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MISCELLANY.
T MM E TWO J3 M 0 THE MM,
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About the time that many people went
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over to soutn America who uic no pes oi
finding cold and silver, there was Span-
lard Whose name was rn&arru wuu uau a
;r.n tn trv tin fortune like the
cal iuhih"""" v" -
rest. But as he had an elder brother, lor
Whom ne naa a very gicai utLuuii us
went to him, told him his design, and so-
:: i oorv mnrh to crn alfini' with
Jlklicu umj . . . v. n o -
l . :.In.. him iKjI H fihAlllfi K iVh
I thare of ail the nches they fouod.
Th brother, whose name was Alonz1,
was a man ot contented temper & a i;ood timjs, .iiployed themselves in fi-hni ?
tjoderitandiug ; he did not therelore much ai.d th fih they had caught were al,dn
epprove of the project, and end avon d to -d and Halted, with salt they had Jound
dissuade Pizarro tiorn t, by selling belore upon the seashore; so that by the' time
bim the danger to which he exposed him- of Pizarro 's return, they had lid up a
selt, and the uncertainly of his succeeding, very considerable quantity of provisions.
But Bndiogall thU Re said was vain, he Wlun Pizirro rturned.his brother receiv
egreed to go with him, but told him at ed him w th the greatest cordiality, and
the same time, that he wanted uo part at asked him what succcfj fie had had. Pt
tbe riches he might find, and would ak zrro told him Jhat thpy had found an no
no other favor than to have his bage mewe quantity o' gold, but tha several ol
and a few servants taken on board the vt- his companions had perished, and that the
tel With In n. Pizarro then sold ail that rest were aim st starved from the want of
be had, bought a vessel, and emoarked provisions; he then requested his brother
with several other adventurers, who hau wju'd immediately give him so oeihmg lo
ell great expectations, like himself ot goon ea( ag he assured him he had not tat d
becomeing rich, as to aioi zo, ne ion
nothiug with mm but a lew pioughs. har-
row, and other tools, aad borne con., to-
geiner 'liu b ivigc tjuauiiij p""" Inai Wnen InPy SCI qui uiej mu umuc iu
and some seeds of ditleicnt vt gt.ialies Hgrpemeut that neither should interfere
Pizarro thought this a very odd pit para- j, lne 0ther; that he had never desired
lion lor the voyage but as he diu uot t0 have any fhare oi the gold which IV
think proper to expooiulate witn Uit zurf) iDitrht acqure, and therelore he
kroner, he said nothing. Ailer sailing wondered" th.i Pizrro should expect to
lometime with prosperous winds, they be supplied with rtie provisions that he
put into the last port where they were U f-l4j procured with so much cra and la
flop, before they came to the country Bu dded he if you choose to ex-
where they were to search fyrgold Hue change Homn of fheold you have foutiJ
P.zarro bought a great- many rmtrre -oI py,. st)a II perhaps be able lo
pickaxes, shovels, and vaiiou? other tools acromrn ,(ale y0IJ. Pizirro thought this
for digging, melting ant! refilling ih. goid )f niy,our Vrry unkind in his brother
he not tied to hud betM'es burnt' ai. ad- k. hon.l hi. mm. .anions were al.uost
litioiial quantity u( laborers to assist hnu
kin iho ui.nlr Alnnv i mk th rOliirTV.
jiM m. ... j j
Jwught only a lew sheep, and four sluu.
