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ASIIEVILLE, N. C, OCTOBER 13i 1843.
WHOLE NUMBEli 1G7-
, , Epbrnim Pipkin.
ir th author or mt. wstiraa oboukd
A village is the world in mi
Human lilo ond individual tcceptficity are
kveloped in ilshorrow prc$iMft9,- jn, every
ire",' and die," and thekfeeds godown w'nh
. : i ' i i j -. . v
n,;'. paprr U publinhed it Two Doium and
Fim Ctmt fn udvBnce-or,, Three Dollar t
La xl of Ibe vear. " h - -
irttriSewn1 inwrled at One Dollar perqoa
JonCnuiince. ourt .Order wiU charged
telyfiepcrefntetra.! ;
ll)e gra
unhonorcd and uri-
EPHRAi
hem lo
liinL'.
Pipkin was a irrcat ' man in
Alnsl Ihe grass haa" been grerii
erave-For many a Vear. The old
illnire sexiftn. bendiHi? wiih the weight of
imc, points fiufto fim Btrolling-'urchinsthe
Mtof EDhruim'a burial, end repeats the
hundredth time- the jokes corfriected wiiji
kim while living." Ephrnjm was a man pf
work. He wns.villogo property.- lie
mi a ptiJic personoge. ; Oh Mondays, lie
helped the women wash. . Ihero wes no
deviation from this rule, 'The day wassa.
i-rcdly set apart for this undivided purpose.
!Ia Was. on such ocensions, emphatically
Ifemafe 8toek. . On other days, ha was nt
u(f nn tn the highest bidder ! iust the
man for n job.' He wasa great wHg.jin'd
w8C(intinually playing oil tricks upon nis
fmniovcrs. lie was a.short man, plump
they could1 not but blush at the speetiicitj only exflnmaiion. The public understood
before them.,. That Parson Duttou should J it oil. There rwns no evidence ; but he
be compelled to hazard the life of his horse u,k was luughed at tor weeks-.
Ytnd cattle on the lililo spot given to him,
wasunchristian-li&eancl Ungrateful. There
was a stir among the people; a subscrip.
lion paper, a new land purchase, and more
prosperous times.' Ephraim had contrived
it all, and to hirff elune was the credit due.
EphruirrrTmkinwas an inquisitive man.
WhiluHwTwe roof the pnron(.it so hnp.
peitta lliat MijtstincrcUd uutton, nis Oldest
nauahfer, received the devoted und undi.
ded attention of the head clerk in the vil.
lago , store. Miss Dutton and Mr. Bruce
wero tho very cream' of society, and thev
had assimihtted 'together from the natural
force of circumstances. Mr. ISruce was
ns punctual a man in love as in business.
lie came early, and remained late. It was
September, an inspiring season of the year,
when pur story has its date. Night after
night the happy couple were to be seen at
on open window, listening to the melancholy
murmur of the crickets, and talking sol
emu things, spiced with love. Ephraim
determined to be a participator in the con.
.versaiion. . "
4 One night about twelve, ' when church,
yards yawn,' Ephraim, wbo slept in a dis
timt part dT the Iwuse, rse, and without
any-apparef, savellis robes of white, sans
coat, vest, and pantaloons, moved down
the slairs, and putting a ladder to the roof,
asccndi'd-the house-top. Mounting a chirn.
licy,lie very carefully commenced his de.
scent. The chit-chat of Mr. Bruce and
Miss Dutton waxed more and more distinct,
board had been removed lo make ftoifr
yjvith-enttrnious. head nd foet-and-f a COuple of -flowrer-'potsT and-the7e" wasHo"
face. ' His cJ(oihes weresh6rV and fobstruclion to a free transmission of sounds.
v
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iinehuigi:one suit, comprising. all' styles,
being gathered from every family in tlie
community. ' V
Ono'smoley day in September, kpnraim
j)louj;hipg forDcacon Tuttle. Mrs.
TDltWarlicularly renufisted tym to come
HAmiietinimcdiateljf, when she blow the
horn; She was a punctual woman', and
had a system tbpul her work. Ephraim,
who always recothscU;d ' such requests,
ploughed oft steadily nrldsoberly, as the
Hours wore away enstirig nisseycsiip to the
sun, os he'turned each j"utrovj(Ie wss
humming to himself, keeping timeVijh the
mnni)tnnnii miiHic of the crickets, wlibtt a
blast from the horn burst suddenly upo
Ms ear. Quick as a flash, he made his ap.
pearunco before Mrs. Tuttle, occorJing to
order. . ' '
'Wetl, Ephraim,' saidlhe good woman,
'that now?' ': .
