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              THE PIONEER.
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SUCH TIILVGS WERE.
BT   HENHT   NEELE.
¦ ra-oiot but rememher such things were ! '•id ¦•ccrr most precious to me .'
Shatcspear.
Such things were ! such things were ! 1   :?r bu'. precious, brief but fair; .  L' tagic With the bat m.iy wed; i ic hare may like the tortoise tread ; Tic finny tribe may cleave the air, l.rc I forget that such things were.
r-n 1 forget my native glen,
Far from the sordid haunts of men ;
Ti :• Wll low tree before the door ;
Tl)"? flower-crowned porch, the humble floor.''
i'omp came not fiigh, but peace dwelt there;
I'm 1 fortrct that such things were.'
<"v.\ I foi gel thai fair wan face,
f-'iJing with such a miiurnful prace ?
1 hut hand, wh,)se thrilling touch met mine;
Tliose eyes that did loo briglitly shine,
.Vnd th^l low grave, so sad yet fair—
Cun I forget that such things W6re ?
I would not chanjje 'hese tcirs, the.se sighs,
f"or all Earth's proudest luxuries;
I u-nuld not wi^h my sorrows part,
Fm- a more li;;ht, but colder heart;
¦'¦. -r barter for pnrnpS- c 's'Ticst f.ircj
1.10 memory that si:ch tilings were.
TIIE COXFiiJSSIOX.
'¦ «poke to her—she answered not, 1 told her—now I scarce know what,
I only do remember Mv fe^elirtgs when in words expressed, Though warm ."is August in my breast,
Seemed colder than December.
Flit how c.in words the thoughts express, Ol love so deep, so measureless.
As that which I have cherished. Oh, God' if my seared heart had given The same dcvotedness to heaven,
U Would not thus have perished.
V f.i!iered out, 'you must have known t io;)};- have loved—loved you alone.
Rut cannot know how dearly;' r' fold her if my hopes were crost My tviry aim  in   lite was lost j
S/ie knew 1 spoke sincerely.
?'ir answered, as I breat1ile=;3 dwrlt L'p.on l.er words, ai^d would hive knelt,
• Nay, move uot thus the least, sir; T;iu h;ive—yiiu long have had'—'say on Sweet },'irl—thy heart .^—'your foot upon llie flounce of nn h.^us-te, sir!"
—M«ee4.<— fri a bnlterfly burnt in a ball-room, 1 h" Imtterfly flies round and round,
K:;ch heavenly fair admiring; ..\l length receives his fatal wound. At beauty's shrine expiring.
Timely by his example taught.
Ye beaux ! learn hence instruction;
Ne'er rove, but wi.sely hx with thought. Or meet, like him, destruction.
From the New-Vork Mirrar.
THE TRIAL.
Tr any of our readers liave ever cross- p'i the Allegheny mountains, on the t:>;ul l)»'tween Baltimore and Wlieelin;; which was used previous to the cum- ;>lction of the jwesent excellent turn¬ pike, they may liave noticed, in a small and rnuiuitir" t;len, a lew miles alter passing Lruirpl Ridj;e, an uncommonly rude atiil uiiiiivitiii;^ lag liut, the sign post near \ji\e door of \vhic!i, and the liorsn "-^eiroii Uie opposite side of the
i'ld. mark i'. as oiue having been oc- cujm'.hI as a tavcin. It was in this cabin, a nuuioiir o! years 3j!;o, on a 'eMpfttii'M'« evenir.j;, in the midst ot a Severe winter, that a group of three pei-oii, was g.Lthercd lound a bla'iing lu-.Iy cn5i;;:^d in  narrations of
that season of the year, and it was ve¬ ry unusual for travellers to be abroad at SD late an hour; it was therefore, by no means strange that a loud summons in the midst ot a violent stordt, occa¬ sioned much surprise to the circle at the fire side, especially when the na¬ ture of the tales to which they had been listening is taken into consider¬ ation.
