V "it JU". '.UiUS'l ! ,- LB!?. "There's many a lass with blooming cheeky And many an cyo that has learnciTlp'Jp'cak, There's many a beauty jewelled out, And many a wit nt ball and rout, And many a head for such witl whir', But give mc a besmtifal quakcr girl! There ato those thaLplease ondthoSc thaYcharrn, ThCTe.awr those. "(Kit boast of a lovely form-, Of pcaily teeth or a pretty foot, Or of having spfung-from-uu honorM'roo't, 'Or of heads all drck'd'whh gems 'and curls, Dut these are unlike the quakcr girls! Have you ever gazed on a pretty face, Uy nature deck'd with every grace, That told of a soul all pure and bright, Of a mind that glowed with virtuo's light, Thai spoke 6f a heart to naturctruel Tis the quakcr girl exposed to view! 'Ilavcytm ever left T rtlillyhknil That shrinking, gave you a reprimand Havc you ever chatted, (wo all know hovr,J And smilo at her simplo 'thee" and "thou," Or laughed, when sho frankly told you "yeri" 'Tisthe fashion you know with tho quakercss. There is kindness learning from every eye, AhdHruiri on every look Smd sigh'; There is honesty breathed in every vow, And it sbuhds no 'Worse for its "thee" and'thou So boast if you will, of each lass you sec, 13 ut the quakercss is the one for nicl VILLAGE CHORISTERS. A pig in a string is rather a troublesome article to manage, two pigs in a string are more troublesome still, to a degree, perhaps, In propoition to the squares of their dis tances a ram in a halter is also proverbial for obstinacy mules are celebrated for rtlieir pertinacity, and donkeys for their stu pidity; but all pigs, rams, mules, and asses in the world, put together, would be more easily managed than a company of singers In a village church About four miles from Loppington there is a village called Snatch am. And you cannot imagine a milder and 'more "gentle creature thantTifrercellcnt cler gyman of Snatclmm church. He is quite a picture, either for pen oV pencil. Ho is not more than -fitt) feet four Inches in ?ieight, somewhat stout but not very ro bust; he is nearly seventy years of age perhaps quite by this time; his hair, what -little is loft of it, is as white as -silver; his facc is free from wrinkles either of care or "age; his voice is slender, but musical with xrrieckttess. The practical principal of his demeanor has always been any thing for a quiet life. The present state of Snatcham choir is as follows. In the first place there is Martin Grubb, the butcher, a stout ro bust man Tjf about fifty years of age, hav ing a roUna"head and a'fed face, with strong, straight, thick brownish grey hair, combed over his forehead, and reaching to his very eyebrows. He is the oldest, tho wealthi est, and the most influential man in the choir. He sings bass, and is said to be the 'life and soul in his face, which is about-as full of expression as a bul!ockvs liver. Then there is young Martin Grubb, who ?4 a b't ia dandy, with black curling hair, ; ana wnisuers oi me same pattern, paiu iacu. M 'p3f 'onff cmn anu short nose; his in strument is the violinccllot James Gripe is leader of the treble voices, with occasion al digressions! as above noticed. And, in addition to the two younger Gripes, Absa lorn and Peter, who play the two clario netls, there are Oncsiphorus Bang, the shoemaker, who plays the first flute; Issa char Crack, a rival shoemaker, wild plays the second fluto; Cornelius Pike, the tobac co pipe-maker, -who 'plays the Ijussoon; Alexandor Rodolpho Crabbe, the baker, who plays thehautboyj'GrcgeVy'PIush, the tailor, who playw the serpent, together with divers others, men, boys, and girls who make up the whole band. This celebrated Snatcham 'choir made it a great point to obtain leave from their in in ister for all tire abominations and absnrdi ties which they were accustomed to inflict upon the parish under the guise of music but the arraguut'lmportunhy of their solid tation was such that they seemed to bid de fiance to refusal, so that their asking leave was after the fashion 'of the Beggar in Gil Bias, who held his musket in the direction 'i f I -of the donor's head. At a large town in the i ...: ...i.ji. .,i,,i,o... t :i..i,t ii had been a musical festival, (he directors o which, in-order to" give ecldt to thoir sdver tisemcntSf had Used all manner of means to pwcll the number of the ilerformers For this purpose they had sought every Ircdgi and ditch, and highway and by-way 'in the 1 xonntry, to pick up everv individual wh i ' had the sliahtest pretension whatever lo U musical talent. 