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POETEY,
From tho Kcw Yorker.
STANZAS.
Speed thee, sweet bird ! speed thco
Far o'er the ocean wido
Fly fly away to other lands
Dcyond tho billowy side !
Oh. search tho world's wido circle,
From tropic to each pile',
And find for me a freedom
That man doth not control !
Onward, sweet bird I speed thco
To yonder glittering star, N ,
That sends its twinkling lustro
To other worlds lfiin
Tell mo, oh ! is there Freedom , .
Whence those bright sparks emerge
Or doth tho soul of man there bow
Beneath the monarch's scourge 1 '
Onward sweet bird ! onward
To creation's farthest bound,
Where nought but solitude cxUta
1)io universo aroint 1 ,
l'reparo me there my dwelling
Wheio life nor light, is known
Where tyranny can never rear '
, Ills base unrighteous throne.
extracted for thu dkmocrat.3
From tho Franklin, (Ky.) Farmer.
BOOKS ON AGRICULTURE, FOR
SCHOOL BOYS.
We have thought the cause of agricultural
improvement would be greatly promoted by
the publication of a series of elementary
books dri agriculture, destined for the use o
the school boys. Why should not our chil
dren have facilities for tho acquisition o
knowledge applicablo to this pursuit as well
as on less useiui ones ( 11 cuucauon
designed to fit us to engage in the practical
duties of life, why is it that lite most im
portant of all earthly subjects) and one
which occupies the labors of a vast majori
ty of our people, is not the leading object
of the school boy's education ? We have
elementary books oti every othor subject;
we have schools wherein are taught tho ru
diments of every science, schools of law,
medicine, divinity, of fighting, dancing, and
of every thing but of agriculture, There
is something wrong in tho national practice
on this subject. Wo ought to give to the
most important subjects, tho highest degrou
of attention 'wo must graduate various
branches of education, by the standard .of
iheir relative importance, and give to those
having the nearest relation to our most im
portant interests, the greatest share of fa
yor. Wo ought to have the principles of
husbandry taught in every common school
and a chair of agriculture endowed in eve
ry college. And wo think tho first step to
the introductjou of this new branch of edu
cation is, to have the necessary elementary
school-books. We have many men in our
country, eminently capable of compiling
such works and adapting them precisely to
tho capacity of tho school boy. And ho
who would prepare a set of works on agri
culture for the uso of schools, such as
would give to the boys of tho country des
tined for tho pursuits of husbandry, a thor
ough knowledge of tho principles and tho
outline of the practice of agriculture, would
do no more for tho general good and for his
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own meriiiy mum, man in any inner warn
f science or learning. Let it not be sup
posed that wo decry other branches of sci
ence of learning. We are in favor of all;
and especially those which contribute useful
aids in tho practical labors of life. We
would render all subservient to man's use;
and itis'onlv in this view that they should
bo appteciatcd. But it is admitted on all
hands, that agrictiltino is the most univcr-
al, the most dignified, tho most congenial,
irluoua and productive pursuit of mankind
tho substratum of all other pursuits the
life and soul of commerce and manufactures
the mother of the arts and sciences tho
basis of civilisation; and wo insist, it is not
seeking too much when wo seek to give to
her own child, tho husbandman1, a higher
grade of education., . Whatever description
of knowledge relates nearly or remotely, to
the multifarious labors of the agriculturist,
should be an object of his study and consti
tuto a portion of -his exercises at tho prim
ary Echool and the college, and employ his
reflections in all the riper years of after
ife. Ono of tho most absurd and mis
chievous errors of the day, is that of tho
father, who gives to the son destined for a
fanner, an education, inferior to that he bes'
tows upon the one destined for a profes
sion. The husbandman deserves a better
education than a lawyer1, or a doctor; be
cause his. occupation requires tho exercise
of more knowledge, but it is too generally
tho case, that he is only allowed seme
snatched intervals between the crops, "to
learn to read, write and" cipher" and this
is deemed education enough for a furnier
On, what a wretched miserable error is this
what a foe to the improvement and dig
nity of the class ! It ought, it must be
banished, and tho practice which results
from it abolished, and a wiser and better one
substituted. Now, however the remark
may seem to censure the general opinion
and practice on this, subject, and although
ye may t;c p yen ruuculcu by many, farmers
uiemscives, lor ine apareni uuraism ot tno
sentiment, we arc bold to declare, neverthe
less, that tho farmer has heed of a better
education, and he actually moro often re
quires the aid of more various branches of
