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F. CJ IIII.L, Editoi dim Proprietor. ! 'J BE JUST ..V TEA il wot." Vilmlnsrfoii North CaroliniO VOL. V NO 2i. srta THURSDAY, JU VE 25, 1840. WHOLE AO. 231. PURLISriKO for each suHsvj,,, inrti. A lvertLwnsuti cent, higher. will be charged 2. pei N SjSer. tabn fr less thru, one Tea Mi all wh perjnit their surcriptimi to run over rev, withiat ?ivi 1T notice, are considered" houn ' for the seooad year, anj so on for all succeeding years. : j. v No p.ip-r discontinue ontil all arreara-e. are Vaid, unless jit the option of the Editor. Letters to the E lit r on business' must be Office Uli.nl5ton & Rl?i ah 'il. 1. Co ; U'mlfr 17. 1S39. J . attfnif'i f the Stvkhi!drra f the Wi. 7 minion & Ual ixh Rail KoadCo. Ureqntr d t.. th- annexed nblutlou of the Bid of Di- .LVKn. Thtt 'th.jrijeauirer give notice to d?linpint StocklnMith it unta th w av aX dart upmth i tc'i.bf th 3thh of JaiiiVy ni-st. .nit wiir.hr iiutiCuteJ-'aiait tacra o.i the da v folio -.rins." ., . JAME j S, GREEN, Sec. Dec. 20, 1333. 205. Origi i of the Nam-s of the Se "I era S'a'es.---Maine was so called as ear'v a. 1323, -from Maine in France, of which Henrietta Maria Q ieen of England, who was at dim j proprietor. -fN jW H im lahiffi W IS lTl nim - rrWan t t ia, territory conveyed by th. Plymouth Company to Captain John Masoi, by pa- : t2it, Nov. 7th, 16-23, with refirenc.-.io 1 t i3 pat3?ite3, w'io was Governor of Pof ts - mnth, !;! fla neur;, En Viand. j -Vermont, w ia so c dbd by th'j inhabi- ttr l?tlC D3:'kritlou ,)f ia bP-nJj-3tihaplets are sometimes made of white pa Vnf, lhv 1777' lh- Ffiua vsriip 'm i imitation of flowers, and inside of m vT thgreea mouatauu - .hem ' is generally a pair of white gloves. ;;,iVI.iss:ca watts was so called from Mas.'Thv a iiit.4i.1f4 a ,,., of ia their D daratiou of In Ispndihce 1 6th, 1777, from the Friu'.i vzr I - i, r ... . .; i .i. . . . r. v su.u-ociis uiy, an i taaiirom ma; Massa- ; i moiw i luiaus m iu.? urii ut- h oi of li )sto l. The tribe is thought to hivcorivei its name from lb Blue Iltlls of Milto'i,. T ha 1 Iearn't, siys R)r r Williainv f that Massachusetts was so . w show," says ijrne, that they have ciU"d, fro7tbe-itniU8 " r - .1 Umi-$$r ,4pSrr,,'trd" Uit " r. Rh'oJ'3 Tland , was. so .called, in 1654 in coming conuere'lV, : Tiiist - I-am' iiiform W jrenc3 to the Island of R'aodis, in lhe ed, is observed in some Of the ; northern , M vditerranean. c ; . ; coiiniiesv particularly in Northumberland, 1 Connecticut, was so called 'from the In- and it has a pleasing tho'ugJi melancholy dia l naniJ of its principal river. Connec cff .Ct, to hear, of'a still evening, in some t e'it is a M.oheakanaewee word, singai- lonely countryscn; the morunful melody fy! long river. . - ! of afuneral dirge swelling from a distance, NeAv York was so ca'bd in 1034 in re- anj to see the train slowly moving along ' Terence to the Duke of York, an 1 Albany, t z landscape- There is a solemn respect to whom this te.-ritory ''wakr ui'ed by the paid by the traveller to the passing funeral King of England V V ! I 1, ' f .New Jersey, wti so c me J in loo from the Island ot Jersey, on the coast oi rrance, wjwiznn.j - ... G2orge Carteret, to whom this territory was granted. ; i sileatiy ia toe rear; somoiuujs 4ultu r Pennsylvania was so cal'bd in 1631, the' grave, at other times a few hundred after William Penn. (yards, and having paid this tribute of je Delaware w is so c tiled in 16 j3, from ' spect to the deceased, turns and resumes .Delaware Bay, on which it lies, and which his journey. received its name from De la War, whoj The rich vein of melancholy which runs died in this Bay. ' jirough the English character, and givesi'tt Maryland was so caile 1 n honor oi Ilenrietta Maria"; ? 