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c? sS id xtnte & & . - t . .J i. ; ( Stay thy hand. .. ; . ; Stay f tay thy hand, lift not the cup: , Of rosy, glittering wine; i., : Though clear Ha depth there lurks beneath, - A curse fur thee and thine. :!i f . Yc say it gives a merry heart,.- . i -And drives away du!F care, : 1 It brings what else thou woiildsl not know, . Unmixed and dark despair, Ye say it has the power to drown ; : Thought of life's sfernest ill ' To bring forgclfulneps of woes, And conscience voire to f till; IJ lieve it not Oh! never seek Oblivion-in the bowl, A draught will only deeper fix Thy agony of sou!. Yc say it stirs the sluggish blood, . . And bids it quicker flow ; Ye say, 'tis pleasant on the lip, . And'brirhtTts ruby glow. Have ye not seen the flashing light That from the wine cup came, Lead on the tempting trusting one, To misery and shame? ' Then "taste not, touch not," dare ye thus " Your glorious birthright stain? "WouIJ ye descendents of the free, Clank the inc briate's chain? No! by the memory of the brave "Who sleep beneath the sod, Shake off the curse and give your pledge.. To virtue and to God. last evening," said De- two, '."to show their gallantry by . escorting the fair ones home. . . By chance, it happened cue afternoon that Delia Bell condescended , to attend one of these. Societies," though she considered ir beneath her . station tobecome a permanent member,, , t ,., . . Things went on as 'usual during the af ternoon, and as night spread her sable cur tains over the Face of Nature, the gentlemen came , - . , . , - ... - " Who is that young gentleman in black ?" said Delia to a lady with whom, he Mas con versing. , - " That is IMr Smith; he' is a capital fellow ; come let me iutroducc you to him," "I don't know," hesitated -Delia, ."he is handsome, really," she continued , mu sing. . , v " .By this time, Henry Smith, for it was no other than be, had advanced to where these two young ladies were Pitting,- and , accosted Delia's companion. lie accordingly receiv ed an introduction to Miss Bell, and entered into conversation with her. She was so pleas ed with him that, in answer to his interrogatory, "Phalli see you home?" she assented with out enquhing whether he was a mechanic or net. ' Henry had ere this arrived at the age of 21 years, and his employer was so much pleased with him, that he gave him a situation as lore man in his office, mhiht have been truly call- ed the type of a gentleman 'talented, witty and entertaining, and was withal, very good looking. He had the dreadful misfortune, however, which befalls many young men, of being a great udmirer of female beauty. He had held the situation of foreman about eight months, when he first became entangled in the meshes of a Love-net, in downright earnest. He was in this one thing, rash and inconsiderate (that I know from experience sunny smile, and I have returned wealthy. I 'rom the U. S. Gazette. The Morning cometh. " Watchman! what of the night? "What of the night I say?" "Why, Judah's star is shining bright, And I look for the flush of day. All's well! well! for the morn, Rich in the glow of sky, Does now my mountain top adorn, And my spirit is lifted high. ' Then keep still on thetower, Where, in the light divine, Sweetly may pass each golden hour, And ihs glories of heaven be thine. Miscellaneous. From the New Hampshire Courier. Aristocracy humbled. . HV SIK PETER TEAZLE, JUN. In the month of December, 1824, on a cold, bleak day, a youth was seen waudering through the principal streets in Massachusetts, setts. He was apparently about IS years of 'age, was plainly clad, and fortune had evi dently frowned upon him. He entered a ho tel, and sat for pome time leaning Wis IvaaJ up on his hand, as if in deep thougnt. Present ly he took up a newspaper, and glancing over it, his eye caught au advertisement for an ap prentice in a printing office. He started up suddenly, and inquired the way to the office of the Gazette. On being told he proceeded thither, and on telling his story, the proprietor of the establishment immediately took him into his employ. " His story was simple, and full of. meaning. It was as fol lows : i - -His father was a merchant, and r?s"ided in a thriving town on the banks of the Merri mac, in the state of New Hampshire. He was considered in good circumstances, and the hero of our tale, whose name was Henry Smith, had the advantages of a good education. When he was fifteen years of age, his fither died,and it was foundt that his es tate was insufficient to pay his debts. Henry did all he could to help his poor mother for two years, when she died, and Henry was left to the mercy of fortune. He, therefore, with only a few dollars in his pocket, set off" to seek his fortune among strangers, in a cold and heartless world. By chance he got iuto the town where we found him. The rest I have already told to my readers. Henry Smith was now IS years of age. He was to remain with Mr