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UtIP2tISONRIDIDIT FOR DEBT.
"And his fellow servant besought him,ssying,lhave
patience with mc,and I will pay thee all."
"And be would not.but went and cast him into
son tr tt he should pay the debt."
cs—let the desperate wretch who stains
In human blood his hand,
Becur'd in prison, ev'n by chains,.
Await the Law's command.
Or he whom Night's dark summons calls
To seek a stolen prey,
Immured within those dreary walls,
Repent his , erring way.
Or he,,whe at that silent hour
By fiercer malice led,
Spreads Conflagration's fearful power
Round each devoted head.
All who have trod the paths of sin
Down to the gates of crime,
Here from a loathing world shut in,
Fulfil their destined time.
But oh! not here be those who wear
Only the Debtor's name,
Enough, milthinks, for them to hear
Its haunting thought of sharne. 7 —
Enough for them to feel the sway
Of a poor fellow-worm,
Whose hand, if so he wind it, may
Sweep wildly as the storm.
Whether Misfortune urges on,
Or thoughtless Folly lead,
Full dearly id experience won ' •
Without this blighting mood.
Take every comfort from hie home,
Darken the cheerful hearth,
And drive him thence to toil and roam
Unfriended o'er the earth.
Let thoee.who on his arm depend
;For each support of life,
To shame and .poverty descend,
And shire the bitter strife.
But oh! deprive him—rob him not
Of Freedom—boon divine!
AU that can uowjllutne his lot
Or cause new hopes to shine.
Sustained by,it—he may at last
The trust reposed,, repay,
And gather wisdora from the past
To guide his future way.
But shut within a Prison cell,
And Guilt companion there—
Let the dark fate of thousands tell
Where first they learnt—despair.
Oh man! whose puny arm of power
Thus strikes thy, brother down,
Remember thy accounting hour!
And- dread thr master's frown!
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1 , 1103 1 1 THU LADY'S DOOM. FOR JULY.
Tam zravir-inzuuvs GIFT.
Dif EDWARD LANCASTER.
Tim fined soil when, uncultivated becomes un
productive, if we except the weeds which disfig
ure rather than, beautify it. Man, the child of
earth. without constant attention, degenerates as
"repidlras his parent; and
,the immortal soul her-,
self, so long as she animates a frame of dust, bor
rows from human frailty, when neglected apd, in
stead of flowers, yields a thorn One instance is
worth a thousand assertions; I will, therefore, ad
duce a case in point without further preamble.
One mile west of the Speenhamlandtything of
Newbury, in Berke, is a very beautiful meadow,
which extends to the base of an abrupt rise or
mound, surmounted by the picturesque ruins of
Darlington Castle; and at the precise spot where
the ground loses its level character, is a well-built,
handsome family mansion, which, by its appear
ance, assures the traveller , that it is the abode of
perfectcomfort,wealth and happiness. When last
I. visited • Newbury—Newbury!, bountiful in its
fine prospects, healthful breezes, loyal-hearted
• men, and lovely, amiable women!--the mansion
to which I have alluded was tenanted by Sir Ja
cob Offset; descended from ancient and respectable
ancestry, and greatly respected for the dignified
character always maintained by him—that of the
red old English gentleman. Ho was also distin
guished greatly for preserving, to its full extent,
the same uncompromising adherence to the con
stitutions of his country, which had led his fore-
fathers to take the part they did, during the disas
trous times when the artillery of Cromwell distur
bed the happy calm which seems inhererit to this
enchanting place. In early life fortune held out
her best blandishments to attach him to existence,
from his parents ho inherited a handsome income;
he had married a woman whom ho adored: and
two noble lads, with four cherub•like girls, crown
ed their connubial felicity- Nor was the comfort
of Sir Jacob lessened by hie neighbours: ho was
so esteemed by the surrounding gentry. With
the owner of a small villa in the vicinity he also
formed a friendship, which was more resembling
the intimacy of brothers than the casual inter
course between acquaintance. This individual '
was named Manly, a widower, with an only child
—a - daughter—about seven years old, who formed
an admirable playmate for the little Ofiliets of the
baronet, and, indeed, was looked upon as ono of
the family. He was a sleephig partner in a large
mercantile house. The leisure which a:mence from
business afforded him, he employed in gleaning
from the great storehouses of literature: and culti
vating the budding intellect of his orphan child,and
by daily visits to his friend, Sir Jacob.
