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From the Woodstock Vt. Spifit of the Agei
NAME YOUii TIME, MISS LUCYi
Dear Lucy, I adore you,
More than words can tell
I've told you so before ydu
Know it very well.
Ydu are the beau ideal
Of woman's loveliness;
Oh give me rapture real.
And name the hour to bless!
bear Lucy to possess ydu.
All other tieS I'll sever;
ilut then you know Lord bleat you,
A man can't wall for ever.
Oh, name the hour to nuptialize
(I leave it all to you, see!)
Reward my ldve, my tears, my slrhs.
And name your time Miss Lucy! WHIZZ
Miss Lucy" has sent us the following answer
to Mr. "Whizz," which we publish with great
pleasurei We crave the privilege of saying en
passant, don't be inveigled into a too gfeat h2te,,
However, ,4Take your (own) time, Miss Lticy."
1 received your proposal.
Dear Whizz with delight;
And I forthwith proceed;
This reply to indite.
You know that we girls,
. Ate all fond of a freak;
So J'll just name,. my time,
Fbur o'clock of next week.
Yours in haste, LUCY.
From the Raleigh Register.
Mr. Gales: I have understood that
when the Bill to incorporate Cape Fear
Lodge, No. 2, of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, was before the Legisla
ture, the question was frequently asked
"What ts the object of this new Order?"
I have often heard, in other places, earnest
inquiries with regard to it, and believe, by
publishing the accompanying article, you
will gratify puhhc curiosity, and, perhaps,
aid in advancing a cause, the obiect of
which is BENEVOLENCE in its pure
and most compichcnsive meaning.
AN ODD FELLOW.
WfciitoN, March 3, IM3.
(0 Will the other papers of the State
please copy?
WHAT IS ODD FELLOWSHIP?
BY AN ODD FELLOW.
As there appears to be a considerable de
gree of anxiety rfia'h'ifested by some of our
citizens to ascertain what the principles of
Odd-Fellowship are, I have thought prop
er to transmit you the following, in order
that the more enlightened may not be de
ceived by those who dishonorably spend
their time in some private corner, hoping
to discover some of the mysteries of that
honorable institution, from the fact thai
they have no passport of merit by which
they can gain admittance. Whatever good
we find in man is the result of no inherent
goodness by him possessed, but purely the
result of Divine teachings; affecting him
Immediately by its impressions on his own
mind, or by its influence on the minds of
others, as exhibited by their conduct and
opinions in their associations in soi ie'y.
Odd-Fellowship requires the undeviating
performancee of all those doties which
fcrow out of the relation we sustain to the
Creator and the sacred character of his rev
elations. Thus constituted, we are pre
pared to command authoritatively the' per
formance of ourdtfty to God, to our neigh
bor, and t ourselves, Ly acting upon that
golden rule which makes man social and
humane. To God? by reverencing his ho-
7 name onserving his laws and esteeming
"'mthe proper object of correct worship:
However, we do not prescribe the mode
f worship or dictate the religious creed of
ny of our brethren.
Odd Fellows are taught to look upon
the family of man in all its diversities, as
the descendants of one common parent.
nd that the God who made of one blood
U the nations of the earth, has established
ucvast brotherhood, to all of whom we,4ueniy me zouiacai iignr, is more oQiiqut
re bound by the tie of consanguinity.
r these views, it directs its plans of
Un-
re
urunrn n
lief, di vest-id of Ideal feelings and pdrty
bickerings. THe special benefits provided
frf l f Q -turn liMmailiita w L - I
When any one of the fraternity becomes
afflicted and flick, it is the" duty of His breth-
, ., r . ,
ren to ,S,l.n,m regularly, and afford all the
assistance that may be needed. Here i
IS that you may see the genius of Odd
Fellowship walking in her robes of purity
an,j benevolence, and developing the high
and holy principles of the Order. Let
those who doubt, go to the sick bed and
see her offering help to the prostrate, cool
ingthe fevered brow, and administering
ease to the tortured body go to the deth
oeu, ami see Her hand wining awav the
cold dews th.it settle in the cheerless val
ley of deathgo tothe house of mourning.
and see her presenting consolation lo thr
wounded spifit of the bereaved widow, and
taking the defenceless orphan by the hand,
and providing both support and education.
