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&n iridrptn&cht JTamiln Paper hcvoiti to News, Citcraturc, Politics, CVgrtcnlturc, Science anb IHoralitn.
H. C. HICKOK, EDITOR.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16, 1850.
VOL. YI., NO. 42302.'
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ty Perhaps aome of our fair readers, with all
their ilroainess, can find time to give our bache
lor corrcf iond nt a dressing in return next
week in which caw he ill doubtless suffer
some,' or we are greatly mistaken.
For the Letcuburg Cfiromeif!
The Bachelor's Drawback.
They tell me to batten and marry,
But ah ! 'ti the eott tlat I fear.
And prudence still warn me lo tarry
Ere seeking amusement so dear.
Vb there' rapture unmeeaured in wooing,
And sweet the confession when won,
Hut house keeping horror pursuing
Are sure to mske sentiment run.
Thus I mused ther night as fair Chloa
Swam 'round in the dince at my side:
must furnish thy wardrobe so showy
If rsslily I make thee my bride;
That slim, fairy fool, and it fellow,
That tread the light measure to pay,
Must with satin tie clad, and prunella,
But katbund the piper must pay.
At the ei(ht of that ankle ao tender.
My heart the dear bargain would close.
When my bead bids me (ere I urrendei)
Ke member the price of thui hone.
That band, ao desired beyond measure,
The suitor who venture to hold
Can only secure such a treasure
lij hooping those lingefe with gold.
Those eyes, though their vision rurpnsses
The eagle's, that pierce the night,
Mu'l be aided by opera glasses,
Howr'er they embarrass the sight.
Thv Jow the fair tempi where towera
High bnnof, in marble enshrined
If nt be thatch'tl with etraw.fealhers and flow'rs
To keep out the sun and the wind.
Sweetest mouth that e'er smiled upon mortal
Hitmen organs of hunger within.
And dainties must pass ibe red portal
Or soon cherry lips will grow thin ;
Oh that cbsrms so desired by a lover
Hae duties so costly assigned
Tbat ibe pearls which thy smile, now uncover
The choice
hoica of the market must grind : I
Thy care most be constantly petting -
Wiih rarest cosmetic thy lace.
Thy nose be indulged in coquetting
VViih 'kerchief bewildered with lace;
Those tresses - ensnaring allurers !
With fillets of gold I must bind.
Thy esrs must be decksd with Bravura
Vt bung with the jewels of Ind.
trange that man should embellish a creatara
Alirsdy more fair thin the morn,
That the Wing most gilted by nature
Is the one wa love most to adorn !
Why ws E ien so pleat-ant lo Adam
tta rid of connubial ill !
Because Lis ingenuou Madam
Ne'er bound bira wiih miUiner' bill.
Jan. 10, 1830. Is.cisitcs.
from the National Intelligencer.
Of the many singular characters which
we hrtve met with in our various travels,
we remember none with more pleasure,
and even wonu'er, than the hero of this
chap'.tr. Io company with three friends,
we were upon a fishing cruise along the
northern shore of the river Si. Lswrence,
above the Saguenay, and having on a
certain .fiernoon ulcered our little craft
into a cove at the mouth, of a brook, for
the purpose of obtaining fresh wa'er, we
ere surprised to find ourselves in tbe
immediate neighborhood of a rude but
comfortable log cabin. Curiosity led us to
visit the cabin, and introduce ourselves
to Ihe proprietor. We did so, and were
not only warmly welcomed, but were
mvhed to tarry until the next day and
l-sd we not accepte'J the invitation, the
l.iliowing particulars would not now be
made known to the public.
