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Mary Hell, To nurse poor tYter Head ; For lie was lying f-iek and sore, All in Ilia wnterv bed. (). Peter, dear! O, Peter, denr ! How rould they serve yon n ? To wrap vnti in a eo'd damp het, AllchilJ'd fiom tip to loo V Oil ! do not fear fur me." lie paid, "For, like the oeem'ii tide. Full tivc.and-tliirty tumblers now Are washing- my inside. Tlien cease to weep, de.ir Mary Bell, Nor stied another tenr; And e-nse. to tchiiit : I'm net allow'd To toiieh it while I'm heie." Tlien from his brad tl.e's-H the tor.l;, Whieh they'd put 'hn. the spout ; And, with her pre'ly li'lie hand, She writes the wa'er out. And, c .j.ine on his pnlhd lirow, She hy U? rouch did stand ; And. hn'vii'c v. r'. na the rapipiit dry, SShn wrung her liiy hand. l!:id ntiv other w.itery death Than this In-fallen you ; 0 ' ha.l vnti fought with U'fi'itir ,loi:, And died ill ll'altrUut, Vnii'd nimilder then in honor's grave i Hut now, ("I, Peter II end ! Von lie on this dump couch, I trow, Quite mouldy rre you're dead." "Oh! do not My that doctor's stuff Could eure my woesome i'lfc; Or think that ever Ii alih is. found In potions or in pill. No noiMiino draught c uld hring relief, No drug my fever quell; Health, rosy maid, like Truth, is found In the hotlt m of a well. '0, Peter, dear! fine walei'd silks I've often wen, 'tis true ; Of wa'ery setting suns I've heard, And watery stichet t-0. If with a wati ry lover I Most tniike my sell content, I'll to the Cold (.brums go. Hid choose One I'-otn that regiment." llonr Mary Bell, no words can tell Mow s ireiy I'm amazed ; A lid can yon a wit hl.mltet throw t'poi. the h. pes you've third ' For, were I putnp'il upon all uiy, And ihim li'd wi'h wa'er loo, It r ev. r would put out ihe tl.mie Tlii.t hums so 1'iight for yuu.'' I'" you net well, 'i, Pi trr iT.-.id; tiit .. . a th iid more hi'.ld .' 1 fear you'd he so very damp, Vn'i'l n!-v',, r.i.e T i" col-' A i ido-.v, to. i, I so. in -h.-iii.lhe, I'or one who does siteh ! ds As ii'mi's' di inking tiieis diy, M'.,nld leave me in the weeds." 'J'hi ii down he ruin,, his ditppin,; bed lie il.isfd hi watery eye; And wrappirc el. -so h s a. Id lartin- sheet, . turned him lonu i to die. '"Farewell!" he sni I ; when Peter Ilesd ! jjine, v u 1 1 know his tin til-! And o he left this wniirv world, I'or another woild of i-piii'. . ; . i . Tiillj's mial loses. M Itnrl, from the lu'tic'd grove, ltrotml t me n net hcmqin I of roMes, And asked, as r und my neck she clUng, If tulips I preferred to rosi s 1 I rannot tell, sweet wife," I sighed, "But kiss .ne, ere I see the posies," X.e did "Oil I prefer, I 'cried, Thy lieu tiii to a dozen roses." To malic gooej. fi-Tie, I First, p.-ccrro the let. ;oftee in the market ; j wash it very clean, and roast it to the color of a golden brown, hot not a derpe.- shade by any jneans. Then take the whites of three eggs to each pound of colfeP. mix very caritully with the cofTeo while warm, and immediately trans fer to carthtu vessels, tying over with bladders to render them uir-tioht. Take flcim tltece ves Fcls 6iifi';cient coffi e fur nt-e making only a time, grind it, place it in a fine muslin bsg, suspend it about mid-way in the p it, turn on the boiling water, and put on the cover, to prevent the es cape of tteam. Dy this mode the coffee will bo very Blron, but it U best to reduce it by the addition of boiling hut-milk, when it will forma Most delicious btveraje, very different indeed, frcni that w hich is produced by boiling the ground coffee in water. And to be convinced cf tho fact, that by the ubove method, which i6 tsimply infusion, all the virtues of the cofiee irviy be obtained,-it is only to tako the dregs left, in the bag, and boil them in water (or a considerable time ; tho mult wilt be, a black, bi'.tcr, nauseotiM, feverish, woody extract, with out a trace of the fine favor of coffee, and an swering to the name by which it was known on its introduction into use, according to the uccount published tu the eight volume of the 'Ihrleian Miscellany,' namely 'the devil'. '0'iack broth!' The making of t 'B by infusion, not dicoclion ; whoever thinks of boiling teal J'urmfTi' Cabinet. . .t.v.detebU chiWrcn-ihuir n. hr-beaeMhis own filtainy reflect trom .reircoununtncMMfrcm nnrjor. Alaya ,'.a:': "c n an c w-man ho vc!