Nothing could be more delightful than this state
of things. Elcarcely an evening passed, in sum
-'s", time, without witnessing the two friends arm
in area with Lady Offset,trinauilly strolling across
the meadow. as it caught the last glows of sunset,
and watching with rapture the playful antics of
their children, whilst gamboling in sportive inno-
Cenas before thorn. At such moments each parent
breathed an aspiration of thanksgiving to the Crea
tor;and blessed. the bounty which had bestowed
ea *them such an ofrspring.
• Long and frequent were the discussions which
divan' g these ambles engrossed the attention of
,tiniauants, concerning the depositions, the ehs
cuteastics, and the future lot of their children,for
witiols the slightest incident furnished ftiod for
"Look at James," said Sir. Jacob one evening,
as his youngest son spiritedly ejected from the
hold a stout-limbed intruder upon the sports of his
sisters, •!that boy has the courage of a bull-dog!
Only observe the boldness which he displays while
thumping so superior an antagonist!"
•And observe how he laughs,now that he is con
queror," said ',tidy Offset.
"He is a brave, merry urchin," remarked Mr.
Manly; ••and with the. qualities ho possesses, I
shall expect to see him become a fine specimen of
our jovial country John Bulls. Though I need
not observe to you that care will be necessary so to
curb his spirit, that it may not seek for delight at
bull-fights and pitched battles, nor his mirth extend
to boisterous vulgarity."
"True," replied the baronet. "By the way, it
appears to me, that there are always two channels
through each of which the same disposition may
with equal facility flow, and that it becomes the
duty of a parent• carefully to close one up in in
fancy."
"Nothing can be more obvious," interposed the
baronet's lady.
"For instance, our darling little Mary, whose
deportment and high-minded notions you so much
admire, would, without careful training, become
conceited and proud. The spirited Susan, un
less judiciously checked, might prove impetuous,
rash, arta unthinking. My little ready-witted
Rose might lose her bewitching manners, in for
ward pertness ; Whilst the endearing simplicity
and sentiment of Jane, would, unwatched, too like
ly pursue the course of foolishness and ridiculous
romance." •
"Ha! ha! ha! What a pity that the rocks and
shoals which impede the navigation of our ships,
cannot be as clearly laid down in the charts of
science!" exclaimed Sir Jacob, good humouredly.
""And what a pity that all mothers are not equally
excellent pilots," added. Mr. Manly; then rejoining
the broken thread of observation, he continued—
""As to Augustus, your eldest boy, nothing on
earth can save him from becoming a fine gentle
man; , but I am certain that it will be an easy task
to divert Lim from sinking into the fop or heartless
rake."
"If it were possible," remarked Lady Offset,
flattered by the last observation, "for a person to
be gifted with qualities which cannot be degraded
or contorted, it is your daughter, Mr. Manly. She
is sensible and , accomplished beyond her years,
and places a proper value upon those attainments.
Her kindness is extended to all; and she ie tho
roughly instructed in the rudiments of every kind
of knowledge necessary to be acquired by young
ladies."
' , Madam, madam!" said Mr. Manly, shaking
his head and smiling; ~b ut for the principles which
I. have already instilled into her young heart,
these gems of mind and disposition might, by per
version, have become pedantry, coquetry,presump
lion and conceit."
At these words the lustre which beamed from
the soft 'eye of Lady 'Offset was dimmed by the
tear of maternal solicitude, and with much emo
tion, she exclaimed—ulleaven have mercy upon
me, then! for . if deprived of me, yonder little tree. , ,
sures might all become worthless!"
Prophetic . was her words! Prophetic, indeed,
wag all the conversation!
in this manner Time, with gossamer wings,
flew on; and so much did the intimacy of. Sir Ja
cob and Mr. Manly strengthen, that, in a moment
when friendship nearly amounted to enthusiasm,
it was proposed and agreed,ihat as soon as the heir
and heiress of the parties arrived at a proper age,
they should, , by a matrimonial union, draw still
closer the bonds that already existed.
