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About The Oregonian. (Portland, O.T. [Or.]) 1850-1854 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1850)
T3FTrrmuuHTwcfca OREGON IAN. -" 3f esJjSS3SSe?BSB6ea3e89eatete rtSisr-WttMsaatoi- vrjrr.ysAfs rlft.v'iV.vA3 Equal Rights, Equal Lawsftsnd Equal Justice to all men. IVI '- - - .m- --. . T mp it) ffi J"; J DRIEREBITOB. PORTLAND, 0. T.1. WEDtfESDAYr.DECEMBER 4, 1850. "PoTrrwriijv o;t BKtTOSyiRjHPrfOR: ANDRMfltecreliaa-worjhipptfd Ihe idol of liis nf. r?sw ivewau, TSrSlfc XwVR?!aftTy;. firA;oftrij '"ft ijwyBar, pet rnfil, $4brix wonthf" 1 l.Alogle! copics25 cents (TftLtTBS, tCifraitiiitlirfcIctlio 1-sr o. -iTJS??!3r0- dairjtmeytwcTvtfn An'') thrce.lnscrllons, $-wV- for enrr eddir fy t5bcValJcJacC-tcQppJffW11kBf 'Vlf ttotuber "of insprrtoiuf-iijnt'fio dlrtlnrtly amiiVi&roa -the; rnarginytothjerwie".hey -will lis 5f""4 6i tilt forbid, and charged accordingly., suddenly in hef rapid face, she turned upon nr ucei,-anu tnrew iiersvii, wnn a ringing laugh, into NiclcV ontslrrched nrmr. . A -shout of -triumph announced the suc cessor Nick's suit j.tttjd to all, pave one, the completion appeared to give great sathfa'o lion. -i ma vas.au inuiun juuiu, uu uuue dared", lovrr nf the (rapper's bride. . 'In c feclion, I rusting that limp-would enable him to gain the prize, and when his hope seemed ripening he, taw he; tlius suddenly lost lo hjm, and lost forever" " - - jt. jliJayjui42jri!urejoiefl.witninJim-!ianrtJ ftiva n timr'iriiiirinv itrmtt me nrvTliriv.i. I ItMV "o tt O .. ... " - - , .... .LU'.-il- rm.j bo.i rising from the side of the dead body of hV; ?T"ri"au! but ever in a whisper by the wife, over which he had mourned for hourvJbunters of the far weal, that the horse rray - llt have "such revenue, as in a tale aui;till In seen scouring the plain, where the story, none can equal. I'll be more bloody foot fall of man is seldom heard, with his lhaiv- a panther; more cruel Ihrttp bea( oV'load of lUv living and the dead. savage o! any kind or lime.. .""Reveng !' '-. - conliiiued he, with a copvufeivp laugh. 'iTIlC Fasblona'ble Chlirch. Tlje white man' vengranee rlj:di.at least " match the- red." " " ' fscnlCTQf We attempt to portray the Alounlinghisimallbntnt h6rseirjrhionabh: Church j but, let us w-nturr from the wild prairie, the trapper lurnei'"there evt-n there, " where a convenient his: head towards the west, and driving hi- new, convrandmg a lull view ol the organ, heels into his Hanks, galloped, like ohtjn""'witliin hearing of the Kev. Dr. Five reckless of lire and limb, to the valley ; -in'housanda-Y ear's most eloquent appeals. th- Mohawk. There as he anitcinaled. hb for saly terms, SS0O cash,.or $1000 in - . .. -X. . TV trjjb fblfowing gtmfleiienare duly antboriied lo JfeeSobjBcnpfioiwfor '.'THE OREGOKlAN' -KJpAOt.isorrv-(CoUrIcr Office.) Safe ib. Ci'nn3,'Esav Asluria, ' fFfancisco. auAv. uosTr.TtQt. uiacKamas.f i 'H Goqj5HOU,"EsQ.. Saloc.'' Sutocri. -HilWioro jtaphected wiiB theitbovs Paper U r B?aNaomcB wjtiWinjngjorriplcio arsorimcnt of newond run. Qtbla-Typag. Ofnamerrti, etc- enablinjjhePrq- .prletor to iccate PtrntrrnamnttcifrfntfniS Jnrticrs' do. Jterclpt Chock - DrafU, Circuhrf, KJonfert bill, r.aw cases, &c RsUSyjftranoty'oritjIo.'