r the Masc l!ts
.11 In! strain ailiini"!
3
tUQW Tilt It ktil-tiS VtUliltl.
Till". HUIDL'S MIU.K.
nurii on tlie ib-aili of the I'rim "li.tt loit c,
of Finland, by tin- author of llnl'oinhn, I.e.
kciiiU of l.mnpcdosa, the Hull of Flowers, kc, i
Note. The Weitern Llmuli ri imumf, thai wi
!,, H tiaii rrn'mblmf a mMrrnuml, railnl " t'Utm,"
t.r ifir Sfiirtl of thr tirerit li e, ttlmi'ji fx fctilii
'Ju rf'tilfi nf u younr ami line't lrnle. 'i'liia itj
fiX'tli'in hm litldtj liten iten.
A voire said from the silver st a,
" Woe to ilice, lire-en File, ' woe to thee !"
Tilt ward, ii from his watch tower bent,
Ji il Und, mid stave, and firmament,
Su mliiil) slept, he might have heard,
The suirt win uf the mountain bird,
Nor breeze, nor breath, his beacon lirr'il,
Vet from the unfa'hoin'J eae heluw,
Thriee r;itlit that iliear, tleath hoiliiij; word,
Anil the long cchuej n-ii r'd " Woe !"
The warden troni his tower lonlti romul,
And now he heart the slow w aves hrinijii '
T.ji h to the horc a silver -mund
I hr Spirit of the lh- is tiii)(iiiir,
Jn ih-p?h which nun hath nevi r found !
W hen she S.U in !ie )ollip t.f her m-e.ni hrd,
W it h her r urf .f lijjht nround her -ipri a I,
'J'he lii:iriner thinlti on the n ily tide,
Jlr sefii tlie moon's y.f: ruinSiM ('"'e '
Jlrr soiijj in the noon of niht he hear',
An 1 treiuhlet while his hrk he steels.
FI.OU VH S()(..
I ronir in thr morn ! I mine in t'ie hour,
W her. the hhviiTin of heiuty i se ,
I gather the f.tireit und ritln-t th - r,
Where Hi-iteii' ih w pure-t Ilea.
Then rest thee, bride '
In thv bcitit v ' pride,
1 hnu wilt rest tu-niht h) t''ura: sii'.e '
The etc I touch iimst he suit and H n-,
A 'hr kkt where the sturs arc ul jniiti".
An t the breast riuist ht fur in the tlc rryc hind.-, I
W litre the anireU of hh. he dre.ui.iie-; i
And the spirit within as pure and bright,
As the stream that leaps arnoi: the t'd':s of
nisei,
And sparkles along all Lie and fght,
Then rahn in its open In d reposes
Ah ' rest thre, bride '
It. thy tnie Ive' s -le,
ro ir.orr'iw a slirouJ his hope dull hide.
1 sa them wreathing a rroun f. r thee,
v ,'li tlie riches i if empire in it ;
Jlut thv bridal r he was a V iiiilmg slue!,
S,nd the loves that rrolil thee sat t
lit. :
Thei hi ap'd with garlands thy p'Ople bed, j
And enry Hower on car'h they f -un 1 thee ; j
Ui'ttin tfowi r in the wria'h sl.all tado,
ae th. se thy bounty sijtei'.l run rid tl tc
tt sweetly sleep,
W bile niy hour I Let p.
Tor a igeli to-ti.ght shall w audi ar. 1 u Ci
i"
D' t.reen Idr ' m e to thy In pe a :1 pride1
In. lay thy rose .ts blight and glowing,
T . f i d was f.d!, the root was u ide,
A" I I',.- vitani t l loie aroi.n l it fl.-w.i, '
fi)-ti,i.rii..i thy t.iu er shall sta .d ulont ;
'I hi I - a-y e..i Mtall lite and t'lmr-.1!,
lift ' c i.'.ne I im its braiietu s i.,il I c gone
l hc ri.se that ikikV. its su-ra shall per -.'a.
mm.
i
Variety's the erv spier of
That gists it in Hrtvor.
