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T - j GREENSBOROIJ(5II, NORTH-CAROLINA, JANUARY 22, 184&.' VOLUME IX NUMBR 4 B Y s w A I M & sirim WOO D. ,. wt- ri,.;,., u.,.V.,A:- PKICB, TIIRBK DOLltni A TEAR, a$3.S0, ir tii withi oxs aam if tib Tat atb e swUM-ain-ioir. ,A failure the part f any customer to order a dlscontii. jianea within the subscription Tear, will b considered in ikative of hit wish to continue Ine paper. jl could not think her spirit fled ; I could not make my sweet love dead ; Though oft they told me she was gone, 'And 't waa but dust I looked upon, I could not make her dead. . 6ha lay aa if in dreamy rest, ,. . -. Her hands meek 'folded on ber breast ; . Her lips which knew no word- of guile, Half parted with a beaming smile ; I knew she was not dead.. .. ' i ' . But when. I pressed her sweet lips twain, - And felt no kiss pressed back again ; And in ber eye no, tears could see , When mine were flowing mournfully,, . . I knew that she was dead. . My hand stole o er her marble breast ; No gentle throb disturbed its rest; No ihought for me lay there divine, - ... .. As the rock heeds not the red sunshine; ' 1 knew wy'Iove was dead ! , . . t saw it all ; the purest soul 'Thst ever earth held in control, ' Had hushed its sweet, melodious tone ; I knew that I was " left alone " ------ ' I knew my love was dead. ' Sleep came ; and bathed in its smooth stream, Her spirit floated though my ilrcam ; . The same sweet smile and form were there, The same pale rose wreathed in her hair I My dear love was not dead. he whispered me of sunny lands Where time moved not by dropping sands ; - Of singing-birds and chanting-streams ; Of scenes more fair than pictured dreams, To which her spirit dear had fled. Morn came a tear was cn my check ; Of joy. or grief, I could not speak ; The deed love by my side lay shriven, The living love was blessed in heaven; In truth she was not dead. - 8KETCH OF A 8-BRMON, ' Deuvered in the First 'Congregational Church of Cincin nati, on Sunday, November 21, by James II. Pas.ia. - Th-following is wry Brief and imperfect sketch of 'Mr. Perkins Sirlmfn, reported xmjarjr from memory--" VVVcoJld"' sWef Wtiuttly ' ithal as U is, 'ia , pa, "without endeavoring- to extend its circulation J Cincin jixH Herald. - Private character, no matter how vicious, is not properly a subject of public exposure and censure. The sanctity of private life, ought not to be inva ded either by the pulpit or the press ; otherwise, great evils must result envy, malice, strife, ill will, and bloodshed. This is the general rule. But there are exceptions. One of these is where ttb individual repudiates all privacy himself where he makes his vice public and prominent. Thia ti the cstee, where he has brought himself 'under the notice of the jndicial tribunals. So al 'ao, were his position as a public man, makes his I 'crime prominent. Where he occupies public, 'official station, his private fault becomes a public 'wrong. s Soch is the a, which has lately occurred in this Slate I mean the case of Judge Read. No one who has a just, appreciation of the true and ":" .proper relation of the sexes r no oner who esli? ' mates the real value of the marriage tie, cae 'fail to be shocked at the outrages of which it is said this individual has been guilty. I know no thing of their truth personally, I rely merely on the newspaper reports. If the prow false, alt .'my strictures of course will fall to the ground. But in view of their If uth, every citizen of Ohio lis disgraced and not only disgraced, but insulted. 'it it not. a wonderful phenomenon, that in this age, a Judtre of the Supreme Court of Ohio the 'highest official under xr State Constitution could be guilty of such crimes ! But it -is not my intention to denounce the act. This I trust 'all of you have done already in your own hearts. It is important to us all. Id understand the causes. , which have produced sucn a pnenomenon J 1 which to lerests of every citizen of thelateanS'nfrieftd''' of morality, are interested in the inquiry. 1. The first way in which I account for it is, by instancing the baneful but too common prac- tice of bestowing high offices of great trust, as a reward for active partisan services. In this way political offices as sacred as that of the pulpit, be tome prestitsrted. The only recommendation as , Vedis talents actively employed, to further the Interests of party. Such we have too much rva . 