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. Tlie Last Walk.
BY B. SIMMONS. .
Oh, lost Madonna, young and fair !
O'er-leant by broad embracing tree's. '
A streamlet to the lonehair
Murmqrs its meek, low melodies ;
And there, as if to drink the tune
And 'mid the sparkling sands to play,
One constant sunbeam still at noon
Shoots through the shades its golden way.
My lost Madonna, whose glad life
Was like that ray of radiant air,
The March wind's violet scents blew rife
When last we sought that fountain fairx
Blithe as the beam from heaven-arriving,
Thy hair held back my hands whose gleam
"Was white as stars with night-clouds striving-
Thy bright lips bent and sipped the stream.
Fair, fawn-like creature! innocent
In soul as faultless in thy form,
As o'er the wave thy beauty bent
It blushed thee back each rosy. charm.
Bow soon the senseless wave resigned
Trie tints, with. thy retiring face, ,
While glossed within thy mournful mind
Still glows that scene's enchanting grace.
Ah ! every scene, or bright or bleak,
Where once thy presence round me shone.
To echoing Memory long shall speak
The Past's sweet legendsworshipped one !
The wild blue hills, the boundless moor,
That, like my lot, Stretched dark afar,
And o'er its edge, thine emblem pure,
The never-failing evening star.
The lawn on which the sunset's tract
Crimson'd thy home beside the glen
The' village-pathway, leading back
From thee Jto haunts of,hated men .
The walk to watch thy chamber's ray,
'Mid storm and midnight's rushing wings
These, these, were joys long passed away,
To dwell with Griefs eternal things'.
My lost Madonna, fair and' young !
Before thy slender, sandalled feet
The dallying were its silver flung.
Then dashed for Ocean's breast to meet ;
And farther, wider, from thy side
Theq unreturning streams' could rove;
Dark Fate decreed me to divide
Tome, my henceforth buried lore!
cft
Yes, far forever from thy side
Madonna, now forver fair,
The death-of distance I have died,
And' all has perished, but Despair
Whfither thy fate with Woe be fraught,
tQrtfpyrs gay rainbow gleams o'er thee,
l've dTeH to all, but the mad Jhought
T-hatyiyiAT was once no more shall be.
'Tis.well At least I shall hot khow
How time, of tears' may change that brow ;
Thine' eyes Ishall smile, thy cheek shall glow
To rae in distant years as now. .
And, when in-holier worlds, where Blaine,'
And .ight, And Sorrow, have no birth,
Thou'rt mine t , last 111 clasp' the same
Unalter'ed Apg4, ioved on earth.
Irish Kelp. "Why, Bridget, yWhave' bailed
this bread to a crisp;"
"AM' sore- my lady, ! only hake'd' it three hbur
a'ceording-to thefresait."
, 4:ThreeTioursf Why the recipe' slid butmiV"
"Yes4, mem ! ofrVhour for a'lar'ge Wf, and I had
threasmaU onesah'd so'I baked uin three hours,
jist.M" , .
flfrWy JarieV$ave yVu laiailie tabjecJpAi
ana u.iiei..y.ei! .
wanfl
i ein eni eryiiinm
STRO.UDSBijRG, xONRpM boUNi FA.,, THURSDAY,
, Sally Sir & Jenny
HUMOROUS RE PORTION BUTTER.
.We copy, the following report from the Far
mer's Monthly Visitor. There is a godd.moral
conveyed, in ii, told With, a rich vein of humor
hat ts capifal. It is from the pen of S.'.'B.'Lit
lie of the Merrimac Agricultural Society:
" The benificence of the Creator is manifest
in disposing of our tastes, jand so;adapung
these io ihevarieiies with whichthey arc sound
ed, as.io make life a scene of: enjoyment in
stead of a burden. It might have been that ne
nessary foot! would have been noisome, as. it-is
ometimes to the deceased stomach, had it not
pleased the Creator to order it otherwise.
Bread is the. staff of Life, but butter is given to
make it slip down easier and with a belter rel
i.sh. But it depends something on who makes
the buiter whether it answers this purpose.
