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COME 1'VFT.xJiMK THING SWHET
TC YOU.
Com'. I've noirtoth.nz ewect to h'n jod,
And a parting.' worj to ney; . .
Tlul lo-niUt I KH'in bo gay, ,
-"fyr, thwigli my ItH look mirthful, :. : ; y
. AJ ') tict k lowin j too, '
A!i!mv Uvart i- very jovLw,. T - ; ;
For'it' l!ioi.!its Vtt all of you. . . -; '
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. And if mt ryw necmedvUrlgUtcr, , . .V
'All ir.liJrr' made 01 te-nr,
' for tlimk' you I forget, W ;. . : y' '
That w part lo-ntjjht, (or yciri?" .,
All. ""I hut romc nd-JslL'ii,' J
Vhilo'trliid fri'-uJi are. awuv, !i-
Fr I'VC .llllt!t,atlt RA'CC't to VOlJ, t ,
' An 4 pirt i J word to ' ' i', :
- , . ....",..'. I '
1 have watchrd. Koii'whi'e o iir.njU-d
Willi tlnvrcvtllorslu nii, ' r. . '.',
V'illi ntfHljrsa WurtN wni your lij;
Anl mftiUsof forced delight.
And I've IsfiU ncd-7li, how paitifully.-r
To V'ry lfoll,lw,lo,H, f
Wtuh foil Ju my vpirit . -
Likf un x'ciio of in v uwn.,' a, ; ; :
. ; . A TEMPER A NCK STOIIV.
- ' $T SOLlfAlRfi. ." -N'jt
mnnv v'e.irs .inffj in nn nf
A Chapter on
BY tM.J
.'Naturalists-'. eourr.eCate L
our1' rattlesnake; we hive seea but lhre
iluUSesiiakus.
r Tarietis of
Misii-jn river cues, the ;!andiorJ of a lf,e crofMus horriius,, or great commorr
n otrd hotel, in spita of the "bud fare served rauiesnaKe; nex oootr.er like mm iaoumr.
upn hv$ Ub'e, look an aversion to hi food
and confining 'himself to the fluid' excln
kivcH't drank thurst!f cut ot.exiVteucc-r-11
wu j,j'y spce'ifnt a A a fubtcanr
and 1ml cndeard ium-M-It', in bis Itfne"rdijs,
to a coupte of proliYl 'ung ' boarders,
by . frerju.'n ly inviting them to shire in
whit , he called a omfortaWe carous.'M
Tliesf l.i;!i rcauunn, .as v,c ocrre stated,
ero )rouUt i& a- time by, the vnriuci !
oudJenl'y tlrvpp'n o'm f tUe st, nnj bo
ing no longer b!e to 4&land up' to hii
share of the Vrpnr. The dece'iW wife
being absent frJm the city, lih frieti cmn'
foria(j!y p ickcd t:'urin icoffor irefcerva.
tJon. :Ttie feelings ' of the hop&fuli 'young
conviviilisis v. ere sadly, bhoektd at 'the
i iea of 4 jurniir' in the sime house with
yi; tnaniaiatu body ef ttxr regretted cnm.
panujn. It was all welt enough whtn he
was able to iluul ih Kqu-.r, ujid'drink his
sharv? of it, but tha thujiht of4ii3
V liavr int of lato a ranjj-r,
-. .i .. i i . .. 1... .i . .. ?
WrUi cuMoiu'u .viicaut .fuvVfi wili tncctjT '
And ki"h tij n tn".r y, , i
But ho o-niit part l!iu efail!y, ,v ,
Wli'iimiy iii'-rt no. unrc foray, : '
Fur, I've Kniiiethin: sweet l sing you,
And a parting w ord to iay. , ,
-Mom the VhxJc!pi SaVM-Jatj.Caurier.
'Twcrc Vfll on i:iirt!i, Ac4.
, y c if U)
Ta cro wqll on carUj, iitvir to h'ay -
ryifv Iifc'a mom of .ft foi-jjivcrif ? : I
Smfd fondot pryftlio .oul crt pray,'
1 In altt-r yi am i.ity : not Ifiravoiil
Hcwjft doth mVmiry'a .wakefiii, eye :
Turn to that mlvury niiok t)f ; jx-um, - f
"WLcrc ncencof awt'el cudaruifht lie, v
And jimth'a t-oft vale kUJl j:ri'crl -rL'011?'-Tlie
garden and the palace mo . J '
Enchanted in oir boy ish .drc-ams: , .
We think the Spirit Jand llun lu ,'
In azurft -rifliancc tor. the utroams. ..
But how doth c!u!d!jwiN stead i.U rust '
In Hod, and ?ood, and man. dopart.
