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·SERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY 1859 SAUNDERS' MON T-II LY MAGAZINE, No. XI.] SEPTEMBER, 1852. . [Vor.. T. RETROSPECTIONS OF A YOUNG MAN: BEING THE ANTECEDANTS OF FREEMAN, Or TIE 76TL R. N. 1., RELATED BY NITMSTL. CILAPTER XIX. The two powers which had during the actual period of its gradually absorbed the Mussul existence, it is a mass of separate, man rulers of India, were now to sonetimes conflicting interrsts. nieet upon the vacant space that I am not writing the well-known was bounded to the north by the story of the Campaign, and have Sutlej, the classic battle-ground merely to trace the fortunes of of a hundred fights from the days those individuals who had a bearof the Mahabharata to the lasting on my own life. struggles of the Pathans. Stung Cox Bloxanı's ludicrous comto madness by the rgradual con plaints of the hardships of camcentration of British forces, anem paigning had become a standard by the haughty tone of the British source of ainusement in the camp. Press, thc Khalsa Prætorians He had joinedinom one of the Jlill. were ripe for the wholesale ven stations where he had renained geance of their desperate Govern on sick, kave to the last monient, ment. They crossed the Sutlej flirting and gambling-and reachon the 11th December, and on the ed the Amny a few days too late to 18th they were mot and driven have been present at the battle of back at Moodkce by the British Firozeshuhır. Under all these Army, which had marched from circumstances it was but natural Umballa, a distance of 150 miles, that there should have existed a since the invasion became known. pretty general want of confidence An Army in History is an in in his courage, which, coupled dividuality ; viewed from within, with the notorious fact that he had VUL, I. NO. XI. B ·772 Retrospections of a Young Man. as a I never passed the Riding School, Hardiman, who was as brave raised such serious misgivings, a Red-Indian, and besides that the late spendthrift favourite had a grudge against Bloxam, on of Cantonments found himself of account of myself and Miss O., very little account amid the stern could not restrain his sarcastic scenery of actual warfare. Ilow- indignation. ever he was by no means thin of “Can't you exchange as skin, and, if he perceived the Cornet?" he asked with a markchange of feeling towards himself, ed sneer, which was reflected, I the l'act did but incrcase the reck- believe, on most of the counteles openness with which he pa nances round the table. raded his views of the subject. " I dont know what ve devil But the feeling operated, even you mcun by vat, Major," answerin the highest quarters, and when ced Çox, with great quietnesg: " is he and his Regiment were detach it cheek?" ed with Cureton's Brigade under Anything you please my lit- Sir H. Smith, it was deemed ex tle dear," rejoined the Major, pedient to leave him in charge of getting rather red in the face. a part of the baggage; which Vewy well," replied Cox, baggage, it is unecessary to reamidst the silence of the compamind those who were present at ny, who were at a loss to think Buddiwal, was lost, and a good what he would do. see you've deal of blame thrown (whether got on a nice clean shirt-fwont, rightly or not) on the shoulders and I don't wish to dirty it, so of the already uupopular Bloxam. perhaps you'll be good enough to On the night after that skirm- consider vis glass of clawét fwown ishing march, he dined with some in your of throfficers of our corps, (which Ile sate still, playing with his of General Smith's full wipe-glass, which he presentdivision) at the mess of the - ly emptied into the “Monteith" Cavalry who had been stationed at that stood by his plate. A storm Loodiana. He was louder in his of interference gradually rose. complaints than usual, and instead Most admired Bloxam's unexof atlecting a zeal for fighting pccted spirit, and blamed Hardithat he could not really feel, he man for having provoked him at firmly protested that he was the a mess, where they were both victim of a swindle." He had guests. But the Major insisted not come out to vis countroy," he on an apology, which the other asserted, to becocked about refused to give, and left the Tent. from place to place, forced to live They were both immediately placin tents and dripk beer; and ed under arregt, and not releasven to get dusty and heated, and ed till a promise had been exhave to do ve sword" exercise acted from them by their respecwio fewocious Sikhs, who would' tive Commanding Officers, not to take every advantage of a fello." take any 'steps till the conclusion Why it was only vis mor of the campaign. ning," he said, vat I spoiled A few days after came the battwee pairs of white gloves, troying tle of Aliwal. The enemy had to control vat beast of a Waler been firing some time, and our on Pawade." Infantry were formed, and ans. face." was also a part ·Retrospections of a Young Mani 773 iously expecting the order to gled, and lying under his horse ; charge, when a Dragoon Officer another instance of the evils was seen to emerge from the Ca which sometimes attend a man valry Brigade on the left. As he who rises into a sphere of life for approached, he was recognized which he was not fit. He had to be Cox Bloxam, struggling, entered the Army, because he in a most unworkmanlike manner, thought it befitting his fortune with his shewy, but ill-broken to flaunt for a year or two in a Waler. The horse, unused to Dragoon uniform, and intending work, and sharing the timidity of to rctire in a few years with a his race, was in a state of excite- pair of moustaches, and the wellment fast becomingi ungovern earned title of Captain. The orable, from the noise, bustle, and der to join his Corps had taken general novelty of the scene. As him by surprizē, but who dare he neared our corps, Bloxam per impute to him any real intention ceived the Major, and waved a of selling out ? His bold conduct laced pocket-handkerchief (no towards so notorious a fire-eater doubt highly scented) with some as Ilardiman, coupled with the words which were inaudible. His circumstances under which he horse shied at the movement of met with his end, are sufficient to the white object, and fairly urged disprove such a calumny. It aplo madness,. threw up his head pears that he had himself sought with a wild snort, and wheeling and obtained temporary employround, flew with his unfortunate ment on the personal staff of the rider, into the midst of the ene Brigadter, and was crossing the enemy's fire, to deliver a message in a distant part of the field, when After the battle Cox Bloxam's the accident occurred, which provbody was found, fearfully man ed so fatal. Iny's libe CHAPTER XX. mit me. In the meantime I was uncon of the life I had been lately leadsciously pursuing the tenor of ing, all my thoughts bent upmy way from Calcetta as fast aon rendering myself, worthy of the state of the country would per- Agnes's love, and of overcoming Nor was this any greatome the obstacles which seemed to oprate of speed ; owing to the sudo - pose my obtaining it, I passed den demand for bearers by Ofis through the preliminary steps of cers of rank and influence, all on that mental self-discipline," which their way to join the Army. I was I believe to be, to many, the frequently left whole nights in moral and the privilege of Indian bungalows Br, serais, to chew the life. 1. saw that there was one cud of sweet and bitter fancies. point upon which there was no Of these the latter certainly predoubt ; spite of Ilardiman's soponderated; yet I hope the day phistrs, (or porhaps owing to may never come when I shall be them,) I felt certain that there 80 ungrateful as to forget that was no tampering with the laws long, lonely dawk trip, and its of duty; that whatever might be salutary results. Heartily sick the minor difficulties of Religion, ·774 Retrospections of a Young Man. the moral guidance of man must gunners from a neighbouring bathe the only adequate object of tery was necessary to restrain Revelation. I looked forward his delirious struggling, and the therefore with impatience to the medical man was inclined to prospect of joining the regiment send him into hospital. Towards before the war should be con morning however a change epsucluded; the heavy fears of death ed; he fell asleep, and the good that had begun to cloud my Doctor, coming to look at him for thoughts, gave way to a vague the last time, said to me, “ Ye may but ardent hope, that I might be ashume the recovery of a paſient permitted at least one opportuni- in this disorder from his going ty of realizing my kind old guar to sleep ; do I'll just let him go dian's last lessen, and distinguish- into action the morn. I know ing myself, as well as a subaltern ghim of old, mon," said he, observcould do so, by a conscientious ing how astonished I looked: "a discharge of duty. little fighting 'ull put him straight At length, about the beginning sooner than onything. A wush of February, I reached Sobraon. ye gude night. No one who has been much used The plan of attack at Sobraon to war, can imagine how shock is well known. My gallant relaed I was at all I saw. My late tive, Sir Robert Dick, " yent" in mcrry-hearted companions turn at their west angle, with the ed into moody, reckless gladiators; pluck of " an old Westminster," the muscles or cach inan's face fitly rewarded by a soldier's grave hard set ; thuir persons neglected; on the field of victory. The ditheir language abrupt and fierce. vision in which I was, occupied Even the placid and cynical Major the trying posture of a reserye, was altered; the inaction of the trying enough to a young band several past weeks had told on like myself, and not less so when his spirits no less than the awful it was reported that Sir Harry death of the man whom he had himself had said, (not without a wantonly outraged, and who had genial expletive) that he'd 'ncdied in enmity with him. Always ver been on reserve without knowa hard liver, he had given way, ing he had to prepare for a hard more decply than any around day's fighting." So it proved him, to the fatal solace of the on this eventful day. The left brandy-bottle ; morning, noon and wing finding a more stubborn fenight was that body-and-soul-dos sistance than they had anticipated, troying demon by big right hand; and the fire of our'artillery waxhis appearance and manner were ing feeble, our division was ortotally changed. The polished dered to charge, During the and sarcastic sensualist had given morning, Hardiman's behaviour place to a blood-shot, querulus had been unusually fervous and greybeard, and the night before the excitable ; his servant had been attack he was seised with those (perhaps injudiciously,) kept out unmistakoable horsors whith peo of the way, that he might have ple the ruined brain of the drunk the less chance of getting at his ard. Visions of uậspeakable ter favourite stimulant; and on the rör seemed to pass before him ; order to charge being brought to the assistance of three powerful the Colonel, to our surprise and ·Retrospections of a Young Man. 775 were dismay, we saw the Major with one wild gaze forward, turn his horse's head the other way. There was no time for conversetion; we advanced in the face of a roaring fire from the enemy's entrenchments. All fear was forgotten, when just as we neared the battery to which we opposed, I felt a sting like the lash of a whip, and fell senseless to the ground. CHAPTER XXI. : I XWOKE one morning in a court, did not, you may be sure, small close room, (it was at Fe increase my admiration of that rozepore,) to learn that, the Bri- living without rulc, which had tish Army, after gaining the battle once been, as it.. were, my at Sobraon, had crossed the Sut own rule of life. Separated from lej, and were in possession of Ca- the influences of my Regiment, , hore. That Major Hardiman had often left utterly without an Eubeen permitted to save his com ropean companion in the various mission by going into the Inva duties of the out-stations,here lids; and that the Governor Ge- pacifying a village, there exposneral, at the rest of the kind- tulating with a Sirdar, I learned hearted Old Chief who had taken self-reliance; I ceased to think such a whimsical interest in a the opinion of the world" allmere stranger, bad promised that important (scil, the white world) should be one of the Resident's and I got an insight into the in- Assistants during the year that trinsic principles of luinan nait was settled we were to remain ture. And out of that strange to support the Government of the medley of associations came, I Punjab. This was a fresh motive trust, some portion of respect to perseverance in that coursc of both for myself and others. *Nor earnest striving to the Right that was I without my sources of I had resolutely adopted; here personal enjoyment, though the was a new field of action open event indeed, for which I had to me, one in which I had a better been so long prepared, occurchance of distinction, in perhaps a red; poor Edith Eversfield died more intellectual way than in the an inmate of the Convent of profession to which I more espe Funchal, cially belonged. Here, too, was. But the rest of my news from an instance, the first, as I un "Home" was cheering. Dr. gratefully called it,-in which I Warren was as hearty as ever ; had owed anything to personal - the Copes were comfortably setkindness. tled in clerical and matrimonial So I hastened To Lahore, took" happiness at Soorujnugger, Mrs. charge of my appointment, and C. promiging to rank her husspent upwards of a year and band among the giants whose a half amid the stirring scenes quivers are full; Sir S. Dashwhich marked the “Decline and wood had been nearly ruined, it Fall” of that ill-omenad empire. was true, by his connection with A profligate aristocracy, a crushed the "London and Stanneries" durand despoiled peasantry, and the ing the panic of '45, but mistórlowest intrigues of a barbarian tune had softened his heart; * ·776 Retrospections of a Young Man. Lionel had been forgiven, and shook his head, said “he, for his was on the point of returning to part, was free to confess he should his father, and to any one else not be surprized at any thing that whom it might concern ; having should turn up, however unparbecome a partner in Frazer's liamentary,-he would say unexhouse, and laid the foundation of pected." one of those fortunes which still Things were thus with me: I grow up here and there in the was calm, if not happy; when, a Tropics with such rapid vegeta very few weeks before the troubles tion. at Mooltan, and the breaking out of the second Punjab war, I Blackhurst remained unpro was sent, with a detachment of faned by the residence of the Durbar troops, to receive some stranger, the Tuſtos continuing to arrears of rent from a refractory reside in London, and leave the chief, by rame Zalim. Sing, the estate to Abud's management. Sirdar of a small district, called That gentleman was mysterious, Khalsabad. CHAPTER XXII. THE town of Khalsabad is ance of the inhabitants. Here a situated at the foot of the lower man, who had risen from the Himalayas, and consists of one huinble post of Peon in the Jumdirty and irregular street, through moo family, had been enabled, which runs a inountaih stream. during the scramble that occur- It contains about thirty houses, red after the death of the one-eyed the , residence of Mahajuns, who Lion, to establish himself in a minister to the simple wants of small but strong fort, on a neighthe mountaineers who come down bouring hill, from whence he overfrom the interior to barter their awed the town,' and collected the honey, spices, &c., against the ne rents of the Pergunnah, paying cessaries of life, and the means of when compelled, and living otherpaying their rents ; for which wise, much at his ease. latter accommodation the brokers My campaign against this redo not fail to make them pay doubted "chief was neither long through the nose. Large indeed nor very arduous, and whatever must be the profit that would chance of becoming a C. B. I induce any one Hindoo or Euro may have had, was lost, owing pean to reside is a spot which to my not having as you have possesses neither the bracing air. long since discovered) a powerof the Hills, nor the honest open ful pen." heat of the plains. The beauti The old chief himself, indeed, ful mountain scenery whick sur was hors de combat from the berounds the place, reflects the rays ginning, -too fat and too lazy for of the sun; and the atmosphere fighting; and his business, both during a day is like the inte warlike and negotiative, was transrior of an open. At night cola acted by one Yussaf Khan, a tempestuous kinds arise whadd Mussulman leader, of whom but to the unhealthiness of the place, little was known, except that he and the sallow, enervated appear- availed himself, to the fullest al- ·Retrospections of a Young Mas. 777 lowable extent, of the somewhat farther instructions from Lahore. dubious privilege of his faith in He presently made his appearthe matter of matrimony; and ance, and informed me that that he drilled the troops after Yussuf Khan was amongst the the European fashion. Finding wounded, and had got his bed all attempts at 'negotiation unsuc brought outside the door, requestcessful, without the identicalsum ing the honour of an interview. of which we were in search, this Of course I ordered him to be at worthy came out, and did battle once admitted; the door was openwith both skill and courage. Gra-'ed, and a sharpoy introduced, on dually driven up the straggling which lay a remarkably powerful, street of the village-fof our su fair-faced man, with prodigious perior numbers, equipments, and beard and whiskers. He made a discipline had served to renderit somewhat awkward salaam, conbut a running sort of fight from sidering the proverbial grace of the first-the defenders of Khal the Mahommedan gentry, and sabad took refuge in their fort, asked if I would mind seeing him and contrived to shut the doors alone ? I requested the people in our faces before we could follow around me to withdraw, which thein in. Night fell, and I deter! they very unwillingly did, and mined on my plan of operations. turning to the wounded chief, , About three in the morning, begged him to speak his mind when “deep sleep falleth on quickly, as I had a good deal to Macn," we got up a bag of powder do. Judge of my surprise when unperceived, and fixed it to the he pulled off his turban, and sitgate ; those of my men who had ting up, accosted me in English been told off for the assault, grawith the words dually crept up, the powder was "Don't you know me, Squire?" fired, bang went the gate, and the It was Joseph Baker. next minute we were streaming in, “Rascal and renegade," I cried, and engaged hand to hand with the you doing here? startled and half-dressed garrison. Taken to fighting against the go- In five minutes all was over ; but vernment of your country ; you the Singh had escaped in the Know your fate?-a short shrift confusion, with the flower of his and a long halter." men. “Why, it aint the value of life," When the wounded of either than the wretched man; party had been made as comfor don't think that fighting against table as circumstances would per your Durbar could be twisted into mit, I looked out for quarters, quite the same thing as fighting and sate down to take a chup- ,' against the Queen, God bless her. patty and a cigar, and meditate But nothing's gone well with me upon a despatch to the Resident, since I left England. Just then acquainting him with my proceed was that business in Calcutta. ings. I also desired the Native Lord bless you, Master Charles, Officer of the party to see if he I didn't go for to hurt you, my could find any person of distinc pista en wasn't loaded, or do ye tion in the Fort, with whom I think I have let you fire at me? might make some temporary ar But I was starving, sir, mayhap rangements till I should receive you don't know what that is. 66 what are " but I ·778 Retrospections of a Young Man. C After that the Police got on a brandy, I may hold on long hot scent of me, so I took winy, enough ; but make haste." and came away towards Lahore, Here the Lieutenant entered, where I heared as there was some. and Joe, adjusting his turban, sank thing going on. The long and back on his couch. I issued the short of it was that I got employ- requisite instructions, and be demont under the Sheikhs in Cash parted to sec them carried out. I mere, on condition of turning looked at the wounded man grow- Mussulman; so I got off, having ing paler every instant, and could to march against the British Ar not decide ; till his glazing cye my, which indeed, sir, I wouldn't shewed there was no time for hehave done to save my life, and sitation ; 'so, bringing the bottle got a house full of brandy. But and a tumbler, I approached the my usual luck attended me, the c side of the bed. He grasped Sheikhs got kicked out of Cash them madly, and raising himself mere, and I went over to Golab on his elbow, instantaneously filled Sing. He didn't want me, so and emptied the whole glass. As made me over to Master Zalim, his strength returned with the stithe cowardly beggar „who has left mulus, he renewed his speech. me here to die like a dog. But “ That's the only thing ever time is short, sir, and I have does me any good, and it's time it much to say to you ; and I dare did, for I've a notion it's done me say your men are looting my crib about as much harm as a thing by this time." could. I was always a bad lot; “ I dare say they are," said I, up to any thing that was anywise " but what is that to me ?" wicked, and I tried all I could to make others as bad as myself. Very little I've no doubt, but it does matter something if you There was no village schools, sir, know'd all. Leastways you've no when I was a boy, and the Parright for to allow plundering at sons, I'm thinking wasn't all they all." (This was undoubtedly true, should be; however that's past, his low wit had been a match for a many years agone, isn't it?' So was a telling you, and you me, and I instantly summoned my second in command, Lieutemay have heard before, a pretty nant Bahadoor Singh. good hand I made of spoiling them all round, lasses as well as " But there's more than that lads. But there was one Lanto do. If you'll have the kindkester, lived clerk at Lawyer ness, sir, to order my boxes to Abud's as I got an with uncombe brought, I'll make a shift mon, being fond of his glass both to explain myself betwixt whiles. with the go and without, and a Damn that cowardly nigger who great buck Sundays. From shot me from behind a pillar. one thing to another he and I got I'm cursed faint, Master Charles." very thick, and 'many' a lark we * I've no Doctor, Joe," said I, had together, which I need not to relenting in spite of my kell, but talk about them now. there are å few common ma “One day, sir, our young lady, in this chest...... she were always after something * Medicines be blowed, dried out of the way you know." I he; “ if you'utive me a drop of waved my hand. “She sends for as 3) ·Retrospections of a Young Man. 779 comes. 66 re two of the servants for to witness Master Tufto from Lon. her signature. Mr. Abud had don's the heir at law," says I been sitting with her, and we to Sam, mind you," and if she knowed it was her will. So up I wanted him to get the properwent up, along of another cove, for ty, why should she," says I, the most of the servants was gone have taken the troub to make up to town, as she were not a a Will? So we may be sure the going to live at the Place any Will's in favour of some one else. more, (leastwise so she said). That some one we must find out, Before, we left the room, she says and write to bim," says I, only to the lawyer, says she, “Now, telling Sam about half as was in Mr. Abud, you'll take this, and my mind," without, of course, kecp it in your office with the Tufto should make it worth our title dadds and cetterer, and fry while to hush it up; that way, and forget:all gbout it," says she, don't ye see, we has two strings as sweet as she always spoke to our bow, and we can keep Madam," says be, says he, "you may blazing away right and left. if rely upon me for both particulars, we miss with one barrel, why we and made a long speech about must hit with the other.' his never betraying a client's con “ Sam were a half-witted fool, fidence, because he never what with conceit and drink, and membered any think, and so on, he thought I was as big a green (which was true enough,) and we as himself. So the first time af were sent out of the room while terwards that Abud sent him (his he was still on his legs as he used confidential clerk, mind you !) to to call it. Off goes I to Stagnum, the Blackhurst box for to fetch a to the office, and there, as luck dockeyment, he prigs the Will, would have it, I found Sam Lan- and brings it to my cottage on kester all alone by himself. In a the Moor, and there we read it few words I told him what had over in the evening." I was growhappened, and." Sam," says I, “I ing impatient. "And what has should like to have five miņutes' all this particularly rascally busi. look at that there Will." 1988 to do with me ?" “Is it to steal it,' says he," and "Don't get in a passion, Squire, what for ?" mind you shall hear; but first give "Wly, partly, for curiosity," "me another drop of Brandy." says I ; " but don't you see, his request being complied Sam, if we knowęd what was in with, the villain proceeded. side of that Will we might be of " Sam left the Will with me, great.,usem: case of accidents. as he wero afraid, like a pigeon- You know how.careless your mas hearted sncak as he was, to have ter is," says I, and if you could it in his own keeping. And all get that Wal but of the title-doed as I kad thought proved truc. box, he's been told to forget it, Abud never missed the Will, Sam and I'll..bet a crown he never got: bisself lagged, as I made gives it thought again, at least sure he bald some day or anonot before it's wanted. Then--(I tre forging his master's name mean if anythink happens to our to que to buy a velvet gownd Missus, which well jt may the folks Fanayooman, sq: he was say, any time)-then our time sent, achows the being-pond, and VOL. I.NO. XI. + ·780 Retrospections of a Young Man. I took the first opportunity of “ You're the Heir, Sir," ho coming out here myself to see said, and fell back, in a state of what I could make of my secret." complete exhaustion. In a few Here the arrival of Babadoor minutes his lips began to move ; Singh with the boxes, put a stop he murmured some words partly, to the conversation. as it seemed, in Hindoostanee; it " These were all we could find, was a gypsey prayer. Again his O cherisher of your slaves," he mind wandered. said, and again withdrew. " The fields look pleasanto An- Joe pointed to a green pittarah which I opened, and handing him nie," he uaid, " but sure the river a tin case from within, sate down is a firc." to watch the result. His relaxed A shudder shook his broad fingers fumbled sometime over the c frame, the Jimbs were violently puzzle-lock; at length it yielded; stretched, and the robber was no and handing me a parchment- 2 more. CHAPTER XXIII. In a corner of the Fort lay the I need scarcely say that Lahore Creole girl, scared by the noise of did not much restore me, and I fighting: Brought gradually to was ordered to the Hills on sick a sense of what had happened, leave. she recognized me, and a harrow I accordingly proceeded to the ing scene followed. She was re beautiful sanatarium of and lieved however by the very vio- taking a small and retired Bungalence of her grief, and in a few low, turned my attention seriousdays had departed for her " belle ly to a review of my present po- Maurice" with the property of her sition and future plans. I had deceased companion, which I ob never liked the country, and partained permission to make over ticularly abhorred the life of a solto her. The same despatch dier, which seemed to me a ceasebrought me instructions to re less alternation between the utter main at Khalsabad for the pre stagnation of cantonments, and sent, and settle the affairs of the the unholy excitements of war. Pergunnah. This was no un But my heart was full of thoughts pleasant task ; the Hill men were of Agnes. I knew that she had unsophisticated and honest, and I once loved me, and I was also looked into things myself : the no aware that she was still unmarriminal assessment on the different ed. was now to learn, to my holdings was lightened, the mar unspeakable satisfaction, that she gin of the Brokers was curtailed, was daily expected in the station and Government and subjects with her relative, my kind hostess were alike gainers. But the fear of former days at Calcutta. In ful heat and confinement of the the meanwhile I lived a quiet life ; climate, Joined to the labour con the frivolous society of an Indian sequent on the settlement, voved watering-place was no more to my too much for my already es aust taste than my somewhat worlded framand, ere long, I was com worn ways would probably have pelled to request leave of absence. been to them. . I turned over ·Retrospections of a Young Man. 781 my accounts, studied the Will, broken, knit to each other, but no (from which I found that poor more to be fooled by dreams of Edith had left me property to the impracticable happiness ; and that amount of about four thousand a samc winter we returned to Engyear, the house and estate of land, by long sea, and in a ship Blackhurst included, and subject which was to touch at Madeira, to a charge in favour of the T'uf where we did not fail to visit the tos, and other minor legacies, for Cemetery of the Convent at Funthe lives of the recipients,) and chal, and stand hand in hand by wrote to Abud a complete, ac the lonely grave of the young and count of what had occurred, ask noble-hearted English Nun. ing his advice, and (I will confess) taxing hiin with the freedom of I TRUST I need not dwell long an old friend for his very eulpa- upon the Moral of my story. It is ble carelessness. simply the tale of a young man, At length she came, the sycct situated as many are, who, edu- Agnes, and I was received with a cated in a system of blind formumixture of cordiality and reserve læ, finds them insufficient for the which was not at all displeasing business of life. And of life in to me. She looked pale. And India, it may be mid that it is a fragile, after her protracted expo sort of type, or epitome of life at sure to the climate of India,.but large, more independent than she had not lost her womanly elsewhere, and therefore the more Strength, as I soon found in our calculated to try the value of the rides and walks; and the roses soul's discipline, its convictions, of England re-visited her cheek, feelings and principles. Thrown under the restoring influence, of on his own resources at an early a congenial clime.. age, the Anglo-Indian finds him- One beautiful evening just after self cut off, suddenly, from all the rains, we were riding by those conventional influences moonlight in # shady by-road. which, in England, surround and The sound of distant torrents, support the inner man. If, in a and the sighing of the leaves over large station, he mingles much in our heads, made sweet music; to the society of which he is a memwhich we listened in silence. We ber, he finds a hard frivolity, an were both orphans; alone in the uphealthy restlessness, a looking world, and the grand solitudes, fox Home elsewhere than under and the soft whisperings of the the existing roof-tree; a perpeplace and hour, seemed to draw. tual and sensible change ; a conour hearts one to the other. sequent pursuit of immediate ex- Agnes," I said, “I think your citement ;, an absence of looks, know how I love you I do not and of the interchange of original pretend to offer you a maiden thought between sharp and highheart. My past histury is entirely ly disciplined intellects; a lack known to you, but I am wholly of the security of familiar instituand singly yours." tions : it, on the other hand, he is placed as I was at Khalsabad, in We were married, quietly, and a position partly, or entirely, bewith but few friends about us ; cluded from European intercourse, with hearts chastened though not he is of course left still more to 1 ·consum- 782 Retrospections of a Young Man. himself. He speaks the language, argument, for an expert logician and receives the impressions of can argue to demonstration on idolatroue, sensual, dishonest, any side of almost every question. trifling Barbarians ; bappy then Experience on the other hand is is the man who possesses either ever expanding; we are wiser the apathy of settled dogmatism, to-day than we were yesterday ; or the satisfaction of rational besurely we may be less wise than lief. we shall become to-morrow : let Faith is the life of the soul; us therefore make an end of dogbut what is faith? A question matizing. It was beautifulß said more for generalization than ana by a man of larger vision than lysis. I have looked back upon usually calls to the lot of mormy life, and I have sought for the talsmand himself a memories of those who have in mate rcaroper" To him who fluenced me most. If the quali is compelled to pace to and fro ties of benevolence and purity, within the high walls, and in the (“Religion," says St. James, "is narrow courtyard of a prison, all to visit the fatherless in their af objects may appear clear and disflictions, and to keep thyself un tinct. It is the traveller, jourspotted from the world")---if these neying onward, full of heart and qualities have not been exclusive hope, with an ever-varying horily confined to the Professors of zon, on the boundless plain, who this or that creed, neither have is liable to mistake. cloads for I usually found them abound- mountains, and the mirage of ing amongst persons 'who were drought for an expanse of refreshtotally without a perception, ing waters."* of the truth of things spiritual that was spoken of to them by It only remains to say that we the still voice. This perception, live at Blackhurst, among the wherever I find it, I determine memories of the past. On the to recognize as Faith, and this I Downs, at the other side of Stagwill endeavour to cultivate in my num, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Dashself. And thus listening to the wood (vice Warren) reside with voice of conscience" accusing the Baronet, whose old age is or else excusing"--I shall hope softened by his trials, and who to escape the Unpardonable Sin. as nearly spoils his son's children It is a narrow mind that can by indulgence as he did his own :be dogmatic upon any subject; by harshness. Dr. Warren is and humble enquiry, beginning hale and hearty, promising to with an admission of igporante, live to as good an age as did his and based upon nothing but real mother. Somes married experience, is the sureßt mode of pretty Rosd, and is esteemed a resisting error, if not of anriving® sober practitioner. at truth. I fancy few men were ever convinced of anything by FAREWELL! Ige.--Biog : Literaria. :

·[783] THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN." mer. Perhars there is no period danger. The trucst version of a of Anglo-Indian history to which populur tale is not always gure our English minds revcrt with so to be the most popular. Hume dcep though mournful an interest, and Mitford still rule our hearts, as tllat which forms the ground whatever arguments a Thirlwall work of Mr. Kaye's eloquent yet or a Lingard may use to subjumost truthful narrative. Other gate our reason. We still love to periods may have been more glo- look on Shakespeare's heroes with rious in themselves, more promi Shakespeare's eyes. In spite of nent in their relation to external the revelations of modern wisdom, topics, more rich in notę-worthy Richard Crookback retains his results of divers sorts. But for poetical features to the last. It chequered incident, strange vicis is only the pencil of a Macauley situdes, startling contrasts, and that makes us waver in our loyaldeep moral significance pervad- ty to Charles the first, or throws ing the whole, there is none that down the sanctity that once bedgwe can readily compare with those ed in the fame of calculating Cranfew but eventful years which Not all may succeed in make up the history of British winning the popular credence to interference with the domestic tales at variance with popular prepolitics of Afghanistan. There conceptions. The main events of is none that offers the English Mr. Kaye's narrative had already reader such varied food for the assumed a certain clear shape and gratification of his national pride fixed meaning to the majority of in the very circumstances that British readers. The story he appeal so strongly on the face of was going to tell anew differed them to his sense of national in some notable points from that shame, none that supplies the which Mr. Bull had been used to English historian with so fair a : accept for Gospel. He had much subject for the exercise of his to say which that worthy gentlehighest skill in the very richness man would have small pleasure in and confusion that impede historing ; many things to set bepreliminary labours to that end, fore him in a light less charming as may be gathered from that than that by which they had brief and stormy, but not quite.commonly been tested heretofore. inglorious episode in the drama of He had some few prejudices to British progress, which the au-, dispel, much ignorance to enlighthor of " Long Engagements", tén, many strange truths to reveal. has here presented in its most per- There were old sores to be openfect and desiderated forma. ed afresh; there were new wounds Mr. Kaye has been peculiar. to be inficted. Old friends had ly successful in his treatment of a to appear with new faces; old nosubject fraught with peculiar tions to be corrected by new facts. Flistory of the Wat in Afghanistan, by John William Kaye. 3 vols. London.'

