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( r i i f ii accept for. T.mrsilviS .......UuiU. th .uran.Ccs of my sincere rrgacd. , ;v M. VAN UUKfiN.: TM rr.- tt f WWi'(n, &eV ; i re-.m lite UuMua H reorder. - " G.VSPAH iiAt'KlL r The r?aJiirfui r rememberar. ac- Cmii pu jltsiiea m the wlPL! - ""friars af. 01 an I ntlTviiT u at fuu nd in I lie" streets of Nuremberg, in a. a.lts Lat.d in circumstance, which threw a - atrane mystery over hi previous life: In: wa siiteen or seventeen years id: in I never learned to apeak: ha J never- een the li,rhtofday or the faee of aiiy : human being: and' was a ignorant a" a child. He had Veen always kept in duif gean Vnd fet tm bread and watm Vh. he u i and war w" irn fi-ied nj outt hsi bi-en able to JcJl to f ' tsViorjIar individual Vis just been " published by Alleu and Ticknor. It u a translation, ljr Dr, Linbcrg, of a ft m ill ruiuniC wmcuappcaicn iu ci hm, ny lastear under the tilleof Caspar lla ucr: an Instance of . a Cr?me a 4;.iint the Life ot the Suu! of 5Un." The author, Von Feuerbach, U prM' "dfiriTTifaRtfTirthis" JtivaTliu courlf - b:j ).-!, 'and welt, known a a ilistin-. ,t:,!ied jurist,;. It W4 n th &SiH f Mar. 1828, tiVt Caspar lhuter was observed near qua of tiie gtc of Nuremheri;, in a peantVdrs. ill a rerf singular p as-tar-.. ndeavorin to" move forward - Uiiiu( bein; full able Vitlji'r fa stand u piig'if or to govern the movement 01 hia and holding in his hau l . a J letter addressed 5 tr a military gentle nan id tite'eitr," vilie tetter purported t be ' from a place near the Bavarian frontier wliich altal I be tisnndess."and ' ""'t' ihe eTand 'iiograpliy raa J ' evidently intruded to pasa fur tne pro. i i 4Uc''rm m ..;' tewMHtmfri " The : writer -does not give "Caspars TiaVBfrMyrtoiral1eftiirtiitoaal' 1814: and had never been out f it "since: that he Caspar know nothing aaatihflacefJiiajdinC8t that tne writer uoei not ixn hi name be lame Ue ,&flfttl - . ... !cuse h; tnizht be jwiiisheiL i conclude with saying: " Ifjou do not i . kerp hira, yott may get rdf him "or Ker p him, yomnar get rit t ftim, orf JlJttm.Jtt-cr4mbJiUltte -jiarance at tlii time i tlius deacrib a. . .a ai.. a..u. i tl.ua .I.a I. I , : The structure of hi oody4- which , 1 was stout and broad shouldered nlnw. j H defect. Ilia skin was fine and very ' i fairys hJiompteVidnwas " J; "but neifher waiiii. of a aickljr hue hi - limbs wrH(ejic,telt;iiniltr hi hand were beautifully farmed J and ,. , . ; . e verhavn j been conhncd or pressed i a siine, were eouauy ft. - 1 ne sole I of hi feet, whick were witliout any I hxnj skin, , were ai pfLai jhe palm a of in hands; and they were covered 4-t.- all- over -with blood bl titers, the mar k ? of which were ome months later still i fUihle. Doth hi arm shuwed the '"car of jnnaci(latian and on. hi right j arm, a. wound still covered W)th a, fresli. I t ii - rw erab was obi?ryalleJ,:.wJi?hjts afiervvard rlated wa occasioned by abhiw riven him, with a stick, or piee'e 5 1 ot W.11M, by tne man witii wnom be - - had always been," because he. , had ; wide rather too much noise. - His face " - was at that tim vary Vutarirwlieo'"!!!" a state.-of tranquiUitr it was almost ; ' without any eipresiionf 1 features,, being; somewhat prominent, L t' rave a brutish appearance. The ttajr ii; iook 01 nis iMue out clear anil orient eves had also an expression of brutish obtuseness. The fofmation 0 his face altered in a few months almost entire- lj his countenance gained expressing and animation, the prominent lower features of his face receded mur and moro,' and , his ;,earl phjsiognom could scarcely an longer he recogniz ed. His weenins was at first only an ijrl contortion of his mouth but," if - any thing1 pleasant affected htf'iuihdf a lovely, smiling, heart-winning sweet neii difTuied over all his features the Irfesittible charirt that- lie concealed ! in the toys of an innoeent child. He scarcely at all knew how to use his , hands and , finers. He ktretched out Lis fingers, atilf and straight, and far asuader, with the exception of hi first ' finger and thaml,"whbe tip " ho "efa monly held together sj as to formj a , circle. Where other applied but a few finzcrs he-used his w note hand in "the most ttneouth arid awk ward ''manniiF tmszinable. - He cut, like that uf an infant