.4 Come to dinner,' responded the plough
man. - '
Law!massy .mel'-said Mrs. Tuttle,
lifting both hands in nstonisment; 'it is
only ten o'clock !' ,
The horn blew, any" how,' was E-l
phraim's reply. " .
-Why; na-ftT'did.n'jaid the dame
'.ynuarecraey!' -"
- Fphraim 1 yoked up,' and returned to his
labor. In about an hour he heard another
blast from the dirincr-horn. Away ho went
lathe house.
"There is n mistake this lime, .Mj&i
Tuttle, I. guess V said Ephraim, grinning
n ear to ear. - " t - ' .
" Why what ails you ? ore ybu rtossess
f !' vociferated the'astonished Mrs.'.Tuttle;
' dinner won't bo ready this hour ! -..!
What did you blow thehorn for,'tj)enf
eiclaimed Ephraim, with great" apparent
rage.""' :" " "
' 1 didn't hp such thing l' retorted Mrs.
Tuttle. . - ' "' " ... .
There it goes, agin I' said Ephraim.
VVhv that'i ouV jack ; 'taint tho dinner
Sornl'ttclaimcd Mxs. Tuttle. '
. A jack t h T well , I'm deceived if I
evnf lu'iinl ii incfe ufure !' ..-
It hns rwver hern" satisfactorily-ldecided
liAiliTiliVHim'Waa nlavintf" a hoax or
not. He keptiescCretVnhtn-his:--own
H himself for six weeks
ffith Deftcort Browning. Mr. Browning
ftlways had pudding-und-miik for supper.
It so happened, that owing to a press of
kousph,.1(f ri.itlfa ihe rood lady ventured
upon puddinff.ahd.milk for dinner a thing
of rare occurence.' Ephraim sat down to
ihe l.nnd ate heartily. oppa.
rentlv wpU untisficd. He roso from his
eat, yawned and stretched three o .four
limes, and then went to bed ! The old la.
dv nt Ipnirth rnlh-H tn m. asked him what
Rruder, did you ever hear of the Uni-
versul Band V In the village of Ephrnicn's
natiyily and residence, such a band flour-
ished, and our hero was Captain fhureof
It was termed the Universal Band,' be.
cause, it wus open to all, without reference
to musical or flhy oilier qualification.
This band numbered ubout an hundred.
Their instuments were tin pans, pot lids,
dinner-horns, cracked-bells, drums and
fifes, and a thousand unique vehicles of
noise ; in brief, l musical instruments and
that of all sorts.' Yts, Ephraim was
eaptuin. At midnight, beneath the bright
moon, when all was still and sole'mn, the
band marched through the streets, and ser.
euadvd the people. Windows flew up and
night-capped heads were thrust forth to lis.
It n to the divine melody. Ephraim march
ed at the head, with a firm step, full juf
siateliness and dignity, slriking"lwo. cym.
balic pot-lids together, in perfeet harmony,
leading the union of sounds, in bis rear.
Impassive and stoical, he suffered nothing
to divert his attention. ' His niarch was
onward.' Dogs, roused from their dreams,
might bark ; cats snarl r cows bellow ;
horses snort ; yet the Universal Band
moved on. It was enough that the whole
people were up and listening. No one
wished to sleep on such an occasion ; and
I venture to say, that if there is a man liv
ing who knew Ephraim Pipkin, ho will first
think of him as llic Captain of the Uuiver-
sal Band
with a broken heart, sho returned to her
home in Geoigia. She erected this obelisk
to the memory of her son j and one after
noon, a short time after returning from the
church yard, she. was found deud, sitting
in her arm chair, holding the minaiuro pi
Jiher boy. The mother's troubles were
over lJS. 1 . Aurora. r ..
as Ephfaim moved downward. """The fire,jv Epliroim Pipkin was an old man when
hfi ivrt riiiiniv iintiwra
t onifl ftnhraim t ' we at-
nmm on to hpifuftPi- pntinir nuddinff-and
j- p - o i .
milk !' "- c '
EphrairaPipkiawaesative--iJ
Knglundf.asour readers must have uiseov
ered. "Parson Dutton once had the honor
of hi services for a week. ' Notf , tho paf-
on was a poor man. His parish was com
posed of poor men. He had ten .acres of
land, the base of which covered about one
cre j the" remainder Kke Mahomet's cof
fin, hung between the heavens and ihe
Hrth: Tho parson was in the possession
of one horse ond a yoke ofjcaltfe. 'Ephraim
ai requested to torn the wjlole. stock" out
X pasture j but the hill was so steep,, he
th..nk. ir .u sunr reached the
ummit , they must inevitably dash out their
. brains in attempting a descent. He had a
tender heart foi. man and beast ? and tooU
viatn n .im Kit verv orudently put
'hrtftdtmg, on Ihcm, that Ahey rmght
"hbld bsck.'and let themselves down gent-
bt and thus avert their otherwise certoin
owtrucUon. " i '
Now when the porishonera passed by
The oxperiment was a most desperate one.
