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J. H. CHRISTY. & coM
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ouraelvea to emy exertion to promote the in.
tercaU of thoao-trlia ma; favor u with thair pa
tronage. .
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prompt, will fnaure iucceaa in oar buaineaa,
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renpeetfully acqnnint merchanta and others, that
wcalao '
Beccirc nod forward Goods.
In thia branch of onr buaineaa, promptneaa ond
daapatcb may b expected, nr etand belnp on
Centre atroct, next door to Ibward & Garmany'e
Grocery Store, -where all wajona coming in and
coing out must paaa in review.
fc TH03. A. EDNEY,
LYONS.
Hamburg, S.C., Feb. 1812. 2m 87
LAW NOTICE.
fTvlE undcraigned takeapiea'are in offering uia
I - Professional aervieea Id tbe cit Tzcna of Western
North Carolina, and solicita thoir fricndlf patron
age ra the praotice ot Iiw aud Equity, in the
following pourU, vii : Cabarruo, Alecklenbnrg,
Lincoln, Iredell, Durke, Yaneey, Buncombe, Ilcn
denton, Rutherford and CIcaveland, . He further
nasnres tlie public,xlliat hit whole time will be
hereafter dovotcd exclusively to tba Profession of
Lw, and tliat a alrict atteiticm to ti: clients' It) -tnreeta
sliall be given, and a regular attendance in
lha abova Courts mav be confidently eiDected.
Trnc-1lrhttve Tnlbcrto confideeTtbeir interests
to hia keeping, will please accept this a n. tender
of bis liiphest reirard and best thanks for their dia.
intonated friendahin. ' His office and residence is
in Linclon, where he will be lilemed to receive nny
communication addressed to him, in his nrorrmion-
al line of buaineaa. BALIS AI. J5BNEY.
January 28r 1813 r -. 3tr-86
Valuable Land Tor Sale !
nnilE subacriborii offerior aaletwo
Jl iiundrcd nd fifty icres or Land,
situated i i milos east of Asheville, on
what is called the river road leading
to Alorganton, with about 45 acres in cultivation ;
there is 25 or 33 acres well adapted to ie growth
of grass, aome cleared, and aome uncleared.
l he plantation is well watered, and in a lirst rate
e
laee for stock of all kinds. Liberal credit will
e riven, bv the purchaser giving rood security.
For further particulars, enquire at this office.
R. W. & A,. PORTER.
Feb. 23. 1812. 3t S6
Notice to Contractors.
THE undersigned Commissioners, appointed by
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sesaiona, for
TturV rnnntv Imrphv riva notice that thev will
receive Sealed Proposals for building a NEW
JAIL, in the Town ot Morganton, until Monday
the lth day or April next.
The Building to be of well mado and burned
brick, 46 feet in length, by 20 feet in width two
stories high the first story to be divided fnto two
rooms, and an Entry, and the workmanship to be
done in a plain, neat style suitable for dwelling
Ronma.
...The upper atory or Prisoner aprmrtmcnt, to be
divided Into three Rooms, each end room to be IS
by 16 feet in the clear, and 8 feet high in the clear,
and an entry or middle room 11 feet square in the
clear these rooms to be secured by inkier walls
f hewed timber 7 inches aquare, dove-tailed and
fitted close together, and sealed with oak plank
l iridic thick nailed on with spikes 20d. at least
3o to the square foot, and otherwise constructed
in the moat secure andapprxurcd manner .The
whole work to be of the beat materials, and done
in a workmanlike manner. .
The Bids will be made known on Thursday the
2 1st of April, and it i desirable thattho Bidders
should be present. It is also desirable that the
job should be undertaken forthwith, and completed
as soon as possible.
A plan and specified time of the building may
be seen ait the Tost Office or at Mr. Erwin's store
in .Morjanton,
DAVID CORPENINGt
E. J. ERWIN,
-THOMASO. WALTON,
AVM.ti. LltVVlN
R. C. PEARSON,
x IIAIf AWAY "
V' From the subscriber, on the 1st inst., a
$i Negro boy, named AUSTIN about twen.
Ja Ity year of age ' very dark complected
about five feet 6 iodic in heirlif, rather heavy
countenance. I expect he will attempt to make
bis way to tht West. A liberal reward will be
!id to any person who wU deliver eaid boyto me
at my residence at the Mountain Shoals, in Spar,
tanburg Disk, S. C, or lodged in any jail where I
will get him.
