bing to
us the various places, in general had a comment to make; one I well
remember. The solemnity of the situation, and stupendous grandeur of
the cave, struck me with mournful awe. At one part of the cave there was
a large hole or well, surrounded by a wooden railing, which our guide
informed us was fathomless. A party passing through the cavern, in the
full buoyancy of youth, after having expressed their surprise and
admiration at the wonders of the place, were preparing to retire, when
this spot was mentioned to them. Anxious to see all the curiosities,
they returned to this, when one of the party, in a playful mood, placed
his hands upon the shoulders of a young lady, and gently pushed her
forward. Somewhat terrified, she uttered a scream, but finding herself
unhurt, she endeavoured to turn round, when, horrible to relate, the
railing gave way, and she was precipitated into the abyss. Picture to
yourselves, if possible, the consternation caused by this dreadful
occurrence. The alarm was given, ropes, &c. provided, a man immediately
lowered, but all their efforts were ineffectual, for the body was never
discovered.

M.S.P.

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STEAKS.

People who want to enjoy a steak should eat it with shalots and
tarragon. Mr. Cobbett says, an orthodox clergyman once told him that he
and six others once ate some beef-steaks with shalots and tarragon, and
that they "voted unanimously, that beef-steaks never were so eaten
before."

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FINE ARTS.

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THE CAT RAPHAEL.

Gottfried Mind was born at Bern, in the year 1768. His father, but a
short time before, had come in the capacity of joiner and form-cutter
into Switzerland from Lipsich, in Upper Hungary, and had fixed his abode
at Warblaufen, a village near Bern, where he was chiefly employed for
the paper-manufactory of one Herr Gruner, and soon after his arrival
purchased the freedom of Pizif, in the Waadtland. Young Mind, on account
of his weak constitution of body, was in great measure left to himself,
perhaps in the hope of making him healthier and stronger by the cheap
and easy means of idle running about. Herr Gruner was a lover of art;
during summer he had a German artist, named Legel, in his house, a
talented and active man, who often, in country excursions, drew
buildings and cattle from nature. This excited the attention of young
M