'Queen of, Charles 1 in his" patent to .Lord ; B.uumore, . Jane 3D. 1632: 1 I Virginia, was so called in 1581, after a peiceful grave. 1 he humoiest peasant, Eliznb3th,7the virgin Q ieen of England, whatever may its his lowly lot while liv Carolina, was so calle I by the Freneh ing, is anxious that sorrte little respect may 1531, in honoi1 of King Charles the I C. of France. - GjKgii, was socalledin 1733, in honor of KinGeorge II. . ' A :' . Alabd Ti i w is so calle l in 1814, from its principal river. w,o k dio t in iriiv f.-'im ' . .-i -'"' . I ' 0 16 '5l3a6teyth? ' whoiar-m i. e. the river i' ',;.' tinifin "nf mjinv ! L jdisiana. was so'cille J, in honorr of r Louis XfV. of France I : Tea I3333e, w is so ci'Ie 1 in 1731 from itspri ssai J to, signify; a carve I spo-i. : ' Knuc'ty, wis S3 Cill3d in 11 lrom its principal, rivjr. Illinois, ww so called in IB iU,,i-om its principd river. I as word is said to sig nifr the rier of mm. in iD ji, ri noajr oi ivtaf ws.,o8 au;io icuwiu-.. . 1 la Urw, ; was wis so cilled in I8DD, fro n the ;A'nefi3in la lians. ' - O lio, was so cuUsl ia 18)2, from its - Soitni.-n bona lory. Mi.o iri, w is so called in 1821, from its principal. river., , . : AHiiiia, w u o caltedt in 1335, :fa-om th3 laks on its border. 1 , A-kiasis, wu so c ills I in Ll ? 12 from r f its! principal river. ' , -"'Fori-l'i -v is si caile'.l by Juin jPrico do L-eon; in 1572, bkiu3 it"wa ; disr vers 1 on r'- E isi Sunday, in Spinish, PascuvFlorido. ColpiiVu, .was .so called in refereaca to ColoniSus.-'';?v Yl'--''-:-': '' - : ' -;:Vucon4ia, was so called from its principal .r.-$ifer. .-' . .-x ; ! f 1 if Iowa, was a cillei from its principal river.' , , c Oregon was so called from iu; principal Selecte ffjr thtddveriter. RURAL FUNERALS. lire's 3. fe v flo vers ;vhjt about raiinixSt, .'ae herbs thit have cn them cold dew V t ie - nirht, Vre str jwin? Stt?st for grtve. i nu were as flowers now wdh.red; even so strew; T w i uocn vou Annagth? beiulifdl an J simple hearted ! JStoms of rural life which still linger in joinrparts of E inland, arj thseof strew ing flowers before the fanerals, and plant ing them at the graves of departed friends. These, it is said, are the remains of the ,rimitive church ; but they are of still 'ligher antiquity, being mentioned in the classic writers, and were no doubt the spontaneous tribute of unlettered affection, originating long before art had tasked itself to modulate sorrow into son?, or sto ry it on the monument. They are now only to be m it wiih in the mostdistant and retired placsg of tha kingdom, where fa shion and innovation have not been : Me to throng in, and trample out all the curious and interesting traces of 'the olJsn tim Ia (jrlamorganslyre, we are tojd, the bed whereon the corpse lbs, is covered with fl iwers, a custom alluded to in one of the wild and -!ain:ivvj di.ties of 0.)h 3li u Wmte his shrou I as the mountiin Lirdedall with sweet flowers: now W.dch be-wept to tie gr.' vtr did gd, With true-. ove showers. ' Tiiere is aiso a most ujiicatc an 1 beauti ful rite observed in sorn of the, mjst re- mote villages in the south, at