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' VOL. 22.

EPCDEBEEBSI‘.

CIIANCE.—uv -rrrouaii VVI<ll'I'lfltAD.

I heard the Atheist, with defiant tongue,

Declare there was no God, no future stage

Of punishment or wo, no afienpeace;

That when this mortal tabernacle died

Naught more reinniiicd; that sunk for aye Into oblivion‘s tIi.!pllts,\ like fl ikeii of snow Fast-falling on the riniliiiig tide of death,

We tuclted into notliiugness.

Say, was it ‘ chance '

That form'd the world rind pois‘il tho I).‘IlI in space? That made tlte planets in their courses roll .’

That c|otlt'd the world with verdure 2 (Save to man The right of sovereignty o'er all he ii:iw 2

That cans‘ our hearts with sympathies to best, And in our minds u reasoning power placed i

That in the bowels of the silent earth

Dispos’d materials for m to form

The iiiiplemsiits of labour. to ohtiiin

The riches of the soil ? That ciius'd the trees

To bend their loaded hriiriclies to the ground, Offering, with outstretch'd arias. their gifts to man .’

Is it by ‘ chance ‘ the elements have birth.’

By ' chance ' the altierriating seasons conic .

First Spring, now iiiiii'iit-; like a virgin bride,

Now like the weeping Niolie, ‘ all tours ;"

Can-iiig the grain that in the soil is cast

To gerininiite with life I 'l‘he million treos,

\’Vith siiiiulianeouii action. to put on

Their pantie-I blooms? 'l‘he p‘entcousSummer next, A lu~iiel'iir-tress with u ltiiiulv five,

Smilii g the inor -, t in more she has to give.’

‘hi-it .\lllIItII|l. with his Ii.-ld of w.ivi-.1 fll‘I'II'

And the glad l'--vtiiviil of ‘ IIts|’\'I‘I' llniiiu !'

Aiiil \Vinter next, with icy wi-igc o-its,ii--rid

lil--ulIin_v his snowy fi-atlii-rs o'er lltv oirih, Accoinplislnng a iiiiztsioii not less wise I

\Vho holds the thunderbolt within‘ llis grasp .’

Alll who directs the fearful lig'itiiiiig‘s tl is-li .’

A fIiiIn‘ng tongue which to a listen ~r toils

A whole-aorne truth. that in a good man‘; cur

Is ' as familiar as household words :‘

' Mighty and sv inderful are 'I‘liy works. 0 God,

In 'l'tiiue own wisdom hast Thou iniide tllein till.’

.t1tistcllaitciiiié._W

A-N ARABIAN “Fl-ZDDING.

(From Jlfmlaine Prat": R.-silo/uc in -flfgflilltl.)

The Arahiani-ustoms vary vovy niuch niiioiig this population; artcli trihe h-is its own, wliicli it prest-ri't-it i-vi-it in the mi of cities. A few days ago I lteartl, in n niei_-_-liliouriiig liouiie. the sound of IltlllIIt)lII'll|t‘l, reed pip:-.4, 6r.c., \Vlllt'lI usually tiiiiio-iticnu n faiiiity festival. lnioriiiteil oti my ti-rrrici-., lint was unalito to see any thing in the ndjoiiiiiig court, except it few negroeii preparing mats, as if to receive a riuirierous coiiipan . In vain I oiiileovoured to get a view into the interior of the house. my curiosit_v was doomed to be disappointed. I went into the street, when I heard u wed- ding spoken of. I walked about the cntr:i_nce of the house whore the nuptials were to take place, though with small hopes of suc- cess, when a Moorish wotni-n, carefully enveloped in her veil, pas- sed near me, and, gently touching my arm, said to me in excellent French. ‘ thou wishest to see the wedding? (‘onto !' She then linked liar arm in mine. and we entcretl the house tngetlii-r. was astonished to hear her speak Freiich so well. I was not sur- priscil at the kindness of her act, as they all are, in gi-iiernl, i~ivi| and obliging to those that please them. She introduced me into a large ball oil the ground floor, where I found myself in ii coinpnny of about twenty Moorish l.iilii.-s. richl dressed, and seated in the oriental i-tyle. They made room fiir me. and I seated iiiyself among them; they received me itiost graciously, and, after sliakiiig hands with me. made me the customary salutiiiion by raising their hands to their lips. Coffee was served. without uitgir. and the music began again. Three old women. no less hideous than tle

witches in Macbeth, resumed their tamhourines to accompany the most discordant cliiiunt that ever offended Christian ears. These three matrons possess a great number of rivilcges at liuna. They

preside at births. and iftlie new-born in iint be in boy. they hail its arrival with the frightful din of their tambourincs. and distract the our of the suffering mother with their noisy congratulntioiis. Part of their business is also to tattoo, which they do with great _skill and taste, and to urrun e the dress of the brides; in wliich last particular they signally all, at least in the eyes of a Parisian. is

