66 University honored by the approbation of its parted, instead of the usual affectionate kiss, and Charles again immersed in college walls, he had only given her his hand.-In his sub- the former to prosecute with renewed energy sequent letters to her father, instead of love his studies; the latter to become more and to Jane,' it had been respects to your wife more involved in the mazes of dissipation. His and daughter'-and now, when his affection studies were neglected, the remonstrances of for her was evidently declining, should she his friend unheeded. He suffered himself to even give him the preference to Charles? No! be led by his more congenial associate, and Still, his name might have been inserted too. congratulated himself on the approach of that She became agitated-she took down her gui-period when he should be released from the tar to compose her feelings. She played her scrutiny of Alfred's eye. That period soon arfavorite air, and sung the stanzas in a low, rived. Alfred had the most honorable part asplaintive tone. Just as she had finished Anx-signed him at commencement, and left the iously waiting 'My brother's return'-"And is there no other person whose return would give you pleasure?" said a well-known voice, at the door of the summer-house. Jane started, blushed at the detection, and said "Yes, I am rejoiced at seeing you." She frankly gave him her hand, which was not relinquished until Alfred had permission to make her happiness his study, and to hope that his endeavors might one day be rewarded with herself. As Jane led the way to the house, the bunch of flowers, so choicely culled and bound with myrtle, was claimed by Alfred. "They were intended for Charles," said she, "but you may have them, if you please, and he shall have mine." In return for his warm salutation, Jane presented her brother with her flowers, and learned from him that they had been detained a few miles back by the storm, which had been of much longer duration than with them. "But why did not. Manson tell you," added he: you are so eager to know-he has been gone long enough." "Oh! he was examining the flow. ers," she answered with great embarrassment, for she was unused to equivocating. Upon their arrival, Alfred, after shaking hands with the good pastor and his wife, had cast his eyes anxiously about the room." She is in the summer-house," said the mother, and stepped forward to embrace her son. Alfred caught the sweet tones of Jane's voice, just as she was completing the last lines, and interrupted her in the manner described. The disclosure which followed was unpremeditated at the THE STAGE DRIVER. time, but he had resolved not to pass this vacation as he had the last, and return in a state SOME time in the year 1821, passing of anxious uncertainty; he therefore availed through the town of Athol, in this Comhimself of this unexpected opportunity for de-monwealth, an accident occurred to the cision. The result diffused over his spirits the Stage-coach in which I was comfortably same light-hearted gaiety which he had formerly enjoyed. Charles, observing his sister dosing, which rendered it necessary to to be silent and thoughtful, proposed a walk. take another team,-and, as a matter of As she took his arm, he thought her hand course, a new driver,-a happy looking trembled. "Tell me, sister," said he affec- fellow, with rosy cheeks, who, to all aptionately, "the cause of this emotion." pearance, was about twenty years of age. not your presence enough to cause me to tremble with pleasure." The passengers having congratulated "But your countenance bespeaks care and anxiety: will you for the themselves on their escape from a vehifirst time refuse to confide in me." "At anoth- cle so unsafe, were again beginning to er time," said she affectionately, "you shall resign themselves to nodding slumbers, know. Be satisfied for now with the assurance when I determined upon another change that it is not grief which affects my spirits." -of position; and therefore, by the poCharles knew that her word was not to be doubted, and he was satisfied. liteness of the driver, who checked the horses, mounted the box, at his left hand. "Is Time glided on-A few weeks saw Alfred 00་་་་ The driver's seat is always a good oneand if the man at the rein is an obliging being, possessing withal a topographical knowledge of his route, a traveller must be a solitary, who does not love to view strange scenery, which is continually varying as he gazes. It she presented him with a silk pocket handkerchief, in one corner of which was a dollar, in consideration, she said, of his "carefulness with her baggage." George was sensibly affected at her kindness-assured her he did not merit a present, for he had done no more than A little courtesy on my part, soon drew his duty, and the same he did for every George into conversation. My first o- one. "Well," said Mrs. B, “alpinion, that he was an intelligent, oblig- ways take care of the baggage, and you ing young man, was confirmed by a va- will be prospered." George bowed reriety of circumstances. I ascertained spectfully, and the new coach, in which that George was an orphan. His fath- we were located, drove from the door.