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Sorban inorninn, febnuirg 21, 18521..
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WHAT IS A YEAR.
What is a yearl 'Tis but a wave
On life's dark rolling stream.
Vhich is so quickly gone that we
Account it but a dream.
'Tis but a single earnest throb
Of time's old iron heart.
Which tireless now and strong as when
It titst with life did start.
What is a pearl 'Tis but a turn
Of Time's old brazen wheel—
Or but a page upon the book
Which death must shortly teal.
'Tis but a step upon the road
Which we must travel o'er.
A few more steps and we shall walk
Life's weary road no more.
What is a year t 'Tis but a breath
From Time's old nostrils blown,
As rushing onward o'er the earth,
We hear it weary moan.
'Tis like the bubble on the wave,
Or dew upon the lawn,
As transient as the mists of morn
Beneath the summer sun.
What is a year' 'Tis but a type
01 life's oft changing scene,
Yonth''it hippy intim comes gaily on
With hills and valleys green
Next, taummer's prime succeeds the Spring,
The Autumn with a tear, '
Then comes old Winter—death, and all
Must find a level here.
TOURNAMENT IN THE WILDERENE&S.
BY 'JOHN MILM
[The following narrative surpasses in thrilling
interest the scenes of chivalric days
In a close line our parry continued to advance
, lati(lishing their lances, and, from time to Inns,
trtag vent to the most discordant cries which met
ch a ready response on the part of the enemy in
len war hoop of defiance. It seems, indeed, nee
oary for the savage, when going to fight, to excite
o courage bytshouts and yells, and these primi•
re means are doubtless productive of a cones.
Iding effect with the white warrior's drum and
It-stirring-fife.
vith as noble a bearing as a knight of old when
to tilt for his " lady's love," Black Wolf sat
his horse and led the van as became a chief
the Osage& IVith that love for display, which
innate passion with the Indian, he pulled his
rve's necir into a curve, and keeping a pair 01 an
te Spanish rowels pricking against his flank,
curveted' him at the bead of his troop
trimm'd like a Younker prancingto his love."•
We had now approached an neat to the Pawnee
ld that momentarily I expected to see them
, rp towards us ; as in Indian warfare neither
wait with that coolness, which well disciplined
Age can only incu!cate, to receive the other's
try., and each brave is free to fight on his own
1, or any mode which the impulse of the mo.
ot may direct.
Moch however to my surprise, a - solitary warrior
lied himself from his puny, and with something
tic flying at the head of his lance, approached
a foot pace. The Osages instantly checked their
tees to the command of their chief, and unattend
he rode forward to meet the messenger of
mar here remark upon the singularity that the
got.truce—a piece of white buffalo skin—should
ailnived by those sons of the wilderness similar
color to our own. The copy, doubtless, was la
from the pale faces upon learning Met the em.
rma net with in vpilable respect ; but the Indians
It ibis. and avow that their fathers regarded it as
fignal for peace before the great canoe came
ss the great lake. In support of this it is worthy
ibservation that the skip of the whitebufiato—a
,st rare prize—is held in great reverence by them .
The conference was brief between the Pawnee
Black Wolf, and the latter, riding back to
iere we stciod ! watching their movements, with
'merest easier to be conceived titan described,
formed but brothers in arms that the Pawnee chief
to settle the fight in single combat, and
Ike himself would meet either of the Osage
Ts who might be the chosen champion of his
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won
This pluck challenge created the wildest' com.
lion among -the aspiring warriors of our party,
Iso numerous were the volunteers and urgent
air Plains to have the honor assigned to them,
' unless Black lVolf had Wiled the contention
it for himself, it is far from improba.
that a new diversion might have arisen in mu
'Y against his orders. There was no disputing,
wever, the right of the chief to take precedence
dl ; but the opinions of many veered to the gli•
le point concerning the policy of the arms,
rn ihey luurid that they were to take no share in
gl^ , Y The grater number urged the expedi.
of a general fight, alleging that they were
roger than the enemy, and should capture all
ir horses and skins, with which they were laden
! ourselves, in aidition to a pretty haul of inset
scalps.
