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I Many ofour larger streams, such as the Miasi.sippI; the Ohio, the Illinois, ;iae iricansas, and the, Ked jiver,vfxhiliit, at certain seasonsj the most extensive overflow ings of their ivaters-jj to, which the name ol 3. foddsA more apprdpHaie than the term freshA UsuaH aj)p! ie(Ho t he sudden rjisi n gsol smal jerst rea i tf Kve Lconsider 4he vast extent Al l is silent and melancho- half persuaded ion a second look, of the argument, if that dinner ot couutrv throutrh &i"r.h an inland navigation is affor.id byjthe nevler j-a;inr supply ofwater furnished hy these wonderful ( rivers ive cannot suppose theiji exceeded iri magnitude b any" other in the knbvtfn world. It vyil! easily be ) jmafineo waai a 'v-iuciuiir--4ktv,n. muct mui itself to the eye ot me travieiier wno, ior me nrst time, vie ws the enormous mass of waters, collected from the vast central regions of our continent," boomi ng alohg, turhiJ "and swollen to overflowing, in the broad ?han nel3 oRthe Mississippi and Ohio, the latter of which has a course of more than a thousand miles, and the r' i.vi('i.-nupr!i1 th.msnnds. i ' I . ' fx. jrive ydd some idjaa jfd 600 rniag.flobd of those I give rise to it.' These are the sudden meltjing . ot the snows on the mountains, and heav rains cjoii tifl;;et for se'vpral weiksJ : jkVhen it happens tiat, K diing a Severe wlrit.r, the Alleghany mountains v hoen covered wi :h snow to the depth of several ftt'rtril the accumu ated mass has remained .n laoiteil Tor a length of timt4, the materials of a .flood flrcTtLu-prepared. , It now (md then happens that the -winter is hurried dtTby a sudden increase oftm-S-irtiiiite ' when the accumulated snows tnejt avyay .irnultaneously overthte wh'ojcfcountry, and the south-, east. rlv wind which 'then usually blows, brings aldng unth'ii a continued tail ot neavy rai, wincn, ming . Img vyith the, di.ssolyntg snovv, .deluges -tne alluvial portion ot tlie "western county, uiuuu uji uw riyu eis, - 1..- .i.VIl irriir:. -. I r i ta I t Hi i Mters to t het great tr over the bed of a hkvon. IV, emiess when the mournful bleatincmf th in deer reaches your ear. or the dismal r eagle ora raven 13 heard, as the ioul bird rird rises, disturbed by your approach, from the carcass.un which U was allaying its craven appetite. I Bears, cougars, lynxes, and r.lli other quadrupeds that lean ascend the trees, are observed crouched among their top-branches. Hungry jin the midst of abundance, although they see floatiig around them the animals on jWhich; they usually prey, they dare not venture to ewm to them. Fatigue! by the exertions which they have made; in reaching he dry Hand, they will there stand the hunter's fire as if to die by a ball were'bet ter than jo ! perish amidst! theswaste of waters. I On occasions like tills, all these animals are shot hv hnn. Hrrirla-" lis! P . II : 1 !. . i . . J J . r ., . T (Irvnnaita tha a ti.:l,Mil. 1 4 . ' 3 . , 'vx.t. ity vi iijUicuez, wnicn stands on a own nank 01 cousiderabfe elevation, the extent of in uhclateil la nd is imrneiisjMhe greater portion oflthe tract lying between the Mississippi and he Red River, which is, more than thifity, miles irt breadth, being under water. The rna-bag has often been carried wimuKu;iiic iiijiucrseu iresis, in a canoe, tor even tochez. But now, kini in ordii- to be forwarded to Natchi- I . readert bbserve this great flopd gra- ravine then- w rherelv. to rte to a sui pn: thftir banks, wnerever in " ' , I : i, sin ams, cause tne latter not land V g height, but to overflow1 is low. On such oc casions, the Ohio iteeli bj'eprtu; a splendidj. and, atjthe .urn time. au.aDallirt2 spectacle; but when its Wa- " - ..'j , n . r i - . ters mingle . .vith tliose of the Mississippi, then kind reader, it is the. time td view an American Hood ul all its astoiiUhing magnificence. ' At t in iwn t la n mp u i n. tn vvaior na teen known to rise upwards' of sixty feet above? its, nave in many pa ::lowm ievet The ivei, at this point, has ajrekdy bding oyer.. the ruti a course of nearly stfVeu hundred niilesjjrom its origin tt 'Pittsburgh j in Pennsylvania,- during which it tia Fe- i ved t 1 ie wateroOt i ts n u mneriess tri hut ahes, an,; ove.flo.vingall thle hottom-lantls or yalleys, has liweptMlfiigthe f iices' and, dwellings which "have i .'beea un.it)to to resist its- violence. I could relate 'bun dre. 16 6i .'incidents which might prove to you the dread fill t'nWts ol's'ucli an inbnjlation, and which have been pitnesaeld' by thousand s besides myselfl I vave known,. lor example, oi ;a-cov wjmmuig iiiiuu u wiuiuow ceVaiedat l:jasjt ,seven feet from the grouud, and. sixty-two above lojv-wiitr niark. The house was then urromide(f by vater Vo the Ohio, which runs in Iron i ot it, .vniie ;tne 5 neignoonug uouniry was over- ! ruth of herf t i . - . . r-- - - wj - -rm w vivwi,u ; jm www -v u u ma rj uri p rr pn t w nit DPMr And now, Mies folly, or JMra. Mollvi iThe ladv thanked , her cordiallv arid then hatnl ' vM.ni th mmnot lran.'