·784 The War in Afghanistan. All this he might have done with ed pleasure and renewed interest, perfect success, and yet have fail The art of the master awakens a ed to secure a patient hearing for new emotion, reveals a new cnhis new but rather distasteful ver chantment, at every step we take sion of a very popular tale. A with him, through the old familiar worso difficulty remained behind. scenes. We are fain to follow The dish he was going to set be him to his journey's end with as fore his countrymen required some lively a curiosity as though we - care and skill in the dressing, to had never gone that journey bemake the eating of it, worth his fore. Favorite scenes, weil-recountrymen's while. The nasty membered features, rise up again truths required a piquant scason in all the former freshness, if not ing to ensure their ready recep- always in quite their former chation in exchange for the pleasant racters. New vistas open upon fictions of old. Plain meats would our path, ñew wonders arrest go down but loathingly with pa our gaze, at points hitherto unlates accustomed to rich ragouts. noticed or only half explored. There was a deep and startling The picture before us is truc to interest attached to the incidents nature, but it is nature in her of the older drana, which people most attractive mood. The hig. would never have foregone for all torian's skill has done its best for the intrinsic improvements of a the subject of his pencil. It is later version barren of charms much to say in praise of our auequivalent to those they recognis- thor's artistic merits that his ed in the older drama: But no volumes read as pleasantly as a such drawback can be alleged new romance. Or Macauley himagainst the repast provided for us self it would be difficult to say by Mr. Kaye. His new version much more. surpasses the old in general in Mr. Kaye has chosen his time terest and graphic piquancy as well for fixing our attention on much as it does in truthful por the work he has performod so traiture and philosophic design. ably. Ten years ago it could He has given us a fragment of not have been written at all, not modern history which, for fulness, written in its present shape at accuracy, and artistic, treatment, least. The glories of the Ellenentitles him to a foremost place borough dynasty were then too amongst the literary worthies of fresh and prominent in people's the present day. minds to admit of calm and dis- With evident regard for historic passionate scrutiny into the real proprieties, a clear. comprehen-, causes of the foregone disasters. sive judgment, and fine moral As humbled enemies, and punishinstincts, our apthor has tontrived ed traitors, Dost Mahomed and to throw an additional charm over his gallant son could then hope a subject naturally fraught with for little of that moral considercharms of no fight of commons ation, which few men decline to place order. He has told his render in their calmer moments story to better effect than it was to the objects of their bitterest ever told before. The ground we hatred and longest hostility. The have trod so often we tread again devil was still as black as his forunder his guidance with heighten mer victims had conspired to paint ·i arms was have now. The War in Afghanistan. No 1 + 12 him. Tenderness for the memo perhaps more accurately, than it ries of men like Elphinstone and could be written now. But the Macnaghten shut out all kind.* lapse of ten years would certainly ly feeling for the abettors of have reduced its chances of exa catastrophe which blindness trinsic success out of all proporlike that of Elphinstone and Mac tion to the supposed enhancenaghten had aided so materially ment of its intrinsic worth. The : to hasten, if it did not solely pro book would have lost in present duce. The cause for which our attractions far more than it could enennes had taken possibly have gained in the quite forgotten in the vengeance sources of its future vitality. We they had consequently inflicted should have got an article at the on our hapless countrymen. The best but little better than the arslur so cast on our military farge şticle we have now, but the time served to heighten our revenge 80 spent on its improvement ful feelings against those who had would have lowered materially its only succeeded in taking the best marketable value for lack of cusadvantage of our political errors. tomers like those who are bidding We were far too intent on what so readily for the sort of article we our gallant countrymen had done Fashions change fast and suffered, to bestow due in these stirring times. The itthought on what their enemies pression made by a Caubul mashad foreborne to do in revenge sacre soon begins to lose its oriof the suffering themselves had ginal clearness, and fade before previously endured at our hands. the blaze of newer catastrophes To expose the real character of into the misty glooming of a halfthe past transactions, to vindicate remembered dream. New scenes Afglan virtue at the expense of arise to blot out the old, British morality, to palliate the que pergunt interire Lunæ ;' guilt of Afghan rebels by enlarg new generations receive and foring on the frightful blunders of get the traditions held by those British envoys and the unpa that have gone before. A book ralleled madness of British com that treats especially of Indian manders, were projects hardly to topics must reckon its chances be thought of while the Gates of of practical appreciation by the Somnauth were still on the road amount of present interest in the to Agra, and the sound of the topics of which it treats. Its po- Tower guns had scarcely ceased pularity must depend on the date reverberating on British cars, of its publication. The book it- Even had such projects been then. self may read all the better, conceivable, it was yet open ta quoad book, for a little delay; but question how far thefr instant ex the matter of it is sure to lose for ecution was sanctioned by the sort futuro readers much of the inof data then deemed available for torest it would certainly awaken instant use. For this work of Mr. now among those who lived in Kaye's discloses secrets of which sight of, or actually shared in, very few could have conceived the the scenes and circumstances of existence this time ten years ago. which it has been constructed, or Ten years later a work of this with which it principally deals. sort might be written more fully, For all its literary merits and novæ ·786 The War in Afghanistan. philosophic weight, this work of coupled as a thing of course with Mr. Kaye's would answer, we the memory of those manful deeds fear, but poorly as a literary spe by which they succeeded, at Canculation, if its publication had dahar and Jellalabad, in thwarting been deferred to this tiine ten the wild rush of Afghan vengeyears hence. The book itself ance, and retrieving some portion would be at least as well worth of the ruin and disgrace which the reading then as now. But poor old Elphinstone and his." ten years would have caused a reckless colleagues had elsewhero woful reduction in the popular brought so abundantly updh our demand for literature pertaining arms. Village politicians glibly to the events of more than 20 discussed the causes of our mili. years before. It takes less than tary failures, and pointed out the twenty years to wear out the way in which they miglit lavo freshness of popular emotion in been averted. Children in the the case of tragedics yet more nursery shuddered at the sad talo national and appalling than that of Afghan treachery and British which Mr. Kaye has handled with carnage and school-boys learned no common skill and power of to celebrate in good Horatian mcgraphic preserftment. He has tre the exploits of the avenging ddie well to commend his name army on its march through the to popular favor by his masterly scene of previous disaster. A treatment of a subject not yet crowd of writers had, helped to consigned to the dull embraces of make up a retrospect of our Af popular indifference. ghan campaigns, as distinct and The task he has thus accom familiar to our minds as the story plished was worthy of the pen of Waterloo had been to the minds devoted to its accomplishment of a former generation. To what A mind less powerful, a will less they have so done for us little earnest, a heart less true than could be added now in the shape his, would have shrunk from of essential facts. Of the light handling, or handled to little pur- required for elucidating technical pose, a subject so popular, yet so points or correcting false construclittle explored as the history of tions of particular data the pubour Afghan campaignsThe mere lic had enough already and to military events of that period were spare. Its own sagacity sufficed indeed notorious enough already to shew it the true extent of our to need little aid in construing military, blunders in the terrible them from writers yet to come, réality of the events that followed The horrors of the Caubul tragedy.. them. It needed small knowledge had long since been stamped with of military bactics to trace the ansufficient clearless on the popular nihilation of brave army to the mind. The defiles of KAdoni-ca counsels' of its imbecile leader, bal and Jugdalluck required no and the blindpęse of those who future power of histone painting kept hing able perilove post in to beighten the image their very times so with mischief to the Dames brought out in all its dark cause he helped to ruin against and death-like characters before his will. It was a grievous fault the popular vision. The names altogether, and grievously was it of Nott and Sale were generally answered in results which certified ·The War in Afghanistan. 787 the original fault as clearly as dulity. It was certainly impoli. punishment certifies crime. tic to help him at all. It was But there was another and exceedingly foolish to help him in more significant side of the pic the way they did. But there was ture on which few had hitherto no injustice in helping him at all. cared to dwell. The chapter of It was clear that Dost Mahomed military blunders was not the was the favorite of his countryfirst or chiefest chapter in the re men, and that his son's success cord of our Afghan doings. The had redounded grievously to our true sources of the subsequent military discredit. But Dost Madisasters lay far beyond the sphere homed and his son were rebels of military influences. They were notwithstanding; and, whatto be looked for among agen ever else we had lost by their cies more potential than the pica-, ascendency, British honor still sure of an old, decrepid, half remained untouched. Lying witted commander, among times Blue-books confirmed the illusion far more remote than the eve of which British candour, had it the Afghan outbreak. The re known more of the circumstances, treat from Caubul suggested a would have been the readiest to larger moral, wound up a darker explode. 'And poor old Elphintale, than those wilich had hither. stone and his 'Afghan conquerors to fired the public resentment, came in for all the odium of and allayed the pubļic curiosity which so large a share belonged to Few had yet learned to regard others alone. poor foolish Elphinstone in the To fix the odium and the pity light of a casual waif on the cur on the right shoulders by proving rent of passing events, a solitary the fallacy of said illusion, is one link in the chain of circumstances of the ends which Mr. Kaye has which induced the crisis he help- accomplished by his minute and ed to aggravate, but was utterly trustworthy relation of the politipowerless to divert. Few had cal events preceding the Caubul yet learned to examine the real outbreak. He has thrown a truer character of the Afghan movement, light on the events that followed or conceive how actively political by removing the voil that obscurinfluences had been concerned in ed our judgment of the events the brewing of a cup which mili that went before. In his work tary blunders had made so 'nau- the military details sink into their seous in the drinking. There proper-size and connexion with was still a fond desire, a clinging the scenes around them. They tendency to believe in the pri loge in special prominence what Jiminary justice ofm.cause which the picture as now presented to had eventuated in xpsalts 80. piti us gains in breadth, variety, and ably abortive. Lord Auckland hármpriquis design. What was bad certainly been hasty, it was once a fragment of rather doubtsaid, it sancting a project ful meaning has become enlarged which poor Managtatan had not for us into the embodiment of a taken quite the proper measures plain and universal truth. The for carrying out. They were un strange fatality that buried the fortunate, not culpable. Shah last of our leaderless troops in the Soojah had worked on their cre Snows of Caubul becomes resolv- VOL. 1.--NOUS XI, ·788 The War in Afghanistan. able into a very just and natural poor Burnes' official letters were consummation after all. As the given to the world in a form so tragical end of Agamemnon was maimed and garbled as to conforeshadowed to the poet's eye in vey no suspicion of the truths the tragical banquet of Thyestes, which Mr. Kaye has since exso do the military results of our tracted from them. But truth, first Afghan invasion find their like murder, will out at last. truest source and best exponent And no malice, however ingeniin the senseless and dishonest po ous, could have stated facts so licy which turned our ams against damning to the credit of those the friendly ruler of an indepen who suppressed it, as the truth dent State. The revelation of a they only succeeded in suppressbitter truth has intensified by ing for a time. bringing into bolder outline theo It is a sad tale which has come bitter meaning of the mystery it so opportunely to light . By the has solved anew. We are now publication of those suppressed frce to observe by what strange passages the last valid ground of but easy steps the primal injustice defence for the measures of the led to the crowning bumiliation ; Auckland government is fairly to trace the progress of that fatal cut away. The war against Dost enterprise from its birth in the Mahomed was a war of simple Simlah council-chamber to its aggression. That chieftain had bloody resting place in the Juge done his best to secure our frienddulluk pass; and to admire the ship. Instead of merely withe terrible clearness with which the holding the thing he sought, we presiding Nemesis of that eventful did our best to secure his undytragedy casts back its warning ing hatred. Burnes had repeatshadow upon the very first conedly testified to his constant exception of the wrongs so terribly pression of desire for an English revenged in the later scenes. We alliance. He had repeatedly, to are now free to confess how cru Burncs' knowledge, repelled the elly the cause and character of offers of Russian amity that he the Afghan leaders had hitherto might leave open the road for our been lied away, and how fatal Indian rulers. There was was the blindness to passing moral or political pretext for purevents, that fell on all, or nearly suing him with our enmity, even all, who helped to conceive or for if we declined to embrace him as ward the workings of a diplamacy a friend. He might have done in itself most wicked -and inex with his own whatever he pleased, cusable. And we are also faint for all the harm he was likely to wish these volumes could never do ourselves. But because he have been written, rather than did as he pleased, because in desthat English Statesmen should pair at British colliness he chose have proved so utterly regard to betake himself to the embraces less of the simple coraj which of a Russian suitor, because he speaks to from every page preferred the aid of a strong Rusof them, aaling 2 honesty here, sian arm to the lip-deep assurances AS elsewhere, would not bave of British sympathy, it was deembeen the widest policy after all. ed expedient to drive him from It was not without a purpose that & throne he had filled so long no ·The War in Afghanistan. 789 and worthily, and set up in his wrongs we inflicted on Dost Ma. stead a miserable puppet, whose homed. The character of our only claim to the respect and feal own countrymen has been slanty of his subjects lay in the Bri dered as largely as the character tish bayonets he brought behind of the man whose guilt they rehim, For no act of overt aggres fused to acknowledge. The best sion, no sign of threatened hosti- public men of that day were made lity, not even the expression of a out as consenting to the measures hostile thought, was the brave which a clique at Simla had conand High-souled Barukzyc doom-ceived in direct defiance of the ed to throw himself ere long a public feeling of that day. Men prisoner on the mercy of which of known worth and tried sagacihe had tasted so doubtful a spe, ty were held up as willing agents cimen already. Short af murder- in the execution of a most dishoing the captive monarch out of rtest and impolitic scheme. And hand, what condact could have yet we know now how far Burnes been more monstrous or unpar and Wade were from standing donable than this ? alone in the opinions which have The deeper we go into these been BO studiously concealed. new facts, the more clearly do we We know now how few defended trace the principle on which the the policy which so many of them dirty work of suppressing them, were forced by duty to aid in has been carried through. It is carrying out. Whatever men Shameful to think how wide a might think of Dost Mahomed's currency has thus been given to personal ferits, it is certain that a most foul and mischievous lie. the cause for which he was to be Everything that could tacitly be set aside found few supporters done to make the worse appear beyond the vice-regal court. The the better side, has been done, leading statesmen of England and to extenuate the Auckland policy India, the Wellingtons and Welat the expense of all who opposed lesleys, the Metcalfes and Elphinit by word or deed. The whole stones, laughed at the bare idea public correspondence of that day of carrying our arms into a land seems to have undergone the pro- '$P distant and impracticable as cess applied with such telling effect Afghanistan. In India the mito the letters of Captain Burnes. serable pretences of the Simlah Those of Captain Wade express- tilfesto were freely discussed, ing nearly similar views were and almost universally condemn- Weeded to nearly a similar extent. ed. Of all who thronged to Every word or phrase in there the muster at Kurnaul there public letters that tended to clear was hardly one who trusted the character of the Afghan ruler, himself to look his grounds of or impuga thd justice of our polia, quarrel honestly in the face, hardtical procedure, was cut out of the" ly one whose sword would not documents submitted for public have been drawn more cheerfully scrutiny. Austrian malice could in any caude rather than the punhardly have done worse, for the ishment at one who had hitherto concealmentof Hungarian wrongs, wrought'ùs no sonceivable wrong. than British hands have here Ready as they were to answer done for the concealment of the the call to arm, they would ra.

·790 The War in Afghanistan. ran. ther have chosen a worthier bat- ing disgrace of those who refused tle-field than the one which to countermand it, and the ineffa- Messrs. Colvin and Torrens had ble disgust of all who contemplate marked out for their coming dé- its resulta, the expedition was but. As for the members of the ordered to proceed, in spite of Supreme Council, their opinions every thing, to the scene of its were not cven consulted with re brief successes and final annihilagard to the consummation of a tion. Never was unrighteous measure so deeply affecting the sowing repaid by a more righteinterests committed to their speou! harvest. cial care. It is easy to be wise, after the But the measure of British in event. It may be that we cannot justice was not yet full. The po- - now appreciate the full strength licy so wretchedly defended in the of all the motives that wged Lord Auckland manifesto was soon to Auckland or a course so fraught be left without any defence at all. with ruin and miscarriage of every Before the tidings of a war with sort. In these later days, when Caubul had reached the further. Persian Politics are hardly thought ends of India, it was known that af, and the fall of Herat awakes Hcrat had baffled its besiegers, . 10 unusual tremor in Indian and that the Persian army was breasts, it may be hard to realizer quietly marching back to Tehe the degree of nervous anxiety The only political pretext with which the statesmen of forfor flinging our troops into Cen mer days watched for the shadows tral Asia was thus effectually re of coming danger in the political moved. The old funk of Rus movements far beyond our fronsian 'encroachment was fairly de. tier. It is laughable to think prived of its only legitimate food. how strangely the bugbear of 4 Russia was disarmed through the French invasion could once haund failure of her Persian ally. He the mind of so first-rate e politie rat itself was in friendly keeping. cian as Lord Wellesley. "Hi he The Afghan ruler could not had excuses which cannot be possibly harm us now, however found so readily for the alarm conready he might have been to ceived many years later at the meditate harm before." The signs of Russian ascendancy in expedition now to be undertaken," Central Asia. A Russian envoy says Mr. Kay, " had no longer could not enter Tcheran without any other ostensible object than making Indian statesmen agape to the substitution of a monarch, learn the meaning of his unwhom the people of Afghanistan wontederrand. A threatening had repeatedly, in emphatic, movement on the part of Persia scriptural language, spued out, sends us into the arms of Caubo for those Barukzye chiefs who, The political quarréla of Afghan whatever may have been the de chieftains frighten us back into fects of their government, had new alliances with Persia. All contrived to maintain theraselves sorts of useless traatios are made in security, and their country in and broken through that of a conpeace, with vigour and a con tingeney at the worst but just stancy unknown to the luckless possible. Statemehlooked so Buddozye Prince." To the last intently on futbre" chances as ·The War in Afghanistan. 791 quite to forget the exigencies of local pertinence, or diplomatic the present hour. They laid their nicety, which a tyro from England account with evils that might ne might have been puzzled to comver happen by rushing into errors prehend at all. It was not a that might never be repaired. question to be studied by other And so we are willing to believe lights than what his owr'natural that the presence of a Russian sense and late experience would envoy in the Persian camp before have supplied. It was a question Herat may have driven Lord Auck. which he should have been just 'Tand Into the folly of declaring , as capable of deciding correctly as the astutest secretary of them all. Lately. Sme his best to ensure That he failed to decide it cofkinder treatment at our hands. rectly, from lack of moral courage We are willing to believe that a rather than lack of moral discernvague and terrible fear, a fear 'ment, can lessen none of the which had blinded the judgments odium redounding on his public and tied the hands of wiser men character from the terrible consethan himself, ama faar which. pow quences of such a failure. For seems so causeless and udapproci- the conduct of our Afghan policy able,-may have so blinded his subsequent to the Persian retreat moral perceptions as to urge him · from Herat the Governor of Ininto a course condemned by every: dia was morally and chiefly resconsideration alike of moral jus-' ponsible. From that day the tice and political advantage, and political blunder became a moral opposed not less to every act and crime, and Lord Auckland must profession of his past career, than take his full share of the reproach to the natural interests and repeat incurred by the Indian Governed commands of his temporary ment for having sanctioned the Kasters. commission of so heinous a moral But what of his persistence in crime. His Lordship's counselthe objectionable course, after the lors have enough to bear under last thin pretext for its adoption any circumstances of the common had been rent away? burden, They cannot, in this to say that his senses were still case at least, be made to fill the under a cloud ; that the old ter character of his Lordship's whipror still maddened him after the ping-boys. phantom that produced it had it is useless appealing to past been fairly. laid for the nonce ; character in a case of such naked that the grave reasoning of his flagrancy as this. Man's heart is senior, and the lively eloquence a thing too inscrutable to be of his Junior Secretary still ex brought in evidence upon his erotied their fatal magic upon bis actions. Worse inconsistencies mind. But tNis plea of mental than this of Lord Auckland's Weakness cannot go far to lighten occur daily in common life. Amohis name of the guilt attached to ment of passion shall so change a it through his official misdeeds. man's outward nature that you The point wherein he erred was are fain to question the identity of no very adinute or enigmatical of the being before you with him sort. The question he decided yan knew of old. Enough for so fatally was not a question of us to admit that Lord Auckland It is easy ·1792 The War in Afghanistan. He was led astray by some secret of the ruler of a more civilised impulse from his usual habits of land. Compelled to govern with honesty and fair dealing, and to a strong arm, he seldom resorthope that the darkness which so ed to harsh extremes when it came upon him was bitterly repeng was possible to succeed with ed in the thoughts of after years, milder measures. If the means Whatever the motives that so he used were not always the most darkened the vice-regal mind, it Warrantable, the ends he labored was settled that Dost Mahomed for were remarkably just and should reign no longer. The praise worthy on the whole. To league already made to that end rule a nation like his at all was with Shah Soojah and Runjeet a great achievement. To rule it Singh-worthy allies for such a as he did is nearly the highest purpose-was confirmed anew, praise we could have rendered and a large British force was soon hih. It is much to say of such on its way to win for another a man that the better traits of his what he had so often failed in character were peculiarly his own, winning for himself. The man the worse were chicfly those of who had so lately been assured of his race and circumstances. British aversion to meddling with is evidently a favorite with Mr. the affairs of foreign states was Kaye, and we are glad to endorse now to taste the first-fruits of the opinion of such a writer on British readiness to mcddle with the hero he has drawn so well. the affairs of a state as guiltless The contrast between this pico of past offence as it was harmless ture and the one now offered to for future mischief. The victim Afghan eyes was sufficiently abso marked for sacrifice at the a. surd and mortifying. The king tar of British inconsistency had in posse was as different from thọ deserved a better fate at British king in esse as chalk from cheese, hands. A younger brother of We had not even the poor excuse that Eastern Warwick, the wise of providing a change for the and powerful Futteh Khan, he better in the changes we were had fought his way to virtual about to thrust on the acceptance supremacy, and ruled his turbuof the Afghan nation. Selfish, inlent subjects for twelve years with dolent, and revengeful, of narrow first-rate talent, and also, for an intellect and feeble soul, given Afghan, with first-rate virtue. to hanker with childish fretful- Neglected and somewhat crimi ness after the power he lost nal in his earlier days, he had with such childish facility, allived like our fifth Henry to together a low and characterredeem his youthful vices by a less sort of nature, this whilom manhood of great deeds and king of Caubul, and late exile of high moral pretensions. It was a Loodianah, had little of the virtue difficult part , he had tol play, that consecrates misfortune, none and he played it on the whole of the ability that commands sucwith great and maritea cess. Shah Soojah's whole life cess. In times of gross law was a running commentary on lessness and universal treachery his mental weaknesses. His conhis reign was marked by a show duct was that of James the 2nd, of justice and moderation worthy without the redeeming motives and reportering SUC- ·The War in Afghanistan." 793 fair pretences. Having played his Writing from personal knowledge, throne away for no rational pur Burnes had repeatedly declared pose, he was continually seeking, his belief in the Ameer's sincerity, like James the 2nd, to regain it on Shah Soojah could have offered terms which made its recovery no more than this. Yet both the impossible. Like James 2nd he prayer and the assurance were clung to his old pretensions and uttered in vain. We chose to treasured up his old hatreds, with make the Ameer our enemy, and wonderfil blindness to the diffy terrible was the curse we brought culty of enforcing the one, and on our own heads by an act 80 the dangerous conseq ences of wanton and unaccountable. It gratifying the other. Thirty was the doom of Thycstes enacted years of exile had not taught him over again with a vengeance. to forgive his enemies or forget But the curse did not begin to the past. His own countrymen work immediately. For some heartily despiscd the man whose time Fate seemed to smile most cause a portion of them were so alluringly upon the progress of inclined to favor. It was after that ill-starred enterprise. Until wards seen at Candahar How lew: they reached Ghuznee the British even of these latter were willing troops met with no obstacle more to rally round the standard of a serious than a difficult road, a lack prince surrounded by British ad of carriage, or a lack of food. visers and supported by the weight The Ameers of Scinde were fined of British bayonets. Yet this or frightened into helping the was the man for whose sake a troops through their dominions. British army was to cross the In The Beloochec leaders were bribdus, and British gold be made ed to the same effect. There was to flow in such reckless profusion no opposition because none had from coffers already stinted of been concerted. Dost Mahomed their due supply. had been at fault as to the direction What ulterior advantages we of the coming danger. He was were thus to gain, which could looking towards the Khyber, , not have been gained as well by while the danger was drawing letting Caubul alone, it is very upon him by the road to Candahard to say. Friendly or neutral, har. His best troops and favorite Dost Mahomed would have made son Akbar were away on a fruitat least as good a barrier against home, errand, and among those that Persia ås Shah Soojah could ever remained to him, treachery had hope to do. If there was cause begun to do its worst. The fall for aların in that direction, a ruler of his strongest fortress, Ghuzof known ability and twelve years' nee, completed the mischief which prestige was more likely to serve the advance to Candahar had put our purpose, than one whose in train. Afghan fidelity, weak kingdom was yet to be gained, at the best of seasons, now fairly and whose antecedents were so gave yay under the influence of little in his favor. The Ameer British gold, and the suggestive of Caubul had earnestly sought sparkling of Shah Soojah's progour friendship. He had repeatperous star. Deserted by his edly pleaded for such support as nearest followers, the unfortuwe might easily haye granted him. nate Barukzye had no resource ·794 Psyche. but flight. All hope of present not be left to his own devices success was gone, and his soul without some fear of our losing had chafed within him at the the point on which so much had bare mention of an asylum in Bri been staked already. It does not tish soil. So, with his gallant scem to have occurred to them son, and a small band of still faith that the retention of our troops in ful followers, he bade farewell to Afghanistan was the strongest pos- Caubul, and found a temporary sible libel on the policy which, shelter in the recesses of the Ilin bad sent them thither. If Shah doo Khoosh. Spojah was worth raising the The Army of the Indus had throne, i needed no help of ours How done its work. Shah Soojah to support him where he was fully was again a king, and his coun capable of supporting himself. We trymen seemed willing enough to had kept our word: it remained take on trial the sort of ruler the to be seen if the new monarch English had provided for them. could keep his. Unhappily the It was time for our troops to think experiment was not to be made. of turning homewards. Lord It might have ended, assuredly it Auckland had agreed to land his would have ended, in signal faipuppet at Caukul, but he had not lure. But was it better to adagreed to help in keeping him vance indefinitely, than halt at there. His puppet however could once in a course so wrong and not bear to part with allies so ser mischievous from the very first ? viceablc. As yet he felt himself Was it more disgraceful to risk a king only in the presence of the loss of advantages unjustly British bayonets. He would have gained, than knowingly to perpcliked to send them away if hc tuate the mischief alrcady done? darcd. But he knew his own po Be that as it may, it was settled sition too well, and the thoughts that the elect of British bayonets of both Lord Auckland, and his should still have British bayonets agent, Sir W. Macnaghten, went to look after him. And then with thosc of the Douranee mo came the question, how many narch. It was felt that he could would he require ? (To be continued.) PSYCHE. SMAN goeth to his long home, and the mournors go about the streets; or ever the silrer cord bc loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain or the wheel liroken at the cistera, then shall the dust return to the Carth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it." ; I. Thop formless exile from a brighter sphere, Thoy living breath; thou mystery divine ! hat unseen power compels thy sojourn here, Hides thee, bright jewel, in an earthy mine?

·795 Psyche. A silver cord, by angels wrought, Has bound thee to thy home of clay : Conjoined eternity of thought, To creatures of a day. And, when the Guardian Seraph's hand, May loose from earth that precious band, 'Twill bear the soul, from bondage free, Back to its native psy : A bright, and gloriqas clew 'twill be, To happiness for aye, That silver prd was formed above, I ween, that cord is heavenly love. : And wheth that cordis loosed, The golden bowl must break, From which the God-loved one was used, So sweet & draught to take, Now, never more |-yet do not grieve, A recompense is thine, Thy wildest dreams can ne'er conceive, In place of this, thou shalt receive A nectar cup divine : But, deem it not a crime, To hold this bowl so dear, Though breaking at th' appointed time, 'Tis joy to taste it here, It gives a foretaste of the bliss above, I ween, that golden bowl is woman's love. 3. There is a sweet spring, ever sure, That from the rock of ages flows; 'Twill keep the truant spirit pure, From stain of worldly wook: And, though that spring can never fail, That gushing fount of joy t. Alas / the earthen ewer is frail, That mortal bands employ : While time remains, that resel fill, At the eternal fountain still, The precious burden lift, Thongh fashioned this of worthless clay, rt, And lasting only for a day, - It boldor beavenly gift And, when his mighty voiell, Who framed the mould of clay, Shall bid ta' enfranchised soul rejoice, And, cast those shords away: VOL, I.-NO. XI.

·796 Psyche. A certain hope his saving mercy gives, Though breaks the pitcher, yet the fountain lives : This treasured hope, be ever thine, I Ween, this fount is faith divine. 4. A broken wheel ! a cistern desolate ! A ruin, dark and drear, Fit emblem of the wretch shattered state, Who seeks for treasure Here. Child of the world! thy plaything bright May seem enduring in thy sight, Ambition's tinsel, wished-for toy, May bring a momentary joy, And quick success, and mad desire, May seem to bless thy sensual fire, Though, meteor-like, thy course may shinc, And, all that earth can give, be thine ; Yet, like the meteor whirling bright, Tky course shall sink in endless night, Thy broken wheel of happiness Thou canst no more impel. Destroyed eternally for thee, The cistern of those joys will be, A bittef, bitter well. That wheel be shunned, tho' seeming fair ; It crowns the cistern of despair. Dust must return to dust (it's source was thence,) While to the Farewell, weeping mourners come, Man, the poor traveller, must betake him hence ; Change this warm being for the earthworm's home. Awful the doom : eternal the command, The trembling mortal has no power to flee, That shadowy journey to an unknown land, That embarkation on a lifeless sea. . The spirit to its Maker flies, The soul to Him who gave, The God whose mercy never dies, Whose arm is strong to save: Though Death's foul wing may hover near, He has no power to sting, And, though the Grave may conquer here ;. No taropre can it bring: This glorious hope, to us the victory gives, To know and feel that our Redeemer lives. ALI.

