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Varied 's the very spic: ot life, That jjlvrs It -II 7t i ivcr. i 7'6V.. A .V 77 J A' J The IVORY America. tholocry" niu'D wooi3:K(!;i;iif :;orti From W loc;; s " Ar.ic: vau Orni- This majestic and formidable spe cies, in strength and magnitude, stands at the head of the whole class of Jl'ood- peelers hitherto discovered. He may be called the kinr or chief of his tribe or,rl notnrn T.o, ,1 cJ rrr. b m O uu uuimv. OCtUU W ..u.v. u,bv. a distinguished characteristic in the 3Uperb crest, and bill of polished ivo- ry, with which she has ornamented him. His eye is brilliant and daring, and his whole frame so admirably a- dapted to his mode of life, and method yn.nn,r;nr,c:,c;ct,nrp ' tn :mnrpcc of procuring subsistence, as to impress nr. tli p minrl n f t h p pvnminrr. thf mnct rnvprpntinl irl nf th f.rtnr. i-iu - . .w.. i i . - 0 j ennprv fn t?i( rrmmnn lirrl nf TIrs7 ,super.or to ttie common nerd ot H ood- Tv.,.n .1 i.u i 1 II ItlllllCI llilVC 11. 1 1 .1. 11IIMI1LV 111 Li fill yccco. auiuuuc, umius, rails, fence posts and old prostrate logs, nra alike in.s.ln to tho. thrir O J . . humble and indefatigable search for prey ; but the royal hunter now before us, scorns the humility in such skua- A: i i lions, aim sccs use must luwcrnig trees of the forest, seeming particular- tntU..mnfi;moM8 Cc -J "vi.t-4v-v i.awov. w . v-j -MJJ o .K. : ; : v,,.r;w, . i", t i .1 i t ; :""c their n mnr innrre;iinie rf rfi;p!. n. 7 - :i r : iiiiust ruinous pnes ui luiuciiuiug uiu- ber, his trumpet-like note and loud strokes resound through the solitary onvn wilrls. nf which he seems th,- i,. 1 :.,uk: wu uic iuru anu muauuaui. i ucici ki he frequents, he leaves numerous mon- timi-ntc f h',; Jncliistrt behmtl him. J We there see enormous pine with cart loads of bark Iving trees round their roots, and chips of. the trunk it- self, in such oviantitics as to surest tne mea r27r naif a dozen or axemen .1 1 . . . f oo i morning i ne oociy oi tne tree is al so disfigured with such numerous and so long excavations, that one can hard rrl 11 C J . i I ly conceive it possible for the whole to be the work of a Woodpecker. With such strength and apparatus so power ful, what havoc might he not commit, if numerous, on the most useful of our forest trees : and yet, with all these ap pearances, and much vulgar prejudice against him, it may fairly be question ed whether he is at all injurious, or at least, whether his exertions do not con tribute most powerfully to the protec tion of our timber. Examine closely the tree where he hath been at work, and you will soon perceive that it is neither from motives of mischief or a museraent, that he slices off the bark, or digs his way into the trunk for the sound and healthy tree is not the object of his attention. The diseased, infes ted with insects, and hastening to pu trefaction, are his favorites ; there the ' deadly crawling enemy have formed a lodgment, between the bark and tender j wood, to drink up the very vital part j of the tree. It is the ravages of these I vermin which the intelligent proprie tor of the forest deplores as the soul "perp-trators of the destruction of his. timber. Would it be believed that the larvrc of an ;::s'-ct, or fly, no larger than a grain of rice, should silently, and in one season, destroy some thousand a cres of pine trees, many of them from two to three feet in diameter, r.id a hundred and fifty feet high ? Yet, writ ever passes from Georgetown to Charleston, in South Carolina, about tweity miles from the former place, can have striking and melanchol)' profs of this fact. In some places, ths.vhole woods, as far as you can see nr you, are dead, stripped of their bar, their wintry looking arms and br.l trunks bleaching in the sun, and turtjlhig in ruins before everv blast, printing a frightful picture of deso latin. 1 looking over the accounts given of "ie ivory billM woodpecker by the natralists of Kurope, I find it asser tedthat it inhabits from New Jersey to Icxico. I bel leve, however, that fei)f them arc ever seen in the north 'of irginia, and very few of them in thastate. The first pi ace I observed thiibird at, when on my way to the sou, was about 12 miles of Wilming tonn North Carolina. There I found the)ird from which the drawing of thctgurc was taken. This bird was onV wounded slightly in the wing; ; - andn being caught, uttered a loudly reitated and most piteous note, ex- actl resembling the violent crying of - - - c , . a ycng child, which terrified my horse, so nearly to have cost mc my life, caused the bero who visited them, to IC was distressing to hear it. I car- undergo much vexation, from a three rlcd it with md in the chair, under headed dog, that was placed at the en cover to