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d endured this dreadful concert for about three quarters of on our, wondering in wlioss honour I was thus exercising niy pa- tience. when at last the music ceased. and ti danse ensued. 'l'lie lady who had introduced me had taken off the ‘ kouk.’ or vi~i|, that concealed her splendid attire, and I was able to examine her at leisure. She was singularly haudsoine, in spite of the pains she had taken to paint her face, according to the Moorish fashion. By this rrpuns, her beautiful eyebrows were joined in one arch across lter forehead. and her eyes received additional lustre from the tinge of cocaine under her long eyelashes. Black patches wpre placed on her checks that glowed with artificial brightness. reminding one of the belles of the court of ais XV., and her frequent bursts of gaisty disclosed gust of pearly teeth. Iler long. bliick hair was uthered in la e rolls under s fillet of crimson silk and gold; her autifully rn elled hands and arms were tattooi-d so ndiiiirnlily, that they seemed to be covered with black liieowork of the most intricate dirsigii; the tips of her fingers were died with recon: and her legs and foot tattooed in the same mariner as her iiriiis. I or ulippi-rs in-ro ni-lily i-nibroidered with gold and silver. and heavy golden ltrl'It:i'll.:li ;|llt|fll"Il her arms ttnd Ii-gs. All the other women worn. the saint: liitltl .~I‘i~o.iuiii.-, the only variety consisting in the diiliiiciitnrraiigi-iiii-iit ofeolouiii, in the greater or loss heauty of the -ilkvii in-users,,doiibln rlieiiiiu.-~ of cotton and muslin, and length 0[‘I|t'.°fIIll0 veils oriiaiiii-ntcd with gold uitd silver spangles. Th weight the earrings and gold chains with Vthich they were loaded. seemed in no degree to impede their motions. uiul certninl , if their intrinsic value was rather a proof of the w_eulih than of t taste of the wearers, ir sis was u still ester testimony of the personal vlgosr that was able to endure sue a weight in a height eff -five degrees. When Ihud finished my scrutiny. which see. his to the objects of it. in first asqusistssos offered-Isle s cc by her side. which I glad y se- euptsd; sad the following conversation took place between us :— Ie u few minutes you will see the bride.‘ ' Where is she l’ ' Behind that green dsmssk curtain, where she has been hidden shes du .' ‘Why ?' ' Because she cases with her mother from one of the tribes in the ‘ ' the bridegroom.

to hot, and neither her ltusbs or we so beheld her.’ at is thy name I’ ' II Pb l dust then OW ' I I& h t he -oui inn-i '.’..£‘.‘°‘i' i:"ihi'..nch.

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his only wife, and enjoy the free exercise of my religion: my husband loves me most devoiedly 3 and contrary to the custom ofthe country, I sin sole mistress of my home, and respected by his family, who load me with kindness and marks of affliction I have nothing to desire, and if .\luzoud were to imagine that any thing were wanting complete my happiness, he would allow himself no rest, till he had discovered my wish and gratified it. anticipating my tbouglits be- fore I could find words to utter t m.‘

' But, Fatima. this is a complete rupture with thy country and co-nitr_vrrien.’

' My husband is dearer to me than all.’

