' '7 'V, VOL. 1. GREENSBOROUGII, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 183G. NO. 29. - ODE TO HOPE. Scrnuh of golden wing! An humble ly r6 is tun'd to tiler; ; No bard of fume, the minstrel string With magic fingers sweeps? no lolly song Now " steals the breezy lyre along," With notes of gentle melody ; An humble strain I bring, Atfun'd to thee to thee I sing. Enchanting Hope! the human heart, When first it throbs with life, thy influence feels, And when at last, the soul and lxdy part,-. I'ntil tint parting, etill thy soft voice steitld Like oooliiig breezes, eofl'ning summer heat, Overlhc drooping squI till life and Hope both lleet. First and last passion of existence thou! When sorrows' clouds, have g.ither'd round my brow., From thee a gleam of light I caught, A gleam with bliss and .comfort fraught. 'Jk oft delusive, for the drewa Of joy it rals'd, fled with the gleam T-oo soon yet like a gentle shower Revives tlie tender, drooping flower : So has mv soul by thee, been cheer tl, Bright seraph! thus to life endeur'd. Life has its sorrows; they outweigh IN joys yet while thy spirit dwells Within the breast of man, e'en they Can Ik supported for it tells That sorrow's clouds may swiftly (ly, And beams of pleasure light the eye. Still then, sweet lion:, thy golden wing Spread o'er me, and my life barque guide; When woe her sable mantle flings Around me or when cares betide, If cheer'd supported, then, by thee, I'll stem the tide of misery. PRACTICAL ESSAY, (From aWru's of communications written wrti"? T4UN; TITfi' SHKFAV." iJu &iiurtlay Courier " I'robatilv these tew rrmtiTlc arc as fuueii nsr will be found profitable in such a-cwursi; of essays as this. But we would again 4irco. upon the attention of our readers the imiixpcusoldc necessity of n great deal ot active exercises in the open air, if they hope tu be relieved, or to continue well when relieved. It is' a fact as wi ll ascertained as perhaps any other in medicine, tint there are two principal causes of dyspepsia -uttu..,.kUiary.., jai4. jjejen t a r y Jijejni y i z ; errrr-wrking the mind and ujulcr-icorfciiig the body, (if we may be allowed the phrase) and il will be just as uselcsso attempt its cure, while those causes arc suffered to continue in full operation, as it would be to endeavour to cure a patient of intermit, tcjac fever while living night and day in the middle of a swamp. " rv ceaseless action, all that is subsists; Constant rotation of the unwearied wheel That .Nature rides upon, maintains her health, ller beaut v, her fertility. She dreads an instant's i .t t i i . j - p.mse. And lives but while she moves." The following anecdote, which is proba bly new to most of our unprofessional rend ers, is a striking illustrati'Ki of the salutary u nation . o- s atlec- effects of exercise and mental oeru in relieving dyspeptic and n rvou lions. I he celebrated Sydenham had un eler his care a gentleman of rank ami for- tune, who had given him a great deal of; trouble, and who was never benefited by a nv thing; he could do for him. After the "liootoF-s patience i liad becohic e(Vtireiy ex hausted, lie told the invalid that he wa3 ac quainted with a Dr. Robinson, in a distant town, who had a great reputation and skill in such cases, arid that he had better make application to him, and he no doubt would reliev q, him. The patient eagerly accepted the proposal, and-immediately- set out on the journey, provided with Tetters of intro duction from Sydenham, giving a minute description of his complaint. Upon arriv ing, however, at the town designated as the residence of the celebrated Dr. Robin, son, he was not a little amazed and enrag ed to learn that no such physician had ever lived there. He returned, vowing eternal hostility to Sydenham. "Well," said S. upon meeting him, "arc you better?" "Yes, I am perfectly well, but no thanks to you." "You may thank Dr. Robinson ,howcver," replied his physician. " You visited Iver ncss with your mind agreeably occupied with the expectation of being relit ved, and you returned full of the idea of scolding me and this active employment of mind and body has cured you." A great and fatal mistake upon this sub ject is prevalent among our studious young men. Many of these arc meritoriously anx ious to improve every moment of their time, ond to advance , as rapidly as possible in their studies, -and . for this purpose are in the7 habit of devoting twelveTorTourteen hours oat of the twenty-four to close study not reflecting or perhaps not knowing that no