Wilmington. In passing trance. Had they thought of ity they through the streets, its aitecting cries snrrr'mrfl rvcrv one within hearing, I particularly the females, who hurried rus, for he never made half the difficul 1 to the doors and windows with looks of tv that must be encountered with these to the doors alarm and anxiety. I drove on : and on arriving at the - piazza of the hotel, where I intended tt put up, the landlord came forward, and a number of other persons who happened to be there, all equally a- : Tnrmerl nr wh.it thexr V,! tU was. ' I i iiwiiin . " " 1 I ' 1 ...I... witduv UlUtajl-U UV 1I1V aSKIIlK, Wilt- tlier he could furnish me with accom- modations for muselfand babiu The man looked blank and foolish, while the others stared with still irrcater as- tonishmer.t. After diverting myself for a minute or two at their expense I , r , , J 1 Pub c , x urew my Woodpecker irom under the I l.i i 1 u . i. i r A t. . b, i -J x iuuu nun up stairs, aiu; iuckcu nun I . ' I nn .n .- . I ui ki ui iuuui. 1 1 1 . A t Li; i. iu ott 1 i ' , c 1 l -i my horse taken care of. In less than 7, , , , . room, wliiie t 1 I went to see an nour 1 returned, ana opening tnc door, he set up the- same 'distressing ! .1 ,i .i OHUUl, illl.ll ll U.' Jl.Ul V. n from grief, that he had been discover- ed in his attempt to escape. He had mounted alon5 the side of the window. , , . P ... ... nearly as higli as tnc ceiling, a little below which he had begun to break .i i. 'pi. b i ill UU1I A 11C UtU W .S LUVC.ICU Willi , - i i " " ri.:s. ja" ..r . . . i , l. . ? , bVl,UUB1 lU , u,u 1 ",c i.f . 1 u 1 - 111 Jl. U WLI1LU IU Lll V. .'I L 1 lw i IJUiUUO. 3U . , , , . J that in less than one hour, he would " certainly" have succeeded in making his way' through. I now tied a string 1 1 r..,.l . .t,. . i 1 r . - , taoic anu acain lcitnim. i wisneu to preserve his life, and had gone off in iu fA i?: f jviii v.ii ik ouiiuuiv iuuii ii;i iiiiii. As I re-asccnlcl tnc sta.rs, I heard him hard at work ; and on entering had the mortification to perceive that I he had almost entirclv ruined the ma- II .11 1 - T I f . 1 I I nogan - uiuic io wnicn ne was iasteneci, i I I IT'I ! 1 I , . . , . , , o the drawing, he cut me m several pla- , t,.1 . , , 1 , ces ; anu, on tne wnoie, cnspiaveu sucn iii . 1 . .- , T r . ,l ' IIV.Ullv.IUIV ailLUI H-U IU ILiUiC , . - " - 1 1 TT . him f--v nil? not M'i vrr?le H It.wl I . t 1 .t , i . . v.ith me nearly three days, but refused all sustenance ; and I witnessed his death with regret. siiom run AcnniiA. The following' extracts fnm a letter from a young gontlcman cf I'liilaclelpliia, travelling" in (Ireat liritain, being from a fresh anil unbiasscil eve, mav afford some amusement. , Oct. 2?,, 1821. THi; SCOTTISH ROHDER. n my return to Oxford, I took the stage for Carlisle and passed through a poor peasantry, almost if not quite as wretched as the soil thev cultivate. i 1 1 e t c ?kv 'vcmt,uh u.e roau cr- al considerable towns, wnere, if there , The.e arc, however, on the road, sevcr- be as much poverty, it is notw visible, j Lancaster is celebrated for its courts ;! Preston for the fatal engagement which put an end to the hopes of the Stuart family in England; The battle is de scribed in the Wavcrhi novel, it is said, faithfully. Carlisle is one of the few fortified towns that remain'."' The land around it seems to be in somewhat bet- ter cultivation than that ot uumuer- land generally, in which county it is situated. It is much celebrated for the courts held there annually. I had a view of the courthouses, which re ally are very elegant buildings. Tak ing stage thence, I proceeded on the road for Edinburg, which lies along the Scottish border, and has now be come a kind of classic ground. Sir W. Scott has thrown a charm over ev ery spot which was capable of fine de scription, and whilst I rode along the banks of the Eske, and had a view of Netherby hall, I could almost fancy myself riding with the young Lochim var, and swimming the " Eske river. where ford there was none. But in truth it was not necessary that Walter Scott should have written in order to create a feeling of pleasure at the sight of such scenery. Had he never in voked the muse, these scenes would still have existed, and still would the mind have enjoyed the beauties, which on this spot nature has so bounteously lavished. AN ENGUSH CUSTOM HOUSK. In Liverpool I passed my time ra ther more composedly than when there before. I had not now to pass through a custom house of all adventures in this world, the most tedious and per plexing. I he ancients in their des j VJ I cription of tht lower regions, have would certainly nave piaceu an cngiisn custom nouse tnere msieaa ui vcruc- custom house officers. If you can on ly fancy this custom house transhgur- ed into a female, I think Milton s de- scripticm of Sin would not be an inap- propriate personification. About her middle round A cry of hell-hounds never ceasing barkM ""Il WltlC UCrDeiean mUUUIS IU11 IUUU, UIJU SUII I ..... i -i , ii .f .il l 1 1 . tTi,v-V,c u-niilrl wpii ii cnig-ht disturbed their noiseinto her womb, And "kennel there; yet there still bark'd mid . limvl'a " ' r,lT r . j t in citing mrougii i-ugianu, x much to admire and to interest , , , . - , me. J. nil.. jl tiu k' i lui luaua lti iiai iiuuiai tuu almost as even as a parlor floor; and . n- -i i . i I travel I in r .