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BY McKEE 4 ATKIN.( ' Two J)Ji.Lt nd Fin-T Cnrr per annum in advance. wTviii Uollam within tbeTr. No paper will be tfitcontinued, eloopt at the option of tbe Publiaben, until all arrearage am .1 aid. ' . ' - v"'-' V . ' Moara of twrtve lino or lew, for the fiwt. and TwanTT-wa fitNTa fcr each continuance. The K.rS,r;CSS ed till forbid, and cliareed aecordinirir Uourt Ordtra will be chargej twenty .Ore per cent extra. :, The First and LmV yisit to jfie THE POWER OF WOMAN'S LOVE. OppreM'd with rrief, hpprem'd with care. A burden more than I can bot' Buis. I will seek tiim vet aiin; once more And he nay reform, and the sweet uf affliction- I he blis 01 dninrstio peace, return .. . Tu our miserable abode. DaoactBo's Win. l was a very cold night in .the dreary month of December. The rain had poured uuwu 111 iiirreuia iruiu vuriy uawiruii-luie , in iho afternoon; when the "clouds disnp. pea red, and (be fetble rnys frmnthesun he reclined n the hori'uo-s vcrgn, fill upun thu already frozen earni, without any pcrctpiible elTucU. Tliij, siin soon disap pen red behind the western hills, and 'the sliudi's of flight gradually gathered around. .' . Immediately aftfrdiirk the weather became in intensely cold, as to prevent tbe Usuul A bustle in the streets. The rude wind swept in heaving gusts along the deserted atreets, Dureas hsd BDread his tirelaa' "wuie. and sped over the country w: velocity of L-JigbUHflgj-aed a-the- honrse moabTngs of Doceinbc-r s chilly blast fell upon the ear, the rich man -piled high the blueing hearth, whilf the poor crept shivering round their last handful of 'exuirSnc coals. Such was Fthe evening our story bus its date, and on which Mrs. Weldon and her five small chil dren, might have been seen sitting around - a very pour fire in an old dclapidated burfbV ing, destitue of almost every vestige' of comfort, situated in the aubitrbs of the wit lage. The cvld wind whistled through the " decayed watts, aud muancd piteously among the trees without, as tlough the very ele menu sympathized with Km wretched con", dilionoflhelnmatcs. This was tho. home of a druykurdj . In early life . George Weldon was ep. life hrenticcd to a cnbinet-maker. After he had served his apprenticeship, ho icmoved to another villnge some fifty miles -distant, and commenced business for himself. B unremitting industry and" strict economy, he soon amassed considerable property, . uud wag cdnsidored to be in a fair way to ( become 'wealthy at no distant day. He became acquainted with Miss Martha Don. aidton, an amiable young may, too omy daughter of a widowed mo'.her. A mutual jttuohmcnt sprung up betwiser them, hjh "ripencct into matrimony.1. Soon oiUtcJlifiir ' marriage Mrs. Donaldson died, leaving all her property to Mrs. WuldonPer only child; Two years from the time they had plight, ed their vowa at the Mialled, away and ' fortune poured her glittering treasures upon tbe bappj ' couple. George VVeldoh had one weak point ho' could not resist the entreaties and insinuating flatteries of thosii whom he believed to be his fucnds-This , fact became known to some of that- class who usually loiter about houses where in toxicoting diquora fire kept, and get what .they drink ftt'Xheexpense of others. , By dint df persuasion, Wcldoit was prevailed oo by some of bis pretended friends, to c Company them to public bouse t at which liquor was kept only as "refreshments,"1 Ooder pretenco that a gentleman would be there thut night who wished to" make" a tradn uriih him. After thev had been there some ilme a game of cards for amusement a proposed, in which Weldon was in. '4uced to parlieipote. nd whicrr-waa -w aewed, when one of the cojnpany galled for aomething to drink The templing upjvoe firstplaccd before WeWon wlthfl request "that be would drink the healths! the company. v He pushed the ahinlog gob. ' let away and politely begged to be excused, the same time remarking that neaia not irinSt any kind of intoxicating liquors. "Come, come, good friend," said th eae who called for the liquor,-" you must jdriok the health of the company one time, Mv-dear air. r , , - ' - lve drank none for ten years, and would Jou" now have me become a victim to the seductive -poison ?' " There is no danger none stall just on drink ,M said three or four of the com Weekly faniilrNmpapeni) t But there ) datfger. and I know it"! aid VVtldon. ; v The olicilatlon Wa renewed by one who ha(fever pretended to be Weldon'a warmest friend. .Hiareaolution wavered. 