'so to fear, was the case in tho present instance. There may be cases, it is true, where political opinions may be considered as proper tests of fitness for even the judicial station. But it is ' "more important that he who aspires to it, should i 9 known of character, upright, impartial and . Jpu re minded. - r -e 2. Another reason is the cowardice ofthepul- , Vn and the press in dragging such offences to IB tribunal of public opinion. In this instance, tnany of the presses have spoken io condemna tion, but not as decidedly or so generally aa they ttould hare done. Many have been entirely st int while others have Bsed all their influence to loak and conceal it. The pulpit has been even Vaore to blame than the press. Its ministers Werp to regard all such events beyond their ju risdiction. But of what use is a Christian minis try; if it is to be muzzled ! It had better be a vboluhed at once, if il cannot rebuke r suetr public and corrupting examples. ; 3. Another potent 1 cause of this impont ir to public licentiousness, is the criminal, iodif. Jerence, manifested in our private relations. Fa thers frequently will introduce into their house holdi as companioni -,of-lheit-dahghli;is,men whom they know to be unprincipled libertines. , Brothers will make friendly associates, tf those, whom tbey know, would not hesitate to rdb their listers of their honor; Mothers and daughters, j themselves, receive with lavor, thetvisits of men, whose reputations are black with the breath of a world" scandal. Vy'hen taeniiouanes is thus . . endorsed as fashionable In nrivateIWhal chsa Can oe expectedhah tliart should parade itself in puouc i Ana who ntve a right to condemn , la Judge what they iaalaioa'and. ia friend and associate ! . ; r: 4. There.it a Jatally false belief entertained by some, with regard tojhe nature and consequences of this vice1, which is calculated to beget tplea lion for it.v ' It is supposed by some, that its evila reach no farther'tban the body that k commits no ravage upon the spiritual nature. that it canlbut Hezekiab was a Hickory (iuaker. He was be shed with tbia mortal coil, and leave the soul unsullied and untarnished'" Such I have reason to believe, ic the faith of the individual in this in' stance.- .w- -Hr--?-.- . ; " 6. Another item m the explanation of this phen omenon, is a species of modern literature, now become fashionable. It iehe fruitful parent of. licentiousness. It Joes not disgust you with its grossness. its vulgarity is not so snocking as Hhat of Fielding or Sotfillet, or many parts of Shakspeare. It distils us poison more insidiously. It is a great error to suppose vice disarmed, be' cause deprived of its grossness. It in fact becomes more dangerous. It attracts minds that would revolt from vulgar vice. Jt covers licentiousness with a beautiful .but deceptive haze of poetry and sentiment, and the victim breathes its poisoned atmosphere, unconscious of his danger,' The healthy and vigorous instincts of virtue are weak ened and 'perverted. The essential distinctions between vice arid virtue are lost until the widest departures from right are unobserved. o. I here is a dangerous species ot inhueiity whidh naturally assists this result, , Itii the mod ern form ofofidelityVand is the more dangerous lhat k attracts the homage of coble and generous natures. Its characteristic consists iiv. teaching lhat,tice and. virtue,, are., not .esaenljaliydjre-rentu nor opposed that they are but degree ot the same thing that vice is nothing but imperfection. Virtuous and charitable minds, out ot the very goodness of their natlurcs, furnish its fatal excuse for the depravities, which they know not how to account for, otherwiae. They overlook the fact that sin, is enmity toGod, and not imperfect virtue. It is something positive and substantial, and; not merely comparative, , These ere the causes which have produced the phenomenon to which I have alluded. It be cpmes you to consider them. The remedy lies with you, as citizens of tho State, as fathers, brothers, mothers and 'daughters. SNOW SKATES L MRWAY. Similar in its ses to the snow-shoe is the snow skate of the Norwegian, and is, indeed, a far more powerful and efficient machine. The ikies, or snow-skates, consist of two thin, narrow pieces of .fivoHoequai .kngths, and turned up in front. Te''-kmrlce'which'.v.iniaijires abaut. sewn tset, ts-medjtirthi; foot l"lhe,other whJij is WW LM. -ia about two feet shorter, on the right. The widTh is about "bwmcU and the thickness at the nartt hew the Toot i r1acfd. about :nch: Strong loops of willow, or of hr rooi, are fised to the sides, through which are passed the leather throngs for attaching the skate to the foot. The skates are smeared witp pitch, and on tne under side is a