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;.Ae"rfij devoid t. ('hrbtoilftMiid Mcjcc, lculto and denerat
IntclUgeoecr
Thii 'pubjiahed ,t Jwo DoLUiir tiBd
t Sft?1
; for tu nrei, ana a weniy-r lve vnu-ior aoti
conlinuanco. puiitt .iOrtlqra. will .Jbe cbaceed
twenty.Jiiie per ccnt extra.' , 1' i.
h! t , From tne Ledy'Vna1b.)'.HS:"9-
IIul Jeffrey uud Cousin Ida. ;
"Had jrW fever t cotiiih, Tom f " ' 1
, Did your couairf bappoD t inf f : 4?,.
Stitora wo'v all 7 Ut doaeijt Tamt A . ' ,.
. J)ut comrin'i a Uilllirent (lling S ,
And yoa'd find if you'd over lssed hcr,'Tomv
3ut Jet this be Kent between iis,), ' :' 4
Jthnt your lipt would have, been in a bliiter,Tom,
r or irwy aro not i ineaitergamia.'J'u.j ,.
I hod been pbnde'i'inff !n'rnyind,JTof
iome"(lrhe',! drto what.T should do with m.
self during the totfiiriir vacation: "To stav
! .TCT. ''M'y .w W'
vuiHg wu vuii ov i funis DIIU LU(VI9 WU9
bot to W thought cf, ondgoir. homo was
out of tha fjucsiion, as ItVould take our al
lotted throe 'weeks to cct there. " . . -
f . " igad, 1 liavo n now' cried I4 41 11
mnkd Uncle JclTry ftvisH.v' IloJivos about
tuianlu Imilndfe IrniM hnM h4 i .U I
: J 7 ! , r: r u " . - ."en 1
" Zr 8 y a . g' 8 prUy
' . " I rr J 7-u'
be a verypret.y edu.tr. by tbijfime."
t i j ,r" ""P"',01 moment,
i oookco ritkii. .or an insiao;- in; the
" " "nu ?n Tmng "
- o ... .w ...vu
for a joke, and trusting to ihe-cbange
-wcn.gn year, nw maae n mypwif
anna Ar t-ne aonun nt H L - I I. . I
valise at the hotel, and walked leisurely to
words the residence of rriy uncle, intending
to make my debui incog.
li was oiio of those mild,' balmy even
ings in spring when the , light breczcSybich
icurccly fans .the cheek, seems td cpmeup
from every volley and glen, laden with the
iweet perfume of each blossoming" shrub
and wild flower. Attracted by the sound
jui lulling waier mine vaney l0 my ngni, l
flcit the road and crossed tne Golds in the
direction whence tho sound proceeded.-
I had notgono far before I reached a small
irvum uiiu wounu us way mrougn a nar.
row gien, anaoea on uoin siucs oy me loresi
trees. As 1 followed the course of tlie
nream, uie noiso oi me lauing waicr ,oe-
came more dwtlnct anf emerging from
tl grove that had .before concealed the
landscape, a scone of exquisite beauty burst
upon my view. A small and verdant val
ley layliefore mej while at the farther cx
tremity, the whole body" of the rivulet at
the height oT thirty feet poured over a pro.
jecting cliff. For about half its descent it
fell in an unbroken sheet i -then dashing in-
to a thousand cascades, sought , the quiet
stream below, i Gazing, as if .absorbed by
the beauty of tlie, scene, stood lovely
girl of some sixteen summers. Hef small
cottage bonnet hod been removed from her
head, and lay at' her feet," while the dark
chesnut ringlets, released from their con-
finement, fell id rich clusters on her neck
nd shoulders.. One foot' was thrown for-
ward, and her lips wero slightly, parted, as
if about to ipcaR, but were checked in their
utterance as though fearful or disturbing
the repose of 1 hat beautful spot. At'a
urn : .j-jwttm tju-iv,
rHistanee from iiCT'Stood'-a iiiaii' offr,.
about forty years of age, who,ith stoical
Indifference to thescene, was attentively
examining some stately maple that grew
below the falls. i, v V
" Oh. Uncle' JcfTrV ! SCO what a btauii.
bunch of wild ninks thoro 19 Uo" in thfl
ciill. How l wish I had them',
"Humph! what a way you have of
wearing youtljonncl?", and with a provok.
ing coolness-he' tossed it with his cane
mong the branches of the nearest tree.
