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G 2.0T-Laglo
--iilk--" With stocetest flowers enrich'd
From nariouslardenst ull'd with care."
AIIIAI'SODY.
Fair girl! - Thine image in my heart
Is constant as the peerless run,_
Which bids the shadowy night depart,
And melts its envious veil of dun;
When stars are quenchid in floods of light,
As morning gushes on the4o,,
Bathing each tossing billow bright,
I think of thee! '
In dreams of ovening—thou art there;•
The purethe beautiful—the kind;
Thy face Hinnies the haunted air,
Touch'd with the kindling rays of mind;
Thy soft the eyes—their mildest beam
Rests with a spell of love on ine,
Till 'rapt in one transcendent dream,
I think ofthee
And oh! When sunset fires the west,
When gold and purple clouds aro there;
A holy transport fills my breast, -
A smile like thine invests the air;
And in the fragrant sighs of eve,
A kiss like thine is borne to me;
While winds o'er flower's their whispers weave,
1 think °Nice!
UL.z.fli . 223 l 3iol.kig.
Of all the virtues in the world, that o
pure and philanthropic charity sends forth
the sweetest incense. It is a lovely trait in
the character of the aged—fin it argues a
tenderneof feeling, an expansive mind,and
a warm and benevolent heart, existing amid
the desolation of years; and by this we know
that time, which freezes up the flowers of
beauty and the perrennial fount of youth,
has not been able to reach the springs of
hunianity which flow from the inner bOsom.
We admire it in the middle aged and active
but - from these we expect the-ready - und ac-
two benevolence which is due from man to
man—they are the. bone and sinew of socie-'
ty, and owe duties from which their fathers
are in a measure exempt — flut - th - e — eharity -
of the young is that which- mingles present
pleasure°with all the fullness of future hope,
and sheds around the character a more than
earthly-glory. •
Every poor family in AleSbury knew Lucy
Mar, of the Sweet-briar cottage, over the
brook, by the meadows; where her father
lived on a snug little farm which he hiad
bought out of the hard earnings of his young
days, and where he long lived in good cir
cumstances, honest, and industrious. There
were many pretty girls in Alesbury, in those
times, but they were, as now, too much, de
voted to pleasure, too fond of gay dress and
gay company, and spent - to 6 much time with
the beaux, to have a great deal to devote to
better purposes. Among these Lucy was
called the little basket girl, from the circum
stance of her frequently bringing up to the
village small presents in a, basket, which she
carried round to those families who, through
misfortune, sickness, or .4i i kent.ii, were
struggling with,clistress.
Her father, when she was-quite-a-ehild,
gave her a spot of garden ground. Lucy,
said he, this shall be all your own; if you
are a good girl, and industrious, it will yield
you - Many good things, and you shall dis
pose of them as you like. Every summer
she paid constant attention to its cultivation
—her brother assisted her in the moalabo-- 1
rious part of the business, and in process of
time it yielded abundantly. She had a pre
- sent also once, of two - pretty lambs, and from
this small stock in a few seasons came a fine
little flock-:—the wool - of - these she spun- for
• stockings and mittens, for the people about
her neighborhood and- in the village, to
whose relief also the' produce of her little
garden went.-
- From resources such as these, Lucy was
many times enabled to cheer the spirits of
desponding poverty, andoften did her small
. presents, well timed always in their applica
tion, dissipate the gloom that was 'gathering
round a widowed or an orphan family. A
mong the poor, and there were several fami
lies of such in and about Alesbury, she was
idolized; and she early; very early, had the
joy of knowing that it' the prayers Of grey
headed, dec re pid, desolate age, were linable
she was rich in such treasures. Beyond her,
circto of measurably dependent friends, she
hairlisw intimate companions—and secluded
amid the retired shades Or the Sweet-briar
cotta e, she passed' ine first _sixteen yeariSf
- her tranquilitylite,,in and innoaence.
[think Lucy was about sixteen,. wlien the
lawsuit between her father & the Laskrence-s
took place, which ended in the loss of his es
tate, for the court decided that he had bought
the Sweet..briar property under a bad title.
