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1 " ill- ! ' - - i . ' s . - ;
- ifi ; . lip :- . - ' J I - y i . ' l-'lt'" ' - j -j
ll
i
-IS
TilK WATCHMAN.
,.aiul tT.-o duil;irs and fifty
.1 ft .r a !s timthnn one year,
:Ni Kubsjt4
t ion irv f sv
.-. i:i.l U.r n 8(1 v
3 - .. . t if-
- N HiUs
ii qt (f 1 1 s i k i n n t u 1 (but :
. - !' -I I SI.,- . . , . r- r vl
(1 (lint nt ili--''f'"
of the
a..:-
,rll;;ilurtV irivium an. 1 twenty
H!J'H-'"'ffs l,,f"r;''
I fart ur'' r-
cliarafil 2. per
o mail'.' u those
H- ".,:tliri
cf if,! IM1V
-s f-r.li'ri'i!
1 until forb'nl and
tw, a crrtain iiuiu-
,ii-t colli.- post
:MiM'i.' i' ti
-.it
-T r.
s tell nitrous.
h H
s in
'run1 1.
r uii'i in" i-i iK-iioiy in an
i i i . n
rv that
mkiii 'Si.
l:iy sh-ftchmg
Al nrv's loch ;
ii' oi rfiiirions nerspftu-
i
riiivfa ife'vi coftJiKc stood unten-
I lido . and in the hollow:
;lrlt! tlifi iire-rtnd ))eon coneuni-
nriV :jj)linM oaiuls hrtd torn
oit the
fiirll rvol-1
oj,tlH jdTcf'U shf;rtlmg ot thev
Inttli'l Ivi'lv and deep silence
. pyi tli mountains, it scem-
(1 ';k.-Tf lliniiri lilr wi re Ttf-arlv extinct.
V .-;t';liiisiii(llfcl'i'fs. in wlmdi tho fbx had
11
-C
H'-1itt'yl i.Ui i-flr'li How the shelter
'.; M -i -i 1 tr-;:J i.-4. ! 15 ... I ... 1 . .. .. 1 I - - 1 "
lit sri;irtHw ; simu immi a loneiv nirure
. ( relit 1
it iiht&)v Ipoiii tme hidinff-nlace'tb
.':tnojh(:r.
dwryisij of love' 'to some hunted
hrofihvr iri f aSlili. fi f lie -crows wnnlil hover
ovef hh ij ;tfp 1 1 i ' h a wk ' shriek at human j
VV:
- . i I
In tn
r'1
t!r
f was worn,! there - might
Wi
lir it; or t ho minister, an--
lli'
mm
I iM'rhips poured the sa-
' r i-'.i
inl u
al e I
i 1 1 ou its face, from some.
vjwHi hiji w:.if.n,j nosc.rocKS guaraea ine
per-u t!l jf in i Ij frora' the oppressor.
:l,ri'ii1.sjii':ei(j inrlrcquent, and in the
(le(ifsfeis clove. Iahy died be-":
lrvitiiiiiffir, jj4 minds sunken, andL of
We.jijhay!. jVJ:hite. hair was. .on heads
J""' I ); (oji i (lip y j were old ; .and. the silver"
iocks ti(.;nt enywefo often ruefully
Mili(l lnjfi;(jusahd; etainetkwitb their
ina i-l vrjd filial.' f: - v:'-;n- y.-v
'2 Hut ; fWlark.side or the picture;
lir vwifili these people
;'hajjy..-' iilJT- ;bildrcn were with them,
.:r.v;i iHkt( yilL flowers that blossomed
all 4hoivthj Henlfances of their dcn&r
Andl Aiin! fe Ipice ofpsalms rose up
j.' ftoin tl? rLri silence ' of the solitary
yhir'-oV: fpjpfl ear-of God was open,
-vUkI j t'hf if jcyj-lhai their 'prayers and
, raiesjwj;riedil in heaven.- If a child
-jvaiUJl4g.9d unto the faithful ;
.-'if ;ap ;:-o(,Wdi'l--it was in the religion
i ' hs :fiMpa!j The hidden powers of
tlieih; sgiflw iiftril f brought forth into the
IS
lighU ami they knew the- strength that
M aslin jt 'fljpr hese da s of trial. The
ihoihilj(peap sedate the wild were"
i:mhl ftWiunfepjing made"compassion
nt? l 'Mi:irtiiwoTc softened, and the.
;i('b-(ltfiv:tiic: error of their wavs.
All dfp fjakibn-purilies and streneth-
ym heMukMnftso . was it ' nbwv Now
:w;MiqnaM -put to the proof; the stem,
HMi;iii9p.(-iiiirao.ie sirengin oi men,
Pa.rlvllfl(t:l.l1l'Hrtr i hand ' nnv hrinl- ihn
'crrciinTitio matrons,
hi Will i : me L-S -r n nVl 1 1 1 1 hi o h H
iie(?Us,jif;ti cowl of the murderer,
C 'fii-lemi Iaut4;J)f maidens ' who with
lailes it elvd tlieir death, and the mys-
ri(u:s i-pf children, who in the
; ijiswr;utiin3locent and spotless nature,
, ii....ii.is Sv--': rr ! -.i-.- , ,
rK-ua iu(pvi..!mong tne clew drops on
!e gidivtii(p and died fearlessly by
;c'ipiffi's-';.s:Sl$: : Arrested were, thev?