Ephraim was as black -as night, when he
rcachedhistarrying pln.ee. Through his
sooty mask might b detected a few streaks
of his natural -color, rendering him still
more hideous. His hair stood up Mike quills.
upon tho fretful porcupine.'' Braced up
firmly, established himself at tlie throat of
tho chimney, Rnd lent his whole attention to
the wooing below.
The lovers were in ihe depth of a most
chilling chost-story. They had been talk
s' ? . . i j i i
ing ot aeain-warnings, uuu utuuu-
sights,' until they shook with terror.
.phraim, linding the amusement uuu, ouo
ing weary with over-exeruou, Degon io
drowsy ; ana losing uuweii m u wuu
. .i i i i c. .a
nip, ms muscles reia.xeu, ma ""j
and dowbshe rushed into the room, corry-
ng a cloud ofvfloot with htm, the very im
i"o of his SatanSic Mnj(:sty himself. Mr.
Bruce and Miss Duttwotlunged out of the
window, the former leairktg for home, and
the latter fuiuling, fell on tbeNgrass sense-
less. Ep.hiaiin dartco; out aiamoo uoor,
If at a brook near by ."return-
ed lo his room, ro-uppurelled himself, "audi
flung himself upon Ins ,oea. miss wuuou.
wnt pt wbv.' It was cur-
reVit, for years, that the devil appeufcdMo
lie lovers, and the parson was so Bujjersu..
ious that hd finally foibaue the maicn.
. No man was more feared than Ephraim
Pipkin. His wit and waggery wore tm om
ritp.ot.eiit wcapoq. Dr. Forbes, a gentle
nmii celebrated for his meanness and dis-
fli rccd En hraim out of a ittwaoi-
ars. by tukinji dishonorable advantage of
ini." Now Tit so happened that one rainy ,
tempestuous night, in the spring ol the
year, when the roads jvereeep mire, that
a centlemaii ranpedfat the door of DTclor
'.iihfs. reouestins lu's immediate ulteno-
nnrn on a. friend of '.he doctor's, who was
lying in a fit, five miles distant, declaring
that the family would receive no other
physicion. 'Let the physician mane uu
haste, or the patrenl dies betore ins arn
V ih nine UUIIlff woius, in
UI . " v I 0
messenger closed Jim door.
Tim nlivVir.ian arose, hurried oo
dbtheS.-mounted his horse, and dashed put
Smi-do-awftrt-8toTmriJiHging-tii-:
alonij at a most rapid rate.. On a.rnv.ng
he rapped at tlie uoor. .ah wnao""
in. tie rapped again. - owM;
What could be the reason f A tniru time
he shook the door with tremenoous iury.
Who's there V was the surly inquiry,
f Doctor Forbes." ; .V", ,,,,
'Wl.nt am voii after, this terrible night 1
asked the master of the .house, a he opened
the door Km upon him. . -
. I aru. sent lor. lio una.
word was lefi at my house, an .hour ago,
ilidtyojLwyinl
4 rNever.wajfc oeiier in j -i"-
tlio' ftt'rmer, . - , , ; ." ,
- Well, then, hang that Ephraim Pipkin!
rr . :. o.r,iindml who has deceived iner
IIC UIO owm... . . -i'l J
aWocioxjaoytuedJi'? Jbaas '!H
w , .nn krimclnne.
he died. His lijht went outgraduallyj
waxinir dimmer andUimmer each day, un.
til lhJ5adows of dcutli settled around him.
His head was full of "'witand his face full
of humor, Ja the last. It was not in the
power of fate to depress him. tie was
above her arrows. 'All the world was a
stage"' to him, and he played his part well,
even lo his last exit. Poverty might pinch,
sickness assail, scandal deride; it was all
the same to Ephraim. He was too much
of a philosopher to care a straw for them.
He kicked the whole catalogue 01 miseries
from him. os he would a mad-dog. As a
man thinketh. so is he, was fcphroims
creed, drawn from the best of books,
Ephraim lelt no property tor posieruy 10
quariel ubout. Ho had seen the lolly ot 11.
He had seen affectionate ' and 1 dutiful '
children of deceased parents break open
the will on the runerul-day, and ngnx une
cats and dogs, during their natural lives,
about dollars , arid cents ! , He had seen
families split, brothers curse Drotners.anu
isters war with sisters ; ana an ior money :
if he has wealth, but if he. has honor, and
dd not sacrificey'dur" daughter's peace for
money.- Louisville Reporter. t
The first prayer iu Congress. .