·[ 797 ] ADVENTURE WITH A PIRATE. to many SOME ten years ago business those days (fallen as the islands led me to the West Indies, and were from their ancient prosperiafter a rather longer voyage ty), the most unbounded hospitathan usual, on a fine mornit & lity reigned throughout the West in the month of February, we tan Indies. A traveller had nothing into the beautiful harbour of to do if he found himself weary, King's Town, the principal town hungry, or thirsty, than to make of St. Vincent. The scenery of his way to the nearest house, the Antilles has been so often where he was certain of receiving lauded by better pens than mine, a warm and hearty welcome, and that I will say nothing about it, of being paid every kindness and except that it far surpassed niy attention. At length, having seen warmest anticipations : in King's everything that was to be seen, Town then I took up my abode paid my last visits, said farewell: for some time. In the town kind friends with whom there is but little of interest. It I was loath to part, and found myconsists of three long streets self one sunny afternoon on board running parallel to each other, the fine steamer Tay, and bowlin which are numerous shops, or ing along for St. Thomas's, we stores, as they are there called. touched at all the intermediate There is a good church, a court islands to land and receive mails, house, and a few other public passengers, &c. So our party buildings. Immediately in rear of was constantly changing. Now the town there is a range of lofty we would have a party of French hills, on which are studded the from Martinique, then a supply residences of the Governor, and of Danes from Santa Cruz, Engother public officers, and on the left lish from Antigua, and, in fact, • hand side, entering the bay, are with the exception of China, there the frowning batteries of Fort was hardly a nation that had not Charlotte, generally garrisoned by its representative on board by the a 'wing of one of Her Majesty's time we reached St. Thomas's. regiments. My business having It is a matter of surprize to me been satisfactorily concluded, I that more owners of yachts do not amused myself for a time in roam make their way to the beautiful ing about the island. I visited the Carribean Sea. The scenery Souffiere, (a volcanic mountain); is superb, the islands close togetravelling round the windward, ther; in fact, I can conceive no and returning by the leeward side pleasanter trip for a large and of the island, formed many pleam well found yacht, than from Engsant acquaintances, and in short land to Barbadoes or Demerara, enjoyed myself as well as most touching course at Madeira, men do, with plenty of money at and then taking each island in their command, and but few cares guccession to the northward as on their shoulders. I do not know far as Jamaica ; from there I what the case may be now, but in should be inclined to recom- 1 ·798 Adventure with a Pirate. mend the voyage being continued was Mate, and other two acted to the Bermudas, which are indeed as Quarter-masters. The owners worth seeing. Their coral reefs of the schooner had engaged the I will say nothing about--they Captain and crew for a certain have been often described-nor period, so that I kad experienced their hardy and daring pilots, nor, little or no trouble at all. We as their inhabitants would have had been becalmed and baffled by you believe, of their 365 tales, one firns by contrary breezes for some for each day in the year; they dilys, and had several opportate are now all well known; but a visit ties of finding out what the schoon to them would still, in my hum ner was Made of. She was a Berble opinion, amply recompense any mudian craft, by name the Charib, one for the trouble incurred. built of white cedar, carrying & From there, looking in at Bostono gæff topsail on her fore-topmast, and New York, and thence home, instead of the square-topsail Engwould complete as nice a voyage lish schooners usually sport ; her as any man really fond of the sea canvass was very large for her would wish to take, and, as I shall size, and she sailed beautifully, show sometimes, rather an adven She was extremely fast, indeed I turous one. But to return to my think the fastest vessel I was ever story, from which I have digress in, and with her low black hull, ed considerably. After remaining lofty spars, untrammelled with some time at St. Thomas's, the any unnecessary top hamper, she free port of the West, I took a certainly looked as roguish a little fancy to go cruizing about the iscraft as a peaceful merchant-man lands. Without being tied to the would wish to see. It afterwards time of the mail steamers, and came to my ears that she had been determining to be completely my employed by her former owners own master, I chartered a small in carrying slaves to the Brazils, schooner, of 100 tons, and set and it is not at all improbable had about fitting her out in as com also tried her hand at lightening fortable a way as her size would a heavily laden merchant ship or permit. I soon found that two two of a little superfluous cargo. friends were desirous of going to We had worked down as far as the southward. l immediately of latitude 17 North, when one fered them berths on board, which morning, as I came on deck 'at were gladly accepted, and in less sunrise, I fancied I saw somethan a fortnight we were ready thing dip into the water, like the for sea. One fine morning we wing of some large sea bird, far got under weigh, and with a light away to the eastward. Why, I breeze, soon made our way out know not, but a strange presentiof the harbour, and stood to the ment crossed my mind, and seizsouthward. The crew of the schoo- ing my glass, 1 minutely scrutiper consisted of four Europeans nized the direction where the oband ten Blackøys, and a firje stur. ject had caught my eye, but dy set of me they appeared at nothing could I see. I turned to the time we lopped them, and as King, the Quarter-master, a steady the result ved, did not belie old man-of-war's man, who was their appearance. One European standing by the tiller, and asked was of course the Captain, another him if he had seen any sail. No ·Adventure with a Pirate. 799 66 And do you air, none," was the reply. Still I had four 12 lb. carmonades and could not get the idea out of my several swivels to mount on the mind that it was a sail I had seen. rails, shipped on board. These I then told King what I fancied had only been got in their places 4 I had observed, and my suspi- few days before, and old King, and cions were again roused by the he passed forward, cast his eyes old sailor's answer, on the guns, saying there will be think, sir, that was the wing of a work for these before the sun Ben bird you saw dip just now; goes down, or I am much mistaklook again, and you will find yqar en. At this moment the skipper first suspicions correct byou will made his appearance, and on my see better now, the sun is a little telling him what I thought, he above the horizon." Again I gaz- immediately acquiesced in my ed steadfastly in the same direc- ideas, and said, “Well, sir, the tion, and this time I could dis schooner is as good as yours, tinctly make out a low, dark, Beeing you have chartered her, long hull, with a single mast. and I am ready to do any thing I handed the glass to King, who, you like ; if that rascal to wind. after a steady gaze, said, "Yes, sir, ward there meddles with us, what the old trick; they hauled down will you do ?" "I will pull fast if every thing, so as to avoid being I can," I answered; "the schoonseen till they could make out er is fast, and we may get clear of what we were. If they think him." “ But if not ?" persisted they can make any thing by us, the skipper. "Oh," I said, "there they will be down on us with the is no knowing what may turn up; morning breeze. We have got a lucky shot may knock his single every thing set now in this light stick about his ears, for it's my beair that will draw. Our best lief he is a felucca.' "Well, well, plan is just to go on as we are, sir, we shall soon see ; however, it and show no alarm or confusion, is as well to be prepared ; had you and they may fancy we are only not better rouse up the two passena sugar drogher, or a smuggler, ger gentlemen. I see King is getbound to Martinique, or any other ting ready, and he is generally island craft , but as for that ves right in what he does." sel out yonder, she is a pirate." I looked forward according- I could not but admit King's ad- ly, and sure enough there was vise to be good and sound, and old"King diligently sharpening I determined to take it. I now a cutlase on the grind-stone ; remembered that while at St. Agarly the whole of the crew Thomas's, there had been sundry, w were clustered round him, to rumours of a suspicious looking whom he had no doubt communicraft dodging about the islande, cated his apprehensions, for every but I had hardly given it & now and then a head would be thought; luckily we were pretty turned artiously to windward, to well armed, for in fitting out the see if he felucca, now fairly visi. schooner I had taken a pride in ble to the naked eye, was making having her as complete as possiblo, any demonstrations. I continued and more from a small feeling to pace the deck, still delaying to of vanity I believe, than from any call my two friends as the skip idea that they would prove of use, per had suggested, occasionally ·800 Adventure with a Pirate. "In the gaff stopping to see if our suspicious but no reply did it elicit from the friend made any sign of moving ; felucca. She had the wind quite but no, all was quiet, and I had fair, so came down with a flowalmost begun to think we had been ing sheet. While, as we still laid raising up a demon to knock it down our course, the wind was a little again. When I saw far away to abaft the beam. The brecze was windward, the surface of the sea pow blowing fresh and strong, curled with a ripple, the sure har- and the schooner slipping fast binger of the morning breeze ; Gyrough the water. The felugra in an instant up went the long lat dil not seem to gain much on us, tine sail of a felucca (as we had and I began to hope we might guessed her to be), and down she almost work clear of her yet, but came on us, bringing the cool altering her course as she saw we fresh breeze with her, and walking were slipping by her, she wore through the water in a way that round on the same tack as ourat once showed she was a regular selves, and I then saw that if the clipper. There could be no long schooner was fast, the felucca was er a doubt, and I hastened below faster still. At last she ranged up to rouse up my slumbering friends about hdf a mile from us, and to see the magazine'opened, and evidently was taking a good look serve out the few cutlasses and to see what we were. muskets on board to the people. topsails," shouted 1, "determin- L-e and J-8, as I shall call ed to show a bold front, “ stand my friends, I found already dregs by main and foresail halyards ing, and at the very montion of a but keep the jib on her." Satispirate, up they jumped, as they fied at length, the felucca drew said, “ To have a look at the a little closer to us, and favourvarmint." They were fine spirit- ing us with a hint in the shape of ed fellows, who had come the trip & shot that went dancing away more for a sky than any thing across our bows, up went that else, and desired no better sport terror of the deep, the blood-red than an adventure of some sort. flag. It was the first, and I “ Of course you will fight him," sincerely trust may be the only said L. to me, as we all met on time I shall see that accurscd flag, deck a few minutes after the rush but I shall never forget the senmy two friends made from their sation the sight of it produceu. cabins. " I suspect he will give A desperate resolve of do or die us no chance," I answered.“ Yes, crossed my mind, and without yes, but what I mean is, you will thinking that we were in all pronot haul down your bit of bunt- bability far fewer in numbers than ing on his reqpisition," returned the pirate, I turned to the crew, L., as he proved a superb sword. who were by.thie time clustered aft blade against the deck. "Most de by the mainmast, and said, " My cidedly not," was my reply, "run mon, we must take that felucca, up the Ensigl, Mr. King, and or our lives will be the forfeit." we'll soon, ses what solours he “Hurra!" shouted the crew, and shows." Ayg aye, sir," was the in an instant the guns were load. * ready answer ind in another in ed, muskets placed in readiness, stunt that glorious flag was stroam boarding pikes cast loose, and cuting from the peak of our gaff, lasses firmly girded on. That.

·Adventure with a Pirate. 801 truly British shout seemed to on board the schooner, while I, exasperate the pirate, for the with a few others, proceeded to next moment a second shot whis. search the felucca. Nothing of tled between our masts. Old consequence was discovered. A King took the tiller, I conned the rudely written kind of Log-book schooner myself, and obedient to I opened, in hopes of finding my signals, we rapidly closed on something of importance, but nothe foe. I had previously told thing transpired, ---a few memothe skipper to got the starboard randa and workings of days reckcannonades over to port, and every oning was all I could make out. man being ready, I waited till the Quantities of valuables, evidently two vessels were within a few feet plundered from numerous ships, of each other, when down came were also found, but little or no our main and foresails, and from money, except a few Spanish dolthe four cannonades poured forth lars in a locker supposed to be the such a heavy fire, as made the Captain's. It was evident their felucca rcel again. The two crafts cruize had not been a successful rolled almost gunwales under, one, and, as it afterwards turnfrom the concussion, and ground ed out, they had had disagreeand tore against each other as if ments among themselves, owing they also understood the fearful to which more than half of the struggle that was going on. The crew had left the vessel in Cucrew all this time were keeping ba, to which, I have no doubt, up a brisk fire on the pirates, wc owed our preservation. There which was but feebly returned. were not more than 25 men When, seeing that the pirates on board, at the commencement were evidently short-handed, and of the action. Of these five were in great confusion, I jumped on killed by our musketry, and see board her with L-e and JT veral more killed and wounded followed by most of the crew. by splinters from the cannonades ; We soon drove them back to the so that in fact we were at the moquarter deck, where however they ment of boarding the stronger made a gallant stand-one man in force. The pirates confessed afparticular fought like a demon, tarwards that they had taken us cutting down two of my men, one for a trader, and anticipating an after the other. He made straight BRL conquest, had not even taken for me, when we clove him the trouble of re-loading their to the chine, saying with his chan guns; that the huzza raised by racteristic coolness, "Not quite so our crew had shown them their fast my good fellow." The fall of mistake, but it was then too late, their leader considerably damped We came to the determination the courage of the pirates, and in of dividing the pirates between a few minutes they had all laid the two vessels, and of putting down their arms, and surren a small. prize crew on board dered at discretion. The fight the lucca, which we did, and which has taken so long to de then beatrito Antigua, where scribe, was all over in less than we arrived the next day at noon. five minutes, and in an equally Our arrival, as may be imagined, short space of time the surviving caused great sensation; it seems & pirates were bound and placed brig of war was at the time on ·802 Six Years Ago. 9 the look out for this very felucca, schooner, with great regret, but bat, as was very evident, had not letters which I found waiting succeeded. The pirates were me there, rendered my presence handed over to the authorities, in England indispensable. L. and and tried before the Admiralty J. took the Charib back to St. Court without delay, and though Thomas's, while I, emberking in by their own confession, they the first mail steamer that made were pirates, still from the pecu þer appearance, took the home. liarities of the case they were leni Hard bound route, going north ently dealt with, and condemned through the islands again as far only to seven years' imprisonment as St. Thomas's, thence to Be and hard labour. Two only of my mudas, from there embarking in crew were killed, and some badly the magnificent steam ship Tweed, wounded, in the hand-to-hand commanded by that most excelconflict on the pirate's deck. As lent sailor Captain Parsons, R. N. soon as the trial was finished, we (who unfortunately lost the same once more got under weigh, and ship some years after down in the shaped our course for Barbadoes, Gull). In fourteen days, I once where, by the assistance of a spank more told the shores of merry ing brecze, we arrived in a couple England, and so ends my-ADof days. There I parted with VENTURE WITH THE PIRATE. my friends, and my beautiful SIX YEARS AGO Six years ago! It is full that since last our footsteps wandered Together down the windings of this Hill, And I have since seen varied scenes, but still Most often upon this my thoughts have pondered, And sad and slow, I've walked 'mid gorgeous scenery, and thought Of the old happy time, When I was wont to climb, This steep with Thee, And a bird's song has to my memory brought Remembrance of a voice more dear to me, Than to a captive can be that which tells That he at last is free. That sounded sweeter to my heart than s* The long-wished music of his bridal bells, To lower meer vaking to extacy. And I hope gazed upon the Indian night, Vatching its jewelled Heaven, and every slar, Ikke a live diamond, glittering afar, Knibbamed to me an eye as pure and bright ulica had beamed with fond affection's light ·Six Years Ago. 803 As my heart dared to whispcr upon me, And when a sultry day of toil was over, And the light breeze stole o'er the placid ocean, To cool the burning forehcad of the rover, Whose brain was throbbing with suppressed emotion Of anguish no one save himself inight know, Then would the wind's soft kiss Image a gentle lip and cheek that pressed His own with guilekss tenderness, and blessed Him with filf chetished bliss, six years ago. Six years ago; In such a space there may be many changes : 'Time palsies love, and absence oft estranges Hearts that were fondest ; but 'tis joy to know That, after such an absence, we are meeting With hearts that beat the sanie as they were beating Six years ago! * As pants the wounded deer for the cool river, Where he may soothe the anguish of his smart, So, vexed with wordly troubles, has my heart Longed once again to see the Elm boughs quiver, 'Neath which I had walked with Theu : And it is bliss to view these scenes again, Dear with the inemories of the days of yore. There's not a hill, a valley or a lane, That doth not wake remembrance once morc, Of hope and home and friends most dear to me; It was amid these places that I played A careless child; "I'was 'mid these groves that first my Muse essayed Her wood-notes wild; And it was here that first I dreamcd of loving, Here first my heart learned what it was to be, While 'mongst these woods and quiet valleys roving, Alone with Thce. And now to wander with theo by any side, Through the same scenes, and tell thee of affection 'bhat has by overy test been fully tried, Andcall its duwnings to thy recollection ; To pross thy hand in mine, and then with prido And joy, the truth of thy dear heart torkhow, And fcėl thou art inine own, lovo, is a pleasure That makes amend to me for the fall measure Of all I've suffered since six years ago. K. TOL. 1. NO. XI.

·[ 804 ] THUGGISM. CX- THUGGISM sprang up in In Mr. Halhed carried fire and dia, under the first Mahomedan sword into this sinall pergunnah, conquerors. The Thugs are disand entirely drove away its pretinctly ascertained to have datory inhabitants, who were, isted in great numbers in the il consequence, dispersed in prereign of Akber the Great; no ry direction, where they could less than 500 having been ex find refuge from the pelting of ecuted, in the Etawah province, the storin ; but the principal Ly that emperor; and they are portion, who escaped the sword known to have been, for centuries, of the gallows, took refuge in exercising their fearful avocations the Bundelcund States of Jhanin every part of India, froin the see, Duftea, Tehree, and Jha- Sutlej to Cape Comorin. lone, and in the neighbouring province of Scindiah.“ During the carly part of the The Nepaul, the Pindaree, and British dominion in thc Doab, the the Mahratta wars of 1811-15, ravages of the Thugs appear to 36 and 17, ensued immediately have increased to such an intoler alter the dispersion of the Thugs able degree that in 1812 or 1813, into forcign lands; and these the Government deputed that ac formidable gangs, the more forny tive officer, Mr. N. J. Halhed, to midable from the secrecy of their attack their head-quarters, in the acts, and the general ignorance pergunnah of Sindoure, which almost of their existence, by the being situated on the right bank public at large, gradually recoof the Jumna, opposite to Eta vered strength, till in the end of wal, and consisting entirely of 1817, they were found in Malravines and inaccessible fastnesses, wa in as strong numbers, and as formed a suitable and, until then, daring in their acts ever. a safe retreat to the gangs, to The general peace, which folleave their families in during their lowed the termination of the periodical expeditions, and to pass Mahratta war, opened the road the rainy scason, and to theposit to commerce all over the l'cninand dispose of the plunder ac sula ; and the monopoly of opiquired during their extensive um, at that period, established, excursions all over India. The in the province of Malwa, by the extent to which they carried British Government, still further their depredations, may be ap- invigorated; the 'drooping compreciated by the fact that ono merce of Central India. of their number, Syud Ameer The state of Central India and Alce, "was present at 180 cases Rajpootana, during the existence of murder, where_719 people of the l'indaree power, was sinwere killed and robbed of 67,000 gularly favorable to the growth rupces, in hard cash, and pro of free-booters. Travellers were perty estimated at upwards of compelled to go in large bodies 1,50,000 pecs." for the sake of protection, and as ·Thuggism. 805 the Thugs could, under the same India, through the instrumentpretence, assemble in numerous ality of these frec-booters. gangs, without suspicion falling By the pacification of India, on them. At the termination the armies of the Madras and Bomof the Pindaree war, and subsc bay governments were brought in quently, the fear of the Thugs contact with the frontiers of the led to the same results ; and tra Bengal Presidency; and numervellers, from ignorance, and by ous recruits were obtained from the wiles of the Thugs, repeated the Gangotic provinces to their ly joined gangs, under the firm armies. The men of those probelief that their safety was there vinces are notoriously much more by ensured : they thus, of their attached to their homes than their own accord, fell into the jaws of brethren of the sister presidenthe destroyer when they consi eies; and the roads being no dered themselves most safe from longer shut by open and avowed harm. cnemies, and the secret dangers The monopoly, of opium, and being either unknown or despisthe annually increasing flourish- 'ed by them, numbers, every year, ing condition of Malwa, occa have taken furlough, and returnsioned an export which required, od towards Hindostan, with their returns to repay it, far exceeding small savings about their persons. the natural limited wants of the These sepoys the Thugs always province. The imports, there marked as thcir own; and next to Arc, were by no nicans adequate the treasure carricrs, the murder to pay for the produce exported and rubbery of these faithful serto other countries. The inonied vants of Government was their Were, by these circumstances, favoritc occupation : trained to daninduced to makc remittances from ger, and confident in their own the Bombay presidency in jewels, strength and courage, they were dollars, gold molurs, and other casily misled by the wily and subreturns of a portable, valuable, missive conduct of the able and and not bulky nature, which intelligent Thug leaders, who were generally sent under charge were, from their infancy, practisof Rokerias, or treasure ed in wiles and doccit. riers, who, by forced marches, and by various disguises, mote From 1820 large gangs of or less successful, attempted to Thugs infested cvery part of Cenescape the lynx eyes of the vigi tral Indiá ; and the valley of the lant and watchful Thugs, but Nerbudda did not obtain a respite often, by their negligence, they from their rayages until the arallowed their secrets talling to rest of one gang, in 1820, and transpire, and the result infal another, in 1823, turned the libly ended in the death of the current in another direction. carriers, and robbery of the trca From that time till the end of sure. It is incalculable the loss 1829, the only modes adopted to sustained to the commerce of the check their audacity, were of a country, by these murders and local and precautionary nature ; robberies, which befill the bank but about this time, and at the ers and movied interest of Boin coinmencement of 1830, events Iny, the Deccan, and of Central took place, which attracted the car- ·806 Thuggism. most serious attention and notice gangs on their departure from, or of the Government. It was found return to, their homes, in Bundelthat the temporizing and precau cund. tionary method must be abandon From that period, the arrest of ed, and active measures adopted Thugs has been prosecuted with in their stead for the suppression the greatest vigor and success, of the gangs. Officers werc there and a blow has been struck which fore appointed to carry out the appears to have at length comenergetic measures of the Go pletely ruined the confederacy. vernment. Among these were Cap We purposc briefly to notice the tain (now Lieut.-Colonel) Slee various sects of Thugs which have man, who was stationed at Saugor, at various times sprụng up and a central spot, from which he could carried on their nefarious practices watch, follow up, and arrest thia in India. TIIE BUNDELCUND THUGA. We have already given the rise In inveigling travellers all and progress of this body, and kinds of subterfuge were had reshall thereforce only here notice course to.. On travellers, suited some of their modes of “ carry to their purpose, being found, ing on business." they first deputed spies to ascertain their names, route, &c., who The Thugs generally left their enlarged on the dangers of the homes at the Dusserah, and tra- road, and professed to be bound velled all over India in search of to the same part of the country. prey, uniting and separating as Travellers were thus frequently occasions required, and concentra induced to join them for protecting, to deliberate, at points in dis- tion, or because some of the gang tant countries, where the local au belonged to the same part of the thorities had been bribed to their country. If the way-ſaring men interests. To govern their move were of inferior caste, they were ments, they always had distinctive regaled by the brahmins of the grades, from the Soobadar who was gang. If they were brahming, the highest, to the Jemadar who they were, out of charity, accordwas next in authority to the Thug ing to the universal custom in Infollower, They were besides di dia, entertained free of expense. vided into stranglers (bhuttotes), If the travellers were sepoys, falandholders, or assistant strang- tigued by rapid marches, they lers, (sumseeas,) watchmen, sex were allured to join, by the oftons, man to find out the proper fer of the loan of the tattoos of places to murder; the fluent and the gang, to carry their baggage. eloquent to inveigle, travellers, Where travellers were on their down to boys and servants. The guard, and would nefther eat, discipline of the band was severe. drink or join their gangs; they The distribution of spoil was core then, as a last resource, assumed ducted on the fairest principles, the garb and action fold and the chief receiving a superior ruthless villains, and murdered by share and the followers according. *open violence. to rank. Bhowany was their tutelar ·Thuggism. 807 goddess, and was worshipped un they prepared for their following der her four names, Davee, Kalce, year's expeditions. They had ma- Doorgah, and Bhowany, and her ny ceremonies to perform, good temple at Bindachul, a few miles and bad omens to consult, and west of Mirzapore, on the Gang- plan of prococdings to be arranges, was constantly filled with ed before the actual starting on murdefers from every quarter of the journey. These are very in India, between the rivers of Ner- terestingly described in Captain budda, Ganges and Indus, who Sleeman's work, but we cannot went there to offer up, in person, afford spacc to give them here. the share of the booty they had We have used the past tense acquired from the victims stran throughout our account, as if it gled in their annual excursions. was a thing of bygone days-we The priests of Bhowany were in firmly believe that the compact the ltabit of suggesting expedi- forin and organization which the tions, promising the murderers, Bundlecund Thugs once had, have in the name of their Mistress, been entirely obliterated, but we impunity and wealth provided a cannot ourselves due share was offered up to her no 'Thugs belonging to the gang shrine, and none of the rites and cxist-we believe they do, but ceremonies demanded from her, they have been so hunted up and votaries be neglected. down the country that they sel- After propitiating the goddess, dom, ifever, exercise their calling, suppose that TUSMA-BAZ THUGS. -גבור SHORTLY after the British Go The gangs at that time amounta vernment acquired possession of cd to about forty seven persons, Cawnpore, A. D. 1802-3, one who resided partly in the canton- Creagh, a private in a King's re ments of Cawnpore, but mostly in giment stationed at Cawnpore, the outskirts of the city. They initiated Dhownkul Ahcer, an Ar- had for a long time been well tillery mari, Suhiboo, a cook in known to the anthorities, and had one of the regiments, and Ghun often been punished for gamseya Bowryah, a resident of the bling; but till that period, no cantonments, into the art of Tus- charge of a serious nature could -Bazee, one of the numerous be brought against them. games* practised by thimble-rig It was the custom of these gers in England. From these omen to frequent the great men sprang three gange, of which thoroughfares leading to the they were the leaders. Dhowo-rincipal cities in the neighbourkul's gang afterwards merged hood of Caynpore. They attendinto the other two gangs, and the ed also the great fairs. Formertwo leadere Colludder and Madarly they had tree access to the city Lodha wete, in 1848 scized and of Gwalior, and the Kotwal got put into confinement in the Boo- ong-fourth of their profits ; but lundshehur fail on a charge of since the British had occupied it Thuggism. they had been excluded. They * Thc game is played thus : a strap is donhled, and then folded up into diferent shapes The art is to put a stick in such a place, that the sirup when unfolded shall come out double. .

·$08 Thuggism. were always obliged to gain over Thugs may have been confined the Police before commencing to the system of gambling at first, work, as crowds always collected they liad for a long while before around them and attracted notice. their apprehension, used the sys- Their mode of proceeding was as tem merely as a cloak for darker follows. They assumed different deeds. Their art and their vacharacters, and agreed to meet at a grant habits gave them peculiar general place of rendezvous, com- facilities for selecting their vicmonly some Serai, where they tims; they appear to have well were known to the Bhuttecaras. chosen their positions on the This they made their head quar Gkand Trunk Road, and must ters for a time : and, in the day have seen all travellers passing timo stationed themselves where along; their game attracted atthey were most likely to attract tention and proved an excellent notice, and played as if straugers snare to catch the unwary; the to each other, assuming different impunity given by the Police garbs. Tho unwary traveller made them less suspected ; from looking on was tempted to try his those seduced to play, they were luck ; at first, of course, he was able to ascertain who had anypermitted to win, but after a little thing to lose, and what they failfleeced of everything. On the ed to obtain by their art, they division of the spoil, at the end appear to have got by adminisof each day, the leader got a tering dhutorah, and by more double share of the gains, and vi nt means when necessary. the rest of the gang shared equal- The sums of money they were ly. The Icader was bound to support the party at first setting able to collect by this villany were enormous. lloondies to the off, till a sufficient sum was won to enable cach man to support amount of 750 Rs, were received at different times within the year himself. If any of the party were taken up, it was the leader's 1848, at Cawnpore, from different members of the gang. duty to do his utmost for his release, and for all sums he The Tusma-bazces were impliexpended in the effort, he after cated in several cases of murder wards received two pice interest —and cight cases of thuggee on every rupee. After a suc came to light by their confessions, cessful day's work they genc- Up to the tiine of the apprchenrally gave way to drinking and sion of these people, cases of gambling amongst themselves. dhuttorecah and reports of bo- It was during one of these reveldics found in the vicinity of the lings, that a number were cap- Trunk Road, were numerous and tured at Boolundshehur, and defying al proof-these cases others subsequently were taken were in fact greatly on the inat Cawnpore. The number con crcase, but since their apprehentured was 57. sion, not more than two cases had Enquiries have proved that been heard of in a course of six however the practices of these months. O ·Thuggism, 800 THE QOTHAEEGEERAS." ....Rs. 32 ... ".. ... II. ... ... .. . .. ... ... ... ... ... The Bundelcund states impli- their profitable calling with alcated herein (with the exception most impunity. of Chundeyree), exercise an in During the investigation of the dcpendent rule within their own Calcutta robbery, no less than limits. Banpoor is a small state twelve villages, chicfly inhabited now representing the Raj of by Sonorcahs, were deeply impli- Chimdegree, which was spoiled cated and folberics confessed to by Scindia. We obtained from as having bucn committed within Scindia a restitution to the Ban the last two years, by these peopoor Rajah of one-third of Scin- ple, in the most distant parts of dia's usurpations, and the other india : viz. two-thirds were also eventual- Panwell near Bombay .....A watch. ly ceded to us. The connec- Dooleeah in Khandeish ...Rs. 1700 tion of the Government of these Ahmedabad, ditto, ...... Guruspoor,.. states with professional thieves ..Rs. 1656 Bombay, ...A watch and vagabonds, is an aght com- Nagpore... mcntary on the morals of the Subbulporc, Rs. 875 Boondala princes and principali. Nasuk ties. They are the offspring of Jubbulpore, Rs. 686 plunderers, and had never known Dooleenh in Khandeish, Rs. 700 civil laws, or natural obligations Patna, Rs. 509 and restraints, till their relations The thieves formed a regular with the British power brought brotherhood—their pursuits were them into contact with the Euro well known to their own Governpean system of civilization and ments, the lumburdar of the village being the chief of the gangs It appears that in February of luis own village. Each village 1850, an extensive robbery took had from scven to ten nals or place in Calcutta, wherein a na gangs, registered by their Governtive was robbed of 3,000 Rs. ment the whole body of Sono- This robbery was traced to the reahs numbered upwards of 4,000 notorious Sonoreah, or Oothagee. in Tehrec, about 300 in Banpoor, recs of the part of the country al and about 300 in Duttealı. luded to; and on an investigation Immediately after the Dussetaking place, circumstances were rah every year, the gangs of the revcaled that convinced the au several villages depute their head thorities that the organized sys men to consult their favorite Brahtem, under which these people in priest, who resides at Lahur carried on their calling to the in Chundeyree, as to the propitiremotest parts of Ilindostan, was ous signs to be observed by them; unknown to our Government offi after due time he informs the apcers. They had, up to this time, plicant that his luck will be to. been considered in the light of wards the south, and such an travelling shop lifters, who, when hour and day is propitious to detected on a summary enquiry, start. This is communicated to received ten or a dozen rattans, his own gang, and an invitation and wcrc let loose to carry ou given to all who wish to join in manners. ;

