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VOL 15.
STRQUDSBURG-, MONROE COUNTY, PA. APRIL 26, 8855.
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THE .EF FERSOS'S A IV.
On the Death of an Infant.
Almighty God! 'tis right 'tis just,
That earthly frames should turn to dust;
But, ah forgive the wishful tear,
That would detain a spirit here.
Co, gentle babe, to realms of bliss,
The chastening rod we humbly kiss;
The Saviour calls my much loved one,
And let his holy will be done.
Thy earthly form now icy cold,
Was framed in beauty's fairest mould;
But now, prepared by love divine,
A fairer, brighter form is thine.
Thy earthly parent loved thee well
So much, that language fails to tell;
Hut ah! our love js weak and poor,
Thy Heavenly Parent loves thee more.
Here, thou wast tenderly caress'd,
Upon a fond, maternal breast;
But angel nurses, forms'of love,
Shall now caress my babe above.
Fain would paternal love have taught.
Thy little opening world of thought;
But we the pleasing task resign,
To Heavenly schools, and books divine.
''Twas all our thoughts and wishes still,
To guard our darling here from ill;
But that great God, who called thee home,
Has sav'd from ireater ills to come.
Then let us hush thc rising- sigh,
And bid affections tear he dry;
Our child still lives, her sorrow's o'er.
Where we shall meet to part no more
"There shall thy sweet maternal kiss,
Increase her jny enhance her bliss,
There thro' redeeming love and grace,
Thy parent shall his child embrace.
Almighty God! 'tis right, 'tis just,
That earthly frames should turn to dust;
But, oh! thc sweet, transporting truth,
The soul shall bloom in endless youth.
SPRING.
A bursting into greenness,
A waking as from sleep,
A twitter and a warble
That makes the pulses leap;
A sense of renovation,
Of freshness and of health,
A casting off of sordid fear,
A carelessness of wealth
A watching as in childhood,
For the flowers that one by one
Open their golden petals
To woo the fitful sun.
A gush, a flash, a gurgle,
A wish to shout and sing,
As filled with hope and gladness,
' We shall have vernal Spring.
. .0.
'
'My love,' said
Coaxing the Beau
Mrs. Foozle to her husband, '
'oblige
me
with a five dollar note to-day, to purchase
a new dress.'
'Shan't do any such thing, Kate you
called me a bear, 'Csterday.'
'Lor, love, that was nothing, I meant
' '
that you were fond of huin".'
Vrt liMip T hlvn nn five but
here's a ten.'
A young man in Mount Holly, a few
evenings ao, having been crossed in love,
walked down to New Long Bridge, gave
,. . . . . .. , . ,
one lingering look at the stream beneath
him, and then went home. His body was
found in bed next inormug.
Tbe cradle is woman's ballot box
-Fx-
cluingc.
Yes and some of tbem deposit in it two
ballots at once. Now isn't that illegal?
Say!
The Turks have a very simple method
of making pantaloons. They fasten two
coffee bags to a vest, and thc thing is
done. The bags answer for legs, and the
vest for tbe waistbands.
.. o
An urchin being sent for a cent's worth
of Maccaboy snuff, forgot tbe name of tbe
article, and asked the man for a cent's
worth of .make-a-boy sneeze.
One Rascal Less. Carlyle says,
'Make yourself a good man, and then you
may bo sure there is one rascal less in the
wqrld'.'V"
THE OVERTASKED ;
Or, Toil and its Victims.
"Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour!
What tho we wade in wealth or soar in fame!
