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Willi - i I I ia "Ours are tliejplans of fair delightful peace, uiiwarp'd by party rage, to live like brothers" rSiUF.E DOLLARS Per Annum VOLUxlIE XXXV1U. TITES&JHf - 4, 1837. X)IK HALF I IV ADVANCE.) DUMBER 21. IS PUBLISHED EVEItY TUESDAY, Joseph Gales Son. lalf a dozen voices, of winch mme;her then stopped a few moments, and ie. Bring up Madison's mare, & j repeated it till when he tapped it she rai seil; the root oft the ground for him. cried was one if he can do half what he says with her, he must deal with thejDevil." 44 No, gentlemen," said Smith, there is no j devilishment in it, but plain common sense, as you will see. j, Take the mare into that house out yonder, fit was a Theek Doirms per annum one hal fin advance TWwhodonot.cither at the time of .uWung QQ or.iutacquenuy.pivenoucconneuwiwuou-; manaTPlt in t1P same wav pi.:.-. wiisuim iui III III. A 1113 he (lid repeatedly to every foot. 44 She now understands," said he, " that when I sljightly tap her leg, and say foot,' I want her to give it to me, and she will do t, for if she does not, she well knows theconsequence. 1 will be off yonder, ami the lash will take my p'ace; I'm the Not so with the horse. He never is of thie same opinion after the argumentum ad equum has on 2e convinced h'jra. The lesson of punishment at a distance from you, and teaching that near you is the ptftce of safety and peace, with the conse quent following you in the stable and out off it, is the first step always, and the key of the whole system. This first lesson ! moist be made effectual, by perseverance ih"e Paper discontinued at the expiration 01 me , The mare was a wild, skittish young thing, t mo$t agrr4?ab!e of the two. Horses taught and courage. I say courage, for some vear.will be presumedas desiring its continuance tempered withal, disposed to kick! this will never kick you : they are not Morses fight bravely iii the "first lesson ; until countermanded. - land bite, and would not let a stranger j only afraid, but from the association of ! never afterwards, if subd.tt-ed. If they -: touch her. 44 Come, gentlemen," said; ideas, take pleasure in your touch ; it is mjerely kick and back towards you, the -ADV'KJRTISE.HEITS,' ; Smith, let us go to the stable."' As .the,sign of peace. I will now put her con- sijze'of the room enables you, by "keeping Al.uWin,r,Kn will be inSertedAr.ec! he went along, he examined carefully a i fiutfnce.in me to the severest test." Heiyour eye constantly on them, and iside" for a Dollarrndtwenty.five cents for each, whiP l,,ch he carried, formed like a 'raised the whip, laid it on her back, rub- ling round to avoid their heel s as you ap . M ... . . , . waggoner's, but lighter, in the handle arid bed; her with it ; she trembled like a leaf : pfv the lash, lhe horse will, soon be l n&M-t c tit nnn if"ii nn n me in ti-mli:! ii. iiuiii in . . . . - . . i . . - ... . , : longer in the thong- anil lash. When- we i tilMslic stood nearer limes su proportion tellecf, if he thought she could .contented ly pass her leisure hours in strumming a piano forte ! He was mistaken. Tho' 44 music hath, charms," like love, it is not the only desideratum in this world ; for a while it pleases the ear and touches the heart, but ministers not to the mind! The lady but seldom courted Apollo, and the. husband had the mortification of feeling that he had not yet made his do micil a paradise to 44 her he adored." At last, to solve the riddle of her discon tent, he asked her if she did not at times regret having entered the marriage state? '4 Oh no, indeed !" she replied with ear nestness " never for a moment, have I been other than sometimes - In him. T if lir nrn. ' tik-.l ri hrncuti I imr liic lutnl !frre f 11 vmi Ifthe. number of mserUonsbc not; i Smith .-said no man hut ! trcfiitn. lie. natfiwl hfr ? Uwmk tho wUn 1 Rnr if t!w I.m.-cp hp n ct.-r.ncr I, i li ci.iri t p.I rl.-il nn thom.tbev wi bd continueii until or-;, , ...... . , ,T . . i ' it ,i. .t. . ' L i. ,i. . . i . 