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From, ihe..TorifQlia 9ftt Gtrgi ler.
THR WATBR MAETYtt.
Washiugton Irving has descr'ibe3 with
great force aod . humor ;Uio delights of f a
raioy day in a country inn but if he had
had anv experience in the matter, he could
hare made a more judicious selection of
the time of day,' and given with his gra
phic pen the history of a rainy night in a
country inn. I suppose it makes but little
difference to the community at large which
of too great men accomplishes an under,
taking; and therefore, with the character
istic modesty of my profession, I wilt pro.
ceed to. fill up the picture which ' tho great
est livipg master of the English language1
has commenced. ' ".
The duties of my calling caused me to at
tend the Superior court of one of the inte
rior counties. It was a cold wintry day,
cloudy and windy ; in short, just about such
a dy as makes life disagreeable and gloomy.
A man might hare walked a score of miles
and, as tho Inwyers say, 4 take nothing by
tho motion his blood would still have re
mained stagnant and chilled. The busi
ness f tho court commenced. The
judge (who was an amiable man.wiihocca
ionally an awkward way of allowing it)
pushed forward the business withn alacri.
it that convinced mo that he was trying to
get through the docket in one day. The
court-house was an old. wooden building,
and the cold wind blew fitfully in upon us;
the shutters creaked upon their ' hinges, or
slammed against thepanes ; and altogether
it was a mosUdisogreeable, miserable day ;
and we each and all felt like a bear who in
climbing had fallen down and knocked off
a part of his head. My cases were called
in order, and I proceeded with divers suc
cess. When night came on I had 'con
tracted1 a violent cold, and having lost two
cases consecutively, when, the remaining
suit vaa culled, I pleaded indisposition", told
the judge that I had 4 strtck a streak of bad
luck,' and begged him to give me until
morning to recover my health, my fortune,
and my equanimity.
My competitor, who was a vory courte
ous yon ng man, interposed also in my bo
half, and his honor at length assented. I
lclVthe court-house, with my temper on the
north side of amiable. My throat was la
cerated and sore; my breathingwas"op
pressed ; the night was pitch dark and driz
zly ; I was excessively short-sighted, and
before I had proceeded forty yards from the
court-house, I fell over two goats that had
composed themselves to slumber in the open
air, in total disregard of their own comfort
i and of the snjtpfanjMu nhnppy way farer
who might cross their path. , One oT them,
acting doubtless upon tho axiom that self
defence was the first law of nature, beforo
I had time to rise or to expostulate, ' then
and there,1 as the lawyers say, with head,
horns and feet, inflicted upon me divers butts
Hows, kicks and bruises, to the great injury
of " your petitioner,1 and contrary to the
peace and harmony of the good peoplo of
. 1 ho noise and outcry that I made
whilo suffering these accumulated injuries,
brought out a large yard dog, who gave
each of the coats a severe shake, which re
joiced my heart, though ho brought my self
congratulations to an end by biting a piece
out of my leg; a circumstance which, for
aught I know, may liave elevated his char
acter for impartiality with his quadruped 1
antagonists, but which certainly entitled
him neither to my respect nor esteem. A
few yards brought me to my lodgings in
the country inn. I had in the morning se
cured a' bed in a shed room, and thither I
bent my way considerably rile I,' as they
say down cast I passed through a large,
room in which there were six beds, five of
'heni occupied, each by two persons, and
The stillTvacaaU- l'helieJjoorKeied:
-mefrhis ttpartineitr-nd T wcntjinrtind
looking hastily around me, proceeded to
taso on my coat. ..:
I had hardly done this, when my antago
nistical friend and conqueror came in also.
He a very delightful humor, as law.
ycrs always aro when they gaid their cases,
and tried to put me in the same, by insist
ing that as I was sick and tired, I 'should
lake 'the best bed,1 for which I returned him
my thinks, although my bad temper sug.
gested to me, that possibly I might be as
much indebted to a very large crack in the
roof, (a very dangerous symptom in a shed
room of a rainy night,) immediately over
the best bed' as to his courtesy and re
gard for my comfort. Just as we had set
tied this point, the landlady or mistress of
me nouse, made her appearance at the door.
Whht do you wanTTmadam T-saioT tn
with a short and petulant air.