the funeral of a feind ' brW h e wita has died yoJ:ig an un:nar- A chaplet of white nwers is I uwuic ifciuic uit; corps j i)y a youilg girl l . t lj.i . .. ' . ' i noareSt j., isalVerwa flr.li!tnm( age, dze and resemblance, and vards hung up in church Over the -i RC.?iistnnif?i1 spat rl lhf ilor-p,i-il I hotn ty Gf the deceased, ncl the crown of glory -j . , : " i'" wlncn she has received in 'Heaven. In some Darts of the country. ibedesi! afr r.arrbd to th o-rave with the sin-inor nf nsMl m: tihd bv'ivinst a kind of tKittnrth. in these sequestered. places, ior sucn spec III IUSBC SCSJUCJHill.u,Jluvi,o, v.v.. j tacles, occurring among the quiet abodes of nature, sink deep into the soal., As the nature, sink deep uar.4 r a,, WuZJ uncovered, to let it goby ; he then iollowsj some ot its Tnwt toa:m ng am enno miijj grac 's, is finely evidenced in thesfe pathei- iC customs, and ia tne souciiuuo biwwu y i the. common people ior an miinutu imi : . . i Q paid to is remain: S5V Thnmus Ov?r j bury, tlescrihing pne -iaire auu .uTy milkmaid,' observes, " thus lives she, and Jail her care is, that she. may die in the spring timj, to have a store of flowers sttlck I upon her winding sheet. The poets, . iv hrftaths the feelines of a .- ; y ii j,.0t taKi fond ooli- citude4 about the grave. In The Maios Iw." hv Beaumont and Fielcher, there is a beautiful iastance of the fciud, d-icri'iin" thi cipUM0J3 melancholy of a . " , ," . Jit broken hearted girl i ;.,;)' hfnshes.eSiaD3nk j Stucifan of flowers, she, witli a Ajx will tell H ,f s ,fint3 j.ta pretty plice it vere To bury lo.ers in ; an 1 m ike ?x in dd . fluci em, anasirew usr over ue y tu ..wMm nf AfnrAArr ffravos was , 11W w O O . ( v.;n;oMQi1v nrpvalpnt? os rs WereUh!? the 05er rouad the so : but pauius eafKuUy:bit ov- than to ke? uwari . 4. . l f uainiaridVanJ evergreens and Howersyere ' 1 v . . pianted aoo ii wi"tu iiixj " . . mm-. 1 ruts has now oe - come extremely rare, but it niy occason ally be .met with in the church yardj Of the little retired villages among ths Wfclsh m iuntains and T recollsrit an instarlo of it ' ia the small town Of Ruthen,;that lies ia the beautiful vale of Clewyd . ilaricholv frtncv ill the arraigement of thiss rdstic offerias, feat had something in it ;exiaisUeiy , p3tpl. The niturd and cplor of the.fl06"11 of the ribband's with which they were fied, rAmMemadcal of the qaalities or story of tVs d333ased, or ths flings ' of thel moarasr.u Ia aa oll P3CJJ, eautiea "yo- rydon's Doleful Knell,"- a lover specifies :hc decoration, he intends to use : A wnrland shall b? fram.il Dy art nl natures skid, Of sjn l.-y-3 io.-?J divVif, In t.ki n cf good wilu And sun Iry-cord riVjir.Js, On it i will bestow ; Cut chi;jtiyiblacke an I y llowc With aer to 'rave saxll :- v 1 ' ' s ; I'll J?ck hr tOTih with fl jW2rs, The rtrest ev.?r sen; Andwith uiy turs as showers I'll kee4e ths.n fresh arid green T'i2 white ro?e, W3 are told was olani- ed at thi grave of a virgin; hr chapiet was tied with white ribbands, in token of! herspodess i inoes ie , though somsum?; black ri )') in Is w.;re intermi lgled to be speak the ffri if of th ? survivors. Th3 re.l rose was occasionally used in rem 3m bran.3 of sach a? hid bjM ri.n irli I'ib'fjr benovolence; but rosss!in general vre appropriated to the graves of lovers. Those who had been un'ianpv iti their ' ' ' . iff loves' had era'dems of a more ffloomv cha ractsr, sueh as tlu yew, the cyp'ess, and flwers of mV.andioly color. T.ius, in poems by Th m as bianley, Esq , pub lished in 1051,) is the following stanza: Yt strew Upon my di nail gnve JSuch ofijrin x as you have, Forsak' n cypress.i an I s d yew For kinder fl )W T.s c in t ke no birth Or growth fron such unhappy earth. 