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THE MINERS' .40U RN AL.
THIS journal was inatertallyienlarged and otherwise
unproved at the cominencement of the year, and will
n ow rank with any paper in the Wate, out of Philadelphia.
1.., pages will be devoted to a -
General Chronicle of the Coal Business;
Improvements in the Itllantkfuctory of Iron;
The progress of the Arts and Sciences;
A Summary of European intelligence;
The Current News of the Puy.
And in additioa, each number Will be furnished, witless
a preps of local matter should ekclude it. with
ORIGINAL TALES,
Thereby making it eyual.in antesest to many publications
whose subscription prices double it in amount.
To those interested in the Cilia I or Iron business. go
we ll as the eencral reader, ata pages will. it is hoped,
a iford valuable information arid amusement, and no
pains 'Shall be spared to render lit avortby the patronage
of all classes of the communityi -
- ANOTHER ENL.-1
la the first_ week in January,
nal will again be enlarged by
column to each page, which wil
per published in the State. out
each subscriber will, in the in
additional one. Those who
51. 50 per annum after the e
The Coil lkezion will then ha v
that will add credit to the.cater
citizens.
I'ENNSYLVA,
In the Borg
' POTTSVILLI
.J H...117G11,
ANNOUNCES to ;
that he has refined
lishment with every
and convenienc of his patrons
situation to the Miner4' Bank
Landings recommends it to th,
ii extensitve parlors and well
meats. give it peculiar advanta , i'
kror the invalid.
T iee dtnargql•tpartm^ol to
he Lrder I pi /31 , cocked w.ih
racy of viand and liquor, nuuter ,
suits willat all timing conduce tui
;he wants of his guests.
The salubrity of the Boron
many sources of amusement.
which its vicinity affords. rend: .
resort, and the proprietor pied
to nitke a sojourn therein, cond
• ratificat ion.
Nl:Emile. Pa. March 30. 18
EXCHANG
P OT T SV 1
William G•
HAS taken this
merit recently occupi l
an the " National Hotel,
Cadowhill streets, and has
arrangement for the aceorun'
The situation is pleasant and
nous to the Post Office and
business part of the borough
of Stages arrive and depart
and from Reading, Northam,
Cotawissa.
.PRIvArE FAMILIES,
Pummer months in the Coal R I
with parlours and "chiambers
fancy and render cornforta.
rue+ls; and TRAVELLERS
acrummodations which are
strict attention of servants.
It were superfluous to si
Bta will always be furnish'
viands and liqiiors ; and wit
to gratify his guests he anti I
the public. • -
Pottsville, aprtl 13, 183).
Philadelphia
RAIL R
•
SUMMER A RRA
To CoMMENCE A
HOURS OF S kl
vizom Reading, at 8 A. I
Frain Norristown, at 7
These !Inure are arrange
Rad Filed between Norriet
the hours of starting trona t
A. 'l. and 3 P. M.
FAR
'floween Reaciinz and
car.. $2 :‘econd Clase, sl,s'
The morning Train from
fur Breakfast at Pottstown.
Re.idinz, %taro 30
A 110
In Mount Pleas
Ft~eet, late the a
••••
ifil . Downing; to be
April 20
White Italian Silk
Mulberry iSeed.
TiE Kest kind for making Silk, just received and
for wile by the ounce or pot nd by B. BA NNAN
kpril 17 - 27
Port Carbon
WI t EAM FOUNDRY.
1 1 0 1 13 S Brown, and John Bron. re
spect Ily informs their !friends .and the public
that they have entered into copartnership under the
firm of .
Wintersteen 4 Brown, .
And that they have opened a Foundry, Blacksmith
and Fitting up Shop, in Pert Carboc, where they
are prepared to receive all Orders for Axles, Cast•
ins Screens, and everykind of Iron Work connect.
ed with the different branrihes of the Coal Trade,
and which they promise to elxecute with fidelity and
punctuality. TORIAS 13.1 WINTERSTEEN,
.JOHN BRCOWN
Port Carbon, april 13
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Tobacco Establishment,
POTTiVIiLLE.
J‘mEs S. .N10•1'• ER &ICO. 'announce to the
public generally, that 15cy have purchased the
Establishment of Sam .c 1 t. Sands of Pottsville,
'rid they have added to heir stock a very large
"ad extensive aniumtment rif all kinds of Chewing
i
"id Smoking Tobacco, an Common, Spanish and
Half Spinish Sega rs. The resentl dock consists of'
50,000 No. 1, best Port Rico Spanish Seger'',
aoo,ooo No. I, Hill Spa ' h;
.
200,000 No.i. Common,[ •
225 Kegs Chi-wing Tobacco
300 BarrehiSweet Seemed imoking Tobacco.
Also Cavendish. 'Ladies' ['Twist, and Sweet To.
hiceo, all of which in be sold WSolcsale 'and Re
tail, on the meat nablet terms (e r . cash or ap
Proved acceptances. II
• March 2,1839. i
A N POCKET
ix • excellent uenrtm
Ma, is 20 ant
bttcatinn.
yaWy semi-annual In
e year, • 50 will be
•
Erckatioe at Net York, on Lonilon - lli
to 9 per cent. premium.
By the 'ship England, Liverpool dites to thel44th
ult., have been remitted it N. Y.
