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Jeremiah Hi gains' Courtship.
Near Newtown dwelt a damsel fair,
With rosy cheeks and dark brown hair,
And near her lived a hearty youth,
The only son of mother Ruth.
The maiden's name it was Kesiah,
The youth was called Jeremiah ;
A prettier pair was never seen,
In all them parts where I has been.
Now Jeremiah, young and sly,
On sweet Kesiah kept his eye :
At last he thought it best, says he,
I wonder if she would have me V
Then Jererr.iah, in his best,
To put Kesiah to the test,
Right down he goes clean shirt and shoes,
To ask Kesiah how she does.
Kesiah sot to hum alone,
A wond'rin where the beaux was gone ; . .
When Jeremiah walked right in,
And frightened her so, it was a sin !
He took a seat close by the winder,
A great way off and right behind her,
Says she, 'you'd belter draw your chair
Close to the fire, you're fieezin there!'
1 1 ain't pertickler,' Jerry said,
Hut felt confused and hung his head, -4
Oh, Jeremiah, what's the news.
Pray tell me something to amuse V
'1 hain't heard nothln' new of late,
'Xcpt Jimmy Hawkins broke our gate,""
Our speckled cow has got a calf,'
Then Jerry gave a chucklin' laugh.
So there they sot, as mum as bricks,
While Jeny whittled up two sticks ;
At last Kesiah did conclude
That Jerry's conduct was too rude.
She screamed right out ; 'Oh, let me go !
How, Jerry can you treat me so !'
Up started Jerry in a fright,
And stared at her with all his might.
1 ain't a touchin you !' he cried ;
'Well ain't you goin' to then!' she 3ighed.
Then Jeremiah took the joke,
And laughed till he did almost choke.
Next Sunday in the church was read,
That Jeremiah ment to wed,
Kesiah blushed as red as fire,
And stole a look at Jeremiah.
About nine months or a leetle arier,
Sweet Kesiah, she had a darter;
This child so pleased the tender mother,
That in one year she had another.
At you a Circumstance. ' Pete I want to ax
u circumstance r
ninrrrr '
' Why is a niggars head like a United Stafes
"".nous uoes you guvs mm up-i
Wouldn't do nothin' else.'
' Cause dey carry passengers outside?
'Mr. Nigga, dis will mortalize you.'
Smoking Hams. ilams are very effectually
-oWcu irom ine auacKs oi me jiy, wnue men
IHlltV Js nnl !i nil tn tliwinMnrr retn npn-
' mjmvw vj ' ' - I I
viiiiu lilt, nra in t no omm-A miriiiir Miff
. pan ui lue uperauon
Interesting Predicament. A party of loafers
M,CI ie a pan ol milk lrom a spring House, and
liONKtY. A bachelor's party came off in Ro-
"esier, icw York', a few days since?' Nbt a fe
"ale was nresent. Poor follow !
'le M'irmons Imrn nnpiiorl n C.Uiirrh in St T.oilis
The Secret of Success.
There are some men who appear born to good
fortune, and others whose destiny appears to sub
ject them to eternal failure and disaster. The an
cients represented Fortune as a blind goddess, be
cause she distributed her gifts without, discrimin
ation ; and in moie modern times the belief has
been prevalent, that the fortunes of a man were
ruled chiefly by the planet under which he was
born. These superstitions, however ridiculous,
show at least that the connextion betft-een merit
and success is not very conspicuous, yet it is not
therefore the less perpetual. ' To succeed in the
world is of itself a proof of merit; of a vulgar kind
indeed it may be, but a useful kind notwithstanding.
We grant, indeed, that those qualities of mind which
make a man succeed in life, are to a great extent
subversive of genius. " "Nevertheless, numerous
illustrious examples might be given of men of
the highest genius being as worldly-wise as duller
mortals. It is the pretenders to genius, rather
than the possessors of it, who claim the large ex
emption from those rules of prudence which regu
late the conduct of ordinary moitals, and array
themselves in ihe deformitiss of genius, in the idea
that they constitute its beauties. There are some
indiscretions, to which men of a vigorous fancy
and keen sensibility are naturally heir, and for
which it would be as Unjust to condemn them with
rigour, as it would be to blame one of the cold
blooded sons of discretion for being destitute of
poetic fire. Yet every deviation from prudence is
a fault and is not to be imitated, though it may
sometimes be excused.