.wIth neatness and des" patcb, ofid-oo, jeasonatlo terms,'' mpTJTfc flnmlbiUtf, (t'olers,'- tWrlrAetst. jttilKRckclBv 3foeTrappeV Pivrnearing-trie-namtj-oTITick Ynlsey. hi'uC solitary -home was in a valley, of the iigfdand?;,'attQul "a, mile from the jiver5 hank, and his occupation consrsfed in hun ;ngnd tr3pping,-anil trading for furs-with jjie. Indians; V'.Hdi was- tall and gaunt with Kl'peculiarly'stern and .evyn melancholy ex firessign of. fealafeV-and; from .his lonely, eloomy habits, eeemed-to claim -no kilrrnor JUmdrcd wiirCany Iivmgtrreature, ihe onl companion of rns- hours wasji grizzty deer jfiound, AvTinstrspci.'a'fuf strength often over inatchcd..tWe" 'fleetest buck-and once he Iqsed.wilh a silver pantlier, and, despite hi monsfen4i." furious- struggles-, tore the ftvjXdpipj, from-.hn-throar. Crouched be- about burying his knife between the shoul ders of the. unsuspecting trapper,, when backwards he went to the .earth, as if a whistling bullet had crashed through- his brain, in;thejanged gripe ofWick'a deer-hound.- "HilloalrPXclatrried'ihQ trapper, re leasing his wife from an embrace resembJrflg a grizzly bear's" in tenderness. ".Why, what's this about, eh V . ThcCdraw.n knife in the fallen Indian gra!"p,:ahdAi6ff rocious sspoct, quickly re vealed he cause of the dog's attack, who continued to pin him to the ground in his 'J torturing hold. "Art lealous, man V7 said IN ick, laughing. (and bestowing a kick ol no gentle force on his prostrate enemy. "Art jealous 7" And lilting him from the earth, after snatching the blade from his hand, lie cufTed' him, amid the. jibes and jeers of his tribe, far away from the scene of his discomfiture. Alonins rouea nway. jne mapie-ieai wore the brown tint of jeering autumn, and Nick Wnlsey was a rough, but doaling rfather. Upon returning from pxamintng his traps, late one evening, he was somewhat astonished, ami" not a lhlle"Ye.xl, at his wife's neglecting to meet him, according to her wpated custom, some short distance from Ihelog-cabHi " Where is Minamec7 1 wonder ?c said he, striding towards the door; and as he reached the threshold, he stumbled heavily against somt thing laid across it. Upon stooping 16 ascertain the cause, he discover ed the lifeless body of his faithful t deer hound. . "" "jMinapcel" heVltouted, with stentorian , Sea and earth ! how did this lmaniee..Lsay1" tr Hush, yvu'l! wake my child.1 " Wake -our child V repeated luyhear ing hi wjle nestling her infant to her bosom, as he threw open the door. " Wake j'our w the sentence was un finsbed. Fell horror petrified with the sight that "presented ilselij his lower jaw dropped, and his eyes seemed ready lo rtart from their strained sockets : the warm blood Lcurdled in his veins, and the checked pulse ceased i's throbbing. Sitting before the hearth, upon the floor, there was the young mother, bearing matks of cruel violence.tn her gashed", features and disordered dress, and prcssinglto her breast the headless iruntc oi tier iniant cnuu. rate was tier fore I1 ica-jn the--log-cabin, he would rcountenanre : and the fixed, elassv stare iivatch rrmpve and gesture of Jtis'master; betokened madness in all its horrid forms. coming faces greet him .with looks of nvmpatqry'and companion; I trow not. Ho cast- life dn. nnffhrtrifiIt Onm found iJy.trilw fromavhuci hixJtlan.' f 'Per stock at par2 ... -. de. to side he Jooked; iipStHhe soft face - teiug yi !& $0KiuiMdibxs lwa beanl -all tangled and matit hW face seam. J Stirrt-d by tin rnriariiiS't,filu.rt.H, UZ ed by premature wrinkle; yVt thetj jya rrT7Hbulinl!Uiij1l3Bsixiv:a,t.4friFtf-1,", a slrangii expression in his pf, and a talm jefu-ct opon lits.-5rrrm.'Tii.rtvaji,r.