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VOLUME I L-NUMBER .10.
ASHEV1LLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER . 3, 18il.; v
T7I10LE NUMBER 62.
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n. M' ANALLY & J.ROBlEKTS, EU1T0K3,
"'rrBr tcrnrri rer TElBAT MOBHINO: 8T
Publitkari M Zim, Treaties, (A
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Promiser
; AX IMPRESSIVE TALE,
. Iow often didst thou pledge nl vow )
- Thou w6uldifory bo mine! -And
my fond heart ituclf o tru
It ne'er miitrunted thine Burnt. '.
' Just seventeen years ngo, EHza Murray
was in the prime of young and maidenly
beauty, as fair as the roao that blossoms ia
. tho cultivated garden o! art, as - gentle aa
the lily of tho meadow that bends its head
to the summer zephyr ; and yetat times as
wildnnd reckless as tho playful school-boy
that sports "on tho edge of tho rocky preci
pice. She Was just such a thing as yonth
would love.' I have seen her in the midst
uf iraiel with a dimple on her cheek, and
- playfulness in her manncr,-"whkhHnused
its influence on those around her. Many
mi eve at such times was turned upon her
with delight, and many a memory frequent.
, Jy called up to minu me sumo mm piayeu
noon her countenance when .directed to
'"wards her, ' Showas at such times In her
proper sphere, for the wholo cnt of her
character beamed forth j k spoke ia the
rlavful throw of a. well turned arm : In tho
' graceful movement of M-sylph like form ;
and in the merry step of . a . pretty, foot.
" Yet, with a natural volatility, she possessed
n noble and generous heart. In her inter-
course with society, it was her intention to
pursue a Correct and honorable course but
' ho knew not herself.
-The winning grace of bcauiy7llie sniTTo
prga.ictY4j10i.tho power of fusliionT-jncver
l'uiled to draw admirers around the form of
a woman. Ei!za Murray knew tho truth
of this ; she iblt the full force of her nttrac
tions ; she could read them ia the pleasure
which her smile gave in tho many eyes
which rested with delight upon her ; and in
web of conquest which Bhe wovo by the
flashing out that joy and merriment so
blended with early youth .
Jjancing alone, then, in tne ,hey.dnyof
lifr conhiifjits. sliH had atiil fn?t nt timoa t!ir
-Hfluenco whid-ston-t3-.cvcr excrtingf
over us. . . :., .
Among the many suitors which appear
ed before her, Henry English was all that
the. maiden couli desire. IIo iaw Eliza
Murray," gay, beautiful, and attractive,
possessing, with all her volatility, gentlo
ncss in her manner, a sweetness of temper,
a buoyancy of fancy, nnd iense in conver.
sation, which he admired. He offered him
self amon2 the list of suitors for her-hand.
"VVijh tho true spirit of on honorable courU
ship, he unfolded to her his circumstances,
bis prospects, and his future hopes ; desired
mi intimato knowledge, willing ' that' nc
quniqtaneo should blossom to friendship,
and ripen into love' She with tlio ardent
color which female fancy gives to man,
when ho stands before her in the beauty of
n lover, sketched to himself the character
of a suitor -dwelt upon tho candicLmanner
:n which ho had uufolded his' purnoseSj
Jicrself, bis, '.and his alone ; ani promised
him a separation from all society but his
own. : ..
. Thus far all was -Tightr Btit7lrryoulh
we are the beings of fancy ; and morccspe.
cially tho children of volatility live in the
delight of tho moment the gay, giddy
sccno of the theatre on which we move.
This was too much tho character of Eliza
Murray. A card for a ball was handed her
by ono who had always prbfesscd himself
an ndmircr, and she forgot in tho moment
fif its reception her promiso to Ilenry.
