77/^ f)Owers granted wider the Constitution^ being derived from the People of the Laited St'Xtes, may be resumed by them, whenever percerted to their injury or oj)prts.‘fin/i.'^—.Madison.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., SEPT. 5, 1843.
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Walk with the Lord at m a'n.
Wlien every scene is lair.
^Vhile opening buds and thoii;;h'
And fragrance the air;
Before the ro:;y liawn awak*’;
Af. I ;a thy pr!
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Wal k witli the Lurd of noon,
\Vlien fervid .suns are hiyii,
And l‘lea=urc with iu r irfach.'rous boon
Ailureth Manhood’s eye;
Then, wuh a diamond shield of prayer,
Thy soul’s oppressors meet,
And crush the thorn of sin and care
That binds the pilgrim’s feet.
Walk with tiie Lord at eve,
U'hen ;wili/iit dews descenrl.
And nature sccins a sliroud to wt-avr,
■\s f.)'. soni-j H ^itt- ;i iVioa.i ;
Vv'ljiu- slaw !.io luouicnts ”iid •.
( >a iiioar;;:'.1 v. ai^ away.
s ' Itih. r, (I .?er, to His side,
J 'or he shall be our stay.
livi-n sIi.MiM.'t thou ling--r still
'I'ill midnight .-spreads its pall,
And ag*‘ iaiui-Mrs with bosom chill,
Its buried early life all,
Thy wi!ht-r-d eyes a si;_nial bright,
Beyond thu grave shall see.
For nc who inaketh darkness li^ht;
Thy God shall walk with liu-i'.
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MUllAL COS.METICS.
Vc, who would save your features lloriv!,
Litilo limbs, bright eyi's, unwriiik!.'d fon hr-ad,
l'’'r 'm age’s dev:isiar;oa horr;.i.
Adopt this plan —
Tui’l make ia c.li.irit' i-« i'l "r \>rri i,
A hale old man :
Avoid, in youth, luxurious dit^i ;
Restrain the passions’ lawles riot;
Devoted to doni'-siic qui'-t,
Be wisely gay ;
So shall ye, spite of age’s fiat,
Resist decay.
not in Mamrnoira worshiji p\w»tM«rc,
But find your richest dearest treasure,
In bc>oks, friends, music, polished leisure;
The mind, not sense,
JMalie the sole scale by which ye measure
Vour opulence.
'''hi.' !s ’.h'' solace t!iis tiio s-’i»'n’‘^,
I.iI'lj’s fturesf, swcett.st, bust appliance,
'I'hut disappoints not man's reliance,
Wliate’cr his state :
l!’it challenges, with calm defiance,
Tiiae, fortune, fate.
[ \i'w Alunihlij for May.
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“ An’ whin Pat Early,” continued Mrs. Nowlan,
“ when he struck Nelly Donovanan’ when her hus
band knm in an’ when the nebors kum in, there was
j a regular skrimmage amongst us all, an—’
j I'he Magistrate—And you took part in ii I sup
pose 1
Troth its raeself as did that same, yer worschip,”
said Mrs. Donovan smiling, “an’ why shouldn’t I?”
“ An’ didn’t you pelt me with ihe boilin’ praties ?”
asked Mr. Early, *an thin didn’t you whack me on
tile pot and sind me clane over the bannisthers? Come
• now, ye’."* on yer blessed oath, Nelly Nowlan V‘
I Faith I did,” returned Nelly, •• an’ divle a lie
I II tell about It.”
“ An’ difln’t you neave the kiti!e cf boilm waiber
• at Tim Callaghan, an’ the three-iegged stool that
j hot him in the mouth an’ m:d hi .a swally ail his
i teath at onest ?”
j ‘’Musha, my boy O,” chuckled Mrs. Nowlan,
“ 1 don’t deny it, an’ 1 hope they sat aisy on his
sioinnch.”
i ‘* U thin, may the divle dhrive ye to Limerick
j for that same!” shouted a voice from the body of
; the court, the possessor ot which voice was instant-
! ly ejected.
j Mrs. Nowland went on to say. in her own way,
1 that the fight became genera!, tliat pots, kettles, and
! crockery flaw about, and that, eventually, the whoie
I ol th'i belligerents rolled dowm stairs from the top
I to iho boitom, where they lay kicking, fighting,
I and biting each other for some mii'Mtes, until some
■ more peaceful neighbora came in and separated
! them.