"When hcnS wc' linjor 'tilltoc d.ist
l)f eary lias tctlltd on the hrarfl., ;J
Twrrc well on carlU to ncvet May., j
Hond Uy m irn of 4fi f riven, j
Jsitn-o. fmdoi-'t prayrr the 'nl cm pruy, j
- la after, yt roy win not Ikavcn. '.
h'inrt
ja.-k.-J :ixvn in vjc!i cold quarlers midc i"i'"'"';' J-lw rc
them bh.pr wI'Jl a V.rango .apprtbenaion, 1?? ,n?llca,,?n iney are no1 nrm!y nxe0
rng .vVto' -the innimut when trt'itatjfcd. He
iiooks on and ennrtot readily 'disengage
:hinisflf. when i hey ore torn out .with. a
tvvttch, as ot)o puTls out a njall fish from
l.-anng.uo'.i.ujj;; lor ina 'emnis innocuous
wken int.erna'.y. We have seen several
whi were said ta v hae been sved o ihis
P,r; I way, an ebelitre it was said truly.
Uebehtve, contrary to belicl univers
at; that the waruiifji noi of the Taulesnake
fan2st rattles, tverihini. in short. but io matk; with his ;ai-f buriu his rifroau
shape,- beinf much ahorter and thicker. t ll-ntise is not a ringing, but an acute,
Of this species, we never saw but onet and
lliat . we killed? Lastly, tho Massissnuga
rattlesnake, black, aboul eighteen inches
long, and cever exceeding two feet, where
as the, largest' kind attains f five, perhaps
more; we have heard of tangerines, but
never stw them. One transported to the
garden of , the Dey of Algiers is sVid . to
have atiaintwi ten feel. The MussKsauga
rattlesnake fence abounded about the Falls
of Niagara; perhaps does sa still.
Though Nwe liave dissected and seen
disaectcd a great numbr of rattlesnakes,
wa aru . unable to- ay whether they are
viparous or nviparnus. We never saw
a -gtavidr 'female; The venom of the rattle
snake is contained in two - gland, at the
bastes of the fangs; in the upper jaw. Tbe
fangs are very slender, crooked and hollow
hull way from the base. -They fit into
continuous humvithoui vibraiun like
thai of the locust, whidv tho. horny ex
ciescenco at his tail is in no wise adapted
to -produce. . This is a lifeless appendage,
in'iio way connected with, or under ihe
cojitro! of the nervous sj stt in. - Nothing
like the t.ntne sout.d 1 eJi be made Aiih it
Xlie Supeuiou of ticu. Scott ' bitter for bod mc that he lett behind him al
It must be constdered. a fortunate cir hone an netny :finore dangerous to hitn
cumianee that 4tie news of ihe suspensi,n
ol Geo. Scott from his - command in the
Army did not reach the c.iy of Mexico tin.
tit after the conclusion of the Treaty,
(now before our Senile,) 'iW "negotiation
of- w bicb was undoubtedly assisted by bw
presence. No)ihingJja-ice'n heard from
the capitol oi Mexico since the news coufd
have reacjietl that city, and we can only
conje?jue that; it cannot but make an, un
favorable impression Op m the Army, tle
excellent discipline of hich will yet pre
vent iis vinUiv mamiesiins nelf. At
Tlio ! ins Child. , '
.'' r s eiint-riM iiEn.tN.
i-Trantid from the.D.ihih by Mtry Ilcncitt
Moihr, 1'nt tired, and' I would -.fain he !cp.
Ijct mo'rcrxisc u'po'i t.iy bosom Tk; ; t .'
But protui-e mq that thou wilt leave oil svpe;v
.:' injj, . J . " ' " -- ; f" i ,, :. 1 1 " ; . :
Uvcaii-K- thr loam fall lint npih.rty Ck.' "
IL-iyM iscoldlfthc t.'i'iipcf't ravtili nitdl)
But in my drcjirn-" all is w woumj'roiis bright:
' I soo the au;;tl eliilihon smiling gladly, ,
When lrom my wcutv .eves I tliut out
r I J ' 1
M-iiIit" one Ztan.l-i hvAe juc now I and ltcn!
' 1 st thou not In. lr the nm c i-wccl accord?
Soo now hi white 5j-ins i .-nitifuUv p!i.-.tcii'.
.unlv tiio-e wings ivre iven hin by our
- " iordt ' , ' ''
Crccn,' oold'and red are floating all around
ill :
Tlicv uro'ihe U nvrrs the an;i-l ncattcrelli..,
bl;all 1 have aWwuijs wlnKstfiia has bound
11,1 7 " - i ' i
Or, m jllnr, am liny jtv m al jne :n death i
AThv-doSt thou claip me a if I wot? ompT. .
- Why dst tfiou pns-. .thjchvck tliuuntb
mint! 1
Thy cheek is hot,. and. yet' thy tears are flovv.
' . . -1
T w ill, do.tr mothi r, a ill be always ltuiwf
" Do not 'i;li U marrtth my rcHisinff; . ,i
And, if thou wecji;-then I must weep with
O'-i, I am tir.-d inv wear,y eyes are closia.
Look, inotlu-r looli! the'anjelkisseth hkV;
w:ie!i eve:: L-ran-'y tailed to dissipate.
