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diff --git a/11347-h/11347-h.htm b/11347-h/11347-h.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..563c0f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/11347-h/11347-h.htm @@ -0,0 +1,2032 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" + content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + <title> + The Mirror of Literature, Issue 370. + </title> + <style type="text/css"> + /*<![CDATA[*/ + <!-- + body {margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%;} + p {text-align: justify;} + blockquote {text-align: justify;} + h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {text-align: center;} + pre {font-size: 0.7em;} + + hr {text-align: center; width: 50%;} + html>body hr {margin-right: 25%; margin-left: 25%; width: 50%;} + hr.full {width: 100%;} + html>body hr.full {margin-right: 0%; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;} + + .note, .footnote {margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; font-size: 0.9em;} + + span.pagenum {position: absolute; left: 1%; right: 91%; font-size: 8pt;} + + .poem {margin-left:10%; margin-right:10%; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: left;} + .poem .stanza {margin: 1em 0em 1em 0em;} + .poem p {margin: 0; padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em;} + .poem p.i2 {margin-left: 1em;} + + .figure {padding: 1em; margin: 0; text-align: center; font-size: 0.8em; margin: auto;} + .figure img {border: none;} + .figure p + --> + /*]]>*/ + </style> + </head> + <body> +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 11347 ***</div> + + <hr class="full" /> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page321" name="page321"></a>[pg + 321]</span> + <h1> + THE MIRROR<br /> + OF<br /> + LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. + </h1> + <hr class="full" /> + <table width="100%" summary="Banner"> + <tr> + <td align="left"> + <b>VOL. XIII, NO. 370.]</b> + </td> + <td align="center"> + <b>SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1829.</b> + </td> + <td align="right"> + <b>[PRICE 2d.</b> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + LALEHAM PARK: + </h2> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/370-1.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/370-1.png" + alt="The Residence of the Young Queen of Portugal." /></a> + </div> + <p> + Circumstances, in themselves trivial, often confer celebrity + upon places hitherto of unlettered note. Thus, a beautiful + villa at Laleham, a village in Middlesex, eighteen and a half + miles south west of London, has acquired frequent passing + notice from its having lately become the temporary residence + of the young "<i>Queen of Portugal</i>," whose removal to + England appears to have been a prudent measure to keep her + <i>petite</i> Majesty "out of harm's way." + </p> + <p> + Laleham is delightfully situate on the banks of the Thames, + between Shepperton and Staines, and is famed for the + entertainment it affords to the lovers of angling. The river + narrows considerably here; and about the shallows, or gulls, + the water is beautifully transparent. The above temporary + royal residence is built in an elegant villa style; and the + grounds have been very tastefully laid out under the + immediate direction of the present proprietor, the Earl of + Lucan. They comprise 40 acres, with some very fine elm + timber. + </p> + <p> + The "Young Queen" is described as an interesting and lively + child, and is within a month of the same age as the Princess + Victoria, and Prince George of Cumberland, both of whom were + born in May, 1819. She has not the slightest tinge of a + tropical complexion; her hair is extremely light, her face + pale, her eyes light blue and very sparkling. She is not tall + of her age, but remarkably well formed. Her Majesty arrived + in London in October last, and for some time resided at + Grillon's Hotel, Albemarle Street; but her health requiring + change of air, Laleham was engaged for a short period; + although, in allusion to the situation, it was said to be + very <i>low</i>—a flat joke indeed. + </p> + <p> + In this delightful retreat, the young Queen and her suite at + present reside; and so pacific is our taste, that to enjoy + the tranquil scenery of Laleham, and the sports of the stream + that waters its park, we would willingly forego all the cares + of state, and leave its plots and counterplots to more + ambitious minds. We could sit by the waters of Laleham, and + sing with the muse of Grongar: + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Be full ye courts, be great who will; + </p> + <p> + Search for peace with all your skill; + </p><span class="pagenum"><a id="page322" + name="page322"></a>[pg 322]</span> + <p> + Open wide the lofty door, + </p> + <p> + Seek her on the marble floor; + </p> + <p> + In vain you search, she is not there; + </p> + <p> + In vain you search the domes of care! + </p> + <p> + Grass and flowers Quiet treads, + </p> + <p> + On the meads and mountain-heads. + </p> + <p> + Along with Pleasure close ally'd, + </p> + <p> + Ever by each other's side. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + But great as may be our content, we hope to see her Majesty + speedily restored to the bosom of her family, provided she be + secure from the perils of her distracted country. + </p> + <p> + There are some allusions to an interesting part of ancient + story connected with Laleham, Dr. Stukely notices the remains + of a Roman encampment on Greenfield Common, within the parish + of Laleham, which he supposes to have been the camp in which + Caesar halted after passing the Thames. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + LINES WRITTEN ON VISITING THE ISLAND OF IONA. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Wild, sad, and solitary, amid the wave, + </p> + <p> + Iona mourns her pious founder's grave; + </p> + <p> + Still o'er his tomb these fretted columns pay + </p> + <p> + Their crumbling dust, a tribute to his clay. + </p> + <p> + Frail wreck of time! so crippled with the blast, + </p> + <p> + Recorder Of the present and the past, + </p> + <p> + Enough can tell. These Gothic arches show + </p> + <p> + The height of glory and of human woe; + </p> + <p> + Alas, 'tis all which occupies the brain, + </p> + <p> + The lust of power dyes the despot's chain, + </p> + <p> + Here Learning cast her magic beam around + </p> + <p> + Light of fair Science, whence our freedom's found, + </p> + <p> + Resistless spells, attractive power, for long + </p> + <p> + Brought princes here, and Minstrel's sung their song, + </p> + <p> + To pay a tribute to the holy sage + </p> + <p> + Their history told, it formed his faithful page; + </p> + <p> + Historic power Supreme! within this wall + </p> + <p> + Gave Bruce the crown, or Baliol the fall, + </p> + <p> + From proud Edward's grasp in a bark they bore + </p> + <p> + All Scotland's archives to a distant shore, + </p> + <p> + Manned by a hardy and a faithful crew, + </p> + <p> + For Gallia's coast the well skilled pilot drew, + </p> + <p> + But ere the orphan's eyes had lost the sail + </p> + <p> + Portending danger, screeching sea gulls wail, + </p> + <p> + In wild confusion left the angry wave + </p> + <p> + For distant Staffa's high basaltic cave, + </p> + <p> + Big heaved the flood, and loud the billows roar + </p> + <p> + In blackening heaps screened Morvem's distant shore; + </p> + <p> + High blew the winds, and quick the lightning's flash + </p> + <p> + And gilded hailstones fell with many a crash. + </p> + <p> + The story ran from sire to sire. + </p> + <p> + That Heaven itself was filled with living fire; + </p> + <p> + Of them no more is told, no more is known, + </p> + <p> + That widows' tears had scooped this hollow stone. + </p> + <p> + Here all is silent, save the murmuring sound + </p> + <p> + Of crystal spray which bathes this sacred ground, + </p> + <p> + In tuneful sorrow, sheds her friendly tear + </p> + <p> + To learned virtues, long forgotten here. + </p> + <p> + When conscience was the punisher of crime, + </p> + <p> + And blood stained ruffians of Ossian's line + </p> + <p> + Had taught redemption at the tear-worn shrine, + </p> + <p> + And barbarous tribes in thousands flocked around + </p> + <p> + To ask forgiveness on this holy ground. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + R. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + LIGHT AND DARK GENII. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <center> + LIGHT. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + In fields of light, I ride, I ride, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Upon the gust-winds back, + </p> + <p> + And, when I mark the eventide, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Or gathering of the rack; + </p> + <p> + Like spirit of a pleasant dream, + </p> + <p> + I mount upon a sunset beam, + </p> + <p> + And hie me in a flashing stride, + </p> + <p> + The dark to dash aside, + </p> + </div> + </div> + <center> + DARK. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + In caverns 'neath the vasty deep, + </p> + <p> + Where sea-snakes in the wreck may creep, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And feed upon man's bone; + </p> + <p> + Or in the ruins of the past. + </p> + <p> + Where thoughts that are not used are cast, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And whirlwind, and the earthquake groan + </p> + <p> + In pity, there, there, am I— + </p> + <p> + A withered thought—that cannot die. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <center> + LIGHT. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But I was born within a light + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That kindled in the womb. + </p> + <p> + And I can never feel the night + </p> + <p class="i2"> + When all around is gloom; + </p> + <p> + For joy looked pleased upon my birth, + </p> + <p> + And cast a ray e'en on the earth; + </p> + <p> + And fairies spun it in a ring, + </p> + <p> + With a feather from their wing, + </p> + <p> + And called it hope—a charm for tears, + </p> + <p> + And chained it to their silken ears. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <center> + DARK. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + And I was formed within a light + </p> + <p> + That kindled in the womb of night, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Of loathsome withered weeds— + </p> + <p> + And fate looked on and fanned the flame, + </p> + <p> + But freed me from the touch of blame, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Of all my evil deeds. + </p> + <p> + Enchantress waited on my birth, + </p> + <p> + And bade the hypochondriac walk the earth. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <center> + BOTH, RECITATIVE. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Together, together, yet, O yet we dwell, + </p> + <p> + A glimpse of heaven in hell + </p> + <p> + A glimpse of heaven in hell + </p> + <p> + Which plays, which plays, like lightning on the tempest + gloom, + </p> + <p> + Or life within a catacomb, + </p> + <p> + Or life within a catacomb, + </p> + <p> + Pointing the many passions' mood + </p> + <p> + To strange but universal good. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + DR. JOHNSON. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The correspondent who furnished you with the article on "Dr. + Johnson's Residence in Bolt Court," has fallen into several + anachronisms, to which, I beg leave to call your attention. + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page323" name="page323"></a>[pg + 323]</span> He says, "here the unfortunate Savage has held + his intellectual <i>noctes</i>, and enlivened the <i>old + moralist</i> with his mad philosophy." If you refer to any + biographical account of Johnson, you will find, his residence + in Bolt Court did not commence till nearly twenty years after + the death of Savage. Johnson had no settled habitation till + after that event, and they were both frequently obliged to + perambulate the streets, for whole nights, for want of money + to pay for a lodging; and instead of Johnson being an old + moralist at this time, he was but thirty-three when his + friend died, Savage being about forty-four. + </p> + <p> + Your correspondent has given a graphic description of our + great lexicographer and his two associates, Savage and + Boswell, all three of whom, he says, met at Johnson's house + in Bolt Court, and discussed subjects of polite literature; + whereas his acquaintance with Boswell began only in 1763, and + Savage died in Bristol, in 1742. The work Johnson wrote, at + the time of compiling the Dictionary, was the "Rambler," and + not the "Guardian," as your correspondent asserts. The latter + was the joint production of Addison and Steele. + </p> + <p> + The principal events of the Doctor's life are well known; and + it is interesting and not uninstructive to contemplate this + master-spirit struggling with the vicissitudes of fortune, + and depending frequently for his next meal, on the resources + of his genius, till his merit became known. View him and his + cotemporary, Garrick, travelling to London together, mere + adventurers, with many plans in their heads, and very little + money in their pockets; we see them both rising to the + pinnacle of fame; one the majestic teacher of moral virtue, + and the other delighting by the versatility of his histrionic + powers. Go one step further. They are consigned to the tomb, + and these men, whom friendship had united whilst living, + death has not divided. Near Shakspeare's monument, in + Westminster Abbey, they lie interred side by side. Of Garrick + it has been said, "that the gaiety of nations was eclipsed at + his death," and of Johnson we may truly say he has given + "ardour to virtue and confidence to truth." + </p> + <h4> + HEN. B. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + ON GOOD AND EVIL DAYS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + Notwithstanding the ridicule which in later ages has been + deservedly thrown on the idea of <i>good and evil days</i>, + it is certain, that from time immemorial, the most celebrated + nations of antiquity, the Chaldeans, the Egyptians, the + Greeks, and the Romans, adopted, and placed implicit faith in + this superstitious notion, which is still prevalent in all + parts of the east. According to Plutarch, the kings of Egypt + never transacted business on the third day of the week, and + abstained even from food till the evening; because on that + day, Typhon, who was considered by them the cause of every + evil, was born. The seventeenth day of the month was also + deemed unfortunate, as on that day Osiris died. The Greeks, + too, had their unlucky days, which they denominated + αποφρασες + [Greek: apophrases]. The Thursday was generally considered by + the Athenians of so unlucky an import, that the assemblies of + the people, which happened to fall on that day, were always + deferred. Hesiod enumerated the days when it might be proper + to commence certain undertakings, and those when it was + necessary to abstain from every employment; among the latter, + he mentions the fifth of every month, when the Infernal + Furies were supposed to bestride the earth. Virgil has the + same idea:— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2"> + Quintam fuge—pallidus Orcus + </p> + <p> + Eumenidesque satae: tum partu terra nefando, + </p> + <p> + Coeumque, lapetumque creat, saevumque Typhaea, + </p> + <p> + Et conjuratos coelum rescindere fratres. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + 1 GEOR. 279. + </h4> + <p> + The Romans also demonstrated in their calendar, the implicit + faith they placed in this distinction of days. The fortunate + days were marked in white, and the unfortunate in black; of + these were the days immediately after the Calendae, the + Nones, and the Ides; the reason was this: in the 363rd year + from the building of Rome, the military tribunes, perceiving + the republic unsuccessful in war, directed that its cause + should be inquired into. The senate having applied to L. + Aquinius, he answered, "That when the Romans had fought + against the Gauls, near the river Allia, and had experienced + so dreadful a defeat, sacrifices had been offered to the gods + the day after the ides of July, and that the Fabii having + fought on the same day at Cremera, were all destroyed." On + receiving this answer, the senate, by the advice of the + pontiffs, ordered, that for the future no military enterprise + should be formed on the days of the calends, the nones, or + the ides. Vitellius having taken possession of the sovereign + authority on the 15th of August, and on the same day + promulgated some new laws, they were ill received by the + people, because on that day had happened the disastrous + battles of the Allia and Cremera. There were other days + esteemed unhappy by the Romans, such as the day + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page324" name="page324"></a>[pg + 324]</span> of sacrifices to the dead; of the Lemuria; and of + the Saturnalia, the 4th before the nones of October; the 6th + of the ides of November; the nones of July, called + Caprotinae; the 4th before the nones of August, on account of + the defeat at Cannae; and the ides of March, esteemed unlucky + by the creatures of Caesar. + </p> + <p> + In addition to these, were days which every individual + considered fortunate or unfortunate for himself. Augustus + never undertook any thing of importance on the day of the + nones. Many historical observations have contributed to + favour these superstitious notions. Josephus remarks, that + the temple of Solomon was burnt by the Babylonians on the 8th + of September, and was a second time destroyed on the same day + by Titus. Emilius Protus also observes, that Timoleon, the + Corinthian, gained most of his victories on the anniversary + of his birth. To these facts, drawn from ancient history, + many from more modern times may be added. It is said, that + most of the successes of Charles V. occurred on the festival + of St. Matthew. Henry III. was elected king of Poland, and + became king of France on Whitsunday, which was also his + birthday. Pope Sextus V. preferred Wednesday to every other + in the week, because it was the day of his birth, of his + promotion to the cardinalate, of his election to the papal + throne, and of his coronation. Louis XIII. asserted, that + Friday was always a favourable day to him. Henry VII., of + England, was partial to Saturday, on which most of the happy + events of his life had taken place. Oliver Cromwell always + considered the 3rd of September, 1650, when he defeated the + Scotch at Dunbar; on that day, in the following year, he + gained the battle of Worcester, but on the 3rd of September, + 1658, he expired. Though this distinction of good and evil + days, be in reality as absurd as it appears to be, I much + doubt if it be yet entirely eradicated. When it is considered + how many things concur to keep up an error of this kind, and + that among the great as well as with the vulgar, opinions as + puerile are not only received, but even made a rule of + action, it may be inferred, that in every age and in every + country, however civilized, superstition always maintains its + influence, though it may occasionally vary in its object or + name. The human mind alternately wise and weak, + indiscriminately adopts error and truth. + </p> + <p> + <i>Romford</i>. + </p> + <h4> + H.B.A. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE NOVELIST. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN. + </h3> + <p> + [The <i>Literary Gazette</i> of Saturday last enables us to + present our readers, (almost entire) the following Legend + respecting the house and ancestry of the heroine of Sir + Walter Scott's forthcoming Novel—<i>Anne of + Geierstein</i>. The tale is entitled Donnerhugel's Narrative, + and was told by a remarkable Swiss to the English hero of the + Romance.] + </p> + <p> + "I told you, (said Rudolf) that the lords of Arnheim, though + from father to son they were notoriously addicted to secret + studies, were, nevertheless, like the other German nobles, + followers of war and the chase. This was peculiarly the case + with Anne's maternal grandfather, Herman of Arnheim, who + prided himself on possessing a splendid stud of horses, and + one steed in particular, the noblest ever known in these + circles in Germany. I should make wild work were I to attempt + the description of such an animal, so I will content myself + with saying his colour was jet black, without a hair of + white, either on his face or feet. For this reason, and the + wildness of his disposition, his master had termed him + Apollyon; a circumstance which was secretly considered as + tending to sanction the evil reports which touched the house + of Arnheim, being, it was said, the naming of a favourite + animal after a foul fiend. + </p> + <p> + "It chanced, one November day, that the baron had been + hunting in the forest, and did not reach home till + night-fall. There were no guests with him, for, as I hinted + to you before, the castle of Arnheim seldom received any + other than those from whom its inhabitants hoped to gain + augmentation of knowledge. The baron was seated alone in his + hall, illuminated with cressets and torches. His one hand + held a volume covered with characters unintelligible to all + save himself. The other rested on the marble table, on which + was placed a flask of Tokay wine. A page stood in respectful + attendance near the bottom of the large and dim apartment, + and no sound was heard save that of the night wind, when it + sighed mournfully through the rusty coats of mail, and waved + the tattered banners which were the tapestry of the feudal + hall. At once the footstep of a person was heard ascending + the stairs in haste and trepidation; the door of the hall was + thrown violently open, and, terrified to a degree of ecstasy, + Caspar, the head of the baron's stable, or his master of + horse, stumbled up almost to the foot of the table at which + his lord was seated, with the exclamation in his + mouth—'My <span class="pagenum"><a id="page325" + name="page325"></a>[pg 325]</span> lord, my lord, a fiend is + in the stable!' 