Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              'i i-.-..'vM i» ... • tp i y c i m A e4 «1* •t vj, C | *t* J J ▼ h \ AND SUSQUEHANNA Ar RACITE JOURNAL. ' . . . . * ,k v «H WOlfttf «w©v ufju ? 0NWSF i wfi t.D tefSyrj i i mt ; em a $ 'HMlij $mfs$tx»{ iflii8tS %itw, lifrratarr, ftlerrnnfilf, 3tfining, 3l!rrIjnnrrnJ, anb %irnlftmil %MM af tjje CmmtnpnGtHutiou, Smufi8ii| fo(. ~)~£m Dallora tyu 9P PITTSTON, PA., FPIDAV, SEHEMBER 16, 1853. VOLUME 4.--NUMBER 4. WHOLE NU THE PITTSTOS GAZEl'l'E, mask, and is increasingly discernible on acquaintance with ihem. When excited, or engaged in any earnest business that calls their faculties into full exercise, their features light up with unexpected intelli gence and animation. They are almost us imitative as monkeys, and ate all great liars ; falsehoods are universal and inveterate :vl,h men women and children. To these 8t.V',s should be added a thorough paced treactiJ.'vD nn(lD what might seem rather inconsistent ."'lh their other qualities, a large share of * J1 ri J* v, and an im moderatu love of praise. Th?y or® ex""ssively filthy in their personal .''•hits.— They never whsh themseltres: hand'.? and faces are usually covered with a thick deanosit ofdirt. The men sometime!' paint or iDedaub :hier faces ;vit.'; « kind of red earth Charcoal is also used ae a r-osmetic. A broad line of red. alternating witn a stripe of blnck, in various fantastic figures, w » or ability to appropriate the first that came within his reach. On the contrary he olaimed to be as ingenuous ond accomplish, ed a thief as ever-swung a lasso or ran off with a horse ; and a mighty hunter besides whose wife should never suffer from want of grease. The inexorable chief hereat got considerably excited, and told him he was a poor cieaiure, and might be off with hitnself: he wouldn't talk any more, about it. The suppliant, as a last resource, appealed to the fairone herself, begging hor to sir.jle on his suit, s.'id assuring her with marked emphasis, that if successful id I'.i; aspiiations, he would give her plenty of —The parry ihen occupying it con.iisted ot only ten men, who had been placed on the Island by an English commercial cnmpa ny, for the purpose of collecting guano, which whs from time to time token away by 'he vessel* ol thecompnny. The agent in Charge ol the party, Mr. Hall; whom the grateful seaman praises as " a noble specimen ot a true-hearted Englishman," behaved in the most generous manner to the unfortunate American, furnished him with clothing, nud took him into bis own habitation. Attor residing for a considef••'!« lime on the Island, Mr. Bourne was at length taken off by an American whaleship which chanced to pass that way. It deserves notice, that it was in 'the Strait of Magellan, «t no great distance from iho place where Mr. Bourne was taken prisoner, that Caplajn Gardiner and his companions met with their deplorable fate in the year 1851—ehcountering death from starvation while engaged In the attempt to commence a mission among these very IVtagonian*. Had the "information which this narrative affords been possessed by the unf ir!unate missionaries or their friends in Englttnd, different arrangements would doubtless have been made, and that calam itious result would probably have been a I breathing of the sleeping flowers—filled the air with its mysterious and dreamy melody. A light slumber stole over him, and the lady ol the tower eremed hoveling neur, when a straiu of beautiful music •v«r bo *o (oitunate us t»get relnted from this hmed engagement, could write to h«r." At length hi* impatience became insufferable, and he roso)mlone morning, even ni the hazard of incurring tint displeasure of the uitluiowu lady, to/ride to |hC) tower, and make spate inquiry of jhe inhabitants ANfi Saiqnclinua Anthracite Jouriml Abou: a week ago we published a little * ' lory under this title, detailing soma at I lie WOkHnft wliich crime and misery 'ring upon the poor ni this ei;y, and hinted it the cause. That storv is not yei finished The next night after the interview wiili" hit neglected, ill-used little girl, the same .la.mive cry ol "Hot com, hot corn hti'e il " rour nice hot corn,"came up tli'ioual/our ipen window on the midnight air. Wf.aLffK he rain comer dripping down from' the o/ 'C rcharged clcuds in just sufficient uuan*.' i.'y to wet the thin single garment ol th£ ■ wner of that sweet youny voice, wiihout jiving her an acceptable excuse/or leav. ng her post tefore her hard task was comileted, At length the voice grew faint ind then ceased, and then we knew that ixhausted nature a tender jouse-plant was exposed to the chilling in. lucnce ol a night rain—that an innocent ittlo girl hod the curb stone for a bed and in iron post fir a pillow—that bvandby lie would awaken, not invigoiaied with re. re.ilung slumber, but poisoned with the" Icepmholed miasiria of the filth-reekin ;uiter at her