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i ' BY MES. C. DURANO.
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JsSSlKrthlnrftiidffirfirtQptlJpi ofooing
fr-ST"-'--? .li-lEjir.S:i.t? .",.. Jo-V IVTo",;,. "itJTlho SnTmllo
f - Mr. Worthtngi?h,'"om dear little one seems quite uj
VIO4UB Uatl?lUlilUtt my utni mwiju,,
,... ...
iwen,
one
pleasure for anothefcannot be so distressing, particular-
ly wlion thn. nniTIsSof so5 evanescent a nature as a rout."
'What good could I possibly do the infant V wns he
reply to this kind ,'expostulaiion of her doting' husband;
"youTcnow Sarah is quite accustomed to her, and, really
I think it ridiculous ,ihat you should wish me to slay
home; but lately you seem to rack your brains to" cqn-
trive whatroeans you can devise to thwart my wishes: if
I ask for anytKing thatwill cost the slightest extra ex-
pense, the reply is, we can'tafford it.' Pray how do,
other people afford to live in more style than we do, with'
less income-tban ours?" '
''UnfoiFunatelyhey.cao afford ii," said Mr. Wor-
thington ; UtSl wesee theconsequences daily. Many of
the enormous "failure that Have lately occurred, might
have been prevented. but.forttlpint of rivalry that
'fashion has instilled into th"e'faniilies.ofmany of our mer-,
chants and citizensp , -
"So," said"Mr'sgWorthingtonV" because people fail, I
am de'privediof everything J" W8h"farr and Jcept at home
'to see whether theichildisv idoink to be sick. . I am sure
I have taken
me, for"I
have nursed
"into the room wtere'I'a'nfwittoutsomeihing thrown over
its face, that ")t may not know mef so that jf L was to
remain home tolwafcboit, itrwould neither be belter nor
wiser; nay, it'mfght frightenherto-see a strange face."
Mr. Worthington paused"forsoraetime,ronfounded by,
his wife's unnatural exultation, and want of affection for
her infant, at last he exclaimed, with considerable sharp-,
ness, "Have you, a heartl"
" I once did, and do slill, possess -Sttch an article, not-
withstanding I presume you consider yourself the pro-
prietor." "It must -be small indeed," said Mr: Worthington with
a cigu. j. i
"Large enough for it to admit the vjhoje circle of my
friends," added.the lady. ,wt ,
Si-fear jjwilsoonbe untenanted, then," uttered Mrj
' Worthington as'hTIeftlherdoriirfi'iii'0nrwa8 'ppossi-
ble to dissuade her from her purpose ani discovering, too
lateT themiseryf, beings united tojjne whose education
Had unfitted her for a wife.
Maria Wilson ,was"van only child. At an earlyajre
i-nrf
she was leftjo the directionof a mother, whose partiahty
for her daughter blinded hereto all her frors. The best
affections of ,her heart had beeneglected, their place
had been allowed to be usurped by prideyarrogance, and
self-sufficiency. Their means were circumscribed and
insufficient, to enable her to shine in 'the gay world, al-
though her beauty was well calculated to attract the ad-
miration of those wno moved in itj and her sole ambition
fseemed-to be Jo gain pre-eminence there, so that when
Mr. 'Worthirigtonr young, handsome, and rich, offered his
"hand, it was not rejected : he viewed her faults1 with the
fondness of a lover, -and'deceivedi himself into the belief
that, once his, he"conli' mould her disposition to what-
ever he wished it to'bepbut, after marriage, she launch-
ed into the vortef of fashionable life-with 'enthusiasm, 're
gardless of consequences; she was courted and carressed;
- an vain he entreated,"" invain lieiexpostulaled;. the wish of
Her hearts wasJgratified-the gobla of.happinessasshe
thought, wasatherlijKBdjShe vyf determined to quaff
pair, and-hope Silljnphild" hinVolooked forward to
the aima-henhewouldTbecDmdaWother, iwhen the
bonds of nature would form a fresbTtie witKTlhbse of nffec-
tion. But, alasr he was doomed -to be disappointed; the
little strangerv was'Maewed'as an intruder, whose smile
was not allowed to meet the mother's eyes; she'mourneel
that the Jashion was past for children to be put outUo
nurse, and neversuffered ii to be brought to her without
its face beingicohered, that it would not fret for her ab-
sence. Every request from her husband to" avoid uri-
necessary expenses, were recorded as1 evidences ,of his
want of love, or as proofs of a contracted and narrow dis-
position. - -T- ..
