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Yiir --nt;,-.s vv-il-'-v--- ';-,.i -. - . ' . - - t u&T M & tt< JVOTS . j; Wilmington North Carolina. : l
llM : WHOLE JVoi'llR. pl
i- -
If
POBLISIIED
iSFiJ Y FRIDA Y MORNING.
ijTiiREE Dollars peh axjxum, advance.
Mot'cxceeilin? a S jaare insei?Wl at ONE DOLLAR,
the flrstyahd T VVtlN J' VT-F1VC jUIi.VI rf for each subse
aent insertion.-, ' ' r
; ) No Subscribers taken for less than Qjie yefr,
nd all ho-permit their ubscriptipn to run over
a1; year, without giving notice, .'ire, considered
bouud for the second year, ijind so pn' for all suc
ceeding years.-; v - ' "' ' " '
'No papier discontinued -until all arrearages-are
paid, unless at the option of the Editor.
B3- OFFICE ort tlie r-outh siile of Market Street, be-
l.w the Coot t liouso. ,
4 GREAT NORTH A ND SO UTII
. V" in t vv A rrai i ciiK.'ii t ;
:i't. '-.''-' i . j t- -
Halifax) Wilinih.ton, and Charleston.
H IS LI NE, vv h U e it h vaitls t lit- dan -.
- gers of the (Jupes, and Ulie fatigue, "of .300
wiles of Slai:ria, offers .'to: the traveller a route,
which- for : Si'lik D,:- .SAFET Y', COIFORT,
iand.CECONMYi isnot eqiialied; "
SOUTH.
: i, By this Route:"--Passenger
who leave Baltic
toio.ro ' on ALniday and" I'l iday, via the Chesa
peake Bay. Uoats, and L'oitsinouth Railroad or
via Washington JUjiy, the Fi edericksburg-Ricii-wond
& Petersburg RailroM to- Rlaktly, will
reach Halifax on the evenings of the next days
YIZ.. -Tuesday and Saturday. From Halifax
iheyt will -i be immediately iVonveyed -by, 'Post
Coaches.' and ; .-Railroad, to Wilmington: where
they will , arrive on Thursday and .Monday,
mornings (having slept at South ' Washington
Ihe preceding1 niglits,) the'n'pe, .after, two hours
delay, to Charleston, in froin 1 to lb' hours,,
thence, bvTlailidiid" to Ai!i:iiHa.
;Extra leaving Baltimore or -Washingtofi City
n Wednesday,, via Fredericksburg Ricjmiond
&'i Petersburg RniJr'oKds to Biakely, Passengers
wilL arrive at Halifax on Thuiday evening, at
"Wilmington Sauuday morning, and leave for
Charleston on Monday.
1 j GOING UOHTH.
Leave Chai lesion every Suncl.ry and Ttjcsday,
at 5, P. M. reach Wilmiiisrton the ''following:
'morning
tc breakfast. Leave Wilmington
il oViock, and by Raiiioai.1 and Post Coaches
arrive at Ea'ifwx on the evenings of lhenext
days, viz.j Tuesday and Thursday. Sbjep at
Hailtax. and the- next moaning proceed '"'North
Iria .the Petersburg, Richmond and Fredericks-
purg Kanroi
1 ExtrayTeave- Wilmington "'on Friday, arrive at
HulifaJy Saturday, and' tin: next morning, via llit-
PortsmAuth' Raiiron 1 and 'Cay . Boats, or x Pe-
lorbuni;, Ribhmoinl .'vi Fredc
; ; i c ! ; s ' ) tl r g R a l i r o a u . .
I kecapi rur.
TION.
G O IN'G s O U'JUI.
LEAVE
Baltimore, or
Waahinglon City,
Man day, .
Wtdiiesday,
Friday,
nrrive a4"
TimisX
Arrive at
Wilnii'iijton,
l l.hril.iy,
S;itu.-iLlV.
Arrive at
Ch.irston
Friday,
Tuesday,
Tuesday.
-'MlJilll il v.
GOING NORTH,
t LEAVE
Charleston
8andtjr,
Tuesday,
ArHiye at :
Wili'niii jtbn
MoTid iv,
Wednesday,
Arrive nt
Halifax
Tesiayu- -Thuraday.
-."" i
Saturday.
