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With girded falchion, sate.

“Pill every beaker up, my men, Pour forth the cheering wine ;

There's life and strength in every drop. — Thanksgiving to the vine!

Are ye all there, my vassals true ?— Mine eyes are waxiag dim ;—

Fill round, my tried and fearless ones, Each goblet to the brim.

‘‘ Ye're there, but yet I see ye not, Draw forth each trusty sword,—

And let me hear your faithful steel Clash once around my board,

[ hear it faintly—louder yet!— What clogs my heavy breath ?

Up all,—and shout for Rudiger, “ Detiance unto Death!”

Bowl rang to bowl,—steel clang to steel, And rose a deafening cry That made the torches flare around And shook the flags on high: “ Ho! cravens, do you fear him? Slaves, traitors! have ye flown? Ho! cowards, have you left me To meet him here aloue!

“ Butt defy him: Let him come!” Down rang the massy cup,

While from its sheath the ready blade Came flashieg halfway up;

And with the black and heavy plumes Scarce trembling on his head,

There, ia his dark caived oaken chair,

Old Rudiger sat, dead.

LITERATUAE, THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH. CHAPTER X,

Uiric had, to all appearances, escaped out of the hands of kidnappers, but only, as it seemed, to fal into the snares of wicked people, who had, alas, surprisingly soon seduced him into a vicious course of life. Mr. Breitenbach at least believed this, and old Martin, though his heart strove against conviction, could not avoid sharing the same persuasion. But recollect, dear read- er,as old Martin said, ‘appearances deceive,: Ulric didinot escape from the kidnappers ; but the morning after his flight he was again in the power of Captain de Silva, who forced him on hoard his ship, and without further delay clothed him asa sailor. It yet remains unexplained how Ulric could at the same time be a prisoner, and also in Valparaiso, where he transacted his busis ness with Mr. Acosta, and ina short time afterwards gave himself up to the society of rogues and swindlers. Nevertheless he was there, and also on board the ship, for his slender figure might be seen leaning against the mast, as he sorrowfully looked back towards Valparaiso, while the light vessel, with sails spread, glided over the open sea. When Ulric endeavored by flight to fruss trate the treachery of his false friend Wil- kins, and had even luckily succeeded in reaching the open street, he was met by Padre Mendoza, who was carrying wine for the sailors from a neighboring cellar. The light of his lantern enabled him to recog- nize the fugitive, and he immediately guess~ ed what had taken place ; he dropped his lantern and wine bottles, and sprang upon Ulric like a tiger. The latter was not pre- pared for such a sudden attack. He ut- tered a loud cry and fell to the ground under the weight of his enemy; and in another instant he was surrounded by the sailors who, with shouts of triumph, drags ged him back to the tavern. During the scuffle Wilkins slipped away, that he might not again meet the injured youth, whose look he dreaded; and it was his footsteps which on that night were heard retreating through the quiet streets, Captain de Silva showed his displeasure at Ulric s at- tempt to escape; and instead of treating him with kindness, which Ulric’s prudent conduct at first inclined him to do, his be. havior was now harsh and severe, and he caused him to be bound hand and foot, and to be conveyed on board his vessel.

As soon as morning dawned. Ulric was permitted, unfettered, to walk on the fore~

ed anchor, and, like a swan with extended

wings, she sailed out of the harbor. Lean

ing against the mast, Ulric looked mourns

fully around. There were many ships in

and about the harbor, and perhaps, if he

were to raisea loud cry for help, some one

might come to his assistance. But there

was no human being to be seen, for it was

yet very early, Suddenly, however, Ulric

started and stretched out his arms towards

a vessel which lay scarcely a cubic’s length

from him rocking on the waves. It was the Johanna, Captain Peters, in which he had sailed from Hamburg to Valparaiso.