-l9 childrrn. Frnm the Albany Evening Journal. JLKTTXilia FROM Mil. WISKDXO. XX. Gi.AHfiow, Augf. 0, 1813. Vc have just rc'ttrncd fromavi.sit to the hirth-plnco of Ronr.nT IJikns. Wc linfjrrcd for hours around objects made classic by bis pctiiuf. Thia true Poet of Nature lias invest ed every thing tlint mirrntinds Ayr nml Alio WBy with an interest that can never die. Every brook and crn'ir and "Drip," are self-erected monuments to his memory nnd his muse. The Glasrrow' and Ayr Kail way enables vioi tors to co to Allowny in three hours and a half. The collude in which the Poet was horn id uboiit miles from Ayr. ft is and has been occupied by Mrs. (lornir, (an intellipent nnd communicative old. lady, who was BC(t;aint ed with Bi'rt.vs,) for forty-two year. The cot tnge, no constructed by the Poet's Father, on seven acres of ground, for which he bought a perpetual least, is rrr:?.t! tr.d htimb!?, consist ing of a pinole room and kitchpn. When too Poet's Fathpr rented Mount Oliphnnt, a farm near tlio cottage, lie nolii ins seven acres to the Shoemaker's Corporation of Ayr, for JC(iO, to whom Mrs Gondii' f-aysan annual rent ot'Xl.J. from the cottage we prr.ceeJa! to the "Burns' j Monument," a very tasteful, poetic structure, ( erected on the banks of the "Boiiny Dooti," at 'tin expense of 11,1300, raised by subsciiption. j The grounds arennd it are handsomely laid out i-and adorned with many varieties of shrub and j flower. Within the monument, upon the ground r.onr id an apartment lighted iroin a cupola, witn stained gliFR, in the centre of which utar.dsa table with relics of Ci'iiNs cnclostJ in a glasi cas-e. Among these mementoes are the two Bibles presented by the Poet to his "Highland Mary." In the fly leaf to each volume "Robert Burns, Mossiul," as written by himself, is seen ; nnd in the 1st book "And ye shall not swear by my name falsely," nnd in the 2nd, "Thou shall not forswear thyself, but shall per form unto the Iird thine oaths," appear in his hand writing. With thetc sacred volumes is a lock of "Highland Mary V hair. Alter the death of Mary Campbell, these Bibles were given by her mother to Mrs. Anderson, another daughter, who subsequently gave one to each of her rJ-iu;;htcrs A son of Mr?. Anderson, who resides in Canada, came afterwards in pos session of both these volumes, but was compel ed by pecuniary n.:.founes to part with Ihem. Tiiey were purchnscd for 2o by some Scotch i gorwtt,;,.;,,, Hi M,,ntrcul and returned to Scot ; land for preservation i.i the monument, where '.!i?y Ve.e deposited on the 2o:h (the Poet's birthday) of Jaii'itiry, 1S-I1. Toe view from the ; monument is one Sf surpassing beauty, every bright feature ot which had its poetic associa ' tiniis. From the monument we passed ever to J "AllownyV anld haunted Kirk," the wul.'s and bell ot which nlono ure preserved, I the wood-work having long since bvei trans formed it.t.i snutf-boxrs. Near the Kirk yard gate are the remains, of the Poet's Father, distinguished by a slab on which these lines, written by Ci'hss, are inscribed: "Oh o whose cheek the tear of pity Mums, iJrnw near with pious revetence and attend J Hire lie the loving husband's dear remains, . The trnder father, and the pein rous friend. The pityiin; heart that fe!t f.ir liir.nan woe, I I e ilai i.lless heait that leared no human iiiue, The friend of man to sin alone a f f . For tvri f.dlinf.s IcineJ 13 tit'.Lte' side." The tomb of the Lord of Alloway in the area 0f the Kirk, and ft the West corner of the Ce- mctery, :sa handsome modern tnhn lihent to the memory cf Ceii. Hi cues. A few yards father West, and by the side of the dour is the "Well Where Munco'a n'.Mirr hanccJ herself." "Going Poeth a few hundred yards you come to "Auld Iirig," over which "Tatn O'Shanter" was ptirmed hy the witches, and still farther on you Fee thp nn ik'e st ina Where