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fjtwmt-0mwm WW-"!"" amt TTllU jt iiliiJJJ "uv.'.-a.U i.nn- T TH rOWIM HOT DEIEOATED TO TUB PNITED STATES B? THB CO!JSTITl'TION, NOB FBOHIBITED BY IT TO TUB STATES, Alt BE8EBVED. TO THE II IfES BMmTIVKtT, O TO TUB TEUthB." Amendment to tkt ConttitUlio, ArlirU JT.- & AUSTIN & C. F. FISHER, Cdilors and Proprietors, y NO. XI. OF VOL. XX. (Whole JVo. 1001.) SALISBURY, N. G, AUGUST 30,' .1839.' ' TERMS OF CAROLINIAN. Tlie Westere Carolinian is published every Fbi; sav t Two Wif pef snnura rf. paid in advance, or Xo Dallam and Fifty Cents if not paid before the ex. priuoa of three months. ' . No paper, will be discontinued until all arrearages re paid. anleM at thediscretion of the Editors ; and a failure to notify the Editora of a wish, to discontinue it ibe end of a year, will be considered as a new en- . advertisement will be conspicuously md correctly inserted, ' one dollar per square for the first insertion, tod 25 cents for each continuance. Court and Judicial tdtertiiemenU will be ehtjged 25 per cent more than the above price. A deduction ot 33 per cent from tb rejolar price will be made to yearly advertisers. Advertiseuients aent in for publication, must have the aamber ot time marked oo them, or they will be inser ted till forbid, and charrf for accordingly. Utters addressed to the Editor on business must be pott fii, or they will Dot be attended to, f MISCELLANEOUS From As Bg$lon Mercantile Journal AS "AFFAIR" BETWEEN A WHALING CAP TAIN AND A MILITARY" OFFICER. Perhaps some of my readers nmy have heard of the siory of the duel between old Coptain Lo ved, of New Bedford, and the English officer in Demerars. It na been variously related but the only true version ia a follow : Vapiolll ."vimi mil u'ncii, nnvi ua.Mig yit- formed several whaling voyages to the Pacific, founifhrmself in command of a email brig belong' -ing 0 X York oo a voyage to Demerara. : He was a()rthy man and a good specimen of a Yan--- kee aatlor -his heart wa fuHof the milk oTtiumah . kindness, but v he possessed a noble spirit and - would neither give nor lake aa insult. While hi little brig Cinderella lay at anchor in Demerara river, Capt, Lovett one afternoon enter TeJ Colloe"-n6us he he met with friend- and they mused themselves by knocking the bolls ibout io e Wlh """the rmrra ha If finished aoK-EitgUU wUurji , Otucers cniereo, one oi wnoin, vapi. uiguro, ic ped up to Capt. Lovett, who was arrayed in a very -Blaio,ot to aay ordinary costume, and with a bid tying air demanded the table, as himself add broth er officer wudicd to play "a match. ' . CapU Level gave the relcpaH gentleman a stars look, but replied with eoorhwy, thst he. and ttaftiend had engaged the tabic, and would play out their game, after which, if the gentlemen wish ed to play, it wa at their service. But we can't wait," aaid Capt. Bigbee, in an insolent tone. ( " You must we'iti" coolly replied Capt. Lovett. ,Bul we ktwll do no such thing," exclaimed the surly Briton we came here to play billiard: surly Briton---- we i came i.ere .o pay o.u.aros- anff ntrre no www g--TTwlwFt of fellow who hardly "know a mace from a cue, or a hall from a pocket.. .It will take you all the af ternoon to firwh the arue o clear out !" . t I I... :... mut .... Capl. LiOVCll UU 111" menu pra;!' " touie, COOlinueu me ouicer, cuuugu ui mi- iiiarker, place the balls." Saying which, with a most impudent air, he seised one of the ball which Caul Lovett's opponent had just driven into the -pocketraitd-eaogUtB auothur, i.ufi.a.LickaAOWf. bim. ; . , . .irrjetl' tye flajihe4 firfor ahbough X$&lm& gled i good deal aroong qiraketii.iitHi respected thatl he wa no non-resistant man himself. He drop- . i r- mm i pe! Bis cne;nd doohtrd np t firtxrf portentoursize; " Put thowf ball upon the table, you scoundrel," eiclaimed he, imperatively, ''and leave the room." " Who do vou call scoundrel, you Yankee black- miard ! Do vou know you are talking lo one of "15a' mairvViMtrike than-feriNWf tmti tioeoce." at the same time suiting the action to the word, and giving Captain Lovett a smart rap across ibe shoulder with hi cue. uut in an insiam ne received a biow on hi foreliead, eactly where rkr4ogii4-.Ueata-lhe prgan Jut Kvetituality--which woulu have felled an o,and aubmissivly acknowledged the favor by measuring in length upon the floor ! His brother officer, who wore with him. had the uood sense to see that Bicbee wa to blame aad alihoauh they looked rather black at tue Yan kees, they wisely forbore