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Mr. N- was a man of ex. Tcellent temper, generous Feelings, and cul ti rated niiud, but he was eccentric, even to odditv Ha was a powerful preacher, and hie ministration was blessed to the reform, ution of many in his parish. At the age uf tbiny.four he became enamored of a beau, tiful light-hatred girl of seventeen, daugh. tor of one of his richest parishioners, and who mwgined that to refuse ibe hand of the minister would be a sia bordering hard up on the unparjonahls. Well," the marriage was consummated, the bride's . portion paid ; and the husband, as husbands in their first lovo are too apt to do, gave in to the humor of bis wife, and accompanied bcr to several Ibstive parties given by his wealthy -rKiglibors. in hrroorof fin marriage, The happy couple were silting togptricr ia their comfortable parlor, one evening toward sprint;, tha reverend gentleman studying the Venerable Bode, and his wife equally intent upon a plate of the latest fashions, w!en she suddenly looked up with an expression between hope and fear and thus (HiJrcssed her companion. " Mv dear husband I have a request to matft." J. "'Well, Nancy, any thing consistent" ' You do not i'nwgioe thut I would make an inconsistent request, surely 1" " No nptu reqacst that you considered inconsistent. .. But. come, what is UT Why,, my dear sir," and her voice trembled a liftle, we Iwve been to several parties among the neighboring gentry and nowI lliink that to mainlain our position ia socioty wc should make a party too." , The minister looked blank. : " What sort of a party, Nancy t" he aid at length. . . ' - Why, she replied, " such a party as thoso we have attended. We must make fin elegant dinner and have danciog after it" Dancing ! in a minister's house !" ejac -otatcdMrrN ?rmy "yes;cerTaTnly,reprc4 coaxingly " you will not dance, the party JWiU-he.minci angJhen we nave ocen to similar oarties all winter, V True, true," he muttered with a per ntexed air, and sat silent for some time as if considering. At lengta he spoKe. ies, Nancy, you may make a party, give a din ner.and if the guests desire it you may dance." Thank you, lave," she cried, putting ..Jier arms around his neck " But I have some stipulations to make about it." ho said ; " I must select ana in vite the guests, and you must allow me to place some of my favorite dishes opon the table."- . ' - All as yon please, love," she answered .... - . ti ?. t .n ocngniedty, out wuen snau n wi Next Wednesday, i( you please. " But our furniture and window drape-. rics are verv old fashioned. Is it not lime we had new J' ,' 1 : , t "I should think it hardly necessary to ! a it f re.furnish our rooms. IMancy. au our iur- .niture is excellent of its kind." 2' But our smooth carpets, white drape ' rics and cane chairs have such a cold look; do consent toTaave the rooms new fitted ; we can move the things to the unfurniihed chambers." - . And of what use will they be in those rooms which we never occupy.! Besides, it 4s near spring, and to fit up now for win ter is superfluous." Well, I would not care," she persisted only people wiil call us parsimonious and ufjweritecL. """OhTif that is all !" he sauTgaily, . 1 wiirprbmisc to spend a thousand dollars on the evening of the party, not in furniture, but in a manner which will be far more grateful to our guests, and profitable to our. selves. and which shall exonerate us from the imputation of parsimony ; and you may expend in dress, eatables and deserts just what "sum you please ; and do not forget the wines. - And so the colloquy ended. , He resumed his studies and she gave her rniod to the consideration of the dress which would be most becoming, and the viands Jhat were most expensive. The nest day she went busily about her preparations, wondering all the day bow her husband , would expend his thousand dollars, but as she had discovered something of the eccen tricity of his character, she doubted not that be meant to give an agreeable surprise; and her- curiosity grew so greit that she could hardly sWp during the interval At length 'the momentous da arrived. The arrangements were all complete, and Mrs. N retired to perform the all im portant busbess of arraying ber fine pe rson