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I . I i n It' t;. ro t a no " t tf ,f " l r( ' T 1 f r l' M iTwtTY.rrrs C;ri f r r ! -rC. Orcr 6" e f v 1 ro 1 5 1 1 "sl will t cunl.n:;rd I I f t .-si cfOTJ,njlf. Court O.-l.i . k.t.rif4:im. intftmllr. ,-. 1 1 1. ( i i !. bSJ, and 7b ebrr for tnnoaneir; la csm-cf a c-a-J UM i C3 invariably h a 'ra-. , jtiert to ihe CJUr must con f ef rest. ,or ihry receifa no attcnt.a. ' ...i. i mmmmmmmr i " i ' i :, wmmmmmQ k;; m tbj tic"'nK''''cr For I must now away, To meet my bonnr Attica, dither, fpoo her triJil It lured her I j a; J wed, irs'thcr. And thna nr 1 -sro t it ki"wn. . Tfctn 17 thy t.a:id r .1 me, niillicr, An J l!8 tlij kr - j rsn." Ah! Wilis, J. When, thus I My tears ro g And roppir; ' Aud oh!: how t - Tho dys f s Ytbtn Lnr tainted 't o'crowo rp(-nkj . V y Lair, Ta lHk eae l.lc I. Ve look sao J.ke Lim no Y h tho vaiiie dark, U Tho tamo Iroa J, noUo L;j. Atd tic a tmila wit on hit fac'o When he that tnorninj etmo -Touring ar, at ye mauri do, A hutio to hit hame. rulr ehnj, her heart is beating now, ' At it never heat before; ' Tuir ctrild, I ktn her haxel e'en WT teart ari runninjt o'er. " She lure theo VViITie, butahe feci ' To ed't ft toleam thin I wrel remember bow I felt, When looking oa lh ring.: v . ' I well remember, too, tlie hoar When, wi a heavy tigh, Itarn'd a wife tne younr and ad To bid them good bye.' Th teart were gunhirj itan, I know, , , For 1 I ired my kiridrcd weel . And though any am wat by my tide, ! I Coold na help butfeeL ' -Cut then, how kind he took ray hand, " And jcntly whitpcr'd jCom; Tlie tame toft tlar thinet o'rr my cot ' .That thrnrt abote thy borne. And, Willie, after, tinea be'a dead, u -'I've watehM that distant etar. And llxxifit I taw hit genll face tuiile in it from afr,. We luvtd ilk Ithe r weel, AVillie Wo lured ilk ithcr lanp Ah mo! how happy was the heart'" - i That thrilled the evening aanj. .Wo Iued ilk ithr, Willie, nght; : . . Andnay Ood grant it'to, ', , That ye ninun lore at. we twa lured, ; In dart lang,!ang ago. L I . '' Oh! fundly cljcritth her, Willie; . She ianatyuung and fair: She haa not known a ajngle cloud. Or felt a tin sic care. Then, if a cauld world's itorm should come. any way to orcrcaat Oh! ever tland (thoa art a man) Between her and Uio blast, When firtt I knew a milhers pride, 'Twat when I gazed on thee: t-, And when my ither flbwert died, , , ; Th? smile wat left to me. ',. i And I can scarce believe it true. . So late thy tfe organ. ' r. ' The playful bairn I fondled then ; Stands by tne now a man. ; ,..'. Then tell thy bonnio bride, Willie, ; She hat tny first bom eon: ' I tak' tho darling from my anno, - . And gie im to her owri. - ' ' OM fhe will cherUhthee.Wdlie; ,' For when I maun depart, Sben1y the, will then be loft To fill the lonely heart, ' . i "I dlnna fear to die, Willie,, I ever withed to gnng; t ' ' 1 The toft green mound irk yon. kirk-yard J lla laneW been loo' long. . And I would lay me there, Wulie, . y And a' death' terrors brave, , - Beside the heart sac leat and true, If tit within the grave. "Then ping aw a, my blessed bairn, And brmg thy gentle, d&ve, And dmna frown, if a' should greet To part wi her thev love. . ' But ifa tear fills up her ' . Thin whisper at they part, There't room for thee at mithcr's hcarth,t There's room in mitlier's heart. . ' i i . - - , .. "And may thCod that reigns abore, r , And sect ye a tho while, : , " , " Look d.wn upon your pTightcd troth, And bless yo w)' hit smile. , . And may'tt thou ne'er forget, Willie, In a thy future hfe,.' r -t To arm the power that gave to theo . ' TTit kind ind gndllt-M wifo. ahkIndiax