Tbe person under consideration was a
frenchman, a native ol Quebec. He was
above the medium height, about forty
y.r of age ,pracefu ; hi, rnanur-rs.aclive
m mind and body, and altogether jut the
character to rivet tbe attention of the most
swial observer. He wa wholly ignorant
r,ftlie world, having never been out of his
"live city, excepting when he took up his
bode in this out of the way corner of the
rountry, where, at the lima we met with
h,m, lie had been secluded for nearly twen
y years. He bad a wife (but ao children,)
bo was as much like himself in appear
ance and character as nature could well
ilow her to be. He was totally illiterate,
y possessed an atiachm otto the un
ritien science of botany which was truly
remarkable. His cabin find only two low
er rooms and tine genet, an J yet the best
or the three was exclusively appropriated to
a collection of plants, gathered from the
neighboring hills and mountains.and num
bering several hundred varieties, together
with large moose horns,furt,and other for
est curiosities. He knew not the gen.
eric name of a single specimen, and yet he
would expatiate upon their beauty in the
most interesting manner, showing that be
loved them with intense affection. To the
huuiing and cultivation of plants he told us
he was in the habit of devoting more than
half hi time, whereupon we asked him
from whdl source he obtained his living.
He informed us that having inherited the
large tract of land upon which he resided,
he had come here for the purpose of get
ling a living out of that. On casting our
eyes about.and finding nothing for them to
rest upon but mountains of solid rock.
where even pine trees hardly had the cou
rage to Crow, wv iho't his reply somewhi
mysterious. He smiled at our perplexity,
anil then told us that he had two or three
profitable salmon fishing grounds, within a
mileo! his house, which were rented out to
Quebec fishermen, and yielded him all the
necessaries of li(e,and that he obtained hia
resh meats with hia own hands liotn the
forest.
Had we been inclined to doubt any of
the assertions of our friend in regard to hia
good living, all such doubts would have
most assuredly dispelled by what we wit
nessed and enjoyed before closing our eves
on the night in question. Having taken us
to the fishing ground lying nearest to his
cabin, for the purpose of letting us see ho
the salmon were taken in the circular set
nets, (into which they swam on their way
up stream when the tide was low.) he
icked out a splendid twenty pound fish and
piloted us back again to his dwelling,
He then excused himself from further
wailing upon us, and begging us to amuse
ourselves by examining his plants, or do-
ng anything else we pleased, be informed
us that he must assist his wife io preparing
our supper. We bowed our most willing
eut, an - it ua sm near near his
veiling we ascended a neighboring knoll
for the purpose of enjoying the extensive
project which presented itself to view.
W e were looking towards the South,
an(1 ,ha, f ,h. . s,
. r
Lawrence where it is without an island,
and its shores are twenty five miles apart.
The retinue of clouds around tbe setting
sun were brilliant to a marvellous degree,
and were distinctly miriored on the tranquil
bosom of the superb river. In the distance
we could barely discover the southern shore
forming a long narrow line of purple; about
a dozen miles to Ihe eastward one solitary
ship lay floating at the mercy of the tide,
and in the foreground was the cabin of
our entertainer, partly hidden from our
vie by a few stunted trees, and apparently
hemmed in by inaccessible mountains,
while before tbe cabin lay extended some
half-dozen immense mongrel dogs, which
were the only living creatures, besides
ourselves, tending to animate the lonely
scene. Silently communing with our own
hearts, we watched with peculiar interest
the coming forth, one alter another, of the
beautiful stars, and we could not but think
ol our distant homes, and of the lies which
bound ui to the absent and loved. One
moment more, and we heard a loud hillo,
which came from the lungs of our Canadi
an friend, who informed us that supper was
ready, whereupon we descended to tbe ca
bin at a puce bordering uwnn a ruo.
And such a supper ! Our host presided,
and while two of his guests were seated on
either side, the hosiess occupied the oppo
site end of the table from her husband.
She could not speak a word of Englith,and
ol'course uttered all her apologies in French;
and though the husbnnd pretended to talk
E'igliah, we begged him to remember that
hw guests all understood French, and tbat
he had belter converse as nature dictated.