'and extending his .hand he received the 'CUD and awnllnurnd Ifa Mnlonli . r Su, " ,wa requested to dnn!t and he drank "i flrVimC' Again ""f kb,, wos o pomuoa renewed. That' night George Weldon went Iioom intoxicated jot the firs! time in his life. How seductive is rice I Once emanated io it meshea, the victim 'rushes on to his final ruin. , So it was with- Geerge Vc rftf.TFrom Aat night we have just arwken ot tie was at nndone man. He was a drunkard ! He visited the dram-shop dai. ly, and at night would return, home' to hia suffering family beastly intoxicated, His fortune took to itself wings and flaw away, and in a very short period he was reduced to the most abject poverty. Although he had an ammb.'e wife and five beautiful cbil. drcn Jie seemed to be'unconscious of the fact, for ho made no provision whatever for their support what little he earned, which grew less every day , was squander, ed for rurei. ? He soon became a burdeb let himself, a curse to, his family, and a nuisanco to society ; in short be was. one of the most shameless and abandoned drunk, ards that ever, measured bis length in a guuur. oiiserj, uuer Destitution ana ia- mtne, stared his unhappy family in the fuce. Thus " tilings moved on. cettins worse if possible, for five long years. This is no exugeerated picture. Ilia stern reality.' ""-'. -. v'-.,; :, f . ' Martha Weldon was the wife of a drunk. ard ! Wha a spell to memory are in the verv words the drunkard's wife.? What associations do' their, call up of harshness and neglect, which many an unfortunate womaa has borne with: a meekness and pensive cheerfulness characteristic only of the fomule heart! It is said that the fee. blest worm will turn nd sting the foot that rudely crushes it in tho earth, but not so iih woman. Sihifitly stid subintts, end becomes the. uqcomplaining , recipient- of the harshest cruelty Irom the unkind 3e stroycr of all her early hopes. The man upon whom she lavished the fond affections " Jog ... .7 . ot his creation ana oecome mesiaveoi vicious arid debased appetite ho may be. corne a liiss and a by.word and the asso ciate of the mean and the vile ho.moy madly plunge. Ipto 'the fowest depths of vico, and treat her with cold indi (Terence, yet 'she - forsakes bin not patiently she bears, all, nd not a murmur is heard to escape her lips. And when he who won I her virgin heart," strays Irom the path of rectitude, ahe endeavors by eotreaty and persuasion to woo him back oghin. The drunkard may treat his wife with Vutaliiy; yet she clings to him, and by her temon- straoce and Kindness seems to do a hjinf. dian angel, who jvould at least retarcMf she could nt; wholly "arrest him in hi downward arcer to hopeless ruin and in. fumy ahe loved him in early life, and truly she loves hiro on to the last. ' "Oh! can earth afford such a miracle -Of imperishable constancy ?" . ' . . , Gow with us to that skeleton Tf a house which looked so tidybojtsWner be. Came intemperate. Wonisery ever more perfectly personified than in htawile, whom yoVeee sitting b) the window ? Care haa stamped upon bcr features the lineaments of premature age. - - 1 'Un her younir eneea There is a cankering grief, and lbs pale trace Of beauty's rose-bud nipped." The history of thut broken-hearted wo. man bas been told. :-' Every effort to pre. vent the fury of the impending atorm prov. ed ineffectual,. IWeldon continued a rcgu- tar visiter of the di am-shop, and often the midniRht"hour found hirrj grasping the in- toxiCTting-bowr'an lengthenlng'ftar the bachanalian revel. Twelvo o clork the solemn noon of night; when nature alum bars in theii sweet repose oblivion gives ,V and all had sought the peaceful couch and sunk into forgetfulness often found the wife of this besotlea drunkard toiling in aome'meniul drudgery in order to procure the necessaries of lifo for herself and chil. dren What we here" aketcb is the sad his. tory of thousands. Yet the tender affec lions of the drunkard Wife, twine closely .j-wsiT rltTouTide8caThcd: anTlaTTenbeinff Jo K . . . - ...t-r.i - 1 whorn her youthful vowa were plighted, id all the confidence and devotion of woman love. - . -., .