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*• T’lt powers granted under the Co7islitulion, being derived from ike People of the United Stales, nav be resu7ned by them whenever perverted to their injury or oppression.''—Madison.
TOIiUME 4.?
CHARLOTTE, IVORTH-CAROLIIVA, MARCH 1845.
IVUMBER 109.
S^tc&lrntiui'fl .DtfCrrdonian,
ICDITED AND PUDLISIIED WEEKLY, BY
REPO^TORY.
1TAKE this opportunity of informing the public
yrpoerally, that I have on hand 15 or 20 second
i*M2
hand
R!i
lesrsl:*
3J.UX StkI’CL'. ClTAULOTTE, N- C.
CARRIAGES,
urulcrsiyi'Oil lus frieiuis anil tho
§ trav‘llin»x public generally, that he has again
^ilxcn ilio ahove wt'il kno’vn
FITIM^IC IIOr^E;
Anti thai ho in!eiu!s to kiM'p if up .in Pfylo for cov.\-
>rt :in:l c ■;ivcrufnci’ s'lrpas.coil hy no hoiiso in tiie
:i f.)r,t;try. Ht' lins Ix'cii hiisir in iho husi-
t ;’.r ! rvery possible i*X('riinn lo aUbrJ
, f ■; ■ - Uj.'f.a'ii la Ti all iiis f li-s rhar^rt's
‘ ni' i.’r 'M*. lo suit th(' tiaies. lie solicits a
ilie patrwiiaiio.
M- \V. ALEXANDER.
C., Jan. 1, I?ir>. 191—tf.
i;
Generally of Northern Manufacture, in good order
and nearly as £roo(! as new; wliich I will sell low
ti>r cash, on time to suit the purchaser, or will ex
change thenj for such as may be out of repair.
The subscriber will also repair for the public, and
for cheapness aiul durability shall not be surpassed
by any stiop in the St.xte. 1 also purchase my fiim-
niings in r;harIeston, and therprore will be able to
suit customers with any kind they should want.
My shop is situated 3 mih's west of Providence
(ylum’li and 13 miles south ot Charlotte. All those
wishiniT t) buy or to got repairing done, will do well
to give me a call.
FRAXKLIX EMMONS.
Providence. January, 1SJ5 Dj-ly
CHARI.OTTl'; & l,[NCO^,\~rO^
I^OTfCE.
The subscriber, underp?.anding that there are
various notes out agair st him, purporting to be
signed with his signature, takes this method ot say
ing that he does not owe a just note in the world.
He regrets to admit, that from his previous habita of
intemperance, tnat probably he may have signed
notes, without any consideration received by him.
Certain he is, if any one has a note against him, it
was given without consideration and will not be
paid. He understands that \Vm. M. Maxwell has a
note against him for S^aOO, John Taylor a note ioi
SIOO. and VV'ashington Maxwell a note for about
.§20. Said notes arc not just, and I will not pay
them. If there are any other notes against ’ne. they
are unjust, and I will not pay them. I give ihis no
tice, lo guard the public rvgainst trading for any
notes purporting to have beeu jsigned by me. I have
reformed my habits, and vish it distinctly under
stood, that any notes out against me, are unjust, and
will not be paid by me.
WILLIAM DULIN.
Feb. 21, lS-15. 9S:::3w
THE Si)lv=cril)t'r taken pnj:?c.^?ion of the
lSIS-1 M A.MO.n house in llto villngr of Char
lotto. X. intotiU to urcornniodate all wlu)
lany jiossibly cin. Ii is
CO in sin'ii'ir :n!voi tisii.rii'r. to proloss to do
\hi;i„'-:--', ai iiouLniy about liie table & bar, lliat
i -■,;),1 iiior* !y ^;y. tli'it cvory o.\»Tlion shall bo
>j .-d l> pr 'HiJte tlu‘ oo.'Mlort ;;ii 1 rMiVfim-tiCO cl
r»!'‘rs ami iravflUTs d.uring thrir stay. A roal
verKiil la aiatiy rospt-ois is coaiornphti.Ml.
I.
‘I'-'
I
It
1.
WM. S. XOUME.N'r.