-iJ nulen n rlnv nt the rate oi r 1 , i . . . . 9 Or lO milCS anllOUr UOCSnOt CaUSe , r . x r , as much laturue as halt the distance in t u 1 i . 1 Ur f i sptcd to have found this country bare of woodland; t . , . I. . I- 1 but herC ff. 8rcat m" j1"' Sroves- "hlfch ,OW principally Prcfervf.d. for th Prpose of show and enticincr irame. Un the noble- , estntes are verv extensive narks -pu , h i L- o a rrlhnrmirli 1 r!n e rhe dukcot Marlborough has one I . 1 . 4 n i .1 . 1 . t 1 r that is 18 miles round ; the whole of -wch is surrounded by a stonc wan, Mot 6 or 8 teet hitrn. 1 was under an impression that the nobility was great- I I J o 1.. 1 1 1 1 . ' fl lv learcd. and had an extensive milu- " " u," l . !', w - . ! .1- : .1 i. " T t. ' '"""""J w',! ' wc look uPon hlm as a larS? estate of the duke, incidentally, I was aotr wun nis leem oui r.nnana 5 a 1 1 11 r . j i -i- i 7 T V wcrc as powerful as wealthy in former times but it is now the reverse in niculars. Xheir estates which have'been entaiIed from father to the r n . , . , . - . . . J llll'n K'Pfl m flef-r finn tfirii- inrnmpc ---- --- - ... .wv., m.ow.A.v. , , , . r i-. It Tint loif ntii lp t. f-iv- r I - nnfl 1 IIIV. 1HNV l M. V.111U1I3 ll LIV. Ul UftV.ll lillU in ocotland stronc: eilorts are makincr r .u rr 7u i lor that ellect the British pcerajre i, , r T r would sink lorevcr. In former times. under the ieudal system, the whole . 1 t f ,1 1 territorv, particularlv Scotland, was - portioned to the nobihtv, and the in- I 1 t 1 i ,u i 1 . r habitants held the lands at a certain feu or ground rent. This is the true cause that has rendered Scotland so misera bly poor, and so it must be where the entails hold, and as long as they endure. l he duke of Bucclengh s estate in Scotland is 22 by 21 miles square, and over it has almost absolute dominion. This territory has a certain number of votes in the house of commons, of wltirVi tln rlnt-f Vnc tin ntirf rnntrnl ff. i,anni,ne tn -tu .um trtr; hc CQn Vend tor membcrs . if w5th the whigs, the treasury of England is his market, and he sends whatever suits the minister, if .the minister suits him Xhus k js that the kj by ministcrs holds so nuich powcr in his hands . anJ h u thus Ms nQn is in poverty and debt. IDOLS. The duke of Wellington is not gen erally liked There was a time when he was all in all ; and the establish ments which still exist the Welling ton coaches boots surtouts places, and bridges, shew to what extent in fatuation may be carried, while it lasts and how an idol may be worshipped during the delusion But the days of this idolatry have gone by, and those who formerly gave all the credit of the Waterloo victory to Wellington, now understand it better, and plainly see, that if it had net been for Blucher, the allied powers must have submitted to Napoleon. Parliament have granted a great sum of money to the duke to build a palace, but the palace is yet in imagination ; as the duke does not ap pear to like the idea of so much mon ey lying idle, and he therefore prefers drawing the interest of the money. The death of Napoleon, and of the queen, did not make much excitement the people think generally that both were poisoned the affair is however blown over. The author of the Scottish novels is the most fortunate writer of this or any age ; and if the following statement can be relied on, each of his works must be a fortune to both author and bookseller. His first editions are 20,000 copies, and to this is usually added another of 10,000. The following, then, is something like the account between him and his printer, for a novel of three volumes, of fifteen sheets each : 1.800 reams of paper, at 26s ;2,340 Printing forty-five sheets at 1 945 100 600 ' . 