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$ T. B. GULICK. From the Boston Trave Requiem. er. BY F.M.E. reathe low, thou gentle wind, Breathe soft and low ; The beautiful lies dead ! The joy of life is fled ! And my lone heart is wed Henceforth to wo ! :; 'That thou should'fit droop and die . At early morn ! While yet thy graceful dew, j A joyous fragrance drew 7rom every flower that grew f Life's path along ! , The green earth mct'&r 4hce,'. Thou dearest one ! A plaintive tone is heard -And flower-and leaflet stirred, ' And every favorite bird Sings sad and lone ! . Pale is thy brow, and dimra'd '.. Thy sparkling eye! ,? Affection's sweetest token The last kind word is spoken Why did'sttkou die ! Breathe low, thou gentle wind, i i Breathe soft and low:' The,beautiful lies dead ! The joy of life is fled And ray lone heart is wed J I Henceforth to ton, July, 1848. woe-! ' From Godey's Lady's Book. ONE NIGHT. r -. BY MAUD SINCLAIR. Time waned. The regal night still were er t'jrry crown, fadeless and gorgeous as of Id. ; Her beauteous eye beamed softly down pc a quiet city, in whose habitations count $3i hltitudes were wrapped in slumbers deep d i painless. It gently stole into a room lay a pale girl, whose pure spirit was is eetingirom tnis iair wona, in tne spring ir of youth and hope. At an open win c sat the devoted lister, who had watched tendered, with a zeal as untiring as faith :!. .he meek suflerer. And now, worn with r ! watching, wearied in mind and agoniz i t heart, she sat; he'r white arms rested n ie casement vvhile, with brow upraised, er soft, liquid eyes gazed intently on the ilm heavens with mingled look of faith and tiUlSH, as u sne sougui iu uicii uepma a ic er for her sorrows, an unseen, holy hand i scrlKe on its blue vault the blessed words $pe and comfort for her sorrowing heart. Anon the balmy wind, so long, so earnest- wooed, lightly fanned her holy brow bring ig'V.V.h its cooling breath refreshing languor; nd iie gazed on, whilst busy memory recal hg )ast enes and-happy hours that cow aul'b'e no 'more, save in her icy chaiK. - he lat fas the eldest, and rotand her fond heart ne had clunsr with more than a sister's ?nd. sb ; that now must pass away and 'be sen no more ca earth forever. Their chiid ood'isports and toys were shared together -th " Joves and confidence ,of girlhood's hours -th tares and griefs of later years7 Their ear; jwere closer bound by the recollections ftl 'loved one" gone before, for they ": were ie L flings of the flock, and knew and loved im ' est, and had mingled their tears when ior it recalfed" . the bitter loss. She had 'aL d the frail flower as she grew from lildl iod into womanhood, with restless anx U5 c je, and a hopeful, trusting heart ;,she w cch beauty expanding into life, and fear J thai Woom, so pure and bright, suited only e cJestial gardens of a higher world. ,nd ow she mist perish from this earthly jfrd A,-and the puce dew of a mother's and Stei's love, and be transplanted in the balmy pv I of paradise. , B leaves she not some tribute to the earth (01.3s? "Yes for holy thoughts and soft, j-ones, fall with their balmy weight up hill f heart ; and purity and innocence are a idehss wreath 'twill outlive the gravej and ig:.ien waning Tion.ghts like these passed through that it.-js-oiain Cheeks but still she ffazed. Beneath jrazed. pnndow, paced the restless, uncertain step c f irom whom reason's light had . long C kleDarted to whom Ihp mlpmn vrnnrlprs 3 ni?ht Were Sarr.ft mnrp mvcfinl thnn vn mmd. To him it was a season of we-J-a long, sad season,-that served but to etT ,a the. chaos within : and' often would W j lintive wail or faltering step be mingled - v. Veers', dreams.; From soft twilight ae day-god lighted up the east with Jhis Je 1 fmil, he ever kept his weary round. ew lat within that dwftllinor.thfi sweet v-'se kindly looks and soft 7 PrePr,ng for its upward flifht ; and his ) ras . dower than 'twas wont to be : and ' ?tS Sad SOUS xennU V... ,r..- .,.