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r wiirMiweTOjr i . ; usi ri mi Mr DAVID FULTON, EdIto. OUR COUNTRY, LIBERTY, AND GOD. ; VOL. 1. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 85 1844. NO. 8. JOURNAL. itw ! ' J 4 - 'i II ': ,i- .j, a ' - -' . Mint PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. TERMS OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL: Two Dollars and fifty cents if paid in advance. g Qo at the end of three months. 3 50 at the expiration of the year. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are ;a rxceot at the option of the publishers. No ..hjer'iDtion received for less than twelve months. ADVERTISEMENTS lnierted at one dollar per square of 16 lines or leu for the first, and twenty-five cents for each gucceeding insertion. 25 per cent will be deduc ted from an advertising bill when it amounts to thirty dollars in any one year. Ykarlt standing advertisements will be inserted at $10 per square. All legal advertisements charged 25 per cent hijher. . 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S For the a Ale of I'imbrr, Lumber, and all o im 'kinds of Produce Sept. 21, 1844. 1-tf Vuutionuer Commission Merchant, WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal advances made on shipments to his friends in Neiv York. September 21. 1S44. l-tf. hole? i lal Druggist WIL..U.SGTOH, R. C. Gfius from Pious Authors. J Ground f(rr MeadfaMness. If I were not penetrated with a conviction of the truth of the Bible, and the reality of my own experi ence, I should be confounded on all sides from within and from without in the world and in the church. Cecil. U.e if afflictions. Afflietions are the same to the soul as the plough to the fallow ground, the pruning knife to the vine, and the furnace to the gold. Jay. A Good Conscience. Speak not well of any unadvisedly that is sordid flattery. Speak not well of thyself, though ever so deserving, lest thou be tempted to vanity ; but value more a good conscience than a good commen dation. Bur kill. A Light Burden " My burden is light." A light burden, indeed, which carries him that bears it. I have looked through all na ture for a resemblance of this, and I seem to find a shadow of it in the wings of a bird, which are indeed borne by the creature, and yet support her flight towards heave n.-AY. Bernard. Budily Infirmities. Bodily infirmities, like breaks in a wall, have often become avenues through which the light of heaven has entered to the soul, and made the imprisoned inmate long for release. Dr. Watts. Prayer. It is not the length, but the stiength of preyer, that is required ; not the labor of the lip, but the avail of the heart, that prevails with God. " Let thy words be few," as Solomon says, but full, and to the purpose. Spencer. A Pious FfijA.--Whea the flail of affliction is upon me, let me not be the chaff that flies in thy face, but let me be the corn that lies at thy feet. Henry. Safely in Duty. If we are in the path of duty, and if our help and our hope is in ttie n;ime of the Lord, we may confidently expect that he will uphold us, however faint and en feebled we may seem to be to ourselves and others. Newton. Death. He that is well prepared for the great journey, cannot enter on ii too soon for himself, though his friends will weep for his departure. Cowptr. A Great Event. The conversion of a sinner to God, is an event never to be forgotten. It is an era in eternity ; it is registered in heaven.- Robert Hall. lAither"s Divine Three things make a di vine : prayer, meditation and temptation. An itinerate dentist lately called at a house In one of the fir west towns, and annli. d for business. 'Don't you wuit your teeth drawn?' says he to the owner. No." 1 D.m't your wife?' 'No.' 'None of the children!' No.' 'Can't you give me some sort ot ajob?' asked the dentist. V hy,' replred the man, 1 have an oiu cross-cut xau the teeth, ot which are out Of order. You can have a )ob rf you'll fix eraJ A dandy, Who wanted the milk passed to him at one of oUf taverns, thus asked fof itr "Landlady, please pass your cow down this way." To whom the landlady thus retorted:' "Waiter, take the cow down where the calf isv bleating" A PLEA FOR THE SAILOR . AN ODE, BY MRS. XAKY S. B. DA If A. Tune" Sebastian Back.91 A cry fills all the air! Christian ! it calls on thee ! Help for the mariner Whose home is on the sea ! Ye rich ! ye poor ! it cries to you ! Salvation for the sailor too ! He hath a noble heart Free as the mountain wave ; But oh ! your aid impart ! He hath a soul to save .' In all you give will God delight, The rich man's gold the widow's mite. When roars the stormy blast, And billows