WihniRf ton Friday,
I rVThe Portsmoutir Caes
run daily
.The
PetersburgCars on Sundav, Monday, Wednes
day, and Friday. , JErSce the following Adver
tisement, -v " N
'. Passengers will observe that on this Route,
via the Chesapeake Bay Boats, nry3 Portsmouth j
-"Railroad,, vrily ane night sleep is lost between
New York and Augusta or v ia'Petersburg, 'only
The t yoacl.es are new, the. Horses fresh and
Well trained, the' Di iversjsoiier and skilful, and
the fare and accommodations good.- jThe new,
keautiful, and swift Steamboat ' .'
I NORTH CAROLIN A,
built by Cornelius Vanderbiit.- Esq-of New
rYork, for the Company, has just-been added to
the line between W ilnrington and Charlesion.
I In fine, no expense has leen spared to render
the line comfortable and safe.
i Office W. & R. Railroad Company,)
Wilmington N. C. Dec. I4!h, 1637
! -':' ' ' ' ' ... '---l " . " 101 tf
WILMINGTON $ RALEIGH
RAILROAD, AND
S. PETERSBURG RAILROAD.
VpRAVELLERS are' inTormed that nn
i Engine connecting frtni the North arid South,
with the Vilttiinglon Railroad Coin pan'is Line
mf Stages leaves Biakely every Sunday, Monday,
Wednesday, and Fridayland always arrives in
lime at Petersburg "to connect with the daily lines
f Railroads and Steamboats passing- through
Rithmond, Washington, Baltimore, pc. This
line leaves Petersburg for the South . on. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, in time to connect
with the Wilmington Rarjroad Company's Line
of Stagey ;- . - f v - h j. . '. " ' -
I Travellers may reiy upon. nnenngon tins Line
iareful and experienced 1 Engineers, attentive
Captains of Train and comfortable Coaches.
j ' " Office Wilmington & Raleigh R.R. Co.
1 v v Wilmington, Dec. xDth, 1837.
TTTJURSUANT to an order of the Board of
XlT Directors, the Stockholders ot the VVU
mington and Raleigh Railroad Company will be
called on for, the following Instalments, viz.
i 010 per share, to be paid on or before the
h-T- i 1st March next.
:iLJ '- , It 1 'M'air
Mil: qo. (
7, .5 do. V " ; 1st November
f JAMES OWEN; President.
141 "M: ", -1V7 ' -; lf2 tf
BLMJSKS
M t-i'.r'-;iirL..i-'. . i 11
FOR SALE.
The Locomotive & Train
T513TILL leave the Df pot at
Wilmington,
every iLivUexgcpt Sunday and Tuesday,
precisely at half
past 'J o clocK, A. unuj
lurtlier ' notice.
: Ueceinber 28ih, 1837
103 tf
E(iithen Wart. China, and Gla
... , .
Thomas j. Barrow,
IMPORTER,
No. 35, -Nassau Street j New York. .
"FFERS for sale a 'complete - assortment in
XjFiljie above line, comprising many verjy'choicc
patterns repacked to order for country trade, or
in the original package. Orders by letter will
receive eveiy attention. j. . -New
York, Jan. 0;h, 1838. 1 107 9w
To be inserted ; to the amount of S'3 1-2
and charged to tlie,.Ita!oigh Register. ' .
For Sale,
That desirable Building Lot, 44
by CG feet..sit.iiated on the north west corner of
Dock and be.cond btreetimmediately east of Mr.
J.. Dawson s dwellingl . , ;
Apply to ' . . - '.
. 1. 11. y Rl'J ri l .
December 8(li, 1337. " ' 99 tf
'' 'Blacksmith to Mxvc.
w Master "Workman;
Apply to JERE NICHOLS.
Wilmington, Dec, 15!h, 1837.. 100 tf
IN STORE, FOR SALE;
Ml DS. Molasses,
Wii'fS, Cordials, Almonds, Irish Potatoes,
&LC. &c. - . ' ALSO, : ; ".
Leaf Tobacco, Fayettevilje Flour ...
Mountain Butler, 'A3 an ufacturcd Tab'acco,
Feathers. ' '; Wm. O. JEFFREYS. !
Wilmington, Eeb. Pth. lS., . 103 tf
Soots, Shoe s, and Hats. !
THE subscriber is now opening a large
BOOTS, SHOES, AND HATS,
selected, wuh care to suit this market : the 'whole
f .. ...if. .:. . ...lei.
oil windy he wnl sell low for cash, or for country
produce.:;' Country dealers will find it to their
interest to call and examine the same,
. Those indebted by note or book account, will
confer a favor by paying the same, as further
ilndulgenqe cannot be granted. . ; sft , -i
i J !. " A. McLENNAN.