science, in his ramified operations, than the
member of any profession; and wo sincere
ly believe, that if any discrimination should
bo made in the education of two sons, one
destined for a farmer and the other for a
profession, it should be iii favor of the for
mer. Let us not be misunderstood the
boy destined for a profession or trade,
should bo thoroughly educated in all the
branches pertaining to his distinct calling;
while tho boy intended for a farmer, should
bo thoroughly instructed in all tho princi
pcls to which the intelligent and scientific
agriculturalist stands indebted for the suc
cessful result of b'q labors. We could easi
ly show that those principles arc drawn
from a wider range of sciences, than aro
necessary to bo consulted by ono destined
for any 'of the so-styled learned professions;
and consequently it would be shown, that
the husbandman needs a more extended edit
cation. A vounsr man pronarmir lor tno
bar, is ready to enter upon his legal studies
on attaining some smattering of Latin (or
it may be Greek,) and many do not even go
thus far, before taking up Blackstonc. A
short course of reading elementary works
on the principles and praclico of law, and
tho student enters upon the practical field
of his profession. Tho physician roqtiiros
moro preparation to qualify him for prac
tico. He, too, learns the dead languages
and studies tho principles and practice of
his art, but those principles involve a knowl
edge of various abstract sciences, and he is
constrained to invoko the aid of anatomy
physiology, chemistry, mineralogy, botany
&c. &c, beforo ho entors upon tho practice
of his profession. Wo are speaking of
those studies only 03 they relato to tho pro
fessional qualifications of tho student, and
of course wo aro not to be understood, as
denying oithor tho possession or tho impor
lance pf other branches of learning to pro
fessiorfnl mon..'.Thov, as well as ajjricul
jurists and others, in their social and politi
cal relations to community, arc equally re
quited to discharge tho duties of citizens;
and wo hold that all classes should avail
themselves of every accomplishment which
learning of scionccs can bostow, in aid of
tho performance of those high duties. But
we need not array comparisons or illustra
tions on tho subject; our opinions may be
presented at one view. Wo would give to
every one, of whatever pursuit, precisely
the education adapted to it and it should
be thorough and perfect in all its branches,
or at least so far as any or all the branches
relate to the peculiar .pursuits adopted by
tho student. It should thus 'qualify him for
the intelligent prosecution of tho labors of
lis life and ensure his complete success.
It would tender ihc farmers as illustrious,
and certainly as usoful, in his sphere, as the
profoundest statesman or professor. But
the subjuct is loo intcrasting to bo treated
satisfactorily in the narrow limits to which
wc arc circumscribed; and we mean to pur
sue it. In tho meantime we submit to the
board of education dud to the commission
ers of common schools, the propriety of
of early considering tho importanco of a
dopting a series of agricultural , woiks, as
text books in the school about to be put
in operation, under the excellent common
school law of the stale. They may do in
calculable good to. the children of Kentucky,
which wiU flow to other generations, and
they may render tho system far more use
ful and effective, by seasonably directing
their earnest attention to the subject.
COURTSHIP ON A FRAGMENT OF
THE WRECK OF THBPOLASXI.
Many Interesting as well as painful inci
dents connected with that awful disaster, are
related to us by those who have seen and
conversed with persons saved from the
wreck. .Arrjpmrtheni tho following is told'of
a Mr. Ridffe.from New Orleanc.and a Mibs
Onslow, from one of the Southern States,
two of tho unfortunates who were picked
up on tho fifth day, about 50 miles from
land. It 13 stated of the gentleman that he
had been silting on tho deck alone, for about
half an hour previous to the accident. An
other gentleman who was walking near him
at the time df the explosion, was thrown
overboard, and himself was precipitated
nearly over tho side of the boat, and consid
erably stunned. lie rocovered immediate
ly as he supposed; when he heard some
one exclaim "got out the boats, she is sink
ing." He was not acquainted with a soli
tary individual on the boat. Under such
circumstances it is natural to suppose ho
would feci quite as much concern for him
self as for any one else. He was conse
quently among thn foremost of those who
spught the small boat for safety, and was
about to step into it, when ho discovered a
young lady, whose appearance had sundry
limes during tho passage attracted his atten
tion. Her protector was tho gentleman
who was walking on deck and blown over
board. He sprang towards her to taKc her
on board the small boat, but in . the crowd
and confusion he lost sight of her, and ho
supposed sho was with some other friend.
