody course near the Spanish Main, louud It expedtettt lo dllll. I'lnltlllfl "0"“. like 8 mu 9 _1 "‘h, h h l t v . by the proprietor from the oaths) Bye L 0 h“? '0 1'0"" ' "Bum"! llPe'll‘ I“_“'"”: withdraw, for a season, ti-o'u the scene of its daring ex IOilS, \ We had a! his} lound lhe 3"?“ cfl'ke's '0 ‘_'V ‘t‘ l '3 1:93 '1 oi the rouniry, and still continue Ignite received. .‘I And eloquent, o nations, and their 'I‘lglitl, and, pursuing a northern course, re” in with the stand I Iuable ofthe jewls were said to be contained. At t is mo- with prteie and plgasxhrglhl‘: widcqugletmu ., Th5," “lull I’ll-"Wt "HUM". P°l""°'v of Grand Mauan. Finding it very quiet and secluded, the ment a pale blue “8m? Played ab‘m‘ 0"" lleadss'm'fl “‘5 “I; monffifiy‘ Lli‘sgy'ailh ‘he'fiames “ 1— "w. Wh'Ch wc’ "' m" "’Puhlw‘ ”""k mm "0"” crew resolved on wintering in the outer cove of Dark illle scene around us With a most unearthly glare . Lon use M h” M “mm” m saying “m them“.

Can com rel-end, save grave anti boarded men. Iler war I went wandering wido o'er all the earth, For so her a hero requir d. But there was still Something slie said not, though all closely twin'd With her heart's inmost core. Yes, there was one, One little \vntd, imbtrddcd in her soul,

Which yet she utter'd not.

Fruitful in change Had been the fleeting year. When last she stood In this august assembly, to convoke The power of Parliament, the crown adorn'd A maiden brow : but now that vow had pass'd Which Death alone can break, and a new soul Come forth to witness it. And by the seed 0fthose most strong affections, dropp'd by HEAVEN la a rich soil, I knew there was a germ,~ That fein would have disclnn'd itself in sound, Ifulisup rest. Through her transparent brow, I could iscern that word, close wrupp'd in love, And dearer than all royal pageantry.

Thy babe, young Mother! Thy sweet, first-born babe ; That was the word. ‘

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And yet, she spoke it not, But rose, and, leaning on her cottsurl's arm, Pess'd forth. And, as the gorgeous car of state, By noble coursera borne exulliugly, Drew near, the penplu'a llt'clillliilllulltl rose Loud, and rte-echoed Wildly to the sky. Long may their loyalty and love be done, Daughter ot many kitigs S—and thou the right 0! peasant es of prince maintain, and heed The cry of lowly poverty, as one Who must account to Goa ! So, unto Him, From area a quiet fireside of thy realm, At the sill hour of prayer, thy name shall rise, Blent with that name which thou did'st leave unsnid, And blessings which sltall last, when sooplrus full, And crowns ere dust, be tenderly invnk'd On the young Sovereign and bet cradled babe.

NB,TIIOIIIII,, Jan. 26, 1841.

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I. l T E B A T U R 3.

(Front tits [Anders Sporting Magazine for November.) DARK HARBOUR.

a! it. ll. retinas, no, But few, nyea of the inhabitants ot'New Brunswick, are ac- ttaintsd With the wild and icturesque beauties of the of Grand Metres; for t e dread with which it has _ been regarded by ‘tempest tossed’ mariners has tended to

m It e place rather to be shunned than visited. Yet no Head on the coast of British North America can boast ol'i

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theta shore, whose stupendous cliffs 0 se their rug ed breast to the wild howlings of the wmteii’lio blast, while 8the angry and icy waves of the Bay of Fundy rush upon tltetu, for months together, with sullen arid nut-easing roar. The pouthetfn shore slopes gradually to the Atlantic Ocean, and In provrded With many harbours, which, in the summer emetic, are the resort ot numerous fishing vessels, ettd they are Inrrpunded by neat and Well-cultivated titrms. But of all singular places in this singular island, none is more some then Dark Harbour, now completely closed against | the entrance of basis or vessels by a sea-wall of stones and gravel, thrown up by the constant action of the waves, until a dry beach, or sea-well, but been formed, over which the ssndoen not pans, even at high water; the inner harbour h therpr cut of trotn the see by this dike ot'nature’e own firmation.

Not feeling competent to describe the main beauties of Grand Malian, from having but a slight acquaintance with them, yet I may say that a summer visit to its wild and rocky I dances would be a .pleasant excursion—one which would amply repay the Visitant, particularly if he be an admirer ot‘i nature in some of her most fantastic freaks. My own visit t htbinnecluded portion ol'New Brunswick was not a aunt? war one, but occurrdin November, 1828, when business filled Visit us surf-beaten shores at an unusually bois- , tnroun period. Tempestuous weather detained tne long alter ray linemen was concluded; and, for lack of other oc- cupation, I employed myself in shooting sea-tbwl, and col- 'kCIIttg sortie ol the wild legends current in the island. In the latter occupation l was much the more successful, and this success rendered me more ardent in the pursuit of “f3”?