do unken Charlit hrak 'a neck.bme." A tit ter of Ut-nsstesides about three o'tarters of a mile from tho cottage, upon whom we in tended to call, Lut just rs we had tertniuutej our view of external objects, the rain descend ed in such torrents that wc were compelled to forego the visit. Mrs. Goudtc informed us that this sibtcr is a widow lady upwards of te7nty, but enjoying good health. Wc returned to Ayr, an ancient town of much historical interest, through which the rain having abated -we wandered far an hmir. Ayr shire contained a population of 145,000 in 1?U1 ant! boasts of huving given birth to Iiuuit. Wallace and Hiu.ss. Ayrshire was fclsc. the scene ot the great Eghntoun tourrvaini'ii' j lSya. The rwer Ayr abounds in 1 ".out "ait J salmon. The salmon, by the wa- . m been eo plentiful as Vh.s F;-agon mrnenre quantities aro taken ffom ,rt!ci;j kld Scotland to Eng -nJ They htv bee d, where they r-f0 ken ino6tabuiK!antry, for three cuund. The Ayr "folk" have erected a noble Tower in honor of Sir Wilxjam Wallace, which is adorned with a statue of the Scottish Chief by Tuom. Thero ia another eUtueof Wallacb in a rush cl an anricnt stone building in which he once took refuge wh'?n hard pressed by a superior force. The Tower of St. John's Church, erected in the 12ih century, but converted into an Armory and Fortification by Oliver Cromwell, in 10.VJ, is a venerable relic. Tho Rev. John Welsh, son-in-law of the Kelormer, John Knox, was Pastor of St. John's Church in 1.VH). Ilut I passed these objects with a cursory glance for the purpose of seeing and crossing "The Brigs of Ayr," whwo relative claims to consideration were so glowingly sung by "The simpts Bar, rough at the rustic plouch, Learning hia tuneful tratla from eery bough." While standing upon tho "Auld Brig," look ing toward its gay rival, it required but a slight effort of the imagination to endow it with the powers of speech, and to suppose it exclaiming: ' Conceited gowk ! pufT'd lip wi' windy p'i 'e ! This monv a year I've stood the fluid nn' tide ; An tho wi rrszy ri'l I m ntr forfeairn, I'll I e a brie when ye're a shapeless cairn." And having imagined this, tho supercilious reply of the "New Brig" waaofcottise heard; "Fine Arehifcttt:rs ? trowth. I need not sny t'o't ! The Lord he tnnns.il that we've lint Ihe gate o't ! fiannt, ghastly, gliHia'.illui ii.g edifices, Hanging with threat'ning jut, lika precipiees j Mansions that would disgrace the httililing taste Ot any inans:on, reptile, bird or beast." It is a little singular that the poetic prophecy of Bums, that the Old Brig would bo a Brig when the new one became a "shapless cairn," is about to be realized. Tho new Brig, since the construction of the Ayr Railway, which terminates near it, is found too narrow for the incrcae of business, and is to be taken down. This Bridge was built in 177 The "Old Bridge" was erected in 1255. a:id looks as if it might stand as much longer. Before leaving the "Brig" my attention was arrested by what with us would be regarded, if not pitcnted, as an "Improved Washing Ma chine." At least a dozen wnsh-tubs were placed along tho shore of the river Ayre, in which as many females, some old and ugly, and otiiPrs young and pretty, were "pounding clothes" with thoir feet ! I have heatd that tho Scotch lasses, who have large "Bakings," knead their bread in tho same manner ; the truth of this, however, cannot vouch ; but thel I mw then dancing in wash-tuba without itockings or garters, is certain. Within a mile of the village of Tarbolten, near the river Ayr, is the scene of Bcrns' last truly ttfTe-etipg interview with Mary Campbell It was of a Sundity, in May. Their mutual faith was plighted, fir-t by laving their liiiti:ln the pure sUcuui, end then crcssing them upon Mary 8 Uiole. Preparatory to tl-.e-.r narrtcge, Mary visited her friends in ArgylcMiiie, niid in returning, fell sick and died at Greenock. Bir:.s ri tair.vd rhro"gh litV the west devoted remembrance ot this early dtiachmeut. Mr. Lot. kiiaht, who, from frequent interview with the widow iXlhe TV?!, derived I'.isny