- S. M. MOSTILLER.
Mountain Shoals, Spartanburg )
DissC;, pctj iAisiu4 a tf
. Stute of North-Carolina,
T1NCKY COrTT. .
Court tfPIe3 and Quarter Sessions,
FuaoAar tsxm, IB 43.
Jackson Rar,
r S LAND LEVY.
Wm. D. Anderson. )
r appearing to the aatisfaetion of tb court,
that the defendant to not an Inhabitant of this
8rie H is therefore, ordered by Uw court, that
publication be- made for six successive weeks in
the Highland Messenger, for the defendant .to ap
pear at the next term of said court, and show
rente (if aey ha bath) why tba plaintiff shall not
inn leave for an order 01 saw to nsne.ro seuiM
same ( otberwiaa the land levied on will b con.
demnrd to satiufy the debt ind all costs.,
Witaeaa, J. W. fiiauND, Clerk of aaid eaurt,
t office, the 1st Monday in February, A. D. 1843,
and in the 66th year of oar InVpendneo. -.
J.W. GARLAND, C2ri.
March 2S (rM Tt. ti. $5 50. '
i?nv.
mm
MISCELLANEOUS:
;1 t (From tbo New York American. .
LakeGeorgeDcerliunt occupa
tion ot Tlcondcroga by tbe
Frenctat Enslisli, uud Ameri
cana. - ', ; . , -1 : -i----' - . - ' t
I'lTieSon' of rooming liurU liimself . io
b'ozinrr splendor o'er" Ihy crystal waters,
beautiful Horicon ! n wo float upon the
placid bosom, not so of yore in leathery
canoes, but in gaily colored barques, drawn
by Steam Spirit, as ho vainly strives to
break his fiery prison. Soe how he pufft
and prints in the fierce cmbraco of ihe glow,
ins clement, in furious efforts, dragging us
onward with frantic swiftness, 0 en ns the
frightened steed, the vehicle wildly bound,
ing after him. . As the valve of safety opens,
hear tho shrieks of mad delight with which
cxultingly he proclaims bis freedom now,
the iron portal closed, how - like Sampson
in the Prison Mill, struggling, 'giant-liko,
10 again npplics him to his tail. Imnn.
nor.cd Spirit ! there is no help for thee.
Sweat thou must, and pant and groan 'till
like thy follow laborer man, released from
fire fetters as he of earth, resolved to pure
ether, thou shall float ngninfrcc and delight
ed in the clear elements above.
Ho! brother Spirit, tarry tarry, wait
thou a little till I join thee then how gakl
lantly well ridel Couched on summer
clouds, lazily we'll float; or glancing on
sun rays, shoot swift as - thought, 'mid ihe
bright worlds rolling in sublimity above
ns. We'll bathe in tlieMwnJsjrJdjsphinx.
dourfaninTTic sultryTieat of crimson Mars,
slide uponSaturn's eternal snows or jjyous
ly gamboling along the Milky Way, chaso
the starry Serpent to his den. Ho ! broth,
cr Spirit ; but but wo must bide our time
madly now in wild career, thou sweep's!
the placid lake from under us.
"But wbom havo wo hero? Moustach,
and whisker humph ! Ah yonder'sme.
tal more attractive. A sturdy hunter in
homespun clad, with his long rifle his
broad chested hounds in quiet, steeping at
his feet our fellow passenger till landed
on some mountain side, he follows his syl
van war. Clear animal health and vigor
shines from each lineament with what
open unsuspicious manhood whut bound
. less freedom ho comports himself. Ha !
hat is it, hound What is it? Why
dost abako thy pendant cars and look so
keenly in thediatanco and why that plain
tive howl f Ay ay hunter, thy practis.
ed eye hath cattglit it. On yon wooded
isbnd toihe winawar
graceful firm and branching antlers, lie
sees us not but the dog'squick senses
have caught his scent upon the passing
wind. Still, boy, stilL Pilot, pmjier a
little more under the island. Hunter lend
me your rilk launch the canoe. Come
hunter, peace, keep the dogs on board :
paddle for yonder point now wo shoot up
on the pebbly beach make her fast to this
dead log. Wo'll steal gently through the
woods and come upon him unawares. Soft
ly press those vines away ; whist avoid
the rustling of the branches; haro creep
through these bushes tread softly the fal
len leaves you'll mire on that swamp bot
tom. Hush hush tread softly that
crackling branch. He lifts his head he
looks uneasily about him stand quiet.