3,985 Taking the returns at oply s per copy, tiie retail pnee being I 1 Is. 6d. we have a'nett pro duce of - 21,000 Profit on first edition, i T,0 1 5 If to this be added iS,000 for the pro fit of the second edition, it appears that each of these novels, of three volumes, yields the enormous profit of 25,015. Eng. Pafier. FOIl THE WESTEUV CAliOLIXIAX. The THIRD ANNUAL REPORT of the Man-a"-ers of the Auxiliary Eible Societv of Ash ville, N. C. embracing the operations of two years, presented July 26, 1S21. In recording the operations of the So ciety during the two last years, the man agers feel much regret and embarrass ment for the want of materials to furnish an interesting document. Their opera tions have been greatly impeded, and al most totally suspended, for the want of Bibles. The small stock on hand at tUe second annual meeting was soon disposed of; and the Board were not able to obtain another supply till recently. On the 31st of July, IS 19, there were at the disposal of the Society only 31 Bibles. The Board had purchased 129, which were daily expected to arrive. These have not yet been received. Information of a re cent date renders it probable that they may yet be obtained, and that in a few weeks." The regret and disappointment occasioned by this unexpected and extra ordinary delay have been greatly lessened by the liberal and unsolicited regard of the parent Society. With great satisfac tion the Board have to state the reception of 100 Bibles and 100 Testaments, a do nation from the American Bible Society. After an unusual delay, these came to hand in the early part of last spring. The grateful acknowledgments of the Society are due for this timely and important sup ply of the Word of God. Our wants wcrc known, and promptly relieved by the fostering hand of a kind Parent. At the end of the second year there were on hand 31 Bibles, and there have since been received 100 Bibles and 100 Testaments. Of these there have been sold in the two years 44 Bibles and 4 Tes taments, and 4 Bibles have been given to tnc indigent ; maiving tne wnoie number of Bibles and Testaments distributed since the Institution of the Society tivo hundred andjifty. There are at the disposal of the Society S3 Bibles and 96 Testaments. Thus feeble and limited have been the efforts of the Board on behalf of the So ciety, whose concerns they manage. But little exertion has been made, either in distributing Bibles or receiving funds. The want of Bibles for distribution, the pressure of the times, and especially the absence of zeal and co-operation in them- ( selves and fellow christians, have parali- ' zcu their efforts. They have been too soon discouraged in the blessed wotks of doing good. Too sanguine in their ex pectations, the friends of the Bible Socie ty were not prepared to encounter the opposition of a few, and the indifference of a vast majority of their fellow-chris- tians. Whether this Socielvj consecrated to a glorious purpose, the diffusion of the " light of life," continue to languish, or become vigorous ; whether it exist, and sustain a part, though a very humble one, in the mighty works of evangelizing the world, or become extinct, and be blot ted from the splendid and lengthened cat alogue of religious and benevolent asso ciations, must depend, under divine Prov idence, on the zeal and liberality of the friends of the Bible. An experiment is about to be made, fraught with important consequences as it regards the condition of that part of the church in which our lot is cast. Arc there piety and liberality among the christians ot this county suffi cient to preserve from annihilation an In stitution which has for its exclusive ob ject the glory of God, as connected with the temporal and eternal felicity of man ? Shall we incur the reproach of having be gun to build, and not being able to finish ? Can we witness the moral desolations among us, and not contribute our mite to build the walls of Jerusalem ? Do we witness every day the spiritual wants of our fellow-Christians, and the ignorance and misery of unnumbered millions of human beings dallying blind-fold on the brink of eternity, and suffer our compas sion to evaporate in idle wishes ? It must not be it cannot be ! The voice of Je hovah, the destinies of nations yet un born, the groans of a sinking world, com mand us to give the Bible to sinful, dying man. The example and prayers of thou sands of every clime and name, irge to activity and perseverance in this labor of love. The blocd of Calvary cries to you in melting accents, to convey to sin ners the knowledge of the great atone ment. The prayer of every christian, "thy kingdom come" is a solemn injunc tion to communicate, through the medium They have since been recti; ejl in good order. Advertising Commission 'and other expenses of revelation, the blessings ot that king dom. Whatever be the fate of this particular Institution, the Board have confidence that the cause of Bible Societies will be abun dantly prospered. The christian com munity are becoming more and more in terested in the blessed cause of circula ting the knowledge of the truth. Every year, every month) and every day, pre sents new trophies