They 'bad- every ti'ight to piss 'the - room
where t!te"bJy lay Voi-Teachihfir own,
and iivery- time they were forced to do so,
lli h?t'!iiK' nf-tiorrnr itow. ri mr.fvr-r until
.," i,.r.,i. ii .A-'w,r ; c-.u..' ,i t -the -water 1 1 ne -'snake then becomes as
jHri'liord. bi'gan- to In veins
img tlieni to - temperance
wiie ariived, and the publican was con
nig n? 1 to Lis- long liome; but e,regrct
to add .mat . wii'f hi-j v departurq, he desire
for aujtln:r "corufoVtablc carouse" began
to miniiest itself. . i '
.Ooiyonc- nwic,-C1I,V said tho . eldest,
"j'jst by w-iy of a vr iue ftir the old fellow
r he 'deserves as Mjuch - roni lis to his
memorv and then 'it shalJ.vbe 'an1 uti'der-
stood .tiling lliM we qutt! )
' The last latle pi riy .wa agreed' upon
a few good fellow were intiled and on
the niglit wucceed :ng' the biirial f they as-fembli'U-in
a room b,xl a few ddbrs from;
tho former uparjmenl of jheir dead host.
'"Wimt s'iy you to juf'epsf boya?'1 in.
quirec) Bill.- '"(jfonsuloring. the .state, of the
weather, wc ictfl go julep".,-1' said a guc'sl
J'juJiys all rcNinl." t I
' 'llunah for coolcri. drink's!" ochoed Ihe
who'e paily.
: 'S .mi,' a ir'-gro servant,' was - summoned
Vtnd" a positive order issued foilSwiili, for
alj llie concom'tints iu'Cesshty to nvkc a
goiid j'Jep. Tilie brarily .came, then the
rum--f.tsh frum the, c arihthen the su-,
Now, Sum ihe tec," was; tHe .next' call,
and o(T started their Attentive! 'waiter;
lie soon rt turneaoviith a 'towel lull ot trie.
watenel .broken: up fine, aii.l lin projer or.
dr'r, and struighi the reel jbegn. The
iirteps were delicious, and with sleeves
rolled''up, fehirt collars open, and ' straw
iu .Ivjtfriy -ilp,v' went tq-tcj :hem with.-d-'.-pcr
ts i tleet in wiu-1 barinTes os(any other Serpent and may a
J At len"th the ?"k'y ke? handled.. 'When the animal is'
uoum iu ;j iu:,r ne v;iru s uuiiseii una a
coil ar.d sufids his alaithrt. , His boJy
swells, his colors brighten anvVltis e'es shine
witli preternatural lustre." lln . iiead flat
t en s , his y ws arc tfwo w'n baek ward, so as
to form 6no 'phno. ' " u- .
, tie does tior strike'straight forward, as
t bird.wujulJ.pects .with that motion,-the
curve of his; funijs would i strike first, rhe
throw s and jooks hlmsejf iipon hisyictiirt.
In striking, thd tangs are) pressed upon the
grinds at tlieir roN, an J ' the Venom is
forced outward through tho lubes iato the
wounds. vTjhosc fangs retasci' their venom
tor-years alter they are extracted.?. :
- Tho rattlesnake is eaaily avoided when
first seen or jhrjard, for he is-a slow, clumsy
serpent, ne'br attacks unless irritated or
alarmed, and wilt al ways-get out of a man's
way, if su lit; red. -. lie canuot leap his full
length; he. strike! only by taaps; and he is
obliged, to coil himselt for each spring
when" severed from i antni'iJ. ' Popular j home, among thinking people; il has ex
opiuiori ; proves neiLing; if a cat had a Iciled more ofifceiing Jhan he silence ot
mm.lir 'Minpffiuiiv ' if would vul-iirlv be the nress on tho sublet would lead one to
beheved! thai she purred w ith tier tail. suppose. But Ihe press itself is not 7.st
lent. , liere ana mere oreaKB ronn a par
dtonaah!e (xp!osun 6f wounded sentiment,
whether of professional admiration or per
sonal friendship. t)ne of these is now be
fore us, in lhp shape of a Communication
Besidesthc rattle is not necessary to the
nois.0, or, the nofst; to the rtlc. Another
serpent, a covtenant; of the h region -of ihn
crotalus,1 rrakea precisely the sanr1 atse
without rattles. fanj;s h or venom,' I his is
the Ca.Q-.or Pine snaRe, as it is' called in the-
northwr&t, a harmless! .serpent, f xactly
resembl:ng the rattlesnake, save in-the
particulars above ex cepfVd.V ; Heard .in the
grass, and the ta;l hidden in it, il is invari
ably taken for the crotalus. "
- The faitlcsnake' prcs on small birds
add quadrupeds, .which it awa!!ows.wl)vle.
ltiis . never seen north of ihe forty-fifth
degree ' of latitude. It lies torpid in the
winter. : It climbs' rees; how, we do not
know, abd cannot guess; but we have seen
it in the" branches. . It seldom . harms hu
snan bei,ng's. It is said that deer kill it, by
jiimpitrg upon and cutting it to pieces with
their sharp hocds, ihe Indians never
hfirm ir,;but,' ofi ihe contrary, pay it. re
ligious honors and vfter it tobacco smoke,
by way o incense. As food,-- it is worthless,-,
being tough, insipid, c.nfl fuller of
smaller bones than a shad.
than any W was lo encounter io Mexico.