During his fruitless search, tho small boat
shoved off. Tho night rang with tho shrieks
and prayers of tho helpless and drowning.
lie turned away in despair and stumbled
over a coil of small rope. Hope, like the
expiring spark, brighlend again. lie caught
un the rone lashed together a couple of
settees threw then) upon a piece of old sail
and a small empty cask, and thus equipped,
launched upon the broad ocean.
It was all tho work of a moment. . He
believed death inevitable, and that effort was
his last grasp at life. His "vessel" bore,
him up much better than he expected, and
ho was consoling himself with his escape
such as it was, while others were porishing
all around him whon he discovered a female
struggling for life almost within his grasp
He left his "ark " swam about twice his
lonoth seized his abject," and returned
safely to his craft again, yhicli proveitsufli
cicnt to sustain them both, but with their
heads and shoulders baicly abovo water.
The female proved to bo tho young lady
for whom ho hod lost a passage in the small
boat. Sho fancied their-float would be un
able to support them both, and said, ."You
will havo to let me go and save yourself."
Ho replied, "Wo will live or die together."
Soon after, they drifted upon a piece of the
wreck, probably a part of some floor or par
tition torn assundcr by the explosion. This
with the aid of the notices fastened beneath
it, proved sufficient to keep them out of wa
ter. About this time one ol Hie small boat3
came towaids them, but already heavily
loaded. He implored them to take in the
young lady. But she refused, saying she
could but die he had saved her life, and
she could not leave him. They were now
fairly at sea, without the least morsel to cat
or drink, in a scorching climate tho lady
in her night-clothes, and himself with noth-
ng on him but his shirt and a pair of thin
pantaloons, already much torn. Of tho
steam boat, which bore them all ill quiet
and safety but a half an hour before, nothing
was to be seen but scattered fragments of
its wreck. The small boats were on their
way toward? tho shore their owii draft,
being light and lightly loaded, drifted swift
lv away from a scene indescribably heart
rending, and which they still shudder lo
think of.
At daylight nothing was visible to them
but the heavens and a boundless waste of
waters. In the course of the day they came
iiv sight of land, and for a short time were
confident of reachini? it but durinrr the
succeeding night the wind changed, and
foon after daylight next morning, it vanish
ed again and with all their cheering- hopes
of escaping from their dreadful dilcrrta. On
the third day a nail hove in sight, but she
was entirely beyond hailing distance. When
found they were sadly burned by tho sun
starved, and exhausted, though still . in
tno possCssiuri oftheh faculties, and able ,19-
move and talk. But their pain and suflcr
ing were not without their pleasure and en
joyment. Tho romantic part of the story
is yet to bo told, and there is no telling how
much'longcr they would havo subsisted on
the same "food" that seems to have at least
t
iingncss to onduro the samo trial again, and
of tho joy more than ho could express,
which ho felt at finding her willing to fulfil
her engagement, which it is said is soon
to bo consummated. It was not till then
that he was mado acquainted with the fact,
that his lady love is heiress to an estate
worth $200,000.--Who would not be ship
wrecked; and henceforth, who. will say
that "matches ero not made iii Heaven!"
Delaware Gazette.
HOME.
No man of sensibility, after battling with
the perplexities of the out door world but
retires with a feeling of refreshment to his
happy firesiec; ho hears with joy the lips of
the cherub urchin that climbs upou his knee
to tell some wonderful tale about nothing or
feels with delight the soft breath of somo
young daughter, whose downy peach liko
cheek is glowing close to his own. I am
neither a husband nor a lather, but 1 can
easily fancy .the feelings of supremo jpjeasj
urc which either must experience.- Let U3
survey tho world of business. "What gp
wc out to see?" the reed of ambition shaken
by the breath of the multitude, cold hearted
traders and brokers, traflicers and over
rccchera, anxious each to circumvent and
turn to.his purse the, golden tido in which
all would dabble. Look at the hemes of
most of these. There the wife wait3 for
her husband, and while sho feels that anxir
ety for hi3 presence, which may be called
the hunger of tho heart, she feeds her npirit
with the memory of his smile, or perhaps
looks with fondness upon the pledges of his
affec'ion as they stand like olive branches
around his table. Pou'ghJceqisic Te
graph.
aided in sustaining them so well such an
incredible length of time.