Earth's highest station ends in 'Here he lies!' ; uiouf avoidJ They have enough, but they chamber floor, overhead, and were thus
And 'dust to dust' concludes the noblest song." , uavc become morbidly anxious for a large broken to pieces. What crockery re
UjIf, on looking. over the bills of fortune, and in grasping at the golden mained we attemptcd"to secure by placing
mortality, the real causes of disease and bubble, they overtask their energies, and it in a cupboard, and shut the doors, which
death could be ascertained, how many vie- peril even life itself. Ever and anon they were violently thrown open, and the disli
tims of toil, mental or physical, would be detcrmiue to pursue a more cautions ( es flew like lightning, one after another, a
discovered. The multitude seem to re-, course, and to withdraw from the anxie- ' gainst the opposite side, and broke to pic
gard the human machine, so to speak, as tics and vexations of the out-door world, ces. At another time a drawer in the table
calculated for perpetual motion, and as J3ut year after goes by, impairing their was, while there was no person near,drawn
above and beyond the wear and tear, the , faculties, bowing their forms, and still out, and a plate that had been placed
chances and changes to which the con- they are found at the money mart, at the there carried across the room and broken
trivances of man are liable. And yet not, stock-board, or in some other exciting against the opposite wall. And this kind
a day goes by in which this absurcd the- arena, a3 if some now lease of being had of demonstration has continued until near
ory is not exploded, in which sonic one, (been extended, and forgetful that they ly all the crockery about the house has
aye in which thousands aronot summoned compare but as one of a thousand of those been broken and destroyed.
; to their last account, thus proving that, who started together in the race of for-j At different times the drawers of a
i the oonncxion between the body and the tune. The others have all been called a- stand sitting in a bed-room, have been ta
j soul has ceased, that the mortal has done way, and their turn is surely at hand. ken out, and at one time carefully placed
j its work, and that the life of man is nar- Why then postdone the hour of reflcc- j on a bed. A large stove boiler has been.
rowed within a span. jlion, the season of thought, and the per- ' while on the stove filled with water, tip-
j But a few months have elapsed by since io.d of reP.ose! . A Iittle longer, and all J ped up, and caused to stand on one end,
: we entered upon a new year. And yetiW e ovcr w'u them. Why not devote J and the water was turned out upon the
', how vcr3T brief a period it seems to those na' 1'ttlc to a review of the past and a ; floor, and at this time taken off from the
' who are able to look back and fix their contemplation of the future? Why seek stove, and carried some six feet, and set
eves even upon the commencement of the
; present century! The intervening space
, stems within the limits of a single glance.
Nevertheless, durinc that period thous-
. ands and tens of thousands of the sons
and daughters of Adam have passed from
Ithe face of the globe, and there are but
few, comparatively speaking, who coin-
jmenccdwith the new century, who still
I linger on in their earthly pilgrimage. The
' philosophy of life, so frequently glanced
at thc theme of so many creat minds and,
! keen observers, is disregarded, misunder-'
stood, or too hastily considered
The
111
lasses are too busy, too much occupied,!
. , , '
.'en to watch over themselves. lheyj
, 11 1 -i '
CV
l.-lncclr
and often hasten their approach to the ',
Yallev of the Shadow of Death. The '
great majority overtask themselves, ment- j
ally as well as physically. They toil, and j
strain, and strive, and find at last, that'
thc vital powers arc exhausted, that the !
mental stamina is gone, that the constitu-;
tion is broken, and that it is too late to re-;
cuperate. I his is the case constantly and
with mjriads. It is especially so in j
j great commercial cities, and in a country!
; like ours, with so many hopes competi
tions, anxieties and aspirations. It is an 1
ordinary spectacle to behold individuals1
who are bowed with care and bent with , the Peace in and for the county aforesaid,
age, still toiling on as anxiously as ever, ' personally come John Richardson, who
and thus exhausting instead of hoarding, ! being duly sworn, deposes as follows :
their impaired and feeble faculties. They I lam a resident of Pamytumiany township,
cannot, they will not see the ordinary I Mercer county, Pa.: live four miles east of
i limits of life, and each imagines that hisjthe centre of Hartford, Ohio; have lived
is an exception to the general rule, that, where I now reside some nine months.
. he will prove particularly fortunate, that
the laws of life and death may not be ap-, arrested by a very sharp and loud whis
plicd to him, that his mind and his body ; tie, seemingly in a small closet in one cor
are superior to those of ordinary men, and . ner of my house. This was followed by
hence he will not be influenced by the , loud and distinct rap?, as loud as a person
same liabilities. And thus he goes on could conveniently rap with thc" knuckles.
