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advertisement inserted nntil it iia hern pid for,
' ' of Its payment uwiroul by some perton in thi town, or
.'iVvidnity; 'Y VV. . " ' " ',
' cbAll Icttcn to the edltorTmurt be ptit paiJ or they
1 fail ! first of ArU, source of domestic cue i
. . 1'rulc i the kind, and patron of the tea. .. , , '
iVom a Northern Paper.
Gather vfi the ragmen t that none nay be hit,
Was i family order given after a plentiful meal
by one who could instantly command ' supply of
bread. rThe power of Providence is exercised
with the same vise economy, as the power of miracles:;-
Neither of them is prostituted , to the
graUBcadon jof Juxui
negligence and laziness. In the divine works.
there is no profukeness, and there ought to be
none in ours. ' Providence is bountiful, not waste
ful its blessings are bestowed freely, but not lav
ishly. "We are to receive them thankfully, and
use them frugally j not lose them by careless
ness, nor squander them away in extravagance.
The man who gathers up whit heaven gives, and
who suffers nothing to be lost, win always have
t supply. He who receives not what is offered,
or preserves not what is cast into bis hands, will
always be in want.' " My friend Prptidus is a pros
perous nuibandman. ills crops of grain and hay
-at plentiful i his cattle are in heart and his cows
afford him butter and cheese in abundance.
Some .who live near him, on farms as large, and
of the same quality, buy half their bread corn; are
destitute of hay every spring, and from the same
number of cows, have scarcely milk for their fara-
iiies. They wonder what is the matter. They
say to Providus, there is a peculiar blessing on
your husbandry." " No," says he. " there is no
greater blessing sent to roe, than to you. The
. only difference is7l aTn always ready to receive
and improve it. The-sun shines as warmly, and
the rain .falls a V liierAlly, on your, farms, as on
mine ; but they will do no good, if you sow ho seed
in season, or make nd fence until the crop be de
stroyed.' I ! prepare my fields well, sow them
early, fence ; them .effectually,, gather my grain
when it is ripe, house it before the rains have ru
ined l, thresh it before the rajs have eaten half
of it, and what I mean to spare, I sell when I
have a good market. I never so consume my
old stores.as to reap my grain before it is ripe, or
run so mucn inuieot lor rum or any tiung else.
m to thresh for,my creditors, when Ijshouldbe
preparing for another crop. I cutmy grass when
it is In its proper state, and proportion my stock
to my fodcerj I never destroy my gram or mow.
j ing grass, b'y feeding jihc
UeeD mr cattle well, and mv oxen are stroni?.
end incowt yield me plenty of milk Mjnvifej
in her department, uses the same economy. She
gathers nphe fragments, and suffers nothing to
be lost. Wjvi cannot be immediately applied to
.human use Ahe' applies to some other use, which
- ultimately itf ins to the Benefit of the family. She
cuts her porV in the bai rei with attention, so that
une third of rs-Js not reduced to morsels and
scraps, ami tlritp i hj..lmfriSS'ltefW
ry she attends lh care," and' her cheese is not
When she mikes her
i bread, she docsnt4t. it stand until it is too sour
. to.be eaten, Or leave it la the oven until it is re--
iuced to a coal, and tnen throw it to the hogs.
She knows how to tim her visits: she mends her
chiWrenVclothes
rags : nothing1 is lost in) her hands. Thus we
manage our, affairs. , Vvt act iu concert, often
advising, but never opposlaeb other. I f there
comes a blessing, we have thtte1?eBt of it. Use
lve "'C economy and industry , within doors as
without, and you will have your sh " f the com-
roa tis wtiTtax eiseitiiur. -
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t.,mi .There was a )mS nv .". - V , f
" i , generous fiicndaltin given..
": ' LK- " ' , , sea.-eF-Tiia.'istti.Jl
In thls'nurnUr it was' our intention to give
iluralno'ui
polite note from a venerable matron in our
vicinity, for whose good icose and. friendship
we have ever entertained the most scrupulous
regard we tre under the necessity of defer
ring this interesting subject for a future num
ber of the Club. In giving publicity to this
note, It is far from our intention to injure the
delicate feelings of our venerable friend J but
were it withheld Irom the public, we could
not escape the imputation, of vanity ftr giv
ing a description of our members. rThc note
follows :
mt BABiie Mxemrr. ut
S!r : Since the appearance of the Athe
nian Club, my daughters have been contin
ually tcazing me to use every possible exer
tion to ascertain whether your members are
in rin KlAccinvk r..A n..:
married or single men ; and, also, their ages
and such other particulars as you may deem
interesting to our sex. And as you are the
ostensible member of the Club, I thought it
most prudent to address this note to you
alone. ' - ?
Very truly, yours,
(tltARIA ROSEBUSH."
" Wtdnndutjnoon."
