From the Natiai
ICDABOD.
I beard tbo train'* ahrlU-\whWlwi»lh,
I saw an earnest lookbestpok.-sc
A„d rather by thaUpoV than speec
Jly neighbor toldmq.ajj. ..... •
An d ai I thought of Libsrly,
Jlarcbcd, hind-cuffed, drum that sw
The solid earth beneath my foal ,
p K |cJ fluid as the sdi. * '
i f c |i a sense of bitter lois— ’
Shame, tearless grief, and stifling w
And loathing' (bar, as if my path,
A serpent stretched across.
] o vc of home all pride of* placer
All generous confidence and trust,
£anls smothering in that deep dlsgi
indanguish of disgrace.
klirn on my native hills of June,
And homo’s groan quiet, biding all,
Fell sudden da/kness like tile fall
I: midnight upon noon!
md U«. in unlpoaed maniac, Blrong,
Biooa.iitunkcn. through tha blackness trod,
Jluarsa shouting in (he car of Gad
■|, f bhsnhemy of wrung.
Oi., Mother, from thy memories proud,
'flu old renown, dear Commonwealth,
J,tnd this dead air a bronze of health,
smite with stars this cloud.
Moilicr of Freedom ! wise and bravd,
Rise awful in Ihy strength," I said)
An mo; 1 spoke but to the dead; ,
stood upon her grave I , J. G. W.
1.1F.1T MISCELIjiM.
TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF
ICHAKLOTTE COUPAI.
IWnen she was seated on the bench of (he
fciwiors. sue was asked if she had a defend-
I Sac replied (hat a friend had undertaken
6 oinct. but noi seeing him, she supposed
11'.i'iirai'e liad failed him. The president
|r. assnmd her the young Chaveau Lagarde
tuenvard illustrious by his defense of the
Irti,. and already famous for eloquence
fc courace when the advocate shared the
h, o. his client. Chaveau Lagarde placed
iwl, a; the bat. Charlotte gazed on him
ilioui'h she (eared, lest, to save her life,
■ ueicnder would abandon some part of her
iif widow of Maral wept while giving in
Charlotle, moved by her
evidence.
li-.. cNdaimco —
U's, yes,—'iwas I lhal killed him.’
1 nen she related the premeditation ol the
wr three months; her project of stabbing
i. m me convention, and the ruse she had
imovcu to obtain access to him.
1 . conless,” said she, with humility,—
ha: this means was unworthy of me; but
was necessary to appear to esteem this man
order to obtain access to him.'
Wno inspired you with this hatred oi
s v she was asked.
i oid not need the haired of any one else,”
muico, “ besides, you always execute
:nu; which you have not devised your-
U hat did vou hale in him V
ins crimes.'
" ha; did you.hope to effect by killing
( Restore peace, to my country.’ %
f uo vou, then, think you have assassins-
I a: me Murats?’'
h Cnncc he is dead, perhaps the others may
fine knile was shown her that she might
praise it. She pushed it from her with a
fc'jrr of disgust.
(• ies,” replied she, “ 1 recognise it.’
(• U imi persons did you visit at Caen ?”
I I ierv (ew ; I saw Larue, a municipal of
tr:,and the Cure at St. Jean.’
I' Uiu vou confess to a conforming or non-
Ir.mnng priest V'
I" Neither the ono or the other ’
I" since when, had you fanned your de-
- since the 31tl of May, when the depu
li o: ’.ho people were arrested. 1 have kill
one man to save a thousand, i was a re
ijicnn long betoro the revolution ”
i i.iuchel was confronted with her
" : nmv know Frnuchet by sight,” said
I? oiidamfullv. “1 look upon him as a
un nevoid of principles ; and 1 despise him.”
