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f ROM THE ACCOTJ?fT TN" " POWHATAN, THE
NEW WOKK BY TUB AUTIIOa OF " JACK
DOWXIXti's LETTERS." " - ' "
Cant. John Smith was born at Willough
by, in Lincolnshire, England, in the year
ir79j From the-fiist dawn of-reason, he
$ Ifecyretr u roving and romantic genius,
ttpaljgJSies during
acttons amuOTii school fellows. When
about thirteen years of age, lie solJ his
books and satchel, and his puerile trinkets,
to raise money, with a viewlo convey bun
self privately to sea; but the death of his
lather put a stop for the present to this nt
Kempt, unci throw him into the hands of
guardians, who endeavored to check the
ardour of his genius by confining him to a
counting house. Being put apprentice to
n merchant at, Lynn, at the age of filteen,
ho at first conceived hopes that his tiiastcr
would send hhu.to.3ea in. his, service ; . but
this hope failing, he quitted his master, and
with only ten shillings in his pocket, enter
ed into tho train of a young nobleman who
was travelling to Franco.
At Orleans lie was discharged from his
attendance on Lord Bcrtio, and hud money
given to return to England.
With this money ho visited Paris, and
proceeded to the Low Countries, where he
enlisted as a soldier, and burned the rudi,
nientsc? war, a science peculiarly agree.
-ribtc-ttr his- a rdeM-and- w4 w -gmukMix4-.
ing with a Scotch gentleman abroad, he
was permitted to pass into Scotland, with
the .promise, of boing strongly recommended
ixing James. . But bungfaiTlod in this
4,xneciJr.nn, he returned to Ids native town,
...u miuing Company thero wUuJifuit-J
his taste, he built.-'" milio wood, and
betook LU.isolf to tho. study of military his
tory and tactics, diverting himself at intrr
vala with his horsn and lance; in which
cxerci?e he at length found a compnnion
nn Italian' gentleman', rider to the. Karl of
Lincoln, who drew him from his sylvan re-
tient to Tuttersal
Having recovered a pnrt of tho rtato
which hi8 father had left him, ho put him.
self into a better condition than U-fo.- , and
set ofT ngnin on his travels, in tlie- winter of
the 3'car lo'JG, being then only seventeen
years of ngf. His ftrststago was Flanders,
wwrrjjngw ith n I rcnehman who pre
tended to be heir to a noble family, he with
his irieUrmlanVsTprValted'W SmlttrTcr
go with them to Franco. --.In a dark night
they arrived nt St. Vnlory, in Picardy,and
by the connivance of tho shiprrnstcr, the
Frenchmen were carried ashore with the
trunks of our young trnvellcr, whilst he
was left on board till tho return of the boat.
In the mean time they had conveyed the
baggage out of his roaoh, and were not to
be found. A sailor oil board," who" knew
the villains, generously undertook to con
duet him to Mortain, 'where they lived, and
suip!ied his wants till their arrival at the
place. Here ho found their friends, from
whom ho could get no recompense, but the
report of his sufferings induced several per
nous of distinction; to-invite-him- to their
houses. " ".
Eager to pursue Ins' travels, and not ca
ring to receive favors whichlie was unable
to requite, he left his new friends, and went
from" prtri to "port in'grnri-h nf ft till
In one of these rambles near Dinan, it was
his chance to meet one of tho villains who
had robbed him. Without speaking a word
they both drew; and Smith having wound,
ed and disarmed his antagonist, obliged him
-4oKnfe-s his -gmt before a-rrambcr of per
sons who had assembled on tho occasion.
Satisfied with-his victory, ho retired to'thc
sent of an acquaintance, tire FTarl of Itoyer,
who had been brought up in England ; and
having received supplies froin him, he tra
vellod along the French coast to Bayonnej
and from thence crossed over do Marseilles,
visitmg ani observing everyMhhfg in his
way, whicli had any reference to military
or naval architecture. ' '
At Marseilles, ho embarked for Italy, in
company with a rabble of pilgrims. The
ship was forced by a tempest into the har
bor of Toulon, and afterwards obliged by A
contrary wind to anchor under i tho Uttlo
island of St. Mary, ofT Nice, in Savoy.
