POETRY. From the N. Y. Sunday Mercury, WJIAT I LOVE. MACHINE rOETRY. I love (o see a flock of slieop Alt fecldingon Hie' mountain il love lo see a drunkard drink From out a living fountain; At fiist upon bis knees he gets, And then he sticks his nose in, But soon he slips, and then ker-souic; His head and -shoulders goes in. I love to see, with all my heart, Thotsun shine while'iis raining, il love to see arow Jacked up At a militia training; 1 love to see a table watched By civil, careful waiters; 9 lave to-see them fetch along The biggest kind of taters, ' 2 love to see trTinfluslrious tees All busy making honey, 1 love to Bte a man contrive All ways for making money., i love to see a lot of chaps Engaged in the midnight revel:' I love to see them let out loose, And g it like the devil! I love to hear old women talk- Thty do some lofty talking: I love to see defaulters walk They do some tallish walking: I love to hear at dead of night A glorious caterwauling; And O I love to hear at church A lot of babies squalling. I love to see two colored gents Call one another niggers;' I love to see the ladies run, They cut such curious figures; I love my Betsy more than all I love her, O uost dearly J I love to hug and kiss her oh, It makes me feel so quoerlyl SPOONS, 0. O. From the Village Register MY GIRLISH DAYS. When I was young, I lov'd the boys, And now I love the men, And oh! to taste those early joys, I'd be a girl again. I'd ramble o'er each flow'ry field, To where the berries redden, Some lad would go with me to yield Kind offices unbidden. He'd bring each flower its head that rear'd And help mo o'er the brook, And when a pretty bird appear'd Cry out, oh Sally, look! If a poor cow should frighten me, He'd drive her out of sight; And if a snake we chanced to meet, He'd kill the beast outright! And if in seme unlucky pen, I chanced lo lose my shoe, He'd pull it out, and wash it clean, And my misfortune rue. Arrived where berries deck the lea, Although I should not ask it, He'd find the thickest spots lor me, And help mo fiill my basket. Should saucy thorns ray gown attack, He'd quickly set me free; And if my finger got a scratch, How sorry he would be. And other joys I oft recall, That with my childhood fled, When ceremony o'er them all, Her chilling influence shed, Twelve years had not passed o'er ma then; And now I'vo seen a score; Antl Oh, I'd be a girl again, To taste those joys once more. THE HOME OF THE FARMER. Still let me live among tho hills, The rooks, the trees, the flowers, where I have passed my early years, My childhood's happy hours. How oft beneath Ihe aged oak, Near to my father's dwelling. Have I reposed with kindred youth, uutun f lajriui oiary Idling. The birds above would plume their wings, And raise their happy voices, Ob, sure it is a plea.ant place, vrnere every thing rejoices. Surrounded bv the friends I love. And free from every fetter, I am an independent man, And wish for nothing better, My tittle children round me sport, at rooming, origin, and healthy, I often think that nature's gifts "),? "laufl me very wealthy. My wife is all that she should be, Kind, gentle, preposessing: I'm sure, if ever man was blest, Miat is the greateit blessing. RESPONSIBILITY' OF AN EDITOR, It is astonishing tt observe Ihe peculiar taste that is exercised by a great majority of the reading community in selecting food for mental mastication. When the weekly -street is received, a ruth is made by 'all hands and the cook,' who gather around the one who rpens its folds, and with die (ended ears and open jaws, they demand that the articles first to be read, shall be those relating lo murder, accident disasters by firo or wood.eaithquakos and land-slides The horrid the account the more intently it is devouted, and if an article can be found of some catastrophe, unusually rich in em bellishment, it is a subject which is dilated on for a week. So well aware are some publishers of this strange taste of their readers, that they will, in -case no tragical circumstances has occurred since the issuing of their last sheet, manufacture something horrid, and serve it up in such a style as to cause it to readily pass