- v-.. " But tricfbaUi'dranlt joy's spring, And left its fountain dry ; . - Each tone is sad pleasure no more -' Lights her once brilliant eye t . - AsiiiEyiLLE;KeFi Tbe wreath that ku&i her aUnlit bro. 1111. I ;i ' ' "m uiuorna ireia ana freea. Now droop upon her sunken cheek liyuignled, withered iheeo." . Mrs. Weldoo was a heroine, though not of romanca. , She loved her husband aflec. tionatoly, and had borne, hia neglect and ftrnnlron !.. ri L'l .....,., cars wl wr cnuuren, and the gripe of famine, without once're- Pmingv She aurnfnoned every energy, o me. circumsiances which Titteuded her. Never had her exertions to support her family slackened, nor had a harsh Wor( in relat' o the course of her drunk. en bushand) ever .escoped; her lips, , I 'It it said there id a, point beyond whishjM of Veaavius, that" watr rectolmed I forbearance ceases to be a" virtue aoJ Mw. eldon had near reached that point .-wnefr, on the night referred to in the commence- ment of our narrative, she resolved upon one last, desperate effort. Having disposed of her three oldest children, she took hef I two youngest by the hand and bent her steps towards the dramTsliop Jier husband was accustomed to frequent ' When she reached the piece she looked in at the win. j dow, and' there he aat, in the midst of his j boon companions, I with his pipe in his mouth, and a glass of liquor In his band, She went in and found that he was not yet drunk, though he " felt his liquor." .-1 ma ginntion can scarcely conceive tho aatonish. ment of the assembled crowd, and the con- fusion of George Weldon, when bis wife, Lpale as marble, and leading two tattered and barefooted children, stepped up to the bar, called for three glasses. oi brandy. oddy,and sealed herself by the side of her usbnnd. - , " What on earth Jrought you here, Mar tha i enquired Weldon, in a morose tone. , u It is so'- very lonesome at home." re- plied the meek wife,. V and your business ae.aom anows you to oe tnere. , i nere is no company like yours, and as you cannot comem8 1 nuve o'vea to. goto you. 1 have riSh lo 6,,are your pleasures as we" us .vour sorrow, one wnerever you be, there must I and my children be also." "But ibis is not a proper place for a woman,'1 oxpoaluUied VVeWoO. " v " Certainly a place j where my husband is a constant visiter, cannot bo improper for me," said, Martha, and she took up a glass of the Hquor ahe had ordered when She .. . . . - j j , D 0 -- that ?" saidWeldontvery much astonished. 1" Why not!" asked Mrsr! Weldon. oureiy you are, not going . 10 unim " You say that you drink to forget sorrow', she continued, tnd if brandy cuh produce an effect so desirable" as that, I em sure' no person living has better excuse foi1 drink. ing thuq I have. Besides, I have not ate a mouthful to-day, and need something to revive my strength," and taking up another glass she handed one to each of the chil dren. - - , .' " Martha, Martha, you are not going to give tWchjldjrensuch atuff as that '" cried L Weldon - - " Why nott" askedMrs; -Weldon. ' Children,"; she continued; " ought to have the best of examples set them by their fVber. and you drink it, and say it is good for Von, and it certainly mas be for them. Drintbmy children, -you' sco how much good U oes your father ; it will put you to sleep, anVyoU will forget that you are ngry android.". -'...,.-- : m " put they wust not drink it," said wet. don L4' it will lajure them,"' and rising to his feel, he took hs liquor from them nud set it away v- - r-,5 . !, Weldon now began to realize his situa. Hon. tie Dtver did see himself so plainly before, and hV resolved iVthis own mind, to pursue a different course for tbe future. He proposed to tim wife that thv should go home, whipb she Jeadily conaewed to.