ixt n aiid iheir harness, and tood enough
10 uoi8i mem mi iney 6uouio anie v
lant A tt II Ii9iiliuni.il !fl-t. U'llil U
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favorable voyage and all iai.ded in peiieci
TjCdTih lu Aiiitritar '"Aloi-zo then told his
r f ' i I'll i, itui i wf O
pai.y audseive him, he wou d stay ueai lold him hat ince be had dtpnved him
the ehoie with his servants and taita, 0f,.Very mjni, he had gained, and trebled
while he weol to search for goto, and h)m if ?0 unfrjcn(jv a manneri he should
when he had acquired as much us tit 00 0 wj,h0lt him lor as to himself, he
tired, shouU be always read) .0 euitaik1 wouJd Jat,er peh upon that desert shore
oi Spam with mm. P.zarro acconhi.gy fhf(n flrr,b;irjj wj,n 60 inhuman a brother,
let out, uot without reefing so great a con- Bt 4ionzo inst.ad 0f resenting these re
leoipl loi his bioihtr, that he tould uoi prrtf ht,Sf trnbracod his brother with the
refrain lro.ntx,resMi)g it to his co.npau- ErPMest tenderness, and spoke to him in
ions. I always thougl-i said i.tr thai ny foiiowing manner: Could youthen
brother was a mau of stiie, he aoie bpifVe my ,lt,aret P.zarro, that I really
that character in fcpam, bui 1 D.id people n,eJnt to deprive you of the fruits of all
weie strangti) n iuken in him. I tie vour Hhor whirh yu have acquired with
be is gomb to uivert h.mreli wi.h his M mJ(.h ,6l apd dang(ir? R;(,ier may
beep and hw oxen, as if ne was living a h(J ,d ir, (he universe perish, than
quietly upon in larm at home, .md had houW hP c.,p!,ble rf such behavior to
uuihingel8e 10 do ihau to raibe cucumbers w.-HearM, hr-ther I But I saw the rah,
anu melons. But we knew betier l.impptuoas df tire you had of riches and
to do with our, time scou,e along my wighed ,0 correc this fault in you and
lads, audir we Juvev but gAy -
shall soon be enriched tor the rest of c ur m prtldence and industry and ima-
.Ait werti Wl'Uded giD,d that noihing could be panting to
P.zarros speech, auo declared ihemeeives hjm 0(Ce ar ,irpd wealth. Out
read) 10 I drow hia wherever he wcm;. MJ h,ve now je!irnPd, that without
otiiyoue oid Spai.iard shook his bead abbe forpsjfeht and justry, all the gold you
went, and luld him he iOUtHtd wheiher b ht with JOU would not have
uruuier iuui uc uau umy iu
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as he thought. I bev then travelled one ;
a
day's arch into the couutry, sometimes
ob.iged to cross rivers at others to pass
iriouiitaius ai d lorests where tbty . ouid
find no pa:hs: suinetunes c ore tied by the
violent heat ol ilu uu, and then wetted
to il.e kln t)) viuieiil showtr? ol rain.
Tt.tee difheulties, how vei, did not dis
COuruge them so much as to hii der ihun
fiom truig in several places lor goid
which the) were at length iu. ky enough
to hod in a cooMdcrabie quantity. J his
Bucces9 animated tht.n Veiy much, and
they continued woikmg upon ihaT pot
until all .ti ir pi v iciors wtr consu.i.ed;
they gallured daiiy large quaiilllles of
01 e hut then they sutitied very tnuth
from ..nnuer. bun, lowtver, they per
severed in the 1 r labors and sustained
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U nivi iv.tl. kurh raou -iod berriei 1
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as the) could find. At last even. this re- EoiTOREAt. might be struck out, and Mil
ource iU-u ihein : and alter several ol iTAar, Legal, Litktarv, FpiC, or any
their coaiaii) had died irom want and otf ei species of Fame, substituted in its
hardship, l ie rei were just able to crawl place.
baik to the ptace were they had fell A : Military Fame has in all ages and pla
lonzo, carrying with them the gold to ces, and under all tircumsuuees, been r
a. quire, which thejr had suffered o maoy.garded as the highest; but setting. aside
tni-erus. ,tbe commodity by which it was boughi,
. . bqj whilejhJbfJ
tu uaaiifter, inao who foresaw what beings wbo have perUhed, and boea ot
would hiypeu, had eeti indutnouli
toiling to v rv good purpose. Hi skiii ii
hiubantlrv had ea-i v enabled mm to Qua I
spot of considerable extent and ver) fer
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ine eon, wuitu ur: mu piuugucu up i
the oxen he hud brought with him, an
ui" assijiHiice 'ii vervains, iic ii .
arnvfrl lh ditT rent need he had broueh
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and planted the potatoes which prosper
cj ucyuuu wiin iic niuii. nac hkiv.'
and yieldrd hin a most, abundant harvest
His ih,'i h hart turned our in a verv fin
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mu . A itr riair th ipa omt 0Vrt AHP ii
t'em n I hro iht him a couole of Iambi
B i l i t ut, he and his servants at levari
,h a?t two days, excepting me
r0,u Dark 0 trees. Alouzo then very
coiy answered, that he bhould rememDer
gfiirvt(j thev were obliged to comply
L I J. t. . i . mara an i.rnrKil
wim nis (lemanoi, wtmi'i ki o...j.v.
.intt (nat ,n very fhort time they parted
with all Ihe gold they brought wih them
mrelv to purchase lood.- Aionzo inen
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proposed io e tn oar k ior m uc c-
,e which had brought them hittier, as the
lvln(j8 an(j weather seemed to be most ta-
vornble hii t izarro, witn an angry iodk
prevented you from perishing miserably,
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1 uu are iiuw, uupr wioc.i oijm lb
fore take back your ru hes which I hope
von havr learnpd to rrnke proper use f.