inieresling facts in relation to Bckms, states among other things, tlial rt'.ary years eftir his marriage, and cu tho anniversary of tho death cf "High land Mary," after working hard ail duy in the fields, though true!: act uf heallii, he wandered into Larn-yard, where he remained so long that Mrs-. B., alarmed at his absence, went re peatedly and begged Kim to come in, which he proiiiiscd to do, but remained stretched upon a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed upon a beau tiful planet, that shone li!:c ario'.her moon, un til a late hour. On entering the house, he call ed for his desk, and immediately wrute the fol lowing sublime and pathetic lines : "Thou lineeiinj; Stir wi:h lessening ray. That lo's to jreet the f itly iri lon ; Again thoj i.hrr'sl In the dsy, My Mary, f.om my a jl wms torn. Oh M iry ! dear departed sh idc, Where is 'hv place or h'issfut rest t Keest thou thy lover, lowls l.ii.l f lieu 'si ihou the groins ttut rer.J hij Ireant ? Th t sie il hour rsu I forget. Can I force! the hnllmvM grove, Wh. re, hy lh witiifing yr we met, To live one day of parting Ijvel Eornity will ne'er efface, Those rec.ird-i dear ef trr.m-pirts pist ; Thy inline at our last nnVr ice ; Ah! hide thought wo 'iasor; Uat To Dkv J'Ki'ir.-To Ivu yvnuuls. of fruit, take one pound ofbU';ar and 1)!ai.e it in ktt-tie.-When disVj pul in y0Ur fi uit. When boiled through, ekitnout the trr it cn plates; boildow;n 'cur (;yrUp until thick, then pour it 0I i'0'"., platcf, and then stt then! in the tu:i oven. Sp'its upon inu'nogaey furniture, tays ihe Boston Meicanlile, caused by Cologne water, or alcohol in any form, may be immediately re moved, and the place turueJ t ita original co lor and beauty, by the explication of u few drop of oil. We believe this to bo a sure restorer. Try it. Ueiri'L IIinti Never enter a sick room in a state of perspiration, as the moment you become cool your pores bnrb. Do not ap proach contagious dhseasea with an empty U. mach; nor sit between the sick and the fire, brcaure the hct attracts the thin vspw. HALT. Take count ic ftxn onn Ct,ttTr, pour over it one ounce of muriatic acid, tho product will be ot(r common table suit. The sntla ond the -cid ill a nrpnratc state, are both highly corro five tubs'unce ; yet when cheinicully united they form a very healthful compound. Salt is so essential to human existence, that man can scarcely live without it. It preserves his meats. We mi.r it with our bread. The horse, the ox, and tho sheep love it. And lo give us a full supply, Providence has not (inly stored it away in mountains end caves Tor us, but has intermingled it with many springs far offfrotn ;he ocean, that are sought and found sotn'ctimcsat great depths, but always sufficient ly strong to make a gcod rcTt for the interior portion of tho country. But besides these uses to which common salt is applied, its presence in the ocean is o! great importance, adding not only to its buoyancy, which is beneficial to com Mcfce, but it also lends to prevent the waters of the ocean from freezing : tnd thus helps to keep open a continual sea navigation during the inclemency of the winter. Fresh water freezes at !SC Sea water docs not freeze till cooled down In the south of France, large trenches ar? cut near the sen, which fill with sea wuter nt high tide, the wuter being confined thero by flood gates, the sea evaporates it and leaves the salt in trenches, from whence it is laid up frr u?e. Theocean contains from one twenty-fifth to one thirty-fifth of its weight in salt. On ac count ofthe cheapnr? of the foel at Now Cas tle, in England, salt is produced thre by eva poration of sea water; obout 30 tons of water produce one ton of silt. In Saxony, they make salt in tho same manner thct the New Yorkers dont Salina. We cannot close this ar'icle wilf-.out giving the following account frJ'tii the 10th vol. ofthe Philadelphia Magazine : The s;'.t mines near Cracow, in Poknd, which have been worked ever since the middle ofthe 13th century, contain an immense store of this salt. The excavations have beer, n.nde with so much