-? When they reached Sicir miserable abode Werdofl said to her, V 1 Martha, this night Ihaye resolved that I willW Jtink -aiiy -iio4,of intoxicating liquors again while l Kve." ; f) -' If you faithfully adhere rVthis resolu UonLsaid Jlrs Weldon' I AoH be the happiest of women." If God give me strength to do iilwify1 said Weldon. That night vveioon prayeo longaooier. vently. that he might be enabled. to res ell temptation, and atrictly adhere to bW. pledge. ' As he was returning nome me next evening from . his ' work , he saw his oldestlwy-nnrtnto therhoaseTod heardT him say, Mother, yonder cornea rather, and he is sober!" Tears coursed down the penitent' cheek aa .ha thought of the wretched conditiorf ohisftmily 4ow he had apent tbeif living for. that which done him no good at all When he went In, he J he seated himself by the fire, and called 4 1 hia rkiUi-an ..r. I,:-. ; My children, you shall never want again,your father will not come home drunk any more.Mv' " t ' VVhat 1 lejson Is taught in thia almple narrative ta theladie8 !. 'What an amount of good may they accomplish by their be-j, ejoient exertions! Here was a man lost to all sense' of ahatbe, wlio had been an bandoned drunkard for years; end who would have 'uncorked a botflo of brandy amid the thunders of Mount Sinnh' and dr ifned jyf it "contents by the exploding j f?on degrading propensny, not by the -temperance society or any other society, but by that which is stronger than all ptodges womah 's iovE.-., VVhat a theme for the moralist to dwell 'upon ! A man with whom tjie logical reasonings of tho temperate could avair nothings nd around whose path the admonitory warnings of the divine law fell as the rain unheeded, re claimed from a moral death by woman's love! V 1 Three years have rolled away since the night Mrs. Weldon visited the dram-shop, and no( one drop of intoxicating liquor has passed George Wcldon's lips. As soon as he reformed friends, employment, and prosperity returned to him, and he is how in a fair way to retrieve his lost fortune. As for Mrs. .Weldon she is " the "happiest of the hapby," and ever thinks with pride of Ifer FIHSt AND LAST VISIT TO THE DRAM. SHOP. ;. . . :' . . tor tlie Highland Mcssenzer. A Visit to Tlouut Plssah. An excursion. from Asheville to thu em inence so well known throughout this re- gion by the name of Pisgah had long been, projected, and was atNlength fixed lor Wed nesday, 11th October. 1 he company con sisted uf live young IudieSyBome of whom were now.-lor the hrst timev attempting a long ride on horseback, seven gentlemen, and two lads, with a servant who drove a small waggon containing the necessary, baggage. , We set out at 9, A, M., and crossing the French Broad at Mr. Smiths Bridge, we passed the 'Sulphur Spring on out; wayj loruea Uuminy ireek ana its suuthern branches, and arrived at Mr. Du- vis , fifteen pules pom Asheville , at 2, P. ivi., me road being unusually good all the way. Tho party was under the general direction of Mr. J. WV-Patton, whose knowledge of tho mountains and of the inhubitanls of tho whole region qualified hirn well for the task." . r. Having engaged Mr. Davis to act as our guide, we went on, cxpectingjiim to follow us as soon as he could prepero himself fur the business, knowing hut he could over lake us by the time wo had bailed out hordes and removed our buggngo from thwwag goo, in . readiness tor the ascent. But within. ashort distance from his house we took a wtng road, and did not learn our niisiako till . ws had truvel led nearly threaq miles. lurningoacK, we soon meinour obliging conductor, who hud followed our track in order to set us right.- liy this er. ror we added six tedious miles to our day's ride, and the loss of lime'mude us uncom fortably late in reuching our. camping grour nd. ' & About two miles Irom Mr, U.a we depos ited the waggon and a light carriage, in which oneof-lho.Jadies -bad gone so far, and taking up, some one article and some another, whilo the tent furniture was placed on the buck of the mule that had' drawn the waggon, we Commenced the. ascent. The ridge we climbed wus steep and rather thickly wooded,- for a great parir of the way. -The footbathr(Tor it was no more) was winding, ruuged, and greatly obstruct. ed by trees, brush, logs,' and roots, while the rocks were as lar as possible Irom lorm ing a cnnvetiicnt pavement or-safe and easy footing for. the; horses.' Sometimes we moved on the edge of a precipice, and sometimes ovor a slippery slope, where the horses could scarce Wep tlieir feet, or the saddles be kept on. their backs. Inexpe. rienced as sone of the party were, and little idea as they had had of