; 63 19 7 3D2 aaa'lol The Ball is Rolling. .0141.cd,,Gals, give pie - a Maw to bakker. 4 , , boys. while we are singing, r a hear the jaw-bone ringing; elate to you a story, idemocratic glory, I ,,, prow i l igs, why do you feel so badly poor wings; why do you feel so badly , poor coon, what makes you wonder? is Jerdocratie thunder ! ,01,1 Hieko6*, true to duty, " BOOTT AND TUE B EAETE !" ::tit a little lightish, and flogg'tl the British. r • s tate, so close to Texas, ti e co ons try hard to vex us , where they upon the trees sot, e nothing left but a dirty grease spot! fumre this is sure an inkling, ?iumed themln a twinkling.; . 11 . 1 ,Aso.very nicely, 1 et ri ; r 4 Enough" 'tis so, precisely. yrth Carolina coming, elm the locos all a humming, :sio suit the great occasion :COS K. Polk and annexation .?.e coons ore fast declining— 'their stur is dimly shining; ;ben the fight copes off.in autumn, fi d . craktias struck the bottom. ::dgbery beats all nater„ shalf.horse—half alligator; , 'o co vpte so big is swelling twill end there is -no'telling dam). i - rt nation a.4ig as all creation,;. ' .icingh to scare the Clayites, ids and out of daylights.- ,ga has come in, too, r,pockcts full of skins, too ; her coons,. remember, in heat November. ate, just back in '4O, . ore numerous and hearty; le Sam he tailed toleed them, - ore she would not breed them ,:tc) raised a commotion, rges of the ocean, volcanos . in eruption, !Cr soil horn wing corruption a's crowing through Missouri, .e.whigs aro full of _fury ; _ ttied by emit to grici: us; ~ found they,coUld not lick. us. _ states they've pla'yed at brag, sir, ;re left them 'in the drag, sir lave a little joke, sir, 'their game by playing Poker. ts, now al/ remember .day'of nest November; 'tiler rolls—our lightning's hashing, atais arc ripe for thrashing. He Scattered Household. Zlf !a:iffy group,is g6hered, ki all are happy there; ht:...uful glass and word'pass round, FcrL!: with them is fair— rabroken household ! fa a pleasant sight -! 2 other's eye is stveeterAen— fi.e father's ghance more bright. ere is another gathering, - /Bat one iswanting'there youth trho sat beside his sire, , Comes not to fill his chair; grav e yanl bears another stone— The miss'il 'one sleeps beneath— *rftil smile cloth yet pass round, thou att felt, 0, death. there. is a gathering, II where is she whose smile • • wont to make •ourlearts glad— Our father's. heart beguile a we list a mother's voice, silent in the tomb; . appy smile is. seen no more, here mirth was, now is gloom. toreithere is a gathering— . more an'empty space, - - is that Death has been at work; II a brother's place. Ly e is in a. distant isle, Is by a stranger's hand,— rd it is too die away )111 one's native land. mop will never gather more ' 13 14 that kindred bearth-- )Token op—:what death has Awed o'er the earth ! :in the humble mansion stood, sow is not a stone t tk the spot ,or tell of those io to the grave have gone. -R m .- .---. 7 .., - :" . 6 • , .. • , ~.. ._,... O h' ."',?;. .:',•• ~.; , ‘ , ''-. '_:: -.. . ~.', . ...... 0 , i ....• ~,.....,..:,... •.. i k , ~„i 4 • '2.J'i, - ' - • 0 ..,- 4 . .. ; t y, ...,...,. . .. r • i.: ,• • .;.,•,-:,.. .. . ,4 - .:9t• ! . ilr• : f7 ' • l ' 1- : . : (4 ' n: . !-v.- , ~..,, 1 ;,;= ' .'' .. ' • 1 1 .t ' 1, :; j 2 '. E i ..Ji . elf . ,-:. .k: i' . .-4.:., ~! 24. 1 .' " 1 • •i • ,0 11 50 , ', 44V , ,• ', . ~ • . ~ , • . , t , I - ' • . V.11.7'.:. , ! ..,:: I ; jr , i' j 'I. o .', ,, t , T• ,'T: ! , , . . , *•• ;' Life of General Zebulon•Mongomery Pike. We rejoice to learn, that a gentleman competent to .the task, —Amos HOLTON, Esq., has undertaken to furnish the public with a biographical memoir of the accomplished and gallant PIKE. who . expired in the arms of victory at York, in Upper Canada, during the last war with England: • The country haS'yet to be made acquainted with the peculiar traits of character, the.chivairous the abilities for command, the high sottled and the comprehen sive grasp of mind, of this once excel lent of andgood man. It is strange that such shining qualities should have been allowed to remain so long in econ-: parative - obscurity—that some friendly. hand should not, ere this, have elevated to their.proper standard, his noble deeds and character, and have paid the proper tribute to his renown. To Major Hot- . ton, the task is a grateful one., He served, during the last war, for some time, with General Pike; and has seen him in a variety of scenes and situations —in the domestic circle, where ,the urbanity of his manners, and the bland ness of his smile, lent joy and gladness to each heart—and in the dread hour of battle, which' severely tries the quali ties of the sternest soul. The follow ing is an extract from the work, which Major Holton will complete as soon as he can finish the collection of materials for that purpose, which, we are inform ed, are by no.means easy of access ; and he would be obliged to any one,' who may be in possession of any ire-. portant facts, to furnish them to him, • directed to his address, Delaware, Ohio. But to the extract, which .possesses a thrilling interest ;—Coltanbus, (Ohio.) . Dem. Monthly Magazine: " I can never forget, while " memo- . ry holds, her mental seat'a solemn and impressive, if not appalling scene,- that occurred in our last attempt to dis lodge the foe from his fortified pesition, in Odeltown, Canada, near the close of the first campaign ; and hope I may be excused from giving a slight sketch of it here. The expedition Consisted of some fours hundred men—was com manded and led by Col. Pike. It war in the last days of the month of Novem ber, which, in the hyperborean region, are usually cold and boisterous. The weather, having been,fora day or two, comparatively moderate, very suddenly changed soon after we left our camp, at Champlain, for the point of destina tion ; and while on our march, the an g.,ry, and drifting clouds rolled together. and filled the concave above; With a dense dark mass, portending wind and tempest. It was the. intention of the commander to approach as near the enemy by evening, as practicable, with out hazarding a discovery—and when night drew her black pall over the earth, to bivouac at the best place that could be conveniently found, until the earliest dawn—then a bohl, and vigorous attack was to be reade upon the position of the slumbering enemy, and carried by moup, de main. ; Many causes com bined to interpose- obstacles, and pre= vent the complete success of the enter prise—causes, unseen, and beyond the reach of human-foresight, and' against which, consequently; no himian skill, or prudence, or wisdom, could guard. Unknown Co Col. Pike, the enemy had been reinforced that day and the preced ing evening, by troops -from Isle au Noix and the Three Rivers ; and Maj or Mayhieu, the Forsythe of the Bri tish army, with his, .embodied well disciplined for such guerrilla war fare, and his three hundred Indians, was near by, and as ever alert and active:— Sy nightfall, a regular storm had en sued which raged through the first half of the night, and More. Our guides had lost their Way i in the tur moil of the elements, the darkened at mosphere, and by the blinding sleet and rain; which were forced upon them irresistably, by a furious wind. No shelter could be found to protect Col. Pike and his company from the violence of the storm, or other place, where they could expect any considerable mitiga tion of t its severity. One was finallV fixed updn, a hollow, wherein to spend the night.- = The enemy, by some mean's". obtained intelligence of our situa tion, and resolved upon a 'night assault. He possessed many positive advantages over us. The country was much diver- sified by hills and dales: and ~a large part of it was densely covered with "woods. These were perfectly familiar, to most of the enemy, but unknown to Col. Pike, or his command, except par tially, and through the representation of others. The enemy, besides, were four or five to one of us in 'numerical force ; and dould a if repulsed, retreai to a known place of safety. Such were Regardless 'of Denunciation trans any Quarter.—Goi.,PonFEß. • t r 800 WZIESD-to 232340D1F0MD oL'Ot.SM's, Pdao9 00tf6) gC66c. the fearful odds against which Col Pike -had_ to contend. The enettiy's - plan was to; surround our. force. and• commence tin attack, at several points Siinultaneciosiv, and, by such, an arrangernent E cut oft all retreat, and thereby compel surrender. The attack was made accordingly; and a scene- ensued which defied description. Our command stood in solid column, or formed, a hollow 'square, or charged upon the foe, agreeably to orders, and as occasion required. The darkness of the night was more unfavorable to the enemy' than to us. He was placed up on higher ground, and, when' a heavy cloud was drifted past. and a dim light emitted from the stars, through the in ktervening. haze, became a ready mark for our best shots; and the bayonets of Col. Pike's