in fine attire. Sbe lingered long at the toU let , relying on the fashionable unpunctuality of fashionable people, and when the hour struck left her chamber arrayed like Judith of old gloriously, to allure the eyes of alt who should took upon her, and full of tweet smiles and grace?, notwithstanding the, ,Hu comfortable pinching of her shoes and cor sets. Her husband met her in the hall. ' Our guests have all arrived," he said and opened the door of the receiving room. Wonderful ! wonderful ! - What a strange assembly! There were congregated the cripple, the maimed and the blind ; the palsied f-the eslreme aged -and a group of children from the alms-house, who regard, cd the fine bdy, some with wide open mouth, others with both hands in their hair, while some peeped from behind furniture, to tho covert of which they had retreated from her dazzling presencet She was pe trified with astonishment t then a dash of displeasure crossed her face, till having run her eyes over the grotesque assembly, she met the comical grave expression of her husband's countenance, when she burst into a violent fit of laughter, during the parol, isms of which tlio bursting ef her corset laces could bo distinctly heard by the com. pany. Nancy !" at length said her husband sternly. She suppressed her mirth, slam me red an excuse and added, You will forgive me, and believe your selves quite welcome." ' """That is well done,1 whispered Mr. N , " then my friends, be said, ' as my wife is not acquainted with you, I will make a few presentations." Then leading her towards nnmaciajtedrcajureAjwJip3e distorted limbawere-Mnable tasuppoxt4is (Body, he said, This gentleman, Nancy, is the Kev. Mr. Nilcs, who in his youth, travelled and endured much in the cause oi our common Master. A violent rheurra. tism, induced by colds contracted among the new settlements in the west, where he was employed in preaching the gospel to the poor, has reduced him to his present po. sition. This lady, his wife, has piously sustained him, and by her own labor pro cu red amai ntena nee for herself and him But she is ckl and feeble now, as you see." Then turning to a group with silver locks and threadbare coats, he continued," these are soldiers of , the Revolution. They were all sons of rich men. They went out in theiryoung strength to defend their oppress, ed country. They endured hardships, toils and sufferings such as wo hardly deem it possible fbrmcn to. endure and live ; they returned home at the close of the war maim, cd in their limbs and with broken constitu. lions, to find their patrimonies destroyed by fire, or the chances of war, or their proper ty otherwise filched and wasted f ro n them. And these worthy men live in poverty and neglect in the land for the piosperity of which .they sacrificed their alU These ven. erable ladies are wives of these patriots aod-wklowsof other whohave gouetothei reward;-"They eoulr "teft rou talesr that would thrill your heart, and make it better. This is the celebrated and learned Dr. B , wtiaivcd-trandrcda of iivc-duTrrt-1!- spotted epidemic. But his great success roused the animosity of his medical bre thren, who succeeded Ka ruining his prac tice, and when blindness came upon him, he was forgotten by those whom he had do livered from death. This lovely creature is his only child, and she is motherless. Shu leads, him daily by the hand and earns - the food she sets before him. X et her learning and accomplishments are wonderful, and she is the author of those exquisite poems which appear occanally in the -Magazine. These children were orphaned in infancy by the Asiatic cholera, and their sad hearts, have seldom uccn cheered by a smile, or their palates regaled by delicious food. Now dry your eyes, love, and lead on to the dining room." She obeyed, nad notwithstanding her emotions, the thumping of coarse shot's, and rattling of sticks, crutches and wooden legs behind her, well nigh threw her into another indecorous lauh. To divert her attention, she glanced over tlio table. I here stood the dishes Tor which her husband stipulated, in the shape of two monstrous, homely looking meat-pics, and two enormous platters of baked meats and vegetables, looking like mighty mountains among the delicate viands that she had pre. pared for tho refined company which she expected. She took her place, and prrpa. red te do the table honors, but Iter husband, after a short thanks-giving to the bountiful Knu7aauressed mc company with, ftuw my brethren, help yourselves and one a no. thcr, to whatever you deem preferable. 