Wilmington, March 9th, 183h. 112 tf-
" ' !j ;-. NOTICE, . " ;. .
A S(I am preparing to embark for Europe,'!
'jrjfiLwbuild be extrcniely thankful to all such as
are indebted to me, to call and settle their ac
counts by the first of April.
. . : l -.-'. M. L, AW TUN.
Wilmington, MarcK9th, 1838. 112 5w
Notice to Bridge Contractors.
PROPOSALS will .be .received by the sub
scribers at Wilmington, until the 5th day of
April, fu&r building a bridge over the Northeast
river, one mile from this place.. Persons dis
posed tq ; contract tor the same, maylobtain al
iiec(sa.ry information writh regard to the plr.n
and specification of the bridge, by application to
'the' subscribers; at Wd.nin ton-. I The width of
the river at the proposed site of the bridge, is
30 feet.; - ' ;" 1
JOHN H.iiOLME
! Wilmington, March loth, IK8. 113
ik Faycttf viile Observer, r Rafeigh
S andcird, atid Newbern Spectator, will pnblish
tne.above tnree limes, and torwaru tneir accounts
tn thi- t tri -e. . i .'., "
!Q S FOR SALE
flpr-IE HOUSE AND LOT, nt.pWnt
S. N. CANNON
Wilmington,
March 9th, 138, ' 112
jMolasscs.
H HDS- NE V, C RO P, superior qua
lily, just received, for sale by
i ! . BARRY & BRYANT.
. February 20 1. JS38 ' 1 10 tf
NOTICE. -
fMlE connexion in the STEAM SAW
"MILL business, heretofore exi'stini; between
the subscribers, under the firm of PA'RSLEY &!
GrlLES, 'lis. this Hav ' 'dissolved. i ' ' !
l. The PHEIXriX IHII.X. has been
pifrcirased by A, J. DE ROSSETT, jun. O. G.
PARSLEY, and Wra. B. GILES. The bust
hess appertaining to it will be conducted by Wrn.
B. Giles, as agent. I .
P. ! K. DICKINSON, having pur
chssed the CliIWTOU MILI,, wiU con
uuoi n as lormeny, tor nts own account.
v.: r.;T."" Tw 1 tr I vrci r . ivr
jr. iv. unjiiiowix,
, " A.J DE ROSSETT. jun
' i '! O. G. PARSLEY, ;
W. B GILES. '
Wilmington, March 9th, 1838. . 112 4wr .
.ntiE subscriber intending closing. his busi
JL..nes3 in Wilming.on, will sell his present
stock of; :'' 'I; ":J i-
DRY GOODS, CUTLERY,
CROCKERY, AND HARDWARE,
at the actual cost, for CASH. All persons in
debted either b' book' accounts offnotes, are re
quested to pay on or before the firt of May, br
their accounts and notes mUst.be put in suit for
collection. ' "
? SAMUEL N. CANNON.
Wilmington. March 9th. IftM. 112 5w
Sperm Oil.
CASKS Winter
Sperm Oil, ;
9 Casks, do.
do. do. very superior
r Bleached iust received from the manufac
turer's, for sale by -j' " . ' '
: -,. K. W. BROWN, & SON.
Wilmington, March 15th, 1838. 113 5w
I Furniture.
TjJIHE subscriber h&H just received o
! -II; oient of the above article, which he w
nsifrn-
iH sell
at thcrery lowest New York prices
look af ! - i ll"'- . .
Call and
y
1 Elegant Sofa, of the latest style,
Three Pillar,1 &c. Scroll Tables, do.
Large and small Bureaus. ; -! .
Curled- Maple, and .Windsor Chairs,
"'. &c.flbc - - I'-,;.""-;:'-;v ;:; ;;..-; :(.-
. j l TALCOTT BURR.
Wilmington, March 15th, 1838. 113 2w .
ri NOTICE. I
HlY subscrher intends closing his present
ril business. All, therefore, vho are,! indebted
to him rnast make payment scry soon. He
offers his stock of goods on hand at fow prices.
'ASA Av BROWN.
March 23d, 1838. M14 tf
.11 'I' " - . SPRINQ.vitT.A . - J. .. :i '.! I . . . .:i i , v- -. --V-iEl
SPHIWG-VIXLA
FEMALE SEMINARY,
' . At Bordentown. Iff. J.
f fllHE summer Session of this Seminary wiLl
"""cuce on uie z.ia oi ipnt next.