constitution in the world can en dure this for any length of time without gft'at ami lasting injury, Tho exertion is too great for the mind, and tho confine ment too much for the body. Such a course, persevered in for a few weeks, or at most ; for a few months, will be sure to give rise ! to headache, loss of appetite, languor, and, ; in Ji to all the symptoms of confirmed j dyspepsia. We have not tho least doubt J that t ight hours of close mental application, : every day, is as much as most systems can endure, ami a inucli.too as can profitably be devoted to study (or it wo attempt to continue it longer, the mind becomes lau guid, inattentive, and vcrv little real pro I gress is made. If to these eight hours of actual 'study be added two or three of light, desultory reading, we believe that the idi iiuitttin of successful literary application will have been attained. We wish to im press upon our readers, that we consider the period designated as the 'longest time erer proper and probably as a general rule six hours would be nearer the proper me i dium than eight. -, ' Some of the most literary and etudious men who have cer lived, learned by bitter 1 experience that nothing was gained by too close confinement ami have given the most I ample testimony to the truth of the prinei j pies here laid down. Sir Walter Scott, Jno. Acwton, and Dr. 1 rlestly, all very volum inous authors, are striking instance?. It is said of Sir Waltir, that he was in the habit j of devoting several hours a day, during his t most assiduous literary pursuits, to, active I sports and occupation, hunting, riding. Arc. ; arid he often declared that he was by this means enabled to accomplish more- than he could possibly .Lave done by any other course. .'' VliTHVn TIIR T5RKKCHRS" AND for (hi -mnwh. thara is a variety til -opin- tmii .. h-Vthe similarity between it and the ' subjoined incidents determine. j There wi re two brothers who from their youth had entertained the warme t regard for each other. Their names were Pisardo and Siherio, and they lived in Coructo, a fortress of Tuscany. The - latter became enamored of a tailor's daughter, a sirfcrt, pre'tv and lively girl, -who was addicted to . yvjyrvjoccics. of t x t ru vaga ncc to "rat i fy he r i . ... . . " : vanity jmd .tate lor pnbiio amusements. So infatuated was the young husband with her beauty and vivacity, that he willingly made every sacrifice to indulge her humors and administer to her excesses. As a natur al consequence, the lady soon assumed ab solute sway over Silvcrio's household. He lost all control of his wife, his servants, and even of his own movements, and noth ing was done without her sanction. Yet the voke was sweet to the doating husband, and he neither felt the shame of his wife's supremacy, nor the indignities which liis tame submission to it brought upon him. ' Espaniella had a sister equally fair ami ! fascinating as herself, but who- betrayed a ! s'mi':lr l'sl(',i11 u domineer in her f.ith- I er's family, and demand the acquiescence ' . , ii i ; ot every on in Ik r unreasonable desires. This queenly creature, Pisardo addressed and married. After tlie rejoicings and les tivity of ihaiiupliaL lardt) took his bride to his own house. IJeioro they were do mesticated, juha failings, her total neglect of economy in every-thing, her disposition to command, and above all, her self-will and spirit of contradiction. Aware, too, of his brollicr 8 1 unhappiness from the same temperament in his sister-in-law, he determined to cor rect tlie evil in his own house from the start. As soon therefore, a3 his wife and he had entered it, he went to a closet and produced a pair of rich velvet breeches and two heavy sticks.' 'My dear Florella,' said he, 'you see clearly that these are men's breeches.' 'Yes my dear, and what of that. ' And you see that these arc a pair of stout cudgels. What do you mean? Do you suppose I am a fool?' 'Oh no, my dear, you shall see what I mean. Take hold of one legof these breech es. There, that's right. Now I will hold the other.' 'Well, simpleton, what now!' 'Take, my dear Florello, one of these sticks in your other hand. There, just so!' How long sir, do you suppose I shall continue this no.tscnse?' ' 'Oh, just a moment. IC you arc ready now for blows, my dcV, use your weapon, I have mine prepared.