1 will wait upon the children." A hearty and jovial meal was made, the minister setting the example, and as the hearts i of ihe bid soldiers were wa rmed with wine, they became garrulous, and each re.i counted some wonderful or thrilling ad ven ture of the revolutionary war ; and, the old ladies told their tales of privation and suf fering, and Interwove with them the histo ries of fathers, brothers, or lovers, who died for liberty. . 4 . . Mrs. N. was sobbing convulsively when ber husband came round, and touching her shoulder, whispered, ' " My love, shall we have dancing !" I Thai word, with its ludicrous associa. lions; fairly threw her into hysterics, and sbe la ughel and wept at once. , hen she became cuiesccnt. Mr. N thus addressed the company : M Iear, my friends, that toti wiltbink my wife a frivolous, inconsistent creature, and ! most therefore apokxnre for her. We were married only Ian fall, and have attended several gay parties, which our rich neighbors gave in honor of our nup tials, and my wifa thought it would be gen. teel to give a dinner in return. I consented on conditions, one of which was that I should invite die guests. So, being a pro. fessed minister of Mini who was meek and lowly in heart, I followed to the letter bis command, " But when thou ma k est a feast call the poor, the Ume, the blind," dee., you all recollect the passage. Mrs. N , not knowing, who her guests were to be, is hiehlv deliffhtod with the nue 1 have nlaved. an4 do not brliere there has bcetrsonofahr and honorable a company assembled this winter. My wifo desired new furniture, lest we should be deemed parsimonious, and I pledged myself to expend one thou, sand dollars in a manner more pleasing to our guests, and which should obviate any such imputation." Then addressing the children, he said, , "You will each be removed to-morrow to excellent places, and if you continue to be industrious and perfectly honest in word and deed you will become respectable members of society. To you, Dr. B , under God I owe my life. I did not know your locality, neither had I heard o( your misfortunes until a few days since. 1 can never repay tbo debt I owe you, but if you and your daughters will accept the neat fur nished house adjoining mine, I will see that you never want again. To you, pa triot fathers and these nursing mothers of our country, 1 present the one thousand dollars. It is just one huudrcd dollars to each soldier's widow. It is a mere trifle.. No thanfcs, my fri ids. You, M r: Jiilest are-my father iff-the fcordT- Under your preaching I first became convinced of sin, and it was your voice that brought me the words of salvation. You will remain iu my house. I have a room prepared for you, and a pious servant to attend you. It is time you were at peace, and your excel lent lady relieved of her heavy burden"." The crippled preacher fell prostrate on ihe carpet, and poured out such thanksgiving and prayer as found the way to the heart of rs.ArrrruJLUaulLintatfily became a and pious woman, a fit help-mate for a de voted gospel minister. Popularity. A Dialogue. Sews. A ZawTsa's OmcL Emttr , Lawyer. Good morning, Mr. P, take a seat, sir. I attended your meeting yesterday. I was highly gratified with your new preacher. I ad mire the warm and powerful style your clergymen, are of late adopting. It ia certainly calou.'ated to awaken tho thoughtless. If yoa settle Mr. S. in your society, yoa may consider me aa a subscri ber. It is true I am not attached to arrv order of Chriatiana, but I believe the great bulwark of our national liberties most be tbe diBusiua ol know, ledge ; and I have always observed tbat your peo ple are patronizing and sustaining our seminaries and Institution of learnuig. Uv the bye, tin re minds me that oor election is at Land I hope. Mr. f we have the pleasure of nombenng you 1 with our friends in tho approaching contest. l'i tbytcrian.l will think of it Eiit.) Enter Baptist. Lattyer. Good