lo mokat thcui turther but asststed the stunned bully lo another room, wliere, by the help of some restoratives, he soon recovered his senses. Ilia rage and mortification at the result of the rencontre, knew no bounds, and with many a bitter oatli he declared he would have satisfaction. Before Camairr Lovett reft the Cffie-HOii80, a lTfwMra pruved to be a challenge a peremptory challenge from Cant. Biubee, in which it was insisted thut ar rangfments should be made for an early meeting, ;ihhe trtigtrt hare arr wBjnortunjt to-wanrrtff the affront be had received, in Capt. Xovett' "nearti Capt. Lovett miled when he aw such manifes tation of Christian spirit. " Tell Capl. Bigbee," aid he, " that I iU not haulk him. He shall have the opportunity he so earnestly seeks. Although not a fighting man I am familiar. with the duel !?t,aod .uKft morning on the huikaof the green canal, uear ' tfe Tl&uth "QiHy7 . ' nther a secluded pot, he shall have eattsfaction to hi heart' content. 1 " LieutenanC J a me bowed politely and withdrew. Capt. Lovett went on board the Cinderella anon Iter, and ordered hit mate, Mr. Sinrbuck, alto a .Veteran whale hunter, to select the two best har poona, have them nicely ground and fitted, a an opportunity might offer oo the morrow ot striking porpoise. Mr. Starbuck obeyed hi superior of ficer with alacrity, although he wondered not a little why Capt. Lovett epected lo find porpoise in Demerara. '. The next morning, a Boon at all hands were ealfed, Capt. Lovett ordered the boat to be manned, d requested Mr. Starbuck' lo take the two bar poons, to each of which some eight or ten fathom , of rattling stuff were attached, and accompany 4 hint on shore. 1q a few moments the boat reached j he South Quay, where Capt. Lovett was met by several of his countrymen, who had been attracted to the spot by -the rumor of the duel, ss well a -,.".?ru nexchjat and inhaUUnt of the. place . 'hey one and all remonstrated with Capt. Lovett f"r hit folly iD consenting to 6ght the Englii'b mili lary bully, who was represented as a practised du ellist, an expert swordsman, and an unrivalled marksman with a pistol) being sure of bis man at twelve paces. Capt. Lovett, however, did' not show the least inclination to back out but, on the contrary, seemed more eager for the engagement. " I'll give that quarrelsome fellow lesson," said he, ' which will be of service to him, and which he jyiLjBeyer..forgeik jong.M byname is Bigbee." The challenger, 'with In forehead 'ornamented with a large patch to Cover the impression left by the Yankee knuckles," and his swollen eyes dimly twinkling with anger and mortification through two huge live qircleS, accompanied by hi. second, soon made bis appearance., lie was followed by a ser vant with S pistol case and an assortment of swords. He bowed stiffly to Capt. Lovett, and Lieutenant James approaching the Yankee, asking him if he was willing to fight with swords, M if so," said lie, " I believe we can suit you. We have brought with lis the small sword, a nW, gentlemanly weap on jhe cut and thrust, good in a mdee, and which will answer indifferently well in s duel--and the broad sword or cutlass, which i often preferred by 1 those, who are deficient in skill in the use of arm. My friend, Captain Bigbee, i equally expert with either. You have only to choose. A the chal lenged party, you have an undoubted fight to se lect your arms." " Of that privilege 1 am well aware," replied Captain Lovett, " and mean to avail myself of it. I shall not fight with swords." " I expected as much," resumed Lieut. James, " and have brought with me a beautiful pair of du elling pistols, with long barrels, rifle bores, and hair triggers. " What distance aliall I measure off?" Eight paces." . ,...'. " Ouly eight paces !'' cried Lieut. James, a lit tle surprised. . ."Oh, very well," and he measured it off, and placed his man at his pott, Then, ad vancing to Capt. Lovett, he presented him with a pistol. " " M do riot fight with-pistols I" - - - Nutglit-with pistolsafter having refused to tight with swords ! What brought you here then V voice, winch made tne Britisti otucer start. " 1 am the challenged party, and have a right to choose rnywegpons according to the laws of the dvello, all this" world overand you may rely upon it I shall qot select weapons with which I am not fami liar, and with which my antagonist has been prac tising all his life. Such a proceeding, on my part, w not only not required by the rules of honor, which, after all i,amere