South-Western American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, December 15, 1852 Page: 1 of 4
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jeadersJuf your interesting:sheetvto spend few idlerooments with me;
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in .reviewing some specimens oi tue poetry u.iut uiuen tune ami i luiii.
wJ shall see that'eveninour age or poets innumerable the palm of suc-
cess either for beautv of thoueht or elegance of diclieiU'xiannofc be' fairly
won. It would fill a'volame' to taknanv thins- like a general review ot
.e'sblmct 'aponTwhlch we'D'arwiselO "wri?ei'and'ui'the;onerorwo shoiii
9 -l A ! 1 . . f I ft t
raues-.-we uueuaiaaiiingwe win counneoureeivesio auew.oi uie uru-
?LQpet5--whiweJ writings havei.been. handed Jpwii. to; us ijl 4aui Ii it!
. iiL)St of-.the noefrv.of that'ancient teriod Dartook. .as it alwavs does of
Ue .nature of the are in. winch .the poets livetl. It is strongly tinctured.
TrjtuiBioni nisiones'oi uaiues auu uuetis oi vaiur. it resuuuus wuuiuu
Blaihiitg -shields of heroes-bristles with ihellandes" of warlike men'eri:
fMedjiUrrc3'.encouuter-sind nolses withiiflamesof bumingcities.
JUideed ltsseoaeij.to be consitlered thecjiiefrvend.olmaloacpomplish
fieiSls'of daring woaderfur ami "unheard o"whici it should "be the pro-'
! A' pleUsin change; 'however- fromthis mass""of hexaiheteT versdj'whichl
MKseltisiBigniyiititeresuugr. replete as Hasiwith legecus.granaaiiuipeuu-
fitnl uiirl.wntlpn iii-lnnriiaw-flrjmtlv eiiitil .tnJth ft uliiHnf.:i)ifaiindin the
poetry of Theocritus Auanreon fiiou. .and JVIosehus a. lew-snatches. of
whose songs it wiUbV our object to present.to.the'reader;. TtpperTecta's
Sill inevitably be pur transTation1((tfYmJJssrb.le U adhere sttictjy to
letext in Till respects "atili ! WTeuiier. the1 translation easv-antl"'naturalin
arowu langage ttWill still give .tuertS&cleran!idea-of th style m which
these poets wrote. When we remember .too-.that:these ihtlividualslived
Auuareus ojyears pewreTneirisuanra agesupua;ages;Deiore top' art
Itt'lprinWgrwaSjevgnffh&gh
cdered' auia(xomplisiunent;uiiattain;ible bQtbvl'ew; .when histo-'
ei of 'former fiesVvrerejkwn to the mass.oftho;
til traditions FaudeiiluwiTD v their fathers and to. the:Mot ermlita only.
by imperfect manuscripts wemustcoucede .tuesa writers fragments of
'diiitof arei rimr-as'sweeW tiow'ks wHenHnev ecEoel'tothe'ivres or their
composers the meed of praise which they 'so well deserve. . In this arti-;
&; withitke permission ofr.the-induhnjiitreader ;we.'wd!Jbok"ut aniex-
- r-ii-.nt Jiriiviai
(supposed to hare' exist-(
1U3 nuiinss.ua fa kiihmv.
Aavrn ti mir line riitv f!i?--ilfVj-anr-fVT-t'mTmint Kninir nil iKkt. havt)
biett;pcesem5d. AilaupokteyrappeatiniaveltleeW
tiis same light) pretty sentiment as that which perradesvthev)folloyvujg
SSSSiFi vMi&MK. VfAteiJif i xj ? -1-.
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v&in XiSmit. i. iS - $J0h1fte thoo:sweetest'ower
That e'er to man was given;.
-iranspiautearom.VVtnerea's bower. -.- '-
a1i'e!!ili!hteavferyi8I0SU
Tliou ait our a.rliist junt in-nrTntr
2"hou.'dost'to uVsweet tragrauce . briBg-u u
teact or two trom lUBipeaiol Anacre;;n u . i ? i
diIhisJpoet'wis.'a:naave. ofJTeos-ib loniaj.aHdd:
cd about .232 vears before ChrisLJ:Oulv.fo.T of
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aJTcffly.tlMMM cst"hare blasheds beaHtifullyv ai yielded.fraance;
M tweet in the days of Auacrmisit theLprBStfutotimej.aud'behave
bea as. capable
ar uue;ia.our;en
Here is anotherl-aifordiug Tery "pretty; testimony to theiharpness of the
lUl fJBHUIIf. B MJMwlj'i'Cll5 WCOIJj4Hl u. twv')vu.'wA
hM.n.drtd rnmsilu.l hnfaUof nnT. flic h9l1 ... iSIl7 v.ii I
prfi.-iKlSSr1nviJA5rVwa' JfSn; aint ;
?-f tto . : .J.i i f.n i.2L.'..a;i:r-.;!.'X.Ai' biU A
ot appreciating;! its beautyfandpayiugftribute:to it as!
ilightenedJagerimyV- &s -t rwv : ; ' l'1-1 alf' '!
l.s:?jarrowsiFV'3rjftiitmh . i - jj- W;
iCunid;.lbeuliriweaiTliad laid "down ton
rfjiieti.wueu'aibeejCohcealeiLtherej-stung.iiishaudi. . r ..
ao sii- ". J ' -u nTndismajr;' "s v'1
".i-.:f t; . -Norpiused tillhreacbSdythWas.'.1" A
enliioT&. ; ?.- . ' Whenjitti'teaTS and "wkh gnwuis.-"Jirei '' ' -1 '
X-oi vtb W -ja HalfSipWed'ihoanHV ?"' :?-;7r" 1
His story ot woe he begaatorepeat-.