JD.LUS .hlt Jt.FFMlSOX
We -In net know win n wc have felt more sen
fib ' -'.an we d.d on the pcrcsa! (f the two fed-l-iMinir
le'ter frtim those tndy great men, All
ans and Ji f'rrs n. Until bale hli 1 to be the
j ii !e ..i.l ornament of their ei-iin"-y, and hate
ij in out a g re at number of days in usefulness
und honor. Mis trtle thty were political oppo-
i.m'sh'.t the) t hcnslied for each other a siron;:
tin i U!i.p, rtnn n'eil, no doubt, by that ardurm
r'r- "irlt.-, :rt -fth-cK 1m.ii, p!H-cM-.rttil mi larv'. li-.
A,; si i in S t. be the pn dep- of those w ho de-vol'-
th. n, s les to their eountrj 'i interest and
Wilfais and many, indeed, are the cvampli'
whiih our revolutionary hen is have f irnishc d.
I.i t .s ilu n-.li those vhoyet live, ami rtspect
the memory of llmse vho arc gone.
.1. f",'irit.
l.t tU r from Mr. yJ rssn to Mr. AJ
ci'!, J 'c, Mont'hcli-j, jinn 1, 822.
It is vrv long, my dear sir, sime I
have vsritten to yu. Mv dislocated
wrist has become so stiff diat 1 write
slowly and with pain ; a d, therefore,
write us little as I can. Yet it is dire
to mutual friendship to asK once i' a
while how wc dof The papers tell us
that den. Starke in - fl at the age ol
liitietv line. Mid lives, at .i
L mt the sanu age, ehretfuh slender as
a gr.'sstv.ppt r, and so much without
ni'ioirt tl. t hr sourly n cgn .
the members of his own household.
I he Mt
M, u .1
V;'-' A.i5v J
An intimate friend of his called tin
iiiui not liri sitft. Ii was difficult io
n.ike him iccollect who he was, aiul
sitting one hour, he told him the Sitinc
Mot v four times over.
I , this lid' ' itl) I.ili'rinir ki p
1 1, i i .i.l u.ir li-niicr fonst-ps ' pmi- the round '
t . ti rltal Hi mai mill iu.ai
I In bea'cd truck to we what wc have tii-t-ii
I taste tilt tasted o'er our palate tuili ant
AiinUit r vintage '
It is, at most, but the life of a
hage, surely tint worth a wish. When
all our fatuities have left, or arc l--.iv-ing
us one by one, sight, hearing, mi m
ory, every avenue t.f phasing sensa
tion is ilosed, and athumv, debility,
mii m iln ii. Ii-(f iii their nhices. when
j . .. i. it.. i
c . r , ' u
hill. II IWIIVJI V I MHI J .... - Q 1
and a generation is risen around us
whom w kn w not, is death an evil?
When one by one onr ties are torn,
And friend ti'inn frieml is sniiich'd forlorn j
W In n nun ! h It alone to iiionrn,
III tli'n, how swt i t il is to die !
When tri nihhiii; hnilis refuse their weight,
And films slow g-ilh-riii( dun their Mlit ;
W hen i luuds i ilis ore their mental l.glit,
' 1 is tuttirt's kindi st boon to die '
I really think so. 1 have ever drea
ded a duating old ae ; and tny health
has been generally so good, and is now
sogooil, that I dread it still. The ra
pid dcdine of my strength during ihe
la-t winter has made nie hope isonie.
times that I f.ee land. Dining sum-
iiht, I et j y its temperature, but I i
shudder at tne approat h ol i inter, and
I wish that 1 could sleep through il
with tin. dormouse, jrnl nly wake with
him in spring it ever. I hey sav that
Starke tould walk J ut his r &-
am t Id voj walk well d firmU. I
tan only reach my garden, .aid that
with sensible fatigue. I ri le, how ev
er, tladv ; bi-.t reading is mv th light.
I should wisii never to put pen to jia-,t-r
; and the more because t.f the
treacht rgus prac1 ice some people have
of publidiiiigoiie'sh tters w iihou! h ave.