the-difficul. ties of the ascent, they-went on with cour age and spirit, and at length began to ob tain glimpses of the surrounding country. We were admonished, however, by the declioi rig w "-not-to spend tnuch'tlme ld the epjoyment of these partial views, r ' V 'About sunset we crossed the summit of Llltle Pisgah, whichtthough bur a stopping stonoj" to PTsgah'proper, is itself at high mountain. To eflect this we JiadcliwrtJcd steadily four or five miles of the roughest and slecpeWground one can go - over on horseback. And here, bad im? permit, led, we ahoaJd have gladly Ungeed-to-en- joy the view. We could not help stealing a glance at the distant mountain tops, now inged with purple ana goia oy.inu rays oi it departing sun, and the wido spread protpect of HFKlgeBd-velIey-tist sinking wiltnhe dimness and atillneas of twilight, and otted here and there with little clear- ingsfroQ the edges of which tbasinoke of muny aavemng nre wasriaing. . TN Co where our quarters for 'he nieht weren be found; ties between" Little Pisgah and tl principal eminence. " imo w . . . .. . m . this we oow dojeended, tnd, soon, built a fire, atrippod our horses, and unpacked our baggage by a sparkling rill, whose cold waters were peculiarly refresUnft to us who bad performed the whole toilsome as. cent wittioul ouciitig a single spring or Dronclron the way. ' A tent loih loth was stretched on poles in, front of tho fire, yt& vuiicc prcpureu ill iiiuyiiiuiu aiyiu urouo 01 the gentlemen expressly appointee to do that duty. This, added to. the supply of cold victuals w'e had brought with us, made a very comfortable supper, f and we were favored after our meal with some sweet music on the Accordion.,' upon which ecljo, in response,' gave us a tuneful welcome to her secluded abode. r,""f" ' Cy 10 o'clock all waasilent in ct capip. lOur fire blazed away, while sornl of us sunk into -repose., and others lay-admiring the bright moon that shono upon us, too much excited by the novelty of the scene to sleep, or startled occasionally at the an nroaching tread of some loose horso. At 5,. A. M. next morning, we wero again in motion, by moonlight, in order to reach the summit in time to ehcildtlLa rising of the sun. i no pain wnere mere was a pain was for the most purl unobstructed by trees or rocks, but steep and winding, the higher portion of Pisgah presents no vege. tation but grass, mosses, and low shrubs, so that the view js open on all sides. We found the summit- of tho immense cone or rather hemisphere which forms the higher portion of the mountain, to con- sisl of a peak so small as to afford very little more room than our party of fourteen persons, with seven horses, could occupy, while standing pretty close together. The distance from our camp was estimated to bo a mile, and we accomplished the 'ascent in very good season, and hoisted a white flag, which was discernible with a tele. scope a; the sulphur Spring, more than l'i miles off. The air, though cool, was not unpleasant, and we took our stations await ing the magnificent spectacle we had come to witness, und watching the beautiful tints which marked the portion of the sky where the sun was to muke his appearance. In a few minutes he rose, slightly veiled by a cloud, which, whilo it softened the splen. dor that otherwise would have been over powering, surrounded his orb with drape, ry more rich and gorgeous than art or im agination ever painted.,. With admiration and delight we now beheld the glorious punorania that was displayed to our view. "On the iNftck -Mountains in thecost rest. eti m tlense'vu por "That hid tlieir- Utmost height , und further north we could sec but indistinctly the high rangi-s in the extreme verize of the horizon. The mountains of Tennessee, north-west and west, were ut iirst as dark ns night, but as the dawn ad vanced were lighted up -with rosy and pur plish bues, und seemed to rise into the sky. On the south we had a verv clear view of Tryon and Hogback Mountains in South Harofinu. Such wus tho , border of the grand picture we were contemplating. Immediately beneubi us was on-immense cluster of mountujiis, aw of whose tups were ba jd, but most of, theitK clothed w ith thick forests j; indeed ,--a haoiy observer would" ut fiisrlilinost suppose ihere