In- accuser reproached her-with having
Mi’ lh<? fatal stroke downward, in order to
tn>;c- i: more cerium, and observed she must
t «ei exercised in crime. At this sugges
pi. "Inch destroyed all her ideas, byassim
n’liir her to professed murderers, she utter
c-a erv of horro-
"Oi„ the monster!” exclaimed she. “ he
ik’t! mo for an assassin
(-■mnuicr Tinvillc summed up. and demand
ing sonience of dealh should be passed
I lit- ueiende - arose “The accused,”
ii’, “ confesses, her crime, she avows its
premeditation, and gives the most over
pin-lining details. Citizens, this is her only
H’lencc This imperturable calm and entire
ptiteiiuiness of self, which reveals no re-
Perst m the presence of death—this calm
ItK this lorgetfulness, sublime in ono poiul of
I'f'i.ts not natural; they can only he cx-
Mined in the excitement of political fanali
tor,, winch placed the poignard in her hand,
i n in.- you to decide what weight so stern a
t iiinaticism should have in the balance of
Pv.ict.. I leave all to your consciences.”
uie jury unanimously sentenced her to
■''he heard the verdict unmoved ; and
|,K president having asked her if she had
tnvuunjr 10 say relative to tho punishment
Ptlicteo oa her, she made no reply ; but
tuning io her defender, “ Monsieur,” said
; ne - " you have defended me as I wish to be
Wended.;,] thank you : I owe you.a proof
> my gratitude and esteem, and 1 offer you
nE worthy of you. Thesd geptlemen,
Pointing to the judges,) have just declared
properly confiscated; I oivo something
t ! ne prison, and I bequeath id you the pay
r»nt of this debt.” 1
during her examination shh observed the
omicr engaged in taking her likeness; with
"J ' interrupting the examination, she smiling
r turned towards the artist, in order that he
n, ghl heller see her features. She thought
1 immortality, and already sill for her por
rjit to ihimoriality.
Behind the painter stood a young man,
*llO3O fair hair, blue eyes, ’pale complex-'
l 0« marked him for a native 1 of the North 1 .
Mis eyes were rivited bn the I prisoner; and
each reply he shuddered aqd changed 00l-
■ He seemed' to drink in her. words and
|S!s uci»te himself by gesture; attitude audTn-'
mai Era,
> en-
irded street,
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JL% COBB,EDtipkZ
VOL. f.
thusiasm; with the se nil men te- she expressed-.
Udable TretjUentlylo repressu’Kft 'emotion, he
drew to himself by iDv6ftitaVy-e*clom'aliohs
the attention of [ho-audience anff Charlotte
Corday. At the moment when' thejpresident
passed sentence of death, the young man
rose from his, seal, with; the gesture'of a man
who protests'from the "bpttorft of his heart,
and then sunk back, as though his strength
had failed him. Charlotte, insensible of her
own fate, perceived this movement, and coin
pfehended that, at a moment when all bn
earth had abandoned hcr,n, kiodrqdspirit a j.
lacked itself to hers, and that', amidst this
hostile or indifferent throng, she possessed an
unknown friend, and she thanked him with a
look. ,Cv; •. ,
This young stranger was Adam Lux, a
German republican, sent to Paris by the rev
olutionists oi Mayence, to concert the move
ments of Germany with those of France, in
the common cause of human reason and the
liberty of the people. Llia eyes followed
Charlotte, until she disappeared among the
gens d' armss benealh the arch of the stairs.
His thoughts never quitted her,
On her return to the Conceirgerie, which
was so soon to yield her up to the scaffold,
Charlotte Corday smiled on her companions
in prison, who had arranged themselves in
the corridors and courts to see her pass.—
She said to the concierge, “ I had hoped that
we should breakfast together once more, but
the judges have detained me so long that you
musi forgive me for having broken rny word."
The executioner arrived ; she requested
him to allow her lime to finish a letter, not
the outpouring of weakness nor regret, but
the Inst act of wounded friendship—address
ing an eternal reproach to the cowardly spir
it which had abandoned her.
It was addressed to Doulccl de Penlccou
lant, whom she had seen at her aunt’s, and
on whom she believed she had called in vain
to be her defender. The letter was as fol
lows :
" Doulcet de Pentccoulant is a coward to
have refused to defend me when it was so
easy, lie who undertook if, performed his
task with all possible dignity, and I shall re
tain a grateful recollection of him to my last
moments.”
Her indignation was unjust; the young
Pentecoulant, who was absent from Paris,
had not received her letter; his generosity
aud courage were a sufficient guaranty that
he would have accepted the office ;■ and Char*
toile bore an error and injustice to the scaff
old.