-er and mother both died in one season, Our next driver was a bloated-faced, leaving him at the helpless age of two short, swaggering, swearing.whip-crackyears, without a farthing, to the mercy ing Jehu, who ran his horses one moof those in whose hands he might fall.- ment, and d―d them for not trotting the How he had been taken care of, or by next. The contrast betwixt him and whom, at that tender age, he could not George was so apparent, that the pastell; at least, he appeared unwilling.- sengers exclaimed that he was unfit to At the age of ten, after having passed manage a rein—a moment more, by his through several families, a gentleman || unskilfulness or partial intoxication, we placed him with an upright New-Eng- never could determine which, the horsland farmer, in the northern part of the es sprung from the road, and carriage, county of Worcester, where he enjoyed passengers and baggage were thrown in the common advantages of a district chaos down a precipice of fifteen or school, and toiled at the plough and the twenty feet. I have not leisure for deturf, till his nineteenth year. His rep- scribing the particulars of the scene. utation for honesty, sobriety, and faith- was soon ascertained, however, that Mrs. fulness, induced a stage proprietor in a B was badly injured. One of the neighboring town, to give him employ- horses was immediately detached from ment as a driver, his constitution being the fragments, on which I rode, without evidently enfeebled by the constant fa- a saddle, and almost without bridle, back tigues of a farm. His master, perfectly to the village for a physician. As I convinced of the necessity of his pursu- knew no one but George, and thinking ing a different line of business, with great so good a driver was probably now takkindness of heart, went thirteen miles to ing as good care of his horses as he had assure the proprietor that George's char- of his charge before we left him, I rode acter was without a blemish. to the stable-door, and to my great joy found him washing the horses. It was unnecessary to relate the disaster; he anticipated my words, and in ten minutes mounted the doctor on one of his fleetest nags, and followed him on another. On examination, the right arm of Mrs. There was an elderly lady on the back B- was found to be badly fractured. seat, to whom I related George's story, She was taken to the nearest dwelling, when I resumed my former place. This where the limb was splintered; and in was a Mrs. B whose home was in the mean time, George assisted the carePorto Rico. She had been over various less dog who caused the whole mischief sections of the United States, in the vain to regulate his affairs,--re-harness, rehope of recovering her health. Such was pack, retreat, &c. In the course of two her interest in George, from my account hours, the carriage, which had received of him, that when he arrived at Lancas- no material damage, was again under ter, a pleasant town thirty-five miles way, with the loss of one passengerfrom Boston, the end of his route, that | Recollecting the lady's injunction to When I was in the stage, George had been one year on the line, and, as I afterward learned, had secured the friendship of all the proprietors, and the esteem of every stranger which chance brought to his coach. take care of the baggage,' George care- himself, in the management of horses, fully conveyed her trunks and band-box- offered him thirty dollars a month, bees to the hotel, where they were placed side a present of a travelling dress, to be in a safe depository. Several weeks e- her coachman. This was too good an lapsed before Mrs. B- was again offer to be rejected, and although the able to pursue her journey towards the proprietors were unwilling to lose his metropolis. Whenever George had leis- valuable services, he had done so much ure from the constant routine of business for the reputation of the line, they made he called to inquire how she recovered the sacrifice, for his good, and advised and as often as he made these little vis-him to accept immediately. In two days its of attention, was made the bearer of George took leave of his cronies, who some message to the doctor, the clergy- envied his prospects, though they realman and apothecary, for which he nev-ly loved him for his excellent qualities er would accept an offered payment. At of heart. length the time arrived when the physiHe had been in her ladyship's sercian consented to her leaving town.