. from day to day, indulging in this delu -
sion, until at.last, either the physical or a wood button that turns over the edge
j mental machine gives way, and he sinks, ! of the door. This button would frequent
I never to rise again. But the lesson thus ly turn, and thc door open without any
i inculcated, and the example so constantly visible agency. This was followed by a
! presented, only arrest the attention for loud and distinct (apparently) human
j the moment. The multitude hurry on, voice, which could be heard perhaps fifty
eager, anxious and impatient, forgetful , rods.
i that they are upon the same path, and arei After repeating a very loud and shrill
- liable to the same vicissitudes.- A com- scream several times, the voice fell to a
! mon sense view of thc subject would in- lower key, and in a tone about as loud as
j duce the belief, that at a certain period of ordinary conversation, commenced speak
', life, knowing the reverses to which all arc ing in a plain and distinct manner, assu
i liable, more than ordinary care would be ring the family that we would not be
i exercised, in watching, strengthening and burned, and requesting us to have no fear
.protecting the physical as well as the of any injury, as we were in no danger.
! mental man: that all unnecessary expos-1 Those manifestations being altogether un-
ures would be avoided, and all exhausting1,
strains would be carefully guarded a-
gainst. But such is not the case. For
some reason or other, which it is difficult
to understand, the powers are almost con-,
stantly overtasked, and with consequences J
every way deplorable. Those who have .
mingled much in public life, seem never
. disposed to retire
'. t O . I
And so with the ac-
! tIVC sPmts or tue commercial anu monc-
; tar? world Thcy become used to the ex-
citements of the day, and hence unwilling, ' uavc been murdered some eleven years
even when health and comfort requirej to since, and then gave us what they rcprc
eeck a proper degree of ropose. -They pented as a history of the tragedy, and
forget that the mind requires quite as
much care as the body, and although eth-
ere.al ifc j8 plicate, and the least shock;
or irregularity may disturb its harmony
, , , snnn -tJ ln-t- snr;n,
Ever and anon, too, they arc admonish-
ea, uirccuy or lnuirucuv, uy uisuusc, uy V01C0 protessing to come trom tlie two , Julius Ctcjar had conquered Gaul when
death or by change of fortune, but all in spirits. ! when he was 45. Germanicus was pois-
vain. They still toil on, restless and im-( About the third day after these mani- -0ned in his 34th year. At the battle of
patient, eager and.grasping. There arc, festations commencedj my wife brought a Piasscy, Olive's age was not so far ad
it is true, many who are compelled by the bam 0f ,ncat jnto the house, and laid it on ! vanccd as that. Napoleon gained his
force of necessity, to labor constantly and tbc tabie atj stepped to tho other side mighty victory at Atiter!itz, when he had
incessantly. They cannot do otherwise, ' 0f the room, when it was carried by some scarcely completed his 35th year 5 and at
even if so dispoed. A pause to them, is invisible agency from four to six feet from ' the time Wellington finished his campaign
indeed a period of enjoyment and delight. ' the table, and thrown unon the floor. At in thn nbiins nAVaturloo. ho was onlv 40
! They seize upon it eagerly, and feel rc-
freshed and strengthened tlirougn its in-
fluence. But there are others again, who carried pome six feet, aud poured on the
will not pause when they could and should, floor bj3 was followed by a large di-
who task their powers beyond their nn table turning round from its position
strength, and who thus, if wc may so at the side of the room, and carried for
speak, tempt the mysterious-ways of Prov-; wan to the stove, a distance of more than
idencc. They do not appreciate the bless- sx feet. This was done while there was
ing of health, they are not grateful for 110 person near it. The same table has
the advantages of fortune, and they are gjnce that time been made to dance about
thus unworthy recipients of the bcuefac while the family were eating around it.
tions of thc "Giver of all that is good."
now many are there at this momcnt,wno
T T . . . . 1
nave passcu beyond an advanced conui- 0f the room, breaking the dishes to pieces,
tion of life, and have accumulated an a- On another occasion the voice requcst
bundant independence, but who, never-1 CJ Mrs. Richardson to remove the dishes
tbeless go daily into the high-ways and fr0m thc tablo, which was douo immcdi-
oy-wnja ot a lurongcd metropolis, be-
( come excited with this speculation or that, j violently back and forward, and continued
(and not only agitate themselves unnecca- the motion so that the dishes could not be
i sarily, but risk and encounter exposures, J washed -upon it, but were placed in a ves
: .which iho more careful and the more sel and set upon the floor, from which a
. Ihnno'lit.fiil. nnrl ovnn tho vrmnrrnr. scrnn- ntimhnr nF iliam flow fmm thn tnli n Mm
10 "OTlcu lUG Drier penoa tn.it remains,
aDU unnecessary euorts, ovcrtasic tneir
IT rr .....