I! was a severe stroke to the family 7 --ccir in
'this kirm the good man lost all:that he was
worth, and foubd himselfinvolved in debt be
sides—having devoted -all- that he made jrO
many years to enrich, and beautify, and irn=
prove his delightful ,situation; and the ex
penses of the unexpected suit. haVing been
considerable: , .
W hen Mr. Mai , returned from the' court,
on the evening of tete• day in which his for
tune had bow decid!di affecting scene
took place., Altis lost, sai i !hepoortnim as
l i i s ' wife opeaed,the door to , receive him—
...pH is lost! Mary; we4itni4 tem* to others
thi4 pretty , retreat vihrbk wv bait' &OAT
THE ST
atirainys Count?
satteoraziwae.°zpace acianutxlia.. 0824).742 471 az. azaa.
so snugly and comfortable, for our old age,
and on which we so long fondly hoped our
children would succeed us—hut it is the will
'of heaven—we must bear it with the resig
nation that becomes us.
The kind mother clasped her hands silent
ly-, and --turned pale—but when she saw her
husband affected almost to tears, she put on
- the - natural tbrtitude of the woman, and en
deavored
cheerfully to encourage him under
his misfortunes.- The children gathered
round their parents, and with tears in their
eyes listened to the &tiler's sad account—
and then we must leave the Sweet-briar cot
..
tage, said triey all, sobbing, mid in the same
breath. Yes, repeated the unfortunate - fa
ther—the tears ran down his cheeks, and
unable to restrain their feelings longer, the
whole family were bathed in tears.
Misfortunes, suddefi and deep and unex
' Tpecfed- misfortunes, made sad inroads upon'
the hearts even of the most seber-and-philos
ophic—and the young and unfortified, often
bear them with less of firmness. But Lucy
who had been sitting long silent in one cor
ner, at length spoke. 'l'hey will take my
pretty garden spot then, and all my lambs,
but, though I shall have to leave my poor
friends in the village, without my aid, it will
be even, a sweeter task to woik, and earn
something.-lbr,au . dlielp„.ave.ryday, my poor
parents—yes, we will all work to help you
Pa, responded each of the affectionate
clhil
dren, and touched with thispathetie appeal
to his affectionate heart,another burst of tears
succeeded.
Just then a gentle rap was 'heard at the
door—Lucy flew to open it; and a traveller
entered, and asked for lodgings. There
was a moment of - hesitation, and all eyes
were turned to Mr. Mar. I never yet, said
the good man, turned a stranger from my
door, and while I have a loaf of bread, I will
not deny a share of it to the needy. Plea
sure returned in every ,countenance at these
wordS, and, the unknown visitor was shown
to a seat—supper was prepared by Lucy, and
the stranger feasted. He was a young man
-of a fine figure - and countenance;-intelligent
and affable—and ever and anon, his eye was
caught straying towards Lucy—she discov
ered it, and blushing, seized an opportunity
of retiring.
Methinks, said -the stranger, as she left
the room, I saw that pretty blue eyed girl in
the village, two years ago, carrying a basket
of food to the poor old woman who lived by
the turnpike gate; is it not her they used to
call the little basket girl?--The father smiled
and assented. Then, said he, I know more
of her history than you imagine—we must
become better acquainted. The conversa
tion wont on—in course Mr. Mar mentioned
his losses—and spoke with a full heart of his
past life, his prospects, and his family. The
evening was spent—and next momng the
stranger left the cottage,- saying lie had
some business to transm't and would return
.in the evening.
The evening carne—Carroll returned, and
presented to the astonished family Mr% Law- -
rence's deed for the farm. I give it to you,
saidlie, on this condition, that you allow me
to remain a member of your family for a few
weeks; the condition was accepted; a new
era opened; the six weeks was prolonged to
sixteen, and at the end of that : time he led
young Lucy to the altar. He was a wealthy
landholder, from.an eastern town, and..had
been on a visit to his tenants, when this e
vent took place.
Thus - didheaven reward the virtues of the
lovely - daughter - of Mr.. - Mari at last,' — and
when it was least expected with a flow of
unexampled prosp(rity.
NIAGARA, Sept. 16, 1831.
