; 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.
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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.
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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.
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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!(:;
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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
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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.
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Boasting Potatoes.