-J I t would h h 1 reze, .Suddenly Jon high there beamed a 1 suverv liffhr. as tV..u .u. tc I, r U4.. " p ' ,uuuku tue rays .01 a H stars, were centered In one. It mov t-tli one bright n-lpam ' alas!' t"fc gicaui, expirea. rrmn n nA Un . '1 . . .1 iW I craved is given but srWlr Jit SrbindS She a?ed' not -with "the Word f tut ;thecoW 5. - Tr r wariedBesidetheinval.dl ler Ihe r ay ano- ! "vauuiui as a nrpam nf u: -s.ot the uiLrht. Hfir tflQV v, v w. no- w i au waicueu ana wept, un fgthuncpnsciously, he dropped be- V'tiiVr Ca',ed nature claimed relief. le'r hpaVS Sinow flake was thrown 1 6 taP ry-like. fingers grasped yet me fan, as though it still continued its .coofc ing office, and was fearful it would be depriv ed'ol the instrument. Her hair, parted on her forehead, was gathered, a shower of gold, and fastened in many folds upon her head, leaving bare the queenly neck and throat, whose beauty the loose night robe but' show ed. Her features were such as won for the Grecian sculptor of old immortal fame. Upon the soft cheek a tear-drop lingered, as if loath to leave its fairy home. Her sleep was calm and deep, for her heart as vet too young to know despair, and a placid, sweet smile nlaved about her lovelv mouth. To have gazed upon her as she fay, one might have well imagined. God's angel-messenger, wreathed with his fairest smile, sent to attend the departing one upon her upward journey a herald er to eternal peace. . Upon the other sm! of the bed stood the mother.One hand clasped that of her sick child, tfae other pressed her heart, as if to still its wild beating. 11 Oh, what can weaken a mother's love ! It mocks at weariness it laughs to scorn the fears of others--it hopes when to all else hope is but mockery. Who can fathom its depths ? Who know the voice which bids it hope? Who still its pure fount, deep and eternal ? Who else, save a mother,' knows the woes and sufferings that torture her grief-torn heart? What heart an soothe or feel for her? Or what voice bring comfort to the , bereaved ohei Where shall she tarn for consolation Shall she seek from the earthly fount, and derive it from the hoard of words -stored up for such agonized moments, and doled but by the worldly ones called friends ? Can the set phrases and measured tones of friendship bring relief to the sorrow, calm the fear& or lend a ray of hope to the poor mothers heart She has wealth, perhaps, and rank a beau teous heritage and a smiling home worldly fame, honor and beauty and a long line of friends, who smiled upon her prosperity, and mayhap, would mourn her loss. What cares she now for these ? What recks she of them all ? Would not all be valueless without her ? Would they not eheerfully and instant ly be resigned for the blessed assuranee that her darling would be left her ? Oh, stricken mother, knowest thou not that of all these earthly props, not one will now avail , Ithee, nor serve to lengthen by one thread that life so dear? Is there no other foundation on which to rest a hope, save that whieh earth bestows? No other heaven in which to seek security for the loved one, and harbor-her from the stern tyrant Death? Knowest thou not that whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth V And hast thou bowed for years before His ho ly shrine,.and worshipped at his altar, o for get now that He has promised to 'temper the wind to the shorn lamb V- Has thy faith for saken thee? or doth thy rebellious heart dare to forget that God is just and merciful? Where is thy boasted piety, that in ihe dark hour forsakes thee? Bow, bow thee', strick en one, and own thy rebellion! Kneel, and entreat forgiveness, and let His soft preeepti teach submission to thy stubborn heart. She was but lent thee; she has brightened many days and though her purity and loveliness be entwined about thy heart-striogs, shalt thou say that heart will burst when they ' are snapped asunder? Will it not rather be pu rified, and fitted to rejoin her when thy earthly pilgrimage is over?" He has given thee a" bright band 'tis but one link He claims one pearl from, the string one leaf from the roof-tree one flower from lhe par terre and though it be the brightest, 'tis -but to brighten its Moom for its restoration in af ter years. 'Tis but one drop he asks thee, from the fouatain filled ito overflowing, " Will, it not sparkle and shine, a jewel in his diadem? Then kneel, poor mother, and let thy heart in all meekness, implore forgiveness, and in all sincerity repeat His blessed words--' Thy will be done.1 ' ; r And the fond mourner knelt, and poured her w.ords of agony into a willing ear, and sent her cry of Tsonrow, and confession of weak ness up to a forgiving One. The warning voice had not; entreated in vain and he sub mitted her grief and rebellion, and her hope to a just tribunal. Long and earnestly she prayed. The night-lamp, that had long lent its flickering ray to light the scene of sadness and of death, expired for no thoughtful hand had trimmed it- and so absorbing was the grief shared by alLthat no one noticed its final extinguishment. . 