leet, w hich may be breathed ' * villi impunity awake, but like to the ma. ana ol our Soufheren coast, is death to ' he sleeper. Not soothed by a dream onciousnefrs of hearing a mother's voice imng the sofi lulla-Sy of ..Hush n y chilli, lie Mill and dumber;" Dut starting like g scolinel upon a savase rontier post, with alarm ut having slept- ' h. vexing with night air and fear, and liial y compelled to go home trembling like i culprit, to h'ar the hard words ol a nother —yes, a mother—but oh! what a ""'her—cursing her for not preforming iii impossibiliiy, because exhausted nature lept—because her child hod not made a irotit which would have enabled her moi« rtely to Indulge in the soul and bodv.deytroyinj; vice ot diunkenew, to which «he hud fallen ftoni an estate when Mmy carri. uge," was one of the -'household ' which Used to greet tl"  poor little death-3frick j sufferer. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY o. M. RICH.Y11T 8 II. s. PHILLIPS Weft tide of Main tccond ttory of tkt 0/ |fDn#r 4f H ood. lioeo Jike a stream or rich distilled perfume And roju ujhDu the air. Fortunately his apartment was on the first stoi v, otherwise !,is limbs njiglit Nave been endai gered ; lor lecling co;ivrnpeil that tuch entrancing music could proceed from no other place than the cfianiber of the lovely unknown, he sprang from tils' window, and with all the speed ol which he was capable, run the shore of the river. Here, owing to the sudden beud of tlio river, and the projection of the precipice upon which the tower was situated, he was within a comparatively short cfjstance of it, and coulJ not only hear dis tirictly a female voice, which was accompanied by a guitar, but couldwthoul difli culty distinguish the words. A lew strains closed the song she was then singing ; bin after playing a short prelude on the instrument, her voice again come over the wat ers, singing the following stanzas— The star of I.ove looks down, Avid sees its own bright beam, Deeply and softly mirrored In the bosom of the stream ; And the stream, though bright before, With a fuller radiance glows, And sends forth glad sweet music, As onward still it flows. respecting hur. lie was informed that she had token her departure that very morning by bicali ol day, in company with a geiiitconai), handsome and-richly dressed—but not a word more' could he harn ; and he fwiud, to his vexation, that old Mng|;ifi as well us her husband, could keep a sten t. Tn* "G8iftbttfc it U pnbilatiarf tfhfoj Friday, at Two Dollar* per nfclum. Two Dollnra and Fifty Ayaf., :villl)it charged If in 4 paid within ihe J'tmlr n8nrc wit! b« discontinued until nil nrrtmrugt-M arcpnid. ADV*Rtl*Ri«a*T* are iinM»riud coii.ipicuou«ly ut One Dollar "*"r fc»*trtoeh llnC* for thru* inwrtlnns; 1 a udditionalforovcrvaub^ijucni bAtl rtVKMTY-M... . •nihnee who iwlv.'niki. Juwrtlon. A libernl HMM0 a/lvert,4e for six months or the whole year. tou Wonc.—We have connected with our establishment a veil selected assortment of Jos Tin, which will ettble us to execute, In the neatest style, every variety of printing. grease. When l.o relumed to liie inn, a lelter «as bunded him, which lie found to be from his father. It requested liini to hasten home, us the Marquis de Nevada had gone for his daughter ; and it wus thought best by his friends, us well as hers, that the marriage should Jba immediately solemnized. . "At this last argument, she was unable to resist any longer, and entreated her la ther to sanction their union. But the hard hearted parent, not at all molifii d by this appeal from his decision to an inferior tri bunal, broke out in a towering passion, and poured forth a torren! of abuse. The mo j ;iV*r here interposed und besought him not I to bb a "D«""}■ with the young folks, but to deal more gently ana considerately with them. She even hinted thai he might huve done injustice to the younp man. He might turn out a smarter man than lie had credit for. He mjglMt who knew ?—make a fine ihief yet, possess plenty of horses, and prove highly eligible match for their daughter. The old fellow had been (lor him) quite moderate ; but this was loo much. His rage completely mastered him —H« rose up seized the child's cradle, ar.d hurled it violently out ot doors ; and the other chattels appertaining to his daughter went after it in rapid succession. He ihen ordered her to follow her goods inslanlcr, with which benediction (she dC pjrteJ, icsponding with a smile of satisfaction. Leavir.jj the lodge she gu,;h»r?d up her scattered effects, and accompanied by Iior mother i •the brid.il party disappeared. The chief sat on his horse-skin couch, his legs crosgprj portly undvr liim, Innlilng nyur Presently the bride and her nio'Jier return' ed, and now began the si cond scene. The chief no sooner recognized them th.in a sound—something between a grunt and a growl, but much nearer the latter than the former—gave warning of a fresh eruption. The rumbling grew more emphatic; and suddenly his lury burst on llie hrod of his wife. Seizing her by the hair, he hurled her violently to the ground, and beat her with his clenched fists till I thought he would break every bone in her body and reduce her substance to a jelly. The drubbing ended, she rose, ant! muttered something he did not like, fie replied by a violent blow on the side of her head, tliut sent her staggering to the further end of the hu!. This last argument was decisive ; and she kepi her huge mouth closed for the night. There was a s'ight pause for some minutes ; and without another word, we ranged ourselves for repose. 