R lack Wnif, however, either from pruclehtial mo
!i, or a desire to gratify his own vanity, decided
tccept the challenge on the terms on which it
sew, and agree.d that the horse and accoutre-
Ili of the vanquished should become the prize
the conqueror, which he was_to take unmolest
possession of in the presence of the respective
These prelimmaries being adjusted, the arms of
.1r Wolf were now carelnlly examined by his
ipanions, who 'brew aside all jealously the mo
lt the question - was settled. One took hii lance
tried the soundness of the shaft by benilingit so
K. two ends nearly met. Another thrummed
bowstring., while several changed their best ru
es tot those in his quiver which iapt eared•defec-
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ye. The touchhole collie rifle Was pricked .and ,
reprinted, and.even bis knife and tonsabawk undei•
went careful scrutiny. The honor of the nation was
at stake, and the brearit or each individual present
seemed to burn with patriotic pride and Solicitude
or the event which was to decide the fate of the
Nags or Pawnee chief.
All being in readiness Black Wolf clashed his
spans into his horse's Bidet, and bringing him upon
his haunches by way of a start, gallopped in a wide
circle before us for the combined purpose of exhibi.
ting himself, and annuunting to the enemy that he
Was ready for the strife.
Nothing nobler ran be pictured to the imagine.
tion than the appearance of the chief, as naked as
he came into the world, with the exception of his
arms slung across his shoulders, he sat upon his
plunging And excited steed with grace ; ease, and
confidence. A tuft of the war eagle's . plume PCIr.
mounted his head, proudly raised and thrown back,
while his finely developed chest wood out like that
of a gladiator's. With tightened rein he held his
horse's head close to his chest, and using the spur
freely, roused the animal's fiery binod, until large
kakis of kiam flew Iron► his jaws, his nostrils dila•
led, ind his eyes looked ready to spring (mm their
socket&
After making the circuit he suddenly reined in
his horse, and the two stood motionless, as if carved
from granite, so& hundred yeards in advance of
where we remained stationery to Mf,ainh the reach
and see fair play. There was not, however, as
subsequently learned, the slightest apprehension for
treachery,:as in these combats,,which, although rare
between members of rival tribes, ate occasicnially
indulged in, the strictest faith is kept with the tema
on which they are fought,
The piebald horsel \ with the bearer of the lance,
on which a small red flag fluttered, now darted
rom the body of horsemen drawn up closely in the
distance, and making a corresponding circle with
Black Wolf, drew up the same way opposite to him,
and they appeared, for a few brief eieconds, to be
eyeing each other with intent far from charitable,
As if moved by a common impulse. both drove the
buit ends of their lances into the ground, and then
raising their rifles from their thighs, dashed forward
and fired at the moment of passing each other,
some fifteeit or twenty paces apart. Whether the
bullets flattened, or were rendered harmless against
the tough shields of buffalo hides which were sus•
pended round their necks, or whether they flew
wide of their marks, I cannot tell; but for aught I
could see, no mum was done.
Dropping their reins to take aim, their horsescar
vied them unchecked to within a few yards o
where the respective parties of °sages and Paw
neea were posted: ' Indeed room had to be given
to the Pawnee-chief, who came with such a rash
towards us as to threaten to upset a handful of the
foremost of the spectators, among whom, as there
was no danger to be apprehended, I had placed
myself, on the Squabby Nimet. There was little
opportunity to examine him closely, but he was
evidentl} of much less stature than Black Wolf,
and possessed none of that fire and noble bearing
which characterized the chief of the °sages. He
seemed equipped in • precisely the same way, and
was equally devoid of the smallest article of attire.
