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W ' " 1 1 - "Ml-; - I'-: I (if- I -.v. -v-: - -' - i 1 HASCHBASCH THE PEARL DIVER. , BY J K. PAULDING. , TT AsriHB Vsch was held bv creneral consent the, best - Oliver in all tlie gulf I of Ormuz. He would pliinge deeper.l stay longer, and -come up drier man any uau horse, nail alligator nj me whole western ueuiF"j: But, soioaehowor other, he was always unsuccessiuij ffhi. KrAnn-bt im Knth ivdqJTnll of oysters, ten to one they diS not contain a pearl ; so that at last ne got to be a by-word among his fellows, who used to nn i Qne flay after frent disappointment indmng, f he, ina"fit .k dispairTThreiv an oyster, which he knew .Was too plump and healthy to have any aris in it ' :ur nL;neT a rock hard bv, that he broke the : feheU: kndiwaf not only astonished but aWed to see - .. J r r - i aiiu "" " j , f ,.i r ''--' -1 J .anHmn trrm tn rsifmpnta - Ac ;t rrrnrrnnllv cleared away, he beheld a little squab WeninlJ with an oyster knife in his hand, and bo fat that he might pass lor the personincation oi a verita ble blu6 pointer, j ; I Haschbasch contemplated the droll figure till he re covered from his terror, arid fell to laughing with all Ma might. At length he j exclaimed. L r Who art thou, and whence didst than comer' ."I am the Genius of Oysters," replied the strange 3 lttle man, Mand I came, from the bottom ot the sea. How darest thou break triv foalace in this rude manner iTTnjsrvhhaearh nnnlifripd wrv rpKnpr.tfnllv. and I ex plained the cause ol Ins violence, at the same time ap poanng to nis compassion lor paraon. " Ydu lopk so round and jolly," said he. " J am sure you niust be good natured. 1 never heard of, such a person that was otherwise." "Well," said the placable Genius, " I will not be an exceptional forgive thee, nay, I will reward thee, Ibr, between ourselves, I was a prisoner when you rer leased me. t waaKhut ud bv a tyrannical necroman cer of an alderman, for eating oysters in a month that had no r in it. I owe you a good turn there dive just where I throw tins." -So! saying he flung'a piece of chip into the sea, and Haschbasch obeyed his commands. The queer Ge niusswallowed the contents of the broken oyster at one ihmithful, and, waddling down to the wave,,dis awteared in its blue bosom. i : In a few minutes Haschbasch came up with both hands fiill oi oysters, each ot which, on beinTopened was f ound to contain a pearl as big as a pigeoiv&egg : ! At that moment tne Genius emerged from the wa- .ters and" after DufHntr like a nomoise. exclaimed, " Go 'o Ispahan;" and again. vanished, having only come ip to take a mouthlul ol air. ii Haschbasch concealed his prize ora every eye .laid shut his lips on the subject as close as ah oyster lie too!c leave of little Flimflam ; the black eyed daugh ter of the collector of the Schah's tribute, who, if he had dreamed of the large pearls,-would have had his ;cad off, in less than no time, and promising soon to 'return,- departed tor the renowned city ot Ispahan where Schah Husaien, who called himself the ''king of kings,?' then reigned, if not in the affections, at least m the tears ot his people. v Haschbasch, after considering a day or two con t -crning the best manner of disposing, his treasure on .1 u's arrival at ; Ispahan, at length determined upon going to the:,' "fountain head at once. W know not where he got: his experience, but lie had somehoy tQund out that it was always best so deal with princi pals1 in rnatters of business. I i Accordingly one day vhen the Tgreat " kingof kings" Aas amusing lapeople with the Toyal larce of ' pride 4ii ;th garb of humility," and listening very conde scendingly to'; petitions he forgot 4he next moment; liascjibasch threw himself on his 1'ace, licked a reason able quantity of dust, and in tones and words of genu ine eastern humility, "begged an audience of the vicer regent' ol Allah, the master of the universe, and the example of tlie "angels. ' ; I: Schah Hussein was tickled at these new and illus t! ions titles, .which he thought were peculiarly appli- !ble to him, above all hTs predecessors, not excepting n e great Russian himseli, wlio is celebrated in the : ' pic ol Ferdousi,' containing-twenty thousand bad verses. He ordered. Haschbasch to wait the conclu sion of the farce, and then attend him at the palace. The diver crhwled afler him to his royal residence, ;aid being admitted on all fours, most laudably peti t toned tor a private interview, on a matter of the ut- laostconsequence. He did not