1 thought the old heathen's conscience troubled hun through the night ; his sleep was broken, and he appeared very restless.— Early the next morning he went lo the lodge of the newly married pair, and hud a long that with them. They thought him rather severe upon them at first; but after a good deal of diplomacy, a better underilttildiflg Wfis brought about The young people could hardly gctovdr a sense of the indignities they had received ; but in the course of the day they returned, bug und buggage, to the old chief's tent, and made it their permanent nbode." From Chambers' Jou-nal. ADVENTURES WITH THE GIANTS. A story of captivity among savage*, full of hairbreadth escapes and strange adventures, is something unexpected at the pres. ent day ; and when one finds that the narrator is a bold mariner, whoafirms that he lived three mouths among giants, one naturally begin* to thinks of (Japtuin Lemuel Gulliver, and to be reasonably suspicious. There are really, however no good grounds for supposing that Mr. Bourne 'a story which comes to us in a book recently published in America, is utnvorihy of credit and the iuformation it affords conccrning a country and a people very little known, is certainly curious, and may prove useful to future explorers. favorite style of decoration. The women muke themselves, if possible, still more hideous than the men, by the application of a pigment made ol clay, blood and grease. Some of them would be very cornel v, il only cleanly, and content to leave oature less strenuously adorned. As there was nothing now to attract him to the spot where he was, he commenced his jourupv without delay, though he fell dcteimined never to fulfil Iris engage, menu His lulher received hiii) with the greatest joy. "You havo," said he, the moment lliey ware ulone, ':saved yourself from ruin j for the ure'e of Theresa, who is a. member of the Inquisition, having received a hint that intended to elude the engagement with her, lias already maik' d )ou lor u victim." Tne moral character of the people corresponds with their appearance and habits and is ubout as bad in every lespect as il cau possibly be. There are even strong grounds—including the confessions of some of them for believing that they are addicted to cannibalism, and that they sometimes kill and devour, not only strangers, but membeis of iheirown tribe. \oided ras emmBbbeo. Tub level beams of the sun were sleeping on the bpsom of the I'liinc, w hich. was. blue and unruffled us [lie summer sky it mirrored, save that here and there a long scintillating line of light was merged ju one of those sparkling expanses, whpre it seemed as though a thousand winged dia, monds were fluttering with a rapid and ev. er changeful motion. Carlos (Jontalvo, a y0UP£ Spanish gentlmcan, who had been refreshing himself at an inn discernible jji I 11A #1 i»»t •» r, »»»», DtoaJ UII rtVo UIHI'gtll Ot tUO river—which in that placo spread into an area of some magnitude, smooth and level —with his eyes fixed on a castellated tower, which rose from the verge of a bold precipice, and which, though on the same shore, was, by an abrupt turning, brough) nearly opposite to him. The lower, which had been built ut a remote period, appeared singularly picturesque, as it shot up against the ruddy western sky, and the young traveller felt an unaccountable yet irrepressible desire to view it inure nearly. A skiff, moored at a little distance, afford* ed him the means of gratifying his curiosity. and in a lew nijnutes he was gliding lightly over the water. On arriving at the foot of' the rock he found it steep and inaccessible. He spent considerable time in trying. If possible, to find some point w here lie might scale tho precipice—but w ithout success. The last vestige of day had now departed, and he was thinking of returning, when a light from the tower cast a bright gleam along the water. On turning to sen from what part of tha building it pri'ceeded, he lound it came from a 11 cpen latiice window at which stood a young girl so beautiful as at once to put to. flight all thoughts of returning to the inn. She had the dark, lustrous eyes of the daughters of his own sunny land ; but the "cheek of cream," glowing with a slight rose