making its first essays in leading strings wa properly -speakinciMit-Si walk, but rather a Saddling, toiterinjr, tropin of the way,-- painful medium between the motion of falling and the r nda,T(BLlQ jUndlwprighU-laLaU temptmz to walk, Instead ot first treadinz firmly on his heel, he nlaced his heel' and th balls tf hi feet at - once to the trround, and raisinjr both feet simultineimsly with an iacli nation f the upper part of his had," h stunv - bled slowly and heavily forward, with outstretched arms, which he seemed to. use as balance poles, live slightest impediment in Vis way caused him , often, in hi little cbimber, to fall ta on the floor. ,i!,-;V-ir'i He showed the greatest aversion, to ail kind of food, and drink etcept dr bread and water, ; liie least unni wine. -coffee, or die like. aQectetl him severely, occasioiiins cold, sweats. vomitinir, or violent headache. In re - snect to external obict. he acted' like ,4 a infant. When he for tlio first time itwa lighted candle he was ttclightc with the shinins; flame, and dnsusnect .. Injrly ut bis fingers into it, end theti i-cw tneto Daa crying yi an -ep y . ... -i i I.. JiMJ on '...... .-Stt-rt n.r iihipf.f. that he saw V HI T ri.iii. arid ivt.cn he could bat reach k or wa if -hiditn o touch ifc he tried. -The account Which he givesfof bis preced ing life 1 as Mlowa: - Jle neither know who lie if nor whore hi h;me"i-.- It uly at S world Here he first learned tliat be.ide himself and 4 the man witli whojjtjie had alwavs been," there ex ited 1!kt men and other criature, As loos as he can recollect he had at ways lived in a. hole, fa small low 4 . .. -I. I -.11 . . apariaieiii wiiicn uc loaicuuia van cage. J Where h had al wa ja at pn the rounil. vfithbare feet, c'lothwhuilr w1tbT1iV4i'Ba1pwee5I his apai'tiunt be never heard a aouad, wit5Kr pwwceaoj flHmaiiFwya aiaimal, orjby an , thing else. He never aw the" heavens, nor did there ever- apprar a brightening dalightj uch as at NurelnVrg. lie never per ceivod an difcreiice between da and uiht,' and much less did he ever get a siilit of the beautiful lixhi in the heav- .n . '1 r .1 ens nnevcr lie awoke irom sieep. hrfou ndaJiiafiJlbreaJit-apitdiferul n a U!rbTlrti!t."lSmwtiuSesthis water liad a bad la'ntet whenever this was the case, he coutdTrttoirrtoejrhtrres iipen. but was compelled to fall asleep;! and when he nfcerwards awoke, he found that h; had a clean shirt oiiK and that his;jrils Jiad been euL He never saw the f'ce of the man who broughj liiitt hiriiieaf and drink. "f In'' hi hole he had two wo.nlen hurses and several ribbahs'.With thesis horses he had al ways ao'nued hiiiTe!f aaloiij as he was awake and his out y occupation was, to make them run by his side and to lix ent. positions. TIju one du pasted a the other j h'ut he: had nerfejtbsT waiiFilfan y thin jj; Ka $ net ft beenjai ck f felt the seusatinn of pain. " Upon the whule, he had been much happier there than in the world, where he was obli ed to' BfleiM-tmrchhrw4onei badAutiniicd to live in lliia situation - j Cnrw not! fat he hJ twrwtedjw 0 time. lit knew nut when, or how he eame there. - Nor had he any recol- . k . w ent situation, or in any other than, in tliat place. - Tlie man with whom he had al wars been, never did him any harm. Vet one day, shortly before he was tak'ea war whra be hair ninghis hnre-too hard, jiad made too milch aertlie man came and struck hiw upon hi arm with a stickrof Wlth . - . - ,- f , . . - - , r i a. ruecePiiUwodHheftusetf th I ...I. k i..:.u 1.:... I in mil ii ne uruuiiH wiiii uuu 10 ivuieiu- TO. - . 1 ajam, lifted him oa hi feet, ad endea- vorod to teach him to stand. This he repeated at.-several different time. The-manfler4fl -which effectcdrthij was the fotluwin;: he seized him firmly round-the breast,-from-behtiid, -placed his teet behind Caspar's feet and lifted thi'Si', as in stepping forward. rj i Finally the man appeared once aja?! placed Caspar V.hand over hu eliouldut s, tied them fast, and thus carried hi) on his back out of the nri m. -1 (e was carried 0 p ( or down) a hill. I ' He knows not how he felt: alt becaine'night, and he. was laid upon as appearea on many uitlerent occa sion at Kuremburg, slgniliedf in Cis accamit gu jouraey, m uaseno tatnt away. nr The v'tven of the continuation of his jouraey, isju-incipally confined to the followm particulars: that he had I'ten lain .with his face to the ground, la vhioh cases . it. became niglitf that n had several time eaten bread and runk water: tliat the man, with whom Ive had always been.'