Tho bigotry of tbo pilgrims made them as.
cribe their ill fortune, to i tho presence of a
heretic on board. They devoutly cursed
Smith and his queen, Elizabeth, and in a fit
of pious rage, threw him into tho sea. " He
swam W the island,- and the next day was
taken on board a ship of St, Malo, which
had also put in there lor shelter. The mas
tcr of the ship, who was well known to his
noble friend the EjJrl of Ploycr', entertained
him kindly, and carried hini to Alexandria
'9 Egypt ; from thence he coasted the Le.
vant, and on his return had tho high satis
faction or an engagement with a Venetian
ship, whith they took and rifled of her rich
cargo.
: Smith "was set on shore at Antibes, will
a box of oho thousand chequins, (about two
thousand dollars, by tho help of which he
made the tour of Itoly, crosscdihe Adriatic
and traveled . into Stiria, to the scat of For
dinand,-A."clwuko of- Austria. Here he
met with at English and Irish Jesuit, who
introduced im to Lord Eberspaught, Baron
Kisel, and'qilier officers of distinction ; and
hero lie fouul full scope for his gertius f for
the emperor being then at war with the
i urks, he catered into his army as a volun
tccr.' ' '
" He commui'.ieited to Elierspaught a me
thod of conversing at a distance by siguals
made with'torches, which being alternately
shown and hidden a certain number o
times, designated every letter of tho alpha
bet.' - . '
He had soon after an opportunity of ma
king the experiment. Eberspaught, being
besieged by tho Turks in the strong town
of Olinipack, was cut olf from all mtelli
gence uud bono of succor from his friends
Smith proposed his mode of communication
to Karon Ktsel. who approved in and wlow
ed hiin to'putjt iirnractice. He wascoW
veyed byagtiard to a hill witlu'n tiew of
town, and sulliaicntly remote from the I urk
ish camp. At the display of tho signal,
Ehorspaught knew and answered it ; and
Smith conveyed to him this intelligence
ihursday night 1 Will charge on tho east;
nt the alarm sally thou.'" Tho answer was,
Uwill." . ;
Just before the attack, by Smith's advice,
a great number Tf false fires were made in
another quarter, which divided the attention
of the enemy, and gave advantage to tlie
assailants ; who being assisted . by a sally
from tho town, killed many of tho 1 urks.
drove others into tho river, and threw sue-
cors into the place, which obliged the ene
my next day to -raise tho siege. 1 his well.
conducted exploit secured to our young ad.
venturer the command ot a company,
cousistingof two hundred and fifty horse
men in the regiment of Count Meldricli, a
nobleman of Transylvania.
1 tio regiment in which he served, being
engaged in several hazardous enterprises,
biiuth was foremost in nil dangers, and dis.
tingHwhed himst4f by-h mgcnuftjr-ami by
his valor; and when Mcldrich left the im
perial army and passed iiitothe service of
ws native prmeermrth followed lum.
At the KiriKr of Legal, Inu Ottoinaua de
rided tho slow approaches of ho Transyl-.-.ni
uniiv. t(ij' sent a chall.-n?o nur.
porting that the Lord Turbishn, to divert
tlio ludics, would fight any u'mgU ouptaiaof
tho Christian troops.
Tho honor of accepting tho challenge
bring detcrmided by lot, fell on Capt. Smith,
wlw meeting his antagonist on horseback,
within view of tho ladies on the battlements,
at the sound of music began the encounter,
and in a short timo killed him, and bore
away his head in triumph to his general, the
Lord Mojv.es; -.
The death of the Chief so irrilafed his
friend Crualgo, that he sent a particular
challenge to the conqueror, who, meeting
hini with the same ceremonies, after a smart
combat, took off his head also-.
Smith" TtiiyaT i if 1 lis "turn sent " a message
into the town, informing the ladies, that if
they wished for more diversion, they should
be welcome to his head, in case their third
champion could lake it.