1 I , ... ,. ., ,, 1 llvi - - " J j .lered out and cliarced accordingly MR. STEVENSON.' nimseii musi enter. .iook uiiougu ine jovi-f uer. men l net easeu its motion pa-; stai i ion, oi some age, who, uaaiy inan cracks, and see iuhalh and howl dojialljel: to her back till it vhiz.7.ed in the ' aged by a timid groom, has had his own it. Shut the door after me, and fasten aii without ever touching her; louder 'why, when he turns his head towards it." In he went suddenly and very botdfi, :amt louder it sounded, till lie bejrani to' you then comes the tuir of war.' In such i and belore the mare could survev him. crack it over her : mn e nnU did die i-.. ! r:ss o-PiitlcmiM!. f m:iL-p mvelf :i littlp g the least SUipi ising 111-j Up ..ns n-ivinw hef the lash Oil her hiiul tirei. nml.w.TJ lj:irk ao-aiii iikl:intlv ' fir n-l v .mil iwitl.nulih in mv :miiMr:niri ay, that Mr- Stevenson,; & thighs, with quiclc, sh.arn st rokesj thefmoment she was o If she felt the lash. ! bit-lore tenter his presence chamber: and England, has been tor-. Around she went,' kicking, jumping, ! Alter this he suddenly receded, raised i I jdo enter in a very bold, dashing style, 1, with evil.eu t llellbeia-j hnrkinp" out. and vppminr as if s'ip Would 1 thehvhin. a ml ronn siliin." ITd (Ihv horses are verv snhiarl to nrimr. IVom I D ' !-l . . - . - ... -.7 1 V I -. " - - - - J .1 It is 'not amon cidents -of the d cur Minister to ina.lv denouncei tiiin am) design, in tlie Ofiicial paper. His olfi'iice i his having "nulignantly rc- neTlecl.in a letter published at New York, the iniiUtation of having written a letter, break through the side 'of the house, kee-J he' came ; then he cracked it over hei sudden unusual appearances.) Before he puig at the greatest .possible distance : very often, and she never moved from j recovers lus scil-possession, and can from him. Pso rest, no breathing time- lum. luxury. Ptrhaps it is this consciousness , of unsuccessful imitation, that has given a color to the charge made against us by the Engli-sh., of.uiyJue irritability. Truly, there is nothing more likely to produce it. Let us pursue our path, with a firm and steadfast purpose, as did our father of the Revolution, and we shall little re gard those who, after receiving our hos pitality, retire to a distance, and pelt ua with rubbish." A GOOD STORY. A couple of New-York blades met :a i...nn.r .. ;iA Knt i vermonter at a tavern. Ihey had heard your happy wi!e, but , ,. ,r , . .. J , "Well some- much lankce ingenuity and cunning; ,, ie t . II they soon determined to see if they could it r" " II I must tell J ,..., f. - c f . times what, dearest you, then- sometimes I regret that you don't take the Newspapers ! Pa takes half a dozen." THE THREE EXPERIMENTS OF LIVING. This fittle work," say the Editors of the Knickerbocker, "is, without excep tion, the best of the kind which it has been our good fortune to read." The fYou see now, gentlemen, that the cracking the whip is also a sign of peace. She? will come to it if you do not deceive heri My horse comes to it if he sees me, although a quarter of a mile off. Suppose your horse is afraid of an umbrella, or anyt thing else: take it into the stable, make him follow you with it on your arm; j then touch him, then hold over his head, . .a 11 was iriven : the sweat Derail to low. and published in the Globe some months ago, t, slower in her movements, and containing a high-wrought eulogium up- occasionally to turn so as to screen her on the Letter 4)1 Mr. Van Buren to Mr. j hil)(j lt.gs fVom tue as,, When she turn Slu rrod Williams, and especially that ! ctj ,er head towards hiin, and approached part of it about the Bank of the United ; nearest, he stopped the whip, stretched States; and declaring his intention to, oUt his halul towarils iier & sauj, Coine -have it republished in England, &c. as ! aong. But she was off again instantly, was done, by another person, with stnc-; and aga-IU lhe las!; Wasiipplied. Present- r . iV - ' , ot . w T ,V" ' ' SMe XnW' turned, looked at lum, th(rj, on back, and then take him into oi me vjiuicu ouu a..m ... ...ut : ana inclined slightly towards him. lie try. : The charge of writiivg that letter, j reac,e,j out his haiJlf topped whipping, or of acting in anv manner as a partisan ! aml touched- her neck, saying again, abroad, Mr. Stevenson pronounces "false j tk Come uong But ,iere was no comc and calumnious." along in her ; there she stood suddenl y. This is his offence! for which he is wny he eaped, and plied the lash, a n d cnarjreil in uroau leimb, uj oit-. wihli.o ; ..pnp,fp( l flinP , na(f. She soon torn- . r- ed, came towards him, and stopped. lie was Watching her, and the moment