Colonel Wyndham had sent a commission tolCan
ada, to purchase an estaie of 10,000 acres, in-
tends furnishing the same assistants to millions de
61fOUR of emigrating frorti Sussex, to either Australia
or Canada, as that given by thn late Earl of Egre
mont.
Just as the Admirality steamer the. Urgerit; was
starting' with the mail from Live' pool to Duhliti, ber
boiler burst •Several of the .engineers and Crew
were maimed and scalded, but no lives, ik was
thought, wouli be lest. None Grille passenger 4 sus
tained •hy injury.
Shortly after the murder of Lord Norborp, the
following verses were posited in the neighbourhixxl
•• 1 am a :ad both 'brisk and airy,
All the way trom Tipperary ;
And, In spite of the great reward, '
• the man that shut the Lot d.
Out of eleven •
1 have shot seven,
And, before the month is o'er,
I won shoot the other four."
RG EM ENT. _co
'Bto. the Miners' Jour•
the addition of another
1 mike it.the largest pa-
Philadelphia, provided
in time, prodare mien
.13 not., will be eharg
ilargernent takes place.
a i epresenta ti re abroad
I rise and liberality of its
B. B \NNAN.
Luaus Naiurete —ln a litter of pups produced by
a springct bitch, at the Garrick's Head, Oldhim, on
Saturday last, was one with seven lege. It only
lived a couple of hours, but the rest of the litter are
Well formed.
IA HALL,
ugh of
', PA.
Carrier Pigeon*. —Some of therm Eeriel meson.
gets have reCently found their way from Amster
dam to Frankfort to thirty eight boars, the distance
between the two cities being one hundred and night
leagues. Out of six pigeons started at Amsterdam
on the 14th at'seven in the evening, two rhachen
Frankfort at rase in the morning on the 16th. '
NV U T.
"he : travelling public
to commodious mtab
, attention to the orator(
A terrible scene occurred at Wolwich, at the in•
fiction ol'the sentence upon a soldier wino had been
condemned to receive 1.50 lashes. A recruit had
his -feelings so harrowed by the scene that he went
mad, shrieking dreadfully in his frenzy. and em,,.
mitung furious acts of violence, so that it was with
difficulty be was secured and taken to the hospital.
The Matin•Question.—The Liverpool Courier of
the 24th says : a private letter, dated St. Joim, 31st
of March, las been received by way of Derry:o,Mb
states that the "border war is at an end." each party
having agreed to withdraw their troops, and appoint
a civil force to protect the timber on the disputed
territory.
A female radical association has been established
in Lanensbare—dhe women doing all the speaking
although men are allowed to be present at the meet
ings.
The contiguity of rts
and the different .Coal
man of buginess; while
:ntilated sleeping apart
for the summertravel
derienced -hands, and
• very ae•tunnable
deh
ua accommodating Ber
tha pleasure and attend
of Pottsville, and the
nth natural and artificial,
!r it a devrable place of
!, his continued exertions
!live boil' to comfort and
ECM
HOTEL,
L L E.
The Loudon Globe denies that it ever gave any
authority •;or the reports circulated by some of the
Tory papers, as if copied from its columns, apnoea°.
ing the approaching marriage of Lord Melbourne
and the Duchess of Kent.
I.Johnton
m modirma eelabllah•
i d by Joseph Weaver.
' corner of Centre and
imerially improved its
If we may judge from the police reports in the
' London perers, the twe'of the bowie:knife is gating
to be quitnes fashionable in England as to Mists.
sippi or Arkansas. No less than 9 or ten cases of
stabbing are reported in thejournal before us.
Parliament—Ministers have been :sustained by
the Houseef Commons in the Government of Ire
land. The following was the resolution proposed
by Lord J. Russel:—
"That it is the opinion of this Haase that it is
expedient to persevere in those principles which
have guided the Executive Government in Ireland
of late yeaxs, and which have produced the effectu
al administration of the laws, and the general. im
provement oil the part of the United Kingdom."
.:ation of customers.
central, ing conttg•
own Hal , and in the
! and thr Daily Lines
urn the Exchange to
.erland Danville and
ho desir spending the
gion will be furnished
. lcutated to please the
!le the most fastidious
will always find those
most desired, and the
5 that his TABLE and
•d with the choicest
a wish and exertions
pates the patronage of
A young Irtab member, who attained his majori
ty not many months ago, has squandered neat the
whole of hie patrimony, to the amount of 91,0001.,
since his introduction to public life.
About two o'clock p. m. a large luminous ball of
electrical fluid fell in the demesne of Rabinne, near
Ardce, the residence of C. Buxton, Esq. The de
scent took place about 200 feet from Mr. Buxton's
mansion. The destructive element ploughed'up the
ground for several; perches around; and such was
the force of the ■hock that the house shook...to its
very base, and.some paues of glass knocked
Several loud peals of thunder succeeded the explu.
Minn.
15-ly
Reading
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AD.
DEMENT.
IR L 1, i
lARTING.
. and 2 P. M.
M. and .5.P. M
to connect with the
wn and Philadelphia,
l e utter place, being 5
A number of voters in the borough of Mallow were
recently disfranchised by the death of as elderly
gentleman in that Neighbourhood.
It is ea/et:dated ;that ftur hundred loaded carts
and cars enter thertown of Sligo daily.
There has not been, up to the end of the circuit ,
one case of murder or homicide in Fermanagh * , Ty
rune, Donegal, or Derry.
The county Galiway grand jury passed a present
ment for 8001., to build a •llowlewell at Gort.