command taught a lesson that night, to the surroundinft b foe, which he little expected_ to learn from such a quarter. When hisranks were broken, and forced to give ground inn hurried .retreat, it was difficult to rally and form them again ; and the separated parts of the same corps would meet, and, in the noise and confusion-of the moment, : fire upon each other, unable to distinguish the hailing word, in the:deafening roar of winds anti' woods. Our ONNt troops suffered somewhat faom the same caus es. They were enjoined, imperatively, to keep in close order and condensed. Difficult as such an order was, s under the circumstances, for strict and uniform observance, it was, nevertheless, gener ally . obeyed. Yet some young officers. of impulsive temperamer t, and excited by the contest, rushed unrestrainedly with their commands upon the foe, and drove him, with precipitation, some distance from the main liody, and had occasion to rue their temerity. • The fight lasted about two hours ; and ma ny realized there, for the first time. the dangers and horrors of a ~ nocturnal en gagement in such a night as that was. The firing ceased, and the enemy with drew ; 'and all was again quiet but the elements. The attack ,was renewed an hour or so after, and Continued about three-fourths of an hour—but with no better success than before—and again the foe withdrew. It was now past Midnight, and Col. Pike. after waiting some - time for another demonstration for him, ordered the necessary sentinels to be posted, and the - residue of his command to seek what repose they could .obtain upon their arms,. until morning. Even the fitful slumbers of such a situation, were grateful and re freshing to the wearied and exhausted Col. Pike made no attempt to sleep that night. after the hurn.aud casual talk of the little . encampment had died away into silence. Pike-with one or two favorite subcirdinates,-drew up to a halt-smothered fire, the smoke of which, eddying about in circles for a few minutes, rose gradually in spiral columns from the hollow, until stricken forcibly and borne off by the upper cur rent, which had been blowing a gale, but was now lulling to a gentle -breeze. I . The storm had abated its fury ; and the : murky clouds were beginning to sun der and -course in broken fragments through the 'heavens ; and the stars, those celestial sentinels, 'supposed by some to-guide and govern the - destiny of man, and the irresistible charmers of the philosophic mind, were occasion .ally seen in all their sparkling beauty, and appeared to derive additional bril liancy from the surrounding darkness. The scene was well suited to the con templative and sublimated soul of Pike. It was a moment for calm and solemn reflection and. musing ; and he seemed to realize all its peculiar and inspiring influences. He would speak for some time in a glowing and elevated strain of moralizing—then pause awhile, and :appear to be wrapped in profound thought—and then pour forth another .continuous'strain of . just sentiment anti sublime eloquence, seldom 'equalled.— The occasional interruptions from the wind, which, at brief intervals, rose and fell, and sent its moaning voice through the bending tree-tops, was a circumstance rather, in correspondence and harmony with the others ; and. in, stead of diminishing, seemed to lend additional interest and solemnity to the scene. He dwelt on the' relative du ties of man, as amember of society, in different Situations,. at, considerable length ; and his - remails . were per- . tinent and well applied and, many of them forcible and .thrilling. -Mame firm-- from 'self, • or* disinterestedness, 'public spirit, and chivalrous patriotism, were his favOrite themes; and he Spoko with' peculiar force :and of the duty of dying for one's country, in de fenco!of a just and - righteous cause and!. Of the rewards that most be in re serve-for all such, beyond the grave. 'Tie - referred with enthusiashi, to '-the glorious examples of the Royal :Gusta vus Adolphus. and of Generals',Wolfe and Deseix, who had. fallen on the field of battle, in the embrace of victory--' regarding their's 'as' an enviable 'fate ;• and .expressing a fervant hype that such . might be his. He repeated someipo etical effusions, tasteful and appropriate to the occasion—imbued with patriotic sentiment, and rich in sublime and ori ginal thought. And . thus were spent -four or five of the last hours of-that eventful night. When. day-light ap peared.