I am the lady of the house, sir," replied
she. -
' I wish, then, that you would exercise
some control over your goats and dogs, for
they have nearly assassinated me.
'Oh, Squire, (they call all lawyers
Squire,) don't bo so cross ; I ami the uai-
versal guardian for all the goats and dogs
in the country. Besides, I came here to
caution you'. You don mean to sleep in
that bed V pointing to the 4 best bed.
. . : 4 Yes, madam, I do, if I ever yet chance
to undress, said I, throwing at the same
time my vest upon (he floor, and kicking
off my boots, V!
. But you mtoVtf sleep, there T she re
joined. : . . ; ; " ' '
I wliy replied I, 4 In spite of all the
goats, dogs, and old women in the country!1
Why, Squire, listen to reason. I am
Bpcaking to you for your own good. Do
you hear the rain dropping upon the roof?1
4 1 dare say I should hear it, madam, if
you would stop tajkmp." K .
Well, tbooyoull feel it directly, for it
pours in there hYe'a sieve, whenever it
raioahan,'. " v 1
: Alas f that was the death. warrant to my
comfort ! As Ions as I had in prospect a
good night's rest, 1 could bear up agaiust
the accumulated evils of my lot ; but these
tidings put an end to all my hopes.
Why didnl you tell me this before f '
4 Because you wduld'nt let me : but come
put on your boots and clothes, and I will
show you a bed where you will be dry, un
less, it rain mighty hard.' ,
Mv heart smote me with mv ill-tcmner.
and I complied, and followed , her. The
' dry bed,1 as she called it, was (he vasant
bed in The largeToonvThrough -which I bad
passed. It was flanked on one side by a
door, which opened upon cold entry, and
no physical effort, I im satisfied no mental
ono, could briog it within afoot of closing,
leaving a hiatus, through! which the keen
wind whistled. On the other side was an
1 ..1 .1 -I AA
open winaow, witnoui glass or snuuer ,
and as the rain pattered upon the sill, it
sprinkled the bedclothes. Any man who
could have -lept there for one hour without
encountering a severe pleurisy, must nave
had ribs of iron and lungs of platina. l ne
cood old ladv saw a smile on my counte-
nance despair occasionally manifests itself
in that way and mistaking its meaning,
said, in a soothing tone:
4 There now, my child, there s a comfort
able dry bed for you ; you are a clever
young man, and Ira glad to see you ve got
over your ugly temper.
I don t know whether it was her natter-
ing allusion to my youthful appearance, (as
we grow old wc get a little sensitive on sucn
matters.) or to her giving mo credit for a
quality which I did not possess ; but her re-
mark completely recauea me to my sense
of gentlemanly propriety,- and 1 answered,
My dear maqarn.'j am sorry max l nave
exhibited so much bad humour, but the
truth is, those wretched animals have butted
and bitten all my good senso out of me; pray
excuse me, and don't trouble yourself any
more. This bed is too cold for me, but I
don't think it will rain much longer, and I
dare say I shall be very comfortable in the
shed room. Good night !' I retreated to
mv apartment and went to bed. The rain
pattered so sweetly on The shingles;and
with such a lulling sound, that despite ot an
my effort to keep awake, I fell asleep. A
terrible dreamt compounded of divers scenes
and materials, such as lying down under a
guillotine, with executioners wfthnhe heads
of dogs and goats standing over me, and
the drops of blood falling upon me from the
axe) awoke me. Therafn rhadebihged it
4 locus ad quern, 11 and had substituted me for
the roof. ' All at once it changed its patter
ing sound and came pouring in through the
cracks like a mimic cataract ot .magnra.
1 The enemy is upon us, Frank ! shouted
I. at the top of my voice, and springing nnd
seizing our clothes at random, we rushed
into tho large room.
Alas ! what a prospect met our view L
The water was running in a stream across
the floor, the cots actually quivering with
the pressure of water upon them ; and, 4 all
unconscious of the tide of ill, the occu
pants slept on. I made for the dry bed,
which had one unfortunate man in it and
standing upon it, put on my wet clothes,
and outtomog up my great coat, crossca tne
entry, cod presented myself in tho room
usually ua?d as the eating apartment.