·810 Thuggism. the distant excursion. At the their chownees" or head-quartime named, they all meet at an ters in the several parts of India appointed well or grove, and start they resort to. For Calcutta, (for instance) for Jubbulpore. the Seraic of the Raja of Burdllere the gang is told off' into par wan is their chownee, where there ties of ten or twelve, and sent se. are never less than 200 Sonoreah! verally into Nagpoor, Hydrabad, practising their calling on the un- Indore, &c., the head man of the wary travellers who partake of gang remaining at Jubbulpore the hospitality of the Raja, the with a strong party to carry on Sonorcals themselves receiving operations in that large city till their foud daily from the same the return of the detached parties, source. From this depôt the Should it happen on the re-col. For the South, Gopalpoor Gbat gangs in Calcutta are reinforced, lection of the gang that such sucncar Jubbulpore is the chownce. cess has attended them as to allow each individual 40 or 50 rupees, village of Nurigard, 3 koss N. of For Bombay and Goojrat, the they return at once to their houses. Ahmedabad. and cultivate the land for summer crops; if otherwise, parties are These robbers we bave placed again delached for more plunder, under the head of Thuggisnı, bethe head inan returning to the cause they were an organized brovillage to distribute that already therhood with a bole of their own, obtained among the families of very similar to the Thugs of Bunhis party. Should theru bo any delound noticed above. We do valuable worthy of being presented not find that in any of the instan.. to the Government, it is always so ces brought under investigation, done; the spoils brought home bethey had committed murder, but ing openly disposed of in the market places and bazars of the resistance a body of men, whose we question whether in case of states who harbor them. subsistence depended on robbery, The gang has a slang or “ bo would have any qualms of conlee" of its own, well known to science in imbruing their hands the brotherhood throughout India, in the blood of their victims in the children being instructed in the most expeditious and secret it from early youth. They have manner. PUNJAB THUGS. Some three or four years have ab. That officer and his succeselapsed since Captain Larkins dissor wcie properly appointed As- * covered, in the Loodiana and Um- sistant to the General Superinballa districts, the existence of a tendent of the measures for the nest of Thugs, or more properly suppression of Thuggee and Daspeaking, of murderers, whose coitee, and, both effected much proceedings resembled those of good by bringing several crimithe Thugs without their singular nals of that description to punishorganization, whose depredations ment on undeniable evidence. and murders were traced actoss Suspicions have since arisen that the Sutly into the Jullunder Do- the system existed in other dis- ·Thuggism. 811 tricts west of the Sutlej, but no grand order of Thugs, at that thing definite was known, though time sorely pressed by the prethe suspicion began to obtain ventive measures adopted throughstrong confirmation, until within out India. The establishment of the beginning of 1852, when a a Thuggee office at Loodiana system as atrocious as was carried also drove many expert members on in the very worst days of of the fraternity across the Sut- Thuggee in Hindostan, was laid lej; the corps was moreover joinbare to the authorities, in a se ed by numbers of the disbanded ries of confessions that led to the Khalsa soldiery. apprehension of the perpetrators, These professional murderers and the breaking up of the gangs. are supposed, in their most flou- Goojranwala, Eminabad, and See. rishing days, to have numbered alkote, are ascertained to have about 700. They soon lost their been their head quarters, and no corporate capacity, dispersed in less than 46 murders have been small gangs of five or six, and deposed to and investigated. Up- sprcad themselves chiefly towards wards of 100 Thugs have been Mooltan in one direction, and captured by the detective police, Rawul Pindee in the other. They and of these a considerable num had no divinities to propitiate ber having disburdened their con with blood ; no pass word ; no sciences, we have a large body of masonic sign; no peculiar diaevidence from which to compile lect; no ceremonics, and not even the following brief narrative. any fixed method and instrument Thuggee is a criminal product of death ; their only object was imported, and not indigenous to murder for gain; their only union the Punjab. The importer was was complicity in crime; their pluna Muzubee Sikh, of the lowest der was spent, not in votive offercaste, who, about 70 years ago, ings to the goddess of destruction, dwelt near the ancient city of but in drunkenness and debauche- Kusoor in the Manja. This ry. Death by strangulation was worthy picked up the art from no article in their crced. In their Hindostanee practitioners estimation the club or the sword at the Hurdwar fair, and hav was equally eligible with the ing perfected himself and ob- thong. They never buried the tained his diploma, brought up bodies of their victims, but left his children in the same profes- them a prey to the elements, sion. On his return home he beasts and birds ; in short, their also initiated into the mysteries whole conduct and demeanour of the craft certain relatives of exhibit a recklessness, ferocity, his, named Goolab Singh, Rut- absence of fixed purposes, tun Singh, Sooja Singh and the very opposite to the subtlety, Dhool Singh, who again handed patience, and methodical persedown this heirloom of crime to verence of the Hindostanee Thug. their offspring. A freemasonry We have thys endeavoured to having thus been established, re bring down the history of Thugcruits were admitted as occasion gism to the present period. We might require; the numbers were lay no claim to originality in the also strengthened by an accession matter of the article ; it is a comof deserters and refugees from the pilation from every source within VOL. I.-NO. XI. some ·812 An Indian Night Piece. our reach ; in some instances the suppression of these dangerous very words of our authoritics have hordes, these posts to society, and been retaincd. Our object in the cmincnt success which has atbringing the subject forward is to tended those efforts. show the efforts which the British W. H. Government have made for the July, 1852, AN INDIAN NIGHT PIECE. The day is done; the long and languid day, With all its glaring, hot and windy light, Throw wide the doors ; enjoy, as best we may, The calm, if not the coolness of the night. Still, as of old, the moon shines, undistrest, She, like the soul, unchanged in any clime, Moves to our own dear regions of the west, Uulike the soul, she waits on tardy timc. Land of the loved ! c'on in our darkest hours, How truc to thee, our spirits aye will rom, And baut among the trees, the birds, the flowers, And all the once-unprized delights, of home! Land of the laurel and the myrtle wreaths ! The brave, the wise, the beautiful, the free! Our hearts regain their beat, when inemory breathes The recollection that we sprang from thee. Land of our birth! it never may be given To close our eyes on thy maternal breast; Yet many paths may all conduct to heaven, Die we in armour-leave to God the rest. Nor is our lot all desolate, O friends, Leave the dear Past to slumber in the moon, Work, while the present time its day light lends, The dawnless night is coming-ah how soon. Even here is home! the roof, the friend, the wiſe, Our English hearts are with us to the last, Toil for the lefnd that gives your means of life Toil for her sons, if here your lot in cast. So, when the great Enquirer takes his seat, And watchful Angels crowd the court's great dome, Saxon and Indian unashamed may meet, Receive one gmercy, and one changeless home. H. G. K. - ·[ 813 ) ADDISCOMBE.* verse. ADDISCOMBE House, once the our former schools and colleges, property of the Earl of Liverpool, more than almost anything else, is now, as most of the readers of for though I never met a believer Saunders' may be aware, the re in the heresy that school days sidence of the Lieut.-Governor of are the happiest period of our lives, the Hon'ble Company's Militafy yet it is oqually uncommon to Seminary, and from this institu- meet with men who are insensible tion about seventy cadets, on an to the pleasure of revisiting in afaverage, are annually drafted off ter life their old schools and to recruit the army of their schoolmasters. Hon'ble Masters in India, The But with Addiscombe (and I two years there spent, form no imagine with most Military colunimportant era in the life of the leges,) the case is almost the restudent. From fourteen to twen. The fact is that the whole ty is the limit comprising the of Addiscombe life is a stern hard ages of the 150 Gentlemen Cadets rcality, scarcely for one moment there assertibled, and these six blended with anything sentimental years are decidedly the most im or imaginative. There are no portant in determining the future classical or time-honored associaobjects and destinies of most men's tions connected with the place, as lives. at Oxford or Cambridge, and the While resident there, we could absence of which the late Dr. hardly judge with impartiality of Arnold lamented so much in the the merits or demerits of the sys case of Rugby and IIaileybury ; tem pursued. But we may per nor are there the ties of the well haps now consider the inquiry not conducted private school to bind uninteresting, as to the influences us, the individual interest taken of the Institution on ourselves and in the pupils by the master, and others, and that a lapse of a few the feeling of identification with years and a distance of some thou the honor and interests of the cssand miles, intervening between tablishment which strengthen in us and our object, may enable us proportion to the length of our to view the question through a residence there. We felt, on the proper focus, contrary, at Addiscombe, that it I believe that with most, at every one for himself and least of those I have met "in this the “d take the hindmost." country, their recollections of the We were working for our complace are rather yngrateful than missions--for our bread and cheese otherwise. Certainly, distance we had there to a great exlends enchantment to the view" of tent to determine our future purwas # I beg leave to direct the reader's attention to a very intoresting article on Addiscombe JA No. 8 of the Cricuttu Rrviewm-published in 1844. I have not however trespassed on the ground taken up by the Reviowcr. + There is still a story extent of Pitt, Dundas, and onc or two others, after dining at Addisconhe House, dasluing through a turupike, on thar return w London on horsehack, and the Prime Minister being fired at by the outraged pike-kecput with a blunderbuss, for not having paid the toll.

·814 Addiscombe. a suits and position in life. The concur, is far more serious and aycrage daily studies lasted eight indefensible. That system or nine hours-there were but two should ever be maintained, whose uninterrupted hours allotted for manifest tendency it is to induce recreation, and those two hours an utter disregard for truth, and were usually spent cither out of that too in a Military college, doors, or insido public houses. must equally surprise and disgust Our Addiscombe - Mater" was all to whom it is known. It is anything but “alma" to us in the bounden duty of all entrusted fact the only " mother" we knew with the education and training was mother D at the hospi- of youth, to induce a proper tal, or the respectable old lady course of conduct, at any rate by who vended dairy delicacies in a motives which are pure, even if wheelbarrow at the foot of the more the highest which can be apstairs leading to “Slosh-Hall." pauled to. If they cannot enforce We rather should have figured to truth by the precepts of religion, ourselves, had we thought at all they were bound to endeavour to about the matter, the grim visage do so, at least by the dictates of of the Serjcant Major as the prehonour. siding Genius of Addiscombe. But a system of espionage, in Indeed, I doubt very much whe which truth is never believed ther the Muses can ever get on when told," and where lies obtain sociably with Mars and Bellona. 1 all the credit of truth, must and don't think Porson or Newton does aim a terrible blow at the would have made much of a figuro moral healthiness of those who on parade, and even Turner's are the victims of it. As I heard pictures must have becomc un it once expressed by a Cadet, imaginative under the influence “I leave my veracity in my priof " extra drills." vate waistcoat pocket," to be re- These, however, were defects sumed, he meant when his mufti necessarily arising from the very was again donned at the vacanature of Military colleges, unless tions. It was well for him if he we may except the French, who, could so resume it. were they now living under the As to the charges, of smoking old classic deities, would inevita and drinking brought pretty freebly create a Muse of the Art of ly against Addiscombe Cadets, I War. As it has been well said of am quite sure that the practices the two nations the English may were puch Idereased by the strict be warlike, but the French are prohibitions against them. After military. day's hard work, a long walk The charge, however, which into the country was a gatud prethe Calcutta Reviewer, brings servative of health, and a glass of against the Addiscorabe system, ale in'a public ohouse during the and in the truth of which every walk was hirely no great crime. one who has barn ther' watt If this daan allowed under 3 * It was not thus that Arnold acted in his method of Government at Rugby~" Any attempt at further roof of an assertion (by any boy) was immediately checked, "If you hay 80, that is quite enough-of course I believe your word;' and there grew up in consequence general feeling that it was a shame to tell Agnold & lion he always believes one.""-[Ar. nold's Life, &c., p.$9.]

·Addiscombe. 815 proper restrictions, enforced by vantage over others. But Mathe (cadet) corporals, I don't thematics was the best par excelthink there would have been such lence,' and cramming in Mathescenes as were but too common. matics cannot go beyond a cer- The tendency of unfledged youth tain point. I am inclined to is decidedly to be " fast," and this think that the best men arrived at can never be better carried out the top with tolerable certainty, than by despising and setting at the gradation of those who stood nought the constituted authori lower could not, perhaps, be so ties. Consequently, when dire fairly determined, though from no penalties were denouncedo agaidst fault of the examiners. Com smokers and drinkers of eve plaints were loud that too great a ry shade and grade, and Ser- preponderance was given to Mageants were stationed on the thematics over other studies, and rious roads to act as spies doubtless a very moderate acresult may easily be guessed. quaintance with the Integral Boys of 14 or 15 went through Calculus or even Conic Sections unheard of, self-inflicted tortures was sufficient for those who were in their endeavours to smoke hereafter to graduate in the Barwithout being sick; all the Ser. rack Department or command geants who were willing to be troops or batteries of artillery." bribed, were bribed, and those But I conceive that this study who were incorruptible were easi was intended rather as a test, Iy evaded. The number of con than as the most practical kind of victions might be 1 in 500 cases. information that could be impart- I speak within bounds, and 30 ed, and, as a test, I think it was or 40 Gentlemen Cadets, shouting successful, while it certainly formand singing, and perfuming the ed the best ground work for all air with stale tobacco-smoke, future scientific acquirements. I would march past on the Becken may, however, be allowed to doubt ham Road, under the very nose whether a large amount of Matheof the dreaded Sergeant Major, matical knowledge is a certain sign defying him to prove the crime of qualification for the duties of of which his olfactory nerves were a Civil Engineer. Surely a talent sufficient evidences enough to for drawing and designing is at him. least as useful, and I certainly The course of study pursued at remember one or two names stand- Addiscombe, must, be allowed. on "ing somewhat low in the Mathethe whole to have been excellent matical rank, who might yet be, perhaps more time might have thought to evince as good a probeen advantageously deyoted to kise of Engineering talent as the acquisition of practical known some who stood higher on the ledge of the laboratory, d gun general" list, and who doubtless nery, or of sketching and survey were their superiors in general ing in the field be there were acquirements. many difficulties in tåe way not easily to be overcome. Cadets - It is, howevery easy to find arriving ready "crammed" from fault, but not quite so easy to dethe various preparatory schools, vise remedies. I prefer returning had, doubtless, a considerable ada to my personal reminiscences of ·816 Addiscombe. 6 the two not unhappy years I pass- tion of dignity by those whom a ed within those studious walls. year's residence had entitled to the And here let me recall the privileges of carrying a stick and memory of those pleasant walks putting their gloves under their between 5 and 7 P. M., when the shoulder strap. All so different labours of the day being over, we to the huddled crowd of dismayed explored the interiors, and imbib 'Greens,' who stood at the door of ed the ale of one or other of No. 4 Barrack, full of dismal rethe neighbouring publics,' which flections on the stories they had stood so invitingly open. Shall I heard of the atrocities exercised ever forget those summer evening or new comers by the old hands! rambles to the Cricketers' at But the last day of the term ! Addington, when oft times on our the examination day! when the return home, we heard the last. Directors arrived in their carriages bugle blowing as we climbed the and four, and the cocked hat of stile at the entrance to the grounds, Toole, the once renowned toastand had barely time to take our master, was recogitized on the box places pantingly in the ranks, ka of the Chairman's, vehicle! Who ing saved by that gentle-hearted does not usmember the excitement bugler, who, unmindful of the as to the number of Engineer Com- Seageant Major's frowns, would missions that were to be given still linger on the last notes of the (at least amongst those who stood call, to give all poor stragglers a high in the list)-only equalled chance. Of the pleasant six who by the mysterious importance of formed our party, it may be long Mr. C - who amid breathless ere any' two of us shall meet silence in the Examination Hall, again. May I not name the phi and in a voice husky with conselosophical H -, rejoicing in his quence, would announce that “six pipe -F-the hirsute, whose were recommended for the corpse whiskers were the envy of us all of Engineers !" After which came and W- with his quizzing glass the solemn speeches, when we 80 immoveably adherent to his were told with what certainty vireye. Alas ! alas! while I now write, tue and industry attained to diswe are all growing into care-worn tinction in India, how interest men, whose talk is of steps, and ate went for nothing, and talent availtention directed to the state of our edeyerything in that favoured livers. Yet a few more years, and land, Tat which sentiment our Inwe may subside into fathers Bt want visitors were ttoubled with a families with anxious bongings tot tweindig an the cheek, as if they the Commissariat, or alteadýcount has put their tongue there, only ing the remaining years, we have I don't suppose they did, because to serve ! everybody knows that the Chair- The two most important days man spoke truth!) what delightof the term were decidedly the turn creatures the sepoys were, first and the last. How well I and warmthan other pieces of inforremember the rushe made into the mation, calculated to give us a Sergeant's Office by the newly clear idea of the Paradise to 'arrived Cadets, to discover who which we were all bound. And were to be the Corporals for the then who can forget the Grand term, and the increased assump- Parade, where the intricate evo- . 7 ·Addiscomber 817 - lutions of the sword exercise were that a man on parade should be deshown, and concluded by the abo nominated a fild!" --and then minable flattery of the renowned the loud “ Quick march !" follow- Professor of the Sword, that he ed by the crash of the band, and I had only lately inspected the offi confusedly stepped off with my cers of H. M. Lancers, who right foot, and felt myself every certainly did not come up to the inch a soldier! Gentlemen Cadets in point of effi But I may not close this article ciency with their weapons! And without a passing allusion to our then the rush to the Railway sta erudite Professors. Need I mention, accompanied by the friends tion the kind-hearted, spectacled who had come down to witness W with his quaint smack of the our triumphs - and the 'hand- lip, and solemn memoranda relashaking to be rerieved for thë sive to the dispensing of slatelast time with some at the Term pencil ? or M- with his trink- Dinner the same evening, when ling eye and wonderful stories of we bade adieu to those who had the Duke of Wellington, and the been our companions and friends emphatic "Set down, sir !" that for two years, and parted, alas! uşually wound up the narrative. but too often never to meet again! Iš not thy name, oh! M- Immorta) · Tarts ! how could though thou art now gathered to I omit thee in my reminiscences ?' thy fathers, still a masonic sign and forget the gusto with which and bond of fraternity to all old Adthou wast wont to press thy discombe alumni'-and scarce- “ tart and custard, sir," upon the ly less so is thine oh! B, whose hesitating customer, or thy Scotch colloquial' might have puzzled buns which thou didst recom the sagest Pundit at Benaresmend, as so werry filling at the and where art thou too F-, price!" There was a tradition whose exhortations to hem ! hem! current among us, that 'Tarts' put on a little more bleu !" conhad never been absent from Ad trasted so strangely with thy coldiscombe one day, save during league S-'s partiality for Sepia the vacations, for more than 30 and sea-paintings. Verily, I years,---there was a further tra would gladly give up a year's cxdition that he had been in the istence to shake you all once more P.R., but his exploits' remain by the hand, and visit again those unrecorded in “ Boxiana" to the yell known scenes, the “ Kennel" best of my belief. No. 1 Barrack-and the pass ovér my secolo Suab's" Room--and the Pavelection of my first Church ment sacred to Old and Young rade on Sunday, when he adets, and the "Snip's" shop, of the bow legs". examined "The and the "Banquetting Hall," faranks with an increased amnúnt mous for Mahogany" and of importance (if that rete por "Swipes." sible) and the stillness of those Oh Reader, it is good to reranks, and the awłal voice that call the scenes of thy youth, and commanded "Every file to look to wish thou couldst menew the steadily to his front—there is one time when thou wást a Jolly" filelooking at the clock !" and my Cadet at Addiscombe ! simple wonder in my ignorance DELTA. 6 Nor can I ·[ 818 ] OUR NORTH-WESTERN FRONTIER. It has become quite the fashion down as a determinate object of in England to lament the con policy, that independence was to stant extension of our Indian Em be established in India, and dopire. It is invariably attributed minion acquired ; and when the to the lust of conquest, desire Hon'ble Company of Merchants of fame, or unbounded avarice. trading with the East informed their agents that the increase of Urged on by such uncontrolla their revenue, as well as of their ble passions, we are said to be trade, was the subject of their ever seeking quarrels, and court most anxious solicitude, in that ing wars for the mere sake of year were first implanted those empty glory or personal aggran germs of infection which have disement. Such short-sighted in ever since been neutralizing the dividuals can never trace back otherwise 'healthful vigour of present effects to their primary, the British constitution, and rencauses, and therefore attribute dering nugatory all the attempts every misfortue we now suffer to that have been hitherto made to the errors of the present genera check our progress or consolidate. tion. They cannot, or, perhaps our empire. Providence, in his to speak more correctly, pretend inscrutable wisdom, so overrules not to see that we are now mere the waywardness of wilful man, ly reaping the harvest from the that whilst He permits him to pursecd sown by our forefathers. sue his own course, He neverthe- They cannot comprehend the les less with Ilis Almighty power, sons which almost every page of works out the purposes of creahistory teaches us that sooner tion ; and, whilst rejecting the or later nations, as well as indivi- blighting decrees of Fatalism, yet duals, pay the penalty of their secs fit to implant a Destiny in crimes; that as it is a physical all things. It is therefore uscimpossibility to reap wheat where less, worse than useless, to be only tares have been sown, so is perpetually bewailing and lamentit utterly futile expecting to ex ing the inexorable decrees of tract peace from the elements of Providence, who is ever accomwar. They will not see that what plishing His will, by such stubis now taking place is but the born instruments as man, and inevitable result of the recklen will not exempt any nation or ambition and hiddless ads of those people from undergoing the punwho first plavited the Betish flag istiments resulting from infringein the Indian soil; that is in wents of His laws. Far better fact the fruit of insatiable tapidi- would it bemto yield unconditionty and unwarrantable aggression al surrender to His power and to exhibited by our forefathers employ the future in endeavourin their parait of wealth and ing to act in strict accordance to power. In the yeas 1689, at His wishes, and thus avoid sowthe time when it was first laid ing the seeds of misery to be ;

·Our North-Western Frontier. 819 reaped by the generations which bability, this event cannot be far must follow after us. distant. Leaving the settlement Let us rather imbibe the les of this vital question to the infalsons of experience which the lible result of the previous sucpages of history every where teach cession of events,t let us now us, and by thus avoiding the commence and proceed with the errors of our ancestors we may be object of this article. enabled to leave behind us a firm Having crossed the Thurr, or and lasting kingdom for the bene- “ Little Desert," and the Indus, fit of our posterity. It is clearly written in the histhe English cannot halt anywhere between that river and the passes tory of nations, and is even predicted lsy “coming events which leading into the countries of the The cast their shadows before," that Afghans and Beloochees. river Indus has always been, and the Saxon race shall multiply and replenish the earth,—the Divine even is now, regarded as the nafiat to “advance" has gone forth, tural boundary of India : its valley, and where is he who can counhowever, is within that country ; termand it ? To the sceptics the real boundary are those ranges of mountains which shut out the we would prefer pointing to the future, rather than to the past, of. Affghanistan and Belochistan. elevated plains and arid deserts although in so doing we may have occasion to allude to the If, on the other hand, we deny latter. Glance which way we that the physical features of counwill, is it not a fact, O Sceptic! tries can have anything to do with that from the east and the west the boundaries of kingdoms, and and from the north and the south, we prefer to be guided by the the Saxons are converging to a races of men, their manners, lancommon centre? Trace their proguages, and customs, we shall even then find that the Indus gress across the globe, and see if cannot be regarded as an exact you can prove that they are not demarcation, for along the upper about to meet on the Pacific Ocean. What the nature of that course of that river there aro Affmeeting may be, is far beyond ghan races speaking the Pooshtoo the powers of mortal man to language, in possession of both predict, or even to point out the banks. If we proceed lower down exact spot where that meeting into Scinde, there also we shall will take place, whether amidst discover that similar tribes inhathe ten thousand isles of Polyne, bit the opposite sides of the sand sia riyer. a ; on the densely populated coasts of the Celestial Empire, or Apart from all, political consiof the kingdom of Japan; of onderations we must, therefore, the much coveted Sandwich Island proceed across the Indus for a perit is cqually impossible to affirm. manent and indisputablo bound- Nevertheless, in all human pro ary. * The Sandwich Islands belong to Great Britain by right of prior alcovery, and by treaty; but we have lately seen that the United States are only waiting a favorable opporto. vity to annex them to their already gigantic empire. + For a full development of this view the laws of nature, by which the physical and moral world are governed, vide Combe, “On the constitution of man." VOL. I.NO. XI. A ·len might, ever could be. A delthen giving rise to 820 Our North-Western Frontier, The Indus, after a course of condensed from the best and latest nearly 500 miles to the nor authorities. west, washing the northern base From the Himalaya in the of the Himalaya, and fed by tri neighbourhood of Peshawur to butaries from the north and south, the sea at Cape Monze, we have breaks through that chain after a continuous range of mountains, receiving the waters of the Gilgit the separate portione of which are valley from the nor-west. Its distinguished by different names. course thence a thousand miles to The most northerly, or that porthe sea, is a little west of souther. tion extending in a southerly dily. An invading army from the rection from the Himalaya to west, aiming at the conquest of about 29 degrees 30 minutes or India, would have to cross that to the neighbourhood of Hurrund river at some point or other before and Dajel, is known as the Suliit could proceed into the interior ; man mountains. from this single circumstance the They have a gencral direction Indus has been considered the . parallel to the Indus, with the natural boundary of that country, exceptien of in the latitude of and as forming a good military Kohat, where there is a sudden frontier of the British possessions. deviation to the westward, and A knowledge of the adjacent after a course of several miles, country will readily undeceive as equally, an abrupt return to the us; but, in the first place let us southward. Extending in this ask, is a river frontier of upwards last direction as far as the norof a thousand miles in extent thern confines of Scinde, they preferable to one formed by ranges form the natural boundary beof rugged mountains ? We have tween the Punjab and Affghanis- Napoleon's opinion in favor of the tan. They attain their greatest latter. elevation in latitude 31 degrees 35 minutes, where the summit of The range of mountains run the Tukht-i-Suliman, or " Soloning from the Himalaya, north man's seat," called also Khaisa of Peshawur, to the sea at Cape Ghar by the natives, is nearly Monze, near Kurrachee, is a more 12,000 feet above the sea. The formidable obstacle to any enemy length of this range is a little than the Indus, even in its swol more than 300 miles. The eastern hundred thousand men placed valley , along the left bank of the Indus numerous water-courses which could not oppose the ingress of an fertilize the Derajat and the adenemy half so successfully as jacent valleys and are expended thirty or forty thousand stationed either by absorption or irrigation. in the rugged defiles of the Hala It is remarkable that no stream and Suliman mountains. In or rising in this mange is known to der to shew that these ranges are reach the sea in direction, or peculiary adapted both by nature by any channel, except the Kurand position i to form our nor rum, which discharges a scanty western frontier, we will endea volume of water into the Indus, vour to Jay before our readers an about a mon below Kalabagh. intelligible description of them, Ther or how you the. Iaee or w/ ·Our North-Western Frontier. 821 Teco, which, rising near the vil for cavalry. The next in suclaye of Kyee, in the Meeranzie cession to the southward is the valley, and after flowing through Bungush route. the Ilungoo and Kohat valleys, It passes through the Kohat, empties itself into the Judus Hungoo, and Meeranzaie valleys, about 18 miles above the town of and crossing the Suliman range Kalabagh. Over the Suliman through the Bungush valley, pro- • range are several passes, many of ceeds to Caubul, along the southwhich have been accurately ob crn base of the Sufeid Koh. Tho served and described by modern fifth route into Affghanistan protravellers. They are renowned ceeds through the Bunnoo and also in history, for through them Dour valleys, and so across the poured the countless hordes of Suliman range to Ghuznee. No. Tamerlane, the Tartar, and of thing appears to be known of the other merciless freebooters, to lay nature of this thoroughfare. There desolate the fertile plains of In is a sixth route as little known as dia. the last. This leads from Dera It will be as well, before we Ishmail Khan to Tak, Kanegoproceed any further, to give a rum, and so on, to Ghuznee. short account of each of these From Dera Ishmail Khan are two principal passes. other roads, one to Ghuznce and There are three passes leading the other to Kelat-i-Ghilzie. from the Peshawur into the Jella. The former of these proceeds up labad valley the Gomul river, and through the The first in order to the north. Goolairee Pass. This is the midward is the Kadapa Pass. This dle one of the three great thois a circuitous route ; it crosses roughfares leading into and from the Caubul and Lundye* rivers India, the Khaiber being the norto H ustnuggur; thence recross thern and the Bolan the southern ing the latter, but higher up, it The second one is called, proceeds through the Kadapa we believe, the | erabund Pass, Pass to Lallpoora, whence re and leads both to Kandahar and crossing the Caubul river, it joins Kilat-i-Ghilzie. the main route to Jellalabad. The ninth route procceds from The second in rotation to the Dera Gazee Khan through the southward is the Tartara Pass. Boree Pays to Kandahar. Baber This route keeps to the right led his army through it in 1505, of the Caubul river, and joins and it is still occasionally used by the main one necesit Duka,* the caravans. There is also another western extremity of the Khaiber route between the two last named Pass. places ; it leads through the Tiit third and principal pass is Sakhee Surwar Pass, and is very the one last mentioned, and is little frequented. The eleventh too well known to Faguire, any route across the Suliman range further riotic The first and last commences at the village of Sanare tolerably good roads, and are gad, on the road from Dera considerably frequentedy but the Gazee Khan to Shikarpoor, and centre one is scarcely practicable proceeds in a nor-westerly direcone. * Often it Aows down the centre of the valley, ·822 Our North-Western Frontier. now tion to Raknee at the western this pass. At Beebee Nanee, 26 extremity of the Sakhee Surwar miles from the entrance, a road Pass. It is rather a good route, strikes off due west to Rod Ba. and practicable for wheeled carri har and Kilat. Five miles from ages. the eastern extremity of the Pass We have arrived in is situated the village of Dadur, the neighbourhood of Hurrund, whence there is a route across the whence the Suliman mountains Kahun mountains to Tull, a small take a sudden turn to the west town in the desert of Sewestan. ward for the second time, and af Sewestan is situated in the reter a course of about 120 miles, erftering angle formed by the join the Halo range near Dadur. junction of the Kahun and Suli- This transverse range is inhabited man ranges. The Moola or Gunby Murrees, Beloochees, and, de dava Pass, the next in succession, verging, encloses the valley of generally follows the course of Kahun, which is about 15. miles the Moola river, and conducts by long and six broad. road. It is depen a circuitous route, from Cutch dent upon rain for water. Com Gundava to the elevated region ing from the nor-west the Hala of Kilat. It is about 100 miles range of mountains takes a turn to in length, and is thus noticed by the southward at Dadur, whence Masson: to the sea at Cape Monze, its "In a Military point of view, the length is about 350 miles. Its route, presenting a succession of highest summit attains the elevaopen spaces connected by narrow tion of 11,000 feet above the sea. passages or defiles, is very de- About one hundred miles south fensible, at the same time affordof the Moola Pass the Hala range ing convenient spots for encampstretches with diminished cleva ment, abundance of excellent tion to the south-cast, forming water, fuel, and more or less of the mountains of Jutteel, Keer forage. It is level throughout, tar, Sukkee and others of less the road either tracing the bed note, which constitute the dreary of the stream or lcading near to and sterile tract occupying the its left bank." greater part of Western Scinde. Between this pass and Cape In the most southern part its Monze, doubtless several name is changed to Pubb moun others, but with a single exceptains, which, as already mention tion, we have been unable to get ed, terminate at Cape Monze. any account of them. The Bolan Pass, situated at the The Guncloba, the most southjunction of the Ilala and Kahun ern one of all the passes is describranges, is called after a stream of ed by Hart as stony, of trithe same name, which winds its Aling asment, and." the descent way through it. The Pass is 55 equally gentle." The high road miles long, and varies from half a between Kurrachee and Sonmeamile to three and four miles in nee leada thepugh it. breadth. It occupied the Bengal The above 14 very short and Army in 1839, six days to drag defective account of the mighty heavy guns through it. The high barrier.which nature has formed road from Sukkur on the Indus between India Proper, and the to Kandahar proceeds through countries lying on the westward are ·Our North-Western Frontier. 823 'of it. And who, tiewing this In attempting this self-imposvast rampart with an impartial ed task, we must first give a has. and unprejudiced mind, could ty outline of our present posifail to discover in it the bounda. tion; then we shall be able to ry line which nature has laid advance with greater confidence down between the low sandy to the discussion of our subject. plains of Hindooston and the How we were thrown into this more elevated and inhospitable position is too well known to reregions once the centre of the quire a detailed explanation here. Dooranee Empire ? Even look. How a Gough conquered, and ing at it from a Military point of how a Gilbert pursued, the eneview, one must arrive at the same mies of their country, are too reconclusion, viz. that it is eminent cent events to be yet forgotten. ly fitted, all other things being But it may not be as well known considered, as an impregnable that it was the original intention frontier for a Military empire. of our rulers, on the breaking out of the second Punjab war, to What then are the objections restore the Trans-Indus territory to our advancing and planting to its former owner, the king of the British flag on the lofty crest Caubul, from whom it had been of these rugged mountains ? but recently wrested by tho one- The danger arising from having eyed monarch of the Land of varlike and hostile races between five rivers." us and the Indus, and the con Doubtless the object our rulsequent impossibility of keep ers had in view, by making ing open the communication, as such a generous restitution, was well as the difficulty of obtaining to get rid of a troublesome prosupplies in sufficient quantities vince, and moreover to convert, to permit an adequate force hold if possible, an insidious enemy ing permanent possession of the into an honest ally. IIow these several passes, are always the delightful anticipations of getting objections raised whenever we at honourably quit of an undesirable tempt to argue on the subject. territory were nipped in the bud We will, therefore, now endeavour is known to many. to shew that a great deal too How our intended protegé můch stress has been laid on these tried to help himself to what he circumstances. That there are so much coveted, and how for difficulties in the way, both poli- . that purpose he sent an army to tical and physical, we are not dis contend against us on the fertile posed to deny, but all we shall complains of the Punjab, is perhaps contend for is that they are not the best known of the many acts insurmountable, and not such as of the drama which closed for a great and powexful Government ever the Sikh dynasty. like our own should shrink from, Thus he, whose doubtful friendmucà less be unable to mercome, ship we were about to purchase, particularly when on the attain throw down the gauntlet, little ment of this object depends the dreaming that the English were so peace, safety and welfare of our soon about to pick it up, and to Indian empire, and more. remote- force him to malo a precipitate and ly that of the parent country disgraceful retreat within the in.