She went) to the ball and, when she returned; her
little infant,nAdela, lay at the point ot death. For the first
time, a'pangof regret and remorse stung her bosom ; re-
pentance caused her tears to flow, as she became a volun
tary watcher of its sick bed Ohl'4ow anxiously did
she. endeavor to behold one look from those eyes she had
T so" often concealed from bers fiaheared they wqre closed
'never to.be opened again. She sat in silence and despair,
endeavoring to catch the sound of thai-voice whose plain-
tive wail 'she, had so often despised, but for two days its
heavy breathing nlone reached ner1 ar.
'" Providence ordained that u should recover. On the
third day it opened its eyes, those eyes which', for the
first time, met those of its mother, and as she beheld it
smile, a beam newly-kindled affection woke in her breast;
she carressed her child, but it turned from her, and sought
the face its had been accustomed to behold; she endeavor-
ed in 'vain to gain the affection of the slighted child ; it
clung to its nurse, Sarah, who loved her with a mother's
fondness. After many fruitless efforts to regain the
treasure she had lost in her infant's smiles and love, she
abandoned the attempt,, and with the childai return to
beajth. she returned to her old routine of levity and friv-
olity: -Untnfakknr-woman I howj little did she reflect
what labpriof!inindadd,sacHficc,'of personal comfort
her husbandf daily iwidured;'-Of'J what utility was his
splendidlyYarnished 'house to bim? Surely he merited
at least .her gratitude when it was for her gratification
that his hours were passed in. his homely counting-house,
where dreariness was banished by the excitement of busi-
ness. The wooden-chairs, the maps on the wall, the
perpetual almanac, tables of interest and foreign exchange,
pasted in formal array,, formed a strong contrast to the
splendid rooms, where ihe, draperied windows admitted
the softened light, which reflected no gilded mirrors, and
carpets, where mingled the colors of the rainbow, to
blaze in beauty; while the rich vases, filled with flowers,
rivaling in beauty the choicest exotics in their hues,
would tempt the looker an to believe it was a paradise.
And such it would have been to "him in his hours of re-
laxation, could he hut have secured the affections of his
Maria' there; but fashion was the forbidden fruit, and
vanity the serpent; they both proved irresistible; her
beauty was ; the theme of. universal admiration; it was
"'' onil citrolir' hnlns. or rather the exchange of
every precaution' tQ'pjevent its crying after
havecarefulW; covered" its eyes everyUmel
it sinSsiu? birth. Nav T do not 'let it come
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that "which"" firet''allracjeji2ym;"wben
anTd'hand' ButthTThl)"vemMlsrttieEflrt'B;fgimper-
ceptible. its pulsations are uncontrolable, anditlwillsome-
times annear.toivihrateifbn'"Blifflitoccasi6nsia','Alasl he
. ...tn.T-Vl.- '1T J. A1.I .A
winmrAcnnTaiiffiitnrcasionsji .0.1031 uc
toq late discovered tnatiwith hersitwasbot-the echo of
ambition, pride,or yanityhatbad touched its chords :
love had neve"r, been awakened iif.her bosom.
- AsJAdela advanced 'liiyearsT the suhject'of her educa-
tion engrossed much of her fatherVthoughts ; it was
there he felt most severely his wife's deficiency of duty.
A.mother's watchful care is necessary for her daughter's
wplfare. No one but her can guard the mind, and guide
it' through that ideal world, which the youthful imagina-
tion creates', and wherein it wanders, bewildered by false
hopes and illusive joys. .
There is no country whose system of female education
is free from, error. The elite of England and America
select the fashionable boarding schools for their daughters
to finish their studies in; where, unfortunately, the adorn-
'ment of the person, and flippancy of manner, often super-
cede the adornment of the mind. Can parents reflect
thayhe conclusion of a female's education requires their
cafe the most, anil that the dashing boldness of manners,
toocoften learned at a fashionable school, is but the mask
which- covers ignorace, and bravados out the want of
merit?! How much less estimable is the character of
such a female than the modest, timid, but firm being who
has received and finished her education under the walch-
S"
uiiancfl-ofihat-innlhexlspye. whose anjqoii3,giancg.
- .... .1 . i .. . 1. ;' - .L -- .:ll
searches unto tne-soui or ner cnarge, guaruiug uiiuiii
pvi inni inrpntpn nna.inn nnpn Desiepe uie sriisi?. im
confusion and desolation leave the fair fabric a monummt
of, ruins for parental fondness to mourn over.
In France the convent is selected, in a measure seclud-
ed from the influence of fashion: there the mind is more
unfettered by folly," and becomes prepared to receive
necessary instruction Hence they are more capable of
encountering the vicissitudes of life, and prepared for that
intercourse whfch French women are allowed in society.