Hero a most grotesque scene presented, its
elf, and one ultogethcr different from that
just left by me. There was no .water here ;
a bright fire burned on. the hearth ; about
ten men were seated around it, telling an
ecdotes and drinking whiskey. Around
and about the room some, fifty persons were
-stretched Inlslumbcr ; some on tables 7 oth-J
ers on lherfloor, a fcy-nodding'to-chairs.
and two women in the back ground, smok
ing immense pipes. I knocked my cap
over my eyes to prevent them from recog.
nixing me (as I knew they would torment
me with endless legal questions,) ' and sat
down quietly on a small stool in the chim.
ney corner.
Opposite to me was seated a little man,
who went by the euphonious appellation of
4 Dick, and who kept his hands before his
face, with his head bent down. The con.
versation around the fire was kept up very
briskly ; consisting principally of descrip
tions of the travels of the various relaters.
Whenever any new place was described,
and its beauty or fertility commended, Dick
would chime in with the observation.
4 Fust rate I1 4 Why how do you know,
DickJ'r8oTrielheouM
was invariably bis pithy answer. At - last
some one mentioned England, and said he
had learn tell that it was a 4 tip-top coun.
try.'
4 Fust rate I1 said Dick.
No one noticed this remark 5 but thrown
off my guard for moment, and forgetting
my incogniloj I asked :
; ' 'Why, Dick, what do you know about
' Halloo I here's the Squire !' roared" the
crowd in chorus. ; 4 Squire, we're very glad
to see you we've got some little pints we
afsanft wrvia 1st ntklr 1 tea ortvtai K!a jn - 'lHi
uu jvt iv tAjuskv us ajvueivtv wu iinu
followed a legion of questions, such as,
oquirej If a man marries, and has no chu.
dren, what's the law V.. ' Squire, if a man
dies, and leaves an aunt, what V the law t1
Squire, if a man s wife runs away.'
Here one of the smoking women Inter
posed, and giving the speaker a tremendous
box on the ear,- with the significant expres
sion. 4 shut up I1 nipped his query in the
bud. This produced a general laugh, In
which all joined bnt the boxer and the boxee
who were man and wife. When this sub.
sided, Dick became interrogative..4 Law
yer,1 said, he, ' I gota little interrogation to
put 'long with the rest.' Suppose I buy a
tract of land, with the 'purteriances, who
docs the live squirrel on the top of tho trees
belong to?1
Here followed a roar of laughter.
4 He's got you Squiro. 4 Hurra for pick !
Buy Dicky for a fool P etc.
As soon as I had a chance to speak, feet.
ing that my reputation was. concerned, I de
termined to carry the war into Africa.
Dick, said I, ' Look up at mo and answer
me one question, and then 111 answer yours.
Suppose I were to buy this house and the
j-'purtenances, including the drunken men
in it, whom do you think you d belong to i
This turned the tW In my favor, and
amidst the merriment it excited, I arose
and left the room. As I got into tho entry
the day was just breaking j tho cocks wcro
making a noise more like a scream thane
crow; ahorse was lying down under a
shed, and a man was asleep, with his head
upon the horse as a pillow. I tripped and
fell over him with a tremendous crash, ' re.
ceived, but recked not of a wound,1 and en
tered the sleeping-room. Things there were
in statu quo except that two of the sleepers
had roused'thcmselvesand weregottingup,
Without saying 4 gentlemen, byyour leave,1
I turned in, with great-coat, spectacles, cap
and boots, and wrapping a blanket around
me, tried to get to sleep. In a few minutes
two men came in on a voyage of discovery
and attracted by my spectacles and xap,
8toopcd-down and ascertained who I was :
-4 Well, if the Squire aint drunk V 4 Well
did I ever!1
I was so sick and weary that reputation
was nothing to me ; so I did not contradict
them, hoping they would go out very soon,
and leave me to my slumbers. Some by
stander, however, interposed, and said?
4 Let him alone ; he has been up all night
and is sick.1
Unfortunately for my credit and that of
my kind friend, at this moment ho stumbled
and fell into the water.
4 Why, you are all drunk ! exclaimed
tho new comers, and out they went to pro
mulgate the intelligence.