Tho subjoined extract of a characteris
tic letter from John Adams," describing 'i
scene in the first Congress in Philadelphia,
in Septenbucr, 1775, shows very clearly on
what power the mighty men of old rested
their cause. Mr. A. thus writes to a friend
at the time :
" When the Conarcssmet, Mr. Cu&hing
made a motion that it should be opened with
praver. It was opposed by Mr. Jay ol N.
York, and Mr. Rutledge of South Carolina
because we were so divided in religious sen
tnnenis. some Eoisconalians. some Quaker
some Anabaptists, some Presbyterians and
some Congrcgationalists, so that we could
not join in the same act of worship. Mr.
Sanmel Adams aroso and.sald that he was
no biggot, and could hear a prayer from
any gentleman of piety and virtue who, was
at the same time a friend to his country.
He was a stranger in Philadelphia, but had
heard that Mr. Duche (Dusliay they prd
nouaced it) deserved that choracter, arid
therefore ho moved, that Mr. Duche, an
Episcopal clergyman might be desired to
read prayers to the Congress, to-morrow
morning.. The motion was seconded, and
passed in the affirmative. Mr. Randolph,
our President waited on Mr. Duche, and
leWlXornswjcjJlhal ifJ.ishcj3lh. wpujd
permit he certainly, would. Accordingly,
next morning, he appeared with his clerk,
and in?his pontificals, and read several
prayers in the established form, and limp
refid the collect for the seventh day of Sep-
tember. which was the 35th Psalm. Yqw
miut nmnmlipr th! wns tlio next mormnff
after we had heanMhe rumor of theliorji-,
ble cannonade at Boston. Il speiiied (hat if
heaven had ordained thai lyaan lo be reaa
on that morning. :r"
" After ihis, MrDuche, unexpectedly
to every body struck out into an extempo
rary prayer whtch filled the bosom of every
man present. I must confess I never heard
a bettef nruver. or one so well pronounced
Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper MiTrhself
never prayed with sucn lervor, sucn aiuor,
such correctness and pnthos, and in Ian-
guage so elegant and sublime, for America,
lor Concress. for the province of the Mas.
sachusetts Bay, especially the town of Bos
ton. It has had an excellent effect upon
everv bodv here. I must bee you to read
thni nanlm: "If there is anv faith in the
. tight Words. .
This is often said to be at' wqrld of cold
neglect and scorn and so it is. But,
reader, while you have called if so, have
you ever thought that you are one of such
a world X That from your mouth are often
heard words 90 cold, unkind, that like the
torpedo, they benumb all within (heir,
reach? Pcrhops you did not mean to
wound a friend, or make this life to him
more lonely. Then you'should have with
held that last light word,
" 'Tis over soon tho cauic, not soon
Tho gadjcffects pass by."
Have you ever seen a gay, lively-spirtr,
and light heart turned to sadness and dacp
melancholy 1 It might have been but the
effect of a light word. Have you seen the
tear of the mourner starting afresh ? It
was a light word that so vividly recalled the
past. IIave you ever sqpn the poor of this
world madu to feel more keenly than over
fand Heaven knows it is sharp enough at
any time) the sense of their destitution?
. - 1 i- 1 . j n.i .:.ir..i .1
It VM only a llgm woru, ie omiuiui men,
" Yc little know what misery,
From idle .words may spring."
But what are idle words?
tho lips of tho young and aged, of the wo
and ignorant, of the thoughtful and giddy,
and we hear the audible expression ff care-
ess hearts, but certainly thesx cannot be
light words, for all have their effects, deep,
serious, and lusting. 'ight words! the
verv name is a mockery a burden lo the
iuiarXfJorJiQjffctJ
He hnd seen the- proflinacy of the sons,
intemperance, and gambling, and every "g0rtes Virgiliance, or sortes Honierictc, or
nthprvice. Alihouch childlrss. tho greedy caneclallv the sories Biblicoe it wol Id be
contend for his smallest pit- J thuusht providential." V v
iMnrlrf milfht
' . D . . . . .1
tarre'e ; and Ephraim blessed his stars tnat
lie died poor.
l5ur philosopher was never lormentcd
with imftizinary troubles. He was not al-
' J . 1 1 . u i-.-tl IT..
ways treniBHqg lest ne snouiu -mu. ,
was not high chough firthat. "No person
envied- him ; and wku was better, he fully
reciprocated'the feeling. He was never
charged with offidousnesstide, ostenta.
iion,crlyrjir.ny. He was beneath those
innnipsi that at times sweep everyNillage.