The intrepidity he displayed, the risk he
run, the danger ho incurred, and above all
the magnanimity ho evinced in saving her
life, strangers they were to each other, im
jnincnt haSzard of his own, elicited with
her at once tho warmest and strongest feel
ings of gratitude towards him, and before
the tortures of hunger and thirst commenc
ed, kindled that passion that burns nowhere
clso as it burns in a woman s bosom. On
the oilier hand, her good cense, fortitude,
and presence of mind in the most perilous
nomcnls, and particularly her readiness lo
meet and 3hare with hira the fate thai await
ed them excited on his part an attachment
which was neither to bo disguised nor de
ferred. And thero upon the "water's wild,"
amidst tho terrors which surrounded, and
tho fate which threatened them, in the pre
eucoof an all-seeing God, did they pledge
their mutual love, and declare, if their lives
wore snared, their destiny, which misfor
tune had united, should then be made as
inseparable, as escape from it wa3 impoasi
ble. . . ,
After their rescue, he informed her that
a sense of duty unpolled him lo apprise her,
that bv tho misfortuno that had befallen
them, he had lost every dollar ho possessed
on earth, (amounting to about $25,000,)
that ho was steeped in "povorty lo the very
lips," a beggar among strangers, without
tho means of paying for a singlo meato of
victuals, and painful as was the thought nf
separation to him ho olTersd to release her
from her engagement, if it was her choico
to leave him. Sho burst into tears at the
very thought of a separation, and asked him
if it was possible for the poverty of mis
world to drive them to a more dosperato ex
tremity than thai which they had thus suf
fered together. He assured her of his wil-
Egyptians Mummies. Mr. Bucking
ham gives it as his opinion that there aro,
not less than ono hundred millions of mumr
mics entombed in Egypt, and ho. describes
ihreo singular uses that are now made of
.1' '!
For fuel. Tho peasantry of Egypt pro;
euro them, break them in pieces, and usp
them for fuel and as they have little or no
wood, those dead human bodies serve them
n its stead. The resinous matter and opi;
ccs verc used in embalming them render
them quite inflammable and the odour which
it gives out at the period of burning, is said
to bo quite delightful. ; , .
For medical purposes. In most of the
bodies there is found solid portions of bitur
men, or resinous drug which was Used in
embalming. This is taken of" of the bod;
ies and sold in large quantities to merchants
at Cairo, and from thence it is sent to Por
tugal, Italy, France! and even England,
where it is pulveiised by the appthecaries
donc up in small papers, and sold as a most
excellent drug to cure inward briiises and
for this purpso hundreds of pounds of this
stuff is eaten every year, taker from tho in
side of Egyptian mummies.
Another use made of them i3 for painting.
Well Hit. A backwoodsman, in under
taking to describe the habits of tho gentry,
said: "They cat so late they must always
bo hungry. They have their dinner at
eight o'clock in the evening, and don't eat
their supper till after breakfast in the morn
ing-
Texan Compliment. "Captain," said a
rough looking personnge. "I don't wish to
hurt your feelings, but you surely stole that
barrel of flour." Up to the latest accounts
the captain was inquiring of all his friendfj
whether the affront or the apology were the
greater.
A clergyman, oue Sabbath, in his sermou
hadbccnsupporting tho doctrine,that"whate
ever is, is right," and that ''what God haq
mado was well made.", Ono of the overseers
of the parish, who. had a protuberant Jjacki
and was short and crooked, follpwed. him
out of the church, and in tho porch thus ad-i
dressed him. :,. If. all things, sir, are. well
made, how came I not to be so? , The par
san instantly ascertaining tho mepsuratiorl
of his figure told him that ho considered
him well made for a cripple,