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IIEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MORNING DECEMBER 18, 1840.
NUMBER 27;
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TRIAL OF" MADAME LAFFRAGE FOB
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v worship '
U should present unto God tlie sacrifice
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heart:
r -nto him. Lord. CDtcr not into judg.
.i-iik ti.tr rvant: for in thy sight
I n nlWi ho iustified. , But there is tor-
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mil 1 thee, that thou niay jk
-A ftink was the tK)US pracucc ci
nrimitivcsai, of God, of which the
fmrof Job affords striking instance--
L L 4-5 How worthy tbc mutation ot
ristian parcnti was., toe praaice n una
icnt saint of uod. : V
Die worship ougld lobegrattfuElytana
prniae to God are strictJy appropra!cas
iirt ot family worship. The rccollcclions
rnst mercies, whether received in the
hi of in exmrntkn fntv ewncral calami.
fc, or in the bestowrnent of poiUre gtxxl,
lor a devout and grateful acknowl-
rocnt. loe blcssinjs ot heolth, ot tuod
nt,aod raiment to put on, of home and
ite endearment: the general operations
Gods righteous providence, nnd the still
wonderfu! dispensation oiihs grace,
wweot reasons why the voice of rt-joic
lUki salvation should be heard in the
Iwnaclcof the righteous.
FftSfiuf6ugMtote regular , 'and
imtrlj tctaxitmal.lt should not be tho
wit of particular associations or circum
sim, as a-rributeof Tcspeet to-swrne
msterof Clinst or piotw friend, who rmy
4 jour fcmily. Neither let it be confi-
wlto times of general calamity, as when
r-wiuKjuuguicnig ore noroau id Hie lauu ;
Ksson of personal orfhnnly afuictions.
oc yet should it be particular to times of
wai excitement in the Church of Christ.
ti worship of God. ns nerfonncd in volir
My, depends on the existence of such
118ei a wiflaot onlvoass awav lilto the
pagdeudi and lifcelheearly deWrwill
J rawt t most pernicious influence on
h minds and moral habits of your chiL
F1 ft will naturally tend to destrov
fir confidence in tlie genuineness of Your
p minds from the fear and service of God.
' Iters sec that your familr worshin is
f rcult f onviction-tliaf itmnngs
I Bnilcinlrti tvmlr !nl ,A
mj-inat It M DClformcd frnni a vno- nf
IT "pood, and a pious solicitude for the
1 your own soul, as well as tlie
r family. .Jfhus understood, jt
i K miffniv In rnti-im knn. r :l
f K) mature in their hearts the seeds of
7e, it wiI, Kg Qn a -
W rranRemenU like ointment poured
r; like the nrecinn. . ' .ui
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1.' fn A.B Wr that wentdown
-wiiiiinsoiiiiaanncnu!
7 ",ur' oe. regular. IHe r;n tf
nsitfb.uj .,t - ..
k 1,1 "V v w aan govern.
f-" ""Ml be wromrhtintn tu.
. r waasn0
wnsuuiuon as one ofih
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pmconirtructlon and thus it will
ire ns peculiar d ace. n,l ;,. .
every'
which the angels of God delight to gaze,
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It is where a truly pious family arc K The trial of Madame LafTraso for rfos I eat at I particular hour, saying she had an.
ordinary vigilance
tins.
It is such a scene as
Paris, Sept 6V 1840.
tenderneet nature. A package was sent to
M. LafTrage from his wifewith her picture
and a cake. This lost slie beiritcd him to
assembled toofTer Unto God the tributOxCf I oningher husband is now going on at Tul. J other which she would likewise eat at the
their heartfelt and grcatfulthanksgi ving. I lo. It creates the greatest interest. From same time. The. husband ate the cake, or
Wbejethe good man or tlie house gathers what appears there are now some doubts I part of it) and was suddenly-aeifced with
his family around him wife, children and I whether the unfortunate woman is euilty. I severe illness, which continued for two days
domestics -and reading, to them out oltnol 1 hefe are soma diucrenccs of opinion as J dangerously so. Previous to tins it is known
word of the liord, directs their minds to the to the chemical test at tiro post mortem ex. I tliat Madame La (lingo I .ad sent for some
truths of salvation. JO. libw interesting, lamination. This is the most favorable I arsenic, ostensibly to kill rats, tier hus.