A want of"coifoey was no iofirroity orWg..
nature, for he made no courteous prores
sions. . ... T,
But enough, the woiiu has many i
buckler and
Tlifl35ili.Psulm wasinSeed appropriate
ihm n.ua rpcHived and the exicenciesof
ihn times. It commences
"Plead (iiv cnusc. O Lbrd, . with',hcm
iknt strive with nie ; fishl aiainst then! that
fight against me. ,
." Tiike ho d of shield an
atnnH un for mv help.
' Draw out also the spear,and stop tho
wav acainst llieni that prosecbte mc ; say
I am thv salvation."
What a subject tor conicmpiauon u juo
above picture present. 1 he 44 room.
hrf the first Uoncress. in tneir nan, nn
bent before the mercy seat and asking Him l
f The Vaaited jfatcsv
The surface of tho United State eoniprelicmN -a
space nf ubout, two iniliioiiS twu liii.r.iriij and
fifty, thousand square miles, and is abuut one tircn.
lieih part of the Und tmfate of the earth'. Hlor
than uiiu.liair- of thia surface lies uctw.ecp the 3;"tl
ana 4ath ocgrocsr latitude, 111 tho very heart or
the temp rate lone, wberonatuFr brings men and '
fruits to tho highest measure of comparative ex
cellence. Of the whole two millions two hundred
and fifty thousand square miles of surface, only
about two hundred and fifty thousand lie in the
Atlantic slope, and tieo-lhirdl of the- whole lie in
the valley of the Mississippi J To estimate rightly
the popuTatmh which, under Uin natural laws of
increase, will arise and bo.roadi?':. nmintained on
this surface, it is proper to consider the stability
and fertility of the great American Ilasin, as tho
valley of the Mississippi has been sfyled.' In this
vast region there is very little space occiiujed by
mountains, marshes or lakes, incapable nf pro
duction,' Almost the whole surface is arnblc. Its
rirer are-remarkably 4ong. Tho main stream
the Mississippi rises near latitude 40, and joins
theGulf of Mexico about 29, thus running through
about at) degrees of latitude. The Red-"lit ver, of
Louisiana, is one thousand miles ip-fcngtli ; the
Ohio, ascending to the head of tho Mononguhela
and Alleghanv, is also ono tbtti'Hnd miles long.
Tho rains ancf melted snow which occasion tliu
annual Hoods fall on di.trfnt mountains, und nise
these streams to greot'heigtits, pouring forth vast
volume of waler,jTiicli irrigate ai.o fertilize th- ir
bunks. Theseyrcat facts, taken in connexion
with its hafity In the midst of tho temperate
r.one, determine the conclubion that this great
llaniii'f's capable of producing more grain, and,
eooflenuently, of maintninine ..?iro p'nple, than
We- Watch L'"y other equul pjmee on tho face uf tlio glohos
It is gralilymg 10 Know, too, tnai 30 iar as cuiii
valion has extended, Wih practical fuels correspond
with thathcory deduced from ftuogrnphical facts.
The cireiimferencc or border line of tiie Uniled
Slates is abifbt nine thottsnnd five hundred utile
in length; It may be divided thus : Hniindury in
common with British Nurlh America, 3700 miles j
boundary in common with Mexico, 23U0 ; coast ot
the I'acific, 700 1 coast ot tho Guif of Mexico,;
1000: and coast of. the AllaiitiCtJJUtLXbcl.Kjv
of
the lip, heavily, but loo hoavily, do they
,y . y-11 ...... nt.
rest uponjne spirit. isiirtniun uusciiti.
xA lesson oia Matrimony.
And what a pity, that in this society there
nm o mnnv bnra to this holv union, and
tliat so many live on week niter weeK singly
and so far wretched less happy than they
might and ought lo be.
We feel deeply and strongly, upon
this subject, and have thought ol it much
and often.
There are hundredsof young men in
this country, every way quulified Tor the
best estate of matrimony, who are wear-
liis
tomb-stone phrase 1
8ACKKD TO THE MEMORY OF EPHRAIM HN1N.
ohraim Pipkins.who pass through it ondtlie J that lr,ejr enemies " might le ns cliafrba-
without regret or remark. Common, jus- foro the wirud."AVashington was kneeling
tice. howbeit,, seemed to demand this trib. there: toys' the - Newark Advertiser, and
ute i and, in ciosingn, 1 wouiuonji 1 uenry ana uuiKunpu, uiiiiuf-i --
Lee, and Jay, ana oy ineir -sieNcic ai..
bowed in reverence, the Puritan patriots of
New England, who at that moment had
reason to bcliuvo that on armed soldiery
was wasting their humble households. It
was' believed that Boslo.n was bombarded
tind'-rlPstroved.Thev prsyed.Jbrveantly
tirrt-Kmrr, iftaoTnhb-Confff esrr for -llw
nrovince of Massachutls Bay, and espe.
cially for the town of Boston and who
can realize Ihe emotions -wuu ;iimi h
turoed imploringly to Heaven for diviuein:
tore. I nn and Old f " It Was enouuu,
says MrTAdams, " to melt a heart ofsione
I saw the tears gush intd the eyes of the old
grave, pacific Quakers of Pbiladelphia. v
' h he Rica ?" Many a sigh is heav.