- Jet us hold on to the breeches and beat each other, until one of us is-knocked down and conquered. The victor will take the breeches, and the vanqurslicd shall be forever humble and submissive to the wearer's authority.' Florella was struck dumb, but not with the cudgel. For-a considerable time sbo remained motionless, gazing upon the su perior form and resolute countenance of Piaanlo. There, was no kind of levity in his manner, as he glanced alternately from his stupiflcd spouse to the stick in his hand. At last the power of speech, which surprise and fright had suspended, was restored, and with a tremulous voice, she uttered these w ori : Alas! mv dear Pisardo, why should you act thus? Arc you not the husband 1 and therefore, my lord and master, and having a right to claim duty and obedience from mo and all liiv household f Am I not the ; wife? and bound to do your will and obey your commands ? This is the written pre cept of the Creator, consented to by all the female race, and I truly feel its obli gation. Then, sweet Pisardo, I must not wear the- breeches : take them, "they are yours, and fit for you alone, I cannot think they would become my sex, all things con sidered.1 'Oh, Uut my deart )ou may as well try No, no! I confess I am conquered, 1 confess 1 am u woman, and lit this name is e i uUrac d lection.' respect, di'pendenct..nd sub- Well spoken, my Florella! but unhap pily, the name of woman has another mean ing, inconstancy. Prove, however, by your conduct that thi?rfftm is -unjupt, of at least inapplicable to you, and I shall continue to love and cherih you.' Whether Pisardo hud full confidence in his convert or not, he determined to exhib it a specimen of discipline, which might ensure gentle and amiable behaviour in Florella. Among his horses, onp which yy.as most beautiful in appearance, had so many bad qualities, that no use could be made of .nun.... ly?;gning to suew (he new mistress of hi establish ment all jN com forts and luxuries, he'eonduc-U'-d her through the gardens and grounds and finally to the stable. He entered with a whip in his hand, and he displayed the horse", all, ex cept one of the most delicate shape and gract fill carnage, obeyed Ins oiee. Rut this "aaimal "mr ititrartahfr, ;mkI- -would yield neither to the word nor blow ; at la-t Pisardo seized a club and felled the beast with a ,-i i igle,;t ipke , a lid i lot 1 -i 1 1 g a b le l u avoid hL hoofs, received two or three, se vere kicks. 'Concealing the pain which he suffered, he drew his sword and thrust it through the heart of .the prostrate horse. (.od (iod !' exclaimed Florella, ' is it possible, Pisardo, you can kill so fine an animal .'' ' Know my Florella, that all that cat my bread, shall obey my orders.' Poor Florella was dreadfully shocked to find herself united to a man of -such vio lent passions, but as she could not help herself, she wisely 'determined to submit. Acting under this resolutionjshc soou dis covered that Pisardo w.is kind, allection ate, and disposed to gratify all her reason able desires. Never had she been so tru ly happy, and a more devoted pair were not to be found in all Tuscany. It 'chanced after these occurences that the henpecked Silvero visited his brother. Observing the quiet manner in which tlie bitter's domestic, .affairs. .were., managed, lie' jTt-4tr.t?,' ,MroBgg.t lesir to'ffflect a revolu tion under his own roof, anT oRalne! Troin Pisardo a recital of the means he had cm ployed to reform his wife and ensnre his comfort. Full of a -.similar scheme, Sihx. ro returned to his homeand as soon as he had crossed the threshhold, ordered the la dy Espaniella to bring him his newest and best breeches. Meanwhile" tie provided a couple of stout caries, and proceded .to bu siness as his brother had done with Florel la. The scheme ended in a torrent of scornful abuses on the pari of the shrew. " What, are you mad ? Do vou think I would wear your breeches? No, indeed! Keep your own wardrobe, and I will keep my house. I am not to be tutored by you at this late day. Silvero was sowewhat staggered by the failure of this pari of the plan, but he re solved to carry out the measure, and as ho could rot force, he persuaded his wife to go to the stable. There flourishing a whip about tho horses, he selected the hand somest and best, and dealt him a fatal blow, betraying the utmost fury in his man. ner. " Why, you brute ! you fool !" cried the gentle Espaniel la,' arc you bereft of your senses to kill wantonly your best horse?" " No, madam, I shall serve all around, me thus that oppose my wishes. Whoever cats my bread, shall obey my will !" " " Aye, madman, use your beast so if you will .fSec--you have xlestxoyed llie.. finest horse in the service of the Pope, and have