No objections were made, end we proceed
ed to business. The table wa literally
loaded ; and whilst ihe matron poured out
a capital cup of cofior,the host overwhelmed
the plates of bis guest with various kinds
of meat.most of which were fried or broiled
almost to crisp. We gave vent to oar cu
riosity by inquiring the names ofthe dish
es we were eating. Frcm this sTiomenl.un-
til the truly delicious feast was ended, the
talking wa all performed by the Canadian
botanist, and the substance of hit remarks
may be stated as follows
"That meat in the blue platter, gentle
men, wa cot from the hind quarters of the
biggest black bear evei teen among the
mjuntaiss. He weighed over four bupd-
red pounds, and was as savage as he was
fat and big. I was climbing along the edg
of a hill, about a week ago.'or the purpose
ot securing a small yellow flower thnt
had discovered hanging from a rock, when
the bear io question came running out of
the mouth of his den,and,aluiing me with
a long scratch on the back, I gave him a
stab in the belly.and tumbled myself down
the offset in the most hasty manner imagi
nable. I always lake my gun with me
when I go into the wuods.and when I m
ched tire bottom of the hill 1 looked out for
the bear, and, discovering him on a stump
aome twenty yards off, I gave him a shot
and he made at me, with the fires of re
venge and rage in his eye. I climbed up
a small tree, and while the rascal made an
unsuccessful attempt to follow me, I reload
ed my gun and sent another charge direct
ly into his moulh, which gave him a bad
cough, and in a short time he staggered a
few paces from the tree and fell to the
ground quite dead. 1 then went back to
the cliff to secure my yellow flower, and
during that afternoon, by the aid of my po-
D)'f dragged the bear to my cabin.
"Jo that dish, with a piece broken from
the edge, gentlemen, you have a mixture of
moose tongue,moose tip and moose brain.
I spent nearly a month moose hunting, l gt
winter, in company with a couple of Indi
ans, and though Ihe snow was deep, the
crust hard, our snow-shoes in good order,
our dogs brave and strong, and moose were
numerous, we only killed about sixteen. I
only brought home the heads, (while the
Indians were satisfied with the skins and
haunches.) but I was more than paid for
all my trouble, in the way of hard travel
ing and cold sleeping, for in one of the
moose-yards tbat we visited I fouod a spe
cies of pine which I had never seen before.
It was very soft, and I think the book
men of England would give a good deal of
money if they could have it in their great
gardens.
"As to that meal in the while dish, which
all seem to relish, I think you will be sur.
prised to learn that it ia nothing but tra
cer's tail. To my taste it m tha swee'est
meat in the world, and I am only sorry
that this valuable animal is becoming so
very scarce in tbia section of the country
My present stock of beaver's tail came from
the shore of Hudson's Bay, end though I
bought it of an Indian, I had to pay as
much for the tails as the fur companies
paid him for the skins of hi animils. I
never trapped for beaver myself.but I have
for otter, and often have great sport in kil
ling seals, which are very abundant io the
St. Lawrence, and afford to, Ibe Indians
pretty good lood during tbe hard winter.
The only ihing I have against the beaver
is.thathebas a fashion, lam told, of cutting
down for his house auch beautiful tree
the mulberry, birch, willow and poplar, be
fore they are halt' grown.
"As to the salmon upon which you have
bee u feasting.gentlemen,yoj know as much
about tbat particular individual as I do,
since you saw him while yet in his native
element. The men who hire my fishing
ground pay me ao much for every fUli
they take.and sell them at a great profit in
Quebec and even in Montreal. From the
fisheries on this shore are the people of
Canada exclusively supported with Ihe
salmon, and when we have a good season
our merchants manage to tend over to the
United States, in a smoked condition, a
good many thousand. As to taking them
with those pretty little flies,which youen-
tlemen.alway carry in our pocket-books,
I never could understand how you can
manage to deceive to seusiWe a ti n
as the salmon. Of one thing I am
certain : if you expect to take any of Ihe
salmon ol this region with those little hooks
and hues, you are much mistaken. You
will have to go down to the Saguenay,
where I am told the fish do not know any
better then to be deceived by your cunning
arts, out, if I was ever to follow nsntng
as you d9, it seems to me that instead of
red, yellow, and blue feathers, I should co
ver my hooks with the bright berries and
buds which you may find upon some trees
even duiing tbe fishing season.''
