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Having a general assortments large elegant plain and orna mental Tvpe, we are prepared to execute every des cription of Curds, Circulars, I5HB Meads, Notes, IS I link Icccipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jcffcrsouiau Republican The Beautiful. "There is but a very niinuie ponion of the creation thai we can turn into clothes and food, and gratifications for the body; bui the whole creation may be used lo administer to the sense of Beauty." Dr. Charming ) The beautiful!, ihe beautiful! Where do we find it nol? 1 It is an all-pervading grace, : And lightcth every spot. 1,1 sparkles on ihe ocean wave, It glitters in the dew, We see it in the glorious sky, And in ihe ilow'rsis hue. On mountain top, in valley deep, We find its presence iherc, The beauiiful! the beautiful! It liveih every where. The glories of the noontide day ' . x The still and solemn night, The changing seasons, all can bring Their tribute of delight. There's beauty in ihe child's first siuile; And in that look of faith The Christian's last on earth, before . His eye is closed tn death And in the being that we love, tx Who have our lenderest care t The beautiful! the beauiiful! ' - 'Tia sweet to trace it there. 'Twas in the glance that God threw o'er The young created earth When ho proclaimed it "very good," The beautiful had birlh; Then who shall say this world is'tfrill, And all to sadness given, While yet there glows on evsry side, The smile that came from Heaven? If so mtrdr loveliness is sent To grace otlr earthly home. ' v How beautifulf how beautiful! Will be the World to come! The Heart. Professor Longfellow, in one of his" beauti ful compositions, in speaking of the human heart, says, " the little I have seen of the world, and known of the history of mankind, teaches me to look upon the errors of others in sorrow, not in anger. When I take the history of one poor heart that has sinned and suffered, and represent to myself the struggles and tempiaiions it has passed through ; the bright pulsations of joy ; ihe feverish inquietude of hope and fear ; ihe pressure of want ; the de fieriion of friends; the scorn of the world, that has Utile charity ; the desolation of the soul's sanctuary, and threatening vices within health gone happiness gone even hope, that re in lins longest, gone I would fain leave the erring soul of my fellow man with him from whose hands it came." Poetical Superscription. The following is the superscription -of a letter wbich recently passed through the Washington- City Post Office: " Away ! away ! on swiftest pinion 'To the Stale once call'd "the Old Dominion." Pass through the mountain gorge, Over dale and over hill To she county of King George" And the office of " Mellville." Then viold thvself up a momenio'from me To my hearuchrishjed.fi;iend, Miss JL -Enter t." "The Gray Mare is the better If orse." Most of our readers have heard this expres sion, and are at no loss for its solution; but-many may not be aware of its origin. 1 n the hope that it may amuse, and prov,e profitable to them, we give life slory as follows: An English gentleman having married a young lady who was handsome, accomplished, and rich, expected to reap the harvest of mat rimonial felicity; but he soon found that she was of a high domineering spirit, always con tending to be mistress of him and his family; and he, therefore, resolved to part with her. He went to her father, and told him he found bis daughter- ol such a temper, anu was so heartily tired of her, thai, if he could replace her in her former home, he would return her every penny of her fortune. The old gentle man, having inquired into the cause of his complaint, asked him why he should be more disquieted at it than any other married man, since it was a common occurrence with them, and," consequently, no more than he ought to have expecied; the husband said he was so far from giving his assent to this asseriion, that he thought himself more unhappy than any other man. as his wife had a very attractable spirit, and certainly no man who had a due sense of right and. wrong would ever submii to bo gov erned by his wife. "Sir," said the old man, "you are little acquainted with the world, if you do not know that all women govern their husbands, though not indeed by the same me thod. However, to end all disputes between us, I will put what 1 have said on this proof, if you are willing to try it. I have live horses in my stable; you shall harness them io a cart, in -which I will put a basket containing one. hundred eggs; and if in passing through the country, and making a strict inquiry inio the truth or falsehood of my assertion, and leaving a horse at the house of every man who is mas ter: of his family, himself, and an egg only where the wife governs, you shall find your eggs gone before your horses; 1 hope you will I hen think your own case not uncommon, but will be conicMed lo go home, and look upon your wife as no moie than her neighbors; if, on the other hand, 3'our horses go first, I will take my daughter home again, and you shall keep hsr fdrlune. 