One little month after this covenant had been
entered into, news arrived of the decease of one
of Mr. Manly's partners. A proposition accom
panied the intelligence, for Mr. Manly to take an
active share in the concern, which ho was induc
ed to close with, on account of .the advantageous
increase it would make to his fortune, at a period
when the depreciated value of merchandise had
threatened a severe decrease. Scarcely, however,
had he signed the necessary contracts, than he dis
covered that he could only hope to reap a pecu
niary benefit by proceeding to St. Domingo,where
the most important branch of the business took its
rise. Bitterly lamenting his want of precaution,
and unable, without subjecting himself to heavy .
penalties, to depart from his agreement, Mr. Man
ly prepared to leave, perhaps for ever, his native
land.
Great were the pangs of separation from home,
and from those who rendered home so dear; Sir
Jacob and his family felt equal sorrow: and when
the carriage, conveying Mr. Manly - and his daugh
ter (who, of course, accompanied him) to London,
turned the last. curve of the road Whence it was
perceptible, the tearful eyes which strained to catch
another glimpse, proved the estimation in 4hich
as occupants were hold.
Shortly after this bereavement, Newbury was
visited by a ranging typhus fever. Need I delay
a narration of the fact? Lady
,OfTset was amongst
its earliest victims, and expired in her husband's
RUM
There are climes where no twilight warns us
of approaching night—the sun careers through
the heavens like a golden vessel on a flaming sea,
and then sinks, leaving the world in sudden dark
ness. Thus—thus had the light of happiness,
which flung its sunshine o'er the happy house of
Sir Jacob, become extinguishedall that once was
brightness, beauty, jov. Love and friendship were
the twin stars that shed a magic lustre round the
domestic circle—both had set, and the charmed
ring was abandoned to a gloom as cheerless as it
'was dreary. Sir Jacob now learned the lesson of
affliction in its severest form; no gradation had
prepared his mind for the reception of sorrow—
all its truths were presented to him at once, and
he was compelled to accept or sink under them.—
Affection fur his children spared him the- latter
alternative, and in a few months be roused him
self sufficiently to turn his thoughts towards their
welfare; but in that short time a change, which
daily increased,had taken place in their dispositions
and rendered his future cares unavailing.
The mind of youth is not formed to receive
those strong impressions of grief which are so in
stamped in the feelings of maturer age;
cousequently,while Sir Jacob indulged his anguish
in the solitude of his cinnabar, his children wept
away - their tender recollections and regrets, and
again stiffered their spirits to mount and sparkle
in their hearts, and once more sought the excite
ments of amusement. But the elntbat had watch
"I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER apsittasa OF XT LIVING APTIONO WO REEF NINE HONOR VRON CORRDPITON."--NHAHD;
ayawarqvarairraaucto /PQM) 1i1.../B,lllDgialti Sao fleatie
ed teleir sporisi Vies dosed flir'ever; the father,
whose invention was always on the rack to proiide
them with entertainment, hid himself from view;
and the playmate who stimulated and shared their
joyous pranks, was in a distant portion of the
globe. Hence this little family became dull and
spiritless: they had no new toys or novel amuse
ments, and being unable at so early an age to em
brace the resources of intellectual pleasures, they
gradually turned peevish, fractious. self-willed,and
ill-tempered. In this state of things, frequent die-
putes would naturally occur; and Mary, on such
occasions, insisted upon being arbitress, asserting
her right as the eldest girl, and future mistress of
the house. Her claim was, however, not only op
posed by her sisters, but by Augustus,who vehem
ently urged his tido, as eldest son and heir. The
children then divided into factions; and the quar
to! sometimes arrived at such a height, that a cool
ness ensued, which lasted for some days. This
prepared the soil for further seeds of mischief: each
party becoming, by separation from the rest, en
tirely dependent upon him or herself for pastime,
turned to seek it in a place from which all children
should be preserved, as from a pest-house,—the
servants' hall.