If, however, his personal attractions fell short of his
antagonist, in horsemanship and manner of using
his weapons lie appeared in every , way equal to
him. Snatching up his T , eins he checked the ani•
mat, and brought him around as if turnel upon a
pivot, and then atdjustibg his rifle with a rapid
movement, he drew an arrow from his quiver, and,
with berried bow, swept towards Black Wolf like
, aa eagle stooping upon his prey. _
But the Osage, knowing the cypertnese of the
enemy with whom be bad to deal, was prepard in
like manner, and 'as they met about midway be.
tween their planted lances, their barbed weapons
were drawn to their heads, and whiz they went a
the same moment with barely a dozen feet inter
vening between them. At close quarters such as
these, and with unrivalled skill, it was barely possi•
Die that they should Miss each other; but their brick
lers received the-arrows, and both the warriors as
yet remained unscathed.
The short bows being easier to manage than the
rifles, round they turned their horses as soon as the
arrows were discharged, and again they swept the
same course with their bowsprepared as Irby mag
ic for die bout. In this the second turn the Pawnee
chief was not fortunate ; for as he came towards us
I perceived a stream of blood trickling down his
bridlp arm, the arrow having passed through the
fleshy part ol his shoulder, ripping it upwards, but
not hanging in the wound. Black Wolf also me t
With a wound in the breast from the Pawnee's ar
row, being buried almost to the feather in hit shield;
and although thus greatly spent in the force with
which it was driven, it carved a deep jugged gash
in his right side, from , srhich the blood flowed Co.
piously;
With increasing excitement the two now rode at
each other, delivering their arrows as fast as ,they
could turn- their horses ; and it appeared to be a point
to endeavor to get a shot without receiving one in
return. But so well matched were they in the skill
of managing their horses and use of their weapons,
that neither could obtain this advantage in spite of
the most strenuous exertions.
The bodies of the chiefs became crimstineil with
gore from the number of flesh wounds which.each
'received ; but as yet no mortal one had been given
and from the care observed to protecting the body
by means of shields, and lying along the backs of
their horses, so as to present to view as little of their
Person as possible; there was no great probability of
these weapons terminating the - fight.
At-length Black Wolfs last arrow was shot, and
as his enemy came towards him, he held up his
bow to signify that his quiver was exhausted. In a
moment the Pawnee turned his horse and galloping
back, to where be planted his lance, plucked it from
the ground and crouched it by his side; nothing
loth to imitate his example, Black Woll grasped
his lance, and with&ut breathing time, the pupa-
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eioua loeta,apnr,red iheit hOt , end impatient horses
again to Combat, and an they d:4l eo, thought* of ult
and tournament flitted actors my mir.d, albeit my
attentir was absorbed beyond description in the
pending aunggle.
Wiih it terrific shock the weapons Crossed, and
coming against the centreot the bocklent, the tough
shafts-bentlike willow wands, and the horses were
thrern almost' opoir their haunches. Either from
theireater weight of the Osage, or the more eke.
live direction of his lance, he Pawneewas laid flat
open his back - ; and as his horse bound 'forward it
seemed impossible that he could regain his perpen
dicular in the saddle; but with an efiort which
could only be made by an Indian, he swung him-
sell into his seat, and seizing she reins, turned with
the agility of a cat.
'lt was one 61 the fixed rules in these bloody hays
that there should be no time given between the acts,
and that it was to be continued without let, check,
or stop, until one of the two were slain. Ae soon,
therelore, as the horses could be brought around,
their respective riders recouched their lances, and
dtphed at each other again with the fury of contend•
ing tigers It might have been but the eflect of a
heated imagination, but at they met I fancied I
heard the ecranch of a lance as it entered the flesh,
and al the same moment the Pawnee chief was
flung as it a round skit had bowled him from his
seat. In an instant, however, he was upon his feet,
trying to cluck the lasso which dangled at his horse's
heels ; but-missing his hold, the animal made the
best-d€dlie opportunity and fled-away with all the
fleetness he posset, d.
Black Wolf now dismounted, and giving his
horse and lance to Fire-fly, who rode forward to re•
calve them, strode toward the Pawnee chief, armed
only with the knife and tomahawk.
The appearance of both as they advanced to
ward each other, was moat appalling. From head
to heel they presented one thick mass of blood Irom
the numeroini wounds which they received' but as
if insen,ible to pain or faintness each appeared apt
as game cocks to renew the fuel.