G., the proprietor of the Gazette, until he should arrive at the age of 21, and as a compensation there for, he was to receive thirty dollars per year, in lieu for any clothing, and his board for that period. He proved faithful, industrious, and steady; and unlike many vonnr men. " he cut hi. j , - - and by that D cl lay up something Th'ingsVweut on smoothly for some time. Delia was sure she had caught Mr Williams, and her extreme aversion? to common folks was greater than ever. She was eloqqent m praise of him.' : - " Is he not charming ?" said she, "and such beautiful language as he uses: Ids said that he wrote that elegant poetry in the last Gazette. There is one thins that I dislike in him, however." ' 'J ' "What is that, my darling?"' said her fath- er. . . .: - " Why, he "said that he thought that hor rid Marianna Jordan was ' handsome. And he even called there lia. -:!'" The next week, invitations were given out for a splendid party, by Mr Williams, at the Washington. The evening arrived, and it wa? a merry time at the roId hotel. All the beauty and beaux of the village were there, and music and dancing kept pace with time. iSupper was at length announced, and Mr Williams led the way to the banquet room, without a partner : Delia Bell did not like this, but she thought it for her interest to take it in good part. As supper concluded, Mr Williams rose, atd re quested silence for a few moments. Ill au instant the clatter ceased all held thej' atbs in expectation of a toast from their Tv "le entertainer. ' Ladies and Gentlemen," said he, " I have invited you here this evening, that I might in troduce myself to you in my true character. Seven years ago, I came to this town, a rag ged forsaken orphan, and learned the honora ble profession ot a printer 5 and the circum stance that caused Henry Smith to leave his native land, and seek his fortune in foreign climes, is doubtless known to most of you. Since then, fortune has bestowed on me her I .was once iiltcd.-) Once in, he found it a hard matter to get out. He, therefore, in one month from his acquaintance with Delia Bell, wrote to her a billet-doux, in which he proffered his "heart and hand." Poor fellow! he had not considered the consequence ! He was held in cruel suspense for a week, when he received the following note it' mat ters not the public how I came by it. Mr S311TH -Sir : " I received last week, a note, the contents of which both shocked and surprised me. The very idea of one of that race of beings styl ed mechanics, being united with an heiress, is ridiculous a journevman printer, in deed ! Your impuedence is intolerable you have your answer let your acquaintance ceuse, henceforth and forever. D. B." wish to hurt the feelings of no one, but merely to 2ive a lesson of wisdom. My partner in the next dunce is my intended, affianced bride. Huzzas followed this harangue, aud Henry Smith was welcomed to Rushville by all, save one. That one was Delia Bell. Mor t:fied and horrified, she immediately left the room ; long it was ere she forgot this cir cumstance. . But who was Henry Smith's partner I I will tell you. . 'Twas no other than the hum ble Marianna Jordon. I leave my patient leaders to suppose all about their marriage, (which was soon consummated,) as I have an unconquerable aversion to talking about wed dings. Suffice it tosav, that they are still - ml mf alive and happy, with some three or four little prattlers running about their premises; and Three weeks from that time, and Henry I hope that Mr and Mrs. Smith, if they see coat according to his means was enabled tuj.-t u u J J 1.4(1 T . 1 trust that my bachelor friends will pardon me when I am about to introduce to their no tice a female. I, like my celebrated ances tor, Sir Peter Teazle the First, am a bache lor; but circumstances render it necessary that to tell a story about auy of our friends who have entered iuto an alliance matri monial, .we must sometimes expect to have, our path crossed by '.he fairer and gentler sex (?)But, Peter! Peter! thou'rt indulg ing a most unnecessary, unbecoming solilo quy! Go on with thy story, therefore, or disgrace the name bachelor ! Well to pro ceed Delia Bell was the only daughter of a rich aristocrat in the town of Rushville (by which name I shall call the town where we first found Henry Smith.) She was a beautiful gi.l, but had been indulged in every thing from her in fancy, in fact, had been a spoiled child Like her pareuts, she was proud and overbearing and was accustomed to think that a mechan! lc, or even a female who earned her daily bread by plying her needle, was fur beneath her notice. Delia was now 17 years of age, and by far the prettiest young lady in Rushville. At the time there were held in Rushville, what were called Social Sewing Societies, devoid to raising fuuds lor the church to which the laaies wno constituted the Societies. belnn The plan was for the ladies to attend and 'sew in the afternoon, and in the evening it was customary