pPliMiipP
Pt uaa our wish 10 visit the Kluscum i^alc of Vaucluse.—On one side of the of the hill, comju.
' i-' -L V 1 j)uisuit of water. i i.t, | I'ospcct w;»
^'UM HLAl KWluin h MA0A7,l?»t..
Tlir, F1L\ K1{ TONKS OF ’WOMAN S
J K,
: 1)0 silvfV tones of w origin’s tonp.:e,
1he cloijui iicc ;l woman’s c_\>;s,
A lliousiiiul luuiu k’^s banisliuvf sutig:,
'l lu- strains unliccdcj by tlic w ise ■,
T woiilil not he u bard likt tlicni
K\ HI for tlic lunven ot L»ic} ’s smile,
Ami lAicy would hcrscircondcirui
'Mie -fiuttt-rcr’s dci t hlul wile.
T could not tell thrc ho'w I loVe,
Ncir puint tlir cli:irnis I.find in thee,
'I'lioiigli every leaf i:i yonder grove
(.'h:vngcd into •\viii((ed words for me ;
Hut, Lucy ! to this heart of mine
I,et me t!iy gentle lingers press,^
■Eacli ra])id bounding throb is thine,
And every throb is haj)piiiess.
Lucy it is the holy hour
lit n s\mlight dies upoM tl.'C sea—
■When pearls arc luing on every flower,
And birds re husli'd on eveiy tree ;
Open the latticf—all isnmte,
MiUe as the beams of xon pale star;
I wi'ulil not even have thy lute
The music of suc li sik uce inur.
Methinks there is In it a tpcll
'I'hiit givert the boul a higher sway.
And th >uglits that oft in ti:.rk ness dwell,
St.i-t into ilTc in brigiit arra\ ;
■rhouglits—i'fjelnig's- ecst.xiis—tliat fling
A sudden joy tliroiigh both our bosoms^
Like tlowcrs in niuun!i.ht, or like spring
'1 hat wreaths o i every bouj^hhcr t/lossoms'.
Kach other’s v,orld v. e long have been,
Our e\es their sun—our arms tl.eir/one,
flut now a .onetliing felt—not seen—
(ii.Lbtoour blit.sa higlKr tone;
',thil'' wi. e.tn ela=p each other thus,
In Icep ^.ui'.ty nawineil,
Oh! V, Ji.'t is ail tliis eartli to us?—
Lartii cannot bounii the chainless mind !
Our sciuls, like clouds atbri ak of da}',
Across the sun’s t'l giit pathway driven,
Have intolif^li'. rtsol\ed aw ay —
O Ijod! tile iigbt—the light of litaven
•My s]>iru f'oais in licji/ui bglit,
LiKe bkiH upon :isapp:.a\ seii,
O Luey ! wc liave seeii to-mgiit
A glimpse ol Heaven's eternay '
Luc) ! it IS a tiiiie for prayer—
A i.iiic tor iliougbts eannot speak,
lUit 111 tlie hlue and starry Uif
Our tboujibts will linu tlie liomcthey stck;
Kneci with me, J.ucy, siile by side,—
>Ve are net things of elust and clay,
Thou art niy ow n immortal bride,—
Knee 1 w ith me, elearest!—we will pray.
at Avignon, wliioh is sh1(1 to cortain j falls, tl
many aMicjuitics aivl curiosities;
al>o the lio5i[)Ital and Liinalic Asy
lum; nui in ronsequenoe of tlie great
festival, every body was en«;agcd a-
broael, aiiel tlic public institutions were
all eloscil. A walk, Ibereforo, across
the biiil^e of the iJlionc info Langfle-
iloc, a tli;lancc of nearly a niile, and an
attendance of a ft ’.v *jK!iirs at tlie play
house in the eveninji, conehidcd tlie .>c-
rupatlons and amusi nu'nts o( the; day.