1 Time Waned. The Vestal Queen of the night arose in all her majesty ; and herj calm, cold passionless, yet heavenly beams, shone on the earth-weary ones. Her rays were soft and silvery but faint ; for she, too, was in her dying day, and though all queen-like, yet wore she a mild serenity upon her holy brow ; and in place of her bright crown, there lay the teardrops, which GodJs earthly purified sheorfor the departed one, gathered by angel hands to be wreathed in diadems.! Slowly she mounted to her throne, and on Iher way she paused to gaze on the fadinfir ' eirl. Still and motionless she lay ; no mortal cQuld have told that yet she lived, so trance-like was her rest The wan cheek was calm-and though disease had robbed it of its bfoom and round ness, and pain had tortured her slight frame ; yet the soft meekness that nature had implan ted there, had not yielded to its stern influ ence ; and the purity and transparency of tne skin seemed to belie the gazer's belief that she was dead. Her beautiful hands were clasped beneath her head : and $e flight gn.- eers, so wan ' you might have seen the moon shine thro',' just detained one ringlet that had iioaieu oil Her jawe. j. aic yuiuig. owt lay on her forehead pure as Parian marble ; and had her teardrop rown instead, peen placed thereon, she could scarce have seemed more heayenjy. moon had sljone in thajt chamber every night, and kept her voiceless vigilso'er the slumberer ; and now for the last time her beams saluted her, for before another night would have passed away, she vvuum greei ner in tne jar oa isles pi dhss and' holiness. Jt was a fair, but mournful sight the sainted mother on. her knees by the couch of her dying one; the beautiful and unconscious slumberer. The faithful but grief absorbed watcher. , The moonbeam lin gered, as though unwilling to resign theoly JfEWBEM, K C. EMESDAY, Sm'EMMR 6, scene for the many of utter wretched it must witness ere its couse be run but l ime waneu and with a smile of peace it departed. For a moment the step beneath the window ceased, and the. poor boy's voice was distinct ly heard, as he wailed forth his midnight chant, j..; - ; ( How weary ia the night When the stars shie bright,- Aftd tke pale moon lends her light j Ah ! how lonesome is the night. The mourner raised her head abstractedly, and sighed a long deep sigh J then shudder ed, when she thought oi the imbecile boy who was the songster ; for, though she pitied him as all kindly hearts would, yet there :was ever mingled with her compassion an a we; a fear, she knew not why, that the visions which cjtauded his brain, and which he so strangely moulded Into verse, and sung were prophetic, And even the drops of gnet coa tained m his loirelv sono: added its mite to the weight of woe that saddened her heart. And now' the doctor-the; dearly Joyed one -the kind attentive mirse-the fajthlul and cheering friend entered the room. He ap proached the sufferer and felt alternately her head and1 hands, and with the cold dew. start ing to his brow, and agonized look that told how faithful had' been his; exertions shook bis head; and with one long gaze turned to re tire : but before he reached the door, he start ed suddenly, moving towards the toilet, took from it a small glas?. .and held it before her face for a second, then in the moonlight, to diseera if a shadow had dimmed its surface : 'twas scarcely Dereeotible : and he laid it down again, and in a moment, noiseless as he bad entered, was gone. None noticed him for who is there that looks with anxiety for the, consummation of their fears? Who is there that watches for the voice that tells the knell of hope ? Who is there that volunta rily seeks for the drops which must o'erwhelm the heart in sorrow ? Alas! none need seek it hre belowwit comes full soon. , ' Time vanedThe moon had disappear ed. The stars waxed fainter and fainter, and one by one seemed to go out, or be obscured by