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liUUi PONSTITPTIOX AND THE L1WS-TIIE OUAIIDUN3 OF OUR LIBERTY. Vol. XXIV. ! ' : ' TULIWDAV, AicSTST S3, 1844. io. 1239. c-r.. Maf vm rich Mil. FWalata' kctlar elceg pew O'er taw. ftmm lb Aaaerir Aftr-hai'ial. mien sncficiB-soc. Although 1r. Kradall sb J soma oilier ritcrs bso de-ci ibed this wonderful ant- nul t cross m the Newfoundland dog, such, lb ink. eaeaot be lb fact; oa Uit contrary, I have doubt be it e genuine descendant f the Alpine Mastiff, or mora nlerljr r-psjush shepherd-dog intro duced bv them l tim ot the con quest, lit U only to be found ia tt.e sheep-raising districts of New Mexico. Tb other Meaicao dogs, arhirh comber more Ibaa a thousand to one of three noble animals, ere the reaulia of a eroae of everything ouder llie auo hating any affinity lo the canine race, and een of a till nobler dasa of animals if Meiican stories are to be credited. It ia believed ia Mexico, that the countless mongrels of that country we their oiigin to the aa aiaiance of the various kinds of wolves. mountain Cats, lynxes, end to ilmnt if a4 every four-footed class ol Carnivorous animals. Be tlii at it may, those who have nt arm them can believe as much aa they like; but the eye-witnesses can assert, ihat there never was a country Ue$ed with a greater and more abundant variety of mise rable, snarling, cowardly pucka, than the mongrel dogs if Mexico. 1 hat country of a surety would be the plague-spot of tine beautiful wot Id. were it not for the redeem ing cbararierof the truly noble elieDherd- disendowed aa it ia with almnat human in. telleet, I have often thought, when nberv ing the sagacity of thia animal, that if very many of the human race possessed one halfof.be power of inductive reaaoning whi'-h ttm$ to be the gift of thia animal, tint it would be far betu-r for tlienwelves and for their fellow-crealute.. The peculiar education of theae doge U one of the moat important and interest, ing atcpa pursued bv the shepherd. Ilia method ia to aelert from a multitude of upe a few of the heahhieat and finest ooking, and to put them la a sucking ewe. Aral depriving her of her own lamb Dy force, aa well aa from a natural desire he haa to be relieved of the ronteata of her udder, ade aoon learn to look upon die little interloper with all the affection ahe would manifest for her own natural off spring. For the firl few days the pupa are kept in the hut, the ewe Buckling them morning and evening only; hut gra dully, as ahe become accustomed lo their sight, ahe ia allowed lo run in a email en closure with them, until ahe be-ome an peifeetly familiar with their appearance a to take entire charge nt them After ihi they are Inlded with the whole flock for a fortnight or an, they then run about during the day with the flock, which af ter a while become so accustomed lo them, aa to be ib!e to di-linguili them from other dogs .evert from the eaie lifer which have not been nursed among them. The sheplienls usually allow the slut to keep one of a litter for her own particular benefit, the bujanne are general ly dc5trnyed. After the pup are wenned, they never leave the paittcuUr drove anion j which lliey have been reared Not even the voice of their master cjn entice them byo t ii;ht of the flock; neither hunger nor thirst can do it. Iheve been credibly in formed of an in-tnuce where a inglt dog having eharjre of a small fl iotk of aliep w atlowed to wander with them about the uv'iinuin, while the ehephcrd return ed to hi vilNije for a few d;iy, having pt rfect confidence in the ability of hi dog to look after the flock during hi abnenee, but with a grange want of foresight a lo 'he provUion of the dog for hi food- Up on hi return to the flock, he found it ee end miles from where he left, hut on tht ma I Uniting to tlit villa an t the poor f'i'hful aninml in the aironies of death. dyi g of ttarvafion, even in the midst of j f"''"y. A reciprocal affection exwta be tween them which may put to blush ma ny of the human family. The poor dog "cognised them only as brothers and dear loved friend; he ww ready at all limes to lay down his life for them; to attack not only wolvc and'ovunlain-cnts. with the confidence of victory, but even the br, when the could