-sublimity of resolution on- his high fore-; strange spoctrd' ttw- nm Vlnn?ariTo hesJJ' , . cmilinj; Man df IhcWorMar-irrfwiiifio,!. Poor, weary, and neglected, he approach-1 the Pa-acho his n;jns- ajy rnhuir; ainntct" rd hroihf r Zebuloii. The vll-ffd and ' enlir. appearance dittOtw. Hv ftniiilihi . u. ronrpjaceni v.nrisiian oeneiii ihe SlrangrrQfrnan. stride siowiy along the aisle. as there a pntfr door oened St his ?.. . ! ! ... - -V. I iia iairjorrn3 arise, rtiri soithngi lm" per as ready, .as hjs shaflow-tcr o!iey4he ibeclc,an4.ok. - lliusj'cvs hailcome and gonp, and still found no change- ui'flje tranprr's hoie, ijne day, a parly of Indians, of the Pen JWscot tribefapproached his dwelling, and Vrofieml skins, iu exchange" for live' white iriat'-Vfire.waler and gunpowder. Among Ittemtwas.a girl of singular beaulj, and m'ilh. her Nick Wblsey became suddenly "and "dt-eply Tnamoured. As he looked at her full and faultless form, his eyes flashed With the-fire in his veins, and the volcano fif passion burst, through ;vach fibre of his (Trotnel -No sooner was his feelings engen dered; than he strove to win the twanv-skin- jicd beauty as riTany a fair one has been fivou by jvjunnggiftsinlo'hcr lapjand long pelore a cessation of. his profusenesa. took Jilace," dozf ns of; strings of beads wpre IwJhfd round her arms and neck, and rings and baubles of all kinds bedizened her per ton; Then the whiskey flask was offered gratuitously lo the "company, and Kick's iuit progressed with the brightness and ve locity of a sky-rocket, In a 6hort time a Lemand was made for the red-man's, daugh ter, accompanied with a present of a hatchet and knife to the4athtr,.and a willing con f ent obtained. ' A chief whose fiery glance" showed the Vflecls of the potent dram, bent his bow, 6nd winged an arrow perpendicularly t$ the clouds? and as it drove into the earlS ouiverinff with the forcp. directed the tran- JlitT to remain by the side of the weapon. (Then ho shot one some hundred yards, in a . ll-rerl line, and ihe expectant bride was -ronducj i to the spot where it fell, by her "Talj tt friends. A third was thendrivn intj the ground a few feet from where she tjj , and the chief who acted as priest in UK. ceremony, addressed Nick Wolsey, by rfving, as -he again pointed an arrow up u-ards, "If my white brother would win the bird, he must catch her ere she gains tier nel ;""andjiawing his bow, tin .barbed arrow twanged from the string, and away rnshed the .lrappr at the signal. For a filrief second, the coqueltc'weuied resolved -drvach the goal which wouM hae frenl (Ucrifrom iur plihledroth ; but stopping betokened Sa," screamed the trapper, rushing to the side of his demented wife' say' how who has done this?" ". H ish I" replied Mtnamee.v" Do you not see he sleeps 1" 'God of heaven!" exclaimpd he she's daft gone wild mad !" and scarcely less so him&elfthe strong, bold hnnrer. howled in his misery. For. days he .was unable to learn the par ticulars of tho catastrophe. At length, a change took, place in the' benighted reason of his wife-; but, like the remaining spark in the charred ember, it was the last effurl of the mind ere death expunged its mise- ries. It appeared "that" at sunsef Minamee was preparing to set out to meet her husband, after rolling her little charge'in a robe of buffalo-skin, and placing him on his bed of straw, when Jtip lon shadow of a man was cast suddenly into the entrance, rmu as quickly disappeared. The deer-hound iiitu -TJc.lJ "wlio-fii. mutt ttas"riir-mrT-, tale of his wrongs, and as brief the demand for justice. - Give me," said the traplier, " the mur derer, and let me deal with him as 1 list." The chiefs listened with thafssecmin? apathy with which they listen to every re- lalion, whethf-r of good or of evil j and continued to send volumes of smoke, curling upwards from theitdips, as they sat in a circle about the fire, without a perceptible motion of any kind. . At length the elder said, alter a long silenrc, " My white bro ther says well. 'Let it be so. Deal with him as you list. Take him hence." The consent obtained, a howl of savage delight burst from the trapper's breast as tie pounced' like a galled tiger upon his victim. " You're mine!" repeated Iip ; " and, as ye gave no mercy, "none shall be given yc."