morning, Mr. B- I am glad you have called. Well I went dowo to the river. t-noon-, to witncmt'ji iiuiugrsionrand I must say it is a beautiful ordinance ; and it seems to me that mode of administering is the simple and primitive. To see a utile group stand upon the banks of a flowing stream, unite their voices in that bsauliful bytns. O happy art they,' while the candidate goes down ino tha water. brings forcibly to one a mmd toe scenes of Jordan and Judea Besides your clergyman, Elder M-, is a very interesting man. Your Church govern, mentl have always aidmired ills so republican. It was Elder L. of your order, I believe, who car. lied the great Cheshire cheese to Jefferson. Ho has been a faithful old patriot Ah, this puts me in mind tbat tbe Jeficrsooian principles are again to be contested this fall, and I hope I shall find you Mr. B. a firm a patriot as Elder L. ha been. (Exit) , Enter Episcopalian. Laxyrr. Your moat obedient servant Mr. E.. happy to see you, sir. Well, I was in New York bat week, and I walked four miles in the ni tu ning to hear Bishop H. He is a truly polished ana eloqneni man ; and there n something in your mode of worship so systematic and so much in accordance with decency and order, and so much the opposite to that wild ranting kind of wonuup, mat I hare I alien in lovo with it loo see here I have purchased me a Common Prayer dook. i ne organ and cboir in Bishop Ite church are soprrior to any I bare ever beard. I called on the Bishop tbe next morning, and obtained an introduction to him. lie does not, of c ourse, take any open part in politics, yet be gave me to no. dcrstand in tbe coarser of our conversation, that bis feelings were on the- right aide. (Exit) . "J" Enter MnHditt. liow.do you do brother I call yoa brother, because my- parents were Methodists. And when I was a child the preachers used to visit oor house, snd I used to call litem ail " bro thers," from hearing sji father and mother call them so. It 1s singular bow strong impressions I o culture are. ioaga 1 do not profess reli gion, yrt I alwajafeei mors at borne in a Metho dist meeting than in any other. And yet I do not know whcll-r this arises so much from the force of my early iraprestions, as from that simplicity peculiar w your worship, and whteb m so eonge. nial to my taste. I was riding through C. the ther day, and( at I came opposite a piece of wood, I beard the sound of singing. I immediately dis covered there was a camp meeting in tbe vicini. y . end notwithstanding my business was very rgem, i coum not resist my inclination, bo I tied my beast to the tree, and after walking a mile I came to the ground. Tbo first objeel that met my eye was the presiding Elder G. appealing in a most evangelical manner to tbe people, wbo were seated beneath the shading brane bes of tbe surroonding forest How forcibly it boogbl to my mmd the Mount ef Olive t am considera bly acquainted wih Mr. C,aad though be Lakes nopartm the poliUeal contest of the day, yet in feelisga he and I have always coincided. (Exit) Enter VautrmiiaU ' Ljer-How J"y do Sqnoet Well, I at tended yonr meeting in the schooi-heose the other evening, and was well satisfied with the sermon. Yonr preachers, whether right or wrong, are cer. tamhr men of talent Mr. S. used moat avfendid imagery in his aermun, and hi arguments, admit ting tbe prtmbea, were certainly irresistible. I should bava bees pleased to have invitod ban hoKe.Vrth me, butmy wifawtU rather ot at health that rttming. I caanot see for my part, why people thmtli be so prejudiced againat your eatimeata. Iliry axe certainly miarepmented. There iaone thirg7kybW rwur ijottriiie, which k trie j and that ia, that it ia extremely rapti rating f and for its influence, I can" aay tint many of our best citizens ar UniveraaJiata. Let me see, I believe. Squire, tbat yow bava at Wava been a sarin politician and on the right aide WtU the approaching eon teat rejuina our unanimous eiertiona." (ExiL) ' . . EUr Quaker. ZyerWell,lhouiii4, how jUjr health T I am glad that thee boa taken the trouble to call. Quaker, I do not trouble gentlemen "of thy profession very often ; bat I bare called this after, noon to pay tome money to tbce. Aa we Friend Aa nal M"" ing mew ia tho -art at aming men