Though from vain speculation's walk remov'd,
Existing merely for the man fhe lov'd;

To ill tim'd learning the made no pretence,
Nor soar'd above the range of common sense;
Nor silly praise, from silly scribbling`sought,
Nor spoke one word but simply what he ought;.
Intent to please in all he had to say,
With spirit gentle, and with wisdom gay;
Blush not, if you enjoy the gift of verse,
Her pure though humble virtues to rehearse;
That wives a wife's true merit may discern,
And future hufbands fonder feelings learn;
Then what you lose posterity fhall gain,
And the dear victim hath not died in vain.
Of grateful feelings vindicate your part,
Still be her sacred name engrav'd upon your heart;
Since, from the sex, no period can remove
The sweet impression of their earliest love.
Keep her example ever in your eyes,

And prove that you deserv'd so vast a prize;
To those who envy'd all her worth avow,
Survive for her, as the but liv'd for you.

SONNET.

Come listen ye warblers that chant in each grove,

COME

Be silent each throat when I sing of my lovej

Let the air be serene, not a zephyr be heard,

Nor the murmuring rill, nor the soft bleating herd:
Be Envy and Malice fhut up in their cells,
While I sing of Maria the maid that excells;

Who's the pride of my heart, fhe's so sweet and so free,.
When the's mine, Oh ye Gods! how happy I'll be!

Not kings, nor their courts, with their glitter and show,-
Gould give me that peace which fhe can bestow;
Her neck like the lily, her cheeks like the rose,
Envy would fain blight her, so purely fhe glows;
Her breath like the fragrance of dew on the thorn,
A thousand soft joys her ripe lips do adorn ;
Would heaven give the lovely Maria to me,.
No mortal can e'er be more blest than I'll be

The stream that now glides thro' yon sweet verdant vale,
And the echoing rock oft heard my fond tale;

At last I resolv'd my chaste love to disclose,

She thought-then consented--and bluth'd like the rose
To the altar of Hymen I led the fair maid,
And completed the vows I often had paid;
Content, joy, and innocence, now is my lot,
And rural felicity brightens my cos.

M

favourable exteriors he concealed a heart susceptible of the most malevolent affections, which discovered itself on many occasions in trifling incidents that occurred in the common course of childish amusements, or ordinary businefs, Among other particulars, equally insignificant of themselves, but which serve to mark the character, the following have been lately published in Sweden:

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While young Ankerstroem was attending his studies at the university of Upsal, he took a pleasure in tormenting such unsuspecting peasants as he accidentally met with, in the following manner : He used to collect together the points of broken knives, or other sharp points he could meet with, which he fixed in corks; these he put in his pocket, and when he saw a peasant, whose simplicity of appearance gave him encouragement, he took one of these into the palm of his hand, and coming up to the peasant, with a frank, cordial air, took him by the hand, and squeezing hard, run the points deep into his flesh, and then ran off, laughing at the pain he had given him; and the distortions of countenance it occasioned.

When he grew up, the cruelty of his disposition became still more apparent. He entered into the army, and, when he was ensign in the Royals, he bought a véry fine horse, for which he paid above an hundred rix dollars. This animal was high fed, and not having been properly trained, it turned restive with him one day, so that he could neither get it to go one way or ether with him. Exasperated at being exposed in this awkward situation, Ankerstroem alighted from the horse, led him: up to a neighbouring village, where he borrowed a large knife, and having fastened the horse securely, deliberately fell to cutting and slafhing the horse, with his own hands, for upwards of two hours, when, the animal expi

June 2 As he advanced father in life, this cruelty of disposi tion developed itself in another way. He farmed an estate called Thorsaker. In Sweden the peasants belong to the lord of the manor, and are not at liberty to leave the estate without his consent, or that of the person he substitutes in his stead. It chanced' that one of the pea sants on that estate had incurred, for some unknown cause, the particular displeasure of Ankerstroem. This poor fellow he treated on all occasions with such remarkable severity, that he could no longer bear it. He therefore proposed to find another able man in his stead, requesting that he himself might be permitted to go elsewhere.

To this Ankerstroem objected, and in spite of every ef fort, the poor fellow was obliged once more to return to the estate. He was now treated with additional severity. His case became so intolerable at last, that he found means to petition the king for relief, who ordered, that if he found another able substitute, he should no longer be obliged to work in person.

Perhaps this slight put upon him by the king, and others of a similar nature, might have operated on his irritable disposition, and pointed him out to other disaffected nobles as a proper tool to perpetrate the assassination intended. However that might be, he had the fortitude to prove true to his associates; and though upon his trial, his own guilt was undeniably established, yet he could not be prevailed on to discover his accomplices.

After a fair trial, carried on before the supreme tribunal in Stockholm, he was condemned to be degraded from the rank of a noble and citizen of Sweden,-to stand on the pillory in the market place, for three succefsive days, clothed in a bear-fkin gown. His hand to be afterwards cut off, and then hanged and his body quartered. All this was executed on the 17th of May last. The regent hass

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granted, we are told, his estates to his family, who have afsumed another name.

The drawing from which the annexed engraving was made, was taken while he stood upon the pillory, and transmitted to the Editor by a correspondent in Sweden: It is said to be a very striking likeness.

N. B. The stake is supposed to be cut off, and represented in front, rising above the picture, to represent the manner in which were displayed the two murderous weapons with which he was armed on that occasion.

The

inscription above the head means J. J. Ankerstroem kingkiller.

SIR

ON THE IMPROVEMENTS OF SCOTLAND.

To the Editor of the Bee.

A WRITER, describing the inhabitants of the low countries using peats for fuel, and brewing from malt, exclaims,

O miseram gentem, quæ cibum suum bibit, er terram suam urit!

"Oats, in England the food of horses, in Scotland, af men,' is the illiberal definition of an author dithonoured by national prejudice.

Scotland eats the food of horses, burns its soil, and drinks its grain; yet, with pleasure, every lover of his country must observe its rapid improvement in agriculture and manufactures.

To promote this great end, it would be of service to exhibit the errors which custom makes us overlook, and suggest, some remedy. My present intention is to represent the bad effects of a practice which has long prevailed in the northern part of the island, and I hope, what I shall say, will be duly considered.

Though agriculture has of late in this country made considerable improvement, yet to enable the husbandman