Pizarro was fan. II v filled with grati
tuHe and atonihment at this generosity
of his brother, and he acknowledged from
experience that industry was better than
gold. They then embarked for spam,
where they all safely arrived, during
the voyage Pizarro often solicited his
brother to accept ot half his rifhes, which
Alonzo constantly refused, telling him
that he could raise food enough to main
taiu bimnelf. and wa in no want of goldt
From the Pitttburg Advocate.
FAME. -
The sensibly writ en article to which
ora nr.lii a four rvn.arla nf niir Own. IMP.
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nla K m Aiir rnliirnna. not tiimnlv br4Uie
- 1 uiiiMUD, Juiidi'LksTrrTrn
Julian II, in ancient times Gu
Frederick II. NpdIeon, and eeveV
shalls of France., in modem age?
unitid, in an eminent degree, the two
claims to Fame; but txcept Polybtus and
Guicciardini, the names of the. others de
pend for preservation on their military
exploits.
It may be asserted that the highest .n
pintio.i tht mau can make, as far as ilie
aflairs of the earth is concerned, is Fame;
but a painful lesson on this uoj ct i'
taught oy every pige of human hi.-i -ry,'--we
therefore say to brothtr edit r
content, you share a common lot. ft it
editor of a public journal is rven mode-
rately hlled lor his place, he mutt let I a
dignity of mind whs-ch ;h- '-dw iry bustle
ot the world cannot a!-ase. In general
1 terms, editors can ueittier hope lor we-iith
or fame, there nlut, consequently , be
something elevating in a pur-uit v. hich
is ardently followed, and yet deprived o
two of the most powerful inducements to
human action,
After the discovery and introduction
into common use of the art of Printing,
the next grand discovery was th-: (ja
Zette. 1 nts new application ot letters
carried their 'benefiN lato the great mni
of society, and jut in proportion as pub
he j'.'urnals arc freely dcinued and i
freely read, is the progress of human rea
son. Cm (hat man1" mind be otherwise
than exilted wiia refli'.'.d that his head
and hands assist to dnecl that machine
which moves the whole moral and polm
world i
F'om thf Tenntsstt Journal,
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Others may vMi-np nc iiney G( d
desc ot Fame, but m editor has noihnii;
to hop irom her, and, ihere ore, o.ves
htr no devoiion. N : . mere editor 01
a newsp per, a? rucii Ims never, 1 : an;
age or country, enjoyed anyipjrtiou ol h
babbhng world's .ipplauM- called I..111' ,
properly so speaking, not even i r. Frank
lin, the master ot uemus of the d" ...
whicti he lived. And, it the whole pow
er ol his gigantic mind had oetu p uri vi
into the coiusnu of his i.eivspap r, tin
result would have been the sin.e tu
would have lived and died like other eu
itors, and his name been furotten.
Editors of hewepapets wree for effect,
and noi for fame. I hen tff-rts are di
rected to the passing events of the d i.
4s the arguments teem from thi-ir pens,
they are caught up and wielded by bu?y
politicians, from the giant whose itduence
con rols the destinies of a nation, down to
a mere demagogue who prates upon an
election grou d ; they answer the end for
which they were designed, ana mk mm
ihe great receptacle of things loit upv:
earth ; or they wrre for the gratification
and amusement of their patmns. 1 hfii
readers laugh alike at their wit and then
folly ; are interested for the time, wiir
the bursts of jiiiu?" -1 "dvplay o' learn".
whu h they OLCHMonaity put lorth, t
edified with the detp und wide spre..d?:.i;
kuowledge of the affiirs ot.thf worhj
which adorn their co'uun.s. They n au
thrown down the piper 111 an hour 1
is toru ir.to a thousuid tat'.ers.aud straight
way the reader forgets wont manner pi
man the editor is.
Ii this fiction, or is it fact? Lookback
upon the stream of history, upon the Van
ished fields ot time and you will hchoh1
its verification. You will see on the ngh
hand and on the left (he lading piumes o.
fallen warners, and the decaying rnonu
ments of ihe founders and destroyers o:
empires, every where strewn alonyour
path he in splendid rums the time-wof
memorials of the genius and talent oi th
historian, the poet-and the phtlosopher.