P"1 au uncover, wnon too late, mat
thc are indeed old, feeble, mortal and
tottering. In brief, why not, while mind
and balth .and vlSor remain, indulge in
acts,of . justice, generosity, kindness and
,Sd Wl1 ami us not only sweeten and
t soften the dosing hours of this life, but
b"Sbten .wllh Pe fath and expectation,
; thc morning of that which is to come!
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From the Spiritual Universe
AN" ENORMOUS STORY.
7-. 7 4 m , ?
jScw Developments in Chostolosn
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laUcum Aloud and Balu,
Sjnrils
iva,
. Slapjacks.
IIarttord, Trumbull Co., Ohio. )
Janury 8, 1855. $
S. W. Smith, Esq. Dear Sir the facts
invcn in thc enclosed affidavit of John
Richardson arc of public notoriety here,
and can no doubt be sustained by any a-
mount of evidence, louare at liberty to
make any use of the affidavits you choose.
Respectfully
Wm. J. DmaiiT.
TIlc State of Ohio, Trumbull County, ss.
Before me, Wm. J. Bright, a Justice of
About five weeks ago my attention -was j
fhe closet door is secured or fastened by i
accountable to myself and family, we
searched the entire house, to find, if pos-
sible, thc cause of this new and startling
phenomenon, but found no one in or about
the premises bjit the family. Again wc
were startled by a repetition of thescreams
which were repeated perhaps a dozen
times, when the voice proceeded to inform
us that thc conversation came from the
ppirifc ot two nrotners, caiing themselves
lJenry and George Force, and claimed to
insisted that we should call on some of
ti,e neighbors to bear thc disclosure.
j0hn Ranney, Henry Moofe, and some
dozen others, were then called in, to whom
. j:i.i i Ar
couja readily discover a difference in thc
another time a bucket of water was with?
out l,uman hands, taken from thc table,
; At one time dishes, knives and forks, were ,
. ' . .'. 1 1 T 1 . t I f tl
thrown from the table to thc opposite side
atclVj when the table commenced rockiu
9
It
uown upon tne lloor, ana tins wmic un-
touched by any person. A tea-kettle has
often been taken from the stove in the
same manner, and thrown upon thc floor.
At one time a spider, containg some cof
fee for the purpose of browning, was ta
ken from the stove, carried near the cham
ber floor, and then thrown upon the floor.
And frequently, while Mrs. Richardson
has been bakiug buckwheat cakes on thc
stove, thc griddle has, in the same unac
countable manner, been taken from the
stove and thrown across the house ; and
often cakes have been taken from the
griddle while-baking and disappeared en
tirely. At one time the voice, speaking to my
wife, said it (the spirit) could bake cakes
for George, a boy eating -at thc table.
Mrs. Richardson stepped away from the
stove, when the batter (already prepared
for baking cakes) was by some unseen a-
gency taken from a crock sitting near thc '
stove, and placed upon the griddle, and
turned at the proper time, and when done,
taken from the griddle, and placed upon
the boys plate, at thc table. Thc voice
then proposed to bake a cake for Jane,
my daughter, who was then at work about
rdin-ly
3re sta-
tne house. I he cake was acco
baked in the same manner as before
and
ted, and carried across the room
placed in the girl's hand.
"I 11 ti 11 r nil f lmn nnnnri'nnrtft? 4 Ti n 4nlT
fmm fi,o tn nn, a M,,e lmc
(,11V k M U J kjJ U11U Mt4J J 1 t 1 11 O 7 "
continued, and still continues daily, to- I lQ an arSnt gradually warmed and jof office to kc tbeir 8ecretg nc broke
gether with such manifestations as I have i Dccac Clle an 10 the heat of mo-itbj3 oatb by divulgin the project a sc
detailed, with many others not named.- ; njent both forgot the lessons and practices crct R)ission to tbe Court of France by
The conversation, as well as the other
dfimnnSt.mimnS. hnro hn.n innd nl.
most daily by myself and family, as well
as by scores of persons who have visited
my house to witness these strange phe
nomena. I will only add, that the spirit (thc
voice) gave as a reason for breaking crok
ery and destroying property, that it is
done to convince thc world of the existence
of spirit presence.