mount on high, When, from the rocking mast The yards and canvass fly Though hope depart, if God be there. The Sailor's heart shall feel no fear. While we, secure from harm, On downy pillows sleep, The Sailor feels the storm Tossed on the raging deep : His home the sea the wave he rides His heart still brave whate'er betides. Ye dwellers on the land, Beneath your peaceful shade, Stretch forth the willing hand, And give the Sailor aid : Joyful to learn the way to Heaven, He will not spurn the blessing given. And when Religion's voice U heard o'er all the sea, Thi n shall Heaven rejoice, And earth keep jubilee ! When land and sea, in loud accord, Shout hallelujahs to the Lord ! A WIFE WANT KD. Ye fair ones, attend ! I've an offer to make you ; In Hymen's soft bands I am anxious to live, For better, for worse, a companion I'll take me, Provided she fills the description I give. I neither expect or can hope for perfection, For that never was a bachelor's lot ; But. choosing a wife, I would make a selection Which many in my situation would not, I'd have let me see I'd not have a beauty, For beautiful women are apt to be vain ; Yet with a small share, I would think it a duty To take her, be thankful, and never complain. Her form must be good, no art to constrain it, And rather above than below middle size ; A something (it puzzles my brain to explain it) Like eloquent language must flow from her eyes. She must be well bred or I could not respect her, Good natured and modest, but not very coy Her mind well informed 'tis the purified nectar That sweetens the cup of hy menial joy. Her home she must love and domestic employment, Have practical knowledge of household affairs ; And make it a part of her highest enjoyment, To soften my trouble and lighten my cares. Her age I would have at least to be twenty, But not to exceed twenty-five at the most, And the giils of that age being every where plenty, I hope to get one of that numerous host. No fortune I ask, for I've no predilection For glitter and show, or the pomp of high life I wih to be bound by the cords of affection And now I have drawn you a sketch of a wife. If any possess the above requisitions, And wish to le bound by the conjugal band, They will please to step forward they know the conditions, Inquire of the printer I'm always at hand. DOMESTIC HAPPINESS. Two or three girls, and two or three bovs, Dirty and ragged and making a noise ; Some calling for this, and others for that ; One pinching the dog another the cat ; And Bill, the sly rogue, with a sorrowful phiz, Bawled out that " Sam's bread had more butter than his !" And then the sly urchin, all covered with grease, Sitting down on the hearth to examine each piece! And if one is the widest, or thickest, or longest, Let him that's the weakest, beware of the strongest; A battle ensues, and a terrible clatter ; The mother cries out what the mischief's the mat ter ; Each tells his own story and tries to defend it ; It won't do, you young rogue, a boxed ear must end it !" The Farmer. It does one's heart good to see a merry round faced farmer. So independent, and yet so free from vanities and pride. So rich, and yet so industrious so patient and persevering in his calling, and yet so kind social and o- biiging. There are a thousand noble traits a bout his character. He is generally hospita bl eat and drink with him, and he won't set a mark on you and sweat it out with double compound interest, as some I know i will you are welcome. He will do you kindness without expecting a return by way of compensation it is not so with every bo dy. He is generally more honest and sincere less disposed to deal in low and underhand cunning, than many I could name He gives society its best support is the firmest pillar that supports the edifice of government. he is the lord of nature. Look at him in his home spun and grev, bucks g-entlemenl laugh at him , if you willbur believe rnc, Be can laugh back if he pleases. The Episcopal Convention of Philadelphia. The business that has come before this as sembly during its present session has been, in many respects, of a most agitatinsr charac ter calling for earnest consideration, and ex hibiting in various instances, more of person- ai prejudice, ana indmdua ammositv. or what has seemed to be such, than becometh a convention of christians in other words, a religious brotherhood. The charges brought against Dr. Hawkes with regard to his ap- puuumeni as oisnop oi .Mississippi, emena- ieu cnieny, u is stated, lrom me pen ot ttie Rev. Dr. Mulenburg, and hinged upon the supposed delinquency of Dr. Hawkes in the management of St. Thomas Hall, Flushing, L. 1., the head of which