1 ho challenge was accepted by Isona.
mnlg-ro,' who Unhorsed Smith, nnd was near
paining the victory "f but '"remounting in a'
critical moment ho gave tho Turk a stroke
with TiTs falchion, which brought him to the
ground, and his head was added to the num.
bcr.
For thescinguhr exploits ho was hon.
orcd with a military procession, consisting
of six thousand men, three led horses, and
the Turks' heads on the points of their
lances; With the ceremony- Smith was
conducted to theavillion of his general,
who. after embracine him. presented mm
with a horse richly furnished, a scymetar
and belt worth three hundred ducats, and
unmission to be majorirrtis'rfgimL'M.
Tho Prince of Transylbania, after the
capture of the place, made him a present of
his picture set in gold, and a pension of
three hundred ducats pcrannum; and more
over.granted htm a coat of arms, bearing
UJiuv; luiKa nwuua iu. a piuviu.
The patent was admitted and rcccivedUn-Uhera
,thc college of heralds in. England, ' by Sir
Henry Seimr, garter king at arms. Smith
was always proud of this distinguished hon-
or, and these arms are accordingly-blazoned
in the frontispiece to his history, with this
motto. Vincere est riven
rTFo
After this, the Transylvanian army wai
defeated by a body of Turks . and Tartars
near llotentioft, and many brave men were
slaih, "among whom wcreaine English and
Scotch ofheers, who, after the fashion of
that day, had entered into the service, from
a religious Zeal to drive tho Turks out of
Christendom. " - t
Smith was wounded in thisbattle, and
Jay among the dead. - Ilia habit discovered
him ' to the victors aS a person of conse
quenco ; they used him well till his wounds
were healed, and then sold hhn to the Ba.
sha Bogul, who sent him as a present to his
mistress, Tragabigzanda, at Constantino,
pie, accompanied with a message, asi full
of vanity as void of truth, that ho had con.
quered a Bohemian nobleman, and present
ed him to her as a slave.' ''-,'
. The present, proved more acceptable to
the lady than her lord intended. She could
ASHEVILLE, NORTU CAROLINA
speak Italian ; and Smith in that language
not only informed her of his country and
quality, but conversed with her in so pleas
ing a manner as to gain her aflbctions.
I he connection proved so tender, that to
secure hi'm for herself,, and to prevent iis
being ill used, she sent hiip to, her brother,
tho bashaw of Nalbraitz, in the country of
the Cambrian Tartars, on tho borders .g
the son of Azoph. .'.".'.Her pretence was that
he should there learn the manners and lan
guage, as well as the religion of the Tar
tars
By the terms in which she wrote to her
brothcrJie suspected hor design and re
solved to disappoint her. Within an hour
after Smith's arrival, he was stripped, his
head and beard were shaven, an iron collar
wasfput about his neck, he was clothed with
a con.t of hair cloth, and driven to labour
among the Ohnsuaiviaves.
He had now no hope of redemption, but
from tho love of his mistress, who was at a
great distance, und not likely to bo inform-
ed of his misfortunes. I ho hopeless con
dition of his fellow "laves could not alleviate
his despondency.
- In tho depth of his distress an opportu-
nity presrnAitsetf,Jor.jan escape, winch
to a. .ptBigJjf ojesrpsappus and advetj
tftrotiii i nxiFVoGl'dilive Been In aggraval
lion of misery. Ho was employed in
thresliingal agrange in a large field, about
a league from tho house of his tyrant ; .who
in his daily visits treated him with abusive
language, accompanied with - blows andr
kicks.
This was more than Smith could bear ;
therefore, watching an opportunity, when
no other person was present, he levelled a
stroke Ht him with his threshing instrument,
which despatched him.
Then hiding his body in the straw, and
shutting the doO"r ho filled a bag with grain,
mounted the bashaw's horse, and betaking
himself to the desert, wandered for two or
three days ignorant of the way, and so for-
tunatc as not to meet with a siuslo person,
who might give information of his flight.