; Several other witnesse.s were examined on behalf
i of the complainant, who as usual, swore stoutly for
! iheir own party.
! Mr. Early, in his defence, declared that il was
j the iJonovans that commenced the skrimmage, and
that he had been blisther’d an’ scalded, and kilten-
I tirely by the boilin’ hot piiaties,” and that he w'as
I the harmlessest, civilest, and quietest crathure on
I ihe tace of this blessed airth ani. called several
I witnesses, who, however, in their*zeal proved loo
j much, and therefore added to, rather than dinunish-
j eJ the force of the complainant’s testimony. .
The inagistrate endeavored to extract from the
I witness some idea of the real origin of the affair,
I wh'jn one of them said he believed there was an
; ovvld gtu'Jge betune the Donovans an’ the Earlys,
! an’ whenever they kem fornenst each other there
! was sure lo be a fight.
' The case against Mrs. Donovai’s husband was
jhen heard.
i The Mag^istrato-—Wei!, Mr. Eirly, it is proved
• that you committed a brutal and ujiprovoked assault
! OQ Airs. Djiiovan. Tlie wonder me is that you
people don’t kill one another in these fights. 1 fine
you 20s for the assault.
F.arlv, i
Moderale Spirit Drinking.—The folloWin in.
structive anecdote appears in the Isle o| lun
•• Temperance Guardian,” iu a letter fro|ft Mr.
'I'owie.
When stationed in the Bath circuit, I wnt i iro-
duced into the company ol an aged man, vlii ^ ^
by,
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my brother, whai’s that? do you ^ ink
The Black Horse.—We w’ere much amused a
few days since, wuh hearing the anecdotes of an
o'd soldier, who was one of the defenders of our city
during the late war. He states that whilst his re
giment was being formed for battle, and each inJi
vidual mind was bent on the importance of the
event about to transpire, an old man, with a remark* j understood to have been intimate with Air.
ably red face, and white hair, came riding up the j and once a uieful local pre^acher. We cnii|»
line on a very large black horse. His appearance i to conversation about Mr. Wesley’s times, I, a
was that of one of our sturdy Dutch farmers from incng otlicr tilings he observed ^
York county, whicli he proved to be on further in- j *• (_)n c»ne occasion, when Air. Wt-sley din
quiry. The horse on which he was mounted was I me. alter dmn»tr, i prepared a little brandy
unusually large, heavy and black, and seemed con* | tor. ijn {perceiving ilus, with an air of sur|yi
scjous tnai he was bearing one whose fiock-t'. p-tt- cried —
riotism, and importance was suflicient t* connvin-! Wha
respect. He drew up his hcai} c:iargei a few 'spiriis. ’
paces from where my informant stood, and was iin- * It is brandy,' ?=aid I i ‘‘my diijestion i^^SO bad
mediately recognized by two ruddy lookii.f^ > I ftm obliged to take a Imle after dinner.’' ‘ *
men, who stood near me, and who innnedia'.ely re-' “ Howmuch do you take.^” said he, ^ It mo
cognized him as their futiier I’he first saiuiat'ot* see ’’
was iiom the old fanner—•* Wt.lL boys, you i; Ja.re. | Only about a :able spoonful.” ^
1 see. iNOW you is going to figlit fur yo’ir cjun- ^ ^I'ruelv,” said he, •• uiai is not much j |^|: one
try—dat’s right—so did your farther at V -iktown, ; ^'pooniiu will soon fuse its effect, and then will
and since dal I have earned two of the hnesL farms takn t vo; f'rom two you will get to a full g’S:; and