institution he was for two or three years previous to his election as Bishop of .Mississippi, On Friday, Dr. Hawkes, in full assembly, made his own de fence, which is pronounced by the Philadel phia Gazette to have been full of cogent rea soning, and with all touchinely eloquent. The same paper says that there were no ora- toaical starts, no metaphors, nothing like in vective or apostrophe, no peroration, and but little exordium, but there was not a heart that was not centered upon the speaker, scarcely a mind that was not occupied by his conclu- stops. The s.ghU indeed was most solemn ; ana loucning. ine vnurcn a large one. with accommodation for more than a thousand people, was crowded by a dense mass from organ to pulpit. But towards the centre of the Church were all eyes turned. There stood Dr. Hawkes, as feebled and chafed with his long watching and the terrible suspence of his position, he was vindicating the character which to him was so dear, but which in the hands of others, had been as a bauble. It was impossible, indeed to listen to the tones ofhis voice, broken as they were by the awful or deal through which he had passed, without being subdued, if not convinced, and we will venture to say that never, except in the single case of Sheridan's famous speech on the Has tings impeachment, was a tribute so high paid to eloquence. Immediately as Dr. Hawkes closed, and on his retirement from the floor, the Hon. Mr. Berrien, a delegate from Geor gia, arose, and besought the house at once, with an immediate and unanimous vote to de are, their conviction of the completeness of the defence that had been heard. An adjourn ment, however, was moved by a distinguish ed gentleman from Maryland, and ultimately carried, on the ground that captivated as were I the mind of the whole House, that they were unable to come, to an unbiassed vote, and that their coclusions, as adopted on the succeeding day after mature deliberation, would be far more gratifying to the reverend gentleman in question. At the close of the session on Monday, the following resolution, offered by the Rev. Mr. Cooke, of Rhode Island, was adopted. Ayes, Clergy 17, Laity 18. All the nays answering "excused." Resolved That in the opinion of this house, the integrity of the Rev. Dr. Hawkes has been sufficiently proved by his reply to the charges brought against him in the memo rials presented to this house. A Honey-Moon of three Months. A late number of "Blackwood's Magazine" contains a story, in which is described a honey-moon which will interest, especially, our fair readers, while it may well he received as "a caution" by those "made of sterner stuff." If such a honey-moon of three months could, by any possibility, be prolonged to as many years, who would be willing, at its close, to "be buried with his heels upward." We quote : I accepted his proposal. The very thought of marrying him was paradise ; and I did marry him. It was a constant suc cession of amusements, theatre, balls, excur sions, all enjoyed with the charming Lemaire. And he so happy, too. I thought he would have devoured me. We were verily in para dise for three months, at the end of which time, he came, one morning, into the room, swinging an empty purse ino the air. " Now, I think," said he, with the same cheerful countenance that he usually wore, " that I have proved my devotion to you in a remarkable manner. Another man would have thought it much if he had made some sacrifice to gain possession of you for life; I have spent every farthing 1 had in the world to possess you tor three months. Oh, that those three months we were to live over again. But every thing has its end." And he tossed the empty purse in his hand. I laughed at what I considered a very plea sant jest; for who did not know that M. Le maire was a man of ample property? I laugh ed still more heartily, as he went on to say that a coach stood at the door to take me back to my father, and begged me not to keep the coachman waiting, as, in that case, the fellow would charge for 'ime, and it had taken his last sous to pay his fare by distance. I clap ped my hands in applause of my excellent comedian. But, gracious heaven ! it was all true. There stood the coach at the door, the . tj for the edy coming of Christ. They fare paid to my father s house, and an empty ; expectf before anolier year closes, to hear his purse was literally all that I had to psfUci- volce9 to stand before his judgment seat. pate with the gay, wea.thy, and accomplished Thpse jlllsions sprjrig from misinterpretation Lemaire. ... , of Scripture language. Christ, in Mie New " What!" I exclaimed with rage and ago- j Testamenl, j9 sa,d