tint, which gfeenird through the rich mass of golden cuils, that srclu ded as she was to: her lonely lower., she suffered to full as graceful nature willed, must—no imagined the young Spaniard— have ripened beneath some sky less fe.r, vent. It was only for a moment. that he had an opportunity to gaze at her—for, probably on aecountof observing his boat, sho withdrew from the lattice. Ho lingered in the vain hope that lie should obtuin another glimpse of: her. for more than half an hour, and then slowly arid reluctantly commenced profiling his boat towards the point whence he had started. Often did he look hack to tho w iydow, from w hich, much to his chagrin, the light soon vanished  Once he thought he saw the gleam of a snowy hand and arm, of a white hAndkar. chief waving from the lattice, but this must have been the illusion of an excited fancy, as no object could be discernible through the gloom that retted so heavily on that side of the tower. The utur of Love has now Withdrawn his brlllnnt light. And Kb cheering llgtit no longer Makes the mournful river bright; And its voice has now a tone Of sadness in i(« flow ; Ob, star mo softly radiant, Why didst thou cease to glow? '1 am ready to meet hi.-C anger," replied the son. 1 li.nl rather sutler torture, anil even death, than do such violence to my affection as,to nmriy his niece 1" The following lutor fVoni Theresa caused him lo alter his mind : Air. Bourne was mate of the American schooner John Allynt, which left the poll of New Bedford on the 13ihof February, 1810, with a number of passengers, bound for California. They had a prosperous voyugo till they reached the Struit uf Ma. gellan. They were in want of fresh pro visions ; and at (he Cflpt, request Bourne wjih three meu, went ashore in a small boat to see if they oould procure ixuuo.-~- lluJiil not go very willingly, us he knew the natives bore o.i extremely bad reputation among seamen for treachery and cruelly. When the boat drew near the shore u crowd of huge black, looking baibarians came down to the beach, and greeted them in broken Spanish. The natives pretended to be friendly, and urged them to land, promising them plenty of eggs, fowl* and beel in barter. But no sooner hud the boat touched the shore, than the savages crowd ed into it; and Mr. Bourne found himself and his men prisoners. They were not at first ill-treated, however ; and alter a while the three sailors were ullowed to return 10 the ship to bring the ransom demanded for Mr. Bourne's release, consisting of tobacco rum, bread, flour, bia-,s und beads—a rather od I assortment. The articles were brougiit immediately, and at the request of • he native*, placed on the beach j but when he faithless Paiugoiiiaus hud got posses won of the ransom, they demanded more, and refused to let their piisoner go.—The, bouts pulled buck to iho schooner', und were to return the next day ; but a violent gale drove the vessel from her anchorage, and nothing more «us seen of tier from the nhore. In this way the unfortunate mail was left in the hand of lhciiativex, a captive almost as helpless as Cuptaiu Oul.iver among the giants of lirobdinag. These savage giants live a roving, Arab like life, wandering continually from the neighborhood of ono fountain or stream to thai of another. They are good riders, and have many horses most of which have been stolen from the Spanish settlements near the northern border ot their territory. The highest accomplishment of a young Patagonian is lo be a expert horse thief— 'ificfr habitation? are small and movable, consisting merely of a frame work of stakes, covered with skins of the guanaco. This creature is a quadruped allied to the Peruvian, lama. Its flesh is their chief article ot food ; and its skin is used tor clothing and various other purposes. The only weapons of the natives are their long knives and the bolaj, or bulls. This is the name giver, to the curious implement with which they capture theirgame. It consists of two round stones, or leaden balls when thrse can be procured, weighing each about a pound, and connected by a strap or thong of leather, ten or twelve feet long. When engaged in the chase, his horse at the highest speed, the ridnr holds one ball in his hand, and whirls the other rapidly above his head. When it hus acquired a sufficient momentum, it is hurled with unerring aim at the object of pni'suil, and eith. er strikes the victim dead, or coils inextricably about him, and roots liim to the spot, a helpless mark for the hunter's knife. And there was one most fair, Who lived In flays gone by, Ilovering'tween youth and childhood, When I-ore** deceiving eyo ' Ilet hsrs ■ and flowers rtpruug up, Aud in nor young burn t bloomed— Love turned away ; the blossoms To an early death were doomed. " 1 am aware, Uonsalvo, of the repug nance you feel relative to fulfilling the marriage coutfnct existing between us, as entered into sevcrul years ago, between our parent", from pecuniary motives, and to which, s; tin t time, we both consented. I inorecvi r know the caute of your unwil lingness to fulfil it. being intimately ac. quuinted wi'li the lady ol the tower, who wishes you to bo informed tiiut the senti menls she expressed to you, duiing your iutcrview Dvj{Jp her, have undergone a change. l!y breuking the engagement you eunnol secure her. I understand yon have received an a count of my peisynal deli.cis, which, J hope, should jve meet, you will find was exaggerated, if you can prevail on yourself to comply with 'be earnest wishes of your friend.