01 I'
RF.SPEC r FULL V ar.!io\]n
res to il'.e citizens of Cbariotte
and its viriiiity, that he has
opei.ed a shop in the room
lutolv oo!‘i)}>ioti by A. Beth
u.io. He iiticnds to condurt the
TAii.onna nvsiness
i’^ all its vai ious branch* s. nntl
\vi;l exccuto orders promptly
and in the very best style ot
workmanship. He will receive
regtilarlTthe FAS III OX S as they aie issued in the
i; ;T;!iera* aitd wiil warrant his work to fit.—
''!’un:i garmonis >i all kitiaa will be attendot.1 to
’ ■ Min’iv. ;>tui iits \\arraatcii, uIhmi 'he mailing up is
'MirocC.v (loir., ij,* ror-''*(• ii'.ii!y solicits a porilon u(
1 • p'llii;!.' p i'ronriie. li'.> i> rri.s shall be iiiridcrate.
;o snil the ti;(ie.=. an 1 e.-nntry produce taken in e.\-
1 ! tiirt! lor worir. at the rnnrkci j;riee.
Oriers f^r work iV’-'m a dii-tanc-* will be
■ r- fi;j.»!v ru’.-l ■ ;rroc’'y t?.\ecutcd. and Ibrv.-ardcd tt>
Ul'’" .
liiiic
THE undersigned informs the travelling public,
that he runs a line of two-horse Stages regularly
between Cluirlotte and Lincolnton, 1\’. C., twice a
week—leaving the tbrnicr place 0!i Tuesday and
Friday morninjot each w’eek. His teams are good
and his Stages comfortable, and every exertion will
be made to accommodate passengers anil make
their tiave' comlortable and s atisfactory in every
respect.
Private conveyance will also be furnished to tra
vellers from Lincoluton to any desired point, on ve
ry ni ode rate terms. Apply to
ISAAC ERWIX.
I)ee.30. 1S43. 41-f
c.
10, 3:
02:::r.
State of North Carolina,
MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
Supenor Court of Lair, August Session, ISil.
SARAH E. HILL)
VS. > Petition for Divorce.
MILES HILL. 3
T appearuiiT to the satisfaction of the Court that
the defendant in this case, Miles Hill, is not an
inhabitant ot this State; it is therefore ortlered that
{ ublication be made tor three months successively,
m the Mecklenburij JelFersoniaii, notifying said de-
tentlant to be and appear before the Judge of our
next Superior Court of Law* and Equity, to be held
for tlie County of Merklenburg, at the Courthouse
in Charlotte, on the Ith Monday in February next,
then and there to plead to or answer plainlill’s pe-
tion, or it will be set for hearing c.r parte.
Witness. Jefviincrs If. Kerr, Clerk of our said Ct.
iit Ollii't’, itic 4th \loiulay in Aug., A. D. ISli, and
in the C9‘.h year ot American Independence.
J. D. KERR, c. M. s. c.
Deer. G. ISli Prs. fee SIO 87...3m
IlARI.OTTJt:
.IFtmale sicaOtmff.
IKARP’S HOTEL,,
H.gW't'O'B,
CATAWBA CO., W. C.
February 7, ISIj. 06-. *
Coiilllioil School.
The members of the Jjoanl of Superintendents of
Common Schools for Merklenburg County, are re
quested to meet at the o'Uce of the Clerk of the
County Court, at 1 o’clock p. m. on Monday ol Su
perior Court.
THOS. L. HUTCHISON, Chairman..
Feb. 14, 1815. 97—2 w.
V'T _
■ ■■ IS
IK inlorm his friends and customers, that
^ . ho has removeii hia pljop to the room one door
> h if J. r». Kerr's Hotel—formerly kept as the
hii-c of il'.e S'’perif;r Court Clerk, where he will
l-o ^ra?;f;ed to receive a call trnin such as may want
i'T\ Havinti rereiveil his Fi!l and Winter
'’ \SIJiUXS I’jr liI5, he lakes pleasure in an-
. iiM'iiig 1 > Ills rri^'inls an«l the public that he con-
■ ii.es u carry on the
TAILORING BUSINESS
• ’ I'lst. Savors iie is not forijetlul ;—and. from the
- !t st’iction which has been manii'ested with his et-
' ' is to })!eace, he flatters himself that he is able to
goner:d satisfaction.