- Hoiv he is to pass thecrdcal with such; '
fearful -odds against him, is a doubtful que.
tid.fi.'. -v. The proceedings of th court may
be mansged in auch a way as to poison
the public mind against " him, during an '
artfully protracted trial - while the ExeciW.. .
live press and pat run ge aid in the nefari
ous work, and then, when new events and
new topics of interest occupy the coantry,
be dropped, or Usui ih some puny censure
pr dull and unmarked acquittal. . -' ;
4Cut the glory cf" the General canned
suffer any iliing b'johd a temporary e. v
clrp-se; His enemies those wjfo admin,
ister-his Government may jease and'
worry ahd annoy him, and while they-vet.'.
and sting liirn, enjoy the triumph of petty
hatred, but he will have his stattoo irj his
lory. He will be recorded to all lime as'aa"
illustrious commander, by the side of ih .
most illustrious, as fairly ranking in .his
in a lateNo. of the Suvannah 7ieyA7icaft. military renown by the side .of him to whom
rj, man is to hj compared but with re
erential deference.- ..He will be recorded
as a gallaii! sohlier, a r w isjo commander,
a humine and Christian gentleman, and
men in after times "will inquire who wat
President'. when Stott conjuered Iexicol"
MlORMOBALS
1 For Carried People.
:' ;':Tjib last word" is 'live mosf dahgerous
of iufernaj machines-: -Husband and wife
Lshould. ncmore frght to - get tit than they
wouhl strug'e for the possession of a light
ed bombihtll. - . ,.''. - '
Keep : a n Epictetus i n y ou r. di ni ng-room ,
to reed, while waitin'jr for tllii.completion of
j ou r wne s toiiei.
parried people should study each others1
wealt points, as skaters' bok ;out for wvpak
parts of the ice in order to keep off them.
Ladies who may tnsrrv- for love. should
that the union of angels with
yrmen ,has been forbidden since the-flood.
rtThc wife' is'thc sun of the social system.
Unless $he attracts',, ihcre - nothing to
Keep: heavy ; bodies,, like husbands, from
flv'iug otHrito space ' ' '-
. Wne, be lt-nient.tD the 'marital segar.
The .smoke aways hrdes the most disagreea.
hie ntrl of fife battle. ,
H ,v .i..i,. ..',..,i.';. i !... r ....;. it
lit: never . uuiuu- uiuiu tuaif t ici itcii! .
, i -.t - Aii I- i . re. remember
nnu.a Siigiu uiow wuu usinaii s;ici!t-suniees
to kill or disab'o him." i
" Ti:e tfournge of "the croialus is indomita
ble, his fightj- inrxtinguislftDjlOi. He i gives
place't6 man,-indeed, bui.vriottVith live,
lacr.ily.uf tear: he retires rfowJy aqid turns
at i!;e firt uiutcqtion- of aWtve hostility,
as ho . should say , 'l doti't. want tohu rt
?-..M:.if trn.rl in 'lritr. -t IlL'n It.-; .v l ...
vT ' t 1 i j ,r . i . A . 1 he wife who wou'd properly discharge
:XT irmti.'i-s mil Kf . tin tf itlrrrrno.- trt him . I ! r . . t , . , " J V
bore
rom i$ Tie tiiRL. . . : . ...
I knelt bco're my Lh:.ic's feet,-.. ,
In al the anguish of dejyra.r, 4
And vojtd my trues ahoction there.
She tried in accents "short aodwee t
"Vou wriinmj fool, resume -your cjt,
. What'ar vo"boul, a pquatlm'thar?";
in dnr.k.
fi'Ct iros!o cjonj. to.i. and jsentinu-nt
carrte i tlu-in gl jriilwinio the '"'fe w-sh'j.rt '
h:):irs,""' fcv which'time thev' wefc all iiet-
tii ru'her ca.vjarti.i. " ,J f " ,
,!lK-ro.is !m().iig 'our old host hn, be fire
this, cKrieueed a J ct.nfor'Uillc1 changi"
from h:s ic box roared o:ic of(the'prod.
At A li'.llemirc lie, Sjfn!' shouted an
other;1 ' . wC want enough -to: tnakD a part-
am an abed. (
Co'ps: w hal do; vou: say,vlb hoUing a
liillo lowwcic eround the oldfVl!pwj lat
tub.? t Come, wc will wa'ke hiscold quir
ters' vvrth what. he ustyito c:iM,-,h;v;com-'
fortab'e carouse j.it to lay his spirit- .and
keep it from sea ;f-fitng 'about j affer hoctur
nal drinks. " - - , ' .
