Recounts the toils and terrors of the chase;
And gave us fiddling too, by way of grace;
All which, when bed-time warn'd us to lie down,
We fully paid him for with half a crown.
Refresh'd with sleep, before the peep of day,
O'er rising Pocano* we scour away,

Beyond whose top the dismal swamp extends
Where Tobihanna's savage stream descends.
Here prostrate woods, in one direction strew'd,
Point out the path the loud tornado rode,

When from the black north-east it gathered strong,
Creating ruin as it roar'd along,

Crashing outrageous.† Still with awe-struck mien,
The pilgrim stops, and gazes on the scene.
Huge pines that tower'd for centuries on high
Crush'd by each others ruins prostrate lie,
Black with devouring flames, of branches bare,
Their ragged roots high tilted frown in air;
While shiver'd trunks, like monuments of wrath,
Add deeper horror to the wreck beneath.
Cut through this chaos rude, the narrow road,
Alone by solitary traveller trod,

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Winds through the wilds of this forlorn 'domain
Where ruin drear and desolation reign.
Here as we loiter'd on, with restless gaze.
Absorb'd in silence, musing and amaze,
The rustling bushes and the snorting sound
Of startled bruin fix'd us to the ground!

calf in the evening, within a few feet of the girl who was milking; who, supposing it to be a large dog, gave the alarm, and attempted to drive it off. The old hunter, our landlord, soon drove him up a tree with his dog, where he shot him.

A small spur of the blue ridge, and one of the few places in Pennsylvania frequented by the tetrao cupido, or pinnated grous.

†These tornadoes are very frequent in the different regions of the United States. The one above alluded to, had been extremely violent; and for many miles had levelled the woods in its way. We continued to see the effects of its rage for upwards of twenty miles.

At this season of the year great numbers of bears resort to the mountains in search of whortleberries which they devour with great voracity. They are at this time very fat, and individuals are frequently shot that weigh

upwards of 400lbs.

With levelled guns we momentary stood

He's gone! loud crashing through the distant wood;
Sad disappointment throbs in ev'ry breast,

And vengeance dire is threaten'd on the rest.
And now each passing stump, and bush, and nook,
Is eyed with eager and suspicious look;
But one deep solitude around prevails,
And scarce a cricket eye or ear assails.
Thus many a tedious mile we travell❜d o'er,
Each passing scene more rueful than before;
Till night's dun glooms descending o'er our path,.
We took up lodgings at the Shades of Death.*
The blazing fire, where logs on logs were laid,
Through the red hut a cheerful radiance spread ;.
Large horns of deer the owners sports reveal ;
The active housewife turns her buzzing wheel;
Prone on the hearth, and basking in the blaze,
Three plump but ragged children loitering gaze;
And all our landlord's odd inquiries o'er,
He dealt out tales and anecdotes in store,

Of panthers trapp'dt-of wounded bears enrag'd;
The wolves and wildcats‡ he had oft engaged;

A place in the Great Swamp, usually so called, from its low, hollowsituation, overgrown with pine and hemlock trees of an enormous size, that almost shut out the light of day.

† Our host made himself very merry by relating to us an anecdote of one of his neighbours, living ten or twelve miles off, who having fixed his large steel traps, in the evening, returned to the spot next morning, when to his terror he saw two panthers (F. Couguar) surrounding a trap in which a very large one was taken by the leg. Afraid to hazard a shot lest the surviving one who was at liberty might attack him, he hurried home, loaded another gun and gave it to his wife, an intrepid amazon, who immediately followed him to the scene. Arrived within forty or fifty yards the hunter presented to take aim, but was so agitated with terror that he found himself altogether unable. His wife instantly knelt down before him, ordering him to rest the rifle on her shoulder, which he did, and by this expedient succeeded in killing the whole three.

Felis montana, mountain lynx. Another species is also found among these mountains, and appears to be the F. rufa of Turton. I measured one of these, that from the nose to the insertion of the tail, was upwards of three feet.

The noble bucks his rifle had brought down-
How living rattle-snakes he took to town.

His dog's exploits-the glory of his kind!

Now gash'd by bears, and lame, and almost blind.
Display'd his hat, with bullet-holes o'errun,
To prove the many matches he had won.
On powder, rifles, locks and balls enlarg'd,
And a whole broadside on his art discharg❜d.
The mother spun, the children snor'd around,
And Sock the landlord still fresh stories found;
Our nodding heads the power of sleep confest,
And the kind hunter led us to our rest.
(To be continued.)

FOR THE PORT FOLIO.

BURK'S GARDEN GRAVE.

John Daly Burk fell in a duel at Petersburg, Virginia, and lies bu▾ ried in the garden of general Jones's villa, about a mile from the

town.