- vice about seven months, in various secSuch was her confidence and regard for tions of the Union, when she began to George, that she interceded with a pro-waste away, till it was impossible to prietor to give him permission to drive into Boston, as she never could consent to be left at the mercy of the author of her late misfortune. This request served to raise George still higher in the estimation of the proprietor, who felt himself so much flattered by the lady's partiality, that partly to oblige her, and partly to have it understood that he was devoted to the comfort and caprices of his customers, that he consented--and the following day, George took his fellows place upon the box, to wend his way to the Capital. His attention to the passengers, his prudence in driving, and temperate habits, were the theme of conversation the whole distance. The same attentions which had first made him an object of interest to Mrs. B- -marked his conduct to the moment when he called, by her desire, in the morning, to be the bearer of a letter to his employer. On opening it at his return, the proprietor was highly complimented for his politeness in consent ing to spare George, the day before, and closed a short note by a present of twenty dollars, ten of which she desired might be given to George, for " taking such excellent care of the baggage." pursue her accustomed rides, from one town to another, any longer. It was a beautiful day in the autumn of 1822, that George drove up to the door of an Inn in the town of N- in the southern part of Connecticut. His mistress was so feeble that she was with difficulty conveyed to a chamber. A physician, whom George procured immediately, ascertained that an ulcer had broken in the lungs, which had been long gathering, and which put her life. in imminent danger. Instead of being alarmed, with true christian fortitude, she sent for an attorney to assist in arranging her papers. George was constantly devoted to her, and showed that he felt more alarm for her, than she did for herself. When the lawyer had completed his labors, Mrs. BGeorge into her room. She informed him that she felt the cold chill of death upon her, "but," said she, "George, don't be afflicted at the loss,--Providence has given me the means and the disposition to reward merit. I know you are without kindred—almost without friends called in a wild world, exposed to a variety of afflictions. Your character for faithfulness first interested me in your behalf, and experience has abundantly demonstrated your natural goodness of disposi Two weeks from this time, George was surprised to find a letter, directed to himself the first he had ever receiv-tion. I am alone in the world. My ed, and from a lady too. It was from Mrs. B- who informed him she had purchased a carriage, for the purpose of journeying more leisurely, and as she knew of no one more faithful than husband, Col. B, an Englishman by birth, died seventeen years ago, leaving at my entire disposal an immense property in the West Indies. But as I have neither children or other relatives and as I have sought in vain, the last ten years of my life, to find an heir, in his family, I now, by these papers, leave all I have, both here and in the West Indies, to you-and recollect, you are only a steward under Providence, and while you are faithful, temperate and honest, it will conduce to your happiness and respectability. the General, attending only to the first question; "a pretty question to put to a man whom you intended to murder. I'm about to kill you; and if you don't beat a retreat in less time than 'twould take old Heath to hang a tory, by Heaven you are a gone dog;" at the same time returning his ramrod to its place and throwing the breech of his gun into the hollow of his shoulder. This intimation was too unequivocal to be misunderstood; and our valorous duelist turned and fled for dear life. Before night, this benevolent woman was a corpse. It is unnecessary to deIt is believed that this was the only single tail all the circumstances of the funeral combat in which Putnam was ever engagedand astonishment of the good people of a circumstance the more to be wondered at, N. George visited Porto Rico, and his disposition. However well his reputation as he was exceedingly fiery and impetuous in took possession of his estates, more am- for courage might have been ; association with ple than he could have anticipated.- officers of all descriptions,during a war of eight Two years after, on a return to the U-years' continuance, must have brought him nited States, he married an affectionate little farmer's daughter, whom he fondly loved while a driver, who was patiently waiting to have her good George lay up a few hundred dollars, to begin the world with-hoping he would sometime become a proprietor. George G, is now one of the most wealthy, respectable, and benevolent gentlemen in Porto Rico-a pattern for husbands, and a model for all who desire to be both faithful and honest. Over the door of his principal dining room, are painted these words, for the contemplation of servants and visiters: "Take care of the baggage." AMERICAN TRAVELLER. VARIETY. GEN. PUTNAM Is known to have been decidedly opposed to duelling, on principle. It once happened that he grossly