Lord Maii'lirlil dtchttnl it breath
..1 trill? urrl nil im h n'df nt l.nv. I
think it should be a penitentiary f... j ro and if possible a novel one IVom
nv; vetvou will have seen tint thevlAch,1Us to . V", "
have drawn ...e out into the arera ofj"en pcr.ou, an g-eatau.- ns
tlie ne wspa'ii r. Ahhouh 1 kiiov ii
is too late lor me to luickle oi the ar-
mour of vou.h, yet mv indigi afion! J c u"? 0U"Stu J ,or
would not' permit tne passively to re-i want of v!rtlI,fs :,,n'J ,hc xvnur wlu' ls
ct ive the kick of an ass. , now reqmred to bring a great cnarae-
To turn to the news of the thv, it!'rr lj(,,(;rf lhc W,,K1- J,ns n xvdl
st ems that the cannibals c Kurnpi- are kn?7 w,hfre 0 lo,.',; ,ur ,,e- D,iUn'
Koin2 to eati.,2 one am tht r again. A n,c" hjvc
warletween Hussuand l'nrkev is like
trie bald of the kite a nd s ake ; whi. Ii
ever destrovs the t ther, leaves ;i ihs
trover the Irss for the world. I Ins
pugnaiious humor of mankind seems
to be the law of his n iturr, otn- of the
obstacles tJ too great mult I pi IC.i til 'II
prov idfd in the mechanism of the U
tuversf.
He truksof the hen v,,rJ
kill one another j bears, bulls, rams, do
the same, and a fvtrsf , in his w ih) state,
kills all the toting mahs. until worn
down with 'ge and w .r s ,me v igorous
youth kills him. i h' pe vte
shall prove how nm. h happier for man
the f-jj-ker p.obcv is, and that the lile
of the feeder is better ih .n that f f ihe
!.;;!itt r ; am! it is si-iik k nsoI.itim that
tiu dt so,iti,,a bv these m.itii.ics of one
part of the earth, is the means of iin-,
prov ing it in other parts I.tt the hit-' clcn occ.u.oo ; n.s tume is a c niinu u
tcrb.- our ffficc ; a-d let us milk the lirtl ol cntradiiti-.n ami absurdity ;
tow. while tN H "sian v,,!s her bv '1 ,Jr""- Wt ,!" '' k'-' w
the horns, and the Turk bv the tail , v' ;,f ntlv- 1 hu u ,!i,r,k ''l.iigu.R
(..id Mess vou and give'vou In,,!,!,, man is called ..;.;;r;.i,.r.w; one
strength, good spirits, and'as muth of of bold and dete. u.intd J.sposit.on is a
life as v ou think worth h,v .. c. Jrvi1 i P-' ' ites ot.r
TIItiM s JK.I FF.RMiN. compassion is a fjor (hxil; an enter-
taining man is JtiHa'i ;i,tt:, ; wIhd
aVr. AJtims rcf)in. Mr,i;trzi!.'s,jinie out of humour with ourselves wc wish
II, 182.'. -Dear .Sir U.dl an hour the t.'rvil w:w.y tuhc in ; of a trouble
agt) i received, and this moment have S'-me affair wc sav the Jt ; il ii in it; a
litard read lor the third or fourth time, m n whow nts his dinner savs he is
the I est letter that ever was w rittt n by iniiish ItU'igrij ,- il he has no moniv
an Octogenarian, d.itetl dune 1st. he says the Den! in in l.'n fin se. Con-
sequently, it is impossible to form :;tiy
I have not sprained my wrist; hut ; pret ise idea of the nature of this hern
bcth my arms ;.nd hands art so over-! of the infernal fivious.
stnined that I cannot write a I -.:;. Ih st ine, his Satanic majestv is tie
I'oor St.trkc could remember ft il.'mg Uri ibed as having bai's vv ing's, dutk's
and could talk of r.othit g but tlie b.vt-
tle of lieunington is not quite
reduced. 1 earn t mount my horse,
but I can walk three miles over a rug
grd rtk mountain, and hve done it
wi'hin a month ; yet 1 feel, when sitting
in my chair, as if I tculd not risi out f
it; ,'iidwhtn risen, as if I o old noi
walk across the room ; my sight is ve
ry dim, hearing pretty good, memory
poor em ugh.
I answer your question is death an
evil? Ii is not an evil. It is a bless
ing t" the individual and to the world ;
vet we ought not to wish for it till life
becunu s insuppo-table. Wr must w ait
ihe pleasure and conveiiemc ol tie
"Clre t Teat lur" nter is asm-
ode tome as to n:. I am aln f
I reduced into the life of a bear and a,
torpid swallow. I cannot read, hut my
delight is to hear fillers n-ad ; and I
tax all my friends most unmercifully
and tyranicallv against their consent.