JNow Unclc-but never raindryou will
hve to climb the tree To get it for me," and
rnischievous smile played Upon hd beau
tiful face, as she saw lhe bonnet safety
lodged In the tree. ' ' , " '" ,
" Send someof your beaux for it."
" Beaux again ! I do wish, Uncle, you
wouldn't ol wavs bo tormenting ine -about
feaux ! You'know there, isn't a passable
,De in the village. I do wish there was,
jhough, just to have some way .of teas- .
'"g you r " ' : . ,
Uncle JeiTry, for such' 'the ' reader will
doubtless now allow me to cat him, turned
way,-and pointing wiih his dano to thesu's
pended bonnet, walked leisurelj toward tne j
place where I stood.. The presence of, my J
eousinTiad banished all desire of appearing
incog, and stopping forward I made myself
known. A hearty .hake of the hand, and
lw;i you, my boy;" maifc.'mewek
come., ..While answering the ;nrany inquj-
'riesputto me bymy Uncle,'. Cousin-Jda
stood verv busilv cmoloved in hiakinfr
Me in the green sward at tier, feet with her ' -
parasol. U., . ' . ...,;;;'
""ButcomoVyou nave forgot; said I,
Her replying to his questionsr " if I mis
Jake not , hero is Cousin Ida; waiting for an
introduction." .' J - . ,' .
Oh ye. I bumph I always tho way
with youbg folkr,wanting to get together
" Here,- Ida,"' is' "your scape grace cousin
'Chorles Hamilton. See if yoti con make
""Whine out of. him. Ile'lJ. do to get your
"omiet for you,'" and without furtherword.
plied his cane yigorously for the house.
' This' abrupt though" characteristic, intro
duction, fomewhat errtbarrassed me, but a,
'ow moments sufficed to remove it, and the
Privilege. 0f relationship, were soon :estab.
lished.. Wo continued aorrio time ramblini?
about the place, admirim? the beautim nf
Wf scene, till the shades of evening and
WallfnS .imriied t to; follow Wfa
Butyou WduidnY gnllaht1 'rhe -homo
bare-headed "Cousin 'CharleT" said Tdn.
latighingf have a bonnet in the tree yon-
-'"And- I must be tho bea you Were
wishing for to get it, I suppose," replied 1
with mock gravity.
1 -' You aro worse than Uncle Jeflrv. I
do declare ; what a provoking memory you
aHhave. However,-I'll find some way of
paying you ott yet;" and her parasol was
ntFU! ttrtively employed in uprootlnga flow.
v. u. iici SK . . r J
" Voti will be-likely to kill that flower- if
yon persevere;': ' ' ' '"' ; "
" And you will not be likely, to get my
bonnet, if you" stand there."
Finding Ishoujd not gain much in a con
test of this kind, I soon dislodged the bort-
net and placing it on the bead of its fair
ownefwe proceeded towards the hou
wner, we proceeded towards tne house.
' My reader,' if I have been bo fortunate
as to secure one, is doubtless ready fo know
who the persons I have' introduced to her
adqaainturrce (for this sketch is written ex
pressly for the ladicijmay be.- 'Uncle Jefr
ry was n inveterate bid bachelor. In his
younger days: he wasandardent admirer of
femflks beut, but having been jilted in his
m love adventure.he eve 'after kept-h s
auctions under.clo8Vsub.ibnf.
' Ida was lh5 only dauchterof his widow.
ed sister, who on her doath-bed benuathed
her, then a mere child, to bis protection
i-i-he BHeclions whiclj had lohg been Confio-
fed in hi. own bosom' were now placed upon
relTred with 'bU
. .
the care-and attention that the most-favor
ed ones enioy.