This last remark of our host convinced
us that he waa indeed possessed with a ru
ling passion, and we of course gratified
ourselvea by humoring htm to the length
of our patience. lie not only moaopolned
the conversation during supper, but he did
most of the talking until bed time. We
spent the aight under hia roof, sleeping up
on bear skins, apread en the floor : and.
after an early breakfast, we bade him
adieu, and pursued our course down the
St. Lawrence. '
& rJiicoDteo'cd man Coda do caj chair,
OMNIPRESENCE.
Kneel, nr chiM 1 lor Mod i berc I
Fenil in love, hat not in fair..
Kueel heftire him now in i-rsyer;
Thank him for hi amisnt care ;
Trsifie him for his bounties, r-hixl
Kvrr moment on thy hrt;
Ask f r liht to know hi will,
Ak for lore thy heart u fill,
Ak fiir faith to l.-nr thye on
Through the miiriil of Cinti-r. hU Son ;
Am. tus tipruf i-Mli to giliJ'. thee
Through lb ills that may betide tbee;
Ask for fiesee, to lull to feet
fcrerv tumult of thy tireart ;
Ak lo awe. but not in tvr
Kneel, my rhudl fortius lij II ERE 1
How is it, Ladies?
Equality without,exctusivenes within-
such seem to bs the contracts of American
life. The professional man may be on the
very best of terms with the blacksmith, bit
ten chances lo one if the daughters of the
professional man know the blacksmith's
daughters, or if they would acknowledge
it if they did. In-door life in America is
fenced around by as many lines as social
life in Europe. There is not a community
there, any more thin here, but has its fash'
ionable quarter and its fashionable circle
This may be all very natural, but it is Dot
in conformity with the general aspect of
their national social life, thai they carry
with them into these coteries all theexclus
iveness of feeling which forms so marked
a feature in the social fabric of the old
orld. In a widely extended country, like
the transatlantic republic, and a widely
scattered community, like that which peo
ples it, is to be expected that them feelings
would manifest themselves, in different pla
ces, in different degree. In some, how
ever, they assume a form quite as invele-
rate as they do with ouwaelves ; and young
ladies ,uro del.ra'e but saucy
no8e " lmre ,da ol ,n ciuaintance
ship with. those, with whose fathers or
brothers their own fathers or brothers may
be on terms of the most perfect familiarity.
The circle once drawn, it is not very easy
for those without to transcend it. The
family that introduce a new member, is
held responsible for bis or her good be
havior and respectability ; and it is cot al
ways that the countenance of a particular
family w ill suffice to give a party the free
range of the favored circle. Aleiander
Mickay's travel in tbe United States.
"Never Say Die"
It would be difficult to name many kinds
0r business, yielding a rich harvest of pro
fit to the proprietors, which were not com
menced under heavy disadvantages, and
pursued for many year in the face of
frowning discouragement. For the first
few years, in any new enterprise, all is
uphill work tugging against the stream
and one has rarely wind or tide in his fa
vor. But if he breasts and ' buflet the
wave with lusty ai.tews'' if be heroical
ly resolves never to give up, and steins the
tide with "a heart of controversy" the
desired haven will heave in sight at last.
There is nothinz like a stubborn, doeced
will, in these thing the resolution "nev-
er to submit or yield ;" it works literacies,
and the stoutest obstacle become as cobweb
barriers before its all-potent energy. In
short, as an able writer has aaid, hardly
any difficulty could be cited, to which ihis
philosophy is not applicable ; and every
one will find, if he tries, that, be it through
the brakes of entangling and bewildering
passions, be it over the wide and unmarked
moor of uncertainty, be it through the
slough of despond itttlf, " whenever
there is a v. in, there is a way.",
The grand defect in many, however, is
that they have not the patience to stick to
an unpromising enterprise, many years ;
but, usually, just as they are on the eve of
reaching the turning point -Ihe critical
moment when, by a little extra exertion,
their long and thankless efforts would be
crowned with the most triumphant success
just then they get ItrtJ out, relax tl.eir
labors.and the whole enterprise is swamped
past redemption Yankee Made.