torget to Conclude by calling the Schah, a? before, "vice-regent of -Allah, iiaser of the universe, and example of fje angels." The: Schah was melted into compliance, and beckon ed li)m to follow to his private apartment. ; ! .:Whcn there Haschbasch prostrated himself 365 ',ntne?. the vice-regent counting aH the while! on his lingers. -; f ; "7Vell, slave," cried the Schah. c;what would thy rbsojlent presumption have? Take notice, if thy bu siness is not of sufficient moment to excuse thy bold" .tcqudst, thou art as dead as the man who offended me yesterday, by sneezing in the midst of a- speech I was making to the representative of the Giaours, who Hasclibasch thought he had got himself into a pret - ty predicament, and .trembled-so that he could scarce '4 Jy find the pearl as big as a pigeon's egg, which he hac brought with Inm. The Schah began be alarmed, lest he should be fumbling for a dagger to despatch him, and was just on the point of calling for help, when he was struck almost dumb by the sight of : fhe magnificent bauble, , t i ; Allah cried he, snatching it out of tkenands of t he shiyeririg diver. " Allah ! can I believe -mi y eyes ! Is it not thefghost, the shadow, the counterfeit, of a real pearl ? If it be, slave, tremble! for thy life shall pay the forfeit of my disappointment. Hast thou any more' like tliis ?" 1 Haschbasch assured him that there wasHhot such another in the world, and that it wass'enuineC f The Schah, on jconuiaring it with some which he wore about him, becattiesatisried. He debated in his Own mind whether to purchase it at any price, or jnake vshort work of it by cutting off Hachbasch's liead, and becoming his heir, according to the laws ;ind customs of Pepsin, 'that is to .say, the will of the - king of kings. ' j Justice, -however, prevailed. lie recollected the charming titles Haschbasch had bestowed upon him, and that head! thus enabled him to triumph over " his barbarian neighbor, the Giaour of Russia, who had just drubbed him soundly, and possessed himself oi. two or three pt his finest. provinces. i u He Jias not such a pearl in all his diadem !" ex- c.Taimed he mentally. "What is thy price for this treasure 7 Quick tell me this instant, or ; 4iExamDleof the ansrels!" cried Haschbasch. Ma mere tribe nothingdtmt to make rpe governor of the t lie drudgery, while I pocket the Honors aqd the money 1 j' Th mi art Vr fchahin a transport : I would hae given thee the ioiT? lhe DPPrtunity to eclipse the barbarian ;'-uu"Ur.i jrlVP ma. U lr J A !.- it i vin e ; TKnk. . w pcii i, aim Ldtvci uiy ion. vcrnnr hf stmckHaschbasch departed, go- :p6m The next day he large as a small iS;1 1U ltUrban feed their old mrtnm . ue people iieiuier mis- Itdtv ctnnrt' ns ... i J?'-4:""4. Nuo ad met tho Wihi- nf.thp u,ed t(xsnch matters. 1 lheir new I hey were j j Haschbasch was a tolerable r i 1 mad.e a number of wise reSnJi "?c? He to see-put into execution; and i4"V orgot : , of proclamations, to which no body ?? (uantity Tenuon, nowever, he boasted of the Vpf. at" had brought about, smoked a golden pir U?? he ,ieet long, with entire satisfaction. His d?nutv w6?n capilal lellowj according tb contract, heVd v?ta excellency's work foe him, , but he did not eivt hi 5U trio mnnoir TTo 1,..K l. i . v . &lve mtU r i i k -u ' a au a.ngnt to a trifle vi fiy iuuuciy auu cAturuuu, on n is own proper ac li U i ! uuui mm wiiai. ucuv can uiame nim t king: nay, much happier than a. little kin in the?e NORTH CAROLINA SENTINEL, AND NEWBERN COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL! AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCER: degenerate days. Nobody troubled him with protocols and non-interveuiiULJ. nc uou ma uaiiuiuj giris, ins storv tellers, his poets, and his parasites, who swore by Allah ne was n to De ocnrn oi rersia.: ; ne aie hugely of the richest vians j he drank under the rose, wine dearer than Chateaux Margaux, and iv sung odes of Hafiz till he could neither see nor heaif, arid in time he waxed as fat as the Genius of Oysters. But alas! that mortal man cannot enioy Kll these things without paying more for them than they are worth I Hncrhhaofh hamn to hA KlPPnV "til ay, ami wakeful all night. His deputy took upon hi m an me duties of his principal, and Hasch&ascn cumu and dnnk and sing odes and admire uie ua.u6 . f. DWDr , TJa cAmiroa lonfTP.d 10r S U1VC, f U V vjrav ofvaHPtv. PVPti thonrh he should bring upjiiotrang j , - r- . i but ovsters without any pearls. - i listless, tedious, laborious sort of apathy m a pool gal lery that overlooked the ; street. He yawntd once twice, thrice, and at length exclaimed audibly, tho' (Inn K nmriniTa flfiDlUiaiUl" V , " almost unconsciously to pimsen. . j - " O Allah ! if I only had something to dof. .n' Mahomet! if I only had nothing to jlo !" an swere'l a voice In the street directly under thji gallery He looked down and beheld a diminutive; haunch back of a fellow, about four feet high, and as crooked as a ram's horn, bending under two heavy buckets " Whaart thou?" cried Haschbasch, rubbing his eyes " Buz-buz, the water-carrier, answered the other, " What wouldst thou ?" ' "I should J ike to be a governor. You paid, just '.t . 