she began to advance, he did also, so that now he was near her, : he patted her ; stopped whipping, and as he moved away said, ' come along." She began to move paper, with 44 lending'-'-himscf to the A incrican tories in England, to counteract the just, true, patriotic, and national o-; pinions of Mr. Hush." j Far be it from us to interfere iiMthis i Quarrel anions friends. Not ours the : i llu-pp p v iipri m pii f s nf livino- il prt-ihpiL winder at' my audacious impudence, I i ... . , . . ,. . fall aboard of him like five and forty wild !are lm,,S WllhlH the meal,s ,lv,nS P cats, and before he is sufficiently self-1 1 means, and imgbeyondtv means.' a ltjt so small that he cannot escape you, and! make him follow there, in like man ner;, lie will soon cease to fear any thing j wiin you thus prove to him that it will notjhurt him; or if he is afraid, he great fear of distance and the lash will cist out the' least fear of anything in contact with yoti. Break your colts and fillies in ac cordance with these principles, applied by pommon sense, and they Will play no possessed to front you. he is inspired wiith some considerable respect for, his new customer's courage and prowess. Hut after a while, he begins to think the joke is carrying too far. He turns and gives you a look, which plainly says, Vho the devil are your' I am sorry tu make the noble horse swear on even so provoking an occasion; but I assure you he is not so much uddictel to it as jackasses, and some other inferior animals . and he may at least plead the excuse of r4 evil communications corrupt good manners,' for this bad habit. Now he surveys you, notwithstanding the sharp latsh.iuccssantly'applicd to the hind legs, fikes hisga.e on you, lavs his ears close j tq his head, draws back his lips, disclo tluty to take up tlie cudgeis lor aie 3iin-: k: . hnt lf nanic struck. a mo. Jister..; e do not know indeed, whether , men(. aftcnvards darted off. Tlie lash I upon a nice scrutiny of the merits of the was poure,i into j,cr she slopped, trem j dispute, Mr. Van Buren, as a private bC(j a11 jungej. You'll see now," J gentleman, might not have something to i sai(1 Smim to u they generally do It complain of for the earnestness with which this whon crvn up.? She approached : the Minister has thought fit to repudiate , he pa(ted"he'r neck- stopped whipping,' ; i nis uuciH.-itrft cuiilciimiik uie uui ,an( sai t nnif miivill.r uliv.- , however that- may be, the.destiny of Mr. , jy from her. She now obeved, fotlouing I Stevenson, after the service which he ,lim 6everal times around the room. He has rendered, the labor he has gone thro', ; paftei ,icr ncck ail(, a. fehe was ftdow- i 1 nnd the sacrifices which he has made of ; i. ,i .i t .i..i i j . . I- nun,-oc suuuemy u;u ten iiway anil I feeling and of friendship, to say nothing bcan witll lhe vvhi cryiii"-'" come a jj of principles, to sustain the dominant , ong. Instantly she was" at his side, rinnrtv. and now m dp i p ivpipii " hvpp hi' i .i.. ...i . . . . i i .i t.--.jy ----- . ... - j anu lN. tvnip ceaseu to uasn inrougn me the tender merc.es of the Official Editor, , air ann,e was patting iher neck as she can hardly enough be pitied. It reminds , f0lowed him around. - Whenever she one ot the gallant racer of his native j lagged, he was away, and the whip ap State, among the foremost once in many j plici!. Never after -that would she re. a well-contested field, -shewing some re- j majn two feet from him. 4 You sec, mains of blood in the harness to which t gentlemen," said lie, '-ithe principle. hisrowing age and stiffened limbs con- : The whip never touches her to hurt w hen ulefrfn him, knocked in the head by ; ncar me . nothino- ne.ir me. or that I hrin.- mine brutal, driver, and dragged out into i6 ,er 5s to iurj her so 'much as her fear i ue: n I upon tricks. Give your colt a first lesson; at 1 slino h,s u'el h' opens his mouth, raises thejnext, make him come up, lay thebri-M'is lore feet, and dashes right at you.