in York county, which I intend tor you; but li yt>n . ilial in like manner, by iiabituating yours^f o it,
disgrace your&elves as cowards, don t come h me will lose its effect, at) 1 then you will take tvto ^ lass-
to my house any more—for the farms shall not be es, and so on, till, in the emi, perhaps you W’ j be-
yours—I’ll give them both to Kit. Uo».’1 iye. coir.'^ « drunkard O, niy brother, take cjre vhat
good bye.”—Baltimore Repuhlicun. you d > '
; ! Hap, y h'j I ii been for that man A he haJ ik'en
Mofhei changea her mind.^' — Perhap? in n • I’^e timeiy w;uiimg of his good fiicnil Wcsl y.—
way do mothers more eflectually destroy their o\vn j Bat. alas! iu^ t:iti.,«i with his little drops, uh 1 lio
influence with children, and injuie them, than from | .tctua!ly did biu'unie a drunkard, ruined his r» Mita-
‘ ii^:n, ai;d at *!a v iv time. 1 had tfie intervieu witii
' him ho vvui a po-a'. oM iri'a.r ihle backslider, pi'i*
neglecting to practice decision. 'I'he following hi-
tie fact will illustrate the pernicious influence oi liiis
course of conduct.
A litile girl remarked a short time sitice t'in’.
beaver hats were quite fashionable, and ti*jt she
would have one. “ Have you forgotten,” said i.
‘‘that your mother yesterday remarked that the h.ii
you wore last winter is quite neat, and that she did
not intend to encourage extravagance, and a love of
fashion in a little girlV” “ Ah, well,” replied she,
“no matter for that—mother saiA that our Susan
should not go to Miss W’s. party the other evening,
because she was very much afraid there would be
dancing there; but when sister cried about ,t and
made a fuss, mother consented to let li^r go, and
bought her a new pair of shoes and pretty blue
reniiV within a le v years oi iii.N ^rav»
ANECDOTE OF CllAULKS LAMB
Charles Lamb was at one part of his life o ;eied
to the sea-side (or the beiu lit of battling j t t not
possessing strength of nerve suffici- nt to tluofw him
self ilito ihe water, ho necessarily yielded his mall
person up to the discretion of tAO men to *• j»unge
him. ’ (-)n the first morning, having piepar I for
immersion, lie placed hiinstlf, not without ti pida-
lion, between these two olliciales, meaning I give
the previously reijuisile in::iiuclions whicii h par
ticular case required,, but, I’rum the very a.L tated
sccirfto wear. Besides, 1 am quite sure it is quite ! state he,was in, from terror of svhat he mi^ht ,uller
right to wish to have a fashionable hat to go to 'J “sea change,” his unfortunate impe ment
church in, and I’ll tease mother to buy me *^one. ! of speech became greater tlian usual, anu infir-
And I know that 1 shall get it—for mother often 1 ”^i^y prevented his directions bein^ as p^H pt as
changes her mind.” i was necessary. Standixig*, therefore, Aviih|i|i an at
‘ either elbow, he began, ‘ I I-I’M to f)e d»| pedV
Quaker A/Lswer.~.—“ Alartha, does thee love i ^ men answered the ready inaliuctioiplv
nie asked aquaker youth of one at whose shrine j “ ^ they soused li|m
’i'f^rrab, yer h;i;.ne*v” «^ ^
it me to pay twinty ahillingb? Ye might as well ^ iv^vo ono auuuici, a»o- wc mn
ask ttie ELll ov Howth lo dance a hornpipe!”
The Magistrate—Then you go to prison for a
month.
“ Throth, it’s meself,” said Air. Donovai smiling
and bobbing his head ; it’s meself that’s greatly
obleeged to yer banner for seein’ justice done be-
tune us.”
Tile Alagistrate—And you, Air, Donovan, must
find good b;iil to keep the peace for two months, or
remain in prison for that time.
