From Jl'atts' Literary Souvenir.
STANZAS.
O, breathe no more that simple air,
'f ho soft and sweet thy mild note's swell,
To me the only tale they tell,
Is cold despair:
1 heard it once from lips as fair,
I heard it in as sweet a tone,
Now I am left oh earth alone,
And she is where?
How have those well known sounds rencw'd
The dreaihs of earlier, happier hours,
When lifea desert now was strew'd
With fairy flowers!
Then all was bright, and fond and fair,
Now flowers are faded, joys are fled,
And heart and hope are with the dead,
For she is where?
Can I then love the air she loved?
Can I then hear the melting strain
Which brings her to my soul again
Calm and unmoved?
And thou to blame my tears forbear;
For while I list, sweet maid to thee,
Remembrance whispers, 'such was she,"
And she is where?
HAPPINESS.
Is it in wealth? go probe the breast
Of fortune's sumptuous heir;
Ah, why docs secret woe infest,
And anguish canker there?
Is it in fame? her empty breath,
Inconstant as the breeze,
Will blast anon the laurel wreath,
That late it form'd to please.
Is it in friendship, or in love?
Alas! they quick decay;
The tears of hapless sorrow prove
How frail their boasted stay.
Tis flot in all that here excels,
. Tis not in folly's round;
But with Immanuel's love it dwells,
And there alone is found.
Silk. -The consumption of silk
goods in the United States has
always been very considerable,
and they will never be out of fash
ion. In 1825, as nppears by a
document of Congress, the am
out of the importation, of silk ar
ticles, exceeded ten 'millions of
dollars! Tl us is an interesting
fact, and however desirous wc are
to see the commerce of our coun
try fostered and extended, we
think there can be no question
that some part of our large con
sumptions of these articles may as
fairly be obtained from the native
worms, which can be raised as
cafely, and fed as well on a raw
material of our own, as they can
be in France, Spain, or Italy, and
even in the countries beyond the
Cape of Good Hope, Bost.CenL
Liability, of Husbands. The
following decision, though made
in England, is, we presume, law
in the United States. An action
was brought to recover the am
ount of a bill for the articles of
dress furnished to the defendant's
wife, but without his knowledge.
A verdict was rendered for the
plaintiff, and on motion for a new
trial: "The Court thought there
must be a new trial. It might
not be very agreeable to the fash
ionable dress-maker to learn that
she was 'bound, before she sup
plied a fashionable lady with
clothes, to enquire whether her
husband permitted her to have
them; but it could not attend these
matters of delicacy; and it was fit,
in order to protect husbands f.om
their wives' imorudencies. tlmt
hey could, otherwise, trust onlv!
to the husband's generosity, un-f that tin kitchens' or tin ovens had
been soia mere ior unity uuuais.
The pedlar in confirmation of this
and unwilling to be outdone in a
less the goods were necessary.
uule maue ausoiuiu.
New Paper. We have been
delighted with the first number of
"The Times,'" a weekly newspa
per published at Petersburg, Va.
by Henry Whyte, and edited by
Francis G. Yancey, Esq. It is
one of the largest papers in the
Union, and if it be not the very
largest, its typographical execu
tion, as well as .he taste display
ed in the selection and arrange
ment of matter, cannot be sur
passed. Add to this the known
abilities of its Editor, and the
Times cannot lack for patron
age Raleigh Keg.
bargain said that he sold one once
in Alabama to a woman for fifty
two dollars. Some of the com
pany appeared to be a little gag
ged mind you, says he very hon
estly, I did not sell it for a tin
oven. What then? Oh, I called
it a silver side saddle. This
same fellow has made some thou
sands with his Yankee notions at
the south. Berkshire Amer.
American Desert. There is an
extensive desert in the territory of
the United States, west of the
Mississippi, which is described in
Long's expedition to the Rocky
Mountains, 400 miles to the east,
and is 500 from north to south.
There are deep ravines in which
the brooks and rivers meander,
skirted by a few stunted trees, but
all the elevated surface is a bar
ren desert, covered with sand,
gravel pebbles, &,c. There are a
few plants, but nothing like a
tree, to be seen on these desolate
plains, and seldom is a living crea
ture to be met with. The Platte,
the Arkansas, and other rivers,
flow through this dreary waste.
Gold Mines. An English pa
per states that a Spaniard, in an
ingenious work lately published,
shows that the coal annually ta
ken from the English mines, ex
ceeds in value all the gold and sil
ver obtained in the new world.
This is no doubt a fact. We are
too apt to attach great value and
importance to the precious met
als, which are not more the repre
sentatives of wealth, than coal or
copper. Hundreds waste their
time in digging for gold, when the
same labor, in cultivating their
fields, or exploring coal or iron
beds, will result more profitably to
the parties. Noah.
Ncicspapcrs.ThQ smallest
newspaper in the known world,
without any dispute, is published
in Salem. Itiscalled "The Hive,"
and is five inches long, by three in
width. It has not yet declared
itself on the Presidential ques
tion, but it will probably espouse
the cause of the Coalition, as be
ing commensurate with its sizv.ib.
For the Ladies. It is said that
the fair sex look extremely beau
tiful and interesting more so
than usual every eighth year.
A drawing-room philosopher says
this arises from the influence of
the planet Venus appearing in
broad day every eighth year. Dr.
Mitchell says, that Venus came
forth, in broad dav, in the wears
1783, 179G, 1804,1812, 1820, 1828.
It must be, therefore, easier to get
husbands in those Venus-eight
years, than at any other time. ..ib.