Rut when alone, her situation was viewed
ia its, proper light. The card had been ta
ken go sho most and yet she knew it
was wrong ; but he will forgive rfie thought
fche ," andTndvTngTiflfie moment-beTprc a
t)i trt nrtn emtln1 witd - i ft afnf1 inn Tihnn
nil 1 guv. OlllII U ITIVII 0M.IOIUjtlUtl y bill IJ
putting on an arch look, danced merrily
'withstaud that," Bat her beauty possess.
uVnot4ue power lio- unagmed
. , ca . -- -
taiKcd over tne torteituro ot ner word cool,
ly, ahd asked her plainly if she thought
she had acted correctly. Instead of freely
"vnuMi(,uj;il ill tliui, oilv " Vlfc Willi
apparent dehsht upofl the cast scene of the
-ball ; told of tho merry company present, of
tne politeness ot her partner, and in the end
endeavored to ridicule the idea of his being
- - . . ut 'J 1. 1 1 1 1. 1 L V. '
Years rolled on they mingled" together
in tho merry scene surrounded by the
social fireside but tho delight which affec
tion for each other had thrown over the, sil
very morncnts they had spent together, had
ceased. Cold formality and distant polite,
ncss had assumed itrpltfee; I saw bothy
however, at length married. .
Henry English had chosen one who bad
no other recommendation but mind and
' person. Wealth did not throw her wreath
of splendor and power around her brow.
But sweet and simple, innocent in person
and mind, rich in the variety of youth , gave
to her charms a , more alluring influence
than all the splendor that wealth brings in
its train. Unaided they commenced the
world industry'; their reliance, economy
her helpmeet. , ' ' ; .
The gallant who Bad-been tho partner of
piza Murray to the: ball, became in time
h"rBusband, II-wns one calculated to
Vial afToirs of life. "Such i"wm the hasty .idea
1 formed as I witnessed the woddinir - oere-
monie. Dut E'ira Murray then wore the
i-aame gay and smiling countenance, and the
tame laughing lip spoke of present happi
riess, when sho bid the wedding party wcl
come, as she used to wear when she could
clairft protection of Henry English. "
LI.waitedjoaEDgliiihr-andJiisi)rido
short time previous to my leaving the vill
age?. 1 had seen Helen (3 ray often before
marriage, but never did she appear so inter
esting as when aticr wismng me success
when fur away, in tho character of Mrs;
English, sho took hcrTiusband'a arm and
wondered away over tlio meadows to her
cottage residence. J also gave a friendly
shako of the hand and'bade farewell to Eliza
Green and her husband with an earnest
but secret wish, that he who was to be the
protector-of ,obe so fair as ,Eliza Murray,
might bo all that a husband could be. I left
two happy young couples then as happy
as nope and fancy could make the first sil
very moon of matrimony. .
Twelve years passod a way when- curl
osity and inclination led me back again to
thctwoet little village of Middleton. As I
wound my way down the road into the vill
age,tno recollection, or other days came
tip before me I thought of those I had left
reveling in the joys of "life a loveliest peri
ad." 1 rdde leisurely along.,markin2 the
alterations Hint tfmo a nd enterprise had
made. One neat and eletrant mansion had
risen on a Bpot singularly beautiful, to which
the hands of industry and art had given
their aid -that spot was the residence of
Henry English. .
DilL-rcnr, very oifllsicnt had been the
course of another couple. ' Eliza Murrav.
poor girl, wove tor herself a cruel destiny
The. duty she was called upon to -perform
was ot no ordinary cast a Dissipated ' hus
Banff I(Sw"iii Back 'toiler, arid BappTncssl if
possible. Little ones to waTcTT over and
provide for with a mother's anxiety! It was
too much sho Bunk beneath the weight of
it, and left two orphan children. Henry
English stepped forward and became their
parenti I saw them both, on my visit to
English's, siting on the green. '
io mose youos ladies wuo peruse tms
crude hnd simple tale, I have .but a word
to say i)t matters of courtship : let promi.
esTlwwcver-tgrto-adliered--tor-jwtth
the strictest faith. A confidence placed by
lovers then, and not betrayed, will never
bo forgotten ' t , -
. The G ranur y ;
A Tale ichich every person wiU read.