BY V
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‘•Play on! play on I I am ’A.tli you tucrc
In tiie mid.'t -;f your weary ring;
I ■■•an iecl th • rhriil of th-j daring jumi).
All d t!i ruc:h of':ii' Ireathhss swing ;
I wid) you ill til.-' fragrant hay,
■ ".d whonp the saiothered call,
Aaa I'ly ft-'ct slip Hp oa the seedy fioo':,
And 1 care not fur the fail.’’
i ‘‘ Alore power an’ long life to yer worschip,”
! shouted one of the Early party. lie dad, that’s
aiqual justice, any liowl Lean’s own self couldn’t
' have done better!”
l^’or once, the Alagistrate’s decision appeared to
; £rive satisfaction lo both sules! !
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H.uJ 'r'la, all of r*cent dat(*.
ri; I papers not recollecteil.
! Tkc Mirage.—Another phenomenon of the de
sert is the i.iu'dgc.. This is an illusion, producing
i the most cru;.l disappointment to those who traverse
the dry and sandy plains, as it assumes precisely the
appearances most calculated to delight the traveller,
and to se duce him from his way. Sometimes he
sees beiijre him a fine lake; but if, in the eagerness
of thirst and heat, he hastens toward it, the margin
seems to retire, so (hat the surface of the water, as
he advances becomes narrower, and at last disap-
Mi.v Lliimr j)oiiJv:m. a li iy, goj 1 looking little' altogether; but tne whole appearance may be
dame, but wliose natural beaulv was sadly obscured ‘again exhibited before him .at the same distance as
* The men answered the ready iiiaiructioiplv ith a
As
1 soon as he rose, and cotjld regain a poitioi^ *f his
[ last briJuiU til*. •it:unin* red out 03 before,
his heart’s holiest feeling had been offered up.
Why. answered she, “ we are com _
oiio aisuiiici, cxiv wc iiui I y'-' 'Ii_ r i
‘•Ay, Alartha; but does thee regard me \^'iih i down he weut a s^’-'ond lime. Agai^i
that feeling the world calls loveV^ ! snuggle (to which the \
” I hardly know what to tell thee. Seth; I have
greatly feared that my heart was an erring i^ne—
I Iwve tried to bestow my love on all; but 1 may
have sometimes thought, perhaps, that thee was get
ting rather more than thy share.”
lit'’m to
V i , sti ’ and
he ro , and
nen^\ e too
much used on such occasions to iieed) Ire le aa
etfoit for freedom, but, not succeeding, he ti f:ulat-
ed as at first, “ 1-l-l‘m to be di i ip^iedIVts,
sir,” and lo the bottom he went again; whefi, iiimb,
rising for the third rime to the suiface, shj'i. J out
wiih desperate energy, O o-unly on':c
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AX IRISH “SKlRAriSII.*’
'■ > iratic ti'U’ any of said
irivc'a Uc'.varii (d‘
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t ail and convict fhv-
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leT: n. Emily is a
17 year.s old, and
■ lei'i. Tin y will
(• ;io. r,r Illinois:, nr
I;-: {ir iba- ly aiier th^y r« ach
• \ el rn (fa \ diiiht. Fifty dol-
n aihf K'li dollars tor
1 in .Tail, so that we
may be directeti to
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■i‘* .XA'.v'A'l 'V a! >ub>;iTib(‘r on
tb» _5tfe in r.. .1 iH'gro bay named FE-
1 ^ R.. S. :d boy 1 ' abou tld yearji old,
V complec:. d, stoutly built, with
he vy fve-bi'^ws. He went off in In.^
s witl wD'dieii pantaloon.- and heavy cot-
:» .md bea -he id»“d. He v. a rai^i tl inthe neigh
;d ■>! Cher; ;iii i may cadeavor to I
*1 I* 1/ ill ‘’’ivf five dolbir^: lor said boy's
I ■: »n. if iir-n i 1 ri.i." ( a unty. and ten dollars
. ..’ofit, nd e jr« d triat I 'Trt him aiiaiii.