- Winding long narrow strips of untanned hide round the shoulders, arms, and wrirts of the prisoner, he bound them tight to Ins body, and fixing one end at his rude stirrup, threw himself upon his horae to retrace his steps at a -slow and leisurely pace. .Tlie trapper appeared even to select 'the path with care, so that the prisoner might not bt injured by brake or brier in their progress. In silence, without one word being spo ken in that long, lojig night they rontinti?d on throush wasteland wild. The unrulll-d Hudson reflecting the clear roys of the moon, bright and unbroken as a looking glass. The refreshing mi3ls rolled akwg the sides of the highlands in graceful folds, and nothing broke on the car hui the wa-h of wal-rs and the me lanchnlv note of die whippoorwill.- Just as the first tinge of light. streaked, the trapper arrived at iIip door of hi? cabin; and after becuring his prisoner, beyond the chance of e&cap o "nt one o began thetisK mi mirq ,.' unheard of ruvoige. With a hatchet, r.e cut the long -Mont branches from the will-v, and lying them firmly together with pieh.s of dried .kin. formed a sort of rough, stnoic basket,. resembling a large- cradle. WlXii this was complete, "he threw his helpl-v captive into it, m full length, with his f upwards, aud, nassiuz stripes of h." through-the apertures ol the cradle from trs feet to his neck, bound him fast, that not even a sinew might be moved. Thpn, tak ing the corpse of his wife ill-fated IWina- Lmeeirrhejplaced iffirce. to face with, his "prisoner. . I he horrified wretch clenched and ground his teeth as the body pressed upon his , but no groan escaped his lips.. - His bloodshot eyes revealed the angaish & HfTillrht" through the stained windows of ht Fash- j onlrealy. bunjte.Tair.wie mrned awaj-j-omi iomblc Church. . Magnificent columns sup- IKirted the galleries; a soft, rich light pre vailed; hoi texts were emblazoned, in let ters of gold, high over the elegant pulpit and wliite marble Communion Table. It wascrovirded,thalFashloiiablp Chhrch; the sarne sub which shmie upon the squalid abodes of poverty and crime, stole softly through the painted windows, and lighted up that ueaol faces, "warmed into strong emo tion as the echoes of the Preacher's voice rolled back frQm the ceiling. The Preacher ah me, he wai a fine and pleasant-looking man," clad in a coat of glos sy black, with the while cravat encircling his neck, relieving a face, full, round, and plump in outline, enlivened by the glance of two eyes, that now fired with the warmth of devotional feeling, and now glared with just indignation as the terrors of he law were heapeJ upon tne neaa oi w guiuy sat, listening lo the wqds of the Prtachcr, in a cushioned pew near the al tar, a worthy citizen who. exhibited a stri king and piclurerque appearance. With a form round and extensive in proportion, clatj -in glossy broadcloth, the worthy bro ther Zebulon Branwell presented to the full glare of the afternoon .sun, a face round as the full moon, red and florid as -the essence of the host brandy could color it, "while his large eyes, -vacant as B ink promises, rolled wearily to and fro, as with his huge sensual lips dropped apart, he listened la ihe.words oi tne rriCM. . Every, car drank" in 'the impassioned words of jbe Preacher; the mass of faces rxtendin" along the galleries were all in terest and attention, while the eroded, sea ) iu the tiJ-'Hv UJ'" -tUiDJEul' '"ft31"" wirn $:) cC'jftilu.S, a7.viirtrrjJi n.!i un ionable attin-, seemed to have but tone soul and I hat was enchained by the cloduence of the Preacher. lie spoke of the life of Jesus." He raised nis hands with an impassioned gesture and pointed lo the motto above the pulpit : "HE WAS A MAN OF SORROWS AND ACQUAIN TED WITH oniur. . He painted the destitution of thb man ol Calvary, his poverty, his herilage'of scorn. And as the Preacher poured forth die words of his enthusiasm to the air, he glanced over his'rirh and lordly congregation, the Fash ionable Church, and exclaimed, with a burst of feeling: " Who-was" Jesus.1 Was he rich, was he proud," was h'e "mighty 1 No no no! - .' - r - et Zebulon hWVmrsB!