-, that your leelings may receive too great a shock ut the moment of our mieting, 1 beg that you wiU.P'WSOiit for ine to hide those features belli:)!' a mask, which apptured so hideous to your friend, till after the perfbrmance of the marriage ceremony. Immediately ufter its conclusion. 1 give you my ward, should it be your wish, to retire to a convent, to lemuin for life. Weigh well wliut 1 have w ritten, urid resolve not to Iruve the vengeance of my vindictive unci?. Theresa." It was well that the fair minstrel grew weary, as otherwise Uonsalvo might have spent the night by the river's brink, at the risk of endangering his health. After re maining a long time uticheered by a single note, he slowly returned to the inn. i young ears ui thflf v en, neglected i « her. she awoke anC}D 'etDperate effort just iy stairs which Jed' I not, go up now. t you 6|m]J see the daily toil—for ■dnor whocatera for "' ;".i"g reader.—we.'* next night to note from its accustomid next, still on we voice was not there. lorn cry came float- * brcez) across the uy from some crack, ' s,ret|. "P and f r. . i ol some dark alley accent, that sound. "lager, beer" as it . tv ilie 'mmigrantd-jg s precarious exist- All over this great d wicked waste ex. season, that cry goes ing one of the'habita ngpeof,1";r, t cry. "Hot corn" music of a strihged man, for the trebleto us, the harmony Jt was past midnigh .found herself with u d able to reach the rick( 10 her home. We shi The next morning, before sunrise, he was in the boat, directing its course towards the tower: "For certainly," thought he, "she must be an early .riser, as nothing but the balmy air of morning could have produced that soft rich blo.jm on h r elieck." Ila was not wrong in hisccnjec turc, and .the lady, who could not have anticipated seeing any one at so curly an hour, soon after he hud steered his boat under the shadow of an oveihanging clili', thfew open her lattice, and seated herself near it. Gonsalvo, who had now a distinct view of her leal ores, found her even more lovely than he had thought her the preceding night. Though so well screened by tho deep shadow of the clilf, an inudver:. ant splash ot the oar betrayed his pioxin - itv.jurid she would have , instantly with'diuwn, hud not an earnest and imploring grtiure induced her to remain, us sl.e in - a;iiucd he must huvo something of great importance to communicate, lie fowed Ins,boat directly under her window, where without raising his voice above its natural lone, she could distinguish w haL he said. He then, urged on by the impeti.osiiy .of lii« paWon, which had already taken such deep root iu his heart, after luforming her of his name and runk, avowed his love, and entceoicd hers in rciuinv Her vurying complexion evinced considerable agitation as she listened to him, which lie interpreted us a favorable omen. .. j, fn a linle while, r where live the city pc Tired—worn will such is the work ofan the n[D|)ciites of his n. were not present the the absence of that cry t (I spot,- but the next i listened in vain—tha' True, the same hot ing upon the evening park, or wormed its wi ed fiddle-voicedown tl ounci the corner; or 01 with a broken Englisl ed ulmost as niuch In did like the commoi struggling to eke out I ence, wisl.ed to tell. tp')verty-burdened, ai travngant city, at this up nightly, proclain ol' tnis late supper-eai Yes, we missed th. was no longer like tht instrument to a weary suing was broken, and spoiled. What ft as thitt voice to u ens of the ton thousand, just which may be daily heard 'wi has its abode. That voice, as huve, did not haunt us, but its spite ol all reasoning, made uV', We do not believe in spirii lions hall as strongly as sqp silly ones of this would would I long- earid listeners ihii.k, ytt leive there rs a spirit in man, not manifest, which makes us yearn eiWfing spirits in this sphere and and that there is no need of going it, seeking alter strange idols. We shall not stop to inquire whD was a spirit of "ihe first, third 01 Fphere," that prompted us, as we fe desk one evening, to go down amon, abodes of the poor, with a feeling ofce ty that we should see or hear somethi the lost voice, for that spirii led ui pei Imps it ivas ihe spirt of curiositj matter, it led, and we followed in the we had seen that little one go befoi was our one, as we knew no nameno numbei, nor knew no one that her whom we were going to find, we knew that good Missionary, and had told us of the good words wh ich hi spoken, but would he know her tli.