be no hope. Of l ite yean, when the shepherds of New Mxico have suffered o much from In 'lian marauders, instances have frequent ly occurred where the dog has nothesiin ''J to attack his human foes, and although 'rnnMhed with arrows, his indomitaMe courage and fathfulnes have been such as to compel hi assailants to pin hint to the eyth with peurs, and hold him there un l despatched with Ntonea. lo the above instance the starving dog J"'ild have helped himself lo one of his ""fc brother lambs or could hive desert J the Iic?p, auJ very soon have reached . "'avaavai..'r&-? " the eetsleeeote where there vac fo4 tof tuas. Hut iaithiul even st detiB, be ould seiiher leave tor molest ihem, but UWttd the proroptipgofhi iaeaact to lead iato the eeukineat; Uteir nacottackMie. I Me el lite waate, aod alow nouons ia uavcUiof, were to Bach for Lie exhaust ing etreagth. ., , . , 'I bete sbepherde are eery noondie ia chaiacicr. . They ere etrnfundy aotUif about, tbtir reap equipage coneiaiiag merely of a kettle aad bag of meal; their loagce are made m few mioaies, of tranrbes,ðrowa spin t cross tula. They tety eeldooi g out ia the day time with their flock, latnminj entirely to tbeir doge, which faithfully return them at night, never permitting any itrag jlirg behind or lost. Sometime different florka err brought into the taiae neighborhood, owing to a esreity of grata, wbeo the won derful inatinrU of the ehepherd'e doge are most beauUfully displayed; end to my astonishment, who have been an eye-wii neea of such scene, if two flocks approach within a few yards of each other, their re epective protector will place themerlvea in the apace between them, and a it erjr naturally tho ease, if any adven tunxie sheep ehould endeavor to cross errr to visit her neighbor, ber dog pro tector kindly but firmly leade her back, and aa it sometimes happen, if many make a rash and succeed in joining ihe-tb er flock, the doge under whose charge they are, go over and bring them all out, but atrange to say, under euch circura- stancea they ere new oppoted by tht yaer aoft. i ney approach the strange slitrrlUi!r. to prevent Uieir own from leaving the flock, lhTH!U tbe offer no BMiManrein eipcllinc the other aJf!-- But they ncrrr permit sheep not under canine protection, nor dog not in charge of sheep, to approach them Even the same dog which are so freely permitted to enter their flock in ea-ch of their own are driven swiy with ignominy if they presume to approach them without thai lautfanle object in view. Many anecdotes could be related of the wonderful instinct of these doge. I very much doubt if there are ahepherd-dogs in any other part of the world eacepiSp-dn. equal to thoae of New Mexico in value. The tamed Scotch and English dogs sink into insignificance by the aide of them. Their superiority may be owing to the pecutiar mode of rearing them, but they are certainly very noble animal, natural- ly oi urge size, and highly deserving- to be introduced into the United Mate. A pair of them will easily kill a wolf, and flocks under their care need not fear any common enemy to be found in our coun try. J. II. LYMAN. A UsicrtL Plant. The Minn. Mr. Ellsworth any, the sun-flower i perhaps ile-iined lo become one of the most valu able agricultural products line hundred pound of the seed afford forty pounds of -.:l n r. r .t. . on. i on muse oi weseeu, auer expres sion, furnishes an excellent food for cattle: from the leaves of the plant, cigars are manufactured of singular pectoral quali fier; the sulk affords a superior alkali, and the comb of the seed is a choice dainty for swine. The Olive, it is also stated by Mr. Ells worth, Commissioner of Patents, may be cultivated in the Southern States, as far north as the Carolina. It will yield in this country a fair crop for oil at four years old, and at eight as much as it doea in Europe at twenty. The tree is of great longevity living to be 1000 to 1200 years old. fnr lh Cloiioinii Ohervr. A TAVERN KEEPER'S HISTORY. M exponencf in iiim-ellpj,and rum dnnking. fr 1 hse dne a rood deal of hnih i' ntv tine, would be father Inn long a -lory to tell. It make air tremble, and s rk a lie't, whene- et I look tack on the vil that I tiave de. I, therefore, un allv look theatl, W'th