hollow groove to prevent slipping. The under side is also covered with seal-skin or rough bear hide for the same purpose. ' During the wars be tween Sweden and Norway two regiments were trained to tho use of those skajes, and were cal led Skielobere, or skate-runne rs. These two bat talions consisted of about six hundred men, and were drilled during winter. Their rifles were slung, and each man carried a staff", flattened at the end, to prevent it from sinking in the snow, and to assist him in leaping over such obstacles as stood in the way. They descended hills with wonderful rapidity; and, in drawing up., they .left room between the files to turn in the skates, which they did by changing the right foot by an extraordinary motion whichwould seem to dis locate the ancle. " An army would be complete ly in the power of even a handful of these troops, which, stopped by no obstacle, and swift as the wind, might attack it on all points, while the depth of the snow, and the nature ot thecountry, would not only make any pursuit impossible, but almost deprive thein of the means of defencer the Skiel obere slijl hoveling round them, like swallows, skimming the icy surface, and dealing destruction upon their helpless adversaries," The skates are still in common use in Norway ; the widely dispersed inhabitants, without distinction of oge or sex, making use of them in winter; traversing mouolains, lakes, and. arms of the sea, a Well ns level ground, and often saving several leagues of the distance they are obliged to travel at other Sea sons." On a common road a good skater will travel faster than a horse in a pledge, fiia pro gress up hilt, however, is slow and fatiguing and on hard snow he would slip backwards but for the rough skin on the under surface of the skates. But he descends the steepest mountains with as tonishing rapidity, avoiding precipices, and guid ing his flight with his pole. It is said that con siderable skill and practice are required to become a ood snow-skater.-oiarpe t Magazine. ' MODERN DICTIONARY. Distant Relation.' People who intagine they have a right to rob you if you are -rich, and in sult you if you ore poor. Bdk.X beautiful, but useless insexl, with out wings,' whose colors fade on being removed from the sunshine. . Heart, A rare article, some times found in hu man beings. It is soon, however,- destroyed by commerce with the world, or else become fa ta) to its possessor. . ; ' - Marriage. Tbe gate through which the hap py lover leaves his enchanted regions and re turns t to earth. , , ; Iriend.A person' who will not assist yoU be cause be knows your love, will excuse him. Doctor. -A man who kills you to-day to save yoa from dying to-morrow. . . ; ' Lamer. 'A learned gentleman, Avliatescues your estate from your enemy and keeps it him if.: v ; ' Sural Felicity. Potatoes and tornips. i Love. A complaint of the heartgrowing' out of on inordinate longingfor something ditficult to 1. 11.. I.- a Lcwppn ih atrna of fifteen and. thirtv : and " ' e ven aixty f : ; ;: , -. rrr "; iThe Consecrated hfand. The nla nd of Pooi too, n-ar Cjiusan, in China, is remarkable for the number of us Hindoo teiDfeWesiiinaled- al 105 ; thirty-six rovtfryji,aci0u8t wbere iDa prmcfpal heaihenettwsjBtfrkept,TtieTtt arconly ar few; inhabitants tut the pnesTsTsoinetimes to the num ber of 2,tXK), here celebrate their orgies. - The island.is buvabout leuaies upon iti A XJUAKER JuitPi.NG A DITCH.'. . r Ilezekiab Broadbrim was a fat ' Quaker In the State of New Jersey, who sold motasses, .codfish, China, earthenware, cloths, and alLaortsof liquofsr We likQ IbeUuakers, indceq as well as in name; somewnat oi an oia oacneior, ana nas a sister wno was somewhat of an old' maid. J3utshe jwas the best creature alive ; straight as a candle,' bloom ing as a rose, -and smiling as charity. Her name was Dorcas, ' V " ' , Hezekiah tfnd Dorcas walked out one -Sunday afternoon, in the blooming month of May, to brea the fresh air, and view the meadows. The walking was smooth and delightful, with no man ner of obstructions, except here and there a ditch full of water, spanned by a few bridges, and too wide for any man of ordinary jumping capacity to cross at a single bound; But Hezekiah valued himself, as fat people commonly do, on bis agility ; and instead of walking n few additional rods for the sako-of a bridge, must needs leap every ditch he came to. , " . Theed betfer not try that, irezekiah, said bis kind and considerate sister Never thee mind. Dorcas.' returned Hezekiah, there's no danger I've jumped m&ny a bigger ditch when I wasn't half my present size.' " All that's very likely. But recollect Ahee's grown 'exceedingly pursy since lhee was a young man.' ; - ' . ' Pursy! ; Well if I h?ve, that's noreason why I should not be as agile as before; I tell thee, Dorcas, I can iutnp this ditch without' so much as tou c hiher fin ere r. Aye, but thee II touch thy leet to tno oot tom.' ' 4 Thee 's but a woman, Dorcas, and thy fears magnify this ditch even to a river. Now stand thee aside, that I may have a full sweep according to my abilities.' 