jind tub Borning Glass ""An old Indian-sealed .near . me took out w his pouch a bit nf. runk. and flint and teel.aoa bean to strike fire1 to ligbl his I directed the interpreter." Jo tc hini h! need not : be at that, trouble, that would bring down fire from the sun and P'po with that. He looked at me J. and shook his head, as much as loisvuv nt . . . i "umeuse: t rose oriij weui u '!rawip3 frofn my pocket 'a surpass nJcrf fully concealing it from his vicV tnrouh it the focal ravs.and loi uf to smoke. He did so: when the tf V.C? xn ignited ,nnd the smoke forn ii..ea b$ rrroutb, he first looked at me "ca atlhe gua; ihen at his pips, with eyes "vv'iuca a their sockets with amaze ocnt and v'2lcKeufit TravtU. r - li7 llie co'or of Crass when cover 1 "lib IDOW? f ft.faJMJ - - w..t m i--"rcj Br CHETTl ..or. ti:r . . '1 t i :"1 tl r errors it ii - iu! !nf r. 2 f. cl fortu:;-' yt'z'A anlt"C3rr"3 th?ir!r"j r,t, cf t f i cr,r cr.3 cl Ov;ir ccunc ."jiTUJiuij as a cescccant cl t:.s t axju J; 'I . ., . - racoDnJ tccarr's kct?n rrior-3 cjcpicil-'i htn tl's cmrr?T traitor or t! rcity t?y. This grada cf thg torv ' - rroro 'nu merous in tho Stito of New York thin in any oihcr an j one of ih r:i was cr3 Don ald McDonald, who cid not hesitate aa, in fact, ff w c his kind diJ -to peq CratP every enormity, "pftjviJir; the ctiJr-jpo. lit icaf troubles five tho ahac?jw cf a giiimate excuse ior it. t la reality, it seen cj tha iho greater outrages he corarnitted, th belter be was pleased. , It was, a task of do 'difficulty, to incite tho Indians to acu of ihe most barbaruus na'ure,. and many was iho miniaturo Wvomins in which Donald Mclkinald. and such as him, rev. ellcd. ,lOf course h odium of iheso , hor rifying transactions w as initsntly accorded to the "infernal sirogcs," whilo- tho pale need demons who stood, r tho .authors of ail, in tho back cround, escaped both ccn- eral public Ciwidemoatioo and personal' in jury. ASut : in tho cotf, theso gentlemen usually found a bioooy ; grave, )o . whick they wefo socrthced by tengcance. ; A mong the chivalrous feats of Donald Mc; Donald, wer Jhoio of holding M rebels" on pitchforks over fire feeding tho; quadru ped, idcnizcai of the'Torcst with 'rebe, in. fants making persons who did not hur. rah for tha king, run tho Indian gaunilet occasionally tarring and( feathering the wife of a , patriot robbing farm -housiei, .: ' J 'r , .1... im inaiiT , uiuar- kiuiiuui uuiuuv. ' auai served his majesty and pleased those who directly represented theower of the crown in the colonies. Like, the rest, Mr., Mc Donald carried the pitcher to the wcllopce' ton often, and ead; to ay, i( , was broke?." At a place called , Sheil a Dush, , which. was situate near Herkimer in New York was 'the house - oft Whig, named John Christian Shell, who was a atern and cour agcous man, ready to shed 4 ho ; last drop of his blood in favor of iibefty,and willing to face any dangor when it became necessary for him to do so. The0 miserable and cowardly dories who knew him, were ex ccedtngly alraid.of him. He rr a do nose. crcl of his hostilities to their wcllaro, , and kept an eye-so watchful, upon the move meats of iho doubtful ones, thai they were efToclually hold in check. It may reason? abiy be supposed that they were exceed ingly.anxious to rid iho country ol. ruin, and to do this they .denounced him at head quarters as one of the king's most ioveto. rito enemies. - tie was accordingly marked for sacrifice.