Thus 'their minds become strengthened; notation has
produced so many celebrated women as.Francel
Ah English husband condemned for treasonwill be
allowed to lingetin prison, unless the entreatresandspeti-
tions of his wife and friends have sufficient influence to
procure his release; if they fail she sinks beneath the
Veight of her misfortunes, and an early g'rave yields
repose to the bruised spirit: not so with.the Frenchwo-
man; it awakens all the energies of her soul f every
effort is made ; every stratagemis resorted to f thprisori1
doors'lhough barred, are still accessible to love, artifice,
and ingenuity, these corabinedgenerally contrjye to elude
Roland, and several others, haygiveaTboglit examples-
of .what fortitude, education, andenergyj.may achjevew
thus'the Bastil'eVdungeons Have beenjhsufficient barriers" -to
'the influence of the French womenrCf'5- s - "
As time passed on. the'asDectibfMriWorthinEton's I
affairs seemed to become less prosperous ;ay"aTter "liayjG
losses occurrea.jjniu at i;
vince'his wife that-his'ad
ed that the negleci of her 'first borainisjiobldbeatnv
ply atoned for, by double.anoVfosecSndj'whos'e,
birth was now -at hand. " """- "r '", && &
After Mr. Worthinglon's bankruptcy,-it)became"neces-sary
that he should leave his native place, and enter.into
business where it might prove more successful; 'he settled
his wife in a small'bouse till be should ba enabled to
send' for her, and for a short time enjoy more comfort
than when splendor phone around them; they-Jooked-forward
with hope and joy to the time when,lhey would
behold a .child that would be mutually attached to each.
3 The"infant was'Sora; alovnly girii'-hut-olagl-itelgceg
.were denied' to see the blessed light of heaven! It was
blind. ,, L i
The wretched, self-convicted, soul-struck woman dared
not complain.; couviction of her errors bowed her spirit
to the earth; what would she not now have given to
recall some years of her past life? Eut it was too late,
and the only resource now left ber, was Ufsubmit with
resignation to her fate. ? &r-
After Mr Worthington had. departed for thVIslandof
Martinque, his wife had to 8trugglefor tbe.jnaintenance
of her children till he should be enabled to,establish 'him-
self in business: she "rjroMsed oneninff a'swiinarv'and
called on some of those friends whose prSKnceSadrten ?
enlivened her assemblies, and whV.h'rfpa'riiKeof.hefvJ:
hospitality. OneJiad lust sent her-cbildreatSxMrSr-11-.-&
who was all the (on Anotherithou'gSyt iwbokl'bebeti:
ter.siyie to nave
thought she could
whild 8orafe,re?
the rest at once informed her,that.My;loccupaUor5:
wouiu OB more suiiauitr iu iter, us ucruuuer;Ui3iiiteiU;
children could not be so" easily o'vrcom'anibngjtEein
were those, who with sneers, regretted the change iriher
circumstances.. , r
Thus it is to live in the world without studying human
nature. We will be sure to find nought bntTdisaoDoint-
mebts, if we'lrust.to those we meet in thegiddyjBrong of
fashionable assemblies; they are like the ileecy vapors
that float over the blue expanse, their brightness is only
the reflection of the light by which they are surrounded,
and their aspect 'is as changing. The human family
taken in mass collectively, are, cold and senseless, the
philanthropic sensations of the heart are extinct, and an
apathetic illusion usurps the place of the genuine effu-
sions of benevolence, with which the refined soul over-
flows when in its unsophisticated state ; it is in the do-
mestic circles that friendship is found, given, and recipro-
cated, it is there that the best human feelings reign
monarchs; but in the busy scenes of life, coldness, and
contempt are the answers to an appeal for compassion
and humanity.
With a'mind forlorn and desolate, Mrs Worthington
sought consolation from her children. The cherub smiles
of one yielded it; but the early affections of the other
had been blighted by its mother's neglpct. and it sheltei-
ed itself among strangers. It was no longer swayed by
the same gentle passions, but fierce and uncontrolled, they
became an ocean of contending emotions.
Adela, at the age of sixteen, eloped with a young man,
whose worthless character precluded any chance of felici-
ty for the unhappy girl, and added to the tortures of the
miserable parents: but the winning softness and amiable
disposition ol the sightless Isabella, made ample amend-
ment for all her mother's misfortunes. With calmness
and cheerfulness she bore her calamity : " What," said
3he, "though darkness is over those veiled orbs; my
mind? i vision sees beyond this world, the mental light
that flashes through the long vista of existence, gleams
with brilliance to direct my course.- Why should I sigh
to behold this world? Do 1 not enjoy the delightful
fragrance of tho earth's flowers, and-am I not'nourished
by its fruits? Do I not possess the affections otbose I
love, and has not the philanthropy of man:instracted (us
cnuaren wnose exisieuce-JSjUijoBuujiigui uiri.aiui,; m
rcaaing, worKing, anu em
that we feel not that the
our view?"