ayateinaticall v, they oblige ua t pay for the enjoyment of oar principles ; and I undcratar.d dice I forget what militaryieople call it the man who receives the eunstitution mn-r. Laittrr: Yea, I wish I could get off aa well aa you do ; whereat it cost me ten lintca the earn, besides eight or tea days drilling every year. Bat what render the task more unpleasant is the reflection that always arises when I aoe the ban ner flying, and hear the dram beating aroutid me that the object of all this preparation is to train os in the art of destroying each other. And -then I always think of the peaceful settlement of Penn sylvania by Pcnn. My grandfather was a Qua ker, and I bare always admired their plainness of drew, simplicity of language and pacific senti ments. In aliort, Thomas, I hare often thought that if we were all Quaker, society would re semble the state of our first parent in Eden. Quaker. We shall never be all Quakers, to long as somany of us are hypocrites, and sn long 'a hypocrites have so much influence. If thy grand-father was sf Quaker, I am' sorry tbee lias so degenerated from thy ancestors. : Tho cro pica ljre proftiacc about military doty, condemn tbee ; for llice must be deluded by the devil to violate thy conscience at to great expense. -Thee speaks our language flippantly, and admires our dress thy ordinary dialect, and thy fashionable blue coat, figured vest, and gaudy watch embel- lianmenU, are : . .:!.! . r-r.. : : iy. iiiee eui logizes renn i nave heard thee eulogize Napoleon as highly, I have observed the duplicity thee imcs for popularity--Thoe reads a sermon fur the Presbyterians in the morning when tbey have no preaching. Thee goes in the after noon and leads ainging for the Churchmen. In the evening thee goes to the Universalis! meeting. Thee admire the immersion of tho Baptist, the camp meeting of the Methodist, and tho plain dress nodL Janguaj-j.of. tbe. Fricnd, will tell thee friend, thoc strony reminds ms of my brown horse. I once employed an honest Irishman to labor fur me. I seut Patrick out in tha morning to catch my brown horse, Jiovr the brown horse -the partuifi in -the midtUeot -whicn wara large square pond. Patrick was gone a long time, and at length returned with the beast, after hay. ing chased him several times round the pond. " Well Patrick,M said I, "on which aids of the pond did yoa find the borse. Truth," said Pa trick," sod I found him oo all idca." Farewell to the Bottle. Farewell a long farcwe!!, -'IVki m!rraugTpeIL . No mora to thee My song shall be, " ' Drinking, tinging. Glasses ringing. More on mine ear, Shall never bear. My splores are past, And now, at laxt. There comes a calm, A hallowing balm, . For pains and aches, 'iV feverish shake. -And all that madd'ning train OT ills," that ever fill the" brain When whisky' fumes o'er reason mount; For now that evil working fountain Ilalh rr aurd q chrmwe -with its liquid rU And reason's o'er the boltlo's whirmuc mounting Leads tlie calm mind to a more frightning fount, That gives a clear view of every thing below. Yet, I in-re wcm raptures, I can ne'er forget. And man y moments o'er the goblet brim an wasted For friendship's ardour sparkles through them yet. And makes me scarce regret the draughts I tasted; While all the unclosed fondness of the soul Was breathing fra prance round the jovons bowl And smiles Pve tared, and hearts that"! have tried, Have beamed, end beaten gladly by my aide ; And yet. amidst the. bliss there ever was allor. For wreteb'd morn'sfepoeebasfollow'd ev'liiug j'iy. No more the eloodr of shame shall gather now In darkling shadows on ihe enfrenzicd brow But clear and calm, the soul shall through the eyes, Speak berUrm tho'U.nor know heir being to despise No more the Max shall sink beneath hi sphere. And make each lowlier Uving thing his peer ; But proudly keep the . place he was assigned, CatTiox's loio, aso aioruE or maxkiso! And will not Friendship ahed, a brighter flame. When Reason speaks the justice of his claim ? Will not Arrxcnow have a steadier glow Unhealed by the fitful wine cop's flow ? Yes yes, I feci that i'lcasure's purest glance, Com: with the peaceful sound of Tixriu.c Good Cotxcil- No young man can hope to rise in society, or act worthil v lit part in