.. i !:rVf i please you better, go and brenare us a home to await the arrival of her husband (.nlmnU f nn thomntfitnfl- KonontK ? .tfTli'T 1 : V : 1 m : ' ' . 1 1 . r ; Mv : uiunb 1 mv- w wmm Mff y iris If Ik m n9 r 1 11 A t and, I will subsenhe to all vnn hvp. m!rt " Hirl nrtho rirt.a nr th itor A i.nnk w. v ;:.i.r ....... u -v . . Jrvf I n wnicnMrs. Jbrancis Dursed un her orettv 1 hand, with fen rand dread nntentthA hnn from the from self in an Ciceio. As the panion, aj ign rant shi Upoi iuuuuj, anqwim anotner glance at the hi trror, retired astooisKed to find his wile, wndse tnouth was fuU 61 she had cot out; when she saw i nu airvoi coiwequence. arising the cnarmed water, jiertecuy quiet. ( lie addresses a room, she uttered a piereinff iccin, : wmco may ne deemed pardonable few words to her : but she saVs nothing. The hus-1 echoed hv thousarida hlnw. i an , tnougn reprehensible in a band becomes pleasant : she says to herself. Behold street. The scene that followed ca to nis com looT closed, the sumeon turned l m it C f . id said : i which wad to be DleritifuUr! minted with his Ween tne olDerr f Hold' replied the bybll, i . . .1 j r-r-r-r : TI' i . I .1. i ' 1 H . . - pease, a staonte vegetable of his, on the following luouin exactly as it you naQ the water tn Alnn ? i- . '! tir.L! " I T" . ' !' "Ml .J I. i to dine. ; Francis vvent immediately to dually subsiding, and a fain see the mightv changes which .ip nas enecieq. Hi tie waters have now been carried into the dikant Mean. 1 Thearth is every where covered by a deposit of muddy loam, which, in (drying, splits into deep and narrow chasms, pre sentincr a reticulated armearance. and from whir.h ns weather becomes warmer,! disagreeable, and at umes noxious, e,xnaiatKps arise, and nil the lower stratum of the atmosphere,! as with a dense fog. The banks oi thejiver have almost everywhere been bro ken down in a greater or less degree. Large streams are now louno to exist, w Here none were lormerly to be jseen, haying jforeed their way iri direct lines from nit; upper pans pi tne oenus. ineseare, ny tne na vigator called short-cuts. Some of them have proved large enough toproduc a change in the navigation of .he Mississippi. If i; mistake not, one of tfcese, known by the name of Grand Cut-off. and only a few miles in length, has diverted the river from its natural course, : and has shortened it by fifty miles. The upper parts of the j islands present a bul work con sisting of an enormous mass of floated trees of all kinds, which have lodged there; Large sand banks have been completely removed by ttie impetuous whirls of the water?, andjhave been! deposited in other places. Some appear quite new to the eye of the navigator, wjio has to maik their situation arid bearings ir his lofj-bookJ. The trees on the margins of ' the banks anij acquainted hini with the danger that threatened I to make the experiment. Every sort of water teHce irf; waiting letters to frienda upon lubjecta uh- 1 -w . T t-.:.i.. w. ' - ..'-- - i..1-! '...' J ! . -. ; J i..-..L.k- , K !.!-? ". 'r. qod, and even withJV" hirri-. Tha general havinor listened attention, said g 1 J! ' : -. 1 i.ixxj n cuu, i i nan k you it .' F i . ii v ; my uie, wwnai reserve the same timei discover! vice.' parts I given way. They are seen go ta the k the pease wer lights in the k, which wa9e-- the effects of the water J and is delighted. Thehus- The city, on the following day was (ul offDiTow. band asks her what has happened; an 6Qe acts : ne police and the lather are both blanVd fbrhaVfor r-Mirtf-nticIv iinrl Ir-kLraV.lfaanl tr hnt mnlrpa nn rAnlv. I lpft a lioht in tKi rKamK-tV TK;1-V- ... rtJl i nat sim Die irl was instrumental in savins tha I Po ; -a.4aittn--n ii-m tk.. . Iicto I nrJ; r ton nfT-;Af .o4i;n- iw . ite ol Wasshington. I may speak of it npw, it can dp manv davs. dnrin- which tim thfiv lived harmoni- affaire, thev are violent afyiinst th KtKAi i no harm, It was about thti ! middle of f June, 17761 ouslv as dovea. ! The husband went no mom abroad, accused of having attetnnted noksmi hiJH mhiin ; I La tLL itr I- U:-: ..TI. -! : r . .... . . - ". r. "C,t.1 T13 ai wrrr" 1 orK vfT" s n put tound nappiness at home. But at last the water i ana 01 rejoicing at tne melancholy fate or hy child. F.v.t jiuc Kiug iropp, mai mia gin came w iot tne phial was exhausted, and soon again beheld asncwiii now innem ner prorjerty. n L i-7 5 Pcseii.juboaiip, wnom siiepoiisiuerea ju tnem in tne fceld ot domestic strife. The wife repaired . ' u- V" i a roya-iat, and in ormed mm, jas a secret again to the 'fgifted lady : fj.Slfef:fLlh 44 the aW. in wh4 r i,o trLa n jL -w.h i u 1 18 oroken ! n" What is to ) I by poisoni but this one said j f ff? ? CW W; iuuiiu "iiusc nuiu .fc wre trcriuu ui nia me. vi c. . T - 1 1 V - e social I kept the be done ' t J i engaifed in matters of political importance, lP asked ;could scarcely find a moment to attend to sc ltImI !irvir ' i: i ..: r-.