Silver side-saddles. A tin ped
lar from Connecticut happening
in at one of the taverns in this viE
lage the other day, the conversa
tion turned upon the price of tin
at the south, and some one stated
'The Yankee. A Yankee is a
Yankee over the globe; and you
might know him, if you meet him
on the "mountains of the moon,"
in five minutes, by his nationality.
We love and honor him for it,
where it is not carried to a blind
ing prejudice. He remembers his j
school-house, the particular mode
of discipline under which he was
reared, the place where he play
ed, skaited, bathed in the blithe
morning of life, where are the
ashes of his forefathers, and where
he was baptized and married
Wherever he "trades and traf
fics" on distant seas, rivers or
mountains, he will only forget his
native accent, and his natal spot,
when his right hand forgets that
cunning for which he has such an
undeserved celebrity.
old ladies lifted up their hands
and eyes in astonishment; the
young ladies squalled as if they
had seen a spider or a snake; the
dandies exclaimed, "they'd ought
to be shot, odd rat 'em!" the mas
ter of the house bit his lip with
vexation; and the hostess, as in
duty bound, went into the hyste
rics. In which situation we leave
them to the sympathy of the reader.
The path of truth is a plain and
a safe path; that of falsehood is a
perplexing maze.
Notice.
A LL persons are hereby notified that
Garret Wiggins holds a note signed
by Benjamin Wilkinson for the sum of
One hundred and twenty-seven dollars
and some cents, on demand the 1st Jan
uary, 1829, and payable in notes. AH
persons are cautioned against trading for
said note, as the consideration for which
it was given has entirely failed.
BENJ. WILKINSON.
25th Sept. 1828. 6
The Southerner. The South- j
crner is such over the whole:
globe. You may know him by
his olive or brown complexion, on
which the sun has looked in his
wrath. You may see in his coun-j
.1 !
tenance the tinge ot bilious im
press, and that he has inhaled mi
asma, and breathed morning and
evening fogs. You may note in
his peculiar gait, and in his erect
and lofty port, that he has com
pared himself with an inferiorj
race of human beings, as they
have walked before him to their
daily task. His generous disre
gard of expense and economy as
he travels; his spirit, ardent and'
yet generous, "sudden and quick j
in quarrel, his proud preference
of his own country, his peculiar
dialect, his reckless disregard of
consequences, and a variety of
mixed traits, seen in a moment,
and yet difficult to describe, mark
him even to an unobservant eye,
as a Southerner.
A sad mistake. Ambiguity of
speech sometimes leads to verv
sad mistakes. A militia captain
received a billet from a lady of
tashion requesting "the pleasure
of his company to tea" on a cer
tain evening. Now a query arose
how to understand the word com
pany; and the captain being a
man of real military views, very
naturally came to the conclusion
that it meant neither more nor
less than the Company of militia
which he had the honor to com
mand. Accordingly what was the
astonishment of his hostess and
her friends to behold not only the
captain, but his whole company,
from the highest subaltern to the
most ragged private, armed and
equipped in their usual style,
punctual to the hour of invitation,
dry as dust and hungry as lions!
Never was such consternation in
the drawing room before. The
Pasomt Notice.
HPIIE members of Concord Lodge,
No. 5S, Tarborough, are informed
that the funeral rites of Brother Allen
J. Knight, will be solemnized at the
Old Church in Tarborough) on Sunday,
the 2d of November next. The mem
bers of the Fraternity are respectfully in
vited to attend.
By order of the Lodge,
D. RICHARDS, Sec'y.
Oct. 20lh, 182S.
A List of Letters,
Remaining in the Post-Office at Ha
lifax, N. C. on the 1st of October,
1828, which if not taken out be
fore the 1st of January next, will be
se?U to the General Post-Office as
dead letters.
Archer William Harris William W
Burton H G Gov Hawkins Ambrose
BishoprtfmandaMiss Hail Mary Mrs
Boseman John
Bailey Zebidee
Bishop Drury
Buries S H Dr
Bailey Valentine
Brown W II
Bush Tom
Bush Ledge
Cormack Francis
Holt Harvey
Heptinstall J J
Hines Martin
Harison Palsey
Hicks Charles
Hawkins & Harris
Johnston Starling
Jones Cupelo
King John Mrs
Crowell John Esq Long Richd H Capt
Collins Thos Long Leml Esq
Corban Thos Lancaster Jno I
Cockron Mam Levesty Henry I
CVk Sup,rCourt2 Morast John M D
Church of Christ Marshall R L Esq
Carter Saml Marshall F S Esq
CarsonThos II Esq M'Neal Archibald
Cole Joshua Esq Pet t way M H Esq 11
Cummins Eliz Mrs President of the N )
Daniel Jos J Judge
Daniel Willis
Drake Mary Mrs
Drew Julia Miss
Eure E H Esq
Estis Triplett T
Cincinnati Hal.
Rhodes David
Smith Miles Rev
Sledge Daniel
Sheriff Halifax N!
r reeman E B Esq2 Th ompson Turner
Fort Ricks Thorn William Esj
Fenner D C Col Taylor Wilson
Green Geo - Turner James Cap.
Gary LiltlebV ,Esq Valentine Austin
Gilmour Charles P Vaden ames Capt
Gladdish as B Willcox L H Dr
Gun John M Willcox L Esq
Gee ames Maj Washington Mr
Garett Maria L Miss Wilkes Henry Esq
Gee Charles Maj Wood Stephen
Garien O'Neal . Woodcock Jao
Harvey John Willis Anderson
97 JOS. L. SIMMONS, P. M
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