1 tTf .i now, you wanted something to do, and i wain no thing to do. Let us exchange, and we shall each nave our wish." . i "Thou art a merry slave. I cannot give thee my office, but I will make thee my jester. Thou sh alt make me laugh, and I will make a man ol thee. Come hither." " You must add a cubit to my statute before you can do that; but, however, I accept your offer, lor it you only krjew how lazy I am you won . pity me. Buz-buz proved a most invaluable auxiliary in as sisting Haschbasch to kill time. His spiritsf were in exhaustible; and if not always witty, he supplied its absence by impudence; which sometimes jdoes just as well. At length Haschbasch w.lled him to give some account of himself. f "I was born crooked as you see," said hf, "which was a oreat hanniness: (in- I never knew what it was to be strait, and therefore escaped thf curse of being miserable by comparison. I was apprenticed to a water-carrier, Who made me carry jttwice as much as other people, because, as he wisely said, there was no dangeF of spoiling my shape; affit'I was just on the point of trying to setter fortune, by making the most of my iigure- in a matrimonial speculation, when your highness had thejgoo.l for tune, to take me into your service..! Such ss my his- torv. now tell me vours. I bet mv ol i bucke against ' vmir tnrhan von havfi been a diver in vour -time?" "Why so?" said Haschbasch, somewhat startled. " Why because thou art always bobbing thy head, as if thou wast going to plunge into the wafer." " Thou art a prophet," said the governor, and re lated his story, substituting a single pearl for the handful he had acquired through the iiivt ur of the Genius of Oysters. . "O Prophet!" exclaimed Buz-buz, "w .! . . at is trie difference betwixt ar nearl-diver and a wat r-carner, me and a that thou shoulclst make a governor of the -u-ster of the otlier ! ! Destiny, destiny, thoui art more blind than a bat she at least sees in the d&rK. TT;ir.hhasr,h lanfrhel at this sallv. but he soon had cause to repent of the disclosure ol his eajrly life. Buz-buz was continually joking-about his fprmer pro fession, and though he always did it when jthey were alone together, it was not relished. Hasclibasch loved to hear others made game of, but tp be made game himself was quite a liillerentarlair. f On one occasion the great" mufti of Ispahan, a sort of Mahometan archbishop, came to visit Haschbasch in state, to negotiate a marriage between the go vernor land his niece, "who was a first rajte beauty, and very fond of hearing the odes of Hafjx. There was any quantity of ceremony between them, and the. mattpr was finallv spttloi . J . : .J . 3d to the great mufti just as f you were a dive for pearls," said Buz-buz, when going to take he was gone, laughing ready to kill himsef. But he laughed on the wrong side of his mouth The go vernor became wroth at length, at being sd frequently reminded of his profession, and turned his pester neck and hbels into the street. . "NeVer mind," quoth Buz-buz, as He took up his old buckets, "nevermind; from the caipital jester to a dull governor I am become a poor water-carrier once more; who knows . but horn a stupid governor thou mayest become a half-starved pearl-diver again." " Off with his head !" cried Haschbaschi, like King Dick in the'tragedy. But the carrier disappeared in a twinkling, and he never laid eyes on him again. : The marriage of Haschbasch and the lieice of the great mufti took place shortly afterwards ; and, for a 1 lew days, lie was, the happiest of all. governors, ex cept the governor of one of the old thirteen." But his wile, whose name was Fatima, was a perfect Mrs. Bluebeard for curiosity. She ransacked every hole and corner of 1 the house, to see what was in it; and nothing baffled her but a small box,! of gold so massy, she could not break it open, and !so fastened that