'Fhe Theatre is new and ono of the firiest
we have seen in Fiancc. * The re >vas a
lar«;e, w(;ll-dressed,and jrenleelaudience,
altliou^h there seeinrd to Ic nolliing
very attractive in the talents (»f the com
pany or the merits of the play. From
the numerous circles of iadie-iy a person
micht have s('lected several laces to
which the lover of Laura would not
pei'haps have ilisdHii.eri the tribui(» of a
sonnet. A littli; circumstance occun ed
in the course of theevenit^^, i!lu^ltat^ e
of tho ];()liteness of the FumicIi.
of us lel't an umbrella in the ^icx, not j try, (.wii'g; to
thiukinj^ of it uiitii ihe rain w itho’.if .-c-j •'ors.:!iii j:rit>;ati()ii. :■
minded us of tlie loss. On returning lo ! ^‘»'m iiy llie if
look lor it in the crowtl, wc I’oui r {h;it | nu' Ji . Uii the fl;'y ••
a French «;en{Ieniai:, notwitlist;?
the impediment of a Iad> nuuet lii.-
had been at the troubli ol ( eli \ t
thcartielo for safe keepinji \ 1* • u.mi a: l yi'ai, d
the door of the coll'ee-room, v\ ho pronijjl- j il>e Hosts
ly restoretl it. M uch j)oliteni: s and af-] sunn\ v:il
fability \\ere dlsq manifested tJiwuri r*
us by a parly of ladies and I-tdci'
at the j)ub!ic table of the hot'. 1. lo wii. it;
the American nam»’seemed a rccomme!'-
clation, and who lavished theii' praiso.*'
U])otj the land ofWashington and Frank
lin. L:i Fayette has rivettei tlie p;ol(i-
cn chain of friendshij), which bines tii"
libei alpart in France to the republicans
of the United Slates.
The ei>;hlh fFebruai-y is cnteied Ir>
my calender as one (.f the ha|)pic t days
r«‘ I'lif^h, hi-okeu ano
ureci] . ' ; > ii tl;(.‘ either, tl'iere i-
hut ju>l re.(-n. I i.»wic;h h r a path between
ihe buse ol a rid«;e e-f hills and the mar-
;in of thi; stu nm. 1'he {:orj;e opens in
such a manner, that the valley uud the
fountain are (i;tijel\ seckuled from the
rest of the woild, and cannot be discov
ered, till the traveller finds himself in
the I)oson. of tlu^ ‘^len, enclosetl on eve
ry side, by lotty, bold and cragiiy moun-
taiiis.
From the pass to tlie head of the val
ley is perhaps a mile and a halt. Alonf;
botit sides ot the S(,Tj:;ia arc narrow belts
of alluvion, clothed in tho livi.'liest
ji^reen, and horderetl by trees, amon^
which was the ahnond already iii lull
bloom. Its i^(jwers are deliciou.s in
cumpMexion as uell as in fragrance; and
was doubly ijjrateful IVoin bein»; foutid in
this spfjueslered retreat, al'^o for allord-
inp; the lirst indications of the refuri. C;i
sprii'ir. Vec;elati('n was h« :-e several
\\ ks in ridvanre of ll i- r;| creu!-
the gui(V to SCO
son;}
.n o- i posst Ns'd tl
!i I'l, }'lie s(Mt( sf
i II ; , The siMi i r:
of my life; for it was jjasscd in visitin«> i seven dislincl coioiu s, such as green,
ile. b!en(iin»: bv
fcavict};.
Mixing together profit and delight.
the \’ale of Vaucluse, a retreat rendered
interesting; by whatever is Lcautifal iu
j nature, elegant i:i letters, and romantic
j in love. Petrarch used to say, that hv
was almost an'^ry to fnul any thin^ so
eoel.anting; (*ut of Ital) sincc it had a
teiuh ncy to weaken his aUachnient to
his native country. I can so far unite
! ’n the. sentiment as to say, that could
i ihe charms of any forei»;n scenery shake
the constancy of my allection for my
native shores, the rocUs, solitudes, and
waters, the bloom and verduie, Ihe se
clusion and rnriil iiuiet of this little val
ley, scarcely surpassed by that which
the imaijination of Johnson has created
in the pages of Rasselas, woidd present
the stron»;est temptations. Hei-e if any
W'liero on Ciirth mi,ht tlic restless spirit
lay doNvn the hi:rden of its cares and be
at peace, findinp; a retiieiuent so tran-
(luil, that there would be but a slijrlit
VALLEY OF YALCLLSE.
MK. CAIMEH’S LETTERS.
I'rom the Keu'-lurk StuicKwan.
aurj:i->ses
])0I-1 lis.
chu
MAUSJilLLES, MAUeii li, 1826.