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i tTe Jtiilgoii a bee 7can;cauje;agony "fierce f
' Rnt'Viiiif9rrii'u r9nio' nnntliili' more Wild.' " " .
.t;iKTfnrT!m!t.p1pvatBd.'afcdiiTerentaUitudeslonpiabove the other yarvinir
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trom ten tOjlrlfyjeer tnc wans siopingjrujiijiuc iiauuiiiB.i aii ai.jjio(iu
.near fortv-five decrees The most ofthera are covered. with the.qiirled
cuts of thepyramiil'oPChblulai-'iii Mexicopfdundin most of the geographies
used as. school books the reaper may iorina-corrcuu'iue. -uu uieaonu ui se
veral oftthese-prairiek:nobs .whicnjare.scarccjy nign .uiiuugii louecaneu
mountaihsr" their "tops are hnt'.eleYated.above the prairies ofwhidhjliey'
'rm'VoTTfiniitfmis! whi'nh'have been .vashetl into these tonus by'theac-
tidn.'oPraitis; and the 'waters of the creeksiand-riVcr'washii1gthemrdown
tor centuries unknown. '. ' :
M 'From' the summitof one of these J enjoyed .a raagniticentjprospect ot.
the entire valleyjia fu'll.d'escripti'on ofj.which.LwUl.siy.e you when Jrhave
more leisure. . .
ii - u it- . 'Har'risburg Dso. 7 1852.
Dfi'ARnFoRD :. Youarei probablytnot1 aware that I? have 'an ihte-
;rest in thei Harrisburc; iBrazos and Coldrado Railroad; and-I state
.the fact to you nbw in order' that onlmayinakeiouojallowance' tor'
iwnapjif.inay ;s.iy- uppn.iuu Buojoot.uoYHtuiug.a;iiuicu.i3u gcuciaiiy over
'theJStater-rlshould. be uuwilling.to impose my; opinions upon friend
.or; stranger under falwy. col . t
tJXhis4ehterpuse.i3of long standing as.you.are aware and. was opr
posed in Its. application i'qr a charteV; by the city .of Houston op the
'grounUthatJt""wa3woniy "designed as an ann .yauce to her: when "the
"ch'tfttcr' was'cranted they said it would nevefbe built &-c. &c. 'I'uis
wasjalrnn.tu.'a! ahd'lhave no quarrel with them tor endeavoring" to
shield their own .interest from imaginary damago. Btttnowi-wnen'wof
.-.. W .. ... lS..:'r.. J -'--!; ;.'it- : rI tT? . J"
'atier'years'ot"toii..ana expeusein inuKiug our project Known 10 ais
!.tarifrapitllists'.are beginning the- actual construction of .the Vdad of
tht- first and only road'm I exas likely to be begun tor some time we
latsk th3tr.wej'who. show our zeal. by.'w)rksin the shape: of 'a machine:
!shopcarsloC"Uiotive rails and grading .shpnld'be put oh.an:;equal
.footingitwitb. tbose who ihaye dpnd nthing; or at most have-been'
sumuiaiea into a spirii oi inveaiiKunonoy our taoors.
' " Mr . i ; -. -'w'.?i V ." . .. ' l'.l 1-. ... T .ll i
. e. uBK-inai me jjyjjisiaiuru auouiu piace us ou iuu uuib luuiiui;
accept an
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dispb'sition t6trgo; alibadwiib; the hope that 'that body1 will
invitation Vrouvth'd'couipahyi to;curis'tenfthe'r6ad-by'a ride i
tiaiu that passes over it.
iRestrictedj'fas; our charter 'is by thejparsibioriious tempbr oMhe;
i.eEiiaiureinar-crantea i' as.coninisteti. wituaue Jiumamy oisuuso-:
fqucnt.onus we areun-iblo.to answer positively the numerous queries
from the 'Trinrtv Brazos and Colorado as to the. ;route of its exten
sion from its present teruiiuus on the Brazos. 1 he. whole scheme of
railroads is. anntried one-in Texas the present statistics of trade
in tne atate raniaiv as tue.n-jures increase every year; ao notinaicate
a sufficlentsupport for a railroadbeyondnhe paj-sage of the flat cdun-
njr uvi:r wuiuu tvuguu irauajjui lainiu ia uinajra ufiuuuik auu Uiieu.iui-
?D0ssib"le4 a'nd it 'is idle to ckoc'ct ' cariital to enter' iutir a non-bavinff.