1 -yurse oi siucnes 'comprises all the
branches that constitute a. complete and sound
juucaupn, ine tnghsh Department is en
trusted to a lady from New England, eminently
qualified by nature, talents, and experience, fbr
the important duties that devolve upon her. She
is assisted by a competent teacher.
I The Department of Modern Languages js
under the care of the subscriber himself, (a
native of France,) who has been for twelve years
connected with the besrschoots in Philadelphia,
as a French and, Spanish teacher, previous to his
establishing this Seminary. The French Man
gauge is constantly spoken by the pupils arid
teachers, both in and out of the school-room, is
it is confidently believed that there is no other
way . of acquiring readiness and fluency in tlie
Usexfthi3 beautiful language, l;
( The household department is under the imme
diate supervision of the subscriber's lady, wliio
watches with a motherly care over the healtli
and comfort of the pupils..
I Music, (instrumental and vocal,) is under the
cjiarge of Mr. Edward R. Hansen, whose ability
is tested by seventeen years' experience as ia
teacher in Philadelphia. , i
' The property occupied by this Seminary is a
delightft Villa, belonging to Joseph Eonapart,
and situated immediately opposite that gentle
man s park, wheiein the subscriber and his
pupils have free access, j ,
"The charge for each pupil is two hundred
dollars per year, payable semi-annually, in ad
vance. 1 his sum is it; full for board, washing,
mending, and. tuition in all the branches, except
nmsic, which is charged at the rate df$15pejr
qtaar'ter, ".(for. tuition on tne Piano. Guitar, otr
Harp, including singing, and the use of, instru
ments.) For; Dancing S 15 per quarter', Drawl
ing 12. An additional charge of 6 per Sesslnti
isimade for the use of bed and bedding, a,nd S3
per week for those who choose to remain ' at the
Seminary during the vacations; j
For further information, the subscriber' confil
dejntly refers to the persons named below, who
have, at the present time, children under his care
Wilmington. N. C. Mrs. Elizabeth Ashek
Col. John D. Jones, and Levin Lane, Esq.
iSmithville, N. C. Capt. ;John H. Winder;
U; S. A. , r
'Newbern. N. C. John Burewvn, Esq.
For further inauiries. application mays be
made, either personally or by mail, to
! ! i ! A. N. G1RAULT, Principal.'
NJ B. A Catalogue of this Seminary may be
seniat this Office. ;; '
Bordentown, N. J. March 12th, 1838. 114 6wj
-Hr The Fayette ville Observer and Newbernf
fcjHectator win puptisn tne aoove six wccjm anu
send itheir account to tins omce. .
I O. Parsley
7TTTAS removed his office to the London Wharfi
iOi, Hf will purchase, or ship on commission,!
LUMBER; NAVAL $TORESis
oi finy other produce of this market.
FOR SALE, )
j One Handsome Barouche,'
fori one or two horses'. .
j One Hatirfsdme. Buggy,
'A secondhand Four Horse Waggon.
- iWilnvington, March 20th, 1838. 114 4w.
1 Administrator' 's Notice. A
i - i : i- f
VTT HE subscriber, having obtained Letters of
. Ji Administration upon the eistate of MARY
PEUEN, 'deceased, at the last Court of Pleas!
arid Q:uhrter Sessions for thecounty of New;
Hanover, hereby .nolihes all persons, who aref
injilebtd to the estate of: said deceased, tor come;
forward and settle immediately with the sub
scriber, and all persons having claims against
sa;id estate, to present them within the time pre--scribeci
by law, or otherwise they will be foreven
barred of recovcy. .
i WILLIAM N. PEDEN, Adm. j
March 19th, 1838. !j 114 4w )
NOTICE
T.T. nersons having claims
against
-ths
Steamer CLARENDON are requested!
id ha:vd them in lor settlement forthwith.'
JOHN P. BROWN, Agent.
Wilmington, 15th March, 1838. 113 3w
NOTICE.
TJTarriLL be sold at public auction, on Thurs
V V
dayvthe fifth of April, at 11 o'clock, A. M-
at the stables ot ivir. J.u. uause,
f ! 3 good Dray Horses,
1 Mule, ,;
2 Carts , T .
3 Sets Cart Harness,
By . , ; " V ?
if"
j " . l . pU KK, Auctioneer.