Three weeks liow quick fhey pais awtjy
in the glad spring time of our existtence,
when joy ousJiearts are around us, and fa
miliar voices are ever ready io give Us wel
come, 4 low on en do I - looH bacKuporf
some of these bright scenes of hie, and
taste again in memory their pleasures, and
to nonedo I oftener recur than to my three
weeks' visit -to Undo Jeftry and Cousin
M T TrtiaV auiATu nH Knur nlmnanntltf. rrt
.(jjj n,Cy pass away , between the eccenlrici'
tic, Df t,0 0De; an(j the playful caprices of
tj,e other. They seemed but a day, as the
evening previous to my return to
glO0Q loaning against the portico, musing
upon tlicir rapid and. jdyous flight. Alight
touch upon my?arm,. and a'merry laugh,
rouwd me from rriy pleasing reverie,
Dreaming, I suppose, of . some; fair
daml of ymir '.nwn sunny South that
you consider so very superior-
" Or of some one of the colder North,
perchancaof you, fair Coz."
'.'Come.a truce to compliments, you
know I donl like them : I could never get
at their meaning,' they ff so buried up in
nonsc'nsO; splay' aside jjiat sentimental
look of vburs: or I shall havaJO co on my
Dorcas mission alone. -See what a r.ice
Cop I have mode for good old -Mrs. Cun.
ningham Don't you think they, ought to
moke me prcsident of tho sewing society !
There, now, you begin to look like some
thing with -that demure face. Now take
your hat and- stick , and I'll pass you off -ta
a young mkibtc.n '' ' t
Asthe best way to ovolT'idaV Raillery
.... In !,.: up, :n i was soon oa enual
- ,," ,:,f lioT". Aficr makinir her Dronos
cd call, wo walked slowly along towards
Vhe cascade where we'first mot. As we
-entered,, ho, '.valley, the soft twilight of
spting, which, in the more northern regions
i; i. Adnnna intn nitrht. was
:..7 .u .n.n -' Tha nnlm
scenec I he cairn
qmet wbiclv rested upon tne spoi, seemeu
to shed its influence over us. 'We walked
qniel which n
on in silence till we stood at the foot of, the
cascade.' The same bunch of-wild flowers
tlmr I tad noticed when I first visited the
spot," was growing still on tho cliff."'
Come, Cousin Charles, you most get
me those flowers before you go ; you know
you promised me a bouquet." " ' '
" Yes, but I did not promise to break my
neck in getting ' , ' ' y
" Bui this U.'iust such a bunch as I want
I know yoacan get it I'll do any thing
for you if you will."
- Pray wiftt will
coz 711 . " '
II that any thing bo,
Oh, I'll mqnd your gloves; or sing
you my" best song or orany thing. r
rJJLVdt I'll get younflowers, but you
must pay my price." S
irrjj-a'0 ' r-r
. Tha flowers were soon procured,
and
pjace(j in hand,1 - " J
. Now iof my reward, Cousin Ida." '
n yVell shall I mend your gloves or sing
y00 a eongt '
" Neither." '
What slmlH do then t ;
r:.. . .n..fr,i.t lUa " -
- ,. A sa Cj can flo any such a thing,
Bot yo promised.lr
No such a thing 1 said I would menc
mei)d
your gloves, or sipg yod.a jwng "
" ur.do any tning. . . ( -"
But any thing don't mean a kiss, docs
it." r- "'.
Certainly, if I askit-'t ." . , '
. 11 And won you let me off."
" Why should J,t it is only your cou
sin." ' ' r':: j -'"---"
; - A slight blush "spread over h,er .Jcatures,
and a tear stole dovVtihetjcheek, a. she
gentlyrested her Jieod on my .houlder,
and pressed her lipijo mine.! : 1 1 1
. MIa, ha! tliatU what I call climbing
for a kiss." '
We sprung frotfi 6ur too ifousinlv
iwn, and turning round sow Uncle JefiVy
t ... - . II.'
i
n uuony.iaugn at oijr expense.-
The rest; gcnilo render, wo ' will loave to
jour KiiDginauon.