was nothing, visible but mouuiains ahdjTnish whJrfPspread in silvery sheets ovfer, hi) e vnlliesonhe Swanunoo, I rench uroatl, and other streams, gave a lrge portion oK the country the anpeaKgnce of being cov. ered with snow, and completely hid Ashe ville and other points "of interest, finully , as tho duy brightened and the vpjiors rose we could trace the streams and discover the liny clearings and the diminutive 0"bt'(li.rs of men, detected most easily by tho s.nokt: of their early fires. Onsomeof the water courses we could descry the adjoining farm's of the denser settlements, and this was particularly the case with Hominy creek, the whole valley of which was ex tended at our feet. - 1 ; ' A gun was fired by our guide to afford s 4est of the rarity of the air in this lofty spot. The report was very feebly heard, and seenicd to be scarcely noticed by our horses at a few yurds distance from Mr. D. Put another experiment proved that though tne intensity of sound is greatly diminish ed by the raiity of the atmosphere, its conveyance is not at all impeded. One of the gentlemen canej out io tne scrvaoi leu in the camp andean answer wus duly re . - . .1 . -L ft turned. This experiment Served also to show the ttmo which is occupied in the transmission of sound, for long after some of the party .had pronounced that Fulix could not have heard the question tho an swer rose distinctly to our ears. 4j Having spenfas much lime as wo wish- ed on the summiff we-ommenccd our re- turn tocnmp.when we had been informed iy the servant that break lust was ready .r Urtat caution was necessary in going down, especiallyibn horseback ; most oi us pru- deni v nrelerred trostina our own leei unu hands. The descent, however, was safe ly accomplished, and much quicker than .he ascent. All beinti refreshed by a hear. ty breakfast and an hour's rest, the Indies finished their tuiltjt as well as wey couiu, findinir amusement in tlieir very privations und then pocking up our baggage, we sad died our' horses, broke up our camp, and njjhcoidLcommajiiLaeLoiit onxairj.. turn. A moderate ride brought us back to the too of Little Pisgah. from which the eastern view was nearly as extensive as from Pisgah itself,, and much more Inter, esting, for the mists being dispersed, we coutd ,noW- distinctly see Asheville-end otherplacea embraced in the wide prospect r ... ,-,'' - , . j The most diegertus, Unci oohs least neiore.us. ;ehce. "". '- .:--;--v:1 - WHOLE M. TIL I Itiborious nun oO.mr Kimnnv m.u, I ed the longhand steep descent of Lit:l risgun. io keep the Mdolaand rider on the bacft of a horse on such it slope, and injw so mucn oostructea, ;is.by n means I caav. and hence mmn nf thimrrlM Ti K..i walk down. The bor, tluwuh onaident ble, was at length. nnpletcd. and We had only to replace our baggage in the waggori roiresn ourselves and our horses at our guide 's, and then return to Asheville.. Wo reached here in safety , by sunset of tlw second day. ' ' , No accident wortlv meutioning had oc. curredo marr our enjoyment, not with. 1 1 . standing oUT many hair-breudth escftpea' and smi little mishaps, jhat oorved veo" . , to odd to our , omusemet.vf Much sociut" pleasure and rich instruction was afforded by this delightful excursion. The whole distunce from Asheville to tho top of Pisgah wo found to bo twenty. .' two or three miles. ' We saw no wild ani. muls and, of course obtained no game, though when on the summit we suw ha wks oo-i4h fl ight. We" discovo red . no in- w minerals ,nnd recngnised no mwj plunls it was not indeed tlio jnost favoruhlBiime of year to examine the latter, nor was" there a scientific botanist in tho party. It is cause" for wonder tbut mom of the abundant ..... ' eisure enjoyed by tpany resid. nts or vis. , iters of these regions is not snect in siinu lur excursions, which Would amply repay them for their foil and trouble". The ad vantages to be thus derived arc manifold i a new impulse Is given to life, new elasiici. ty to the Bpirits,ijnd new vigor lo tliejriindj the sociul affections aro exercised, und new views obtained of tint works and al. tributes p( the Croiitor. Tho grand and the beautiful are exhibited in rich variety,. and insensible indeed must be the soul that is not often lot in admiration and n;e, and