Now ho browses again ; get a little nearer
we are within distance. I'll try" hint
click. Bick go tho antlers the cocking
of -tho-rifle har nlarmeT'tilm-"ne"a off !
Here goes, hit or miss, crack, he jumps ten
feet in the air. I'vo missed him, he bounds
onwaru, no, yes ; by Jove ! he's down, he's
up again, he plunges forward, ho fulls
again, he rises, falls, ho struggles to his
knees, fulls. Hurrah! he's ours, quick,
quick, thy couteau de chase t we 'II make
sure of him. Stop, stop. Poor deer land
I have murdered thee, for my sport I have
murdered thee, have taken from thee the
precious boon of life, with cruelty havo
broken the silver cord, which the beggar's
blunt kmfo can sever, but not the jewelled
fingers of the monarch again rejoin. There
thou licst, true to the Great Master's pic
ture: tho bin round1 tears
Course duwnjthjjnnoccntnoiiq in pi'""1 Th",
And thy smooth kathern sides pant almost to
buratrngr ' " -
Thy Hfo blood flows npacc; .e'cn now
ihy largo softcyc dims ui the sleep of death
-.-and I have slain thee. Thou hadsl not
another enemy than the gaunt coward wolf,
or fanged serpent; him with light leaping
bounds, thou laugh'st to scorn, as his long
howl struck on thy quick ear ; and the sul
len rattler, with many blows of thy tiny pol.
isbed hoof thou dash'st to pieces, cro from
his deadly coil, his flattened head, with
glistening tongue and protruded fangs,
could reach thee. Oh ! I shame mo of my
miscreant fellowship. E'en tho poisonous
serpent, with 'quick vibrating tail, did give
thee warning ; I stole upon thee unawares.
Hunter-ijake again thy weapon ; for thee
.'lis thy vocation ; perhaps 'lis well, the
game is thine I entreat of thee let not my
innocent victim again reproach my eye
sight. So, here is the canoe ; wo again
embark, we rock" against tlto steamer's
side, and now again rush onward in our
swift career. Islands glide by us in count
less numbers. The frightened trout scales
in quick alarm from the splashing water
wheels, while Echo, mocking their watery
clamor,' wakes theold mountains from their
sleepy stillness who again, like drowsy gi.
sots, relapse into repose as we leave "tbeifl
far behind us. . .. .
TtcortDEROG, we approach tby shore.
Ay true to appointment-be re are the hors
es, mount, on gOj ors.r hillock axd val
ASnEVILLE, NORTH : CAROLINA,
ley, through brake; through briar, through
mud, through 'water, through swamp,
through mire : we callop over the broad i
green peninsula ; lean jta entrcnchrnjfntJ
t bread its lines. Hero is the citadel,
descend the moat ; tho wild rank weeds
and furl o'ertop our heads. Ahl-here's
a chasm, a breach in the ancient walls;
spur up, spur up ; now wi draw rein with;
in the very centre of tho blackened ruins.
How lovely tho view from the soft unduln.
ling promontory ; the lake bathing its sides
.-.Hericon'8 mountains o'er looking it on
this. stalwart yeomen of , tho verdant
State, frco as the winds, on that ! . Oh ! Ti.
conderoga, 'midst these uncultivated wilds,
these silent mountains, various and even;,
ful hath been thy history.
Ho! Old Timo; how calmly slrok'sl
thou thy long gray beard, " as seated on tho
broken ruins thou pondcrcst. the pasti
Come! come, old father ! ascend this
crumbling battlement lean on my shoul
der, as yet, 1 nm strnightestI will hold
thy scythe. Now point to me the drama
which past generations Inve acted upon this
green peninsula. What do I sec?
I see tho savago life, the light canoe
flonting on tho blue lake, painted warriors,
spearing the salmon, chasing the deer upon
the plain, dragging the surley bear in tri
umph ; I see the swift paddle chase ; I hear
the laugh of children, ihe voice of patient
squaws, tho distant yell as' rounding the
point,' the returning braves bemoan the
dead left on the war path, and as the shades
of evening close, the sun in golden radiance
retiring over the mountains, I see them
congregated in wigwams in the cove: The
blue smoke rises gently o'er the tree tops,
and is still quiet and serenity obt&ma--Uherapjne BnrJ Un
whip-poor-will arid cricket,' amid the drow- five )unrred or
sy hum ol insect iilc, keep melancholy ca
dence. ." Si ranger, venture not near them the
peace is trecherous. No civilized chal
lenge shall givo thoe warning tho cruel
war-shriek will ringo'cr the insensate brain
as tho light tomahawk trembles in thy clo
ven skull."