It is needless to dwell upon the results of this
imprudent selection of companions. Suffice it
that Sir Jacob found his girls transformed into a
set of ill-bred hoydens, and his eons to unruly lads,
from whose altercations even the dinner-table was
not sacred. Thinking that, perhaps, his inelanw
choly might have led him to some austere acts,
which had produced this estrangement, he unhap
pily attempted the desperate remedy of excessive
indulgenCe. This made bad worse: his good na
ture was imposed upon, hie anger slighted, am'
himself defied. Ile next tiied.the effect of placing
a tutor and a governess in the house; but the chit:-
dren had too long been accustomed to have their
own way to sublnit to control, whilst the pliant
teachers were too fearful of losing their places to
make the attempt. -
Years rolled on, and still found the Offsets a di
vided family. Sir Jacob was almost always alone.
Augustus, now a young man, indulged himself in
studying the fashions, arranging his hair, rambling
the fields; and reading poetry, for which he had a
cultivated taste. James mixed with herds and
grooms, played skittles, visited public houses, and
annoyed his sisters by vulgar conversation; and
the girls were foolishly romantic, and for ever
wrangling; yet occasionally nature would assert
her rights, and put forth those solid properties with
which she had gifted these young people; and, for
a brief period, the father was delighted by a view
of what they might have been had their mother
lived, when some now squabble would cloud the
happy prospect, and dim it when it shone bright
est. During one of these transient calms, Augus
tus obtained leave to visit London for a month, to
view the wonders of that queen of cities. Node
ing material occurred-while he was there, until the
last evening of his stay, when visiting Drurylane
theatre, his attention was attracted by a yOung lad •
in the boxes,whose bearity surpassed all his dreams
of female loveliness: not a feminine virtue but
seemed to struggle for preeminence in the expres
sion of her eyes and face; not a grace but :was ex
hibited in her fairy form. Augustus gazed and
gazed, till he thought that the' spirit of Shakspeare
hovered above the scene to trace with living colors
one of his own unequalled conceptions of weinanly
charms, and in a few moments our hero experien
ced the reality of that love which his favorite poet
had already prepared him to entertain. Just, how
ever, as lie formed the resolution of 'approaching
nearer his enslaver, a burst of applause directed his
attention to a beautiful tableaiA vivant, which con
cluded the performances: the curtain fell; again he
turned his head,—the bird had flown.
On the return to Newbury of our' isconsolate
hero, he found that his father had, during his ab
sence, received a letter from St. Domingo, convey
ing the tidings of Mr. Manly's death, and the con
sequent
succession, under proper guardianship, of
that gentleman's daughter to his estates in the
island.
“Now, Augustus, my boy,” said Sir Jacob, af
ter reading the letter to his son, "what say you to
a voyage to the indies l you know the old contract
between poor Manly and me, and i hear that his
last wishes were that it should be fulfilled,"
"Pardon me, sir, if I decline the union altogeth
er," returned the self-willed Augustus. "We
know not what time and climate may have done
to change her disposition or appearance, and
she may have become both unamiable and ill-fa
vored."
...Time and circumstance do indeed effect won
derful changes," said Sir Jacob, with a sigh, as
his favorite wish was thus abruptly frustrated.—
His daughters felt the remark, but were silent.
Soon after this the Baronet received another let
ter,by which he learned that his banker had stept
payment, which misfortune rendered his presence
in town imperatie. Arranging his household,
therefore,in the best way that circumstances would
permit,he took hie departure. - The familY, being
thus lett entirely at liberty, agreed very well for a
time, as the novelty of having the place to them
selves furnished them with something new and
pleasing to talk about. Whilst their flow of good
humor lasted, Auguetus,who,to say the truth,was
naturally kind-hearted anti polite, carried his sig.
tors to various places of amusement in the town ;
and, amongst others, to a ball'given by the chief
magistrate on his accession to the mayoralty,where
person belonging to the superior classes was invi
ted. It may be imagined that this'everd gave great
delight to the young ladies, and they began and
ended the all-important business'of the toilet with
more than customary satisfaction;—but it was
sczrcely possible to behold the lovely images which
their mirrors presented without being pleased. At
the ball, they were the theme of universal admira
tion, and the handsomest young men in the room
eagerly sought them for partners. Amongst the
applicants, wore four gentlemen with whom Au
gustus had formed an acquaintance whilst in the
metropolis; „these, consequently, carried the prizes
from their competitors, and led them through the
stirring deuce in triumph.