I felt that this was iin argument that refuted all mine, and pres- sed her hand in token of acquiescence. '|‘he tnntlier of the bride IllI'lI lIliI(It! her appearance, and passed behind the duiitaak curtain lo-firm inentioiiod. riccoiiipanied by three iiiatrons. hlnia wax lights were distributed among us, after which the curtain rose. and the bride. supported on each side, was led imo the tiiidst of our circle, and placed on a cushion that had been prepared for her. They next roceeded to arrange her toilet. which had not been re- quired for t a ceremony of the morning. 'I‘ e mutrons covered her with u ielvet iiiiintle worked in gold, slightly reaenihling the cape worn by our priests, but closel at the side. On her hair, the long treaties. of which were rolled under a fillet, like |-‘atima's, was placed first a velvet band, five inches in width, stifily mounted on pasteliozird. then is second one of the same kind, but ornamented with gold fringes and strings of golden coins. When this was done they procucilod to paint her'eyebrows, eyelashes, and lips. a mea- sure which seeiiicd b ' no means useless, as she was deadly pale, and ttppenretl completely exhausted. 'l'lie or young creature had been Iulfi-ring from fever l'or several months; while her youth and good cnnvtitiition had struggled against the malady, unassisted b any strange bi-lii-f in f.itali<in. she had been betrothed for many yo-zirs. and the tint: for her riiarriage having arrived. the promises nvcliaiigi-il on each side had to be redeeiiied, without any regard for the consequences. \Vhen her toilet was ciitiri.-ly finished, all the ladies who were present went into the court, mid striking their chins with their fingers. proditccd that I0|I'ItI so like the barking iif ll dog, which is so often licnrd in the Arab towns, atid is so tits- tIL'r,~o.~ible to the ear. This was a signal that the liItsband's autho- ritv " as alznut to coiniiiciico, and that the moinent had arrived wli--ti ho was [lt‘l'lllltlt‘,tI to take the first view of his young wife. She was then pl.ici~d on the tltrcsliold of the door‘. tlml ll" l‘3'_"‘l' \I we left ft‘1'r', in order that she might raise her veil. The. ride- ;_v noun \\ as just rrousiiig the street; in: advance-d straight to his wife» \'i«--iwl Ii--r by the light of our I:Ipt’l'.~I, and pl iced ii piece of money

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Mn lwi II '.'lIl, at-i-oriliiig to an aoriciit custom. as at sign that he ltf"t‘[tlI'tI tli.- i'It\lI‘lt‘ chuscii for liiiti, though the laiv woul-l IIIVG llt‘l"l-llll‘-I liiin iiiiiiieiliiti-li to repudiate her. The poor young wo-

man, who seeiii--d 8|3€|f|‘t§l_\ fifteen years’ old. exhausted ‘VIII ill- IIINF, fatigue, and the piiiiiful uncertainty she was sufl'i:rIrtg. ivns suffering. was unable to lift her hand to her head in sutlicii-tit lime to retain the piece of money, which coiifiriiied her new title. It full to the ground, upon which arose in general cry of distress: as .\rnh .ziipi-r-titioii r--gards an il(‘t‘ltIt'I|I ofthis I\II"I as art umioutice- tiwvit -if «la-ath to tho pi-i-soii ivlio li-ls fall flit: frilttl mi'tl.il. Tito liri.li«,vr-ioiii rt-tirorl to his ttlritiiln.-r, rind the bride was led back aninng the circle of Illtt’ fiii-nds to lIt.'tIl' the ll)'flh!l|P:lI Cllltlll. 'l'his w is niiotlii-r severe trial to ni_v oar.-4; and I iiiuith rejoiced that at lentil I was sp-trad the words of this disc-irdant music. \i'liich being in Arnliic. I tIl(I not iiiiilnrstiiiitl. \\'e IlIt’lI wt-iit in II body to lead the bride to her ltusbaiid. I wish I could describe to you an of tho wonders that the tales of the Arabian Nights relate about the iotr-rinr of tho hloorisili houses, but I was neither at Ilagdatl or Bas-

in and Bonn is still in it place of primitive simplicity. in regard to costly fiiriiitiiro and other articles 0 oriental niagnificence; slight ciivcriiig iif whitewash was the only sign ofluxury in the houses of the richest Moore. (in entering the nuptial chamber, the only thing Isziw was a white mass squatted on the ground on the corner of the

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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1852.

could_not hope to escape scars; but we all returned alive. On one occasion ii r fellow. recovering from inflammation of the lungs, being ask how_ his frost-bitten ear came on, produced it in a piece ot‘,r.i r, and said, ‘ ocior. ldidii’t want to trouble you, but it dropped oil‘ last night.’