Brandy Isiratioji. Too often has
the expemnoni of seeking inspiration from
ihe brandy-bottle, when there ws none in
the brain, been resorted to. Pi odncttons
which smell of the midnight oil, winy be
tolerated ; but when they smell of ram
faugh ! Our hopeful philosopher has Inllrn
into the common mistake. He has not
only imbibed a geoeroas portion of the
contenta of hia gltss, but has actually
sluck hi pen into it, and still the inspira
tion dues not come !
A preacher, after reading the passage in
Job concerning tbe wild ass's colt snuffing
ihe east wind, observed, that he might
snuff a good while before he got fat ! So
we may say of ocrr grog-drinker, he musi
sip a long while before he gets" bra in !
It ia doubtful whether e Woman ought to
marry a man merely because he affords
her no-emiM for haiioahiai
7r-Bi the London "raueh."
Grand Eauquct to tite Potato.
This highly respectable venerable, the
Potato, being now, it is hoped, th iroahly
re-established in health, it was determined
by a few leading members of the vegetable?
kingdom to offer a banquet to ;1 e worthy
and convalescent root mi in happy re-rov-ery.
The arrangement for lite d-uoer
were on a seafe of gmit liberality, sod th
guests included il lle principal ve-geiables.
The invitations had Uo c "tried out by ai
efficient corps of S t R ji ", and lfe
Onion occupied the chair, lie a sup
ported on his rght by the head of tbe As
paragus family, while Salad occunied the
biwl at the end of Ihe table, and waa
dressed in his usual mariner. 1 he Pota
to, though just out of hit trft, was lookieo i
remarkably well, aal wore l .s jacket.
there being nothing lo mark his retvnt ill
ness.eicept perhaps) a little apparent black
ness round one of his eyes. After tbe
cloth had been removed.
Tbe Ouioo got up to propose as a tonst.
"Potato, tbe.r much rejiected guest.''
(Immense cheering.) lie, lb-) O-iion, had
known the Piuato from intam-y ; and tho
tney na not always o-en associsica m
. a a .a
life, they hid frequently met at the same
table. They had sometimes braved to
gether the asase broils, and bid found
hemsclves often together in such a s'ew
(he alluded lo the Irish iew) as bad bro ht
them, for the time being, into an alliance
of the very cl . sent kind. He. he Ootoo,
II?
was delighted to see the Po'ato once snore
restored to his place in society, for he, ihe
Inioo could say, wiihout flaurry, that so -
eLlw I is. 'I mtxAetmmnrA IA annr.Iv lks nine '
-.sax ia
11 t
of the Potato i.i vain.
(llear.hear.) Tlwy
ad heard of Rice having been suggested
to take the place of his Hun. frienJ, but
he suggestion waa rnaiiy ridicuL,. Ri-
turn ter.ealit, amiei, was a'l the Ouioo
had to say lo that. (Loud laughter, in
which all out Ihe Melt joined.) He, the
Onion, woui not detain t.'.eiw longer, but
would conclude by proposing l,a! ong
life, and prosperity to lbe Pota'O.
-
1 he loast was received with entnusissm
by ail but the Cucumber ; whose coolness
seemed lo excite dirgux! liuuni bis bro
ther vr;e-abiea. Tbe Onion had, in fact,
affected many of ihoae present to tears.and
Ihe Celery .who eat next 14 the Horseradiih,
hung down his head in an agony of sensi
bility. When the cheering bid partially
subsided, the Potato rose, but that was on
ly a signal for more enthusiasm; and if wa
some minutes before silence was restored.
