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A il;sj2y
Msirrisjgc JCxcclleiat
THE FATHER AXIJ JML'GHTEH.
Tho following was brought to us n day or
t vs o ;igo, bv
n;i !J and distingmshcti citi-
7.en, one
;vIio has sf?cn ntncli of the woild,
n ri(
1 tv!io is aMc now to res 'fd i's movpmcnts
with the eves
of a
philosopho r
Perhaps
some of
I't fore.
our readers lnve seen the nrticle
They in'V neverilmless read it n-
-i i r
;m(J wiu au vantage. ve
havn seldom met
the s;irij; snacc.
rith more good sens in
Lot every young lady vho
tsues it, f;incv for a moment that hr name
i? Sophy, and lta n.-r fuev I -addressing
her. The tnnh will ilionsiiik more deeplyin
'o her he:irt, end when ber eyes wander uti-coiiS'-ioosly
towards some manly form, some
suitor whose voice has softened while con
vet sing with her, and whose eyes have
sli me with a strange tenderness, the wise
u-oids of the Hither will he ;ipl to lise to her
memory, and influence her judgment and
her feelings. The advice is excellent.
Vhilaild. Inquirer.
A FATHER'S ADVICE TO HIS DAUGHTER
You are now, Sophy, grown up to wo
m MiV esi.iie : find you fire nut to lemfiin
:i!v iy s single. Your mother find I wotilo
h;ivc y(,o happy, Uc-. tiiise our happiness de-j-nds
on votes. The liap',ines of a virtu
ous outvj; worn n, is tu m die fin honest mai
iiipjy ; wo must, thereforr, think of marry
you. V.- i.mu tfnnfv of tfiis beiiioes,
for your f;ie through life dejx'nds on voui
eimii;e; am ive taunoi think too tnueti
Tijl'OI it.
iVulii i
permips, is more
di (Tic nit than
"n: e.ooice ol fi "oofl luisbund. ex nt ner
;i Oil.wl !,i,c:'m
h --ips the clioosui of ii good wife. Yoo, So
phy, ill !): this ne wooem ; you v.'ill be
i lie pride of oor lives, ;uej our happimss in
:, ;ie. Hut, Itonever ejeut met it vou may
Ikivc, iSo io aiH m-'ii vt') buve b'ill more.
There is no man v'no ought not to think it
au honor to havo yon there are many
vh.m it wnu 11 do you honor to obtain. A
Mi'iiiL' this number thy busim-ss is to find
one suitable to you, ,o CtM acouainled with I
tu ni, am
to make
. . '
iiiii aetpninied wish you.
i he rneatest Ihpmohss ol
maniaee. rJe-
Dfinftc nil in ntr nnnio , . . .
i " j juiius hi rigrcemeni. thai '
it won d he a loliv to flunk to find ,h,n all- I
1 ' i
file inost impoitant nuisi be n?.n!e sine of
preferable to the lest
il the oihei s cm he
procured too, so much
the belter : if thov
:annot, they must be uvm looked. Pet feci
(lappiiuss is not to he found in this world :
but tho gifiiiest of mifo nines, ..nd that
which may always be avoiJud, is to be un
liappy by one's own fanli.
There is a suiifibleness
which may be
called natural ; there is al
arising lrom me mstiiutioiis oi men, and a
suitableness that depends wholly on opinion;
ot the tw0 iHSt p;,r(ill,s aro ,,,e pro pr :ld;
es; of ihe fns.ih, children o,.l yea njud ge.
la marriag-s n,;,de by the autl.oritv ot p:t.
m.s, Ihe suitableness th; .,rises ,'rom f;vj
institutions and opinions ate alone minded
uui oeiween u,eir rank and fortui.e
both these are subject to ri.n . .i..
i.t. .
o Persons,
t,.i. i !
tui.e ; tint
ihe per
sons alone remain the same, in all ph.ces,
and at at all times ; the happiness or unhap
pinew oi tnemamage state depends, in
sp'te of fortune, on personal suitableness.
t Your mother was a woman of family'; I
large fortune; these were the sole
corporations thit influenced our parents
j'n us together. I have lost mv fo, tune,
wl'v u d 'S, her ,;,"k ; ,or8l b-V her family
a hdi-'-'-he was bJrn
union of our hear ;;; ;?, 0"r d,S,rPS9' ,,?e
.i r. .... , m;il'e P for everv thi.ifr.
