Ok'tVVi*
I’roTn iliC JJ'erary Gazdte.
TnorcnTS oi sadnkss.
,lIow sad and forsaken
Is that heavy heart,
■\Vhere Mope cannot wakeft.
Nor Sorrow dt part!
So sad ai>d so lonely,
No Inmate is ll>erc,
iJave «me—and tliat only
Is chillinj; Despair.
Ilow sad is the slumber
Lonp: sufl'eiings l>rinp[‘,
*'5\’hose visions outmimber
The v.oes wlience they spring!
^nblest such repose is,
Its waking’ is near,
And the eyelid uiicloscs
Still wet with a tear.
But though sad ’tis to weep
O’er incurable woes—
■??ad the dreain-disturb'^d sleep ;
Yet far dcc^for than thus©
fs the pMig of concealing-
The woes of tlic nuiid
Tioin hearts without fooling—
The g^ay, the unkind.
Tor saddest of any
Is he, of the sail,
T\'ho must smile ainong-st many,
W'here many are r^hui;
TTho must join iri the laug-htcr,
"When laughter goes round*
To plunge deeper after
In grief more })rofound.
’ such smile’s like light shininj*
On ocean’s cold wave,
^r the playful entwining
Of sweeps o’er a grave ;
And such laugh, sorrow fcpurnirip
At revelry’s Calls,
I.ike echoes returning
From lone empty halU.
Mixii>g together profit and delight.
EXTR.ICTS
From a review m the Montiily Magazine, of
% recent publication, entitled “A Winter in
lapUnd.”
1 he walrus Is a misshappen monster
of the deep, characterislit of the north.
The relation between cold and dumsi-
ness is striking—on the ari(i deserts of
Africa, the sletk and elastic ti^ei bounds
alon^ the sands—in the north, the blub-
bery whale, and the portentous walruc,
swell and swallow and splash, in tl-.e
fripid seas o^ the arctic region. It is
the same on approaching the cold lati
tudes of the south. Kle^ant propor-
^ tions, and nice orp;aniration, abiior the
poles, Ii IS similar with colour. As!
the traveller approaches the arctic cir-1
cle, colours become limited to dreary
white, or dreary grey or brown; where
as in the equatorial rcs^ions, more warm
ly f'lnbraced by the sun—nil j? glare
and d izzle,—red anil yellow and purple,
blush and glow, in all thi'ir pomp and
epleridour. Of the habits of the miglity
v-’alrus amusing anccdotes are given by
4Jaj>t.iiri Brooke.
“When I v.-as at Fulgeu.ts I had an
opportunity of seeing the remains of a
walrus, which was lying upon the shore
not far from th- Red House. 'I'his had
been bronghr from Cherie Island ; I
Could not help remarking the extraordin
ary thickness of the hide, whicl. at pres
ent is applied, I believe, to no other
use, than occasionally as malting
to protect the m.nsts of vessels. I
brought with me to England a long .strip
of it, which, alter undergoing the lisual
process, would seem to be v*’ell adapted
lor carriage traces and braces, from its
EUj)erior slrpngth to any ollior leather
row used for this purpo*e. I have
lately learnt, that it is likely to prove
jilso extremely servic«'able fur the pur
pose of n)akiiig fire buckets.
“Mr. C’olfjuhourj, who lately return-
e*d from an expedition tt> the Spitzber-
gon and the Finniark coasts, to trv tlie
power of the Congreve rocket against
sj;eciasol '.vhale knoivn bytlie tiame
cf ihefinner, in'brms Tiie tiiey found the
walrus lying in iierds of many hunrlieds
cach, on the shoies of Hope and Chejie
Jshir.ds. 8ud look a great Cjuanlilv f>l
till ni. 'I'he mocit favorable titiie for at
tacking tl'icm i,s wlicn the tide is out,
and they are iejjusitigon the rocks. In
this case, il the jav^ lors be very f:lert,
and t'oitnnalf* enougii to kill lh;j lower
ranks (if them, which lie nearest the
shore, beforelhe hindmost can pass, tliey
ure aljle to secure the whole ; as the
^valrus wiien on sliore is so iinwieldv .t
cr'-ature that it cannot get over iltc oh-
Staclfs tiirown in its way by the de;id
bodies of its CQmj)anions, and falls in
thi'. ni;inner a jirey io tiie iaiirc oi' the
.H( arjian. It docs not, however, die
• tamely ; aml_perhaps no animal ofl’eij^
51 mere dctermiucU rcsiiiance, 'vhtn at-
f.'ickci on sn elenient Viicrfe tlicy are
incapahle of e.Nerliiii: their prodigious
''trencTih, striking fmionsly at their en
emy, and continually tuf-ning round to
assist their companions in distress.
