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VOLUME 4, S
CHARLOTTE, N. C., APRIL 2G. ISI4.
S NUMBER 158
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bounds She pities “the poor flowers in winter.”
She piiies her friend’s shawl il its gel’s wet. She
pities poor Mr Biown, he has such a taste; noth
ing but cabbages and potatoes in his garden.” ’Tis
singular that, with all this fund of compassion, she
was never known to pity a deserving object. That
w ul I be too much matter of fact. Her compassion
IS ot a more seihenal texture. She never gave a
halfpenny to a beggar, unless he vvas “ an exceed-
iiiijly picturesque young man.” N xttothe passion
ot pity, she is blrst with that of iov#*. She loves
th*- moon. She loves each of the stars individually.
She lovt-s the sea, and when she is out in a small
b *at 1 V s a stofin of all things Her disl'kes it
ti U't bf confesis^'d, are * qually strong and capacious.
'Fhus she h !t» 3’hat dull woman. Mrs Brings.—
Sh» ca'i’t beai that dry book, Rollm’s History.
She dett^sis high roads. Nothing with her is in the
mean. She either dotes, or abominates. If you
dance with her at a ball, she is sure to begin philos-
• '[ihizing. in a small way, about the feelings. She
lb partu ular partial to wearing fresh flowers in her
hair at tliriner. You would be perfectly than*
d^^rstruck to h»ar, fiom her own lips, what an im-
m*use numb« r of dear friends she has, both young
and old, male and female. Her correspondence with
youn^ ladies is soine>iiing quite appalling. She
was never known, however, in her li(e to give one
actual peace of information, except in a postscript.
H' r handwriting is excessively lilliputian, yet she
always crosses in red ink, and sometimes recrosjts
again in invisible green. She has read all the love
novels in Christendom, and is quite in love with
that dear Mr. Buhver. Some prying persons say
that she has got the complete works of Lord By
ron; but on that point no one is pe»^fectly certain.
It she has a younger brother frt sh from school, he
is always ridiculing her for what she says, trying
to put her in a p.ission, in which, however, he rare
ly succeeds. There is one thing in which she ex
cel half ht r sex. for she hates scandal and gossip.
To conclue. jihe naturalist may lay down three
principals t ras in the romantic young lady’s life.—
The fiist fiom fine'n to nineteen, while she is
.^rowing romantic; the second from nintteen to
tw*niv(*ne, whih she keeps romantic; and the
third fiom twenty one to tweufy nine, during which
tiiiRS she gradually subsides into common sense.
\ contest will be oi
ih ‘ approdchin r
. ' ■ . ^ Citizen, w(^ propose
• ■ I .Hi,' Jt;J: !fSt to • I /. 1
i, - I. '“i .f\s ^even lininihi*, (iiom 1
'‘f '1 dJr J l.ri {;iis . , , f I k
. 1 , I, .^ei ) to clubs Oi subsciibers (
' *‘0 ‘ 1't cv ' ,1 ,,,
f .\;irr , 'v I. M. —as loll;,)vvs; io t very /k
,, •ill*',, i' Dt>LL.\lv,; to a flub of 20 n
cohtesl will be one
to
1st
) to clubs of subsclibers on
^ as foll;,)vvs; 'I'o t very /leu'
Dt»LL.\lv,; to a flub of 20 nw
i' .ji v'lT, to a club ■( 50, at and a
J 1 ' K at wr)0---nly I-'IF'FY CIONTS for
] • r .■ '-'’ i 'J I;*' nu;:i''y to be paid
; r r .> pap» is ai'o St ti». 'i’ii!-s will enable^ ('very
;ri ; . a paper »! his (;\vii to I'.'ad, and be-
iv» iv‘: it wi!n \)-.e pi;lit:cs ail 1 n»-ws of th*
V \ : J1U*'I1.1 [■> t \,>:lnl OUf Util! • ? fUergleS to
• ;ju. K.itli intt resting and u?e(ul; and w»-
; jr iii.ij Is Swill i^ui US to !>ibor withoui
-d- q late r ward. A-ldr(- s
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■’Jiai r;lte, N. C.
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TllF i;o.MA\TlC YOUxXG LADY.
J h: le lo at present exibiing in a pi nn brick house,
wiihiii twenty mil.s .d our habitation, a \oiing la*
' vvl in u- L IV:- ;-hlistened *• 1!;^^ romantic young
. ' y. ’ : ver since she came to an a^e of discretion.