The most important element of success is econ
omy ; economy ol money and ot time. iy econ
omy we do not mean penurious ness, but merely
such wholesome thrift as will disincline us to
spend our time oi money without an adequate re
turn either in gain or enjoyment. An economical
application of time brings leisure and method and
enables us to drive our business, instead of our
business driving us. There is nothing to attend
with results so disastrous, as such a miscalcula
tion of our time and means as will involve us in
perpetual hurry and difficulty. The bnghest tal
ents must be ineffective under such a pressure,
and aTife of expenditures has no end but penury.
Our recipe for succeeding in the world, then, i
this : work much and spend mile
If this advicei
be followed, success must come unless, indeed, el(ler myseu preacner in cliarge.
some unwise adventure, or some accident against! ()n Saturday night it was reported that a com
which no human foresight could provide, such as' P.v of rude people from a certain neighborhood
sickness, conflagration other visitation of Prov-, n tho town of Summit had erected a tent for their
idnnce. should arrest the nroirress onwards; but accommodation, to spend the sabbath, supposed
in the ordinary course of human affairs, success
will ever wait upon economy, which is the con-
dition by which prosperity must be earned. World
ly success however, ihough universally coveted,
can be only desirable in so far as it contributes to
happiness, and it will contribute to happiness very
little, unless there be cultivated a lively benevo
lence towards every animated being. 'Happi
ness,' it has been finely observed, 'is in the pro- j
r .i. l c .1.: 1 1 .1. '
portion of the number of things we love and the camp broke up, was not far from their neighbor
number of things that love us.' To this senti-1 l"d of lhe company took a warrant to have
ment we most cordially subscribe, and wc should ' me apprehended and brought before Esquire Har
wish to see it written on the table of every heart,
and producing its fruits of charity. The man,
whatever be his fame, or fortune, or intelligence,
who can treat lightly another's wo who is not
bound to his fellow-men by the magic tie of sym
pathy, deserves, aye, and will obtain, the contempt
of human Irind. Upon him all the gifts of fortune
are thrown away. Happiness he has none; his
life is a dream ; a mere lethargy, without a throb
of human emotion, and he will descend to the
grave 'unwept, unhonored, and unsung.' Such a
fale is not to be envied, and let those who are in
tent upon success, remember that success is no
thing without happiness. The Apprentice.
Burial of the $ead.
An Idea that grave-yards, in cities and thickly
populated towns, are unhealthy and propagate dis
eases, has long prevailed and frequent experiments
have been made in order to ascertain the truth.
The subject, however, has recently been examined
with still greater care by a number of scientific
gentlemen in Europe and this country and their
researches have fully satisfied them, that the evils
complained of have not been exaggerated but ra
ther underestimated.
It has been ascertained by analysis that the at
mosphere over grave yards, compared with the at
mospheric air taken from a distance, indicates
chemical changes prejudicial to healthy respira
tion, 'and therefore, as a matter of course deleteri
ous to human life. These delelerious emanations
from decomposedhuman remains, it appears, Hot
only ascend and contaminate the air, but are 30
subtile that they penetrate the earth in every di
rection, and even taint the water in wells that lie
adjacent to burial places.
These emanations are more extensive, and con
sequently more dangerous, during the prevalence
of a ra"-in disease. Then deaths and interments
are more numerous, and
grave-ynrds
engender
miasma in greater abundance and in a shorter pe
riod. For example, in 1832, during the existance
of the Asiatic Cholera, a substance of a very sin
gular description was detected by close analytical
experiments. Beefsteaks raised into the air by
means of kites, and meat exposed to the air where
Cholera prevailed, were in a short time covered
vith animalcules of a peculiar kind.
In an open sp.ace, (as in the country) where hab
itations are few, and trees and grass abundant,
deaxidation soon takes place, and no perceptible
injury results from the interment of the dead. But
where grave-yards are hemmed in by numerous
buildings, and the sun acts upon them, the air,
which is contaminated by the destructive gnseS
which arise from the graves, is prevented from es
caping, and necessarily engenders disease. This
Is so in a time of ordinary health, when the num
ber of deaths are comparatively few. How much
more delelerious then to the health of the commu
nity must a grave-yard situated in a town or city
be during the prevalence of ah epedemic.
In a recent discussion upon this subject at the
Franklin Institute, one of the speakers remarked,
that if it could be shewn that the health of the com
munity" suffered from such a cause, the point
would be established. lie then stated a number
of cases, where injury and death had been sustain
ed by persons coming immediately in contact with
emanations from decomposed animal matter; and
among them the following: During the days of
the Empire, in France, the slaughter houses of
Paris were examined by the Chemists ; and the
workmen sickened and died in removing them.