1 his proposal was too ad- vaniagoous to be rejccled ; the young man, therefore, set out w'nh great eagerness to get rid, as he thought, of his horses anil his wife. At ihe first house he saw, ho heard a woman, wtih a shrill and angry voice, call her husband to go 10 the door. Here he left an egg, you may be sure, without making further inquiry. At the next, he met wilh something of the same kind, and at every ordinary house; in short, until his eggs wero almost gone; when he ar rived pi ihe seat of a gentleman of family and figure in ihe country, he knocked at ihe door, and, inquiring for the master of ihe house, was told by a servant that his master was not yet s'irring; but that his lady was in the parlor; the wife wtih great complaisance, desired him to seal himself, and said if his business was very urgent she would wake her husband to let him know it, but would much' rather nol disturb him. "Really, madame," said h, "my business is only to ask a question which you can solve as wellas your husband, if you will be itigftiuous with me; you may, doubtless, think it odd, and it may be deemed impolite for a stranger lo be so free, but, is a great weight depends upon ii, and it may bo some advantage 10 yourself (o declare the truth lo me, J .hope ihese conside rations will plead my excuse: what 1 wish 10 know is this whether you govern your hus band, or he rules over you." " Indeed, sir," replied the lady, " that is an odd question, but, as I think 'no1 one ought to' be ashamed of act ing rightly, I shall not scruple to .say, that I have been always proud to obey my husband in all things,- but, if a woman's own word is to be suspected in such a case, let him answer for me, for here he comes." The gentleman at that moment entered the room, and confirmed every word his obedient wife had reported in her own favoi ; upon which, he was requested to choose which horse in the team' he liked best, and to accept it as a present. A black gelding struck the fancy of ihe gentleman (he most, but the lady desired he would choose the gray mare, which she thought would be very fit for her side-saddle her Inisband gave' ssubnta'niial reasons why ihe black horse would be the most useful lo ihem; bui madam lill persisted in her claim to- ihe grey mare. " What," said she, "aid will not take her then ? but E say you shall, for I am sure the grey mare is much ihe beiier horse." " Well, my dear," replied the hu.sbaml, " if you will have it so, I must give way." " You must takean egg," replied the gentleman carter, "and I must take ail my horses back, and en deavor to live in- peace and harmony with my wife' Wot Bad. A Washihgtonian,- in his song, says: When a young lady signs ihe pledge, Il's jujit as good aR two; ' For wheirher & weet heart find j ii: out, He s got 10 sign 11 too,- - 4 , I'm TVenty-Sive. 'Twas wondrous strange, how great the change Since 1 was in my icensj Then I had beaux and billet-doux, And joined the gayest scenes : But lovers now have ceased to vow, . No way they now contrive To poison, hang, or drown themselves Because I'm twenty-five! . Once if the night were e'er so bright, I ne'er abroad could roam; - 1 " Wiihout " the bliss, ihe honor, miss, Of seeing you safe home;" But now 1 go, through rain or snow, Pensive, and scarce alive, Through all the dark, without a spark 'Because I'm twenty-live! They used to call, and a-s!? me all Abput my health so frail; And thought a ride would help my side, And lurn my cheek less pale: But now, alas! if I am ill; None cares that 1 revive, And my pale cheek in vain may speak Because I'm twenty-five! Now, if a ride improves my side, . - . I'm forced to take the stage, For that is deemed quite proper for- - For a persoji of my age; And then no hand is .offered mo To help me out alive, They think it won't hurt me to fall r Because I'm twenty-five! Oh! dear, 'tis queer, that every year I'm slighted more and more, For not a beau pretends to show , . His head within our door; Nor ride, nor card, nor soft address; ' My spirits now revive: And one might near as well be dead As say I'm twenty-five! A EMisIiimest Iog: A few days since, says the Brooklyn Daily News' a merchant missed several. buos from a package-stand just within the door, and resol ved to watch every person who should come in, with the hope of discovering the thief. He did watch for the space of an hour or two, but on examination another boot was gone, and within a short space of time still another.. This perplexed the btorekeeper, the more es pecially as no one had entered ihe store since lie had discovered his second loss. A lady entered, inquiredfor a pair of shoes, when the merchant observed a large dog walk leisurely in, look-wishfully around, and then seize another boot. The storekeeper iff his wraih threw ai the dog the shoes he was about show ing the lady. The dog dropped the boot gave a yell or two, seized ihe shoes and made off, and when the storekeeper had reached llie door the dog was not to be seen. Some chev alier d'industrie doubtless trained the dog forJ the purpose. AILoafer's apSisics f acraeitediESsli tulioifi. John Dearies was caught in the act of stealing a spring balance from a market-man s wagon. He was sentenced to five months in the home ol correction. " Five months !" ex claimed Johnny, ,( last time I had only one month for stealing twice as much. I tell you what, Mr. Clapp, that house of correction is a rascallv invention, and 1 don't care who hears me say it." ' In Boston, the insurance upon' any new building is null, if cigars have been used in or about that building." Justice is a duty generosity is a virtue. Yet the' world is too apt to regard the first as a favor, and the latter as a. folly. We heard of a polite Fren'ch'mari one time, who carried his ideas of gallantry to so high a pitch of sub limity, as to run around the other side or a lady, when tier snaciow leir, so that he could avoid stepping on it. The following toast, given at a Firemen's Temperance .supper, in Boston, is too good to be lost; By the Rev. Edwin Thompson, of Dedham. The Firemen : when they do their duty, every one is well pleas ed except tlje fire that is put out. Sir Walter Raleigh. His pipe often furnished Raleigh with an opening for displaying his ready wit to the Queen. One day he was conversing on the singular prop erties of the new herb " I can assure your Majesty," said