And truly might it be called useful, for by" fier.efforts
she had supported her motherduripgXlongJsiekness
The physician, Dr. Morris thatattended Mrs Worth-
ington, beheld the beauty of Isabella; respect; and hu-
manity first guided him to the assistance otajo'vely, inter-
esting creature, who deprived of one of thV most essential
faculties of our nature, exerted thosejihe.stiU possessed
for the support of her mother. rHer progress in music
had been so rapid that before she had been two years
under the instruction of one of the directors of the insti-'
tution for the Relief of the Blind, she was even enabled
sbe'would nave no objection to givejjer tajejMBce;;uj5!-
she could Inako the terms vCTy"lowjtgeregta
home!' when .she called wUerBOTOfeJiircaba'idhanfc'
-k -s. - Jn.JC'1' Ftkl BVaS-lni-.'far
piuyiug umacivfa uaciuuy, su
light ot day is darKenea irom
RID' WH5S410 IMKBtt
Published Weekly.
JON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL
h0 fi" tne situation of principal chorister in a church.
What respect soon ripened into love, and she only waited
Mhe return of Mr. Worthington to bestow her hand on
InMnn I .. 1. A
t uiic uiiucmei wu
one altogether worthy of the amiable girl
j The many years that passed with Mr. Worthington,
wnerem an nis enorts proved unsuccesstui, nnauy DroKe
his spirits Every prospect of raising his family to their
former splendor proved unavailing; the separation from
his wife had not been felt by him as severely as it would
have been, had not her conduct, during the early period
I of their marriage, alienated his affections; thus lhte dis
appointments, which at the time he deploied, proved to be
mercies, that in the end were as beneficit nt as the morn-
ing and evening dew which temporises the soil for the
fruits it is hereafter to produce.
The final blow was yet to come. He had determined
on returning to his native land, and settling in some hum-
ble manner of life when a letter arrived, informing him
th it his daughter Adela was not expected to live. He
immediately arranged his affairs, and departed for those
shores which blighted hopes had driven him from in
despair.
The sun was about to set, as Dr. Morris sat by the bed
side of the dying Mrs. Worthington. Isabella knel. by
the side of her mother, and breathed a secret prayer, that
the spirit of her parent might be permitted to remain on
this earth till the return of her father. Evpry knock at
the door for the last three weeks, had awakened in her
Josora.a thxobjifxpctanjhoping it might be him:
An awful pauser ensued as her lalTSTsn itnd-praye? as"
cenaeu to neaven; it, was interrupted by tne heavy breath-
ing of the sufferer; when a step was heard approaching
the door, it opened, and her father stood there. A shrit k
from her mother acquainted her, hose pj cs were denied
the sight of him, that it was him to whom she owed her
being, that had come.
"My prayer is heard," said she, "father let your
daughter-receivea second bless:ng, He who is in heaven,
'the Father of all," has already bhssed me, by your
presence Mother rejoice, our prayers are heard ; and
if it is His will that you should soon return to your
heavenly home, you can bear with you the lajt embrace
of him you so wished to see, to be assured you die with
his blessing on your head."
"Bless you, my child! bless you, my wife ! but there
isoe that craves your blessing, Maria, if you have yet
thejstrength: it is indeed, needed." He waittd not for-a
reply, but left the room, to which in a few moments he
returned, bearing in his arms the wasted and inanimate
form of-Adela : the last effort of nature rave almost
.supernatural strength to the mother; she caught ber
cu(iu in ner,-arms, tney were lomeu in one long emorace:
therspfrits of both departed together. Heaven ! in mercy,
jeiJedthBsight of so much misery from Isabella; she
Iejtthat,a solemn scene had passed in her presence, but
she knew not the fulL extent of its horrors
2L It' was the last trial Mr. Wortbingtonjiadjo endunv
inc union oi isaoeiia witn ur morris oanisnea every
solicitude; and-taught him thatjthe goodnpss of God is
shown mostcon?picuous, when by granting those wishes
thatfseem opposed to. His, our folly, and His wisdom is
manifested.
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" "I'LL TRY, SIR"
v Ail'incident of the Battle of Brideewater
On the 25th of July, 1814, the bloody battle of Bridge-
water and Lunds Lane took place near the banks of
the JNiagara. It was six o clock, and a sultry evening,
when the British forces under Gen Drummond advanced
to meet the- American columns ; and a more deadly con
test never raged on the soil ot our beloved country than
that which then commenced ; the roar of the neighboring
cataract lost itself in the booming of the cannon the
voices nfjnanyjya'ter8 jnd the voices of battle sang bass
togemer ana tne aeaa siepi in sweet iorgettuiness upon
the moonlit hill. The first brigade under Gen Scott,
with Towsons artillery and a body of cavalry, sustained
the attack of the British army for an hour unaided. Gen
Ripley with fresh troops now arrived, and relieved Gen.