- hiilred juCjt like her? t( cost nothing to inquire. We werii i Centre street with a light heart; we M into Oroas street with a step buoye hopej we stood at iho corner of Link* street, arid looked round ihdrfjT«? ' the spirit and mentally said«C^TP'c now?" Its ailswer wa*"*,n sc' Ofpw ■■ ° ot Ood' *®nl UP ",e **. the m Wtuoh w* jol that, that was no longer the a of ail the worst crimes e*er concenti under one roof. Hark a step appro* Our unseen guide whispered, -ask h li w. re a curious queation toasfcaa ger, in such a Grange place, particu one like him. haggard with oner much Uli, or mental labor i aa he approaches that peculiar Ameri®»n step whleh ill Such were the people ainoni_' whom the unfortunate seamen was doomed to pass rather more than three months in great discomfort and anxiety- On ihreetDr four occasions, his life was in serious danger from some of the more ferooious meR;b"r'« ol the trilw. He owed his escape mainly to their cupidity and their love of strong liquor, of which as well as of rice, tobacco, flour, sugar and other favorite articles of food, he promised them immense quantities on Condition that they would bring him to a settlement of white men. The old chief, by name Paroxilver, with whom he lived, also siood his friend in some critical emergencies.. Fortunately for Mr. Bourne, the chief was rather less blood thirsty than most of his followers, though otherwise ol a sufficiently disposition. The following account of a wyoing and wedding graphically narrated by Mr. Bourne, will give an idea offi the domestic lifeofPatagonian giant. Gor.salvo read and re read this epistle, which was written in a very delicate, lady |ike hand. He lelt flattered by its tone of Mibmissfon, which ho contrasted with the unbending resolution of the lady o( the tower, mid .he chught himself wondering whether she might not possibly prove a termagant. The threats of the uncle likew :-.e hud their proper weight in turning the scale. Bt(jjre he sh pi he despatched a note to ludrcr-a, inlorniHiL' her of liis readincps to /ul/il il,f. ehifagemeht upon llie a»jiiiJJ;\Dns »he ljud mimed, and thM Ills la. ther, M Ml as the marriage had already been considerably delayga, the (olliiwliijj day, if it met The approba. tion of JiX-r aiid licr friends, would, in his opinion, he a proper time for it to take place. Hy iho messenger whi conveyed it, the lady answered lliui would be in readiness TO receive him arid his retinue at the proposed- time. He fared very differently from the hero of Swift's tuinous story. One of itie most unaccountable lucisl«» tile natural history of mankind is the circum-stuncc that the hu gesl race of inen should be found in such a country as Patagonia, which, is little better than u treeless desert, with few rivers or fountains, and hardly any plants fit for food. Tile advouateg of a vegetable diet may be somewhat puzzled when they  that these Gonadal Putagoniaus subsist en(jrely on the flesh of wild unimals and of horse*. On the oilier hand, it will be a satisfaction to the vegetarians to fin i that these overgrown flesh eaters are among ill# ityyst stupid, degraded, and repulsivo-ot barbarians. Take, a3 an evidence of this lhD description of them given by Mr. Bjurue. "In person," he says, they are large ; at first sight they appear obsolutely gigantic. They are talier (ban any other race ( have seen, though it is ini|K«sible to give any description. The only standard of measurement 1 had \Va* my own height, which is ahom five Ceet {en inches 1 could stand Vtety easily under the arms ,«f many of them ; and all the men where at least a head taller than myself. Their average height, I should think, is nearly lix and a half feet ; and there were specimens (hat could be little less than seven ■feet high. They have broad shoulders, full and well developed chests, frames muscular and finely proportioned ; the Cwiiole figure and air making an impression like that which the first view of the sons of Anak is said to have made on the children of Israel. The" exhibit enormous strength whenever ihey are sufficiently aroused to shake off their constitutional lazines, ond exert it. They have large heads, high cheek-bones like the North American Indians, whom lltey also resemble in their complexion, though it is a shade or two darker. Their foreheads aro broad, but low, the hair covering them nearly to the fi/Bs. The eyes are1 full, generally black er of a dark thrown, and brilliant, though expressive of'bul lit'.le intelligence. Thickcoarse, and stiff hair protects the Jiend, its abundunce making any artificial covering superfluous. Their teeth are really beautiful, sound and white—about the only attractive and euviable feature of their persona. have deep, heavy voices, and speak iq guttural tones—the worst gMlttyral I ever Dheard—with a muttenpg instinct articulation, much as if (lyeir mouihs *vcre filled *»lh ftpt pudding.