Here alone all hands were busy, for the Johanna was to sail very early. She only now waited for Captain Peters, who was again gone into the town to take leave of Ulric; but he was regaled by Wilkins with the intelligence that Ulric had passed the night in revelling, and that probably he still lay intoxicated in some tavern. Cap- tain Peters shook his head, and would have been glad to await the return of Ulric, but his orders were so decisive that at last he was obliged to sail without taking leave of him. He commissioned Wilkins to give his kind remembrances to his young friend and he then hurried on board.

* When Ulric beheld the dear and well

known ship, he, could not repress a joyous

deck ; for the Carolina had already weighs }

ee ‘ ae | exclamation. THe callétto those on board, | i and made a sigmal that they should come |

Some sailors of the Jo- hanna immediately observed the action ; they heard the cry, and remarked the sigs nal; but as they did not recognize Ulric in his sailor’s dress, they naturally believed that some rude person was making fun of them ; and they, therefore, turned their | backs contemptuously upon the passing Poor Ulric, who had felt a hope when he saw that he was observed by the sailors, now repeated his cries as the crew But Captain de Silva was now on the watch, Tis broad figure approached Ulrie—he placed his hand over his mouth—and sent him below, where he had plenty of time to reflect over and lament his frustrated attempt to ess

A feeling of deep and painfal hopelesss ness took possession of him in the darkness and solitude to which he was for some days ‘The more he reflected upon his fate, the more he reflected that Schleicher, sreitenbach’s nephew, was the author of all his past and present “m:fferings,; and bitterly did he now repent not having lis« tened to and followed the advice of old would Mr. Breitenbach think of him, as he could send no report His fancy was very busy in imagining all the calumnies which Mr. Schleicher would doubtless spread concerns low easily he might assert that he (Ulric) had run away with a large sum of money, which had been entrusted to Who would, or could, contradict such a report if it were once spread? Aps pearances would speak against the unfor- tunate Ulric, and he himself did not doubt that Schleicher would make use of these delusive appearances to his disadvantage.

Ulric felt very unhappy when he reflect- ed over the probable consequences of his sudden disappearance; but the conscious~ ness of innocence, and his firm trust that God would bring his innocence to light, and cause truth at length to triumph, enabled him to bear up in his greatest affliction, aud infused into his anxious heart fresh confidence for the future. As soon as his mind had arrived at this point, he began to form new schemes for his delivers ance. Ife considered that the first thing to be done was to make Captain de Silva pleased with him, He would even seek to win his friendship, and then afterwards openly lay before him his request to be rex stored to freedom, even at the expense of a ransom. When, -therefore, the sailor came as usual at noon to bring him his dinner, Ulric asked him to tell the Captain that he was resigned to his fata, and that he would do his best to please and obey him. The man promised to deliver this message and wentaway. A few minutes afterwards, Ulric was unfettered, and brought into the captain’s cabin, and he was received with a friendly smile, just as if nothing had happened,

‘lam glad, my-boy, that you are at length come to your senses,’ he said, stretching out his hand to Ulric. ‘ There, sit down, and listen to what I have to say to you. Isee that you are too good fora common sailor, and, therefore, if you are willing, I will make you my secretary, As you are aware that I transact, under the rose, a little traftic in ebony, which I get from the African coast, and sell to the planters in the East and West Indies? Now I can manage the business very well, but I cannot keep all the accounts. You understand that, as my friend Wilkins has informed me, and therefore we can be the best of friends. if you like.’

‘But suppose I will have nothing to do with this base trade?’ demanded Ulric, without concealing his just indignation: ‘Then you shall keep your sailor’s jacket, and shall be taught to know Captain de Silva!’ replied the rough seaman angr‘ly, and he contracted his dark forehead into a deep frown.