" Thjs propobV.ion met .wiih'a;-shoiit of
approval, and glasses ir. vhartd, .they pro
ceeded' in proeea-ion to the i-ce bix cham
bervtnla whrch they bur at, singirig
- '(lliy-airft you comlnj &-Vc-',. SlopTK-.f) -.
' 'M'hat w as thf ir ntfnght and horror on
fairly r cnteiing the' ehnmber, fd see a dark
figure,' "with .hammer in vhand, seated in
side t)fj.bjg rccenL receptacle of the 'deceas
ed. A hgiit ptrehed upon one' eYid of tho
hot, cast a glimmer upon, the ice .: in side,-
htch was rruYcteu iri. numerous pa,ie
vein roni2 unon.. him iwummiix' lhft Aliss s-:i .... ' :. ,.
. .,..,' I...-., if.j, r i.-l buttons. .
IU.M I 13 llli IIUV- 3V.1 . IIUilJILUO I,IUIU-.. " ,n;' -1-1. : f '' ' '' ' ' 1- 1 ' ' ' I
I V' ....... .1: : . I !. ' I ifvo r :rc rsf I'.Onijmi : hit vn : hrori
i woo by 1 mutual'-. icuncesstonsj-: ;.Xet ihe bus-.-
r - '.'.' i i i i!:t) mi, uu v.u.o ut ii u ;i ti ,. inu -. im it itriio il
He fights to Ihe , . . ' - f .
last and sprihgs dl the Land, that touches ev. . . , . ... '
, . . i " i r it u'i ! rc-.iifii.ber .this whmius w t o hints at a
him. even att'T his head s oil- W hen j . , . . , .
...n '' u?n. i bonnet. ,Tb if want is ihe hus-
sp.aKs do-' in liC spring lioouj he gives
your h )'. a'vvjjf berth, 'oat if you pursue,
l.eb'uds vou boldlv-.
own.
fan;
Si as the
scorptn ifs van I to do.
. . . 1 .' 1 1 -.1 li i- Iv . -Jrn ih.-i nrl (iii'i vu-ilSVStft llw nrnhlom
son, tSr.tt Hie crotdlui does nut actYiirc'lus , . . . - ,v
. i I. : . .. ..... ! wvv. 'iiv i-i .v.. i niH,i,k .r ' v. . . . - .. .. .
ba-nd opportunity.
' 1 --Noiw tthsta tiding -the assertions' ef math-
miTicia n's, the fnarriagecieg is a circle in
fust ra-ttle til! the lounh ear l h;s ig,
nud that "he -..i -her eases their number.- by one
yearly;1. ; Vi -have, heard ofTattlesnaIy?s'
with tiftf I y-iv rallies, but never saw tefe
whh ino.re -than 'fourteen. have seen
an infant croau, loo, 'not rr.ore tiian-stv-inches
long,! quite as spueftl'fand much
nuire'livery than, his father - and nuiher.i
and. he had the ruoiment of' a rattle It is
said -thit - rattltbfiakes hae. a mortafan
tipaihy to the a,hh tree,- Vhuixhev will pass
thnvogh tire jrather than ocr its leaves
and -thai; ilie ilt)4ians wear 'wreath of the
,aue about their, ancles, as arsafejiuard
": Don't ,rusti: io-) much to .'good temper
-when y u - get- 1 1) to on argument. Th e
Indians produce fire by tbe rubbing 'of the
driest slicks. ' , .
' : Sirga r is l he subs! a nee most universally.
JilToed t' rouh all natural product.
.L'U niarrid'I people tahe a- hint frem this
provision of nature. ' ' " - ' ' ,
against
the' Indians
hewj - We will ;answer. for if thai
do no" such thins,- and thai
wc have seen! rattlesnake, .tinder ash trees,
fifciiconcerned iamong tho fallen leaves. It
is said, loo; that swave, cat'rtiem;. alive, and
sustain no, ipjory from tJijir bites. . Caft-
not say never saw "a hog fed with rattle
' ' - l . !' I i ' 1 .'-"' 1 1 I- .1-
.iri.'-.Liinrin ihp. dark fiourn and ' the wall
bcyonj'. Of course thefiVst' impure was snakes; neef knew ah) body "to bread the
a familiar -'voice arrested . ,ai'' t; " -- ; .
A 'CrTiritKCL Ti:ourUT. Life is beau
fountain fed bv a
"Llullv cunnared to
-uiand streams, that perUh if one;be
drleL It is a silve; cord .iwisted - witi a
usar.d stringi, that pari asunder if pne
broken. xlrra l u'nd thoughtless mor.
Ta's are surrounded by irfna.ncra ble.
J", which make it much more strange,
'tat they.Pscape so long,, linn that they
''pcriOi suddenly at last.' We arc nu
JompasscJ Hith accidents every dayj to"
5ru the mouldering ' 'tenement , that w e"
'aaabit. The seeds of disease are planted
. our constltuaon by nature. The earth
nd he atmosphere, w hence we draw the
breath of Jife, is Impregnated vriib deaih
:hca.lth I made t 'tvneraie its own de.
