J'ron the lAlrr'iry (innHc, ro THE COWSLII’. • Once more, iJioti flower of diildish fame, Thoii meet’st the April v ind ; Vhe self-same flowers, 'hr. very snrne. As those I U8C(1 to uiul. •^Thy peep?, tipt rounJ with nidily slrcalc, Again aitrjict mine eye, As they were.those I uaetl to seek Full twenty su«imer by. But I’m no more akm to thee, A partner of the Snrlnr^; J'or Time has had a haiiil r. ith m», And left an alter'd thing : — A thing that’s lost lliy gohlen hrun, And all I vitne‘>H’d ihef*, Mix’d in a desert, far from flowers, Among the ways of men. Thy blooming pleasures, siniliiig, ga;*. The seasons still renew; JBut mine werd doom’d a stinted Ah, they were short and t\:w ! The very hour that hurried bv. To eke the passinjr day, JLent restless pleaaurcs wings lo Till all were flown away. JJlest flower ! w illi Spring thy jovs begu?, And no fulyc hopes nre thin?* ; One constant cheer of shower and sun Makes all thy stay divine. Uut my May-morning quickly fled. And dull its noon came on ; And happiness is past and dead lire half that noon is gone. Ah! smile and bloom, thou lovely thinjf? Though May’s sweet diys arc forv, ^till coming years thy flowers lihall bring, And bid them bloom anew. Man’s life, that hears do kin lo them. Past pleasui cs well may mourn • Ho bud clings to its withering stem— No hope for Spring’s rctutn. vcuT cilirr sng;vcr& vv ill do v«ry U'ell.” 'i'hc e:an)int;i wa.s h feeling as well as a learned man, and knew very well the poor fellow could an!>wer it, il lic nas not in siu:h perturbation. *The second st’jdent hemmend and went on, “’aw, taken in itb cori'Vre- licnsive sense, signifies——.Here he rnadr. lull ■;»on. “ So fur,” .said the examiner, IMr .A,, has ansueved.” “ Ves, oil,*’replied thvj student; ;uid after snucli cxcrlioa lie sl:unnier?d tTuongh the anL-.''”er, not ris 002 v. ho is conuised, but as if ignornantol’ the sub- ect he l':»ndling. iiad no soon er answered the tjuesiior. than 'le he* p;an to lau^h, hut only JsO loud th:il ti.oae who v;ero next to him could r.e?r 1 was on ; of those, ond felt vexed at, Iks indcccnt and uniWelin'; l)ehav.ov:r, and tho:)"ht 'i’pon seme plan to rcvcn;./,c tlie insult o/erc'! (.) uiy •I'riend. lor've were un terms of tlio ;'jrea!.er: intimacy. I recollected a inuFl terrude coi n thi fel low had uoon one of his loc?, and inline- rarffty. Mixing togetfier profit and delight. [From the American Athenrum.J THE FA'AMINATION. I was just twenty-one \c.^rs f)ld when I uraierwent iny examination for an at torney at law, and althou2;h son>e liiiiC Jhas elapsed, yet the rcmen^jbianee of xn\ scr.saiiuna at that time, and picvious thereto, can never he forgotten. 1 had been pvpaniiff myself, night and day. for a lor.i^ time, and my first thout-ihls on ieavini; liie ofllce in which I had stu died v-ere, that 1 was now Irce—I eyed inyspU fro/n head lo foot, and exclaimed, now I a:n a man, and have natural claims uj)on niy fellow heinga that never had before. 1 felt conscious (as iriost younj; men do) that if I did not succeed in n>y examination, as well as in the world, it was not for want of know ledge. I thought 1 had nothinji to 00 hut walk before my cxaininers- answer their quettions—pot niy license —cpen an office—and call on niy friends for tl.rir business. Tilt hour eamc. I entered the court room LMid tried lo put on a consequential )o„l—1 brushed hack my hair with ini- niilJ'bie nrrace, yet I felt that I was trem bling a.s a leaf, anl, as a friend alter wards told me, waa as |ki1( as a corpse, Other students who wimo lo undergo the the lefjal 01 deal as well as myself, came after me ; some walkeil in with such a Itnouinj; look, that I felt my heart sink %vht n I thour];ht they were to be my competitors; a frown of knowledge o vershadowed their countenances, and they looked sij^nincantly on all around them. \ took p:»rticular notiec of these stiuient*-, ai d every one of them was rejeclcii. Others entered with a mod est li^nk, on their iipioes, treadii.;; as thoiiHli they wero fej-rful lest :tny vio lent motion of their hotlics n]i;;ht discom pose their if'eafi, tliey gazed at the l\- arrinfrs, a.