'*The Lord bless us!" said the old and withered servant, who had been hitherto twirling her spinning wheel in a corner of the huge fire-place—'*The Lord bless us! what can that be ?— Steal softly to the door, Jock, my boj, and find what sort of visitors are wan¬ dering about in such a night, no good ones I fear. Hist! (and the revolu¬ tions of her wheel were suspended that she might more distinctly hear,) hist! why sure I hear a groan."
Betty was not mistaken; and if the sound seemed at all etjuivocal before, it was now repeated so loudly as to be audible to every ear. The knocking was immediately after resumed, ac¬ companied by the voice of a man, cry¬ ing earnestly tor admittance.
* For the love of mercy,' cried the applicant without, 'open your door good people, if you would not have my master, who has been robbed, and near¬ ly murdered, to perish on your thresh¬ old, in the storm.'
This appeal to his humanity at once, dispelled the idle fears of the hostler and restored him to manhood. The hand that had been almost palsied bj' dr.'ad of supeniatuiid evils became iiistc^ntly renervcd ai the call of distress tlu<oj!;h accompanied perliaps by real u;iiii;er. rii.-ovvms^ open the duoi (^uiLkly he rusiied out iuto the storm, to assist those who had bc.'»ought his aid, whoever they might be, provided they came in a tangibJe shape,   sensi¬ ble to feeling as to sight.' He soon returned, leading into the aparunent a m;Mi in a military undress, supported between himself and the servant wliose knocking had caused the alarm. J'tio lace and apparel of the o/iicer were stitined with blood, which contrasted with the pallid hue of his cheeks gave hiui a ghastly appeariince. Tne ser¬ vant requested that a t^urgeon niiij;ht be sent tor, and that in the ineantime. such dressings and cordials might be administered to his master, a> would be likely to counteract the etfect of loss ot blood and long exposure to the storm. His requests were readily complied with. Jock was despatched to a neighboring town for a surgeon, and tiie old woman prepared a wash for the wounded maii-!* head, which if it 'if'.d no excellent medical .iperation, cerlainiy reduced very inucli the ap¬ parent danger ot his sitiaiion. She jupplied him als), witn a suiiorific tea, co.i:octed with sevo'-al eifi; aeious sim pies >f her own galheriiii;, which pro¬ duced a sliglit perspiration, and was soon followed by a gt'ntle slumber.— Indeed so great a change did the care and skill of the old lady bring about, that, before Jock returned to inform them that the surgeon, being himself an invalid, durst not venture out in so tempestuous a night, tiiey all agreed that there was but little occasion for his presence.
In the course ot the evening, when the household, with the addition of the landlord, who had been engaged in the stables on the first arrival of his guests, were again collected round the kitchen fir^, a number of questions were a<-ked of the ?ervaat of the wounded officer, in relation to the robbery ol his master.
'Psha!' interrupted the master of the house, * he has been robbed & that's enough to know about it. 'Tis'nt the first time such a thing's happened this side of the mountains. I hope the young fellow'll get well though with all my heart Where did you say it happened ."
' I am totally ignorant of this part of the country,' returned James (the name of the servant) 'ard am conse¬ quently unable to inform yen. I think we must have travelled at least fifteen miles since the occurrence; but 1 was obliged to advance very slowly, on ac:ount of the condition of my master
" Yes a precious scoundrel, truly," replied the servant; « but he has sadly missed hi* aim this time. Capt. Bel- ton will live as I hope and believe, to see the rascal hanged yet. He thinks he has made a fine haul, and he has to be sure pocketed a considerable sum; but he has pocketed with it that which will destroy him."
" What do you mean ?" inquired the landlord.
* Why sir there are such things as pickpockets and thieves in all coun¬ tries; and having had occasion to cross Hounslow Heath a tew times before I crossed the Atlantic, I have learned to make use of precautions when setting out on a journey. When 1 drew the money from the bank, which the cap¬ tain wanted for this jaunt, I took the pains to make a list of all the notes, with the signatures and numbers and as sure as a knave attempts to pass a
he seemed to be muffled up and dis¬ guised. I suspect he did not get his booty without a considerable struggle; and this piece of chain and clasp, torn off the ruffian's coat, most likely in the scuffle, may perhaps furnish an addi tional clue to his detection."
