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Specimen Sheet of a proposed JVewspaper to be published in JWorth- (Carolina, to be entitled the PRINTED BY H. S. NOBLE, SALEM,. STOKES CO. NORTH-CAROLINA.... JOHN C. BLUM, PROPRIETOR. VOL. I. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1828. NO. I. TEC SEASON. FROM A NORTHERN PAPER. ; Sacred to mucins is the Autumn eve, And dear to tender thought. Tin- Summer's pride,. The "orwiis fields, and Aowits of every tint, jav,r,m llv'il, and have withi r'd. 'Silently, Across the aspect of terrestrial thini", The chilling change hath piuiond its wide flight, And all Ualttrd." NOVEMBER. The season comes, when tedious nights do rool the earth, ami frosts conceal the margin of the shallow pool, and forests dotV their with ered honors, and the yellowing herbage s in ripened decadence ; and leaves accumulate in bowers, thither borne by eddying gusts, that howl portentous auguries of heavier blasts, and storms and snows, far treasured in the skies, to fall anon on shivering, skulking man. There is a grey and drowsy mist uprising from the chilly marsh, now folding with its dewy veil successively the stubby grass, the creeping vine, the sheaves of grain, the lonely depredated corn-stalks, and the heap of hay last cropped ; it scales the barn's high roof, the pine-trees j topmost limb, and even yonder rugged preci-j pice, whose aged brow frowns sulkily upon the spreading fog, like some grim big-wigged jpor trait on a tavern wall, making wry faces at the foul Virginian fume that idle smokers do send up from shades below. 'Tis Autumn. Now farmers keep rare holi day i and measure crops, and stubble glean, and garner stores, ami hoard supplies for home ly use, making provision large likewise for sheep and cattle, swine and poultry, and the strang er that shall haply come within his gates that w hen the cloud its Heecy grist shall drop, and snow drifts pile across the traveller's way, and tempests rend and rive the tangled woods, a refuse and a sanctum shall be found beside his hearth, plcnished with generous fuel, and a round his board, loaded with smoking catcs, with nutnpkin nics in comfortable platters, broad and deep, and elder sparkling busily in scoured flagons, and walnuts for the chimney rornpr when the iokes arc rioc and readv. Now citizens prefer the sunny sidewalk, and rumin- j ate on flannel, with here and there a thought ! on Winter's wood, ihe schoolboy, trudging forth at morn, by instinct blows his thumb, I whereon his satchel hangs, and meditates on mittens. Now congregate in tribes the wan dering wild geese from the Northern lakes, and wend their noisv course above the ocean's edge, , aw.iv, awav. to Carolina s warm anu uismai , .swamps and stilVerin mortals eke, disouie-1 tude with phthisic, and rheumatic ails, do Hock : towards 'the South, where balmy airs fall sooth-; injlly on eed lungs, and joints do pliant grow, where Fahrenheit with zero has no fellowship, j i 4: (""hi Winter is rominr: all stript are the grove, Tin' j:isit bird Imstciis away ; T the lovely Mill- S.;iiih i-ke the tourist he roves, And return like the su'i-hiue ill May." " Now wanes tlic year apace. There's not a oMrge ; nor does a leaf of green remain amidst the foliage, that but yesterday inwrapt yon grove umbrageous, which even" might serve to decorate its tomb withal. Now flowers must grow in artificial beds, and roses without fra- grance flourish in Miss Flora Pottingrer's back parlor, rtow, lolks begin to think. In August, 'twas too warm ; toojjusy in September; but sober sentiments now cool the brain ; and while the unfledged urchin cogitates on college, his grandsirc gravely gets his will engrossed, and certain serious spinsters solemnly reflect, as evening lingers in the lap of night, upon that P eel to the production of these details, exhibits , . . awful subject, wedlock. I also the extent and correctness of his scientific . V i old Winter is comin ve delicate fair , awtuv;iin;iH.. in nic uia ;uuc ui uic ii"urra Take care when your hyson ye sip ; I there is great felicity of execution ; the fulness, urmK it quick, ami don t talk, lest he come unaware, the tolds and flow of the mantle exhibit SUr .auu turn u 10 ice on your lip. well as men. The beautiful idea stands before us in a form as classic as the conception which originated it, and elevates to a kindred fame the designer and the artist. AH the figures of the group arc gigantic, be ing about nine feet in height A perfect sym metry has been given to the forms, and the at titudes are at once graceful and expressive. Viewed with the eye of an anatomist, the min uter parts of the human structure are develop ed with a distinctness and truth, which, while it displays the labor which the artist hasIirect- Lo ! Winter comes, indeed ! Then but 'tis not wise to borrow evils in advance anticipa tion holds no place in man's regard, when cir cumstances, full of fearful meaning, thrust .1. I . M .1 n I ...... . uicmseives wunin me lartner verse ot hte"s too gloomy vista. Then let it come. And let philosophy await the worst : be squalid poverty. or cold indifference, ordisease, or griefs, do mestic, or