to come whenever his reli ny, as the truth broke upon me, " do you de-; gion ijreaks out jn new ffory, or aains new sert your wife triumphs. He came in the Holy Spirit in the " Desert my charming wife, he replied ; ! d of pentecost. He came in the destruc " ask the hungry pauper, who turns his jack ; tion 0f Jerusalem, which, subverting the old upon the fragrant restaurant, if he deserts his , ritual jaw and breaking the power of the ene dinner. You are as beautiful, as bright, as ; ;nieg of his re;gjon , enured to it new victo lovely as ever ; you cannot think with whatrie9 He came in the Reformati0n of the a sigh I quit you.' j Church. He came on this day four years a- But- and I began a torrent of re-., when, through his religion, eight hundred crimination. i thousand men were raised from the lowest " But," said he, interrupting me, " I have ; detrradation, to the rights, and dignity, and not a sous. For you, he continued, " you are j fellowship of men. Christ's outward appear as charming as ever ; yon will win our way j ance is of liue moraent compared with the only the betcr in the world for this little ex-brighter manifestation of his spirit. The perience, and as for me I have been in Elysi-; Christian, whose inward eyes and ears are urn for three months; and that is more than touched by God,discerns the coming of Christ, your excellent prudent men can boast of, who j hearg lne soluuj Gf his chariot wheels and the plod on, day after day, that they may contin ue plodding to the end of their lives. Adieu, my adorable, my angel, that will not vanish from my sight. And here, in spite of my straggles, he em- braced roe wrth the greatest ardor, and then tearing himself away, as if he only were Me sofferer, he rushed oat the room. I have nev- er seen h'fm since. It is said that words hurt nobody, nevertheless Sampson jawed a thousand Philistines to death. A French Courtship it the Olden Time. It wa with mnch fpplinor and some utm nf mnsin. that thpP few indiffer- ! ent stanzas were sunir. one summer nirht in a ! garden of Provence, some eighty years ago. It was the very scene of song, the land of re trarch and the troubadours. But that chateau 'Cneenui, carries an atmosphere aoout ner, of Louis XIII., with its cold, regular, formal wh,ch 'mparts a soothinr and sustaining m aspect, those straight and stately walks of "Hence, and renders it easier for all to do right Louis XIV., those marble nymphs and god- ?der her administration, than in any other desses, which seemed to shiver in the cold , situation. moonlight, that long uniformity of wings and I here is a secret social sympath, which windows, that orille all rilt with blaionrv. : every mind to a greater or lessdegree,experi- these things had far more of the eighteenth century than the old time of Poets and Cava liers. But it was with as much of " The pang, the agony, the doubt," as if he had been a courtier of King Rene's, , .. . O J as much ot impatience as he had been opon the eve of his csosade, that a young lover t s probable that there is no class of peo kopt an unremitting gaze upon one window pe ln tne world, w ho have such incessant of the Chateau, At length his patience seem-! trials of temper and temptations to be fretful, ed fairly wearied out. He took up a small as American housekeepers. For a housefcee stone and flung it gently against the glass. j peys business is not like that of the other sex. It was not long before it was opened. There limited to a particular department, for which were flowers, geraniums, and sweet orange previous preparations are made. It consists uiossoins in tne Daicony oeiore u out me over could distinguish through their cluster- ing leaves the regular features, and long fair hr of her he "Hist! hist! it is I." The lady listened. She leaned her delicate head forward. There was a moment, as of doubt. " I, Gabriel de Mirabeau." She heard the name, and at once, with an immediate impulse, closed the lattice. It could not be coquetry ; there could not he a more unequivocal symptom of dislike ; a more natural instinct of repulsion. But Gabriel de Mirabeau was not a man to be disliked and repelled with impunity. He walked to the end of the long greensward be fore the chateau, and in his" passionate morti fication, made something of the same vow that another man of genius, our Knglish Sher idan, made later, under circumstances not dis-similar. He came back before the chateau. He took up another stone, and flung it with more force asainst an adjoining window. He was I in&f nlwtit in ronoQt liic enmmnne 7 Vi art it ivoa ;-fl violent, hot a verv different figure was now presented to his view. Even without that brocaded