chimera, but would be '' contrary to all the dictates of common sense. No I shall fijilit with the weapons of honorable war. faref with which I have ever been accustomed. Swords and o'istola indeed." Bur, my dear sir,'' cried the astonished. Lteu" w - musl according , rule ju ,hii nSniflfa vSirorF And in fancy's eye he beheld before him a huge blunderbuss (oaded-wilh buckshot. Captain Lovett said nothing but beckoned to Mr. Starbuck, who approached him with great alacrity, bearing the two harpoons. He seized one of the formidable weapons, and thrust it in the hands of Bigbee, who seemed absolutely paralized with astonishment. M M y weapon! aaid h ft J!li?JLlj gj.1 (i Szr? 1 ' c n ?.?, the i tirecian and Koman knights olten. liiught ...with in slden tiinesa wetjrwn jyhjch i no iiiau who challenges another, could refuse ta ught with at the n9ent d wbm ht possesses a -mean andeMivea spirit.7--'- Thus aay tog, he.iook the siatioo-which had been assigned him, at eight paces distant from his startled antagonist. He coolly bared his sinewy arm grasped the harpoon, arid placed himself iu an attitude. " HI bet," said he canting a trium phant look upon bis friends, "a smoked herring "e gainst a sperm -whale, lht r4l-dtive4ha.Juir4Ko through that 'fellow's midritr, the first throw, and . . . . . . . . .... will finish him without the aid oi tne lance. " nr. Starbuck," fiercely continued Captain Lovett, in a loud and rough voice, such es is seldom heard, ex cepting on board a Nantucket whaling vettsel, when a shoal oT whales r ivTn iightr" Stand by to haul that fellow in T The mate grasped the end of the line, his eyes beaming with as much expectation and delight, aj if he was steering a boat bow on to an eighty bar rel whale, while Captain Lovett pnisud his harpoon with both bands, keenly eyed the British Captain shouted in a tremendous voice, " Now lor it," and drew bick his arm as in the act of throwing the fatal iron ! The EuglUhman was a brave man which is not always the case with bullies and he had of. ten marched without flinching, up to the mouth of , a cannon.- And' if he had been in single eeifllMt " "w7tTaFaovirs or even a dagger or a queeu s arm, be would nave bore ' himself manfully. Indeed he bad already acquired an unenviable notoriety as a duellist, and on with which lie was altogether unacquaiiited and the loud aud exulting toues of the Yankee Captain's voice sounded like a summons to his crave. And when he saw the stalwart Yankee r pniienen irnn ano pnmw ir iiwmm as if concentrating all bis strength to give the fa tal blow, a panic terror seized bim bis limbs Jrembled, his features were of ghastly pallor, and the cold sweaOtood in large drops on his roreheadt lie bad not strength to raise his weapon and when his grim opponent shouted, "Now for it," and shook bis deadly spear, tbe British officer for getting bis vows of chivalry, his reputation as an officer, and his honor as a duellisi, threw his hsr poon on the ground, fairly turned his back lo the .n.m n.l AVd like a friirhted courser from the field amid the jeers and jibes, and the hurrahs of the multitude assembled by mis time oo ne spot. r.ni.;n R.'ctm! duellimr davt were over. No maa would fight with hire alter this adventure wiiK iha Yankee. He was overwhelmed with in- suit and ridicule and soon found it advisable to change into another resiment. But his story got ttutm before him and he was soon sent to " Cov entry" as a disgraced roan. He was compelled, lihmmh with vreat reluctance.' to Quit the ser- Vice aiian-mey wiin great uuin m sain, uiai nt never forgot the lesson he hsd received fiom tbe veteran whaler, so long as his name was Bigbee. Ol'Virduties forge is the hardeit to fulfil. Tbe very effort to forgfit teaches us to rememoer. NATt'RAL DRE.D OF DEATH. "N- ft BtV, O. DEWST. It seems to us strange, it seems as if all were wrong, in a woild where, from lbs very constitu tion ot things, death must close every seene of hu man life, whure it hath roigned for agealTveratl generations, where the very air wt breathe and the dust we .tread upon was once animated life it seems tu most-slrajigaand wrong .ibat Uua most common, necessary expedient, and certain of all events, should bring such tremendous agitution, as if it were some awful and unprecedented pheno menon ; that it should be mors than duath a shock, a catastrophe, a convulsion j a if nature, instead of holding oo its steady course, were fall ing into irretrievable ruins. . And that which is more strange, is our strange ness to this event. Call the weariness and failure of the limbs and senses, call decay, dying. . It is so i it is a gradual loosening of the cords of life, and a breaking up of its reservoirs and resources. So shall they all, one and another, give way. " 1 feet," will the thoughtful man say, M 1 feel the pang of suffering, as it were, piercing and cutting asun der, one by one, the fine and invisible bonds that hold tue to the earth. 