·824 Our North-Western Frontier. or numerable fastnesses of his own ought to say, such were the in hospitable dominions. strength and position of the fron- We have now strung together tier force as soon as definite arthe record of events which have rangements could be made. Soon but recently occurred before our after this period, however, circumeyes, and which lead to our per stances arose which called for, manently crossing the Indus and rather appeared to call for the our occupying the several posiformation of outposts and even tions which we still hold. the extension of territory. This At Peshawur, situated about was the first step towards the conthe centre of an extensive and fer summation of what we always tile valley, and on one of the chief foresaw, and the ultimate effect thoroughfares to Caubul, we can of which we are now about to toned a large force consisting of delineate. During last year, the about ten thousand men, and constant and harassing incurcontaining a large proportion of sions of the Momunds, the Swat- European troops. This was con tecs, and other predatory tribes, stituted our largest and most im rendered some defensive measures portant frontier station, and it is being taken absolutely necessary, also the most northern one. and at the recommendation, we The next point selected was believe, of a gallant General, cer- Kohat, in which were placed two tain forts were ordered to be regiments of infantry, one of erected on the confines of the cavalry, and a light ficld bat Peshawur valley tery. The third site chosen is These forts were two in numin the Bunnoo valley, and the ber, viz. Shubkudr and Michnee fort of Dhulleepyhur was garri or Dubb, and were built near the soned by a regiment of infantry, foot of the hills in the possession to which has been since added of the Lallpoorees, and on the one of cavalry and a company of left bank of the Caubul river, artillery. The fourth spot fixed close to where it flows in three upon was the town of Dehra Ishchannels ; the ostensiblc purpose mail Khan on the Indus, where being some dispute about land one regiment of cavalry was between those who acknowledged, posted. At Dera Ghazce Khan or pretended to acknowledge, our were stationed one regiment of supremacy, and those that did not cavalry and one of infantry, and a light field battery. And to Between Kohat and Bunnoo, Mitunkote, the last and sixth the necessity for protecting certain place in the Derajat, a regiment Salt Mines led to a fort being of cavalry was sent. built at Bahadur Khail, about 14 With the exception of at Pe miles west front Nyrree. shawur, all the troops at the other The causc of our annexing stations were irregulars, and have the upper portion of the Meeransince been formed into the Punzaie valley was the prayer of jaub Irregular Force, commanded the inhabitants requesting to be by a Brigadier, who resides at brought under our rule in order Dera Ghazee Khan. to be protected from the perrenial Thus were this troops disposed visits of the armies, of Caubul for along our frontier, or rather work the purpose of collecting revedo so.

·Our North-Western Frontier. 825 nuc. Along the Derajat advance ly known pass between Peshawur posts were likewise thrown out. and Kohat, called the Kothul, is Thus along the whole of our in the possession of the Affreenewly acquired frontier outposts dees ; and to keep open the comwere formed, chiefly for the pur munication, Government pays pose of checking predatory in their chief, Ruhmat Khan, blackcursions into our territory ; that mail to the amount of 6,000 Rs. they have hitherto failed to ana year ! swer this purpose, has been abun In the rear of Kohat, the only dantly proved. In the first place, two roads communicating with the forts in the Peshawut valley our Cis-Indus Provinces are in have only served as plague spots, the hands of our enemies one, constantly irritating and exciting the more northern, and called the to aggression the Sery people Goomhut Pass is held by the whom they were intended to Affreedees; and the other leading overawe ;-and the fort at Bahato Kalabag and over the Shukdar Khail, up to the present time kurdurreh Pass belongs to the of writing, has beep of little use Khuttucks, and partly in the according to the most authentic hands of other inimical tribes. information we have been enabled Europeans and merchandise to obtain, in preventing the Vi passing through these hills, eizcerees and other turbulent tribes ther require a very strong escort, from plundering the salt when or some of Ramut Khan's men, ever it has suited their conveni. against whom the other mounence, or their purposes. taineers feel a great disinclination With regard to the people of to act, from motives of expedi- Meeranzai, we have liardly fulency. They do not wish to crefilled our promise which we made ate quarrels amongst themselves, to them during our military and thus weaken their own party; promenade" into their country. and so on to the end of the chapter The people intended, by submis it might be filled with equally unsion, to obtain the location of favourable accounts of our position a powerful force in their immewith regard to the various races diate vicinity, to afford them effiof people inhabiting the districts cient prctection, but instead only on the frontier of the Derajat. obtained a few village authorities The mountainous portion of the and a nominal police force, to-. Trans-Indus Province is, we betally inadequate to perform the lieve, called the Damaun. What duties required of them.' the causes have been to bring about The force sent to take posses- trh a state of affairs it is hopesion was barely able to hold its less attempting to unravel, but one own,' and to return in safety. of the immediate causes of this de- What then is our actyal position' termined opposition towards us was undoubtedly the imposition Peshawur is completely sur of a rupec a haund duty upon rounded by hostile tribes, and At balt. This sum was soon reduced tock is the only spot in our rear to four annas, but still the impresa which we can fairly call our own, sion remains that we only lack the and that is situated on the lett opportunity to enforce the origi. . bank of the Indus. Also the on-wal duty." 63 now ?

·826 Our North-Western Frontier. The fact is, We may here pause to ask, we have therefore now only to whether it is expedient or just to consider what must be our next levy a tax of two rupees a maund step. Can we remain as we are, on all salt consumed by our and in our present position ? Cerpeaceful subjects in the Provinces tainly not. Can we re-cross the Cis-Indus, whilst we dare not de Indis? We fear this is equally mand more than an eighth part of impossible. What statesman this sum from their turbulent would seriously recommend such neighbours. One would have a step, much less attempt to carry thought that a duty of one rupee it out? would have been quite sufficient "We dre not at this present mountil such time as we could equa ment prepared to argue whether lize the tax on both banks of the we ought ever to have crossed the river. Besides, the salt sold at Indus. Wo ought certainly to Kalabagh is actually dug from hills have considered the consequences on the right bank of the Indus. of such a step before we annexed There exists, one may say with Sind ; but it is now useless to outexaggeration, whole mountains lament the necesity that compelof Salt, to procure which does not led, or the policy that induced cost the Government more than us, to pass 'that river at first. two annas a maund; whilst tons The Rubicon is crossed, and we arc wasted during every heavy cannot recede, and it is equally rains ! Streams of brine actually clear that we cannot possibly reflow into the Indus; and when main as we are. they cease upon the soil is left a that Providence has been workthick incrustation of this mineral ing out His will, and the state of of a brilliant whiteness. Does it affairs on the Nor-west, and on not appear then very injudicious, the Sou-west is, it we would but nay, even criminal, to put so ex sce it, nothing less than the finger orbitant a duty upon such a neces of God pointing out to the British sary of life? Doubtless the reve Empire the roads to the fulfil. nue requires assistance from this ment of its mighty destiny. source, but surely it cannot be if then we can neither remain wise to make so broad a distinc- stationary nor retrace our path, tion between our peaceable and there is no alternative left but to troublesome subjects, especially advance; and it remains for us to to the detriment of the former ? show how this may best be ac- In conclusion we would urge that complished. Were the Amerineither policy' nor'expediency' cans in our place there is no doubt are to be found in the Divine vo as to the conduct they would cabulary. Besides is it proper pursue. * Go ahead" is also the for us to create an artificial scar order of the day with them.' city, when nature is so abundant Were the Emperor Severus, ly lavish ? or His Celestial Majesty Che- Now let -turn from this Hwang-te at the head of affairs, digression! he would build walls to keep out We have given above what we all troublesome neighbours; and honestly consider to be were a Nebuchadnezzur in the position beyond the Indusd place of a Dalhouala, he would as the causes which have led to it; certainly transplant the vexatious ·Our North-Western Frontier. 827 'Affreedea, Vizeerees, and Swat least amount of suffering to our tees, et id genus omne, to the foes. plains of Hindoostan, and people To anticipate and provide for their country with a more sub all contingencies, and moreover missive population ; and the last to bring to a successful issue a of these different plans would un series of operations which must doubtedly be the best; but the necessarily, for completion, be disdays are past for such wholesale tributed throughout many years, transportation" and the diffleulty requires no doubt a comprehenhow to deal with such people is sive mind, unflagging zeal, and a still unsolved. The only coutse firm conviction in the justice of open to us consistent with reason the cause, to enable a man to unand morality, is to set about their dertake the duty with the least subjection by persuasion and force Chance of ultimate success. combined. We must become pos- Yet we feel the result will be sessed of their strong-holds by certain, if only a wise and prudent force of arms, and then we must policy be at once adopted, and be endeavour to teach them the ad vigorously carried out to the end. „vantages of peace and cifilization. Our first step in this direction That they will at first prove should be to secure certain points very refractory pupils, and that on the banks of the Indus, so as vast quantities of blood and trea to be always sare of being able gure will be expended in the at to cross that river with ease and tempt to subdue them, there can safety. Yet this desirable and not be the least shadow of a doubt, precautionary measure has never yet the task has been imposed been fully taken. It is true we upon us by Providence, doubtless hold Attock and Dera Ishmael on our own soeking, and it there Khan, as well as Leia, but there is fore paust be accomplished. not a single military post be- We have not the slightest tween! wish to underrate either the We require one at Kooshialdangers or the difficulties of our ghur,t another at Kalabagh, and present position on the Nor a third at Esau-Khail ; besides west frontier, but when all but others at Puharpoor and Tak, to one road is closed by which we keep command of the Largee and can hope to escape them, would Peyzoo Passes. For the benefit it not be suicidal to procrastie of our readers, to the majority of nate until that one also be shut thom the Damaun and the Derajat against us? Under such cir are lands of mystery, we will stop cumstances we had better, com- mccasionally to point out the geogramence upon qür task at once, and phical position of the places we may begin laying down the foundation have occasion to mention. Koos of a sound and definite policy, by: - shialghur then is situated on the which we, thay hope to accomplish right bank of the Indus, between our destiny with the least possi- Attock and Kalabe. It stands ble danger to ourselves, and the on the high road from our lita. 9 * We must respectfully beg leave to make Louis Napoleon L. There appear no Imita wait to see the mult of them. † Reader, kindly take the map, othörwise you? TOL. 1.--No. XI. in the favor of Emperor pote, but we are content to unable to follow us. ری ·828 Our North-Western Frontier. ry station at Rawul Pinder to until we have annexed and subjuthat at Kohat. It moreover is gated the valleys of Hungoo and Sawithin cight miles of the Goombut milzaie, as well as those of Meeran- Pass, which leads to the Kohat zaje Dour, Khost and Bungush ;* valley. The possession of this we may then fearlessly mount the point is absolutely necessary to crest of the Suliman, and look down carry on military operations on in defiance upon the discomfited an extended scale. Affghans. That this great result Esau-Khail is situated on the is to be obtained by mere militaleft bank of the Koorroom, near ry promenading, or even by conits junction with the Indus, across quering our foes in the field, is which there is a much frequented too ridiculous an idea to entertain ferry at this point. It lies morefor a moment. We have lately had over on the chief eastern cntrance enough of such short-sighted pointo the Bunnoo valley by the licy. We must "We prepared to Durreh-i-tung Pass. The Peyzoo get possession, and keep possesand Largee Passes also lead into sign, of their fastnesses at all the last named valley; and Tak hazards. and Paharpoor are built near their Hill warfare is no doubt very southern extremities. harassing and difficult, but "where Having secured these points, there is a will there is a way," we can then proceed to the subju- and we have only to get to work gation of all the tribes holding, in earnest and with a good will the hills and the passes between when we shall find that mouna the Indus and our frontier sta. tains will dwindle down into mole tions. Our next business will be hills, and rough edges be turned to construct good roads commu into polished surfaces. The' tide nicating with our rear. Having of success will roll on, although done thus much, we shall still re.. each wave may retire as it breaks quire uninterrupted communica upon the shore.t We must now tion beween our respective outa say a few words with regard to posts, before we could attempt to the possibility of our holding the make the slightest advance. various Passes leading over We must therefore proceed to through the Suliman and Hala take possession of the Kothul, or ranges. In the first place, our the pass between the Peshawur plan of approach will have leand Kohat valleys, as well as the curcd us two things, a thoroughdifferent ravines and glens be ly subdued people, and good roads tween Kohat, Bahadur-Khail and in our rear ; whilst the banks of Bunnoo. We shall then be in a the Indus, and the several valproper position for advancing with leys of the Damaun being decidsome reasonable hope of success edly fertile, there should exist no to encourage us in vigorously pro reasonable apprehensions with re- Necuting our arduous undertaking. gard to a sufficiency of supplies Proceeding thus surely and safely being always pr&earable. or • The valleys of Kobat, Hungoo, Meeranzale ani Bungush, stretch out longitudinally to the westward, to the foot of the Sullman range-the Simulzle lles to tbe porth of the Hangoo valley ; whilst those of Dour and Khost are situated to the southward of the Meerata mnie, and north or norwestward of the Bundoo valløy. t Adapted from Macaulay.

·Our North-Western Frontier. 829 soon By that time too, there will be to be gained in these days of enanother circumstance in our fa lightened commercial policy ! vor, -our troops will be complete We feel very disinclined, even ly inured to mountain warfare. at the risk of becoming tedious, To secure this immense advan to conclude this article without tage as as possible, we making a few remarks concernwould Humbly recommend to the ing the Punjab Irregular Force. authorities to make each regi It is mostly composed of men ment in turn, as well as every belonging to the tribes we are troop and company of artillery, so anxious to see subdued. That cavalry, sappers and pioneers, &q, they are ready to fight against serve two years at least beyond any foe was abundantly proved the Indus. A large and well by the gallant behaviour of Capequipped mountain train would tkin Coke's corps of infantry in also prove of gptat service, -the the late expedition undertaken fragment of one now in Huzará against their own blood relations, might form the nycleus. There and one man had even his own is one more important circum father killed in one of the acstance yet to be considewed, and tions! What further proof of that is the supply of water in the deyotion could any inan require ? passes. The most frequented, - But like all semicivilised mounand therefore the most desirable taineers, they are very iinpatient ones to hold, have undoubtedly of restraint or discipline; they athe abundant supply of water. possess 88 no confidence in our style They generally have a permanent of warfare, and therefore pertistream flowing through them. naciously stick to their own. Those, without water might be This has been abundantly proved safely left to the hostility of whenever they have been taken Nature to guard them, for it is into the field. as they very evident that if a handful of got the order to advance, all dismerchants cannot traverse them cipline was at an end, and each in safety, a force sufficiently large man acted independently. Docile to do us any harm could not also and persevering on the parade penetrate through them. ground, yet they cannot be re- We trust we have now succeed. strained before an enemy. Eager, ed in smoothing down some of fiery, and dauntless, they rush the principal difficulties, and ex headlong at the foe, forgetting plaining away the chief objections the lessons of their drill instructo our looking upon that range of tors, and the first duty of soldiers, mountains which stretches upin obedience. But a few years' terruptedly from the Himalaya to practice and experience will corthe sea, as our only permanent rect all this. By degrees they and legitimate boyndary. If we will learn to place confidence in look upon the subject even in a their officers and in their weacommercial point of view, we shall pons, as well as, see the advanstill be forced to the same con tages of discipline, when they clusion. The uninterrupted in will make first rate light infantry tercourse between merchants of But what we sadly want adjacent countries surely cannot across the Indus is a body of be considered as a triling point experienced riflemen, men arn- 7 As soon men.

·$90 Our North-Western Frontier, ed with the Minié rifle, who know serve properly. It is just possihow to take advantage of every ble he may work three imperfectprominence, every projecting rock, ly, if he be a smart and active and every bush ;-men whose officer. How then can one ofsteady arm and practised eye can ficer perform all these different make every bullet tell. Two and responsible duties ? But we thousand such men would make may be misinformed on this subshort work of clearing the hills ject; we shall therefore take up. of all marauders. Aye! even half another line of argument, for that number from the backwoods which we shall not require the of North America would depo aid of a scientific education. pulate, in the moderate space of If one officer be sufficient for two years, if required, the whole a battery, why are four attached of the Damaun from the Him& to them? If four be the necessalaya, north of Swat, to the Bhut rý number, then it is very clear tunnee Hills forming the northern that one must be totally inadeboundary of the Derajat. He quate to render a battery efficilight field batteries are componed ent on myvice. We leave to the of pretty much the same sort authoritiel the choice of transfixmen, with the exception of the ing themselves on whichever horn addition of a few Sikh artillery 7 this dilemma they please! mon, for whom it wall necessary The climax, however, of this to find employment on the an. anomalous system is attained at nexation of the Punjab. These Subathoo, where a battery has batteries have but one European been stationed for years without officer attached to cach. Whe. either officer or gunnerh... ther such a paucity of European There is yet one more point officers, who must be looked upon which we wish to lay before the as the bones and sinews of the public tribunal. All soldiers are either wise or aware that the native portion of economical, we are prepared to the Regular Army get an handdispute. In the first place, should some addition to their pay in the the Commandant be either killed, shape of Sindh allowance from or seriously indisposed, who is the day they cross the Indus; but to take his place at the moment the Punjab Irregular Force does when his presence might be most not. There is no great hardship required ? Secondly, in the Re or injustice in making this disgular Artillery, a Captain and tinction, because the men enlisted. three Subalterns are considered as under this agreement; yet it althe proper complement, the Cap- ways would be as well not to cantain" to take the general manage ton together for any length of ment of the battery, and look to time these two distinct branches the direction and effect of the of the army. This prudent preshot, for which purpose he is ob caution the pthorities seem to liged to stand tq. windward, and despise, for fast cold weather we out of the way of the smoke, were surprised to find a company whilst each of his Subalterns work of regular artillery being sent to two of the guns, such being the Kohat, where, we believe; they greatest number we have always are to this day, as we have not been told, which one officer can seen or heard of their removal. native army, ·Our North-Western Frontier. 881 But our object in bringing this tillery in Bunnoo, they never excase forward is two-fold ; the first pected to get an officer to comis the discontent it is likely to mand it, without some handsome create in the bosoms of the men addition to the pay he got with in the irregular force; they must his regiment, being held out as feel all the emotions of hatred and an inducement. They therefore jealousy rising up in their savage wisely determined to create a breasts, whenever they ponder Commissary of Ordnance to the over the great favor shown to the Punjaub Irregular Force, and to contemned Bengalee.* place the command of the compa- Our second motive is to point ny under him. out the uncomfortable position In bringing this peculiar case of the officer or officers with forward, we have not been actuatthat company. They must be ed by the desire to serve a friend, the only individuals without an or any private interests whatever : addition to their pay, whilst the our object being simply to point men they command, as, well. Ad o how an unnecessary hardship those with whom they must as&o is inflicted for want of a little gem ciate, are in the receipt of hand- horosity on the part of our rulers. some allowanpes. Their expen, In conclusion we trust, that ses must be the same, to say anything whilst treating on the various thing of the probability of their subjects introduced into this arhaving had to build ; besides this ticle, we have not written a sinthey incur equal risks from the gle sentence which may justly climan of the place, whilst their give offence to any body. We fellow countrymen get handsome have studiously avoided the use ly paid for voluntarily submitting of any seemingly ambiguous exto these peouniary and other dis pression, through fear of having advantages ; yet because the for it interpreted into an insidious mer were ordered there, they get attack upon some private or pub-' nothing extra, although the na lic individual. We have, more: tives they command, and who are over, endeavoured to handle the equally obliged to obey, get a subjecie in an honest and dig. liberal addition, passionate manner. When Government wishes to therefore, fearlessly await the raise a reserve company of Ar judgment of an impartial public. We can, They look upon all men from beyond the Punjab as Bengalees and Kafirs, not that they hate the Sikhs the less, but they have rather a better opinion of their courage:

·[ 832 ] SYLLABIC ENIGMAS. TO THE EDITOR OF SAUNDERS' MAGAZINE. MY DEAR SIR, -A friend of to be intellectual productions, and mine, writing from a remote jun he instances that remarkable chaglein Western India, among other rade about Sir Hilary at Aginmatters mentions a new theory court, which even the Editor of which he has conceived upon the the “Notes and Queries" cannot subject of charades. He says make head or tail of, though he that now-a-days we must not ex believes it to have been written pect that people will condescend by Winthrop Mackworth Praed. to "cudgel their brains" for the My friend sees however no real purpose of discovering a couple difficulty about it at all, and says of syllables which, when found, there are half dozen solutions are not worth “making a note which have occurred to him in of.” He remarks that charades, his jungle. Sir Hilary, he reowing their name to the egregious marks, utters" two syllables by idler who invented them (for he way of prayer," the first being throws bodily over board such good for such gentlemen as havfabulous people as Orthos and ing had a tough fight, go home Chimera, and Typhon and Echid with their heads uncracked ; and na, and even (Edipus) were de the second, he awards to such as vised as an exercise for half wit are comprised in the usual return ted people, and not intended to of killed, mortally wounded, or be instructive, but simply inno- missing, but cspecially the forcent and amusing. That copious mer; the whole is considered a writer Maunder calls such exer proper offering for the ladies. cises “Syllabic Enigmas, which Now, “ Christ-mass," may be considered complete if the well,” good-night, whole of three parts unite in an and a variety of other solutions epigrammatic point." My friend would satisfy the conditions resays that charades now-a-days quired, and yet none of them are only framed upon the puzzle would be at all soothing to the principle ; and that the more dif- long baffled inquirer. He thereficult they are of rational solution, fore considers it to be a charade and the greater the amount of not worth the trouble of finding time occupied in the attempt to out, and that it was written for solve them, and by consequence the mere purpose of making idle the larger number of human be women morp listless, and to such by ings who borrow useful time from the way hecommends one composbetter business for this insane ob ed by the celebrated Grecian project, the more they are esteemed fessor Porson, which runs thus :- My first is the lot, which is destined by fate, For my second to meet with in every state, My third is by many philosophers reckon'd, To bring yery often my first to my second." 66 fare- « Ribbon, ·Syllabic Enigmas. 838 (the only attempt of the kind the however encloses the following, poor old fellow ever made and which he does not estimate highno wonder !) My friend considers ly, and has no very clear concepthat all charades should consist tion of the second part himself, of three little separate picces of although he has heard that in descriptive poetry, suggesting some out-of-the-way part of the matters for reflection, for memo world there is a structure of very ory, or conveying instruction, vast age which emits lugubrious that they should recall great sounds during night, the song benames, or glorious histories, not coming more chcerful as dawn Her-rings or Sea-sons-or Ter-taus approaches ; and he says that the or Night-shades (vide British En idea of interpreting such sounds cyclopædia, article "charade") and is original. Perhaps it is, I am unhe proposes to furnishe few spe able to say. However if the lines cimens upon the names of Win are up to your mark, they are at dy Sratch and Washington and your service, if you will supply others for the purpose of better the sponsorial pica in their beillustrating his meaning. He hoof. I. DESPOTIC. Where heaves with wanton wave the Blue Ægean, Laving a land in despot darkness bound, Mute now the vino clad Glee, the Bacchic Pæan- Cross legg'd, cross grain'd, cross featur'd, turban crown'd. Chewing his cherry stick, he sat and frown'd, Alike on crouching slave and stern haught Janissary, On pard like Priest and Spahi, on serfs around, Bearded for here each lip and chin of man is hairy. Murky in mind, and cloudy in complexion, All mirth crushed down in mentul genuflexion, Train'd up in blood, no kindly feeling fost'ring, In ready recklessness, from boyhood nurst, To face the fray or bow beneath the bowstring, Unblest, unloved, much fearednand mutely curst, Hispid and Hirsute scowled my savage First. II.-MEMINISSE. A WEAR¥ wilderness of desert dearth! Forlornness featured on the livid earth! No breath of life from ambient Æther beckon'd To stir from silent soulless sleep my Second! Hark! on the sand struck midnight wan and pale, Titanic lips toned down to infant wail, ·884 Syllabie Enigmas. A cryptic choir of primal harmonios 1 The smothered sobs of buried centuries ! The plaining sighs of worlds by past and gone! Suggestive too the strain,-now-dirge, now moan- Till touched by breath of advent matin gale It turns to hymn--the giant granite stone Recalls the path old time had sinful trod, To pour at last from old colossal height, A hopeful homage to the Living God, Praise for redemption, thankfulness for light. III.THE CHIEF. Mighty 'mid the mighty ones of hoary Eid, In fever'd troubled sleep his sense scarce held ! That white haired vision of the night once more Fills up the gloom within the warrior's tent. That aged form again above him bent, With suasive accents urging asof yore. A King to arm, to mount the battle car, And for one wanton, wake a world to war! Then other woful sights by fancy wove Appalling shapes in sad succession move ; A graceful girl too beautiful for earth ! Recalls a desolated priestly hearth! A maiden weeping o'er a steel clad corse, Avenges now with tardy dread remorse, A comrade's outraged desecrated love. Anon a sad wan face with unkeinpt tress, Warning despised recalls of once lov'd prophètess! Success invoked at most un hallow'd price, A virgin daughter's bloody sacrifice ! A second wanton, in an injured wife His own, oh ! little in the battle strife, His plume triumphant, did he deem a life Which seem'd a charm'd one, stamped with victory, Should thus ignobly end through woman's perfidy! Such, if the dead e'er dream, as is averred, Would make the life march mem'ries of my THIRD! E. Y.

·[ 835 ] LINDENSTOWE. A TALE. “ SERENE will be our days, and bright, Aud bappy will onur nature be, When love is an unerring Hght, And joy its own security." WORDSWORTH, BOOK THE THIRD. CHAPTER 1. 9 Yes, yes, to say ? . OUR scene is now at Naples. “ Well, let us go back," said It was a beautiful evening in Eva, peevishly, “I am sure I the beginning of winter, when a am very sorry you ever came on barouche, containing a party of my account." English, might have been seen I dare say," replied threading its way amongst the.. her father: "let us go back, when many other Carriages which were you know we can't, when the then thronging the Chiaja. The winter 's well set in; jolly weather patty consisted of two ladies and for travelling, not so bad that." a gentleman. In the features of Eva was silent, and no one one of the ladies, you might re spoke for some time, till Latticognise, though sadly altered, the mer, who was sitting with his dark eye and haughty expression back to the horses, fixing his eyes of Eva Lattimer. The other was contemptuously on poor Norah, her little mother-in-law, quite as asked, "Well! have you nothing fair, as impassive, as Chinese as You're a very lively usual. The third person was Lat companion to drive out with : timer himself. would you have the kindness to " What an evening for winter !" speak." cried Eva, looking up in enjoy. Norah looked up timidly, and ment to the clear sky; "it is like turning in an awkward way tospring at home, is it not, Norah ?" wards the sea, said- “Yes," said Norah, turning her " Yes, it is very pleasant." eyes upwards mechanically. Lattimer leant back in the car- "Is it not charming, pepa ?" age, and declared with a loud said Eva to Mr. Lattimer. laugh that she had better learn a " Ah, it's very well," he an few bits by heart out of Mangswered, "it's just the same in De nall's Questions. vonshire or in the Greenhouse at The little woman's white cheek the Coliseum. I do not know flushed for an instant, but immewhat we are fooling out here for diately afterwards she sunk back when we could get just the same, again into waxen indifference. at half the expense at home, not These few sentences will serve to to speak of a thousand comforts shew that the harmony of the which are impossible here." party was not great this evening, VOL. I.NO, XI.