We liavi* kn:‘.\n her from her childhood, and can
faiely alliiin that slie did iii»t take this turn till her
i 'a y= 'ir, jUst iift-r she had nai (Ji)rinne,which
at that till:'; \vas going the luwnd ol the leading SO-
Ci- -l\.
At that pi-riod siie lived with h r father in the
UG.vt village. VVe well remember calling accident*
ully, and being infoimtd by her that it was ‘-amost
an ’ li' y,'' i** tiuth whi'-h ceitainly our own ix
j.'ii nc=- ol the cold and wet in walking across
wou! I h ivt- niL’lined us to dispute. Tiu-se were tiie
Iji^t words uhh’Ji gave u> a iiint us to the rta! stau-
1 young lady's mind ; and v\e know not but
what W’- inignt have pass* d them ovei, had it iii»t
h. i ll tor ceitain otl) r t xpr* ssi.»ns on hei pail,winch
; *rved ?’s a contirmalion ot our melancho.y suspic
I'lius when our at’.t nlion wa' pmnted al a
sanq lei. iy*ng t)n the table, covt ird over with
•i.i*!iabt IS in ud, biin , and bl.ick, with a mm
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THE UXiVEUSAL SWEET POTATO.
'J’he lollo'.vinjj; amusing' illustration ot the diver-
sihed uses to which sweet potatoes may be applied,
Wf- i-xiract from Colonel Claiborne’s graphic of a
• Ti ip through the Piney Woods,^^ in the eastern
part ol oui State.—South Western Farmer.
In answer to our eager shout, a female voice
that sounded most benignanil^, bade U3 “lii^ht,"
We walked in, drenched and dripping, and found
r. s anu iw.-L. ’sotis', nau iVveu lilcie
many years, their nearest neighbor being twelve
miles ort’ They owned a large stock of cattle, and
I he three boys (as the good mother called her sons,
who were tall enough tor Prussian grenadiers,)
were then absent with a drove. Finding ourselves
welcome, we stripped our horse, and led him to a
small stable that stood near. We found the trough
filled wnh potatoes, and the rack with hay made of
j th(‘ dried vines. Our horse pie them with great
, relish. On this faim, as on moBt of the others in
I the Same locality, a few acres are cowpened and
planted m corn, for bread; an acre or tw'o for rice;
but th»- mam crop is the sice.ct potato Sotne na
tions boast of their palm tree, which supplies them
with food, oil, light, fuel, shelter, and clothing—
j but it a’lli be seen, that we have in the potato, a
I staple article, scarcely inferior to it. It will grow
, upon soils too thin to pruduce corn, and with little
i culture. It may be converted into a valuable man
• ure. For forage, ii is excellent. Hogs and cows
, thrive upon it exceedingly. An acre properly cul-
j tivated will yield from three to five hundred hush •
j els. Its farinacions properties make it almosi equal
to bread, and il suppli*’s some of the most Uelicious
dishes for the dessert.
Supper was somewhat tardy; but in an adjoining
house, lit up by a brisk fire, we heard sundry
‘•notes of preparation.” [t was a rare chance that
biought a guest to that lone dwelling, and its kind
inmat3 were intent on making us comfortable.
Lulhd by the chterful songs and savory odors, we
cast ourselves into an arm-chair and dozed, until at
liaigth a gentle touch and a musical voice, summon
ed us to then table. The repast was abundant, ex
cellent, and sciupulously neat—but almost every
dish was composed of potatoes dressed in many
various ways. There were baked potatoes and
filed potatoes—bacon and potatoes boiled together
—a fine loin of beef was flanked round with pota
loes, nicely rowned.and swimming in gravy. A
hash of wild tu-key was garnished with potatoes;
beside us stood a potato biscuit, as light as sponge;
the cojf'ce, which waf strong and well flavored, was
made ol potatoes, and one of the girls drew from
a corner cupboaid, a iich potato pie.
In about an hour a charming little blue-eyed girl
biougtit us a tumbler of potato beer, that spaikled
I til pyiamid at the toj\ she obsei ved pa-j 1,1^^ champagne, and rath* r archly intimated that
there were soim hot potatoes in the ashes, if we
K It iikt rating one The beer was admirable, and
we were told that good whiJskev, molasses, and vin-
chamber we
to, was ihe perfection of neatness —
A
mall niror hung on the wall, from which was sus
pended a sort of napkiti, tastil/ worked all over.