Butler made in Joe Bunker's family needs to
be eaten in the dark ; then to make it pass
well, one or two other senses should be laid
aside., .While that made by his brother Jona
than may be eaten in the full blaze of noon ; you
would wish thatxyour neck was as long again
ihat you misdht have the pleasurable sensation
drswallowing it prolonged. Perhaps a bit of
history of their better halves will explain the
whole matter. , , i
" Joe's wife was Sally Sly when ,a small
'girl lie was sdy she would not half washjhe
milk pati and sly it away arid let,-it sour.. She
was sly at school & did not half get her les
suns but would have her book in sight when re
citing ; but as she grew older ?he learned, that
tn get well married she must appear well, so
she bent all her cunning to get a npe.rficial ed
ucation in everything, from roasting "a. potato
to playing the piano. Poor Joe fell in love
with her, and love has no eyes so he married
her. n fiut soon. after he entered on housekeep
ing, his eye sight came, and he saw his fix that
it was Tor belter or for worse. Like a true
philosopher he determined to endure what he
could not avoid or cure," and got along tolerably
well, only when it came to her butter fpr his
moiher was a real bVtter maker. Every time
he saw or tasted of Sally's butter ...he. felt the
horrors, her mai:nervof making butter wasspme
what as follows:, she thinks it of no conse
quence whether the, milk pail is sweet or sour
seis the milk in a warm room, because it is
easier than to go in the cellar, and if some dirt
should blow into the pans she thinks every man
must " eat a peck of dirt," and no place will it
slip down easier than in buttershe lets the
cream pots be open and wheo.she. churns, for
gets the poke ; leaves the cream nearly at blood
heat that ii may coine4quick.,.s.Wben she takes
it out of the churn shy picks. put .the bodies of
all flies and spiders: the legs and wingq are
so small they can be swallowed. She works
out half the buttermilk and sets it away in a
warm place for use. Poor Joe has seen so
much butter of this kind that he declares butter
dues not agree with his ,h ea.lt h, and will , not
taste ii. Yet his wife wonders, why he. .does,
not try it, and marvels that he does tioi keep a
dairy, and make butler for market," i
; Jonathan was a younger brother of Joer and,
had occasion to eai at his, brother's enough to
know . by he ,could not eat butler, ; and he de
clared he never would marry; without kno.wing
whahis oread was buttered with. Following
therjeii of his fancy, he made several attempts
at matrimony, and Julia Jumper almost caught
him, for there. was always good butter pn the
lablo for tea, bm he wat determined to know
who made it. On inquiry, she says, " La me !
mother makes the butter ; I take lessons on the
piano." " Well," says Jonathan, " 1 want a
wile that takes lessons on the churn I shall
look further !" After several unsuccessful at
tempts, andjust ready to despair, he started in
pursuit of stray cat lie, before breakfast, and
wandering across the forest into' the corner of
the next town, and Weary and hungry, he called
at a decent looking house and asked for some
refreshment, for the family were what is called
Scotch-Irish In religion Presbyterian and in
hospitality boundless.
Here he found the butter exactly right
ihougti the Weather was hot it kept its shape
as well as beeswax. He catechised the old
lady about her housewifery for the bread was
as' right as the butler. The old lady said her
h'ealih was feeble,' and she, could do but little
and that Jenny had the whole management.
He made some roundabout questions concern
ing Jenny, and learned that she pas a, hearty.
uiacti natrea, DiacR eyeo lass, ol aoout two ana
tweiuy j had never seena piano nor attended
a ball but knew the asserabfy's catechism ;
could oiiig old Hundred to a clf.arm spin flax
and darti sJOckings, and was then gone. to town
With butter. He lingered, but' .she was dejayed.
and when' his excuses for staying were exhaust
ed, he started. He could not get ihe good but
ter out of his mind, and how, ii happened I know
li'is btiudr is worth more than Joes' would make1
nut. rio suun tyuiiu ui way inere again, alio
the reVolt'of his adventure was h hqi;n made a
wile ol Jane M lvean. And now one lump of
marlte'tihe keepers of genteel board'rrigouseaf
rf WtJ nghbVrihVvillaVe sfeifd and take 'it at
Now the main diffeje;fice;n these iwo.women
arises from the manner of training,' though there
is no difference' iii- tiltnTdispasiii0"18' 0A
Madam Sly never looked: on ip' see .thai Sally
done up her work'fightfbuutrered her to sly
off her work as, sbet c.fioie,.aid tjltfof U a
housekeeper hefself, f(48 hr1op indul
gent, and like sQmother nioihers,nhought more
pf gelling iher Sally-vrtjlnarried' than of
making herfii foVaw1fe--wljifeajdam M'Keaii
was determinedtthat jemryjffuld be fit for any
man's wife, whether 'he got married or not.