regulan!)' a'nJ beauty, that the mines are visited by travellers as one of tho gra test curiosities in the world. Eight hundred workmen are employed vvi'.hin, wl:? raise 163, 000 quintals cf salt annually. Through this enormous niHssofsalt, which presents to the eye, no inter, i.ption in i'.s aline texture, and ot the d,P:h of 450 f tl,f.uu i a tlre.vn of pun, f: c.h and iransvarent water, tchieh is rcccned in L-.ne uooden '-dAcre the u-ormcn an J horses in ihes: bubter aneovs regions quench thiir thirst. As it waj i-npiF8;b!i that thr.s; springs could filter through the til., niijr, which buiiea her mas ter pieces in the bowels of the deepest moun tains, has placed in this tix'tistrous mas o'" salt, a et rut urn of i lay sufficiently thick to al low this htreatn it water destined to refrc?!: workmen, to pass thtough in such a uinr.nc-r .!! to tie protected ftotn the nctbn of the st'.t o;' wliich a very small ot'entity won d injure its salubrity. Phil. Sent in el. Cucws u. At.eoiioi.. Ve extract the fol lowing very excellent article from the Peoria (111.) Kegieter: CjI. B. has nno of the best firms on the Hii ro's river, About one hundred acres of it nre now covered with waving cm. When it firrt came up in tho spring the crows seemed de termined on its entire destruction. When one was killed, it teemed as thot-gl. a dozen came to its funeral. And, thoiioh tho sharp crar', ofthe rifle often drove them awav. tliev '.,. returned with its echo. The Colonel at length beennl0 Wcary of throwing gr.is?, and resoh cj f, trying the vir tun of t-tone. Hefi-ettn the druggist f'H u gullon of alcohol t j i,,,.!, ,0 gked a few qmrts of cor;, Bnj BCuttered it over hia field. Tho IJ'at lf s came and partook with their jil relihh ; and, im UMihl. they w ere pretty Well corned ; and meh a con'ig ar..l cackliirg Mich fct rutting nnd staggering! The scene was like but I will ftko no ir.vidious coiii-pi-i.' on-- it was nry much like When the boys attempted to catch t'iPm, they were not a little atnuted at their elsggerit'g gait, unr! their jiiagccjrMi through the air. At length they gained the edge of tho woodn, and there bemg joined by a new recruit whxh hap pened tj be tuber, they unitod, at the top of their voices, in haw, haw, hawing, at.d shouting cither the praims or the curses of alcohol. It was difikuU tell which, as they ra'tled awny v. ithoi't rhyme or u-a.-on, o Very imtcl: It5e. But the colonel saved liU corn. As 6.m;i at. they became eober, they M their fuces st-ud-fatly againft nhoiiol. Not another kernel would they touch in hi j f.-'M, lent it thtuhl contain the ae"itrerl thin:.' ; while lhy went and pn'le.l up iliecom of Ins neir;hlior. To retilt'n .k ''' V""-.'t-liko a wnshe-.t sow to her mire hue e, it tl.ry, They luive toon.iich retiKjet tor their character, blsck an tbiv irt, ajr.n tj t y.n.i drurl. TAKING T II K CCXtVS. JI Stent in Alabama. BV It. IIOOrER, F.Si. We rode up enc day to the residence of a wi dow rather past the prime of life (just that period at which nature supplies more abundant ly t!it oil which lubricates the hinge of the female tongue) and hitching to the fence, WHlkpd into the house. '(Jik:J morning, madam,' said wo in our usual bland, and eomcwhftt insinuating manner. 'Mornin',' said the widow grufily. Drawing our blanks from their case, we pro ceeded 'I am the man, madam', that lakes tho census, and ' 'The mischief you are !' said tho old terma gant. 'Yes, I've hesrnof you; Parson W.told nio you was coming, and 1 told him jist whnt I tell you, that if you said 'cloth,' 'soap,' xir 'chickens,' to wif, I'd set the dogs on ye. Here Ball ! here, Pomp:' Two wolfish curs re sponded tu the call for Bull and Pomp, by com ing to the door, smelling at our feet with a s!!ght growl, and then laid down on the steps. 'Now,' continued the old she savage, 'them's these verest doga iMhia country. Last week Bill Stonecker'stwo year old steer jumped my yard fence, and Bull and Pomp tuk him by the throat, and they killed him tfore my boys could brca!: 'em loose, to save the world.' 'Yes, ma'am,' said we, meekly ; 'Bull and Pomp seem to be very fine dogs.' 