In reply to this interesting note, we will
briefly state, that one of our members is a
youth of fascinating appearance j his dispo
sition is mild, and his greatest felicity con
sists in pleasing the ladies ; he takes a pecul
iar delight in participating in their agreeable
conversation....but he is no dandu. Another
is just in the meridian of life; his personal
attractions are not equal to the one just des
cribed, but his dignified demeanor commands
esteem and regard from the wise and virtu
ousr A' third is a bachelor, of an easy dis
position, and graceful deportment.- A fourth
is a widower, on the shady side of 40 but a
warm friend of Hymen. The. other.. mem
bers, (amounting to four,) arc married .into,
consequently a description of them would be
dry and uninteresting to the fair Sex
We trust this short, but circumstantial ac
count of our members, will at' least restore
harmony, in the family4 of our esteemed and
never to be forgotten friend. And. we also
hope that the future numbers of the 44 Athe
nian Club7 will be read with a greater degree
of interest by Mrs. R. and her fair daughters,
and by all wlibHm' He placecl in simi-
laHsituations. ..
It may not be unimportant to remark, that
our members generally -are' avetteitoindisi
criminate 44 novel reading." We are aware
ihaTlheTeTWefslfrm
some of which contain advice and admonition
not unworthy of the attention of Theologians.
But the greater number now afloat, we thjnic,
are well calculated to corrupt, rather than
beautify and expand ther faculties of-our de
generate nature. We would, therefore, ad
vise our fair TeadeTrto exerciswarcertain de
gree bf caution in making selections of nop
els, and light reading generally. -""
It ha? bee'weTf Hmarked by ah ingenious
essyisjtjthat 41 some writers consider their
readers a species of dry-horses, upon whom
they can impose the greatest burthens with
out'ottetfdingagainst 'the com mon wealth of
letters." These remarks we think applicable
to novel writers, whose productions are be
coming as uninteresting as newspaper adver
tisements. '- ' '':
There are no jrreater wretches in the W
l?lB
1 General JacVeon. . '
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VfjtfrVTas AtTiMug woaina r aamtti.
The, priratecharacter ofCcncul JackTon
has been much abused and misrepresented,
It is from a destre to' follow in the wale of
popular and vulgar admiration, sometimes dc-
crpuvrt sometimes lortuiious, ana oitcnin
open violatioaijf -all juiUce, conferred on ah
individual,- that we state the; following facts
and circumstances-7-they are derived from a
source unquestionably authentic. , Surely it is
not to be said, in our day, that a roan who has
so often led the American armies to victory,
is to lc denied an act of common justice, be
cause his brows are covered with laurels. A
personal, friend, whose commcricvl engage
ments rendered his attendance at Nashville
necessary, proceeded on his journey with feel
ings and sentiments, decidedly hostile to the
character of Gen, Jackson. :v It is unnecessary
to inquire, from what source these impress
ions were taken : such, however, was the fact.
On his arrival at Nashville, he was somewhat
suprised,'to find that the whole family where
he resided, including himself, had received an
invitation, from the General, to spend the day
at his country residence, alout ten miles from
Nashville : the General's carriage was in wait
ing for the reception of the family. On their
arrival, they were hospitably received by the
General, in a house fitted up in a plain, re
publican style, destitute of all sort of ostenta
tion or parade. The General entered into
conversation on the common topics of the day,
with that freedom and urbanity, so peculiarly
well calculated to remov ethc embarrassments
of a stranger guest : he was perfectly at home
on every subject that was started, and the
guest was both astonished and cjclhhted nt
the freedom and openness of his manners.
The conversation was at length interrupted by
the arrival of two little boys in the room, who
clambered up the General s knees, and threw
their arms around his neck ; they were dis
missed to their infantile -amusements with a
slight paternal reproof, that they must not in
trude upon his company. His guest found, on
inquiry, that these boys werr two little adopt
ed orphans,-whbm the General had determin
ed should inherit his property, after his de
cease, having no children of his own. An el
derly clergyman arrived shortly afterwards,
who received the same hospitable welcome,
and, private worship was performed, the gen
eral kneeling with the rest of his family. His
guest found on inquiry that this reverend gen
tleman was principally maintained by the gen
eral's bounty, at whose table he was a fre
quent, and alwaysa welcome" v isitanu "Tlit?
general rode with our informant over his
grounds, explained to him the nature of his
intended improvements, and introduced him
to several religious families in Nashville, to
whom he had distributed religious tracts, he.