Above was a rosary of birds eggs of every color,
and over the window, and pinned along the white
curtains of the bed were w’realhs of flowers, now
dry indeed, but retaining their beautiful tints, and
making really a verry pretty ornament. An old
oaken chest, highly polished and waxed, set in a
corner, and over that a range of shelves stored with
quills, comforts, coverlids, of many colors, the woik
of the industrious household. The pillows were
l^dered with fringed ntl-woik, and the sheets as
, ^f^*Uc_y‘itrod s/iow; but the bed itself, though
sol. and of
er from our faligue, our l:ru 3
iroul our imagination being somt^iT
lested badly; ihe *iightmare brooded over us; W’e
dreamed that wc had turned into a big potato, and
that some one was digging us up. Perspiring,
^^^tJggling. we clenched the bed, and finally leaped
iliy that it was (Sone by liersell m her in
ii • ; atur whi‘h, tu;nnig to a iland* lion m a w me
■ las' , he askvd US lan^uishinoly il vve lovtd fl »w-
# r aiiii niing in the same breath tlial sht quiii f'gar, wt re sonn times made of potatoes.
,0Lt i on iii'in, and verily bt liev-d that il ihtrtwtie 1 ngtn we turnt d in. I’he little
r> ^ flow, issht^ should die outright.” Thes^ expres- | ^^t-re shown
s.jns ‘au^ed u> a length* ned meditation on the young j floor was sprinkU d over with white sand,
lady s cai , as we walked home ovri tiu- li ids —
":ji, with all allowancis made, could we avoid ih'
inrIaiioh«dy conclusion that she was gone lomantic.
'•'riiere is no hope lor her,” said we to ourselves.
‘•Had sh= only gone mad. theie might have been
s.iine chan-’e. ’ As usual, we were correct m our
suimiS'S. Wuhm iwo months after this, our ro-
manii'- ‘-" nd lan away with the hair diessei’s ap>
li'.'rjVo iumou7r.{>H >'‘=f
i-'joiM oiM
of a similar kind, Wv (ot l no hesiTattStr^
befor ■ our readers the folhrwing churacieristics^*^y
which iht y shall know a lomantic young ladv,
within the lirsi ten minutes of intioduci'ion. In the
iirst place, you will obs. rve that she always drawls
more or less, using geneially the drawl pathetic, oc
casionally diversified wiih the drawls sympathetic,
melancholic, and semi-melanchohc. Tfieii she is
-,!-rqv^ nity'ng or wondering. He: pity hits no
up. gasping for breath. It v/us some time before
the horrid idea would quit us. In the morning,
owing to the drenching of the^ previous day, we
were an invalid, and threatened \^ ith fever and sore
throat The kind old lady insiaed on our remain
ing in bed; and she immediateJ^ bound a mashed
roast potato, just from the asb^, moistened with
warm vinegar, to oar neck, and ^ave us a profuse*
Iv hot lea, m^de of dried potato vines. These ap
plications acted like a charm, nnd with the addition
him^elt atid family. couM'ting ol a wite and four |
children, du. !ng th^" wh-d ol thdt nine; and that
support was cheerfully »nd libt rallv iflo'ded. *• We
have.” continued tny tnfoimant. ‘ alifinau ly watch
ed beside his dymo couch e\try uiijhi tor ttie list
four months; and, oh! ht>w t.ui hearts were pain
ed to hear his ^ xpn ssions of ugTft at b» ing under
the necessity of allowing hi? biethron of the ordi*r
to subject thems* Iv^'S ti» su h mconvt^nience, m
watching by him; an ! to such »xpnse, in piovid-
of a fe\V simples from the wood, -vere all the reme j ing for himself and laiiidy ; and, more than thi.«. he
dial agenls ever used by this ha^y family. They
could scarcely form a concepHori of a physician,
such as we have seen him here, riding day and
night, keeping half a dozen horses, following the
pestilence to enrich science with is spoils, attending
the poor from charity, accumt ning fortunes from
the infirmities ot the human taniily, but not unfre-
quently losing life in the efTort. The mistress of
regretted that he was about to die. and leav his ta-
mily entirely dt pend* lit u^oii the l enevol* rice of the
institution, that had already done so much for t;iem
and him • But we silenced his retj'; is, and sooth
ed his sorrows, by assuring him that the bounties
he was the recipunt of were ih^ treewill otf* nngs
of hearts that rtjoiced in the piivihge of relit ving
human distress, and of mitigating suflerings; and
the house had never known a old as she was by teiiing him that his wite and little ones sliould
—her blooming daughters Icoke:: ;ncredulous, when
w'e described the ravages of disfase in other parts
of the Slate: and certa.n il is, th> nonu of them had
ever before seen one the worse i>r having rode six
hours in wet clothes. When v.f took leave ol our
kind friends, it was in vain ihll vve offered them
compensation They welconu'd us to every thing,
and we set off with our pockets! filled with biscuit,
jerked venison, and potato chiy^- a sort of crystal-
ized preserve, steeped in syrup and then dried in
the sun.