— Their oouutcnanoos d,e generally stupid ; baton oW i« # gleam ol low cunning that fattiis W0USh ,hl8 These strange people did not oppcar lo have any form of worship, or evet) any idea of a Supreme Being. Possibly how ever a belter acquaintance with their Ian guage would show that they were not so entirely destitute of religious feeling as they seemed lo the captive stranger. Mr. Dourne in his anxiety to escape from his painful captivity, continued by promises and persuasions, to urge the savages to convey liini to some settlement of while men. At first he proposed that they should proceed with him to the Chilian penal settlement, in the Strait of Magellan ; but to tiiis request ihey and decidcd refusal ; and he alterwuids learned that they had lately returned from a horse stealing expedition in that quarter, and naturally did noi feol inclined to repeat their visit. They assuied him, however, thauhry would take him to a much safer place, which they called " Holland," and where there were twenty or thirty white men, and plenty of rum and tobacco."— Mr. Bourne had never belore heard of this South American Holland and was much inclined to doubt tts existence. However after wandering about for three months in various directions, they at length reached the rivpr Santa Cruz, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean, about 150 miles north of the Strait of Magellan. Sure enough on an Island opposite tho mouth of the riv, er, were visible several small buildings, whiph he was told were occupied by white men. A signal was made, which had the effect of attracting a boat froiri the Island. As it came the Indians otdered their captive to keep back, and he saw reason lo fear that they meant to practice the snme deception and bad fail!) with regard to his ransom as he had experienced " hen he first fe)l into their hands. Determined to a desperate efjbrt for freedom, he suddenly broke away (Vom fherft and rushed dowii to the beatih, hotly pursued by the savages. After a hurried, purley with the boatmen in linglish, he threw himself into the water, and swam out through the surf to the boat, winch he reached in a nearly exhausted state. He was immediately drawn into it by tho boatmen, and Conveyed 10 the Island, whete he was received with thfc greatest klndrleW by the persons in change of the estflblisHlrlfeni.— The name of the [Dta6d, hd lKKHiedj was Sealion Wlahd i_thi* last Wfifd lifeiHjJ lhat which the ltt their BUliural PTO0UnCU(hn h"d 'WMfeftN frit* ftoljand j Vi have oI ready heard of you many lime's, said she, w hen he hud ceased speaking;, "and 1 have likewise heard of whui you upjicur to have forgotten—that you are betrothed to Theresa, daughter ol the Marquis de Nevada." The face ofUousalvo became qr.imson, as ho listened to these words ; und it w as some time he lore he replied. ",j confess," he at length said, "that what you bavosaid is true ; but when 1 consented to become thus entangled, in compliuqce with the earnest wishes of my father and hers, 1 kuew nothing of love except its name.'' One evening the chief, his Tour wives, two daughterx, an infant grand daughter and myself were scutiend ib?'-11 *'lft lodge, enveloped in a smoke of unusuu! SircHp'.h and density. While the others sat around as unconcerned us so many pieces ol bacon, I lay flat, with my luce close to the ground, and my head cov rcd with a piece ol guanaco-skin, the only position in which it was possible to gain any relief from the stifling fumigation. While in this attitude I lancied I heard the tramp of many feet without, and a confused muttering, as if a multitude of Indians wore talking together. Presently, a hoarse voice sounded in front, evidently aimed at the ears ol some one within, to which the chief promptly leplied I caught a few words, enough to satisfy me that I was not the subject of their colloquy, but that there was a lady in the case. The conversation grew animated, and the equanimity of life high mightiness the chief was somewhat disturbed. 