Scott, while the latter with his"exhaustccl brigade, formed
a reserve in the rear. The British artillery had taken
post on an eminence at the head of Lundy's lane, and
were pouring forth a most deadly fire on the Americans
General Brown, the commander of the American forces,
seeing the terrible havoc made by the enemy's cannon,
concluded that it was necessary to dislodge them or
retreat. It was a dreadful duty. The troops that were
to march up Lundy's Lane might well say their prayers
anamaue tneir wins neiore moving, it was certain death
to every second man of the forlorn hope.
As the commanding General rode along the foot of the
hill, in thoughtful mood, he saw the brave Col. Miller!
advancing at the bead of his newly raised regiment for
iunner oruers we roae unto mm "win you advance
and capture that batteiy ?" said the General. "I will try
OtP''e!i1 tlia mAI1..t Crrra Tdn flnnnrnl Miln nn ...1
the; regiment gallantly wheeled and moved up Lundy's
... OWU fcl- l"wut WU.UWW. A iiC UCUCiai 1UUCUU. LlllU
.Lane. At every rou tne artillery on tne height sent its
messenger of death through the dtnse column ; but still
there was no flinching. The voice of the noble Miller,
as he waved his sword before the bloody gap, was heard
uttering the short and expressive orders, "Steady men
close ranks march! Around him, the flower of his
regiment fell like the withered leaves of autumn; but he
heeded not his loss ; he was ordered to lake the battery
on the hill, and he intended to do it He advanced there
fore, coolly and steadily to his object. Amidst a tremen
dous blaze of artillery, and at the point of the bayonet, he
carried the height. It was a gallant deed. I have never
heard of its equal except at the siege of San Sebasti n
it was superior in temerity to Hona parte s attack on Little
tjibralter, nt loulon, because Miller had ao covering for
his troops in case of a retreat. It was a dead march to
glory: ypa, at every step the rear rank trod UDon the
dead and the dying ; and the groans of suffering humani
ty mingled in with the hoarse rattle of the drum.
When the conquetor, with his remnant of a regiment,
trod upon tho heights at the head of Lundy's Lane, aad
turned the cannon upon the astonished tntmj, a death
struggle ensused between American and British armies
"These guns will decide the Baltic; they must be re-
gained, or the army of Britain will be cut to pucis, and,
if regained, the Americans will be conquerid.'' Such
were the thoughts of each General Now came the iron
gripe of war. A terrible conflict rngid upon the height;
and, when the morning sun arose upon Bridgewater,
1,600 soldiers, friends and foe, lay sleeping in gory death
upon the hill side in Lundy's Lane.
The following anecdote of Schlaberndorf, who saved
his life by losing his boots, is"curious and, we believe
new
" One morning the death cart came for its usual number
of daily victims; and Schlaberndorf's name was called
out. He immediately with the greatest coolness and
good humor prepared for departure; presence of mind in
some shape, a grand stoicism or mere indifference, were
common in those terrible times And Schlaberndorf was
not the man to make an ungraceful departure, when the
unvoidable must of fate stood sternly before him. He
jvas soon dressed, only his boots were missing; he
sought, and sought, and, sought, and tho jailer sought
with him in this corner and in'that; but they were not to
be found. 'WeTJ,' said Schlaberndorf sharply, 'this is
too bad: to be guillotined without my boots will never
do. Hark ye, my good friend,' continued he with simple
good humor to the jailer, ' take me to morrow ; one nay
makes no difference; it is ihe man they want, not Tues-
day or Wednesday.' The jailer agreed. The wagon,
full enough without that one head, went off to its destina-
tion; Schlaberndorf remained in the prison Next morn-
ing, at the usual hour, the vehicle returned; and the vic-
tim who had so strangely escaped on the previous day
was ready,Jioots and all, waiting the word of command
But behold 1 his name was not heard that day ; nor thn
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third day, nor the fourth : and not at all. There was no'
mystery in the matter. It was naturally suppossed that he
had fallen with the other victims named for the original
day; in the multitude of sufferers no one could curiously
inquire for an individual ; for the days that followed there
were enough of victims without him; and so he remained
in prison till the fall of Robespierre, when with so many
others he recovered his liberty. He owed this miracu-
lous escape, not the least strange in the strange history of
the revolution, partly to the kindness of the jailer, partly
and mainly to his good temper. He was a universal fa-
vorite in the jail." Foreign Quarterly.
LAYS OF A LOVER
BY PARK BENJAMIN.
Love is the beguiler maidens, beware,
He comes in a smile and a sigh ;
Shut up, bqr up your hearts as ye will,
He'll dart in through the shield of an eye.