Perhaps there is no more certain 'cfite'rran by
which to judge df a-woman's' generairbharacter
for neatness and good housekeeping lhan by
inequality" of her butter:' Find on lhe Parmer's
table a good solid',; properly saltedy Weli'worked
slice of butter and you need not fear to eat the"
panbakes or. hash.t But' if you 'aee a 'splash
of half worked butler- salt in. lump, and Sprink
ling of hair anil flies' legs, you may be sure if
you'board very long, death will not be) obliged
to watt for you to finish your peck of din.
My advice is to young farmers to make it a
sine qua non in a wife that she makes prime but
ter ; and the young ladies who aspire to be
farmers wive's, had much betier!,be imperfect
in filagree and music than be deficierit. m that
mosi important art of making- butter, which
smooths not only the sharp corners" ofihe crust
and crackers but will smooth asperities of the
husband's temper. r ' '
The exhibition on this occasion has been
splendid, and indicates that Merrimack county
can show as good buiter as a heart can wish.
. There were so many good specimens to lead
the committee to wishjor more as premiums to
dispose of, and caused some difficulty in dispo
sing pf those1 we Ahad.'
, ;,:Rnssiasi Peculiarities. f '
. uThe atticle; on Maxwell's recently publish
ed book. on Jtussia, in the lasi number of the
American. Review,- notices some peculiarities
of the Russians, which ii will be interesting to
notice i-j- " , ' ' -
:-.."In( Moscow, besides the largest ball-room,
and the- most spacius manege in the world,
there is, ihe most, populous foundling' hospital
in Europ'8. About -nine thousand children are
coustatuiy under its,care. It has farms, chap
els, school-rooms, &c, without number ; a gov
ernor, with numerous inferior officials, down to
a. regiment of six or eight "hundred wet nurses-,
w.hose ranks -are always, kept full by monthly
recruits. frs treasury is a bank of loan and
deposit, audi some idea ,of the 'activity which;
prev.ails.il) every department, mayjbe formed
from the fact that .front twenty to thirty iufants.
are received daily. The parents rnay or may
not be known, or give names, and visit -Meir
children. If fifty dollars fire left .with a boy,
he is educate'd to be ari officer-in the army-; if
a girl comes -with a silver, spooif, she will be
Fnstrucjed .r6 that. she may beia governess
"TheUancy .recoils from- contemplating, the
causes which- could hare given rises to such a
system, and ijs. consequences upon society
."The population in; Great Russia increases
beyond all former .precedent in j Europe, andi
thousands and tenVof thousands flow from it
every year to all the borders of-the empire.
This is the peculiar national Russian family
whose iraits.give character to the whole na
tion. The people have red or yellow hair,
coafse? features, fine teeth; smajl grey eyesv
low, narrow foreheads, and badly, proportioned
figures. They are avaricious, sensual, -capable
of great endurance, but. deficient in elas
ticity. Wherever, ihey.spread among the.jbth,er
tribes of the qntpiret.1ihey are felt a; rulers.
They' aio indefatigable, ,bt unborn, v firm in the
belief thai Russia is to be the universal empire,
and jhatits governmet is the onlytrue one.
It is from this powerful, and prolific race, .in
creasing, with all jts vast emigration, at the. rate
of a mil Hon every year, thaty hl'osj, ganger is to
be apprehended, by all ciyjlj-sed! Europe. j
"There are in. Center Russia, forty millions
of serfs attached to the .&pl,, ahd bought and
sold with it. They are in abapj.mesave,ry.