They now went to work hand to hand, hacking
at each other with their tomahawks with deadly
tory, and inflicting now and then the most terrible
cuts. As die: battle progressed, their shields be
came chopped to pieces, and hung in stripes from
the surface, while the blows were showered upon
them as thick as hair.
With that advantage, however, which a big man
possesses in a personal encounter with a smaller
one, provided his courage be not inferior, the odds,
now became painlolly evident in favor of Black
Woll Up to the point of the Pawnee being hurled
from his horse, the chances of the encounter ap.
peered lobe pretty nearly balanced ; but when , the
leatures became changed into a stand fight between
man and man, hand to hard, in sporting phraseolo
gy, it was a horse to a hay seed. Towering above
his enemy but little less than a - foot, the Osage drew
his tomahawk down with orrific 'force, and from
his superior reach of arm - , often kept his antagonis t
completely on the defensive, and returned two
blows for one.
Nothing daunted, however, the Pawnee, main.
tained the unequal contest with a spirit which was
to be extinguished only with his life. AlthriUgh his
arm grew momentarily weaker, and he • staggered
and reeled before his enemy's fierce onslaught, yet
he made as good a requittal as laid in his waning
powers, and faced his foe as the bravest of the brave
could only do. But like an expiring lion he was
to be conquered but with hittdeath, and when ap
parently on the point of falling before the repealed
strokes of his enemy, he suddenly sprung forward,
and clinging to Black Wolfs shield, endeavored to
make a thrust with his drawn knife under it. The
wary Usage,' however, was too much on his guard
to be taken by surprise, and shaking him ofl, as he
would a snake he caught him by the throat in his
iron grasp, and holding him at arm's length, drove
his long Spanish blade itnifthe lower part of the
belly and ripped him to the chest.
A long wild shout of exultation burst from the
lips of our party as they witnessed this c'ecisive an-
lion on the part of the Black Walt, who stood over
he dead body of his fallen foe with his proud
Jorm elected and turned toward the body of the
Pawnees; who were silent spectators oftheir defeat.
For a few seconds the o:a.ge maintained this atti•
tulle, without the pc,rceptible moti rn of a muscle
and then stooping he took the dead chiefs scalp
lock between his fingers, and passing the point of
his knife adroitly round the skull, plucked the scalp
hot and bleeding, from it, and held the prize up in
triumph above his head.
Again his companions yelled with savage pleas
ure at the sight; but no one presumed to approach
the spot where he as yet remained to complete the
measure of his triumph.
A Pawnee brave now came forward leading the
piebald horse, which had been either caught by the
lasso, or stopped upon reaching the main body of
his tree will, and moving slowly towards Black
Weir, as if reluctance was in every step, he gave
the rein without a sign or; word into his hands and
again returned to his party.
There was now little to be,done. Black Wolf
collected the arms of the Pawnee chief, which were
strewed upon theground, and trying as must have
been the teat, vaulted upon the back of the horse,
and rode et a gallop towards us. Upoe coming
close, I, saw that both his body and limbs were cut
most fearfully ; but, Indian-like he paid no attention
fto his wounds, as far tut I could see, suffered but
little Irom the loss of blood.
We now returned to the encampment, and per_
mined the diszomfitted Pawnees to bury theirchief
in which he had so bravely fallen—in the prairie
wilderness they laid him ; and when all had quitted
the solitary grave, a stranger visited it with sorrow
for his fate.
Ccr A person being asked what was meant by
the realities of life, answered —' Real estate, real
money, and a reel good dinner.'
Otr One rate is important, exclaims a western
editor who ran for Congress, " it once elected as to
stay at home."
aroanotioos o Dostriicuaros moo ANT QVAILTER-."
WM" 9d,taistes
Menials:roe accidents occur, medical aid should
be . immediately pmentad. Tit hat can tie done,
the following directions may Woeful:
When a child hasanything - in its throat, first try
with the finger to get the ankle up. It this cannot
be done down' into ihe, siorneeb; with an
elastic stick. If the article lie a pin, sharp. bone, or
other cutting 'substance, give an emetic which will
immediately operate.