'mtrchessosiaop business'. The plan 'of giving a b nus in laiid'
dopted by the last L'eislature .is no ddiibloiie'of- thetiesE tentbods
-yet-suggoPied for inducing' capital tp'hiigate"-befe'; and with-this ad
tvantago.iu common- with-the otheri;oads .'charitPJecl bytbe Stateiwe
teui roacwo.ncaii exienn. ouraroau.'iu .everyuireoiiuu- as rapiaiy as
-branehes'can be eonstiuctbditofbu-incss warrant.- . '
'adiy?JSlj).?aDSLPfl'ntl'rBul t'rtpiovement by tne.Sta.te or foreniploy-
;ipg.its funds directlyjjndirecdy. in aid of railroads bavq;been
oroacneu ana arc unuer uiscussion among-iue people ab myayiew8
on that point might be supposed to be governed-more or less by the
in'tefest I have Wdmitted above in connfection.with the Harrisburg and
Colorado-road I shall 'leave tha!t bVarich of!ibe subject to o'thers' 'atfd
res'tSsatisfie'd' with' whatever' action'ibo liegislature niaydeem.fittoi
3gislatnr
?take in the' premises-belfeving' that; in 'Sny' event they' will1 nriPbe
-partialdr exclusive; in their- disposi'ion ofcthe fmaiter. I have re
xcivedTonithfa' hcad. a very Interesting letterfrera the Hon. 'Jesse
i-: .-..! i.- i ;n .!: - ..L'r n j t.j r :ii -j. -
iuijaiuL-cj y.uutjao.yuu. wm see una at mej;uiini nnii"' 'ti11 "ir p1
UklUdlQ UU 111104. . H I r
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" S " - 3uttie arrow) cause anguish. more wi:
- 3iilgiUirfi.tbebove;little;storyi which the :poetswpretlilyitypifies
A-iiait iCon .. tltrbrmanv.af our readers. 'iAe'have .been
- r - ... . .- .v;at imi-what-imm tbemeter oltbe origitial in artgli-.;
fiiiikJt.ior reasons before 'stated. i . ' v.i
--"' Derabtlesf "if all the works of Ihisjpoethad beenpresenred we should
' : . -- iot. "' "in riV. tiiftm Rireiv to be met with eveunow. .buys
'1 :trHin"."TtT- of Aiiacreon "Jhej.uucomiaoh sweetness anij:elegauce ot.his
-Lm' tL.ZhkU th.. nrimirfimi tif-rerria?e.aild country aud have
-Sdued'ijm the "tfenutatioii of t he'firk-iivthe jighjeriiiid of jiync rpoetry-.j'i
o-.mUfiatticle asjexteudedtiseTf. already an; alinost mterxumaolei
jd-isome .length -ami we -will wojne-iuue sf$ffiJ
mauerr7 we are aivare mat ti.?uojeuvi-ui4Vr4-"ri - - - ...ij
1:1. rJMndr:iStiwirare7sureiaateveo such a onewilU
bewiliiaji to . . .j
WhileaWay-moraents.easeirj
In the review .ot themes like .ihese.
Austin. December 4 1852. ' ""
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Clement of Ronie a conteinporary of Josephus also mentions this pil-
lar and.likewise Irenaousi a'writer of-lhe second century who yetrnoire
superstitious than the other two adds the hypothesis how it came to last
so long withairis members entire. Reland relatesan-old tradition that
as fast as any part of this pillar was washed away it was supernatural!
renewed; ' V V
Hero then is palpable undeniable evidence upon this suij'ecti !lt.U
conclusive-and wonderful!. How many ages .has that pillar of-saJt with-
stood the corroding tooth of time-r-the destructive acfioH of the elements
Nearly thirty-eight centuries have elapsed since Sodom and. Gomorrah
were engulfed yet.the memorial of that great outpouring of Divine :wrath
composed of a material not' likely; toendure in the form it has-been'madb
to assumo( stillstands ""preserved by:thc hand of Omnipotence as a" testi-
monial to man of the truth the indubitable truth of tho.Holy Scriptures
and as a beacon to warn him from the quicksands of unbelief." '-
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- KF5" The article below is clipped frdm the (Georgia Telegraph. -litis
notcredited by that print to any other;. Thede'scription.isfrom th'e pen
of'spme traveler-whohasvisifod the. city of Jerusalem. "-"
'. ' " y THE LEPERS IN JERUSALEM .;
In my rambles about Jerusalem 1 passed on several occasions throu-Hi
the quarters of the Lepers.. Apart from the interest attached to thisiun-
fortunate.class of beiugs (arising from the frequent allusion made to thon
in the Scriptures.there is much in the appearance and. mode of life.ttfat-
tract attention and enj.itjhjgijvfflpathy oitho stranger.. -Dirt and disease .