The ass has kicked in vain ; all men
sav the dull animal has missed the
mrk.
This globe is a theatre of war; its
inhabitants arc all heroes. The little
eels ill vinegar and die animalcules in
peppt r-water, 1 believe arc quarrel-
some. I He ures arc an wjrnnc as tne
K mans, Russians, llriions or l'renth
mcn. Ants, tatterpillars aad canker
worms are the only tribes among whom
1 have not seen battles ; and heaven it
self, il we believe Hindoos,.! ews, Chris
tians and Mahometans, has not always
been at peace, we need not troumc
ourselves about these tilings, nor tret
ourselves because ol evil doers; but
safely trust the Kulcr of the skies.
Nor need we dread tne appro ur, of
dnt ifr let ir rntui. if it m.i..t.
it seems, still dt liglits inhis lour stories,
and Starke remembered to the last his
Bennington, and exulted in his glory ;
the worst of the evil in, that our Ii iends
will suffer more by our imbecility than
we ourselves.
In wishing for jour health and lnp
pinrss, I am very sellisli ; 1 . r I hope
more letters : -this is worth more than
live hundred dollars to mc, for it has
tlrendy given me, ai d it will continue
to give more than a thousand. .Mr.
.lay, who is about your age, I am told
experiences more decay th.in jou do.
S I .i ill Vour.old friend,
John rV!d
si.j-m .inmt-av
IHUM Tilt Li t tHUH (.WI I II.
IIIK Hi.MI..
1 Dmh'r ptiit riir m-ncK, by t.l.ndc I'ljii-y,
author of the Im-ut.i'UMf f.fn it :.'. ( I '-.m
thr t'rrr.i h.J
lali-nt i not sufficient to recom
mend the historian. He must have a
nave been so carclully nc riled, tlut
the majority of panegyrists arid j oets
i i ii' i . . . i i
ana as soon as a nine nero uses up,
twentv histnri.ins rush forward to tarrv
him dl in triumph, and traicelv allow
him time to f.i.i- h his exploits.
M. Colin ih- I'laniy, .dtcr the exam
ple of D.nte, has descended to the in
fernal tegions i q iest of hi lurots.
In his D'n ticnit:iirr inf-:r'uilic made us
i . .
aequainled with the inigr.ly dei ds tl
spectres and phai.ti ms, and the g.tiii
ho's of fairies, gnomes, Ut. No lu
presents us with the kirg of all ihu
tambuiary b--ing- it is Satan. Hi 1f
hi b, I'i ito, Arimarics, I tritatt i, or 1. ti
nier finally, it lis the devil hiinselt.
Hitherto we have been enahlid to
form but vtrv imperfect r.oii ns t f tin
above singular personage: when vte
speak of linn t ur lamriKU'e c -nv e s r.o
definite idea. He is ci niuied up t:n
. . i
fiet, ears hke mushrooms, a nose nine
inches long, the tusks of a wild boar,
and horns which he can turn back at
pleasure, when he wishes to travel in
tognito. Others assert that he is .
w ingrd srrptnt, or that he has an ca
lf's beak, a cloven foot. :.nd is entire
!v bhuk. The natives r fNigritia, how
rv er. fcrreasor.s equally good,maint. in
hat he is white.
Hut ptrhaps it is more interesting
0 ascertain what form Satan assume
when he slips into our houses or r;u
yes thiongh the fields at midnight.
1 his is ihe inextricable difficulty; foi
of the many irgmions persrris who
I ave been favored wiih a sight of tin
(hvil thtre ure not two who arret.
Ilr " sai ' to lie tapable of ast mii ,
any lotm he pleases. Sometimes he
disguises himself aa a goat, a hate, a '
bhekhird, a ioad or a lrog; at other (
times he transforms himself into the
trunk of a tree, a sallad, a calf's head,
or a hutjshead of wine. Many ladies
luve seen him in the disguise of a
monk, and monks have known him to
assume the form and features of a pret- j
ty woman. I
In India, where he is exceedingly
pompous, he nevertheless condescends
to shew himself whenever he is asked ;
it is merely necessary l utter a hr
vent prayer for his .ppearance. There,
if we may believe the go d Jesuit who
relates these particulars, ho appears
glittering in gold und precious stones,
attended by a gay retinue, surrounded
by young virgins, escorted by several
regiments of cavalry, and a vast troop
of elephants supetbly caparisoned. He
grants to ihe unfortunate whatever they
request, recommends charity, and or
ders the rich Indians to give feasis io
the poor.