Opposite to the jiai^ai Palace in Avig
non, stands another iaige jiiie of build
ings, once used as the mint of the Ko-
rni>l. Court. Its iront is richly orna-
inenleH., and in architectural beauty far
the lormer residence of the
Net lar hence, once stood the
n ol Si. ( luir, in which Petrarch
iirsi .••■•w Luuia at her devotions, and
bee.: acijpiivcto her charms. The
clra; * luasiU uiolislied man} } ears since,
:uK. .* -hop erected on its site, wliere
1aj)e : ’ li calicoes are i.ow most uiip*eti-
call} vended.
Aroiher memorial of the two immor
lal '' 'CIS has iiec*n b'-tIrr preserved
n L.;. t'i) near the
woilhmoch, but would hardly repay ai
adventure of this description. Ou the
summit of the rock impending over the
Sorgia, are the ruins ol a castle or cha
teau, said by some to have been tiie
liouse of Laura, and by others, a palace
built by the Bishop ol Cavaillon. '^1 he
latter opinion seems to have the fairest
claim to aivtbenticify. Tsolbing now
remains but the shattered walls, perch
ed ufjon the precipice, and forming a
picturesque object when seen from be
low.
Descending’from the mountain by a
route less arduous than the one pursued
in reaching the top, we visited the site
of Petrarch’s cottage, at the base of a
stupendous cl iff, within a few paces ol
the river, and'directly under the moun
tain on the brow of which the firouder
n ai.sion of l.aurn is said to have stood.
A humble* habitation covers the ruins of
the |;i"('t’s residence. An old lady con-
I'uctt ii us to a crystal spring, gushing
piMiit, I 'jlVom 'oer.cath thi' rocks, and touching
I wit! • \\ :.iid the moss growing u)ion the
| - ^"veral beautiful trout, shot from
j ■ f \ert, and seemeel to play in the
iemp( 1 atiire c-f \ I. ui;ttiiu at the command of their mis-
d‘^ hreaihrd iMTii.if i - ti ('• for our nmuse:^ent. These waters
u>rs niijs! ooeratc the u l.t)!e are said to have been hallowed by the
ii he douiilt'd whell'.ei visitations of the muses, and the cool
groto to have been a lavoritc haunt ol
their solitary and imj)assioned votary
'I’he sprii'g is shailed by shrubs of lau-
lel, blanches of which the oid lady j)er-
n’ilted us to jihick, as nirmoriids of the
consecrated retreat.
Opposite the h^dd and craggy pro
jection ofrocl.s iiiiflei- which the cottage
of Petrarch was sheltercfl is a liule gn't u
islai.el in the Sorgia, once cultivi'teil as
his gri(!en. It ci-ntaii'S hut a rod of
alluvial ground, lyiiig netirl\ on a level
with the surface of the wartcr, and
kept al .vrys verdant ry irrigation. In
I'.it' » f his litters descriptive cf \'^au-
clu‘c. I'eii anh remarks, “ I have maele
m\sell'two garderss, which please ivie
nKuvellously : 1 do not think they are
to he equalled in all the world : they
are my transalj;ine Parnassus. One of
these gardens is sliady, formed for con-
,f. (,
ah.^'- alt t'l
• wi.'iKs iron, :b
(>ur visil, Ihi-
winter ai( se\o-( in tliis
embosomid in the foini of
:i ei t >(•( nl among the [idi’s.
I^caviiig our carriagt at ihe small inn,
u ii.el. hears ilit* name (.f “'I'he 'I'wo
ljaur;.s,*'* !:nd taking tlie I.iiuilord for a
;,'.uii!e, w o tiaceei uji the silver sti’epm of
the S(M-gia to il^ li,untain. Nothing
er.tt h uuire eKquisiiely heautiful. 'I'he
watei is irh ar as cr} ''lal, heing as per
fectly tiansjiarerit as air itself, and of
‘■uch de[ tl' as to e:; il)it all the hues of
the r(ck^ hf(! reHef't'd from the sur
face of till-(:irreiit. \S e counted six or
jjurple, blue, and w
ti.( most deiitale t.hades, and torming
tlie most sjilendid piece of Hf/uid )/wsa-
iv iniaginal)!e. I'his is a striking pe
culiarity, which di>tin"uishes the Sorgia
from all other streams.