Dances are insidious things; and I would advise
no one who wishes to hate a pretty girl, to trust
himself with her in a ball-room. There,nature,for.
getting her drawbacks, smiles in all the beauty of
sincere enjoyment; motion keeps alive the excite
ment, and music—soul thrilling musie,renders our
emotions transporting! Small marvel,then,that so
many hearts aro lost and won in the gay temples
of Terpsichore. Neither our young ladies nor their
•pettribra prokeil'eupid-plciof on this occasiMr,and;
in an incredibly short time after they meta formal
declaration was made,antl smilingly blushed to,by
the panic".
NoW alt this happened with the knowlede of
Augustus, who was sufficiently aware that his
friends were men of honor and fortune, no blame
could be attached to what had taken place; but
the young ladies,possessing somewhat of the con
tradictory spirit with which Sheridan has invested
Lydia Languish, thought it beneath their dignity
to be matried in the customary way, and nothing
therefore but an elopement would satisfy their sil
ly and romantic notions. This was quite contrary
to the wishes of their lovers; and young Itfordaunt,
who was. Mary's suitor, openly ex ressed his dis
like to the plan. " I love," said he, •nothing so
much air the good old fashioned method of receiv
ing a timid.bluihing bride ,atthe altar from her fa
ther's halide, with his full and free approbation.--
Besides,mY tank in society entitles me to the hand
of almost any woman whose affections I may gain
and I do pot like to seem to doubt it by clandestine
proceedings."
"Thou you may abandon all hope ofhaving me,"
returned Mary, with petulance and pride; "as my
papa would never sanction the addresses of one
whose very arst care hail not been to secure his
consent.'
"That of course decides the question," exclaim
ed the rest; "but remember, ladies, you reduce us
to the necessity of insisting that you leave your
jewels and fortunes behind you. for we will not
have it supposed that cupidity had aught to do
with our attachments."
This honorable conduct made the ladies blush
for themselves:especially when they reflected that
their chief reason for proposing secret measures
was a fear that Sir Jacob would expose their real
characters.
Two or three months had now elapsed,and even
the Christmas-day passed by,without the baronet's
return. Augustus hourly grew more melancholy,
through nourishing a hopeless passion for his un
known charmer: his books,his music,and his fish
ing -rod, were cast aside. that he might he mote at
liberty to wander meditating upon her; and he al
ready became in serious danger of losing his peace
of mind for ever. One day, as he was riding thro'
the noble avenue of trees fronting Shaw-hoose(the
celebrated asylum of Charles L,)hia attention was
attracted by the sound of carriage-wheels behind
him. He turned his head,and,through the window
of the vehicle, beheld the identical being who en
grossed his thoughts. Clapping spurs to his steed
he darted through the grove; but she had already
disappeared.
Next day, Augustus started earlier onhis wan
derings,and more miserable than ever,yet not with
out the faint hope of again seeing her whose fea
tures made such havoc with his heart. Nor was
he disappointed: crossing a paddock adjoining his
father's estates, he beheld the fair unknown, with
not a soul near IrepTeßringly deliberating wheeth
ar'iir not venture over iratlia — a — iiiikricions look
ing spot,which evidently interposed itself between
her and the way she wished to go.. Augustus
knew this to be a dangerous,weed-covered morass
he had therefore an excuse for flying to her sidq
and having done so, he exelaimed--“Madam, for
bear! one step and you tempt your fate!" Then
bowing his head,as if to a superior being, he added
in a gentle tone, "Might I so far presume as to
make the offer,l could conduct you,by a short and
easy path,to Cie opposite side."
The bearing of Augustus so completely indicated
him to be a gentleman,that the young lady stone
thanked him for his politeness and took biz arm.
Her style of doing so was marked by - that self
possession and delicate reserve which, blended, is
inherent in high breeding : the tree lady dreads
nothing from her peer, yet,while she hesitates not
to accept from a stranger those services which form
a remnant of the chivalric homage ofancient times,
her innate modesty always betrays itself sufficient
ly to prove a safeguard against presumption.