In the cake of common cut, bind the lips of the
wound twitter, with a rag, and put nothing else
if the ettfAie large, and so situated that rags on
will not bid it together, use slicking piaster, cut it
in - strips and laid obliquely across the Cut Some-
times it is needful to take a stitch, with a neelle
and thread, on each lip of the wound, and draw the
two side! together.
II an artery be cut, it most be immediately tied
up- or the person will bleed to death. The blood of
an artery is of a bright color, and spirts out in a
regnlar jet, at each beat of the heart. Take up the
bleeding end of the artery, and hold it or lie it up,
till a surgeon comes. When the artery.. cannot be
found, and in all cases of bad cuts on any of the
limbs, apply compression , when it can be done,
Co a very tight bandage above the wound, if it be
below the heart and below if the wound De above
the heart Pot a stick into the band, and twist it
as tight asean be borne, till musical aid to be ob.
I=
Bathe bad bruises in hot water, or hot spirits or
decoction of bitter herbs. Entire rest is the reme.
dy [or strains.
_Bathing in warm water, or warm
whiskey is very useful. A sprained leg should be
kept in a horizontal position, on a bed or sofa.
When a leg is broken, tie it to the other leg, to
keep it still and if possible, get a surgeon before
the limb swells. Bind a btokeb arm to a piece of
shingle and keep it still, till it is set.
In the case of a blow on the heads or a' fall, caus
ing insensibility, use a mustard paste on the back
of the neck and pit of the stomach, and rub the
body with spirits. After the Circulation is restored,
bleeding is often necessary ; but it is very danger.
ous be fore.
In cases DI bad burns, where the akin is taken
off, the great atm should be, to keep the injured
part from air. For this purpose sprinkle on floury
apply a liniment made°, sweet oil and lime water
in equal quantities. sweet oil, on cotton Is good,
and with laudanum, alleviates the pain ; but Many
skins cannot bear the application of raw cotton,
which la sometimes very good. When dressing is
put on do not remove it, as it will be sure to pro.
tract the cure by admitting the air.
In cases of drowning lay the person in a warm
bed or on blankets on the ti4lit side with the tiead rais
ed and a little inclined forward. Clear the mouth
with the fingers and cautiously apply hartshorn to the
nose. Raise the heat at the body by applying bottles
of warm water to the pit of the stomach, groins and
soles of the feet. Apply friction to the whole body
with warm hands and cloths in warm spirits of
camphor. Endeavor to produce the natural action
of the lungs, by introducing the nose of a pair of
bellows into onenostril and closing the other, and of
the same time pressing on the throat to close the
gullet When the lungs are thus inflated, press
gently on the breast and belly, and continue the
process lora long time..etaves have occurred - where
efforts have been protracted eight or ten homy
without effect and afterwards proved successful.
Rolling ihe body on a barrel, suspending it by the
heels, giving injections of tobacco, and many oth.
er practices which have been common are highly
injurious.—After sign of lire appear give small
quantities of wine or spirits and water.
In case of poisoning, from corrosivesublimate,
beat up the white of twelve eggs, m x them in two
quarts of water, and give a tumbler lull every three
minnies till vomiting is produced. II this is not at
hand, fill the stomach, in like manner, with any
mucd•lttinnos substance, such as gum and stater,
flaxseed, or slippery elm bark tea. Floor and
water, or sug,ar and water, in great quantities, are
next best ; and if none of those be athand,give co.
pin'us draughts of water alone.
In case of p o isoning from arsenic, cobalt or any
such mineral, administer as soon as possible, large
quantities of lime.water, or of flaxseed tea, or some
other mucilaginous drink, to distend the stomach
and produce immediate vomiting, and thereby eject
the poison.