The Limerick dhromele mates th - atpublie.ohouses
arc occupied es pettreessions courts' in the county
of Galway. • It this be'true; it is mrtirect.•breaeh of
the provisions ef•t4e grand jury 'act.
A frafacise 'iif.So/dier.A,s sergeant Ellerton
and privatell.•Ward, 59th regiment, were on their
their way' from-Killalloe to Nenagli, they were met
by a bodyof about twenty peasants armed with a
variety orweepone.- The se.rjealli and private were
ordere4 to "halt" _AI a fellow who seemed to be the
leader. , Having Glieyed, there followed a conference
among the gang. The feeder then addressed-the two
men in the Irish lang nage; the private answered him,
but th.o sergeant ixiuld•not comprehend either thelin.
terroiatory orjhe answer. The private wamtben
ordered to 'lan m 7 among the wild group, and the
-serjr-eht was'warritd, as he valued his life, to depart
•Con his journey. Attke•foot of a wild mountain', and
am o ng a horde of hairlike churls, was not the place
for a solitary soldier to Ight and Call; so the ser
jeant retreated. lensing the arrange looking beings
on possession of ari clever a drill mower as any body
of insurgents small wish for. Serjeant Ellerton, do
his arrival at Nonsgh, communicated with the com
manding officer oldie 34th depot. The police have
since been scouriitrthe mountain - fastnesses, and
wintering the areery wilds of Duharrow, but as yet
without success.
•
KM
irristow•n, First Class
'hiladelphia, will atop
i 13-if
UM
Ant Row, Mutptntango
eA.itience of Mr. John
let—Apply to
TOSEPH SHIPPEN.
16—
Kindaessto Teigontry.The Rev. Edward Kelly,
P. Y. of Errigaf, grratriully acknowledges the fiber.
al donation of 10g, from lady Garvagh, to procure
blanket& and clothing for the Maur of his congrega
tion.. Goring thef late calamitous storm, her lady
alith also, with that charitable feeling'for which she
ie distinguished and bet c 4 brdered such houses of
the poor tanantrylp• wee stripped 'Ol thatch. or oth•
erwise inpired, toibe repai. e at her expense. •
lESS
MEI
OOKS.
received sod for sale by
B BANNAN.
• I
• %,
,s, N a ArNLVPI
1,
WIMINONOMIMIIa
•
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I 'will teaeh you to piereo the bowels mute Earth and bring oat from the Carertui of the MeutoMina, Wends which will give tirength to our Hands and subieet all Nature to our use and pirmsure.—oe.Jonston.
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VOL. XV'.
E ENGL IND.
IRELAND.
SqO l l l L D.
Expriments qt Blasting at Craigiaititaaarly.—
Mr. Roberti. repeated his interesting experiments on
blasting by ne o n nli: of galvanism at Craigleith .Quar•
ry. Lord Greer*k, Lord Robert Herr, and 'other
distinguished per Sons were present, and ay, irrim&se
number oreproblini, attracted by ihV novelty of the
experinprits sod, he beauty oi the day, ass.imbik
on the occasion. . Shortly after two u'ilock, Rik first
experiment was iliade on a solid mass of iock.'arbiab
was shivered intl) Tregmerits -by !the ending" that
hustrintancomily followed the application or-Slate*.
vie Riad. . 'ire aliened experiment was equal ! inc.
cessful,and evedre interesting: A large RoVn
tity of gonpow. . inchised in a water tight rood
was sunk id one f the deepest pans Grille deoe_rfed
quarry' est of C eigleithi In a Monis& ell Iniateited
. ~ ,~~~
Wtekly by Benjaininlbiina*rottsviple l Schttyl4ll; county, Pennsylvania..
mamma foaming water horst forth in amobical form;
on its appearanat. the mud boiled up•is leige Oen.'
titipgitod the pool-continued for some time impisto•
Doily heaving. The s pec t ators crowdedlitm the sur
rounding heights-iipid them rut ind grat
ification by 'a hearty cheer.
Glasgow .Calledreie—Mr. Ewing, of 'Lieventode.
has suhsenhed £5OO for the, improvements ispoo
thin Ca hedral. '
. Singular Request.—Died at Kirriemoir, Miss
Jane Hjnapson, 7 his lady, among other _eccentric
arrangements in connection with her demise, gave
directions that; at her &dab, instead 011ie usual
sombre shrodd and winding-sheht, •elie should
be,decorated' for the grave in the gayest apparel— a
fancy muslin printed gown of - white and red colour*,
silk atockings, prunella shoes, a fine silk 'haw],
head dress to conferm; and in snort, dressed out
more like a bridal that' . a funetaL Having left a.
bundant means, her request wea literally complied
with:. It is seldom that the greedy worm feasts a
mongst so much geacdeur. We understand that,
in ,better taste, arid more consideration, she has be
queathed £l5O tolhe Kirk-S'essinn, to provide coals
fur the poor out of the interest, as well as other
well-timed and well deserved legacies.
Erartiqdake.—A violent shock of an earthquake
war felt at Glengarry, Inverness shire. A. dredg
ing barge in the canal lying afloat aas so violently
shaken as to cause the whole of the people sleeping
on board (twelve in number) instantly to awaken
and rush on deck, when they beard the echo rever
berating through the hills.