-: AWFUL 'l‘|t.\GEDY. . The following account of tlll awful tragedy, which occurred at the ‘Villa:-.9 of lluiikirit, lll the State of New York,on the Ihth June last, I! copied from the I-'rcloni':1 Censor of that ate. We lsum from the account, with iiiuclt surprise, that Lynch I.aw still exists in the State of New ork :—" 'l'li'is nioriiing (June the 15th) our village (Dunkirk) was shocked at the intelligence of the sudden death of lllr. Isaac Smith, foreman in the extensive machine shop of the N. Y. and Eric ltailroiid Cornpiin , aged 49 years. He was a native of New Hampshire, and, until eceiiiber last, when he came to this village, ii resident of‘-last Boston. Mass.. where he had accumula- ted ii liandiioiiie propert , on which his family, a wife and nine children, resided, until I ieir removal to this place, where they ur- rivcd last Saturday. 'l‘he were affectionately received by the husband and father, whom I eyhowever soon discovered was much changed in his usual deportinent. evidently the subject of sadness und gloom. They were not long in sus use, for he soon told them the story of his wrongs. that he had been falsely charged with the conniiissinn of an act, that, false us it was, would seriously, in his view affect his character, and that of his family. Being of a ner- yous tenipeiuinerit, nnel very jealous of a well-earned reputation for tiit-,-griiy and purity of life, any attempt to soothe and mitigate scented only to enhance the anguish of a wounded spirit. Reason tottered. and, in an evil moment. be resolved to commit the rash deed. Il.iving risen at an early hour, and imprinting a kiss on each of his cliildren while yet in their beds, he retired to the lower part ofthe liiiusejwhetice the report ofa pistol was soon heard ; his wife and ClIlllIl’t9II quickly starting from their beds met him on the stairs, when he faced about. and descending to the rooiti, he turned, and tliroiiiiig a rapid lance upon each of the distressed grou , he as quickly applied a razor to the left side of his neck, cutting a horrible gash, at the same iiistiint cxclaiining, ' Remember I sin innocent!’ 'l'liis act. with this decliirntion, was repeated three times in rapid succession. On cxaininaiiott of the wounds, after death, by the surgeon in attendiiiice, it was ascertained there was a slightly lareratcd wound of the scalp. occasioned. as was believed, by the discharge of the pistol, which failing to do the work intended, resort was had to the razor. 'I‘ e miserable creature. who was the moving cause of these distressing consequences, has confessed, that the charge was wholly untrue. and without the least cause of provoca- tion on the part of Mr. Smith. 'l‘lie coroner bein called, an inquest was held upon the body. and ii verdict render by the jury, that the deceased came to his death by his own hand, while in a state of mental aberration." 'l‘lic lluffnlo Express, after co ping the fore woman nhove referred to. was a K11. 'I‘ole. '1‘ e inhabitants of the village, after lcarning her perfidy. rose err mane, proceed to To e's liouso, lynch:-d him. and burned his house to ashes. Much agitation prevailed throughout the village yesterday. and it is yet dilhcult to fon.-it-ll the result of this base and inhuman conduct. Ordinary hanging would be a luxury to such wretches." K“ Clll.Oll()F0ltl\I. \Vs observe it stated, that Cliloroform has been employed in Eilinliurgh, in fiotn 80.000 to I00,000 cases, without a single acci- eiit or bad effect of any kind, traceable to its use. Mr. Carmichael , rgeou o t city, cotuuieutiug on the fact. lays--“yvquldg V 80,000 or 100,000 full doses ofopiuin, or antimony, or E om salts, or any other item medicine. have been followed with as rent im-

oing. says :—" The

at home from cold. With such an inveterate enemy, however, we

_...s ‘I I.‘ rfrmnlics I’ ‘ Well. my lurd;'M:.. Weslelyi

N0. 1167.

HOW TO BRING A WITNESS TO THE POINT. Lord Coekbarn was one of the inset intimate friutls Jelrey lIsd—first his associate and friendly n'vsl at the Scottish

and afterwards his brother on the Scottish beach. Many stories perhaps mythical. are current in Scotland. ingest the contract of the two f'riends—Jefi'rey and 6ockbsrn— their

characters addressing Scottish juries; Jsflrey, the clear, Attic ltltelhact, speaking in a distinct, musical voice. front which the ocottisli accent had been almost eradicated ; Ccchbsrn, the bcotchmun all over, and, what is more, the Scotch‘ huracrlst. One of the stories is as follows:

In one case, in which Jeffrey and Cockbnrn. when barristers, were engaged, a question arose as to the sanity of one of the parties concerned.

" Is the defendant, in your opinion, perfectly suaef” ssid J etfrey, interrogating one of the witnesses a large, plain, and verv stupid-looking countryman.

he witness gazed in bewilderment at the questioner, but gave no answer. It was clear he did not understand the ques- tion. Jeffrey repeated, altering the words:

“_Do you ibiii the defendant capable of managing his own affairs l"

Still in vain—the witness only stared the harder.

“ I ask you again,” said Jeffrey. still with his clear English lsn usge. “ do you consider the man perfectly rstioall l"

0 answer yet ; the witness only staring vacsntly at the

elegant little figure of his interrogutor, and suid “ Eh l

‘ Let me tscltle him 1” said Coo urn.