Tho artist who had sketched Charlotte’s
likeness at the..,tribunal, was. M. Hauer, a
painter and officer of the national guard, of
the section of the Theater Francaise. On
her return to tho prison, she requested the
concierge to allow him to finish his work,
and, on his arrival, Charlotte thanked him for
the interest he appeared to take in her, and
quickly sat to him, ns though, while she per
milled him to transmit her form and fealurcs
to posterity, she also charged him hand down
her mind and her patriotism lo unborn gener
ations. She conversed with M. Uaueron h!s
profession, the event of the day, ard the
peace of mind she had fell aflcr Ihe execution
of her design ; she spoke of her young friend
nl Caen, and requested him to paint a minia
ture from the portrait, and send i( loher fam
ily.
Suddenly, a knock was heard at the door,
and the executioner entered. Charlotte, lurn
ing around, perceived tho scissors and red,
chemise he carried oyet his arm.
“What! already,!’ exclaimed she turning
pale. Then recovering her composure, and
glancing at the unfinished portrait, “ Mon
sieur.” said she to the artist. “ I know not
how to thank you for the trouble you have
taken; I have only this loftier you. Keep
it in memory of your kindness and my grat
itude.’’
As she spoke, she took the scissors from
the executioner, and severing a lock of her
long fair hair, she gave it to M. Hauer. This
portrait, interrupted by death, is still in the
possession of the family of M. Hauer. The
head only was painted, and the bust merely
sketched. But the painter, who watched the
preparation for the scaffold, was so struck
with the sinister splendor added by a red che
mise to the beauty of the model, that after
death, he painted her in this costume.
A priest, rent by the public accuser, prei
sented himself to offer the last consolation of
religion. “ Thank,” said she to him, “ those'
who have sent you, but I need not your min
istry. The blood that I have spilt, and my
own which I am about to shed, are the only
sacrifices I can offer' the Eternal.” The ex
ecutioner then cut off her hair, and put on
the chemise des condamnes. “This,” said
she, “ is the toilet of death,
somewhat-rude hands, but it leads to
lality.”
She collected her long hair, looked at it for
the last time and gave it to Madame Richard.
As she mounted the fatal car, a violent storm
broke over Paris, bill the lightning and rain
did not disperse (ho the crowds that blocked
up the squares, the bridges and - the fitfeeft
which she passed. Hordes of women, or
rather, furies, followed her with the fiercest
imprecations ; but insensible to these insults,
she gazed on the populace with eyes Beaming
will) serenity and compassion. -v '*
The sky 'cleared up,'and iherains which
wetted her to the skin, displayed the exquis<
ile symmetry of herjbrm, like ibat of p woi
man leaving lhebath.’ Her handsbouudbe
hind her'rbaqki obliged her to fiold up: her
head, and-tbis forced rigidity of the.muscles,
gave mure fixity loditnMjgure. iThe’xaystpf
the setting sun. fell bpott: ..and i;bar
complexion, {lightened by iha>ed,‘ fcbemise,-
of ao uheanhly bnlliancy.i r.Robea
pierre, Damon, CanyjUe and Desmoulins, had
placed themselves on h«r passetgedo gqxe on
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her, for all those who anticipated ats|ksiiss>
ftnatiqisw which ipight
tlirehten jlvem pjp.rrte, morr,ow- Bha teaem*
bled, celestial vengeance pppeasedand
figU ted, .and, from tune tq, lime, she seemed to
seek: a glance-. o L- intelligence on which .her
eyfes couldrest.-AdarndLux awaited the cart
atlfia entrance of file Rue St. Honors, and
followeddtuo ihe foot;of the. scaffold. .*• He
engraved in his heart,” to use his own words
*—i* r ihM Unutterable sweetness, amid the bar
barous' outcries df . ihe' crowd, that look,so
gently vivid' flashes that
broke forth likehurhibg ideas from those
bright eyes in which spoke a sdiil as intrepid
as ■ tender. ■. ■ GharjWng, eyes which could
have melted a stohe.” ' ■
Thus an unearthly andcnthusiasfie'atiach
ment accompanied her, without her knoivl
edge, to the very scaffold, and prepared to
follow he, in hope of re-union. The cart
slopped, ond Charlotte, at the sight of the fa
tal instrument, turned pale, but, soon recover
ing borself, ascended the scaffold with as
slight and rapid a step as ihe long chemise
ond her pinioned prms permitted. When the
executioner, to bare her neck, removed the
kerchief that covered her bosom, this insult
moved her more than impending death ; then
turning to the guillotine, shftjplaced herself
under the axe. The heavy blade fell, and
her head rolled on the scaffold. One of the
assistants, named Legros, took it in his hand
and struck.it on the cheek. It is said that a
deep crimson overspread the face, as though
dignity one modesty had lor an instant lasted
longer even than life.