life, without a fair mora! character. Tbe basis of such charac. tori virtwous, fixed principle, or a d-p, fixed sense jpXnoral obligation, sustained and invigo. rated by the fear and love of God. The youth who possesses such a character ran be trusted. Integrity , troth, benevolence, justice, are not with him words .without meaning ; he knows and feels their sacred import, and aims in tho tenor of hi lilc, to exemplify the virtues they express." gucu a man has decision of character ; he knows what is right, and it firm in dung it. Such a loan baa "Aeicderieeof cracterbJ,limksnr.d acts for himself, and is riot Uhe made a tooTof " to serve purpose of party. Such a man has true worth of character ; and his life is a blessing to himself, to hi family, to, society, and to the world. . ' ' Aim then my friend, to attain this character. aim at virtue and moral excellence ral excellence. Thi. i the first, the indiniensiblc sen. It impart hfc and lions and interest in society. It is, indeed, the dew and rain that nourisheth' the vine and the fig tree by which we are shaded and refreshed-. Haw. AevTDtxr. A negro fellow, the pmperty of Mrs Fiaoaxncs of L'nioo, was ia' this place last week driving the wagon for a family moving away. A Powonoos preparation used (bribe de. atruction of Bod -bogs, was mistaken by the feL low for spin t. lie took a dnun, a be supposed, bat the efflU of the poison soon shewed itself; and in spite of all that randxal skill could do bs died tbe next morning. Tbe bey was no member of the temperance society, ss we are informed, and exercised bis liberty without restraint in ta. king a quick instead of the due poison be iatcad. edsSfrttnAmrg Journal. " Coot Vrs r Tbe Pottsnlle Journal sars: "A diacacitweed ear aoner hat woek, and at the buds time iajenoed a that be bad mada arraan. merit to borrow it r " r " r Yfatblufton. -Ills perron end personal aypejtrunce. ' An , tables of hi gnat "physical prwess.r-r . Io person, Washington was unique. He looked like no ooe else. . , To a stature lofty and commanding, he he united a form of the -!:. v..' - nituiiim iinyuniuii,uiiius wan iu ivbiuib finet, mlu a . ,w 0.1 AimA i 4 wot. tin ium muw aaa s isigv mw & mned, craceful nnu imoosinc. ; - JSo irrmosinE. . iNo one ever approached the Pater Patrise that did not feci bis presence. So Ionv ago as the vice regal court tt Williamsburg, in tho days of Lord Bote, toint, Col. Washington was remarkable for his aplendiJ person, the air with which be wore a small swore, and his peculiar walk that had llic light claslic tread acquired by his long service on the frontier, and was a matter of much observation, especially to foreigners. While Col. Washington was on a visit to New- York ir 1T73, it was boasted at the table of the LL Governor, that a regiment just landed from England contained among its officers some of the pnest specimens of martial elegance in his Majesty's service in fact tho most superb looking fellows ever landed upon tho shores of tho new world. I wager your Excellency a pair of gloves snid a Mrs. Morris to an American lady that I will show - you a finer man in the procession to-morrow than your Excellen cy can sfclccl from your famous regiment Done madam, replied the Governor. The morrow caine, (the. 4ih of June,) and the procession in honor of the birth-day of the King advanced through Broadway to the strains of military music. As the troops defilrtl before tho Governor, ho pointed out . . . . . r .u - sons and brilliant equipments. I a rear of the troops came a band of officers not on duty, of colonial officers, and strangers of distinction. Immediately on their approach tho attention of the Governor was seen to be directed towards tall and martial figure i , .. . j ..,.t that marched -with a crave and-measured tread, apparently indkrent to the scene around him.. The lady now archly ob- served. I nerccive that vour Excellcncv'e "d"'- a - i vva Hiv luiiiuu iti 111,41(1 wij' i. . iiu, m J I you to your wager now, sir I Lost madam, replied the callant Governor : When I laid my wager, I was not aware thatCjl Wash ington was in New i'ork. To a question that wc hate been asked a thousand and one limes, viz ; to what tndi vidua!, known to any who are yet living, Jrdlhe-Twrson