ihe hope of d ing me rood t iny f-llow-men. Hut Iheie i o e mrnlrni ttitl will it-late: For the I n- live vtt, a hard working mechanic, iti w fe and .eve tkl Stuil ctnldren, erne rrjula ly. lmot every night, to my iavert, ami s eit ie een ig m the bar room. He eine in drink, of course, and many a dollar of his hard earnings wenL into my till- At last fin became a pence! i sot, working scarcely one-fourth ol Ins tune, and spending all he earned for Ii- qunr, in poor wile nan to ibkc in wasn ntv to sunnort herself am children, while w. aaa. t he anent his lime and the little he could make at my bar. But Ins appetite lor j ate at Ira't half a dozen f-imiliea that my liquor, was so strong, that bis week's i tavern helped to mke poor ann wretched, e-rmng were all g"iie by TueaiUy or io whom I Inrnish a small quantity of gro Wednesday. and then I had to clilk up cenes every werk, snd in many cases a score sgainot Inm. to he psid off when equal to the amount that used to he spent Saturday iHiiht came. This score crailu-1 at mv bar for liannr. Four of my oM-t al'V increa-ed. unnl ii amounted to two or ihree dUars over li s tegular Aaiurr Uv nivhl's pay. The. 1 refused to sell! him a-iy more bquor nnt'l it was settled. Oo the day ader I h I thus relused him. he cam! io wit'i a neat mourning breast? pin. very ba- d-omely set, enclosing aomo air, no dMiht of a deceased relije Thni he offered in pay moot for what he wed. I accepted it. for th pin I sw at once was worth double the amount of my hill. I did not think, or. indeed, ere, about the question, wbttber be wa the ewser or aot. I vnted my ea, sad ia y MUsbeareratss M get ti. I betiutrd tala a Imle more tbaji say own, f m taia a imie more ia say own, I laid ibe breatt-pia eway. aad Q hiegs west va aMif tbly fot aw bile. Cm he gs-! dHy got b- hied ag-io, and egia I eat ' sf via 1 eat off btssapily ,r liquor. Tb me be atwsghl e a pair a hrae sadiron, aad . p.ir ef k. ass eisdlvsuck. aad 1 twok hm aad wiped tfibe score (aini Vim. I At last be bit.e(hi coe a latge fsdy Bi J We, and I toi k tbsttoo, tbinkmr.nodnafct, J I eoeld sell ft for eoartbieg. Oa U e Sua. I Amy after srd, having tM-thihg to do for 1 used to sbat my bar oa Suadays, 1 thiakir( it wae nit reei-eciatle to eell li qeot oa that dyl opened tbie poor J dieakard'sfaaidy Bille, acareelvihiakics? of what I was doing. The first place I tori.ed lo was the f.iiy re-ord. It was sttUd, tbsu epoa a cenaia dsy, he bad beta Rtrrted to Emily . I bad kaowa Eoiily, bsa I was ytusg msn, very well, sad had once ssneusly thought of offering myself to ber ia manl-e. I remeotbeted ber hsppy young face, and aeeased suddenly to b-ar a tone f merry laughter. Poor creature! I sighed iovo tiu'.iHj, muuguioi oer present con dition eiossed my mind; sad tbee, with no very pleasant fertiegs, I turned oer .noil.er leaf. There was ibe record of tl.e both of four ch ldien, the last b-d been made recent) j, and was in the moth er's bsm1. 1 never had such strange feelings ss now rsme oer me. I ftltth.i I bad no business with this book. But tried to sufls my leeliMgs, and turned over eeve 1m-mj nv Uliricu , 111 J eyes to rest upon an ope a rsee, the I words srrestrd my at'en-ion, Wine te w m- -'. a. m a mockr6i"r) "'ma la rff'nr. hoso urcci'm uiricr.j not irr. tTrnr:c iiimihrnoiiiv a art la ton. tiu.iit was jut the subject, bst under ihe feel- ing then had. I wished to avoid, and so I leferrvd to snother pVe. There I read. Who hath w! Who bath sorrow 1 Who listh wounds? Who hath babbling-? tinon.mreuiHSsoieyesl hev itiat ur rtr Ion. .1 lha m !n. A .Via 1.., :. I. - - . i. it unci bk serpent, snd ting th like sn adder." I frit hke throwing ill bonk from m. But one more I turned ihe le.ve, and my evea rested a pon these words, "Wo unto I im thsigiieili hi ntghhour dnnl; that puiieth the botde to him and makeih him drunkcu." 