From the cascaded alrcudy mentioneil,
at the outlet of the valley, to the foun
tain, the current is the whole way so
rapid as frefjuently to b'cak over the
rocks ; and in st'veral j)laccs are falls of
c.oi.sideiable lieighi, the mnrnuirs ol
which fill tiie glen an.'l die away in e-
c!)oes among tlie hiils.—The confi.'sed
and perpetual upreitr, sent back t!:)on
the eariu hollowreverbicationsfton) the
clifis, has an indescribable eflect in
soothing the mind, and in lullinc; the
feelings into a pleasing melancholy.
Sauntering along the green margin of
hai’gs over the source of the liver, and
is tei niinated by roc!:s, or jdaces acces
sible only to liirds. 'I'he other is near-
, er my collage, of an aspect less severe,
,,I and devoted to l>;Hchus ; and \i’hat is
tlie stream, we often paused to read
Petrarch, and to th’nk h .'.y often,he had
transition from ll-.c I'q.we of a rotli.jro! i|s,e„ed ,i,c
to that ol thu srave. Bm t!,e e,x|)C i i- j
ment has once been tried with so bttli-j
the I I'chantii.u
success, as to cifer few inducements to a
repetition; imd my enjo}’ment ofsucii
an elysium will probably be confined to
a short and single visit.
"N’aucluse is hidden among the hills,
fourteen or fifteen miles in a noith-enst-
ern direction fiom Avignon. Laving
made our arrangements the evening
previous, we left in a post chaist at th(‘
dawn of day, while the stars were yet
bright in a cloudless and transpan nt hr-
mament. The gradual advances of Uioi m-
ing, from the gray twilight of the hori
zon to skies of the softest and richest
hues, were delightful. At length the
sun rose in all its splendor, and poured
a gnldej' ilood of light upon the land
scape and tire batlJeniePts of the aticient
I,, icit\’, now seen mi the distance and re-
i'.’; I,' I iji e5>ui » e'M. Ill •/ , , •
lu'.i ch\.f the (oidc-view. Inim a pril l,
(niinet.ce, crowned with orchards ol
i)li\es, the e\e catches a wide and en
chanting |)rosf'.e« t of the vale of tiie
Phone on one side, and on the other, ol
a feitile ]jlaiii, eijiening between thi
hill> towards \ aiicluse.
Passing tl'.e little white village of]\l(.-
lii-re, st'nted up-on a j-Jrow .of a hill ol tlx
sani( 'iame: ant; i!;o.se of Teire ami (lar-
dam, I ci‘u?)yi!:g tliC husom ed’ a i ich \ al
ley bcNoed, \\ c i L’ached the banks of the
Sortri.t at J/Iie, a pretty town standing
upon both, sidesoi ii clear st ream, u hich
leads the traveller to anticijiate the pnri-
Jiei.^ IS the tomb cj J^auia, uhire ii is
j;aid I’fr a'dies reaiiy repose. 'I'he hai-
low c .f eround is uiai k('d by five little
nyra.‘ n'v of c} jU'ess, sliiuling in a most
pict!!! 1, ^'jre inauner auction of a white
nu'ii.K piilai rising beneath their
bougli', and 1 estiiiii uj (Hi a neat, f)Ut un-
insciilied pidtstal. Mucli taste is dis-
]day(il in the elegant si’-'iplicty of the
monument. ]>y a singular anel unpreme
ditated coinciilence, the waters of \'au-
cluse, drawn from' the Sorgia, and con
ducted thiough \vignon lor mechanical
]inrj;oses, murmur b} the tomb, as il
;Uixiou^5 to lull Ihe sleep of beauty, and
pa} back tlie di h't of gratitude for their
fame. Unsettled as are the claims ol
J.ania, in tlie fii‘'t [dace to any tlnng be-
■\ (H I’l a poetical existence; and in the '^e-
place, to those o/jaliliers which I'U-
litii' h,er to remembrance aiid le^pect;
Vf t 1*1 ti'arch has in'jiai t( (I such an inter-
e-st to ti e ,’val or fictitious mislress of
Jii*- :'!’.e( tion.., that the mind is irresisti-
l)l\' lei' to j ay homage, jitrhaps to the
sharu>w ol a '^iKidc. Our attachment to
liei du"1. wa' a!iho-t as great as that of
the port to I I'j ii\i:.g eharuii--; and we
ling ree hi.;it tli- Ion.!,' till the np-
j.io:i,!i id ’wil'iii.i, ])ie,i !,ihg fw ips of
iclitb the liltie shiinc.
in j)ie>sio:'s produced by
scone, that tlie hills seenv
-caict 1} to hove lorgotten the name of
Laura :—
“ .If redemandais Lauro a I’echo du v dlon,
I’t I’echo ji’avait point oubk’ ci- doux noin.”