As they proceeded, Augustus had leisure to scru
tinize the faultless proportions of his companion's
form,to admire her symmetrical foot while its own
er raised her dress to preserve it from the dewy
grass, and to gaze with new rapture upon those
eyes, whose hue and brilliance he had never seen
equalled. So intent was he upon this "perusal" of
perfection, that the pair reached the spot where
they were to part without interchanging a sylla
ble; and the young lady was first to break silence,
by thanking her conductor for his. civility. Au
gustus took her hand.
"You will scarcely credit me, madam,"_ said be,
"when I tell you that I have looked upon that Lice
before."
4ndeed,sir," said she,slightly coloring?! should
scarcely have imagined that probable."
"Yet I certainly have, and from that moment
date my --'--." Here Augustus,finding he was
hurrying beyond discretion,paused,but his intense
gaze finished the sentence, and told the secret of
his love. The peachy blush that suffused the lady's
features now deepened, till her cheek resembled a
damask rose. For a moment Augustus fancied that
he saw approval' in the blush, and a confession of
'reciprocal feeling in her tell-tale glance,when,with
considerable presence of mind and adroitness, she
withdraw the glove from her left hand, to bid him
farewell, and displayed a wedding ring upon her
finger. The youth's eye was instinctively riveted
to this fatal symbol: the whirl of vague hopes in
his brain merged into delirium; his heart sickened
—his head swam—his vision was obscured—be
passed his hand before his eyes—he gazed—the
lady was gone!
Opposite the spot where Augustus stood was a
small but thickly-grown copse; on tNr left a dou
ble row of edges,and to the right a cluster of cotta
ges and orchards. Through which of these retreats
the uknown had escaped, our hero was of course
uncertain: he had, therefore, no alternative bet to
obeat the bush" in all directions. He mied,bovr
ever, as well have sought for a drop of rain-water
in the ocean; and he retumed,disappointed and in
despair.
[conctuszos Karr
,witsx-]
BOASTINCI.-A man boasting of his hon.
city, is generally a rogue—of his courage,
generally a cowa rd—of his riches; generally
not wealthy—of his democmcy,generally an
aristocrat—of his intimacy with great men,
generally despised by these who may chance
to know him;—of his wit, popularity and
high standing, always a fool.
viraazauw.
NeLsonian Reminiscences, by a Navel Officer
2131B.CHASEI. • •
"Deck, there! , the stranger is evidently a
man-of-war—she is a line of battle ship, my
lord, and going large on the starboard tack."
"Ah! an enemy, Mr. Stains: I pray God
it may be Le Genereux. The signal for a
general chase, Sir. F.d'ard (the Nelsonian
pronunciation Edward,)—make the Foud
royant fly!"
Thus spoke the heroic Nelson; and every
exertion that emulation could inspire was used
to crowd the squadron with canvass, the
Northumberland taking the lead, with the
flag-ship close on her quarter.
"This will oot do, Sir Ed'ard,it is certain.
ly Le Genereux, and to my flag-ship she can
alone surrender—Sir Ed'ard, we mustind
shall beat the Northumberland."
"I will do the utmost, my lord: get the en
gine to work on the sails—hang huts of water
to the stays—pipe the hammocks down,and
each man place shot in them—slack the
stays, knock up the wedges and give the
masts play—start off the water, Mr. James,
and pump the ship The Foudrovant is
drawing a-nead, and at last takes the lead
in the chase. The admiral is working his
fin, (the stump of his right arm,) do not cross
his hause, I advise you."
The advice was good, for at that moment
Nelson opened furiously on the quarter mas
ter at the coon. "I'll knock'you off your
perch, you rascal, ifyou are so inattentive—
Sir Ed'ard send your best quarter-master to
the weather wheel."
"A strange sail a head of the chase," call
ed the look-out man.
"Youngster to the mast-head—what! going
without your glass, and be d—d to yota—
let me know what she is immediately."
"A sloop of war or frigate my lord," shout
ed the young signal midshipman.
"Demand her number."
"The Success my lord."