for truth. And they are not to blamo for this; the fault; if any, is owing to the caprice of subscribers, who demand itat their hands. The editor walks into the eanctum on the morning previous to the dayjof publica tion, doffs his surtout and hat, wipes his spectacles, blows his nose, carefully turns back the cuffs of his coat, sets himself a the table, and enters upon the very solemn perplexing duties incident to his vocation He is aware of the great responsibility of his situation, and, in tho vernacular of the Printer's devif, 'feels his vats.' He care fully peruses the exchange papers, makes a selection of Ihe most important items, flourishes the scissors in a style known only to those of his own calling, handles the paster-spoon with a peculiar tact, and con trives to get through that part of tho busi ness without much fuss or trouble. He then commences an original article, sieres his pen, rolls up bis eyes like a duck in a thunder storm, scowls terribly, and waits for'an idea. When, the idea arrives, down it goes upon the paper in the shape of hiero glyphics, capable of being decyphered only by compositors, He cannot stop cannot lay by his pen for a few minued and in dulge in a lunch or a cigar-for the cry of copy' is heard at intervals ringing in his ears.like the groans of an asthraetic pair of bellows, or the expiring note of a biid or gan, and thelinsatiabte appetite of the prin ter's devil must be satisfied. The world out of doors may have on its holliday garb, and, free from trouble, be sporting with de lighted revelling in the rial) est luxuries of enjoyment; but in doors it wears tho same sombre business countenance, and pins the poor scribbling wight fast to the chair. Copy, sir, Ihe men are standing.' Let them stand and be blessed; there's no copy on the file,' Please, sir, the foreman says how he wants something horrid to put on the fourth page.' 'Something horrid! Confound it, there is nothing of the kind to be found.Suicides are out of fashion steam boilers wont explode, assassins have retired from busi ness, Congress hat adjourned without a duel or a gouging match, stop, and I'll write one.' Child Killed. Yesterday morning, at precisely twenty three minutes past nine o'clock, a small child of Mrs. Gubb, while munching ground nuts, unfortunately swal lowed one which stuck cross wise in the throat, and before the eminent services of Doctor Killcm, which gentleman was im mediately called, could be of any avail, the child unfortunately died. The little crea ture was seen distinctly to kick with his left foot, thirty-nine seconds beforo the final struggle; Child killed!' said Mrs. Smith, as she opened the paper, 'really dreadful. I declare what won't happen next. How vers careful mothers should be.' And down sat Mrs. Smith upon her own 'little responsibility,' not knowing that il was in the chair, and comfortably squeezed the breath out of its body, while she eagerly devoured the fiction of the editor's brain. Ravages of Lightning. Mr. Quimby, the electrician, states that in this country 103 persons, and 109 buildings were struck by lightning during Ihe last season;71 were killed; one cotton mill, four dwelling houses and 24 barns weie consumed, toge ther with many valuable out buildings, and a great amount of hay, grain, horses, &c, How to win a friend. Lend him your monty. now to lost one. at mm to return it. I'VE. WAITED1 LONG. . BY DR. J, K. MITCH tXL. - "- '-!: I've waited long, but'nolin vain.2 T VLi Tho' youth and health are gone, And days of sorrow, nights of pain,. Have found aie still alone. I've waited long for thee! and now Thou corneal back to me; With sorrow on thy furrow'd brow, A wreck from fortune's sea ! But welcome still thou broken one, Tho' nothing's left of Ihee, But that fair name, and thrilling tone, So dear of yore to ffie. Tho' gone tho flush of love's young day, His calmer light will come, To shed a purer, softer ray, On sorrow's stainless home. Thou couldst not know, in brighter days, How much my heart was thine; Il is when suns havo ceased to blaze, That purer planets shin?; . Then let the world frown on, since thou Art true to love and me, And I will fan thy