- had often taken pains to teach him to walk, which always cave' him ereat' bairt. " he CasparT, never , saw the face- of the man either on his journey or .ever be- lore it .11 111 miii. - ,v iiuuvicr lie leu linn. I ik viiirtiiu nun w loo uuwii uoiui ine I ground and at . his feet, an injunction wliich he always strictly obeyed part, ly from fear, and partly beca.e hi .ite. tention was sufiicientl occupied with his own person and the Dosition of his feet, " Not loiiz before he was observ- etl at Nuremberg, tlio man had put the -i.vi.v upon min. wiucn ji me a wore, jWith his life in the-world h ap peared to bo by no means satisfied he longed to co back to the man with f1. I . L (.11 a a-- -. - im ins nwe j ne saui,,pe nau never suf fered samueh from headacheTand had never been so much teazed as since he wa in the wortd.yti1s he illumed t tlie unpleasant and painful sensa tions t which wrre occasioned br the many new impressions to whicn he was totally unaeconhnW4 -and br i . 1 f II I I -a. . great, vaiieiy in smeiis wnicn were ttis agreeable to him, as wtll as to the numenms vjsitfroF.tlwse who ennva to see him from curiosity, to their inces sant questioning ot him," and to ftOhie of An txunetaion whick he oftea am to rfrair. hi, re in Karenbtrr, and hh Una riitlliisaiera mixed with nnium m mnHi av ura mmwHiimi 01 meum ins. s well tie uimxxrit. and. t. ceitaintnah.l thia mllr th tiet. vn fully prated ou the fullowmf amnion: Alter he hail lirtd for tome lima with IWeator Itamer, h nhraician attempted to Oiniumrr to liuaattrop of opium in a glau of wmw. 0,MrM searaety allowed mmiV nT, to lUrxaetlT tik th water t was aoe- tiiaea nUigml ta driok In any cage. J It is rvHlent, and Btlier cireunMajwea print jt lo t a (act. that Caiuer aoulit nut at that iim. d stiiignUbih ntKmotaaeeilmf from that of .iu.ccm-.iiik, or nwsm rrom aepth, w aato the w.n niaue upo un awn iMfttij,, and m -axiaalltniUT IUI ICM BJtM Id Uai7- iatt Uit, ilinWenee eorrmilT nnm nf Wbrt Cmtt calls a hilt, must at all probahility ktura awe a pair ot auira. Caipar also ttimk nrnnaoiwci, inac, in Oclaf earned, he bruth- if lit.', 41 eoueairu j their inconilderatf 4dnot very hu - mane eioeriuvenU. lie haJTheitfj no fault to find with the man with whom he had alwas been, exceptthathehaiLwas oril painted as round or triang nt vet come to take him back again, '-it The men and horses, represents! Ihafhehad nevershown him or told him anr thifiT of so many beautiful things which re in the worlds He is 1 willing to-TeiniiiTTas nremburg-tyjtll -ke ha learned' what tfte burxhcrraaster Tiu thft-Brofeasor ?Daumer) knowt but theb, the burghermastcr jmust take him home and then he will show the man what he has learnt in the mean time. -When I expressed rajrsurpriae that he should wish to return to that abominable "bad man," he replied, with mild indignation, Man Aptbadj tnan me no bad don e." Ut lus astonuniu memorv.which is as quick jls it is te oatiittOTf hgtv na-tlte mot tnkPg proof. In noticing any ot, the on merous tilings, whether..small or great, which -were in his possession, 1 he was able to mention the nartfrthUitIe of the person wtio naa often 11,10 mm ana u several person wargj oe men tioned, whose surnames were alike; he distinguished them accurately, by,lheir CJiristian names, or by other marks of distinction. About an hour alter we had seen him, we met him again in the iTreetrltbeiiig aboTif "thetjpe when lie was conducted to the burxtermaster. We addressed him and when weask-4 etl him whether he could recollect "our names, he mentioned, without the least hesitation, the full name of every one of the companytogether with our titles, Avhich mustriprvertheless, have appeared to him as unintelligible pon sense. ' That the burgherfn aster, or the pro- lessor, had said so, was to nun a rca wo fw ing,r-" nkff-tff nfe wy thing, which was hnal and totally; ex ctiijivlf al ffafthef-ttestIonAiida,' sTderations. .When once I asked hin why lie thot himself cbligrf alw-aTS to yield such-punctual obedience, "fie replied, JThejnan with whom I al-( wayjwa8.taiig;ht me that I must do aa t a ift TmhlenT' Yet, in his opinion, this submission to the authority of oth- its, rereTreu only to what he , was to do, or not to do, and it bad no connec !taUll&i! be lievmg, and -opining. Before lie could acknowledge any- thing to be certain and true, it was necessary that ne siiouiu wconvincedT anar indeed, that he should be convinced, either, .by fhelhtuilloh of Tils senses', or by .some reaoni alaptedito his pe Wers of comprehension, and to the scanty ae quTremetits of his almost vacaut-jnirid, , . - . - . . ,r. " . ... 