1 feel the gushing current of life Vithia me to be wearing away its own channels. I feel the sharpness of every keen emo tion, and of every acute and far penetrating throb, at if it were shortening the moments of the soul's connexion and conflict with the body." So it is, snd so it shall be, till at last " Ibe silver cord is loosened, and the golden bowl is broken, and the pitcher is broken aL thtj fountain, and the wheel is broken at the cistern, and ibe dual returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns unto Clod who irave it.".. No ; it is not a strange dispensation. Death is the fellow of all that is earthly the friend of man alone. It is not a monster in the creation. It is the lot of nature. - ,Jiot to th eteraal resting plaoe, gjiU thou wtire.slane. . Thou slialt lie down s JVUh.IT?boiiJ!!l,in 1 ne powenui w uie earui, me wu anu good, Fair forms and hoary seers of ages past ; All -in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, - Hook ribbed, and ancient as the sun : ths vales . Stretching m pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods, 'rivers thai move ZZTTZT'" " In majesty, and complaining brooks, That make the meadows green, Sad pour'd round all, .111 I aHlM.'.nnu,!. U . .Are but tbe suit Ot the great to But what is ' do the blee dark and kM- "X. bouse, and pull, s nirt r w - - .i ' X neral trail these 1 long not te tfte'soul. ' They jia.iMljrJb& bm ceteuraie tne vaiiisiung away oi me snauow oi ex istence. Man does not die, though the forms of popular speech thus announce his exit. He does not die. We bury, not our frieud, but only the form, the vehicle in which, for a time our friend lived. That cold, impassive clay, is not the friend, the parent, the child, the companion, the cherished being. No, it is not blessed be God that we can say Jt it not It is the material wotM- eftlylhat -earti-chn-lvts-,i-duitt " ouly that " oescends toduu!LThe grave ! let us break its BWftfsrfr,-rtriireaaSkn where man lay s dowo tits weakness, his liihrmiTy ; bissasa i'new'jhdglpVioU man ceases in ail that is liail and decaying ceases lo be man, that he may be. to glory and blessedness, an angel of light I y :, s ; Why, then, should we fear death, save as the wicked tear, and must fear itt Why dread to lay I down this trail body in its resting place, and this rwearyach Why tremble at this that in the long sleep of the tomb, tbe body shall suffer disease oo more, and pain no more, and hear ho more the cries of want nor the groans of distress and far retired from Uie turmoil oL !ifi that vjolence and change ahull past lightly over it, and the elemehuTiliai1beal aud the storms shall siuh unheard around its lewly bed T Say, ye aged aud infirm, is it the greatest of evils to die I Say, ye children of care and toil ! say, ye afflicted and tempted I is it the greatest of evils to die! - - ; - - . Oh ! no. Come the hour, in Cod's own time ! and, a good lile and a glorious hope shall make it welcome. Come the hour of release I and afflic tion shall make it welcome. Come I he hour of re union with the loved and lost on earth ; and the passionate yearnings of affections, and the strong aspi rationoTTttif b, TlhalMWif Til lo-theblessed JaadlJomiaeatftJajm tempted, frail, failing, dying body I And to the soul, come freedom, light, and joy uncessing I come the immortal life I u He that hveth." saitb thecooqtieroreveMhe DevuVMte thai liveib and beiwreta on me, sbaU never 'ssvmna , 9. SCRUPLES. A t a recent trial for an important case, we think it was a charge of murder, near Boston, several of the persons called lo the jury box wore excused oil ineir plea that they could not conscientiously con vict a persoo of a crime that involved capital pun ishmont.ln the e ha r ge t 4l jury r afiet lUo tea. timony and argument in the same case,' Judge Shaw took occasion to reter to we trcurrunaoces of tlie jurors' plea, and their having been excused on that ground. The Boston times says : Tbe general course of his argument was, that the laws were made by the community, through the Legislature, and upon questions of this kind must be presumed lo be right, by the individuals . i-.t'.i.