The landlord turned to the light to examine the clasp, which was of steel and such as are at this day worn on the collars of cloaks; Ijut then they were not much used, and principally by the military. «I have an indistinct recol¬ lection of seeing this clasp before, on some person's dress,' observed he as he returned it into the hands of James, ' but I would advise you not to mention what proofs you can command, too freely, until a proper time comes for disclosing them. The person I sus¬ pect, is a stranger to me; his name is Summerville. He arrived at my house one evening about three months ago,
single one of them, it willaflord a clue intending as he then s'a^d to pur'sueTds
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Witoiicrjf-"   wlil'ir their   conversation and the night setting in very dark and
'"•as s;dd(idv interrupted  by a loud stormy, it is as likely  that I proceed-
^n-rk;i)g   at" the  door.    The.  oldest ed in a wrong as in a right direction.
I'tr.sji! uf tilt' group was a female of But you  can doubtless i iform   me.—
between fifty and sixty years of age. Ho->v"far are we from Judge aoebuck's?'
*he ext.-cnie* coarseness of w'lose ap- P'-^'i (i,'iinti-d her  to be a f'o'r.eitic;
'Judge   Roebuck's !' eagerly  asked the landlord.    ' Is your master's name
*'¦;('youngest was the daughter of t'lei Captain   Belton, the  step-son of the ¦"•'-'rd. a pretty gir! of about lour-1 Ju(i:£e
'^¦eii, ami tl.V otircr^ young man called I'usilor, but wiio.xe duties were as niul tiLrious as iho^^e of Caleb Qtioteni him- ^'"'t'.    Tne i-oa'l un whicii tne inn was situated was but little frequented at
• I'he same.'
'Merciful Providence!' ejaculated the landlord dropping into a chair 'the son of iny benefactor; Villian! oh! pr.;cious vdlaiu 1'
by which, before long, he will certain¬ ly be traced out.' !
'The devil you did,' ejaculafed the landlord; then added after a pause, 'it was no doubt a wise precaution—and —I—I hope it may prove successful.'
The landlord here left the kitchen; and Jock ventured to ask tne F^nglish servant how it happened that his mas ter, being two to one, liad not b^en a ble to overcome the rullian tliat attack¬ ed (hem.
'Oh, you're in the wrong of the sto¬ ry allo^ciiier, 1 a.ssure you," answered James. * if 1 l^tl been with the cap¬ tain at the moinent, we should hare returned a diilerent account of the killed and wounded. There never was a braver man than this same Captain Belton; but somehow or other, the two greatest accidents which have befallen him for ten years, both took their op¬ portunities when I was'nt with hira. 1 had occasion to make a trip to Old Kngiand last summer to settle a little estate; and while I was gone, what must Captain Belton do bulge* woun¬ ded in an afi'air of honor. The ill liealth which was the consequence, in¬ duced him to procure leave of absence fioin his station, that he might visit his fiillier, who lives somewlu e 'u this nei4;ni>oi-hood. I was «.t>>'.i,eJ li slwp in the last village we passed through, in order to have a shoe replaced, that my horse had cast; while the Captain, anxious to reach his home to-night, ancl thinking that I would soon ov.-.rtake him, kept jogging on his way. It was just sun set when 1 reached an emi¬ nence which commanded a consitlera- ble stretch of road, and looking ahead to see if I could discern my master, vou may judge my surprise wiien at some distance before me. I belield him lying on the earth, a rufBanly-lookitig tellow stooping over him, and rifling his pockets. 1 immediatelv clapt spurs to my horse; but the robber perceiving me, remounted his and disappeared, at full speed thro'.igli a by-path that cross¬ ed the road. I wouid have given chase to the villain, but the situation of the captain forbade it; and moreover, as the storm was just then commencing, I was fearful that my master might per¬ ish before 1 could reach a place of shel¬ ter. Through my ignorance of the country and the darkness of the night together, I suppose I have lost the way; for they told me, at the smith's where my horse was shod that we were but ten miles from Judge Roebuck's.'