7 . 11 ikiicici u n 1UIWU131UIC iu 1 caw 11 ways, he did not indee'd contradict the ways. assertion made, but he would leave the niatter undecij!edtunUIA.'.ashe.u.sedo say, he Tiad learned more. I spoke to him, among other things, of.theinu pendlng winter, and I told him that the roofs of the houses, and all the strectT)f the city; r would " then be all white as white as the Walls of his chamber. "He said, that this would be ery; prttbff but helaitity'ihslnliatell that he.should not believe it belore he had seen it. The next winter, when the first snow fell, he expressed great joy that the streets, the roofs, and , the trees-tiartnowpeen soiwelLpa.ntettf arid he went quickly down -intothe yard," to fetch some of the white paint but he soon ran to his preceptor with all ' his fingers stretched out, crying, and blubbering;,' and bawlinz out. that the white paint had bit his I directed Casper to look out of the window." pointing In the wide and ex tensive prospect of a beautiful land scape that presented itself to us in all the glory of ummer; and I asked him, whether what he saw , tya not very beautiful. He obeyed; but he instant ty drew back, with visible horror, . r, i I ii -' 1 ihetv 1, "11 pointing to the white wail of hi cham ber, Ke said, J There not ugly." , To my question, why it was nglyiio other repty was made.-'but - "ugly 1 ugly! and thus, nothing remained for the. present lor me to do, but to take care to pre J nervp this circumstance 10 my memory, snd to expect its explanation (rom the ime when (Jasper should be better able 10 express what he meant tossy. When Casper afterward, in 1831. spent snine weeks with me at my own houe.'wliere I had continued opportu nities nfibserving him accurately,, and ol completing and correcting the re suit of former observaiions, I took an nppnrtuuityof convening with him res pectin? this ocvuircnce. He said. " When I looked at the window, it al waipearedLlsr m a -if a whkIow hutter had been placed close before my eye, upon which a wall painter had spattered the contents of hi ditierent m uuirs, nien witn vnite, rxae, green, yellow and red paint,:, all mingled - to gether., single ' things, as, I now see things, I could not at that time tecng. nizeand distinguish-from each other. I his was shocking to look att and be side, ii made me feel anxious snd un eav; becsose it appeared to me as if my window had been closed up with this pai'ti-colored shutter, , in order to prevent me from wokingioutiinto! the open-aiis -Thatrwhat I then saw, wre fields, hills, and houses; that man v things which at that time appeared to me much-'arger, were in fact much smaller, while many other things that appeared smaller, were in reality. Jar ?er than other things, is a fact, of which I was afterwajd convinced by the expe rience gamed duncg my walks, v At length, I no longer saw any. thia more f the shutter!; To other questions be i rep!h-d, that. in- the b2tnnin. he r.Ti-irnt.i tw.f 1 i.tmvtii.h h twei'.i wnai was realtr i round 0 trian2u!a"r:" od what utar; ted oa sheets of pictures, appeared to him pre ciselyas the men and horses that were rv4in wood; the first as round a the latter, w these as flat as those .1 . I..l....".l. tt requh-ed no nttte pains and patience to teach lum the dilTerenoe bet ween, organised and" uaarranized animate and inanimate . . . a . !..... a . 