Ulric perceived that he must yield, and declared himself ready to keep the accounts of the Captain's trade books. The latter thence became friendly again, and ordered his people to restore to Ulric his own clothes, and he treated him more hke an equal than a poor sailor who had been pressed into service, and whom he could compel to do the work of slaves, if his humor so disposed him, Ulric even placed some confidence in him, and related to him his history as far as he knew himself; and at length request» ed him to counteract Wilkin’s treachery by restoring him his freedom, at the price of a ransom, which he himself should name. ‘No, I will not,’ said the captain, decid- edly, ‘This Wilkins is certainly a bad fel- low , but I have given him my word to keep you fast on board the ‘Carolina,’ and this promise must not be broken; besides which, I require your service more than the ransom, and it does not appear sure to be paid to me : for the old man of whom you have so often spoken, may be long since dead, or his opinion of you may be chang- ed. To have, is better than would have! Remain with me, my boy, and if you be- have well, you shall not be badly off here.’ Ulric saw that he must yield; but he did not abandon all hope, which is al- ways a soothing and comforting friend to the unhappy. He was takemin theship to Madras ; and after a short stay there, he sailed to the African coast and from thence to the West Indies, where the captain in- tended to sell his cargo of negroes.

Until now, no opportunity of escape had presented itself to the still sanguine Ulric. But at length, in the harbour of Havanna, in the island of Cuba, fortune seemed to smile on him. Besides his commander’s vessel, a ship lay atanchor, which, by its ap- pearance, seemed to be English. Ulric lixed his longing eyes upon it, and thought if he could only reach it, he should be safe and concealed. Ascheme for flight darted through his mind. He would go, during the night, quietly on deck, and Jet himself down into the water, and then try to reach the ship by swimming. In this plan there was no danger except that of being too soon discovered, or of being devoured by sharks, which abound in almost all the West Indian harbours. Ulric recollected this perfectly ; but the longing after freedom was stronger in his heart than the fear of death, and he determined to run all risks and to adven- tvre another atempt at flight. He relied very much upon his skill in swimming, and he hoped, besides, that Providence would protect him from the devouring teeth of the sharks. : : .

Ulric appeared to have so entirely resigns ed himself to his destiny, that Captain de Silva did not in the least suspect that he still nourished plans for leaving him. He treated Ulric well enough, and did not allow him to want for anything ; and he did not insult or beat him, 28 be did the other sail~ ors. According to his opinion, Ulric could not anywhere, in the world, be better off than with hm , ie eget one had said to him, ‘ tain, | ut you, your secre~ tary an escape,’ he would not have believed the warning. but would have re~

lied, laughingly, ‘Pooh! that cannot be.

The th is too well oft with me. He is like a fish-in deep water; it does not enter into his mind to leave me.’

This firm persuasion of the captains's was of great use to Ulric.

To be continued.

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VOYAGE ON A TURTLE. ° ee HOW A sOUTI

SEA WOMAN WAS SAVED FROM DROWNING.

Captain John 0. Holmes, who recently arrived in this city from Valparaiso, is re~ sponsible for the following striking narras tive, which he vows is as ‘true as steel.» The Captain had been cruising among the Society Islands, when, putting into a small cove one day for water, a number of nas tives,as usual, came on board to trade. Among them was a stout comely maiden of eighteen, to whom the mate took a great fancy. She was the daughter ofa chief, and reciprocating the mate’s affection the twain were married, a grand feast hon~ oring the occasion. Wi»Wi was the name of the bride, signifying in the language of her country ‘Big fish,’ or to interpret more particulavly ‘Great Swimmer,’ she having an extended notoriety as an expert in the art of swimming. faving married the mate she took up her quarters on the ship, much to the dislike of the captain, who, sailor like, felt the unseemliness of having a woman aboard. However, the vessel le/t the Island and stood for Tahiti, where she loaded with oranges and bore thence for Valparaiso. On the voyage this incident occurred: Wi-Wi, the mate’s wife, was one evening performing her abiutions near the bows. There was 2 moderate sea run- ning, not, however, enough to incommode the turtles, which coukd be seen floating allround the ship. Some of these were of very large size and were known as the green turtle. It happened, while the fair islander was so engaged, that the ship tey+ pled her bow under and picked up a sea, which passing over, carried Wi«Wi with it far to the leeward. The crew were at sups per, but the man at the wheel saw Wi-Wi as she went over, and shouted ‘ man overs board.’ At this cry, so terrible on ship- bosrd, the crew rushed on deck; the ship was Lrought to, and a whale boat lowered. By this time Wi-Wi had drifted some diss tance to leeward, and nightfall made the task of rescuing her one of extreme diffi- culty. But the mate was in the boat, and though half-crazed at the mishap which had befallen his dusky wife, resolved to make every effort to save her. So he urged his men with telling earnestness. They too shared his spirit and pulled away on their dangerous venture.