A. A. KENNEDY.
by a pair of arlifici.il black ey’es, appeared in couil
to prefer a charge of assault against one Mislhcr
P.itrick Earh/, whotn she described as nebor an'
liist cousin by her great-gran’ mother’s si le.”—
'I'iiere was a cross warrant against Airs Don- van
husband m the suit of Air. Eaily, and l>oih wure
d;spo- d of at the sain ' time, l.'.ach of the parties
was uilended bv a iios* oi vviin^ tses, and all of them,
princip.ils included, exhibited usual unequivocal to-
kf.ns ot an JLinerald "skrimage,’ notone of Uiem
i)ring minus a black eye, or someoti.er conspicuous
disfigurement of the *• human face divine.”
*• ’i^er iiann**r’s worschips,’’ be^ran Alis, Dono-
that at which il was first observed. All this time
the impatient traveller will seem to tho^e w’ho have
remained behind, lo have reached the margin, to
have entered the lake, and to have forded it to the
other Side. Or again, there may seem lo be the fair
similitude of green oasis, wiih its tufted palms, tra
versed by a broad river. In such cases, the bush
es or other objects which may be on the margin re
flected in it, but It has something like the lippie of
water; and. in such instances asthe first, is streaked
by those numerous shining patches observable on
the lakes when viewed from a distance. The best
prepared travellers are unable to resist the f'orce of
van. after devoutlv blessing hersell. and giving the j this illusion, or lo believe that which they see to be
Testament a heai'ty smack, “ Yer banner, it was on | unreal. The cruel mockery of such an appearance
I’chuesd IV the la*?! as was, I was siltin’ in me own j the midst of these arid steppes, may m some de
room, conversm’ wid Nelly Nowlan about old times, j gree be conceived, but not properly appreciated
an the like, an’ aaisonin’ the discourse wid a dhrop i without actual experience.
of comfort, and tiie piiaiies boiliin’ for me husband’s i ^ his phenomenon is very common, even on the
bit av dinner whin who should kum in but Alasiher ! =>liirts of the desert, and must have been tolerably
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E.ithrick here. *• .\n.” sis he, *• Ciod save all here,”
ses lie. “ A’ ye’re wellkim Paliirick,” ses I, for I
see’d as he'd been havin’ a dhrop, hii’ I thought it
betther to be civil. “ An’ maybe, Nelly,” ses he,
“ye ll be afiher lindin’ me the loan of a shillin’ this
mornin,’ ses he, quite coaxing. “ Errah, thin,” ees
I, “‘d'ye think 1 carry the fourlaved shamrock
about me, ’ ses 1, that I should have so much mo
ney, an' it only the beginnin’ of the week,” ses 1.
•* liegor," ses he, •• I must have it, Nelly,” ses he. |
•• O baderskin,” sis I, spaking civil all the while. |
,where’ud 1 iet it; an’ be the sar.ie token.I’ ses 1. '
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‘•me*elf’ud be obleeged lo ye if ye’d pay me the'
fippence ye ow'e me, ses I, an oa’U debt’s betther I
nor an old grudge anny day,” ses 1, when up he j
jumps an’ med no more to do bi.t hot me a cruel |
poultliouge betwane me two eyes that sent me spraw-
lin on the fiure; and then mo husband kem m, an’
then 1 screeched -murther” for the bare life or me,
an’ thin the nebors kem in, an’ thin they all began
fightin’ like mad, an’ thin—but meself disremem-
bers ail the rtst of it, yer banner.”
Airs. Nelly Nowlan was then called upon tosup-
ply the hiatus occasioned by Airs. Donovan’s want
of recollection, and she confirmed her statement as
far as it went.
w’ell known to the Hebrews. 'J’hey called it by
the name serab (the desert water.) which il still
bears among the Arabs, who, as well as the Per-
sians, often use it by a fine metaphor, to express
disappointed hope. To this one prophet seems to
ai'ude when he asks, *■ Wilt thou be akogtiher un
to me as unreal waters?” And there is every rea
son to conclude that Isaiah diav\s his beautiful met
aphors from the apparent effects th us exhibited m
the desert, when he foretells the glories of the Ales-
siah’s reign in the glowing language which a poet
of our own has not unworthily nn.tated ;
“The swan m barren deserts with surprise.
