She writes them on the people's heart In language clear and plain; True thoughts have moved the world before, 3. We yield to none' in earnest love Of freedom's cause sublime;2 We join the 3 "FRATERNITY!" cry, We keep the march of Time. And yet we grasp nor pike1 nor spear, Our victories to obtain; We've won without their aid before, 4. We want no aid of barricade We have a citadel in truth, More durable and strong. Calm words, great thoughts, unflinching faith, They've won our battles many a time, And so they shall again. 5. Peace, progress, knowledge, brotherhood- The bad deny; but we rely To see their triumph near. No widows' groans shall load our cause, We've won without such aid before, And so we shall again. CHARLES MACKAY. 1 None (nůn).—2 Sub lime', high; lofty; excellent.-3 Fra ter' ni ty, brotherhood. Pike, a pole with a sharp iron head.—Bar ri căde'. a strong fortification made in haste, of earth, stone, trees, wagons, or any thing that will stop the progress of an enemy.—'Cit' a del, a fortress or castle, in a city or near it.—7 Dùr'a ble. lasting. 9 THE 48. THE CAVERN BY THE SEA. HERE is a cavern in the island of Hoonga, one of the Tonga islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, which can be entered only by diving into the sea, and has no other light than what is reflected from the bottom of the water. A young chief discovered it accidentally while diving after a turtle, and the use which he made of his discovery will probably be sung in more than one Europe'an language, so beautifully is it adapted' for a tale in verse. 2. There was a tyrannical governor at Văvaoo, against whom one of the chiefs formed a plan of insurrection; it was betrayed, and the chief, with all his family and kin,3 was ordered to be destroyed. He had a beautiful daughter, betrothed' to a chief of high rank, and she also was included in the sentence. The youth who had found the cavern, and kept the secret to himsèlf, loved this damsel. He told her of the danger to which she and all of her family were exposed, and persuaded her to place her safety in his hands. 3. With her consent, he placed her in his canoe, and described the place of her proposed retreat, as he skillfully plied the oar in the direction of the cavern. Like the rest of her countrywomen, the maid was an expert swimmer. Having reached the spot, they dived into the water, and entered the cavern, a large and commodious apartment, about fifty feet in length, and nearly the same in height, beautifully ornamented with sparry5 incrustations. 4. Here he brought her the choicest food, the finest clothing, mats for her bed, and sandal-wood oil to perfume' herself; here A dåpt' ed, fitted.-2 In sur rec' tion, rebellion; an attempt to overthrow a government.- Kin, relations. Be trothed', engaged to be Inarried. Spår' ry, made of spar, a substance frequently found in caverns, and formed by water mixed with lime and other substances, which, trickling very slowly from above, presents the appearance of icicles hanging from the roof; and sometimes, dropping also on the floor, seem like inverted icicles, or icicles upside down. These are what are called sparry incrustations. When the incrustation hangs from the ceiling, with the sharp point downward, it is called a stalactite; when it rises from the floor, with the point upward, it is called a stalagmite.— "Sån' dal-wood, a wood with a very strong and sweet perfume, which grows in the East Indies. he visited her as often as was consistent with prudence; and here, as may be imagined, this Tonga Leän'der' wooed and won the maid, whom, to make the interest complete, he had long loved in secret, when he had no hope. Meantime he prepared, with all his dependents, male and female, to' emigrate in secret to the Fiji islands. 5. The intention was so well concealed, that they embarked in safety, and his people asked him, at the point of their departure, if he would not take with him a Tonga wife; and accordingly, to their great astonishment, having steered close to a rock, he desired them to wait while he went into the sea to fetch her, jumped overboard, and, just as they were beginning to be seriously alarmed at his long disappearance, he rose with his mistress from the water. This story is not deficient in that which all such stories should have to be perfectly delightful,-a fortunate conclusion. The party remained at the Fijis till the oppressor died, and then returned to Văvaoo, where they enjoyed a long and happy life. This is related as an authentic tradition. QUARTERLY REVIEW. 49. THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. HE British consul3 at Cairo3 had frequently intimated' to his Highness, the Pasha' of Egypt, that a live hippopotamus would be regarded as a very in'teresting and valuable present in England. Now, there were sundry' difficulties of a serious nature involved in this business. In the first place, the favorite resort of the hippopotami is a thousand or fifteen hundred miles distant from Cairo; in the second place, the hippopotamus being 2 'Le ån' der, a youth of Abydos, who swam nightly across the Hellespont, to visit his mistress, Hero. He was at last drowned one stormy night, as he was making his accustomed visit. The Hellespont is what is now called the Dardanelles, a narrow strait between Europe and Asiatic Turkey. Côn' sul, an officer appointed by a government to protect its citizens in a foreign country.