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Al about "Her."
Yes, she was lovely, she was fair,
As mild as summer even ;
An angel form, a spirit bright,
A star that, dropp'd from Heaven.
Well she was.
Anil 0, those bright and lustrous orbs,
That beamed with hnty fire;
Those auburn curls, that lovely brow,
None, noiie, could but admire.
Well they couldn't.
And 0, that light and graceful form,
So like u beauteous fairy
Peihaps we'd besl leave out the ' f,'
And then it would be airy.)
WTell it would.
' ' .- -
1 knelt before her, and I swore
I'd have one burning kiss ;
She baid, ' Go wash your face before'
You can enjoy 'such bliss!'
Well she did.
I tvnre hhe was tn angel, too,
Who'd fallen from the sky ;
She cried, 4 O, for a pair of wings
Once more to soar on high.'
I vow sHe did.
What, -wliat !' I cried, 'and would you thus
A lover true, desert?'
-0, heavens V she cried, the clothes-line's broke
There goes my brother's shirt !'
Well she did hoss 2
A Witticism.
A schoolmaster, whoresides within 10 miles
of N in Norfolk, having, by his exer
tions In the school-mom. made himself rather
thirst-, opened his desk to refresh himself with
an apple, which he had noi long deposited
there. To his disappointment, it was gone.
Conjecturing that his wife had;purioined it, he
instantly despatched to her thelollowing:
"Your mother, Eve an apple stole;
But ate it not alone;
She gave a part to that dear soul
Of whom she was the bone.
I'd have my Eve al least as kind;
I therefore beg, dear madam,
You will another apple find,
And send It to your Adam'.
Every body has beard of the eccentric Lo-
Tei.zo Dow. He once used the pulpit as a sort
"fan alarm bell, Jo call the .attention of his.aud
nory to the fact 'of'an immaterial fire existing
lor iho6e who seemed 'o be more apprehensive
"ftlie material flame. Lorenzo observed a con
Mderable portion of the congregation nodding,
Middculy ceased preaching, and shouted aiouo
' fue, fire, fire !' A; number of those who were
given to somnolency started upon their feel,
and eagerly , inquired,. Vwhere ;W liere V In
Ml, for sleepy innersquickly responded the
"imisier. The 'swe'etl chaurisbf-lHep' were
uu'kly broken, and' the rest of ihe bermon was
Jieard by nit pent.
The USttSli:if Ural I:irifios :if tli!
Crucifixion.
The following article, extracted from the
'ear,,etJ'WorK ol Home Kin I he critical study of the
contains a clear and satisfactory an-
dobi, which Gibbon, the historian,
has insinuated with regard to the simprnntnral
u' 1111 't-e:d'U 10 ine supernatural
darkness at I lie Crucifixion
While professing
reaard for the great Founder of the Chrissian
Religion, and for the system of doctrines which
he inculcated upon his followers, that elegant
but sceptical writer failed not to improve every I
opportunity that offered; to express his plans,-1
uie, uui snpnisueai objections, wim more or less
directness, against the gospel. In the article
below, we have one of those objections, along
with its answer, which we commend to the
caref"l perusal of all.
'The preternatural darkness of three hours
wi,ich prevajjed in ,he land of Jud;ca al lhe ,ju,e
f ym . - It'll
of Christ s ciucttixton. and which has been re-
corded ,,v ihree of the evangelists, t unnoticed
by any profane historian : from which circum-j
stance Mr. Gtbbon has taken occasion to insin
uate thai the evidence of the evangelists is not
sufficient to establish the truth of facts, unless
it is supported by the concurrent testimony of
pagan contemporary writers. Speaking of that
datkness, he expresses his surprise that this
miraculous event "passed without notice in an
age of science and history It happened," he
adds, "dt'ring the lifetime of Seneca and the el
der Pliny, who must have experienced the imme
diate effects, or received the earliest intelligence
of the prodigy. Each of these philosophers, in j
a laborious work, has rccorued all the great
phenomena of nature, earthquakes, meteors, corn
els, and eclipses, which Jiis indefatigable industry
could collect. Both the one and the other have
omitted to mention the greatest phenomenon,
to which the mortal eye has been witness since j
the creation of the globe. A distinct chapter of
Pliny is devoted to eclipses oj an extraordinary
nature and unusual duration: but he contents
himself with describing the singular defect
light which followed the murder of Cai.-ar, when,
during the greatest part of the year, the orb of
the sun appeared pale and without splendour."