& he beheld hmti Tot nolwilh "- : imperlrrrhnlil sniile on hi racTOfcwd bs atraJigo H,t in his eye, a sortoaacoiijflaikjujg ovct his strongly ni3nu-VM!rtcjd. .Zebulon gaze4 uuVrsurie d.nrjd not race thVeye of Iho finrstjSg ,'sF."- irre" Worhf,' 'for a pale bluish JrJ&R- '-'ay br'jJ " EAftecJiftpjof' to play arouno:"Tis-TOreMr-y his dark, hair, as with the.:falgsrfojj;J snakes. Xebulon feli hTs corpulent lormgmw icy.' Looftl. -The Stranger? eye is fied iTpon the Preacher, it seemaj. to emit livid jvls of unearthly tflame, his lip writhes vvjtb: an In; fernal scorn. Slowly, like a miat," Jim- gay apparel melts away, the transparent unqie whirls round and eftc'rcles. hlnT.;- Zebujon started to his feet. " "Satan!" How the flaming eyes .glarcT.-lpto .hli: face. Zebulon rose, shrieked to-.the con-' gregation, but they heard ' him 'rtoland still that horrible presence was there,;in Uia cushioned, pew, enveloped- ia that misty flame, his eyes .centered npon.;t()e pulpit, Zebulon felt his redj vis.-ig& grow-pale "Such being the view of ms.blrtspd tnis? sion on earth,"-rung out the .Ifiild Aoice of, the Preacher, "who'Ti there " in all"thW crowded, this Cbristian'Church, that would' fail to greet the Blessed 0.e with ,ptaises and hosannas, should he- appear.n, earth T nay, is there one iu'afllhis f hrorigj thai would, fail to welcome the Savior? shoqld he ap pear Walkingtalong yonder "afsle, poof, wea. I ry, and, forsaken J. dust.on'his :garments care on ins uiuw, s iuetcuueoviwaura tail. pro.strate before hirri, kissiugthis feet.'andi bathing his pathway with tears ?' A "hushed murmur, ran . jh toughs ifiS Church', and every heart wasimpxessewitltj the words of the Preacher. " ; The poor wayfarer, throwit-prpslrate; along the steps of.the lordly pulpH, ti'ecmcdj to share in the general impujs.oJeeliiig;! lor his head droonedlowlisJJlfJiiaHla the travel-woffSfrangci, stole steadily to ward the Altar. " Slim-waisted Exq"uiMte,long-fa"edT3ank Director, the Saint with his smiling visage,' and the Sinner with his selfalUfied look, all turned awayjandstill the Stranger toiled wearily on. Ho neared the Altar he reached the pew door of brother Zebulon. Zebulon turned and gazed upou the Stranger, aud then -turned hastily away. e was so poor, his cloak was so ragged, Is entire appearance so destitute, that Zeb- ion would not think of asking him to the jrpose of a cushioned seal ; and 'et there as something in the 'e'-of that strange nan that sent a thrill of unknown feeling to the heart of Zebulon, the man of .God. The Stranger spoke not, asked not, did not even beckon for the repose of a seat. But his toil-worn face, his dust-covered gar ments, his look of fatigue and suflering, all spoke for him, in -silent jvpices, more im pressive tnan-ine tnuncer snout oi tne million. f "he Stranger strode wearily toward Ihe AVar. . round-paunched Bank -Directo!1, who had driven a thousand orphans to suicide, amj.murdered his ten thousands by the pal try subterfuges of reckless, speculation, be held; the Stranger approach, aud refused him a reW in his lordly pew. "foor wretch ! How weary lie looks!'' lijpqd a fair faced Exquisite, whose victim lav in Ronaldsons graveyard, or in Ihe .dis secting room "sorry for him, but! carI give lijm a seat.1 ."Lei him go tothYpoor .bench," 'mut tered t puffy "faced Editor, whose .history was written in the secret records of a Co'urt tar'dons; I r&ajhr der, how such creatures nave the asur-.