'Nay, brother, Hezekiah, thee'd better not. The ditch is wide ; and the bottom muddy ; and thee'll assuredly spoil thy Sunday clothes, if no worse. - '. " rLf&tyr1kF-Pm9;hYr? "ha!l not stay me a jot. Nay do not hold me ; for I'm re solved To jump this ditch, if it were merely to convince thee of my agililyr - , Accordingly Hezekiah went back a fev yards in order that he might have a fair run, and that the impuke thereof might carry him over. Ilav ing retreated far enough, he came forwari with a momentum proportioned to his weight and ve' locity and found himself in the ditch. The watrikhd-0ttud on all desrad -bespaU 1ered the Sunday 'clothe of Doreas, ti ho could- - I - - .. - - r . ... ' .. . - i. I . . .. t . 11 j. '.' ' sw . . ' " I . . " S 1 - .Mr - . - riH-"! wr wiwr swrwiy' w m j heJpWting intoloud Jaugb. There.noe neekjak.v jug l agihly, .and v flqiindejing in the mud ike a whale. I be water was not so deen as to be dangerous and the scene was ! .irresistibly I comic for even a eainl to absUua 1 from laughing, though on the Lord e dav At length When her risibility would allow her the power of speech, Dorcas kindly held out her hand and said - Come hither Hezekiah, and I'll help thee out.' Well, well I' returned the floundered, in a tone of vexation r thee does well, Dorcas to stand iheferand laugh at me as thougfc-it were mere- sport to stick in mud and water up to my mid dle. . Nay, nay Hezekiah ; thee has shown thy agil ity so marvellously, that I could not help being pleased for the life of me aod now I take shame to myself for having opposed thee so strenuously, or for having a single moment doubted thy xa pa city for jumping. But if thee's satisfied with thy exploit, and is ready to come forth, I'll lend thee a hand td help thee out.' ' . Thus saying, Dorcas d ew near to the edge of the ditch, but Hezekiah, having got himself 111 by his unaided power, declared he would get him self out in the same way. But the mud was deep and adhesive, and as he got one fool out he got the other in-f and thus he. continued to labor and plunge uriiii he 'was" fully" satisfied his own ability was better calculated to help him in than to htlp him out of the ditch. He grew wroth, and -used hard words, and so far forgot the plain language, that he exclaimed, ' By .' . . Don't thee swear brother Hezekiah, interrup ted Dorcas. Swear!' roared Hezekiah, ihee'd swear too if thee was in here.' . vSwear not a, all.. Hezekiah, but even lend me ihy hand, and I'll use my ability to pull the out, according to the Scripture, which sayelb, ' If thine ox or thine ass shall fall into a ditch on the Sabbath day .' Now, sister, thee is too bad. . Verily, thee would not make me so heavy as the former ani- inai nor so stupid as the latter. . Asio thy Weight returned Dorcas.'thee must bo pretty velt satisfied by this time ; as for thy t'.upidity, it" wes indted unsittnly to liken, thee to the long-eared animal. But if thee is satisfied on those points, and will forth with reach mo thine hand, I'll do as much ns in me lieth lo bring' thee safe to land.' , . , " Hezekiah was pretty well convinced by this time that his own ability would riot fetch him out ; wherefore, humbly reaching his hand to Dorcas, he said, Verily, sister, 1 will accept thy aid, in asmuch as my own ability doth greatlv decieve me.'. ' ' "v.;- .' A.,. ' .... Dorcas kindly lent him assistance, and by pull ing vigorously, Hezekiah tit length came to land. Shaking off the mud and water like a spaniel, he returriedrihome, but charged his sister by the way, never to mention how he came to bis ca tastrophe. Dorcas promised, of course ; and as she was a girl of truth and kind feelings, she was as good as tier word. But once or twice when thejwere injiompanv wilbjuridry other Qua kers, discoursing soberfy about mailers ond things," Dorcas looked archly at another girl, and merely said, Did I ever tell thee, Rachel, how. brother Hezekiah one Sunday " -' , i , - Hezekiah turned an embarrassed and implo """k.""' ring look towards her, and she said, Nay. lMy, K-- '.. . P . . J , T 1 it l ever to d how tnee enowea tnv aeuitv one Sunday arid ju mped into the middle of the ditch- -. . ' r - 1 "( 1 Fowl Impotition.A' gentleman speaking of fultry. says lo the tearing .of.