' T -' -
A: llappy raurriage-A-Excellcnt
,', ''' , s X4dvici-T
TIIE FATIIER'AND D4UGIITEIL
fhe following was brought to ua a day
nr t win n rrrt Fit A n 1.1 n M J x:..t'-:- I I
izen, one who has seen much M tha world
urn. wuu ia uuiu now 10 regaru lniove
ments with the eyes of a philosopher. xPer,-
tide before. They mny nevithelcsa read
fmgairt and again, nud with advantage.
in the same space. Let every young lady
who pursues it fancy 'for & moment that
her name is Suphy, antHhat' Jier father is
i w hts IJJL tTILil HIIIIM iriKllI NHiivn
addressing hor. f ho trutlji will then sink.
moro deeply into her heart, and whyi her
eyes wander unconsciously jowards some
manly form, somo suitor whose voice has
softened whilo conversing with her, and
whose cyds havcehono with istraneo ten-
dcrness, the wisrrwords of the father will
be apt to rise to her memory, and influcnco
ner judgment and her leeliugs. The ad-
vice is excellent. Philad. Inquirer .
A FATHER'S ADVICE TO. HJ' DAUGTER,
You aro now, Sophy, grown up to wo
man a estate t and you - ore not to remain
always sinclQ. ' Your mother- and I would
have you happy, because our happiness da
ponds on yours, , The happiness of a vir.
tuous young woman, is to make an honest
mail happy ; we must, therefore, think" of
marrying you- VVe must, thwk ot this be
limes, for your fate ilirougTn(Vffepends on
your marriage ; and we cannot think too
much upon it. .-' """""..
Nothiiigk perhaps, is more.diflicult thun
the choice pi a good husbanrij except pen
hops the choosing a good wile. . You, So.
phy, will be this roru wtfmaat.; you will be
the ptida of our lives, and ur happiness
in Id age. But, however great merit you
may have, there are men who have still
more. There is no man who ought not' to
think it an honor to .have you; there are
many whom it would do you hphor to ob.
tain . Among this number the business is
to find one suitable to you, tq gel acquaint,
ed with him, and to make him . acquainted
with you.: ; f '
1 he greatest happiness of marriage, de
pends on so many points of agreement, that
it would be a folly to think to find them all ;
the most important must be made sure of,
preferable to the rest ; if the other, can be
procured too, so muhihjBelteri.'iOhey
cannot, they must be overlooked. Perfect
happiness is not to be found in this word ;
but, the greatest of misfortunes, and that
which may always be avoided, is to be un
happy by one'ftpwn fault , -.y ; ';'"',, i
1 here 1. a suitableness which may be call-
ed natural : there is also a suitableness oris-
ingTroinjlio institutions of men, and a suit
ableness thaFdepends wholly on opinion ;
of the iwq last parents are the proper judg.
es; 01 tne nrst, laecjiiiaren oniy can
judge. In mdrrioges made by the authori
ty of parents, the suitableness- that arises
from civil institutions and opinions are
alone minded the -matches are not-" bosq
tween the persons, but between their rank
and fortune ; bat both these are, subject to
change ; the persons alone remain the same,
inli-plarresTTrndt allim1esTi3rhoppi-
ness or unhappmcss of tho marriage state
depends, in spite of fortune, on personal
suitableness. : -
1 our mother was a woman ot lamiiy; 1
had a largo fortune ; these were the -sole
considerations that influenced our parents
to join us together. ,1 have" lost , my. for.
tune, she has Iqst her rank ; forgot by her
family : what docs it signify to her that she
was born a lady 1 la the midst ot our dis
tress, the union of pur hearts made up for
Viirvilhingi-thacoDXurmity ot our tastes
made us choose this rclirehient. . We "iiv.e
happy in our poverty ; each is to the other
friend and companion., oopny is our
common treasure ; we thank the Almighty
forgiving her, and taking away everything
else... " '-f " ' . ' -
You see, my dear child, whither Pfovl
denco hath brought us. Those considera
tions which -occasioned our marriage are
vanished, and that which was accounted as
nothing makes alt our happiness.
It is for man and wife to suit themselves.
Mutual inclination ought to be, their first
tie, -lheir "eyestheir - hearts ought td De
their first guides for es their1 primary duv
ty, after they are joined together, is to love
one another, so to love, or not to love, doth
nof niways - oepenounon us ; - mis uu.y
necessarily implies another, namely to be-
in With loving ono another belore mar
mi ( I r L ' U
riogc. I IMS is a law 01 nuiuro whiou van-
not be abrocated s those who have restrict
ed itby many civil laws, have more regard
to tho appearance of order than to tne
morals oj tbo.people. You see, my dear,
tliaTlheiiioraiity we preach to you," fs noi
difficult ; it tends only to make you your
own mistress: and to make us reler. our
selves entirely to you for the choice of your
husband. ' " "'
After giving you our reason, for leov
in vou at full liberty Jtoraake your own
choice, it is. proper to mention those which J
ought to induce you to use n wiui pruueoca.