- E - ft -te, ..J- 'i '.i !
their play ; and
, with
ge over the ir eye.s, but
if)iy sopiK! CrlU
I tring ringlet of their sun
anv a sweet creature nf
ii
rive telulei
f,Jtsk just; to be allowed
Wti' IJraVCl'S and then srn. imnn..
"Tv fllM lr$ cattage door to the
Tt liii illiedrcmer. . ' , ,
1
$ Lid old Samuel Grieve
ui.ltis Mi&k Sri
j sulfe red sorely for their
itli.- lfi tK llV not their own house;
"'lilliii
-.Si
lore, or to be slaughtered,
I'veriCUSd
huld so appoint. They-.
nqpss; out a little grand
luir-htiMMMvit
i!Mtiv'-ai3i ih
:,B-- S? ill K'l
jH.tJjn years old, Uved with
was an orphan. The
'4li-)Urhtft: ffllnMiivns. sfim;i; . v.
lilit; alitjglt llomctioies it gave a slight
qilaviirfiirb il) jior heart in its srleevet
- 'It
aY(tJ f?0(1 ,llC! natural. joyiut-
of jiier jgiV)iw)od : and often, uncon-
gravest jor the saddest
t;;
WJiKei tlj)arents. would she glide
jvit3 1 a 1 igh ne step,' . a blithe face,
la ,lile ririihinmir.sweeilv sninn nhppr.
Ml
lUf tlHlV.
1- as!. I "t. :-vi - - J. .?-v. -
people looked; often
mess, till their dim
t VN m. jf'd w!
mm. :5Mle h gran
If! fhlvi tlPt WnrA tft K A
j -'I'fi wiijimt i lasjiiand our i heads in the
4 "T 'u w'f youurieea mis young nira in
i-p lr-nlf i'inrr 1
1 : ft'a1l!lrjeva of .a
fdl lit ilk, 4mpjig the green pasturage at
tiifnrtii?;o.!i-.. t 'i i -mi-.
oven into some Ot the neurh-
letimes she. sat m that
."e:luti
chyard, With" her slieep ly-
'ijcatttred
intl her iirion 't.hp. nninr I
,-c- v, 4 i T 7 1 : - i.j
aroi
f.i.... -. .
1 TO Wm m? sitting close to the
.AialK ousc of God. She had
Walbi1thtli:liousc of God.
i" pile
e to; $pi& to. but her Bihlc in rpnVlV
ni,laSfteri!y,the rising, sun beheld
tun lbcauty, and innocence
f cUj(rnqt ate happy and.silent as a
!v.X TPIi'f5 . rflV c" wua inp ome hea-
11'
lead, i and; the blue .lake
fleet. .- - '
llteg amehe bore by.
- tyu.
l'SWpre tlie olclpcople were
! M m fyc and turned away
rS1! -Mip sweet Lilias well-; for
if S I ,. i , 1 3 - J . - .
ill. -fi ' ft ... .i. ,;, . r
I: t.Mr)rLr"'l-l'" 'V- ' ! ! j.
1 1 . " '.-' . r. ! ' ; Hi f ll
II - i V i;. n
1 H I HIHT -.- ri
i I . . .;"- f i'- i
jiV- - k j--;-. I
'il. - t !: , -i
I :.-f' - ' 3"' 1 !!: : I'I
.:'rv;ih4Tp;:i-j
j 4 OcS'jWtl I
Fi h.rit w iiKihfr. in
I .:' -M-iii I'- 'ltJii'l
vd;U
. '" it!.
m i. -k : j v.fi ... -
- fr-.-V-- -r .y
m
J sheijjwa tlothpd in a ?garb of greeny and
i ofkeiair ller JojyVthe greetirgracefal plants
that ;grorw amng: thml were vreatn
ed rluwilKeif hair.-4 So - was she 'dressed
bheBabbathMay, "watching" herock at a,
coiiiaeflQ: instance- trom- nonwj. ana
siriiiiig i t Jberjjelf a psalm in' the solitary
modr!; . en; fin" a" moment;: a party, of
solotjpra Ppon a "moimt onTthe oppen
siteliBidafora injarrowitdclLklias.wa in--
Uufifeet.irbjcQ had betrayed her, and
tlien! one- pf ihp soldiers: caught ihe wild
gle4)rn of brrjeyes;
fngittepjei t Iher. feethe callcputA
roe i a :b !'jfe:liov
the f)entilf ajit e;VuB:ik!ainUle
hilltjwitt j hik" musket; half inf ferocity
LiliiaS kit?x t aj) iearing, while fehe flew, as
onmngsifecro ss a piece of black heathe-
H nbss j Ifill 1 bfj pits, and: hollows ; " and still
tne old kfpjt his musket atf Its aim.-
hanlli andhhot:a jor ilittle mriocent
child it.'!tiul he-iit length fired, and the bul-
1 lei was hiarcl ft) whipast her ifemrowh
ea eaa,! anartp sinitc; a oanK .wnicn-sne
wa? Jabuj toj ascehdnieend paused
fejiilmpnlent, land looked backhand then
t baripded 451 over the smooth turf y till,
lea:-cqsaf'she; drqppejd into a little ibir
!Hek glenj atid disappeared. 1 J Nota sound
of lijer feewasilieard -; she seemed tb have"
sunk intol tlfe ground ;f and the sbldicr
stbbd without any effort to follow her
gdzing : through the smoke, towards the
spotl where shej had vanished. C ;U
H'M sudden superstition assailed'1 fthe
S hearts of ihqj warty,"as they sat down ,to-
gpiiicr ujwua iieuge 01 stone.; ouw you
hei!ace, liddie, as my ball went rwhiz
ziri past er ear ? ? If she be not one of
tliotJ hUl airis, she hadl)benjdead as a
liernijigfl utl!belieye the bullet glanced
off liqr yeow pair as against a buckler.