J ohn Richardson'.
Sworn to ami subscribed before mc,
this 8th day of January, 1855.'
"W.M. J. Rrigiit, Justice of the Peace.
Eliza Jane Richardson, being duly
sworn, says': I'am the wife of John Rich
ardson, who made the above affidavit. I
have witnessed all tho manifestations giv
en by my husband in his affidavit, and
many others, such as singing by the voi-
ces, and writing without human agency.
Eliza Jake Riciiardsox.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this
8th day of Januar', 1850.
Wm. J. Bright. Justice of thc Peace,
James II. Moore, being duly sworn,
says : l nave witnessed many ot tueoc-
. currences given by John Ivicharuson in
! his affidavit, such as conversing with the
voices, seeing the table move about, xc.
James II. Moore.
Sworn to and subscribed boforc me, this
8th day of January, 1855.
Wm. J. Bright, Justice of the Peace,
JJj3 It stated in an English paper that
'Alexander the Great died at the early
age of 32. Hannibal gained the battle
PurmnA of oliniif Mm unmn mm Sninin
; fought at Zama when not much over 30.
vcars old."
We have heard of a child "taking after
his father," but not exactly in the way re-J
corded by a cotomporary journal :
'iWe once knew an eccentric old man
in thc "Nutmeg State," in its northern
part, who went by the familiar title of
"Uncle Aaron." The old man had raised
alarge family of boys, the largest of whom
a wild rovstcrimr bladewas namod
alter inmscir. in speaiiing 01 ms lamuy
the old man said, with a very long face,
"Among all my boys, I never had but
one who took after his' father, and that
v-Ai itiv A :i i-oti: ho took after mc with a
dub
CIVILITY.
The Social ind the Business Kan.
"A kindly air a gentlemanly bow;
And all (he forms of sweet, civility."
OH it is an easy thing to be civil, anil cannot bc cultivatecl too 3edulou?ly.
ol hough m the aguage ot thc old prov- W(j s,)0ud ag much as possiblc eniJeayor
orb, line words butter no parsnips'- they;, r, Ua o;r;f nnnn nml
I irequently nay, almost invariably, have,thus -t a fcaturG and an cmbeli-h-
- uuiy eiicci, ana imiucnceu.e mma as;ment of cliaractoft The effect cannot but
well as the heart. Nevertheless there , gaut If this quality be calcuUtM
arc certain persons who go through thcto adorn (; if 1 what a r,M
world, as if determined never to utter ajan( ft Uh -fc to tbo iDlCui.
civil phrase never to do a cml rn- j oiasncai 0f youth. It at once softens'and
Ihey arc naturally rough, harsh, peevish jrefin aml leautificg. Often,
and dissatisfied and even 1 when appealed 'eng the rQad tQ ; and
to in matters of business, they will indulge j, to comJst onFa powcr.
in such a spirit and assume sucii an air, wuh th(J stcrner scx it has a raa ic and
as to make the intercourse cold formal, a q with the cntlcr it. is almost
and repulsive. A sad mistake in every ,;m
. . r 1 1, e 1 , lrrcsisttuJc.
' Iy-""" iii;i. x1.11 ui uc 111 u ujvii; ui il.i.'! 1
! dependent upon civility. It softens audi " .
; sweetens the intercourse between man and j Tiionics fame.
! man, it breaks down-barriers and impc-j In a recent article onthc celebration
1 diments that would otherwise exist, it ap-!of Tom Paine's birth-dayv we alluded to
peals to the higher and more refined qual-K'"ant Thorburu as a living witness of hi3
ities of nature, and it bespeaks not only ! dissolute and disgusting habit". Thelat
intelligence and polish, but clearness of j New York Observer contains a letter from
head and 'goodness of heart. A man of Mr. Thorburn, written on bis 83d birth
the world, .one who has travelled, or en-) day, Feb. iStb, and dated at Win?ted,
joyed the advantages of a through educa-1 Conn., where he expects to pass his rc
tion, and especially a gentleman, is rare-' maining days. This letter is devoted
ly uncivil. To be so, is to be rude, dis-! chiefly to the reminiscences of Tom Paine,
courteous, and insulting. Nothing indeed ( Vy'c wake the following extracts, -which
is more agreeable, nothing more fascina-, we hope will be read at the next and ev
ting, and nothing better calculated to se-'cry subsequent anniversary of the infidel
cure an easy path in life or society, wheth- j debauchee.