- no enemy was to be seen. A reconnoiterin g party was sent out, but soon returned, without bring,.any.intel ligence of him. The line of march was • formed in a .short time after, and we moved in a circuitous route on our re turn, with a view to ascertain the, po sition the enemy ,then held, but the main army was.not to he discover‘d by our scouts. A body of troops, Sent out to intercept us, was 'net - about mid-day, and a sharp conflict ensued, but didnot continue long ;. The British being forc ed to yield the ground, with the loss of several men in killed, wounded :and prisoners. We learned, afterward,' that a much greater destruction of life, on the part of the enemy, bad occurred- in the night battle, than was apprehended by us at the time ; and further, that a serious difficulty had arisen between the officers of the newly arrivedtroops, and those who had,been.on the' station some time, about seniority and the right to command. , They ,had separa ted inconsequence, and refused , to operate. Thi Indians, too, had be. come dissatisfied. And these were some of the reasons why we did not find, in the morning. a formidable army around us, ready and eager for the com bat." • Care• of Horses in Traveling. If you intend that your horse shall perform a long journey, you must take particular care of him at every stopping place- He must have something that ie wdl eat ; and he must have grain: It often happens that tavern-hay looks better than it really is, and it often looks too bad to be offered to a horse. If you rely on hay to sustain your horse, and that hay be poor, you can expect to make no great progress on your journey the day following. The best mode on a journey, is, to rely chiefly on grain; but your horse must be used to eating grain, before the journey is ccimtneneed.. Oath are not so solid food as corn, but if you feed :wholly on oats, you will need to give no other grain. Horses are seldom in jured by oats when they are giien at proper times ; that is, they should not be given just before starting. It is safer to give the principal part of the grain that the horse is to have, at night. He will then be ready to start early in the mornings his grain will then be diges ted, and it will do him good. Some people fear to give gram while the horse is. warm ; yet they will not hesitate about giving grain just before starting. But it is hard driving after eating, not eating after hard driving, that injures a horse . i. It is be li eved that grain is no oftener injurious to a horse when he is' warm, than at any other time. ' Let any man consult his 'own feel ings. Does his food hurt him more when he comes in hot from work and eats -it, than at any other time ? Is it . not violent exercise; after eating hearty, that causes severe pain ? Every one who has tried it, will, answer yes.. , Horses have often been ruined by hard driving; soon after being stuffed with grain. How often do we.see peo ple at public houses give their horiiis but little grain at night, for fear they would not .eat a due quantity of hay, and, then, just Wore strting, give !a larger mess to travel u pon ! People who seldom travel, • and who are not accustomed to feed the horses grain. willtStuff them with this, article, at the commencement of a joUrney. If the grain had been given the previous night; there:'would have been some chance of its doing good. . . , AGRICULTURE.--I%tut: agriculture the most himorable of allenipllyments,' being the most independ l ent. The mer has no need of porndfirlavot of the; great; the success of his cropp.depend,, ing only Mi the bleSsingS of God and upon'his:iiidtiStry.-;=Fritnklin: Cuittoos..-Physiologists assert that a full grown person le pearly taller immediately — on hising than 'at other hours of the day. - 1 We recollect ; sleepingronce at a court try inn mid immediately, on rising..we stuck our heatld throtiglithe roof. K!(:; . 4 ( MEM Naturgl , l3ridgc. . The 'follnlying graphic and, thrilling ,ilietch of. an incident the .occurred. inmevearasince at the Nainrac'Britrge in Vihrinia: com - priies a 'passage in a —pow; coaipt a passage lecture an genius. delivered; by theicel ebrated - ELIUU Bynnvite.. the learned Blacksmith, of Ritotle Island: ."rhe scene ()Pens the ;treat - Islattirat Bridge An' Tlfare'are three 'or loud lads , 'standing in : the channel below, lOulting. j up with . 