When the cou it assembled again, I came
in with red eyes and throbbing head and re
ported myself tooxeick procced, upon
which the court was adjourned for the term.
As I passed out, I heard divers commenta
ries on my condition : 4 1 never kew it
gentlemen ! ' Pon my honor I thought lie.
was a water-man.1 Drunk sick ! Shame
upon theso drunken vagabonds ! said one
of-Eve'sfair daughters. Bui littloJ-JieeAJ.
cd all these remarks. I would have look
ed with complacency upon any man who
was my hangman, and the gallows would
have been a comfortable prospect to mo. 1
ordered my carriage, reached homo the
next day, was bled and blisteroi for a fort
night, and came near ' shuffling off this
mortal cohV . -
The next time I visited the county of ,
was in the spring-tide." The balmy air,
the sweet song of the birds, and the green
foliage, presented a very different appear
anco from the 14 fall term." I was in high
spirits ; but alas for human happiness I
After I had argued my first case, and con.
aidered that I had como off with flying
colors, I was dismayed by hearing around
me : 44 First-rate book man ; "jimart chop ;
what a pity he drinks !" X-
From that hour my fate has been sealed
in'that county. Belonging to a temperance
society, and strictly observing its rules;
nearly losing my life by an excess of rain
water ; I am nevertheless regarded there
as a confirmed drunkard, whose talents are
wasted and misapplied, and whose steps are
tending to Tuin-and the grave. Lamjaffid
pjwtjcaHy-rtyr--4oMe
public notice to all Washingtonians-
but there1 is no use in threatening. 1
in threatening.
may as-welksubmit to my fate, and fall,
like Caisar, wujb, dignity, 44 even at the foot
of Pompey's statue.1' There are some
events in life which a man is not opt to for
get. I rather think that the rainy night in
the country inn which made me a water
martyr, will he , remembered by me 44 as
long (to use the graceful language of a
brother lawyer) as a single tree remains in
the broad field of reason, or -a solitary
flower blossoms in the garden of memory.1'
Audubon, the OhnitholocIist. Dr.'G.
B. Smith, of this city, has received a letter
from this dittinguished naturalist, dated
4 on Vermillion rjyer, 1100 miles above
Swluiar-MBttqK
that the party are all well, in excellent
spirits, and that theyhave procured sped,
mens of several new quadrupeds and birds.
A defect in Je boiler of the steamboat had
caused thenrto stop1 for a few hours, but
the repairs were just completed, and they
would proceed immediately on their voyage.
Baltimore Patriot. .
bales fer family gorerument and
; instruction ;
' 1.' Commence discipline as soon as the
child can be made to understand the wishes
of the parent. '
2. Let the first object be to produce the
haoit of raoMpf obedience ; and the first
lesson, unconditional submission to the will
of the parent.
8. Aim always at producing e right state
of feeling, as well as an outward obedience
4. Never give a command, obedience to
which yos do not intend to enforce.
o. do distinct and positive in giving
command ; and never allow the child to
parley or ask for your reasons. -
6. Be firm, resolute, and persevering,
not ittconstant and uncertain, in your ad.
ministration of family government." ." ."
f'T. Lot authority boM rather jfelt than
HtKk. Its' constant and unnecessary exhi
bition 'teases children, hardens their hearts
and weakens its power
8. Be- sparing of reproof. Much talk
weakens authority.
0. Do not needlessly multiply rules and
directionsTCbildren's memories are short,
and many rules are vexations to them.
10. Avoid giving needlesw occasion for
the exercise of authority, by bringing the
disposition of the child to unnecessary trial,
especially when it is in an irritable frame
from bodily infirmity or any other cause.
1 1. A contest with a child should always,
it possible, be avoided : but if commenced
it should bo carried through. Ch. Family
Magazine.
Virtue.
' Virtue Is the highest proof of undemtandine,
and the only solid baais of greatness. Or. John.
ton.
' Virtue is thataualitv in our actions bv which
they are fitted to do good to others or prevent their
Harm. nut nerjora.
' There can be no happiness without virtue.'
Senrca.
' The christian religion hath not ascertained the
precise quantity of virtue necessary to salvation.'
Palry.
' An action, though honest, is not therefore true
ly virtues, unless it be out of choice, and with a
good will.' Cicero.