for the geutlemeu of the village to attend, and atter socially spending an hour or Smith was on board a Packet, on his way to Lurope. He had learned a severe lesson from his love affair, and felt mortified and ashamed. He immediately determined on becoming an adventurer, and for this purpose he left Rush- vi!Ie,"and proceeded to Boston, where he em barked as aforesaid. I shfcll now pass over three yeais, leaving "y tietir. annntsifiiu readers to imagine .what happened during that period, and take up "the' thread of my narrative in the year of our Lord, 1831. One beautiful eveniug in the delightful month of October, as the sun was gradually siukmg behind the western hills, the stage coach from Boston dashed merrily into Rush ville, and the coachman proudly drew up his " foaming greys " in front of the Washington House the principal hotel in the village. among the passengers was a youug man ele gantly dressed, who inarmed the landlord he intended staying in the place some time, and wished to be accommodated with a room. The landlord, supposing him to be a person of some consequence, accordingly gave di rcctions that the best room in the house should be appropriated for the use of the stranger. The next d.i v was Sunday. What a solemn time is a Sabbath in a New England village ! Scarcely a person is to be seen in the street until the hour arrives for all to assemble in the house of prayer. The bell rings families are to be seen issuing from their dwellings, all attired in their best suits, and bending their steps towards their respective churches. Thus it was in Rushville, on the Sabbath morning of which I am speaking. Ihe young gentleman whom I have introduced to my readers, (whose name the tavern keeper had ascertained to be William?,) proceeded to the Episcopal Church. He noticed there two young ladies one of whom was extreme ly beautitul aud elegantly attired, who was employed in gazing about the Church during the service : the other was handsome, though her looks were inferior to the first mentioned one. She was neatly, though plainly dressed, and paid strict attention to the exercises- taking part in the services, and responding in a distinct and audible voice. v - " Did you observe that gentleman at church this morning, in Mr Wilson's pew ?" said Delia Bell to her mother, after meeting. " I did, my dear," answered her foud moth 1 er, " wno was ne "I don't know his name, but I was told that he came last evening in the Boston stage. and intends staying here some weeks. Wasn't he handsome ?' 7 " Quite so, my daughter, I should think though my ; eyes have got so dim that I could not see him distinctly," returned her mother. ; vvnile mis was going on ai air oeu s, me stranger in question, inquired of the landlord as to who those youug ladies were, w ho had attracted his attention. It appeared that the elegantly dressed oue was Delia Bell, and the other a Miss Jordon, who was an orphan, and lived with her aunt, who was in respecta ble circumstances, though not rich That evening, Mr Williams called at Squire , and introduced himsell as a gentleman from the South, who had beeu spending the summer in New England, and being on his way to New Hampshire, he had concluded to snend a short time in Rushville. He was politely received by the Bells, and Delia was in her glory. W heu he left, that evening, hb was cordially invited to become a irctjuem visiter. this, will pardon me for disclosing their fami ly secrets T -111 . ueii s. From the Magnolia. "What seek we beyond Ilea vent" True asked a heathen poet, as he looked upward to the sky of stars and moonshine, and yet hugged to his heart, the dogmas of a cold materialism. Revelation haid not star ted jim by its profound discldgures; and iiiuiu vus, wuiiiu, no ejts 01 nupe ititi wiin- out, no telescope of faith ; to pierce those heavens, and behold what was beyond them. ihe Christian, gazing upon the same sparkling firmament, or sun-travelled arch, ilso asks A hat seek we beyond Heaven? and voices from within, and from without, send to the tympanum of. the soul their an swers ot joy fulfaith alone. hat seek we beyond Heaven: A home. This earth is but the pilgrim-path to eterni ty, it is way-worn by the feet of many thou sand generations, all journeying grave-ward. lhere is here no abiding city 110 continu- g place; we are all strangers and sojourn ers, tarrying in tne-iuu ot the world hut the brief day of probation, e'er we depart for that bourn ''whence no traveller returns." We have on earth no home. What family galh- ers unbroken or unafHicted arouud the do mestic altar? What friendly circle has not been broken by death? What roaster of the house can stand unon his threshold and not iri .1 it 1. 