1 cloasd the bonk odde nly, and threw ii do w n. Then, lor half au U ur, 1 pacd t'e room backwards and loraanla ia a vta eof mind such a I neer before ex peneneed. I bad become painfully eon ci-u Tihe due eil resul'ing f om in temperance, ad still more painfully con scious ihst I had beea a willing intru men! in the spread ol these evils. I can not tell you bow much I suffered that day nd mght. nor describe the fraiful con fl eta that took Uce in my feelings, and plain dictates of truth and humanity. It wss about nine o'clock. I think, on ihat evening, th.l 1 opened the drunkard'a Bi ble agam, with a kmd ol despairing hope that 1 hould net there with something io dnert me. I opened at the Psln, and read lo or three chapters. As I re.dnn withnui finding any thing that s-e iid to anidv rti'ecilv tomv eaae. I fell an increas ing deaira to abandon my calling, because ii was injurious to my fellow men. Af ter I hw read the Bible, retired to bed, but could n t sleep. I am ure that dur- lit. ifl . I mKl I Ii...... In nl .t.m itin.liu. msn to whom I ha.I sold liquor, and ol all iheir baggarrd families. In the brief leen that I hud obtained. I drtareed that 1 . .. ...... aaw a long Ime of t iiering drankards, Uh iheir wives and chililren in rscs, And a loud voice said, Who hath done this?" Tne answer, in a still bmder voice, directeJ, s I felt, to me, tmnte up n my esr like a heavy peal ol thunder, Thou art th man! rrora his troubled slum ber I awoke to sleep no more tht night. In the morning the last and most powerful conflict came. The question t be dccidr ed was. "Shall I open my tavern, or at once abandon the dreadful traffic in liquid poison?" Happily, I decided never to pi-1 to any mara lip the cup of confusion. My next step was to turn the spigot nl every keg or barrel of spirit upon ihe floor My buttle and decanters were likewise emptied. Then I came and sign- ed your total abstinence pledge, and, what is better, never rested un'tl I had peisua- tied the man whose Bible had been of so much use to me, io sign the pledge like wise. And now 1 am keeping t iv old stand a temperance grocery, and am mak- iue restitution as fant as pos-ible. 'I here ami best eiiftomers have eurocd the plede by my peruaion. and I am not gmug to rest until every man ihat I helped to ruin is restored to himself, hi family, and so ciety. THE CITY BELLE. OR SIX MONTHS W THX COCNXY, ' My sweet Louisa, ihe doctor ha in- connucieii me very courteously into tne formed your pa ihat he can prescribe ' parlor. It was a large apartment. desi nothing frher for you, except a six lute of rentre table, piano, or lounge, but months residence in tbe couory, which, there ws a bright w pod br burning on with proper esee, le says, may gtstly 'el!eiateyetsyepteake. Websec ' sated tie swHeet. aad I lae rwMUd est ed m W e eit e4 to wrtie to a i eeea eHiaty(ta I ftedste ad awn rtiattoa aa SM.re ta avra kaew if she rsa set ess saOJste lad aatrse vew. Tmii r a aad 1 Icsewot possibly leave the citjet peMat, bwt Sarsh sLall areompsaf set aad she Is eareful sad 8VcUmI. . Ob! mt. haw ea 1 live sis eroaih ia the rvaairy awsy from fsL'iB. society , sad all the eiVgaeeics ot lif.l Ad with to ether cos$paioas thia the rude, igao rani eoaatry gtrlsT Dear aaa. eant tbtak of ib I b.d isihar ly and de here. Tli renversatiea sock pl-ee hftweea Mr. Ilensbsw aod her invalid daL.hwr. , Is one I the saovt elegantly fiirsitbed ; parlors ia Pbiladrlpbia. Mr, tleaal aw ws a leader ol ibe fat bicnaUe curie, and her Obly ch.LI Uui.t, bad been a bl'e from girlhood. Bets depression of spirit ! sad bodily Isngoi had for some time lia heavily over her, sud her besbb had he geaiapidlf lodecline. Pertapeheeotld lexpUia th causa of brr illness, hut sbe I did not a tempt it and her aflVetiueatc mo- : iner ucurmiaea to iy apoo ner eonatry trelstivea the burden of which she w.s so J heartily wetrv ; it was to her own brother 'she bad resolved to confide ber child. He ,we a wealthy faimr. liviee on the vert lands on which she hsd psed her youth. Ilsviog been ad-pied by a wealthy child leia auni. sbe bad married ibe rich and el gaol Mr. Ilensbsw, and bad utterly for gonea ihe home and friend of her child. .hood, until it beesme neccsisry to take AJ"HI. III IVn V J , ! Ir 1'TT ' nossibditv ol leavme ibe riiv herself awk card io her memory the idea of a brother I . saw i that si once iber dau-htn'a pride would jutfv bereaa J lion. Louis wept bitterly at ih thought 'of leavng her pa'enis, the city, snd her 1 sequsmt-ncef ; but Mr. Ilensbsw hasten. ;ed ihe prepvrannns. and the inv.lid ladr I with hrr mud wet vent aw. iih earnest chsrg to avoid ilanp