edifying, and instructive is te scene whore point, so far, for her defence. Tliocircum- j band returned home on tho 5th of January
the pious family elevate their voices in stances are something as follows: - M. Lr-J extremely ilL bhe unjortunnlcly prepared
hvmusof praise to God. and prostrating Ifrago lived at Glandicr ; he was a widower I Ids drinks, and on several , occasions was
tlicmselvcs at his feet, pour out their souls and resided With his mother and sister.- observed to piit,, a, white powder in them,
in humble prayer and supplication into his lie was of fair property invested in iron She said this was Gum Arabic, and intend
parental bosom. Whocan behold, without works. Though not of extremely refined ed to make it more, nourishing, On the
!rofit, the man of Cod as he lends the manners, he possessed an amiable disposi. 1 10th she wenl for more arsenic. .'A coin,
eebler riilnds of his family to Uh3 throne of I tion. To carry on his business; to more I position was prepared to destroy the rats.
hnavenlv crrace. and bv tho enerirv of I ad van tare he i wished for an increase of can-1 On examination this is found not to contain
his more ardent snirit. and svmna'hv of his I ital. and to cfllct tliis.J desired to form a I any arsenic. On the 14th of tlie month M.
more active faith, carries them Into the .contract of marriage with some lady of for-1 LafTrage died in tlie most dreadful agony-
holiest of all by the blood of Jesus. . , Here, tunc. He applied to a matrimonial ogent I previous to his death repelling tlie attention
at his family altar, he humbles himself un. I through whose procuration lie- was- intra. I of his wife whom he stutgd hod acted to.
der the mighty hand of God. His family I duced to Aide. Maria Capelle; they were I wards him so as to create his suspicions,
worship sanctifies and sweetens bis family married in August lost. Sho was posses-1 On examining parfof these drinks pre
discipline. It blends tho enjoyment of hea v. scd of 40,000 francs in money, and annu. J pared by Madame LafTrage, they were de-
CO wiul IOC nillicnons OI earul, ana gives I bi income ui t,uv.'if i runes. x ureu uajs i inarvu iu cuiiuiu ursciiii;. xnu priauimr,
fortitude and stability under the' burdens after the marriage she gave to her husband it will be recollected, was found guilty some
and tribulations-of this life by the ahticipa a letter of a most extraordinary nature, j two months ago, of purloining her friend's
ted enjoyments of that which is to come. part of it is as follows : . I jewels. SheisrcpreTOntediobeofthenrst
. - J Charles 1 solicit your pardon on my family,. and to possess remarKnoie tnteiii.
Thb causes of ikbeligiox Kf the chil- I knees ! 1 have shamciully deceived youxl J gence. All describe ncr as extremely goo
do not love you, and 1 love another J U, I looking, although now - ,mucli reduced b
gious conduct of children of pious parents, my God, I have suffered so muclvlot me her prolonged imprisonments. A ill the
imy, I think, often be, in a great measure, die Tell me, you whom I sohighly cs- trial every one believed her guilty, but there
ascribedto-tlie followingr-amons -ether, leem, ' Die, and I will pardon,1 and to-mor. are a few now who have doubts.
v " I row I sluu! have ceased to exist my head l it?rr?"r in t'rn'",i thnt "
riWiLYWOBSHIP.
Cod orjuu vs
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kiMrl-- rfiB undcr
to the thing of Moo
Krcred scripture Thus God
i1r,.rtihe rule of reason-.
wy " , . . :r hi instructions
,1 fenuly circle aim
I A. holv scriptures, wnicn civ
K?JKnto salvaUon, through
fSShh .Christ Jesus.- Timothy
C ire conscious of present parAm
'iKccptaoce with God, issuineie 10
.i.-ncstdust of sclfjibasc-
rfcrnilywiil fiudTwRbin MwcifCfcr of
witliout tlw toil of a
investigation.arnplc reason to ray,
h t rf the Lord's mercy that we are not
Lncd." If, indeed, parcnU have no
i ;r5inff from a consciousness
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heir own aberration irom u p-""
. .i . uio rf their children
t? ' M . . lulirim Lin. luluiniui nf I in lurf u-lwn
CT7i5finsoT duty or lamm-CTHi-t-.. r , . .