At length he came to a post, erected in
a cross road, by the marks on which he
found the way to Muscovy, and in sixteen
days he arrived at E.xapolis, on the river
Don: where was a Russian garrison, the
commander of which, understanding that
TyTToot- ofT his iron collar, and gave him
letters to the other governors m that re-
gion.
thus he travelled through part of Russta
ami rolnnil, i:tt ho gui back iO li! fricin'
in Transylvania ; mroiving presents in his
way from many persons of distinction,
among whom ho particularly mentions a
cliuihtal.lo ludy, Cullamata, being nlwoys
proud of his connection witli that sex, and
fond of acknowledging their favors. At
Leipsic ho met with his colonel, Count Mcl
drich, and Sigismund, prince of Transyl
vania, who gave him one thousand fivehun.
drcd ducats to repair his losses.
With this money he was enabled to travel
through Germany, France, and Spain, and
haying visited the kingdom of .Morocco, he
returned by sea to England ; having in his
passage enjoyed the pleasure of another na-
al engagement.
TXt luslirrTvaTln his native country, he
hnd a thonsaTid ducats TiiliTs purse, which,
with the interest he hnd.remaining in Eng.
and, he devoted to seek ndvehtures and
mako discoveries ia North Amorica.
Reader, if thou host perused the preccd.
ng sketch ot llic lileol captain Smith,
pause ono moment, and reflect, that all that
is here recorded, he performed, passed
through, and suttercd, beforo he came to
mc wild shores of the new world. And that
here he entered upon a new field of enter
prise, ami ol sutlenngj.anu ot daring, not
ess remarkable than the scenes which had
already given such wonderful interest to hif
eventful life., Follow him to the wilderness
of Virginia, and witness the toils and strug.
glesihe went through to plant the- first Eu-
ropean settlement in these btatcs. Isehold
him the guardian spirit of the littlo colony,
in repented instances(andin various ways
protectina it bv his single arm from utter
destruction. W hen the co
v-wa9 sinkw"
under famine, the energy and activity of
Smith always brought them food ; when be.
set by the subtle and ferocious tribes around
em, the courage and skill of bmith never
failed to prove a safe nnd sufficient shield
TorllieTr prof ncfibn. V nen traitors among
sought tn rob and abandon thcc'oloiiyv
.they were detected by his penetration and
punished by his power. It mattered not
what nominal rank he held in the colony,
w hether vested with office, filling onlylhe
humble post of a private individual, ij.was
rumTftaraH' eyes were-Turned in timestlii
of dilhculty and danger, and it was his
name alone that struck terror to the hearts
of the hostile savages.
With a dozen men in an open boat, he
performs a voyage of a thousand miles, sur
veying the shores of the great Clu?saneake
Rnv- and- axnlorinff its noble tributarv
t r o .f- j-
streams, with thousands of tbc-wild sons of
the forest ready to meet him-at every turn.
When, in the cabin of the powerful chief
Opcchnncanouglti, fivo hujidrfcd warriors,
armed with bow. hnd club, surrounded him
yith a determination to seize him an4 put
Iiirh to death, who but Captain John Smith
would have extricated himself from his pe
rilous situation ? Nothing daunted, he seiz-
d the ciant chieftain by tne hair of his
bead with one hand, held a pistol to his
breast with the other, and led him out trcm-
bling amonfhis people, and made them
throw down their arms. .. " J. .
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY
In short, for romantic adventure, "hair,
breadth escapes'," the sublimity of courage,
high and honorable feeling, and true worth
of character, tho history of the,, wprld may
be challenged to produce ia rrtfrallel to Capt
John Smith, the founder of Virginia.
Sorrows of Old Bachelors
Wo never could, for tho lifoonis,- per.
ceutwhy old maids should manifest such
a mortal antipathy to old bachelors. There
is no reason in their wrath. 'Tis spiteful,
cruel nnJ uncalled for; the trampling on a
reed already broken. It is like flogging a
eripple with "his own crutches, because he
is lame, Few men are bachelors of their
own fieo will. Go to the veriest misan
thrope cuiong them, and ask of him his his
tory, and he will tell you of the unforgottcn
hours of his early aft'ectiens ; and his eye
will light up again with its wonted energy,
and as he relates the story of his love for
one who had proved faithless, or whose af
fections wcro repressed by the rudo hand
of arbitrary authority, or who had gono
down to the churchyard a beautiful bud
plucked from the tree of Being, to open and
expand in a brighter- and holier sunshine,
where no worm could gnaw at her bosom,
.antthltgljling descend upon it.