P tor every thins;
iuu couiormiiy oi our tastes
ill's retirement. We live
Vnrfv ! In l !m
rnaue us chnnn
hating Ir .
companion. Sopliv is our com, " ."d anU
, , - Ulllt' I I .
we thank the Almighty for giving
taking away every thing else. 1
Vou see, my dear child, whither Provi.
nce hath brought us. Those considera
nSJei 5uc'1 occas,cnpd our marriage are va
llum? tllal w,lion w'as accounted as no-
it is foT a11 OUr PP'ne555
xIutual hcW? and wife 10 suil themselves.
i!ir eyes;!; ght to be their first tie,
first guides ; for ls T" UglU 10 be lheif
'!'ey are joined to,'' dul-v nfler
'hor so in '-ivr, ' 13 ,0 lvo one ano-
ir 4jyo, cr not i0 lowo t i t
u 10ve, doth not a -
ways depend upon us ; this duty necessarily
implies anoilicr.' namely, to begin with lov-
ing one auothei before marriage. This is a
law of nature which cannot be abrogated :
those who'hav restricted it, by many civil
laws, have more regard to the anue-irance
of order than to the morals of the people.
You see, my dear, that the morality we
preach to you, is not difficult , it tends only
to make vou your own mistress, and to
make us refer ourselves entirely to you for
the choice of your husband. -
A ter giving you our reasons for leaving
you at full liberty loni ike yom own choice,
i' is proper to mention those which ought to
induce you to use it with prudence. Sophy,
you have got good nature, and good sense,
much integi iiy and piety, and those qualifi
cations which a woman ought to have ; and
you are not disagreeable, but you have no
fortune ; you have the best riches, indeed,
but you wan? those which are most valued
by the world. Do not aspire, therefor, to
what you cannot attain to ; and regulate
your ambition not by your own judgment,
or your motbei's and mine, but by the opin
ion of mankind.
If nothing were to be considered hut me
rit equal to your own, f know not here I
stiouiu set limits to your hopes ; but never
raise them above your fortune, which, you
are to remember, is very small. You never
saw oor pidspeiity ; you were born after
we failed in the world. You have made our
poverty pleasing to us, and we have shared
in it without pain. Never, child, seek for
that wealth which we thank heaven for tak
ing from us ; we never tasted happiness un
til we lost our riches.
You are too agreeable, Sophy, not to
please somebody ; and you are not so poor
as to render you a burthen to an honest man.
You will be courted, and perhaps by per
sons who are not worthy of you. If they
show themselves what thev really are, yon
will form a just estimate" of them; their
outside will not impose upon you long ; but
though you have good judgment, and can
discern merit, you want experience, and
know no. how fa, men can dissemble. An
artful cheat may study jour ,9lo. ;n order
to seduce vou, and counterfeit" "before you
the virtues to which he is an absolute stran
ger. Such a ono, child, would ruin you be
fore you perceived it ; and you would not
ce y-'ur error, until it was past recovev.
The most dangerous of all snares, and the
mly otie uum winch reason can restrain
you, is that into which the passions hurry
me ; if ever you h ive the misfortune to fall
itno i?, you will see nothing but illusions and
rnimeras ; your eyes will he fascinated,
your j .dgment will be confused, and vour
il! corrupted ; you will cherish your very
rror, and when you come to see it, you
i!l have no desire to leave if. Ii is to So
phVs reason, not to the bias of her heart,
that we commit her ; while passion hath no
ascendency over you, iui'ee fur yourself:
out v iiene ver you
fall in love, commit the I
care ofyomself to your mother.
This agreement which 1 nronose to vnn.