BT REV. C. A. THOMAS.
'Whoso readeth, lot him understand, .
"Jonathan Homespun having purchased
an extensive larm, and provided every
thing requisite to prosperous husbandry,
proposes to turmsli subscribers with one
quart of wheat weekly, at tho low price of
ono dollar and fitly cents in advance ; two
dollars at thoend of six months ; or two dol
lars and fifty cents if not paid till the close
of the year.
1 he tacilitics allordecr by tho govern.
meet, for the transportation of wheat to cv
ery section of the Union and adjacent pro
yinces, ore such asjnust proveitisfacUry
to every subscriber and the-proprietor of
the Granary assures all thoso who may-pay
trbnize him, that he will exert himself to
supply an article of the best quality. N. B.
Agents will be allowed a generous per
centage.Address (poslpaid)Pr6prietdr
ot the Uranary, Uopcwell. x
Such was tho prospectus issued by my
friend Homespun. Feoling a lively inter.
est in his welfare, I visited his farm, al
though it was alongjourney from mv home,
and was pleased to find every thing' in nice
jordor. IIo informed mo thaV he had con
tracted a large dcBtln the purchase of the
premises, stock, and implements of, Bus
baodry, but that he had no doubt of his abil
ity to discharge everyjobligation in a few
years. lie also stated that he had already
received many hundred subscribers, ind
that in four orlTvewecksTio7 would , com
mence the delivery of tho wheat according
to his proposals. ' 1 W ' .
- - The schcriie appeared plausible"; and my
friend was so confident of his success, that
I had not the slightest doubt of his "prospers
tyLI entered mylname as a subscriber,
nnd when I left him ho, was preparing many
thousand quart sacks.
Every week for the space of two years,'
I received my tjuart- of wheatf-an d con
cluded from its excellent quality and prompt
delivery thot every thing was prosperous
with Jonathan Homespun and his farm. So
I gave myself no concern about my indcbt
edness to him "for," said I, "to a farmer
so extensively patronized asBels, the small
pittance of two years' arrearages would be
but a drop in the bucket." It is true, there
was occasionally printed on the sacks a
general notice to delinquents but I hever
suspected that this was intended for " bis
friends. . "'' - . f- .
l. The notice, however, Became moro fre
quent; and having leisu.ro, I concluded I
would visit my friend, the proprietor of the
Granary. He greeted rne cordially but
I saw there bad been trouble. He was ev
idently worn with foil ami anxiety ; and in
the conversation of the evening, ho entered
into particulars. r -
"Here I have been laboring day and al
most night for two ycar$ ; and I am more
in debt now than when I began. My
creditors are pressing for payment ; I am
conscious of inability to mectthcirdemands,
and can perceive no result but bankruptcy
and rain." .. -i ,
"Pit hir yon p-t a !irgd list of " uH-
- ' Yes, a very large list 7" w'aa the reply
"but too many of them arejikeyoul"
"Me ?' I quickly " rejoined in amaze
ment; "too many like me !" '
: "Pardon me,'1 said my fnend, in a meV
ancholy tone "pardon me, for oppression
will make even a wise man mad. ' iou
have had a ouart of wheat weekly forf two
years and I have not4iad-a cent-of pay-
ment ; I have a largo list of tho same kind!
of patrons scattered here and there overf
thousands of miles. If they would pay m
the trifles they severally owe me, I shouU
ber directly freed from embarrassment, an
go on my way rrjoicing.But they reasfl
as you reasoned; and, among you, I an
brought to tho door of poverty and ruio.1
1 felt the lull force Ot rebuke, and pronpt
ly paying arrearages at the increased pfce
named in the prospectus, and also a tar
in advqncc, I shortly bid adieu to the or
thy and wronged farmer, resolving u do
every thing in my power to repair thcnju
ry which had been accrued from myyAilin
quency. ' I
-iO ye patrons of Jonathan IlomdpunJ
wherever ye are, or whoever ye ate ; ye
who have received and eaten wheat from
his Granary, without makinz payment! Ye
are guilty of a grievous sin of ommission.