4 I In the ' M aid's T.-agjdy," also, is in troduced a p ith Mj Utile air, illHtrative of the mode of decorating the funerals of fe males who had been disappointed in love : Liy a garl in l on my hWrs?, Of t.je dts.nil yew, Mciidms widow branches wear, Say I died true. My love wis filse, but I was fir:n i From my hour of biit i, Upon my buried body lie Ligatiy, gtsntle earth. The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and etevate t'i'e mm 1, and xve ave a proof of it in the elevation of Sentiment thn. to3rvad the whole of thssse he Inferior classes of societv. 1 hus, it was an e-pri d pre a uion, that none bat s w eet se e a .si if ergre e is an I lo .v.irs should be used on these occasions. TI.e ol ject seemvS to. have been to soften the horrors of the tomb, to beguile the inind fro.n brooding over the disgraces of perishing mortality, and to associate the memory of the deceased wjih what is most delicate and beautiful, in nature. There is adis mal process going on in the grave, ere dust can return to its kindred dast. which the imagination shrinks from contemplating ; and we seek still to think of the form we have loved, with the associations of refine h awakeneJ whe. before u? in youth and bea Jty. L.iy her i the earth," says Laertes of his virgin sister, ; " r And from her F ir and unpolluted fl. May violet spring. 2sh I. might crowd my pages with extnets from the older British poets, who wrote j wiien (jiese r'iles.were more prevalent, aid , tiphgrhted fn qtu i.tly to allude to tl.t n. ; hut o : - . j jlave aireadv quoted more man is neces- sary ; and yet I Ci naot refrain lrom giving a pxsage from JShakspeare, even though it should appear trite, which illustrates the emblematical meaning often conveyed ia these fldral tributes, and at the same time possesses that magic of language anJ ajv positeness of imagery for which he stands pre-eminent. ; . With f ir-st flowers, Whilst sumrnr lasts, -and I live here, Fidele i i I'll swsfbn thv id rrave : thnusha t n-:tlack The flower Lhrs like t iy.tace, ple pn.nrose;, : ---------j - - - T - . -- Theazniced hireb?U like thy vin3; .norjr 'The leif.cf:egl.yitina;;:yiio.-n not tos.ahder, Outsweetned'nettij breath, , i 7 - . T"i -' ai-t ii-i'ir snm tblnrf rHirr af-" .l '-Jl'ly?L . iecuag in inese prompi. ana sponiaueuu oflernigs ol nature, than in the" mest cosuy mouimentsol art; the hand strews the .,.1 ;B ortd thn tear falls 01 the grave as affection is oiua- i ; i , -li .1 . 1 i ii. , expires unuer ,3 5Mw laoour 01 w-" I t .t ni 1 ana is cniuea amanj iae coia conceit - . . I l . - . scaiprareu marmc. ei society. In Dfoa ortbd as paople g:o w polite they C3as3 to b3 poaiioal- They talk of poetry but tbey haya learnt, to it fiVA imnidftP. ti tiistTJSt itS Sal- lying eaiiuons, aaJ ta supply i mMt,.af;' i . -r-i . ..5. w kff studied iscuns aa pisjraaa usa " fbrrjrajfj pompoas creraoniai. fs J T treaiis cau.bo mrs stately aal frigd than it is greauy 10 oe regreuea, mai f -j - - - f ,i, ni,ii at. if we have Wen 10 jriiorinur torn so truly eb-ni and touching shouU , Surv,re, the torn"., one of ."obl" lslher of eiiht have disappeared from ge.ural use. .J?