1111. awe ~to ,that vast, arch o( upliewu rocks, which the Almigh'tylaridged over these eierlasiing 'abutinents " when the morning stars - sand together." .The little piece' of•sky spanning those , meas ureless piers, .is lull ,stars, although it is midday. It is almost five hundred feet foni where they Stand, • up those perpeildictilar billWarks liMestOne, to the key roeVof that vast arch, which appears to- them only the,siZe of a man's hand. r_ ! Tile .siletme of death is rendered more impulsive by the lit tle stream that falls frOm 'rock lo rock; doWit the'ehatinel.' The sun is-dark ened, and.the boys haveonconseimisly uncovered their imads ; as, if standing, in thepresencechember,of the Majesty of the whole . eartin At last, this feeling begins to Wear r 'enraY ; they 'begin, to look around. them. -; They see . the names of'hundreds cut in the limestone butments. ,A new ,feeling comes over ,their young hearts, and their knives are hiOds in 'an' instant.' What 'man' has dime, manein do," is their watch. word, while they. draw themselves up and carve their names a foot above those those of a hundred full grown men who had been there before them. They 'are satiefied'With this feat' of physicaexertion, except one, whose exampleillustrates perfeetlythe forgot ten truth,. that, thereis_no royal road to intellectual eminence. ,The ambitious youth sees a name pat aboVe his reach, .a name that will he:green in the mem ory of the world, when those of Alex ander, Cmsar and Bonaparte shall rot in ohlivio,n. It w.as the name of Wash 7 ington. Before lie - Marc - heti With Brad dock to that fatal field; he had been there, 'and' left his name a foot 'ahove all his predecessors. It was a glorious firing ht of the boy, to write his name, side by side, with that of, the great .of his country. ' He grasps his knife with a firmer hand ; W and. clinging to a little jutting crag, .he cuts again into the limestone, about a foot above where he stands; he then reaches up and , cuts another for his hands. It is a dan ,, , , r 7 ous adventure; but as he puts 'his feet and hands into those gains, and'draws himself up carefully to his full length, he 'finds himself a foot above eVery name chronicle:ll in that mighty While his companions are regarding him with concern and admiration, he cuts his name in rude capitals, large" and, deep,, into the flinty album. His knife is still in his hand, and strength in his sinews, and a new created aspir ation in his heart; • 1 gain he cuts another niche, 'and again he carves his name in lame capi tals. This is not enough. Heedless of the entreaties of his companions, he cuts and climbs again.. The. gradua tions of I lug scale grow wider apart. l res hislength at eve ry gain , he clits.=-The voices of Ims friends wax weaker and weaker, till their words are finally lost on his ear. He now for the first time casts a look be neath him. Had that . glane listed a moment, that moment would have been his last. He clings with a convulsive shudder to his little niche in the rock. An awful abyss . awaits his, almost cer tain fall. He is faint with severe exer tion; and trembling from' the sudden view 'Of the dreadful 'destruction to which he is exposed. , His knife ,is worn halfway to the haft. He can hear the 'voices,' but not the words of his \terror-stricken companies below.— 'What a. moment ! What , a meagre chance.toescape destruction !• There is no retracing his steps. It is impos sible to put his' hand§ into . the 'same niche With, his feetand.retain'his • sten der hold,a moment . . ;His companions instantly perceive this, nenr.and fearful dileMma,, and *await his . fall with emo tions that freeie their young bloiid. He is-tno.high; too faint, to ask feir! his father and mother, , hii.brothers and sister, to,come;Sed witness or aVeO his, destruction. But one of his compan ions anticipates his desire. Swift as the,Wind he bounds' down ihechannel; and';tbe.situation of thefatedAmy,iB told upon. his father'e)learth-stone. . Minuiei of almost eternall'ength roll en; and 'there are;hundiede 'standifigin the rocky" channel, .huiidreds- the • bridgeatroveialliholding, -their breath, ind , divaitincr the fearful; eatastrop.he. 77 - The poor boy t hears the hum of new k [ra co(ocKpaezt 03Fit0 Ti • !: and numerous voices both . -above and below.- He can . just distinguish the tones of his father s Whois shouting with 1 all the .energies of deatiair; .. - rf Mom! William! don't look down! Yoa knioth er andßenry!and Harriet, are all here praying fur *u! Don't look down! Keep your eyeltowards the top" The boy .didn't look dozen.