- poultry ,at... the.- west, and ih'e! method now in nse-of -batching chickens I lonsidr Vr uTeior.lo the Egyptian one of hatching them in ovens. IU imply: to fill a barrel with eggs, head lit up, and set a hen upon the bung." MOKAL IJANGEfi OF BUSINES&V , J "7 ' I ask, if there is not good ground for the admo nitions on this p7nf,of eVerrflioiar-and-Iioly Ueacher of every a 20 1 What means; if there is not, that eternaudisingepuity of trade, that is er. er putting on fair appearances and false preten ces of the buyer that says, it is naught, but when he is gone his way,' then boastelh 'V-of the seller, who is al ways exhibiting the best samples, not fait but false samples of what he bas to sell ; of the seller, I say, who to use the language of another, " if he is tying up bundle of quijls, wili place several in the centre of not half the value of the rest 5 and thus sends forth a hundred liars, with a fair outside, to proclaim .as many falsboods to tho world V These practices, alas ! have fal len into the regular course of the business of many. All men expect them; and therefore, you may say, that nobody is deceived. - ButVdecep. tion is intended ; else, why are these things done! What if nobody is deceived X The '.seller him self is corrupted. He may stand acquitted of dis honesty jn the moral code of worldly traffic ; no man aiay charge him with dishoneety ( and jet to himself ne is a dishonest man. Did I say thatnoj body is deceived t ! Nay, but somebody is de ceived. This man, the seller", is grossly,- woful y deceived,, " He thinks to make a little profit by his contrivances ; andJie ir selling, by penny worths; the very integrity of his soul. Yes, the prettiest shop where these things are done, may be to the spiritual vision,-a place of more ' than tragic interest.' Jt is the stage on which the great action 01 lite is performed. " I"" There ' sto nds a man who in the sharp collisions of daily traffic, might have poliihecLbjs mind to the bright and beautiful image of truth, who might have put on the noble brow Of candor, and cher ished the very soul of uprightness. I have known sucli a man. I have looked into his humble ?hop. I have seen the mean and soiled articles with which he was dealing. And yet the process of things going on there, was as beautiful as if it had been done ni heaven ! But now what is this man the man who always turns up to you the better side of every thing i itells the: mtu of unceasing contrivances olid expedients, his life long to make things appear better than Ibey real ly are ! But be he the greatest merchant or the poorest huxter, he is a mean, a knavish and were I not awed by the thoughts of bw immor tality, I should say contemptible creature ; whom nobody that knows nim bves, Vhom nobody can reference. Not one thing in the dusty reposj. tory of things, gieat-or sniul!, which he deals wnh 4-j.o vik as.he.,.Whai is this Ihuur, then. wiich' "idoiw, or njav bo done' -m -iUot bouse of - - .--- - 1 . . 11 mm i 1 u'.t 3 eu, taeugti you roay.oave thought 1101 jo ol jt 1 teij you jnai mere, even there, asQul may be , io.st that that very structure, built for the gain of earth, may be the gate of hell ! Say not that this fearful appellation should be applied to worse places than that. A man may as certainly corrupt the integrity and virtue of his soul in a warehouse or a shop, as a gamb ling house or brothel. Orville Dek'ey. THE VENAL SANCTUARY. - BI aiV. JAMES G1LB0HMI Item, tL. U. 'I will bringyour sanctuaries unto Jesi)!ation."-l.ev.2C, 31 t trod the halldw'd groiuul that bore A Ctiri.stinn temple tall and proud. When St each wide orvd lofty door. Went streaming in a gorgeous crowd : A welcome Jay bid all rejoice---A fail and ancient festival And the gUd organ's mighty voico f.