injured your consequence. I think I per ceive your design, but it is futile; your passion has no terror for mc I have known you to long." Silvero was silent, his spirit drooped and the fair dame continued; "What have you gained by this, vain man, except self reproach, shame and sor? row ?' The unfortunate husband returned to his brother and narrated the failure of his ef forts to amend his wife's temper and con duct, and blamed Pisardo for exposing him to the abuse and laughter of neighbors. " My dear brother," answered Pisardo - it was folly to make the . attempt. To have slain a scrvicable animal was a crime, and could only bring contempt upon the perpetrator; but you have been altogether wrong. He who would tame a shrew, must not only wear tho breches, but from the start, must use the strength and authority becoming a proper wearer." From the. Rural Reponilftry. BEAUTIES OF NATURH. With thousand beauties Nature,'! rife. Da.ma. To the diild of iature nothing is more beautiful than her works. At all seasons it is his delight to ramble, among her rural scencrjr, inhale her balmy breath, and court her lovely smiles. She may with propriety be called 'the idol of his affections, for he is-a constant worshipper at her shrine. ThcXontcmplation of hrr works, so 'rife' with ' beauties' is the employment of his vacant moments, and ever yields him con summate pleasure. Heboid him climbing some abrupt steejn some lofty, hill, from whence he may survey tho wide, extended landscape around, lhiw his countenance beams vyith delight as. he views the distant plains, clothed in tin; richest garniture of .laiurccxtencUng as' far as his iirisatlaule keii can reach sec mlng W oe"bou .WdI n It bv the far oil' dim horizon. See with vvliat admiration he scans the iimuinerablc'mouii tains that rear their bleak, majestic heads far up among the' clouds, which surround ihont, seemingly ns if to shade their wrink ly ti mo-furrowed brows from the burning rays of tlie sun. Often may he be see n at The calm and meditative hour of evening, reclined on the thymv banks of some retir ed livulet, listening to the soft murmurings of its w.aters a-t hey gently meander along the sequestered ra!'e:; fanned by the figh ing zephyrs that glide by him laden with the ambrosial perfume emitted from the multitude of flowers which bedeck the fields and valleys around : or hanging with enraptured ear, on the melodious notes of i ho -feathered songsters, as they sing their last requinm to tho departed. da v.. Then are awakened the pun , Ketical feelings of his soul ; then does his bosom thro!) with ecstaev, as the heaven-born strains of Na ture's impelling music strike upon the high strung cords of his transported heart. What heavenly feelings then fill his breast feelings with which he would not part for all the sordid pelf of earth. A"ain he may be seen amid the awful sti!int 3f of the midnight hour, sitting at his casement, wrapt in the mantle .of contem plation, viewing 'the silent queen of night' as. she rides slowly and majestically along her celestial Way ; or gazing, entranced on the innumerable host of ..refulgent lamps that itturotnate the heavenly plains. And as he tTitis imTsesTtuTtKou vestal beams of that moon, or the rays of those numberless dradems, ascend to the Framer of the universe; and, in his praise, for his goodness, wonderful skill and pow er, he pours forth the devout feelings of his inmost soul, Oh! how depraved the heart, how vitiated the mind of him who sees nothing in the works of nature to admire; who takes ho pleasure in beholding the mighty ocean, the beautiful river, the tow ering mountain, or tho gracefully decorated valley : who can survey the heavenly bodies in their revolutions, and observe the chan ges of the season, without once being led to wonder at and adore the superior power of the Creator. Thankful indeed should he be, who is not in such a degraded condition ; who contemplates, with pleasure the beau ties of nature; who sees in every thing a round him, something to admire, and on viewing which he is led To look through Nature up to nature's God.' THE LAST. BELL. It was a beautiful morning in the month of May, 182G, 1 was sitting by the side of Helen Harris, the only girl I ever loved, and I believe the only girl that ever loved, trie, any how, she was the only one ever told me so. Wo were sitting in the piaz za of her father's house, about a quarter of a mile from the landing place, waiting foj the bell of the steamboat to watn rric of the moment that it was to part " my