, i- - - - -,
' I'll I . r . t . - n t I . I a
..uwu. tsiftiii tor you, ana restores the
national ord 'r. It is usual for parents to
choose a husband for their daughters, and
to consult her only for form's "sake. We
shall do just the contrary : you shall choose
and we shall hp cnncnlioW -r
j litis light, Sophy, freely and wisely: the
Ua"a "T !S SU,Ia?,B ,01' 'ou ""S1"
v ' own r inirp ;inrl . I
ne
who must judge whether you are not mista
ken in this suitableness for vou. and who.
, ,
, " -V0U T W,lhoul knowng it,
what vnn Iiaifn rr
b "
hat you have no mind to.
PARENTAL FAULT-FINDING.
It is at times necessary to censure and to
punish. Bui very much may be done by
encouraging children when ihev do well.
Be ever more careful to expres's your ap
probation of good conduct than disapproba
tion of had. Nothing can more discourage
a child than a spirit cf incessant fault finding
on the pari of i s paients. And hardly any
thing ran exert a more injurious influence
upon the disposition both ot ihe pan u and
Uie child.
There are two motives influ ncing human
action, hope and fear. Bin who would not
prefer lo have her child i(l.nA ..a
ciiiiriiirt hv ,hQ a .v, gu.,u
y ,he titsue "f pleas ng, lather
n,o i. r rv
t'tan by fear ofufiVndins? Ifa mil",I1PP nou
er express her gianficaiion ahen her chil
dren do well, and is always censuring when
she sees anything amiss," they die discour
aged and unhappy. Thy fee. that their is
uo use in trying to please. Their disposi
tions become hardened and sowed by this
ceaseless fietting. At last finding that,
whether they do well or ill, they are eqeally
found fault with, they relinquish all efforts
to please, and become heedless of reproach
es. But let a mother approve of a child's con-.
!duct when she ran.
Ct when she can. Let her show that his
good behavior makes her sincerely happy.
Let her reward him for his effort to pleate
by smiles and affection. In this way she
will cherish in her child's heart some of the
noblest and inost desirable feelings of our
nature. She will cultivate in him an amia-
te disposition and a cheerful spirit.
Vour child has been during ihe day very
?od and obedient. Just before putting him
lS. .f .f"r niaht you take his hand and
7 a 7 Sn' yu have been a good boy
to-day h makes me very happy to see you
so kind and.obedient, God loves little chil
oren who are dutiful 0 ;heir parenls, Hnd he
promises to make them happy." This ap
probation from his mother is to him a great
reward. And when with moie than an or-
dlnary ;,fiectionate tone yoti sn Good
niyhi. mv rlar con " h"iouo0 u rnm
iigm, my uear son." he leaves the room
with his heart full of feeling, and then he is
happy, and resolves that he will trv to do his
dmy Mother at Home.
From the Portland Advertiser.
BUSKER HILL MOHMENT. .
Since the completion of the Bunker Hill
Monument, there has not been published a
ny exact and full description of its appear
ance and position, as it was left by the ar
chitect and constructor s. Notwithstanding
the vast number of persons that were gath
ered around its base on the Battle Anniver
sary, and the great number of strangers con
stantly visiting it, there are many who may
be gratified with a biief newspaper note of
its present appearance and relation to sur
lOnndihg obj'-cts.