Sees Idles spring, and sudden vtrdure rise ;
And siars amid the thirsty wdds to hear
New falls of water m»;rmurinw m his ear.
On rifted rocks, the dragons’ Tate abodes,
The green reed tremblts, and the bulrush nods ;
Wide sandy vallsys, late perplex ;d with thorn,
The cpiry fir, and shapely box adorn ;
To lealies shrubs the tiowery palms succeed,
And odorous myrtle to the noisome weed.”
Newspapers. — Dr. Johnson, w’hen in the fulness
of years and knowledge, said, I never lake up a
newspaper without finding something I should have
deemed it“a loss not to have seen : never without de-
rivinof from it instruction and amusement.”
What is the most perfect government ~ —
said Bias, “where the inhabitants are neither too i?o?/.--']’hat‘‘'honesty is the^ poii-
rich nor too poor.” , ” vvas illustrated some years since, unc4H[ le iol-
“ That,” said Anacharsis, the Scythian, ‘‘ whefe iJwing circumstances, detiiled by the Ri’ ester
virtue is honored and vice detested.” j Du^nocrai; “A lad waa proceeding to an i|fi e’s lo
“That,” said Piltacus, ‘'where dignities are al-j petmun him for his sick sister and ht r cl- dren,
ways confeired upon the virtuous, and never tire j when he found u pocket-walh t containii ^ . Idol-
base.” . . ^ j lars. 'I’he aid was refused, and tfie distreSSi
1 hat,*’ said Cleobulus, ‘Mvhero the citizens j ijy vvas pinched wiih want, 'The boy revpa
fear blame more than punishment. ' | fJriune to his mother, but expietsed'a d ult
“That,” said Chilo, ‘‘where the laws arc more ! „sing atiy poi’ion of llm mon-y. His nh>tli'
regarded than the orators.” | finned his good resolution : th*' pocket book is ad-
“But that,” said Solon, “where an insult fione | veiiised, an I i^re owner found. Being a;« nn of
to the meanest subject, is an insult to the whole ■ wealth, upon learning iho bis’oiy f the fan:
communitv.”
fam-
d iiis
ibout
con-
» presenteil liie lo the sick muib»u'. and to
boy into liis service, and he is now (jne of ll
Three eailors were i>rcp,ar.:ig fur a! in lloM.'-iy .
to the mind, if not to thc^
i the
most
way.s
ket.^’
Grumbling
short excursion, when it appeared that one of’ the i •
trio could not sport appropriate shoes and stockings j bi mgs its rewaiu
for such a party. Out of the abundance of the oth- •
ers he was supplied—one furnishing shoes, the oih- | food ^,f the Chinese.—Alonyen’s “ Vovij?* ’’ounj
er stockings. When they had reached the place of j Woild,” furnishes the following par^ apl» •
rendezvous for sailors—the hall w’here music and
other et celeras for dancing are provided—it so
chanced that the one in borrowed ])iuines ali’ronted i
'i’he Chinese eat almost evt r\ thing that i|[) les to
hand. Upon the slreets of the city, but pnl^ ailar*
nuin-
the owner of the shoes he wore. “Come, bkistj^y Inrge squaic betore the facloi iea.
you I'’ cried he, “don’t you kick rtv) shoes all out on i ber of birds are daily expf>sed fjr sale, h, a
' ‘ ' ■ ’ epulf r
this sandy floor!” “Oh, come. Jack,’' said the ow
ner of the stockings, interposing, •• v/liut did you
w’ant to kick up a bloody row and exjiose him for ?
Never you mind wdiat he says, Bill; kick his siioes
to Aladras, and dance in my atocJcinirs as long as you
like !”