( ‘harloHt'. Jon. 10. 1315. r!2::::F.
inauni
^JIHE friends and patrons of this Institution, are
JL respectfully informed that it is now open lor
the reception of pupils.
S. D. NYE HUTCHISON.
N. B.—Board can be had in tlie village, or in the
Acade my.
Nov. 15. 1S4L S4-
‘V?ilsy 8i G-eorgo W. Suggs
the citizens oC Charlotte and its vicini
ty, that they have open eit a shop on
main street, 3 square? south of the
Courthouse, where thev int«‘nd to carry
on the I3LACKSMITHING BUSI
-\ESS in tdl its various f^ranches. Their work
^lii'.ll be lione in the very best and most substantial
manner, and at reduced prices. They will shoe
horses all round for 75 cents, cash, and all other work
la propotion. All kinds of country produce will be
taken ai the market price in exctiange for work.
''harlotfe, Jan. 10, 1815. 92:::ly.
fjbiintcv,
BOOK-BINDER.
RETURNS his sincere thanks to a generous pub
lic for the liberal patronage heretofore extend
ed to him, and begs leave to say that he continues
to carry on the BOOK-BINDING business in all
its bram hes. He will be thankful for work in his
line, and promises to execute all orders promptly
and in a superior style. And as mbnev is scarce
huch articles of domestic produce as are generally
consumed in a family, will be taken in payment for
binding, at the market price. ' 39-f
December 0, 1813.
NEW GOODS
JUST RECEIVED.
(\ENTLEMEN\ AND LADIES’
^ Gold Lever W'atchcs, and Silver
do., Gold gards and fob chains and
keys; brest-pins, finger Tings, gold
and Silver pencils, table and tea
Spoons, warranted, fine pocket and pen Knives.—
Low for cash. T. TROTTER.
Charlotte, April 19 1814.
2)iSa csmiiisEjiSiS i'o
STILL continues the practice of medi
cine in Charlotte, and will give carfeul
attention to all cases confided to his skill
His office is No. 6, White Row of tfie
Mansion House. His charges, as here
tofore shall be moderate.
April 11 1643 '"v.v.r
JUST RECEIVED.
f S'^HE most valuable MEDICINES in the United
i States have just been received from the North
and are now’ offered, for the first time, to the citizens
of this State. They consist of
THE BLACK (or Allebasi's) SALVE,
ALLEBASPS HEALTH PILLS,
AND ALLEBASPS POOR
MAN’ PLASTER.
The SALVE is an invention of old Dr. Kittridge
of Mass. It aflects more cutes, and in a greater
variety of cases, than any other Medicine we ev^er
knew. It is a certain cure for Fever Sores. Ulcers,
Tumors, Abscesses. Eruptions, Felons, Sore Throat,
Q^uinsey, Leats, Punctures, Burns, Scalds, Bruises,
Rhematism chronic or infiammatory, Inflammations
of every description. Swellings of every kind. Drop
sy, Scarlet Fever, and sw^elled neck, &c. &c. In
some of these complaints ALLEBASPS HEALTH
PILLS should be used. A pamphlet furnished by
the Agents, will give lull directions.
The PILLS possess many advantages over any
other Pills in use ; for wdiile they are a thorough
cathartic, mild in their operation, leaving the bow
els in a strong, active, and healthy condition, they
possess alterative virtues unsurpassed by any medi
cine we ever knew. They collect all the impurities
of the system and discharge them from the body,
cleant-ing the very fountain of life, and renovating
the whole system. They cure immediately all com
plaints that have their oirgin in the stomach, such
as Bilious and Scarlet Fevers, Cholic, Dyspepsy,
Fever and Ague, Headache, Dizziness in the head,
Jaundice, Worms, Costiveness, General Debility,
Colds, Lung and Liver Complaints, «fec. &c. For
testimonials, get a pamphlet from the Agents—see
directions in pamphlet.