- . .- I i2u I -I oi wnicn ine communuy is coinpuvcu. unuuiu they appear afterwards to be wrong, the Legisla ture can speedily alter and correct them, but bo long as they exist, it is the duty ot all to obey and the proper officers of the law lo enforce then- If, in a case of capital punishment, a juror nas a richt to say that be will not enforce tbe law, al though the crime may have beeo clearly commit ted, then it follows thai the Judge may do so; or iiue nnerm. msj i-"1"0 H?y!L"T;!?t"' Jr murdeier upon the same conscientious scruple. Further than this if a juror has a right to set aside any one law, because he disapproves of tbe princi ple oa which ill founded, or the puiiishmsnt to which it would lead, he must have the right to set aside any other, or all laws. If the right ex ists, it exists without limitation; and the general exercise of such a right by jurors would nullify all law, and make void the proceedings of courts of justice. The recognition of such a course of pro ceeding by jurors, would cause such confusioQ in the minds of men, in relation to the expediency and propriety of many laws, that it would be dif ficult to einpanuol a jury or procure a conviction. The he said were not litbl for th er rors of the law, or for its existence at all. Tr do not make and cannot alter it. The Legislature must do that when occasion may require. The . ' i . i . . i k amy oi a man, as an inciviuuai, was to enueavor No; have the laws made perfect, arid to obey all laws in existence, as a good citizen i and as a juror or ofliceMo enforce them, he uot being answerable for the consequences that mny ensue. The weight of obligation in executing imports ut laws, rests not upon theCourt or jury, but upon' the Legisla ture, which enacted, and the community which, aware of the impropriety, allows ihein lo'cbiiitnue' in existence. . X . He said he regretted 1 ettcd that he had allowed the ju. rors to be questi.med uponNhe point whether they j would render a verdict, or not according, to the conscientious scruple upon the propriety of capital punishments. He should never AUow such ques tions to be asked again. Kvery citizqwas bound lo perform the duty of a juror, when inquired to do so according to law, and that duty onlysjequi- red him tossy guilty or not guilty accordihv to tne existing law ana mo eviuence. , o poweti . i . t i ii . l1 i. ' ar 1 v i could be assumed by a juror to make or alter a law, nor la assume tbe Executive prerogative of pardon. ,-The duties of too Legislative, Judicial, and Execu;. live branches of the government, being clearly do fined, one could not usurp the powers of the other. We have thus given a meagre sketch from in- - collection, of a very lucid-etamtert-trrd- powerful arsumeut. It referred to a certain point only', in a capital case, but may be applied to many cases now in the course of trial. Judae Shaw conclu- q his brnarks ofl ii ever came io nia Kuowieogo inai a juror auouia rjufiwoja Mntf in.., lMflf?!!?, trial, on the ground that he was opiMisea io capi tal punishment, he should feel it to be his duty to causo the matter to belaid before the Grand Jury, as a case of perjury. A TurkisH vocabulary would be a very conve limit thing fur the readers of newspapers, and par ticularly at. the present time, when 'lurkish affairs are brought into special not ice. Many .are con fused by the various terms which they find in .the ftaper: they read ot the utloman forte the u Spue Porte the Divan, dte, without gaining any Very distinct ideas, and they either omit the orieu 1 tal new at unintelligible, or content themselves with a very superficial acquaintance with it. Some paaaalBhBBfqsSjlSIQX explanation. of several of the terms in question, al though others will need no such iuforniution. We therefore turn hastily to several works of reference, and give the following : Sultan is the title of the Turkish despot. It is a wore! of Arabic origin signifying mighty. The power of the Sultan is hereditary, and knows no limit except the precepts of the Koran, and no res traint except the fear of assassination. The whole 'sJm7ifis - his disposal. tJrand Soignor is another title by TsvTiia'Tie'lrlmn .