Tajkinitto as of tho sorcows of old rriaids!
They are light as air in Comparison to those
of bachelors the pnttxn; of the small rain to
tho overwhelming of the dolugc. Old maids
can commune together and niinlc in the
-eharhies and kimlly ofliees; and sympathies
ot existence. It is not so with the bachelor.
He has no home he has no happy fireside
no .child tofisli his blessing no beautiful
crcatuie of smiles gentle tones to welcome
his coining, and melt "away the sternness
of care with the w arm kiss of affection no
patient watcher, at the couch of sickness:
stealing with a hushed and emtio, step
around him, (ike the visitation of a spirit:
True his sorrows are somewhat of a nog.
UUve character. But what is it save nosi-
thro agony, for him to gaze, all his life long,
upon tho Paradise of Matrimony, like a
half starved school boy upon the garden
whose enclosure he cannot scale ?
How to tell bad mcw.
-Mr. O.'s room, at Oxford. Hitter his fa
ther's Steward.
Scene
Mr. G. Ila.Jervas! how aroyou, my
-. .
Sle,vnrj. Bad cn0ugli?y
mam);e'j dead J
on at uomc i
your honor; tho
mamue s dead.
Mr. u. Poor mag ! so he s cone, llow
came helo ulcl
uiow, uver-tuo mmmiif air
Mr. G. Did he faith T u greedy dog ! why
what did he get that ho liked so well f
Btgw- Horse lies!), sir: ho died ot eating
horso flesh.
Mr. G. How came ho to get so much
torse flesh?
Stew. All your father's horses, sir ?
Mr. G. What arc they dead too?
Stew. Ave, sir; they died of over-work
Mr. G. And w hy were they over-worked
pray !
blew, lo carry water, sir
Mr. G. To carry water ? and what were
they carrying water for?
Stow. fcu re, sir, tu nut out the fire i
Mr. G. Firp! what fire?
burned down lo the ground.
Mr. G. My father's house burned down !
and how came it to be set on fire ?
Stew. 1 think, sir, it must have been the
torches.
Mr. G. Torches ! what torches?
Stew. At your mother's funeral..
Mr. G. My mother dead! '
Slew. Ah, poor lady! she never looked
up after it. 1 '
, Mr. G. After what?
Stew. The loss of your father.
Mr. G. My father gone too?
Stew. Vis, poor gentleman, he took to
his bed as soon os he heard of it." -
Mr. G. Heard of what? ...
Stew. The
bad news, sir, and please
vour honor.
Mr:G.
What! more miseries ? more bad
news i
Stew. Yes sir : y&ur bank has failed, and
credit is luataud-you're not vorthjishiL
liniii tin: woru. - i matie now, sir, to wait
on you, for I thought you would like to. hear
the neici. . ";-
Axothih Rkvoutionart Patriot conk. Died
at his r Kidonce, in Union Co. May 3d, Mr.
Adrian Davenport, ucd?5: MTTlirWairTjoF h"tn
'Maryland, to which place his father cnugr.itcd in
an early" diiyTrdiri the city' nf ' ftStulohT At the
comnrencenunt of tlie Revolution, his father call--ed
his pons together (7 in number.) and thus ad
dressed thrin.'Uio, my boys," said be, "and fight
for your adopted country, fight like men, but you'll
get whipped,-added ''the old man, "you'll pet
wniCueiL. Jnaland JlJiSJOeirr ort n oeaicjL Dir.