1 things, and between voluntary and median. ical motion, lie expressed treat indignation against a statue in the garden, because, al though it was so dirty, it did not wash itself. If a sheet of paper- wis tdown down by the wind, be thought it hd run away from the table. And if a child' wagon was rolling. down hilLU wi.,ittjiu oawM,:iiitog xcurtioa for.its own amusement. He dislin-- guished pther animals from man, only by tneir external form He wks anry with a eat, for taking Its food only Willi ut ramith, without eveeuiinUi hand for that purpose. He wished to teach ittouseitt piwt, and to sit oprieht. He apoke to it as to a be'.ng like himseuTand et preued pfreat Indignation at itiunwillinpneM to attend to what he iaid,'and to learn from him. On the contrary, he once highly com mended the obedience of a certain dfg, Seeing a gnf cat, he"ked why itie did not k 1. ir !.. .1,. -.-.-k, k.,... .1,!.. w..i lie: 1 s. 1 1 ' ft ' mwwvj.w wiHit. nntn lie saw oxen lying aown on toe pare ment of the street he wondered why they did not home and die down tlierawlf it w replied, that such things could not be expect e J from am mail, became they ware unable to act thus, - his answer wn immediately ready: VThen they ought to learn itr'there were to many thing, which he alao was obli ged to learn." .- , - ; to the beauties of nature he vn insensible, but was often asking the question. Who made such a thing? One remarkable incident in gradual development of his 'Mental life is particularly mentioned:"'"" r . "It was in the month of August. lB, when on a hne summer evenriD, bis instructor showed him for the first time, the starry surpassed all description. He could not be satisfied wUh4uah;in4w,a; iiig to gaza upon it at the same time fixing ; accurately with his eye the different groups that were potnted not to bTm;"remiTKingine itsnTmost distinguialted for their brightness, and observing the differenee of their re spective color. That, he exclaimed, if iodaadheoMHt beatrtit'ot 1rght-that-1 have ever yet seen in the world, But whohas placed all these numerous beautiful candles thVeT "litbo FgVts. out? When he was told, that like the sun, with which he wa already acquainted, they always continue to give light, he asked again, 'Who placed them there iibove, that they may always continue to. give light?" At length,' standing' motionless, with bis bead bowed down, and his, eyes staring, he fell into a train of deep and seiious meditation. When he again recovered his recollect lons his transport had been succeeded by deep Ssdtoss., HeiaaKlramlilmr a ehair. and asked why that wicked man- had kept mm always locked up, and had never shown 1 iiiiii ny 01 uicse oeamnui ininirs. ne tuas ja- . 1...-. n- mm any ot tnese beautilul thing. He (.Cas I l I . TV" "w" broke.out into a tit of ervinir. which lasted for. long nine, an L-wmcD couia wim uimcuuy be soothed, and said that the man with whom he had always been, may now also be locked up for a few days, that he mar learn to know how hard it is to be treated so. Before see ing this beautiful celestial display. Caspar !dtncr.et.ihowTiTiny Ihing like - idigtion against that man much less had he ever been willing to hear tliat he ought to be punished. Onlv wearlneasand slumber were able lo quiet his sensatloftv and he did not fall asleep, a thing that had ne ver happened to him before, until it was about eleven o'cloctlndeed k-war ir. Dumel'V family that he began more and more tore fleet nn. his unhappy fate, and to become painfully sensible of what had been withheld and taken from him. It was only there that . the ideas of . relationship, of friendship.' of those human ties that bind parents and chit' area, and brothers and sisters to each other, Were brought home to' his feelings; it was only there that the names mother, sister and brother were rendered intelligible to him. wlienhe saw bow mother, sister and brother were reciprooally united to each other by mutual aff ection, and by mutual endeavor to make each other, happy. He would, often ask for an explanation of what was, meant by mother, by brother; and by sister; and en deavors were made to satisfy him by appro priate answer. ' Soon after, ha was found sitting in his chair, apparently immersed In deep meditation. When , he was aiked, what was now again the matter with him, lie replied, with tears, he had been thinking about what waa the reason why lie had not a mother, a brother, and a sisters for it wa so very pretty a thing to have them." Tt was MI length Jum-iiiretlT lhTfCSspar was writing an account of his own lifei and soon after an attempt was made to assassinate him; the villain having teft iMn, doubtless, with