Quick TraoeZling.—Two gentlemen left•tbe Brom
ielaw, Glasgow, by the steam-ship Unicorn, and
were in London in thirty-two hours and ten noir.
ides, while they stopped in Liverpool one hour and
a halt, and also about ten minutes on the way, to ad.
just something that went wrong with the railway
engines.
The estate of Barra, in Inverness, was exposed
to sale on Wednesday, at the ispset :nice of 36,0001.,
and, after upwards of a hundred biddines, was
knocked down to J. Menzies, Esq., 42,0501. ,
Presbyterian Chaplains will, it is expected, be
appointed to the 25th, 26th, 42d, 71st, 73d, 79th, sod
93d Scotch 'Regiments.
We are heartily glad to set that a Committee of
the House of Commons has been appointed on a sub
ject so "important to Scotland, -and to the: commer
cial interests of the kingdom, as the improvement
and completion of the Caledonian Canal.
The Chartista.—The Chartists were completely,
milted by the inhabitants at Devizes on Easter Moo.
day, and such was the fury of the pupates, that
the orators would hive been turn to metes had it
not been to tie hirmane interference of several Con
servatavea.
In the town of Ross, in Herefordshire, a very sin
gular anecdote of courtship is recorded between a
butcher and a village maid. It appears that toe
fend pair had met each other in church, and had oc.
casionally clandestinely cast sheep's eyes at each
other. On the butcher professing his love in a billet
doax to the Lair maid, he axed her whether she
would have him or no? The poor girl could not
write, but sent him in return a sheep's eye in a lock
of wool, which expressed her willingness to comply
with his suit, sigaifying eye woo!, '• I wull. "
The sales of copper ore in Swansea have for sev
eral years been rapidly on the increase; and we have
this week to report in our columns the hugest sale
an value that has ever taken place in the, kingdom,
the whole realizing the sum of .C. 10,661 Ifia.
Silver Minra.—Perhaps the most remarkable in
stance of the occurrence of silver in Greit Britain,
is that afforded by the Gogcridon mines, near Abery
stwith, Cardigagshrre, which although at the pres
ent time unworked and little known, wereimmense
ly productive two or three centuries ago. Froin the
argentiferoue galena of these mines, Sir High Myd
dleton is said to have made a profit of about ..£25,000
a year, and chiefly to have accumulated the wealth
expended in his great undertaking of bringing the
New River 11.11 London. 1
sin nut aware what the
produce of silver was in these ores, or what propqr
tion of the profit was derived from this metal. It
appears, however, to have been very considerable,
both from the mines, and from the circumstance of
a Mint having been established for it. coinage in the
ancient castle of Aberystwith. Some of the silver
pieece coined here are still in ell...fence, having on
one side the impression of an ostrich feather, preba
bly 'derived from the armorial bearing. of the Prince
of W•les, the nolaia•l sovereign of the Principality.
Prior to the tactical Sir Hugh Middleton, these miner
afforded large profts• to i company o' German
miners, by whom they were worked ; and for a long
time after his-death, were wrought with equal sue.
cess by a Mr. Bushell, who •vas remarkable for his
adherence to Charles the First, in whose cause. he
appears to have sacrificed much of the wealth 'he thus
acquiredt.having, it is stated, on one occasion, ad
vanced a loan, or rattier a gift, of .ClO,OOO be.ides
other equally important assistance in mensind arms.
A considerable ,quantity of lead is refined for silver at
the present time it some of the mines 'of North
Wales; bet the ores do not generally contain any
very large proportion of the precious metal, altho'
the aggregate produce is considerable, having been
estimated at nearly 40,000 ounces per annum.
Death of Josiah Richards.—lt is our melancholy
task to announce the decease of Mr. Josiah Rich.
ards, engineer at Rhynney Iron Work: ; who,'whilst
superintending some workmen engaged. in the erect
tion of one of their immense engine-houses, acci
dently fell ■ depth of upwards pr 4.2 feet, and died
almost immediately.
NIECII,ICB.
"Look at that tailor, driving his barouche and
horse," said a whiskered dandy in Broadway ; "how
can America ever arrive at distinction, when all clas
sification of persons is thus. annihilated, and the
coach of your tenor. rues against the wheels of your
own tilbury I" This is the -opinion, no doubt, of
many who never earned a dollar by their own in.'
dustry. Bonaparte, the best Judge of human na
ture and of ment, paver visited • great *timing, or
a specimen of ingenuity or mechanic art, that he
did not, on taking leave, walk up formally to the
artist, or mechanic, or engineer, and, taking oil' his
hat; saluted' him with a low and respectful bow ; it
was a homage due to merit, and he always paid that
debt. Nothing gives me more pleasure than seeing
a mechanic in his own coach,• that is to say, if he
drives his bwo, coach on the actual profits of his oo
eupation; if he mistakes the' time, Intl begins too
early, he is lost; for a mechanic" who sets. up his
coach, and is compelled to set it down again, from
a premature commencement and not understanding
his position, is a poor creature' indeed; and runs 11 7
head Of his business.
It u s cus t o m, and ailed "custom, in England, to
took pn tradesmen iud mechanics u an inferior
clue of men, without reference to their character or
wealth. This, however, penis out of the dieunetMne
and classifyeations of society in a monarchical form of
government, and keeps mechanics, !taring in the
city of Lohdon, continually under' the ban, and con
sequently prevents their ever attaining a 'high rank ;
and we regret to . add, that we are tinctured a little
too much in this uppity with the urns • feelings.