'What means this folly?' said the baron, + arising, surprised and displeased at an interruption so + unusual. 'Let me endure your displeasure,' said Caspar, 'if I + speak not truth! Apollyon—' Here he paused. 'Speak out, + thou frightened fool,' said the baron; 'is my horse sick, or + injured?' The master of the stalls again gasped forth the + word 'Apollyon!' 'Say on,' said the baron; 'were Apollyon in + presence personally, it were nothing to shake a brave man's + mind.' 'The devil,' answered the master of the horse, 'is in + Apollyon's stall!' 'Fool!' exclaimed the nobleman, snatching + a torch from the wall; 'what is it that could have turned thy + brain in such silly fashion?' + </p> + <p> + "As he spoke, he crossed the courtyard of the castle, to + visit the stately range of stables, where fifty gallant + steeds stood in rows, on each side of the ample hall. At the + side of each stall hung the weapons of offence and defence of + a man-at-arms, as bright as constant attention could make + them, together with the buff-coat which formed the trooper's + under garment. The baron, followed by one or two of the + domestics, who had assembled full of astonishment at the + unusual alarm, hastened up betwixt the rows of steeds. As he + approached the stall of his favourite horse, which was the + uppermost of the right-hand row, the good steed neither + neighed, nor shook his head, nor stamped with his foot, nor + gave the usual signs of joy at his lord's approach; a faint + moaning, as if he implored assistance, was the only + acknowledgment of the baron's presence. Sir Herman held up + the torch, and discovered that there was indeed a tall, dark + figure standing in the stall, resting his hand on the horse's + shoulder. 'Who art thou?' said the baron, 'and what dost thou + here?' 'I seek refuge and hospitality,' replied the stranger; + 'and I conjure thee to grant it me, by the shoulder of thy + horse, and by the edge of thy sword, and so as they may never + fail thee when thy need is at the utmost.' 'Thou art, then, a + brother of the Sacred Fire,' said Baron Herman of Arnheim; + 'and I may not refuse thee the refuge which thou requirest of + me, after the ritual of the Persian Magi. From whom, and for + what length of time, dost thou crave my protection?' 'From + those,' replied the stranger, 'who shall arrive in quest of + me before the morning cock shall crow, and for the full space + of a year and a day from this period.' 'I may not refuse + thee,' said the baron, 'consistently with my oath and my + honour. For a year and a day I will be thy pledge, and thou + shall share with me roof and chamber, wine and food. But + thou, too, must obey the law of Zoroaster, which, as it says, + Let the stronger protect the weaker brother, says also, Let + the wiser instruct the brother who hath less knowledge. I am + the stronger, and thou shalt be safe under my protection; but + thou art the wiser, and must instruct me in the more secret + mysteries.' 'You mock your servant,' said the strange + visiter; 'but if aught is known to Dannischemend which can + avail Herman, his instructions shall be as those of a father + to a son.' 'Come forth, then, from thy place of refuge,' said + the Baron of Arnheim: 'I swear to thee by the sacred fire + which lives without terrestrial fuel, and by the fraternity + which is betwixt us, and by the shoulder of my horse, and the + edge of my good sword, I will be thy warrand for a year and a + day, if so far my power shall extend.' + </p> + <p> + "The stranger came forth accordingly; and those who saw the + singularity of his appearance, scarce wondered at the fears + of Caspar, the stall-master, when he found such a person in + the stable, by what mode of entrance he was unable to + conceive. When he reached the lighted hall to which the baron + conducted him, as he would have done a welcome and honoured + guest, the stranger appeared to be very tall, and of a + dignified aspect. His dress was Asiatic, being a long, black + caftan, or gown, like that worn by Armenians, and a lofty, + square cap, covered with the wool of Astracan lambs. Every + article of the dress was black, which gave relief to the + long, white beard that flowed down over his bosom. His gown + was fastened by a sash of black silk net-work, in which, + instead of a poniard, or sword, was stuck a silver case, + containing writing materials and a roll of parchment. The + only ornament of his apparel consisted in a large ruby of + uncommon brilliancy, which, when he approached the light, + seemed to glow with such liveliness, as if the gem itself had + emitted the rays which it only reflected back. To the offer + of refreshment, the stranger replied, 'Baron, I may not eat, + water shall not moisten my lips, until the avenger shall have + passed by the threshold.' The baron commanded the lamps to be + trimmed and fresh torches to be lighted, and sending his + whole household to rest, remained sealed in the hall along + with the stranger, his suppliant. At midnight, the gates of + the castle were shaken as by a whirlwind, and a voice, as if + of a herald, was heard to demand his lawful prisoner, + Dannischemend, the son of Hali. The warder then heard a lower + window of the hall thrown + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page326" name="page326"></a>[pg + 326]</span> open, and could distinguish his master's voice + addressing the person who had thus summoned the castle. But + the night was so dark that he might not see the speakers, and + the language which they used was either entirely foreign, or + so largely interspersed with strange words, that he could not + understand a syllable which they said. Scarce five minutes + had elapsed, when he who was without, again elevated his + voice as before, and said in German, 'For a year and a day, + then, I forbear my forfeiture;—but coming for it when + that time shall elapse, I come for my right, and will no + longer be withstood.' + </p> + <p> + "From that period Dannischemend, the Persian, was a constant + guest at the castle of Arnheim, and, indeed, never for any + purpose crossed the drawbridge. His amusements, or studies, + seemed centred in the library of the castle, and in the + laboratory, where the baron sometimes toiled in conjunction + with him for many hours together. The inhabitants of the + castle could find no fault in the Magus, or Persian, + excepting his apparently dispensing with the ordinances of + religion, since he neither went to mass nor confession, nor + attended upon other religious ceremonies. It was observed + that Dannischemend was rigid in paying his devotions, by + prostrating himself in the first rays of the rising sun, and + that he constructed a silver lamp of the most beautiful + proportions, which he placed on a pedestal representing a + truncated column of marble, having its base sculptured with + hieroglyphical imagery. With what essences he fed this flame + was unknown to all, unless perhaps to the baron; but the + flame was more steady, pure, and lustrous, than any which was + ever seen, excepting the sun of heaven itself, and it was + generally believed that Dannischemend made it an object of + worship in the absence of that blessed luminary. Nothing else + was observed of him, unless that his morals seemed severe, + his gravity extreme, his general mode of life very temperate, + and his fasts and vigils of frequent recurrence. Except on + particular occasions, he spoke to no one of the castle but + the baron. + </p> + <p> + "Winter was succeeded by spring, summer brought her flowers, + and autumn her fruits, which ripened and were fading, when a + foot-page, who sometimes attended them in the laboratory to + render manual assistance when required, heard the Persian say + to the Baron of Arnheim, 'You will do well, my son, to mark + my words; for my lessons to you are drawing to an end, and + there is no power on earth which can longer postpone my + fate.' 'Alas, my master!' said the baron, 'and must I then + lose the benefit of your direction, just when your guiding + hand becomes necessary to place me on the very pinnacle of + the temple of wisdom?' 'Be not discouraged, my son,' answered + the sage; 'I will bequeath the task of perfecting you in your + studies to my daughter, who will come hither on purpose. But + remember, if you value the permanence of your family, look + not upon her as aught else than a helpmate in your studies; + for if you forget the instructress in the beauty of the + maiden, you will be buried with your sword and your shield, + as the last male of your house; and farther evil, believe me, + will arise; for such alliances never come to a happy issue, + of which my own is an example.