'ruction! The food hat nourishes, chn
"ins the cleinenrs of decay ; tho soul that
nirrntoirbv ivfvin'fire, tends to wear
it out by Us o'wn.ac'tip'.vdeath.lurks in'nm.
. .sa abngVour rtatlis. .:-.KbtwchstandiKg
tan a ih truth, so palpably, confirmed by
Jta'daily examples before uyt eyes; how
Jule da. we lav.it to heart! "Vc seo oar
jriends anJ neighbors perishing among us,
M how-; seldom does it occur .t.oyctir
JWghts that cur knell sha'l, pdhap$,give
next frui hsswarDirg to the worldl1'
to jctreat,!'bul
their fontittps:'
"What the bil is de -irfatt'ei.
li iricn.!' inquired iJam frTi the tub
There wps a pause; anti
i i
nuir 1
What the d-f-1 are -you Soing there,
u.j ii.at i
gem.
then the in;
i he fcusof the :. crotalus as not ncces
sarily mortal; jt . seldom .proves so to llvp
Indians. "From whateveccause'it be, they
seldom if ever tire of rattlesnakes thovg'h
sometimes bitten '. by them. ; Outlier is
death y f rotii the rattlesnake neccssa rily.
w hen it -oo.es ense. .In ihe sum-
i .i . . i N , . - -, i, - ...
r ... - -.. !. - x . . t Kw- lip'rt hiltl-n nt 1 hf Irpiltt-infT .vi Kip'
r,Vhat!Ab! Oh po-n..'.sbr ' lot) VVPC -MtssUsipni, a famous loca:i:
n rM rrp 'itoinpin. la use cis . lJ '--' - .
... ,lil?Jt J V " J : "-.-7 . r.J . T" -. " . I1
SOI)
:-.i...r',,i.. il.. ,i. n.u v.-i
up fuat, kaso do.arugjc is scacc ; & scat ' 4,l; ,lul , u..
' i .. . . l whiimScri a wnv two inches .round it. pavin
. c-j j . . B
tte bone bare, and ihe fad was wasted
to a skeleton.",: .Nevertheless, Lis case did
not look: by any means desperate and we
thought that amputation would have savecU
hi'U , even thenv. I. his was theonly " case
of bite of a rattlesnake on .a bif man being
that we-witnessed" during upwards of .eleven
years thai - we sojourned in a rattlesnake
eouniry. We heard of many others in
deed, andsaw live scars. '
We' have reason to believe that 1 he bite
of this serpent in cither of the limbs may
always be cured in the follow irlg manner
Tie a -ligature above the w ound immediate?
Iv, and "another below . it," tight enough to
stop the circolation, Then tut ouv- the
wounded part, boldly; as well die by
bVcdin'ir"-as t- bv .poison. Then- let some.
person suck the wound with all his -niight;
' From "Scrpturc IllHtraCed-V.Ifarjcr and i
' , Brtflhcrs.
TSie Fool's Reproof.
There-', was a certain . no"bleaan j says
B -hop. Hall, who kept a foTj, To whom he
oirsday gave 4 stafFj with, a charge to keep
n fill he should : meet, with - one who is a
greater fooi lhirt himself. Not many years
after, the mtbleman fell sick', evt n unto
death. . -;Tiie fool came to see him: his tick
lord sail to iwm, V-Iv mifct shorlly leave
t V And whether art thou goirv-aid thff
fool ' '
-'.,'.In:o'.acoi.hcf,-.-tv.orIdl?." replied bis lor.
a,'i: ... ,
if '-X: And; whltljer :tvill you: come again?
within a.
No.1?
' Within a year?1 - . - ,
"No.."
Whfn their ' . ' ' '
' "X'tver?: . . '
'IYrrer?" said the fot); .,ahd trhat pro-
Ihou rnada for thv entertain
-; slvowcr Acf pint tumblers, ice, mixed
juleps and all, saluted the d.ykey on this,
announcement.- He kicked ever the light
n,(wnh heainj stomachs the revellers
-hunted for the dark - c;at'se of their nausea
to'u-?E lilnup;' but in the struggle he es-
capedf and the ' Uncertain frvjt v e me n ts or
the party brought them into stVeral collis.
ion, before they found out they We rJoua
ding the wrong customer. ;
It is almost uonecessary to acio mat iu:s
t 'romfortable caroucn;matfe a few
r com tort a
Sons of Temperance. Bill, everlsince,
insists upon taking "warm -drinks, ' to a
nossibilitvof there .being in
hi -floids a; pa.ticle ot. secW Mfi
St. 'Louis , Revctt ' , ; '
' Mea may live fools' but fools they can:
not d.e . " ' . .
vision hast thou
irjent there, hither thou gpest?? - '
None at all." . - ' t ' ;
. .I1 NoK' said ; the fool, "none ali!