From the CovenaiV.
THE ODD FELLOW’S RJNERAL.
I
Thou hast watch’d beside tht bed of death,
Oh ! fearless human love !
Thy lips received the laet f'^/nt breath,
Ere the spirit lied above,
Thy prayer was heard by parting bier,
lii a lone and farewell ionr»
Thou hast given the grave b-J.h flower and tcar-
Oh love ! thy task is donei—Hemans.
’Twas a calm holy evening inimidsummer. Ti^e
light of the world vvas gradually sinking adown
the western sky, flinging its farei.^ell rays, in gold
en beauty, on steeple, tower, andj battlement of the
City of Monumenls. 1 had wa|.dered out beyond
the precincts of the noisy mart; pid, reclining my
self on a beautiful mossy bank, w|sengaged in deep
communion with my ow'n thougH s. 1 love, at the
stilly hour of sunset, to steal a’*.^.v from the bust'
img scenes of life and business, i, it 1 may, in some
lone spot, indulge in a mournful, yet delightful re
verie; called back again some half forgotten re-
membiance of the past; or let ihi aspirations of my
heart go up on the invisible wir ;s of the wind, in |
gratitude to the Author of all yy rneicies: some
such employment occupied my jind on the even-
"I? u.OTsecI by
ot the muffled drum, and the mournful minstieis
of wind instruments, united in a syft and solemn fu
neral dirge; ringing out, slowly and with measur
ed cadence, on the calm air of that serene summer
evening; and upon looking in the direction from
whench the strains proceeded, 1 saw a funeral train,
gravely wending their way up the valley, and as
cending the hill.
No long array of carriages headed that funvral
procession; no evidence of wealth, or pomp, or fa
mily pride, were manifest; a hearse, in which weie
contained the remains of the one about to be com
milted to the cold resting place ot the dead, and a
single carriage, for the minister and family ot the
deceased, led on the sorrowing throng that fiiilowrd
on foot, in the rear. But though there were bui
few evidences of pomp or display, yet that sioulv
moving company w’ere not without tiidnjl? >t mdica
tions of deep sorrow; for the sac averted look, ine
grave and smileless face, of each that foilowrd on.
signally evinced the fervent grief that sat enthroned
in every breast!
be under the guardian prol» ctionot the Older, who
would see to their maintenance and tdu atson, not
as a inntter of mercy, but as an incumbent duty, en
joined by the genius of the institution, whose bioad
expansive wings of charity were spread out for the
protection of ail who take shelter beneath them! —
Our brother died in peace, and we have buried him:
and n r.v v;e have the further privilege to avail our
selves of and the additional duty to discharge, viz: coiiaps-* oi en
that of attending to his family, and of educating hi' I niust i la
I children, which shall faithfully doat!
1 “ Wee’ll wipe the tear from sorrow’^ eyes,
i And cause the sun of joy to rise ;
I lloil every bodingr cloud aw’ay.
And Ubher in the light of day T’
I By this time we had reached the house of toe
! mourning family. ! bade my mforrnan: good night.
I and could not help thanking Heaven that there was
an assylum where the distressed might find succor,
wheiethe tear of the orpl'^in and widow would be
wiped away, and ail th« ir sorrows solaced ! That
there was ir» this a7id and sterile world some sym
pathy for the friendless, the forsaken, the lonelv a-
mong our race,
I availed myself of the privilege of joining the
Odd Fellows!