An incident of unsual interest befel a little
girl last evening, between theianding wharf
of the • steam boat Great Britian and the
Youngstown Ferry. She was of the num
ber of poor Scotch emigrants, who had just
disembarked from the - haat and had huddled
their utensils on the wharf.. By some acci
dent she was precipitated into the river.and
sunk, apparently to rise Ito more. . Never
was more confusion, and never such incon
siderate remissness, in adopting means of
recovery. The men stood on the fatal spot
as though 'expecting to attract the little un
fortunate by the' intensity of their gaze.—'
Fortunately, at this moment, a strange ge,%
tleman 'appeared, and moved by the heart
rending. shrieks 'of the unfortunate mother,
Slipped his goat, watch-and shoes, and plung
ed to the bottom in pursuit. He soon re-ap-,
peered, bringing' up the little , Highlander,
swain . with her to the shore, and ran with
her to an adjoining out house, where the
means of resuscitation wore immediately
and successfully adopted. In lesi than two
hours, thechild had entirely recovered, and
was 'delivered over, to the mother.. The
`deliverer is an entire stranger. All that the
einigrants knew of him NV ag that he embark._
ed on board the Great Britain at Qsw.ego,
bound to the westward; that he spoke to
them very kindly while on beard, gave some
crackers to the children, mid was dressed in
black, and they'think "was aVery "christittn.
kind of a man'," We-understand the same
gentleman:left in the' stage at Youngstnwn
the next 'morning: Such acts: of; decisive
benevoieno. nl4=_
. recoriled, And wo
hope yet to leaf it the nal) and •habitatiOn fir
the strange. ''.. .' •
KNIOI
Ittpublicatt nanntr.
VARIETY.
Various;
That the min of oresultoryinan, studious of change
And pleased with novelty, may be indulged."
Mr. Tanner, of Philadelphia, has publish
ed a map of Virginia, Maryland and Dela
ware, which he has put up in the neat - and
compact "pocket form," so convenient fbr
travellers and for general reference.
The New York City Inspector reports
the death of 166 persons during the week
ending on Saturday, the Ist inst. viz: 40
men, 36 women, .50 boys, and 40 girls'. Of
whom 40 were of or under the age of 1 year,
24 between 1 and 2, 23 between Saud 5.
Logical Illustration.—A layman in Pro l v.
idence, who occasionally exhorted at evening
meetinas thus ex wessed his belief in the
existence of Deity: "Brethren, I am just as
certain that there is a Supreme Being, as I
am that there is !lour in Alexandria; and
that I know for certain, as I yesterday re
ceived from there a lot of three inquired brit.-
rels fresh superfine, which I Will sell as low
as any other person in town."—New Bed
ford Gazette.
The Hagerstown Herald says: our dorms.
tic affairs, like the currents of "true lover
do not rtin very smooth at the present mo
ment. Thera, is a considerable commotion
between the rival powers of the Tariff and
Anti-Tariff. In order to obviate the bad 'ef
fects which might possibly result from - the
"Convention of Free Trade," about to as
semble in Philadelphia, the friends of "Manu
factures and Protecting duties" intend to
have a grand convention in New York, on
the 26th of this month. Success to their
efforts—it is the true cause 'of American In
dependence.: -Take-this with you as you go
along; (}* - the enemies of time American
System are almost entirely the advoCates of
the re-election of Jackson to time Presidency.
An under "officer of the customs at the port
of Liverpool, running heedlessly along the
ship's gunnel, happened to tip over board, and
was drowned: being. soon after taken up,
the coroner's jury was summoned to sit upon
the body; one of the•jurymen,returning home
was called to by an alderman of th& town
and asked what verdict they brotight, in arid
whether they found it felo de set "Aye,
aye," said the juryman, shaking his noddle,
"he fell into the sea sure enough." •
INFAMOUS CRlME.—Robert Clarke
a large negro man, of the apparent age of
40 years, or more, was, on last Friday, con
victed in our court of Common Pleas, of a
rape committed on a female black child of
nine years °rage, and sentenced to the pen
itentiary. for 15 years; This audacious
crime was attended with circumstances of
appalling outrage. We aro sorry tbat the
court {lid not extend his imprisonment to
the utmost limit of the law, twenty years.