II opium, or any of its preparations, has been
taken in dangerous quantities, induce vomiting
without a moments unnecessary delay. by giving
immediately, in tartan quantity of water, ten grains
of ipecac, and ten grains of sulphate of zinc, ; (white
vitrol, which is the most proper emetic known,)
and repeat the dose every fifteen minutes, till the
stomach is entirely emptied. Where white vitrol
is not at hand, substitute three or four grains of blue
vitrol, (sulphate of capper.) When the stomachs
is emptied and not before, give, every tan minutes
alternately, a cup of acid drink and a cup of very
strong coffee, and letting it stand ten minutes, and
then straining it. Continue these drinks till the
danger is all past. Dash cold water on the head,
apply friction to the body, and keep the person in
constant motion to prevent sleep.
If any kind of acid be taken in poisonous quanti
ties give strong pearlash•water. II lye or pearlash
or any alkali betaken, give sweet oil; or if this be
ffanted, lamp oil; or if neither to be had, give
negar freely.
Tn cue of stupefaction from the fumes of char
coal, or from entering a well, lime kiln, or coal mine
expose the perscn to cold air, laying on his back,
dash cold water-on the head and breast, and rob
the body with spirits of camphor, vinegar, or Co
logne water. Apply mustard paste to the pit of the
stomach, and use friction on the hands, feet,, and
whole length of the back bone. Give some acid
drink, and when the person- revives, Place him in a
warm bed, in -froth air. Be prompt and pereeve.
venng.
11 a person be etruck with lightning, throw pail
falLfot sold water on the head and body, andapply
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mostanl poultices/on the stomach, with friction of
the whole body, and inflation of the fungi'. When
no other emetic can be found, pounded , moan!
seed, taken a teaspobnfulf at a time will answer
The ground musiard is not quite so effectual but
will do.
In care of fire, wrap a woolen blanket about you
to protect from the fire ,If the staircases are on
fire. tie sheets together very firmly, fasten one end
of, the bedstead, draw it to the window, and let
yourself down. Never read in bed, lest you fall
asleep and the bed beset on fire. 11. your clothes
get on fire, never run, but lie down and roll about
until you can reach a bed or carpet to wrap your,
self in, modulo* put out the fire. Itiep your child
ren in woolen &cities to save them tradt the risk
of fire.
In case of bleeding at the lungs, or stomach, or
throat, give a teaspoonful! of dry salt, and repeat it
often
In thunder storms, shut the doois and-windoww
The safest pan of the totem Is in its center and
where there is a feather bed in the apartment, that
that will be found the most secure rearing place.
A lightning rod, if it be welt pointed, and ran
due into the earth is a certain protection to a eintle
around ii, whose radius equals twice the height of
the rod above the root But it protects no further
than this extent.
What mere assertion will make any one believe
that in one second of time, in oue beat of a pendu
lum of a clock, a ray of light travels over 192,000,
miles end would therefore perform the tour of the
world in about the same time that it requires to
wink with our eyelids, and in much less than a
swift runner occupies in taking a single stride
What mortal can be made to believe, , without de
monstration that the sett , is almost a million times
larger than the earth I—and that, &though, so re
mote from us, a cannon ball shot directly towards
it, and maintaining its full speed, would be twenty
years in reaChing it, yet it effects the earth by its
attraction in an appreciable instant of time? Who
would not ask for demonstration when told that a
gnat's wing, in its ordinary flight, beats as many
hundred times in a second ; or that there exists'ani
mated and regularly organized beings many th6us
antis of whose bodies laid close together would not
extend an inch 1 But what are these to the aston
ishing truths which modem optical enquiries have
disclosed, which teach us that every point of a me
dium through which a ray of light passes is affect
ed with a secession of periodical movements,
regularly recurring at equal intervals, no less than
five millions of millions of times in a single second!
That it is by such movements communicated to the
nerves of our eyes that we see—nay more, that It is
the difference in the frequency of their recurrence
which aflects us with the sense of the diversity of
color. That, for instance, in acquiring the sensa
tions of redness, our eyes are afflicted four hand
red and eighty-two millions of millions of times
-01 yellowness, five hundred and forty two millions
of millions of times, and of violet seven hundred
and seven millions of times per second ! Do - not
such things sound more like the mvingtiof mad
men than the sober conclusions of the people in
their waking senses They are nevertheless,
conclusions to which any one may, most eartalnkr
arrive who will only be at the trouble of exarnin•
ing the chain of reasoning by which they have been
obtained.