-e To strtt,e into such a Church without leave or license.1 Still the Stranger movfcd slowly on tcP ward the Altar. from his grasps and then "a-"wildmiirraup .... .... 0 . - : d; -.---x . face in his hands. In an instant brolKertZebliIorlbeliel3-fm 'Slraiteer rise, he beheld hirrv"gu!wffiUD..iW inter 'puipit. steps,"e. tawvrxcP rivai.ui.-i, iyiiusc vtr wur.-M -- 3utiucnicar; no.oeuetd hiinjtako'theBibl - of his soul ; still' he would not speaka In He dwelt not in the halls of the proud, but a few minutes the living and the dead w.tc shared the crusVof bread with the poor man lashed, together." The breathing man tnd in his hut. He was-igund in the dns of putrid corps", festering in corruption, wre misery;lhe tcnements.ol vice, the habita- as one. VVIICH SO mttcn oi me nornci wprK lions or crime, ever uuem, uaj aiju mgiu, was finished, the trapper stood with folded upon the great object qf.bis mission, never arms, and, with a fiendish smilp. surveyed swerving from the purpdse of hls divine the advancement of his task. "And now lo complete,". said he, hlbng the load lightly in his arms, aud placing it soul. '.Pined the sick vrithin the lonely chamber Jesus was there! Did the felon gna'sh'his teeth within the. doomed cell.sha longways on the back of his horse, itthffred ; king his chains in. impotent rage .as he be- sprung from the floor, on which he had beenfi"'4. Now.my eagle of trie rock," f-Oie lying, and, as he leaped to the door-way. lollowed by bis mistress, the sharp.crack of a rifle was heard, and the noble animal fell dead at her Grt. In an instant afterwards, the form of art Indian, whom Minameo at once recognized -as the foiled assassin at her marriagp,. bounded into Ihe cabin, and, de spite Ihe mother's furious struggles, clutch ed her child from his little couch, and brandishing his knife with savage yells, severed Ihe head from its hody. "There," said he; pitching-th corpse towards the frantic mother, is my revenge. Blood lo the red min's wrong is as water lo fire. I am satisfied. Farewell !' and turning upon his heel, he quitted the spot, likeipno who had accomplished a noBle deed, with a slow and haughty foot-fall. The hitherto happy and contented, home of the. trapper Was now desolatedT-.lt was a long, long time since tears had fallen from Nick Wolsey's eyes'; but a he watched the sinking moments of his dying wife, they chased eachlother down his furrowed chepks in streams, and showed the flood-gates of 5 his In-art were open. As tin sun rose, the spirit oi JMinamce fled on the greensward. The animal snuFed the air, and would have plunged from his bbrden had not the well-known voice of jhis master soothed and quieted him. Still lit stood with fiery cyebalh and dilated nostfils, ready to fly Irom his" own shadow as he smelt the offensive stench issuing fromuhe cradle, girding it the same fashion asijic bodies werebqund togpther, round the lions, ribs, and neck of the horse, he iJo contrived to fix it neither jolt could move it from the firm pvntion. trapper addressing his horse " my untamr ed unicorn, you shall,-for the first time since you left lhe prairie-grass, feel the ef fects of the lash ;" and taking a punUhingH swticn in nis uanu, ne structc tne annpai sharply until -wrought to a pitch of lury and pain. Flakes ol" foam flew from lis mouth, aud streams of perspiration rolled from every pore in his skin. Leapirtg.in the air, like a stricken slag, hd slroveho snap the bond which held -hirn and "at length, with one terrific plunge and cry1 of