-, These. circumstances threw him into a number of dangerous rencontres and served, to make, fur him a multitude of personal .enenies. mong : the . enemies most hostile to Shall, wasDooatd McDon ald, who had. twice essayed, to take his life, and had sworn to have- it eventually. It wasthe autumn of 1781 that McDon ald determined to, execute this vow; be being then near Herkimer with, a small band, or party bX cut throat equally ,conv posed of Indians and while scoundrels. ; We should nave mentioned that tone U wife was as staunch a liberty man as her husband, and that his children, of whom-he J had several, (how many, tho source ofour information docs npt - specify J were also thoroughly alive to thd importance of ih& contest, tmd of codese ranked under the same bannec with their progenitors. lie always kept his family armedas well as the exigencies of the times would permit. The house was small, out compact, ana capa bleof enduring a heavy assault. It was built of rough hewn log, strengthened by mortar plugs in the chinks, and pierced by loopholes large enougn to permit tne egress of firearms. Our readers need not won? der at this. Many of the houses that stood in the timo of the revolution were ilecoraw ted in this style, and not a few of them were well scanned by bullets. UaJIa have been extracted-in any quantity, from some of the 'old tenements in this city. r Havin fettled to assault and. murder Shell and i hiv whole family , " McDonald or dered his ! satellites? to follow hhn, . and started for the place of his enemy "a abiding. wh eh hd reacnm in cue time, ria nau Explained to his comrade the motive which actuated him. There was little plunder, but plenty of revenge to be ' bad, and no doubt the loyalists would pay wen ior mo -nnipmrlatcd slauzhter. u it was accoro- nliahed. V - ' '.Arrived before Shell's dwelling, McDoo, aid's firststep. was to endeavor to surprise ihe jnmatpaj but lhals .impossible, aqd the attempt failed.- He . then demanded their instanti surrender. Shell demanded 1 WnAw whrwas there. anJ JIcDonald vwnWrT uriswcrcd "ft is I, DonalJ 'McDonald, tsllf Indian, and La!f white Indian ,ia my. feciings fchita id ITjV b.JOd. t MVht dovoii wish mj sarrenderP.ask. ed Shell. Ifyouhavesny old .scores, to settle with me. why notdea). with rnea lone! What have rnr family : to f do-with I w ill scttlo wi:h yoo, answered Mc, This waf a fivorito saying cf his SO says ibebUicnan.- 5 J i cv, fl f j jc .i a C ';V.n .C-rlV.Iirt CU!1( wcy: ricadlrg wit is, t:. I j t.. I.J.r Im mediately crJcrcd I.I J . 1 '.) f re? n tn Ihcy prccocicd to oL?y w'i 'i t .:,-!. 7 i some noise, t Tha first cr.3 v.hj tpr ed ;the cn!y , wir in i'. 1 f :cl f: z dwelling, J ly a ti;:., i Ir. n wit1 ;n. Tl.is ex".?pt rated t.3 tsiii!ai.'.3, ir.J tl. y became zabus in their cr.Jdvori to L;liU into the house." .At hit, alter a quarter of an hours skirraishinanihard work McDonald called for a cessation of hostil ities,' to which Shell of course could otTc'r no object6ns, being the 'party on the de. fensiveandlho weaker of tho belligerent force. McDonald then informed him that unless hecoasented to deliver . himself up to their mercies, Jthey would firo tho house. "Then you must do so, inhumanmon. sler! abruptly exclaimed the ' heroic wife "for he shall not'yieldyif I :lake' his life to prevent him.w . .w. "Ah! m&damsaid McDonald, 'well have you out. We do not wish" to burn, only to smoke you. 1 shall try to obtain art entrancecosi what it. will.?,' ' 'The lories then' began to prepare toafira the house; and while they were engaged at this UskjTheir'leadtr, who . really pos reused cod rage of the animal order, took a crowbar, with which , ;thev were always supplied, and boldly going. to the door, be. gari to deal rapid and powerful blows upon it. By this (time, poor Shell's .tittle stock