Wild mist ro'Is onward I hear sounds
of distant music the mellow horn the
clashing cymbals break from its midst
Ahlitrises. A gallant army, in proud
array, with flags and banners bright glit
tering arms, and artillery. They frater.
nizs with the red skinned warriors. Their
military lines run round liko macic. I feel
e'en whero I stand, hugejwnyisgrjirLlow
ersfTisc,nna Uisnons spring.up around us
the spotless drapcau blanc, high o'er our
heads, floats in the breeze with! chansons
of love, of war, of 7a belle France, mix
with mirth and revelry. " Stranger, 'tis
the ' Qui Vive' that arrests thy foot
steps." x Ay now Old Time, the mystic cur
tamagain rolls upwards. What do I sec 7
Red-coated soldiers advancing in proud
battalionthroiigh the forest glades, the sun
beam dancing on their bayonets. I hear
the sound of bugtest the clamorous roll of
the drums, groaning jar creak of heavy
artillery. Spread a long the lines, covered
with sharp abattis and water moat, .1 see
the impatient Gaul, with savage ally in
ambushment await their coming; they ad
vance with desperate valor, they ford ihe
ditch, thpy hew the sharpened trees with
axes. In Vain, the balls like hail from
unseen foes, murderously destroy them. i
ttieir tcarjcrTails. Mark ! the buglo with
melancholy wail sounds their rctret.
Again, Old Time, an interval, again red
coated soldiers ! again groaning artillery !
Look up ! the drapeaublanc has vanished,
the meteor flag streams proudly from ihe
flag staff. "Sirangcr, 'tis tho Anglo Sax.
on s rough challenge that gruffly breaks
upon thy car."
Longpcoco and silence, Old Father,
now obtain tho sentry sleeps upon his
post, women and children play upon the
ramparts, but, hark ! what is it far in the
distance that I hear 7 The sound of battle
tho fusilado of musketry, the roar of
cannon ! I sec Bunker's Hill, -from the
light barricade, sweep down her thousands"
I see hurrying forward tho hardy bus-
DanoainyjdhD
ro5cTdivinc, theouth, the old manahcer.Jthe mate ofa WesrlndniraderT
cd on by mothers, sisters, tender wives,
tostnko
-.- For their altars and their fires, -God
and their native homes."
1 I see a new Nation's symbol, stars and
stripes, and watch, now in tho midnight
darkness through the fortress moat, how
advance that fearless band of men. LoJ
in silence ihcy pcncfruto tlio fortress cen
tre.. - Hark ! what voice rouses the astonish,
ed officer, as starting from his slumbers,
he met, close at his throat, the-bayonet's
threatening - rminU." Surrender!'-To
whom 7" The great Jehovah, and tho
Continental Congress!" Now floats the
spangled banncr.proudly o'er' tho citadel,
patriotic men assemble, armies make tern,
pnrary resting places, invalid soldiers
breathe the health restoring air, and Age
wears on.
Ha! was that a meteor flashing from
Dcfin nee Mountain summit? And there,
another 7 Plunge ! plunge ! Cannon shot
screaming, yelling, bounding to the very
certtre of the fortress. , r4,Tisthe English,
man with his artillery."
Quick, quick! St. Clair withdraw the
army, tha'position is no longer tenable
Strike not that flag ! palsied be tbe hand
that so degrades the flng of freedom. Let
it shake defiance to the Inst! Quick, the
magazine, the train ! Ha, hah ! Xtoa,
Vesuvius like, tho explosion.
EiSo OH Tine !
Ho! t&ra of tb
FRIDAY MORNING,' APRIL 15,
scythe ! What i hast gon?! Am I aye,
it a? alone f -'-Naught but tho blackened
ruJas, and the cTurnblinj ramparts, in si.
lence surrounding me. " ' ; - ' S.
Not. .This important position, situa.
todon Lake Chumplain, near tho foot of
the Horicon, (called by tho English Lake
George, ond by the French St. Sacra
ment,) was first fortified by the French,
and wns tho point from which they made
so many incursions, in conjunction with the
Indians, upon 1 he English settlements.