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soDofcriimr.are uiiKni reawi,
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causes:
To the natural corruption of the human is distracted; wilt yod come to my aisis- young and bcautilul, gitted with so many
icart by reason of thb fall, which is asIlancJIuwlcnmc lorpiiys sane nis i natural graces, auu so uiiuormiy unucuoii.
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strong in the children of tho most pious name is isiiarjcs nc is nonusomo ne is ate in an appearance, couiu inus carry on
naivntn a in oihra. nobler hevwas brought urt' near mc we such a system of duplicity. Our sympa-
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'I lu rarlv m rriniM rratrninta unmnrrf nave IQVCU eacn Oilier SIIICO WC.liavo ucen I lilies WOUIO lannuiwi ua lu W--HCYC nur
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Dial to that corruption,- and calculated tQ.IbtefoJomwoears ago a woman de- guiltless of tliy crime. larpjwrtspon.
pnvcu inc oi ins itive. i iiiouyiii i miouiu i uem y inc nem tt vui.
not enforced on the principles of love,, of. nave uicu. in spue i oeicrmineu on mar-
fection and duty. .. Connected Jwi mf, lTta AlusJ l saw"you.-I-wa ignoraiit
may notice tho constant, rccurrcned of re. the mysteries of marriage. My heart
ligious duties, irksome to youthful minds, 'au mrouoea wun oeugni on leeiing me
esneciallv when made wcafisomo bv tho pressure of his hand. Unfortunate that I
mode of conducting tlieirff and" hot made a I thought that a kisaon the brow would
pleasing privilege and delightful employ
menL
Tlie needless' severity-in discioline. and
illidviscd nianncr of inculcating even relir
gious truth ; a want of kindness in giving
counsel; and rebuking even improper con
duct and tempers in an unchristian spirit t
which tends to repel ratlier than conciliate.
lo giving instruction above the years
bo all that was due to thee, that you would
be good like a fattier;
Ax OEiiOJf, JQW J-Xj-t. Wo have plenty
of such cattle , as are below, described in
Xcw York ; and shnll see enough of them
between this day and November 15th. Af
ter that date they will go into ret i racy until
the springs election. ' The . sketch Is from
tlie Clipper. Pro. Jonathan.
" Feller-citizens," exclaimed an indc-
'Charles, when I offend so terriblv.
snatch me from you and him. Tell me this pendent orator, on Tuesday night, while he
evening that you consent, prepare twoTDeltI on to a lamp-post with one arm, and
horses; and show me the road to B rives.
I will take the mail to Bordeaux, and. em
bark for Smyrna.' -
" I will leave you my whole, fortune
andrcomprchension of the chndTmany " grant ttmay thrive with you as you
pious parents seeming to rest satisfied if the deserve. I will live on the .produce of my
memory be exercised, though the under- bands giving lessons. I entreat you
standTnV; is uninformed, and the lieait uu- evcr ' lrt mMatenmPAwspcctgr
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aflected. " ll you use i win uihu areenic. i nave
To visible infirmities in the parent early mY poession, andtlicn all will be ,
I rv , nni,i terminated . 1 ou have been so kind that I
lashed the air with the other. Feller.
citizens ! .I'm the man wot stands up (when
I'm not drunk) for iudiwidual rights! Hur
ra for our side, it's no use of arguing the"
question, friends and fcllcr-citizens I'm as
dry as blazes, nnd haven't taken a horn for
the last five 'minutes. Down with ab-b-bolitionism
and temperance societies!
them's my stiit'unento, and Fin likewise,
friendly - to universal tvfferiitgi Go it,
noticed by children, and very soon consfd.
roarers and busters."