she could not come at the secret. The next day,, the next, and the next, she was ob- served to be low spirited, and her low spirits increased every passing hour. Hasclibasch sometimes found her in tears, which he kissed away ; and though this act of kindness ought to have stopped the t ears of any reasonable woman, those of Fatima only j lb wed the faster. Haschbasch conjured her to tell him the cause of her sorrows; but she shook her head mourn fully, and sobbed out. ! " Ybu-ou-ou d-o-n-n-t 1-o-v-ve melech !" and her heart seemed almost ready to break. The governor swore by the sacred camel of Maho- Jtiet, and the white beard of her uncle! the mufti. which was not half so white as her fair neck that he loved her belter than his office. But evn this did not satisfy her and, in less than a week,! she took to her bed. Poor Haschbasch was almost distracted. He went to her, and kneeling at her bedside or, to be orien tally orthodox and particular at the side of her couch, swore by the prophet, that there was nothing on the face of the earth he would not do to convince her of his affection. . "Tell me, tell me." nid Pnt; plaintive voice, "what is contained in the little gold box you keep so carefully closed from ydur devoted wife?". j "Beard of the prophet!" exclaimed tlie husband, how didst thou come to! know of that box ?" 44 By accident, lord of my soul !" said Fakima ; but thou hast swTorn, and here I promise to be a happy and obedient slave to thee, if thou wilt open it in my presence." .-..- 1 Haschbasch dared not; to break his oath.! T urnini? all the attendants out of the room, he proceeded to the secret deposite, brought with him the box, and Opened the unseen spring. His wife shrieked, clasped her hands, and almost fainted, at the sitfht of a do ien pearls as large as pigeon's eggs. Shi was never tired of handling and admiring them; atid the go vernor tvas at length obliged to force therM'roin her, which occasioned a paroxysm of her old disorder- Her illness-increased every hour until Haschbasch became alarmed, and was wrought upon tjo make her the same rash promise, and with the samej rash sanc tion he had done before. 1 The ladv took him at his word, and demanded her choice of the beautiful pearls. Haschbasch trembled Ojuaooeyed; but, ere he did so, he related tne history ot the bargain with the schah, to whom hehad sold a similar pearl, under a solemn assurance that it was 7,""V ne ol its kind in th nniverm I tbP h;?10' ayjmy head, will pay the forfeit of - i v i mis laisenood. Take thvi choice, but C V... -1,1. nrnmicP 1o mP. fill thv dntv ts ri wife, thv faith as a true believer, thou wilt never LJCIUie Uiuu uuai dui ljv. , J " " : f I X. -mm , - wear this bauble, noraiscipse u any living DeingmaT it is in thy possession." The lady toox mm ax nis wora, ano aemanoea ner choice of the beautiful pearls. Haschbasch trembled and obeyed : but, ere he did so, he related the history of the bargain with the schah, to whom he had sold a similar pearl, under a solemn assurance that it was the only one of its kind in the universe. "My othce, nay, my head, will pay the forfeit ot the discovery ot this talsehood. Take thy choice, but before thou dost so promise to me, on thy duty as a true believer, thou will never wear this bauble, nor disclose to any living being that it is in thy possession..'! ratima eomr.lipil trip npnrl hpramp her own. and her health was restored, as if bv miracle. The old v. tJV " W- 1 .. mufti ascribed it to his uravers, and a vow to get up a grand pilgrimage to Mecca, it his niece recovered. .... ' . . . i iotning could eaual the cniidisn aengni oi uie guy mi nor's lady in the possession of a pearl aslargeand as per fect as that of the great schah himseli. one looneu at it ten hours every day, and it seemed as if she would never be tired of admiring it. The thought, however, at last struck her on a sudden, that there was little pleasure in its possesion so long as nobody knew it. She might as well not have it at all From that moment she began to be unhappy. One day the dearest friend she had in the world called to see her wearing a beautiful amethyst her husband had mst presented her " If I could i only show her my pearl as large as a pigeon s egg, and as wnne as me Dearu oi uie iuuiu liow blue she would look," thought t atima The temrtaiion -was irresistible. After exacting a solemn pledge of secresy, she exhibited the inestima ble treasure to her friend, who almost fainted at the sight. " She will tell some of her acquaintances," though