the cold, gr ay glimmering that betokens the approach jof dawn. The awful stillness of that period jfalis ever weightily upon the senses ; but in the room of sickness, perchance of death, where the strange mixture of night and day--iife and death is so forcibly dis played in the worn faces, and disheveled tres ses, and robes of the watchers, the pale night lamp yet untrimmed, and the deserted easy ehair, conveniently placed for the repose of the watchers, the; stand filled with phiais, the cup containing the cooling beverage for the shk one, nearly ; exhausted, and the watch which lies beside; it to tell the dreary hours, all these give a deserted air, a look of, hag gard wakefulness to the .chamber which the gray dawn gleams so coldly on, and seems to enhance. The furniture, too, looks as though you had surprised it in its melancholy unshar ed ..vigils, and become possessed of the secret it had not meant to have revealed. Time waned but naught was ehaaged within that chamber. The mother had not risen from her prayers; the wat2her still gaz ed, now jon the chijl cheerless dawn-r-the slumberer had not awakened, -and he iSer er still lay as though in the icy clasp of death. Long very long had seemed the watehes of the nigotito the poor boy heneath, and wear ied nature was WeH nigh exhausted ; but his vigils ended not but with the sun, and"' that had not appeared, ! fie tottered 1 some dis tance in front of the mansion, and gazed up ward with a vacant stare perhaps he hoped tc see some human face on -which to rest his own, and tell him that his watch was nearly ended ; perchance his wild brain had imagin ed that he cbud discern the pure -spirit of the departed jjne, ivinging ts flight with the holy things of nigJht, ere the garish 'tints of day should dim its purity,! or breathe a shadow on its lustre, to its higher home. Ah ! who could tell his thoughts?. But his eyes seem ed bent on the wan haggard featured of the watcher. It roused her from her stupor, and sne would nave Dane mm begone ; put she feared to trust her yoice in the drear stillness that reigned around ; her heart throbbed wild ly, almost to suffocation, and she checked the sob which would have relieved her bursting heart, an4 motioned him awayL-but he heed jed her not. His deep taring eyes were set n hers, as Hwere a spell; the very calmness of his look but rendered it more wild, and her gaze deepened as it rested upon him. Per n former grief seemed forgotten in the spell which unconsciously bound her ; all hu man frailty seemed to have departed, and the rebel heart that had swelled against the fiat of its Maker, now calmly awaited the prophe cy of iis fate from the lips of the poor idiot boy. With the first bright streak that.heral- ded the sun, he waved his hand on highand 6"n.5 uijoiciivuoijf, qui sympainizmg upo her, sang, in a sweet plaintive voice that .flowed to her heart, softer and more musi cally than the voice of gr-ef, .'The night is long the night is long the night is very long but joy cometh with the morning, la dy. Joy come th with the morning!' , ! ' She raised her beaming eyes in thankful ness to heaven, and breathed a silent but earnest prayer from the deenest recesses of her sou), to him who had in His mercy sent ce tuai 1 simpie messenger, witn tne glad tidings that she craved, that He permitted them yet jto hope for the blessing whicb he had threatened o take away ; then cast them brightened with hope, downwards, to thank with a look, all speaking as it was, the messenger fcut ivas gone, o ' The wild tumult of her brain was stilled, the soft yoice of hope had resumed her throne, and the weary ope sank down, and burying her head ftpon her arms, slept long and tran quilly. The dove of peace" had left the Ark of fteayeri, with its holy branch of Ijlope,and found a- soft resting pla,ce within the mother's heart; its sacred light spread o'er her ntieejk nale cheek, and she seemsd prirer than before. She a-troke, and gently arose, and laid her fair hand lenderiy Upon the Drdw ot fter sick child. It (was cool yet moist and the pulse, though feeble, beat regularly. -O God 1 I thank thee!' prayed the mother Hhat thou hast left me vet mv treasure; forgive 1 roy wwv ;t-rr" j ; j . w frailtyi tteP 0VL m7 unDelief, and grant me thy assistance, to keep ever trimmed the iLn which awaiteth the