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nr n. nrnnfs of rrrro, !nronifrnrv if ivrf Can gIVC VOU my IllC, HKMlgll 1 cannot my . - .u.... w
.,r k, 'r;,;.nl r..c.r t mn..l afiection, but never shall I bo able to re- eloquence texamo so overpowering that he
V lllinn.IUVWI pi VlU-raiUIH A IV. I - - , I
forsook his best friend, the lamp-post, and
made a lurch into the gutter. " I'm in for
it, .continued liet to your rents, ohj
Israel! the last link is broken, and I m
gone sucker ! Friends and fcller-citizcns
Tvioilin ffW lsrh.l . a
WW . . r "'"v-u we spcaK, and
I re n not merely to ! ,Li
I'lrt. bat IW .11
sehokl u i , memoers 01 the
Jul As for mo and my We,"
'ttL the lord.nL
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wkiDuLn a ruie 10
Htoof,.Mj , uaaer J00 control-
r"wnd oraver- mt ;r.k t. -
heavens? Sooner shall they fly from thei
e-cthcrcal sitcars than I from the position
have taken in this affair ! I m for a free
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morntig. Uo not concern you rseit numit 1 wni m " s"B''""
me. I w ro on foot 10 Br vcs. if neces. uurn lor mo i mem s my senurjicnis.
.,-, hut ronuin hnr I mnnnt. Rwn " Look here, mitscr," said the watch
mnthnr'n tenderness and sister's kindness interrupUng the strain .of pure and uiiadul
arc more than I can bear. I am a horror 'crated patriotism, " though you have no
to mv vorv' Self. Oh. bo tfenerbus. and audience but myself, you nppcar to bo well
save mo from self-destruction. In whom backed and speak in er-el tone.
can I confide if not in you T Shall I apply to Why man, you can't stand vp for your
tion, for example, tlie loss of Christian eeive yuui wivw 1.1 t.. ... ui vou,
temper, as before noticed; and the nbncc P000 m0- nMt your Bnstvf,r f
of humble, patient and meek submission 'cnminal awaits 111 sentenceMh awsj
under wordly trials and disappointments; did not I love him more than life, I might
gprnesa nfter flip, things of '"vg v" yw "'r""" c-waa ---" i
this world ; -or to tho indulgence of some g. 08 u,inp re. your caresses owgnsrmcr
besettinff sin . Iv"1 n,e -I' deserve ucrnn; neveniieiess,
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i .not early rrtnoving children from the 1 irul 3 . 1 uo" " P 17
Tmnmrf cohvrrsation ano
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irreligious servants.
' To the choice of improper schools. '
, To hot carefully end anxiously Watching
over the first dawnings of the youthful mind,
and not giving it a proper direction before
Wrong habits are formed." -
To taking it" too much for, granted that
our children will, as a matter of course,
embrace our own views of religious truth.
rfdiotrtaiecquainf them of its evi-
denceTand the evidences-of its powen
the heart. v
To the craft and'malice of jhe great cn.
pmv nf mantinr) in'thn ivav rf niurfrfiit
a ii..j ,v r suffonnsr I cause you !
0 . 1 . I - til ..,.11 oLa ta-k vr riAfhinft Kiir fnw iauf
rUZ!TlT U, and tokens of remembrance of my the woicc-of the patriot who fought, bled
: VT ' . -. r rinAa VKntmmnrf;,.ln vA.imnv nUapland died tor ooK hcrc mister, 13 there
.Ffy w; U;i ilo ..Knd me ofj my property to Smyrna, I ny Iwmr shopany where within a reason
OlW'll W IHVJ1 will uuu uukiiii 11 f rj iiiuiii" , ... . - " " TT "'
ing false ideas respecting religion, the na. "haH consider a. coming from you. The
tureof sin. the pleasures of the world, and rest w yours . .....
of happiness, in order to gin and confirm - J not accuse me ot talsehood ever
their early disrelish of godliness, and to ncc Monday .ever since the hour when I
incite disobedience to tHe-i wishes of their !?rncd ihat Should bo tin to you as a sis
parents, nnd neglect of the commands of fervcr since, my aunt infonned me what
God. Chris. Ofcv & :'. . . . J I was w. S" rf w u,c;
. 1 1 lOOH pouoil, mil 111c uoso wiuuiiuiijj, auu
Tailobs defended. A tailor, instead I brought it up at Orleans.