u Jtfpras tlfpadt xf a gallows-rogue to fire
upon ithe creat ire, fairy" of not fairy ; and
you ldeserf e th j weight of this hand the
hanjd of 1 all E lglishman- you brute for
yoUcruejhj, And up rose the speaker
to pih t his thre: it into execution, when the"
qthcjx retrate4 some dista4ce, and began
to load his mu$ket ; but the Englishman
ran boon ihimi and, with a Cumberland 1
3jardtrip; laid him: upon the hard
ltd with a force that drove the breath
out oi; his bocjy, and leit mm stunned, and
ahriost inspnsi jle. '
S The faljen rufhian how jose somewhat
humbled, arM jsullenly sat down among
the;-stf .-i1 jVmy quothAllan Sleighj ' I
ver yoi jareeks pay, you don't ven
ture jfifty yds,' without : your: musket
down yonder phingle, where the fairy) dis
appeared f hfd, the wager being accept
ed, tle Ijiaf-runken , fellow rushed on to
warjlk I tlkei(f od of the glenrandas hearci
crashing tpvpf l through the shrubs. ;: In a
few minjupsjio, returned, declaring, with
an oatjli, tl a ?he had seen Ker at the mouth
bfa jjaye lere no J human footcpuld
reac ti, jstadig with her .hair, all ron fire
and an angr countenanee ; andHhat he
had ;umbl; backwards into the burriand
beer nearly 1 1 owned. " Drowned I" cried
Allat Sleighl M Av, drown": whv hot ?
A huhdf e yjrds down ;that bit glen the
ipoolil are p itiack as pitchand the water
roarrjliket tlluhder : drowned k whyinot,
iyou jEnglihjon of av deer-stealef W 4Why
riot ?i bebaisyj who Was w ever drowned.
that Was lorH to be hanged And that
jest aus6 urti versal laughter, as it is al
ways suroJto lo, often as it may be repea
tfedjifn: a hgjany Of ruffians ; siich' is felt
to b0 its perfflct truth and unanswerable
: simp Icity 1 1 , : '-r :lHH: ' ' '
j AHiaii Jour's quarrelling, and gibing,
. an(lnutiylthis'',- disorderly' band . of sol
diet$proleett3d On -their -way downi into
thc!hpad f t jarrow, and there saw? mthe'
iblitude; fhei liouse of C Samuel GrieVe-
Thitpierlleyj proceeded to get some- re
fVeshtnen jaAa ripe r for any outrage! that
4ny oc(paicn ; might suggest. -Z The old
lhalp ;and hi wife, hearing" a tumul of
maitrjf' vbie4if nd many feet, came out,; and
iyef e, imrnediv itely sal uted with many bp
probriousepithets.: ' The hut "was soon ri-
fled; bf 'anysnall articles of w;earihg : ap-:
Earcjl karW pamuel, Arith:but emotion; set
efpjre thtoiwhatever ; provisions he bad
-butter, fcifeese; hread andnulk-and
hobd jthdy Mould hotbe too hrdupbh
bldliSeobli Jvho were ulesirbus of "dviney
aseyjliidjlived. in peace.: Tliankful
werfe thrl odih. in their narentak hearts:
I ; , f. n i- ' ' ' ' . .
that theiriitii-Lilias was among the hills:
and the I Old man trusted- that i f ssltfi r-1
ifc j . t - i 1
.turned .bcpbet fsoldiers"vere gonei she
wb4ld sbU frri some distaricetheirmusi
V.n ,,rn.n
kets onij the! een before the door," and
,The soldiers de'vbured their renast with
mariv oaths; and much hldnnns . n n rl rK-
iiIUirKk wUiU -a. i
oucup v n wits sure against 1
the bid irrtarifsl soul to hear hi .his: own hut:
jbiit he sail pthirig, forthat Cwoiild have
ibei wjQfplyitoisa At last
iiorie of th4lp4ppi4hirii toj return
Ithahkllrfypasl impious and fulfof bias
ipheniy tJufihSiamukcalri
0, besejeeiing them at the same;tihie; for
Jtheiak f ibeir owni squlsl not so tofbf
ferid' theif great and bburitifulPreseryeri
Confound the bldntihg'j Covenanter ;
I will prick him witbimybttybri
won't sayigrabe .-aridithe blood Itrickled
J 1 1.1 m. i. i-'U.- - l;rrk-l
, wound on hs forehead 3rr i&s$&&
".The sightof it seemed itblawakehl'the
pormant Moidthirstiriesntbetir;h
vv 4 V-T'',v-
" Keep a checx rpqst jlu .Tora .r
- ' - IS SAFE." eV'J"-
of the soldier, "who now swore; uf ;the. old
man did hotihstantly Crepeat Hhe J words
after him; he' would shoot hi m' de ad.' ;And
as i f cruelty? were contagious, amiost the
whole party; agreed that the demand.waal
hut reasonable, and that the oia n-pocriL-ical
knave must preach or perish, f Here
is a great musty Bible,1?, cried one Of them..