Again: ihe titles dfthe world are neve
known in a Lodge roomi her beaten oaths
of fame are forgotien, and all are lo re
reive honor with reluctance father thin ex
tort it, "which enables us to exclaim with
the poet,
"Honor is like the glassy bubble,
VV hich cdst philosophers such trouble;
Where one part's crack'd the whOIe doth fly.
And Wits are cracked to find out why
In fine, the principles of the Order may
be all comprised in that short sentence
which Odd Fellows have selected as their
motto, "Friendship, Love and Truth,"
in connection with "Honor, Benevolence
and Charity." These are the bonds bv
which Odd Fellows are united, forming a
three fold cord th it cannot be broken
By it they live, and by it they are govern
ed, and may they realize its soothing in
fluence in their declining years and expe
rience its benefits in their expiring mo
merits. Love of all ihd moral and Intel
lectual duties vhich our nature is suscepti
ble of, and may attain, is like the duty and
delight of every sincere" worshipper of God
and true hearted Odd rellow. Such we
wish the world and (in a particular man
ner) this cdmrniinity to know we are, and
in the language of a brother, I would say
to those who doubt, "If you can bring the
passport of merit, come and see."
STRANGE PHENOMENON.
On Monday evening last about the
close of twilight, a brilliant column of
light, in appearance about a foot in width,
and some fifty yards in length, shot up
from the horizon, near the point of sun-set.
in a diagonal direction towards the South,
resembling much the tail of a comet. Some
think it was. It is stated in the New Bed
ford (Massachsetis) Mercury, that a com
et has been observed in that region which
equals in brilliancy the planet Venus, and
that its situation is near the limb of the sun;
its tail appears three degrees in lchj;h. It
was. however, probably what is called a
zodiacal light, which is described as fol
lows by the Encyclupcedia JJmericanrt.
This lie-C'iption may serve ito tjuiet the p
prehensions of those who believed it to be
a Comet such as
terror sheds
On gazing nations, from his fiery train
Of length enormous.
''Zodiacal light) a triangular beam of
light, ftfunded a little at the vefteK, which
is seen at certain seasons of the year, be
fore the rising and after the setting of the
sun. It resembles the faint light of (He
milky way, and has its base always turned
towards the sun, and its axis inclined to
the horizon. The length of this pyrami
dal light, reckoning Irotn the sun at its
base is sometimes 45, and at others 150,
and the vertical angle is norrtetimes 26,
and sometimes 10. It is generally suppo-
sed to arise from an atmosphere surrounding
the sun, and appears lo have been first ob
served by Descartes and by Childrey in
1659; but it did not attract general atten
tion till it was noticed by Dominique Cassi
ni. (q. v.) who gave it its present name. If
we suppose the sfirt to have" an atmosphere,
as there is every reason to believe from the
luminous aurora which appears to surround
its disc in total eclipses1, it must be very
much flattened at its poles, and swelled out
at the equator by the centrifugal force of
his equatorial parts. When the sun, then,
is below the horizon, a portion of this lu
minous atmosphere will appear like a pyr
amid of light above the horizon. The ob
liquity of the zodiacal light will evidently
vary with the obliquity of the sun's equa
tor to the horizon; and in the months of
February and March, about the time of the
vernal equinox, it will form a very great
angle with the horizon, and ought, there
fore, to be seen most distinctly at that sea
sou of the year. But when the sun is in
the summer solstice, he is in the part of th
ecliptic which is parallel to the equator,
and therefore, his equator, and conse-
to the norizon. L.aplace, however, na.
made some objections to this theory in his
ij (Edgecdtiibe C6iihiyh JV fcj Saturday, ilarth 25, I84d
Mecdiiijui fytesie; and Flegnier is of
ipiriiori thdt It la owihg merely to the fe-
iraction 01 tHe .srjldf light by the earth's at
mosjjh,erei,& (DThe (Jid North State states, thit a
negro boy belonging to Gerj. D. Fool, Esaj.
of Pasqaotink, was burned to death a few
lavs ajjjo. The child .wis left alone by its
mother, and took fiie in her absence. W.