Fatima. "who will tell it .to otlier?, and it willsoon be known, I hope. A fig lor the schah, and the terrors of the governor." i ' But her friend was faithful to her word and poor Fatima was- feorely disappointed. A grand festival was now at hand, and she determined, at all risks, to exhibit her pearl to the eyes of all but the schah, who would thus, in all probability, remain ignorant of tbe deception practised by Haschbasch, On that Un lucky day the governor was somewhat indisposed, and did not attend the ceremony, at which the schah himself officiated. Fatima, thus freed from the con trolling eye of her husband, drcs-ed herself in all the splenflors of eastern vanity, and placed the beautiful pearl in the centre of a turban, glittering with gold and precious: stones. Great Was the envy and admiration excited by the beautiful pearl, and millions of questions w;ere asked of Fatima concerning its origin and history ; but she kept the secret, and her imprudence might possibly have passed without any serious consequen- ups, into, not uie wmspers oi auiiiiruiiou reacueu uie ears of the schah, Who demanded to see the wonderful bauble. Fatima advanced, trembling like an aspen leaf" and the schah turned pale with rage at its sight. He snatched it from her turban, and compared it with fiis own. It was equally beautiful, and the passion of the schah persuaded hinf it was actually superior in both. " Slave !" cried he mostungallantly, " slave, whence came this pearl?" "My husband gave it me," answered she, sinking at his feet. " And where is the slave, the traitor ? why is he not here i1' "He is gone to fulfill a vow at the Cosque, with out t he city, for the recovery of his health," said the poor wife resolved tomake one effort for the safety of the govtirnorr - ' . - " Follow, jind drag him hither alive, to answer for deceiving the vice regent of Allah," exclaimed the schah, as he thought on the loss of his triumph over the Giaour of Russia. He clutched the unlucky pearl of Fatima in his grasp, resolved it should never fall into the hands of mortal man or woman again. The unhappy Fatima was permitted to go home, which she did as fast as possible. In agitated haste sne met nernusband, bidding him Hy tor his hie With . " . .1 iUi --- cApmiiciuoii, lor 1101 a moment was to oe ! lost. Disguising themselves, they mounted a pair of swift horses, and taking- an opposite direction from the mosque,' r whither the guards of the sultan had gone in search of Hashbasch, fled towards Ormuz, like chaff before the wind. Fatima, in the middt of her troubles, did hot forget tosecure the gold Box an the beautiful pearls. Favored by their disguise, and a series of lucky ac cidents, they arrived in safety at the gulf of Drmuz, among the old friends and associates of the diverJ u Welcome, Haschbasch," exclaimed they. ; " And welcome poverty," cried Haschbasch, as he entered his( native cottage, now somewThat out 6f re pair; "I Will be a diver for pearls again." -: "A diver for fiddlesticks! cried Fatima. " T.ook here !" and she produced the golden box, containing uie peans as oig as pigeon's eggs. "Accursed baubles!" cried he, snatching it out of her hand, and run towards the shores of the gulf so swiftly that Fatima, who was a Mahometan beauty, and someyhat lusty, could not follow. ' He arrived at the spoi where he had seen the Genius, and open ing tne oojx, one by one tnrew the pearls against the same rock I where he had broken the oyster, so Vio- lei"Iy, that they were all dashed to pieces He had no sooner finished than the same smoke he had formerly seen, rose in the same spot, and as it slowly (dissipated, he again recognized the little fat genius of oysters, as jolly and round as ever; for, be it remembered, it was now the month of October, and his old enemy, the necromantic alderman could not prevent his eating his fill according to law. " You see I am better lodged than I was the last time we met: but what is the matter, and what brings you here ?" said the Genius. v Haschbasch told the whole story, and concluded by reproaching theJGrenius for sending him to Ispahan with such a fatalgifr. " I have scarcely tasted a moment's happiness," said he, since I possessed these accursed pearls." "I can only give the means of happiness," answer ed the Genius, "not happiness itself; that depends upon yourself. Go and be a diver again, and if thou art content with thjj lot, thou mayest be happy." So saying, he disappeared for ever in the blue waters, and Haschbasch returned