-.. die'on his head: when used to iii nut it : lt t' uiunl braggart, Who, wiin igh-way for the. very hounds to feed 0f me"( or anv tI)5l:g i contact with .Nat. Intelligencer. i ne ,ien (()()k offhis 0 tirust ?5 I i r i i on,; make nun ioiiow with the uruiie on, without holding it, then leail him. Han dle) ids I es, ami feel a ycu have seen doije to-day. Teach him also to bear the crack of the whip neat him, and over his hack. These several teachings should occupy fitteen or twenty minutes, twice wandering eye or daunted breast, is not rtHuly with hand and - heart, and heels, aind eyes for this crisis. Perhaps his tiime is come ! i'l'oor Johnny Raw, what madness, coulJ impel ;So rum a fl.u to face so prime a swell.' Let none such presume to exercise the a imy, lor tiiree or lour il;iys, then you : at-t t,j- maSerinr even, much less tiie no- may bring your blanket and circmgle tobje Science ot subduing the horse. But hmi; go on as with the umbrella. When he : tiie fearless and praclied Horse teacher is u;sed to them, gu t the blanket on ; make ; ready lor the encounter. His eye was hmi follow with it on; do this several ; fixed upon him, he foresaw the coming tinges; after that, bring in your saddle, 'torm, and as the open-mouthed and high usq lum to it in the same manner. Put : raised hoof of the indignant and enraged it fin, and make him follow; after he is;aujma approach, he seems to meet them : uMMuu ii, iu uu'i il a long narrow ua, witfh thirty jmuuils in cadi, and let him We copy the following extract, given in the literary notices of the Knickerbocker, as a specimen of the ability of the-author. These remarks close the first division of the volume 44 living within the means," and serve as a just commentary upon the folly of adopting habits and customs so little adapted to our- independence of character as, Americans : 44 We fear there are few who sincereiy repeat, 4 give me neither poverty nor riches.' k This was the situation to which Frank had attained. Blest with health, a prom ising family, respected as a physician, and cherished as a friend with the wife of his youth, the partner and lightenerof his cares it seemed as if there wa-s little more to desire. We talk of the. blessings of an amiable disposition ; what is it but the serenity of a mind at peace with itself of a mind that is contented with its own lot, and which covets not another's? Thev sometimes made a morninr call at the houses of the rich, and fashionable ; but Jane looked at the splendid apart ments with vacant admiration . It never for a moment entered her head that she should like such herself. She returned not " come round", this son of the Green Mountain. Thinking he would be careful of his coppers they proposed to him, in the course of the evening's chat, that each of them should prspose and do something, which the other two should imitate, or on refusal of either so to do, he. should pay all the damage the other two might sustain, and the scot at the bar. The Vermonter , w as a little wary at first, but at length con- . sented. One of the Yorkers commenced the game. Me pulled offhis coat, walked up to the fire, and threw it on. His com panion did the same. The Vermonter as they had agreed, must do the same with his coat or pay for the other two coats, and the scot. Without hesitating, off went the garment on to the fire. The other New-Yorker next made trial. He off boots and hat and consigned them to the devour ing elements. His companion imitated him, and, to their astonishment, the Yankee was not backward. Next came the -. Ver mont er's turn to lead. 4 Landlord," said he, 44 is there a doctor near f" 44 Yes, sir." 44 Send for him." The gentlemen of York besran to stare. The doctor soon came in. 4 Doctor," said the Vermonter, 44getyour instruments, I want you to pull out every tooth I have got .in my head, and these gentlemen will probably want the same done with theirs," at the same time he began to make ready for the operation. The Doctor and the other two were con founded. " Come Doctor, don't w'ait," and getting open his mouth, he discovered to the company, that he had but one old rootless snag that would hardly keep in his head. It was presently out. !; The Yorkers wisely declined following suit, paid the Vermonter for his coat, hat and boots, and went off to bed grinding their molars. ' H TAMING HORSES. A me. his list into his armpit and then'rubbed it on and i in her nostrils. After a few more times J around the room, .the 1 mare following ! rlitca r 1 i tit l r nl i( nnan tho lirr i misv vu null) iil 3nu tjiv,u uini The mystery of rendering horses of the j The door was opened, and the mare lol most unruly character perfectly obedient 'lowed close to him off to the