? If he.won't speakf I yill gagi him; with
a yehge'ancel i Heret bid" Mr. ; jPedan 4he
grbphet, let : me: cram - few 'chapters of
L Luke down your Jmaw. StlXukewas
a physician, Xibelieye.f5AVelli erejis ' a
dose - bhiiiu ? Open yojxrl jay And;
with these, words,": he ; tore . a" handful of
leaves out of the Bible, and advanced, tb-
wards the old man; frqmwhbse fce-hk
terrified wife -was b now' wiping off the
bloody, 'Htfl
- Samuel . Grieve jwas hearlyl fbirspbre ;
but his sinews werenbt yet 4 relaxed;, hd
in his younger days, he ha been, a man
of great strength. When,; thefeythe
soldier! grasped him by the neck, thejsehse
of ; receiving an indignity from such a
slave made his i blood boil,: and" asTif his
youth had been renewed, the gray-headed
man, with one blow, felled the Tufliian to
Tha,t blbw sealed'his; dopm; here was
a fiemnult!"ahd: yihigh oi Wrathful
voices, and Samuel Grieve was led out to
die. " He had .witnessed such biitchery.of
others, and felt that the lour of. his mar
tyrdom was come. As thou didst re
prove" Simoh Peter in the garden!, wheri
he smote the high priest's servant; and
saidst, The cup which my; father hath
X given me; shall I hot drink it V so how O
my Kedeemer, do thou pardon; me, thy:
fraikand erring follower arid enable me
to drink his cup Ti With these wbrds the
old man knelt down unbidden, - and,1 after
one solemn look to heaven, closed: his eyes
and folded his hands across his breast.
.. His rio atild knelt
down beside the old man. " Lei fus die
together; Samuel ; but, 1 oh ! What will be
come: of our dear Lilias V ; God tempers
the wind to the shorn lamb,M said her hus
band, opening not his byes,' but talang her.
hand into his : " Sarah, be not afraid
"O Samuel, I remember, at this rrioment,
these words of Jesus, yvhich you this mor
ning read ' Forgive them, Father! ; they,
know hot what they do?" " We are all
sinners together,' said Samuel j iyith a
loud voice ; " we two old gray-headed
people, on our knees, land: about to die;
both forgive you all, as we hope ourselves
to be forgiven. We are ready; be mer
ciful, and do not mangle us, Sarah, be
not afraid. ; - ! : 4 ! k
It seemed that an angel was sent down j
from heaven to save the lives of these two
old gray-headed folk. "; With hair floating
in sunny light, and seemingly' wreathed
with flowers of heavenly- azuife with
White arms extended in their beauty, and
motion gentle rand gliding as the sunshine-
when a cloud is rolled away-came
on over the meadow ' before the hut, the
same greeh-robed'ereature, that had star
tled the soldiers c with her ; singirigjin the
minor ; arid,' crying loudly, but still sweet
ly, " God sent irie hither;, to ; save ; their
lives, she fell down beside them as they
knelt together and tjien, liftiriv up: her "
head from the. turf, fixed her! beautiful
face, instinct with fear? love;f ndpe, and I
the spirit of prayer, upon the . eyes Of the
men about . to shed that innocent blood. ;
. They all stood heart-stricken ; -i arid the
executioners flung down i their i muskets
upon the green sward "God bless you,
kind, good . soldiers,- for this Pr exclaimed
the child now1 weeping and sobbing with
joy; Ay, ay, you will be happy tonight,
when you lie down to sleep. If yoti have
any little daughters or Sisters like; ine; God
will love them for youi mercy j to lujs; and
nothing, till 3rou return home; ifvillihurt a
hair of their heads.: Oh ! I see how that
soldiers are not so cruel as wesayii! :;Lk
-vL V.:1--Lr .' - ' i .-' . ' 1
lias, your granuiiuner; speaits untq you ;
his last words are-Leave us, leave us ;
for they, are going to put us to death! Sol-.
diers,. kill not this, little child, or j the wa
ters of the loch will rise hp ani droivn the
sons of perditiori. -Lipas, givej; usfeach:a
kiss, and then go into jthe hous:i;r;r.r; :
; The: soldiers converged together J for a
feyyi minutes, arid seeitied now likje mien
themselves condemned to die.? k hajme,
arid remorse, for their cruelty, smote them
to the core ; arid fethef bade them that
-were, still kneeling; to rise up and go their
ways r then, forming themselves: irtto reg-
uiar order one gave the wora oi command
f - t !.-. m
' r1" 'Vliin rr VkfT tHir in 1is.irrwnrf1
rriii 11- 1 Piifj iiiit-1
1 ne 01a man, ms wiie, auu , mut? ums,
continued for some tinic on their Knees in
Draver." and then all three -went into
hut; the child between jthera and at with4
ered hand of each laid upon his JbautifuV
and its fearless head.-T Wixsojr, ;
,-? ' - ' M.t-5---'-: '--r-i?;--r
Red Beet Pic: The
et'generally ap-'
pears on bur tahleVin an acid and cold form, as
a pickle. tnly, whereas4 if otif femalfe friehds
WUU1U (ililO lilt UliWCl XUUAUU, v, UUUUl uui tuat
it riiay M prepa'rcd.in aariety "of way supej
rior to any garden production which wic possess
--as it Is ahtradaridy'and easfly rakiyatfdan(
IcerSt in a. ptate of perifect! freshness during: the
whole yearTr By a recent trial it has been found
that piea'may be made of it ; vhich' aro equal"
if bt surperior toTrhiibrbi or-rrij ,o't)od,'
; Bylrrirttmg-inio
rgar,'and other! pices if liked, can bo added to
uit ahypalate. while it possesses tnek adfantage;
oi lurniSB ing u wim iieucaio , aiiu upauiuui
pie and which can gracefbur tables at aiiy isea
r Bon.oifiie yeari-ann. irfsec..j. ; ;
One class'ofi (geologists suppose the earth'