the impresVion, that his tongue and pen had been silenced for ever.. Von Fuerbach concludes liia account of the attempt, and of the investigation, to wlvich it led, a fol low; . -' : , ' "i lint, if the reader'a curiosi ty, oe love of knowledge should inspire him with a wish to learn a'ilj more if he .should ask me. what were the results of the judicial inquiries which were Instituted; If he should desire to know. to what tracks they have led; .iwht. soots : were actually struck by the divining rod; and what was afterward done,! shall be under the necessity of anawering, that the laws, as well as the nature of the case, forbid the author to speak'ntictyfnhrngiTWliich, only the servant of the state can be permitted to know or to conjecture. 1fet I may per ¬ mit myself to pronounoe the assurance, that the judicial authorities ha. witJt.a faithful .. ne at once unwearied ana regariries ot consequences, endeavored to proseuute their inquiries concerning the Case, by the aid of everyi eyenthe jnostes'jaorainary . means. hich were at their ctisptHsi anu thai their inquiries bave aoa been sliogether uiisuocess lui. "Hot not all UeigUts, depths, and distanoes. ate accessible to. the reach, ot' c'uril justice. Ami, in retpact to many plaoea, in, which justice might have reason to aek the giant . f I. - ' !. a. a " pcrpciraiur m vkii a cninr, it wwim D na cesaary, in order ta peiittrsie ioto them, lo be in possession of foshua's ram's horns, or, at least of Oberon'a horn, if order, or some time at least, to suspend the action of .she powerful enchanted Coliaut thai guards the golden gates ofxertain castles. -;-..'; Uut what is veiled in blackest shades of Must, when the, morning "dawns, be y brought to light.,. ' . , . . Caspar Hausef is now at Ansbach, under th patronage of the- Earl of Stanhope, . who na aiiopea mm as. ma roster son, and who intends to remove mm some time hence. unoer awie conouct, to cnjrtand. there to await the clisperion ;.pf the darkpesa which Kin oangi over bismy v.enoas History. ; ruUht3 ?.." Is any- one r.l nf viriit! let hi, n marrv I seak itoraculsrly, and iii full defiance ol the generally received opinion if the dull monotony 01 me marruge ,iue. f afium it to be neither dull nor mono tonous, but on the contrary, a sbujee of infinite yarj e ty ..ml s such I can re Sommendt--thoughjo aydhe irqihjlegaio;myquilibnom lo were" I .obliged to write my school 1 , : St. , - T a. copies over again, u wouiu g itm my conscience, to say, that " Variety is charming." " . 1 ' , -1-The fact is, I am a literary man; and get my living by my pen. I am a household drudge to editors of maga zines, booksellers, and gentlemen who wilfcIS,'- bi?,'jt z ! ?r?r4 repu ta ijon,; 'witioutx1itS'oW books. You may therefore suppose, that quie tmleaTiilTlonieJ5imf to my TuccessrtTsow my w.te doe not thiok'so. or at least her ideas of domes tic comfort differ so materially '. from mine, as to render it much the time thing. . She is never happy but, when the house is is perfect chaos.- with, scouring,, dusting,: and above all "put ting to rights;' She would be delight ed if a troop of soldiers were quartered on her for" the pleasure of puttiog'lhings to "rights'? afterward- If sh? walked in her sleer. it would be withT Truster in her hand. . If she werVtrver tempts ed to purloin, tt would .be yellow soap. The very paint of my doors and Win: coat is giving way . mnictureque Streaks to the origTnanieal by repeated scouring and there is more; bread consumed in" rubbing the paper on my parlour walls than would keep-, my family." Thank Ood, it will be rubbed off soon, i have not a chair or a table in my house but what if ricketty with wife calls "taking care of ine furniture." BoH4htputflgw per, paint, chairs and tables, might . all . goiO-could. be. spared.lhft.vhorror4.If I die; the yerdict of the coroner' jury will surely be died of "putting , to riirkla ' : ' ' I have a good sized table to myself a writing table on this is spread mv Virtnus notes and papers, whether pre paring an article for the magszine, cor recting a msnuicript fo.r.t publisheror "wrTtTng abnfot'for an author, To an ordinary eye every thing may appear in confusion there, but tome it i' in per feet order; l ean place my finger upon every thing I want.