crowd, and and docife, seems to be satisfactorily un- through it, and back again to the stable. r I i i i : 4. He came out, closed the door, and said, folded m the annexed communication, ' t . s .. , ' x, : - i Lhis, gentlemen is always the first which we extract from the N, . Spirit lesson, and never has to be repeated. of the Times. For many years this cu- j After a horse follows in the stable, it is ridus art has been deemed bv the world ,Dut to make him do it in a small lot, something like a supernatural gift, with'1 where e cannot escape j'ou.. It has ta . , t , . r , . r . ken about thirty minutes. On the whole, which but few men, and those 44 far be- ty it is humane, for it prevents all future cr . , ai-a.7uilft..lJ iween, were endowed. According to contention. On entering her stable here Mr. Lewis' account of the matter, any ' alter, she should be reminded by a sin pen-son possessing a quick eve, ready ,e touch of the whip, and 4comealon hand, active heel, and a certain portion of animal courage, by following the sim ple directions of Mr. Jonathan Smith, can learn to break the most unruly horse that ever stood upon four legs : Llangollen, IKv. Feb. 19, 1837. Dear SinIt was on the 26th of May, She will now follow the smallest boy. who will go in alone, give her the hint with the whip, and say, 4 come along,' for a treaty has! been formed with her to this effect, that when near you, she is ne ver to be struck ; but if at a distance and disobedient, she suffers, not after the fault, but during its commission. By this treat ment her whole nature will be changed, oltow with these on in the stable, and in the lot, with the bridle drawn as tight j as when m the hands of a rider. Repeat ; this several times, and you may put up your bov in the stable: still let him follow ! voti; then in the lot, several times. After a day or two, you may increase your di- j taiice from him, to wards the centre of the j ciijcle in which he walks. He will soon j walk around the lot, obeving the bridle of lhe 'boy. You may now bring in ano ther gentle horse, with a rider on, to walk with him, but1 before him at first. After a few walks thi-is in the lot, you may take them out, and with ordinary care, your colt is broken and gentle, without having injured himself or his rider. To teach him to lie down is quite easy after the fool lesson. Take a fore foot from the ground, hold it firmly, tap the other fore leg, and ask for it. He will necessarily come on his; knees. Perhaps he will bounce up, alarmed at his new position. But you miist have patience to teach a horse what vmm wfl'nt liim In in. Ttp-ifi arraih' hiirto- him in the same manner as at first on hill : A young planter in the upper part of 1'iYitAO 4 I t ka will f a trt t rt ntH if it 4Kf the State, lately married to a .beautiful attitude, permitting you to walk round ?nd 'gldy intellectual lady, after the him without attempting to rise. Do this honey moon hri passed, was pained to ob fili ,,apd m it, thPn. whon ha i nn ! s,e rve t ha t hi s you ng br id e looked though t- hi$ knees, go to a hind toot, and make!'"1 at times and appeared to suffer much . - t- . I frnn nnii ' I InnLinn- line iViiivhf Kn rnu hiai give that to you. When in'that po "But when the shadow's o'er' his brow he; slips I aside, ; So nimbly slips, that the vain robher past i Through empty air, and he so high, so "vast," : Who dealt the stroke came thundering to the ground; Nor iest, nor pause, nor breathing time is given, i But rapid as the rattling hall horn heaven, ; Beats on the house top, showers of "horseman's shot" , ' ; i Around the '-Stallion's legs fly peppering hot.'' From this to the finish is all "twecdle dee, i- You how have mv secret; so h ud me my fee." ; We did hand Jonathan his fee, and I hiave no reason to repent it, for 1 believe that this method has more than once sa ved my life, although I am no Jack Myt ton to tin ow myself under a horse's heels, or ride lull tilt over a rabbit warren. JOHN LEWIS, Late of Spottsylvania Co.y Virginia. ADTICE TO YOUNG HUSBANDS. Jl Fortune made by accident. I once knew a man who died immensely rich, who traced all his pood fortune to a rush home to take her seat by the side of the .. , , , , ... ;. r i , .v XnaiL which he preserved with a sort of ' " for the wants of another, with a feeling that nobody was so rich as herself; 44 It would be pleasant to dwell longer on this period of Dr. Fulton's life. It was one of honest independence. Their pleasures were home pleasures the pur est and the most satisfactory that this world affords. We cannot but admit that they might have been elevated and increased by deeper and more fervent principle. Nature had been bountiful in giving them kind and gentle dispositions, 1823, at Orange : Court-House, in the Old land she may be taught, by the rational ponunion, (God bless her !) where I then j application of the principle, to do anv ivPf . I hat I first ww I U 1 .F, ., . . 