.. ii.at.tiiw but 17. immediatclr went with
his brothers to tlie army where he continued until
the elose of the war. lie was at the smgc ol
Yorktown, tlie rapture of Cornwallis, and at Ike
battle of Brandywinc, and it may not bo impro
per here to mention an incident which 1- huve
hcard'him re4ato, showing as it docs, tho courage
men possessed in those "times that tried men's
souls.". Being oiitphc morning on a foraging-ex.'
rursioiv, he was about to enter the gale of a
farm yard,.c dicovcrcd three British grenadiers
coming out of the house; be no sooner made the dis.
covcry than he dclcrmincd to attempt tlie'.r cap.
ture; accordingly, placing himself beside lh gate
post, ho called upon them as they came up to fsur
render themselves and lay down their arms ;' the
Britons, tlunking they were outnumbered hiime.
diately surrendered, and as tlie last one passed
oat of the jrate, he exclaimed with an oath, "this
n too bad, that threa Brit4j' grenadiers should b
taken by ode' stripling of an American the trig,
gen were instantly sprung, the rifle presented, and
the order "speak but another word, sir, and you
are a dead man, march on!" were uttered in so
aad marched on before him to camp, where thev
were dclirered them tp to bis captajo.
16, 1341.
Be a tecs ma. It is no easy mutter to
bo a true man. Tho true man is true to
himself; true to his country ; true to his
fellow-man ; true to his God. And yet
. how many might approach, nearer . to the
standard of a true man, if they wero dis
posed to make trial ? And how few even
aim to le true. Truencss of thought, spir
it, conduct, in character and life these
alone can make a man really and truly great
Whe yet, search the wholo catalogue of
human greatness, has como up to the full
staturo of a perfect man ? Not one. Be.
cause nono havo succeeded, should none
try 7 Because the aim is a high one, and the
bight difficult of attainment, should no one
attempt the ascent no one make advances?
In proportion to tlnp difficulty of the task,
will be the glory of the accomplishment of
the work, to him who attains. leant, nev
er accomplished any thing of importance ;
I can, has abridged ihe ocean, and brought
tho lightnings from the clouds. By this
magic word, Art and Science have ad vane,
ed; Agriculture nnd Manufactures nnd
Commerce flourished, and Civilization
spread, its elevating influence among the
ebodes of men.
Every man, then, should strive to be a
true man ; true to uuy ; true to conscience;
true to principle ftyjrue to truth. If .-lie
would approximate toward this elevated
standard, he should commence iMoiwurk im
mediately, without delay, lie must b'v
true in small things nothings riglKly- con.
sidercd, is small, if he will but be- faithful
over a few things, he may become lord over
many things ; step-by step will he rise, and
each succeeding step wilt lie more eay and
rapid till at length he wi'l have reached a
sublime intellectual and moral elevation,
which time cannot lessen nor eternity de.
stroy.
- - -From the Boston Transcript
Cau the piu t
This question was asked by James I.
when a young girl was presented to him,
and thu person who introduced her boasted
ol her proficiency in the ancient languages.
" I can assure your Majesty,' said ho, "that
she can both speak and write Latin, Greek,
and Hebrew." " These are rare attainments
for a damsel, "naid James, " but pray tell
me, can sho spin?"
Manyof the yovmg ladies of the-retwnt
day can boast of their Bkill in the line arts
and polite accomplishments, in music, paint,
ing, dancing, but can she spin? or what is
more appropriate to tho times and rnod rn
improvoiTtoiilo in h.bor-tuiving; maol! -,
it may be asked, can they perrorm ilio Ou
mcslic duties of a wife ? do they understand
tho management of household affairs. I Aro
they capublo of superintending in a jikli.
cious, prudent, and economical maimer,
the concerns of a family ?
A young lady may be learned in flic an
cier.t and modern languages, may have
made extraordinary proficiency in every
branch of literature ; this is all very well ;
and very creditable, and to a certain cluss
of the community, who are not obliged, as
was St. Paul, to labor with" their own
hands," is all that 's absolutely requisite,
but to a much larger portion'of the comuni.
nity, it is of far greater consequence to
know whether alloxan spin?
It is of more r imortaix'cti"a "yoimg TiieT
chanic,ora merchant, or one of any other
class of people w ho depend upon their own
industry and exertions", if ho marries a wife,
to have one who knows how to spin or pur
form other domestic duties, than ono whose
know ledge does not extend beyond a profi
ciency in literature and the fine arts.