THE TIMES.
The alinosi universal embarrassment under which
the country now labours, enjoins upon ail the duty
of reciprocal forbearance. Multitudes of men, qual
ified for every kind of business, are seeking in vain,
the means of honest subsistence, in default of which,
thtir faculties are stagnating in idleness. This is
the necessary result of that wild spirit of adventure
which Seized upon all classes some years ago.—
Few escaped the contagion, which possessed men
i of the giavest pursuits and the most sober character,
i The thirst of sudden wealth by novel means seeni3
like an epidemic to fall pericdically up the commu
nity, without distinction of persons, conditions, or
puisuits. Man is un imitative and gregarious ani
mal, and few have sutflcien: individual independ
ence to def‘nd them from a general, pervading in
fluence. Th’S should teach us charity for the ei'
rors of our ttdlcw men, who are impelltd and hur-
ne.i along by ihe popular current. Few are stoics
or philosophers, and iei him that standeth lake heel
lest he fall.
We have made these remarks with the view’ of
inculcating forbearance towards those who are dc*
prt s.Ltd or ainckeii down by the recoil of that spring
of enterprise which a few years ago was so inordi
nateiy strained. Few there are, who have n«t
DEATH OF WASHINGTON.
The follow’inij vivid and touchinf? sketch of the
sulfered from the stagnation of business, and the
of entei prize which have followed. Some-,
pse, bt fore the tide which is now, wo
I hope, neai its ebb, will begin to rise. Thousands
i are waitmg the turning of the waters. In the mean
j time, we would enjoin toleration and patiencc,
I whiwh are dictated by policy as w’ell as humanity,
j Tread not upon the fallen, but give him a chance
to rise, Fncourage the spirit of enterprize, rather
than add additional u’eighi to the burden by which
he is already depressed. Have patience with tem
porary misfortune; grant indulgence to obligations
that cannot be al once redeemed. The present de
pression cannot last forever. The darkest moment
is that w'hich nnrnediately precedes the dawn. Al
ready we thinl: we see indicatians of returning pros
per iiv. i.Mir 0‘ -mfry is large, our flelds fertile, our
products valuable, cur people industrious, enterpris
ing, mdomitable. \\ iih such means of prosperity,
and such eleinci.ts of wealth, the adversity whicfi
has sht-d so general a gloom, must soon give place
to better and brigliter times. 'Until these come, wo
must assist in bearinij each other’s burdens, and
last moments ot the Father of his Country is from j mutual kindness and forbearance, to m .i-
a letter in th* N. Y. American : jjate inevitable but vve trust, only temporary evils
Passing the great hall oinamented with pictures
of Enghsh hunting scenes, we ascended the oaken
I staii case, with its carved and antique balustrade.
We stood at the door—we pressed the handle—tht
room and the bed where he died w'ere before us.
Nothing in th»- lofty drama of his exist* nee surnas-
which h;' had nken f:om eX; osure, in oversoem
some part of his grounds, and which resisted th
earliest domestic remedies that were applied, ad
vanced m the couise of two short days mto that
frightful form ot the disease ol the ihtoai, Lanjngl-
tis. Il became necessary for him to take to his
b'il His value triend. Di. Craik, was instantly
summoiiMl, .ind assisted by the best medical skill of
the surioundmo country, extiausted ail the means
of his ait, but without affoidmg hun r‘lief Ii-
patjenlly submitttd. though in gn at distiess, to the
vaiious remtuies pioposed, out it became evident
from iht- gloom seitmg upon the countenances of
th^ m*dical g*nl!eimn, that ih« case was hofieless,'
Advancing msiiJiousiy, the discast- had fastened II
S'If with d»'adlv ceitamiy. Looking with perfect
calmn»ss on the sobbing group aiound him, he said
They come, a sad regalied throng,
Moving with tardy step alon^;
With mourning badge, and crape-bound sash,
Reflecting in the sunset’s Hash.
Still on ihey come with solenn pacc,
And grief site throned on every face ;
For now, they bear with measured tread
A brother to the silent dead !
One who, in yonder mystic hall,
Had promptly leap’d to duty’s call;
Whose spirit from tJieir ‘‘Orter ” riven,
Had joined the Eternal One :n heaven ;
1 hey now, w'ith feelings w'ann and true,
Have come to sigh a last adieu!