won by the servants of Christ, and laid as humble offerings at his feet. Their activity is indefatigable, their resources abundant, and their movements circumscribed only by the limits of the habitable globe. The light of divine truth is shining brighter and brighter, and will shortly usher in the perfect day. Rising above the deleterious influence of sectarian prejudice, the followers of Jesus bring their offerings into the sacred treas ury, and water them with the prayer of faith. The devoted missionary of the cross is ready to receive the Bible at the hands of the church, and to convey to the farthest and most wretched corner of our sinful world its light, and life, and conso lations. In this stupendous work of mercy, the American Bible Society sustains an hon orable and interesting participation. It is rising with pleasing rapidity into vigor ; and will soon attain, under the smiles of Heaven, an elevated station among the great national Societies of Christendom. More than 230 auxiliaries have rallied around its standard, and afford efficient aid in the prosecution of its plans. The variety, beauty, cheapness, and durability of the Bibles printed by its agency, en hance the value and facilitate the circula tion of the sacred volume. There have been issued in five vears by the American Bible Society, 140,34S Bibles and Testa ments. These have been extensively cir culated through the American continent, in a variety of languages. In the other quarters of the world, the most active and efficient measures are in vigorous operation. The agents of the British and Foreign Bible Society are employed with unremitting ardor in the prosecution of the works assigned to them Every step of their progress is marked with the approbation of Zion's King. The circulation of Bibles, and the organization of new Societies, are effected by their agency, to the most gratifying extent. Unlike the march of the devouring lo custs, before them is a wilderness, behind them the garden of Eden. Much, very much, has been done ; but a great deal more remains to be achieved. The Bible is known, comparatively, to a very incon siderable portion of the human family. Fewer still possess this blessed book ; and very limited is the number of those whose hearts and lives are influenced by its heavenly doctrines. The universal promulgation of the oracles of truth, how ever, is an event secured by the purposes of God. As certainly as that the natural sun will rise to-morrow and dissipate the shades of night, so certainly will the Bi ble, the sun of the moral world, rise and shine on all nations. The Lord will ac complish, in due time, all his purposes of grace towards man. He works bv means. Man is the honored instrument by whose. agency this mighty object is to be achiev ed. The machinery of the moral and religious world will continue in harmo nious and powerful operation, till the con summation of all the benevolent purposes of Jehovah be realized. Christian brethren, can wc remain in different spectators of the amazing :cenes that are unfolding to our view ? Can we witness unmoved the mighty impulse of christian philanthropy which pervades the world ? Shall others run the race, and win the prize ? Shall we deliberately forego the rewards and consolations which result from a participation in this blessed work ? It must not be. Let us remem ber that " he that watercth shall also be watered himself;" and he that 4i convert ed! a sinner from the error of his ways, shall save a soul from death." A single Bible may save many souls. Its saving efficacy may extend to generations yet unborn. A little industry and economy will enable even the indigent to cast into the treasury of the Lord the price of a Bible. Where is the man or woman, then, that bears the name of a christian, or assumes the character of a philanthro pist, who would not incur this trifling ex pense to save a lost world ? God grant that all may be faithful stewards in the Lords bouse ; that when called to give an account of our stewardship, we may re ceive the gracious sentence of our Judge : " Well done, thou good and faithful servant,- enter thou into the joys of thy Lord." On behalf of the Board, T. II. PORTER, Cor. Secretar". DEPORTMENT. A man mav be strict, without beimr severe ; reserved, without being artful ; talkative, with out being- garrulous ; he may be intrepid, with out daring ; have modest assurance, without ef frontery ; he may be active without intrig-ue and honest, without indiscretion. In short, a man may be upxvright in every dnty to God, tfe man, and to himself. Zeno, of all virtues, made his choice of sc ience ; for by it, said he, I hear other mew s im-. perfections, and conceal mv own.
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