Sophy yu have 60t ?00( no1"",
sense, much integrity and piety, and those
qualifications which a woman ought to
have; and you are not disagreeable, fcut
you have no fortune ; you have the best
Iches, indeed, but you jvant those which
aro. most valued by the world. Do not as."
pire, therefore, to what vou cannot attain
to ; and regulato your ambition not by your
own juogmeni, or your mother', and mine,
uuv vj yvj opinion pi manKino. , ,, . , ,
If nothing wero to bo considered but
merit equal to your own, I know noi where
should set limits to your hopes but nev,
er raise, them above your fortune, wjilchj
you ore to remember, is very small.;,- you
never sow our prosperity; you were born
after we foiled in tho world.- You have
made our poverty pleasing to ts nnd w
have shared in it without pain. Never!
child. Seek for that wealth which fcn ihanb
rneavbh for taking from bs ; we n.ver tast-
ed nqjpincss until we lost our riches.
You-ttre too nareeiible. 'Sonhv. nnV in
please somebody ; and you are not 86 poor
as to render you a burthen to an honest
man. You wiUlx courted, and perhaps
by pefsous who are not worthy of vou.
If they show themselves What they really
are, you will form a just estimate of them :
their outside will not imposo upon you long;
but though you have good judgment,' and
can discern ,merit you want experience,
and know not how far men can dissemble-
An artful cheat may study your taste, iii or
der to seduce you, and counterfeit before
you the virtues to which he is an absolute
stranger. Such a one, child, would ruin
you before you perceived it ; and ybu would
not sec your error, until it was past recov-
cry. inemosi dangerous 01 011 -snares,
and the only one from which -reason can
restrain you , is that into which the passions
hurry one 1 if ever you have tho misfor
tune to fall into it, you will, see nothing
but illusions and chimeras ; your eyes will
beasctnatedpyotirHugmenrTvill be coh-T
fused, and your will corrupted; you will
cherish your Very error, ' and when you
come to see if, you will have no desire to
leave it-' It is to Sophy's reason, not to the
bias of her heart, that - wo commit her ;
while passion hath no ascendency over
you, judge for yourself ; but whenever ydu
fall in Idve commit the caro of yourself to
your mother. ,
lliis agreement which I propose to vou,
shews our esteem for you, and restores the
national order. It is usual for parents to
choose a "husband for their daughters, and
to consult her only for form's sake. Wei
shall do just the contrary: you shall
choose, and we shall be consulted. Make
use of this right, Sophy, freely and wisoly ;
the husband that is suitable for you. ought
to be your own choice, and not ours ; but
it is we who must judge whether you are
not mistaken in this suitableness .fur you
and whether you aro not doing, . without
knowing it, what yoa have rio mind lo.
Frofti tlie New. York Observer.
Hon. Joliu Q. Adams on Vol (aire.
Hartford, Jolt 10; 1843.
Messrs. Editors, Below I . send "vou
letter from JohQ. Adams, which I trust
you will b .disposed to make public. A
word, by way. of . explanation.
About two years since, white I was tra,
veiling iff; Vermont,' the pastor of a small
village put into Tny hands a volume of Vol-
taire's Philosophical Dictionary, purporting
to have been translated by JohnQuincy
.Adams, with a commentary and preface by
the same. An inhJcI nelglibor ol nev.
Mr. Hubbard had loaned it to him, boasting
that J. (I Adams was an inhdel as well as
himaelC Kev-JWr. JJ.procurod tho Address
of Mr. A. delivered at New York', in which
he strongly V'rgs tho study of tho Bible.
After reading it, the infidel replied, if 11 J.
Q. Adams blows hot and. cold in this way,
I will have no further confidence in him.
I suspected at tho time that either this was
a forgery, or, .else1 that it was the name of
another J. IJ. Adams; yet knowing that it
had been attributed to tho Ex-PresiJent, and
tlinreforo that his influence was matin to
sanction infidelity, I finally determined to
ascertain the factsjmihejBMalschjs
views in regard to Voltaire's writings.