Lrd Abcrcrombie led an army of nearly
10,000 men against it in tho yearT753;
but was defeated with a loss of 2000 men ;
and one of his most dislingushed officers,
Lord Howe, who foil at tho head of one ol
tho advance columns. In the following
year it surrendered to Gen. Amherst, who
led a force of nearly equal number against
it. Its surprise and capture by Ethan Al
len, at ihe commencement of our Revolu
tion, is, wo presume, familiar to every Am
crican,as also tho fact of Burgoyn's getting
heavy cannon upon tho neighboring moun
lain, which had heretofore been impracti.
cable, and from which tho works were en
tirely -commanded. The nccessiry with
drawal of the army by St. Clair, after blow
ing up the iro'rks, is as related in tho text.
The False Llarut.
OR THE COaitlSH WBECKEB.
" A wreck ! a wreck !" is the most tre-
tnefldous sound-4oa-w retched marine -i n
the howling midnight tempest on our iron
bound coast, but the most welcome to those
guilty men called wreckers ;" who con
sidcr the winter as their harvest season for
der; Often we have seen
or a tnousana men, women
and children, rushing through the break.
era to seize upon their prey from somo hap.
less vessel iust dashed to atoms upon the
rocks, and wondered that more prompt nt
tenlion is not paid by local authorities to
guard the property ofwrecksand reward ihe
honest anddihgent wlio endeavor tosave it
Thousands of our seamen perish every
winter., crvinn. " Kefuie fulled me, no
man cared ior my soul."
The preaching of the Gospel on our sea.
Coast has so fur improved its inhabitants,
that tho horrid system of alluring a vessel
to destruction by lights on shore, and mur
dering the crew, is now happily abolished ;
we wish we could say asjmcjhjconccriiijig
ihe general plunder of every part of the ves
set and cargo. Upon this subject we have
often heard in Cornwall, handed down from
father to son, the awful legendary tale that
wo now submit to our readers, in wlucl
tho important doctrine of divine and ret rib
utivo justico is strikingly exemplified.
44 lowards tho close of tho sixteenth
century, a horrid custom prevailed on the
coast of Cornwall, of luring vessels to thei
destruction in stormy weather, by fastening
a lantern to a horse a head, and leading it
about on tho top of the cliffs, in order that
the bewildered mariner, mistaking it for the
light of a vessel, might bo induced to shape
Ins course towa rds it. i his atrocious expo
dicnt was often successful. The devoted
crew dreamed not of their danger until
warned of it, too late, by ihe foaming
breakers that burst upon them from the
shore ; and tho vessel speedily became a
prey of, a set of ruthjess barbarianswlio
tocurethemsorveslmmunity in their plun
der, often murdered those who escaped
drowning, and called their booty a God.
send. -
. 44 In a small hovel, on tho craggy shore
of a deep and dangerous bay on the coast
of Cornwall, dwelt one of these wretches
whose name was Turloggan an old, hnr
dencd desperado, who united in himself tho
fisherman, the smuggler, arid the wrecker,
but the last was his favorite occupation;
and such was the confidence of his compan.
ions in his experience in this capacity, that
he was usually appointed their lender, and
rarely failed in his office. His wife, too,
encouraged him, nnd not unfrcquently aid
ed him in his iniquitous exploits. Disgust.,
cd with the wickedness of his parents, their
only son left his homo in early life, nnd
44 II was a period, when a long and pro
fitless summer and autumn had nearly
passed away, that Turleggan, like tho vul.
tu.rc, ever watchful of his prey, was more
than usually observant of the signs of the
heavens ; nor was any one more capable
than himself of discovering the most dis
tant indication of tempest Nature had
for several months worn n placid and
most encouraging aspect. The soft and
azure sky seemed to rest upon the transpa
rent sea, and thes!owly extending. waves
swept with slow murmuring olong , the shi
ning sands of the deep bay with a monoto
nous plashing, thn teemed to strike liko
the voice of a prophecy upon the ear. No
more hateful were the glorious beams of the
orb of day totlie fallen Lucifer, as deseri
bed by our great poet than was the quies.
cent state of nature to the dark mind of
Tcrleggon. In his impatience, he. cursed
the protracted season of tranquility, and
hailed the approaching period of storms as
more conynial, pot only .to' the "gloomy
temper of his soul," but to his interests. At
length he saw, with a smile of savage satis,
faction, the sun sink in angry red beneath
the dim and cloudy .horizon ; heard with
exultation the hollow murmuring, of the
winds, and beheld the blackening waves ri
sing into fury, and lashing the lofty rocks
with their ascending spray. ' As the night
advanced in chaotic darkness, the horrors
of temp?, increase ; zi the long atd bad
' '
1842.
blast of the contending cloments rung upon
the ear like the death knell of a departing
soul..r4iNow is tho time," ejaculated the
old hag, bis wife, 44 g thy -woy upon (be
clifis, there's death upon ihe wind." Ter.
leggan speedily equipped himself and a,
cended the steep promontory nt the en.
trance of the bay. The usual expedient
was resorted to and ho soon observed a
light at sea, es in aswer to his signal.