- -v ,T TWASHIXGTON.-;-'. .,
"r THOMAS JEFFEBSON.
His mind was great and powerful, with
out being of the very first order; his pene
tmtion strong, tliough not so acute as that
of a Newton, Bucon, or Locke; and as far
as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder.
It was alow in operation, being little and
aided by invention or imagination, but sure
in conclusion. Hence tlie common remark
of tlie officers, of the advantage he derived
from couhcils-of warj' where hearing; all
suggestions, he selected whutevef w as best
and certainly no general ever planned his
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uuiiies iiiorej'iuicioiibiy. ijut 11 uernngca
during the course of the action, if any mem;
bc r his plan was dislocated by sudden
CiTuinstances, he was slow in a readjust
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iiutiii. x iu7 wiist-ijin. iii.3 nusy iiiui in; uucii
failed in the field, and rarely against an
ciK'iny in station, as at Boston and York.
Ho was incapable of fear, meeting personal
dangers with tlie calmest unconcern. Per
haps the strongest feature in hhf character
was prudence, never acting until every
circumstance, every consideration, was
maturely weighed ; refraining if he saw a
doubt, but if once decided, going through
with his purpose, jvhatever obstacle oppos
ed. His integrity was mast pure, his justice
the most inflexible I have eve known ; no
motives of interest or consanguinity, of
friendship or hatred, being able to bias his
decision. He was, indeed, in every sense
ot the word, a wise, a good, and a great
man. His temper Was naturally irritable
and high-toned; but reflection and resolu
tion had Plained a firm amlhnhiliialnsern.
dancyover it. Jf ever, however, it broke
its bonds, he was most tremendous in his
wrath. - In' his expenses lie was honorable,
but exact ; liberal in contributions to what
ever promised utility; but frowning and
unvii'lding on all visionary projects-, ind an
u 11 LoriliycaU4.eriJj is jdw rityHis .heart
was not warm in itgul&ctions ; but he exact
ly calculated every man's value, and gave
him a solid esteem proportioned to it. His
person, you know, was fine, his-stattirc ex
actly what one would wish; his deportment
easy, erect," and Jiob'.c, tlie best horseman
of his age, and the mst grappfut figure' that
could be sedn on horsf.backf Although1 in
ANECDOTE t)r PULASKI.-
We heard, the other-day, the following
interesting statement respecting the Polish"
Count Pulaski, said to have been, handed
down froln some of the Revolutionary Patri
ots who witnessed the transaction. Hm
gentleman who related it to us was Gen.
Felix Houston, of the army of Texas whoso
terse and beautiful style of graphic discrip
tion we shall have a task to imitate :
Puluskii ns is well known) was as adroit
a swordsman as he was perfect in borse
nif nshipj and heevcr rode a powerful and
fleet charger. During jhe retreat of the
American army through Ne Jersey, in tha
darkest hour of our national adversity .Pulas
ki was, with a small party of horsemen, pur.
sued by a large party of British cavalry, tlw
leader of which was a good horseman and
mounted nearly as Well as Pulaski. Pulaski
rode in the rear of his detachment nd the
B-itish enntain in the advance of tliosc ho
commanded. - -. : ,a
The morning sun was shining brightly.
casting cblique shadows, and as the pursued
party cntertu a long narrow lune, ruluskr,
having satisfied himself of I he superior Sliced
and command of his hdrse over that of his
pursuer, slackened his pace add kept his
horse close to the side of the lane farthest
from (he sufi. The pursuing officer canw
up in hot haste, his sword elevated, so as tu
make tho decisive cut upon Pulaski as soon"
as he Would reach him. Pulaski rode as
thoiigh he heard not the rapid advance up.
on.him-yet kept his eyes warily fixed
upon the ground upon tlie side of his horse
towards the sun on his right. As' soon as
he saw the shadow oF his pursuer s horso
gain upon mm, and found tliat the horses
head, by the shadow", had gained about half
length of his own horse's body, he gave tho
sudden sword cut of St.. George, wiih his
powerfutSr'mi and saw the decapitated head
of the English officer follow-thc stroke.
