Young de M paffed the night at the grave of Adelaide. Marianne followed him thither, and humbly enreated him to return to the houfe. He pointed to the new-laid earth, and waved his hand as if he wished her to depart, and leave his meditations interrupted. An old and gallant officer, formerly marquis of Viefville, had retired to end his days in privacy at a folitary spot called Steenmonde, in the department of the North. To this retreat he was accompanied by his daughter, an only child, who watched over the infirmities of his advanced age with unwearied tenderness, and whofe filial piety fhed a ray of happiness on thofe years which have no pleafure in them. This venerable old man and his amiable daughter were the objects of general refpect and concern. But virtue, which was a tacit reproach to the monsters who then devaitated this unfortunate country, was as offenfive to them as the light of day to the fullen bird of darkness. It hap pened that this family had for twelve years paft been in poffeffion of a parrot, whom different perfons had taught its minic leffons. The eftate of the marquis was fituated on the limits of the German empire; part of his grounds belonged to that territory, and the parrot had been inftructed to cry, Vive l'empereur!' and alfo to call the petit Louis,' the name of a young child who lived in the houfe. The agents of Lebon received intelligence, that thofe forbidden words had been uttered by the parrot; the bird was denounced, feized as a criminal of importance, and depofited in the houfe of a revolutionary commiffary, where the feathered culprit repeated the guilty founds. The tidings fpread through the city, of the arreft of an audacious counter-revolutionary parrot, who boldly cried Vive le roi ! and who, it was afferted, had even carried his effrontery to fuch a length as to exclaim, Vivent les prêtres! Vivent les nobles! So far we may finile at the abfurdities of our tyrants; but that difpofition is converted into feelings of indignant horror, when we learn that an act of accufation was immediately iffed against M. Viefville, his daughter, and her waiting-woman, who were dragged from their retirement, and led before the revolutionary tribunal. The next morning at break of day he entered the house, and called for Maane. He thanked her for her care Adelaide; he affured her of his evering gratitude. While he was baking, his emotion choaked his voice. and a fhower of tears, the first he had hed fince the death of Adelaide, foothd his oppreft heart. When he had Recovered himfelf, he bade Marianne arewell, and haftened out of the houfe, Sattering in a low tone, This muft be enged. He told Marianne that he going to rejoin his battalion; but enquiries after him have fince been tlefs: this unhappy young man has ten heard of no more! The Parrot; a Revolutionary Anecdote, [From the fame.] MONG the numbers who were facrificed to the barbarous caprices Le Bon (who has been emphatically alled the Executioner of the North) fonie vere put to death upon pretences fo trithat nothing can phaps furnish ronger proof of the abfolute, the unPahing tyranny he exercifed, than the Garing effrontery with which he infulted understanding as well as the feelings the people, in the motives he alleged inflicting the punishment of death. The Jury unanimoufly declared that thofe perfons were convicted of being the the authors or accomplices of a confpiracy against liberty and the French people; and of unlawful refittance to revolutionary and republican government; having affiduously taught a parrot to utter the deteltable phrafe of Vive le roi! Vive l'empereur! vivent nos prêtres et vivent les nobles!' and by fo doing, having provoked the re-eftablishment of royalty and of tyranny; for which reasons they were condemned to die. The old man fummoned all his fortitude, and went to the fcaffold with the calmness of innocence; often lifting up his head, which was bowed down with age, to gaze upon his admirable daughter, who met death with the fame courage, and who feemed to forget her own fituation in that of her beloved parent. Such are the crimes which cannot but excite horror in thofe who have lived at a distance from their fanguinary influence, but the reflection on which, to those who have been witneffes of their enormity, renders exiftence hateful.