-: -ffij " "T, '"IX ponr. We shall work and: i3tonly iuth,mmr.aS.t3nJ inigam. nasue - 'S"-"V- .-- ;; cviUages.: BJt its.o.s -X P'i STffl " 1 shall ,"1 4 . 1 iU, t nt I1 llVdk I.:" vu.. . w- ... . an English furtifat ia town. ip ol show a 1 j g o amy. paraJe ; mourning carriages, m idrninT horses nDurmn plj:n an 1 mf ligd," says J-2my Taylor, vaJ a jr'isl talk i t t'lj; nii r.h o jrh od, and w.en th j d.u 3s a:e daUlu I, th ;y shall be rem f m birjJ ni-mve.': T.ie associate iu the giy and crow led city is soon forgotten ; the h.iffyiiig succ2ss:i n of new intimates an I ti3w ptiasutv's efl'ic-'S him from our! minis, and the very sen-s and circles in which he nnved are incessantly fluctuat ing B.it fanrals ia the country area; ways nl ire impressive. Tiie strok of death mik?sa wile spvrj in th villas circle, an J is an a w al ev ?nt in th ti-a i- q ill uniformly of rural life. The death bell toils us knell in every ear; it steals It is made with its pervading melancholy over every sand endearm mts lavished ut)on us almost hill and vale, and saddens all Uie kndfenpe. Unheeded m lu J daily intercourse of inti The fixed and unchanging features of ma there it is that we dwell upon the the country. also perpetuate the memory of ; leni,rn3SS the solenui, kwful tenderness thefnend I with whom we once enjoyed.; of the partin scea3 trie bed of death, them, who was the companion of u ur , wUh aR its 8 irtcd-grie&t its'-iioueleat-most retired walks, and gave an.mat.cn to ten lnnne hs m:Uev watchml .assiduides every bnely so me, Uis idea is associat- the last teslimoni3S of eng iove the ed with every charm of nature ; we hear f,eble, flattering, thrilling oh! how thrill his .voice m the ecao wh.cn h, once de- in?! pressure of lhe haridthe last fond lighted to awaken ; Us; sPi u haunts every lfJok of the gl ,zi ey lurni us grove wmch he once frequented; we th.nk even froin the thrshoU y existence-the of him in the wild upland solitude, or faim, fjllterIn? anoentg rUgeting in deuth amidst the pensive beauty ; of the valley. t0 ive one n;ora assurae of affection I . Li the freshness. of joyous morning, we A tothe ?nivc huried love, and remember his beaming smiles and bound..1 meditate! There settle the account with mg gayety ; and when sober evening re-. thv conscienc, fof every benefit nnre turns, with its gathering shadows and sur- ':toA 1 a1a d ling quiet, we call to mind many a twi light hour of gentle talk and sweet-souled melancholy. I E-ch lonely place shall bi;n restore, For hitn t ie tear be duly sheadi Beiovi'd tid lif j c.n c.iar.u no more. Aii J aiouru'd, till pity's self he daad, a a.j.ri jr c i.io e i. lai perpeiuites tnemem- a uusoanu, ana liv iiuseu ;u4.ipnq . ory ol t.u dao eased in .the country is,that bosom that v mtu red" 'i2xs hole hpines the grave is mire i.nai ; liately in sight of i:i thy arms, to douKt one jnoment Of thvj the survivors. They pass it on ther way kindness or thy truth -iftnou art a friend, to prayer; it meets their eyes when their anJAastever wronged, in tfibught, or word, hearts arj softened by the exereises of de P ed,"the spirit that generously confid vodon; they linger about it on the sabba .h, in thee if thou art a loVer, and hast ev- whea the mind is disengaged from worldly er given one unmerited, prig to- that true cares, and m st disposed to turn iigide fr?m heart whi-"1- -z cold and still beneath P eseaj. p-ft-uauras and ptesnt loves, and jo -r;"1ic n,7s6f look, every ungracious word, everv.ungem