--.4:. ..." ; -..; v in it, he never dotted cusps or. crossed nts r. for the nti pose oi saving time. It is not, therefore1, probable Washington Every person, similarly situated, is advised that such a man would fritter away Mspifccious-.e-ri trt- A i 1i the utrhost But now for your safetv : I i ii . . ii vournouse and lot i ! vour fidehtv has saved Almighty alone knows charge j ou to return to not a word of what vou have related to me pass your lips ; it would involve you, in certain ruin: arid heaven forhid that vnlir! Iif should be forfeited or endangered bv vnnr fnlth1- to m. i will take the necessar KtpneTtn nrevpp't! land at thfi 4;-r...ji.u. -.L!I1 ; ' is believed to be equally go out water it is thought the attained." bZLl l-AmavA k-M"-lr4 lk-..ik ' 1-. ,- 3 - -. 1 ?. iL . i uuYCTCi- uiuiic Liuuuirii. Jiu4 . ucir r ixii i iit Lifirr . i ii iriw- 1 e end toa7--be t.11 :JL.:x tTi.. L.:,. ' llVJ W I III - IIMIlt.. 1 idUV Willi W-1UTT1 IHT W:iH lUHLf acquainted married 1 a young French nobreman, the choice of her heart. VSJrareely, had the rtoneyhiopii: passed away, when the husband was attacked vith" a severe illness and died... The diDto-natist beino iit- it of indifference. Yet, to a man, of what Plato calls formed that the affliction of the ladv was so fntetise. ' universal sympathies and even to the plain ordinary ' that night aud day she did nothing but ween nin'at. 3' : ! - .-! u I I l. J - , 1J 1 . . 1 . - - ueni-reus ui mis worici. THE PASSING CROWD. ' The passing crowd,' is. a phrase coined in thespir- the instriiment oft " The next day,abouttwo hours before tor one ol his guards, told htm of the plot wicked det Uhan the ' passing cro? I, what can be pore interesting i sorrow would boou bring her to the grave--decmed t wd V Does not this title pfhu- i an imperative lutv to write a letter ofcondolenr. man beings,' which we daily see passing along the ted that hd woulu disguise himself as i . 1 . ! ' I tcnen, there to keep a strict until they should be served This he performed -but refiectini- thai tranTl-.ns dinner he'sent I Ways of this world, consist of persons animated by the always laconic,; and wishing her to understand how tl land reques- same spark of the divine essence -and partaking of the alive his feelings were to the irreparable to? she hair ' j-m I .-. a l . -.!- J .. . m ' a. I. I ' I . a. a u J mintn inA1 rp. T female, and same high destinies with ourselves Let us stand -sustained, ne wrote tnese words and they iortfled Watch upon till but lor a moment in the midst of this" busy and the whole contents of the condoling letter : Sh- nr lor tame. I bccuiiuki y -aicicta Btcue, auu vuusiiici wiiauncy ttre ioui"s "i uiumu- . uucocy uway, uim crjff The young man carefully observed the directions he I or whom they may be around us. In the hurry of the ad sorrow, also - passed away with llie fteel)ir: had received, and had not lon been unon his nost of passing show, and of our own sensations, we see but a f months., The fair lady followed the example of the. duty, before the unfortunate T. II., another of the I series of unknown faces: but this is no reason why we Dame of Ephesus, and took taherselT another hOS. general's guards, came tolth'p door of he kitchen I should regard ?them with indifference. Many of these band, I No .sooner had the, writer ol protocols h&rrr looked anxiously in! and then nasspd awav. In a few persons! if we knew their histories, would rivit our ad- ' this ! news than he evinced more than usual alaeritv moments after, he returned and anDroachedthe hearth I miration by the ability, worth,! beuevolence or piety, in coming to the conclusion of. writing acongratd- wnere inejpease i deadly substance though from color chang annarfintlv natolorl l.T- KM-mn-I themselves. How manv talpahf human weaTrtd wo. : T struck wit i his own purposebut soon1, however, the of glory and of humility, could be told by these be operation of a more powerful incitement urged forward ings, whom, in passing, we regard not Unvalued his reluctant hand that trembline-lv strewed the odi- asthey are by us, how many as good as ourselves re- ous bane, and he left the kitchens overwhelmed with pose upon them, the affections of (bounteous hearts, tuimiuui, uassious. remors ano i contusion. stood, and was about to mingle the which mey nave aispiayeo in ineijr various pains, iaiuijr cpisnc, wiuon , wu uccoraiugiy aespatcocu. , when suddenl v he shrunk back as through life. Many would excite our warmest inter- He. again reflected that if grie be not Joojaci6tjs,'jbu the string ofa! forked tongue "adder! his lest, by their sufferings sufferings perhaps, borne i is aI?o laconic and he wrote, K Ho"! ho ! Alauams tlj, ins to the oale hne of deathJarid his limbs meekly and well, and more for the sake of others than. -, j L t jlovvedV) yet the fainilyj did not remove f. rom it, but remained in its doner portion, having preyiouly taken i' , cfT the. sii.