A short time ago a getleman from the South visi
ted Philadelphia, to find the body of his child,
which had been hurried in a vault in one of the
city burial grounds. As there was no inscription
one of the other coffins was touched, and the gas
which escaped overpowered him.
This is a subject of vast importance to every
community, and deserving the most serious con
sideration. Whig.
bv request.
The Deri! Outwitted.
AN INCIDENT OF METHODISM.
Messrs. Editors, Some twenty-five years ago
a camp-meeting was held in the town of Sharon,
Schoharie county, N. Y., Eben Smith, presiding
not to be for any good, but finally resulted in their
good, as the sequel will show. About midnight I
was diiected by the presiding elder to take cer
tain persons with me to remove that company from
the ground. In so doing I found them all abed,
their lights put out. In their removal it was said
that there was some damage to bonnets, clothing,
&c, and as I was the manager they resolved on
having revenge-, and as my appointment, after the
vey mown, (now a preacner in me m. Tj. nurcn.;
After preaching three times and meeting three
classes on the same day, the constable presented
his warrant. I accordingly went three miles to
the place appointed for the investigation, found
there about forty men collected to see the Metho
dist preacher tried, (Methodists were scarce in
" ""y r
OI lI,e Puact5 WdS lur' u' luc
nam speecnes anu imprecations were nuaru iruiu
the lips of those present; but I remained mostly
silent, hoping and praying that my divine Master
would make his power known in great mercy. I
shall never be able to describe my feelings on that
occasion, for humble as was the instrument, the
grace of my Saviour was singularly exalted. As
this was near the time of harvest, I was not wil
ling to call the people from their labors to a trial
in which there were no great consequences pend
ing. Accordingly when the court was called, the
plaintiffoffered settlement upon the small payment
of seventy-five cents costs, which was not legally
due from me', but I thought rather than put the
community to the expense of $200, it would be
better to "suffer wrong than to do wrong;" so 1
paid the costs.
As it was customary in those days to have many
grog-hhops, and much spirits used,-and magistrates
and citizens being in the habit of using them, when
the squire received the costs, it being in the bar
room, where there wore about forty unconverted
men, with myself and five good brethren, the
squire called for a half pint of rum. The moment
that he said " rum," it entered into my heart to
pray. I asked the squire if he would wait a mo
ment before he had his rum ? " No objection.'
I said to the landlord. May I pray in your house??
"No objection." When I said pray, a solemn
sense of the presence of God was felt every
man's hat was off; I and my brethren knelt down.
I prayed to the Lord- Solemnity rested upon the
audience. The squire, who was a skeptic said he
thought his moral excellence was as good as my
Pharisaical prayer, but before prayer was over he
said that he thought or felt rum would not taste
good, and when prayer was ended, found that one
of his props of infidelity had fallen out. I then
called for my horse, it being 12 o'clock at night.
The landlord would take no pay, and requested
me to call again. I bade the squire good by, rode
four miles, and put up at three o'clock in the morn
ing. At this time there was a great revival on
what is called Sharon circuit. This was the sec
ond year of my travelling as an itinerant minister.
Many of the converts of that revival are yet living
members in the militant Church, with whom my
affections are closely united and will never be rup
tured. When I came around near the place where the
constable conducted me on a warrant, I left an ap
pointment with the people that I would preach at
Summit Four Corners and left an appointment
for four weeks after. After preaching I inquired
who felt the need of the Saviour, and gave an in
vitation to all such to come forward and kneel
down for prayers.
At that time there were five persons, all heads
of families, and the squire first. When I came
around again, there were many forward for pray
ers, and the squire among them. At this time he
says, ,lGo home with me." In leaving the place
of worship I put my arm around his neck. Then
he said he thought he should die. But he soon
found spiritual life in believing in Jesus ; after this
his house became a resting place for Methodist
ministers and he became a leader and preacher in
the M. E. Church. When I left there were about
forty persons in society, the squire being leader
All the persons that were in that tent at the camp-
meeting became converted and joined the M. E
Church, except one, who joined the Presbyterian
Church. Since that time there have been several
interesting revivals in that place, and a M. E.
Church has been built, and also one for the Bap
tists, and there is now a very flourishing village
in that place.
In all this we may see the good providence of
God exemplified, who makes even the " wrath of
his enemies to praise him." John Bangs,
Jan. 17, 1815. Of Delaware countv, N. Y.
A Bright Oiae.