Millerism!-e are so'rrjr td learn
that a preacher in Fayettevillej Has turned
Millerite, and carried with him a few other
dfddded individual, and hashad Wisascen
S''on robe made; in consequence of which
he has been ejected from the pulpit of the
Church to which he belonged. We regret
to record this instance of delusion the more,
because the citizens of the Old North State
have been so long distinguished for their
sober good sense, sound religious faith,
and elevated mofal character, and, though
asj elsewhere, divided into several ortho
dox denominations, Who vie with each olh
er in teaching and preaching the pure doc
trines of our holy religion, have rarely, if
ever brought reproach upon that religion or
scandal Upon the intelligence of the State,
by giving countenance to anvofthe nume
rous fanaticisms, and impositions, and here
sies which have sprung up in other portions
of the country.
We see it stated that Millerism is spread
ing in Pennsylvania; and that one man, a
merchant, in Wilkesbarre has become so
well convinced that he will soon want mon
ey no longer, that he has distributed his
whole stock of goods among the people of
the neighborhood.
(tJTne Legislature of Arkansas has
adjourned, after i session of three months,
and according to the Little Rock Gxrpttf.
r ,
after passing more than one hundrrd acts of
apunnc nature. 1 wo ot them provide lor
the immediate winding up of the banks.
The committee appointed to inquire into
the conduct of the Governor and two of the
Supreme Court Judges, relative to the late
assignment of the real estate hank, rennr
" - , -1--
ted, near the close of the session, that there
was not sufficient evidence to prefer char
ges upon.. ib
The Distribution Jitt of Congress nul-
I 'i 'Jit d again. The House of Delegates of
Virginia has resolved by a vote of 67 to
6 not to receive that State's quota of the
proceeds of the sales" of the public lands.
Her share exteeds $37,000; which is lying
to her credit in the treasury at Washington.
The Alabama Legislature Has also refu
sed to receive the States' quota of the Dis
tribution fund, arising from the sales of
the public lands.
Curious Calculation. It was some
time since stated, that at a dinner given
by President Tyler, a bottle of wine was
broached, which was fdur hundred years
old. The Temperance rlerald enters into
a calculation of what it was worth, basing
its first value at 30 cents) this sum put out
at six per cent, interest, would, in that
time, amount to the enormous sum of 87
159,185,493. A costly bottle of wine that.
Ji Singuldr case. A ease of some mys
tery in relation to an alleged kidnapping
or abduction of a likely negro woman about
30 years of age, from Chowan county
North Carolina, was under investigation in
this Borough on Saturday last.
Information having been received that
Mr. Charles Creecy had left Chowan coun
ty with a female slave named Mary Sater
field, of whom it was alleged he was not
the owner, officers Guv and Cherry were
on the alert and on f riday discovered the
parties below Craney Island on board an
oyster vessel, bound to New York. A
gentleman' who had known Mr. Creecy in
North Carolina, and who went on board
the vessel with the officers, spoke to him,
but he would not recognize him, saying
that that was not his name, and giving a
fictitious one. The parties were arrested
and lodged in jail.
The ease was efts-miried mto by the Bo
rough Court on Saturday, and it having de
cided that there was not probable cause to
justify Creecy'ff detention for the alleged
felony, until ne couki oeaemanaea Dy ine
proper authorities in North Carolina, he
was discharged. The negro woman was
committed to be delivered up to the proper
owner. Norfolk Beacon.-
Frightful Snake Stori.-The follow
ing incident was related to us the oiher
day, by one whose veracity is unquestion
ed, and who was almost an eye witness
io the fact. It is more appalling than any
we recollect to have' read in the history ot
these terrible reptiles.
Some time last summer the inhabitants
of Manchester, MissrssSppi, gave si barbn
cue, which was attended by the beauty amd
fashion of the town and surrounding e'ottn
tv. It happened that among the gtfest.-
Jthere was a young lady, Mis AI. recent-
ly from one of theeastern cities, who wasl
on a visit to her relation in the neighbor-
hood of the' 0vvn. Mis3 M. was a gay and
extremely fashionable young lady, and
withdl pog's3ed with an uncommon
share of spirit and courage, except in the
matter of cake's; and of theSe she had sd
great a dread that she scarcely dared to
walk any where except in the most fre
querited plaVes fdr fear of encountering
them. Every effort was used, but wih
out avail, to rid he'r of her childish fears.
The ha'drited her continually, until at last
it because the settled conviction of her
mind that he was destined to fall a vic
tim to the' fangs of a rattle snake: The se
quel will soon show how terribly her jtfe
sentiment was fulfilled.