terror, broke awav with the speed of thought, and swept through forest, swamp, and wild, with madness in every stride. J Un, on he wrnt. I he tloqp was pa-fed, the prairie gained ; ' still on he went. A wild piercing shriek broke on the un bounded waste, and lent new fear to the maddened horse. On, he went. -The noon tide sun darted his rays, unbroken by jeaf or .bough, "upon the fleeing o'er loaded steed; but still hig:tlIop was unrlackened. His skimming shadow became gigantic :tin the falling light; and still he continued on. The pale" moon tipped the thin fl'pcy cleuds with- her silver light; 'and yethis held 'the light of .his last .day streaming through the grated casement Jesus was there !' Mclhinka I see him see him now! Yes -yes, my brethren, his unsandled feet, lorn uy tne roaasme nmt; nisaress, an iai tered and faded, covered with the dust of rich men's chariots; his matted beard ming ling with his waving hair", his Gqd-likc face wearifUL forever the maiestv of Heaven upott the 'brow 1 6ee him I see Jesus speeding along the highways of Judea, trav ersing the sands of the desert, passing tliFqMr,U4iw wilds ol Saniasia, speaking coin fort lo the poor, health lo the sick, hope to the desolate life to the dead," A tear stood in Ihe eye of brother Zebu Ion a murmur ran through llje congrrga tioo. The door, of the Church turned on its polished hinges, anp the sound r,an through the Church" witha subdued echo.s . Every face was turned to. discover thc.tause of the sound, and every "eye beheld Stranger walking slowly along the" richly carpeted aisle. Tall and maTeslin in stature, the st ranter seemed bending wilh the touch of pfema turp age; deep wrinkles seamed his coun tenance, and his hair, all tangled and mal ted, fell waving to his shoulders', mingling whispered a calm visaged man ol'God. "In deed, the life of our Savior must have been sad. extremely sad I can hardly keep my j eyes clear indeed," Still the Stranger strode wearily on. -He reached the. Altar he passed within the gate he flung his toil-worn form upon the pulpit steps. Another crcak"of the" door, and "again every, face was turned, and every eye.be held ihe new comer. "Ah, me, what a handsome man," whis pered a fair damsel "such fine boots, such superb style", such a coat," such whiskers, such hair. Aid what a grace, loo, what an air God bless me, pa, do open ihe pew. door!" Apd as the handsome Man or the; World came striding along the aisle, with an even anil measured gait, every pew door flew open old men arose fair hands bepkoned the dandy 4o a seat, and mild voices greeted him with courtesy,-and -the complaisance of the Fashionable Church. spread like lightningihrough-.the CJiufeh" "The face of tho Strangerw.as changing io a face of gleaming" light, a calm sniile slol over his lip, the wrinkles vanished from hij cheek and brow, audthQmight-ol.God-he'adj looked" forth from the: desecrated pulplld Down fell thetaltered robe, down fell? tha torn apparel ! .The Stranger jWas clad in ari ments of light How that immcdserongr:Patioit,?6Bte$ loand fro, while-the murmur deepenc,'Siini eyea dilating withfeartwere turned towards) the pulpit ! 'A panic such ci smote'tlieieni thousand faces of old SodonVoo its last-dayj throbb like . apulse ofDeath Jr.verja heart. . Still the Strangf,"H"elle'o,15riTgrBclils:61 Iranspaient light, stood "there, so ineffable calm anil beautiful;-a. g!ory:nlaying..xiboni is forehead, aG-like.loyjeigjFilingopJii hirgc.fulleyps! .,. - ' Comg !'" fie'atidlin'A.iBlspfrptnrl yet it reached every- heart .ai1 he waved his. hinds-. in-"bJessmg;ipY.he:r1lh?ad;?i. "Comb I" i He nassed alonsr with the easy "assurance I But. thev camo'notT IhesS'Sillien sJCdnlS! of a Man of the World, fie neglected altthet0f the Bank and Counter, theTsfidarhngs,pf. Aristocratic vveauu, inesQ images oi Lxou, so shamefully hidden away fa fine apparel,' drowned in broadcloth, satins, andgold!l That divine face, smote Iheir.. hearts witil fear". - A cry of horror; '6ne tremulous yelj of anguish, rose to' the ceiling Andall the while, in the centre or-thl Church, even in brotner.