.rl-mmv a heart is broken, many a life
is rendered miserable by the terribly infat-.
uatron Ariwcltyarenls. often eyinceiogijgoju
Au Incident iu Georgia.
Some two years ago the writer of thisj
article stooped at a town m. one or tne
Southern bounties inijeiafJtK
h,.nt h pntcred the crave yard. f rom a
im their lives out solitary and alone. For
tune, position, pride, hnd necessity, all
causes arising from an ariificiol state of so.
rietv. are in tho wav ol their happiness :
So with the girls. How many thousands
of lovefv. warm-hearted, kind beings ure
there deprived of those sweet sympathies
and enjoyments which matte uie a souso 01
comfort and hanniness !
if the young man is rich, he is carefully
watched, that he does uot mato below his
situation, and by such looiisii lasnuious
ness, and solfishhess, kfept from marrying
at all, or is bargained off by his relatives,
and uniled to one-for whom he has no af
fection.
Thr heiress, too. is tauijht that
account must she marry below her 5' and
nine limes in ten, a fortune is tho forerun,
tier of blighted uflections apd a broken,
heart where there is a 'heart to break. '
Those of modeial means are strug
glingfor positionOiid anxious on each side
to' marry above tlieiri ; while those who are
poor, are forced to reinaiu apart in fear, of
becoming poorer.
-Such is the picture df our society, and
tt-isll wrong j fhn liu ppy not at u lUw-havU,!
it should be
The only course is an utter disregard of
J . . . tin
dollars in an nfluir of the heart, vvnen
ever a young mm can support himself, he
can support a vvife; for ihe suving of such
a connection tho prudence it promotes,
the ambition and industry it occasions, and
Uhe character and credit it gives a man, win
more .han counterbalance the auaiuonni
T.,.t dnl ara lie TIO OUieCt. 11 IS
ritory thus enclosed Includes also nearly ton thou.
suiid .n iles of river andluke navigation, of which
two-thirds are in the valley of the Mississippi.
Geographers of foreign countries have admitted
that this extensive country has the most varied
soil, chmate and productions of any eoiin'.ry on
tho face of the earth. The inevitable coiiseq'm nee .
of this'is, that its capabilities fur population and
wealth arc correspondingly great.
A number of estimates ol I he prorress ol Amc.
rican pnpdtuliun huve been made. The writ is .
of the opinion that two ol tneai the one by ler-
, the other by rrofessor 1 uckcr, arc purtieutarly
irthy o'f notice. Comparing tho estimates of
theso gentlemen, and taking the tacan, it may bo
considered ccrtafn (continued the writer) that
without Divine interposition to the contrary, ine
century will increase the popu'ation of tlio United
States to three hundred milium ! Wo must eon.
fess that to our mind the mean estimate here given
appears by far too great.
tistimutcs have oecn maue wincn renoor n cer
tain that tlio United States hove an ultimate ca;
pacity of containing eight hundred million of'
people; which is than the entire population of .-the
globe. ...
small uut cuusio uucii
scription :
he read this ill-
Hints to Appreaatirt'N.
If you do your duty--aro kintf and obedient
you will seldom meet with'n,n$- troubles your mus
ters will appreciate youf services respect you,
and use their endeavors to make your uitnalion
agreeable and pleasant. On the contrary, if you
are cross and jjrahbed if you continually fret a:id
snarl at tlisfr pleasant requests or kind rohirkea
f you arc perverse and head strong, you ci.iiuot
cxpocftohc happy no Situation will be pleaunt,
and no master kind to you. It depends mostly
iion yourselves; whether yo-r situation shall bo
agreeable or otherwise.' You should remember.
that while you are apprentices you have placed
yourselves under jne careDi anouier one who is
ounrt to waicn over yon counsel you ciicck
on when you err. '
We sec no, reason In the worlwtiy all appren.
ccs cannot be contented and happy, feoinc of
ou, we know, have unpleasant places, and disa-
rceablo masters. Hut, be nssyreu, il you cnuea,
vor lo do your duly, und strive to promote llic in
tercuts of your employers, you will eventually
soften the asperity of their tempers, and turn their
alnlnal frowns into smiles. 11 yau partake 01
icir feelings, and say With proud spirits, ' I will
rdtttt4T wilhWclrneaTnTcmT' vrheri any thing
crosses your temper, you add to your sorrows, and
contribute to make your situations more disagree.
able. Hv studying your duly, and promoting tlio-
nterests of vour masters, you bct !:t yourselves,
and mnko every thing pleasunt.