Wilmington, March 23d, 1833. ' 114 2w
f. j I - SCRAPS- l
The Country' Church. It was a sim-
nle scene; and where was its charm? v I
have heard that those whojhave crossed
the ocean, and seen the tombs of buried
intellect in England's great metropolis,
and gazed on the ruins of fallen greatness
in luxuious Italy, and pondered on the
Eastern pyramids towering over a hand
ful of dust, in the midst of! the lofty spe
culations incident in such scenes, would
ijevert to the place of their early worship,
and the thoughtiof it would come like
the gushing of a cool stream over the souU
What is the charm? Answer, simple,
untaught nature, for the voice can only
rise from thee.; ; .
Choice of Names. We were once
cniininted with a couple who -made
choice of the. most noted names of the day
lorall: their children, some ;half- a dozen,
and the proud mother of the young Grac
chi, would take every occasion, when
strangers were within hearing, to call
the roll", of. the " great folks," in some
thing like the following manner : You
Maftha Washington ! come! here this mo
menu and jnind Andrew! j Jackson and
William Shakespeare, while Arthur "Wel
lington helps Napoleon Bonaparte over
that mud puddle ; and thenTuc and call
your daddy to dinner I" ,
Absence of Mind.-A. drunkard being visited
hy a temperance agent, just as h.wiis about to
take down his morning bitters; Kicked the de
canter oat of doors, and swallowed the agent.
: u . i .
THE PLAYTHINGS.
By Miss Gould.
Oh'! mother, here's the very top
mat orouier use to spin ;
The vase with se'eds I've sei
seen him dro-j'
'To call our robin in
The line that held his pretty kte,
His bow. his etip'and! ball,' !
The slate on which he learned to write.
His feather, cap, and allj
My denr, I'd put the things away
Jusl where they w( re before :
Go, Anna, take him outto lay,
And sjhut tlie closet door.?
Sweet innocent! he little thinks
The slightest thought expressed
'Of him that's lost, huw deep ill sinks
V llhin a inotlit'i- s breast.
1 ' ; COO ; - I
THE DEAL) SOLDIER.
By IL D. Bud:
Thine was the death thju many meet,
That many dtm the belt ;:
To lay them down at glbryl's '' eet
To their eternal rest - I
Tot glory's glittering toy to rave, ;
And find tin; bauble in the grave ! i
i i' " ' '
What vjails it where rd barter
Whether upon the plain, I j
, Amid the spniit-stirnngstrfe "
-Or on Ithe slomiy main 1 1
On land or sea, it is the fearvie;
, -We die and what to us isifarne! ).
r'- ; I , ;-
- Why liest thobi stiff and) ide there,-.
Thy hand upon tlty swtrd, i
While rapine shouts upon the air !
His fearful signal woid X . .
. Unup"! jaiidjp-in.-the gajthering clan
-Of human fiends that piay on man .
i J 1 ' ' I ' ''
Up and away j! the qudnjn'd horse
Approach in fierce arj-ayf;
They'll mar thy poor dishonoured corse
And tread thy furm.away : ; ' I
Madly o'er faii.t and deati tBey pour,
And hoof and fetlock smbkdf w ith sore.
' ' ' ' I -i ' j 1 ' '!.' j .'
Thott heed'st me not ; . thoti nearest hot
The trumpet echoing near;
And even the roaring cannon-shot :
Flies soundless by thine car, :
Thy leader shouts away, laway ! I
" Ah, soldier ! thou canst noUobey !
' - -I : ' v . j i 1 ;
An hour ago thou wert all life,
With fiery soul, and eye, I
Rusbing!amid;the kindlingsstrifej ;
To do thy best, and die
And now a gory mass of clay
Is stretch'd upon the warrior's way;
"WThy are those trappings on thy'form 1
The harness could not shield
Thy bosom from the -iron storm, j
That hurtled o'er the field, j f
Men fled the terrors of thy brow ;
The vulture does not fear Lhee now !
A tltousand like, thysclfj almc ! j
Are stretched upon the ground ; j
While the glad trump of vfctovy
Is pealing round and round :
Hark, how the victors shout and cheev!
It matters not the dead arfe liere !
i " ' 1
Arise ! the paean rings aloud,
The battle field is won ; lj
Up, up !; and join the eager crowd,
i. Before the booty s doise :j
What ,wilt not take meed of toil,
Thy share of glory and. of -jsppi 11
Silent, and grim, and said to view, x
Thou liest upon the planl; f
To bleach or fester in tise dew,
The sun, the winds, the fain: . . -What
art thou now, poor Ivjckless tool 1
A murdejrer's mark, a tyrant's fool.