Jkit I have not yet conducted the
reader to the Ft untain itself, lict him
approach witli me, and gaze at the glas-
s}, daik, and fathomless abyss of wa-
leis, sleejdng at Ihe base of an impend-
irg dill, whirl) rises t(' the height of a-
l)out an hundred feel, and sti-ikestlie
spectator with awe. 'I'he semicircular
basin, the chore; (d whicl; is form.ed by
theshelving base ofthe mountain, isner-
haps twenty feet in eiianieter. Its not
ion: has never been u aciu (i by the long
est lines. N(d a v\ave. nor a ripple,
iif'r a bubhle is •-een upon the unbroken
"Uif.ice—nt.tliiiig sa\e the i( fleeting im-
. ge of lIu: ciags on r hanging the mir
ror, and of si. I libs ol e\orgi eeu lodged
in ihe crevices. '1 !.(* ('ullet of the
loiintain i.' !oui)Ie—sometimes suhter-
lanean, ara sonietiii'i s |)0tiring over a
bed of ro( ks :.l the surface of the ground,
co^\ere*i wilit !oi g green moss. At the
tinie 01 ( nr visit, ilie up; i-r cl.annel was
perfeciiy dr}. ! ( irc: seM.'ial feet above
the le\( I oi t,i,e Our £uido as-
tl.f char.nel often aher-
f a siiifi'le niL;ht.
suri.-d ns. tl
natis in ti.e coui
'I'he subti rr'inenn cui-re nt gushes out
several lods l)elow Ihe fount,nn, ;fnd all
li onc( I'oiins a river suliicieidiv large
t \ and cojiio'.isnessof tlie fountain w henc
I it emanate:-). Its noisy :md lim| id wa- j |(^, 1,^ navig.ihie witi. horit.'
' It rs bathe the very ihrcshoUls ol senu j tc,t«it*ty, mainfe-sting more z;».-:ii i.i>ie'
Oi, the villagers, who Irom tl;( ir wind(jw> j (,|. juoginent, have heen al tiu expense ol
may seethe trout |)layinguion the shap-eless colnn.n near the
bl}’ bottom. On either bank gio\rs d | i,f iln> fountain, to nerj;( tuate
tree,s have been jjlante(‘, atid avei,ue.. for ,i,^. o;,,nes of Fetiari'h and Laura ; asil
public walks opened, emhelli.''hed wi'h
a tlegree of taste scliiom found unil'.-e
\\ ith 1 ustic simjjlicity.
Peyond .L'lle, the country bec(>n'' s, r,o:
meiie solitar} . 'i’he pai^ v\ ineis threiiigh | tan
unfeneeel lie his, hordeiing upon the j igi.t | valt
extremely singular, it is in the middle
of a r?pid river. ’ The ariproach to.it is
over a ridge of rocks, which communi
cates with the garden ; and there is a
natural grotto under the rock wliich
gives it the appearance of a rustic bridge.
Into this grotto the rays of the sun ne
ver j)enetrate. I am confident it re
sembles the place where CTcero some
times went to declaim. It invites to
study. Thither I retreat in the noon-tide
iiours. My mornings are engaged up
on the hills, and’n'} ( venings either in
the meadows, or in the garden sacred to
Apollo.
Leaving a sjiot hallowed by eo inany
interesting associations, ai.d passing
under a long arch hewn out of rock,
we sauntered along the left h;u,k of the
Sorgia to tl'.e rustic bridge thrown a-
cross the stream, in tl\ende!st of the lit
tle village whicli rises in a picturesque
manner uj)on its shores, 'i'he houses
are small, and in some coses scarcely
distinguishable froni the cliils and crags
with which they are incorj)oratcd.