While learning your trades. you cannot ho too
careful of bad associates. One vicious youth will
ruin a dozen well dmjwsed boys. Choose for-your
companions tho virtuous and industrious those
who would not for the world commit a crimi
whose language -is free from profane words, and
indelicate tliouirhls. and wlionreJor lo spend tneir t
MOXHEtl's MEME5T0
TO THE MEMORY OF AN ONLY SON
WHO FELL AT, THE MASSACRE
Of "k-uJ.jf'' - ,
' ; fannin's regiment in
' Mexico. ' -
He felt n interest to learn the history of
mi . L.i. flu thi
its erection. - i ne story wa v.
A n..ih of nineteen, the only son 01 a wiu-
j ..u..u kns ,'hiimiiejijvedwilh
all lb fondness of mnternal affection was jfe companion for their daughters.--
diam'ct-
man, resolvmg vengeance and brimstone,
oll his fearlul way home. .As here was
no proof that Ephraim was the man,
-.1.1 .....h no doubt existed, that such
was the fact, the whole thing oasaed otl,
and finully became one of the best tradt-r-
MnriM of the villaco.
t Not many months after the above affair,
.. .i ... t fnvnritB horse, after a-
tne uocioi iu - ,
iu.. iiinfl. for which his master hnd pre
-,.utK,.rf, iu Arew hifnoff some distance
from tlie village, and resigned him to the
u:.a. r ,t. air. On the following, morn-
Uliua .. . I,'
ine the doctor arose, ana inrowmg P
...;.H.Mtr rwofiu ma uci.mo.w
i . n .nit sinnniiiLr uciuiv mw . , -
narn,-- ."?,. . t.j .u;.A
tachedto the gig wn.cn -along
for so many years. ' Good Heaven !
exciiirmdthe doctw, .wild wnh astontsb.
. . .t,- onrl t risen ' Away he flew
Sslreel Itwasth9iflme-but
without life. 'EphratmTipkip '.
returning to his home from the Uhtversity H0w isFpossible lorSpprness to
..r m. thn lime Fanain was raising fmnvthe union of two principles so C
' P ' , . r... .v, T-.i,.n I .A ln o.nh nthnr in everv nomt
fvtreYtth sotnernanjrtni-"-TO'r,BWTO T' .
the shiialous recklessness of youth, IwM- often is wealth considered a better recom.
me soi I ti hrkflv ad. mutinn Io n vouna man than virtue ?
unteereu tor lire vn'ij v j , " . i.
letter to his mother tho day he JIow often is the hrst question wu.eu
informing tier of his destination, ed respecting the suitor of a daughter, Is
unteered for
dressed a
embarked
... . 1 -iT..:.... mulrnrrtAntfll in Dlfl. I k nh
and his nope o. r - v ftIinllnla in veaUh
ma the independence 01 ixas is no itn . -r ., . .
mg nie iuu i , . ..I u... j.. iKt nfT.ird anv evidence that he
will make a kind and affectionate husband?
I he rich?.,XgsVi? clothing 1s purple
and fine linen, and he fares sumptuously
every day-rbucan you infer from this that
he is virtuous? . - ,
Is he rich t Yes, he has thousands float-
prv oeeaa : but do nor ncnes some-
uke wiims to themselves and fly
Judceof the mothers feelings when she
a Unor.- Without an instant s hesi-
tation she.departed for Charlestorl, in hopes
to overtake her truont boy. unionunaie
y the schooner , lost her foremast; and
when the mother reached Texas, she f.und
the regiment had marched a week before
for the scene of .conflict. : Newa finally
came ol vhe capture 01 x ttUU'" 1 1 .' . ilnd will voit consent 4hat your
i nen came '"r,.".'" i, ' u.. ,k.
dauohter snau marry mnu -
" j l; I.... U;.. ..-nnttk 7
c ii ii
was the
hv tha Mexican army.