·836 Lindenstortionen A Tale. and this evening, unfortunately, supposed. He yearned for tenwas a type of many others. derness, and a little sentiment at Lattimer's marriage had turned this time would have been an out wretchedly. Unsuggested by agreeable sympathetic medicine. . affection, unhallowed in design, as In such a state, disappointits aim had not been mutual hap ed in hopes, irritated by bodily piness, so its result was mutual suffering, poor Norah's deficiunhappiness, a result one can encies became very palpable to hardly wish may not attend, to him. He saw how unfit she was discourage, profanation of our for a companion, and he did not brighest feelings and desecration Lestrain himself in expressing his of our holiest rites. contempt for her. Lattimer had married Norah, Eva, too, was in a weak state because he thought she was a of health, • The abrupt reverses convenient sort of person to mar of feeling, which it had been her ry, and in the hope of a second lot to encounter, acting upon a family, on whom he might center naturally excitable disposition, all his hopes and plans. had, in their reaction, left lier Norah had married Lattimer, depressed and listless. because her mother wished her to For some persons under these. do so, and poor little soul-less circumstances, you might have creature, whom no Seraphim had feared for the brain ; but with yet touched with living fire, she Eva, ber love of nature, and the did not discern, in all its repug- impulsiveness of her heart (hot nance, the sin of giving the hand wholly lost) served to rouse her without the heart, for she hardly at times, from that apathy, which knew what the heart meant. might otherwise have been so For some time after their mar. dangerous. And little Norah ! riage matters went on comfort was she really, it may be asked, ably. Norah's characterless ha. was she positively, within herbits rather suited Lattimer : as self, so impaşsive. It would be she did not interfere with him in well, if she were, you might any sort of way, and he could be think ; for then her husband's as obstinate as he wished ; and, unkindness would be lost upon moreover, as she was not at all her. But it was not entirely the demonstrative, even when she For one day Eva going possessed any liking, he was into the sitting-room, a few minever' worried,' as he would him. nutes after her father had left it, self have expressed it, with sen found Norah in a sort of marble tinent. But it did not please tears. That is, there were one Heaven to bless their union with or two small drops slowly trickany children: time was stealing ling dowå the placed. cheok, or on : and every day rendered Lat- hardly disengaged, hanging like timer's hopes less likely to be glass beads, in the lashes of the fulfilled. His chealth, too, was motionless lid. And she asked breaking, he was troubled with a Eva's advice as to how she could wearing chronic complaint, and please Lattimer, and made a renow, in the hour of sickness, he solution to talk fluently, in short began to feel he was no not to chatter : 4 resolution which pendant of affection as he had was followed the next day, poor caso, 6 80 inde ·Lindenstoke-A Tale. 837 ness. . " I am . “ How are you 99 " I am creature, by some insipid open- Lord Redgate Appeared porings of conversation, speedily fectly taken aback by this singuchecked by Lattiiner with rudelar party. " Who can that eccentric lady be ?" asked Eva laughing." I The carriage containing our never saw such a creature.' discordant party was turning “ Why," said Lord Redgate, homėwards, for it was growing coming close to the carriage, and dark, when a voice was heard to speaking in a low voice, say, just from behind-" I think I have the honor of addressing mother, Lady St. Peters, who I sorry to say it is my worthy Miss Lattimer." had hoped by this time was safe Eva looked round: the words at Como." Eva felt a little conproceeded from a rather pale genfused, but Lord Redgate relieved tleman on horseback. her immediately by changing the It was Lord Redgate. He was subject. “ Have you seen any of greatly altered, much thinner : the lions yet, Miss Lattimer ?" and neither in dress or expression he asked. any longer exhibiting that air of “ Not yet," she replied: "we fashion and dissipation observable have been living very quietly. before. We have seen, you know, the Lattimer ?" he Museum and so on, but we have asked. “Have you all been long not been out to Pompeii, or any here? I am only just come from where in the neighbourhood." Rome." so great an invalid," “ We've been here a month," said Lord Redgate," that I hardreplied Lattimer," and are hear ly enjoy any thing ; but Sebastily sick of the place, but I tiani says that I ought to do all suppose we 're in for a winter now." the places, it would rouse me. *“ I am afraid," said Lord Red. People tell me that we must gate, " that it is colder here than go to St. Giacomo to-morrow, to at Rome. Sebastiani declares see the funeral mass. that cold will not affect me, but I be there ?" shrir.k from the trial." "I hope papa will be persuaded to go, but he is very lazy." "You 're ill too, are you?" “ Not taking another turn ? said Lattimer ; " we're all ill Then I must say good night, au ourselves, and no chance of any - revoir to-morrow at St. Giacomo." of us getting better." The sudden transformation of " Introduce Norah," whispered some man of pleasure into an invalid Eva. is not perhaps very common. It Lattimer in an awkward sort arose with Lord Redgate from an of way complied, Just at this alarming ciroumstance. He was moment a carriage passed rapid-playing at billiards one day in a ly by, in which a wall lady was public rooin in London, and was in seated, dressed in Oriental cos the act of making a stroke, when tume, and accompanied by one or ho perceived a sudden numbness in two Italjan gentlemen, who were the arm, and this was accompani.. laughing and talking in a loud ed for a few minutes with loss of mander speech.lt passed off shortly for Shall you ·898 Lindenstowe-A Tale, F the time, but was succeeded the One morning, a short time after same evening by more violent they arrived at Naples, Lord symptoms. He fell to the ground Redgate and Sebastiani were out insensible, and a dangerous illness Walking together, when just, at confined him to his bed for some the corner of a street, they came weeks. He arose recovered, but upon a gentleman on horseback, a different being. He was struck in a military uniform, who was down a roué; he left his sick bed a attended by one or two other : hypochondriac. His general health persons, who looked like officers. returned, but his nerve had failed. As Lord Redgate observed that And now the same love of variety everyone bowed to this horsewhich had led him from pleasure man, he also took off his hat. to pleasure, induced him to spend On turning round to ask Sebasmost of his time in devising new tiani who it was, he was astonplans of diet, in trying the effect ished to observe the physician of new climates, and in studying in a most singular attitude. He the latest nostrums and panaceas. was standing still, with his right An Italian physician, with whom hand in his coat pocket, as if feelhe had become acquainted in ing for something, and there was Rome, of the name of Sebastiani, a hurried expression in his eye, as and who wished to visit Naples, if an opportunity was just escapon matters which he carefully con- His attitude altered cealed from Lord Redgate, had ofthe instant Lord Redgate turned, fered to travel with him for a very and suddenly becoming abhily small salary. And every morning pale, he staggered against the poor Sebastiani, his dark eye wall. brooding over far deeper thoughts, "You are ill," cried Lord Red. had to portend a great interest in gate, in alarm. But Sebastiani the report of Milford, as to how recovered himself in a moment, he had slept and so on; and the and they continued their walk. patient's happiness for the day " It was the King," said the phydepended a great deal on the phy- sician, " and I wished to present sician's opinion of the tongue and a petition ; never mind, the chance pulse. is lost now." ing him. CHAPTER II. THE Church of St. Giacomo the gentler John whom Jesus was crowded almost to excess. loved, not the stern preacher of There was a funeral mass for a Baptism. In this Church there Neapolitan nobleman, who had was a shrine, in one of the side always been attached in a warm aisles, dedicated to St. John. The manner to the Clergy, and bad altar-piece was by. Carlo Dolce, assisted all their institutions, most a head of the beloved apostle. largely, with his purse. The This shrine was peculiarly ar- Dave and aisles were hung with ranged for the solemn occasion. festoons of black and white cloth. It was gracefully shrouded with The nobleman's christian name black velvet, and the few lights had beert Giopanni, and St. Gio- burning were so placed as to vanni his patron saint. It was throw their brightress on the ·Lindenstowe-A Tale. 899 picture. The effect was very got to a pillar, where they debeautiful. Amidst, however, much termined to fix themselves. And that was costly and striking, there now began those enchanting cerem was that mixture of tawdry and monies, 80 falsely called mumtinsel, which cannot but aston meries, (for the impression they ish the stranger spectator, who leave is, surely, in no degree believes in the instincts of the tinctured with the false and the Italian for art. There was a hollow); the deep diapasons and pasteboard tomb in the middle of harmonies of the organ; the rich the nave, of a trumpery descrip oriental perfumes of the incense ; tion, and ranged round ite paste the musical cadence of solemn board vases of artificial flowers, words; the manifold but even which, occurring at Beulah Spa, graceful gestures of the priestsyou could only have forgiven by an me! would that this delicious gag-light. The crowd presented dream were not a dream. The an extraordinary appearanee: there imagination seeking to realize were Neapolitan ladies in black its ideal may be an illusion, dresses, with black veils hanging but it is not an illusion to which over their luxuriant hair: there false and hollow apply as epithets. were officers in full uniform ; there It is too real, too earnest for the were city, functionaries in their imperfect elements with which it civic dresses, and there were has to work, and for the cold, monks and friars of different or unalterable conditions of humaders, not to mention a plentiful nity! Eva was deeply impressed, supply of English,--the ladies but chiefly with her own thoughts charmingly fresh and cheerful, but which seemed to herself to well sadly talkative, considering the up out of the heart, under the place and the occasion---the gen influence of the scene. tlemen in boots that would make a girl never the least likely to join a great noise, and in tempers that a new Church, because she had so induced them to push people at warm a sympathy for the good, all in the way, and to stare gene and gentle and pure, wherever she rally, in a manner that seemed to saw them; and she nominally only say to foreigners as a body-- belonged to any religious body, what business have you in your being really a member of that own country ?" catholic band, who, perhaps utter- The tableau must be filled up ly unknown to each other, possess with the full corps of officiating this common attribute, that when clergy. The Bishop was there, they shall depart from the earth, and many high functionaries, and it will have been better and not the Qumber of excristans and worse for men, that they have ever others was increased for the day. lived. Lord Redgate was stand- Lattimer was not present, but ing behindEva. She was pleas- Norah.and Eva had come under ed with a remark or two he whisthe protection of Lord Redgate. pered in her ear. There was no- Eva was half ashamed of her thing original in what he said, lively and noisy country-women, but still it showed the first disand wished to get places a little position of a mind that had been apart. They managed to creep utterly asleep, to say 'where alang through the crowd, till they am I?" After the Mans, Lord She was ·840 Lindenstowe Tale. Redgate took , his companions little silk bag out of his pocket, home. Lattimer was in a little which contained a letter in the bottor spirits. Lord Redgate Turkish style, and gave it the told him that he had been espe- Jewess. In a minute afterwards cially commissioned by his mo the girl again appeared. “Come ther, who had just arrived to in dear sisters," she said in Italian, bring theit party to a reception and Eva and Norah entered alone. which that eccentric persone, was There were a small body of ladies going to give the next night. in the room, but the central figure " You will be much amused was a tall person in a caftan and with her, Miss Lattimer,” said turban o and Turkish drawers. Lord Redgate, turning to Eva. Her features were scarcely hand- "She is really very clever, though some, but it is impossible to derather peculiar in manner. scribe the wildness and fire of wish you would persuade her to her eyes : they were large and get rid of some of her Italian' black, fringed with long lashes, protegés : they spend her money and they rolled about as she sadly, and I believe will get her turned from side to side, someinto some political row." times in a half languid manner, Lord Redgate was right; there sometimes flashing suddenly into was danger from those same Ita- vivacity. She rose up, and kisslians, but they were all secret ing both Eva and Norah, took friends of Sebastiani, and yet them to chairs close to hersell Lord Redgato saw no danger in At first she spoke in Italian, but him! How we deceive ourselves ! finding Eva answer in French, The Lattimers agreed to go, and she changed to English. After the next evening Lom Redgate some desultory conversation, durcame to fetch them, and took ing which she apologized for the them to the Hotel where Lady chairs and tables, which she said St. Peters was staying. Her would all have given place to cusuite of rooms consisted of three shions, if there had been time; she apartments opening into each suddenly said (for she had long other. since learnt their names) “Eva, I There was no one in the mid like you immensely, and if you dle room, which was the largest, don't love me, I'll put you in a nobut in the left apartment there vel and make you destroy yourself, appeared to be a party of gentle. for a lover who would rather not men only, whilst in the doorways have anything to say to you, and of the right hand room hung you, Norah,” she continu. curtains of red and white, which ed, looking round at the little woentirely concealed the interior. man, "you are very pretty, dcar- Leaving Mr. Lattimer in the est, and if ‘I was 8 magician, I middle room, Lord Rodgate took would throw a little water on you, the two ladies to one of the cur and turn you into a Caryatid-- tained doors on the right, and on and you should hold a lamp on & his clapping his hands three times, marble staircase in some beautia Jewish looking girl of about ful palace, nea Florence. Now fifteen, in eastern garb, came and then," she added in a louder partially drew aside the cur voice, "hush ladies all, hush, we tain. Lord Rødgate then took a are going to bavi the Treason." as for ·Lindenstowe-4.Tale. 841 66 her ear. She then signed to the Jewess, St. Peters had a little hookah who went out and presently re brought in, on a velvet cushion, turning said, “ He is come." which she seemed to smoke with “ Let him in then," replied La great gusto, and so puffing and dy St. Peters, and getting up, she laughing, and making jokes and placed a lady at each curtained telling anecdotes, she greatly door as a sentinel. Whilst this was amused them both, and made being done, an Italian of middle even little Norah smile heartily. age entered the room, and walked Lord Redgate and Mr. Lattiup to the table. He was a man mer were talking in the next of rather a fine countenance, but room, and their voices were audi. gloomy in expression, and with ble where the ladies were sitting. a bad, savage mouth. Suddenly steps were heard, and “Ceritani," said lady St. Pea other strange voices. Lady St. ters, we want to hear how Italy Peters dropt the hookah snake, is to be regenerated." Standing and lay back in her chair. At where he was, and putting one hand. this moment Lord Redgate enin his breast, Ceritani commenced. tered the room, and in great agiin a low, but clear, voice, an oration, tation, whispered some thing in in Italian. There was much to She turned exceedingadmire in what he said : his elo. ly pale. Eva was rising to go. quence was of an impassioned Stay, stay," she cried, “do not kind, though throughout sub leave me now; I will not see him dued in tone, but there were occa alone ; I am too overcome ; sit sionally expressions betraying so down, sit down." false a political morality, that it Lord Redgate went out of the was painful to think so noble a room, and immediately after recause should be sullied by what turned, bringing with him an elwas utterly fierce and evil. When derly gentleman. the oration was concluded, lady This person appeared about St. Peters gave a signal for the sixty years of age ; his features curtains to be all drawn aside, and were very sharp, and his sunk then taking Ceritani's arm, she eye turred stealthily in its deep moved with the other ladies into socket with a suspicious expresthe middle room. The gentlemen sion. IIe was very thin, and on seeing this, came in from the his clothes, though of the latest further chamber; refreshments fashion, seemed to envelope rewere brought round, and a general ther than to fit his angular limbs. conversazione commenced! The He walked straight up to lady St. gentlemen were chiefly authors, «Peters, and putting his arms genartists, and so on ; an odd mot. tly round her, kissed her, as it apley crew, but, such as lady St. peared, affectionately. We have Peters delighted to collect around not met, Henrietta l" said he in her wherever she went. a soft mousy voice, for many When the company were leav years : absence makes the heart ing, the hostess begged Eva and grow fonder, you know." He Norah to come and talk to her then bowed in an easy, gentlea little. They went again into manly way to Eva and Norah, and. the Divan, as her ladyship called sat down. Lady St. Peters burst it, and sat down to Achat. Lady into tears. “Do not be moved, ·Lindenstow Tale. Henrietta," the old man said in Eva felt she should not like to his meek way, " it produces pal- witness any more of this, so pitation of the heart. Williain, catching her father's eye, she he continued, turning to Lord made a signal, and they contrived . Redgate, “bring some sal volatile to effect their exit. Lord Redor-yes, much better-bring in gate accompanied them to their Tom, she has not seen Tom." carriage : he pressed Eva's hand Lord Redgate accordingly brought as she stept inside, and whisperin a fine young man, with rather ed : “ Forgive me, if I have been bluff manners and very sporting the means of your witnessing a costume, who also came up and painfulascene ; forgive and pity kissed lady St. Peters. This us, we are an unhappy family." strange woman, finding the scene too much for her, with one strug He stood under the lamp, as gle, and after a momentary ex they drove off, his handsome face, pression of passion and hatred softened with ness, was now resting on her brow, which Eva rendered almost interesting with saw and never forgot, burst into distress, How little would he, a laugh, and getting up gaily, she the pool one of a former day, have said, "Well this is charming ! MÁ ever thought that a time would and Miss Lattimer,-my dear and come, when emotion should lend valued husband. Mon dieu ! him a charm his gåiety never what a cast for the prodigal son ! produced! As Eva looked at Here's the prodigal," pointing to him, a thousand recollections oc- Lord St. Peters. " Mr. Lattimer, curred, in which he in some de- (he had come in) will do for gree had played a part, and these, a father, William for the eldest added to the excitement of the son, Tom for the fatted calf and evening, brought on those sudthe swine in the far country? den melancholy pangs, which are Have any of your companions 80 sweetly relieved, as they were come with you ?" she asked, sud with her, by soft and unobserved denly turning to her husband. weeping. CHAPTER III. LORD St. Peters had left Eng few friends that stuck to him in land rather suddenly. A party his trouble, and they recommendof gentlemen who had been in the ed an action. However as chahabit of playing with him at Na racter was obviously staked, final. bum's, had sent him a letter, in ly, on the result of this proceedforming aim that they were very ing, the old man thought he would sorry to press themselves in at like to see Lord Redgate on the all an unpleasant manner, but they subject, and a temporary absence were afraid he was rather in the from London being by no means habit of market, honors and undesirable, he determined to start reversing the This accusation for Italy. By the assistance of my Lord tossed back with scorn. his clergyman's gon, he found out But that would not quite do. He Tom, and that gentleman having was cut at the Clabs. So he was entrusted the ribbons to his friend obliged to take the advice of Jack Wilson" for • few weeka, ·Lindenstowe-A Tale. 849 came to London to accompany his dress, the liking would have father. deepened into affection. By the All the advice Lord Redgate way, Eva would have looked excould give his father, naturally ceedingly well"in a caftan. Then was, if innocent, prosecute forth- again the fact of Lattimer's hav. with : il otherwise, say no more ing no family by Norah, suggestabout it, and retire. This was ra ed to him the dim hope, that a ther a delicate matter to touch match between Eva and Lord upon. Redgate was yet possible, and “You sec it depends so much induced him cautiously, but conupon circumstances," said Lord stantly, to encourage such a re- Redgate in a hesitating manner, sult. as they were talking over the Lord Redgate looked upon subject. The old fox was watching his face with the stealthy marriage now in a different light to what he did before. Of course eyes. After a short pause kord St. Peters said in a gentleitone : money was essential to the ruin- “I see what you mean William, ed fortunes of his house, for what - did I cheat or not? No, Wilmoney Lady St. Peters had was all her own, and would pass with liam, I am clear. My heart acquits me." Here the old gentleher out of the family—and the old Lord's account book had long man made an odd fumble at his been kept for him by the chilspleen, with his right hand. dren of Israel. Such actions with me," he added, But he wanted something more. When health "are morally impossible, and I may and spirits fail, or when, for it say, physically imposssible. Look at this hand," and he stretched out comes to the same thing, the nerves are so affected that we his long bony fingers, with their think they have failed, we long crumpled skin, " the muscular acfor some one exclusively our own, tion is gone, how could I reverse to listen to us, to sooth us, to the cut? It is utterly absurd." Now Eva This was convincing, and Lord sympathize with us. seemed 80 eminently a person Redgate's advice, accordingly, who, if her affections once rested was to prosecute. So in a few days, the old Lord, taking Tom on an object, would her pour whole heart-full of love and tenwith him, returned to England derness on it, that Lord Redgate to redress injured honor, by means of the law. could not help picturing how de- The events which now occurred lightful it would be to become that object. are likely to prejudice the reader a violentos little against Eva, unless he will And though he could not contake the trouble to try and reaceal from himself, that he was lize the circumstances, and to not as yet at all in her affections, think what else was likely to have still he thought thint once marhappened. Lord Redgate was a ried, he should grow to be belovgreat deal thrown with the Latti ed. But he pulled very caumers. Lady St. Peters had tak tiously. en an amazing liking for Eva, Eva's health was the most and indeed if Eva wogld have a dangerous part of her position : consented to amume the oriental. sathy so clung to her. VOL. I._NO. XI. K ·844 Lindenstowe-4 Take. She made no effort to discour. de guerre of Lord St. Pauls. age Lord Redgate, she went on Eva could not repress an exclaliking and seeking his society, mation of surprise and disapprovfor he was always eminently al. “Ha! ha!" cried Lady St. agreeable (and really, how agree Peters, her eyes burning with able the most common-place peo fury, "his cursed coronet preple can be, if they will only try vented me marrying the man I she listened to little hints without loved, and I'll dog him to his contradicting them about an af dishonored grave !" fair": she even allowed Lady St. Eva was full of the thoughts ex- Peters to say " Eva will be the cited by this strange little scene. only child I ever loved" and re She was anxious and moody as ceived it only with a faint smile. they drove along to Pausilippo. This was all wrong undoubtedly. The party consisted only of the It was now a beautiful day in Lattimers themselves, Lord Redthe early spring, and Lord Red gate and Sebastiani. The latter gate had organized a little ex spoke little English, and had cursion to Baiæ. Lady St. Peters been brought to help to amuse had some time since, got a villa Mr. Lattimer. We cannot follow which was situated in that direc them through a delightful morntion, and the Lattimer party were ing. We must come to Pozzveli, sleeping at her house, with a view where in the afternoon they put to a good start in the morning. up at a little inn for refreshment: When Eva got up, she was sur Whilst they were sitting at table, prised on passing the divan (for two foreign gentlemen in blouses, there was a correct one now, es who looked like students, passed tablished in the villa) to observe the window and looked in. Lady St. Peters already dressed "It is very singular," said Eva, and sitting writing with great " that I saw those two gentlemen' rapidity. She went up and ask in the earliest morning near Lady ed her how she managed to rise St. Peters', I saw them in the grotso early. Lady St. Peters look to : and I saw them at Baiæ, sit. ed up for a moment indecisively ting behind a broken pillar, and and then said, “ Yes, I will tell now here they are, they have you, sit down here." Eva sat been with us all day.” down. "Santa Vergine ! rovinato ! My husband Eva," she said rovinato !" burst in Sebastiani, in a low thick voice, " is a turning deadly pale, and dropping gambler, and he has cheated, and his knife and fork. cheated so clumsily as to be found In a moment he tried to recover out, he has gone to England to himself and said with a faint smile, clear himself, and he won't be in English," did think it was able : I know there, will be an some persons come to take the exposé, and I mean to strike when debt of money from me, perhaps ; the iron's hot." She then shew - but it is nothing." ed the manuscrip; it was a no After luncheon, they all walk. vel called "Legerdemain in High ed into the garden attached to Life," in which, to be brief, her the Inn. Lord Redgate gave Eve own husband played the princi his arm, and they passed quietly pal villain under the flimsy nomme away from the rest, till they came ·Lindenstowe-A Tale. 8456 1 - to a little arbour. This they en she never once doušted, when the tered. Lord Redgate had made up well-known footstep should ring his mind to ask Eva whether now, on the threshold. under the entirely new circum- The book dropt on the ground.: stances in which they were thrown, Eva was blinded with tears. Her she would not consent to take his father entered,--they must go hand, tå forget the past, and by back to Naples at once-& very determining that the future should unpl fasant circumstance had hapbe happy, make it so. He bad pened, the Government had seiz, already introduced that most coned Sebastiani : the two students fidential topic himself-when a in blouses were carrying him off man from the Inn entered the quietly to prison: it was not unarbour, and gave him a scrap of likely Lord Redgate and Lady paper from Sebastiani, He look- St. Peters would be asked to ed at it, and begging Eva to leave Naples. remain where she was-hę would be back in a moment-burried They returned to Naples : the whole party anxious and silent. away. Eva, when alone, looked round the arbour. In a corner The next day very bad news of the rude seat lay a velvet reticame from England. The news. cule. She took it up and openeck papers were full of the decision in the celebrated gambling case. it; it contained a smelling bottle and a book. Without looking at Private letters told how nothing the title of the book, she opened else was talked of, but the "affair at Nahum's." The physithe fly leaf; there was written in cal plea had failed. If Lord St. a hand with long tails to all the letters.--" Jane Mary Ann Par- Peters could deal, shuffle, hold his cards, he could perhaps do other ker, from her most affectionate qand ever deeply attached schoolthings with them : it was at any rate within the reach of possibility. fellow and friend Sophie." Eva In a word he was a lost manrecollected having met a large marked, dishonored, expelled party of young people in the morning, who looked like a Clerfrom society. Lord Redgate had gyman's family. Half laughing, to return to England to look after she turned to the title page. It his family affairs. But before he was " Chester's Poems." Oh! went, Eva had managed to show the myriad feelings of that single him, as a woman can do, without one cold look, or one bitter word, moment ! A life altered in its whole that she could never be his. moral, by the accident of one 80- With his discernment and caulitary instant! She turned the pages breathlessly. There was a tion, he perceived it instantly, poem headed." Penelope." It and they parted kindly-but only executed somewhat after as friends. the same model as Tennyson's Lady St. Peters got frightened « Enone." It was the abstract of her Ceritanis and other politie idea of a high and lofty affection, cal friends, and beat a retreat to hoping against hope ; patient in Maltą. the ceaseless woe: weaving and un "Let us be off home again," weaving the web to beguile on the said Lattimer, 6. I am sick to days to that bour, of whose coming death of this horrid Naples." . was 1 ·846 Lindenstowg Tala CHAPTER IV, His little village depressed Ar accompanied his ship companions thur Chester. True, he could run as far as Cairo, and could not reover to Lindenstowe, and occasion strain a hearty laugh, though a ally Mr. Chester would come and sad feeling was behind, as he saw spend a few days with him. The the motley set, girls and boys, old man had been in great strrow and fierde old men and funny old for Arthur, but he tried hard to women, huddled into the vans, repress all expression of it. He and galloping off, smoking and observed with regret Arthur's shouting and laughing, to the low spirits, and told him, what strangest destinies, sone to honors indeed was true, that it was waat and reputation, a few to wealth : of aim and action, and that work some to disgrace, and not a small was the great invigorater. But proportion to early graves ! Arthur did not sce clearly his Then he turned to the solemnline of work. In the ordinary er parts of Egypt to the mysteriroutine of duties he was never ous plaors, gloomy with the shanegligent, but they seemed but dow of Time's inipenetrable trifling and of little interest. In wings : to the colossal fragments. theological study he took no deto the dumb historic ruins, and light, and his reading in general, the imperishable traces of the was of a desultory character. Nameless. His inind wanted bracing. lfe nearly at one time persuaded A great Poet used to experience the sensation that Nature himself that his mission was that wanted to tell him something, of the poet, and that the best course he could pursue, would be and he felt pained he could not relieve her distress, he could not to rest quietly where the influunderstand her complaint. ences of external nature were strong, and so produce as the How these haggard buildings seem to try and intimate, hear inpulse suggested. To few is such a career possible, and even our story and level us in the sand.' to them fraught with danger. But we cannot hear it, and they Perhaps happily for him, health moulder on through Ages which love them not. gave way in the autumn of 1816, They who venerated and cherished them have and he was recommended to travel. He proposed visiting Egypt long been folded in their last ceand the Holy Land. rements and forgotten ! He started on a bright Octo Arthur returned to Cairo and ber morning from the gate at made arrangements for the jour- Lindenstowe, and proceeding to ney to Jerusalem: Southampton, joined the over Charming the ty--after the land steander pn its voyage to dull proprieties and comforts of Egypt. The sea-air, the bustle English life ; the march and the of the scene ; the odd, cosmopo tent and the long pipe and eastlitan, half vulgar, half cordial so ern garb, and the melancholy ciety of the passengers soon rous desert! On this we need not ed him to health and spirits. He dwell.

·Lindenstowe-A Tale. 847 It is natural to every one, but to Malta there was a person who more especially to one who has engaged his attention very much. undertaken to preach and teach He was a man about thirty, handreligion, in wandering through, some in face, and stout and vigor- " those holy fiel's, ous in figure. There was a sin- Over whose acres walked those blessed feet gular air of readiness and ability Which, eighteen hundred years ago, were Dailed. about him. His very clothes For our advantage, on the bitter cross," looker able: he seemed ready to examine more closely for him for bvalking or riding at a moself the character of that being, ment's notice. His dress fitted whose associations have rendered him exactly, and you felt he was Palestine what it is to us. entirely comfortable in it. If it The result of Arthur's calm rained, an oil skin coat and hat and dispassionate reflections con were ready instanter to meet the firmed him in the general view, emergency. taken by the Church of which he Writing materials were availwas a Minister. But one trait able with him in a moment ; his in the disposition of Christ, which desk contained everything in ithad previously not struck him 80 self, and if there was a spare five much, was His intense sympa.. minutes or a vacant five feet thy with the poor ignorant herd. space, he could write and prepare One afternoon Arthur was sita letter utterly suitable for the ting amongst the figs and olives post. He spoke in an impetuof Bethany; he had a little Latin ous way, and walked half fierce- Testament in his hand which he ly. He immediately saw that had bought at Malta, and was Arthur was a Clergyman, and turning it over to find some pas he generally conversed with age, when he came on the 6th of him on the prospects of the Mark. The 34th Church. Arthur was surprised marked with a black line, and a with the vigor and clearness of date 1795 affixed. The verse his thoughts. He never menran thus: “ Tuno egressus vidit tioned his occupation, further turbain Jesus, et commiseratione than making remarks, which obintimd commotus est super eis, quo viously showed him to be conniam erant ut oves non habentes pas nected with the Press. torem: cæpitque eos docere multa." They were nearing Malta, Ar- There was a French name in the thur and this young man were fly leaf, and Arthur thought the walking on deck. inark and date meant to allude to tend at home, some of them,” the French poor, without a Church said the latter," that the people at that period. However he could do not want any more Reform, not believe that the words in ex that the old bill satisfies them. actly that form, were in the Testa- Ridiculous nonsense. What does ment, till he fetred to another it matter whether the people copy : they seemed to come to want it or not. Is it coming ? him with so new and solemn a that's all. Is the Government meaning. He began to catch inkgoing year by year more into the lings of his mission. hands of the people or not? Of Arthur returned by Constanti course it is. Who can look on nople. On the voyage from that city and lie? Now the people are verse was "They prc- ·848 Lindenstowe-A Tale. your especial province if you and not you, play the people's Clergy knew your duty. If they friend, wheugh for England !" must govern, you gradually teach What party do you mean ?" them how to do it. A Democra. said Arthur. cy always ends in confusion and “ Rome," said the young man. ruin, grumble the Historians. Al They were just at the harways has done, te!l them back, bour mouth of Valetta and ag what do you know of the Friture ? they approached, the Corfu steam- Perhaps we may see a Democracy er was seen coming out. This that does not. And I'll tell you was tbe vessel the young man exone word more, you Clergy, if pected to catch. However he was you do not wind yourselves round perfectly ready-his luggage was the hearts of the people ; if you do at hand, his coats and umbrella in not get the masses to support you, a corner-he had himself put into there is another party that will a boat, and a few minutes after play your cards for you-ay! and sat down to dinner on board the a good deal more than that too, will Corfu steamer, (it was just fair), sweep you out of your places; it is a as if nothing had happened. party which the sapient support- And Arthur saw him no more ; ers of our monarchical institutions and yet perhaps few of his intimate have long been determined to companions had influenced allenate from the throne, and ifit, mind so much as that'stranger.