The value of estates is reckoned more.:by rhe.ir
numbers than by acres. The serfs has gene
rally the privilege of aiouse, and., a cow.r
The steward of the estate, assigns him his daily
ask, which is not a heavy one, and ho gene
rally has nearly half his time to himself. lie
ca'n do nothing without permission, and he priay
rje compelled to do .every thing except marry
against hisjnclinaiion.. He cannot accus.eis
master. I(3ho difts'-within three days from jhe
effects of flogging, ,his master is fined ; ,if after
th'at time he is not liable. If any, one kills
him by accident, e must pay the piaster three
hundred a.n.rl -eight dpllars. Soiieji.mes heo.by
tains permission to .go into a large owp nd
trade, paying his owner a share pf his proms.
Instances haye been 'known where serfs thus
became rich, and offeredlarg'l sums for their
freedom. JBui in generalthey ar apathetic,
and though they acquire a certain nkill in arts
and trades with great facility, , they never ex-
erj jbhejiuij strengin, apu au muir worK is rune
ngl' stbvenly. Their mW re..hg huts,
"where, generally, th.u vyJM family !j'H in one
rpom. In winief they all sleeb Vngethor on
the aiove, hjcj) j but o( bii: and, moH&P,
29, 1848.
like a baker oven, and hasa broad,, flat sur
face! Wlthithis '.hey mao thet favorite
Vapor bath,i which they generally' irtdulge in
once a wteek. 's Porutng waieon the sttivo'they
fill the rqom with hot ! st'-eam.iarld then; when
streaming1 Wiih perspiration, I'ush' out and roll
in the snow, or dash pails ofc'pld water over
each'otherj This practice isegafded asfthe
sovereign preventative of all diseased. '
"In allrhe Russian citjes t tere. are public
baths, frequented by the; loier' orders. The
price of admission is. about fbut cents. 1 Not
withstandinjj this -salutary ctfstdm, 'the people
are very uncleanly rh their habifS. Every ari
tjcle of fufnittrre, e-ven in their best tnns; ts sb
iiifesied,vihat iiq En-tflishrn'an or American can
enjoy a iPlerabie degree Pf comfort, and for the
Atate of t hings in the common cabins and houses
in the inferior' and middle classes, we shall
refer the reader to. Mr! Maxwell. The sheep
skin is the custom of the country, and is; worn
by both tjien and women almost all the year.f
It is put on like a coat, depends below the
knee, and is fastened by at girdle,. ' Pieces bf
clotH trapped round lhe leg,- serve for stock
ings, and 'shoes aremade;of linden bark. The
neck is' always left -exposed, and a wolfskin
cap'cot'ers the head and eirs. Thei'sheepskfn
is worn' with ;the ' wool inside, and a single
one'lasis nearly a lifetime for dajjy and nightly
wear.1 Sull the Russian peasant enjoys more
bodily comfort than1 thousands in different .parts
of England, and far mnre'than the' Irish cotta
ger. iHe is always sufficiently protected from"
both cold and hunger.- v "
- From the North 'American & V. 6. Gazette. '- v:-
Whig Song for the Campaign of 14S.
Air "VldJDariTucker.V ,
' , 1 ' " BV A LADY. ' '
Ye Whigs vho won for Harrison, w. .
And ye who-bravely faught fPr Clav, ;V
Arrange your forces and unite, v
For him who conquered Monterey- . 1
If your hearts are firm' arid aims 'are steady,
You'll win the fight. for 'Rough -and Ready
If your heart's are firm, and aims are steady
. , . You'll win the fight for 'Hough and Ready."
See where, ''on -Palo Alto's-heights,-.
The Hero brave undaunted stands,''- jit'-v-
For goody our Country's Stairs and Stripes,
Were trusted to hisfaithful hands' v
He won-that field his afrh was steady;,-.;, i
t . 'Twill always be.wilh .'Rough'and Ready.'
And vhen, beneath the towering palms.
Fearless again he pit6hed his -tent,
The Mexicans with flashing arms, v- y ?
Came all their thoughts on vengence bent
Again he won his aim.w.as steadyi i
y That all h'djieldto 'Rougl and Ready.'
And on that scenP of bright 'look out'
With, fairest p'rospect;tPward the sea,!. .
WhOjcaused to ascend ihat thrilling shout,
But the bravest brave, ;01d Zachary 1 h .
His-heart -was. firm-r-his arm was steady
..Nothing.po'uld.daunt od Pough and Ready.