It stands on the summit of Breed's Hill
When it was commenced, this eminence
was mostly without the settled part of
Charlestown, in the rear of the town. The
slope toward Boston was long since occu
pied by dwelling houses, and one of the
principal streets of the town ran along that
side, some two or three hundred feet from
the summit lidge. It was the original in
tention of the Monument Association to re
tain a large open square around the Monu
ment, comprising most of the localities of
the American position, but they were sub
sequently obliged to adopt a moro contract
ed space, and the greater part of the hill, on
both sides, and at each end, so to speak, is
filling up with dwelling houses and other
structu.es. The open space reserved for
(he Monument, is a square, in the cenlre of
which it stands. Wnhout this square are
broad streets, which have been formed bv
digging down from the summit some fifteen
or twenty feet. These streets have on the
sides towards the Monument, paved side
walks on the opposite sides, building lots,
many of which are occupied. The Mono
meat is thus left, as though standing on an
immense pedestal of earth, the sides of
which are four or fivo hundred feet in
length, and have a sleep slope or glacis, co-
VTd W,V'' ,urf The surf ce Pedes
tal, or jYlenument Square, is the original and
sacred soil of Breed's Hill, which has no;
been disturbed since the dnys of the Ilevo
lution, save in the spot, where tho obelisk
stands, and which is now, as it nlwaysJias
been, covered with grass. On this surface,
are still seen the traces of defensive works,
like -a redoubt or battery, the relic of the
works thrown up by the British, after they
had giined this commanding position.
Although, therefore, tho nonion of the
hill notvicserved forpatiiotic remembrance
does not comp ise the entire scene of i he
battle, not even ihe whole of he Ameiican
position, yet the space is large enough to
suit the dignity of the Monument, and to
comprise, perhaps, the muSl important
points, of the actual conflict.
On each side of the square, granite steps
ascend the clacis, fro
ui which pravelld
walks lead to ihe Monument in the centre.
The entrance 10 the interior of the Monu
ment is on the norlh side, in the rear. Con
nected with this entrance, theie is a low
wooden structure, erected to contain the
steam engine employed in hoisting ihe
stones of ihe work. The same engine is
still used to move an apparatus for ascend
ing the summit. Whether any permanent
arrangement of this sort is intended, or
whether any structure whatever will be al
lowed to remain connected with ihe Monu
ment, has not been announced probiby
not.
The Monument being in its exterior
frm an obelisk, the iuieiior is a hollow
cone. A circular stair case leading to the
summit is supported by ihe exleiior wails,
and by the wall o?!shell of this interior cone,
Within ibis cone, at its base, some ten or a
dozen persons may staed conveniently ;
near the summit it is just laige enough to
receive the steam car. which may hold fonr
The steam car, so called, is only a cylindri
cal cage made of plank aud boards, and is
elevated by means of pulleys and stout
ropes attached to the apex of the Menu
merit. At the top of the stairs and of this
hollow cone, is a square apartment, ilv
floor of which is some fifieen or twenty feet
beiow the apex. Twenty persons or more
may easily stand in this lofty chamber, a
bout two hundred feet from the ground. On
each of its four sides is an aperture, out of
which two persons can look together, with
out inconvenience. From these loop hi les,
though they are hardly noticed below, the
view of the en i.e surrounding coun ry i
perfectly commanded. The view towards
the sea, is particularly striking. Bns'on har
bor, and the islands and points of land enclos
ing it are so foirshortened at this grpat height,
that ihe eye reaches at once to ihe oc-an,
and a great extent of Massachusetts Bv, of
which the coast c.mi he ttaced far down to
wards Capd Ann, seems to be at the feet of
the beholder.
Attached to the walls of this'spartment are
two small pieces of brass cannon, 3 or 4
pounders, well known to those acquainted
with Massachusetts antiquities. Ii seems
they are two out of four, which belonged to
ihe Province of Massachusetts, at the break
ing out of the war. They came into the
hands of the patriots, and these were the on
ly pieces of ordnance, then lo be found in
the whole continental army. Two of tbem
were captured by the enemy,the others
were saved, and after the war, became the
property of some persons in Boston. At
enmn lm fir O iher. thev were severally na-
med Hancock asfd Adams, and by a Resolve j
of ihe Cnniino.,.1 r
in ir. . "7'""l congress alter the war,
of h'P'"!n Was carved uPn the surface
oi eacn, Wlh its na slalil,g ,lejr historv
11 L "e f ,hem' ,hrg" accident or
"I "sage, ,s considerably fractured. Thev
now enjoy a fi, repository, affixed to the eter"-
bf B'uXHm.ieh co,"n, tcs lhe
Except ,;hese two cannon, and the sacred
ground itself, ,here is nothing els having a
y historical relation or consequence, at
tacned to or connected with the Monument.