he, " that I have so well experienced the nature of it, that I can exactly tell even the weight of the smoke in any quanitity I consume." "I doubt it much, Sir Walter," re plied Elizabeth, thinking only of the impracticability of wt-ighing smoke in a balance, " audwiU wager you twen ty angels that you do not solve my doubt." ' A quantity was agreed upon to be thoroughly smoked. Carefully pre serving the ashes, Raleigh weighed these with great exactness, and what was deficient of the original weight, he gave as the result. " Your Majesty," said he, " cannot deny that the difference hath been evaporated in smoke." "Truly I cannot," answered the Queen. Then turning to those around her, who had been amused by Ral eigh's calculations, she continued, in allusion to the alchemists, then very numerous 'Many laborers in ihe fire have I heard of who turned their gold into smoke, but Raleigh is the first who has turned smoke into gold." Scaling ihe Raislparls. SprUggle's youngest, Julia Augus ta Spruggle, said tne other clay : "Poppy, is walls around forts any relation to the sheep?" " No, my lo've. Why do you ask ?" " 'Cause I heard Uncle Bob talking about the ram-parts of a fort the other day?" " Be quiet, child,- and go to your ma. " But, Poppy, them are ramparts ain't like fish, am they ?" "Ndj my child: What on earth put that into your head ?" " Why, cos Uncle Bob said when he was in Flanders one night, he was obliged to .scale the ramparts !" "Julia, stop hemming that table cloth, and put this child to bed." Effectual directions for various ends. To embitter domestic life Main tain your opinion on small matters at the point of the bayonet. To secure yourself against a candid hearing Call men hard names be fore you have signified them. To keep yourself in a state of discontent--Set your heart on having every thing exactly to your mind. . To involve yourself in inextricable difficulties Shape your course of action not by hxecl principles, out Dy temporary expedients. To provide for yourself abundant matter for shame and repentance Act under the influence of passion. To die without accomplishing any thing Always intend to do something great hereafter, but neglect the pres ent humble opportunity of useful ness. To destroy your authority over your children when you are in good hu mor give them sugar plums, when in ill humor blows and reproaches. A ITIurdcre'r Sentenced- George Everhart, who in TiIafch last murdered his wife in the most barbarous manner, in the town of St. Marks, Fa., has been tried at the Su perior Court in Wakulla county, found guilty and sentenced to be hung on the 16th inst. The greatest happiness a man can enjoy is that which he .feels iu desi ring nothing. The "New York Spirit of the Times" rejoices in several capital cor respondents, among the queeicst of which, we tank " N. of Arkansas," who thus details a fJouve'rsation which took place in that place in that state" of long rivers-and deep swamps : The" way the natives sometimes talk is amusing. The following dia logue occurred onihe Dividing Ridge of flie Devil's and Cony Forks. Ol-et Sense met Dan Looney, and they were strangers to each other. Qayti 'Old Sense Good morning, sir, are you well ?" "If you call a man weli that has run twenty miles, I am that." "Did you see any bear? . "If you call a big black thing about' the size of Pete Whetstones black: mar, or boss, I did.". ' Had you a gun !' ' Now you hit me.' . " Did you draw blood !" "Do you call my double,, double handsful of brains bloot ?" . ' Had vou a dogj?' 'Is Old Bose a dog V ' Did you skin him ?' v. . - '' 'Well, if you call a rriaii in .His shirt sleeves with a knife 17 inches1 in the blade among ribs and meat shinning, I was tharV " Was he fair , ' "Do you call cutting 18 inches on ihe rib's; fat?" . -. " Did you pack him in V " If you call four poney loads pdcKiiij.?lf I packed some !" t ' " Light loads, I reckon." "If four hundred pounds to "apane'is light load, ihey were Iighi." 1 " Did you eat any of it V1 - . " Do you call di inking a quort of 'bars :ih , eatins " Yoii must have meat.5' " If you call tico thousand seven hundred pounds of clean meal, without a bone, safe in side of a smoke house, meat we have g some " They must be fat at your house ?" Here Old' Senjse brought a perfect squeal, and swore he had found the very irian he Iratf been looking for. P. S. They had closed a quarter race up to ihe last ,-iccoanta. Truly yours, N Morses asid 3Essrs. The Boston Post asks ".Why is an egg like a young horse? Because, to be serviceable, it must be broken" To this the Barre Gazette adds - " Lem, who is at home with both hor ses and eggs, says there is. another reason ; if kept long in the stable it will produce a bill." Good Comnaar. The sum of two pence is levied on each pedestrian who may walk along his Grace of Buccleuch's splen did pier at Granton, 'England. A gentleman being importuned near the shore for alms, replied, "No, no; I have just given my last penny to the Duke of Buccleuch." " Ah," replied the mendicant, "is he upon the traaip too?" incentive So ISatriiaony. , A company of young men at Lin coln, England, have originated a new club. Each member pays one shil ling weekly, which is placed in the savings bank. The first of the party who marries is to receive the whole amount deposited, together with- ther interest. The Iron Steam Frigate' building at Pittsburg will soon be finished. She will be ready for transportation to Erie in about six weeks. She is to have a low pressure engine, is pierced for three masts, and will bo completely rigged as a steamship. The Hon. John Quincy Adams was born on the lltb of July, 1767, and consequently will be 76 rears old in. July next,
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