'I'here are hut few inhabitants, w ho de
rive their suj'port from the agricultural
proiluceol the valley, and from the stock
of fish with which the river is abun-
Iantly su[>plied. 'I'hey r.re as simple,
mild, and inoll'ensive, in their manners,
as they were in the age of Petrarch,
holding little intercourse with the rest
of the world, and blest with a happy
rusticity.
Having spent the greater part of the
day in ram!)ling I'Vei’ this enchanting
and peacelul vale, we left it with regret
late in the afternoen, an.d returned to
]j’ile, where an excelh nt dinner ot[ va
rious kinds (d‘ fish from tlie Sorgia was
jirejiared for us, at the Hotel d’ l\ trarc;i
and Laura. 'I’he ai)aitnient In which
the i'( jiast was ser\eii un eontidned no
less tl.an six portraits oi Ihe two lovers,
susjiended Irem the walls, nnd tast(.‘ful-
!y ornanuMited with lest(if»i;s of ev(*r-
. ^ ^ green. Neatness and comfort are hap-
A I pily blended in tliis small inn, anil its
eh'ssical ilinners conlri')ute much to the
pleasure of th.ose who visit \’auclnse.
#t.MALE TEMPEir:
It is particularly neccssary for gir.,
to acquire comn'und of temper, bemus,,
much of the eflect of their ) ow. rs cf
reasoning and of their wit, when Uiev '
grow- up, depend upon the gentleness
and good humour with wliicb they con
duct themselves. A woman who shuulil
attempt to thunder with her tongue,
would not find her elofjuence inci'easi
her domestic happiness. We do not
wish that women should imi)licitly yielcl
their better judgnient to their fathers^
or husbands ; but let them sup.port tho
cause of reason w ith all thv ffraces of
female gentleness.
A n>an in a furious passion, is terri
ble to his enemies ; but a woman, j,i ^
passiun, is dis^iusiinfj; to her friends ;
she loses all resi)ect due to her sex, and:
she b.as not masculine strength and
courage to enforce any other Idnd o?
ri'speet. These circum^.ances shoulct
be considered by those who advise thai
no dillerence should be made in the ed*
ucation of the two sexes.
The happiness and influence of \rc-
men, both as wives and mothers, anil
indeed, in every relation, so much de.
pends on their temper, that it ought tci
be most carefully cultivated. We should
not sufl'ei'girls to imagine that that thcr
can balance ill humuttr by some gourl
quality or accomplishment ; because, ii\
fact, there arc 7Kme which can suppj,;
the want of Icinper in the female sexP
Son\c {^rlod people, clainunj> too much
iVonj human nuture, would marvel to be
iohl that the “Mosi High and mii>htv
I'riiice James I. Defender of the Fjiih,’’
tl'.ai “ saticiified person,” under whoso
.ius|)ices our present translation of tin;
IJihlc was made, and to whom it was
sublimel) deciu aied by Dr. Myles Sniiih;
iluit this i^ood mull, “ to (ounteract i!u-
idoom\ s])irii of the puritans, issued t
pro( lamuiioit, eneoura.i^in}.'; ah lawful
r>\imes and exercise's on Sundays, alicr
divine ser\ice.” Or le hei'i', tiiat acccr
diTii;; to his colleague Ihza, M..*
Cah i:. v. as nc\ e-r ordained; and that, sav'.
another al Geneva, “ Ci.lvin would .d’lCi-
di\ine service, lake his gun, and inciu^r
himself in hunting.” Or, tliat Ji>1mi Uo-
g( rs, the Smilhfield niaiiyr, whose eiYi^^-
has so early aw akened our smjf aihies if.
ihe I'*imer, and the nunibcr of wliosr
lilile orphans—“ nine, and one a* iIkj
breast”—has so long been a problen. to
cliildren, had once himself been iinie-
lentinjj towards the deluded Joan (jf K.enf^
whose death at the slake lie Ihoui^h:
“ easy enough. ”
tlie !aire ofthe j;i,et iieeiled such amoii-
uioeni 1
( rossing the stream at its source, cu-
ity promjdetl us to climb tiie nioiiii-
V w iiirh overhang the hiunt.un and
Jhit ti', elhii t ost US(!(.ir. W e
SYMP.\THF;ric Ink.—The following afi-
plication ol a modern chemical discove
ry, has never before been communiculed
lo the public, ar,d affords a sympaihelic
ink very far si perior to any, Us yet, it:
use. Dissolve a small quantify of starch
in a saucer with s(d't water, and use llie
liquid like common ink ; when dry no
trace of the writing w ill appear upon the
paper, and the letiers can be developed
t»n!y hy a weak solution of iodine in
alcohol, when they will appear of a deep
purolc colour, which w ill not be efl'aced
until after long exposure to the atnios*
jdiere. .So pernvatient are the traces '.efr.