Therefore repent. Pay the farmer what
you owe him. Uncle Sam's teamsters bring
you the sack of gram every week and Uor
cle bam teamsters wiu carry.- tho money
safe to Jonathan Homespun.
The bereaved Widow
BT JOSEPH It. CHANOLEk, E80..
He was an only son, and bis mother was a widow
-We turned into a narrow street, and
shielded ourselves from the piercing north
wester tliat hadJceBlor80jneminiitca
blowing, showing us that our cloaks were
not wholly weather prooCJt was Certain.
iy a comparative pleasure alter .such
searching blast, to stand in the leo of the
houses ; and as soon as the blood began to
circulato a little, we considered what should
be our next step in the errand which we
had undertaken to perform," when our at
tcntion was arrested by sounds of wailing
from tho house near which wo were stand
ings and as the evidences of sudden cricf
continued, we tclt emboldened, it not called
on by our mission, to knock at the door.
We repeated tais several times, but as there
was ho answer, we determined to enter.
Raising tho Jatch with some force in order
to arrest attention, we opened the door and
stepped into a small parlor; there was no
" entry." Tho noise of opening the door
had called from an adjoining room a female,
whose countenance was marked., by the
deepest grief. Sho started at our" nppear-'
a nee, but. with a courtesy natural to her
sex, pointed to a chair near a stove,
We apologized for our unbidden entrance
by stating that her exclamations of distress
had seemed to give a warrant for our bald
ness, as we were in the discharge of a duty
to a class in which sho seomdd to be included.
'J There was no answer ; it was evident
that all feeling was merged in ono over
whelming grief, and the sobs which shook
the frame of tho afflicted ono wero rather
evidences of-its concealment thon attempt
at its expression. T-i- --'-
lA'royour sufTonngs, said my compa.
nion, respectfully approaching the female,
"of a kind which we can mitigate? Our
means, whatever they are, shall be cheer
fully devoted to that purpose."
I " Unless you can bring back to my arms
a husband who has been dead for months,
and restore to my bosom-an only child.
stretched out on yonder bed, you cannot
minister to my sultenngs. .
Wo knew too well the feelings of a mo
ther to attempt formal consolations in the
freshness of her bereavement, and w we
mingled a tear with the childless widow,
conscious that sympathy would do more
than advice. i ,
The door of the little room was open,
and the light front a window fell upon a bed.
Tho suffering widow trembled tia slie turn
cd her face in that direction.
1 We followed her.
The little one lay upon tho bed in the
newness of death. Sickness had not ema
ciated tho face, nor paiifdisturbed flic fea.
tuiva. It was the beatrtyuf qoiet8ilence
and rest had. set. their. seal upon Bs lipss
.but the blue vein lay across his temple and
uuown ma cnccK as ii tne current t we
had only pnascd-iirlTS cftrecf Jiot clallcd.
The thin silky lock of bair that lay upon
tho forehead of the dead child trembled in
the agitation of the air as we approached,
but settled still again-upon -the brow, to
wBclosjwhitCDCSSajrbJe-iaJL poor
comparison. 1 he long eye-I ashes were in
Dcautiiui relief to the delicate skin over
which they hung, and served to shade fie
eye-ball, where alone deatbaccmcd to have
set Bis seal. As we gazed upon the bea.
tiful object befdre us, the grief of the mother
broke out afresh. We felt that something
should be said, -
" The Lord gave," said my companion,
as he took the mother's hand from the cold,
tiny fingers of the boy ".the Lord gave
uus ircnsure.