Dut these are tot the i nly good ac
tions recorded of the devil : he is not
continually spreadiiig his nets and
tempting holy pel sons to tin- commis
sion of sin; he is occasionally honest
and disinterested; and M. Coliin de
l'lancy does his utmost to prove that
the inf. rnal monarch Irequcmly re
stores the sinner to the path ol salva
tion. S'inittinu-s, indeed, hi,- is severe
through excess of routines--,, l'or in
stance, it vv.is r.tther true! to trans
form a poor nun into a th nn. niai, be
cause, as (irtgorv ihe dre.it relates,
she regaled heis. If with a h-ttuee be
fore :,he had said her Pn'iu.':t i'e ; or to
iBbid a lutngiy man te.it .'inut- veal,
In Call' c it In; pent d t i be paltof a
descendant in the- hhhdegice ol a cow
that had been st. den.
():i i.r.oliict tu t .isioii l'..c devil !0
j til liinistii still more austetr. lli:
pi ami under thv form ol ;ui unknown
; ki.ight to Count Macon, :uul carried
:hi:ii ofi' iaihe presence t.f his terrified
i guai d and ultend j.i.ts The pious his
j loiian. who relat-.-s the ah , c- ar.cidir.e,
I takes care to add, that the Count had
! in any. till, lo atisvvr fur; that he was
in tile habit of lobbing Convents, and
I that lie paid but litllc respect to the
clergy.
In all ar;es the Devil huS rendered
great M-rv ices to the learned, for who n
lie has alvvay evinced particular regaul.
St-.dijjcr was s.iid to have entered into
a compact v ith liini. Sot rates, Apu
hitis, Agrippa, C rtlan, t'ajd'r.stro,arc
reported lu h.ive had familiars v. ho in
r.piieel them with knouhde-e. 11 ger
U.icon was impiisoiiidbec.iuse tile- De
vil taught him iv.aiher.i.itic;. The
Kui-hti Templars ami .hi.tn of Acre,
were aicuMilol hold.ru; roniniiu.iea-
I lion v iih deiiit ns ; aidM. Collm de
l'!.inc hi-.nstll would have ln-cn burnt
ja hundred timt .. over, had he lived in
loitner tinus and known nil the- foe
things which he now ventures U dii-
cl'ssf.
Our ancestors hailsomran an opin
ion of the hum -n mind, that thty deem
ed ;t ir.cpabh- of prudurin r.tiv thin
wiiliDUt the aid ( I tlie iltvil. .h-hn
I'.ojst, ( ne t f thv ii.wn;-r of
ir.g, was suspected tl l. him,";
I int
one n
ct mnumication w itlul.e r-i i:.i e ol dark-
ne's. In Switzerland the conunt.n
pe- j I e elite it in l.i, li a notion f bis
talents, that they aunbuf to him the
construction of several m.isur picces
of architecture. Dennis b-Chnrtreux
s.i) s, that the dev i! is a great g onietri
t ian ; Milton asserts that he excels in
the building of bridges; and Tirtul
li.n informs us that the Devil is so
gootl natural philosopher, that he can
tarry a sieve full of water without
spilling a drop.
I For more simple details w c must re
!ft r the reader to the work. It doubt
less contains some few pages which
j timid eves might wish to pass over;
j out it is lie v ei iht li5s ry ainuiir.g-,
land M.Colin de l'lancy 's hero is as j
ooel as most others.
U'Vis,'ums.
t'.X'VU.KT
From L)r. lw ijjlit Sentmn on the manner cf
prearhitiir.
An tTectionate manner is in itself
amiable and engaging. Mtn natural
ly love those, who appear benevolent
and tender-hearted ; and, most of all,
r quire, and love, this character in the
.Minister of the Gospel. This char-
tter, or its oppositr, can hardly fail
to appear in his discourses. There
are so many things in the subjects of
his preaching, which naturally call
forth tenderness and affection, that, if
he possess this disposition, it cannot
il to appear in his sentiments, in his
language, and in his manner of utter- i
ance. Wherever it appears, it will
be acknowledged, and loved; ami die
words of a beloved preacher will al
ways come to his flock with a peculiar
power of persuasion.