The sentences printed in italic are those in
....
which ihe sceptical historian has had recourse '
to those misrepresentations which unhappily
pervade too many of his splendid pages. On
this passage we remark, ,jle accoun)s gjven by Paterculus, Pliny the el -
First, That the eclipse being confined ' deFj Vaierms Maximus, and Seneca, when Mat -
Judee, its immediate effects could not necessarily ew, Mark, Luke, and John lake noi the least
have been experienced by Seneca or Pliny, J n0,-,ce 0j- ,,emj Bufletitbe supposed that
neither of whom could have been on the spoiJtjie Roman wrjiers had received information of
in ihRtregimi of Tiberius, when the elipse look the fac, in ques0,,t jt is most probable that
place; nor can it be proved, that they had im-jy woij jiave considered it as a natural oc
immediate information from all parts of lhe currericej being accustomed, to earthquakes and
globe as soon as any extraordinary phenome-
ndn had' taken place.
Skcoxdly. Neither Pliny nor Seneca have
, . - . ,
ift any Vv'orks ihai correspond to the historians
pompom description. Seneca does not treat
on eclipses at all, in ihe passage referred to; he
speaks indeed of earthquakes, but only in a ve -
ry cursory manner, and does not instance more
than four or five, because his object was evi -
deutly uot to write a history of them, but to in-
vestigate their symptoms, causes, and prognos-
tics; The same remark applies lo Pliny wilh
respect to earthquakes. They are' mentioned
only to introduce philosophical observations. - - -
The hi-tonaii, ilierelore, has but
very
feeble
props to suppOit m assertion.
THIRDLY, I he distinct chapter oi rimy, m
which, according to the historian's lofty repre-
.i .rf . . . r in: :..
sentatinn, we sltouia expem " nn
of eltpbes exhaueied by its full and elaborate
detail, consists of only eighteen words, Hie pur
port of which i?, that "eclipses ol the sun are
sometimes of extraordinary duration; such as
that which took place; on the death of Caisar;
ahd'duririg the war with Antoi.y, when Uie uu
appeared pale for nearly a year."
Lastly, This miraculous preternatural daik
ness did not pass without notice. Omitting the
supposed attestation of it by'Phh'gon" (a pagan
chrbnologi'st who wrote during the reign of ihe
emperor Hadrian, and" whose testimony is cited
by Termllian, Origen, and Eusebius,) and also
,he supposed mention of it by Thailus (who
jired in the second century,) which is cited by
lolius Africanus, a writer
of
great
eminence
and "probity,
who lived at ihe beginning ol l lift
third century; we may
remark that there are
...., ..r out-....., pi.-ii i.;-u
incut? ui i incgun dim i nanus, iyiiiuu uiicytuu-
ocally confirm the evnngelical history of the
darkness at the crucifixion, viz: those of Ter
tullian and Celsus. In his Apology for the
Christians, which was addressed to their hea
then adversaries', Teitullian expressly says,
"At the moment of Christ's death, the light de
parted from the sun, and the land was darkened
at noon-day ; whiqh wonder is related in
YOUR OWN ANNALS, and is preserved
in YOUR AUCIllKVES TO THIS DAY."
f (hp accmjnl of exIraordinary darUne
ss
had not b:en teyisiered, Tertiillian would have
exposed both himself to the charge of asserting
a falsehood (which charge was never brought; week, leaving $1 63 per week to provide him
against him,) and also his religion to the ridi-Jself with the necessaries of life. In France, a
cule of liis enemies. It is further particularly ilaborer in the same situation receives SI 04
worthy of remark, that the darkness and earth- ; per week ; in Ptussia 66 cents ; in Germany,
quake at the crucifixion are both explicitly re-
cognised and mentioned as facts by that acute
adversary tif Christianity, Celsus ; who would ;
noi jiaVe made such an admiss
ssion, if he could
i have possibly denied them.
In addition to the preceding observations, we The food which the wages named above will
may state that. many good mid solid reasons purchase in the several countries, is stated in
may be assigned why profane writers have not j the Express as follows:
made mention of the darkness at the crucifix-1 In England the laborer can obtain for his 163
ion, which, it is now generally admitted, was j cents, or his week's wages, either 39 lbs. of
confined to the land of Judsea. The most ob- J bread or 11 1-2 lbs. of meat; 7 1-4 lbs. ofbul
vious is, that they might have no sufficient in-jter; 12 3-4 lbs. cheese ; or 174 lbs. potatoes,
formation of it. The provinces of the Roman j In France, with his 104 cents, be can buy
empire were veiy extensive, and we find, in j either 46 lbs. of bread ; 13 1-2 lbs. of meat ; or
general, that the attention of writers was chiel-'
jy COIIgnej ,0 ,h0se which were nearest to the '
metropolis. The ancient historians and biog- laborer can buy either 36 lbs. of bread ; 16 lbs.