At length the Potato proceeded nearly as
follows :
"Friends and Fellow-vegetables It is
with difficulty I express the feelioars with
which I have come here to-day. Hiving
suffered for Ihe last three or four vears
from a grevious d.sease, which seemed to
threaten me with total dso!utiin,it ia with
intense satisfaction I find myself once more
among you in the vigor of health. I should
be indeed insensible to kindness were 1 lo
(orgct the anxious inquiries as to the ta;e
ol my health by those who have held me
in esteem, and sometimes in a sle.im. (A
augh in which all but the Melon joined.)
I can not boast of a long line of ancestor.
I did not, like aome of you, come in with
the Cooqueror, but I came io the train o
ctviltzaiion,amidst the memorable luggage
ol Sir Walter Raleigh, in company wi;n
my right bon. friend the Tobacco, w ho is
not now present, but who often helps the
philosopher to take a bird's eye view of the
finest subject (or reflection. (Immense ebee
ring, and a nod of consent from the Turn p
Top.) Though I may be a foreigner,! may
justly say that I have taken root in (he so. I,
and, though I may not have the grace ol
Cucumber, who seems to have come here
in no envinble frame (loud cheering,) I
Believe I have done as much aa any living
vegetable; for, though almost always at
he itch man's table, I am seldom absent
from the poor man's humble board. (Tre
mendous applsnse.) Hat eoniinued ibe Po-
ta:o ; let me not grow flowery, or mealy
mouthed, for there in soma objection lo
each extreme. I have andergone many
vicissitudes in tte course ol my existence.
I have been served up, y, and served out
(a smile,) ia all aorta of ways. I have been
roasted by some ; 1 have been basted by
others ; and I have had my jnckel rudely
torn off my back by many w ho knew not
the treatment I deserved. Bnt this meet
ing, my friend, repays me all. Excuse
me if my eyes are watery. (Sensation.) 1
am not very thin akianed ; but feel deeply
penetrated by your kindness to-day.''
-The Potato resumed hia seat amid the
most tumultuous cheering, which lasted for
rcoesideiaUe time.
wTastiasciM r Deer.
The !tr m ihe must a wte animal
pjssess,ntl adiipts is utoai sagacious (.iaas
tor ihe preservation of its he. When
lies fcatisfitd tbst the wieei w II convey
it an luumatuo of the approach of Us pur
sur, it gt.-s in anuiheif direction. If there
are aey wild buds, such as curlews or re
veo, in ils vanity, il harps Us eye iolel
Iv fixed on ibem, ruovio.wtl thai they will
give it a timely alarm. It se.ecis Us ooser
wiih the grra test caution, and intarusbiy
cbooi au eiwiiieav-e frnsn H it ro
u,aTf, a vie. ai(Maj. , recognise iw.'ivid-
orls.noJ permit ibe shepherd to ,nproK:h
it. The sta2 at Tor-wore will suffer
the bov to iro within 80 yard of them; but
if I attempt loeocroavti upon them they
are off at once. A poor man who ran w
ix!s in a creel on his back h.:ie, ma? mo
vherk hv iowl" with them : hoi I nut on
-j f .
bis pannier the otber dev. awrf a leiupttd
tj aJBUe,eod imiried aiely they sprung
away like an:e!oi. An eminent dWr
sta ker told me ihrtber day ol ap'sn one
of his keeper a doptel lo kill a wary slag.
This aoim-sl Lai Irwn koowa f it vears.
.and occuitied a irart of a ttain from wbirh
j cou, , M.lCei.e lbe ttni at the
I - I
;d r Ta keener tail a thick
bush, whieli he carried helora hm a. he
crept, and comuienced stalk. na at eht in
the morning: bet ao anduaiU 4,4 bo snove
forward thai it waa five m the afternoon
tmQff) jo ,fi1 . W(fh Um fom M
,nlltred ki ... . fe ,c muct)
: , fe . w d . ,
man, "as I d:d lor tb.s deer. When 11
came up il was oaatini. Ine away, with its
, , bl(je firm Sled )
-' ' -
You would have thought, sir. that it was
!.,,.:,,,. itt.f of simolicitv in havms been
oeasly betrayed.'' Liverm (Scmiaiid)
tour.