But night fell and ro sign of the unfor- tunate Wi«Wi was seen. The men gave her up as lost, but the mate was still hope- ful. ‘WisWiisa fish,’ said he ‘and one night at sea will not hurt her. We will lay by till iavrning. So they lay in tke boat that night shouting, but hearing no response. In the morning the mate sawa dark object on the top of the surge a long way off. ‘There is something over there,’ said he; ‘ give way for it.’ ‘It's only a turtle,’ answered the men. ‘ Never mind,’ replied the mate, ‘ give way.’ They gave way, and after a hard pull, the sea having risen, reached the object. It was an ims» mense turtle and on the back thereof sat Wi-Wi. She hailed the boat’s crew witha ery of joy and plunging into the sea swam to the boat. The tvrtle was then secured and towed to the ship, where Wi-Wi was received with three cheers and atiger. A glass of brandy stimulated her and made her loquacious, She told the story of her going overboard, how, being bruised by striking against the rail, she could not reach the ship by swimming, but, floating at the mercy of the sea, was at last throwa on the back of the turtle which was com- placently oscillating on the surface of the water. ‘But for this singular assistance,’ said the captain,‘ WirWi must have per- ished; and it is to be regretted,’ he added in a choking voice, ‘ that the creature which had so providentially saved the life ofa a human being should have subsequently been uti'ized in the form of turtle soup. — San Francisco Bulletin.

A Japanese Imperial proclamation has been issued creating a body called ‘Genero,’ which will be composed of Senators aps pointed by the Mikado, also a body called ‘Daishen,” the functions of which are to be to adjust and administer a judical system. ‘The question of an_ elective house is reserved for further considera- tion.

TurgateneD Famine iv Missouri. —The Governor of Missouri last Monday morning issued a proclamation calling on the people of the Statg to observe Thursday, June 3rd, as aday of humiliation, fasting and prayer. Information comes to him from all sources that the Stato is threatened with the grass. hopper pestilence, to be followed by the failure of the crops, great distress and possible famine. Nothing but the inter- position of Providence can save the State from the pest, and the Governor recoms mends that the supplications of the people be raised for Divine relief and protection. Care or Horses in Sprinc.—I was always taught to keep horses up, in the spring, on dry feed, until the spring work was done, for fear they would not eat their food if turned out, and would therefore fa 1 off in flesh. But for the last four years, when we began work in the spring, 1 have given my horses a run of an hour or more dur- ing the day, even when the grass was well started, and have found that they feel bet~ ter, and keep in better flesh than under the oldrule. The grass keeps the bowels open and the rolling is the natural method of currying. I keep two horses only —com~ bined weight, 2,150 pounds—yet they do all the work on a farm of 180 acres.— Ohio Farmer.