When an alarm of the approach of an
enemy is given, the whole herd makes
for tl'.e sea. . '
“When they reach the W’ater, they
tumble in as er»]X'dilioiisly as possible ;
but the numbers are often so immense,
and tiie size of the animal is so great,
that a short lime elapses before they can
escape, t'rom want of space. In this
case, those who happen to be in the
rear, being pressed by the danger be
hind them, and finding their way block
ed up by their companions in front, at
tempt by means of their tusks, to force
their way through the crowd ; and se
veral that have been taken at the time
by means of the boats, have some visi-1
bie proofs of the hurry of their comrades,
in the numerous wour.ds inflicted on their
hind-quarters.
“The walrus, however, when at
tacked in the W a^Vr, is by no means
an easy an animal to kill, ollering
sometimes a successful resistance. In
stances h.ive been known of tiieir stav
ing and sinking a boat with tiieir tuslis.
“'Fhe food of the walrus con.'^ists of
molliiscuc and vritslacedc. Fish pro
bably docs not form any part of it, and
it is tiot likely, as has been said, that
they prey ti])on seal, from the structure
of their mouth. The princif)al use of
their tusks is probably to enable them
to iletacli their food from the ground or
rocks, 'riie} al.so employ them for the
jHirpose of securing themselves to the
locks uliile they sleep; and it not un-
ri'i’cpiently happens, tliat during their
si(|^*p the tide falls, and leaves them
suspended by tlieir tusks, so that they
are unable to cxtricate themselves.
“More than one instance of this, I
was informed, had occurred in the Ma-
gereosund.—'J’hough the ivory and oil
obtained from the walrus has latterly !
suffered a considerable depreciation, the
fishery is still a very lucrative one ; and
the distance from Finmark to the seat
of it not being great, two voyages may
be made snmetimes in the course of the
season. The oil derived from the fat
of the animal, as well as the ivory from
the tusks, is of a very fine quality.”
The Laplander has an extraordinary
idea of the intelligence of the bear : the
following intervietv between brother
liruin and brother Lap is amusing.
“ In attacking the larger animals,
snchas bears, the Laplander e!Tpcriences
considerable risk to himself ; as it is ne
cessary to make a very near approach
to the animal, which, if not wounded in
a mortal part, and at once disabled,
turns immediately upon its antagonist.
I'his, it may be conjectured, must fre
quently happen, the dependence being
on a single ball, not much exceeding a
good sizeil shot,
“When this is the case, the animal
turns to the place whence the smoke
proceeds ; and if the ground be favorable
to his pursuit, easily overtakes his adver
sary, who has little chance of escape,
except there should be a tree near, un
der which he can take refuj^e, and puz
zle the bear by doilging behind it. The
skill and address necessary in the pur
suit of the bear, and its comparative
scarcity in Finmark, render the killing
one of these animals the most honoura
ble exploit a Lfiplander can perform ;
?iui it is a constant source of triumph to
the successful adventurer. The Lap
landers have besides exalted ideas of
the sa»;acit} and talents of the bear, and
trea’t him in consc(juence with a kind
of respect and deference, which they do
not pay to any other animal. It is a
common saying among them, that tiie
bear has twelve men’s strength, and ten
nieu’s understanding *, and their super-
sititious ideas lead them to suppoKe, that
il perfectly comprehends theirdiscourse.