home. j Fatima scolded him for destroying the pearls, but she was, a good" natured soul, a lid soon forgave, and loved him better than when he was a governor and a prince. His old sweetheart claimed the promise of nascnoascn on nis return. Me took her to himself as a second helpmate, and Fatima and little Flim-flam lived together in perfect harmony. What a nearo fhiaking religion is that ot Mahomet ! Beautiful Extract. It cannot be that earth is man's only abiding place. It cannot be that our life is a bubble cast up by the ocean of eter nity, to float a moment upon its waves, and sink into nothingness. Else whv is it that the high and glorious aspirations, which leap like angels from the temple of our hearts, are for ever wandering about unsatisfied? Why is it that the rainbow and the cloud come over us with a beautythat is not of earth, and then pass off and leave us to muse upon their faded loveliness? Why is it that the stars which "hold their festival around the midnightthrone," are set above the grasp of our limited faculties, forever mocking us with their unapproachable glory? And finally, why is it that bright forms of human beauty, are presented to our view and then taken from us ; leaving the thousand streams of ouraflections to flow back in an alpine tor rent upon our hearts ? We are born for hi o-her destiny than that oi earth. There is a realm norp the rainbow never fades where the v- - t , , . f , stars Will ne spreaa oui ueiore usime ihcrio""" that slumber on the ocean, and where the beau- iful beings which here pass belore us JiKe shadows, will stay in our presence iorever. The epithet Miss. In the 17th century, Miss ipplied to females was considerd a term of re proach. ISIiss Cross, who is particularly no ticed in Hayne's epilouge to Farquhar's Love nd a bottle, about ;7U5 was tne tirst actress an nounced as Miss. Galfs Lives of tne Mayers. Sunrise. Who is there whohas ever looked . 1 L 1 .1 rrniaa tf TPS11 1 n d T1 1 up to tne gyiueii gaico 1 Wpst ' and beheld arrayed in all their magnifi- cerice. and watched the beautuui aepariure oi -7 . " . . - , , . C the god of day, and has not lelt mmseii lmea fr Mrth in hpaven. and his feelings spiritual ' MA J ised Kv.thR contemnlation of the scene? The crlnrips nf sunset can be seen and enjoyed in the greatest fullness only in the country, lne winds are now hushed among the fdliage the birds of heaven have ceased their warbling the voice of the laborer is no longer heard silence hancrs like a canopy upon the scene At such a season, go walk about into the country, carry along with vou no book to aid your reflections; go alone or with a friend, let your heart be opentotheinnuenceoiine scene, let its home-felt delights rise up unrepressed ; resign yourself freely and entirely to the emo tions of your bosom and if you have not been too far corrupted and contaminated by intercourse with the world, you will return a better, happier, holier man. Military Resources of Switzerland. The Swiss Confederacy having determined to defend their neutrality at the point of the bayo net, has called two contingents of the national army into the field : they amount to (50,000 1 men, and have been organized into five divi sions. Few of , our readers are aware of ,the rapidity and economy with wThich such a measure can be brought into operation; a brief inquiry into the system may prove in structive and interesting. The Swiss cantons do not maintain any standing army, nor do their soldiery receive pay or quarters in bar racks; neither, is there such a practice known amongst them as the ballot, or beat of drum by recruiting parties. Every male inhabitant is bound to serve in the ranks, and consequently every descendant of Tell is a soldier : but he does not shoulder his firelock, unless when the storm has passed over his head, he returns quietly to his anvil orploughshare, and stores away his rifle or musket sis a household deity. At periods, therefore, when it is deemed expe dient to place the military resources of Switz erland on an active footing, notice is sent to each canton of the division which is to furnish its contingent,; and each local battalion is in formed of the name and head quarters of the regiment which.it is to join. The quotas are al ways at hand, the skeletons constituted, and the several positions designated: hence, tho' there may not be a single man under arms, in the course of a few days every efficient man in the country may be summoned on duty, and found at the post to which his country has