ao past, .in iNorth Wniesrme Deasmui ru8 aeire-vPitfxAieTrglg Krmn kueel'an.l pray over the graves of their de- ceased friends for seyeral Sundays after the interment; and where the tender rite of s:rewiag aid planking flowers is . still practifi, it is always renewed on Easter, vailing tear more deep, more . Litter, be Whitsuhtide, and other festivals, when the cause unheard and unavailjhgv . ' '' Iseasoii brings the companion of former fes i tivity mora vividly to mind. L is a'so strew the beauties of nature!about the grave; invariably performed by the nearest rela console thy broken spirit, if thou canst, lives and friends; no menials n ir hirelings with these tender, yet futillf tribute of re are elnployed, and if a nighbou yields gret ;-!)uttake Warning b$ the bitterness assistince, it w ould be deemed an insult of this thy contrite afllictiop over the dead, to'oifer compensation. andhencefor.h be more faiiful and affee I have d.velt upon this beautiful the rural tionate in the discharge of thy dnties to the castom, heeause, as i( is one of the last, so is i one of th e holiest offices of love. . Tae erhve is t ie ordeal o true ..ff ciion. j It is tiiere that the. divine passion of the j soul manifests its su peri jnty to the in stinctive imjuUe ot mere animal attach m iti f Tae falter nuir-t be conilauallv re- ffJshel 'and kept alive by the presence of its ti jest, but the love that is seated ia th3 sojl can. live on long remembrance. fhe m;ri ldeliaations of sense languith and deUae with the charms which teit ed th, and tttnr witu shu.hlering! and Vio diem il i.r,?rinr.ts of the JXit it is thence that truly spiritual J a? affection rises purified from every sensual desire, ;yid returns, like a holy name, to illuming and sanctify the heari of the sur- vivorJ ' ! Thosorrow for the dead is only sorrow froar wiieh w j refiseto he divorced. I Eve ry oilier wo j id we seek to heal every other alflteUoa to forget; bat t us w ound . . . i : .u:. w? consider it a d uy to K;ep u.i-mn Oiil 4WSVs.VS - solitude. Where is the m nher who w ul 1 williagly Ibrget the inlant that perished like a "blossom from her anh3, though eve ntiii.hn wi i.ha.-ui nn brood over in ' r-c-.llftiori is a nan? Where IS the "1 1 .1 . ' .1 1 ': ... .rcr lipirii thf mnst cnd taai w mia w- m j t3rljer ot parents, v. oajn 10 mua.... - bat to lament f ho, even in uuar u. ; ' .r , ,,iU fMrpt the. friend over whom t forj-pt the. friend over whom .hJ tnmK he murnSi- wnq, evn t3 closing upon me remain "-:"t . M - . A. 1 ..t a... r tic 11 1 s np:irt as 11 were. --"V - ! ,J 1 kn n Aainrr n iu nnru . wuuiu cruucu ia v. , r . Vrt. ' ,,-t I mT 9 AnaAiTinn I I I f I lltllL IJU U U C B V j TOcrp u. r- c. U I ? 1 m nca i I I 1 . I . 111 M . V..v r dw.Mundihe convuUire agonyover, b nrssant m ns of aU that we most lovea, is softened away into pensive meditation cn all that it was ia th3 days oi its loyunsbs who would root out snch a scxrow from tHs heart I -Though it may ..oms um3S throw a passing eland evea over the bright hoar of gayety ; or ejrail a deeper I 7 i 1 1 in 11 tsassssa 1 . . ,il,at v, iUUm j yl woald exchange it even for the song o. pieasre, or the hurst of revelry? No a voice from thV tomb-sweeter van song. i n-re is a remembrance of th! de id to wh'uh we turn! even from thf c arm 5 of the livi:.g. Oil the grave ! the grave ! It buries -evry error cover every def;et extinguishes every resent- I r- . . f m n m. - r f. r nun; its