Its natrio.ic uses will be as simple and
grand, as us artistic design.
ECCENTRICITIES OF A MADMAN. -Mr.
.a lawyer in Vermont, doing a
good business, once heca.ne insanp. and tnL
it into his head to abandon ihe practice of
law and engage in basket making. He was
at first a very awkward hand at 'this employ
ment, but by dint of perseverance he soon
became very skilful, and cenid weave a bas
ket as well fis he had foimerlv woven an ar
gument at the bar. He followed this busi
ness about six months, when taking a new
notion into his head, he abandoned it to lhat
of chairbottoniing.
The material used for this occupation was
baik, which he stripped from the trees in
summer, when it peals most easily. Having
come homo one diy, covered from head to
foot with mud, he was asked where he had
been thil he had got so thoroughly bedaub
ed. He answered that he had been in a
neighboring swamp after an elm bark, of
which he exhibited a strip about forty feet
bng.
"Do you remark 1" said he triumphantly.
'Yes ; hut how does that account for your
heing so muddy 1 It isn't usual to find mud
on the top of a tree."
"No; but you may sometimes find it at
the bottom though. 111 tell vou how I
found it. I cut ihe bf rk near the root of
the tree and then stripped it upwards, ex
pecting it would come to an end and break
off after a while. But it hung on like a suit
in chancery and I stripped, until it imi up
forty feet and as strong as ever. Thinks I
to mVSel f. lhereS no tlSH in nnrcninn iV?u
r "
to-myself, there's no use in pursuing ihis
ihing any farther, and so I'll enter a nolle
prosequi. But not to lose ihe benefit of
what I had done that was the p int lobe
decided. 1 wished at least lo save cost
pshaw! 1 foigot I'm not a lawyer now.
Well as I was saying, I looked at the sub
ject to consider how i could secure the bark.
It was too strong for me to break off. At
any rate, thought I, there is more lhan one
way to skin a cat, as a butcher would say.
If 1 cannot break off ;hi bark I can climb
op by it. No sooner thought lhan done I
seized hold of ih- strip, and placing my feet
against the trunk of ihe tree, up I went,
hand overhand. By ihis method of climbing
ou will perceive my head must have been
downward, a id nearly in a hoiizontal posi
tion my feet being b;aced against the tree,
and my head standing from ii in an anL'le of
about ninety degrees. Having arrived at
the proper height, I was then in a quandary
how to get my knife out of my pocke , and
how to get il open when it was out If I let
go with one hand I was fearful the other
would'nt hold me. How ver, says I, it's
neck or nothing. I'll try the experiment ai
anv rate. So 1 gripped power fully with mv
ieft hand, whife I took out my knife with
my right, and opened it with my teeth, whip
ped off the hark gs clean as the law would
dock an entail. And what do you think
tvaa iti rp.iill 7
WSiy you came flat on your back of
course."
'itight, gentlemen of the jury a very
correct verdict, indeed. I came down flat
in the mud Never was a client laid flatter
on his, ba:k than I and never was one
more completely bedaubed with filth and
mud. But thanks to the yielding nature of
the soil, I saved my bones, and only brought
away the mischief on my coat. I gained the
cause, too, which is more than I can say of
all my undertakings."
The company lau.hed heartily at tho ex
lawyer's account of his xploii, while the
la;u r hanging up his coat in the sun, said,
lhat the mud, like the old woman's grease
would rub off whn it was dry.
He continued ihe occupation of chairbot
toming, when suddenly becoming sane again,
he resumed ihe practice of law, and has ver
sinre preferred laying his opponents on their
backs in a legal waj to being laid on his
own in so ludicrous a manner as that above
related.
A CROWN GAINED. A French officer, who
was prisoner on his parole at Reading, met
with 9 Bible. He read it, arid was so struck
with its contents, that he was convinced as
to ihe truth of Christianity, and he resolv. d
to become a protectant. When his gay 11
sociales rallied him fot taking so serious a
turn, he said, in bis vindication, ' 1 havo
done no more than my old school fellow,
Bernadoite, who is become a Lu beian."