Towards the close of the day, while
score df fdlry feet were keeping time iri
the da1 rice id the merry music; and the
whole company were in the frill tide of en
joyment, a scream was heard fro ni IViiss
.M., followed by the most agonizing cri-.
tor help. The crow'd gathered around tier
instantly, the perfect image of depair,
with her hands grasping a portion df her
IreSS with the tenacity di a vice'. It was
some time befofe she could be rendered
suffidemly calm to tell the cause of her a
larm,and then they gathered from her
broken explanations that she was holding
the head of a snake in the folds of her dress
and dreaded to let to her hold for fer of
receiving the fatal blow ! This intelligence
caused many to shrink from her, bdt the
most of the ladies, to their honor be it told,
remained with her, determined not to leave
her in her direful extremity. They be
sought her not to relax her hold, as her
satVty depended on ii, until some one
could be found who had the courage to
seize and remove the terrible animal.
There were none of the ladiesj however,
who had courage to perform the act, and
the condition of Miss M. was becoming
more and more critical every moment. It
was evident that her strength was failing
very last, and that she could not maintain
her hold many minutes longer.
A hasty conclusion among the calmest
of the ladies was held, when it was deter
mined that Dr. Tisan, tvho was present,
should be called to their assistance. He
was quickly on the Spot, and being a man
of uncommon courage, he was not many
minutes within tf.fe circle of weeping and
half fainting females, until he caught the
tail of the snake, and wound it firmly
round his hand to make sure of his hold.
He then told Miss M. that she must let go
the moment he j rked it away, and to
make the act as instantaneous as possible,
he told her that he would pronounce the
words one, two, three arid that, at the mo
ment he pronounced the last word, she
must let go her hold, and he doubted not
that he could withdraw the
it could make the strike.
snake, befoiej
All stood in !
breathle-s horror, awaiting the act of life luded arid ruined girl, and the wife of thd
or death, arid sit the moment the word!ding hiisbarid le'isoo was dethroned
three was prdribuhced the Doctor jerked j and the mother became a maniac!
out the Iarc3t and most diabolical looking! The feiploion of ch A horrid Schfemg
SuSfe that ever was Seen in Mississippi: 'of vllfairiy; refide'red rfiore" aWfui by haf
The whole affair was eplairifed; Trie fas-! ing keen planned rind perpetrated by One
tenings of the machine had become loose vho assumed the livery of heaven, fell like'
during the dancing, and it had shifted its a shock upon the community. Thfe vil
position in such a way that it dangled a-( Iain who had caused it was arrested and
bout the ladv's legs, and induced the be- safelv lodged in jail, where he must remain1
lief that it was a snake with an enormous
head.
The Doctor fell right down in his tracks
and fainted; he didj yes faith he did,'
said Pat 'for I seed him with my own
eyes Hannibal Journal.
tVaSp& hi d Hull Room The Derby
shire ' hronicle relates the following:
On the 29th tilt. a$ two young men who
had been taking a wasps' nest, were re
turning to Chesterfield, on approaching the
town they Were attracted (o a houSfe by
the sound of music and rejoicing. It prov
ed to be a dwelling where festivities in cel
ebration of a marriage were taking plafcfe.
and claimirig some'acquafntahce with the
?nmatts, the young men joined the festive
throng. The wasps' nest, which was
folded in a handkerchief was plrfced tt a
corner of the room, unknown to the com
pany, and the dance proceeded. After a
time the two young me.n above alluded to,
took their departure, leaving (whether in
tentionally, or not, does not appear.) the
ne.t in the room. The dance continued,
when lo! one of the females made tti e
qui vocal sort of movement, aftrf precipi
tate retreat from the house, her husb-md
following closely ai her heels, anxious to
learn the cause of h'-r extraordinary con
duct. Scarcely hd they felt the hou-e.
when a second, ami a third, and a fourth of
the female guests exhibited similar symp
toms, followed by Suppressed shrieks be
wildered "tooks, and singular gyratatton.