;go reVoltingly togethe'iheguntTamJherstakougfi;the stttietj.
cohstantmdan'of sufleggells-upon th&d&fQtifit and sm-broodstMp'
overthe ruin it has wrought in that gloopSand' ill fated spot: "VaRed
forms sit in the door-ways;; faces coveretFwilh white scales anil-Sightless
eyes areljuriied upward; skeleton arms dfetbrtetfand foetid with th'ejrai
vages of leprosy are. outstretched from'thefoiil'mbvinff'riiass: andiaiow
"howl is heard-and the hoWlof the stricken lor alms ; 'alms; on!stranger
Idr'tlie love of 'God! 'alihrfto feed the. inexorable'destroyerl alms tb'orlfcr
Iongthis'dreaiyiaudhopiiless" misery! Look upon it stranger you. whb
walK torrji in all yojir pride ana strength .and breathe the fresh air of-
heaven ; you who have never known- whatiE is to be shunned by our fellow-man
as a. thing unclean and accursed you who deem yourself "un-
blessed with all the blessings that God has given you-upbn-earth'-i'lodk
up.opiTitandthero is a- misery above allithat youhaveconceiVed ihfyour
.gtopmiest hours amisery that .can -till'be. endured; learn-that evehtho
ibeper jtyith'vdeath' gnawing at his vitals and luhceasing torfiires?in his
blooiL.casttoutifrom the society of his fellowim'an .foflddden'rto''fonch'fn
friendship.or'afrection the hand of the untainted still strUggleVfor life
'and .deems each hour precious that.keeps himJJErom the grave'. " --.
The quarter of the lepers is a.sad and impressive-place. Bythe-Iaws""
of the laud which haveexisted frdm.scriptural times they arelsblated
from all actual!1 cpntactiwith. their .'fellow-men; yet there seems to be.no
prohibitiorTto their going beyond-'the walls of Jerusalem and begging by
the-road;side."Near-the -gateTof Zion"-on' theway" to'BethtehernI'sa"
many of them silting on thercJ tlieirihfdeous faces uncovered thrusting
forth their scaly hands fop alfflaJj. Their huts are. rudely constructed df
earth and stones seldoni withTaore than one apartment ; and thisso'lilthy
and..loathesome that.it seemeiiunBtrfo be occup'fe(U)jr.swinei Here they
live and propagater whole familiesogether' without) distinctioniot sex;
arul th"dr.dreaOWL'm"aladyi3jperpeaf.from" toigeneratioo;
and thtTgroansoftEe aged.andiying are mingled vitb. the feeble wail of
the young' ttiat are.b.roughKtorth'brandel forialife of misery.. .Strapge
auu muuruiui uiougnis arise .inane uuuieuipiuuuu oi mesau conuiuon-ana
probable
be.jomet
woman ii
tic life "which the untainted are capable of feeling; yet doomed neverto
exercise ine aneciions wiinoui. perpeiuaung me curse; some joo-ui
whom there; a"re hidden powers ot mjnd unknown saveTtothemselves;
ambition that'corrodes' with iihavailin2' 'aspirations:1 a thirst r action
that burns within 'unceasingly yet never canbe assuaged: all theruling
'pa's3ions:that can' be:-ilnplanted-in -mail fo'great "and noble purposes'h'e-
jver to give one moment's pleasure unmixed with 'the' perpetual globnV'bf
:iat curse wmcu.u wens hi tneirDiopav .
'As'I plodded- rnyiway'for the lalt'timQ through this den 'oif sickening
sights a. vision of human miserylwaSjimpressed upon the. mind'.tfi'alltiins
.cannot efface. I passed when thera'yi of the.sun were cold ( and .the
-maavi-. tMitK -tqrTiirxa 'mill thoir Ko r'orl 'iK'i-ii- t KJ rloniltr KrtKuo-n-nrl -rnitjld.l I-iln
.!.- 1 L"' "i i"-t-. - '- 1.- -r ?. -. i-r ...
destiny qt L these.ilJdUiteunDeings-rsAmong so many there-must
in" whose 'breasts (hefpowerotV true love isiimpIaiited'T-lbve'for '
lits.Durestseiise. of onnrin"-.;for. all the. endearments of domes-
Deasis: ana women neia out raeir'loathsoiiiailantraccursed babes and
. t . j i . . .. ; --. . . .t-. uremnay iuc jasis uiaii uurereu mem: ann noiiiLiii ir loine snaueiess mass.
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r -. V - . .:..:. .T.I.J' L . - w. ----iimi.-Miiii !"' ...J.i -. "'m I " j' IIIiIimAUP '""j"h amireimniu gUffUWi WWreCf M. WCIHj
T-tplT-TTeTJt? JFTSI' 1 mmiNl Mirt hnrnlirn Itnms.'lU lilts 1GW nnil :i-Tias3ea Ull. UllJiUlCWlVlrmmmmmmmamaaattMxmmimmmmmmmmmmta:
'OrleaW'De'lVof JNovSSth5wotlfind tbe'frllowlhg ? "'Ablate Eng
4iBhtravelfcrr(Mr.1Ca"s
a :.;T:nirn?T7;-AniPrif:Mn fn-n'iv .and fail-'td observe that thero' is
LU 1A.V1U me t(w - ta w -. r w -- --
C.B.
tfcx-pAV'S EXCURSION IN; THi DFf;ER'LGQONTRY'.