·[ 849 ) EMIGRATION AND SCENES IN A NEW COLONY.–NO. II. It is now my intention to form, to whom questions were show that if the Association freely put by individuals in the dreamed a magnificent vision of crowd. The wisdom of this was colonization, they attempted to appreglated by those who saw realize the vision by the most how Avell it worked. Intending earnest and sensible practice. It colonists became known to each appeared to them desirable that other, and connected by a strong the transfer of the colonists to the bond, and many friendships were new land should be conducted in made that will last through life. large and well organized bodies; The experience of hundreds bethat the individuals composing came the property of all. Every thesc bodies should become pers nail wanted, every hinge required, sonally known to each other, and and all necessary information was elect their leaders, who would obtained by him who asked, and form a Committee to discuss their so perfect was the idea conveyed business, and make known their of the site, of the settlement, that vants. For this purpose the As what I saw on landing only consociation took a good house in a firmed what I saw before, in my Row facing the River called mind's eye. The interest taken Adelphi Terrace. This they in the settlement thus fed, grew portioned out into their own bu apace, till its advantage became sipess rooms and the public rooms one of primary importance with for the colonists. They accumu all. Members from the Commitlated every information which tee of land purchasers assembled power and industry could gather. every day to answer questions Every book on New Zealand was which came from every part of ranged in the Library collecting England; others received strangers for the Colony. The walls were and pointed out the advantages covered with pictures of the of the site, and the theories on country, the tables strewn with which they acted. So the Assomaps. Knots of intending colo ciation, whilst forming the coloniste, those curious or interested nists for emigration, and giving in the Colony, and others anxious them a clear knowledge of, and for information, were constantly "preparation for, the difficulties beto be found chatting in these fore them, created their most ef- The Committee of the ficient Agents for the propagaland purchasers assembled and tion of the scheme. When a perdiscussed their affairs on son called at the Canterbury tain days, and crowds of ladies rooms, he was received by a genand gentlemen filled the public tleman in the most courteous manroom every Wednesday, when all ner: no hired sarvapt, but one the business transacted, and all himself a colonist, and taking a the information received for the deep interest in the welfare of the preceding week, were laid before settlement. The great difference them. Colorists from New Zea of the phrase "I advise you land often appeared on the plat to go," and "I advise you to rooms. cer- ·850 Emigration and Rcenes follow"-was fully, felt. When well whilst being carried to the these people met on board the Antipodes. It is by details such ship which was to carry them to as these we get at the real working the Antipodes, they were known of the scheme, and see the effect of to each other, and had much in well directed combination. The common, and no set could have land purchaser brings his laboursailed more fully prepared, and ers in the ship in which lie sails, with a more clear idea of ą spot chosen by himself from his own so little known as the diftrict village or town. The number which now forms the settlement he may bring depends on the of Canterbury," than was in Eng- number of acres he has purchased, land. And how did these colo bfit one pound of the three for nists sail ? In ships better fit each acre is paid back in the shape ted up, with more comforts and of cabin passage and passage for at a cheaper rate in proportion to his servants. Who will say that the length of voyage, than any the land purchaser does not, in body that ever left the shores of this instance, receive the worth Britain or any other country. For of his money? By means of these proof of this I refer any curious excellept arrangements the coloone to the city article of the Times nists sailed in health and harmodated February 1851. The sys. ny, and arrived as brethren in the tém upon which this was conduct Colony. Thus the Association ed was there detailed, and much have organized and transported praise bestowed on Mr. Bowler, the colonists, but their great efthe efficient Agent, and now himfort was directed to meet and self a colonist. In each of these smooth away the difficulties exships sails a Clergyman of the perience had taught them to look Church of England, who reads for in a new settlement. By the prayers every day; a Surgeon, indefatigable industry of their . who, superintends the steerage Acting Agent, Captain Tomas, passengers ; a Schoolmaster, who and a staff of Surveyors, nearly teaches the children. These offi. all the block' was surveyed and cials are in nearly all instances clearly laid down in maps ; the colonists themselves. Pigs, fowls, sites of the Port Town and capiducks, sheep, &c., and a milch tal chosen ; streets marked out and cow are put on board for the ca sections divided off. A ship laden bin passengers ; preserved fish, with carpenters and timber arrived meats, jams, fruits, tea, coffee, &c. from Hobart Town. Emigration In short the material for supply- barracks, store houges, a sea wall, ing a good table is there, and a wharf, an Agent's house soon supposing one is at least 120 days rose, and two hotels, the houses of on board before finally landing, the worken, three or four shops, and the cost of the cabin is forty - not to mentiop fome two hunguineas, it follows he is board dred Maorit, imported as worked and lodged at the rate of 78. men from the Northern Islandper diem ; for beer he is charg gave animation to the scene and a ed 10d. a battle, for sherry 3$. ; village-like appearance. This im- 80 for a sum per dien not consi- portation of the Maoris was an exdered extravagant for a dinner periment boldly undertaken, when in the greaty emporium he lives we consider that the last visit of ·In a New Colony. 851 4 the tribe to the Peninsula was to success is beyond my compreheneat their countrymen. Wood was sion, though a partial success is carried round to Christ Church, very easily imagined. and offices commenced, and then Winter had fairly set in, and the Capt. Tomas set about a work of New Zealand Alps, the backbone singular daring-the road between of the Middle Island, instead of Lyttelton and Christ Church. This being streaked with white, was energy was a convincing proof to the coverdd with its snowy garb other settlements, that the scheme when I first saw that glorious was nodrcain as far as its execution panorama. Our ship bounded was concerned. Ships ladon with like a race horse before the strong stores and provisions arrived ; la- sontherly brecze. Away on our bourers flocked in, and when the port-beam lay the chaos of mounemigrants appeared, a little viltains in all their stupendous granlage welcomed them. More than deur, stretching to the right and in any other way it was by the left as fa as the eye could see. appointment of their Aģents Nothing else was in sight save the that the Association showed them long rolling waves of the Pacific, selves as a body so capable The and the Cape pigeons that for clear understanding and power-six weeks had hung over the wake ful intellect of Ġ. Wakefield, of our bark, with here and there Esq., (though not connected with the white wing of an albatross, and the Association) was seen in the a new bird with the plumage of System adopted to organize the a dove. It was a grand and loneemigrants before their departure ly scene, but there was life and for the settlement. The active animation our decks, and mind and persevering energy of the Cape pigeons were no doubt Captain Tomas were well adapt- surprised at the unusually noisy ed for clearing away the rough- mirth. Cheer after cheer burst ness of a new ('olony. The skill from the cuddy: it was our last of Mr. Bowler was most success day at sea, and the colonists were fully shown in his admirable ar- presenting the Captain with a writrangements for the transfer of ten testimonial of their regard. the colonists, by which he com The moment was most exciting. bined safety, comfort and ccuno A long voyage was drawing my, but he to whom the Colony to a close ; the land of our adop. will remain for ever indebted is tion lay on our beam, and that the chief Agent Mr. Godley, one night we would anchor in Lyttel. of the originators of the scheme. ton lIarbour. The Peninsula rose I will not attêmpt to describe his on our larboard bow. With the qualifications for the office, for I chart spread out on the sky light should appears to exaggerate at the Captain stood straight for that the sanie.time, Iljatel did not do portion of the Canterbury Colohim justice, but this I will say. ny, but night set in as we round- He was the only person, place, ed the headland under casy sail, or thing I did not hear some one and the anchor was let go outabuse during my stay in the Co side the promontories of Lyttellony, One may well imagine the ton Harbour. I was up early difficulties of the cards he had to next morning, but not a soul was play, but Licunfess hủs complete stirring save the anchor watch, VOL. 1.-NO, XI. on ·852 Emigration and Scenes sun. when I stood upon the poor. green : in ravines there appeared The moon and stars shone with a low bush that clothed their sides a brightness scen only in the with a dark vegetation, and besouthern hemisphere, and the hind, the hills were crowned with vessel lay with the little waves forests. Far up the harbour lay rippling against her motionless a ship, which though scen by the hull. The brilliancy imparted naked eye, required a glass to to the atmosphere by the soft make out her rig. The top of rays of the moon, which thfew a Banks' Peninsula was covered with long beam of light over the sca, snow, and the air had that deliciand was reflected in a thousand ous frosty feel, too cold to stand sparkles by the tiny waves that still in, though soon warmed into a rose into little pyramids around, glow by exercise. The sun shone was beautifully contrasted by the with the brightness of the tropics, gloomy outline of Banks' hills. and the warmth of an English This light gradually changed as sumıner's day, but though he the night gave place to day, and looked so warm and bright, his the beams of the moon merged rays are here ever tempered by into the more glorious rays of the cool breezes from the Alpine The dark outline of the range, or moist and healthful winds Peninsula assumed shape; the from the Pacific. Alpine range caught the light on Again the canvass of the emitheir snowy summits, and as the grant ship is spread to the light sun rose above the Pacific, the breath of the morning air; again chaos of mountains took form and she has assumed life and bustle. stretched away to the north, till Mountains, plains, and the Pacific lost in distance; but as I strained disappear as she glides into Victomy eyes in following the course ria Ilarbour, and around her risc, of these hills again, I caught sight in all the abrupt wildness of a highof the most noble of them all, land scene, the bare and rocky hills where the Kaikoras abut into the of the bay. I cast my eye on the sea full eighty miles from where groups of my fellow passengers I stood : turning from the vain that thronged the deck, as the pansearch for more land, the eye orama changed for the third time gladly rested on the abrupt hills that morning, and I saw wonder or of the Peninsula. Right in front dismay pictured on most faces. lay the harbour, about one mile The view was unlike any thing and a half broad, with an offshoot they had seen, and to them gave to the left, ("looking up") called promise only of a barren and in- Port Levi or Albert, a tongue of hospitable shore. It was strange land running between like an an to watch the different feelings exgle, of which the apex cited in each. On one side a man montory. The hills of the Penin- glanced carelessly on the glorious sula looked small with the great hills that ghave such vast space to range in view, but as a mass they the view, before the Peninsula shut are larger than those of either in the ship-hc saw only the ca- Wales or the Scottish Highlands. reer before him, he felt only the Near the sea they had a brown excitement of arriving at this land grassy look: one could see the of promise; 'near him stood a wovegetation was grass, though not man with a tear stealing down her is the pro- ·In a New Colony. 853 could see. cheek, though the land she gazed was in its youngest Infancy-but on had nothing in common with it was a sturdy animated infancy the land she left: it was land there was bustle and life about the still, and recalled the home she place, though V huts lined the had forsaken: these shores to her streets, and brawling brooks ran pointed to the past, to him they over rough stones as they made pointed in the future : both were their way through the town to the true to nature, and stood there sea. Carpenters were busy erecting unconcious types of their sex. A housds, men carrying up timber clown gazed with open mouth, from the wharf, some were digging, the fellow had never seen a hill, some sawing, some joining, &c., and was thunderstruck. Some boats were arriving at the wharf were quictly packing up and with sawn timber froin Pigeon gathering their things on deck, Bay, and the sharp sterned whale others haggled with the Steward, boats crossing the Bay passed the whilst knots of excited children English built gigs on their way loudly told each other what they from the ships to the town. Of these I can see a ship;" ships there were two besides the “ And I can see a house." " And one in which I had just arrived. I can see some sheep ;" where ? One was an emigrant ship, the where ? In vain I looked for one other had bronght a cargo of catwhere I could trace any signs of tle from Sydney. There was a admiration for the sublime beau- peddling sort of brig with a cargo *ty of these Alpine hills, all other of notions from Australia, a regufeelings were lost in the excite lar trader on the coast, the owner ment of landing, or Nature's a queer compound of sailor, huxgreatest efforts were displayed in ter, and merchant, & yankee in vain to those too cold to feel at manner and appearance, though all. A boat shot down the har an Australian by birth. Besides bour, the bow and stern were these, three large scbooners and similar, both sharp, behind trailed many small coasters lay anchored an oar to steer, this was a whale opposite the town. With one of boat, almost the only open boat my fellow-passengers I made my used on the coast of New Zealand ; way up the hills, behind Lyttelton. she was pulled rapidly up, and A fresh breeze blew strong over men with beards, dressed in the top of these hills, which excitwoollen shirts gathered to their ed us to action, whilst it created waists by leather belts and round an appetite I in vain endeavoured felt hats, stood upon the deck to control. High up the range amongst our English dressed we had passed a shepherd's hut, and clean shaved emigrants, and and as I found my companion was asked questions of England, as hungry as myself, I proposed which were answered, as Irish we should board the hut in search men are said to answer by the of something to eat. We devoured, emigrants asking questions of to the astonishment of the shop- Canterbury. It was early in herd, all the bread laid in for the June 1851 when I landed in Lyt- family, and made a considerable telton. Scarcely six months had inroad into the butter. passed since the first body had werc obliged to procure a messenreached the Colony, and the Town ger to start for the town, that the So we ·*54 Emigration and Scenes eat your- 66 was eager and hungry children we gentleman, he grew to be an Irish saw around us might not starve. onc. Lloyd found hunting more "I say," Douglas," said my com agreeable than study, and such stupanion before we had got half way dy as Latin and Greck—so he rode back,“ how do you feel ?" his hobby, which was his pag, and Deuced hungry," I answered. consigned the Classics to cobwebs What, you have not the im and dust. And so his train of life pudence to confess it after demo rolled on till at last the Governor lishing the man's loaf." 6 น woke up, and, lo ! the station was Hang the fellow, he had eatpassed, Cambridge was out of en more than half himself. sight, and all professional halting "I prophecy ruin for you, and a places gone. Lloyd rejoiced, but famine for the colony if you remain; his father became alarmed: thc thank God, I've not got to keep young man must do something to you." earn his bread. It was during "I say, Amen to that, for a this dilemma of the Reverend fellow like you will Gentleman that the Canterbury self out of house and home, much scheme was placed before the less support another." public. He saw at once a career Begad I believe there is some for his son, and eagerly embraced truth in that," said Lloyd," and I the opportunity. The son tremble for my prospects if provi- easily persuaded to go and look sions don't fall. Did you ever feel at the Colony. "If it won't do.' such wind. It scems to me to blow he said on taking leave of the Goevery thing in the shape of vicvernor, 'I can return. Thank tuals away, and send the blood God, the thing can be done withcoursing through one's veins. out the help of a musty Greek Why I'll be hungry for ever here." author.' He attached himself We arrived in time for dinner on to me on the voyage, board the bark, and sat down very played innumerable games of demurely, with a little assistance ecarté, and get up a rubber. He we finished a leg of mutton and was a shrewd scnsible fellow in then it leaked out to the surprise all matters of pounds, shillings, of all who witnessed our perform and pence, and entered with all ance, that not two hours before his heart into the Colonial queswe had eat up the provision a tion—How will it pay.' shepherd had laid in for his fami On the following morning he ly. roused me up. " I have got an Lloyd was the son of a Norinvite for you, to visit Port Levi." folk Clergyman, who had some I was not aware you know property in that country; he had any one there." been told off for the Church, but “ Neither do I," said he, “but year after year passed, and Master the gentleman whose name I Lloyd could still be seen mounted don't know asked me the moment on his Screw, in full cry after the I expressed a wish to see Akeroa. hounds. His father, good easy I threw in a hint for you. Bring man, looked on him as a boy, and him by all means' he exclaimed, he had been a boy oncet-but from . but mind your accommodation an English boy, by a gradual will be of the rudest description change, imperceptible to the old you can conceive!' 12 and we ·In a New Colooy. 835 a “ Do you think," I asked, “We high, and a harder task than we could bring George." bargained for. I had lately been Certainly," answered Lloyd, accustomed to the Scotish high- “ it is the custom of the coun lands, and putting fern in the try. " place of hcather, the walking here By. Jove," i exclaimed, was much similar, but neither of " that's hot bad. A fellow whose my companions had ever seen a foot had never before been out mountain before ; Lloyd was of Norfolk pleads the custom of little wiry fellow, to whom no the Antipodes the day after he work came amiss ; George, on the arrives." contrary, was an excellent specie Ayc, and adopts it too," man of England's finest Yeomen. chimed in the Captain," when Tall and wel built, great breadth he is allowed to push himself into of shoulders, depth of chest, every å gentleman's house, he brings limb in proportion though heavy; two great hulking fellows with but English-like as his figure him, though God knows he has was, there was no mistaking the a twist suflicient to create a famine face : large and round, with a fine around him. Had I known I broad forehead, bright blue eyes, had such a passenger on board, I white even teeth, a clear red and would have taken fifty tons more white complexion, and brown of dead weight." curly hair, all made up an open, I wish you had taken a few honest Saxon face. But though live animals instead," retorted he looked as if he could put Lloyd Lloyd, " but lend us the life and myself, one into each pocket, boat. and walk away with us, I knew pray how am I to get how appearance decaived, I knew her back ?" asked the skipper. what grenadiers were in such a “ I'll get some of the young country, and it turned out as I ones to accompany us to the shore, expected. We walked away from to gather oysters and shoot shags him. I never heard a fellow puff --they think they are ducks," up a hill as he did ; it was like a said Lloyd. steam engine behind us ; we sat We landed on the side of the down to wait for him; when he Harbour opposite Lyttleton in arrived, he threw himself panting Rhode's Bay, and commenced on the ground, but he proved the ascent of the hill passing by there was still lots of work in Mr. Rhode's house, which was him, for he bounded up as if he perched on the mountain in a were made of India-rubber. This ravine, through which trickled ne spark of electricity, the cause of a little rivulet. Above the house which I had the curiosity to inthere was a patch of wood, and vestigate, was communicated by high up appeared a dark fringe, his proximity to a little lizard, which I took to be a low line which I believe to be the only of bush. Snow sparkled in the four-legged animal indigenous to clefts of the rocks, but the New Zealand. Nothing could sun was bright and warm, the persuade him it was not poisonair clear and exhilerating, the “ Kill it, kill it, for God's wind cool and bracing, the hill sake; take care it will bite," he was upwards of two thousand feet cried, as I took it in my hand 6 And ous.

·856 Emigration and Scenes and placed it behind a big stone, "A quart," exclaimed Lloyd, for I saw that fright only pre with contempt, "a couple of galvented him from demolishing his lons you mean--you old hogstiny foe. At last I gained the head.' top and perched myself on a high When the glow produced by the rock; frozen snow lay all around, exertion of climbing up the hill and a deliciously cool breeze blew had cooled, it became cold, and we gently there, though it scarcely all saw the necessity for moving. ruffled the placid waters of tha, bay Beneath lay the valley of Port bencath. The great plain, bound Levi and the head of the Bay, cd by its noble mountains, could but we could see no house, nor be seen over the lower range on a sign of cultivation. In vain the other side the harbour, and a we searched every nook and corlong line of white breakers mark ner of the valley with our eyes, ed the beach as the big swell of it looked boggy and bare, a patch the Pacific thundered on the shore. of dead and whitening trees added The line of bush turned out to to the solitariness of the scene. be the commencement of a forest, We were near the foot of the hill and no small trees either. Fat before we saw that smoke was littlc black birds hopped within rising from a small mound of two yards of me, and every now carth just under us. Around and then pigeons, scarcely smaller grazed some splendid cattle. А than a len pheasant, broke from flock of fine geese stood on the their cover, and flew over the beach ; cocks crowed and turkeys green foliage of the woods." This ruffled up their feathers; pigs is hard work," said Lloyd, "coin grunted and doys barked: all ing up, for people who have just that was in keeping with a counarrived from & voyage of a hundred try house; but this housc ! ye days. Are these anything like gods, what a house!! “ No, no," the Scotch hills ?" said, I "that's not it.” “If you substitute," I answer “ Faith, if it isn't," answered ed, "black boggy holes for this fine Lloyd, "I don't know where it is, Vegetation on the top, and mix for there is no other in this heather with this fern, removing valley." the flax, and that high grass The most lonely hut on the (tooli-tohi) down the slope, you wildest spot of Conamara, might will have a highland mountain." have proudly drawn a compa- "I say, George," cried Lloyd, rison. We, fresh from Engcome, come up here, and look land, looked with astonishment at the view." at this dwelling-place, yet it "Dang the view," retorted was the abode of one of the George, stretching himself on the most accomplished gentleman in ground, regardless of lizards, New Zealand, and generally the and without deigning to cast an residence of the son of an English eye on one of the most magnifi Duke. Had we thought for a cent sights one could conceive. moment, we would have seen, the After blowing there for some time, only way in which a new country he found breath enough to ex can be colonized is by a compress the delight a quart of bitter mencement like that beforo us. * beer would give him. No doubt greater means will give ·In a New Colony. 857 greater comforts, and in avoiding it was little of it they required. . the first roughing the principal At the same time they were engaghardships are got over; but when ed in fencing, clearing, and ditchmen emigrale with the first body ing, and comforts began to grow of colonists tº a new Colony, around there, but it required more they must expect to go through experienced eyes than ours to disall this, And if not prepared to do cover where these comforts were. so, they are wrong to place theni Now Lloyd, you have most selves in such a position. As Byron brass," said I,"so do you go first." says, they must be able to rough But there was no necessity for it on something less than & beef our plotting: we were met at the steak and a bottle of port. The door with a warın welcomc, and gentleman to whom the hut be soon felt ourselves at home. After longed, as soon as he had chosen tea we strolled over the valley, that his land, took his labourers to the is over such parts of it as we could spot, and at once erected thc ho well get. A great deal of surface val, carried down his traps, and water had collected on it. A few set to work to clear and cultivate drains, and all impediments rehis land, purchasing sone ſine moved from the numerous streams, cattle and a stock of poultry. would soon clear that away. Although he cheerfully endured The phorium tenax, that unerthe roughing inseparable from this, ring test of good land in New it was different with his men, who Zealand, gave the place a boggy after grumbling there for a couple appearance, though its presence of months, finally left him and a was a proof that the soil was cousin of his to shift for themselves. sound. We inspected the cattle, A gentleman who had chosen his gave our opinion on the best section in the valley lived with place to run drains, and after seethem. They soon found them ing the site our host had chosen selves able to do without servants ; for his house, we returned to the they knew as the population in hut, made an equal distribution creased, and labour became more of the blankets, and selected the abundant, they would get it at a softest planks for our sleeping less ruinous rate, particularly af- places. After breakfast ilext ter they had smoothed away the morning we started for Pigeon greater difficulties. When the hut Bay. Passing over a small hill wc was made water tight, when milk, found ourselves in a valley sinifresh meat, and butter could be lar to that we had just crossed. procured, servants might be per A streain ran rapidly by the foot suaded to live in the valley of Port of the hill, on the other side were Levi. There are no lessons learn two houses, one considerably to ed so quickly as those taught by the front of the other-I thought necessity; they became good plain they were finishing the house in cooks, that is, they could spoil ineat It never occured to me like a red-faced woman who adver that they were taking it to picces tised under that head ; they could previous to packing up and carbake bread that hungry men liked; rying it away, but such was the they could milk cows, light fires, case ; and on my return, when clean plates, and do all household hunting for that house in the work: washing bothered them, but dark, 1 fell headlong into the advance.

·858 Emigration and Scenes stream. The owner had taken admiration for George's tall figure down the roof and part of the and handsome face, but which front face, through which the George mistook for a desire to sun was brightly shining on his devour him. I did not lessen this wife, then busily engaged on her by exclaiming—" By Jove, the household duties. These people old Cannibal's mouth iş watering seemed to put great confidence for you, George-what & regular in the climate, considering it was man-eating trap.” The bluc lips winter-a confidence I afterwards again opened, and " Tobac" was discovered it did not quite de the sound accompanied by unmisserve. Passing along the beach takeable signs of the four finger we approached a native village, in the bowl of a very black clay where a reserve had been made pipe : this rather reassured our on the hill side for the Maoris. handsome man of Kent, who had The beach was strewn with large felt very uncomfortable under the stones, covered with oysters and steady gaze of the Cannibal. other shell fish, the high water Some more Maoris joined our line was marked with innumera. party, all with outstretched hands ble fragments of shells, and the and a grin on their faces, and the ebbtide loft a large flat of un invariable request for tobacco. sightly mud, the deposit of these Most of theme could talk English streams from the hills. Near the -all the young ones could. We village we forded one of these passed through the pah, or rather Highland burns, into the bed of village, pah being the term for å which a schooner had been drawn. fortified place. Pigs and dogs This vessel was the property of were the most numerous inhabi. the New Zealanders, they had tants, putting fleas out of the paid a couple of hundred pounds, question. The pigs were nearly though they now left their purall black, and looked very funny chase to rot where she lay. An old with their ears cut off quite close to tattooed savage, when the dogs their heads. Several whale boats had given notice of our approach, were drawn up on the beach, and came out of his den. some nets made of flax were drygrie," said we. “ How do you ing in the sun. The village was do," returned the savage, hold empty, it was the season in Piing out a hand cold and clammy; geon Bay, whither the natives he was dressed in a blanket and had taken flight, as their principal .: wore a shirt underneath it, but potatoe grounds were situated his dirty red legs were bare far there. From this New Zcaland above his knee, his lips were blue, village we began to ascend the hill his mouth immensely large, and his which looked even higher than nose flat-ah! he exclaimed, when the one we crossed the day before, he came to George, opening his and so we found it. * Peak after great mouth and showing a row peak rose, though we foudly of teeth that would have adorned hoped that we hoped that we were ascending the jaws of a shark, and made the last. Near the summit we George's blood run coldah! entered an arched avenue, the said he, again elevating his eye coinmencement of a dense forest, brows and wrinkling his forehead, luckily the snow lay wodden by which the Maori meant as signs of a foot print, otherwise be would Len-a- ·16 be In a New Colony. 859 have been at a loss to kcop the still continued to Wind up the path. The cool snow beneath hill. “ We must," said 1, and the thick foliage of the trees on the highest peak of the range above, combined in giving a de that surrounds Port Levi, these licious coolness to the atmosphere, natives seem to me to carry their which our wcaricd party fully ap path over the greatest heights." preciated ; around, beneath, above I afterwards discovered there was was a mass of vegetation in all some truth in this. As the nathe vigour of youth and the.de tives before our arrival were concadency of age. Old trees were stantly at war, their parties were strewn over the ground in every led over the most commanding stage of rottenness, some ifto roads, in case of attack on the which the foot sunk, others fall march. ing to pieces, whilst an old fellow The descent was very steep, licre and there resisted all at trecs had been felled across the tempts to turn his hard heart, path already rendered difficult though his outside covering had enough by the roots and the sliplong since felt the influence of the pery mire created by the melting wet, and was covered with mosses of the snow. Every now and and scarlet fungi, Old trees then the legs of one of our party stood tottering their bour, drawing would slip from under him, and he nigh; nuble trunks, many feet in would accomplish the descent of dianieter, as if their destiny was several fcet on the broad of his to endure for ever, rose around back till his toes or heels caught uş, Bencath their foliage the some root, when he would pick ground was green with a spring himself up in a pretty picklu, ing vegetation, on one side grew a greeted with shouts of laughter. fern trec, the most graceful of all Whenever the opening of the plants, near it the nikau palm, and forest allowed onc to get a glimpse between them could be seen the through the dense foliage, the light coloured bark of the fuchsia, view way strikingly beautiful. rising into a trec arfd putting out The deep blue of Pigeon Bay the most lovely flowers, there lying får below us and on the in an impenetrable mass grew side opposite, the stcep mountain, a quantity of brushwood, hero covered with its green forests, young giants, children of the rose from the water's edge, just noble trees under whose shade and gh was seen to throw a mys. they spring, reared their green tery over the rest and give scope, heads, and through and about and to the imagination. The sweet around all twisted in cvcry snake notes of some marvellously tame like coutortion the supple jack birds sounded through the still and other parasitical plants, which woods with a pleasing melody. passing frona bougb to bough fell The scene was enchantingly beauin graceful festoons, and waved tiful, and a fairy-like effect was about as the trees were agitated given by the new tones and brilby the wind. It was a mass of liant plumage of our would-be vegetation springing, in vigour, friends. They hopped about at decaying and decayed. We were our fect, and sechied only to redeceived in supposing we had at quire a little encouragement to last reached the top, the path alight on our shoulders. There VOL. I.NO. XI, M ·860 Emigration and Scenes sat the pigeon, who has given its of the forests, adding beauty to name to the bay, twice the seize the scene, and giving the charm of those in England, clothed in of civilization to the wild granhis bright blue, and perched on a deur of nature. Passing by Mrs. bough quite close, gazing quietly Sinclair's house, we continued our at us with his red rimmed eye. course to the head of the bay, we We shouted at it, and threw stones walked across the rocks, the flowat it, but it would not more, till ing tide wetting our feet, till we onc struck the bough, and it flew came to the cottages of some sawto another, ten yards away, un yers. One of them engaged in fortunately for this tame and pret- cutting up fire wood left his work ty bird he possesses a fine gamy to have a chat with us, and do the flavour. Every one therefore honors of his house. The kettle is armed with fowling piece simmering by the fire was at once against it, and as it scems to put on, and we were asked to take court its fate, often waiting till some tea, The water and tea some bungler has shot two or were boiled together, it was all three times, its destruction will right as long as any coloring matbe speedy and sure. Such shoot tea could be extracted from the ing is the lowest pot work, as well leaves. When that failed fresh might one shoot the cock crowing tea was put in. When the kettle around the house and call it sport. began to sing, the teu was poured We emerged at last from the into tins. And a black substance bush, as the colonists name their on a plate put before us, it looked noble forests, and stood on the like ground pitch, but they called beach--rounding the point of it sugar. Our host then kindly a small bay, one of the most asked us if we would cat any, lovely views I ever saw lay thing, there is nothing so refreshbefore me. The high hills were ing to a tired nan as tea, except covered to the top with dense va perhaps coffee, and though we ried and ever-green foliage, in a might have turned up our noses wave like form as the rising at the ting in England, we felt ground lifted up the trees or they very grateful for what we got sunk with it in ravincs. No ground where we were. We had been could be seen save where some recommended to go to Mr. Jays, craggy rock jutted from out the and the sawyer, who took it as a thick forest, giving the only idea matter of course we would go of the size of the mountains. At there, pointed out the road. We our feet lay the blue bay, deceiv however possessed still the abing the eye as to its extent till it surd English feeling, of disliking catches sight of a schooner look to present ourselves to a gentleing very small on the other side. man whom we had only heard of At the head of this bay stood the the day before, and demand food most romanticu. My situated house, and lodging, our dirty appegrance surrounded with a little English being anything but good regarden, planted with the shrubs commendation. The custom of of Europe, and pown with mea the country howeyeA rather redow grass, the bright green of assured us, so pushing Lloyd with which came out most brilliantly, his stock of brass to the front, we relieved against the brown tints made up the best faces and bold- ·In a New Colony. 861 his ly knocked, but we might have the land that fell to lot mere saved ourselves the screwing up, bog. He threw it up, and coasting and Lloyd's stock of brass was round the Islands, he choose the again found useless, the servant spot where he was now settled. He quietly showed us into a room, had a hard battle to get the land and proceeded to light a fire, as orders transferred, but this was fiif we had long been expected by nally arranged to his satisfaction. the fainily. Congratulating our And he had now the pleasure of selves, we set to work to examine seeing his calculation was right, this New Zealand apartment, lined and a large settlement growing as it was on every side with mood, around him. The Messrs. Deans it looked like a large box, the tim and Mr. Rhodes and Sinclair ber was Totarra, a most beautiful were similar cases : singularly furniture wood. It was oiled but enough, all Scotch men, but only not polished. A fine block forma adding to the many proofs that ed the chimney piece. I thought the greatest encrgy, foresight, and as I looked at the beautiful vein perseverence are to be found in of this wood what a splendid ap-. the people of that nation. Few pearance it would give a dining ever had their hospitality put to rooin panneled and highly polish such severe treat as thcsc old seted. A large and solid table oftlers. Independent of the annoyred pine stood in the centre of the ance of having a constant succesroom, the red pine is also a fur sion of strangers in one's house, niture wood taking nearly as high provisions were then at a farninc a polish'as Totarra. I had scarce. price, and the tax on their pockets ly made these remarks before Mrs. as heavy as that on their patience. Hay came in, and shaking hands Guest succeeded guest in endless welcomed us to her house--no variety. All had been entertained thing could be better calculated by one or other of them, from the to set us at our case, after this, tinker and the tailor to the soldier in any other country, impertinent and the sailor, but it was borne intrusion, than her kind and home with the most magnanimous paly manner, and we could scarcely tience, and the last received as help smiling at the desperate kindly as the first. Mrs. Hay courage to which we had wound one day mentioned a case -when ourselves up before entering the I asked her how she could subhouse. Mr. Hay gave us wait to what, to me, I confessed, equally kind welcome, and we were would have been an intolerable soon chatting about our voyage apgoyance, of one man entering and the Colony fafterwards put her house, ordering the servant their hüspitality many times to to light a fire and pull off his boots, the test." I found each visit but 'but on the following morning, tlc increase the cordiality of my re coolness of this, which had rather ceptions and saw that though all astonished them, scaustomed as were received kindly, they had a they were to it in a more modi. warmer welcome for their friends. fied form was explained by his Mr. Hay had emigrated under calling for his bill." The distance the auspices of the New Zealand from Pigeon Bay to Akeroa is Company, and was one of the early about sixteen miles, but as Akeroa settlers in the country. Finding Bay runs seyen miles nearer Pia an ·862 Emigration and Scenas geon Bay, beyond the village, that tops of the hills in New Zealand, part can be done in a boat. After unless very high, arc as fertile as breakfast next morning we started. the vallies. Where in England at A quarter of a mile above the a similar height nothing could be house the path entered the woods, produced, a dense vegetation cocontinuing in the valley for four vered the ground, and trces towmiles. A stream ran though it, cred up into the sky, beside which and seemed to play at cross pur our oldest oaks would dwindle poses with the path. It waseper - into insignificence. The white petually charging through our and red pine rose conspicuously, road, ten times we waded it up to and the noble Totarra rcared his our knecs, but there it was bub blown head, varying the tints of bling before us. “Thank God, the forest. The two former are said George, “this is the last of very useful, the first being light it, for the hill rises here." and easily worked but not lasting, " I was not aware," said I, the second sheavy, hard and long walking into the water after him, endaring, but breeding a maggot " that you were so fond of hills." which injures it, and the Totarra " Onc has no choice," return- , being sell and therefore easily ed he, “it is from the frying pan worked, lasting and beautiful in apinto the fire." pearance. The white and red pine, “ Oh!" I see, exclaimed Lloyd, as they are called in New Zealobserving the way in which George and are not, I believe, truly pines, perspired," you look upon yourself though the foliage is something as a wet blanket, a regular fire ex similar. T'he bark of the Totarra tinguisher, and therefore prefer is used by the natives to cover their the fire to the frying pan. houses, nailed on the frame work To this George made no answer, as boards, but when thus stript his breath, though liberally ex the tree dies. They destroy the pended after the manner of a por trees in the most reckless way, poise, was too precious to be thrown but reckless as they are, they are away in words. He felt he had the babies coinpared to the sawyers hill to climb, and experiênce told One of these men would empty him what it was. Commencing the the ashes of his pipe into dry ascent, we cmerged from the forest, fern, with the most perfect indiffern covered the ground, but be ference, and burn a thousand acıcs fore a third of the night had been of wood. It was with the greatgained, weagain entered the woods. est difficulty Mr. Hay saved his When I looked back to the bay, I house. The forests around being saw we had ascended considerably on fire for months, travelling before more than I expected, the rise of the wind, gerrding fläming balls the valley being greater than it ap- through the air, now approachpeared. An endless view of tree- ing till he lost all kopej then retops lay before us, behind us, treating, the scene lit up at night, and on each Wue. Crowning the and volunics of smoke hanging amphi-theatre of hills which over the hills during the day, and stretched down the bay, and los all this was occasioned by the careing their woody character ran into lessness of one of the men workthe sca bare, grassy and bluff pro- ing in the bay. The inhabitants montories. It struck me that the of Akoro were once at their ·In a New Colony. 868 wits end, and in despair - be marks on this, which I noticed in causc months before a sawyer the Atlas for India, are scarcely choose to warm his hands in Ger worth quoting, for the news on main's Bay, nearly two miles from which they are founded is simply the village, but he then lit a fire untrue. I have later news from that it took nature six months to the Colony than any thing that put out. In every direction the could have reached England, and trees are seen scorched and black from England this country, and I ened, and it often astonished me have been surprised by the small to see a tree half burned sur number who have emigrated from rounded by others unipjured. Canterbury to Canterbury to the diggings. Large stones &nd blocks of rock Canterbury is most unfortunate impeded our path, though they in being just founded before the seemed no impediment to the van 'gold fields were discovered, because getation. We had descended men had not time to settle down, some distance before we caught accumulate property, and acquire a glimpse of the bay at last we a great interest in the colony. It came to a little plateau, where therefore would seem that in the grew a stupendous Totarra, and nature of things a greater emithrough a fine opening we saw gration should take place from the water of this lovely harbour. Canterbury than from any other On such a spot in England would settlement, but such as yet has be placed a summer house or at not been the case. In the releast a scat, and the old Totarra marks in the Allus, again it is would have witnessed many scenes accounted that Canterbury can of gaiety, and many a pic-nic produce nothing exportable-how feast would have been spread in shameful it is that men should the shade beneath his branches, write in utter ignorance or write In the youth of the tree the Ma wilful lies. Either one or the ori war-party halted on this spot, other must be the casc, as the seton their way to or from a cannibal tlement is singularly well adapted fcast. Now the settler sits down for producing the best export there to eat his bread and pork ; which these colonies can growbut the day will come when jollywool. I believe that the gold fields partics will drink their champagne of Australia will produce a crisis under the canopy ofits foliage. And in the settlement of Canterbury, now I have fairly arrived at the bay as in that of all the older settleof Akcroa, one of the finest har ments, but I fecl certain that the bours in Now Zealand, and one of colony of New Zealand will bound the most beautiful in the world. elastically over it, and the onward By the tail of the 24th June, progress will be on firm ground. some English peper, which I beg;. So sure am I of this, that I look licve to be the l'immes, mentioned upon such a crisis as the proas ņews brought by the Vienna per time to emigrate and infrom Sydney, that the settlement vest money in these Islands. If of Canterbury deserted, New Zealand be deserted by its Wellington and Auckland were English labourers, farewell to all nearly in the same condition, and hope of prosperity in Australia... at Van Dieman's land a similar When a labourer leaves a thriving result was expected. The re settlement where he is comfort. was ·864 Emigration and Scenes in a New Colony. earns ably placed, and very be the barbarism of demoralized high wages, migrates again fifcivilization. All healthy occupateen hundred miles to be mixed tion gone, and with it all law, up with a band of ruffians, what leaving a feverish spirit of gamchance have settlements in the bling and even life at the mercy neighbourhood of this pandemo of every low demagogue who can nium inducing their labourers to sway the sword. But if on the stay. Not all the thousando now contrary labour can be retained shipping from England, not the in Australia, and held to its progreat influx from California and per functions, will any one tell all the Islands of the Pacific me, that labour cannot be retainnor the desertion of the other ed also in New Zealand ? And settlements, can then save the for' what will labour be retained.? colonies of Australasia from ruirf. To grow that which can be grown Is gold the real wealth of nations ? as well or better in New Zealand. No, only the type, the representa. Therefore in every respect these tion of that wealth, and if all la latter islands have the advantage. bour be withdrawn from its legi- I look upon New Zealand as the timate occupation, this wealth barameter of Australasia. When must go, for it is created and a great emigration sets thence to supported by that labour, leaving Australia, the glass is falling, and its representative behind. The when that glass is very low, one colonies will revert to barbarism, may well look for a hurricane af gilded by this gold, but it will ruin.