much to the delight of his guest, who passed
a very agreeable week at his residence. .What
we have thus far intruded ourselves into the
private family of Gen. Jackson for, is this, he
has been regarded only in the light of a suc
cessful warrior, as one qualified only to grap
ple with, and to prostrate danger in the tent
ed field. Here we have been taught to stop
our admiration.-7 We presume that these soft
er shadings amongst the more brilliant traits
jn the, character roa great man will braccep
table te those who delight to contemplate the j
moral portrait id ihcfarious lights in-which u
may be presented. His bold and , decided
tone his fearlessness in the execution of a
public service his stern and unbending de
termination, promptly and effectually as a pub
lic man to discharge a public duty, have'njade
impressions unfavorable to his 'private charac
ter, which it is evidently no more than an act
ofcommon justice to remove.; rr'" :':
The public traits of Gfftkionarernk:
ed by too jdecided characteristics to pass unno
ticed in a cto wdifif He was forihed fofmjenW
and hi gh exploit, and he coerces respect even
from those who are. prone to censure his pub
lic measures. If he undertakes the vindication
of his cause; with a pen, he shews the same
fearless promptness and energy that he for
merly did with the sw6rdrSrrohg inlhecbnfi-
denceof his awn talents, he speaks to cbmmahd
and to be obeyed. He hurries the mind'imr
petuously along by his own impulse, and the
reader participates in his fervor, he scarcely
knows how.' Surely it forms no uninteresting
spectacle to behold the hero of NewOrleans,
irni new hghti ; He ii now etn
ajt"M'F',v
tention, that he formerly did in repelling th
assauhs of our enemies. Whatever he duo,
he does thoroughly , .
. JMt tub tvaaif raaits nittttit ,
Since the first frosty about ten days since,
we have had a continued series of clear and
beautiful weatherrThis' season is denomina
ted the" Indian Summer, anursjhus finely di
scribed by Dr. Freeman, in one of Vis occi
sional Sermons :
44 The south west is the pleasantest wind
which blows in New-England. In the month
of October, in particular, after the frosts which
commonly take place at the end of September,
it frequently produces two or three weeks o!
fair weather, in which the air is perfectly trans
parent, and the clouds, which float in a sky uf
the purest azure, arc adorned with brilliant
colors. If at this season a man of an affec
tionate heart awl ardent imagination should
visit the tombs of hi friends, the south western
breezes, as they breathe through the glowing
trees, would srem to him almost to articulate.
Though he might not be so wrapt in enthusi
asm as to fancy that the spirits of his ances
tors were whispering in his car ; yet he would
at least imagine that he heard the still small
voice of God. This charming season is cal
led the Indian Summer ; a name which is de
rived from the natives, fwho believe that it is
caused by a wind which comes immediately
from the court of their great and benevolent
god,Cantautowwit,or the south western godj
the god who is superior to all other beings
who sends them every blessing they enjoy, and
to whom the souls of their fathers go after
their decease."
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COMPETITION.
Perhaps there is nothing better calculated to
promote the interests of Agriculture, than tho
establishment of Societies, in which pritea are
held out to the individual member who shall reap
the greatest product from a specified portion of
land. It gives a stimulus to industry, calls into
action the skill of the Farmer and leads to experi
ment and improvement in cultivation. We have,
been favoured with an extract of a letter from the
neighbourhood of Statesburg, in which we arc
gratified to observe the happy result of this Com
petition. The Competitors for the prize, for the
product of one acre of Indian Corn, have cvin
ccd the fact ; as the harvest of many of them
was from 80 to 85 bushels. The successful Com
petitor, Dr. Robert Urowmfikld, had a pro
duce of 87 busheU and 12 quarts from one ucra
of old high land. Chafletton Courier-.
On the 25th of August, a meeting was held at
Birmingham, ii KugUnd, of the Merchants, Ma
nufacturers and Traders of that town, the High
Bailiff in the chair, to hear a report and a peti
tion to parliament, on the public distress of the
place. Nothing can exceed the picture of de
cline end misery which is drawn in the speeches
made on the occasion. Among other resolutions
passed unanimously, was the following : 44 That
the trade of this town is reduced to a most deplo
rable state, the manufacturers not being able to
supply their woikmcn with more than three or
-four days work per week,' and nne-fourth of the
working classes being reduced to the necessity
of suporting their existence by relief from the
parish." ' When this condition of things is con
sidered in connection with the coiemporary'em
ployment of Parliament in the trial of the QueenV
and with the immense expense of that proceed-
InrxrulnK to forelgneriH it cannot be a subject
ol, surprise should the whole political and social
system Uli ere long into a frightful chaos;
L.
- We have received the, Government Gazettes
of Madrid, from August 19 to August 35, bring
ing. down the proceedings of the : Cortes to tho
eyenlns;;ojf4he ;24th;I'ticjr' arc filled w'c."'
counts of a vast number of. the different, strange
and Absurd
and given over to the committees j a few definite"
decisions, and a few . final edicts?The "oyeV s
Jrnen seerAs w
whot like Quintana, Quiroga, and Vargas-Ponce,
feci themselves to be pcrsonaK enemies to the
King, and many of the discussions show a desire
to punish the injustice of the administration from
1 8 1 4 to S20 -and tcr give i Jnjjest ancl inlporu
ance To the'ansactiOT pe- -
riod of 1 808 1 8 1 4. There aire, however. no in
dications of immediate civil dissension, though ln
subordination seemslio be fermenting very deep
ly in the minds of the leaders of the nation;
Still, very little of a decisive character has been
done. Perhapsibe.stwO)'rnibstJm'portat. events. .
in tire rustory otythe Uorte, tnns wr, arc i.
,,.x,....0 i i nai. nueiisi Ian a decree was vivsvmvv w w ,.s.
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