*; thuUL^h they were jrlios*?. ."Each took his so.a a';cnifiinjr lO the or der in which lie wv.- called, and Ihe ex amination coirnieiiccd. .\s 5r00nasthe fir«^ pie?tiofi was ajktd, all c\e^ were turned ujjon the ])0or culprit ihat v,us to SuJie r. “What is law?” said one of the Jijfijrt'-—.md notwithstandir" tliis was spckei- in a soft nsild tune, yet it havi such an ofl'ect upon the poorl'ellow, that hi*. f:)ce turned to a \ e!lowish color, jnd !;0(!y trembled as though he wa> la- br'rinjr under a violent fit of at;ue ; at l;js' I.IS tongue assumed his fuitctions. “What is law, !id you say, sir?’-’ \vs^ sir, what i> law r*’ V^'hy, sir, Jaw i>^—that is, taken in its most eom- pr' h nsive S(‘n?-e, it sipiifies—that-a-it- js————” sir, what is il Did vuu say how many parts it divided into?” said the student, and withrdit waiting:; for any answer c\r ch'inied, “ ih»Te are two kinds of huv, a„ “Stop,’' said tin examiner, ‘-thiit was notthe que^fioit ; Jt*woTer, wo mil give it tt Uie dlately trod npoii it, and not very 50it- ly eilher. .\s soon as hrj turned his head to me, T, a.» if unconsr'io’js of what I hal ilono, shoo'; my head at him, asniuch as to s.v,-, he ou^ Iitto be asham ed ’of himse.lf--hc, in his turn, shook his he.*id at me, his (ace ujlowed with indig nation, in one hand he held his foot, and pulled his hair with the otiier ; in fact, I expected soon to sec him laugh the other side of hi.s mouth. As soon as J was eooipelled to know from his exi)ressions what i had don*', I afiectcd great deal of sorrov.-, Hnd begged a thousand pnrdona, whieii he could not but grant, thou;;h I saw that while hr;i exclaimed “ certainly, isir ! certainly Jiis heart swore reverjge. My attention was now called lo my question ; all lov- ty immediately vajiished, and iny spir ts, v>ddch till this time were so liigh, now sunk, and became depressed. I would willingly have retired, and Witit- ed another year, if I could have done so witli hoJior. Now came the thrilling sound :— Mr. Subpji iia,” said my examiner, “ we have heard t'lat law is divided into two kin(is—’fvillyuu have the p;oodness to tell me what they are ?’^ As soon as the que;-iion was given to me, niy heart ‘sunk clear into my belly’—it felt ab though it was wrap'Jtd up in a piece of woollen cloth, sucii a singular ensation 1 never before or since expe- nunaed. At last 1 summoned eoui’age ciioiigh to put this qiieslioQ to the e.\- aminer—“Wbaltlid you say, sir?” lie repeated hi. interrogation. ]Now if any man, at another tinie, had. j)ut this ({iieslion to me, with the belief lhat I could not answer ii, 1 would have kuockcu’hini do.Mi for an inijjerl.neiit, blockhead. i>ul at this time it seemed as if he could not have ;;iven me a more i ilicult one : my ideas were like a bark oil a hoistccous oceiif;, not remr.iti.ng a >eccail on one place, hut floating and tossing aboi't coutiiiuallj'. 'riiis was my rejily—“ .{^.tvv, .'ir—is—a—divided intotNvo par:.s '''---“W’tjil we have heaid that, what jve tiloSK cwo purLs “(Jood and bail,’-’ :^ai:! I is-.inecliatcly, as if re collecting myself. 'I’his answer (as \vell it mlglit) I’aisciri a universal laugli against me, in vrhich the examiners (notlnvith.'^tanding tiieir etTorls to the .Ciinl.raryj all joined. Good heavens! how I l)uined with in dignation. 1 only wish.ed that 1 was a Hercules, ora Sampson, to have crush ed them to death ; iiiy blood boiled in my veins, and in n)y madness 1 .