i)y the siarch, that they caiuioi (wlitr.
dry) be elfaceel by Indian rubber, aw’.
in another case, a letter which liad been
carried in the pocket for a forinii^ht, had
the secret characters displayed ai onci’.
by being very sli^,^htly moistened witu
the above-mentioned preparation.
lie that prolongs his meals, and j;acri-
fices his time, as well as his other coi.-
\cniences, to his luxury, how quickly
does he'outsct his pleasure ! And then,
liow is ail the following; time bestowec'
upon ceremony and surfeit ! until
length, after a long,fatigue of eating, and
drinking, and babbling, he ccnchnh.'.
the great work of dining gentc( ly, ani’.
so makes a shift to rise from the table,
that he may lie down upon his bed ;
where, after he has slept liimself intosonv-
use of himself, by much alo he sta^jgc:'’
to his table again, and there acts ove.
tl.»- sanie brutish scene ; so thai he pjs
scs his whole life- in a ilozcu condition bi •
iwcf tl slec'ping and waking, with a kinc!
of drowsiness and confusion upon hi'
senses’, which what pleasure il can be, i‘
hard to cuni eive. All that is of it, dw
upon the tij) of his tongue, 6c wiiiiiii ilii-'
compass of his jjalate. A worthy pii'"*
for a m.iu to purchase with ihe loss ol
his time-, his reason, and himself.
South.
Mr. Dundas, conij)Iaining in the IIou;.ci
of Commons, of the muliij)licily of his
public duties, concluded by saying, tiiaf.
lie h.ui uiidertakcn a task he was unabl.i
lo peilorin. Mr. 1!). having been laiel)'
i'c, lulil lo tlic roiiiaiilio a(lv(.nUii-s(Vfl'''''''''’‘''‘''''’ ni’ml.»:rs
ll.iMlay, tl„. ,i«-l„„:,n |,n,v«l U, l,e a | '>>■
I,.,,.;.;,,,1,. „ ,1 . V ■> -I. I > his sorrow lor tlie rii’ht lionorable secit'
I gitun t descendan (d the i rouba-confessed .bar
douis ol 1 rove-1,(MS and amused us all the u.e' l.o,ae d^ijarh.e.t was' a task superiui'
wav home by cha'u.tiiig Ine sweety and , Ins powers, and moved that he shouKl
- •)al!ads ol liis aocestors. I hero nave an assistant in liis .'ndiinus duties.
hand ed the Soi gi:
is lost sitil'i ol,
bursts U{ I I' lilt e
b'.'uutiful cat'-iiuu
, wl)! I. loi S'
till
t (,| I lit VI'-!
Die i!ii;
•li \m ■
1)1.‘.:ru to i
I' l p the
'•r hand?
ut tiiv ci.tiar'.ce of the | td' tJ.c pc.ri) h
gieater pari
( Hands ;uid knei's ;
: i;'t ;;;U‘', ti;at one
cd. hi: rciichi-ng ll/j lo]»
piainti V(
is a striking rescmbhuioj betufcn the
simjih- music of this dl-,irict and that of
tiie Highiaiideis ol’Sciithiiul.
Leisure anil solitude are the best eflect?^
I ol riches, in-cause the nr.jiher of though''-
. ! 15ui are jNoided b\' most rich men, wlio
A \ illi'ge is lil^e ilu.t va!)i(,-n\(iieous cu\ e-, j seek com,uiuy and business, whii'ii arc
e aib i! Ihe e.n- (,| Dvoni.iiu-: ui>tniii.tr p-''* I signs of beiii|j wcury of ibi-mselvj >.
" /S'(V- IV.
scs in it or near il Lutis insianilv kiioswi.