" Who else, O who else could Bave eiven
such an one," said the. woman. irazin
.downward upon the bed. . t ,
"And the Lord hath taken away," added
my friend . "' ." . , ;
A shivering of tho mothtsr'a frame Indi-
cated that she was sensible ber comfort
was taken away , . , ;
" Let'us, then, bless the name of the
Lord," continued my friend, . , t
O .not now not yet I crnni di it
f C v.
witliotit eproaclung my Maker, but I c.an-oot-mocli
Him with blessings. It may
Eow good to rm to have been itfllicted ;
t while the heart is bleeding with (he
shucssof its wound, I may, like Racbael,
reftise to be comforted." i '
With due respect for jtho sacredncsS of
per recent erief. wd let the mourner away
&om lbe. igbt of her chiklr with XMdew of
proposing to her, as soon as possible, somo
plan ot decent sepulture.
Tho rooms indicated poverty, but not
squallidness. There was a sad deficiency
in the means of comfort, but what thero
were, bore evidence of being tlio remainder
of a sufficiency. Entire neutness distin
guished every thing, but even the clothes
upon. the bed were insufficient for the ne
cessary warmth ; and chairs and tables had
gone to providerfbr herself nnd little one,
when the sickness of the child had prevent
ed her from work. '
While we wore arranging flic
measures
which shouid insure
decent burial to the
child, a slight noise from the bed-room ar
rested my attentions I went to the bed.
A small dog was lying at a little distance
from the dead child, and gazing intently in.
to his unchanging face. The affectionate
animal Bad reached forward .to-Tick the
cheek of the boy, but coldness prevented a
repetition ; and he contented himself with
fconstact watching and an occasional low
room. . -.
"Poor Rolla," said the mother, who had
followed me to the bed side, "poor Rolla,
ho fails but does not understand his loss.
He tml I wcro the constant and only com
pankns of dear little Henry fand now we
are hs only mourners."-.
Tin next afternoon a plain carriage took
away ittle Henry in Ins coffin and his af.
liicteumotlier. At the gato ot the grave
yard, fry friend and 1 met tho carnage
The button took the coffin und proceeded
My frind placed the widow's arm beneath
his ou I and helped heronward, nnd I follow.
ed then but not alone poor liolla joined
the Iitie procession, and completed its
numwrs.
Tlrf selcmn service was performed by
my fnend to the scanty congregation, du.
turbel only by the deep sobs ot the mo
ther, i -
At englh the sexton prepared to . lilt in
ihoeath ibo' anguished lriaiher bersrorcT
the li!e resting placo of her boy, and with
heartrending grief took leave offhe last
human being with whom she could claim
affiniy.Slio turned' and moved slowly
away. Rolla paused, as if in doubt wheth
cr to follow the living, or to lie down and
rest with tho beloved dead. . Tho. widow
niiimitercti her faithful "Companion, aod
turned back and called to him to follow.
liolla looked wisttully at the crave tor a
time, and then obeyed. Heart broken, the
widow with her sympathizing dog returned
to that desolated home once mado cheerful
by the presence of her husband- and her
child. .
A Romance of the Revolution.
The night had already settled down
gloomtly and forbidding on the evening of
the 15th of July, 1789,- when the advanc
ing column of a little army, whose uniform
betokened iHdi bd'Amenpan , emerged from
a thick wood on the shore of tho Hudson,
and in an instant the whole shadowy pros.
pect disclosed to thorn along tho bank of the
river opened to tho view, far away
lay Verplanck'8 Point, now buried in amass
of shadow, while on the other side- of the
river, dark, gloomy and frowning, rose up
the cracky heights of Stony Point. Wash.
cd on three s des -by the Hudson and pro
tected on the other, except along a narrow
road by a morass, the fort was deemed one
of the most impregnable on tho river, and
its capture regarded as almost impossible.