Those are.coatained in the following letter.
Yours, -otc, 1 Joseph tiMMERSON.
- i a
' Qoincey, 17th JpsB, 1843.
Rev'd Sir, Iii answer to thc inquiries
ifyourletter of the 14th inst., fehecrfullyr
state 1st, lhat I rever published or made
a jtranslauon of Voltaire's Philosophical
Dictionary; 2nd, That I never read that
Work , and am'therefore unable to give ah
opinion upon its merits; 3d, That I Hover
saw the book mentioned by you, as pur
norting to be a translation of Voltaire's
Philosophical 'Dictionary; by- Johrr'Qutncy'
Adams ; 4tb, ihat 1 have heard ot a per.
Son, a stranger to me, bearing that name,
but know not how he came by it, nor to
what family he belongs. .
1 have read, extracts from Voltaire's
Philosophical Dictionary, ond others of his
writings infected with infidelity, but I have
also read and seen performed on the stage,
his tragedies ef .Zaire, Atzire and Mahomet.,
and have read bis epic poem of the Ilsn.
r'.Ae. I hnM rtnA nf him writtrtfr. in whip.h
.www ..m.w.www. - - '
be compleins-that be-lias- een-eeu9edf J -
irreligiouspropensitics,and appeals to tnese
tragedies and this epic poem as proofs of
bis orthodoxy. Ho boasts that when his
tragedy of Zaire was first performed, it
was called the Christian tragedy. In the
tragedy of Alzire, a Spanish Viceroy is
murdered by a Peruvian Indian", arid when
the assassin is brought before him as ho is
dying, he says .- ...
" Learn now the difference between thy (oils and
- mine ' I , '
Thy god command tliee to revenge and mottloi'
And mine,whn thou hart stabbed mc to tlie beart,
Command qe to pity and forgive thee !"
In bis Henriade, ho glorifies Henry the
Fourth for havjng .been converted Joy i
vision, n which his ancestor, St. Louis
proves to him tho "truth of bis doclrino of
IransUbstohtiation and he dedicated h
tragedy of Mahotncli to Pope Benedict the
iXlVUi, assuring him Jhat in exposing the
impostor, of false religion, there was no
person to .whom (tho work coul4 with 'so
much propriety be Uedicated a to thu head
6f the truo religion! a compliment for which
the sovereign pontilt re warded liiui, as a
true and, faithful son of the holy church,
with his eternal and apostolic benediction.
,: Now if tho infidel neighbor of tho tlcv.
Mr. Hubbard decluree) thut he would hove
no further confidence : in mc if I bad been
blowing hot and cold, by publishing a trans
lotion of Voltaire's Philo30phJca! Dictiona
ry, and yetl professing for myself religious
sentiments and opinions, how could he have
confidence, in Voltaire himself-such an
adept in lhe art of. blowing hot and cold,
that ho wrote with the same pen his l'liilo
sophical Dictionary and his ileririade, bis
.aire. his'Alziro and his Mahomet how
could the infidel justify, himself for recom.
mending to his friend tlie work df such a
weathercock as Voltaire, and yet profess
to withdraw all his confidence in me fbrfcny
supposed inconsistency in " publishing tho
infidel ttash of Voltoiro. and yet avowing
religious sentiments ior myseit 1
. Th.e truth is, that Voltaire was a lively,
sarcastieaf disingenuous, prejudiced, fa
natical disbeliever in Christianity, ready to
assume lhe mask of .religion, or to cast it
away, just n. it suited his interest or his
humor; intent above all things upon making
himself a camcjnd flattering himself that
his eamesJLwajQo
the christian religion. I never thought his
Philosophical Dicuona ry worth reading, and
I read his Bible only to despiso it.
I have read also his Maid of Orleans,
and despised him : atso for that infamous
for its perversion of all moral principle,
and all decency. Its injustice to ono of
the brightest characters in human history
is its most crying sin. A Frenchman who
can speak or think ofjjajjoX, Arc without
reverence, must have a heart colder than
tho everlasting ice of the poles.