; Was orice. a liquid mass, that it was a VIrbp
from the sun or some - other pretty warm
body, and that it has become," hard' on the
surfde6 by moving in. cold pace "until a
crust has been formed: sufficiently hard to
tear qpeam. -,rJ
I. They; suppose that Jhe central part still I
consists
onsists ot ; real.hot lava, and that it will ;
be-many years before :the whole turns cold
;and soid. . In prookoi this they adduce
jrriuehi eviden!eeto showthatlthe heat of
bur. globe increases " as"- we approach the
!centre1-----'f1--" ---:- :".t-'- '
r !?Pr0m a : lat En"gii$h paper we cut the
follbWihfrbri thn v ;':"
HhT7a(nejss ipf jtke Crust of the JEartkm-rj
The nrjst m vjctigation of ; importance that
presents vitself, is :thel thickness of the
ernst on which wedtclLi-iV have seen
by. the,;theory that this ought to be., con
tinually increasing, thbughvith increase
Ing "slowness;" and that' there was a time
Syhen it was so thin hs tb bel almost in a
ate of fusion. - We- haye stated that the
increase of: temperature observed is about
one degree Fihr, fo every 'fifteen yards
lof desderit; In alk probability, however,
Ithe mcreasepirill yetj.be found to be in ge
;jotne'trial : progression, as ; investigation is
extended ; in which case the present crust
Will jbe rnuch thinner than we have calcu-
lated it to be ; arid should this be found to
be correct, the. ingenious; theory yill be
come a subject of more .importance, in a
geological pont of; -view, than we are at
present disposed to consider it. Taking,
then, as correct the present observed rate
Of increase, the. temperature would be as
lOUOWSi-r ' (
er will! boil at the depth of 2,430
!-,!! V: V- r - -
. . Lead melts at the depth of 8,480 yards.
There is red heat at the depth of seven
miles-:'. ;4r " k '!
j Gold melts iat 21 miles, j
Castlirbn ait 74 miles. j
! Soft iron at 97 miles. ' 1
And at the depth of 1100 miles: there is a
temperature; equal to the greatest artifi
eial heat, yet observed-; a temperature
capable of fusing platina, porcelain, and
indeed every refractory substance we are
acquaihted jwith. , These temperatures
are calculated from Gyton ' 3SIoverris cor
rected scale of Wedge wood's pyrometer,
and jif We adopted them, we 'find that the
earth: is fluid j at the depth i of 100 miles,
and little moj-e than the soil on which we
tread is fit for the habitation of organized
beings. Po y technic Review.
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; i ; A- TALE. ;
I Not many years agVa Polish lady of Ple
biari birth, but of exceeding beauty and
Accomplishments, wpn the affections of a
young nobleman," who, having her con
sent, solicited her from her father and
was. refused, i We ntay easily imagine the
asiomsnment oi ine nooieman.
j " Ani l notf' said lie, of sufficient rank
to aspire to your daughters hand ? . ;
-1 "You are undoubtedly of the best blood
ot Roland."
j " And my fortune v; and reputation; arc
tnev nbtsufHcient. 1 t
SYour estate is magnificent and vour
conduct is irreproachable.7
! " -Then hviting yoiir' daughter's consent
lioW could I expect a refusal V v
j " This," replied thej father, "is my only
child, and her happihes is ithe chief con
cern j of ray ife. Ail the possessions of
fortue 4r precarious!; wh.t fortune gives
at her eapriqe she takes awajv I sec.no
security forhe independence v and com
fortable living of a wife, but one ; in a
word, II am resolved that no one shall be
the husband of my daughter, who is not
at the saihe time master of a trade" H . -
The !nobi eman f bowed ;and retired si-
lentlW I A year or two after, the -father
was sittirig at the door, arid he saw ar
proaching his houseyhvagons laden with
baskets, and rat the head of a . cavalcade
j a person in the dress of a basket , maker.
. -jt..J:jJ.. ' .s'JJ 1 mi -
aiiii j wuo uoj you supports 1 1 .was- j i lie
former suitor of his daughter ; .the noble
man tarried basket rnaker. He was" now
master of a trade, and brought the wares
made by his hands for inspection, arid a
: m?n i f - ll 1
certificate from
ms employer m .tesiimo
of his skill. . J
The condition
being fulfilled, no further
obsthcle iWaS
opposed to u the ' marriage.
cue me me sxory u not tola. - i ne revo
. ..t i.; ml -i a '
lution came!: fortunes Hvere plundered.
tnnrl tnrrta wp'w ttrtrr! n x- nVi a fT hofni-o
. . . . 1 . j. . m w w
J"-. ' . i. . a , . "I rf - l '-
ft Jei-ijj. ? Tr.--.-i
the four Winds bf heaven; Kings became
beggars, sorne of them teachers ; and the
noble Pole supports his wife, arid father
tllbiiiQmiitiQ ofV'iiggt i. by his basket?
making industry.
r
; rtiA P6tatoc4.A well informed and
experienced farmer says; in the. Gardener
and pKfctifcaJ Florist, that he is well sat
iscdthatthe!productive power of seed po
tatoes is much diminished by suffering them
tp bebbrhe bvler ripe, and he gives good rea
sons for his belielf." He digs his potatoes be
fore the'vinesj are'dead, and places those in
tended fot seed Un J)its:i'dugiri shady
airy situation, not more:!than"sixbushel3
in a pit j covers theni with straw, and then
with earth' two 01. three feet.: In greater1
puiK theyj ttiay terment. jj .tte sa)-s that the
great erJ-pr :M late plaritmgarid late har
vestihgall hinds should be planted very:
early, aridall should :be.dug as " sooii. as
me.growtn is; compteteq. -
t: 5: f NEW4- SERIES,-.--.