Such was the death of Moral; such were
the life and death of Charlotte Cordny. In
the face Of murder, history does not praise,
and in Ihe face of heroism, dare not condemn
her. The opprcciotion of such an net places
us in the terrible alternative of blaming vir
tue, or.applauding assassination. Like the
painter, who, despairing of rendering a sin-'
gle expression of a single Sentiment, cast a veil
over the figure, wo must leave this mystery
to be debated in the abysses of the human
heart.
There are deeds of which men are no
judges, and which mount, without appeal, di
rect to the tribunal of God. There are in
human actions so strange a mixture of weak
ness and strength, pure intent and culpable
means, error and truth, murder and martyr
dom—that we know not whether to term
them crime, or virtue. The culpable devo
tion of Charlotte Corday, is among those acts
which horror and admiration would leave
.eternally in doubt, did not morality reprove
them. we fo lihd fdr this sublime liberh
and generous murderess
of distraint name which should at once con
vey'lhe enthusiasm of our feelings towards
her, and the severity of our judgement on
her action, we would coin a phrase combin
ing the extrema of admiration and horror,
and term her the Angel of Assassination!
A few days afterwards, Adam Lux pub
lished the “ Apology of Charlotte Corday,”
and associated himself with her, dead, in or
der to share her martyrdom. Arrested, and
sent to the Abbaye,he exclaimed as he enter
ed the prison, “ I shall die for her!” He
perished soon after, saluting ns the altar of
of liberty and love, the scaffold which the
blood of his model had hallowed. ThS’her
oism of Charlotte was sung by the [loot An
dre Chenier, who was himself soon to die for
that common fatherland of all great souls—
pure liberty.
“ Whose is this tomb?” sings the German
poet Klopstock. “It is the tomb of Char
lotte. Let us gather flowers and scatter
them over her ashes, for she is dead for her
country. No, no ; gather nothing ; let us
seek for a weeping willow, and plant it o’er
her tomb, for she is dead for her country.—
No, no ; plant nothing ; but weep and lot
your tears be blood, for she is dead in vain
for her country.” Vergniaud, on learning
in his dungeon, of the crime, trial and death
of Charlotte, exclaimed, “ She destroys us,
but she teaches us how to die.”—Lamar
tine's History of the Girondists.
Be Tempebate. —The simple, yet striking
import of the words at the head of this para
graph, is of vital interest to every reader,
more particularly to our young men, whose
associations in life perhaps render them more
susceptible of being led away by the templ
ing bev.fragejithan those of riper years. “Bo
we believe is an in
junction rj£<h|jry’wri(, and one, it seems to us,
n strict complipnca with which will render
the
usefulness in life characteristic
of our nature. eminence in
l bowl. Are you
Tor ,°
of intemperate
of inebriety,
and ptrfsue viz: a strict
observanceySf and turn your
bock upon every indulgence which is calcula
ted to slhk ybu deeper and deeper in the vor
tex 6i* ruin,' and. fender you mpfo and more
unfit for usefulness in life,.and an object for
(fie seprn and tferjsjoh of alt who move ip the
higher circles of society.
; ’A TEjri’BHAjrcK paper, extending its views
inthe region of tobacco, exclaims : “ What
a splendid figure the apostle’Paul would have
made, hatf he gpue abdtilto proclaim ,tjip subi
lithe' tfuifidjbf'uhripiianiiy with h quid of lb- 7
Hacco andliLJSrig'iito'tin bis mouth.” !.
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about ? t> ■ . ,.-.
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jhreei scorfyy cars would.more ncqurataly de-
MR might jtaye ;beei), seen, .in
at ih ; a Pot
tery, a lad seventeen or eighteen y.oarsofnge
—slender, pale and thoughtful, lie, gave ;hjm
self ip Ijis task, with cheerful, alacrity and
morathan prdjnary skill. .The mass of clay
rpse uoder Jiisiplastic hand- into usafuLfocms,
j ffiith, more than-usual grace, or customary
| finish. A member of the socie’ty of- Friepds
1 hift dress, was neat and plain, evanTorlhatpe
riod of primitive simplicity. With compan
ions of hia own age ho was unaffectedly
cheerful. In free discussion of-the topics of
the day in playful wit, or in the mote sdber
examination of subjects of deepeb interest he
, was always Iffeady to fake n modest jjarljohd
won by intelligence and good schse'upbn the
general esteem. But bn first days and' ihosfe
appropriated \o meetings on wbejc days, (here
- appeared-about him an air of kolbmnliy that
if not inspiring awe, excited n feeling jn his,
young associates nearly akin to it, and kept
them for a time at a respectful distance. He
read much of everything that fell in his way.