But where is to be fodnd a single memen
to of the achievements, the talents, or use,
fulness of aoditor ? Now here, unless it
t.e id the edict of some d spot, who muz
zled the press to protect the crown that
oedecked his silk ambitious head, . lei
j o u wilt 6 nd e y c r $ ince the art of pri n t
ibgbu beta kaownj the. prvii deuoaai-
pinion
h which
t with-
useless as
was tamed
o bar with
id the din of
fields of blood
s both of Alex
'horse are known
t ' lever of public
but who wete its
hat arc past f Au !
.VTl H O US DO 1.
flee' by at anchor, one of the
tfffft thrilhi g scenes occurred 011
mmtn the Commodore's vessel, that my
eyes ever witnessed. In addition to the
urual appendalion of a ship of war, there
was a large and mischievous monkey on
hoard, named Jaco, retamed for the
nusement and diversion of the ship's coin
. ;iy. 1 being my watch on deck, and
.ving retirel on one side of the verel,
1 uas musing on the beautiful appear-
1: of the fleet, when a loud and mery
'.u--h burst upon my er.
O" luiuiug to ascertain the cau?.- of
mil an unusual sound n the Inmate's
.Kck. I itcrcuved the Commodore's lit
ii -on, whom the crew nicknamed 'Little
U ; biay,' slaiuluii; half way ui the main
, aich ladder, clapping his hands and took
iloh upon seine ntject that inspired
I'iii with a deal of uh e. A single glance
xj lained t!i ; oci Hcion of the mei imei.t .
liob Wc con. 11, g np from the gun de k,
J.;' ko, the monkey, perceiving him on the
t .d ;ei , and dropping suddenly from his
' Sfog, "leapetl "trp-on his strouldi-rs, sf .zd
nicap, and tunning up the main top fail
.heel, seated himself on the main yard..
Here he sat picking the tassel of bis
prize to pieces, occasionally u raichuif!
i.i sides and chatunu as if in exultation
mr the success of hi mischief. Lh-b be
ing uprightly, active fello'v, did not like
. oh his cap without an effort to rrgnin
i . IVriiaps he was the more strongly in
rl n d t make tht; ch.ise ofser it, from ob
Mv ingm'. su. ile lit his plight, and hear-
114 ihe loud laugh of Crtn, a bhek mar
wfio fccmed to ie inexpieanbly delight
ed if the occurrence. :
ii, you rascul, J icho,' fsid the black
j . hab you 110 rtsect' h-r the young
- fiji r, ;o steal hi C3p Mo bring you
i de uaf.gwxy, y-'U Mack ni.-eer, and gi!
you a dozen on d" bare back lor a tief.
1 he rronkey looked down horn the perch
if he underalo.'d the threat of the ne
n, and chattered a sort of dehance in
.nwer. Ifa ! ha! mas?a Iob, he say
you iiiust ketch him, and its 110 eay mat
ter -r a n iii-hipnian in boots to ketch a
m ' key barefoot.'
1 In i. 1. of little Bob looked red, as
i,i ca;i J ; e of nfTi:nded pride at Ca
:.. ami i r 1 n tig across the deck, in a
mnn.e... - as hilfway up the ringing.
' he k y quietly watched his motions
() wln neatly up, suddenly put the
on tin own head, and ascended to the
v.j. eio- tree, and fealing himself, reum-
'sfrht. W.k'.pf :tlckt;igihe.iMei. '"
I hisVnanner ;be mischievous animal
-net - At d ia enlicing Bob as high as th
royal mast head, wheii sudden y spfingitig
on th rtggm he again descended to ih
.(re-top. and running out on the fore yard
h':ntr K on the end of the studding tail
r.'-.ti n, where, taking his reat, he raised a
' " d oi. exulting; chattering. ' By this
i ne, B b was "compl' iely exhausted
4' d :o: 'ikingto return to the deck to be
o n ted ai, he sat down on one of the
The !. .tors, presuminj that the boy
-vould 1 folh.A' the monkey, but de-
ceod r" i' e d ck, j .ud no attention to
i"ii, I .ls( tuMiedaway, and hud been
iaji' ( soa.e minutes, when I was sud-
,! M.irted by a cry from Cato, exi laim
tut'massa Boh was on the main
uu k !' A cold shuddering ran through
;nv vein, as the word reached my ears. I
1st my eyes up it was too true !
The adventurous, boy, after having rest-
d a little, had chbmed tht sky sail pole,
and at the moment of my looking up,
was actually standing on that circular
niece of wood, 00 the very su ximil of the
loftiest mast, at a height so great that my
hrin turned dizzy as I looked up at him;
there was nothing above him but an emp
ty space, and beneath him nothing but a
malt unstable wheel.