The four words win which we head this article,
in the etiect which they have produced, bare been
the cause of a great deal of mischief, and have kept
many from embarking manfully in the work of sto.
ring up intellectual treasures- When a young man
is urged to commence at once, the work of study,
he tutee and lets tall the simple words...l can't
spare time," and thinks he has given ■ sufficient
excuse from futther attention to the subject.
There are many mechanics, to, who, instead of
doing their part towards the cultivation of their own
minds, and throwing their latent influence into the
general etcck for improvement of an association,
satisfy themselves with the observation, and per.
haps really think, they 'can't spare time.' The
excuse is a very handy one, and has passed mien
too long ; for in a majority of cases, there is neither
sense nor TRUTH in it.
In the first place, it need not occupy a greater
portion ofthe time; for, by proper management, a
large share of individual information may be ob
tained in a short time ; of this many may be con.
winced by trying the experiment.
There is time enough lost or wasted in the pin.
suit of what men call pleasure which, it properly
applied, would place them in a high state of cold•
Teflon. Time can be found to ride, and dance, to
lounge and talk nonsense ; but alas ! how many
think they " cant.spare - time," to improve the nob•
lest and best part of their nature ; that alone which
elevates end •canses them to feel the" Divinity
within."
Osz.—Otte hour lost in the mornislg by laying, in
bed, win put back all the business of the day..
One hour gained by rising early is wortb one
month of labor in a year.
One" hole in a fence will cost ten times as much
as it will to fix it at once.
One diseased sheep will spoil a flack.
Onounruly animal-will learn all others in emu
puny' bad tricks, and the bible says " One sinner
•
destroyath much good."
One drunkard will keep a family poor and make
them miserable.
One wife that is always telling how fine her
neighbor dome, imd how little she can get t will
loot pteasantee it she talks about something elms
One Intsband who id pennons or lacy, and de•
rives his family of the necessary comforts, shch as
their neighbors enjoy ; is noI as desirable a husband
as he ought to be. - •
Wonders of the 11 shirt
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Skittle or Bunker fill.
The fu lowing is an English account of the
of Bunker MIL It is copied front f l rint "Mahon's
History of England from the Peace -of Utrecht.il
It is in the main an impartial narrative;
When the Entlish approached the sorrintit
Breed's Hill, the Americana encountered then, welt
great coolness and deterniinalion, reservit;.2 them
fire tin within eighty or a hundred yards, and then
pouring it with deadly • aim. Then were tdown in
the winds the silly predictions of tnol Sand wirh
and Colonel Grant as to the alleged deficiency of
courage In she colnitiA.; predictions which, besides
being in this case utterly false and groundless, have
always a manifest tendency to detest themselves .
Such predictions, it is plain, had not been forgotten
by those whose honor they assailed. It is 5.1i3 whim
one of the English regiments drew nearer than the
rest, many of the Americans oppo-iterculleti mn to ,
its commanding officer, "Colonel Al
JercMlTlble,
are the Yankeescowardst"..-and most cleatly they
were not On the other band, the &lush troops
had grievous odds against them. By thounskillhd
directions of the chits a, they were encumbered wr,h
three days provisons i and their knapsacks on their
backs.
Under this heavy load and beneath a 'turning
sun they bad toiled op a rugged hill covered with
long grass reaching to their knees and intereAted
by various faces and inch:mores; and instead of be.
ing brought to attack the American force in flank,
which would have been equally effectual for di..•
lodging it, they had been led on directly in ficn'.
where ascent was steepest and where the intrerdit
ment was strong. With these previous disail: a 7.
i nert, and now exposed to the close at,il weliditect
ed fire of their (stickily, they waverer, gave a•r.y,
and fell back in disorder towards the latnling place.