—3 Cairo (kl' ro), the capital city of Egypt. In' ti måt ed, suggested; told in a modest or delicate way.— "Pa sha', the governor.— Hip po pot' a mus, literally means a riverhorse, but it will be seen from the following description that the animal has no point of resemblance to a horse.- Sůn' dry, various. amphibious,' is not easily come-at-able; when he is envi'roned," he is a tremendous antagonist, by reason of his great strength, enormous weight, his wrathfulness when excited, and, we may add, his prodigious mouth, with its huge tusks. We are speaking of the male hippopotamus. He is often slain by a number of rifle-balls (he only makes a comic grin of scorn at a few), and laid low from a distance; but as to being taken alive, that is a triumph which has scarcely ever been permitted to mortal man of modern times. 2. "So, Consul," said the Pasha, abruptly, one day, when Mr. Murray was dining with him, "so, you want a hippopotamus?" "Very much, your Highness." "And you think that such an animal would be an acceptable present to your queen and country?" 66 3. "He would be accounted a great rarity," said the consul; our naturalists would receive him with open arms-figuratively speaking—and the public would crowd to pay their respects to him." Abbas Pasha laughed at this pleasantry of the consul. “Well,” said he, “we will inquire about this matter." He halt turned his head over one shoulder to his attendants: "Send here the governor of Nubia!" The attendants thus ordered made their salam' and retired. 6 4. Anybody, not previously aware of the easy habits of a despotic sovereign, would naturally conclude that the governor of Nubia was, at this time, in Cairo, and at no great distance from the royal abode. But it was not so. The governor of Nubia was simply there—at home-smoking his pipe in Nubia. This brief and unadorned order, therefore, involved a post-haste messenger on a dromedary' across the desert, with a boat up the Nile, and then more dromedaries, and then another boat, and again a dromedary, till the Pasha's mandate was delivered. 'Am phib' i ous, living both on land and in water. En vi' roned, surrounded. An tåg'onist, one who combats another; enemy; foe.Rår'ity, a thing very uncommon. - Sa låm', a kind of bow, or mark of respect, practiced in Eastern countries. The head is bowed down, and both arms raised above the head, with the hands brought together. - Sovereign (sův'erin), one who possesses the highest authority; a despotic sovereign is one who has absolute or entire authority.-' Drom edary (drům' e da ry), a camel with one bunch. 5. We next behold the governor of Nubia, in full official trim,' proceeding post-haste with his suite' across the desert, and down the Nile, traveling day and night, until finally he is announced to the Pasha, and admitted to his presence. "Governor," says the Pasha, "have you hippopotami in your country?" "We have, your Highness." Abbas Pasha reflected a moment, then said "Send to me the commander3 of the Nubian army. Now go!" 6. This was the whole dialogue. The governor made his salam, and retired. With the same haste and ceremony, so far as the two things can be combined, he returned to Nubia by boat, and dromedary, and horse, and covered litter; and the same hour found the commander of the army of Nubia galloping across the desert with his attendants, in obedience to the royal mandate. 7. The Pasha, knowing that all means of speed will be used, and what those means will be, together with the nature of the route, is able to calculate to a day when the commander ought to arrive, and, therefore, must arrive, at his peril, otherwise. The British consul is invited to dine with his Highness on this day. 8. Duly, as expected, the commander of the Nubian army arrives, and is announced, just as the repast is concluded. He is forthwith ushered into the presence of the sublime beard and turban. Coffee and pipes are served. The commander makes his grand salam, shutting his eyes before the royal pipe. 9. "Commander," says the Pasha, without taking his pipe from his mouth, "I hear that you have hippopotami in your country." "It is true, your Highness; but " "Bring me a live hippopotamus-a young one. Now go!" 10. This was actually the dialogue which took place on the occasion-and the whole of it. The commander of the Nubian forces made his grand salam, retired, and returned as he came, "big" with the importance of his errand, but also not without considerable anxiety for its result. 'Official (offish' al) trim, in the dress of his office.- Suite (swet), a train of followers; company.-3 Com månd' er. 'Lit' ter, a sort of couch resting on poles, carried by men or horses.-"Re påst', meal; feast. |