He's light as a thistle and swift as the wind,
When he sings oh, the nightingale's dumb,
Some how or other, he's always near by,
Soon or late he is certain to come.
Keep watch, gentle lady beware lest he cause
You f om soft, downy slumber to start,
And takeLoff when he gothke a mischievous imp,
Not the roof of your house, but ybur'heart. "
He's a terrible chap, though he hasn't a beard,
And does not sport whiskers, but curls,
And his cheek is as read as a sunny rich peach,
And bis lip is as smooth as a girl's.
With tho wile of a serpent he makes his approach,
Though as harmless in mien as a dove,
I'd rather encounter an army of men
Than thaLsly, little archer, young love.
A. target for-years-he has made of my heart, . -
With an aim,so well taken andtruel--a.A
That at last it is' riddled and torn into shreds,-rv
And now every arrow flfes through. ' -v5
Oh, he's the beguiler and stealcth away)
The'very best plumes of old Time': "1
Beware of him, ladies; but-most when he comes
In the. Uncitul garment ot rhyme.
Your poets pretend thatjbeir words are sincere,
As a spotless; young angei's above : "
J&
When they knpwM'n their souls they are only the lieTJ
Of that wicked, young-devil, called Love. "'
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Woman Perhaps a more just and beautiful complin
ment was never paid to woraan'than- the following f rortR,
Judge-Story :r"Tojhehonor,' to theeternal honor oth"t
sex, be itsaidthal in tbepath ofdutyno sacrifice is'Tvith-5
tnem too nign orjioo aear. rooming; is wiin memjim-
possible, but to shrink from Vhat love.honor.'innobencfiS
and religion require. The voice'of pleasure or,opowerlj
may pass by unheeded but-the voice-of.affliction nevere
The chamber of the sick, th'a,pillow'"of.thetdymg,'tb7e1iS
vigns oi tne ueau, me uuuis oi reugiuuy-iieyer.fuisstu u&fi
presence or the sympathies ,of woman'" -'Timid thpugh'-
she be, and so delicate that the winds of heaven ihaytnot
iuu juuguiy wan lici , uii autii uiiusiuus eua-jusca ait ,
sense of danger, and assumes a preternatural' courage,''
which knows not and fears not consequences. ThVn sbeS
displays the undaunted spirit which neither courts diffi-
culties nor evades them that resignation "which neither
utters murmurs nor regret; and that patience in suffering
which seems victorious even over death itself. " v
Americanism. The following definition and illustra-
tion of adverbs is taken from the Comic English'Gram-
mar published in London.
''An adverb is a part of speech, which, joined to a
verb, an adjective, or another adverb, serves to express
some quality or circumstance concerning it: as, 'She
swears dreadfully ; she, is incorrigibly lazy ; and sheiis
almost continually in liquor.' , J
An adverb is generally characterised hy answering to?
the question, how? how much? when? or where? as in
the verse, ' Merrily danced the Quaker's wife,' the
answer to the question, How did she dance? is, merrily.
Several adverbs have been coined fn America of late- -
and some of themare very remarkable for a particular!
eleganre: as I reckon you're calawampously chawed
uP-' . . . . . , . -
In the example just given there is to be found, besides '
the now adverb, a word which, if not also new to the Eng-
lish student, is rendered so both by its orthography and
pronunciation; namely, chawed. This-term is no other
than 'chewed,' modified (as words, like living things,-
would seem to be) by transportation to a foreign country
Chawed up' is averytstrong expression,-and is.empolyed
to signify the most complete state of discomfiture and de-
feat: when a man isas much crushed, mashed, and com-
minuted, morally speaking, as if he had literally and cor-
poreally undergone the process of maatication. ' Cata-
wampously,' is a concentration of 'hopelessly,' 'tremen-
dously ,' ' thoroughly,' and 'irrevocably;' so that 'cata-
wampously chawed up,' means, broughtasjiearly to a
state of utter annihilation as any thing consistently with
the laws of nature can possibly' be. Far the metaphori-
cal use oi the word 'chawed,' made by the Americans,
three several reasons have been given ! 1- Familiarity
with Lthe manner in which the aligator disposes of his
victim. 2. The cannibalism"of the Aborgines. 3. The1
delicate practice of chewing tobacco. Each of these is
supported by numerous arguments, on the consideration
of which it would be quite out of the question to enter in
this placo."
TrE DlFFlBENCE BETWEEN CoDRTSHIP AND MaR-
riagc. "What made you get married if you don't like
it?"
"Why, I was debidcd into it fairly deluded. I had
nothing to do of evenings, so I went a courting. Now,
con rung's fun enough I have not got a word to say agin
eourting. It's about as good a way of killing an evening
as I know of. Wash your face, put on a clean dickey,
and go and talk as swet as sugey or 'lasses candy for an
hour or two to say nothing of a few kisses behind the
door, as your sweetheart goes to the stoop with you.