' You struck into the wrong road about five miles back,' said the host, who now entered the apartment to inform his guest that supper was spread for him in another room.—* My house is on the old road which is not much travelled in the winter.—You must have turned your horses' heads this way, without knowing it, where the old road crosses the turnpike. You pass¬ ed within less than half a mile of Judge Roebuck's: However, we'll make you as comfortable as we can here, and perhaps the captain will be able to be moved to his father's in the morning. This way sir.'
Entering the room where the supper table was spread, the landlord careful¬ ly closed and locked the door; then, with his finger on his lip in sign of cau ¦ tion, approached James who, it must be confessed, was somewhat startled at the movement, he said in a low and confidential tone, " the circumstances which you have mentioned this evening have raised my suspicions as to who the robber is; and I'm almost asham¬ ed to tell you, that I've fixed upon a man who boards in my own house.— Do you think you could know the per¬ son if you saw him again ?'
"I couid not," replied James, «I was not sufficiently near him: neither
journey on the following morning.— He was taken unwell, however, during the night, and detained about a week by a slight indisposition, which seems to^hu-.e altered his plans entirely; fir day alter day, week after week, have gone   by, without  his  exhibitins  any
] do I believe that the captain would^ as I wTiVch he could not suppress.
' Unkind  Emma!'  it was thus his musings ran, 'you should have known my heart too well, to have believed me capable of a dishonorable act.    That it was rash—that it was impious in me to raise a hand against a fellow being;'* life, the remorse I have since cor '.¦\-x- ally experienced, too »troi:g'y a'-' -in, Yet had I known him t:   b« .   ¦ r bro¬ ther, the infamous epi.iit^i       <''ncrrd even, which alone coci. ^ ei   tne ti draw my sword, had tuileci in ::* ^^jT ct. But he forgave me, he, hini' ', ur./,ed me to flight, assuring me thut ¦.'.•\t .'ni'i dying breath, he would declare       :^v\ fallen in honorable combat.   Shomi if^ not recover, 1 am a murderer; and tho' I have not offended against the code of a false honor, yet neither my own con¬ science, nor the laws of heaven, nor of man, will hold him guiltless who sheds his fellow's blood.'
Edgar Summerville, or rather Edgar Stanly, for the name of Summerville was assumed, for a purpose which the reader has, by this time perceived, had frequently met in the circles wnich ho vi*ited, during the previous winter, irk New York, with Emma Roebuck. Her person and attainments were such as attracted his warmest admiration; and
further wish to resume the saddle.-^i ^.^ soon discovered that  her mind and
He accounted with me regularly for his board, lor some time after his ar rival; but when I presented my bill to him the other day he replied that it was not in his power to settle my claim at that moment; but that he should come into possession of funds in a day or two, when it should be paid. On his return home this evening, he handed mc two notes, one of fifty dol¬ lars the other ten. I sent the former by Jock when he went into town for the Doctor, directing him to make pay¬ ment of it to the merchant with whom I deab The ten dollars I have still in possession. If you can find the mem¬ orandum, which, you say will enable you to identify your master's property, it will be easy to ascertain whether my suspicion of Mr. Summerville is well or ill founded. I shall be sorry if 1 injure him; but gratitude to Judge Roebuck who has been a benefactor to me, even common justice requires that I should do ali I can to bring the rob¬ ber of his son to punishment.'
' Certainly,' returned James, * and I feel much indebted to you for your readiness to assist me iu the inquiry. I will but swallow a mouthful of sup per and then immediately search the Captain's baggage for the list of notes. If one ofthe numbers should agree with tiiat bank-bill your lodger gave you, it will be a strong circumstance against him, and will doubtless soou lead to a lull detection.'
' He came home about an hour after sunset,' again observed the landlord, ' and appeared both fatigued and ajjita ted. lie dung me the money as 1 stood in the bar room, which he has not since left. My hostler saw him give me the bills, and remarked, beside, that his horse seemed much jaded.'
' What colour is his horse P asked James quickly, at that moment remem¬ bering the appearance of the one he had seen the robber mount.