'In -such a search, of course tdt the Snafcham choir could not by any ptfss! '$ lility bff ovorlooked TheV wore accord ingly.retaincd'for- thcclroruVcsilicorieE1 quenco of which they underwent nfuch musical drilling; nor" were' 'they a -little pleased at the hbnbr'thus thrust upon them. Fhcy of course distinguished themselves, though I milst'say tho wisest thing singers can do is not to distinguish themselves; but the Snalchain choir, it is said, actually did distinguish themselves, especially in tho Hallelujah Chorus, and so fascinated were they wRli that chorus, and their own dis tinguished manner of singing it, that they resolved unanimously to perform it at Snatcham church. This was bad enough; but this was not the worst, for nothing would serve them but they would have it, of all days in tho year, on Good Friday! On the evening of the day before, the whole body of the choristers-, vocal and in- trumental, went up lo the vestry room, and demanded an audience of their worthy pastor. The good man trembled at their pproach, and his heart sank within him at the announcement that they had something cry particular to say to him. He 'thought 'of harp, fluto, psaltery, dulcimer, sackbut, and all kinds of music and his cars tingled with apprehension of some new enormity about tn be added to the choir, in shape of some heathenish instrument. It was a lii- icrous sight, and enough to make the. pas tor laugh) had he been at all disposed to merriment, lo sec the wholc'choir seated in is parlour, and occupying, after a fashion, every cnair in the room; tor tnoy were never harmonious in any thing else; as to their mode of sitting, they were all precisely in the same attitude, and that attitude was silting on the veryputward edge of the chair,4whh their hats carefully held between their knees, thcii mouths wide open, and their eyes fixed upon vacancy. At the en trance of the clergyman Uriry all rose, bow ed with simultaneous politeness, and look- d toward Martin Grubb as their m'dAlth- piece. luarun uiuuu, witn nis oroau nca- y hand, smoothed his locks over his fore head, and said "Hem!" 'Well, Mr. Grubb," replied the minis ter, "you and your friends, I understand, have something particular to say to me." "Why yes, Sir," said Air. Urubrj, "we have called upon you by way of deputation IikPi just to say a worn or two about singing and for the matter of that, we have been practising a prcttyish bit of music out of Handel, what they sung at the musical fbs tival, called the Hallelujah Chorus; and as our choir sung it so well at the festival as to draw all eyes upon us, wc have been think ing, sir, with yotlr leave, if you please, and f vou have no objection, that we should just like to sing it at church." "At Church?" "Yes, Sir, if you please, at Church,, to morrow, the Hallelujah unorus, you know, Sir, being part of the Messiah, we thought it wduld be particularly appropri ate, and wc are all perfect in our parts, and there s two or three chaps out of trio next parish that are coming ovcir lo Snatcham to see their friends, and they'll help us you knowj Sir, and every thing is quite ready and rehearsed and all that; and wc hope, Sir, you won't have no objection, because we can never do it so proper as with them additional voices what's poming to-morrow, and there will be such lots of people coino to church On purpose to htfar us, that thdy will be all so disappointed if we don't sing it." Itcre James Gripe, somewhat jealous of his rival's eloquence, and taking advantage of Martin s pausing for a moment to rccov er breath) stepped forward, saying ''No Sir, we hope you won't refuse your leave because an the people so calculate upon hearing it, that they will go away in dudg eon, if so be as they are disappointed) and maylrap they will never come to churcl again, outgo among ine mcuiotiisiics or some of them outlandish sexes; and it would be a pity to overthrow tho established church just tot the matter of a stavo or tw of music" The minister sighed deeply but riot ail dibly, and replied, saying in a tone of mi expostulation. 