called him. On a recent occasion, the Sar dinian emigrants having endangered the fron tiers which bound Geneva and the Valois, three battalions of this force were ordered out, and within twenty-four hours every rank and file was under arms, A cheaper and more V effective army than this cannot be imajrin- .m . - 1 Or ed. The confederation has at this time near-! But, $ir, to be serious ought not such time ly 70,000 in battle array, and in a week this wasters) to be ashamed of themselves ? VYe are force could be increased to upwardsofl00,000. certainly born for some purpose we are all : ' capable- of doing some good in our day and The city of Baltimore, is in a verv thriving ! generation we are accountable' tn nur fi-innd. condition. "If emolovment be anv evidenr.p. ' J fi of prosperity, she is now enjoying an enviable lot." A friend of ours, lately spent several hours in a hack, in visiting the city, from one end to the other. The dwelling houses are universally built of brick, and but few wooden buildings of any kind are to be seen. We should not be surprised if her oonulation in- j creased to 100,000 by the census of 1810. 1 X : 1500 buildings are now in progress, In 177o, there were only 5,934 persons, i7yu, i3,5o:j 1800, 25,614 1810, 35,533 1820, 62,738 1830, 80,622 As jjusiuntuns, we wisn ner cverv T? j. - i i suc cess that the most sanguine can anticipate. A person is now conveyed from Baltimore to Washington, in 5 hours formely it required about 12! Seven miles on this route are travelled on the Baltimore and Ohio RaU Road, on a single car, drawn by one horse, in about 40 minutes ! It is beautiful, and some idea can be formed of the utility of Rail Roads in ex amining the different routes. A Scottish nobleman one day visited alawyer at his office, in which at the time there was a blazirjg fire, which led him to exclaim, 4 Mr., your office is as hot as an oven,1 ' So it should he, my lord, ' replied the lawyer, as it is here that I make my bread. ' Mr. Geddes, of the Verreville Glassworks, has in his possession a horse upwards of 42 years of age, the same animal which its respec'table owner rode when he was Colonel of the Anders ton volunteers, and which is still able to carry its-venerable master without fagging. Atthe time when Mr. Geddes was Colonel of the above corps, this animal was so celebrated for its beauty and strength of bone, that the Duke of ork sent down an offer to a large amount to purchase it; but he refused to sell his favorite, though he expressed himself willing to make a gift of it to his Roy alHighness. This offer, it ap pears, was not accepted. At the late grand re form procession in Glasgow, the Horse walked with the glass blowers, bestrode by one of Mr Geddes's servants. It is still strong and in good health, though the influence of time has so far operated as to render ifnecessary to feed it with soft food. Glasgow Chronicle. The London New Monthly Magazine blames Mr. Stanley, the member of the British Parlia ment who travelled in this country, for usinff the word talented. The Magazine says" Sir Robert Peel referred it to his Araericanvissoci ations, and prayed him never to employ it again, with all the strenuousness of Oxonian ajura tion. J Ihu ExTit0r, the Nationl Gazette concurs with the New Monthly and Sir Robert Peel in h of Cockney origin. 1 he word appears to m mm m mm-m w it is be a very good one, the sense of which us to h otherwise so Well exnressed. nnlooc cannot " r t 1 ? --syo uy Cir' cumlocutory phrases. It seems to us to h legitimate a wuru us syvriiea, gzjted, or an other of that class. But what we admire in th'"V paragraph is the modesty' of Sir Robert's all sion to " American associations, 77 as if he u i 1 cit.ii' rii . ere speaKing ui noueinuib ur amiuc tartars. v will venture to say it Mr. Stanley were rh i lenged toj speak the whole truth on this su' ject, he cpuld mlorm &ir Kobert that he hA heard as pure tinghsh spoken in American l caoins in vae iar uisiaiu luresis ana prairies ever he heard the, wealthy Baronet himself S Ciaini in oi. oicpucii a iiapci. 