Ohio Monitor.
- STUMP ELOQUENCE
One of the best criteria to judge of the
eloquence of a speaker, is the effect he pro
duces upon his audience. Every4udicions
speaker will adapt himself, - both in his lan
guage and illustrations, to the capacity,-the
taste,--and-the prejudices -of his audience.,
To address a fine speech, clothed ale A
-terms, to- a backwoods--hunter,:
absurd—and most certainly
the desired effect. Nobody uederstands
this subject better than the stump craws oil
the West. We find the VloWing specimen
of real KentuckycloqueEce, in the Cincin
nati Chronicle. It is part of an election
eering. speech;"lleh:.Vered by,Mr. Davis the
Congressional candidate in opposition to
Mr. Daniels, whose inconsistency in regard
to the Maysville turnpike. he thus exposes
"Here, fellow citizens, said he, we have
a man who professed great, friendship for
this turnpike previous to his election—and
afterwards, when a bill Was bet* Congress
to make an appropriation for it,, he made
speeclicia in its favor—voted for it--and it;
was passed and sent to the president for his
signature, but returned with his veto. It
then came before the House again, when lo!
'this ardent supporter of the bill turned and
voted 'against it r
"Now, gentlemtm;Whaf . would you think
of a dog,' that:would go tycoon hunting with
you—fellow the track: well—bark well-run
well—catch the coon—bite well—hold well,
---and just as you had got up withbite, and
wore in the very act of seizing hold of the
coon, would let him go and turn and lark
-at you? I say, gentleman, what would you
do with :such a dog 1"
"Kill him / by thunder !--.S'ho(g him I
by jingo!" was the universal shout of the
audience.
COinPLIMENT TO TIIR AURRICA.N
From the Washington' Globe: •
.(I\Ve consider it highly honorable to the
mercantile part ofthe community of Charles
ton, that none of them could be fpund so re- .
garilless-,of the sentiments et propriety as
well as: patriotism, -as E(erlo6Bls/ to-question
the fright of the goveretnent of the. Union,
to tpui Collect. Alice 'on imports. No
MEM
effrontery could be found equal to this effort,
but that of a practised Attorney: and we
do not believe that any one, even -of this
class, would - have had the hardihood, but
that he knew he might expect the support
of a Vice President and a leave of Lawyer
politicians." „
A new edition of Mr. Wirt's British Spy
has been put to press at New York. It is
to he enriched with a- biographical notice
of the distinguisehd author.
One month's work by the City Thieves.—
The New Y ork Daily Advert iser learns from
authentic sources, that during the month of
September the people of 'NeW York; and"
strangers visiting it, have been robbed of
$5,918 in money, 16 watches, 272 silver
spoons, and almost an incalculable amount of
jewelry, clothes, cloths, household furni
ture, ar.c. ktc.
A young fop ordering a seal, expressed
his'desire to have something engraved upon
it to denote what he was. "You cannot
- have any thing better," observed the jew
eller, "than a cypher!"
JEWELS IN THE EAR.—We are apt to
laugh at savages for wearing jewels in their
noses. But :we .every- day:KO: foll4l.les
civilized society, with nobs, rings, drops,
pendants, and other ornaments in theif ears.
Now which can boast r the greater reline vent
of taste—tte saVaie or the fashionable lady?
Do not, trinkets show to quite as. good ad
vantage dangling from the nose as the ear ?
The nose is certainly the more prominent
member, and deserving as much regard as
the ear:
The- truth is, that the wearing of jewels is
a relic of barbarous -taste; all savages are
excessively fond of ornament; and the pre
ference given to the ear over the nose rather
marks the difference, than the improvement
of tuste.— , -N. Condellation.
A military chaplain, unfortunately addict
ed. to drinking,, one morning preached an
impressive sermon upon the vice ofdrunken•
ness; at its conclusion, an associate enquired,.
how he, of all men, could choose such a sub
ject 4 "Ah, my friend s " replied the divine,
"if you had such a confounded head-ache,
as last night's carouse. has Alyea the, you
would preach against it too." ,;
• A grey Eagle, says the Oswego, (N. Y.