Encuisu Horsss,-It appears that the rumors of wars and the maintenance of vast hordes of armed men on the continent of Europe, while they sre of a perplexing diplomatic character to Great Britain have afiected her interests in a matter that is particularly dear to the hearts of her country gentlemen. The fame of Eng- land’s horses has extended to the utter- most parts of the earth, and their blood has been sought for breeding purposes in every civilized country. It, however ap~ pears, from a debate on a motion brought up recently in the Imperial House of Commons, that there is much danger of a deterioration in both the quality and quan- tity of the noted breeds of horses that have become so famous in England. Mr Chap- lin, the mover in the matter, and an en- thusiast upon the subject, states that the people of England have given so much at- tention to “sheep and shorthorns,” that they have apparently been partially un- conscious of the fact that the very best blood in the country has been taken out of it by the agents, sent to buy at any cost, of Germany, Italy, France, Hungary, and Austria. He points out that the most splendid horse in the world, Blair Athol, not long ago narrowly escaped exportatioa. Lord Ossington,the late Speaker, had com- missioned the purchase of that famous horse, and another at a certain sum. It was due only, says Mr. Chaplin, to the patriotic’ conduct of certain gentiemen that the horse was saved from being bought up by Germany, whose agent bid £11,500, just before the English company saved the horse wita £12,000. The second horse fetched £6,000, exactly three times the sum Lord Ossington bad agreed to pay:

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MARK TWAIN ON THE RECENT EPIDEMIC.

WHAT THE HARTFORD PHILOSOPHER HAS TO SAY ABOUT SPELLING AND SPELLING SCHOOLS.

Mark Twain being called on for some remarks at a high-toned spelling match in Uartford the other evening, spoke as folx lows :—

Ladies and gentlemen: I have been honored with the office of introducing these approaching orthographical solemnities witi a few remarks. The temperance crusade swept the land some time ago, that is, that vast portion of the land where it was needed, but it skipped Hartford. Now comes this new spelling epidemic, and this time we are stricken. So I suppose we needed the affliction. 1 don’t say we needed it, for I don’t see any use in spell- ing a word right, and never did. I mean { don’t see any use in having a uniform and arbitrary way of spelling words. We might as well make all clothes alike and cook all dishes alike —Sameness is tiresome; variety is pleasing. 1 have a correspondent whose letters are always a refreshment to me, there is such a breezy unfettered originiality about his orthography. He al- ways spells Know with a large K. Now that is just as good as to spell it witha emall one. It is better. It gives the imagination a broader field, a wider scope. It suggests to the united mind a grand, vague, impressive new kind of a cow. Superb effects can be produced by varie~ gated spelling. Now there is Blind Tom the musical prodigy. He always spells a word accordirg to the sound that carries it to his car. And he is an enthusiast in orthography. When you give him a word he shouts it outputs e'! his soul into it, I once heard him called upon to spell orang outang before an audience. Iie said, ‘0, reasn~g, Crang, g-@-r, ger, oranger, t a-n~g, orangger tang!’ Now a oody can respect an orang,outrang that spells his name in a vigorous way like that. But the feeble dictionary makes a mere kitten of him. In the old times people spelled just as they pleased. That was the right idea. You had two chances atastrangerthen. You know a strong man from a weak one by his iron-¢lad spelling, and his hand-writing helped you to verify your verdict. Some people have an idea that correct spelling can be taught—and tv sht to anybody. That is a m‘stake. The spelling faculty 1s born in a man, like poetry, music and art. It is a gift, it isa talent. People who have this gift in a high degree only need to see a word once in print, ard it is forever pho- tographed upon their memory. They cannot forgetit. People who haven't it must be content to spell more or less like —- thunder —and expect to splinter the dictionary wherever their orthographical lighining happens to strike. There are 114,000 words in the unabridged dictionay. I know a lady who can spell only 180 of them right, She steers clearof allthe rest. She can’t learn any more, Sc her letters al- ways consist of those constantly recurring 180 words. Now and then, when she finds herself obliged to write upon a subject which ne sssitates the use of some other words, she—well, she don’t write on that subject. I have a relative in New York who is almost sublimely gifted. She can't spell any word right. There is 2 game called Verbarium. A dozen people ar2 each provided with a sheet of paper, across the top of which is written a long word like talendoscopical, or something like that, and the game is to see who can make up the most words out of that in three minutes. always beginning with the initial letter of that word. Upon one occasion the word chosen was cofferdam. When time was called everybody had built from five to twenty words except this young laly. She only had one word—calf. We all studied a moment and then said: ‘ Why, there is no | in cofferdam.’ Then we examined her paper. To the eternal honor of that uninspired, unconscious, sublimely.indes pendent soul, be it said, she had spelt that word ‘caff!’ If anybody here can spell calf any more sensibly than that let him step to the front and take bis milk. ‘The insurrection will now begin.