His mat bemfttlear eye Tiad hR-aSured the
distaiice by'tlie position of tlie shadow,- s-
accurately, and his position giving a long
lick reach of his right arm, while tho
cross-stroke of his pursuer mbst have been
made ot a much shorter distance to hove
taken effect that the pursuing officer lott
his head before he Supccttd that his prox.
the ciiclc of his friendsf where he might be jmity was known, or that a1 blow was med.
"unri!served with sfi-tv. lie took a free shire I itated.
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in conversation, bis colloquial talents were
not above mediocrity, possessing neither
copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of words:
In public, when called on for a sudden opin
ion, he was unready, short, and embarrass
ed. Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely,
in an easy and correct style. . This he had
Better times. It is a matter of some
importance to hit upon a method of living
w hich will'sqtmre with the times. Ve need
to reduce our expenditures full one-half, to
escape-from the embarrassments nnd anxi
ety which for the last two or three years,
ftlmnat i-rfrv hnflv lm !mii iftvfklvoil m.rl
acquired by conversation with tho worlds rHrenchrrtent isHho true policy. Instctd
for his educaUoajras merely reading, wn- of wait for y.mr tj1I)es t0ConM,
ling, und common nrithmctio, to which he ,lub(,t k(Wg 1ut( u wi,c. ct cuy-THeH-
him? Oh. never I will not be vbiirs
eitBclf wffl tbeHusI l am uead to all afTi.-c-
tion. Be; a man you 01 not love me yet
:lon 'mc. Horses would discover onr
traces ; procure two old peasant dresses.
Pardon mc. May God reward you for the
cause." .
Tfo yotincan to doubt my p-npatriot.
Um, mister ?" asked the orator, making a
ion to fake the- floor erect. liDo vou
mean to insincrwnto that I can-t support
my arguments nor myself cither T Friends
and feller-citizens I guv in my wotc like
a man I went the wholo figure. Listen
rabferdistance ?1L
Yes, there's one a vert short distance off,
where you will be provided for.
" V h-wh-what s the name 7
" Tlie Pilgrim's Retreat"
It is hardly necessary to add tliat the or.
ator was bottled off to quod.
shV. Llr.i J"! "
.matsoparUc.pate
1 mi
Jwto
0 , r wiui I
tftherei,
in thi
For, certainly, we
l to ZT. M 4 Pnwlcge of immense
" py with anH C tj.r.
is an intcrestinff exhibit inn
ture under heaven one on
Coixmbts AJio Luthek'. Twenty years
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of.beingthe ninth part of a man, possesses I " Yesterday I held a loaded pistol to my only intervened between the discovery 01
the nine qualities combined, as follows ; j temple whilst travelling, but lwas afraid. America anu me jirsi preaenmg 01 uuuier.
1. As an economist, be Cuts his garment To-day, and I sliall not tlinch. nc ennsuan scooiar may oe paruomu 1.
according to his cloth. - . 'J Sove mc rbe the patron angel - of the he lingers tor a moment upon the analogy
2. As a gardener, be is careful of his orphan, or Jtillher.or tell her to kill herself, wnicn suosisis Dciwcen incse remarsaoiB
cabbage, ' . Write to me, for without your word of events. Oolumhus, pursuing nis perilous
3. As ajjook, he provides bimsclfwith a honor, and I believe in you without a let- course across the Atlantic, and led forward
hotmmse. - . , I ter from vou I will not onen my doer. by the single-star of lofty and inspiring hope,
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A San hpriH'nllirpr. h rirwM) mnrh I MARIS I may dc recarucu us no inupi emuiun ui
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at sponging. ' . . The distraction pf the husband may dc mai aovemuroua iviormcr, who emuurHeu
5. As an executioner, he turmshes many imagined! he consulted a tnend who re-1 upon a sionnier inmi ever nitcu uic
a J " - lit 1. . X" l. Il.a aB SI-ia l nliuini wn I na I ,i..mj v-t rm
gailowses, commenaeo nis enoeavor 10 ooiaine nis putuw ..mh iu UUiIVi.