of powder was exhausted, and he vras at a loss' for a method of efFectuar resistance ? Suddenly a thought was conceived; It was one of jthoae bold expedients which men io desperate positions so Xreqoently bring to their relief in an instant, when all cause Jor hope seems to have! vanished. Hastily removing the bars And holts -fhit still resisted firmly tho' faithful'pryitig and pounding of McDonald, ho opened it, as tho matierof f.ict chronicler who furnishes the crude cts says,'VquIc1t as a flash f fishininff."' ?He at once seized the atoh. ish.ed, and all but exulting loryr and drew him into the ihouse, and, before any of the gentry outside knew of the rtrknsa'ciioni DormM MIJanald was a' pristynerlV He was disarmed and bound, but not utitil af ter smo Islight resistance. tie was then made lo give, by a confession ihat jt was his will to do so, alt the ammunition he had on his person, to be firedagai03f hi own Comrades! 1 1 ", - v ' 1 V VIcDona!d,?said Shell, quietly; as he helped his family load the pieces, "you come here to murder us, who never offen ded you or yours. Mere cruelty) dictated this bloodthirsty attempt of. you; and your brother savages.. They are now firing my house: -The very - instant smoke be- comes perceptible to our nostrils' I will icl nre to your ciotni ng, '.ana ir my nones arc to cromWe 10 ashes -r here, yours shall moulder 'beside them."' ' "Oh. God!M cried the tory, f affrighted by the contemplation of a- death which he knew Shell would' surely inflict :"hl mo order them to slop and extinguish the fire they have already made." . ' Certainly replied Shell, as. ho ' coolly fired thrduch the loopholes. - - McJJonald soon ajarmed bit band by bis cries, and signified to one of the whites the nature of his peril, bcggin" bat the flames if engendered, might be instantly putouu ; .Die man answered that they should be put out; but that cetin.or kill Shell and his family, they were determin ed, as he had killed three of their men and wounud four others, one severely.' kThen there are but eight left to da ser Vice, said McDonald, witn rae in bis features. '' ; . So I guess we are a : match . for that nbmbcr Tt," was the remark: . ?f the, in. trepid patriots . ne outsiders were renlly determined to do some execution, tor after crying to McDonald tos shield himself if 'could, they thrust pre musket barrrU through the loopholesi Mrs. Shell seized abay:h- ct, and.vDetore.ibey were withdrawn. ru ined erery one. Unr two were eren fired. By- .ctne te heroine was badly wounded 10 the left arm, and the ball from tha other, strange to say, struck McDonald iq the leg. - He shrieked with pain. : Shell now, ' informed the marauders, whose zeal appeared to become thin aud walery, by a ddutioa of ?fcar . on wonder. that there were too many to tba fiouse for ihcm and la their turn, they (the inmates) woul sally out ana at tact mem, knowing Ihcir strengta irom Aicuonaia.. it was ainiCed that tha assailants dIJ tot. credit Shell's assertion. f f'Tell Ihem.aiii . Mrs. Shell; holding the hatchet over McDonafd's bead, kow many there are here strong, abie bodied men.?. .'- - The prostrate lory eyed tha - hatchet, and the frightful appearance of tho woman who held it. Ho then looked pon Shell, who held bis hands up,' and the finders and tbutxbs outstretched". McDonald took the hiniv -He leplicd; speaking to" his men ex:' t c . J cfc J cjw yea had tc:;r JL 3 f: ci. Tr.a.farty c-!- -J CO r 3 Vv 3 r : :r. w r r Z' r CJT.' J Irs, X'. 3 v cu.-J dress cd, a!.;c! occnpieJ ::r,3 ii.r:5t' nzl iV.n SfU commsnied t.ij farr.'y to p-rpr3 for in:l2nt f. ht, IIj said knavr they wculJ return, trdr.?? s bs dijan- tolr.'