Yes," but he became so," slid his associ
ate, " to obtain a crown."
My object," said the Christian officer,
is the same. We only differ as lo the
place. The object of Bernadoite is lo ob
tain a crown in Sweden, mine to obtaio one
iu Heaven."
TwiSTiprcATfOM. "Father wants vru to
send hirn two yards of black' broadcloth J he
don t care what color it is, and when he kids j
j I
n,s pig last week, He'll pay you what you ;
owe him.
FROM THE CLARION.
TOSSNOT DEBATE, NO. 2.
Mr. Edit m : I have agin had the plea
sute of atleoding a meeting of the
Debaiing Society, ol the proceedings of
which, I send you a small sketch. After
gaining my old position on the stump, 1 ap
plied my eye to the chink, and saw that tie
debate had not, commenced, but an ineguW
chit-chat was going on. After a short dis
cussion, I overheard the following from the
President : "Oentlemen, this must be sioplj
if this is In to inn on so, wo are teetotally
brokened up and ruined. We must appoint
omebody to keep watch, and not have such
eaves diopping rascals putting us in ihe pa
pers." (A member.) -Gems, I've hearn say
as how the masons has a way to find out
when any body's watching on 'em.and I think
dat two or three on us had better jine the
masons, and den we kin tell when any body's
a' peeping." (Secretary.) "1 think,, Tdr.
President, that we'd tetter appii.t two mem
bers logo out aud watch half an hour, an den
send ouijwo more to take theii places ; and
dat dey'd better stay out in de wood?, about
50 yards from the house, so as to keep per
sons fully out of hearing; and, Mr. President,
1 put that in the form of a resolution before
the society, for as you said before, if
don't, we shall be teetotally and most assur
edly broked up." Tiiis settled the matter
under discussion, and the President put it to
the society, who all cried out, ;ih!" and
the two m mbers having been appointed by
the Piesident. 1 thought it best to shift my
quarters, which I did bv esconsing msell
in the corner of the chimney. The'uvo
members passed quite close to me, and I
heard one sy as they 'passed : 'Let's keep
together, 'case I'm a small man, and it's so
aarK ; oy might kill me eenamost
I I 1 . . .
afore
you could git to me." I did not hear the re
ply, but as far as I could see ihem, they
kept together, and finding I had no hino to
. o
learirom them, I turned my attention 10
what was going on wnhin. Shortly after,
ihe Piesident rose and read ihe following
queiy : "Which is the most we. omoiis wi
per, the Raccoon or the Possum ?" and led
offthe debate as follows : Gentlemen, you
have the ques ion now before you, and
ready for your speeches, and I'm afraid thai
any remarks fiom the Piesident, mighi be
calculated lo create a sorter liinpeino ofd.
members luwords dat side, which rn'orh
create a sorter in quality in de votes on de
question, which in my opinion would b
onjnst : derfore, gents, vou may look noon
me as a neuter. Proceed with the debate."
The leader of ihe raccoon side then rose.
and spone ast follows : "Mr. President. 1
rise, sir, to ax de question w hether sii, in
debating this q i ry, we must confine oui-
1 t ...
selves to ine wenomosity of ihe varmints
oi ate wo allowed logo into the wiciou.nt
ofde beasts, in de destruction of de farmer's
produce. I he Piesident thought the gen
ilem in could debate the viciousness of the
beasts, ' be ase if we don't debate tho vi
ciousness, how aie we to find ut the we
nomosity." The member then proceeded.
"I think, Mr. President, de raccoon is de
most wenomous wiper ve have in dese parts
becase, Mr. Piesident, he's sartin death and
destruction on young iosin ears, b sides de
fowls he destroys, while de 'possum is an
in.iicent little thing, and satisfies his i -pari
ty by eating yarbs and 'cimmons. i think,
Mr. Piesident, I have clarly showed dai de
raccoon is de most wenomous wpet , but
when I come to de wiciousness of de war
mints, I say sar, and w idoutde fear of eru
dition, dat de raccoon is de most wicrous."