' Virtue dwells not upon the tip of the tongue,
but in the temple of a purified heart' Seneca.
' That virtue which requires to be ever guarded
is scarcely worth the sentinel.' Qoldtmitk.
Virtue presented singly to the imagination or
the reason is so well recommended by its graces.
and strongly supported by arguments; that a
5ood man wonders sow any one can be bad. ZV.
ohnson.
' It ia impossible there should be any virtue un
less it is disinterested,' -Cicero. ir
Virtue is beauty. Twelfth Night.
Virtue maketh men on earth famous, in their
gra rea illustrious, in -the Heaven immortal.- I
" Suck as have virtue in their mouths and nee-
leet H in practice, are like a harp, which, emits
sounds pleasing to others while itself is insensible
to the mMic.'dViogenete.
' Every thins; groat, is not always good, but all
good things are great.' Dematthenet.
' Virtue, and the laws and ordinance of men,
ta the rule of a wise man.' Anttithrne.
' Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.'
Shsktpere. -
" For if our virtues, .
- Did not go forth nf lis, 'twere allalike
As if we had them nol.Shaksper.
The wintry blasts of death, '
Kills not the bud virtue ! nor the spread ''
Beneath the heavenly beams of brighter suns,
Through endless ages in higherpower.
i hompton.
Virtue's i solid rock, whVreat being aimed
Tho keenest darts of envy, yet unhurt.
The marble hero stands, built f such basil,
hue they recoil and wound the shooter's face.
V . ' Beaumont.
A few years ago, a gentiefnan was called to
visit a dying female. On enterthg the humble
cottage where she d welt, he heard in the adjoin
ing room, an infant voice. He listened, and fuund
it was a c.'iild of the poor dying woman enguged
in prayer. O Lord, bless my poor mother,"
cried the little boy, " and prepare bcr to die! O
God, I thank thee that I have been sent to Sun
day school, and thero have been taught to read
my Bible ; and there I lcam that when my fath
er and mother forsake me, thou wilt take me up !'
This comforts me, now that my poor mother is
going to leave me ! May it comfort her, and may
she go to heaven i and may I go there too 1 O,
Lord Jesus, pity a poor dear child t and pity my
poor dear mother ; end help me to say, thy will
be done !"
lie ceased, and the visitor opening tho door,
approached the bedside of the poor woman. "
M Your child has been praying for you," said
he : " I have listened to his prayer."
x" Yes," said she, making and effort to rise, " he
is a'dcar child. Thank God, he bos been sent to
Sunday school. ' I cannot read myself, but he
can, and he has read the Bitile to me, and I have
reason to thank God for it. Yes, I have learned
from him that I am a sinner ; I hare heard from
him of Jesus Christ, and I do, yes I do, as a poor
sinner put my trust in ruin. - I hope he has for-
fi .n lmn .mtojimhw lU..
my dear child has been lhe means of saving rny I
. ...... ' --......
soul, u, bow thankTui am I that be was sent to
Sunday school V London S. S. Anecdotes.
To rosar a iiealtiIt sodt. Somebody give
the following, excellent advice : If you would see
the son of vonr nravera and hones hlnotninr with
fhealth, and rejoicing daily in the full and spark
ling uue o Duojancy u you wish nun ui do
strong and athletic, and careless, of fatigue, ba
not discomposed at the sight of his sand hills in
the road, his snow. forts in February, and his mad
dams in April, nor when you chance to look out
in August showers, and see him waiding and sail
ing and sporting along with the water fowl. If
you would make him hardy and fearless, let him
go abroad aa ranch as he pleases, in bis early boy
hood, and amuse himself by the hour together,
in smoothing and twirling the hoary locks of wint
er. Instead of keeping him shut up all day in a
stove, and graduating his sleeping room, by Fab
renheit, kt him faee the keen edge of the north.
when the mercury is below cypher ; and mstead
when be returns, cheer op bis spirits and send him
out again. "
Sambo's AsTsonoMVOne ob de stars is Jupitee,
and one obdem is Wenus.and one ob dera is Sa
tan. Dis is de star dat go wondering to and fro
in de airth, seeking who he may devour somebody.