- -U.hAj not. n.v lrun.ls-it is as 1 ar.ncipated | ‘ long, so that il
iron, Ih. h,=i-thc. d, bi winch we al owe is now |j ^ ro,
about to b. p,.id- a.n resigurd to thu evei.t. --, t),e heatms is sometimes «fle,
in-
H.qo^'iino M s Washmoton to bring him two
^vills fiom his escruloirt , he diM cit d one to be buin%
and placed the i)lhei m ht i hands, as his lait will
and les.aint nt. .uid then i^ave som* final instructions
to Al L ai, tiis SrCittaiv and rt lalion, as to the
adjustiiH 111 ot his busintss atliiiis He soon aftek
bicami gieatly disiit^ss* d. an 1 as, in the paroxvsms
winch btcam moie }Mqiiut .>nd vioK'Hl, .Mi. Lear,
who was * xt* ndi d on tin bed by his sid»-, assisted
I him to luin, he, with kindii'SS, bu* with difficulty,
; articulated, •• 1 leai I f;ive you gr* at trouble, sir —
I but—pel haps It IS a duty we all owe, one to anoth
er— 1 trust you sh ill m quire it”
As thi nignt w i.ied, me laial symplons become
moie imminent H!>Oi*ath becanu- more labor( d
and Mjffocaling. anC his voict s*«»o ii/u-i tailed him
Pt rceiving his • nd appioachmg, he straightened
himsejf to his lull length. h» told* d his own hands
in the ntcessaiy atiiluile upon his chest—placing
his finger upon th pulst ol his h fl wrist, and thus
calmlv prepaied and uatf.hmg his own dissolution,
h*^ awaited the summons ol his Maker. ^I'he last
faint hope ot his friends had dl^ap[»eared, Mi s.
Washington, stupifi d wiin yritf, >at at the foot of
the bed, her eyes fix«d altadl.tsilv upon him; Di.
Craik, m deep gloom, stood with his face buri'd m
his hands at the firt—his faithlul blai k servant
Chiistopher, the teais unconirolhd tri> klin" down
his face, on on*- side, toiik th*^ last look ot his dying
mastei ; while Mr. Lear, in speechless gnef, with
folded hands, bent over his pillow on the other —
Nought broke the stilhitss ot his last moments, but
the suppressed sobs of thn uiTcCtionate servants col
lected on the slair case; the tick of the laige clock
in the had. as it measured off with painful distinct
ness, the last fl- eting moments ot his exist* nee. and
the lo'v moan of the winter wind, as it sw» pt thro’
the leaflesss snow-covertd liees; the laboring and
wearied spirit drew nearer, and nearer, to its gaol;
the blood languidly coarsed slower and more slow
ly through Its channels—the noble heart stopped—
si I u?gled—stopped—fluttered—the right hand slow
ly sFid from the wrist, upon which its finger had
been placed—il fell at the side—and the manly cffl
gy of Washington was all that remained, extended
upon the death couch.
As the mourning train movtd on, I arose
slinctively, and followed in the rear; for all my
sympathies had awakened. The gate of the burial
place vvas soon gained; and the friends of the de
ceased, led by the minister of God, moved forward
with reluctant step, and gathered around the grave
prepared for the reception of the remains of their
lost relative and friend. The s^jnd of the drum
was hushed, the funeral service w'as commenced;
and, ere its conclusion, many a c'ieek was moisten
ed with the tear of sympathy and regret. I’he an
guish of the stricken widow and her bereaved chil
dren was intense and heart rending; for the deceas
ed was a husband and father.
Ihe concourse around the grave tarried until the
earth was heaped up over the cofin ; and then flu y
turned sadly away, and left the spot. The shadts
of evening w’ere gathered o’re the world; and, up
on looking up, I perceived that he first star of the
dewy twilight hour had stolen silently out from its
ethereal aoode, and was looking; down upon the
nt\v-made grave of the late sijjourner of earth,
whose remains were now slumlering in the ‘ nar
row house appointed for all the living, but whose
spirit had escaped away to a blissf i! region, of whose
boundaries that bright star was but the landmaik,
and of the glories of which it wis but a faint scin
tillation. I involuntarily joined with the friends of
the buried, and left the place of sepulture; and in
conveisation with one oi their number, I Iearn*^d
that Ihe deceased was a member ot the society that
had just paid the last tiibute of lespcct—he was an
Odd Fellow.