fever'd brow And be a world to thee, Ji Systematic Girl. Mr Bourns, in a lecture at Ihe Farmer and Mechanic Jubilee at Bridgewatcr, (Mass.) humorously illus trated the following account of some domes tics of his hiring. He once hired a very smart girl; she was ever on tho go from early dawn to bed time. After a few years the girl as girls often will found a husband; and quitted earning wages, and Mr. B. was obliged to hire another. But she was so methodical and apparently so slow, his wife was of the opinion she did not earn her wages. True she did alt the work and bad spare time, but she did not seem doing much. He one day watched her progress and found that every movemont was like clock work no misteps were taken; after the fire was made every kettle was proper ly adjusted, and every dish was ready at the proper lime. The table was set while dinner war cooking every thing had its place, and there was not a lacking article of dinner. There was no blustering, and hurrying, and fretting, and skipping to out activity; but every thing was quietly performed in order and in season. On noticing . accurately her mode of doing business, Mr. B. and his wife were both of the opinion this w&s the most valuable help he had hired. This led him to see how some farmers lost time. They would hurry to a distant field and soon find they had left some important tool behind, a boy must be sent for it, and Ihe men must sit and wait. If you desire to enjoy life, aroid un punctual people. They impede business; and poison pleasure. Make it your own rule not only lo be punctual but a little be foiehand. Such a hfcbit secures a compo sure which is essential to happiness. For want of it many people live in a constant fever, and put all about them in a fever too. NEW TURNING Establishment. On Fishing Creek, at Isaiah Coles Mills, Sugarloaf township, Col. co. THE subscriber informs the public tha he has put up a shop at the abovo place, for the purpose of turning waggon nuDg.anu all Rinds ot wood work. Also, iron mill spindles and gudgeons, &c, and copper and brass of every description. All kinds of produce will be taken it payment, but no credit given. Two or three journeymen, who understand fin shing chairs and beadsteads will find employment. OKKliN STRAIGHT. Jan. 14, 1843. 38. NOTICE. IS hereby given that we have purchased at constable sale os the property of George Dils, ono gray horse and harness one sor re' horse and harness, one two horse wa gon ane sled two lumber sleds one cow, one plough, one harrow one farning milt, one cutting box and all the lumber at the mill, and saw logs, one clock and the grain in the ground two log chains and havo left the same in his possession during our plea sure. ' JOHN MICHEAL. PHILIP FRITZ. NOTICE. THE undersigned purchased at Constable sale as the property of James Lemon one bureau one clock, ono spring calf, two shoatg, four acres of wheat in the ground, two acres ot rye in thi) ground & have left the same in hit possession during rav pleasure, of which the public will please take no nce. JONATHAN LEMON. March 11,1813. 47, m Triumphant Success. Jlnd a new discovery in the' Newspaper IiuatnessS; A most important, and Invaluable discovery has u... .!.. I... . -t .1.:. i i uivii jiiuuu ujr a gv,gitiviiini ui uun tilt, vy .WHICH newspapers may be printed In their present form, and at ihe same time, capable of being converted at pleasure, into a. Magazine form, for preservation. This grand improvement, which is destined to forma new era in the business, effecting an entire revolution in the art of printing mammoth newspa pers vvill bo introduced, by pcrmsssion of the pa tentee, into the Philadelphia Saturday' Museum, commencing in May next. In announcing to the friends of the .newspaper press throughout tho country a discovery, Which wilt add so immensely to the value of newspapers. the publishers of tho. Saturday Museum, hate, also, inc proud saiistaction ol announcing tho complete and triumphant. success of their new Family news-. paper. The. liberal patronage already secured for this new and popular enterprise, has. not only sur passed the most sanguine expectations, but is en tirely unprecedented IMPROVEMENTS IN " THE MUSEUM." 