"Captain Peard. signal to cut off the fly
ing enemy—great odds, though—thirty-two,
small guns to eighty large ones."
"The Success has hove to the athwart
hawse of the Genereux, and is firing her
larboard broad-side. The Frenchman has
hoisted his tri-colour, with a rear-admiral's
flag."
"Bravo—Success at her again."
"She has wore round, my lord, and firing
her starboard broadside. It has winged her,
my lord—her flying kites are flying away
altogether. The enemy is close on the Suc.
cess,who must receive her tremendous broad
side.' The Geriereux opens her fire on.her
Link, onemy,andevery persons stands aghast,
afraid of the consequences. "The smoke
clears away, and there is the Success, edit
pled_ it is true, but bulldog like,• bearing up
after the enemy."
"The signal for the Success to discontinue
the action, and come under my stern," said
Lord Nelson; "she has done well for tier Size
--try a shot from the lower deck Ett her,Sir
Ed'ard." -
"It goes over her."
"Beat to quarters, and fire coolly and de
liberately at her masts and yards.
The Le Genereux at this moment opened
her fire on us, and as a shot passed through
the mizen stay-sail, Lord Nelson, patting
one of the youngsters on the head,asked him
jocularly, ho4- h„ relished the music, and
observing someth like alarm depicted on
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his countenance, co , ,
soled him with the in
formation that Charles XII. ran away from
the first shot he heard, though afterwards
he was called "the Great," and deservedly,
from his bravery—"l therefore," said, Lord
Nelson, "hope much from you in future."
Here the Northumberland opened her fire,
and down came the tri.colored eneign,amidst
the thunder of our united cannon.
"The signal to discontinue the fighting."
And Sir Edward Berry boarded the prize.
Very shortly he returned with Rear Admiral
Pere's sword who, he stated, was then dy
ing on his quarter deck, with the loss,of both
legs, shot off by the raking breadsides oft he
little Success. This unfortunate French
man was under the imputation of having
broken his parole, and was considered lucky
in having redeemed his honour by dying in
battle.
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BEDOUIN Cusro*s . .—These customs are
almost diametrically opposite to those of
other nations.
Ist. They mount on the right side of the
horse, place the right foot in the stirrup,and
seat themselves by throwing the left leg
over the saddle.
2d. They write from right to left.
3d. They carry their sabre so that the
concave aide is always outwards.
4th. They cut their hair and let their
beards grow.
sth. They sit down upon their heels,whtch
se.-ve instead of chairs.
6tb. They eat then bread hot from the
oven, their meat cold; and their soup at the
end of the meal.
7th. On entering a room, we take &Tour
hats, they pull off their shoes.
Our women wash with their hands,
theirs with their feet, treading on the linen
in a tub until it becomes clean.
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THE ficsaarro or Fssurorr.—A man of
fashion, 1 really belieSe, marries merely be
cause a well born and a. well bred woman.
is considered a necessary appendage to his
establishment, to do the honors of his house,
and assist him in adding to its splendour.
But a belief that his happineek, depends on
her, co more enters into his head than Web°
stood in no near and. dear relation to him.
She is not the confidant of his secret thole,
the soother of has troubles, or the sweetener
ofhis hearth. No! she is an eligible person
to share his dignities, and help to 'sustain
them. She wears his &tidy jewels, sits at
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the head of his table," give! Juni an hew to •
his honors, 19 polite and courteous tobinland
his friends—and he is satis fi ed., Whether
she is or not, he never pauses to ,Joquins.
PERSONS ONFIT TO 13X /X C/11/XC1T...T.4
correspondent in the New England Specta
tor, in enumerating the class of persons die
qualified to hold stations in .the Baptist
Church, mentions among other people, the
following. It is perhaps unnecessary to.add
that we have but few such members. in our
church, altho' the second and third offences
here recorded are the prevailing sins of the
times.
•
Ist. Thos who slander and tnisreprettent
their neighbors. •
2d. Those who take a paper without pay.
iog for it. ,
3d. Those who send lettels to editors witk
out paying the postage.
4th. Those who oppress the , poor.