" When I was a single man, the world wagged on well
enough. It was just like an omnibus. I was a pas-
senger, pnitfrny levy, and hadn't nothing more to do with
it but to sit down, and not care a button for any thing.
Suppose the omnibus got upsot well, I walks off and
leaves the 'man to pick up the pipces But then I must
take a wife and behang to me. It's all very well for a
while, but afterwards it's plaguy like owning an upsot
omnibus." Charcoal Sketches.
How Young Farthing obtained a Fortune A late
London paper states that the son of a poor farmer at
Kingston, near Taunton, named Farthing, obtained a
clerkship in the banking house of Esdaile & Co ,'through
tho influence of Sir B. Hammet, remained there twenty
years, passed to the house of Ransom & Co became
chief actuary, gained 1500 by shares in a national loan,
through an interview with Mr. Rothschild, cleared
2000 by a speculation in opera boxes, and tried to please
a customer at the bink, nn old lady, who on dying left
him 70,000 and the name of Beauchflmp, which he had
preferred to his own of Farthing; with these ho retired
to his estite at Walford, where he died recently in his
64th year. He has left 60,000 in land to his friend and
neighbor, Richard King Meade King, Esq. He married
the iister-in-law of the poet Shelly, to whose daughter,
Mrs Jefferies Esdaile (Miss Shelly.) he has left 50,000.
His whole property was 190,000.
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or 87 at the end of tic year.- ?..
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Walpole's Bribery. Sir Rnlwrt W11a;.i.,v..-
ed of having been more guilty of bribery than ministers-
in general. A well known phrase is attributed. to him,
that "every man was his price:" but be also declared;
that ministers were oftner tempted than tempting., tj
In a warm debate in the .House of Commons, SiriRo.
bert, who was standing next to Mr. Levison,said tobhni
" You see with, what zeal and vehemence these gentlemea
oppose, and yet I know the price of. every man in this
bouse except three, and your "brother is one of them"
The brother was Lord Gower, who soon, however, lest
sened the numberjif incorruptibes, by his defection, i &
On another occasion. Sir Robert wanted to -carryja
question in the House of Commons, to which be knew
there would be great opposition, and which was disliked
by some of his dependants. Asjie was passingjthrough
the Court of Requests, he met a memoerpfjthe contrary
pa rty, whose avarice he imagined would not rejectVlarge
bribe. He took him aside, and said, t'such a question
comes on this day ; give me your vote, and here is"abaflk
bill of 2000," which he putiinto his hands. Thffmem-
ber made him this answer: " Sir Robert you, have'Jaiely
served some of my particular friends ; andwhen my wife
was last at courtthe king was very gracious to her,
which must have happened at your instance. I should,
therefore, think myself very ungrateful vuitingJIuL bank
bill into his pocket) if I were to refuse the favor you are
now pleased to ask of me"
E6wER.or.j;LoacENCEAtstriking-.mustraliorIoc-curred
at Mr. TandenhofTs last lecturerin NrSTork.
Mr. V. was reading from a scene in Byron's "Cain," and
picturing the frightful remorse of the murderer, when lha
dreadful truth of Abel's death flashed upon his mind, and
"in an agony of soul he summoned around him, towit-
ness the awful deed, his father, mother, and, wiferandiwitb
the, thrilling exclamation "Father! Mother frA'da'!
Zillahl come hither! Death is in the world 1 1" This
passage was given with an energy of truth so fearful asio
. send a thrill of horror to the very soul; and, according to
,rg- the Sun, one young man who had been gazing intently
,'jS'ind kindling to a pitch of uncontrollable excitementy-as
jgMbelast clause Death is in the woild" was uttered,
fpll QPncotpQQ tn tUa flnni- f
"
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i1:"b"'"yv,l"w " " wvi i
sn
A Broken Heart 1 Ayoung girl, a German, died
latelyrat Baltimore, under circumstances deeplyaffectihg.
She'ras engaged to be married to a young man in'J'hiJa-
-aeipnia, wno, lor reasons best Known to bnnsell com
municated to her a snort time since, his intt ntions of aban-
doning her. On receiving -this information she became
tbechild of sorrow and despair for tenuaya when.reason.
left.fts seat, and she brcatne an awful maniac, unceasingly
tailing onherlJver to "come to her." -,On the evening
oyneraeain, sna; oraerea ner. weaajng garment to be
preparedvV'sayinff that she"wished to bd dressed in
TvKitegnd that she -was to be married .atten o-'clock."
ihe precise time of her departure to a world of spirits I .