THE PLASTERS, only 12^ cents, are warran
ted superior to any other Pfasters in use. Improve-
mentB have been made in these Plasters which sup
ply the defeat which judges notice in all others.—
The immediate comfort and ultimate health they
secure to those who use them, justify us in saying,
buy these Plasters for all pains and weakness in the
back, bowels, s-ide, cRest, loins, muscles. Chronic
Rheumatism, Lung and Liver Complaints, coughs,
colds, nervous afiections, &c. &c. For certificates
and particular directions, see pamphlet furnished by
the Agents.
|r:|= Lyman W. Gilbert, No. 214 Fulton street'
New York, wholesale dealer in Drugs, Medicines.
Paints, Oils, &c. &c., is Proprietor of these Medi
cines. HJ=* For sale by . .
NELSON P. LILES, Lilesville, Anson Co.
KENDALL & STACY, Wadesboro’.
From the Hrookly.T Daily Advertiser.
DO Till" DEAR DEPARTED EVER VISIT EARTH.
A moiher* lay on her couch at rest,
And her infant nestled m her breast;
The moon shone out from the clear blue sky,
As tw’o angel forms sat watching by.
They were robed in white, with harps of gold,
And brilliant craw'ns, of pearls untold— ’
And ific aong t;jcy saug was sweet and cl.^ar,
Oh ! that the sleepers that song could hear.
“ We have come from the spirit land,
■ Where the ways arc paved with gold—
i And we belong to the chcrub hand,
I Who the sweetest converse hold :
‘•'And we sing the choral infant s*ng
To the Lamb upon the tree,
Who bore the sins of the mortal race,
And set their spirits free 3
•‘And w’e gaze on the Saviour face to laec.
As we meet in that brilliant hall—
And we strike our harps to loftiest strains,
As we crown him Lord of All.
“Oh 1 happy arc w*e in that far ofl' land,
Free from sorrow and sin and strife—
There we dw’ell in the Light of Life devina
And eat of the. tree of Life.”
ter that of the boy. And now, like an arrow from
the bow’, pursuer and pursued shot to the brink of
the precipice. An instant they hung their dislinc.*
iy visible amid the glassy waters, that seemed to
pause on the edge of the descent. Every brain grew
dizzy at the sight. But a shout of involuntary ex
ultation burst from the spectators when they saw the
boy held aloft by the right arm of the youth a
shout alos! that was suddenly chccked by
when the rtscuei and the rcscucd vanished into the
abyss
A moment—rather many mnments elapsed, be
fore a word was sp{)ken or a breath drawn Each
of the gToijp felt that to look into the mother s faco
w'as impossible. She herself had staftted eagerly
forward and now stood on the bank, a few paccs
nearer the catarac.:, where she could command a
vif \v (f its foot giizing thither with fixed eyes, as
if her all depended on what the next moment would
revt-al. SudJt nlv she gave a plail cry.
‘•There they are,” she exclaimed, “sec, they
aie safe—Greui God I thar*k thee!’' and for a mo
ment wildly Htrning her facc lo hea^ren, she hurrj-
eil with trembling along the side of the river in rhe
direction of the fall. •
Every eve followed hers, and sure enough there
was the yot’ith, still unharmed, and still bufTtling the
water. lie had jjst emerged from the boiling vor-
t*^x bt low the catarHct. W^ith one bond he hcid a**
left the child and with the oiher he was linaktng for
the shore.
They ran, they shouted, they scarcely knew
what they did until they reached his side, just as ho
struggled to the bank. They drew hitn out al-
most exhauited. The boy was senseless, but hi»
mother dccIarcd ho still hved as she pressed him
fraritically to her bosom. His preserver, powerful-
Iv btiilt andaihlotic as he was, could scarctiy siaiv.i^
jo flint was ho from his exeitions.