'But to-morrow, my friend is Good Friday, a day of extraordinary so lemnity, and scarcely admitting even the most solemn music in its service." Exactly so,' interrupted Martin Grnbh "that's tho very thing I say, Sir and (here fore the Hallelujah Chorus js the most pe eulrar appropriate it's one of the most so! lumest things I over heard its qnito aw ful and grand enough to make hair of ono's hDad'fetand urtrtght With sublimity.1 'Tis indeed, Sir," added James Giippo you may take my word for it, Sin" 'Perhaps,' returned Martin Grubb, your reverence never heard ii; How if so bo as you never heard it, mayhap you don't know nothing about it, in which case wc can, if you please, yvim your permission, sing you iittlc bit of it just to give you an idea of the tiling.' Tho poor persecuted pastor looked a- round upon his tormentors in blank amaze ment, and saw them with their ruthless mouths wide open, and ready to inflict rrpon him the Htifr5BIteprcrhaIly of their awful voices, in tremulous tones tnc wormy man exclaimed pray don't don't No, no, pray don't .t . . trouble yourselves 1 beg you will not. I know the piece ol minister could hardly be heard. 1 lie cho music ydu rc!6r to very Well, and I think if risters had arranged that the Hallelujah ou could perform it on any other day than Good Friday " Singers arc a peculiar irritable class of persons, and tlie slightest opposition or dontradiction irritates and disturbs them, so t at the very moment that the minister ttered a sentence at all interfering with t lcir will, they all surrounded him with clamorous and sulky importunity, and set to work with all diligence to demolish his objections. 'Please, Sir,' said Martin Grubb, sha- ki mg ins big head with a iook 01 doggcu wilfulness, 'I dont sec how it's to bo done. I'lic Hallelujah Chorus requires a lot of ex tra voices that isn't to be got every day; . ill anu il we tells them chaps as is coming over hero to-morrow to help us, that wc uuu t aiit itiuii ijui, iiiuy limy luivu 1111, .i..!. ....,. i,i ..!. i:ir and never come over to Snalcham again, But, perhaps,' tho pastor meekly repli- d, 4 they may assist you in the grave and sober singing of soirio serious and well known psalms in which all tho congrega lion may unite. On hearing this the broad faced biilchcr expanded his features into a contemptuous sort of grin, and said "Come, now, that's good one, as ifrcg'lar scientific" singers would come all the way to Snatcham just to sing old psalm tunes!" Mr. Grippe also said "He! ho! he!" "He! he! he! is a very conclusive kind of jument and so the minister of Snatcham felt it to be, for he could not answer it, nor refute it, nor evade it. He looked this way and that Wayj up to the ceiling and down to the floor, towards Mr. Gripe and tow- arus iir. uruoo; mil neither ceiling nor floor, Gripe nor Grubb, afforded him any relief front his painful embarrassment The exulting singers saW that he was pdsed, and now was the time to push their victory, and overwhelm the minister by their united im portunities. So they all crowded round him atdii.-.e, and almost all at once began to assail himwith such a torrent of reasons and argumentation that he had not time to say a word for hihlself. "Please, Sir." said Oncsiphorus Bang, 'I han't got nothing else ready to play." Nor I neither," said Issacher Crack Please, Sir," said Alexander Rodolphe oraooe, "wc never like to uo nothing without your leave, and we hope you wont compel us to do so now. My wife says she'll never come to church again, if the Hallelujah Chorus is not performed to- morrow; ' . , ii A ...1 T .1 l i.i n-- tii-.ui Aim i ucuuie, bum urugory l-iusu "that forniy part I never wish to touch the serpent again, il we mayn't do that piece bf inilSIC. .. . . - Absoiom and Peter Gripe also said the same as touching the clarionets; and James unpe then looked at tho minister with a quaintly interrogative aspect, which, with- . . . . out uttering a word. seemed to say "There wnat win you do without Absalom and i uiur b clarionets. inow. lor his own .... , .. , . pan, wormy pasior woum have been glad to get rid of tho whole clamour of their music, lor these choristers Were always at 1 1 l . . .. '"BS"""1" """" anoincrj or with the rest ot the parish. 'Pi, A. l.-i I..-.. uvuiwHuimuu wiiu ar- guiuuin a..u u,o4uum:e, wmi pamos and im- . . 1 . .! , , . portuniiy.ioundhimsell compelled to yield, u. , wuraigruce imagi. u. VI . monsters, rejoi- cmg in tho triumph ol music, and full of gice.at the thought ot the wonderful figure they shoUhl Cut oil the morrow) when as sisted by the "chaps from the next village, they astonished tho natives with tho Halle lujah Chorus. 