Some of our familina, accustomed .to believe that
theriis in inaluiniea something low andgrovellin g
SAW* pA Y OEMNING,- Jr NE*. 4539.
WALES.
1:1=
- z
6v . g.ErrlsEß.
;prefer bringing opnheir sons, to a profession, or in a
counting house, it in a retail fancy store; and when
they come to age, ey have no capital to give their
children to coin oe busmesio with, and they drag
ot.t wearied! a 'poor existence, depending on
chance, and seldo. attaining ainnence. Thists riot
the case with the her, iiidniotrions. Mechanic ; be.
hopyi Imsindss; a 't, dof which' he cannot : he
.privet, and if he iii4enuity abd enterprise,
!Move all, subtle and industry, he is very likely to
attain fortune, he secret, therefore, in this repub
lican country, is give your WAS a good education,
ad education sui ble for any profession, and they
make mechanics f part, of them, because, if they are
temperate, ingenious,. indust Huns, and frugal, they
must:make a got] living ;. tnit if these principles
are engrafted on good education, such mechanics
not Only becornerich but they become great. .
The edueatiou l i which qualifies them for the bar
or the bench—for t the highest honors of a profession,
imparts a greateryulue to their mechanical pursuits,
and enables then i to take high rank in . the political
world, sustained by a powerful interest, and if we
had a larger portion of mechanics in Congress than
we now have, the country would repose in safety on
their sagacity any intelligence: True, their are pri
vations and inconveniences in learning . and working
at a mechanical buoness- 7 boyemust be up early and
late—live hard—work Bard ; they must make great
sacrifice of ease sad comfort for a term of years, and
then they will begin to realize the good results—to
taste of, the goal fruit : besides, what is above all
price, their habits from fourteen to nineteen are form
ed in a proper and sale mould, free from indolence,
vice, and extravagance.
The very dimly who had turned up his hon ora
ble nose at the hilor driving his barouche and pair,
was actually the son of a mechanic, and inherited a
large fortune, which he dues not know hdw to use.
In a few years hi will have dissipated it in folly and
extravagance, ant then decoine a loafer, and, without
knowing how to earn his bread lie will follow the
meatiest trade in the world, that of begging.
The- parents who have several sons, and not
means to give idiom all fortunes, begin in time to
bend their iunidstu the cdrisider.tion of useful occu
pations—
"list as the twig is tt
The tree's inclined."
The other day I held a colloquy on this very sub
ject with one of try boys—a little fellow, foil of
sprightlinei.s unit. iiiiiiition. -Father, - said he, ...what
trade am Ito lean ' ' -A lady's shoemaker, my
.son." -A .what l" said the hole urchin, his full
blue eyes vridentig with a stare of astonishment,
and his broad cheeks reddening to the crimson of
pulpit cushiona---1 lady's shoemaker ' Why, what
is the use of my lensing English, and French, and
Spanish,
,gramme and the globes, arithmetic. and
dancing, and playhg on the fiddle, and composition,
and elocution, andriding on horseback, if I'm only
to
.be a lady's sloemaker !" “Precisely so, my
son; when you hive finished your education you
shall learn to be t, lady's shoemaker; when you
have served out yfur time, I will send you to Paris
or Madrid, fur a yr ar so, to finish your trade with
rn
the - very' first ter--there they make beautiful
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shoes—then you all have a store in Broadway, a
smell capital will *t you up in business; and do
you not think tint) the ladies of the city would pre
fer a well-educatee gentlemanly young man, with a
good address and I perfect mister of his art, to take
the measure of tlsir delicate feet, than a clurnsey
Tough-liboking, ruse fellow with his fingers all over
wax 1 Lertainlyr You would be every where pat
ronized, and your i..srtuue soon made. Now is this
not bettor than paging a pair of specs on your nose
—a threadbare cat on your back—Blackstone in
your hands, wailng day after day fur a client!"
Well, tali father," said be, "you will give me as
much money as lbant when I am a man—there is
no use tit my worling." Yes, but there is, my boy,
you murk earn 'pricy by your industry. Were Ito
give yori money aid brtug you up in idleness, what
would lis'-come of yiu when the money was all goner'
The little fellow del not exactly understand the phi
losophy of such delusions, but as he grows older
he will view the ratter in a proper light. After all
said much depend on the good counsel of mothers
in laying the founlatiOn for a 'sound superstructure
in the minds of their sons. Let a widow deft only in .
moderate circumstaces have four intelligent, well
educated boys,:whohaVe honorably, successfully ser
ved out their tints in some mechanical business,
and see how 'muchimore comfortable ere her pros
pects in old age,. thin if she had four boyso.lepend
ing on precarious gofessional purstiiits fora
. living:
This reasoning ilutially applies - to daughters, who
are by far less troullesome and difficult to manage
'than sons. It is dcraclible how many 'avenues to
comfort' and employnent are ;opened to girls if they
ate industrious dirsositxl. There 'are three young
ladies, daughters eta respectable but moderately cir
cumstanced family,temarkable for neatness of dress
and a reserved mantes:, attributed by many to pride.
Calling in at rather in unusual visiting hour, I found
mother and dau t hual employed in making muslin
shifts, ,for which iley received only a • shilling a
piece, and they &Slay informed me that they cloth
ed themselves smirily by the needle.. The case of
their prid • was thu.expliuned—it was the pride of
cons*ieus)independtice.