He had been a worthy man ; lad always sustain
ed a spollees ruputation; had been unfortunate m
business; and, in the midst of tis misfortunes, he
was taken ill, and continued so until his death, which ,
took place about a year after his first sickness. Oa - A man came to the printing oflioe to be^ a paper.
ing to his limited means, the association of Odd Fel-1 “ because,” said h», we likt to read the newspa
lows was his only dependence fjr the support of i much, bul our neighbors don t take none 1
REMEDY FOR WEAK EYES.
We know from experience, that the practice re
commended below, of bathing ihe*eyes-i« water’
every morning is a good one, but doubt very luudli
■ x; y,
compelled to wear
spectacles notwithstanding, though possibly such
might not be liie case where the eyes are not woiIc
ed night an day, as ours have been. There is no
necessity to “ hold the breath,” as the face may bo
immersed with the mouth open, so as to breathe
through the corners of it. The eyes should bo
opi ned slowly and gradually, so as not to shock
ihein suddenly with the cold water; and even then,
it u’lll perhaps be several days before thej^ can be
kept steadily open. They should be kept m motion
too, w’hile in the water. The practice is good not
only for “old people” but young ones also, and
should bo commenced early.
As to “dipping the crown of the head,” we de
cidedly doubt the propriety of it, believing from ex-
j perietK-e, that the le^s the head is wet the better, es'
cannot bo
rough towel;
sometimes affected by the
coiJ winch ensue from it.— South Caroli?LLa:L.
“ lfil :rc.'*.‘ng to old people.—\Ve find in an
“ ^!):J .j.vper” the following method recommended
to aged people, as a means of enabling them pre
serve their eyesig.ht, or to recover it alter il has laii-
ed.
‘•F.very morning, when washing yoursel.', dip
your face in the water, open your eyes and kee^>
them under the water as long as you can hold your
bieath. 'I’his strengthens the eye, and cleanses it
from the rheum, which deadens the eye and consid-
eiably alTe^ts the ball, A gentlernar^ iii Aiaryiand,
by the natne of Jam??? C^iJer, after Bsmg specta
cles for 1‘wencv nve years, followed this plan, andat
the age of seventy recovered his sight so os to see
without them. Dipping^ the crown of his head in
to cold water every morning, both winter and sum
mer, IS a preservative against the head 2nd ear-ache
and will materially assist the other operation in its
efl’ect upon the eyes.
The Frenchman in a Dilemma—“ Vat a ver
comical language de Anglaish is!” said a French
gtntieman the other evening at the table.
•'Do you ihink so ?”
“ )ji, ver droll, I vill tell you. I vanted to scg
Angland—ver good, I got de passport, and arriv
ed Hi Uoveres, 1 was ver much hungry. I look
ed m my di'tionaine for ‘pottage,' potage soup,—
Si'pe. "Madame,’ said I, ‘somesope if you please.’
In one ininuie dt lady bekoned me, I vent vid her
to de chamber : • r is sop,’ said she, ‘ and de vat-
er.’ • Pardon, Madarne, not savon, but sope.’ ‘Dis
is sope,’ said she. ‘ No, no! Madame, not dal pot-
tage-sope,’ * W^ 11, sare, dis is soap.’ ‘ Parbleu,
Madame! de sop*, sope comprenez vouz I’ ‘This
Is sope.’ • Dal soape—dat potage 1 Madame, I am
net imbecile, one fool; I vant de sope—not one
lump of sayon sope, Madame.’ But she vouldn’t
undt rsiand; and so, sare. 1 vashed my hands vid de
savon, and v»ni to bed. De hands wer ver clean,
but for want of de sope de stomach was ver empty.”
Shall I cut this loin of mutton saddlewise? said
a genth man. No said one of his guests, cut il bri-
dlewK'e—for then I may chance to get a bit m my
mouth.
To select a Good W ife.—Choose a woman who
has been inured to industry, and is not ashamed of
It, Be sure she has a good constitution, good tem
per, and has not been accustomed to dashing^*
without knowing the value of the means, is not
fond of novels, and has no giddy and fashionable
relations, and you need inquire uo further—he is a.
fortune.
Marry a man for his good sence,amiable temper,
his sound morals, his habits of industry and ecoflc*
my, and you will thtn httre a go:i hustsni!,
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