"To Tnzww."—A lady had written on :a
card, and placed in her garden house,on the
top of an hour glass, a beautiful and simple
stanza, from one of the futigive pieces of
John Clare, the rural poet. It Was at the
season of the year when the flowers are in
the highest beauty:
To think of sumtnevs yet to come,
That I am not to see— -
To think a weed is vet to bloom -
From dust that I shall bet
The next morning ehe found pencilled on
he back of the same card: • .
To think .when heaven and earth are fled, '.
. __ And times and seasons o'er, • ,
When all that can die shall then be dead,
That I must din no morel
Ah! where shall then my portion be?
How shall'l spend eternity?
A SOUND PRINCIPLE.-
.CASES OF Ex
cLusuv from our chuirches of ordinary mem.
bers should seldom, if ever—in our humble
opinion—be sent to the columns of a ,news
paper. 'And the excommunications of Mtn
mters,unless in some extraordinary instances
ofcrime, when thus publicly announced,does
little good to the cause. Such a course can
only be necessary to prevent unpoeition on
the public.
What are the natural powers ofsinful rhea
to work out the righteousness of God? To
the spirit of Christ which changeth' abd
strengtheneth the inner man, we must attri
bute all: to him be honour, glory,and praise
in all the churches; bow and evermore.°
Nature is fighting with &Sem; a
. blina
man armed with a club, that is, the phsi.
clan, comes to settle the difference. lie
firattries to , make peace; - when he - cant:lot
accomplish this, be hits and` ' lays
about him at random; if be strikes the
ease, he kills the disease; if he strikes nature,
he kills nature:
VILLAGE DESTROYED EY A.TOENADOe.—
The Cincinnati Gazette of the Bth inst. con
tains an account of a sad' misfortune which
has happened to, the village of South Hano
ver, Indiana. s About 8 o 'clock on the,ttie
ning of the sth, a tornado burst upon the
town, causing a fearful devastation. Seve
ral stores and houses are in rums, the roof
of the College is riddled and the wall,ptolly
I overthrown; the house of, Professor Niles
was torn up and carried away with itscon
tents, and ten or fifteen other buildings, out
houses, shops, &c, destroyed. Zrees of all
' sizes were torn up and dashedlo pieces.
There are few houses tothe plaees that are
not more or less injured. Notwithstendin
the fury of the whirlwind and the extent of
the ruin, not a life was lost or a person
seriously injured.
EXTENSIVE EH BEZZLEMENT.-. We learn .
verbally that a clerk of one of the Brooklyn
Banks has run away with $B,OOO of moneys s
belonging to the institution. No partieulars
have yet reached us; and if the report be
true, it is probable that it has been thotight
necessary to suppress it for some goal rea
sons. It is also said that oue of ,the,direc
tors of the same bank had overdrawn his
account 830,000.
•
NATIONAL ;BANK.—The Senate of New
Hampshire, hits unanimously passed resolu
tions instructing its delegation in Congress to
opposo a National Bank.
The Anti•Masoutc National Conventtofi
will assemble at Washington city t on the
second Monday in September next. The
Convention will embrace among its meffibere
some of the most able Men in the country.
The talent arrayed in the Convention' will
cause Marva to tremble in his seat.
LATE Risiria s —lt has long been a mys
tery that any rational being, conscious that
the longest life is but a brief span -orexis
lenge as compared to the extent of iiieful
knowledge which it should, be devoted to
acquire, should waste so large a portion' °fit
as many persons do, in lying a-bed to a - late.
hour in the morning. A Western paper ex
plains this infatuated habit by Daying'that
those who
,do nOt get up until nine o'clock
in the morning, are fearful that, if they rise
earlier, their knowledge will not last thina
during the day.
No less than three thousand eight hundred
and five barrels offlour, and aiity.five thou
sand four hundred and twenty bushel, of
wheat, were shipped from Masstion, Ohio,
during the two passed months eir Aptitand
.1
• elave4Aos.
deem. The
•
• .•• • 'datable that tbectioe.
• the Ilia:lard wiU lottetitjedl
. 1.
&Ass Same.—h ',said that one Brit
vessel, the Buzzard, Lieutenant C'
has, in the course of eighteen
tured ten slave vessels,-
randfour hundr
prize•money
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