Then assuming his broadest Scotch tons, and turning to the obdurate witness. “ Hae you your mull wi’ yo 1'’ “ Uu ay," said the awakened Cimcn, stretching out his soul orn. “ Noe, hoo lung ha’ ye kent John Simpson 2" said Cock taking a pinch. ft .vcr since he was that high," was the ready re lg, fie witness indicating with his hand the alleged attitude elp imp-

son, at the time of their tirst acquaintance-

“ _And dy’e think noo, ativeen you and me,” said the barri- tsr, in his most insinuating Scotch manner, “ that there's ony thing intill the crater ‘l"

_“l wudnu lippen him wi' a bull calf," (I would not trust him with the guardisnshi of an infant bttll,) was the instant and brilliant rejoinder. he end was attained, amid the convulsions of the court ; what Jeffrey could not do with all his cleverness, Cockburn had done by dint of his inveterate Scotticism.

E’

REV. JOHN WESLEY AND HIS LIKENE88.

Mr. Dudley was one evening taking tea with that eminent artist, Mr. Culy, when he asked him whether he had seen his gallery of busts. Mr. Dudle answering in the negative, and etgpresi a wish to be utiti with a sight of it. Mr. Culy conduc him i- tlicr, and it or admiring the busts of the several great men of the‘ day, he_ came to out w ich particularly attracted this notice, and on inquiry found it was the likeness of the Rev. John Wesley. ‘ This bust,’ said Cally, ' struck Lord Shelburne in the same man- ner. it does you, and there is a remarkable fact connected with it which. as_ I know you are fun of anecdote, I will relate to you preciselynn the same manner and words that I did to him. ' My ord,’ said I, ‘ perhaps you have heard of John Wesle . the foun-

liodisiu“ lied; ‘he-I recs of

had oflen_been Ir

pantry?" Chloroforrn is now habituall used in Iidinburgli in all kinds of surgical operations. down to toot i-drawing. It saves many

carp! This was the bridegroom, who had to be roughly shaken before he would clizingc his position and make room for his young wife. She was then placed beside him. and they remained in this singular attitude. reseinblirig the China figures that are sometimes seen on each side ofthe fire place in old houses. \'Ve then return- ed to the hall. where the dancing began, accompanied by the same inevitable music. The mother of the bridegroom first danced for her son. and afterwards the mother of the bride for her daughter; then came the performance ofthe nearest relations. The spirit both of dancers and spectators was excited by such an increase of ring- ing and vocifcration. that for my part, satisfied with what I had seen of the attractions of such a party, I_was too he py to return home. -though even here I was molested all night oug with the sound ofthe detestable Arab music. and the chants and other signs of rt-juicing of the guests which were protracted till a late hour of the morning.

VVIIEIIE DOES WOOD COME FROM? OR. VVIIAT ARE TREES MADE OF?

If we were to take up a handful of soil and examine it under the rriicrmciipe, we should probably find it .0 contain a number of frog- rns-nis of we . small broken pieces of the branches, or lcnves, or other parts of the tree. we could examine it clieinically, we should find yet rriore strikingly, that it was nearly the same as wood in its conipoiiition. Perhaps. then. it may be said, the young plant obtains its wood from the earth in which it grows ? The following experiment will show. whether this conjecture is likely to be cor- rect or not. Two hundred pounds of earth were dried in an oven. and aflerwards put into a large earthen vessel; the earth was then moistened with rain water, and n willow tree. wcigliin five pounds, was laiited therein. During the space of five years, I e earth we carefiilly watered with rain-water or pure water. 'I'he willow grew and fionrished, and to prevent the earth being mixed with fresh earth, being blown in nit b the winds, it was covered ii-itha metal phte full of very minute holes, which would exclude every thing but air from getting access to tlie.earth hclow it. Afier grow- ing in the earth for five years. the tree was removed, and on being weighed, was found to have gained one hundred and sixt -four And this estimate did not include the weight ofthe eaves or dead branches which in five years fell frnrn the tree. ow can the application of the test. Was all this obtained from the earth ? thud not sensibly diminished; but in order to make the experi- meat conclusive, it was a trio dried in an oven and put in the ba- lance. Astonishing was the result—the earth weighed only two ounces less than it did when the willow was first planted in it ! yet the tree had gained one hundred and lf1fy:f0IT pounds l Muni- fesilv. then. the wood thus gained in this space of time was not obtained from the earth; we are therefore compelled to re cut our qnestion.—‘ Where does the wood come from .’ We are efl. with only two alternatives; the water with which it was refreshed, or the air in whic it iv t can be clearly shown. that it was not due to the water; we are, consequently, unable to resist the perplexing and wonderful conclusion, it was derived rorn t e air.