Tlie Aclveixtuifes ot the
Mason. ; ."
There was once upon a time a poor
mason, or bricklayer ijn pranada, who
kept all .the saints' days and holydays,
and saint Monday into ihej . bargain, and
yet, with all his devotion, le grew poorer
and poorer, and could scarcely earn bread
for his numerous family, Ope night he
was . roused from-his firjst sleep by a
knocking at his door. He opened it,
and beheld before him aj tall, meager,
cadaverous.! looking priestj " Hark ye,
honest friend," said the strner, I have
observed that you are a good christian,
and one to be trusted ; will you under
take a job this very night ? "j
" With all my heart, Senor Padre, on
condition that I am paid accordingly."
"That you shall be, but? you must suf-
r r . 1 JC'I.I X.I J
ier voursen .o De onnuiuiucu.
To this the mason made np
, .'.
obiection;
so being hood winkled, he was led by the
priest through various Irougli lanes.and
winding passages until khey stopped be
fore the portal of a house. The pnesU
then applied a key; turned a creaking
lock, and opened what sounded like a
ponderous door. They entered, the door
was closed and bolted, and the mason was
conducted through an echoing corridor
anc spacious hall, to an if terior part of
the building.; Here the! bahdge was re
moved from bis eyes, and lie found, him
self iu a patio, or court dimly lightet by
a single lamp. , 1 , 1 , . ! ,
In the centre was the dry basin of an
old Moorish fountain, under .which the
priest requested him to fornnja small vault,
bricks and mortar bein atjhand for the
purpose. He accordingly worked I all
night, but without finishjnghp jqb Just
before daybreak the priest put a piece of
gold in bis hand, and having again blind
folded him,.; conducted him jback to his
dwelling. J v .':'-' ' ,1-f ' "
" Are jou "willing," said he, "to return
and complete your work - '
Gladly Senor Padre, proviaea i am
as well paia."
!
I M
W ell then, to-iriorrow at midaiirht I
will call aga-in,"
ile so- a.nf vault was completed,
'Tsow," said the nrfest,
vou must help
me to bring forth the bodies that are to be i
buried in this vaulstr"
1 he poor masonjSihair rose on his head
at these words ; hje followed the j priest
with trembling stejfs, into a retired chain-1
Tl
at
ber of the mansion expecting to behold
.some ghastly spectacle of death, but was
relieved, on perceifing three or four port
ly jars standing in; one. corner. They
were. evidently fulljof money, and it was
witrr great labour jthat he and the priest
carried them forthjand consigned j them
to their tomb. The vault was then closed,
the pavement replaced and all traces of
the work obliterate. . j .
The mason was! again hoodwinked
arid led, forth by a! route different from
that by which he had come. After they
had wandered for a long time thrvjugfi
a perple-xed maze j of lanes : and alleys,
they halted. The priest then put two
pieces of gold intd his hands. Wait
here," said he, V uiitil vou hear the-ct-
(hnrLnl ..II ...);! ." '
sumje to uncover ur eyes before
pre
th.it tune, evil will befall you.'V So
he departed. . 1 :
say ing
Ihe mason wafted faithfully, amusing
himself by weighing the gold pieces in
his hand and clinkiiig them against each
other. The moment the cathedral bell
run its matin peajl, he uncovered his
eyes and found himjself an the banks of
the Xenil; from when he made the best
cf hid way homt? arid revelled with his
laiui.y iur a wnoje tummm on tne pro
fits of his two nigljU' work, after which
he was as poor as ever.
He continued: to -ork a little and pny
a eood deal,- and (keep holvdavs a'nd
saints' days from .year to-year, while his
iumiiy grew upas-gaum anu raggeu as j
n rrpu' nf rrrneios ! " . 'i
v, foJ , j
i i . j!- .1 . . t
iis ne was seaieaf one morning-iai tne
ng jat the j
s ed by a j
door of his hovel,' hie was -accos
rich old curmudneoh -who; was noted for
owning many houses and being a. griping
landlord
The man of money eyed him for
a mo--
ment, irom oeneatn, a pat
of shag-rred
eyebrows. '
" I am told, friend, that you are very
Poor" . " - "(''. -V- v- - .