His prey seemed already In his grasp.
Tho light evidently-approached nearer; and
before an hour had empsed, the white close
reefed sails of the vesscheould be dimly
discovered through the darkness, and the
nppaling cry of the seamen atilKMiscovcry
of their danger, distinctly heard. v Signal
guns of distress were immediately fired,
and the loud commands, 44 All hands on
deck," and 44 About the ship," were vocif
erated in wild despair. Every exertion
was mado to veer the ship from the shore,
but the redeeming moment was passed, tho
ship was completely embayed, nnd neither
strength norskill was of any avail in avert-
ing her impending fate, la a few minutes
a tremendous crash, and a heart-rending
but fruitless cry for help, announced the
horrid catastrophe ; and the last flashing
signal gun revealed for a moment a scene
too horrible to be described. 1 he stran
ded vessel, hurled repeatedly, against the
jagged rocks of the bay, soon parted; ihe
waves dashed oyer her shattered hull with
relentless fury bearing to the shoro tho
.shattered rgOy-e4H
wreck, and the tattered rigging; while the
minI'd shrieks of the drowning blended with
the roar "ofthe conflicting elements, rose
upon the car like the-despajnng cries of an
itrmy of dying Titans.
44 There was one, however, in whoso
eyes such a scene was joyous ir. whoso
ears such sounds were -melody and that
being was rerlrggnn. He waited impatient
ly until the storm hud somewhat abated ,nnd
when silence besrnn to indicate that the
work of death was wclLnigh over, he do.
scended the well known cutis to dart upon
his prey. Unmoved by the horrid specta
cle, (for l!.o moon had broken" from tin
clouds from which she had before been con
ceolcd) he stood nwhilo gazing upon the
scene of desolation around him. at n loss
where first to begin his work of rapine,
But to his surprise nnd momentary dismay,
there was yet one living soul on board, who,
shoukMie-sarvivt;, wuuldintCTposoeTwclirn
him and his hard earned booty, and who
was even now Iouuiy supplicating !r.3 S3
sistance. To despatch this uphnppy crca
turc in his exhausted and helpless condi
tion, was no sooner formed than executed
Whilst he was appearing to aid his escape
from the j tws of death, one stroke of his
hanger laid him a livid and mutilated corpse
upon the sands beforo him. Torloggan
then rirl'.'d the pockets of his victim, took n
ring from his finger, and laden with the
most portable articles of plunder, retracted
his footsteps to tho hut.
44 What luck," exclaimed his ficnd-like
helpmate, ns he passed ihe threshold of the
door. 44 Never better," rejoined Terleg
gan, pointing to his booty. He then de
scribed thosucccss of his bullish stratagem,
without even concealing ihe particulars of
tho murder ; alter winch he displayed
somo pieces of foreign god.,coin,nnd-- tho
rffig wriTcTiliic had luken from tho stnngcr.
4 Give mn the light, Meg," said the hoary
viilinn. Tho hag obeyed. But no sooner
had he examined the ring, than ho recog.
nized its form and certain marks jupon .it.
His conntcnance changed, and with n groan
of agony, ho handed it to his wife. She
knew too well from whose" hand it had lccn
taken, and after glancing at it for a moment,
yelled out with supernatural energy. . "Oh
my son, my poor son 1" and full senseless
nt tho feet of her husband. Tcrleggan en
deavored to master his feelings, until the
fact should be ascertained
44 He arose with the dawn, ond hastened
to the spot where ho .had left tho corpse.
It was indeed his son. The stroko of re.
tribution was complete. Overwhelmed
with despair, nnd stung by remorse, to
Trnrcrmis neari naa never oclore been
1 in.
pervbuarhoctermined onelf ds j ; ruet ion.