raphers are remarkably concise, and seldom of meat ; or 8 3-4 lbs. of butter,
stop to. mention occurrences, which, alihough 1 In Germany, with 102 cents be obtains ei
they may have happened during the times of ther43 1-2 lbs. of bread; 18 lbs. of meat; 11 1-2
which they write, have no relation whatever to
their main subject. This was their general
rule, and there is no reason for which it should i
be violated merely to indulge the caprice of the '
1 captious, or satisfy the scruples of the petulant. ,
, - - -
There is no more reason in the nature of the
li1I1g j,sejf wny ,,e testimony of profane wri-
should be called for to support the sacred
lljan lw fnt.fm ,uld be called for to support
tie profane. We may then retort the argument,
may ttieu retort me argument,
jj( Qm lum j. ,he !,jsJorjanf and ,h0se who
i latelv circulated hia false account of the
' r Christianity how they can credit
dar;Iies8 jor wholo days together, in conse
quence of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius.-
, 0r e,innns,nt, .i... ,hev had believed it to be
, " "I I o J
, preleniaIural darkness, would it have been con -
8jstcnt wjln ,i,ejr principles as heathens to have
I men,jonej j,? '1'hey must plainly have forseen j
1 wjJa) u advan(a0 would have been given to;
, Christianity by it. Their readers would natur-!
f
,mve bee led lf) jqjre jn,0 lne character
j 0 j- ,j,e extraordinary person, at whose death
, 10 jaW8 f nat,ire were infringed, and this m
! iry
s h would have opened a more complete;
vjew 0f ,j,e new dispensation, must have led to
. ,j)ejr coverson'. Hence we collect a very sat -
isfuctory reason for iheir silence. Supposing
thai' tliey knew the fact, and from motives of
t i i .. .i. J:i r. i
j policy suppresseu n, ineir siienue luruisues as
j strong a proof of its truth, as their testimony
i""3"";
Upon the whole, we muy venture boldly to,
assert, thai even if this fact be destitute of sup
port from profane writers, it is a deficiency
which may easily be dispensed with. We be
lieve many things upon the evidence of one
creditable witness Bui in the case before us,
we have no less than three, whose knowledge
of the fact was ?iei;cr deuied, whose veracity is
indiHputable, and integrity not to be impeached.
So plainly are the characters of truth marked
upon their writings, that every person of com
mon discernment must see them, and ho who if
pot satisfied as r the certainty of what they re
late, must give all pretensions lo sound judg
ment, and be abandoned to the incurable ob
siinacy of his ownjbrlom sceptici.ni.
R,l
:mytmng ueiore you itn join ii-wuatnii
Wages of Labor.
From an instructive article on the subject of
agricultural labor in different countries, its wa
ges, and the comparative condition of the labor
er, in the London Mark Lane Express, we con
dense the following facta. In our estimates
we have called the shilling sterling 22 cents,
though its value is a trifle less ; and the com
parison, though instituted with the English la
borer can be easily made with those of this
countrv.
In England the average rate of agricultural
wages for an able manwith a family is 9 shil
lings, or SI 98 cents per week. From this is
to be deducted cottage rent al 33 cents per
$1 02 per week; in Holland and Belgium,
SI 20; in Italy, and the Austrian states, SI 15.
h will be remembered that these averages are
those of the common laborer, shepherds, car-
men, and mechnnics receiving rather more.
-iol ids. oi potatoes
In Prussia, with his 66 cents per week, the
lbs of butter ; 24 lbs. cheese; or 54 quarts of
beer.
In Holland and Belgium, 120 will buy either
58 lbs. of bread ; 22 lbs. of beef ; or 460 lbs. of
potatoes
In Italy and the Austrian slates, the laborer
with his 115 cts. can buy either 50 lbs. of bread;
22 lbs. of beef; 8 lbs. of butter; 8 lbs. of cheese
or 1G8 pounds of potntc
! This table is interest
itoes.
' layie i nucleating aa ammiug UUi uuij
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the prices of labor in the countries named, but
also the price of bread, meat, butler, cheese, &c.
, It is true the bread is stated by the lb. instead
, of grain by the bushel, but as the flour ot a
1 bushel of wheal, say 40 lbs., will make from
. 63 to 65 lbs. of bread, an estimate may easily
be made of the quantity of wheat or flour a man
I in any of the countries named, would receive
for a week's work. The laborer in this coun
try who receiyes his bushel of wheat a day, or
other articles in proportion, will readily con
ceive the meaere fare and slender chance of
" laying by any thing" which must attend the
foreign agricultural laborer. In all these coun-
pries it will
be seen the value of provisions is
at least as groat as here and in some instances
much greater. It is only by the comparisons
which such authentic statements enable them
to ihake, that the free laborers the farmers or
mechanics in this country can fully appreciate
J the advantages of iheir position. Cultivator.
ne jesse rio.u u.i y ,
as Having leu mm wiuiom punuwanuu. xc
J sri,s
I am determined to pay no debts of her
contracting.