- It has often been said that the limes are
strangely altered; and certain it is that the
people a re. It was once thought honorable
to bj constantly employed -in somou;tful
avocation; now-a-unys it is, tliought more
honorable to be idle. Peojile complain of
the high prices ot the necessaries ot hie,
and with much truth. Buflf the amount
of idleness could be calculated accurately
throughout the community, allowing the
drones half price for thrir services, which
they might perform, and which others ere
paid for, it might bo a safe calculation to
estimate it equal to "all that is'exfic'n'ded for
provision and hWrkcti ngrtitTwUwIteuStatcs.
So it is not a littlo inconsistent to hoar pa
rents complain nhout the pr.iee of provision ,
they bring up their daughters to. w aJk the
streets and spend. .,
Let tin--fair daughters of our country im.
itate the industrious matrons of lhj past.
Tlre"cqmpanrotTs"onii6se who fought in tlie
Revolution were inured to hardships, and
accustomed to necessary toil, nnd thus did
thev educate iheir daughters. Health, con
tentmcnt, and plenty .smiled around tlie
family altar. The damsel . who unuVr'st jod
most thoroughly and economically the man-
agement of domestic aflairs, and was not
afraid to put her hands to .moderate, work,
Or to, ',' lay hold ofrthc disfafT," for fear of
destroying thrir elasticity, and dimming
then snowy whiteness, w as sought by the
youjig men of those days as a fit companion
lor life, but in "modern times to learn" the
mysterie of the household would make our
fair ones faint away; and to labor coiftes
not into the code of modorn gentility.
Industry and frugality, will lead to cheer.
fulness and contentment and a contented
wife. tends greatly to soften tho asperities
and smooth the rough . paths in a man's
journey through life. It has been truly said,
a pleasant and cheerful wife is a rainbow
in the sky, when the husband a mind is
tossed with storms and tempests; but a dis
satisfied and fretful wife,-in the' hour of
troublet is like fa thundercloud charged
I with clectnc fluidt
WHOLE NUMBER 55.
Waterspouts..
One of the rarest and most, astonishing
ithenomena of tho sea, is a watcr.spout. I ,
lave known a good many old sailors who
had neypr seen one ; and ' those who havo
seen them, vary very materially in their ac
counts of them. It was my good fortune t
while on a passage loNcw Orleans, to wit
ness a more remarkable display of these
ocean wonders thao I hav ever heard of
read of. We were lying becalmed between
the island of Cuba and the Grand Cumann,
when I heard the captain call all hands ;
and I ran upon deck to ascertain the cause.
' Looli yonder!" said the captain; anil
turning my head in the direction of his
arm, 1 saw a monstrous column of water,
hissing, whirling, and foaming, and ascend
ing perdcndicular from the sea until its
head was lost in the clouds. I was struck
aghast nt tho sight ; but I soon recovered
my presence of mind, and to enjoy a mora
and better view, I climbed up to the mast
head. But I had scarcely rcuched tho top
mast cross-trees, when the captain called
out q me to look ahead, ami turning my
eyes in that direction, I saw anolhcr'enor-'
mous pillaf of viator, but nearer to our ship
than the one astern ; and inVmediately three
moro wcro farmed ,two.:-in the larboard
iajjfcjwUhe ..JboariJwcre
loruicu aimosi simultaneously, mm musigin,
was terrible beyond conception. Thejqlaud
looked like the roof of a monstrous cavern,
.supported by eKH)jia pillars of crystal. ,
1 he rushing ol water art it Bsceoueu into .
the clouds, hurjSa. 'strong. Tcseri)b!auce to
the narrow partrthe RuUs of NiagSra.
Tlicir duration did not much exceed' six or
seven minutes; and before 1 had timeto -note
any of their peculiarities, they gradu
ally, melted away liko a cloud of mist, and
I rubbed my eyes, almost doubting whether
I had been cheated by a spectral illusion.