- His eye is fix ed like a flint -towards .Heaven,' and hi young heart on him . -Whe . reigns' 'there. He grasps 'his'kilife. He cuts 'another niche, - and another foot - is added.to the hundredsilhaC retnoveliiin frOM the reach of human hell from below. How carefully he uses 'his,wasting bladel— HOW ' anxioutily he .selects the softest plaCesinthat vast. pier!- How I he avoids every; flinty'grain !'• 'How he economises his physical powers—rest-, inza enothent 'at each again he cuts.— Nesti‘every Motion lewitcheci from be low. -, Therelstaiiir his father, Mother, brother and sister : : on the very spot ' where, if he .(alls,he,wiihnot falkalone. , The sun is now .half Way, down. the ; weit'." c . The lad: has made fifty addition ( , al nichetrin that mighty Wall, and now findslthuself directly under the-'middle of that ,oast arch , of, rocks,- earth and 1 trees.. He must cut his way in.a new direction to g_et - from- under this over hanging Mountain. Th&inspiration of hope .-is dying , in his bosoM4 its vital heat is fed VI the increased shouts .'of hundreds perehed nporkpliffs and trees, and others *4 9 ,stand/ with ropes in.. their hand's 'On t he . bridge above, or with ladders below. ll'ifty gains more must be cut before the - longest rope can I reach him.,. 41is wasting blade strikes I again into the limestone. The boy is emerging pai hilly, foot by foot, from. i. .under th a t' to tY arch: Spliced ropes are already in the hands of - those who are leaning over the edge of the bridge. ;Two minute*, more e.nd all will be oven! The blade is worn to the last half inch. The boy's bead reels ; his eyes are , starting from! their inicketa: His last hope.is dying in his :heart r his life • must hang upon the next gain he eats.' That niehe is his last. Atibe last faint gosh . he mak.s, his knifes' his faithful knife, 'falls . frem'his nerveless hand, and ringing along'the precipice,.falls at his mothers feet. An involuntary groan of despair Funs . like - a death-knell . through the Ichannel below, and all is still as the .drave. . At the height of nearly three Ihundredleet, the devoted buy lilts liisj hopeless heart', and clog- ing eyes to, Commend his soul to God. 'Tis but a , moment—there I .—one foot swingS off!— he , is reeling—trembling —topping over into eternity ! Hark ! a 'lions fallS on. his ear from above'!.=. The man who is lying with half his length over the bridge, has caught a glimpse of the boys head and shoulders. Quick as 'thought the noosed rope is is within reach Of the sinking youth.— No one breathes. .. With a faint, ' con- , vulsive effdrt.-the swooning boy drops his arms into the moose. Darkness conies over him, and with the words, God ! mother !. whispered on his lips just loud enough. to be heard in:heaven,'" the tightning rope,,lifts him out of his last shallow niche: Not a lip moves while lie ie dangling over . that/ fearful abys's ; by when a sturdy /Virginian reaches dOwn and draws,; tip the lad, and holds him up in his arms before the fearful multitude/such shouting, such leaping and weeping for joy, nev er greeted . the ear' of human being , so recovered from the yawning gulf of , eternity:' i E. B. A good and easy mode of roasting potatoes, spples or eggs, by steam ;•.—. Tile ' , inir potatoes, or whatever you 'wish toAast, and aftei washing them dean, wrap them up in paper two or three over; when this is. done, put them, in a can of water, and squeeze them until the paper is" wet to the potatoe ! ,squeeze : them well, and after making a place in - the embers, lay 'them in, and cover tlieni with hot ashes, with no coals; after they .have lain - a proper timeoake them out, and the paper will be foutid to' be perfectly dry, and not burnt; and on opening the paper, it will .be found - to be very hot and damp, the nearer. you go to the potatoe ; and the potatoe: will be found to be - soft and clean, and they peal much , easier and cleaner than When boiled. An Irish . potatoe - When boiled - looses half its 'Sweetneis, but when prepared in this manner it'does , not lose its Sweetness, but is better tasted every way. • Ap- , pies roasted in:this way are, not at all. as they are, when baked, black and burnt, but 'have a beautifid biown cast. Eggs - - prepared .in tine w#, are very's' -toothsome, and - will cook in less time . than when boiling. with good embers. -=Southeast Planter.' 4 . 0 - it h ! V; 1 4 i +, f: . , t, )(t , r £ r s4~;•.'yEc's 1';~ " 71(7. lEEE= SIM° ga'a Boasting Potatoes.
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