She is u trifling, good-for-nothing
jade, any way you can fix it." To this Nancy
replies lhat Jesse had "cleared the kitchen"
leaving her his children to feed, without a cent
of money. She says, " 1 made him a good
wife but he is a sour, ill-natured, reel-iooieu,
and bandy-legged scamp."
A New Rkason. We heard an old bruiser,
the other day, advising a youngster to get mar
ried, 4 because then,' said he, my boy, you'll
have somebody to pull off your boots for you,
when you go home drunk !f
Women," says Dr. Lieberg, "are born to.
be married." What a wise man, Dr. Lieberg
must have been.
4-
The' Owners of Horses may frnd it use
ful to know lhat to cure " scours," dissolve a
piecetf opium of the size of a chesnut in a
pint of bramly, and pour it down froni a botile
at once.
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It Is SalU always iu euui-i a nuai tuic.
iW Y. News.
Good Temper.
Good temper is like a sunny day; ft xheds r
brightness over everything. It i the sweeincr
of toil, and the soother of disquietude. Every
day brings its burthen. The husband goes forth
in the morning to his professional studies;. he
cannot foresee what trial ho may encounter,
what failure of hopes, of friendships, or of pros
pects may meet him, before he returns to his
home ; but if he can anticipate there the beam
ing and hopeful smile, and the soothing atten
tion, he feels that his cross, whatever it mihi
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be, will be lightened, and thai his domestic hap
piness is still secure. It ts the interest, there
fore, as well as the duty of a woman, to culti
vate good temper, and to have ever ready some
word or look of cheerfulness, encouragement,
or at least of sympathy. A really feeling heart
will dictate the conduct which will be most ac
ceptable will leach the delicacy which times
a kindness, as well as rerfders it, and forbear
all officious attentions, whilst it ever evinces a
readiness lo oblige. It need scarcely be said
.that this temper is of more value ihan many
more brilliant endowments ; that it is among
the first recommendations to a woman in every
domestic relation ; and that especially in lha't
lie, which, though (lie nearest on earth, is not
one of kindred, ii is assuredly the most effectual
cement of affection. It is not, indeed, so mucli
a means of attracting or exciting love, as it m
of securing it. In fact it is scarcely known, un
til familiarity draws aside the veil of social re
straint, and the character, with its real fault
and virtues, is unfolded in the privacy of home.
A Quaker Woman's Speech.
Dear friends, there are three things 1 very
much wonder at. The first, lhat the children
should be so foolish as to throw up stones,
brickbats, and clubs into fruit trees, to knock,
down the fruit if they would lei it alone it
would fall of itself. The second is, thai men
should be so foolish, and even so wicked, as to
go to war and kill one another if they would,
let one another alone they would die of them
selves. And the last thing I wonder at most
of all is, lhat of young women if they would
slay at home, the youug men would come after
ihem.
Looking Blue.. The ladies of Philadelphia
have adopted blue as ihe fashionable color, and
now may be seen promenading Chestnut street
with blue bonnets, and blue cloaks, blue dress
es, blue stockings and ' blue noses.'
Xnformatioii for Farmers.-African
Ittaszc.
Some five or, six years ago, when Lieiit.
Woodhul, of the Navy, was in Africa, he pro
cured and brought home a new specimen of
arain which attracted much attention at the
6" .
time. As none could tell what the wheat was.
he sent a portion of it to ihe Directors of th
American Institute, in JNew-ioiK. i ney ex
amined and distributed it among the farmers,
and it has been successfully cultivated. It is
now found to be a great acquisition, very pro
lific and exceedingly profitable. Poultry and
cattle prefer it to all oilier corn; and it is found
to fatten poultry in a shorter time than any
other grain. Its yield is incredible, in tne lar
W.esl it is cultivated and is beginning to be
used as a substitute for coflce.
A glutton of a fellow was dining, at a hotel
and in the course of the battle of knives and
forks accidentally cut his mouth, which was
observed by a Yankee silting opposite wno
bawled out, ,ll say, Miterf don't make lhat 'ere
hole in youV countenance any larger, or we
shall all starve' to death !"
The "fallowing sentiment w:as o'ffered at ihe
Agrtetilturalfes'iiyal in Worcester on thoBth uh.
Success'to all 'the 'Pens. While we hoat of
our Pig Pen our" Sheep Pen rfntl our Goto
Pen, ler usrtYft forget' the Pen of the Scholar.
It ahaH'never be'said, that ouY cattle are beltec
bred ihali our' children.
Whereabouts in the good boob shall I read P
asked lhe spouse of a worthy deacon in the
church, as 'she opened the sacred volume for the
family evening service. l:'na.kea no-great
difference where was the deacon's , grave re
ply; 'read the story of Sampson and the foxes
I guess that's about as funny as any on't V