The member took his seat, and one of the
opposing membeis rose, and with the utmost
gravity, drew from his Docket the tail of an
opossum, and extending it at full length on
the table before him, proceeded as follows .
"Mr. President, I never expected to have
to speak on this subject, for to my mind, the
mailer is so plain that I thought no person
of discretion would dispute it ; but sir, I
heard the gentleman sav that the raccoon
was not only the most wenomous, but the
most wicious of all de vipers in dese parts.
This, sir, I give my undeniable denial, and
go on to produce the pro f. Look at this,
sir, (holding up ihe tail.) does this look like
tho extremity of an innicrnt little animal?
Does this look like the tail of a beast thai
Satisfies his tapachv, by devoming yaibs
and kitchen sauce ? I pause for a reply.
No sir, you've all seen an old field mocca
sin, and you all know how wenomous he is.
Well here's the thing as looks as much like
il as twins, an it stands to ieason dere must
be some wenomositv about it. Whar dere's
so much smoke, derc's saitin to be some
fire." Tiie gentleman was here interrupted
oy ine entrance ot the piq et, who stated in
a humid manner, that they had discovered
somebody in one of the trees near the house,
and had run in to get assistance. After a
humid consultation, they all sallied in mass
and entered ih woods. I followed along,
keepieg w ithin hearing, and all suon arrived
tlh tree. Who are you 1 says the Pns
i en;. Yare ! was the sa ppish reply.
Come don, sir. Yiwaie I and the break
ing of a iwig, which caused the Piesident
to retire a fw pacs. -Was dat a pistol X
says one. . Nothing fallowing the snap, the
President advanced again to the foot of the
tree. Are you going to come down ? Ya
ware 1 again from the tree. Perhaps he's a
Frenchman, savs nnp. WftMl mi vou down
- - - - - - j
and see whoyau are. Yaware are ! I ax
- j - - i
you once for all, are you coming down ! i
- - j -
Yaw are are are ! Gil the axe boys ; and it
uic cub ail i Ull MIC
was soon procured, and the President in
strocting the rest to keep watch, commenced
upon the tree, which was near threo feet in
dimeter, ,a about ha!f an h the
fotiered.and ihe P.esident dnecied each
man to ge. a good stick. . He then commen
ced again, and the ,ree 'soon Ml.
whole party iben rushed in, and I after a scuf
fle and kind of running fight, the President'
emerged holding by , .he tail a miserable
looking Intle opossum. Whereupon, tho
gentleman whose speech had been interrup
ted, cried out that this wasaconvinciog
pr.o, that the possum w0S the most wenom
ous wiper, to which ail agreed, and started
for home ; and as 1 ws fcll aIonPf , raj(je
He best of my wayack to the plce wuere
I left my horse, and in a short time, was in
ny room in our qiet little village' G. S.
PRETTY GCpD '
' .The Boonslick (Mo,) Times' , ells tld
follow.ngofone to the constables in ihose
parts : ;. x
A friend who has just returned f.omthe
upper counties, infoimc c it... - i.;i
one day at u farmer's house, on the road
lltn a- rw , I . . . 1 " i
----- (inn iii ior lino i
- ... e llad an execution ognin't
Inland wished ,o levy on his property
rii.ee banelsof corn arm elf wJe hhui-
; ,ul "S be,,,g he suaotal. The ror;,la.
ble cneeivingir , he hi, duty ,o lay hands
on every thing he ex-cu.ed.pn ce. d o d,s
charge said duty, taking hold of ever, ear of
corn saying each, lime, "I execute thec "
and lay it aside, after going Vcr ,he ,,pft
barrels of com wah the same ceremony, u,
proceeded to execute the calf. 1 ordeV ,
tch.t easily, he offered il some con, hut
'he bait was refused. He look nfier iU.t
,tn, tU,d he nm-bein. H Utile lame the ealf
a:her outran him uver bill and hollows
th-J went he Bralbig al the ca'fs loii as
he ran. Finally the calf s.umbleo over a
log a. d fell, he being in too close pursuit to
discover the log wet over loo : and the calf
and constable were in a pile togelhe. ; in the
fall he carrght the elf by the tail, and as
" d,f so h h-a h, and .he corisiablo
'Jiculated, cxccuie tnc." He then
retired, much fatigued, savin' hn 1,'r,,,
---- v
execute any thing else lhan a calf.