-hes ol the lower, windows, and opened ,the he water reached the upper part of the banks, it rushes out and overspreads (he whole of the iloors.- .But let us return to the-Mississippi. There the ovetflowi is astonishing: .lor no sooner las -the than it rushes out and ove.rsprea fiei'ghboring ewamps,pcesenting an ocean overgrown with stupendous toresttreesj bo sudden is tne calam ityj that every individual, whether man or beast, has to exert hisiitmost ingenuity to enable him to escape Trom the drejnded element. The Indian quickly re , moves to the hills of the interior, the cattle and game swiratd the different stripes of land thatxerhain un covered in the -midst of the flood, or. attempt to force their way through the waters until they perish from : fatigue. Along the hanks of the river the inhabitants have rafts ready made, on which they remove them raves, ineir cauie, , .aid tneir provisions,! hey then fasten with and which opes or crape; vines to theiar melancnoiy it carries off Some Harold sleeps;; no more, the cry has heart ere the deed be accomnlisl.ed'said duty, in a voice noi devoid Ibf pity, as he . 1 ' . i st,i I tne sen-copdemned wretch.! '"Whir. T. H; !'; said the commander sorrowfully, upon receivinflr the informa be possible bo young, so fair, and gentle have been the last person upon whonja and reached his tion would not want them for any earthly compensa ! Every one of these persons, in all probability. the youth on I retains in his bosom(t he cherished recollection ofearly looked after I happy days spent in some scene 'they ne'er forget, stream.! liko the trrotinded arma ot an overwhelmed aimy, of giants. Everywhere aje heard the lamentations of the farmer 'and planter, whilst their servants and themselves are busily em plriye - in repakiti2 jtiieT.jamages occasioned by the tlob ls. At onc-crevasst'Tf nn old ship or two, disman tled lor the purpose, are sunk, to obstruct the passage opened by the still rushing waters, while neweaith is brpugnt to fill up the chasms. The squatter is jseen hpulder ug his rifle, and making his, way through the morass, in search of his lost stock, to drive the sur vivors home, and savej the skins of the drowned. New ejices. have every where to be,; formed ; even new that nature cou houses must be erected, to save which trom a like dis- nance. You aster, the settler places them on an elevated platform, before him. supjiorted by pillars made of the trunks of trees. The : " The you lands must be ploughed anew ; and iti the season is 'ington returne noi too Jar advanced, a cropol corn and potatoes! may officers had vet be raised, f But the rich" nrospects of the planter hero of Saratoga are Blasted.' The traveller is impeded in his iournev. I structions!from rrmirre hifiirA h denaried for Can- which the business of life renders necessary-there re the creeks artd smaller streams havinar hrokeninn'thpir I a da. Tn h Cew mnmonto f'lnnr ta 'annnrinrtpd. and 1 Sides for certain a fountain of fTOOdness Pure in its in- banks in a degree proportionate to their size : A bank the partyjwasi ushered, into! a handsorne apartment-1 ner depths and the lymp rock distilled, and ready on uddenly 1 ves where a sumptuous? board (vas spread, covered with every proper occasion to.sweu 01 the nexi mo- all the delicacies cf the season. : , f I I the noblest duties. Though all kL TEETH. : i vVe i: maie the following extracts recent work, from the pen Of James A. sANT.Esqi Dentist, entitlct.. " Trcitise oiiiltc Teeth.". - .'V . .. 'i " ' J';. !:' "f ... -.4-.r-.V " If the various diseases of the teetn, were conne,cted with no more disastrous consequences than the an-V l-t----.-VW.--k-.-----r-.-K-. A JL T ' h . E 7 - --k J ..JI k ' - t . I ' f 1 . " . . - . J' I rviliol-. ri7l-tK O fn.r, 4 Kr-M 4k. m .- n-.. L-l -in-chieU lows wno, tnougn now.ar remoyed id distance and f. ; v " ? , ...T . . . " .tf . . I.m -- .. MAn . (. :.M .-. I-... AU. r U . 'I VtUU llUUi.n.1 lUUUli 111 lirililll UI BUUCllUV iiuiii.ilij. wtl t 'can iit ' "'iuc, au,iicvci iu c given uu uy uie uean. i ..,.!,... J." I . : .71 I ZTr F "T. V He wou d Every one ol these individuals, in all probability, - Vl:r..'",. ""viuu,ref, u. wjkvw n.irsRa still dfiPnr. in th tpcpssps of rHno. th ri. the disease has committed ats ravages to such dji butuiuuu ;i do tn n4 Kn ,;- -f - ii;,tS..-.