.z J i.i f4;:Ji; at.v L th:.r own ttiur. J tcr.or. Mi 1 ,j arti:.cfc cl use, ar.r.s, etc., tbit cju!J Li carried, were hastily githrxe J together, and in an hour or two alter th? rctcncai cf the fje, Shell and his family were ready to dccairp. "I should LaO to havo somclii.' to re n:rr.V:r to dsy by, and rmy vicloiy over j," aid' Shell to .IcDonald, who wat aning with the p.ala cf his woacd,4llct tec if I can f.n J a memento." ' ; v -r'w ed iho f crsoacf thu tcry, and . mimted temthwic, cl cx :p, for cirrjing which It was a sort pf badge L2 vi r r;:.'i. of his-infiiny. lake tl.!-," ha 'secured it in a "And cjw.MsD. .as Shell's remark, as L : which he wore. .! ','' ho continued, cs tr..cld cf the door, ho oproschcj t' "there ii cr.e fa.2Ji. ;-,t do for me as an ell feieuV "Oh, yes f:r- McDonald, acccrirg", bs encr-.tic ."y zi I.Ii condition would permit, "I Know jes wl.atisilT' . "Wjy,T was ti.o rc.pcnsc, "j-jal-bt kind enough to shout for Ucncral Ucorjo Washington." "iNo! Kill me, hut Con I trarrr.a cn me, now that t am powx'rlcrs.". What were you" -ponr to do v.i-.h mo, and my wifa and children toj, t,..1M cried Shell, pasnionaiely, "Shout, cr iLii 13 the last ofyou.1- "Well, hurrah - for Gcceral Geor Washington! 'iThcre, will that do7, he groaned. : L VS, UUU tf WWU M J . UtIOil Willi his family, departed, and made their way, "Yes.' nnx so -good Jhell and wjth ail tne speed they could commani, to xy . r . ... .. Ltit .l . 1 1 1 . : fjin ..uayion, wnicu tney- reacneo in sai ty, and without bind neb. ; True totheir viociciive instinct, tno tones returneo venn reinforcement. " They found their Icad er . bleeding, ; and with his leg terribly shattered,; Alter chopping, up .and de stroying 'every thing 'in ' the' house-iwe wonuer tncy iorgoi 10 lire 11 tney. too: McDonald up, and bore him to ibe dwell ing or a loyalist near at' hand, it ' was found necessary, to arhputatb , the abounded could not be stopped, and one of the worst lories, whose name.haa descended td'pos- lenty, was nomore. Shell counted, on McDounld,s toma ha w"k , thirty scalp notches, which showed ibai he. a white man and civi ized. : had scalped ;bal mtiny of his. brethren, and they contending for their political rights This is sufficient to obliterate any. sym pathy that might be felt for his discomfit tore and death. Scientific Expedition Co the Pcad A paragraph published a few days since in the , New York Herald I stated that a party of naval oHlcert, .under tho com- mand of trieuv W. P. Lynch, would shortly sail from that port, Jn the United -Status store ship Supply, to ' ihe Mediterranean, for the purpose of making an explpr&ucn and survey of the Dead fees, .iho ecitor has since received the following interestir'? communication relative to tha exfcJi lion: : ... TethnEtitiorcfiSsJIcrotlt ' . - In reference to (he proposed survey cf tna ucoq oea, several 01 me newspapers have asked ''cw UnoV As the first public intimation was ciien, without my Jtnow'ledgei through your columns 1 ask permission to avail .mvscll of ihc same medium to.anfwer, briefly, to the point ot abranicejs. ctvjstior.s cl Crpo so natural and so rcasona'Jo. Aiinongti most reiuciact to nrnJ3 rrtv insingnificact namoiapriqt, I tiks 1 step witnoui an instant s nwitatian, in justice to the enlighterAd statesman vh mind, in ah instant grasped the importance of the questions at isiua an J fjrciiy i? credit to'- be acquired' by his country in their solution. - ; rorupwaras pi toar tnoujint ycar3, the Dsad ,Sa has laid Jn its deep nnJ wonderous chasm, a withering' record cf the .visitation" of Gads t wrMh uco h. sinful crtatores. v Itself once a fertile vale teeming wtta popuiattca and rtJjr.;ar.t wnn mc products ci a lavoixj c.. - ",11 nowires inert sJs!jrd:h, a rr.as cfd.fL and hitler waters, with no litog t!.:c on us shore, or shove, or tcr..