Books were then comparatively scarce, but
yet in the intelligent community in which he,
resided there were many valuable, though
limited collections, and he obtained a respec
table knowledge of History and the common-.;
Iy taught sciences of Geography, Mathemat
ics and Astronomy. His preferred reading
however was indifferent. Religious works—
the Bible, from its earliest historical records
—the Jewish dispensation, so wild in its ro
mantic interest, so impressive in many of its)
solemn ceremonies—the beautiful Psalms of
the monarch bard—the lofty and soul-inspi
ring writings of the Prophets the new dispen
sation of our Saviour bursting upon the be
nighfld earth, like a flood of cheering and
guiding light, engrossed his mind. And while
he learned all tbai Seneca and Plato, Locke
and Bacon taught, the works of Penn and
Barclay,the journal of Chalkly and other wri
ters of his own profession, and the powerful
and impressive sermons of Fothergill, claimed
his particular attention. At length, while yet
a very young man,.and still in his appren
ticeship, he presented himself in meetings of
business, making a few remarks, always per
tinent and modestly delivered. Acoystomed
to the sound of his own voice be advanced
still further, and spoke briefly and accepta
bly in meetings for worship.
Whether as his wheel revolved, bis active
rnio uutmuuicu) mm
ged abroad on the wings of anticipation and
shadowed forth in its luturity a Popular Ora
tor, the “observed of all observers,” it is im
possible to aver with certainly. Judging as
men of the world we should say Young Am
bition kindled her inspiring fires in his breast
and told him 11 within you are the elements
of greatness. In silence you have long stud
ied and weighed and reasoned: Go—the
time has come fur action.” As a Religionist
of his own sect we should have said—“ There
is a clear manifestation of duly, and thou art
bound to obey and not hide thy talents under
a bushel.”
The fame of this exlrordinary young man
soon extended beyond the limits of the Coun
ty. We are not certain whether the mee
ting was in the city or country, but the occa
sion was important, and there were congrega
ted a large assemblage—‘many of the most
prominent ministers and elders of Friends’
Society from Philadelphia being present, dif
ferences of opinion on some weighty matter
prevailed, and ilio argument boenmaanimated.
In the midst of the discussion this young man
arose and spoke to the point with n clearness,
a vigor and propriety, that delighted Ids
friends and surprised the whole auditory.
With no little display of feeling an eminent
member from (he city, whose opinions had
been' successfully controverted, rose and
asked—“ Is not that the Potter-boy ?”
From the moment Jesse Kersey, stood forth,
not alone in the Assemblies of Friends, but
throughout the community, as a young man
of the most promising talents, who was also
beloyed for every domestic and social virtue.
Ho look an extraordinary lend for so
young a man, (hough he could yet hardly
have been conscious of the rioh stores of his
own mind. He is represented by those who
then hoard him as rising, with .''unaffected
solemnity. At first something like embar
rassment seemed. to impede utterance —he
spoke in a very plain and simple manner, un-,
folding slowly hut clearly the subject which
impressed his mind and .he purposed to eluci
date. Gathering confidence as he advanced,
his voice became full and c.lear, always dis
tinct, and often musically sweet, he would
proceed. His peculiarly philosophic mind
-seemed to delight in tracing the deeper moral
sentiments from their elements, and associa
ting ,-lhe strong principles of natural religion
with the and appeal
ing to (he light within-us not alono as a-sub
stantial and separate ground of Opinion'arid
action, but as correlative and sustaining the
precepts of our Saviour and (he New Testa
meat. His argument was always'spedinus,'
, pud frequently solid. His illustrations were
appropriate, and often-happy., His (references
to. gorrect moral writers were in good lime
and: taste. While Scriptural, .quotations; the
most apt and beautiful, showed.hii.studyhis
memory, and his main reliance.. After an
Hour, more or. 'fee, of impressive didactic
l elbquenqe,,Mr.-Ijerspy,,; would*, as Jf.upcon!-,-
cciously, -will? l.yQjcja,,anjd,;lso(Mged; 1 so(Mged
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sophisilcalWeac aDd tniud. . This.was
understanding bjd
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-4lhe.p rofoundstilfness:n® lha Jienxtfunbro
ken put by a solt«pi;ttislgh, spoke of elo
quence in its triumph-complete.