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.
cO! The followini beautiful peroration closed the
late half century adresa, of the Hon. J.Q. Adam,
at New York:
"The children ofisracl, after forty or fifty Tears
of toil and suffering -Anne to the verge of the prom
ised land. Then and there Moses, as commanded
by God, told therattat when they had passed over
Jordan thiy should buildthe altar of the Lord their
God with whole storks, and charged the people, say
ing; .These shall staid upon Mount Gerizim, to bless
the people, and thee - Shall stand upon Mount Ebal
to curse.' After iaihua led them over Jordan, he
wrote on the atones a copy of the:law ; and all Is
rael and their elders and officers, and Judges, stood
on this side of the Ark and on that.side ; half of them
over againseMounr Gerizim; and half of them over
against Mount Ella ; and:in that scene of sublimity.
the most awful and tremendous of any that -had hap
pened on earth, he read all the words oflhe ka,and
the cursing and blessings according to all that is
written in the boot, of the law."
o Fellow countrymen, the ark of your covenant is
the Declaration of Independence ; the articles of con
federation, whence CUM curses is our Mount Ebal;
and your Mount Gerisim lithe constitution of the
United Statea---[Cheers.] ?reserve it In your in
most souls is a sign and blessiug; bind it as a front
let .between your eyes, tvtaiute it in your heart of
hearts ; think of it when setting down, when rising
up, and Walking forth to breathe the blessed air of
EN
WM
heaven. Wnte it on the lintels of pour doors and
*gate posts; cling to,it asycsi do to your earthly life;
adhere to It as the cords of your eternal salvation.
So shall your children and your children's children •
celebrate this day fifty years hence, with all, and
more than all, the blessings •Whirlzi we cnjoy—and
with all the blessings that were promised and bes
towed upon the children of farad, fur .thabetli
ence to the law of God."
ST ITILLIA.II El. LISMITT.
Hold ! villians, hold !*
Dana but proceed-in y o ur unholy design,
And, by Heaven, 11l leave you all a carve.
Fear not, Angelica; you are safe !
UNPUULISCILD PLAT
The moon had risen in her majesty, and reflec
ted her silvery rays upon the calm txisotu of the pla
cid lake, and the wanumbered hosts heaveb spar
kled like so many gems an the choral strand. All
was silent as the grave—and nought occurred to
break the stillness of the night, save the occasional
plunge of the sea gull in the rippling waves of the
lake, and the hooting of the woodland owl. Nut a
solitary being could be discovered along the margin
of that still body of water,. so often the haunto(man
kind., from the monotonous bustle •of the day.' It
was here the levet of Nature would resort, to read
the great pleasures given by au Almighty Deity ; it
was here the worldly man would seek forgetfulness
from the busy Mara the day, in gazing upon the
beauties of nature ; it was here the youthful lovers
would meet to capitulate their tales of love, and seek
a transient bliss in the company of cacti other ; hut
all was vacant—deserted by its gay and lively vota
ries. It was the eve of battle. But a short distance
from the lake, lay the British force, which, at the re
turn of day, was to struggle against a band of heroes,
fighting for the liberty of their country. No shout
rent the air on that memorable eve. The solemn
havoc of the preceding night had driven the fierce
sons of Britannia to the Uercein cup to drown their
anxiety and grief; all were in a state of intoxication.
It was midnight; the moon, which but a short time
previously, had shone so clear, was now overshad
owed with clouds; the evening had became `damp
and hazy ; and portended a coining storm ; the mur
mur of the waves lashingthe gravelly beach, approx
imated to the syren song of unquiet and disturbed
spirits ; and the wind as it howled through leafless
forests, added to the solemnity of the scene. It was
at this time that a solitary individual, muffled in a
dark cloak, was seen making his way up to the stand.
His head piece was drawn over his eyes, and his
plume nodded in the breeze, as if it sought tolsport
over the shoulders of its properly owner. Ever and
anon, he would step short, and anxiously look around
as if to ascertain whether Ile was discovered, and
then continue his journey with a firm and undaun
ted step. He had nearly reached the furthermost
edge of a rock-bound copse of woods which led to
the British camp, when he was suddenly sta.-tied at
the approach of one, clad in a similar grub .0 that
which he wore. There was no. time fur retreat—
and he seemed determined to maintain his ground
at the hazard of his life. The strange apparition ap
proached in a manner which proved beyond doubt
that fear was a stranger to his heart; he bore a
stately carriage, marked with a short •and slender
frame—yetsy mmetrical and well proportioned. His.
features were partially hid from vie* by the shades
of a low bunting cap, which was drawn to one side,
as if to shim recognition. Our hero, unconscious or
being approached, stepped lightly to one aide, the
more easily to watch the motions of the gallant youth.
But the keen eye of the approaching party, saw his
of jeot at the first glance, and quickening his pace
he had partially passed, when the bold American,
who had already unsheathed his sabre, challenged m
a firm, manly wbo goes there I "
tAn officer of the king, returned the knight, 'what's
he that asks the question
A soldier!—true to the country for which he
fights—a hatred to the word—yet with all ad honest
man ! HoW runs the news! '
•Mort nobly !—our gallant officers will shortly
leave the field—a reinforcement has just arrived un
der the command of General Howe, numbering five
thousand men.'
•Impossible !--Gerb. Howe at last accounts was
on the sea.'
'True, but last evening he landed, and is in the
present mescal in the British camp, and designs an
attack at sun rise:
'At sun-rise !—so soon !' tremulously asked the
American.