.TOLUME I.
1
4
THE SABBATH
"' "Itis obvious that thd Sabbath exerts
its salufarv influence by making.the top
ulatibn acouaintfcd with the being, pe j-fee-:
tionsOahd laws of Gbd ; with our tf eiiltions
to him as his creatures,, and burobhga-.
nonsMO Aim as rauqiiait acqouuiame..jiuo--i
jects, and-with our' character as, sinners,.;
for whom His mercy has provided d Sa-
viour : underwliosef :
e trnvcrumcTit we live
to" be Restrained 8 from sin and reconciled :
to God; and fitted! -by) His Svord, and spirit" '
4Vw 4tvn 4n1iottniiiii'tlin1n V -A"; ... '.''i ."4? '
for the inheritauce above.
iw Itis by the reiterated instruction
and
impression vhicli tliie Sabbath imparjts to
the population' of fnatibnbvtheirioral
principle which it forms by" the on,J
science which it maintains by thc habits 4
creates"; .by-the rcstfandTonbVated igoir
it i)'eslows on exhausted animals ; by the
lengthencdjlife (lad! r higher.; health ijt af
fords ; .by Jhe holiness it inspires arid
cheering hopes-of heaven; and the protect
tion and favor ot God which its '.opscr
vance ensures ;: that the Sabbath isjrcn
dered the moral conservator of nations. T;
The omniprelerii-infiuencc the;; Sab-;
bath exerts howyei) :-Ky rio secret harrri
or - compendious tactibnpdaiss of
mithiiutirig riiiridtbu
stredrn'of wbrldl ;6uHtihterend
afiections ; stopping tthe "din of bus! riess j
unlading the. mind of its cares and rcf?poi
sibilities arid; 'ilj-tbbUy or7. i t'nrens,"
while God speaks to then, and they attend
arid hear, fear, and learn to do His v ill. v
1 You might a Vjell put out tbe t sun,
and think to enlighten the world witli ta
pers ; destroy the,s attraction of gravity,
and think to wield the universe by human
powers, as to extinguish the moral illumi
nation of the Sabbath, arid break this; glo
rious mainspring i of; 'the ' moral Govern
ment of God."v . - -" -1 ' r
-: TRUE pOtrTENESS "H :
He who has a heart ! glowing with kindness
arid good will toward his fellow men, and who
is guided in the exercise of these feelings hy
good common sense, is the truly polite man.
Politeness does not -jonisist in wearing a yhite
silk glove, and in gracefully lifting your hat as
you meet an acquaijtitance ; it docs not consist
in artificial smiles and flattering speech, hut in
silent and honest desirps to promote the happi
ness of those arbuntl yotl ;. in the readiness to
sacrifice your own qase and comfort, to idd to
the enjoyment of others. . The poor negro wo
man who fotnid 5(ungol Park perishing j under
the palm trees , of Africa and who led , ljiim to
their hut, and supplied Mm with fbod, anclulled
him to sleep with theirjsimple songs; were gen
erally poliie. They addressed in language of
kindness and sympathy ; i they led him tenderly
to their home, and dd all in their power to.re
vive his drooping "jgprit- 4--. ; ... , -
A poor drover, wats driving his heeves tp mar
ket on a Winter's day. ' The cattle met a lady
in the path, and apparently unconscious of the
imooliteness. comoelled the ladv to turn one
side into the. snow. 1 f Madam, said tlie dro-
verV"apblogising&B..tEbli,cncss of hi4 herd,
"if the cattle knew is mach asXdr you fehould
not walk m:the:Visnmv.?,.; .Thatariver . iras, in
the host sense tpf thd terma gentleman,! while
many a young, mabj in Washington sirpct or
Broadway, with gloypund cane and gtaceful
step, is a hrute.:- 1 , i . . ;.'j:.-... " -
-The man, 'who - lays aside all selfishn;ssrin
resrard to the habninbss of others, who is ever
ready to confer favoifewlip speaks in language
oi Kinuuess auu fxnciiuuioii, anu wuu iuuit?s
to manifest those littlej attentions which jgratify
the heart, is a polito ian, though he may wear
a homespun coat and make a very ungraceful
how. "And4irianyv":a:iks!donahle;yh'o dresses
genteelly, arid enters the most crowded! apart
ments, with ass'ura'ho ,' arid case, is a terfect
cdmpbund of rudenels and incivility. True po
liteness is a virtue otl the understanding o hearty
It is not like the; whjted sepulchre; or 13te So
dom Vfar-farried fruif j There . aro no . rule s for ;
the exercise ot this iiiiue,:more correct &nd dc-,
finito'than those laid'dowh in the; pew fjCesta-',
1 here is rtQbook ot politeness compar-
ahle with the i Bihle.HI2cij. X CZJibboft
:T ;.' : ' l.'H' ,
l
; The Importance pf Xafibur.-The Weal th
of the world its ligh cjyUizatiori aind all
its magnificent improvements, have been
created. and fashioned, by the labor and 1
lnuusiry oi man ; - ine poorest sou anu most
t uitfavorablecliirite are ' scarce irjlpedi-
menis 10 an mausrfipus ana energeiic peo
ple. Look at I oljarid, reclaimed frtimihe
ocean, fenced in her l'mbankmenjts and
mud wallsV- litefilly miUngw ganlcri
where once - therewas fnbthingi bujt bogs 4
uitu uctjan waves.f iJuaoK at. owuzenanu,
wnere an muuscriousana narav peasanin.