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MafE'DtToa': lly JournaYleft' yW.ad!youf &tajp iphe'f&pmfo
fWusliy -river ftuut ttlis t'iWilMPi
Scott'i where we were.vcomwrwuiyarawpuiuua i
Me liyesabout ten" miles'eastqf Forl'.Croghaii m the ; Austin road. UiiA he
-fe-c'leaVaV.cryStai;a1ffirdine.rmU
m shJc.iniindn to 'tU'htn&mi of. yVeste'raf Texas.'Thesh galled
fewllri this cbuhfrv andiii;mostof thetsouthWstehi .Slates ij. species
of 'bass! Janit bears no Telatiotf wfcateverVW b'rook or iaketrout ortb
anyofher fish of tHe genus. fiall" 'Thereare..twb "distinct varieties of
c i : wrtm TvoiJ-'i;ih-'5l-oViiroit;fnrhi-. m their lormsi.co-
uieao uiiaD ill iicaicm iwo . ..vm..w.w-.--.- ---.- -.: -v i..i't.
dliErhts mVcIear and TapiU siiearos re-
aifeelingtofamplacableihatred to'Englatid asa'n'ationi per.Va'ding it'.J"
With. nUVdiie deference to Mr. Casey' and bis opinions weT.beg" to
object strongly to bi3 conclusions.- a hat no AWericanv whetner .na-
tive -ornatnfalizpdrjlqyt'Sjthe English .Gov?rnment!or the English
naibnrrffivounetcirijrcracvuui.iv.woll.be true: butjbat .there is ;any
iack of fraternal feeling; n tie part; of Americans towards the.Engr
iJf -J ?i '-.--iV' V- '..?.-..'i Y..f- 'rL' . .:..l .A..- !0forlT
HSU as a puopio .13 uiienyiaioe .uat "gJUj-T'lijBJrr -ly". r--v'
true : "but we-aaudlfSawtTrttfaTls tbTriyalry .of .humanity. of
uTHUvancenlerifV and is'thcreUioTlyairy between brbtliefsvofr the same
laniiiy aa auuu oo lucti liiicicaiD uuuuiuu uioLiuvv ouu vivl uviviv.
But'bedduse' dn'e exerts bihisclf; to' become wiser' greater richer or
.'better than .another docs'this'provo "'hatred'" between them ? " ' :
W.e fear that amng the ''general society" air. Casey' reters'to
honiust have bappened'to fall in with an unusual share of the Ame-
rican'" i8Well-niob?i ithat)60tii0j cdwai dly bullysome pettifogging-law
jcr somejiisapppintedjpolitician somndblacklcgTor equhlly blacklegs
ged preacher or a blasphemersjcreed wh.oyay nave iaueqjo -maKe
his pw.n.4" out of SlV." Casey should have been found tq.usp expressr
ibn disparaginrto his natinriality"isnothingvto bprwondcred at. Mr-
Casey need not.fo have crosse'd the Atlantic to have found ii.st such
ha-aUers': they exist' amongst the Idw'narrow-mindedand jle-
'p'raved' o'all nations. -Bu'f'that' lifr. Casey ever met with a man id
U these1 United States 'whethernch' or-poor vho was regaraoa Dy tnoso
'at -sronndi him as a j'lst'ahd upright inan;- a Jnan of fceling---th'atii3'
id! etnteman. who ever was found using- one expression 'that could 'be
'j&r-i.'iiM'lialiitW' 'ThU niifwliiSh'
bsini-ormthos'e'whicb'areiaugW
JT7 -- :i:. iji.-.ij.- -';.'ii-V. 'i:i'i-.k;.- . .--.-. tniihil near
t the uoanoKe peiow me .mouai"ftAr1'" ... .1 " ;s rs.I?7u T
their-hirces 'which form'ihe efevaaud'beauUful'.range of the brook
trout. 'They irelhot sp'VaiiegeaeTaMy: mo1tled;'with connected
rhoboiual spldtclies nthe back and ;sides 'always enclosingthe gronnd
olorof the'fishr Thetri'eliie. are white. .They have a greenishappear-
hde: in clear waterj although they'are5 frequetlyaliudst black'-'-i heir
colors are deepest and mc-t strongly contrasted in the clearest and coldest
water. In muddy water they-aregenerallyagreeuishrbrown on the bact
Which color gradually fades iuto white as lt.descsnds to thebelly which
ai'invartaUiy-white." "When" drawn out of wateV theyturn' pale andihe
iBtbtchesa'ppear distinctly fbr:afime andthetf vanish. .Those whichTare
lbltMik -generally have their lairs under mossy rocks in swift shallow and
'.The other" variety resemble . the pond bass. . I thintit is.fhe.same fish
hictrVcalleULthe rfresh" water- trout of the New'OHearisvilobile and
-.rrML -!-.......... 1 .k;.k ;i:c.irl.t in -t havL- where -the fresh
tratefmeete the salt amongpondiliUe8.flag3;ind logs. It is spiile-myed
like the other but shorter andnpj so.active.- Ithas.a larger mouth pand
is marked with an irregular-line of black spotches on eacTi.side. lt.occu;