air and damp let t,aud write if she should grow wor.e. It waelhe latter part of Msreh when ibey set out, but the day was exceedingly fine: Louoa wejt until the eatnge was some ways from th city, and the eun hgh in th cleat heaven. Then she un covered her faee and looked out tf the carritge window with a determination to see eooi h.trfi.l, or at least un hasnt ob ject. But her eye fell on oral white dwellings and fair firlds, with a soft shade of grren on every swell, relieving ihe brown ground woik, and orchard tret sending in sightly rows, while the light wineil rnngvter were flashing to snd fio, and tilling the air with their sweet chirping melody. 'How beautiful!' she cried in- voluntarily. She was already in luve with the country. Mrs. Hmshaw received several brief letters staling tl at Louisa was contented, and that brr tie.llh was improving. I wnndrr ehe can be contented.' Mrs. Heofthaw would etcUioi a girl like L"Ui,n genteel, so highlv accomplish ed. eo very dcl caie and sensitive, to be con ten te-J ainongst such ignorant, unpo- ! l'hed people! I suppose, however, she is amused at tne woi drr and aJmirstioo of the countti beans snd belles, and en joys ssoit of queenly triumph amongst them. How mini ber tine figure, mac i...i - . .i. "'ucent cos ume, snu tenneu language ami i manners c onti ai w ili the coarseness ol ' young crcafures around her. I should i . . . . .. like lost-e her in the rustic church, shin ing amongst them like ade w-spangled rose ,n el,l ol daisies. I wonder l ow she g" -long with the young Ureys. I war rant ehe keeps them all at her fcei, fr ahe ia a queenly girl, I should be aiuuted io se t'ir awkward sltempia et imitating her dress, speech and msnnet. Towaids the lavt of September, Mrs. Henshaw was surprised at the receipt of a Urge slieet of InoUcap in th shape ol a letter from her daughter. She was just dressing fir a sailing party, so she laid it aside until the next morning, when with sundry exclamations ol wonder, she broke ih seal. Bui how did ber wonder in crease as she read, Dear Father and AlQlhtr have provided myrell with thia mammoth sheet for the purpose, and with the intention of wiiting you a history of my six months in the country.' We sluli find some amusement in this letter, saol Mrs. Heushaw to ber litteiir ing husband. ' L'U'a ia disposed to be f.ceiinti, 1 see. by her commencing with father and mtf'er.' It wa Saturday evening when I ar rived at Mr. tiiey's. and a you will re member a cold rain had succeeded the fin e ther. Kelt chilled and miserable. and th snug old f.im ltue pre-enled a most comfortable appe-rance. As the coach diew up tfi liuue door opened, sml a pleasan lokmg, portly gentleman came oui, saving to some person wlhin. ' ' . nY ,n . lnCesarv. He looked rather sururised , . fwm . tvW. h the fctvnb, ead the rros twatsiaed every ikiag neceMary v ewiwrt, snd w perflaite. foe hefbre the fir stood! velvet rwvbiowed easy els r aid fuatavol, aad my good teat Cray Uh nUrgesaowy pdiow la her bsnds wss wstusg te serosa modate her iavaliJ ne. tSbe ltked ewriHily et me; I blathed for stsae wlile my hert aveiCened lowsrae them for their kiadaess. Aad then tbe gr ksqacaet of my awn position preschted iteait, and whUe I pressed a hssd cf escb I bant lain a beany fit of laefbing, m Lichmy naclejoifted mrnflr. UuUJ be cried aa eoun a lie eoold pk come, year eeasia aeeds no pswatte or weak sar: come, end shale hsade with her. 1 he three girls catered, snd while ibey made tbeir complimmte be went on, awsy ' with the b'g chair, all LowisS wsau is employ mens air. aad exercise. in six weeks sbe wilt he able to run trace with ibe fleetest bese ia the tawaship. He then eal down beside me and inquired for yoa both with great kindness and so licitude, unul we were s em mooed to tea. Outing the eenDg I hsd leisure to ob serve my cousins. They ere asmsd Ma ry, Life, sad Lucy. 1 wss etrurk with their hessty and the propriety ol evny thing stoaad them. 1 assure yea, moth er, tbey were peifeetly clrgsnt in their borne msd creises, with while eapee sod sprees. When we retired for the n'gM I found we were all to sleep ia a large ehsmbrr, with a good fire in the smalt fire p'ace, and two large beds in opposite orners, with wsh stand, aad all