The mtffe members of the company looked;
anxiously and inquisitively at the' ladies,
who in return skipped about th room
with wonderful agiliiy, giving sa'ndry in
dications that their mysterious movements
could not be satisfactorily explained. Sud
ienly the men became afflicted, though
perhaps not exactly after the same fashion
as the ladies, and a very exciting but .at
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jjiTA!ii'rTii"M
thesSme time Very comic'al scene ensued
'o anertifjt fd depict which, would He ft
hope'ess tiSk; it may be imaglped, but cer.
ainlv cannot He described. The Cause of
this rie'rartgemerit, tif th feStive circle, wasj
however, Soori ajjparfe'nt. He fiddler;
who was sightless, feeling jdrrietfljng very
sharp enter his cheeky dropped! his instru
ment, and dp'pli-'d his" hands with great
force to his face, bringing td irle earth one
of the monsters that h'd been a source of
annovariee. Sufface it to Say; some of thej
wasps had escaped fr'.im eorifinerrlent, and
in revenge fbV the punishment they hid eri
dured. crept up the legs of the dancers;
and indicted thrir sting. A3 many ai
three and four wasps were found upb'ri
some of the females.
fefrihle Stdrg: THe' Bradford PL
Porter, cdntainsthe following particulars'
of a tragical aflYir.
Something more than a year ago, a man
bv iHe name of Lefevre!. rartle to thfi
neighborhood of VVysox, a Prebyteriaa
preacher. WHat e'vidences he adduced Hf
his good s'anding, we know riot. Yet wo
preSdrrfe He niuSt have exhibited creden
tials, either genuine or forged, as he was
retained as pastor of the church at that
pia'ce'. A ft ef having officiated fdr several,
months, information was received here of
h;S previous bad conduct and expulsion
fnm ilie church onSewhete in the Eastern
Stales, and a'So that he' was a married man.
He Here iejj: evented himself as a single
man, and paid some informal attention to
onie of i he respectable young ladies of the
place.
Upon the re'eeptib'n of Hii news, we be
lieve he was t!ismised from the church, or
at least silenced as a preacher, yet strange
to Say. many respectable persons, botH
male and female, disbelieved all the evi
dence of his former bad conduct ave
him their confidence, and manifested a con
stant unwavering, though misplaced friend
gl ip for him Until the recent development
of his" villainy. Among the families who
continued to refceivfe His visits, was that of
Mbes Woodbtirn; who, with his wife and
only daughter, a lovely girl 6f 21 or 22
years of age,- had all hffeefi ctrivferted under
hi preaching, and united with his church.
While thus he contrived to retain the en-
tire confidence of Mr. Woodburn's family,
he' was; serpent like; entwining his folds "a
round the daughter; and strange, as it msty
seem, she fell a victim to his seauctive arts,
entirely tinsuspecteti by either her father
or mother. On Saturday last he gave
birth to a child; which ii Still living.
When the information was conveyed id
Mr. Woodhiirn; who wris lying ill in ai
no'ther paftoT the house; he groaned aloud
placed his hand upon his bieast, and ex
pired in a few minute's. This sudden slnd
awful multiplication of sorrow tras tod
much to he borne by the mother of the de-
till May Court, when he will probably tie
tried for se've'iitl offences, one of which.
we understand, is that of administering'
nostrums to his victim"; Iri order to procure'
abortion.
P. S. We have since learned that the
young lady hag became partially deranged:'
Font Afdrden The following is a co
py of a letter to the St., Loius Ur public'afi;
dated Auburn, (td) February 15th:.
Ori i he evening of the I3ih tilt, a ren
contre took fylae'e iri the neighborhood of
New II ope, Lincoln4 ccfffniy, Missouri, fre
fwe'eft Reuben Jackson and Jordun M.
OibSon, which was about as follows:
A difficulty had arisen between therri
respecting a pre" emption clnim', arid1, tfrf
the eve'ning mentioned, Gibson and wife
were re'urning home from a neighbor's?
house and met Jackson; some warm words
passed, and JaciSon drew a pistol, upon1
whlc'h (jib son fan to a tree; JackSon piirdii
ed him up to the tree, and afier .passing
round the tree twice or three time, sud
denly slopped and met Gibon on the othf
er side', and imn edjalely fired,- the 6afr
paving through his heart. Jackson Stood
iookin upon Lis victim until Gibwm'
wile cum'- up and tnrned hrro over, anJ(
found hin lifeless. He theft broke for the'
woods, and hai ft&t yet been" taken."
Ji set'on d Cromwell. -A man enf ereri
the Michigan House of Repre-entatives on
Friday, ami proclarmed, in a loud voire
that trVe Legislature had been in svssfori
long enough, and commanded trie' me'rrY
bers forthwith to adjourn,- and go home to
their families and constituents, under the'
pains ami penalties of his displeasure. No
one knew him? and he was forcibly ejectedr
by the sergeant-at-arms.
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