er in the social or the business world, than j As there is but a step between me and
an u wavering civility. It touches many j death I owe it to generations yet to come,
a heart, it impresses many a mind, it re-ito tell what 1 saw and heard of Thomas
moves many an. obstacle, and while it is Paine. Perhaps there lives not a man on
calculated to gratify the thousands, it can! earth, who traced him from his cradle to
Onend none.
lhc man ot finished manners and ele -
gauL taste, or cultivated ininu ana gentle-,
manly instiucs, is civil, not to the million-j
aire, the banker, and the merchant, but!
to the mechanic and day-laborer and e-
ven the beggar who knocks, at the door, j
He respects himself, and hence he res-
pects the feelings of others. He looks,
for kindness and "ood-will at thc hands
of his fellow-creatures, and he manifests! respectable lady, who died eleven months
these qualities himself. Tie may have j thereafter, in consequence of brutal treat
bis errors and infirmities, his prejudices 1 ment. lie then married a daughter of
and his passions, his follies and his excite
ments. But, at all times and occasions,
his lanrua"C and his manners arc civil, or
j j.f havin fittingly committed an of- j In 1773 while he hcl( an office ;n tbo
fen aSast propriety he is the first to(Ca3tom n ( ;7en bira b bis fatber
! ?PolS, and make the amende
iwt. ii. uutuuiu iiiubLi iiuou 01 iuis iact
! occured a short time since. Two ceutle-
men intimate friends, who bad engagad ;
' "v r, J J """'"""; wuuw. -
1 generally govemea. ii narsii purase was
, iiffAtmn htr Ann onii -r r nl i r 4- Hi -v r- t n I
uiidiuu uj uu uuu it,;.iuu uiu utuai
ll"a'
fo' 1 brief
Mmrt Ur, cnnmoA i;L ii,;Tuis treachery
than friends, and were about to proceed
i l.i -j?.,f ,.n ,
themselves at thc same instant immedi
ately took back everything unkind that
had been uttered, apologized to each oth
er and to all that were present, in a gen
erous and gentlemanly strain, and thus
all was well again. Thc system of civil-
ity in which they were educated, and to
which, for years, they have been accus-
tomcd, was found to'bc far more potent
tlmn nnv fomnnrv rVml li f inn nf nnctnn
and thus its manifestation at a critical
moment, was every way commendable and
gratifying. Thc habit of incivility, if it
had been indulged and become fixed with
either of thc individuals alluded to would
, no doubt have led to the most unpleasant
; consequences. It is bad enough to meet
j with a rough and fretful spirit in thc cv-
cry day affairs of life ; but to have such
a direct antagonist in an argument, and
'upon an excitable subject, is every way
ipainiuito one witosc iceiings are maniy
i and generous, and whose temper 13 kiud-
lv and courteous. A few days since, a"
Western merchant visitcU rtiiladelphia, j ueau unsuorn, anu reeling use a
for the purpose of securing a stock of ve-j drunken man. A look of consternation
ry valuable goods. lie had traveled a shone forth from every face; mirth ceased;
long distance, had suffered considerably j one by otic thcy went out, leaving Psine
from illness and was rather rough in his alone ou his chair fast asleep. Next day
appearance but not so in his language he received letters and instructions to, re
or manner. He stepped into one of tarn to New York,
our leading houses, and saw one of the j When Aaron Burr returned from Eu
principals, to whom ho addressed a few! rope, whither ho had fled after bis duel
common place questions connected with! with Hamilton, be kept his office in Nas
business affairs generally. It so bap-J sau street near my seed store. From him
pened that the other was engaged with I received the account above stuted.