- But no, that will not 11 for my ifeThtngsmust: be J,put tortght.Themomentmy tick is turned, therefore, the process "com mencei.""The table is rubbed and pot ished till the jointscreak"again the dlws are ill Turned, topsy-turvey, and the psperr bundled' Hpin'dermmed away in places where it will take a month to find them agaio. , Wheo 1 return I'm at my wits end I am like a ma n -going ton! eepr wi thrfl n wing Tcu rlsT wakina- and findios himself in a trim . Never shall I forget the hubbub we were in-for-a -whole rweek.whenrthe child exhibited symptoms of a (lea bite. The house was sxrubbed from garret 1o cellar, bln,ke!, were-couredarpet beat, windows snd door open day and night, until she caught a violent cold, and I the rheumatism. But in order that you may have a more vivid sense of my - enjoyments,- I - will give -your diary for a day. :: .:...r. March 13 -SaRnse at 8 o'clock very cold, a little snow , upon the ground my wife rises an hour earlier; she, care ful creature, is determined the Servant shall have no opportunity for making tea and toast for the policeman got out of bed on thetotd bare'floor.'-my-' Wtfe says, that carpets harbourdust, and not healthful in bed" rooms shave with cold water, teeth chattering witht cold, and cut- myselF-can't get- kot--watermy wife says, ' cold waters bracing Come diwn at last, stiflf as art icicle, and blue as the cholera find window and doors all wide open- my wife sirs. rweltentHaretlhusemskeshiflg-t sweet and wholesome, and keeps dust from settliag! find a lit lie green smoke instead of fire,- straggling through i a host of cinders wallibriskly up and down the room blowing my fingersno sign f( breakfast, can't get tlie kettle to boil servant employed in- whitening the- door fit psf -ktreet- dnof ppenfrif course, a cutting north east wind nnu ing its way into" one's very marrow. Enters at last, a bright tea-kettle, placed at a respectable distance from the tveen mok e bTt f breed - singed her 0 - a nd 1 there, and called toast tea made with luke warm water, better that tea should be weafcTlbaii-nhe" brightteiikettle''bl blacked, to my wife says try in ' vain to get on my boots, find a scrubbing brush in one, and a duster in the other! About 1 1 bVlotk find m yTuli and t"il f .., r "V iuiij; puixiinri , uiii mrii penning.-, ne presumcu "i editors, Syb. without success rejurnlthey were the rettitTf-mis"C'hhciiprt,'i'l all day 'among publishers hungry aud dispirited, hoping,' though with some .misgiving, to find comfort at horn turn the corner of the street where I live and view with 'dismsy a volume of dust, the dovny residue of betLtm hiihii sweepings, anu lea leaves Hying with the velocity of light,'- through the street door of my domicileoc my house on fire, and a dozen of engines p'aying- upon it, tfould convey to tny senses a. more, appaling irttage heard ilt. e dozen children:, in tbe street, squalling "Home, sweet home, ihtr no place like home? joined in the chorus.; My mind mode . up t the worst, by the sight, of the airing process, I rush onwards and knock at the door. They ' know my knock inside, and therefore in no hurry to- come cutting orth-east wind "With sleet the door opened last, and back door, being of course-widtr openr nvTalu ted with a M?!?!0' jT-enoogh. to spring tne f .re-ltjpmast of a -mn , r hat Hies into the miJJie cr'. striving to save it. my t,aV after it and I, struggling C " ing. am coyefed in atwink! , . cloud of feathers, dust, and 'j.. the contents of a dust pan at i'' the stairs! . . "f t. rel Ir. , ms .ks.to aedj ;he n ee ol 1 mv ueaver antt uroireua, tine infinite tHniculty not so my V Enter niy parlfiur good hear am I doomed to behold? T, .: tioo room, or a place distre! rent? Chair and tables p;ej the centre of the room; earn.!, II I-al. - !. L - I . ,. f Mtei t. Unit 'oti ol m j,lop Ir.i pre ,-rSCl ap att tuuiiu, mv nuunng juS Wf.n.tt9.fM.uaorf.:j4ipea,-' fire raked out and grate blat n.T--fi ra.ii.Ai, K Ann, "...a. and i my paper where, ; dunu "put - to right!" "put to ri. On! what retrospective agonies d that most expressive of horrors Cir Ujpi tb those who have suffered V the discipline embraced in that Hf ble phrase, it is needless to etn to those who have out, no worV convey an-ldeqaate meaning, r To hid up nothing in thelv eat, and jioire to tkantb a chair