a scanty doublet, or a cheerless hearth, the unacceptable attendant. For Win ter also hath its hopes, its comforts ami its joys. Then nature sleeps, to wake afresh in Spring's sweet sunny morn, with vigor gathered in her slumbers. Then social man puts forth his vir tues, and the widow's groan, the orphan's tear, the invalid's complaint, the beggar's prayer, touch most effectually the soul of charity. Then all the sons of toil," with wages in their chests, the meed of honest industry, enjoy. the harvest of their labors, peruse the public prints, and ever and anon adjust the Presidential question. M Cold winter is coining I've said so before It seems I've not much else to say ; Yes, Winter is coming, and God help the poor ! I wish it was going away !M DESULTORY. Till: CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON. i The scaffolding and shed which have so long ' concealed trom the public eye the tympanum ; of the Capitol, have at length been romoved, and the lover of the tine arts cannot but be truly gratified with the beautiful production of1 the chisel which has been disclosed. Mr. ex sico has shewn himself to be an artist of the superior class, and by the admirable execution ' of the ground, has given the utmost e fleet to a j design as chaste and eloquent as ever entered into the imagination of man. The central ami principal figure represents the Genius of Amer ica, designated by the appropriate emblem a bout her, and the bird of Jove at her fe;L On her left, Hope directs the attention of the Gen ius to the bright prospects which open to herr passing excellence. The Eagle will, however, be regarded as the chef d'auvrt of the artist. Great labor has been exhausted- in that requi site finish necessary to produce the feathery effect which instantly strikes the eye of the spectator. The attitudes also is strikingly true to nature ; and the symmetry of the bird is the most perfect of any we have seen, JS'aliorud Journal. Superstitions Direr f ions for his Funeral by the late Dr. Porr. ' My hands must be bound by the crape hat band which I wore at the burial of my daughter Catharine ; upon uiy breast must be placed a piece of flannel which Catharino wore at her dying moments at Teignmouth. There must bo a lock of M idclina's hair enclosed in silk, and wrapped in paper, bearing her naute ; there must be a lock of Catharine' hair in i-ilk and paper, with her name; there must be a lock of my late wife's hair, preserved in the same way ; there must bo a lock of Sarab Wynne's hair, preserved in the samo wnv. All these locks of haif must Ik? laid on my bosom a ; carefully as possble, covered and fastened with apiece ot j black silk to keep them together." j The Christian Intelligencer relates an anecdote of a person ' living in a town not a lumdrcd miles from Hallowt-l, wiio was : a nvoM zealous partisan in favor of Gov. Stronr. in days gono : bv. One morning he tookYroin the jMt-ohVe i printed sheet ' directed to hi name, and on opening, found it beaded Comnun trralth of Massaehtisttts, arid looking at the bottom, he s'iw the name of Cah-h Strong. The thought came iiitn ! the man's head, like lightning, tlutt the Governor had sued him : he turned pale with rage said ho never owed the old scoundrel on cent, and now, for all his zeal in the Govern or's favor, he bad been sued. On applying to a lawyer for advice, the writ turned uui to be a commission for a jnticu of the Peace '. Bosto.h Palladium. At the civic of the Agricultural Exhibition in Woreentrr, Mass. the company sat down to a dinner, at wliich Ciov. Iin coln presided. Among the toats, was the following : Our fair Sisters in the language ot the orator, 4 the beat friend and most erlh ient patrois of the farmer, for they would havo all men to be the U t Uui!and-men." A IK.' Ji n r.r. A brace of Paddies tiaviog recent ly landed n the United States from the Ijiunld Nle, went to a ta vrn and railed for dinner. The landlord in C ruled them that ill. v l-ad no v nauals prepanUl but pplc duinphugi, which were accordingly sXln:fore them. One gays to thft other " what kind of nieat Ivthis ? 1 never saw ny h meat in, Ireland'" Arrah. hv mv how " snvtlte other. 'I'll ! oon find out if it's Hiiri," and thrrw uiuifthe duriipluigi I uiulcr the table to a large d g, who inlanfly swallowed it. lit Jieat of it sevt-reiy bornmg the dog s thr at, tlie animal began to whine and hovtt. and paw his uiouth with hi fure f.-et. There, by St. Patrick," says PaWy, thej arc doj'a jw-Iiarpec how stratrly h pHyt ourtT . New Jtvtti E Pr-rr Tiio raarlnrt rmr m tl anowr while the latter, pointing to the majestic figure woru with-it anv dwnt. has a reached us from sln, on her right, representing Justice, indicates the i M. It is railed 'TV Ilive.- and my lw rad pmfitaMy :.,l,,x.. - . ,. K:J.1. t.mril.it, f., bv all our little tatenteti and statenwomen in the ntrrwry, riirhtcous restraint u uch a purQ inorahty lia , m Th. psIK.r u r, inrU !oa , by :l In Wkhk feathered minstrel left to sing the season's created to regulate the conduct of nations as 'J h ha not declared ii-.tfoa the Prrici4Juli'.ioii.
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