the et cttera. Msry, the eldest, sit down by the isble snd opening n large bible begsn io resd. 1 followed ihe example ef Ellen and Lucy, and est down and listened de iT"""""!!'' was resd ah uIJ. II UCII III CTTaf) said. let us pisy, and we ki be resd dvoudy some beautiful eve prayer. I never laid down so hsppy in my life before. Ia tbe morning we arose before the eun. at d when we eame down we found auntbuiy about the breakfa-t, and tbe girls got tbe wb te pails to go and milk. 1 would go with than, although I was very much afraid of the cows, l wsntinto ibe ysad, and soon grew so bold ss to pnt my hand oa one that Lucy was milking, and finally lemed to do ss they did. 1 wss very awkward and we all laugbed heartily, but they said I would soon learn. And then the funny calves with their innocent faces and mer ry gambols oh! how I did love thsm. A'- ler an excellent brsakfast we dressed for church. Neither of my cousins were in ferior in appesrsnce to your elegant Lou isa. The congregation at the rbureb were highly tespertsble in sppsarsnce, serious aiid devout in their demeanor, and atten tive to the services. Through the week as I observed the cheerful activity of my uncle and his family, saw the girl sweep ing, scouring, scrubbme, churning, bsk- irg, rooking, spinning, sewing, km ting, embroidering, sketching, painting, and with all finding time to read and wute. I giew very much ashamed or my owe ignorance and helpleitness, sod resolved to make myself mistres of all these use ful accomplish meat. They were all bo. sy the who! day, snd seemed to take grat pleasure in their occnpjuon. Oh! if you could see their hsppy faces ss 'hey s t at work in the evening while uncle read aloud; and then if you eould listen to our evening hymn. Such singing I never heard, en sweet, so clear, so r stu nt! I dfdare I forgot my ill health before I had been here two days. There ia such pleasure in gardening. When the giils commenced I put on laced boots a they did, and went to work digging beds, trsns planting flower, sewing seeds, and train ing shrubs. We do not fear ibe dew or ruo for slight (bower. Such a garden as we have, such a variety and abundance t flowers and vegetables, such luxuries in form of pes, beans and sslads! I flat ter myself 1 am now quite a gardener, though si first I did not know a plant from a weed. I have also learned to make cheese. Not merely to see it done, but to perform the whole process myself. I have become proof against damp air and damp feet.' You should aee us gathering irawberrietinihe meadow while ihegraes is wet with dew, or raking bay st the sp pro ch of a thunder cloud until ihe big drops begin to fall, and then running to the house laughing amid the bright shower. Ol'! there is no life like s country life no plessure like the free exercise and pleasant i Ubora of a farmer family. I often mile: as I recall my impressions of a country life and country people before I came here. I had been taught to sum op in these words all that it degrading, ignorant and vulgar. I find her on the contrary, all that is en nobling, truly great and excellent. What a poo, worthless imbecile I wss when I left home. Only fit to be waited oo, dress ed at enormous expense, and admired for a season! Now 1 can bake good bread and cake and pie, cook meats in the most excellent manner, make butter and chee-e. and spin fix and wool. These sre such accomplishments a grace wo man. Call country people ignorant! Why there ie not a farmer' child of tea year old that might not pity the deplor hie ignorance ol a city belle. Nor ate the mmda of country people inferior ia any reaped, and most of them cultivated. Ho you remember those lovely poems which sis much edstftd ia retrroae Utf X'Wt? And how wmed oho tho fair av4tor who signed h rsell EHra, avgU btt Well, it I my very litd ciasisi hrie. Does net ihi settle the a to tawOeet? And thea yea know thai most of our e rest men writ Lrmers or larsxer'i soss, brought up o werk oatd H ey aca ei to cwiege. jtprepo. Do re sac a. ber ibe t basiastic praise w lib bf h tbe tt versed profeescr Dr. D s oke of a young Mr. Grey, a student m tbe sc miasry. Well, thai Mr. Grey a yer brt.lbsi's son. 1 wonder you did dot ia quire him out, and invite him to of house. , He eame hove just ia the mar ly time tf harvest. He is Landsome. get-trel, sad highly educated; hew did say geatlemaa ef my farmer acquaibUaee, and particularly that minrir-g . delicate Mr. .ssnns, ol whom I once landed mycu dreadfully ensmored. and to whom wss owing ia psri my ttrriUt Vlnett. la port I say, lor iclrects ol mito sea body nssi a good shsre in procuring it. i eouia hsve fcneli down to lm ibe firei evening of oar acquaintance, and wben the next morning he put on a lmea frock and sua hat, sod trxk down hie sickle, I thought him, il possible, ovr csptivatirg than be fore. 