dressing gown, there could be no mistaking the Mar quis ot JLouis Av s aoe. Mirabeau's voice and melodious. grew only more tender "It is I, Emille, I Gabrirl de Mir.. beau, who adore you ; whom you have deigned to love ; whose hair I am pressing to my lips ; whose letters are shrined on my heart ; whose tokens" How much longer he might have gone on, it would be difficult to say, when the whizzing of a ball close by him, and the report of a pistol might have alarmed him for his safety. But Mi.aheau's nerves were not as another man's. He looked carelessly round, and leap ed lightly upwards to a balcony, where he was protected by a sort of verandah. What he had calculated upon took place. In less than a minute the Marquis was at his side and another pistol was at his head. " Villian ! swear that you will marry her, or I'll shoot you on the spot. Swear this in stant !" Mirabeau knocked up the weak arm of the old Marquis, and pretended a well dissimula ted reluctance. "Swear!" The pistol was again levelled at him; but this time Mirabeau affected to quail before the sight. "Iswxar, to-morrow nay, here now I will marry your daughter, only only spare my life." "Coward!" muttered the old nobleman, and all the ancient regime was in his manner ; so differently would he have acted in his own youth. "You are a disgrace to your order." Within the week Monsieur le Comte Ga briel de Mirabeau was married to Mademoi selle Emille de Covet. There were censorious people who remark ed that the marriage was rather a sudden one; and some went so far even as to say that the Count had been surprised on a balcony by the Maquis de Marignene, her father. But this story can scarcely be true, because it is told in history. One thing only is certain, that Mirabeau did not unlearn the bad habit of pistolling he had been taugh by his father-in-law. And the letter of farewell which lie made his wife write (under fear of being shot if she refused) to th's lover of her girlhood, whom she happi ly expected on that summer evening, was perhaps the most remarable even f the letters of Mirabeau. Smy Ike's Historic France. Second Advent. Beautifully and truthfully has Dr. Chan ning spoken of the doctrine of the Second Ad vent, in his memorable discourse in Berkshire, a little before his death: "There are some a- mnna us thfi nrpsrnl mnmpnt who nr wai- voice of his trumpet, when no other perceives them. He discerns the Saviour's advent in the oawn!nr 0f higher truth on the world, in j ew aspirations of the church after perfection, in the pr0siration of prejudice and error, in : briyhtef impressions of Christian love, in more i enjiahtehed aod intense consecration of the Christian to the cause of humanity, freedom and religion. Christ comes in the conversion, the regeneration, the emancipation of the world." A Good Temper in a Housekeeper. There is nothing which has a more abiding influei.ee on the happiness of a family, than lhe preservation of equable and cheerful tern- per and tones in the housekeeper. A woman who is gentle, sympathising, forbearing and ences with the feelings of those around, as they are manifested by the countenance and voice. A sorrowful, a discontented, or an an gry countenance, produces a silent sympa thetic influence, imparling a sombre shade to the-rnind, while tones of anger or complaint stl more effectually jar the spirits. ;f len thousand little disconnected items, j which can never be so systematically arran- ged, that there rsnodaily joistling somewhere. And the more strongly a woman realizes the value of time, and the importance of system and order, the more will she be tempted to ir ritability and complaint. In many cases, when a woman's domestic arrangements are suddenly and seriously cros sed, it is impossible not to feel some irritation. But it is always possible to refrain from an gry tones. A woman can resolve that what ever happens, she will not speak till she can do it in a calm and gentle manner. Perfect silence is a safe resort, when such control cannot be attained, as enables a person to speak calmly; and this determination perse vered in, will eventually be crowned with suc cess. Many persons seem to imagine, that tones of anger are needful in order to secure prompt obedience; but observation has convinced the writer that they are never necessary ; that in ali cases, reproof administered in calm tones. Would be better. It is very ceffain that some ladies do carry forward a most efficient trovernment, both of children and domestics, without employing tones of anger; and therefore they are not in dispensable, nor on anv account desirable. Though some ladies of intelligence and refine- r ment