-.!i i:i i-r- face. Receiiri at .ono cxtrcir.e, asd the mighty rolumo of a swiit riverr : and - the ! numerous - torrr r3 tint p'unge into - it through jho-? clef's io its side i It slowly rises and fV.$ i.i its cT. a solitary bed, wiih no vlsiLla outlet for i'.rf tributaxy . waters. Its Lfty cr.i frcited sides riven by earuVp-Lc? -hers L'acc'i ed by tho rain, ihcro i;;c;.?:-J 1 y t" j terrpcat, rii5frpsG.CL.:ir!y (.I.i: 1 dred fectca cr.o sidj. tni 'f.vo il zr.l fcttoothe other; wbllo frcrn ll.o 'sjri-r.i ihe awestruck rpcptiicf Uho!ds f!ja.:rt opon itssarfacc hcgorr.asics cf tl;ur..:a thrown, cp frorri in mjiteriout voiicx.-r Rionct JLebana is ZZZJ fest atuve tl.3 Mediterranean; aci lZZO feet clove l!.i r. - ' n ........ . ueaa .oea. tiT.ten uilz more tr.aa cne hundred miles d.stant from it. Us "Cor- rai in thj - laUrJ of .'.adcira is wJ:r J - 4 V- ' Cc:t .:t I t.t it; 'in wl:0 1.13 ' 1: r'. T 11 .0 '.m 1:1, cr I j .lilt! 1 rt: r ' :t ..1 I . V." a "r cr r ;.i! c - cr.2 r :.S 1.2'.:. I j Ly i. p'.tsicJ surface. W 3 u tl.2 era". r cfa t-.rrrr. J ve'ein, f.-rn- irg a suj.ptrsr.cc'js occm, who can t:'i? u: s?ct. twhctlitr or net r- .r.f it- an c.t volcano, in connexion with tho expression of surface an! tho height cfa couttrous mountain, forms the most extraordinsry fiu't, ot fissure, In the knewn wcr! -?. . One great olj?ct of, investigation will bo to ascertain whether this se and its shores arc cf volcanic or nonvo!canic oririo. ana to rciute .tag position ot innuei philosophers with, regard to its formation. Tho elucidation cf this cjVj?ct is a da. sideratum to science, and would be mcst graiifyirg to iho whole Christian world. It is a mjstcry which' has Tcirntnc J im peneirable since the awful moment when the -waters of that wandfouS sea first rose above the smouldering ruins of the vabof Siddim. Tho configuration of one. half cf its snores, ona its very cxirnt, are un. known. . Its waters, of peTtrifying qua. Iity,and limpid as a .mountain stream, doubtless hold within their bosom, and holding, will reveal thoso ruic3, upon the non existence' cf which iho' unbeliever Stales his inemduhtv. ; t Strabo, Diodoios, Fitay ana Jo?ephus among the ancients and Maundrell.ro. cock, Abba Maitipe, Chateaubriand, Ls Martme, Stephens and Robinson, among Ihe moderns, all dilieras to the extent, and many of the peculiarities of this sea. Consldcrablo streams are said to empty Into it, tho Very names of which aro un. brown. ' Come havo heard tho gambolings offish upon its surfacei while others deny tint any animated thing whatever can exisi whlaa its dense and bitter waters. Fruits. l-rcbj? to the eye, but of nauseous taste, and crumbling in the grasp, are said lo be fount 17 jn its shores. - .Many travellers d:ny i!.3 cxis'enee cf all vegetation, and Chatcr.lnmi asserts that ho found bran. ches cf tho'tamariod. trtcs strewn upon ihe beach. 1 1 3 southern coast is said to con sist of masses of solid salt; while as far as iheeyocan reach from its northcrnvcx trerne, 11 L:,o;ds only the washed and barren I'.V.i cf Judea on one side, and ihosoof Aral Petrca on tho olher. . All is vsg'-n, v:- 1 : iin tcJ mysterious. Are t',2 C : .:.s answered! Or, shall .ry consi JeraiioTTwUhhold a t small pecu" country sjch C3 this, from such, an un dertakin I ndmit lint it is not a summers ex cursion, and 1!: it -British officers are said lo havo twice failed in a like attempts- Should that circumstance' deter "uI ventura lo siy, tint within the broad peri ery cl ir.islr.j, wMch, cradled between oceans, t:rctc;.