il is a Irequent custom with them to
speak to the bcasl, when about to attack
it ; and one instatw’O of this occurred
during the time I was at Alten, on
the mountains above Knafional, A
I Lajilander being in pui suit of wild rein-
j deer with his nfle, suddenly encounter-
j ed a bear ; and his piece missing fire, he
addresseil it, as Mr. Klerck relat'nl, in
I hese words ; ‘You rascal, you ought to
} he ashamed of ;itt;;cking a single man ;
stO|) an instant till I l ave re-loaded my
rifle, and I sliall be again readv to meet
you.’ The bear, however, which was
a lemale, thouglit it j rudent not to wait,
and made an immediate retreat with two
cubs which she had with her.’
'I’lie beauty of an Arctic winter has
biMMi freciucntly described, (^tpt. Urookc
is nitlu'r happy in his sketches of xter
nal nature, and this is a favorite siibjc( i
witl> iiim. —
“It was now t!ie middle of Nevemljer;
the 'tvcatht-r -«-as d li!;htfiil, and had
assumed that calm and settled ap-
pi'atance, which i? i;cnti-ally mainlaiiis
iluoiiyhijiit tlie wiTTTtT. Il is trTTe the
iun had deserted us, but how could I
regret its I cor.sivkrcu ii.tvj
singular beauty of the sccne its disap-j
pearance had jirouuced f '1 lie nier- j
chants, .havini,' little to do in the winter
season, are not early risers ; and at ten ]
o’clock not a soul is visible, Unless hy
chance some solitary individual, with his
hands in his deep pockets, nibbing his
eyes, and shruggini» up his slioulders at
beinjj obliged to quit his warm feathei bed,
begins his daily task of visiting his shop
and the different ware-houses. The
view from the small battery at Ilan)-
mv^rfcst, whither I usually directed my
steps before breakfast, was singularly in
terestin'^ at that hour, from the extraor
dinary variety of the lints on the horizon,
caused by the progress of the sun jusf be
neath it, and the clear lijjht of the moon
in another quarter of the firmament.
'I'here are few wliocan withstand the ex*
hilaratinc'effects of a fine frosty morning;
but how t^reatly is the beauty of winter
heijjtited in high northern latitudes, when
the sun crecps below t)ie liori::on only to
impart an air of calmness and solemnity
to every thing-, from the luxuriant rich
ness of glow which overspreads tiie face
of I'ne heavens ’
“ 'i'he smallest sounds are then audible
at a considerable distance ; and I used to
hear flistinctly all that was going forward
on the opposite shcre at I'uleri.os, which,
durin;; siimmer, made no impression oi.
the ear. As winicr advanced, all ap
pearances ol' the fiirincr life and bustle of
the little settlement was lost. I'^ven the
Laj)landers were loss frequent in their
visits ; and every thin,^ seemed lyitig tor-
jjid. to await the return of the sun. The
turf on il>e batterv, bein.ir the only level
spot (Vce from rock'', was generally much
resorteil toduriiM; s'.unmer; and the view
it commanded enabled the rnerch '.nis to
look foi- vessois, and discern the s-tate of
the weather. I now had ii almoii entire
ly to myself throiighout the day. Some
times I amused myseif with my riile, in
tiling at the larrje Hoc!;s of eider ducks, j
which became every day more fearless. I
Now and then, though very rarely, aj
solitary seal made its appearance in the
bay; and I sometimes saw a tingle guille-1
mot, or awk. . j
♦‘The cold durin" the remainder ofj
my stay at Hammerfesi was never great
upon any occasion, and the thermometer
seldom many degrees below the freezing
point. I
“As soon as evening sets in. a thou-j
sand dancing lights would now play mys-1
terioubly through the sky, as if intended j
by Providence to cheer the hours of dark- i
ne«s by their mild and beautiful corusca-1
lions. Sometimes the aurora wouldform a
splenilid arch across the heavens of pale
lambent flame, runniniy with incoticsiva-
ble velocitv, arid resembling the spiral
motions of a serpent, which ilieeye could
clearly distinguish. Then it would stid-
denly disappear, and the veil of night be
ut once more diflused around j when, as
quick as a flash uf a star, the immense
etherial space would be overspread with
fire, assuming quite adilTerenl form, and
covering the heavens with sheets of thin
silvery light, wafted quickly along, like
thin strata of cloud Ijcfure the wind.