- . Id have fa! en, by Vigh of counte- membranceot that chapter ol romam.e in the lie of have done we V said he to the youth every man, in eany earnest attaenment,. conceived Zi':rZjr:.rf. "mLX- 1 Go, ioin your Icomradesahd be secret.' in the fervour of youth, unstained by the slighest !cl "c- " n'mant WaL thoughtf self, ahd for the time purifying and f eleva- t0 H eaev Pf00?8 ol ?9ff the i teeth. , IttWp .1 .. ii ' ... . l I i TiTiiT Trip r.nararipr far nnnvA, ito nrdinnru cioniQrd r - r --j-t , . .-, v oki "j TOiiJ-. mo, Beneath all this i? oss o the wor d this cold rnnvn- ww,,ucu .?k " " Url..lllHJU, 1.IVJ-Jtl nil-Ill Tfa v.. I ... - C . . " I r V , nr. nannnnitt t Jin ikt l--nn J 41,-. sv-. -. n -.--. I . nrnn was waiunn' ior uiruicr nt' i ""- -wv., ....v., u .. un,;tii. u . . , , . ; n - pains auenuani va uisoruereu iceiu, wouiu procured: undgubt-j edly be avoided. . . V; ) v7--j : ---j i , ' ; But there are' other consequences tBsu-jinarnn- i . - .'"- ! - 11 ' AnAtAfAl t-vt . .- 1AMN J ! JAMfi.J of sand, which seema firm and secure, suddenl v Wvea where a imntiir. hnard UaV nnradl covered with every proper occasion to.swell out m the exercise of ! " r ? -. . !i " ...T . '.,.. f- I i ,1 .r- 7", ' I ' Wav beneath the traveller's: horse, and the next mo- all the deiinr.PR of ih cpncnin .:i 1 . . a . I .. . 1 1. . .. I- -. 1. J :.lL I t.'rri.- L . 1 i f il '. kl I nlior XTrrlllir rkKoto' t Vi o rp I mi .aim . iTlnfi lin'nu ! n I iiiniuuieiuuiiUfii iws suiik iu i ji quii i.saiiu, .iiuer 10 i ue conanuer-in-cniei took jus seat, piacmgi -lyvw, ...v- g.-u uicocihh- J niOuthJ'. When the DiT-vkn nn 4Ka may seem but a hunt ir'T 47 '". least important ol these, is fhal cbu- so inseparable from a disorderen ai r m its passa?Q through the the chest in front, or over the crupper behind, leaving General Gatps on his right hand; and General viduals can, atUie proper time, cast asideall earthly ! uVx- tI? nrocft38 Df rnirktKTbScomei- infeeS its master in a situation not to be envied. - V Wooster 6n his left. When the remainder of the of- tnougnts, ann comraunicare oirectiy witn tne; ueing ... 'nntrfA to..u n-ni "J Unlike the mountain-torrents aud small rivers of ficers and company j were Seated, and eager to com- wboni. their lathers have taught them to worship, and r, other parts of the world, the Mississippi rises but slow- mence thfe duties of the table, the chief feaid, impres- wiU nd f tbutej e; taught to man Wbili oiespiration arel eunffii wE ly uunng tnese nooos continuing ior eeyerai weens to siveiy, - . j. j; i - i . i I """'V1",vv "jr I""JO-f . , "-p "' 'rao i nure au.i unmntaminated air there T ia little t tin increase at the rate of abut un inch in the day. 4 Gentlemen, I must request you to suspend your person-tare of loftier aspects than ourselves, and be-1 ft..,., 7e irinih rS i Yrii wu-.- u U .i i:..t fl.,-.--,:A-. iu 1 c 1 .. f .. .u". . .. I Inntr to sn irrP rpmnvpH nhnvfl nnrniun Pint nPu. ."'V w vv-., -UvV.v ucii ui ius iieiL.ni. it uuucii;uca uiu. nut. luauuu iu i uicai iui a lew uiuiiieuiH. )jei me iiuaru aiiciiu u. i - r...r v .vu. some days, and after this subsides as slowly as it rose. " All was silence and anftazement towards the . I - ' ? m . . i ;ger treesw white tney co-itempiate tne ! tpect icle presented, by the. current, as t their houses and wobd-v-ards niece bv niece, ..'jvho li ive nothing to tpse and are usually known by I the name of soewit?,,! take this opportunity of tra- Jvehing- the woods in Canoes, for the purpose of pro--curing game, ahd particularly the skins of animals, j:. tuch as the deer and bear, which may. be, converted into money. They rjjsprtto tip. low ridges surround- by the waters, p.nd lestroy thousands Of deer, mere- ; ly (or their skirts, jleaving the flesh to putrefy. ' 1 1 Thf I river itsif ijolliug its swollen vaters along, i -presents a spectacle of the mostimposing nature! Al i thou;h no large-Vessel, unless propelled by steam, can ! now make its way against the current, jit is seen co vereilby boats laden with produce, which running iDut frpta all the sm tlltfef streams, float silently towards the City ol New Orleans, their owners melanwhile, not very well assured of finding a landing-place even floods 1 fool of the pease, fixed his eyes sternly me,' Washington having put upon his plate a spoon I v 1.J.1 :.u . .:-. ... The guard en- .ertheless, U the barrier of mere worldly; form were ta- ue 'T " luuun! , piicuve CJ end o ken out of the way, it is probable that we could inter- ! dam 1 of years, whocan wonder that -.iu.t-. lUUUHIUIUIIUUi H ' VVUCIIkUUMUHl VMMICW ? They, who have clean and. upon T. H.' change sympathies with these persons as freely and : Kl Jn? JITT i- -rdially any of our owTclass.; PefhapTthey S&fe are of an inferior order; but thev are onlv inferior in certain circumitances, which should never interpose to prevent the flow of feeling for our kind.