e As a general, he brandishes not a wife is affection by assiduous attentions, it nccm me resuu: a ianu 01 oenuiy upeucu
sword, but a bare bodkirf. apparently succeeded, when again she its flowery valleys to the navigator; but a
7. As a sailor, he shears off whenever wrote a note to the efleCt that she must leave richer lanaoi promise oiossomeo Dciore mc
ho flunks necessary. him or destroy herself. . eyes of tne Xtelormer.
8. Asa lawyer, be attends to many I 1 his state of feeling however,, suddenly '-..,..,-,
suits. . I left her, and in lurn-Jihc occame extreme . . i'." .,-, . . -otn
9. As a Christian and Divine, it is his in her attention and kindness. She made noh. Tha Rpm.trr.hm of the Hivh ftonn V Ad.
chief aim to form good habits for nimsclft her will, leaving M. Laflarge the whole of I miraltr became racant hm h wu n infant of
and others. - - her, property, without reserve.
So soon as I k months old, and it was actually retained tor
he lusUabecameacquainted with this he t!,lf,J
IIoldins oxe's own. At the Contfres. likewise made a will bequeathing to her all
hiaemoliimentafrom thia office arrlonntiH to be-
ional election in Georgia on the 5th of Oc his effects. For three months they lived in tweea 336,000 and 384,000.
tober, both parties received 496 votes in thd most affectionate manner. In Decern- , -r ' '
JfTONa?dat.iteLPre8idcntia,elec MlJadoc:a80ntoo to Z!oZi&TreZl
toonthe2dulumoin the same county, Pans on Dtwincss. - , v awr Mwtmcne ihmmmd eight bnn.
Harrison and Van Buren received 406 each They left each othef With regret, find ,a mmf ehijdrme wilt tn borne
being also a tie letters passed daily betweert them of the thirMijhout the worldc."
added surveying at a later day. His time
was employed in action chiefly, reading lit
and that only in'agriculture and Eng
lish history. His correspondence became
necessarily extensive, and , with journalizing
hia agricultural proceedings, occupied most
of his leisure hours - within doors. Oil'thc
whole, his character was, in its mass, per
fect, in nothing bad, in a few points uidifil
villi "hd it may tru:
did nature and fortune combjne more"pcr.
fectly to make a man great, and to place
hi min t lie same constellation w ithwlia ti t v
er . worthies . have . merited from man an
set about making his own "situation easier,
by curtailing his expenses and limiting his
wants. ; and as the Irish maxim has it j when
every one hcnjB hnnsclt) all wilt be heljied,
and all w ill be comfortable at a much
smaHcr expense.
I ou pay a high rent dress fashionably
keep half a donen servants) with other
things on tlie same scale j and for what
one to two or three hundred dollars more
for a house, not because it will accominas
date. your family,beUcrj but to rdwwcjhe
4Kibl4v--You-tl)row-awny your clo.h:s be-
everlasting remembrance. For his was the ,;, ,i, Br h:if .nin,i. .,! noi'm-w.
singular destiny and merit of leading the not because they are norc comf-.tiable,
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hut because they look better, and please tlie
multitude you pass In the street. Now we
say that ft is not reason that a man should
tax himself thus exhorbitantly to please any
body and every body. Mind your own
business -consider your ow'ii hieuns. Kent
a house for yourself to livo in nnd not tot
the public to look at.