Yet to achieve that gallant purpose this little
army was on its march. ' - '
A turn in the road soon hid Jhcm from
the river, and after a silent march of aomo
minutes duration, they arrived within a mile
and a half of the enemy's lines, and halting
at the command of their officer, formed into
columns for tho attack. Beginning again
their march, they soon reached the marshy
ground at the baso of thcliill.
L Hist said the low voice of the Gen.
eral, from the front, " we are nigh enough
nowHalt!"
The order passed in a whisper down the
ihe,- and the. column paused on thetdgo of
the morass. It was a moment of suspense
and peril. Every man felt that in a few
minutes the fate of their hazardous enter-
prise would be determined, and thatlhey
would be fit'wr i" death, or the Amcr.
ican flag waving in triumph over the dark
promontory ahead, now scarcely discerna
ble through the thick gloom of midnight.
Yet not a lip quivered, nor a cheek blanch,
cd in that crisis. About twenty paces in
front the column had halted the forlorn
hope of 150 men," with unloaded pieces
nd bayonets fixed, while farther on a aim
ilar group of shadowy forma could be seen
through the obscurity, accoutred with axes
to cut through the abatti. Each man had
a piece of white paper ia his hat, to dtstin.
guish him from the foe in the approaching,
melee. .' The pause,. Bowever, whicB af.
forded this prospect was momentary. ; The
General Bad already reconnoitered the op.
preaches to tho still silent promontory; and
waving bis sword on Bigh,he gave the or.
der. In another instant the dark massive
column was moving steadily to the attack.
.It was a thrilling moment, during - which
thfl devoted band had crossed rapidly over
th mnrsS. As vet, the enrmv hsd not dls".
.t L,
est veterans trembled ' with the eagerness of
that moment of suspense. Already had tlie
foremost of tho pioneers reached tiro abattis
and tho quick, rapid blows of . their axe
tung upon the night, when suddenly a shout
of alarm boist front the fjrt, the gun of a
sentry flashed through the gloom and in an
instant all was uproar and confusion within
tlie astonished fortification.- Not a moment
was to be lost
, " Advance ! Advance !" shouted Wayne
as he pressed rapidly on towards tho abat
tis, followed in deatii.likc silence by indom
itable troops. 1
" To urms !" came borne along the night
breeze from the fort" to arms '. to arms !"
and then followed the quick roll of tho drum.
In an instant the enemy wereat theirposfs,
and as the gallant continentals still main
tnined their silent and steady march, a fire,
such only as a desperation could produce,
burst from every embrasure of tho fort.
Tho incessant rattlo of tho musketry, the
Toarofthc artillery, tlio crashing of the
grape shot, and the lurid light flung over the
scene by the explosion of shells, and the
streams of fire pouring from th& fort, form
ed a picture which no pen can describe.
Yet amid it all, the daring assailants steadi
ly advanced, though not a trigger had been
pulled in their ranks. Faithful to the com
mand of tlieir General, though trembling
in every limb with eagerness-, they kept tip
their silent march amid that fiery tempest,
as if impelled by some grjd.iiko power.
On, on they passed. The whirlwind of
fire from the fort coascd not, yet still they
dashed along, charged at the point of the
bayonet, over abattis and bulwark, until the
enemy, borne Back by their impetuous on
set, quailed before them. The works were
.forced pocalMll
dcath-l.ke silence broken.
A sound rang out from the victorious
troops over ull tho thunder of the battle. It
was heard by the head of the column" be
hind, it passed down tlieir line, was caught
up by the rear, and a wild shout, making
the very welkin tremble, rang out as they
dashed on to the attack.
The contest was short but terrific' Over
bulwark, battery, and prostrate foes, the
gallant continentals, headed by Wayne,
pressed, on, anddiiving all before them,
met the column of their little army, with
an'cn7th"ffsTastic"clie very centre of
the enemy s works. In another moment
the starry flag of America waved trium
phantly over the battlements.