Jfou are nt liberty, sir, to make such, use
of this letter as you thick proper. I am
certainly not ambitious ot tho reputation of
spending my lime in translating or 111 pub.
lishing Voltaire's Philosophic! Dictionary.
There are very few from somo of whose
writings I have recoiled with more disgust
and horror ; of his infidelity and dissolute
morals I have had more than a surfeit, and
if I have! CYCr derwed any vbunefiJ"Troin
them, it has only been by that process
which extracts healingrnedicinq from.the
deadliest ol poisons.
I am, very respectfully and thankfully,
dear sir, your obodiont servant,
John Qumcv Adams. "
The Widow's Prayer,
It was a cold and bleak evening in a most
severe winter. Tho sndw, driven by the
furious north wind, was piled into broad
and deep banks along our streets'. . . Few
dared or were willing to venture abroad.
It was a night which the poof "WiU'ribf soon
forget. In a most miserable and shattered
.tenement, somewhat remote from any other
habitation, thu re t lien. resided on agou wid.
ow, all liana, and yU tuikMlAu&r During
the weary day, in her excessive sickness,
she had been unable to step beyond her
door-stone, or to communicate her wants
to any friend. Her last morsel of bread
had been consumed. She sat by, her small
fire, half famished with hunger from XjJ
Iwustiun unable to sleep preparing to moot
the dreadful fate from which she knew not
how slioshoujd bo spared. . She had prayed
that morning, in full faith, M Give me this
day my daily bread, ,r but tho shadows of
e ve n i n g had descc mled Upon her, and her
luithlu
prayer bad not been answered.
While such thoughts were passinsr through
her weary mind, she fieard the. door sud
denly open, and as suddenly.' shut again.
and found deposited in her, entry rby an
unknown honcr, a bosket full of those arti
cles, of 'comfort, which had to her. all
the sweetness of manrnV ' What wero her
feelings, God only knows f but they, were:
such as rise to him the great deliverer and
proyider-from ten thousand hearts, every
day. Many days elapsed before the widow
learned through what messenger God had
Scot to heluM-Limelyjiidi lu 'as M tho
impulse of a little child, who, on lhat dis
mul bight, seated at tlio cheerful fireside of
her home, was led to express the generous
wish that the' poor widow, whom she had
sometime, viaited, could share somo-of her
numerous comforts and good cheer. Her
parents followed out the benevolent sugges
tion, and a servant waooB despatched to
her mean abode, with a plentiful supply.
What a beautiful glimpse of the chain of
causes, all fastened at the throne OKUod !
.
AO - flnS'
noiseless wins, came uown anu mhihu u.
, : ; a - 1 ... : .....I .v.
peaceful breast of a pure-hearted child, and
with no pomp or circumstance 01 an out
ward miracle, the widow's prayer was an-
wcred.
They who talk dcgradingly of woman,
havo not sufficient taste to, relish their ex
cellencies, or purity enough to court their
acVjuaiQtance. ' -
A French dentist, failing, after several
trialV, to extract a lady's tooth, accounted
for it by saying that nothing bad could come
out of", her mouth. :,
WHOLE NUMBER 165,
' l'arcuiul Fault-fludiuK.
It is ot times necessary to censure and td
punish. ;.. But very much may be done' by
encouraging children when they do well.
Be ever more careful to express your ap
probation of gooqV.cpnduct iban disappro
bation of bad. Nothingcon more discour
age a child thun a spirit of incessant faulu
finding, on tho part of its .parents. And
hardly any thing can exert a moro injurious
influence upon the disposition both of the
parent and tho child. .
There arc two motives influcncinghumnn
action, hope and fear. But who would not
prefer to have her child Influenced lo good
conduct by tho 'desire of ploomng', rather
ban by fear of offending v If a mother
never express her gratification when her
children do well, and )s. always censuring
when she sees anything onu'ss. they are
discouraged and unhappy. ,They feci that
thcro is 11O uso in trying to plcose. ' Tlieir
dispositions become hardened rind soured
by this ceaseless fretting. At last finding
that, whether they do well or ill, they are
equally found fault with, they relinquish all
efforts to pfcasej and become hceuless of
reprooches. .