-Zebulon's pew stood the Man of the World, that pale. bluV ish light playing about Jiis forehead,, uppti whoso broad surface 1he. 'veins, now 'stood? out like blackenetTcord? "while a, IuritL firC shot an infernal magnetism from his eyejj He towered aloft; erect ,-a!rribst sublime in.' his scorn, surveyed the faces of the Fashiorf" able Church, now-filled .wnhfeargnjl at voice cajno irom ht3 lips:. tfleveose l?xchunlHe-1 rapper, lPJ?'1 vas .unabated, offers of politeness, and at last stood before the pew door ot.brotncr Zebulon cran well. "Oh my der sir excuse me pray ah, indeed do. me the" honor to take a seat." "Do me tho honor," whispered the Edi tor, rising hastily in his pew, wilh a jast letter from his victim protruding from., his pocket, "Oh! sir; please to be seated," "Oh ah you do me honor p-o-s-f-ttvely-' 'lisped the -Man 't)f the -World, twirling h3 eye glass and arranging his moustache, "l" rather think I'll -sit down J with the worthy old fellow here." Kallvr shocked at the gentleman's tamii iar style of address, our friend Zebulon be held him seated. at hjsside, and' was gazing over the flashing array that garnished this well formed person, when 'a new burs of eloquence from ihe-rrcacher .arrested his attention: "Oh, sight most lovely ! Jbh, spectacle most sublime !" cried the florid faced min ister, raisin? his hands on high. "" The friend of tho poor, the comforter of the dis tressed, the hope of tne desolate, the life of mo ueaa :,Dy wnat name snail we styie mm, by "what -oame shall we know this -mighty wun tne cuning jocks oi nis darn urown beinrthe Savior of men ! Look upon him He was clad in coarse npparerf and ' he r:St.s bt.fora Vmir mental eve. look ...,tlk. UI.T.I ...-. .. . .'... beard. the dust of the highway whitened the folds up'on hjm' standing calm and erect amid the of his dingy brown cloak. .-Coarse slinks, 'ai.i. ami sQUaior nr oinp Yioflr -man's hut. all worn and torn hy weary travel, but half ,'r00b uno,i him in his tntiered mbm. birf "A cheerful good day to yc;"iny fnendafl my. Christian friends! I have come froTo" Rome, from W.esl minister, frorti." Geneva i Believe me", I never found myself so mucfy at home in my life, as here! Welcome"? good Christian people, followers -of 'Jesus, faithful Nazarones of the-NInetecnth Cejii tury-! Your. Lord,whom ye -profess i love; vJhom you do love so well, came faint and travel-worn along, yonder aisle, ;You knew him not.' There was no pew for him, not "even a seat; in all this elegant Church Ij I -came; you knew me,:ha! ha.P Slilf serene, above.. the- pulpit, stood! .that! transfigured ironi, Ihe'FACB.sjhone in a'ha'o nt T.j(rhlV"a lovti. fathomlels as eternilv. defended his feet, and his extended hand, 'sYtled apparel, vet wlUi the might of God- fwrlalSflg its lips, and shining 'from Iii3j so. fair, so woman hke in W outline, grasprd heaQ- on hi, brow; look upon hjm and view J eyes. a pike sialT, which guidid his steps along h;s outstretched .hand scattering ""blessings' "Comb !" said thcoice, bVckrinihg lik'S IhiMiifle. jbn.lhe poor, nnd Uicn think of his'natne a father to h ivayard ehjld, 0P:like a' Popr was the Stranger, soiled b'yihe dustj,.sns the fris-nd of ih'i? nponlt- I hrlhir In h?s hrvthren and sfstpr?. uKreal i(.l(?"'5,a .c!3iLiLL?0Ti? auire'iKhalriSSii Jesus 4ub fuiBND or ? uu-Popft.'.. froNTiNtTD on page 4 X