1 hat night neither the singers rior the minister BlepU tho forrnor were kept awake ,..,,,. giory.aiiutnc latter was made restless by the drOad of rJ"- r r "7 7i 7 r . u a 6Ccno of festivity than of fast ng. Tim "pi. J from tlie next village,' as Martin uruuu called tlnmi, wcro as gay as so many larks: there was such a display of blue coals and yellow buttons as never was scon before. Tho singing gallery was full to suflocation, and the church itself was crowded. The squire of the parish was present, and his family also were with him, and tho singers were so happy Out they could hardly con tain themselves. Th'cy did not niind tho prayers; they heard them before, and did not think them half so well worth hearing as the Halleluiah Chorus. There was such a rustling of leaves of music books, and such b. ' . i ! : .l.'i'i'.s.- .1... a duzz oi wispenng voices, inaiiuu wtmuy Chorus should be sung immediately bclorc the sermon, and they thought that Uiepray- crs would never bo over. Ihcy were, as mipa- ticnt as young norso in Harness, At length tnc prayers were finished, anil the merciless choristers let loose upon tho congregation to inflict whatever musical tor- hire they pleased. Away they burst with relentless and resistless fury. There was such scraping, ahl blowing, and roaring, and growling, and screaming, as Was nev er heard; tho powers of every instilment were exerted to the utmost of their capabil- ity; there was such an infinite variety of articulation of Hallelowya, Ilolleluyear, Allylugef, and Ahmen, and Awmen, and Amecn; that none but initiated could form a guess what the singers Were about. The patient snd afllictcd minister sat still in the pulpit, waiting till the storm should be over: he knew that it could not last for ever, and that they must soon sing themselves hoarse or out of breath. There is an Irish provcib which says "Single misfortunes never come alone;" this was verified in the present case for a misunderstanding occurred which produced a double infliction of the music. Messrs. Grubb, Gripe, Crabbe, Bang Crack, and their friends, when performing at the cathedral; hall observed that one or two parts of the performance had been en countered Now, unfortunately, just as the band was bringing its mighty pcriormance 10 a close, the squire of the parish most inno ctinlly drew his handkerchief out of his pocket; but happening to draw it forth with a peculiar grace, or with what Mr. Grubb and his friends thought a peculiar grace, they were most graciously pleased to take it for granted that it must be a signal for a repetition df the chorus, and therefore, just at the moment when the good minister, was pleasing himself with the thought that the absurd display was over, they all burst forth again with renewed vigtJr. He thought that they were absolutely mad; he looked, but he was only answered by Hal leluycar, Allylugcr; and when they had finished Hie second time, he was half afraid that thev would begin again, and sing it the third time. When the service was over the good man took the liberty to hint to his musical parishioners that he thought they had performed a work of Uperogation in performing the chorus twice. Thev themselves felt that they had somewhat en croached, but they laid the blame upon the smiirn. whose slichtet rVisfii tlinv tlinnirht. i i o - ' j rj 1 I . ... shotilU beoboyeu. The squire was very sorry when he found what mischief lie had inadvertently done, and promised that he wnnlil tnlrn p.nrn. in fnlurn tint (n null mil ' " his handkerchief again in singing time. Socicti. When neighbors dwell tofrctl er in peace, visit in frieiidsliip, converse I a a for useful improvement, or harmless amuse nlCnts take part in each other's prosperity nm ..iWrcW,. nnnnr ;.. i. . - ...u BU.....B.u u their families, arc candid to excuse and careful to conceal each others trivial or at". cidental failings: studious to reform real :.nd . " dangerous faults: when all abide in tl.nir caililliri aill au tollv ncrform .,.;,. ow1 i ills "... nes3. ai d medd e not w th t in inmnnml concerns of others, a blessing will attend I ' . - I their labors, and success will finfilB upo their designs. Their intercourse will be easy, pleasant and virtuous; and a fouuda lion will be laid for the happiness of sue ceeding generations But if each is btiund up within himself and looks with indiffer ence on all around him or beholds his info rior with contempt, and his superior wil envy; if every meeting is filled with1 Imner (imCnt anil angry controversy, and every visit employed in tattling and backbiting if neighbor defames neighbor and watches for advantage against the other-if an ac r'youwilhfeignedsmiles 01 Pleasure and friend y greeting, but deba. .. i , ib J' . 