Who shail describe the scenes thal followed 'hn
mothet’s Ctilmness while she strove to rfsusc:tatc her
toy, and her wild gratitude to his preserver wnni
the child was out cf danger and sweetly sleeping
7 Out pcti ilninks at the task. Bui
then several in rapid succession. The voice was
that of a w'oman, and seemed to proceed from the
other side of a dense thicket. At the first scream
the youth turned his head in the direction whence
the sound proceeded, but when it was repeated, he
pushed aside the undergrowth which'Separated him
trom it, and qutcUenmg his footsteps as the cries
succeded each other with alarming rapidity, he soon
dashed into the open space or clearing,’ as the bor
derers even then called it, on the banks of the stream,
in the centre of which a rude log cabin stood, whose
well pole poised over one end, and smoke curling
from the chimney, gave signs of habitation. As
the young man, with a fn':e flushed by haste, broke
from the undergrowth, he sav.' his companions
crowded toge'.her on the bank-of the river, while in
their midst a woman, from whom proceeded the
shrieks, was visible, heltf by two of tfu‘ mostathletic
men, but still stiuggling violently for freedom.
It was the woik of an instant to make his way j
through the crowd and confront the female. The j
moment her t yes fell 011 him she exclaimed,
‘ Oh! si:—you do something lor me. Make
them release me—lor the love ot God! i\Iy boy —
my poor boy is drowning and they wiil not itt me
gt)."
“ It would be niadn(ss—she will jutnp into the
liver,” said one of thos^- vvholuid ti*. r, as the fiantic
mothei strove again to bieak fioin his gra^p. “ Tfie
rapids would dasfi fit-i to puc-s in a minult
'I'he youtti n.id sca«et Iy w.uitd lof tnese woius.
Ills eye took in, u,t a si. gle glance, tiie meaning ot
the sad group, lit.- rt collecu-d tne ctiild of tht wo
man, a bold liltif; fi iluw of' fcur yea.s old, whose
handsome blue eves arjd llaxi n iingleis made liini
a lavonte with stran-^ers, and filltd the inoihcr’s
heait with pride wlu never siie gaztd on him. He
had been accustonicd to pl iy at will, in the little en
closure before the cabin; but this iriorn:ng,.the gate
having been accidmtally lelL op n, ho h;id stolen out
when his inothM’o back was lurned, reachtd the
edge of_the b-:iiiic^and was in the act of lookmg over,
when hi.^ paienls’s eye caught sigiu of him. The
sfiiu-tc which tho uiieied ptecipitated theciiAitro
phe sht; lcar(d. for the cbi'ul^igfut nod at the cry, ! her words, pi^pnounccd then—we may hope in tho
lost his balance and fell ht adloiig luio tht* fetu-am, | spirit of prophecy—were remembered atierward
in her arijta
by innre than one who heard them.
“XJod will reward you,” said she, “ a? I canno?.
Mf will do great things for you in return for this
day's work, and the blessings oi thousands, beciJc
mine, will attend you.”
“And it was so. For to the hero cf that hour
which here went foaming and lunnmj along amid j
innumtrable rock, constituting the most dangerous
rapids known in that part of tlie courftry. Scream !
now foHo.vt d screau' m rapid succession, as the agi |
tated mother lushid to the hank iShe ariived there j
rimultam ously with the paity whom v,-e letl rtclin- |
mg 111 the itiade, and who were scatteied about | were subsequently confided the destinies cf a mighty
within a few steps of the sccne of th; accident.— i nation. But throughout lii? long career, what
Foituuatily was it that they weie so near, else the j tended perhaps n'.ost to make him honored arKi re-
moifitr would have {.dunged in after her child and j spected beyond all men, was the self sacrificing
both betn lost. Stveral 0I the men immediately i spirit which, in the rescue of that mother s child as
approached the brink, and were on the point ot
spiinging in after the child, when tfit si^hi of tiie
siiarp rocks crowdinir the channel, and the lusfi anti
whirl ot the wutcrs.aijd the v\ant o; au > :.v.^-
where to look lor the boy deterred them, and they
gave up the cnltr[)iisr.
Not so the youiii we have introduced. His fiist
in the more august events of his liif^, characterised
oiii Washington.
I’.
FaJurduy Courier.
NOBILITY OF MECHANICS.
i;y miss :.i. 1:. wentwoutii.