-.naleh- ed up a j>en that lay before me, with the seriouH'intention of challenging eve ry one (there was no less than a hun dred; but the want of piqier, or .some thing else, lestrained mo, and* all my attei.iion was turned to a cooctiled pupj)V not far from me, who liuu .ii isen from liis scat, and j)hH'ing his hatids on his sides, seemed conv ul.sed with laugh ter, A teai- eame in niy eye — it ivas not the V ..r of sy.npathy, or wo— no, it was the burning tear of anger. It was wo n (h i l u 1 h 0 w 1 h 1 s \ c n t of pass 10 n soft e n - ed me—1 '.itdon iKijijiarcotly composed, and turft«. vl my ■tfenti.)n to the fellow on wh0^e(’0lni ii.u! tiotldi-n — when hesaw me looking at liim, he essayed to laujjh, b'lt onlv ;irru’ed at a grin. ‘Very good,’' »aid lie-—“ h.*, ha, ha, I’m most sulToealed I oh my eirn—ha ! oh ! ha ! d--n it, ‘ir, > ou might have known iiuw mucii pain it would cost me—but {-.I’ld l;ad, ha, ha! oh dear! oh lieai !” 'i'hirs was the way the poor lool conlinutul until the examiner called (or silence, which, if they had not speedi ly done, I should have given my neigh- nour more causes of complaint than his {■(trn. 'I’his. circumstance did me more good than harm, for now I felt perfectly composed, niul ready to answer any question 'The spells which had bouml lee (and aniHne; which silence was not liie least) had broken, and my ideas se‘nied s>(‘(tled. 'I'he examiner was the tirst to-midress n.-e—“Well, JNli". S. y .)ur answer is very gowd.*'-'’ sir," said 1, considerably pi qued, “ but it is not correct.” “.Well, sir, what is right then r” “ Why, sir, the municipal law is di vided into two kinds—the /ex non scriptOt the unwritten or common law —and tlie /cx srripia, the written or statute law.” I had, several other ques tion.® given to rne which I ansv/ered v/ith equal precision and corrcctnes.s, and my only regret was that they were not more difliculu that I might convince my seoOers that I v/as not the booby they took me for. 7'he exruniner v/ent on, some had more courage and less sense ; and olliers 1 less courrgo and more sense, ?nd an- I su ercd accordingly. 'The question Ind now corna to the prison whom I snw make wilh my mistake; he ■»VM3a eoncoited young cor.conib, whose vanitv was insut'er^blv;, an^i -vhosc priile and ill manners had giinod him thedis- li’:eofall his conipanions. (Mi, how I hoped that he might make as gre;*t a blundt;r as 1 did, nor v.as 1 doomed to dis:ippointment. 'I'hus passed Ihe examination, snd af ter a considerable time, ami undergoing a literal, as well as a physical, sweat, a l^jriod v. as appointed lor us to hear our iates, and we were dismissed. During the it terval^l sutfered amaz ingly. I thought my all depended en- tin ly upon my debut. I was one of the first in the room at the ajipointetl time ; wlieu we had all assembled, we more resembled so many culprits than d/tornvys tit law !—The list was pro duced, and the names rcjd : the tilth \/as mine—I heard the Judge pronoue.ce it, but I heard no more. I forgot every animosity ; my happiness seemed complete ; my heart bounded for joy ; I left the room ; that very day hired an ollice ; put out a large gilded sign, that stared every body in the face, with this inscription, “ Szihpurmf, Altorney at Lau\'*^ It wa.s not long before 1 was retained in a suit ; and in my next I shall inform you what w’ere my feelings on this occasion, as well as the nature of my first suit; till then, be lieve me to be your well wishe!’, IIKU.I.SS SU15F.ENA. JjoiiticccU •We ask the attemion of our readers to ihe follov/ing editorial article, from the Kepublica,u published at CJrrenvillej S. C. ihc place designated by Dr. Cooper for his Southern Cooveiition. fhc senti* mcnls are honorable to the editor,and are, we have no doubt, inuiuson with those ot a large portion of the patriotic Soulh-Car- olinian-?. The Republican asks—In the name of God, oughijthdse men to be call ed the friends of Gen«ra! JacKson, who are avowing opinions hostile to the Un ion r” We shall not say wknt they ought to be caHcits but we know,they ;?rr3/t5i» to be flaming friends of the General, and we are not disposed to doubt them. We r.uppose now, that the columns of the People’s Advocate will be again illu- miniued ; anl tha't we shall soon