There is one class ol' scriptural sub
jects, about which I wish especially to
warn those of my audience, who may
one day become preachers of the gos
pel. This class involves all those,
which respect the auger of (od against
sin, and his denunciation against sin
ners: particulatly, tlie final judgment
and rctril -aliou, and the future suffer
ings of the impenitent. It is no -.infrequent
thing to hear these subjects
discussed in that strong language, .n,d
that vehement utterance with which
an impassioned speaker labors to ex
press his own indignation, and to rouse
that of his audience against atrocious
, crimes cr invading enemies. Vehe
mence is not the manner of address,
which is suited to subjects of this iia
! turc. The preacher ought to remem
ber, that in disclosing the doom oi
the impenitent, he is, ptrhaps, pro
nouncing his own. How few, even of
the best men, are (insured ol their safe
tv ! Were this objection removed,
how foreign, how unfitted (to say ihr.
least) is it to subjects so awful! I
have heard sermons of this dtstri;)
( tion. The emotions excited in niy
, own mind, and abundantly expressed
to rue by others, were, I confess, a
mixture of horror and disgmt ; fed
ings, fiom which good can hardly h--expected
in a case of this nature. I
wish these subjects e ver to be handled
plainly and without disguise. Such
a mode is qually essential to the in
tegrity oi the preacher, and the usefc.1
, ntss of his discoUi m s. The words of
a preacher should bt: those of a gii'lty
man to j-.nihy nun; of a dying man
to dvinp; nun; of a man who huniln.'
hopes that he has found pardon fa
himself, and is:i;o:U idfcitionatt Iv anx
ious, that his hearers may f.ud ti
tanic blessing also.
1 M'-hal it r rt.rcTin?r.
Uncertain is the tenure of life,
'I hose who new experience the loss t".
a companion that hut yesterday, like
ihcm, was vigorous and hopeful; who
w ere called to v iew the lifeless remains,
the solemn, mournful procession, .uid
consign to Hie tomb a partner and a
friend ; have reason awfully t pause
and scriouslv reflect, 'hai whatever
i may be their present condition, how
ever health miy invigorate their frame
however fortune smile, and woil.lh
.pleasures with alluring aspects prom
ise long enjoyment, to-morrow n.av
lit hoi J them, swept as a flower lieh rr
the hand of death -their youth, the ir
beautv, wealth and worldly pleasures,
I "hurried in one common grav t" tlu-i:
'pint wheic? Their conduct mm:
j determine. An h ur may change th,
scene, and a drr-th-bed prove the pirns
'tires ol the world to he but glittering
v.iniiy, whi n, d'spo5ed before the mir
Irtrof truth without virtue, a chaos
1 of darkness and fearful remorse ensues.
'Serenity aed peace attend the- virtuous.
: Temperate are their pleasures ; inno
j cent ar.d txhilaratii g their amuse
j mints ; their employments rational and
; useful. (Hiding on in an even trocr,
j their liv rs are contented and compara
tively hippy; and their end idori-us.
View th-- dying Christian ! Cheerful
amlsertnelv happy, he yitldshisbreiih,
and in his Sav ior's arms his soul repo
ses in the sure hope of glorious im
mortality. "Vast are the works ol
the Almighty. !' Sublimely beautiful
the appearance of the Heavens! "Or
derly is nature in her course !'' and
wonderful the structure of the earth '
More vast more beautiful far mure
transcenclently glorious is true virtue in
its operations and elTect! More valua
ble than the "gold of Ophir" is reli
gion ; and more to he prized than thc
plaudits of mercenary millions, is ih
testimony of an approrinj conscience.
It is not enough, that we refrain from
speaking evil of our enemies, if we in
dulge thoughts of enmity towards them.
Let none think that, by placing a guard
upon his expressions, he fulfils the law
of Christ, if within his heart, j -y rises
at the distress of those who hate him.
We must not rest in the externals of
duty ; we have a Judge, who " regard
g.irdeth not the outorard appearance ;"
neither let us deceive ourselves, by
thinking we have already obtained vic
tory over our own hearts, when those
roots of bitterness spring up within
them, which hert aher must be gather
cd,and " bound in bundles to be burnt."