• • • : • [ - met-zoom nyA
which was taken on the borders of the Onon
daga lake, in the town of Salina. lie was
indeed a noble looking bird, and measured
fromed tip to tip of his wings seven and a
half feet.
In a certain town, not more than filly
miles from Boston, as the clergyman was.
holding forth in his usual drowsy manner,
one of the deacons, probably influenced by
the . narcotic qualities of the discourse, fell
into a doze. The preacher happening to
use the words, ".14(hat is .the price of all
earthly pleasures?" the good deacon, who
kept a small store, thinking the inquiry re
specting some kind of merchandize, immedi
ately answered--"seven 44ixpenee ado z e ! "
MARCII OF IMPROi'EMEpIT.—in good old
puritanical-tin-ConnecticuA
would line a man for kissing his wife' on
•nday; but few revolving years have
•ful changes. We. learn by
_ Palladiuyn of the 6th inst.
that at the late session of the Supreme Court
in that city, "Clara Bissel," ofgaitchtiela,
Ibr concealing-et-destroying her infant chit(% )
plead guiltyouul was sentenced to imprison.
rpent in the county jail, for three months,
and to pay a f use of e. 50.
•
If this is sufficient punishment to inffiotoon
a mother, for. ,martiering her child, what
length of con:Olean - ant, and what saw of mo
ney, would settle the account in' 4140, state
if one adult should kill 'enotherl
Mr. OgilNy, a Scotch Clergymen, ,at Lu
man n Forfarshire, had a great deal 'of cc
centncity in his chaVacter and manner. On
Sunday, when he was in the middle of his
sermon, arrold worm:, who kept an ale-house
in the pitrislg fell asleep: her neighboir jog
ged her, in order - wake The parson
seeing this, said 'IV waken her, I warrant
you. Phew—(whistling):Janet S a bottle of
ale and a draml*—"Coming Sir."
REMEMBER TILE PlllNTER.—Appended to
the notice of a, „ marriage published in akt
Easton,Md;, ne'wspaper ' are the following
remars—which Should be generally dire* ,
lated for the information of ail„young candi,
dates for the favors of Hymen—and for the
benefit of the craft in general:—
Accompanying the above notice of the,
marriage; was a bottle of enellent wine, a
chunk of pound cake • a; big . dropr Wes.% balk,
with divers bunches oFmisins; and Weans of
nuts. To the generous couple, who ; in the
midst of all - their happiness, did hot forget
the poor ; printer, we 'tender our sincerest.
wishes for it happiness and prosperity.
After the detnoli of the good things, our
decil anxiously inq ired, as he wiped. his
mouth, ' if there would be any more wcddinis
9 ,
40411qh 84W
c _ Whole Nutobert.So
COUNT LEON.-The-Buffalo Journal—
' states that the Belgian Count, .Leon, wifh
his csountess and forty-fire attendants, arri
ved in that Village on the 20th ult.on hid
Way to Rapp's settlement, twelve miles bet
low Pittsburi. — li is said ; the Coma lef
.Belgium through _diesatisfitction at . the*
cession of ail» cigit Prince to the throne.'- ,
He proposes to purchase 100,0110 acres or
land, in a budy i , and to people it with two
thousand of his-countrymen, who will em:
bark for Anierica, to
,follow his fortunes.
Coi , - •
MOM
payable half- yearly in akhritnce# Nti aub
scriptions taken fox' less than sii tut&
none discontinued until all a.rreiriirta, Paid_
—A failure to notify a discantintutace, Will
be considered a new engagement and dia
Oyer forwarded accordingly:
- -
Jount Leon is said to have brought otit with .
him funds to the amount of five- millions of
dollars.
THE U. S. REVENUE.Ve ---- tmders - --
stand from Washington sayi the N. York
Enquirer, that the United States Revenue
fir the present year will exceed the estimate!
by eight millions of dollar& It was 88tif
mated.nt $2•2;000,000- . --it WiltrtitaelfiaMfl
$30,000,000: And yet we are told by the!
Nullifiers and Free Trade party," liat the
Tariff is ruinous to our commerce
Baltintore Patriot..