coming of the bridegroom, that it may shine with eternal lustre m ucaywj. TWO JERSEY GIRLS WHO DIDN'T SEE THE ELEPHANT. One of the Jersey boats brought to the city of New York on the 4th, two young, fresh, and hearty gins wqo naa ong pelore agreed n i-plebrate the Fourth of July together, in seeing, the wonders and amhsements of that city, mey iauc a, me oi money jn picking su at yiic pcuuy a : oasKCi ; urpre fast friends and not half as creen as the ejds they were accustomed to roam in, al beit they were ventaDie country girls, and had neYfr iea4,the latest work on etiquette. You may he sure they were in tne spirits, when after" swallowing I a cup of tolerable coffee in Washington Market, they waked up Fulton street to the 4-mericau Museum, paid their two shiilings each, and " helped themselves" liberally to a sight of the num berless curiosities which that popular estab lishments contains. j y ... When aecordmg to their own ' estimation, they had got tneir money's worth, they wept out, intending to make their way to the Bat tery, to see the military pageant But they had scarcely left the Museum steps before a good-looking, well-dressed young man quite accidentally stumbled against them, and quite as naturally apologized for the unpremedita ted offence, :;; r "j- Ir: There's no harm done," said Susan, is there Jane ? We are country girls and don't mind tnnes. - xesiuee, you city people always walk wim your eyes a,i ine tops ot the house3. For my part, I don't see how you get along so wen. - F . ' I . ; "Then you are from the. country, vounff ladies ?" said the strange young, gentleman, with a dow anu a smue. j - " Yes, we are," aaswered Susan ; " ain't we, Jane ? We are from the Jarseys, just back of 3hre wsbury. Were you ever at Sh revsbury,sirr -down at the Beach,! mean ? It's a famous place along that shore, and peo ple who are born there have their eye-teeth ready cut, and their eye-brows buttoned back when: they're away from home. Catch them napping j .Why they were all what you call land pirates once, and didn't think any mbre of tolling a ship ashore, than a city sharper would think of heating a country green horn.? .- ' . ;"-. -...--"..:: ;-; j.. . I am not from the Jerseys," the young man replied, " I am a stranger in town, like yourselves, and if you have no objection, I should be pleased to 1 accmpany you round for a few hours." J "Tm agreeable," said Susan, "if Jane is. We. are going to the Battery jto see the so gers." : .j '- . " 1 . ;: Jane said that she was not the girl to break up pleasant company,1 and off the pio started the two girjs quietly exchanging glances as Susan whispered to Jane-r W M He's one on'em as we'ye read of in the papers, and now for some fan, Jenny dear." Very pleasantly, arm in-arm, the party .worked their way through'the crowd, and had got as far dWn as Trinity Church, when with a sudden start, and aj loud exclamation, Susan declared that she had lost the purse .which contained he money of both herself and Jane Jane looked sorrowful, while the youngonan appeared to be not a little embar rassed.:.. . ' ' . h"-j -: . i " I don't care." said Susan, after regaining her composure ; "it was not much a few ' cents over five dollars ; and I haye a fifty dol lar bill . pinned in ray sleeve, which I was j to pay away for father. Bntl rll get that chang ed, and let father pay 'the fiexUime he comes up." "Saying which, she; presented a fifty dollar; note, and asked the young gentleman where she could get-it! changed ?" j ' Ail the brokers are closed to-day," he said, " and ! have not more than fifteen dollars ; in city money by me. If the! balance in South ern money would answer-r" "Is it good ?" asked Susan. " Oh, perfectly good," was the reply, "al though you must get it exchanged at the bro kers" 6 ' . j ( Father'll do that-L-giye me fifteen doL lars in city money that's more than 1 warl! to-day and the rest in1 Southern, as yod c?U ; .,(.- - The exchange was made, "the Jersey girl pocketing fifteen dollars iri good money, -and thirty-five in worthless1 bills, and the three re sumed their walk to the Battery. The sharner was Very polite and attentive, and Susan and Jane as cordial as though they had known him from childhood. But we have not time to follow this interesting party in their sight-seeing on tjje Fourth. j ,o t They ent dp'wl ono of the hOHSPSroa TTnrtrpt to dinC aUOUl two o'clock, and then the girls began to talK fji luuving ior the boat,wnicn leu. ?