·Selections and Translations. FÅ BLI AUX, The Ass' Legacy. Whoever desires to be honored length died of old age, after adding by the world and to follow the greatly to his master's wealth. So ample of those who aim at poplessdear did the Priest hold his carcase ing great riches, will meet in this that he would not suffer it to be life with much annoyánce, for mány Hayed, but buried it in the ceinclery. are the evil speakers who will lightly The Bishop was of a different chado him an injury, and yet more nu racter. Neither niggardly nor covetmerous are the envious. Let him be ous was he, but courteous and poever so fair and courteous, of ten lished. IIis hall was always full of persons seated at his table six of gucsts, and not at all a bad table them will be backbiters and nine of did he keep. Whatever the inuster them envious. Behind his back they wished, none of the attendants ever do not valuc him an egg, though be disputed. (ircatły, however, was he fore his face they do him reverenco in debt, for he lavished his money too and bow the head. How then should freely. One day the good man had not those envy him who do not pro much company, and they talked of fit by hiin, when those of his own rich Clerks and of avaricious and household are not true or stable? miscrly Priosts, who offer neither Il cannot be otherwise-it is even so. gifts nor honor to Bishop or Scignior. I will prove this to you by a Priest, Then the Priest was named who was who had a good Church, and whose su rich and well to do, and his life was only care was to perform the service soon told as they pleased, and they inand to amass wealth. To this he puted to himn inore wealth than any applied his whole understanding. three could possess. And they said, Enough had he of cloth and money, morcover, that he had done a thing, and his granaries were full of corn, om tocount of which money mishi . which he well knew how to sell, and well be extracted from him. for the sale would wait from Easter what has he donc?" asked the inasto St. Remi (October Ast) 'nor could 'ter of the house. " He has donc his best friends extert any thing worse than a Bedoween,"they replied, from him, but by force. An ass had e for he has buried his ass Baliwin he in his louse, but such an ass in consecrated ground. • Cursed loc For twenty years his life," cried the Bishop, "it this bc had it served him, and never was true. Cursed be he and his riches. there seen such a slave. This ass at Walter, let him be suminonsed. We And !! never man saw. C'est ll Testament del'Arne. This triflc, consisting of 170 lines in the original, is dus to the fertile imagination of the trouvere Rutebeur. VOL. 1.NO, XI. b ·ccliv Fabliaux. will hear the Priest reply to what nor thought had he of hunger or Robert alleges against him. And thirst. When the Bishop saw him so help me God, if it prove true, I appear, he could not refrain from will inflict a fine." " You may hang crying aloud,“ Priest, have you me," said the other, “if it be not true found good counsel, or have you what I have told you, and never has recovered your senses ?" "Sir," anhe made you any offering." swered the other,"counsel have I The summons was issued, and the found, but marvel not if I do not Priest appeared, for he needs must avail myself of it. Better is it to answer to his Bishop respecting the ease my conscience and to do peaffair of which he was accused. nance, either in person or in pro- “ False, disloyal man, enemy of perty, if you deem me worthy of God, where have you buried your hamd." Then the Bishop approachass?" demanded the Bishop. "Great ed near to him, so that they could scandal have you caused to our Ho. converse mouth to mouth, and the ly Church; was ever such a thing Priest raised his face and looked up, heard of as that an ass should be bu but he held the money beneath his ried among Christian folk ! By Ma cope, for he feared to show it before ry the Egyptian, if this be proved all the by-standers. Then he began against you, I will put you in prison, to excuse himself and to say, “Sir, it for never did I hear of such an of needs no long tale. My ass lived to fence." Then the Priest replied, a great age, and many a good crown “ Fair, gentle sir, any word may be did he bring me. Loyally and truspokeu, but I demand a day for de ly he served me for twenty long liberation, for it is only fair that I years. If God assoil me, any one should take advice regarding this might gain twenty sous, for he had affair. But do not unjustly condemn laid bye twenty livres to deliver his me for this act, for it is a thing in soul from Hell. These he left to you credible." So the Priest arted by Will.” And the Bishop answerfroin the Bishop, but not at all pleas- ed and said, “ May heaven receive cd was he, though he did not allow him, and pardon his misdeeds and himself to despond, for he knew that all thc sins he ever committed." he had a good friend in his purse Thus, as you have heard, Bishops that would not fail him in the hour love rich Priests and soon teach them of need. to bring their offerings. Rutebeuf While fouls sleep, the appointed teaches you that he who has money time comes round, so did it with in the hour of need is in no danger him. Twenty livres of good money of bonds, and even his ass becomes thie Priest took with him in a purse, a Christian. The Bag full of Sense.* JEHANS LI GALLOIS tells that there dame held her busband very dear, lived in the domain of the Count de as he did her, only that he had a Nevers a rich citizen, who was both mistress phom he affected and to prudent and courteons. This citi whom he presented fine robes. His zen was a merchant and very for wife came to find this out, for she turate at fairs, Wisc was he and had observed him frequently going experienced, and he had a wife of to and fro, so that she could not great worth, the fairest in the land, refrain from saying to her lord, nor could any one find her follow, let “Fair, sir, most dishonorably do you him seck where he would. The act by me. Have you no shame?" * De la Bourre pleine de sons, in 432 lincs, by Jehans 1 Gallois d'Aubeplerte, of whom I nothing more is known, than that he was a cotemporary of Rutebeuf.

·Fabliava. cclv was « Of what, dame ?" 6 Of what! he took care without day to reload Take care, sir, for you keep a worth his cars--but not, in truth, with tow. less slut who disgraces and befools Goblets and cups of gold and silver you. Every body talks of it, for it with no lack of cloth, stuffs of enis known to all the town, and they grained scarlet, fine Persiang, † and say that God loveth you not, nor His good wool from Bruges and St. Mother, nor His Peers." " Be si Ömer. No one could tell or count lent, damo'' he replied. “There is the goods he piled in ten wagons. no truth in it, but people ate given to A marvellous great sum they cost, evil speaking." Then he left her and to each load there was a man wrathful and in anger, and went in to ghide the team. So he comto the castle, which was well and mended them to God the King, beautifully situated. I know no and they took their leave and set town with a more pleasant site than out upon their way and journeyed this of Dysise,* for it stands in an homewards by the straight high road. islet of the Loire. New bear bow void of sense Now this citizen had to go to a Sir Renier-not more intoxicated fair at Troyes in Burgundy; so the would he have been had he drunk dame, fearing to be put to open of Cyprus wine. So he went to the shame, sent for him to come to the Halle at Ypres," holding a staff in house. Enough did she talk to hin his hand. And he bethought him of one thing and another, and se of his mistress and bought her a verely rebuked him. But little he robe of Persian,--for his judgment cared for sych schooling, and he had turned upside down, and he made light of it. The daine soon folded it into a parcel. Then he perceived that her remonstrances rolled it up and fastened it behind were of small avail, and that he paid hiin on his jet-black palfrey, nor did no heed to them. So it happened he mean that any one should know on the morrow that her husband rose when he gave it to his leman. He betimes, and ordered his palfrey to be then proceeded along the main saddled and his horses to be harness street till he came to his quarters, ed to his wagons, which were loaded where he dismounted and took off with goods. As soon as he had his cloak and delivered his palfrey started them, he came back to speak to his servant, whose name was Geofunto his wife. “Tell me, fair dame,' frey. llere he remeinbered his quoth he, “what jewels for your per wife's request, who had asked of him son will you that I bring you from a bag full of sense, but he knew not the good fair of Troyes ? Or wish in what manner to accomplish this. you for wimples or girdles, gold As he looked before him he beheld tissue, rings for the fingers or for his host, whose name was Alexanthe ears ? I shall not be niggardly der, and he said to him : “Sir, towards you of any thing I can find." know you any place where they sell "Sir,"slie replied, “by the faith Iowe a bag full of sense ? If so, I prithee, St. Peter and St. l'aul, I will not ask acquaint me. Thereon his host of you any thing except it be a bug pointed out to him a Mercer from full of sense. " Willingly will I a distant land. “ I think," quoth bring it you," said Sir Renier, you he, « that that man hath some." shall have it, cost, what I may;' o Straightway Sir Renier betook him It was in the month of August to the Mercer, who instantly replied that Sir Renier parted from Dame that he had none, but sent him to a Phelise, and went to the fair at spice merchant from Savoy, who Troyes. There he found merchants had grown bald from age. So Sir from Blois who bought up all his Renier went to him and told him goods. And when he had sold them, what he sought. But the other * A small town & leagues frem Nevers, situated in an island formed by the confluence of the Airow.and the Loise-the Decetia of Julius Cæsar, + An old fashioned kind of silk.

·cclvi Fabliaux. Ah ! - You say, swore to him and said that never in all his life had he heard of such an article. Then he departed pensive and kad, and in his displeasure threw himself on a seat beneath a tree, and vowed that he would look no more for it either behind him or before. When lo! there came along the road an aged merchant from Galicia. " Are you in want," suid he, “ of liquorice, aniseed, ginger, or cinnamon ? Or what seek you from this Savoy merchant ?" "Sir," he answercú," I ask not for liquorice, or cloves, or any other spice, but a bag full of sense, on account of which I am in sad perplexity. Know you where it is for sale ?" Right well, and readily will I teach you how to get it, so that you need enquire no further for it. But tell me, have you a wife ?” " Yes, and a Knight's daughter, wise, courteous, and discreet. you have then a inistress too, which grieves her, have you not ?” sooth, fair sir." Then the good man began to reason with him on the folly of his ways 66 Tell ine now without falsehood, are you taking any thing buck for your mistress ?" "I will tell you the truth," he replied, «I have bought her a beautiful robe of finc Persian, than which there is none better between this and Cyprus ?" The old man was debonair and said, • You must do otherwise tlvan you propose. Disgraced will you be if you do not weigh in your mind what I am about to advise yoli, and which will not give you much trouble. Depart from hence and follow after your goods. When you shall have arrived near your own house, leave your rohe and your horse with one who will be sure to restore them, and put on a garment full of holes and in tatters, so that your el. bows peep through. Enter your mistress' house by night and tell her that you have lost all your property, and that nothing remains to you. You wish therefore to lodge with her that night, and in the mothing you will go away before daylight, so that no one may recognize you. If she welcome you kindly and console you, well does she deserve the robe. But be sure not to remain an instant if she be proud and haughty, as is usual with such creatures, and refuse to admit you. Thus you will clearly perceive that you have ill employed your time, and that in vain have you incurred trouble aud-exponce for her in bygone days. Then set out on the road to your own house and enter into it, and when your wife has come to meet ytu, tell her of your discomfort withint showing any signs of joy and pleasure.. You will find her, methinks, far more courteous than the courtezan. But whatever she may say, she is your wife. Guard your own body, and think of your soul. Go, and do as I advise you. I commend you to God." Then they parted from one another, and Renier mounted his horse. It was late before he came to Dysise on the Loire, and he fain would prove his mistress that very day and reward her according to her merits. He therefore rode on full fast, at a sharp trot and ambling, until he overtook his wagon- “ Sirs," said he, you must take care of ny palfrey, my robe, and my servant Geoffrey, for i must execute something that nearly concerne me." He then stripped off his robe and put on a ragged garincnt not worth three deniers. In this guise went Sir Renier, ror did he stop until he reached Dysise. By night he entered the town, nor did he wish that any one should see him, but straightway he betook him to the housc of his mistress, who was not yet asleep, for she had just laid her down. So he came and knocked at the door, and she arose and opened it. Then, he entered the house and behell her. And when a light was kindled; he looked at him and asked why he was dressed " Fair sister, plied, “ believe me, I have lost all that I had. To-morrow before daylight, so that no one perceive me, I will flee into some strange land." " Go and seek a lodging elswhere,” and to say : ers. 66 in such rags. " he re- ·Fabliaux. cclvii 1 6 Sir," she cried, " there is no help for it." visit the citizen, and he made them " Alas ! fair gentle sister, you used all sit down, and showed them his to love me so well and to call me losses. “Sirs,' said he, “it is very Friend and Lord, be not then so harsh clear that I have lost mine all, but to me now. ." "Fair sir, by ill-fortune, this I could easily bear had there I care little for your reasonings." been nothing belonging to others ; When he had received this an but on this account am I discomfortswer, Renier left the house, and ed that of others' property there is to his own home he went and called so much." They all refrained from aloud. His wife heard him, and making answer, but they consulted greatly she rejoiced; and she ran with one another, gently whispering like a wise and prudent woman to in the ear : Truly we are in an open the door without another word. evil plight, and mocked by this man. Upstairs she led her lord, whom she Ill shall we be guided by him, and in loved better than all the world, and an evil hour did we first behold him." he said to her like one distraught, Whilst they were in this affright, “Dame, I have lost all I took to the they beheld Geoffrey approach fair as much as if it had fallen into leading the palfrey in his right hand the Loire. Alas! what will they do and his own hack in the left. Beto whom I am indebted. Never will hind him came the wagoners. Sythey be paid by me, for I have it mons, Aliaumes, and Gautier obnot in my power.” The dame be served them and said to one anobold hin thus down cast and heard ther : " Whose horses and wagons him upbraiding himself. are those that are coming over she made haste to reply, "take couryon bridge ?" " I know not," anage. Were it ten thousand livres, swered Guillaume. “ Nor 1," said you would yet be able to acquit Aliaumes. When Renier saw they yourself of it. Be of good cheer, were thus nigh at hand, he addressand summon up a stout hearts Sell ed his townsmen and aid, “ Very all iny inheritance, vineyards, woods, anxious are you to know to whom meadows, domains, mills, and corn these belong. By the God who houses, and lands, robes and jewels, created this world, they are mine great and small, willingly do I give and all that is within them. Let them up. But this dress you have none of you then be doleful, for I on is not comely-take it off and can pay you all, nor need you be put on this robe of miniver which dismayed. I will recount to you you have not worn since the winter. the whole truth. I went to the Clothc yourself and be comforted. Fair at Troyes. When I had finished God be praised, you have still more my business and had set out on any than any one in the town. Neither at way home, I remembered me of Ma- Montpellier nor at St. Giles is there bille, a lass of this town, whom I used a wealthier citizen than yourself. to love par amors. Now hear how So lay aside your grief and cheer the affair turned out. When I beup. Then she arrayed him like a thought me of Mabille, I went into king and set before him to eat. the Halle at Ypres and purchased And when they had supped at their for the wench à robe of Persian, leisure, they laid thent down and such as is not in all Cyprus. Then rested till the morrow's dawn. 1-I sought to buy a bag full of sense. As soon as the people of the town I found it and brought it back with were up, the news was spread abroad "me and still have it. When I had by the wench, that Sir Renier had done this, I held on my way and returned a's ragged as any vagawent siraight to my wagoners, bond, on foot, without shield or to whom I delivered my palfrey, lance, and that every one, male or my robe, and ny serrani Geoffemale, would assuredly lose all in rey. Then I put on a shably which they had become bound for garment in which were many holes, him. Then they arose and went to for I had derised a goodly fraud.

·cclviii Fabliaux. By night I entered the town and went at once to Mabille's house, feigning that I suffered much from cold. But when she saw me so ill clad and I told her that I was altogether beggared, and she observed that I was soiled with dirt, she turned me out of her house. I went forth and came where I was better known and where, thank God, was well received. The robe that I intended for the wench is still mine, and the dame within here shall have it, and far more grateful will she prove than the other." And when his wife heard this, greatly she rejoiced. “Sir," she exclaimed, “ Alen! Ahen! you have found the sense I asked of you-in good truth have you found it." Then great cheer did the citizen make that day. Jehans li Gallois concludes his lay by cautioning all those who are of light and fickle disposition against placing any confidence in women like Mabille, who are sure to desert them in adversity, for they are only bent on deceiving foolish men, and have neither truth, love, nor loyalty. are Dou there?* There were formerly two brothers the dog; Now, the dog's name without father or mother or other was Are-you-there, but it happenrelations. Poverty was their near ed that night that he was not in the est friend, and often was she in their yard. Then the lad peeped out and company. No disease clings to one opered the court-yard door and cried half so close. These brothers dwelt aloud, "Are you there! Are-youtogether. One night they were sore there !" He in the sheepfold andistressed by hunger and thirst and swered, Yes, truly I am here." cold-evils that generally attend in It was dark and gloomy and imposthe train of poverty. So they began sible to see from whom came the to consider how they could struggle voice, so the lad believed in his heart against the destitution that beset that it was the dog that spake. Not them, and oftentimes rendered them long did he wait, for he rushed into ill at ease. Hard by their hovel the house in great dismay. “What lived a man renowned for his riches. is the matter with you, fair son ?" While they were so poor, the weal asked the father. “Sir," he replied, thy fool had good store of cabbages " by the faith Powe my mother, Arein his garden and many sheep in his you there! spoke to me." "What! out-houses. They went in that di our dog!! Yes, by my troth, and rection together, for poverty drives if you do not believe me, go yourmany a man to sin. The one took self and call to the dog, and you will a back over his shoulder, and the hear him with your own ears. The other held a knife in his hand. To good man went into the yard to see gether they entered the grounds. the marvel and called out “ Are- One of them turned into the garden you-there! Are-you-there ?" The and straightway began to cut down other not seeing any one, again anthe cabbages. The other betook swered : “Yes, truly I am here.' himself to the sheep fold and, open- Then he was indeed astonished and ing the door, felt about for the fat exclaimed By all the saints and testt sheep. But the folk in the martyrs, my sán, I have heard of house heard him ljft the latch. many wonderful things, but of none So the good man spoke to his son to equal this. Go quickly and tell and said: “ Go, look into the gar this miracle to the Priest, and let den and see if there be any one him not forget his stole and some there and if you see nothing call holy water." Est tu-la, an absurd story in 142 lines. + Oras, afterwards gras, from the Latin eruerut.

·Fabliaux. cclix The lad made haste and ran the Priest heard these words, he straight to the Priest's house and ask deemed himself betrayed, and ed for the good father. “Sir," said sprung down to the ground and Aed he, come directly to our house to away with all his might. But his hear great marvels. Never were the surplicc caught on a stake, so that he like heard. And put your stole around left it behind him, nor did he stop your neck." “ You must be a fool,” to loosen it. He who was stealing quoth the Priest," to expect me to go the cabbages was not less amazed out with bare feet; besides I cannot than he who fled, he knew not for walk.” The other instantly replied, what. Nevertheless he went up “ If you will come, I will carry to the white thing he saw on the you." Then the Priest took his stake and found it was a surplice. stole and without more ado mount At the same moment his brother ed on the shoulders of the lad, who came out of the fold with a whole took the nearest way and fell into sheep onhis shoulders, and called to the path that led to those who were his comrade who had now filled his plundering his father's 'goods. He sack with cabbages. Both were who was gathering, cabbages saw well loaded, and they hurried back the Priest's dress whitening in the to their home, which was nigh at gloom, and fancied that it was his band. Then did he exhibit his companion bringing some booty. prize, who had gained the surplice. So he asked with great glee,“ Do And much did they laugh and joke, you bring any thing ?" for laughter was once more in their yes," answered the other, thinking power. Thus in a brief space it it was his father who spoke.“ Throw comes to pass that they laugh in the him down then," rejoined the thief. morning who wept over night, and • My kvife is very sharp, for I had they mourn in the evening who in it ground yesterday at the forge. I the morning were joyous and blithe will soon cut his throat." When o Faith, The three Dunch-backs, * ONCE upon a time in a certain and a monstrous jowl, a short neck town, there lived a citizen who fared and broad high shoulders. All his sunptuously every day--& hand life he had devoted to the accumulasome man was hc, and his friends tion of wealth. Indeed he was were the highest burgesses of the city, almost too rich, if peradventure all but he had not much wealth. This be true. Not another such & wealcitizen had a daughter so beautiful thy man was there in all that town. that it was a pleasure to look upon For the money he had amassed they her. Never did Nature create & gave him the damsel who was so fair. fairer thing. Of her beauty I have But after he had married her, never no intention to speak, for were I to was he a day without thinking of take in hand to set it forth, I might her great beauty, and so jealous be easily err, and it is better to be silent became that he had no repose. AU than to say what is not true. In day was his door closed, nor would the same town there dwelt a hunch he let any one enter unless he came back-never was there such a mis- kon matters of business. Thus every shapen thing. Well furnished was day he sat at the threshold, until it he with head. He was the reverse happened one Christmas-day that of every thing usual, 80 exceedingly three hunched-backed minstrels came ugly wus he. A huge head he had up to him and said, that they desired * Des Trois Bocus, a tale in 296 lines by Durand, a Trouvère of the 13th century. The trauslation is here and there slightly compressed.

·cclx Fabliaux, 26 to hold this festival with him, for ran and called a porter who was there was no house in the town passing byc. where they could more suitably hold The man, when he heard her it, seeing that he was like unto them voice, hastily came up and delayed and as crooked as themselves. Then not. Friend," said she, “ listen he conducted them upstairs, for the to me. If you will pledge will pledge me your door was approached by steps. faith never to accusc me of any thing When the dinner was made ready, you may hear, rich shall be your all seated themselves at table. The guerdon. Thirty livres $f good defare was good and plentiful, for the niers will I give you, when you shall host was no niggard. So he flasted have executed my behests." When his guests and they had capons with the porter heard this proposition, he pois au lart." And when the re readily plighted his word, for he past was over, he gave to each twen longed for the money, and with ty sous Parisis (equal to 25 sous quick step he sprang up the stairs. Tournois), but he forbade thêm T'he dame then opened one of the ever again to come to his house or lockers and said; “ Friend, be not be seen within its precincts, for, if dismayed. Carry this corpse to the ever he caught them, they should river for ine, if you wish to do ne a have a cruel bath in the cold water service." And she handed him a of the river. The house stood on sack and into it he thrust the hunchthe banks of a river that was broad back, and lifted it on his shoulders. and deep. And when the hunch Thus he hastened down the steps backs heard him, they took their and went running to the river, to leave with alacrity and joyful mien, the great bridge in front of the for well contented were they with house, and threw the hunch-back in, the day they had spent. nor longer tarried but hurried back. Soon afterwards the master of the Meanwhile the dame had dragged house went out and passed over the out of the bedstead with bridge. Then the dame, who had and difficulty another of the bodies, heard the minstrels singing and and then retired a little from the making merry, sent after them to spot. On this the poiter returned, fetch them back; and when they leaping for joy, and cried aloud had returned, she carefully closed “ Dame, pay me, for I bave deliverthe door. While the minstrels sang ed you from the dwarf.” “ How and diverted the dame, behold! her dare you mock at me, sir villain lord, who had made no long, stay, fool!" she exclaimed." The dwarf came back and proudly called at has already come back, so that you the door. She at once recognised could not have thrown him into the his voice, but knew not what in the water. Doubtless you brought him world to do with the hunch-backs or back with you. See, there he lios." how to conceal them. Now, beside " How! What is this? A hundred the fire place there stood an old foul devils ! Has he then come back ! bedstead in which they used to keep Truly do I marvel, for he seemed their wood, and it was divided into unto me as one dead. He must be three tuffers, in each of which she a devil and an anti-Christ, but, by híd á hunch-back. Then her lord en St. Remi, it shall not avail him." tered and seated himself near the Then he seized hold of the second dame, though he made no long tarry, hunoh-back and forced hinn also but soon rose up again and went out. into a sack, and maised him on his Little did she grieve to see her hus shoulders. From the house he hurband go away, for much did she ried forth, while the dame drew out wish to let out the three minstrels the other corpse and laid it in front whom she had shut into the lockers. of the fire, and then went to the But when she raised the lid they door. This time the porter flung his were all dead Aghast was she to burden into the water head down- · soe this. To the door she quickly wards. “Go," he cried, and curses great labor ·Fabliaux. cclxi on you if ever you come out again." Then he made all haste back to the mistress of the house and asked her to pay him, and she said she would do so, and walked towards the fireplace as if she knew nothing of the third hunch-back, who was lying stretched out there. « Behold a strange marvel!" she suddenly exclaimed. " Who ever lveard the like? The hunch-back has again returnedd!" The man laughed not when he saw the corpse lying before the fire. "Who ever knew such a ininstrol?'' le groaned forth. "Am I to do nothing else all this day but carry about that villanous hunch-back! 'I'wice already have I found him here, after throwing him into the water. Then he shoved the third one into a sack and flung lim ficronly on his back, full of anger and vexation, and wrath; and he turned and rushed down the steps and pitched his burden into the river. " Go to the ever living Wicked One," he cried, “So often have I carried thee to-day, that if ever I set eyes on thee again, too late wilt thou coine to repentance. I verily believe that thon hast bewitched me, but, by the God who made me, if thon followest me any more, and I find a stick or stake, I will give thee on the nape of the neck that of which thou shalt long wear the red mark.” Aſter uttering these words he returned, and was mounting the stops when he looked behind hiin and behold the master of the house following close after bim. The good man thought to himself that it was no longer a joke. Thrice he crossed himkelf and muttered, “ In the name of the Lord, help me () God." Greatly his spirit quailed within him. "Faith, he is mad to follow so close upon ny heels. By the wheel of St. Morant, he takes me for a peasant and thinks that I can carry him as often as he chooses to be carried." Then he ran, and with both hands seized a huge pole that was hanging over the door. The master had nearly reached the landing place. " How now, Sir Ilunch-back, cried the porter, “ turn back, I say. By the body of Our Holy Mother, you shall not come this way, you must fancy me a silly clown.' With that he lifted up the pole and gave him such a blow on the head that all his brains were scattered. He struck him down dead upon the steps and forced him into a sack and fastened the mouth of it with a cord. Hurriedly he ran into the street and pitched him into the river. « Go down to the Evil One!" he exclaimed. cure indeed do I now feel that thou wilt not return than that the woods will put forth Icaf." To the dame then hc went and demanded payment, for well had he executed her behest. did she hesitate but promptly paid him thirty good livres without any deduction, and well pleased was the bachelor with the bargain and so, in truth, was she, for she deemed it a good day's work that he had delivered her from her husband who was so ugly, Satisfied was she that as long as she lived, she would have no more trouble from himn. o. More se- 12 No longer + * In the original eue henee our word euer. VOL. I.NO ** 1

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·Advertisements. COMPLAINTS OF THE LIVER, THE LUNGS AND THE STOMACH REMOVED. The Liver hith erto morbid in its action is freed from unhealthy secretions, acrimoniou s bile is carried off, and along with it distressing pain in the right side, and a burning sensation at the stomach, the sallowness of the skin vanishes and it succeeded by a healthy liver. The Lungs, which had been held in thraldom by vitiated humours, causing a constant hacking cough, is set free by the use of these Pills, 80 that respiration becomes easy. The Stomach, in which impurities bad been allowed to accumulate, causes nausea, violent headache, indigeftion, nervousness, burning sensation and acute pain, bowel complaints, sleepless nights, and a host of other evils, the stomach is completely cleaned of its misery-making occupants, by a few doses of this extraordinary medicine. MALIGNANT CHOLERA ROBBED OF ITS VICTIMS. This disease, which is so common in India, results from a redundancy and putrid acrimony of the bile. Now Holloway's Pills by cleansing the intestines, and imparting vigour to the wholp nervous system are of admirable use as a preventive; but when this use of them has been overlooked, the actual attacks of Cholera may be mitigated by a timely and persevering use of them. The stomach and bowels will thus be effectually freed from all vitiated humours, and the various functions speedily restored to their proper tone. RHEUMATISM AND GOUT PREVENTED AND CURED. And what is Rheumatism? It is a painful disease, affecting the joitna and limbs--caused by an accumulation of impurities. How common is the exclamation, “ I have caught a cold, and it has brought on that tiresome excruciating pain on my shoulders or limbs !" Do you wish to know why this pain? We will tell you, and, which is still better, we will tell you how to get rid of it. By means of respiration and perspiration the human system is continually throwing off waste' matter. I AVOISIER, the celebrated French Chemist, states that the skin alone during every four and twenty hours parts with 20 ounces of useless matter. This supposes health and favourable circumstances. But should any of this matter be thrown back into the system, proportionate disease must necessarily ensue. You spend some time in a heated place, or drive out visiting during the hot months, and the pores of your body. become open and sensitive; you go in this state under a punkha or perhaps lie down on a couch right before the "tatties," and fall asleep. The pores are suddenly closed-perspiration is obstructed, and the waste matter remaining in the system become a fruitful source of disease and pain. The next morning your eyes swim, your foice is husky and you feel pain, and you exclaim, " what a bönstly country I dhave taken cold from just sitting near the tatties," and then how do you act? You do not as you ought...t once seek to free the system froir impute obstructions, but you content yourself with some mere palliative, you lose some of the first unpleagant sensations, but the impurities still lurk within you? Every now and then you feel twitching, torturing pains in your limbs; but those pains are sgat in mercy, and their language is you ·Adoertisements have broken a physicial law : your want of care las caused unhealthy obstructions ; get rid of these, and you will be free from pain; allow these to remain and pains still moro fearful will be the result.' This alone can be effectually done by resorting to a course of Holloway's Pills and Ointment, which will, in a few days, remove these obstructions, and restore health and vigour to the whole system. ".DISEASES IN GENERAL. The same may be said of the other, and almost numberless diseases rising from this fertile, this gole cause of all diseases--the impurities of the blood-and none who have used these invuluable Medicines have been disappointed." The gratefal aspirations of thousands in every part of the world furnish abundant demonstration that never was a Medicine employed, at once so safe and so salutar, 40 powerful to conquer disease, yet so harmless that & Hafant may take it with safety. Wlierever these Pills and Ointment have been known they have been regarded as a blessing and are held in the highest estimation as an invaluable Medicine, and every resident in India ought to have a box of the Pills and a Pot of the Qintment in his Bungalow, both for himself, his family, his servants, and his friends. Sold in Boxes and Pote, at 1, 3-8, 4-8, 11, 12, and 33 Rupees each. Directions for their use in all diseases accompany each Box and Pot. AGENTS FOR INDIA. 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