1 cast a penetrating glance into the smoke at the ! female members of our household, to discern, il possible, whether any one of them was specially interested. One look was sufficient. The chief's daughter—who by the way was a widow, with one hopely scion springing up by her side—sat listeniug to the conversation with anxiety and appro, hension visible in every feature, lief mother sat near her, her chin resting upon her bond, with an anxious pud thoughtful expression of countenance. The invisible speaker without, it soon appeared, was an unsuccessful suitor of the daughter, and had ojme with his Iriends to press his claim — He urged liis suit, if not with classic, with earnest eloquence, but with success ill-proportioned to his efforts. The chief told him he was a poor, good for nothing fellow, had no Jiprses, and was unfit to be his son-in law, or any one else's. Tha outsider was Dot to be so easily put off; he pressed his «i}it with frosh e"?Tuy»affirming his deficiency of horses was from want of opportunity, not from lack of friii Early the following morning, Gonsalvo, BUencJeH by a numerous envuleade, .set out for tfie residence of" t|ic Murqurs dc Neva, da, \vhlch displayed ol ma«nifi cence Suitable to hU great wealth. They proceeded immediately to the family Chapel. Gon.salvo recognised the bride bv her mask, who was attired in a traveling dres* ready to step into the carriage in waiting, which was lo convey her from the chapel to the convent, should il be the wish of the bridegroom. He was agreeably surprised by perceiving, contrary to the description given by his friend, lhat, far from being hunchbacked. her (orm was uncommonly line. As his eyes wandered over tho as semblage, thpy were arrested by a little hunchbacked xveman, apparently ovor forty, with a crooked nose, small black eyes, and a yellow shtivelied skin. So com pletely did she correspond with the description tnW lie was resolred to inquire her nrtnie i but was preverttied by being requi. red to take his station before the altar. He was much agitated himself, but Tharesa trembled so excessively as to awaken his compassion, and tie mentally determined that unless ori removing hrr mask, she disclosed a countenance still more repulsive than that of the Utile crookeid-nosed, female, who had kfept her Ktnall black eyes fixed upon him ever since ho had been in the chapel, lhat he would not mention a word about going to the ?onvent. The ceremony was concluded, the masl tie "Have you ever seeu t lie lady V' Atl the intfllitfaiicc thai Gonsalvo was able to ga'-her from the host oD the ion concorning the lower was, that it belonged to a Spanish nobleman, whoso name he had forgotten, who inherited it in right, of hia wile, a German lady. st, "Never ! tier mother having died in her infancy, she Ims always resided at a distance wilh an aunt, which has given my friend* an opportunity to deceive me jn respect to her person. Fortunately,, ubout a week since, 1 fell in with a friend, who told me that which made me detftfpine never to fulfil the engagement* even before J beheld you." f . " But wh6 are the living inhabitants?" *aid Gonsalvo, impatiently . interrupting him, as hp commenced relating a ghost slory connected with the tower, "that is, what ladies—wnat females inhabit it?" "U what he told you a secret V "Why, there is old Maggy. ilie"  " I care nothing for old Maggy. The lovely creature i saw there to night, who iubhe?" "Oh, you must mean Maggy's daughter 1 think ; but 1 never thought hei anything more than common. And .since she has got on the wrong side of forty''--— 'jThe wrong forty Why', the lady 1 mean must be on the right bide of tWMftii '•By no means. As good fortune would have it, he happened to qbityifi a sight at my be I milled, whom he declares to be absolutely frightful. She is not only huuehbucked, but her features are hideous, and her skin yellow and shrivelled, which 1 suppose must h«ve been occasioned by disease, as my father 1ms oltcn told me she was not over twenty." The lady could not help laughing at iliis description, but instantly assuming a sciious air, she solemnly assured him that she would never be in any way insrutinental to his breaking his engagement." It Would !De useless to repeat nis many pas8ionatc ippeals to her generosity ; for, although ho would not deny, that, had th6y me ?8 i Jl L"t I E-C \ $ h .*! | . . , . .1 n8*D£ The host shook his head as he replied — "Your eyes must have deceived yC*M, sir, or it must have been the apparition ot. the young lady who was murdered more than a hundred years a«o by a cruel uncle, for the sake of obtaining her fortune." jpder happier auspices, sho might have removed, and t .ovely lady of the t°w^ listened to his suit,' she told him it would stood before him ! Gonsalvo, to now be vain to attempt seeing her again, been fortifying his mind so as to lC nce C■« an apartment which commanded She bade him adieu with emotion she could behold, without recoiling, a . » the tower ; and to his gro«C do- not disguise, and this was the only solnco similar to that of the ot gur|iri8P. lady's lattice wm •gain illumina. for poor Gonsalvo during the following with difficulty suPP 'i he week ; during which lie became perfectly and joy. When W pight wa» calm a«C]I beautiful and satisfied, by hU repeatedly baffled attempt, pointed toD go much of hi. •tfjavtes ~ S£888 -•""Th-" CDh -x-T... • _ Finding (hat he was unablo to obtain the information he desired, hit) next care wai to ReCu a view C light thC ted. The so still K ,'} IIP '  jfi£ I only wl and the r * ■ s -FT1 and which f»noy