another customer, and was, to all appear- r:,inc, oif bis return, was unable to find
ances, somewhat out of temper. Certa.u j lodgings. Carver took him in for old ac
it is, that his replies were abrupt, indc-! quaintance sake. He died at Greenwich
corous and uncivil; so much so, that thc! 0f' delirium tremens iu 18QD, Cm,
Western merchant, who knew and appre
ciated his position, felt annoyed and woun
ded, and promptly withdrew. He imme
diately crossed ovcr the street to another
house in the same line, and before ho left,
made purchases to thc extent of twenty
thousand dollars. The fact was after-
wards discovered by tho uncivil dealer,
that he had offended one of tho most in-
flnnnlinl mislnmor- tn f l.ihwloliJnn. But
WG I1CC(1 not lnuitjniv illustrations. 1 hoy
will bo found hourly in almost ovcry walk
of life. The inexperienced and inflated
'and the pampered are, too often, among
j the uncivil. It frequently J
f worthless adventurer is elevated by home
: extraordinary turn of fortune, into a post
1 of nrofit and power, when intoxicated by
' 1 l.r. rn..)n nil 1,!.,
uis new poatuuu, uu iuih .m uw amu-
cedents, and violates all tho proprieties
and courtesies of life, llo thus renders
. himself at once an object of contempt and
,1 oltlinilfrl, l.n iUrs
nrtfeton. anu aituoueu uo mav niav tno
i i.t ll i . t
despot and Iho boor for a short lime, hois
certain sooner or later, to be toppled from
his unsuited elevation, and to sink if pos
sible, lower than ever. Civility is not
only one of the virtues, but it is one of
in naannMnTa rf cnni-il nrwl ntrittcA Ufl
,his frave. excenfc mrsolf. Carvpr nnd T
f were fellow laborers in the same shop.-
fame ana Uarver were born m the same
town in England. Paine and I boanicd
with Carver. I often heard Carver, his
wife, and Paine, as we four sat by the fire
on a winter night, rehearse the items of
his life. I think he was the worst mm-
bcr of the body politic I ever met in all
my journey through life. He married a
the Collector of the Port of Lewis: after
three years she obtained a divorce for
1 like treatment.
honora-U) be wa; detected in taking bribes
from the smugglers, and fled to America.
Ho was made Secretary to the private
Committon ofHonar. and took an oM,
bliasUean
lie was dismissed with discrace.
(aec
i T 1 r n : -1 --r 1 -ra "
ui vjuugi ta iu i ' 1 ui w.j
' Tln3 trpnnlinrv ws? tho nnnsn nf mnr.h
I lro" Congress, and in the Court of
j Louis AM.
We next find him in Paris, helping
Robespierre in his labors of love to es
tablish the freedom of the press, and the
right of speech, by means of the guillo
tine. He quarrelled with Rubbie, and
was chalked for guillotine. God.'willing
to make the wrath of Paine to praise, Him
sent an angel who delivered him out of
prison. (For particulars of this miracle,
see thc life of Thorburn, 101st page.)
In 1391, when King Thomas the First
ascended thc throne of his kingdom, he
instantly despatched a national frigate to
convey to our shores the venerated Tom
Paine. He arrived early in the j'ear of
180-J. I spoke with him at the City Ho
tel, Bower-, a few hours after his arrival.
He found letters urging him on to Wash
ington, (then four day's journey.) He
started next morning. At Georgetown &
messenger was sent forward to annouuec
his approach; a feast was got ready, and
all those of like thinking were invited.
Paine eutered late, his shirt unwashed,
Gazelle.
Quite Providential. A p'tous Af
rican at Louisville, (Ky.,) stumbled. while
' walking one very dark night, and waa
pitched head foremost down a cellar,
, wb;cb afforded him an open entraueej '
a;n-, ln i- . .
" GXCUumeU,
to his fee.t, ho
'J3reS3 dc Lora dt I Ul on my haul !
If this l.iggcr lia,a scraped hishrusfSi
hard; I spec hj broke his le ."'
-p
j A young man and a female one tjon
, -
" swnpuu Ub a uuHj -..u. auir
I awkward appearance excited tho , a ttenj
. O .f ll.. f M 1 . - 1
uon ot one 01 wiu lamuy, wuo commanqdn
conVersati
.Qr bow
,a
01001 OXC
satiou with the female, bv inauir-
far she traveled that day? 'Ttrv-
o nfl nvwnillldll IMA Rlrinirnr snmk. k.
-- , nw
indignantly, wc didn't travol! weritt!-
v.
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