fVcsh1ngTorrBrlle nearest resemblance ! we answer to Ralph Izard ; Senator from South Carolina, is. the firsi Cjnjrcss under the Constitution. Tiic form of Izard was cast in Nature's "i manli est mould, while nis air ana manner were both dignified and imposing. He acquired great distinction, whilo pursuing his studies in England, for Ins remarkable prowess the athletic exercises of that distant period. An officer Ti ft ho Lifo-Oarrrd his "been often heard laobscrve lhat the Commander. ln-cnicl was thought to be the strongest man in tho army, nnd vet what thews nnd -moewa tiyt-ro-hcTtrrid iir thca rui v tif irrtr- Revolution. In 1781, a company of rifle men from the county of Augusta, in Vir sinia, reinfurct d tlu troops of Lafavcltc. As the stalwart band of m iuulainera, de filed before the General, the astonished and admiring Frenchman exclaimed: Mon Dicu! what a people are these Amcricjtris. .i.ibvy have reinforced inc with a band of giants ! t asnington s great pnysicai powers 4ti4imbs: they were lonjj, large and sinewy. His frame was of equal breadth from the shoulders to the hips. His chest, though broad and expansive, was not prom. inent, but ralber hollowed in the centre. Ho suffered from a pulmonary affection in early life, from which ho had never entire Jy recovered. His fn'me showed an extra- ordinary developcment of bone and muscle ; bis juints were large, as were his' feet; and could a cast have been preserved of his hand, t be exhibited ia these dcircnerate days, it would be said to have belonged to the being of a f-bulou-eee; Daring ihe last visit of L fa j cite to Mount Vernon, among many tand interesting rtlations ol events thnt occurred in olJen davs, he said 10 the writer : " Ii was in this portico that you were iotroducod to we in 1781 ;.yon were then holding by a sirijrle finser of tha good General's ..remnrkable.h8ndt- which was all thftt you could do, my dearslr,-at tbat time." ' . In the various exhibitions of Washingtons grea t phy sical pro wess they were a pparent ly attended by scarrly an elTort When he overthew the stong man of Virginia in tyrcstling, whife manyof the finest of the young nthlc t ia; of the times were engaged in the manly parries. Washinston had retired toih'ejshade of a tree, intent upon the peru- me cnampton 01 tne games strode through the ring, calling for nobler competitors, and taunting the student with tho reproacfi that it was tho fear of encountering so re doubted an antagonist that kept him from tho ring, that Washington closed his book, and without divesting himself of his coat, calmly walked in Ihe arena, observing thai fear formed no ponofjiie being; then grappling with the champion, the struggle was fierce but momentary, for, said tbe vanquished hero of the arena J io Washing, ton's liou-Hke grasp I became powerless, and was hurled to the ground with a force that seemed to jar tha. very marrow ia. my bones; while tbe victor regardleas of tbe shouts that proclaimed bis triornph, leisure ly retired to bis shade, axd tbe enjoyment of his favorite volume. ' Tho power of Washington's arm was displayed in several memorable instances. Io his throwing a stone across the Rappa hannock river, below Frederic kburg, an other from the bed of the stream to the top of the Natural Bridge, and yet, another tovcr over the Palisades Into the Hudson. - While , , . i.fsri j. ,he ,,e nd wneralleC. iL Peale wai at Mtunt Vernon in 1672, engaged in paint ing the portrait of tbe provincial Colonel, some young men were contending ia tho exercise of pitching the bar, ' W'ashington looked on for a time , then grasping the mis ' tile in his master hand. Whirled the iron ihroTrgbrtbc air; which took The ground far7 very ar, beyond any of its firmer limits) the Colonel observing, with a smile, " You perceiveyoung gentlemen, that my arm yet retains some portion of the vigor of my earlier days." He was then ia his fortieth year, and probably in tho full meridian of his physi cal powers, became rather mellowed than decayed by lime, for " his ago was liko a lusty winter, frosty yet kindly," and, up to his sixty eighth year, he mounted a horso wilh surprising agility and rodo with the ease and gracefulness of his better days. (lis personal prowess that elicited the ad miration