Sometimes narrow streaks of llame would
shoot with inconceivable velocity, trav
ersing' in a few seconds the immense
cjncaveofthe heavens, and disappearing
!)i'neath the .south-eastei n horizon. Occa
sionally a broad mass of light would sud-
der.ly be seen in the zenith, which would
descend towards the earth in the form of
a heauiiful continuous radiated circlc,
and in an instant vanish.
“The northern lights are roost fre
quent when the weathe." is calm; yell
never saw them more vivid than on one
occasion, when there was a brisk wind
from the southeast, which, though it di
rectly met the aurora, that was running
with great swifiiiess from the opposite
quarter,.did not appear in any way. to
afl’ect its motions, these continuing in a
narrow steady stream of light. The al
titude of the aurora on this particular
occasion seemed trifling, in appearance
certainly not exceeding a quarter of a
mile ; the light it afforded, at the same
time, being very consideralde, and clear
ly illumining sni rounding objects. I in
variably observed that the aurora pro
ceeded in the first instance from the
north-west, and it generally disappeared
in the south-east. During the opportu
nities! had of observing it while at Ham-
merfest. It eonstanily rose from the nor
thern extremities of the Island of Soroe,
to which part of the horizon I was accus
tomed to dircct my attention when I
watched its appearance. This was gen
erally th.at of faint irregular gleams of
light, rising aluft behind the mountains,
and at first frecpjently exhibiting an exact
i-esemblance of the reflection of a distant
fire. They generally mounted up toward
the zenith, rarely keeping low in the hor
izon, ami afterwards assuming an incon
ceivable variety (if form and diveralty of
motion, of which it is too difficult lor an
inanimate description to convey an idea.”
dear fur the IVhis'le.—A votary
ol Hucchus who had recently come down
ihe North Hiver, got intoxiculei and
went up to the llook, where he fell asleep
on a .i70i)yv-and on waking loundjhat he
1 had bccQ robbed of 3 or 100 dollarji!.
7f:c FUi.-c)' Mills,
in his work upo4i chivalry, mentions
that the beautiful little flower called
Forget-mc-not was known in Fi'igland .is
early' as the time ofKdward IV. and in
a note, he gives the following pretty
incident, in explanation of the name
“ 'I'wo lovers were loitering along the
margin of a lake, on a fine summer eve
ning, when the maiden discovered some
Howt rs of the Myosotis growing on the
water, close to the bank of an island, at
some distance from the shore. She ex
pressed .T desire to possess them, when
her knight, in the true spirit of ohivalry,
plunged into the water, and swimming
to the spot, cropj>ed the wished for plant;
but his strength was unable to fulfil the
object of his achievement; and feeling
that he could not regain the shore,
although very near it, he threw the
flowers upon the bank, and, casting a
last ali'cctionate look upon his lady-love,
he said, “ forget me not,’' and was
buried in the water,”
Fish.—Dr. Franklin iiavin;^^ observed
in New T,ngland, thr^t the herrings as-
conrlcd from the sea into one river of
that country, while a single individual
was never seen in another river, separat
ed from the former by a narrow tongue
of land, am! which communicated also
with the '.ea, this philosopher took the
leaves of some plants on whirh the her
rings had deposited their eggs, already
fecundated, and conveyed thetw to the
river which was deprived of the annual
visit of these fish. The success of the
experiment surpassed his expectations;
tlie eggs were completely productive, and
the following year the river was filled
with a numerous shoal of herring, which,
since that time, hate continued to I’re-
(juent it. Dr. Mitchell of New-\ork,
informs us that he transported two dozen,
and ten yellow perch from Rockonkoma
pond, in Suffolk county, Long-Island, to
Success pond in the town of North-IIam-
stead, a distance of 10 miles. In two
years these few fishes multiplied so fast,
that they might be caught with a hook
in any part of the water, which was about
a miie in circumference I “Planting”
ovsters, as il is termed, is a common
practice.