"The enthusiasm of tho victors cannot be
described. But though the contest had been
so bloody, not a man of the enemy fell after
resist a nco ceased. The prisoners were dis
armed, a guard placed over them, mid sen
tries posted pn all the commarding positions
around the works. - J he morning gun an
nounced to tlie British fleet in tho river that
Stony Point was won.
From the New Orloans Picayune
A Drunkard's Fnte.
From the Blotter ef P. Pickle Jr. Accountant.
' We were passing the front entranco ot
one of our principal hotels a few day s since
at an hour when the summer sun was not
far from its meridian height. . A little noise
insiua attracted our attention.-and we- im
mediately stopped--few men pass by. any
thing which gives indication of an affray.
In a moment we distinguished the cause,
for one of the servants, a strong muscular
fellow, bore out in his grasp, as though
'twere but a mass of inanimate matter,
something which still retained tho appear
anccof a living beinr. Piantimr this ob-
icct upon its feet, at the entrance, withT its
face to the street, the servant, a
pplied Tiia
foot to the rear, and brutally sent his bur
den into the ditch. The act was cowardly
and unjustifiable: but it was so quickly
consummated, that no ono had time to in
tcrfere. ' '."
Tho man thus unceremoniously intro.
duccd to the receptacle of all things filthy,
was miserably, but not helplessly drunk.
The vile liquid in which he had been partial
ly bathed, seemed to bring him a littlo near
er to his senses,-for he scrambled forth
quickly, staggered to one of the chairs up
on the banquette,-and took possession of it."
Nauseous and disgusting ns was the stream
from which, wot and dripping, Be had just
rescued himself, still mqre nauseous and
disgusting was the, volume of language
whitb is$Mcd.ftom.biClips; the very dog
before Bim a riir'nn, thieving cur at that
ropped his tail between Bis. logs, , and
trotted briskly away from so pestilential an
atmosphere. - Our blood froze as we listen
ed to the foul profanity of the forsaken
wretch, hfs Borribie invocations of the vcn.
gcanceof God upon, the person who had
thrust Bim forth into tlie open air. We
passed on ourVoy, silent and sad.
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It was even so. In that bloated brute, we-
recognised all that remained of an early
and accomplished friend. Jlecamjo to,N.
Orleans a lew years ago, a full grown, real
man in heart and intellect. I ho capacities
of a soul, fashioned in the Creators own
image, were his, in their full proportions.
In Bis fresh and open countenance, ia the
quiets depths of his clear and transparent
black eye, anrxia bis manly form, could be
recognized the attributes of a being formed
for the enjoyment of alt that is bright and
true in existence; - In bis present condition
his whole course and history is told with s
distinctness and eloquence which we shall
not presumptuously attempt to emulate. , He
himself bad admitted the enemy which had
stolen'away his brains, and left him lower.
He surrendered Bis soul to the doctrinelbaf
truth is confined to' the bowl. 7 His reply fo
remonstrance as well M persuasion, wa in
the paltry sophism of the poeff
M Let m drink who would not? since through
life's vtried round, ' " 1 . T
la ttie goblet alone nadoccptluu k founAf .. A '
The forfeit of his folly has been early
and punctually paid."" Better would if Bavo
been for him, better for all who have knoWa
him j that tho grave wornvshould long ago
have rioted upon bis flesh and bones. For
the consuming fire of low and depraved
passions brings more of agony than would
be endured were Bis1 former instinct with
life and consciousness beneath the sod even
until decay had. annihilated all outlioe and
trace of humanity. -
The poor mother in a distant land, who
mourns over her lost son; the almost broken
hearted sister, who can never "forget ..tho
companion and playmate of her childhood,
while sho remains this side of the tomb,
mght fieaYcfTin ' vairi i for a" familiar lihea.
ment in the face of this .wreck, of, fair Bu
inanity. : There is but little in tho appear
ance of that hatlesa, coatlcss, dirty vaga
bond that gives an indication ofWter days.