—But, hush, we are + observed.' The household of the castle of Arnheim having but + few things to interest them, were the more eager observers of + those which came under their notice; and when the termination + of the period when the Persian was to receive shelter in the + castle began to approach, some of the inmates, under various + pretexts, but which resolved into every terror, + absconded,—while others held themselves in expectation + of some striking and terrible catastrophe. None such, + however, took place; and, on the expected anniversary, long + ere the witching hour of midnight, Dannischemend terminated + his visit in the castle of Arnheim, by riding away from the + gate in the guise of an ordinary traveller. + </p> + <p> + "The baron had meantime taken leave of his tutor with many + marks of regret, and some which amounted even to sorrow. The + sage Persian comforted him by a long whisper, of which the + last part only was heard, 'By the first beam of sunshine she + will be with you. Be kind to her, but not over kind.' He then + departed, and was never again seen or heard of in the + vicinity of Arnheim. The baron was observed during all the + day after the departure of the stranger to be particularly + melancholy. At dawn of the ensuing morning, Sir Herman + summoned his page; and having performed his toilet, he waited + till the sun had just appeared above the horizon, and, taking + from the table the key of the laboratory, which the page + believed must have lain there all night, he walked thither, + followed by his attendant. At the door the baron made a + pause, and seemed at one time to doubt whether he should not + send away the page, at another to hesitate whether he should + open the door, as one might do who expected some strange + sight within. He pulled up resolution, however, turned the + key, threw the door open, and entered. The page followed + close behind his <span class="pagenum"><a id="page327" + name="page327"></a>[pg 327]</span> master, and was astonished + to the point of extreme terror at what he beheld, although + the sight, however extraordinary, had in it nothing save what + was agreeable and lovely. The silver lamp was extinguished, + or removed from its pedestal, where stood in place of it a + most beautiful female figure in the Persian costume, in which + the colour of pink predominated. But she wore no turban, or + head-dress of any kind, saving a blue riband drawn through + her auburn hair and secured by a gold clasp, the outer side + of which was ornamented by a superb opal, which, amid the + changing lights peculiar to that gem, displayed a slight + tinge of red, like a spark of fire. The figure of this young + person was rather under the middle size, but perfectly well + formed; the eastern dress, with the wide trousers gathered + round the ankles, made visible the smallest and most + beautiful feet which had ever been seen, while hands and arms + of the most perfect symmetry were partly seen from under the + folds of the robe. The little lady's countenance was of a + lively and expressive character, in which spirit and wit + seemed to predominate; and the quick, dark eye, with its + beautifully formed eyebrow, seemed to presage the arch + remark, to which the rosy and half-smiling lip appeared ready + to give utterance. The pedestal on which she stood, or rather + was perched, would have appeared unsafe had any figure + heavier than her own been placed there. But, however she had + been transported thither, she seemed to rest on it as lightly + and safely as a linnet, when it has dropped from the sky on + the tendril of a rose-bud. The first beam of the rising sun, + falling through a window directly opposite to the pedestal, + increased the effect of this beautiful figure, which remained + as motionless as if it had been carved in marble. She only + expressed her sense of the Baron of Arnheim's presence by + something of a quicker respiration, and a deep blush, + accompanied by a slight smile. + </p> + <p> + "The Baron of Arnheim, for an instant, stood without breath + or motion. At once, however, he seemed to recollect that it + was his duty to welcome the fair stranger to his castle, and + to relieve her from her precarious situation. He stepped + forward accordingly with the words of welcome on his tongue, + and was extending his arms to lift her from the pedestal, + which was nearly six feet high; but the light and active + stranger merely accepted the support of his hand, and + descended on the floor as light and as safe as if she had + been formed of gossamer. It was, indeed, only by the + momentary pressure of her little hand, that the Baron of + Arnheim was made sensible that he had to do with a being of + flesh and blood. 'I am come as I have been commanded,' she + said, looking around her: 'you must expect a strict and + diligent mistress, and I hope for the credit of an attentive + pupil.' After the arrival of this singular and interesting + being in the castle of Arnheim, various alterations took + place within the interior of the household. A lady of high + rank and small fortune, the respectable widow of a count of + the empire, who was the baron's blood relation, received and + accepted an invitation to preside over her kinsman's domestic + affairs, and remove, by her countenance, any suspicions which + might arise from the presence of Hermione, as the beautiful + Persian was generally called. The countess Waldstetten + carried her complaisance so far, as to be present on almost + all occasions, whether in the laboratory or library, when the + Baron of Arnheim received lessons from, or pursued studies + with, the young and lovely tutor, who had been thus strangely + substituted for the aged Magus. If this lady's report was to + be trusted, their pursuits were of a most extraordinary + nature, and the results which she sometimes witnessed were + such as to create fear as well as surprise. But she + accordingly vindicated them from practising unlawful arts, or + overstepping the boundaries of natural science. A better + judge of such matters, the Bishop of Bamberg himself, made a + visit to Arnheim, on purpose to witness the wisdom of which + so much was reported through the whole Rhine country. He + conversed with Hermione, and found her deeply impressed with + the truths of religion, and so perfectly acquainted with its + doctrines, that he compared her to a doctor of theology in + the dress of an Eastern dancing-girl. When asked regarding + her knowledge of languages and science, he answered that he + had been attracted to Arnheim by the most extravagant reports + on these points, but that he must return confessing 'the half + thereof had not been told unto him.' + </p> + <p> + "Meantime a marked alteration began to take place in the + interviews between the lovely tutor and her pupil. These were + conducted with the same caution as before, and never, so far + as could be observed, took place without the presence of the + countess of Waldstetten, or some other third person of + respectability. But the scenes of these meetings were no + longer the scholar's library, or the chemist's + laboratory;—the gardens, the groves, were resorted to + for amusement, and parties of hunting and fishing, with + evenings spent in the dance, seemed to announce + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page328" name="page328"></a>[pg + 328]</span> that the studies of wisdom were for a time + abandoned for the pursuits of pleasure. It was not difficult + to guess the meaning of this; the Baron of Arnheim and his + fair guest, speaking a language different from all others, + could enjoy their private conversation, even amid all the + tumult of gaiety around them; and no one was surprised to + hear it formally announced, after a few weeks of gaiety, that + the fair Persian was to be wedded to the Baron of Arnheim. + </p> + <p> + "The manners of this fascinating young person were so + pleasing, her conversation so animated, her wit so keen, yet + so well tempered with good nature and modesty, that, + notwithstanding her unknown origin, her high fortune + attracted less envy than might have been expected in a case + so singular. Above all, her generosity amazed and won the + hearts of all the young persons who approached her. These + good qualities, her liberality above all, together with a + simplicity of thought and character, which formed a beautiful + contrast to the depth of acquired knowledge which she was + well-known to possess,—these, and her total want of + ostentation, made her superiority be pardoned among her + companions. Still there was notice taken of some + peculiarities, exaggerated perhaps by envy, which seemed to + draw a mystical distinction between the beautiful Hermione + and the mere mortals with whom she lived and conversed. In + the merry dance she was so unrivalled in lightness and + agility, that her performance seemed that of an aerial being. + She could, without suffering from her exertion, continue the + pleasure till she had tired out the most active revellers; + and even the young Duke of Hochspringen, who was reckoned the + most indefatigable at that exercise in Germany, having been + her partner for half an hour, was compelled to break off the + dance and throw himself, totally exhausted, on a couch, + exclaiming he had been dancing not with a woman, but with an + <i>ignis fatuus</i>. Other whispers averred, that while she + played with her young companions in the labyrinth and mazes + of the castle gardens at hide-and-seek, or similar games of + activity, she became animated with the same supernatural + alertness which was supposed to inspire her in the dance. She + appeared amongst her companions, and vanished from them with + a degree of rapidity which was inconceivable; and hedges, + treillage, or such like obstructions, were surmounted by her + in a manner which the most vigilant eye could not detect; + for, after being observed on the other side of the barrier at + one instant, in another she was beheld close beside the + spectator. In such moments, when her eyes sparkled, her + cheeks reddened, and her whole frame became animated, it was + pretended that the opal clasp amid her tresses, the ornament + which she never laid aside, shot forth the little spark, or + tongue of flame, which it always displayed, with an increased + vivacity. In the same manner, if in the twilight hall the + conversation of Hermione became unusually animated, it was + believed that the jewel became brilliant, and even displayed + a twinkling and flashing gleam which seemed to be emitted by + the gem itself, and not produced in the usual manner, by the + reflection of some external light. Her maidens were also + heard to surmise, that when their mistress was agitated by + any hasty or brief resentment (the only weakness of temper + which she was ever observed to display,) they could observe + dark-red sparks flash from the mystic brooch, as if it + sympathized with the wearer's emotions. The women who + attended on her toilette farther reported, that this gem was + never removed but for a few minutes, when the baroness' hair + was combed out; that she was unusually pensive and silent + during the time it was laid aside, and particularly + apprehensive when any liquid was brought near it. Even in the + use of holy water at the door of the church, she was observed + to omit the sign of the cross on the forehead, for fear, it + was supposed, of the water touching the valued jewel. + </p> + <p> + "These singular reports did not prevent the marriage of the + Baron of Arnheim from proceeding as had been arranged. In the + course of twelve months the lovely baroness presented her + husband with a daughter, which was to be christened Sibylla, + after the count's mother. As the health of the child was + excellent, the ceremony was postponed till the recovery of + the mother from her confinement; many were invited to be + present on the occasion, and the castle was thronged with + company. It happened that amongst the guests was an old lady, + notorious for playing in private society the part of a + malicious fairy in a minstrel's tale. This was the Baroness + of Steinfeldt, famous in the neighbourhood for her insatiable + curiosity and overweening pride. She had not been many days + in the castle, ere, by the aid of a female attendant, who + acted as an intelligencer, she had made herself mistress of + all that was heard, said, or suspected, concerning the + peculiarities of the Baroness Hermione. It was on the morning + of the day appointed for the christening, while the whole + company were assembled in the + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page329" name="page329"></a>[pg + 329]</span> hall, and waiting till the baroness should + appear, to pass with them to the chapel, that there arose + between the censorious and haughty dame whom we have just + mentioned, and the Countess Waldstettin, a violent discussion + concerning some point of disputed precedence. It was referred + to the Baron von Arnheim, who decided in favour of the + countess. Madame de Steinfeldt instantly ordered her palfrey + to be prepared, and her attendants to mount. 