lovo and mc." It came to pass in the course of my history, that in order to accumulate a little of tiiis world's "gear" that I might be the better prepared to encounter the de mands of matrimony, I was destined to cross tho blue Chesapeake', and seek in the metropolitan city the wherewithal! so much . desired. How many swains have been com pelled like me to leave home and the girl' they loved, to wander in search of gold? And and good gracious ! how many have been dis disappointed ? Most of them, pcrhapsfor though most of them have ob tained the gold, like me, .may bo they did not get as much as they Wanted. But to the piazza 3 Well ! wo wercf sifting in the piazza, and as may be Supposed, were talking of our love and separation, and all the et ceteras of our situation. We were wait ing for the most unwelcome sound that ev er saluted our cars, namely tho steamboat bell. It is known to all who know any thing about steamboats, that their belbj give two warnings to those who haver . en gaged for a voyage ; the second ia the sig. rial for starting. You may. rely on it we talked fast; wo thought fast, and abbreviated our words in to such rugged sentences, that nobody but ourselves could understand them. Tho first bell rang the Second rolled over Mr. Harris' corn field and water-melon patch to the piazza, like the knell of hope, and I sprung to my feet, and trembled like an aspen. " O (ieorge, wait till the last bell rings," said Helen, as the " big bright tears came over her eyes of blue." " Do nosuch thing," answered thehoarso voice of Mr. Harris as he arose like a spectre from the cellar, where he' had been packing away" his cider- " Do no such thing," he repeated, " and George," ho the grave anil may it be of service to you. "Never wait for the" last beil.'r I was off like a chafed deer; the last bell rung as I approached the steamboat, and 1 had scarcely time to et aboard be- , fore she was pushed from the wharf. On my passage F had time for reflection, and after a few iluttetiogs at my hcurt, occa sioned by the separation from its idol, I composed myself to cool, reasoning", ana" the conclusion of the vvholax matter Cas, that it, wasuUuigc rou. to - Avail !?ar lhc las! L,, bell.' ' - ' - My career in the search of pelf fia$ in a degree been successful, but I verily be lievc, had not the old farmer told mc "ncv- er to wait for the last bell," that I now should have been as poor as the morning the farewell shivered from my lips upon the heart of my lonely Helen. I came to the big city, took lodgings at a hotel, and any person who has ever lived at a hotel but for a single day, can re hearse the dangers of waiting for the last bell. I did it once ; it was the day I en tered ; and I lost my dinner. I have al ways been ready for the dinner bell since, then, and the first stroke has found mc at the table. I mingled with mankind, and I .saw thousands who were waiting for tho last hell. In business they were slow, and bargains slipped by them. In the payment of their liabilities they were back ward, and their credit conacqucntly suffer ed. ""' .-' :; -:-:-' '- .-,...':.::;, i;--:;..'v.-; . f!orijt months -l-WAa-a.iJe1k4.iL short apprenticeship : but my never wait ing for . the last bell, that is to say my do ing every thing I had to do in the right time, won a place for men in the affections of my employer, and which induced him to offer me a partnership. I accepted ; and in every instance when the bell rung, it found me ready. I have been in business and " married nine years, and 1 have yet to be found nap. ping when the bell ring9. The first love letter I wrote, contained an approval of the sentiments of farmer Harris, and Helen was not long in settling her oppinion for our side, when I informed her that if I had waited for the last bell, sho would have not received it by that boat. I had almost forgotten to tell you that Helen is my wife,-and she, for 011c, will never repent the" morning I took her father at his word, and run for life over the water-melon patch and corn-field to get to the boat in time. Now I would just beg leave to say a few words to our young men about this thing of waiting for the last bell. When I ar rived at Baltimore, I waited on some gen tlemen to whom t had introductory letter?, and they recommended me for a situation ; one was soon offered, which I was told had been refcised by four young men, to whom it had been offered, before I came to the city; the salary was. low; but said I4 4 f-J ' o

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