A few days afterwards, his mapl.-d hndy
wnrfbund among the rocks, and was inter.
ed onnhespot where he;" had 'perpetrated
bis last deed of blood. '
The chief incidents of his terrible story
nre narrated in the neighborhood which
was the scene of hero's manifold ottroci.
lies. -H is wretched wife perished a few
weeks afterwards, by tbo fall of her hut.
occasioned by one of those dreadful storms,
which she and her savage helpmate had so
frequently invoked, o ,
Scotch Degrees When tho University of
Saint Andrew's sold her honors a certain minis,
ter, who deemed that bis ministrations would be
more acceptable and more useful if he possessed
wnai tne uermans can uie doctor-hat, put X15 in
hia purse, and went to St. Andrew's " to purchase
forhimwlf a good dern." His man-servant
co'mpanied him. and was present when his matter
s formally admitted to tbe lonir-dcsired honor.
On bis return, tho doctor" sent for hia servant
and addressed him somewhat as follows t M Noo,
Saunders, ye'll are be sura to ca' mo tt &orlor ;
and gin ony body spiers at you aboot mo ye'll be
aro sure to say the doctor's ia his study, or tba
doctors en 7 (red. or tha doctor will see yon in a
crack." M That a'deponds," was tho reply. who.
ther ye ca mo doctor too." (The reverend doctor
started.) H Ayo, it's just so," continued tho other ;
H for whoa I land that it costs sao little, e'en
got a diploma mvaelf. Sa ysD jost bo good
enough to say, Doctor pet on some coals,' or
Doctor, bring mo tba wbbkey and hot water
and gin ony poor sptert at ya about me, yeH bo
ayo sure to say, Ths doctor's m tbo stablo, or ths
doctor's in tbo ytatrjsx tbo &rtyiitfafjA,
tvm, as tho stay fco.? - t-r.
WHOLE NUMBER 03.
ITT- The Allowing article though particularly
directed to the business of March will ncverthe.
leas anawerwell for April, and may be r4 with
profit any month In the ycaft Editor Mstttng r?
A Word to Fanners.
Wtin were a bov w wera nude familiar'
with theoneratiuna of the fanner for each monty
of the year, by tbo wood cuts at the head of tho
pages of tlie Aiolinao. 1 nose ruue pwiurew w
intonded to afford useful hints toths- Arriculttt.
ralist, and were frequently inatruclivo and always
impressive. Sorry wo are that they have given
place to such unmeaning, at lipid and nonsensical
engravingi as at this day characterise tha embeU
Uhmenta of thia useful Annual, the Almanab. If
oar memory tcrves us, the month Of March used
to be represented by a picture 01 larmers sngagea
in nlauirhinir and fonce-mnkin?. Wa are remind.
ed of this by an article in the March number of.
Tho Cultivator, in wniciruiis ouwnwwi
making is included in tho " work for tbe Month."
Ve have condensed some 01 111s more pw. nu
imoortant hints, and nublMi them for tho benefit
nt nmh farmers na aro not so much engaged in.
attending to other people's business aaaltogetbor
to neglect their own. Happy ho who attends to
this rulo, whether he be farm-r, merchant, or mo."
chnnlc. . '
It is well for a faruicr to b8 looking ahead, and
securing such seeds as hVi intending to plant or
sow the coming s?ason. It is not too much to
say, Hint thousnnds of acres or com tail airoosc
annually, from using bad seed. Bitter to pay dou
ble price for good needs, than uao poor ones, if
thev could be had for nothing. X, . .
It is the custom to sow clover and jrrasa aspd
on winleT sown grain in March, and if there is a
little snow it can tr none muen octter ana more
erenlr than without. Never attempt to scatter
such "light seeds in a windy day; and if you
value goad crops, clean fields, and peace of mind
hereafter, be enrcful to now nothing bnt pure seed
without nnr acitrinir them.
March is a trying month for domestic animals,
if treated during our long winters at too many of ,
them are. There a a degree of cruelty in thus ...
half-starvin j o many crcature,lhat deserves Ilia
severest reprehension I and even a regard to pro.'
fit should induce a different course. Just compare
the profits of a cow well kept through tlie winter,
coming out eleck and smooth in the spring, with
one reduced to a skeleton, barely making a living
of it, and requiring pood pasture till Julyj to get
her in order again. So with ehcep, swine and
horses. No man lias a right, nor should he at.
tempt to keep more animal than he can keep well.