'You may well say that ; what 1 tells them to do they do and if I was to sick them on your old horse yonder, they'd eat hitn up afore you could say Jack Roberson. And it is jist v.hr.t I BhM do, if you. try to pry into my eon sarns. They aro none of your business, nor Van Burcn'a nother, I reckon. Oh, old Van Banbtiren ! I wish I had yo'ii here, you old ras cal ! I'd show yon what I'd I'd make Bull end Tomp show ym how to bs seridin' out men to take down what little 6tufT people's got, jist I to tax if, when its taxed enough a'ready !' All this time we were perspiring through fear cflhe fierce guardier.s ofthbold widow's por tal. At length, when the widow paused, we remarked that as she was determined not to an swer questions about the produce cf the farm, wc wouid just set down the age, sex, and com plexion of each member of her family. '.o sich a thing you'll do ho sich a thing,' said the; "I've got five in family, and that's all you'll git from r:e. Old Vart Bureu must ! have a heap to do, the drottcd old villyan, tc B,'na 7" 10 oown "ow olu mX c.mu.en i l'v0 Ppl five fmily,tnd they are all between i fivc nntJ " hundred Jnn old they are a!1 a i . - j l oi .1 :il pliguy sight whiter than you, and whether they are he or she, is none of your consarns,' We told her vo should report her ta tho Marshal, and she would be fined, but it only nuo-nien'ed her wrath. 'Yer ! t o-d yo't- Marshal, or your Mr. Van B-.ren h re, i' v.. i'tc bad off to let 'em come li t Mr.Vm 3 f.er; rotf.e, (looking as savage i :ts a Gee:ral t !.. eu,. t ih, I wish he would come,' : an.: .-.cr '-..v.. ii'.ited, and her eyes gleamed, ; ;.: ca :..t. s.-ud off:' i'..u; tight kill him,' we ventured to re mark, bv way of a joke. 'Kill him! kill Ivir oh if I had hitn here by I the years I reckon I xco'ild kill him. A protty I fellow to be eating his vittiU nut'n gold spoons t .t...i '..' . l c . . ., 1. ' h'I ''', aim wi.ui an army 10 "rt " '"off Amriky the auda cious, nasty, sinking, old fcatnp !' She pvuod a moinen'., and then resumed, 'And now, Jist ..... .! .... ii . . .1 I , ml w lt'" vul1 u" llml " r' "u j be telling no lies tc send t. Washington .v- P"' Jjv'n 'Ju,,y Ttmpkiw, ogeable woman, and four children.' We o'liected to making any such entry, but the old hag vowed that it should bo done to pre. vcr.t eny misrepresentation of her case. We however were pretty resolute, until bite appeal ed to the couchant whelps, Cull and Pomp. At the firtt glimpse of their teeth our r.cis-age gave way, and we tnado the entry in a bold hand a crcn a blank schedule. 'Judy Tompkins, age. able woman, and four children.' We now begged the old lady to dismins her cantecficr.de. that we might go out and de put ; and forthwith mourning our old black, wc dctrtTir.ed to give the old soul a parting fire. Turning htt.t round in order tciacc her, we thouted 'Old 'rerun !' 'Who tcld yoa to call me old man, you long-legged, hatched facrd whelp, you 1 I'll make tho o'oh take you iff thai ho.-so if you give mo any more narx. What do yen want 1' '!) you wt.t to get married V Not to y.it:, it ! do !' phicii-i! our t ijlit thumb on tha naaal ex treniity t.f our coi.ntrnance, we said, ''ou rief.ln't lllieiDV. Oil Utl, On tl!t SCOrO thcrtgfi To'i rnii'ht ftiit sri:e.pgsd Dirk S o - i sir '.vuy, and hontd like to know what to teil nittl he ii.ilit Count Oil ii he come dwu next 'o'.d.iv !' Ii. ie, Uull!' hhoa'tid the w idow, 'sick h'un, I'errpf t'jt wt? ran:ud t,nwt'U3-irf. fe- tunatcly, bv the fangs of Bull and Pomp, whd Vcpt up the chase as long as they could hear tha cheering voice of their mistress S-i-c-k, PompS sick, nick, 8 i-e-k him, Bull euboy ! suboy I suboy :' Margaret Davidson. Says her mother : "About three weeks be fore her departure, I ono morning found her in the parlor, where as I before observed, she spent a portion of her time in retirement; I saw that she had been much ngitatcd, and seem ed weary. 