' Taking the circuit I ,bf l|io county and its
.nqigboring meqiingrii'^e
miring crowds, and lbe eouDCiqtipn.ihat Jesse
Kersey vvoiild bepresenttwasspreio attract
a crowded 1 dongregßtlbh.;‘- -‘‘ Will Jesse-Ker-'
! t!| friend, 1 cam
riot left eipecr
ted he will attend meeting;!” Oh;:,yes; ha is
certainly expeotedi"- ■“ Then I’ll surejy be
there,” The Moralist^ irtjd (He Philosopher—
■ the .learned, of
books anitbe rnaa ofbusiness, as well.as the
Religious devotee of his own sect charmed,
by his pleasing manner and intelligent c.rpo
siticnj,heard arid'.trived,to listen. In the great
and polished city'of Philadelphia, tho me<jt*.
ings were opened with cordial ,welcome to the
Poter’s'boy, nbw in the vigor of mature but
early manhood. ’ And Ministers of other sects
not unfrequently attended his preaching.
As no inconsiderable number of Friends
had visited America from England, it was
thought by, many that it might be' proper to,
reciprocate the kindness, and Jesse Kersey
had deparled on a Religious visit to the Em
pire ■ of Science, of Learning, of Eloquence
and Tnsle.
The enterprise was a bold, wo will not say
a hazardous ooe. The English were long and
habitually used to view with microscopic pre
judice the effort of Americans. “ Can any
good thing come out of Nazareth?” seemed to
be the. spirit of their opinions. Led by a sus
taining sense of duty, he went aad entered at
once on the field of his ministry.
Whether to the newness of the scene—the
influence of the sea voyage, or to whateivbr
cause, for we have heard no plauable reason
assigned, but his efforts foiled.
Fame had sounded her clarion before him,
heralding his approach. But disappointment
sat on every brow ; ant} as he'made the lour
of tbe differaot<nieeiings throughout the’land,
cold civility chilled his hearl, already prepar
ed to exclaim “ w|ty hidesl thou thy spirit
from oie 7” Returning jo London heavily
oppressed, he lingered. Something within
him whispered—“ Thy task is not yet accom
plished—thy lajtor is not done.” 1
The deep workings of his powerful mind no
man can fully conceive; but the next, lime
he appeared in public the cloud seemed to
be removed—the occulation was over—the
eclipse was past—the wheel turned rapidly at.
his command—and the graceful vase rose in
beautiful proportions at his' bidding. Me
aroeiircu iu ppoptt.lhe riUo-QoU-R*eKt
eousness, as if he had borrowed the sublime
conceptions ofHabakuk—clothed with the spi
lt of Him who touched Isaiah's hallowed lips
|Wiih fire. Delighted and deeply affected
crowds now gathered round him, and Jesse
Kersey, the Chester County Potter-boy, made
the tour of proud and polished England in all
the triumph of victorious eloquence.
It was late in life when we first heard him,
but ho sustained the character given of his
early efforts. He was an instructive, a sweet,
a beautiful speaker. To admiration of his
extraordinary talents many years intimate
acquaintance kindled a feeling in our breast
of strong and lasting friendship. To us he
seemed without guile. Rarely have wo met
a man who appeared so uniformly full of the
milk of human kindness. A most amiable i
spirit of benevolence seemed ever to pervade
his breast. The unhappy division in the So
ciety of Friends came near breaking his
heart.—He never was the same man after
wards. Dot lie has gone down to the grave
at a good old age, with the benedictions of
thousands, and we firmly believe without the
enmity of one living being. Died, near West
Chester, —aged about 75 years.
Departed Fijend and faithful Mentor, if it
be given thy spirit to hear my voice, accept
(his jbrief tribute from one who sincerely ad
mired thy talents, and esteemed thy virtues.
The Yankee In Hell.
Burton tells a capital story of “ the Yan
kee-in the Infernal regions.” His descrip
tion of some of the characters he found
down below, is laughable in the extreme.