' His horse is—gray,' answered the host hesitating.
* By Heaven!' ejaculated James, 'the very villain himself; stay sir, I'll go instantly and get the list; if yours be found among the number, there can be no doubt as to his guilt. It was special Providence,' continued James reverently, * that misled me from the road, that I might fin^ the very lair where the ptowler harbors. I have no question, sir,' turning to the land¬ lord, ' that the robber is beneath your roof.'
While the servant of Captain Bel¬ ton has gone in pursuit of the means of fixing the guilt of his master's robbe¬ ry on the guest of this lonely inn, per¬ haps the reader may be willing to accompany us to the room of the un¬ fortunate man himself.
At a fire which had been recently rekindled, and the flickering blaze of which furnished the only light in the apartment; his expressive black eyes fixed upon the coals before him, which yet he did not see, for his mind was employed in far other scenes; and his pale and melancholy face reclining on his hand, sat Edgar Somerville—He was wrapped in a large military cloak; while his coat,,and other parts of his dress, hanging over a chair near him, and the disturbed condition of the bed, evinced that he had sought repose in it, but being unable to sleep from the agi tated state of his mind, he had risen again to indulge in those recollections
dispoxitiun were congenial to his own, j^iuiihirity of taste and sentiments led hiin ot>en into her society, and union of feeling gradually expanded into love, —The spring was far advanced when Emma returned to her fa'fu'r's in Penn¬ sylvania; but before leaving N. York, she had exchanged with Edgar, vo'.v- of everlasting attachment. It was arran¬ ged between them, that on his return from France, whither business of the highest importance obliged him imme¬ diately to go, he should visit the part of the country vvhere she resided, and make application to her father for her hand. It was during a short stay in Philadelphia, after his return from Eu¬ rope, that he became acquainted wi':? Captain Belton. Though lie .lad of^^-^ heard his Emma talk uf her bf.~ '*'*. yet as she had uniformly sp-k ¦ "¦¦' '•\-. as Charles simply, he was . ¦¦ "i-^' that he was a stepbrother -ir there existed a difference ir. names. The quarrel we have a to, originated m the tjuarters of L .zx Belton, at a time when he was unfor¬ tunately excited by wine; and the a-^- tempt which Edgar Stanly made t^ soothe him, being mistaken f«»r timidi¬ ty, drew torth that appellation whicii few have sufficient phil<»s(iphy to bear. They fought, and at the first fire Capt. Belton, severely wounded, fell to the earth.
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New-Vear''s Tax.—Tiie custom of making a levy on the pocket in the sliape of new-year's presents, is very humorously treated in the B istin Gal- a.Ky. A girl went to a re-pectable merchant, ami said—' Papa wisiies you. a happy new year, and says he will take the pay in loaf->ugar.'
Equanimity.—The celebrated Hen¬ derson was seldom known to be in a passion. When at Oxford, he was one day debating with a fellow student, who getting out of temper, threw a gl.iss of wine in his face. Mr. Hendorsmi, ap¬ plying his handkerchief, wiped himself and coolly said, " That, sir, was a di gression, now for the argument."
Some of the provincial literaUii-.i are beginning to discuss the philosophy of corsets and tight lacing. " What can be more beautiful," said one of them, " than a fine open chest r"— " Arrah! there you have it my honey,'* said an Irishman, " it there is plenty of silver in it."
The Lost Ear-ring.— k gentleman seeing a crowd in the road, inquired ot a person if any accident had happened. ' Nothing particular, air," said the man ' a lady has lost her ear-ring.' ' Lost her hearilfgl* said the gentleman, 'C don't see why tho poor lady's infirmity should occasion her being mobbed.'
The Gunpowder Pht.—S. person who had a most resplendent red face, was angry with his son fur having gun¬ powder. " Having gunpowder 1" said he; " I will set my face against it." ' For heaven's sake', sir, consider what you are about,' answered the boy, ' for if you do we shall all be blown up.'
REMEDIES. To keep out of jail: get out and keep out of debt.
To please every body:  mind your own business. To allay hunger: gcrutinize the cooki.