uut let a mother opprovo of a child
conduct when she can. Let her show that
his good behavior makes her sincercly
happy, Ltt her reward him fdr his effort
to please by smiles and affection. ;. In this
way she will cherish in her child's heart
some ot tho noblest and most des rablo
feelings of bur nature. She will cultivato
n him an amiable disposition and otlieor-
ful spirit " , . "
Your child has been during the day veiv
good andohejlieiit. Juat . befure-lputUng-him
to sleep for tho night you take his hand
ond say t " My son, yon hove been a good
boy to-day.: lt mokes iie very happy to
sco you so kind and obedient, God loves
little children Who are dutiful to their pa.
rcnts,.Jind he promises to make them hap-
py. Hiiwapprobatfon from his mother is
to liinv great reward.- And when with
moro than un ordinary affoctionoto tone you
say, M Good night, my dear son," ho leaves
tho room with his heart full of feeling, and
then he is happy, and resolves thut he will
try da bis duty. JIoiAcr at Home.
Anecdote of John Randolph. An
rishman in tho New Mirror of a late date.
relates the following anecdote, illustrating
the marvellous geographical knowledge of
jonn Kaodolph t . '
V ' My knowledge of Ireland,' said he to
mc, ' seems to astonish you as much as it
did a servant of Mr. Canning's, at Wash
ington, the other dayHe broughtmpa.
note From his master who, by the byj is a
very superior man, sir artd the moment,
Jie epoke J ot once detected tho ilfuflsfer4
man for he had a fino rich brogue ;
so, thinks L; III have some fun.' -
' So, John, you're from Munstcrj aro you
not' said I. .. , ...
'. 'I am plaite your honor,' replied he,
surprised at my question. 1 e
' From the county Clare, I presume?
"(This was a guess on my part as to tho
county.)
' Yes, sir,' said he, still more astounded.
' Whttt town did you live iul' continu-
c"Jir . '
Tho town cTT Ennisj-sirJL. -
' Oh,' said' I, laughing; ' I know Ennis
very well. Pray does Sir Kdward O'Brien
.UllJitittt BroaaolaBd Vv m.mm.mv-
' He does, indeed, sir. '
' And Mr. Stackpool at Edenvale V"
' Yes, surely", sir.' '
Apd the Knight of Glin at SbanoValP
' Yes, sir,vand then, after a pause-and,
sjdw bow, he added, '. might I make bould
io ax, sir, how long your honor -Jived in
Clare?' . - '." : ' '
I never was thereat all ,' replied I, ' but"
liope to be there -Very soon.' -V .";-.'; v.y;'
Oh, sir, said he, donT bo afler fool.
WS mtAnr'ymmKQiir h of an Irish.
man, you havo the brogue, and you know as
much of the country as I do myself, and
more too, I'm thinking!' ; ' v
' It was in vain that ! assured him 1 had
nevor been in Ireland i ho went away still
insisting lhat I hod lived there; - whichact
ho told to Mr, Canning, who was very.
much amused nt 'the way in which I had
puzzled poor John' as bo told mo himself
next day?"' . , ... ,
Franklin and Greene. While lhe
American army, in 1775, was besciging
uoston, Congress sent to tho camp a spe
ciul committee, at tho headof which was
Dr. Franklin:-Gen. (irecno, in i letter
dated " Prospect Hill, OctMt 1775," and
addressed lo Gov. Ward, thus describes
tho impression which this great philosopher
mada- upon him : " The cominitleo from ;
the Congress arrived lust evening, and I
had lhe honor to bo introduced to thai vory
great man, Dr. Franklin, whom I viewed
with silent admiration during tho whole
evening. Attention waicnea nis lips, ana
conviction closed his period." ' Beautiful
Tibutu from one great marTTo anoTficI1, boTK
of whom were first among tho "foremost in .
liberty's great struggle, and both fragrant
with revolutionary renown.
No plaster can bo made strong enough
to draw-genulWtcars from" a hypocrite's
Usyes money irom a miser encrosuy
from sellislmcss trutn irom a sianourur
honesty from a thiefor a prize in tho lot
tcry. "
Modirati Driskinu. Wo think the JMlowintf
toewt i a vrr y good hd:"A mudcrate drinker-'
a guide-board ahowinga low but auro way totlo
gutter." w---
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