If your coat is comforrablcTwrcar it two
or three months longer; no tnntter if the
gloss is off. If you hare nn wife, gel out
ii'yoi have, God bless her, stay at borne
with her', instead of spending your evenings
in expensive, flat 'fooleries. Be honest,
frugal, plain seek content nnd happiness
at home be industrious and persevering
nn'tbur word for if. Tif you arc in debt 'ton
will get. out of it; if your circumstances
arc now embarrassed, they will soon be
come easy, no matter wlio .may-be PrcsU
dent or whut mijyjbc the price of Mocks.""
armies of his country successfully through
an arduous war, for tlie establishment of
its independence pbf conducting its councils
through the birth of a government, new in
its forms and principles, until it . had set
tled dow4na'nfnrt-andrfcTty-train ;
and of scrupulously obeying the laws through
the whole of his career, civil and military.
of which the history of therworld furnishes
no other example.
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The Cliffs of Moheb coujstv Clare,
Ireland. No where can man feel so little,
and recognize the Almighty in his works
so great, as upon tho ClitEs of Moher ! Take
your stand any where between ''..Hag's
1 Itradi- -the barrier behind which Liscanuor
Hay reposes, and lite Inst of the elilTs, ere
it sinks into tlie limestone rocks of Doolen,
(the seat of M yor Mae:vmaara,' M. P.,) and
you are in presence toe wnoio Atlantic.
l liere la-not a foot ot eartft Hpon-which a
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uiru iiiigiii rci hi weary iug, -iw: The Thames. This river, so lamed in
the ground you occupy and America. And mC WJjr)(j derived its name from a coinr
upon what are you standing? Oo a cliff j,olln(j Gf Thame and Isis, arid which, in
rising from 1 lie deep some fourteen hun- nrr. nf time, come under the familiar
dred fectin perpendicular height; and il denomination of 'nintnes. The junction
you Choose well, (as nowi-tlays you can ttOS furnltd a little above Oxford ; but the
scarcely fail to do,) if you take that cliff i-.. ;s iofj. n ,uc c4nnoiind term, as
crowned by O Brkm's tower, nd look from ftJie river is dettominntcdther Thnmei. even--
the galleries constructed near it, nil the rest ... :,s crv soUrce. The banks of the Thames
of the gigantic brotherhood, the guardians iaTe on Jx.cn famed for their beauty of
of the land against tlie Ocean Powers, are verdure j 'and the taste Willi which they nro7
in your field of view ; each, too, assuming ntf0l-nea. They arc studded with neat coN
for its Junctions some vast and fraiitastic ,aramI elegant villas crown the trentle
haiie to mortal vision. One a castle, i...;,,!.,.. the- lawns eom uweeuimr dowrt
proudly rearing its form in-solitary gran-1 rnrnf.,, nr rw.n Vnlvet. to the edire of
deur from thcdipllis of ocean, with towers its soft --flowing Waters; and the grace of
and battlements, and ioutworks, all Com- the scenery imirovcs, until wn are borno
nlcte: another, a ruined monastery, stretch- ;.,!. ft.ii r;,. i..n.nv. tlw. villatro
I ' ' Sit t I I HI"-' lull tvTV II ll'i j Q
ing out from beneath the brow of the su- t)f Rjcj)rffond, or, as it was anciently called,
pervising clilf far lb sea upon a tongue of oilfv,n r.iow lindoii Bridne we have
land, with its large main tower broken off nmmiVh. nnd other beautiful scenery of
anT rent wilighMngT Kintrhc-ramosittrbank on
lofty pointed roof yet perfect, save for . hp (Wt side is flat, and is famed for no.
some few chasms, and etery where clothed I thing but Tibury Fort, where Elizabeth,
with moss and wild creepers, and the rankw.n the Spanish Armada threatened this
waving grass that springs trom weather- COuiitry, received her troops, who were col.
Dcnten ana mouiaenng masonry unuur me to repel the invaders.
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eye oi ages. i nat a retreat, inacea , were
this for world-weary man, where nought
was to be !en except tlie beaveus and the ,
waters, and God in both. Morgan Hatuer,
in Trailer's Ifacrrdir for Srpic:nher. .
Shakaprare has well described the rn4iatini
of drwikenncaa, and the chaitvca which it pradut
eea in the mental energies of att individual, hf
MTiti(r "Now a maihl; mm; hj- and tif M)
andpreocnily Vr.
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