es lagoonsTtniiU-iKShds; -deep and still pools) .and isalmost always con-
cfedndSWkst6tshof 'driftwood ' Itdarts'upon its1 prey from these
coverts and seldom misses its aim. Both of these fish strike welUatthe
fly Whtoathe Clearwater is slightly;discpkred; 4iut tfae-muinow jorrthe
jSrtiehiwrnlfrojrof.ihe texianprairie sUeams. is the.mostireliabletbait
toteinheiroracitytj"' .AU jthe limpid tributaries of the .Colorado: and
vBntiamiaptto become a Jitfle garrulous when I broach the subject of
ichthyology) anai-nope-you.wui!praonii.uis tuuui uifj.""" -
rJMCh'Hia-domerforgetmy route. for.aitimei while :tnyfau6y;wandered
. k.n.oboiio n.w. .rrvni-.m-jntlfH nrmlsHif. thb snarklinr-streamlets:it-
crwsadr'JThey(irrigate a beautiful succession of prairiesiand timbered
fclkandJ7aUeysaraougwhich'planters and stock-raisers. ot all lasies-may
fiailheniselves homes.to their likings .I.thiiiklhat la-man may imagine
toyi-sort -pfiajiesidence which wiUsuit ninv.and lancy wnateverbceiiDij
and soiljJie .wishes to have ;aboutthim- and. fie" can .Hud its reatitCffctter
dbpiayedinthisiuuignificent.region; than iuiany ideal landscape
-.:i saw. bat little jpooJand.on. the ;enUre route Irora.AustinJto Hamilton's
wUewvAs;w6 .approached. this charming-spot.theJandcape suddenly
hanged7rf rom the high bill! which; borders thefeastofiitthe3mpunlains
iaaamtingits. two headi.and those which-make its westerniboutldaryjiap-
jSdiaHght and we had a beautiful .view of the distant-bluei range's
wJMck5ivide:.the Perjliniles; Llano and.San.Saba ji'vers rising beyond.
tfcifiColoradd. iThe elevated prairie7 dividing the watersJbf the SanlGab--jfclaad-Hamiltoh's.CTeekjextendsa.highridge
between the:twoprinci-
aaJ .forks of the-valley which is broken into several ihigh knobsp which
Wsentacveryjpictoresque.apjrance. " . f-
JJltis difficult to I judge of the altitude of .anountaius.by the.eyej Ithmk
Uiatactualmeiisurementwiiuid give them an elevalibn.of;aboutfiOO.feet
above theiCblotaUolriver at the mouth of the creeks Jhteyiarhilprmed of
taatified taey-Umeslbne whose; layers ae of differeat'depths'and degrees
fubardfiess.Jj had;noppbrtunityvof-eXamining.their fossps particularbj
Construed into' hatredi'of tthe English .as individuals or as a people.
we Oeg-uio3.t euiphatically to..doujit. Ana .it is certamiy raiuer.uaru
for a whole nafij-n to be .condeinned for the conduct: or expressions of
such as .would only compare. with .thednnizeris of BillingsgateySt.
Lftirj- ..' i; frl...!.!...?....:... ...-! nn An li'nr.liali Vfirtn finnrco
wi...f... - . cb.oi. p Fiat Jo
Kiili
tjlOi?-'
lOSTlTIA.
PILLAR OF 'SALT AT USDUM.
Nopart of .sacred historyihas met ..withjmorejrequept'ridicnle andde-
niai . than jthe story. of. thii destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and' the
transformation pfLot's wffe intojat pillar pi salt: This 1 .has ..been spoken
qf!.asa riiirsery tale calculated" to jtrighten childrenand weakrrainded
adults. .-..;. . r -'
The.expioratiqn.of the Jordan .an.di he. Dead Sea; by Lieut. .Lynch of
the U. S. Navy brought to-light one 'of the ..most conclusive proofs ot the
truth.otthe.Sc'riptufal account of .this aflair offered by the (researches of
modern .science for theelucidatipnandxprrobpration of .ancient history.;
' Whatever may tejtheideyice3..of skepticismntp nullify the.effect.of this
remarkable fact upon the miuds.of :the unbelieving they canuot dispute
the veracity of the witnesses attesting to the actual existence of a pillar
of salt upon the shores of-the'Dead'Seaj- and3ear the spot where "Sodom
andrGom?irra"h are supposeil'to have stood:'-1'-" '
u Lieuf. Lynch 3ne'xplbring the Dead-Sea reached the' part' of it.sup-
posed to cover the' 'guilty citfes after'8'o'cloclt.I'6nH'he'';'m6rnihg of' April
26th. .1848 Neither traveler qr explorer had JeVef visitetf the 'spo't. ''He
makes the following quotation : . '
We are the first - -. - - .
& -i ' . l1" Tfia't'evef' burst '.
1. . .. . '' . liifo'thisileu't'sea'.