-... Sbpok the Uaof.oaf.attil ilotnie.wall.:. Full many a token mark'd lha foW . Where rich and high Relievers meet, The sacred volume clanp'd in gold, The costly robe, and droWfy seat : Priesl, peoplo, altar, chancel, choir, . . Arch, column, window, poicb, and gate That ample fine, from vault to spire, l.ouk'd solemn all and calmly great But marl;! Ani.kJ and weary man A stranger clad " in raiment vilo." With fui ingslcps and fealuies wan, . Went totlerng op the fair broad isle : They cast him nut Oh faithless race! On a rude benl unseen remote Found guilty, in thai hour and place, Of- lean purse and threadbare coal! Yes ! and if IIo who sav'd the lost, Hlood faintini; on "that hanglily floor, Airsy'd in -weeds of little eost, - ' Meek as U sought our world liefoie In spito of words which none might blame, " 'A werkS'of 'jOudiMM freety Jjrie, - That sordid post of wrong and shame - Would greet Jsuovah's uku Sow ! : Oh for a prophet's tongue or pen ' To warn the great in wealth and birth; ' Who build their God a house, and then ----- Plant there 4be meanest pumps of earth ; ' To brand that church which spurns the poor . From every vain and venal pew, ' . Where, ' clothed in purple," herd secure, -J " ' To kuccl or sleep the lordly few ! . Give me the shed, low, bare, and plain, ' " -- W hire love and bumble truth abide, .r ' ' ltalhci than earth's mostiul)!o fane . Defil'd by selfish' poturt and pride ; Give me the damp aud desert sod, ' , . Wail'd n by dark old forest trees," ' Roofd over by the skies of God, . Bui pensh temples suclTas these j 't The Jfindoo Girl. The following interesting fact was stated in a recent lecture by Mr.'' Pier- pool:- N ' " ; ; '' - - At ihe present day, tho uneducated Hindoo girl, by the use of her hands simply, cguld surpass in delicacy and fineness of texture, productions of tho most perfect machinery, in the manufacture of cotton and muslin cloths. In England, cotton had been spun so fine that it would require a thread of four hund red and ninety miles in length "to-weigha poundbuttheJIindop gixL had, by her hands, cunstructfd n thread which would re quire to be extended one thousand miles to weigh La pound ; and the Deccale muslins of her manu facture, when spread on the ground ana covered with dew, are no longer visible." IdhTthe""earliest"dnwniogs policy to "this day, the inventjon of men has been sharpening and improving the myatery of murder, -from the first rude essay of clubs and stones, to the present perfection ofjjonnery.canooneering, bombarding, an'd'mio'tng.- 'MUrie7'T'rt'' iirlti.ake'dnoW his mowers, do yo" knoV how many horn; there ore to sTdilemma "T " Nd' "replied ake," butt knQl)Qvv munynibere are i a QQa'rirdf i-WKeyt.-,V'.?4" itracU from the Rev. Mr. PeraW iol th-cdmtnilbfflptV Vy ' ;.-r - war. Dulce btllum inexperto. War is the hnt reasoning "of. k ings. War is the duelling of nations. : ' ' One murder .makes a villiani, millions -makes a hero. - ''.-."'.' ' " " . '' -""' .."... War is the destruction of ihe poor for the pre servation of the rich. ' --. ; -. " . War is to butcher men by thousands and bury them like dogs, . v " Waif makes thieves, and peace hangs tfiemi " War is penance, done by subjects for the folly of their superiors.' '." ... - ' 4 An unjust peace ia preferable to a just war. ' '.-.' ." - "-'..' ' SOCgATES. ' Peace is th. happy natural stale of man,' War bis corruption, his disgrace. - - Thompson. The'.bay-trees in pur Country are "all withered, And meteors fright the fix'd star of heaven ( The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth, And lean-lpok'd prophets whiiper fearful change; Hich men look sad, and ruffiians dance a leap. ":. " .. SlIAKSrCARE, j Gloria virlutit umbra. ' Glory surviveth good men,' death taketh not their crowns away. . , ' ,"" The blaze of glory is the. fire brand of the mind. , ..; . . . The path that leads toflory is never strewed iphh- toyitrttaiir' 7-: ' We rise in glory as we sink in pride. Youno. For what is glory but the blaze of fame ? - - . MlLtON. ' Real glory Springs from the silent conquest of of ourselves. Yet so much bounty is in God, such grace That who advance his glory, not their own, Them he himself to glory wiJl advance. MsXTCN. Glory is like a circle in the water. Which ceaseth not to enlarge itself -Till by broad spreading, it diperseth into nought Smaks: -i .i. .1 - ,1-. . 1 - - - 1 " '"- -'" . .. EXCEL, v.. .'' v ' "'-".- We are the friends of laudable ambition. The young man who does pot strive to excel in his business or profession, is a' mere drone, and -will.alvvaya.be be.low.mt:di9CUty, ....A roan who has Tear energy; huvtinds tin talents ave- been otdtrectdi4urncaxnex at one and, commen ces a new pursuit- - Sir Walter ScoitAwas a fine .poet but w.hen,t.he apjienrance :f Byr pn.