Fences must be looked O thia month, as ani.
inals are apt, unloss enrcd for, to be strolling about '
the fields, and will do much mischief on newly '
seeded grass lands, and nearly destroy such wheat .
fields as thev can obtain access to. Drains should .
be examined, sluices cleared, stagnant waters let
off, and the sown crops examined, to prevent In.
jury from cuch sources. In all plates where fra. '
quent passing and repassing is to be done, substi. '
tute gates fur bars, and you will have access to
your fields greatly facilitated. -
i;rec majje trajn
"every farmer would seo the roads to tho extent of
his farm were planted with" trees, it would require
but a few years to change the whole anpect of our
country for the belter. T.'iS maple, tlm.ash, and
in suitablo soils the locust might be profitably usod,.
and if these were not to bo had. fruit trees, such
as the pear, chcrryrbr pear mibt be substituted.
In transplanting make your holes large, but not '
deep, give llio riots ppasc to spread, use rich soil
in filling up, and do not cover much higher than,
the carrh naturally was around the tree. If tbo
top is heavy, it should be secured against winds
There are multitudes of families in New-Engtand
that make all the sugar tli'y need, from maple
trees planted within forty years; and such planta
tions are annually increasing. It has boon ascer
tained ut the south, that the attacks of some of
the insects so fatal to fruit trees, particularly tho
peach, miy be prevented by planting a small red -cedar
in the samo holo with tho tree ; tho odor of
the cedar being offensive to them. Wormwood
has also been tried in tlie samo" way, and it is pro
bable any strong scented plant would produce a
similar result. :
Have you made all the neecasnry prcparetiona
for tha cominir season ? Are your agricultural
iimpl4uacata-i---good--Wler,-yOTrlou;
srtlics, rakes, harnesses, carta, ace. ready lor user .
Farmers find it most unpleasant, when u piece of
work Is to be done, to bs obliged to go to a neigh
bor for the necssary implement, and it is not un.
frequently the casa that tho time ipotit in bar. .
Q,Wing and returning a tool, would purchase ,
new one, or if applied in season, repaired tna old
one. Don't rely too much on borrowing ; the prac
tice is a bad one. . '
If you have neglected scntting eions. It may bo
attended to now ; but later than March is inad.
miaaiblc, unless tlie grafting ia prform. as early .
as posmble in tho spring, and before the budj start.
It ia truly surprising that tho production of fine
fruit occupies so little of the attention. 'Moat of
them have orchard, but in a large proportion of
them tho fruit is good lor nothing ; even hogs will
reject a large portion of it. Apples, it is. found,
have bceoine the cheapest article extant for ma.
king pork, usif the hos areallowcd, they will keep
themselves, and apples aro ene of the very' few
kindsoood that is not materially improved by
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t this tltns your ewes will rinuire daily, some
cut turnips ur potatoes with-a littio Kilt. r It will"
also be an excellent pliin to allow them once a
day, a .few jatainiho ahaaf, instead of tbeirhayr"
and all your sheep will bo tiio belter for such
Koota fed daily will prevent in most eases that
costivencis which in sheep led en dry hay alone,
is apt to produce the stretches. If you have not
oats a handful of corn daily to each sheep, will
prove valuable.
When your wood is split and scamned, li t it be
packed dry, in your wooLhouc,tiil if you man.
age well you will have a year's supply on hand,
that tlie burning of green wood may be avoided.'
Don't believe the story that grrn wood is tiio
beat, or most profitable. A. Y. Tribune. .
IXcv. 7Ir. UlattlU
We listened, with the greatest pleasure,
to Mr. Maffit's lecture on Woman, deliver
ed in 4he Wesley Chnpcl on Fridayryeniufr .
lost. The lecture was worthy of the 'man
and of the times; it was filled with poetry"
and religious feryor, nnJ elicited the high- '
est approbation from a vast and intelligent
audience.
The eloquent divine considered wman
as a he is. He then drew a comparison be. '
tween the heathen and the christian women;
and as he can speak so much better than"
we can, we will give short extracts c! his
own words-44 orient pearls ' at randdnt '
strung." ' . :l - ' '
-44 Woman occupies a distinguished place
in the world's history.. She U the theme
of the poets end hiitoriaor, the philoso
phers and statesmeo of every ge and of"
every country. Tho wisest a nJ tbe boat of
men have dJ&o horoaga at her hrioe, an J
th?rjghrrjar.rj.'!te2tinry miiflrfts hii
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