.Ah ! what's strange in that • Our king has sent
orders that every house drust be razed to its founda
tion ere to-morrow eve.'
, Cursed : bloody ! tyrant ! Can nothmg but the
blood at murdered innocence appease thy cruelty !
Oh my country ! my country 1 . would that the ty
rant's death would free thee!—single battle would
I seek his heart! But— ' and suddenly rucollec
dug his situation, the American in a cool suavity of
manner, continued his interrogatories :.And for what
purpose must this fiendish act be done I
'Have you not heard your cm:trades recapitulate
the tale asked the suppo'sed
Never.'
Then thou bast been absent from the camp.'
At present I am,' evaStvely replied the 'Amen-
• Did you ever hear the story of the red scarf!'
• The red scarf! Good heavens what is this! my
brain grows giddy !—Excuse me Sir Englishman,
but tell me what of it !
Well then since you seem to be a stranger to the
circumstances I %till tell it to thee.—There was du
ring the late campaign—and bloody too—it was—
.a wounded American ; young, yet .with a soul as
fierce and fearless as it was just, who was carried
from the fieldto the American camp. This gallan,t
youth it appears was of noble birth and paying his
addresses to a young lady of a mild and virtuous die
position. She, was the pride of the pansh in which
she lived—respected, and beloved by all who knew
her---!
'And her ismer interrupted the American.
Mau & ld'et.uns,' replied the Englishman.
.4:lessens! and what of her I—proceed, I jay
thee.'
.It seems; continued the Englishman, 'that the
young American was carried to head, until he was fi
nally able to return to his regimeit. On parting,
the lady revolted tiered scarf, which he had con
stantly wont..aa the reception of which, she grate
him eternal adefity through weal or woe. Our king
has promised hei is-marriage to the Duke of Fuck-'
ingluun t and higkelTerimi 4ve
the
pounds to him
who secures the lady and red sea!'
'NO, .22.
THE RED SCARF
!Then, by heaven ifiued the 4merican, who
had sat uneasy dining the npe4al of WI tale, , • they
carry their Pr9o. 4 .lt l t*th W. / t,q l7 4 lo etk i —_ .- ~.--.
1 ..,And who . _ ithe.,44oatit .a.**l . si i s 4 ! = !#
eerk44oi' PerA4. 1 4.*4,44.-i. l i ft. r• YA
- i ,
4 due!' . ..- • . - '---,
- ...44 1 0 3 41141,4 * .1: - .. li , ' , zAt - '''t i a. 14W4 1 r
•An Amerfcaa— ' ''' - " r4tios -
~ ~
.._,,..._
a ibe to tj Ivttts.:: ll l4lgcratO .„ 1 1„t i
.41n ArnericenAtit,4*At s .Tlti3 •.
~.,.- -, .1, teach
the maidehl
" - .:beiAtlOiii4t Yti*k.z, bilr.
40 4 1 / I Llliiiiiitki*, , 4itrOil:\ : _ ~,,: %. 4
-tiett c _ col
know the iiiailil'il4;",'.'"---
•fao.'
'''. ,t - f •fiT" , f• . " ' ''' • -.‘' %; ~,
. And hest an interest in he; welfare ! 4"
1 havelnot wiry,thesitql: ..,-77!:-..t.94'.-
. Why, by the mass I were ell the Br; ns that tow
er breathed the air - of heaven, staticin s },rand me,
I'd cut my way to her rescue!' •
.. - .
• • GalLutt sentiment!' ,iuurmured the omppuied
knight, and turning 4nickly:to the Atnelican. he i .ht s ,
a . _ mild, voice, demanded /As mune,- , - - -- -•,1. 7 - - er qa
11.051 II moos !'replied the Alierican, lb.
betrothed of Mario—sr hereCrshe be,, eitar heaven
protect her from an danger.' . . -,,, . ; •
• 'Behold her hero n !' softly whiepeted . ie stritriviv,
throwing off her disguise, and displayed , e red
'Hut soft ye—the bloodhounds will-be u i r tialivrr,
must hasten t o the camp--.moored but ahtutche.-:
Lance we will find a yawl, which will! 'enable mil
to reach in time fix' the coining struggle,': - and
supporting herself on the, aim of the beloved, they_
untils,their way to where the yawl lay iroeking lit •
, ..
the waves.
They went forth upon the lake-,-thel lover and
the beloved, and never, in. imagination, has the read-.
or beheld aught so lovely as the Amett
iica . meid.
Her low, yet graceful figure, moulded in finely tta4'.
ed and beautiful tvroportions ; her full and round boo-
sem heaving beneath the warm gush of the blood of.
early youth, her sparkling, jetty eyes,: i her ravel/
tresses, waving in wild and wanton ringlets 'from
beneath the fold of her hutting cap, as though they
wooed the kisses of the .bmwzo that spo4d among .
them ; her cherry red, half opened lipswhich.
, on
was an indefinable smile between rustic Muvette
ginal modesty, and. displaying teeth outvying .the
whiteness of polishedivory ; her light 'brtittette cont-*
plexion, radiant as dl ebe's roses; her singtdm and
picturesque costume, and the wild and military spot
in. which they wete—all combined to ThSllOlllO.O the
beholder.
The morning dawned, and the hero's hart, glow
ing with patriotism, banished the softer. prissions of.
love, and the ties e 1 tender remonstrance ; I .Lei sigh-.
ed for renown, conquest, : immortality ; pointed
out to his men the path to tread in ; and ati' the.
hour of carnage arrived, diemendier; he rizelainsed,..