-on ihe stage in a measure eclipsed his glory, he at once abacdoned the muses and turned his attention to refinance. How he succeeded, ask the world. Because a person happens to be brought Up a boot-black or a lawyer, a barber or a printer, k is no reason why ho should stick lo the business thro' life. He may have tastes and litlents tha: may be of more benefit to him in other pursuits. There are many lawyers that would do better at boot-blackrntr, and show their talents to more advantage- .Qo4he..other-iL,iDii. there are boot blacks who would Co credit to a profession. But whatever the occupation of a young man may be, he should strive to excel to be one of the first in his line of business, and not to be satisfied with a bare living. There are .men and we know them who improve in their professions to the close of life, 'i'be last efiorts oi Chatham . and Wirt, were said to he the finest efforts of their minds. They were fraught with vigorous ideas, and fresh and glowing language; Their earlier performances were thrown far in the shade when compared with these. Thus would we have you grow in knowledge, and make the last works of your hearts or your heads superior 15 any thing performed. by you before. Excel a motto al most divine. Stamp it on your foreheads and your work-bench, and the wisdom and the glory that will gather about you, will be seen and felt years after the worms have feasted on your bo dies. ' METHOD. ; , A lady was complementing a clergyman on the fact that she could always recite more of the matter of his seimons than those of any other minister she was in the habit of bearing. . She could not account (or this ; but -she thought the fact was worthy of observation. The reverend gentleman remarked lhat. he thought he could explain the cause. " I happen," he said, " to make a particular point pf classifying my topics it is' a hobby of mine to do so t and therefore I never compose a sermon without first settling the relationship and order of my arguments and illus trations. Suppose madam that your servant was starling for. town, and you were obliged hastily to instruct her about a few domestic purchases, not having time to write down the items; and sup pose you said, Be sureto bring .tome tea, -and also some soap, and coffee too, by the by and some powder-b'ue ; and don't forget a few light cakes, nd a little starch and some sugar ; and now I think of it, soda" you'would not be sur prised if her memory failed with regard to one Or two of the articles. But if your commission ran thus : Now', Mary, to-morrow we aro going to have some friends to tea, therefore bring a sup ply of tea and coffee, and sugar and light cakes ; and the next day,'you know, is. washing-day, so lhat we shall want soap and starch, and soda nhd powder-blue ;" il is most likely she would retain your order as easily as you retain my sei'mon." , . -. . .-,'.' Smiths Irhk Diamonds. ' . . ' Luminous Ink that wilt Shine in the DarkJ-i-To ha'f itn ounce of cspecia I oi I of ci nrramon, in a phial, add ialf a drachm of phosphorous. Cork the phial slightly and set or suspend it near thf fire, where the heal may be pearly, equal to boil ing r continue the heaUour or five hours, shake the phial frequw nllycautiously " lest ifny of the oil should lhereby-,cape,-or comein contact : with atmospheric air, in which case it Would take fire. The cork should be set sufficiently tight to exclude atmospheric air, but notlo tight as to pre vent the estape pf ariyvapor that might he prodd-ced-by excesSr-of au-LThe .phialitnay:l.afl!!r wards be removed from the Ere, and suffered io ao';lW-fth-h'npP.I1B?4?w'yt IWa.ra may, be. written, on paper, and if carried intoa dark room,".witt appear very brigtt,- rejemWing. fire! Ttie phial should be kept corked close,, except When used. f .'"... . '..-:.' ,: aa 1 , WAThelp!!owine lines, by.Collf ridge, are not inappropriate to our country at lb - ' present time. y'jyyy -''" . 1 vBota and girls, . , ,. T ' , And women, that would groan to set a child , Pull ofl an insect's leg, read of war, ;' The best amusement lor a moraingmeal! ' fi--" . The poor wretch who ha learnt bis only prayens . From curses, who knows scarcely words enough ,., - To aak a blessing from hia Heavenly Father; I Becomes a agent phrasetnan, absolute. ; And technical in victor iea and defeats. " . And all our dainty terms for fratricide; , . Z. Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongua; '.Like mere abstractioms empty sounds to which .y We join no feciiag and attach no torn Jl ".' , As if the soldier died without a wound t , : ' As if the fibre of their Godlike frame : - ' Were gored without a pang; as if the wretch -'" . Who tell m battle, doing bloody deeds, ' ? . " Passed off to Heaven, translated, and not killed, , As though he had no wife to pine for him - - . No God 19 judge, hint I - . . ' ' ' TI Chances of Battle." At Waterloo.! said Napoleon, I ought lo . have been victorious. The chances were a hundred to on in my, fav or. But Ney, the bravest of the brave, J at.thli head of 42,000 Frenchmen, suffered himself to b. dvlayed a whole day by some thousand of Nas sau troops.