do fall unconsciously into such a prac tice, it s certainly unlady-like, and in very bad taste, to scold; and the farther a woman departs from all approach to it, the more per fectly she sustains her character as a lady. Every parent and every emplayer, needs daily to cultivate the spirit ejfpresed in the di vine prayer, "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." The same allowances and forbearances which we supplicate from our Heavenly Father, and desire from our fellow men, in reference to deficiencies, we shoSld constantly aim to ex tend to all who cross our feelings, and inter fere with our plans. Miss Beecher on Domes tic Economy. MS God of the craven heart ! Idol of millions, how splendid are thy temples,, how zealous are thy worshippers! They gather around thy smile in the morning, they leave not thy de votions at midnight! Thou smrh?t upon thern and they grow road in the midst of their palaces. They make themselves monarchs in fancy and conquerors in dreams. Who can withstand thee Thou leadest the feet of beauty, thou directest the arm of the brave ! thy pathway is the pathway of triumphs, thy presence the solace of power! Thou. silenced the voice of eloquence when the Macedonian held thee up glittering before the eye of ora tor; and the mistress of the world rose before thee in the balance ! Disposer of empires ! thou spreadest over the world. Thy spell nerved the assassin, and urged on the betray er. Thy yellow visage incited the spoiler when he sought thee on the crimson field, and made himself red in the carnage. . In alLages thou hast triumphed. Whether in the thirty pieces rewarding a Judas, or the sparkling crown on the brow of a tyrant; always alike invincible. The man of business boWs obse quiously to thee. The man of fashion falls before thee, and the miser clutches thy gar ment as though it were the curtains of heav en! Thou hast a retinue of coaches, and an army of slaves 1 Thou hast a goal of a splen did misery, where the guilt makes her alliance with death! The virgin at the sinctuary fears not thy footsteps, and the shorn priest flies not the power nf thv mao-ic. Ossian. A trie Press. "A free Press is the palladium of Liberty;" but a licentious press is the greatest curse to any community. The one will guard and protect lhe rights, the interests and the well being ef the people; the other will attack the persons, the business and the good name of all who happen not to think or act as its con ductors would desire. Tfie one will fairly and fearlessly review and comment upon the acts of the man; lhe other will abuse his per son, regardless of the injury his fair fame may sustain. A free press conducted as it should be, will be sustained by an appreciating com munity; while the licentious press, after bring ing upon its conductors ignominy and shame, is frowned from existence by the honorable and good. Going through the Motion. There was a fellow who, unfortunately for himself and family, from being a pretty good husband, took to drinking, and soon became an idle, tritling vagabond. Coming home one night, after having as usual, been on a de bauch, he began to call lustily- "Wife! wife! I say, give me some supur!" The poof wife, who, while she could do so, provided food for the family by her own toil, informed him, with tears in her eyes, that there was nothing io get a supper out of. "What," said he, "haven't you a piece of cold meatl" "NoP "Give me a crust of bread then." He was told there was none.-. " What! have you nothing-nothing?' "Nothing at all," replied the poor wife, "not even a cr6mb." After a pause "Very well very well! give me a clean plate, knife and fork. By Jupiter, Vll go through the motions any how if I starve flcrward-'s'" A Thrilling Incident ! We find the following thrilling adventure. related in a late number of the Nep, York Weekly Messenger; but whether it is from tl pen of Major Noah or no, is more than can sy. Re id and weep. i passed up the natural avenue, ana came upon the green. My feelings were very po etical as i walked slowly towards the village church, l entered. A popular preacher was holding forth, and the little was much crowded. be standing up, and I soon retain mv perpendicular posttJH revfry seat was crowded. 