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of the Jews, he
describes good at “ all fours," and particu
larljt expert in the preparation of salad. The
introduction oMhe Yankee to his infernal
majesty, is pocidiar.
“ How d’ye dew, fcdlts," said tho stranger
puffing away at a long segar. “Is the boss
devil at hum I”
fjLa majesty looked sulphur and sall-pelpr
at the intruder. “Reptile!” he exclaimed in
a voice of thunder, that rumbled and roverbe'r
aied in tho depths of- the pit without bottom
—“who aro you that dare intrude upon our
sacred privacy 1”
“ Whew,” snid the. granger,' “don't tear,
your shirt I \vhy, what on earth is the use of
going olf.balf cocked in that way 1 Why
do you jumpofore you are spurred ? There'
aint suoh analmighty occasion for you to get
your dander so awful - riz, jist as if you was
goia’ fo bust your biler. Seein’that your
Climate’s father <ha Warmest, it would only
be doin’ the civil ! ihing-if yOu jist said, Mis
ter, toe the mailt and take your'bitters.’ ”
“Worm,'hence to your appointed place in
the yawning gulf! there, in the hottest fthtne.”
“ Wal; : f guess nbt I” drawled out thb'rrlao
with' imperturabio calmness. “ I’ve got my
picket. Mister, from the regular agent,‘Wd;l
nighihsi ihjirife’!’* .
,| As “smoltJiigoiil"' is itio orddf of .theday,
JtfeiKMß : Sptf(< 'cpiild ’snlaUe 1 out , Gov.
SB l»B0 pl6> qßd "ielf t ifo nrie-_
(jib Hljl, ,Bepr
Uel us tuive I no^d6dgihg-i ;; swv)ti.h)in.du| i '. (
fig*
& otwen.
EAR
with JWnMj
gg ffisfepi#;
tfiblSHdP/’dnjA 1 nbtHi°b^Wnv
sfbWiltifjfdpd?! )g field BflhSmao‘.^6idiirutsi !
deniahdjb£f l F6r,' fof
Wit h ‘ burdock i, and Jbhnswofl has'coVered
the Taco there .T.”' 7'*J .\‘V :
~• jWe take it rbrgiahied tfcat hQ,rea'der??bl‘ ;
liis.jOurhal , ei w wedds’to
grow oVhfs p.remisds, but so'me.
obtain ’stealti y’ passeaaiba—Sn'd 'ir 'fibfca'br
friei nS’of Ihis cIMS iwould
theTr grounds „ make d; cbreful bbservatrbni|
and, estimate tiie amount o’f vegetable growth?
thus deeding? bb tiie strength of their 1 soil,’
whiofi might'i s well bo wheat, cbrh hnd ruta’
bagaSj they v bold certainly be .surprised at
the ambunt; It"would be a curipbs
in: philosophy, Why so many will Ihtis allow
a yearly Wust 2 from weeds, of some fifty'or?
a hundred dollars,'with all Ihe'quiclhcss and'
ho would be ready in a mo*
blent' to bring an'actibq .at law ngainsta?
neighbor, win se cattle and swine should do*
vbhr a fifth pi rl.bf that quantity. ' " ?
If we coulil only have all the value of thn,
riches of the country at large thus waited; :
placed in our hands for endowing agricullur*'
al schools’ 111 ;rc would be rio necessity what*.,
ever of applying to Stale and national tegis*
latures for help. -
Now is Ihr very point of time for thinking'
this matter o' or, with a determination to act?
efficiently in the premises; and if anyone
is too busy or drove, to attend to it,'he has
certainly um erlaken the care of 100 much
land, or else s pursuing a system which .may
emphatically be compared to “ saving al the
tap and was ing at the hung.” No one is
ever too busy to turn his neighbor’s cattle
out of his co -afield —and he ought to pursue
the same system 'fbwards other intruders.
We kmfwn farms to be affected in mar
ket value, fnm fivarfo ten dollars per acre,,
by being kef I neat and clean in one instance,-
and foul, weedy and repulsive in tho olhe'r.