the intelligence o. .nr -"J r- wornmend him but his
der of the tyrant, Banta Annu.. - - Wli s(metime
w.s in the front rank; and mong the firs AJ lBAik fe., - Is
khat fell I , For a time sne was oep veu u. . . Is he f rrtu0U9T' Ask not
her tenses, and when sne luiiy rcwvoreu, r- . . -,
ww . ' Tii. ir.v.Mir r rarnn Vnnwn in
coule, the celebrated Irish ,g.ai.l, was iiogcr . ' lo vir tlf
rt in I laaAfV (ttlfl IL'H nllriRll Ofl
OVruc, nilU Ubiuiu v-Vt , ,
Uic 13th uf May, 177, irt the cfiurcnyara 1 ko-
pnnalligj in Uuecn's bounty. The cotttn and its
rrtn 1 rnt. Weiirhed five hundred and seventy.eigh
pounds. It was borne on a very long bier by thirty
strong men, who were relieved at intervals, nogei
Byrne died of no other disease -tmm snrTocattim,
. : .l iii.riiliiindanco of fat, which
stopped the play of his lungs, and put a period to
bis life in the fifty.fuurth year of his ago. lie
n. Knndrerl munds -Heavier man un milt"
Bright, of Maiden in England, who weighed four
..J .Wtv noundsand within the circum
ference of whose waistcoat three of the largest
USA in that town eould be eneloscd without con.
atraint and one nunareo. ana eigniv fuum ju .
Vwninl Lambert, who die in 1809, and
weighed seven hundred i)d thirty nine pounds 1
Wolbelicvejhat the heaviest man ever known
in Sew England was Caleb Towle, an indus
trio'us! wealthy, and respectable eitizen. of Centre
Harbor, New Hampshire, who died in 1S2. from
an extraordinary incieaseof flesh. Though .hott
of five feet ten inches high, he weighed Jt hun.
dred and fifteen pottd:Boetm Jour.
expense, ilooiiar . . .u t time,-peei.llr-their -entoeWiheTt
wolt eiiouglMo-Jmve-lhem, tail they should improTenmilTTiithdir-SucTrydUng-inen ars omiur4
be no consideration. ' . - ,.
We know that women are generally un
selfish in matters of the heart. ' They are
the last to weigh the lover s purse ; ana
whore wealth weds with honorable poverty,
h tends to equalize society, and is often the
mosl blessed union in tne worm. .
But let mntrimony be promoted and of
allThrrthousands we aro daily meeting in
this countryyoung, bcauuful , with hearts
nuliinn with tpndcrness. and longing lor
hnnninnsa. wo hone to see none remain old
maids but such as are perfee'ly eontentcd
with such a lot, andWillTngTo make baby's
caps for uthcr people s children. :-
ments to soefcty, and all who are found among
them, nursuinff the same praiseworthy course, are
considered to be W- e true puui w ?irroe ana
honor. ' - .X ' f V' ' -
r - By observing these lew Inhts, we are certain
that'every apprenticei will find it for his best good
in the end. however ho mav consider it now. Af i
other and a vicious course wilt'prove his sure and
Irrevocable ruin. Portland Tnhune.
Tne rii-R' ub. Genlleiiicn, allow lis In'.
congratulate you of your happy situation in Jo
in whicn you re piacr.u who uiv l-ii.uK u ...
cultivation of theirth. In independenee, in
healthfulness, in amcnilyr it excels every omcr.
Prudence and economy, and a jMstcslimai 01 ms
position in society, are requisite forrnaii rti irit
.ili,tin: lint to whom arc Tftfl farHilii'stJncle.
nr.lnfl ma irrent as to Ihe liirmer r ravora
situated for avoiding temptations. to be led away-
by the varieties of suciclv, he is snrroundea wnu
I UlllIUI 1 JUIU I -llOt' !! .
one ; lint labor is n )
the body, and ecr.
-rr.;..l'il iit in id ent-tsTIinr haPDini-J'S is ever
foimd.
"is-tnir"
TI.rFr in ii-lur I li!A IOOfS UTO
lie lives noi jkmii
earned on is favorable to him.
up in walls, ana 111 a ajonnueu or.iiiiuoriou u.-
k.n)inM Ki.f in flir. fn.n nf Ill-UVen. willl tbo
boundless aky for a roof jind surrounded bv every
thing that is lovely in nature, ar.d calculated to
lead the mind from nature to nature's (""t Tho
sentiment of love and admiration of the beaillifet
works of the Creator, leads us to see him, and to
know him. and to adore him. Ho v.hocau plod
on in his Hefda. insensible to these beauties, is truly
of a cloddish heart, lie is incapable of expe.
ri.nclna that sublime love of ihe Deity, which
alone can elevate the soul above the miseries that
envelope all worldly concerns, and give nun as it
were, a forclasto of the puro and exalted joys of
a future state.
Men's evil manners live in brass
are written in water.
' Helsthe best christian whoso heart beats with
the poTest pulse toward Heaven. Vudwori h.
Jt