ICLIMBED the high hills of the dark Appamatox,

The stream poured its waters the wild woods among,

All was still save the dash of the surge from the white rocks,
Where the seafowl indulged in his tremulous song.

On

my right, where the poplars, with fair branches gleaming, Half embosom the high-vaulted villa of Jones,

On the tombstone of Daly the liquid sun streaming,

Marked the spot where the bard had found rest for his bones.

Oh! rare is the spot hung with clustering roses,
Where Virginia's sweet minstrel is gone to his rest,
For the sun's parting ray on his grave oft reposes,
And the redbreast delights there to build her soft nest
And oft shall the damsels with bosoms high swelling,
Whose ruby lips sweetly his soft stanzas sing,
Dejected repair to the bard's narrow dwelling,
And deck the raised turf with the garlands of spring.

SELECTED.

HYMN TO THE EVENING STAR.

From the Greek of Callistratus.

Mild star of eve! whose tranquil beams
Are grateful to the queen of love,
Fair planet, whose effulgence beams
More bright than all the host above,
And only to the moon's clear light,
Yields the first honours of the night.

All hail thou soft, thou holy star!
Thou glory of the midnight sky!

And when my steps are wandering far,
Leading the shepherd minstrelsy,
Then if the moon deny her ray,
Oh! guide me, Hesper, on my way.

No savage robber of the dark,
No foul assassin claims thy aid,
To guide his dagger to its mark,
Or light him on his plundering trade,
My gentle errand is to prove
The transports of requited love.

eye,

OBITUARY.

To record the worth and virtues of departed friends, is a grateful, though melancholy, duty. Among the various biographical sketches which daily meet the there can be few, if any, more deserving of notice and respect, than the following affectionate tribute to the memory of the late JUDGE SMITH. This gentleman was a native of North Britain, whence he emigrated in early life to this continent. On the 9th of February, 1769, he was appointed deputy surveyor of an extensive frontier district, and established his residence at the town of Bedford. In the execution of his official duties, he displayed integrity and abilities which could not have been exceeded. His fidelity in this important and interesting trust, was so strongly marked, that no individual has been able to complain of injury; and exemption from law suits, and certainty of titles to property, have been almost the invariable re

sult. So high was his sense of honour, so inflexible his principles of justice, that he would never suffer even suspicion to cast a shade over his official character. His private interests yielded to the firmness of his mind; and although landed property was then so eaily to be acquired, he scrupulously avoided all speculation, determined that the desire of gain should neither warp his rectitude, nor give birth to jealousy in others.

When the county of Bedford was erected, he received commissions from the then proprietors, to excute the offices of prothonotary, clerk of the sessions, orphan's courts, and recorder of deeds for that county; and such was the uniform tenor of his conduct as to insure the respect, esteem and attachment of all who had any transactions with him.

At the commencement of the late revolution, he zealously espoused the cause of his adopted country, and at the head of his regiment of militia performed his tour of duty in her service; and his attachment to the liberties and independence of these United States was inviolable. By the citizens of his county he was chosen to represent them in the convention which formed the first constitution of this commonwealth, but it is just to add, that instrument did not meet his entire approbation. As a member of the legislature, frequently elected, his talents were useful, his exertions and industry unremitted; and, when, towards the close of the revolutionary war, he was appointed to represent this state in congress, he carried with him into that body the same invaluable qualities, the same firm and inflexible integrity.

The law was his profession, and he practised with industry and success; seeking to do justice, but abhorring iniquity and oppression, never greedy of gain, he was moderate in receiving the honourable reward of his professional services. He was a father to those who confided in him however poor or afflicted. He delighted to encourage merit and virtue, wherever he found them; but he exposed with severity, violence, fraud, and iniquity, whether clothed in rags, or shrouded behind the mantle of wealth or influence. To those who sought it, he gave honest and sound advice in questions of law ac. cording to the best of his skill and judgment. He discouraged law suits, and scorned to foment litigation for the sake of gain. He may have frequently erred; more frequently may have been deceived by statements imposed upon him by clients; but he never, knowingly, recommended the prosecution of an unjust cause.

When the judiciary department, under the present constitution of Pennsylvania, was organized, he was appointed president of the district composed of the counties of Cumberland, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Bedford and Franklin; in which office he continued, until upon the resignation of Mr. Bradford, he was appointed a judge of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. The arduous duties of both those stations, he performed with skill and integrity. He spared not himself in sickness or in health -he shrunk from no labour or fatigue. Although his constitution was wearing away, his high sense of duty foreclosed from his view his approaching danger; or though he beheld it, it appeared to