1 ..r r ... r i v lUAAiHAH itning mat a horse can do. l will now M Smith. It was Court day, and he, sur- Uhow you that she wrll let me handle her grounded by a crowd ot gentlemen, began feet, &c. so soon as I teach her what I I hus Lyery groom and trainer, gen- want her to do.'' He went in and clos- tlemen, has his own way of bridling, and breaking, and managing horses. 1 am a teacher of the art ; I can tame the. most ungovernable horse on this green in one Irour. And if any of you wtnt to know how, I will teach you the theory, and show you the practice, on this condition: HI fail, you shall pay me nothing ;".if I succeed, and satisfy you that you can do it a well as I, you and each of you who are taught, shall pay me glO. I will roake t)C lorse f0ow me wj(lout bridle, halter, w saddle, through this crowd ; stand ouietly while I crack this whip re peatedly over his backj make him give me any foot at command, and lie down "you wish it." "Agreed, agreed ! ed the door. She came up to him; he patted her shoulder, thei) her arm, and carried his hand down the fore leg ; she drew back and trembled.; In an instant he was away from her, and the lash ap plied with 44 come along.?' Up she came, and he began again ; she how stood fast, whrle he ran his hand over the leg, pat ting and soothing her. She is now sa tisfied, you see, that she is not to be hurt when I touch her." He then went from leg to leg, till she stoodjperfectly quiet while he handled them. He then slight ly tapped the inside of the foreleg, and said, ' foot, foot." She raised it on the toe ; he took hold of it gently, but firm ly, raised it from the ground, and patted sition, ask for the other hind foot; and dofwn he comes on his side. Perhaps (if he is a timid anima!) he will be alarmed atjhis new position, and rise up instantly; but take care to pat him as he goes down, ankl while he is on the ground; but as he riies, and is fairly on his feet, you must rqre, and give him a slight admonition from ennui! Thinking this might be cau- sed by the absence of female compan ions, he induced several young ladies, relatives, to make his house their home, in hopes thereby to render her complete ly happy. This arrangement had not tle desired effect. His beloved, though ap parently joyous and cheerful, while con versing with him, as soon as the conver- i . i i i - . . i i . with the lash, that he is doing wrong tosal,on iaSK reiapseu into ine meian- Go a wain and aain c"oly nouu- ourpnseu at mis, ne ten to pondering the cause ; and alter much so soon. gei up ihrono-h the. same routine, he will soon nJdprctand what vou want him to do. ! reflection, he came to the determination L, l,o,-Cp tnno-ht ih. will do for von of sending to New York for a Piano, to ly thing that he can do when he under- be forwarded by the first ship bound to i,U vn. an.l. rpnt!pmpn. he U n nt ! Na t eh ez, Vi c ks bu rg, or Grand Gulf. .,r,u, JUU, - .7.. " . I ur . 1 1 i - i I I. sl6w of understanding. The horse ls:Hen, me iuumcu u.mpunu.1 m .nu. ant sta najturally a very observing, sagacious, & sensible animal, docile and obedient, wcn once thoroughly convinced of the sujjpcrior powers of man. And his intel lectual powers, if I may say so without offence, are like those of man, much im proved by proper exercise or education, w ith th is remarkable difference: ! 