Would those who have loved and cherished
him in his past alas! forever past! years
of beauty and pride, recognize the light of
his glazed and sunken eyes, ever and anon
4anhin- with tlie unearthly brilliancy of
temporary Insanity ? U there anything of
the free and hearty laugh of childhood in
that maudlin leer, or bitter derision the
mere mockery of a fiend ! Oh, no! over
such an object of horror, the mother would
pray for power to remember that she had
strangled her child at its birth,-spreading
,0 th(J fu dove,0Aebment of jt8 facu.
fancy to tho full develone
tiesirrjnanhoodTTXSod grant that sho may
go down to the grave as she sSrfely willl
for her Father in Heaven is merciful ia
utter ignorance of tho final scenes in tha
life of tho monster she once called her son.
His race is nearly run. Between the Bw
bors6T the bottle, the climate, and the sea
son, the cold earth has already been hollow
cd out for his final resting place. Reason
even now totters. .The last act inthedra.
ma of his existence, will be that of thou.
"sanoVrfwbdse 'bofeeaalrod Bjr
and by, upon his bed he will be stretched,
tho most fearful of all beings moro and
more loathsbmo as he approaches his end
a drunken maniac. In his visions of horror
thero will be a lesson terrible to contemplate
most awful and revolting' in reality
Long after sense and perception, Bave fled,
when the fangh andjeerof tho demon alone
give evidence that life remains, it will be
found that the ruling passion is still trium
phant. Yea, even with the last faint throb
of his heart, and upon the lost sigh that
posses over his lips, will be heard a supp!i
cationJbr more of tho liquid fire in which
he has burnt all that distinguished him from
tho brutc. He goes to another world, real,
ing into the presenceof angels ; with a
half uttered prayer still hovering upon his
lips, for deeper and darkcrand morq final
perdition.
Going to. Yes, there are some men, and
farmers too,-that are always going to, but
never do it.: r In the circle of my acquaint
ance 1 1 know of a farmer, that., lias - not a
single edge tool on his premises, except axon
and scythes, and yet lias been going to get
a set of carpenter's tools, for moro than tn -years...
Another, and a largjffarmcr too,
that docs not own a rollerBut for five
yedrs past has borrowed one of his neigh
bor four or five days in a yoar probably
to satisfy himself as regards its utility as a
rarming implement Another has not, but
is always going to get a cart rope and n
serorpulteybtocks. Another ia going to
get him a set of dry measures ; though ho
sells more than a hundred bushels of grain
and ' fruit annually. A nother and this
man has always been going to burn dry
wood after fhi-ycar but ho never has dono
it- And singular as it. may pppdiiyono
man that has been going to build dim a bet-
ter hogpen than the ono in which he now
keeps BiTswine, and has been going to for
hiteen years. And there arc mony farm
ers that have been going to have better fen
ces, better gates, better crops, and belter
stock, until I think they fire now either re.
ally going to do it, or they are sadly deff.
cient of that energy .and decision of cha r. -actcr.thaf
should characterize every Ameri
can farmctv And finally I- know of one
man, who is almost deficient of every arti
cle, and farmfiieimplement"abovo" named.
and if I was going to tell you the reason, 'j
l 11 .1 .
snouiu sny, inisman nos occn going 10 siop
drinking ardent spirits for ,a long time.
But judging from the looks of Ins farm and
from his own most wretched pcrsonl ' cp.
pearance,I shall soy that this manwith "rap. ""
id stridesj was fast going to tlie d .
A Booi. A book is a thine formerly
put aside to be read, and now read to bo
put aside. Tbe world is at present divided
iato two classes those who forffct to read.
and tBose who read to forget Book-ma.
king, which used to be a science; is now a
manufacture, with which, as in everr thinar
else, the market is so completely overstock,
ed, that our literary operatives,- if tber
wish to.svoid starving, must eat one ano
ther. They have, for some lime, been fm.
ploycdin cuftTDgop each etheras If to
prepare for the meal. Alas ! they .must,
have reason for, their feast, without finding
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