'What next? Why Le esysbe will bo a farmer, sn independent, hsppy far mer, snd dear paeits, with your consent, your daughter Iouies, will be mistress of bis farm, bis house snd hesri. Do not get angry, dear mother, butcome jou aod father and see how bsppy we all aa here, and bow goid. 1 know you trill fproa my choice and bless your flreionie daughter, Locts. M. Henshaw. " IUI l a'' laughed Mr. Ilensbsw, I sgree with yon, wile; .bets is amusement in that letter. 1 always told you too would gat your reward for ruuing your brother so unmercifully. Your cnerisen ry a titled lo come the younger Mis. Grey, a faimtr'a waa afaw witnjo She shall not! indeed she shall not! cried Mrs. Henshaw. woud jh me outrighl, and she weptbilUrly. a. But," persisted Mr. Ilensbsw, Loo,, iss will do at she pleases. Sheisheiown mistress and our only child. And I doubl not, will be a much happier, useful and respectable woman with your nephew Giey, than ss the wile of the first lord ia England. We will go snd see Hem mar ried." , V " We will go and take onr poor delud ed child f owe." sobbed lbs lady. But you know." eaiii the leaxing grnlenan. "the doctor ordered her to ay in V e country six moi th. Yoa surely would not defy thedoctoi? Louisa would certainly die if we should lake her sway before the aix months have sxi.ir ed." 4 Mr. and Mrs. Henshaw left town the next day, and altera pleassnt journey came in sight ol ih venerable mansion with its sheltering elms, noble orchards and ex tensive fields, jn which the lady was born, aod where ah eporied sway her child hood; but which he had not seen before sines she was in her fourteenth year. Now, as she looked upon it, many a tender memory aross from every pleasant sd.,l and she wept for very ttntferne.e and lond regret. Parsing the orchard, the- saw a group ol lovely girls chatting -and laughing a they gatheied the large, fair apples intobavkit, which a nolle look ing young msn carried and emptied iuto a wagon for use. " There is our daughter snd son-in-law," atd Mr. Henahaw with assumed gravity. " God bless them! cried Mis. Hen vhaw wiih energy. 1 have been a fool, aqd now feel tht jxty years of aitifiViil life in a city were well exchanged with all ita pnd and circumstance, for iho true happiness which that dear girl hae eijoyed during ber six months ia the couutry." Trvx. A paper published some w hero io Wabash Valley, speaking of what an editor ehould be, aaya: "An editor should pise aa high a value epon hi politicat reputation a on hi private one, and pay the same regard to tiutn in the columns of his psper aa he would in court of jus tice; hi testier would then be eorrevdy informed, and place confidence in hi. aa- seruons, and a great deal of dis.atisfaciiun and strife avoided. Ekfostvkatb Case. Catherine Mm. nnld undei wem an examination on Mon day atternoon before Alderman Hoff.er, of Moy amensing. (Phil.) on the choge oi causing me death ol so infrnt child of Albert G. Bird by the mat application of laudanum to a bum, which ihe infant bad receicd. Drs. Smiley and Ashtnn, who amended the child, testified that they found it laboring under ail th symp toms of a narco'i poison, snd aa the surlaee of the burn was in the condemn to absurd rapidly, they were of op ninn that death had resulted In m the applica tion o! the laudanum. The vase was ad journed lor a luritier hearing until next Moudsy two weeks, in older to obtain some additional evidence of importance. Tbe accused in the mean time was admit ted lo bail ia the sunt of $1,500. t
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Aug. 22, 1844, edition 1
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