peaeljl b som spnnr no ae but Ion 1 regrets and tender recoils j j t nons. W ho can - look down upon the grave even of an enemy,; and not feci ? compunctious throb, thatf be should ever have warred With the poor handful cf earth j-that lies mouldering before him ! Bat the grave of tho?e we loved what apldce for me.lita ion!' There it is thai we call up in long review the whole histo- ! rv of virtue and rontlpnfl and tV.P tnn. ry past ol that departed being, who c n never never never return to be'soothed by thy contrition ! . , t if thou arta child, and hjast ever added a sorrow to the soul, orafurow fe silver ed brow of an afrec i nate'l'11 -if thou art thy feet; rM-rf be su-e thai every unkind thy memory, and knocking dolefully at thy soul -then be sure that thou wile lie down sorrowing and repentant chjhe grave, and utter the unheard groan, arid pour the una-j. 1 hen weave thy chaplepf flowef-, and livmr. Ike'ch Bock. THE FATHER. An Instructive kktcr. It is the duty of mother to jsustain the reverses of fortune. Freqftipnt and sud den as they have been to oir own country, it is important that young X;m Jos should possess some cmplo; m nit by wh c'i ihey might obtain a livelihooclj in cae they sho ild be reduced to the ntcersilv of sup poraag themselves; 4 Whin the fimilies are unexioectedlv. reduced! from affluence to poverty, how Pi:iful and contemptible I J ' j, t - r - it is, to see the mother defrionding or help less, and permitting her daughters to em barrass those whom it is te,ir duty to as sist and cheer. 1 ' I have lost mv whole," said a merchant as he relumed rtne evening to his heme, we can no 1 We must! lea children can no schools. (Yesterday I wa a rich man. can call my T - lay there is not'.ing own. ' . Dear Irisband," sai l the wife, " we are still rich in each othei anl our chil dren, alnev may pass away, but God . b? ,r,1.1JI.P ;n ifer nn- . h iCf J-. tJ ta,n,irPn do wci-iaw.., l... . . tint look so sobers We Will help you to . jm .. i,r, a tt,inr ?" v i said he. , : wuw i y0u shall see. you shall f er." answer .... I - . 4ovprai theerful toicesJ " It ts a rity . . . ,,r t - children he make you rich yencgest girl. liUlilaUov i i j . a h ftit I mil rf natP , j "r":,:" 8T ao" The heart cf the husfand jnd father, which had,, sunk within his to cm like stone, was lifted up. ihe sweev euwu - - Mm. nd his nighUy prayer as hke song of praise. m?er keen bar carriage. Vy eond the most htilha.U and txlruor- ve this largf house. 1 he , the batle rf thd thtrrr?. longer gel to expentive iri said: "It niust bec nccdrd that He left his stately house. 7be ter. ants were dismissed. Pictures and j :iate, ich carpet and furniture were rold, and she who has so long been the mislrei of he mansion seU i.o tear. ' Pty "every . lebt." raid shf;lftnocne$rfferthrcugh ns, and we may yel be happy.' ; ; lie r tucd a ueat.. cottsgeand a frhall piece of ground, a few niiles frcm the city: Willi the aid of his sons he cultivated ve--v getahles for the market. He viewed. widi delight and astoi jthmcnt the econcrriy of -:iis w ife, nurtured as fhe had been in wealth ind die efficiency which his daughters seen acquired under her trainirg. The eldest one assisted her in the work of the household and also as.ited the younger children, ilesides ; th$y execut ed Prions works, which they had learned as accomplishments, but which they found could be disposed of to advnuge. They embroidered with taste seme of the