Here they were quickly rallied by their rifil2ers,und
a second time let. up to the charge. But by. arrow.
er blunder of those placed in authority over timir4
a supply of balls for the field artillery being sent
from :he ordnance department at Boston, was found
to be larger dimension than fitted the calibre of the
guns, and this oversight of course pieventrd ti.e
further use of the field artillery that day. Again
(lid the Americans from behind then intrenclinierns
pour upon them a destructive fire. Again were
they repulsed, and driven In confusion down the hill;
At this this critical moment General Clinton,
- with.
out waiting for orders, put himself at the head of a.
small detatchment (two battalions) which hastened.
over in boats trom Boston. The reinlorcemcrit,
though small, tit as most seasonable, and the pres
ence of Clinton himself proved of material service
In rallying the soldiers and preparing them for
an
other onsec - the third and last, weary as they were
they rushed up with irresistible impetuou:ity, and
carrying the enemy's redoubt at the point of the
bayonet. -
By this time the Americans supply of powder be
gan to fail; slill they fought on bravely, arid even ,
t is, said, maintained the contest with their clubbed
muskets, until at last they were dislodged and put to
flight Though retreating in utter disarray, there
was no more than a show of pursuit against therh ;
but they suffered severely in passing Chiriestottn
Neck, from the cross-fire of two floating batteries,
and of the Gloucester manaiflwar. And thus, only
changing the numbers, but retaining the phrase of
IL gallant a 030,0 r to anoghatt gatimm exptotri
we may say that " the remnant of flve.and twenty
hundred unconquerable British soldiers stood tri•
umphant on the fatal hill!" •
Such was the battle which not quite aptly, cons
sidering the disposition of the ground, has reCeived
from the neighboring height the name of Bunker's
Hill. The toss of the British was immense, cons.
dering their number engaged. Of that number welt
nigh one half-had fallen ; above 220 killed ; above
820 wounded. The Americans, having fought from
behind entrenchments, suffered tar leas severely ;
according to their own accounts, their entire loss
in killed and wounded was under 4 , 0. None
amongtheir rI do was . more lamented - then their
Doctor-General Warren, a man in the prime of
Ilite, c.l tied energy, great powers of persuaiuou and
highly promising al ilities.
Beautiful Extract
I Raw, the temple reared by the hands of met,
standing with its high pinnacles in the tlifettnt plain
the stream beat upon it—the God of nature hinted
his thdnderbolt4 against it—sr d yet it stood ae fi , m
as adamant. Revelry was in its hari—the oy, the
happy, the young and the beautiful, were there
returned, and the temple was no , more—its high
walls lay in scattered ruins, moss and wild grais
grew wildly there, and' at the midnight hour the
owl's cry added tit the young and gay who revelled
there had passed away.
I saw a child rejoicing in his "youth—the idol - of
his lather : I returned, and the child hat become
old. Tremblingwith weight of reams, he stood the
last of his generation — a stranger mild the desola•
tion itormd
I Saw - the old sta . 34l' in a!1 ttif pride th,n
mountain—ths birds were earrolking on its
I returned. The oat: was lea fleis and sap!ess—itm
winds, were plaiing its paqiu,e ;h: - onsh the bralivil.
it %clip is the Aestroyer !" &tit! I to my gtnrci,.
6• . •
an FITIVA
1011 Time," PO he—arhen r ni ,r nm g filfgrA
Sang toirther with j ,y—over the new made work!,
he commenced his coorike, an.l when he ',hail I,.ise
deetmyed all that is tran'iful An earth—plucked
the snit from its aphere--veilod the moil; in hto , ,A
—yeaoVhen he shall roll the heavens ant ent'h
away as a moll, then .shalt an ari.:m- frAn the
throne of Gat come forth. nu 1 wit nee font cn
the sea, and ore collie Tard. Eh up ' , is heal towards
Heaven and Heaven's eternal—" Ti me. io,time
Time shall be Mt Innger."—Paulding.'
((ti!.. Bacon says his stepmother was so fond o f
wallopping the family, that if all the children hal
been wash tabs, them-would not have been a v,11:,k
bt homed tab in the house,
WitilffM
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