-be. Jongs taJbim, nnd is regarded in Turksv as h TtotKmrtileTTtM "" Ottoman, ibe appellatioh given Iff the Tutkish empire, is derived from Ihe name of its founder, Olhman, Ottoman, or Osman. ",'.., Ottomatt Porte, or Sublime Porte, is the name of the Turkish Government. The word Porte, (Latin porta, a gate)' was applied because this was the name given to the gate of the Sultan's palace. "nDivaiit thiSliame of 11i Aiftreme councrl of State; Its original signification is a board, or low level. Its use, therefore, eorresond nearly with our use of Board for council. .., Grand Vizier, the prime minister of State. On tin devolves the actual authority, lie appoints to all civil aud military office7and "puis lo death whom he pleases. The word vizier probably comes from the Latin video, to see. ' Mufti.i This is Ihe title of the supreme judicial officer, and interpreter of the Koran. His office cannot be compared with any in the Governments or Western Europe. ' Ii is rank is next to that of the Grand Vizier, if not superior. Reis Effuodi, Ihe Secretary of Slate. The word effendi is of modern introduction, and is a corrup tion of a Greek word signifying krd or master. It is often used as a term of respect. IWiaw or Bashaw, of Pacha, the first, being the jBwstcorec. province. Ho is appointed by the Sultan or Vizier, and exorcises great power. " The most distin guished hsve three horse tails carried before them, the inferior 'only two." The Capudao (captain) Push aw is the high admiral.-- Mussulman or Moslem signifies, in the Turkish language, a true believer. The Rattletnake.TWi snake is peculiar, we tortti America and was formerly found in great abundance in New England hut since the country has become settled, and anexter ninwtutg war. declarelsgauirtJh their Dumber have rapidly decreased, and now : they are seldom seen. They are still to be found, however, occasionally, we 'believe, in certain parts of every New England State but genoarally con flue themselves to rocky ledges (n uncultivated tracts of the couutry. In Chester, N. II., there is a hill, which; from the great number of these rep. tiles, which formerly made it their abiding place, (called Rattlesnake Hill. A few still remains and they are sometimes killed in the adjoining towns, where they wander in search of water, A number of years have passed away sioce an occurrence took place in the neighborhood of Chee. ( ter, which certainly was tbe occasion of considers ble excitement in the neighboring families at the time, and which is still worth relating. Some men were employed in mowing a meadow, which was a distance from any dwelling or road and as J. the weslhef was sultry, amPmany-paTti of the meadow covered with water, one of them, Mr. R. thought Drone r to divest himself of nearly all his garments, aud led the van of tbe mowers, sum cm- ivUc 1 It is well known that at this soason, when drought generul!y,prevaila, rattlesnakes are very . apt lo cotn4own from the high lands m quest of water and as Mr. R. got at -the end of the swath, aud stepped on the dry land, he placed his foot al most in contact with a huge rattlesnake, which raised its tail, gave it a few quick shakes, and sprung at the poor man just as he tumed to flee, half frightened to death, from the venomous rep. tile! His crooked . poisonous fangs entered the kwf fart of the only garmeui which, Mr-JR, van, at the lime the texture of which was particular ly strong, and they could not be easily disougaged. Mr. R. gave a scream and started oft on the full run, (he snake slicking to him closor than a broth. ' er. He passed I h rough woods, bushes, fields, and pastures he crossed fences, ditches, brooks and bogs he jumped, halloed, galloped, and screamed for aid vainly trying to rid himself of his uelv. -looking associate. At length, err zy with far and fatigue, he reached the public road, and passed along it, on the way to hia dwelling house, at a rate which would have astonished the most desper. ate pedestrain looking behind him at intervals, ana screaming, whenever he beheld the horrid an pendage to his homespdn linen garment, lie lis. passea soverat permits in the road, who were ill un. dcr-struck at the sight of the unfortunate man cut. ung up sucn antics, using such violent exercise and exhibiting himself in dishabille, without regard -to propriety pr decency. Mr. R. al length reached his own dwelling, a distance of three milos from the meadow the door of which stood invitingly .... . - o open, through which he rushed to the constcrna "von ot ihe woman folks having still attached to hifathe grim looking reptile. By this time he was compLMeiy overcorow with terror, heat, and latigue, Vjl It'll lumtiiig on tho floor. The poor ratllesnakeYoweveV bad got the worst of it and ' had been Ihresked abdut'at such an unmerciful rate, that