1, however, pasted up the aisle until I gained a position where I could have a f-tir view of the faces of nearly all present. Many ef the congregation looked curiously at me, for 1 was a stranger to them all. In a few moments, however, the atten tion of every person appeared to be absorbed in the ambassador of grace, and I also began to tike an interest in the discourse. The speaker was fluent, and many of his flights were even sublime. The music of thu woods and the fragrance of lhe heath seemed to re spond to his eloquence. Then it was no great stretch of the imagi nation to fancy that the white handed crea-; tures around me with their pouting lips, and artless innocence, were beings of a higher sphere. As my feelings were thus divided between the beauties and blessings of the two worlds, and rapt in a sort of poetical devotion, I detected some glances at me of an animated character. I need not describe the sensations experi enced by a youth, when the eyes of a beauti ful woman rest for a length of time upon his countenance, and when he imagines himself to be an object of interest to her. I returned her glances with interest, and threw all th tenderness into my eyes which the scene, my meditations, and Vhe preacher's discourse had inspired in my heart, doubting not the fair young damsel possessed kindred feelings with myself that we were drinking together at the fountain of inspiration. How could it bs otherwise ? She had been born and nurtured amidst these wilds and romantic scenes, and was made up of romance, of poetry and tender ness ; and then I thought of the purity of wo man's love her devotion her truth. I only prayed that I might meet with her where w might enjoy a sweet interchange of sentiment. tier glances continued, several times our eyes met. My heart ached with rapture. At length the benediction was pronounced, i lingered about the premises, until I saw th dark-eyed damsel set out for home, alone and on foot. Oh that the customs of society would permit; for we are surely onr in soul. Cruel formality ! that throws up a barrier be tween hearts made for each other ! Yet I fol lowed her. She looked behind, and I thought she evinced some emotion at recognizing me as the stranger of the day. I then quickened my pace, and she actually slackened hers, as if to let me coine up with her. Noble young creature !" thought I ; " her artless and warm heart is superior to the bonds of custom." I reached within a stone's throw of her. She suddenly halted, and turned her face to wards me. M y heart swelled to bujsting. i reached the spot where she stood. She began to speak, and I took off my hat, as if doing reverence to an angel. f Are you a pedlar V " No, my dear girl, that is not my occupy Hon. " Well, I don't know," continued she, not very bashfully, and eyeing me very sternly "1 thought when I saw you jn the meeting house, that you looked like the pedlar who passed off a pewter half dollar on me, about three weeks ago, and so I was determined to keep an eye on you. Brother John has got home nw, and he says if he catches the fel ler, he'll wring his neck for him; and 1 ain't sure but you're the good-for-nothing rascal af ter all." Reader, did you ever take a shower-bath,! legal Internet. Maine 6 percent. Punishment for usury for ft it of the usur New HdnipsAire:T-6 per cent. Forfeit of three tims the amount unlawfully taken. Vermont & per cent. Recovery in an ac tion, with costs, Massachusetts per cent! torfeii of three fold the usury, ; Mode Island Q per cent. Forfeit ot lbs usury and interest on the debt. Connecticut G per cent. Forfeit of the whole debt. New York 7 percent. Usurious contracts void. New Jersey 7 per cent. Forfeit of the whole debt. Pennsylvania G per cent. Forfeit of the whole debt. Delaware G per cent. Forfeit of the whols debt. Maryland 6, and on tobacco contracts, H per cent. Usurious contracts void.. Virginia 8 per cent. Forfeit double the usury taken... , . Nrrth Carolina per pent. Contracts for usury void forfeit double the usury. , South CaroUnqi pr.cent. JforeH.of in terest and premium taken, with coet to debt-' ors. . . , Georgia S per cent. Forfeit three tunes the usury, and contracts vi . . Alabama 9 pet cent. Forfeit of interest and us: ry. Missimppi9 per cent. By contract as high as 10. Usury recoverable in an action for debt. .f Louisiana 5 per cent. Bank interest 6, and conventional as high as 18 beyond that contracts void. Kentucky 6 per cent. Usury may be re coverable with costs. Ohio 6 per cent. Usurious contracts void . Indiana 6 per cent. On written agree ment may ge as high as 10. Penalty of isu rv a fine of double the excess. Mnni--6 per cent. Penalty, three-fold the amount of the whole interest. . Missouri 6, and by an agreement ai high as 10 per cent beyond that, forfeiture oi the whole interest due and osory taken. A true Sentiment well cxpres9ed."V,ixu Penn said that passion may not unfitly be called the mob of a man, whsch c ommits a ri ot upon his rcacon.
Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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