""ifcAn English enginper named, Coppet, arrived, in
Fance withi.the plan of a tunnel from Doter'to Calais,
whicbris notto co-f more than "a thousand millions'' of
.francs.'' Thenlnnei is to consist of a serics'of fron tube?,
eigbleengfeet fndiameler and three "feet in thickness.
The next slepcwill be tobuild a bridge ocer ihe Atlantic
to-lSew-York."- -
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t,..NECDOTE oe Mtjrat A Russian paper, the Nova-
ipchefKask, mentions the following as a historical fact.
We "do'not recollect having seen it before:
"There has been found' amongst the property of CbL
Tchernozoubof, lately deceased, a gold-repeating- watch,
on. the case of whicbuare engraved the words, 'Joachim
Mufatj-Captainof-Cavalry.' 'A. seal attached to the watch
bears the inscription, 'Eleonora to Joachim forget me
not' Tchernozoubof, in 1812, when ajsimplelCossack
received this watch from the King-of Naplb Jiimself,"on
the eve of the'baltle of Borodino, on the following occa-
sion : Murat, at the head of, some squadrons of cavalry,
was.driving before him a cloud of Cossacks on th& road
to'Majaisk Carried away by his impetuosity, he. found
himself near a group within half pistol-shot Tha Cos-
sacksiwere about to fire at him, when Tchernozoubof,
who had recognized him exclaimed, 'Present' arms!
Hurrah long'livethe king of the .brave!' The Cos-
icks astonished, obeyed his command. The King of
Naples galloped up, and handed his watch to Tcherno-
zoubof. The Hetnian Platoff having been" informed of
;his fact, conferred the-rank of "officer on the soldierpand
created him bis aide-de-camp. The- present Hetnian
Vlassof wished to purchase this wath in order to present
it to the .heir to the Imperial throne, andoffercd 20,000
rubles for it but nothing' could persuade .Tchernozou-
boPs family to part with the glorious relic."
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Emmet's Last Moments One day previous to the.
trial, as the Governor was going his, rounds, he entered
Emmet's room, rather abruptly jond observing a remark-
able expression in his countenance be apologized for the
interruption. He had a fork affixed to his little deal ta-
ble, and appended to it-there was a tress ofhairj' "You
see," said he to the keeper, '"how innocently I am occu
pied, i his little tress has long been dear to me, and X
am plaiting it to wear on my bosom on the day of my
execution." On the day of that fatal event, there was
found, sketched by bis own band with a pen and ink,
upon that very table, an admirable likeness of himself, the
head severed from the body, which lay near it, surrounded
by the scaffold, the axe and all the frightful paraphernalia
of a high treason execution. What a strange union of
tenderness, enthusiasm and fortitude do not the above traits
exhibit! His fortitude, indeed, never forsook him. On
the night previous to his death he slept as soundly as
ever; and when the fatal morning dawned he arose, knelt
down and prayed, ordered some milk which he drarik,
wrote two letters, one to his brother in America and the
other to the Secretary of Slate, inclosing it, and then'de-
sired the sheriff to be informed that he was ready.. .When
they came into his room he said he had two requests to
make one, that his arms might be left as loose, as possi-
ble, which was humanely and instantly accededlo. - "I
make the other," said he, "not under any idea that it can
be granted, but that it may be held in Temembrance that
I have made it it is, that I may be'permittrf to die in my
uniform." This of course could not be,alloned; and
the request seemed to have no other object than to show
that he glorified in the cause for which be was to suffer,
A remarkable example of his power over himself and
others occurred at this melancholy moment He was
passing out attended by'the sheriffs, and preceded by the
executioner in one of the passagps stood the turnkey,
who had been personallyassigned to nun during nis con-
finement; this poor fellow loved him in his heart, and the
tears were streaming from his eyes in torrents. Emmet
paused for a moment, his hands were not at liberty he.
kissed his cheek and tho man who had been an inmato
of a dungeon, habituated to the scenes of horror and
hardened against their operation, fell senseless at his feet
Before his eyes had opened again upon this world, those
of tho youthful sufferer had closed on him forever.
The color of the rebel uniform was green, -
The Florida Indizns. Col. Harney and Gen. Arm-
isted are pursuing very different schemes for the disposj.
tion of the Indians in Florida. Theormer hangs nearly
all be captures with arms in their bands; the latter ac-
cepts their submission and gives them passports to migrate.
The following, copied from the St Augustine Herald, in-
dicates a preference for Col Harney's condupt: ,,-
"Write passes for all," the old General "cried,
"Stop your scouting tty soft soap and blarney." -.
"Confusion, and shame 1" the whole countryreplied j-
"On the patent rail-road give each dog a free ride;
"There's no pass like a short line from Harney."
'Roch. Advocate,
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