sec, coiispicuoush displayed, an address 10 “ Charles W, D’OUey, Ksq. editor of iht Greenville Ke|ujljlu an,” hy that pink ol courtesy, ii)irroi -f patrio'.isin, and ad mirable rriiic, ‘‘Nn Enelislvman.” lb iL wLcn tlie langiiajje of Scripture is used in connexion with 1 U-as am’ p, ci- detus which are thetUMh.s desi;^ merely lo amuse? when it is merely to give point lo a good story, u! furnish occasion for a good juke. At first view, we should suppose tha: this would not be done, except by thobc who are entirely destitute of revfi.i^tej for the Scriptures. We should ex|.t d j, in the man who was habitually piolant We should expect it in the scoflVr and ini ^inebs lo Chardcter of the Irish Peasantry. — I'he character of the Irish peasantry can- riot ea.Nily be aj.'preciated or understood by strangers. It is full of religious feel-1 *' if.g, eveii to overflowing, yet sadly de- iicieiiiin reliirious principle. However our people m;iy live without Gorlin the world,they dti not live without his name ever mul anoti in their mouths, and that not irreverently or lightly, but with all tl.'e appearance of uoiiliiecKd piety and earnestness, xvhieh would seem to be token that they have (lod in all their thoughts—If two boatmen pass each other, rjn the Slianiion, or on a canal, or tv.o carimcn on a road, whether they know each other or not, you are sure to hear, in mfdlow musical Iri.ih, “God save yo I,” from the comer, and “God .';pce(l you,-‘’from the ^oer. If an Irish- aian appj(»ach tl),-' door of a cabin, whe- ihcr it belong to an acquaintance or a stranger, and whutever be his busine.ss, his first salutation invariably Is, ‘(jod save all here, ' and the reply is invaria bly siniilar. If he meets with people working, whatever be their occupation, he never dream.s of passing; them with out saying, ‘-God bless your work.” When l:rst he sees a neighbour’s child, or horse, or his cow, or any thing that is his neighbour’s, he is sure to say, “ 1 list’s a fine child, (lud mark it to graci:.’ “ 'That's a fine cow, God bless it.” I lie instances are endless; but they sometimes sound ludicrously. If you ask a rheumatic old man how he is to day, he will say, “'I'hank your hon our, Tm all lull of cramps and j)ains in my bones, glory be to God;” or if he be dier.ehedin rain, to his great harm and I'roth, its a iliscomlort, he will sav, niighty wet day, enlireiy, the Lord be praised.” Happen what may, their brief and pithy comment is, “It was the will of God,” or if they wish for any change of existing circumstances, they never fail to add, “If it was God’s will.” All this may arise as much iVfim habit as from j'itdy, it is true, but stll the very cvistence of such a habit ]jroves a kind of character and a state of mind very much moro suscejitible of culture and improvement than the utter recklessness of impure thought and of unclean living, that is so lamentably prevalent in some -of the mining and manufacturing districtsof F.nglaiul; nay, even the insensibility and blindness to every thing spiritual or mental, that are fn'quently to be met with in the lowest class of English agricultural labourers. — The Heal State Ireland in 1827. .Qid to the GrfpAi'.— I'he New York and Albany Grcrk Conunitte have freighted Ihc Hritc Jane lo convey provisions, cloih- in^, Scr. to the Gi'eeks. She_was to sail from New Vcr^ carh in the present manib S()t;tii-caiioli:ca politics. An hdjoumed meeting of ire citizens of Columbia took place on the 21st ult. and men'Orials to Congress and the State Legislaturf were adopter!. We are as much opposed, as any cari l»e, to the Woollens. Bill—but we think 'he senti ments and language of the memorials too strong. Ala previous meeting of the citixcns of Columbia, the question was askcd, “in what manner are the Souiheni States hcnefitted by the Union r” This is of a piece w)th the Wallerborough threat lo the Northern States, that their glory shall depart from than” and Ciov. Giles’ fool ish declaration, “that the Southrons will not long pay tribute” This is all stuIT and nonsense. The Walter bar ovgh riiennee lo the Northf when all circumstances are considered, particularly ihe relative num bers and resources of the parties, 'is ex tremely ridiculous. That a threat should proceed from a district of country, con taining more than twenty-six thousand souls, and not more than one thousand white men capable of bearing arms, to deprive more than three millions of free men of their glory, is something so far cical, that its utter contemptibiliiy shields it from serious animadversion. We sin cerely hope that our brethren to the North will regard this Bobahil Kant as we do; and ihat they will not consider it as indioative of public feeling in South- Carolina, or that there is any serious wish in this slate lo sever the Union; that some are spouting about it, is true, but who are they P We unhesitatingly de clare, that we should be glad to see the first traitor w ho should propose a disso lution of the Union, sacrificed lo honest indignation, and hung without judge or jury. As for Greenville, we are to a man, strongly opposed to the Woollens Bill; we arc almost to a man, devoted to the cause and success of General Jack son, but we assure our fellow-citizcus ihioughout the Union, that wei«//, with all our hearts and souls, detest and txe- crate, any and every sentiment and thing, which has a tendency to separate the .States. In the name of God, ought those men to be called the friends of Cieneral JackioD, who are avowing opinions hos tile to tlie Union f Will they dare to claim him as their”politiral leader, with such wicked and villanous principles in their hearts ? Will they presume 10 pol lute his unsullied pa'rioiism by claiming a*5sociation with Greenville ought to be heard, for her example is worthy of indiation; her course has been distinguished by firm ness, dignity, and a proper respect for the constilu^ed authorities. W(S have had no meetings lo disturb the public peace, and to heat the people by promoi- ing demagogues of morbid ambition, dis contented inobscuiity, under pretences of public exigency. Let il be remem bered loo, that Greenville has both num bers and spirit to back her opinions ; her ptdiiical principles are as pure as the air of her mountains, and she never wMl lol erate any thing that may endanger the Union. Those who calculate on any counten ance or support from Greenville, in pro pagating nrinciples or de.‘’ending con duct, hostile tothe Union, are egregious ly mistaken ; they may rest satisfied, that such sentiments and their authors will be regarded with horror and indignation by every man in the District. fidel} for they make it their bu bring ridicule upon sacred things* wilh sorrow be it said, the habit is not uncommon among those whose educauou should have taught them b» tter things. It is not uncommon amoiig those wh^ have .professed lo the world thai Jesus jj their master, and that his Gospel is 11,3 only sure guide to immortal life. who would, perhaps, be shocked at ihft idea of the most remote apj>roach to ir* reverence lo God, refrain noi from bi it,rr. ing his holy word into disrespect or rid icule. We can account for such a contrarlic* lion, only bv supposing it the- rchi.li of « want of reiTection, or of a ctilpuiile dig, regard to the lender.cies ot buca haDii^, It would be well far those ho art- 'ia the huba ol amusing lljemscUcs and uil'- ers, wilh wiiticisiiis founded upoii'tii*,. Scripiur 3—I know of uo other t. :ni which will so well c>n- ey niy nicanii;^ —to think upon the ji.Iluence wliicn u must have, as well upojj their muuis, as upon the minds of others. Every one knows, for every one has IV it the force of association. Every one kno\v^\hi» when once he has connected a lut'ic u* event or a merry jest with any pt ( .;iiar- phrase or language, the whole ludicr.,us- ness of the event, the mirth of tlio jebt, is suggested