'I leave this + place,' said she, 'which a good Christian ought never to have + entered; I leave a house of which the master is a sorcerer, + the mistress a demon who dares not cross her brow with holy + water, and their trencher companion one who for a wretched + pittance is willing to act as match-maker between a wizard + and an incarnate fiend!' She then departed, with rage in her + countenance, and spite in her heart. The Baron of Arnheim + then stepped forward, and demanded of the knights and + gentlemen around, if there were any among them who would dare + to make good with his sword the infamous falsehoods thrown + upon himself, his spouse, and his kinswoman. There was a + general answer, utterly refusing to defend the Baroness of + Steinfeldt's words in so bad a cause, and universally + testifying the belief of the company that she spoke in the + spirit of calumny and falsehood. 'Then let that lie fall to + the ground which no man of courage will hold up,' said the + Baron of Arnheim; 'only, all who are here this morning shall + be satisfied whether the Baroness Hermione doth or doth not + share the rites of Christianity.' The Countess of Waldstetten + made anxious signs to him while he spoke thus; and when the + crowd permitted her to approach near him, she was heard to + whisper,—'O, be not rash! try no experiment! there is + something mysterious about that opal talisman; be prudent, + and let the matter pass by.' The baron, who was in a more + towering passion than well became the wisdom to which he made + pretence, said, 'Are you, too, such a fool?' and retained his + purpose. + </p> + <p> + "The Baroness of Arnheim at this moment entered the hall, + looking just so pale from her late confinement as to render + her lovely countenance more interesting, if less animated, + than usual. Having paid her compliments to the assembled + company, she was beginning to inquire why Madame de + Steinfeldt was not present, when her husband made the signal + for the company to move forward to the chapel, and lent the + baroness his arm to bring up the rear. The chapel was nearly + filled by the splendid company, and all eyes were bent on + their host and hostess as they entered the place of devotion + immediately after four young ladies, who supported the infant + babe in a light and beautiful litter. As they passed the + threshold, the baron dipt his finger in the font-stone and + offered holy-water to his lady, who accepted it, as usual, by + touching his finger with her own. But then, as if to confute + the calumnies of the malevolent lady of Steinfeldt, with an + air of sportive familiarity which was rather unwarranted by + the time and place, he flirted on her beautiful forehead a + drop or two of the moisture which remained on his own hand. + The opal, on which one of these drops had lighted, shot out a + brilliant spark like a falling star, and became the instant + afterwards lightless and colourless as a common pebble, while + the beautiful baroness sunk on the floor of the chapel with a + deep sigh of pain. All crowded around her in dismay. The + unfortunate Hermione was raised from the ground and conveyed + to her chamber; and so much did her countenance and pulse + alter within the short time necessary to do this, that those + who looked upon her pronounced her a dying woman. She was no + sooner in her own apartment than she requested to be left + alone with her husband. He remained an hour in the room, and + when he came out he locked and double locked the door behind + him. He then betook himself to the chapel, and remained there + for an hour or more, prostrated before the altar. In the + meantime most of the guests had dispersed in dismay; though + some abode out of courtesy or curiosity. There was a general + sense of impropriety in suffering the door of the sick lady's + apartment to remain locked; but, alarmed at the whole + circumstances of her illness, it was some time ere any one + dared disturb the devotions of the baron. At length medical + aid arrived, and the Countess of Waldstetten took upon her to + demand the key. She spoke more than once to a man who seemed + incapable of hearing, at least of understanding, what she + said. At length he gave her the key, and added sternly, as he + did so, that all aid was unavailing, and that it was his + pleasure that all strangers should leave the castle. There + were few who were inclined to stay; when upon opening the + door of the chamber in which the baroness had been deposited + little more than two hours before, no traces of her could be + discovered, unless that there was about a handful of light + grey ashes, like such as might have been produced by burning + fine paper, found on the bed where she had been laid. A + solemn <span class="pagenum"><a id="page330" + name="page330"></a>[pg 330]</span> funeral was nevertheless + performed, with masses and all other spiritual rites, for the + soul of the high and noble Lady Hermione of Arnheim; and it + was exactly on that same day three years that the baron + himself was laid in the grave of the same chapel of Arnheim, + with sword, shield, and helmet, as the last male of his + family." + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE TOPOGRAPHER. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + SAWSTON HALL.<a id="footnotetag1" + name="footnotetag1"></a><a href="#footnote1"><sup>1</sup></a> + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Huge halls, long galleries, spacious chambers join'd + </p> + <p class="i2"> + By no quite lawful marriage of the arts, + </p> + <p> + Might shock a connoisseur; but when combin'd + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Form'd a whole, which, irregular in parts, + </p> + <p> + Yet left a grand impression on the mind + </p> + <p class="i2"> + At least, of those whose eyes are in their hearts. + </p> + <p> + We gaze upon a giant for his stature, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Nor judge at first, if all be true to nature. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + BYRON. + </h4> + <p> + Quoting from the same poem, we may truly say of Sawston Hall, + Cambridgeshire—"The mansion's self is vast and + venerable,"—for it is one of the most pleasing + architectural relics of the "elder time," which at present + exists in England. The house, a large, old, substantial + mansion, built partly, as says the tradition, from the walls + of Cambridge Castle, has been the property of the Roman + Catholic family of Huddleston, for some centuries; and + assuming its present appearance early in the reign of Queen + Mary, has, with only the trifling alterations incidental to + necessary repairs, retained it; for the Huddlestons, + inhabiting Sawston Hall, and residing there in each + generation, highly respected as country gentlemen, either + from the extravagance of some of the family, or from a taste + for old associations, have been prevented from altering it. + As the manor house, it stands near the church; the baronial + chiefs who were always lords of the manor, frequently + building, if seldom patronizing, their village churches. + </p> + <p> + The mansion is a large, square building, situated in a + garden, wherein may be observed the remains of <i>aggera</i>, + a moat, terrace, &c.; a river so shallow that it might be + easily forded, flows at the back of the house, and serves as + one boundary to this garden. In the very small inner court, + stands a tower, enclosing a spiral staircase, which leads to + the top of the house; the whole length of the southern front + of it is occupied by a gallery, and the dormitories upon this + floor, which communicate with each other, are hung with old + tapestry. The principal entrance is through a porch and door, + which opens immediately into the baronial hall, a curious + place certainly, but slightly differing in arrangement and + appearance from what we had previously seen at Arundel + Castle, Haddon Hall, and several colleges. The oriel window, + instead of its usual place at the upper end of the hall, was + situated on one side, very near the corner; in the recess + formed by it, stood the baron's table, not as we had + anticipated upon a dais, but at least so veiled from the + vulgar gaze of the retainers who feasted at a separate board + in the apartment, that it answered the purpose of + distinguishing ranks equally well. The hall is paved with red + brick, and has a large, open fire-place, intimating well the + hospitable spirit of former days; its panels, curiously + carved, are painted white and brown; the latter in imitation + of walnut wood, is probably a mere coating of paint drawn + over the original panels of that material, to ensure their + preservation. Here too are the arms of the family emblazoned, + in which may be observed the lion of Britain and Fleur-de-lis + of France, the Huddlestons being descended from, or united + to, the royal line of each nation. + </p> + <p> + There is, near the hall, an ancient refectory, or + dining-room, shut up, and in so dangerous a state as to + require to be filled with props to support its ceiling. The + grand staircase, which is of oak, and coeval with the + building, leads to the gallery, in which are situated the + principal sleeping-rooms, distinguished as the green, blue, + red chambers, &c., according to the predominant colours + of the ancient and faded tapestry with which they are hung; + nor would the old manor-house deserve the name of such, was + there not in one of these a concealed door behind the arras, + and in another, the report at least of a ghost. A narrow + door, near the end of the gallery, opens immediately upon an + old and narrow staircase, the ascent to that chapel in the + very roof of the building, which at the period of the + Reformation, was contrived and fitted up for the secret + advantage of the Roman Catholic proprietors of Sawston; this + chamber, for it is nothing more, is certainly little + calculated to impress the mind of the spectator with an idea + of the splendour of Catholic