Toil on, sun luint mechanic. God has placed
work was to throw off bis coat; -his ne.xt to springj perchance, to guide the flying car
that whirls us on from scene Lo scene,-or frund to
to the edge of the bank. Here ho stood for a second,
running his eye rupidly over the scene below, and
taking in, with a gtince, the difl'crt nt currents arid
the most dange rous of the rocks, in order to shape
, his course by them when m the stream. Ele had
i scarcely formed his conclusion, when his gaze rested
I on a wfiite ot>ject in the water that he knew at once
1 to be the boys dress, and, while his companions.
friend : bind down the waning waves of ocean, tem
pest tost, or chain the red artillery.of heaven.
Toil on I Without thy power, earth, though her
sands were one vast Pactolus of gold, wouM be a
waste of tinselicd tears and glittering grief, and want
anil wo, and «pl^*r.did .n:iisery, gleam out from all
her treasured mines. Rich soils would perish in
j agbasL at his temerity, were pi evented, as much by j jjchness, and the fruits pf seasons changing,
I the consternation as by the awe with which he had | ungalhertd from the harvest,
al insptred them, for interfering, he plunged head | Xoifonl Jehovah was a workman, too. “ In the
long into the \yfld and roaring rapids. j ben inning God created heaven and earth,” and from
Thand God—he will save my child,” gasped j confused chaos sprung this perfcct world, the per-
the woman, “see—there ho is—oh ! my bey, my j ftct workmanship of the eternal, uncreated power,
darling boy, how could I leave you.” 1 Up rose the mighty firmament, and back the sulleti
i- ‘.surges swept, submissive lamed, each lo iheir seve-
Thua they sat, and sang till the morning dawn.
Then they hushed their choral strains,
For those guardian angels caught a view
Of the far ofl’ Heavenly plains;
Then they rose and stood by their parents couch.
And gazed on each care-wo-n face—
And bent and bowed o’er their sleeping forms
To clasp them in their embrace ;
Then they press’d their lipa lo the sleepers’ ones,
And vanished out of sight—
But those parents saw', in the land of dreams,
Their buried babes that night.
* She had buried her two oldest children.
ELI STEWART,
B. OATES,
Mrty 3d, 1844-.
Coburn, Union Co.
Charlotte, N. C.
From the Ladies’ National Magazine.
Tlie Border*r*s Child;
OR, WASHINGTON AT EIGHTEEN.
DY MARY V. SPENCEK.
It was a calm, sunny day in the year 1750; the
scene a piece of forest land on the iSlorthern Neck
of Virginia, contiguous to a nol)le stream of water.
Implements of surveying w«re lying about, and sev
eral men idly reclining under the trees, betokened
by their dress and appearance that they were a party
engaged in laying out the wild lands of the th n
frontier of the Old Dominion. These persons had
apparently just finished their noon tide meal, for
the relics of the banquet were scattered around.
Apart trom the group walked a young man,
evidently superior to his companions, though there
was nothing obtrusive m his air, which, on the con
trary, was distinguised by aflfability. A certain
dignity of aspect, however, accompanied him. Ad
ded to this he was of a tall and compact frame,
moved with the elastic tread of one accostome 1 to
constant exercise in the open air. His countenance
could not have been said to be handsome, but it wore
a look of decision and manliness, not usually found
in one so young, for cpparentlv he was little over
eighteen years of age. His hat had been cast oflT as
if for comfort, and he had paused, with one foot ad-
vanced, in a natural and graceful attitude, at the
moment that we have introduced him tn our reader
Suddenly there wa^ a shriek, then another, and
Every one had rushed to the brink of the prcci
pice, and was now’ following with eager eyes, the
perilous progress of the youth, as the current bore
him onward, like a feather in the embrace of a hur
ricano. Now it seein(?d as if he would bedashed
against a juttmg rock, over which the water flew
111 foam; and now a whirlpool would drag him m,
from wtiose grasp escape would appear impossible.
At limes the current bor( him under and he would
be lost to sight; then, just as the -pcctators give
him up he would reappear, though far enoujli frotn
rat bounds. And then he set great lights, the glo
rious sun lo bless the day; the timid moon to wear
at night the milder lustre of the radiant orb. He
painted heaven with mingling blue and white, and
in the vaulted arch a modest s’ar peeped out, seem
ed, by *ttie majesty ol sun and moon', like a stray lil*
iy*breaihing out its lore of meek and blushing love
liness, in the gay tints of opening bud and rich vo
luptuous blossom.