contending against the avalanchesof snow f
aridlicef and .the embbulme'nt of niountairi
masses of rock nlling aud crtishiag ; for.
rriiles tlieni, hav
ing cut the hills arid mountains in tetmces
and planted them with vines. Iinds,
Which wbrebefbr worsethanjiothipg, by
this, 'improvement! sell for ten; thousand
francs per aqre' . jj ; - : . - 1 j : -
-. 'w; .r ;! .n"'- ' 'J
, Grea!nirjss.l am iasked who is the greatest
man t h I answer the! ; and if I amrequired
to say who is the'betI reply he that has dew"
served most of hii fellow-creatures. . Whether
he deserves better of xnankind by the cultivation
if -"iv'- ' -XI 3 . i - - - ... m-:T
of letters, byobscoreiind inglorious attainments,
by intellectual pursuits calculated rather to a
muse than inform than by strenuous .exertions
In SDeakinor and acting. let:thoKe consideir, who
bury themselves in studies unproductive of any
benefit - to. their countrr or I fello w-citizcjis. - -1
4-
?iTimeis the most uridefinable yet paradoxical
of things ; The past ts gone; the future- i : not
come and ,we atterioptf to defito itCoitortS '"7
EFFECTS OF WHIG POLICY.
The receipts qf customs nt th port of N, York alone
for the first five months of 1844 (just ciosl) nomewhat
exceed 900.000, a?ain;t tonif 1,000.000 in each of
the two precetlins years. The total colkclion at New
kYoik 'alone, during lt4l will pretty cert;unly exceed
S20,ODO,000,-be;inc ronsidorablv nion- than the entire
1 tevenoe of Ihe Ciovcmment for either of the last four
years.NThe ensire revenue ot this vear will almost cer
tainij' exceed $4dj000,fJ0U,of winch over $l.r .000,000
'(rf-we teejj ontlof troable. with foreign nations) mav be
aevoieu to ine sreuueuoa oi, me paoue tteot. which a
mounted fo.2j000,0Q0 oti he first day of January la?f-'
Lethe tariff Msufltaine'and Mexico ai4 Texas ft
to themselves, -fitid ifief Governnie,ut my fw entirely oiii
of debt nguin bi th! 1st of January," ItMtJj Kat.'IaU
: - -1 ...4 - -. . -
;; .The Katlonaj tntelligfencipoi the GtVin3tant jSnr :
.Thei;wa9B-jrumorafloatJuuheJIaUai of tlCjTapUt .
ryesterday'tUat tfie Secretary of State was in the M-ay of "
ari angry coficespohdenca vltli - the;. Brit jsli Mijysier on.;
some pubjeclt' other suiJposedMobe connected xyitli'v
Mexico wTeXH., We trust that th -rels no founds tioki4
for tills report, 4 We douht'vcrylituch.vrhother thefe bc1
But, should tliene be any fonndatton, Tor the :' Twniiirt.-i j
hopedi for the charactcxl ofonirT diplouiaey,' whlrti ba'
gained jiothm l(td say thtkasO-y- tpctmt cxpositUiia,
raise aj imqllier u new issue P iourof such a, corrcspon
denct. for the tDScrbre1 )ttri)oae f . converting it; to mere
party ends and purposes i'"'-;-'wf's'?.,-.i."--vr .tf mJ.
i iTha careful reader of lTie rcporta of ine. proceedings
fa Congress will !lia'e diSvere.!t that Mr. C. J. IntjvraoU,
CHairnian of" the Committee oii Foreijn: Relations, hal
disclosed on Tuesday the purpose-of Jhe EjtecuUvei td..
tlirow this Texap question into the IIou!- of ReprCsontn ; 4
tiveani some Ibrm or other, Wforctlw lertnlnatuinof thT!
Sepsioni It is esimcstfy 'to be hoped that we. ntayniit ,
find, as a cliinajf to-the qtiestion.'imlie form In whlcii it '
is already befor the Public, aa angry .corrrspondcntx
got up for the oocarion, such as thej-nuiors at ,the Caphojt
anil alort tlio' Pennsylvania avenue vrovrjd indicate: p.' it
TheColumbuS (Georgia) Entjaireror.fiwf S9th oflasix
mOhth myn i; "tlie, petaocrats opghf n&i tohave.Jf x?;i
ted that thi Whigs Would be drawn from tKeir '.candidattfi'
I or itamjed from irKijinctp!e, to giijv eeareli ofn f i
Ai..
thfctly -understood tliat Uicy wifl nol "jeopardise t!e eW
cess of IIesev CfJiV
i
10 auvance ine pecuniary, inieresw .
ors; eitlier in tins country. ox else'
of any et of Fficu'ators
where. '
Miff iftxi
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iThei National Intelligencer hvAt A, Sabbath Cbii
vention, composed of hpwards of "five hmidrelf delegitea T
from variouspatts of PennMvania, now in ftssioiuat
jflarrisburg: Tlus boJy,iikc the one which met in Bulti-
moresbme'limei since, has been convened far -the" pTrrpai9oi
of plonioting a due observanceof the SubboUtdaj'ilf;
h :- . -I,--! ' - : - . .'- - .j..- ' f i
i . .. . - ' - !i"T.