-3 from the frigid zone to the tropics, l!.:ro 'a not one native born or true hearted r. pted citizen who will, an swer. 1:1 , xr.o q,'..irmaiive.: e owe some thihg to tho f eieniific and. Iho Christia world, end w'.iio extending tho blessings of civiHr-:rty Inthe south and west. 'mar well afford to f. .'t science and strengthen the bulwarks t f C'ristinnitv in ihe east. . i Lynch, u. s. n. Vo6hall. l ? ;k forward to the result of idn v ith no little Interest. - I 1"c;iit3 Idlers 1 l d:-l )3 said, and ius:lr. errninsl t 3 n to idling away their time :i taverni, bowling allevs ivi. Li -f.ag' destroys more young rren in c .'..:.iihan allolhrr classes put to 11 X tl;ere Is a droning! "tfiisipa tirg, bc.J ivirg . class -of girls called "y'ourg Indies," who are really in a worse way V an i!,e:3 same young fellows. WKile ihtir ful cra, plains honest mechanics and hl:;irr r work early and late to make i.; and furniih them with ihe -I "t I-? ihow cfT in public; and thEir : - thsmselves to keep thcmli i c eir meals, these interest. ir : c rl ' r.ri 5? i: l!.-y f 1 j 1 . T i o w rr3 thro di;x to lolling about, terrified at ; s much as ihe idea of earning ; t ... seasons their food, xou can ;?a them . lo do even a lilife plain I y ciTcrins ihem doubfo pay, lest I t:r known to bo "workin cr.j ! ail'chandes for tho 'fa! v. cr! J. '. Interesting creatures! J wei 4 :ht "to upon inaustrious pa helpless denendenca or to be a ccad weight rsA - t xyortli Ilnowiug. It ii, l . v.t v.or. Jsr'cf tho i'OQra&l that .3 ...... : .... 1 capital all around thm -3 j'jrcr. .'.1 in bus iu ess. &r.d ranidlv it a; - .rir . - 1 o rr.ee;. 5 &n'i r.'.cLirg n, U all f .T.3, c.i ' , while ihey with enlarged r; port unities arc scarcely - Examples; multiply on 1 s around amon;. l.Vs ur.li vl d lr:' 1 v. j t in I.i i'.e r Vi life, cf tlie value and er.terpnuo .3 the .. . 1 t :'. r ' 1 r'-e lr 1. - i a w"d lo 2i l:. I z I trnr.y vi:h c .1 tl. a rmro c.zi-c vc i -gradually a!.A-a:y r:; in i ;, wi vl h'J .ro r.eiiibor lusIriCJ3.- and when it 13 z g cj I; :ir drowsiness wnr.Jcr ct if. crc-D c tt.- , end fa.il. ' .r, a simp ' v and "vi secret, ..'.:' ,1 line-, l-.i r . Lr.e3 man a is col cnoua it.osr;::jcfV.. It Thj v -' la. t e 1 I r -j e,r'i .1 ia h t rt : ' r . 1 I Y I t tr .1 tf t' 1 t 1 1 ti a i . c.:y.. t i 1, n i cl a 1 r-j;t " -rss tr.u,-) t!.i h'll. ik to nu '?rri, ty t! rccrcJ cf cr; .:'.tt tr.. r;:i clrj"tcl tt squander your tr; r.: .Ji. Uo r.A without. a ir.T-.rr. lyt latin CT cisa of your rcascx. tsrcu'ale the krjf;decf cur business t.;roi-;h thos;iourr.i!i which reach "r.s icho.e fai.Vc. Tht nrmppcrs will enabla you to ecconiDiih thi. . UhJ.Kcrl Aerie:. - A child ence niJ ta its father, ts it felt ifhy ctin m:rr.:pg brccrj throu-h lis waving nrglcis, 'Uther, whero djes . the wind como from! ; -. 'From heaven,' saijkthe fithcr. And where does It co to?' 'It goes back to heaven again my child, I ogifa to tarth returns. ;'h is the bremf, an of iho' Great Spirit of lsnevolencc from wnom wo receive all hariinpiv n,r ti oy.. Changing seasons . a.