1 1. iiKe tne 1 rennet, stand between tno iivin.er i ' - - o aud the dead? The weariness of spirit the burdened breast the fainting heart the chas- teued nature all tell us that we are not at home. Home is the sunshine of the heart but all the light of earth comes through the hazy mist ol sin, and is at best but a sickly brightness. The Patiiarch of old, with his centuries of years, still felt himself hut "a Pil grim and a stranger on Earth;" and the latest Apostle but echoed the sentiment which had been gathering strength with every age and race. But in Heaven we seek we shall find a home. How sweet is that word, used even in our imperfect idea of its meaning, as expressive of everything amiable sweet and blissful ! of the highest developement of the social anectious! What then will the House of Heaven be? It is the family circle of God. .V hat seek we beyond Heavenr' Peace. The Warfare ot the world is a daily, hourly, warfare; the battle's din is forever sounding in our ears ; foes within, and foes without, assail us with keen severity; and struggle we must, 111 valorous contest, so loii" as the spirit is tabernacled in earthly forms. e are beset, too, with the cares and the anxieties of the flesh; irritating; vexatious; we strive to use superior to their aunovances, aud yet find ourselves teased and troubled by .1 . . meir power, rcnoishop leighton has wel said that "this poor life is all along, nothing but a linked chain of many sorrows, and ma ny deatnsy and we are tired of its turmoils- lts rackings ot soul its struggles for mas tery; its painful inquietude; and long for thai world,, where Whe wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest." That only, is in heaven. There is nothing but treacherous peace on earth, which when mos secure is most in danger; and he who trusts to it, plants his foot upon the glassy 'ocean mirroring indeed the sky above; but embosom- ing tne snipwrecked dower of a thousand hopes. Jn Heaven, is peace and rest. lhey shall go 110 more out forever." "They feed in green pastures and beside still waters," and the Sabbath of the blessed, is only au eternal peace. W hat seek we in Heaven? The compan ionship of levc. Here, friendship is ephemeral; and the! The wit'to WilminiCTOM. Not long longest and purest love, must lay it .last link since, (says the Picayune,7 a steamboat trav iu the grave the cold, heart-Bceaking grave, eller was o his may from Chaileston to Wil Here friendship is often treacherous4: a plea- mington, and ihe boat rounded in at Smith- sant meiu covers a deceitful" heart. The J yille landing, N. C. It was late at night, and smile is on the lip, but venorn is in -. he I of Day & Martin darkness the black chaos tongue. Professions ol love declarations ot I around was a kind of polished Erudus- and attachment; assurances ol esteem, are often nothing was distinguishable save a boy wav but conventional mockeries; heartless faith less. Turn which way we will, we find de ception and a' false show; a: white-washed outside,1 a semblance without the substance. How often do those whom we"call '- our dear est friends deceive us. ' HoV often do our fireside companions prove falsev How often have we, while cherishing as we supposed a brother, warmed into life a hissing serpent, to rankle in the bosom which untosed its tor pidity. "Whom around -us can we trust with our most secret thoughts? Who has not been ivounded in the house of his friends? Who has not been bctrayedby (hose who have sup ped at his table? This is a dark picture of human nature but it is penciled by truth. JNo one has found on earth that perfect compan ionship which his soul craves ; and if the seeker be a Christian, he knows tljat there is for him no true fellowship short vojf Heaven. But there we shall enjoy the perfect compan- lonsnip ot love, xvonatred, no envymgs, no strife, no backbiting; no discom, no atiena tious, no seperations mar or interrupt the har mony of that goodly company. There we shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob ; there we shall associate with Proph ets and Apostles and Martyrs ; there we shall meet with the spirits of the just made perfect ; there we shall join the great company of the redeemed; there mingle with Angels and Arch-angels, those burning spirits which min ister around the throne of God, and rejoice even in the companionship of the great bish op and shepherd of our souls who has styled himseit our elder brother aud promised to ead us unto fountains ot living waters. Is not this a companionship worth seeking will not this satisfy the social cravings of the heart? What seek we in Heaven? Unending pleasure. anity is the end of all earthly happiness ; and he who is most filled with it, has, after all, but fed on ashes. And yet this is the aim, aud pursuit, of every human being. "Satisfy me with good things," is the cry of the whole iamuy 01 man. "Who will show . us any good?" is the anxious.query of every throbb ing heart. Admitting, however, for argument sake, that the happiness of man on earth is perfect, it is still finite; admitting that it does fill the desires of the soul, it caunot pass the grave, and who shall prophecy how long wo shall be out of that grave? The soul of man does not belong to