WonderinjT, there dau ncd another, and a ihird,
where he vanished, stUl bufleting amid the vote.v. j’till clustering, clinging to the spacious canopy, they
Oh! how that mother’s straining eyes followed him read, in the calm w'aters ofthe sca,the ttory of their
in his perilojs career—how her heart sunk when j radiant loveliness, trom thence aisured, they fenr
he went under—and with what a gush oi jpy she
saw him emerge again from the w'aters, and fling
mg the waves aside with his athletic arms, strug
gle on in pursuit of her boy. But it seemed as if
his generous efi'orts w'ere to be of no avail, for
though tho current was bearing off the boy before
his eyes, scarcely ten feet distant, he could not, des
nor sun nor moon, but faithfully distil their pensivo
litrht. Old ocean tost her crescent spray, and from
her hidden depths creatures of life came up, and
flew above the earth; winged fowls and birds, and
flying fish, and the great whale, dark emperor of
the sea.
And God crcated man! Si.’t days he labored, and
pile his origantic etforts, overtake the drowning j the seventh he reposed; while from the sea, the earth,
® the air, and all that in them is, went up a chorus
On they flew’, the youth and the child ; and it was of extatic praise to God, the first, the archi-
miraculous how each escaped being dashed to pitc tect. loil on, sun burnt mechanic, hea. } e of
es against the rocks. Twice the boy went out of I him whom babbling .^ws despised The manger-
sight, and a suppressed shriek escaped the mother’s j born of Nazareth. E.xalted 10 be Pnace 0 er death
ips; but twice he reappeared, and then with hand- and hell. Head ye not, in the Bock, of the un-
* ^ ‘ . . f'A . r.«rvrr »>♦ !iiri rinpf! nnon i ihf*nri s
wruug wildly together and breathl^s an.xiety, she
followed his progres as his unresisting torm was
hurried on with the current.
The youth now appeared to redouble his exer
lions, for they were approaching the most danger
ous part of the river, where the rapids, contracting
between the narrowed shores, shot almost perpend.c-
ularly down a declivity of fifteen feet.—the lUsh of
the waters at this spot was tremendous, and no one
ventured to approach its vicinity even in a canoe,
lest they should be sucked in. What then would
be the fate of the youth unless he speedily oveitook
the child! He seemed fully sensible ot the increased
peril, and urged bis way through the forming cur
rent with desperate strength. Three s^'veral times,
he was on the point of grasping the child, when the
waters vvhirled the prize from him. The third at
tempt was made just as they were about entering
within the influence of the current of the fall, and
taught tipprenticc, who laid his hand upon Tibetia’s
1 utTfred iiiuno. arid it was stilled?
D O
'i’oil on! Dfiiik from the dews that heaven distils;
Flagrant flowers, the bursting bans, the blcsstd air,
IS untold wealth to the hard browed and bronzed
mecbduic. Rich coffers bring a snare canker and
heart conosion. God’s wealth is yours, a wealth
to which decaying gold is vanity and dross.
Toil on ! Proud peer and prince, and pedant, sage,
statesman, and Priest, now claim the tribute of a
tomb, which fain would drive away the greedy worm
and splendid elcquince i.nd mccking tears are shed
and spent above the dust which lies as common tvs
the plebien head The grave is the great leveller.
Blest gravel Grave of tanned mechanic!—A
spirit speaks from thence, and w’illmg cars may
learn some task, which monuments of gold have not
a power to teach. Proud man learned man—go
it above that tomb, and weep to think that when
W’hen it failed, the mother’s heart sank within her 1 old time shall tire, the sun go out with wearinctn,
and she groaned aloud, fully expecting to see the ^ oblivion’s sulUn surge shall sweep away your great-
youth give up the task.
But no ! be only pressed forward the more ea
gerly, and as they breathlessly,watched, they saw,
arnid the boiling waters, as if bearing a charmed
life, the form of the brave youth following close af-^
ness and vour chivalry, above “the w’rcck of matter
and the crush of worlds,” the handiwork of God’s
own noblemen shall live, immutable as time, while
lime his empire holds, et»»rnal as elcrnuy !
Stonington p^int,
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