Dreadful serenity ! If he had attempt
ed to stoop, what could he lake holdof to
steady his motion ! His feet covered up
the small and fearful platform, Ton which
be stood; oi bsoiaU that a long ioaoeth
poie hat .eemed to bend beneath hii
weight, wa, . I, that neld hjtn fromnd
.
truction. In end
eavorin? to get dow
woum inevitably lose his bal, and bo
precipitated fo the derJkva crashed tnd
shapeless mass. ' ,v , ,
In (his eVn7 what was (o be done f
To hau and inform him of his danger, it
whs thought would ensure his rum6 KV.
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ery moment I expected to see the dread
ful catastrophe. I could not bear to look
at htm : and yet coiitd'not withdraw mi
gaz.-. A tilm came over my eyci, and a
fauirnesa over mv heart. By this timt
the deck was covered with officers and
crew, to witness this appalling, this heart
rendi .g spectacle. All seemed mute
Eevery feeling, every facultv.am
(orbed in one deeD itni mAr;An
agony. - - s:,y
At thin moment a itir wat mud amAn
the crt'w about the eanf wT- whn lhii"
appearance. He bad come on board
without be'ng noticed bj a tingle eye.
Hie Commodore asked riot a auestion. uf.
tered not a syllable. He waa an ausfertf
mu -"-d it wat fhought by some that be f
had not a very strong affection for hiatus '
All eyt were fixed on btm. endeafonna-
to read his emotion in bis countenance, ;
The scrutiny however was vain hii
eye relaioed their severe expression , bir
nrow me .tight rrown if usually wore, and
rm up 11s naughty curl. In short,
no outward lign indicated what was naa.
-ing within. Imuiediately on reaching the
oet k, ne otaertd a marine to hand bun a
musket, wlien stepping aft and leaoiw? no
on the lookout block, he raised it to hit
shoulder, and took a deliberate, aim at I S
hrs ion, at the lame lime bailing him with 'T-
his trumpet, in a voica nf ihnr.;.
Robert' cried he 'iumo I iumn m- -
board or I'll fire at you V The bay seem
ed to hesifate. nd it was olaitt that ha
vas tottering : for his rms were throw
about hke one endeavoring to balance
'uu,s?df. The Commodore raised his voice
gmn, and in a more energetic tone cried.
'jump! ha your only chance for lifeP The
woids were scarcely out of hii mou'h be
fore he left ihe truck, and sprung into the
nr! A eound between a shriek and a
groan burst from many lips.- I
- T'ha fal her spoke not
deed he seemed not to breathe. For a
moment of intense agonj, a pin might have T
been heard to have dropt on tbe deckr
With a tush like that of a cannon ball the
ody descended to the water, and before
'he waves closed over it twenty stout fel
lows, among them several officers, had di-v.-d
from the bulwark. Another short pe
nod of suspense ensued. .Trie body rose,
he was alive 1 his arms were seen to move
he struck toward the ship.
In spite of the discipline of a marj-of,
war, three huzzas, the outburst of onfetg
ned joy, from the hearts of five hundred,
men, pealed through the air and made the
welkin ring. Till this moment the old
Commodore had stood unmoved. His
face was now ashy pale, tie attempted '
to descend from the block, but his knees
bent under htm ; he seemed to gasp for
breath, aad attempted: to tear open his 1
vest, bui in the attempt he staggered, and
would have fallen had he not have beta
caught by the bystanders.
He was borne to his cabin, where thjjJ
surgeon attended him, and his utmost skiif
vas required to restore his mind lo its 0-
suml equilibrium and self command, ia
wuicu nn ai rasi nappny it)ce eded.
To Young MechanicM. When you are
obliged to obtain credit for your stock, be
very direful to whom you "apply aa a credit
or who e himself in the scews, may ruio
you. Never get credit for amall sums, nor,
any suras in different places, better owe
what you are obliged to in one place and to
one rnao. Every man to whom you owe fiv&V
doll rs will trouble you as much, if not more 4
man the ono to whom you owe an hundred,
It ia easier to satisfy one mao than twenty.
Give to your best customers a short ere?
dit; and when it has expired, collect prompt
ly. Be diligent in your business faithful to
your word modei at? in your expenditures
tercperate in your babits just in your deal
ings moral in your priniples -get married
to a good girl and you may dtfy lawyers
sherifTsi duna, prisons, and almost the bluw
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W ANDUlLLfc, .PAMFULETS, I'akdb
and plain and ornamenial Jo Print
ing of eve,rv description neatly, cAapy, anr
acearittly xciibtid it tbU. efite. ' '
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