- The healths teeth, are uniformly found to make sweet and' nr ' v. . i.i . .' -.-)'..' i - i.e.,- monemiye exnatations. : I H j; . --.i ' A rimher important consequence of disseise and cay bu the ; teeth, 1 is their total lass by extraction bv The usual duration of a flood is from fobr to six weeks, tered and formed in aline although, on some occasions, it is protracted to two tne apartment months. ' '.'!,.'"' '' Every one knows how largely the iidea of and cataclysms enters into the speculations of the and, saidl 1 1 . ' i . I- - t. .. iu ni in i . n. - i '. D-eoiocrisr. s ii me streamlets oi me jQurow m couu- i " rsnan i eat ottnia vetretanie nent afford: illustrations ofthe formation of strata, how IThelyouth turned pale land became dreadful'.y ffreat common featured of human nature remain; and L,. ;Thp Immnnn,. i,f thnnrfnr much more must the Mississippi, with its ever-shifting agitated J while his trembling lips faintly uttered, v iet us never lorget boW much respect is due t to the j Mrin:lLlim' t for tLe Bero- ruto- sand bankets-crumbling shores, its enormous masses nf drift tiriib. r. i he source of future beds of COal. its ; . . v r:. . . . , ..j'.. t . : r . r. . r - i i i i i : . i t - . i. 5 extensive aud varied alluvial deposits, and its mighty ington, raising some upori Ms knife. - . graueu oy vice auu poverty, iei us sun De genxie m mass of waters rolliniz sullenly along, like the flood of Here H. elevat-d his hand, as if by an involunta- our judging.-, i i ne various lortunes which we every r- : - ' i I m -J- - I T" II- iL: - I ! . 1 T" ry impulse, to prevent their being tasted. ' A chicken uay see oeiaiung im memoera oi a single iamuy, ai- .r . . . : . i : . j eternity I REMINISCENCES OF THE REVOLUTION AN ATTEMPT TO POISON WASHINGTON. When thev i pan he i Snrinorfield they drew , , . - r-i . , up at the inn, where they' alighted to warm and re fresh themse vcr. Thp innkppner whose llame was Francis was what Was then termed a libert-man, and was commonly called Black Sam, from the; swar- was theri brought in, that a conclusive experiment ter tney part on in their several paths through life, might be made in the presence of all those witnesses; teacn us, that ins not to every one that success m the The animal ate ofthe pease ahd immediately died, career oi existence ts uesunea. iejwes, oo not. me and the wretched T. H., overcome with terror and arrangements pi sec lety. once necessitate tne suo- fell fainting, and was borne from J he apart, jecuon oi an immense muimuue, to numoie ton, ana remorpe, ment." thvre.i The water is covered with vellowfoam and! thv embrowned hue of his comolexion. He had kept - i . . i t. i el . i .1 L .t ' J2 . ' f i . ' . , , . r . I 7 : TVT-.- umice, ineiatter naving noateu irom ineroqny mouu- . " . V. .... . V surface lof the Even the tains of the north-west.!, The eddies are larger and hiore Dowerful than ever. Here and there tracts of freit. are observed j undercnined, the trees grad ually giving way, and falling into the stream. Cat tle, horses, bears, and Idee r. are seen at times atte mpt- JUg to swim across the! impetuous mass ot foaming and boiling water ; xfhilet here and there a-vulture or an eagle is observe! 'perched on a bloated carcass, tearing it up in pieces,? as regardless ol ihe flood as on lortner occasions it wokild have been ofthe humroufe sawyers and vlanters with which the pit,. .L t i i --J.1 - i I.m iver s covered wnen tne water is iuw. Wcarner is frequently! distressed. The numberless trees and logs that float along break its paddles and retard! its nrocrresa. ! Besides, it is bit suen occasions difficult to procure full to maintain its fires f and it is Piy V at Vprv ihstnntt fntervals that a wooa-vara can be foiind which thp 4i!r.tp.r has not carried off. J Folio wing,the river in your canoe, yu reach those fmiis pi tne snores tnat are proteciea agaiusi iuc ui fli.iuirT 'At'k.t ....-.-H, llr..l nJ Thp "'"'g wi .uir. wdicrsi auu arc aiicu n, :. you find the whole papulation of the district at repairini? and au?inentin those artificial ba whifth tue several feet above the level of the fields. person appear to dread the opening of a cre S5eby which the voters may rush jnto his fiMds. Jnspiie of all exertions, however, the crevasse opens, tfte vater burets impetuously over the plantations, f hJ I4ys waste the crops which so lately were bloom- - ni all the luxuriance of spring. ,It Opens up a new Qilbli 'which for aught I- know to ther, contrary, ti carry its waters even to the Mexican Gulf. " I have floated on trie Mississippi and Ohio ! when , tHii-i swollen, and have in different places visited the eubmereed lands of tne interior, propelling a light caaoe Jby the aid of h paddle. Itrthis nanner I have traversed immense portions ofthe cbun;ry, overflowed "y. the waters of these rivers; antj, particularly hiktl floatim- overs'ihe Mississippi bottom-lands, T We been struclf with awe at the sight. Little or no 1 rrerit ia met withi unless when the canpo passes There work rners Se Washing-ton letter to coflfress, June 28th, 1T76 Translated from the Ita THE SCOLD. There) were, not long since, two you who were so affectionately attached that it remnantof better feeling may still repose. t tn' ikom ! Krr Ihniill nnl !. iir.tKniif-h I TI T 1 ..