Laughter.
Wnhout it, our tace would have been
sioirl hwena.lik.- in, snnihie. f m.e
bearis,wii!i no sweet antidote to work upon
them.would have marie ihe fxrr of ln kesi
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1 It LX I irtl. IIUIIJ'V IIA'TIIsb m I suw lllll i wnn
t-l-l
isruircrusi noic uriuw ma inwf:. nius I
of a babe without laughter as it ia.i:a fit
inteliigenee ! The creature shows the divi -
oity of its orwin and end. bv smilinc uoon
ll si Voa aaaars.ls. as.. Lm ..nUu. I .
as ITS I IT. sjUVWVI I'lfll II Vaf UUf 91 IIU 9
4nd tht-n as woridiy wisdom conies on the
l.tiro thing it crows, it ehecklrs, it arins, it
shakes in the nurse's arms, or in w ngi-h
humor playing bo peep with lbe parent, it
reveals Us high destiny.- Let miteua w's
oppose as gingerly and acutely as they
will; they must fiud confusion in laughter.
Man may take a triumph, tnd stand upon
the broad grins, fur as he looks around the
world, his iunerraoit soul, sweetly tickled
with the knowledge, tells nim that he, ol
all creatures, Lughs. Imagine if you can
a laughing fish. Let men, then, sound a
iongnh! hu ! through the universe, and be i
reverently grateful lor the privilege.
TrztH, well laid.
The tiJiloi's catling is, at the presto.
lay, a mort:sioN of dignity sad useful
ness. At no forn-er period has ihe prea
exerted so nvghty and wide-spread a now.
Every body reads. MJiiiudra read
newspapers, who read ntb:ng else. In
no way is the public- sentiment of this
country more influenced for good and foi
evil, than by ils prtming-pres. He who
speaks through a religious new-epapcr to
tens ol thousands of readers every week,
may well be condoled under ihe inability
to address a few hundreds by word ol
mou'.h. Prffyterion.
Maimers. I mske it a point of mora
lity, never to find fault with another for
his manners. They may be awkward or
graceful, blunt or polite, polUhed or rustic
I care not what they are. if the person
means well, and acta from honest inten
tions, wiihout eccentricity or affectation.
A IV men have not the advantage of "good
society,'' as il is called, to school them
elve ia all its fantastic rules aud cere
monies f and if there be any standard of
manners, it is one founded in reason and
good sense, and not upon these artificial
regulations. Manners, like conversation,
should be ei'rmporaneous.snd not studied.
Slavery. A memorial has bren win to
Washington, praying that lhe nomination
of Waller Malooey, a marshal of the
southern district, FksriJs, he not confirmed,
on the specific ground that be hue excluded
slave labor in the service ol iba Uotteu
States.
If the aun is going down, look up to the
stars ; if tbe earth is dark. keep'vour eye on
heaven. With God's prcsencri and God's
promises, child or adult may be cheerful.
I Eennon agilsat Vanity.
wt j jAo eye witness gives the sketch below
j of a aermoa given by a pious colored man
it I , Jamaica. He myv, -Hundred of peo-
to I pe bear this minister ; and state of them
- 1 have been made wiser and better, by what
j they have heard. The words are spelletf
I jut as he spoke them.but were sounded in
tooe, that made the people attend to what
be said, and feel it too." He began :
Fust Timothy, six ehajner, seventeen
I verse : Charge dtm dot 6,ricA ia die
oru, am dess fx mot Aig.auaed."