Going in Partnership.—A western man, w ho for
aught that w’e know to the contrary, might have
been from the Devil's Fork on the Arkansas, w’as
treading the upper deck of a siearner, with measur
ed strides, on which chained to a post, almost in his
path, was an ugly, ill natured cur. who a« the man
passed, would growl, show' his teeth, and snap at
him.—“Stranger,” says he, at la.^t, when his pa
tience was exhausted, •* I should like to own an in
terest in this here dog, and if 1 didn’t shout n\y share
fo him, d—n my eyes "
inongst us, have not yet gained mu*h repuil^ r fla
vor; among olln^rs, hawks, owls, e*igles, and orks.
To a Europican, nolhing can have a more 1 Jgha-
ble effect than to see the Cninese arrive wuh car-
rying p'de, supp riing two bird cages, wiiici con
tain dogs aiid ca'.=, instead of bi? Is. A saai sort
of a spaniel, appeared to us to be most initr* uesl j
they sit quite downcast iu the.r ti rnj;orary dw ellings
when they are brought to market; wbile \ cats
I make a dreadful squjllmg. as it conscious d their
' fale. The fiesh of these last, win n they at’ well
fed, is much esteemed in (Jhina, and they ar ofleu
seen on the tables of the rich, t>ther Ounese
bring upon fln ir carry pole many doz» a rats,
w’hich are drawTi qu:te clean ; and like pig^s|n our
country, when they have been opened, are^h^ag up
i bv means of a cross piece of wood throu^'n y hind
She who makes her husband and her children q'^e rows or rats lo6k very nice,|p- they
happy, says Goldsmith, w’ho reclaims the one from j ^j-e only eaten by the poor.” ^
vice and trains up the other to virtue, is a much ‘ J
greater character than ladies described in romances, j Washmcrion Alonunm,; Socie-
whose occuiation js to inurdor ipankind ivith snaf'.s ; „ .n-orporateJ at the last st^sioii of the Si U' Le-
from the quiver of her eye. ■ gisla'.urc. have a-Jopte'i the plan of a inoc||ii etit.—^
_ ^ L .1 It is that of a eemagon, 68 feet iii diaiii'tel form-
Bcautifiil the wa'.nr that flow; iron. i ^ jj,
sprin
H, does not congeal m the winter, so i =*,
, f r • i L- U V n I : and forty feet hiirh; lobe finished in ih
those sentiments of friendship w’hich How fr >m ihe '
heart, cannot be frozen by adversity.
style of architecture, with projecting bull
j each angle ol *25 by 31 feet, and 43 feel hi
murmured a I octagon turreu^ at the angles of the butl
“ I am afraid of the lightninir.
YOU mav be.” sighed a despairing adorer. wlien I to ihe top of the crochets. ointp-f
- • ° ' ; there will be a room well lighted by three lOinied
* Gothic windows, ati l filled up for a frqe l^rar^',
1 • .u » . .. \v- n feet 6 inches in diameter, and 68 fe»t high
pretty woman, durmg a thunJ-.r-t- .un ' ! Lii. ..r ,l„ In each JHre«s
ssesib
a/ • -*
your heart is steel.”
Spare Minutes.—Spare minutes are the gold dust
of time; and Young was writing a true, as n*ell as
a striking line, when he affirmed that—"Sands
made the mountain, moments made the year. ’ Of ^
all the portions of our life, the spare n:inutes are j
the most fruitful in good or evil. They ure gaps
which w’ill contain 400,000 volumes. Be^des, ,it
will contain the History and Aleinorials of
voiuiion: with a gallery, communicating ^’iti ea^li
room, for busts and historical paintings.
Thecstimatt I cost of the erection of liiit na^^i.
ficent structure is not to exceed ^idO.OOO., *’(
through which temptations find the easiest access j lo be raised by contributions of^one dollajr
to the gaiden | wards from the people of the Lniicd Siatts.
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