1 UU)a i, i , . w 0, chapscs yourcharactor when your back is turn tdif 'eVci' "Urolhcr "will " cTidcayiyur" v supplant, and every neighbor to walk in slanders, one had better flco to the solita ry mountains, and dwell nlono in the earth. Breakfast in Alabama. The following conversation is said to have taken place somewhere in that State: "Alarm what do you charge for a break fast here!" "Why. if you have corn bread and common trimmens it will be two bits, (twenty-five cents.) But if yon hare wheat bread and chicken fixens, it will be three bits." "Let's have the chicken fixens.'; Jl new one. Ono day last week, while a cloud was every moment threatening us with a deluge, we saw an honest Irishman carrying water with great apparent haste. "What is the matter, Dennis?" said wc, "is the house on fin5?" "Och, no sir," said he, "not at alt, but it's my cabbages that I'm after gelling watered before h rains." A fellow passing down town the other day, with a shocking bad Umbrella, was addressed by a wag "Look here feller you had better get that 'ere umbrella shin gled. "When I came into the pulpit, and ma ny years after," says an eccentic minister of the old school, "Religion used to be the principal topic preached upon; now, it is alt rum and niggers!" Real refinement of manners will be in proportion to the refinement of intellect and purity of heart a pale check and invisible waist, arc no certain indications of a delicate mind. There is no earthly motive which nan stimulate a good mind to such unwearied exertions as the thought that these arc con tributing to the happiness of beloved ob jects. And this generous love, prompting to exertion, can give dignity to any honest employment, and it docs impart sentiment and delicacy to the character of thSSo whd cherish it, elevating thu heart and mind of the poorest person far, far-above the rich and luxurious, who live only for their own fcclfish enjoyment. The applause of the world may satisfy the ambition of man; hut woman, pious and virtuous woman, can never be happy, unless she is herself satisfied that her conduct has been regulated by propriety and truth; un lets her ovvii heart whisper's her cause is right. There is sound philosophy in the posi tion, that the more a man has the more he wants. It is our nature. But wc need not have this propensity dirt-cted towards rich es: Let the object of desire be liberty; knowledge, virtue, or religion, and the jlcd ple may go on seeking, gaining, improv- ng, and laying up treasure, as eagerly as tlldy please. High Fashion. A New York writer gives the following as a definition df high fashion. 'Tight sleeve's to the. elbows long waist full skirt sweet smile curling lip bright eye pearly teeth tongue of music heart of d V How to treat Slander. The only prop er and effectual mode of dealing with mal ice is invariably to despise it; for it has been justly remarked by an old writer, "malice scorned, puts itself otil; but argued gives a kind of credit to a false accusation." Matrimony. little before the revola tidnary war, when parsons were scarce iri the upper part of Virginia, a certain Eng lish parson relates that having to slop there once, seven couples came from a distance to be married at the same time, and accommo dations were so scarce, that the seven coy ples, "did sleep that night in an old barn upon a pilo of straw." Laws. Paley says: "Tho care of the poor ought td be" the principal object of all laws, fortius plain reason, that the richare nliln 1 41... , .. iuiu iu muu care oi tncmseivcs. Parson Taylor says, thai (ho Hist land speculator was tho Dovil. For, on a certain occasion, tho Devil took our Saviour up into an exceeding high' mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of tho earth' and tho glory of them, and said to him, all then will I givo thrc.ifthou will fall down and worship me; when, in fact, tho Dovil had not one inch to give! . . inio, uu ice iias ueen co jjnil at Buffalo, as an incendiary. A Mrs. Durfce has been committed ta
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