'The Museum' is now so fairly and firmly cs tablishtd, that we feel warranted in making some very extensive and important improvements. By tho first of May, we shall bare completed all our arrangements. We. shall have in the first place, a beautiful, clear and bold type in the' second, a superb smooth and white paper in the third pVic we shall make nn ingenious and novel change in tho arrangement of ihe matter in the fourth place we shall increase our corps of contribntitors in all the various departments of a Family N ewspaper in tho fifth place, we have secured, at a high salary, tho services o f EuoAit A. I'ori, Esq., a gentleman whose high and versatile abilities have always spoken premptly foi themselves, and who, after the first of May, will aid ns in Ihe edit dial conduct of the journal. The 'Narativeof Townsend's Jonrney over the Rocky Mountains,' one of tho most interesting and valuable ever published, is sent to all new subscri bers. At its conclusion,onr readers will find them selves in possession of a work which alone will be worth double the subscription to the paper. We shall continue, also, of course, the 'Biographical Sketches and Portraits,' which are ww exciting so unexampled an interest. With these- and altar fea tures continued,ond with the improvement in con templation, it remains to be seen whether we do not amply fulfil our determination of making the very best newspaper in America. Persons wishing to secure six thousand large c lavo pagee of useful, interesting, and unexceptiona ble reading for the select family circle, for the small sum of Two Dollars per year being at the aston ishingly' liw rate of thirty pa?es foroneccnt, ore- quiyolent to one. hundred and twenty pages forfbnr cents should hand their names in now. TERMS. Two Dollars per annum. Three co pies for Five Dollars, or Sixteen copies for Twenty Dollars, is tho extra inducement offered at present for clubbing. THOMAS 0. CLARKE CO, Office of the Saturday Museum.Publisliers' Hall. No. 101 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia. THE LADY'S WREATH, AND YOUNG LADIES' MAGAZINE. Is tho title of a new work published bi-monthly in Philadelphia, ac the extremely lew price of ONE DOLtAR A YEAR- Tho design of this work is to furnish, at a low rate, a Magazine, which', as regards literary merit and mechanical execution shall equal the best three dollar magazines. Each number will contain at least forty eight (6 vo.) pages of rcadingmatter. isssmiiBisiifl'ff oMw&m&s from the pens of tho most talontcd male and female writers of the day. One oi more ; SI'Z.EJYJtIO STEM. EJYait.1VIA'GS, will be given in cash number, and, also, one of sc ries of cplcnuiil FLORAL ENGRAVINGS RICHLY COLORED, now in course of preparation; decidedly the most attractive series of embellishments ever given in any magazine. One or more page of new and pop ular MUSIC, will bo given in each number. It will be printed upon new type, cast expressly for tho purpose, and upon fino whito paper. The w ork has reached its third number, and, thus far, the re sult Has proved tint the design of publishing a Mag azine of supcrioi literary merit and elegant execu lion at tho low price of One Dollar Yearly, could not but be successful. Our subscription list is aircauy uouuio mat oi any uno Dollar Lady's Magazine, and hundreds are added each tvecc. of known and acknowledged talent have been se cured, and the publishers aro determined to spare no pauia or ejpcniio in renuering me won every way worthy the patronage of the public. CLUBBING AND PREMIUM. & For the convenience of neighbors, and to facili tate remittances, we will send when remitted post paid. 