Then trust hin with the Ship of State,
He'Ii ever ibave it'sgbod in view,;
Andrthough dark perils may await,
Witt bringit sife to harbor'tiyo.
Support him well-e-old 'Rougbjand Ready,'
Be true ye WJiigs--be firm and steady.
. . Character of Gen. Taylor. ,
. Qen Taylor is ,a mau;.of medium stature,
large frame, wjth a massfve chest and shoul
ders,'! and thpugft -not imposing whep onftthe
ground,.he appears finely on horseback'. From
long exposur,8jo the climate of Floridasand the
far South, his color is ihat of mahogany. The
same, cause has effected his eye-Hight,' and he
has formed the habit of half closing his eyes
Ha looks.-Wiheh not in couve;?aiiohj as if -he
was quizzing' some one ; hut when- engaged in
conversation; his eyes sparkle, and his-jface
lights, .up wih intelligence. Heis exceedingly
f I T" t I
fascinating jn social life. ..Plain and unassum-
: : t.... - .. j . u :
ing. in. his, appearance' and-mannars he remintia
one 'of a New Hampshire Farmer, who hiah
seen much hard toil. "He is disiinguishpjd. for
grpaf common senses for mpdesty in, the utter
uyyttPf his opinions, and. jg eat firmr,ejB in sd-he,j-jng
to whai he conceives to be r,git. Some
years, ago he Was, called to Was'.ii.ngion to un
ravel some , perplexing mailers Jn connection
with the Irfdian Departmer,iK He displayed
such profound" knowledge r,f that whole Depri-meit.,-rhe
undid the knot ty questions with u'ch
dexterity,nd displayed, such strohg; commPn
sepse, arfd practicle iddom, that a biieau was
offered him in thtu department, but he de
clined. , His family Ylaiions .ae. honorable Mrs.
Taylor is one -jf the tpqpjL elegant women jn
the army. thatjs g'reat praisd ; for soipe
of the mos elegajl' and accoiiiplished ladies, jn
the couti'try, are united in marriage to the offi
cers ir, thearmy, one is elegant m her person
Milliters ; a ,lady of hunible but decided
piely, being a menjher of ihe Episcopal Church.
His aoptb's recehily gra'duated from Yale bl
lee! His daug'h'ter is dtstinguisHed for accdm
pjishnienis ano beauty. She. has 'declined of
fers from many officers iti the army; in obedi
ence to the detle bf her father, who does not
TO;-
'wiih to sfee-b,er' mfirrie.pV to-soMim-. - -
Gen. Taylor is note profane 7iah.--He -hii
been accusedrof .profaneness.' Words said ti
haVe been filtered by him,'6n the-field dfyliaitlw
bSve gone through rh e Union ': Biit UooUe wh.
knows General Tayloh believes such a repn ;
hldn who have beeti m sceiies theimo-jt iTyiu
never heard him utter an oath, he retrains from
principle; M 1 r'. ;
Geu.! Taylor' waar two years'in a fort as the
.eqmm&nder-.of idOO-'men.nany of v"hom w'ere,
among the.worst,Pr the t.acfe; ahu.in "thai fori,
swearing wasas common ss plumes i the very
moral sense seemed to' demand an oath, as a
test of -a gentleman. The. -Chaplain who wfca'e
with General Taylor during his whole command,
and saw him under circumstances of the urear-'
est provoca.tlon,'say3 he: never heard an ''oath,
from his lips! Hrs principles ;knd practice m
thisTespeciiefre known-10 the. whole army.
Gen. Taylor is a strict'teeiptalfer. Re con
forms to the customs of'.the army, and keeps
on. his (sideboard such liquors as are drank v.
the army ; but he pledges his officers only, i
cold Nwaier. At the close of a parade, it; i,s
enqueue oil the the payrt of the officers to call, at
headquarters and pay respects to the Co rum an -der-rn-Chief.
, Iir is ;eiiqudtio on the p;ut of ih
Commander To allow ihe officers' to .drink, hi'j
heahH.'- It' has been Gen. Taylor's cusio.ni (oc
years to pouroui his glass of cold waier," ar.d."
drink the health of Bis staff alone. ' -W.ljeh h
assumed the-command at Fort Jeasup, he fouodi
intemperance to; be ihe prevailing sin., Wp
ping, imprisonraent & fines had been.exha;ustt?dL
It 'was proposed to attempt to refonp thrs Big-ii'.'