The Hagerstown Free Press says.—Thsi""
following letter from the "Onandago Re:
pubtican,"shews that there is a serious a:
wakening among masonic members of the
churches, to the will _
principles. The prospect is truly wawa:
ging, that the pretended•Handirdeid of relic
pion will soon be stripped of her ltiftriti4
cal robe, and driven from the teraplesof the
Most High. .
LAFAYETTE ( Aug, 11, il3sl.
Messrs. Editors eteeediegly,red
joiced to learn that the Presbyterian Church -
at Syracuse, in conjunction with their Poi
tor, (Mr. ADAMS a nia.son) did at a late itieet.7
ing of their church severally- and callective.
ly pronounce_ the institution of fraemasonry r.
a uselese r iftiot-wiched-institutleit4 • •
the rules, ceremonies, and obligationipectli
liar to the lodge tooiii, -- form no pia .01.114 ---
duties and obligations, due from . a devoted
Christian to his Creator. They, therefore
wished to dissolve all connexion with the
institution forever,' adopting in a ifliellNUE •
the resolutions proposed by the. Oneida
Presbytery which you published , .hr your'
paper sometime eincef
MURDEIC AND ROBBEItir. trai'
tilling book pedlar, named George Powell/
was at Coshocton, Ohioinn the Wight of the*
•
lath ult. , and disappeaVed in a manner tbs
excite'' • rong suspicions. A genera sektelV
*as-made through the country, and - birdragir
ging •the river, but without effect. A. mu
named Smith, was, however, arrested oral,
suspicion, who fi nally confessed that himself,
and twcoothets had murdered the pedlar; uld'
after robbing hiin of 600 dollars, bad &Wive
the body into the river: •
ILLNESS OF THE i'ILESIDEkt:.
The PRIMDENT &Whig the last weektai/
a sharp attack of intermittent. fever. .
was somewhat indisposed on , his return' froir
his visit to Carrollton, and ,he promptly 8.0..!
plied efficacious remedies before the* Ole*,
assumed the form-of the epidemic ~ whieVila
now prevalent in the city. By' thus
it in anticipation, the fever recurred - only
twice with violence, and the third chill' Wait
entirely prevented. He has been rapidly
recovering
,since,, and was able to -kide-eutr
on Friday.—:Giebc, and .
a.!
The-Chillicothe Supporter-stafetihat-ther--
Ohio Canal had been filled. with Water...UV.*
point very neat• that town, and that• by the
finishing of a small piece at work there Wixild---
bp
continuoustavigabie line of two hundred
and fifty miles opened' Betwetw
and-Lake
Hydroph'oia.--Aninterestinglittle girl,
aged about six years, the daughter of Mrs.
Russell, who resides in Long Island, about .
two'miles from Williamsburgh Feny, Neil"
York IV bitten by a mad dog nine weeks'
ago. The , child oficd a feisi days tqp•-40te:
actly eight weeks' after it was bittenof
hYdrophobia- , Pac,companictiby all the tent
ble symptbnur of this appalling malady..
A ., The same dog after biting. the ehiltk at'
tatked a bull—the animal sheittly after bev
come mad,. and beat his own brains' (*se
gainst the barn waif of his owner.
, •
We haie heard it stated, thit spmf of •
the
first calls that will be made at 'the naming' ,
Sessionot Congress, will•beYdbr inkematiter
as to how Mr/ Livingston enormous. andi
long standing defalcation has been •
the Treastny? This call will come'
dnekson member who thinks die' Nation!,
ought to bo' put in possession of the - magi%
operavii in•this offline - and mysterious
sinews. •
VALVABLE . cows.- At die Alit
cattle show and Zmjnier'irFair, in 4tlgdol , e r f
(.Mass.) Iwo" Cents 71 , 04 exhibited; ann "or
which, with feed- WM. a centime- pailtiiir s ,'
had given from the'ad•ofMay to die,' of
Jeitteleiller 586 Otani Ofsoperior • ,
;114te
mg !tar - average preducez pfkaut . Ii . 'lent •
day. "the other gave in AO month' , fil ~ •
month' , 7,
quarts a 'day, and there wait ' imidit
her milk in one montlirn poupdie . ' c
butter, - , ' '
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FEES
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