-Such are the monsters into which men are transformed by unlimited power; whether arrayed in imperial purple, and furrounded by pretorian guards; or wearing for a didem a jacobin cap, and followed by an executioner and a revolutionary jury. Bad effects of Spiritous Liquors, efpecially among the lower ranks. [From Sir John Sinclair's Statifical Aecount of Scotland] NOTHING has pient of sted entrent deftroy that Spirit of contentment and induftry, that fobijety and decency of manners, which, not twenty years ago, fo peculiarly characterized the peafantry of Scotland, than the unlimited introduction of distilleries. It is a painful reflection to every feeling mind, to every mind interested in the happiness of mankind, that the tradefinan and the manufacturer, who, with the third, nay fcarcely the fourth part of the money they can now earn, then lived comfortably, and made provifion for themfelves it and families against the days of adverfity and old age, fhould now, from the immoderate ufe of diftilled fpirits, inftead of being useful members of fociety, fall, too often, early victims to its baneful influence. Had all the fabled ills emitted from Pandora's box been realized, they could not have produced more deplorable defects, than when whiskey, of all other liquors the most fubverfive of the health, the induftry, and the morals of the people, became fo cheap and fo common as to fuperfede the drinking of beer, the good old wholefome beverage of our fathers. Religion, morality, health, and industry, are the dreadful facrifices; and till the British Legiflature, following the example of Ireland, fhall interpofe, by laying a tax upor amounting to a prohibition, they will daily increase. The writer of these remarks is no enemy to the innocent pleafures of focial relaxation and convivial enjoyment: but if, in the fmallest degree, he could be inftrumental in rousing those who are vefted with power, to ftand forth, and ftem the torrent that threatens immediate deftruction to hu man happiness, he will difregard the imputation. Among many other woeful inftances of its rapid and alarming progrefs, it confifts within his knowledge, not in one inftance, but in many, that` families clothed in rags, and ready to perith with hunger, have converted their first charitable donation into that execrable poifon, into that unhappy inftrument of their ruin. The witling may fneer at this if he can, if his heart is fo callous to every ; and not a and it is not a fancy piece, muft excite horror in every thinking, in every benevolent mind. Every perfon who has any claim either to the character of a chriftian, or of a man, will thudder at the direful confequences! Tradefmen, fome of whom at times have been able to earn a guinea a week by the loom, &c. inftead of living comfortably with their families, and faving a little for a referve of circumftances, have not often on Saturday night wherewithal to fubfilt during the enfuing Sabbath! Instead of affociating ! 86 46 affociating on that day, a day devoted In vain will priefts preach, or mato reft and pious reflection, to fanctify giltrates punish, if the origo mali is and reverence the fanctuary of Him not removed. Remove the caufe, and who is the giver of all, by worshipping the effects will in time ceafe. Let him as the God of their fathers it is the distilleries then, those contaminatoften spent in dozing over this deadly ing fountains, from which fuch poisonpuifon in fomne low tippling-houfe or ous treains iffue, be, if not wholly, at private dram-fhop. It would be fome leaft in a great meafure prohibited; confolation if these remarks were appli- annihilate unlicensed tippling-houfes and cable to one parish, or to one district dram-fhops, thofe haunts of vice, thofe only. Reformation in that cafe might feminaries of wickedness, where the then be more eafily accomplished. But young of both fexes are early feduced every paltry hainler, from Graham's from the path of innocence and virtue, Dyke to John o'Groat's, is feeling, and from whence they too often date and while it is permitted will continue their dreadful doom, when, inftead of to feel, its woeful effects. It has engen-"running the fair career of life" with dered that depravity, that diffipation credit to themselves, and advantage to and profligacy of manners, which like fociety, they are immolated on the the deftroying angel, is talking forth, altar of public juftice. and with rapid ftrides, dealing deftruc- In reply to thefe remarks, it may be tion every where around it The most faid, perhaps, That distilleries are a contagious peftilence that ever defolated home imarket for barley," &c. and that, a country cannot produce more dreadful they are very productive fources or effects upon the natural, than it is now revenue." Perish for ever thofe gains, producing in the moral world, upon and that revenue, however productive, every public and private