1 sealed myself by her, and rested her head on my bosom, while I gently pressed my hand on f.er throbbing temples to focthe thea gitation of her nerves. She kissed me again and again, and seemed as if she feared to trust her voice tospeak lest her foclings should over come her. As I returned her caress, she silent ly put a folded paper into my hands. I begad to open it, when sho gently laid her hand ori mine, and said, in a low, tremulous tone, 'Not now, dear mother !" 1 then led her back tr her room, placed her upon the sofa, aud retired to examine the paper. It contained the follow ing lines : TO MY MOTHER. Oh mothor, would the power were mine , To wake the strain thou (ov'st t-i bear, And hreatheeach tre'aibling, new-born thought, Within thy fondly listening ear ; Aa when in days of heahll and glee My hopes and fancies wander'd free. But, mother, now a shade has pist Athwart my liright- sl visions here, A cloud ofderkrat gl iorn has wrapt The remnant of my brief cireer ! No sonp, no echo, can I win, Tho ipirkling fount has died withitt. The toteh of earthly hope burns dim, And fiiicy spreads her wings no mote ) And O, how vain and trivial seem The pleasure that I prited before. My s iul, wit!i tremMina pa and slow. Is struggling on ihrouuh doubt and ktrifd ', Oh mty it prove as time ro'ls on, . The pathwnjr to etern J life Then, when my cares and fears are o er, I'll a:ng thee as in days of yore. I said that hope had pasod frnm eir'h, . "J'was butt fold her wings in lleivc, l: r.i. ! . o whisper of tho soul's new birth, Of sinners saved, am) nine forgiven. When mine are washed in tans avsy;' Then shall my spirit swell its hy. When God shall guide my tout av.ov, Bv the soft cords of Heavenly love. When the rain cares of earth depart, And tuntful voices swell my heart , Then ah ill e ich wur J, sjch note I raisa. Burst forth in pealing hymnsof pisie ; And all not off. t'd at his shrine, Deir mother, I will place on thine. "It was long beforo I could regain cufficient composure to return to her. When I did so, 1 found Iter sweetly calm, and sho greeted ioa with a smile to full of affection, that 1 shall chetieh the recollection cf its brightness until my latest breath. It was the last piece she ever wrote, except a parody cf four lines on the? hymn, '1 Would net livo alway,' which ws written within the hat week of ber life.' r.lUTISU Ye&SKLS TAKXI BY THE AmCUKANK dvrino Tn Late War. The number of ves sels taken by the Americans during the Utu war, from the English, is estimated at two thou sand four hundred and tltty-ihree mouniin nine thousand six hutidrc-d seventy-nine guns. Of this number 35-1 were ships, 610 brigs, 520 schooners, 135 sloops, "50 recaptured, C3 na tional ships, and 31 ships of war lost at sea. A bootmaker has been mulcted in a fino of $20, in Madison, for practising medicine. Ue ally we csnnot see why the man who heels on, piece of calf-skin shouldn't bo permitted ti heal another. A negro was pelted with rotten peaches aS the Lower market on Saturday, for driving bi-i cart over a dog belonging to a fruit eeller. U was compelled to leave the cart and Uke to h:e heels to escape the "sorr in rc.vcn ment." Cirtcinioii Message. A young woman never looks to interesting as whon at her devotions ; a mother never ; well as when nursing ar.d admiring her fust born ; a son never so well as when in the !: charge of an act ot filial kindness ; and a fslihcr never better than when he gives prccf of Va love for the wife of hi bosom. Bo ceys t!w N. Orleans I'icayune. What CossriTiTts a M::ncuN Lady. T be able to thump a piano (without p'ayiug an tune,) yawn over a novel, and turn up the no at any thing approaching usefulness, Deau Switl proposed tutix tV.iials beset, and leave every lady to rate her owi. charms, tie ccid tha lax would bo cheerfully paid, sal I every productive. Woue than rns D l. "It's quie tco k of ye, Darby, to say tint your wile's worw th;'rt the dtvtl." "An'i plaze your rivirer.ee, I cat prove it by thelldy Scripture I can by the rowers ! Didn't your rivirence, in th seftnoit ytterday,te!l u that if we re -ikf t!ie divtl le'J tieo from us ! Now, if t rcsiet my wiu abo fl t si n'.a "
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