"The.'descriptiohis'best'giveri inhisown-wofdi: . ; " ' '
Jii-a. thd water shdaiihir.-hauled-mdreoff shore'. Soon aftdr' to' qur'asi
touishiueut we saw on the eastern side oi Usdura.-one third'" the 'distance
train its north extreme
from'the.general mass':
We immeuiatelvvDillled
and examined if. The.beach.was.asqlt .slimyynudiencrusted.with f-alt
ikilU
with
upper
nr rounded Dart is about"?brtV'feet hilrh. restinr:ou a kind of oval pedestal
1rom forty to sixty feet abo've-the 'level of the sea. It slightly decreases
in c7.. iimvards. crunibles.at:thfi'.ton. andls'One entire 'mass .of'crys'talli-
zation. Aprop( or buttress; connectsit. with the mountain;behind and
the whole is covered witn.cfebris of a lig t.stone cplor Its peculiar shape;
j t-i... nftrlhiiiKU n.Vir n'.lf.n Hi tliu ivir fur rtne Th Ambs.had
13 UUUUUC oivuiio iv hid abuuu v"; "."iVfr"! '
. . ..... . - -- . 1 . xi . -'. rl.i.i7...r..l .(!.
of despair and.howling curses followed me and Leper's crawj'ediback'iiito
their hovels to rotin-their-filfhand die when God .willed. '
THE TO"iVlN OP HELENAr-A correspondent of the yjotoria; Advo-
cate sp.aks.of.'the estab'lishment of a now town of tlikinam.fleipb-:
'VOne of the proprietors informed me- thathe had a large number ot
ffne'buildinglotssulficieitl'y.-laTgeforhousand.gardenjurpo.
he would donate tose'ttlers'as-lastrs-they came to.claira them. AJlper-
sous whd"liiav'desire to avail themselv'esof tliis. liberality will find in the
new town of Hdleria. aJdelfghfful'reSiilence'afiifa healthy location For
feartheymigbtndbfihd it dn'the map Iimightadd that the town ln'ques-
tionis on the road leading from Ghad to San Antonio thirty-five .miles
above the-former place and sixty .miles below the. latter audabouCmid-
way between the Cletp and Ciboiocreek at the crossfugof the Alamita.
It is situated in'theraiUst of a large and rapidly increasing" settlement' in
"a portion which without-doubt isdestined to become one of the most dense-
ly popuiaiea regions in tvesieru .ejtia. awuuui u uumj 'y uv y7'ru
at.'th infant eitvlfandotherimDrovements. characteristic of new-places
.are. talked ofi A.pbst.offide has been established'at the store.of Dr. L.S.
Owiug's Jipon the private 'AooAs' of the citizens." -' u
rfft-' 1 l V. .r U. ...nnn.njtfnntmi'fn. fnrminiT ef!r
- ine lOCailiy SUUKtJU Ul Ud uuiauj auiauiogB. wi imiuiuiuu Vv '
raising as adjoin -Texas. The cbu"ntty!is filling up rapidlyvlyapopula-
tioniof avgood. sort. Among1 them may be found some 61d-'and: worthy
Texians. It is said the land titles are outof dispute The sdfl fifverj'
'rich- pastiuxtgefihe"; and mdre timber 'carV-be- had' upbn-the streams in
that region'than is usual'west' of-'the Colorado. Water is abundant and
generally good. :The time 'is ridt'far distant when the district' between;
the Cibolo and the Cleto wilTEo one" of the most populous and wealthiest
counUes in the.'State;for It is'the Intention of "the citizens toapply for tjho
.crea'tion:of a new county at the approaching called session.ofthel.egis-
V 1- ru ' . !. 4k... tn1 ennaan .. TnflV nn Vl
lature.- inere-iis.no. reason. w;uj mej .-'--i .... ..-; jTTJir
territory numbers and all the pre-reqIsites jtp form acountyto fevor
them. P.oM facilities are not the only ones in a manner. tdemed.thepn ;
-" '".'' j . . .T . ".. A nv K a- rt vvmk
the courts are inconvementiy-.remote reqmnng a.Vf.-TJ
.'..; K.m..nl.n".sMnlv'incufrinr'other expenses which-might-ba
obviated'by'the establishment 'of. fa newcouhty.
fcateacludedfnwi;wliatspecimeBsii wLW'oxjJweuainuciuau -"p
jbrmatinrii are all : older than the cretaceous xdeicaboiit Austinfandtproba-
Mvflflfae'sameaeewith thegrypluteliaifest6neof.'nortfcMissisnppiT The
"2LrfaUotfaBdisiiitegraUon:ptherstmU.lenmaglthe
i uwiv.-''r7 7ZZ. ."'At. 12 -'
thwaoiinUmi Vhe.appearaHce ot amraease jeroncauon.Triwuy c w h.
a-lotty-rouudpilrar; standing apparently ueauueu
at theihead'df-adeep narrow and abrupt-chasm.
in fonthe. shore. anUfDr. Anderson' arid'l went-up
and a snort uisiance iroin me water coereU'Wiuisaniie.ij1sic"ii?