The brightest little chap for his size and age,
that we ever saw, was one whom we lately came
across, torturing tadtoles in a spring upon a road
side in New Jersey altogether out of 'sight and
hearing' of any human habitation.
' Where do you live my son V inquired we, just
as he had stirred up a big bull frog from the mud
with a mullen stalk.
' I don't live nowhere only home.'
' Where is your home V
' Over the hill next house to Mr. Wagner's.'
' Have you parents living'
' What's them !'
' I mean have you a father and a mother V
' Yes sir, but papa's went dead a good while,
and mother says she won't stand it, 'cause it's too
' What work doe3 your mother do V
' Milks the cow, and all sorts of things.'
' Is your mother a pious woman a good Chris
tian?'
Here the little genius went to stirring up frogs
again, as much as to say, 'don't disturb me with
farther interrogations' and we left him. N. Y.
Mercury.
ID3 ANNEXATION, appears to be the whole
.... i . r i.. -: i..l
go petitions are oeing extensively uutuicueu in
the North, (to receive signatures,) for the immedi
ate re-acquisition of Canada; and above all, the
best and the latest effort we have heard of, is for
the acquisition of " Ould Ireland" Some stories
have been going the rounds for some time past, in
these parts, stating that petitions will be present
ed to Congress, praying that negociations for the
acquisition of China, to the United States, may be
opened. What nation will come in turn next?
What a " Missed cunthry" this will be, when we
get Texas, Canada, Ould Ireland, and CHINA
annexed. Hunt. Iournal.
Singular Food, X cow, belonging lo Mr.
Baker of ihia borough was slaughtered on Mon
day last, and there were found within her
lmrkfil. and a niece of
iron about an inch square, weighing in all over
6 ounces ! Adams Sentinel.
Epitaph ou a loquacious Lady.
Beneath this atone, a lump of clay,
Lies Isabella Young,
Who on the tweniy-fourth of May,
Bean to hold her tongue.
He is the best accountant, who can cast up
correctly the sum of his own errors.
Alphabetical Advice.
A
Always attend to your vocation aroid aie"
houses and artful women.
B
Be benevolent but not prodigal biirj' all
petty bickerings in the bosom of forgetfulnesa.
C
Contrive to collect cash and Keep it.
Do your duty and defy thejdevil.
E " ' .
Eagerly endeavor to eradicate every error,'
both oi ihe head and heart.
F
Fight fairly when you fight, but the better
way is not to fight at all.
G
Grace, goodness, gumption, and a little goose
grease, enable a man to slip through the world
mighty easy. Gel them and glory in ihem.
H
Harbor hope in your heart if you would be
happy; but hark ye, hope can't render rotten
ihe rope of the hangman.
I
Inquisiiiveness is insufferable indulge not
in it. ' '
J
Juleps may be considered the juice of joy 'and
the yeast of jest; but let them alone, for too
much joking often destroys the joviality of a
social circle.
K
Kindness kindles the fire of friendship a
kiss may always avail more than a kick.
L
Love the Ladies 'look before you leap,' and
eschew loaferism.
M
Make not mischief by meddling1 with other
folk's matters.
N
Never be caught napping, except in the night
time.
O
Order is heaven's first law obey it.
P
Pursue ihe plain path of probity put in prac
tice what you give in precept.
Q
Quarrel not, nor quibble not be not too fond
of asking questions, nor addicted to queries.
R
Rum ruins respectability renounce, renew
and renovate. .
S
Seek salvation, O, ye sinners become, as
saints and you are safe.
T
' Take time by the forelock' try to turn eve
ry moment to account.
U
Union unites with unity in the whole uni
verse there is a oneness be ye therefore uni
ted for the sake of unison.
Y
Vanity lias no connection with valors-remember
that.
W
Wino and women beget want, wretchedness
and wo, when indulged in to an improper ex
tont. X
'Xtra 'xeriiona accomplish 'xtraordinary ends.
Y
Yield to no tyrant yeoman and theiryoke
fellows are lords of ihe soil.
Z
Zig-zagging is the characteiistic of a zony--take
a straight course through life and zealous
ly pursue it.
&
So mind your own business, and let others
alone, &c.
Romantic to lay on the curbstone and get
the aea breeze out of the gutter.
The whole number of children in the State
of N. Y , between the ages of 4 and 16, is
192,027. Amount raised for .the support of
schools, including the income of the surplus
revenue, $558,197 23, being nearly $41,000
more than was raised, tho prerious year. .
The " Man in the Moon," is 240,000' miles
high.