earth. The world will be burned, the soul shall exist the life time of God the world, and all its pomp and pagean try, shall pass away with the rolling together of the heavens, the soul shall then but have begun its career for eternity ; and though it were-possible by some Almighty fiat, to con dense in one soul, all the pleasures of the world from its creation to its conflagration it ing a torch at some distance from the boat. Now,' asjboys do not stand on waves when they want to wave torches, there were many on the boat shrewd enough to know that there must be land somewhere in the vicinity. On the strengh oPthis conviction, one of the pas sengers, anxious and cautious as to the pro gress of hts journey, called out to the boy with the torch ' ; "Hollo:" ' V . "Hey!" replied the boy, with juvenile shrill ness. ' "What place is this?" "North Carolina!" sung out the boy. This answer provoked a great laugh, natu rally enough, among the passengers, and a dozen other voices-commenced putting loud questions to the boy. "What's your name? roared one who had lung-strength enough to drwn all the rest. "Sara Stow!'? shouted the boy. "Where do vou livefe:' bellowed the humor ous questioner eill JojjTB-,- .; i-, . "North Carol mal'vas once more the an swer, followed by a tremendous peal of laugh ter trom the boat, and a sympathetic din and splash of the paddles. When a partial silence ensued, the stentorian cross-examiner was heard again: "What part of North Carolina?" "Why, up there where Miss EfFy Butts used to live!" This reply created more boisterous fun than took place before, aud it seemed as if the laughter would never cease. At length an other question was put, just as the boat was uearing the spot where the boy stood- " hich is the way to Wilmington:" The boy paused an instant, and then threw every body into conuvlsions by atiswciing - ", the other re ay!" Such an iuformant is not always met with on a dark night in North Carolina. could no more satisfy the Capacities or desires finite suGstance an infinite fill eternity, or divinity. But in heaven we shall be filled with all the fullness of blessings; there will be no crav ings there which cannot be satisfied : there will be no reach of desire there which caunot be obtained, there will be no compass of sought for pleasure which the soul canuot enclose. What says the bible? "And God shall wipe away . all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain." Burn?, the poet, often said that he could never read the last five verses of the seventh chapter of Revelations without tears. Where, speaking of the happiness of those who had washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, it is said "They shall hunger uo more, neither ihiist any more; -i I II .1 m.. neiiner snau me sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of them shall feed them, and shall lead them un to living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." This only, this truly, is happiness. Tn heaven alone can it be ibundi What seek we in heaven? God. Among the mythological religions of an cient times, the idea of communing after death with, their Deities was the highest hea ven of their bliss. But their divinities were gross, sensual, in vested with human passions, moulded after human forms. Him whom we seek is He who made the heavens and the earth the Eternal Omnipotent -Omniscient Om nipresent Jehovah whose breath supports the universe, whose age is eternity. Him whom we seek, is clothed with every attribute of love and good n ess. There is no earthness in his character, no weakness in his benevolence, no changing in his love. He is the same yesterday, to-day, aud forever. Him whom we seek is our Father. Children, lost amidst the mazes of sin and error, we seek our Father's house and his paternal smile and blessing. Though so great that the heaven of heavens canp.ot coutain him ; though so bright that Archangels veils their faces in his presence ; though so glori ous that his train fills the temple ; He yet con descends to the . lowly and the contrite, and opens the everlasting joys of His own habita tion to all who seek him in the filial confi dence of children. This is what we seek beyond heaven are they not worth the seek In c? Wonderful Canine Perseverance. A letter, from Troy, Yt., which is published in the Patriot, gives an account of an extraordi- naiy circumstance which lately occurred m that place. A pair of hounds belonging to a Mr Hay ward, went in pursuit of a fox, which they chased many miles, and until he had reached his home, aud run into his burrow in the earth. One ofthe dogs followed him in to his hole near thirty feet, when he came to a large root which crossed the hole; aud while he was guawing at the root, a stone fell behind him, and prevented his retreat. The other dog remained waiting outside for eight days, when he was discovered by some people who were passing near, and were attracted to the place by a faint howl. When the dog saw