virtue. It is which are levied from the ruins of the not only extinguishing that energy of peace, of the profperity, and virtue of mind, that praife-worthy fpirit of in- the empire! This is fupporting governduftry and enterprife, which urges on ment, by adminiftering what may ultito progreffive improvement and happi- mately fubvert and operate the downfall nefs, but riot, contempt of lawful autho- of our venerable conftitution. In order rity, that authority by which fociety to fupport government, muft what is alone can fubfiit, licentioufnefs, under leading faft to deftroy the vitals of the the facred, though proftituted, name of conftitution be tolerated? this is like a liberry, fraud, robbery, murder, infanity phyfician taking fees from his patients and fuicide, every where mark its fatal for adminiftering poifon. Dr. Sangraprogrefs! if fuch are its direful train, do's fyftem of bleeding and warm water, is it not high time for thofe in authority in all cafes, is not more abfurd. [See to step forward and adminifter an anti- Gil Blas.] dote to this fatal poifon, before the difeafes it occafions become defperate, and baffle the utmost efforts of political skill to remove them? not a moment is to be loft." Now is the accepted time, now is the day of falvation." Partial remedies may protract the malady, but will never operate a cure. The axe muft be laid to the root of the tree. It is much more congenial to the feelings of every humane and benevolent magistrate to prevent crimes by all poffible means, than to punish them. To punish, however neceffary, muft always be 'a painful part of His duty. Beer is the natural and wholesome beverage of the country. Instead of inflaming the paffions, and prompting men to the commiffion of every crime, like whiskey, beer nourishes the body without producing any difmal effects. When breweries are encouraged, and distilleries, the direful fources of much hunan mifery, are abolished, the useful part of the community will be reclaimed from their vitiated tafte, and will quench their thirst at purer and more falubrious fountains. The Bagpipper: A Fragment. (Attempted after the Manner of Sterne.) HAD juft quaffed my last glass of claret, and being determined immediately: lea leave the tavern, was going to rife out of my arm chair, when the notes of a Highland bagpipe faluted my ear, wild and rural indeed, but the notes, though wild and rural, were pleafing to my imagination, which they wafted in a moment from Calcutta to a Highland heath! face,-preffing one of my hands between in your fituation-fo far from home- And did you drop a rear on that ac- tory obfervation which followed itThe queftion-joined to the admonihad fuch an effect upon me-that a confcious blufh ftole into my cheeks,-and but my pen fails!-this man was an old foldier! The Delufions of the Heart. (Continued from p. 530 of our Dec. Mag:) ONE With my right elbow leaning on a table, and my right cheek fufpended on my right hand, after having liftened for fome time to the tune of Over the hills and far awa, in a kind of tranfport, impelled by curiofity, I gently raifed my head to gaze at the mufician, who thus chanted His wood notes wild!' -Philo Yorick!-the figure which then prefented itself to thy view, will not readily be effaced from thy remembrance!-A Reynolds, indeed, might do it justice, yet if thy pen but feebly attempts to do fo, the attempt, perhaps, fill evening, while the fun was fetting, they had ftrayed to the foot of the adored cliff; and feating themselves beneath it, Bentinck began to expatiate on the charms of the declining orb. Finding his fpirited encomium not replied to, or obferved by his companion, he turned towards her, and beheld her holding a paper in her hand, while her eyes rained down a torrent of tears. may be pardoned. He was a venerable figure, whofe face difcovered the rofes of youth, blushing among the furrows of old age. His filver hairs flowed in cluftering ringlets down his neck, and reached forward half way over his brows, which rofe loftily above a pair of eyes, froin which benignance delighted to glance, and which sparkled with youthful animation. Every feature of his face indeed, expreffed amiability, and almoft feemed to glow with tranfport and pleasure, while in a foreign land he played the antique tunes of his native country, Thus far, Philo Yorick, thy foul was pleafed with a furvey of the venerable mufician; till cafting a glance downward, and beholding he had loft a leg! -fomething caufed a figh to rife from thy bofom, and a tear to teal into thine eye. The mufician as he watched my motions, obferved this, his