worship; we approached it by a + narrow decaying staircase, stepped over bare rafters, and + were scarcely able to pilot ourselves securely by the faint + glimmerings of day-light, streaming through the chinks in the + tiling overhead. Upon <span class="pagenum"><a id="page331" + name="page331"></a>[pg 331]</span> the opening of the chapel + door, however, a full tide of light greeted us, admitted by a + dormer window, and this displayed an apartment, known by its + altar and benches to be appropriated to sacred purposes, the + sole decorations of whose plain white-washed walls were some + few engravings of madonnas, saints, and holy families, + &c., chiefly French, and not particularly beautiful or + valuable. + </p> + <p> + On returning from the chapel we were shown an ingenious + hiding-place for the priest in troublous times: a cell + covered by a trap-door in the staircase, and just large + enough to contain one person, a small table, and a stool; + whilst a loop-hole in the wall admitted an apology for light + and air. Of heir-looms, there are at Sawston Hall, plenty of + curious old pictures and engravings, books, missals, a real + relic of chivalry, (light, well-poised, and made of the true + lance-wood,) a tilting lance; Queen Mary's bed, and her + pincushion; and a singular glass water-jug, made in the reign + of Queen Anne, which, when the present proprietor of Sawston + took possession of his inheritance, had been laid up for + seventy years; it is now, we believe, off the superannuated + list, and sees daily service. We have only space briefly to + allude to the tradition, which, sketched at length in the + valuable periodical to which we have referred our readers, + induced us to supply the present illustrative account. The + Princess Mary fleeing from the persecutions of the heads of + the Protestant party, was entertained and lodged for a night + by Sir John Huddleston, of Sawston. The hall was in + consequence besieged by an immense mob from Cambridge, fired, + and nearly destroyed; Mary and her host with difficulty + escaped, (she disguised as a market-woman,) and as queen, she + rebuilt Sawston with the stones of Cambridge Castle. + </p> + <h4> + M.L.B. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + MANNERS & CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + CHINESE CITIES. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The cities of China are generally of a square form, + surrounded with lofty walls, having projecting towers at + regular intervals, and are usually encompassed by a ditch, + either dry or full of water. Distributed through the streets + and squares, or situated in the vicinity of the principal + gates, are round, hexagonal or octagonal towers, of various + heights, triumphal arches, beautiful temples dedicated to + idols, and monuments erected in honour of those who have + rendered important services to the nation, or the people; and + lastly some public buildings more remarkable for extent than + magnificence. + </p> + <p> + The squares are large, the streets long and of different + breadths, the houses have, for the most part, but a ground + floor, and rarely exceed one story. The shops are varnished, + and ornamented with silk and porcelain. Before each door is + fixed a painted and gilded board, seven or eight feet high, + supported on a pedestal, and having inscribed on it three + large characters chosen by the merchant for the sign of his + shop, to distinguish it from all others. To these are often + added a list of the articles to be disposed of, and the name + of the seller. Under all, conspicuous for their size, are the + characters <i>"Pou-Hou,"</i> (no cheating here.) + </p> + <h4> + G.L.S. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + FIGS + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + Figs have, from the earliest times, been reckoned among the + delights of the palate. Shaphan the scribe, who made for the + use of the young king Josiah, that compendium of the law of + Moses, which is called Deuteronomy, enumerates among the + praises of his country, that it was a land of figs. + </p> + <p> + The Athenians valued figs at least as highly as the Jews. + Alexis called figs a "a food for the gods." Pausanias says, + that the Athenian Phytalus was rewarded by Ceres, for his + hospitality, with the gift of the first fig tree. Some + foreign guest, no doubt, transmitted to him the plant, which + he introduced into Attica. It succeeded so well there, that + Uthanaeus brings forward Lynceus and Antiphones, vaunting the + figs of Attica as the best on earth. Horapollo, or rather his + commentator Bolzani, says, that when the master of the house + is going a journey, he hangs out a broom of fig boughs for + good luck. Our forefathers preferred a broom of birch; as if, + in the master's absence, it was well to remember the rod. + </p> + <p> + A taste for figs marked the progress of refinement in the + Roman empire. In Cato's time, but six sorts of figs were + known; in Pliny's, twenty-nine. The sexual system of plants, + seems first to have been observed in the fig tree; whose + artificial impregnation is taught by Pliny, under the name of + caprification. + </p> + <p> + In modern times, the esteem for figs has been still more + widely diffused. + </p> + <p> + When Charles the Fifth visited Holland, in 1540, a Dutch + merchant sent him a plate of figs, as the greatest delicacy + which Ziriksee could offer. + </p> + <h4> + H.B.A. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page332" name="page332"></a>[pg + 332]</span> + </p> + <h3> + ALNWICK FREEMEN. + </h3> + <p> + Alnwick, in Northumberland, is remarkable for the peculiar + manner of making freemen. Those to be made free, or as the + saying is, <i>to leap well</i>, assemble in the market place + early on St. Mark's day on horseback, with every man a sword + by his side, dressed in white, all with white night caps, + attended by four chamberlains mounted and armed in the same + manner. Hence they proceed with music to a large, dirty pool, + called <i>Freeman's Well</i>, where they dismount, and draw + up in a body, and then rush through the mud as fast as they + can. As the water is generally very foul, they come out in a + dirty condition; but after taking a dram, they put on dry + clothes, remount their horses, and ride full gallop round the + confines of the town, when they return, sword in hand, and + are met by women decorated with ribands, bells, &c. + ringing and dancing. These are called <i>timber vasts</i>. + The houses of the new freemen are, on this day, distinguished + by a holly bush, as a signal for their friends to assemble + and make merry. + </p> + <p> + This ridiculous ceremony is attributed to King John, who + being mired in the well, as a punishment for not mending the + road, made the above custom a part of the charter of the + town. + </p> + <h4> + H.B.A. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE ANECDOTE GALLERY. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + DOCTOR PARR. + </h3> + <p> + How many a fine mind has been lost to mankind by the want of + some propitious accident, to lead it to a proper channel; to + prevent its current from "turning awry and losing the name of + action!" We know not whether the story of Newton's apple be + true, but it may serve for an illustration, and if that apple + had not fallen, where would have been his Principia? If the + Lady Egerton had not missed her way in a wood, Milton might + have spent the time in which he wrote "Comus," in writing + "Accidence of Grammar;" and if Ellwood, the quaker, had not + asked him what he could say on "Paradise Regained," that + beautiful poem (so greatly underrated) would have been lost + to us. + </p> + <p> + Samuel Parr was born at Harrow-on-the-Hill, June 15 (o.s.) + 1747. He was the son of Samuel Parr, a surgeon and apothecary + of that place, and through him immediately descended from + several considerable scholars, and remotely (as one of his + biographers, Mr. Field, asserts) from Sir W. Parr, who lived + in the reign of Edward IV., and whose granddaughter was Queen + Catharine Parr, of famous memory. It does not appear from + Parr's writings (as far as we remember) that he laid claim to + this high ancestry; yet the name of Catharine, which he gave + to one of his daughters, may be imagined to imply as much. + His mother, whose maiden name was Mignard, was of the family + of the celebrated painter. It was the accident of Parr's + birthplace that, probably, laid the foundation of his fame, + for to the school of his native village, then one of the most + flourishing in England, he was sent in his sixth year; + whilst, under other circumstances, it is likely that he would + have been condemned to an ordinary education and his father's + business. So many seeds is Nature constantly and secretly + scattering, in order that one may fall upon a spot that shall + foster it into a a plant. In his boyhood, he is described by + his sister, Mrs. Bowyear, as studious after his kind, + delighting in Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, and not + partaking much in the sports usual to such an age. He had a + very early inclination for the church, and the elements of + that taste for ecclesiastical pomp, which distinguished him + in after life, appeared when he was not more than nine or ten + years old. He would put on one of his father's shirts for a + surplice, (till Mr. Sanders, the vicar, supplied him, as + Hannah did his namesake, with a little gown and cassock;) he + would then read the church service to his sister and cousins, + after they had been duly summoned by a bell tied to the + banisters; preach them a sermon, which his congregation was + apt to think, in those days, somewhat of the longest; and + even, in spite of his father's remonstrances, would bury a + bird or a kitten (Parr had always a great fondness for + animals) with the rites of Christian burial. Samuel was his + mother's darling; she indulged all his whims, consulted his + appetite, and provided hot suppers for him almost from his + cradle. He was her only son, and was at this time very fair + and well-favoured. Providence, however, foreseeing that at + all events vanity was to be a large ingredient in Parr's + composition, sent him, in its mercy, a fit of small-pox; and, + with the same intent, perhaps, deprived him of a parent, who + was killing her son's character by kindness. Parr never was a + boy, says, somewhere, his friend and school-fellow, Dr. + Bennet. When he was about nine years old, Dr. Allen saw him + sitting on the churchyard gate at Harrow, with great gravity, + whilst his school-fellows were all at play. "Sam. why don't + you play with the others?" cried Allen. "Do not you + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page333" name="page333"></a>[pg + 333]</span> know, sir," said