them he ran to meet them, and returned, using every endeavor to hasten them to the spot. They suspected how the affair stood, and hav ing produced theproper tools commenced It is more easy to account for th formation of snow than of hail. T Hail, however, is gen erally supposed to be drops of rain frozen in their passage through the cold of the air; and the hail is always in; proportion iof the sier of the rain-drop from which it was formed. But this meteor does not appear to be formed -from a single drop of water, as it is found to1e composed of many small spherules frozeu together the centre sometimes soft like snow, and at other times formed of a bard. , nucleus w hich in some cases has been of a brown colour, capable of iguition and explosion. It is supposed "that botb- snow and- "tail owe their formation to electricity ; the hail being formed in the higher regions ofthe air, where the cold is intense,' and the electric matter abundant. By this agency it is supposed lliat a great number of aqueous particles are brought together and frozen, and in their dc- see t collect other particles, so that the den- , siry of the substance of the hail stone grows less and less from the centre, this being formed first iu the higher regions, and the urface being collected in the lower. This theory is not in all cases supported by fact, as in some instances the ceutre has been found soft and snbw-like, when the surface has-been hard. . HaSI is the oaly mateor of thU kind, from which no apparent goo3 is derived. Kant and dew Invigorate and give life to the whole vegetable world ; frost, by expanding the wa ter contained in the earth, pulverises and renders the soil fertile ; snow covers and de fends vegetables and grain from being de stroyed by too severe a frost ; but hail docs none of these. It not only does no good, but often much harm. It has a cnilling, blasting effect in spriug and summer, and cuts the tender plants so as to injure or totally destroy them. In short the use of hail has not been asceitained, but frost is God's universal plough, by which he cultivates the whole earth. Atmosphere. God has given an atmosphere to the earth, which, possessing a certain degree of gravity perfectly suited to the necessities of all ani mals, plants, vegetables, aud fluids, is the cause, in his hand, of preserving animal and vegetable life through tho creation; for by it the blood circulates in tho veins of animals, and the juices in the tubes of vegetables. Without this pressure ofthe atmosphere, there could be no respiration; and the elasticity of the particles of air included in animal and veg etable bodies, without this superincumbent pressure, would rupture the vessels in which they are contained, and destroy both kiuds of life. So exactly is this weight of the wind or atmospheric air proportioned to the necessi ties of the globe, that we find it in the mean neither too light to prevent the undue expan sion of auimal and vegetable tubes, not too heavy to compress them so as to prevent due circulation. q lor. tho fiint time In S days, ran home to procure refreshment, and immediately returned to see the result. The other dog was liberated, and the two manifest ed great joy at teeing each other. The hole being cleared, the uow recruited dog rushed in to bring out the fax, which was instantly grappled by both dogs, as if in revenge, with all the ardor ol the original : chase. ; Ihe wri ter had seen the fox and the dogs, and gives assurance ot the truth of the statement Scientific. O' Rain. By the most accurate and incontestible ex periments, it is proved that water is a compo sition of two elastic airs, or gasses as they are called, oxygen and hydrogen. In 1U0 parts of water there are S3 1-4'of oxygen, and 1 1 3-4 of hydrogen. Press a succession ofelec trie sparks through water, by means of a pro per apparatus, and the two gases are produced in proportions mentioned above. To decompose water by iralvinism : Pake a narrow glass tube, three or four inches long; fit each end with a cork penetrated by a piece of slender iron wire, and fall the tube wiih wa ter. Let the ends ofthe two wires within the tune ne distant, irom oacn omer anoui tnree quarters of an inch, and let one be made to communicate with the top, aud the other with a galvanic pile inaction. On making this communication, bubbles of air will be formed, and ascend to the top ofthe tube, and water decreasing as it is decomposed. The oxygen and hydrogen formed by this expeiiment may be recomposed in the same weight of water. 