Country Gentleman. ■
t how to cook rousting
f everybody does know how to
t is seldom that we find greert
e (able, \vitlj_ all its good quail*
d. It is no wonder that our ne*
greedy for pot Kqvor, when, in
ul of ten, it contains all tbe best
ables. Corn boiled in the ear
Iropped into boiling water with'
ii. Corp cut from the ear aud
ilk, seasoned with butter, pepper
: n excellent dish' Corn cut from
i boiling;'find mixed with butter
med with butter, pepper-and salt,
iiash, a capital dish. Corn tys*
cious djsbj—grate the green earn
b, season with'salt and pep ier,
alter, npd fry in butler. Gieen
g~is a great delicacy ; grate]the
te cob, mix with sweet milk and
f the consistency of paste ; sea*
ylhina dictate. and
it ovenit should bake quick.
Wna noN
ears] But
cook them,
corn upon 1(1
lies preserv’d
groes are so
nine cases 01
of Ibe vega
should be d
salt to seaso
boiled in m
and salt, is t
Ihe cob after
beans, seaso
makes svcci
lers is a del
from (ho co
mix with bi
corn puddiri
corn from 1 1
flour until i>
Bon UMih.&n
bake in a In
f our readers are desirous of ex
in (he dyspepsia line, we advise
plentifully of either or nil of the
eralcd dishes, ed. ag.J
[lf any c
perimenllng
Ifiem lo eal
above cnmr
•i t fob Swiss.— It is perhaps
1 y known that one of the best ar>
:nn be given to swinej while in
i for the tub, is common charcoal,
t e properties are so great, that they
i cd on it without other food for
t her. Geese confined so as to de
if motion, and-fatiened on three
trn per day and ns much coni ns
eveur, have become fat in eight
C/rABco/
not generall
tides that
prepn ration
The mtlrii it
have subsis
weeks togei
prive them
grains of c
they can c
days. Th
tie lime, at
good suppl
the sly, an
like all oil
hog eats voraciously after a lit*
d is never sick while he has a
f. It should always be kepi in
1 be fed to the inmates regularly,
cr food.
. vnts. Peel the fruit, and cut
thin slices ; boil in sail water until
or; drain off the water and add
crumb in toasted bread, and
inuring gently, add butter, pepper,
iiroak in three or four fresh eggs ;
Tore the eggs cook 'hard, and you.
ave a dish almost equal to slewed
To fry egg plants they should bo
into thin slices, parboiled,' then
taller, which has/bqen highly sea,
fried in butter or lard; either way
slioious. !
bit o Pl
them into I
quite lend'
sweet mil
while simt
&c., and i
lake up be
will then 1
oysters.
peeled, cu
dipped in
Allied and
they are d
Artichokes,—Take four slices
id fry them brown, prepare two
irtichokes, slice them, put them in
close; cook over a slow fife. A\'o
' are excellent. Parsnips cooked
e way are bolter thin tv hen boiled,
le lady readers of put paper give
r trial as an esculent for the table 7
serve Eops.—Take a suitablejub
1 put in a layer of.sall; then set
tr of eggs small end down, cover
i salt one inch, thick, then another
ggs, and so continue. Eggs will
velve months if kept in a dry, cool
from frost. . .
CoOKIN
of pork a
quarts of
and cover
lliink ihe 1
in the san i
Will not (i
litem a fail
To Pri i
or pot, an
in a Inyo
lliem wiili
layer of (
keep for,!
place free
e Fjmltt-Pies.— No vndci'
made 10 apple of any fruit-pie. It
ind not fit to paf.' Place a narrow
sic around the edge of the plate,
ith fruit, either raw 6r stevved, at\d
The juices wil| ; be ietniried niuch
I will sayo a.sijjhtbr Hour and bill*
is no tr)flmg : cbosicfeTation in'these
tvhal is of more' aiiyo
, w hich cost’s'titpre. cuUingj
aken out with'
To MA
should bo
is heavy
rim of pt
and fill «
cover it.
belter, an •
ter, av bid
days, and
dyspepsH
they are
;move Gbbabb t FBoit Paper,
op|y some pipe clay' or French chalk
(is lay the sheet ,Pt leaf io be' cleans
ng the ?poHn >fbe manner, with
balk* l - : GoWefithß' whole 'with- «•
mpter,' nhddjiply. for a few i seconds,"
ronj On using India rubber to re*'
dusti the paper wjll befounchlo ;bo
io grease. ■ "j" ■■ ;
To Ri
Sorape-ifi
,pnd oitt
ed, cover]
clay or
sheet, of
a healed
move the
free of it i
would Iv'w fl gppd..?ervWt r ser?jß
If yoi
youjrsplf.