often kindled into rupture and pruiso - while lie who poured out the rivers und built the mountains, and spread oullliefir mament pr-scnt9 Uiuiself in the scenes of , huturo and invites him to join in the anthem of the universe " ." " Thcs are thy glorious works, Parent of Good.' Almighty! tbine this universal frame." Unspeakable thyself how wondrous thou I" Young Men. - Young men God in bis Providence has giver, you your birth und education io a great and growing Republic; in a lund won aud d.luudud by the hardy : virtues -of - " a nubU uiul uvU'-dvoyins oivotstry com- - milted to your charge, and to bo nv.doiher tuiifl of truo 'frfcedom,,-niligious, political und moral. It is yours" to make his tho. . first of lands, in literature and science, religion and philosophy, art ond industry. k It is yours to instruct and inspire your countrymen in tbt;grtal work of achieving true and enduring national glory and pros. oerity. It it, for this that you have had ad. vantages of education, means of enlurging and cultivating your minds,' which havo been denied to many ol your brethren. Ba faithful, I entreat,, you have hud advantages of education, meoiiof enlurging and cuU; livating your minds, which have been do. nied lo inany of your brethren. Bo faith ful, I entreat you in the name of GikI und of tiumaniiy, b faithful lo youp mission acquit your duty like men. FtI thut you are under u vow, consesrnUid from your cradles to be prophets aririjpriests of your race. - -re -- Rmember-, young"ment"fImt h fsnot for your advantage, your own pleasure, -thjij you arc td,ucuH'd,are to live. Beware how you are-lombibe tliis false notion. Your roiession us sclioliirs has fmlen into disre. ute, and colleges! and uuivorsities hre re. garued among us Willi no Irienclly eye, foe?" it has been felt, that young men are edu. coted, not that they msyClhe belter servo Jh . the people, but thu morejfeosily, and in a mure respectable way, get tlieir living out of the people. Redeem the sacred cltarac. - "x- ter of the scholar, 1 beseech you, from this ; reproach, by devoting yourselves, heart and soul, to the progress of your race ;N to the moral, intellectual, and social elevation of ;mcn, especially of the poorennd more numerous classes. In so doing, you will magnify your profession as sc bolus , Ail ful your mission, do honor to your rountry," and receive'tfie approbation of) our God. " Cearoes Facts. Two curi as phiins phlesl faets an slated on the antliontv of the forrma ' . of the Roprwslk in the Nhvj Vsrd al Cborlrs town. One is, that lvnu hrst UT. sneh as Ihey Ose for. their cables, luOtfc-trrr: sboe'toilin(f heat you may dip your hands in it wiia the greul. st impunity, snd tliry sje In the e. atant habit ' ' of doing so. T-lie othrr ivihal the lrstliefn Straps cooling Jrom iboPiiiweaBil afoshinr-'wmasr""-chinerv are highly ehergi-d with elretrieity. Br standinr upon a non cordu- tiaf body, aad. hold ing the fingers over the straps pn-lty close, 'you, , heroio clir(frd with the elew Htud, and Caft give out sparks as from ilie le trlf) ing machine. , , Insciitioii on ths Tons or Nroi.ro. The , following record of evrnts in the life of the Em. prror is to be inscribed on the sycle of his tomb at the Invalided : Burn on the 15th f August, 1769 ; captain of a squadron of artillery at the siege of Tuition in 17,93. at the sre ot 21 i commander of artillery, in Italy, in 1794, at 25 ; gmtral in chk'f of the srmv in Italy, m 1 796, at 27 ; geni-mUti chief of ho cprditioo of t.g pi. in' 1 iS", at s , nrst eon. sill, in 1799. 31 ; eons .1 ior life alter the battle I of Maiengo In ieu, it K r L'mMTor "of the French, m 1004, at J3 ; abdicated tne throne al. ter tbe battle of Waterloo, June IS, 1815, at 46; ' died in exile at St. Helena, May 5, 1821 at Ji.n Tnith is always consistent w th itself, and neetts nothing to liclp it.oul i it is always near a( hand, and fits upon our lip,afira4y to-dmp. , o'.t before ve are aware : .whereas a he is trouble some, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, acid one trick -needs a great many mora of the . tamo kind to ske it gooi.-kAnon. $ X, Py M oncev i
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Nov. 17, 1843, edition 1
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