1 ne JjJljrfsk language is preserved in greater purity 7 we are rot deceived, in America than it i's England. An Englishman may travel the U ted States over without fear of meeting Wiiu dialects which he cannot understand andV., ? less converse in himself, as is the case sing from one county to another in some n, ?uiU 7t Tr,J,i c parts in pas I From the Baltimore American. We ar obliged to our corespondent for i. following article, which affords a very useful lesson inja very agreeable style. If it hit sortie of our own friends, so much the better. Il'thev find l"f,v v,... jvu iv aiiu ruuiimto upon it, formed. iiiey win in -nine enough b ere- 'TIME ENOUGH." TVTpssrs. Editors. Thprp i rnf liir -r cemso troublesome to a man as to have time enough My friend is a capital fellow, has an excellent disposition ; a comfortable income, a thousand goou menus, anu worse man an time enoutrk x nc tuuacucm-c 10 is laie ui oreaklast late at dinner late at tea in fine, late about every thing and is always in a .hurry aft.- all. i " If I engage to meet him at eleven, 'he plans how he ban dispose of his time till the hour comes, j He sits down in his chair, ruminates a full hour what he shall be doing till eleven and theiji commences half a dozen things, at once gets tired of them one after another, and then takes his pen to write a letter to a friend for want of some way to spend the time. At a Quarter before eleven, time enough hf thinks, he begins to shave: then comes cash ing, drejssing, 6lc. Slc till eleven cenes, and of coursje he is late. He gets vexed with him self for i his delinquency, and. that makes him vexed with all around. Now,! Sir, my friend is not solus in this mis fortune It's a very common remark, there's -"time enough, " and those who make it are al ways stre to be behindhand. I must say, such people are truly to be pi tied, and I feel like saying what is sometimes said abjut birds that can sing but wont sing; Why! what a miserable way is this of rusting but life ! what-a miserable, weak, ineffi cient man must he think himself, who has more time thin any body else, and yet in his w hole life hasj brought nothing to pass. A good old grandmother of my acquaintance used to make the idle children pick up straws and throw them against the wind for sake of having something to do ; and were I dictator of this city for a brief term, I would shin hah of thes4 do-nothings to fight for the Poles, and ; make the remainder crack stones for Mc.V ca- : mizinsr Sthe streets. - i ..... T to our consciences, arid, I say it solemnly, wc are accountable to God for mispent moments. " There's time enough" will not suffice us or make us easy, when days and years draw to a close-p-when the night of death, comethj in which no man can work. Would that such lazy ones, (I speak in plain language,) would that such lazy ones would compare themselves with one intellectual, ac tive, enterprising man, and in shame for them selves, j break off the crust that is hardening over thleir faculties, and endeavor in something like nobility, t redeem the time that is past, and not stand still, a laughing frtock to the worId-4-a mortification to their -friends and disgrace to themselves. A. Singular circumstance. Since the death of the Rev. Mf. Foster, formerly of the Parish Church in Lyttleton, (Mass.) the inhabitants of that town have unhappily been divided in their reli gious opinions. Accusations and recriminations have been bandied about, and polemical controversies have fearfully in terrupted the harmony of that beautiful village. With in a fewjmonths, these dissensions have increasedand each sept claiming exclusive right of appointing a Pastor, it was finally agreed after much wrangling to determine this important point by a vote of the town. Accordingly a town meeting was held on Wednesday last for this purpose ; and each indivi dual felt as if the honor and happiness, temporal and eternal, jof the sect to which he belonged was at stake, and waited with fear mingled witlfhope and impa tience for the appointed day. On Tuesday the day proceeding the one appointed for the town meeting, the church was struck by liffhtnin and totally consumed. FRpSH FAMILY FLOUR, &c. TJN Half bbls. fresh ground Flour, from new wheat, fancv brand " Hilf bbl. Soda Crackers, Ditto ditto Butter do. 10 bbls. Pilot Bread, W do. Navy do. 10! do. Apple Brandy, 2 hldsN. E. Rum, 2 do. Rye WhisW- 5 bbls. suDerior nM Ain :.i A;n.. a iituiiuiiuaiiuia li i ..-' do. Jamaica Rh If bbl. best Winter Sperm Oil, 11 do. Train Oil Chewing Tobacco, of various qualities, re ceived this day per schooner John, from, Balti more, and for sale by r JOSEPH M. GRANADE, & Co. Sept 7. . SILVER TABLE & TEA SPOONS-1 F. WOODS 'Has just received a fresh supply of SJTvor ToKl S5rv-w-nc Sugar Tongs, Pencil Cases, Teal Spoon?, , Mustard & Salt Spoons. Thimbles, &c. &c. Which Will be sold as low aa they can be impopte ! ALSO, A PAIR OF 13 INCH GLOBES Newborn, 20th July 1831, I i ? I: i '