The joy of the mother at having restored to her the idol of her heart; the grateful feelings she and the father felt toward the deliverer of their child, we will not attempt to describe; only the results will we give of this heroic action. Tom was treated by the captain as a son; the crew were forgiven for their mutinous conduct, and cheerfully returned to duty; and Tom, now a distinguished naval officer, dates his first step upon the ladder that leads to eminence, from the day he so narrowly escaped a severe whipping.
Laurensville, South Carolina.
THE LADY OF CASTLE WINDECK.
(FROM THE GERMAN OF CHAMISSO.)
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BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
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Rein in thy snorting charger!
That stag but cheats thy sight;