affronted a brother officer. The dispute arose at a wine table, and the officer demanded instant reparation. Putnam being a little elevated, expressed his willingness to accommodate the gentleman with a fight; and it was stipulated that the duel should take place on the following morning, and that they should fight without seconds. At the appointed time, the general went on to the ground armed with sword and pistols. On entering the field, Putnam, who had taken a stand at the opposite extremity, and at a distance of about thirty rods, levelled his musket, and fired at him. The gentleman now ran towards his antagonist, who deliberately proceeded to reload his gun. into situations in which it required a great degree of forbearance to avoid personal combats. Middlesex Gazette. ANECDOTE.-A pennyless Hibernian stopped at a tavern in Massachusetts, and after much haggling with the landlord, agreed to give a shilling for a dozen of eggs. After receiving them, he apparently changed his mind, and told the landlord that he would give him the eggs for a half pint of whiskey. This was agreed to. Paddy drank his blue ruin, and was marching off. Boniface objected to this, and pay for the whiskey. demanded "Och, you spalpeen," said Pat, "and didnt I give ye the aigs for the stuff ye call whiskey, which is no more like whiskey than you are like a jontleman.' "True," said the landlord, "but you shall pay me for the eggs." "By St. Patrick," returned the Irishman with well feigned astonishment, "That's what I call Yankee impudence-I lave you the aigs and them you can't ask pay for and as for the whiskey, I swap the aigs for it; no tricks upon travellers if you plaze." : And bidding the astonished landlord adieu, he left him to speculate upon the profits of his bargain. CURIOUS LAW SUIT.-At a late court a man and his wife brought cross actions, each charging the other of having committed assault and battery. On investigation it appeared that the husband had pushed the door against the wife, and the wife in turn pushed the door against her husband. A gentleman of the bar remarked "that he could see no impropriety in a man and his wife a-dore-ing each other.” MISERIES.-To go a sleighing, and freeze your fingers, and find that on account of the small quantity of heat which there was about your face, that the skin is pealing of your nose. To give a young lady a chaise ride, and just as you are saying, no danger my dear,' and "What are you about to do?" exclaimed making a flourish round a corner, upset. "What are you about to do?" exclaimed he-" is this the conduct of an American officer, and a man of honor?", 6 THE TALISMAN. WORCESTER, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1828. The Publishers now redeem their pledge, in presenting to their patrons the first number of other publication: but avoiding the embittered controversies and learned disquisitions of the day, to travel in a more pleasing, although, perhaps, an humbler path. Our columns will be filled with that variety, usually found in literary journals—such popular tales as inculcate morality--articles of intelligence from travellers and voyagers-sketches of interesting biography-selections of poetry from authors of approved taste-miscellaneous selections and anecdotes. At least, once in six months, we shall present the Village Register, furnishing the names of all persons in active business in Worcester, with a corrected list of the several Stages, that are constantly arrivIt is also our intention, occasionally to ornament our work with a splendid engraving, of some of the natural or artificial scenery, with which our country abounds. With these views, we submuch patronage, as our limited undertaking mit our project to the public, craving only so deserves. THE TALISMAN. Amidst the vast variety of The Plate which accompanies this Number, is an East view of the NEW FANEUIL HALL MARKET, Boston. The Market House stands between two ranges of Stores, at the distance of 102 feet from those on the south side, and 65 feet from the north. The centre part of the building, 74 feet by 55 feet, having a Hall in the second story. The wings are 231 fest long by 50 feet wide, and two stories high.The wings have each a portico of 4 columns, 3 feet 7 inches diameter and 23 feet high; the shafts are of granite, in a single piece. The whole is constructed of hammered granite, of a uniform color. In the back ground is to be seen Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of Liberty," and the dome of the New State House. Married, In this town, on Sunday evening last, by Rev. Dr. Bancroft, Mr. Albert Brown to Miss Mary B. Eaton-all of Worcester. In Providence, on the 2d inst. by the Rev. Doct. Edes, Mr. William Brown, of Worcester, to Miss Louisa Gladding, of Providence. In Barre, on the 24th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Levi Lincoln, of Troy, N.Y. to Miss Ann Louisa Whiting of the former place Died, MARTHA LINCOLN, relict of the late Hon. LE- |