Qen. Taylor-gave ihe chaplain hrs wricm etfr
operation, by authority-and example. And afi
know ihat jn the army nothing; cao be- jjpnef
wnhout the aid of ihe Commander. A change
was seen afonce 5 -and iniess thari .v year's,
more-that) six hundred reformed rr.en marched
... v.y,v yuuga aim ua'llefs. vJOIlltt
of them who joined ihe army becjjiuse of iheir
intemperance, obtained their di.Nc narue ihrnuoh
General Taylor, -and .returned home to their
farniliessober men. Some of i nem are in ood
business in Bosionvat'(his tirni. ,
; Gem; Taylor, is I friend to the Sabbath and
to publio voc3hip. 'You cannot judge men se
verely 'who are in the har.VJS 0f committees, as
Gen. Taylor was at Nov Orleans;a few months
ago. By such a rule. J. 'Q. Adams, Mr. Web
ster, and others, must l,e set down as enemie'J
to -the' Sabbath. A siusle act, over which, a
pblic mert, they h&d no control, must weigh
mors'than a long life. Ii is a common tjiingi
Irir officers in the ar.my intake exercise on th
Sabbathi by walki'.ig of riding afier pubfic worship.-
, During thi; whole lime he wai at Fort
Jessup, ihe chaplain says lie never saw Geiu
1 ayior riding lur exercise, nor so mch as walk
ing before his quarters: t He regarded ihe S;ib
baih as essential to -good order aud morals, and
he-threw the. force of his exarrjpfe fully in its
faor. He wasregular and devout at public
worship. -Whenever the chaplain preached
whoever else was absent Geh. Taylor was iti
his-pace.v . - .
, In politics Geni Taylor is a Whig; so he
has 'ever been regarded. The army is no place
to disguise a man's morals-r-his publics or his
religion. A' thousand or sixteen hundred men
confined for years ip a small fort,-will learn each
others opinions, Open and decided, but mod
erate, Gen. Taylor has always been known as a
Whig some, of his staff were violent politi
cians, Gen, Twiggs, for example. Sitting on
a log, or on a camp siool, the politics of the
country.have been 'discussed by. General Tay
mrft. his officers. Both democrats and
W.higs have regarded him as a Whig. The
fact that be bore a commission would as soon
have ben;disputed as his position in polities;
JUSTICE.
n 1 1
O.irious Facts in IVatiira! History
The rattle snake finds a superior foe in the deer
avid the black snake. 1 Whenever n hunk rlirnvpra
f a rattle snake in a situation which invites attack,
1 , , ? p t t- .
he loses no time in preparing for battle. He makes
up to within ten or twelve feet of tho snake then
leaps forward and aims to sever the bddy of the
snake with his sharp bifucated hoofs. The first
outset is commonly successful, but if otherwise,"!
the, buck repea'ts the trial, until he cuts the snake
in twain. The' rapfdity and fatality jif his skillful
manoenvre leave but a slight chance for its victim .
either to escape or injep t his poison into his more
elert antagonist. The black snake is also more
than ap equal competitor against ihe rattle snake.
Sush is the celerity of motion, not only in running
but in entwining it3elf arodnd its victim; that the
rattle snake has no way of escaping from its fatal
embrace. When the blark and rattle snakes am
about to meet for battle, the former darts forward
at. the height df his sp'eed. andarikes fit the neck
of the.latterw.jtlunerring certainty, leaving a foot
or two of.the uriperpartof his own body at liberty.
In an Instant he encircles Jiiin within five or sj.v
folds f he then .stops and looks the strangled" and
gasping foe in the face, to ascertain the effect pro
duced upon his corseted body. If he shows signs
of life, thejcoils are multiplied and the screws
tightened the operator all the .while narrowly
watching the countenance of his helpless victim,
Tlius the two remain twenty or forty minutes the
executioner then slackens one coil, noticing at trio
same time whether any signsof life appear ; if so,
the coil is, resumed, and retained until the incart
cerated wretch is completely dead.The moc."
casin snake is destroyed in the same way.
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