W’hen fish are kept in large pools or
ponds, boiled malt, or fresh grains, are
proper food : thus carp may be reared
and fed like capons, and tench will also
prosper. If reared in a stew, any sort
of corn, leguminous fruit boiled, espe
cially peas and coarscly ground, are e-
qually fattening.
Domestic Encyclopedia.
Fi^i'hl helween a Tiger and on Migator.
—liy a j)art of the Suntlerlands, called
Athara Uuhi, of very thick jungle, but
through which a creek runs, a boat was
passing lately, when the crew observed
a large tiger come to the water’s edge
to drink ; an alligator on the banks seiz
ed hold of him, but the tiger resisted, and
a contest ensued, which lasted for two
hours, each seizing and grappling with
the other, and the tiger alarming the
whole forest with his roar. At last the
alligator succeeded in dragging the tiger
into the water, who then became alarmed,
and letting go his hold of the alligator,
the latter seetncd glad to be Telcased,
and the tiger made oft’into the jungle.
Jhiatic Magazine.
Jeiua Harps.—\ Mr. Eulenstcin, a
professor of the Spanish Guitar, in Lon
don, has improved this simple instrument
in such a manner as to be able to produce
from it lull and fine harmonies, and
comoinations of tones, which have ex
cited much admiration. He has arrived
at this perfection by inventing a method
whereby four harps can be used at the
sime time. He connects them by a silk
thread, and places two on each side,
where they are held between the lips.
The four tongues are struck at the same
time, or singly, and tiie I)reath acts upon
them so as to vary and prolong the notes
in a delightful manner. The music thus
]>roduced has been compared to the
-Eohan Harp, and to some tones of the
finest musical snutfboxes—while it some
times swells forth with the rich melody
of a dislant choir. N. K Jmrican.
TIIE lltlSIIMAN'S (lAMECOCK.
A gentleman residing in the vicinity of
N. \ ork, was desirous of raising some
gamecocks, and accordingly despatched
his Irish servant to the city to purchase a
quantity ol eggs. 1 he Irishman return
ed highly pleased with the success of his
mission, and placed the eggs under a hen
to hatch. He watched the process ol
inculjation with great imi>atience, and
when the future prize-fighters emerged
from their oval prisons, he seized upon
one and has’entd wiih joy to exhibit it to
nis master.
“.Master, Master,” cncd Pat, “ ounly
jist look here 1”
I he gentleman r.ist his eves upon the
binl and discovered it to ht ix duck f As
tonishment and indignjition j)reveTiied
him from replying, and Pat continued.
“Tiie;;(//-fl/v orchards of ould Ireland
never seed the like of thi^—look at his
bill, and look at his fi^{—(turning up the
wrhbed (oes of the biped) what a jewel
of a fighter he’ll fiake-rTTTr holy lit.
ri Ji
13.-1^ hrcclivc fti(,.Jd,cs have tt
cciitly bc.:n brought to L. sionfrom
de Verds.—l'hc Eoston Traveller saf.,
the largest, only eight moniltf oifj
natural posture,-is nine feet^‘high*;
others are younger and smaller but
growing very rapidly. They
bones, broken stones, and iron nails, ^v‘ j
avidity, and the gastric fluid of the sio* *
ach possesses the peculiar propertv”^f
dissolving them in a Jitile time, 'j i
plumage is at present, i-alher disordepeJ^
as they have plucked each oihersj’ f ’
thers on the passage. The bird has Im
two toes on the foot j the leg, large an !
white as a man’s arm, is a great cilriosi/.
of itself. Its eye is large and vacant
and what is remarkable, the ostrich • '
pears entirely destitute of attachmentTa
its own species, or those who have The
in charge. The natives often times riV
them ; and though their wings are to
small for flying, tiieir speed, over tht
deserts of their own native country ••
far greatei' than the fleetest Arabian
horse.