to his minri whenever the pe culiar lan^uige is used, let its connexion be different as it may. No»v what cmi be more destructive lo all proper feelings, than to have the mind called off from the subject which alone should claim its at tention when we are listening to tne or acles of God, to some mis luble pun, to some trifling, contempniue storv, w^.ich we may unfortunately ha\e connccud iu our minds wilh the worrls winch v\e me hearing? What can serve more cffeciually t» weaken ihe impression which might oil^ erwise be made upon usp VV’^nat tares more peri'icious, could any enemy •among the seed ? No—let no man do any thing to drsirof either his own reverence or that of oth ers for God’s word. It is to this hr must turn in the hour of trial for s'jppci t h affliction, here must he look foi cons.iia- In temptation, here alone ( at- Le SHoral. iikveki:nck fou the ijible. To a person who has been taught to look upon the Scriptures as the word of God ; as containing the rules, which Ciod has given us, by which to live in thi world, and by which we are to be judged in the world to come; to one who has been taught from his earliest childhood to look upon the Bible as a sacred book scarcely any thing can appear more im proper and disgusting than the practice of quoting its precepts with carelesoness andfli^iancy, upon every occmsion where lUcy can Ue ruade to apply. t'Sill wcite End succour. *11 death, !,;*r.* aione "ill he find a promise of injmor.ulity v >nd i'.e grave. As he would v.diir all its Iio- ly influence J as he would be ihe l>est friend and not the worst en^'my his fellow men j as he would desP’c ! j\ ■ i- 0? God, lei iiim not convert his Bible 'mo i book of merry stories or foolish j. sis. Christian liegister. From the Gospel Magnzint for January, 17rf THE LAST nour.s OF DR. WATTS. Liale move ihati half an hour bt-fore Dr. War s expired, he was visited by his dear friend, Mr. \Vhi.field. 'I'he laiier asked him, •* How he found himsi lf?” the dying doctr>r, answered, “Hrrf I am, one of Christ's waiting servants.” Soon after, a metlicine was hrough' in* and Mr. Whitfield assisted in raisin},' hint up in the* bed that he might with moro convenience take the draught. On ih© Doctor’s apologizing for the trouble ho gave Mr. Whitfield, the latter replied wilh his usual amiable politeness, “Sihe- ly, my dear brother, I am not too to wail on a waiting servotit of Chrisf!' Soon after Mjr. Whitfield look his leave ; and often rf^grettcd since, that he haJ not proh.inged his vifcit, which he \>ou!! certainly have done, could he hav.* lore- seen, that his frienrl was but wiihiii hall^ an hour’s distance from the kinK'JoP'' glory. , Dr. Jennings has preserved a few Dr. Watts’ dying saying. ’Tis wished, that h« had re'corded ni(j>- 01 them. “I bless God»” said the i; ing saint, “I can lie down wiih co ii'"''- at night, unsolicitous whether I « this world or. another i” His fai'^' the promises was lively anti uiisi.ali'"’• “ I believe them enough to venture au eternity on them J” Once to a relin;"^ '^ frii-nd he expressed himself thu^^ ”* remember, an aged minister usedtosaji that the most learned and knowint^ ChriS' tians, when they came to die, have onjy the same plain promises for thei!' sup;j'^'*’ as the common and unlearned. ’ " continued the Doctor, “i find the plain promises of the gosr>el tha* a my support; and I bless God they plain promises, which do not much labour and pains to undcrst^r*^ them : for I can do nothing no’.'. A rill SO) c look into my Bible, for some pronusf ^ support me and live upon//w/-’' ing any temptations to compli^'”’ would remark, The_busi«ess ^ tian is to bear the will of God, as ' * to do it. If I were in health I could 0 he doing that. And that I may * The best thing in obedience is, a to the H'ill of God, and the >vay ‘ is to get our Jjirlinatums and iVCfyi!. * CiKch inorti^etl a3 wc caa^’*»

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