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Lndie'a scrap books, Albums am Portfolios, of all descriptions' made to older. Binding done for Libraries, Insti. tutlons, Societies, Ac. on advantageous Terms TO PHORHONOTARIES, REGIS TER8, RECORDERS, SHERIFFS. iVERCHANTS AND HANKS. They are also prepared to manufacture, BEANX VOE.X of every description, such as Docket a, ISrconU Deed lloolts, Vay-ttookB, Ledgers, Journals Memorandum, Check-Hulls, &c. of the finc quality of Paper, (Robinson's Ivory Surfaced) in a style equal loany madein the Cities of Philadcl phia or New York, on the most reasonable terms. BlhkWobk Rclkd to awt Pattkiix. CLYDE & WILLIAMS. N. TJ. OM Rook rebound with neatness and despatch, slso Files of PapeT. Harrisburg, March 20, 1843, '6mo. 48. All orders for binding, or for blank books, left at this office, will be forwarded, and returned as soon as completed. II. WEBB, Jgcnll JtfiMhVISTFdTOIl'S NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given.that letters of ndmin Fslralion,&c have betn granted to the subscri be! on thr male of THOMAS WELDONER. fete of flahhs ereefc tpmtho county of Columbia deceased- AU person rndebted to said estate aro hereby rtriiired to come forward without delay and settle their resort-tit 'l'knp 1 on said estate oTererpiested to present their claims juitiiy mnsini jot stiiiemeni. A, m. JTEJLLO WS, Adnt'r. Columbtrslitrz. eov Marefcl 1,1843 47. n. CALX. AND SEE THE subscriber being desirous of closing business, now offers t hia cuslnmpra no- sortmcnt of ttvy Gdoogi and Groceries. HARDWARE AND QJJEENSWAHK. Jtrr at rcdnew pi ices, being determraerl to sell UHEAPUIt THAN THE. CHEAPEST- AnV persons wifihinrr tn ntmnvnrlimn.t.:il do woJ by calling; on him before- purchasing else-" where, as he will either sell or Rent his store room and sell his goods, on. reasonable teiax, and fair credit. Aha, for sale by the subscriber THREE GOOD CANAL BOATS', which he will dispose of as low as any can Iff bought. GEORGE WEAVER. DJoomsburB Feb. 18th, 1843. ADMINISTRA T01V S NO TlCE. NOTICE' is hereby -given', that letters of admin- i istration cVe. hayo been granted to the subscri bers on the estate of : ' JACOB WELLIVER. lale of Madison township in tho county ofCoIumbi uL-ceascu. i ii persons inucuicu lo said estate aro, herebv rcauircd to come forward nithnnt i!el-,v nml settle the(ir respective dues. Those having demands- on said estate arc requested to present Iheir claims properly,' attested for settlement. AlAKStiAl li. SHOEMAKER. JOHN CHRISTIAN. Admr March 11, 1643 40. NOTICE. IS hereby given, that wehr.ye purchased at con' stable sale as the property of David Cox, one bay mare, one sorrel mare, two setts horse gters, one cow and calf; one plow, one sled, one windmill,one mantle clock, one waggon, and have left the same in his possession during our pleasure, of which lh public will please take notice. DERR & M'URIDE. March 11, 184347. NOTICE. IS hereby given tnat I have purchased at consta stoble salo as the property of Philip Dilts, one ox, pne ox yoke, two crowbars, one Bled, one cross cut saw, twelve barrels, a lot of poplar plank, a lot of poplar Bkantling, and havo left the same jn hi possession during my pleasure of which the public will take notice. JOHN M1CHLER.. March 25, 184348. p NOTICE. THAT I have purchased at constable sale as tho property of Samuel Kline, ono yoke of working ox-, en, one black cow, one culver plow, one harrow,ono wind mill, two hay forks, ene iron schoop chore), 3 j acres of wheat in the ground, threo acres of lye in tho ground, two hogs, one log eled.oneflax brako oue grind stone, two log chains, one large iron kcttln. Allfl T.nnm. nnil tinta mft tit. : ),:!' , . , tim Banjo ,ii .us possession during my pleasure of which tho public K. 1'. WELLIVER. March 25, 184348., NOTICE. THAT wo have purchased at constable sale as tho property of Charles Clark, one two horse wucrran. ono hnv rnit nnitliv o ' J iv ""J in iim, uiiu bay colt, one bay horse, one black horse, one red bull,one cow, one cow &calf,one spoiled heifler, ono spotted 6tcer, ono large wagon bed, one buggy.ono windmill, one bull plow, ono harrow, ona sett 6ingIo "' uuu bicu, aim nayn ieu mo same in his possession durimr our ulenenm nr .i,;m, i, puilic will take notice. , ., DERR & M'BRIDE. April 1,184349. ; NOTICE. THAT I have this day purchased of Jcsso Cole, man at constable s&je, one mantle clock, ono table, one stand, one desk,, seven chairs, one bureau, 1 corner cubbonid nno 1nA:.- c pet, oue lot cherry lumbir, and have left tho same In his possession durinir Imv cleacurr nf whirJi lha public will take notice, J April, 1843 .JOHN CONNER,