-: Their companion insisted hat they . should stav and spa tk ,Vl in the evening, ana said that he had an aunt who kept a fashion able board W-hons where they could stay all night, and return home the next mornmg. Jane protested that they must go back tnai nieht, but Susan with a siv winki sld could as ,Ji i.: , Lt thev must go down to the boat, and' send word by the 0ap iain to her father who would be waiting for them at the landing Jane, with much seem inrr rpinpt- wav the three -& - .vH.utc assenieu a"- - --j , i. started fnr.iVQ tk -TKorfi thev werepblig' prf M nrLi-t iUMilr nat find the ' utjeause ousa.U;W r--- , CaDtain. anH i . Wnt'dotosendtherness aste by anybody else.- ihree o'clock came then half past three; then a quarter to four still Susan con M nht CPA' the Captain, 'tney were standing by the eang-way wen the Jast bell rang. It toiled, !hef popes were being cast off whPn an- ,;th a wink at Jane, said, that on -the whole, she believedshe would go home, and the two girls stepped on hnarA iba Knot Upv were DuUine in the niank. . r '. i r;- " Much obliged for your politeness,; saw Susan, with a merry laugh, and speaking to the sparker-gallant who j stood on the pier " remember me to your aunt P " And me, too' said Jane, laughing also : r - "..I,.. 1 ... n't 1848: "and if you ever come down v - ... uuwil OUT Wav tp!l no how you emovpH tk fi u.way wit us won't iueruV WrKS-sure you raet- us. hen te boat was under weigh the eirls broke out into a real Jersey laugh gItlS " Hereat is," said Susan, '' to speak for it self, and some of the robe's mnnp, ; ' Only think, that fifty dollar counterfeit bill marked countefeit m bijr letters on the barb nf jt. that father got when he was a grand jury-, man, and indicted the counterfeiters-r-to pass that off for fifteen dollars igood money, (I know itfs good) and haye a hindsorne beau in the bargain I" But suppose," said Jane, earnestly that we should ne mistaKen and he not-the sharp er we suspect ?" . " Not a sharper Why, didn't he want us , but the chap made a mistake rhe's not had much acquaintance with Jersey girls, but hell know 'em again when he sees 'em " And Susan put up her money in a way which expressed the satisfaction she felt at the result ot her Fourth of July ad venfure in New York. ' iy. Y. Despatch. J From Wright's Paper. ESSAY ON EDUCATION. 3Y J. R. HOWARD. The importance of education to man, in the most comprehensive sense in which that term can be used, in its moral," intellectual, and physical bearings, must be apparent to every intelligent and reflecting mind. But, although this may be the case, there are per haps but few who understand what education really is, and the great fv4 thatk is designed to accomplish. This is a matter of great im portance as upon a proper apprehe'nsian cf these will depend - correct Tiews of educa tion ; and a misconception of them will lead to those that are incorrect, and consequently an erroneous practice. , In order that we may have our mifids pro perly impressed with the great importance of education to every human being, let us look for a moment at the condition of man as he tiomes into the world. Though destined to be "the lord of creation," he is, of all that creation, the most helpless animated being that comes into existence. The paradoxical condition of the life of man has been wel des cribed by Sir J. p. W. Herschell, in his able Discourse on the tudy of Natural Philoso phy." In the beginning f that work he says : 4' The situation of man on the globe he in habits, and over which he has obtained the controjj is inmany respects exceedingly re markable. Compared with its other deni zens, he seems, if weregard only his physical constitution, in ajmost every respect, their in terior, and equally unprovided for the supply of his naturaj wants, and his defence against the innumerable enemies that surround hira. No other animal passes so large a portion of its existence m a state of absolute helpless ness, or falls in old age, into such protracted and lamentable imbecility. To no other warm-blooded animal has nature denied that indispensable covering, without which he vicisitudes of a temperate and the rigors of a cold climate