I heat him mar in da night in de winter like a
lion, aud I gets de bible and put him under my
bead, so dat he cannot do nossin to me.
. Ilowrriun stoNir "Let the business of
very body elsajilone, and attend to your own;
don't bay what you don't want J use every hour
to advantage, and study to make even leisure
hours useful, think twice Ware you throw sway
a shilling, remember you wiiihave another to
make for it i find recreation in looking after your
business, and so your business will not be neglect
ed in looking after recreation : buy low TssjU fair,
and take care of the profits ; look over your books
regularly, and if you find an error, trace it out
ahould a stroke of mitfortune corns upoa you in
trade,' retrench, work harder, but never fly the
track ; confront difficulties with unflinching per.
severance, and they will d isappear at last i though
you should even fail in Dm struggle, yon will be
honored j but shrink from the task, and you will
be despised.' .
Works of Fiction and Periodicals
What la to be said about works of fiction t One
thing, I think, may safely be said ; that they have
done, they are doing, and will do more barm, tnch
more, than good. - They have perverted the taste;
they have vitiated the morals ; they have impart
ed most erroneous views of life ; tnoy have con.
aumed most precious time -waste d murdered it J
they have destroyed souls. Will any one deny
it I Will tho veriest advocate of them demur,
and appeal f We care not we speak not tight
lywe know whereof we affirm. But all Ibis
does notapply . universally. It ia not asserted,
that every one who has read a work of fiction has
been injured by it t it does not imply, that there is
not in some a powerful substratum of truth ; it is
not to ba interpreted, that no gain has accrued,
no profit resulted to any one, from reading of this
kind. We cannot to into detail in this nMttrr.
Ws admit that the imagination is an important
part of our mental economy f that it ought to be
cultivated, Uiat when it ia not, man is disfigured,
as if he bad lost an eye or a hand. We regret that
so little is done in our schools towards the syste
matic training of. it ; that the intellect ia every
thing. We believe that poetry loo in a different
form, might be employed usefully for this purpose.
But if we are to have no system ; if the thing is
to be left at loose ends ; if our young men and
young women -are to be act at liberty, with raven
ous appetites, to devour whatever may come in
their way it would be belter for them and for
the world, that they were all destroyed, or placed
entirely beyond their reach, so that they could not
procure them. A
. Periodicals, although considered light reading.
contain many articles of lasting, .value. They
have bettor they have very strong claims on
our attention. There are works of this character
published in Europe and America, that combine
in a high degree the useful and the sweet the
productions of master minds, replete with thought.
and gl jwing with the highest powers of resplend.
ent diction, which ought to constitute a part of
us all a part, not the whole. They do not cover
the whole field of human knowledge; they do
not treat subjects with sufficient amplitude and
detail; to supersede the labors of others anterior
or contemporary with them. -
When ideas are received, let them be properly
located be put in their place. There should be
in the mind a place for everything ; and. when
any thing is introduced, it should not be permitted .
to lie loosely, but bestowed away where it may be
found when it is nedL Y ought l reflect
pnwhatwercadi if it is worthypf this; and If.
hot, then it may be that it is not worth reading.
In this may be we will mix it up with the consti
tuent elements of our mental constitution, and
wo. will become more bulky and vigorous in con.
sequence or it. Heading without digestion, is
very like the case of that unhappy man, who, in
another world, to ancient fable, was continually
employed in rolling up hill a stone, which leaped
back immediately, to mock uia toils. Bo the
word of God speaks of some most wretched and
deluded men whom a mournful destiny awaits
in that world in which we araall soon to appear
who are ever learning and never coming to the
truth.
" Nothing (says DugaM Stewart) has such a
tendency to weaken, not only tho powers of in.
vention. but the intellectual nowers in treneral.
as a ha bit of extensive reading without reflection.
For the proper storing of the mind, and to meet
the various events of life, it is important that we
should confine ourselves to i particular clans of
subjccls. Unwilling as we should be to counsel
a multifariousness in our reading, we shculd equal
ly object to an entire adherence to any one class
of rtudies. It is not only necessary to prevent
one sidedness in our views, but likewise to the
proper exercise and full development of our men
tal energies, that our range of reading should be
extensivo. , A proper mixture of the scientific and
the literary should be our aim, Tho course of
science and literature is onward. Dissatisfied
with the past, we should gather as we can, the
riew discoveries which are continually occuring,
and tnrjch our minds with the latest intelligence
in the domain of truth.