- .L:,l. ' U. appeared to them they could not live withoutwadh other ; and, consequently they soon honestly became a similar establish ment in the broad street in New- Yo k. which was. for a loni? time, the centre ot at traction to all the bachelors and gay minded gentle lemale, meh larand near, drawn thither, not alone by the wit and good-humor of the dark host; but by the allowed excellence .and uiiatiultera ted quality of his viands husband ana wile. During the hrst few days, all was and liquors; and; be it remembered, that Black Sam 1 peace arid loye. But it is always the case, with both was a ifreat hero in his wav for hundreds oi ora wny men ' and women; that durins courtship they keep ! . : . . . l -. .!.! ll --. . i " 1 k f - jvights had he laid on their tacKs unnumoerea concealed many utile traits ann qualities, wnicn alter were the smooth Voltanan noses that he had conver- marriage soon discover themselves,"' and thus the de ted into huge masses and many, very many a star- fectsof the parties are bojh jrautanjly unknown. The beaming eye had he beilimmed by the" mighty influ- husbanrj soon learned that his wife, with all her beau ence ot his magical powers ; Vet, not wilhst an ting all ty possessed also an evil and 6cprcbihg tongue which ii Ti - ii inl ; - . l . . . i i.il.. - (j ' : .i. - l l tnis. DiacR iaam was universally anoweu w ujtstxv xne si mniebi caused wouiu set la iouuuu. one iovei good will for all mankind', and, for his friends, a gen- ?. J 1 gave rise to temptations, before which the weak and uuiubii uukcw can scuriitriy rKuapc miuug juui even beneath the soiled face of thejpoor artisan there may be aspirations after some vague excellence, which - hard fate has denied him the means of attaining though ! the venT wish to obtain it is itself his undexrraaedand hs, male and I happier days, upon the recollection of which, some erosity. of feeling seldom equalled by any of his cal ling, or any other interested barterer ot the gooo tnings of this life. ! j : 1 r He had moved to Springfield when the British ar my had taken possession of the city, following the footseps of the retreating Americans,1 and preternng to deal to his half-naked ' and suffering countrymen their illsavored continental whisky by the gill, rather :than,remainJwhere:he was and grow rich beneath t hfc patronage ot royalty. - I I r As soon as our travellers had taken their, seats at the fire in a room of the inn, a eraart-lookihg j young woman came to receive the commands the surgeon observing her, exclaimed : " u Why, bless my heart, can this be Po nev?" r- ' . ' . "':!. - .'. .' - - - r l ' . - 1 . 1 The same-sir.7'! renhed the roey-cheeked name, with a coquetish courtesy 5 u but Mrs. Molly Francis now, at your service." I i And did Black Sam make vou master 01 n ts noose and heart to1 ore vent 1 vour divulainflr ..a ''secret that would, have handed hi m i n all probability V1 I He married me, it is true; but, many think that he had a better reason than you have assigned" and she raised her eyes to the mirror that hang oppo site to her. ; - i r 1 That i3 likely enough," returned the surgeon, the slightest causes would set in motion. her huspand with all hef soul ; and! of this be was sensible! ; but he was of rather a choleric disposition .....ai -m - '.' - - w and sometimes replied to his wile's uporaidings in a manner! which he was afterwards sorry for. To free himself from the annoyance of her tongue, he graJu ally fell into the habitof absenting himself from home. and while wandering hither and thither in company with his mead, became addicted to the bottle. On his return at evening, after !y Ho- quality mering of various winesf Phese, I humbly think, are reasons why we should not look with coldness upon any masses of men with whom it may be our lot to mingle. It is the nature of a good man to conclude that others are like himself; and if we take the crowd promiscuously, we can ne ver be far wrotig in thinking that: there areUworthy end well-directed feelings in it as bosom?. Blackwood. well as in oufe own having decided upon the with swollen eyes and stam- tongue, one may ; well imagine the reception she gave him. As soon as she heard the key turn in the door, she would station herself at tne top ofthe .! "1 . ..! ' .-.! . ! 