"ere " stoj-ped, looked about upon tie
"'J " a complain ng
,0"- if somebody was ending ault wiia
him : "WM f" him.say. Charge deinss.
hrie dat Jem be not high minded ? ,
DO ttch : P" buckra (w bite
m) rich. Nigar make de augsr j ,
bjekra take de money. What for him da
i
ehsrge dem d"' he rich V
Then, changing his tone, he answered
thus : "You no rich, eh 1 Maybe I show ,
you feel rich. You free nigxr now : so
yon any, IM do like round jacket again.
Den go to one 'tore (store,) you buy one
coat as' coat. You put him on. You
loak yourself in gW You like him. De
you00 c" t.r 'ure. Xoi buy on
black trowser. You no want work trowser.
Wortt itowwer you say him good for slave
n',r : d" free nim must h hlacl
'rowser. like buckra. Den you go lo one
mder 'tore. You bur one white il.rtk You
,.o like check shirt. Him good for de work
I nar.but free nigger musi hub smart shirt
Den J00 i ,0 one :oder 'lore- You bu7
olw 000 ' 1 "e 0lfSsr. Iuat 8 bare-.
I a rv a
footed. De free nigar, him must haS
t"otl llke buckra. IVn you go to one toder
I -
W and buy one black bat. De straw bat
.vou 00 g001 fot free ";g3r. Den you
I wail till Sunday come.- Den you put em
on. You 'lay tiil de people all come. Dem .
set uite qu' o make no noise. Den de:
minister, him come him set down. De
iP,e "n for nater to beain.
I W.m bCsim. Den you come ! You walls r
op aisecr.ck 1 crack ! crack! What
for rnu malisdat mii rh? HnoLi ,-r.eLI
I J - w , ways, aw.
crack! Dnii'irlst nri U.i.'t .t.i
S "re new tail coat ! See me new black
j hM ' See me fine shirt ! See me good trow-
icar me new boots : Uou me ene ,
I HrM lTfIlt If aTlA fl T D, itt IMA aria A H '
I C " - .
don t dmt, pride? Charge dem dat he rich.
dat dem be not high-minded," &c.
The Secret of Success
"Let them work hard and fare harf.and
they need not go to CWifornts to jre rich."
said Uncle Simon.a be stood talking with
a neighbor, about some Irieod who had
lately left for the gold region. That is
the secret of success only let the people
work as hard, and fare as hard, here, as
they do in California, and my word flr it
they'll sron get ahead anywhere, ani no'
mistake."
Chabitt. True charity ia well based ;
it rests upon the highest reason,.!! pursues
right and lofty aims. Her object ia to ex
tend the reign of human happiness a far as
possible. She never inflicts an unnecessary
wound, but labors to meliorate the character
and condition of the erring and suffering.
She doe, , lhe Hnifcier,ilf. VVh
she ran, si e justifies; when she can not
fully pwtify, she excuses ; when site can
neither justify nor wholly excuse, she pal
liates ; and when she can neither justify.
excuse, nor palliate, she condemns with'
moderation and sincere pity.
The great fault of modern religion, h,
that it is loo generally made a distinct
ene!"g''lneni from the oidinary pursuit of
life. Men cultivate it per te. as a branch .
of the whole duty of man. Business u not
regaided aa reiigiou ; religion does riot
lurnish the motive to business. Godl;ne -is
not so oitK-h a life, as a specific rnr: of
it a sort ofeoclostre railed eff from the
entire surface of existence, for the cultiva
tion of virtues which can not be nourished
olewhere.
Timid though t.he be, and so delicate
thai the winds of heaven rn-iv not t.vi
roughly visit her, jet the chamber rf tl.f
sick, tha pillow of the dying, the vigils of
the dead,! he altars of rcliion.nevcr 'missed
the presence of woxix. Judge A'orj.
In the voyage of life, it is not always
the man that has the mast skill, uho
scull his way most successfully.
B.-wsre of haling men for their opinions
or of adopting their doctrines because you'
love and venerate their virtues.
Mojtir Tbe largest and hardest s!ave-
holder io the world.
Talent without lact is lilie a fiJJle wiilt'
j bow.