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Mail advices from China report the loss of the Chinese ship Fusing by collision with the Ocean, a British steamer. Fifty persons were drowned,

A Constantinople letter states that the cattle disease is sweeping away thousands of cattle and sheep in all the Provinces of the Turkish Empire; also that the plague has reappeared among several Arab tribes in Mesopotamia with great fatality. Preventive Against Moths,—A very plea-~ sant perfume, end also a preventive against moths, may be made of the following in- gredients; Take of cloves, carraway seed, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon and tonguin beans, of each one ounce, then add as much florentine orrisroot as will equal the other ingredients put together. Grind the whole well to powder, and put it in little bags among your clothes, &c. This will answer for furs also ; but I never tried anys thing more certain as a protection against moths in furs than to first shake out or beat out every foreign substance before putting away for the season. Then wrap them up ina perfectly sound newspaper. What I mean by sound is, that there shall be no holes or breaks in the paper. Make a bag in the paper by pasting ; pack in and paste up the mouth of the bag. Putina drawer where it will not be disturbed. If welldone not a moth will ever be found inside.

Freepinc Horses.— At a recent meeting of the Hampden Uarvest Club, the proper feed for horses was discussed. E. HU. Patch, on being uestioned, remarked that he had fed on an average forty horses for the last forty years. and the least quantity that a horse could use and keep in good flesh the better. He selects good, sweet wholesome, food, and feeds regularly and moderately. He recommended the farmers to feed more grain and less hay. Eight or ten pounds of hay is enough for a horse, and to this he would add a peck of oats or two quarts of corn meal and two quarts of wheat bran for a hard worked horse, and half these quantis ties for an idle one. Too much hay distends the horse’s stomach and unfits bim for travel. He cuts hay about three inches long and feeds it at night, mixed up with coarse bran and oats, morning and noon. He considers it dangerous to feed an idle horse high. Mr. William Pynchon, who keeps a score of idle horses every winter, was cited as a successful feeder. He gives cut hay twice a day, with about four quarts of wheat bran, each time, and his horses come out well every spring. Others gave similar testimony.

Tue Porg anv a Rupe Exouisuman.—I have heard from more than one source that an Englishman behaved with such marked dis» respect at the Vatican, on Monday, as to irritate the Pope exceedingly, and cause

is Holiness to stop in the midstof his bene. diction to remonstrate with him in the fol- lowing words :— Do you come here to in- sult me in my own house? Is it a gentle- manlike thing (una cosa signorite) to sit down when all the others are standing or kneeling!’ It seems that the person in question gained admittance to the audience through some dealer in antique brocades and laces, who obtained for him a ticket from Monsignor Ricci ; and instead of ris~ ing when the Pope entered, sat during the whole audience, although remonstrated with by some English ladies present, At the Pope's — of displeasure the Captain ofthe Swiss Guard turned the of- fender out ot the room; whereupon, a Ro- man friend informs me, that the aged Pon- tiff apologised to the company of his a outbreak : ‘ J’ai parle trop fort,’ he said. All the English Catholics in Rome are ess pecially excited about this affair, and the non-Catholics are equally ashamed that a .fellow-countryman should be capable of such wanton insolence towards age and mis- fortunes. For, when everything is said, Pius LX, is a di Sovereign, towards whom good feeling ought to inspire very [Ton wml gma tas. ce