1. " I SOMNAMBULISM, v The follo wi ng remarkable instance of somna mbul ism is given by the Augsburg Gazette : u Dresden was the theatre of a " melancbolly spectacle on the !S)th Dec. As early as seven o'clock in the morning, a female was 6een walking on the-roof of one of the loftiest houses in the city, apparently occupied in pre paring some ornament a3 a Christmas presentThe house stood, as it were, alone, being much higher than those adjoining itj and to draw her from her perilous situation was impossible. Thousands of spectators had assembled in the streets. It was discovered to be a handsome young girl nineteen years of affe, the dancrhteeof a matPr hapr: nossessing a small inde- narinslaliment for the system, is lzenerallv well xm- derstofil and sufficiently appreciated. Mart-kinds) food tcome very unwhoksome .when submitted fa the acon ofthe stomach without proper masticatllDTi. -Dysplic affections and general'indisposition, are the npessarjr result, l-from this cause many olihe ; most f purishing and palatable articles ofordiiar diet, a?e utterly lost to persons labouring under tbi diffictijty. Li ' ' ,' - !;; 'I " i. J ZJ .Dective elocution is another Wurcc of seneliiit " inconcsy?hiehce. Many of the sounds of every lan guage are in their character dentat Nine letters 01 the English alphabet, can be but imperlecUyountfetl without the aid of the front, teeth ; and even the ab sence of a 6ingle tooth from the anterior of either jaw, ' ! . . : - -J.i! -.!. &-.. -----. occasions oeiecuve enunciation, oisareaoc umkvui- mon discourse, and embarrassing in poouc elocotwn.! L; : Bv remedyinur all these defects,: the public speaker tnay be restored to perfect articulation, tho. injured physiognomy to its original symetryana ueauiy, ana , the process of mastication to its salutary action on the systems. These a rc ad vantages so much to be dedrC j, , that every individual whose pecuniary circumstance- f enable him to provide for personal convenience, shoujik U himcplf rf nrnfessionnl assistance. 1 4 1 , The bepefits of stopping teeth are jsoh truly import j taht, that it is impossible to recommend it too eariiesf-1 1 ly to the public; for thousands of, the most cseXiii -teeth, which otherwise would .on account of their painfulness, be sacrificed by extraction may thna oe preserved, not omy ior many yeare, yui ior ino Te roainder of a long life.? . ' stairs ahd overwhelm him with a torrent of reproaches. . pehdence, beonieathed to her by her mother. She Ht. nan stunned hv tier clamour, ana stu Pined witn ? rnnhnni hpr tpmfic nmmenaoe jor noura, m uukm the wine in his head, after some efforts ai retorting in sitting on 'the parapet and dressipg her hair. , 1 he her own styie" would sneak off to bed. Finally the police came to the spot, and various means of preser- evil increased to sucn t uegree uiai iney saw eacn ivation were resorted to. ct l""'Ukra " other but little, - for the drunken husbanf slept by . was thickly strewn with straw; beds were called for himself! ianrl sometimes even did npt tome home all ; from the house; but the heartless father, influenced by the nioht hut dent at the tavern. iThe wife in den- tho etprvrr.other, refused them- Nets were sus- pair, went to a tt gifted lady" and asked advice of her. pended from the balcony of the first floor and . the From the dealer in forbidden knowledge she obtained neighbours fastened sheets to their windows ; all this a phialiof very limpid water, which she said bad been time the poor girl was walking in perfect unscioua-. brought from beyond the seas by a ptfgnm of J the ness, sometimes gazing at tne moon, ana at, otners greatest virtue land holiness, with the instruction that, imaging and talking to herself. Some, pers6nssuC- home, she must immediately ceedeil in getting on the root, hot; dared not approach From D Israeli's Curiosities of Liteiatitrti Thelelegant Romans declared, that a'rejrasfc should not consist of less in number, than the Gr,acbs, nbr pl more than 4he MHses.T The had, however, a quaint proverb, wbicti Afes ander ab Alexanro has preserved, siol fayoni able even td so large ad inner-party as nine ; i I turns on a play of worus,;j: YtTx A . '. Septem conTiMim, Xotco conIe.Qta Tqtre? Ah elegant Rotrian eeirigi frfen $c- giettedhe cooid- not invite mm to dinner f be ranse mv nurrihr.T r. .rtf.nlitA-, ? The cooks of the ancients, who bVA: tn hireA frr a ! rrrnad OtnUO tneir ? art to tne mosx : wr: j They were so dexterf S j op 8; whole p.g oo-r tt- 4 r when Her husband came Ql be potfb 'wjth Itl taking gnat cafe celtber to her for fear of tfio coseoenci-S if they 'awo&o ber" . . V nn tntt mner. fAflt defies bis guests to the Jcnffo baa sepa?ate det 1J - i-i a . 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Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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