A late Nantucket paper gives an ac.
count of a large terrapin taken from an
island in the Pacific Ocean, and brouH,t
to that port. It is so powtrful, that hear
ing a man weighing 2.«;o pounds, i^move5
without the least difficulty. The editoc
slates that they have been taken, ucigh.
•ng n ton each. We understand that
thc'-e is one at present at Harrovvo.at|!’’
near this city, which, wben fat, will \vejU
300 pounds, and such is its strength that
it can move under the weight* of two
nien. F/idct.
Paul so fond of the name of a poet has grown
With {fold he buys verses and calls them
ow n;
Go on, -Master Paul, nor mind what the world
says.
They are surely his own for which a man pavs.
i mp: CUIUSTIAN I KMPKIt,
7'hc enemies of Religion are dert ami
watcliJul ;—a single instance of unres-
Irainctl ill temper in a profcs.sor of
Christianity, has been known fo furnish
arguments against the cause, that could
only be silenced, by suffering severe
censure to f.il! ”pon the individual who
was guilty of it. A young infidel onces
said to a Christian friend, upon hearin"-
a fellow Christian rebuke him harshly j
“ If I had spoken to you in this manner,
I should have thought myself guilt >• of
unjustifiable anger—what name will
your Christian friend give to such con
duct? I should have hnmblcil myself
to ask your pardon ; what atonement
will he make V* .He will ask pardon of
his God, said the other, and I will
forgive him for the sake of that God,
without his making any personal conces
sion. “ This proves to me,” said thi»
infidel, “that you are a Christian, bull
cannot think your friend is one, though
he is older than you in his prnfi'ssion.
I rather suspect this to be the true slat©
of the case, that you arc mild tempered
by nature and he is otherwise ; so gracf,
as you call it, has liltleto do with ciliier
tf you.”
Thus it is, that the cause of the hies?-
ed Redeemer suffers in the hands ofit3
friends ; and the holy principle of C'l 'S-
tianity is undervalued and distru'ted in'
the world, because it is not brought into
effectual operation, and clearly manifest
ed in the conduct of professors. The
writer of this article was once askf^d hy
an infidel, W’hether Ch^'istianity chnnged
the temper as well as the heart. Ths
answer was, that as the heart was tha
fountain from whence the temper flow
ed, the stream must necessarily be'npu-
rified at the same timewitl; its source.
“ Then it becomes muildj' aflM vva’ils,
I fear,” said he, ‘* for a genliernan ol
my acquaintance who has been six yean
a professor of Christianity, was ibis
in the most furious passion that ever I
witnes.sed, and thou^gh hedid notswear,
as he once did, ho used injurious cr.'
pressioiis of much more Tormidable
import than any oath. If grace has noC
even commenced its work in six yf'nrs#
I fear a whole life u'ill be too sini!l i
space for it to j)roclttce visible
([uencrs.” This sneering speech iC’
mained unanswererl ; but occnsionc^l ^
deep, sensible mortification to the
er. No believer has the smallest
of the sufficiency of grace to correrl
most tinamiable kemper : but some, i' i"*
to be feared, are content with this triitrt
in theory, ami do not trouble themsch'''!’
to put it in practice. As Christianity
is uaining ground in our highly f.ivoiu-
ed country, and as God in great
is, we trust, preparing the hearts oi
many to receive its truths ; those
have been already called, should man;:*- •
their zeal and sinecrity, br adorningt'''^
doclrlne they profess, in the
others. I^et them therefore carer'i'b
avoid bringing a reproach on tiic hoi/
cause, and pray ardently and fcrvcMtl^
that every wayward disposition t'f llit-'
hearts may ho siibrlucd by the power
divine grace, until the rriiils of the
j become manifest in /ore, pefic*
Ions; ■'^vffcring, gcntlenr's, goo'jnc.
viCP/oiGSS, fuJTtfernprram'!'- ^
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