are equally insupportable ; and to scarcely any has she been so sparing in ex ternal weapons, whether for attack or defence. Destitute alike of speed to avoid, and of arms to repel, the aggressions of his voracious foes ; tenderly susceptible of atmospheric influences; and unfitted for the coarse aliments which the earth affords spontaneously during at- least two-thirds of the year, even in temperate cli mates, man if abandoned to mere instinct, would be of all creatures the most destitute and miserable. Distracted -by terror, and goaded by famine, driven to the most abject expedients for concealment from his enemies, ; and to the mst cowardly devices for the seiz ure and destruction of his nobler prey, his ex istence would be one continued subterfuge! and stratagem ; his dwelling would be in the j dens of the earth ; in clefts of rocks, or in the j hollows oftree ; his food worms, and the ioy- er reptiles, or such few and crude productions of the soil as his organs could be brought to assimilate, yaned with occasional relicts, man gled by more poverftjl beasts of prey, or con temned by their more pampered choice. Re markable only for the abscence of those pow-' ers and qualities, which obtain for other ani- mals a degree pi security ana respect, ne would be disregarded by some, ' and hunted down by others, till, after a few generations, his species would become aitogetner extinct, or, at best, would he restricted! to a few isl- anOS m ine nopicap. cegipus, fvuere nits warjjau of the climate, the paucity of enemies, and the abundance of vegetable food, might perr mit it to linger. , " Yet man is the undisputed , lord of the creation, i ne strongest and fiercest oi ni fellow-creatures, the whale the elephant, the eagle, and tie tiger, are slaughtered by him to supply his most capricious wants, or tamed tfi'An him sp.rvie. or imnrisoned. to make him sport The spous ot all nature are in aauy requisition for his most common uses, yielded with more or less reaaiuess, or wresiea yiiu TPluctance. from the mine, the lorcst, tho ocean, and the air. Such are the first-fruits of reason. na we may aaa 01 uncuitiyaieu reason : for uncultivated or uneducated reasop would ayail man noming", and witn u ne would he as imbecile, as he is with his phys-' ical nowers, when he nrst enters yppn ni5 ex- stence. The powers oi instmcp. wmcn me i r . . " l v it , . i . .11 . 1 all-wise Creator has wisely. given to ail the other animal creation, and jvhich are so nee- essary to their guidance and preservation through life, have been denied to man : and in their place he has the heavenly gift of mind. be the creature of education from his bath. and must generally be what that makes him. Hence its paramount importance to every hu man being. in one of our courts, recently, an individu al attired in a quakerisp garb was called to the stand. The Judere takiofir niia tor a member of the Society of Fnends thus ad ... . dressed him : , X ! 1 Will you 6wear or afHrm V X 'Just as thee Ln pleases.1 VOL. W, x ANECDOTE of GEN PUTNAM. The following anecdote ol Putnam's boy hood, is given by one of the editors of Noah's Mess,: . . ; , ' - Putnam's early days were spent as those 1 of most boys placed in the " same situation fa "One of .his favorite amusements was bird's nesting 'cruel and useless custom! ' . nunts tor nests were followed in compa- nies, and Putnam was alwaj-s the leader. wt yMo yccasion, ne and his companions came across ap fipe nest, which . lodged on a .trail branch of a very high tree. There was no way of reaching the nest except by climb ing (which was very difficult) and venturing out on the branch, nine chances to one, it would break under the weight of the robber. ISO one would venture- Putnam regarded the nest and limb in silence for some mo- . mtsand at length said, . w ril; wager there is not a boy for ten miles round, that can get that nest.' " ' AH agTeed with him., " ; I'll fry it," said he, deliberately taking off his jacket and rolling his pantloons iip to his knees, j- , - .; 1 His companions attempted to dissuade hira but to no purpose. Go he would. ' I'll fancy that one of ihe Kings strong hold's,' said" Putnam, x and I may be if I don't take it.' t ; j The tree was ascended the limb gained, Putnam placed his feet upon it and it creak ed, fie ventured a foot further ; the limb bent low, and a murmur rose from the boys below. He put his knee to the branch and reached j toward the nest. The limb broke partially -a shout below and Putnam perse vered. His finger touched the wished-for prize, and just as he cried I've got! it,' the limb broke clear ofrV and he fell but not to the ground. His pantaloon caught in one of the lower limjis, and his head hung down ward. '-' i' 1 Put, are you hurt V said one of the boys. Not hurt,' answered the undaunted heart : 1 but sorely puzzled how to get down,' ' We can't cut away the limb, because we have no kriile.' ' , 1 I can't stay here till you et one.', 'We'll strike a light and Dutn the tree - down.' ! ''-. ' '-. 'Aye, and smother me in" the smoke. That won't do.' There was a boy named Randall in the group, who was noted for being a crack marksman, and who afterward! fought brave- f ly at Putnam's-side. Him Putnam ad dressed:! , . 'Jim.Eandall! there is a bullet in your rifle.' X 'Yes.y . . "" m 'Do you see that a yery little limb holds me here!?' 1 . 'I do.' ' ' Fire at it.' 'What! to cut yon down V . Of course.' But I might Strike your head.' j 'Shoot ' Better blow my brains out than see me die here, which I shall in fifteen . minutes. Shoot ' ( But you will fall.' 'Jim Randall ! will you fire V The'sharp crack of the rifle ran through, the forest the splinters flew and Putnam fell upon the . ground. He was Severely bruised, but laughed the matter off! and no thing more was thought of it. Drawing the nest from his pocket, he said : " , i -Here is that nest; I said I would have it, and I was determined no one should see me fail.' ' i - -, ' ' ' ' The same indomitable and daring , spirit was displayed in his after life, in endeavoring to secure; liberty for his country. t His name is carved high and indelibly in the temple of Fame, with that of Washington, Warren, Stark, Allen. Prescott, and La Fafayetle. ANECDOTE OF STEPHEN . ! G1RARD. . The following capital anecdote, nliustaliye of the late Stephen Girard, of Philadelphia, is from the INew Bedford Mercury i ; Mr. Q. had a fayorite clerk, one who every way pleased him, and who, when at'the age of 2 1 years, expected Mr. G. to say something ; to him of his future prospe.cts, and perhaps lend himja helping hand in starting him in the world. But Mr. G. said nothing, careful ly avoiding the subject of his escape from mi nority. At length, ater the lapse of some weeks, the clerk mustered courage enough to .address Mr. Q. upon the subject. I suppose, sir, ' saidhe cjerk, I am tree, j and I thought I would say something to : you as to my future course. What do you think I had better do?" f( Yes, yes, I know you are' said Mr.. G., ." and my advice to you st .that you go and -earn a cooper's trade." , i Jhis announcement well Snigh threw the clerk off the track ; but recovering his equil ibrium, he said if Mr. G. was in earneste would do so. X " X ' . "I am jin earnest" an(1 tiie clerk rather hesitatingly sought one of the -best coopers, and agreed witi him upon ihe terms of ap prenuceship, and went at it in good earnest, and in course of time made-as good a barrel as anyone. He went and iold MrTG. that he had graduated with all the -honors of the craft, and was ready to set up his business ; i a v ; . j ihf mfln ftpeTOP(4 orratified. and toid hjm, make three of the best barrels he . j nr.up nnny rnnnP.r selected the best I wwiv. T Tfc) --r . - r . j cnnn m,t :ntn fi mn(nnd finish- uiaMifui uuu vv p-v. 1 : ed threJ o i,est barrels, and: wheeled h Jlto ih -ij maQs COuntinjr room. Mr. G. said the barrels were first rate, and demanded the nrice. One dollar " satf the cleric, " is as low as I can live bv.n . - r , i . . '.. .... i . i Cheap enough," said ais employer, '-maKe out your bUl and present it" ; And now comes the cream pi tne wnoie. Mr: d. drew a eheck for twenty thousand aotiors, anu urcu A , -w--, with these words 'iTiero jst'd max. anu Jincst v . best possible way, and if you are unfortunate A iL vou have a good trade to fall back upon, which will aporu yuu a u 7 '. ... L r i . . r mi rt". J nrA liwinfT Hi. the 1 .7 fV . I : A. A
North Carolina Republican (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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Sept. 6, 1848, edition 1
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