'that courage and humanity are Mseparable—that
mercy ever .attends theh_aro's sword--that :merry
pours out her healing baba in the wounded botiom
.mud spares the aged suff4er ; remember that glory.,
is the soldier's motto, and that life is but ,a tribute
paid to his country. .
The armies met—obstinate and vigorous was the;
engagement—for never were the laurels of victory
more deeply tinged in human gore. The Americana
performed all that fame could require, but the firmer
hand of Captain Hudson, dealt destruction aroond,
the banks of the lake were strewn'with the slain ;
and the waves rolled awfully as. the mnianguined -
stream mingled with the blood, The gla ofnoon
tide was past ; and the shades of evenindi were tio ,
ginning to gather around—but .even then the tral
ance of victory had not preponderated; they Pommel.
the dying mingled with the hollow murrOur of tke
breeze; and Pity's self fled trembling fromithe dead
ly contest. The Americans, many 'of whom were
enfeebled with ` wounds, were maintaining en
unequal conflict ; Ambrose, in the momentary im
pulse of his heart, was rushing to the assistance of•
hismen, when his eye accidentally fell upon a British
officer emerging at full flight, from a copife'of woods,
bearing on his steed a female who was vaittly stmg-1
gling for release. The awful reality seemed to flash
upon the mind of the ardent youth—the privacy of..
lvtaria'had been obtruded upon, rind she•was now to
become the wife of Etickingham. One Irk. more.
seemed to convince him of its truth—the red staff -
wall dorm aloft, and °tie frantic scream arose abOs•
the din of battle. Quirk as thought, Ambrose quit- .
ted his post, followed by Randolph, a youth in whom ,
he placed confidence, and upon whom he could rely, ;
in pursuit of the British-. officer. 'They went—not
immediately in the trail of the tyrant, but planned a•
circuitous route, in the hopes of intercepting .
cm he reached the British. -Nor were they deceive.
—for, on reaching the intersection of the roads, they .
could perceive by the slight fall of rain that'had en
sued, that no horseman had yet passed by. ' , Hurried-.
ly they rushed into the' thicket, and dirr‘ounting, .
they concealed themselves in the underwirod,
brose intently watching the direction which the..
cavalier was to make his appearance, muttering to
himself, 'Thank God, we are yet in time.' !.
-Hold, Ambrose. Thy zeal betrays thee! why.:
hurry on so fearlessly to certain death 1: Herein-.
lone solitude, where- rumor with her thousand •
tongues, in gift by nature's surest bartien;', lees Ina..
ture our plans.'
Randolph; thou art nnid ! What need.of con
sultation Already while we speak,., cavalier has ,
won die t prize. rye sworn to rescue her, and - try„ths..
holy name of freedom, whose badge I wean,&Sid
tus
shall pay the forfeit.' , •s• • - .
, Bolo' knight, know ye not that his if .
have joined him. Why then rashly nppaSothy uA
els arm *I '
'For woman's rights.l haire sworn to fight, and
trusting in these well tried arms, and in the justice
•
of my Cause, I feel no danger.'
'But why so ardent ha the cause one. - thou- dod
not know I Perhaps ' • ": •
'What matters that? she le a lady.—.;pAinovot
enough. Can nape efface the memory of my sister?
Had some brave / soldier espoused. ier cause, as I do
this, she might yet be mine.' .
'Ha! Ambrose thou knowestbut to =union her,.
would stir a spirit that defies danger and death. • 1
also will bear thee company, and though theirswords
were so numerous as to - blind the -timy de:lom • .
arm should mow thetn down as doth the 'acythithe
grass.— But hark ! I hear the advanang hones
tread !' .
'Tis well, he °omen! be tgeur ! tiineethlus -
now. CUrsed . o=o4 ti ns,ct.,""
man's rights. Would that AO" luUrit
ves, that I raigittlnetkqut jtnttfee to theta en..
This said, they hastily" adjUsioa,their armor; and
mounting their steeth, !Mita& the. approach of the -
English. As the horaitieuriesied, they .nishea mud
denly upon them; milting dosriii two of the ,11111alle
that guarded the maiden; „ . •
.110, Buckinghain ! I know him well tmoirly?-•
rant, die ! ' and ere he could prepare himself, for
fence, Ambrose's sabre - had pierced hfiCrici the heart!
Now, Rodolph, on to the nee", !' • .•
A wild shriek rent the air, atkihe caught the lady
in his arms.
.Fear not,n;iiii, thoh eit.lafeewhiaperat AID- 1
br.ie, as he taw the laat.ngtity Briton MI beneath
the sword of Rodolph, and the next moment they
were on their way to_dhit Antillean camp.
• • • ,•' ':. . . • , .. . i,,, , r
fal
There was revelry and -ung in the hat -.of )
Squire Hudson. Therhrittian end the gay ,! were
assembled there . - Theitiprigh y dew* of the: siddY .
throng; tang -tl e igl i t io r m :aill Ind. the imam; -.
laugh of youth ierr.tproly kat taxe.,l, 1tt..,. 4
nocence and p - • upunAuf erettgiatetteei 'efr,
aU PieseS• Th 4 • heaaseetoble4 to mini theckabi4
lee. of their coltutty s wftettlatir—to wittimathe.stnidtt
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