Tlie reeultof Uie recent vote jn'ihe-ititoryjof IoA;?
,on the (question pf fbrtntn a' Stale GbvernBnftttitl
niandiag admission as such -into the Uniott,' was as jKl45
lowsi Yot a Stte Government 6)76, against iV4,ll j
majorityin favo of the change 2,795. . 1l
The iVeaj , Ywk EveniugVTost, of tFlstJ
' ' -' i I ;:; .
xZnlfZ closes -
an article in reference to the recent' " Deihocratlc? " Con
vention thus : . have no test for the 'uniening .;
these mysteries but e believe that if the secret historyi
of the Convention Tor the adoption of the two-third t'ulif;
through its various proceedings could bewritten,o lrd
number of the Relegates would stand disgraced mi llicf .
eyes of their eobstitjaehts. r " r ' - -'4 H'M
i.Thd Porthani Advertiser of ilie 27th ultimo' says;
"viTwq hundredand fifty-seven vessel; 'were-, seen injthejrf
offing (yesterday mornin from the Observatory; bouilut";
out east and wet, liavuui been detained in our harbor
for several days .by head winds and -f --"f -filth -'
The. types niff'- us &ny yesterday that certain inforjni
tion was transmitted . from--Washj'ngion toBaldmbnljri
40 minutes. . It sltould have been 40 seconds of course;
-True Sun. 1.' -Z
; The types, m ght well be incredulous. r'Tlicy 'never;:
dreamed in the! philosophy thai news could be coiivet
at the Irate pf a raile-R-seconcl f . ,.Tie;actualirne hoy?p
evcr, occupied b j the electric news carrier iri passing fjjnv
Baltimore to V Washington i3 less than one &c?ixn0 fi
travels witlrthe rapidity of light, ', ' Put-k up.dotidijr-,
thought that he Was promising great things when liesajl:
to Oberon :
i
" 111 pat a girdle round about the earth
; All limy juiiiuies. .
Magnetic Telegraph cart dp.; They could give " Puk",
half aji hour's sfart and beat him easy"at'that, ILH'h
; ; Albany Evening Jifurriat.
i Mr DittASithough not an'earlyr.rist'.r, found a jiiorlii-.
nation before, harwas,Bpoa: Friday mornings But; Ijjlfio:
tliie purse of gob) whic the early riser found jn the' futile,,,
some one had 4rotned it,-who was vp before him ! ' "
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'The ''Boston Post ' gives the following as a chmni,
occurring in a speech made at an antislavery convention .
in that city; bia zealous bui shnp'e-minded African ), K '; '
- - t --i" '--i-.!-. ' -- -i i( 4-1 .'
" My grandfather: was- a king, in ' Africa a . king: t
You see befor yoo some b( tbe royal blooj l But;" tj
Americans con and stole away dc son of a ktnp make
a slave of binv l Wliat d'ye think of lat I Perhaps you ,.
don'tlthink uiuh of it ; but what' would de Amerioaris
say if ile Algertnes were t come - and cany Off jyouri
i ASIINCONCAIg ClIKT. ,
'ij TheVashingtori corresponderit of tbe Now v
j York" Herald gives the: following list of the nr
Hicles contained in rVasIiingtphs : :camt chest;
latelv. presented to Congrpss r .-'5 y;
- - - .-, ' - :-- . . VI-'A-"" r-',rii
i' One do cflec. (tin.)1"?'- --- "MInf "
One candlpsiick and linderJiOXianitecL - ; -ii-Threeplated
shcetiron sido dishes; roiulh
M Stido. p1rtcs. - -' 5,-,fK-K-,..-tv
lThreesaui;epansyith moveahlc handlcfojiio
4V' gjiUias; tod.thio;othcr' s.mallcr.
1 -i-T)nlf4'imtifariffeei!-ioti' "- V - sXiAidirz.
One small gtidirori; with meahle handle -and J
One drv with ri;Huie Wadena wine in it.
' POne glass jchesfsTJgarjar, fwo quart sfix, hal-
full ot cnisheaAVDiie kuh.
gill of molasses in it. " f . '
One glass Jpppcr box, with a little pepper m
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One do. salt box. do.
(Three smillCur ounce bottles; trith soava
substances therein unknown, whether mediciiip
- . -. ; . . .... . -f J'i ;
ru ;nir!;: .;,,t- inches long and 10
wide, covered with leather, brass nailf, and lined,
t rtti o-won baize tverv coarse) inside. lt ,v
r m i .. u i.vl- an : nauinn '
keyhole, hantfie at earl, nd weigns
- V
jnOiesihioiiofamffdicinechestJ
fetenings- ?k description of this trunk haso-T-.fi,
he?n published. It is to be sent to
armnr innr runiniix. -. . -
the State Dojiarlment.
fcOne earthen three half pints tea-pot
H On& small glass tumbkn; '-.?'": iB
xOnesquarglasfchcsthottle, quail8i,witU;-
One three pint glass (apparently) snuii jar-r-(all
the glass1 is white.)- ; . '
One flat glass molasses jarpint size, with a
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