Hereyiake my sfaff; for,' with ail my flly,
X am not guilty pf any such," folly as thi's.V
: LciE, xii;, 2, 21 .-i-But, .God said unto
him, " Thou vfool! ibis night ih'y sou sh'all
he .required of Ihee: then" whose shalfihose
thing bg which thou hast provided? So is
he that layeth up treasure, for himself, and
ia not rich tpward God.
' 'V-.-y " h. 1 ' - :-':'" y'.''v.:', v;-Li:V-: J,
licmcdy for Chilblain'.
Baihe the; feet with a strong -solution of
alumjdr a mixtureof equal pa rt s of oil of
iflrpentine'and - balsam copavia; prycip a
piece of white chalk in vinegar and- f re
quently rub the cbiiblains with. it or; bind-
on them ihe thin white skrn wluch cornea
frOrn.suet
There is too much. spice in the cmpsl
lion to allow us to publish it entite. , VVe
make the following extracts from " it, how
evar, whichNve have no doubt will, find a
response in. the breasts of tfrbny of our
readers: : ' . . , '
4 A war thus originated and waged hy
such an Administration has been conduct,
ed as a CaUict-wnY a system exploded
sifoe-lhe days ofl Marlboro'' I hh plans,
details, - maJe al Washington for
Mexico, it has been signalized by most
miracplous victories, under. Generals to
whom tho Administration was in notorious
. . . . i . j .....
hoiiluy., l he people have felt from the
beginning; that! the (Government would re.
joice in ihe-. disgrace of its Generals j and
have suspected ihatj means wourd be: Je
v i s e d : 1 o e fTect th i s lobj ec t v O pe n i n d di -v
rect efforts have been made to supersede
them by inexperieniced political partisans.
Must; I believe all, or the armointments to
high rank in the' arm'y ,havb been made
from hot party mcn
s1.4 White the 'public heart bounded with
exultation at tho wdnderful battles: of .Qen;:
Tavlor, the Government looked on with
coldness and chasrin: and w hile the world
regarded with amazement the achieve
ments of Gen. Scottr his Government cast
about for accusations against him, atid sent
a commission to .Mexico to put him on his
triafor some unavowed offence on . suspi.
a It is one of lha curiosities Dfiliis war
ihatupon the term ination of as bfilliaol a
series ol military succcs-es as illustrate
lhp history of any General, the conquer,
ing General is instantly suspended, dis
graced as far as his (jovernment can dis
grace v him. FVom ; tho enpture of Vera
Cruz to the occupation of thetity of Mex
ico', that GencrAlV conduct has been sig
nalized by the most daring energy; he has
exhibited a wonderful combination of dis
cretion and gallantry of wisdom in his
plans, a.nd .firei in ;he execution o" them.
Every incident of the campaign' was calcu
lated by his forecast, provided for by his
sagacity", and met by his energy.' The
time required for a match, the lurcf ne
cessary for each rencounter, the moment
when it must take place the men that
must fill, the ammunition to be eApend'd
were a If foreseen, Calculated and ad us
ted with a precision so accurate thai tht
event but converted 'an;icipalion into his
tory, J . i
i "; " What military science and experience
de.vised, was executed tfriih the' spirn and'
dashing courage whiqh o his,-youihful
epauleits at Lundy's Lane nd Chippewa.,
lie was ill provided with all. th? munitions
pfwar. The opposing troops v ere Vastly
the' most numerous. -The, nature of thes
country and its artificicl difences presen
ted every species of obstacle'and difHealiy . i
His achievements senj to transcJbri'C his
lory and rise i'n(o romance;: - a ; - : '
'' While he: Was in the agony of lhis
great enterprise, ihe GovernmeiiV traduced
him and his linle. army at home, by
misrepresenting and-veraggercfting' their
strength, and at the. same moment - of their
miraculous success, while the country i3'
absorbed by rwonder ?and admfration, the
Government arrest the General!';- .
The coldness tht has grOAvn
up between Gen. Worth and h:s c!d friend
and commander, between, wlioirt there has
oeen a" romantic' association forgo many
years; )ri .ihe public mind, -hnd in their p'ri-
vate relations is-an , iccicennoi unwor
thy to be noted,. cVen -amongst the rnourn-
lul and lhey magnificent events of the w ar.
hue every vne laments iruch an occur
rence, the commander incl.fpf may take
consolation (a sad and irisufucient One to
him) that by the nndiug of a compefem
boarrf oi ofneers Gen. Worth was in the
wrong and how little this was a coivsofa.-
tion to Gen. Scott is proved ,by the gener
ous ana toucning loroparance with w inch
b circuhascribed the publication of this
tnuing to the narrowest limit allowed bv
the law of armies. - Still if bro-j-ht hini in
collision with a man of infi jence and rep
utation, it exposed him to' the evil inter
pretation of many adherents, and to the
prejumce f : the admirers of Gen. Worth.