More Lvncii Law. We learn from the Van
Buren (Ark.) Intelligencer of the 6th, that a fami
ly by the name of Cox,, was, recently murdered
near the Choctaw line, oa the fotcau river.
far. Cox (the IntcliigenCcr says) was a black
smith, and had been working in the Indian coun.
ai.L ikltLij o... a u-j i.i-i-
mo.ed ii the Stale, .nd ulnH ia Smit count,
and the place whero be and his family were mur
dered. An Indian and a1 negro who were sup.
posed to be the murderers, were .pursued and ar.
rested in the Indian country, and; were brought
back and delivered lotlis civii aullloriUcs of acott
county. They confessed that they committed
tho crime. It appears from their statements that
the Indian shot Mr. Cox, and at the report of tho
gun Mrs.- Cox ran to the door, and the negro
knocked her down with an axe and killed her
Jnd then killed a small child and cut its head off.
.1 ..u..
Thev then robbed theliouse. and found some
thing like a thousand dollars. iThey were pkccdJ
in jail hut tho populace became so much enraged
thrt thev went to the iail. and. took the negro
out, lied him to a stake, and burned him to death."
Vikginu Caxorr. TheCharlollsville JefTurso.
nian publishes tho following extract of letter
l. - T , . .,
rom a Virginian m rxmuon, io gcuueman iu
that place:
"I congratulate you on the position your State
has taken with rcgardjo ber debt and the pay
ment of the interest. The stock has been quite
sought after rcncenlly, and is recommended not
only as a safe but a good investment, and one to
be depended on. 1 happened to can on a lianxcr
a day or two since, and in course of conversation,
the ' Old Dominion' was mentioned. The It-ink:
er remarked that ' he was glad to see a Virginian,
and should be happy to have an opportunity to
show his respect for that State or its citizens but
he said aa for a , I am sorry I tant say
as much.'" a '
The Enquirer of Tuesday published an extract
equally flattering or our etate credit, from .'w
York capitalists n k. t-sm.
To rarvs or Tsotbls. Set about doing good
to somebody : pat on your bat, sad ro visit the
sick and poor; enquire into their wants, and
minister to tbem.-8eek out the desolate and op.
Tressed, and tell them of lite comforts of Religion.
I have often tried this method, and found H to be
tha beet medicine for heavy heart. J. Howard.
A monster. Some time since we ga vn
an account of a man who had been conliu.!
in our work-house for nearly forty years,
lie died a short time sinco at the age of
about seventy. lie died deaf, dumb and
blind, and for more than thirty-nine years
had been confined in the cells of the house,
and during this length of time hod no com
munication with a single individual, and
lived more like a beast than a human being.
Ilealcpt on nothing but hard boards, and
were only a shirt and pantaloons. Hi
food was dailyjianded him, when he would
rise, take it andeat, and then return to his
board, where he luy curled up till another
meaj was brought in.. Iiiname was' Mnyo.
' In this manner he HvedVoccupying but
two cells; one in the cellar in"wjnter, ami
another in an outhouse In sumncrfor tlii
Idng period. Previously to his cohfiiierrtci.t
in the' poorhouse, he was. for five years
tenant of the ceunty jail. It is said that htt
was bright and active when a child, but
severe sickness destroyed his speech ai,l
hearing. Possessing a violent temper, ami
depraved withal, ho committed various
crimes, which induced bis friends to confim)
him. He once set fire to his father's hou .
When taken to jail his anger was so in.
tense, that he tore out his eyes with his o n
hands, and thus for forty years was deul,
dumb and blind. Portland Tribune.