ta on up my qtnrters at the house of a fisherman

nelned Johnstone, a_ rough. but kind-hearted old fellow, and

neat“: Dirndl: _in the island; clear-headed antl drewd in all metters within the scope of his limited infor- m but ignorant of all beyond its sphere; ot'tall and

powerful fretne, ofa strong and manly cast of features, brou- ud by the exposum oi halfe century to the war of elements, both on an end His fitnin consisted of one son and three da tern; his son, an athletic, wall-built young men of twenty, snare ofa West lndiaman, who had ac-

quired some inlortnetion from having seen a little of the

world,end who laughed at the marvellous stories told by

the islanders. The two eldest daughters were g0od-looking,

cheerful lenses; but the third and youngest deserves a more

particular description. She was rather below than above

the middle height, with a figure so slight, that the idea of

weakness voluntarily arose in the mind. until chased away

by the well-rounded symmetry of that little person; then

would be pdtnimd the clear, healthy glow of her cheek—the

light, .springing nep,end the tnerry glance of e pair of

ling, good-naturedly-wickcd black eyes, with the pret-

tiest dictate on each side of the ttieet little mouth in the

world. er futures could not called strictly or classi-

cally beautful, yet have} never seen among the high and titleddames, who imagine beauty to be their peculiar pre- mpnve, any who? (“tones were so fascinating, or whose smile was captivating, ll those of the lislierman’s daugh- ter. Of a lively and he py temperament, her very laugh “in tinge in my cars, so in fancy, I hear her wild but sweet

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Harbour, for that purpose. looked forward tor a But the short gloomy days, and long dark nights ofa north-

risome monotony ofsuch a life, to men who had for been constantly engaged in scenes of turmoil and excite-

. posed o Spaniar ol'their own countrymen,

the fishing vessels (which, even at that early peri quented the shores of Grand Manon), should, in the spring, return to their accustomed stations, when they litlly expect- ed to be able to secure one to their own use, and take their

old pursuits ol'blood and rapiiie.

board the pirate ship was made, and the Spaniards received their share, with an ample supply of arms attd provisions. They at ottce removed their wealth on shore, where they builta camp, and spent their days in idleness and drunken

landing, took her departure, to resume operations on her old station. Alter the ship had left, the boatswain was tempted to possess biinself of the whole wealth of the being a man deeply stained with crimes of the nrkest dye, lie hesitated not, allera drinking botit, which be induced them to prolong to the uttermost, immurdetnll their sleep. He did not fully accomplish his the pose, however, the party. iii which he received a severe wound. The mur- , did begin; and, in derer, anxious to conceal all traces of the dead, buried the bodies as he could, and then concealed his treasures in ano-

required after his prolonged exertions, came not; but a ra- ging fever, arising from fatigue, want of sleep, and a neglected wound, attacked him. which precluded his keeping up a tire, or providing himself with the necessaries of life. his camp, the misdeeds of an ill-spent life rose iii horrible array before ltitn, and the stings ot' a reproving conscience became almost too dreadful to bear; the last murderous scene was constantl with the moat fearlul dread. Horrible visions were ever flitting belore him, arid the tortueuts of the damned were his; he was soon reduced to utter helplessness, and reason tottered u ton her throne; iii this state he was discovered

Don bold and striking scenery than is presented by its nor. 3 by one oft e very few inhabitants ofthe Island, who chenced to visit the spot.

|stated who ntid what he was, giving the foregoing detail. In a ing_his end: and, during the night which followed, he died raving mad, denouncing the bitterest curses on the treasure, and all who might ever attempt to regain it.

many persons, it was said. had since unsuccessfully attempt- ed to recover the jewels and plate, of which, it is believed,

ialf in mockery, half in Iiorror, rang in our ears ; whose almost supernatural courage I have ed, broke into a shriek of terror. A cold, ike hand was laid upon my face, and I felt . myself in the grasp ol‘a being ofenother World—when and- years ‘ detily the voice ofold Johnstone broke in upon the uproar, as he shook me roughly by the shoulder, with— ent, was excessively gelling and irritating; and jealousy “ lllllo“. my lad._y0ti have le‘ yan can 0' “3"”! fl“ "Po" id ill-fealing, not amounting to sit open qttarrel, arose , the hearth; and faith gt was a SUIT one, for it blazed up nong the various members of the crew, which was cotii-‘ merrily, and set yonr mg on tire. ll Alice had not clapped fpeople of all nations, climes, and colours. Several a wet cloth over all, we should have had a regular singed ds who were on board, headed by the boatswain, one sheep’s head 1” determined ttpou leaving the ship, Attd, most unaccoutitithly, I found myself seated at the con shore, there to remain until old man's kitchen tire, trout whence I had started so long ed, fro- before, with a crowd of grinning faces round me, endeavour- ing to suppress the mirt , evidently excited at my expense, ‘ in which all with difiiculty succeeded, except Alice, who re- l, plied to my wild stars with a hearty lattgh, observing, ‘ that she would brew no more todtly for me, if! thought so little of her brewing as to go to sleep, and let it fall in the fire.’ A year or two lines, I met Alice on the main land, and reminding her of the old story of “theTimte's Treasure,” asked ifshe still thought there was danger in the search? “ Certainly there is,” replied she,archly, “ for within a ear after merely dreaming of such ething, you had the ill- tick so be married.”

5 Were tnadeicrios, l h I ‘ and even Alice,

already mention I clemmy, death-l

the necessary preparation The vessel was snugly secured, and al long continuance ot'rcst aiitlrevelry.

and

a winter soon afl'ected the spirits of the crew. The wen-

itl taking up their abotl

eparture for some more sunny region,there to resume their

“ A fair division of the enormotis amount of plunder on

evelry, while the pirate ship, aseurly as possible tiller their

THE CHARTER.

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