" There is no denying the fact, Senor;
it speaks for its(?If.M'
"I presume, then, f you 'will be glad of.a
job, and will work theap.
As cheap, my master, ,as any masou i
in Granada." I . i !
'That's what I ufa nt. I have an old
house faen to decavf, that costs me more
money than it is wiorth to keep it in re-
.pair, for nobody will live it ; so lj must
contrive to patch it bp and keep it toge
ther at as. small expense as possible:"
The mason was accordingly conducted
to a huge deserted hpu.se that seemed go
ing to ruin; Parsing through several
empty halls and chambers, he entered ah
inner court where his eye was caught by
an old Moorish fountain.
He paused fora mpment. "It seems,'1
said he, " as if I hajl been in this place
before; but it is like h dream pray who
occupied this house formerly ?"
" A pest upon hiin !" cried the land
lord. ' It was an oljl miserly priest, vho
cared for nobody butjhimself. " He jwas
said to be imnijehselyrich, and, having no
relations, it was' thought he would! leave
all his treasure to the church. He died
suddenly, and Ithe priests and friars
thronged to lake possession of his viealth,
but nothing could, they find but a few
ducats, in a leathern) purse. Thej worst
luck has fallen oni me: for since his
death, the old fellowfcohtihues to occupy
my house without paying rent, and there's
no taking the law of a dead man.) The
people pretend to hear at night the clinking-
of grold all night long in the chamber
where the old priest lept, as if' hp were
counting over his money, and sometimes
a groaning and moaning is heard about,
the courL Whether! true or false,! these
stories have brought j a bad name on my
house, and not a tenaht will remain in it."
"Enough," said thje mason, sturdily
Let me live in vour' house rent free un-
til some better tenant preserits and 1 will
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quiet
the troubled spirits that disturb it. 1 am
a good christian andjpoor man, and am
not to be daunted by the devil himself,
even though he come in the shape of a
big tag of money." ij
' The ofler, of theifhonest mason was
i gladly accepted ;. he Amoved with Shis fa
j mily into the house, ! and fulfilled all his
engagements.
Bv- liltle and little? he re-
stored it to its formers state. ! I he
clink'
night
ins'of.bold was no longer heard at
in triecbamber of tiie deiunci pne-i, uui
began to be heard by day in the pocket of
the living mason. . In a word, he increas
ed rapidlv in wealth, ko the admiration pf
all his neighbours, arid beca me one of the
richest men in Granada. He gavtr.arge
sums to the church, by way, no doubt,
of satisfying- his conscience,' and never
revealed the secret of the wealth until on
V V -i f v. v.
his death-bed, (o his son andtteir.
: -' . ' : Irving.
Secret Envy. The best of men murmur less
at the good fortune of othjers eren if unmerited,
than they do at hearing them praised un
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!! 1 From Brier's Reminisctnctt.
I LORD THURLOW.
i . At times. Lord Thurlow W9J stinerlM.
litiveH pat! It iv tK kA rn'rn.Af -
Ithe
Reminiscent to hear his celebrated
jreplyj to the duke ofGrafton, during thr
jinquiry into Lord Sandwich's admioll- ;
tration of ' Greenwich hospital.- Hif:' i
Uracd's attion and delivery. iwhen he" d- 1
dressed the house, were singularly diff-
pitied and graceful; but his matter wai
hot equal to his manner. - He reproarbed
lord Thurlow with his plebeian - extrac-
ion. pna.nis. recent admission Into tne
pee
Ta7t. ; Particular circumstances caused
jLjrd j'J'hurlow's reply to mike a deep im
pressijon on the Kemimscent.; llisiordsnip
had spoken too often, and
began to be
heard Uvith a civil but visible
!
impatience:
jle rd.se from the woolsack, and advanced
slovvljr to the place from which the chan
cellor! generaliy addresses J the house j
tjhen, fiving on tiie duke the look of Jove,
n lienrhe has prnsned Vr i?ndr - t
, -j:,; o i 4 ' I
4m1 ajnazed,' he said. A Jw etc tone
iff voice, 'at the attack which the noble
'."(juke pas made on me, Yes, my lordj-
donsitlerably .raising '. his Voice, -lad
atinizcHi ai ins graces sneecn., i no no
1.3 i . . J " . J'i - rrl .
Ijle ddke cannot look before! him4 behind
Him, or on either side of him, without
germi some notile peer, wno owes nis
eat itj this house to his successful exer
tjions in the nrofessinh. to which i belontf.
t- ' L ' . l.i. ! i - v I .'