fingers and elbow forgot to move-the notes of his pipes ceafed, and with a flow, modeft carriage he approached me. We gazed infenfibly at each other; fympathy-bleffed fympathy-caused a fecond figh to efcape my bofom, and another to arife from his :- -Young man, said he, looking earnestly in my NE raifed her head, and recollecting the Miranda!" exclaimed he; she was beheld, hid her face haftily with both her hands. privilege of friendship,"-faid Bentnick, "Allow me the taking up the paper he had dropt.he opened it, and read, written apparentMiranda replied only by a loud fob :— ly in a difordered hand, thefe lines to Miranda: O! my Miranda, if the woes is laid, When ftretch'd in death, this form [made, When my laft mournful couch is Amid the flowers that deck my bier, Say, will you shed one woe-fraught tear? Oh! come then, Death, and cease this ftrife, O! end his grief, with Effex's life. one, whofe rank and fortune might not only be equal but fuperior to her own; and then with the tears of a crocodile, and faultering voice, concluded with faying "fuch joys were never for her, as the faw too plainly, that the affections of his child were caft away upon Effex Plantagenet,he whom neither his ftation in life, or character, could entitle to fuch a preference." His lordBentinck turned pale, and fpeechlefs fhip, alarmed, tenderly conjured her gazed upon the reclined head of Miran to give him an account of the proots da, who first broke filence, by saying, which had convinced or ftaggered her. with a tremulous accent, Now, niy After many earnest entreaties the comfriend, you fee the extent of my wretch- plied with his request, bidding him call ednefs; I am loved by one who believes to mind their frequent meetings, in the that I hate him, and flies my prefence, loneliness of night,-their being never becaufe my eyes were not fo foon open- happy but when together, and lastly ed as his were.O! Plantagenet! the abrupt departure of Effex, which beneath the fhade of thofe trees which he was certain was only done to facilicrown this cliff, and whofe wind-toffed tate the execution of their plan of elop boughs configned this treasure to my hands, did you alas! did you fpend that laft wretched night? did not my heart appear to thee cold and infenfible? Ah! it was too fufceptible for its own peace!" ing. All thefe circumftances corroborating together, worked in the mind of his lordship, (whofe temper refembled the tempeft, that which is the longest of brewing, is always the moft formidable,) Bentinck, during thefe incoherent and railed fuch a commotion, that burstexpreffions, fat filent: at laft he asked her ing out into a perfect hurricane, he orthe caufe of fuch myfterious behaviour: dered his daughter to appear before twilight had obfcured the fky; and the bim. She was fought for and obeying perturbed beauty, gathering courage his maudates, as the always did, with from its gloom, ventured, in broken pleafure; entered the apartment to beaccents, to difclofe the whole narrative hold him darting flames from his eyes, of Plantagenet's ill-ftarred paffion. and fury from his lips. Ungrateful Bentinck replied in the fofteft blandifh- wretch," cried he, as the came forward, ments of friendly condolence, and faith-"Is this the return of all my fondness? fully promifed to invent fome means does thy viperith heart bafely, and cunwhereby Effex might be brought to ningly contrive with the calm malice of return to Hunfdon caftle. In the mean a demon, what will be the means of time lady Hunfdon was planning fchemes thortening my existence? have I not a for the deftruction of her too innocent thoufand times expreffed my hopes of child. The fudden departure of Effex seeing you united to a fplendid and Plantagenet had alarmed her, and fetting powerful house? and wilt thou wantonher imagination to work, the fancied ly cruth all my projects by flying with a that it could be for no other reason, pauper, a Plantagenet?-but, if thou than to prepare every thing for the doft, the heaviest curfe, a parent's achcarrying off of Miranda. Full of this ing and incenfed heart can forge, light dea, fhe fought her husband, and affum- on thy difobedient hoad! here in the ng the utmoft appearance of maternal face of heaven, I denounce, and breathe fondnefs, began a long difcourfe wherein the deepest execrations upon thee if the reprefented the beauties and virtues ever" Oh flay my father! my of his daughter in the ftrongeft light; ever revered father!" cried the horrorexpreffing the fervour with which the ftruck innocent, finking at his feethad hoped to behold her united to fome 12 "Oh! |