of a people who have nearly all passed from tho stage of life, still serves as a model, for tho manhood of modern times. , With all its devclopemsnt of muscular power, the form of Washington had no sp pcaraece of bulkincss, and so 'harmonious were its proportions that he did not appear so passing tall as his portraits have repre sented. Ho was rather spare than full da ring hii w!iociiit-.lhis.is readily ascertain- cd from his weight. The lust time he weighed was in tho summeiLof .1771 when .... having made the tour of his farms, accom panied by an English gentleman, he called at his mill an 1 weighed. The writer placed the weight in the scales. The Englishman " not so tall, but stout, square built, and fleshy L-J i -J - J L. " wuiiiicu lieu v ii y, uuj cxiiressca rauvu sur- . b , . , .' ., . - . . . . F""1 "' ,"!,,nStn .obfnrcd cst weight of his best day s work exceed- i i r nin nrv -1 ? a 11 . cd to, he weighed a liule rising 210. Ot the portraits of Washington, the most of them give to b'tm a fullness that he) did not possess, together with an abJom iual enlargement greater than in tho life, whilo his matchless limbs which bava in but two instances been faithfully portrayed. In lhc equestrian portrait by Trumbull of 1790 a copy 'of which is in the City Hall of New York, and in an engraving by Loisier, from a piinting-by-Gagaict, French arttsts-of-d&inguisbed merit. The latter is not an original painting,tbe head being from Stuart but the delineation of the limbs is the most perfect extant. - Of ibe remarkable degree of awe and reverence that the presence of Washing- ton always inspired, we shall give one out ot ono . thousand instances. Daring the enntonment of the American army nt tbo Vailey.Forge, some officers of the 4th Penn- ytvania regiment were engaged in agame o( fi ves. in tlie midst ol tlieir snort Uiev diicovered the Commander-in-Chief leaning upon the enclosure and beholding the gnmo with evident satisfaction. In a moment all things were changed. The ball was soQcr ed to roll idly away, the gay laughter end joyous shout of excitement wcrchuslicd into a profound silence- and the officers-were gravely grouped togetlicr. It was in vain the Caiel bagged of tire players that they would proceed with their game, declared U12 pleasure he had cxperi.-nccd from wit nessing" ijieifc. skill, spoko of a proficiency in the manly eienje that lie himself could have boasted of in other days. All would ' nut do. -Not a man cou',d bo induced to . move, till tlie General, niidtngthathtivpre- sence hindered the officers from continuing the amusement, bowed, and wishing thent good sport, retired. . ' ' FaTAL FF HAT. The wonted quietof our city was disturbed on Monday nigh'., by an all ray, Uw result of which wus as melan. choly as iu consequences were fatal. Tho substance of the fads, as developed ou the investigation by a jury ol inquest, arc that a quarfel had uken place some short tims previous between Mr. Tthnnis Hutch. inson, ana a Mr. McMillan, an engineer on tlie Ceorgia Rail Road, which created so much i)l-fee!ingthat impruJctit remarks and threats were made, the result of which was that both went armed for a meeting, which took place in Broad street about 11 o'clock on Monday night, when McMillan accosted and assaulted Hutchinson, a short kfight ensued, in which Hutchison stabbed McM., of which he died in a few minutes. We forbcarJinlhcr comment, as we under- stand that Hutchinson will deliver himself up, and Ihe matter will undergo a judicial investigation.' The following verdict was returned by tbe jury of inqufcst: " " 1 oat the deceased came to his death bir a wound inflicted in the left side with a knife, in an affray with Thomas Uutchin. son." Augusta Chronicle: Stzeeottts it! That io the" ten Tear previous to General Jackson's war .00 our currency system tbo number of bunks cre ated was 22Kwirh a capital of $9,000,000 ; that in the next two years ihe number of binks created was 209, whb a capital of $333,000,000 ; that tbe farmer banks vera ' generally sound, and the kucr have gne. rally proved unsound; and that tho Looo fbcos are now breaking down the very cur. reacy they ga vo bs, bad aa h s. and are fast reduciDg us. to the cosrtoa 0 bo cur reacy at all. Tmt Whig., i 7 ft i .