While a coroner's inauest was beine held
in Washington, a day or two since, over
the body of a youth who had been acci.
dentally drowned,, i touching incident oc
curred, illustrative of the fidelity aud si
gacity of the canino species, which is thus
stated in lhe .National IntoIlij:enceri
" A fine dog, the fond companion nnd
alrrk t constant follower, of tho drowned
toy du. ing his lifetime, had.unperccivcd by
the family, crouched himself directly under
tho stand on which lay the dead body of tlio
poor Ik.Jo fellow. On some slight motion
of the sheet which was thrown over tho
corpse, tho dog, which lay still and motion,
less on the floor, was perceived by the father
of tho deceased. The attempt was then
mado by the father to remove the poor ani.
mal and put him out of the room, but in
vain; for the dog resisted, and remained
" steadfast and unmovable," and seemed
to indicate most strongly, by the sadness
of his-looks, that he partook of the sorrow
of the - distressed parents, who wore both
present. Let him remain,' said the
afflicted mother, " he loved the poor boy
whilo he was alive !" Yes,, lot him re
main' said one or two of tho jury ; and
the-poor fathers whose ibvtwauprakied,--desisted
and took his scat, while the tears
of every ono present were with difficulty
suppressed. If was a simple and touching
Scene, which the pen of Sterne or of Byrou
only, perhaps, could have adequately do
scribed. Can't and won't. IFon'f is a great
word for little folks to speak. It don't
sound well from tiny lipj. But groat as it
is, tho samo tiny lips w hich squeeze it out,
aro obliged to eat it vp again. And it is a
hard word to ent. It is. n jaw Ireaker, and
it don't taste good, neither. Indued, a bit
ter pill it is. You had better not speak it.
It's a saucy word, which will always bring
you into troublo.
But cant is the a: boy's word. If you
tndulgo-yourself-iu-saying-Xfln'f-H'alear
yeu will never do anything. You hud bet
tcr cross it out of your dictionary. Master
Can't will never como to anything.- Y.
Com.- .
AKOTiirs Island suns. Captain Avery, of tha
barque Martin W. Brett, arrived at New York,
from Carthageua, reports that the Grand Cayman,
one of the three Islands called Caymans, lying
between Cuba and Jamaica, was sunk by on
Earthquake. Capt. A. reports having made the
Island, and tcing boarded by several boats from
tho shore. The Grand Cayman ia about Hght
leagues long and two and a half broad, and is in
habited mostly by the decendants of the old buc.
cancers and by negro turtlu.fishcrs. .
A cautious nussAXO. A woman In the villagn
of Flanders, after a severe illness, fell into a stale
of lethartry. Her husband and nil prreent pro-
famnwedher dead. Wie was enveloped ml wmd-
ing sheet,-according to the custom of the pour
people of the place. On the way to the burying
ground, those who carried the corpse l,.id to pas
pear a inicaei, me morns oi .jmn-.ii jhcscu ,in;r,
and she awoke from her lethargy and stared at
the people -anmrd- herewith srr.azcmcnt. Four,
teen years after she died. At- she whs born to
the earth, the caution husband bawled out sere.
ral times" Look out there bevtsro oi tho bush.
THS "GSSAT DcMOCBjkTIC PTV." The Path.
Jirider, a Democratic joamar tn New York, has
the following paragraph : ' . v- -
" It sometimes happens that political parties.
like individuals, expend their sentiments tnmero
professions. They talk of their principles, until
those principles become a dead letter, when tliey
cease to have any life in all their members. Now,
this is emphatically the ease with the Deroocratie
party. It has talked, until it is not only exhaust.
cd its breath, but its life. What is it doing to ear.
ry out its principles T What real vitality js thero
in any of its prominont measures T what grnuinu
manhood in any of its prominent men f
A sheep should be judged of like a dandy by
the fineness of his coat. We beg pardon of the
sheep for the comparison but it's so apt ! In
both cases the coat is the most valuable part of
the animal. What is either worth without a coat T
Co-ores atmhi or ths wir No man ever pro.
pared in the world without the eo-opemtiw of his
wile. If she unites in mutual endeavors, or re
wards his kbor with an endearing smile, with
what eoT.fidence will be resort to bis merchandise
t
difficulty and encount danger if be knows be ia
not spending his strength in ram, hot that h la
bor will be rewarded by the'emaeta of home!
Solitude and disappointment enter into tha histo- .
ry of every man's life and be ia but half pro.
sided for bis voyage, who finds bat an assnciatq,
for happy how, white for hie nsaAs of darkness)
and distress no sympeUuxingjiartflrr. is prepared
Sal. CruriT.
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