he, with vast solemnity, "that I + am to be a parson?" And Parr himself used to tell of Sir W. + Jones, another of his school-fellows, that as they were one + day walking together near Harrow, Jones suddenly stopped + short, and, looking hard at him, cried out, "Parr, if you + should have the good luck to live forty years, you may stand + a chance of overtaking your face." Between Bennet, Parr, and + Jones, the closest intimacy was formed; and though + occasionally tried, it continued to the last. Sir W. Jones, + indeed, was soon carried, by the tide of events, far away + from the other two, and Dr. Bennet quickly shot a-head of + poor Parr in the race of life, and rose to the Irish bench. + </p> + <p> + These three challenged one another to trials of skill in the + imitation of popular authors—they wrote and acted a + play together—they got up mock councils, and harangues, + and combats, after the manner of the classical heroes of + antiquity, and under their names—till, at the age of + fourteen, Parr being now at the head of the school, was + removed from it and placed in his father's shop. + </p> + <p> + The doctor must have found in the course of his practice, + that there are some pills which will not go down—and + this was one. Parr began to criticize the Latin of his + father's prescriptions, instead of "making the mixture;" and + was not prepared for that kind of Greek with which old + Fuller's doctor was imbued, who, on being asked why it was + called a <i>Hectic</i> fever, "Because," saith he, "of an + <i>hecking</i> cough which ever attendeth that disease." + Accordingly, Parr having in vain tried to reconcile himself + to the "uttering of mortal drugs" for three years, was at + length suffered to follow his own devices, and in 1765, was + admitted of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Dr. Farmer was at + that time tutor. Of this proficient in black letter (he was + one of the earliest, and perhaps <i>the</i> cleverest, of his + tribe) we are told by Archdeacon Butler, in a note, that he + was a man of such singular indolence, as to neglect sending + in the young men's accounts, and is supposed to have burnt + large sums of money, by putting into the fire unopened + letters, which contained remittances, conveyed remonstrances, + and required answers. + </p> + <p> + At college Parr remained about fourteen months, when his + resources were cut off by the sudden death of his father. On + balancing his accounts, three pounds seventeen shillings + appeared to be all his worldly wealth; and it has been + asserted by one of the many persons who have contributed + their quota to the memorabilia of Parr, that had he been + aware beforehand of possessing so considerable a sum, he + would have continued longer in an university which he quitted + with a heavy heart, and which he was ever proud to + acknowledge as his literary nursing-mother. It is melancholy + to reflect on the numbers of young men who squander the + opportunities afforded them at Cambridge, and Oxford, without + a thought; "casting the pearl away, like the Aethiop," while, + at the very moment, many are the sons of genius and poverty, + who, with Parr, are struggling in vain to hold fast their + chance of the learning, and the rewards of learning, to be + gained there, and which would be to them instead of house and + land. Thus were Parr's hopes again nipped in the bud, and + those years, (the most valuable of all, perhaps, for the + formation of character,) the latter years of school and + college life, were to him a blank. Meanwhile Dr. Sumner, then + master of Harrow, offered him the situation of his first + assistant. With this Parr closed; he took deacon's orders in + 1769; and five years passed away, as usefully and happily + spent as any which he lived to see. It was while he was + under-master of Harrow that he lost his cousin, Frank Parr, + then a recently elected Fellow of King's College. Parr loved + him as a brother; and, though himself receiving a salary of + only fifty pounds a year, and, as he says, and as may be well + believed, "then very poor," he cheerfully undertook for + Frank, by way of making his death-bed more comfortable, the + payment of all his Cambridge debts, which proved to be two + hundred and twenty-three pounds; a promise which, it is + needless to say, he faithfully kept, besides settling an + annuity of five pounds upon his mother. + </p> + <p> + In 1771, when Parr was in his twenty-fifth year, Dr. Sumner + was suddenly carried off by apoplexy. Parr now became a + candidate for the head mastership of Harrow, founding his + claims on being born in the town, educated at the school, and + for some years one of the assistants. The governors, however, + preferred Dr. Benjamin Heath, an antagonist by whom it was no + disgrace to be beaten, and whose personal merit Parr himself + allowed to justify their choice. A rebellion among the boys, + many of whom took Parr's part, ensued; and in an evil hour he + threw up his situation of assistant, and withdrew to + Stanmore, a village a very few miles from Harrow. Here he was + followed by forty of the young rebels, and with this stock in + trade he proceeded to set up a school on his own account. + This, Dr. Johnstone thinks, was the crisis + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page334" name="page334"></a>[pg + 334]</span> of Parr's life. The die had turned up against + him, and the disappointment, with its immediate consequences, + gave a complexion to his future fortunes, character, and + comfort. He had already mounted a full-bottomed wig when he + stood for Harrow, anxious, as it should seem, to give his + face a still further chance of keeping its start. He now + began to ride on a black saddle, and bore in his hand a long + wand with an ivory head, like a crosier in high prelatical + pomp. His neighbours, who wondered what it could all mean, + had scarcely time to identify him with his pontificals, + before they saw him stalking along the street in a dirty, + striped dressing-gown. A wife was all that was now wanted to + complete the establishment at Stanmore, and accordingly Miss + Jane Marsingale, a lady of an ancient Yorkshire family, was + provided for him, (Parr, like Hooker, appears to have courted + by proxy, and with about the same success,) and so Stanmore + was set a going as the rival of Harrow. These were fearful + odds, and it came to pass, that in spite of "Attic symposia," + and groves of Academus, and the enacting of a Greek play, and + the perpetual recitation of the fragment in praise of + Harmodius and Aristogeiton, the establishment at Stanmore + declined, and at the end of five years, Parr was not sorry to + accept the mastership of an endowed school at Colchester. To + Colchester, therefore, he removed with his wife and a + daughter in the spring of 1777. Here he took priest's orders + at the hands of Bishop Lowth, and found society congenial to + him in Dr. Foster, a kindred whig, and in Thomas Twining, a + kindred scholar. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + YOUNG NAPOLEON + </h3> + <p> + This poor boy, whose destiny has suffered so remarkable a + change, appears to have been a child of great promise, both + for intelligence and goodness of heart. The anecdotes + concerning him are of the most pleasing kind. From the time + that he knew how to speak, he became, like most children, a + great questioner. He loved, above every thing, to watch the + people walking in the garden and in the court of the + Tuileries, over which his windows looked. There was always a + crowd of people assembled there to see him. Having remarked + that many of the persons who entered the palace, had rolls of + paper under their arms, he desired to know of his + <i>gouvernante</i> what that meant. He was told that they + were unfortunate people, who came to ask some favour of his + papa. From this moment he shouted and wept whenever he saw a + petition pass, and was not to be satisfied till it was + brought to him; and he never failed to present himself, every + day at breakfast, all those which he had collected in the + course of the day before. It may be easily supposed, that + when this practice was known to the public, the child was + never at a loss for petitions. + </p> + <p> + He saw one day under his windows a woman in mourning who held + by the hand a little boy about four years old, also in + mourning. This little fellow had in his hand a petition which + he held up from a distance to the young prince. The boy would + know why this poor, little one was clothed all in black. His + governess answered that it was, no doubt, because his papa + was dead. He manifested a strong desire to talk with the + child.—Madame Montesquieu, who seized every occasion of + developing his sensibility, consented, and gave an order that + he should be brought in with his mother. She was a widow + whose husband had been killed in the last campaign, and + finding herself without resources, had petitioned the emperor + for a pension. The young Napoleon took the petition and + promised to deliver it to his papa. The next morning he made + up his ordinary packet of petitions, but the one in which he + took a particular interest he kept separate, and after + putting the mass into the hands of the emperor according to + custom; "Papa," said he, "here is the petition of a very + unfortunate little boy; you are the cause of his father's + dying, and now he has nothing. Give him a pension, I beg." + Napoleon took up his son and embraced him tenderly, gave him + the pension, which he antedated, and caused the patent to be + made out in the course of the day.—<i>Translated from + the French.—Westminster Review.</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + AN ESKDALE ANECDOTE. + </h3> + <center> + <i>Extract of a Letter from the Ettrick Shepherd.</i> + </center> + <p> + I chanced to be on a weeks' visit to a kind friend, a farmer + in Eskdale-muir, who thought meet to have a party every day + at dinner, and mostly the same party. Our libations were + certainly carried rather to an extremity, but our merriment + corresponded therewith. There was one morning, indeed, that + several of the gentlemen were considerably hurt, and there + were marks of blood on the plaster, but no one could tell + what had happened. It appeared that there had been a quarrel, + but none of us knew what about, or who it was that fought. + </p> + <p> + But the most amusing part of the ploy + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page335" name="page335"></a>[pg + 335]</span> (and a very amusing part it was) regarded a half + hogshead of ale, that was standing in the lobby to clear for + bottling. On the very first forenoon, our thirst was so + excessive, that the farmer contrived to insert a spigot into + this huge cask, and really such a treasure I think was hardly + ever opened to a set of poor thirsty spirits. Morning, noon, + and night, we were running with jugs to this rich fountain, + and handing the delicious beverage about to lips that glowed + with fervour and delight. In a few days, however, it wore so + low, that before any would come, one was always obliged to + hold it up behind; and, finally, it ran dry. + </p> + <p> + On the very morning after that, the farmer came in with a + wild raised look. "Gentlemen," said he, "get your + hats—haste ye—an' let us gang an' tak a lang + wauk, for my mother an' the lasses are on a-scrubbing a whole + floorfu' o' bottles; an' as I cam by, I heard her speaking + about getting the ale bottled the day." + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE SKETCH-BOOK. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + CREATING WANTS. + </h3> + <center> + <i>An old, but a true Story.</i> + </center> + <p> + I was bred a linen-draper, and went into business with better + than a thousand pounds. I married the daughter of a country + tradesman, who had received a boarding-school education. When + I married I had been in business five years, and was in the + way of soon accumulating a fortune. I was never out of my + shop before it was shut up, and was remarked by my friends as + being a steady young man, with a turn for business. + </p> + <p> + I used to dine in the parlour, where I could have an eye upon + the shop; but my new acquaintances told me this was + <i>extremely ungenteel</i>; that if I had no confidence in my + men I should get others; that a thief would be a thief, watch + him how I would, and that I was now too forward in the world + to be a slave to the shop. + </p> + <p> + From being constantly in my shop from seven in the morning + till eight in the evening, I lay in bed till nine, and took a + comfortable breakfast before I made my appearance below. + Things, however, went on very well—I bowed to my best + customers, and attended closely to my business while I was in + it, trade went on briskly, and the only effect of this + acquaintance was the necessity of letting our friends see + that we were getting above the world, by selling some of our + old-fashioned furniture, and replacing it with that which was + more <i>genteel</i>, and introducing wine at dinner when we + had company. + </p> + <p> + As our business increased, our friends told us it would be + <i>extremely genteel</i> to take a lodging in summer just at + the outskirts of the city, where we might retire in the + evening when shop was shut, and return to it next morning + after breakfast; for as we lived in a close part of the town, + fresh air was necessary to our health; and though, before I + had this airy lodging, I breathed very well in town, yet + indulging in the fresh air, I was soon sensible of all the + stench and closeness of the metropolis; and I must own I + began to relish a glass of wine after dinner as well when + alone as when in company: I did not find myself the worse in + circumstances for this lodging; but I did not find I grew + richer, and we had no money to lay by. + </p> + <p> + We soon found out that a lodging so near town was smothered + with dust, and smelt too much of London air, therefore I took + a small house we had seen about five miles from town, near an + acquaintance we had made, and thought it imprudent to sleep + from home every night, and that it would be better for my + business to be in town all the week, and go to this house on + Saturday, and continue there until Monday; but one excuse or + other often found me there on Tuesday. Coach-hire backward + and forwards, and carriage of parcels, generally cost us + seven or eight shillings a week; and as a one-horse chaise + would be attended with very little more expense, and removing + to a further distance, seeing the expense would be saved by + not having our house full of company on Sunday, which was + always the case, being so near town; besides the exercise + would be beneficial, for I was growing corpulent with good + living and idleness. Accordingly we removed to the distance + of fifteen miles from town, into a better house, because + there was a large garden adjoining it, and a field for the + horse. It afforded abundance of fruit, and fruit was good for + scorbutic and plethoric habits, our table would be furnished + at less expense, and fifteen miles was but an hour's ride + more than seven miles. + </p> + <p> + All this was plausible, and I soon found myself under the + necessity of keeping a gardener; so that every cabbage that I + before put on my table for one <i>penny</i> cost me one + <i>shilling</i>, and I bought my dessert at the dearest hand; + but I was in it—I found myself happy—in a + profusion of fruit, and a blight was little less than death + to me. + </p> + <p> + This new acquired want, now introduced all the expensive + modes of having <span class="pagenum"><a id="page336" + name="page336"></a>[pg 336]</span> fruit in spite of either + blasts or blights. I built myself a small hot house, and it + was only the addition of a chaldron or two of coals; the + gardener was the same, and we had the pride of putting on our + table a pine-apple occasionally, when our acquaintance were + contented with the exhibition of a melon. + </p> + <p> + From this expense we soon got into a fresh one. As we often + out-staid Monday in the country, it was thought prudent that + I should go to town on Monday by myself, and return in the + evening; this being too much for one horse, a second-hand + chariot might be purchased for a little more than what the + one-horse chaise would sell for; the field was large enough + for two horses; going to town in summer in an open carriage + was choking ourselves with dust, burning our faces, and the + number of carriages on the road made driving dangerous; + besides, having now a genteel acquaintance in the + neighbourhood, there was no paying a visit in a one-horse + chaise. Another horse would be but very little addition in + expense; we had a good coach-house, and the gardener would + drive. All this seemed true. I fell into the scheme; but soon + found that the wheels were so often going that the gardener + could not act in both capacities; whilst he was driving the + chariot, the hot-house was neglected; the consequence was, + that I hired a coachman. The chariot brought on the necessity + of a footman—a better acquaintance—wax + candles—Sherry—Madeira—French Wines, + &c. In short, I grew so fond of these indulgencies that + they became WANTS, and I was unhappy when in town and out of + the reach of them. + </p> + <p> + All this would have done very well if I had not had a + business to mind; but the misfortune was, that it took me off + from trade—unsettled my thoughts; my shopmen were too + much left to themselves, they were negligent of my business, + and plundered me of my property. I drew too often upon the + till—made no reserve for the wholesale dealers and + manufacturers—could not answer their demands upon + me—and became—<i>Bankrupt</i>. + </p> + <p> + Reduced now to live upon a chop and a draught of porter, I + feel my <i>wants</i> more than ever; my wife's genteel + notions having upset her, she has lost her spirits. We do + little but upbraid each other, and I am become despicable in + my own opinion, and ridiculous in that of others. I once was + happy, but now am miserable. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE GATHERER. + </h2> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + A snapper up of unconsidered trifles. + </p> + <p> + SHAKSPEARE + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + GUDE NEWS. + </h3> + <center> + <i>Copied from an inscription over the fireplace of a + public-house in Edinburgh, the frequent resort of Burns.</i> + </center> + <p> + Willie Christie tells them wha dinna ken, that he has a + public house, first door down Libbertown Wynd, in the Lawn + Market, whaur he keeps the best o' stuff; gude nappy Yill + frae the best o' Bruars in big bottels an' wee anes, an' + Porter frae Lunnon o' a' sorts; Whuske as gude as in the + Toun, an o' a' strength, an' for cheapness ekwall to ony + that's gaun. Jinger Beer in wee bottells at Tippence, an' + Sma' Beer for three bawbees the twa bottels out of the house, + an' a penny the bottel in. + </p> + <p> + N.B. Toddy cheap an' unco' gude if 'tis his ain mackin. + </p> + <h4> + S.H. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + EPIGRAM. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Whilst Mary kissed her infant care, + </p> + <p> + "You like my lip," she cried, "my dear." + </p> + <p> + The smiling child, though half afraid, + </p> + <p> + Thus to her beauteous mother said: + </p> + <p> + "With me, mamma, oh, do not quarrel, + </p> + <p> + I thought your lip had been my coral." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + E.A.W. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + AN EXPLETIVE. + </h3> + <p> + A newspaper tells us that an <i>old</i> woman died April 26, + at Wolverhampton, aged 150 years. + </p> + <hr /> + <center> + LIMBIRD'S EDITION<br /> + <i>of the Following Novels is already Published:</i> + </center> + <pre> + s. d. + Mackenzie's Man of Feeling 0 6 + Paul and Virginia 0 5 + The Castle of Otranto 0 6 + Almoran and Hamet 0 5 + Elizabeth, or the Exiles of Siberia. 0 6 + The Castles of Athlia and Dunbayne 0 6 + Rasselas 0 8 + The Old English Baron 0 8 + Nature and Art 0 8 + Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield 0 10 + Sicilian Romance 1 0 + The Man of the World 1 0 + A Simple Story 1 4 + Joseph Andrews 1 6 + Humphry Clinker 1 8 + The Romance of the Forest 1 8 + The Italian 2 0 + Zeluco, by Dr. Moore 2 6 + Edward, by Dr. Moore 2 6 + Roderick Random 2 6 + The Mysteries of Udolpho 3 6 + Peregrine Pickle 4 6 +</pre> + <hr class="full" /> + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote1" name="footnote1"></a><b>Footnote 1</b>: + <a href="#footnotetag1">(return)</a> + <p> + The above brief account of a veritable old English Manor + House, transcribed from a few rough notes, taken at the + period of personal observation, is now supplied by the + writer as an article entitled "The Siege of Sawston," + appears this month, in that clever and amusing work <i>The + United Service Journal</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <i>Printed and Published by J. LIMBIRD, 143, Strand, (near + Somerset House,) London; sold by ERNEST FLEISCHER, 626, New + Market, Leipsic; and by all Newsmen and Booksellers</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + + <div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 11347 ***</div> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/11347-h/images/370-1.png b/11347-h/images/370-1.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..ca244ec --- /dev/null +++ b/11347-h/images/370-1.png |