- . Had it not been for this inexplicable inactivity, the English army would have been tak cn flagrante delicto, and annihilated wjthout atrikf ing a blow. Grouchy, with 40.000 men, aufiereq Bulow and Blucher to escape from him ; and firi ally, a. heavy. shower of rain made the "ground to' soil that it was impossible to comniejoce the at tack at day-break. Had I been fble to commence early, -.Wellington's army, would have ben ' trodden flown in the de filer of the forest, beforo ' the Prussians could hove ad time to arrive. -Ji( were otherwUe lnft without resource. Thejie Teat of WellinYrtoii's army would have been peace, the repose of Europe, the recognition of the in terests of the masses, and of the democraoy u . Montholon's HisL - Spinning. Jf JitelsrsA. gIoriouaspifttacle .if,, described by Bradford, in his " History of Mas sachusetts for 200 years" one, of tvhifch it may safely be said, ' we ne'er shall look upon its like again." . He states in 1753, on the anniversary of the society for promoting industry, three hono red females of Boston assembled on (ha common with their spinning wheels. They were neatly attired in cloth of their own manufacture, and a great crowd of spectators collided to witness tho scene.-; ... 1 " The Washington -Monument.--One of ' the plans proposedflbTlhTs' mohiimehC V a " cfiTossal" statue of the hero-statesmnn, ofpure whhe mir- tlr.twa tnndred feet highi in t" citjzw costomer and in perfect proportion, standing on an elevat ed base 109 feetqiiare. There is no dosbt of the feasibility of carrying ogt this design, and wN doubt not it would meet the approbation of the citizens generally. ' Hurrying the Movement. One John David son, in Illinois, ran away with the wife of acora speculator. The sp culalrr heard of ihe fugitive at Natchez, and fearinu that XJ ividson would run short of money, seiit hi ft&yoloUarjJoia ini.lL. letter, nnd told him that if he "didn't clear out down-east with the woman, he'd gouge out bot( of his eyes, and thrash hini within an inch ofn'i$ life." It 1 said tflMt M VAliniT man in M.im 11.... Conn., of great economy, was accustomed,-btr - lore nis marriage, to ride out with bia .betrothed, but with the expre3s stipulation that in case ho did not marry her, she should nav half the ex oen- ses ol the team. - In the street of Leicester one day, Dean Swift was accosted by a drunken weaver, who stagger ing against his reverence, said, i haVe been spinning it out."," Yes.'lsaid the dean, l setf you . have, and you are now reeling it home.' An hour's industry will do more to beget cset- miness, suppress evu numors, and retrieve your cr. : . i i , i ouuiroj man a inouin a complaining. A comfortable fotf wheeled carriage wkfl brown ornaments and iron wheels, hai beeh re cently discovered in a three story house dug 6ui at rompe:i.- 7ohn Quincy Adams is said to be 80 yeara oli Henry Clay 70 Webster Cat, Van BffreJf and Johnson, 05 Gen. Scott nearly the same' Gen. Taylor CO John Tyler 57 Dallaa 55 and polk 5-1, : . A woman was rrcently arratgherf at Dvtrpi Mich., for stesling $200 from her hdsband.' 6he. confessed the act, but would not tell where -foe' money was that she wouldn't. So they let her t " '' '.'VV O," exclaimed a poor pot-1, t) thai a aor-. ereign, like a piece of scandal, would row big ger every time il circulated." 4 I never judge (rom manners," 'says Lord Byv ron, for I once had rny , pockel pkx4 by this? j civilest gentleman I ever met with.'" -;.-" ' : . ' - - ' " - :' " Ani' it wited to rob dia henroost,' Jim V t " Dai's a great moral cuestron, Oouo we. hain't no lime toargv it, hand 'dorfh stiother nul let." . ' y: v ?- An Irish carman in his list of Journey expend ses, entered in the item of "refreshment for borsea' ihree peace worth of whip cord.' . . " - - l:::-:ai:J-'-:-; 1 ' j Goals and M nkeys. Gough recently defined moustaches to be " the upper lip in mouroing'for ' the Joss of the brains." omeVear moustache to show lhat they are not boys j but by ibis they 9.n'ijLm themselves.inoV Keys. 'Loajtriiig. We once knew in old lady ; who though very iiateHigentas8o" nerfrctly uitocV quainted.with the wickerfw meeting a youOjg friend who had recently With- drawn from a mercantile firm, she askfd MoV what he : was following" nowto whkh he wpliedi" I amjcwferwgatpreseu" f hope yoii will succeed in iha that you may ngafu.mi:;;.'..;":-:-''';" .: 3 ,-, ''-l 1 - .--.---.- .. 4
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Jan. 22, 1848, edition 1
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