REVOLUTIONARY ANECDOTE.
The Providence Journal contains tho
following, furnished by a correspondent. If
....... uucuiu.es oi virtue and heroism, of
proves, and fcnduranre among ,he patriots
ot he Kev, lutionary Army, which are nfloal,
could be collected into one volun.e, what a
treasure of its kind would it be :
" .Ou iheSMi of August, 1778, the army
under command of Gen. Sullivan, landed on
Hhode Island. A detachment of three hun
dred men under commai.rf of Col. Laurens
iteut. iot. Huerv. and M nini- sil. rPli ...
(one of Rhode Island's bravest suns,) im'
mediately marched to the vicini'v f ,h
B itish lines. Maior Ta'bot m.l u,nl
qua, ter of-n mile in advance, and at" some
distance fom the road dic..r,.,l f.,.,r
armed wiih cutlasses h..i a i ..i i
P i ..... iiu
"o fire arms about ihem he n de up loil.cm
demanded ivh:.i .1 ,
I hinkina hint in ho . r .
. ' "I'isu oujrer, lliev
began lo make excuses. H ,i. a- 'i
them to march o the r,,i ..
.. 1 Wilt. Ill it t
time, lo deliver him ihei. han..c .vo. i.
'hey did. He then told hem il.Jil t...
prisoners. The writer of this ar icle saw
M jor Talbut whej driving ttum before
him."
FRANKLIN AND GREENE.
hde the Ametic.n arrnv, in 1775, wa
beseiging Bosion, Congress s-oi lo ihecamp
a special committee, at the head of which
was Dr. Franklin, Gen. Gnene, ,n a let
ter dated "Piosp t Hin. Oct. 16 1775
and addressed M Gov. Wa.d, thus desciibes
the impression hich this great phi'osopher
made upon him: -The commit. ,c from ihe
Congress arrived last evening, ard I had
the honor to be introduced io lhat verv
great man, Dr., Franklin, whom I viewed
wuh silent admiration durinc ihe wlml.
evening. Attention watch, a;.
conviction closed his pniods." Beniiful
uum uno gteal man to anoih r, both
of whom were first a runner tlu. r.w.m..i :n
, , - IUIIIIIU3I 111
"u ry s great struggle, and both fragrant
with revolutionary renown.
H t "
LANGUAGE OF THE NESTORIAXS.
To the Christain scholar, the language
and literature of ihe Nesto.ian Christians
are objects of much inie.est. Their ancient
language ,s Syriac, by some supposed to
have been the.common language in Palestino
in the days of Christ, and the saW V which
our Saviour himself conversed ar preached
and probably not different much tr. m ii!
IhisIangtMge i- still ihe Iioguage of ihe
Nestorians. Their books are neatly all
written in it. They conduct their cones-,
pondence in it; and, though a dead language
the best educated of'heir clergy become ahl
to converse in it Willi fluency. The vernacu
hr language of fh N-storian h a modern
dialect of the Symc E?ghi Years in Per
cure Fou mn;uyjA ris.M.
The Edubt of the Albany; (Gorgi,)
u"u r' reCommend the f il,Mvn2 remedy
vf hich hf say ho has rrie.f, with siffaar suc
cess. "Swa'low a nincfi nf A :jj
, "utuaa
aoout as big as a pear three times a day just
jic mr-rtis, fnu iii n w en or ies vou will
be well; it dnh'i "smell like apule-" bui-
.1
never mind it s a sovereiirn rrj v .,.
al
ed to wash it down with "a drink o turnout'
but if you have any scrooles abaut a dram
is hot irnpor.act."