-or ordaind m " make the earth happy cH l-iutlful, and we aro breathed upon .as j most con 1 civc to qur good. Havo you not some limes wished it would be.rllvrays summer!1 . "Yea, father.1 ' , - c And at another timo sighed that win. tcr were not always?' i "i es, father. ' "1. .'Then you must see the 'Ruler of hn seasons knows bet!er than yourself what is best for you, cs your own wishns were in. , consistent. ..' r The wind, my dear son the far mnm ' ing spirit, of tlfo universe i erer near us snd hovering o'er us. It kisses thn mmV, lemple, and ihe suflerina ioralid t;fi tm his eye in hope. It plays wiih the breath- ing cf tho sinless infant, arid weaves smiles upon its dimpled cHsek. . It is the essence 01 me una oream, and you my boy, aro now inhaling it. r You know-you did not . make il, yet you feel that it is necessary, for your very , life-Mhat , without it ' vn.i " wc-jld fall down cnd.expfrcl then, whprr,' ': does the wind come from. son7! ' - 'From heaven, father. . 'Yes,, from heaven: ft rfmr" t the corlfL Were there ho wind( my sort, this beautiful world would bo a void and a stagnant waste; and yon arched sky. uuw su.juoguiuceniiy saorncd oy the ri" ng s&n, would change 'to somo wild and strange confusion. . .K - - 'Does not the wind whimper, father?. , Yes, cbildi you rrlay learn to canrerM with it, and it shall tell you of it rmnA to earth. Pause when tho lonelv air's are falling stilly rnQic frorri' leaf and'bouirh in summer even tide, watch, as the stars peep forth, and the wind shall .whisper to yourheart cf heaven.' j ' . . 'Doe not the wind hdWl?' Yes, boy; and then it tells tho grandeur aod the-might cf Omnlpoience. If you Ime learnr to joy fn Jfs balmv brMikin yoq must also ipow the great strength and glory, of the wind. Isitlnot WonderfuL my son! Lven as this infant rivulet be neath u (upon which that dancing sun. beam has just slighted, bfcrcing' tho leafy forest shade above) rolls; on and on, miles, leagues, and faraway, $(iU swelling, rising and deepening, until ol last it plunge into the vast doscrt of water around Ihe globe,' so cart this gentle west. wjnd, -now so soft) rooso fnlo louder roice?, start into rago and terror, and rright iheJand and lath ' the pecan with torcadoV wild and shriek..' ing anger! j - H is wondrful fatherl ' - ' , ' And it is wise, my son; and we m'uit believe so, though we may not understand why it is sv Yes; the tvind, now sport-. ing with the leaves around, miy tear theso rooted trees from, ihe firm earth, drive them hke feathers along ih ImJ, dash ofT themountain Cocs-, and whirl it Inio tha vale, prostrate cities and turn tbecoasi of 6cas! ..It is wonderful! . . . 'Wonderful, fuhsr! ' ; " ; ' 'jTlien where docs iho wind como from my so'nl'j- t - !i , .'From heave if ,fa the f .-A Cbt and art Adder. 'A shepherd , Iu the vppcr part of An. nand was .engaged one forenoon last prin in cssiing peats, j not very far from his own hodso, HU nat, probjbly for tho aakeof ociety, had accompniod tim, and his attention was drawn to her un-jsuil movements while ho was busily en-"-ed in providing a : supply of warmth . against the cold nights -of winter. - Oa proceed in to the spot he .discovered thai pu3sy was engaged in "mortal ronffict wuh a largo adder,, which sho hnd probably attacked alfirst.ii mistake foi'an eel, TheadJcr leaded at the cat with ffprf t. ..,i. lim-s going Over 11 by several feet, and 1,.: ; otter kept standing on its hind -c.3i sin.mgthff enemy on if h-ad wilh h r Cl . V r"0 ,Jcl- Ancrihiicncoaoter aim.. K-,tu lorsomet.mr me. thn S.,ii'nh.r,f became pprehensiveof Lis r3t receivin-' a mortal- bits fmm iu lans of the aernent " 1 rajit sivagsr manner. Dumfries Courier. " ' ' '.T&oitblzi are I.'ke hornets, the lesi adi you .make sbput ihem the belter. I.- " -T c2 by a si roko from his. spido. Pusy JmnedLifely ra V! cpoa ih-J unfortunate edder. aod finisl.cd it '. if . ; i , ;' ;?V.': j! '-: '"If'" $ !': ; f ' 1 j i ! i 1 i 1 1 : - r 1 1 I yj- 1 . j. a 4 A
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Dec. 16, 1847, edition 1
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