bis life as wej) aa a great portion of bis tail, had departed, long Delore he reached the goal I Tlie M ustang or wild Jwrwe ir certainly" rie " greatest curiosity lo those uiitfecuvlomed to the stght, Ihst weueei with upon the pVirics.of , Tex., as. They art seeu in Vast numbers, snd oftentimes of exceeding beauty. . The spectetor is compelled lo viund io ainacement, and conlemplate this aoble animal as he bounds over the eaith with the CW. scious priM'erTreedomr: Wi'Uiit' ttiootit1l''iilMi ny in the low countries; and during summer hun dreds were seen in the. neighboi hood of Houston, darting over the plain, ano seeming tit dare the sportsman for a contest in the chase. . There wsa among those that were sometimes seen near the city, one remarkable above the rest for bis perfect symmetry and great beauty. .Many an eye was fixed upon him, but be fled before bis pursuers like the wind, and so long as I knew anything of hn be had not mat with aa equal in speed. ' ' CTgraTiy,,MUng,l,tnfl 'X cially such as have been raised oo grain, will out. wind the mustang in the chase, and many are caught with the lazzo or lariat. The skill of the Mexican in the use of this instrument exceeds belief. He will dart like falcon in Ihe midst of a drove of mustangs, single out one that pleases- his lancy, and at the distance ot twenty or thirty paces throwthe lariat with unerring certainty. TH E OHIO. . -t No fiver in -tlie world fetta foertrwierii-miW;-' a current so smbotliji wind" throngn as many Heye 4a ti different w Statcs."The Tennossce,1he first fa-ciae-i having passed a navigable course through three States, for more than one thousand miles, falls into the Ohio river fifty milos above its inoutb the Cum. berlsnd, five hundred and seventy mites being navigable for steamboats to Nashville, and for keel." boats three hundred miles further 2 the Wabash. two hundred mrlesr Green rrver, two hern red and eighty milos from the mouth of the Ohio river. navigable Iwo hundred miles, and two hundred yards wide at its mouth i the Kentucky, five hum dred and four miles navigable one hundred and fifty miles : Great Miami, foui hundred and eighty. iwo mHes-agable-sixtyfbtrr-mtle to the 8a- lines, where annually i made Trom five lo seven hundred bushels of salt tbe Great Muskingum, nine hundred and fifty miles. These are the prin cipal auxiliaries which give substance and strength to ths Ohio. Io its course of more than a thousand miles it washes sis States, and with its tributaries hss more than five thousand miles of navigable waters. Its mean width is six hundred yards. with the exception of iu lowest fifty miles, the average width of which is one thousand yards. The average rapidity of its current is three miles an hour. -It rises fifty or more feet. - At low wa. ter it surface at Cincinnati ie supposed to-be one hilndftd'TifiathmrtoM- below lh-feveefLslre-- trie, and Tour hundred and thirty above the tide etor ofjlhe Ajlantic,8uch istbeJQhuv. Jfart's XcecU is .4 joi;,,Bod, vulgar pbiloso, phy which teachee that man cannot' love a truly and permanently aa woman. ; There may be few. er instances, but there are many to prove the fsct. There are fower, because the temptations to for- get Ihe first stroug,. overpowering passions of aur being are more frequent with men than with wo. men. Other passions naturally try lo unseat from the heart's throne any dominant power-which tram. pie mem beneath lis reel, especially iv hen Its iwsy-. has been unhappy.' Tbe busy scenes which men pass through give to the other passions, S nihil ion," avarice, the love Of fame and many others, every opportunity w.oemromng love, it love be in him. self, not strong and firm. The daily passing and manifold occurrence business, pleasure, danger, strife and all the memories attached to them strive, to efface by the crossing of new lines, the impressions of early years ; but the diamond can neither be scratched nor sullied, and if Ihe heart, be of baser stone, it msy and will lose the image that it bore i but if it be like that jewel, firm and clear, and pure, it will retain unchanged that which has been once engraved upon it. Jamti. .- " ' St. Paul at Aliens. The house occupied by tbe American missionary as a school, stands on the foclenringoflTormaikcrpUce, where Su Pauf 'disputed daily with the Athenians." A fcweo. lumns still remain, and near them is aa inscription I mentioning the price of oil. 'Winding round the foot of the acropolis, within the ancient and outside " t ' t f ; I. i i x ,7 u , f