It was a terrific sight, and our danger was
extreme; forbad one of these columns of
water come in contact with our ship, sho
would have been rent to pieces like a scroll
of pancr. It was a grand marine hall in
which wo were enclosed, nnd if tho sun
could have shown upon it, ho effect would
have been terribly beautiful. ButI--was
entirely satisfied ; and when the clouus wpro
swept away, and a light breeze once more
bore us along over tho bright bkio waves, I
rtHuied4lnkfrinre-dJ,'outly far the grand
display that- I had witnessed, than for tho
perils I had escaped.
Sailors have the credit of being super
stitious ; and the cause, by. the unthinking,
j nttrUiutcJ in ihoir iitiiornnca ; luit, f think,
wiiti great injustice. ' Nuiuru presents Ilseir
to them in such strange uud awe-inspiring
aspects, that it should not bo a matter of
esccial wonder if they "regard her with
soberer feelings than do those who niinglo
but little with her. I remember a very re
maikablo instance of the awakening of deep'
and serious thoughts in the mind of u sailor,
by tin? sight of on object at sun, which on
land might havo produced no elfect. I was
muking a passage in one of our Havre
packets, und quo . Sunday afternoon I sit
upon the. deck reading by the gradually fail
ing light of the setting sou; A sailor pass
ed noa r mejstopped, und nsked mo"to read
to him It was tho Uible that I held in my
hand; and I opened it, and read to hint tho
hliitir cTiiip'tei;ioT" (JC:uestsT"",rAhd'niiow7"
Jack," said I, "when you seo a rainbow
again, bear in mind that God remembers
you then, though ho may forget you at all
other times, lie hath set his bow in thu
cloud, tu remind you of his watchfulness."
"Thank you, sir," said Jack, " 1 will
benr it in mind." .
The next morning I happened lo como
uion dock just after the sun had risen. It
was calm and cloudy ; and presently a glo
rious rainbow spanned the whole hoavens,
and was distinctly reflected in the bosom of,
the.ocean. As I slood gazing' upon tho
bright vision, J heard somebody exclaim,
1 see it ! I sue it !" and turning round 1
perceived the sailor to whom , I hud read
the chapter from the Bible, standing- my
side, absolutely pale and trembling. From
tho most profutie man in the ship, he be
came tho most quiet and dutiful. From a
degraded positionjn society, hesoon toso
fo a station of honor andu.si-fulness. After
our arrival in port, 1 lost- sight of him for a
year or two, and probably should Inve for
gotten him altogether, hud he not surprised
me one morning by a call.- He was now
Mr. H ; and in his new character I
cqtildhardJyjscj9gnizollic om;o reckless
and abandoned Jack Tar I had known on
the ocean. He attributed the entire ehangu
that had taken place in his feelings, to that
glorious bow of promise, which first awoku
n Ins mind a funding of reverence for his
iir.r.Xmrh-rluickr,r , for April.
" IIabits or DiTi(ijr isiir.D Mux. Huet was so
studious that his wife was obliged tO''(lrug Ijim
from bis books to his dinner. Thunnus" studied
seven'een hours a day for seventy years; that ha
might lose no time, some 9110 read to him wbilu
dressing- or at meals. (Cicero says of himself, that
he occupied his literature and philosophy, at home
and abroad, in tlie city., a'iill in Country Walking
or rildinirv Iljny in afcttKr mentions Ihat even in
bear-liuutwitic ernpTovc'd tlio intervals of the
chase in rending ; but this was contrary to the ruin
of doing one tiling at a time. When .Sir William
Jones was young, having singular thirst for
knowledge. Fie often asked questions of his mother.
her .answer was, 'Read my soil, and you Will find
out. He followed her adricc Gibbon's? in
bis life of himself. 'I would not cielianire mv love
of study for ail the Wealth of the Indies.' ifuvlo
mentions an author, i.haWss also a printer. Who
printed a large book direct from bis head, lika .
Minerva from the head of Jupiter.- The same
writer mentions another' author wlw wrote tna
whole of a large book, with only one quill. Eras,
mue composed in but chaise, while on a jodrney
to Italy. Sheridan' sometimes wrote bis piare pa
Ihe paper that came round his tobacco.
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