1 ake any quantity ofthe oxygen and hydrogen gasses in the proportions already mentioned ; ignite them by the elec tric spark, and they produce a quantity of wa ter equal in weight to the gosse3mployed. Thus, then, we can convert water into ais, and reconvert this air iuto water, and the pro portions hold as above. The electric spark or matter of lightning, passing through the atmosphere, ignites aud decomposes the oxygen aud hydrogen, which explode, aud the water formed of these two falls down in the form of rain. The explo sion of the gasses, as well as the rushing iu ot the circumambient air to restore the equili brium, will account for the clap and peal of thunder, aud the decomposition and iguition of them will account for the water or rain which is the attendant of a thunder storm. Evaporation is produced by the heat ofthe sun, The particles of vapor being lighter than the air on the surface, ascend into the atmosphere, till they come to a region where the air is of their own density, there they are formed into their clouds and become suspend ed. hen, by the sudden passages of light ning, or by winds strongly agitating these clouds, the particles are driven together and condensed, so as to be weigtier than the air iu which they float, then they fall in the form of rain ; (be drops being greater or less according to the force of momentum, or sud denness of the agitation by which they are driven together, as well to the degree of rarity State of Xorth Carolina Cumberland county. Court of Pleas and. Quarter Sesssona. ' Marc h 1 erm, 1S42. Thomas J. Curtis vs. Tlionias L. "Whitlock, .Orig inal Attachment, levied on Simon, a slave, the property ot the defendant. lilJUauillJ iy tha Uourt that tlie slave Jevi on as defendant's property be condemned sub ject to Plaintiff's final recovery, and that sidver'ife tncnt. be made for the space of six weeks in the North Carolinian for the defendant to appear at tho next Term of this Court to be holdcn for the County of Cumberland, at the Court House in Fayettevillc, 0:1 the firt Monday of June next, and replevy and plead, nr judgment will betoken against him. WITNESS John MeLaurin Clerk of said Court, at Office, the first Monday of March, Anno Dom ini, 1842. ' JNO. McLAURIN- 1G1-G. PLANTER'S HOTEL, ffffifa FOOT Of HAYMOUJfT, I .' FayttlcvUle, .V. C. u subscriber having opened that larireantl commodious House on tJay Jstreet, known as tho PLANTERS HOTEL, is now prepared to ac commodate Boarders and Traveller. upon moderate terms. She trusts that strict attention and her inti mate acquaintance with the business, will ensure a liberal poition of the patronage ofthe public tho table will be furnished with the best the Alarkef af fords, and the stables with careful and attentive Ost lers. ANN BIIQWN. November 13, I S 1 1 . 1 42-y. cHJ II ATS. Think of it. A humming-bird once met a butterfly, and being pleased with the beauty of its person and the glory of its wings, made an offer ot perpetual friendship. "I cannot think of it," was the replv, "as you once .spumed at me, and called me a crawling dolt." "Impossible," exclaimed the humming-bird "I always entertained the highest respect frtr surh ttr:ilif iful rt enf urfa aa vmi - "Perhaps you do now,", said the 6ther; "but when you insulted me I was a catterpillar. So let me give you this piece of advice: never insult the humble, as they may one day be- in the lower regions ofthe atmosphere through come your superior." which they pass. J D. G-ES. ETUIIN their thanks for Iheliberal Palionne they have received and take pleasure in in forming thoir Friends and Customers, that ihey con tinue to Manufacture all kimfs of H ATS, also, to keen a supply from the most FaslMonaMe Factories in New York, and Philadelphia, .ILSO FURS, HAT -TRIMMINGS &c, &c- t CP1' Wanted, at the above establishment, one or two journeyman hatters. xAIarch 12, 1842. 140-y NOTICE. ' Ttlf A YTNli removed my business entirely trom b ayetteville, I hereby sive notice to all persons indebted to me, that they will save costs by calling on Messrs. S. & R. S. Cain, and making immediate payment on their notes and accounts due me. SAMUEL A.MLMS. Fayettevillc, Feb. 4, 184I.-155-tt State of North Carolina, CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Superior Court of Laic Fall Term, 1841 Charles Stuart, vs. Sa!ly Stuart. Petition for Di vorce. IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the defendant, Sally Stuart, is not an inhabit ant of this State, It is therefore ordered and adjudg ed by the Court, that publication be madc in the North Carolinian, a paper printed in the town ol Faycttevslle, and in the North Carolina Standard, a paper printed in the eity of Ra!eih, for throe months, giving notice. !o the defendant to be and appear at the next Term of this Court, to be held in the Town of Fayetteville, on the sixth Monday after the fourth Monda3- in March next, and tdead, answer, or de mur, or the said petition will be heard ex parte, and a decree made according to the prayer thereof. . WITNESS Duncan G. McRae, Clerk of said Court, at Office at Fayetteville, the seventh Mon day after the fourth Monday in September, A. D.' 1841, and ot American Independence the 66thr year. D. G. McKAlyU. S. FISH! BBLS. TRIM'D HERRINGS. 10 Bbls. Roe do. j 0 Half Barrels Shad. 10 Barrels Mullet. geo. McNeill. 154-3m L00 For sale by Nov. 10, 1811.
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