orna- mental parts of frmale apparel, which were rp ut'ly scldly a ni.t.hyit in the city. ' The' cultivated flowers and sent bou quets to market, in the cart that conveyed vegetab es : they plttt d siraiw, they.paint ed maps, they executed plain needle work Every one was. at herpr ft busy and checr -ful. ,The cottage was like a! bee hive. " I never enjoyed such health before," said the father. . And I never wes as hrpry before, skid lhe mother. : We; never knew how many tilings we coulddci, when we livedin the great house," -stid the children, " end we love each oth er a great deal better here." You calf u i your lit.lt bees." Ye 5," replied the father, 'and you make just such honey as the heart loves to feed om" - ; - , ' Econ pmy rs well as industry was strict ly obsei ved nothing was. wasted. Notli ing unnecessary 'was purchased, The eldest daughter became assistant teacher in a distingulsbed female seminary, and lhe second took her place, as instructress to the family. The Utile dwelling which had always been kipt neat, they were soon able to beautify. Its construction wrs improved arid the vines and flowering trees were re planted around it. The merchant was in a Summer's evening, than he had been , in his showy drawing room. r . VVj? are now thriving and prosperous," said he, "shall We now return to the oitv ? I ' Oh, no j ho, no, was the unanimous -reply. Lei ns remain," said the wife, "where ' Ave have found health and contentment." ' V Father," said" the youngest, all wo children hope you are not going to be. rich again ; for then," isheadded, we little.oncs were shut up in the nurs. ry, i'nd did cot see much of yon or mother. Now we all ' live together, and sistej who loves us, ; teaches lus, and we learn to be indu,strioii. and useful. We Were none of us happy .. when wje were rich, and did not work -Sol father please not be a rich mch cny: more."-ilrs. tigournry. 7 lie 1 Sentiment. Pvth, a celcbrn- t-d En!g"s!i statesman in t':e time of Charles Hi and the man who preferred tiie charge c f high treason asreirst Stafford ci.J brought the unfortunate Earl to the sca.ffol it. said thai 44hehad ra heruffer forsreak'ng the: truth , than that the truth thouldEufl'tr for wnt of his speaking" THE POST-MASTER GEXEIUL. John M. Ni'eK, the new Post-master. Oi f- anJ the iUdicnwnt capture itt Jlrmy mtry this tlctrry j-efl cud greut bf ncr upen tb N. tirnal Arras. nd upr n the tro ps by whtirri it was achieved.? "Tccc!i n and iht movi ine 'nU vhkk j receded it, iff ra cmple lulimiiry tfihi jtcnf-MFsT ao tooi i?t'fl,iii,nr t--Oejj. HARRibOs; tnitcJallthe erffdf rfY -'Ai hfirattcrit'U J i Disju-rxBil A; TiKi)i3rp.: iThATlnolirl o 15 STANCE BEtN IiPtT10?iL TO1 H.i- - ' "... ill lcssrs. FloTd; Btchwian, lt Gri.eran Havethy or lu iNiies waiktu . 4 9 rcund the Luth ! Ctiitnuait Iufu(f.icai An eld m- n snd a dashing yceng ere r..- versi inr, the ycuth to show ni pwm. dUcWwofLt in the ubjtct tbcywfio end It is eid that a pbcay i Jjf1 j - - r-id a Jccofoc itgs; IUgisctik .j; hUNbigfpP"-V-- Uitf .h'Jl. sir." ivvU. 7 whiff l?m-iict gcing ttat way - 4 '". ral, iiifhisj Life of Commpdore'Fer.y, publibh ed in.l8.Jl, in giving a sketch fcf GeneruJ Harris- nJ s.id: "?Vu.dft.c f Fort Mti(.-, le Duc n who im er al Geii. yamsrii's mu x iT baaiM'-On Witbat he was nf rrr iVLUtlf, ple-.se to JaJ the public what th y .v.J; i- ,r Afr vsn l'lirm's i.fw Post-mst)r : r i" ' ' r8-
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