to rest myself upon. not i fit to go into hunger and a"at i;: me inhe face. Receive anote I the taxgatherer demanding immpt' payment recollected having p- ,i and having stuck the .meta. be!,' ' chimney gfasf, look for it. and S .gone! burnt or blowq oat ol tlx, daw! Boy waiting for article for a'iine, faithfully promised by the l papers all dusted and. carefully1' to r2hts,"onseriuentrf-4mnossih!,' :rtU W It iref ,'he- fhe .It la 1i dti LU W-l screaming; servant crying, and j tion. rpah out of the houses inten.fm take' a passage for S wan river (w Ztfalaod Think ; better . of it, r, starve at home than be eaten ap bta ages, jo return torn y-yokei-f-r From the Globe ot March I. i eaveri.ay (.ve iipromairc- reprf (stives of the different foreign govt! ments waited upon the r resident to ferthrif cdBgratttTaIonso tion, and to assure him of the fiien disposition of their , own countries 1 ward the United Stateii'.They.Wf received and introduced to the Pij dent, by 4he, Secretary ,of Slate,. ia t presence of -the Heads of Depanroc 1 at one o'clock, and " Mr". Serrar! Minister - Plenipotentiary ; -0(5: Frit made the following address on their b w;r , :- . 1 Mr. .Pxmim- . j j The Diplomatic Bode accredited to,t' Government of this Bepublie, hastens te to your, excellency their respectful fck tations on your second inauguration as f; fsideotof the United States. "-They fed f iirrn inai - inia new ami nattering proal : ine connaenceof youeiellow-ertitense.iiR but greatly contribute to confirm UW friendly relations which already exist U. teenjhia UepubriCL and-the Governovt represented at Washington relations whit? your Excellency has so hano'ilv sresemi and extended during the four year of W I esteem it, (r. President, at once sT pines and an honor to be, on an occasion it Interesting, the interpreter of the sentimen which animate the Diplomatic Body towsrt you, "personally, and to offer you. In tht . name, tfce siicere wuhes-which very en them truly entertains for Ihe increasing pni rarity "otthi Republic, for (be firmness of ki! unioiK and especially, Mr. fresident, for ef ry thing that can contribute to your ov perannat glory and happiness, ; "1 ;; ' : To this Address the President rati'. the following reply t r .,.. I i It give me great pleasure, gentlemen, j receive by. the organ of th widest and bigtvlr respected member of tba Diplomatic Bod; near the government of the United 8tin the congratulation you are pleased, to olTtf on my re-election, and, above all, tha aavt ranees, for mjr country of the friendly dup'! sition of those which you represent. I - i , It has been a principal object with me, tti cultivate that disposition, by -the sincemtd'-j aire to cherish kindly feelings, extend t!. advantages of commerce, promote the inteNf ehangwof everydenvery mans Sc'sdence peace, and lessen Ivy humane atipuhuon the evils of war, when, unfortunately, ' scourge of the human race becomes ineriu-blfc'-----r"-';.:;;y:- ; Repei4he aAaurances - treitlemen, the several rovernmenta jrou rtpnttU the invariable rule of my conduct tcW' themi and, for yourselves, accept iheoffr i' the high respect and regard for you imlivi--ually, with which your conduct during yocf residence here has inspired me. -' CONGRESS. 7T7 -) SENATE. ,t ,i -i.C Saturday, March 2. . .A number of bills were passed, j M rrH ay rosercalfther attentinrt the Senate to'snme offensive renurb mule by (he Svnator from Mississippi in relation o the Senitorfrom : Ms chusetts, :n reference to an tmnnrtsnt L1!l al 1 - . r .1 ,k.t ? ne nresumeti ?n4 were to I) atlributed 0lely lttl"i zeal which each of these Senator fIf on the subject before them. He hop. therefore means would be found tt jfp" move this motnentary ; ioterruplioo good feeling. r V ! After few remarks from $1t. V' dexter and Mr, Webster; iood uodef" j landing was restored. V' YTr K'ESIXO, SBSSIV!f.V;llV ,i Potntlexter moveit, that when the ate adjourns, it adjourn - to meet at '9 o'clock lo-morrOw, and asked for tf yea and nays The motion was '? lived 23 votes to 12. v y ' i; v . - After passing on all the boirr!f fore them, abou t half past 4 o'clock ! the morning, an unanimous Toff, thanks 1 w passed Jo the PresijfJ' pro , a committee- wtaointwi Lwaiton the rVestdentend7infirn,,, thjaf liY.Hwe!fj;e si bill ai 'dB. at)