Hiikes'Bl? bit'utnen; WIS'touiRi ttHeJpilIar to be.of soli'dsalt capped
narKimate-of hriie.- cvlindncUl in Iront and bvramidal behind. I he
told usinivague'tefmsthat there was'to'be 'found 'a pillar sbfnewheie up-
on the shores of th'e.sea1;. but their statements ih'ralt other respects had
proved so unsatisfactory that we could place-uo reliauce:upoh!themj
A similar pillar is mentioned by Josephus who expresses the belief ot
..-. Mii. ;lj.f;A..i!A.t;fi').1V1nR' I 'n..' vaTn ur:w' transformed. His
words are "But Lot's wife continually turning baok"to vie.wr.thecityfs
.wnt..t'rani"'it. and beinsritooinicelviinauisitive what would beco'me'of
'.' . - . .-" .. i J
it altliough.Uodjhad.Iorbidden'lier to dp so was icnangea. mm mpiarui
salt for l;have'saeurit:"and it remains at this day.?' 1 Joscpkug.i4ntf'$f
?c.i fr -" -r. ' . -v M --' -''' " . .
DOING THE AMIABLE.r-TheeditoroCtheRicnmondRecorder.mut
be a great admirer of the ladies. Hear how he -palavers them:
We live butin'the sunsnineof your smiles; u'nd-when' you-withhold th
Ji"ht of youncountenance.we.feelas though theglorious sun. tbeanthor
of light and day was stricken-fromrhis course-in. heaven. Wa feel as did
the.solitary and listless rover; among-the-flowers; of Eden wheas.tho
poet beautifully expresses it in the following couplet
"The world was sad the garden-was a wild?
And man the herih't; sfgh-'djill woman smiled." .
This burst of aJoratibn was broughT'qn by receiving a lady subsenber.
It'is'mbre than probatye the Judge is a favorite of the ladiem .hu'digj
gins; if so they had bestihayean eye Jojh'e matter; 4 few mbre'femii
nine patronsimight'throwTamJuto the 'highistrikes;"' addtthen 'his en-
thusi sm would not stop short of. absolute idolatry-to.the ladies; of course.
In the happening of lhat contingency there would not be words half sweet;
or hi"hsounding or grand enqughj to convey his appreciation- of. their
many fascinations. ."tYb once-kuew a gentleman diseased with pretty
much the same complaint: he was. cured by a7ock. We do not fecoU
lect as it was some five years-sincepbut we "thmk;the application waa
madetb'his'iiose Further'this deponent sayeth not1.
i i ' i i . - i r. i i 'L
MEXICAN ITEMS.-rA.-c0rre3pqndent.of the Nueces Valley writing
from-Brpwnsville under date of iov.Hlth says GeneraLUraga has pro-"
nounced against the government at-San-de-Los Lagas In theStateof
Tamauiipas-.Rufind'Rodlfrguez a member of the Sta"te''tegisl'afure' h'sa
Organised a revolutionary fbrcedri'ven Gov. Cardenas' from Vicfpriato
Tula and presented a front sufficiently formidable to induce Gen. Basava
tq.sendjto Matamordffqr feinfbrcementsT 'In reiation-to-Gen.AvaIos.tha
correspondent speaks thus.; . - '. J .0
Thn MMihan Chief Masnstrate may weu .envy me aosoiuie power.
.-r l.4l .-. '...i'.?Y Kir li.tt man '"Pri'iln.! -VV:llst 'at lVTatLTlirrL fo
enjoyed arid 'exercised by his man 'Friday A'valos; aj Alatambrqs; for such
isat-this' moment the" situation df that place- that the will'of thejatteris;
o . all in s.irl hn cominits with.imounitv'outragesa'gaihst'the'libeiri
ties and risrhts of citizen that in a country like ours would septulum. to.
I :-lt''? it.. -A -1 .nMHiitni'itr tvnnlrl qllAtif tKa fTikrti-l tha nnvilorrA
.- . '. -i x . . "i" L: . . T. . ! -. . IT L . 4- T L .
of being tried Dy tne laws oi i.coimiry.i'iiijcpiiuriuauou uijwuair iuwo
.. ' 1 :l l.i..i..l'.' rl l)nrin v 1ttut taf' Ori TnooilalT Inst an HT
mention i w m ww vuv w.iw-.iuk--.v -. w ---.--. .-.- --2f
press arrived witli'despatchevftcv forGeneral-AvaIos.and the answert
tn thnisamnwerci: t o be sent back b V-the same mad! The" General war
'apprehensive that the man-would- in conversation disclose all her had
seeri on;theroa'd arid odered him without further ceremony to be con-
ifined inthe calaboqsetand thatno one;shouId-.be.allowed to talktohim.
VrLt.'.!lr.'.';.-.J:A'V;nn "a li ra toVl vc.ir.liv nml ..nt hack.Wlththe aflr.
. .i.'-h i.Xj-...aL..'.:..: '- iU W.l It-r;..!.. IMnt. irnrH of comDlamt
;was utered'by any one.1 nor did'the.civil authorities even' thirtkof enquij
ing as totho caue bTa citizen being incarcerated by a ntlitary-cwji
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