'A man convinced against his will, ' Is of the same opinion still.' arrived, and a splendid one it was of beautiful mahogany, ornamented and po lished, to the value of a 8500 bank note. And then it discoursed such ; ravishing melody, as the snowy fingers ofthe young bride pressed the keys 1 The young plan tier was in raptures ! and congratulated himself on having procured the identical one thing needful to his angel's complete felicity. Poor man ! he paid but a poor compliment to his amiable partner's in- and geneious emotions; but the baik, with its swelling sails and gay streamers, that moves so gallantly over the rippling waters, struggles feebly against the rush ing wind and foaming wave. Prosper ous as Frank might be considered, he hail attained no success bevond what every industrious, capable tmng man may at tain, Avho, from his first setting out in life, scrupulously limits his expenses with in his means. Not what others do not what seems necessary and fitting to his station in life but what he, who knows his own affairs, can decide is in reality fitting. Shall we, who so much prize our independence, give up, what, in a politi cal view aloi.e, is dross, compared to in dependence of character and habits? J Shall we, who can call master' spirits from every portion of our land, to attest to the hard -earned victory of freedom and independence, give up the glorious prize, and suffer our minds to be subjugated by foreign luxuries and habits? Yet it "is even so ; they arc fast invading our land; they have already taken possession of our sea ports, and are hastening toward the interior. Well may British travellers scoff, when they come among us, and see our own native Americans adopting the most frivolous parts of civilized life its leathers and gewgaws ; our habits and customs, made up of awkward imitations of English and French: our weak at tempts at aristocracy ; our late hours of visiting, for which no possible reason can be assigned, but that they do so in Europe! Let us rather, with true independence, adopt the good of every nation their arts and improvements, their noble and liberal institutions, their literature, and the grace and real refinement of their manners ; but; let us strive to retain our simplicity, our sense of what is consist ent with our own glorious calling, and, above all, the honesty and wisdom of liv ing within our income, whatever it may be. This is our true standard. Let those who can afford it, consult their own taste in living. If they prefer elegance of furniture, who has a right to gainsay jit ? But let us not all aim at, the same pious veneration. lhe links between what he was, and what he had been, he concatenated thus: 44He had been a small carpenter, and being employed upon a smaifjob at a gentleman's house, when he had comple. ted it, he received his monejf, and went about his business. But he had not pro ceeded Tar on his way home, ere he re collected that he had forgotten to draw a large crooked nail which protruded very awkwardly, and he returned to remove it. Just as he was approaching the door he. heard a loud scream. Looking up, he saw the infant and only child of the gentleman falling from one of the attic windows, where the nursery maid had been playing with it, when, by a sudden spring,' it escaped from her grasp. With equal presence of mind and dexterity he received the child in his arms, broke the shock of its descent, and --saved it from being dashed to pieces. The grateful father requited the invaluable service for he doated on the babe, because it was the sole memorial of the dead moth er who bore it by a munificent sum of money, which enabled mm to embarK largely in his business? and thus lay the foundation ofthe great wealth which he afterwards accumulated. But he always maintained that'it was the rusty nail in reality that made his fortune." Breaking a Will. Scene in Court. Judge Was you acquainted with old Mr. Durgin r Witness Rather guess I was. Judge Do you know nothing about his will ? fitness May be I does. Judge What do you know ? Witness Why they say it was a plaguy ugly one. judge I mean his last wIl and testa ment ? Witness Don't know nothing about that ; never heard the old man had any will (or readiu' the Testament. Judge I do not refer to this disposi tion, but to the division of his nroperty'? rFifwess Well, I did learn that he map'd off his big farm ?in Scarboro' in mighty small patches sich as mowin pasterin' tatur and Ingin corn fields. Judge I wish to know if you have any knowledge of his making a wm iu u.uu. ll'eK--As (o lliat I can't say that I Judse What did you come here for r fme-That's jist what I was going to ax yer Honor.
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 4, 1837, edition 1
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