-oes jne not ieei mat u is, as npnouraDie
I to ow4 it to these, is to beinj the acci-
tjent rf an acciderrt? To all these nobld
Ibrdsi.jthe language of the noble duke it
jjs applicable and as insulting as it is to
rpyselj; Bot I don't fear to meet it sin
gle apd 'alone. No -one venerates the .;
peerage more ttnti I da, but, my dordSi ,
1 musf say that the pe erage Solicited tne .
-r-riot 1 the peerage. INav more. I can -
aiid wili saythat, as a peer of parlia
en,a$. speaker ot this right honoura
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ivitr .uuure, u Kei-ner 01 uie seul, as ITUBr
"!-.. . . . it s.
di'dii: dhis majcsty''s conscience, -as lord
l. jb :liaticeirqr'of'Engi-ind, nay, even in
tiliat chatacter, alone, in which the noble
(jiiike:jwquld think it an! affront to be con
iderd, but which character none can.
ijfeny jne, as a man, I am at this moment
as respectable; I beg leave to add, 1
am at Uh is time, as much, respected as the
proudest peer I now look down upon.'.
The flect of this speech, both within thel
ijvalls of parliament and out of them,'was
jprodigious.f' It gave Lord Thurlow an
jjscendency in the house, which no chan
cellor! had ever possessed : it invested
him. in public opinion, with a character
df-.-indVnend'ence ' and linnnur : ahrl this.
.ilthWgh he was ever on the unp.opular
slide of politics, made him always popular
vyith the people. ' ii " i
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STATISTICS OF TUB lSRtTISII-
i UMPIRE. I '
I I 11 . f '. 1 . .. . 1 . . .. ..ll!.t J . .
j r.rop a . worK recently puousneu .
England, entitled " General Statistics oj
the British Empire," by James McQueenil,
f lyi.jisgow, which exBibits great indus
tjy'and care in its execution, we ex
thict tpe following items. He estimates
t he number of horses in the country to be
y,33l62 (of whith 561.018, betakes to:
bie rtdjng or carriage horses,) and their ?s
vialue tio GO.802,143, about 8301,000.000;'
Th permanent stock of " black cattli
14.000.000. the replacing nortion
1$
li,4 00,000, and their value 215,000,000.
j Th number of sheep is calculated to
be upwurds of 53,000,000. and their va
lue 64573,335, (about $300,000,000.)
j T6e stock of swine is . rated at
18270,000, and their value the same
figures in pounds sterling (about eighty-. ..
two millions dollars.) V .
I The capital in poultry and rabbits It.
calculated at upwards of 10,000,000. ..
j Th capital invested in cotton manu- -factiine
is upon the most accurate calcula .
tjon, taken to be 40,973,872. The annual
charges upon thetrade amount tb
39,20,902.. Total value bf goods manu
factured in 1833, 52,513,416 V '
Thje capital employed in the woolen
trade estimated to be upwards of
TiO.OOp.OOC, and the persons employed
ip tht factories 64,000. The yalue of
woolen nionufactories in 1833is stated
to b 31,472,100, of which 6,294,432 '
'Vas exported. C -'."'" . Y ;
j Til ere are 737 factories in the United
Kingdom engaged in the silk trade,
ih,ic give employment to 500,000 per
sjon. 1 The annual production is about
10,000,000. ; . . .
' Tile value of manufactured lealhef im
statel to be upwards, of I7,000,000 of
vhich 9,000,000, is spent m laoor. ins
cecl4red value of leather wrought and
inw3ourht. and faddlery exported in
i'834i only amounted to 305,203. .
I The numberot persons employed i mine
hardware and cutlery trade is estimated
at 40j000, and the value 38', 170,6001.
i It )s stated, and it is a singular fact, .
that the annual value of animal manure
in the United Kingdom is estimated upon
cbrrek data to be TjL59.860.000. (about
6269000,000,) an article which appears
to be of much more value to themt than
the' whole of their cotton manufactures I
Tlii fund oivpn bv Dr: Franklin to lW:
city of Boston, to be loaned to youngme-
. . . 1 1 - '
t- - -- j -
cnanics on setting up uusiucs, upiy
amounts to $23,453. lJli rrsl:
iTl Present. Tbe Prent ic a narrow tonreof 5 :
land, teiwtn-n the vat occaui of tlePut aad -thc
future ! ' " -
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