'The President, in spite of and against-
the decision of the court of iuauirv. ha
promptly thrown himself into the v ofh
faction and with eager dexterity avails
himself pf -that general's heat and partisans
.to. -strengthen himself in his attack unon
ihe commander in chief. : ;
-Thi9 is a dangerous condition of thir
for Gen. Scotf It. fulfils the, v only Onac-
pcomplished prophecy in the p1ata of soup'
letter, which . but tor that loose phras
was luni oi forecast ana wiseom. All its
suggestions were wise, , all its predictions
have eome.true to Cc ietter-dwn to the
; The Practical Schoolmaster ' -
The follow ing amusing story of n New
Vork Se.hool.ma iter is from a Hudson pa.
per: I head of one of your commit tee t
itiieTfering with a vengeonceand turning -out
a school roarer for . committing cnof. - -mities
in the. way of illustrating lessons. .
It appears that hc'hiid enlisted tho feelings
of his puads. in Natural Philosophy i but
was told to do the tenching, and leave ho :
nonsense. "But nothing daunted, he got ;
some apparatus' hfmslf, and told the boys :
if they would bring him a mouse or two the
next defy," ho ouh' show them the effects
of niffogen gas upon them. The pcxtday .
came thti committee to reprove him, be.
cause, fQrsboih.,tVhH boys io their eagerness :
to learny had been up all niht . trying to.
qatch'mice fbr their master, and drsturb -
' ing the bpusef He promised to do better,
out wuen ne earner to astronomy, ne com-'
mttted a Inoro at-rocious crime, for being
deficient of an orrery; be took a boy in the .
school and placing him for thet Sun, told
him to turn round slowly upon- his axis as; V
the Sun did, then he placed a Hitle fellow
(or Mercury next, to him, n grrl for Venu;
then a representation of tho Earth, ' then
a fiery little fellow 'for Mars and so ofj
till he ot all the planetary -system ai. :
ranged, and explained to each one how fast
ho was" to turn on his heel, as it went
round ihe orbit. - f .' ( .
: Then giving the signal,- the Sun cortU
menced revolving", and away "went th ""
whole tcjimpf Plahets around him, each
boy- keeping in his . proper distance from :
the c ntrc; trotting with propor velocity .
in his orbit and whirling round in due pro.
.portion n's he peformed-hfa revolution. It
must hjivo been a rare sigh:, and a les
son, which, the, boys: retained; .; for dd yU .
think, my dear sir, 'that John, who rep.
resented Af'ereury,! would ever, forget that -she
ha . an easy ; time ..w-alking arobhd.
the lubber, in the cent re J while Will- who '
personated Jlersehnl, must have beea
much oui of hreath in scampering around
his orbit- "
Butyf h boyi did' not forget- the. Us.-.
son nVitber s did llio- master; they danced
but.be paid the 'piper, for horrified, trie -Committee
then dismissed : him at oqq -;
he had been tenejilng, f jr aught they kneWj
tho dance of tho'Tuikish dervishes..
A lUilgirl, heaiingher mother say that
she was'going itito half mourning, inqui.f
edi4Are any of'O'T folks half dectdV . ,
USEKULfHNtS.
t y . StarrhiMg fLiiicn.
-r; In Starching linen;- the effect will be tb
same. whether the starch be hot pr coldt '
provided the irons used be "propcrlv hea,t
ed :Ji is'sufiicWnr io mix the staieh wkh
a litilo wft;er, to o'lp the. linen in it clap- -
pmg ft nun vi;e nanus, nni then apply ihe
hoi icon- while the.hnen ii. still moisi. By
this mennsj ihe grains of Starch will burst
from t'le action of the heat of the iron. itt
membranqs . will expand as they . combine
with a -portion of thro water that is present (
its soluble;' matter will bo partly disulved
in ihe rest of. the. water, and' the linen will"
be starched. and dried by one process.
.vUnboUed.lViieat Cakes. t
A quart of unboiled wheat, and a tea
spoonful f s"lt.. ' Wet it op with water. Or'
sweet milk,- in which is dissolved tea.
spoonful of ; sileratos. Add three spoon
fuls of 'molasses. Scmeaise this with1
yeast , r.rid leave: out tho'saleralus." Sour
milk- .and 'sa-era'tus are not as good for
unbolted as for fine floor. These, are bet
tcr and. more- healthful cakes than buck
wheat. ', "" " ,
To Extract Lamp Oil from, a
'. - Dress.' . .
If la mp oil is spilled upon a dress thai
vfill not. bo injured by wetting, lay it im
mediately in a t?maJ! lab of cold water.
A portion f iho il; wilfb een to rise
to the surface; then pour offihe water, re- '
place it with fresh, and still more oil'will
be seen floating on the surface. Again
pour ofl the water, and fill the tub anew,
repeating tbe process until no more oil can
ladiccovered-pn the surface." Tberi take
out the dress, wring it well, and dry and
iron. ' No wavhing'is -pecessary. ' If lamp
oil, tfir, or any other grfese is" -spilled on .
a ..white ; dressy. iU can; be eradicated by
washing and boiling in the usual manner.
l